September 5, 1968 Arkansas Baptist State Convention
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Ouachita Baptist University Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine, 1965-1969 Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine 9-5-1968 September 5, 1968 Arkansas Baptist State Convention Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/arbn_65-69 Part of the Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, Mass Communication Commons, and the Organizational Communication Commons Recommended Citation Arkansas Baptist State Convention, "September 5, 1968" (1968). Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine, 1965-1969. 66. https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/arbn_65-69/66 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine at Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. It has been accepted for inclusion in Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine, 1965-1969 by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. For more information, please contact [email protected]. IN THIS ISSUE: THE BROKEN \l.,TALL on page 11 describes a Personally movement which' began within the most profoundly racial religion in history and quickly grew to be speakin·g come a lJ,niversal religion which embraced every race, nation, and culture without distinction. LOVE cannot be. c0rrimunicated without ex pression · of compassion, Carl R. Hall states on · .page 4. Mr. Hall believes that the Bible does not teach separation from the world. Rather, it teach es that w~ should be a redeeming influence in the world. HAVE YOU HEARD~-The name of 'the TU Department has been changed~ If you're alarmed, or confused, read the article on page 7. It will set you straight, bring you up to date, and guide you in the future. UNUSUAL experiences in Trinidad are_ told · by Art Kent in his letter on page 9. A vivid and interesting picture of people there is given us by Kent. He even celebrated Independence on July 4th with the British! ' • 0 • God's gift to man . TEXANS did it again! They've made plans to distribute a million Bibles, in just six weeks I On page 15 you'll read all about it. About 4,000 Melon memories chmches will participate, to gi.ve Bibles printed in Aren't you glad the Lord made watermelons both English and Sp~ni.sh. and cantaloupes! And in this connection I am FAITH in action by the pastor· of Faith Bap also g·lad the Lord gave man enough ing~nuity tist Church, Saigon, was demonstrated when ,the to make something we call ice cream. For ice neec1 arose. On page 15, the ,account of Pastor cream is a mighty delicious topping for both kinds Thanh's strenuous exercise of faith is given. of melon. It is a real delight to sit down to half a canta SEPT. 8 is the date of the interview of SBC's loupe filled with your favorite brand of ice cream. vV. C. Fields by the noted television personality But I did not discover till this smmner that Ben Grauer. Mr. Fields will discuss "Public Re ice cream is also good with watermelon. lations and Religious Inshtutions,'' you will read Since watermelon does not form a natural bowl on page 17. for the ice cream as does cantaloupe, it is. neces sary to cut its meat into "bites" and put these into a dish for mixl.ng ' with the ice cream. (An Arlansa~ Baptist ice teaspoon is an ideal instrument for scooping ~ September 5, 1968 out the watermelon into appropriate sized pieces.) Volume 67, No. 35 Those who like watermelon juice-and who Editor, ERWIN L. McDONALD, Litt. D. doesn't !-will firrd mixing ice cream with the Associate Editor, MRS. E. F. STOKES melon juice makes a most delicious drink Guess Managing Editor, FRANKLIN I. PRESSON you could call if watermelon milk shake. An9. if Secretary to Editor, MRS. HARRY GIBEBSON you need some extra calories, add a . spoonful or Mail Clerk, MRS. WELDON TAYLOR two of malted milk. 401 West Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. Published . One of the real delights on the farm was having weekly except on July 4 and December 25. Second-dass postage our very own melon patches. paid at Little Rock, Arkanaas. Individual aubscription, $2.76 per year. Ohureh budget, Ul -u PK The best melon crops I had a hand in growing 1nonth or $1.92 per year per church family. Club plan (10 or DM>N! paid annually in advance). $2.26 per ;vear. Subecrlptiana to fOIIIIIF> were_s.ome that my folks and I produced on the addre6B, $4.75 per year. Adverfisin.g rates on request. sandy loam of the old ;Hines .place a mile east of Opinions expressed in editot·ials and signed articles are those of tbe writer. Member of Southern Baptist Press Association, A1180Ciated London, (Pope County), in the early 1920's. You Church Press, Evangelical Press Association. could just about say that our melons were tailor Abbreviations used in crediting news items: BP Baptist Pr..rs ; CB Church Bulletin ; DP Daily Press ; EP Evangelical Press ; LC Local made, · we put so much individual effort into each Correspondent; AB Associational Bulletin ; EBPS European Baptist one. Press Service. Page Two ARKANSAS BAPTIST --------~~------------------------------~------------~~ --------~-------Editorials for God's . word. · Our youth has lessons such as Sin of smoking the one they had this year in Training Union en Let us start with something on which we· all titled 'No Smoking.' When they study these and agree : Butting one's head against a brick wall then learn about their pastor or· preacher smoking, would be a foolish form of self-punishment. it crushes their ·spirit." ' Then let us come quickly to the axe we have In a special appeal .to smokers, the lady con to grind on this occasion: Smoking cigarettes at clude's: the risk of shortening one's life by several years, ''May I challenge our pastors, deacons, and not to mention the offensive act of contaminating teachers to think seriously on this problem. God air· breathed by non-smokers, and setting a bad help us to return to the principle of 1ov~ taught example for others, is· a rathe·r selfish ~nd sinful in His word, If eating· meat cause my brother to indulgence. ' stumble, I will eat no meat (I C'or. 8 :13)." · This editorial was inspired by a letter from an , Why not put. those fags out permanently, Eastern Arkansas church-woman who wrote to this brothers and sisters? paper in protest of the bad influence smoking preachers and laypeople are having on children and young people. Where will ·it all end? Speaking of smoking as a problem in her WI:! refer to the interminabie marching and church, the lady states, concerning the smokers: demonstrating that. is being carried out by those ''I wonder li.f they realize what they are teach- unhappy about something, whether it be the war ing, by example. in Vietnam, c!tizenship rights focr minority g·roups, ''So many preachers try to hide it frolll, their poverty, or something else. congregation. This teaches deception and hypo7 News commentators at the Chicago spectacle crisy. They also teach disrespect for medical during the Democratic national convention re science. Much money is spent for films and litera- cently, as unhappy a,s they were over Mayor ture to educate our youth on the harmfal effects Daley's brutal use· of. force,· nevertheless _had of smoking. These films are ·shown in the schools. something to say about the peace . demonstrations ''The thing that hurts me most, though, is themselve·s. that they [the smokers] are teaching disrespect As pointed out -by at ~east one well known' com- ('Personally Speaking', from page 2) .mentator, those favoring a strong pe·ace plank for the Democratic platform were given the· p'rivilege At planting time we actually dug each melon of speaking their pieces· in detail. Th.e action of hill with mattox and shovel, spacing them about the convention against the peace plank came only eight feet apart and digging them from 18 to 24 after full and free discussion and wa;s a deliberate inches deep. Then, in the bottom of each hole, we vote of the ~elegates. placed a generous helpmg of barnyard fertilizer Why, then, did t~e · march continue after the into which had been mixed water-soaked corn- action was taken? cobs. That "assured the melon vine~ a pretty good There may have been a time when non-violent. supply of moisture even in a dry year. marches for or against a cause accomplished some In· this day of modern transportation and · g·ood purpose. But, ·at the rate. the lunatic fringe marketing, you don't hav:e to wait till July for is becoming involved in every such move these your first melons of the season, as we used to days, we cannot he·lp wondering if this approach here in Arkansas. It is mighty handy to pick up ha;s not reached the point of diminishing returns. your melons at the supermarket or from trucks Hand .in hand with the marching goes irtespon at the curb markets, as we do now. And having ~ible lashing out by many at their environment. them available for months rather than a few weeks But, really, kicking the cat, slamming the· door, is fine. But there was nothing quite like going and throwing rocks through windows are not very into my very own patch, in the cool of the morn- effective 'ways of solving problems. And letting ing, and plucking a vine-ripe melon or two with one's hair grow over his eye-holes, wearing out the dew still on them. landish clothes, and going without baths accom- Now I'll bound you that the most of you are plish little more than advertising to the.