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°':::J ::c:::- · ;---... 3: Cl ::J Cl ::J .... <=>_.. c:-:> :::=r c:::1 ~ :::c:: ~ - · - ~- ~ C>I'° Page 2 THE BAPTIST HERALD fFrl)) WHAT'.r HAPPE-Ml MG The Baptist ~erald ·-· . • • • • Published semi-monthly ~~ ~· • ·t~ .. on the first a nd fifteenth of each month . - -..... by the ~ !!;".,!.. ·----·~· - .. e Miss Eva Yung of New by the Baptist Church of Shattuck, · ~· · Pl fDITOlllAL ROGER WI LLIAMS PRESS -:~1,·· . '. . York, N. Y., a member of Okla. l\fr. Heer will begin his pastor ·-; ; , · - · _·. , 3734 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. '' '-5'. • '/; . . . the Pilgrim Baptist Church a te in t he Shattuck Church a bout Martin L. Leuschner. Editor of Philadelphia, Pa., has been May 1st and will succeed t he Rev. appointed assistant to the sec F. W. Socolofsky, whose homegoing on July 17, 1942, was reported in the Sep • +;r·/;: ·:·', > retary of the League of Inter t Contents tember 1st issue of "The Baptist Her preters with the Women's • Co v e r Desig n ...... G e rh a rd Roth . ".a,, ...... ·. ald." l~ .·-: ~.... -...... : Cleveland, Ohio, March 15, 1943 American Baptist Foreign 'Vhat's H app e nin g· ...... Q ' • • :·_.. :~~ ' .. ~: - ~:. •1j::. \. :,~~i : Mission Society. She resigned e The Stafford Baptist Church of Edito r i a l- . ~ • --•~· • i. .'.c.·,_,:· .• l'·. ·"lI ..,.Z•· illi't~, V olume 21 Number 6 as directress of the Salvation Sherwood, Ore., has called th e Rev. Le "Too B u s y !" ...... v " T o the L ea s t or O n e of These" Army Girls' H ome in New land Friesen of Hood River , Ore., a by Dr. 'Vlllia m Kuhn ...... ·I York City, where she ren son of the former pastor and his wife, "Th e C hurc h T r iumpha nt" dered an appreciated service the Rev. B. J . Friesen. The call has by S e ve r a l Youn g P e ople for several years. Miss Yung been accepted and the Rev. Leland "Se paration i n t he Sig h t o f G od" Too Busy! began her new work on Feb by M r . L o ui s A . Dre ye1· ...... 8 HE BUSIEST PEOPLE are always happy and willing to Friesen will begin his pastorate in the "l\Il nnes ota 's A ggr ess i ve Youn g ruary 22. Stafford Church on April 1st. The P eo ple's U nion" ...... 9 r espond to some important call for service or to s?me in e With the adoption of the church is still engaged in its building " E clipse" b y P a ul Hutc h e ns project on which considerable progr ess Chapte r Three ...... I 0 dispensable duty. Have you ever thought about this para Club Plan for our Publication C h ild r e n's P age T dox of lif e ? It is possible so to order and to a rrange our lives Ill Society, the Cal vary Baptist has been made. The Rev. and Mrs. 1,;dited by l\Ir s. Ber t h a John son 1 3 Church of Stafford, Kans., has sent B. J. Friesen are now serving as super " Yo u , the A r m y a nd R e li g io n " that something more can always be added to the burdens of b y Sgt. R obe rt W. Achtc 1· be r g . . H the order for the gra nd total of 72 intendent and matron of the Portland the day if it looms up significantly enough in life's picture. THE DISPLAY OF FLAGS Home for the Aged. "Kno w You r N e ig hbors " _ " Baptist Herald" subscriptions. This by Lucy ::\[. J::ldred ge ...... l o It therefor e follows that the familiar and frequently list includes 8 subscriptions for the IN THE CHURCH • Recently the Young P eople's Society Repo rts from t h e F ield ...... 1 6 Service Men of the church. The Misses of the Forest Park Baptist Church of " T r a ined Officers for Gou's Arm y" . . 20 spoken words, "Too busy!'', are usually a smokescr een to hide Anna and Alice Hildebra ndt have been Special rules applying to the use Forest Park, Ill., held its annual elec " J)o You K nO\\' That .. . '?" ...... · .. 20 a deeper motive or purpose. They are excuses th at camou in charge of the subscription campaign of the Christian flag in connection tion of officers. The results were as fol with the United States flag are as • flage some inferio1ity complex or some other desire or some. for "T he Baptist Herald" and "Send lows : Harriet Grieger president· Ern Coming! bote." The Rev. F. E. Klein is pastor follows : When staffs are crossed est Volkman, vice-president· 'Edith t11 ing more important. F or we are never too busy to do the I.\' ·rui,; C H OSS OF CllllIS'l' I GLOll\' of t he church. for display aga inst a wall , the Vogt, secretary; Dorothy Ne l s~n, treas thing we really want to do ! United States flag should be on M iss ;\l y rtle Ife in. t h e missionar y of urer. The former president, Mr. Ger the C!'n t ral Bapt is t C h u r ch o f Edm on This t akes us to the heart of Jes us' parable about the e The Rev. Edgar W . Klatt, pastor the observer's left, with its staff hardt Koch, the youngest son of the to n , Al be r ta , and .a m e~11 1Je 1'. o f th e fo.c u l of the Grace Baptist Church of Grand in front of the staff of the Chris t y of the C h 1· is t rnn 'l r a rn.rng I n s t itute , ~e v. and. Mrs. Henry Koch, has been will p rovide n m e d ita ti on 101· t h e L e nte_n slighted invitation. The tragedy in the lives of those who F orks, No. Dak., was r ecently elected tian fl ag. mducted mto the U. s. Army. On Sat s eason a nd the obs e r va n ce of G ood Fri responded to the supper invitation with the words, "I'm too secr etary of the Greater Grand Forks (In t h e nlJo,·c 1>lclure 1he ohscr\' urday ev~ ning, March 13, the B. Y. P. day in a brie f article tha.t \\' Ill b e n n ers nre on the other " ltle of the ins pir a tion t o e very r ca d c 1 · busy; plea!: e, excuse me!'', was not that they had bought a Ministerial Association with ministers Jlngs, but the stnfl' of the U. S. flog U. held its annual banquet at which ;ih ould be Jn front of the s lnO: of UEAUTIFYING 'l'Jl t,; CJll! llC ll farm or five yoke of oxen or entered the bonds of matrimony from all P rotestant chur ches of th e Hie Chrls tlnn 1lni;.) so un~ motion pictures of " the Life of GROUl\'OS city in its membership. The purpose of Paul were shown. An unus u a l a r ticle " ·I t h m a ny tim el y Lut that they were so preoccupied with these things that they When displayed in a church, if a nd p ractical s u ggestio n s f o r r ur ~ l a n d the association is "that of promoting inside the chancel or on the plctt • The mission committee of the South s m a ll u r ba n chur c h es will a p pear 111 t h e could not add the blessings of the great supper to their lives. · I ' g 1' n a Jl v b v t h e t he moral a nd spiritual welfare of the Uni t e d S t ate s flag western Conference met in Okeene, ne x t issue, p r e ~ar e c o r i J .T J R ic h f orm , ::\ Iessr s. M a rl< R ic h a nd Samue l · ,. Their excuses showed th eir woeful lack of interest in th e oc Grand F orks and to develop t he spi should be on the clergyman's right Okl. a.,. on Feb. 22 anti 23 . S ome of th e o f the Beth a ny Baptis t C h lll: ~.I' of 0 e rit ual fellowship among all pastors." as he faces the a udience, and the mmi s t~rs of the Oklahoma churches g o n for " The Bapt is t L ead e 1. casion of the supper itself, a symbol of the kingdom of God. Christian flag on his left. When met ":'1th t he ~omm i ttee and leader s of l'E A RE '\\'J'l':XESSES? The Rev. R. .E. Reschke, pastor of It was because of this that Jesus spoke these memorable e 0 1· the Zion Baptist Chui·ch of f The R e v. E: mll D. G r u c> n of D es outside the chancel on the floor . 01 Canada, spoke on "Brother, Can You SIJare e on the Sundays, F eb. 21 and 28. E ach most interesting , very challeng·ing, and Smile?" o S d a All editorial correspondence is to be . . n ~n a y evening, and in the sh oulder a growing load of responsibilities. church held a reception for t he new unusually a ppreciated. Although I'm addressed to t he Rev. Martin L. Leusch in it only a short time, I wouldn't trade mormng. ser~1ce on "vVhat Jesus Said ner, 7346 Madison Street, Forest Park, This truth has a definite bearing on our lives during the minister on t he r espective Sundays. Concerm~g 'I hornas A. Edison" in com Illinois. T he Rev. F . Benke, who formerly served it for a nything else. It is reall y a ver y Lenten season. No one of us can utter the words, "Too busy,'' wonderful experience." memoration of t he scientist's birthday All business correspondence is to be the churches, took part in the services on F eb. 11. Beginning with Sunda y addressed to t he publishers, 8784 P ayne and not be ashamed of his hypocrisy and subterfuge. For the welcoming Mr. Wiens i nto t he fellow e The Rev. J ohn Heer, formerly pas Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. March 28' Dr· Pa1" ·old E . I ngral 1 am ' Old Testament word of promise as found in Deuteronomy 33 : ship of t he churches. Mr. Wiens was tor of the Lyndock a nd Sebastopol Secreta ry of Sunday Sch 1 Ad . . ' formerly pastor of the Betha ny Church . oo m1111s- Entered as second-class matter 2 !5 is as true today as in the time of Moses. "And as thy days, Baptist Churches of Ontario, Ca nada, tr a t10n for t he Southern B t' t ·n of Vancouver, British Col umbia. H e a nd now r esiding with his family in direct s d ap IS s, W I January 9, 1923, a t the post office so shall thy strength be." The d ay's tasks and God's strength , .a 11 ay School Enlargement and his famil y a re residing in Onoway, Rochester , N. Y., has a nnounced his ~ at Cleveland, Ohio, under t he act Campaign rn t he Clinton Hill Church. of March 8, 1879. iii us always balance each other if we go forth as his servants Alberta. accepta nce of t he call extended to him (Continued on P age 18) who are never too busy to respond to every call for service. Mrurch 15, 1943 Page 5
Russia, this· Christian martyr must have been greatly comforted when he r emembered that some one in America had been willing to r elieve his distress A Poli;nnnt Picture by sending him those $200. That as of Dcwllclcrmcnt nncJ Sutre rlng tu surance must often have brought hope the Fnces ot The and cheer into his dark cell. We arc i'llothl'rH 'Vbo!le h appy to believe that our relief did as llcnrfH llRVC D.,_,n much for many other suffering breth Jlrokcu by the r en of Christ. 'l'rui;eclleH of 'Var to ' Vhont Dile Hoover Food Drafts " Fcllowshl1• Fun cl During the terrible famine in Rus for 'Vorlcl sia, we sent thousands of dollars in so E 1n ~rg~ n c l cN" for called Hoover Food Drafts. Thus, the $100,000 words spoken by Christ were lite1·ally " "Ill i'llnls t c r a t f ulfilled in us: "I was enhungered, the Close of th e Wnr. and ye gave me meat." Only for a short time were the gates -Acm e P h oto. of Russia opened for the emigration of our harrassed Baptists. Many seized the opportunity to fl ee from Russia's "torture chamber" and with our as sistance found a happier life somewhere on the prairies of Canada. The writer never fails to be invited to a Thanks To the Least of One of These g iving dinner by a family in Van The Announcement of the "Fellowship Fund for World Emergencies" couver which escaped from Russia j ust " Verily I sny unto you, Jnnsmuc h ns ye bn,·e Missionary Secretary before the gates were closed. Since o f these my brethre n, ye hn,·e Europe reached us. At first this relief the aggressive evangelistic mission of least 1500 faces all beaming with.g rati unto the least of one of my brethren On one of our visits to P oland, we 2. In order to prove that the love of was among relatives here and there. ye ha':'e done it unto me." We wer~ that church. tude. Representative after representa were taken to a military cemetery. After the close of that meeting , God is in us. Very soon the leaders of our church tive stepped to the platform and with ex~e~dmg l y happy to h ave h ad this groups officially appealed for help. PrtVllege. From the highest mound· of that ceme while walki ng down the stone stair 3. Many of these pleader s are o~r warm and sincer e words voiced the tery there arose a stately monument. case, we n oticed a group of women brethren in Christ, redeemed by his Such appeals started an avalanche gratitude of the many in that large Russia's Need Standing on that mound and looking in standing. As we drew closer, a J ewess blood and sealed by his Spirit. of help of all kinds rolling from Amer audience, and in other parts of Poland. any direction, one could see onl y stepped out, and with typical Austrian 4. To prove the genuineness of our ica to a number of E uropean countries. Some spoke with emotion of the big During those grim days, it often seer?ed to us, that the suffering in graves and graves and graves - ten politeness spoke words of appreciation Kingdom citizenship. Tons of used and new clothing r eached bales of warm clothing and the boxes thousand graves ! Poles and Russians our shipping offic e in Philadelphia and Soviet Russia surpassed that of any concerning that afternoon. Then sud 5. To have Christ say to us on that of stout shoes, while others mentioned other country. and Germans lay buried there. denly, a complete change came over was ther e repacked and shipped in the generous shipments of condensed glorious "Coronation Day": "Inas small ste a me r s to Europe. F ull If all the dead of this present global that Jewess, every f eature tense with much as ye have done it unto the milk and the necessar y f ats to build up . This incident transpired in Odessa, war, civilians and Service men, could agony and with a voice betraying des freight-car loads of condensed milk physical resistance. Above everything least of one of my brethren, ye have In S o~th ern Russia. The police were be gathered into one cemetery, there pair, she almost shrieked: "What will done it unto me." were purchased and sent, as well as else, the love that had prompted us 1'.<> rounding up the prisoners who were to immense quantities of sugar. would be thousands upon thousands become of us ?" remember them seemed to be appreci be_ deported to Siberia. That trek into more g raves than in that Polish ceme In that approaching world emer I n these days of prospe1:ity, we are Messengers of Good Will ated. misery and maybe into death would be tery. From those millions of graves to gency which, in reality, is already up l a u n c h i n g our $100,000 Fellowshiv Fund for ll'orld Emergencies. The Gener al Confer ence, meeting in made p~rtly on foot or in filthy and be found in every continent, in the deep on us, ther e will be a greater company Chicago in 1919, voted to send mes cold _freight cars. Among the prison pestif erous jungles, on the islands of assembled than was there on that stair We will gladly give priority to our THE FELLOWSHIP FUND er s !med up on t?e street was the pas case in Vienna. With f ear -distorted sengers of good-will to our impover I llustr ated leaOe ts describing the every sea, as well as in the bosom of Fellowship Fund for World Emergen ished brethren in Europe. In Europe purposes of t he " Fellowsh i1> F u nd tor of our Baptist church in Odess t he ocean's deep- from those graves faces and outstretched hands they will cies in designating ou1· E aster Offe r tor World E m er gencies" a r e now th ~ Rev. Daniel Braun. His wife anad plain tively plead: "What will become we were received everywhere " as be available In a n y num ber. W rite to will come forth the next world's ing for 1943. children although standing nea h. emergency. In fact, the frightful be of us?" cometh saints" by those who wer e the Dr. William Kuhn, Box 6, For est t . r im, 111 any members may fend it in their recipients of our help. Park, Illi nois, nnd make your r e were no permitted to give him that ginnings are already upon us. Can we recognize any f amiliar faces ques t of him. last far~well embr ace. He never came . wol"ld emergency will express in that group of pleader s ? Surely l heart to c o n tr i b u t e War Savings The Rev. Frank Kaiser and the "Fellowship Bonds " at $10.00 per 'fhi~ Sta?np Albums or War Defense Bonds. back. With many others he . . .. itself in many f orms. We will see it in F'rom ever y country on the continen t writer had arrived in Poland af ter a bond can be secured b y Ind ividua ls , · Ch . , , 1s awa1v Ca?·e should be exercised that Series trying trip from Vienna. In War saw c hurches o r affilia ted churc h socie mg . r1st s call in some unknown the loss of life, in the destruction of of Europe there will be some. Our Gyp ties. P r esent this appea l to s ome martyr's grave. ir replacable t r e a s u r e s in blasted sies will be ther e, also our per secuted F Bonds be purchased in the name of we were disappointed in not finding socie ty or organization within your T he North Ame?'ican Baptist General any Baptist brethren there to meet us. church. Before his arrest the R D . 1 homes, in scattered f amili ~s in ruined Rumanian Baptists. The Christian The Easter o ffering m ay be d esig Braun h d . ' ev. ame careers, i~ l o~t morality,' in ship brethren of P astor Braun, whose body Missionary Society, Inc. S11ch bonds Soldiers wer e everywhere ; everybody na te d by the Individua l or the local a received from our office are not ti-ansferable. speaking Polish. Neither was there c hurch for t he "Fe llowship F und $200 sent by a friend . A . wrecked f aith, in the disillusioned men now lies in that unknown martyr's tor world Emer genc ies," If s o d e F e · th m men ca. nnd women, and in a thousand mor e grave in Russia, will very probably be It w ill be perfectly in order for a:1iy any one at the station in Lodz to meet s ired. anng at he would be charged with us. As we rode in a "Droschke" to the forms, each one more terrifying. There in that company. We will also see and one to designate the Easter Otfering W UI You Help With Our contra - ~evol ution, he declined to ac is no escape for us from being sur Baptist chapel on Nawrat Street, we '"Fellow11h lp F und For Wor ld hear our Cameroons nat ive Christians either to the Centenary Otfm·in g or to Emer genele11" ce~t ~his gift. Dur ing the year s of bis rounded by and submerged in this seemed to sense the pr esence of evil whom we have had to neglect du ring the Missionary and Be11evolent Otter tor a • 100,000 Ofterlng'f ex 1 l ~~n Siberia and the days and wear y world emergency. From ever y side the these long war years. ing. spirits in the atmospher e. mon s spent in differ ent prisons of Page 6 THE BAPTIST HERALD Mw:ch 15, 1943 P age 7
Y ou and Your Church! his counsel and advice. " T he church The Church N eeds You has to wor k with human mat erial a nd D y )IR S. F RED f{RANZLE R By JIE:RBE R 'l' " ' OLI 'l'ARSKl" so is a lwa ys likely to make m istakes. o f G r mul Forks, Nort h Dnko t n o( t h e Uu h ·erl'llty o f Xort h Dnkot n The important p oint is that wh en the The infl uence which you and I exer t H. H . McQuilkin has said that one church has gone astray in doctrine or through the church today is unmeasur of the needs for chur ch membership polity t he r eformation has always come a ble and varied . It may be good and a is that the church needs t he individual. from within itself and not from a n y credit to the Church and the Christ we "It does not need the m ember so much outside source. ' Love a nd say wha t you strive to serve, but, unfor tunately, on as t he member needs it ; nevertheless, please' has its application h ere a lso." the other ha nd, it may be very un it needs every last member. It needs Furthermore, it is a m istake t o spi favorable a nd bring disgrace to the his pr esence, his energy, his council, ritualize the N ew T estament refer very cause we a re sponsor ing. his support. The la rger the member ences t o the church until nothing is Her e is what I mean. A cer tain ship, other things being equal, the lef t but the intangible, invisible fellow business man on his way to prayer st ronger is the church. The stronger ship between believers." meeting saw a stranger looking wist t he church, the richer and wider are Thus, let t he economist see to t he fully into t he open window of a church. its ministries. I n fairness to himself development of a secure finan cial sys Moved by a sudden impulse, he invited and to other s every believer in Chr ist tem in t he church. Let t he playwright t he stranger to church with him. This should enlist in the Church and give it suggest and see to t he presentation of was the beginning of a happy Chris t he best of all he has." the fine, edifying type of plays and tian life for this man a nd his family. L ater on he said to his friend: "Do you know that I have lived in this city seven years, and you are the first per son to invite me to church ? I was her e only t hree days, when the dairyman, t he groceryman and the politicians .had hunted me up, but you a re the fi rst person in t hese seven years to be con cerned a bout my soul." H is was a n in 'rhe J effer s Dn1•tlHt C lrnrc lt o f lll h1n e11otn, of \Vhlc b the n e,·. J. J. J o h u Ht ou I H PnHt o r , Su rro 11u tl c 1l h~ · t h e C n r H fl uence for good. D e lo 11 ;..:-lug to I t s Fnlthful Church llle1111Je r11 On t he other ha nd take the case of l\Ir s. Goodwin. All w'eek long she gos sips a bout ever ybody, knows ever y body's business a nd deligh ts in telling the worst. But she sits in the front pew of t he church and sings her hymns The Church Triumphant as loudly as the r est. F ir st of all , our in fl uence is fel t most Br ief, Illumina ting D iscourses on the Christian Church and Its Minist ry keenly in the home, since t his seems by Young P eople of Our Churches to be one of t he r a re places wher e our temperaments and vices a re unmasked, W hy the Church? Chur ch loyalty means more than just. a nd our t r ue, unbiased, if you please, 'rhe nutuu!'t crl 11 ts o u "'r h c Cburcl1 going to church every S unday. Of our worst selves come to light, in fact, By EVELYN PALLASH 'rrlun11t1J nut'' \\"e re unMo llc ltetl nr tlc h ·M h ~· ) "Ou n;.:: p co1•I C o f t h e G rncc course, perfect attendance is import t he place where one's Christ ianity r e J n the S u tutue r Senson A " \Vell A s lu the " ' Inter 'l' h u e tfte Dn1•tlst Churcll o f Grau el For k11, North Dnko tn Dn1>tls t Ch ure h of Gruu cl F o r kM , No. a nt. One cann9t become truly interest ceives its hardest test. Our Christianity o f D e llwoo1l , Ill., Hu11 n F r le n < Pn1< >< lo u 011 thlH " nhJect· In th e B . Y . ed in the a ffairs of hi s church unless should expa nd beyond the four walls of many centuries ago. It is an organized I'. U., n n tl b y the R e v . J . H . K o rne l he is present regularly. One can also the church. It should r each into t he body of believers through which s c n o f the lle t bnuy t: hurch o f J( nu Why should t he church need our dialogues. F or the solemn task of see· H Us \\'h o ,,-;eut t h e n u 1n 11 Joo1c rl1•t o f d rift away from God if he doesn't wor home a nd r adiate happiness, love, re Christ's love is shown for th to the presence, as we have already pointed ing that t he govei·nment of the church .llur,;.:.':t r<•t "\V III. "\V e n rc \ "l•ry h n pJ JY ship with other Christians . spect and t rust. world and his truth proclaimed. to 1n1hlis b thcNe flu e o r t l e l ~l'C I n "'l'he out? Our presence a nd devoted a t ten copes, in r eality, with the stan dards set The members of the Church are Tin r>lli;t H c r n hl." EOl 'l'On . L oyalty to our church includes being As Chr istia ns and church members, tion are, first of all, a channel for t he forth by Christ, we have t he deacons fruit bearing branches, of which Christ loyal to prayer meeting, B. Y. P . U. our infl uence is f elt in our careers a nd ent ra nce of the Holy Spir it into t he and pastors. life a nd be inspired to live according choi r, a nd other church activities vocations. Our actions and dealings himself is the vine, as we read in John a~ church meeting. A humble, pa ssive at F inally, t he church needs our sup to the will of our heavenly F ather. well as the regular meetings. I t means should be as nearly perfect a s humanly 15 about t he parable of the vine and t itude on our par t is not to be shunned port. God has instituted a system of T hen, most important of all, we can supporting the Church, not only fi nan Possible. In our daily wor k we have the branches. The Church w as founded when and where the H oly Spirit wishes giving which consists in "tit hes an d learn tha t we can inherit an everlast cially, but with your various talents. an opportunity to glorify Christ, give by Christ himself and he guarantees to ma ke his presence felt. offerings" (Malachi 3 :8). W e shoul d its triumph.· Without the Church spi ing life. We cannot be loyal to our church honor to the Church a nd ma intain a In a great variety of ways t he Not only does the church need our not question t he importance of this ritual truth would perish from the a nd refuse to t ake part when asked. hig h standard t hrough our living. presence, but it also needs our energy. or a cle without considering t he context earth. The church is as necessary to ch urch offer s opportunities for every T here is work to be done to suppor t a As church-going a nd professing of t he reference just given. Our Ma s spread the gospel as a foundation a nd one in Christ ia n service through which church. One cannot expect to r eceive The fact is t hat the power of the one can make his life more useful to Chr istians, our social activities must church is confined lar gely to the ter, t oo, in t he Sermon on the Mount, walls are necessary to a building. ?Teat bl~ss i ~gs from it unless he helps be in keeping w ith our high ideals. If all people refuse to unite with the God and his fellow men. m r~n m ng 1t. There is honor in being amount of ener gy we give it. P robably gives a solemn discourse as to our 1-J'. ere we a re minutely diagnosed and our church choir could use us to a habit in giving (Matt. 6 :1-4) . church and to support its ministr ies pre ~ 1d e nt of some or ganization or d1 ~sected, m entally of course, by our greater extent than we h ave devoted t here will be no church. But , because Church Loyalty chairma n of some committee, but one As we continue to serve t he church, f n ends and companions. \Ve are con ourselves. Is a n ext r a hour or two for we have the church, we have a home Tiy :\I A R GARE'l ' ' V Jl,f , must also r emember t hat the church stantly being weighed in t he balance, so will t he church continue to be "the o f Ves1,ter , J; own t• rt'clon s b lootl. ence of the unseen God. By attending b oys rn ra1m ng are loyal t U 0 0 0 ~~ ~h ~~t ~r church by telling others th~ obst acles tha~ lie in our path. With this one valuable hour out of seven Chri stian instruction classes we can Sam because t hey love thei· . tncle e essmgs received from it. The this power, our influence in the h ome, clays. '"For h er my tcnr11 Nhnll fnll, share with others some of the real I · l coun ry record envelo t is the duty of all Christians to be other thin Pes and honor roll a re at school, at work and a t play will be For her uay 1~r n yer~ ascen d; problems that confront us in everyday Another call to t he believer's mem 'l'o her Illy cnres nn1l tolls h e g h ·eu, loyal te God through thei r Church. lo al L gs that make us want to l>e fruitful and last ing. bership in the church is the need for Y . et us do our part! '1' 111 toilM nn1l cures s holl end." Page 8 THE BAPTIST HERALD Man:ch 15, 1943 Page 9 Sepdr dtion in the Sight of God r By MR. LOUIS A. DREYER of Parkersburg, Iowa
a nd to f ulfill his oath. The oa th, re should, however, sever ourselves from i S E P ARATION is one tra it of life . on member , included the promise of Mes their systems, their continued fellow which we as Christia ns, should t hrnk siah and blessing to all families of t he ship, t heir evil intent, their worldly . a nd act ~ grea t deal in these trying ear th. God desired tha t his Chosen -- ways and t heir fl eshly lusts. In other days. The Holy Spirit has said t hrough People would br ing other peoples to words, we must separ a te ourselves Paul in 2. Cor . 3 :2-"Ye a re ou t· epis know him in t r uth and worship him from t he evil system, which is r uled tles, written in our hearts, known a nd only. by Satan. (Eph. 2 :2.) read of all men." From the history of Israel we know As Chr istians we should be in it but It seems t hat clay by day Satan is t hat t hey failed in this, even t hough not of it. Jesus himself mentioned t h is becoming more subtle and cunning in God continually separated unto him in his high priestly prayer. (John 17: regard to leading God's people astr ay. self chosen men to direct and warn 15, 16.) "I pray not that t hou shouldst Many people today will point to a them and to try to bring them aga in take them out of the world, but t h at Christian a nd say, " I live as good as to himself. Why did Israel fail? They thou shouldst keep them from t he evil. they live a nd do as much good as they did not separate themselves unto God. They are not of the worl d, even as I T h e S t a t e o f l\Ilnnesotn Is P r oucl of Her Ben u tlf ul C n1•ltol B u llcllng n t St . P n nl do ; so God cannot mete out to me any God instructed them utterly to destrpy a m not of the world." nncl ot Her Irlust-rlo u :i So n , Go, ·crn or H n rolcl E. S t nNHe n , u 1U c n1be r of the g reater punishment." This is a sad a ll inhabitants of t he promised land Rh·•·r, ·l ew nn 1> tl1' eth and a bidet h not in t he doctrine of that our efforts towar d the Centenar y Schools a re urged to help their con their local t r easuries. Fund will suffer . T he following is a ference or state unions go over t he space ~ ill only permit a bir dseye view, " F or all have sinned and come short Chl"ist, hath not God. He that a bideth A friendly rivalry and competitive report for the HERALD on t he mis top successfully in r eaching their t he Old Testament to see wh a t we can of the glory of. Go?." (Also Rom. 12:2) in the doctrine of Chr ist he h a th both goal. \'\n tch for t he article about spirit u ndoubtedly played a part in sionary project last year a nd the start yo ur group! EDITOR. nearly doubling the pledge of last year. fi nd t her e. God called Abram to sep We a re born !n sm. T hus, man in his t he Father and the Son." (2. Joh n 9.) we have made this year . But everyone sincerely f elt he wanted a r ate himself from his own people and n a tural s ta ~e 1s separate from God a nd I r epeat, Israel failed becau se of com to become Abraham. Why? Genesis 12: con tra ry minded to God, for God can pr omise with heathen a nd t heir false The Minnesota U nion responded fa 2, 3 give us t he a nswer. "And I will vora bly to the missiona r y project of not condone nor compromise with s·1 doctrines. When we as Christia ns fel make of thee a great nation, and I H e is hol y. Thus, also, God tells us !1· last year, pledging $250, of which $150 1 lowship \vith f alse t eacher s or com will bless t hee, a nd make thy n ~me his Wor d in Acts 3:19- " Repent ~ promise with their teachings we a re were for brick huts for in-patients and gr eat ; and thou shalt be a bless t~ g . therefore, and be conver ted, t hat yo~r not separ a ted unto God. $100 went towards ma intena nce of t he And I will bless thee and curse him sins may ~e blotted out, when the times Many false doctrines may appear, Mbem mission sta tion in Africa. Each tha t curseth thee: and in thee sh all a ll of r efreshing shall come from the p . _ on the sur face, to be true but are f als.e. of the two societies in all eight of our t he families of the ea r th be blessed." ence of the Lord." In other wor·ds res So you see the extreme danger even in churches, including the Sunday School t h . , we God called Abr am t hen to become mus c a nge ot~r minds about God and the reading of t hese. w e as Chr istians and young people's gr oup, set about Abraham t hat he migh t establish t urn toward him and not a way f. must remain in close contact a t all at once to plan ways and mea ns to through him a line for the Messiah , h~ m . Instead of being a ntag o n i s t i~o~~ times with God's Word a nd f ellowship fulfill t heir privilege a nd responsibil Jesus Christ, t hat through Christ all h ~ m , we mu s~ surrender our will to with his people so that we will be sep ity in the ma tter. Letter s explaining men might be blessed . him and let him separate tts f . · the project in deta il were mailed to · 1om sm ara te. J ohn even goes on (v. 10, 11, 12) Then God called Moses that thr ough and draw us unto himself. each pastor to be r ead and explainer! us t ha t even to wish them well him he might call his Chosen P eople. ~o t~ ll before both groups under his j uris • An~~~j 0th.er g ~ t ~e s , God has called is .sin for we ar e asking God speed to " Come now, therefore, and I will send 1 diction. llS c I ren rn n st to be witnesses evil. Thus we must separate ourselves t hee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest H aving a defi nite goal a nd a real br ing for th my people, t he children of (Acts ~ :8) '.lnd ste:"ards (1. Cor . 4 :l) unto God, his word and Chr ist's doctrine. m pur pose in mind, the member s r eacted Israel out of Egypt." (Ex. 3 : 1-0.) Why to glon fy himself u ~ a nd to spread the gospel of redemption through th Glorifying Chr ist in My Life with an enthusiasm never before ex did he separate t he children of Isr ael ? E \' e r~· C:en e rntlon of Young P e o1•le R e celve 1< C hrls t '11 Ca ll blood of J esus Chr ist, his only b ego t~ In closing, let us consider one other pressed towar d the raising of mission t o Ser v e Him Lev. 20 :26 "And ye shall be holy unto qu~s tion that comes to all of God's f unds. A t least two societies sponsored me: f or I t he Lord am holy, and have ~.e n Son. In. Proverbs we read (l4 :25) thrilled to the sig ht of one brick after to do his own sha re toward f urther A t rue witness delivereth souls." In children. "Wha t then can I do? With pla ys, proceeds from which wer e used severed you from ot her people that ye 1 to augment t he project monies. Sever al another being laid until the little h ut ing t he work among our African neigh should be mine." (Lev. 20 :26.) "But order to be a trne and faithful witness whom can I fellowship? H ow shall co~.d uc t myself?" In a~ sw er i ng t his, individuals co n t r i bu t e d generous was displayed in its entirety. bors. because t he Lord loved you, and be ~e .m~~ i ; e~?v}hhe Wf ord as give n in 2'. In a nother church an African scene At the beg inning of the new season, oi. . - ere ore, come ye out 'fv ich we must all decide for ou rselves amounts which were ver y welcome. cause he would keep the oath which he done in crayon by a talented Sunday a fresh goal h as been set at $500 for fr?m among them, and be ye separate rom Gd0 ' s W ord, we have the sol utio· n A. clever a nd ver y successf ul plan had sworn unto your father s, hath t he I earn ed out by one Sunday School School teacher, depicted a village the CENTENARY OFFERING. Some sa ith t he Lord, and touch not th ' wwn ~th·m k of. our calling in Chn·s t Lord brought you out with a mighty 1 h" e un- J group was to build a hut of sugar a m ~ng t he hills wit h actual pictures definite plans have been formulated to c ean t mg , and I will receive yo ,, esus. · Do r t hin· k God ca n glor ify h1rn· - ha nd and redeemed you out of t he seI f m me 1"f r ·nful cubes, a dding a " brick" each time a cut otit and pasted onto t he back raise t his amount, and a modest sum house of bondmen, from the hand of P aul did not mean that we ~ho Id go on in my ol d st s~vter ourselves en tirely f r om t he ~o ~ay a~d the store. Clare Coleman had been pr o of his flash. Those initials, in script Strange wor ds, and p ass ion ate. prietress there ever since he could re style, wer e M. H. L. Even before he Words of fi re. They sear ed their wa y member, and she had always showed had stopped to pick it up, the n ame into his mind. It was no carefully the same disdain for city folks-not was r epeating itself on his lips Mildred pl a nned letter, only an impulsive out to their faces, because they were her Handel Lindema n. He r emembered tha t pouring of her heart. source of livelihood. Mountain-br ed Clem had locked the car , decided " Dear Terry : against taking the bag into the cabin people were the only people, was her What will you think of me for writ now, wiped off the rain, tucked it insid e creed. Clare hadn't liked Mildred. "No ing you like this? Oh, I don't know his slicker and strode up the p ath to backbone to these here city gir ls nowa why I feel so afraid, and why I wish, da ys." ·w ell, he knew a mountain-bred ward the office. oh, I wish I could r un away, that I man r ight now who felt very much the Mildred Handel Lindeman. T here had never let myself go so far ..." By PAUL ~UTC~~NS need for more backbone. More self was no music in the musical name, on control, rather , for he felt himself in ly a wild, ma niacal melody like the one His hand, holding the flashlight, was • the hands of a sinister power, against rampaging in his mind. Mildred Ha n trembling. He was afraid of wh at he which his o,wp will was helpless. The del Lindeman! might see farther down the page. man who alone of all men he loathed (Copyright by Ecrd1Pa• 1is P1lbl1"sl·•i ·1·•g C onipuny ) They wer e married! Suddenly he stopped reading, snap was delivered into hi s h ands ... ped off the light. He had suffered so If ma rried, why then had sh e run "Just follow the trail " he directed during the past weeks and months that a?ain. With Clem who had wedged away? Why, if married, IF mar ried, Clem as they passed the ~ ffi ce . " It's the should she come t o him? IF ... The he knew he could not bear a ny new himself in, between me and the girl of last cabin. I have the key with me." thing. What name would be signed at " Xot n "'hndo 1v my heart! In the old west of many \I destiny of nations had turned on that con rl11e, The letter in his pocket was like a two-lettered pivot. It was r idiculous the letter 's end? Mildred Handel Linde years ago, men who had been wronged thing of fire to him, as he helped Clem man ? Not n clo ud In avenged themselves with their own ~ to even hope that it were not so. In the the ,.ckleK, carr y in a heavy suitcase, showed him grim roundup of life, the loop of his Across the river, in the December hands .. . wher e to fi nd the t owels, and a n extra Dut h IM sinllc lar iat had settled snugly around one cabin, standing now perhaps under the blanket, if should need one. "I'll sleep h, they were onl Y way a man can suffer who has a1·e so she'll know wha t to do. This is visage, which, when viewed f rom a dis thereafte r Hildre d began to s h ow an How she could sing ! Some day if Clem always smooth, too smooth-ext d Pf ayed and l os t m· the terri. ble game terrible, terrible .. . And I cannot trust tance, was so plainly carved there, but Inter est In Clem Lindema n, another f oot 1 had not come, if they were not already ba ll star. After a n 011eratlon, in w h ich toward the r ock, in wide grac efn Clem had lost in tha t game, myself . . . only a huge h ulk of irregular r ock. a gla1 ing their Bibles da ily, a nd go into bat tle with a prayer on their lips. Some DAILY items in newspapers, pictures of the f ellows who are non-Chr istiam and a rticles in current magazines, will ridicule you. That will be the test frequent radio prog rams, and scores of whether you are a true Christian of colorful new books are helping peo or not. ple who live in the United States to The best thing to cl o is to ignore know better their neighbors in Mexico, them in a pleasant manner, if you can the West Indies, Central America, and not think of tha t soft word that turn South America. eth away wrath, and continue on with Conver sation t urns often to the other your studying of God's Word. The Americas. We are interested and con non-Christian will soon stop r idiculing cerned about the politics of our neigh you , and may even begin to ask you bors, t heii· economic and labor pro questions a bou t t he Book, a nd you blems, the j ourneys of their diplomats, may soon be r esponsible for others their relationships wit h countries in reading t he Holy Word. Be a witness Europe and Asia, a Good Neighbor ing and working Christian in the Ser policy which will work advantageously vice. The fi elds are ripe, but the har for both North and South Amer ica. vesters are few. But how much do we know about the religious life of our neighbors ? What ca n you tell about their churches? I s The Aut hor all Latin America Roman Ca tholic? Is Seri;eont Robert ,,._ Acbte r hcri.: there an effective Protestant move ht n 1ncn11Je r of the C Jn y Street ment? Da11t11..t C h urch of Denton Harbor, ) llc b ., of w hlcb t he Rev. E. Gu t1ns t or, h e any m issionary min ded ind ividnal Know Your Neighbors! I>! n S uucl n~· Sch ool teacher , chnlr- or by any society inte1·csted in By LUCY M. ELDRED G E 1uu11 of u u 1n y D . Y. P. lJ. con1ntlt missionary activities. tcc.~, song- lender, e t c. America" interpret t he complex mo six true life stories to r ead or tell. S cr~ca nt Ach tcrh crs= " ·rote os S ome church groups a rc engaged follow" t o t he c dllon "Afle r " Jlcnd dern scene in fiv e ma jor areas. These T hese stor ies tell about exciting events Ju:; 10 1nouths Jn 'th e .Aru ay A.t r in the missionary reading program pamphlets, wh ich tell t he story of t he in P eru, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Cuba. Forces n n tl Mcc h1~· h o"· r c llgloia of the Bavtist Conv ention. These HUfi' crH If n yo u u~· IUUJI flOCH not socia l and religious life of t he people, and P arag uay. Or, h ave you seen F U N follow n lnu o f re ll l',"lou .~ boo/cs arc included on tha t list. r eveal ·what Christianit y has do·;_e a nd AND F E S T I VA L FROM THE Mi n d y, I thoug ht I m li:.1h t he nblc The editor will be glad to make what it means for the fut ure, are: OTHER AMERICAS, by Rose Wright t u l1 c l1 • ninny yo un ~ n 1t•u ,,·ho nre any further suggestions fo1· the nhou t to cuter the ser vi ce, n 1ul OUTLOOK I N THE W EST I N (paper 25 cents ) ? Here is a pamphlet t ho"c n l rcuch· lu, If I w o ul< b ort nrtlc lc w hic h mli.: bt out lin e qiwstions. gestions for parties and programs, a nd u few slm1ilc st<'1>s to h c l1> h im h" OU TLOOK IN MEXICO, by Alberto com e n bcttct" C b rl1d ln u w h ile In other ma terial to help develop a new - H 1ll'Old ;u. Lam be r t I'h o l o the servi ce." T his year Christians of North Ame Rembao. a ppr ecia tion of L a t i n American Hh1 n ilbaptism and four by letter. The B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist were happy to have Robert Fechner in On Feb. 7 our choir occupied its Because of the "rationings" we are· As is the case in all of our B. Y. was also rcceiv.ed into our fellowship by using Sunday evenings for this course_ Bertsch Station of Venturia, No. Dak., P. U.'s we greatly miss our 29 boys, letter. We arc deeply g rateful to God our midst. He is in the ar my. Our pro chairs in our new choir loft for t he held its annual business meeting on gram was quite feminine since most first time. T he platform has been ex May it pr ove a blessing to all and; who have been called to serve our for these victories and pray that he may make us better workmen. Feb. 7th. The following offic er s were count ry. Our Soldiers' Secretaries keep of the boys are in the Service. tended to the left of t he pulpit making continue to permit us to see the fruit w. H. BUENNING, Pastor. elected to serve during the coming in touch with a ll of them and at the of those wo have labored. These new T he rousing cheers and songs were room t here for its 16 members. We year: Otto Bertsch, president; Aaron socials the letters from them are read. members were the result of special serv a symbol of the fi ne enthusiasm shown certainly enjoy the talent which these Bertsch, vice-president; Lydia Ber tsch, Occasionally we have had the joy of by the 9()> people assembled to appease men and women use for the glory of ices by the pastor, of personal work. God each Sunday. secretary; Martha Dahn treasurer· having one or the other of them in our and of our Daily •Vacation Bible School. a hungry appetite. The singing was a nd Ida J. Ber tsch, pianist. ' midst while on furlough. We pray led by Mrs. Kenneth Miller with fi ne Also, on Feb. 7, our Girls' Guild and The church building was given a new young people's societies with their During t he month of December we that they all will soon be home to lease on life throug h the application of cooperation of voices. Our able ~nd capable toastmish·ess for the evenmg parents enjoyed a joint dinner in our Highlights o f 1942 for the b eld our Bible School under the leader stay. paint. The parsonage was made more was our jovial minister's wife, Mrs. Fellowship Hall. In the afternoon sep Bethel Ba ptist Church of ship of the Rev. J. C. Gunst of Wishek, Although we greatly feel the loss of comfortable and more presentable by a r ate business meetings were held fol No. Dak. On account of g as rationing our pastor, the Rev. E. Mittelstedt, we the addition of white asbestos shingles. Frank Veninga. Anaheim, California Af ter the prayer by our minister, lowed by a combined social time. We we could hold only a few meetings. look forward with anticipation and For sonte time there had been the plan to have another such meeting on The principal services of the Bethet But we studied the book, "New Testa hope that we may be used in God's the Rev. Frank Veninga, we were need of some hearing a id device in our favored by a quartet of Lydia Schultz, April 4, before going back to our reg Baptist Church of Anaheim, Calif., are ment Studies," thoroughly. Quite a Kingdom as he, our Commander, would chu;ch. This was made possible by our ular summer sch edule of monthly now held in the English language ex number wrote t he examination and r e use us. IRENE FEHR, Reporter. Bette Miller , Dorothy Andrejka and busmess and profe ssional friends who Betty Giesecke. A humorous r eading meetings. clusively. Our Sunday evening services. ceived their certific ate ca rds. subscribed for advertisements to pay with gestures was given by Audrey In view of world conditions and of are the largest among the 26 churches. We, too, miss "our boys" who have for it. At our 30th anniversary of the Herzberg. A poem was r ead by Doro our recent church improvements our of our city, and throughout the yeal' entered t he service of our counh·y. Our dedication of our present church edifice, thy Schaeffer. Louise Borenitsch gave pastor asked that we observe Valen our sacred appointments were attend earnest prayers go with them, that this hearing aid was used fo r the fi rst a patriotic vocal solo, and Delores Kil tine's Day a bit differently this year. ed by more than 22,-000 persons. they may be a shining light and a liv time. The joy that was experienced by inski rendered a fitting piano solo. Instead of buying our sweetharts a In regards to evangelism and mis ing testimony f or J esus wherever they Wonderful Blessings in the our hard-hearing friends cannot be de dollar box of candy, we were asked to may be. We were fortunate to h ave as our ~ions we were feeding upon the bless Recent Activities of Detroit's scribed in mere words. guest speaker our beloved young peo put the money in our building fund ings rendered by the minister at 205 MISS IDA J. BERTSCH, Repo1ter. Linden Baptist Church The. build.e r of our church, Mr. Ed. ple's secretary, the Rev. Martin L. envelopes. Over $60 was taken in on occasions and by 27 guest speakers. E. B c ~ se, Ct:i. our General Mission Secretary, Dr. Christian character and devotion of of your stay in that locality. If the He saw Clem 's face go white, saw for missions in 1942 than in the previ r the tense, angry movements. "All right William Kuhn. t he departed was based on long year s town is too far away, or you are r e \ Jo~1"1' the lleloYecl Dlscl1> lc. By E sther of close acquaintance a nd Christian ous year with a total of over $3000. r v_e1 . An Easter drama for 17 charac T erry Nealle," he mutter ed. "You ca~ The war has not affected the delight stricted to the camp, attend the chapel tc1s. 20 pages. 2 etH. fully mild winter of Southern Cali experience. The church also bought and paid for 5 get out of my way- now and forever fornia, and the dimout is aimed only Other a ddresses were delivered by a new organ in 1942. The pastor was services. lie LIYes. By Gertrude Gowdy An as far as I'm concerned!" at the sky, for whi ch reason t he st ars the Revs. Paul Franklin Swarthout, also presented with a salar y r aise of Get acquainted w ~ th your c.haplain, Easter biblical drama basecl 0 ~ t he Christ in the passover season. 18 page There was g~ ing to be a physical shine even more distinctly. Our vic president of the New York State Bap · ce he is your fnend. Get rnto t he $300 besides a bonus of $200. On Tues Sill l . T If . pamphlet. 35 cts. encounter. tory ga rdens bear vegetables and fruit tist Convention; Joseph Chandler Rob day, J an. 19, the F riendly Bible Class church or ch a~e a.c~1 VI 1es. you smg, all year round, and the minister is be bins, president of the Nor thern Bap t in t he choir; Jorn t he B. Y. P. U., ':l'he " 'ny of the Cross. By Dorothy "Wait!" Terry lif ted his hand. tist Convention; and Everett Carleton of the ch:ir ch held its 20th anniver sar y Wilson. An Easter play in one a ct re ing surprised by his friends with in general, make yourself right. at hea1:slng the crucifix ion and the resur "Here !" H e tosed the l etter onto the H errick, president of Andover Newton banquet m the lower auditorium. ;~cl fruits, vegetables, turkey, chicken, home in that camp and commumt y. rect ion story with wellknown Bible char g reen and white chenille bedspread. eggs, butter, concer t tickets, phono Theological School. These addresses acters. 17 page pamphlet. 35 ets. Miss Edith K o PP n, missionary " That'll explain why you're not going graph records, and pocket money. will likely appear in a memorial num e i You will find this to be your best cure ber of t he Divinity School Record. nurse from the Cameroons of Africa for h omesickness t here is. Dnrk11es>1 nucl Duwn. By Frederica Le to see her tonigh t, and why you'll wait H. G. DYMMEL, Reporter . F. Be ll a m ~· . Three Scenes. Time 1 hour unt il I say you can. I'll get m y insh'uc The loss to the Divinity School seems now at home o~ furlough, spent the The above three steps are the thr ee ~' l\Ien, 3 Women, 10 Children. ' Chorus: staggering. It was under his leader past few _weeks m California speaking I he story ls told of the cructftxlon tions from her." ship t hat t he affiliation with the Col most important m eans of keeping and the ento mbment. a nd the r es ur re~tlon a nd showing her curios in our churches strengthening your r elig ious life while through the conversati on of some chil Clem stopped, his eyes on the letter. gate T heological Seminary was brought t here. On Sunday, Feb. 21 she ad- dren and simple follc who have Jost "You-" about. The buildings of the new school dressed ve · tt · ' in the A rmed Services. They are by no their way in the darkness while picking truly i·epresent a memorial to him. He . . l y a entive congregations means t he only steps in becoming a flowe r s. tiO cts. "Read it, all of it, the last para in the Fifteenth Street Church of L os g r aph especially." Public Memorial Service in is beloved by the hundreds of minis t rue Christian, but they are the three 'J'h e \Vay of the Cross. By Karin Sun ters who have enjoyed t he privileges A ~ ge l es and t he Bethel Church of Ana most important steps to keep while in delof-Asbrand. A play for a large group, "I'll read it to her ," Clem said. He Honor of the Late President of the school under his leader ship. H is heun, Cal.if. On Wednesday and Thurs nine leading characters, twelve children, the Armed Services. snatched the letter and started toward Albert William Beaven works do truly follow after him. a nd a chorus of "angels" wltn some ~~Y evenings, F eb. 24 and 25, she was music. A mingling of modern women the door. The city of Rochester, N . Y., the But God's work must go on, a nd the l\1ay I close wit h the prayer that all We g uest of the Baptist Church of with women of t he eruclfixlon. 16 pages, T erry's anger exploded. "STOP!" Rochester Baptist Seminary, and the trustees have already met and selected ' asco,. Calif. The Baptist Churches Christ ia n men who are called into the large format. 50 ct!'!. Ba pt ist Fellowship of t he world has a n interim president in the person of of Loclt and Franklin C J'f . Armed Services will strengthen their His fi sts doubled, h is elbows bent. He ited S ' a 1 ., were v1 s- 'l'he Pro1nlse. By Karin Su ndelof-As sust ained a great loss in the sudden Dr. George W. Cutten, until r ecently 0 faith in Christ and become workers brancl. Two Scenes. Time, 10 minutes. leaned forward, every muscle tense. death of President Albert W. Beaven. president of Colgate University. A March ~ unday, F eb. 28. S unday, 17 Characters. A pageant-play depicting And t hen Clem exploded t he bomb ' w~ s spent in La Salle Colo. and witnesses for J esus t hroughout The sad news was on every heart and committee of the trustees has also been t the vi ctory of life over death as a result a b o th service 0 f t i ' ' t heir army career and for t he duration of Christ's resurrection. 35 cts. t hat scattered Terry's hopes into a tongue when it was conveyed t o us by appointed to nominate a candidate for d . . s 1e chtll·ch . On Fri- thousand fragments. "Listen, T erry t he morning paper on J an. 25. Who the office as successor to Dr . Beaven. ay evenmg , March 13 h b . ht of their life upon t his world. message in th , s e ioug a Pontius l'llnte. By E lliott Field. A ever knew him felt he had lost a true A RTH UR A. SCHADE. drama in three acts. Quite elaborate Nealle," he sh outed, and his voice was Stafford K e Calvary Church of and requiring one a nd one half hours. trembling with anger. "There's no m an h ' ans., and on Sunday March 15 SEPARATION IN GOD'S SIGHT 1 9 leading characters. 56 pages. :.?5 ctH. on earth that's big enough to stop me B;p~s~ ~fi~k·eh at the se~· vices ' of the from seeing my own wife! I'll thank "Whdt's ~dpp ening" News ic of Lorrame, Kansas. (Continued from Page 8) • you to step aside!" (Continued from P age 2) Separate yourselves t hen from those • On Sunday evenin ] h EASTER CANTATAS (To be continued) And1·ews Stre g, an. 31, t e t hings that do not h onor God nor h ave e The young people's class of the Wednesda y evenings to extend into t he N y et Church of Rochester 'l'he Loni Is Risen. ,\ 1942 Copyright. Baptist Sunday School of Trenton , Ill., Spr ing months. The cour ses deal with . ·, was privileged t h D ' honor in his sig ht. In 2. T im. 2 :21 we By the l\Iisscs Dorothy Sum crau and Frnncis c Sff! o ear r. l·ead: "If a man t herefore purge him Hu lh Dale. lt is classed as a Sacred bega n publication in March of a new " Bible Synopsis" a nd " How to T each ." of the A· .1 er, editor ial secret ary Drnmatic Easter Cantata designated for CHILDREN'S PAGE monthly paper called, "The H and Mr. Karl Scbmuland of the church is spoke andmerihcan Bible Society, who self from these, he shall be a vessel un t he choir and groups of younger people. (Continued from Page 13) clasp," edited by Miss Elsie Luginbuhl. being honored this year on hi s 20th s owed p· t . h to honor, sanctified and meet for the A Lorenz publication. 31 pages. 3::S cts. This class is ably taught by Mrs. Otto church on th . . 1c m es to t e to cry. "Oh, Sally, can you ever for anniver sary a s Sunday School super e special 0 · f t h Master's use, and prepared unto every Rn1ll1111t lU o rulni;. A 19·12 p1·oduction Luginbuhl. On Sunday, Feb. 14, the anniversary of th . ccas1on o e , by Hal don Lilien as. An Easter Can ta ta give me?" she cried, and she told Sally intendent. On Sunday, F eb. 21, the P1·of o E K e Bible Class, of which good work." I s it not a comforting Rev. M. L. Leuschner of Forest Park, Rev. Martin L. Leuschner editor of t hought to know t hat God even g·ives based on ;l[atlhcw 28 :1-9 and 1. Cor. 15: all that she had done t o her. "Sally. c h ur~h has · e trubel ~er is teacher. The 57. ll[usic only. 31 pa ges. :~::s cts. Ill., was the guest speaker, bringing "T he Baptist Hel·ald,11 vi s it~d the F en us some of his work to do? you have been so sweet and kind mor1al. Fnnd' ins ah ished a H am e l M e- a m essa ge in the morning service and wood Church for the first t ime and llnll the Enster Ji:lui;, By Roy E. through everything. I know you are a showing missionary pictures in the David H amel onor of the la te Rev. L astly, God promises a rewar d for Noll<'. A Lo1·enz publication. 'l' his ls addressed mo1·ning and afternoon con a n Easter Choir Cantata for mixed real Christian and I want to be one, evening with members and friends of church. Mr. wfibfo·rmer pastor of t he faithfu l service. "Now h e that plant g regations and the combined Sunday 1 voices with the usual variati ons such as too." neighboring churches also in attend School classes. man of the com .~ t Neuffer is chair eth and he that water eth a re one and soil, du els, men's and women's parts. A ginning with ~ 1 tee of collectors. Be every man shall r eceive h is ow ~ r e- complete mu s i ca 1 production of G·I Then Sally told Jean that Jesus took ance. A f ellowship hour with r efresh pa A·es. ;;:; cts. ments was held for a large group after • On Wednesday, Feb. 24, the North church is cond u;day, J a n. 31, the Gwar cl d?· Then separa t· e yourself unto our sins upon h imself when he died on 0 t he evening service. The Rev. Charles western Conference Mission Commi ttee preaching servi· uc mg a worship and · The great.er your surrende r t he 'l'he r.oril of the 1=--: 11,.tertitle. B~- ?llrs. Calva ry and if we t rust him, he held its annual session in t he Imman . ce every m . d. g reater t he d L ' Edith 'l'lll olson nncl .John D. Creswell. F . Zummach is pastor of the church. continuing the f . ormng, 1s- a ·a rewar . et us all then lay An Easter Ca ntata for Chorus in H saves u~ fron; our sins and we become uel Church of Milwaukee, Wis. The 5 1 service. On Sundaoimer .early German < e carnal things carna1 desires pa rts with the usual n1riations. A dis his children. Right then, Jean e The Rev. H. Waltereit, pastor of the carnal . . . , ' confesse.~ Revs. E. J . Baumgartner and Paul seminary stud en ~ ~venmg, F eb. 7, the ou . associations and SEPARATE ting ui shi ng feature Is t hat It has lhe her sin to Jesus and opened her hear Baptist Church of Fenwood, Sask., 1 German text in parallel li nes. 60 pages. Zoschke are the representatives of the service with M . ad charge of the i se ves unt0 GOD h . and received him as her Savior. Jean Canada, is conduct ing a Leadership days . , t at m these dark t:iO ct.... conference on the General Mission ior, bringing th~· ~ u gu s t Kuhn, a sen we n11ght b cl Tra ining Course for about 15 young 1 Ptoclairn G e use to sh ow and a nd Sally became fast friends and tod ~ommittee. In the afternoon t he Bap us under the lead : ss ~ge and t he chor 0 ROGER WILLIAMS PRESS 1 people of his church on successive ?f how Go ? unto the lost. Just think gether they practiced what Jesus rnld tist women of the t hree churches held M arch and r end : rsJnp of Mr. Walter 3734 Payne Ave., Cleveland, 0 . th ·s as ye wou ermg special music. If each d s Work would go forward taught "Do unto o e1 one of us would do this ! t hat they should do unto you.'' Page 20 THE BAPTIST HERALD Do You Know That ... ?. Trained Officers for God's Work Column Edited by the By President A. Bretschneider of the Rochester Baptist Seminary REV.A.R.BERNADT of Burlington, Iowa The Rochester Baptist Seminary of Our denominational churches in Iowa Rochester, N. Y., will soon graduate 1943 Seminary Class a nother class of well trained men who contributed nearly $25.00 per member are ready to go on the firing line for A picture of the g r adua ting class for local work and missions last year, o f the Rochester Seminary will ap or more than twice as much as the per CHRIST. May 1 and 2 are the dates p ear In the ne xt Issue of "The Bap set for the graduation of the seven tist Herald." The Impor tance of the capita-giving of the larger convention young men who have completed the five a ccompa nying article by Professor churches. year course. two years of college and Bretschnelder necessitated Its Im lUeth ocllst " ·0 1uc11 hn,·c rc~ l s t e re tl t hree year s of semina ry. m ediate publication. their 11rotcHt with the Red C ro"" One of the young men, Mr. August The names of this year 's graduat fo r ln c ludlu ~ ch;nrc tt c~ , s 1•lcy mng n ing c lass arc as follows : J othan :dn es, n nd J•lnylng cnrd s In the ir Kuhn, will continue his studies in the 11nc kngc8 for the 1n ~ n in tl1e He r University of Rochester. Mr. Gideon Benke, Ale x Elsesser, Edmund Kel ' 'lce><. Zimmerman has accepted the call to le r, August Kuhn, Fred :Mashner, i\Ielvin. Pelcrul, a nd Gideon Zimmer- It takes 1676 Protestant Churches in our church at Beaver, Mich. Mr. m a n. J othan Benke h as been called by one Chicago to minister to the same num of our churches, but has not yet ac A special Se minary I ssue of "The ber of constituents as 38(} Catholic Baptis t H e rald" I s planned Cor the Churches are serving. Catholics have cepted. Prospects for being called to near future arter the Seminary one of the churches in the East are Comme n cem e nt Exercises. two members for every seat in church good for Mr. Alex E lsesser. Mr. Ed whereas the Protestants have two se a~ mund Keller, who is serving a church EDITOR. for each member. in Rochester, may be prevailed upon '"SH111•lng on hnonuns" ls not on idle to become its permanent pastor. No calling the attention of churches and wur j o k e , for Hutt 1,. cxnetly whnl particular church is a-vailable for Mr. h n P 11 en s , ''·hen sonie shltls arc Melvin Pekrul, but several doors may missionary committees to these young lnunch c tl. 'Ihc P~rtc~o 11rl;1t 170~"!,~11\~'fo n I' ~~;'~~ be allowed to accept them. The signature of a service man to an order similar to the one at the foot 27,000,000 young people n ever darkened of this announcement would be all that is required and this should be secured the door of any Church during the last by the friends at home. year; ~et some people claim the Church has failed when in realit , While the arrangements may cause inconveniences and delay we accept iving th Ch '. h y, many aren t it out of loyalty to our country and in the spirit of cooperation. The necessity g e urc a chance. for this requirement is the lack of transportation facilities which are taxed by 1400 clgnretteH f the priority needs of forwarding food and ammunition to our armies in for nu, end chllil . or every men, wom- eign lands or waters. ln the Unite d ~tn~ the nverage u se1l the wome n r un r CH Inst year, 'lvltlt H. P. DONNER, Business Manager. sccon 11, ' V hnt n n g the nten n close nshcs! n n cxp c nHlve p ile of THE BAPTIST HERALD C I e v e I a n d, 0 h i o Our entire Seminary faculty at Ro- chester, N. Y. ' as well as t en memb ers I hereb'J! S?fbscribe f o?: your semi-monthly publication to be sent to my of th e student body are . h address as indicated herein. Payment at the favored rate will r each you week in definite Church servkm gd e~c through my home church. the school year. wor urmg
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