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April 24, 1947
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-H. Armstrong Roberts. "He that ploweth should p~ow in hope." PAGE TWO ARKANSAS BAPl'I!'T MEETING PERSECUTION * TRENDS AND EVENTS * A Devotion by B. H. Duncan A condensed summary of trends and' events taken from publications and original sources each "And now, Lord, behold their· thre~ten week by Porter Routh, Secretary of the Department of Survey, Statistics and ings." Information of the Baptist Sunday School Board. There are powerful forces abroad in the world, forces which would drive us out of the business of carrying out our Lord's com Facts of Interest survey showed that the average Negro woman spengs 150 per cent more of her income for missions. Our sec:ular work would consume According to the latest U. S. Census Bu , our time and exhaust our energies so that we reau estimate, there is now an excess of 470, toiletries and personal care than does the av erage white woman. would have neither time nor energy to serve ooo females over males in the 141,228,693 our Lord. The social whirl would distract our population. In 1940, there was an excess of U. S. food store sales reached $23 365 - attention and interest away from Christian 424,188 000,000 in 1946, 24 per cent above 1945. ' males. I service. Temptation and sin would stifle our The population under five years of age In February, 1946, there were 5 070 000 fam impulses to serve our Lord. increased from 10,542,000 in 1940 to 13,- ilies with both husband and wif~ in the labor These forces threaten us with economic dis 417,000 in July, 1946, a 27.3 per cent gain, force, a 2,000,000 increase over 19.40. Of the aster, social ostracism, and a life void of the compared with a 7.3 per cent total popu 37,900,000 families reported in February, 1946, thrill of adventure. These threats are in lation gain. The 5-9 age group gained 28,800,000 were "normal families " 2 500 000 tended to intimidate and confuse and unman from 10,685,000 in 1940 to 11,633,000 in families with head widowed, divor~ed, 'or ~ife the Christian forces so that they shall be un 1946. absent, and 6,600,..000 families with female able to render effective Christian service. The Latest population estimates show a loss in head. success of these threats has robbed the the 10 to 14 age group and the 15 to 19 age In the World of Religion churches and the kingdom of the service of group, but a gain in the 20 to 55 section. Be President Truman_ said Myron Taylor · many a timid or careless Christian. tween 1940 and 1946, the number in the age would return to the Vatican only if necessary. The early Christians formulated a policy group above 55 grew 3,200,000, or 16.3 per by which they successfully met the opposition cent. Church World Service will undertake to provide warm clothing for 100,000 war.,. and dulled the edge of their threats. They Despite the increasing birth rate, the first asked tne Lord to "behold their threat orp~ned Russian children. A complete median age has climbed from 29.0 in 1940 outf1t for a boy or girl costs $21.50. ening." The knowledge that our Lord sees to 29.9 in 1946. the forces which oppose us, and hears their Of the 9,454 ministers reported by .the The number o{ marriage licenses issued in threats, is our strongest support. Pre.sbyterian ~urch, U.S. A., only 6,826 are The second request of these early Chris major cities during February was 27.5 per active: The:re are now 2,186 vacant pulpits. cent below the number issued during Febru tians was "and grant unto thy servants that ~ maJor Presbyterian seminary reported that ary, 1945. It had 806 graduates during the past 15 years: with all boldness they may speak thy ~ord." At the end of 1945, there were 517,989 Of these 68 had joined other denominations, The only way for the Christian to keep up his persons in mental hospitals, a new high. 45 were in schools or administrative work 71 courage in the face of the opposing forces of There were 10,200,367 men drafted during were missionaries, 28 had died, ' 86 the world is to keep on testifying and serving ~-oreign the Lord. the six years Selective Service operated. w~r~ m secular work and 501 were active "And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: American Indians ·of Southern Cali mmisters. and grant unto thy: servants, that with all fornia have organized to fight intensified M~handas K. Gandhi tol_d 25,000 at racial discrimination against their group. tendmg the Inter-Asian Relations con boldness they may speak thy word, by stretch ing forth thy hand to heal; and that signs A recent study of the $10,000,000,000 earned ference in New Delhi, India, that Chris tianity, · "an Asiatic religion, had become and wonders may be done by the name of by the 14,000,000 Negroes shows that $700,- the thy holy child Jesus" Acts 4:29, 30. 000,000 goes for tobacco and beverages. The disfigured" when it was taken to the Western world. He said Asia must win ------000------the West with love and truth. Reliltion is a conservative force; it suggests the distant past and the infinite future. It _Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam of the Metho creates and constantly enriches traditions dist .c~urch has received a certificate of ap which embody the finest aspirations of the preCiatiOn from the Navy for. his services in human spirit and the profoundest assurance ~~rid War II. Bishop Oxnam made several YOU become a benefactor to our aged and of divine kinship. ~ . . The church finds it infirm preachers and their wives or widows VISits to war areas and was a member of the crucially important to embody in its very S~cretary of Navy's Civilian Advisory. com- and orphans through our ANNUITY PLAN. __.. m1ttee. structure and design, suggestions of and con fidence in the agelessness of man;s depend At the same time you secure a gene~ous . The fifth annual convention of the Na ence upon God. - Harold M. Fishel', Detroit, income during your entire lifetime. tional Association of Evangelicals will be Mich., church architect. held in Omaha,. Neb., April 14-17. A gift_on the ANNUITY PLAN helps oth Edward J. Flanagan, Catholic priest and ers and provides guaranteed income. founder of Boys Town in Nebraska has gone ARKANSAS BAPTIST to Japan as a representative of the War De 213 RADIO CENTER, LITTLE ROCK Help brighten the eventide for the old Official Publication of the Arkansas Baptist state partm~nt to advise the Japanese Government 1 Conventlan. preachers. What more blessed service could _on child welfare programs. C. E. BRYANT______EOrroR you render? Frank Sinatra will play the role of Father Paul, a Roman Catholic priest, in IONE GRAY EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Fill in this coupon and mail to: the screen version of "The Miracle of the PubHeatfon Committee: B. H. Duncan. Hot Springs, Bells." Chairman; Charles F. Wilkins. Newport; C. E. Law rence, Little Rock; 0. L. Gibson, Fayetteville; Bruce RELIEF AND ANNUITY BOARD Baptist Hig'f!lif!.hts H. Price. Texarkana; Reece Howard, Brinkley; J. P. Emory, Story. 206 Baptist Building Dr. 0. P. Gilbert, editor of the Georgia Dallas 1, Texas Entered Post Office, Little Rock. Arkansas, as sec Christian Index, died Sunday, April 6. ond class mall matter. !Acceptance for ma111ng at spe cial rate of postage provided 1n Section 1198, Octo Please sen!f me information concerning your Rev. Ellis B. Evans is the new Sunday ber 1, 1913. School secretary in California. ANNUITY FJ..AN. Individual subS"Crlptlon $2.00 per year. Church Bud Dr. J. D. Franks has resigned as pastor of gets 11 cents per month or $1.32 per year per church the First Church, Columbus, Miss., to join family; Family Groups (10 or more paid annually 1n advance). $1.50 per year. Subscription to. foretgn ad Name ------the staff of Church World Service in Geneva dress, $2.50 per year. Advert1slng Rates on Request. Switzerland. ' The cost af cuts cannot be borne by the paper Street Address'------The Sunday School department reports except those It has made for Its Individual use. ~ 19,140 training awards in February as ~olutlons and obituaries published at five cents compared with 11,970 in February, 1946. per word. One dollar. minimum . City'------State __ . The 1947 Maritime Convention of Baptists Artlcletl carrytng the author's b¥-llne do not neces sarHy reflect the ecHtortal potlcy of t he paper. Date of Birth.______m Canada will be held at Wolfville August 28-29. ' ~ @ L 24. 1947 PAGE THREE:
Italian Minorities It hasn't been reported in the general press -but Religious News Service says Baptists in Washington are putting all the pressure pos sible on the Department of State to assure minority religious g r o up s in Italy more "rights," instead of just privileges. Personally the articles, afraid someone would see ~em ·and tell the enemy. However, some days Dr. J. M. Dawson, executive secretary of This is the last issue of the paper under the later, the Japanese came to search his home the Baptist Joint Conference Committee on editorship. It is a sad reflection, for and found the carefully ·hidden things. He Public Relations, has composed a strong let the past four years the Editor has was taken prisoner and accused of being a ter on the subject of religious freedom and to think of all the paper's readers as spy, for in the package had been a signaling America's responsibility 'for helping nurture . c.u"'"'~"' of his congregation. Personal con mirror and a &ignal light, which Claudio had it in other lands. Having sent it to Acting with individuals have been few, but in been using to try to tell the American planes Secretary of State Dean Acheson, he will fol contacts we have come to envisage the that help was needed. low it up with calls for help from Baptists readership as personal friends devoted He was taken to the capitol, Basco, under throughout the nation, as well as other de a great common purpose. The fellowship military guard and tied to keep from escap nominations. the cooperative spirit of all of you has- ing. He continued to ask the God he had The Baptist leader asked the State Del'!art come to know in the Testament for help. ment to exert its influence toward "uphold A new man has been selected to edit your One night he found his hands free and man ing the_ United Nations' stipulation in re . He is eminently qualified for the job, aged to escape to the forest. Although a spect to the rights of religious minorities." we hope he will be able to ride without search was made for him, the coming of the. Disclaiming any effdl'ts to "induce the Ital through many of the spots that Americall§ forced the Japanese to leave the ian goverment to disestablish the Catholic caused us to stumble and wonder. We'll island before they had found him. Church," Dawson said: praying for him and we ask your prayers Claudio stayed in the forest seven months. "We are not interested in f i g h t i n g the him too, for the task is difficult and the " hav~ng Testament as a pa.rtner. That's all Catholics. We are tremendously interested in tremendous. Work with him I caiJ. tell you. I could not write to you before upholding the full religious rights of minori understandingly and as prayerfully as you becattse I have no money to buy stamp. Please ties, which according to reliable reports are ve worked with us, and Arkansas Baptist tell me if there are some other helpful Books." suffering restrictions, even persecutions. surely will continue triumphantly. . The Rev. Harry Fonger, secretary of the "We call upon our government not to in As your retiring editor goes to new tasks, Society's agency in the Philippine Islands, terfere with the internal affairs of Italy but let us beg that you pray for him. The thinks there is no doubt that this•J.s a record to maintain its consistent championship of there also is tremendous and only with of an actual experience. rights which it has helped to promulgate in help and the full cooperation of every the United Nations for the welfare of man Sotlthern BaptiSt can the job be accomplish kind the world around." in its greatest possibilities of kingdom ser Consistency· Asked - · """'! Dr. Dawson was a religious representative The Christian Century has called upon the at the San Francisco Conference which draft This is not good-bye. We are not leaving nation's Protestant churches to begin a cam ed the UN Charter and he had a hand in except in the sense of changing paign to end present tax exemptions on prop writing the religious . freedom section of the of residence. Our heart will always erty used for religious purposes. so-called Bill of Rights. with all you good people and this great Churches should pay taxes on houses of , and our efforts on a Southwide scale worshiP, parsonages, and parochial schools, undoubtedly be turned in a particular the national Protestant weekly said, because Lost Sense of Sin to the needs of you with whom we feel "it is bad public policy" for the government comradeship. Juvenile delinquency results not only from to exemot religious groups from their share the indifference of adults but from the fact of proPerty taxation. It charged taxoayers that "the world has lost its sense of sin," are becoming increasingly discontented with Assistant Director Edward A. Tamm of the 1946 Miracle the accumulation of tax-exempt property by ' Federal Bureau of Investigation declared at When the Navy Testaments, supplied by the churches. a meeting in Boston. • JI\.rrtericam Bible ·society during the war for in Tl}e Century advocated, however, that "Is it any wonder that so many millions in life-boats, life rafts and on air church hospitals and similar institutions of Americans, bewildered by the situation operating over water, were sealed in which have secular counterparts should re with which we are confronted abroad and at water-tight envelopes, a sentence on main exemPt because "the humanitarian ends home, look back with a feeling of desperate served by these institutions are the same, and longing to their own school days wlien the their exemption from tax does not violate the teaching of love of God went hand in hand principle of separation of church and state." with teaching of love of country?" he asked. The Bible Society has just received a letter The editorial warned :E>rotestants they can / "That was the day before the arrival of the a young Filipino, Claudio Ablat, who not "make a genuine protest" ae:ainst de debunkers, the distorters . of truth, the GOO the following story. About September, mands by Roman Catholics for public funds haters, the debasers of values and the neo to suPPort parochial schools, "while they ac pagans. They have had their day, and man batao. Batanes, in the Philippines, he found cept for their churches the compulsory sup- kind, in following thein, has been through a can. which he took home to open when he . port of unwilling tax-payers." the Gethsemane and experienced the Gol gotha of two world wars.
the Japanese, who were then occupying To live in t~e presence of great truths and "We have developed an immunity of indif Island. eternal laws, to be led by permanent ideals ference. Crime is committed in the over the can he found the sealed envelope that is what keeps a man patient when the whelming number of cases because the of and other goods, the latter undoubtedly be world ignores him, and calm and unspoiled fender does not possess a sufficiently strong ing supplied by the Red Cross. He hid all when the world praises him.-Dr. A. Peabody. sense of mocal responsibility." PAGE FOUR ~RKANSAS BAPTIST
OTTO WHITINGTON, Director
A ·NN·UAL EDUCATION DAY · June 29
June·29 Is EDUCATION DAY in All Our Sunday Schools
Throughout the So~th ·
The Executive Committee Has Approved an Offering for the Ouachita · College Campaign on That Day-June 29 ·
7Ae ~iJ-ectcf cf tAe C11tnp11ign /111J ·AJket/ o... Edga.. Williamson
To Direct This Special Offering. He Has Gla~ly Consented to Do So and Will Have Full Charge. ; Help Us Build a Greater Denomination Through Christian Education
Send All Money to Dr. B. L. Bridges, 200 Radio Center Bldg., Little Rock, Ark" APRIL 24, 1947 PAGE FIV£
OUACHITA: Jtj· 1J/cl*t~ 7~1lt /Jti//ich!
By CHEsTER E. SwoR more adequate space; scientific activities of Outstanding Lay Leader of Baptist Youth the college long ago outgrew the floor space Etched forever in my memory is the week available; dormitory capacities are unpre of February 17-21, 1947, for during those days cedentedly taxed. If your growing boy had I had the happy privilege of speaking in the as completely outgrown his present wardrobe annual Religious Emphasis Week of Ouachita as Ouachita has outgrown her present plant, College. Though I had known Ouachita by you would be ashamed for him to make a name for many years, I had not come to public appearance! Ouachita is very really know the college intimately until that week. the child of Arkansas Baptists-and desper To know Ouachita in the full sense of the ately needs some additions to its building wor<;I is to love Ouachita with devotion; and wardrobe! Remember: Ouachita is asking I came away from those days in February only for necessities in both building and en with a ·genuine devotion to this gem of Ar aowment; there is not a luxury included in kansas Baptists! the list of needs. From students and faculty members I heard much of the curent campaign for the addi Competition Is Keen tion of a million dollars to the building and Time was in which· a good school could con endowment funds of the college. During that sist of Mark Hopkins and a student at op week, as I came to see and unden;tand some posite ends of a . log; but that day has defi of the vital needs of the college and as I dis nitely passed away. Ouachita lives now in a covered more fully than ever before the gen day in which she must complete with col uine merit of the college, I found a little leges and universities whose sourcas of in sentiment growing up in my heart. Through things, this devoted instituion of Arkansas come are large and growing, whose faculty the ensuing weeks that little sentiment has Baptists richly deserves to be permitted to salary scales can compensate the best teach kept repeating itself. in my 'heart. Here it is: enter upon better days--days in which her ers adequately, whose bwlding facilities are Ouachita is worth that million ... and ever endowment and facilities will be more nearly beautiful, comfortable, commodious. Arkan so much more I in keeping with the tremendous task she is sas Baptists cannot expect Ouachita to coll being asked to perform. Ouachita deserves tinue to appeal to their most excellent Bap Ouachita Deserves A Million that million dollars! tist boys and girls successfully unless she is at In the first place, Ouachita deserves the least keeping in a good state of comparison million dollars. Throughout all these years of Ouachita Needs a Million with other schools which bid for Arkansas her life she has been loyal to the highest con In the second place, Ouachita needs so ur boys and girls so spiritedly. ceptions of Christian education; she has never gently the money which is being s o ugh t . compromised her integrity; she has always Though she has enough money in the en Ouachita has wrought so well in the past been in t e n s e 1 y loyal to the denomination dowment fund to meet the entrance require under surpassing difficulties. She is meeting which controls her destiny. Therefore, Oua ments of the North Central Association (of courage and sacrifice. If she is to be per chita has be·en faithful to her mission re which Ouachita is a fully accredited mem . mitted to march forward through the years gardless of the difficulties of the days and ber), she has little more than the minimum in the manner she richly deserves, it will bP years. And it can be truly said that for the requirements of that body. It is manifestly necessary for those who love her well to un majority of her life this beloved institution obvious that if Ouachita is to continue to min shackle her from the limitation which would has been called upon to do a big and dif ister to an increased student: enrolment, she retard, and to facilitate her progress in every ficult job with the minimum of money and needs and must have an increased, endow way possible. facilities. ment. And so I say, "Ouachita is worth that mil Now having been so faithful in a -few Library facilities have long been needing lion . . . and ever so much more!"
APPROXIMATELY 300 YOUNG PEOPLE, age 13 to 18, participated Dr. Angell, Miss Maxie Cleere, director of the Ouachita Choir, and in the Youth Choir Festival held at Ouachita College April 4. It was Hatcher Hoyt, music director of Immanuel Church, Little Rock, were the first event of this kind sponsored by Arkansas Baptists. adjudicators. Written comment on the work of each group will be mailed to its director.' The beautiful concert of church music was directed by Dr. Warren Angell, dean of the School of Fine Arts, Oklahoma Baptist University. Mrs. B. W. Nininger, state director of church music, working with Groups comprised girls' ensemble, mixed three-part groups and four-part the support of the Religious Education Department and its director, Dr. choirs of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Edgar Williamson, planned and directed the Festival. PAGE SIX ARKANSAS Novel SS Class Sets Record of Spiritual Influence on Homes Nine months ago four young women got together at Second Church, Little Rock, with the idea of starting a new Sunday School class. The two younger women were brides, and the other two were "naturals" for teach er and assistant teacher. It was on June 30, 1946, that the class first met--with two members. A month later it was organized, choosing Mrs. J. H. Cox as class president and "Brides Class" as a name. Blue and white were named as class colors, with the white rose as class flower:. And for a motto, the brides chose, · "I would be like Jesus, altogether lovely going about doing good." ·when the accompanying photo was made on March 30-iline months. later- the class registered 16 present, two new members, one visitor and two teachers. And on that same Sunday, the class attained the Standard of Excellence. Mrs. Vernon Hall, the class's teacher, points to other accomplishments of the class which are even more noteworthy than the gain in number. During the nine months, the class has won one girl to Christ and also the hus band of one of its members, seven members have placed their membership with the church and three husbands have brought their mem bership. By RUTH NINNINGER Pastor M. Ray McKay and Minister ofEd / "Take My Life'" (A Treasure of Hymns; Amos R. Wells; W. ucation Roy Paslay, Jr., believe the class has Wilde Co. publishers). set some sort of record in its spiritual influ FRANCES R. IIAVERGAL ence. C. H. A. MALAN Hendon Tune ------000~----- Although Miss Havergal always used Take my life, and let it be hymn to the tune Patmos which her Consecrated, Lord, to Thee ; wrote, it is generally set today either to Take my hands and let them mov~J Matthews to Broadcast brough or Hendon, the latter of which is .llluLI> Spirit, even we ourselves groan within our selves, waiting for the adoption, that is, the J~ Pe,.fect CctrJutntnlltich . .. redemption of our body." Longing F~r christ's Second Coming In this we see that the whole creation of Glories of the Resurrection God, which has been groaning under the curse of sin for centuries, longs for the day when up together with them in the clouds, to meet the curse shall be forever lifted. The day By DouGLAS M. WmTE the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be when the One who died fer us and rose again First Church, DeWitt with the Lord. Wherefor comfort one another will come to claim and to glorify those whom This is the last in a series of four messages with these words.'' He has redeemed with His own precious blood, on "The Glories of the Resurrection," being There is nothing which can comfort be and forever dispel the curse and blight of sin. heard on eleven Arkansas radio stations reaved hearts and soothe the distracted minds It is by His resurrection from the dead that through programs by the Radio Commission of of suffering human beings like the certainty we have been delivered from the penalty of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. of the final home-coming of the great family sin, when He comes to take us into His pre of God, when Christ shall come again. "Then ence forevermore. The resurrection and return of Christ are shall be brought to pass the saying that is definitely and indissolubly linked together. Living He loved me; Dying He saved me; written, Death is swallowed up in victory." Paul's great dissertation to Corinthian church Buried He carried my sins far away; begins with the death, burial, and resurrec Walking In Fellowship With Christ Rising HG fustified freely forever; One day He's coming- 0 glorious day/ tion of Christ and closes with His return. In The apostle John likewise exhorts us to a the middle of this magnificent discourse he walk of fellowship with Christ. "Beloved, now It is any wonder that the closing words of declares, "For as in Adam all die; even so in are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet divine revelation are vibrant with this hope? Christ shall all be made alive. But evecy man appear what we shall be: but we know that, "He which testifieth these things saith, Sure in his own order: Christ the first fruits; after when he shall appear, we shall be like him; ly I come quickly." Shall not we have, by ward they that aFe Christ's at His coming.' for we shall see him as he is. And every man faith in Christ, discovered this great salva In the beginning of the historical account that hath this hape in him purifieth himself, tion, join the apostle in his closing prayer? of the apostolic church, Luke speaks of Jesus even as he is pure." "Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." showing "himself alive after his passion by Though the full extent of the glory which many infallible proofs," and immediately af One day the trumpet will sound for His coming, ter His ascension the heavenly witnesses said, is ours his absence from home almost six mont during the year. Next year, with the i daughter in school at home, Mrs. Riffey w· travel and teach with him. Each course las Southern Baptists and Foreign Missions a full month. M. THERON RANKIN E. C. ROUTH In five consecutive years students and pas Executive Secretary Editor, The .commission tors in centers far from Rio can receive sem· nary credit. Some 214 students are enrolle 33 graduated; with 119 still studying annuall It is a magnificent record, supplementing t Fifty-Six New Foreign Missionaries visit Japan this spring. He will spend some work of the Seminary in Rio. B r a z i 1 i a weeks in making a careful survey with Mr. churches are calling for pastors faster tha The Foreign Mission Board in semiannual Dozier and Japanese Baptist leaders. Because we can supply them, and have salaries wait· session April 8-9 appointed 56 missionaries, ·of the personal convictions or the secretarial for them without Board assistance. But mo the largest number ever appointed at any staff and members of the Foreign Mission than that, they have a great opportunit one time in the history of the Board. These Board, and in line with the policies of the waiting. for them to preach the glorious Gos appointments make a total of 62 for the year Southern Baptist Convention, our Board and pel of the Son of God. ·' thus far. Prior to this meeting, the largest missionaries are not prepared to conduct mis number appointed at one time was 48 in 1923. 'I'he River Platte Convention, includin sionary work in Japan through the Church Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay r e Of the 56 missionaries, 12 are going to Nig of Christ in Japan or any kind of overhead ports 140 churches. Argentina is larger tha eria, 14 to China, one to Mexico, 18 to South interdenominational committee or organiza all the states east of the Mississippi, includin America, two to Japan, five to Hawaii, two tion. also the first tier west of the Mississippi; Uru to Italy, and two to Spain. It is our purpose to continue to sponsor guay is the size of Oklahoma; and Paragua While a goal of 100 new missionaries had missionary undertakings in Japan as well as is as large as Missouri, Arkansas; and Louis been set for 1947, eighty was voted as the in other countries in direct relation with the iana. In all this territory there are onr maximum number of appointments by th.e Baptist churches, associations, and conven 43 missionaries working among 18,000,00 September meeting, at which time the Board tions with which our Board is associated. The people. ·In one of the churches included · will consider the advisability of naming survey which Dr. Cauthen will make with Jap the territory of this convention, Dr. Gill' additional misionaries at the October semi anese Baptists and the recommendations message in English was interpreted in Gel' annual meeting. which he will present to the Foreign Mission man by the pastor's wife who said that 2 It is anticipated that all missionaries now Board for a future program in Japan will be years ago she interpreted for Dr. Gill's fathe under appointment will be on their respec based upon these policies. while he was in Poland. ' tive fields early next fall. * • • In May, Dr. Gill and his family will eros Mr. Buxton, treasurer of the Board, re the Andes into Chile, then leave the first wee ported total receipts of $2,253,704.74, for the Funds Limited in July on their return to the United States first quarter of this year, an increase of $215,- 759.37 over the corresponding period last year. Of $98,000,000 contribluted by local church • • • es through the Cooperative Program for 1946, In the first quarter of the year we have re Needs of Europe, Africa, and Near Ea ceived through the Cooperative Program a only $5,700,000 went to the Executive Com total' of $801,374 which represents an in mittee for all Southwide agencies. This is the Dr. Sadler brought us a challenging and in crease of approximately $50,000 over the same total provision for both operating and capital forming message concerning' needs and op period of last year. The Lottie Moon Christ needs for the Southwide agencies. We are, portunities in Europe, Africa, and the Nea mas Offering has reached $1,362,000 which therefore, compelled to face the recommen East. As already indicated, we are beginnin represents an increase of $160,000 over the dation by the Executive Committee of the to get missionaries back into Europe to rein offering of the previous year. Southern Baptist Conventi.on that, at a time force· the faithful Christians in war-stricke Among the new misionaries appointed are when the world is tragically calling on us to areas. The outlook in Spain is quite encour four doctors and five nurses. expand our foreign missionary undertaking, aging. Missionary John D. Hughey, the da we- must place a limit on the funds that can of his arrival- in Madrid, attended a Baptist Blue Mountain College; Mississippi, led with be used for this purpose. church service at six o'clock in the afternoon; the largest number, six of the new missionar 500 people were present although tl:ie church ies having come from that institution. Next . .. .. has only 200 members. At Villafranca several in order were Mississippi College, Baylor Uni people are awaiting baptism, one of them a versity, Carson-Newman College, Howard Latin American W ark Progressing soldier who walks two hours everY. Saturday Payne College, with five each; and Okla and Sunday. to attend church services. homa Baptist University, Hardin-Simmons From Eyerett Gill in Buenos Aires, Argen University, William Jewell College, Howard tina, came an exceedingly interesting report In Jerusalem the churcn, which became College, with two each. of develnpments in Latin America. Of the practically inactive during the war years, has 2,700 evangelical missionaries in Latin Ameri been reorganized. In its membership are As Southern Seminary and the WMU Training ca Southern Baptists have 214. A Roman School were represented by 22; Southwestern syrians, Arabs, Jews, Russians, Poles, Slavs, Catholic missionary leader, after a tour of and Americans. Seminary, 21; and New Orleans Seminary, Latin America, reports that they need 40,000 five. · Before the newly appointed missionaries additio~al missionaries or priests in Latin Four of the new recruits are children of America! had left Richmond, four missionaries arrived from Nigeria: Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Howell, missionaries: Franklin Fowler (Argentina), The Seminary and Training School at Tor Theresa Anderson (China), Patsy Patterson Miss Ethel Harmon, and Miss Ada Jackson. reon, Mexico, closed the first year with grati They were able to give helpful coupsel to the Lawton (Nigeria), and Juanita Jo Wilcox · fying attendance. The new work in Guat Dickson Sturgis, Arkadelphia. They are giving the M. E. Wiles, Joiner, and R. A. Hill, La., use of their summer homes to these mission aries for two days, Thursday and Friday, Named Rural Evangelists for StQte April · 24-25. The missionaries expect to arrive Wednes day afternoon and have services ln Lake Two men have been elected by the Mission Hamilton Church with Rev. Stanley Cooper, Committee as rural evangelists. They are, Department of missionary of Independence C o u n t y , as Rev. M. E. Wiles, Joiner, and Rev. R. A. Hill, preacher for the evening. Splendid confer Gueydon, La. Both of these men have ac ences are anticipated. cepted and are making engagements with · pastors and associational missionaries al ~------·0001-· ------ready. M-ISSI -ONS Arkansas gave a total of $21,529.70 to Southwide causes in February, according to Missionary Wiles C. W. Caldwell, Superintendent Rev. M. E. Wiles is a native of Izard coun the monthly report of the Executive Commit ty. He has served both as pastor and associa tee of the Southern Baptist Convention. Of tional missionary in various sections of the this amount, $12,375.00 went to the Co-oper state and is perhaps one of the best known The second purpose of such a gathering will ative Program and $9,154.70 to designated and best beloved men among Ark a n s a s be an "outing" which will -offer recreation causes. Southwide total was $805,381.76. preachers. He is a missionary at heart and a of various sorts. • • • tireless worker. Everywhere he goes people This meeting out at the lake is made pos First Church, Monticello, held open house ' are made conscious of his enthusiasm for the sible through the courtesy of two Baptist dea February 7 for Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Pugh, in Lord and the great mission work. cons and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh troducing Rev. and Mrs. L. -B. Snider, and He is so well known that he needs no fur Benton, Fordyce, and Mr. and Mrs. Chester honoring Rev. and Mrs. Carrol D. Wood. ther introduction than to say that he is ready to give his best in strengthening the rural churches. Any pastor desiring his services .. may write him at the following address: Rev. M. E. Wiles, 2215 S. "T" Street, Fort Smith, ~t11tewit/e • • • Ark. Missionary Hill Rev. ~- A. Hill, a Louisiana pastor, formerly Church Library a pastor and native of Arkansas, has ac cepted the post as rural evangelist. and will return to Arkansas the first of May to take up his work here. Bro. Hill left Arkansas in Conference 1940 to enter IMPORTANT DATES AHEAD ~eligitu,J {t/uctLtith Christian Home Week-May 4-11 EDGAR WILLIAMSON, DIRECTOR Hospital Day, Mother's Day-May 11 R. 0. BABXEB ·T. D. McCULLOCB Southern Baotist Convention, St. Louis, Mo.-May 7-11 Sunday School Superlntendem Student UnWt1 Secretary State ~sembly, Siloam Springs-July 1-9 RALPH w. DAVIS MRS. B. w. N~GEB Tf'aining Union Director Church Musk Dif'ectot State Sunday School Convention, Little Rock-October 20-21 · Radio Center ,Building, Little Rock for a simultaneous Training Union study course should write the state Outlining the Plan of . . . Training Union director, Ralph W. Jigure& lo Jn&pire . Davis. Associations desiring to ar April 13, 1947 Associational Simultaneous Sundoy · range for a simultaneous Sunday school course should write the Church Addns. S.S. T.U. School, Training Union Study Courses state Sunday School superinten Alma, First-·------6 215 106 dent, R. 0. Barker. Arkadelphia Churches: Your state Training Union di First --·------2 553 231 rector and Sunday school super Second ------7 269 107 Assembly Staff Wanted Calling All Intermediates! Bauxite, First --·--· 17 343 142 intendent are sp~nding much time In return for serving on As Start Intermediate day, April Benton, F irst - - - - · 4 523 126 in the interest of Associational Including Mission_ _ 601 sembly -staff the Assembly will 27, with an Intermediate Radio Camden, First --··- ·- 478 119 work. One of the best ways o! provide bed and all meals dur Breakfast for the Baptist Hour. Conway, First __...:_ _ .... 422 110 reaching the largest number of Cullendale, First ·--·- · 3 341 127 ing Assembly period. Only ex Dr. C. E. Matthews· of Dallas, is Dumas, First ·-·- ----·-· .... 312 73 churches is through the associa pense to those who serve will be the speaker. Including Mission .... _ 386 tional organization. A number of transportation to and from the Elaine, First - ...... 7 208 associational simultaneous study Assembly and $1.00 registration Bible Reading Crusade El Dorado Churches: courses are being planned for this fee that all who attend Assem First -----·- 37 897 222 fall, and for the spring of 1948. Sufficient materials are now on Second ------1 401 87 bly pay. hand for the Bible Reading Cru West Side ------1 253 79 The following Eight Poin1i Plan Fordyce, First ______.... 330 128 Send all applications to Dr. sade. Write the State Traming Fort Smith, First.. -...... 2 1038 403 of worK will be followed: Edgar Williamson, 203 Radio Union- director for Bible Reading Hamburg, First ------· .... 331 1611 1. The associational Training Center, Little Rock, as soon as pamphlets for the second quar Hot Springs Churches: Park Pla ce ...... - ----· .... 470 118 Union director or state Sunday possible. ter, and for as many commitment Second ---·-- 2 603 school superintendent, and the as cards as needed. The Bible Read Including Mission...... 663 HELP WANTED Jacksonvllle, First __ 1 265 73 sociational missionary will enlist 4 Night Watchmen ing pamphlets contain the Scrip as many churches as possible that ture references for the second Little Rock Churches: 4 Gatemen Baptist T abernacle.... 21 540 131 will agree to conduct a study 1 Boy's Supervisor quarter. Gaines Street .....-.... 19 431 243 course on a given date. If it is 8 Girl's Dormitory Supervi How many · Bible readers have South Highland ...... 9 343 118 to be a !!'raining Union study Magnolia, Central ...... 9 503 123 sors been enlisted? It is not too late . Malvern, First ----·- .... 376 course the state Trammg Union to enter the crusade. Enlist the Mena , First ...- .... -...... 277 87 50 Waiters and Waitresses for Monette, Rowes Chapel .... 69 71 director will direct the work. If it Dining Hall Bible readers, and ask the· people Monticello, First __ 2 252 56 is to be a Sunday School study to sign the cards committing them Mount Ida, First...... -.. . 2 170 107 Norphlet, First - --·- · 1 248 124 course the. state Sunday School selves to the reading of the Bible Paragould, First ---·-· .... 571 252 superintendent will have charge. night the teams will teach the daily. If the crusade has already Pine Bluff Churches: 2. Workers from the various courses in the churches. started, then seek to enlist addi First ·...... _ ...... 14 864 216 churches will meet together for in tional Bible readers during the Including Mission_ .... 957 253 6. A closing rally will be held Matthews Memorial ...... 101 68 struction and teams will be fprm second quarter. Send the state Second 218 49 on Friday night for a report of the South Side ---- - .... 479 115 ed to assist the churches that wi,ll Training Union director the total Including Mission...... 548 co-operate. work done. All loose ends will be gathered up at that time. Some number of crusade Bible readers. Rogers, First - ---·- 2 317 86 3. A minimum of one worker Siloam Springs, First...... 333 178 associations will not have this Springdale, First ·-·--· 5 325 154 for each church will be provided. closing rally, but instead, the Make Asembly Including Mission_ .... 437 As many as three workers will be Stuttgart , First ----· .... 123 328 study course will continue through Reservations Now Warren, Immanuel _ __ .... 117 61 sent to the church desiring them. Friday night in each church. Assembly reservations are being , West Memphis, First__ 20 586 265 Workers will drive back and forth 7. The state Training Union taken up rapidly. As of ApriL 9 each night. director or the state Sunday all but 150 places were reserved. 4. The simultaneous s t u d y School: superintendent, with the Individuals, and churches plan course will begin with a rally on . missionary and the )associational ning to send groups should make Sunday afternoon led by the d i r e c t o r , will visit as many reservations now before it is too l.it/o Training Union director or the , churches as possible during the late. This year many more can Sunday school superintendent. At week, speaking to about two be cared for, but evidently more CAFETERIA this time goals for the week will churches each night. are planning to attend. be set up, books distributed to 8: Free-will offerings w1ll be Send names with a $2 reserva team leaders, request for award taken in each church for the car tion fee for each name to Dr. Ed blanks handed out, free literature expense of the workers. gar Williamson, 203 Radio Center, distributed, and the week's work Associations desiring to arrange Little Rock. DO IT NOW. explained. 5. Monday through Thursday EAST TEXAS BAPTIST COLLEGE MARSHALL, TEXAS SUMMER SCHOOL JUNE 3- JULY 11 JULY 14 -AUGUST 22, 1947 \ "A planned program for Elementary and Primary Teachers." "QUALITY FOOD "A maximum of fourteen semester hours may be earned towards a degree or a teachers certificate." POPULAR PRICES" Inquiries should be directed to: B. D. Bruce, President 816MAIN APRIL 24, 1947 PAGE ELEVEN whereby every good thing we have helpful cooperation with our fel Large Attendance Predicted shall be conserved and such low Baptists in the Negro race." changes made that will enable our Local leaders pointed out that For Convention in St. Louis churches to evangelize, teach, the denomination has been firmly train, instruct, enlist, and make opposed through the years to any By Religious News Service dential nomination, will speak more effective our enti,re steward threat against religious liberty, The largest attendance in the Saturday night on 'Baptists and ship of life and substance in the and it might be expected that the history of a Southern. Baptist World Peace.' The press of in service of Christ." coming meeting will witness fur ternational matters forced Presi ther protests of the president's en Convention is predicted by enter Race Relations tainment committees at St. Louis dent Truman to cancel a schedul voy to the Vatican and the Su as all available housing facilities ed Mother's Day Address. A committee of nine, headed by preme Court's recent decision on -both hotels and homes- have Leaders were unable to point to Dr. J. B. Weatherspoon, also of the New Jersey case involving tax been reserved. any repor~ which might arouse the Seminary at Louisville, was supported transportation of Cath asked last year to "review the ser olic students to parochial schools. The annual conference of Bap controversy or turn convention policy, except possibly for two spe vice now being rendered by South ---0001--- tists from 21 Southern states ex ern Baptists to the Negro race, to tending entirely across the con cial committees named at last God's characters are always like year's meeting in Miami. These study the whole race situation, es tinent will be held at the St. Louis pecially in its moral and religious people of action. - Porter Routh Municipal Auditorium May 7 'to are committees to investigate re in the Baptist Training Union ported overlapping of organiza aspects and meaning, to consider 11. Dr. Louie D. Newton, pastor the responsibility of Baptists in Magazine. of the Druid Hills Baptist Church tional work in the churches and for betterment of race relations. the problems of adjustment of in ------0------of Atlanta and convention presi ter-racial relations, and make The main miSswn of the Bible dent, will call the .meeting to or Committee on Correlation recommendation of procedure to concerning man is not the mes der. Dr. Gaines S. Dobblns, profes the convention, looking toward a sage concerning his depravity and Laymen to Speak sor of religious education at larger fulfillment of our respon degradation; but the message con Southern B a p t i s t Theologic):t1 sibility in the total situation and · cerning his redemption. - W. T. Addresses by two Baptist lay Seminary, Louisville, is· chairman particularly with reference to Conner in the Baptist Training men prominent in national politi of a committee of 15 named last cal circles are being heralded as year to bring recommendations headline attractions of the con for remedying of what the con vention. Former Governor Rob vention called "duplications, over ert S. Kerr of Oklahoma will speak , lapping and in some respects too Friday afternoon on "The Book much organization in our church We Teach," following a report by es wherein the same groups belong the American Bible Society. For to Clifferent organizations which mer Governor Harold S. Stassen, do the same work." The coliunit bidder for the Republican presi- tee was a s k e d "to find a way f Coach First Class Clerg-y One Way ...... $ 8.86 $13.27 $ 8.67 Visit the Roun11 Trip ------15.99 19.95 13.34 (Rates Include 15% Federal Tax) CONVENTION BOOK EXHIBIT Lower Berth ...... $3.68 Including Tax, Each Way Upper Berth...... - ... 2.82 Includin~ Tax, Each Way at the Southern Baptist Convention Make your reservations now with the City Ticket (;round floor, K~iJ Audiiorium Office, Missouri Pacific Lines, Little Rock. PAGE TWELVEi ARKANSAS BAPTIST 700 Attend 58th Annual Meeting Schedule . .. Of WMU at First Church, Jonesboro Pre-Convention Pastors' Conference By MRs. H. M. KE:sx: SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH, ST. LOUIS Almost 700 people attended the MAY 6, 1947 fifty-eighth annual meeting of the Baptist Woman's Missionary MORNING SESSION Union held in Jonesboro at the "My Church and the Community" First Baptist Church on April 8- 10. "Here Am I ... Send Me" was Auxiliary to Arkansas Baptist 9:45 Worship Period ______M. E. Dodd, Chairman the theme for the program and State Convention 10:30 My Church, Week-Day Education and the Public Schools ______it was constantly in mind / ------H. Leo Eddleman Mrs. J. E. Short, state president, 209 Radio Caater 11:15 My Church, Marriage and the Home ______w. F. ·Powell called the meeting to order at 1:30 Little Rock, Al-kansa~ 12:00 General Discussion. on Tuesday afternoon. A very 12:30 Adjourn. cordial welcome was extended by the pastor of the hostess church, Waiting" was the theme of the AFTERNOON SESSION Rev. C. Z Holland, and by the "My Church and the Nation" president of the WMU, Mrs. Frank reP,orts given by Mrs. F. E. Good Barton. Mrs. J. C. Fuller of Lit bar, community missions chair 2: 15 Worship Period______Franklin Segler man; Mrs. Harold B. Tillman, tle Rock gave a very fitting·'re 2:30 The Pastor and Race Relationship------Edward H. Pruden sponse. stewardship c h a i r m a n ; Mrs. 3:00 My Church· and Public Morals______, ______w. R. White Charles H. Brough, hospital sup 3: 30 General Discussion. The devotional periods were led plies; and T. C. Deal, OrphanS' by Mrs. Eugene Porter, Helena; 4:00 My Church and International Relationships. Home supplies. "Mission Land Ex Reports: - Mrs. J. A. Edwards, Paragould; plore" provided the theme for the 1. On South America ______R, Paul Caudill Mrs. Carroll D. wood, Monticello; reports on mission study by Mrs. 2. On Australia and New Zealand______M. E. Dodd Mrs. Hugo Culpepper, Little Rock, Keck, Fort Smith; Christian edu 3. On Japan ______C, Oscar Johnson and Mrs. Edgar Godbold, Louisi cation, Mrs. E. P. J. Garrot, Bates 4. On Russia ______.:: ______Louie D. Newton ana; the themes being the five ville; Margaret Fund, Mrs. Charles chief aims of the WMU. The in A. Gordon, Pine Bluff; WMU EVENING SESSION spiring music throughout the pro Training School, Miss Cobb; and gram was under the• direction of Southwestern Seminary, Mrs. F. "The Pastor and His Church" Mrs. H. H. Little, Jr., with Mrs. E. Goodbar. 7:15 A Worship Period ______C, C. Warren Ivie C. Spencer as song leader. Tuesday evening was young 7:30 Growing a Spiritual Church______H. H. Hobbs The president's message, "Hark people's night, presided over by 8:00 Growing an Evangelistic Church ______R, G. Lee the Voice of Jesus Calling," men Miss LaVerne Ashby, state young tioned the gains in the work dur people's secretary. "Take the 8:30 Growing a Missionary Church·------~------Edwin T. Dahlberg ing the past year and closed with Task He Gives you Gladly" was the words: "The Master has come the theme of her report and that and calleth for thee." Inspirational of Mr. Alvin Hatton, state RA sec speakers from out of tne state retary. were Miss Hannah Plowden, who Conferences were . held early had served as missionary in China Wednesday and Thursday · morn 12 years and in Hawaii six years; ing on mission study, community Mrs. Edgar Godbold, community missions, stewardship, district, as missions chairman for Southern sociational and local officers and WMU; and Dr. Solomon F. Dowis, young people's counselors and di superintendent of cooperative mis rectors. sions of the Home Mission Board. At intervals throughout the pro Mrs. Hugo Culpepper spoke sev gram demonstrations were given eral times, telling of experiences by the various Auxiliaries. A pag during two years internment in eant, "The Call of the Cross," was the Philippines, and of the work given by YWA's. Sunbeams of in Chile to which she and her hus Walnut Street Church gave scrip band will go in May. ture verses and sang their songs. Other speakers were Dr. B. L. Girls' Auxiliary members demon LEARN WHILE YOU P.V. Y Bridges, general secretary, Arkan strated the work of Forward Steps. at sas Baptist Convention, who told Under the direction of Mr. Alvin of "The Ministry of Christian Hatton, state RA secretary, a rec SAN MARCOS BAPTIST ACADEMY Women in History." Mrs. May C. ognition service for RA members SUIIUIU!4 o-t. Sclt«J Crouse of Little Rock, who spoke was given. etUIIf' of alcohol education; Rev. C. Z. Among the memorable moments Jun_e 6, 1947 FIJTo~~~DT~~~~GH August 15, 1947 of the Convention were the lunch Holland, telling of Christian Edu HIGH SCHOOl cation; and Mr. L. B. Snider, su eon for Board members, the tea for all visitors, the 40th anniver The Jullior Camp offerl: perintendent of Bottoms Baptist Review in fundamental subjects of grades one through etght. Orphanage, telling of plans for sary YWA Banquet, and the his tpry-making BWC Banquet. A full program of camp activities, including · handicraft, horse-back riding. "The Broader Field of Child Care softball, volleyball, ia and out-door swimming, overnight hiking trips, end e in Arkansas." v-ariety of othw sports. • "Serve With Willing Might" was The Summer School offers: the theme for the reports of the WM. T. STOVER CO. Complete high school work wherela students can ear• aa ••ell aa one eltd district president. The presidents a half affiliated ctedit$ to c;ount toward graduation. Truaaea Fine arts program that wnl include piano, voice, violl11, speech, end ert. are Mrs. E. Rawlings, England; Abdominal Supporters A well-balanced social end rec:reational program wbllfe boys and girls mey Mrs. W. B. O'Neal, Batesville; have the natural contacts with. each other during the Mllllmer that .they bve Mrs. R. E. Low, Brinkley; Mrs. Twoway Stretch Elastic at other times iA their lives. Walter Jackson, Fort Smith; Mrs. Both the summer camp and summer school partleipents wiU have ful .d. H. L. Robinson, Jonesboro; Mrs. Hosiery vantage of all facilities offered by Son Marcos Academy during the regular long term school year. Tuitio• includes roolll, board, l.undry, dry J. E. Reed, Fayetteville; Mrs. L. Sick Room Suppliea deoning. R. Prickett, El Dorado, and Mrs. medical attention, and instructional costs. Infra Red Lamps WRITE TODAY FQR !ILLUSTRATED FOlDER W. H. House, Texarkana. Mrs. C. REGISTRAR'S , OFFICE, S. Ml B. A., SAN MARCOS, TEXAS H. Ray, Executive Secretary and 'Z16 MAIN ST. LITTLE ROCJ:t Treasurer, discussed her report. Builds·. P.er.soJta/ityfur rudll!f tllfil Cltliractef. j;,;,·; ruiJI(}ffOW . "Fields are White and Harvest . . , APRIL 24. 1947 JfA"GE THIRTEEN to all parts of the world, effective Young Church Moves April 29 in the form of thin sheets, 12x8 1-2 inches, including a gum Into New Building NOTES of ADVANCE med flap which may be folded More than 800 members and and sealed after the letter is writ visitors attended the opening serv ten into the form of a small en ices of the seven-months old velope. The folded missive will More than 200 persons ·attended Committee will submit changes Gaines Street Church, Little Rock, bear a red-printed 10-cent air in the education building of its services which dedicated the new proposed for the constitution to mail stamp of the same DC-4 de ly "completed Webb City Church comply with the Convention his new church plant April 6. A rec sign as the new five-cent air mail ord-breaking attendance of 505 . building April 11. Assistant Pas tory agency of the Convention as stamp. The price is 10 cents for tor R. Allen Brickey, First Church, provided in the revised Conven was recorded in Sunday School the stamped letter sheets com and 264 in Training Union. Springdale, former pastor of the tion constitution. Besides life pared with the present minimum Webb City Church, delivered the members every person contribut Twenty-one new members were ing one dollar will be entitled to charge of 25 cents for letters mail added during the day. dedication sermon: The building, ed abroad. constructed of native stone, has a voting membership for this meet In the afternoon a large group seating capacity of approximately ing. • * * from the church went on a good 200 in the main auditorium and • * * Five of the 56 missionaries re will visitation tour on behalf of has seven class rooms and a base Thirteen churches of Harmony cently appointed by the Foreign the revival which began on Sun ment. Association were represented by Mission Board, Richmond, Va., day night. The church partici * * • the 134 persons who registered at are graduates of Blue Mountain pated with 37 other churches of Jim G. Ferguson, native of the WMU Rally held at Star City College, Blue Mountain, Miss. Pulaski County Association in a Searcy County and former com April' 15. Oak Grove Church won * * * simultaneous revival April 6-20. missioner of mines, manufactures the attendance banner with only Dr. J. 0. Williams, secretary of Gaines Street Church was or and agriculture in Arkansas, who one member absent. An offering the Department of Education and ganized August 30, 1946, and held has contributed much to' Christian of $49.04 was taken for the Hon Promotion of the Sunday School its first services in the Robinson education of the state, has written or Club. Board, will speak to the graduat Memorial Auditorium. Recently Searcy County school officials of * ing class of the School of Religious services had been held in the East * Side Junior High School building. fering to donate $500 toward a F 1 o r i d a Baptist Institute at Education of Southwestern Semi circulating library for the schools nary at 8 p. m., May 1. Dr. A. D. There have been additions to the Lakeland, Fla., of f e r s special church every Sunday except one. of the county, if the school direc courses in Bible, English, speech, Foreman, Jr., pastor of First tors will support the project. Mr. Church, Ainarillo, Tex., will give Offerings totalled over $35,000 homiletics, church administration, for the first seven months. The Ferguson's donation will be match gospel music, and other practical the commencement address at 10 ed for the initial fund. Mr. Fer a. m., Friday, May 2. Registrar church is operating under a $35,- phases of Baptist leadership to 000 budget for this year. guson is now an official of an in rural preachers who have not had S. A. Newman announced that 195 surance company at Evanston, advantages of high school or sem degrees and diplomas will be Sunday morning services are TIL inary education. A diploma is granted. The group includes 190 broadcast over Radio S t a t i o n * * * given upon completion of the work. persons, five of whom are to re KXLR, North Little Rock. Charles Mrs. Edna Davis publicly pre Seventy-two have enrolled this ceive two degrees. E. Lawrence is pastor. sented First Church, Stephens, year. Those desiring information with a set of chimes and a public may write President Leon M. address system Easter Sunday. Gambrell, P. 0. Box 552, Lake She dedicated her gift to the land, Fla. memory of the men of the church "THE TRAIL OF BLOOD" who gave their lives in the service * • • of their country and to those who First Church, West Memphis, or' have returned from service. The celebrated the first anniversary of chimes are played three times a the pastorate of Aubrey C. Halsell The History of Baptist Churches From day, early morning, noon, and April 6. During the year there late afternoon. have been 367 additions to the The Time of Christ, Their Founder * • • church, 209 for baptism. Offer to the Present Day• :f'irst Church, Shreveport, La., ings totaled $62,000. Five lots and had 83 additions, 33 for baptism, a house have been purchased; three missions have been started . It has been nearly three years in evangelistic services in which smce I republished this great his Bron Clifford, Philadelphia, was with one building paid for and tory by Dr. J. M. Carroll. J. want to another is under construction. thank the Pastors and all others who preacher and Ira Prosser, of Okla have helped me scatter it atp.ong our homa, was music director. Dr. During the year the church has people. Over 100,000 cop1es have licensed four young men to preach been sold, and we still sell over 300 ,Je M. E. Dodd is pastor. of them per day. This book is need and seven other young people have ed as never before in our history: * * * dedicated their lives to special 'Crail Thirty-one churches of San An (1) Many of our people d() not Christian service. Big plans are kn()W of the great struggle which of tonio Baptist Association, Texas, being made for the future. cost the lives of millions ()f Bap cooperated in a simultaneous tists. They d() n()t understand that an ocean of blood was spilt that the evangelistic campaign which re • * • Truth might be preserved. 1JIIJod " •••• sulted in 712 additions, 398 by Letters to missionaries should (2) Our < Saviour promised that · baptism. McKinley Norman, evan be encouraged now that the Post "the gates ()f Hell" would n()t pre vail against His churches. Dr. Car gelist of Dallas, Tex., led the cam Office Department has announced roll shows h()W this prophecy has paign. a new 10-cent "air letter service" been fulfilled. • * (3) The Catholics are puttm'g * forth a special effort to reach the The Southern Baptist Historical people in. the South. They are pre Society will meet in the New Jef HEFFNER ELECTRIC parmg pnests to deal especially with 1119 _BATTERY ST. the Protestants and Baptists of the ferson Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., May South- "The Trail of Blood" with 7, at 9 a. m. 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More jobs at higher wages are possible only by expanding the production output per worker through use of better tools and equipment. This costs 'money-thou'"sands of dollars per worker-and calls for capital, the "saved money" that the public invests freely under the free enteqjrise system. Without capital there would-be no machines, no tools, no factories, no stores,, NQ_ JOBS! Don't be fooled by plausible arguments suggesting a sub stitute for capitalism. Call upon your good common sense and depend upon it for your decision in keeping America a land ('f OPPORTUNITY UNLIMITED. ARKANSAS ~ POWER & LIGHT COMPANY HELPING BUILD ARKANSAS PAG£ FIFTEEN APRIL 24, t 947 come all his adversaries. He might went not fully after Jehovah, as National Decay Always Follows have asked for long life, or for a did David his father." tranqil reign. Instead, he asked Solomon loved "many foreign for wisdom, for understanding! women" (together with the Moral Degradation of Leaders daughter of Pharaoh)-women of The Source of True Wisdom the Moabites, the Ammonites, the By R. PA~ 9AUDILL Solomon's wisdom was from Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites. above. It was God-given. "And In going in unto them, Solomon When David was old and burd Sunday School Lesson ened with years it became evident God gave Solomon wisdom and disobeyed the. injunction of Je to all that the._j{ingdom would For April 27 understanding exceeding much, hovah who said unto the children soon have need of a new king. and largeness of heart, even as of Israel, "Ye shall not go among the sand that is on the sea-shore. them, neither shall they come Adonijah the son of Haggith, 1 Kings 3:5-!; 4:29, 30, 34; 5:15-17: 11:6-8, 11 And Solomon's wisdom excelled among you, for surely they ·will therefore, seeking to become Dav the wisdom of all the children of turn away your hearts after their id's successor, attempted usurpa the east country, and all the wis g o d s. " Solomon nevertheless tion. Calling together his breth dom of Egypt for he was wiser "clave unto thesl! in love" and ren, the king's sons, and all the of the greatness that was later to than all mEln" (1 Kings 4:29-31). eventually his heart was turned men of Judah Adonijah made a be manifested in the life of Solo away from Jehovah unto their supreme effort to ingratiate him mon. In his charge to Solomon Here is a lesson that men of "gods." self in the affections of the peo he helped him focus his attention state need to learn today. Yea, ple and to seize the throne. He verily, it is a lesson they must With the turning away of Solo upon the real secret of spiritual mon's heart after his many wives made no overtures, however, to victory in any undertaking. learn if we are t'o move far in the Nathan the prophet, nor to Ben direction of international good of ·other nations, we find the erst aiah, and the mighty men, nor to The results of his charge are will. Men have tried long enough while glory of Israel sinking in Solomon his brother. clearly reflected in the prayer of to promote better relations between decay, and God in his anger rais ing up adversaries, adversaries When Bathsheba, Solomon's Solomon at Gibeon. nations and individuals through avenues of mere worldly wisdom. who will be unto Solomon the bit mother, learned of the attempted Solomon's Prayer at Gibeon ing sting of retribution. usurpation she went before David At Gibeon where Solomon went What is needed today is wisdom and reminded him of his promise to sacrifice (for that was the great from above. And wisdom from ---1000--- that Solomon was to be his right high place) Johovah appeared to above can be had only as rulers ful successor, and made known to Solomon in a dream by night and and world leaders humble their Texas Baptists to hearts and look to God by faith. him the designs of Adontiah. said to him, "Ask what I shall give Open New College David, therefore, immediately thee." Solomon, at least in the begin arranged for S o lo m on to be In Solomon's petition that fol ning, had a humble and contrite Preparing to open in September anointed as king. He caused him lows one catches a glimpse of the heart. He considered himself as at the former Chase Field, naval to ride upon his own mule and real purpose of the man. Said a little child that needed divine establishment at Beeville, Tex., a "brought him to Gihon" where the he, "Thou hast showed unto thy guidance in all his ways as king. riew four-year Baptist school has priest Zadok took the horn of oil servant David my father great lov And God honored him with ex been named the Selected Arts and out of the Tent and anointed him. ingkindness, according as he walk ceeding great wisdom, and there Techno}ogical College. "And they blew the trumpet; and ed before thee in truth, and in came of all peoples to hear his all the people said, Long live King President of the coll'ege will be righteousness, and in uprightness wisdom-even from all kings of Dr. E. S. Hutcherson, for years Solomon. And all the people came of heart with thee; and thou hast the earth! up after him, and the people piped pastor of Trinity Baptist church, kept for him this great lovingkind Houston; Dr. R. M. Cavness, for with pipes, and rejoiced with great ness, that thou hast given him a Solomon's Apostasy joy, so that the earth rent with mer president of San Marcos son to sit on his throne, as it is With the assistance of Hiram Academy, will be dean. the sound of them" <1 Kings this day. And now, 0 Jehovah my of Tyre the work of .the building 1 :39ff.-40). God, thou hast made thy servant of the Temple proceeded with dis The Beeville institution is said Basis of Solomon's Greatness kin.g inste_ad of David my father: patch. The account of the build to be the first college established As the days drew n i g h that and I am but a little child; I know ing is recorded in chapters 6, 7, 8 by Texas Baptists since the early David should die, he called for his not how to go out or come in. And of 1 Kings and should be read in years of the century. The denomi son Solomon and charged him thy servant is in the midst of thy connection with this lesson. It was nation secured Chase Field prop saying, "I am going the way of people, which thou hast chosen, a a glorious achievement in the life erties on lease from the Navy all the earth: be thou strong great people, that cannot be num of Israel and Solomon's address through the city of Beeville but ex therefore, and show thyself a man; bered nor counted for multitude. to the people and his prayer of ·pects to obtain full possession and keep the charge of Jehovah Give thy servant therefore an un dedication constitute a memorable later. thy God, to. walk in his ways, to ~rstan Two Arkansans to Appear on Convention Program Two Arkansas men will have part on the program of the Southern Baptist Convention. They are Pastor R C. Campbell, First Church, Little Rock, and Pastor W. F. Couch, First Church, Marianna. At this moment we do not remember who the men are on the program committee. The Convention opens Wednesday morning May 7 and runs through the following Sunday night. Dr. Campbell is pastor of the great First Church in Little Rock. He is an outstanding preacher, and a wise leader. His suggestwns are sought by the leaders of the Southland. He is missionafy from his heart to his pocketbook. Pastor W. F. Couch, of Marianna, has led his church to give 60 per cent of its gross receipts to m i s s i o n s through the Cooperative Program. This is an outstand ing record. A few churches support the ~ooperative Program with SO per cent of the gross receipts, but a 60 per cent division is unusuaL Couch and his church not only carry through on their proposal week by week, but they also have a great program in all church activi ties. Last year was a great year with the Mariann_a Pastor Couch church. Pastor Campbell Some Questions and Answers Mother's Day Recently we received an inquiry as to the organization other than regular Baptist And the Hospital "data on practices of churches of the various churches. Conventions 'comprising' the Southern Bap May 12 is Mother's Day. It is customary tist Convention." Let us say in the first place 3. To what extent do the churches of your for the churches to make an offering for hos that conventions do not "comprise" the Convention practice "Open Communion?" pital work on that day. Year by year our Southern Baptist Convention. The South - We do not believe in "Open Communion." Our churches do not propose the mission sta Baptist State Hospital is helped by this Moth ern Baptist Convention is made up of mes er's Day offering. Send· your offering to us sengers from Missionary Baptist Churphes tions and churches supported by the South cooperating with the Convention. No organi-. ern Baptist Convention should practice alien designated for the hospital if you want our zation has any right to elect a messenger to immersion or enter into fellowship with non office to give you credit for it. the C o n v e n t i o n except a regular Baptist Baptist churches? Church. Here are the questions with our· Our Baptist churches in Arkansas do not brief answers. ' approve of any other Baptist church prac The Convention 1. To what extent is alien immersion (ac ticing alien immersion. Each Baptist church, cepting into membership persons immersed however, it autonomous, and no one on earth . The Southern Baptist Convention will open without the authority of a Baptist church) can forbid its doing as it pleases. We under May 7 at the Municipal Auditorium in St. practiced among the churches comprising the stand that Catholic churches had their be Louis, and will run through May 11. The Baptist Convention of your state? ginning because some Baptist churches dis WMU Convention opens May 4. regarded the New Testament teachings along The Baptist churches · of Arkansas have these lines, and drifted into the practice of Your church must elect its messengers. No never made a practice of accepting alien im setting up their own doctrines and· practices one will be entitled to participate in the Con mersion. We believe that authority to baptize which are contrary to the New Testament vention unless such a one is elected by hi§ was committed to the New Testament church teachings. church. We will send you a card upon which es only, and that no church except a properly your church clerk may certify that you have constituted New Testament church has au been elected as a messenger. Write us for the thority to baptize. Official figures released this week show a card. total of 6,079,305 Southern Baptists, a 213, 2. Do the churches of your Convention How Many Messengers have fellowship