The Baptist Herald
A DENOMINATIONAL PAPER VO I CI N G THE I N TERESTS OF THE GERMAN BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE'S AND S UNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS' UNION ' Volume Five CLEVELAND, 0 ., MARCH 15, 1927 Number Six
Teacher Training Class of Second German Bapt jst Church, Philadelphia, Pa .
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, 2 THE BAPTIST HERALD March 15, 1927 3 What's Happening
Read the preliminary announcement and the others had been on the prayer an active part. Last but not least was The Baptist Herdld about the new bi-lingual song book in list of the Men's Prayer Group, which the sumptuous lunch prepared by the la "Editorial Jottings" on another page. meets every Saturday evening at the dies and everyone did justice to that. church. The Lord still hears and an MRS. HENRY ESCHENBACH, failure in the evangelization of sinners from the The opening chapters of "The Glass Evangelism in the Sunday School swers prayers. Praise his name! Ten Sec. Ladies Aid. Window" in the next number of the N our homeland the Sunday school is th e greatest world? Every effort should be made to win 100% have already desired to unite with the of our pupils for Christ and the church. Moody "Herald." Watch for it. You will like church. evangelistic agency of th e church. It was cre it as you go along. Lincoln Evening at Minneapolis I said: "If we can save one generation we have put The B. Y. P . U. of the Humboldt Park B. Y. P. U. ated primarily as an agency for bringing lost souls Meetings at Gillette, Wis., are well at Church, Rev. F. L. Hahn, pastor, gave a to Christ. In those early days its workers went out the devil out of business." tended, reports Pastor W. A. Zecks~r. The B. Y. P. U. of the First German very clever radio program on the eve Baptist Church of Minneapolis, Minn., into the highways and byways and gathered in the The Sunday school gives us a point of contact to English preaching services have been m ning of March 1st. A studio was rigged thousands of non-Christians and non-church attend troduced for the first and third Sunday had as a week-end guest Miss Esther neglected and untaught. up behind the kitchen and the program Knapp, daughter of Rev. Knapp of ants. The church should consider every such per evening of each month. broadcast over wire through a radio set Today with its amazing development in organ Hutchinson, Minn. son in every family rep~·esented in the church and Miss Elizabeth Heide, nurse at the Old in the audience room. The program be ization, literature and methods the modern Sunday Friday, February 11, a program was school as a soul for whose salvation it is in a large Folks Home, Philadelphia, Pa., will pay spoke thoughtfulness and good prepara given in memory of Abraham Lincoln· · school is still the whitest part of the church's white a visit to her parents in Poland. She tion. The executive and promotion com Miss Esther Knapp gave an interest measure responsible. And whenever Sunday school mittee of the Chicago Jugendbund had a harvest field. The main business of the Sunday has r eceived a prolonged vacation. She ing talk on "Lincoln's Life as a Chris school is still to win the lost to Christ. It is our first scholars profess conversion, the rest of the house sails in March and expects to r eturn supper and business session preceding tian.'' Music was furnished by the choir the B. Y. p. U. meeting at which 25 sat hold should immediately be sought out. again in August. and the men's chorus. Bernard Elftmann and greatest task. The scholar's conversion is the at table. The society has r evived fin ely Rev. E. G. Kliese of the Passaic, N. ]., r ecited "Lincoln's Gett ysburg Address" foundation of all spiritual culture. To neglect it - of late. Miss Hulda Brueckman, mission may be an eternal calamity to the pupils and a What About Decision Day? church had baptized several on Feb. 27 ary, is a strong booster and helper in and Miss Eva Hensel gave a reading, and reeeived five in church on March 6. the B. Y. P. U. work. "0 Captain, My Captain.'' Miss Anna lasting reproach to the teachers. To fail here is to DECISION DAY in the Sunday school is not in Two of the latter came from Germany. Klassen gave a piano solo after which sidetrack the ma.in business of th e school. tended to take the place of the regular revival The choirs of the church are to give a The Committee of the German Section Rev. Knapp closed 'the program with a concert on March 17. of the Pan-Ukrainian Union of Baptists short talk and prayer. There is no group of workers, not excepting the meeting nor to be a miniature revival in itself. It met in Odessa, Russia, in October last Saturday afternoon a group of young ministers, that has a more favorable opportunity is not to be looked upon as a sort of confirmation A new young people's society of 15 and adopted a l:lliOlution stating that folks accompanied by Miss Hensel took a ·for soul-winning work than our Sunday school - day. Some children are in danger at this point. members has been organized in the "the Baptists of German nationality be trip to the University of Minnesota. church at San Francisco, Cal., Rev. Wm. lieve in accordance with the Word of God Since the weather was unfavorable for workers. Those who are most susceptible to the Ther e is danger that we may expect too much Ritzmann, pastor. We wish the new so (Romans 13) that political authority is a sleigh ride party in the evening, a gospel message belong to the Sunday school. of a single day and so place less stress upon con- ciety a long and prosperous career cou of God and that they are under obliga party was planned at t he home of Rev. It is generally conceded that the churches receive tinuous effort for the scholar. A single service can pled with numerical and spiritual tion to fulfill all civic duties, including Appel, pastor of our chur ch. Games growth. fully eighty per cent of their new members from not atone for a long period of neglect and careless military service, in lhe same fashion as were played and refreshments were the Sunday school. Youth is the time when most' ness. There is danger that we shall make too much Rev. Phil. Patzner, who has been pas all citizens of the land. They r egard war served thus ending the enjoyable eve tor of our First Church in Union City, as a very great evil and welcome every ning. decisions for Christ are made. The children, the ado over-the day as though we could do the most N. J., for nearly five years, has resigned effort for world peace; nevertheless, in Miss Knapp took part in the Sunday boys and girls, the young people, who constitute spiritual work by a sort of wholesale process; in order to accept the call of the church case the government calls upon them to services in singing and speaking. After the largest part of the school, are not yet sinhard- whereas with the child and youth the work should in Leduc Alta., as successor to Rev. E. defend the land, they feel themselves the evening service she r eturned to St. ened and ~abit-boun~. Their minds are receptive be personal, individual and direct. P. Wahl.' Bro. Patzner closes his work bound to take part in such defense, know Cloud where she is taking a course in in Union City with the end of April and ing that the r esponsiblity for the shed music in the Normal College. a_nd retentive a~d then· hearts.tender. This is God'·.:; Nothwithstanding the dangers, there is a wise expects to begin in Leduc in June. ding of blood in war r ests upon the po ADELE ELFTMANN, time for _salvation,_ the best time, the easiest time. and safe path to a gi·eat work of gr~ce in our litical leaders responsible for the out They be_hev.e the ~1ble to be the 'Yord of God, They schools by the use of a Decision Day, if we properly The German-speaking Baptist churches break of war." Sec. of B. Y. P. U. of Southern Russia, according to the have faith m t~en· teacher~ .. It is the logical time ~ appreciate and regard it. "Familienfreund," their or gan, have re A Dollar Party for the a lert! skilful and Spmt-filled teacher to lead We should look upon it as a climax to a period of ceived permission to hold certain the~l~g ical courses in Odessa. The authonties On F eb. 15 the Ladies Aid of the Ger The Baptist Herald them to Chnst. special seeking after God. It should not be a sud man ~apti st Church, Ableman, Wis., Rev. have gr anted this permission in accord den thing1 but a culmination of our teaching, of our ance with the law. These theological H. Rieger, pastor, gave a novel social Published semi-mont hly by the Undeveloped Evangelistic Resources praying, of our personal work in behalf of our courses are the vital nerve of these which bore the name of "Dollar Party.': churches as it solves the provision of It was not only a success socially but GERMAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY l\ SURVEY made among the Sunday school scholars. preacher s for them in the future. financially as well. 3734 Payne Avenue Cleveland, Ohio .Cl. workers of a large number of Baptist church es Decision D~y should be regard_ed as a time for Mr. and Mrs. Eckstein very graciously Rev. Wm. L. Schoeffel of Hoboken, Rev. A. P. Mihm, Editor discloses the fact that 90% of all the active workers registering results. Our efforts in behalf of our opened their home and acted as host and Contributing Editors: became members of the church before they were scholars should bear fruit sometime; this is the time N. J., is preaching a series of ser?'1ons hostess for the occasion. Every one was during March on the general topic . of Albert Bretschneider A. A. Schade asked to earn a. dollar and that night the O. E. Krueger G. W. Pust 20 years of age. Sixty per cent made the supreme to look for it. We should regard Decision Day as Faith. The subjects for the respective dollars were given and the experiences decision at the age of twelve. The Sunday sch ool a time for revealing· conditions, both in the school, Sundays ar e: The Venture ?f Faith; " The Baptist H erald" is a denominational of "how they earned them" wer e r elated periodical devoted to the interests of t he German also gives the church the largest percentage of F aith in God; F aith in Chn st J esu s ; in the classes and also in the hearts of the scholars. Many i:iteresting storie_s we1·e recited a~ Baptist Young People's and S"unday School Justification by Faith. On Sunday eve ministers and missionaries. Most new church or If the work of the teacher does not tend to produce our ladies, husbands, children and friends W orkers' U nion a t the subscription price of ganizations are the outgrowth of Sunday schools. ning, Feb. 20, Br o. Schoeffel began a gave their dollar s·. I cannot relate all of " $1.25 a Year. such a love for Christ as may easily be developed series of Bible talks, illustrated by ster e them but I shall give you an idea of how (24 cents additional to foreign countries) But the wonderful triumphs of the Sunday school into a desire to accept him as the personal Savior , opticon, which will take his people they were ear ned. Some of the ladies Advertis ing rates, 60 cents per inch s ingle should not blind our eyes to its vast undeveloped the day will reveal it. If there sh~uld . be a dearth through the entire Bible. column, 21h inches wide. baked cakes ~nd doughnuts and sold resources. A careful study of the modern Sunday of decisions in the whole school, it might be well The revival meetings at the Union them, some knit ted, some sold candy one All editorial correspondence is to be addressed to Rev. A. P. Mihm, 7346 Madison St., Forest school movement reveals t he fact that while it is for a ll workers connected therewith to inquire the Church Arnold Pa ., Rev. C. E . Crame You Can't Get Along Without It thing but worshipful. As a leader why Mrs. Farmer paused for a minute, then "Prayer is a Clwistian's strength, not school yourself to speak clearly, began again smilingly. "But you 1."1low His very breath and. being." distinctly, and loud enough to be h eard there's a verse in the Bible a.bout the by those you lead? It is not necessary righteous. 'Though be fall be shall rise The wise Sunday school worker ' vill that you shout; only speak clearly and again.' I can't quote it exactly, but any r ealize this truth and will not attempt to distinctly, as if talking with someone in how it's so. Miss Fairchild came back, perform his task .unaided from on high. the rear of the room.-Workers' Council. and she had been to a Sunday school in Quiet fellowship with God equips the stitute and grown in grace. It was she worker with strength and wisdom in his The Details who suggested that the juniors go up task of building character patterned JULIA M. T EN BROECK stairs and she have charge of them. We after Jesus Christ. Prayer renews cour voted to accept her offer one rainy night age, puts fear to rout, brings calm assur "Oh, do come in!" cried Mrs. Carr. when there were only enough there to ance of divine h elp anllicounsel. It is not "I'm so glad to see you. You're the first make a quorum. Why Jed wasn't there beggary. It is not soliloquy. It is com person who has called that can tell me I don't know. Well, the plan has worked munion with God. The Sunday school about the Sunday school. I feel as if I like a charm. I do believe J ed doesn't worker is depriving himself of one of the had been away for t en years. Sit down. even know it. We sing hymns downstairs greatest blessings known to man when he Why didn't you write?" now, but our leader began with some old denies himself frequent periods of com "Oh-I just didn't," replied Mrs. Far ones. You know, J ed's favorite song is munion with the heavenly Father. mer placidly. She gazed affectionately at 'Oh, to Be Nothing, Nothing.'" Throughout the ages men have found in her friend. "The Sunday school is doing prayer a never-failing source of strength "But Mrs. Perkins-how did you man well, and we enjoy our Senior and Junior age with her?" and spiritual refreshment. How many Departments very much." times our Savior drew apart from the "Oh, just let me tell you. She didn't "What? Have you actually managed vote for the change; still, she said very multitude and even from the Twelve and to organize those departments? Do give little. And the first Sunday after the spent long hours ill> quiet fellowship and me the details at once." conversation with his Father! Surely if juniors left, what did she and her class this communion was a necessity in J esus' Mrs. Farmer smiled and settled her self do but take the place where the little life it is a necessity also in the life of the more comfortably in her chair. "Yes, Bluebirds sat-right between the two modern Sunday school worker. · Ellenville Sunday School has put itself front windows. You know it was dark in in the first class and lived to tell the the corner where they used to be. There "Pray to God at the beginning of thy story; but it was a straggle, I assure works" advised a n ancient philosopher, t hey sat, all smiles. Se> now, at last, you. The night we finally voted to have Mrs. Perkins sees things in a new light.'' "that 'thou mayest bring them to a good the seniors go upstairs, the sounds of conclusion." Most pastors, before enter conflict must have been heard in the ing the pulpit, seek a few moments of street. The way J ed Stevens acted-" The Bulletin Board communion with God. In the quiet. of "Oh J ed Stevens!" interjected Mrs. An incr easing number of churches are their studies they are endowed with that Carr.' making use of the bulletin board, either illumination and given that measure of "Yes, isn't he?" returned Mrs. Farmer. attached to the church or occupying a guidance which in their own strength conspicuous place on the church lawn. they could not have. In the same way "And what reason "I promised Frank I would not tell made the deep regrets of the ot her s seem missionary work, gave an illustrated lec be excused at two, Don, we would like ture on China, showing no Jess .than you to take us shopping in the car. This anyone but you, grandmother,'' he said, slight in comparison. Mrs. Keith was Jessica of the Catnerons confidentially, "but I knew you would be t he first r eal friend t he girl had known ninety slides taken by himself during his warm sun will soon t haw the snow, so labors in China. If we ever became con SYLVIA STEWART that it will be very sloppy to walk." so pleased to know that he has not since the death of h er mother; and she smoked a cigaret nor touched a drop of vainly tried to comfort Beat rice with scious of the great danger of our coun Copyright 1924, by the American Sunday School Union. Printed bY permission "Delighted! I have no classes after liquor since the night of our Hallowe'en promises of return, and frequent letters. t ry becoming mixed up with the imper two since hol idays; but have been put party. He said if J essica and I could The time came when she must be away, ialistic designs of the European powers (Conclusion) some arrangement like that might be ting in time at Manual. At your service, made for the future, and papa be per overlook such a break as he had made and she was forced to unclasp the closely on China and our ri'sk of losing the Sober second thought dispelled her first ladies!" friendship of that great nation it was transport of joy. If mamma would miss suaded to try a change of base." only the week before, it was up to him to clinging arms, and go, a storm of sobs He disappeared, to be seen no more be fi t to train in our gang. It was all following her from the door. then. It was one of t he fin est lectures grandma, what of her loneliness with " That would please you, wouldn't it until he joined Jessica at the door a s she mamma?" ' your doing, grandmother, inviting him, we ever listened to. A collection of $18.62 both grandmother and h erself away? started for school. She was still uncom Railway officials are usually indifferent was taken for t he Chinese mission work. What of Harry and Don and papa? What " I would tr.y to endure it," answered you know." to coming and going of passengers; but fortable in her own mind regarding this "It shall be all yours to hold him to Among the many songs of good cheer of Margie, who had been so faithful to h e~ mother, with a smile. "And now, get a group at t he Lake Shore station on the latest plan, though it h ad the endorse his good resolution," said Mrs. Keit h, during the evening were the following the painting lessons t hat her progress this .matter. ~ettled in your mind by ment of her elders. following Monday afternoon was the cen mormng, girlie, for it will hurry us earnestly. "Don't let him go, Don. If two, copyrighted by the pastor, Rev. E. had been little short of marvelous ? "I don't feel a bit right about going ter of attraction. The par lor-car tickets Umbach, but which he allows any of our Margie, who had been grandmother's somewhat to fi t out another traveler in we had left him out that night, this might ~way and leaving everybody,'' she began. were taken simply in the names of Mrs. men's organizations to use. loyal and earnest champion in her many t hree days' time." never have happened. Don't step down Do you think I ought to go, Don?" yourself, laddie, to the level of an erring Dorothy Keith and Miss Jessica Cam plans for the pleasure and usefulness of "I am not going to settle it at 11 ,, eron; but no queen taking leave of her said Jessica. "You and papa and a ' "I t hink you would be a big mutt if friend, but stoop ; stoop, and lift up (Tune: "Ich bin der Doktor Eisenhart") their club? . t . gram- you didn't!" he r eplied with brother ly loyal subjects could have recei\ ed a She lay silent so long that her mother sie are o. sett1 e it for me, and I will be hard." more royal farewell than did this sweet frankness. "You bet I wouldn't turn At the close of the evening the club My dad is the best friend I have, thought possibly, worn out by her con content with wha tever you t hink be t,, faced, elderly woman, from the group of Deedle dee, deedle dee dum. flicting emotions, she had fallen asleep. "It certainly should not be a d"sffi. down such a chance!" presented Mrs. Keith with a handsome . I icu 1t "You can't think how funny I felt young people t hat clustered around her He plays with me and likes to laugh, She bent down, and J essica put both ma~te,~ totget tdhehquest1on settled on that Bible, a gold-color ribbon bearing the on the platform. Somewhat apart from when mamma said gramsie needed me,'' monogram of each member laid within at Deedle dee, deedle dee dum, arms gently around her neck once more. b as1s, r e urne er mother, as she kissed ~he others stood a pretty, dark-eyed girl pursued J essica. "Just as if I was of the text which was their club motto. Oh! he's so jolly, one can see, " I want to go, mamma, oh, you don't her tenderly. And returning to the li- 111 a red cloak and tam-o-shanter· and as brary, she gave her husband d h some importance, you know. I told her Marjorie, as president, made the pres 1 Deedle dee, deedle dee, deedle dee, dee. know how very much I want to go," she Mrs. Keith approach ed her to bid her He surely is a pal to me: said softly, "but I just don't believe I mother Jessica's decision. an er at first I didn't t hink I ought to go away entation speech, and for once her merry from you and Harry and the rest, and I good-by she thrust into her hands a bas Deedle dee, deedle dee dum. can. I am certain I could keep up my "Well, J essica,'' said her father ladyship was most impressively solemn. ket containing a choice supply of fruit with a cheerful countenance h" d ' as ~e e l the same way yet," she added, glanc painting and my m usic, a nd my school . is augh "We don't give you a Bible because we for the journey. "My father he send work too; for gramsie is dandy help. te r ma d e h er appearance at th b ing doutbfully at her brother. think you need one so much, but because this," she said. " He wish you good luck.'' My son, it's true, is my delight, And I would try to help her so much fast table,." have yo ~ settled thatem reak '.'We'll get along all right,'' he said, we know you use one often, and follow it I love him, it can't be denied, that she would have time for me, but I tous question overnight to you omen Philosophically. "I'll be a sister to around a good deal; and we thought it The family party which accompanied There's not a moment I can spare don't see how I can go. I don't think I everybody's sati sfactio~ ?" r own and Harry, and I have so much to do in would be a very good way to remind you them had enter ed t he train for a hurried Which I don't like with him to share. would have looked at it this way last "No, papa. I decided last sc~oo l from now till June that the t ime not to forget us. We marked this par but less public farewell when a messen~ fall, for I didn't think very much, t hen, leave it to you and mamma." night to wil,l Pass in a jiffy. But you can bet, sis, ticular verse because you first taught us ?er boarded it hastily, 'and deposited an We're fathers here and sons today, what 'in honor preferring one another' "What q ues tion• ?". d emand d D we ll have high jinks when I do get away how much there was in it. And we are immense package, bearing Mrs. Keith's And this's the thing for which we pray meant. But now I know that Don an Mens Mass Meeting of Greater Rev. Olthoff then responded to the sev New Books there not real encouragement in knowing stressing particularly its highest aim as New York and New Jersey eral welcomes with an enthusiastic and From the General these facts? Do we not need some en far above all else-its soul-winning mis hopeful outlook for the future, leaving (Order all books through German Baptist couragement in carrying out a project sion. A great gathering had been planned Missionary Secretary's Desk with us the thought that winning souls Publication Society, Cleveland, 0.) such as t his ? Personally I believe strong As a fitting climax for " Young Peo for and was prepared under the auspices was the important work to be carried on Rev. Wm. Kuhn ly in people committing themselves pub of the "Mannerbund of New York and further. ple's_ Month" our ~radu~tion exercises The Bible Status of Women. Rev. Lee licly to a proposition or a cause and then were held in connection with our Sunday Vicinity" for February 10. Modestly After the doxology was sung by the Anna Starr, D. D., LL. D. F. H. Revell At the time of this writing 1768 have Jet such act of committal become \videly speak·ing, it was a grand success. evening service on January 30. In the congrega tion Rev. Olthoff, the guests, the Co., New York. 416 pages. $3.00. r egistered t hemselves at this office as known. We do that in practicing bap absence of our pastor Rev. John Schmidt "Old Second "as we call t he church on pastors and wives from the churches of This is a remarkable and noteworthy members of the Prayer League. The re tism. I am not unaware of t he danger s opened the service by conducting the de 43rd Street, New York City, was gala in t he city and the congregation assembled sponse to this prayer call has been most that lurk along every road of procedure. votional exercise!l and later spoke words festival attire with flags, bunting, plant s, book. The author is an ordained minister in the church parlors where r efresh of t he Methodist Protestant Church· As encouraging. Now t hat this matter has After all I have said, I r ecognize fully of advice, admonition and encourage flowers and mottoes. Old friends were ments were ser ved. been presented from the pulpits of our t hat everyone has the liberty to follow ment. Mrs. Kose, O'Ur teacher, intro glad again to greet each other in this minister of several churches, as a dis The church was beautifully decorated tinguished lecturer, as one who has a churches, doubtless many more will reg his own convictions. The praying on the duced the members of the class in a fit place of worship. The large Men's ister. After the appeal of the Prayer for this glad occasion. The platform of thorough acquaintance with the original part of those who join the Praye; Lea?ue ting manner and conducted t he gradua Chorus was seated around the pastors of the auditorium was decked 'vith ferns League will have been presented in our is more important than the registration. tion exer cises. Short accounts of some our sixteen churches who in their place languages of the Bible as well as with Young People's Societies, we confidently and flowers, while the red and white t he literature of her subject, the author Very sincerely yours, of the phases of the Teacher Training were as a guard around the chairman motif was attractively carried out in the expect that many from these groups will has been admirably fitted for the task WILLIAM KUHN. Course were presented by three of our and speaker of the evening. The well dining rooms. Red and white sweet peas register as members of the Prayer class. The Misses Laura Auch and Ida fi.lled auditorium spoke for itself. she has so well performed. E very pas League. We accept the fact that so in crystal baskets and lighted red tapers sage in the Bible r eferring to woman is Draeger reviewed briefly our Bible study Bro. Joseph Conrad of Clifton, N. J., were used on all tables. many of our people are committing them Teach er Training Class, Second and t he psychological principles of the treated in this book and woman's status selves in all sincerity to pray as a pledge presided in his usual dignified manner. As t he Madison church has always had Church, Philadelphia cour se respectively. Miss Marguerite in the J e'vish nation as well as in the a nd an earnest of the coming revival. Several inspiring hymns were sung. Rev. leaders of faith and courage, we are Christian church is dealt with in a com (See picture on front page) Gae~er touched Baptist history and W. J. Zirbes read the Scriptures and again looking forward, hopeful of great There ar e many evidences that the re prehensive, illuminating and sympathetic vival is already upon us. the Training of t he devotional life and Rev. Paul Wengel led in prayer. A achievements under the leadership of It was Graduation Day. Our diplomas specialization work. manner. This book will become a stand In promoting any denominational proj have finally been awarded. For more hearty welcome was given by the pastor Bro. and Sister,., Olthoff. E. S. ard authority on this important subject. Our Sunday school superintendent pre of the church, Rev. H. F. Hoops, and a ect, one must always expect to have a than three years we have looked forward r esponse by our pr esident. The Men's It ought to be of special and attractive diversity of opinion. Recently the fol to the day when our study was to be rec sented the diplomas and welcomed _the Busy Bees members as Sunday school teachers mto Chorus of sixty voices heartily sang interest to leaders of women's work in lowing Jetter was received from one of og nized. In view of the fact that no A new society of our church, First our churches. t he r egular work and also reminded us "Jesus wird siegen," Bro. Oscar H. Con our most spiritual and intelligent pas compulsory attendance Jaws or daily German Baptist Church of Harlem cel of our added r esponsibilities as a result rad, directing. 1 tors. It may be helpful to read the let r ecitation marks hung over our heads, we ebrated its first birthday on February 8 The Real Jesus and Other Ser·nwns. ter together with our r esponse. of our t r aining. "Make me a Channel Rev. G. H. Schneck of New Britain, r ightfully consider our completion of the 1927. It is t he Busy Bee Sewing Circl~ James Allan Francis, D. D. The Judson Standard Teacher Training Cow·se as of Blessing" was sung by the class ~nd Conn., then delivered the address of the and is formed of the younger women of N. N., February 14, 1927. Rev. J. Schmidt asked God's blessmg occasion upon the t heme: "The Nar row Press, Philadelphia. 131 pages. $1.25. My dear Brother Kuhn:- noteworthy. We found it a bit difficult the congregation. The society was or to do our best in this endeavor in addition upon the class. Road for the Modern Man." (This ad ganized February 9, 1926, primarily as a A book we have r ead with delight and I made the Prayer League announce dress is published in full in this number P:ofit. The sermons preached by the to our other regular work, but not one On our class picture you will find from social club. But the members have ar ment and appeal yesterday. The appeal left to right in first row: Clara Schwartz, of the "Herald." Editor.) gifted pastor of the First Baptist Church for prayer coming from t he Finance in looking back can r egret having ex rived at t he conclusion that such an or pended this extra.effort. The twelve unit Marguerite Gaertner, Mrs. ~- A . Kose, A mixed quartet from Passaic favor ed ganization as our s can be of use to the ?f Los Angeles, Cal., were taken down Committee strikes some folks as extra m shorthand by a friend and are now credit diploma has been earned by nine teacher Laura Auch, Natahe Huffert; us with "Nearer, my God, to thee" w.ith Master and for our second year we are ordinary, and then some - - . They in seco~d row, stan~ing; Id_a Draeger, variations. After r eceiving the offermg given to a wider audience. There is fine have a suspicion that the Finance Com of us, two students specializing during pledging ourselves to :work for the Lord the last three u nits in Beg inners, Pri Martha Lapsch, J enme Schmidt, Martha for our t r easury for Home Missions, the - exposition of the personality and work mittee spells prayer with t hree letters like bees in what ever tasks he may send mary, Junior and Adolescent work, one Pfeiffer, Elsie Kalkbrenner. . surprise and climax of the evening was our way. The society meets the first and of the Savior and he is made real to us "pay." in these pages. member taking Adult teaching. May God give us strength and wisdom r endered by our Men's Chorus. Under t hird Tuesday of each month and we I am glad you are not publishing the to carry out the principles learned in names of the signers. I a m not even In September, 1923, the class was or the genial and enchanting smile of our have a circle song,-a circle motto or such a way t hat his kingdom may pr~fit Religious Education Music Manual. keen on tabulating the number s from ganized through the efforts of Mrs. Emma director, O. H. Conrad, we heard sung as rather t wo,-"Jesus Only" and "Success most, for this is the end toward which Co~piled and edited by Lucy Carolyn each church. We have a group of folks B. Meier, our church missionar y, and for perhaps never before the chorus "My Awaits at Labor's Gate." We hope to we strive. IDA DRAEGER. Anchor holds." be able to live up to our busy namesake Mam. 270 pages. $1.75. here who are really concerned about the one-half of the course we studied 'vith The benediction was pr onounced by Our birthday night program was inter~ . This is a splendid book intended espe spiritual awakening, but I do not expect her, but a t this point with deepest r egret Rev. Becker. Old friendly greetings wer e esting, being considerably varied as to c1a~ly for use in both week-day and va to r eport the number. we had to see Mrs. Meier leave us to en Untidiness exchanged and we turned homeward'. in,: t alents. We ha d some congregational ~ation church schools. The introduction This is not a criticism, only an expres ter Columbia University for further study. We were more than fortunate in A housekeeper felt compelled to scold spired to walk the "Narrow Way to Life singing, scripture reading, prayer, a wel is by Thomas S. Young, D. D., Director sion of my own feeling in the matter. her housemaid for untidiness. Perhaps and to render better service individually come address by our president, singing of Vacation and Week-day schools of the Sincerely your s, having our pastor's wife, Mrs. S. A. Kose, continue the work with us. F or she was a bit surprised to hear the maid und unitedly with God's children in the of our Circle s~n g , " The Busy Bees," by Northern Baptist Convention. The songs say: " I am sure the rooms would be clean places the Lord gave us. the "Bees," various reports, a vocal duet have been carefuly chosen to meet the the h elpful and n ever-to-be-forgotten February 15, 1927. instruction which our two teachers have enough if it were not ~or the n~sty sun, E. G. KLIESE. a missionary playlet, "Aunt Elizabeth'~ ~eed s of .beginners, primary, junior and which is always showmg the dirty cor Missionary Tea," after which an offering My dear Brother · · · · · · · : · · · · given us, we as a class have reason to be intermediate pupils. In addition the book As the Finance Comnuttee has been especially grateful. They have made it ners!" was taken up. Then we heard an inter offers Scripture readings relaxation and Reception for Rev. and Mrs. charged to carry out all promotional possible for u s to obtain besides t he te>.."t Do we smile at and pity the poor girl? esting talk . by our church missionary, secular s~ction and gar:ies. A set of work for the budget and as we are more Yet that is precisely what many people Olthoff Miss Adelaide Orthner, after which a book knowledge a store of valuable ap complete Indexes increases the helpful strongly convinced than ~ver before that plications and results of actual e>..rper are thinking and saying a bout their After having been without a pastor piano solo was played, then the closing ness of the book, which is indeed a book moral condition in the world today. They hymn and benediction. All the numbers prayer is t he most efficient method of iences in trying O'U t the various theori ~s . for three mont hs, the church of Madison, nhot only for the teacher's hand but for consider t hemselves quite respectable and on the program were rendered by our stimulating giving a11;ong our member s, P erhaps the outstanding personal gam S. D., was glad to extent a h ear ty wel t e pupil's eyes as well. Commended t o we do not find it at all mcongruous for the has been the deepening of our individual they feel no need of clean~ing, c_ert~inly come to Rev. and Mrs. Olthoff on own talent. At the clos~ o~ the enter all workers with children. . Conlmittee to promote the no consciousness .of filth m theu mner t?e tainment, everyone was mvited to Par F mance appreciation and under standing of the evening of February 4. In spite of ram, 01 68 Prayer League. nature. But let the sunlight from above t he church members were out in goodly take of r efreshments served in the lower B 1~ ~ New and Stories True. Bertha Bible and our relation to it. meeting r oom of our church. I am glad to hear that you have a stream into their darkened hearts a.nd numbers. Na win Tralle. Fleming H. Revell Co., A banquet was given in honor of the lives and the dust \vill be seen in t he air ANNETTE EHRENSTEIN, Sec. ew York. 172 pages. $1.50. . . our church who are really con- class by Rev. and Mrs. S. A. Kose on group m Y . . k · It and ~ ll around. The fault is not \vith the The program consisted of a violin pre cerned about the sp1ntual awa emng. J anuary 29, at which t ime we lude, sever al anthems by the choir and a ~oo~ed sun but with the sinner. The Flag that flies highest of all. Mar f Sto~e s form the highest entertainment will not be possible for all of us to ever back over the three years, remmdmg number by the male quartet. After a li~r c ~dren and powerfully affect their How often we need to pray wit h the garet M. ~lemens. The J udson Press, come mo. t perfect agreem. ent as to the· ourselves of those members who for var short pr ayer offered by Captain Kimball Philadelphia. 38 pages. rn·e an conduct. Here is a fresh gold b t methods of promotmg any campaign ious reasons had not been able to com Psalmist, "Purify me, and I sha ll be of the Salvation Army, Bro. Henry Roh 0 thine l character-building stories, 24 of the present one f?r the Prayer plete the course and had left the class. clean; wash me, and I sha ll be whiter rer, clerk of t he church, extended a wel T his little book, n eatl~ il!ustrated, con Ii~~ ern or children from four to eleven e are a ll so different because We a lso looked into the future through a than sn<>w." come in behalf of the congregation and tains a story of the Christian flag and a Years of ag "tt L eague. W d t . . I h e, wn en by one who knows of our temperaments an ramm~. am class prophecy .arranged by Miss Mar • • • different societies within the church to dramatization of the stor y. Just the T~w to. write them and to t ell them. . d however that t here will be a guerite Gaertner . Our Sunday school "Is Mrs. DeMuir an active member of Rev. and Mrs. Olthoff. Rev. J . S. Jones thing to give at some festival of th ere is an informing and suggestive convince , ' f h · · Bible school or Vacation school. Use i~ ch apter on " H . cl nse on the part o t ose JOm- superintendent, Mr. Adam Yung,_ spoke your sewing circle?" of the First Baptist Church welcomed A ow tell these stories." goo respo I . d t at Children's. Day, Rally Day or at a 1 to in the Prayer League. n _my JU pn~n to us about t he efficiency r equired m Sun "Oh, no! She never has a word to say the pastor in behalf of the Ministerial er:a ~~!~ b~ok for Sunday school tea.ch- g . uch advantage m pubhshmg - just sits there and sews all the time." Association and community in general. pat riotic service. t here is m rt' . t" I day sch ool work, comparing its nee.ds to gradW!es . egmners, primary and junior the number of those pa 1c1pa mg· s t hose of a modern factory or busmess, -Onward. March 15, 1927 13 12 THE BAPTIST HERALD admission to the ministry. On hearing teach school, work on the bench, to pray him preach, they r esolved that he be and pursue his studies. He gave Monday allowed to preach elsewhere in small to Languages, Tuesday to Science, His place::;. On Aug. 10, 1785, they licensed tory and Composition, Wednesday to lec Daily Scripture Portion Baptist Leaders him to preach, "wherever the providence turing, Thursday to visiting, F riday and Bible Readers Course of God might open the way." That way Saturday to preparation for the pulpit, was opened first at Moulton, where he and on Sunday he preached three times. E NDORSED BY Y OUNG PEOPLE'S AND Wm. Carey, Founder of Modern tree one day to reach a nest, when just became pastor , working at his trade to At this period, Dr· Arnold gave him the as he reached the top his foot slipped prevent starvation. The church, com use of his fine library. Carey used to S UNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS' UNION Missions and he fell. He fractured a limb a nd posed of poor people, was able to raise say in later life: "I can plod and to this A. P. MIHM was kept in bed fo r some weeks, but about enough to pay for the clothes I owe everything." MARCH. APRIL. when he got well enough to be out, the worn out in their service, about £10 per St. Luke. St Lu!:L. It was in the stately Government Ca rey's Famous Sermon House at Calcutta· The time is some first thing he did was to go and climb year. " For many a month at a time, l 9. 37-48 19. 4 1·48 that tree again. And this time he did neither I or my family tasted animal Carey was soon cheered on finding 2 9. 49·62 !I 20. 1•18 where in the first years of the 19th cen 8 JO. l·I: not fall. "It wasn't so much that I food, but though I even lacked bread that Andrew Fuller and a numbe.r of SS 20. 19·36 tury. In the drawing room of the gov 4 JO. 13->4 wanted the eggs, but it hurt me to be de many a time, I never repined·" Once a 4 20. 3i·47 ernor-general's ma nsion, he himself is other leading ministers shared his views, 51 10. 25· 4% talking with another English nobleman. feated. If I had waited forty years it fortnight Carey walked the 9 miles into although some others stood aloof. An s 2 1. 1·13 would have been just the same." His Northampton with his load of shoes, drew Fuller, large of body, big in heart, 6$ J I. 1-13 6 21. 14· 24 At this moment a little gentleman, pale, 7 21. 25·38 thoughtful and r efined, passes through sister Mary-he used t o carry her in his bringing back the materials for another strong in intellect, one of the leaders 7 I I. 14-26 arms in his rambles after plants and in 8 I I. 29·44 8 22. l·IJ the room and att racts the nobleman's fornight's work. among English Baptists at this period, 22. sects, says that he was always resolutely 9 JI. 45·54 9 14·:3 attention. "Who is this gentleman?" he While teaching school he closely stud had much to do with the making of Wm. 12. determined never to give up any point 10 1·15 IOS 22. 24 -38 inquired of the governor-general. "Oh, ied geography and revelled in Captain Carey. The fi rst time Fuller heard Carey II 12. 16-34 or particle of anything on which his preach, ho seized his hand as he left the 22. 39-53 that's Dr. Carey, the professor of Sa n mind was set until he ha.cl a rrived at a Cook's "Voyages Around the World." 12 12. 35·48 12I~ 22. 54·71 skrit, Bengali and Mahratta in the col What only excited the cu riosity of oth pulpit and told him of his pleasure that I 23. l·ll clear knowledge and sense of his sub 13$ 12. 49-59 lege of Fort William;" and then the gov their sentiments so closely corresponded. 23. 13·26 ject. He was not to be allured or di ~ rs in these stirring narratives, awak 14 13. 1 · 1 7 14IS1 23. 27•43 ernor added "He was once a shoemaker." ened his Christian sympathy and com When long years after news reached II> 13. 18·35 verted from it ; he was firm in his pur 16 23. The little g~ntleman overheard t he words passion. He made a rude globe of leather Carey in India that his friend was dead, 16 14. 1-14 44·s6 pose and steady in his endeavor to im he declared that his wish to see E ngland and stepping forward, in a very mod~st prove." and traced the outlines of the earth 17 14. 15 24 17$ 24. I·l2 but perfectly self-possessed way said: upon it for his classes. He put signs of had died too. 118 14. 25-35 2~. 13·24 Shoemaker's Apprentice :19 15. l · I O 181 24. "Excuse me, my Lord, I was only a cob his own on the parts where heathenism The Association met at Nottingham, 19 :5·3S bler." At the age of 14 he was bound an ap was darkest and most savage. Then the ' 2Q 24. 36·53 May 31, 1792, when Carey preached his 205 '15. 11•32 j ob. prentice to a shoemaker at Hackleton, 9 thought flashed upon him that 400 m.il 21 16. 1·18 "Only a Cobbler" g reat, epoch-making ser mon from Isaiah 2lj I . l•I E miles away. His plodding, persevering lions of people had never heard of Christ 54 : 2. 3: "Enlarge the place of thy tent 22 16. 19·31 22. I. 13·22 Yes and this not so many years before spirit made him a good woTkman. His a nd that moment, surrounded by a hand and let them stretch for th the curtains 23 17. 1 · 10 231 2. 1·13 the scene in the great house at Calcutta! master used to exhibit a pair of boots of 24 17. 11·25 ful of Northamptonshire urchins, with of thine habitations; spare not, lengthen 4. 1·19 The 18th century in its parting decades, William Carey his making as a model for future appren 25 17. 26·37 245 his eye on that russet glo?e, the great thy cords and strengthen thy stakes; for 28 18. 1·17 25 5. 17.z7 saw a poor, unkno~vn man struggling for a tices and kept them beneath a glass case· Baptist missionary enterpr ise was born. thou shalt break forth on the right hand : ze 9. 1·18 livelihood; preacher, schoolmaster, shoe the carrying out of his purposes in the 9. Carey's thirst for lmowledge was so Seeks to Awaken Missionary Interest and on the left: and thy seed shall in ;27$ 18. 18-30 27 19·35 maker , and yet for whole weeks at a spread of his kingdom. quenchless tha.t he habitually worked herit the Gentiles and make t he desolate 28 18. 31·43 28 14. I• I S time unable out of all these employments Birth and Boyhood with a book before him. Finding ma ny Carey r emoved to Leicester where he It '29 19. 1·10 29 15. 1·16 cit ies to be inhabited." is summed up 1· 6 to furnish meat for his table. The 19th ser ved as pastor and predeces~or to Rob 80 19. tr·27 80 { 19. The boy is the father of the man a nd Greek words in a commentary, he sought in the two mighty sentences which forn1ed 31 19. 28-40 19. 19•29 century in its opening decades . heard the childhood shows the man as morning help of Thomas Jones, a weaver, who had ert Hall. There he determined to do its two divisions: 1. Expect great things Lord Wellesly, the Governor-gene.ral ?f . g for the heathen and wrote on shows tho day. Our study of the lines abused a classical education. He became some thm . . t th bl' from God 2. Attempt great things for (By Courtesy of the S cripture India, secon·l only to the. Sover eign m the subject. His "lnqmry m o e o i- God. which lead up to Wm. Carey, the great familiar with the works of J er emy Tay Union) rank in the British Empire, say when missionary, must begin with Wm. Carey lor and such other authors as he could t . f Christians to use me. ans for he was praised by that same poor ma n: ga ion o h ,, b Into that sermon the preacher put the little villager. He was born August command and Thomas Scott, the com the conversion of the heat .en '~as p~ - "I esteem such a testimony from such a himself. His heart v. as aflame· He 17, 1761, at Paulersbury, 11 miles from mentator, predicted that this "plodde r" lished in 1792, a friend hav.111;. g1ve'khl m man a greater honor than the applause preached with such pathetic force that Northa mpton in Old England. His fa would prove no or din ary man. £10 toward the cost of pnn 111g. ow- of courts and parliaments." 't f d few readers and produced the whole assembly lifted up their voices prising sum of £70 was afterward added ther was a weaver, also parish clerk and ever, 1 oun and wept. The churches were seized with from friends in Birmingham. Now how did this change come about? village schoolmaster, so that William had Conversion and Baptism little effect. a sense of criminal neglect. The very How did the cobbler get into the palace? a fair common school education. His A shopmate by the name of William Baptists his missionary That Baptists organized the first mis t 0 f the force of their feeling was in itself a Robert Hall, the most eloquent of preac~ companions at school nicknamed rum Manning led him to Christ ~nd at 22 he To mos . ·onar y and even w1·1c1 , no th - danger. It looked as if the meeting would sionary society of modern times may be views were visi · open con flict a familiar fact to many, but these diffi ers, spoke of Carey as: "That extraordi "Columbus," for he was f ul l of stories was immersed in the River New North . b t ad dreams, 111 break up without doing anything but nary man, who from the lowest obscur of travel and adventure. He cannot man ampton, by Rev. J ohn Ryland,' Jr., on mg u m . ty The churches in weep. Carey frantically seized Fuller's culties under which they organized may with God's sovereign d:ng very slowly to ity and poverty, without assistance, rose age a plow· He does not care for prison the 5th of October, 1783. The baptism hand and demanded that the first step not be so familiar. It cost something to by dint of unrelenting industry to the ers base or marbles. He scarcely knows of a poor journeyman shoemaker to be England were r esl?o.n I that Wesley and be taken on the spot. "Oh, Fuller, for be pioneers when nearly the whole church h · I of re 1g1on of eYery name was either indifferent or highest honors of literature, became one a bat from a ball. All he can do is to sure, excited little inter est, but Ryland t e rev1va k' dling from one the love of Christ, do not let us separate Whitefield had Wm. Jay hostile to the enterprise. Fuller bluntly of the first of Orientalists, the first of imitate a parson, and at preaching he is chanced on a prophetic text that day : bce~he J ~ther. without doing something. We have waited missionaries and the instrument of dif end of the land to . ·ous state of Eng- confessed that, "when the work began in much better than the parson himself Matth. 19 :30, "But many that are first far too long already. Let us now go for fusing more religious knowledge among el p the r e 1ig1 1792 there was little or no respectability When the other boys tire of play the; shall be last and the last shall be first." summe u b fore in one sentence: ward." Carey's heart was breaking and his contemporaries than has fallen to the mount "Columbus" on the stump of an la nd some years e asleep in the his sobs compelled the assembly to stop. among us, not so much as a 'squire to sit lot of any individual since the Reforma ~hat . poor young man baptized that "The were asleep in in the chair." Fashion and wealth old elm. a!1d c~ ll for a sermon. For the ormng was to pr ove one of the most Estnbli shD~entn t~:: His appeal was made to the right man tion ; a man who united with the most rest, W1ll1am 1s a good boy enough. His dark, a nd th"l isse at the right place at the right time. It would have none of this newfangled remarka ble ser vants of Christ of his day, teaching. The churches composing the profound and varied attainments the fer schoo.l fellows ma:,.: call hi~ awkward and the light." · g the mis- was immecliatelv resolved "that a plan perhaps of all time te f mind concernm society were mostly country churches; vor of an evangelist, the piety of a saint lumpish, but certa111 ly he 1s active enough The sta o . 'th many people at bo prepared ag~inst the next minister's ana the simplicity of a child." in some ways. At whatever time of night h A~out two . year~ befor e his baptism sionar y enterprise wi from the follow meeting at Ketter ing Ior the establish the London Baptists at first let them his father calls to him, he seems to b e ad ma rned his master's sister-in ment of a society for propagating the severely alone. Andrew Fuller, turning In all that glowing eulogy there is not 1aw , Dorothy Plackett. this time may be seen ting of ministers aside into a dark alley in the city to re one word of exaggeration. How did it awa.ke. His mother says she hears h' e gospel among the heathen." 1 ing incident. .At ~ 7:~d presided, Carey lieve his heart burdens in a flow of tears come about that a penniless cobbler in an in t he darkness hls lossons of t . Carey's chief desire after his conver sa~ i ng i: where the Senior Y ext meeting they First Baptist Missionary Society o?scure English village rose to be the past day over agam, a very unusual sion wa~ to qualify himself for useful after a day of toil and rebuff in solicit proposed that at tet;:~p ting to spread ing aid for this grand enterprise, is a pioneer of modern missions? Let us try cupation with the ordinary schoolbo oc- ~ ess . H is remarkable gift for acquiring 0 Such a meeting was held Oct. 2, 1792, discuss the duty ~he heathen. Ryland, sample of what many of the fathers en to answer this question as we trace the Carey possessed i hat most prize{ f ~n~uage soon made him master of t he the Gospel amongst his feet and ordered and at its close 12 men met in the parlor 0 atm, Greek, Hebrew German a nd dured in those pioneering days. the life and work of the man who has boyish virtues, pluck. He had a F shocked, sprang to ·ng· "When God of Mrs. Wallis, a widow, and formed the rightly been called the "Father and rench · H e began to k' eep school , but But what did it matter if the 'squire passio!1 for collecting things. He h~r;a! 1 Carey to sit down, ~;1he~then, he will first Baptist Missionary Society. An Founder of Modern Mi ssions" and see room m the c?ttage all to himself and i ~?u d not govern : he said the boys kept pleases to convert t. ine,, drew Fuller was made secretnry. A col would not countenance t hem, if London the wonderful workings and leadings of im, and so he did not succeed well. knew them not? They were doing a was full of birds and insects and 1 t do it without your aid or m .t1'nued to lection was made and out of their penury God, who can exalt them of low degree and flowers and butterflies and P ants Enters the Ministry t d Carey con ,t13,2s 6d was raised to which the sur- (Continued on page 15) and make them mighty instruments to Carey was climbing a g t·eat h eggs. Nothing daun e ' L e Leicester, to e estnut !'Soon he removed to Moulton and ap preach in Harvey an ' p Jed to the Baptist church at Olney for 14 THE BAPTIST HERALD March 15, 1927 15 by the schools. Hundreds of boys (and and girls 'vith private funds to continue later also girls) gladly came to our their education, but an ever decreasing lower and upper primary schools and number of boys were coming from Chris later also to the Academy and Christian tian homes. In 1924 our own school at Institute at Swatow, willingly paid their Kityang had become practically self t uition, and submitted without protest to supporting with 200 odd students and our curriculum with several hours a ten full-time teachers. But alarmed by week of prescribed Bible study and com the predominance of non-Christian stud pulsory chapel attendance daily. What ents and t he difficulty of maintaining a could have been more profitable and de Christian spirit under those circum sirable than the opportunity to inculcate stances, I decided in 1925 to set aside the Christian ethics and the Christian spirit sum of $350 for scholarships to the sons into t he lives of those boys afld girls? of Christian parents in the faith that Quite naturally almost all missions gave there would be a surplus of that amount increasing attention to their educational in income that year. A committee was institutions, and large sums (mostly spe appointed to examine the applicants and cial g ifts) were invested in large and to grant each on the merits of the case substantial school buildings, while an in either the amount of t he entire annual creasing number of missionaries, both t uition ($14 in grammar grade and $18 men and women, were diverted from field in junior high), or a fraction thereof. I evangelism to educational work, until in fully expected that there would be a recent years the majority of mission stampede for scholarships and that the a ries were so engaged. Of course, evan above sum would not be half enough to gelism was still their motive and not a go around. As a matter of fact, only little success was at tain e d ~ as witness the about 20 boys applied, and the total City park at Swabue, South China. (We had a station there.) large number of well-t rained Chinese amount granted by the committee was Women's side of church at Kityang co-workers now on t he field. only about $200. Wha t had happened? The Passing of Mission Schools was used before the clash had come, or On inquiry I found that in many cases ified man to fill the position perma nently. Righ t her e we see where Baptists were The Change in Educational Work the economic conditions of Ch1;stian par Other missionaries took the same action the pioneers in so organizing mission in China for other reasons, so that the mi~ionary ha d no r eady means of determining But almost unconsciously and imper ents were such that even if their sons later. In fact, complying with govern work that it should be permanent. Other EMANUEL H . G I EDT whether t he applicants were sincere or ceptibly a change came over our educa secured full-tuition scholarships they ment instructions, the Council of the missionaries went t:o India before Carey, The collapse of the Manchu dynasty not. And unless there was good r eason tional work In t he beginning our secon could not afford to pay the boys' board Chinese Baptist Church later insisted some of the most noble spirit ual men like and the advent of the Chinese Republic to suspect their sincerity, who would dary schools were small and a large per of $4.40 per month while at school. At t hat a ll mission schools must h ave Chin Ziegenbal g, Pliitschau and Schwarz. But in 1911 had far-reaching effects on mis not welcome the opportunity to plant an centage of the students came from t he home, they claimed, one more mouth to ese principals and school boards. they were not sent by churches, but by sion work. Prior to that time missionary other Christian center in the black dark lower primary schools in the country cha feed did not make so much differen ce, Ther e has been further devolution the King of Denmark, Frederick IV. efforts were almost exclusively evangel ness of heathenism all around? More pels and so were either the children of and the boy could earn his board helping since 1925 and all of our mission schools Their work was not perpetuated. They istic in type and directed towards expan over, who could know whether such open Christians 01· of adherents. F ew teach with the work. are now under Chinese administration in had no churches behind t hem. Their sion by the way of founding numerous ings, even though initiated from ques ers were r equired and salaries were very Transferred to Chinese L eadership South China. The Cantonese government enterprise was personal, not organic. It small churches round about the contra! t ionable motives, might not by divine low, so that tuitions likewise could be Obviously our secondary mission has also made further restrictions on was rooted in no Christian h earts and schools had come to an impasse. To be stations. Again, under the Empire mis Providence lead to the genuine conver kept within range of the poor er classes. these schools in r eg.a.rd to curriculum, convictions a nd purses at home. They sion of souls? As a matter of fact, that sure, they had been and wer e still func sions and Christian churches in China But with t he expansion of the work and and t hey are no longer allowed to require h ad no one "holding the r opes." enjoyed a considerable measure of im is just what did happen in most cases. t?e general rise of prices during and tioning in training future leaders, but with non-Christian influence so predom Bible study and t:o make attenda nce on The gospel theory of missions is m ak munity from interference by cor rupt- and smce the War our budgets grew so that What the Revolution Changed inating, the evangelistic opportunity (the : eligious services compulsory. An attempt ing every church, every Christian to exploiting officials· Those were days we could no longer meet them with the is ma?e to have voluntary Bible classes, "g~, " to belong t o t he going force by when t he superiority of Western arms The Revolution changed all that. With chief excuse for running those schools but with the present anti-Christia n spirit low tuitions our Christian constituency as mission institutions) had been reduced which. t he world is to be evangelized. It had inspired the Chinese with wholesome the establishment of the Republic, mis could afford to pay. abroa ~ but little can be accomplished. sions and Chinese churches almost a uto to a minimum, and converts were not was given to Ca r ey and our Ba ptist fa respect for t r eaties made sacred by r e All this does not mean that our mission thers to discover this idea in the Word peated European victories over China's matically lost their "political pull." At the same time, one letter after an coming chieftly fro.m .tha~ source. . The schools have failed. They have made situation thus clanfymg. m my mmd, I of ~d and to form the first missiona ry mediaeval military system. H ence local Church membership or adherence no lon other came from the home Boards calling their contribution by the resp ect they society of modern times upon t his basis ger offer ed complete immunity from ex for retrenchments and for greater self was laying plans early m 1925 to turn commanded for three reasons : The Chris officials were warned by the central gov~ a b.as ~ s which has been the model for all our school over to the_ Chinese,_ and w~en ernment to keep hands o·ff anybody con ploitation by grafting officials. The im support on the part of the Chinese, since t ian leaders th ey produced; their high societies from that time to this. nected with foreign Western power s in mediate effect was a decline in the growth the ~oard s found it increasingly difficult t he Kityang Association met m April I moral standard; and strict academic re broached the subject to them and got quirements. Mission at Serampore order to avoid further foreign entangle of churches and church membership, to r~1 se the annual budgets at home, and their vote of appr oval, so that ~ could go ments, which always ended disastrously Moreover, the tares amongst the wheat deficits wer e mounting into the hundreds Wm. Carey, Founder of Modern The E ast Indi~ Company denied Carey now became manifest, and a process of of thousands of dollars What were we before our Mission Conferen.ce. i.n the fall a field o~ labor m then· possessions, one for China. Under such circumstances it 'th a definite program to m1tiate steps Missions will be easy to under stand how a good purging the churches from dross began to ~o? Our schools off~red the only so of the directors saying he would see a ;';r the transfer. Since th': school h ad (Continued from page 13) band of devils let loose in India rather lllany otherwise unregenerate but . Many churches. were disrupted and ar~ lution for a r eduction in running ex great work and they could not come suffer ing to this day from the division penses. La rger and larger number s of been practically self-supportn~g the year than a ~and of missionaries. So Carey Wily Chinese Would Feign Interest down. Carey, Fuller and t heir friends found himself shut up to a refuge in the between the goats and t he sheep which students from well-to-do families were before and was therefore a. gomg concern as not asking our Chinese brethren were glorious r ebels against the tyranny small Danish settlement of Serampore in the foreign " doctrine" a nd seek ad followed. In some cases the forme annually crowding to enter our schools 1 mission to a Christian church in or der to '~ke over something that had pro:red of stagnation, their hour had come at an independent region of small extent' claimed to own the "sheep fold" (chapel) an.d.they were willing to pay much higher last . to avail themselves of t he protection from and refused to get out or to surrender failure in my own hands· It was s1m- but near the English capital of Calcutta'. t uitions than the government schools of 8 cognition that the school was Carey Sails for India Her e he set up a printing press, which exploitation which such a connection of the property. The well-t:o-do but m corresponding grades wer e asking. Con Pyl a r e · Ch' ff . fered t hem. Sometimes two clans or vil immor al element finally left the ch getting to be a stnctly mese a air Carey was appointed as the first mis would not have been permitted in Cal ~e ~e_qu entl y we repeatedly raised our tu lages would have a fight. The weaker es, and as there has been no longer needed to be sheltered sionary of the society J an. 10, 1793. In cutta. For a time Carey endured greater ~c t itions and threw our door s open to stud t h a t n 0 M' · B t b one, seeing no chance of victory by either influx of wealth since t hen most of ea under the wings of the 1ss1on. u e- company 'vith his wife and her sister privations than at a ny period in his life. armed prowess or diplomacy, would then ents who could pay in order to make the ·ssion Conference met a lot and a Dr. Thomas, who h ad lived as a His wife became insane; his fellow present church membership in the sour fore our Ml -"' h' h I · · f t h wa- schools as far as possible self-supporting ther t hings hapened, vL . w 1c surgeon in India and now desired to re laborer Thomas also insane. seek the invisible protection behind t he tow region is o e poorer and w ki 0 foreign mission by sending a delegation classes. At the same time, or ng -and they came; in fact we didn't have of • my last article. In spite of t he t urn as a missionary, Carey sailed for With these son-ows on either hand, room for all. ' wrote. m t following t he Shang h a1,· C an- India from Dover, June, 1793, in a vessel under t he roof, he went forth to the bap to the missionary, offering to furnish a exc1temen · ff · t chapel and entreating him to supply them The Growing Demand for Western d H nkow shootmg a airs mos flying the Danish flag. tism of his first Hindu convert, Krishna Education Non-Christian Students Predominating ton an . a·on schools around Swatow "Ther e is a deep gold mine in India," Pal, and of his own eldest son Felix iT\ with a Christian teacher. If successful, 1 5 1 that spelled vict:ory fOT that clan, be and especially for the English Ian The result was that by 1924 our gram of our m. ~ in June for the summer Fuller had said· "who ,vill venture down the River Ganges. Had not t he faith of made our few mission schools guage, close~ quieVefore school opened in the the dark sh aft' to obtain the gold for a present Christ and t he power of t he cause in the final settlement the govern 0 mar grade and junior high schools in t he ment officials would naturally find the and gave the incentive for furth Pular vacation. . d as principal of our school Christ?" "I will venture," said Carey. Holy Spirit sustained the laborer, hu ~~t.ra~ stations ha d about 90 % non- f all, I resigne h ol board appoint the man zeal might have faltered wh en i n other clan guilty and bleed it for their pansion in our educational work er ex ristian students. The missionaries still dthe SCO . " But, Fuller, Ryland and Sutcliffe, if I again the missionary naturally · Here andh a . ster as temporary prm- circumstances so forlorn, after 7 years trouble in establishing peace and tran 1 urged and encouraged the Christians to go down the mine, I hope you will hold quility again! Sometimes this method the new evangelistic opportunitwe cffomed Chinese headma Id find a better qual the r opes." of toil, he led down his first convert to Y o er ed send t heir children to our schools, and in cipal until they cou many cases they h elped individual boys 16 THE BAPTIST HERALD aged 73 years. He h ad been p ermitted to la bor 111 India over 40 years. Before his dea th he desir ed these words to be put on his tombstone: Willia m Carey, bor n Aug. 17, 1761, and died - . "A wr etched, poor a nd helpless worm, on thy kind a rms I fall." Christian England ha ll.. laughed when Sydney Smith jeered a nd sneered at Wm. Carey as a "consecrated cobbler " go·ing on a fool's erra nd to convert t he heathen. Y.ct when that "consecrated cobbler" was a pproaching his end, he was visited on his dea thbed by the Bishop of India, the ) head of the Church of England in that land, who bowed his head and invoked the blessing of the dying missionar y. The British authorities had denied to Carey a landing place on his first a r rival in Bengal, but when he died the govern ment dropped all the fl ags to half mast in honor of the man who had done more for 1India than any of their gener als. The niver s i t i es of England, Germany and Fountain in park at arsenal, Swabue Amer ica p aid t ribute to hifi:J earning and oday Protestant Christianity4the world ~ver honors him as one of its noblest pioneer s. baptism i n Christ's name. But as he w e re constantly r idiculing the m ission, said he could P LOD; and plod he did denouncing the missionaries as "fools, Carey with all the h onors heaped upon till God turned hearts towar d him in the ~ madmen tinker s and cobblers." But the him in his later yea rs, never swerved India of his chosen r esidence and in the " Q uarte ~ l y Review" came to their de i n his simple devotion to his Savior. Britain he was to see no mor e. fense a nd said a mong other things : " In During Carey's last clays, AlexandeT 4 yea rs these 'low-born and low-bred God gave him fellow-la borer s in J oshua Duff, the then young Scotch missi on a r~ , Marshma n a nd William Ward, who were echa nics' ha ve done more toward spr ead was a mong the many who sought his to Carey what Luke a nd Bar nabas were ng the knowledge of the Scriptures p resence and counsels. The last time ( to Paul. In 1801 he printed the New among the heathen than has been accom- Duff visited him he spent some time ) Testament in Bengali, the language of plished or a ttempted by all the world be *'sides." Yes, putting to silence the ig talking about Ca;ey's missionar y policy. ( 40 millions of people, the first Bible At length the dyi ~ g Carey whispered: translation into a heathen tongue in mo norance of foolish mEin by patient con tinuance in well-doing is apostolic. " P r ay." Duff kn elt and prayed and then der n times. It s finishing was to him an r ising said : "Goodbye." As he passed occasion of profound and devout joy. F irst Christian College in India from the r oom Car ey called him back and The favor of Wellesley , the governor- Car ey h ad constant struggles to main said with g rea t solemnity : " Mr. Duff, general, was dr awn towa r d him. When tain his health but he had great conso you have been spea king a bout Dr. Ca~ey, Wellesley founded a college at Fort Wil lation in hi s family, fo r his 3 sons We·re Dr . Car ey; when I a m gone, say nothrng liam for the instr uction of the E ast In all converted a nd consecrated to the mis about Dr . Carey-speak a bout Dr. di a Company's ser vants in 18~ 1 , he fo ~ n d siona ry work. The first Christian col Car ey's Savior." 1no man so fi tted to fi ll the chair of Orien lege in India was·erected at Sera mpore tal la nguages as this despised mission- by this trio in 1822-1825, the building ary, who had been driven for r efuge un eventually costing above £20,000, thr ee Religion No Luxury der a n alien fl ag . He offered the post to fourths of which Ca rey, Marshman and " Religion is not a luxury; it is a n ec e~ Carey. It was accepted and he became Ward contr ibuted themselves. While in t he leader of his age in Or iental liter sity," says a ma n who sees spiritual r ead the employ of the British Government ities : !ea rly and who makes them stanA ature and philosophy, receiving a stipend Carey had r eceived a bout £80,000, all of of £1500 per year . This Carey put into out hke mountain peaks for other s. which, beyond a bare subsistence, he had luxury is an expensive rarity. It is some the common fund he had started with devoted t~ the establishment of chu.rches Mar shman and Ward for missionary thing tha t we can only now a nd then schools a nd the support of his fe ll 0,~ afford, a nd which fo1· long intervals .we work, r eceiving only £40 per year fo r missionaries. E xcept what he a te, drank his clothes a nd necessary expenses. must do without. Reli gion is s ome thi.n~ and wor e, he gave his all to the cause of that we must have ever y day and whic · Bible Translation Wor' k \ missions. Besides the first transla tion we cannot a fford to do without. J esus of the Bible in a wondrous number of went to the hear t of the matter when ~ e He prepa red grammars and lexicons versions, the Serampore missionaries in 6 di fferent lea ding dialects of India. taugh t his disciples to pray, "Give us this gave the fi r st ver nacula r newspaper in the day our daily bread ." He translated the Bible a nd some of its Bengali. They set up the fi rst la rge p1i nt E_a r ts m no fewer tfian 36 dial.ects .and ing press · fi rst paper mill, stea mengine e