Church Builds New Educational Unit

Our Sufficiency Is of God: Ahlfeldt The Churchman: Coray Editorial and Letters I Parabk on Evangelism News with Photos and Index

VOLUME 38, NUMBER 1 JANUARY 1969

Church Builds New Educational Unit everly Church of East Los Angeles The new building provides much B-a congregation that has stayed needed space for a growing Sunday to serve a changing neighborhood school with an enrollment near 200. where it began nearly a third of a cen The potential for growth was seen in tury ago-last fall dedicated its new an average attendance of over 200 dur two-story educational unit to the glory ing a contest a couple of years ago, but of God. The building was named in inadequate facilities discouraged regu honor of Mr. William Woodhouse, a lar attendance, in the opinion of many. charter member of the church. With the incentive of a $16,000 in (In the photo above the new struc heritance and a few thousand dollars ture is to the left, the social hall is in in a building fund, the trustees sub the center, with the sanctuary to the mitted architect's plans to contractors, right.) (continued on page 5) I

J A message for a time of prayer and a life of service - 2 Our Sufficiency Is of God CARL A. AHLFELDT

t is vitally important for the servant ciency was of God, and the glory went I of the Lord to realize his own in to God. sufficiency, as the previous article Thus we read (3:5-6), "Not that stressed. Not to do so is to court dis we are sufficient of ourselves to think ; aster. "Wherefore let him that think anything as of ourselves; but our suffi eth he standeth take heed lest he fall" ciency is of God, who also hath made (I Cor. 10:12). To fail to realize our us able ministers of the new testament own insufficiency is to deceive our (made us sufficient as ministers of a In what way does God come to us selves, and sooner or later the fact will new covenant); not of the letter, but in our insufficiency, in our utter un catch up with us. We cannot change of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but worthiness and lack, and enable us to the truth of our Lord's statement to the Spirit giveth life." be sufficient as his servants? The his disciples, "Without me ye can do Apostle Paul says, "Our sufficiency is The message thus comes to those nothing" (John 15:5). But even more of God, who also made us sufficient important is the fact that if we fail to of us who labor or contemplate labor as ministers of a new covenant; not realize our own insufficiency we also ing as ministers of the gospel that of the letter, but of the Spirit: for fail to give God the glory due unto his God gives to us sufficiency. Our suf the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth ficiency, to be sure, is not that of an name. If anything is truly accom life." It is true, of course, that Paul plished, and we take the view that we apostle, but of ministers of the Word experienced a sufficiency which you have accomplished it by our wisdom or of God, even as Timothy with Paul and I will not know. God made him ability, then we surely are taking to was a minister of the Word. Possibly sufficient as an apostle, and we are ourselves the glory that belongs to Paul had Timothy and other fellow not apostles. There is much, however, God. This our God will not permit. laborers in mind when he said that that we can take to ourselves concern God's purpose in using those who are "our sufficiency is from God, who ing Paul's sufficiency and that suffi insufficient is "that no flesh should also made us sufficient as ministers of ciency which God provided for those glory in his presence" (I Cor. 1:29). a new covenant." who labored with him. But it is also vitally important that Source in God In the first place, God gives to us we do not stay on the note of our in How clearly our sufficiency is from a personal experience of his transform sufficiency. To do so would leave us God. Surely each one of us in his ing grace. God gave this to Paul in powerless to accomplish anything. It mind knows this. It is God who calls a very wonderful way. Paul felt would leave us in despair. The Apostle us unto his service and he who will keenly his utter unworthiness to preach Paul was keenly aware of his own in make us sufficient for that service. the gospel, but he was also very much sufficiency, but he was gloriously aware However, it is one thing to have a aware of God's forgiveness and of the of his sufficiency in God. We find this fact like this tucked away in our standing which God gave him in the expressed throughout his epistles. It is memory; it is quite another thing to perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ. very clearly expressed here in Second have the blessed consciousness that This was a constant encouragement Corinthians. The picture we get of the our sufficiency is from God permeat to him as he considered his ministry Apostle here is not that of a weakling. ing our hearts and minds and under in the gospel. Side by side with his consciousness of girding us with divine strength. It is his own insufficiency is Paul's full Personal Experience well for us then as we think further Note how he puts it in his first confidence of his sufficiency from God. upon this matter of prayer to dwell epistle to Timothy: "I thank Christ Sense of Sufficiency upon our sufficiency. Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, This sense of sufficiency from God onsider first the nature of the suffi for that he counted me faithful, in his case applied especially to his C ciency which God bestows upon putting me into the ministry, who apostleship. There were those in Cor us as his servants. was before a blasphemer, and a perse inth who detracted from Paul and cutor, and injurious: but I obtained denied his place as an apostle and ser mercy, because I did it ignorantly in vant of the Lord. Entirely in keeping This is the second of two papers unbelief, and the grace of our Lord with a true humility, Paul boldly main given on the occasion of Westminster was exceedingly abundant with faith tained his place as an apostle and min Seminary's annual day of prayer. Mr. and love which is in Christ Jesus. This ister of the Lord. He could do this Ahlfeldt is pastor of Pilgrim Ortho is a faithful saying, and worthy of all with all appropriateness, for his suffi- dox Presbyterian Church, Bangor, Me. acceptation, that Christ Jesus came in-

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2 The Presbyterian Guardian to the world to save sinners, of whom teach that all God requires is that we Word. This holds true in the New I am chief" (I Tim. 1:12-15). Paul get a few great principles from the Testament too. Think, for instance, of never ceased to marvel that a sinner Bible and not insist on the letter of the Sermon on the Mount, or of our like him could be entrusted with the the law. This is their understanding Lord's summary of the law of God in glorious message of the gospel. of Paul's statement that "the letter the commandment to love God su The sufficiency of anyone of us killeth, but the Spirit giveth life." premely and our neighbor as ourselves. in the service of the Lord must begin But this verse does not refer to a Yet we all fail to obey, and the result in the same way. As we noted earlier, contrast between the letter of the law can only be the dreadful sentence of our own sinfulness will make us very and the spirit of the law. It does not death. "The soul that sinneth, it shall much aware of our insufficiency. Who teach that literalism is deadly, while die" (Ezek.18:4). are we to engage in the sacred task attention to great principles keeps a of proclaiming the Word of God? man intellectually and spiritually The Spirit Gives Life But then comes the blessed thought alive. The reference to the spirit here But now our ministry is not of the of God's sovereign grace, of our is a reference to the Holy Spirit. The letter, but of the Spirit. It is a ministry quickening unto life, of the forgive letter, the thing written in the law of of the Holy Spirit, and here is life, ness of our sins, and of the perfect God, pronounces a dread sentence of for "the Spirit giveth life." The Holy righteousness of Jesus Christ. We have death upon the transgressor. The Holy Spirit applies to the soul the redemp been redeemed, we have been trans Spirit of God, as distinguished from tion purchased by Christ and thus formed, we are trophies of grace. This the law, gives life. brings life. He does this as he quickens brings peace again. We are the Lord's If we were ministers only of the dead sinners to life by giving them a vessels delivered by him to be used letter, how insufficient our ministry new birth. in his service. would be! It could only bring death. How utterly we are dependent upon This experience of divine grace is "The letter killeth." The letter of the the power of the Holy Spirit for our the foundation of our sufficiency at law comes to us in the ten command sufficiency as God's servants! In our all times. God's grace blots out our ments. It comes to us repeatedly in own lives we are dependent upon the sinful past. God's grace enables us all of God's requirements in his indwelling, sanctifying Spirit for a to stand day by day and moment by moment in the perfect righteousness of Christ. Therefore, and only there MY COMMITMENT fore, dare we handle the sacred Word of God. Let no one presume to seek AS A MEMBER OF MY CHURCH to engage in the ministry who has not 1. I will seek assurance of my own salvation through Christ, will study experienced the reality of God's grace so as to grow spiritually, and will try to help others to know the in his life. Savior. Our sufficiency also consists in the fact that our message stems from God 2. I will attend the services of God's House unless providentially hind alone. The Apostle Paul felt that the ered. (This means that I will not use light excuses of personal con message which he proclaimed was venience and pleasure as common reasons for not attending services.) not something which he reasoned out 3. I will endeavor to read the Bible and pray daily and, if I have a from himself; he had received it from family, to lead them in such devotionals together. I will pray for God by divine revelation. How true my church, its pastor, its needs, and believe that God can truly bless it is of us that our message is not of us as his people. ourselves! If we had to provide the 4. I will consider my responsibility for the growth of my church by answers for the desperate needs that inviting others to attend. we face, how utterly we would fail! "Not that we are sufficient of our 5. I will consider carefully my Christian stewardship including the possi selves to think anything as of our bility that I should tithe all my income. I will try to find joy in my selves." But we have God's holy giving and not mere duty, knowing that "the Lord loveth a cheerful Word. The answers are here, and here giver." alone. 6. I will endeavor as my strength and time may allow to visit others Power of the Holy Spirit in behalf of the church and to encourage Christian fellowship by Furthermore, our sufficiency in getting acquainted with others. volves the power of the Holy Spirit 7. I will weigh carefully criticism which I hear of others, endeavoring to in our ministry: uphold their good name as I would want my own good name to be "Who also made us sufficient as respected. ministers of a new covenant; not of 8. I will try to make it a point to attend, when possible, the social and the letter, but of the Spirit: for the special activities of my church, such as the followship dinners, hymn letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth sings, missionary society or youth group. I realize that such activities life." build a spirit of fellowship with other members. As Dr. Machen points out in his book, What Is Faith, this verse has This I want with all my heart before God, my Helper! been greatly misused by those who -from the monthly "Reporter" of the Bayview Orthodox would like to take the Word of God Presbyterian Church of Chula Vista, California. with a grain of salt. Such would

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J true, loving and free obedience to Yet, think of it, you and I are in was revealed before Christ came. How God's revealed will. In our ministry valved! "Our sufficiency is of God, blessed is the central truth of the Cov not one soul is quickened from death who also made us sufficient as minis enant of Grace which we find through in sin without the sovereign, gracious ters of a new covenant." We stand out the Scriptures - God's assurance working of the Holy Spirit. Our ser all amazed at our involvement in that "I will be their God, and they mons receive their power and effec God's application of salvation. As shall be my people" (Jer. 31 :33). tiveness as we are endued with the Calvin points out, "Christ, through Yet the time of the Old Covenant Spirit. Thus each one of us serving our instrumentality, illuminates the was one of shadows and types, of the Lord is to realize his complete minds of men, renews their hearts." promises yet to be fulfilled. But you dependence upon the Spirit of God. As Calvinists we marvel far more at and I enjoy a fullness of the revelation In our instruction of others we are this than does the most zealous Armin of this blessed truth such as was never to make much of the importance of ian, for we realize how completely known before. The sun of righteous the Holy Spirit for them. We are to salvation is of God. Why then should ness has indeed risen with healing make it plain that they can expect he permit us to be his ministers? We in his wings (Mal. 4:2). no beginning of their Christian life, can but wonder at the sufficiency that How rich is the truth that we have or continuance of it, apart from the he bestows upon us. Surely God could to proclaim! "Seeing then that we mighty working of the Holy Spirit. have wrought this work of the Spirit have such hope, we use great plain Such then is the nature of our suf without our ministry, but he has been ness of speech" (v. 12). How ex ficiency: we have had an experience pleased to permit us this privilege plicit and plain our proclamation can of God's transforming grace in Christ; and honor. be! When Paul wrote to the Ephesians we proclaim the eternal Word of he referred to "the mystery ... which God; we go in the power of the The Everlasting Gospel in other ages was not made known Holy Spirit. As Bishop Handley What a glory it is, moreover, to be unto the sons of men, as it is now Maule put it, "We know our Master, engaged in the permanent realities revealed unto his holy apostles and our message, and our strength." of the New Covenant! "For if that prophets by the Spirit" (Eph. 3: 5) . aving thus considered the na which is done away was glorious, Thanks be to God who makes us suf H ture of our sufficiency, let us much more that which remaineth is ficient as ministers of the New Cov now think for a little upon the glory glorious" (v. II). It is ours to pro enant with its full revelation of the of our sufficiency in the work of the claim the everlasting gospel. Certain truth! Our sufficiency in the work of gospel. Think of the glory of this ly there was glory attending the min the gospel is indeed a glorious one. work in which we are involved in the istration of the Old Covenant. What gospel ministry! Too often we lose a place especially Moses had in that et us turn finally to the blessed sight of the glory of our task. Prob ministration! But the ministry of old L effects of our sufficiency. God pro lems come, personality conflicts arise, had a transitory nature. You and I vides us with sufficiency as ministers pressures build up, we become dis deal with realities which will never of his Word with effectiveness which couraged. But let us never lose sight pass away. brings great blessing. of the glory of the ministry of the Today we live in a time of change. A sense of our sufficiency from God gospel. What was "in" yesterday is "out" to will sustain us in times of discour In this chapter where we find our day. There are those who would in agement. The Apostle Paul wrote to text the Apostle emphasizes greatly troduce this fever of change into the the Corinthians out of a very real the glory of this ministry of the New basic message of the church of Jesus personal experience. During the third Covenant. In the days to come it will Christ. They would turn from the his missionary journey, when he wrote do us good to be very much aware of toric Christian confessions and from both Corinthian epistles, he had been this glory. the Bible itself. This is the tragedy through deep distress. He wrote First of the Confession of 1967 adopted Corinthians while he was still at Glory of the New Covenant by the United Presbyterian Church. Ephesus. What a time of trial it had What a glory it is to be involved Its proponents would deny the possi been! While there he had received in the ministry of the Holy Spirit! bility of objective, eternal truth. In word of false teaching in the churches "If the ministration of death, written doing this they have lost the glory of Galatia. Judaizers had been spread and engraven in stones, was glorious, of their ministry. ing their false doctrine. This had dis so that the children of Israel could For those of us who take to heart tressed the Apostle, and he had writ not stedfastly behold the face of Moses the ministry as God has committed it ten the epistle to the Galatians. for the glory of his countenance to us a very real part of the glory of which glory was to be done away our sufficiency as ministers of the New Sustaining Grace how shall not the ministration of the Covenant is that God has committed Then came the word of serious Spirit be rather glorious?" (II Cor. to us the everlasting gospel. No mat problems in the church at Corinth. 3:7-8). ter what happens in this world, no With very deep concern he wrote his The work of the Holy Spirit, giv matter how conditions change, the first letter to the Corinthians. Still ing life to sinners, is indeed a glor message committed to you and to me more trials descended upon him. ious work. "The Spirit giveth life." is relevant. Our sufficiency in such an There was the great uproar instigated What a marvelous work he does when abiding message is glorious. by Demetrius the silversmith. The he applies redemption! This work of And then, what a glory it is to Apostle's very life was in danger. Paul the Spirit is part of the supreme stand in the ministry of the blazing records for us how he felt at that manifestation of the wisdom and fullness of divine revelation which time: "For we would not, brethren, power of God. we have in the New Covenant! Grace (continued on page 9)

4 The Presbyterian Guardian Beverly Church (from cover) but bids of over $60,000 instead of the hoped-for $40,000 almost halted the project. In the providence of God, however, the trustees learned of a carpenter contractor, Mr. Ed Price, who special izes in working on three or four churches at a time, and he was hired to supervise the job. Ground was broken in late November 1967, with Pastor Calvin Malcor preaching from Nehemiah and urging the people so to labor on this building that others would be able to say, "The people had a mind to work." "That well sums up the project; they surely did work," says Mr. Mal cor. "I cannot overemphasize the help .of volunteer labor, which saved us many thousands of dollars. The con BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BEVERLY CHURCH gregation is blessed with several men Roley DeBoard, Ralph Quintana, Donald Reynolds, Grover Coleman, skilled in various phases of construc Chairman Walter Flores, Pastor Calvin Malcor, Joseph Garrisi, M.D., tion. Men and boys alike did every Herbert Pink, John Novinger, Joseph Jepson thing from digging ditches to paint ing. Fathers of our Sunday school Mr. Woodhouse was one of 142 a tent, a mortuary - to raise a testi children would come over to work persons instrumental in the formation mony for Jesus Christ in opposition to three or four hours at a time, all hours of the church in October 1936 under the modernism of the day. For about of the day. The women and girls the leadership of the Rev. Donald a decade they used a remodeled store helped with scrubbing and sweeping. Blackie. Leaving a new building, they building for all services. No task was too small- or too big!" began to meet wherever they could- In 1939 Mr. Blackie was succeeded

Congregation and Sunday School members at the October dedication of the William Woodhouse Education Building

January, 1969 .J by a Westminster Seminary graduate faith under the blessing of God. Scores facts and doctrines of our religion, and of that spring, Mr. Dwight Pound of children and young people of Jap that all who hold to those facts and stone, who remained as pastor for i.nese ancestry, many with a background doctrines, whatever theories they may over 17 years. During his ministry the III Buddhism, attend the Sunday employ to explain them, are worthy sanctuary with a half-basement was school. Mexican and other nationalities of our confidence and fellowship." completed in 1948 and the social hall are represented in what has become a That these declarations were of was added six years later. Mr. Arthur predominantly Roman Catholic neigh momentous significance is clear. In an Olson came as pastor in 1957 and the borhood. article titled "The Parting of the present pastor began his service in While comparative figures do not Ways" (The Presbyterian, June 24, 1963 on his graduation from West show much change in membership 1924) Dr. Machen let out this blast minster. totals over the years, twice in the against the position of the Affirma past decade the Beverly congregation tionists: Missionary Vision has been divided in the formation of The Affirmation is also destruc I Situated in a semi-industrial area bi new congregations. Twenty-six com tive of the entire actual basis of J Christianity; for in the fourth sec sected by several freeways and near municants were "given up" in 1958 tion, the basic facts of the gospel, I large shopping centers on Beverly and to Whittier, now Calvary Church of notably the bodily resurrection of Atlantic Boulevards, Beverly Church La Mirada. More recently 32 com our Lord, are designated as "the ories" to explain something else has resisted the temptation to move to municants were transferred to El theories for which alternatives are the suburbs. It is about seven miles Camino Church of Goleta, of which a to be permitted by the Scriptures east of downtown Los Angeles in a former pastor of Beverly, Mr. Pound ...It is not merely the Scriptures neighborhood that has undergone stone, is now the minister. Thus the which are being assailed in the Affirmation, but the whole charac many changes in three decades. Here witness to redeeming grace through ter of our religion as a religion the congregation has remained with a Jesus Christ continues to be spread far founded on historical proofs. vision of propagating the Reformed and near. The Issue Raised Comes now one of the enigmas of modern church history. Why did not the conservatives in the Presbyterian CAPTAIN WITH THE MIGHTY HEART -11 Church institute disciplinary action against the signers of the iniquitous Auburn Affirmation? Machen placed the issue squarely before the denomi THE CHURCHMAN nation. There the matter rested. It is interesting that both Lefferts HENRY W. CORAY A. Loetscher (The Broadening Church, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1954)-a writer severely critical of "In the beginning the world was so proof of the startling drift toward an Machen's stance on issues, and Edwin made that certain signs come before open-ended framework; the bold de certain events." So said Cicero. H. Rian (The Presbyterian Conflict, fiance of the Presbytery of New York Eerdmans, 1940)-a man who at that ears before the alleged "Machen relative to a directive of the General time was completely back of Machen, YControversy" convulsed the Pres Assembly ordering that Presbytery to have expressed surprise that nothing byterian Church in the U.S.A. various do something about the presence of official was attempted in the way of signs darkened the ecclesiastical hori liberal Henry Emerson Fosdick in one discipline. The Presbyterian, a once zon-e-clouds that were to assume of its pulpits. influential evangelical organ, had this thunderhead proportions and unleash comment on the silence of the ortho forces that would telescope into stir Auburn Affirmation dox party (September 4, 1924): ring and shattering events. Even more tragically significant was There seems to be no sound explan Briefly, some of these were: the the publication in 1923 of a document ation of the action and attitude of the 1903 declaratory statement adopted by known as the Auburn Affirmation, conservatives except that they made #; the General Assembly that watered signed by more than twelve hundred a grave mistake. No advice was given to the Church concerning the "Au i down the confessional teaching con ministers in the church, asserting that burn Affirmation" and, as a result, the cerning the peculiar and particular love "the doctrine of inerrancy, intended matter has troubled the Church ever of God for his elect people; an official to enhance the authority of the Scrip since. f pronouncement to the effect that all tures, in fact impairs their authority Ned B. Stonehouse reports in his Bio who die in infancy are saved by Christ for faith and life, and weakens the tes graphical Memoir of Machen: -a controversial subject even among timony of the church to the power of For a time after the publication of God unto salvation through Jesus the Affirmation, consideration was Reformed scholars, and a theme on given to the possibility of circulating which the Bible is silent; an effort Christ"; and also stating that such a counter-affirmation. After confer engineered in 1918 by Presbyterian distinctively Christian, doctrines as the ences with Macartney and others it churchmen advocating union, at the virgin birth of Christ, his vicarious was decided that conservatives would atonement, physical resurrection, and be on stronger ground if not making cost of pure doctrine, with seventeen any formal and signed reply, but other Protestant bodies: although de mighty miracles "are not the only Machen's tentative draft contains a feated, this nevertheless mustered the theories allowed by the Scriptures and masterful analysis. support of a hundred Presbyteries, our standards as explanations of those (continued on page 8)

6 The Presbyterian Guardian the gift of word-communication with A Cure for Missions that Word who is himself God. People must be taught that it is not To this earth in the fullness of enough to attend all of the services. time came that Word. He was made It is not enough to teach Sunday school flesh and dwelt among us and men or be an active officer within the se beheld his glory. Here on a hill called curity of the fellowship. No, souls Calvary the Son of God died to re that live around our church buildings deem a people for himself. One day must be evangelized. EDITOR they shall inhabit a new heavens and This doesn't mean a mere call at the a new earth wherein dwelleth right ROBERT E. NICHOLAS door to invite the inhabitants to at eousness. tend a church service. It means seeking The Christian's perspective is un an entrance to that home to tell the changed, though he too marvels at All correspondence should be ad story of our loving Savior, the Lord dressed to The Presbyterian Guardian, human achievement while giving all Jesus. It means gOing from house to 7401 Old York Road, Phila., Pa. 19126 honor to God. He knows that today house proclaiming the gospel. as in the first century, if men believe As men and women go into the not Moses and the prophets, neither highways and byways they encounter "The Good Earth" will they be persuaded though one souls. This drives them to study the should rise from the dead-still less Scriptures to have answers for future Among the memorable phrases used though we circle the moon or land encoun.ters. It drives them to prayer 11 by the astronauts during their upon it or venture to Mars. for WIsdom and strength. It drives moon sojourn was a frequent reference God has already spoken. Only in them to prayer for the souls to whom to "the good earth." Perhaps it was Christ can earth become good again. they have witnessed or whom they will brought to their minds in a special -R.E.N. yet evangelize. It gives them a pastoral way as they shared an unforgettable heart, for as souls are converted through reading of the first ten verses of the word of the gospel they need Genesis. Twice the clause occurs: "and shepherding. God saw that it was good"-the sec EDITOR'S MAIL BOX It adds life to the church as these ond time in reference to the land and Dear Sir: new-born souls are added to it. It seas which make up the surface of ecently one of our missionaries brings joy to the believers as they be spoke of the desperate need for our planet. R hold these new Christians. It chal One of the men expressed the opin more missionaries to fill the places of ~e~ges ion that the bright object called earth, those soon to retire, not to mention those .who are not yet evangel IZIng. It bnngs peace of conscience suspended in the vastness of dark new missionaries in addition to re to those who are testifying, for they space, looked so good from his dis placements. know they are fulfilling the com tance that mankind's endless quarrels I would like to suggest that one rea mands of our Lord to love one's and hatreds seemed embarrassingly son why our missionary program is neighbor and to go and tell him of shameful. Well, sinful man in a world bogging down is that our churches, by the Savior. once good is indeed a shame to his and large, are not evangelizing the fellowmen and, worse still, an affront communities right around their church When this happens in our local to his Creator. buildings. Do the majority of our men churches, then our missionary program As Moses by inspiration repeatedly and women love the souls of those abroad will begin to boom. Those who states, what God created he saw to around them enough to go out, even have a heart for souls at home will be good. And when the climax came once a week, to evangelize? How then have a concern for souls abroad. Those with the creation of man in the divine can we expect a heart for evangelism who are evangelizing in the com image, God declared that his finished overseas? munity around their own church creation was very good. How appalling We must begin at home. We have building will desire that souls else the change from what was there at few young men or women ready to go where should hear the same gospel. the beginning! Man has turned from overseas because we have too few who Then there will be men and women his Maker in disobedience. Not only even cross the street to tell the story of who have labored in their own neigh has the heart of man become deceitful Jesus to a poor lost American. One borhoods ready to go to other com and desperately wicked, but the earth must have an evangelistic heart for munities in our land and across the itself has come under a divine curse. one's own neighborhood before one seas. Yet somehow man cannot escape desires to go elsewhere to extend Your brother in Christ, calling his home a "good earth." Such Christ's kingdom. WALLACE A. BELT, is what God made it to be. On this Now I am not referring to elders' San Diego, Calif. terrestrial ball, and so far as we know visitation. I am not referring to follow only on this planet, the eternal God ing up delinquent members. Such Dear Sir: formed man of the dust of the ground visits are important, but this is not he statement of the Presbytery of and breathed into his nostrils the the key to having a heart for missions. TSouthern California on Creation breath of life and man became a living Our Orthodox Presbyterian members (in the November-December issue) soul. Only of man is it said that he must be taught to love their neighbors appears to have strong biblical support was fashioned in the likeness of his, as themselves. They must be urged to except for portions of point six. One Creator, a personal being capable of go into the community surrounding might ask, however, if this body con fellowship with his Maker, possessing their church building to evangelize. sidered the evidence of nature as well

January, 1969 7 as ~he sta~ements of Scripture in pre panng this formulation. No Action Taken in (from page 6) Now that the "once for all" affirma Church Courts tion for ordained men has been estab . ~ flood of mate~-ial was sent out by lishe~ in this area, it would be re tndlgna~t evangelicals attacking the freshtng to see the Presbytery turn to Affirmation, In addition, mass meet some of the more immediate concerns tngs w~re held .in strategic cities across the nation alerting Presbyterians to the of our society. J.WH . AAS,J R. South Hamilton, Mass. alarmtng advance of apostasy in the (Ed. note: While it is proper for a church. But the question persists: Why Presbytery to state what it believes to did not the upholders of the faith and b.e the teaching of the Bible on a par specifically Machen as he was to do later in the Board of Foreign Missions ticular mat~er In response to a legiti mate question, readers should bear in controversy, take the case into the mind that such statements do not be courts of the church? come "established" as a part of the I cannot find the answer in the constitution nor are they binding as a M~c~en correspondence or in his public "once for all" interpretation.) RAYMOND AND EDITH ZORN writmgs. One can only speculate therefore. Was it because the "mod Word from Australia ment of the country is slow, for we era~e" conservatives advised against Dear Sir: are still regarded as a foreign denomi action for fear of dividing the church ? hanks for the invitation to write nation. Dutch, however, is on the way Was there a weakness in the doctrine Tsomething on the work here for out, not only for the sake of the of ecdesiology at Princeton Seminary? your readers. I have contemplated this "natives" but also for the children, Was Machen so inexperienced in c~urch from time to time, but honestly the who are no longer conversant in that court procedure that he simply work is little different than what we language. Everything is in English did not want to become immersed in would be doing in the U.S.A. if in here in Sydney. waters "over his head"? the OPC pastorate-except it is largely Our aim in this generation is to es We may never know the answer on among Dutch immigrants in this coun tablish a good foundation for the Re earth. It is enough to point out that try. I'm the only Westminster Seminary formed faith in years to come. This subsequent tragic developments in a graduate in the Reformed Churches of will include not only the catechizing once great church reveal that the year Australia, with the exception of Pro of the covenant youth but also Chris 1923 was a kind of Munich in Presby fessor G. Van Groningen, Th.M. '55, tian schools, of which we now have terianism. Other bodies in the Re of the Reformed Theological College three in Australia, with a fourth to be formed tradition ought to take a les in Geelong, 650 miles away. gin next year. son from what happened--or didn't Some statistics may be of interest. Our biggest problem, besides a gen happen. "Resist the beginnings of There are 32 Reformed Churches of eral apathy to the claims of Christ evil," runs a Continental proverb. The Australia, with 7939 members (in which is reflected in the public at large Auburn Affirmation gives evidence that cluding 4286 baptized) and 27 min also, is the influence of modernism the term liberal is a misnomer. The isters plus one emeritus. In New now making inroads upon the Gere liberal within the gate is a relentless Zealand there are 13 Reformed formeerde Kerken in Holland. Since enemy of truth and freedom, and has Churches, with 2323 members (in most of our people come from this no more moral right to be called lib cluding 1327 baptized) and six min communion, the ties with it are strong eral that a circle has to be called a sters plus two emeritus and one mis in background and family connections. square. sionary to Taiwan. Fortunately, a large number of our The Auburn Affirmation summoned Half of our ministers here are now people are aware of what is taking the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. graduates of the Reformed Theological place in Holland and do not want the to the crossroads. Who can say what College in Geelong, which like West same thing to happen here. would be the state of the church to minster operates as an independent What we miss at the Theological day had proper action been taken then? institution. We still have six vacant College, however, is the good old Van Robert Frost was so devastatingly pulpits in New Zealand and three in Tilian apologetic that directly chal right, was he not? He wrote: Australia, due to erneritation, the re lenges the world with the claims of Most of the things we think turn of some Dutch ministers to Hol Christ and maintains the antithesis. I fear that the College apologetic too we see in life land (we still have a dozen here), Are due to truths being and the return of G. 1. Williamson much follows the idea of expressing as much good about everything as you in and out of favor. to the States to assume a Covenanter I shall be telling this pastorate in Wichita, Kansas. There can and going as easy as possible with with a sigh are three former OPC men in New criticism. Does the latter lead to com Somewhere ages and ages Zealand besides myself here. The pas promise at times? This is what I fear hence: toral situation may not get better for is true. Two roads diverged in some time, since there are only 12 men Remember us in your prayers. a wood-and I- I took the one less in the Geelong College at present, Cordially, in Christ, traveled by, half of whom belong to our churches. RAYMOND O. ZORN And that has made all Integration with the indigenous ele- Sydney, Australia the difference.

8 The Presbyterian Guardian this Saul of Tarsus, formerly perse verted, or even none at all, that God Our Sufficiency (from page 4) cutor of the church, to face the an has not been glorified by the proclam tagonistic, militant Jews and pro ation of the gospel. Nevertheless, we have you ignorant of our trouble claim that Jesus was the Christ and may expect our sufficiency in God to which came to us in Asia, that we that there was salvation in him alone! bring positive results. were pressed out of measure, above Think of what courage it took for There will be souls converted to strength, insomuch that we despaired Paul to go into the pagan cities of the Christ through the ministry of his even of life: but we had the sen Roman Empire and there proclaim the Word. Think of what God wrought tence of death in ourselves, that we message of the triune God and the through Paul at Corinth! As Paul should not trust in ourselves, but in crucified and risen Savior! Paul wrote labored faithfully there he was per God which raiseth the dead" (II Cor. to the Corinthians, "But we preach haps discouraged and somewhat fear " 1:8-9). Christ crucified, unto the Jews a some. He had been opposed by un Then Paul left Ephesus. He stopped stumbling block, and unto the Greeks believing Jews and felt that he must at Troas, and had an opportunity foolishness" (I Cor. 1:23). leave the synagogue. He continued there to preach Christ's gospel. But his ministry in the house of Justus. he had no rest in his spirit because Great Boldness Wonderful conversions took place. he did not find Titus, and had no Not only did the Apostle face great "And Crispus, the chief ruler of the word from the Corinthians. He went opposition outside the church, but synagogue, believed on the Lord with on to Macedonia and there he met even within the church there arose Titus with encouraging word from the all his house; and many of the those who were his detractors. In Cor Corinthians hearing believed, and were Corinthians. Thereupon the Apostle inth there were those who challenged sat down and wrote his second letter baptized" (Acts 18: 8). Thereupon his apostleship. This was a very ser the Lord encouraged his servant. to the Corinthians with joy and re ious thing in Paul's eyes, and he felt lief. "Then spake the Lord to Paul in the that he must strongly maintain his During all this difficult time it had night by a vision, Be not afraid, but apostolic authority. Paul was willing been God's sufficiency which had sus speak, and hold not thy peace: For I very humbly to let personal advantages tained him. How well Paul knew what am with thee, and no man shall set go by the board, but maintaining his this sufficiency would do for him in on thee to hurt thee: for I have much apostleship to the glory of God was time of discouragement! "Not that people in this city" (Acts 18:9-11). a matter of principle. As Paul faced we are sufficient of ourselves to think these various sources of opposition he Trophies of Grace anything as of ourselves; but our suf had great boldness in his proclama Indeed there were results, and here ficiency is of God, who also made us tion of the gospel. It was a boldness in Second Corinthians Paul writes of sufficient as ministers of a new cov with humility, but it was neverthe them: "Do we begin again to com enan." less a very confident boldness. mend ourselves? Or need we, as some In this day of departure from the others, epistles of commendation from God's Sufficiency faith; in this day of enthusiasm for a you? Ye are our epistle written in our Fellow laborers, it will be true for false ecumenicity; in this day when hearts, known and read of all men: us too. Some of you can look back all many, even of evangelical churches, Forasmuch as ye are manifestly de the way to the early days of West fail to present the whole counsel of clared to be the epistle of Christ min minster Seminary. There have been God; in this day too we need that istered by us, written not with ink, difficult days, but God's sufficiency has boldness which comes from a sense of but with the Spirit of the living God; sustained you. Many of you look for our sufficiency in God. We in our not in tables of stone, but in fleshy ward to a life of service in God's selves cannot face the opposition tables of the heart" (3:1-3). kingdom. You may expect to face which confronts us, but God's suf Thus there were trophies of grace many situations similar to those of the ficiency will enable us to meet our in the wicked city of Corinth. As his Apostle Paul. It will be God's suf task. Most of us are convinced that enemies detracted from Paul he could ficiency which will give you fresh we are warranted in having such con point with confidence to these trophies courage and rest and peace of heart. fidence. Let me assure you that as the of divine grace. He goes on to declare Life has become more complex and years go by in the service of the Lord that they were the result of his suffi difficult in recent years. All of us will it is demonstrated more and more ciency in God: "And such trust have need a greater sense of our sufficiency clearly that our sufficiency in God we through Christ to God-ward: not in God to enable us to meet the needs warrants a holy boldness. that we are sufficient of ourselves to and opportunities ahead. think any thing as of ourselves; but Not only will a sense of our suf Transformed Lives our sufficiency is of God, who also ficiency sustain us, but it will make There is still another blessed effect made us sufficient as ministers of a new us bold in the proclamation of the from our sufficiency from God: it covenant." gospel. We live in a day when we will bring blessed fruit in transformed Weare not apostles, but as min are at times strongly tempted to soften lives. Now it is true, of course, that isters of God's Word we are to expect our message because the whole world if there were no lives transformed fruit in the conversion of souls. We and life view of thousands around God would still be glorified by a have strong reasons to be confident us is very different from the truth faithful ministry of his Word. Paul of this. Though the apparent results in which we proclaim. wrote, "For we are unto God a sweet various ministries may differ greatly, The situation was undoubtedly sim savor of Christ, in them that are yet if God has called us to his service ilar for the Apostle Paul in his day. saved, and in them that perish." We we may expect positive results in the Think of what courage it took for may not say, when few souls are con- conversion of souls. This is the fruit

January, 1969 9 of our sufficiency in God. Our sufficiency in God will also Parable on Evangelism bring sanctification in the lives of the people of God. In our own lives first, n a dangerous seacoast where ship they were still called a lifesaving sta and then in the lives of God's people Owrecks often occur there was once tion. But they were finally voted down to whom we minister, there will be a crude little lifesaving station. The and told that if they wanted to save the transformation wrought by the building was just a hut, and there the lives of all the various kinds of Spirit of God. Thus at the close of was only one boat, but the few de people who were shipwrecked in those voted members kept a constant watch this chapter the Apostle declares, "But waters, they could begin their own over the sea, and with no thought for lifesaving station down the coast. They we all with open (unveiled) face be themselves went out day and night did. holding as in a glass (mirror) the tirelessly searching for the lost. Many As the years went by, the new sta glory of the Lord, are changed into the lives were saved by this wonderful tion experienced the same changes that same image from glory to glory even little station, so that it became famous. had occurred in the old. It evolved as by the Spirit of the Lord (the Lord Some of those who were saved, and into a club, and yet another lifesaving the Spirit)." various others in the surrounding area, station was founded. History continued wanted to become associated with the to repeat itself, and if you visit that Sanctification by the Spirit station and give of their time and seacoast today, you will find a number How marvelous it is to see the trans money and effort for the support of of exclusive clubs along that shore. formation which God's grace effects in its work. New boats were bought and Shipwrecks are frequent in those the lives of people! We see them in new crews trained. The little life waters, but most of the people drown! their sin and in the misery which re saving station grew. -THEODORE O. WEDEL, quoted in sults from sin. Before the desperate Some of the members of the life the monthly "Newsletter" of the saving station were unhappy that the need in their lives we feel our help Hacienda Heights, Calif. Orthodox building was so crude and poorly Presbyterian Church. lessness. We preach God's Word to equipped. They felt that a more com them; we seek to instruct them; we fortable place should be provided as counsel with them; we pray earnestly the first refuge of those saved from for them. Then we see the change the sea. So they replaced the emer which comes into their lives. They gency cots with beds and put better New Church in Lancaster grow in spiritual stature; they increase furniture in the enlarged building. 'W estminster Presbyterian Church in their knowledge of God's Word; Now the lifesaving station became a began holding services in July, they become involved in the work of popular gathering place for its mem meeting in the Lancaster School of the the Lord. As God's servants we know bers, and they decorated it beautifully Bible, Lancaster, Pa. The Rev. Wilbur full well that we did not bring this and furnished it exquisitely, because Siddons, pastor, renounced the juris r~alize they used it as a sort of club. diction of Donegal Presbytery in June to pass. Yet with quiet joy we Fewer members were now interested that this is a fruit of our sufficiency after twenty years in several pastorates in going to sea on lifesaving missions, in the United Presbyterian Church in in God. so they hired lifeboat crews to do this the U.S.A. His most recent service There are also those who under our work. The lifesaving motif still pre was as pastor of the 450-member ministry do not grow as they should. vailed in this club's decoration, and Memorial Church in Lancaster. These bring heartache and cause us there was a liturgical lifeboat in the In leaving he announced at a morn as God's servants to cry out to God. room where the club initiations were ing worship hour that he was "a con The Apostle Paul knew of such also, held. scientious objector. My conscience ob especially in Corinth. But he did not jects to the unbiblical policies, the let them dim his gratitude and joy in Forgotten Purpose worldly programs, the immature pro the fruit of his ministry in those who About this time a large ship was nouncements, and the secular position grew in grace. wrecked off the coast, and the hired of the United Presbyterian Church." Great is our honor and privilege in crews brought in boatloads of cold, Mr. Siddons voiced particular ob being called to serve our God in pro wet, and half-drowned people. They jection to the Confession of 1967. claiming his Word. I can think of no were dirty and sick. The beautiful new "The authority of the Bible is the loftier privilege here upon earth than club was a chaos. So the property formal principle of the Protestant Re formation," he said, "but for the first that of the gospel ministry. Were it committee immediately had a shower house built outside the club where time in the history of creeds the Con not for the sufficiency which God sup victims of shipwreck could be cleaned fession of 1967 deals with the Scrip plies, this ministry would leave us in up before coming inside. tures and fails to contend that they utter frustration. But now a halo of At the next meeting there was a are inspired of God." He regarded glory surrounds it. May God grant to split in the club membership. Most of as even "more devastating" the sub each one of us a fresh vision of the the members wanted to stop the club's scription questions now required of glory of our task. Let us bow in lifesaving activities as being unpleas all officers. He stated that within his humble adoration and thanksgiving ant and a hindrance to the normal Presbytery "more than one church before our God and look to him for social life of the club. Some members sought to add to the subscription ques the grace which will meet our every insisted upon lifesaving as their pri tions a statement acknowledging that need. mary purpose and pointed out that the present standards are subordinate

10 The Presbyterian Guardian TRI-COUNTY ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Future Location; Pastor L. Craig Long and Elder John Weidenhamer; and present meeting-place in East Lewisburg to the Scriptures as the Word of Tri-County Church Looks Ahead God." The response of the Presbytery was to inform the churches that all ri-County Orthodox Presbyterian in an offering box at the door. Sessions must abide by the new forms T Church began her third year on The denominational Committee on without alteration. December 8 with Home Missions Home Missions and Church extension Ministers are now "directed in the Secretary LeRoy B. Oliver as guest has purchased three attractive residen expression of faith and life," he said, preacher. The pastor is Luther Craig tial lots on Route 15 just south of the and forbidden to express their faith Long, Ph.D. Morning worship is at Bucknell campus in Lewisburg. The "according to the Westminster Con 9 a.m. in the Farmers' Best Restaur congregation is now making an effort fession"! He observed that "those who ant, East Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. to pay for this $10,000 site as soon as pleaded for tolerance in the past now The church's witness to the gospel possible so that a building may be refuse tolerance to those who gave it is extended by a live broadcast of the erected for the church's program. to them before," in spite of assurances morning service over WPGM (1570 Members are filling building fund by proponents of the Confession of on the AM dial and 96.7 FM). It is cans with pennies and other monies 1967 "that there would be room for reported that the number of visitors in their homes. all, from the evangelical to the lib present is generally larger than the The prayers of God's people are eral." membership. Evening services at 7: 30 requested for the spiritual impact of After calling attention to the fact are held in the Susquehanna Youth the church's testimony in the tri that under the former constitution for Christ Center on 11th Avenue, county area. Gifts toward the land many ministers had repeated their or Shamokin Dam. payment and the building of the first dination vows with mental reserva The latter town is in Snyder County, chapel unit will of course be appre tions, Mr. Siddin pointed out that while Lewisburg is in Union County. ciated. Groups or individuals wishing "the tables have turned . . . and I am Northumberland is the third county so to "invest" in this new work may faced with the same problem: Should of the trio that gives to this new con write to the treasurer, Mr. John Weid I uphold the new viows with tongue gregation its distinctive name. Most enhamer, 602 Ikler Street, Lewisburg, in cheek?" No, he concluded, "My of the members come from 10 to 20 Pa. 17837. conscience will not allow me to up miles to attend services, and not one hold a profession that is not in con family except the pastor's had been COLLEGE TEACHERS formity with the Person of my Lord Presbyterians prior to affiliation with We invite confidential inquiries and Savior Jesus Christ nor in con the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. from persons committed to the Re Dr. Long, in addition to serving the formed Faith wishing to consider formity with the Word of God. I am teaching at Trinity, a baccalaureate not going to be a hypocrite." church as pastor, is director of psy liberal arts college located in a Westminster Church has about 150 chological services at the Danville State Chicago suburb. members, with some 200 persons at Mental Hospital, and he teaches grad The doctorate or an active doc tending morning worship. The new uate courses in Psychology for Penn toral program is expected. Inquiries State and Bucknell Universities. No about combining college teaching congregation has affiliated with the with graduate study in the Chicago Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evan salaries or honorariums are given to area are also solicited. gelical Synod. Pastor Siddons is a those who serve the church in any Dean of the College graduate of Wheaton College and of capacity. All current expenses are met TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE Gordon Divinity School. by means of voluntary contributions Palos Heights, Ill. 60463

January, 1969 11 Mr. Kenneth Auotin P.O. Box 4376 C~mpua St~tion THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN Athena, Georgi~ 30EOl Second Class Pastage Paid 7401 Old York Road at Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. 19126 Feb 66 6769 69

Return Requested J INDEX FOR 1968 VOLUME 37 i Authors and Articles Faithful Steward (E. J. Young), 19; Westminster Theological Seminary, 8, 18, ~ Adams, Jay: Behind the Study Door, 39, Pre-Assembly Conferences, 55; Rulers 36, 40, 66, 85, 87, 88, 99, 115, 118 56; Breakdown in Communication, 78 for a Day, 91; Some Take a Stand Photographs Ahlfeldt, Carl: Who Is Sufficient? 114 31; Strange Trial, 7; Stewardship, 103 Ahlfeldt, Carl, 117; installation, 77 Albright, H. Wilson: The Challenge of Here and There in the OPC: 11,12,23, Atwell, Robert, 26 SAVE, 14 24, 82, 83, 84, 94, 95, 96, 119, 120 Bible, 17 I Atwell, Robert and Tom Width: Pleas Letters for Youth: 5,65, 86 Bosgraf Family, 22 1 for Prayer, 26 Machen Vignettes (Coray): Naturalist, Cedarloo, Iowa, Building, 71 Barker, Richard: Session's Task in Disci 2; Teacher, 32; Preacher, 46; Friend Clerks Mitchell and Elder, 52 pline, 73, 76 70; Controversialist, 102 ' Cottenden, Four Generations, 45 Breisch, Francis: Gospel of Freedom, 27 Mail Box: Verno, Deemer, 7; Boleyn Curry, Allen, Ordination, 46 Camilleri, Marcia: My Most Precious Ingwersen, 20; Mahaffy, 43; Bird, Kel: Graham, Robert and Ruth, 12 Gift, 63 logg, Reif, 67; Bende~, Mahaffy, Essig, Hanover Park Building, 23 Churchill, Robert: So Late the Spring 68; Poundstone,. Feringa, 91; Verno, Harrisville Building, 30 ume, 38; Cedar Grove Organist, 48 Dejonge, 92; SIbley, 103; Rayburn Hendriksen, William, 88 Committee of General Assembly: Guid 104 ' Hitt, David, Ordination, 11 ance, 20, 29; Adiaphora, 41; Weaker Orthodox Presbyterian Church Machen, J. Gresham, 32, 102 Brother, 50; Communion of the Spirit, Buildings: Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, 71' Meilahn Family, 38 74; Spirit and Word, 89; Spirit and Hanover Park, 22; Harrisville, 30 ~ Moderators Coray and Olson, 49 Salvation, 106 Nashua, 83; Oostburg, 1 Morristown Groundbreaking, 61 Coray, Henry: Captain with the Mighty Christian Education, 52, 108 Nashua Building, 83 Heart (Machen), 2, 32, 46, 70, 102 Churches Organized or Received: El Oostburg Building, 1 de Graff, Arnold: Refrigerated Pews, 47 Camino, Goleta, 6; Spencer Mills 24 Phil-Mont Academy Seniors, 63 Elliott, Edwards: Why This Harvest? 80 83 ', Poundstone, Dwight, Installation, 6 Georgian, Theodore: When God Is Conference on Calvinism, 38 Praamsma, Louis, 87 Silent, 10; Tampering with the Gospel, Division of Presbytery, 23, 59 Presbytery of New Jersey, 40 98 Family Bible Conferences, 12, 95 Rankin, John, 93 Gordon, David: Why Art Thou Cast Foreign Missions, 53, 119 Shell, William, 71 Down? 70 General Assembly (35th), 23, 25,37, 45, Stonehouse Memorial Pulpit, 8 Haney, George: We Moved Away, 60 51-55, 57-60 Thirty-fifth General Assembly, 54 Hard, Grace: Letter from Korea, 5 Groundbreaking, Morristown, 61 Thomas, Geoffrey, 111 Hard, Theodore: Letter to a Niece, 86 Home Missions, 52, 120 Trinity College OP Students, 106 Mahaffy, Arlena: Mohammed Ali, 65 Knollwood, 59 Van Til, Cornelius, 88, 99 Miller, Roseann: Nature of Freedom, 62 Minister Received, Steltzer, 83 Westfield Building, 25; Session, 38 Nicholas, Robert Grace Church and New Ordinations: Hitt, 11; Bettler, 12; Cat- Westminster Seminary: Students, 85; Jersey, 37, 45; 35th OP Assembly, 51; tenden, 45; Curry, 46; Wickholm, 46; Speakers, 87, 88, 99; Campus, 118 Westminster's 40th Year, 85, 87; New Conard, 95; Duff, 119 Winter Scene, 110 Bible Translation, 105; news, editorials, Relation to Other Churches: CRC, 54; Young, E. .J" 13, 18 here and there (see Features) RPjES, 12,23, 55, 57, 119 Nonholf, Melvin: On Being a Reformed Seniors at Westminster, 36 Church, 103 Statistics, 53 Parker, Donald: Let Freedom Ring, 64 Stonehouse Memorial Pulpit, 8 Presbytery of Southern California: Reso Young, Edward J. (1907-1968), 13, 15, lution on Creation, 115 16, 18, 19, 43, 91 Rankin, John: Wonder of His Greatness, Young People, 14, 42, 84, 119 44; Great Division, 88 Other Selected Subjects Ryken, Leland: Lost Doctrine of Accom Bible, 8, 10, 15, 21, 89, 98, 105 modation, 3 Christian Liberty, 41, 50, 55 Saltzen, Eugene: Zeal for the Different, Christian Schools, 62, 63 91 Church, 73, 110 Shell, William, Waterloo Church Relo Councils of Churches, 43, 53, 99 f cates, 71 Counseling, 39, 56, 78 Skilton, John: Submission in Sorrow, 15 Covenant College, 9, 20 ! Thomas, Geoffrey: Pillar and Ground of Ecclesiastical Separation, 43, 53 the Truth, 110 Ecumenism, Biblical, 57, 58 Van Til, Cornelius: New Pulpit Dedi Evangelical Theological Society, 115 cated, 8; Holy Human Empire, 99 Freedom, 27,62, 64 Voshell, Dorothy: Does Your Pastor General Benevolence, 54 Need a Raise? 72 Guidance, 20, 29 Young, Edward: Can We Trust the Holy Spirit, 74, 89, 106 Bible? 16 Machen (see Features) Features National Assn. Evangelicals, 69 Behind the Study Door (Adams): 39, Prayer, 26, 114 56, 78 Social Issues, 27, 31, 35, 64, 67-69, 80, Bookshelf on the Campus (Sibley): 35 91, 92, 103 Editorials: Christians, Society, and the Stewardship, 5, 59, 103 Gospel, 31; Church Meetings, 43; Trinity Christian College, 106 12 The Presbyterian Guardian