Eva Luoma ngelical bea
THE MAGAZINE FOR EVANGELICAL FREE
M. .. H29, 1960
Vol. 33
No. 26 editorials LET'S NOT FORGET THE UPPER 'M WHILE PREPARING THE L .R
Opinion and Comment
THE PRESIDENCY, 1960 As the political drums beat louder and louder to ward the "crucial" April 5 presidential primary in Wis consin, evangelical Christians face a puzzling. situation. Of any group in the entire world, we should not be bigots. The word has no place in the vocabulary or the thought processes of the true believer in Christ. This truth must be crystal clear. It is a fact of life, however, that a Roman Catholic has all the stops out as he presses his availability as the Chief Executive of our nation. Others of his persuasion are in the wings. Result: a conflict in the mind of the evangelical Christian. Our "we are not prejudiced" per sonality runs head on into our "we are dedicated to sep aration of church and state" makeup. It is a puzzling predicament and, as one editor write, "disturbing, to say the least." The rub comes when the Protestant mind wonders what will happen if a Roman Catholic becomes president and there arises a situation calling for his decision be tween loyalty to his religion and loyalty to his country. 0 With Catholic doctrine as it is (the church being su THEV Wf.'NT U?:t�TOAll UPP!:� Ji!OOM,•• TH�EALL CONTINUED W':r''. -,dcrs,.-/�, preme} the Protestant wonders if the ·nation might not ON!: .ACCOflO IN �Yl:R". ff well end up second best. He documents his doubts by examining nations at present dominated by the Roman lar qualms about voting for a Jew for such an office. Catholic religion and wonders, rightly or wrongly, if his Yes, the evangel�cal Christian who will place his "x" beloved country is headed the same way should the on a ballot in Wisconsin, or any other state, has been White House door swing open in January, 1961, to a forced to think seriou�ly on this matter. Should a Roman Roman Catholic. Catholic be elected, . would the Protestant privilege of "Nothing to fear," he is assured. "America is a witnessing to and winning people to Christ be curtailed different type of nation. It would not happen here. It and abridged? Fantastic even to think so? The Protes could not." tant calmly reminds you of this country and of that coun Yet, Mr. Protestant wonders as he checks his history, try where it has happened. He ask� in addition, "Are our past and present. missionaries working in such countries completely in We would be the first to say that a man's religion error and hopelessly bigoted?" should not make any difference. Religion, we say, not Two things are clear. religion and politics. When the two are united, we won We are not bigots. � der. Again, the facts of life tell us that the Vatican is a We do have convictions concerning our country. recognized political state, even as it is a religion. In our cherished thinking on separation of church and state, we often find �t difficult to see how they can be one. How do we determine which is which, or when one starts and THE EVANGELICAL BEACON the other leaves off? Combin•d with Th• Evang•li•t, 1950 . We ponder deeply, and at length, at large news Published each TuHday, •xcept bl-weekly durlng July, August and Septemb•r. Official organ of The Evangelical FrH Church of America. paper ads which say boldly, "As A Paulist Father You Editorial and circulation offices: 2950 Niccll•t awnue, Minneapolls I, Minn. Can Help Make America Catholic." We wonder, is that Editor .,- Mel Larson the goal of the Roman Catholic church in America? It Consulting editor - Roy A. Thompson Contributing editors - Arnold T. Olson, L•sftlr P. WHtlund, C. C. Larson, would appear so from this ad. We do not recall ads which Bennett Anderson, Della E. Obon, Werner Jacoboen. read, "Help Make America Protestant," or "Help Win District editors - Eastern, Olai Urang; G,.a, Lok••, Gordon S. Kling; North Central, H. E. Sodergren; Central, 0. W. Johnsoni Midwest, Donald. W. America to Lutheranism," or "Help Make America Bap Leff; South Central, E. L. Pearson; Rocky Mountain, Wallace Bloomquist; Wes· tist." We do remember such appeals as "Help Win Amer tern, Herbert D. Peterson; Pacific Northwest, Carl E. Sundholm; Canadian o Prairl•, Carl fosmark; Canadian Pacific, David Enerson; Southecutem, WHley ica t Christ," or "Tell Your ::";eighbor About Jesus." Carlson; ·Kentucky, John Haupt. Win people yes, but not to one church, nor to one denom Subscription price - $.C;oo per year. Church list eqval to 50 p•r cent of membership - $2.50 per yaar. ination. Win them first for Christ, theri allow the� to Church list· equal. to 7S per ..nt of membership - $2.2S per year. join .the church of their choice. We evangelize toward a Church ll•t equal to 100par cent af membership - $2.00 par y•ar. truly Christian America, riot a truly Prote$tant America. Printed by Frae Church. P.. u. And, as we ponder, we. wonder why we have no simi- Seoond-closs paotage paid at Minneapolis, Minn. 2 The Evangelical Beacon news dig •• - Catholic. . . . Most Americans do not want religion to be an issue m the ne:z:t national elections, but the use of a man's Kt you Informed of religious religious affiliation will certainly bring the religious issue into the 1960 election." and secular happenings of interest to Christians. PEOPLE Dr.Paul S. Rees, Minneapolis, vice president at large .of Serviced by Evangelical Press World Vision, will speak at the Rose Bowl Easter Sunrise service. . . .Rev. Thomas 0. Chisholm, one of the world's most prolific hymn writers, died recently at the age of 93. He authorized some 12DO hymns; two of the best known are "Living for Jesus" and "Great Is Thy Faithfulness." He THE PULPIT died at Ocean Grove, N. J.... Nazarenes have ordained The Church of Sweden will have women ministers in its their first woman minister in Hiroshima, Japan. She is Rev. parishes forthe first time by this spring. Announcement came Rika Nagase, widow of the Nazarene pastor in Hiroshima in spite of widespread opposition. The "confessional front" who died of wounds from the atom bomb there.. . . Dr. Har organization led by Bishop Bo Giertz of Gothenburg issued tin Niemoller, Germany, spoke at a commissioning rally for a 17-point manifesto declaring that ordination of women 3000 Chicago area laymen in a visitation evangelism thrust. "conflicts with the will of God and the directions of Christ - John Morse, 33, chairman of the Christian Business Men's as they are given to us in the Scripture." Coinmittee of Ventura, Calif., was named the man of the In Manila, Philippine Islands, Miss Amelia de Leon, 22, year by the Ventura chamber of commerce .... Dr. Irwin became the first ordained Philippine Methodist woman min A Moon and Dr. George E. Speake of Moody Institute of ister. She receives a bachelor of theology. degree in March Science are on the first phase of a two-year, round the world from Union Theological Seminary. photographic tour in a twin engine private plane. OVERSEAS POTPOURRI The Third Baptist church in Madrid, Spain, has been granted official permission to re-open. It has been closed Dr.Jerald C. Brauer, dean of the University of Chicago's since September, 1951f..•• Observers are hopeful that the Federated Theological Faculty, has suggested that Russia five-month breach among Presbyterians in Korea has been and the United States cooperate in launching the first manned healed after the 550,000 member group voted to withdraw space ship with passengers for several nations abroad, adding, from the World Council of Churches .... A record 15715 "It is possible to gain the whole cosmos and lose our own 1 Japanese pastors and church workers met at Hakone, near Sf'"· s." ... The world's population explosion, said Dr. James Tokyo , for the World Vision's first 1960 pastors conference. rest Murch, managing editor of Ch.ristianity Today, is They came from 60 of .Japan's 72 denominations. � .ag churches together into a concern for spiritual unity, • declaring, "Christian leaders are beginning to reali7.e in this atomic space age that time is running out for the human :race CORRECTION and that Christendom no longer can afford the luxury of Three important words were omitted from an item division.".. . The Minneapolis Presbytery declared "In our free society, a man's religious affiliation should not auto in the March 22 issue. In quoting the minutes of the matically commend or condemn him to the intelligent voter. 1959 general conference, concerning Trinity Seminary His personal integrity and views on real concrete issuesshould and Bible College, the resolution passed included in it be the voter's guide for decision."... Dr. William F. Albright, the three italicized words in the following: "Resolved, prominent Protestant Biblical archeologist and Old Testa that the Board of Trustees be authorized to purchase or ment scholar, was awarded an honorary doctor of letters d� sell land and property adjacent or not adjacent to the gree by Loyola university, Chicago, a Roman Catholic school. present location, and in addition be authorized to borrow It was the school's first such degree to a Protestant in the funds needed temporarily to complete or assure the ac field of religion. Albright, a Methodist, usually attends Pres quisition of suitable property until the 1960 conference." byterian services.His wife and seven children are Catholics. Repeating, the words or not adjacent" were included in the resolution. They were omitted• by mistake. THE POLITICAL SCENE DR. OLSON'S SCHEDULE FOR APRIL Dr. Arnold T. Olson's schedule for April is as Jubilee, a Roman Catholic monthly magazine published follows: in New York city, found that 57 per cent of 1000 readers in a sample poll said they would vote for Sen. John F.Kennedy April 1 Lacombe, Alberta • for president, with only 33 per cent believing he could win. April 2 Okotoks, Alberta • Only 34 per cent thought he would get the Democratic party April 3 Vauxhall, Alberta * nomination. . . • The editor of America, a Roman Catholic April 4 Coronation, Alberta * weekly, declared that the United States has virtually ceased April 5 Luseland, Sask. "' to be a Protestant nation and has entered a "post-Protestant April 6 Marsden, Sask. "' era." Father Thurston N. Davis, S. J., said, "Since the depres April 7 Mt. Nebo, Sask. • sion and World War n a series of ahifts has little by little April 8 Big River, Sask. • changed the religio-political face of America. Today, in 1960, April 9 Herbert, Sask. • we are certain]y not a Catholic country, nor are we on the April 26 way to becoming one. But we have virtually ceased to be White Rock, B.C. * .... t.estant." April 27-30 Canadian Pacific District Conference rhe Ca.pital Baptist (Washington, D. C.) writes, 'To April 10 Eastend, Sask. • , _ .md make 'political hay' out of a person's religion is wrong. April 11 Horsham, Sask. • It is just as wrong for a person to vote for a Catholic because April 12 Fosston-Hendon, Sask. • he is a Catholic as to vote against a person because he is a � denotes Jubilee rally March 29, 1960 3 N ow he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful ,n- tenance, and goodly to Zook to." . With these words from 1 Samuel we are introduced to a clean-cut young man: intelligent, handsome and the• very embodiment of health. He strides onto the stage of Israel's history in his vigorous youth, tending his father's sheep, playing the harp for his king and facing the giant Goliath with his sling and his "five smooth stones." He was the idol of Israel's women who gloried in his victory over the Philistines, singing, "Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands." When God planned this remarkable man, He put a godly soul and sound mind into a healthy, strong body. All of us have noticed David's words as he contem plated with a sense of awe the near miracle of his own body, "I will praise Thee: for I am fearfully and won derfully made." (Psalm 139:14). Throughout most of his 70 years, he was blessed with good health, but there came at last a time when even the vigorous body of a David began to decline. Near the end, we read of a con dition common to age. The book of 1 Kings opens with the words, "David was old and stricken in years; and they covered hiin with clothes, but he gat no heat." It was the beginning of the end. He who had slain a lion and a bear ��glehandedly in his youth; who had led his 400 might)· men through the wilderness, slipped at last in weakness and feebleness into death, saying to Solomon; his son, "I go the way of all the earth." The once ruddy youth, the man of the fields and woods, was buried, ·and the seeds of corruption long present in �,s body sprouted· into decay and disintegration. How phetic his words, "Thou hast brought me into the \.. -• of death." (Psa. 22:15) If we could listen in on Peter as he preached in Jerusalem on Pentecost, we would hear him say, "Let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day." Paul, in another place, said of him
THOUGH DEATH DOG OUR STEPS AN EASTER MEDITATION
By REV. JAMES LEONARD
PASTOR SALEM EV. FREE CHURCH ST.ATEN ISL.AND, N v,
4 Th• Evangelical Beacon t1' · '1e "fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, out, "I know Thee who thou art, the Holy One of God." a.. JW corruption." In Hebrews 1:9 God speaks prophetically to His Son ·fhis, with infinite variations, is the story of human thus, "Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated in experience. In the words of an old prayer, "In the iquity." Jesus challenged His critics with these words, midst of life we are in death." Paul tells us that "by "Which of you convinceth Me of sin?" Pilate said, "I one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin," find in Him no fault at allY The thief on the cross and he surely means not only spiritual death but also gave as his considered opinion, "This man hath done death which is physical. We should pray with David, nothing amiss." Peter, preaching to a wondering throng, "Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of courageously said, "Ye denied the Holy One and the my days ... that I may know how frail I am." Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you." If we had no illumination from God, we would look The cumulative testimony of Scripture coincides with with inexpressible sadness on the long, long parade of these well-known words: "He was in all points tempted the world's greatest, the world's best and most vigorous like as we are, yet without sin!" For this reason, as as it wends its way to inevitable death and corruption. well as for others, death had no dominion over Him. Our eyes would come to rest at last upon the little He only voluntarily subjected Himself to its power and cluster of faithful women watching as Joseph and Nico its pains, that "through death He might destroy him demus laid to rest the human body of earth's finest and that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and de fairest, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. We would say, "What liver them who through fear of death were all their a strangle hold this enemy has upon us when such a lifetime subject to bondage." (Hebrews 2:14, 15) Now David was a great man, and a man after God's one as this 'who knew no sin, neither was guile found It in His mouth' must come to such an end!" own heart, but David was not holy. was David who But THIS is not the message of Easter! prayed, "I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine in For we do have illumination from God, a revelation iquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my trans concerning the defeat of death and decay. It is true gressions unto the Lord." It was David who cried out that Jesus also went "the way of all the earth," not in in agony of soul, "Against Thee, Thee only, have I feebleness and old age, but in the prime of life, tasting sinned, and done this evil in Thy sight." Such words death for every man. But here we see no strangle hold never came from the lips of Jesus, for they never needed of death, for it had come to Him at His own command to. His was no whited sepulchre of self-righteousness,· as He dismissed His spirit upon the cross. no nest of unclean thoughts, no fountain pouring forth In Peter's Pentecostal sermon, ( Acts 2) you see bitter water, no tree bearing corrupt fruit. For in this his reference not only to David's death and burial, but amazing union of God and man, there was absolute holiness, complete freedom from sin. Since the sting r we all to the wonder and glory of the resurrection of ,s. He speaks not only of His death by wicked hands, of death is sin, "it was not possible that He should be holden of it." In the words of Robert Lowry, a. •• t by the "determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God," but also of His resurrection, reminding his "Death cannot keep his prey-Jesus my Savior! hearers that God hath raised Him up, "having loosed the He tore the bars away-Jesus my Lord!" pains of death because it was not possible that He should be holden of it." (Acts 2:23, 24) In respect to David's There are so many facets to the meaning and mes earthly body, there was a note of defeat, for it had sage of Easter, but surely this personal victory of Jesus long since been buried and had molded into dust. over the tomb is the most obvious meaning. That great But in respect to the body of David's greater Son, what fact ( for such it is) became the rallying point of the a shout of victory over death-"it was not possible that faith of the early church, the belief in the bodily resur He should be holden of it!" Charles Williams translates rection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Apostles taught the word thus, "It was impossible for Him to be held so clearly that our hope of bodily resurrection is en by the power of death." tirely dependent on Jesus and His victory. Impossible, for "in Him was life; and the life was Some of you reading this may be very young, with the light of men." Impossible, for He came to offer many years of healthy life before you. Some of you may "living water," to satisfy our souls with "the living bread be very old, shut up within the shell of a body marked which came down from heaven," to say to sorrowing by weakness and weariness. But whatever the condition Martha, "I am the resurrection and the life." of our bodies, we praise God that because Jesus lives, Why was it impossible that Jesus should be held we shall live also, that though death dog our steps, our by death? Lord Jesus has put it to flight and holds "the keys . . . It was impossible for One who said, "I am the ... of death" that when the trumpet sounds, "the dead in life," for One who, in the beginning, was not only with Christ shall rise first." God, but was God. Peter, quoting Acts 2, gives us an David "died in a good old age, full of days, riches, important reason as he recounts the prophetic words and honor," but he saw corruption. Jesus, the sinless of Psalm 16, "Neither wilt Thou suffer thine Holy One One, died in shame and "made His grave with the wick to see corruption." Death had no claim on the Sinless ed," but saw no corruption and won an eternal victory One, for as Paul tells us, "The sting of death is sin." over the power of the grave. In His dying He bore our If by the first Adam, sin entered into the world, and sins, that through faith in Him we might possess eternal death by way of sin, then death has no right to God's life and the promises of resurrection if death comes second Adam, who was without sin. before He comes. Before His birth, the angel Gabriel had said to And we say, "David, whether by one means of exodus .'y\ "That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall or another, we plan some day to join you in your resur rection body through the atoning death and victorious 1.11:: called the Son of God." Years later, a demon amazed the congregation of the Capernaum synagogue crying triumph of the Son of God. We say, with you, 'Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him!' " Maroh .29, 1960 5 The immortal words of George Bennard have .endeared themselves to thousands as from pulpit and pew we have sung, "On a hill far away, stood an old rugged cross, the emblem of suffering and shame." That this hymn was born out of an historical event no one denies. Secular history records the events and the Old Testa ment prophesied and predicted it thousands of years be fore it took place-. The New Testament in minute detail describes the event of the darkest hour in human history, when God's Son was nailed to the cross and from parched lips the agonized cry was heard and recorded for all to read, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." These words describe the attitude of the One •· hung there that day and then in a loud voice said, God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" This ·, 'CJ.s the cry of one forsaken by God because of man's sin. Lastly they heard; "It is finished." His purpose for com ing into the world, a completed redemption, .was now accomplished. He commits His. spirit unto the Father and gives up the ghost. What makes it historic is that after He was three days and nights in a tomb He arose again, much to the unbelief of the disciples and the dismay and consternation of His enemies, who had their hateful purpose thwarted. We glance with interest at the geographical location of this God-ordained event. It was in gorgeously arrayed Babylon, not surrounded by the might of Rome, nor- did this deed take place in any of the artistic, intellectual or I'- cultured cities of Greece, but in the religious, monotheis tic center, Jerusalem, the city of peace. It came through a people informed by the oracles of God, who had been made· custodians of a sacred literature which should have informed and empowered them so that they would have been a people portraying a righteous form of social life, with enlightenment from sacred scriptures supplying discernment to see in Jesus the predicted Messiah. Instead, we hear the murderous cry, "Crucify Him, crucify Him, we will not have this man (God's Son) to reign over us." So the city of peace becomes a city filled with tumult, unrest, distrust and fear. "For the preaching of the cross is to them that That this event is an historical fact. and its geo perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the graphical location Jerusalem is in itself · of little con power of God." (1 Cor. 1:18.) cern to many. This fact of history becomes important., even endearing, because of the Person Who die.q that cross. Of this Person the Jews said, "No man sp. like this man." Another said, ''No man can do these miracles that thou doest except God be with him." The 6 Tha Evangelical Bai:tcan "[ l!I
THE CROSS OF CHRIST
By REV. ARTHUR S. YEREX Langley, lritillh Calumbla
Samaritan woman questioned, "Art thou greater than our people of Jerusalem were divided into two distinct father Jacob?" Pilot had said, "I find in Him no fault groups. Some were for Him, others were against. Jesus at all." Pilot's wife had warned him saying, "Have had said that you cannot serve two masters. You are nothing to do with this just person." either for Him or against Him. On this day of the cross, They wrote on the cross the inscription, "THE KING and ever since, we see two attitudes toward Him. Some OF THE JEWS." mocked and railed, others congratulated themselves on John the Baptist inscribed to Him the title, "The having committed this murderous deed. Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world." On the other hand, women wept. Strong men hung In these words Jesus' relationship to the Father is por their heads in reverenceas, standing in the shadow of the trayed. God's Son, through death ( as typified by the cross, bewildered, perplexed but tenderly devoted to Old Testament sacrificial lamb) was on the cross taking Him they had known as Lord and Master, they remained away our sin. loyal to the end. With tender hands He was taken from Thus this mysterious person who caused all Israel the cross, cared for andHis body wrapped and laid ten onder and Rome to fear, nailed to the cross that day, derly in a new tomb. Thanks be to God, those heavy , .. ., none other than the promised seed of Eve, the mir hearts were soon lightened, tear-stained eyes were dried aclilous born son of Abraham, of whom Isaac is a type. and with new courage and enthusiasm they not only be He is the kingly son of David, who will yet sit upon held Him risen and alive but also witnessed His ascen the throne of Israel. He is the virgin born son of Mary, sion after He had committed unto them a message to conceived by the Holy Ghost. He is called Emmanuel, proclaim to all the world. God with us. His name is Jesus (Jehovah, Savior). Yes, After Pentecost this message of the cross was spread this One who hung on the· cross is none other than the abroad. Many were converted, repented and became Eternal Son of God, the promised Messiah of the Old followers of Christ. Testament, the Lord Jesus Christ of the New Testament, When we view the cross afresh we cannot but be the shepherd who came to seek and to save that which affected emotionally, so efficacious is the death, burial was lost, the kinsman redeemer who redeems us from and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. As these sin. This Savior who hung on the atoning cross is re scenes · are brought before us we will �ither disregard deeming us from the bonds of the law with its judicial the gracious work of salvation on our behalf or be humil accusations, forever freeing us from its condemnation iated and ashamed at the realization that the human and saving us from sin. Hallelujah, what a Savior! race committed such a deed. Our hearts being filled Theologically, the cross marks the time and place of with repentance, love and devotion, we submit ourselves our having been freed from the demand of the law, for to Him as we cry, "My Lord and my God." We, too, as He who knew no sin became sin for us that we might be Thomas, will worship Him. made the righteousness of God i."l Him. As we by faith When we pause in quiet meditation in the presence identify ourselves with this Christ on the cross, so are of God, worshipping Him, we find our soul's need satis we set free from the penalty of sin for which the law fied, strength to endure, power to love, boldness to wit demands eternal death. ness and grace to fellowship. If this be not our experi But the cross would be ineffectual had there been ence we have become indifferent, developing a negligent no resurrection. The One who died on the cross is de attitude that has no concern or thankfulness. We deny clared and proved to be the Son of God with power by the power of the cross and we refuse His offered love. the resurrection from the dead. Praise God! On the We crucify the Son of God afresh and put Him to an third day He rose again for our justification. As we open shame. identify ourselves with Christ in this new resurrected To spurn the Person on the cross means certain life we are broughtinto a new experience of a Christ-like eternal judgment. 1'"
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10 lha Evangelical· Beacon ing Child Evangelism. . . . The FCYF will meet on Thursday. Each Evangel meeting and the messages on thetheme, sp�113ored''Monkey Business" on March ical Free or independent church recog "The Worship of God," proved most in :'· . � C. E. Melbye underwent sur- nized by the conference has a right. to spirational and helpful.Our hearts were i .in his shoulder at the Swedish be represented at all meetings by three stirred to prayerful and more thorough Hr,11,vital in Englewood, Colo. He is delegates. Churches with membership study of the real meaning and substance reported to be making satisfactory exceeding fifty have a right to be rep of true worship. Pastor L. D. Fast and progress. Remember him in prayer. resented by an additional delegate his congregation are to be commended FORT COLLINS: Recent special for each fifty over and above the first for the efficient manner in which it meetings were a blessing. Four first fifty members. entertained the conference. . . . Re· time decisions were made and others Rev. R. W. Hauser, chairman elected were Rev. Carl W. Linde, chair came for dedication of their lives. . . • Rev. Earl Gunsolley, secretary man; Rev. Percy Carlsson, vice chair The pastor is conducting a weekly in Rev. Bryan Johnson, host pastor man, and Rev. L. D. Fast, secretary. struction class for new converts and Rev. Robert Culbertson was elected for baptismal candidates, beginning vice secretary. The treasurer, Paul March 20. Western: Holmgren, and the financial secretary, LITTLETON: The FCYF presented Chet Langley, were re-elected. Howard the program at a Sunday evening serv RADIO MISSIONARY Kennedy, Beresford, and Irvin Linman, ice. . . . The church is "Shareholder's CONFERENCE AT TURLOCK Arthur, were re-elected representatives. Project No.17." Building plans for the The newly-elected representatives are new churchare to be submitted to con SAN JOSE: Six members were re Oscar F. Anderson, Albert City, Harvey tractors for bids the latter part of ceived.. . . Our prayers and sympathy Christensen, Rapid City, John Hulme, March. . . . It was reported at the an to Pastor and Mrs. Stover in the home Wayland, Melvin Josephson, Boone, and nual meeting on March 14 that there going of Don's mother. Gordon Sonerholm, Britt. are now 50 members. A needed build· LA MESA.: Three young people made RAPID CITY: Pastor Ward Bonnell ing loan has been granted by Christian decisions forChrist during youth week. graduated a Bible instruction class of Investors Foundation. DEL REY HILLS: "How I Met the six. . . . The film, "MartinLuther," was SUNNYDALE, ARICKAREE: Rev. G. Master'' is the theme of special testi shown. . . . On March �, 13 Pioneer Christian Weiss of the Back tothe Bible monies each Sunday evening by mem Girls received ranks, badges and Broadcast was guest on March 6. . . . bers of thecongregation. awards. Rev. and Mrs. Charles Aregood again FULLERTON: Pastor Wes Gustafson SIOUXCITY: Colored slides showing was guest speaker at a conference· for have assumed the pastoral duties after Oriental high school and college stu the work of the Raymond Olstads, mis a six-months leave of absence.-Wal· dents at Loch Leven .... Rev. A J. sionaries to Japan, were shown at lace G. Bloomquist Thorwall and Dr. Irving Ahlquist sup FCYF. The "Footsteps of Livingstone," plied the pulpit recently. showing missionary work in the Congo, MIRANDA: Rev. Reuben Granlund also was shown recently. Midwest: SPOOT LAKE: Rev. and Mrs.Roland spoke at both services March 20. Adams of Marathon presented a pro PETALUMA: Missionary Richard gram in behalf of the National WMS ,TRICT CONFERENCE Anderson spoke at the ladies birthday and its project of a missionary furlough t"LANNED APRIL 26-28 festival March 18. home. TURLOCK: A missionary convention IOWA STATE WMS: The annual LINCOLN, NEB.: Dr. G. Douglas by radiowas held on March 19 over sta Iowa WMS meeting will be held at tion KTUR (Turlock) from 10:00 a.m. Clear Lake on April 29.-0. W. John Young of Trinity Seminary spoke until midnight. Those participating March 20. Rev.Ord Morrow of Back to were Dr. Oswald Smith, Billy Graham, son the Bible Broadcast spoke to the Sen Dr. Clyde Taylor, Dr. Charles Fuller, ior FCYF March 20. George Beverly Shea, Bill Carle and SUMNER, NEB.: Pastor Green is us Redd Harper. North Central: ing the theme, "Scenes on the Road," RICHVALE: "Moments for Medita each Sunday morning prior to Easter tion," a haH hour radio program, is and is bringing a series of three mes N.A.E. LEADER SPEAKS heard each Sunday evening at 5:30, AT ST. LOUIS PARK sages on baptism Sunday evenings . . . KFBK, 1530k.c. Tune in. The FCYF enjoyed a pizza party at ORLAND: Youth week closed with BEREAN: Mrs. Warren Wedan, pas the parsonage March 19. a wonderful service; several came to tor's wife, is home from the hospital LEXINGTON, NEB.: Special activity Christ for salvation. . . . The men's after three visits there and surgery. in the Sunday school from March 6 to brotherhood heard Gordon Duncan, . . . E ight members were added. April 10 is designated as "Onward member at Chico, March 10. . . . Four BLACKDUCK: A Sunday School Days" and is meeting with real success. members were received. P.T.A. is planned for April 1 when KEENE, AXTELL, NEB.: The Ed· FRESNO: The fourth annual San "Their Future is Y,ours" will be shown. ward Blomberg family' from Venezuela Joaquin Sunday school conference was BROOKLYN CENTER: Eight mem were guest speakers March 13. held March 12. The all-day institute bers were added. Ten prospective GRAND ISLAND, NEB.: · Your writ· was well-attended and b1£.ssed of the members meet during the Sunday er brought the message Sunday morn Lol"dr Speakers were Rev. Milford Sho school hour in a membership instruc ing March 13 on thework of the district lund; �v. LeRoy Collins and Rev. H. tion class using as the text, You and ... The FCYF had. complete charge of D. Peterson.-Herbert D. Peterson Your Church. An intensive visitation the Sunday evening service the same program is on. An after-church visit day.-DonaldW. Leff is enjoyed around a cup of coffee • Central: once a month. ANNUAL CONFERENCE: The an- CENTRAL: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carl nual meeting of the Midwest Confer CONFERENCE PROVES son were honored on their golden wed ence will be held at Gothenburg April ding anniversary at a large gathering -'1-28 withDr. Harold Erickson of Rock· BLESSED SUCCESS in the church parlors. Mr. Carlson has ·d and Rev. Herbert Kyrk as guest ANNUAL MEETING: In spite of served as a valuable member of the _,eakers. A Sunday school rally will heavy snows the attendance of our Cen District board for a number of years. be held Tuesday afternoon, April 26, tral District conference at Albert City His wide experience with real estate, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The state WMS was affected very little. It was a blessed loans, etc., has been much appreciated. March 29, 1960 11 I' As a District we wish the Carlsons and Ethel Benson. ALBIN PL1'TERAL CHAPEL many more years of happiness and ENDERLIN: Your district sun,..,.in Paul H. Albinson and Sons service for the Lord .... Dr. Elvee is tendent spent March 20 here : t back in the pulpitafter a brief vacation. Valley City in the interest of th�. .-k COKATO: Local Girl Scouts and in North Dakota . Brownies were special guests at a Sun FIRST CHURCH, MINNEAPOLIS: day morning service. . . . l\lrs. Martha The Jatnes Forstroms from Trinity Ekstrand is with her Lord. shared in services March 6. Seven CONSTAl�CE: Young people spon members were welcomed March 13. sored a supper to help raise funds for ORCHARD GARDENS: SuIi.d ay 2200 Nicollet Avenue their annual spring trip to some point school secretary C. C. Larson spoke Minneapolis, Minn. of interest. Free Church missionary March 20 and showed "Johnny Don't pictures were shown at the WMS meet Do That." On April 1 - 3 a missionary ing. conference will be held with Harvey JIit at tJJ G&1l00,, To the Man GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND MEMBERS: Who f'lans to Correspondence regarding any phase of confennce preparation should be direc:IH to Mr. Wesley C. Hodges Live a Long, Director of Conference Services American Baptist Assembly Green Lab, Wis. This will avoid delay and faclll· Long Time ... tate matters on the conference. THE ELIM EV.FREE CHURCH at Oak Lawn, m., is the subject of a - three-page pictorial report in the March THO UGHTS issue of Christian Life Magazine. The ON RE article is titled "Church Plant Develops FRO TtTRN M A FU with Community" and includes · five We NERAL have never photos as well as the written material. that he 1Jeard a doesn't exi>ec lnaJ1 boast A NEW FORMATh as been developed many p t to die, b ersons act ut a rood· for The Missionarr, Messenger, monthly tain t as il they o go on U were cer. publication of the First Ev. Free Church til11e. ving for a of Rockford, Ill A new publications Jong, long Many committee in the church is responsible Young fath a, much ers fail to for this much-improved periodical insurance take out which for so many years has been an confide u they ca nt that the n afford, eagerly-awaited visitor in homes of t1nue f ir eanmi,. ndefinJteJy, Will con. Rockford members. The new format be m that their 1 aintain Wives s: 1ows for more use of photos. ed CODJfort.a Will their childre bly, and :LENN R. WINTERS, member of n Will not that a college ed be deprive . .. Ev. Free Church at Glenview, Ill, ucation. A d of jn Youth is carefree atti is on an extended visit to 10 Asian to be exp tude -; cused; bu ected, if n countries to study judicial procedures. t by the tim ot ex Winters is the executive director of rniddle e a Jnan life he ough reaches the American Judicature Society and � pr t to give th oblems that ought to he will be gone for two months as he Ji¥ afte lViUaris e in r his death. hista m. visits Japan, Formosa, the Philippines, He s Viet-nam, Malaya, Thailand, Ceylon, hould make so, he a will an India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. He sl1ouJd give d, bl doing siderat the most ca plans to visit our Free Church mission ion to wha refuJ con. hbn a t bis la aries on the tour. bout taxes wyer can tell ance on estates THE KING'S MESSENGERS (Royall s and the s and inher D etting up o it. and Edsell Lindquist) will be in the eath often f trust fun f�llowing areas in the immediate fu as strikes Wit ds. everyone k hout warni ture: March 22-27, Austin, Texas; t now,. ng ., o himself The .man w.ho March 29-April 3, Elgin, Texas; April a that there says ..»; nJ'thing a Js llO Deed 5-10, Georgetown, Texas; April 13-17, bout 1t no,v to do know whe because Lookeba, Okla.; April 19-24, Wichita, n death is he wm will have IPJ>roachln Kansas; April 26-May 1, Moundridge, plenty of ti g and to make me then Kansas. his will m in Which self an ay be decei �' d at the sa ving him. '·"" wif me tun ::;::: e and c e txposjng h " hildren i, TUNE IN TO ships. to avoid able hard "Moments With The Master" = Tue&day • Wadne&day - Thu..day - 1,05 P.M. on KTIS ij�::� and ::::::.:*<-:::= WELCOME TO .. 4: • ·t�-.....� - THE SERVICES Thls editorial. which appearetl 1111 AT The Chicagoon Tn"bwJe .January 16, 196(), is reprinf,ed herebecau8' of U,. "Fl RST FREE" impo� of itsmessage, �150 Chicago Ave. • Minneapolis for More Information Write TRINITY SEMINARY AND BIBLE COLLEGE Leonard E. Hagstrom, Pastor l Don Bisdorf, Minister of Youth 1726 W. Berteau Ave., Chicago 13, Ill. March 25', 1960 13 uv. m. s. activiti� KEEPING UP Wint THE PROGRESS OF THE WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY President - Mrs, Willard Eckman, 516 Hancock St., Holdreg•, Nab. 9 o-'alocl<�- p��-�· 1st Vice-Pres. (Program Chalrmon) - Mrs. Neil Murray, Funk, Neb. 2nd Vic•Pres. (White Cross Chairmon) - Mrc. Will Jensen, 707 Tilden St., Holdrege, Neb. THE POWER OF PRAYER Finon. Sec'y. - Mrs. Oliver Handriclcson, 909 Morton, Holdrege, Nab. Our National Women's Missionary Editor - Della E. Olson, 2950 Nicollet, Minneapolis 8, Minn. Society had . its beginning 52 years ago when just a few women became bur dened over living conditions of two of 'WHAT MISSIONARIES THINK OF THE PROJECT?' our early missionaries in China. Like it or not, missionaries on fur mining to become more and more iden Through much prayer and earnest zeal lough are displaced persons. Our tified with a people to whom they have our WMS became a reality and our first "homes" have been established in a been called, they become somewhat national project was started. Today foreign country and very few of us have detached from their own culture and we praise God for the many home and a house or other property stateside to the changes taking place within it. foreign mission projects which have which we can return during those few Yet at the same time they are never been accomplished through prayer and furlough months. So here we drop out really fully accepted as "blood broth faithfulness on the part of all our dear of the blue, back in the good old C.S.A. ers" by the people among whom they Wl'IS members. again-but where to hang the hat?: minister. A missionary thus becomes, Now we are about to close our pres Through the gracious and generous as it were, a man without a culture. ent project and may we consider the provision of the Lincoln church I had Children of missionaries react to importance of our Missionary Furlough just such a home as you are· working these conditions, sometimes, with feel Home and be ·challenged to do · the toward while I was on furlough. Words ings of insecurity, frustration or even following: are scarcely adequate to express my rebellion. Yet I know of no missionary PRAY that the remaining two thirds gratitude both to God and these dear who would complain of such situations. of_ our goal of $21,000 may be reached. friends. I'm sure the greatest blessing They are unavoidable ingredients of to my own soul was in having such a the call to a foreign field and they are PRAY that this will be just the be place of quiet rest where I could com gladly accepted as from Him in faith ginning of many such homes for our mune with God and know His blessed that the Sovereign Lord of the harvest missionaries on furlough. presence in a way that isn't possible will provide the compensations neces PRAY that our efforts will be blessed anywhere but in the place of solitude. sary. of God and missionary burdens be If for no other reason, I would want A home available to missionarJes re lifted. turning on furlough would be of ines a home of my own standards as a re PRAYER CHANGES THINGS. treat for just such fellowship with Him. timable value in helping them make Mrs. Oliver Hendrick We do appreciate the sincere and dificult adjustments, and in giving Financial Secret ..... dedicated efforts of the ladies of the them rest and the opportunity to grow WMS in every project they undertake as they reset their sights for another and the practical desire to know that term of service. WHEN AND WHERE their project will be filling some vital Place yourself in the position of a need. Perhaps we are selfish in desir missionary family preparing to return NORTHEAST �"EBRASKA: April 12, ing furlough homes, yet experience to the United States for its first fur 2:00 p.m., at Newman Grove. would seem to indicate that it is the lough and undoubtedly you will agree happiest arrangement, not only for that a home available to them, if they J,LLINOIS·INDIANA-SO. WISCONSIN: the missionary but for the church at need it, will be of real help in provid Aprjl 19, 11:00 a.m., at Ravenswood home, for friends and loved ones. In ing _ the physical, mental and spiritual Presbyterian Church, 4300 N. Hermi my own experience, the fact that the rehabilitation so vital to their work. tage, Chicago; 1:00 p.m., Luncheon at Lord provided such a place indicated -Rev. Paul Hanselman, Congo Trinity, 1726 W. Berteau. Guided tours His pleasure in the matter and the per • in afternoon. sonal blessing from that provision can Ever since this year's WMS project was SOCTH DAKOTA: April 19 at South not be measured. May the Lord guide announced, $21,000 for a Missionary Furlough Shore Free Church. 11:00 a.m., busi - and bless you all abundantly as y'ou Home, missionaries . have expressed them -selves as to the great need for such a home ness; 2:00 p.m., missionary service with continue to serve Him, not only at and their appreciation that the WMS has Rev. Dale Halstrom of Japan as home but through your assistance to initiated the program to secure it. Space speaker. us on the foreign fields. has not permitted publishing all of these communications nor any of them 1n their -Ruby Ryan, Congo entirety. Members of the .women's Mission NORTH CENTRAL: April 22 at ary Society have also expressed their en Salem Free Church, 3101 - 14th Ave. • thusiasm for the project. Now, have you Missionaries are strangely human backed up your talk with performance? The So., Minneapolis, Minn. 3:30 p.m., An fiscal year ends March 31 but PLEASE CON nual meeting. arid election; 5:30 p.m., creatures. Somehow they have rather TINL"E TO SEND IN YOUR CONTRIBU· normal desires. They, °like all Chris TIONS as they will go to the Missionary Fur· supper (make reservations with church tian parents, wish to raise their fam rough Home even though not included in the or call u"N 9·8441); 7:00 p.m., mission ilies to be well adjusted adults, capable printed annual report.• Thank you! ary service. of facing every situatio:d in life with NORTH STAR CHAPTER: April 26 implicit confidence in Christ as Lord IN REVIEW at Steinbach, Manitoba. Sessions at and Savior, having a singular desire The NEBRASKA WESTERN DIVI 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Speaker: Miss to please Him. Yet because of their SION WMS met at the Lexington Free Janice Lundin, missionary to Belgian particular c�ing, missionaries and Church January 26. Miss Doris Sander Congo. their families encounter some peculiar son, missionary to Congo, told of the obstacles. In a very distinct way they duties of the native women and also IOWA: April 29 at Clear Lake -F1 are "strangers and pilgrims in this showed slides to the 107 ladies present. Church.· 11 :00 a.m., election of office. _ land." Burying themselves in the work Music was furnished by the North Speaker: Ken Anderson, producer of to which God has called them, deter- Platte and Emmaus churches. Gospel Films and well known author. 14 The Evang•lical Baacon BEACON HEIGHTS RESORT CARL E. LINDQUIST Dn Baautlful Big Whitaflsh Lake in the """ads of NDrthern Minnesota -ti: Modem housekeeping cabins Jeweler -ti: For Oiristian Families (Jahn 3:3) Write for brodiure, rates, reservations 1137 Broadway Rockford, Ill. Seven Swords by Robert G. Lee. Zon, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Marquart "Where diamonds and gold. dervan, $2.00. Pequot labs, Minnesota are fairly sold" Some men are known for their or atorical ability in the pulpit. Others are recognized for their contributions in the field of writing. Dr. Robert G. Lee is uniquely gifted both in preach ON ROCKFORD'S EAST SIDE ing and writing. For instance, in the sermon chapter, "Seven Swords" he ab 4 BLOCKS SOUTH OF U.S. 20 • I BLOCK WEST OF U.S. 51 ly uses the word "sword" to produce striking spiritual lessons of truth for SUNDAY SERVICES the reader. His choice of words, as in the expression, "the man who stands 9,30 A.M. Su"day SchaDI 10,30 A.M. Morning Worship straightest in the presence of sin bows (Broadcast WROK - 1440 k.c.) lowest in the presence of God," pro 5:00 P.M. Youth Me.tings WEDNESDAY vokes deep thought and interest from 7:45 P,M, Wednesday-Midweek the reader. Very profitable for the 7,00 P.M. Eveni"g Service person desirous of provocative reading. Prayer Meeting -Rev. Wallace G. Bloomquist Ten New Plays for Church and School, by Emurian. Wilde. $2.95. For several years drama has been debated pro and con in the field of evan �ih.6t'EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH gelical Christian education. Within the last few years, educators and church VFOURTH AVENUE I; SIXTH STREET • ROCKFORD, ILUNOIS leaders are presenting and encouraging this approach to teaching, both on the HAROLD W. ERICKSON, PASTOR part of those who participate as well as those who observe and listen .. The plays presented in this book, with the excep WHEN YOU VISIT CHICAGO • • • • A Warm Welcome tian of one or two, could be used by �t evangelical churches. Their pre Awaits You at The Salem Evangelical Free Church ..ation will be educational, informa •• vnal and worshipful. Young people looking for special programs will find ENGLISH DEPT. NORWEGIAN DEPT. this book helpful. A church program Mozart and McLean Ave. California and McLean Ave. which includes and encourages dramas and various productions such as musi Rev. Arthur Jensen, pastor Rev. Ingvar Andersen, pastor cals in its program will want to place SUNDAY- this book in its library for reference. SUNDAY- -Rev. C. C. Larson 9:30 Bible School 9,30 Bible School 10:'5 Morning Warship 10:45 Morning Worship BoDks reviewed are available 5:15 F.C.Y.F, 7,00 Gospel Service through ham" look Store, 211'50 7,00 Happy Gospel Hour l Awnua, Mlnnaapolls 8, Nlco l.r Minn. WEDNESDAY- WEDNESDAY- 7,45 Blble Study and Prayer 7"'5 Prayer, Praise, Preaching SATURDAY- Bihfu ReaditKg Preaching 7:45 Y. P. Ma.ting Tuesday April 5 JESUS GOES TO THE GOVERNOR Luke 23:1-5 ANNOUNCING THE NEW Wednesday April 6 JESUS GOES TO HEROD CHRISTIAN INVESTORS Luke 23:6-12 FOUNDATION Thursday April 7 PILATE DEFENDS JESUS 5% YOUR INVESTMENT Will SERVE TWO Luke 23:13-19 4" MASTERS . . . GOD AND YOUI Friday April 8 PILATE GIVES IN Certificates Certificates Luke 23:20-25 The Foundation, a c:orporation of the Saturday April 9 Evangellc:al Free Churc:h of Amerlc:a, JESUS GOES TO DIE For further Information write to will help financ:e the erec:tlon of church Luke 23:26-31 buildings and other projects of the Sunday April 10 Mr. Paul Carlson, local c:hurc:h and larger fellowships SUNDAY FAMILY ALTAR Secretary-Treasurer such as hospitals, homes for the aged, nday April 11 2950 Nicollet Avenue South sc:hools, camps, parsonages, and mis- . EY NAIL JESUS ON THE CROSS Minneapolis 8, Minnesota sionary facilities . Luke 23:32-34 The Foundation now is ready to make loans to churches, organizations, -From The Chrtstian Parent, and instirutions within our Evangelical Free Church. Glen Ellyn, Ill., by permission March 29, 1960 15 ADOL PH MILLtR 3 �006 ARLI s 9 LOVES PARKNG, TON r. f. c. y. I. page ILLINO•·· a little green in the things of the Lord, Keeping an eye on the program of our Free Church but God can use you. I'm not asking you to think of yourself as apple jelly, Youth Fellowship on a local, regional and national level for that's expecting too much, but I do Werner Jacobsen, editor hope you catch the significance of that illustration that even if you are weak in the things of the Lord, He can use you to spread the sweetness of the FROM THE PENS OF OUR Lord wherever you go. Remember, don't let anyone pluck PREVIOUS LEADERS: you off the tree, but daily turn to God and the fruit will be shown as we grow JUST TWIGS? in the grace and in the knowledge of our Lord. From time to time we want to pre What would we carry the apples in? -Reprinted from Volca, sent articles written by some of the Not one of us had thought to bring a March, 1952 past leaders of FCYF. This will help bag along. I did have a knife and was us to commemorate our twentieth an wearing knee pants--"knickers" as we A PROGRAM IDEA niversary. The foUowing article is the called them. Having nothing better to Has your group ever thought of hav first. Its author, Phil Johnson, was carry the apples in, I slit a hole in my ing a sunrise service on Easter morn FCYF president in 1951-52. pockets and dropped the apples in one ing? If there isn't one already planned by one. Soon with my pants bulging for your area why not try it? Here are As a small boy I used to play with under the weight of this precious loot, a few suggestions to keep in mind when a group of boys my own age. One day I waddled home as best I could. planning: we would be cowboys and Indians; the The apple jelly that was made from (1.) Locate a suitable, scenic spot, pre next day would find us trying to be those apples in my estimation was the ferably a place where you will be woodsmen by cutting trees down with sweetest and best I have tasted because able to see the sun rise over the imaginary axes. Many days, however, I had to wait and work for the prize. horizon. we would just hike and explore the You as a young person can be likened (2.) Plan to begin your program right neighborhood. for excitement. On one to that apple tree. at sunrise or even a few minutes of these occasions while we were Perhaps you are in the spring of before. tramping around looking for plunder, life, just ready to blossom into young (3.) As you plan the details of the sE>rv we spied a beautiful tree in full blos manhood or womanhood. To the world ice remember that you are fr som. It was an apple tree. How beau you are very attractive. How many ing of Christ's resurrection. So. tiful it looked in the sunlight with young people have been taken in the testimonies, and scripture shotud colorful birds chirping out the news blossom of youth to be spoiled for life all be chosen accordingly. Ask that spring had arrived. With the in because of a few short years of so your speaker to bring a few words vigoration of the spring air we were called fun. Let me tell you that when on some aspect of your theme. prone to make the most of this happy I brought home those flowers they (4.) Perhaps you will want to invite situation. were a source of delight because of someone to join you. It's a nice My mother was entertaining the Lad their fragrance and beauty. This lasted, idea to invite your own church ies Aid from our church that after folk or a neighboring FCYF. noon. Having seen all the cakes and however, a very few days, for soon the blossoms dropped off and all that was (5.) Just a couple of words of caution. cookies, I was anxious to make a big left were dried up twigs. Don't expect too much in the way impression on Mom. What better way That is what happens to many young of special music because it is early is there to make an impression than people today as they are cut off from for anyone to have to sing or play with flowers. "Come on, gang!" was my the tree of the church and placed per an instrument. Don't drag the cry as we raided those delicate blos haps in a place of prominence in the program out too long. soms. Before long our arms were load orld. In a very short time they be An excellent way to top off the morn ed with sweet smelling apple blos· w ,.. gin to lose the fragrance of the Sunday ing together is to have a time of fel soms, leaving a once colorful tree but school teaching and become dried-up lowship at breakfast. This can be at bare limbs. toward the Word of God. They no the church or at the home of one of Later, with frosting smeared on my longer are a thing of beauty but are the members. face, my feelings were mingled. While quite useless to man and Don't let the early hour discourage that God. enjoying my cake mother told me There is a brighter side to this story you; stop to think of the event which because we took the flowers from the as we find from the results of patient you are commemorating and it won't tree no apples would grow that year. waiting during the time of blossoming seem too early, The next year you may be sure that until the time when the fruit was full when the blossoms sprang forth in all grown. their beauty they were protected. :•1;1i:;111·�:u:rt:0Imi111mi;:u�1111;1:L11m:,11:ii::1il;1t1:1c11�11111�'1c1\��:1111a:�1:mi:,:��:1 No longer did our gang care to play As a young person you need your SOMETHING 1 cowboys and Indians; we were inter church. As a Christian you need to I READ- grow. Out in the world there is no ested only in watching apples grow. God gives every We were almost disappointed when we spiritual food. Your food to grow on is found in God's Word. bird food, . but He found that the apples were· small and does not throw it Do you read God's Word daily? Do green. Nevertheless, our vigil was re into the nest. sumed whe,n my mom said she could you pray for help in time of tempta· make apple jelly from the fruit. tion? Think of yourself as an apple J. G. Holland, At long last we couldn't wait any on· a tree. You feel kind of helpless Victorian, FCYF, � longer. We decided to take the prize just hanging there, don't you? The Orange, N.J. iii of our many days and weeks of patient small stem that is holding you on that s waiting. tree is feeding you daily. You may be iii! �1�11:i:i;;:r:IJ J,m1ru::.iv1:1111r,r-"�1�:1,� 1�m�:1�:1!:1t:11,:w:a;:1�a,�11111r111m1:@:I:!