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God's Battle in Beautiful Japan Mrs. Walter Sukut July 15, 1954 Page 7 l?age 2 BAPTIST HERALD July 15, 1954 l?age 3 CONFERENCES AND ,1.,..... e S.S. Lesson in j!/tJf:tOJY ASSEMBLIES \~::."·:~{~ .t: · By Rev. B. JACKSTEIT, Anaheim, Calif. July 19- 25-Central Sask. and Alberta -,.,.. Children's Camp at Elk water Lake, Alberta. Miss Ruth Bath A LESSON PLAN THE MARK OF SINCERITY auer. AND DEEP DESIRE (vv. 5- 8). Date: J uly 25, 1954 July 18- 25-Alberta Triunion Young 1. The "casual asking of a casual People's Camp (Senior ) at Sylvan Them e: GROWING THROUGH mind" is not enough. Lake, Alberta. R ev. J. C. G u nst PRAYER AND MEDITATION 2. R eal prayer is hard wor k and a nd R ev. E . P . Wahl. Vol. 32 No.14 SCR IPTURE: Luke 11 :1- 1:3'; Philip demands application and per sistence. July 19-25-Manitoba Boys' Camp at pians 4:6- 7. July 15, 1954 V. THE WILLINGNESS TO PUT Lake Dauphin Camp, Manitoba, What Are You Thinking? PURPOSE: To teach us how to pray FEET UNDER OUR P R AYERS Rev. Daniel Fuchs. more effectively. AND TO DO AS WE P RAY July I9-August !-Saskatchewan Tr i • GETTING STARTED: "More things (v. 4). union Assemblies (Senior and UR THOUGHTS P LAY an important role in determining the are wrought by prayer than this world Junior Camps) at E cho L ak e, course ,of events for each day and in shaping our characters for l. To pray for something that we Cover ...... U.S. L ines dreams of." Of that there can be no our selves would be unwilling fo do is Sask. Rev. Richard Sch ilk e, Sen Oyears to come. They assume a far greater importance than we "Coming and Going in N ew York question! "A constant . . . m iracle to nullify our prayer s and to shackle ior Camp (J uly I9- 25). Harbo r !" takes place hourly in the hearts of men the han ds of G od. July 21 - 25- Southern Conference at are often willing to admit. " Th e S.S. Lesson in Action" and women who have discovered that Rev. Ber thold J acksteit ...... 2 2. Prayer must be backed up by a Immanuel Baptist Church, K yle, Mrs. Luther M. Cole of Coral Gables, Fla., writes about a college Cditorial prayer supplies them with a steady consecrated and holy life. Texas. D r. F rank H. Woyke, Mr. " What Arc You Th inking?" ...... 3 flow of sustaining power in their lives and Mrs. Walter Grosser. pr ofessor of hers who had this quotation on his desk: "You are not " God·s \Vor d for Me!" Rev. Isador Faszer 4 .. . Vlhen we pray, we link ourselves Applying the Lesson: July 26- August I-Man itoba Girls' what you think you are; but what you think, you are!" God's Word with the inexhaustible motive power " T welve Faces at Our Bible School" Camp at L ake Dauphin Camp, has underscored this truth. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." Mrs. Lois Ahrens . . . .. 6 that spins the universe." So writes Dr. 1. It has sometimes been charged Manitoba. Miss Bern ice Stober, " God's Battle in Beautiful Japan " Alexis Carrel, and countless is t he that prayer is nothing m ore t han Emerson expressed this inescapable fact of life in this way: "A man auto- suggestion, a mere talking to India n Teacher. Mrs. Walter Sukut ...... number of t hose who would endorse is what he thinks about all day." The realization of this sobering truth " N ew Edifice Dedicated , Kelown a , B. C." ourselves. How would you refute July 28-August I-Pastors' Confer Miss Ro~e L esch ert ...... 8 his ever y word. must lead each one of us to pray with the Psalmist: "Search me, 0 "Prayer is the Christian's vital such a char ge? ence at Seminary Buildings, Sioux "New San ctuary for P ortland's Trinity Falls, South Da kota. Chur ch" breath," says a well known hymn. And 2. How importan t is prayer to the God, and know my heart; try me and know my thoughts." Mrs. Melvin Becker ...... 9 it's true. Without prayer no Christian spiritual life of a church? Why? July 31-A ugust 7-California Assem "A Baptist Chaplain in G ermany" can flourish spiritually. If he would bly at H ume L ake, California. Our times demand so much activity from each of us and such Chaplain Leslie P. Albus ...... 10 grow, he must pray. And if he would A LESSON PLAN Miss R uth Bathauer. constant hurrying about that any time for thinking and meditation " Church Extension Campaign " . . . . . 11 have prayer supply him "with a steady What's Happening ...... 12 Date: August 1, 1954 August I - 6- British Columbia CBY is almost completely crowded out. We shall not be able to turn back CBY and SS Herald News ...... 13 flow of sustaining power," he must and SS Union Camp at Ocean t he clocks of time or to slow down the pace of life, but we can and THE HOUSE ON P ARNASSUS pray aright. Thus prayer that makes Them e: CHRISTIAN WORSHIP AND Park, B. C. Rev. Lawren ce Bie Chapter Four ...... 14 for growth must have the following FELLOWSHIP nert. must take more time for reflective thinking. Our souls need it, and Pastors' Confer ence ...... 16 elements in it. SCRIPTURE: Acts 2:46-47; Colos our peace of m ind requires it. Reports from the Field ...... 17 sians 3: 12- 17; Hebrews 10:23-25. CHANGES OF ADDRESS May Contributions ...... 22 Developing th e Th eme: Give more time to quiet thought. Think God's thoughts after him. Obitua ries ...... 23 PURPOSE: To show that Christians R ev. Berthold Jacksteit I. THE ASSURANCE THAT PRAYER Lay m en's Confe r en ce ...... 24 need to worship and fellowship to I4372 Reynolds Drive Reflect on the wonders of his guidance in your life. Marvel at his IS POSSIBLE AND MEANING gether. Anaheim, California FUL. matchless love and grace for you. Open the pages of his Word and let GETTING STARTED : Two young 1. That God hears and answers Rev. Her ber t Schauer them start a train of thought in your souls that will reveal his hand • people were converted in a great re prayer and that men can, therefore, Turtle Lake, North Dakota every step of the way in your life! vival campaign conducted by one of pray-that is the assurance that under Bi- weekly P ublication of the America's foremost evangelists. Some lies all that Jesus said about prayer Our thinking should be geared to lofty and uplifting truths so ROGER WILLIAMS PRESS (vv. 9- 10). time later they looked up a minister tc make arrangements for their mar that all petty, mean, ignoble thoughts are scattered like the darkness 3734 Pay ne A ve., Cleveland 14, 0 \1 lo 2. To be vital and enriching, their 2. Likewise, we, too, must be as r iage. Among other things, the pas before the light of a new day! That kind of disciplined thinking, that Martin L. Leuschner, D.D., Editor ::; ured that prayer is not merely talk tor asked them whether they were worship must have these elements: is led of the Holy Spirit, will begin to open for us some of the great ing to ourselves, but that it goes places Christians. Their response was that (a) A place set aside for t he wor Rev. E. J . Baumgartner, Business and is heard and answered. Other they had been saved in this revi val ship of God (Acts 2:46a). mysteries of God's revelation to us." "O the depth of the riches both Manager wise it is useless to pray. campaign. Then the pastor asked (b) A spirit of praise and thanks of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his II. THE CONFIDENCE THAT GOD them what church they were now af giving (Acts 2:47a; Col. 3:17b). judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the filiated with and w hether they at (c) Continual attention to t he Word CAN BE TRUSTED TO GIVE US mind of the Lord?" (Romans 11 :33-34.) We need to be students of the THE BAPTIST HERALD is a publicatioti THAT WHICH IS GOOD (vv. 11- tended its services regularly. In sur of God (Col. 3:16). of the North A merican Baptist General prise they looked at th e pastor and (d) Loyalty to the great truths of Conference with headquarters at 730a Mad 13; Matt. 7:11). Word and saints in disciplined thinking before we can probe all the ison St., Forest Parl<, Illinois. It a lso main 1. God always answers in love and said, "We don 't want to belong to any the Gospel (Heb. 10:23). tains an active membership in the _'\sso wonders of the mind of the Lord. ciated Church Press. for our good. church and we don't have time to ( e) Opportunity for wholehear ted attend church services. We accepted participation (Col. 3:16c). SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $3.00 a year to 2. Therefore we can pray with com The outcome of this will be that we shall open our minds to the any address in the United S tates or Canada Christ because we wanted to go to (f) The services must speak to the plete confidence, certain that God will wisdom of God so that he can guide our thoughts and increase our -$2.50 a year for churches under the Club heaven." Granted that we all want needs of the worshipers (Col. Pl:m -$3.50 a year to foreign countries. be true to his nature and word. to go to heaven; but the saved person 3:16b). capacity to grasp his truths. By being still in meditative r eception , as c:-iANGE OF ADDRESS: Three w eeks r.otice required for change of address. III. THE HONESTY THAT SPRINGS w ho doesn't go the next step and as (g) The n ote of challenge for Chris the Psalmist suggests in Psalm 46:10, we shall know that he is God. When ordering a change, p lease furn.ish FROM UNSELFISH MOTIVES sociate himself with the church and tians to be and do their best an address stenci.l impression from a recent In our thinking as well as in our conduct of life, we then make God issue if you can. (v. 2). frequent its services, such a Chris (Heb. I0:24-25). ADVERTISING RATES: $2.00 per inch, l. We are to seek first of all, and tian will not grow and almost certain ( h ) A strong evangelistic emphasis a Partner. He leads us into his truth and leads. us into green pastures single column, 2 1, ~ inches wide. most of all, the glory and honor of ly will suffer shipwreck in his faith. (Acts 2:47b). of thought. ALL EDITORIAL correspondence is to be God and the advancement of his King Corporate worship and fellowship are addressed to the Rev. Martin L . Leuschner, dom. essential to spirit ual growth a nd II. 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God has not changed, nor has his a t titude towards his Word. Therefore, we like Israel must recognize the im portance of God's Word a nd for bid any God's Word for Me! careless a ttitude towards it on our They alone can be called God's people who have integrated part. his Word into their characters so that it is their a uidina G OD'S WORD MUST BE OBEYED 1 b "' principle in their daily living and a constant challenae Next we want to note that God to the ungodly "' made it very p lain to Israel t ha t he must have his Word obeyed. "Hearken, By the Rev. ISADOR FASZER of Minitonas, Manitoba 0 Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live .. . IN THIS MESSAGE to all of our the people could not r eceive his W or d Ye shall not add unto the word . . . "Baptist Herald" readers I would like in a n indifferent manner. neither s ha ll ye diminish ough t from to ra ise the question, "Why ought we Orders, strict orders, were g iven a s it" (Deu t. 4:1-2). to consider the Word of God? Why a ll to how the people should prepare to When God gave his Word, h e aimed this emphasis on reading God's Word, receive the Word. A two day period of to w rite earnestly and indelibly into studying it, and obeying it?" purification was commanded and a the hearts and minds of the people of GOD'S WORD IS IMPORTANT prescribed boundar y was drawn about Is rael t hat his Word was like unto the moun tain across which neither himself in essence. H e was giving to To begin with, let me say that God man nor beast m ight pass a nd live. Israel his eternal, holy Truth. "Heaven considered his Word very importan t. Then on the third clay, in t he m orning, and ea rth s hall pass away but my He gave it to Israel cautious ly a nd · came tha t terrible clay of the L ord. word shall not pass away" (Matt. 24: punct iliously that they might realize There was thunder, lightning, a thick 35). "Wherefore the law is holy, a nd that it was an important Word. · If we cloud and an exceed ingly loud trumpet the commandment holy, and just, and want to know how God felt a bout his blast. Mount Sinai was, as it were, a good " (Romans 7: 12). -Sketch by H armon own Word, then let us turn to Exodus, burning moulten mass sha ken at its God has not given his Word in a n on chapter 19. very foundation. cha lleng ing attitude - accept or re a nd indifferent boy learned that each individual must ask himself, God, it is now m y Bible; but it is not Here we find Israel, that chosen r ace, No wonder that a ll the people trem ject it as you please. On the contrary, mother had no further intentions of "Have I been true and faith ful in t h is his Bible." t hree months on their sojourn out of bled in the camp. E ven so it was to be! he has spoken a b eneficial a nd essen tial s peaking useless a nd idle words. mission?" "What do you mean by that?" "Why, the land of captivity. They had just God had pu rposely provid ed this ter word which merits our immediate and Let us not be deceived! God is not "May I sell you a Bible, madam?" simply that he has another Bible; you arrived at Mt. Sinai, the place where rible event. Israel had to learn that en tire obedience. He has given his a n emotionally unbalan ced grand asked a foreign mission candidate col are his Bible! H e is watchin g you. As God was to deli ver his Word . It was God honors his Word. It is mighty im ·word for doctrine, for reproof, for fa ther, or a child- controlled p arent, porteur. you fail, Christ fails. As you live, Christ lives and is revealed to him!" not with a little caution only t hat Goel portant a nd precious to him. Israel correction, for instruction in right who can easily be pacified or pers u "My, bless you," sh e replied, "we Writing of th is incident, Captain gave his Word to them. He call ed had to be taught that t hey could not eousness, a nd as a prepar ation for good aded to cha nge his attitude towards have more Bibles now than we can use! Bickel said, "Friends, I did not s leep Moses up into the mountain and there take a careless a nd indiffer en t a ttitude works (2 T im. 3:16-17 ). Therefore, we his Word. God has spoken only what We have th e Old Testament Bible, th e tha t night. I knew it in a way, of clearly and defi nitely told him that towards the Wore! of the Lord . ough t the more to give heed unto it. he meant to say, and w hat he has New T estament Bible , the Holy Bible spoken he will maintain. Is rael learned and besides we h ave the Reversed course, but to say, as you live so Chris t JACIUE LEARNS A LESSON that God mean t w hat h e said when he B ible also." How true it is t hat there lives in that m a n's soul, in that man's told them not to have a ny other gods are countless thousand copies of this house, in that v illage, in four hundred J ackie was one of those boys w ho villages! God h elp me!" need ed to be called several times b e before them or else h e would scatter "reversed vers ion" of the Bible in t he them throughout all t he n ations (Deut. world today. Our attitude and our response to fore he would consider doing what h e God's Word are no trivial matter! 4:25- 27). Likewise any other people What a heart rending t ragedy! When had been told. One day mother and What p lace h ave you given it in your or individual w ill learn that God means God's Book says, " Go," t he "reversed father decided that on e call would life? Where would you be today if what he says a nd maintains it, regard version" says, "Stay at home." Where have to su ffi ce in the future and J ackie you had studied your text books as less of w hat the injunction m ight be. God's Word says, "Give and send," the was informed accordingly. you have studied your Bible? What "Therefore w hosoever heareth the"se "reversed version" says, "Plenty to do S everal nights later mother called would be the condition of your body "J ackie come to dinner " a nd h e a n~ sayings of m in e and doeth them, I will at home." When God says, "Love, liken him unto a wise man ... Every had you fed it as you have fed y our swered withou t interest "Yes m om pray, and work" the "reversed Bible" soul on th e e ternal Word? I'll be r ight there." Ho~veve r ' J ack i ~ one tha t heare th these sayings of mine says, "Ha te, scold and tear down." did not come a nd so the mother and and doeth them not, sh a ll b e likened What a picture the world gets of God TIME FOR GOD unto a foolish man" (Matt . 7:24, 26). by the "reversed version" ! What a the father ate by themselves. Listen frien d , God deems his Word panora ma of ignorance and stupidity! Ha lf an hour later the lad sauntered AN EDIFYING INFLUENCE too precious a nd exacts too great a into the kitchen. Then sudden ly h e Wisdom and understan d ing are task . We cannot say I have no t ime God wanted to teach Is rael a lso that pu lled h imself to a stands till and manifested by us before God and in tc read it or lamely say, I do not find he considered his Word important and d ropped his jaw. the eyes of the ungod ly wherever God's it interesting. We must find time for tha t he demanded it to be obeyed so . "What is this?" h e d emanded. "S ome Word is know n, obeyed an d practiced . God's Word, even if it m eans farming that through their lives the heathen kmd of a joke? I don't think it's very One n ight, just b efore th e late Cap less land , cutting down · our ·business, funny ." nations should come to know and to tain Bickel was re tiring, h e met at or working less hours at the office. revere HIM. "Keep therefore and do "We have just had our dinner" said the d eckhouse door a ruffian w ho h ad Ta ke a regular period out of every t hem (commandments ) ; for this is father, "and since you chose ~ ot to been wonderfully con verted on one of day in which you read and meditate. your w isdom and your understandin,g come when mother called, you sh a ll his voyages. Although a rough , un Then communicate with God abou t the not have a ny ." in the sight of the n ations, which s ha ll tutored man, he had gon e at once to Word which you h ave read. God's hear all t h ese statutes, a nd say, s urely J ackie cried, "But mom on! ,, .. to others telling the story of his con Word cannot become a part of us by " I I I y ... this great nation is a wise and under m ow. only called once" sh e version a nd of Chris t as his L ord. the ( lick and a promise) me thod. W e fi nished the sen tence " Bu t th ' . t . standing people. F or what nation is Mr. B ickel was very tired , but h e must s pend time w ith it. . · e pom 1s there so great, who h ath a God so n igh that I did call ;YO U, son , and you d id n't h ad a little talk with t he man. He They a lone can be called God's peo pay a ny attention." unto th em , as the L ord our Goel is in asked him if we would take a Bible ple a nd a w ise people w ho h ave inte a ll things t ha t we call upon him for " to a certa in man on the morrow. H e " With tear fi ll ed eyes J ackie said grated his Word into their very char You m ean ..." ' (Deu t. 4:6-7). s hook his head, "No, no, captain, h e acters and personalities so th at it is "I m ean that when I call 't . t' Now it behooves us as North Amer doesn't n eed that." the ir guiding principle in their daily f c , I IS 1me Gotl blesses t hose wh o love his Word, maintain Lh e family a ll a r tla il y a n d or you to come," his mother said gent- ican Baptists to ask ourselves, "Have "But why n ot?" " Because it is too living and a con stant challenge to the keep his conuna ndments ly yet fi rmly. That night a careless we been true to our mission?" Yes, soon. That is your Bible, and thank ungodly! Page 7 Page G BAPTIST H ERALD J uly 15, 1954 Twelve Faces at Our Bible School God's Battle Women's classes in our Ndu Bible School represent an im By MRS. LOIS AHRENS, portant work in our Cameroons Baptist Mission, for in this 1n Missionar y at Ndu, Cameroons school the wives of future pastors and evangelists in Africa are being trained for a greater service for Christ Beautiful T WELVE FACES, of varying shades But for each one of them to m a ke of brown and black, looked up as I t he first offer of friendship was a entered the classroom in our Baptist hurd le which called for "the know Bible School at Ndu, Cameroons. One how" they didn't have. It w as akin t o Japan was sullen ; a few were eager; m ost of wa tching a class of fi rst- graders watch them were passive. This was the first each other furtively on opening day In the midst of Japan with its lovely mountains an d day's session of the women's classes in an American school. However , beautiful flowers, there is much spiritual darkness. But in the Bible School this year. ther e was this difference , each w oma n Many were frankly appre hensive. in this class has been ra ised t o believe let us thank God for the opportunity he has given us Were they not grown women with chi!- • that hers was T HE superior tribe. to reach these millions for Christ! d ren, and were they now to go to True, they were Christians, but very school? Most of them had been taught m uch babes in Christ! By MRS. WALTER SUKUT, Tok yo, J apan that it is not a wom an 's place to The greatest joy of these three think-that is man's prerogative. Deep months of teaching this group has been in the heart of each was the thought , to see these feelings of mutual dis "I am too old to learn new t hings," trust a nd wariness melt away as the Bu ddhist priests in J a pan m arch to a r eligious celebration at th e temple surrounded by th n scenic beauty of th e isla nds although a ll were young wom en . love of Christ has becom e more real Mingled wit h their apprehension to the m th rough the study of the Word was a strange sort of pride in the very praying together, and wcxrking to ~ privilege accorded them in being a l gether. Cliq ues have not been entirely lowed to go to "school." Allowed ·w eliminated, but there is now a feeling GREETINGS from the land of bamboo to belittle t he power of Satan. That is, done for them, and to hold the family grow unchecked, this feeling could of oneness, very much lacking at t he t rees, lovely mountains and the blue of course, a foolish mistake. T he Devil traditions and honor high are of great result in haughty demeanor toward t he outset. seashore! J apan is a land of people is mighty a nd powerf ul, cunning a nd importance to the Japa nese. The ne less favored women, spoiling their By now we ha ve 15 women enrolled. who enjoy a rt and beauty a nd ex pr ess cra fty. Because h is forces a re in cessity of keeping up the family line Christian testimony. Of this number three are n ewlyweds, it in almost every phase of life. But visible, we underestim a te his power . 1;iakes marriage a social obligation as yet they do not know Christ, w ho is FACING T H E CLASS very properly shy; two are mothers of Ujiya mada, w here F lorence Miller a nd, in times past, the parents did a ll t hree youngsters; six others are moth a ltogether lovely, a nd w ho has cre is now working, and w here t he L ord the deciding in the choice of a life The few wit h eager faces were the ers of _one or t wo children; and one is ated the beauties of hea ven and earth. has called our denomination to begin partner for their childr en. But just as ones who were second- timers-whos-; expectm g her fi rst child any day. One During this wonderful spring season, a work from which w e can branch out many other western customs are be husba nds had come back for the sec has had a child which died a fter sev w hen all nature is a wa kening in new into the surrounding a reas, is t he cen coming a part of the daily life, the ond or third year course. More t ha n eral months; another has been child ness of life, one can hardly begin to ter of one of J apa n's greatest and choosing of a life- par tner is now be a hint of pa tronage was in the be describe how beautiful these islands grandest shrines. T he Ise S h rine, as ing done also by the individuals. Williams w ho is on e of our Cam eroons less these eight years of h er marriage. havior of some of these. T wo of t hese All this is very important background of Japan ar e. As one sees the many it is called, is the ver y center of S hinto H owever, in niany cases a "go-be women had gone a ll the way to Nigeria visiting teach er- evang elists, and th eir daughter Iren e (left). Mrs. Willia ms h elps for a nyone working with African beautiful shades of green perfectly ism. Last year a lone around two m il tween" is still used. The "go- between" wit h their husbands. This gave t hem women. blended together in the picturesq ue lion, fi ve hundred thousand people fi nds a suitable prospect and then quite a distinction, and I wondered in th e Ba m enda wom en's m eetings a nd Iren e teach es in th e Bam enda Ba p tist Sch ool setting of t he famous J apanese cherry from a ll over the Islands visited this brings the two together at a tea or whether they would capitalize on t his C LASHES IN THE CLASS blossom trees, along w ith the many shrine, and its popularity is increasing. some other formal doings. The young e?(perience. It would be human to do As in former years, the i nevitab le beaut iful flo wers of every color, one T hink of the oppor tunity God has couple then decides if they wish to so. I was to be very pleasantly sur mor al support, but not so Amelia . Ac b~ t ween can easily sing forth with t he enthu given us to reach these millions wh o marry each other. In some cases di prised. clash childless wom en and cord ingly, she drew round her for those w ith several children occurred . siasm of the P salmist: "The hea vens stream to Ujiyamada for h elp but fi nd vorce is decided upon by the parents. As they were given opportunity one a rmor a cloa k of aloofness. Be ing ~ os t declare the glory of God; a nd t he fi r none. of these women came st ill cling THE JAPA NES E HOME by one to give their names, village human, the thought snapped into m y ing to the ancient belief t ha t to be mament sheweth his handiwork" (P s. S hintoism imposes p ractically - no and-tribe, besides a ny testimony or in head, "Oh, oh ! I have to cope with c h~ ld l ess i_s a curse a nd to beget many 19:1) . Truly , t he Japanese country inhibitions on daily life a nd does not One of our former maids was di t_roductory comments they cared to another of the proud and d iffi cult children 1s to experience God's ap side is a masterpiece of God. object to its member s having affili vorced by her husband because of the make, it gave me opportunity to study coastal women." proval. S uch conflicts require m uch ations w ith other religions. T his does wishes of his paren ts. Even though he their faces and whisper a prayer for POWER OF S ATAN How wr ong I was, time was to t ell. prayer a nd counsel w it h an open Bi create a real problem for the m ission loved his wife, his parents' wishes each on e . Could it be t hat from t his She has since gained t he respect of all ble . Only repeated ex posure t o God's However, a long with the many aries. E ven after many are ready to were more important to him. His par group God would ra ise up one or two in the class a nd has t he most consist Word can bring a bout the " unity of beaut iful t hings w e are faced daily accept Chr ist, it is a real task t rying ents approved the marr iage at the be rcaJ .leaders? How could I ever m eas ently clean home. Only the other day lo':'e in the bond of peace." W at ch ing with m uch that is ugly and distaste to get them to destroy their idols a nd ginning but would no longer tolerat -; ure 1:1P to the responsibility placed in she won fi rst p rize in t he "Cleanest t his tr ai:sformation has brought praise ful. T he power of Sa ta n in t he lives live all out for Christ. All phases of it. They were afraid of losing their my hands, to be used of God in teach House Contest." to my lips many times. Occasionally, of t '1ese people is almost unbeliev the Japa nese life a r e fi lled with the standing in the neighborhood because ing these women daily the wonders of able . One can easily feel the im pact work of t he Devil. T hus because we of her. T here is much friction now be Christ, Chdstian growth, their indi OFFERS OF F RIEN DSHIP however, t here 1s a la pse into t he old ways that is most disheartening. of tbe words of the Apostle P aul: "F or face so great an enemy as this, we tween the Japanese and the Korean \liclual responsibilities to husba nd chil As in other years, the first days found we w restle not against fl esh and blood, must constantly pray for the power people, a nd since h is wife is Korean, d ren, chur ch and comm unity'? Could T ypical of such an experience was cliques composed of tribal groups talk but against principalities, against of God lest our labors be i n vain. he divorced her to save the family I make each course practica l, integrat the day when Mary Mumvu and E liza ing in whispers. Amelia was always powers, aga inst the r ulers of the dark standing. ing it with native life and customs? A ll beth Nja came up to my house w ith a lone and a loof. The pa in of her lone ness of this world, against spiritual ANCE STOR WORSHIP T he home is the primary place for these thoughts and more ran throu,,.h faces as long as midnight. Before t hey liness showed only in her eyes. F or my head on that opening day. "' spoke, I knew what t heir compla ints w ickedness in high places" (Eph. 6:12) . The basis for Japanese society is the women, but because of t he small most of them this was their fi rst close would be. "The other w omen have Never befor e have I seen such a n grat itude for favors received. I n t he income that the husband receives, t he Ne'ver to be forgotten was t he face contact with women of other t ribes. been making fun of us because of our ill ustration of what this verse really family this thought is carr ied out i nto \\·omen arc often forced to work out of Amelia Itondi Bille on that first In some there was a willingness to mix means as here in J apan ! W ith churches all phases of living. Partly as a result side the home. Often they work along day. At that time she was t he only child lessness." Being overly sensitive with t hose of different background. in all neighborhoods and few real of this, there is still seen a strong an side their husbands in the shops and coastal woman present. All the others a nyway, they had taken offense at They knew their Savior would have some remarks t hat were neither very hardships connected with being a cestor loyalty. To worship t he an in the fields in the rural a reas. Many had at least one "country sister" for it so. (Continued on P age 11) Christia n in t he S tates, it is very easy cestors, because of what they ha\·e (Continued on Page 24 ) Page 8 BAPTIST HERALD July 15, 1954 Page 9 New Edifice Dedicated, Kelowna, B. C. Dedication of the $32,000 building of the Grace Baptist By MISS ROSE LESCHERT Church, Kelowna, British Columbia, with a seating capac of Kelowna, British Columbia ity of 700, toward which members contributed 15,000 working hours
"f HAT THINE EYES may be open Dr. A. F elberg or t he Ebenezei· Ba p We felt that the glory of the Lord toward this house night and clay, even tist Church, Va ncouver, B. C., brought had been w it h us and had blessed t he toward the place of which thou hast the dedicatory message, basing his newly dedicated ch urch a nd all pres said, My Na me shall be there." This thoughts on Solomon's praye r of dedi ent, crowning the many h ours of labor, was the united prayer of the large con cation or the temple bringing us a responsibility a nd sacrifice that had gregation in the Grace Ba ptist Church heart stirring cha lle nge as to t he t rue been put into the building of the or Kelowna, British Columbia, on the purpose of a church. The Rev . P. church since last September. We owe happy occasion of the dedication of Da um of Prince George, B. C., led t he m uch to our beloved pastor and his our new house of worship on Sunday, assembly in the ded ica to ry prayer, wife, the Rev. and Mrs. J . B. Korna after t he ma le choir had sung, "Got tes May 23rd. lewski, w ho unspa ringly put for th :_...... ' ~,...... -- - ~,. The morning session began at 9:30 Volk darf nie e rmi.iden." every effort toward the building cause. . __ .. ...,,,,_- ,. A.M. with a n open session of the Sun At the afternoon session the ne igh In four m onths the church was erected -- >-. - C:ay School at which Mr. J anz, supply boring evangelical churches brought and the upstairs completed so that we The a rchitect's sketch of the san cut.ary a.n d ed ucation al un it of the --T rinity Baptist Church, Por lland, Oregon, which bas n ow been m inister of the Chilliwack Ba ptist their congra tula tions to the church cou ld conduct the weekly services virtua lly completed with the d edica tion or lite san ctua ry (at the left ). The steeple is still to be a dde d Lo the tower Church spoke to the child ren a nd Mr. a nd added their p ra ises to God for without any interruption. T he m em Hass from the Betha ny Bapt ist Church, what he has done in our m idst. The bers donated 15,000 hours of labor an Vancouver, B. C., spoke to the adults church, w hich has a seating capacity average of 15 m en working a day. T he ladies ser ved lunches every afternoon. New Sanctuary for Portland's Trinity Church SA'CRIFICES AND GIFTS Dedication of the new sanctuary by the Trinity Baptist Worthy of notice ar e the special By MRS. MELVIN BECKER Church, Portland, Oregon, and the completion of its build gifts, which were donated. T he beauti of Portland, Oregon ing project, including the educational unit, at a cost of fully designed pulpit was presented by the Kelowna Saw Mill. The com $400,000 munion table was the gift of Mr. L. Link, and the fi ve commun ion ch a irs O N SUNDAY, May 16, in three glori facilities for 155 cars. The entire cost bers of the congregation who have by each of the other fi ve deacons of ous services of praise to our Lord, was $400,000 including s::·o,000 volun been church members for many years the chu rch. T he pulpit chairs w ere the congregation of the Trinity B ap teer work. The rambling type str uc reminisced about former days, after a given by Rev. and Mrs. J . B. K orna tist Church, Por tla nd, Ore., dedicated ture occupies a substantial portion of sumptuous banquet that had been pre lewski in memory of Mrs. K or nalew the ir new sanctuary at S.E. 67th a nd t he five-acre tract donated by the fam pared and was served by the women ski's par ents, Gottlie b and Natalie Clinton Streets lo God, that he might ily of the former pastor, Dr . J . Kratt. of the church. Dr. Stuart C. Hackett Schmuland . All the a bove items w ere receive it and use it to his own glory. F or mal dedication ser vices were of the Western Baptist Seminary of Por tland spoke. finished in French polish by ou r pas T he ed ucationa l unit was completed held at the afternoon ser vice on Sun The dedication obsen·ance was con tor. The bea utiful carpet on the plat a nd re location from t he former site at day, May 16, with our executive :;ec cluded on Tuesday evening with a form was given by the young people's S.W. Fourth and Mill Streets was ef retary, Dr . Fra nk H. Woyke of Forest prayer service, at which time each g rou ~. The church is equipped w it h a fected in April, 1951. Chu rch services Park, Ill., as speaker. K eys to t he p ~b h c a~ldr ess system. T he L adies' were held in the Bible School a udi building were presented to Mr. Aaron organization of the church gave greet Aid fu rnished the kitchen with cup torium for t hree y ea rs until Easter Pfaff, t rustee board chairman, by Mr. ings and testimonies of the Lord's mar boa rd and an electric stove. Sunda y of this year, w hen the first H arry G. J ohnson, supervisor of con velous grace to it, and offered prayers struction. Representatives of other for continued dedication to t he t rue 1:he church, situated in a per fect lo services wer e held in the new church cause of Christ. cation on tl~e main street o r the city auditorium. churches e xtended felicitations. on the outskirts of the business section On Monday evening, May 17, mem- (Continued on Page 11) sta nds as a glo wing testimony of what $400,000 BUILDING God can do t hrough his own people. Th e beautiful ne w edifice of the Gra ce Ba Jltist Church, !Celown a, British Columbia, w hich After three years at this new loca wa s built at a cost of $32,000 a nd with 15,000 workin g h ours contrib u ted by church m embers FERVENT CH URCH ACTIVITIES tion, we rea lize that t he L ord has blessed us far beyond our greatest ex I n the midst of a ll these activities with a challenge to face the impossi of 700, was crowded to t he doors, w it h pectations. Many ne w mem bers have l h_e ch urch activities were ca rried on bi lities of the future in the strength many not being able to enter. M r. been added to the church roles through with equa l fervor. The young people of the Lo1·d. K nox, a member of the City Council, the m inistry of our pastor, the R ev. a group of 45 active m embers hold Then the main dedication servic~ also spoke in behalf of the city of K e John Wobig. T he Bible School has al their week ly Tuesday night m ~etings began with our pastor, the Rev. J. B. lowna, expressing its pride in the m ost doubled its enrollment under the a ~ well as the monthly third Sunday th ~ Kornalewski, in charge. The church's beautiful edifice which has been capable leadersh ip of superintend night church service. Every second mass choir, serving for the occasion, erected. "The Holy City" was played ent, Mr. James D. Billeter, and h is S unday of the month they go to the sang a German number to open ·.he as a trumpet duet by Ertman Bredin sta ff of consecrated teache rs. The t rue Old Fo l~ s' Home with a message of t he impressive dedication service. The and Wally Goertz w ith Walter Bresch spirit of sacrifice was evident in both Gospel m word and song. The Sout h British Columbia Association had just at the piano. We were a lso very glad financia l suppor t a nd volunteer labor. ~ e l ow n a ser vices a re still being car- completed its sessions here, and to have the Rev. E. L ink, vocal in The educationa l unit consists of 37 11ed on every Sunday afternoon a nd consequently the British Columbia structor from the Christia n Tra ining rooms with an a rea of 16,000 square are a great source of blessing to a ll churches were well represented. The Institute of Edmonton with us, who feet. The sanctuary un it with its 15 who w_o rk there. It has been very en six pastors of the province brought sang a revised version of "God Bless a uxiliar y rooms covers an a rea of couraging to see the church ser vices heartfelt congratululions a nd spiritual This H ouse" for the occasion. P rof. H . 2,760 square feet. T he entire building so well attended and the addition s t hat c>xhorlations to the members for their Hi ll er o f" Sioux Fall s, S. Dak., brought with t he e xception of a few rooms, is The congregation of t h e T rinity Baptist Ch urch. Ponla ncl, Oregon. on Easter Sunday zeal and vision in this new venture. a_re being made by testimony a nd bap the concluding message. tism. on ground fl oor level. A parking area m orning in th e n ew san ctuary with th e Rev. Joh n Wobig, pastor. on the fron t r ow (left of 30,000 square feet provides par king section ). th ir d from the aisle Page 10 BAPTIST HERALD July 15, 1954 Page 11
TWELVE FACES AT SCHOOL .. 11111111111111m111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111i .. PORTLAND'S (Continued from Page 6) TRINITY CHURCH kind nor very bad. There followed FRONT COVER (Continued from Page 9) A Baptist Chaplain in Germany lengthy counselling with the i;iarties The striking picture on the We praise the Lord for a pastor of involved, urging them to see for them front cover shows the "S.S. great faith and fo r his family of de A North American Baptist chaplain at Vogelweh and Kai selves what the Lord J esus, whom t hey United States" a nd the "S.S. voted Christian leaders. It was t he By CHAPLAIN LESLIE P. ALBUS, serslautern, Germany, describes his spiritual activities and professed to know as Savior, would America" of the United States foresight and determination of t he have them do in such a situation. Lines passing each other in participation in civilian enterprises as well as their reception Rev. John Wobig that inspired our Battalion Chaplain, United States Army P etty things to the American eye? famous New York harbor. people to seek a new field. He not only by the churches and people in Germany P erhaps! Nevertheless, these are real, In J uly 1955 (a year from now) guided us spiritually, but led the way practica l tests of Christian growth, both of these palatial ocean liners in volunteering many hours of hard and the refore not to be ta ken lightly. will be used by many Baptists to work to build t he Temple. A NUMBER of months ago I wrote them some clothing and other t hings. ministration , cha racter guida nce pro Thus you can see t hat Bible School travel to the J ubilee Congress of May the services in this House pre about my primary impressions of Ger The evening program was concluded grams and many other minor details. days provide for t hem not only a time the Baptist World Alliance in pare us for the higher service in the many and its growth for t he "Baptist with coffee and cake. Also in addition to these services here, for instruction in the Word of God, but London, England, to be held from House not made with hands, eternal in a time of proving a nd testing-a real Herald." Today I am rather "an old I sat beside an elderly lady who was we have covered three other canton July 16 to 22, 1955. t he heavens. May our edifice serve timer" here and thus will attempt to eating her cake literally crumb by challenge. Here is our greatest op ment ar eas providing services a nd Leafl ets about transportation many successive generations of wor portray what we Americans are doing crumb. I asked her if it was difficult portunity to develop qualities of lead time for consultation in each place. rates, hotel reservations and de shipers as God's House and the ver y in Germany religiously and how w -= for her to eat. She looked up and r e ership. Our greatest single need re There has been established in our luxe tour to European countries Gate of Heaven. are being received by t he people. I plied, "No- it's just that this is the garding Cameroon's womanhood is for area a fellowship of Protesta nt chap are now available. Ask your pas first cake I've eaten for years." It was outstanding Christian women who a re will mention first the part of Army lains. This group meets once a month tor for them or w rite to and Air Force Chaplains. This, of a t this meeting that we fi rst received for a devotional period a r ecreation at once humble, Christ-controlled, a nd willing to step to the fore with their Headquarters, 7308 Madison St., A BAPTIST CHAPLAIN course, w ill fall into a number of a request for Bibles and Testaments period a nd a fellowship 'meal. All Ar Forest P ark, Illinois phases, a nd I hope to cover them a ll and we have been giving t hem out my and Air Force chaplains are a part convictions and practica l examples. (Continued from Page 10 ) briefly. ever since. One of the foremost subjects in the us and we thank him for his help, of this group. Civilian clergymen also 11 T hen there is our own work. are welcome. The wives of chaplains curriculum is teaching "The Christian '' 11!11/l/lll/ll/llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll/1111111111'' since without him we could do noth HELPING THE GERMANS Chapels have sprung u p and prospered and clergymen also are invited. The Home and F amily Life." Out h ere we ing. A great many of our cha plains have in every area. When I came here there meetings are rotated from chapel to have a deep-rooted conviction t hat if To encourage leadership ability, Since beginning this article, I h ave found time to devote to civilia n ·::? nter- was one small pre-fab chapel. Since chapel, much the same as a m inisterial Christ ca nnot be lived effectively in each women takes her t urn w ith class been assigned to a battalion n ot too far prises. Many go to preach for civilian that time three large chapels and sev association at home. the home, no more can he be lifted up room devotions. All but two were distant from t he Vogelweh Cha pel. congregations and to engage in various era! smaller ones have been con Chaplains, as a rule are well re in t he community, for it seems even completely illiterate upon entering t he I still have one service a mont h there. missionary effo rts. One cha plain, whom structed and there are more yet to be ~eived by the German ~eop l e. Religion more evident out here than at home class. So they had their husbands help My main effor.t now, however, is with I know very well, uses his out-da ted built. The newest of these is the one is a bond between nations. Ma ny that "no ma n liveth unto himself." them prepare in advance. The first troops. I ha ve been promised a new Sunday School li teratur e to advantage I now occupy. earnest Christian soldiers go to civilia n Here we tread softly, for we h ave time, they were asked only to lead in chapel in my new area. We have al churches ~·egu l ar l y and take part. The ne ver had the ancient family pressures the singing of two songs· a nd prayer. ready started to pre pare for it in ~a~guage is a barrier but not one that that these people know. We introduce Even then a few of them shook with esta blishing ser vices h ere. ~ s msurmountable, since Christian love Bible principles for Christian home fear. By now a ll of them are capable This is the third new chapel with is not confi ned to a language area. living, family altar, the raising of chil of at least reminding us of a Scripture which I have been affiliated. My hope dren, etc., encouraging them not to verse with a native illustration '.o is that this i s an indication of effective ATTITUDE OF GERMANS mimic " the white man's" home life, bring it home to us. ness in being able to establish a new I feel that the attitude of German but to seek the Holy Spirit's guidance A recent report and prayer hour in work. I feel that it is definitely an churches a nd church going people has in developing a pattern for their own. the men's class brought t he following indication of the necessity of having become better in recent months. Both This class is always most fascinat unprecedented testimony, " I am so places of worship in our American laymen a nd chaplains are received into ing to me, for they really "open up" in thankful tha t my w ife is in Bible establishments here in Europe. It also homes and churches. Special programs lively discussions concerning pagan School. She has cha nged so much and indica tes tha t we depend not only on have.. bee n ta ken into German com family life versus w hat they believe has become a real Christian help to milita ry strength but in the power of mumties a nd have been well attended . the Lor d would have them practice in me." Pray with us t hat this might be 2n everlasting God to keep our nation Germ~n choirs voluntee r often to come their own Christia n homes. Is it right come true in other lives as well. great. a nd smg for our chapel services. In for a Christian mother to run to her ~ v ery service we find German people mother's village every time she is ex pecting a baby, and particularly for 111 our pews. We try to make them welcome at our services. the first, there to remain until t he child can sit up? How can one refuse to .Our Ch n· s t mas and New Year's pro- g1am s were a ttended by quite a num leave the husband for a time at t he parent's insistence, and still have a good b~r of these People. They say "Es ist Church [xtension Campaign Chaplain a nd Mrs. Les li e P. Albus a nd t h eir son Jerr y (left) in fron t of t h e Army Ch apel w~ n ig ~ber "testimony" before their eyes? at Kaise rslautern, Germ an y, and (right) Un ited States soldiers a nd A r my p ersonnel at t he em. anders a ls bei uns der After coming back from their Easter N ew Year's Eve Communion service conducted by Chaplain Al bus Gheist ist da." (It's differ ent' from our vacation, the women were encouraged From Sept. 19 to Oct. 10 forty-four denominational representatives c ~ rches, but the Spirit is the same.) T~ ma~es to tell the class any experiences t hey w ill visit every North American Baptist Church to present the challenge among German children. In this case We have not been in operation for us ha ppy, had had in w itnessing during t heir of our Church Extension program and to receive offerings and pledges the pictures a re more important ·~ h a n a whole yea r as yet, but every Sunday . Y daily contacts a lso include those days away from school. I was amazed toward this Fund. The schedules for these representatives have been :;ent t he printed text, since many of t he the chapel is filled (it seats over 500) with many Germans. Being able to at the number of t hose who had really to all churches. Make your plans SOON for the Church Exten sion Ser vice speak the language is a n asset a nd one in your church! chi ldren cannot read at all and those and our Sunday School, in spite of soon becomes "H made a n effort to lead someone to t he who can do not read Engli sh . err Pfarrer" to them . space difficulties, has increased to over I have met th Lord Jesus Christ. GOAL-$250,000 ...... (over ·~ wo years) In my own case here at Vogelwe h, 400. This, together with the pastoral . . e new Baptist pastor here One woman sa id, " I had always been the re is a very energetic Chapel Guild work- both for troops and dependents, ir. K a1serslautern. The Baptists still afra id to tell anyone about J esus, but Church Extension L eaflet now ready for distribution with o meet m the Methodist Ch h b t they which has been taking cast off clothing gives a chapla in a full-time job. Theo a re look' urc • u w hen I was farming with a friend of complete story a bout the progra m a nd a nnouncemen ts mg forward to the ir own about the ca mpaign . a nd other materials to orphanages, old retically, a chaplain is to have a day chapel when th f . mine I asked God to h elp me speak, peoples' homes a nd refugee camps. « week off, but in my case there have 0 e unds ar e sufficient. then I said, 'Do you know Jesus?' The newest venture in this connection been none whi le establishing this work. a ~~-t c~f Pel ha ~ managed to help them When she said she didn't, I told her CHURCH EXTENSION is the distribution of German Bibles · . th special offerings. The pastor how J esus is God's Son w ho died for a nd Testaments to these people. A CHAPL AI N' S WORK is a young seminary gradua te and he her sins. I was surprised that once I means I went one night with this group ·.o seems ve ry energetic Programs of chaplains include be All in a ll th · · . . . got started God helped me to know a camp through which most of the GROWTH EXPANSION sides regula r wor ship services,' and cha 1 · ' e m d1cation 1s tha t what to say." This sim ple testimony people who come to this area must go. Sunday School, the youth work (bot h P ams ar e well received in Ger ga ve evidence of growth which is like I spoke to the group and we sang a many-by its people-by our troops A STRONGER DENOMINATION secu lar a nd religious ), welfare work , depe~dents . wise e videnced in other phases of this few hymns and then our group gave va rious socia l organizations, some ad- by our God has b lessed woman's life. (Continued on Page 11) Page 12 BAPTIST HERALD July 15, 1954 Page 13
The persecution of evangelical m inis ters in Rumania add ed to his sorrows. H e leaves to mourn h is homegoing his wife, Anny; and four ch ildren, J ohan nes, Marfred, Charlotte und Friede mann. His ministry in the Na m e of Christ w ill keep h is m emory bright HERALD NEWS for inany years to come !
e On Monday evening, June 7, t he Men 's Club of the East S ide Baptist already b een selected. E ach Commis Ii Chur ch, Chicago, held their a nnu al YOUTH COMPASS TOPICS sion group has its ow n advisor, t h us our new missionary on the Spanish dinner and program at the Treibel giving experien ced gu idance to each Second Church of New York City J uly 18, 1954-"That Vacation" A merican mission field in the Sa_n Restaurant in Dyer, Indiana. Forty group in the preparation for various with Dan conducting the youn g peo \ by Ervin G erlitz, Sher wood , Luis Valley of Colorado. He an? ~1s one members of the clu b and t heir programs and act ivities. We congratu ple's choir, a nd Norma teac~ing a Oregon. wife are now residing in the m1ss1on wives were present. M r. John Allfree, late t he CBY leaders of the Wishek Sunday School class and serving ~s residence at Monte Vista, C_olorad_o . president, opened the program a nd J u ly 25, 1954-"0utd oor Adven Church for plannin g their program so pianist for the young people's choir. His brother, Sam, was ordained m tures With God" by B . C. thoroughly a nd so well in advance. The Rev. J ohn Schmidt is pastor of introduced the Rev. H . R. Sch roed er, Philadelphia, Pa., on Friday evening, pastor of the East Side Ch urch, as Schreiber, Forest P ark, Ill. Miss Judy F andrich is the able presi the church. June 4th. Both the Rev. Paul Appel rr.aster of ceremonies. Mr. Willia m dent of the CBY. e On Sunday, June 6th, the fi rst bap and the R ev. Sam Appel a re sons of Harris Jed the group singing, and Under the efficien t leader sh ip of the tismal service was held on our Japan Dr. W. J . Appel, church extension I\'Irs. R alph Schauer gave an origina l DAKOTA CONFERENCE UNION Sunday School s uperintendent, Mr. m 1ss10n field at Ujiyamada, J apan. worker, and studied for a while a t th e poem, depicting the virtues a nd short Ernest W . Herr, the Sunday Sch ool of Mr. Kikuchi of the Mino Mission North American Baptist Seminary. comings of the club's me mbers. The In the Ber lin Church, Fredonia, N. fi cers a nd teachers h ave been meeting baptized four converts on con fes guest speaker was Dr. M. L. L eusch Da k., the Sunday School workers h ave regularly once a month for a Workers' sion of their faith in Christ, accord e T he Rev. and Mrs. G eorge Hender n er, editor of the "B aptist Herald ." been rounding out a successful year Con feren ce. One of the fine teachers ing to the latest report received. An son, Cameroons mission ar ies who spen t The Men's Club has m ade new tables of activities u nder the leadership of o f the S unday S chool reported, "The illustrated article about the baptismal several weeks in a h ospital in L ondon, recently for the church's dining r oom the Sunday School superin tenden t, M r . Wor k ers' Conferen ce has been the service will appear later. On August England, recovering from !liness, a~· and r epaired many of the folding Christ W olff . On Sunday, June 6th, m ost education al inspir ation al activity 1st, the Rev. and Mrs. Clemence Auch rived in the United Sta tes early m chairs. 14 ch ildren were presented w ith awards for m e in the church program." We will sail from Vancouver , British Co June for a period of convalescence and for having successfully completed the strongly r ecommen d a systematic and lumbia, on the "S.S. Boolongona" of for t heir furlough. They spent a n e The Emmanuel Baptist Church of required Scripture M emory Course. regular mont hly Workers' Conference the Pacific Orient Express bound for afternoon at the Forest Park head Morris, Man., worshiped in its beauti The S cripture Memorization spon sor , to all our Su nday Schools, lar ge or Japan where they will arrive on quarters in a conference with the sec ful new sa nctuary, with its seatin g M rs. Re ich, pointed out that t he par small. Augus t 17. Mr. Auch h as resigned as retarial staff, and spoke at the services capacity of 550, for the first time on ents in the home . an d teachers in the Now is t he time t o p lan your Work Sunday, June 13. L ar ge crowds filled S u nday School gave excellent assist pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church of the Bethany Baptist Church, Mil ers' Conference p rogram for the win of Wessington Springs, S outh Dakota . the church at both ser vices, Th e M en's a nce to the children in the m emorizing waukee, Wis ., on Sunday, J une 6th. ter mon ths. In keeping with the doctor's orde rs, Chorus of 24 voices and t he ch u rch of these many Bible v erses. '"1:'he ordination ser vice for the Rev. neither Mr. nor Mrs. Henderson will choir of 42 voices r e"ndere ct m an y selec A ver y effective and inspiring pro CONFERENCE MISSION PROJECTS Paul Appel was held at t he Evergreen be able to keep an y of the proposed t ions under the able direction of the gram was presen ted on J u n e 4th clos Baptist Church of Brookly n, N. Y., on summer e ngagements for J u n e and Rev. R. K anwischer, pastor . The ing t he Vaca tion Bible School period Dur ing the su mmer months the local J une 29 . He had satisfactorily met the July. They have made good progress church band of 28 instr uments played at the B erlin Church. Under t he a ble Con ference U nions will again adopt ordination council on June 14. He is in their convalescen ce but they still for 15 minutes before the evening leadership of the p astor a nd his w ife, Conference m ission projects. The regi require much rest. ser vice. The church was bu ilt for R ev. an d M rs. V . P. Prend inger , special ona l u nions will also adop t mission NEWS FLASH ES FROM OUR a bout $46,000 with thousands of wor k emphasis was given to d ramatic Bible projects at the assemblies and sum SEMINARY, SIOUX FALLS, e A sacred concer t was presented in ing hours contributed by men o f the p resentations. An offering for the mer camps. It is most important that South Dakota the Immanuel Church of New York, church. Dr. M. L. L euschner of For Cameroons Crusade, the local Confer a recor d of each m ission project be The United States Department N. Y., on Sunday even ing, J une 6, by est Park, Ill., was the guest speaker ence Union M ision Project, was re sen t to your gene ral secretary at Box 6, of Justice, Immigr a tion and Na musical groups of the church. Twelve on this festive day. The dedication ceived . O n S unday, June 6th , the Rev. F orest P ark, Illinois. Equally impor turalization Service has approved numbers were given by the m ixed program was held on Sunday, July J . C. G unst presented the G en eral tan t are the names of your officers for our North American Baptist choir, the youth choir and male chorus 4th, w it h many friends from the Win Con ference U nion Sunday S chool your conference and regional unions. Se min ary as a school for attend of the church, directed by Clarence nipeg a nd Whitemouth churches and S tandard for the Su n day School. B oth May we urge all officers who have ance of non- immigrant students. Hiebert a nd the Rev. Assaf H us mann, elsewhere in attendance. the Sunday School an d the CBY h ad a ser ved to furnish us with these facts Thus we have the same status for pastor. In add ition, there were n um vital par t in the 30th anniversary pro as soon after the business sessions as foreign s tuden ts that any other bers by a guitar chorus and a mixed '1 e Among the European Bap tist who gram given in honor of t he pastor and possible. recognized college, university or q uartet, and a vocal solo by P e ter will a ttend the sessions for the 2nd his wife w ho h ad completed 30 years SUMMER ACTIVITIES se min ary has. Our Canadia n Wimmer and violin solos by Hannes I Assembly of the World Council of in the Gospel m inistr y. Czarnetski. Other soloists were Marion Ch urches at Evanston, Ill., from Au s tudents can now enter our Se mi WISHEK, NORTH DAKOTA If you will read your "Baptist Her gust 15 to 29 is the R ev. Arnold K oes nary on student visas a nd n eed Stahl, Mr. an d Mrs. Clar ence Hiebert a ld" carefully, you w ill learn about ter, Ba ptist pastor of Vienna, Austria , On J une 7th the leaders of t he CBY not get a perman ent visa. and Willy Lehotzky. Elsie Stahl played the many conference and regional F ellowship p resented their program Students who plan to enter the selections from "The Holy City" a s a n whose son is a stu den t at Nor th er n u nion activities which are scheduled Ch i~ago outline for the youth activities for the minis try or the mission service offertor y. Eugene Herzog and Eddie Baptist Seminary of and for the sumll)er. You will also note su mmer months a nd ear ly fall mont hs. are ask ed to write to the North K rone ngold also ser ved as pianists. w hose d aughter is a student at the who the many guest speakers and in The various Commission groups had American Baptist Seminary, 1605 The offering was designated for the Ba ptist M ission ar y T raining School of structors will be at these places. These South Euclid A venue, Sioux new church building fund . Ch icago. He w ill speak in NOlr th are very important sessions for every Falls, South Dakota . Registra Ame rican Ba p tist churches of New one. Let us ~all upon our readers to e On April 5th the R ev . H a ns Folk, York City, Cleveland, Detroit, a nd tion for the fall semester will be Young p eople and S unday pray for these leaders and instructors. on Monday, Septembe r 10', 1954. Baptist pastor and missionary, died in Chicago prior to the E vanston con L et us also pray for the work of our Classes will open on Tuesday, Timisoar a, Ruma nia , in h is 54th y ear. vention in August. A nother v isitor Schools w ill have a part in th e CBY's and Sunday Schools every September 14, 1954. He ser ved for many years as a Nor t h from G ermany w ill be P rofessor Hans denomin ation's where. This can be your way of shar American Baptist missionary in our New Se minary catalogs are Luckey of the Baptist Seminar y in ing in the gr eat wor k of Christ in our for m er Danubian Mission in t he B a l Ha mburg, Ger many, who will visit CHURCH EXTENSION now availa ble. Anyone wishing CBY's and Sunday Schools. a copy is ask ed to write to t he can countries. He was a Ba ptist min our semina ry in S ioux Falls, S. Dak., PROGRAM ister in Rumania for 28 y ears. He ha d "A human life, filled with the pres Presiden t, Dr. G eorge A . Lang, in Se ptember and speak in our W atch for th e announcem ent been qu ite ill in recent years. In M ay chu rches in F orest Park, Ill., Mil ence and power of God, is one of God's Nor th American Baptis t Semi a nd do your part for Christ! n ary, 1605 Sout h Euclid Avenue, 1952 his mother passed away an d in waukee, Wis., a nd New Yor k, N . Y., choicest girts to his Church and to the Siou x Fa lls, South Da kota. Dec. 1952 his oldest d aughter died. before returning to Ger many. world."-A. T . Pierson. In 1953 his fath er was called home. Page i4 BAPTIST HERALD July 15, 1954 Page 15
Bohemians, Germa ns Swiss Hun been found on the Bible but perhaps when they heard the screech of fi re "The house a nd furnish,ings a.re ga1·ians and people Ii:om man'y othe1· t hey were just those of Mira nda, Judy sirens. Someone had already reported worth a lot of money,'' J udy objected. nations, all of whom felt at home in or Candace who had handled it. But the fire. Outside they saw that a cr owd "If Osay is going to inherit t he estate, San Francisco. they would soon know. had a lready gathered in front of the why should he wish to destroy it?" " Where is the monument honoring The police officer came and the house. Glancing at her watch Judy Miranda shook her head. "The h ouse R~~ert Louis Stevenson?" Judy asked. f; ngerprints were taken. Osay grum saw that it was three o'clock. Then is only a drop in the bucket compared In Ports m~uth Square. I'll take you bled. But the officer performed his there was a terr ific clang and the fire with the value of the estate. If Osay the~e to see it sometime, Judy. And duties with dispatch and left. And engines a rrived. fears there's a will somewhere t hat Y?U II \~ant to see the house on Rus shortly after, Osay a nd Lyman Grim Judy stood on the sidewalk, shiver cuts him out, then it is worth his while s.1an Hill where Stevenson's widow shaw left, too. ing with cold and excitement. The ll ved." to burn tha t will even if the house is Miranda stood, her arms akimbo, coat around her was warm but h er feet destroyed." "Di~ he write a ny books in Sa n and surveyed Judy a nd Candace. were bare. Francisco?" Judy asked. Judy shook her head. "That doesn't "What did I tell you?" she demanded Miranda and Candace had grabbed make sense." "'Silverado Squatters• was written triumphantly. "You can't get a nything their slippers and wore bathrobes. Most "No,'' Candace agreed, "it doesn't. here," Sue answered. out of that Osay. You can depend on of the crowd, too, were still in t heir that." But nothing that has h appened makes All of this was fascinating to Judy night clothes with coats or r obes over sense, either. It doesn't make sense \~ho was always interested to know Candace looked weary but she made t hem. The firemen worked swiftly and no a ttempt lo deny Miranda's speech that Lenea Thackwell should die w ith little bits about her favorite a uthors. their hose was taken to the back of out leaving a will." On t~e way home, Judy watched t he against Osay. the house. Then Judy saw ·them up on "I think she m ade a will,'' Miranda F is herma n's Wha rf wit h its colorful boats, San F ra n cisco, California ; eople m. Union Square leisurely feed As they were going upstairs, Judy the roof, in the a ttic. Some of them said firmly. ng the pigeons. She smiled lo herself noticed a white slip of paper under had axes. She watched with breath "Did she ever say a nything about San Francisco was a busy city but it the front door. She picked it up and less interest. Then someone whisper ed, tas not too busy for its people to take read in a childish printed scrawl the "Judy!" it?" Candace asked. ime ~ut lo watch the fishing boats words, "This house is doomed. Leave She turned around a nd saw Sue a nd "Only once," Miranda replied. "She at once if you value your lives." said that folks would get a great shock cdomc m and to feed the pigeons in :i House Ott P a'r.nassus Mike. "Mike would have slept through w hen they r ead her will." owntown square. "Look!" Judy ra n up the stairs and all this, fi re sirens and a ll, if I h adn't passed the note to Ca ndace. Miranda Candace sighed. " I w ish she had By ELISE FRASER When Judy reached home Candace awakened him," Sue said. told her tha t Lyman G · •h stepped down a nd read the note over "That's cause I've got a good con gone about it in the r egular way, . . rims a w was her shoulder in the dim light of the " The path of the j ust is as the shining light, that shineth more ancl more coming .ag~ m that night and that he science," Mike retorted. through the bank or her lawyer." v~as electric bulb. Lenea Thackwell would "Miss Lenea h ad he r own ideas," unto the perfect day" ( PROVE RBS 4: 18). bringing Osay Thackwell w ith "The houses are too close together never have a large light in the hall Miranda said. him. !udy was excited as the thought for comfort.'' Sue said ner vously. of seeing Osay. because it burned so constantly she Candace glanced a t the clock on the Copyright by Van Kampen Press, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois, and used "Suppose this whole block would go?" thought it too expensive. mantel. "Four -thirty. I don't feel like Osay ~o re a brown tweed suit A feeling of panic swept over Judy. by permission. "Oh my, oh my,'' Miranda wailed. going back to bed." ~ eck e? with yellow and a bright yel She was thinking that if she was a ow lie. He wore b. "What next? You and Miss Judy h ad heavy sleeper like Mike, they might " I don't either,'' J udy said hastily. saddle shoes All . I own and white best go home, Miss Candace. This looks "I'm going to mak e some coffee." S Y N OPSI S I b · ". m a ll he gave a n air not have escaped the house in time. bell a nd sta1ted on its way. Sitting in o eing a le1surely man, unhurried by like trouble." In a surprisingly short time, the Whenever Mira nda was troubled, she When 15-year-old Judy l\1ltch ell st e pp e d the front, Judy could sec the hills commerce His h · But Candace shook her head. "No, always made coffee. off !Jte boat at San Franc isco, little d id s he . · air was fair a nd thin flames died down and only thick smoke reahze the many exciting adventures i n ahead. She caught her breath as t he on lop, his skin ruddy. But h" th Miranda. We're staying. Someone is They went to the kitchen and Mi arose. Then this, too, vanished. The randa put the coffee on. s tore fo r h e r. lie r a unt Canda ce t old h e r car mounted the steep hill nea r Cali was weak and there is mou just trying lo intimidate us so that the fire had been extinguished. The fire a bout t h e d eath of L e nea 'rhackwell in the fornia Street. But down hill was e ven under his eye Th were pouches house will be free for them to prowl J udy sat down, h er chin cupped in house n ext door to h e rs on Parnassus Str eet. about him \ ~: h ere was a fl a bbiness men came out and began winding t heir S he h ad died seemingly without a will. A more breathtaking, she thought. And around in. I'm convinced that some her hands. "I'm going to unravel t his !lephew, Os ay 'rh ackwell, was h e r only liv h v ic made Lyman Grim - hose back on the truck. The chief ing r elati ve. J udy soon m et Sue, Candace's going around corners, she clung to the s aw seem even more a ngula r a nd one is looking for Lenea's will." Then stepped over to Miranda and called mystery,'' sh e announced. d~u g ht e r, :tnd also Mike, S ue's s t eady boy scat. But the glimpses of bl ue water rugged. Candace, Judy notice she turned to Judy. "You agree, don't her aside. After a brief conversation Candace smiled an d Miranda said, friend. Miranda Py le, th e ser van t at U1 e and majestic bridges was something cool . a nd dista nt as she g ree t ec~'owa s you, Judy?" he left and the crowd began to dis "Now, you'r e talking, child. We need 'rhackw.ell h o use, came the n ext day a nd Miranda pl say. lold Miss Candace about p rowle rs a n d she would always remember. "Yes," Judy answered but with more perse. someone w ith gumption. That Lyman s trange nois es in U1 e hous e. They wen t o ver details of the~~ gel d at once into the And then they were a t Fisherma n's confidence than she felt. In her room, " Why don't you stay with me the Grimshaw is too slow even to catch and found a trun k in t h e a ttic t hat had w1"t h pages lorn outas t L find, the . album been ra nsaclced and t h ree pages from th e Wha rf. J udy was thrilled a l the color turned lo · Yman Grimshaw she looked carefully around, in the r est of the night, Judy?" Sue asked. a cold ." 'rhackwell fa m ily Bibl e torn o ut. A few 0 say "Do closet, under the b ed. Then she read "Yes, go with Su e if you like, Judy," ~l ays l a t e r Judy found several i>ages m iss ful fi shing boats lied up at t he wharf explanation t · You have any "How ar e you going to go about it?" ~ r?m fee l ~ ing lh e fa mily a lbum in the attic. A ll al the tang of the sa lt sea air, the should a nyoneo off~r , Osay? Why for a little while as an excuse to k eep Candace said. Candace asked. s u s p1 c 1~ n was l~ ve JJ cd at Osay, the n e ph ew on her light. Last of all she read her But Judy shook her head. She felt but l\1ira nda _sa id : "\.\' e don't want to con ~ mg of festivity. Along the sidewalk Thack well fa ·1 be . interested in the "Could I tell Mike and Sue?" missiona ry prayer book, then kne lt s uit Osay. .. H is o n ly co n cern is that no w ill were tubs of live lobsters a nd cra bs. . m1 Y history?" she should stay by Candace. When "Why not? Guess Mrs. Whitney be fo und. What was really happening in s p ~ t e Osay raised his b beside he r bed for her evening prayer. the three of them entered the house, the T h ackwell h o use? In of the fi sh sme lls e verywhere, Probab~ye talked to him many a time a bout his carelessly. rows, shrugged Praying helped make her feel more Mira nda said gloomily, " That fi re was the air was fresh and invigorating. torn out years Y the pages were soul's salvation. 'Just trust the Lord.' had been sp . ~go. Or perha ps they safe, more comfortable. At last she set." CHAPTER FOUR Sue expla ined that most of the fish 1 she'd say. 'Taste and see that the Lord expla nation °~ed . He had no other put out her light a nd fell asleep. "Did the chief tell you?" Candace is good.' But tha t Osay he can't taste e rmen were Italian and t hat T hursday asked. afte rnoo~ was the most exciting of a ll Bible he n~vc. n as for the family It seemed lo her that she had been or see a nything but a glass of whiskey ." asleep but a short time when she was Miranda nodded. "Yes, They found T HE NEXT MORNING Sue and Mike as on this a fternoon the boats came in Maybe the i remembered seeing it. "Was he always this way?" Judy c.ame over to te ll Judy tha t they would laden with catch for the F riday his Aunt i.eages had been torn out by awakened by a loud crackling noise. rolls of cotton and e mpty kerosen e She heard a roar and her room was lit cans." asked. li ke to ta ke her lo see Fisherman's markets. they were ba nbeaie or hi . s f a th er w h en Wha rf. Candace told Judy to go ahead up. Judy jumped up a nd saw outside As they entered the house there was "My no, he used to be a fine young . J udy began to see why San Fran to tear books 1·t" t Babies were known man. But he couldn't say 'No' when a nd have a good lime. Shortly after on t hem. hey got their h a nds her window a sheet of fl ames rising to a smell of charred wood, although noon, the three of them set out. cisco w~s ca lled cosmopolitan . There the sky. T he Thackwell house was on there was surprisingly little da mage they passed him a drink. Couldn't was a bit of every nation here. China Ly man Grimshaw . inside. T he firemen ha d been as care sta nd on his own two feet like a man It was a lovely clear June day, with T his didn't ex . was unconvinced. fire. town, with the true Orienta l shops T~:1 m Without waiting even lo gr ab a robe, ful as possible in sparing the interior. a nd say 'No.' H e had to go with the blue sky overhead a nd the sun shin ~opul a lion poi nted out. rlhe prowler, h e crowd. Wanted everyone to think he ing warm and friendly. Judy ha d and a la rge enough to war Judy fl ed down the ha ll, knocking on The back porch was gutted and a piece rant its own telephone exchange · someone who k P owler must be was a good sport. Well, the crowd left often heard of Fishe rman 's Wharf and ily . Hadn't I new the Thackwell fam- Miranda's door as she passed, calling of t he roof at the back had b een Fisherman's Wharf a l the edge of th ~ chopped out, the back exterior w all him long ago. Osay•s not much ac she was cager lo sec it and a lso to ride 1e gone uner 1.· I t h "Fire!" and then fl ying on to Candace's Latin qu ~ r le r with its French, Me xican one trunk which . mg Y o l e count with a nybody now.'' on a cable ca1·. Bible? 0th contained the family room. By the time Candace was badly charred. T he fi remen had a nd Ita lian population ; Russian Hill estimated the damage to be a bout Candace sighed. "What do you At Powell and Ma rket they cha nged moles.ted ~r trunks had not been awakened, Miranda was already out and Telegraph Hill in the dista nce; all . ? · ow could Osay explain in the hall. Candace took a coat a nd $2,000. think Mike a nd Sue can do to help from t he bus to the cabl e car. Judy of these had made their contribution thIS . "Who would want to burn the house solve the mystery, Judy?" Judy kn ew was amused lo watch t he people help flung it over Judy. "Get downstairs, to the color and cha rm of San Fran Osay couldn't and he sa. d H down?" Judy asked in puzzled amaze she didn't like this talk about Osay . the conductor a nd motorman turn t he cisco. looked bored d i so. e q uick!" she commanded. . ~ar man G . I a n annoyed when Ly- They ran down the front stairs .to ment. "I'd like to go through that stuff in on t.he turntable. The three found Candace and Miranda looked at each an outsidt• seat. The car cla nged its And Sue. informed Judy tha t there nms 1a w said that a fingerprint t he ha ll. "Go outside," Candace said, the attic to see if we can find t he will.'' were Spania rds, Armenians Greeks e x~e. r t would ~ e there shortly to take " I'll call t he fire department." She other. Th ~n Miranda said, "No one but "Go ahead but you'll not fi nd any ' . the 11 fingerp n nts. Fingerprints had was ma king her way to the phone Osay." thing. Lyman Grimshaw went t hrough July 15, 1954 P age 17 Page 16 BAPTIST. HERALD Hess also takes active part in the com "Today, you mean ..." m unity. He is an instr uctor in the T a "That's right. Today.'' coma Bible I nstitute, and vice-presi Pastors' Conference at Sioux Falls "I'm a fra id it will be a w ild goose dent of the Pie rce County Association North American Baptist Seminary Buildings chase," Candace said. "After a ll what of E vangelicals. y ~u E lsie 0 . Blandau, Repor ter. 1605 S. Euclid Avenue, Sioux Fa lls, South Dakota can you tell them? Wha t will ask them?" July 28 to August l , 1954 "I'll think of something,'' J udy said AJ.miversary Progr am of confidently. • A well attended conference is assured! the Woman's Missionary Society, Their coffee finished, they returned Calvar y. Church, Tacoma, Wash. • An inspirational program has been pla nned! FROM THE Fl ELD to their rooms but not to sleep. It was The Woman's Missiona ry Society of • Every North American Baptist minister should a ttend! close to six o'clock now. Judy took a t he Ca lvary Baptist Ch urch, Tacoma, bath a nd dressed. Then she went out youth a nd adults. We are studying the Wash ., can praise the Lord for the L AS T CALL FOR REGISTRATIONS ! side to look a t t he r uin caused by t he Pacific Conference book of Luke. We are blessed and many blessings which we as a society fire. She shiver ed as she looked a t ~ benefitted by this "Hour of P ower" Write to Rev. Richard A. Grenz, 816 S. Gar fi eld, Sioux Falls, South Dakota _...... - ...... ---.-.-...... have enjoyed . We ha ve been privi the ugly charred wood. When she r e conducted by the Rev. Robert S. Hess, leged to mee t each mon th and our turned to the house, she climbed the Building Expansion our pastor . programs have been varied and inter sta irs to the attic. The attic window and Sunday School Program at the Ea rly on Easter morning our CBY esting. group sponsored the Easter Sunr ise that with a fine tooth comb," Mira nda candle behind it when you came into looking out over the por ch roof had Bethel Church, Anaheim, Calif. Our annua l birthday banquet was Service. The breakfast was ser ved by said. been smashed and the wood around it T he Bethel Baptist Church of Ana one of the high lights of the year in the room." the Homebuilders' Class. T he South "Wasn't there anyone beside Can was charred. She looked up through heim, Ca lif., can look upon a year of that we were privileged in having our J udy tried a new a ngle. "Did Lenea Tacoma Baptist Church was invited to missionary, Mrs. Lois Ahrens, with us. dace she was friendly with?" J udy a hole in the roof at the gray sky continued growth and wor th- while Thackwell have any friends her own be with us. Also on this day w e had She spoke on "The L ives of Mission age?" persisted . "Wasn't there anyone near above. T he a ttic now was open to any achievements. Tha nk s be to God who a special Easter offering which was to prowler but he would need t o be brave gives the increase and to the m any aries on the F ield." "Not in her last years," Mira nda her own age?" be "above" our weekly giving for our Thursday, May 13, was also a very to show himself after the fi re . willing workers in the church, chief ne w church building. T he offering said . Miranda puckered her forehea d. a mong whom is t he pastor, the Rev. important day for us. Our Society cele When Judy came downstairs Mi was $1,184. Then in the evening our brated its 45th anniversary ·with a "Lenea was something of a recluse," " Why, yes, there was one w ho used to Ber thold J acksteit, who personifies come. But several yea rs ago her r anda and Candace had not ye't a p Senio1· Choir render ed an inspiring special program. Our fi rst number Candace explained. "Too much so for "Action" a nd inspires action in those Easter Cantata, "R edemption's Song." daughter put her in a rest home in peared . She picked up the phone book was an organ and piano duet by Mrs. her own good." associated with h im. ( Picture of choir in "Bapt ist H erald.") Burli nga m e. Lenea didn't see her after listing the peninsula towns. At eight Our expansion program is defi nitely Schultz a nd Mrs. Henry Schmunk. Our "Of course she wasn't we ll," Mi o'clock she began to ca ll the Robert We, at Calvary Church, e xperienced a president, Mrs. S tabber t, then wel tha t but they used to e xchange Chr ist now on t he way. The ground breaking wonderful resurrection S unday, and randa excused her. "She knew she had sons. cere mony for the Sunday School unit comed our friends and members after mas gifts.'' may our risen Lord be exalted in all a bad hear t and she had a horror of took place on April 25. The mayor of which different members took part in She m et with no success until she things. dying suddenly on the street or away "What was her name ?" J udy asked. the city of Anaheim , the architect, Scripture reading, prayer and musical "Her name was L ily Ke nd ricks," called Malcolm Robertson. A m a n's numbe rs. Our offe ring of the evening from home." voice answer ed. contr actor, hea ds of building commit We were blessed on Memorial Day "She died of a heart attack?" J udy Mira nda replied. tees and youth groups were p resent by hearing in t he morning God's word was designated for t he L eper Mission asked. " Is she still alive?" Judy questioned. "Is th is the hom e of L ily Robert for this memor able occasion as well as expounded by our pastor's sermon, in the Ca meroons. son?" Judy asked. Miranda nodded. Miranda shrugged. "Now, tha t I many of our m embers. "The Tears of Jesus,'' a nd in the eve . We were privileged to have as guest "Did she say anything at the end?" could n't say. Seems to m e, though, " Yes, it is." An outstanding piece of work is be ning it was "Christian Soldiers"' n igh{. speaker the Rev. H . S. Hir aibe from Judy asked. tha t Miss Lenea heard from her l ast "Could I speak to her ?" ing perfor m ed by our director of Recognition of all ser vice pe rsonnel J apan. He is president of the Japa Christian Education, Miss Martha L ey was had and they responded by taking nese Association of Evangelicals, and Christmas.'' "I'm sorry, but she's in Europe for Mira nda opened the cupboard door " What was he r da ughter's n ame?" poldl. Much of t he growth of our part in this service. Chaplain J oseph founder and president of the Japanese a nd took out a coffee cake. S he began the summer.'' J udy asked. young people's department a nd the Hodges from F or t Lewis was our guest E vangelical Seminary . It was in ter to cut it into pieces. Then she said, "Is L ily K endricks her mother?" speaker and his message centered "That was Lily, too. She m arried a Sunday School ca n be attributed to her esting to hear about his early life and "She ca lled for Miss Ca ndace. 'Can Judy asked. g uidance a nd e ffort. In addition she a round 1 Cor. 2:2. On Sunday evening, con version a nd to hear how God is ma n named Robertson .'' dace,' she said, 'Go for Candace.' I "Yes, she is. Who is speaking, has been of invaluable a ssistance to June 13, we he ld a Children's Day pro using him now to help others prepare "Is Burlingame far from he re?" didn't want to leave her alone but she please?" the pastor in visitation and secretarial gram . We also enjoyed a sacr ed con fo r his work in Japan. Our pastor, the Judy asked. "I'm Ju d~ Mitchell, t he niece of work. cert by the Junior Choir and H armo Rev. Robert Hess, closed with prayer. seemed to want Miss Candace so m uch "No, it's just down the pen insula," so I started. I had just rea ched the Candace Mitchell of San Fra ncisco The a nnual election of office rs for nettes. An hour of fellowship followed with Candace answered. "But ·W•hat could We a re trying to fi nd someone wh~ t he numerous offi ces and committees Our pastor, the Rev. Robert S . H ess, the ladies serving refreshments. door when she made a strange sound . you gain by seeing Lily Kend ricks, I turned a round and she had slumped knew the Thackwells of Parnassus was completed recently and w illing and family are a blessing to us. Mr. Mrs. Otto Stolz, Secretary. Judy?" St reet." consecra ted worker s were found for down in her chair. I went to he r a nd a ll the numerous posts. During the I knew she was dead." "Maybe she knows something about "Thackwells . .." the man's voice the family, some thing tha t w ould give year 58 new members were arlded by "Didn't she say anything else?" Judy sounded puzzled. "Can't rem em ber us a clue as to why someone would a nything about them." ba ptism, letter and testimony to the asked. me m bership role of our church, mak want to break into the house, steal " Wou ld it be possible for me to talk "No," Mira nda repli ed. Then she ing a total of 477 members. The Rev. pages from a fa m ily Bible and an old with L ily K endricks?" Judy asked. stopped a nd looked at J udy curiously. Berthold J a cksteit is the pastor. album and set fire to the house." The m an hesitated . " Why, yes, it "Why, yes, she did say something else Olga Pieper, Reporter . "Osay's at the bottom of t his, m ark would be possible. But I'm sor ry to just before she called for Miss Can my words," Mira nda said, pouring a da ce.'' say that Mrs. K end ricks is not well. Building Plans and Recent Pro cup of steaming coffee for Candace . There a re times when she is not ra "What was it?" J udy asked. grams at Calvary Baptist Church. " What about the little m a n in g ray tiona l." "She waved her ha nd and I t hought Tacoma, Washington who followed us?" Judy asked Ca n she wanted to be moved. I started to "I wouldn't want to upset her in a ny dace. "Who was he, and w hat was h e We of the Calvary Baptist Church, move her from the cha ir to the couch way,'' J udy said, "but it would m ean after?" T acoma, Wash., are deeply grateful to but she shook her head . I lea ned down a lot if I could see her br iefl y.'' "J udy Mitche ll, de tective," Ca ndace our Lord in opening our eyes to a new close to her and she mur mured some "Well, I guess there's no harm. Call said teasingly. fi ~· s.t, location for our church home. W e t hing. B ut a ll I could gel was the the rest home though, to see if ha ve purchased ne w building lots on "Well, we need a detective if you word 'love'." she .ca n have a v1s1tor•" Mi· · Rob er t son "C" St. between South 65th and 66th ask me," Miranda sniffed. " You go advised. "The address is El C . Candace t urned away. Her voice R 1 ammo Sts., as well as lots on South 65th a nd right ahead, Miss J udy." ea . J ust a momen t. I'll give t h Pa cific Ave. This la tter proper ty ad tre mbled a Ji ttle when she said, "Lenea " Wha t's your first move, Miss De number ." J udy jotted th you e was a fiectionate, Mira nda . S he was joins the "C" Street property which tecti ve?" Candace asked . down. e number fa ces a very im por tant State H ighway probably t1·ying to tell you that she "Tomor row m orning . . " "Than k you," she said "I'l a nd is a great advantage in the build loved you. You had been so good to " It's a lr eady tomorrow .'' Ca n- before going." • I phone ing of our n ew edifi ce. Do pray w ith her, you know." dace reminded her. As J udy hu ng up ti . . us that God's will may be done in our Mira nda brushed a tear from her "Well, then a t eight o'clock I'm go ct 1e 1 ece1ve r Can - p lanning, giving and wor k ing because eyes. "Miss Lenea wasn't one to use a,?e, came clown the sta irs. ' we a re living in challenging days, a nd ing to phone all the Robertsons and see I ve found Mrs Ke . endearing ter ms. She liked me. I if I can find t he right family . Then dace. Now I'll . · ncl n cks, Can - the re is much to be done for the L ord. Th e Senior Choir of Ul e Calvary Baptist Ch u rch, Tacoma, Washington. with i\lrs. Henry knew that. S he loved you, Miss Can Sue a nd I will go down there tomor ' i un overt ·r s Our Wed nesday evening prayer Schm un lc , ch oir director. at ex t reme righ t; i\llss Ethc-l l{agclc i-. organ ist, to the right of will go to Burlingame wit h o se?. ' ue dace. Her face lit up like t here was a row . .." services ar e very well attended by our the pastor, Rev. R. S . Hess, in th e for eground (T o Be Cont i n ued~e . Page 18 BAPTIST HERALD July 15, 1954 Page 19
Eighteen Converts are Baptized beautiful anthems. They were: "Che Delegates were present from the Friday evening was Nor th American rubim Song" (No. 7), "Bless The Lord Atlantic Conference following churches: Ca lvary of Beth Genera l Conference Day and Dr. J ohn at Bethany Baptist Church, "Be~ lehem; F leischmann and Pilgrim of Leypoldt spoke warmly of "Christ's 0 My Soul,'' "Jubilate Deo In C," ------·~- · -...... _ ...... Vancouver, British Columbia side Still Waters," "The Lord is __ - Philadelphia; Jamesburg, West Balti P rogram in One Sentence." F ollowing "The Lord builds J erusalem." That Gracious," and "Send Out Thy Light Six Young People Are Baptized more and Elsmere. In the afternoon the message colored slides of the Cam is our experience at the Bethany Bap and Truth." Mrs. Ruth Wetzler ac at the Second Church of New the Woman's Missiona ry Society had a eroons were shown and Dr. Leypoldt tist Church, Vancouver, British Co companied at the organ. Our soloist, York, N. Y. fi ne meeting ·with Mrs. Walter Dam injected items of interest. lumbia. After our minister, the Rev. Mrs. Alice Marangi, sang a lovely rau, president, presiding. Besides the Saturday beginning with 4:15 P.M. Gerhard Gebauer, had held evan number entitled, "I Found a Friend" Revival times a re times of joy and other parts of the program, they ren was "Family Day." A film, "African Ad_ gelistic meetings last December, we by Allen. The labor and untiring pa wonder. We of the Second German dered a special blessing by having a venture," was v iewed at the beginning then had the Rev. Herman Palfenier, tience of our choir director are justi Baptist Church, New York, N. Y., were large group of the la dies of t he Home of our session. The Rev. I ra V. "Dad" denominational evangelist, with us fied when a concert such as this is exceedingly glad to have our evan for the Aged rendering a vocal selec Smith, gave an object talk. A delicious from Jan. 17 to 29 to conduct revival r endered. To hea r afterward that t he gelist, Rev. Herman Palfenier, in our r tion. family supper was served by the meetings. The clear messages of singing was a blessing to others is in midst during the early part of April. Dr. Ralph E. Powell of t he Nor th Woman 's Missionary Society and at Brother Palfenie r found their way into turn a great blessing to t he director A great deal of inspiring, creative in American Baptist Seminary, Sioux 6:15 P.M. another sound film was our hearts, and many people came for and each singer, for this is the desire fluences have been derived from his Falls, S. Dak., gave a very inspiring shown en titled, "Our Children." Miss war d to give their hearts to Christ. of our choir as Christ's praises a re well presented Bible messages. H e has address, based on Phil. 3:13, showing Helen Odenwelder spoke of the work The Lord gave us new spiritual life proclaimed in song. left with us a deeper a ppreciation for the necessity of having a definite goal of Child Evangelism in the seashor e a nd vigor among our young people, The choir is very happy that the many biblical truths, a nd also respon in our Christia n life. It was indeed a areas of New J ersey and the eastern especially among our young men. church recently purchased new sta sibilities. His a im has been to br ing spiritual, uplifting message, one we part of Pennsylvania. In the weeks that followed our min tionary light-wood choir chairs. They every thought into captivity to the shall long remember. Next year we On Sunday morning Miss Odenwel ister held a number of special meet not only add to the beauty of the choir obedience of Christ. hope to meet with the West Baltimore der gave an interesting flannelgraph ings for the new converts and sepa ra te loft but give more comfortable seating Mr. Palfenier possesses a wonderful Church, Baltimore, Maryland. talk to a joint session of our Sunday technique to deal with young people. Mrs. Albert Shoesmith, Reporter . School. At our morning worship hour, They just loved to listen to his mar Dr. Leypoldt stir red us with a message velous way of illustrating the Gospel. on " The Unfinished Task." Rev. Ed His choruses, which he taught us, a re i\Ir . and Mrs. Richa rd Luedtke of Elsme re, gar Drechsel spoke briefly of the mis still ringing in our hearts, some of "If you are not content w ith Delaware, who r ecently obser ved the ir sion field in India. The morning serv them having been pr oduced and com your lot in life, build a ser vice golden wedding anniversa r y ice ended with warm words by Pastor posed by Mr. Palfenier. station on it." Palin to the mothers present. Missionary Conference at T wo sound films ushered in the final As a result of these meetings our -Herman Balka, Dallas. Texas. session of our conference on Sunday pastor, the Re v. John Schmidt, had t he v ice-president o( t he CBY and the Walnut Street Baptist Church SS Union . evening, "Congo Seminary" and "A joy of baptizing six young people on of Newark, New Jersey P eople of the Congo." The Rev. Robert the Sunday after Easter. One of them "Saved to Tell Oth ers" was the K opf thrilled us w ith his personal was our pastor's granddaughter Ste fanie Schmidt, from Plainfield,' New Mr. and Mrs. Richard Luedtke theme of the fi rst annual Missionary testimony of h is conversion and the of Elsmere, Del., Celebrate Their Conference of the Waln ut Street Bap call to the mission field. Although 30 J ersey. Another young lady was from tist Church, Newar k, N. J ., from May per cen t of our total budget of the past Hamburg-Altona. A couple with three Golden Wedding Anniversary 7 to 9. With the fi ne leadership of our year went to missions, our aim is to children. from. a German Baptist A golden wedding anniversary was R ev. Gerha rd Gebauer ( rig ht), p astor of the Bethany Baptist Church , Vancouver , pastor, the Rev. Lenox G . Palin, a nd increase the amount for the coming church in Belgium received the hand celebrated in the First Baptist Church the full cooperation of the entire con year. We are aware of the fact t hat a British Columbia, and eighteen con ver ts w h o m he baptized on their confession of fellowship that Sunday night. of Elsmere, Del., on May 28th. Mr. and of faith in Christ gregation, the meetings were very suc missionary minded church is a grow Ou_r Ge.rma n choir conducted by Mr. Mrs. Richard Luedtke of Elsmere, Del., cessful. We had outstanding speak ers ing church. The Easter offering was meetings for those who had rededi during our two-hour rehearsal ses Mar tin ~ i tty has been very active to we re married in Da nzig, Germany, by such as our own Dr . J ohn Leyp oldt increased by 400 per cent over previous cated their lives. A joyous baptismal sions every Thursday evening. serve with many songs. The inside of the Rev. William Haupt. Miss Mar tha of F orest P ark, Ill.; Rev. R obert K opf, years. service was held on March 28th. our church has received a new face a Luedtke, a sister of Mr. Luedtke, was agricultural missionary to the Belgian Joseph Balogh, Reporter. The Woman's Missionary Society, the only a ttenda nt. Mrs. L uedtke's Eighteen persons were baptized, thir with Mrs. E. Mittelstedt still faithfully complete ren?vation having taken Congo; Rev. Edgar Drechsel, m ission ...... teen of them young men. place, the credit for which goes to t he name, before her marriage, was Miss a ry in India; Rev. Ira V. "Dad" Smith at the stern, had a fruitful year for Woman's Missionary Society . We want Bertha Stoep. After a brief farewell Shortly before Easter Sunday, we their Lord and Master. Reports of their of the Children's Temple, Newark, N. You Know This F ellow held two musical services. On April to thank the Lord fo r a ll his benefits visit with friends and relatives i n Ger J .; and Miss Helen Odenwelder, accomplishments wer e read by Mrs. for they a re innumerable. ' ma ny, the couple ca me to this country To get his Wealth, he spent his Health 4th the Bethel choir from Abbotsford, Wm. Evanston, secretary; Mrs. H. national authority on Child Evan B. C., brought us the "Crucifixion" by M. A. Frommelt, Church Clerk. on their honeymoon, and their joys gelism. Our choir under the direction And then, with might and main. Wetzler, treasurer; and Mrs. E. Miller, have continued until this day. J ohn Stainer and on Good Friday our White Cross chairma n. of Mrs. J osephine Rauscher enriched He turned around and spent his Wealth male and mixed choirs united to ren On Friday, May 28th, their vows our meetings with their fi ne selections. To get his Health again. der a program. At least 500 people at A project sponsored by the Society, Sessions of the Delaware were renewed in t he Elsmere Baptist tended this service. a beautiful new stainless steel stove, Association at the Pilgrim Baptist Church in the presence of a host of Our church membership, now num was realized recently. It was p ut to Church, Philadelphia, Pa. relatives and friends w ith the Rev. bering 3eo, is still on the increase good use for the fi r st time on Easter Christian Peters, their pastor, conduct Sunday morning as we enjoyed our The Delaware Association met a t ing the service. Miss Margaret P eters through transfer and immigration. the Pilgrim Baptist Church, Philadel Our morning and evening ser vices are traditional fellowship breakfast. The pla yed the wedding march and the two generous love offerings of "Our Ladies" phia, P a., on May 21st. The R ev . choirs rendered vocal selections. The well at tended. The young people's Robe rt W. Cook of the Calva ry Church, membership has risen over 80. A spe ar e also felt in the other organizations Juniors sang, "It's Been a Wonder fu l of our chur ch. A well known and Bethlehem, Pa., who served as mode Day" and the Seniors, "T he Lord Is cial "Friedensbote" mission has been rator, opened the session. The Rev. started to gain contact with more Ger touching recitation, "The Touch of the My Shepherd ." The couple was pre man-speaking people in the city. Master 's Hand,'' was beautifully ren Henry Laube, pastor of t he West Balti sented w ith a " money tree" valued at One problem which we again face is dered by Mrs. Wm. Evanston. more Church , Baltimore, Md. led th e $50.00 by members and friends of t he need for more seating accommodations. We were privileged to have Dr. Don devotions, using John 4:31- 3S as the church. Three years ago our church was en ald G. Davis, pastor of the Berean basis for his message. T he Rev. Chris The Luedtke's have four children, la rged and remodell ed but now it is Baptist Church, of Los Ange les, as our tia n P eters and the Rev. Walter c seven grandchildren a nd two great much too small for special services. guest speaker for the program. He Damr~ u _were asked to translate t h~ grandchild ren. Mi". Luedtke is an A. Litke, Reporter . gave an appropriate missionary mes Cor:s t~tut1~m a nd By-Laws of the as honora ry deacon of the Elsmere sage speak ing on the topic, "The Utter sociation into the English language. Church a nd Mrs. Luedtke is active in Sacred Concert and Women's most Parts of the Earth." It imprinted The following offic ers were el t d the ladies' work. F or many years she Program at Fifteenth St. Church, in our hearts the importance of kee p for a term of one year· Rev ;c e visited all the sick and shut- ins, bring Los Angeles, California ing our missionaries on our prayer list. L~u b e , moderator; Rev. Roger Sch e i:i~ i ing them fr uit and fl owers, but most of The Woman's Missionary Society desig vice- moderator, Mrs. Clara z· m{ .' a ll her cheerful smile br ought comfort A combined sacred concert and pro nated the offering for the "Bamenda treasurer; and Mrs. Miriam Sh leg.tehi' and blessing to those who needed it so gram celebrating t he 64th anniversary New Hope Settlement" in the Camer secretary Th oesm1 , much . of our Woman's Missiona ry Society oons, the work t ha t is so close to their b · e program committee will e co ~p osed of Rev. G ustav S h ·al At t he close of t he service delightful took place on Sunday afternoon, May hearts. as chairman with Mr . . c m1 refreshments were served. We all join 23, at the Fifteenth Street Ba ptist Afte r t he progra m, a time of fellow lers, Mrs. Reinhold b C ~m stia n P e in w ishing t hese dear Christian people Sp eakers at t h e Mission ary Con feren ce h e ld by the Waln ut Str eet Baptist Church. Church, Los Angeles, California. ship and refreshme nts was enjoyed by host pastor, Rev. Hen ew1ss a nd t he God's richest blessings and continued Newarl<. New J ersey The choir , under t he direction of our all in the fellowship hall. sist him The ry Laube, to as guidance. Lefl lo r ighl: Rev. Roberl Kop(. Rev. Leno x G . P a lin. paslor: Dr . John Leypoldl of pastor, the Rev. E. Mittelstedt, sang six Mrs. Esther Johnston, Reporter. churches. showe:eports from all the Miriam Shoesmith, Reporter. Forest Park. Ill.; Rev. Ira V. Smith a steady growth . Page 20 BAPTIST HERALD J uly 15, 1954 Page 21
Ordination of the Rev. Raymond mond P. Yahn. The evening ended in formally in good fellowship around P. Yahn at the Pilgrim Church, COMING SOON! ample refreshments in the ba sement of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sept. 9, 1954-Special Issue of the church. Assaf Husmann, Reporter. In response to the invitation of t he "Baptist Herald" describing the Pilgrim Baptist Church of Philadel denomination's Church Exten- -· ···----··· • · ·• ·· •·· • ·· • ·· • ·· · -· ··-··-··· • ··•·· •· · • · •·· ·-~ lll"l .. Ill phia, Pa., 15 of the 24 churches of the sion Program. Atlantic Conference sent 38 delegates Central Conference ._...... _ to consider the ordination of Mr. Ray -···---··-·_ ...... ___ ...... mond P. Yahn to the Christian min Announcement about the new Junior Choir of 53 Members istry on March 30. Of these 15 were and improved "Baptist H erald" at the Burns A venue Church, active pastors. The Rev. Julius K aaz, now being planned for 1955. retired, was granted full privileges of Detroit, Michigan a delegate. Due to our love for music at t he The Rev. W. C. Damrau, pastor of Burns Ave. Ba ptist Church, Detroit, the candidate, was elected moderator eluded approval of the scholastic Mich., it was decided that something of the council and the Rev. Christian qualifications of the candidate who should be done to teach a nd train the Peters, secretary. Mr. Oscar Hiebner, graduated from Bob Jones University children for the choirs of the fu ture . chairman of the board of deacons a nd in 1951 with the B.A. degree, and from Thus, in October 1952, a J unior Choir an uncle of the candidate , read the the Eastern Baptist Theological Semi was form ed. , Jetter from the church recommending Every Wednesday evening the group nary in 1954 with the B.D. degree. Mrs. - Picture by M . L. L euschner that Mr. R. P . Yahn be examined for Bettie Yahn, wife of t he candidate , meets at 7:30 P.M. and one hour is the Gospel ministry. The candidate The beautiful Sh royer Road B a ptist Church , Dayton, Ohio, host to th e Central Conference sessions, and ( right) R ev. William L . was introduced and gave a radiant spent in musical instruction and sing SchoelTel, new moderator of the Central Conference, congra tulates the R ev. Alex Elsesser or Dayton, Ohio, for the church's wond er ful was then formally presented by his testimony of her Christian experience ing under the capable leadership of r eception extended to the confer en ce pastor to the council. and devotion to her Christian witness. ~d Mrs. Arthur Thom. Dr. Ken Given the opportunity, Brother T he ordination service was con neth Westerman's method is used in Yahn presented (1) his conversion ex ducted the same evening. Congrega the teaching. Ma ny of the children Highlights of the Cen tral Foster A ve; vice- pr esident, Kurt Rich I hrie, B urns Avenue Church, Detroit perience; (2) his call to the ministry, tion and visitors filled the beautiful sang in monotones, but after much Conference at the Shroyer Road ter, W hite Ave.; and secretary- treas Mich., on Sunday morning. It was re~ urer , L loyd K ontz of Burns A venue. and (3) his doctrinal conviction s. sanctuary. The pastor presided. Dr. practice they have learned to sing Baptist Church, Dayton, Ohio iterated, " You get what you buy." He made a con version experience Carl M. Morgan, dean of the Eastern tunes. Tone quality and articulation Amidst much good feeling and m ut The S unday evening worship gave during revival meetings conducted by Baptist Theological Seminary, deliv a re also stressed. Amidst intermittent showers a nd ually willing spirits, the Cen tral Con a n "amen" to a wonderful four days the Rev. Wm. Hoover in 1939. He was ered the ordination sermon. The Rev. The age bracket of this group is sunlight from h eaven, the Central Con fer ence received a new church, t he of fellowship. With the text of Phil. baptized by the Rev. Assaf Husmann, John Schmidt led in the ordination from 5 to 12, a nd there are 53 mem ference me t at the Slu ·oyer Road Bap First Ba ptist Church of Ut ica, Mich ., 1:21, "F or me to live is Christ, and t o at that time his pastor, and became a prayer. The Rev. Walter C. Damrau bers in regula r attendance. Two a nd tist Church, Dayton, Ohio, from May into the fellowship. Utica is located die is gain," the Rev. Henry Hirsch m ember of the Pilgrim Baptist Church. gave the charge to the candidate, and three par t songs are sung, a nd every 27 to 30, to do the work of t he L ord, 20 miles north of Detroit. Rev. Dwight Beaver Church , told us it was a won His call to full- time Christian service the Rev. Paul Wengel addressed the thing is committed to me mory. T he to listen to Bible preaching, and to Fry came to the locality and started derful inspiration to remember the came to him during a Bible conference cha rge to the congregation. The R ev. choir has sung at various special oc enjoy the fellowship of t he saints. The from not hing! B rother Fry gave an lives of the 54 persons who have gone in 1946 at Bob J ones University. This Assaf H usmann welcomed the newly casions such as Easter, Christmas, and Shroyer Road people proved to be ex excellent creedal statem en t of faith as on in the confer ence . The R ev. H . R . ripened into a conviction that it was ordained brother into the fellowship of m usica l evenings. cellent hosts, being led by their a ble his testim ony . It w as a very t hrilling Sch1:oeder of East Side Church, Chicago, God's will for him to go to a mission the ministers of the Gospel. The Rev. Following the hour of musica l in pastor, Rev. Alex Elsesser. moment for us! Our una nimous vote Ill., interpreted the communion to the fi eld. He is still wa iting for the Lord's Julius Kaaz presented the ordination struction one ha lf hour is devoted to From Oregon, fron1 Chicago, from welcomed these new members. Bible- believing Christian. Thus we specific directions, while he is now certificate. prayer, Bible stories, and pictures w ith Canada, from all over the centra l Some m ay debate better, shout bet were drawn closer to Ch rist at the com serving as pastor of the King's High The mixed choir and the male Mr. and Mrs. Al Bolden in cha rge of states the people came. Enthusiastic, ler, but none sings, preaches or prays m union table, and closer to each other. way Baptist Church of Bridge port, chorus of the church rendered beau ti this portion. Because of the success church pra ising pastors a nd devoted better than a North A merican Baptist! J am es B. Hutton, Repor ter. Connecticut. ful a nthems, and Mrs,. A . Yahn, t he a nd enthusiasm of this choir, two other layme n swar med to Dayton! And what Mrs. Lillian Gra ham was at t he organ His doctrinal views were presented mother of the candidate, re ndered very groups have been formed for instruc fin e a ttendance there was at the Sat consistently. The CBY quartet of the Mother-daugh ter Banquet clearly and precisely, supported by impressively an appropriate solo, tion : a Junior group (ages 13 through urday nigh t Youth Banquet, where D r. Hepp brothers, T homas Davis, a nd at the Bethel Baptist Church of Scripture references. His ma nner was "Grant Me, Dear Lord, Deep Peace of 16) with 25 members and a Senior M. L. Leuschner de livered a n inspiring Bill Clingham, sang beautifully at the forthright and humble. Afte r a very Mind." Representa tives of the va rious group of 20 mem bers. sermon, urging the people to let the CBY banquet. Good B ible preaching Indianapolis, Indiana thorough examination, the council branches of the church brought fi tting In looldng forward to our new hand of God guide them. The R ev. was the m ain source of inspiration On Tuesday evening, May 4th, a voted unanimously and joyfully to ac words of congratulation to the candi church hom e, we are a lso a nticipatinc,: John Grygo ("Brother J ohn") laid t hroughout. T he conference theme Mother a nd Daughter Banquet was cept his entire presentation as com date and Mrs. Raymond Yahn and pre the need for more music a nd finer them in the aisles with wit and h umor. was, "God hath committed unto us . .." held at the Bethel Baptist Church, In pletely satisfactory, and to recommend sented them with a variety of gifts. music. Wit h God's blessing we know On Sunday morning the church was ( 2 Cor . 5: 18- 21 ). dianapolis, Indiana. Mrs. Dorothy Un to the Pilgrim Church to proceed w ith This wonde rful service was cl osed lhis work will succeed. fi lled at both services, 9:00 A.M. a nd We were fortunate to have Dr. M. L. versaw, a teacher in the Wee](day Re the ordina tion. This action also in- with the benediction by the Rev. Ray- Mrs. Marion Ernst, R eporter. 11:00 A .M. At 10:00 A.M. Miss L a L euschner with us. Dr. L euschner ligious Ed ucation P rogr am of the city verne Mehlhoff and Rev. Eric Kuhn spoke twice, once at t he CBY banquet, was the principal speaker. The tab!~ spoke at the Sunday School to Adults and again at the morning worship, at decorations, consisting of mother and which filled the basement. In fact, 11 :00 A.M., speaking on " God's E xpec daughter dolls, and made by Mrs. Carl from Sat urday a t 6: 30 P .M. until Sun tations," setting forth high goals Hofmann, further carried out the day noon, if a n a ttendee was tardy, it for LIS. mother-daughter theme. Seventy-eight was "stand up!" The Rev. Otto P atzia of Conner mothers and daughters were in attend News from the churches: Twenty Church, Detroit, Mich., took as his ance and were efficiently served by four churches reported additions. topic, " Ambassadors at Jerusalem," several of the men of the church. There was an a verage of 7 1/ 6 members and told us that J esus assigns us a place T hough our group may be rather increase in each church. Ebenezer of operation-Jerusalem fir st! Home small, we have been busy throughout Church of Detroit, orchids to you, for Missions! this year . Cur tains were made for the your 106 new members taken in ! Four Dr. William Boutwell, medical mis church basement w indows and a much churches received over 50 members, sionary of the Cameroons, gave such a needed guest register was presented to respectively. All in all, our Central vivid description o[ the toil of the mis the church. We were able to finance the complete refinishing of the floors Conference totaled a net gain of 172 sionary that we all ached when he had fin ished. Building washed out br idges at the parsonage due to the volunteer members. We welcome Rev. George labor of several of the men. These im Lang to Humboldt P ark Church; Rev. and encountering transportation diffi culties made us all thjnk that ·we should provements at home were partially Albert H . F adenrecht to Round L ake have a course on construction placed made possible by the selling of greet Chmch· and Rev. Olland Ford Cole to ing cards under the direction of Mrs. P i ~ in the curriculum at the Seminar y . the Oak Creek Church as new Outstanding illustration : What rela S teward and the compiling of over one pastor s. tive values are body and soul'? To hundred cookbooks of 65 pages of our The new moderator , Rev . . Wm. honor the body above that of the _soul favorite recipes entit_led, "May We Sug Schoeffel, of Grace Church, Chicago, is likened to a lady to ~vhom was gi"'.en gest-For Your Eating P leasure." ~ol~nd Recently over 50 baby gowns and 111. , will lead next year. Rev. a beautiful diamond 111 _a n attractive Ross r eports the first lime orgamzatwn The lady was grate[ul: "0, thank some White Cross bandages were sent of a Men's Brother hood for the Central b ox. · ti 1 I b " to our denominational headquarters. than'( You for 1e ove Y ox. 1'he fine Junior Ch oir of the Burns A venue Baptist Church, Detroit, Mich igan, with Mr. Al Bolden a nd Mr. Arthur Thom a t the righ t Conference. A step forward! E~cel you, c , • • Mrs. Della S teward, Corresp. Sec. and Mrs. Thom and Mrs. Bolden at th e left Th is was in a se1mon by Dl. Dale !''10r! T he presiden l is Edward Meister, Page 22 BAPTIST HERALD July 15, 1954 P age 23
Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit, Churches a nd sister and daughter verts. Another person was baptized at Our school was divided into two de IIIR. HERBERT RADEL churches. Dr. Dale Ihrie of t he Burns Mich., Observes 90tl> Anniversary the evening service. Two members partments: Elementary and Beginner, of Parkston, S outh Dakota. and Welcomes Former Pastors Avenue Baptist Church of Detroit was were also received by letter and one with an enrollment of 111 a nd a n aver the speaker. by reinstatement. age attendance of 96. Mrs. Cha rles Mr. Herbert Radel. son or F red and Au A most interesting and entertaining g usta Radel. of Parkston. S. Dak., was born The Bethel Baptist Church of De Forty persons were in attendance at Marstaller, Jr., our general superin al Emery. S. Dak., March 12, 1905. At the troit, Mich., recently observed its 90th historical pageant, "Bethel's Family a sunrise breakfast service during tendent, also ser ved as principal of the age of fifteen he accepted Christ as his per anniversary with a week of special Album," presented on Friday, June 11 , which Mr. Glen Porrath brought a Elementary Department. Mrs. Douglas sonal Savior. He was baptized by the Rev. was one of the highlights of the week's Boyd was principal of the Beginner (A charge or five cents a line is m a de f or C. Dippel and joined the Plum Creek Bap celebration from June 6 to 13. Former meditation from God's Word. On Sun tist Church. In 1950 he transferred his mem pastors returned to share in this his activities. The concluding Sunday's day evening the three choirs rendered Department. all obituaries, except for those of our pas bership lo the P arkston Baptist Church toric occasion. The Rev. P a ul Wengel program featured the a nniversary a sei;mon in song. We praise God for Mrs. Marstaller led us in our open tors a nd their wives. If possible. limit the where he was a faithful member until his of Brooklyn, N. Y., who had ser ved the message of the pastor, a Children's these new converts and members who ing exercises. Our theme song for the obituary notices lo 250 words. Send them passing. church for approximately 14 years, Day program and the pa rticipation of week was "Everybody ought to know to the Editor, Box 6, Forest Park, Illinois.) On September 3, 1939 he was united in were brought to a saving knowledge holy matrimony to Helen Janssen. Three spoke a t the morning service on June the youth in the evening ser vice. of the Lord J esus Christ. On the fol who J esus is." The children listened daughters were born to them. Those re 6th. The speaker at the evening serv Bethel Church is pastored by the lowing Sunday they were given the intently to the object lessons brought main ing a re his beloved wife. who care d tor him in his illness with great d evotion: and ice was the Rev. J. Lester Harnish of Rev. W. S. Sommerschie ld. Miss The hand of fellowship by our pastor the by the Rev. Walter G. Gummelt each l\1R. WllLIAJ\1 W. l\10LLHAGEN Los Angeles, California. The m essage resa Cutler serves as assistant to the morning. Mrs. Louis J ohnson served his three d aughters ; Judith. J oan and ~on Rev. George W. Neubert. ' or Lorraine, Kansas. s tance: also four brothers: William, Emil. at the great family dinner on Wednes pastor a nd director of Christian Edu Beverly Whitehead, Reporter. as our general pianist. Mrs. H erber t Gus tav and Albert: and two sisters : M rs. day, June 9, was delivered by the Rev. cation. Schneider, Mrs. Louis Johnson, Mrs. Mr. William W. Mollhagen of Lor raine. E mil (Emma) Lang and Mrs. George (L y dia) Owen L. Miller of Hammond, Indiana. Theresa Cutler, Reporter. Vernon Ekrut were teachers in the Kans .. the third son of William and Eliza Walker of Huron, South Dakota. His par Primary Department and Mrs. Herbert beth Arny Mollhagen . was born near Lor ents : one brother, Fred; and one sister, An raine. K ans.. on Nov. 1, 1895 and passed n a. p receded h im in death. Stobbe, Mrs. Harry Lamper t and Betty away s uddenly on May 1. 1954. He reached H e farmed in the Emery area for some Thomson served as group leaders. the age or 58 years and 6 months. years and was a lso engaged in business in Parkston after moving here in 1942. H e Baptist Junior Woman's Mission Mrs. J. J. Lippert and Milton Lip As a young man he m ade his profession was very active in civic affairs, having been Circle of Plevna, pert taught the Juniors assisted by the or faith in Jesus Christ as h is Savior. was a member of the school board for sLx years, Rev. Louis J ohnson. The Rev. Walter baptized on April 7, 1912 by the Rev. Samuel a nd recently presiden t of the Lions Club. The twenty con ver ts w ho Presents Mother's Day Program Blum. and added to the membi:rship or the G. Gummelt was in charge of the In First Baptist Church of Lorraine. Kansas. After a lingering illness. w ith much suf were baptized on Easter Sun On Sunday, May 9th the Junior termediates. In t he Beginner Depar t He remained a faithful a nd loyal member fering. he went to be with his Lord on Sat day afternoon at the West urday morning, J une 5. "Where God shall Woman's Mission Circle 'of the Plevn a ment Mrs. Douglas Boyd was ably as u ntil his death. wipe a way a ll tears from their eyes: a nd Side Baptist Church, Be Baptist Church, !'.levna, Mont., under sisted by Mrs. J ohn Massirer, Mrs. T. On June 17. 1924, he was united i.n mar there s hall be no more death. neither ~or atrice, Neb., by the Rev. the a ble leadership of our president, L . Lampert, Nancy Kittlitz, Lois Gum riage to Miss Irene Wagner. Their on!Y row. nor crying. neither shall there be any George W. Neubert. Another son William Wayne. now a sophomore m pain; for the former things are passed Mrs. Edward Burkle presentted its melt, Adeline Thomson a nd Mrs. Ran McPherson College, was born . on June 20. away." person was baptized on ~other's annua l Day ' program to a dall Wjlhite. 1934. Besides his ber.eaved wife and s~n: Parkston, Sou th Dakota Easter Sunday evening large a udience. Mr Mollhagen is survived by two brolhets. Mrs. Gus A. Koch was general secre ALFRED WEISSER, Pastor. Th ~ H a~ry w. Mollhagen and Ben W. M?llhagen program .was opened by an im tar y. Mrs. Fred Hoeffner a nd Mrs. Al or Lorraine : three ~ i s t ers: Mrs. Mmn1e E. pressive candlel!ght devotional service bert Niederer composed the refresh Schroeder . Mrs. Lyd1~ E . Melchert. both. of followed by a variety of solos, duets: ment committee. The Publicity com Lorraine, and Mrs. Allee E. Sager of Mo!an. MR. LUDWIG ROTH an~ quartet numbers, as well as r eci mittee consisted of Captain Kenneth Kans.: and a host of other relatives, neigh of L educ, Alberta. t;;itions and a reading honoring Chris J ones, Glenwood Arnold and E. Ar bors . and friends. Mr. Ludwig Roth of Leduc. Alla .. was tian mothers. An inspiring play was His pastor, a ssisted by Dr. D. W. Billen born in Volhynia, Russia. on Feb. 17. 1864. nold. Mrs. Kenneth J ones was in cha rge gcr president of McPherson College. led On Oct. 10. 1886 h e was united in holy Greetings were also extended from the presented entitled, "God Remakes of handcraft with Mr s. Earl Vale, Mrs. the' funeral services at the ch urch on May matrimony to Julia Falkenberg. The Lord Rev. Ted Place, former assista nt pas Southwestern Conference Jan~Y·'.' The theme of it was how a Philip Kinsey and Mrs. Louis Gossen 4 1954 :ind brought words of comfort from blessed this marriage w ith twelve children. tiie te~l . "The Master is come. and calleth two of whom preceded him in death. In tor. -~--...... -- _.___...... --... Christian mother, who shows her love assisting...... -...... <:>u~cast ror thee" (John 11 :28). May the Lord Jes us the year 1889 he accepted Christ as his per At the Denominational Night on for poor girls by sending them On Sunday evening, June 6th, com Chris t h imself. and God. even our F:ilher, sonal Savior. was baptized by the Rev. F . A. June 8th greetings were brought from Twenty-one Converts Baptized lo a Christian training school, is r e mencement exercises wer e held with comfort the hearts of those who mourn! Mueller and received into the Baptis t th~ Church at Lucinow. Volhynia. Russia. I n Mr. Walter Grosser, moderator of the at the West Side Baptist Church, war?ed by deep consecration of each department participa ting, thus First Baptist Church, North American Ba ptist General Con Chnst and his work in h er own 1891 he a nd his family migrated to P ort Beatrice, Nebraska concluding another Bible School year. Lorraine, K ansas land. Ore .. and two years later they moved ference; the Rev. Wilbur Bloom, exe daughter. A fine spirit of co-operation existed to Leduc. Alta .. Canada. where they home cutive secretary of the Detroit Ba ptist On Easter Sunday afternoon the At ~he close ~f our program a red throughout the school. HAROLD W. GIESEKE. Pastor. steaded fo r many years and where they West Side Baptist Church of Beatrice, carnal10n was pinned on each mother reared the ir family. Here they a lso joined Missionary Society; the Rev. G. Mer Mrs. Gus A. Koch, Secretary. the First Baptist Church near Leduc. rill Lenox of the Detroit Council of Neb., witnessed the baptism of 20 con- pr esent. Our Of'.l'ering, amounting to M~ EDWARD ~L BUCHHOLZ Brother Roth served as a member of t he $ 9.8.~6, was . dedicated to our special Board of Trustees and in other capacities m1ss10n pro1ect for medical supplies SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS of Avon, South Dakota . of the church for many y ears. MAY CONTRIBUTIONS-NORTH AMERICAN BAPTIST for the Cameroons, Africa. (Continued from P age 2) Mr. Edward M . Buchholz of Avon. S. On July 20. 1934 his wife. with whom he . Bec~use .our oldest church mother Dak .. son or Michael and Dorothea Buch h ad sh ared joy and sorrow for almost ·18 GENERAL CONFERENCE 1s an m vahd, we as a group went to 2. Such fellowship, to be a t its best holz. was born in Bon Homme County on years. preceded h im in d eath. On March April 14. 1893 and died in the Tyndall Hos 10. 1936 he malTied Mrs. Amelia Wierzba CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ALL P URPOSES her home to present her with a car a nd to lift a nd build, must have these pital on J une 2, 1954 at the age or 61 years when he retired from the farm life and Co nf e r e nc es May, 1954 May, 1953 May, 1954 na tion. We also sang our program e lements in it: and one month. made his home in the town of Leduc. There group songs for her. Although our (a) Genuine hospitality (Acts 2: he joii1ed the Temple Ba ptist Church. Atlantic ...... $ 2,807 .96 $ 1,500.83 $ 3,440.24 Ed. Buchholz was converted on May 1907, w he re he remained a faithful member until Centra l ...... 6,160.76 6,346.71 7,166.07 l?roup is si;iall in number, we fi nd great 46b). baptized by the Rev. John J aeger and be his d eath. JOY working together and preparing came a member of t h e Tyndall Baptis t Dakota ...... 7,538.72 2,590.75 5,834.77 ( b ) A warm, friendly and harmoni Church. During the firs t World War. Mr. For the past few months h is health be Eastern ...... 3,031.02 1,454.84 553.89 White Cross supplies. ous spirit (Acts 2:46c). Buchh olz ser ved in the Armed Forces Over gan lo fail and a t intervals he spe nt some 1,311.79 3,328.06 Mrs. Ernest Lang, Reporter. seas and it was durin g that lime that his lime in the hospitals bu t his health a lways Northern ...... 2,374.43 (c) Consideration for one another, health was impaired b y poison gas. On Northwestern ...... 7,361.ll3 7,900.40 7,85 1.30 improved to the extent that he enjoyed __...._ -...... _....._ ...... a gentle and forgiving spirit, Dec. 12. 1931 he was united in marriage to himself with his loved ones. In his strong Pacific ...... S·,562.53 3,736.17 8,638.86 .. a nd a desire to maintain t he Mrs. Florence Miller. Until 1941 he farmed faith in God h e resigned himselI to the Southern ...... 3,837.01 1,006.36 222.24 Southern Conference unity of the fellowsh ip (Col. 3: in the Avon District. then he moved lo complete will or God. On Ma,· 22 he die d Southwestern ...... 3,301 .07 3,009.56 2,201.27 Avon and became a member or the Avon in an Edmonton Hosp ital at the ripe age or 12-15). Baptist Church. Avon. S. Dak .. of which he 90 years, 3 months and 5 days. was a member un til his depa rture. Total Contributions ...... $39,975.33 $28,857.4 1 $39,236.70 Gala Parade Opens Vacation Bible (d) Willing co-operation and work He leaves to mourn his loss: his wife: ing together for the glory of Our brother had been in ilJ health since five sons; Gustave. Arthur. \Valier. Fred co~~.1;~~ions Other Total School, Central Baptist Church 1940. He spent considerable time in the and Elmer of Leduc: five daughters : Mrs. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED Purposes Contributions Waco, Texas ' God (Col. 3:17) Veterans Hospita l or the s tate or South Gus. Bienerl. Mrs. Julius Hammer of Leduc; A level of life so high and chal Dakota. We know b y his last testimony in Mrs. Sam Wuersch. Mrs. F ried a Frederick For the month of May, 1954 ...... $39,006.37 $ 968.96 $39,975.33 (c) the hospita l that he was rea d y to meet his a nd Mrs. Louis Riehl of Millet: on e brother. For the month of May, 1953 ...... S-2,757.20 3,899.79* 28,857.41 D Saturday, May 29th, was Preparation lenging that it will inspire its Savior whom he loved with all his heart. Mr. Adolph Roth or Leduc. 27 grandchil For the month of May, 1952 ...... 30,594.40 8,642.30 39,236.70 ay for the Vacation Bible School of members to greater love and dren and 27 great-grandchildren. as well as the Central Baptist Church Waco He leaves lo mourn: his wife: s tep-son. a host of relati\les and friends. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR service (Heb. 10:24). Lorence Miller: two brothers: David or li~~a stheUKo n ~mi;il e tion of ;eg i stra~ Wessing ton Springs .. S. D ak.; Albert o f Wa Moy the God o f a ll comfort fill the hea r ts April I, 1954 to May 31, 1954 ...... $100,837.36 $ 2,157.78 $102,995.15 Mil ' . ev. ouis Johnson a nd Mr. dena. Minn.: two sisters: Mrs. E . Radack. of the bereaved with a blessed hope or " April I, 1953 to May 31, 1953 ...... 101,718.92 3,618.12 105,::m.04 Applying the Lesson: Avon, S . Oak .. and Mrs. J asper Bu:ma. Wes glorious reunion. Since the Rev. H. Schat7. L. ton Lippert led the parade with Mr. Upon the basis of the standa rds sington Springs. South D akota. H is paren.ts. was not home. the undersigned with the April l, J952 to May 31, 1952 ...... 77,561. 54 14,982.05 92,543.89 ippert .at the PU b!ic address system 1 three brothers and one s ister preced ed h nn assistance of the Rev. E . Hoffman of Wiesen CON'I'RIBUTIONS RECEIVED FOR THE TRIENNIUM ~ nnouncin g and inviting th h 'ld set .forth in today's lesson, how do the in death. lhal brought messnges of comfort both in m the · · ·l e c 1 ren the Germnn and English lnnguag e . Funernl April l, J9 52 to May 3 l , l 954 ...... $1, 110,618.10 $ ll 2,842.05 $ 1,223,460. 15 School v~in 1 Y3lor our church to Bible ser vices of your church measure up T he undersigned led the funeral service ser vices were held in the First 'Baptist and spoke on Mall. 11 :28 before a large Church. April l,, 1951 to May 31, 1953 ...... l,009,228.50 187,964.58 l ,197,193.08 C hildr~n ~rr to June 4, inclusive. in vitality and strength? April 1, 1950 to May 31 , 1952 ...... 879,938.94 220,373.45 2. How does the fellowship in your a udience. Temple Baptist Church. l , I 00,3 12.39 adults f~ll~ e~ t~ and other interested Leduc . Alberta Adjustment of prior month's distribution. church measure up to t he above stand Avon. sou th D akota large s·g1 we m decor a ted cars w ith WALTER S TEI N, Officia ting Pastor. J . C. KRAENZLER. Officiating Minister. ns announcing the school. ards? Page 24 BAPTIST HERALD r----~ ~+- - 'f--~-· ~- ~ -::!' -"!"~ :t - ~ - ~ ~~ ~ "'!'" ~ :t · -"!' · ~i T hey ha ve sliding doors and win dows in most of their homes. These ca n ea sily be removed in the h eat of the summer w hich m a kes the home La::~.~~~.~~~.:~~~~~~. ~.~.~:~~~ =~ke light and cool but at the sam e t im e [ .. J, very unsafe. It is not a t all rare for the excuse, " I could n't lea ve the house r August 7-14, 1954 J a lon e," to be used w hen they a re asked to attend church instead of the one so • I nspirational program. • Sponsored by our "Ba ptist often used in the states, " I couldn 't 1~~ • All kinds of recreation. M en." leave the baby ." For if the J a panese ! .·Ji w omen (and q uite often t he m en a nd • Delightful Christian fellowship. • "A Spiritua l Vacationland" that older children ) go out, t hey take t he '( . Accommoda tions for the family. you will n ever forget. baby a long str apped · to their back. In I the country one can even se e t he ' L ast Call for Registrations! women w orking 4n t he fi elds w it h t he '! ba by sleeping on the ir backs. ~( Write to MR. LOVE FOR THE JAPANESE Our daily prayer is that w e m ight L .. -...... better understand and lo ve the J a pa nese people . T hey a re not quick to GOD'S BATTLE IN JAPAN are covered with soft straw mats confide in others, so we m ust fi rst w in ca ll ed " tata mi." It is aga inst all e ti them thr ough love to ourselves, and (Cont inued from Page 7) q uette to wear shoes in a J a pa nese then we can tell them of t he Christ women earn extra money by r aising home. Not wearing our shoes in the who loves them and will save t h em silkworms in the home. Still others house really saves on the cleaning, so from their sins. These people ar e con are skilled in artistic crafts such a s I heartily welcome t his custom ! The fronted with m a ny problems t hat do weaving, making artificial flo wers, " tatami" is made of stra w and covered not face t he Amer ican Christians. Thus woodblock printing a nd m any other w ith a fine m atting woven of rush. It we must learn to u nderstand their craf ts of t his nature. It is also not a t has a real pleasant sm ell w hen new. problems befor e we ca n he lp them. a ll strange to see women do such un There is a Japa nese saying that "Ta E ven th ough their proble ms arc usual tasks as to help the men build tami a nd wife are best w hen new." differen t, the grace of God is sufficient roads and clean streets. It seems to us The manner in which the people of for all t heir needs as well as for all that there ar e m ore women street J a pa n sit on t he "tatami" is unique . ours. In God's W ord they too -::a n fi nd c leaners than m en. They squa t square ly on toes and heels. help for a ll their needs. Thus we con Many people sit with crossed legs in stantly feel tha t we must lea n heavily T he J a panese homes are smal l and front, but no other people squat down upon t he Word of Goel in dealing w ith ra ther ba re of f urniture. The fl oors as the Japa nese do. them. _,_.
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