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• • • AVision Of Ghrist A Devotion by the Editor ' "Abraham rejoiced ,to see my day: anJ And The Dollar Mark saw it, and was glad." I Abraham's vision lj.fted him out of thE The following editorial appeared in the December 4 isroe of the UNION SIGNAL. ruts, tore him away from his old habits • • I • practices. It gave him the courage to b Christmas was once the celebration of the· cleaning up after the regurgitator, removing -away from his idolatrous companions, for birth of Jesus. Observed with simplicity, it the cow's displaced milk from the best needle the temples of greed and lust; and seeki was a time of gratitude for God's gift to the point chair, or trying to keep track of a fam freedom which God had promised. world. It waS' a day of rejoicing, a day when ilY of roving .puppies far from their mother's Too many people are bound by social zipper. toms, commercial practices, political pol love prevailed. and other environmental conditions. The3 The simplicity of that day is gone. The dol The best Christmas gifts are those that en unable to break away from these condi1 lar mark has taken the place of the star above oourage children to do things for themselves. because they have no compelling vision oJ the manger, and the Christmas exchange mart The best Christmas parents are those who Lord. has made a ·mockery of the sacrificial glfts of lead children to think of others as well as A compelling vision of the Lord is the the Wise Men. themselves. The happiest families are .those best alarm clock to awake one on Su In this departure from tJ;le true meaning of that use ingenuity instead of purses to fill morning in time for S u n d a y School their homes with Christmas cheer. On~ by Christmas, children are the tragic victims. church. To anticipate the presence of Confused by an over-abundance of expensive giving ourselves instead of things can we real Lord and visualize the results of our lab . presents from their earliest years, they can lY celebrate the birth of Jesus. Him will give us a definiteness of purpose not be satisfied with the simple gifts that ------~ooo~----- a confidence in our undertakings and a would have thrilled youngsters of a past gen taint:!C of results unknown in any other r• eration. When the Sermon Hasn't a Chance pf life. To the young child, Christmas means. toys, "Abraham rejoiced to see my day," Most toys of one year are supposed to last Sometime~ i}le sermon hasn't a chance. It Jesus. With glad anticipation he earn the·child in the average family until Santa's may have been wrought out of the preacher's longed for the era whi~h Christ usherec next visit. deepest convicticm, bathed in sweat of brow And he saw it. He actuaJly lived by the e~ This year it looks as if the children will and brain, steeped in prayer and tears and of the future as if they were present act: celebrate the mechanical-ingenuity of the delivered with hoiy·.... .unction, but with some ties. He dipped into the centuries to come toy-maker who has developed the "facts of folks in the congregation, it is a case of "pour brought back to his oWn the light of. an life" toy in various phases, to meet the de ing water on a duck." It doesn't penetrate. vance age, the higher morality of a ft mands of the 1948 Christmas seawn. In these No sermon has a chance with a closed mind. -revelation, the stren'gth and courage of e doll and animal toys stark realism at its ugli If prejudice has priority, or if a week of shady demption which should be fully revealed est seems bent on robbing childhood plaY of business activities has throttled the conscience future generation. beauty, imagination, and initiative. the sermon is not likely to get beneath the That is what Edison did,' and flooded Milk, fed into a trap in a cow's back, emerg surface. If a businessman mentally carries night with light; that is what Fulton did, es from a rubber udder. An eating doll can be his ledger into the pew with him the sermon set the steam ships afloat upon the seven fed fragments of a real cooky which move will have to stay out. Many a sermon is dis of the world; that is what Columbus did, through a passage ending in the back of the sipated on encountering a persOn who comes brought the continents of the world togE head where they are removed. to church merely as a social diversion. It can as close neighbors; that is what Abraham "Life" magazine of October 18 shows, among not get into a heart that already is filled to and brought the day of Christ to the v other pictures of these new toys, the exprel!l· overflowing with something else. more than a thousand years before He sion of nausea on the face of a child-mother The good housewife who sits through a peared in the flesh:· that is what you a caring for a regurgitating doll. Af·ter seeing it, worship service wondering how the Sunday may do, and bring ms redeeming grace tC it is a relief to look at the picture of the doll dinner is coming on is not giving the sermon benighted, broken, sin-bound souls of our· blowing bubbles. • ;. its full chance and will go on her way when eration. · Inventive fertiUty reaches its climax in the{ the benediction is pronounced little better for The Christ who came just as Abraham Puppsie Dog that gives birth to a Utter of her coming. The hearer is a part of the ser ticipated Him, will become real to us t pups simply by the unzipping of a zipper. mon, and may enhance it or destroy it. If if we have the vision to see Him. Whet We are strong believers in teaching children the sermon is to have its real chance there does beco:rne real to us, when we can see the facts of life, but we resent its being done must be preparation for it: · above everything else in life, when He ' by the casual, unreal, and mechanical method The debris must be cleared from mind and pletely f11ls our vision. when we can talk of caricature. And the juxtaposition of the heart and the sermon must be given a sympa Him and enter into His plans, we, too, mother dog and her zipper-born offspring thetic response. Its 'need must be felt, and it brin~ the Christ-to our day and thereby ~ with the beautiful story of the nativity of must be received as God's message. The man the dullest, most hum-drum and toilsome Christ, is not only execrable taste, but worse, in the pew, the man in the pulpit, "Speak, for ·brbrht with His light and potent with .it robs parent, teacher and church of an op thy servant heareth." It is the duty r of th& power. . portunity to impress upon the child some' of worshipper to give the sermon a chance. "Your father. Abraham rejoiced to seE the wonder and mystery surrounding birth. - Religi6us Telescope. day: and he saw it, and was glad" (Jol: We agree heartily with Mrs. Mary Y. Ke 56), . ville, in "Life," November 8, who wrote ob ------000~-----1 jecting to the new "realistic" type of toy, She said, in part, "The child is t~own only half J.Yorth Carolina Goes 50-50 ARKANSAS BAPTI~ a loaf. Is he told that the mother needs ten 206 BAPI'IST BUILDING, LI'I"''LE ROOB derness, skill, and care? And where' is the .dig Charlotte, N. C.-
be only a logical and convincing discussio which would put the listeners to sleep. Having gathered his material for the ser mon, the preacher should sit ·in quiet and un· disturbed meditation, thinking through th material, visualizing the various situations h has studied, reconstructing the scenes whic enter into all phases of the subject involve The Light ·of Truth He should t u r n his imagination· loose. H should become one of the company unde1 consideration ami try to see himself an · we have just· read an article under the Man-Made Theories _ imagine his own reactions in the same situ The author of the article referred to is a heading: "When Does Heaven Begin?" The ation as set forth in the passage of scriptur typical example of all· th013e who select a few author of this article holds out the gloomy under consideration. prospect that the dead are "completely un passages of Scripture' which seem to prove their own preconceived ideas; while at the True Homiletics conscious" until the resurrection. "The) do The homiletics of the sermon should bE not sense the passing of time . . . those who same time they ignore all other scripture pas true to the scripture text and to the ~urpos£ sages which contradict their personal theories. di'- in Christ fall asleep "in Him'' and know of the sermon. It is a serious fault to makE It is pitiful, even tragic, that men will formu nothing more until they hear His glorious the outline of the semion fanciful merely t< late theories of their own and then twist and voice on the resurrection lflOtnlng." arouse curiosity on the part of the ~tenera distort the Scriptures in a vain effort to prove U that is true some have been asleep "in Artificial homiletics should never be supeT· their pet theories tru,. Instead of accepting Him" a mighty long time. There are Enoch, ' imposed on the scripture, but the outgrowtl and living in the light of truth as revealed in Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, -. of the true message of the scripture. God's· Word, they becloud the light of truth Joshua, Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and hosts The outline of the sermon is not the ser· with their own confused ideas and faulty rea of ,others. mon; it is only the framework. The frame• soning. work of a house, though a primary essential Mountain Top Scene Common Practice is not the house. Building, a sermon is some· This practice of using the Bible to prove But wait a minute. Something is wrong what like building a house. The sermon mus· what one wants -to believe is not confined to somewhere. We see four men trudging labor be 'covered and floored, walled and partition· writers on religious themes, theologians, and iously up a mountainside. There is but little ed, provided with windows and doors, and ap. others prominent in · the field of religious conversation among them on the way up and propriately decorated so as to be attractiVl teaching. . It is wide-spread among the laity. scarcely none after they reach the summit. and not repellant. The sermon should no Instead of living in the full light of revealed It is Bot too difficult to identify them: Peter, leave the listeners with the sense of incom truth, the tendency is to use a single passage James, John, and Jesus. pleteness or half-baked ideas. The gospel i1 or teaching, out of its context, which seems Havin1 reached the top of the mountain, complete; it is beautiful; it is attractive anc to suit one's pet idea or confirm one's favorite they are greeted with an unusual and never the most appealing story ever told. to-be-forgotten phenomenon. Jesus "was '· practice. It is like a person trying to read by the light of a single star instead of taking full Skeletons Are Not Sermons transfigured before them': and his face did The figure may be changed and the frame· advantage of the flood light of the noon-day shine as th.e sun-, and his raiment was white work of the sermon compared to a skeletoll as the light." \ sun. Suppoi'Je we stand two horses side by side tet the Bible speak its message; let the Out of nowhere two other men joined them, One is a mere skeleton of skin and bones, s1 "Who appeared in glory and spake of his de whole Bible speak, and you will know the poor in flesh that every bone and joint stand cease which he slwuld accomplish at Jeru truth as it is in Christ. out prominently. The other horse is sleek an1 salem." These two men were glorified; they ------000~------fat, with· no unsightly bones or joints protrud were conscious; they were in possession of ing. Which is the more attractive? all their mental and spiritual faculties. They People don't like skeletons ·in the pulpit .an: remembe:t:ed the past; they were conscious of Preacher and Sermon . more than in the stall. There is as much dif the present; they knew the events which were Editor Albert McClellan has a timely edi ference between a skeleton sermon and on immediately to take place. Obviously, . these torial in the November 25 issue of the Baptist that is beautifully filled out as there is be men were wide awake, or were they talking Messenger, the Oklahoma Baptist paper. The tween a skeleton horse and one that is beau in their sleep? · editorial is addressed to the "Teachers of tifully filled out. The preacher should put tJ:\ Who were they anYWaY? The record says Preachers." meat on the skeleton of his sermon before h they were "Moses and Elias (Elijah)." But In the first paragraph Editor McClellan goes into the pulpit. If he does not, he l they had died centuries before and were sup says: "What some of the men who teach likely to leave many protruding bones an· posed, according to the writer quoted above, preaching need is a shot in the arm, the unsightly joint!! which will make his sermo: to be · unconscious until the resurrection. But kind that' will expand their imagination. For unattractive, less appealing, and less convinc here they are gloriously alive, and perfectly without doubt imagination is what a lot of ing. . conscious. Strange, isn't it? our otherwise good sermons need. The lack There are no substitutes for prayer an God of the Living of it can be laid to the fact that our teachers study in the preparation and delivery of ser Jesus once said to His critics that "God is of preaching have been too prosaic, too per mons. The inspiration of the Holy Spirit wi not the God of the. dead, but the living.'' functory or to put it plairily, too 11\UCh in a come by no other methOd. When the preach There is too much life In the redeemed soul homiletical rut." er has made diligent and thorough prepara to lie unconscious for centuries. Inspired Imagination tion by research and study; when he has lai To the thief on the cross, Jesus said, "To We would emphasize the need for inspired out his sermon material before the Lord an day shalt thou be with me in Paradise." Is imagination in preaching. Imagination is one talked with Him about it; when his mentE Paradise a place of unconsciousness? If so, 'of our greatest and most valuable mental ca faculties, his imagination, his soul, have bee Jesus was unconscious while His. bodY lay in pacities. It is the abllity to see images, to re quickened by the Holy Spfrit; when ever the grave. When He arose, did He leave the construct scenes, to read between the lines, word of the sermon, every phrase, every se11 redeemed thief in an unconscious paradise? to fill in the gaps, to put flesh on the skele tence, every punctuation mark, has becom ut we would hardly associate unconScious ton. a prayer-when the sermon is filled wit ness with Paradise. U it is a place or a stat!l We are not speaking of fanciful and wild prayer, saturated by prayer, undergirded b of unconsciousness, then we have missed its imaginings. We are speaking of . the recon prayer, canopied by prayer; when the sermo meaning entirelr. The d.1ct1ona.cy 1:1 a.ll wrong, struction or living .5cenell trom tbc bo,re de 1t8elt bm:ome15 n. prayer. the consuming Pll! for that standard work defines paradise &8' tans of a particular situation. The wise use sion of the preacher's soul, he wUl go int "any place of happiness; a 1tate of b1ie; of inspired imagination wm . give vividness the pulpit with confidence and the Msuran( heaven.'' and life to the sermon which might otherwise of the pr~enee am'l power of God.. PAGE FOUR ARKANSAS BAP' Professor at Central Semina: Ki"ngdom Progress
Little River Association Has Isaac Dr. D. Blake Westm()reland and the First Church, Warren, were assisted in revival serv Watts Hymn Festival ices, November 21-28, by Dr. M. Ray ~cKay, Little River Association met with the First pastor of the Second Church, Little Rock, 'who Church, Lockesburg, on December 5, for a did the preachipg and T. N. Shaddox, pastor Hymn Festival commemorating the two hun of the First Church, bumas, who directed the dredth anniversary of the death of Isaac music. There were 30 additions to the church Watts. There were 105 people present repre on pmfession of faith and baptism and 12 by senting eleven churches in the association. letter. · Pastor Westmoreland says, "The biggest re The Festival was under the d~ection of Mrs. W. E. Perry, Nashville, associational music di sult, however, was the revived spiritual atti :.-ector. Rev. Carroll Gibson of Dierks gave the tude of the church and the realization by the inv()cation. Lawson Hatfield of Ashdown led church of its opportunities and responsibili in the congregational singing with Mrs. Perry ties." accompanying. W. E. Perry, Nashville, gave a brief story of the life of Isaac Watts. Special Henry W. Wooten has resigned the pastor numbers were given by choirs from Foreman, ate of the Clear Lake Church, Blytheville, to DeQueen, Horatio, Ashdown, Murfreesboro, accept the pastorate 'of the Cal-vary Church, Lockesburg, Wilton and Nashville. W. T. By~ Batesville. Mr. Wooten is a graduate of South rum of Lockesburg led in the benediction. ern Baptist College, Walnut Ridge, and is now ,Dr.]. B. Fellows attending Arkansas College, Batesville. Pas Stanley Jordan, former pastor of the First tor and Mrs: Wooten are both natives of Ken pr. J. B. Fellows has recently become A Church, Hamburg, has accepted the pastorate tucky. elate Professor of Christian Education at of the First Church, Springdale. Pastor and C-entral B~ptist Theological Seminary, K Mrs. Jordan and daughter; Janet Lee, have sas City, -Missouri. resided in Hamburg for the .past three and Parkin Sponsors Second Music An A.B. graduate of Oklahoma Baptist t one-half years, and the church there has gone School versity, Shawnee, Oklahoma, Dr. Fellows 1 forward in every phase of its work. ,'his seminary training at Southwestern Se Recognizing the music needs of its entire nary, Fort Worth, Texas. He was successi• membership, the Parkin Church has planned Minister of Education at the Travis Ave to make the School of Church Music an an Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas, and News From a Standard Training nual part of its educational program. The First Baptist Church, Houston, Texas. Union second such school was held during the· week -· Dr. Fellows is the author of "The Chu beginning November 7 and oonsisted of spec At Play," "The Bible Reader's Oasis," The a v e r a g e att-endance ()f the Siloam ialized training for the Youth Choir, Adult "The Social Kit." Springs Training Union for october was 182, Choir and also a oourse in "Pract~cal Music with an average grade of 74 per cent. On No Lessons." There were 38 people enroled in the vember 2, 82 people met for the monthly Of C. A. Maule :rr., Ouachita College Ser school with an average attendance of 26. fif assumed his duties as pastor ()f the East' ficers' Council. Two projects \Wre planned for teen awards were given. the Training Union: ()ne, giving a gift to the Church, Texarkana, November 14. P a s 1 Special Christmas music as well as the en Maule comes to Eastview f r o m the F Baptist Orphanage; two, to put over the ·tire music service f()r the Sunday folloWing "Every Member Present" on November 28. Church, Hampton, where he was pastor the school was carefully prepared. W. L. Dunn three years. · The goals for that Sunday night will be 229, is the director; Mrs. LeRoy Taylor, organist; or the entire enrol.Ipent. During October seven Mrs. Reg Owen, pianist; and Mrs. Ray Lang unions were standard and three departments 'ley, youth choir leader. Ralph D. Dodd, pastor of the First Chu standard-story H () u r , Intermediate, and Stuttgart, has resigned to accept the pas· Adult. ate of the Baptist Tabernacle, Little n. Mrs. Ruth Tolleson is director of this Stand Mr. Dodd was pastor of the_Stuttgart Chu ard Trahiing Union and B. N. Silnmons is Pastoral Changes for three years. He receiV'ed his educatior pastor. R. C. Brinkley has accepted the pastorate Mer.cer University, Moody Bible Institute, < cago,· Illinois, a n d Southwestern Semil'l., Basil Goff has accepted the position as Pas of the Union Church, El Dorado. F()r the past 16 months he has been working under the ;F()rt Worth, Texas. He is a native of Sa tor of Missions of the First Church, Paragould, Carolina. · which include South Side Chapel, Third Ave Texas Baptist Convention. nue Chapel, and N()rth End ;Mission. D. C. Applegate is pastor of First Church. Mr. Goff T. S. Cowden has resigned the pastorate of Pastor D a w s o n K 1 n g and the Heb comes from Philadelphia Church, Jonesboro, the Hickory Grove Church, Y()rktown, to as Church, Little Rock, recently had the serv where he served as pastor for three years. sume the pastorate of the Oak Grove Church, of Charles E. Lawrence, pastor, Gaines St: Harmony Association, near Pine Bluff. Church, Little Rock, in a revival meet Pastor King reports, "The meeting resu· Biscoe Has· First Music School . in great blessings 'to the church and nine W. T. Coston has resigned as pastor of the ditions, eight for baptism, and one by let The State Director has just closed' a School First Church, Eureka Springs, and has ac All ()f these additions were adults." of Church Music at the Biscoo Baptist Church. cepted the call to a church in Pittsburg, Kan- There were 145 enroled and an average dally sas. ' · attendance of 115. Eighty-five qualified for W. F. Couch, Little Rock, was the vis11 awards in "Practical Music Lessons." J. T .. Midkiff has aecepted the pastorat-e of evangelist in a revival meeting with Pa1 Exceptional J .n teres t characterized the the Harris Chapel Baptist Church, Tri-County Theo James and the First Church, McGel week's work as music for a complete Christ Association. October 3'1-November 14. W. E. Ward, m1 mas service was pla~ned and prepared. With and educational director of the South ~ the full co-operation of the pastor, Tom Dove, Church,.Pine Bluff, conducted the singing the music d4'ector and pianist, Fletcher Pat Thomas Simmons has accepted two half time pastorates: Lexington Baptist Church, led the young people. There were 20 additl terson and several workers in the church, 75 to the church, 16 for baptism and four Juniors rehearsed for an hour ll.nd a halt and Corinth Church, Holly Mountain. letter. ea.eh afternoon on the ea.rala a.nd a.t night thP large Youth Ch()ir and Adults proceded with ,Tom Richards has been called to full time the study of hymns, descants, and pageantry service as pastor of the Pleasant Hill Church; Sin short-changes every transactio connected with the service. Rogers. llfe. DECEMBER 16, 1948 PAGE Fl
The Executive Committee of the South' Thanks to Radio Baptist Convention, Dr. Duke K. McCall, 1 Who Will Be Next? Program Director ecutive Secretary, reports that Southern B! At a ri'leeting of the Arkansas Baptist Radio tists gave $564,972.95 to the Co-operative p: The following churches have sent in new gram.in November and $71,618.19 in design, budget subscription lists for the Arkansas Bap Commission held in the Baptist Building, No ed 'gifts-a grand total of $936,591.14. tist: Okolona; Bayou Mason; Lake Village; vember 29, a vote of thanks was extended to Dr. B. H. Duncan for the services he has given The total for the year through Novemb Memorial, Hot Sprmgs; Plainview, Pine Bluff; Co-operative Program, $5,486,261.'08; · desigr and Sulphur City. Thank you and congratu as Director of the Arkansas Baptist Radici Program. The programs and messages have tions, $2,806,432.52; grand total, $8,292,693, lations! Who will be next?- been well receiv·ed over the State. The Con This is $421,075.93 more than was recei1 vention will not sponsor a radio program next during the same period in 1947. year. , Tri-County Has Associational Dale Reaves and Donald Sharp were · Hymn Sing The radio program, "The Greatest Story dained as Deacons at the Central Chur Ever Told," will present the Christmas Story Jonesboro, November 21. Reese S. Howard On November 7 a large number of people in two Christmas programs: "Unto You This the pastor. Mr. Reaves is Sunday School 1 gathered at the Parkin t;hurch for the Quar Day," December 19; "Star of Peace," Decem perintendent and Mr. Sharp is Training Un: terly Hymn-~lng. Special numbers were ren ber 26. director of Central Church. • uered oy singers from Harton's Chapel and ' The programs will be broadcast by the Parkin. Mrs. w. B. Nininger directed tne con American Broadcasting Company. Time: 5:30 First Church, Blytheville, h a s adopted gregational·smging whicn emphasized hymns p. m. Central Standard Time. · budget of $87,760 for the year 1949. Of t oy Isaac Watts. Mrs. LeRoy Taylor presided amount, $37 ,76'0 is for the local church p: at the organ and the devotional was led by Dr. Braxton B. Sawyer of the Immanuel gram, missions and benevolences; and $50,1 Ray Y. Langley, pastor. Church, Fort Smith, is listing his deacons as for the building fund. "Associate Pastors." "It is my purpose to try to develop the at titude that our deacons are to assume the Yes, I Tithe Negro Baptist Hospital role of helping to do the whole work of the Yes, I tithe. I was brought up that w church instead of the role of our executive To me it was the right way; it is the ril "We are well on our way" toward the ·es board of directors," says Dr. Sawyer. way, and will remain the right way. 'l tablishment ot the '·National Baptist Hospital Lord has given me good health, a good hor and l:icnool of Nursing" at Hot Springs, 41" and a fair living. It all belongs to him. 'l ka~sas, was the reply of Dr. C. c. Brandon Church V's. Bus . Bible plan lets me keep nine"' tenths of it. l:ir., secretary of the National Baptist Hospital A preacher, whose congregation regularly try to use. it unselfishly. · commission, Inc., to a question concernmg the spurned seats in the front row of the church; The tithe enables me to get more real hs progress being made in the establishment of was surprised to see one man, a stranger, in , piness, satisfaction, contentment, and abu that institution. ! the very first row. After the sermon, the pas dant living out of the nine-tenths. Dr. Brandon explained that $40,000 of the tor asked the man why he sat down in front. My Lord gave his life for me. I want $50,000 initial payment has been made and The man replied: "I'm a bus driver, sir, and live for him. Some day when I meet h that a c(mpaign is now under way to raise I just wanted to see how you got people to face to face, the least that I can say will the remaining $10,000. The· building acquired m~ve to the -rear." "Yes, I tithed." from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation -Tabernacle Tidings. -]. R. Grant. and w}lich will provide facilities for the hos pital and School of Nursing "is easily worth $1,00'0,000," said Dr. Brandon. He further stated that the United States Government had Architect's Drawing of First Church, Charleston granted the hospital "hot water bath rights" and a charter has been granted by the Gar land County. Circuit Court. Dr. Brandon thinks that the National Bap tist· Hospital and School of Nursing, located at Hot-Spr].ngs, Arkansas, will be instrumental in greatly improving health ·conditions among the Negroes .of the South. And better health conditions will contribute to a better ·econom ic status of both colored and white popula tions. A further influence exerted by the Hos-. pital and School of Nursing, as visualized by Dr. Brandon, will be in improved race rela tions. Perhaps one of the most important phases of the operation of this institution, as con templated by the management, will be its ex tension work. The plan contemplates the es tablishment of he a 1 t h clinics at strategic points in areas where the Negro population is greatest. The Hospital and School. of Nursing would sponsor these health clinics and pro vide the trained personnel ·to conduct them. This program, it was explained, would re quire long range planning and considerable time for its development. Once in operation, however, it would rapidly gain momentum. The Arkansas Baptist State Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention have con tributed a combined total of $35,000 to this project. Pictured above is an architect's drawing of begin the latter part of March, 1949, and coJ the First Church, Charleston, which w h e n pletion is scheduled for mid-summer. T completed will be the first phase of a five proposed addition will include two floors a North Carolina Baptist _Students to Invite year expansion program being undertaken by provide over 4,000 additional square feet Negroes: The North C~=trolina Bapti~t Stu the ·church under the leadership of Pastor C. space. dent Union at its nineteenth annua1 meetin~ H, Jones, The proposed building includes the sunday, December 5, was designated at Gastonia, North Carolina, voted to invite addition to the present property which will "Church Loyalty Day," and a d r i v e VI Negro cotleges in the State to send delegates accommodate approximately 400 people in launched for the subscription of $12,000 to future meetings and to include a Negro Sunday School. the congregation to be applied on the bull on the State Baptist Union Council. According to the .Pastor, construction will ing fund. ; PAGE SIX ARKANSAS BAPT ASmile or Two • • • Christian Horizons "Officer, I'm looking for a. small man " one eye." "Sure, now, Ma'am, if he's a .very smallm wouldn't it be better to use both of 'em?" "We lwve·committed the Golden Rule to memory; let· us now commit it to life." -Capied Personnel Manager: • "Why did you le Cigarette Smoking Increases: Cigarette Protestants Plan United Evangelistic Cam your last job?" consumption will exceed 385,000,000,000 dur pa.gu: ru~ous xvc a unuect l!ivangenstic Aa APplicant: "Illness." ing the current ·!iscal year, according to a re ·:o.-ance campa11m of american .t'rotes~ant Personnel Manager: "What was the tr cent study. 'l'he study sl;l.ows that conswnptlon groups aurmg, .UI\1:9 and lllbU were outnnea at ble?" has increased 43 per cent during the past five ~;ne IOrtletn anniversary convent1on ot tne Applicant: "The boss was sick of me." years, ~ith per capita. consumption rismg 34 J:t•eaeral t,;ouncil o:r Vhurches meetmg in Cm · -Exclwnge per cent ct~ing the same period. Tbe survey cliUlati. concludes: ''The industry anticipates gains Little Johnny's mother had Just presen larger than population growth through de-· JSan Bible Distribution in· Schools: Distri· the family with twins, and the household ' velopment of tne cigarette smoking naoit in bution oi J:nbles 1il tne publlc scnools o:r Mar in a state of excitement. rural districts . . . where surveys inaicate tnat snaHtown, lowa, has been oa.nnect oy unanun Father said to Johnny, "If you'll tell y promot10nal efforts'have as yet had minor ef uw vote oi tne citY school board. teacher all about it, I'm sure she wlll give , :rects, especially among women." .1.n aenymg a request made by the Gideons a day off." ~ to aistr10ute New 'l'estaments, tl1e bOard ae That afternoon, Johnny came home n Catholic Propaganda: A new series of ad Clarect t.hat although 1t regaruea religious ant. "I don't have to go to 'school tomorro vertisements designed to explain Roman Cath literature as excellent for chlidren, "it 1s no~ he announced proudly. olic teaching -will be published in national W.ISe or desirable that the schools be usea as "Did you tell your teacher about the twiiJ magazines starting in January. 'l'he adver an instrument of distributions, lest any asked his father. tisements are to be sponsored bY the Knights m1nor1ty group of people be a.IScrimmatea "No, I just told her I had a. baby sister; of Columbus. agamst or offended in any way." saving the other for next week." . ~----~ooo~~---- -Watchman-Examine1 Baptist Highlights: The Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, has presented the premier A Church Takes·Action His Wi:fe: "Who was this Joan of Arc t showing of "Pay Day--Some Day" a sermon , ·served France?·" 'l'he lt'll'st Baptist Church' of .l!iU:reka ~Springs by D~. Robert G. Lee, filmed in technicolor · Mr. Nositall: "You got them characters n vo•ea m speCial conlerence on ounaay ev~ and ~ound. ed up. It was Noah of Ark. Jonah's the JJ nmg, ·octooer lii41S, t.hat toe xouowuig le~ During the first ten months of 1948 the a, that swallowed the whale." Co-operative Program receipts through the 'wr s.nowa oe sent to the .l:'rosecutmg Attorney Executive committee were $5,486,261.08. Tatal ox tne Nonnwest District, to tne bher:Uf o:r -Watchman-Examine1 receipts for all mission causes through the cal-roll uounty' to t h ·e M a y 0 r 01 l!iW'eKa Executive Committee for the first ten months ~:;prmgs, a.na tO tne Chlef of :t-ol1ce o! Eure~ta Experience is something you get when amounted to $8,292,693.60. ~:;prmgs. '.L·ne Church voted. also tnat tne let are looking for something. else. A layman, John w. McCall, Memphis, was ter snoulct be puoushed 1mmea1ate1y in all -Baptist StudenJ elected president of the Tennessee Baptist t.ne newspapers of Carroll County. Convention. To: "What are you doing with my raincoat o Mrs. W. R. White, wife of Baylor Univer Hon. Ted Coxey, prosecuting attorney of the "Keeping your suit .drY." sity president, is seriously lll in a Houston, Nortnwest Dtstrict of Arkansas; · -Baptist Studenl Texas, hospital. Mr. Ami Howerton, sheriff o:r varroll Coun Dr. Frederick S. Porter, pastor of the First ty; My Mistake Church, Columbus, Georgia, has announced Mr. A. J. Russell, mayor of Eureka Springs; While visiting a country school, the plans to retire. in February. Mr. Norman li'laukner, chief of police ot :wu spector for the district became annoyed at The "Association Baptists" of Mississippi reka Springs; noise being made in the next room. Ana have announced plarls to establish a college, Gentlemen: he opened the door, reached in among the "Southeastern Baptist College." loud-speaking students, and grabbed Bucker Orphans Home plans to develop a as a cnurch of the Lord Jesus Christ, we aeepiy aep!ore the existence ana toe opera loudest talker by the coat collar. He dra~ "Haven for the .Aged," possibly at Houston, a him into the other room and stood him l welfare mission for girls at San Antonio, and tion of SlOt machines, punch-boards, tand corner. "Now," he said, "be silent and 1 a ranch-school for boys, somewhere in Cen sWlllar gamolmg deVices) anywnere in- our Clcy ana county. We heartjly protest tne ex- there." tral Texas. Four new units on the campus at A few minutes later a small boy stuck Dallas will cost $1,500,UOO and wlll be started 1Stence of sucn ga.zqbling deVIces m the· Basin in 1949. , ' • .t'a.rk Hotel of Eureka l:3prings; in the Crescent head in the l'oom. "Please, sir," he ~ Hotel of Eureka Springs; also at Lake Lu "may we have our teacher back now?" Record Number of Churqh Members: Re cerne; and anywhere else in Eureka Springs -Boston Glob, sults of a city-wide church surrey in St. ana Carroll County. J.. Petersburg, Florida, show that they have a We respectfully call to your attention that . Out of curiosity, a farmer had grown a t record number of resident church members. the operation of such gambling devices is a of flax and had a tablecoth made out of According to the survey 92 per cent of the violation of the law,-the law which you have 'linen. Some time later he bragged about local residents are church members, the na sworn to uphold and defend. a woman guest at diner. tional average is 53 per cent. Therefore, we hereby call upon you to con "I grew this tablecoth myself," he said. Ben F. Wayland, executive secretary of fiscate and destroy all such devices lmmedi- · "Did you rea.lly?" she exclaimed. "How United Churches, reports that 77 per cent of ately, and to see that their operation is totallY you ever manage it?". · · the population are members of Protestant stopped. This is withill your power; and it is It was plain she had no idea of how ts your sworn duty. , church~. . cloths came into being, so he lowered his v We earnestly desire a cleaner environment mysteriously as he replied, " If you prol Bible Society Adopts Record Budget: /Ac in which the boys and girls of our city and not to give the secret away, I'll tell you." cording to a recent announcement the Amer county may be reared. We stand ready to as The guest promised. ican Bible Society has adopted a record bud sist you in -every right wa.y to enable you to "Well," proceeded the farmer, ''I plantl get of $2,509,900 for 1949. enforce the laws o f o u r City, county and napkin!" This budget includes $1,229,000 for trans State• -Look01.i lation and distribution o! the Scriptures in Yours for a cleaner City and County, the U. s. and abroad, $448,000 for the pro THE FmST BAPTIST CHURCH OF "A girl no lonier marries a man for b1 duction of books sold at cost in this bountry, 'EUREKA SPRINGS, ARK. or worse." · and $779,000 for promotional and educatiomii W. T. Coston, Moderator, ~ "Indeed!" work and administration. Ulah Pitts, Church Clerk. "No; she marries him ·for more or less.' • 18, 1948 PAGE SEVE
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Then let every heart keep its Christmas within, Christ's pity for sorrow, Christ's hatred for sin,
Ch~s care for the weakest, Christ's courage for righ~, Christ's dread of the darkness, Christ's love for the light, Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas· tonight/
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The birth of Jesus was acclaimed in heaven learned .men, of course, we do not know the eries of Christmastime must make lhe hea ly music, sung by a great host, praising God, number in spite of some people's' insistence of our ·Lord ache; they should make all d1 and voicing prophetically the glory that shall that there were three, kneeling in reverent cent people blush. "Christmas comes but oni be God's and the peace and good wlll that worship of the Christ child. I think we must a year,'' saya the empty-headed waster in di shall obtain on earth. We can hardly restrain make a central place for worship of Christ, if fense of his heathenish practices. What the tears as we think that this prophecy was we would properly observe his birthday-wor challenge to all who love our Lord to redee sung nineteen centuries ·ago, and reflect upon ship in the home as well as in-the church; the season of his birth to proper observan~ the terrible condition of God's world today. private worship as well as public. With Christ enthroned in the heart, eve: It's a good time for you and me to resolve to Again, we are told that as an expression of b~liever will want to think of Christ first do our utmost in our respective spheres to worship the Wise Men brought gifts of gold, the anniversary of his birth and will want make .the prophecy come true. frankincense, and myrrh. In support of the express his sentiments in praise, in worsh In imitation of the s p i r i t of that f4'st idea that there were just three Wise Men, I and in material ministry to the needy. Christmas music. I am suggesting that \ve have heard good men say that one brought make much of the singing of songs especial gold, another frankincense, and a n o t h e r ly appropriate and of other gospel songs-all myrrh, anc;i that each gift stood for something of which derive their inspiration from the specially significant. Of course, I don't be fact that Christ was born. Of course, music lieve a word· of that. These articles were the Badio will 'feature the services in .our churches, but most ·costly materials of that day and it is "The Voice of Arkansas Baptists," a I am urging that we use our own firesides for natural to suppose that each man brought program produced by the Radio Comm1s· such fellowship in song. Maybe some of your just what he was able to bring. The point iB sion of the Arkansas Baptist State Conven• homes preserve the honored custQm of singing they gave the best they had. - tion, presents "What Is the Meaning around the family fireside. Such is an excel For most of us Christmas has become a Christmas?" by B. H. Duncat:J.. lent setting for appropria,te music, and youth time of exchanging gifts rather than of giv ful voices blended with the more mature notes ing. Of course, we can't bring gifts to Christ All broadcasts are by tr~nscrtptlon an, will make a worthY chorus. · in person, but the Master himself has told us may be heard eve:ry Sunday over the fol Let's plan such a program in our homes, in how we can bring gifts to him. All about us lowing stations: viting friends to share it if it seems best. The are the hungry, the thirsty, the strangers, the KLCN-Blytheville, 8:00a.m. important thing is to· register Ol,U" praises to naked, the sick, the imprisoned. Jesus said God for the precious· gift of his Son. I don't ministry to sqch is ministry to him. Of course, KHOZ-Harri.aon, 8:30a.m. imagine the shepherds of the fields were such needy ones cannot give anything in ex KCLA- Pine Bluff, 8:30a.m. trained vocalists, but they broke forth in ef change, but believe me when I say you ·cannot KTFS- Texarkana, 8:45a.m. forts to glorify and praise God for what they knmv the joys of Christmas without making · KFFA-Helena, 1:30 p. m. had seen. an honest effort .to cheer the heart of some The record also suggests that worship iB a . lonely, forgotten' soul to whom Christmas ex KWFC-Hot Sprlngs(1:45 p.m. proper form of celebration of Christ's birth. ·travagance comes as a mockery. Plan now KELD-El Dorado, 3:30p.m. Just as soon as they knew about it Wise Men ·to call some shut-in, and catch a taste of the KVRC-Arkadelphia, 4:00 p, m. from the East ~arne to Jerusalem in search real blessing of the birth of Christ. KARK-Little Rock, 10:15 p. m. of the new-born King. When they had found Perhaps it iB not necessary to observe that the place where Jesus was .. they entered, fell these who celebrated the birth of Christ KUOA-Siloam ~rings, 4:15p.m. down before the young child and worshiped .heavenly host, shepherds, Wise Men-were KWHN-Ft. Smith, 4:46 p, m, him. That's beautiful- a group of earth's most sober. The excesses, carousals, and debauch- PAGE EIGHT ARKANS;.
Is There Possibility of Missionary Tells ·o~ Difficulties A Catholic At By J. M. DAWSON, MissiOnary Joseph B. Underwood of Cam tors ignorant individuals who ~nly seek their pina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil, in a recent let fat salary. Washington, D. C. ter, tells of difficulties experienced recently "8. Is to be an enemy of the Brazilian Under the h~ad of a report from at Cajazeiras, a city of about 10,000 in the . fatherland, born under the shadow of the c8mmittee on Domestic Situations, Dr. l state of Paraiba. A lay-evangelist has labored Cross, evangelized by the ministers of the Pruden, chairman, called attention to a . there for 13 years. When he went to that Catholic church who labored for its greatness. story carried by the New .York Times o~ 1 city he was unable to buy milk or vegetable§ The Protestant, since the discovery, has ap 17, 1948, which said an "officer candJ peared as an undesirable invader, a gangster for his wife and children because the local school" to train men in the fight ~g priest would not permit his people to sell food pirate, continuing iq his nefarious mission of Conununism would be established in V\1 to the Baptist worker. · causing discord in the bosom of .the Braz111an ington at the headquarters of the Ca In 1946 prop·erty was purchased at Caj fami].y. War Veterans. According to the Tlm.es1 azeiras upon which a church building was to "9, Is to be sold by the money of the mil perts from the Army, Navy, and other ! be built. Missionary Underwood saya, "The lionaires of North America who seek to trans-· ernment Departments, would be supplle priests did everything possible to prohibit the form the good citizen into mercenaries of a the organization and training of this " In' sale of •land to us. Failing in this, they swore false doctrine. Inunediately we learned of letters that we would never build, an oath they earn "10. Is to despise the religion of our ances from people of prominence to President estly endeavored to maintain when we ap tors who were born, lived and died in it, and man protesting that "whatever its stated whose memory we so greatly venerate. plied for a building permit this year. But the pose, such an army, once i.t had bee~ all1 city had to grant it, for there was no legal "Have you still the courage to say that it to form, might be turned to undeclared al way to deny such a license . • . 'So we built is the same to be either Catholic or Protest One letter from a well known man in the wall'.'' ant? Friend, separate yourself from Protest York called attention to the fact that The new church building was to be inaugu antism, for it has on.Iy one thing to offer you "army" would be "under auspices of a g rated on May 28. During the previous nJ.sht -Hell." at least ·indirectly associated with a fo! bulletins were pasted on doors all over the -Baptist Standard. power, the Vatican state, and that the VI city, The missionary said, "About 5:00 a.m. ------000------political program of that foreign power ·ra our evangelist was awakened by someone than the welfare of the United States knocking at the· door and by the noise of a Home' Mission Work America would be the objective of t;he prl crowd in front. A woman, a fanatical Catho In its annual meeting, December 2-3, the army." Hence the correspondent urged lic, was raging because the 'Protestants' had Home Mission Board re-el·ected G. Frank Gar President to "dissocia~ the armed force dared paste one of ·their tracts on her house. rison, president, and Dr. J. B~ Lawrence, ex the United st~~otes and all Government • • • Imagine her embarra11sment when a ecutive secretary-treasurer. Other general of partments from any connection whatsc neighbor called to her to cease her clamor, ficers of the Board were re-elected. with this possible subversive activity." for the bulletins were not distributed by the An operating b u d g e t of $1,370,000 was A letter to our office from a. leading wo Protestants, but by the priest. She had read adopted. Appropriations were made for the in Oklahoma City inclosed copy of a lt only the title." Home Mission Board to begin work in Alaska she had addressed to General Eisenhowe A literal translation of that bulletin by and .Kansas, new territory added by the an appeal that he point out the meanin Missionary Un4erwood will bear careful study Southern Baptist Convention in its Memphis this movement. She described it as an ej by those who have felt that the Catholics · session. · to set up "a sectarian military schoof." have been criticized unjustly, That transla The city missions program of the Home Dr. Pruden, as reported in the press, tion follows: Mission Board revived 50 dead churches, or clared that the "idea of a Catholic Army "'I.~ be a Protestant- ganized 168 new churches, and bought or built repugnant to all who cherish the ideal "1, Is to align yourself as a disciple ·ot 240 new church buildings. • religious freedom and civil Uberties." Luther, an apostate monk who abandoned In direct missions there were 20 additional At once Anthony H. Forbes, National c the monastery to live scandalously. missionaries appointed and 14 new fields mander of the Catholic War Veterans, "2. Is to revolt against the Catholic church, opened during the year, making our total plied in an Associated Preis statement the only one founded by Jesus Christ, to live home mission personnel 730. . Baptists' fears were "absurd," and he sm excommunicated-in hereay. The Protestant, The magazine, Southern Baptist Home M.is to minimize the size and significance of sicms, reported a circulation of 116,000, and interpreting the Bible as he wishes, denies Catholic "army." the necessity of good works, the foundations the education department reported 130,0'00 volumes of h o m e mission books circulated But the matter will not quiet down ·Of a religious life, reverting to the immorality easily. Those well acquainted with co of life, arriving at the absurd conclUsion: it during the year. There were 776,000 people enlisted in mission study through the schools tions tn other parts of the world unders1 makes no difference whether a man is honest, of mi,ssions program. under what pretext private armies orgar. fulfilling his duties, or degenerate, immoral, In CUba, "the work is marked by a r1smg and how dangerous liaisons between chUil and without dignity or value. tide of evangelism," reported Herbert Caudill, and governments may be in the area "3. Is to be an enemy of the Virgin Mary, superintendent. Sunday school enlistmep.t, he politics. We warn that we have rtat b Mother of God and of men, a blasphemer of said, was greatly increased and the goal set the last of the Catholic War Veterans w her holy name, an intransigent adversary of to double Sunday School enrolment in Cuba ambitions have . promoted applications Jesus Christ, for whoever hates Mary certain by 1950. One Cuban church has eight mission even closer authorizations from the Gov, ly slanders (or libels) the divine Son. Sunday Schools. ment. "4. Is not to accept the legitimate author Evangelism, Jewish work, work among the ity of the visible Head of the .Church, the Negroes, and all the phases of home mission successor of Saint Peter-the Pope-denying work were reported, reviewed, and planned. 6f.')'·~ DO AWAY WITH the words of Christ, "On this rock I wlll Dr. C. E. Matthews explained the program build my church" (Matthew 16:18). To be of evangeliSm which purports to conduct sim g THAT FRENzy OF a Protestant, consequently, is not to have a ultaneous revivals in all the churches west of superior, a leader that directs and guides; the Mississippi River in 1950. Holiday Shopping it is to live in unrestrained license, reverting ------0001------~ to licentiousness. REWARD Send gift subscriptions "5. Is to be a destroyer of the images of the By BLANCHE SAVAGE MooRE to your W. M. U. Magazines saints, faithful servants of God that help us \ He who serves m!J$t sometimes watt, * ROYAL SERVICE to elevate the soul tip divine things, * WORLD COMRADES Reward wil~ come-however late. *THE WINDOW OF YWA "6. Is not to possess the sacrifice of the A deed well done may never show, * AMBASSADOR LIFE Mass, the renewal of the sacrltice of the . But he who serves wtll always know Each $1 a year from Cross, nor the holy sac~aments instituted by ~ A conscience clear, a life serene Jesus Christ for the sanctltication of souls. Virhles by others quite unseen. 111 COMER BIUDLING "7. Is to libel and slander the bishops and And quiet though life's channels flow, Binningham 8, Alabama • Priests, legitimate representatives of Jesus And pleasure's meager crumbs bestow Colorful Gift Card Will Announce Christ, who are dedicated to God and to the He who serves-and does it well, Your Gift Subscription · salvation of souls, and to have as false pas- Shall reap in foys 1W tong_ue can tell, DECEMBER t6, t94Q PAGE Nil
\ The Baptist Hospital and 11~w 1/tiJJi~hll,.~ A,.e 1f~u? Neighborliness By F. QuEEN By Miss VmGINIA NESBIT J. San Antonio, Texas The parable of the "Good Samaritan" one of the best lessons on charity that · In the language of the early church the ers? A very conservative estimate of the have in the Bible. It is love on feet goi: words "missionary," "martyr,' and "witness" average income is $100 per month - that ·· where a person is deeply in need ' of help; were _used interchangeably, but as our langu would be an average tithe of $120 per year is lov·e with hands to administer to his neec age has developed and new meanings have per income-earner or a total revenue to the it is love with a heart to have compassion , come into words as they have been tranlated Convention of 360 mlllion dollars. And if his suffering; it is love with strength to car into the language-of the Western world, "mis we sent only 10 per cent of that for foreign him to a place for healing; and it is lo sionary" has come to mean one who takes missions we would maintain 3,6'CO mission with means to pay for his healing. the message of Glad Tidings into a foreign aries in the field instead of 600, or six times A hospital is like the inn to which t; land; "martyr" to mean one who gives their as many as we have today. If 600 are ac bruised man was carried. The good Sarna life in the cause of Christ and "witness" to complishing what they are, could not 3,600 itan did not request the inn-keeper to ta mean one who gives a testimony in the place evangelize the whole world? care of the afflicted man out of the man where th~r find themselves. received from the patrons who lodged thel ----000 --- As "mi~onary" m e a n s one who brings If the inn-keeper were a good business rna Glad Tidings to a far country we see the he charged enough to operate the inn witho greatest missionary journey of all was when An Imperative Challenge an indebtedness and to make such repaJ Christ left His heavenly home to come to By LLOYD A. SPARKMAN and additions as were needed for the accor earth to bring the message of salvation, the modation of his guests. greatest glad tidings of all time. .He left be-= Arkansas Baptists should ·complete the A fine beginning was made last Mathe! hind Him the glories of heaven, the homage Ouachita College Campaign in 1949. The Day by our Baptist churches over the Sta of the heavenly host, the lordship of Heaven, Convention voted unanimously to do it, and to be· neighbors to the sick and injured wl the beauties of Heavenly music, the free it should be done. Our future program waits are unable to pay for hospitalization. dt>m from the presence of sin ... He left all on Christian Education. Had it not been for that spirit increases the Baptists of Arkans of this to journey to a 'far country called our Christian colleges our work would be 200 can truly say "We are neighbors;'' If BaptJ earth to a people oppressed by sin and bowed years behind. Our boys and girls who attP.nd neighbors could have taken care of the rna down with affliction of all kinds in order that our Baptist Colleges have the right to expect than $50,000 of free service and charity th He might fulfill the plan of salvation and as much from us as they can get in schools the Baptist Hospital gave the past fisc • bring the earth dwellers the glad news of supported by taxation. The law of love is year, that amount could have been set asi1 salvation. higher than tax laws. May we obey that for a sinking fund to erect a new buildil In making this missionary journey God the higher law and do this imperative thing for the School of Nursing. The present bUill Father and God the Son each fulfilled their NOW. ing is not adequate to mee.t the present responsibility toward mankind. God had With our great Convention united behind future needs of the School of Nursing. Ma1 created these creatutes, given them the power all of our work a new day has dawned for us people had rather be good neighbors than of choice of right and wrong and now He had as Baptists. In Christ's name let us finish this help construct buildings. His responsibility . toward them. Never once task in 1949 and by 1950 be ready 'for an all _f brief statement was placed in the Arkaj has he failed in those responsibilitts. There inclusive budget which wil'l enable us to have sas Gazette' during our Baptist State Col never has a single human being walked the a Co-operative budget in the fullest sense. vention to the effect that the hospital h1 face of the earth who can say that God has ___ _:_• 0001---- more than 11,000 bed patients and received failed him in a single responsibility. profit of $60,000 for the fiscal year. Two r, But one of the characteristics of the day marks should be made about that statemex: and time in which we live'is our lack of re First, only $31,000 of that sum was in ca~ sponsibility in all walks of life. If our sense Central College Board Meets · at the end of the fiscal year, but the hospit of civic responsibility were what it should be Dr. R. C. Campbell, pastor of First Church, administrator had good reasons to believe tl we would have clean cities to live in, law and Little Rock, was named president of Central balance could be collected and did not li order enforced, better traffic conditions. But College Board of Trustees at a meeting of the it as bad debts. Second, it takes $2,500 p because these responsibilities are neglected Board last week. Lloyd A. Sparkman was day to operate the Baptist Hospital. If ~ we have lack of civic righteousness. Our elected vice president, and W. M. Pratt, Lon the $60,000 is collected, it would operate tl lack of responsibility toward our children oke, secretary. It was voted to set up an Ex hospital only 24 days. makes our dlvorce rate staggering. Our lack ecutive Committee to meet each month. If a farm or a business enterprise shou: of responsibility toward each other makes The Board of Trustees voted to establish .a make only enough profi~ during- a whole y~ life a cold, harsh affair. Our lack of respon Department of Christian Training to serve· to operate only 24 days, the farm or busine sibility toward our business duties costs the Arkansas with a program that has possibili would be called a failure. business world huge sums and lowers effici ties of reaching every man already in the We need more neighbors for the sick ax: ency. ministry and for others who would be willing injured. ' to prepare themselves to do more fruitful ser But still, regardless of all this, God con ----000~--- tinues His responsibility toward us. So we vice for Christ. ought to lo-ok toward our responsibility to This department is to be an organic part of The Tithe ward Him. Let us regard this responsibility Central College. The men and women selected to teach will be those whose general educa in just one phase-the tithe. Certainly Ah, when I look up at the cross tion and training would q_ualify them to rate Where God's great steward suffered loss obedience to God's word is the very least we as members ·of the regular faculty in resi can do to express our appreciation for what dence. Students who register in this depart Of life, and.shed His blood for me, He has 'done for us. ment, if graduates of high school or pass the ·A trifling thing it seems to be, But "How Missionary· are we?" There are General Educational Development tests, will To pay a tithe, d·ear Lord to Thee, in round numbers 6 million Southern Bap be given regular college credit. Those not in Of time or talent, wealth, or store tists. We support 600 missionaries in the terested in attaining a degree will be given a Full well I know I owe Thee more! foreign field. That is one missionary for -certificate of recognition f<>r completing cer every 6,000 members. Allowing for the fact tain courses. But that is just the reason why that probably half of these 6 million are in This is the first department of this nature I lift my heart to God on high come-earners our foreign missionaries cost §et up by a Baptist college west of the Mis And pledge Thee by this portion small us $1 per year per capita or $2 per year for sissippi River. Howard College in Birming My life, my lore, my all in all . . ham, Alabama, was the pioneer in this field the income earners. For the price of two shows I know as gold, must seem but dross, a yeal.' we cowa·aouble our foreign missionary as a denominational school. They ·now have force. Next time you go to a show just think 26 centers in the State of Alabama. But in my heart, Lord, Thou dost see that over. · ----0001---- How it was pledged my all to Thee, Suppose we were to fulfill our responsibility The man who watches the clock usually re That I a steward true may be. and all income-earners were to become tith- mains one. of the hands. -Ralph S. Cushman. 4 PAGE TEN ARKANSAS BAPl
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION Ou,. ./JtiJJicHII!*ieJ Jn · CAin11
By MISS ALMA HVNT • W. M. U. Presiden,t Presents New Executive Secretary I have Just had a telephone con one of the best ways to pre1 It is with a great deal of pleas versation with Dr. Theron Rank this is through our State Bai ure that I introduce to the mem in of the Foreign Mission Board papers. bers of Woman's Missionary Un concerning recent developments I am confident that we ion of Arkansas and to Arkansa~ in China. He says that Dr. Baker united in prayer fQr the peopl1 Baptists Miss Nancy Cooper, the James Cauthen, Secretary of the China, for our ~ionaries tl:J newly elected Executive Secretary Orient for the Board, is in Shang and for br. Cauthen in these of W. M. U. Miss Cooper was the hai and is in constant consulta ficult days when he • sees unanimous choice· of the W. M. tion with representatives of other heart-hungry millions awai· U. Executive Board at its called mission boards, business organiza- · the message and yet must m meeting on November 30. She is tions, and government officials. decisions protecting the liv~ expected to begin her duties on At present he is operating on t;hll our missionaries. . January 1. general policy of withdrawing District Budget News missionaries from area's overrun To a large portion of Arkansas by Communists, but he has been Checking on the District Bu< Baptists Miss Cooper needs no in authorized by the Board to take receipts for the year/ shows 1 troduction. She is one of Ar any action that may seem wise in some organizations have not kansas' own daughters. She was the light of such consultations. remitted their full apportionn born at DeValls Bluff but at an for the year. Please see that early age moved with her family Dr. Rankin went on to say: apportionments for your soc to Little Rock where she has since "Even though ~ ~umber of our and all auxiliaries are sent be lived most of the time. After at missionaries may be brought out December 31. tending ouachita College and Miss Nancy Coopet' of China, the Foreign Board will Business School she •entered the continue. its financial support to Lottie M?~n Christmas - business world for some years. paration that began in a con Chinese Baptists. In addition, we Offering . secrated Baptist home and reach During that period her love for shall have to provide large Many splendid reports of 1 ed itS consummation in her two amounts of emergency funds · for observance 'of the Foreign l! missions characterized her service years with the Home Mission that f o u n d its expres8ion as a the transferring and evacuation sian Season of Prayer have t leader both in Y. W. A. and B. W. Board as she traveled over the of missionaries. This will mean received, also, funds for the Lc c. and final1y led to a decision to Southland, visiting mission fields that instead of our expenditures Moon Christmas Offering are and challenging the churches and being_ decreased by the present ing received daily. We urge e' answer the call to definite Chris M. organizations with her tian work. She entered W. M. w. u. situation in China, they will be W. M. U. organization to see 1 messages of the spiritual needs greatly increased." the offering for this cause is U. Training School at Louisvllle-:-' of the homeland, gives her un Kentucky, in 1940. In her senior As I see it, this places a greater mitted to the State W. M. usual qualifications to lead the year she "'as elected to serve as responsibility upon us to encour Treasurer before December 3l Student Chairman, . the highest W. M. U. of Arkansas. age our women and young people possible. We are anxious fo honor that can be bestowed by tl).e As we face the sixty-first year to. give liberally to the Lottie large per cent of. the offerin! student body. For four years after of our his~ry and begin a new Moon Christmas Offering, I be be credited on gifts for this y her graduation, she · served as century f o. Christ in Arkansas, lieve t h a t if our members are Of course, gifts received after J Pastor's Secretary and then as I am sure t is the desire of every brought to a full realization ·of uary 1 will go for the same pur) Educational Secretary at Imman member of W. M. U. to p 1 e d g e the crucial need·, they will re.: but will -have to be counted uel Church, Little Rock. The loyal support . to our 11ew Secre spond with their gifts. Perhaps gifts for 1949. past two years she has been a tary as she leads us into the glor Field Representative for the Home ious task of realizing the purpose Mission Board. of W. M. U, "that of bringing our Those who had a part in the selves and 'Others to a higher con Coronation Service at Hope selection of Miss Cooper had the ception of the puty and privilege conviction that she was peculiar of giving the Gospel to all the ly trained for this important place people of the earth." of service. Each step in her pre- -Mrs. F. E. Goodbar.
MISSIONARY FAMILY ALBUM shelf with mission books and other It is the finest Missionary Al religious volumes. A ·missionary bum we have ever had, the most society will find an imperative comprehensive and best ~rranged, need for a Missionary Album It contains pictures and short when planning programs, when biographical sketches of all living observing the Season of Prayer missionaries of the Foreign Mis and .the Prayer Calendar, and sion Board, both active and emer when remembering a missionary's itus. Most of the pictures are birthday. · recent ones, , Make a note to order your copy The size of the book is conven of the Missionary Family Album ient and with i:;s ,stiff binding the now from the Foreign Mission ' An impressive coronation ser A. girls served as ushers, anc album will fit into your library BQard·, price $2.00. vice for the Girls' Auxiliaries of Royal Ambassadors served the First Church, Hope, was con crown bearers and pages to ducted September·22. Mrs. Frances queens. ' Good News Concerning the Dixie Jackson Offering Silver Reynerson was the leader Mrs. S. A. Whitlow is the Y of the service, and Mrs. s. A. People's director; Mary l The amount of $16,085.34 received for the Dixie Jackson Of Whitlow crowned the queens. Perkins, Y. W. A. president; .) Those reaching the rank of sue Andres and Roxie Jane fering for state Missions to date, Dec~ber 7, is good news. Please Queens-with-Scepter are Viva ton, Intermediate a. "A. COl Edd Thrash and Jo Anne Bur lors; Mrs. Frances Silver Rei glean for this offering and remit any balance you may have on roughs. Those reaching the rank son and Mrs. Hl!gh. Hall, .] hand beiore x;)ecember :n, if possible. Fund8 received later will of Queen are Jan Moses, Helen G. A.' counselors; Melvin Tli Hall, Mary Beth Routon, Wanzell Royal Ambassador counselor; be credited for this cause for the year 1949. Nix, Betty Burroughs, Betty Owen, Mrs. Henry Haynes, leader o · and Barbara. Taylor. Four Y. w. Sunbeam band, · DECEMBER 16, 1948 I 7 PA81 ILEVII IIIIIIIOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIilhUMhiiiDiillhlillliiWUiiiiiiWIIiilunmuWIUIUIIIIIIIIIhl*iliiiiitiiiiiiililfilillbiUIOIIIilliiilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiDIIPUIIIIIDID1DmiD11liOIIIOinmmmmnliilllihiiliiAAIUIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIHIDRIIIHUIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIJUI Figures to Inspire December 5, 1948 s.s. T.U. Ad Little Rock, Immanuel 1176 430 Including Missions ..1483 648 Ft. Smith, First ------1139 588 EDGAR WILLIAMSON, DIRECTOR Little Rock, First _ 831 361 EDGAR WILLIAMSON T. D. McCuLLocH El Dorado, First ______773 260 Hot Springs, Secon'd _ 695 190 Sunday School Superintef~Mnl StUdent Union Secretary Little Rock, Second _ 683 146 RALPH w. DAVIS MRs. B. W. NININGER N. Little Rock, Baring Cross __ 654 266 Training Union Dlrector .Church Musk Dlrector Including Missions _ 699 298 Baptist Building; Little Rock Pine Bluff, First ____ 633 263 Fayetteville, First ___ 600 242 Including Missions _ 638 268 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIBUIIINIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllWIIIIIIJIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIUIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIUIUIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIHihiiiiiiiiiiUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJI Camden, First ...... 544 150 Including Missions ___ 753 242 Benton, First ·------539 208 December-Extension Hope, First ...... 524 109 '. To Preside at State Student Planning Meeting Little Rock, Tabernacle 521 156 Department Month Arkadelphia, First ----· 517 223 Hot Springs, Central _ 428 130 student secretaries, and local B. The Extension Department is Including Missions _ 488 Little Rock, Gaines St. 425 300 S.· u. · presidents will participate. the arm of the Sunday School Including Mission _ 508 The program for the meeting, which reaches out to serve those N. Little Rock, First _ 425 118 ' which opens with a supper con Including Mission _ 508 who because of age, health, or Russellville, First _ 418 .123 ference on Friday night, Decem Sunday work are unable to· at Ipcludlng Mission _ 459 148 Malvern, First ______416 73 ber 17, call's for intensive plan tend the regular program of Bible Including Mission _ 442 ning for the State Student Spring teaching on Sunday. It is esti Little Rock, Pulaski Retreat, the State Baptist Student Heights ------399 103 mated that there a.re some 3,000,- Pine Bluff, ImmanueL 397 145 Union Convention, and Volunteer 000 adults in our Southern Bap El Dorado, Immanuel _ 382 239 Summer Service. tist territory who for the reasons Including Missions _ 429 271 Ft. Smith, Grand Ave. 382 88 Other •State Officers assisting stated, cannot attend· Sunday Ft. Snilth, Calvary -·-· 380 72 Ft. Smith, Calvary __ 379 133 in this meeting are: first vice School. Springdale, First -----·· 371 228 president, Bill Towery, Arkansas , May we suggest, and urge pas Including Mission __ 517 Forrest City ------371 194 State; second vice president, Miss tors a n d superfntendents, First, Hot Springs, Park Johnnie Adams, College of the if you do not have an Extension Place ------·- 362 128 McGehee, ll'lrst ----- 347 152 Ozarks; tl$'d vice president, Miss Department then organize this Including Missions 414 Dorothy Ladd, Arkansas State department NOW to meet the Pari11, First ------· 344 98 Paragould, First • ___ 344 11 need of those who cannot attend. 212 . Teachers'; secretary, Carro Including Missions _ 454 273 Blewster, University of Arkansas; Second, if your school has an Ex Hot Springs, First __ 334 75 reporter, Helen Higginbotham, tension Department, then check SUoam Springs, First _ 324 190 Conway, First ~- 318 52 ·Baptist Hospital; Ridgecrest up to see if it can be strength~ned Cullendale ------202 156 in any way and Third, set a goal West Helena ------292 122 chairman, John McC.lanahan, Smackover, First ...... _ 283 144 Ouachita; stewardship chairman, to enroll at least ten people dur Little Rock, South. Ruth Dowell, Central; music ing the next month. Highland ...... 276 139 Pau~ Johnson Stuttgart, First ----·---·- 267 124 chairman, Tom Landers Jr.; oua NOTE: Any Sunday School or Including Missions _ 302 142 ganizing a new Extension Depart Harrison, First ...... 261 115 State Baptist s~udent Union chita. Earl Herrington will be Including Missions _ 361 140 President, Paul Johnson, a Junior host pastor. Dr. Edgar William- ment will be furnished free of Lake. City ------260 133 charge sufficient literature for Greenwood, First __ 245 92 at the University o.f Arkansas wili son, director of the Department Mana, First ------·- 343 77 preside at the annual State Bap use during the first quarter the Including Mission .... 306 108 of Religious Education and W. 0. department is in operation. Write Ft. Smith, BaUey IDU _ 241 89 tist Student Union Planning Vaught Jr. pastor of the Imman Norphlet ------·- 237 125 Meeting to be held at the Central to the Sunday School Department, El Dorado, West Side _ 236 107 uel Baptist Church, Little Rock, Hamburg, P'lrst - - --- 235 142 Baptist Church, North Little Baptist Sunday School Board, N. Little Rock, Park Rock, December 17-18. will bring messages. T. D. Mc Nashville 3, Tennessee · giving Hill ...... ______234 80 them the n am e and address of Pine Bluff, Second __ 232 95 State B. s. u. Officers, College Culloch, State Student Secretary Ft. Smith, South Side 229 65 your pastor, general Sunday Dumas, First ------219 86 center pastors, faculty advisors, will be in charge. School superintendent, and Ex Including Mission __ 257 Monticello, First ~--· 218 115 tt1nsion Department superintend Little Rock, Calvary __ 215 108 eht. A generous supply of ~his Stamps, First --··---· 215 94 Jackson ville, First ...... 210 110 Student Night at Christmas Caroline Association Ha_a First material will be sent to you direct. Ft. Smith, Oak Grove .... 194 82 Free materials to help y
CHURCH ASSOCIATION / PASTOR AMOUNT Men For the Master can advertise, but we suggest Coal Hill Boone-Carroll -- ·------...... _ 19.30 • during 1949 we concentrate Grand Avenue Concord J. Earl Bryant ...... _,_____ , 75.03 By c. E. BRYANT DeGray Red River Guy Branscum ..,. __ ,,____ 35.52 efforts on two: identificatic Smackover Liberty Ralph Reasor ...... _ ...... 372.00 I sat in a meeting. of business church buildings with attr~ Pocahontas, First Current River W. H. Hunt ...... -...... 22.85 Tillar Delta Dale Taylor ...... ,_,_,___ 41.00. men today and heard them talk signs, and effective news stori McGehee Delta T. T . James ------..- 16.00 about lost souls. They rejoiced in~ church activities in the pres! Hamburg Bartholomew -- ______,____ 6.00 Joiner Mississippi County -- ..... _,_,__ ,, .. ,_,,,, .... 12.00 opportunities met and wept ov-er ------000------Waldron, First Buckner Vernon Yarbrough ------109.53 opportunities lost. Hickory Grove Harmony T. s. Cowden ...... 33.19 It was a unique group because N orthern Baptists As1 Crossett, First Bartholomew J. W. Buckner ------5.00 El Dorado, Second Liberty Jesse Reed ------5.00 each man present represented a "Gifts For Chr ~~b~~~P:;Irst ~Ftt\~o~~~~w == :::::::::::::::::::::::=:~~::: 1~g:~8 state of the Southern Baptist _ter Union Hill Bartholomew R. R .. Shreve ...... ------8.50 ritory extending from Maryland to New York.-C h u r c he s o Piney Central Edward Anderson ...... 18.00 California. Each is an expert in Northern Baptist Convention Hampton, First Carey Charles A. Maule ______,, 5.~0 Central Pulaski County Earl Herrington ----.. -·-·-··· 10.00 the world of making money. Some make special offerings for th South Side Harmony !... A. Sparkman ...... 8.44 are executives, some merchants, nomination's missions on th€ Lexa Arkansas Valley James High ...... ------34.46 Harrison, First Boone-Carroll E. E. Griever ...: ...... - ...... 220 .90 some lawyers, two are ranchers. nual "Sunday of Sacrifice" i Hopewell Current River c. F. Gwlnup ...... -...... 67.34 Their chiefest thing in common is observed on December 5. Madison, First Tri-County J. M. Hitt ~.. ___ .. , ...... ·35.00 New· Liberty Mississippi County Russell Duffer ...... 67.31 Jesus Christ the Lord. Marking a departure fron Earle Tri-County Joe Sullivan ___...... 13.60 The men had come to Memphis emergency appeal, stressed d' Pleasant Grove No. 3 Buckner Harmon Allen ,,___ ,______6.00 the war and postwar years, Smyrna White County -- ...... 45.00 by plane and train at the call of Russellville Dardanelle-Russellville W . E. Speed ______,,______,,, 1.00 Lawson H. Cooke, executive secre year's observance will focm Carllsle Caroline Guy D. Magee...... ~...... 87.23 tention upon "Gifts for Chril ·Malvern, Third Central • William Kersh ...... _...... 5.00 tary, and his associates, Hugh F. Kibler Clear Creek ;- H. G. Ml!am __ ,_,___ .. ___ .._ 18.54 Latimer and George W. Schroeder, Each of the 7,000 church~ Urbana Liberty Marsh Whitington ...... 10.00 the Convention is being ask1 Charleston Concord c. H . Jones ..... __ ,,,...... 29.84 of Baptist Brotherhood of the Star City Harmony Luther Dorsey ...... 217.75 South. It was the annual meeting take an extra offering in th Arkansas City Delta H . J. Atkins ...... -...... 2.00 terest of the total home .and Marmaduke Greene County C. E , Robertson ------.-1'---'-- 32.70 of the Southern Baptist Conven Witts Chapel Current River ·H. W . Johnston ...... 13.46 t.ion's committee on this mighty ign mission enterprise. Berryville Boone-Carroll Gray Evans ...... _,_,,,.... 3.00 Slogan for this year's obs-er, Booneville Concord W . w. Grafton ...... 16.00 movement of mim for the Master. Bay Mt. · Zion Daniel Hughes -----' -.------82:50 For two days these men sought .is "Put Christ F i r s t on Y Lavaca Concord 0. M. Stalllngs ,,_,_,,,... ,. 52,55 • Christmas List." Lepanto Trinity Lesl1e Riherd ...... - .. - ...... 128.39 God's will for their lives and for Shlloh Buckner John Staggs ...... -...... 8.00 the lives of their fellowmen. They The total missionary budge Pickles Gap Faulkner T, W. Hays ------...... 25 .00 the denomination is $7,501 Marsden • Bartholomew F. E . Canady ...... 20.25 prayed and talked, and prayed and Columbla-Jarrett Current River Carl Huddleston ...... ,_.. 2.00 talked some more, that the Lord which, it is hoped, will be r Pleasant Hlll White River ___ ,,...... ,______15.00 before April 30, 1949. Halley Delta ...... -...... 10.00 would use t h e Baptist Brother Ft. Smith, Immanuel Concord B. B. Sawyer ...... , ___ ,,,.... 6.00 hood for the advancement of His -Religi~ News Sera Strong . Liberty R . 0 , Ekrut ...... 39.00 White Sulphur Springs Harmony Claudd Bumpus ..... _ ...,...... 21.00 Kingdom. They did not seek revo - ---0001---- Austin Station Caroline Van Griffin ...... , ..... __,____ 14.96 lutionary methods: only the en Trinity Red River -- ...... -7" .. ------25.00 Jonesboro, First Mt. Zion c. ·z. Holland ...... 82.00 listment of men ·in active partici lt Doesn't Make Sen Shady Grove Boone-Carroll A. J. Duncan ...... -...... 5.00 pation in the regular work of Bap By CoLEMAN CRAIG Cole Ridge Mississippi w. o, Steward ------·-·•----~- 37.00 Mt. Zion Big Creek J. W. Shields ...... _ ..,_,__ 2.00 tist churches. Tabernacle Pulaski County Ralph D. Dodcl ...... -...... 5.00 A four point emphasis for 1949 In the face of hunger and s East Side Greene-County Jeff Rousseau ...... -...... 2.00 atiori throughout the world a1 Graves Memorial Pulaski County L. P. Guthrey ...... _...... 7.78 was discussed and adopted. The New Hope Carey ' Roy Hl!ton ...... 20.00 aims: the face of the fact that poor Nashville Little River W . E. Perry ...... ------· 25 .00 Evangelism. "We believe," they pie in this country are at Norman Caddo River C. P. Cowart ------~ 41.00 Beech Street Hope James G. Harris ...... ---- 11.00 agreed, "that the chief t ask of wits ends to buy food at the Nettleton Mt. Zion G. W . Boyd ...... -...... 62.50 every Christian and of e v e r Y increasing high prices, it de Ozark Clear Creek Don Hook ...... -...... 41.18 make sense to learn, that irl Ione Buckner TJ:ielmer Amos ...... -...... 13.00 Christian church is to win souls to Man1la Mississippi County J. L. Ford ...... -...... 44.00 Christ. We mean active, personal state, Virginia, the state pr< Fountain Hill Bartholomew Rolo Nixon ...... 25.00 tion and marketing administr Pine Bluff, First Harmony A. B. Pierce ...... 179.07 soul wininng--man to man." Rowe Chapel Mt. Zion Carl Bunch ----.. ----...... 27.00 The Man a n d Boy Movement. committee buys up 2,358,249 Calvary Concord L. H. Davis ...... 6.00 )f potatoes from farmers at South Ft. Smith Concord W . A. Crow ...... 42.00 A man is to find a boy and take 1 per cwt., and resells the pot Little Rock First Pulaski County R. c. Campbell ------281.30 him to Sunday School on f o u r Success Current River J. F. Bow ...... r .. --...... ,.... 70.00 at 25c per cwt., to distiller Fayetteville. First . Washington-Madison Walter Johnson ...... _...... 12.00 consecutive Sundays. "Boys are conversion into alcohol. ElDorado, First Liberty Sam Reeves •. - ...... 477.34 runnint; wild on the streets and in Sidney Rocky Bayou Hal Gallop ...... 15.53 In the first place, this id1 Pleasant Grove Faulkner County P. E. Turner ..... _ ....,...... 50.00 the alleys of every communitv . artificially creating prosperi1 Altheimer Harmony ...... ,_...... 9.00 Many pave never seen the inside Magnolla, Central Hope L. L . Hunnicutt ...... -...... 50.00 government buying of produ< Shirley Stone-Van Buren Jerry Davis ...... ,;., .... _, 1.00 of a churc'b building. We, as high prices is just another Twelve Corners Benton County W . R. Reeves ...... 10.00 Christian laymen, must do some Hunter Woodruff County L. Y . Lewis ...... -...... 11.82 of new deal philosophy, m:ti Magno!la Bartholomew T . H. Berry , ______.... 42.50 thing about it." only by . other acts such as k The Co-operative Program. "The ~~~ ~~;;'h, First ~~~~~~Y • • B. v. Feriti80Ii-::::::=::::: 4~:88 off brood sows and destr• El Dorado, Second Liberty Jesse Reed ...... ,._,,,,,____ 2.00 Baptist Brotherhood of the South planted crops. The old law of Beck Spur Tri-County Glen Giles ...... -...... 17.20 reaffirms our conviction that the ply and demand is good en Immanuel Bartholomew Keith Babbs .....- ....,_,,_,,... 38.33 Mt. Home White River D . W . Stark ...... 58.10 Co-operativ-e Program must con for us. But wheq a surplus of Norfork White River ...... _, .. ,_ 10.00 tinue as the over-all plan of fi - products created by govern Life Line Pulaski County Lawrence Kendrick ...... 4.00 Black Oak Mt. Zion ...... ______23.21 nancing our denominational work. buying is used to enrich the Immanuel Pulaski County W. 0 . Vaught .... _, ______403.66 It is safe, sound. and equitable, tillers we think the time has Stanford Greene County J. 0. Miles ______, .. _ ..____ 10.00 Paragould, First Greene Oounty D. c. Applegate __':':, _____, __ 329.98 and thf're is :no other wav to fi for honest men to g i v e se Phlladelphia Mt. Zion Basi! Goff ...... -...... 23.71 nance the world-mission· program study to the economic fall Brinkley Arkansas Valley H . L. Lipford .... _____,,, .. 186.15 of Southern Baptists." that honeycomb the nat Canfield Hope • ...... ------..--- 9.43 Mt. Ollve Bartholomew B. E . Powell ____ , ____ ,____ 39.84 Church Advertising. "There are structure. Joyce City Liberty Charles Nash ...... -...... 54.25 -The Baptist Revi Gum Springs Benton 10.00 many areas in which the church Trumann Trinity J. M. Bas-i'nger-~.:-_:::-·-..:::::::: 6.oo Holly Springs Bartholomew W . L. Leach ...... __,__ 3.00 St. Francis Gal!'lesvllle Charles Holland --·------37.80 . CHURCH ASSOCIATION PASTOR Black Rock Black River Charles D. Tlbbels ------• 10.00 Grul:>bs, First Black River Walter Phllllps ------18.50 Forester Buckner J. E. Evans ------.. ·-·-~-- Acorn Ouachita Mark Fite ------·---·---.. - 25.00 New Hope White River CarlPaul Hudlestortfox ______------, ______Shlloh Current River C. L. Davis ------5.00 Immanuel Harmony Union • Liberty R. c. Brinkley ------· 47:00 Elliott Liberty McRae White County E . F. Simmons ---·--·---·· 10.00 Arkadelphia, ·First Red River J. G. pothran ------Walnut Ridge, First Black River Seibert Haley ------6.00 Mason Valley Benton County c. C. Roberts ______, ______Magazine Concord L. A. Thompson _____ , ______,____ 2.00 England, First Caro!lne W. B. Pittard ------·----- Mr. and Mrs. J. R. EdwardsGreene County 35,00 Clarendon. First Arkansas Valley John HolBton ______, __ _ Rocky Point White County 0. B. 8;;;y:th:;"·:::=:::~~::: 10.00 Gaines Street Pulaski County C. E. Lawrence ____ ,,____ ._,,., ~~~~~Jg~lngs :~~~~=g:~~~H Guy Hopper ..... _,______,_____ 12._oo Calvary Independence 1 Loy Moody ---·------· 10 50 Pleasant Ridge Little Red River Leonard Bunch ------Bogy Chapel Harmony J . T . Morgan ------.. ---- 7.06 Dollege Hlll Hope c. G . Davis---·------·------Conway, Second Faulkner Chester Ware ------..·-·-- 79.70 En on Bartholomew Edd Cloud ...... Matthews Memorial Harmony L. G. Whitehorn ·-··---r--·-- 31.78 J acksonvllle Pulaski Count:; H. W . Ryan ------PAGE THIRTEEN DECEMBER 16, 1948 I. Contrib·utiQns For The Honor Debt We started some weeks ago to publish the contributions that were CHURCH ASSOCIATION PASTOR ~.J made on State Mission Day for the Honor Debt. Scores of offerings Fellowship Buckner -- ·-·····-·-··-··----- 40. reached our office later. We are continuing to publish these offerings. Tuckerman Black River Ray Rhyne ············------136. 1 Sulphur Rock Independence George Roberts ····-·--·-- 16.2 Eagle Lake Bartholomew Edward Persons ·····-··-- 5.0 Ashdown Little River Lawson Hatfield ·-······.. ···-· 38.5 ASSOCIATION PASTOR AMOUNT Bethel Red River -- ---··- 8.3 CHURCH Pleasapt Grove Faulkner county P . E. 'lfti.mei:-=~-----:_ 10.0 Brown's Ohapel, Greene County Tommie ;Henson ...- .. -.....$ 51.50 Biggers \ Current River Alvin Alllson ------15.0 New Hope Boone-Carroll E. F. Cox ...... ---- 24.~ :Say Mt. Zion D<.nlt~l Hughes ...... -- 17.50 Hampton Carey Charles A. Maule ··----·- 1!1.q Beirne Red River Marvin Gennlngs ---·--·- 23.65 Monticello, Flrst Bartholomew R. D. Washington --··-- 43~ Camden, First Liberty T. L. Harris ----·-- 307.50 Pleasant Hlll Benton County 0 . 0. Roberts ·--··---········--· 20.q Mt. Ida Caddo River D. B. Bledsoe ------30.00 El Dorado, Second Liberty JeBBe Reed ______.... 104.~ Childress Chapel Greene County J . 0. Miles ....______11 .00 Ohlldress Chapel Greene County J. 0 . Mlles _____..._ ____ 11~:~ Boxley, Walnut Grove Newton County Carl Mitcham ... 23.00 W.M.U. Van Buren, First Clear Creek T. H. Jordan ...... --- 57.80 Boydell ~i~!ty T. J. :B&rn:e-5--:::=:~- 23.6 Springdale, First Washington-Madison Stanley Jordan ...... _. __ 207.81 Yellvllle Shuler Liberty J. B. Ritchie ---·-·-··.. ·- - 56.00 Hatton ~l~~hlta ~berts ::::::::::::::::::::= ~g:~ Black River 50.00 Central Lake VIllage White River Andrew Heskett ---·-··---. 5.0 Bates Buckner E. M. G.reent!ili~~:::::: 5.00 Rye Hlll Concord L. L. Gllllam -----·-·-·--·· 23.0 W. M. s. England, First Caroline W. B. Pittard ----·------7.00 Reyno Current River ...... - ---- 27.0 New Hope Caroline C. H. Dunaway ...... - ....· -- 7.00 Palestine Tri-County J . M. Hltt --~~----:: ____,.. 17.Q Piggott, First Gainesville J. 0. Young ·-·-----..- - ...- 52.50 Parthenon Newton County, ----··-·--..-·--- 8.~ Petty's Chapel Arkansas Valley R. S. Wilson ...... __ _.. .._ _ 5.50 Buckvllle Buckvllle ---·------·----- 5.Q Mt. Vernon Faulkner -·-----..· · 33.15 Liberty Liberty Walter Parks --·----- 1o.q Trinity Hope · Warren Nutt ....:....~---'-'-- 5.25 Chambers Caroline -- ·------·-·-- 8.0 M~>...'ion Trl- County N. E. Lerch -----·-·---- 15.00 Baring CroBB Pulaski County H. A. Elledge ·------1.d C<>nway, First FEmlkner -·--- 14.00 Elaine • Arkansas Valley Bennie Pearson ·-·--·--= 25.~ Hot>e, First Hope s. A. Whitlow ...... ------·~ 357.35 Manlla Ml~slsslppl county J. L. Ford ---·-·---- 511. Alma Clear Creek L. E, Cunningham ...... _._ 150.00 Pike Avenue Pulaski County Byron King ---·-··------3: Lunsford Mt. Zion Jack '"Laftler ·-·-...... -... 4.00 Des Arc caroline Emest Baker - ..------1. Stuttgart, First Centennial ··---- 111.70 Jonesboro, Central Mt. Zion Reese S . H'oward -~--· 75.0 Humphrey Centennial R. D. Harris -----,-· 5.00 Brookland Mt. Zion S. J. Meador -----·...... - 22.3 Bethany White County S. W . Holcomb _ _.___._ 15.00 New Providence Mississippi County R . F. Liddell ·-..---- 64.~ New Hope Mt. Zion --- 11.40 Denton Buckner - ...... _._ 6.Q Hartford Buckner L. P. Thomas ...... ___ 38.00 Poteau Trumann, F!ret Trinity · John Basln6er ..- ...... - .... 100.00 Mt. Zion, Banner ~~~ren~ad River ~ =====-~== M:~ Walcott Greene County -- ...... _... 5.00 Pleasant Hill Little Red River -----·-·-·- 13.~ Pleasant Grove woodruff county -- ...... ----·------35.00 Moark Current River ----·-----·---- 100.Q Galilee Liberty L. W.,Willlams ----- 30.00 Luxora MississiPPI County A. B. HUI ...... ·---·------·~ 50.d Nlmons Gainesville E. w. Gray ...... ------45.00 Mt. Sidon White County H. M. Dugger ---·--·--- 30.~ Louann Liberty G. Paul Starnes ...... --·- · 165.00 Haw Creek Buckner - - ·---·.. ·---~~ 22. Little Rock, Second Pulaski County M. RaY McKay --·- ....·--- 443.83 Cross Roads LlbeJ;ty 21 Clark's Chapel Buckner -- :------·--·- 3.41 Philadelphia Liberty Jesse Kldd __ _::_:::-~::::::-_= 1s:c Sage Rocky Bayou Hal Gallop --- --·-----·-.. 23.50 Mt. Hebron ·White County Otis Reedy ...... -----·- 16.~ H11ghes Arkansa.s Valley W. D. Wallace ----- 155.40 Number Nine • Mississippi County H. S. Richardson ------l.C cotter White River -- ...... - ....-·--- 56.00 Comlnto Bartholomew ,.. Edd Cloud ...... ,.. ----- 5.0 Barber Concord Frank Cleveland --·--·-· 10.00 Hopewell :Boone-Carroll Loy Moody _ ...... - ...-- 10.0 Judsonia. White Cllunty Robert McMillan _ .._.__ 88.50 Calvary Harmony . E. W. Johnson .._ ...... _. 70 .~ Rector Gainesville E. C. Polk ·--·--..-~-- 225.00 Walcott Greene County ~mos Greer -·-·-----....- ..-- 77. Helena. First Arkansas Valley Ralph' Dougla.s ·-----·.. 1.00 South Side Harmony L. A. Sparkman -----· 154. Joyce City, w. M. s. Liberty Charles Nash 1.00 Harris Chapel Tri-County • 2.q BardIs Little River A. o. Zachrey ------. 9.53 Memorial • Central Joe Melton ...... _____ 24.( Murfreesboro Little River R. E. Baucum ----..··-- 175.00 Augusta Woodruff county Dell Hanes ...... ___ __ 52 .~ Marked Tree Trinity W. F. Carlton ----..~-- 40.00 Decatur :Renton County John V. Terry ··--~-- 45.( Joyce City Liberty Charles Nash -·-..·---- 3.00 Gaines Street Pulaski County c. E. Lawrence _ ...... ___ 16.C Leonard Galnesv1lle Fred Lewis ------·-·-·---... 55.83 Malvern, First Central 'I'. K. Rucker ------..· -- 158.! Trumann, W. M. s. Trinity John Basinger ------11.00 Rison Hll.l"mony . T. T. Newton ·------63.( Calvary Harmony E. W. Johnson ·------1.00 Mt. Olive I.lttle Ret! River W. B. O'Neal ------8.! Columbus J.lttle River Floyd Taylor ·-·------12.99 Center Hlll flreP.ne Gounty Carroll Gibson ·-----~ 6.( Immanuel, W. M.S. Benton County Frank Pitts -·------20.49 Brownstown J.tttle River JA.llles Hampton ...... __ 5.( Rison Harmony T . T. Newton ...... - .. 14.00 Stamps, First Hope Waif Hamllton ...... -- 10.( :A rickeys Arkansas Valley ·B. F. McDonald ---.... 9.55 Saline :Rartholomew :Richard Johnson __.. _____ 22.( Osceola, W. M. s .. First Mississippi County Russell Clubb ----·-- 4.00 Walls Chapel Greene Co,mty Amon Woods ...... 19.' Mineral Springs, Central Little River ...... ______4.73 Monticello, First Bartholomew R. D. Washlnrnon ...... _.. 7.< Monticello First Bartholomew R. D. Washington ·---- 201.46 Rescue White County Sidney W. Holcomb ___ 15.( Bearden, W. M. S. Carey Edgar Griffin ....._,__ ___ 6.00 Twelve Comer ~enton-Count:v -- --. ....-...... ;.__, 6.' Pleasant Hlll Greene Count.y ...... - ...... _ 3.00 Slloam Springs, First ~enton Connty B. N. Simmons _ ...... , ___ 109.1 Benton ville :Renton County JA.llles Overton --·---..-- 5.00 Oak Grove mea.,. Creek A. D." Kent ------·-.. ·---~- 20 .( Clinton Stone-Van Buren Clande Jenkins -·---.. 24.65 Union Hlll Jl'~tulkner County Leonard Dove __.... ___ 25.( Centerton Henton county Melvin Coffelt -·------.. 20.60 Friendship Buckner -- _.,.... ____ ~ .. -.-- .... 7.1 Park Hill :PulMkl County Taylor Stii.Ilflll --·--· 3.00 south Fork Fl.qd River Dan Berry ----- 5.4 Mansfield- Jluokner Karl McClendon --·--· 69.54 Lead Hill aoonA-Carroll E. c. Kin ~~: ...... ___ 21.« Black Springs Caddo River Ray Barnett ...... _ ..______5.00 Lunsford Mt. Zion Jack Laffler .....______61.1 Pollard Oalnesvllle Fred Lewis ____.... ___ 3.00 Stamps, First R'OPA Wa.lf B"omlllton _ ...... ~- 6,1 Gregory Woo<:lr1'ff County ...... - ...... _ 26.00 Plummervllle Dardanelle-Russellville L. L. Jordan ------79~ Ashdown r.tt.t.le River La.wson_.Hatfleld __.. ___ .... 14.00 Eight Mile flrP.P.ne Countv A. 0. Collier ·------·-- 7.1 Baring Cross Pnla.~k l County H. A. Elledge -·------1.00 Reynolds Memorial PulMkl Cou11ty G. S. Wilson __.. ____ 51.1 Osceola l\ltlssiPsiPPI County Rus•ell Club ---.. 161.66 Perry PP.JTV Countv 30.1 Number Nine MlssiPslnpl County H. S . Richardson ·--- 6.66 Jasper Cabot, W. M. s. Oo.rollne . Dale McCo:v _ ...... -~- 3.00 Searcy. First ~'f~nc~~~r;Y w. R. vii8t&i.. ·::::::::::::.~ 7::: Searcy, First WhltA County W. R. Vestal ------4.00 Mansfield ~nckvllle Karl McClendon --..- ·--·~ 5.1 .Prescott. First "R.Pd River Fred White ·------· 72.88 Pine Bluff , Second ltn.nnony D. C. McAtee .... _.,...... - .• - i'i7,1 Leachville Mlsslsslnnl County B. W . Pierce 55.00 New Hope Mt. Zion ·- - --·--- 77.1 Yorktown Ho.rmony ---- .... ______2n.OO Bentonville Renton nountv .Tames Overton ·--·---- ?.1.~ Stamps, Flrst Fl"one Waif Hamilton --··------10.00 Baring Cross f>ulaskl County R. A. )il)ledo;e ...... --""-T- ~~.1 Pine Grove ' Pula.•kl aonntv Ffarold Presley ...... ----- 17.83 Rehobeth Tndenendence W. E. Davis· ·-- ...... ----- 1fl, Gaines Street :P11lMkl Co1mty n. E. La.wrence ------16.67 Webb City Clear Creek Irving Crossland -·-··--· 1!1.1 W. M. s. Beech Street Hone James Harris -----·---- 10.00 Roland Pulaski County ·-- - --~---- -~-····-- 8. Augusta, First · Woonmff County Dell Hames··----·-·-.... 12.00 Bellaire Delta Glen Wright -·------..- tn .~. Des Arc 0A.l"Oli'Q.e Ernest Ba.ker ---·--- 1.05 Almyr& Centennial n. 0. Stnnkey ------67. Plumbervllle neTdanelle-RussellvUle L. L. Jordan .. ------2.00 Foreman, First Little River :e.o:v Fowler ·---·--- 10. Wilmot Delta n1111U"d s. Miller .....___ 162.43 Lake Hamilton Central Delhert- Garrett ...... -·--·- 36. Mt. Zion :AI~ Creek J. W. Sl\lelds ----..·-·--- 2.00 Plant Stone-Va.n Buren T. D. Reeves ____.. ____ 5. Pine Bluff, First :R:armony A. :A. Pierce ... ·------·-- 34.00 Rock Springs Benton County n •. n Oha.mpl!n _ ...... - 12. Waldron, First :Ru
Fouke Church and Mission Fouke church, Hope Association, Department of Groundhreaking Ceremony, First Church, Ear. has a live, wide-awake pastor in the person of Howard Wilson. With the help of some of the lay men in his church he held a re vival meeting about two miles MISSIONS from his town on the site where C. W. CaldweU, Superintendent a Baptist church house once stood. It has been approximately thirty years since any services were held in the original church. Harmony Associational As a result of the revival, a mis Board Meeting · sion was established and a build ing constructed. A few weeks ago Down in Harmony Association a church was organized and is the churches really go in for a now ready to stand alone as they strong Mission program. The carry on their own program. board has a Mission Committee The people have gone back to which works with the missionary "Bethel." The same thing has Architect's draWing af the new churcl}. which l8 1WW u¢er constructi,on a~ E happened in many places over the in setting up a program of work state during the recent years. It and in carrying it to completion. Clround breaking ceremonies secretary, who delivered the should be taking place in mlltllY A regular mission budget is were held by the First Church, dress. Charles Blauz Jr. and l other communities. And one of adopted each year and the church Earle, on October 24, for their Rogers, chairmen of the fin1 the best ways to re-establish a gives to it liberally. The entire new $144,000 church and educa and building committees resll church is for some aggressive town tional buildins-. ively were recognized, also church to · do it. salary of the missionarY wlll be Participating in the service Charles Huddleston ot' the C provided by the association and were: Joe B. Sullivan, pastor, Construction Company, supe11 many churches will receive sup who was in charge of the pro of the proposed church bu1ldi Washington-Madison plementary aid. Pastoral fields gram; Mrs. W. M. Hudgens, old ,. The new. building, when c are formed, new houses of wor est member of the church, who pleted, will provide for 500 in E Workers' Conference lifted the first spadeful of earth; ship are built, and missions are day School and the auditOJ It was the privilege of the Su Dr. L. T. Wallace of ouachita perintendent of Missions to be established under the direction of College, who read the Scripture; will have a seating capacit3 w i t h the Washington-Madison the missionary and the Mission and Dr. B. L. Bridges, e~ecutive 500. Workers' Conference in their Committee. monthly meeting, December 2. s. D. Dayis is the associational The attendance was excellent for riched and our churches stren1 such a rainy day. Lucien Coleman missi?nary. The brethren in that ened if pastors and' teachers is· the moderator and A. L. Leake associJ:Ltion think that he is the January and John prepare themselves to teach associational missionary. This best in the state. It was a joy to many make ready to study association carries on an excellent By RoBERT G. LEE, ·President be present in their re.cent board Southern Bapti# Convention marvelous truths in John's < program. The Associational Board meeting, to hear their discussions, pel - as they are found in v helps to supplement the pastors' and to observe their progress. January, the first month of the John wrote about Christ's In salaries in s o m e of t h e weak 'nation, the miracle .at Cana, Missionary Davis and his good year, will possess Scriptural riches churches. Missionary Leake has wife did an unusual thing in hav new birth as Christ SPOke of l planned a progressive program ing the entire board in their home for those who take time and give Nicodemus, Jesus' message on Water of Life, the Bethesda ( for the year. He and his good for a turkey dinner. No wonder thought to the Clospel written by the brethren think that Brother John, one of the first called to be the Bread of Life, the Feas· wife are making a la!lting impres Davis and his wife are tops. an apostle. John, his name mean Tabernacles, the significance~ sion iri that-association. ing "one whom Jehovah loves," freedom by truth, Christ as in love leaving his nets to be a Light of the world and the C PIPB ORGANS Shepherd, the Lazarus chat DALLAS INVITES YOU New and Used fisher of men, in love standing at ROSS AVENUE BAPTIST Prompt Service tor the cross, in· love outrunning Peter the Bethany cHapter, the ~ Tuning, Rebuilding, Modernizing Supper, the Comforter, the , CHURCH INVITES YOU Addition', Chimes. to see the empty tomb that resur rection morn, in love recognizing and its Branches, the Spiri1 Ross and Moser ARKANSAS ORGAN CO, truth and peace, the Lord's' p: Homer B. Reynolds, Pastor P. o. Box. 491, N. Little Rook, Ar.k. Jesus after the resurrection, in Phones: 5·0415-5·0!146 love building churches in Asia er, the trial and crucifixion Minor, in love wrote the Clospel Jesus, the resurrection of Ch and the questioning of Petel that bears his name - the. book Jesus. 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we note the simplicity and hu Central Associational' Go~od· News In The Bible mility of His birth. These men Hymn Festival were undoubtedly God-fearing, By' MRs, RoLAND LEATH faithful men, for they carefully Something new has been adde followed instructions as a result to the Quarterly Association! of this announcement. Hymn-Sing and credit for th: Oftentimes one hears the ques fine contribution goes to Cent~ tion, "Have you heard the good We see th.e announcement in Sunday School·Lesson three distinct parts: first, "Be not Association and to its progress!~ news?" Eagerly good news is ·shar For December 19, 1948 afraid: for behold, I bring you ., music committee under the leadel ed with others. The good news ' ship of Ray McClung. may be of a birth, a wedding, a Luke 2:1- 14 good tidings of .great joy which promotion, a journey, a gift, or a Rhall be to all people." It was The Hymn-Sing is preceded lJ physical recovery. Many times decidedly news of joy and assur a Church Music Conference. Th: the line of David, to which they ance; Heaven sent 'comfort to supper meeting is attended by a hearts are made to rejoice by that belonged, to register. , earth with the Savior's birth. In the pastors and music director; which, to others, is "good news." So, the all important Journey tender and reverent tones. the Following a talk on some vital mu But none of these things can from Nazareth to Bethlehem was angel of t h e Lord spoke to the sic topic previously assigned to begin . to compare with the good made, even th Make This a Great Co-operative Program Mon tll 50-50 By 1950 Pastor George DeLaughter and the Sh: Brethren, we are not supporting the Co-operative Program adequately, Won't Church, Hope Association, voted to incrE you come to our rescue on the last stretch of the race? Send us' a large contribution Co-operative Program contributions from at once. Maybe your church has not given anything undesignated during the last per month tb $30 per month. They say quarter-maybe not for the whole year. Make the offering large, now. plan to be 50-50 by 1950." Wonder how m of our churches will really go to "50-50 1950." Thank you Brother DeLaughter. Will You Help? Pastor R. C. Campbell and First Nethercutt and Plainview: We are still in the red on Convention ex Baptist Church of Little Rock penses. We thank the brethren and the Under the leadership of that valiant Bap- Pastor G. E. Nethercutt and the Plainv churches for sending us the $10 checks and tist statesman, Dr. R. C. Campbell, the First Baptist ,Church at the Pine Bluff Arse1 other amounts. The contributions in these Church, Little Rock, is making history and have voted to double their contributions collections amounted to $2,175.68. This will · is setting a new example in following Christ the Co-operative Program. This churcl: not be printed in our Quarterly Report of to the mission fields. The church proposes making splendid progress under the leac receipts and disbursements, because so much to give $30,000 in 1949 ior the Co-operative ship of Pastor Nethercutt. Recently they Il of it came in currency, the source of which we Prqgram. That action far surpasses anything chased the ground on which the church bu do not know. We are reporting it here. that has ever been done for missions in Ar ing is located. You remember that when It has been an expensive Centennial Year. kansas. The dynamic leadership of Pastor war started the State Board leased the gr01 Our last Board meeting cost more than $500, Campbell ·will lead this great church on to · and built a house of worship. The church · and we have many more committee meettngs greater contributions and achievements in soon organized, and splendid progress has b than a porcupine has quills. Everything is the broad expense of the Lord's vineyard. made. They have been supporting our w all al<1ng. expensive. Our badges eost $173. The An From tirhe to time you will see this great nual Reports cost $323. Programs cost $388. pastor and church out on the frontier in the ------000---- The pageant cost over $1800. But all in all greater things of the kingdom of God. Associational Missionary Claude Cril it has been a worthwhile investment. It has I makes the following report from White Rl caused us all to lift our spiritual eyes, and Correction Association : catch a greater vision of what Christ wants Pilgrim's Rest Church has voted to give Through an error in the Quarterly Report per c·ent of all its receip(s to the Co-opera! us to do, and of what we are capable of doing the name of the First Baptist Church, North through Him. Program and Associational Missions. D. Little Rock, was omitted. We are glad to Stark 1s pastor. make mention of it here. This good church Bruno Church has in~reased its offering! Fordyce, You Astound and with Pastor 0. W. Moran leading gave during the Co-operative Program, and has increa Inspire Us ' the quarter: undesignated' $1,017.51. its prayer. meeting attendance from zero more than 50, since Spurgeon w. Wilker The First Church, Fordyce, J . . T. Elliff We Need the Names of Preachers became pastor September 1. pastor, votes to give $13,050 for the Co-oper Soon Brother · Stanfill will hand to the Flippin Church, D. M. Kreis, pastor, has ative Program next year. This is forty-three printer the material. from which our Annual creased its gifts to the Co-operative Progr per cent of its budget. The church will gfve is made. This material includes a list of · 200 per cent for next year. Pastor Kreis b fifty per cent of its contributions for outside orda:ined preachers in the State. If we .do tized more converts last year than all ott causes, but the fifty per cent embraces some not have your name and address it will not. in White River Association. other items. The pastor gives God the glory appear in the Annual. Brethren, be sure that ·---~oooe----- and praise. He writes one of the best letters we have your name and address. If 'you p,re Don'~ Cut His Salary It we have ever read. inspires us immeasur not sure of it put it on a post card and mail By A. L. GooDRICH ably along spiritual lines. As ·soon as space it to us at once. Do not blame Brother Stan is available we want to quote. some of this fill or this office for omission of your name Your church is cutting the pastor's sal letter. in the Annual until you have been diligent unless you pay him more this year than __. Thank you Fordyce. to report it. did last. ---- There is no denying the fact that prl More Contributions For the have risen. It is also a fact that m1 Associational Clerks churches have not raised pastor's salaries We need the financial tables that are in Honor Debt comparison with the increase in prices. ' the hands of the Clerks of the Associations. In promoting the State Mission offering for day pastors cannot buy as much with tl We notice that last year one Association was the Honor Debt we published some significant present salaries as they could with sala: entirely left out of our Convention Annual. and early contributions. Later on the contri of a few years ago. In other words, if The reason was we received neither the min butions came in in large numbers, and we have not added to the pastvr's salary utes nor the financial table from that Asso have not had space to publish all of them. have in effect cut it. ciation. Brethren, if you cannot get your More will be published in the weeks that fol · We also believe that every church sha Minutes to us this month then be sure to low. include in its budget an item for the expe send us the financial tables. of the pastor's automobile. Business c Reese Howard and Jonesboro, cerns either furnish their employees an at Central· mobile or pay for the use of one on a mile Eldridge and Tyronz~ basis. Many miies are traveled by the pa1 The Central Baptist Church, Jonesboro, un Pastor Eldridge has led the Tyronza Church every month. der the leadership of Pastor Reese Howard is With continuing high prices the pastor , to increase its percentage j.or the Co-oper increasing its contributions for the Co-opera ative Program more than 50 per cent. Next tive Program. It proposes to give more than do one of two things: first, receive m year they propose to give sixteen and two $1,300 next year for the Co-operative Pro salary; second, lower h:is standard of liv thirds per cent of their budget. This wide gram. Pastor Howard is one of our greatest which means buying less or buying things awake young preacher of the Gospel is lead preachers, and is loyal to the ·cause that he lower quality. ing the church t'o greater things. loves. -The Baptist Standard