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J'J1D te4 In U. Iii • .A.. ~ 1 e bru ary I, 1943 Page~ THE BAPTIST HERALD fFrl)) The Baptist ~ erald W H AT'.r .H APPE-Ml MG • • • Published semi-monthly • on the first and fifteent h of each mont h by the tDITOlllAL ROGER WILLIAMS P RESS On Sunday, Jan. 3, the lighted by a pageant, "The Child Di­ e 3734 P ayne Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Rev. A. Stelter , pastor of G eneral Conference vine,'' which was very effective. Mr. the B a p ti s t Church of Albus wrote that " it presented t he Martin L. Leuschner. Editor America n F alls, Idaho, had Postponed scenes of the nativity before a back­ ground of angels which really added t he j oy of baptizing 16 per­ "For the D uration" Con •ten ta sons on confession of their Bec a u s e of the present war materially to the effect and brought faith in Christ and of receiv­ situation and t ravel restrictions, the birth of the Savior closer to all of Co v E: r D esig n ...... Harold :If. Lambe rt Cleveland, Ohio, February 1, 1943 ing t hem into the church. The it seemed wise to a number of our us." W h n t"s H a ppening ...... 2 V olume 21 Number 3 pastor expressed this prayer Eil i to rla l- leading brethren that the 1943 e The Immanuel Baptist Church of '" Your F r iend and His '" ...... 3 in forwar ding this brief p ara­ Genera l Conference should be post­ Milwaukee, Wis., has r aised more than '"S i x ~a li e nt Ste ps i n t h e Chris t ian graph of news : " May this new poned to August, 1944. A resolu­ $3100 in cash for its " F aith Offering" Life" l.>y Dav id G. V e tter ...... 4 revived spirit remain in our tion to this effect was pr esented to which set as its goal $2500 by Chr ist­ " l:lro: aldng .\ II D ecem be r Records!'" "Your ~r iend and ~i s " church t hroughout the whole the General Council, the members mas of 1942 over and above the by D 1·. W illia m Kuhn ...... 5 EVERAL years ago the editor was pr iv-ileg ed to secure the year!" of which a pproved it by over­ church's regular g iving. Almost all of "Bu ilding T o rnorr ow' s L ea ders.. e The Rev. J. C. Kraenzler whelming vote. Should t he war the "Faith Offering" will g o toward by John A. ' Vilme r ...... 6 a utograph of one of America's best known ministers in a of Emery, So. Dak.; pastor of not be ended by 1944, then this debt reduction. At t he same time the ""The Miracle Boole Cl u l> " copy of one of his books. W e were ~ specia ll y delighted to matter may be submitted to the by F 1·an k Waggo n e r, Jr...... 7 S the P 1 u m . C r ee k Baptist mission offerings and curr ent expense fi nd that this a mbassador of Christ, whose earnest .zea l and General Council again. contr ibutions of the church increased ""J'hE: Army Si n g s a l F ort S ill, Ok la."" Chur ch during the past 5 by Martin L. L c u sc h n e r ...... 8 consuming passion for th e Kingdom of God ha ve brought tens Ill yea r s, presented his resigna- The resolution approved by t he considerably. Dur ing t he month of "The Pacific Garden Mission•· t ion on J an. 3rd a nd announced his ac­ Council calls for postponing the January the Rev. Thorwald W. Ben­ l>y R ev. C a r l F. H . H enry ...... 9 of th ousands to a confe.ssion of fa~th in Christ as Savior, h ad ceptance of the call from the ·Baptist 1943 General Confer ence together der , pastor , centered his Sunday morn­ "'Chris tmas i n t he Ch ild r e n 's Home " inscribed these wor ds over his name, "Your Friend and His." Chur ch of Goodrich, No. Da k. He will with our Centennial Celebration ing messages on the t heme, "Wonder­ liy Dor oth y Gu tze lt Lutz ...... H R t pons f rom the F ie ld ...... l 5 Tha:t is the pulsating heart of the most effective evangel­ begin his new pastorate on March 15, and the publication of our denomi­ ful Words of Life,'' which were as f ol­ O b i t u a ries ...... 1 8 succeeding t he Rev. A. Reeh, now of nationa l book until 1944 or until lows : "Grac e," (2. Cor . 12 :9) ; The Hom egolng o f the R e v. F. l'. ism. Through the channel of friendship we make our contacts La Salle, Colo. While in the Plum such t ime as the General Council " Peace," (Phil. 4: 17) ; "Joy," (Rom­ K r u s e ...... l ~ with oth ers and then lead these, whose trust and confi dence Creek Church Mr. Kraenzler baptized will decide because of the war ans 14 :17); and " Victory,'' (1. John 43 persons a nd received 6 others by conditions. 5 :4 ). • we have won, to Jesus Christ. Augustine sajd th at "one loving letter. WM. KU H N, Coming! sp.i!l:rit sets another on fire." In the opening cha pter of the· gos­ • At the Watch Night Service of the e The Rev. Ralph Rott, pastor of the Executive Secretary. F irst Baptist Church of St. Joseph, 'l' H 1':\" f; AVE 'l'HANii:S TO G O DI pel according to J ohn we read of a succession of men who Immanuel Bap tist Church of , :\'li >li s t H e rald." has r eminded us that " the Gospel began with friendship." Mr. Rott will begin his ministry in tions from a large circle of friends. the gover nment. During the last hour J,; (JL I P SE The German Men's Club of the F orest Nort h Freedom on March 1st and will of the Watch Nfght service, the Rev. For t h e la r ger p a rt o f the y e a r, b e ­ How we need to recapture this lost radiance of the Chris­ succeed the Rev. T homas Stoer i, now P a rk Church sang a number of songs L. H. Broeker, pastor, ba ptized 3 young g i nn in g with t h e n e xl Iss u e, the n ew in Mr. Koch's h onor at his home. The and. as some sa y, t h e b est n ovel b y tian gospel! We ar e too prone to relegate the responsibility pastor of t he Round Lake Chur ch near women on confeS'sion of their f aith in Paul Hutch e n s w ill appear in s erial Gladwin, Michigan. Shell Cr eek Baptist Church of Nebras­ Christ. On Sunday morning, Dec. 27, ch a p t e r s in "Th e Baptis t H e r a ld." This for evangelistic endeavors to the preacher, the Sunday School ka, of wh ich he was the minister in e xci ting rom a ntic s tory will l> e awai ted e Since Nov. 15, 1942, the Rock Hill Mr. Broeker extended his thanks to with cage r a n tic i p a tio n b y man y of our teacher, or almost anyone who is supposedly better brained Baptist Church of , Mass., has two pastorates, sent a gif t and many r eade rs. greetings to this beloved former pas­ the church for its patriotic Christmas for this ministry. But we fail to realize that some of the most enjoyed t he ministry of its new pasto1-, gift to him in the form of three $1{)0 SAINTS OF Jf:S US C H R I S'!' t he Rev. Robert S. H ess. In response tor of theirs. Anot h e r a r ti cle In t h e s e ries o f memor­ successful efforts for the Kingdom of God are r ealized when war bonds. H e. spoke "not only of t he a b le h is t o r ica l accounts b y t he R ev . to the editor's request Mr. Hess has e The Evangel Baptist Church of value of the gift personally but of its C harles F. Zumma ch will a ppe ar in th e those who are a flame in their friendship with J esus bring those written a brief report about himself n e xt n u mbe r a n d will p r ese nt s uch Newa rk, N. J., has adopted a mission t houghtful appropriateness at this time C h r is t ia n h e r oes of yes te 1·day as Chris ­ who a re in th eir circle of acquaintanceship to the· Savior. By a nd t he church's recent activities which project to support our missiona r ies, t he to the great na tional effor t for vic­ tian S h oe m a k e r , Siegmund K u e p fe r and life and by word they announce this secret of their enthusias­ appears on page 17 of "Reports from a g r oup of pionee r B i ble col por t er s w h o Rev. and Mrs. George A. Dunger, and tory." h e l pe d to found a n d s trength e n o u r the F ield" in t his issue. Mr . Hess suc­ t heir da ughter , Daphne, on the Came­ earl y c hu r ch es . tic joy: " Your Friend and H is !" ceeded the Rev. Earl S. Kalla nd. We roons mission fi eld of Africa. This sup­ .~ A. Men's Club was recently organ­ This issue of " The Baptist Herald" is fi lled with articles welcome him into the circle of ou r fel­ port will rep resen t the full salar y ized in the Baptist Church of Bell­ • lowship! pa id to the Dunger s throughout the wood, 11.1., which holds regular month­ Subscription price-$1.50 a year that breathe this spirit of . The sto1·y of the P acific e On Sunday morning, Dec. 27, t he year. The Evangel Chur ch has shown ly meetings besides i ts Sunday morn­ To Foreign countries-$1. 75 a year Garden Mission in Chicago will thrill the heart of every read­ Rev. L. B. Holzer , pastor of the Tem­ a fin e spiritual interest in this work in ing Bible classes ta ught by the pastor, Adver tising r a te s, $1.50 per inch, er. Through t his doorway of friendship many men and women ple Baptist Chur ch of Pittsburgh, P a., the Cameroons for many years. Dr . the Rev. Lloyd George Gibbs. On J a n. single column, 2 1;4 inches wide. have found th e por tal's to heaven. The foundations of friend­ baptized 7 persons on confession of M. A. Dar roch, the present pastor is 5 the men listened to a n informative Obitua ry notices are accepted at t heir fait h in Christ and received enjoying God's abunda nt blessings u~on message by Wendell King on " Ar my, 5 cents per line, set in six point type. ship that underlie the work of the Boys' Brigade an d th e these a nd three ot hers by letter into his ministry as he serves the Evangel Navy and Marine Corps Insig nias." All editor ial correspondence is to be Miracle Book Club are dedicated to evangelism . The fi ne the f ellowshlp of the church on J an . 3. congregation and the surrounding com­ On J an. 12 the Bellwood . Men's Club addressed to the Rev. Mar tin L. Leusch­ account of Private Herbert Pankratz at F ort Sill, Oklahoma, Mr . William Weiss of the church has munity in the name of Christ. gav~ an inspiring progra m for t he ner , 7346 Madison Street, Forest Park, not f ailed to be present a t a Chr istmas Men s Baraca Class of t he F orest Park . is equally illuminating in showing how a soldie1· is bringing • Since September of last year the ser vice of the church for a period of Church, wh ich incl uded sever a l All business correspondence is to be Rev. Leslie P. Albus has been serving B~pt i st the Christian gospel into othett·wise barren lives through the over 50 years. The church bulletin ex­ brief messages on the value of s uch a a ddressed to the publishers, 8784 Payne as the " permanent" pastor of the Fir st ch annel of the soldiers' chorus and the ties of friendship. pressed the congratulations of t he br?therhood and a t alk on th e leader­ A venue, Clevela nd, Ohio. ~a p t i st Church of Arnpr ior, Ontal'io, church to Mr. Weiss for this record! ship of men by Mr. Gi bbs. T he offi cers Canada_, ev~ n though the Rev. A. E . Entered as second-class mat ter How meaningf ul are these words, "Your Friend a nd His," e The Rev. Henry Koch of F orest .Tast~1· 1s still on leave of absence while ~·~ ~~ me s W ~i te, president; Herschel Janua ry 9, 1923, at t he post office not only as an a utog.raph in a book but especially as the wai ds, v1ee-pr esident ; We ndell at Clevela nd, Ohio, under the act Park, Ill., quietly celebr a ted his 80th !'.erving as chaplain in the Canadian K~ radiant ministry of our Uves as we introduce others to Jesus birthda y with h i ~ family and a few mg, _secretary; and William Priestly, of March 3, 1879. Armed F orces. The Chr istmas pr o­ athletic manager . friends on Thursday, J a n. 7. Mr. Koch gra m was well attended and was hi gh- Christ, the most wonderful Friend of .all! (Continued on P age 13) February 1, 1943 Page 5 Six Salient Steps Breaking All December ~ecords! Amazing and Wonderful News Reported by DR. WILLIAM KUHN, Executive Secretary of the General Council

tional enterprise, nor even a hint of tional agencies have never failed to in the Christian J UDGING from the n11ss1onary con­ the sacrificial spirit, making this gen­ speak a good word for the Centenary tributions received at this office during erous contribution possible. Our Lord, Offering at every opportunity. The the first half of the month of Decem­ whose we a re and whom we serve, publication and distribution of that ber, 1942, we soon became convinced knows all about it. illustrated pamphlet, "Centenary Mis­ that our total contributions, including In the follo,ving list such churches sion Project," has born fruit. Many the Missionary and Benevolent Offer­ are enumerated whose contributions individuals and church societies have Life ing and the Centenary Offering re­ for the month. .of December only been inter ested to purchase Centenary ceived during December, 1942, would amounted to more than $300. These Offering shares and received their cer­ By outrank a ny other single month during churches are listed in the order of the t ificates for these. The 1300 Christmas r ecent years. letter s sent out to all Centenary Offe r­ MR. DAVID G. VEITER amount of their contribution beginning Answering those many letters from with the highest. ing friends, who had pledged $5.00 or of Onida, South Dakota, individuals and churches and acknowl­ more, secured for us a bountiful Lorrnlnc, l{nn sos ...... $~1 , :134.SD harvest. edging those generous contributions Mo wn t u, Lu. . . ..•...... t,1111.zo a Member of the Emery Baptist Church gave us many a heart-thrill. It did 1.ocll, Cullfornln ...... :!,080.30 Thanks to our contributions during 'I'rlnlty, Portlnnd ...... :!, 1!!3 •..t 3 December, we can report that on De­ even more that that. It awakened a C linton Illll, Newnrk, N. J . .... J ,433.SS song of praise and thanksgiving to our Ehe n czer , Uetrolt ...... 1,:165.24 cember 31, 1942, we had r~ceived pay­ 'l'hls F ine foundation upon which our faith is heavenly F ather for pouring out the Snit C ree k, Oregon ... •...... t ,:!00.00 ments amounting to $87,246.28 for our Photogrophlc S ule nt Ore gon ..•...... l,1:?5.91) Centenary Offering. Kno\ving that this founded-the Bible. GRACE OF GIVING in such an abun­ A11llngto n, Iown ...... 1 1018 .10 Jle 11rod11c t1on of the dant measure over many of ou r mem­ Tocomn, "\Voshlngton ...... S15.05 Centenary Offering has been given us Lo •· c J~· Stolncol Here we have God's own infallible Dollm1, Tex o>< ...... 01. 0 bers. by inspiration of God's Holy Spirit, we G loss \Vlnolo w of Word, giving to us the Way of life. In Anobc lm, C nllfornlo ...... 7'00.00 L.nnre lhnrst, l'ortlond ...... :>00.41 are confident he will also br ing it to a "Christ f(nocklng ot this inspired book is the only place $50,963.52 In One Month ! l'nrke r>84.53 successful completion with our co­ the Door," \ Vhlch 1.. where we may learn about Fnlth, llllnne n11olls ...... :>50.18 to be Found In the Dur ing the month of December we Trochu, Alto., Cnnndo ...... :;30.80 operation. In every Kingdom project a nd how to obtain it. There is no other received for our Missionary and Ben­ S tnfforcl, l(onM08 ...... :>00.33 this uncha ngeable law of God applies: F o rest Pnrk Do11tl"t source for this great theme. We know N. N., llllnne,.otn ...... :;oo.oo C hurc h of Forest evolent Offering the sum of $25,151.70 E mery, South Dnko tn ...... 408.:?J "The Lord has need of us." We \vill Pork, llllnol9, Waa that this Word has come down through a nd for the Centenary Offering we re­ Germon t own, North Dnkotn . . . . ·!02.00 not fail him. When on July 31, 1943, the centuries unalterable, and J esus El·nnl':el, Nework ...... -101 .05 Pre1rnre d b y lllr. ceived during that same month $25, Deth e l, ...... 411:?.10 we can put the capstone on this under­ George Krogman, said, "Heaven and earth shall pass 811.82. This total sum of $50,963.52 Col f nx, ''rnKhh1.r.:·ton ...... 41':" .5!? taking, we will do it wit}_i rapturous :N'olv n Corporal In away, but my words shall not pass had not been reached in any single F i rst, ChlCn !':O ...... 405 .0:? joy, singing "The Hallelujah Chorus." the U. S. Army away." Okee ne, Oklohomo ...... 405 .51 month since those prosperous days of Rltlge wootl, N . Y...... 400.00 Stationed In the Million Dollar Offering many year s Jllortlu, North Dokotn ...... 3 88.lll Post War Emergency Fund Cnllfornln. Evangelize! \Vl11nl11cg, Jllunltobn ...... 370.00 ago. Not ·a few of our denominational Having by faith accepted this won­ Erle, renn syh ·ouln ...... :l:'i:?.30 ln1n1nnue l, Portlnud ...... !:l!.!S.'i'i projects, which have had God's bless­ der.fol salv~tion and experiencing the Without burdening any one of our Fl e l ~chmnun , Phllo1le l11hlo . . . . 3:0:5.00 ing, h ave originated in the heart and S CARCELY can we reflect upon the God was preparing the way for the delightful JOY that it gives we come readers with intricate figures, the S t. J0He11h, Jlllc hli;nn ...... 318.00 Erin A , ·enue. C le velnnd ...... :IH l.00 mind of some Christian layman. It was Christian life and its broad field of giving of his only begotten Son to the to the third point. We h av~ been en­ month-by-month comparison of the re­ Plll':rlm, Phllntle lphln ...... 31:?.00 activity and conduct until varied pro­ world. trusted with an overflowing gift, a nd ceipts for the Missionary and Benevol­ Grnntl ForkH, North Dnkoto . . . . !IOS .:?O a layman who first suggested that pro­ mises and commands fl ash into our should we keep it all for ourselves we ent Offering a nd also the Centenary Dny t ou'" Dhtfl', St. Poul ...... 30:>.00 j ect which eventually was launched Over nineteen centuries ago this be­ Offering during the latter half of the and completed as our Million Dollar minds from the golden pages in the came a reality. J esus, the sinless Son would be acting selfishly, indeed.' So Some of the above listed churches treasure house of God's Word. of God, came into this world and gave we see that a responsibility has been year 1942 will tell its own story, and have made additional contributions Offering. ~ o~err:ed upon us, and this respons­ it will be a most encouraging story. during January. Other churches, not Another Chr istian layman who pre­ Perhaps the most salient of these his life on the cross that we might have fer s to remain anonymous and known can be grouped into six main points. life and have it more abundantly. He ~b i hty is to go out and seek to eva ngel­ JlECE IP'l'S FOR THE JUJSSJONARY in this list, have contributed generous­ shed his precious blood for the pro­ ize the world. AN D D E N E VOLEN'l' OFFERING ly during previous months. There are only as a Southern Layman, wrote However, let us not infer by this that During July , 1042 .....•.....•10,005.l'ill this office some time ago: such a number cover s everything in pitiation of our sins, so that merely by We fe~l impelled by the command Augm1t ...... G,853.4 many churches and individuals whose the Bible. Never! But they do fi t in confessing our sins they can be blotted that Ch~ist gave to his disciples, "Go September ...... 6,010.42 contributions have not r eached th at "Dear Brother Kuhn:- October ...... 121018.Sl well with the experiencing, living, and out through this wonderful atonement. ye out m to all the world and preach No,·e mher ...... 11,8 70.'l'O sum of $300, but never theless they are I've been worried a lot about the proclaiming of our glorious life in Instead of making it a salvation that the gospel." With these words ringing l>eccmber ...... :?5,151.'l'O well pleasing in God's sight and ap­ times that we are in. No one seems to Christ. can and must be bought, putting it in down. through the years with ever in­ llt<:CB ll''l'S FOR 'l'UE CEN'l'ENARY preciated by us all because their giv­ be concerned about these Christian the ha nds of the rich, he made it free cr easing fo~·ce as the improvement of OFIFE RING ing is in single-mindedness to the hon­ citizens who are our brethren and who Man's Salvation by purchasing it once with the giving transportation lends wings to Christ's Ou ring July, 104:? ...... ~ . 3,0011.00 or of their Lord and in proportion to will need our immediate help when this Augm•t ...... 4 1:?57.()0 Naturally the greatest thing a nd of his life. Now rich or poor bond or a mb as~adors, . it becomes more a nd !!eptemher ...... J,O:l:l .00 their own fina ncial ability. war is ended. The need will be so great the only point that could make the free, can pr ocure it by the simple more I~p erabve that Chr istians ac­ Oet oher ...... 4,512.40 Since the la unching of our Centen­ when peace eventually comes. method of acceptance. " Believe on the cept then· responsibility a nd with all Novcn1he l" ... , ...... O, ilO~J.07 Christian life what it is is salvation. l>c<'c rnher ...... :.?:i.,8 11 . ~2 ary Offering at the Gener al Confer ence "Now what I'd like to do is to g ive, That is the very root that gives life Lord J es us Christ and thou shalt be power and resources at their command in Burlington, , in 1940, we have let's say $1,500 to be put aside until it 'l'otnl ...... $..f:;tu 7.04 a nd vitality to it. According to Webs­ saved." Just think of the simplicity of speed forward the cause of Christ. constantly been advancing toward our can be used in a time of emergency. I ter, the theological meaning of this this and the depth of love that is em­ Our combined receipts for the budget goal of r eceiving $100,000.00 by July believe that there would be other funds word is, "liberation from the bondage b~died in ~uch ~.gift ! Truly, we agree The Church'11 f eilowship and the Centenary Offering during the 31, 1943. True, our advance at t imes given for the same purpose. We indi­ and results of sin, or deliverance from With Paul s str1kmg words in Hebre F 'rime is scar ce I Hours are precious ! latter half of 1942 amount to $118 - has been all too slow. We have learned vidually are doing very well financially sin and eternal death." when he says, "How shall we e ws 331.59. • 'f 1 scape 'a s~ fall the shadows of night when that much promotional work is neces­ a nd are putting some aside for times i we neg ect so great salvation." , There is no other word that packs wt or c must cease. Thus it behooves us The contributions toward our income sar y in order to enthuse a denomina­ that may not be so good. I believe it o accept th' ' during the month of December 1942 tion for such a project. might be well to do so in the Lord's the meaning, or the sacrificial love, or God's Word ., is task of eva ngelization 1 the power of this word- salvation. w1.11 an unalte, bl d are given in the list " Wie der himm~ We her ewith express our gratitude work also. At this juncture perhaps fi zeal. ra e determination an lische Yater sorgt," published in th e Away back before the foundations of someone saying, "Where do :~ nd to all who in any way h ave helped to Your F r iend, this world were laid, God had planned Perhaps th SENDBOTE. No one will be able to bring our Centenary Offering to its the. facts regarding this salvatron ufind the . e greatest source toward read in that list of the love of the Southern Layman." for the redemptive salvation through . accomplishment of th' 1 . the present prosperous condition. Many wh1.ch you are laying such emphasi~~~ united f t' IS goa IS contributors to the Lor d J esus Chr ist After a very brief interim this his Son. Thus, down through the ages rt is here that we come to th · pastors have been ardent promoters in e very unc ioning of the church. This nor their devotion to our d enomina~ their own churches. All our promo- (Continued on Page 13) (Continued on Page 13) February 1, 1943 Page 7 Page 6 THE BAPTIST HERALD The Mirdcle Book Club Building Tomorrow's Ledders By MR. FRANK WAGGONER, JR., of Burlington, Iowa The Story of the Christian Service Brigade by MR. JOHN A . WITMER · of Wheaton, Illinois (SCENE IN A HIGH SCHOOL Briefly they are: GYM LOCKER ROOM) l. To invite others to come into Christ, the center of the club. J ohn 5:24. must be important and impressive, "II HEY, FELLOWS , how 111any of you 2. To become aware that Christ lives TOOK the enemies of our country they must be well-prepared, and they IT Further Information are going to Jlt!iraclc Book Club with in each born again one. Gal. 2 :2

THE STORY OF' CHI C AGO'S l\.IOST FAl\IOUS !\USSION 1N ' VHI CH " DILLY" SUNDAY AND JUANY OTHERS WERE CONVERTED AS TOLD BY THE REV. CARL F . H. HENRY IN THE BOOK, "THE PACIFIC GARDEN ;\llSSION." • the long-s o u g h t eternal worth in God's sight, and a glory and sparkle congregation aggr egating more than of life. two million has heard the can , "Come Suspended o u t­ to Jesus." side the s e c o n d There is an underlying routine-­ story, shaped like song service led by a visiting group, a cross ten feet testimonies, special music numbers, the long a n d more Gospel message, th e invitation to take tha n half as wide, Christ as Savior-but almost anything glows a red neon may happen to change the program. sign: Jesus Saves. The only invariable feature is the clos­ The warm letters ing appeal ; for sixty-five years it has reach the eye al­ been given, and the mission intends most simultaneous­ thus to continue every night in every ly with the ear's H erhcrt Punkrnh: l..en~liu~ the Fort S ill R e rtlnccnaeut Center .lluh• C horuH nt u C oncer t llc ltl t n the .Ar in ~· PoHt C bu1:1c l year until the age of grace be done. throb to the loud Behind the venerable black walnut speaker which car­ pulpit a song leader swings his arms ries the mission befor e introducing special singers from s e r v i c e to the Chicago's wealthy, conservative Buena street. Old hymns Memorial Presbyterian Church. The The Army Sings at ~ort Sill, Okla. e"cho through the song leader of the evening, it turns night air, and the out, is a student at Chicago's North­ The Story of PVT. HERBERT PANKRATZ of Chicago, Illinois, keen thrusts of the as Told to the Editor in an Interview ern B aptist Seminary, and gets prac­ speakers p i e r c e tical work pleading for souls by tak­ On October 19 the men gave thefr Day. The group also sang one after­ every needy heart ing part in about twenty meetings "A RMY LIFE is just what you make first concert. Several sacred numbers noon over the National Broadcasting within h e a r i n g monthly in Chicago missions. "Sing it of it!" That is the outspoken point of such as "Thanks Be Unto God," "Bless Company's hookup for the Army Hour dista nce. out!" he shouts, as he waves his arms view of Pvt. Herbert Pankratz of Chi­ the Loni, 0 My Soul" and "Now Let when the parody on the "Caissons Nobody w a 1k s in exaggerated gestures. The crowd cago, Ill. Like hundreds of other young Every Tong ue Adore Thee" we1·e in­ Song" about the "grasshopper" obser­ past the familiar men he was ind1..cted into the United cluded. A talented brass quartet and echoes back, vation planes was given. eighteen-foot neon States Army last June and abandoned clarinet trio helped to put the pro­ But the Christmas season was the "O that will be glory for me, his engrossing position as instructor at gram over. Private Pankratz' reputa­ gala time to be remembered with real sign Pacific Gar­ Glory for me, glory for me; the Todd School for Boys at Wood­ tion as a chorus director began to be excitement. The chorus now numbered den Mission a n d When by His grace stock, Ill., and as director of the choir noised from one end of the camp to 65 voices, including about 25 women the additional re­ I shall look on His face, and men's chorus in Chicago's First the other. from Fort Sill, the town of Lawton minder Mother's That will be glory, be glory for me." Church. On November 30 the chorus sang and Cameron College, which presented Prayers Have Fol­ But it wasn't long before thi"s tall in the main U S 0 Center in nearby a marvelous program of Christmas out a ti lowed You, with­ "Time for testimonies!" sings the song leader. "Let's have a regular young man in khaki grey began to Lawton, Okla., before a good sized music on December 20 at Chapel No. 6 ~tte n ct t~l'sona l worker's invitation to make the Army at Fort Sill, Okla., crowd. Herbert led the singing of 1500 in the Replacemen t Training Center ~,n g a Go e service and without receiv­ popcorn meeting. One r ight after the sing and to engage in hi s accustomed men at the camp on Thanksgiving and on December 21 in the new Post l Four ~~~l tract , unless it is rejected. other. Ten what Jesus has done for teaching habits. He has a lot of fine Chapel of the Field Artillery School. \i:-t b ecome suddenly in~port­ Several other men stand to their feet. of F'o rt Siii, Oklnhomn 1 But ~ t~e trenches and in ind u stry. The movement i s started. Testimonies mos t acific Garden Mission, for ":l­ come easi er now. The variety is in­ (Continued on Page 14) 2 War t . 4,0oo nigh ts in pe~ce. ":nd ';' credible; inen of fe'\.v years and of 1111e, h as stressed the lnd1VIdual s n1any years, in every ' valk of life, all Page 10 THE BAPTIST HERALD Febl'Uary 1, 1943 Page 11 of them saved from sin through the superintendent, hated and loved on knees: "What does that say?" The shed blood of Christ. Some of them State street like few other men. Toughs man repeats it. "Well," says the per­ veterans, others babes in Christ. Some have threatened to fix his wagon, to sonal worker, "have you come to Je­ of them backsliders returned to the take him for a ride, to bump him off, sus?" The answe1· is steady: "Yes, J fold, others as much on fire now as on but Saulnier knows they don't talk like came tonight." "Well, will He cast you their conversion night when they stag­ that after finding Christ. out?" The man breaks into tears again gered to the altar under the weight of "Billy Sunday walked in here one and sobs, " I hope not!" The personal sin and were freed from its shackles. night a nd found Christ, and then set worker isn't satisfied. "What do you the world afire!" he shouts. "Mel Trot­ mean-you hope not? You can be sure. ter was going over to the lake to com­ Listen . .." Then he reads again the mit suicide, and he came into the mis­ Scripture verse, a nd goes through the sion and J es us saved him. Gangster s, whole conversation. This time the man bums, hoodlums, gamblers, drunkards becomes a man of faith. " I know He's 1 - they've been here, hundreds of thou­ my Savior," he says and jumps to his sands of them-and nobody was ever feet. Over in the corner of t he mission A too bad for Jes us to save. Amen, glory! offi ce someone takes his name and ad­ You aren't saved because you're good; dress and records another spiritual if you were good, you wouldn't need birthday. to be saved. But Jesus died for your The convert looks around t he room and sees a half-dozen others praying t hrough. " It's like being a new man," h e says. Then one of t he worke1·s shows him to supper and to a night's lodging. By morning the office will have sever al leads for a job at which this salvaged soul can work and walk into a new life. Out in the mission hall everything is now quiet. The place is deser ted ; the men arc down at supper a nd on their way to bed. But t here is a strange halo "Doo~wn y t o Reuve n " a round the empty old chairs in which .\ 1~ 0 1110 11 1< Uilpened that Pop Anson, ca ptain of 1 months he attended Northwestern Uni­ sage a nd the speaker reads the twenty­ Finally his pet clog picked the scent Ch1~ago s famous versity; during the summer he whacked thit·d Psalm with its familiar words: through the snow, and, leading the "".hrte S~x (now the Cubs) spent his the horsehide. He proved a splendid "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not •'llllly" Sunclny 01< n Young, Fiery posse to the cemetery, stopped where E••ttngellHt for the LortJ winters m Marshalltown. When the _base-runner and a brilliant fielder. Sel­ want." He gives a verse by verse com­ the lad lay thrown acr oss the grave, topic turned to baseball which was mentary, interspersed with illustra­ I I dom faring exceptionally in the bat­ sins. He paid it all, glory to God! chill-bitten by a cold November wind, A nson s usual diet, he found the towns- ter's box against professional pitchers, tions, and then a final appeal. Heads Make H im your Savior tonight. Come and sobbing so that the friends des­ people talking about Billy Sunday's he nevertheless in one game got a are bowed. "Who feels the need of down t he a isle for prayer. Come just paired of his ever stopping. F or weeks speed on the diamond a nd h is ability prayer? Who wants to come to Jesus? and a single against an out­ as you are." his life was at low ebb, but t he heal­ to n ab fly balls that nobody else would standing twirler. He was at his best Who wants to be saved? Raise yom· The piano strikes up the hymn again ·1 ing tide finally came. even attempt catching. Considering when he stole four bases while Connie hand, and we'll pray for you." Some Mr. Horr)' S n u I n I c r, the P rcseu1 and the whole mission echoes electric­ S u11 crlute ucleut of the f'nclfic GarcJeu The wolf of poverty hovered con­ that Sunday could run three hundred hands a re r aised. Personal workers in Mack of the Athletics ally, illlHsl o n , Dcbl111l 1he 0 111, ' Vulnut stantly at the log cabin door, so that yards in thirty-four seconds it was no was catching. tihe rear come to the help of the pros­ Pul111t of the Orlg lnnl Ml11slou "Ju8t .as I am, and waiting nol, ~ Sunday's mother finally decided to put surprise that he caught fli e~ like some Sunday's later pulpit pre-eminence pects, a nd lead them forward before Mel Trotter, Dick Lane, J ohn Calahan, folks catch a cold. 's aunt the prayer is finished . . Here, kneeling To rid my soul of one dark blot, her two boys in a nearby soldier's or­ did not spin a halo about his previous at the pulpit, needy souls find salva­ To Thee whose blood can cleanse Robert Atkinson, Rob "Razor" F enton, phanage. She prayed and wept w~ile who lived in Marshalltown, urged th~ athletic success; rather his evangelistic tion. P er sonal workers quote Script ure each spot, Tom Mackey, Dick Ramey, and scores lhe boys slept on the train. When Billy sportsman to take Billy to Chicago for success gained added glow from the verses, ask for an uncompromised con­ 0 Lamb of God, l come ! I come!" of others sat and grappled with Satan, said "goodbye" he never dreamed that a trial.• In the spring, accordingly, a days on the diamond, for he was known until, in the strength of God's grace, telegram summoned young Sunday for fession of g uilt and sinfulness, then ~ore peopl~ are coming clown the for t he last thirty years of his moth­ to sports fans of his generation as the prod the penitents to pray. Meanwhile aisles : a sailor lad from Louisiana they tore themselves loose from those er's life, which ended June 25, 1918, a Windy City tryout. Buyfog a new speediest base-runner and most daring the leader continues the appeal: "Come college student from . old chairs-valued by fire insura nce he would have the joy of providing a green suit for six dollars a nd borrow­ base-stealer in baseball. In his earlier 'l ing money for the trip, Billy met the to J esus tonight. Don't harden your b~oken drunk can hardly manipulate u~derwr iter s today at forty cents a really decent home for her. That last days he took too many chan~es, and heart; if God is speaking to you, come his legs ; a personal worker h · P•ece--and walkeci the trail to sa lva­ June morning when he called her to captain. his judgment was not always sound. a nd be sa ved." The pianist strikes up his side. Then a ll are taken furnes hto tion in Christ. breakfast she had gone on to heaven On Sunday's first day on the dia­ But his control over the ball enabled · · rom t e softly t he melody of "Just As I Am." rmss1on a 1tar to the rear offi h ...... without stopping to kiss hr 1· boy "good­ mond, Anson set the lad to a foot race him to throw straight and swiftly, The crowd begins to sing: th k J b f ce, w ere ey nee e ore a circle of h . Billy Sunday never saw his father bye." ag ainst , crack runner and he was so fast on h is f eet that "Just a8 I a11n, without one plea, Tears .begin to flow; here and t~ ~•rs. who walked thirty miles to enlist in Sunday's first job after leaving the fo 1· the Chicago team. Sunday had no more than one stop-rate player threw heart rs breaking with f!r ief eie a running shoes, so ran barefoot. He not But that Thy blood was 8hecl fo r me, 0 the Civil War and died with scores of orphanage in his mid-teens was mop­ wild in the effort to head him off. H e A nd that. Thou bidd'8t me come to keeps saying: "I'm su · ne man only won t h e race by fifteen f eet, but 1 other Iowa in· f antrymen after fording· ping a hotel which he also served as could stretch ordinary one-base hits T hee, Jesus can't save me,, tHi abpunk that won his way into the hearts of the · e urst · ~ partly frozen river. From the front barker, orating its advanta ges to in­ into doubles without trouble to any­ 0 L wmb of God, I come! l come!" tears .. A parsonal worker's ar s into coming train arrivals. Three months players. Cap Anson tossed him a t wen­ one but the opposing team, and he was fold him and from the B"bl ms en­ ines he had written the expectant 1 mother "If ·t · w·1 of t hat was enough. Then, learning ty dollar gold piece. the first man to run the cfrcuit of Suddenly H ar ry Saulnier appears " Him that cometh unto M e reads, r ' 1 is a boy name him 1 - h~ tha t Iowa's lieutenant governor need­ During his first few seasons, Sunday bases in fom·teen seconds. on t he platfor m. H e's t he mission wise cast out." He asks the I Will in no ~amd .A shley." Moth~r and children l ive in the A · f · ed a boy, he polished his shoes, had succeeded in bat ting so poorly that the In 1886, when Sunday had been e man on his mes, Iowa log cabm 0 1 Years bef . th • . oie ey managed to move in- January 15, 1943 Page 13 Page 12 THE BAPTIST HERALD three years on the Chicago nine, he The ball player could no longer resist. SIX SALIENT STEPS IN THE CHRISTIA N LIFE that where I am, there ye may be walked down State street one Sunday AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT He swung clumsily around the chairs, (Continued from Page 4) also." Can we doubt with such faithful and afternoon wit h some of the biggest This Story In "'rhe Dnptlst Her­ walked to the front and sat down. Har­ brings us to the fourth point--our fel­ on you." The power that we have as l oving words ringing out so sweetly names in baseball. (In those days they alil" Rep resents T w o Ch a p ter s f r om ry Monroe came to his side a nd they lowship in the church. played no Sunday games, for there PACI F I C G ARDEN MI SSION by knelt for prayer. Christi"ans is not in ourselves, but from the lips of our dear Savior? No, Carl F. H . Hen ry "l\1h lch A r c Prlntccl In no other place can such a power rather in the Holy Spirit that Christ for such an overwhelming assurance would have been no crowds.) T he par­ T he next three nights Billy Sunday ty entered a saloon, had a round of b y S11 ecln l Arran gem e n t "\Vlth t h e be welded together as in a really spi­ sent to his followers after he had instantly floods our souls that we can­ Zo ntlcrvnn Pnh lls h lng Honse, Grantl never slept a wink. He dreaded the ritual church. As a unified body we ascended into heaven. It is with this not help \vishfully repeating the words, drinks, then walked to t he vacant lot jibes of the ball team at ten o'clock at State and Van Buren streets. When­ nn11lcl s, ) Jleh lgun . come together with our brethren in divine power that we can speak the "Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus." T h is Fnscln n tlng Dook b y the Wednesday morning practice and dur­ Christian fellowship to worship our proper words, that we can apply the ever Billy Sunday passed that lot in ing the afternoon game. He trembled W ork To Be Done later years, even when Siegel & Coop­ Former Past or of the Humboldt heavenly Father and to make salvation proper tactics at the right t ime, and Purk Da1>tlst Ch urch of Chlcn;;;-o when he walked out to t he fi eld. There er's big department store had been a hear t-felt reality to the unsaved. that we can make the unsaved see t heir Scarcely have these words flashed was Mike Kelly, one of Chicago's out­ There are t imes though where this lost condition and bring t hem to ·t he through our minds, until we realize erected over it, he took off his hat, THE PACIFIC standing star s, coming toward him. bowed his head and t hanked God for joyful fellowship fails to accomplish point where they will confess their that there is still work to be done. The Mike was a Catholic, and Billy expect­ saving him. Forty years after Sun­ GARDEN MISSION its highest purpose. The be­ sins and accept Jesus Christ as their evening shadows creep in and yet un­ ed almost anything. "Billy " he said, personal Savior. told millions are wandering aimlessly day's decision, a policeman saw him " A. DOOR "l\' AY TO HEAVEN" "I' ' come too self-center ed. They are happy stop and close his eyes in the midst of ve read in the papers what you've in their knowledge of salvation through in sin- so far, far away from God. Is P rlcc1l a t Onl y One Dollar. done. Religion isn't my long suit. It's Tr uly our human efforts are futile, a crowd. He offered to call a wagon if Ortlcr Your Cop y From Jesus (;hrist, but apparently blind to They are unkno,vingly or, perhaps a long time since I've been to mass. but backed by the divine power of the the man felt sick. Billy Sunday intro­ 'l' HE ROGER "\VILLIAMS P R ESS t he fact t hat countless others are walk­ knowi ngly, laughing in the grim face But I won't knock you, and if anyone Holy Spirit we can conquer for God. duced himself and held a one-man 3 7'34 Payne Ave ., ClcYelnntl, Oh io ing the paths of sin whom they could In such victorious conquest we bring not of eternal death. street meeting. does, I'll knock him." Then came the perhaps help. Thus, in the waning hours of the rest of the team, all of them to pat death, but rather life and joy to some lone and hapless wanderer who has day we must snap into action, and with Billy on the back a nd wish bim the A friendly word or a kindly deed the Words of eternal Life and the best of luck. They were at a loss for might attract them. T his might give been casting about aimlessly in a dark night ever seeking for a day that never strength of the H oly Spirit empower­ words, too, and Sunday felt as if a t he opportunity of inviting them to ing us we must attempt, as it were, to dawns. Ah! Never dawns until, yes millstone had dropped from his neck. church, where wor ds fi tly spoken could snatch t hem as a brand that is about be like seed falling on good ground to until the H oly Spirit breaks the shack~ Billy Sunday became even a better to be thrown into the blazing fires of bring forth fruit many fold. ling chains and sets the wanderer on a . These are tragic and strong baseball player. He always insisted well-marked, brilliantly lighted course that taking Christ as Savior will make Through this manner the church will words, but certainly no more so than be attaining its highest purpose. Our that leads to t he land of eternal day. a . ~an better at wha tever he does, pro­ the warnings and promises in the v1dmg it's a decent job. That afternoon Christia n fellowship, too, will be broad­ Christ's Return Word of God. ening and together with Isaiah we can Truly, salvation is the only alterna­ the Chicago team was pitted against Hope! Ah, blessed hope! In this word Detroit, one of the hardest hitting say, "Salvation will God appoint for tive for escape. And so as sincere fol­ walls and bulwarks." We shall be bet­ that means so much and seemingly lowers of J es us Christ, we must see squads in t he country. T he Detroiters sums up all that has been said, comes could be behind nine to nothing at the ter fortified against the enemy and t hat evangelism increases in tempo, more able to conquer for God. the final point--Christ's return! We until the day ceases- yes, until "the start of the ninth, and yet push over a re not par ticularly concerned nor flus­ ten runs in the final inning; they had Let us not get the impression here, Lord himself shall descend from heaven however, t hat in our own strength we tered by the trials and tribulations that with a shout, with the voice of the ~ r.eputation for r edeeming themselves. confront us, for we h ave a hope-per­ r h1s day, Chicago eked out a narrow can conquer. This lines up the fift h archangel, and with the trump of God: point in t he golden promises that our haps more str ongly a faith-that and the dead in Christ shall arise first: lead r ight to the last inning. T he Chi­ Christ is coming soon to claim his own. cago twirler , one of Lord has given us. then we which are alive and remain the great~st pitchers of the day, h ad J esus said to his disciples, "I go to shall be caught up together with t hem The H oly Sp irit prepare a place for you. And if I go to in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the wor~ed his famous "zipper" ball, with an 111.usory upshoot, overtime. Two Jes us said, "Ye shall receive power prepare a place for you, I will come air: and so shall we ever be w ith the Detroit batters went down in the ninth. after that t he Holy Ghost is come up- again, and receive you unto myself; Lord." A Qunrtet of Un c le Snm's Sollors S ing ing n t t h e 0 11c nl n i; o f t h e New Scr\·l ce JUen'" Center of the Pacific G nr1Je u J\Jlss lou " ' hle h Is Jlllnlstcr lng ~illy,,Sunday, pl aying right fi eld, called to the Need s of 'rh o usn uds of JUen In Uniform ering of the Grace Baptist Church of BREA KING ALL RECORDS! m, One more, John and they're Chicago, Ill., following a church sup­ done!" The next batte~ was Cha rlie What's ~appening (Continued from Page 5) When Sunday and his baseball as­ church, or if you've wandered far (Continued from Page 2) per. He was the guest speaker in the sociates reached State and Van Buren away from God and your mother's r e­ ~ennett, Detroit , who Riverview Church of St. Paul, Minn., Sout hern layman sent $1,6-0-0, and very On Sunday, J an. 17, Dr. W m. Kuhn, on that memorable day, some men and ligion." rtght-handed and nine times out of ten e on Sunday, Jan. 24, of which the Rev. shortly thereafter another $600. women in a horse-drawn wagon were sailed the hor sehide deep into right general missionary secretary, spoke in Mr. Frederick Wurzbach, a loyal Billy Sunday turned to the fellows the m o r n i n g and e v e n i n g ser­ John Wobig is pastor. On Sunday, playing horns, flutes and slide trom­ at his side and said, "Boys, I'm saying center field. Sunday was playing far Jan. 31, he was the guest of the Grace member during the many years of the bones, and were singing hymns he h ad goodbye to the old life." Some of the bac.k, and followed five speedy tosses, vices of t he B a p t i st C h u r c h of Baptist Church of Racine, Wis., and Third German Baptist Church of New Lorraine, Kansas. On the following heard in Sunday School and which his men c h ~ck l e d, . others laughed, others wh~le Bennett came t hrough with two showed missionary pictures in the eve­ York, later called the Fulton Avenue mother used to sing in t he Iowa log were senous. Some of them paid no at­ strikes and three balls. The Chicago­ Sunday, J an. 24, he was the guest ning service. The Rev. Roy L. Schla­ Baptist Church, was instrumental in cabin. The baseball crowd sat on the tent ion at all. a~s knew that Bennett couldn't hit a speaker in the services of the Erin der is pastor of the Racine Church. securing $500.00 from the proceeds of high ball close to the body, but he could Avenue and White Avenue Bapt ist t he sale of that property after the curbstone and listened. Suddenly a That night at the mission Sund set a low ball off like dynamite. Clark­ Churches of Cleveland, Ohio. On Feb. church had disbanded. Upon our in­ winsome, squarefaced Irishman arose. was fascinated by the testimonies ~~ e The Rev. A. Husmann, promotional That was Harry Monroe. He told how son braced himself for a bullet-ball 11 and 12 Dr. K uhn will attend the secretary, spent Sunday, .J an. 3, with quiry, Mr. Frederick Wurzbach gave men who went fron: the guttermost to annual session of the Northern Con­ his authorization by telegram to allo­ he once passed counterfeit money for the uppermost. Agam and again he t­ high and inside. His foot slipped. The the Oak Street Baptist Church of a gang of criminals and how he had ball went low. The resultant crack of ference mission committee at Winni­ Budington, Iowa, bringing t he mes­ cate these $50.(). to our Post War tended and one night he went forw ad peg, Manitoba. From Feb. 14 to 19 he been converted at Pacific Garden Mis­ and. publicly professed Christ ar ball and bat echoed thr ough t he stands. sage at the morning service and show­ Emergency Fund. sion. Savior. as . Ove.r ~n right field Billy Sunday saw will teach several classes at the Chris­ ing denominational pictures in the eve­ It is well known that a cer tain por­ 1 t ian Training Instit ute at Edmonton, "Don't you men want to hear t he The night he went forward h t. wh1rhng thr ough the sky, far over ning. The Rev. Alfred R. Bernadt is tion of our Centenary Offering is also story," said Monroe, as he stepped to­ t d . e was his head. Like a bolt of lightning he Alberta, spending Sunday, Feb. 14, pastor of t he church. On the next three designated for such emergency situa­ no runk, despite the story to that with the Wetaskiwin and Wiesenthal ward the curb, "of other men who used effect. Unfortunately, Sunday himself turned. F ollowing the approximate successive Sundays he was the guest t ions which will doubtless develop. We to be dips, yeggs, burglars, second­ gave that story credence when · course, he ran so fast he forgot he churches. On Sunday, Feb. 21, he will speaker in the churches of Chicago as feel certain that many others among story workers, and who today are re­ 1 t· h " . • in re- could do one hundred yards in ten sec­ be in Winnipeg and Morris, Man. a mg IS conversion experience h d follows: Jan. 10, Ogden Park Church, us will f eel called to follow the ex­ spectable and have fine families? Or clared that he "knocked over ' e e- o~ds fiat. As he ran, he prayed, " Lord, • On Sunday, Jan. 17, the Rev. M. l... Rev. Stanley Geis, pastor; Jan. 17, ample of that Southern layman and, · . . severa1 women who were slaves to dope and c h ans getting to the front." H .. I.m on the spot, a nd now I'm n Chris­ Leuschner, editor of "The Baptist E ast Side Church, Rev. Herbert Koch, besides g iving of their own means to drink, or harlots who sold their wom­ Monroe had given the messa any tian. If You eve1· help me please do it Herald," supplied the pulpit of the pastor; Jan. 24, I mmanuel and First t he Post War Emergency Fund, win ge and now." ' anhood in the red light districts here, Su n d ay was un d er tremendou . Imma nuel Baptist Church of Kanka­ Churches, Revs. Ralph Rott und J ohn others to do likewise. and who are now married in happy ti M th C s conv1c- Schmidt, pastors, respectively. On Sun­ .on. o er larke came back to h. _The ~ra nd sta nd and bleachers were kee, 111., while t he pastor of t he Kan­ SEE THA'l' "\" E ABO UND IN 'l'HIS homes? Come down to the mission to­ side and said, putting her arm is wild :with excitement and thunderous kakee Church the Rev. George Hensel, day, Jan. 31, Mr. Husmann served the GRA CE OF GIVING ALSO. night at 100 East Van Buren and Billy, "Young man, God loves around ~~outr?g . To t he crowd standing al ong served the ' Forest Park Baptist Baptist churches of Washburn and HE 'l'H!\.'l' GIVE'l'H, LET HI1'l you'll hear stories t hat will stir you, sus died for you, and He wantsyou. Je- " e right field wall Sunday yelled, Church. On Wednesday evening, Jan. Underwood, No. Dak., at the beginning DO IT Wl'l'H SllllPLICl'l'Y. of a five week's promot ional trip. GOO J.OVETH A CHEERFUL GIVER. even if you've never been inside a 1ove HIm" an d give· your heart to YouHim." to Get out of the way! Through the 20, he addressed the F ellowship Gath- (Continued on Page 20) THE BAPTIST HERALD Page 14 February 1, 1943 Page 15 open. Since she has an a I mo s t insatiable curiosity about ever ything in general, and about boxes in partic­ ular , she had the time of her life. REPORTJ' FROM TllE lllLD Christm~s in the{hildren's ~ome All in all, the children had a verv Report by MRS. DOROTHY GUTZEIT LUTZ wonderful Christmas. F or this, w~ wish to again express our heart-felt thanks to all the kind and generous CHRISTMAS at the Children's Home Mrs. Steiger's Accident On \\' e ", D ec-. :IO, ~lr H . Ham• friends from far and near who sent in St. J os'eph, Mich ., as always, was a S t~h:c r , 1n n h·o;1 in t h e Cbllclrc n 't4 gifts and good things to eat, so th11t most joyous event. The weeks which Home, u ccllle otnlly fell down the preceded "The Day" were filled with s tnlrn·uv nntl b roke h er o nkte. She The Baptist Girls Club hnd t o ·h e remo1·cd to the b oH1•ltnl Birthday Surprise Held for the the usual eager anticipa tion and with for n fe " · tlu:n'I. !\lrN. Doroth y L utz, Rev. C. C. Gossen by the Canaan of Trochu, Alberta, Presents a nn n lumnn of the Hon ie, ·wus for­ Candle Light Service tnnntely n 1·ullnble for t h e hu11ot"t­ Church of Crawford, Texas nut 'tnN1'-N of conklu~ for the- c hil ­ The H app y Christian Worker s' of dre n 1t1ul 1nu1u1 ~lnJ.:" the H o n ie-. '.ilrs. Ther e is nothing comparable to the S t cl;.:er'N n •co1·c r,· f s ns rn1•l1l n :i4 love which is embedded in Christian the Baptist Church of Trochu, Alta., en n h e cxi•ccted. hearts and which find s t hem together has recently ha d the opportunity of as brothers and sisters in Christ. A serving God by rendering a candle bounds. Mysterious looking packages great measure of this Christian love light service in our church. began to arrive, a nd were whisked was manifested by t he members of the The candles were lighted in the away up into the "Santa Claus room" Canaan Baptist Church near Cr aw­ church, while t he girls came into the where no child ever enters after Santa ford, Texas, when t hey assembled on church in double file singing, " O, Come claims it as his headquarters. the evening of December 27 to surprise All Ye Faithful.'' The story of "the The culmination of all t his delight­ their beloved pastor, t he Rev. C. C. Birth of Christ" was read and the ful activity came on Christmas Day Gossen, on his birthday. · girls sang songs that fitted with the itself. After a morning of doing chores The service began in the usual man­ reading. The offering for t he evening ner, but instead of the regula r group was $5.88. The program was closed by a nd making the final preparations for captain taking charge, the capable the Rev. C. Rempel with prayer and the "Big Event," the r eal Christmas deacon, Mr. A. J. Weber, stepped up with the congregation singing, "God festivities were ushered in with a 'rhc Rev. on1 " C hrlHlmnH Illeyele." ages of our boys and girls came in most gratifying to note that the pro­ fifteen years of work in the Cr awford Annual Business Meeting of the several weeks in advance. (Just as, gram had been planned with care, and the ch ildren might not lack anything Church. We deeply appreciate his lov­ Immanuel Baptist Church New Officers and Recent according to the old j oke, "one may be to see how faithfully and reverently for t heir Christmas celebration. We ing ser vice a nd we are grateful to our of Kenosha, Wisconsin heavenly Father for his dedicated Activities of the B. Y. P. U. certain that Spring is on the way when it was carried out. are pleased to be able to report, in liervant. The annual business meeting of the of Franklin, California the Scotchman di scards his Christmas The children's joyful, and a lmost closing, t hat, although so many things T ILLIE MAE SPROSS, Reporter . Immanuel Baptist Church of Kenosha, Wis., was held on Sunday afternoon, The B. Y. P. U. of t he Baptist tree," so we are yearly reminded of ecstatic, r eaction to their gifts was, must of necessity be on the "priority Church of Franklin, Calif., held its an­ the nearness of Christmas by t he com­ as always, a real pleasure to witness. list," or have a "ceiling" or be "frozen,'' J an. 3, at which time the officers for t he new year were elected. nual business meeting on December 6, ing of these "list-letters.") From that Baby Rita was speechless for a mo­ t he famil y of the Home had a "C Card" with the following officers elected to time on, the curiosity and eagerness of ment when she saw the many pretty as f ar as j oy, fun, and the Christmas Following the business meeting, a supper was served to the members of serve during the coming year: Rein­ the youngsters grew by leaps a nd packages that wer e there fo1· her to Spirit were concerned. the church and their families. Informal hold Derheim, president; Mrs. Frank Holiday Events and Activities "after dinner" speeches wer e given by Veninga, vice-president; Stella Rauser, THE ARMY SINGS AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA in the Oak Street Church the Sunday School superintendent and secretary; Ed Rau, t reasurer; and of Burlington, Iowa several members of the board. A brief Edna Derheim, pianist. These officers (Continued from Page 8) On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, the Oak took over their r espective duties in an resume was g iven about the progress impressive installation service con­ a male qua rtet which has had more and their wives and friends on the aft­ church on Sunday and to worship with Sti-eet Baptist Church of Burlington, which we as a church have made in t he Iowa, held a beaut iful candle-light ser­ past year by our pastor , the Rev. A. ducted by our pastor, the Rev. G. G. than its share of adventures. He is e1•noon of December 7th. many othe1·s in t he sanC'tuary of Goel . Rauser. He is also one of the lecturers for vice from 11 to 12 P. M. This im­ Schlesinger. Our society is proudly displaying the quite proud of the fact that he has Attendance a t the Protestant chapel pressive hour with its musical beauty A desire on the part of all those personally met the general of the camp services is very encouraging with an the orie ntation classes which are given certificate received in acknowledgment of usher ing in t he Christmas Day with present to give willingly and heartily of our $25.00 contribution towards the and his wife and has received their average of about 300 men, as repor ted for t he benefit of the trninees soon song a nd prayer meant a great deal to in the New Year was shown by the heartfelt t ribute of praise. What pri­ by Herbert Pankratz, w;ho is now on after their arrival at camp. They have all who attended. fine offering of $114.00 that was re­ Centenary Offering. vate wouldn't be proud to be noticed assigned duty in t he Special Service to get t he gener al idea of what the The annual Christmas progr am of ceived in the evening. We as a church Under the able leadershi12 of our by t he general in this way ! Division. He is also a private first camp is like and the wa r is all about. the Church School was held on Sun­ have pledged to give, not only om of­ president the B. Y. P. U . took over a Brigadier Genera l Wa ldo C. Potter class (Pfc). The Chapla in is Kenneth P r ivate Pankratz lectures on "the day eveni ng, Dec. 20. The White Gift fering, but a lso a sacrifice un to the part of the Watch Night service on of For t Sill was a second li eutenant A . Nelson, a Baptist minister from Europea n Background for the War" Offering a nd Christmas collections Lord in the ensuing year and f eel that New Year's Eve, which was, indeed, Wisconsin, whose are chal­ in whi<;h he portrays t he hi s to r ic ~ ! that were designated for t he mission we will be gr eatly blessed by so doing. an inspiration and a blessing to the in the Philippine Islands in 1908 when and Children's H ome of the denomina­ large congregation present. he cont ributed to the words of t he lenging gospel messages that minister 11 nd social causes which Jed to the out­ ESTHER KLEIN, Reporter. break of the war. tion amounted to $205. \Ve, too, miss our boys who have "Caissons Song," t he official song of to the spiritual needs of t he men. In­ More than 50 of our promising young Salesmen and Saleswomen entered the service of our countr y. We the United States Field A rtillery. A varia bly he gives the invitation at the This is the colorful story of one of people attended the exceptionally fine trust t hat we here at home may con­ special dramatization of t he story of close of every service with a fair res­ Excep t ing re ll ~ l on , Ins ura n ce r e nders o~r young men, who has made an en­ Christmas banquet ·at the church on the g r entcMt Me n ·lee to humnnln-. ''' e tinue to have the privileges of freedom t his song was to be recorded in Okla­ ponse. " The F ellowship Hour" on viable .place for himself and t he camp Tuesday evening Dec. 22. The cent ral nre rnpltlly expnncllng nnct " ·c need atl- a nd worship which w.e now enjoy. O~r homa City, Okla., in which t he gener al T uesday evenings for praise and testi­ to which he was sent H. . theme of the pro'gram was "Christmas 1l1Honnl r e 11rel'entntlves. Pro!

Fir st Genna n Baptist Church of St. DAKOTA CON~[~[NC[ PASSION W EEK ( Oll TUAl.T)) P aul, Minn., from 1927 to 1930, .his AND The ~omegoing of the ~ev. ~ - P. Kruse first wif e died. This union bad been blessed with four children, t wo sons T he Baptist Chur ch ) IIS S .)l.\It Y S A SSE By the REVERENDS GEORGE HENSEL and M. L. LEUSCH NER and two daughters. One da ughter, EASTER M USIC of )\"llmlui;tou, Deluwure of Chancellor, South Dakota, F lorence, died in Philadelphia on Ma y Still Moving F orward This a nnouncement intro­ Miss Mary Sasse of Wil mington, Dela., 9, 1929. The other daug hter, Lenor e, was born on No v. 2·1. 1849, in Wilming­ of God's ambassadors who in a t Rev. W . J. Zirbes t Looking back over 1942 we of the duces to our Choirs and Chorus ton, Dela., and died on Dec. 23. 1 9 42. a t ­ ONE is t he director of a Christian Center large measure saw "the beauty of the Baptist Church of Chancellor, So. Dak. . taining an age of 93 years an< 1< .: t he years and as lrcasur e1· of the Ladles" delphia , Pa., from 1931 to 1936. While r it ually. Seven persons were added to 75th year of his life he could look back Flr>1t Church of Clevelnnd, Ohio; These are out of the extensive Missionary Society for sc·vcnd years. 111ul the E,·ergrecn Church of Drook­ there, he was united in ma rriage t o t he chur ch, three by baptism a nd four She always l1 11 1111 commlttee>1. HIH 83r0 No. llll. 'l'EN J.ENTE N CHOHA L ES. East Ba ptist Church, Saturday afternoon , J a n. 9, in the I m­ \\'ordt.t. '11hc .r Jn111d be Hent pro n1 1•tl y Chiefly one 1111 ~e unmher,.. \ V llm i ngton, Delawa re. ma nuel Ba ptist Church of Ka nkakee, Chur ch of Phila delphia, P a., from pa rtur e. W e commend them t o Christ , within one month nfter t he occur­ No. 1:11 . F I VE AN'l'HE1llS F OR 1.1,:l\"'J'. 1920 t o 1927. whose Spirit can comfort and stren gth­ rence of the C \"C llt . Ohltunrlc .. urc 'r, vo JU.t geH e a c h , t n ·o nnd th ree v c rHt."H . Christia n l'ete!'s, J'a>1 lo1·. Ill., with t he pastor, t he Rev. George recclvetl for 1111hllcntlon n l the rule Hensel, in cha rge. T he ent ire front of While Rerving his next charge, t he en them. of fh.·e ceut s a llne . Anyone of the t hree, 2 0 ct 11 ., Dozen $ 1.llO ~IUS . AUG US'l'.\. .J A N J( E t he church wa s bedecked with flowers o f Uuderwoocl , No rth Uukotu as fragr a nt t ributes to t he memory of our pastor was married to Miss L eone Six Easter Anthems l\lrs. Augusta .Janlte, daughter of t he depa r ted. P r ofessor 0 . E . Krueger Palmquist of Winfred, So. Dak., and N o . JO!!. Cb rh1t the l .. ord IH R hc c n 'l'o duy . .Julius a nd Hen1·ietla Krueger, was born ttAnd now abideth ..." upon their return from t heir honey­ lG c t ~. a t Greenwood P rairie. near Rochest er. of Rochester , N. Y., a nephew of moon they were g iven a h ear ty r ecep­ N o . ]J:l. 1\: lng of Klni;;-1<. 20 eh<. Minn., on Ma rch 3 1, 1 8i7. Tha t same Brother Kr use, read the opening Scrip­ Xo. J!!a . 'l'b e Glod EnJC te r llorn l ug. year the famil y moved to Springfl cld. tur e passages and offered a beautiful tion and a sum of money a s a wedding -2 0 c t s. Minn., which remained the parenta l gift. home to the present clay. Ile re she spent Prayer t hat broug ht tears to m any No. 1 4 2 . 0 Jo,·0 1uc EnHter ~t o rn l ug. her childhood a nd the days of her youth. (how much?) T he Rev. Basil Malof, president of 20 etH. eyes. B rief addresses of tribute were If~.~ J]~rnJ t he R ussian Gospel Movement, visited Xo. 1.1:;. Chrl>< hip of the chu1·ch IJr th e late Rev. b ooks showed a very substantial bal­ attenda nce. As yet the gas r ationing I". W. Kli tzing. · kee Ministe ria l Association, the Rev. h our. For the other 167 h ours of bucking a cold ance on ha nd. As a token of our love has not interfered with any of our She: was a mernbe!' of the Under wood Dor e H. E ster ; and t he pastor. Mr. wo rld Young America needs to be firmly r ooted in and esteem , we presented Mr. a nd Mrs. service attendance and we are always Ba ptist Chu rch where she was loved H ensel a lso delivered a message on the proud of our prayer meetings. and respected for t he beautiful Chl"i s­ Bible Truth, ALL BIBLE truth . For Bible-centered, Epp with a Christmas gift of $200. W e ti a~l spirit she po rtrayed a nd the untlr­ words of J ohn 15:16 in which he m ag­ a re looking forward to rich blessings vVe a re much concerned over the war ng service she rendered bo t h In tlw nifi ed t he Christia n ministi·y. in the departmentally graded, interest-co mpelling, p rac­ during this year of 1943. a nd our fourteen boys who are in the ~ru re h a nd in the community. She was light of God's word. Appropr iate mu~ i ­ tical lesson m aterial, ado pt the- le 0 rst presid ent of the Lnd ies' Mis· L. F. J ACOBS, Clerk. ar med ser vices. However, we are en­ slonary Society of the Und er wood cal selections wer e r endered by Miss deavoring to turn p~·ese nt condit ions ;1~u rch , a nd 1·emalned its faithfu l pre­ Ruth Barton of the church. into a form of blessing by canceling . e ~l. t until she was called hom e, 23 The .obit ua r y, prepa red by Mr. Hen­ All BIBLE GRADED SERIES OF SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS our church debt. A_lready we have r e­ Yc:_ii s later. Jn l'ee<' nt months it became au 1. ~r evident that her hea lth. was on the sel t he pastor, follows : The pupil is taught the WHOLE Bible; "" gees" the les so n t hroug h fascina ting duced it to a c on s 1 ~ er a b l e degr ee. O.n l ec ne. but her sud- p· ' We are looking forward to another 3 1rst Ger man Baptist Church of Cleve- ages and also packing boxes for mis­ an extreme Peopl e ventured out In City State 11 le to th bllzzard to pay the! r trl b- I I sionaries. Our Sunday School, super­ active year, and will continue to pray e departed. land, Ohio. From 1900 to 1905 he vised by Allan L ingenfelter , a nd our that God's blessing may be on ever y Baptist Church sEelrvect t he churches of H anover and I I undertaking of ours. , inw 00d I Church Denomination I B. Y. P. U .. led by Doris Guent her , ar e Underwood, N~. Dale B:. of Ont ario Canada . both holding up remarkably well i n CLARENCE SUSEK, Reporter. alI S n ext pastora 't e was with the J ohn Glesbl'echt. Pastor. w nut St. Ch urch of Cincinnati, Ohio, I Positio n in Sunday School I Page 20 THE BAPTIST HERALD

PACIFIC GARDEN MISSION (Continued from Page 12) ECL IPSE opening he sped, stopped, stuck hj s The' 14th Full Length Novel from the Pen of hand into the clouds with a leap. His fingers closed over the ball. As he PAUL HUTCHENS, landed, he lost balance and fell, but Popular Christian Writer of George, Iowa, jumped up with the horsehide secure Will Begin in the Next Issue of "The Baptist Herald." in his hand. The crowd went almost insane. Pop bottles, hats, cushions, a nd practically When Terry Nealle faces a life-long handicap after an accident in a everything else went fl ying into t he air. football game he views with bitterness the rapidly-growing interest be­ Tom Johnson, later mayor of Cleve­ tween Mildred Handel, the girl he loves, and Clem Lindeman, a classmate. When their engagement is announced his despair is complete, for he feels land, threw his arms around Billy and that Clem is not worthy of Mildred. shoved a ten dolla r bill into his hand. At the clubhouse the whole team gave The story that follows tells of the conflicts an~ perplexities ii:t Terry'.s heart until the sun breaks through the clouds Wlth hope and Joy. This him a cheer , took off his uniform and touching romance is related against a beautiful background of rushi!1g dressed him up. Then the crowd r ushed canyon rivers, redolent pines, and the high, astringent air of the Rockies in, carrying him off on its shoulders. in the month of June. At the gate, brown-eyed, black-haired Helen Thompson t hrew her arms Don't Miss a Single Chapter of ECLIPSE, around him and kissed him. She was the Mrs. Sunday-to-be. full of spiritual uplift and challenge that will stir your soul! After Sunday's conversion in 1886, BEGINNING OF E-C-L-1-P-S-E IN THE he spent three additional year s with the Chicago team. The people in the FEBRUARY 15 ISSUE. stands as well as his teammates knew that he had a working religion. When he lef t the Chicago team, it was to spend a year each with the 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Pittsburgh and Philadelphia clubs, but it was not difficult to discern t hat his 1 1 interest in full-time Christian service was growing. Five years after his con­ version, Sunday obtained a release i N[W TIM[LY Dlrr[~[Nl i from t he three-year contract with Phi­ ladelphia in order to enter some form of Christian servi ce. No sooner done Our new "65 SPECIAL PLAN" of living t han Jim Hart of the Cincinnati team pushed a $3,500 contract under his insurance is new, timely, different. eyes. It was a tremendous temptation, especially when Billy's baseball friends Designed e s p e c i a 11 y to s upp 1 em en t told him it was the opportunity of a lifetime. After all , player s are on the your S o c i a 1 S e cu r it y benefits and diamond only seven months of the year, and Hart was including the first provide you an a d e q u a t e m on th 1 y month's $500 check in advance. That night Sunday prayed, not stopping income when you reach the end of until fiv e o'clock the next morning. He refused Hart's offer. ~ your productive years. Part of what ~ Billy's alternative, lhat of going in­ to Y. M. C. A. work as a subordinate secretary at $83.33 per month which sometimes proved as much 'as six 1 0 month's overdue, seemed a great a nti­ climax to his baseball friends. To Sun­ ::~n~::n~~~>;e?:~r:~n :::i~ ::~ day, t hat decisive l\Iarch of 1891 was I I one of the greatest parting of t he ~ a check every month for as long as ~ ways in his life. = = But Billy Sunday a nd Mel Trotter wer~ not the only miracles of grace in Pacific Gar den Mission annals. True enough, they shook the cradle of American evangelism like few men be­ fore or since, but apart from them the I f~~:;~~:~~I;~::7~:~~:~::~:::~::~f ;:: I steady stream of converts that has gone from t he Mi ssion into Christia n E § service has left a tremendous mark up­ ------Clip and Mail This Coupon· -- · -- on the nation. Such was the work of Pacific Gar­ BAPTIST LIFE ASSOCIATION, BUFFALO, N. Y. den Mi ssi~n in its earlier years, when, P lease tell me what I can accomplish by saving $5.00 a month. ~s today, it cradled American evangel- 1 s~ .. They did not all step from the Nwme ...... Date of birth...... m1ss10n to the pulpit, though many did. But they stepped from t he devil's Street ···················································-···········-··································································· stamping ground to God's trail for City ·······························································-······································································· lost men, and in so doing held the torch of faith aloft to other~ .