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JANUARY 28, 7965 NUMBER TWO

7 7th BAPTIST WORLD CONGRESS CHANGING FACE OF MISSIONS BAPTJ:ST HERALD Baptist World Alliance Sunday MISSION NEWS BAPTIST HERALD February 7, 19·65 AND NEEDS • • • ESUS said: "If you continue in my word, you are The Baptist World Alliance through CONTENTS J truly my disciples, and you shall know the truth, its relief ministry during the past year and the truth shall make you free" (John 8 :31,32). has carried out its task to a lleviate From this Sc1ipture comes the program theme, suffering, to encourage the distressed, God's Miracles In Baptist Circles Volume 43 No. 2 " ... and the truth shall make you free," for the to feed the hungry, to clothe the un­ 11th Baptist World Congress at Miami Beach next clothed, to give medical help in sick­ Baptists have always witnessed to the wonder working power of January 28, 1965 June 25-30. ness, to put tools in the hands of a God's grace in the life of the believer. For them every true Baptist Christian truth is not a proposition to be proved worker to find a home for the home­ less, t~ give counsel ~nd guidance in church is a visible evidence of God's marvelous guidance because of * by argument, but a wciy of life ·which demands our solving problems of adJustment, a nd to the seal of the Holy Spirit upon the work and witness of that congre­ obedience (John 14 :6). Often we seem content be involved in a n unknown number of CoYcr ------Miami Beach News Bureau with a statement of faith rather than actual obedi­ gation. Even as Baptists firmly believe in the divine inspiration of '"Miami Bench's Oceanfront!' related services. the Scriptures, so we can also be characterized as testifying to God's "Baptist World Alliance Sunday" ence (Romans 16 :25-27). But Christ called us to The gifts of our church people at the Dr. Josef Nordenhaug ------2 continue in his Word, not just to admire him Communion Offering on Bapt-ist World miracles in Baptist circles. This should be a note of praise to God by Mission News and Needs ------2 Editorial (Matthew 16:24). Alliance Stmday, Feb. 7, 1965, will be Baptists everywhere on this Baptist World Alliance Sunday, February "God's Miracles in Da1>tist Circles" ------3 This does not mean that statements of faith designated for the administrative work 7, 1965. "The Changing Face of World Missions .. should be neglected (I Peter 3 :15). As Baptists we and t he r elief ministry of the Alliance. Dr. John Allen Moore ------4 "Take, for instance, the case of Nikita Veronin, a Russian mer­ "Baptist Mission Societies-and Their Work" believe in the sovereignty of Goel, the Lordship of 1. CUBAN REFUGEES. In the USA BWA Office ------7 Christ, the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the au­ chant of a century ago. His study of the Scriptures caused him to "11th Baptist World Congress in Miami the Baptist Conventions and others Beach, Florida" thority of the Scriptures, the personal nature of working in cooperation with the BWA break with the Russian Church and formulate his own set of doctrine. HcY. C. E. Bryant ------8 the Lord's Supper, the priesthood of all believers, and other agencies have helped with But not until several years later did he learn from a German immi­ "Six Years as Northern District Secretary" and the obligation to witness. the resettlement of some 990 Cuban UeY. William Sturhahn ------10 grant that others in the world-a people called Baptists-believed " Don't Settic for Anything Less" Our world is not congenial to the practice of and other refugees. Dr. Dan Harman ------11 as he did. Veronin's evangelistic fervor, without the help of a single American Temperance A ssocintcs these tenets. The world never has been (John 16: 2. ANGOLAN REFUGEES IN THE AdYcrtisement ------12 33) . But under every political, racial, and economic CONGO. These refugees continue to in­ missionary and despite restricting laws, started the surge that has re­ '"Book Re.views" condition, the follower of Jesus Christ must reflect crease in numbers, bringing all their sulted in Baptist churches throughout Russia today with a combined nc''· B. C. Schreiber ------14 typical refugee problems to the Brit­ What's Happening ------15 the truth in Christ. We must seek religious free­ estimated membership of almost 600,000." '"\Vc the \Vomcn" dom for all people. We must oppose the coercive ish and American Baptists active in the Mrs. Delmar \V esscler ------16 power of the state in matters of faith and con­ field. They need food, clothing, medical Rev. C. E. Bryant, editor of "The Baptist World," goes on to "From the P rofessor's D esk" care, but, most of all, some work to describe these amazing miracles of God in Baptist circles. America's Dr. Ralph E. Powell ------16 science (Acts 4:19-20) . We must seek to safe­ support themselves. John Rudin and Company guard the God-given dignity of every man in the slave problem in the early 1800's resulted in the spread of Baptists Advertisement ------17 3. BURUNDI BAPTISTS. Our fellow uTcn Thoughts on the Tithe" midst of problems caused by increasing world popu­ to other continents. A band of freed Negro slaves returned to Africa, Fron1 the "~·Inritimc Bnptist" ------18 Baptists in Burundi, Africa have seen lation, unemployment, the threat of war, and moral carrying with them the Bible they had found and had come to love in " Sunday School L essons" decay (Genesis 1:27; Acts 17:24-28). We must sur­ more tribal warfare and increased Re". B. C. Schreiber ------19 mount every barrier of class and race (Galatians numbers of refugees during the past America, and planted in Monrovia, Liberia in 1822 the first Baptist Our Den omination in Action ------20 year. The small Baptist Union, with the church which they organized as a mission of the First Baptist Church Obituaries ------23 3 :26-29) and be actively concerned with one an­ counsel and advice of H. Emming, a other's welfare (Galatians 6 :2). Danish missionary, plans for a vocation­ of Richmond, Virginia. Peace with justice cannot be maintained on al training center to teach brick mak­ But t he miracles of God continue. A large group of white South­ * fear. Only if we abide in the Word of him who ing, carpentry, mechanics, and vege­ ern families, fleeing the humiliation of military defeat in America's table farming. The t ra ining center has Bi-weekly Publication of the bade us love our neighbor as ourselves can we have Civil War, took off in sail boats for South America, innocently be­ an enduring foundation for racial understanding now been started at Mosema a nd some NORTH AMERICAN BAPTIST and international goodwill (Luke 1 :74-79, I John thirty trainees are enrolled. coming the first Baptist witness in the giant land of Brazil about GENERAL CONFERENCE 4:18-20). 4. HONG Ii:ONG. For aid to refugee 1870. But even they were not the first Baptists in South America. 7308 Madison Street None of us can claim to have all God's truth students at t he H ong Kong Baptist Many years earlier a Chinese man (a Baptist) had sold himself into F orest Park, Illinois 60130 in Christ wrapped up in our tenets and practices. College almos t $2,000 was made avail­ slavery so he could evangelize his countrymen in the Guianas. Martin L. Leuschner. D.D., Editor able by one of the Baptist Conferences All must heed the call to humble ourselves and The thrilling story of these miracles of Goel in his providential pray (II Chronicles 7 :14). Christ is full of grace and the relief ministry of the Alliance. as well as truth. By his grace we can find forgive­ 5. POLAND AND YUGOSLAVIA. guidance can be seen in the lives of such Baptists as J. G. Oncken * ness for our sins through faith, and by his grace we The past year has been difficult and in Europe, Adoniram J udson in Burma, Roger Williams in Rhode THE BAPTIST HERALD ls a publication ot are given ever new incentive to abide in his Word. even critical for many Baptist church Island, Philipp W. Bickel in his pioneer labors in our Conference (see the North American Baptist General Con­ workers a nd their families, widows and ference with headquarters at 7308 Madison And if we abide in his Word we shall know the 1965 ANNUAL, pages 13-18), and Alfred Saker on Fernando Po St., For est Park, Illinois. I t also maintains truth, and the truth shall make us free. individuals in Poland, Yugoslavia and an active membership In the Associated other areas. Assistance was given for Island and at Victoria, Cameroon. These are t he trophies of God's Church Press. Signed by: distribution of individual packages of SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $3.50 a year to miraculous guiding power to be seen clearly etched into the pages of any address In the or Canada food, footwear, clothing, medical sup­ -S3.00 a year for churches under the Club Joao Soren, Rio de J a nerio Robert S. Denny, Washington, D. C. plies, etc., to some 850 Baptist people. Baptist history. 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' Read the article, "Ba ptists Invade Registra tion forms for the Baptis t LAYMEN'S FAMILY ALL EDITORIAL correspqndence ts to be t he U.S. Vacation Capital" in the Congress are now available in all short of a miracle. We ourselves in this collective fellowship are an addressed to the Rev. Martin L . Leuschner 1965 ANNUAL and the article in NAB churches. Ask your pastor for CONFERENCE AT GREEN evidence that Goel has worked in many mysterious and miraculous 7308 Maclison St., Forest park, Ill., 60130. ' this issue of the "Baptist Herald" by your copy. ALL BUSINESS correspondence ls to be ad. Rev. C. E. Bryant about t he 11th Literature about availa ble hotels LAKE, WISCONSIN ways to plant Baptist churches across the face of the globe until we d ressed to the Roger Wi ll iams Press. 7308 Baptist World Congress to be held a nd motels in Mia mi and Miami now number 26,000,000 in 120 countries of the world. Remember that Madison Street. Forest Park, Illinois 60130. in Mia mi Beach, Florida from June Beach are a lso available from our Second-elnss postage poid nt Newton. Knnsas . Announcement about accon1- on this Baptist World Alliance Sunday, Feb. 7th, and praise God that Send ch:mgc of nddress Fonn 3579 to tho Roger 25 to 30, 1965. The front cover shows headqua rters office in Forest P a rk, Williams Press, 7308 llfndison St., Forest Pnrk the many fi ne hotels of Miami Beach. Illinois. modations and program plans. his miraculous power is still evident and available today ! Illinois 60130. ' (Printed In U .S.A.) 2 January 28, 1965 BAPTIST HERALD 3 Fifty-five nations have become independent in their homes for their neighbors in various sections of the city. La ter they of colonial rule these past 22 years. go to t he homes of neighbors who did not a ttend, 0ffering to read Bible pas­ sages tha t had been used a nd tell wha t ha d come ou t in the discussions. "I a m ba ptizing Muslims a ll the t ime," repor ts this pastor a bout t he in­ The Changing Face of World Missions digenous wor k of his church people in this "hard fi eld," a Muslim la nd. l . Even in :mch things as architecture _L What is happening to missions in this age when the surge of a nd as hymnology, the indigenous a p­ proach sometimes clears t he way for nationalism often blocks the church's traditional approaches? the Gospel. A mission3ry in Nigeria tells of un­ successful efforts by missiona ries to es­ ,, ·.­ tablish work in a remote village. They ...... ,,. I N ASIA AND AFRI CA dur­ ,"'...... - .. "Before 1960," he r ecalls, "the mis­ thought t heir effo rts had been in vain, . - . ing t he last 22 years, 55 nations have JOHN ALLEN MOORE sionaries were a lwa ys saying the na­ .. . ..>• ... , •• • become independent of colonial rule but t he Gospel seed had been planted. ~.. ..· -::~· :;~" ·. ~ ) Dr. Moore, the author of t his tionals were not mature enough to ta ke Mont hs afterward, seven young me n • *( • :-.;_ •' • • a nd established new states. We must comprehensive article, is professor over. Then came polit ica l independence, 1.~ . . . ' .. - ' take a ccount of a ll that is involved in from t he village presented themselves -~-> •' of missions and evangelism a t Bap­ and the tra nsfer of authority had to be for baptism and they were organized this tremendous fact if we are to make tist Theological Seminary, Ruschli­ ma de in the churches too. The surpris­ ~ ...... ~:.. ·. . - ~ our .rruss10nary witness a s effective as into a church. kon-Zurich, Switzerland. The article ing thing has been to see how the na­ ...... -·· ... .. it should be in our day and in t he fu­ first appeared in "The Baptist tiona l Christians have risen to their THEIR OWN SONGS ture. World." The informative list of Bap­ new responsibilities." We must not expend all our concern, tist Mission Societies and their "La ter we met with them," t he mis­ work (page 7 ) should be studied H e gave the example of a Congolese, Chiefs of the Mbem Area in the Federal Republic of C ameroon. Africa. att e~d .the however, in contemplating the hor­ siona ry wr ites, "as Duke Badejogbin, a dedica1ion of the Mbem Maternity Center built by ihe Cameroon Bap!IS1 M1ss1on. a fter reading this article. admittedly bet ter educated tha n his m '.ssionary of the N igeria n Ba ptist rors of Mau Mau violence, killings in colleagues, who is pastor of a church Congo, civil war in Vietnam. Conven tion now on furlough from Si­ wit h about 4,000 members, cha irman er ra Leone, spoke. At the beginning of ports from revolutionary Cuba : "When N a turally we are troubled by these the last outpost of hated colonialism. of the Baptist Union, a leader in Bible a fter hearing t hem only one time." Any fuel added to the flames of their the service t he group sang three of four we found our:selves w ithout our ac­ things, and also by t he sudden expul­ societies and ecumenical council work. The translation of one of the songs: unjust a ttacks is a hindrance to t he Chris tian songs they had ma de up­ "J esus is the Son of God; he died but customed litera ture from El P aso sion of missionaries from Suda n, t heir One evidence of further ma t urity in cause. songs which spea k to hearts in a way h is power is going on a nd on." Simpler (Texas), our people began to prepare gradual elimination from Burma, t he the younger churches is their seniling We are required a lso to realize tha t tha t the most stately a nd majestic a nd less complete, perha ps, tha n a the ir own literature, with a mazingly difficulty of securing visas to work in out of their own missionaries. Over as people are achieving political inde­ Western hymn transla ted into their hymn we might recommend, but indig­ satisfactory results." India, the taking over of Christian 200 such missionaries from church schools in Ceylon. pendence, their churches must be inde­ la nguage cannot do. Members of a n a u­ enous, a nd effective ! pendent too. Mission agencies ought to groups in former "mission fields" now dience ca n join in singing such songs Missionary Marjorie J. Caudill re- OLD RELIGIONS REAPPEAR work in la nds abroad. THE NEW NATIONALISM: turn control over to national Christians When modern missions b2gan in as fast as possible, even the control of "We believe that the time has come As:a, t he old religions such as Hindu­ It is, in fact, dis turbing to contem­ for us, Christ ia ns of Africa, to share ism, Buddhism a nd Isla m were rather plate what t he end might be when we funds given by the mission. Mission agencies should keep in the major responsibility of making the s tatic and nonaggressive. Christ!anity hear of K wame N krumah in Gha na, cla ims of our Lord known a nd obeyed had t hz prestige of a ssocia tion w ith first of t he new Africa n nations to gain mind, their na tura l inclinat ion to be conservative in judging na tionals' r ead­ by our own people," affirmed the Chris­ 1 uling powers. Now the s ituat i o~ is independence, encouraging public wor­ t ian young people m eeting in Na irobi. quite diffe rent, and the old rehgiom ship of his own pe rson as "messiah" iness for responsibility. A Dutch Bap­ tist serving in Congo feels that his This readiness to assume responsibili­ of t he East have a risen like lions from and "redeemer." Below a statue of ties came earlier in many pa rts of Asia. ' s '.eep. This has come as a n expression him in Accra a re inscribed the words, mission was too slow in r elinquishing control. of na tion:il consciousness, opposition to "Seek ye first the political kingdom I NDIGENOUS CHRISTIAN WIT­ t he white man's rule and the white a nd all other t hings shall be added NESS man's religion. unto it." It is idle to suppose tha t t he new na ­ "Buddhism was a lways t here, but Despite such aberrations, we m ust tions, or the old ones either, will ever ouiet " refl ects Willie G. Wickrama­ not write off t he new na tiona lism as be fully ev-'l. ngelized by for eign mis­ singh'e, yout hful leader of Ceylon !3ap­ essentia lly ba d. Ma ny of the new na­ sionaries. If evangelism is limited by tisls. "But w hen Ceylon became mde­ t ions are making steady progress in personnel a nd funds availa ble from pend2nt, the leaders went a ll out to re­ governing t hemselves a nd providing a a broad, Christia ns are bound to remain vi\·e the h:storic religion. T hey con­ better life for the ir people. a small m inority. Set free from such stantly ur-.se us to give up the things of F ive hund1·ed representatives of 35 restrictions Christia n evangelism can the West." count ries at t he All-Africa Christian permeate t he nations. National political leaders often try to Youth Conference in Nairobi, K enya, "All a cross Asia, Baptist leader s are use religion to he lp unify their people. issued a statement insisting that "any­ striving to develop and make the mos t T his has been true not only in P a kis­ one, or a ny organization, or any mis­ of their new opportunities," writes ta n, established as a Muslim state, but sionary body wishing to help us with Southern B <1 ptist Orient Secre tary to some extent in Indonesia, Burma our problems must be willing first to Winston Crawley. T his, he says, "re­ and other lands. Shigeru Yoshida, four submit themselves to the requirements minds us more and more of wha t we times pr emier of J apan, along w ith cf our situa tion." read in the N ew T estament. Often Jed many prominent fina nciers, industrial­ ists a nd leading politicians, urges a re­ THE NEW SITUATION by laymen, churches meet in homes, so that whoever one is a nd wherever he \·irnl of Shinto in Japan as the best What are t he requirements of this lives he is near a cen ter of Christia n rnfeguard for democracy a gainst com ­ changed sit uat ion ? witness." munism. We are required, first of all to a c­ A pastor in Indonesia has seen his 1'IANY NEW RELIGION S cept the new na tionalism and know church, located in a Muslim town of that Chr istians a re a pa rt of it, gen­ 30,000 increase in four years from a In addition to the resurgence of old erally in its most wholesome forms. membership of 800 to over 3,000. H e l'eligions, which now have their mis­ They a re eager to be patriotic and sions in Western Countries and Africa. loyal citizens and do not want to be meets with concerned members for a 10-day retreat each year, to plan out­ there a re hundreds of new religions. In regarded by their own people as a n Africa t hese are often semi-Ch ristian alien element. THE HON. JOHN NSAMBE reach for t he next 12 months. Lea ders JAPANESE BAPTISTS AT THEIR ANNUAL CONVENTION mo\'ements, permitt ing such traditional Nat ional extremists, on t he other a m ember of the Federal House of As­ meet a t the church each Monday to hand, still attack Christia ni ty as the sembly, Fede ral Republic of Cameroon, pla n services and ot her work for the The Japan Baptist Convention held its 18th post-war meeting in the ne w auditorium rractices as polyga m y and appealing to whi Le man's religion and missions a s Africa. His fervent Christian witness is week. of its a ssembly, Amagi Sanso, in 1964. Three hundred messengers a nd visitors t hose who wanl a higher faith but do everywhere evident! Members conduct "house churches" representing 102 churches and 11 4 missions were in a11endance. not w ish to be troubled by t he eth ica 1 4 .January 28, 196!5 B APTIST HERALD ;) Cameroon Tour for Mission Societies And Their Work NORTH AMERICAN BAPTISTS

Estab­ Agency Fields o! Mission­ National Mission Church Schools Colleges Bible Hospi­ April 5 - 26, 1965 lished Work aries Workers Clrurches Membership Schools, tals, Sem.inaries C).inics $1085.00 1792 Baptist Missionary Society 11 315 1, 848 1,695 125, 967 399 13 18 Chicag o - Montreal - Cameroon (Britain) Return 1814 American lhptist Foreign 9 329 10, 337 5, 808 688,290 1,870 13 39 20 Miss ion Societies Limited Space 1832 American Baptist Home Miss ion 6 30 259 344 61, 563 6 4 2 Societies (foreign work) Contact: Rev. Wm. St urhahn 1842 Seventh Da y Baptist Missionary 3 11 55 68 3, 700 l North American Baptist Soc iety (USA) Immigration 1845 Fore ign Miss ion Board, 55 1, 842 3, 696 3, 943 523,603 823 26 39 60 Southern Baptist Convention (USA) 303 Mcintyre Bldg.-416 Main St. 1845 Home Miss ion Board, Southern Baptist 2 20 236 123 13, 948 2 l Winnipeg 2, Monitoba, Ca nada Convention, USA (foreign work) The drum house in front of the Baptist Chapel at Mbingo's New Hope Settlement. 1861 Strict Baptist Mission 25 30 90 2, 250 3 Cameroon, Africa showing beautiful details of pillars, ceiling and drum w hich is (Britain) beaten to call the Christians to worship. after his own conversion and sense of 1872 Scandinavian Independent lhptist 4 30 44 118 4, 700 21 l 7 mission, is a n a pprecia tion of t he new Union (Sweden) demands and t heology of Christianity. view of the increasing takeover of edu­ conditions a nd a readiness to serve 1873 Canadian Baptist Foreign 3 135 411 207 38,600 54 4 15 Although not a new nation, Japan of­ ca tion by governments there is grea t a longside the na tional without racial Miss ion Board opportunity for Christian teachers in prejudice or Western pride a nd with­ 1880 Foreign Miss ion Board, National 10 130 2 44 8 l 12 fers the most impressive examples of lhptist Convention, USA, Inc. new religions. These a re usually eclec­ public schools, and the help of mission­ out concern for having control or get­ 1880 Foreign Miss ion Board, National 4 tic, claiming to assemble the best ele­ aries is needed to train them. ting the credit. Baptist Convention of America ments of Shinto, Buddhism and Chris­ The aim in each new nation is to There is need for missionary preach­ 1883 The North American Baptist 3 74 112 340 23, 000 100 4 2 34 tianity. wipe out illiteracy. One of the greatest ers, theological teachers, doctors, a nd General Miss ionary Society Soka Ga , a Jay movement which challenges in missions today is the pro­ specialists in promising new fields such 1885 New Ze:iJ.wd Baptist 2 35 165 12 4, 600 3 1 2 developed from a nationalistic sect of viding of Christian literature for the as radio and television. But most of all Miss ionary Society Buddhism in J a pan, started in 1930 but millions of new literates coming from the need is for dedicated men and 1889 Baptist Union o! Sweden 3 41 9 16,864 44 l 6 gained only a handful of converts be­ the schools each year. A Baptist mis­ women, whatever their job, who are (foreign work) fore t he second world war. Now it siona ry is active on a government com­ willing to Jive and work a mong t he peo­ 1892 Oercbro Mission Society 7 157 375 75 21, 000 32 7 16 claims a m embership of 10,000,000, with mittee conducting a nation-wide liter­ ple, identifying with them as far as (Sweden) 1892 South African lhptist l 46 122 300 26,816 2 3 100,000 additions a month. Soka Gak­ acy campaign in Northern Rhodesia. possible in their way of life and in their Missionary Soci ery ka i promises, to anyone who will follow The most importa nt qualifications aspirations, serving with sympa thy and 1897 Lott Carey Baptist F oreign 4 120 its simple ritua l, increased wages, heal­ for the missionary in the new day, Christian Jove. Mission Convention (USA) ing from a ll kinds of diseases, good 1907 Brazill.an Baptist Convention 2 17 5 33 2, 000 l l grades in school, prosperity and hap­ Foreign Mission Board piness in every way. 1913 Australian Baptist 3 117 209 14, 316 167 l 11 Those conce rned with Christian mis­ Missionary Society sion must take full account of the new 19i5 Norwegl= Baptist Union l 26 167 180 15, 077 2 l 6 religions. Congo Miss ion 1916 Foreign Mission Board, 2 16 130 3, 193 60 2 4 Danish Baptist Union MEANING OF THESE CHANGES 1920 Baptist Mid-Missions 26 670 348 31, 900 47 18 25 In Asia all Christian communities (USA) total only about 3 per cent of the popu­ 1924 Irish Baptist Foreign Mission l 17 4 20 260 lation. The percentage is higher in sub­ Saha ra n Africa but lower in part s of 1927 Association of Baptists for World 8 292 3 5 4 Evangelism (USA) t he Middle East and North Africa. 1934 Ponuguese Baptist Convention, 2 4 2 10 l l The proportion of Chr istia ns, world Mission Committee w ide, is steadily decreasing, due to t he 1935 Board of Foreign Miss ions, National 7 65 30 55 4 2 2 rapid increase of populations, especial­ Association of Free Will Baptists (USA) ly in non-Christia n Asia a nd Africa. 1943 Conservative Baptist F or eign 17 436 168 193 13, 982 52 6 5 The mission task is not decreasing but Miss ion Society (USA) mult iplying year by year. A missiona ry 1944 Baptist Gener a l Conference 6 138 220 9, 000 3 5 16 of the Ba ptist Missionary Society of Board of Foreign Miss ions (USA) London recently stated tha t the num­ 1950 North American Baptist 9 20 19 80 1 ber of non-Christians in his field, India, Association would double d urmg his own mission­ 1953 Nigerian Baptist Home and For eign 1 16 5 38 400 Mission Board ary career . 1954 European Baptist Mission l 26 33 3 280 4 l 3 Society E DUCATION AL OP.PORTUNITIBS 1955 Japan llaptist Convention 2 4 15 l 132 Missionaries of various kinds are Foreign Mission Committee needed. All t he new nat ions are pas­ 1958 The Netherlands Baptist Union, l 8 4 2,500 l l siona tely engaged in enlarging educa­ Miss ion Committee 1959 Polish Evangelica l Miss ionary 1 2 l 6 tional opportunities. N igeria spends 40 Assoc iation, Inc., (USA) per cent of its nationa l budget on edu­ 1960 Taiwan Baptist Convention 2 4 2 160 ca tion. T hroughout Africa, with 50 per PRESENTATION OF A SET OF BWA CUFF LINKS Fore ign Miss ion Committee cent of t he population under 21, it is estimated that i f minimum needs for Wi~h Adolfs . Klaupiks. right. coordinator of Roliol Wotk for tho Baptist World TOTALS 220 teachers arc met, 60 per cent of t hese Alliance, a s mterpreter. Mr. John A. Dawson men's de partment chairman presents 5,218 18,517 14.530 1,648,101 3,706 44 159 278 teachers must come from outside. In a set of BWA Meo~£ links(S to I~l ya Ivanov, ce~ t e r, a pastor of the Baptist Church in cow. ee picture of these BWA cuff 1· k 9) 6 m s on page . January 28, 1965 7 BAPTIS'f HERALD panels, somethi ng new in Baptist World which can be occasions of real witness­ Congress programming, will present ing. Baptist leaders from ma ny nations More tha n a dozen commit tees a re at speaking a nd conversing on t he ways work in Mia mi getting ready for the lhey are ab!e lo "witness to the truth" Congress. Chief host is Conrad Willard, ir. thpil· are::is cf the world . About six a Missouri-born preacher who moved nationals from c>.s ma ny countries w ill thrl:!e year ago to Centra l· Baptist speak on each pa nel, discussing "Wit­ Church, Miami, a pulpit made fa mous 11th Baptist World nessing to the truth in the Christian by its former pas tor, Dr. C. Roy Angel. community," "Witnessing to the t ruth Dr. W illard is a combination business where other Christian churches pre­ man and minister, for he started li fe as Congress in Miami Beach, domina te," "Witnessing to the truth a ba nker in Missouri, a nd had risen to in a secula r society," and "Witnessing the executive vice-presidency of his to t he truth amid other world relig­ ba nk when the Lord called him to t he ions." ministry. T hen he went to college a nd Florida Ther~ will be ma ny other highly in­ seminary, graduating in his 30's, to pre­ formative features a lso. But the grand­ pare himself for t he career to which est thing a t any Baptist world meeting the Lord called him. is t he opport unity to visit with fellow It will be a hi storic Congr ess (June 25-30) , with Baptis ts. We will find t hat Baptists of \VHAT YOU SHOULD DO! varying countries differ from us a nd perhaps as many as 30,000 people from more than from each other in ma ny ways- their BWA INSIGNIA Wha t should a person do now, fi ve skin color, t heir language, t heir manner Carrying the official insignia of the Bap­ months before the Congress meets? 50 nations gathered in Jesus' Name for fellowship, of dress, their preferences for food­ tist World Alliance, this me n's jewelry There are several things. but tha t we all pledge a llegia nce to the s et of tie bar and cuff links is proving First of a ll, pray. P ray fer the pro­ inspiration, planning. same Lord a nd we all find our march­ to b e a popular identifica1ion symbol gram committee. Pray for the ccm­ ing orders in the same Book, t he Bible. wherever Baptist men gather. The cost is nominal, and details may be secured mittees in Miami. Pray for those hun­ from the Forest Park he adquarters office. dreds of Baptists in remote parts of the i\llAl\11 BEACH , FLA. world who need to come to the Con­ By Rev, C. E. Bryant, Miami Beach is t he a nnounced meet­ hotel assembly ha lls. One of these ho­ gress for the benefit for t heir fellow ing place for this Congress, but we will tel meeting rooms is the giant ball Baptists in d!fferent places, and also Editor of "The Baptist World" in fact be in both Miami a nd Mia mi room at the Deauville, where Ed Sulli­ for t he benefit of those of us from Beach. Most of the ho tels will be on van origina ted his television shows more a l'fluent places who need the Miami Beach's inla n d w aterways with fine hotels on their Miami Beach, because t his is the resort some weeks last winte r. testimony of courage they can bring. ba nks are used by sig htseeing boats such a s this. Buses center. All morning meetings will be at F our <:vening sessions- from the Secondly. ma ke your own pla n:; to and boa1s lea ve from mid-town on tours to all major a ttend. There are few B:iptists in attractions in the area. (Miami Beach News Bureau Photo). the Miami Beach Convention H a ll­ opening Friday through Monday night capable of seating 15,000 people. There - will be held in the Orange Bowl in North America who cannot a ttend the w ill be four to s ix sectiona l meetings Miami. Shut tle buses have been a r ­ Congress if they really want to do so. \l\le can t ravel by automobile. bus, THE BAPT I ST WORLD each afte rnoon, a llowing delegates to ranged by t he host comm.ittee, so that \\Tite the representative's travel ex­ Dr. H ershe l H. Hobbs, a Southern meet by special interest groups, a nd delegates may travel easily and eco­ ra ilroad or a ir. Ma ny ra ilroads are of­ CONGR ESS meets in North America pense. Tr?. nsportation costs from re­ Baptist radio preacher and pastor of fering reduced fares. The hote!s in this year for the first time since 1950. these meetings will be held in the nom ically from their hote ls to the mote spots in Asia and Africa a re the First Baptist Church in Okla homa Convention Hall, in t he Miami Beach Miami site. Floridians of all denomina­ Miami and Miami Beach have cut their T hat 1950 meeting was in Cleveland, s'.Jmetimes pr~hibit i ve for those Bap­ City, Okla homa has been chosen to Auditorium (where the J ackie Gleason rates fo1· t he Congress period, a nd Ohio. The Congress met in London, t ions a nd no denominations will b e in­ tist groups which number fewer tha n a deliver the k ey n ~ le address. show now originates). and in various \"ited to join in t he evening sessions, rooms which rent for £40 or more a E ngland in 1955 a nd in Rio de Janeiro, t housand in some countries. Rev. John Ithel J ones, principa l of day during the winter season are avail­ Brazil in 1960. This year's meeting (At the same time, t he Alliance wel­ S? uth Wa les Ba ptist College at Car­ a b!e for S5 to S8 during the Congress. place is Miami Beach, Florida a nd the co ~es do~at i_o ~ s from other Ba ptist d ~ f~. Wa les, a nd rerutedly one of Bnt­ F amily rates in motels are so inexpen­ date June 25-30. bodies or rndividuals in more affluent a m s best preachers, will preach the s:ve that one Baptist has v.rritten t he Nort h American Baptists should circumstances who a re a ble to under­ Congress s c r m on. Interestingly - All iance offices that he has discovered make every possible effort to get to the write the t ravel costs of representa­ though this was not known to the com­ he ca n go to Miami cheaper tha:'l he meeting in Miami. It will be a historic tives from these far lands. ) mi ttee- Mr. J ones is a former student can feed his family at home! Congress, with perhaps as many as 30,- Su f~ice it. to say that t he program of Dr. Thomas Phill ips, a nother We lsh­ Thirdly, having made your pla ns 000 people from more tha n 50 nations committee is hoping for a program man, who preached the Congress ser­ to a ttend, write immedia tely to t he gathered in Jesus' Name for fellowship, truly representative of Baptists from mon at Philadelphia in 1911. North America n Baptist Confer ence inspi ration, planni ng. It will be a highly a ll the world. Dr. C. Osca r J ohnson, past president cffice at 7308 Madison St.. F ore:> t P ark, inspirational gathering, for each dele­ REY SPEAH.ERS A'I' CONGRESS of the Alliance and Jong lime pastor of Tl linois or ask your pastor for registra­ gate will sha re with others t he spirit­ lhe T hird Baptist Church in St. Louis, Some key speakers are known at this tion blanks. flicrn with infon nat ion ual dedication tha t undergirds the Bap­ Missour i w ill ma ke t he coronation ad­ a bout hotels and mote1s, a nd hotel res­ tist witness in 120 countries. time. Joao F . Soren of Rio de Janeiro dress at the Congress' c losing session. presiden t of the All iance 1960-65, will ervation rorms. CONGRESS THEME of course bring the president's address. F ourth ly-and neither the author nor " l\IUSIC OF THE WORLD" your editor con'iider this the least im­ Leaders of the Baptist World Alli­ Evangelist Billy Graham wi!I preach a t two evening sessions-Saturday and Music will be featured throughout portant despite its last spot on th ~ list a nce have selected truth a nd freedom Sunday evenings-in the 72,000-seat the meeting. '"Music of the World" is a --read The Bavtist H erald a nd The 'ls primary subjects for di scussion at Orange Bowl . recurring phrase on t he draft progra m. navtist World, publication of the Alli­ the Friday-through-Wednesday meet­ Hm~ s Sims, secretary of the cl1Urch ~ nce, for the continuing a nd e\·er de­ ings. The Scriptura l theme, " . . . a nd music department of the Sou thern Bap­ Yeloping story of Congress a rra nge­ the t ruth shall make you free," taken t is t Sunday School Board will be di- BAPTIS'r CONGRESS, J\'[IAMI ments. T his is a n exciting time and a n from J ohn 8 :32, will hopefully ca rry rector or music ' importa nt period for Ba ptists in our a n impact, not only for those people in BEACH, FLORIDA . A 5.000-voice .choir from South Flo­ world. 'I t tendance but for a ll churchmen and Read the illustra ted article about rida churches w ill constitute t he back­ statesmen around the world, regardless the Baptist Congress in lhe 1965 bone of t he Congress chora l groups. NOW IS THE Til\IE ! of their faith a nd nationality. ANNUAL. Col_Jege a nd universit y choirs from t he T heodore F. Adams. past president of Secure from your pastor the "Of­ United S tates a nd small er m usical Whe n will the Congress meet again the Alliance and chairman of the ridal Regist ration F orm" a nd follow gr?ups and soloists from other coun­ in North America? No one knows, but Miami Congress program committee, instructions. tries a lso will perform. it proba bly w ill be another 15 years or says that representatives from 50 coun­ Ask for copies showing lists of more. T he 1970 m0eting proba bly will a ll hotels and motels and their ad­ . EXCITING TOUR OF MIAMI BEACff, FLORIDA tries are on the preliminary draft pro­ dresses in Miami Beach a nd Miami, l>ANEL DISCUSSIONS be in the Orient. Hong Kong, Tokyo i;ram. Invitations to ma ny of these de­ t1:;i;nn~ r;1J°Ys·f e com b:~e d with a plea s ant sightseeing tour of Miami Beach's and Sydn ey have issued invitations. F lorida. Also secure the form to be Personnel has not been a nnounced Fo ~; a · 1 end1 ~l1e e nc ~?~s make a round triP of the mall in 15 minutes. pend on whether money can be fou nd fi lled out for your hotel reservation. for a series of pa nel discussions be ing un ms, poo1 s an ow e r~ iv1de the b road sid ewcxlks of this p romenade. (Miami Cer tainly it will be much furthe1· away in t heir particular countries to under- planned for morning sessions. These e ach News Bureau Photo). t ha n Miami! R J a nua ry 28, 1965 BAPTIST HERALD 9 Six Years as Northern District Secretary on't Settle for Anything Less!

In t_he No;tl~ern District the dist?'ict s~c:·etary has given leadership to ininiigration, Church Extension, Whenever you hear the Gosp el preached and you know its rnessage. is for you, don't settle for anything Indian Mission work, stewardship training and "trouble shooting" in the firm fciith that growth will less. For the knowledge of the presence of Goel is one of the sweetest rewards of life. take place at an unprecedented rate. By Dan Harman of Johnson City, Tennessee By Rev. William Sturhahn of Winnipeg, Manitoba

THE YOUNG MAN who This is the so1Tow of settling for their decisions go wrong. As with the T HE NORTHERN CONFER­ the various committees; the Pastors­ ENCE, and now the Northern District, the urban areas of our country. I con­ came to see me looked as if he had a something less than God's will-that man who came to my study, they have Deacons' Clinics; last and not least sider it a source of inspiration and joy guilty conscience. His head drooped, which you do can never be undone. You guilty consciences, not ignorant minds. among all conferences of our denom­ the participation in the growth and de~ inational fellowship has probably un­ to participate in the planning and car­ he avoided my eyes, and he looked as can only make the best of a bad deci­ They do not need training so much as velopment of many churches and mem­ rying out of new Church Extension if he'd lost his best friend. sion. they need spiritual revolution. dergone the most radical transforma­ bers, P

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Dr. Beck's tra nslation is m ore has accepted the call and .is now .serv­ OOt(l I om picking coffee. urttm· direct a nd faithful lo t he original H e­ ing t he church on a full time basis. brew, Aramaic and Greek versions, REV. L. H. BROEKER manuscripts and recently discovered O The Boa,rd of l\Iissions h as regretful­ of St. Jose1lh, Michigan 1 fUINDt Jo' t1in mo