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Established in 1826 as CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE
The Midmonth Magazine for Methodist Families
Together is an official organ of The Methodist Church, issued "Is thy heart right, as my monthly by The Methodist
heart is with thine? . . Dost Publishing House, 740 N. Rush St., HI. thou love and serve God? It Chicago 11, Opinions expressed do not necessarily is enough. I give thee the reflect concurrence of The right hand of fellowship." Methodist Church. Editor: Leland D. Case Executive John Wesley (1703-1791) Editor: Paul Friggens Man- aging Editor: Fred R. Zepp Art Editor: Floyd A. Johnson Associate Editors: H. B. APRIL 15, 1958 Vol. 2, No. 4 Teeter, Bruce L. Williams
Editorial Assistants : Else She's Learning to Become a Mother 1 Bjornstad, Judy M. Johnson A New Note Patience Strong 2 Contributing Editors: Newman S. Cryer, Jr., Peg Keilholz, You Can Be Too Self-Reliant . . J. C. Penney 9 T. Otto Nail, H. F. Rail, Roy Women With the World on Their Minds! Peg Keilholz 10 L. Smith Business Manager: Brother Randall Octavus Roy Cohen 14 Warren P. Clark Advertis- ing Manager: John H. Fisher Facing Fear Charlotte Edwards 17 Publisher: Lovick Pierce
Don't Lose the Spark Thelma L. Beach 19 Copyright 1958 by Lovick Pierce. 'City' With No Place to Go (Pictorial) 20
A Little Parable for Mothers .... Temple Bailey 24 Manuscripts and Correspond-
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Not too long after he was Paulus Lesser, who photographed "She's born 97 years ago, this great- Learning to Become a Mother," made his grandfather started travel- first pictures at age of 9 with a camera ing—by way of books— in he fashioned from a wooden box. Today his armchair. Now he's ini- tiating James Porowski, who he operates a well-known color studio, is only two. Photo of the where he produced our appealing pic- Rev. James B. Dibble, a re- ture using an 8 x 10 Ansco view camera, tired Methodist minister, is 14-inch by his son, the Rev. Paul with a Eastman Commercial
G. Dibble, of Belvidere, III. Ektar lens and Kodak Ektachrome film. jhe s Learninq \o D»ecome AM other
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'oud/ 12/ submitted the following: "I nave a little sister who rules the roost. When
suppertime comes she says, 'Artie, you set the tabic/ and 'Bobbie/ you put on the read and butter/ and 'Paul/ you pour the water/ She is learning to become a mother/'
—Mrs. Homer Shepherd, Ocean Grove, N.J. —
A NEW NOTE
There's a new note in the choirs There's a new hope in the world today That sin^j upon the leafless boughs. Because of this glad sound. There's a new song in the air today There's an urgent and an upward thrust A song that seems to rouse Of green things in the ground. And resurrect the life within, There's a new joy in the hearts of men Grown cold in winter hours, Because of this strange note: Waking all the old sweet dreams- This rapturous reveille from Of blossom buds, and (lowers. Some little feathered throat.
From THE ROUND OF THE YEAR by Patience Strong. © I94S, E. P. Dutton
PAUL T. CHAPMAN, Pastor I note that recent issues devoted 12 Castell, Tex. and 13 columns to book reviews. Con- sidering that so few of us read so few After carefully studying a recent books, is this not an undue amount of >ver of Together I want to raise a space? Are not the books you review •otest. The picture shows trees. What also reviewed in the daily press where going on behind those trees? What regular book readers will see them be- Why do we say Samsonite is the world's •e you trying to hide? fore Together is received? strongest steel folding chair? Because Also there is a picture of a building in actual tests, Samsonite withstood hich I suppose to be a church. What We'd like to know how other readers over 1000 pounds (even a troupe of nd of church? Does its theology agree jeel about books, too.—Eds. acrobats) without buckling. Now in 11 ith ours? What stand does it take on decorator colors. noking? Is it a Protestant church? Reading Matter for Patients No tipping—Stand on any part of the seat. 'e can't be too careful about these Self-adjusting hinges prevent tilting. dngs. CHARLES W. RANDOLPH Extra safety—Fold it or unfold it. Samsonite A' so there was color red on the Secretary some can't nip your fingers. >ver! The Rutherford County Chip-resistant finish—All parts have bond- Methodist Ministers erized baked enamel finish. Bostic, N.C. Other Fine Samsonite Chairs: ut Isn't It a Man's World? Our Methodist ministers in Ruther- A. Samsonite padded MRS. JULIA MORRISON cushion chair — Up- ford County have adopted as a project Dallas, Tex. holstered with dam- the placing of Together in the waiting age-resistant vinyl. Since our Methodist women are hav- rooms of all the doctors' offices in the B. Samsonite folding lg so much fun rolling up their sleeves county and in the lobbies of the county armchair — Padded ad tying on their aprons, "more than hospital. These are two-year subscrip- and upholstered vinyl million times a year," according to tions and we will use 28 copies each seat, back, arm-rests. eg Keilholz, in How to Feed Hungry month. C. Samsonite folding lethodists [February, page 26], why tablet-arm chair — on't we let the men have some fun, These pastors' purses have paid a Natural blonde finish hardwood tablet-arm. )0? fine tribute to Together. On behalf of Wouldn't it be a lark to have the the patients in Rutherford County, we len of the church about once or twice thank you, preachers!—Eds. month put on their coveralls, grab a iC^Y room and mop, and clean up the Ezekiel Had Right Idea! march buildings? They would get such MILTON M. THORNE feeling of fellowship from working St. Louis, Mo. Jgether; they would get acquainted r ith each other as they dust the pews Those who object to the pictures of 1 pairs! Christ made by artists abroad [Decem- write FOR free Samsonite catalog: Shwayder Bros., Of course, they might get a little ber, page 35] seem to be off the beam. Inc., Institutional Seating .Div., Dept.TO-4, Detroit.
1958\Together Their reflections are a criticism of let this minority influence your maga- themselves, in my book, rather than of zine. To them, I plead—put on your the artists. To be sure, some of the pic- high-necked, long-skirted dresses, tures were not pleasant to look at. Any climb gracefully into your horse-drawn picture of Jesus on the cross isn't. But buggies, and ride back into the 19th we sophisticated Americans need to sit century! where the other fellow sits, like Ezekiel
did, if we are to come to know and ap- More Bathroom Poetry preciate the other man, and if we are to MRS. do anything to help him or, indeed, our- THURSTON SHUMWAY Wyalusing, Pa. selves. I could go on, but you get my idea. Shelton McKean's Lessons on the
Looking Glass [January, page 26] if
delightful. I wish to report that Even Spark Plugs Can Shock this CLAUDE M. MORGAN, Attorney Huntington, W.Va.
As I read some letters in Together, I am reminded of a scene in a musical comedy. A boy and a girl in linen dust- ers are riding in an ancient auto. Sud- denly there is a loud noise; the car stops. The boy jumps out and peers underneath, and his companion follows. ^ But after taking one brief look, he shoves her back, crying, "No! No! A Christian Answer Gwendolyn, don't look. The gears are stripped!"
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to the Prayers of although my poetry is worse. Here i Re: T-shirts and Trunks the current example on my daughter a Troubled World RUTH JEFFERSON mirror: Huntington Park, Calif. I love clean and lovely girls this period of un- In economic From tips of toes to ends of curls; After reading some of the letters re- certainty and international con- Fingernails as ivhite as snow, garding your covers and pictures I no flict, an American Bible Society Teeth with a pearly glow; longer wonder why it's hard to get and Annuity Agreement comes as an Skin scrubbed clear and pink keep young people in the church. When answer to the prayers of most of (Makes young men turn and wink there are people who consider boys in Dresses fresh as daisies ivhite. us. it offers generous, guar- For a T-shirts and adults in swimming trunks Undies changed every night: anteed income, plus tax savings, shocking, the mystery is solved. And Underarms get special care regardless of financial condi- since when have athletics been "un- No stale odors linger there: tions. Your purchase of the an- christian"? Fragrant hair has a lovely s/iee?i, nuity helps combat the evils and Let's quit spending time criticizing I love girls who are CLEAN. hatreds of the world with the such things as this and get down to the problem of doing something to make great power of the Holy Bible. 1 religion vital to our young people. We Once Dubious, Now a 'Convert No income could be more secure won't do it with criticism, narrow- GEORGE W. CORNELL mindedness, and prudery. To hold the Religion Editor While enjoying this income se- young people of today requires tact, Associated Press, New York City curity, you help the Society common sense, leadership, and the May I say that at the time the Gener bring the Scriptures to the ability to put over the idea that Chris- Conference was debating on startir peoples of the world. tianity is our only hope for a decent Together. I found myself personal world in this modern age. agreeing somewhat with the dubioi Help meet this faction. However, after seeing the la need while provid- Prompt, ing for your own full-payments Revolted and Disillusioned few issues, I'm a 100 per-cent conve financial security. without fail to the plan. You're doing a beautif for over a century MRS. HELEN L. WHITCOMBE Send coupon below. job and a great service for the Chun Neivark, Del. and its cause.
It not only upsets, but literally revolts me to continually find in Together let- AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY In Defense of Hazing ters condemning the magazine. It is 450 Park Avenue, New York 22, N. Y. JOAN CHILD, Bates College disillusioning to realize that so many Please send me, without Lewiston, Me. obligation, your Methodists write inane letters castigat- Booklet T-84, entitled "A GiftThat Lives." ing such things as bare legs and normal, Re: Hell Week's Gone by Gord ' lovely teen-agers in formal gowns. Some Gould (March, page 20]: I wish [ Mr«. NaniOQ Mis* even go so far as to call your maga- defend hazing—not the malicious aij zine "unchristian"! (I consider myself humiliating type, but the hazing th Address. a good Christian but it is these letters, is fully enjoyed by all. Hazing as I hai rather than your pictures, which offend it has been fun. City. _7,one Slate. known !-. me!) Each year Haze Day at Bates To you, the editors. I plead—do not worked around a basic theme. Last ye j Together/April 193 it w;is Alice in Wonderland .mil in my freshman year Haze Day was based on a Chinese theme. The girls are required to wear costumes which lit Into these themes. These are really ingenious. At Bates hazing also involves a ceremony, a meaningful and stirring one. This is the day the girls take oil their bibs, debibbing we call it, and officially become Bates women. The boys have a similar ceremony involving tyeanies. Hazing is the freshman's big :lay; it is a day of honor rather than lishonor and shame. Display Flags in Church? MRS. HARRY KUGLER C/mnibiisco, hid. Young rook from Clark, South Dakota, is also a college student I am curious to if know the custom State Fair Official Congratulates Cook jf displaying the American flag and the Christian flag at the front of the church It's a big event when fair official, Spring in the air, treats made with las been abolished? In February's Mr. Max Oviatt, comes to present yeast on your table — what an invit- roGETHER, the pictures showing the Mrs. Noel Fischer with an award ing combination! And if you bake at lltars of the churches do not. right in her own kitchen! Just a short home, use Fleischmann's Active Dry I think we should show our flags in time ago Mrs. Fischer took first prize Yeast — the very best! This dry yeast >ur churches and certainly in the main in the cooking competition at the is so convenient, keeps for months on )art of the church where we worship South Dakota State Fair. your shelf, always rises fast. And it's >ur Savior. easy to use. Keep Fleischmann's A home economics student as well Active Dry Yeast handy for the new as a homemaker, Mrs. Fischer believes Many churches do. e.g., "Yeast-Riz" Main Dishes — there's See, the pic- in doing things the handy way. So ure on page 2 the June, a recipe on every "Thrifty Three." of 1957, when a recipe calls for yeast, she uses [ocether.—Eds. Fleischmann's. "This dry yeast is so speedy," she says. "And keeps for Another months. It's nice to know it's on hand Wright Challenges This 69-er! Fine Product of when I need it." Standard Brands Inc. KARL H. KEEFER, Retired Pastor Ann Arbor, Mich. I especially liked 7s It Good-by to lothic? by Frank Lloyd Wright TFeb- uary, page 32]. Charles Kettering once vas asked, "What is the most important hing happening in the auto world?" His •eply was, "Next year's model." So vhen Mr. Wright at 88 says, "The next >ne I am going to do" is the one he is nost proud of, that challenges us 69- fear-olds with something more than rou "young fellers" can tell. Modern Churches' . . . 'Best Ever' R. H. LONGSTREET, Architect Greenville, S.C. It was a pleasure receiving the Feb- ruary issue of Together. I thoroughly ;njoyed the complete issue and particu- arly that section devoted to the modern :hurches. The presentation was excel- ent and the color reproduction some of he best I have ever seen. Organic Not Majestic MICHAEL IRWIN ROEHM Pittsburgh, Pa. In 7s 7t Good-by to Gothic? you have ^resented the ideas and convictions of ?rank Lloyd Wright, one of the greatest Americans and one of the few who can speak earnestly of organic architecture. Modernistic architecture is the cor- JACK DANDY PRODUCTS • OWOSSO, MICHIGAN \pril 1958\Together "— rupted child of organic architectural small Methodist church, but I am a principle. believer in revealed truth and believe In your photos you can see the differ- our Lord's statement in John 17:17 ence between organic architecture and "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy the corrupted child, modernistic. The word is truth." I call your attention to Florida Southern Chapel and the Mid- one paragraph only: land Michigan Church are examples of "I can understand the pessimism of the organic architecture and its roman- some religious thinkers whose only tic and poetic warmth, beauty, and in- answer is, 'Man is a fallen creature, tegrity. If you look, you will notice cursed by original sin, disposed to evil, neither structure is majestic, for organic damned unless he accepts Christ.' architecture is not. Anyone who is familiar with the Bible, by using any fair or reasonable system of interpretation, can place our Challenges Other Denominations Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and S. T. RITENOUR, Exec. Director almost every writer in the Bible in the Dept. of Church Building class of pessimistic religious thinkers. National Council of Churches New York City Bishop Oxnam . . . 'Stimulating' Congratulations on the February is- ROBERT E. MITZEL, Pastor sue. I am particularly impressed with Maryland Line, Md. two things: (1) the fact that you have highlighted church architecture and As I read the wonderfully stimulatin; (2) have done it so well with your cover I Believe in Man I became increasing! and illustrations, plus the article by aware that here is a paradox. While th Frank Lloyd Wright. You have been bishop states that he believes in mai audacious on all scores and deserve because he believes in God. the opposit heartiest commendation for your own speaks to me from the manuscript. T church's leadership in this enterprise, me, the article states: "I believe in Go* and by so doing challenging other de- because I believe in Man. Only belief i: nominations. such a Creator can explain the poten tial greatness of such a creation." I can hardly wait to get my cop Right Church, Wrong Architect of A Testament of Faith. JOHN J. MAIN, Pastor Evanston, III. 'I Believe in Christ' We are delighted to have Emmanuel JOSEPH R. ALLEN Methodist Church pictured in Down the Sedalia, Mo. Years With Church Architecture TMarch, page 35] as an outstanding ex- I have just finished a second readir ample of a traditional architectural of Bishop Oxnam's / Believe in Ma ARCHITECT: K. W. Williams, Kokomo, Ind. style. One correction, however. Our As a layman. I want to express n records show that it was designed not amazement that one of our bishoj by the firm of Holabird and Roche but should take the position that only tl Give your church by the late John Root, Sr. pessimist believes that " 'Man is a falk creature, cursed by original sin, di: Thank enduring beauty you. Mr. Root xcas a distin- posed to evil, damned unless he accep architect guished who also reflected Christ.' " As I read my Bible, there is i glory on his profession and was a other hope for man, only throuf with a spire founder of the well-known firm of Christ. To believe otherwise wou Bumham and Root.—Eds. seem to lead to only one conclusio crafted by Overly namely that Christ died for naught. For Whom Does He Speak? Neither in I Believe in Man. ?ior Nothing ornate — just a simple, en- SILAS BEALL the book. A Testament of Faith, fro Clarksbiirg. Md. Bislu during statement of faith crafted in which it was excerpted, does Oxnam deny the fact that only Chr; aluminum for Grace Methodist I have read Bishop Oxnam's piece, can save man from himself.—Eds. I Believe in Man [February, page 101. Church, South Bend, Ind. • To hold Is this Methodism? Is the bishop writing costs down, this 27' spire was com- this as a man or is this what the bishop 'Changed . . . Refreshed' thinks the church stands for? When I pletely prefabricated and shipped ready F. HARTLEY say the church. I mean the people. I CHARLES to install. • We can build your spire would like to hear what others think. Excelsior Springs. Mo. economically, too, and give it per- Together at first had but a vag manence in any weather-resistant Disagrees With Oxnam meaning to me when it was suggest as a name for our church paper. B metal. Write today for our brochure. E. R. ASPDEN I must now say, after reading Togeth McDonald. Ohio together with Metho OVERLY MANUFACTURING COMPANY and communing I should like to express my reaction ists. my attitude has changed and Dept. T-1 imagination have been r GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA to Bishop Oxnam's 7 Believe in Man. memory and I am only an obscure layman in a freshed. Together/April 1! ! . Be attractive Together NEWSLETTER Enjoy life and HEAR BETTER IIVIL WAR OUSTS MIS SIONARIES. Hostilities on Sumatra are hampering Methodist work. Three women missionaries—Mrs. Charles E. Shumaker, Columbus, Ohio; Miss Ann Metz, South Pittsburg, Tenn. , and Miss Jessie Wolcott, Spirit Lake, Iowa—have left Medan, Methodist center, for Singapore. Return date: uncertain. Methodists on Sumatra number 8, 000. LAN WALKER'S NEW POST. The Australian Methodist evangelist (see his "A Look at Us From Down Under, " February, page 15) has been named superintendent of Central Methodist Mission, Sydney. The Mission is the oldest Methodist church in the commonwealth and largest of any denomination in the Southern Hemisphere. It administers 12 institutions, including two hospitals, three homes for the aged, WITH and the Delmar Children's Home. Walker succeeds Dr. Frank Rayward. ZENITH HONOR PRIME M INISTER . Britain's Harold Macmillan will deliver the commencement address and accept an honorary degree at Methodist-related DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind. , June 8. His grandfather, Dr. John Tarleton Belles of Kentucky, EYEGLASS HEARING AIDS was DePauw' s first medical graduate in 1851. Although his mother was Methodist, Macmillan is a member of You'll like the way you look and hear the Church of England. wearing the world's most attractive eyeglass hearing aid! Lightweight, EEKDAY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GAINS. An estimated 4 powerful. No dangling cords or trace million children of all faiths now are released from of "clothing noises." You use the tele- public schools once a week to attend religious phone right at the ear. Smoothly- classes, reports the National Council of Churches. contoured temple bar fits most eye- styles.* Buy a unit for The U.S. Supreme Court in 1952 gave the go ahead to glass frame greater depth and released-time classes not held on school property. each ear for the realism of "both-ear" hearing! OODWILL INDUSTRIES AIDS 5 0,500. The corporation, • Ten-Day Money-Back Guarantee originated by Methodists and now the nation's • Demonstration and adjustment by largest program of nonprofit, private services for competent dealers • Five-year after-purchase protection plan of the vocational rehabilitation the handicapped, • 8 other inconspicuous hearing aid set new records in 1957. Earned income increased models. Sensibly priced: $50 to $175. 14 per cent to nearly $28 million; number of Call your Zenith Hearing Aid Dealer handicapped served, up 2,000; wages paid, $16.2 today! He's listed in the "Yellow million. Pages." Lenses, frame fronts, and related professional services in lUNDAY SCHOOL BY MAI L. Methodism's new project for connection with Zenith Eyeglass Hearing Aid are available families too far away to attend church school has only through your ophthalmologist, optometrist or optician. enrolled 300 families. The Board of Education's department of Christian family mails curriculum materials free. Methodists in 35 states are participating. Biggest response: Wisconsin, Quality Hearing Aids Colorado, Montana. CLIP AND SEND TODAY! Better FREE . . . one year's subscription to S SERVE DRINKS? Spokesmen for air HOULD A IRLINES Hearing, the interesting national magazine agencies differ. At a recent Methodist-sponsored exclusively for the hard of hearing. Also in- seminar, Capt. Charles Beatley of the Airline Pilots cludes descriptive literature and local dealer Association urged the practice be stopped. But list. Zenith Radio Corporation, Hearing Aid Division Stanley Gewirtz, Air Transport Association 5801 Dickens Ave., Dept. 25R, Chicago 39, III. vice-president, replied that not one aircraft accident in 20 years could be traced to the serving of alcoholic beverages. The Civil Aeronautics Board "is impartial on this issue," said Ross I. Newmann, assistant general counsel. ZONE STATE (For more church news see page 64) pril 1958\Together a Because I wasn't sleeping well, my doctor started me on Postum" 'I was tired so much of the time . . . and yet, I slept poorly. I found I was edgy, food didn't taste right. "I love coffee and I found the more tired, nervous and up- set I felt, the more coffee I drank. "Finally, I went to the doctor and he pointed out that perhaps I was 'over-coffeed' — getting too much caffein. He suggested a change— advised me to drink Postum instead because Postum 's *>*»«-r«»J» 100 % caffein-free. "You know, Postum's really good, doubly so because I sleep and feel so much better. My wife says I look and act younger, too!" K IHSTAMT/ t PpSTOM Postum is 100% coffee-free Another fine product of General Foods. Together/April 1 . I *i* Personal Testimony w////////^- You Can Be Too Self-reliant By J. C. PENNEY A..FTER FINISHING high school, I worked my heart. Then the stock market crashed and on my father's Missouri farm. One season he the depression hit. My debts exceeded $7 mil- gave me four acres to put into watermelons and lion. At 58—when many men begin to think of I grew a bumper crop. When the county fair retirement—J. C. Penney was against the wall. I opened, I loaded a wagon with melons and had to start over. drove to the fairgrounds, setting myself up out- The facts I faced were hard. But they helped side the front gate. The melons were selling like clear my head. Like so many, I had thought it hot cakes when my father approached and sufficient to do the right thing, to be self-reliant, ordered me to return home. Protesting, I obeyed. hard working, and ambitious. More and more, At home, my father explained that the fair as my business had grown, I had placed the was a business venture. Other people had to spiritual side of living in a separate compart- pay for booths and exhibits, but I was horning ment. I had still governed mvself by the golden in without paying my way. rule, but, I confess it freely, God had had very "Would you," asked my father, "like it if you little hand in my thinking or my business. I paid for a concession and some free loader got hadn't quite lived up to my father's hopes. the benefits?" Today I know it is possible to possess material That ended it. So after two years on the farm wealth and yet be a failure. During my years of — I had decided I'd never make a farmer— false success I allowed myself to think less about went to work for a local merchant at $25 a year. the power of God and more about the power of A few weeks later my father died, leaving noth- money. ing to me except these words: It took some time and an entirely new kind "Jim will make it. I like the way he has of discipline to get me out of the swamp of started out." despair. But I finally got back on firm ground His was a priceless benediction, more valuable after turning to God tor guidance. by far than any money or land he could have Yes, self-reliance without God is a barren philosophy. left me. I thought of this often when the J. C. God is within the reach of all of Penney stores were first established after years us, no matter how self-reliant we feel ourselves of planning and hard work. to be. We have only to reach out, take his hand, As the business grew, I had the basic feeling and ask him to lead us. that everything was up to me. I had to make the During my time of crisis, I carried a slip of right decisions— I had to do the job. My own paper with me at all times. Written on it were sense of personal power increased as the business these words from the 91st Psalm, words that increased, but I continued to believe mvself a are vivid in my mind today: religious man. "He shall cover thee with his feathers, and By the late 1920s, my interests were far-flung under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall and I had millions to pour into projects dear to be thv shield and buckler." April 1958\jogether Women With the World On Their Minds! oy lLu htlLHUL/., contributing editor, Together IN ONE unforgettable moment pretty Eunice Hutabarat dramatized for me Methodist women's work the world over. She stood before 300 Methodist women leaders gathered in a quiet old inn at Buck Hill Falls, Pa. They were there to map a global missions program. Poised, colorful in her na- tive cloth of gold sarong, this black- haired young woman flashed a con- fident smile as she took the center of the stage. Then simply—almost a benediction—she sang, How Beauti- ful Upon the Mountains. As she fin- ished, women murmured with pride. Mrs. J. Fount Tillman, the group's president, leaned over to whisper to me the Sumatran girl's story: Christian concern —Medical aid for all ages is given at the hospital clinic at Kapit while home missions {right) teach to migrants "Just think—Eunice Hutabarat's Sarawak (left), WSCS skills grandfather was the first of his head- hunting tribe to become a Methodist somebody tabbed them. With evan- own show as they think best minister. Her father is a Methodist gelical outreach and an SSC-million They have their own excellent pub preacher in the islands today, while budget, they planned mission projects lications. The Methodist Woman Eunice is a Crusade Scholar in Nash- in 31 foreign countries, the U. S. and edited by Mrs. C. A. Meeker, ant ville, being trained by the church to possessions, and mapped a vast pro- The World Outlool{, edited joint! return for missionary work with her gram of education and promotion. by Miss Dorothy McConnell and Di own people. This is just one example At the same time they set the sights Henry C. Sprinkle. of what we've accomplished in three for some 31,000 local societies whose The woman who currently pilot generations." bazaars and potlucks, and— most im- this amazing group is a trim. caS Mrs. Tillman continued: "In this portant —sacrificial giving add up to ually dressed Tennessee countr girl, you sec an outstanding reason more Christian impact than this woman who hasn't managed to stal we gather here on behali of nearly world dreams of. home more than three consecution 2 million members of the Woman's The WSCS officially is a division weeks during the last two years. Mr: Society of Christian Service. I could ol the Methodist board of Missions. Tillman was elected by the Woman give you countless others." After- with work in three big fields: foreign. Division organization meeting of thl ward 1 thought: Whenever I hear home, and Christian Social Relations. board ol Missions in 1956. anyone question missions, I will tell While the women team up with gen- "The Lewisburg, Tenn.. woma them about V.unice Hutabarat. eral church mission projects at home sees far beyond her backyard. As 1 staved that week to watch "the and abroad, still the ladies prefer to young girl, Sadie Mai Wilson we workingest women on earth," as raise their own kinds and to run their out to Soochow, China, as a missies 10 Together/April 193 Led by Mrs. J. Fount Tillman, I .8 million members of the Woman's Society of Christian Service open their arms and hearts to the needs of people everywhere. Pride of the WSCS—Allen High School (above) in Ashe- sion now is interracial, and 144 attend. Another WSCS vdle, N.C., was opened for Negro girls 71 years ago. Admis- project, shown at right, is a West Coast club for oldsters. ary. Returning home, she continued On Sunday morning at the Buck It started as far back as 181°. In her church work. Mrs. Tillman has Hill Falls Inn, President Tillman and that year, the church passed a reso- ". been executive secretary with the Methodist women were invited by lution which recommended that . . Board of Education, a settlement- the Quaker proprietors to the cus- females attached to the Methodist house worker, and, of course, active tomary Sabbath service. At the close, congregations be invited to form a in local societies wherever she has a curious little Quaker lady wanted society auxiliary." lived. "Back home" she belongs to an to know of Mrs. Tillman: "Are all Then, a few years later, when the 18-member society on a rural circuit. these women church employees?" Methodist women organized the first Sadie Tillman speaks with a soft Mrs. Tillman had to explain that independent society, the men (as Southern drawl and thinks with the they were volunteers and that only you might expect) stepped in to say speed of a Sputnik. She works that a small professional staff is on salary. in effect, "You raise the money and fast, too! Since the WSCS has Membership in the woman's society we'll spend it." For the record, they no over-all administrative executive, is voluntary, too, and for the conven- never got a chance! The women's Mrs. Tillman carries the heavy bur- ience of career women, there's the tactful but firm reply was: "We den of administration, public rela- voluntary Wesleyan Service Guild will be as dutiful children to the tions, and liaison with the other with some 130,000 members using Church authorities, but through our boards of The Methodist Church. In their special talents in 5,400 units. own organization we may do a work most of the latter meetings, she is How and when did the women which no other can accomplish." the lone woman. Her advice is begin to pack all this punch into The Hartzell Spence, writing in Lool{, sought and her opinions respected. Methodist Church? said recently that Methodist women April 1958\Together n — i Women With the World on Their Minds! continued-. even out-crusade their preachers! Well, your church women lend will- manage to staff hundreds of projects The volunteer spirit runs deep ing hands in Hong Kong. There in 31 countries? Each year the prob in the history of the WSCS. About atop one of the new government lem grows more pressing, and secur a century ago, young schoolteacher apartment houses, Methodist wom- ing workers is one of the big projects Mary McClellan dropped a never-to- en support a clean, modern school for 1958-59. Mrs. Tillman says that be-forgotten note in the missionary a rare spot where refugee children every Methodist church has a respon- anniversary collection at the Missis- can romp and worship together. sibility in this field. sippi Conference. It read: In faraway Sarawak, Christ Hos- The Kansas Conference has long "/ give $5—and myself." pital cares for 1,000 people a month. been a leader in this recruiting. The\ Soon after, in 1854, Mary McClellan This area now claims 6,000 Method- stress, for example, missions in theii journeyed to primitive, forbidding ists, and it may have thousands more. summer youth camps. At one o China with her husband, Dr. Walter It's one of our "Lands of Decision." these camps, Jean Marie Powell firs Lambuth. One day in the 1870s Mrs. In India, human suffering soon heard of missionary and deacones. Lambuth sent a box of Chinese trin- will be relieved in a new hospital work. As she listened breathlessly u kets to a Mrs. Kelley at Lebanon, built on 25 acres given by a co-opera- missionary Mary Kessler, just bacl Tenn., and asked her to sell them to tive Maharaja. from China, Jean vowed to commi her friends and to send whatever In Bolivia, newly established vo- her life to the church. All througl money they brought to aid her in cational schools for young girls are her college years the Woman's Divi providing some elementary schooling doing much to raise living standards sion kept in close touch. Now Jea for girls in Shanghai. and wipe out age-old superstitions. is at last ready and soon will be joir That schoolteacher's trinkets made In Africa, WSCS missionaries ing the organization of workei Methodist history. are responsible for religious educa- abroad—a dedicated recruit. Mrs. Kelley not only sold them tion in the state schools at Lodja. There's a new wrinkle now— promptly, but paved the way for And this is just a sampling of the addition to those who enter full tim regular support of this distant Chi- WSCS world-missions program. service, many can sign up for three nese mission, which in turn helped How does the Woman's Division year stints in the foreign field. It inspire the multitude of WSCS mission projects today. She called a meeting, to which six women came in a driving rainstorm, to organize the How the WSCS Fits Into the Church Structure first Woman's Missionary Society of The Methodist Church, South. At about the same time, Bishop James Mills Thoburn out in India BOARD OF MISSIONS OF THE METHODIST CHURCH wrote to his sister, Isabella, asking her to join him in his pioneer work. One of the 1 2 Major Church Agencies Eight Boston women stepped in to support this endeavor and organized 150 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, N.Y. the Woman's Missionary Society of The Methodist Episcopal Church. Thus, from humble beginnings, stems the organization that today has the whole world on its mind! If you were to fly around the globe today you'd find WSCS- Board Woman's Division Board financed foreign-mission projects of Christian Service of of thriving in 31 countries. At Buck NEW YORK National Hill Falls, the women approved a World Three Departments $.> '/^-million budget lor medical, edu- Missions Missions Foreign, Home and Christian cational, and evangelistic programs, NEW YORK Social Relations PHILADEtPHIA Remember the color pictorial, Wes- ley Village May, 1<>57, page | 38]? 72 Together/April IS . — catching on fast with college youth. social services do nuuli to brighten bci s' homes or in the church. ( > "The world needs our best," says a distress area. casional week-end retreats arc i^mu Mrs. Tillman. In Alaska, they operate a fully ing in popularity as a source ol help let's Now shifl the scene to home accredited well staffed hospital that tow aid greater personal powi i or national missions, where another serves the people ot the entire Sew aid They organize to drive smul from $3 million is spent. These Ear-flung Peninsula. the newsstands and have done SO in programs— many ot them under the And from coast to coast, the hundreds ol towns. (Maybe yours deaconesses, the "Angels of Method- Woman's Division maintains 2S pop- should be next.) ism"— account for one ol the great ular residence halls where 1,000 They work to upgrade health and sanitation standards, they're in terested in world affairs and foreign aid, and luul time to shower then congressmen with vigorous mail. The WSCS Challenges a Methodist Woman . . . For years, these women have been out crusading lor better race rela lions. They've worked to help the To commit herself to the spirit principles and Chinese and Japanese on the West of Christ for the whole world. ('oast, the Mexicans in the South- west, and Puerto Ricans on the east- To accept responsibility in the total program ern seaboard. The current WSCS of the local church. study subject is "The Spirit of Christ— for All of Life," with intelli- To interpret the place of the educational institutions gent application to the Negro prob- of the Woman's Division of Christian Service in the lem. At Buck Hill Falls, Mrs. M. E. world mission of the church. Tilly, Atlanta, was awarded the first WSCS citation for Achievement in To confront the local church with the challenge of Human Rights. Mrs. Tilly has given recruitment for missionary and deaconess service. 20 years of selfless service to church and community. To create a fellowship without barriers in local With Christlike spirit, Methodist church and community. women are extending the ministry of To identify herself with peoples of the world. the church in inspiring ways. Up at Salem, Ore., the Wesleyan To speak and act boldly in Christ's name for Service Guild of Jason Lee Methodist justice and peace for all people. Church shocked officials by request- ing permission to adopt an entire woman's ward at the state mental hospital. The "do-gooders" were crit- icized, but they were given a trial and unique strengths of the church. working young women find a haven run with some reluctance. In New Mexico, the women sup- and a home away from home. The first day the women arrived port an interesting "Shepherd's The last phase of the WSCS is with 22 pairs of gay, plastic drapes School"—a summer term for Navajo Christian Social Relations—helping to hang at the long, barred windows. Indian children who traditionally make their homes and local commu- Next, they supplied the ward with were confined most of the year to nity a better place to live. enough cakes to stage a birthday their reservations herding sheep. As Take Napa, Calif. There the party for everybody! They did a result of their start in these mis- Woman's Society noted that while "little" things—brought the patients sions, many Navajo children are able much was being done for the youth lipstick, hand lotion, face powder, to go on to regular schools. of the community, the oldsters were bits of sewing materials, copies of North Carolina women are proud being sadly neglected. Result: the Together and other magazines, and of a fine high school the WDCS WSCS got busy and sparked a attractive dresser scarves. They supports for Negro girls, at Asheville. non-sectarian "60 and over" club. At showed that somebody cared! In Michigan, the Woman's Divi- last count, it had 400 members and Patients commenced to respond. sion helps provide modern camps the community had employed a full- Today this therapy of love and care and sanitation and child care for time recreation director. They age combined with the latest medical the families of farm migrants. slower these days in Napa! advances— is opening new doors for In Oklahoma, the WSCS runs The women today concern them- the mental patients. Some authorities a "go-see" tour for Indian women selves with every area of life and go so far as to call it a minor "mir- who are brought to the agencies to community affairs. acle" and now other groups are hear talks on child welfare, old-age They find the answers to many hurrying to adopt mental wards, too. assistance, and personal problems. personal and organization problems The WSCS has had its ear to the In Pennsylvania, these women through the 20,000 prayer groups world's heartbeat for almost a cen- operate a community center whose which meet regularlv in the mem- tury! And its work has just begun! April 1958\Together 13 Out of a windfall, a strange man worked the greatest of all miracles—he straightened out an embittered cripple's twisted soul. Brother Randall by OCTAVUS ROY COHEN B'ROTHER Randall was the how he lived. He had no family, knew, he never asked or accepted most completely good man I have no known relative. help. He possessed a grim pride and ever known. There was only one door in the he thought that we of the town had He was not an ordained minister, town that was barred to him, one a contempt for his poverty. but a simple preacher. He had a home in which he was not welcome. During the brief time when Jeth- minimum of formal education. The That was the house where Jethro ro was compelled to remain in bed, only book he read was the Bible, Wilson lived with his wife, Annie. following the accident, Brother Ran- and that he not only read, but under- Jethro was by way of being a town dall called upon him. He offered stood. In our little rural community character, too. He owned a small help. He asked Jethro to join him his goodness was taken for granted. farm, and once it must have yielded in prayer. Jethro refused, and His life was devoted to the spiritual an adequate living for him and his ordered Brother Randall out of the and physical well-being of others, wife. Then had come his accident, house. regardless of race, color, or creed. and from that time on Jethro Wil- As the years passed, Jethro Wil- He was well along in his fifties: son was unapproachable. son's hip condition became more tall and gangling and shabbily Jethro's hip had been injured. No serious. A doctor said that he had de- clothed. He lived in a railroad sec- one knew—or cared—exactly how it veloped a traumatic arthritis as the tion house that had been abandoned happened. The accepted story was result of inadequate treatment at the when the company built a new home that a tree he'd been chopping down time of the accident and insufficient for its section foreman. No one knew had fallen on him. As far as we care thereafter. I understood nothing about the medical technicalities, but bedrest aftei the indicated surgcr) dall lived. 1 went to call upon him. I realized that Jethro was continual- A\ul lour months without work, What 1 saw appalled nit . I In ly m pain. without income, was something battered old Structure was iihidi With the help of his loyal, valiant Jethro could not aff< ird. quatcly furnished, lie was living in wife, he attempted to eke a living out He was willing to use the clinic barren austei ity, and yel he did not of his little farm. It took him three facilities at the hospital: as .1 tax- seem aware ot the fact. days dI agonizing effort to do a payer, he lelt he was entitled to that. 1 found mysell worrying about the single day's work. Ai lust, when his But tor linn to l>e hospitalized lor a kindly old man. Before 1 left his semi-crippled condition became ap- thud ot a year was financially im- ancient, drafty shack, he prayed for parent, several neighbors proffered possible, lbs interest payments had me. Never did I listen to a longer, their help, but their offers were lagged. The bank was tolerant ami more illiterate prayer; never did I brusquely rejected. Jethro said he'd indulgent, but sooner or later it was listen to a more sincere one. It o( rather starve than be dependent on their duty to protect their invest- curred to me that God would not sil others. ment. in judgment on one's literacy: he He became more helpless, less able At that time 1 was working as a would hear only the outpouring ot to support himself. He was told that law elerk in the office ot the attorney one's heart. surgery was necessary it he was ever for the bank. A situation arose in- I reported to my employer the con- to recover full mobility. That would volving occupancy ot the old railroad ditions under which Brother Ran- involve about tour months' hospital section house in which Brother Ran- dall was living. I suggested that the community should do something. Someone started a fund. The citi- zens were asked to contribute. The to join him He asked Jethro response was good-natured, and in prayer. Jethro and refused tinged with considerable amusement. ordered him out . . . Wasn't Brother Randall the town character? A harmless nuisance? Yes, they laughed. Yet at the enci of two weeks a minor miracle had happened. Twenty-three hundred dollars had been raised for Brother Randall. Men and women denied having contributed. They were like children caught in the act of doing a kind and wonderful thing. They were embarrassed. But they gave. They gave because they understood that the man who had dedicated his life to their needs was himself in need of help. A few days after the money had been turned over to Brother Randall, the president of the bank sent for me, my boss being out of town. He .said, "Someone is coming to see me. |I would like you, as our attorney, to Ihear what happens." The visitor was Jethro Wilson. He llimped into the bank and eased him- 'self into a chair. You could see that he was suffering intense pain. The bank president handed Jethro a paper. It was his note covering the mortgage the bank held on his meager little farm. The note had been marked paid. The mortgage was returned to Jethro. He was free from debt. Jethro was angry. He demanded to know who had done this outra- geous thing, who had made him the beneficiary of charity that he had not sought. He refused to accept it. The banker explained quietly that 75 he had received an anonymous was that of Brother Randall. I heard lite packet of currency with the instruc- him say, "We are all very happy, tions that it was to be used to satisfy Brother Wilson. And now, may we Wicked Jethro Wilson's indebtedness. That pray?" had been done. Whether Jethro re- Brother Randall prayed. His fused or not, the bank wasn't con- prayer was long and sonorous and cerned. One fact stood out: Jethro deeply sincere. He thanked God for owed no money, there was no longer his mercies; he gave thanks for the 'Sour godliness is the devil's religion" a mortgage on his farm. physical and spiritual well-being of —JOHN WESLEY Jethro was bewildered. He knew Jethro and his wife. He rejoiced that that this was not a charitable ges- Jethro had seen the Light and had ture of the bank. He certainly didn't found happiness in it. Finally he said Our small daughter was standing be- connect Brother Randall with the "Amen" and then "Good-by." tween us during a hymn so we gave windfall, since it was common The Wilsons followed him to the her an open hymnal. She looked it over knowledge that Brother Randall had door. They begged him to return as carefully, then handed it back. never owned a surplus dollar. often as he wished. They said "No pictures; all advertising," she ex- Of course, other citizens might Brother Randall's prayers made them plained. —Mrs. H. A. Frerichs, Ackley, Iowa have guessed, but not Jethro. He was feel better. perhaps the only person in town who Brother Randall said, "You have had not been approached for a con- found peace, have you not, Brother When the collection plate was passed, tribution to the Brother Randall Wilson?" the little old lady began fumbling in fund. "Yes," answered Jethro, "I have her purse. The nearer the ushers ap- What went on between Jethro and found peace and happiness. I proached, the more frantically she his wife, no one knew. But we did couldn't feel otherwise, knowing searched her bag. Finally, noticing her learn that Jethro negotiated a new what this community has done for plight, the little boy sitting nearby loan from the bank. Most of the me. slid over and nudged her. money he deposited to his wife. Brother Randall started his long "Here, lady," he told her. "You Then he contacted the clinic and ar- walk toward town. I joined him. He take my dime. I can hide under the ranged for the surgery he had so was frail and tired, but his eyes seat. —Mrs. Marion Adams, Arlington, Iowa. long needed, and also for a bed in shone with a deep inner glow. the men's ward. There would be no I said, "Brother Randall. I heard charge for the medical attention or your prayer and some of your con- A woman noted for her remarkably the hospitalization. versation with the Wilsons. But why ugly face was calling on the minister's Long before Jethro was dismissed didn't you let them know that you wife when the little boy of the house from the hospital, it was apparent made their happiness possible? Wh\ blurted out, "You sure are ugly!" that a change had come over him. do you reject the credit for your horrified mother chided him. The His surly resentment had vanished. wonderful deed?" The boy was apologetic. "I only I believe he thought that the original He looked at me in surprise. "I did meant it for a joke," he said. mortgage had been paid off at the nothing," he protested. "Nothing." Without thinking, his mother re- bank by community effort, and so it "But it was your money that was plied, "Well, dear, how much better the joke would have been had you said, dawned upon him that he must be given to the bank in Jethro's name. " 'How pretty you are!' well regarded by his fellow citizens. Jethro's thanks should go to you." —Mrs. A. F. Diule, Colby, Kan. The belief that he was liked rather "You are wrong. Brother," he told than disliked worked wonders with me. "You perhaps know that God him. Hospital attendants reported works in most mysterious ways his old bishop bus An boarded a and that he was a co-operative and ap- wonders to perform. That was never began fumbling through his pockets. preciative patient. more true than in this case. I was "Lost my ticket," he explained. Men and women who always had merelv his instrument." "That's O.K.," the driver said cheer- been willing to like Jethro came to We had paused under a big oak fully, for he had the old man as a fre- see during days <>i his tree. Brother Randall said, "Shall wc quent passenger. "You can pay me him the long later." convalescence. They brought little pray?" The bishop continued to search. gifts of home-cooked delicacies, and I bent my head. And while he "Don't worry about it," the driver re- now he accepted them gratefully. He prayed for Jethro Wilson and for peated. had renounced false pride in favor of every other man and woman and "I'm not worrying," the bishop ex- honest pride. By the time he was dis- child in the world. I caught a plained. lorgot where I was "Just charged from the hospital—not com- glimpse of the man's selfless, dedi- going!" pletely well, but certainly well cated soul. - UlliMA.N lllK KI.K, IChrnod, hul. enough to work his farm—he was a And I prayed, too. I prayed more different man. fervently than I ever had prayed be- one I had occasion fore or ever would again. Sent/ in your favorite church-related And then day I I thanks to for the privi- chuckle. Ij we print it, you'll receive to visit Jcthro's farm. heard voices gave God $5. Sorry—no contributions can be re- as 1 approached the open Front door lege of having known such a good turned.— F.DS. ol the little cabin. One of the voices man as Brother Randall. 16 Together/April 19581 A woman ivlio has taw* led with the dark terror that walks the world today finds how to conquer it. Her twin weapons—faith and prayer. By CHARLOTTE EDWARDS WHERE WORRY is a mouse, it in television. Seeking it in sex, The atom bomb and the destruc- i small, scrabbling thing with sharp. in money, in material possessions, in tion of the world. Narcotics and Spy tcet, fear is a lion, with a roar constant useless activity. juvenile delinquency. Cancer and ind huge, raking claws and teeth The list could go on and on. polio and all unsolved crippling dis- hat can slash us to strips. Fear is not as simple a thing to eases. Financial insecurity and the Where worry, with work, can be conquer as worry, just as it, itself, is loss of comfort. Death for ourselves iwept from our minds, leaving them a bigger emotion. But if we look at or for those we love. airly clear, fear is a panic in the the list above, we can see that in all This list, too, could be enlarged ilood, an attacking of the heart, a of those things there is one common pretty much without end. Any daily :omplete blotting of normal thought. factor: The fearful people are run- newspaper gives us new fears to add. Fear is a thing all of us meet at ning away from fear. By making this list, then, of what- ;ome moment, unexpectedly, like an There is an ostrich-like quality ever items apply personally to us, we inimal springing from overhead and about drinking too much, or going have again begun to march forward. lehind us. There doesn't seem to be to bed ill, or analyzing every child- We have begun the use of faith in the inv way to avoid being occasionally, hood misery, or taking sleeping pills, adult sense. We have looked at the :emporarily, even for just a moment, or sitting with glazed eyes before the face of our fear. ifraid when the unexpected happens. TV set, or flirting with the opposite But the thing that is happening to sex, or concentrating on making you, to me, to our homes, our towns money, or buying a sports car on T,HE psychologists, the psychia- and villages, our cities and counties, time, or sitting for hours in a meet- trists, the doctors, will all tell you our country, our world, is the spread ing of some red-tape organization. that until you know what ails you, )f a plague. They are all escapes. They are all you cannot begin to be cured. Until Fear is becoming constant. sedatives. you admit that you are ill, there is no It gets into the blood, and eats up The fearful one, however, can run way of healing you. our strength just as surely as leu- just so long before he falls, exhausted. Seeing the face of fear, we ac- kemia. Our mind huddles in a little He can use just so many sedatives knowledge the illness of the world cave, never daring to peek out, ter- before he drops into a real coma. and of ourselves. rificclly aware of the dangers lurking What to do? Where to start? But it isn't enough to pinpoint in the open. Our heart shrinks, not Big-game hunters can tell you how. what we fear. We must do something having room for both outgiving, free You must not run from the lion. You about it. So we take a big jump in emotions and those of self-protection. must stand still and hold your gun faith. And it is a big one. It cannot be Our nerves quiver like just-used bow- steady and stare at him. Until you done at once. But this can be said: strings, twanging all through us. can see the bristle of his mane and It is impossible to believe in God, You know this is so. You can point the shape of his eyes. Then you fire. fully and with complete reality, and your finger to a dozen people who Straight and true. And the lion falls. still live in fear. are seeking release from fear. Fear is a lion. It must be looked in God and fear are incompatible. Seeking it in liquor. Seeking it in the face. It must be admitted. Faith and fear are the opposite pseudo ill health. Seeking it in psy- Now, for a moment, let's stand ends of the pole. chology. Seeking it in drugs. Seeking still and see what we fear: There is only one way to seek es- Vrom Heaven on the Doorstep by Charlotte Edwards, © / 9SX by Charlotte Edwards. Published by Hawthorn Books, Inc., New York City. April 1958\Toeether 17 — How are your cape from fear. That is by substitut- We pray that we will not be a ing an active, positive, working faith burden to those we love as we grow in place of the most destructive emo- old. Sickroom tion in the world. We pray that death will be an an- We cannot believe in God and be swer and that once again, whether afraid. It has been said to us already, it happens to those we love or Manners? as if it were a commandment, "Fear whether it is our own time, we not, for I am with you always." will face it gallantly, knowing, as We fire faith at the beast of fear Shakespeare said, "A man can die but and he crumples. once: we owe God a death." Let's get. back to our list. A prayer like that is a far cry from We, as human beings, cannot see "Now I lay me down to sleep," or how the atom bomb can fail to de- "God, God, God." A prayer like that stroy the world but— is the commencement of true uni- God, as divine, can put it in the versality and even of loving our ene- souls of men to be revolted by this mies, far advanced from the begin- evil, to see total sin in its ultimate use. ning of faith. We, as parents, cannot see how we Because, just as fear can spread can keep our teen-age children from from person to person, town to town, the widespread dope traffic and the and country to country, like a plague, criminal acts which go hand in hand so can faith spread around the world, with it but— a blessing on all whom it touches. iIKE ANY other preacher, I spend a good deal of time visiting the sick. Faith, as a source of power, can We pray that big way, leaving our And I'm learning that in this, as in help us to teach them the things that minds open, and after a while a little so many other fields, experience is are right and good, to share our own real faith seeps in. It works slowlv. the best teacher. repulsion for the vices which sur- almost gently, sometimes quite with- After hundreds of visits and — round them. out our recognizing it. A crack in the quite a few innocent blunders—I've We, as persons, read the articles plaster of our fear, let's say. A crack drawn up some basic rules. Here about disease every day but which widens and deepens. And are the key points: God, as the healer, can put it into finally, one day it breaks the plaster 1. Take your best smile and most the minds of scientists to find cures, cast entirely, sweeping away every- inspirational mood into a sickroom. as he has since the beginning. thing itself. 2. Plan what to say in advance. except the pure flow of Bring uplifting news, but keep it We, as family budgeters, can only brief. Limit your visits to two or save a penny here and there, hoping three minutes. against hope that we won't reach our T,HAT is the day when we will 3. Never comment on a patient's final years in destitution but— stand tall. When we will walk with appearance. If he looks well, he prob- Faith, as a firm belief, can set our strength and speak with authority. ably knows it. country on an even keel, can build a That is the day when we will be 4. Don't sit on the bed; you may world of economic sense. free. Truly and completely free. cause the patient discomfort. Stay We, as frail beings, cannot see into Let's not look toward that great off unoccupied beds, too; sitting on the unknown, into that secret place end now, though. It. like so many them causes extra work for the hos- — magnificent concepts, can defeat pital staff. of death but us 5. Don't smoke. Even patients God, as the welcomer, knows the with its own glory when contrasted who smoke prefer visitors who don't. place, makes it his home, has told with our smallness and weakness. 6. Leave medical talk lor the us clearly how perfect it will be. Let's look only toward the exten- doctor—and don't talk about your So now we begin to work toward sion of the act of prayer, the facing problems. operation or your the big faith. We start with prayer. of the things we fear, the tentative 7. If you must be funny, keep Our prayer reaches out beyond our- knowledge that we are walking a jokes mild. Excessive humor is tiring. selves, beyond our neighbors. wax traveled by the greatest people 8. Dress neatly. Patients get a lift We pray for those who would de- ever born—the ones who lived brave- from well-dressed, well-mannered stroy, that they may be changed in ly, freely, without fear of life or visitors. heart. death. 9. If visiting a patient as a group, mind and stay together. Otherwise the patient We pray for all young people They'll be glad to have us aboard, may become tired from turning his everywhere, that their sense of ad- whether they are the Christian head to talk with scattered visitors. venture will find wholesome chan- martyrs, or Dr. Schweitzer, Florence 10. Visit only during visiting nels, that we will be able to guide Nightingale, or Joan of Arc. hours, preferably they begin. when them, and that those who purvey Or just that little old woman down Patients usually are tired by the end their doom may be changed. the street, who has been crippled ol the period. We pray that the control ol disease with arthritis ever since you've 11. Leave a message ol hope, il will increase each day and that, if known her—and who is always only by speaking ol the future. such disease should strike us, we will cheerful, with candy in her apron Leave, as you entered, with a prayer it in dig- for children of the neigh-! on your lips and faith in your heart. be given the courage to lace pocket the —IliKiuKT E. Richards nity and strength. borhood. 18 Together/April 19581 . Must a church, in growing, forfeit its warmth? This woman, who saiu it happen, warns . . . Don't Lose the Spark By THELMA I. BEACH I T'S TIME someone totaled up a church women gathered around a Our community should furnish a balance sheet on our church expan- big pot of coffee. wealth of lay leadership. Yet one sion. True, we're enjoying highly en- Hardships? We ignored them. morning our church-school superin- couraging membership increases and And in that same state of soaring tendent made 19 calls before finding our churches arc doing a good job morale, we all pitched in to help a supply teacher. Filling a committee keeping up with mushrooming de- build our long-awaited new church. post is nearly impossible. The com- mands for new facilities. At first we were going to have it monest reply to a plea for extra help But is the price too high? Haven't built, but rising prices forced us to is, "I can't, but I'll chip in to hire some large churches, in expanding change our plans. Enthusiastically, someone." rapidly from smaller ones, lost their we rolled up our sleeves and built What has become of our willing- warmth? the altar rail, chancel furniture, and ness to "serve the Lord with glad- I know this is a danger—because pews; laid sidewalks and tile floors; ness"? Haven't we suffered by sit- I saw it happen in my own church. seeded the lawn; installed kitchen ting back and letting the church staff It was many years ago that my cupboards, and performed scores of or the other person do the work ? family and I presented ourselves at other tasks. It was hard work—but I remember the old bazaars, where the door of a run-down suburban we enjoyed it and felt drawn together nearly every member was roped into church. Compared with our last through sharing the experience. a job. Some friends I treasure most church in the city, this little house are those with whom I stood all day of God was a shack. Yet inside we at the booths, first on one aching found a warmth of fellowship that WeE WERE justly proud when foot and then the other. Even when made us love that congregation. oar new church was completed. Yet dragging my tired body home those This fine spirit of fellowship more almost from the first it was inade- nights, I felt wonderful inside and than compensated for all the incon- quate. Last year we consecrated a was mulling over ideas for doing a veniences. The church was heated large addition to the educational area better job next year. But bazaars by old-fashioned stoves. When the and a splendid new sanctuary more ended the day someone figured that wind was from the east, they smoked; than twice as large as the old one. the money put into apron percale, when it was from the west, they re- This time, however, we had enough cake ingredients, and dinner tickets fused to burn. In the winter we went money; hired workers did every- —plus what we spent on things our home numb with cold; in summer thing. friends made—just about canceled the heat was stifling. Today many out-of-towners stop to the profits. When we women put on church admire our striking church. We sit dinners we had to carry food we'd on modern, comfortable seats and prepared at home or struggle with hear services through an expensive, I F THIS is progress, I want no part the church's temperamental coal carefully modulated public-address of it. My church has lost its old spir- range. With only a cold-water tap, system. No more menial tasks for a it —and I'm not sure why. Perhaps we had to heat water for coffee and preacher and his wife—not with two in this period of prosperity we have dishwashing. The roof leaked, so we ministers, a secretary, two custodi- become too soft, forgetting what it is often picked our wav through pans ans, an organist, and a choir director. to deny ourselves and take up a cross. set to catch dripping water. Where 10 years ago we had a scant Surelv it shouldn't be necessarv Because we couldn't afford a jan- 200 in the congregation, we now to go back to the days of smoking itor, our minister tended the fires. boast over 1,200. stoves and cold-water plumbing to His wife got out bulletins on a It sounds almost too perfect—and know again the privilege and satis- rickety mimeograph and addressed it is. For somewhere we lost some- faction of doing something for our mail herself—or with the help of thing important. Lord. April 1958\Together 79 'City' With No Place to Go Gloom and misery came to camp in tented cities such as storms swept in to tear tents to shreds. Camp is Xahr El this one near Tripoli in Lebanon. While refugees faced near- Bared, its population 6,000. High mountain range in back- starvation and an uncertain future, wild winds and rain- ground is covered with snow four months out of every year. Unwanted: The future is blea\ for a young refugee mother and her child. T EN YEARS AGO, as fighting broke out between Jew and Aral in the Holy Land, 900,000 Arab refugees fled their homes in Palestine to settle in desert areas and valleys beyond the borders of Israel. There they still live in tents, caves, shacks, veritably a city of almost 1 million souls with no place to go. Why? It is not the purpose of these pictures to answer that question Reasons ior the tragic condition lie embedded deep in smoldering antipathies and international policies. Diplomats seem to agree neithei on the causes nor the solution to the problems presented by this enclave oi misery in the Near East. But these pictures do provide a human document of people crowdec together in wretched squalor, periled by disease and starvation in ; barren and a wind-scoured land. And it is this fact that gnaws at the conscience of the world's Christians. For years, political and psychological barriers to a solution hav appeared insurmountable. Yet world leaders know something must be done for what happens here could decide the issue of world peace oi war. The picture is not a pretty one. Yet hope remains—because some thing at last is being done to alleviate the human problem. Now. lor a glimpse o! constructive steps being undertaken: Together/April 1958 Homesick: Alone and forsaken, tin aged couple can only dream of the past and the land they may never see. No room in the inn: Joseph and Mary received that word in Bethlehem long Hungry: On the fringe of a no man's ago. Nor is there room in Bethlehem today for this refugee family which has land in Gaza, an Arab mother and her deserted its familiar home to settle in a limestone cave outside the ancient town. children wait patiently for rations. Your money is going here. In addition to nearly 1 million refugees, 25,000 babies are being born each year, further straining critical relief funds. April 1958\Together 21 f City' With No Place to Go, continued: TODAY, the old tent cities are giving way to more permanent build- ings, some of brick and stone. Many refugees have been moved from caves, abandoned mosques, deserted schools. Sanitation and food dis- tribution have been improved. Camps are better organized. Much credit goes to UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, and volunteer agencies U.S. Protestants are working through, of which MCOR (Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief) is a part. Last year it contributed $87,000. MCOR allocation for the first quarter of 195S was $30,000. UNRWA has a self-help plan and an educational program to fight the demoralizing effects of ration lines and unemployment. This program is making it possible for refugees to learn to read and write, to be trained in social work, health, child care, to develop special skills. Employment opportunities are increasing as refugees put their new knowledge to work. Libraries and reading rooms are being estab- lished. Football, basketball, and other games are helping build morale. Even more important than adult education, perhaps, is the educational program for children born in the camps. They have known onlv the life of the refugee. But they are bright and eager to learn . . . the hope of tomorrow in a desolate land. Trainee: At embroidery centers, girls learn to copy traditional patterns, now are selling much of their handiwor\. Industry: Vocational-training centt teaching the men new skills and puttitr them to wor/^ in newly created jobs. Thes welders are typical of many in the campi Digging in: A refugee brings up soil samples for testing by farm experts. His land is sandy but contains little salt. With proper irrigation it will grow profitable citrus crops, mangoes, and dates. Together/April 19581 ^^ Growing strength of UNRWA's rehabilitation program is the refugee schools. This camp lies at the foot of the moun- symbolized by these boys who engage in a tug of war, one tains of the Cedars of Lebanon, "that goodly mountain," of the most popular events at annual field days staged by which is mentioned often in booths of the Old Testament. free education: More than 170,000 children Improved health habits and cleanliness come with education and are being educated, the majority in UNRWA brighter prospects for the future. Much remains to be done—but schools staffed by some 3,000 refugee teachers. volunteer agencies are stepping up their programs for these people. April 1958\Together 23 A Little Parable for Mothers By TEMPLE BAILEY THE YOUNG MOTHER set her foot on the darkened the earth—clouds of war and hate and path of life. evil, and the children groped and stumbled, and the "Is the way long?" she asked. mother said: "Look up. Lift your eyes to the light." And her guide said: "Yes. And the way is hard. And the children looked and saw above the clouds And you will be old before you reach the end of it. an Everlasting Glory, and it guided them and But the end will be better than the beginning." brought them beyond the darkness. And that night But the young mother was happy, and she would the mother said, "This is the best day of all, for I not believe that anything could be better than these have shown my children God." years. So she played with her children, and gathered And the days went on, and the weeks and the flowers for them along the way, and bathed with months and the years, and the mother grew old. and them in the clear streams; and the sun shone on she was little and bent. But her children were tall them, and life was good, and the young mother and strong, and walked with courage. And when cried, "Nothing will ever be lovelier than this." the way was hard, they helped their mother: and Then night came, and storm, and the path was when the way was rough, they lifted her; for she was dark, and the children shook with fear and cold, and as light as a feather, and at last they came to a hill, the mother drew them close and covered them with and beyond they could see a shining road and golden her mantle, and the children said, "Mother, wc arc gates flung wide. not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can come." And the mother said: "I have reached the end of And the mother said, "This is better than the bright- my journey. And now I know that the end is better ness of day, for I have taught my children courage." than the beginning, for my children can walk alone, And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and their children after them." And the children and the children climbed and grew weary, and the said, 'You will always walk with us, Mother, even mother was weary, but at all times she said to the when you have gone through the gates." children, "A little patience and we are there." So And they stood and watched her as she went on the children climbed, and when they reached the alone, and the gates closed after her. And they said: top they said, "Mother, we would not have done it "\Yc cannot see her. but she is with us still. A without you." And the mother, when she lav down mother like ours is more than a memory. She is a| that night, looked up at the stars and said: "This is living presence." a better day than the last, for my children have learned fortitude in the face of hardness. Yesterday READER'S CHOICE. This parable, reprinted by permission of Good I gave them courage. Today 1 have given them Housekeeping, appeared in the Moy, 1933, issue of that magazine, strength." and was first suggested — 11 other readers followed —by Mrs. Harry A.j Lee of Salt Lake City. Why not shore your favorite story or article?! And the next dav came strange clouds which If chosen, and you're first to suggest it, you will receive $25.— EDS.< 24 Together/April 19581 And the mother said: "Look up. Lift your eyes to the light'.' And the children looked and saw above the clouds an Everlasting Glory, and it guided them... beyond the darkness. — — MIDMONTH POWWOW What About Those All-Night Graduation Parties? Like it or not, this custom is sweeping the country. Do you want your son or daughter staying out until the daun? Next June, many teen-agers ex- after which everybody rushed home high rents, installment buying, un- perience one of the high points of to change into blue jeans for a big employment, and other cold realities their lives—high-school graduation! breakfast at the American Legion which some of these young people It's a time to celebrate. Just how is Hall. The festival ended at the coun- cannot meet. The school should not another matter, however, and of try club with square dancing, food, handle social life. This should be left growing concern to parents. For one and outdoor and indoor games, last- to the family and the church. thing, the all-night party, started ing until 8 a.m. about 1940, is a flourishing custom. And the man responsible for the Parents have been writing us about whole idea was Paul McKee, who Adults Should Decide it. They feel strongly on both sides. has two daughters of his own, and is Mrs. G. R. Mabry, Chatta- "Any ideas you can give us will be a Methodist! nooga, Tenn.— 1 have three most welcome," a mother wrote. To- daughters, now married, and gether is glad to share these readers' Mrs, Eugene R. Melson, Jefferson, I understand what these views. Then turn the page for 10 Iowa (Mother of six, the eldest a girl mothers are going through. I ideas you can try in your community. of 15) —I think it is time parents start hope they'll do something, These youngsters may \eep you up acting like parents and treating chil- and not just stew and fret all night, but it's better than lying dren like children, with necessary (out loud) the way I did! awa\e worrying where they are! curbs on freedom until they wisely Parents should band togeth- can make their own decisions. er and let school officials Could it be that young people of know they mean business by Wants Something 'Special' today have grown up with too many setting the time for starting Bonnie Balder, Kansas City, toys, too many clothes, too much of and limiting the closing time Kan.—I'm 18 and will gradu- everything they want? When they to a reasonable hour. ate this year. Wc all want to come to dating age, it seems, they do something "special" on that want all that activity has to offer nighl <>l nights. An all-night but with none of the controls. Mrs. Marlene A. Vig, Sanger, party at a friend's house with Sell-denial, whether self-imposed Calif. (20-year-old mother of a 6- a few adults nearby would or of necessity, is a basic requirement month-old son) —When I graduated keep a lot of kids out of trou- lor the making of good character. I from high school I stayed out all ble, instead of just "out." wonder if it wouldn't help our voting night. It was truly a memorable ex- people il we held back a little on the perience. reins of freedom. About 20 of us met after our per- Paul L. Harrison, Hartford City, sonal graduation parties and drove Ind.—Onr town led the way. The Caroline Ben gtson. Hastings, Neb. to a river near our town. We builtl Kiwanis Club sponsored the hist all- —"Everybody's doing it" is never the a fire on the beach and roasted hotl night festival in the U.S., to the best truth. In some towns, lour years of dogs. There was no drinking, nc ol our knowledge. high school have consisted ot parties, smoking, no discrimination (in our Alter the high-school party, we had dances, long trips, and endless social group were Mexicans, Italians, Ger- a real movie world premier On the affairs, with as little study as possible. mans. Japanese, Armenians, ancj Riviera, with Danny Rave. Then All-night graduation parties are the others). We just sat around the firel another party at the Elks Ballroom, climax. Then comes marriage with and talked of the fun we'd had 26 Together/April 195 . during the whole party. I here should be food to eat and soil di inks. Shirley Ann Waxbom, Columbus, Ohm A person only graduates from high school once. Lei him have all the fun that goes with it. II a pareni is worried about wrei l Let the Church Help Mrs. William M. Smith. G r a bill , Ind.— Interested church people planned the en- tire night lor our students. After the banquet a chartered bus took the youngsters to a lodge used as a church camp in summer. They sang all the way—a 50-mile trip. Once there, well-planned activities Youngsters want to celebrate graduation night, and some parents who join with and good food filled every them in a well-planned schedule of wholesome jun say it can be a joyful time. minute until it was time for the drive back. We got them together since kindergarten days, husband and I were not "looking home about 5 o'clock. sang songs we learned in school, and on," but we were there to oversee it finally shared our future plans and all. In this way my daughter and a ambitions. This experience drew us few of her special friends were al- Marilyn Moore, Cheshire, Conn.— all closer than we'd ever been. lowed to have an all-night party I'm 16, and I do not think there is under proper supervision. The next any reason to stay out all night. In Estell R. Casebier, Eairview, Ky.— year several mothers made the din- our town the prom ends at 12, after Being 22, 1 still consider myself some- ner a covered-dish affair, with host which a local restaurant stays open what of a youth, and I'd like to regis- parents keeping watch in the back- until 3 o'clock and provides food. ter my opinion that the all-night ground. This activity is sponsored by the Jav- party is wrong. A "class night," an It would be wonderful if the youth cees but paid for by the youngsters. It optional in this area, is usually all secretary in each local WSCS would is a nice finish for the evening. right. sponsor such a party in the church for all Methodist graduates and their Mrs. W. L. Martin, Eugene, Ore.— Dave Holmes, Council Bluffs, dates. At my granddaughter's school a Iowa—There's absolutely nothing plan was presented quite early in the wrong with them. I feel that anyone year. After some discussion by faculty who might do something wrong Not School's Responsibility and students, details were worked out wouldn't need to wait for an all-night Hugh R. Thrasher, High at a meeting with interested parents party. In fact, they probably would School Principal, Tell City, of seniors. feel rather proud of being trusted to hid.—The school has finished The program began after gradua- attend such an affair, and would be its responsibility at the com- tion exercises, when all seniors and on their best behavior. pletion of the prom. If civic some parents acting as chaperons organizations wish to take went to the student-union building Mrs. Marshall A. Bridwell, Poplar- over, it meets my approval. on the nearby university campus. It Bluff, Mo. (Mother of two high- ended with a fine breakfast served in school graduates) —While not in the cafeteria. Everyone thought the agreement with the fad, we worked Janice Daun, Winona, Minn.—Our party was a great success. There were I out a plan because almost everybody senior-high Sunday-school class no unpleasant situations. is doing it. thinks the party should be properly I prepared a full-course chicken planned and supervised, not just Mrs. Doris Miller, Moores Hill. dinner while the youngsters were at "thought up" that night. There Ind. (Mother of three) —Let's keep their school party. Food was ready should be a good variety of things to all-night proms! We had our first one when they came in at midnight. My do—enough to keep everybody busy two years ago, and the parents had April 1958\Together 27 — I 10 Tips for Your Community: talking for hours while playing favorite records. Finally they went 1 Start earl) to discuss and plan. Have a good, respon- on to another girl's home for sible person manage the affair. scrambled eggs and toast. At dawn, 2 Include seniors on the planning committee. Accept and tired but content and happy, they adopt some of their ideas. returned to their homes. 3 Enlist the interest of everybody in the community. It will add to your success. Luanne Cobb, Arcadia, Calif.— graduated last year, 4 Publicize all plans as they are made. Parents will bless and our all-night you for this information. party was a wonderful and thrilling 5 If possible, provide transportation for every student climax to 13 years of school. We so none will need to drive. seniors and our parents had planned 6 Keep costs at a minimum, especially if the students are something for every minute, and it to pay. It's a good idea anyway. was much more fun than just driving 7 Assign youngest parents the hardest hours—they ought around with no preset destination. to have more stamina! I feel it is the duty of churches, par- 8 Be prepared for any kind of weather. It could rain, and ents, and students themselves to pro- frequently does. mote this type of party. 9 Enjoy yourself and the students will, too. Nothing is as contagious as a good time. Mrs. Kenneth Woodring, La Re- 10 Tell graduates how much you enjoyed being with them view, Ohio (Mother— of two, wife of a to celebrate their graduation. football coach) "Yes" and "no." Yes —if the teen-agers are the driving force behind organizing and plan- ning the biggest and best party ever. No—if the party is planned "to keep more fun than the kids. It kept the that trouble for them, and saves par- the kids out of trouble." Then it kids in town (they used to have to ents worry about their driving won't succeed. drive to Cincinnati), and although it around on their own. It's like putting on perfume to cov- was the first time many of us had er up BO. It does nothing to help the stayed out all night, we couldn't Mrs. William Hoevenoor, Fern basic problem, and the immediate have spent our time in a more pleas- Cree\, Ky.—That party was awfully effects can be ever)- bit as bad as the ant, worry-free way. important to me back in 1940. Look- original trouble. ing back, I believe it is possible to — Mrs. Earl Redman, Vacaville, Calif. plan a night of wholesome, clean fun /. C. Gibson, Waco. Tex. "Everv- —Well-planned from beginning to that will still satisfy the teen-ager's bodv's doing it"? What if everv- end, it can become one of those never- need for excitement. body's wrong? Parties for any age to-be-forgotten memories. Ours was After my graduation, we all went group after 2 a.m. are not productive free, so there was no reason for any- home for an evening with family and of fun. but folly. Such hours are one not to come if he wished. Enlist relatives. Then, about 11 o'clock, we abnormal, enervating, and unneces- the enthusiastic support of students, assembled at one girl's house. Her sary for social intercourse. It suggests teachers, ministers, and, in fact, the parents were dependable and tireless. emergency, time running out. If wc whole town. They'll all get into the First we played records, table tennis, have all-night parties, why not week- spirit of the occasion. and other noisy games. About 3 a.m. long parties, eight-quarter football we gathered around the fireplace and games, and 30-day celebrations ot Mrs. R. Stanley Hughes, Valley, just talked. Later, the girl's mother national holidays? Neb.—My daughter will graduate helped us cook a hearty breakfast. this year. I have heard all the argu- We all went home with happy mem- Mrs. ]ad{ Arthur, Gary. Ind.— ments, pro and con, from parents, ories, and our folks hadn't worried. I'm just a few years out of high students, faculty, and interested per- school, married, and with two little sons, but I still hope my daughter Mrs. Glen D. An Me. Orel. Neb.— boys. When this problem became will iccl she has had a "full evening" All dressed up, and no place to go! prominent in our school the mother? by the time the lovely banquet and The junior-senior banquet in our and the PTA got together and de- prom close. All-night parties seem town started promptly at 6:30. Weeks cided on parties every hour through more like college or university affairs, had been spent on preparations out the night, with invitations in, not high-school fun. decorating the gym, choosing new eluded with the prom tickets. formals and hairdos. Now, at c) The first party began an houi Mrs. H. P. Harrington. LaSalle, o'clock, it was all over. Speeches, before the prom; the others followec III.— I am in favor of them il they music, and Methodist scalloped it—up to and including a breakfast arc run correctly by a responsible chicken all were excellent, but it was party. Sleepy-eyed mothers and dad? organization, as they arc in our town. too early to just go home. were very good hosts to the teens ll makes the kids think they arc So, lour couples came to our house, many of whom traveled betweer really special when people go to all lit the logs in the fireplace, and sat parties in groups. 28 Toeether/April 195 i Maybe ^ There's A Scholarship \ • v For You By ROGER PIHL I 1- YOU CAN SING, hake a tuition and ices for a school year. may apply for similar assistance. cherry pie, or huikl a soapbox racer, There is plenty of other scholar- II you held a job during high it you're interested in water ballet, ship money available, too. Several school in New Jersey or New York, it you're a nonsmoker, or if you just hooks can help you find it. Among there may be a Horatio Alger want to go to college, chances are these: College Scholarship Guide, by scholarship waiting lor you. New there's a scholarship waiting for you! Lovejoy and Jones (Simon & York State also gives about 5,000 Scholarships are available today for Schuster, $1.95); You Can Win a Regent awards of $350 annually lor everything from aquatics to zoo Scholarship, by Samuel C. Brownstein four years to the top five per cent of keeping. Most are granted on the and others (Barron's Educational high-school graduates in the state. basis of scholarship, need, and char- Series, Inc., $2.98); Scholarships, Perhaps best known are the acter. But many require only the Fellowships, and Loans, Volume II, National Merit Scholarships of up proper surname, proper occupation S. Norman Feingold (Bellman, to $2,100 a year for tuition, fees, of the applicant's father, or some $3.95), and Scholarships and Fellow- room, and board. Some 600 are given such developed talent as singing, ships Available at Institutions of every year on a competitive basis. writing, carillon playing, speaking, Higher Education, Bulletin 16, U.S. Lucrative as the scholarships are, painting, or bowling. Still others may Office of Education (U.S. Govern- the financial picture for eligible stu- be obtained, in part, through affilia- ment Printing Office, Washington, dents seeking loans and job help tion with the Boy Scouts, some na- D.C., 55c). It's also wise to ask any is even brighter. Some $78 million tionality group, a church, or by liv- college's admissions officer, high- is offered each school year in loans ing in a particular town or state. school guidance teachers, ministers, and campus employment. Our de- Right now Congress is focusing and public librarians. nomination's Board of Education attention on scholarships with dis- has a $5-million loan fund for needy cussion of President Eisenhower's students. Last year, $541,475 was recommendation of $31 million for T HE LIST of unusual scholarships lent to needy—and worthy—Meth- scholarships and fellowships. Latest is almost endless. Maybe you qualify odist students. This year the board government figures list 237,000 for one of these. Harvard College, expects to put about $700,000 into scholarships worth $66 million now for example, has a $400 grant for a circulation. Maximum loan to any available. Some 20,000, worth about kinsman of Lady Ann Mowlson, student is $1,500. Average loan in $4 million, go begging each year! who resided in London in 1643. '57 was $240 for students in Meth- Are you eligible? The list of Daughters of farmers and clergymen, odist schools and $270 for Methodists sources is too long to print, but here and sons of taxi drivers all have a in non-Methodist institutions. are a few tips! chance at some special scholarships. And don't forget the reserve If you're a Methodist, or attend a Eligible American Indians may officers' projects sponsored by the Methodist-related school, you're receive free tuition at Dartmouth government. The Navy operates lucky. Authorities estimate that al- College. Daughters of working sec- such a program at 52 colleges and most $4 million is available at 107 retaries are eligible for help under universities. Tuition, fees, and main- Methodist-related institutions of other grants. Children of fishermen tenance grants are available. The higher learning. The Board of Edu- in Massachusetts, sons of insurance Army and the Air Force programs cation of The Methodist Church men, doctors' daughters, and daugh- provide $700 for juniors and seniors alone plans to provide 489 National ters of foreign missionaries all are accepted for training. Methodist Scholarships this year on singled out for certain scholarships. So the money for an education is the basis of need and church leader- At Yale, freshmen tenors good there. An eligible student has only ship. Each is worth up to $500 for enough to sing in the Glee Club to find it! April 1958\Togethe 29 — PEACE-SEEKING SCIENTIST. The director of the National Ad- visory Committee for Aeronautics and a pioneer in developing guided missiles— is Dr. Hugh Dryden of Washington, D.C., a scientist who has held a Methodist local preacher's license since his college days. A top man in aviation research, he has made so many scientific contribu- tions, especially in the mechanics of turbulence, that the honors he now holds are too long to list. Among them is the U.S. Army's Medal of Freedom—second-highest civilian decoration—for his analysis of Nazi Germany's guided-missile projects in World War II. Dryden, a member of Calvary Methodist Church, is active in the Men's Bible Class. His biggest thrill: occupying, as he sometimes does, the pulpit at Calvary Church. SKY RESEARCHER: Dr. Dryden, left, see\s nature's secrets, often fills pulpit. Unusual Methodists HEALER: While helping sic\, Dr. Farrar talk^s to them of Christ and his mercies. PHYSICIAN WITH A MESSAGE. At the Healing Arts Clinic, Man- chester. Tenn., no patient can ever !**• forget~ the ~greatest healer of all. Scrip- r tural verses adorn the walls. And Dr. Howard Farrar is frequently closeted in prayer before an important medi- ft__!l cal decision is to be made. This board member of First Methodist Church also visits shut-ins; performs surgery; I that speak unto thee am He. (preceded by prayer) at the count) John 4=26 hospital: takes food, medicine, cloth- ing, and prayer to the poor farm gives medical and spiritual aid at thi jail; addresses young people; ofteij preaches a Sunday service; has ;| weekly religious radio broadcast, ad leads devotionals at the clinic. Re cently he scored a long-dreamed-o victory by spearheading a successfu crusade against liquor in a count 11 election. 30 Together/April 1951 — TOP TEACHER. School is fun foi second graders in Anus, Iowa, b< cause n's lun tor the teacher. Jean Listebarger (who would enjoy teach ing even il not p. ml lor it) was I cently chosen National Teacher ol the Year from nearly 2 million pub lie-school teachers. Her dedication to teaching and love ol children won her the title. Soon she will go to Washington to meet President Eisen- hower, Vice President Nixon, and a Congressional delegation, and will confer with the National Education Association staff. Miss Listebarger is on the official board and the com- mission on education at the Collegi- ate Methodist Church. Summers she attends Methodist Youth Caravans, travels, or continues graduate study. In her view—and in her hands teaching is truly a Christian vocation. ELITE EDUCATOR: Pupils always have fun in Jean Listebarger 's class. Teacher of the Year was chosen for leadership, concern for the individual, creative interest in wor\, love of children. FARMER WITH A FUTURE. Winner of the National 4-H Dairy Award, Donald Dyke of Salisbury, Mass., once wished out loud that he had a heifer. And so his father bought him one when he graduated from grammar school. At that time there was no place to keep the animal except in the garage. But today, at 19, Don has a barn for his 31 cows. He also has a milk route—and works 80 acres of land. An active young Methodist, Don spends much of his sparse free time working in the 4-H Service Club. He started his climb to the national award by winning honors at the Essex County Fair, went on to take the championship in professional showmanship and fitting at the state level. Finally in nation- wide competition he won the National Dairy Award—a $400 scholarship to any college. If he can arrange to continue his milk route and his work at home he'll accept the scholarship. But if it means selling his route and herd well, Don will think twice about college. SUPPERTIME: Donald Dy{e feeds his favorite registered cow, Dyke's Dairy Marathon Beulah —the one that helped him win a national award. April 1958\Together ?wtftt w jot Ik By ABIGAIL ALLEN A Together in the feature W*HEN GLORIA HANDED "Must you do it so quickly?" I doesn't need luck as much as we do. me the letter I knew something was asked. "Can't you give it a little more If anything should happen, I'd feel wrong. At 14, she felt her mail was a thought?" it was my fault. I don't see how you personal matter. "Mommie," she She was starting to copy the mes- can ask me to take the chance." asked, "what do you make of this?" sage. "I've only got 24 hours. Please "I'm not asking it," I told her. "If " I took the letter and read : 'Trust go away, Mommie. I know you think you believe your father's health and in the Lord with all thine heart and it's wrong. So do I. When I say my our happiness depend on sending always acknowledge him and he will prayers tonight I'll ask to be forgiven. that letter, then you must do it." direct your path.' This prayer is sent But I'm scared of bad luck. Ever since In the driveway, the horn sounded to you for good luck. It has been Daddy was so sick. I've just got to do again. Her face was drawn with un- around the world four times. The this." certainty. "Well, I won't mail them one who breaks the chain has bad I went into the kitchen. My hands now. I haven't finished copying them, luc\. It must leave your house 24 were trembling as I started clearing anyway." She got up and walked hours after you receive it. Do not up the lunch dishes. I'm scared, too, past me, stiffly, not looking at me. I send money but send this copy and I thought. Because if she doesn't tear asked myself how I could make her four others to someone you wish up that letter, her superstition is see. good luck. Then see what happens." stronger than her faith. And we can't The onlv way was to tell her how She watched me closely. "That's live that way; not since we know he painful it had been for me. I finally making prayer a matter of luck and can get sick again. We need faith, told her about it that evening when superstition," I said. "I think it's not superstition. I went back to her. we were alone together in the den. wrong." "Look, if you're going downtown She had gone back to copying the "I think so, too," she said, reaching you'll pass by Jennie's house. Take letters. for the letter. "That's why it's so the letter back to her, and explain "Oh, Mommie," she hurst out. hard. It makes me feel I'm not stand- how you feel. Ask her to send it to "Why are you taking this so hard? " : ing up for God and what I know is someone else who won't take it so Haven't you ever felt superstitious right if I send the letter on. But I'm seriously." "Yes," I replied. "And I want to scared to break the chain. Mommie, She looked at me. "I can't do that. tell you about it. Last spring, when we can't have any more bad luck Maybe Jennie feels it's a good thing Daddy had his operation, you knew around here." to send a prayer around the world it was serious—hut you didn't know How awful, I thought, that this like this, (jiving her the letter back the doctor had told me Daddv might letter should come now. I wanted to would be like telling her she doesn't not come home. tear it up and tell her: "What you're believe in the right things—and she'd "1 lived alone with this fear all thinking has nothing to do with luck. be breaking the chain, too. Mavbe during the four weeks we prepared I Surely you can sec that." But how she's scared of bad luck. Her 24 hours for the operation. My greatest com- could 1 expect her to understand the are up now." fort was prayer and the firm belief difference between Faith and super- Outside, a car drove up. Grandpa that there was a power guiding us stition? Easy norc, I told myself. You honked the horn. through. And then, the day before can only guide her. "You're right," I said. "You can't the operation, the little watch Daddv "Who do you suppose sent it?" I give the letter back. But I don't feci gave me when we were married asked, trying to sound casual. you should send it to your lriends. stopped. It seemed like an omen be- "It's Jennie's writing," Gloria said. Somebody lias to have the courage cause he had engraved on the back. "Grandpa's coming by to take me to to break this chain." 'Nothing so swift as time with vou.' town lor a soda, I'll hurry and get "Then somebody else can do it." "I took it to the jeweler. He said, the letters written." Her voice was tight. "Somebody who 'You know, these little watches don't 32 Toeether/April 1958 * "It's believing in a greater power that's important. As long we l\ii p that faith we're perfectly Safe. Sec what I main'.'" y ast forever. Time seems to have run prayers were of absolutely no help." nit on this one.' If he only hadn't put "Did Daddy know?" t that way I might have been sen- "That's the worst part. I didn't tell sible. 'You must fix it,' I insisted. 'By your father I'd lost all hope. But he omorrow!' He shook his head. 'I'd seemed to know. In a crisis, the lave to send to the factory for parts. strength and courage of the person Even then, I don't think it would nearest can often help tip the scales. un.' So I picked up my watch and I And it isn't what you say, but what :new what was going to happen. you feel, that gets across." This is all I've got left,' I thought "But Daddy didn't die." nimbly. ' "Nothing so swift as time "I know. Perhaps because I found with you. something stronger than superstition "Oh, Mommie," Gloria breathed, again before it was too late. 'that's terrible." "The next day when I took him "Of course, it is. Not because the to the hospital, you were in school watch stopped, but because at that and there was nobody to take care moment I let superstition take the of your little brother. So we took place of faith. From then on my Buddie along. He walked beside us \pril 1958\Together 33 Little Lessons in Spiritual Efficiency to the elevator and then I told him he must go out on the lawn and play until I came down again. He looked up. 'Good-by, Daddy,' he said bright- ly. Daddy leaned down and hugged him. 'Good-by, Buddie.' Buddie turned and was running through the hall—out the glass doors to the green lawn beyond. Then, as Daddy straightened up and watched Buddie go—knowing it might be for the last time—I saw his face. It held a world of sorrow; my lack of faith had com- municated itself to him. "That's when I knew Daddy's life could never depend on anything so trivial as the ticking of a watch! I felt fresh new faith filling me with new hope." "I put my arm through Daddy's as we walked into the elevator together. MAN and the ATOM I believe Daddy felt my new faith and strength. I could see new hope and courage—and determination—in By L. SMITH ROY his eyes. "It's believing in a greater power that's important. As long as we keep I DON'T SEE how anyone can revolving about it a series of elec- that faith we're perfectly safe. See believe that God takes an interest in trons about the same size, but only what I mean?" individual man," exclaimed a fresh- 1/2, 000th of the weight. Gloria was slow to reply. At last man astronomy student. He had One scientist has said that if all read of a galaxy so far away that it the atoms in the strand of a spider's she looked at me. "I don't know." takes light 400 million light-years to web were held together by a force she said slowly. "Because what makes reach our earth. equal to that which holds the nu- me feel safe is sending these letters. "How can God, great enough to cleus of an atom together, that tiny And I just can't help feeling super- run such a universe, bother about silken thread would be strong stitious about so many little things." anyone as small as I the stu- to a battleship! am?" enough upend "That's all right," I assured her. dent asked. This question has been The electronic scientists have con- "But you see, this is a big thing, asked many times before. We are structed an electronic microscope which is quite different." dwarfed by the immensity of the which enables man to see a single I left her then because I couldn't heavens. virus l/500,000th of an inch in di- decide for her and her decision meant But how could the creator of such ameter—that virus being composed galaxies upon galaxies afford to neg- of atoms. so much. I kept wondering if I was lect little things? Perfection does not If a man can see something as asking too much of 14. neglect, cannot forget, never casts small as a virus, it should not seem Evidently I was. Next morning aside. Even a sparrow doesn't fall incredible that God can see man! when I got up I saw the finished let- unnoticed. The universes under our feet are ters on her desk. I told myself that I'd What is tinier than an atom? And in every way as intricate and amaz- been feeling this too intensely. When is not the universe constructed of ing as the universes over our heads. I heard her come in the kitchen I atoms? In their study of the mys- If a scientist can know something of looked away sadly. teries of the atom, scientists have dis- the life habits of the nucleus of a "Mommie," she announced, covered many things which prove hydrogen atom, that nucleus being "they're written. But I've decided not that even atoms are not too small only 1/100 triUionth of an inch in to mail them. Will you burn them lor divine attention. diameter, does it seem impossible Researchers tell us that if 100 mil- that the God who made the scientist alter I go to school?" lion atoms were placed in single file, takes an interest in him and his I busied myself at the sink to keep the entire line would measure only work ? my voice steady. "Thank you. This .in inch. Yet inside each atom are 11 the astronomical distances of the means a great deal to me. But I hope particles such carefully organized as skies over our heads dwarf us. then that isn't why you did it." neutrons, electrons, nuclei, protons, the infinitesimal distances in the uni- I turned to face her. "No, that isn't • iihI neutrinos. verses under our feet ought to exalt why," she said firmly. "I guess I'l Even more fantastic, most of the us. The true student will see as much always be superstitious about the little atom consists ol empty space. If a evidence of faith as of doubt. things. But prayer is stronger for tin single atom could be magnified to Jesus" comment that the hairs of the size of the Empire State Build- our heads are numbered does not big things. And you can burn the let- ing, we would find at its center a seem so strange when we get the ters—because I'm not afraid any more nucleus about the size of a pea, ami sub-microscopic view of life. to prove what I believe." 34 Together/April 195£ aaeitnaAc Religion in Art Festival time and Wilshin Methodist Chinch becomes a world of soft music, candlelight, and yedt val flowers, arranged to complement paintings and sculpture. JtROBABLY NOWHERE in the world are mothers given a more moving tribute than in Wilshire Methodist Church, Los Angeles, where every Sunday resembles Mother's Day. Here, in the narthex, are works of art commemorating motherhood —all selected and purchased from the hundreds exhibited at this church's unique Madonna Festival. Started in 1946, it will again be staged in 1959 to coincide with the observance of Mother's Day. The permanent ex- hibit now includes paintings, sculp- tured marble, stone, and bronze; wood carvings and ceramics. Top- ranking artists of many nations are represented. Awards are made at each festival by a jury in classifications of paint- ing, sculpture, and crafts. A special certificate is presented for works ac- claimed by popular vote. At a time when delinquency and the breakdown of traditional home ties are national concerns, the Wilshire exhibit is a testimony to the dignity and sacredness of mother- Love and adoration, universal characteristics of motherhood, were captured in hood. The idea came from Glen E. terra cotta by the late Edgardo Simone, one of the world's best-k^nown sculptors. Turner, until recently the church's Simone, an Italian-born American, has sculptured many well-known personalities. director of education and creative ac- tivities. Pastors who have helped ex- pand the festival include Dr. Willisie Martin, Dr. Theodore Palmquist, Dr. Calvin E. Holman, and present min- isters Dr. Winston Trever and the Rev. Fred Heather. As Glen Turner puts it: "Here is an opportunity for artists of all races and creeds to work together toward This Medallion, the artistic expression of this great created by theme!' Eugene Clay, hangs And now, on these pages, over the street Together is proud to present a sam- entrance to pling from the Madonna Festivals. the church. Typical family group, "Mrs. McClay and Children," the wor\ of Lowell Grant, Los Angeles, won the Popular Award for Sculpture in 1956. An unknown sculptor entered this terra cotta after reading about the festival. Unfiled because of lac\ of time, it soon fell apart. African Madonna in cast stone won a place in a permanent collection at Santa Clara University. It is by Mrs. Jane Coffin of Santa Cruz, Calif., a four-time festival award winner. HE Together/April 1958 J Madonna in polychrome, done by Jane Foyer of South Laguna, Calif., was later sold to collector. Symbol of motherhood is this creation in terra cotta. It's wor\ of Robert Ortlieb, Inglewood, Calif. Inspiration for this Madonna of turquoise and terra cotta was derived from wor\- ng among California's great redwood trees, according to the artist, Adelle C. Wayland of San Francisco, whose art has been displayed in scores of exhibitions. Xpril 1958!\Togethe 37 Warmth and tenderness of a mother's protective love are depicted in this popular and Child by favorite, an oil painting of Madonna Mona Froyland, Hayward, Calif. /> displaced 20th Century Madonna, by Paul Puzinas, a tragedy behind it. Czechoslovakia!!, has a story of personal in the war. Puzinas. now bac\ in his homeland, lost his family 38 Moonlight mood is cre- ated by artist Sam Harris, Air Force vet of Monterey. •. V I 39 Navajo mother and child reflect the American influence on Peter Bios, German-born artist of Berkeley, Calif. Bios has specialized in portraiture of both the Navajo and Hopi Indians. Motherhood overseas is the theme of this painting of an Asiatic mother who guides her child's footsteps. The artist is Merran Schlaich, San Francisco. Together/April 1958 s Bathing Baby, an oil painting by Elanor Colburn, is one of the most popular exhibited at the festival. It reflects Miss Colburn' increasing devotion to the tender theme of mother and child , and now hangs in San Diego's Fine . Irts Gallery. Innocence of babyhood and purity of mother love are caught in Hugo Ballin's painting, one of the many this talented California portrayer of religious themes has exhibited at Wilshire Methodist Church. \pril 1958\Together 41 re- in- years specialized in portraits and religious subjects. More Family Group is R. Brown ell Mi Crew's title for this painting the desire to mutate cently, however, he has been giving time to terpretation of every young girl's instinctive which surrounds his home in Palm Springs, Calif. Mother. The artist has won numerous awards and for several desert 42 — |P- . tuna Jarvis . . . the dream She began in it Methodist church. Started Mother's Day By BARBARA TRUE r,HE IDEA for Mother's Day was would not be split over Civil War the Mother's Day plan. The plaque >orn in a Methodist Sunday school in issues if she could prevent it. And which now hangs in the Andrews Jrafton, W.Va., at a time when the that church, one of the largest in Methodist Church, honoring mothers ration was still mourning the dead that section, remained united. and Mother's Day, was placed there rom the hloodiest carnage in its his- Mrs. Jarvis served the church for by Norman F. Kendall, Sunday- ory—the Civil War. more than 25 years as the Sunday school superintendent. It was a sunny day in 1876 and school's junior superintendent. Later To explain and promote Mother's vlrs. Anna Reeves Jarvis, mother of the Jarvis Memorial Sunday-school Day, Miss Jarvis chose the motto, 1 children, was teaching a Memorial class was organized in her honor. "To honor the best mother who ever )ay lesson at Andrews Methodist When she died at the age of 72, the lived—your mother." Next she se- Episcopal Church. Grafton had been bell of the Andrews Methodist Epis- lected a flower—the carnation—as utterly divided by the war and Mrs. copal Church was tolled 72 times. It the emblem. For this second celebra- arvis spoke tenderly of the heroes was on that day that her daughter tion she ordered 1,000 carnations vho had given their lives in the determined, with God's help, to es- from Philadelphia for the mothers of t niggle. Finally, she told her class tablish the Mother's Day Mrs. Jarvis Grafton. Some 10,000 of these blooms adly, "You notice that I did not dis- had prayed for many years before. were ultimately to become her gift to uss a Memorial Day for the mothers the mothers of the community vho gave their sons. There is no such through the years. And the carna- lay." And she concluded with a B»Y THIS TIME a schoolteacher, tion which until that time had en- •>rayer "that somewhere, sometime, Anna started work immediately on joyed little popularity, came to be •omeone will found a Mother's Day her project. She wrote letters and revered as the symbol of mothers. Tiemorial recognizing the mothers of talked to influential people, suggest- By 1909 Mother's Day was being \merica and the world." ing that Grafton hold a Memorial celebrated in 45 states and in Puerto The prayer made a lasting impres- Mother's Day meeting in May, 1907, Rico, Hawaii, Canada, and Mexico. •ion on Anna, Mrs. Jarvis' 12-year- honoring her own mother and the Miss Jarvis, astonished at its rapid )ld daughter. She never forgot it mothers who had worked with her. spread, joyfully told a friend: "Where md when her mother died in 1905, At her request, the minister of An- it will end must be left for the future .he vowed that she would be the drews Methodist Church prepared a to tell. That it will girdle the, globe 'someone" to found Mother's Day. service for mothers—and the first now seems certain." She was further Mrs. Jarvis was the only inspira- Mother's Day was held on May 12, delighted to learn in a message from ion her daughter needed in her cru- 1907, the second Sunday in the Mexico to The Detroit Star, "If Miss >ade. A born leader, the cultured month. It was accepted with enthusi- Jarvis could come to Mexico and see Virginian mother had been a strong asm by the congregation and at- how, in the finest homes and the :orce in holding her war-split com- tracted favorable newspaper com- lowliest abodes of the rural regions nunity together. With families ment. . . . the institution she founded is now divided in the near-border town, The following year Miss Jarvis observed, she would . . . feel her work Mrs. Jarvis had led other mothers again suggested a Mother's Day serv- has not been in vain." in an effort to keep community and ice. This second observance was held The Philadelphia Inquirer, com- :hurch from splitting apart. Asked in both the Andrews Church in menting in 1909 on the event's phe- 3y a Southern minister to help or- Grafton (later known widely as the nomenal success, predicted that ganize a second church, she had re- Mother's Day Church) and in Phila- Mother's Day would become uni- plied that the Andrews Church delphia—the first two cities to accept versal. A later newspaper observed April 1958\jogether 43 sou- that "everywhere the missionary has gone the sentiment of Mother's Day has been carried." At that time the day was being observed in Japan, Palestine, Scotland, Egypt, Australia, the West Indies, and several South American countries. Dr. Michalson Mother's Day won its spurs as a special church day in 1912 at the Answers General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Minneapolis. Questions About The swift-paced movement for moth- ers was climaxed on May 8, 1914, when President Wilson designated the second Sunday in May as the annual Mother's Day "for displaying the American flag and for the public expression of love and reverence for the mothers of the country." Congress also took official notice B aptism takes babies into a church ; what does conversion do ? of the event. A joint resolution in- Infant Baptism is the church's way Conversion is that point at which he troduced by Sen. Morris Sheppard extending its full ministry to a becomes personally responsive to the of (D.-Tex.) and Rep. James Heflin child from the beginning of his life. redemptive ministry. (D.-Ala.) read, "The service ren- dered the United States by American mothers is the greatest source of the hy do Methodists baptize babies? w country's strength inspiration." and Baptism is admirably suited to asking what good it does the baby. In all, Anna devoted much of her babies, Methodism believes, along "Surely God would not condemn an time for 30 years to directing and with many other Christian denomi- unbaptized infant!" people object furthering the Mother's Day observ- nations. Baptism is the congrega- when Baptism is discussed. No, not ance. In 1913 Andrews Methodist tion's way of saying the baby is a even Roman Catholics believe that. Church accredited her as a delegate member of the household of faith. It The Bible, and Jesus, always in- to the World's Seventh Sunday is a sign of membership in the king- cluded children in the covenant be- School Convention at Zurich, where, dom of God. tween God and man. The church as a result of her work in launching Confusion arises when we begin today can do no less. Mother's Day, she occupied a promi- nent place on the program. J. s the Church really one? Even distant Japan honored her, describing Mother's Day as "a great The existence of denominations when they are not one body? Yet American gift to Japan." And Mark in Christendom is not necessarily even beyond our diversities there is Twain, in a letter to her in 1908, a sign of disunity. The body of the truth that we all have the same wrote for all Americans: "During Christ can have a variety of ways Lord. It is the responsibility of all remaining years I shall wear the of expressing itself. Divergent and churches to "grow up in every way my competing groups within Chris- into him who is the head, into Mother's Day emblem of purity and tianity are the real source of dis- Christ" (Ephesians 4:15). Unity in love—the white carnation." unity. How can Christians effective- Christ will become visible as the Today, 51 years after Miss Jarvis ly witness to and one faith churches this responsibility. one Lord assume founded it. Mother's Day follows closely the pattern which she set Mother receives flowers and gilts. 'build' the kingdom ol D o we God? is visited, telephoned, and general! remembered by her children. the Thirty-five years ago no one would ( kkI is the rule that God will estab- On have asked this question. It seemed lish in our midst through Christ. commercial side, the National Com- obvious that we do build the King- Then why try to improve the mittee on the Observance of Mother's dom. "God has no hands but our world? We improve the world, not Day estimates that gift sales for hands." to make a kingdom of God of it Mother's Day, exceed S750 million Then suddenly it became obvious but to express our obedience to God. And the once-unfamiliar carnation that the world was not getting bet- The kingdom of God means the runs up a bill of 575 million. ter. At the same time, Biblical rule of God in life dirough Christ. But, as Anna Jarvis would be the scholars explained the seed in the That rule should improve the world, first to admit, those are not the im- parables—showing that it is not but the improvement of the world portant facts. What matters most is gradual growth, as had been as- will not produce the rule. It is im- sumed, but miraculous growth portant that we know this distinc- that, thanks to a daughter's devotion, which Jesus suggested. The mission tion, so that we do not seek the the mothers of the free world now ol Jesus reveals that the kingdom of Kingdom in the wrong place. have a day set aside to honor them. 44 Together/April 195< Tough questions but A never too tough for "Di Teens Together With an ex-teen-ager I'm the mother of three teen-age some hoy who has the same name I have Ask your father to talk with W boys. Our chief problem is pun- iron a tennis tournament. She thought Am. your friends' parents. He'll find ishment. Their father still threatens to I was the guy. I didn't tell her I wasn't. other good girls of your age have dates try it. . truth. Explain time No. though some fathers . . things next when they were in their teens. It isn't ^ Such punishment creates more you arc together. She won't mind too now. antagonism, hatred, rebellion. Try to much. persuade your husband to stop threaten- ing the boys. Ask him to talk with a I'm 32 pounds overweight. Are I'm a girl 17. trouble is nigh-school counselor about punishment I of My the reducing pills which are ad- grandfather. lives with for teen-agers. W my He vertised harmful?—H.C. us, is fat, and doesn't shave often. He wears an old sweatshirt, even when my / am a boy of 15. My teachers boy friend comes to see me. Is there Laws prevent the sale of the W tell me that my mind is m the any way to get him to shave and dress more dangerous reducing drugs. genius category. I live up to their ex- like a gentleman? I've asked him many However, to be safe, see your doctor. pectations, getting straight A grades. times—and he just snorts.—E.F. My trouble is that my classmates do not like me. I ashed nine girls to go to a fl » I'm worried because my folks Can't your parents help you? prom and they all said, "No." Later 1 %r won't go to church regularly. Remember that your friends What heard two of them discussing me. What dk. JM&. When I nag them they get mad. probably are less critical of your grand- they said hurt me deeply. What can I can I do?—C.C. do?—S.S. father than you are. That generally is the case when we're embarrassed about our families. Also, our real friends ac- Mk Try to influence them indirectly, Several things. Watch your vo- cept us as we are—grandfather and all. XsL rather than nagging. Talk with about it. suggestion is JtWk. cabulary. Use the same words your pastor One and phrases your classmates use. Wear to see if there are jobs at church which I was clothes your classmates approve of and My mother died when would interest them. If they can feel brother, and I look for student-body activity you'll three. My father, they are both needed and respected at parents. They have been enjoy. Could you be a writer on the live with his church they should attend more regu- very to us. I want to go with a school paper or a student-body officer, good larly. boy is 18. I am 17. My grand- a member of an athletic team, or a team fine who I too young to have manager? Keep on getting A grades, parents say am dates. We argue a lot. Usually they end m I am 15 and go with older k'ds. but don't boast about it. by saying if my mother were here she W My boy friend is 22. One day I would agree with them. Then I break stayed home from school while my I'm a boy of IS. 1 life a girl a down, cry, and run to my room. What parents were away. He came over. II e shall I took m dad's car, drove too fast, and Q lot. She saw in the paper that do?—AA. y April 1958\Together 45 ) tore it up. Now my folks won't let me have any dates. They put me on restric- Looks at movies tion. Do I have to obey them?—A.D. By Harry C. Spencer ML Yes, you must obey. You have General Secretary, Methodist Television, Radio, and Film Commission A been making serious mistakes. When your parents say you can go out again, go with boys nearer your own age. It is wrong for a girl of 15 to go • Films are rated for audience suit- with seasickness. He finds his perfect with a bov of 22. ability. Also, the symbols (-(-) and ( — ) command, therefore, in a deserted provide "yes" or "no" answers to the amusement pier. This he refurbishes question: the ethical standards in and makes a profitable Do operation, in Our mother died four years ago. the in general provide constructive spite of determined opposition film from ^\? Our father has kept our family entertainment? greedy local politicians. Surrounded by together. We are three teen-age daugh- all the appointments of a luxury liner, ters and we do the housewor\. Recent- Alec holds sway with typical Bridge on the River Kwai: Adults charm and ly he has been going out with a widow. perfect poise through the teapot tem- ( + ) Youth ( + ) We have nothing against her, only we pests which assail him. An expensive picture with a popular don't want our father to marry her. loved our mother too to cast, a fascinating plot, and a huge box- We much Bonjour Tristesse: Adults ( — see anybody ta\e her place. ice office potential. William Holden, an If Based on the Francoise spea\ to about it he'll hurt. American prisoner of war in a Japa- Sagan novel, up him be this elaborately — produced film is sup- What do you suggest? L., V'., nese camp during World War II, has & posed to show how futile life C. become so used to the animal-like ex- becomes M. when it is based on selfish wantonness. istence that he laughs when Alec Guin- But the bittersweet regret for past pleas- ness, a British officer who has just been ures before retribution Try to understand your father's captured, demands to be treated with — raises its head —denies the basic Christian virtues of A. JR.^ feelings. He has been lonely. He respect. The result is a fascinating psy- chastity and sobriety. needs companionship and love besides chological duel between Alec and the David Niven is the widowed father yours. If he should marry again, his Japanese commander. The conclusion, of Jean Seberg. When he turns from his new wife will not be taking your however, seemed contrary to Guinness' current mis- tress to Deborah Kerr, mother's place. No one can do that character. who demands marriage as her price, Jean fears the You should protest only if he begins restraint of a stepmother and as a result to get serious with a woman you Enemy Below: Family ( + ) arranges reinstatement of the former strongly distrust. Otherwise, be toler to U.S. screens, Curt A newcomer mistress. ant. Ask your minister; he'll help yoi Jurgens, is magnificent as the captain understand. of a German U-boat stalking an Ameri- Paths of Glory: Adult ( + ) can destroyer in World War II. Robert In the list of war pictures, this film of the U.S. ship, I'm worried about my sister. I'tp Mitchum, commander J should rank as one of the most thought- is equally skillful in his countermeas- ^W 16 and she is 17. Our fol\s an provoking. Here is not mere battlefield ures to gain the offensive. The thrilling strict. We cannot have a date withou realism, but a psychological account of contest between two unusually resource- talking a chaperone along. My sister i. what war and military ambition do to ful men makes the audience want both pretty. Recently she has ta\en up wit/ the inner man. To gain personal prefer- to win. a gang that has afternoon drin^in^ ment, Adolph Menjou, an officer in the parties. Twice she has come home tt French Army, orders a suicidal attack Quiet American: Adult (-{-) dinner staggering. I put her to bed ant on an impregnable German position. told our mom she was sic\. What shal Audic Murphy is found murdered in When the assault fails, as it inevitably I do?—H.C. Indo-China. In flashback, the French must, Adolph puts through a court- police try to discover who might have martial trial for cowardice and has had sufficient motive for the deed. The three men, selected at random, stand M Have you talked with your sis dialogue is particularly adult and ex- trial as examples. Kirk Douglas en- XsL ter? If possible, get her to picl ceptionally brilliant. deavors to defend them by unmasking better companions. Tell your mothe the ugly motives of the commanding what is happening and have her tall Farewell to Arms: Adults ( ) A + officers. A devastating film. with your minister. Have her ask fo Although at times painfully realistic his help in finding a good case-worl (in the childbirth scene), and frequent- Witness for the Prosecution: counseling agency. Your mother shoul< ly unusually frank (in the intimate rela- Adults ( + ) Youth ( + ) go there for counseling regularly an< tions between Rock Hudson and Superb performances by Charles as soon as possible your sister should Jennifer Jones), and again almost sub- Laughton, Tyrone Power, and Marlcnc too. versive (in praise of military desertion), Dietrich, under the excellent direction is constructive. the net effect of this film of Billy Wilder, make this Agatha Certainly it provides a beautiful pan- Christie mystery one of the best nerve TEENS: Dr. Barbour may have th of Italian scenery and a realistic orama tinglers in years. Tyrone is brought to answer to your problem. He is hca, argument against war. trial lor the murder of a wealthy widow. of public-school counseling in San Dii Charles Laughton, recently retired he- go, Calif., and helps many young pec All Family ( ) at Sea: + cause of ill health, comes back to the pic solve their problems. Write him i. Alec Guinness, the last in a long line criminal court to defend him. What care of Together, 740 N. Rush St of naval heroes, unfortunately is afflicted Follows is fascinating. Chicago 11, III. —Eds. 46 Together/April 1951 fc X EEP IN THE l.ui.n Caverns of Virginia, thou aiuls of Americans Eor whom the experience ol wor- The Rocks hip may be rare and infrequent, have been rinding hemselves involved in An experience which can be ade ruately defined only in religious terms. We had been through the caverns the year before, bul ince we were vacationing with another family who had lot gone through, we found ourselves again descending nto the cool depths of the limestone caverns. 1 admit SING was a hit reluctant to make this second trip SO soon fter the fust visit. Things went just as I anticipated until we reached "the Out allroom," a vast, open area filled with stalactites and talagmites. The guide addressed us with a quaver in lis voice. "Friends," he said, his eyes glowing with anticipation, you are among the first to experience what is about to ccur here in the cave. "Just a year ago," he said, "a man named Leland iprinkle was going through, just like yourselves, and ." omethmg happened. . . By MILTON H. KEENE Surely he wouldn't tell us of an accident here beneath he earth, 1 thought. It would frisrhten the children. Yhat was he getting at? "Well," he continued, "this Mr. Sprinkle, an elec- ronics specialist at the Pentagon, had his son with him. fhe youngster bumped his head on one of the big talactites. It gave out a musical sound. That interested he senior Sprinkle; right then he got an idea." The idea was to release the tones imprisoned in the talactites through an electronic device—to create a nighty organ. With the consent of the cavern management. Sprinkle et to work testing the tone qualities of the ancient rocks. unally—just the day before our coming—for the first ime other ears than Sprinkle's listened to the mighty oices of the limestone rocks. Now they were to speak again. The guide gathered is about a device which looked like a player-piano nechanism. "Here the contacts are made with plungers astened to the stalactites throughout the cave," he ex- )lained. He turned the mechanism on; we gathered iround, waiting expectantly. Then, from far and near, came the tones of a hymn, t was unbelievable; these sounds were emanating from he ancient stalactites all about us. Luther's great hymn, A Mighty Fortress, was never greater than now, as it leaped from rock to rock in the lepths of the earth. Tears filled my eyes. I thought of he ancient words of the Psalmist: "Whither shall I jo from thy Spirit? ... If I ascend to heaven, thou art ." here. If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there! . . Since then, Sprinkle has been perfecting the organ. Vow visitors also hear the Dutch Hymn of Thanl{s- "iving, Silent Night (for Christmas Eve), and Christ 'he Lord Is Risen Today (for Easter dawn). It isn't without significance that all of these are hymns. Here in the depths of the rocks, anything else would be nit of place. The stalactites seem to have been designed by their Maker for such music as this—to resound to :he great affirmations of faith in this Roc/( of Ages. April 1958\Together %x$\\l Unto $&]* ;ptatlt WEEKLY MEDITATIONS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONl APRIL 20 ^Jrauer: Make us aware, our the desert wastes come valuable Father, that as we keep close to minerals, out of the hogans come He considered abuse suffered our Lord pleasures that perish boys and girls to attend schools, for the Christ greater wealth will woo us in vain; possessions and born in the minds of a once- than the treasures of Egypt, for he looked to the reward.— from which we must part will lose forgotten people is a new dreair Hebrews 11:26 their worth; perils that touch the of personal and tribal worth. Thej body will cease to terrify, and, were not forgotten by God. (/7THERE ARE OLD stories of through faith, "We shall be con- The church is there. Other de vLJ/ men who in the night re- querors through him that loved nominations have worked amom ceived gifts of gold from fairy us." In Christ's name we pray. them for years. The Navajo Meth hands—and when daylight came Amen. odist Mission at Farmington found that the "gold and jewels" —EDWARD J. PENDERGRASS N.M., has given education anc were merely withered leaves and Christian training to hundreds o APRIL 27 berries. Many things which the children since its founding in 1890 world counts precious are like the Now there is a Methodist churcl Yet he saved them for his fairy's gold. is the at Indians ant Happy man who name's sake, that he might Shiprock, where has fortitude to determine the dif- make known his mighty power. other Americans work and wor ference, and the spiritual vision —Psalm 106:8 ship together. God will save u to choose the worth-while. from our sins "for his name' The choice Moses made is one /jfNUT OF THE FLAT, sur- sakes," awaken us to a new con of the most deliberate acts of re- \Jjy rounding plain rises a per- sciousness of Christian mission nunciation of the worldly, in pref- pendicular mass of rock thrust up and use us to "make known hi erence for the spiritual, that the by some tremendous force. From mighty power" to transform mai world has ever known. Adopted a distance it resembles a ship and the world. of royalty, he lived in a palace, under full sail and it is called So the rock that looks like was instructed in Egyptian wis- "shiprock." Nearby in the north- ship may be the symbol of a nev dom. Luxury loaded her board at west corner of New Mexico is a era—a ship that, bears a peopl his bidding, pleasure awaited his small town bearing the same and a nation on a new voyage int> presence, and within his grasp was name. Here are offices of a new life. the scepter of the most ancient the Indian Service, government and mighty monarchy on the schools for Indian children, and PrageK Father, we give thank globe. It was no light thing to re- uranium, oil, and gas industries. for thy power in our lives, forgiv nounce a heritage like this; there For many years this Indian ing our sins, making us strom must have been motives of irre- country was a forgotten land in- leading us in thy ways to true lif sistible power. habited by forgotten people. "Yet and greater service. Amen. This choice was not the roman- he saved them for his name's sake, —R. L. WILLINGHAT] tic eccentricity of youth nor was that he might make known his MAY 4 it an act of enfeebled age in which mighty power." time had dulled the brain. Moses' When the Israelites, terrified by Now therefore, if you wi voice and keep choice should be our choice if our Pharaoh's army approaching from obey my m covenant, you shall be my ow hearts are rightly attuned to God the rear, faced the Red Sea. God possession among all people: sake." and we have a right conception of "saved them for his name's for all the earth is mine.—Ex values in this world. So it is with the Navajo. Out of odus 19:5 48 Together/April 19 i How much of our strength is I took ^OME WEEKS AGO drawn from our mothers! How 7* driver's test. I could have my greatly we depend for our very drive if the freedom to my car— existence upon Mother Earth! As I could show ability and obey my We treasure and preserve the rich the laws of the road. heritage of both these mothers, we Freedom is found only in obe- grow in strength to fight the bat- dience. Lack of obedience leads to tles of life. chaos and savagery. When people This day, peculiarly enough, is break away from oppression and both Mother's Day and Rural Life dictatorship, one of first things the Sunday—the day we thank God, they must do is set up laws to who has set "the solitary in fami- govern their own behavior. This lies" and who has given man the Edward J. Pendernrasx is true in every walk of life, Orlando, Fla. bounty of the earth and "put all whether it be a nation, a com- things under his feet." It is a good munity, or a home. No one can day in which to give glory to the be free to do as he pleases because Lord—the glory due to one who he is living in relationships. The is all powerful, all wise, all lov- freedom of those living about him ing. It is a day in which we do must be respected, too. well to crowd his courts, "to enter Since the beginning of Chris- . . . with thanksgiving and . . . tianity before, has and even man with praise." enjoyed the plans of God only if We honor our mothers most as he first obeyed. In the Old Testa- we worship our mothers' God; we ment a great deal of this obedi- are most thankful for the richness ence was regulated under the laws of the bounty of nature when we of the Jews. Men were asked to seek to preserve and enrich the meet the demands of obedience, soil, passing it on to our children, sometimes without any reason not poorer but richer than before. given or explanation made. Jesus Thus we co-operate with our God, not only gave reasons but promises who has called us to be laborers to those who would follow his R. L. Willingham in his vineyard. Albuquerque, N.M. teachings and his way of life. If I follow my God in obedience •fJrmrrr: We give unto thee, O plan for life and strive to his my Lord, the glory due unto thy name. to keep his covenant, then and — We offer unto thee "our souls and then only can I receive the bless- — bodies to be a living sacrifice." ings of his promises. All about me May they be holy and acceptable I see the dependable laws of to Thee. Amen. at I that nature work and know —MARCUM B. MAY all the earth is his, so I do will- ingly and joyfully follow him. Prnurr: Teach me, O God, to be willing and eager to obey your voice, for it is in this way that Lines for a Hymn book I find freedom for my soul and consecration in my living. Amen. —GEORGE W. CHANT In this book are stored the thoughts George W. Chant MAY 11 Minneapolis, Minn. Saints have gleaned by prayer, Ascribe to the Lord the Comfort for our broken hearts, glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his Light for our despair, courts'.—Psalm 96:8 rrc Nuggets mined by men of God, ^ERCULES had many seem- Showing how to live, ingly impossible tasks to ly Little phrases bearing hope perform. One of the most difficult was his battle with Antaeus, the Nothing else can give. Earth. Time and giant son of Praise the Lord for songs of love again the mighty Hercules threw can all employ, Antaeus to the ground, but each We time the giant sprang to his feet Making death a homeward walk, stronger than before, renewed by Crowning life with joy. contact with his mother, Earth. Finally, by lifting the giant from —Ann I! wet s Minga the ground and crushing him in mid-air, Hercules destroyed his Marcum B. May Louisville, Ky. opponent. 49 Cardinal Wolsey: His life is portrayed in its full scope by Charles Ferguson in his new wot\, Naked to Mine Enemies. Barnabas takes -' 1 : Looks V i at New Books IT'S CURIOUS that Cardinal Wolsey Ferguson, who is a senior editor of lowed almost 20 years of unprecedented is best remembered for words Shake- Reader's Digest, devoted prodigious re- peace and stability. peare had him say in his earthly exit search to this lively book. Its prose fre- It's the first book I've read which in King Henry VIII: quently shimmers like poetry. No biog- tells the Jordanian side of the struggle, "Had I but served my God with but raphy I've read in a twelvemonth has from the inside and the top. half the zeal I served my king, He been more rewarding. would not in mine age have left me Methodists should note with pride naked to mine enemies." Not since T. E. Lawrence has a that the Thomas Alva Edison Founda- Substitute "myself" for "my king" European lived as intimately with the tion recently named Armed With Cour- and you have a truer picture of the Arabs as Sir John Bagot Glubb. A age (Abingdon, S2.50), by May Mc- man—at least, that's how I feel after Soldier with the Arabs (Harper, $6) is Neer and Lynd Ward, "the best reading Charles W. Ferguson's biog- one exciting result. It begins with this children's book for character develop- raphy, Nal{cd to Mine Enemies (Little, explanation: ment" tor the year 1957. Brown, $6). For it seems clear that "I spent 36 years living among the It contains brief biographies of seven Wolsey used king, church, and all else Arabs. During the first nineteen of gallant people who strove toward goals to burnish his own ego. It was typical these years, I lived almost entirely with that would benefit those around them that he should delude himself to the them, rarely meeting Europeans and rather than themselves—Florence end with the self-protective deathbed sometimes not speaking a word of Eng- Nightingale, Father Damien, George rationalization quoted above. lish for weeks on end. I originally went Washington Carver, Jane Addams, Wil In his youth, Wolsey, son of a butch- to Iraq in 1920 as a regular officer of frcd Grenfell, Mahatma Gandhi, and er, had a "noncanonical" marriage and the British Army, but when I had Albert Schweitzer. lathered two children. Brilliant and spent five years among the Arabs, I ambitious, he rose rapidly, relentlessly, decided to change the basis of my whole Sawdust Empire (Knopf, S5) is an lill he was second in England only to career. I made up my mind to resign authoritative but nonetheless genial the king and was the foremost repre- my commission with the British Army portrait of the Pacific Northwest's de- sentative there of the Roman Catholic and devote my life to the Arabs. My de- velopment. Howard M. Brier write? Church. When social and religious cision was largely emotional. I loved understanding^ of this area, where set- forces moved England away From Rome them." tlement came so late and progres; ( 1 lenry VIII's marital affairs still cloud I le never altered in his devotion to- moved so fast that one can fine the issue lor many historians), Wolsey ward the Arabs, and this book tells the "settlers" who came by every mode ol \ rode the crest — until he lost royal lavor. story of Trans-Jordan's tragic involve- transportation from covered wagor Only then did penitence strike him. ment in the war with Israel which tal- trains to airplanes. 50 Together/April 195 i Brier reports accurately tli.it this is .1 to talk with the people. I've |iist read and where the tree reigns supreme, but his latest hook, h:\unc for ('.alary It has a [ think he should give almost equal (Revell, SI). great message, .t.itus to the whc.it farmer. To .1 good simply told. did you know nany ol us, the area also is known as As a seminarian, Dr. Gofl had a stu- thai 1 lw glorious and he "breadbasket to the world." dent charge on the outskirts ol Chi- Today's residents, conscious ol their cago. The elevated train which he inspirational tones iroximitY to the past, have a sense tit rode had a flag station near the citj of Schulmerich solution pressed upon them in many limits, called Calvary. "Carillonic Bells"* vays. Which brings to mind the story The crux ol his book sermon is di.it vow ring out )i a famous news commentator in the he always associated that stop with Last recently invited to accept a speak death- -lor the conductor would call from over Dg engagement in Seattle. I le based his "Cal v.uv . . . next stop . . . Anyone liability to accept on the fact tliat lor Cal-vary?" Then one night he saw FIVE THOUSAND Seattle was just too tar away. a young lather alight from the train CHURCH TOWERS and wave to his waiting family at a Escape of the Amethyst, by C. E. lighted apartment window. That . . throughout ^ucas Phillips (Coward McCann. brought home to him lor the lirst time the Christian world? S3. 95), relates the true story ol a British that Calvary was not just a place of rigate involved in a gripping and pro- death. onged ordeal nine years ago in the Calvary is more than death, and Dr. 1'angtzc River. Her mission at the Goff's words bear a message ot sacrifi- ime was to relieve another British ship cial living. it Nanking, stationed there, in accord- ance with international custom, for dip- Come Dance With Me (World, $6), omatic purposes. Ninette deValois' memoirs, reads like As this small, proud vessel moved up a fairy talc. It tells how a straggling, iver. displaying her colors prominently, impoverished group of dancers grew he came under murderous fire from to be one of the world's leading ballet Communist forces who held the north companies. And Dame Ninette was the >ank. Many crewmen were killed; the fairy godmother. hip was crippled. Rut the remaining This courageous little dancer, who rew never surrendered despite torture, founded—and now directs— Britain's ttempts at brainwashing, inadequate Royal Ballet (formerly Sadler's Wells), nedical care, and short rations. writes with grace and humor of her Every kind of harassment known to life, from childhood days in Ireland to he heartless Communist armies was the triumphant 25th anniversary of her lsed on the brave crew of the Amethyst, ballet company in 1956. ven to withholding mail for weeks on If you're a ballet fan you won't want •nd and—when it was finally released to miss this. Can you think of anything —finding that it had been ransacked. more appropriate and more How the men finally worked out a No one succeeds without an infe- enduring as a neans of communication, a secret code, riority complex. :nd eventual freedom is a harrowing, No one succeeds in spite of an in- MEMORIAL GIFT lair-raising tale even a Herman Mel- feriority complex. . . . knowing that the Schul- ille couldn't conjure up. Everyone succeeds because of an in- merich carillon you give will feriority complex. be the only memorial of its has I've just been reunited with an old Fortunately, everyone an infe- kind in your church? When riend. Somewhere in the process of riority complex. you consider a memorial gift noving halfway across the continent Thus Marie Beynon Ray states her . . . now, or as a bequest in will . . . 1 decade ago, my hard-worn copy of belief that feelings of inferiority have your write for full in- i/ arch's Thesaurus-Dictionary was lost. sparked the stimulation to achievement formation. Schulmerich now offers bell instruments priced Since I regard this book as one of the in the lives of every successful person, as low as $850. hree or four handiest and most valu- whether of humble birth or "born to ible references about words in the Eng- the purple." The Importance of Feeling NEW SOUND FILM Now available at denominational ish language, I was glad to learn that Inferior (Harper, $3.95) has a cast of book stores: "Mission of the ^oubleday had acquired publishing characters reading like a weekly run- Bells," 16-mm sound & color ights. down of big names in the news: Nor- film narrated by Milton Cross. The new edition, edited by Nor- man Vincent Peale, Agnes deMille, *"Corillonic Bells" is a trademark of bell nan Cousins, is still called March's Rocky Graciano, John B. Kelly, and instruments of Schulmerich Carillons, Inc. Thesauru s-Dictionary ( Doubleday, Herbert Hoover, Jr. to mention a few. 59.75). It is brought up-to-the-minute Most of what's been published in this P4,S Carillon Hill, Sellersville, Pa. w virtue of an 1,800-word supplement area in the past has pointed out how to iy R. A. Goodwin. succeed in spite of everything. So it's Once again I have a source for the refreshing to view the same scene from vord that precisely does the job in- a "because of everything" angle. ended for it, but which does it with lavor and strength. My Village in Ireland, by Sonia and Tim Gidal (Pantheon. $3.50), is a de- SCHULMERICH Any man who has ever heard Dr. lightful introduction to the Emerald Charles Ray Goff preach a sermon Isle. 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Low Priced This young woman saw the challenge na" of the organization, she has caught and joined the New York children's its spirit. Her search for chance hap- court staff as a psychiatrist immediately penings that developed into sure suc- upon finishing her specialization in cesses includes everything from Macv's psychiatry and pediatrics. The book introduction of the tea bag to America with Built-in covers her first five years in this work. up to their present-day use of a crew Motor It's a behind-the-headlines report of of Doberman pinschers used for patrol 10 DAY FREE what she found in homes where these duty at night. HOME TRIAL children live, in their schools, their Macy's should love this woman and community centers, their gangs, their probably does—for an excellent portray- Back Money churches. It tells what happens to such al of one phase of Americana. It Guarantee . . . 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Patrick (Caxton, $3.50) was writtei ger switch . . . built-in aluminum hanging hook . . and durable molded type construction that makes This book isn't for you if you're con- for the 9-13 age group, but it shoulc it rustproof, shockproof, and easy to handle. vinced that all children can follow the interest anyone fond of Indian lore. It' HURRY! MAIL COUPON NOW FOR FAST MAIL DELIVERY Spock-and-Gesell pattern. It's a shocker, fiction, but only a bowstring's tu an; and I stayed up till all hours two removed from solid research. JOHN H. FAIR CO., Dept. S-34 Grayslake, Illinois nights reading it. Please send me a complete New Burgess Deluxe Home Electric Sprayer. On arrival I will pay postman $12.95 plus small de- Along with the ever-increasing popu- livery charge. larity of jazz has been the emergence D Check here if you enclose $12.95 now. We pay all delivery charges. of new and serious writing about it. It is understood that whether I order C.O.D. Jam Session: An Anthology of Jazz or enclose remittance you guarantee satis- faction or money back upon return of sprayer by Ralph Gleason (Putnam, $4.95), within 15 days. presents the story of jazz in the words Name_ of people who performed it and the Address- great critics and writers addicted to its City -Zone State- enchantment. I, Barnabas, recall my amazement when Gleason's comments on jazz first began to appear as a regular feature in Since 1889 LEADING DESIGNERS and CRAFTSMEN of a big-city daily. In the parlance of the STAINED GLASS music world, Gleason must have had CHURCH FURNISHINGS & BRONZE TABLETS a real ball getting this book together. PAYne-spieRS sgudios Here is the background and growth of jazz in the words of Leadbelly, the great 48-54 EAST 13th ST. » PATERSON 8, N. J. blues singer of the 30s and 40s and Jelly Roll Morton who, until his death "Let Daddy finish reading the paper : Your Standard of Excellence since 1912 in 1941, believed jazz started in New I can at least be up to date on the que Orleans. It has yet to be proved other- tions I \now you're going to as\ me wise, though some disagree. The book served to revive many nos- Had a chuckle the other day whe talgic memories of my youth. It also I came across a news item from En will give the new fan a rounded picture land. Seems that the owners of son of jazz, from the beginning to rock and boarding houses at the seaside reso roll, bop, and modern jazz. It shows, of Paignton had waxed a bit too e too, how the original music of the thusiastic in advertising their proximil American Negro became the music of to the beach. Disillusioned guests cor CHOIR ROBES the nation—indicative to some extent plained to the local authorities. Tlj Your choir will look its best, sing its of the growing assimilation of the Ne- law is now set forth in this way: best, in our robes of colorful and long- gro in our culture. "A definition of 'A stone's thro wearing fabrics, custom-tailored for the from the sea' has been set by Devo perfect fit. Margaret Case Harriman is fa- shire resort officials. It is 100 yards j PULPIT ROBES - made the quality way to mous for profiles of prominent Ameri- less. Boarding house operators will n keep their "Sunday" look for years. cans in the New Yor\er magazine. She be allowed to use that phrase in advc Write for F-2 Catalog recently devoted her attention and writ- tiscments if they are more than 111 ing talent to the inanimate but throb- yards distant." BENTLEY % SIMON | bing emporium at 34th and Broad- So there! 7 West 36 St., New York 1 8, N. Y. way— R. H. Macy & Co.—and has come —Barnab 54 Together/April 191 . browsing in JictioH BISHOP, I. OS wi.l lis IBEA, Till Ml I HODIS'I CHURCH Once again, please allow me a few what life in Israel is like if you read words of explanation as to what this Kilometer 95. The book has the ring of authenticity browsing business is all about. I have to me. tried to say what the column is and THOMASINA, by Paul Gallico (Double- what it isn't, but apparently I have day, failed to get the point across. $3.95). I had a letter recently from a lady Here is a novel I recommend un- who objected to a book referred to reservedly for everybody. I do not sup- here because it was too frank about pose many of you still indulge in fam- sex. I looked back at what I had ily reading, but if there are such written, and I had already said that groups left, you might enjoy reading this was characteristic of the novel this wonderful story out loud. Thomas- and had posted a warning for people ina is a cat who thinks she is Cod. At who do not like this kind of writing. least, she performs a near miracle in The lady had gone ahead and read it restoring a child to health and taking —and then complained because it was bitterness from a father's heart. exactly what I said it was! Then, as if that is not enough, she mother. . Please understand that not every re-establishes a family circle by com- book mentioned here is recommended. ing back to life again. To the tougher- I try to tell what the novels are should you tell your daughter new minded readers, I would say that this saying and often I refer to fiction that book is not composed of fairylike . . . when she's 9 seems definitely bad to me. sweetness that makes you sick. If you are afraid that too frank a . . . or 11 facing of the seamy side of life will THE SPRIG OF HEMLOCK, by Robert . . . or ivait till she's 13 corrupt me, I appreciate your concern, Muir (Longmans, $3.95). but it is too late. I was brought up on Somewhere in your reading of If you have been wondering when to the Bible. And there are not many American history you probably read tell your daughter about menstrua- forms of sin that a pastor does not about the Shay Rebellion. But unless tion, you will find the booklet "I low meet sooner or later. you have been particularly interested Shall I Tell My Daughter ?" of real help. in that episode, it probably has faded KILOMETER 95, by Herbert Russcol ond Beautifully illustrated, and written from your memory. This is a novel Morgalit Banai (Houghton-Mifflin, $4). with a clear understanding of the about that rebellion. While it is not mother-daughter relationship, this I went to Israel in 1951 and was the smoothest writing in the world, it booklet has helped many mothers ex- so thrilled at what I saw that I have does give an interpretation of a sig- plain menstruation to their daughters. been branded by my friends as pro- nificant period. Jewish ever since. 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The Box 5893-4, Milltown, New Jersey everything they have done is noble, rebellion ultimately was put down, Please send me a free copy of "How Shall and this book makes it clear that the although certain reforms were insti- I Tell My Daughter?" Irgun was gangsterism dedicated to tuted because of it. The Sprig of patriotism. This is a good story, told Hemlock tells about one of the fami- Name (please print) within the atmosphere of the hope- lies caught in this uprising and brings Street. lessness so characteristic of our time. in a little love to give a romantic flavor. You may get a partial insight into Far from a great book, but enjoyable. City. State (Offer roo pril 1958\Tosether 55 Together with the SMALL FRY Chauncey Si nqs Sol By IRMA B. THADEN c,HAUNCEY was the most Rooster is fiat, Buff can't At last he had outwitte beautiful rooster in Farmer carry a tune, and White the other roosters ! Chaunce Starr's barnyard. At least he Rooster is off pitch. I can do was so pleased with himse" thought so! Every morning- it so much better myself. that he sang his solo agai he flew to the top of the fence All day long Chauncey and again. and crowed, "Cock-a-doodle- thought about how he could As Chauncey strutte !" do ! Cock-a-doodle-do get the fence to himself so he around the farmyard thi As the second "Cock-a- could sing a solo. Suddenly day, he noticed that the othc doodle-do" left Chauncey's he had an idea. Chauncey roosters and hens avoide throat, Red Rooster flew to could hardly wait to try out him. But Farmer Starr wi the fence and joined in the his plan! watching him ! Chauncey fe crowing. Then came White In the morning he flew to very proud of himself. Rooster and, last of all, Buff the fence and looked around At sunrise the next da; Rooster. the farmyard. Everything Chauncey sang his so Chauncey wished the was quiet. Chauncey raised again. 'Cock-a-doodle-c/oH' others would let him do the his head and closed his eyes. Cock-a-doodle-do^'^/" crowing himself. "No need He opened his mouth wide. Farmer Starr came bu for you to get up so early," "Cock-a-doodle-(?o^'£/ Cock- tling out of the house. Tl he said. "I can take care of a-dood\e-don?t!" hired man was right behirj this alone." Chauncey waited a while him. "If that rooster crov "Oh, but we're glad to help to see if his plan had worked. 'Cock-a-doodle-c?o?iT one you," said Buff Rooster. Red Rooster, Buff Rooster, more," said Farmer Star Help me, indeed! said and White Rooster did not "we'll have to get rid of hir Chauncey to himself. Red appear. We simply can't have a roos 56 Together/April IS — er on this farm that \\ on't HOW TO MAKE A CHAUNCEY co-operate!" This made Chauncey very Make Chauncey the Rooster to hang on your wall. unhappy. What was the use kitchen You'll need a small paper plate, three pipe cleaners, construction paper, cellophane of singing solos if you lost (ape. and paste. Then follow (he directions below. It's easy as your friends and your head 1, 2, 3! as well? The more he thought about his solo, the more I he ashamed became. First, poke Chauncey's The next day, Chauncey pipe-cleaner legs and neck flew to the fence again. He through the plate. Tape them raised his head and sang out, down on the other side. 'Cock-a-doodle-c/oooooo/" He rlidn't want the other roost- srs to miss that last note. < Cock-a-doodle-(/ooooo/" Out Cut tail feathers and same Red Rooster followed wings from brightly colored oy Buff Rooster and White paper. Paste them in place on Rooster. They joined Chaun- Chauncey's body—like this. cey in the chorus, "Cock-a- loodle-c/ooooooo/" "Let's do it again," said Chauncey. So they did. And :hen they sang it again and Cut Chauncey's head from igain and again! paper, also. Bend his neck a That day Farmer Starr bit (Chauncey won't mind!) and then tape his head onto it. vvas showing his chickens to Now Chauncey's finished! some visitors. "Did you ever see four finer roosters?" he asked. "You should come out ?arly in the morning to hear :hem crow as a quartet!" For All Children The Trip Dear God, let this day Be a happy day for children everyiohere. If I had a magic carpet Help them all to think of you, That went flying through the sky And of your love for them. I would take a trip to China visit old Shanghai. Help them all to be kind And To each other and to their I would take a trip to Paris pets. And another trip to Spain, Let all people who take Then I would fly to London care of children And then fly home again. Be ivise and loving. Let this day be a happy day But I haven't such a carpet, For children everywhere. So I'll get my old clog, Pete, And we'll take a trip to Grandma's From TELL ME ABOUT PRAYER She lives just across the street! by Mary Alice Jones. © 19A8, Rand McNally <£- Co. —GINA M. BELL April 195s\Together 57 We towed the old jalopy home and sweated over it. Before long Ron was shouting . . . (Hey, Pop, Ron wondered what madness made us buy this heap with jour flats and worn-out parts. it runs!' By ROBERT P. LONG O.'UR 1931 SEDAN is by no Ford, about 27 years old, which dark. saving us from the means a "solid gold Cadillac." It looked as if it had just rolled off the stares of incredulous neighbors. doesn't even compare with some of assembly line. Here was something The new project immediately the classic restored Lincolns and we could understand, within our evicted the family car from the ga- Duesenbergs. But if any of our budget. We decided to give it a try. rage. And as we got deeper into the friends ever wonder why my 15-year- There are such cars still in use. years of accumulated dirt and grease old son, Ron, and I are so close—well, Within a week we had located a we sometimes wondered what mad it's because of the many hours of fun jalopy—a 1929 Ford. The "junk" cer- ness had led us into such a task. Stil we've shared, especially in restoring tainly needed restoration. In fact, it we enjoyed every minute of it. an ancient car. had deteriorated so much that we felt We had help from Ron's friends When Ron and I first became misgivings as we began putting it in Together, we tore down the moto mildly interested in antique autos shape to tow it home, 25 miles away. and cleaned and painted each part we had no idea where our new hobby The gas tank was full of gravel, all We replaced gaskets, hoses, and othe would take us. Since then it has four tires (or what was left of them) parts. For missing items, we huntcc opened a terrific hobby anyone can were flat, what remained of the for similar cars from which we couk enjoy, given us a mechanical educa- twisted body was rusty, and a hive of buy parts. tion, and—most important of all—led bees occupied one seat cushion. On one of these hunting trips w us to an enjoyable fellowship often To solve the bee problem, we put spotted another Model A behind ai missing between father and son. the infested cushion in the open rear old garage. We bought it, complete Ours is a tightly knit Methodist end of the family station wagon and This one, a 1931 model, proved s. family. We've always enjoyed doing lowered all the windows. As I drove, superior to our first antique tha things together, many of them in the a slip stream of air rushed through instead of using it for parts, we n church. We work and play together the car. Ron beat the cushion with versed our project. We decided t outside the church, too. Not long a long pole; the bees poured out, and restore the '31, using the '29 for part ago my wife and daughter Linda and the air stream swept them away. if necessary and chalking up to e> son, Ron, pitched in to help build a Then we returned to the "heap" perience the work we had ahead brick cottage. But I think the biggest and worked over the wheels, brakes, done. satisfaction yet was this business of and steering mechanism before at- We still have our eye on our ol restoring an old car. tempting to tow it. Once under way, '29 as another coming restoratio Recently there has been a great with my wife pulling us in the family project. This car rates officially as a awakening of interest in the auto- car, we attracted plenty of attention antique under the pre-1930 definitio mobiles of yesterday. This is evi- —especially when the towrope broke laid down by the Antique Autonw denced by the success of national and just as we approached a busy inter- bile Club of America. And someda- local organizations devoted to the section and left us rolling helplessly maybe, we'll trade them both for preservation of vintage cars, as well through on the amber light. Hupmobile. as by the automotive museums which Before we arrived home we discov- In a reasonable time we had oi attract throngs of visitors. ered the old battery still had some '31 running fairly well. The prol It was a visit to one of these kick left—fire broke out in crossed lem was to stop it. Flooring the brak museums at Southampton, Long wires under the dashboard. The Island, that transformed our casual minor emergency ended when we interest into action. There we had a yanked the wires loose. HOBBY ALLEY chance to study a restored Model A We arrived home just as it was 58 Together/April 19| sdal was as effective as yelling \ pleasing In produt t has been th< Whoa!" The linings had little life discovery that our vintage car is al- HOBBY FANS: ft and some wheels were nol even ready worth two or three times the Do you cut your own dia- mnected to the braking system, money we have put into it and is monds . . . own 20,000 ar- few linings, thorough cleaning, ad- gaining value with every passing day. rowheads . . . collect isting, and oiling put the system In another couple ol years this grand miners' lamps . . . shoot iek in sale order. daddy ol the Thunderbird will be working From rockets . . . have a hot-rod \e two cars we managed five wheels worth more than our "'good car." club in your church? the same si/e. But Ron and 1 wouldn't take a Whatever your hobby, The finish had been massacred by million lor the fun and companion- we'd like to hear about it. Right now, we're looking > years ol open-air storage. So we ship we've shared. That's why we especially for new ways to lilt up our muscles by sandpapering. s.i\, "For a real hobby, rebuild an old prepare family scrapbooks, air routine was to sand and paint, car!" organize church histories, nd And paint until the tired old car And nowadays when 1 see other and have wintertime hob- quite respectable in its coach parents going through the same oked by fun. We'll enjoy sharing "een with black trim. struggles with their fledgling me- your ideas and experiences. Once satisfied with the brake and chanics, 1 give 'em the best advice 1 Just send your letters to eering systems, we added sealed know how: Hobby Editor, TOGETH- :ams to the ancient headlamps. "Let the kids fetch home their old ER, 740 N. Rush St., Chi- Ootorwise, we took the power plant cars. It's one way to keep the modern cago 11, 111.—EDS. )art (all four cylinders and 24 horse- family together." >wcr), degreascd, brushed, and eaned every part. Piston rings were We sanded, cleaned , painted, and overhauled the motor, and upholstered the inside. placed—mostly by trial and error •and we painted the motor exterior engine gray and black, with a few d accents. Talk about the father-son com pa n- nship such a hobby sparks! I member one day when we were 'erhauling the motor and having ouble. The lady next door called to on, "Why doesn't your father junk at old car? It'll never run." I was ider the car where she couldn't see e. Ron certainly leaped to my de- nse. As for that balky motor, it runs )tne into an upholstery shop? It's a utter—but rewarding! I'll never for- ;t the day we stood back to review jr handiwork. Finally, the old car was a restored itique, authentic as far as possible, id conservative enough to separate from the hot rods and jalopies. The lpreme exhilaration came when it .issed insurance requirements and ate inspection. Ron could scarcely 'ait to make the road test. Over a one-year period the car as cost us $100 (including the 1929 ord now stored away). We figure lis outlay a bargain in fun. The old ord now is dependable transporta- on. And it recently served as a high oint in two parties—a 13th -birthday te for Linda and as transport for ur friends in a "Roaring 20s" party. aril 1958\Together ^ji^\)j^\\m\L AMATEUR RADIO: Copt. A. N. Phillips John K. Fisher, 5130 45th Ave., N., St. Petersburg (W1NAY), Asst. Base Chaplain, HQ 23rd Fighrer 9, Fla.; Wesley Wagor, 417 Van Buren, Winner, Gp., Presque Isle AFB, Me.; Harold Bryer, 1405 S.D. College Ave., Bronx, N.Y. SENDINC BIRTHDAY CREETINCS: Mrs. Beatrice ANTIQUE AUTOS: Robert H. Babcox, Jr., 1033 Runion, Box 95, Atascadero, Calif, (to friends, Rockingham Dr., Mentor, Ohio. relatives). ART: Olive M. Ford, Aragon Hotel, Forsyth and SHEET MUSIC: Otto F. Hanzlik, 1806 Chandler Julia St., Jacksonville, Fla. (painting miniature St. SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (old). Deluxe Portable Seating heads of Christ). SOIL SAMPLES: Mrs. Ethel McGinnis, RR 1, Ridgc- BADGES: Jack Reed, 813 Coal St., Trevorton, Pa. way, Ohio. (also pins). SPECTACLES: Rev. Dwight Hayes, 2937 Montclair Heywood-Wakefield BIRD WATCHINC: Mrs. Edward Buck, 3859 Ave., Cincinnati 11, Ohio. portable chairs pro- Rainier Ave., Seattle 8, Wash. SPOONS: Mrs. Hazel C. Bowron, 659 State St., vide an economical, BOOKS: John Haynes, Box 42, Doe Run, Mo. (old, Springfield 9, Mass. (souvenir, teaspoon size or convenient means of on baseball, football). smaller); Mrs. Azie N. Jenks, 5 S. Valley Addition, Glasgow, Mont.; Mrs. Carl Loeffler, R. 1, Middle obtaining additional, BUSINESS CARDS: Jon E. Croneis, 70 S. Seventh Ridge West, Madison, Ohio (teaspoons); Mrs. G. R. temporary seating Ave., LaGrangc, III. Harris, Box 2468, Ft. Huachuca, Ariz, (demitasse). capacity without sacrificing comfort CENEALOCY: Mrs. J. R. Showalter, 3327 Poplar STAMPS: Ralph Christopher, 540 N. Dooly St., or dignity of decor. 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Parish, Box 165, Weston, Ohio; Mrs. Janic Hughes (15), Box 29, Paintsvillc, Ky. 60 Together/April 19! He does not expect riches or fame—but there are higher rewards in the life ot this Vermont Minister A..CROSS AMERICA today arc thousands <>l small country churches which continue to keep their doors open lor quiet worship amid the un- spoiled beauty of mountains, valleys, and farmlands. This is possible be- cause thousands of country pastors are devoting their lives to service on rural circuits. Typical of these men is the Rev. E. Lincoln Bigelow of the Franklin Circuit in rugged northern Vermont. Like many others, he is more than pastor; he is friend, counselor, and confidant. His parish- ioners think of him first when they are weak, weary, or saddened; when there are wedding vows to be said or a child to be baptized. He is there to comfort them when their dead go to rest in the churchyard cemetery. There is work, much work, to be done around a country circuit and Bigelow is about it from early morn- ing into the night. In good weather Straight is the way I Passing motorist or wayfaring and bad, he and Mrs. Bigelow—also stranger will find a friendly a licensed minister—travel 20,000 welcome at the church "down the road miles a year. a piece" from this sign. Peaceful Beauty. Union Valley Methodist Church, Vermont, once a Bigelow charge, is typical of Methodism's houses of worship in rural New England. >ril 1958\Together Sunday Summons: Bigelow's practiced hands % send the peal of the belfry bell echoing across Vermont's deep valleys and wooded mountains. Brighten the Corner: Children take words oj old hymn hterall] organist ant as Mrs. Bigelow leads them in song. Minister's wife is choir director, and also holds her own local-preacher's license The Lord's servant: Up early on Sunday, as every day, Bigclo mimstc puts the house oj Cod in order. He's the janitor as well as Together/April 19J )oir;i to earth. Bigelow, who decided on the rural ministry 30 years ago, No delinquents, merely hoys with notes the tips and downs of farming, shares closely in farmers' problems. normal interest shared by the pastor. ." "Z thee wed . . Bigelow has performed hundreds of wedding ceremonies, many of them in the parsonage parlor. The home of a country minister is always open to his parishioners— hut seldom on happier occasions than the wedding of a local couple. ,pril 1958\"T"ogether 63 — — * "Many a soul will be confirmed by this statement of Christian faith." —Bishop Edwin Edgar of the world parish Voict METHODISTS LAUNCH 'TOWN HALL' TV SERIES by Want to talk back to your TV set? public. In this connection, Dr. John You'll get a chance in October when Osman, vice-president of the Fund for Bishop Oxnam Methodists launch Tal\ Bac\, a series Adult Education, recendy told th of programs hailed as one of the big- NCC's Broadcasting and Film Com- A TESTAMENT gest forward steps in Protestant com- mission that TV and radio can largely munications. shape the character of future communi- OF FAITH Scripts for 13 films are being written ties. now under direction of the Television, In the new community, he contin "Here is the answer to the Radio, and Film Commission, which is ued, "downtowns are indistinguishable brethren who think Christian- co-operating with the National Coun- sprawling suburbs are the same relent ity is the pursuit of merely cil of Churches in producing the series. less, uninspired shapes, people plaj peace of mind." Bishop Ger- Each half-hour program, shown in their standard human parts, bu ald Kennedy communities across the U.S., will in- thought is at the lowest common de "This book will a have wide clude one 15-minute film plus a live nominator." It is up to TV and radi< reading and will be blessed in panel discussion by local residents. Pro- to give this community "cultural en the use made of it in countless grams will deal with such subjects as tity," Osman said, by acting as a tow lives." Bishop Reuben H. rearing children, civic responsibility, hall, where issues may be aired. Mueller $3.00 and insecurity. Jack Gould, New Yorl{ Timt At your bookstore, or write Local interdenominational commit- radio-TV editor, urged religiou LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY tees will plan ways to use the programs broadcasters to "influence the goo 34 Beacon St., Boston 6, Mass. to get the most people to "talk back." taste of the public by producing qualit Viewing groups may be organized to shows with inventiveness and imagin THE CONSISTENT ADVERTISERS IN meet in homes and churches to watch tion." In religious programing now, f TOGETHER and discuss the series. Or discussion warned, there are too many duplic MERIT YOUR PATRONAGE. groups may be held a day or two after tions—too many voices. a broadcast. On the air, panel members may talk 'Aid Essential to Survival' ORGANIZATIONS by telephone to viewers in their homes. The churches have jumped into d ^ The ^icmhrattirr of Picforial Plates Edwards' exquisite 10-inch pictorial plates are cherished mementos, a valuable source of in- come to your organization—an inspiration to all your members! Edwards' authentic com- memorative designs are the Rembrandt of quality, superior etching-like reproduction of your building or scene on genuine porcelain of original ceramic patterns. Wholesale prices, organizations, only. Without obligation write to the Methodist Center, St. Simons Island, Ga., now may view t\ for prices and beautiful free illustrated brochure. Visitors Ask for Folder T. ,™^ original water colors of The Wesleys in Georgia feature in last September's Tj canvases 64 Together/April 19| > Fold-up Chapel Solves Problem The latest problem solver in Sioux Falls, S.D., is a portable steel chapel, complete with pews, kitchen, and heal ing plant. h came to the rescue ol the newly formed I lilltop 1 [eights congregation, which couldn't afford to build a church right awaj and couldn't raise money w ithout a building. Local businessmen and pastors got together ami helped die group buy tin l $10,000 chapel, which scats %, and 2 /2 acres o! land. The immediate advantage is that Hilltop now has a church, put up in 30 days. The long-range advantage is that when 1 lilltop is through with the struc- jT~\orham craftsmanshship has lent lo ture, it can be moved to help other new \jj this Altar Crossjss a distinctive congregations. design which is especially satisfying in our soft Colonial finish favored by many 27" fotorists waiting for a go-ahead signal 'Let's Renew Faith in Liberty' churches. Of solid brass, it is in it able to raid "stop-light" sermons on Should we have a more meaningful height, priced at $80.00, in either bright or 'ie bulletin board of Crescent Heights Fourth of July? satin finish. lethodist Church, Hollywood, Calif. other Methodist bishops have joined Prices subject to change without notice. tistor Dale Conrad beams his messages high-ranking religious, civic, and in- o those "too busy" to go to church. dustrial leaders in an effort to revitalize / observance of America's national holi- &ificurt ) a h 1 b e r g, National Council of day. Sureties president, called economic, They seek to emphasize the nation's PROVIDENCE 7, RHODE IStAND on-military aid "essential to the sur- spiritual foundations and the principles America's leading i s 3 ival of America and civilization." of good citizenship in place of "just an- silversmiths since In the most backward countries, he other day for picnicking." ml, there is limitless potential "if only This year communities will be en- ley could have better farms, more in- couraged to give the Fourth a new usirv. better schools, and medical care." meaning—to celebrate it with the ring- 21st "The Communists see this," he went ing of church bells, patriotic meetings, EDITION n, "and press every advantage in the stirring messages in the press, on radio olitical, industrial, scientific, and eco- and TV, and a whole new awareness omic field. We could do it so much and appreciation of American freedoms etter if, instead of spending so little and abundance. Bible ,or mutual aid and so many billions The movement grew out of a group- or military defense, we threw more of planning observance of the 100th anni- he weight of our strength into our versary of Theodore Roosevelt's birth. on-military defenses." anWwob He made five suggestions to a con- {Formerly known as "Pocket Bible Handbook") Seek to Close Refugee Camps erence on the foreign aspects of U.S. Book OF a Lifetime . . . FOR a Lifetime lational security, meeting in Washing- Though the spotlight has swung Loved alike by . . . Young and Old on under sponsorship of the Interna- away from the Hungarian refugees, the Widely Used in Colleges and Seminaries ional Advisory Board: plight of the uprooted peoples is still Highly Commended by leading Magazines » Economic-development programs one of the world's greatest social prob- Specially Useful for S S Teachers hould be multiplied. lems. So declare officials of the World It is an Abbreviated Bible Commentary, of Churches, who report no » The purposes of these constructive Council with Notes on Books of the Bible, their Historical, nutual-aid programs should be set letup in their refugee case load. It Geographical and Chronological Backgrounds, with 75 Illustrative Maps: 150,000, even though orth in unequivocal terms, emphasiz- remains at about Amazing Archaeological Discoveries, ng what the U.S. stands for in free- the council resettled 28,000 in 1957. Confirming or Illustrating Bible History, with 78 Authentic Photographic Reproductions: lorn, justice, and peace. The U.S. took in the largest number. Related Historical Data from the Annals of Economic-development programs This year, American Protestants are Babylon, Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece and Rome, touching the Bible Story: hould be separated as far as possible starting a four-year crash project to How We Got the Bible, Formation of Old and rom military and political considera- collect and ship 50 million pounds of New Testaments, Apocryphal Books, Manu- scripts and Early Christian Writings: ions. good used clothing for the refugees. An Epitome of Church History, Connecting » More mutual-aid programs should The door-to-door program will be Bible Times with Our Own: Early Church Fath- by Church World Service, ers, Persecutions, Rise of the Papacy, the Popes, le channeled through the UN. sponsored Luther and the Reformation. All programs should be based on in co-operation with the 35 denomina- Now Contains Select Bible Verses. There is nothing published, of its size, that has anything >elf-help. tions in the National Council of like as much practical Biblical information. Immediate goal for 1958 is Dahlberg said that in 1956-57 only Churches. {Further particulars sent on request) 1 |402 million went for economic de- 10 million pounds of clothing. 4 x 6'2 x l i inches elopment and technical co-operation The World Council has closed its 956 Pages Cloth Bound $3.00 Dut of $3.7 billion appropriated for all refugee office in Yugoslavia, with all Order from your Bookstore or 65 April 1958\Together J gcthcr, 19,000 Hungarians escaped into This Summer Try a Yugoslavia after the border into Aus- Pews, Pulpit & Chancel tria was sealed off. CHAUTAUQUA FURNITURE i "Close the Camps by 1960" is the -^>^ VACATION new slogan of the High Commis- EARLY UN DELIVERY sioner lor Refugees' office. Its aim is to clear all the European WRITE FOR 8 WEEKS OF camps. 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BEDFORD, INC. • NORWALK, OHIO wonderful summer vacation. Chicago Temple (First Methodist The Chautauqua Symphony plays Church), oldest four times each week, varied by operas ATTENTION W.S.C.S. church in the city. Here is an easy way for your group to make ' and plays, and outstanding artists. money. Sell STA-BRITE once-a-day eye glass The building's ] Schools of music, art and drama are cleaner. Let men and women who wear glasses < see STA-BRITE. They buy! One sale leads Chapel in the ; conducted for young and old. to others on personal recommendation. Pocket , Sky, like its first- size. Prices and 2 samples, postpaid, $1.00. i Chautauqua is non-sectarian, but C. & H. DISTRIBUTING COMPANY floor sanctuary, Christian living is basic. Religious serv- P. O. Box 1884 • Gary, Indiana I visited ices and education are an important has been part of the program. by thousands of Dr. Goff tourists. PULPITS CHOIR GOWNS WHITE Dept. T Pulpit Hangings—Altar Cloths The Chicagoan Bible Markers—Communion Linens CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION replaces Dr. Marshall T. Steel, Men's Embroideries— Fabrics Ask for general information folder Custom Tailoring for Clergymen Hour speaker since the program began *ant*Iarl; >"9 121 Years of • I Oil Service to the Church 1858 I CHAUTAUQUA NEW YORK six years ago. Steel recently left the and Clergy pastorate of Highland Park Church, COX SONS & VINING, Inc. Street, New York 10, K.Y. Dallas, to become president of Hendrix 131 Eotl 23rd College, Conway, Ark. Push Senior Citizens' Program Old Books Found What BOOKS Do You Want? Methodists are stepping-up efforts to We specialize in searching for OLD provide programs for senior citizens. AND RARE BOOKS. Prompt service. In Schenectady, N.Y., the Troy Con- Lowest prices. Any subject. ference has turned over an old Meth- OLD EDITIONS, Dept. TR-4, Rowan, Iowa odist church to be used as a senior citizens' center. It now serves 439 elder- ly members and other participants, operates on a $15,000 annual budget. Three Methodist churches in Mem- phis-—Chelsea Avenue, St. John's, and shipn St. Luke's—are taking the lead in mpt colorful WHOLESALE Catalog No. 58-T organizing senior citzens' clubs. And MARTIN'S FLAG CO.. FORT DODGE, lOWi in LaCrosse, Wis., recently, 46 older adults met at Asbury Methodist Church to plan senior-citizen activities. FUND RAISING money for yourself or your organization FURNITURE by Raise Drugs for Penniless Patients by selling attractive, sturdy, Clothes Pin Bags HEYWOOD- in assorted colors. (300 pin size) For School WAKEFIELD Costly medical drugs now are being WRITE TODAY for FREE derails to: Recreation The TH0MAST0N CANVAS PRODUCTS, INC. and shipped overseas to help penniless P. 0. BOX 56, Thomaston. Conn. Rooms. Smart patients in Methodist hospitals thanks styling and lifetime construction make to R. W. Fair, Tyler, Tex., and Wom- TrimLinc furniture the ideal choice tor an's Christian Service. your school, social rooms, and Sunday Division of CLASSIFIED ADS schools. Made of chrome-plated tubular In three years, Layman Fair gave (SEE PAGE 71) CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are accepted steel with laminated plastic, solid wood or $20,000 for drugs, and the women for miscellaneous Items Of general interest to indestructible HeyWoodite Solid Plastic TOGETHER readers such as: Sale of personal matched the sum, making $40,000 proivity; Requests for items wanted; Service otters . . . available in a complete selection of of interest to individuals or local churches; Help] available. Thus far the money has (ranted; Positions wanted: lloliliy materials or ex- chairs, desks and tables in scientifically j changes; ileuses or camps for rent; Tours. No graded sizes. Write for catalogs. helped 17,000 patients in 30 hospitals. Agents wanted or Opportunity for profit advertis- iu^. 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Ju*t for Trying Catholic, ceremony. The Vatican made •- old United Vuto Workers strike there : Room Sizo Olson Rugs. If Not it n regarded which deal the verdict, Pleased, Return for Refund is the nation's longest union manage- was appealed, .is an insult to the church ^ ... Koop Scatter Rugs ment dispute. aiul a blow to its freedom. Pope Pius The letter was in replj to a telegram XII, in a move unprecedented in mod- from L'AW secretary treasurer Emil LikeOvei ern tunes, called oil the celebration ol ™s. \l.i :ey, apologizing to Sheboygan •§& 3 Million l the l >ih anniversary ol his coronation clergymen lor accusing them oi being because ot "the present condition ol :: "without integrity." r You. Too, bitterness, sadness, and outrage." ^&> ^¥mSf The Rev. T. Parry [ones oi First Methodist Church, wrote that the tele- Southern Groups Take a Stand gram was "too late to be ot any con- wM^$®%r^ Finer sequence. In fact two years too late." Methodists in the South and West (Mazey made his original accusation last month pushed efforts to create bet- two years ago, Jones said.) ter understanding between races. When the clergymen refused to sup- In Atlanta, (!a., 17 professors at f$*the Magic Olson Way port "every work and every technique Emory University's Candler School of l&fc* by Sending Us Your used by the union," they were accused Theology, a Methodist institution, en- of being spokesmen for the company, dorsed a racial-brotherhood statement OLD RUGS, CARPET, CLOTHING OLSON picks up your materials at your door [ones said. "We are." he added, "as issued last tall by HO of the city's Prot- by Express or Freight! No expense to you! In estant clergymen. The professors, who tree a group of clergymen as you will about one week we will send you the thickest, find in any part of the country." said their support was not solicited, ex- most luxurious Reversible Rroadloom Hugs or Wall- to-Wall Carpet you've ever seen for so little money. pressed hope it will help stem fear, The Methodist minister wrote he was You save up to one-half the Magic Olson Way! intimidation, and lawlessness. "grieved" that a man of Mazey*s "ex- YOUR CHOICE of lovely, up to date Tweeds, Solid Colors, Florals, American and Oriental pat- perience and important office in the Also in Atlanta, Methodist lay lead- Early terns, Ovals. . . regardless of colors in your materials. ers of the Southeastern Jurisdiction union" should "maliciously poison the ANY SIZE up to 18 feet wide, seamless, any length. Year. minds of laborers and alienate great asked the jurisdictional College of Easy Monthly Payments if desired. Our 84th Rush Coupon or Postcard for exciting, full color numbers of union members from their Bishops to appoint a special committee FREE Rug and Decorating Catalog — 49 Model spiritual leaders." to study race relations. Rooms—plus FREE RUG COUPON. Jones' letter was read into the record And in Jackson, Miss., white and by Sen. Karl E. Mundt (R.S.D.). Negro college students crowded into FREE! fo Every Reader | J classroom to try to find out Mail Rug & Decorating Book, Free Rug Coupon. a what J t makes each other tick. Such a mixed Church Colleges Pay Less I Your Name ©ORC meeting is rare in Mississippi. About | Teachers in small church-related col- Address 30 students from Methodist-related j leges receive lower salaries than those Town State Millsaps College, a white school, met in other institutions of higher learn- at Tougaloo Southern Christian Col- 'OLSON RUG CO., Dept. e-41 ing, a U.S. Office of Education report lege, Negro. One Millsaps coed said ! CHICAGO 41 _ NEW YORK 1 m. SAN FRANCISCO 8 reveals. The comparison: ILLINOIS * NEW YORK CALIFORNIA whites and Negroes had little oppor- The "mean salary" (half the faculty tunity in Mississippi to know and un- are above this point, half below) of full derstand each other. A Negro expressed professors in the small private colleges pleasure that "at least I found out that is $6,540 a year, compared with $8,940 we can communicate." in state universities and $7,440 in state On the West Coast, 400 Methodist teachers colleges. Verdict Ignites Controversy Choose the U.S. Protestants are watching intent- BEST investment ly a bitter controversy over an Italian with TRIPLE returns Catholic bishop's conviction on crimi- nal-defamation charges. | Guaranteed life income of never varies, is never Protestant comment has been slow, high percentage that late and not affected by economic conditions. but one of the promptest statements, annuity reserves in segre- from Protestants and Other Americans 2 Absolute safely — gated fund managed according to N.Y. in- United for Separation of Church and surance laws. State, hailed the verdict as "one of the 3 Full response to Christ's command, "Go Ye most significant victories for religious ..." because your money will eventually tolerance in our time." be used for world-wide missions. Vatican authorities, however, viewed Illustrated Booklet FREE it as another incident in a violent up- Write today for your copy of " BRIGHT surge anticlericalism Italy. of in HORIZONS". Fully explains The Annuity Another major cause of concern is the Plan, answers all your questions, illustrates publication in a Rome left-wing news- missionary work at home and abroad. A help- ful guide to wiser stewardship. Get your copy paper of an article by French writer NOW. Address: Roger Peyrefitte which cast aspersions Rev. H. Burnham Kirkland. Division of World on the Pope. Missions and Division of National Missions of the in the Leaders in Italy's Christian Demo- "Maybe hewing teen-agers choir Board of Missions of THE METHODIST CHURCH cratic government point to the bishop's wasn't such a good idea, after all!" Dept. T4-30-8 150 Fifth Ave., New York 11, N.Y. April 1958\Together 67 — I 3^= AUTOMATIC 2^r>—\^~ RECORD PLAYER kmethodist! Almanack ,£ -hMJE A Miscellaney of Dates 6 Divers Interesting Matters ; fSly^ltel^K 'for People Called Methodist He that can compose himself is wiser than he who composes books— B. Franklin H^S^S-3* APRIL hath XXX days 4th Month Plays All Ideal For Four Speeds Family Use Now 'tis spring, and weeds are shallow-rooted: Phonola Record Player with twin Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden speakers, automatic changer; plays 16, 33, 45, and 78 R.P.M. records. Has And choke the herbs for want of husbandry — Shakespeare sapphire needles, high output (3 tube) amplifier, outside controls, grey leatherette case. Size 14 3,4Xl7T2X8 inches. Transportation 15 Tu Nation mourns Lincoln's death, 1865 Just 5 days after R. E. extra; specify truck or tpfl QR Lee surrendered, Abraham rail shipment. Wt., 21 •69- 16 W Wilbur Wright born 1867 lbs. SDV-857 while He became airborne Dec. 17, 1903 Lincoln was shot Add state sales tax if necessary watching a play at Ford's none on interstate orders 17 Th Not the Bible, but people are dull Theater in Washington. Th: 18 Fr Ernie Pyle meets final deadline, 1945 unconscious president was (SjS THE METHODIST 19 Sa Duryea tests his gasoline engine, 1892 carried to a house across the \^™j PUBLISHING HOUSE 20 S (UhrtBttan (Hullrnr 9ay street where during the fate- Order from House Serving You ful night his life ebbed away. 21 M Rome founded on seven hills, 743 B.C. Baltimore 3 • Chicago 11 • Cincinnati 2 He died at 7:22 next morn- Dallas 1 Detroit 1 • Kansas City 6 22 Tu Oklahoma Territory opened, 1889 Nashville 2 New York 11 Pittsburgh 30 ing. Millions, including Portland 5 Richmond 16 San Francisco 2 A beautiful morning for homesteaders! Southerners, grieved Shop at our COKESBURY BOOK STORES: many 23 W Bard of the Avon b. 1564 Atlanta, 72 Broad St., N. W. as from a personal loss. Boston, 577 Boylston St. 24 Th Methodist Society California, 1847 Los Angeles, 5244 Santa Monica Blvd. formed, Nashville, 417 Church St. 25 Fr U. S.- Mexican War ignited, 1846 26 Sa U. S. Methodists meet to discuss union, 1939 + «0> Three churches merged May 10 + 27 S Daylight Saving Time (An hour lost!) J- 28 M President Jas. Monroe b. 200 years ago + 29 Tu New Yorkers ride 1st El trains, 1878 «m 30 W Casey Jones dies with hand on throttle, 1900 W SEARCH t^J^^T MAY hath XXXI davs 5th Month ^ ^ OF A CROWN Beyond the stars —what? A NEW DEVOTIONAL Is it the beginning end you see? BOOK BY or For beyond the stars — what? — Anonymous Helen B. Emmons 17 devotions on the "crowns" 1 Th Penny post cards appear, 1873 Leonardo was one of the of the spirit which women may 2 Fr Career of Leonardo da Vinci ends, 1519 most astonishing geniuses achieve through the inner life. 3 Sa Plane spans U. S. nonstop. 1923 of all time. A great painter Mrs. Emmons is well known to all readers of The Upper Room, 4 S National Ifanulu tCifr JOrrk (his Mona Lisa is perhaps founded and for a number of 5 M Creater New York charter signed. 1879 best known), he also was a years edited by her late husband, sculptor, architect, musician, 6 Tu Eiffel Tower takes over Pans skyline. 1889 Dr. Grover C. Emmons. April 7. mechanic, engineer, natural $1.75 7 W Whoso neglects learning in his youth loses the past and is dead for the future philosopher, and writer. Da Also by Mrs. Emmons: 8 Th VE Day, 1945 Vinci was the first painter to recognize the play of THE MATURE HEART 9 Fr Birthday of Sir Jas. Barrie. 1869 150 meditations especially for He created ever-youthful Peter Pan light and shade, to probe older people. Printed in large, 10 Sa U. S. Navy launches 1st vessel, 1797 laws of perspective, human clear type. $3^50 11 S Sural iCifr ^uttuait and animal anatomy. Con- sidered a 12 Wesley lays cornerstone in Bristol. 1739 wild-eyed dreamer Order Irom your bookstore M J. It was for world's 1st Methodist chapel by contemporaries, he even ABINGDON PRESS 13 Tu Churchill offers "blood, sweat, and tears.'" 1940 designed a flying machine 14 W E. Jcnncr tries out 1st vaccination. 1796 before 1 500. Publishers ol THE INTERPRETER'S BIBLE 68 Together/April 193 aymcn and ministers discussed race elations at Glendale, Calif. In sin. ill workshops, they pooled ideas, one group emphasizing that integration night to be treated .in an evangelistic ipportunity, not .1 problem. But it yarned: don't use Fanfare .unl don't as- umc .1 self-righteous attitude. Aiming .1 dozen resolutions, delegates dopted one opposing .1 new [apanese hurch in Gardena. They recommended bigger effort to integrate [apanese Americans into one ol the three existing rfcthodist churches there. Horror Movies Under Fire Legislators and preachers are firing . new barrage at horror movies. 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"failed to capture the spirit and con- Play Accordion, Organ, or Piano IMAGINE a soul-satisfying ministry playing glorious Methodists took, other honors, too. trolled and considered imagination Hymns for Church. Evangelistic Campaigns, Street Meetings, Mission Fields or for Friends. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, Senate which the juries had a right to expect," """""CLIP OR COPY COUPON"""""""* chaplain and former pastor of Foundry explained Charles F. Cellarius, Cin- HERB JAHN, Eox U7-C, Hollywood 28, Cat. Send me without cost, your beautiful new BRO- Methodist Church, Washington, D.C., cinnati architect. A top award went to CHURE anil T.Q.T. to prove f ran play Hymns through your ILLUSTRO GRAPH iiictlioil just as was one of four recipients of Freedom the Cate School Chapel in Carpinteria, Mm have taught your other 3,000 students now Bnrolled. Leadership Awards. And several Meth- Calif., a low structure with semi-flat NAME odist ministers received citations for roof, windowless on one side and al \ i >n mess City, Zone. State outstanding sermons. glass on the opposite. Churches with Print I'l.AIXLY-iiinition instrument you wisli to play. contemporary design walked off with Methodists Hit Sunday Sales most of the honors. Methodists now are waging all-out MONEY battle against Sunday commercializa- Teen Drinking on Increase? for tion, especially unnecessary Sabbath Teen-agers are more curious why so CHURCH or CHARITY shopping. many people drink than why they don't, METAL Bishop Marshall R. Reed, represent- says a Yale University specialist in SPONGES GOTTSCHALK'S ing 1,000 Michigan Methodist churches, alcohol studies. These famous household aids sell told a state legislative committee in Dr. G. McCarthy told a on sight for benefit Raymond METAL SPONGE of your organ- ization. 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Send for free sample and heads, warned there will be inadequate among young people after the ninth details of liberal cooperative plan. time for rest, family recreation, and grade. worship if the Sunday shopping trend A survey of 3,000 high-school stu continues. dents showed only 1 1 per cent approvec QUICKLY FOLD OR UNFOLD The bishop explained his stand in of drinking, compared to 30 per cen FOR The Michigan Advocate: "Methodists who were neutral and 59 per cent wh< CHANGING by inheritance and tradition believe and disapproved. But, added McCarthy. 3 : ROOM USES practice the observance of Sunday as per cent admitted that they drank some God's day . . . We are also in the tradi- times, and an amazingly large numbe TOPS OF MAS0NITE tion of John Wesley, who prepared said they drank at home with the per PRESDWOOD • FIR some General Rules for the members mission of their parents. & BIRCH PLYWOOD • of his societies and which still appear Another survey in the 20-29 ag LINOLEUM • PLASTICS in our Discipline. Among them is this bracket revealed the highest incident" STRONG, RIGID TUBULAR one: 'It is expected of all who continue of drinking among high-school and co STEEL LEGS in our societies that they shall avoid lejje graduates. Of the nondrinkers. h evil every kind as 2 Send for folde of such the profan- said, 41 per cent were Protestant. MITCHELL MANUFACTURING CO. ing of the day of the Lord either by per cent Roman Catholic, and 14 pc 34th St., 2748 S. Milwaukee 46 , Wis.. Dept. C doing ordinary work therein or buying cent Jewish. " or selling.' Though every state now requires ir In the same direction, New Jersey struction on alcohol, the teaching is nc U.S. and CHRISTIAN and Newark Annual Conference cab- effective—sometimes not even factua inets presented a joint statement on McCarthy said. He urged young peopl Sunday observance to a state Assembly to take a close look at realities, an I FLAGS hearing. teachers to help them see drinking In several other areas, Protestant and not a badge of adulthood. Beautiful flags in all sizes for Churches, Sunday Schools, Catholic groups have joined forces. The Lodges, etc. Available in two faiths distributed 25,000 stickers Students View Political Life grosgrain rayon, taffeta, or in Joliet, 111., urging "Keep Sunday bunting. Tear out this ad Many Methodist students, includin and write for our free cata- Holy—Don't Shop." And in Washing- logue and direct factory at least two sizable organized group ton, D.C., Protestant and Catholic prices. Replace needed flags were among this spring's crop of youn Now. Send for free catalogue clergymen cautioned parishioners on camera-carrying tourists in the nation today. increasing Sabbath encroachments. ^ capital. REGALIA MFG. CO. Dept. 10. Rock Island, III. Fifty-eight Methodists from 43 co Architects Criticize Own Work leges and universities took part in Manufacturers of: U.S. church architects are discon- Washington-New York seminar spoi tented with much of their latest work. sored by the Methodist Student Mov GOWNS They revealed this mood at the 18th ment. And 68 MYF members an •Pulpit and Choir* National Conference on Church Archi- counselors made a similar trip und< RELIGIOUS SUPPLIES tecture in Detroit. They don't agree on auspices of the Methodist boards c what is wrong with their work, but Education and World Peace. they concur on the need tor outstanding The students heard Sen. Hube designs. 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The idea for the book, she tells us, came to her at a Thursday-morning prayer and healing service, which she tries never to miss. The book came like a gift—every chapter head, each idea unfolded as she attended the weekly meetings. And this chapter is a truly outstanding testament of a woman's faith. • Tocethkr's thanks go now to the members of the Woman's Society of Christian Service who responded wholeheartedly to our request for information about their activities as we prepared Women With the World on Their Minds (page 10). We appre- ciate, too, the invitation from WSCS President Mrs. J. Fount Tillman, which enabled our Peg Keilholz to attend the annual meeting of the Woman's Division of Christian Service at Buck Hill Falls, Pa. Peg wanted to meet Mrs. Tillman—and she, in turn, felt that Peg should see the organization in action. The end result —well, once you've read Peg's article, you'll see why these busy Methodist women set a pace their menfolk find hard to match. • If you—or some members of your family—are getting ready for college, Maybe There's a Scholarship for You (page 29), is must reading. Scholarships are more easily available than many of us realize. If you're qualified, all you have to do is find the scholar- ship that fits best. . . . The trend toward all-night graduation parties is growing. And this is causing parents considerable concern. "You ought to do something about this before graduation time," one parent admonished us. So we're "doing something" this month in a Powwow, What About Those /Ill-Night Graduation Parties? (page 26). Typical opinions from cities and towns across the country. . . . What fascination makes people restore ancient cars: It's all made clear at last in 'Hey, Pop, It Runs!' (page 58). 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TG-48 Chicago 54, Illinois April 1958\Together 73 ) How one woman's life shaped the destinies of millions. Mother Susanna Wesley, one of history's outstanding women, was both mother and teacher of of our church's founder. Methodism By HERMAN B. TEETER O F SUSANNA WESLEY, her sons might truly say, most of his ministry to a parish near the town of Epwortl "All that I am I owe to my mother." No man, perhaps, has By modern standards, she was an extremely strict mothe ever owed more to his mother than did John Wesley, the She was also extremely fair, as quick to praise as to punisl founder of Methodism. Because of this, the mother of one She punished for such things as rudeness, boisterous coil of the most remarkable families of England is the mother duct, eating between meals, lack of respect for the righ of Methodism. and property of others, for failure to apply one's self to She was a beauty. High spirited, keen witted, strong task. It is said, too, that no child older than a year was ev minded. Only 10 of her 19 children—seven daughters and heard crying in the rectory. Susanna taught them to we< three sons-—grew to maturity. They were reared in Epworth softly. rectory in Lincolnshire County—and no sooner were they Not all modern parents would agree with her methods born than Susanna Wesley regulated their lives by rule and rearing children, but a great deal of sound psychology seer method. to have motivated Susanna. Some parents, she used to poi Throughout most of her life span from 1669 to 1742, out, "are so stupidly fond as in sport to teach their childrt poverty and ill health were with her throughout her life. But to do things which, in a while after, they have severely bean Susanna was a deeply religious woman, courageous, self- them for doing." And, she observed, "Cowardice and fe controlled, intelligent. She moved with authority through of punishment often lead children into lying." She did n nursery, home schoolroom, parlor, kitchen, and garden. believe in punishing her children for faults or misbehavi Spiritually, she may have been almost unique among the "if they would ingenuously confess it and promise mothers of her day. She lived in an infidel age. Licentious- amend." She reasoned that duties about the house shou ness, gambling, drunkenness, even murder, were rampant in never be assigned as punishment, because then such duti England. Her world was a small one, bound largely by the would become hateful to the child. When she rebuked, four walls of her home. Yet she probably contributed more was never done in anger. than any woman of her time toward reversing the trend of Nor would all modern educators agree that Susann; godlessness that threatened to sweep the nation into revolu- methods of educating her children were either proper tion and moral ruin. practical. That she got excellent results cannot be deniej Until the end of her life, John Wesley sat at her knee. Her program of home education was designed not only As a child, he received no special favors, although his mother give a child a broad background of knowledge, but to inst thought God had intended him lor some work ol special in him a deep sense ol reverence. importance, that she should devote particular attention to When John, whom she called "Jacky," was five, she beg; him and train him for service to God. As a man, already his education. In one day he learned the alphabet —as d embarked on the world-wide movement of Methodism, he the other children. She taught him to spell from the tii sought her counsel otten. chapter of the Old Testament: "In the beginning Gd ." Nothing is known of Susanna's own mother. There seems created the heaven and the earth . . little doubt, however, that she handed down to her daughter After three months, five-year-old John could read as wl many of the traits that bore fruit in John and his younger as many educated adults. brother, Charles, whose hymns will be sung as long as men Through the early years and into their teens, Susan I worship God. Susanna was the twenty-filth and youngest educated her children in the home, six hours a day pll child of Dr. Samuel Anncslcy. a scholar and minister. When one evening to each child in rotation. Thursday eveninl she was about 20 she was married to the Rev. Samuel Wes- were John's. To the end of his life, John Wesley nevj ley, a rector ol the Church of England, who was to devote forgot those evenings with his mother. 74 Together/April 191 ranious portrait: This fine oil painting by Filing O. Salisbury hangs in the World Methodist Building at Laf(e Junalusfo, N. C. 1 he home school always opened and closed with the sing- land. They were turbulent, too, in the debt-ridden rectory. ing of a Psalm. No one was permitted to interrupt the An estrangement developed between Susanna and her hus- studies, which included much more than religious training. band over a difference concerning William III, who occu- When John emerged from Epworth, his was a solid back- pied the throne. At family prayers Susanna refused to say ground in literature, science, languages, and logic. Susanna "Amen" to her husband's prayer for the king because she Wesley had planned well. did not believe the Prince of Orange was king. Samuel, vow- Despite her many duties, Susanna kept her own times for ing not to live with his wife until she accepted William, prayer, meditation, and writing. Her methodical nature was rode away and was gone several months. He returned after pointed out when John wrote, "She never suffered anything William died and Queen Anne, acceptable to both, ascended to break in upon her stated hours of retirement, which she the throne. John was the first child born after his return. sacredly observed from the age of 17 or 1 8 to 72!' Even then, all did not go well. Samuel, scholarly but im- Her early years of marriage were turbulent years in Eng practical, was no stranger to debtors' prison. His parish- April 1958\Together 75 —- n > ;-**> A * The Mother of Methodism is buried in Bun hill Fields of the most solemn assemblies I ever saw, or expect to see'.' Cemetery opposite Wesley Chapel in City Road, London. Susanna's grave is near those of John Bunyan, Daniel Defoe. Here John preached her funeral before what he termed "one Isaac Watts, William Bla/{e, George Fox, and other notables. ioners, already suspicious of him, soon developed a sullen theological bent, had not found himself; that much soul- hatred for the blunt Tory. Twice, fire destroyed the rectory. searching remained for him before he fulfilled his destiny. In the second blaze, John escaped miraculously, convincing To him as to her other children, she wrote many letters. Susanna more than ever that God intended him for special Between the lines was a mother's tender care, but the words work. Her concern for his religious life grew. When he en- were clear and strong. In one letter to John she defined sin tered Christ College, Oxford, at 17, she wrote: as "whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of "Now in good earnest resolve to make religion the busi- your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the ness of life; for, after all, that is the one thing that, strictly relish of spiritual things— in short, whatever increases the speaking, is necessary. All things besides are comparatively strength and authority of your body over your mind, that little to the purpose of life. thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself!" "I heartily wish you would now enter upon a strict ex- Susanna by no means devoted most of her time to John amination of yourself, that you may know whether you have and Charles. She lavished her loyalty and affection on all the a reasonable hope of salvation by Jesus Christ. If you have children. If she had a personal favorite among the boys it it, the satisfaction of knowing it will abundantly reward could have been Samuel, her first-born. Samuel was an alert, your pains; if you have it not, you will find a more reason- intelligent lad who did not speak, however, until he was able occasion for tears than can be met with in any tragedy!' five. From then on he learned rapidly and became both She sensed that John, despite his good intentions and widely known and respected. Once, in writing to him, Su- sanna said: "You, my son—you who was once the son of my extremest sorrow in your birth in your infancy, is Shrine of Methodism: The old Epworth rectory is little and who changed today from the time Susanna Wesley lived there. now the son of my tenderest love..." But John had more reason, perhaps, to seek her counsel than did the others. He went to her before accepting James Oglethorpe's invitation to go to America as a missionary. Susanna said: "Yes, John, you may go. If I had 20 sons I should be glad to have them so engaged, though I should never see them more!' And when he returned from America frustrated, still unable to find the faith he finally found at Aldersgate, she continued to encourage him. It is doubtful that he would have employed lay preachers in his work, had it not been for his mother's influence. Susanna lived seven years after her husband's death. With his passing, she left the rectory to live with her children. In the old building, now preserved as a shrine of Methodism, she had fashioned in her sons the forces for good that many believe saved Great Britain from revolt and moral anarchy. John Wesley's evangelism, nurtured by her teachings, sparked a spiritual resurgence unrivaled in history. Susanna Wesley was one woman, one mother, who moved in one family circle, who was content, as she often said, "to fill a little space, if God be glorified!" And in her life, God was indeed glorified. Together/April 1958 P00I THEH • Al'ltll. LOSS New York Area NEWS of Your Church in Action Bishop Frederick B. Newell, 150 Fifth Avenue, Editor: Margaret F. Donaldson New York 11, N. Y. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York 1 1, N. Y. Youth to Hear Crane Two thousand young people from the New York East Conference will hold an annual convocation May 10 at 10:30 a.m. at First Church, Mount Vernon, N. Y. The Rev. Henry Hitt Crane of De- troit, Mich., will be the keynote speaker on the topic, "For the Living of These Days." The Drew University Players will pre- sent a dramatic program and the Drew University choir will sing. Crane has been pastor of the Cen- tral Methodist Church in Detroit Dr. Crane since 1938 and has earned a reputation as one of the Women met for tea in the Kennedy Room recently to discuss expansion of volunteer country's most popular speakers. services at Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn. These volunteers, from left, Mrs. Albert In 1936 and 1937, Dr. and Mrs. IF. Cook, Mrs. Edgar 0. Martinson, and Mrs. LeRoy Liesegang, and others, plan to Crane circled the globe, visiting ap- establish a motor corps and to increase the services of men and junior volunteers. proximately 40 countries. Fifteen years before this trip, he made a five-month tour of the Orient with his uncle, the Churches Find Prayer Changes Things late Dr. Frank Crane, during which time the two collaborated in writing a book and more than 150 articles. There are several evidences that service and the last half-hour is spent practical application of prayer is be- in prayer. "This period," Fritz re- coming a factor in the spiritual growth ports, "has gone as much as 30 minutes of New York Area Methodists. overtime." Several Methodist churches, includ- His testimony to the value of the ing Broadway Temple-Washington fellowship follows: Heights. Bellmore, and Mamaroneck. "It is difficult to put into words what N. Y., are joining the growing ranks these meetings are doing for the lay- of Protestant churches holding spiritual men on their jobs, in their homes, and healing services. in their churches. Lives have been An inspiring account of a prayer- transformed. Living the Christian life fellowship comes from Southern Dis- and the blessings of daily Bible study trict. Newark Conference, where prayer and prayer have become a reality. The meetings for laymen are held in differ- spiritual life of these men has been ent churches each month. deepened. High above the stories of Former District Lay Leader J. Ken- faith healing, answered prayers, habits neth Fritz reports that 12 men attended overcome, experiences of meeting Christ the first meeting Dec. 7, 1954, at New and practicing Christian living have Providence Church. resulted in a fellowship that cannot be "It seems significant," he states, "that explained in words." there were just 12." The Southern District laymen will Among 102 members honored by Fre- Attendance now totals 45 per meeting hold their second annual Spiritual Life mont Street Church, Groversville, N. Y., and two or three laymen plus the pas- Retreat May 23-25 at the Baptist Con- for being members 50 years or more tor from each new church where meet- ference Center, Lebanon, N. J., with the were, from left, George Ellsworth, 73 ings are held usually are added to the theme, "The Bible Speaks." Prof. How- years; S. W . Fear, 76 years; and Mrs. fellowship. ard C. Kee of Drew University will be George F. Conroy, 70. Pastor Jesse S. Each session starts with a devotional resource leader. Green, second from right, was speaker. April 1958\Together New York Edition of Together A-1 : THE BISHOP WRITES Honor Two Educators President Edward W. Seay and Dean TUedecC; *76e ^cu^^te*i 'a 1/occe Margaret E. Hight of Centenary Col- lege for Women have been inducted as A year ago the first bishop's Lenten luncheon was honorary members of Delta Phi Chap- held in Christ Church. More than 300 of our finest ter of Phi Theta Kappa, national laymen were present from the vicinity of New York scholastic fraternity for two-year col- City. At that time it was announced that similar meet- leges at ceremonies held in the Whit- ings would be held in 1958. Recently we were in the ney Chapel on the Centenary campus. midst of those meetings, one being held in Trinity The undergraduate members of the or- Church, Albany, Mar. 18., one in Newburgh. N. Y.. ganization selected Seay and Miss Mar. 20, and one in Newark, N. J., Mar. 25. There Hight not only because of the assistance were several hundred laymen present at these meetings. which they have rendered to the Delta The bishop is stressing six subjects in these Lenten Phi Chapter but also because of the addresses, some of which are the subjects of a year ago: national recognition they have received • The size and structure of the area. for their contributions to education. • The participation of laymen in the work and governance of the church. Seay recently was elected vice-president • The minister's salary. of the National Association of Schools • Property and debt problems and their control. and Colleges of The Methodist Church • The necessity of a growing church. and Miss Hight was appointed to the • The requirements of stewardship. executive committee of the Junior Col- These Lenten meetings have been called for two purposes, viz., to make lege Council of the Middle Atlantic the laymen realize their responsibility for the church and to inform the States. laymen of the importance of the voice of the laity in the church today. One of the greatest contributions of The Methodist Church to its member- In Memoriam ship is the fact that in the earliest days the church gave voice to the laity. This voice was expressed in class meetings and prayer meetings and love • Conferencne: Newark feasts and official boards and quarterly conferences. Gradually the strength Curtis B. Geyer, Feb. 21; George A. of this voice has been diminishing. It is possible that one of the greatest Law. Feb. 16; George G. Hollingshead, needs of Methodism in this hour is the recovery by the laity of its voice Mar. 15. of religious experience. For the church will never bring the world to a • York East New higher concept of morality and integrity without the voice of the laity Willis E. N. Elmer Honnold, Feb. 8; speaking strongly and courageously on the issues of the age. Ridgeway, Feb. 20. Frederick Buckley Newell Drew Holds Convocation Drew University celebrated the 90th anniversary of its chartering with the first all-university convocation to be held in the new gymnasium-auditorium. Plan Two Family Life Conferences President Fred G. Holloway was the speaker, and one of the participants Two conferences on family life will of the New Rochelle Guidance Center, was the Rev. Dr. Eric M. North of be held this spring for representatives a state-sponsored clinic for psycho- Chatham, N. a Drew trustee and J., of 270 churches in the New York East therapy and research. A graduate of grandson of the late Charles G. North, Conference. Ohio Wesleyan University, he is the one of the incorporators of the univer- They will be held at 10:00 a.m. Apr. author of This Is My Faith, How to sity. 19 at First Church, Bridgeport, Conn., Preach to People's Needs, and Under- and May 3 at the Westbury, N .Y., standing Grief. Church. The Rev. Edgar N. Jackson, of Probe Staff Ministry Mamaroneck, will be leader at both conferences and will discuss the prob- Problems involved in a staff ministry lems, opportunities, and challenges of were discussed by the Rev. J. Edward family relationships. Carothers of First Church. Schenectady, Jackson studied at the Post Graduate N. Y.. at a meeting of associate pastors Center for Psychotherapy in New York of North and South Carolina at the in- City and served two terms as president vitation of Bishop Nolan B. Harmon. The topics were "The Spiritual Prob- lems of a Staff Ministry" and "The 10 Come to U.S. to Study Spiritual Disciplines Required in a Ministers from Methodist churches in Staff Ministry." Africa and Asia have been brought to The conclusions: the U. S. by the Division of World "1. The terms 'associate' and 'assist- Missions for a semester of specialized ant' are not properly applied to the training at Drew University, followed pastors who may not be preachers. We Guest of honor at a tea celebrating pub- by six months of practical field experi- should abandon terminology which sug- lication by Abingdon of her new book, ence. gests inferior status. The term 'col-j "Bible Stories for Young Readers," Classroom work includes Bible study league' is more appropriate. Edith Patterson Meyer autographs a and biblical theology, Christian and "2. Urbanization requires specializa-j copy. It is the first book for young social ethics, and a special seminar on Lion in our pastoral work. Preaching,! people based on the Revised Standard the needs of pastors. From June administration, education, and pastoral! Version. Mrs. Meyer was formerly a through November, they will serve in- care require specialists whose status is I children s librarian, an editor with terneship as associate pastors in Meth- accepted in true value by congregations.! Rand McNally, and for Abingdon. odist parishes. "3. When pastors working together! A-2 Together/April 1958 James Speaks at Drew The Rei W illiam M. Fames, p dl Metropolitan Community Church in \<-w York City, was guesi tpeakei in a Religious Kmpliasis \\ eek program at Drew I Diversity Mar. 16-21, His sub* jecta were "Christian Life on the Vmer- ican Scene." "Christian Challenge to New Philosophies," and "\ Look it God through Jesus Christ." The pro- gram also included a faculty panel dis- cussing "How Would Christ Change Modern Day Christianity? " and a dra- matic reading. "The Terrible Meek." by Charles Rami Kennedy. Start Fund for Students doctors examine txphiod patient brought siviftly and comfortably to Kolar Hospital i well-equipped ambulance sent by Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief last The East Quogue Church has estab- ummer. "How to say thank you is difficult," Dr. Esther Shoemaker, hospital direc- lished a scholarship fund for students tr, writes Bishop Newell. "We can only say it has already saved many lives." who wish to study for Christian service, including the ministry, teaching, or 7 nursing. 1 special functions demonstrate ma- An Extra 'Not Cognizant of the need for more jre capacity to 'lift each other up' Christian workers and of the financial ithout jealousy or friction of any kind An enterprising gremlin inadvert- difficulties encountered by many stu- ne staff ministry is a blessing to our ently altered the Rev. Hobart F. dents, the fund committee will make burcb.es. Goewey's technique for sermon prepa- help available to Protestants, preferably "4. Our people need to reconstruct ration as described in the January edi- Methodists, in the east end of Suffolk neir concept of the work of the pas- tion of the Supplement. County in the Brooklyn South District Drs. Many of us still think in rural "I do not memorize exactly more of the New York East Conference. erms although most of us now live in than a few sentences. I do soak my rban centers. The rural church can- mind and heart in the main ideas and ot win the city, nor can a city pastor emphases," Goewey had wrkten in the leet the expectations of a congrega- Burlington Free Press. Somehow, an ion which thinks of his work in rural extra "not" turned up in the quotation erms." before the word "soak." We hereby at TteuA 'Placet. exorcise it —with apologies to Goewey New York Conference: and the Free Press. itudy Missions in Japan Donald G. Guiles to supply Pine Bush, N. Y. Expert planning and spirited promo- were covered during the four sessions. Troy Conference: accounted for a record attendance ion Programs included panel discussions, Frank W. Grippin to First Church, four Sunday Schools of Missions held t filmstrips. dialogues. Bennington. Vt. .t First Church, Englewood, N. J., ac- Mildred Brown, a student at Union Charles E. Davis to supply Essex ording to William Kiss, public rela- Theological Seminary, spoke at the last and Whallonsburg, N. Y. ions chairman. session on her experiences as a mis- L. Burlin Main to Detroit Confer- Each session was opened with the sionary in the northern part of Japan. ence. erving of Japanese tea and the play- The program following a sukiyaki sup- Newark Conference: ng of Japanese music. Japanese ladies per included a presentation of studies John Robert Nelson to Tennessee ind children, members of our church. by the junior and primary classes. Conference. idorned in colorful native Japanese cimonos, served as hostesses. Refresh- nents were imported directly from [okyo. Authentic Japanese art objects, listorical scrolls, dolls, and other arti- cles of Japanese origin were displayed. Dr. C. W. Iglehart, author of the mis- sion study book. Cross and Crisis in Japan, noted authority on Japan, and i leader of the Christian movement :here. pointed out that Christians are a significant minority in Japan, some 100.000 in a population of 90 million. He explained that Japan's unique cul- :ure is the result of the influence of different Asian religions, among them Shintoism and Buddhism, and because ai this. Christianity will continue to grow slowly. To become a Christian, sacrifice and the rupture of family ties. Iglehart said, requires a great deal of sacrifice and the rupture of family ties. Many phases of Japanese life, in- MYFers at Patchogue, N. Y., had a candlemaking day at which 27 members made cluding the progress of the Christian 70 candles. Among candlemakers were, from left, Benny Wilson, Kathy Bishop, movement and the growth of missions, Linda Meachem, Peter Raynor, Richard Nogiewich, and Fred Henson, president. April 1958\Together A-3 ; New Horizons cation sermon at St. Mark's Church, the plans were drawn, and the Rev Rockville Centre, N. Y., when the mort- Barton Bovee, present pastor. • Open house planned by the Scotia, gage on the new building was burned • The McKownville Church becam N. Y., Church for its new education recently. debt-free when the mortgage on the 2 building became a "closed house" be- • The new education unit of Norwalk, acres of property was burned by Al cause of a severe blizzard. The event Conn., Church was declared open by bany District Superintendent Haroh was held a week later when parish- Bishop Newell in the presence of the W. Griffis and the Rev. Albert Warnei ioners had the opportunity to inspect Rev. W. Wesley Williams, pastor when pastor. the new $100,000 facilities which pro- vide for a babyfold, two kindergarten classes, nursery, kitchen, and offices for the Rev. Paul V. Hydon, pastor, and the Rev. Herman D. Berlew, associate pas- tor of Christian education. me Qlncuut Wtdie/i • Four former pastors and the widow of a fifth were present at the consecra- • Most memorial windows are given in it "parenthood planned for birthda tion of the new education building at tribute to someone no longer living, but cake economy." Gladstone, N. J. the Rev. Arthur P. White of Delmar, • Then Kensington Methodist Churcl • Bishop Newell preached at the dedi- N. Y., is the recipient of such a window in Berlin. Conn., held its 100th annua from the young people of his church meeting Feb. 23. while he is very much alive. The young • The Circuit Writer was guilty of ai people, who, incidentally, number 800 error in the February story about th< of 1,736 members, raised funds for the unusual growth of the Unionville window secretly and made a surprise Conn., Church. The story states tha presentation at a birthday party for three years ago the church numbere< White. It memorializes many of the about 30 members. That figure repre well-remembered words of counsel and sents the attendance. The membershij guidance he has spoken during his pas- totaled 162. torate. • The MYF of St. Paul's Church. Mid • After the manner of the CBS "Sun- dletown, N. Y., traveled by bus to Ne^ rise Semester" which gained many New York Mar. 21 for a shopping tour am Rochelle "students," First Church held a visit to Cinerama. a Lenten school for six Thursday eve- • A "declaration of faith through word nings with a thorough study of the and song" was presented Mar. 16 at th> Gospel of St. John. South Bethlehem, N. Y., Church by th. • The Northern District of the Newark youth choirs and cabinet of the Catskil Conference has launched a "Ten Thou- Mountain Subdistrict MYF. Charle sand Club" to raise funds for the ex- Wesley hymns were sung by six junio A $20,000 debt on the Community pansion of churches. The plan calls choirs. Church Parish House, East Meadow, for 1,000 to pledge $10 toward each • The junior choir of the Mamaroneclf with the N. Y., celebrated its N. Y., goes up in smoke amid the new building project restric- Church 15th ar tion that not more than two projects niversary with a gala concert. Assistin happy smiles of, from left, the Rev. Arnold Miller, pastor; the Rev. Ken- will be planned per year. the 87-voice group was a barber sho of quartette the neth B. Grady, district superintendent • The Rev. Grant S. Shockley, pastor featuring the pastor, Re^ N. Jackson, baritone solois' and Louis Hauser, church lay leader. Janes Church, Brooklyn, has been Edgar as elected second vice-president of the • Mrs. John M. Pearson, wife of th Brooklyn Division of the Protestant Newburgh District superintendent, i Council of the City of New York. co-chairman of the committee plannin • First Church, Stamford, Conn., has the Fifth Assembly of the Woman" issued a 41-page booklet containing Division of Christian Service May 6- Lenten meditations written by the lay- in St. Louis, Mo. men of the church. It is sponsored by • Visitors to the Brussels World's Fai the commission on education. will see a painting featuring Wesle • "Taxi!" A New York taxi driver Chapel, now known as John Stree was surprised to pull up to the curb Methodist Church. The work of Josepl Feb. 19 in response to that call and Smith, famous artist of his day and . hear his passenger say, "Arch Street trustee of the church, the picture will Methodist Church, Philadelphia." It be exhibited by the Smithsonian Insti was the Rev. Ralph W. Sockman. who tution in the United States Building. was to preach the noon Lenten sermon • The 200th birthday of the birth o and had discovered the Pennsylvania Jesse Lee. the first officially appointee trains had been canceled because of New England Methodist minister, wa the snow. The taxi made the trip in observed at First Church, Hartford time, the driver stayed for the service Conn. Bishop Newell recalled that Le< and then drove Sockman back to New preached for the first time in Xorwalk York. Fare: $50. • Reprints are available of the Rev • There are four children but only Lowell Atkinson's sermon, "Courtes; two birthdays in the family of the Rev. or Calamity." printed with suitable il and Mrs. Jack Russell in New Milford, lustrations in the January. 1958. issm High point in the construction of the Mass. Their fourth boy, David Roy. of Pulpit Digest. The sermon concern: new $200,000 building being erected was born Feb. 19 on his brother Dan- highway safety. by First Church, Plainfield, N. J., is the shan's sixth birthday. Their brothers. • Five lay speakers preached th« hoisting of the steeple into place by a John and Eric, will be five and four, Lenten sermons at a series of Meth 130-foot crane. The structure will be respectively, on June 25. Russell, New odist-Baptist midweek services in Wa dedicated by Bishop Newell in January. York East Conference secretary, terms terford. N. Y. Together/April 195! 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