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• Revival meetings were con ducted in German Baptist Church of Herreid, Ma r tha Scherwitz accompanied the t he German Baptist church of Plevna, So. Dak., conducted evangelistic meet­ quartet at the piano. - L~ · Mont., from October 31 to November ings at one of the stations, the Gnaden­ 13, with t he pastor of the church, t he feld Church. The results were most • " The Builder'', the bi-monthly publi­ Rev. J. J. Renz, bringing t he messages. gratifying with 20 persons confessing cation of t he Y.P . and S.S.W. U nion A deep interest was shown in the ser­ their acceptance of Christ as Savior. of the A tlantic Conference, is edited in vices and 16 persons were led to accept Mr. Becker wrote tha t "we are enjoy­ its second volume by Mr s. Helen Neit­ Volume Seven teen CLEVELAND, OHIO, JANUARY I, 1939 Number One J esus Christ as their Savior. ing the work in connection wit h the h ardt of Brooklyn, N. Y. The mis­ church of H erreid very much." s ionary goal of $1000, designated for • On Sunday, November 20, the R ev . the German Baptist Seminary in W. St urhahn, pastor of the Spring • The dedication of t he rebuilt and en­ Rochester, N. Y., is given much atten­ Va lley a nd Unityville Churches in larged church building in Startup, tion in the attractive paper. Sunday, GUEST EDIT ORAL South Dakota, had the joy 0£ ba ptiz­ Wash., was held on Sunday, Dec. 11, January 8, will be set aside in all At­ ing 4 young people in the Spring Val­ with the Rev. J. F. Ol t hoff of Salem, lantic Conference churches as "Spe­ By the REV. WILLIAM KUHN, D.D., Gener~l Missionary Secretary ley Church. T he Rev. John Borchers Oregon, serving as the dedication cia l Young P eople's and Sunday School of Chancellor, So. Dale, brought an in­ speaker. The church addition provides Workers' Day." Miss Margaret Mac­ LL of us have had our place in that happy there in Jericho. This spiritual enlightenment ·spiring messa ge before a lar ge aud­ for Sunday School r ooms a nd a n en­ cskey is the president of the Union. ience. larg ed a uditorium. Much of the labor A throng, where friend said to friend: "I wish may not be given to us as instantaneously and • E vangelistic se~·vic es were conduct­ you a happy New Year." There is much sincerity completely as it was given to Bartimaeus. The • T he Cheerful Helpers' Class of the was contributed by men of the church. The Rev. C. E. Schoenleber is pastor ed in the West ~ ; b e.n e z e r Bapt ist and goodwill in this tra- experience of most of us doubtlessly will be that East E benezer 'Baptist Church in Sas­ of t he chur ch. Church of Sprinpsidc, Saskatchewan, katchewan , Ca nada, ree2ntly held a Canada, from November 7 to 18, with My New Year's Wish. ditional custom. Have we will grow in the appreh ension of new revela­ banquet in the home of the Rev. a nd • Professor H erman von Berge of t he mess~ ges brought by the Rev. J . we a New Year's wish tions of spiritual knowledge and wisdom. Mrs. August Rosner. Accor ding to t he Dayton, Ohio, was the guest speaker Weinbender of Southey and the Rev. reporte ~, Miss Reiman, "the evenin g on Sunday, December 18, in the Ger ­ J. Kuehn, pastor ,of the church. Two for ourselves ? J es us Christ is standing before This spiritual illumination will work wonders was spent in discuS'5ing future cla ss man Baptist Church of New Britain, persons confessed their faith in Christ. each of us, as he stood before blind Bartimaeus for each one individually and for us collectively activities and in setting up our class Conn., which he formerly served as ill:; The Rev. E ; P . Wahl, director of the · on the outskirts of Jericho, saying: "What wilt constitution." pastor from 1897 to 1900. A large Canadian Ger m'a.n Ba p tis t Bible as churches. After we are "illuminated," we a udience was in attendance to hear the thou that I sha ll do unto thee?" Bartimaeus, • The Rev. W. W. Knauf of Anamoose, Schools, conducted revival meetings in will be delivered from the charm of this world's No. Dak., has r esponded favor ably to beloved former pas tor and for mer the Springside CHurch from November fully conscious of his deplorable state, unhesitat­ vanity. We will be ' devoted to the Lord Jesus the ca ll extended to him by t he Ger­ moderator of the General Conference. 20 to December 2 'vit h 4 per sons r e­ ingly said: "Lord, that I may receive my sight." man Ba ptist Church of Alpen a, M ich. P rofessor von Berge is now the liter­ sponding to the altar call a nd finding Christ and his cause. We can then say with Paul : ar y editor of the Lorenz Publishing peace in the Sa vior. " And immediately he received his sight, and fol­ "This one thing I do, forgetting those things He will begin his pastor ate on t he new Compa ny in Dayton, Ohio. fiel d on F ebruary 1st and will succeed lowed him, glorifying God." • The S :cond Germa n Baptist Church which are behind, and reaching forth unto those t he R ev. C. A. Damrau , who is at • The Rev. Otto R. Schroeder ser ved of Brooklyn, N. Y., r ecently extended Physical blindness had been th e bane of the things which are before, I press toward the present pastor of the German B aptist as guest pa.:;tor of the F irst German a call to the Rev. William Appel of lif e of Bartimaeus, even as spiritua l blindness or mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Church of Tacoma, Washing ton. Baptist Church of Chicago, Ill., from Mil waukee, Wis., to become its pastor, • • Mr . Roy Anderson, a member of t he Sunday, November 6, to Sunday, Jan­ to which a favorable r esponse has been at least imperfect spiritual vision, has been the Christ J esus." Oak Park Baptist Chur ch of Forest ua ry l. His ministry was deeply ap­ given. Mr. Appel is the son of a for­ bane of the lives of so ma ny. Wer e we as con­ pr eciated by t he entire church. On In the gospel r eport the triumphal entry of Park, Ill., is ser ving as student pastor mer Germa n Baptist minister, and he scious of our need as the blind beggar was of his, of t he Centr al Baptist Church of Elm­ J anuary 4 Mr. and Mr s. Schroeder will served s e v e r a I o f o u r churches Jes us into Jerusalem follows shortly after the hur st , Ill. He is a Senior student in r et urn to A naheim, Ca lif., where t hey before assuming the office of assistant we would also cry aloud to this miracle-working healing of blind Bartimaeus at Jericho. Had will reside a t 512 E. Chartres Str eet. Wheaton College at Wheaton, Ill. Mr. secretary a mong t he Baptis ts of Wis­ Son of David for this mercy of healing. Because Bartimaeus been able to be present at Jerusalem,. Anderson was t he president of t he While in the Miclclle West, t hey ha,·e consin. He w ill begin his ministry in Young P eople's a nd Sunday School been with t heir da ughter and family, of our lack of spiritual sight our lives have been he most assuredly would have been a prominent' (Continued on Page 8) Workers' Union of Chicago and vicin­ Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gros•:;er of Oak impoYerished. We have taken our places more • figure in that triumphal procession. During 1939 Par k, Illinois. ity dur ing t he term 1937-1938. often at the beggar's stand than at the banquet we expect to prepare a triumphal entry for J esus • Evangelistic services wer e held in • The choir of t he Canaan Baptist The Baptist Herald table with our Lord. In our discipleship w e have Christ into the hearts, homes and lives of many the Baptist Church of Watertown, Church at Cra wfor d, Texas, presented not been a ble to follow in the footsteps of our P ublished semi-monthly by the who ha ve not yet r eceived him. He has need of Wis., with the Rev. A. Engel of Rac­ t he cantata, " The Child of Bethlehem," Master. Like Bartimaeus we have heard more ine'. Wis., serving as the evangelist. The en Chr istmas E ve, December 24, be­ GERMAN BAPTIST PUBLTCAT!ON the varied services of these illuminated ones. SOCI ET Y about J esus through the testimony of others than series of meetings were widely a n­ for e a la rge and enthusiastic audience. Only such will have au interest in t his holy enter­ nounced as " the C hrist ian Life Con­ The pastor, t he Rev. C. C. Gossen, is 3734 Pa yne Avenue. Cleveland, Ohio. through our own personal intercourse with him. ference." The pastor of t he church, prise. Spiritually blind men and women are ex­ t he talented director of the choir, sing. Martin L. Leuschner, Editor So many lives are bare of any real service for the Rev. G. Wetter, reported t hat "the ing the bass soloist parts as well. Miss "The Bapt ist H erald" is a denominational cluded from participation. weathet· was favorable, t he attendance periodical devoted lo the interests of th• him, because they have never yet realized h is Tillie Mae Spross as r eporter wr ote Germa n Baptist Young People's and Sunday good and the messages excellent." t hat "our aim is to press toward the School V.'orkers' Union. claim upon t hem. May we have opened eyes to see the Savior • F~om November 7 to 18 evangelistic mark for the pr ize of t he high calling Subscription priee-$1. 50 a year. standing before each of us, saying: " W hat wilt meetmgs were held in the Plum Cre: k of Goel in Chr ist J esus !" T o Foreign countries-$1.75 a year. As a countless host we are all I"l}arching a long Advertising rates, 75 cent s p er inch, sina-le the highway of life through the passing years. thou that I shall do unto th ee?" ·From our deep­ B~pti st Church near Emery, So. Dak., • The Rev. August B ~ cker , pastor of column, 2 1A inches wide. with the Rev. Her man Palfenier of t he Central Baptist Church of Waco, Obituary notices are accepted at 5 cts. per :Meeting us today on our pilgrimage, t he Lord Je­ est heart may t he response of our faith br eak Steamb~at Rock, Iowa, serving a ~ Texas, conducts a radio devotiona l pro­ 1ine. set in slx point type. for th: "Lor d, that I am receive my sight ." The evangelist. A fi ne spirit prevailrd in All editorial correspondence is to be ad· sus Christ himself with his voice full of divine gram over station W AC 0 of Waco, d ressed to the R ev. Martin L. Leuschner, 7346 pages of our history will then carry the same the well attended ser vices, and 12 per­ Texas, once a month. On Monday Madison Street, Forest Pa rk, Illinois. ,;ympathy asks ea ch one of us : " What wilt thou sons were led to accept Christ as their morning, December 5, he brought a All business correspo ndence is to be sent to that I shall do unto th ee?" In t he knowledge record t hat was written long ago in Jericho : personal Savior. T he Rev. J. C. Germa n Baptist Publication Society, 3734 pre-Christmas message, assisted by the Payne Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. of our imperfect spirit ual vision, may we with "And immediately he received his sight, and Kraenzler is t he pastor of the church . mixed quartet of the church composed • e • From Nove111be1· 14 to Decembc1· 3 of Helen and Hildegard Stobbe and the Entered as second-class matter January 9. impassioned faith reply, "Lord, that I may re­ followed him, glorifying God ; and all the people, 1923, at the post office at Cleveland, Ohio. the Rev. Emil Becker, pastor of the Messrs. J . N . and R. G. K ittlitz. Mi&'i under the act of March 3. 1879. ceive my sight." The miracle will follow now a::; when th ey saw it, gave praise unto God." Page 4 THE BAPTIST HERALD January 1, 1939 Page 5

us fo1· any position of influence and usefulness. remember their use of the master's property. Therefore, the stewardship of our time receives The fi rst two doubled their ta l en ts, but the. approval of God, "the giver of every good the third unfaithful and ungrateful servant hur­ and perfect gift." ried it in the depths of the earth, and the good Life's Magnetic Influences enclosed in it was never developed. We term it figurative speach, but this parable symbolizes The New Year's Challenge of planning one's life according to A second phase of the Christian's life is that God's purposes receives a stirring presentation in this remarkably the fact that God's cr eatures ar e guilty of the fine article by the talented young president of the South Dakota identified as influence. The most magnetic in­ same neglect of their divine endowments. We Young People's and Sunday School Workers' Union. I ts prin­ fluence is that of character. If we reveal the ciples, lucidly interpreted, deserve to be the guiding lights for may either multiply our talents or become stag­ every Christian life throughout the year 1939. • character of Christ in our deeds, we cooperate • nant a nd non-progr essive. May we choose the with him in the work of saving souls. Did not By MR. CHARLES E. VOIGT of Avon, South Dakota former and direct our talents toward a construct­ J esus say : "He that abideth in me, and I in him, ive field ! the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without TEWARDSHIP is that medium by which the idlenes ·. Neither did he obser ve the occurrence;:; me ye can do nothing." The Christian Use of Mo~ey S qualities, constituting the Christian life of current in Judea and Galilee which did not per­ Four th, the stewardship of money is para­ tain to his earthly mission. W e cannot be independent of our f ellow-man the individual, may be vividly expressed. Life mount in the life of one who conforms to Chr is­ is the most precious gift that God has designated because in some way or other we exert a r eaction The purpose of Christ's ministry was so exten­ in the life of others through associational con­ tian ideals. The love of money has been called for human kind. In the eyes of man it is so val­ sive and significant that it was impossible for tacts, even though they be remote. Thus, our in­ "the root of all evils." This is true to the extent uable that mi llions of dollars have ~een invested him to seek a convenient abode, not considering fl uence may be silent a nd unconscious, but a that it has been handled by men who are atheists in research work to prolong it. In the sight of for himself a perpetual residence. Jesus him­ or infidels or, in other words, who are godless. God the worth of a human life can only be esti­ mighty power in dr a>ving others to Chr ist and seli told us that "the Son of Man hath no place the heavenly world. He who realizes that his money is an indirect mated in the light of the Bible. Life is singular, whereon to lay his head." We are not always gift from God is most frequently the "giver" who portraying fragrance and sublimity, when our required to deny ourselves the privi leges of a Our influence may be a force promoting right­ eous living, or it may conform to the ideals of the abides by the Biblical formula instr ucting Chris­ ideali:; are God's radiant splendors. home. We have access to many modern con­ world. It is against the latter that we should tians to contribute th e tenth part of his posses­ The Resources of Life veniences, but still we are inclined ofttimes to be­ organize resentment with utmost sincerity. Each sions. When we regard life from this viewpoint, we come car eless and to direct our time iJ1 an unpro­ We may feel that our qualities are superior in fitab le direction. impulse imparted will make its impression, either become infatuated with the inspiring desire to containing virtues r elative to high ambitions or the sight of God to warrant our hoardin.g the utilize our resour­ Someone has said, "Time squande1·ed can it will instigate t he undesir ed result. If our ex­ vanishing treasure of wealth, but Jesus did not ces, whether original never be recovered." We cannot call back a ample is commendable, we have aided in devel­ excuse th e rich young ruler. We are told that or acquired for the sing le moment. Each passing incident has at­ oping the chain of Christian principles that will he had kept all the commandments but, when edification of God's tached to it the address of eternity and is accelerate the appeal for righteous living. asked to dispense with his possessions, he de­ kingdom. In t h i s freighted with eternal consequence. We should parted from the Master with a sorrowful count­ Talents Consecrated to God one se nt en c e we be so equipped that we may be labeled "the min­ enance. We must use our money wisely, eco­ have ex pre sse d, ute men of Christ," ready for immediate service. Thirdly, we find the ministry of talents es­ nomically and beneficially in advancing the sentia l in the life of a child of God. To ever y from a Christian "Why Stand Ye Here Idle?" cause of Christ. Shall it be said of u . "Freely man God has given, "according to his several ye have received, freely ye gave"? standpoint, the true Life is too solemn and its end too meaningful ability." The apostle Paul in his epistle to the If the result of our stewardship of life is to as­ m e an in g of the be absorbed entirely in temporal matters, in a to Romans states that we have "gifts differing ac­ sume a vital consequence, we must ha,·e arrived stewardship of life. treadmill of care and anxiety for the things that The resources of cording to the grace that is given to us." Paul at the realization that the resources comprising are mediocre in comparison with the things of life, with which we then goes on to urge the individual to utilize the life are acquired from God. Thi ~ realization must eternal interest. But the temporal atfairs have gift, with which he has been endowed, for the also penetrate the mind of the Christian steward have been endowed, their place in life, and we should be diligent in are often numerous glor ification of Christ, "according to the propor­ to the extent that he will delermine to associate all undertakings so that they prescribe to th e tion of faith." in th eir scope, but teachings of the Bible. every undertaking with the standard emblematic we may collectively As the accepted followers of J esus we are not of the Church of Christ. Thus, in the glorious .. We are told there are Lwenty million young our own. We have been bought with a pr ice, Charles E. Voigt define them under excursion of life Ch1istian Stewardship will pre­ four specific heads : people in our beloved land who neither attend "not with corruptible things, as silver and gold, dominate and in a universal sense become the church services or Sunday School. What will be time, influence, ta 1 en t s an d mo n e y. It is but with the precious blood of Christ." So we medium through which world peace and law en­ their inevitable end, if we are not true to our in the a d m i n i s t r a ti o n of these resources must henceforth live not unto ourselves, but unto forcement nfay be conceived. calling? We cannot falter in view of the im­ him wh o died for us and rose again. Our talents of life that we must exercise the principles of The Rewards of Faithfulness Christian stewardship. Each has its favorable pregnable fortress of responsibility, which looms should be consecrated for that purpose. as a challenge to every youth who has tasted of 'The termination of our stewardship of life is place in the average life, and cannot be replaced the divine blessings. Men of all nations have been purchased with or dispensed with. All have brought gratifying that price, including Jew and Gentile alike. an evident certainty. And, at that ultimate end, results because they have been utilized correctly Upon the proper application of our time de­ Creeds are insignificant. We are expected to we shall ha~e chosen either the course which in behalf of the purpose common to all Chris­ pends our success in obtaining k nowledge and render our will, our affections, our soul. our will merit a mansion in the "Fathers House," or tians, namely, the development of man morally, mental cu l tu~· e. The cultivation and develop­ strength, and our mental faculties toward the we shall have selected to walk on the broad path mentally and religiously. ment of the rntellectual aspect of life need not i:; upreme task of life, which is ser vice. leading to chastisement. May we refrain from be prevented or obstructed by poverty, humble the latter and rather, through faithfulness, loyal­ In accordance with the enumeration of the re­ Jesus' Parable of the Talents sources of life mentioned previously, may we or1gm, or ui:ifavorable circumstances. 'l'ake for ty to 'God, and loving service, win the divine ap­ stress, first, the stewardship of time. example, Lmcoln, _the genius of the once' im­ You may recall the parable of the talents ut­ proval as we stand someday on the brink of mature West. His great attainments were tered by J esu while instructing an audience God's Gift of Time eternity and h ear the beckoning words of Jesus, marl.ced b~ the attributes of resolute purpose, gathered in the day of his ministry. There were "Well done, thou good and faithful servant, thou An analysis of the activities of Jesus during persistent industry, and careful economy oft· . t' . 1me. three characters invo lved in the parable: the hast been faithful over a few things, I will make the space of the three years of his ministry im­ Th ese c h arac t ens ics will . enable us to acquire servant with fiv e talents, the servant having two pressed the truth that he was never found in • thee ruler over many things, enter thou into the knowledge and mental poise which will qualify talents, and the servant with one talent. You joy of thy Lord." Page 6 THE BAPTIST HERALD J anuary 1, 1939 Page 7

a German word which means to be joy­ ful concerning the calamity or mis­ fortune which has befallen people whom we do not regard as "Good neighbors." To be longsuffcring means to be pa­ Edited by the REV. HERBERT L. KOCH of Chicago, Illinois Lient with the selfish and perhaps ar­ OUR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS IN THE SUMMER OF 1938 (Topics Cc•pyrlgh ted by t h e Internationa l Society of Ctirlstian Endeavor and U sed by Permission; i-ogant ways of our fellows. To be gentle is to be tactful in our censure By MART IN L. LEUSCHNER, Young Peo~l e's Secr etary Sunday, F ebruary 5, 1939 We need to realize that some of "Baptist H erald," Nov. 1, 1938, page,; of others when it is just ly deserved. A Vacation Bible School question­ porting 45 decisions for Christ; Shef­ "ALL ONE BODY WE" those, who have gone before, suffered 410-412.) T o possess goodness is to be right and imprisonment, were compelled to pay P resident A. W. Beaven of the Col­ • • straight in our thinking and conduct na ire was sent to all minister s of the fi eld, Iowa, reporting 36 ; and Buffalo Scripture References : Eph. 4 : 1-7, fines, and had their proper ty confiscat­ gate-Rochester Seminary commented toward other races. T o have faith is denominat ion last Fall, requesting in­ C:nter, Iowa, 12. The \lacation School 11-13. ed. We need to realize that our semi­ in part r egarding the steps toward to have it in a t hree-fold manner , in format ion about summer vacation in Wasco, Calif., had a fine report naries, both in Rochester and Ham­ schools if such had been held. T he an­ with 45 decisions for Christ. T he Introduction closer cooperation planned at Cleve­ God, in others and in ourselves. T o bur g, were not built in a day, nor t hat land. "We have provided a framework be meek means to have a sense of pro­ swers r eceived were sufficient in num­ Burns Avenue Church of Detroit, This Sunday js set aside in a special the P ublishing House in Cleveland, within which our different Baptist portion which will cause us to abstain ber and in importance to warrant a Mich., in its two schools had t he joy of way to remind Baptists that they be­ Ohio, a nd in Kassel, Germany, just racial groups could both u nderstand from the boast: "We are the people ; general review of them in this "Wo1·k­ repor ting 12 conversion s. long to a world fellowship of believers happened. Nor should we forget that and appreciate one another. Our whole wisdom shall vanish with us," or shop" depart ment of THE BAPTIST Almost wit hout exception the ques­ who seek to secur e and defend relig­ the mission societies were not j ust a n Baptist cause will be stronger if it in­ "Deutschland ucber Alles in dcr Welt." HERALD. tionnaires stated t hat Vacation Bibl ~ ious freedom, and to proclaim the accident. We, the younger generation, cludes the values of our differ ent racial It was more t han gratifying to r e­ Schools will again be held next year. great principles of our common faith. have t aken too much for granted. approaches to J esus Christ ." 3. Love Plus Reason ceive the stati-3tics from 55 Vacation A number of ministers wrote t hat The total church membership of Bap­ There was much praying and planning To express sympathy for the under­ Bible Sch::ols held throughout the en­ pla ns are already being made to hold tists the world over is in excess of 11,- and paying before we came upon t he Sunday, February 12, 1939 privileged American N Egro, to expr ess tire denomi11ation. U ndoubtedly, there such rchools for the first time in 1939. 800,000. scene and took a ll these things over. HANDS ACROSS RACIAL sorrow for the persecuted J ew, to shed \\'er e other schools of which we did not The enthusiasm for Vacation B ible Consequently, let us not be ashamed of BARRIERS a few tears for t he defeated Chinese receiYe a report. T he Vacation Schools Schools s eems to be gaining headway 1. The Baptist W or ld Allia nce may be a mere expression of sentiment. possessing a wholesome regard and ap­ Scripture References: John 13 :35; w ith an e nrollment of a hundred or in evrry corner of our denomina tional T he preamble to the Constitution of preciation for our own "household of 15 :12-17; Acts 17:24-28. To lend practical and tangible help to more wer e as follows : th e Burns fi l'ld. the Baptist World Alliance reads: faith." the suffering and distressed is an im­ Avenue Church of Detroit, Michigan, A vast array of unexcelled literature "The Baptist World Alliance, extend­ 1. The Eleventh Commandment mediate duty. But far more important 399; Wasco, California, 192; West for Va cation Bible Schools will be 3. United in Christ ing over every part of the w-0rld ex­ Some one has sa id th at Chr ist's law is the task of determini ng t he cause Side Baptist Church, Beatrice, Nebr., avail able in 1939. T he fin e tex t-books ists in order to show the essentia l ' one­ Christianity is, fi rst of all, loyalty to of love might well be called the for the persEcution of J ews in other 137; Oak Park Baptist Church of For­ of the Southern Baptist Convention ness of Baptist people in the Lord J e­ a person, J esus Christ. If we are loy­ eleventh commandment. . In lands la nds, for t he aggression of the J a­ est Park. III., 126; Apli ngton, Iowa, have been complet ely revised a nd sus Christ, to impart inspiration to a l to our Lord and Savior, we must across the sea a s well as in our own panese in China, and the racial dis­ 116; Sheffield, Iowa, 104; Steamboat brought up to date. An entirely new the brotherhood, and to promote the also be loyal to his cause and h is peo­ country racial antagonisms are being crimination to\\·ard the Negro in the Rock, Io\\·a, 103; H igh Street Baptist series of books has been put on the spirit of fellowship, service :md co­ ple. Sometimes we are tempted to encouraged and maliciously promoted. United States. Church of Buffalo, N. Y., 100. market by t he International Council operation among its members · but this covet the means, the missions, the To hate another because he has a Our modern life is so complex t hat A number of these Vncat ion Bible of Religious Educat ion with which the Alliance may in no way inte1;.ere wit h mansions, and, t he men of a larger darker skin, speaks a different Ja n­ it is not a lone the individual s ins t hat Schools reported amazing r esults. The America n Ba ptist Publication Soc!et y group of Baptists, forget ting that we the independence of the churchEs or g~ag e , dresses differently, worship ' result in economic inj ustices a nd in­ 'Vest Side Church of Beatrice, N ebr., is cooperating. Text-books which em­ assume the administrative functions have a large and importa nt work to d i ff~r ently, works and plays different­ equalities, but collective s ins as well. with the Rev. A. G. Rietdorf serv ing phasize the st udy of the Bible are pub­ perfon11, if we only had the vision to of existing organizations." ly •.s . not only unintelligent but un­ Unless we find a way to coopera te a s pastor and director of t he school, lished by the American Sunday School see and the vim to perform. Strength Chr i st~an as well. An intelligent per­ among nations and races, chaos is in­ has a member ship of only 66 pel'Sons lJnion and the Moody Bible Institute. The president of the Baptist World to perform lie-5 not in numbers a lone, evitable. We have a Christ who is son will . a lways seek to find t he cau~e but its Vacat ion School enrollment The Braese Loan Library will have the Alliance is the Rev. George W. Truett but depends upon the degree of conse­ universa l. He came to r eveal the God for racial and cultural differenc e~ . was 137 ! T he enrollment of the sum­ best books of these several Publication of Da llas, Texas. The general secre­ cration to Christ and his cause. Num­ and Father of us a ll. T herefore, the Once the cause has b zen deten n.ined, mer school in W~sco. Calif., with Mr. Societ ies f or distr'. bution among the tary is the Rev. J. H. Rushbrooke of erically t he Jews are a race small in trend should be away from narrow then ground for Sympathetic under­ Roy Kraft as super intendent of the churches early in 1939. E!ngland, who is not only a great Chris­ number, but their racial solidarity and ~ h e nationalisms and exclusive recialism. tian leader but a statesman a s well, standing has been pr epared. school, was considerably larger than The quest ionna ire returned by the personal initiative have caused even Th Ch . t · T he trend is in t he oppo»ite direction its church member sh ip. The Vacation Rev. P eter P eter s of Buffa lo Center, who has represented a nd def ended unbeliever s to marvel at them. We . e n s ian, of course mus t apply today. Ther efore fear, distrust, envy, Ba ptist principles with tact and :firm­ ethical stan J ·I · ' School of t he Hig h Street Church in Io\\·a, had a strong challenge for evan­ German Baptists may be a relatively c ate s in order proper ly to greed, jealousy a nd t he lust for power Buffalo, N. Y. , according to its pastor, ness in continental Europe. The first evaluate the social a nd . 1 1 I gelism among children besides its -sta­ small denominat ion, but if we are con­ an inst't t · m01 a va ue o are on the increase. Reason tempered the Rev. Arthur K a nnwishcr , added a tistica l information. I t is, certainly, Baptist W oriel Congress met in 1905 ; vinced that God has ent rusted us with a . 1 u ion, custom or r eligion of in 1934 it met in Berlin, Germany; in by mercy and motivated by love will la rge group of children to the Sunday "food for t hought.'' The quotat ion fol­ a definite mission, we shall be used of ~t, vh ~n race.. One may discover t hat have to find ways a nd means to bridge School of the church. The Dakota Con­ lows as it appeared in Mr. P the Herald" will publish a number of ar ­ mission to the Northern Baptist Con­ who loves e pint is described. One Toda y's Youth and Tomorrow's World a ll our rhurches, with the Vacation ized our German Baptist ancestry. vention a t Los Angeles next June. (See • ticles in t he course of t he coming year joy is notca~no~ be selfish. To possess by Stanley High School in Steamboat Rock, Iowa, r e- on ihis important subject. 0 ave "Schadenfreude,., Page 8 THE BAPTIST HERALD January r; 1989· Page -9

in Concordia, Mo., as pastor of a Ger ­ man Baptist Church. He has been ill the St. Louis Church for the past 18 (Continued from Page 2) months during which he has received 133 new members into t he church. Brooklyn on JYiay 1st. We welcome 1. vening, November 18. The feat ure of Mr. Appel and his family again into the program was the fine play, "The • Mr. Allen ;Bergner of Kankakee, Ill.. our ranks and wish for him a happy Heroine of Ava." The J unior B.Y.P.U., a member of the Immanuel Baptist A Page Devoted to Personal Experiences of the Christian Life and successful ministry! under the leadership of Mr. Herman Church of that city, was recently elect­ • On Monday evening, November 14, Steindam, a lso gave a missionary play, ed captain of the Navy football team A Testimony of Gratitude the Iowa Association last September . and as far nor th and west as Edmon­ the Cottonwood Baptist Church near "His Book." The pastor of the church, for 1939. He has been a student in the By MR. E . ELMER STAUB Many of our people are losing out ton, Alberta. It is my sincerest r egret the R ~ v. Wm. E. Schweitzer, made United States Naval Academ y for sev­ • • spir itually by not attending these that I could not visit all the churches Lorena, Texas, honored its pastor, the of Detroit, Michigan Rev. H. Ekrut, with a surprise pro­ brief remarks a t the close of the pro­ eral years, where he has a lso sta rred meetings. in this ten-itory. As it was, I was in gram celebrating his birthday. At the gram. The service was in charge of as a tackle on the football team and The experiences of 1938 have again The Lordship of Christ is imperative 42 churches, traveling about 10;000 brief program, after the senior deacon, Mr. Chris Behr, president of the B.Y. has been accorded All-America honors demonstrated the truth of Paul's state­ for all of us. Without Iesus Christ miles by train, bus, auto and wagon. Mr. B. Lampert, had invited t he .min­ P. U. The 11ew ad di ti on to the church by many sport writer s. The R ev. ment, "For other foundation can no taking entire possession of life we are It was my privilege to preach 2 bac­ ister to the church auditorium, rep1'e­ with rooms for Bible School classes George Hensel, pastor of the church, man lay than that is laid, which is destined to experience defeat, and, calaureate sennons, to visit 9 young sentatives of the church organizations and church S' cials is rapidly nearing wrote as fo llows co ncerning him : "Al­ Jesus Christ" (1 Cor. 3 :11) . Oppres­ furthermore, "laborers for the har vest people's assemblies, c1>nfer ences, asso­ spoke kind words of appreciation con­ completion. A full i~p or t of the build­ len Bergner, his parents, and hi..; sors with armies in Asia and E urope fi elds" are lost on the shor es of self­ ciational gather ings and a mission cerning their pastor. An attractive ing project will appear in "The Bap­ brother, Carl, are all member s of our murder rut hlessly while others crush satisfaction. L ik e Paul many of us festival, speaking daily, sometimes walnut office chair and a copy of tist Herald" following its dedication. church. Allen was in my Sunday their own minorities while claiming to are learning "to have no confidence in twice ·and three times, down in Okeene, Thompson's Chain Reference Bible • Most of the churches of the south­ School class, while he attended High be "protectors" of minorities in ad­ the flesh." T he Lor d alone can ac­ Oklahoma, even five times, delivering were presented as gifts to Mr. Ekrut ern conference we re visited by Mr. School in Kankakee. H e is not only jacent countries. National, r acial, and complish victory for us. a total of 99 addresses and sermons. by the church and the Sunday School. M . L. Leuschncr, edito1· of " The Bap­ ~ good athlete and the strongest man class hatreds expand fiercely. Everywhere I was warmly r eceived But another truth forced by circum­ and welcomed as a "friendly ambas­ t ist Herald," followin g the young peo­ 111 school, but he is a lso a good student We have become heartsick, and say, stances has found us on our knees. Our • The Rev. Vincent Brushwyler, pas­ ~~:1d a fine chap." On Tuesday eve­ sador." ple's institute held in Mowata, Iowa. " O Lord, how long?," but Christ him­ pra_y~r life is deeper and longer; our tor of the Evangel Church of New­ nmg, December 27, a huge fete was self has reminded us that "when these I 'vish that it wer e possible to t rans­ a1·k, N. J ., bas been speaking on " The Following visitation programs in the petitwns ar e more specific and person­ Donna, Kyle and Greenvine Churche-.:;, held by the city of Kanka kee in the take place, look up, for your redemp­ al. We feel the need of a revival, and mit the in1pr€Ssions received through Ten Greatest Thing:; of the Bible" a t local a rmory, honoring Allen Bergner tion draweth nigh." And an article by c1>ntacting the different groups and the large midweek services, selecting Mr. Leuschncr continued his trip in we are learning again that pr evailing the company of Mr. Walter S. Schai­ and anothe1· Kankakee boy, Harry a missionary from Sout h America re­ prayer is the one t rue requirement for vie\\>;ng our work at first hand. I am t he ten gr eatest books, chapters, men, Stella, who was elected captain of the minded me: "With God t here is no positive that if each member could sit women, failures and promises of the ble, council member of. the National a spiritual awakening in our souls. Y.P. and S. S. Union, visiting the 1939 Army footba ll team. panic, and his children should have To paraphrase J oshua: " As for me "where they sat," there would be no Bible for consideration. On Sunday none." What a foundation! deficits in our missionary treasury, for evening, December 21, the Evangel Waco, Gatesville, Cottonwood, Craw­ • On Sunday, November 27, the Rev. and my house in 1939 we shall be hon­ ford, Dallas and Hurnville Churches. Business cares pressed hard, when est '~ th God's Word; there shall be no such would see· that our cause is not a Orchestra rendered a sacr ed concert of Verner I. Olson completed the first six losing one, but is freighted with the Christmas music. From J anuar y 8 to Dr. William Ku hn, who had planned m?nths of hi·3 ministry in the Clinton an invitation a rrived to the opening of e:-admg of ~he issues between ungod­ on making this vi sitation t rip, was a new factory addition in Michigan lmess and r ighteousness-we shall live greatest possibili.ties. If each one could 15 evangelistic meetings will be held in Hill Baptist Church of Newark, N. J. see and know the fa.els, we would have the church with t he renowned Baptist called unexpectedly on urgent business O_n that Sunday a unique evening ser ­ with pr ayer and dedication services. a separated life !" A1:e we not pilgrims to California ,where he also spoke in An article was spobted that a contract­ and strangers to this pr esent world? a revival of prayer for ou1· work and evangelist, Dr. J. C. Massee, bringing vice was held with a souvenir pr esented workers, and they would go for th to the messages. the Wasco, L?di and Franklin Church­ to e".eryone a ttending. Mr. Willia111 ing firm in Zurich, Switzer land, had a . A way th ~n with man-made s u bst itute~ es over the Thanksgiving holidays. thanksgiving service for the comple­ of s~ lvati on and church-life. We are under take and do great things for God. • Since June of last year, Mr. Pete!· Schmidt led a rousing song service The Lord has given us an open door, • An unusual farewell reception was t ion of a dangerous contract without Baptists and w_e . believ:e !n the leading Pfeiffer, a second year student in the an_d the pastor spoke on "No Fe ll ow~ especially in the boundaries of the held in the Central Church of Erie ship yYithout F riendship." The chor­ accident to a workman. "Of course," o~ the_ Holy Spmt. His 1s the right of German Baptist Seminary in Roches­ said the Chief, "we pray for our work­ direction, exhortation, chastisement Northern Conference. T he people are Pa., on Wednesday evening, Novembe1'. u_s choir of t he church, under the direc­ U:r, N. Y., has been servfog the Harts­ men every day." What an antidote for and self-evaluation. hungry for the gospel and come to the 30: i11 honor o~ Mrs. M. Heinema1111, a tion of Marion Windmuller presented • ville Community Church a s regula1· car e! Yes, we ourselves pray for our We shall not grieve nor quench t he services in cars of all ages, "Bennett" f n end of the church. Seve ral months " H arvest at 'a T hm1ks­ ~aster in addition to his seminary stud­ t~e. C ~ ntata" business, but God knows to what ex­ Spirit's burning fi re in our souls. We wagons, lumbers wagons, carts, on bi­ ies. On Sunday evening, Novemb er ago up o~ her arriva l from Germany, giv111g conoert on Wednesday evening, M1'3. Heinemann looked for a g roup of tent he wants us involved or free from shall go forth w ith the "Word of God cycles, and many walking miles after 20, the German Baptist Seminary Glee November 23. On Thursday evening, working in the fields all day, yes, even faithful, baptized believer s, and re­ its confining problems. which is sharper than any two-edged Club of 39 voices presented an inspir­ December 8, the Peddie School Glee For other many experiences which sword." T here are enough people leaving the hay fields to attend an ing musical program in the H ar tsville sponded to t he invitation of the Centra l Club. of_ G5 voices brought a prngr am afternoon service. Some, like our Dan­ Church in the local newspapers. H er brought quietness of soul when un­ among ou!· 36,000 German Baptists, Church. The chorus wa s assisted by of Chr istmas music at "the Happy certaint ies came, faith to carry on a who, capt1vaited by a willing11ess to ubian churches, have can-ied on in the seminary quartet and by Mr. Wal­ attenda~~e at t he se1·vices was regular Hour" of the church. Mr. H . Theo­ spite of their poverty and difficult fields and spll'1ted. The program and the step at a time no~vi thstand ing , and pay the price of honestly "walking ter M::irchand, violinist. The program dor~ Sor g, the tr easurer of t he denomi­ willingness to ignore limitations of with God," can revolut ionize our de­ and have been a beacon light in t he was enthusiastically received by a farewe!l _reception included wor ds of ,1,1a t1on, presides as song leader at these darkness of t heir neighborhoods. God appreciation by Mr. J . A. Zurn, Rev. physical and other kinds, and to nomination and leave an indelible in­ large audience. p r o f e s s o r Frank Happy Hour" services. will hold us r esponsible for the open S. J. Arthur and Rev. Henry Pfeifer "laugh a nd love and lift," individually flu ence for t he future historian to re­ Woyke pronounced the benediction. in doors up there. Surely we want to pa·3tor of th_e _church, and a solo by Mr'. ~ A very successful concert was held a nd collectively, the Church, at cord. But this demands a price! Are home, and in business, I am thankful we big enough to do it? I believe we enter in and to possess the land! • Evangelistic services were held in F. G. Schillinger. Mrs. H einem <\ nn m the Oak Street Church of Burling­ to our Heavenly Father . are! the German Baptist Church of Cathay, returned to Germany on the S.S."B re­ ton, I 1wa, on Sunday evening, Novem­ It was a great joy to address the No. Dak., from November 7 to 20 with men" shortly before Christmas. ?er 13, by the church choir. The offer­ Many details have passed away, but lar ge numbei·s of young people every­ the Rev. W. A. Weyhrauch of James­ oh, t he growth of understanding of the "I Sat Where They Sat" where. As long as they manifest and • A Union Thanksgiving Service was mg went to t he pip!! organ fund of t he town bringing the messages. Eight ch.urch. On Sunday, November 13 the spiritual graces and gifts which wer e By REV. WILLIBALD S. ARGOW retain such interest in the gathering;>S, held in the ~in Oak Creek Church nea~· bestowed as needed! And all because persons confe5'3ed their faith in Christ Rev. Fred Lehr of Aplington Iowa , of Munson, Pennsylvania we should be grateful and hope and and t hese, besides two others, have M.ount Sterling, Mo., on N cvember 24 Jesus Christ r edeemed me and brough t pray that they 'vill be able to support with the members of t he Methodi·· t s~ rved as guest p1·ea cher at the mor­ expressed their desire for baptism. The ning service. The T hanksgiving Day me into the family of God. I covet his In reviewing t he past year there our cause, as did their forefathers, yea, Church and with its pastor, the Re~. guidance and love for 1939, so that hi s in a much greater measure! young people's society of t he church ser~o n at the annual union cit y-wide come to mind the events and in1- has _held inte1·esting programs such as J. Woestemeyer bringi11g the rnessage. purposes for my life may continue to p1~ s ions of last summer's promotional The "!lev. John Kemnih, pasto1· of the service, held in the First Evangelica l be worked out as a testimony of grati­ Wonderful and Dreadful Daya! a Bible contest, a n echo vesper service. Church of Burlington was delivered campaig11. This oppor t unity, coming and a surprise program for Fred Baptist Church, r ecmtly visited the tude. as it did unsought or even dreamed of By MISS M ARGARET LANG H •lm vice "d South. Side Church of St. Louis, Mo .. by t he Rev. Alfred R 'Bernadt pastor " ' -pres1• ent. T l-ie young peo- t'f the Oak St B . ' was appreciaited greatly. It enabled of t he Sudan Interior Mission ple went carolling on Chris tmas day. ?f wh1 c l~ ~he Rev. George C. Jurrens B.Y.P U • . r eet aptist Church. The Two Gr:eat Truths me to see par ts of our genera l work Nigeria, West Africa In _the morning services pre­ 1s the m1111ster. On Dec. 18 the church play ;, · of, the church presented t he Su1~day By REV. WILLIAM H . ,SCHOBERT which I had always hoped to be able ceding Christmas ,t he Rev. Arthur It­ deilicated one of the fi nest auditoriums .1 ' The Be-Ye-Thankful' Bowl" at to visit and then to get first-hand in­ We are surely living in wonderful l ~ annual Thanksgiving program' t he of J effers, Millllesota termann, pastor, preached a series of and educational buildings in St. Louis 1 formation . and also dreadful days. What a blessed p_i cc ~ ed s of which benefitted the mis- sermons on tJ1e Messianic prophecies. costing $35.000 and with a combined S Two gTeat truths have captivated As the reader may recall, I began t hought tha~ it may be in our day that 7eating capacity of 1500. Mr. Jurrens 1onary fund 0 f th • The B.Y.P.U. of the Carre>ll Avenue da · 1! society. On Sun- , me during this past year and will .con­ this tour on May 1st in Dallas, T exas, the Lord will come for his bride and 1s a_ grad~ate of the German Baptist !3aptist _C hurch of Dallas, T exas, held St;ee~f~~noon, December 11, ~he ~ak tinue to do so in 1939, the Lordship of and closed it of\ July 26th in White­ that we may not have to taste death! Semmary 111 Rochester, N. Y., in the its anmversary p1·ogra111 on Friday pre-Chri turch was. host to a c1ty-w1de • ·Christ and a deeper prayer life. The mouth, Manitoba, Canada. It took me On t he· other hand, it is a drea dful class of 1921 and had his first charge I" t s mas service for a ll of Bur­ former experience was heightened at as far south as San Antonio, Texas, (Continued on Page 19) rng on evangelical churches. Page 10 THE BAPTIST HERALD January 1, 1939 Page 11

The saleswoman's face grow cold. safely. She would take a taxi back to safely back! Or if Madame should pro­ "We don't usually exchange," she the· shop so that she would not have to fess to find a tiny spot of oil! Oh, said haughtily, "not dresses like that. carry the big box with such haste. And suppose she had dropped that tear on They're so apt to be soiled, or mussed. would her mother be there still to the silk! A hundred-and-fifty-dollar Too bad your mother didn't like it. question her? tear! What is the matter with it? I thought For tunately Mrs. Brooke was al­ She giggled as she tied the cord ?na1ti9old it extremely smart. It seems a pity ready starting to her work at the lib­ about the big box, slipped into her to give it iip wnen it suits you so well. rar y. She stood on the corner waiting coat, caught up -her purse, and went Don't you think your mother wou ld for her bus as Marigold came up. out the door. She felt as if she were get accustomed to it?" "Is anything the matter?" '>he asked a little bit crazy, but she was getting /?~ q'Lace S:icJin.9sfon. Hill Marigold's face fl amed, and she anxiously. that dr ess taken back! It was too good • • wished she had not ventured. After "No," said Marigold, "I'm just to be true. And she was doing it with­ SYNOPSIS getting her mother a couple of bargain thought of her mother, her heart still all what a mess she was making of it. going back for something that I had out Mother having to worry about it Marigoid, the young school teacher dresses and maybe a five dollar hat. sor e with compunction over having "W·ell," she said firmly, "I don't to have. Are you all right, Mother?" either! of the gleaming, r ed-gold hair, is the She, going to a grand party where she bought the white dress, and now tur n­ want her to have to get used to some­ "Yes, dear. You won't forget the had no right to be, in a dress that cost ing her eyes towar d more of the She was unprepar ed for the smiles her oine of this captivating story which thing she doesn't like. I want to get telegram?" that wreathed Madame's face when a hundred and fifty dollars! world's gor geous goods put on display. has just begun in "The Baptist Her ­ what will please her. After all I only Marigold smiled and shook her head. she got back to the shop. ald." So t hat she might attend a party Suddenly she despised herself, and Oh, this window of Francois' bad been had it out of the shop for a few She was almost too out-of-breath to then more slowly, very thoughtfully her undoing! She wished she never d "I t'ank you a t'ousand times," she at the wealthy Trescott home, Mari­ hours." speak, and was glad that the bus dr ew said graciously. "My customer ees on gold felt compelled to buy an elaborate took up her way again. had passed here, n ever had seen the "And it hasn't been worn?" asked up to the curb just then and her moth­ white frock, never had bought it! If \ her way, and I had nothing to show and expensive dress, of which ' her It was queer how things looked at the woman suspiciously. "We can't on er waved her hand and was gone. Now her. She ees a verray wealthy wom­ mother did not approve. Handsome from a new angle took on an entirely she had been going to buy anything any account exchange garments that she could fold that dr ess without fear her e in this ultrafashionable place she an, and verray particular. She buys Laurie Trescott was devoted to Mari­ differ ent atmosphere. It suddenly be­ have been worn." of her mother finding out. She wanted many gar ments from me. I like to gold, but when her mother expressed came extremely impor tant that Mother would have been so much wiser to " Certainly not!" said Marigold. the deed to be ifrevocably done be.for e have chosen this dark suit which she please her, and I t'ank you for your grave doubts about Laurie's char acter, should go to see her sister, right now, "And you needn't bother if you feel her mother knew, because she would promptness in bringing it. And now Marigold wished that she bad not ac­ when she had been invited, and when could go on wearing for months, even that way. I can go elsewhere for what sur ely suspect it was done for her sake years. And this brown would have I shall r eturn your money---0r can w~ cepted his invitation. After she had Elinor and her husband were away I want." She lifted her young chin and protest. She simply mustn't find ser ve you further?" had a horrible nightmare, she was and Mother could have Aunt Marian been most becoming, too. What a fool a bit haughtily and turned to go out. out until it was all over. all to herself. That might not hap­ ~he had been!_ If she could only undo "Why, I cannot stop now. I have an more undecided than ever. After "Well, wait a moment. I'll speak to She rushed upstairs and found her engagement to which I must not be breakfast she promised her mother to pen again in a long t ime. Of coUI'Se it all and begm over again, how differ­ Madame," said the woman, and sailed mother had covered the dreS'S with the Cousin Elinor and her husband were ently she would do! It was ridiculous. late. Perhaps I would better take the telegraph Aunt Marian in Washing­ away to the back of the r oom disap­ satiny tissue paper, and it hung there money now, if you don't mind. But­ ton, D. C., that they would not go to very pleasant and would be most hos­ as Mother had said, for a poor g iri pearing for a moment. like a white ghost, so out of keeping pitable but it wouldn't be quite like who was earning her own living to would you just tell me the price of the her for the suggeisted visit. Both Mari­ Marigold was mor e per turbed than with the plainness of the r est of the suit in the window?" gold and her mother were unhappy. having her sister a ll to herself. And buy a dress that a gir l with millions ever when she saw Madame herself room. "Oh, that brown? Yes, that ees lufiy then, if she waited until she felt she would wear. It was true they could appr oaching with the saleswoman. But Marigold gave one gasp of sorrow CHAPTER THREE could afford it, Aunt Marian might make beautiful enough things at home. ther e was a smile on her face as she for you, it will just suit your type. and renunciation, lifted down the pa­ T hat ees now feefty dollars. E ef you Marigold kissed her mother and die. She was very frail! Or-Motber And ~hat would have taken only a came up to Marigold. pers car efully, and arranged them in like it I give you a discount on it, for hurried away. If she took a taxi in­ might die! very little of her two hundred dollars. "Your maman was not please with the big box that still stood on the little Marigold stared into the f uture with T~e rest could have been used for the fwock?" she said pleasantly. returning the evening dress so quick­ stead of the trolley she might get in table by her bed. She took down the ly." her shopping and the telegram too. new panic in her eyes. She had never things Mother needed! How silly that "Well, you know, I thought myself, a dress, held it off for a second, taking But there were no taxis in sight, thought that Mother might die ! And she shouldn't enjoy it too! Aunt Caro­ very leetle too sophisticate for ma'm'­ one last look at it, and then began "Oh, gasped Marigold. "I-Could and Marigold was too excited to wait, if Mother died and she had it to re­ lyn bad said she was to get what she selle. It ees not quite your type. I swiftly to lay it in the wrappings, as you hold it until I can return thls so she walked. After all she could member that she went to that grand really wanted. And what could she could have suggest a more ingenue nearly as possible as it had been afternoon? I would want to try it on, walk almost as fast as a taxi in traffic. party wearing the price that might ever want mor e than to have Mother style, but you seem so please-!" wrapped at the shop, touching it ten­ you know." have given Mother the vacation and have some of the lovely things of life? • Mar igold colored quickly and looked "Certainement ! " smiled Madame. But as she went down the familiar derly, like some pretty dead thing that way, trying to word that telegr am in the companionship of her only sister, Why, of course, that was what she relieved at the same time. she was folding from her sight for­ "I geeve you an option. You come in just ten words t hat would say all that how would she ever stand it after­ wanted more than anything else. To "That was it,'' she said relieved. ever. While she did it she would not about four to five? Oui ! I shall keep. was necessary, somehow her thoughts ward, no matter how much good for­ have Mother have nice things. Mother "Mother didn't like the low back. I let herself think of Laurie, or the par­ Good morning, ma'moiselle !" got tangled up with the look in her tune came to herself? '~ho had planned and scrimped all her was afraid of that, but I loved the ty, or any of her grand aspir ations of Marigold found herself in the street mother's eyes when she asked her to Her eyes blurred w ith sudden tear s, hfe to get her n ice things, Mother who dress so I hoped to win her over." yester day. She was intent only on one breathless, wondering. W hat did it all send the telegram. Such a shame she so that she failed to see a traffic lig ht had seldom had anything nice really "Well, that is all r ight, my dear," thing, to get that dress safely back in mean? She had returned the evening didn't feel she could go now. and almost walked into a car that was lovely-nice. ' said Madame soothingly. "We do not the shop and its burden off her con­ dress without any t rouble, and here But after all why shouldn't she go? coming. As she stepped back just in Her hear t suddenly beat h igh, and as usual thing exchange exclusive ga1·­ science. A s she laid the last folds of wa'S this wonderful street suit furred Couldn't it be managed somehow? time she realized that she was stand­ ?- new thought came to her. Perhaps, ments, but you so soon. return, and I paper carefully over the lovely silk, and exquisite at such a r easonable What nonsense that Mother should let ing in front of Francois' shop where if ~ h e bought something else in place have but just now r eceive request by tucking in the last dripping crimson price-that is, it was r easonable for anything keep her away from her sis­ she had bought her wonderful party ~f it! ~or her mother, Francoi'S would telephone for a gown of same type. thr ead of the sash fringe, and patting garments from F rancois. But she ter when she so much wanted to go! dress, and she fairly hated the sight e wi lling to exchange the white dress. You bring it with you?" it down, it came to her that this was must think it over and do some calcu­ Why, she, Marigold, had seventy-fi ve of it. She gave a little shiver and She turned swiftly and went into "No, but I can go after it." She all like her dream of the night before. lating before she even considered this. dollars in the savings accoun t, besides turned away again, but the light was th~ shop, before her cou rage should glanced anxiously at her watch. Could She had started out to walk a great bargain though it was. the two hundred Aunt Carolyn had still red, and she could not go on. Her fail he~, ~ sharp pang of r elinquish­ she get back to the house, fold it and narrow highway, far above her own She cast one appraising eye at the given. If Mother was fussy about tak­ eyes went back to the window where ment hitting her in the hear t as she r eturn it without being late to school? natural little sphere, and had found window as she signaled a taxi. The ing Aunt Carolyn's gift, she would her lovely dress had hung hut yester­ entered. " If you can have here before eleven it too far and too high for her. She dress was wonderful. It did not shout day, and now in its place a street dress its price to the world either. Her prac­ give her that. Of course she had been The one who waited upon her yes­ I o'clock- well, yes, I will tak~ back. sensed vaguely that she had almost half planning to put that with the r est was on display, the single offer ing in I think I have customer who will take got to a place where disaster might ti

Her heart quivered a nd fairly it ever grew into a problem, only of It would not do to wait until recess . turned over at that. course I didn't r ealize. Or perhaps I t ime. The other woman might come Or· did it mean that she was to buy too was a little flattered that a hand­ a nd buy it ! She could never go to t he some little cheap evening frock which some, wealthy, well-mannered youth part y without that dress to give her everyone acquainted with t he stores seemed inter ested in my child. But I confidence. of the city could immediately price, or didn't stop it, and now it is a problem . But when the class was over a t last, that she was going to slave a t night Or-is it ? How I wish I ha d you here a visiting mother a ppeared and had to making a dress fo r herself-or -? Or to tell me, and to advise. You have be taken around on a tour of inspec­ annual rally at Goodr ich, No. Dak .. association president, acted as toast­ wha t? piloted your one daughter into a safe tion. T hen a nother class claimed her Dakota Conferen ce and we can truly say t hat we enjoyed mistress. The banquet program in­ Marigold didn't answer that que5- harbor with a fine husband. Oh, pray at tention, and by and by with a dull it. cluded a number of songs and stunts tion to herself. She got into the taxi t hat my dear child shall not shipwreck B.Y.P .U. Rally at Unityville, t hud it came over her that it was al­ • South Da kota Our missionary offer ing has been followed by t hr ee short talks, "On the a nd looked at her watch. If this taxi h er happiness. most noon and she hadn't been able to ' l·ather small, but we a re gaing to pr e­ Blue" by La Verne Ruff of H arvey. didn't get caught in t raffic she might You will understand, won't you, telephone yet. It seems to be a very beautif ul cu-s­ sent a mission play sometime in the " F og" by Virginia Siebold of Carring­ make the school door by the time the Marian, and know that it is not be­ And now her comm on sense was as­ tom a mong t he young people of our new year to swell our gifts. With the ton, and " Destin at ion" by our dean, last gong sounded! That was im­ cause I do not want to come that I serting itself again. She must not chur ches to have an cccasional r a lly. help of God, the p rayer s of a ll other t he Rev. R. Kaiser of Mc Clusky. T he portant. am staying at home with my child? s pend so much for a dress for one eve­ On Sunda y, October 30, t he var ious societies a nd " T he Baptist Her ald" fo1· Rev. F . W. Ba r tel and the Rev. E rich Buf what about t he party? I shall be thinking of you on your ning's pleasure! She must find an­ B.Y.P.U. societies of t he South Dakota information we cannot help but go for ­ Bonikowsky also spoke at the banquet. Convention met at the Unityville birthday, and as soon as I f eel I can, other less expensive! And her mother ward. F rom the banquet scene the yotmg During the morning, in t he intervals I will come and see you. must go to her sister's bir t hday party. Church for such a ra lly. The local LA VERNE RUFF, P 1·esident. people r eturned to the church auditor­ of work in t he library Mr s. Brooke society extended a hear ty welcome to But you will understand-as you al­ The last period in the morning wac; ium which the Carrington society had wrote a letter to her sister, intended ·ill and t t·ea ted t he guests to a fi ne Northern D akota Y oung People prepar ed for a candle light ser vice. ways did understand. a st udy period in Marigold's room. She Go Forward at G reat Fall Rally to supplement the telegram which she Wit h a heart full of love and long­ Sunday evening supper. While we The music a nd Scripture reading an d thought she had sent. had nothing definite that had to hr were ga t hered around the tables, t~e T hrough a mild Nor t h Dakota bliz­ ing to see you, and many bir t hday done, yet she might not leave the r oom prayer led to the thel}le of the candle Dear est Marian : w ishes. Rev. Wm. Sturha hn led the gr oup m zar d young people of t he N orther n light ser vice, " I Send You F orth." The for it was her duty to see U1at the singing. E very society br ie fi ~ r eport­ Nor th Dakota B.Y.P.U. Associa tions It almost broke my hear t to send Mary. young people under her car e wer e dili­ Rev. F . W. Ba r tel brought the mes­ ed of the work and t he va:·ious pr?­ wended their way to Goodrich for th e sage. Opportunity for r ededication you that telegram t his morning, de­ g ent in t heir work. clining your wonderful invitation. I Mr s. Brooke folded the letter and grams which had been earned. out 111 fifth annual Fall r ally on Friday, No­ brought our rally day to a clo~ . wanted to fly to you. I'm sure you addressed it. She would mail it on h er So she sat wit h pencil an d paper at the local churches. Mr. La nmus of vember 25. Throughout the day E sther K a iser was know how hard it was to say no. way home tha t night. Then she put it her desk, and began to make some Unityville served as chai11nan of the The opening event of t he rally was t he pianist, and Violet Schulz of W ash­ But you see my little Marigold is safely into her h a ndbag a nd went plans. She wrote down a list of things program in a very commendable way. a concert given by the Goodrich male burn the soloist. passing through a new experience, and about her work, trying to forget her her mot her needed for the trip, and The evening service was well atten?­ chorus under t he direction of t he Rev. We ar e proud of our North Dakota how much it is going to mean· in her problems, and her longing for , things t heir probable cost. She specula ted on ed . E ach society gave s~ me number 111 A. Reeh of Goodrich . During an inter ­ young people, because even our D akota life I do not know. For the past thr ee it seemed she could not have; counting what it would cost her to buy some the form of song, a r ea d111 g, or a short mission, Richar d F elchle, t he Goodr ich storms cannot stop them from gather . yeal'S she has been gay and ha ppy wit h up the future poosibilities and wonder­ other less expensive dress for t he pa r ­ talk. T he offi cers of the assembly a lso B.Y.P.U. president, brought a shor t ing for Christian f ellowship and spir . t y, a ·wrap and accessories, also t he a lot of young people in her church ing bow long it would be before she spoke briefl y. T hi-s part of the J?ro­ address of welcome. T he worship ser­ itua l gain. circle, and in her school cir cle, and has could affor d to set aside a little every relative cost of buying mater ial and gra m was inter esting. encouragmg, v ice was conducted by Gilber t Derman \"ffiGI NIA SIEBOLD, Secretary. not seemed to think farther t han each month in anticipation of another making a dr~ss . She a dded it all up a nd varied. . of Anamcose, vice-president of the as­ day . chance to go to Mar ian. a nd puzzled over it until her head The main spea ker of the evei:11 ng ~ociat i on . T he Rev. F . W . Bar tel of Atlantic Conference But for several months now her Meantime Marigold, in her class­ ach ed. was Mt·. Osca r Bonikowsky of Sioux Avon, S:mth D akota, spoke on the sub­ cir cle has been narrowing clown 'mor e room, a ir-conditioned a nd f urnished At noontime she was fra ntic. She F alls College. H e stressed the thought ject, " F or war d W ith Christ." This Insp ir a tiona l Young P eople ' s an d more to those who move in a with a ll moder n a pplia nces for ·teach­ must get her lovely dr ess back a t a ll to lay a nd to build upon. a good foun­ was a sple ndid beginning in ca rrying Rally of Hudson County, group with a cer tain young man, ing the young mind, was trying to costs. She would somehow ma nage to dation for life a nd etem ity. . What we out our rally theme, " Speak Tha t They New J e rsey named Lawrence Trescot t. His people make clear to her class of well-dressed, work a few evenings in the libra ry or b ild into our lives now will be re­ Go Forward." (Exodus 14: 15.) On Tuesday, November 15, the B .Y. are wealthy and worldly. I have been well-groomed adoring little g ir ls, the somewher e and get enough to send • \·~a l ed later. " Building for E ternity" T he after noon session opened with a P .U. of the Pilg rim Baptist Chm·ch of much worried. They neither know nor difference bet ween adjectives and ad­ Mot her properly . provided for , too. She was his topic. devotional per iod led by the T ur tle J ersey City, New J e1'Sey, served as care anything about our Christ. They verbs, a nd t rying to keep her mind on couldn't go to the party without that ' About 100 young people from the Lake Societ y. The Rev. K. Gieser pr e­ host to a fi ne gathering of young peo­ may attend church sometimes, I don't what she was doing. But in spite of dress, and of course she felt that various churches were present. I ~ was sented several thoughts on Lhe words. ple from the F ir st an d Second Baptist know, but I should judge their on ly her, white silk evening gowns wit h she must go to t he pa rty or La ur ie a fine occasion to meet many f.ri€n?s, "Turn Ye Northward." Churches of Union City, the E benezer reason would be a wedding or funer al, long velvet s ashes would persist in would be offended. Although Laurie to exchange ideas, and to r~ce 1 ve 111- T he entire gr oup then proceeded Church of West N ew York and the or possibly a christening. pa rading up a nd down the a isles in hadn't said a nything about it the other spiration for a g reater devotion to the from t he church a uditorium to the W illow Avenue Chur ch of H oboken. I have not mentioned this young range of her vision, and t he grand night. Perhaps he didn't know yet Kingdom's ca use. The Avon and Goodrich public schcol where thr ee This was the first combined meeting !na.n to you before, because I hoped the party which bad for the past f ew days that she had her invitation. However , P a rkston sccietie-s were the brnt pre­ separate discussion groups wer e held. of its kind to be held by the Hudson mt1macy meant noth ing but an occa­ been t he background of her thoughts she had to look r ight a t t ha t party. sented, and they a lso flr atvheled t he T he intermediates discussed the topic, County churches, which had been sional. good time, but quite lately he whir led nearer and near er to her view. So she went without her lunch a nd o-rea tcr distance. Each 0 e grnup!; " Have I a Right to Do as I P lease?" planned by t he "J ugendbund" of New has singled out my little girl for hi.:; And now it was Laurie's smiling face took a taxi back to the shop. had more t han 20 members present. with the Rev. A. Bibelheimer of Rooen­ York and vicinity. Our general secre­ attentions, until I have come to fear t ha t came questioning her thoughts, REV. A. J. F rs HER. Rf por ter. fcld leading th e discussion. Other tary, t he Rev. John Grygo from ~he for her. deman ding to know why she had taken (To be continued) groups were led by the Rev. F . W . Immanuel Chur ch, New Y ork City, T here is nothing the ma tter ,vith t hat wonderful dr ess back to th e shop. Annua l Re port of the Bartel with the topic, " Stimulating ou1· took charge of the meeting and led the him that I know, except that he isn't Laurie's face as he smiled down upon I A m So G lad Harvey B.JY.P .U. H.Y.P.U.," a nd the R ~v. E . Bonikow­ devotions. T his was follbwed by a roll of our world, a nd I don't think be her a t the arena, skimming a long over sky leading the discussion g roup, call of the various churches. Each so­ By MRS. WM. SCHINDLER of Det roit, T he B.Y.P.U. of Harvey, Nor th Da­ knows much about it either now or for the crystal suface of the ice. L aurie kota which was founded in December "Christian Youth and P resent Day ciety contributed a number toward the eternity. But that's enough, isn't it? with admiration in bis eyes. H ow could Michigan P roblems." Later the you ng people progr am. We also had the plea·:;ure Yet he's handsome, cha rming, seem.:; 1937, has gained several new member s. she have so forgotten it, a nd her long­ It makes me glad all over , The, membersh ip now is over t wenty, gathered in the school auditorium of having Mr. Alfred Orlhne1·, our devoted. And she? I'm afraid she's ing to please him and see the surprise As little children say, and we are a ll working- for new mem­ wher e EsLher Kaiser of McClusky led · president of the "J ugendbund" talk on more interested than I thought. in his eyes when he first viewed her in To know my Lord is faithful in r ecreation activities. the pur pose of this meeting and simila1· And t hree days ago t he1·e came a bers. that wonderful dress? H a d she act­ Yester day-and today ! Our year's activities have been many At a business meeting of the cou ncil meeting:; which are planned for the bid to a great party at his home. My ually taken t he dress back ? She mu st He knows my thoughts a nd efforts members and executive committee, different localities this coming year. girl wants of course to go and the par­ have been cr azy! Surely there would a nd va r ied. Some cf ou r m~mbers at­ And my intentions, too ; tended Lhe a nnual assembly in J une at Mrs. Daniel Klein of Germantown was A short season of testimony follo~-ed. ty is on your birthday ! Do you see. ha ve been some way to keep th at dress My God is one who understands, elected temporary dean of women for and we cou ld feel the fine Christian Mar ian, why I cannot leave her now? and send Mother to Aunt Marian's F essendrn. Prior to that the B.Y.P .U. No matter wh at I do. of Ca thay had presented a pr ogram our coming assembly. spirit and fellowship which prevailed. Wby I must be on hand? besides! Ther e was nothing anywher e He sees my hea1t a nd hidden t houghts, The tables wer e decorated \\-ith At the close of the rally we had an F or I am afraid for my gir l. Afraid ac:rna in ling us with the ru Jes and pro­ in t he city that could equal that dress ! He hear s my pr ayer s and sighs, booklets in the for m of a ship which hour of fellowship in the basement of of the lttting down of standards, o-ram of t he as3embly. She must ha ve it ! She simply must ! He knows my every repentence, the ch urch, playing· games and sing­ afraid of t he worldliness into which " We have had a n East-er socia~, a pic- reminded lhe young people of the She could not go to t he party without He wipes the tea r dr ops from my eyes. theme, "SOliling Forth with Food and ing· choruses, after which we wer e she seems to be hurrying. it! As soon as this class was over she Oh, God of love so great! 11ic, and t he privilege of_ havm~ the I might oppose her going, yes, but FdloW>ship." 'l'he Goodrich Ladies' served with r . freshmen ts by the Jersey would slip out into the hall and tele­ Oh, God so just and r eal ! An amoose qua r tet enterLa111 us with a I'm not so s ure that would be wise. .-\id served an excellent meal for the City societr. · phone the shop that she had cha nged How pr oud to be your child musical pr ogra m. On November 25 Perhaps I should have started befor e • 130 young people present. Ella Albus, JULIA HARTWIG, Reporter. her mind an d would keep the dress ! And yet, how humble I do feel! ' six of our yo ung pccple attended the Page 14 THE BAPTIST HERALD January 1, 1939 Page 15 Activities and Forward Looking pie's leaders in various capacities. His Plans of the Atlantic Y .P. a nd passing is especially mourned by these Eastern Conference Northern Conference young men of the organization. S.S.W. Union Happy Events in New Castle Bible School at Morris with I n a letter to the church the Rev. and Ellwood City, P ennsylvania The Fall Retreat of the Atlantic Walter 0. Macoskey of Cleveland, Ohio, Record Breaking Attendance Young People's and Sunday School one of the former boys of the class Although our churches in New The annual Bible School at Morris, Workers' Union, which was held at t~ught by Brother Eisenhardt, brought Castle and Ellwootl City, P a., are very i\Im1itoba, Canada, bas become a New Haven, Connecticut, was a very his personal tribute : "Brother Eisen­ small, nevertheless there is life in "spring of living water" for us. And successful one. Friday evening was hardt's own example of steadfastness t hem. The work in Ellwood City is as the spring refreshes, purifies and devoted to denominational enterprises and loyalty to the ideals of J esus entirely German, and those t hat make wakens into life, so does our Bible with the showing of the pictures, "See­ Christ inspired those same qualities in up the membership together with their School. Its splendid management has ing God's Glory," and movies of the the lives of the boys and young men he friends. carry on their worship in the gained for it a t ruly large fi eld of in­ Cameroon Mission Field. • taught. The personal attention he so German language. They have a ver y fluence. Practically all officers of the Saturday morning <'levotions were in generously gave at all times earned fine fi eld, a nd t hey testify g ladly of young people's society, Sunday School charge of the Rev. Paul Schade. The for him affection and loyalty of us all. their experience of a loving Savior. workers and many others, both young theme of the retr eat was "Steward­ I r emember him now supremely as a They a re without a nyone to lead them, and old, were enrolled in the school ship," and t his was ably discussed by teach e~· who contributed greatly to the howeve1-, and because of t hat they are held from Nov. 7 to 11, 1938. During t he Rev. Milton Schroeder. The after­ mouldmg of my spiritual life." often discouraged. They invited me to the 4 yearo;; of its ex istence here the noon was spent in viewing a freshma n With a keen intellect and Christian come for one week of revival meetings. attendance has been more than tripled. football game in the Yale Bowl. personality fitting him to be a national With t he consent of my church in Erie This year 81 persons in all partici· The evening inspirational message leader, he chose to concentrate his ef­ and with much prayer by many, I ., pated in t he school, of whom 28 were regular students and 53 visitors. was brought by the Rev. Melvin Prior. forts and. talents in a comparatively spent the week of Sr ptember 26 to 30 All of these discussions and talks were smaller circle as a church deacon and with them. It was a glorious time with We were very happy to have the the means of our retreating and o;;eri­ Sunday School teacher of men and t hem, and t he Lord blessed tis more Rev. E. P. Wahl, directoi: of Bible ously thinking of our obligations as boys for 25. years. Once a year a ba n­ than we can say. They no"· come to· Schools of t he Nor thern Conference Students and Faculty of the Recent Bible School in Morris, Manitoba stewards of Christ. Christian fellow­ quet was given in his honor, and like gether again as a church group ever y with us. He taught " Stewar dship" ship was enjoyed around the tables college graduates returning to their Sunday morning and once during the a nd "Life Triumphant." Both subjects Annual Report of the Immanuel were intensely interesting and of g1°eat Pacific Conference while partaking of the tasty meal" Alma Mater, so adult men with chil­ week. B.Y.P.U. in Portland, Oregon which the New Haven women had pre­ dren of their own would gat her from Soon after t hese services the group practical a nrl lasting value. On Thanksgiving Service at First pared and during a social hour at the all parts of the country for the annual of devoted member s from New Castle Wednesday evening, November 9, Mr. G erman Baptist Church, Numbered among the many reason-s Wahl brought t he illustrated lecture close of the retreat. Representatives C ru s~ders' banquet. He preached and send a n invitation to me to spend at P ortland, Oregon for thanksgiving is the success of our from bot h :far and near came to attend P_ra~ti sed t he divine plan of Christian least t wo weeks wit h them in revival on "Seeing God's Glory" in our deno­ B. Y. P . U. organization during t he mination and on F r iday, November 11 , these meetings and they felt it had t1t~1!1g . Theologica l differences of meetings. During that period from On Thursday evemng, November 2.J., past year. As a group of Christiru1 been worthwhile. Special credit must opm1on were never accentuated by him. October _26 to November 4, we gathered he show~d pictures of ou r foreign mis­ over 360 members and friends gathered young peo1Jle, we have been richly be given to the Philadelphia churches H~ :ms . too busy visiting the sick and ever y 111ght for prayer and preaching sion field in Africa. at the F irst German Baptist Church blessed. We a re thankful that we have for being represented by nearly 30, m1111stermg to the needy. From his to awaken greater in terest and if pos­ The presence of the Rev. Martin L . of P ortland, Oregon, fo r a Thanksgiv­ been able to be active in constructive an_d Bethlehem. Pa., by 5, both cities own modest savings he bought food for sible, bring someone to the Lo;cl. The Leusclmer, our young people's secre­ ing ser vice in which every organizatioP. Christian work. bemg about 170 miles di">ta nt. the distressed aJ:Jke on the We thank the Lcrcl for the blessings bly was so carried away wit h thuse and Doris Blome sang a welcome duet adding five new members to the class topic, "Peace and War," followed by that we received during these meetings pictures on Friday evening, that they written for the occasion, and repre­ which means that the Livingstone a violin solo by Mr. Kanstanzkas. Har­ and for t he fine •3pirit of fellowship asked for mor e. So on Saturday eve­ sentatives of the Church, Sunday Clasf: is now one of the largest in the old Schulze of Sheboygan spoke on t hat prevailed. n ing after the local B.Y.P .U . ha d pr e­ School, Ladies' Mi'Ssionary Society, entire city of Burlington. Eighty-four " Sharing Our Problems With God," There were 18 persons who accepted sented their inspir ing playlet, "The Junior and Senior B.Y.P.U. gave brief active members are now enrolled. Nine and a quartet of Norbert Nass, Oliver Christ as their personal Savior, and a Greatest of These is Love," more pic­ addresses of welcome. The Misses Livingstone members are teachers in Rohde, F rancis Guenther, and H arold number rededicated t heir lives to the tures of Ge111iany and t he Danubia11 Helen Muller and E dna McAdam the Sunday School. Schulze sang. Helen and E ll e11 Zekzer Lord. On Sunday, November 20, 13 of countries were shown. favor ed us with a piano selection and these were baptized on confession of All our pa•stor s, with the cxceptio11 an a p prop~·iate piece of verse, re­ t heir faith. This aay was a lso a hap­ of two, were present. The devotional spectively. py occasion in another way, as it Mr. Walkup r esponded with word" Ralph and Roy Kraft of W asco, Calif., periods in the mornings wer e led by marked the beginning of the Rev. J . F. Rev. W. H. Buenning , Rev. A. Becker of appr eciation for the kindnessea -Olthoff's fourth year as pastor of our Evangelists in Several Oregon Churches Recently and Rev. G. Schwandt. Due to the im­ shown and the welcome expressed be­ church. In reviewing the three years possibility of D r. Wm. Kuhn to be fore he conducted Thankgiving ser- that the Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Olthoff present, the Rev. C. H. Edinger taught vices. his chance to speak. H is warm word~ have been with us, we sincerely beliew the G ~rman course. The Rev. H. Ek­ EMERSON J. BLOME, Repor ter. t hat it was God's Jeadi11g to bring them of thanks and his aims and hopes and rut taught the music cour se, Mrs. J . J . Livingstone Class of the her~ as they have been a blessing to prayers for cur Tacoma Church wer e Lippet·t the stewardsh ip com-se and us In eve1·y way. expressed concisely and il1 a most Oak Street. Baptist Church Miss Tillie Mac Spross the J unior of Burlington, Iowa Encouraged by the past blesSings , friendlv manner. Mrs . Damrau, too, course. These teachers g:ave much of We are working toward the future with expressed her innermost thoughts by their time and worked har d to make It was eleven years ago the Sund:iy a new zeal to serve our Lord and Sav­ quoting hrr favorite Bible verse, ''. Re­ these classes a success. School of the Oak Street Baptist ior , Jesus Chri•st. j:>ice in the Lord always, and again I Church in Burlington, Iow.a,d felt t~e T he J . J. Lippert, our d irector VIOLA SCHRENK, Reporter. say, rejoice!" . ~ev. real need for a young marrie peop 1e s Everyone in the audience that evc­ of music, deserves much cr edit for h is n a}Jpeal was sent out for R eception for the Rev. and Mrs. w.ork in directing our music. T he duets. c I ass, a n d a h. ·t nino· pledged his or her help a1~d pro­ 'k I d·dates to form t IS new Ulll . l1 e y can 1 h. W. C. Damr au in Tacoma mis~d to work hand "in ha ~1d .~v 1 ~h ~he piano solo, r eading, and songs rend­ le responded to t 1s ca 11 on ered by the local choir were also en­ T wo peop b t t hey in turn The song, "Wir begr uessen Dich new pastor and his w i f~ 1~1 wmnmg th first Sunday, u . A ll'" was the first welcome to the Rev'. souk to Christ and buildmg up the joyed as well as the anthem by the as­ e k well that the followmg and Mrs. W. C. Damrau at their new sembly choir. On Saturday morning wor ec1 so t to be sain~s ." A plea ~a11t houi· o: fellowship Lord's Day found •>even pre~en . . - !he •Sunday. School period was divided • ch~rch in Tacoma, Washington on was enjoyed in the lower hall, ~\· h ere gin the or ganization of this L1vmg- Friday evening, December 2. 'T his everyone was given the .oppo1·tun1 ty of mto five minute per iods, during· which stone Group. h song was s ung as they were Jed to the getting acquainted w ith the new the pastors spoke to us. The R ev. A. A J Harms was t e pas- platform by one of our deacons and "Shepherd" of our ch urch. Ma~ God Becker, brought t he morning's message T he Rev. ·. · ~nd also the first deaconesses. The Rev. J . A. H. Wut­ bless and pr osper his work here in the on " F eeding the Fiv e T housand," tor at that time ble and inter­ tke,. who. has ably supplied our church J ohn 6. teaeher. He was a.n .a terested group coming years! 1 as interim pastor was chairman for HENRY SCH MUN I(, Report€ r. T he attendance and mileage banner!' esting leader ~nd t his .n A few month9 t he evening. Aft~r a fitting Scripture were won by the Cottonwood Chur ch. grew r apidly ll1 num~ei · up to which passage, the mighty strains of Goun­ Southern Conference Cottonwood a lso wo n first pr ize in the later a charter was ra;vnh d but the Members of the Large Livingstone Class of Burlington, !o;wa, od's "Praise Ye The Fat her" was sung poster contest. There were 94 r egis­ 34 signatures were at ac e s~ffered a With the Rev. Alfred R. Bernadt, Pastor of the Church by the church choir. The Southern Confere nce trations with 74 visitor s from Texas keen interest of the ~~~sssaccepted an­ Mr. L. A. Ahrens represented the Y oung P e ople Hold The ir Fall a~d Alabama in attendance. The total set-back when Mr. Hal . wit hout a God has abundantly blessed the class of Gillet had a duet number, accom­ church, and spoke fitting words of Asse mbly at M o wata nuleage for all a·3sembly visitor s was other call leaving the giotp1 in t he past, for on ly three members panied by Genevi,·e Krause. welcome. The Sunday School had a Singing the song, "Gott ist die Lie- compu~d to be 33, 906 miles, which re­ t racher. . without a Jead- have been taken by death over eleven The evening meeting was openeci representative from each class, as well ue," t he young people of the Southern presents the distance comparable to These trying months tendanre to fall years. The group feels that t heir lives with a son~ service, Scripture by Al­ as the s up er in ten d en t, Henry Confere11ce opened t heir annual Fall once around the world and back agai11 er soon . caused the ~t Charles Schekle have been enriched in the things that vina Bathauer of Sheboygan, and a Schmunk. They gave a clever bit of Assembly in Mo wata, Louisiana, on to J apan, as described by Bem1y off considerably. M1 · for a time, money cannot buy and the fe!Jowship choir number by a group of young peo­ verse, wherein each presented Mr. Wednesday evening, November 23. We Spross, the Union's president. of the church took charge cl d by Mr is vl:' ry invigorating. While the class ple of all the citieo;; represented, led by Da~au with a chrysanthemum. Wei- can say that the assembly from No­ T he young yeople feel grateful to l . . s succee e . · rejoices in such a splendid past r ecord. Mr. Kanstanzkas. Ellis H cffman of commg talks from other branches of vember 23 to 27 was a success and anc he 111 t urn wa · hose leadership the. Rev. P. H mtze and his church for Walter Gerdes under w. The enroll - t hey ;u·e not the kind to r €1St on their Pound led in prayer, followed by a the church included Mi ss Esthe1· Bland- may be co unted as one of our outstand­ thell" fine hospitality and wish to say lmirels, but are looking forward to double duet number by H Eien and El­ au for the B.Y.P.U.; Mrs. L. M. Lang- ing Young P eople's and Sunday the class inter est gre\\ · were most "Thank you!" We also wish to e.-x­ rnent as well as attendance ed even greater things in the future. We len Zeckzer, Mrs. Bob Krause, and Mrs. e?bach for the Woman's Mission So- School Workers' meetings. press our gratit ude to our pr esident, i Gerdes mov tru~t in God and g ive him all the glory! ci~ty ; and Peter Yost for the choir. We were, indeed, grateful to have encouraging. But l\ r . ears Jeav- Schmidt, accompanied by Genevive Benny Spross, and the dean, the Rev. HEMMYE, Krause. There \Yas a vocal solo by T~e Rev: A. B. Nelson, pasto1· of the our young people's secretary, the Rev. ~o another city afler a fe.w ;vithout a E. F. President. C. C. Gossen, for their splendid work. Ing the class 01ice mo~~ble teacher Emma F enske of Gillet. Harold A n­ neighbormg Baptist Church, spoke in Martin L. Leuschner, with us . With Wisconsin Young People's behalf of the Baptist Churches in his readiness a11d wi nning smile he The r ecreation committee deserves teacher. Fi11ding a ~u i It task but halt gave a short talk on the summer fo1· its readineoo to serve at all Rallies at Pound and Milwaukee Tac:ima. very quickly won the hearts of the c~·edit for this group was a d1fficul d by' hav- assembly, urging attendru1ce next sum­ times. t.h 11 -o ye Before giving the Rev. W. C. Dam- people cf the assembly. Ho spoke to . e problem was fi~a Y ~ h the claSf'I. (The Wisconsin young P.eop~e h.ave mer. T he Rev. H. Bothner, the pastor rau ~is turn, Mr. W'uttke spoke words us at our opening service on W·ednes­ These days will be frequently spoken Jling Mr. William Rieke. teac i11endable recently held three splendid inspira­ of the Pound church, brought the in­ of and will always i·emain pleasant " • . • coin spirational address, and the young peo­ of wisdom and advice and admonished day evening on "Growing in Grace" ~ is still servmg 111 and re- tional rallies in diffei·ent parts of the memories. May our Master keep us hii:t to "preach the Word." The high which was our assembly theme. :rianner and has won the J~e the pic­ state. The fi rst of thc•3e rallie~, held ple left that night realizing that they "growing in grace" as the Southern at vVatertown, was reported m the had a place and a responsibility iu this p~111t of the evening was 11ow reached, On Thursday morning; he spoke on Conference l spect of the entire group. . n. this i"E­ masmuch as Mr. W. C. Damrau had "E ~ hocs of Our European Trip." On • ture of the class acc1n11pan~J11~he front December 1, 1938 issue of "The Bap- wnrl

On Sunday a!'ternoon, November 20, Central Conference Our institute began on Monday eve­ sage clearly, plainly, powerfully and sionary in the work of the South China bring her a round, but she did not re­ the young people of the three Milwau­ ning, Ncvember 7, at the Bethel without fear. Boat Mission. gain consciousness. Instead, she went kee churches, Sheboygan, Raci11e, Ken­ _ Ec h oes of Chicago 's E ast Side_ Church, and continued through F r iday On F riday of the first week we had In addition to this, the girls gave into convulsions and, at dawn the ne.."'t osha, and Watertown had another sec­ B a ptis t Church evening, November 11. Each night a chalk artist and his wife with us. special contributions totaling $25 to clay, her spirit went to be with the tional rally. The afternoon meeting During the past summer the Su11day three classes were held simultaneously, While the sister was singing, he drew the annual bazaar f or our Old People's Lord. It was wonderful to see how her was opened with a song service by School of the East Side Baptist Church and each individual was allowed to at­ the picture for us on the canvas. One Home in Chicago. On Monday eve­ parents trusted us, although they are Alex Alsesser of the Milwaukee North in Chicago, Illinois, conducted a Va­ tend the classes of his choice. of the songs sung and depicted wa.;; ning, December 12, we visited these pagans of the pagans. They said that A.,·enue Church. Scripture was read cation Bible School with an enrollment "J esus, Rose of Sharon." dear people, presented a program for when they let the child come to the by Bob Konitz of Kenosha, fo llowed by The Rev. J. b. Nelson of Birming­ During the evangelistic services their enjoyment and gave each of them mission compound they gave her to us of seventy. Our Young Women's Guild ham, i\l ichigan, an authority on Sun­ prayer by Lucille Miller of the Im­ sponsored a "Mothers' and Daughters' about 25 persons made their decisions a box containing fruit and candy. and Goel to become a believer. Now manuel Church. A violin solo, "Ave day Schoo l work, taught the Sunday for Christ. A immber of these were Numerous scr ap books were made dur­ that she had died, we could do as we Banquet" last spring and a "Sauer­ School teacher s, superintendents and Marie," was rendered by Fred Erbach, kraut Supper" in October. A local • children, while still others were adult ing the year and taken to the County liked with the body. W e were very accompanied by Mrs. Max Erbach, and all others especially inter ested in this visitors and some were those for whom Hospital together with a supply of glad that they felt this way and hope chapter of the Royal Ambassadors was phase of church work, attacking the a topic presented by Ruth Siefert, recently organized by our boys. we bad prayed a long time. About 15, oranges. Just r ecently dozens of dolls and pray that both mother and father "What Every Baptist Should Know problem especially from the a ngle of who had previously accepted Christ as have been made which will be given to will repent and give their hearts to the During September our church co­ the teacher and stressing thr oughout About His Denomination." Bob Konitz operated with three other churches in their Savior, were convinced of our needy children. Lord as their little girl did. of Kenosha gave a talk on "A Conse­ that evangeli sm should be the prime form of baptism during the cour se of MARIE M. ROSS, Secretary. The Scripture, " Except a corn of evangelistic services conducted by the objective of the Sunday School. crated Youth." Racine offer ed a duet, Rev. Louis Broeker, pastor of the First these meetings. These converts wer e wheat fall into the ground and die it baptized on Christmas Sunday evening. "The Way He Leads," by Caroline Gm­ Baptist Church of St. J oseph, i\Iichi­ The young people and all others in­ New Year's Meditations abideth alone but if it dies, it bringeth ich and Elanor J anders. Dorothy terested in B.Y.P.U. work were led in The others will follow the Lord in forth much fruit," comes to mind now, gan. A group of boys and g irls, who (Continued from Page 9) Wiechers spoke on "What My Church con.'.'essed their faith in Christ during a study of various kinds of programs baptism in services to be held in Jan­ and, truly, this little life that was laid uar y and February. Seeks To Do." A saxophone solo by t ~ ese meetings, will shortly be baptized. that might be presented by the new thought to think of the unrest ru1d down has already started to bear fruit. Milton Bender, accompanied by R uth Smee last reporting six have joined pastor of the Ebenezer Church, the All of the meetings were well attend­ trouble there is in this world. Oh, thar It has made the other girls .of the Krause, was followed by Roger Nor­ our church fellowship. Rev. George A. Lang. New ideas for ed and preceded by a r ousing song ser­ we may be found faithful and t hat we school, especially the older ones, think 'vice led by our pastor, the Rev. G. Neu­ man who spoke on "Our Task." On October 18 the church remem­ devotional, missionary, stewardship may do all in our power to win more of eternity and whether they are pre­ The officers of the Wisconsin B.Y. bered its pastor's birthday, and as a and fellowship were given by Mr. mann. souls to our Savior! pared to meet their God. LYDIA E. BEKOWIES, Reporter. P.U. Summer Assembly were intro­ result an easy chair, a floor lamp, two Lang, and cooper ation was stressed a's A few months ago one of our dear Continue to pray for us here and duced to the audience: Dean Rev. H. ttre · core of success. B.Y.P.U. workers little school girls, about 7 years old. the work. The harvest is here. Oh, rugs, a bookshelf a nd an artistic waste M onthly P r o g r a m s a nd W. Wedel; president, Francis Guen­ ba·3ket add comfort and orderliness appreciated the class very much. fainted in school. 1She was brought to that we may work with -aJ! our might M ission ary A ctivities of t h e me, and all was done that we could to to bring the sheaves into tlle gar ner! ther; vice-president, Roger Norman; to the pastor's room. On November Those who preferred to stu dy in secretary, Faythe Habeck; and treas­ A m o m a Class in For est P ark , 10 the church r ecognized the faithful German were ably led by the Rev. Ben­ Illinois urer ,Phil Lange. The meeting was services of Mr. and Mrs. Witt. A gift jamin Graf of the Burns Avenue The Amoma Class of the Oak Park closed with the song, "Blest Be th e was presented to Mr. Wi tt who had Church of Detroit, whose subject for Tie That Binds," and prayer by the the week was "Christliche Mission." Bapt ist Church in Forest Park, Ill., served the church as deacon and sex­ has not been mentioned in these col­ BEACON LIGHTS Rev. A. Engel of Racine. ton, and a bouquet of roses was pre­ Each evening after the classes. The orchestra of t he Bethany Church umns before, and it has occurred to us sented to Mrs. Witt. We continue to everyone assembled in the main audit­ that possibly the activities of this or. of Milwaukee gave two numbers at the labor, conscious of the pr omise that orium for a song service. Special music That Point the Way opening of the even ing service. The ganization, if they were better known, Christ shall be with us even unto the was also rendered by the five churches. might be of interest and h.elp to others. song service was led by Dr. C. A. Rohr­ end of the age. It '"'.as our good fortune this year to ARE YOU USING THEM? bach of the Immanuel Church. Roger That is the purpose of this :report. . HERBERT L. KOCH , Pastor. obtain the Rev. L. Gittings of Chicago We a r e· one of the organized ladies 1 Norman of Watertown read Scripture, a ~ our inspirational speaker. Every Thousands of Christian workers who do, followed by prayer by Wallace Ker ein Fall Institute of t h e D e troit lasses of the Oak Park Church with :i1ght he spoke to us vividly challeng­ ~ n active member ship of 35 women. are telling u s that The New Century Leader of the Bethany Church. The choir of Five C h u rch Union rng us to hold high the cros~ of Christ There arc approximately 2~ in attend- and The Adult Bible Class M ontMy steadily the local church rendered a fine num­ The annual week of special Biblical and to live the Chris tian life with sin­ ber, and Mr. Wedel introduced the • ee at the Sunday mornmg Sunday light the way to the finest Christian living . instruction and inspirational messagef.l cerity, turning· aside from temptation speaker for the evening, the Rev. Mar­ ~~oo l sessions and 8 teachers in other Truly they must be b eacon lii;hts of s e rvice! which the five church of Detroit, Mich., a~1cl !'e! f to Christian ideals and ser­ departments of our school. Our teach­ tin L. Leuschner, who spoke on " Sail­ vice, with Ch rist as our leader. enjoy together is one of the high spots er Mrs. F. A. Grosser, has served us ing Down the Blue Danube." in the Detroit Union's program. We T iii•: ::"t:W Cl·::\Tl 11\' 1.t:.\ Ul·: " -3 tlln'l'· lll·Olt(l ~t was a week well spent and greatly m~ny years, to whom we owe a larg: m .•,: a z1m foi· 1t·:1c ht·1·.... :-<:huul ofliLTI''" , and . all FRANCIS GUENTHER, Reporter. were not disappointed this year. enjoyed by all who attended marking adull llll'lllht•f'...; or lh<· .. \'11001. ll 1:- a l't.·li:.:1ou"i ortion of the success of our claSl'l. lllOIHhly tlc·:ilt11t: w ith ('hri:-t i:m i :-:-Hl':i of the Ua~·: f_o;· many a new step in their' Christian ~I i ss Lydia Mihm has been ~· e-el ccte d i t i .. a ~U Ul'vc· hook ul , ·umPll'h' a 11 d ::-IJL''-' i:tlizl'd k ... ..:011 11t:u1·rial fo1· a ll :u:P ~roup:- abon: the !lfe, because of the fuller under-stand­ as our president for the c~nung ye ~1T . Pr11u:ir,\ : it 1... a •· h11" to do 11 •• 111a1ttrnl ul ~ng of tha t li 7e and the r esolve to live We have monthly meetm~ which Su 11d :t.\'· ... d1o u l plan~ 1 hat "ol'lc ti-I pa,:£'~ <.'l tt'h it better. llH'lll h. !'-11 11.."11 · ... 11h .. l ·1· 111ttu11. :!O l'h . 1u ·r quurt~·r . a re varied. While these meetmgs are 1" . E. ENss, s~cretary. usually held in the homes of members 'l'lll·: .\ lll' l.'I' 111111.E l'L.\ >'S ~IO::"TllLY-c-1 10 - where we enjoy good spe.akers, we ha_ve ciall.r for llH'll t ht.• 1• .. ur adult l'la .... t •:- . lL l>l'l''-t'lll~ Revival Campaign at the Burns (•lwllt·111:ilu:. 11p-10-tlu·-111in11tt· Jto ..... on 111att·ria l :u1U also experienced great JOY and Chns­ CO ' t·1·.;; l'\'t•ry 11 h a .. t• ol t•Ja ..... i11 H•r1• ... 1 and ac.:I i\'its. A venue Chu rch in D etroit tian fellowship in having several m:et­ -J o J t.1t.:1·-i t':h·h 111u111h ~·1 11 11 .. u\1 .. l·1·1ption~ (j or 11 wn· lu °'"' 1u.1 r .. unJ . l:' ~ :.:. t l"'· ,•ar h ... 1111 ..tription It is with thankful hearts that we of ings each year where other o rgam~ed 11,·r 111111r h.' r . th~ ~urn s Avenue Church of Detroit, classes meet with us. On one occas!on Michigan, now approach the throne of Dr. C. B. Nordland showed the mov~ng God, grateful for the souls t hat were pictures he had taken while travelmg YOU - YOUR CLASS - YOUR SCHOOL won an~I the blessings received during throughout the United States and Can­ SHOU LD HAVE THESE BEACON LIGHTS our revival campaign of two ~eeki:; in ada in the interest of the Moody November. )l.\IL COl'l'O:\ TOll. \ Y ! Centenary Celebration. This meeting O rfl f'r 'HtnJ•h• ro1•il' ... or '•itllt•r or huth IHlhlh·:it ion ... tl..C ui1 ... Then why not ''ALL BIBLE" beginning 1939 with Ou r campaign was preceded by a was attended by about 200, which r e­ or h11lr· p rh•r triul offl•r, Ulttl Our rn•t• ' 'Ufnl o ~ ('Ontni11i11~ t..'\t•r.' lh111J: ror tlu· :o;u11 1l u~· ... e11nul. clay of pr ayer and fasting. This clay presented three organized classes, in­ The ALL BIBLE GRADED SERIES was not obser ved for our meeting alone cluding the AMOMAS. Th ~ re is a r ea l g ivi ng spiri t among DAV I D C. COOi( PUBLISH ING OOMPANY of SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS ~>ut especi.ally for our Baptist br ethre n D4- A L I NCOLN ST REET, ELGIN, ILLINOIS in Rumania, who because of their faith our member s. In February we distrib­ Clarence H. Benson, Editor-in-Chief uted mite boxes, which \yer e opened at l'h.•;Hc Rend eatulog uncl t-amph.-:, of ~·1mr :ulnlt rnnttrhh ' a re suffering great per secution at th ~ 1->11hlicn1iuns n lo11g \\ilh tktnils of th~ hnlf·prh··· trial 01h ·r. : present time. our recent a nnual meeting and $57 was Rewritten Enlarged Simplified O N ew Ccntt11y l.t•1Hkr O .\ dttlt 1:.1t1t• \ ' ln·""i ' The Rev. L. H. Bl'oeker of St. J o­ the result of this cmnbined effort. A R££ ~ample cop l esofpreviousquarters (spec· F 1fy departments) sent on request to seph, Michigan, wa•3 our evangelist for free-will offering is taken at our pastors superintendents and teachers Compendium The Scripture Press monthly meetings. It was voted to of 780 icssons included. Send IOc in stamps or coins the campaign. We can truly say that toward postage. If cu.rrent manuals are wanted: Reg­ 800 North Clark Street Dept. B.H. ma ny of those who decided for Christ l?ive $25 to the church debt, . $10. eac~1 ular prices apply. (Pn.-Jr.-Int.·Sr.) Teacher's 25c ea., were won by his loving personality. to two needy students who a1e p1ep~1- Pupil's lOc ea. Write today. CHICAGO ILLINOIS • Mr. Brnck<>r presented the gospel mes- iiir for the ministry, and S25 to a nus- Page 20 THE BAPTIST HERALD

cgi1~.. g.~~ ~.illm~ Jt 1 gt)! ~l!fil~'..E lt :: -~.;H11~H ;;.:;;• !!~~:g;nn:n~!?i ":Tr'_d'"::i :: ~:r,fi 1! I:i llIF:? :::, :r:gi.-:_::1 J.:d .g_g~iff!.:g..~ ~liill~P~J)1 lt.5f-.":"fif6~:?.;;;:.; ~ ~ ~ ~ i Pu blisliei's Paia9iaplis ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ti:I P a ragraph One home of the membership. either through a church re- ~ 1 T his arrangement assured to presentative, or direct, with- ~;, e;,1 '.it!"" T his is the first issue of the• t hem very attractive rates. out unnecessary delay. In the r,:.;._. ll";l HERALD for 1939 and wit1 i ~ The pla11 was sponsored by regular course of business rrr~ · ~llt-1 it go the heartiest greetings the Genera l Cou1~cil of the non-renewed subscriptions Ir~.:_. to a host of r eaders which .. t>:ll denomination and some pro- will be dropped and the mail- I>!! ~ had such a signal growth vision was made for it in the ings discontinued. So, don't I:;! flt\ during the record yrevent an undesired break It's a ll foi· the advancement ~ lltl rated 1a st year a n o er ed to rg f)l! the churches th a t pledged in the service. But it will be of God's Kingdom and that ~1 ·~ themselves to t he placing of very necessary to see that the is a gripping ideal to work !f.::;:1 ~ either the "Srndbote" or the order reaches the office of to. ~j " Ba pt ist Hera ld" ' in every publication in C l eve I an d T HE MANAGEMENT. i r;;: . ~ Iw~ : :r-K@·Y.~Hfil·IDl'ii"R'ii@M"Wl•IDilmw.~~~oJ@"il'f:!Yi!il: :: ~ii: •!ioll : .goog

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