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9-15-1976

Herald of Holiness Volume 65 Number 18 (1976)

John A. Knight (Editor) Nazarene Publishing House

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by General Superintendent William M. Greathouse

Nazarene Bible College Offering

N SUNDAY, October 10, all specifically for persons who, called to local congregations of the the ministry later in life, might be un­ OChurch of the Nazarene are asked able to to pursue the regular college- participate in a liberal offering for the seminary route to preparation for capital needs of Nazarene Bible Col­ Nazarene ministry. lege in Colorado Springs, Colo. The While the majority of those looking Sunday school offering on that day to ministry in our denomination have should be designated for this project, continued to choose the broader and our people should rally to make it preparation of one of our liberal arts a banner offering. colleges before pursuing their theo­ Nazarene Bible College and Naza­ logical and ministerial education at rene Theological Seminary are the the seminary, many others whose two institutions of the church ordered preparation would otherwise have by the General Assembly for the sole been limited to the Course of Study purpose of preparing men and wom­ have found Nazarene Bible College en for Christian ministry. Nazarene an exciting and rewarding experience Theological Seminary is a fully ac­ and have gone on to graduate and credited graduate school of theology, find a place of service in the church. and Nazarene Bible College is a candi­ President L. S. Oliver and the fine date for accreditation by the Associa­ faculty of Nazarene Bible College tion of Bible Colleges. Both institutions deserve our confidence and support. are enjoying their best days of service While their operational funds derive to the church. from the General Budget and student Nazarene Bible College was cre­ tuition fees, the only source of monies ated by the 1964 General Assembly for building and campus needs is this to “offer adequate training for ordina­ annual campaign. Let all our people tion in the Church of the Nazarene,” give generously to this worthy project! □ T WAS DURING a revival meeting. One service by MARY E. LATHAM . was to be a special Youth Night. We were urging Kansas City every Sunday school teacher of teen-agers to work to Ihave all pupils present. hesitation. I do not remember who made the first One teacher asked me to pray especially for her move—but soon they began to come, one by one, un­ class. They were young teens— many from un­ til the whole class came. The altar was filled with churched homes. Not one in the class professed a teens. And they all prayed through to victory! vital experience of salvation. She had been working The teacher was overjoyed. The whole class re­ and earnestly praying—even fasting. joiced together. It was a time of precious fellow­ “If I don’t see some of them converted,” she con­ ship. The young people seemed reluctant to leave the fided, “ I believe I’ll die.” service. She herself was a comparatively young Christian— Just before she left, the teacher whispered to me had been converted only a few years before. I re­ some expression of praise to God and gratitude for membered her well. She had come to the altar during my help. Then she added, “You know, it’s the hard­ a former revival meeting we had conducted in that est day’s work I ever did in my whole life. But then, same church. It was the first sermon she had ever you see” — and her eyes fairly danced with joy—“ it’s heard on the new birth—and she sought and prayed the biggest day’s pay! ” □ through the very same night. Later this young Christian was sanctified, joined the church, and became an ardent worker. Now she was teaching a Sunday school class of teens and ex­ periencing what real intercessory prayer means. We FAITH were glad to add our prayer to hers. Faith is the light of God, the power The special Youth Night would give opportunity to work for 100 percent attendance at the revival. This That makes the message leap up whole new teacher laid her plans carefully. She would From printed Word, to spread a shower arrange transportation for every pupil. All would O f burning truths within the soul. meet at her home for the evening meal. Then they would come together to the service. I had assured Faith brings to us that healing fir e - her that I would be praying. indwelling Spirit, from above, What a responsibility—for her—and for the evan­ Who purifies all life's desire, gelist! Earnestly I sought God’s special guidance for Who fills the soul with the message. There was much at stake. And what an opportunity! God's own love. On that memorable Youth Night I watched the Lord, grant us faith! Flood us with teacher come in with all the young people of her class. light! They filled one long pew in the church. What a beau­ tiful sight! For a brief moment her eyes caught mine Oh, set our hearts aflame to find as if to acknowledge our prayer pact. Thy kingdom, in its joy, and might, How dependent upon God’s Spirit we were. And He Thy loving will for all mankind. did not fail us. His presence was very real. The young people entered into the service. They were attentive -JEAN HOGAN DUDLEY to the message. San Benito, Tex. . When the altar call was given, there was a brief

SEPTEMBER 15, 1 STB 3 ROM MY OFFICE window the panorama is an JOHN A. KNIGHT, Editor in Chief interesting study. Pikes Peak stands sovereign IVAN A. BEALS, Office Editor Fand austere above the broad landscape. My altitude Contributing Editors: is slightly over 6,100 feet. The climate is dry but V. H. LEWIS • WILLIAM M. GREATHOUSE the soil is fertile. Left to its own natural inclinations EUGENE L STOWE • ORVILLE W. JENKINS it produces buffalo grass, wild flowers, cactus, soap GEORGE COULTER • CHARLES H. STRICKLAND weed, and occasional sage. General Superintendents, Church of the Nazarene A bit farther west the elevation climbs to 8,000 feet, and scrub pine thrives. Beyond this the altitude goes to 10,000 feet where the fir trees, the aspen, and an occasional pine grow. On up the slope the thinning fir and scattering of kindred trees survive until about IN THIS ISSUE 12,000 feet. From there to the 14,110-foot bald top of Pikes Peak there is nothing growing. It has gone ARTICLES above the timber line. The seeds of everything from the fir tree to the NAZARENE BIBLE COLLEGE OFFERING...... 2 General Superintendent William M. Greathouse daisy have been naturally spread over the entire THE BIGGEST DAY’S PAY ...... 3 landscape, but the elevation together with other Answered prayer Mary E. Latham climatic factors determines what will grow. A daisy FAITH ...... 3 won’t grow well on Pikes Peak’s bald dome, no matter Poem Jean Hogan Dudley how many seeds fall there. CLIMATE SHAPES PERSONS...... 4 Inside my office at close range I study the effects A changeable influence Milo L. Arnold of climate upon humans. This is not the climate gov­ THE TEACHER ...... 6 erned by altitude and wind currents. It is the kind Loves to teach Edward S. Mann created by human beings in the homes where people RESTORED OR REMADE?...... 7 Pen points Paul Martin grow. The lessons are as obvious as are those outside “ HE GAVE ... SOME, EVANGELISTS” ...... 8 the window. With a message G. B. Williamson Different climates produce different kinds of GOD’S WONDERFUL PROMISES ARE T R U E ...... 10 people. Social climate is the product of attitudes, Helps to holy living C. William Ellwanger acts, sounds, relationships, and inspirations which DO I REALLY WANT REVIVAL?...... 10 flow in and out, around about the presences of per­ Pen points John Synder sons. Atmosphere is the periphery of presences touch­ THE CALL TO THE LIFE OF HOLINESS...... 12 ing one another and creating a situation which is Rightly dividing the Word A. R. G. Deasley neither of them nor all of them; but the something IN THE BO OKSTALL...... 13 which is added to a social situation when two persons C. Neil Strait become more than two times one person, and four UPON THIS R O C K ...... 14 Christ’s Church Jerry W. McCant persons living together become more than the mul­ I AM COMING, LORD ...... 15 tiple of them. Music memoette Ovella Satre Shafer Four little boys playing in your home are more than YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU’LL NEED A PSALM ... 16 four times one little boy. There is a climate created In a crisis Faith A. Holstein by their combined presences which makes all manner GOD’S BOUNDLESS LOVE ...... 16 of unanticipated incidents possible. A man and Poem Lily S. Thomas woman married to each other and filling a house with A CHRISTIAN WOMAN’S WORLD...... 17 their presences are more than a mere multiple. They AarlieJ. Hull are what each becomes when in the presence of the EDITORIALS ...... 18 John A. Knight other and what they both become when their presences touch to fill the house with a climate. STANDING FEATURES The climate they create soon begins to shape them so that they incline to become creatures of their own NEWS OF RELIGIO N...... 30 combined environment. Their children are born into ANSWER CORNER...... 31 that climate, and they in turn become the kind of BY ALL M E A N S ...... 34 persons the climate can produce and support. It is Not for Nothing Chuck Magsig sometimes possible to transplant a foreign plant into a new climate and with special care keep it alive. But usually in a home the climate determines what kind Cover photo: Carillon Tower, Nazarene Bible College, by Michael White of personality will survive and blossom. You can’t argue with climate. Bible quotations in this issue: In the Northwest desert I saw petrified trunks of Unidentified quotations are from KJV. trees and the fossils of tropical marine life. The ge­ From the Revised Standard Version ol the Bible, copyrighted 1946 and 1952. ologists say that something changed the relation of the earth to her neighbors and the climate changed.

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When the climate changed, the growth potential were cooperative with parental good intentions. changed. The flora and fauna cannot but adjust to The first responsibility of parents is to produce a the climate. climate which can support wholesome growth. If Here inside my office I see the drama of it. The climate is produced by the periphery of presences climate of a home is changing because the influence touching, then it boils down to the fact that the of the persons changes. The climate which once was adults in the home are inseparable from the climate. conducive of grainfields and flower beds is now the Parents as persons tend to produce a climate which climate for thorns and scavenging beasts. produces in their children a parental reproduction. The husband and wife are vainly trying to preserve This is not heredity. It is environment. It is at­ their own inner qualities of love and dignity and mosphere, a quality of personhood. It is corporate aspiring, but the climate they have created is too personality acting, reacting, and interacting. much for them. Their children are slowly taking on All the pampering or punishing, instructing and the thorny ways of the atmosphere. There is an ugli­ screaming parents can do will not override the in­ ness where once there was beauty. Hatred gouges fluence of the climate they create in the home en­ where love used to heal. Words cut where once words vironment. Children take on our ways, not our were tender and healing. Attitudes and personalities intentions. become thorny and hostile. To change the influence, change the climate. Home These people do not want it this way. They, by climate is acting and reacting. It is affection and it is some means, created a climate; and the climate pro­ fear. It is security or insecurity. It is withdrawal or duces its own flora and fauna. Twenty years from now intimacy. It is touching or striking. Climate is songs their children will be having all manner of agonies or sighs. It is not just the presence of persons. It is the because in this climate they became insecure, de­ something additional which makes two persons more fensive persons. than two times one person. Parents who want to rear a specific kind of beauti­ Change the climate and a lot of things change. ful person must expose their child to a climate which Climate can be changed and improved if we dare to builds that kind. Children are much more influenced do it. Climate can be allowed to deteriorate if we per­ by the climate of the home than by the advice of the mit it. What happens to the climate in the home parents. happens to every person who lives in that climate. Of course children need discipline and they will For better or for worse it is happening to you. eventually be thankful for wholesome discipline. The You cannot win an argument with climate. But you trouble is that no amount of discipline can do alone can let Christ change it by bringing His love into what much less discipline would do if the climate your home. □

RFPTFM RFR 1 FS 1Q7K 5 A tribute to Nazarene college and seminary professors given at the Education Service of the 1976 General Assembly on the evening o f June 21.

NUMBER OF YEARS AGO in late winter, I the future. They are deeply in debt, but they have the . was driving a rented car back to an airport. required degree. A The afternoon sun was shining brightly in a cloudlessTheir next move is to accept a position at a Naza­ sky. I had just concluded what I judged to be a suc­ rene college at a salary which is insufficient to allow cessful interview with a prospective faculty member. the repayment of their indebtedness. So—the wife Accepting my offer would mean a loss of approxi­ goes to work and the husband takes on a second job. mately $7,000 in annual income. It may be selling vacuum cleaners, pumping gas, or As I though about the matter, it suddenly dawned working on a night shift. on me what a tremendous contribution—in hard cash It seems to present an impossible situation, but —he would make if he should spend the next 20 or 30 somehow an omniscient God, who sees to it that all years on a Nazarene campus. Throughout the years, I things work together for good to those who love Him, had found it necessary to raise many hundreds of helps them find a way through the very middle of thousands of dollars from Nazarene churches and the impossible. from foundations and corporations. Why then, do faculty members choose to serve at I realized that afternoon that I had been instru­ Nazarene colleges? First, because they love to teach. mental also in getting an incredible amount of finan­ William Lyon Phelps once said, “ I do not know cial support by inviting faculty members to teach at a that I could make entirely clear to an outsider the Nazarene college for only a fraction of what they were pleasure I have in teaching. . . . In my mind, teaching earning or could earn at other places. Over a period of is not merely a lifework, a profession, an occupation, years this would amount to millions of dollars. a struggle; it is a passion. I love to teach. I love to Many people—faculty, parents, alumni, and con­ teach as a painter loves to paint, as a musician loves stituency—have given selflessly of time, energy, and to play, as a singer loves to sing, as a strong man re­ money to make Nazarene colleges possible. But by joices to run a race.” far the heaviest portion of the load for the first half- Why do faculty members teach at Nazarene century of our denominational history has been colleges? carried by the faculty and staff members of our edu­ Because they love people. The relationship which cational institutions. has existed between faculty and student at Nazarene You need to have been there to appreciate it fully. colleges is particularly precious. It is much like the Many Nazarene young people, with stars in their story of the fabled Mark Hopkins, with similar re­ eyes, have dreamed of preparing themselves to teach. sults. The classic lines read: They have found it necessary to take up residence in Mark Hopkins sat on one end of a log, small, shabby apartments in university towns. They A farm boy sat on the other. secure the furniture in their apartment by paying a pittance to the previous occupant. Five years later, they sell the same furniture for by EDWARD S. MANN $25.00 less than they paid for it, climb into a banged- Executive Secretary up jalopy with two little children, and ride off into Department of Education and the Ministry

6 HERALD OF HOLINESS Mark Hopkins came as a pedagogue, and general superintendents. You have helped to pro­ And taught as an elder brother. . . . duce Christian doctors, nurses, lawyers, business­ And the farmer’s boy, he thought, thought he— men, and schoolteachers by the thousands. You have All through lecture time and quiz— actually produced what is now the backbone of the The kind of a man I mean to be church we all love. Is the kind of a man Mark Hopkins is. And the end is not yet. Why do faculty members teach at Nazarene Your successors will continue to carry on your colleges? work. They will teach more students, have better Because they love the church. facilities, and hopefully, better salaries. But, the re­ The have felt that the future of the Church of the sults will be the same. Nazarene is dependent upon the young people who And even that is not all. will be trained at our educational institutions. They Someday, when you stand before the throne of have felt that God’s will for their lives is in the teach­ God, you will not be alone. Jimmy, that problem ing ministry. They have been motivated by some of student of whom you almost despaired, will be there, the sentiments expressed by Horace Mann many too. So will Mary, who fought giving up her own years ago. ambitions to accept God’s will for her life. And count­ Remember the child. Remember youth. Re­ less others . . . as numerous as the stars in the member that whatever station in life you may heavens. This is your heritage. □ fill, these mortals—these immortals—are your care. Why do faculty members teach at Nazarene colleges? In words taken from Pilgrim’s Progress, “ for the PEN POINTS love they bear to the king of this place.” Each person who joins the faculty of a Nazarene RESTORED OR REMADE? college does so of his own free will. But once he has made the choice, the battle is not necessarily over. Words leap up at me! Some I cannot forget and It is not so much a matter of his reputation or I must not forget. They are the words of Jeremiah as he speaks in the spirit of love: “ So he made it professional standing. It involves his family. It is one again . . . ” (Jeremiah 18:4). thing to place himself on the altar; it is another to I love these words. I need these words. They ask his wife and children to join him there. speak of spiritual restoration, spiritual newness Tonight, I want to salute you in this auditorium —and more. who are Nazarene teachers, and through you many Really, the word restored is not the right word. hundreds of your colleagues both past and present, Restored means “brought back into the original who have made an incalculable contribution to the condition.” work of the Church of the Nazarene. I want you to i read about a man who collects artistic works. know that the leadership of your church recognizes He insisted that a major work of art can sustain that there is no task more difficult, more de­ the greatest damage but not the smallest resto­ ration. To put something phoney or foreign upon manding, more challenging, or more rewarding than the damage just doesn’t work. The collector said that which faces a faculty member at a Nazarene that he sometimes buys objects that have to be college. unrestored. You must be more than a teacher. You must be an No, the Master Potter did not restore the apostle, a prophet, and a teacher. You must be a broken vessel . . . He remade itl scholar without sham or pretense . . . a paragon of Restored might imply “patched.” And this isn’t virtue and conduct . . . a financier of ability and the work of Jesus, is it? Restored suggests ingenuity. You must often try to make bricks with­ "painted over” . . . covering over the spoiled out straw. But, by some miraculous alchemy, you and the broken . . . Jesus does more than this! He does not even bring us back to the condition have produced students out of pupils, scholars out of we were in when we started . . . like restoring a students, and saints out of sinners. Model A Ford with its original parts. I know, for I was one of them. So were a large Jesus takes us as we are . . . and makes us number of those who are now the leaders of your new. He doesn’t give a new body to the “ lush” church. So, I daresay, were a large proportion of those who took away vital spring of life through alcohol. who are here in this audience tonight. These are the He doesn’t suddenly bring homes together that results of those long, difficult years of graduate study. sin split. But he does give new life ... a newstart, These are the results of those inspiring class dis­ a forgiven past, a new future, some new friends, cussions . . . of those heart-to-heart talks in the and some healed memories. He makes all things privacy of your study . . . of earnest prayer around new. Restored is a good word, but remade is better. the altar during revival time. God has good things planned for us. We can I know you despaired of many of us. But you tried spoil that plan through selfishness and sin. But kindness, shock, criticism, praise. And, above all . . . God stands ready ... lovingly ready to make us— love. It shone in your eyes. It permeated your per­ our life and our future—new. □ sonality. And it was irresistible. And so—you have helped to produce pastors, pas­ —PAUL MARTIN tor’s wives, missionairies, Christian workers, district Kansas City, Mo. HAT GOD HAS in His infinite wisdom made a . place in the Christian Church for evangelists is 1beyond doubt. There is no indication in the Holy Scriptures that it is an order or an office. But there is good proof that it is a calling—a vocation. Many commentaries define evangelists as mission­ aries to the unconverted. Their functions are similar, but subordinate, to apostles and prophets. They are distinct from pastors and teachers. They are itin­ erant, not stationary. They are persons of extra­ ordinary gifts. In Ephesians 4, if the parentheses in verses 9 and 10 are omitted, verses 8 and 11 read, “ Wherefore he saith when he ascended up on high, he led cap­ He Gave. . tivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evan­ gelists; and some, pastors and teachers.” This makes it absolutely clear that with the calling Some, there is bestowed a gift. Without a certain sense of mission and without the distinguishing gift from God, the evangelist can at best be mediocre. Rarely should anyone enter the field of evangelism Evangelists' for expediency. To do so is to invite failure for him­ self, and to belittle the high calling.

1. THE WORK OF AN EVANGELIST CALLS FOR A MAN OR WOMAN WHO— a. Has an inward compulsion. There must be the by G. B. WILLIAMSON vision of fields white unto the harvest. This means General Superintendent Emeritus Colorado Springs, Colo. opportunity that is present and passing soon. It is a mandate from God to preach both the law and the gospel, whether men hear or forbear. There is an awareness that one must do his duty by his contem­ poraries lest their blood be required at his hands. Paul’s conviction was so strong that he said, “ I go bound in spirit unto Jerusalem not knowing the compassion. He pronounces doom, but with the things that shall befall me there, save that the Holy gentleness that the dovelike Spirit of God inspires. Ghost witnesseth in every city bonds and afflictions c. Is a person of distinction. The evangelist who abide me. But none of these things move me, neither is suited to his calling is often unique. Among the Old count I my life dear unto myself’ (Acts 20:22-24). Testament prophets Elijah was probably the most His lodging was a prison. His honorarium was 40 typical of evangelists; in the New Testament it would stripes, save 1. He said, “The love of Christ con- be John the Baptist. straineth me.” A paraphrase of that word (“con- There is something contradictory between the straineth” ) is “ my life is shut up to a single purpose vocation and the spirit of the man. He is most often as within a narrow, walled road.” seen in public performance, but he shrinks from the b. Has pure motivation. Like his Lord the evan­ demands of his task. He is who and what he is be­ gelist must say, “ I came not to do my own will but cause he must be. the will of him that sent me.” Those who deal with him must understand the He does not sound a trumpet to announce his extraordinary demands under which he labors. He coming. He does not do the sensational thing to gain longs to be appreciated and craves the loving com­ the attention of men. He does not demand immu­ radeship of those he is called to serve. He may appear nities and considerations because of who he is. He to be withdrawn and unapproachable, but he loves does not trample the sensitive spirits of men under people and thrives on their admiration and en­ his feet. couragement. If we want powerful, effective evan­ Like Jesus, “ He shall not strive nor cry; neither gelists, we must be willing to indulge their shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised eccentricities. reed shall he not break, and a smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment to victory” 2. THE WORK OF AN EVANGELIST CALLS FOR (Matthew 12:19-20). A MAN OR WOMAN WITH A MESSAGE— The evangelist maintains a tenderness of spirit a. That is relevant. The evangelist must speak to even though he preaches solemn, rugged truth. He the people of his day and to their peculiar need. He speaks with divine authority but with a Christlike must be as a voice crying in the wilderness, “Prepare

HERALD OF HOLINESS as he did in the book of the second law to Israel three millennia ago. No prophet of this century could speak words more pertinent to our times than the woes pronounced by Isaiah upon the greedy, the drunken, the lawless, those with mixed moral principles, the intellectually proud, or those who justify the wicked for reward. Let the evangelists of today be familiar with the messages of Hosea, Amos, Micah, and Malachi. Let them remember that “ the word of our God shall stand forever.”

3. THE WORK OF AN EVANGELIST CALLS FOR A MAN OR WOMAN PLUS GOD. The very nature of the work of the evangelist is such that he can easily become professional in his manner and his method. He lives on the go. He in­ escapably preaches the same sermon many times over. He learns what is effective and he repeats the same technique. How can he help but become me­ chanical in his appeals? There is but one answer to the question. It is by living close to the God who has called him. He is as a man sent from God wherever he is. This means much time shut up alone with God. He risks being called a recluse or an ascetic. He denies himself much social indulgence that others enjoy. He lives a life of prayerful meditation. He spends much time with his Bible and in reading literature that searches his own soul and feeds the inner fire. Thus when he goes before the crowd who will hear his message, he goes from the presence of God who has put His word in his mouth. He has a message, not merely a sermon. This is the secret of keeping the anointing, the unction of the spirit, upon his mind and soul. This ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a saves him from being casual. He is in dead earnest. highway for our God.” He stands between the living and the dead. The des­ The evangelist is thrust out into the wilderness tiny of immortal souls is in his hands. with a message seldom heard. He does not travel the He preaches with the knowledge that those who well-beaten trail; he is casting up a highway across hear him are judgment bound. He will meet them at the desert. The stationed pastors and teachers can do God’s great judgment seat. Even while he preaches, the usual thing in the customary way. The evan­ he may receive flashes of truth to proclaim that are gelist must do the unusual in an orthodox way. not in his notes or manuscript. It may be a special His voice is like a trumpet. He is convinced that delivery message for someone in the congregation he has an urgent message for his day. He knows that whose personal biography is unknown to him. he is a man to stand in the gap and make up the There should be an element of the esoteric in the hedge. He has a message that must be heard. It is a message of the evangelist. There are times when he day of emergency. feels that the truth of God has been poured through His message is startling. He hears God say, “ Blow his lips “ like warm oil.” Yes, the evangelist is some­ ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my one special. He is not just an itinerant preacher. holy mountain: let the inhabitants of the land The Church of the Nazarene probably owes more to tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, it is night at the evangelist for its beginning and its growth than to hand” (Joel 2:1). any other class of persons. The demand of our day is for a Jeremiah, a Luther, The perpetuity of the vocation of the evangelist a Wesley. The emergency is upon us. The day of depends on how much the church understands and doom is not remote. appreciates those who make themselves a living sac­ b. That is loaded with eternal, changeless truth. rifice, who accept self-denial, self-discipline, and It is astounding that men of the past who spoke most singleness of purpose. It also depends on the willing­ appropriately to their times spoke with penetration ness of the evangelist to pay the price required of truth that is vital today. those worthy of such a vocation. What could be more fitting than for Moses to thun­ An evangelist with a message, plus God, will find der the Ten Commandments to this generation even a large demand for what he has to offer. □

SEPTEMBER 15. 1376 God's Wonderful Promises Are True by C. WILLIAM ELLWANGER Leawood, Kans.

HEREBY ARE GIVEN unto us exceeding W;great and precious promises . . (2 Peter 1:4). In my childhood I sang, “ Every promise in the Book is mine, every chapter, every verse, every line.” In recent months I have come to realize that “cove­ “ Revivals are not needed by the church in our nants” form the structural framework of the Bible, time.” and that an earnest study of them can greatly profit Do all New Testament promises belong to believers a Christian who comes to them with open mind and today, or only part? eager heart. Do we understand what a Bible covenant is? To what extent do the promises of the Scriptures Lexical evidence establishes the original biblical apply to Christians in our time? Are the following meaning of covenant. It fixes the fact that God, the statements too often heard true? Covenantor, expressed His will, purpose, and dis­ “ The days of miracles are past.” position when He offered His covenant to men. He “ There is not place for the supernatural in our en­ indicated what He was disposed to do, and would do, lightened age.” upon the performance of such acts or conditions as “ Bodily healing was only for first-century Chris­ stated in the covenant. tians.” The Covenantor set the conditions and pledged “The baptism with the Holy Spirit is not for be­ himself to His people, the covenantees, that some­ lievers today.” thing is done, or would be done, for them upon the

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DO I REALLY WANT REVIVAL? Once again the church is preparing for another revival. passed me by. In retrospect my thoughts turn to the previous one. Will the current revival effort be the same as the last for 1 remember the concern of a young layman, as he tried me? Contemplating this revival, the question comes to to engage us in active preparation—prayers, rededi­ mind, “ Do I really want revival?” The thought persists, cation, devotion, asking God for a burden for the lost— "What am I willing to pay in order that God would send that we might really see an outpouring of God’s Spirit genuine revival for me and my church?” upon our church and community. I am aware that I will only receive in proportion to He encouraged us gently to accept the challenge of what I put into the effort. These thoughts trouble me. committing ourselves to 10 rules, guidelines which the I do want a revival that will strike the slumbering chords Lord might use in bringing revival. We were to submit of my own heart. I do want to see those who make up our our names on a piece of paper, or phone him, if we were church move into a deeper walk with the Spirit and ful­ willing to adopt them as our own. fill God’s perfect will and plan for their lives. My initial reaction was that the demands were un­ I do, so much, want to see personal differences re­ reasonable. Pray an hour a day every day, and in addition solved by the transforming power of God’s Spirit. Yes, to that, to meet at a designated place to pray collectively? Lord, I do want to see a REVIVAL this time, both in I might be able to do some of the things but surely others in our church and also in me! □ not all. And with that thought, the devil won another —JOHN SYNDER victory. There was no real revival in my heart. Revival Janesville, Wis.

1Q HERALD OF HOLINESS will” ? As one fulfills the conditions as a covenantee, God the Covenantor fulfills the promises. The absolute and binding force of a covenant is illustrated in the story of Joshua 9:1-27 where the kelpslo I I I ) lining Gibeonites, to save their lives, used old sandals and moldy bread to trick Joshua into making a covenant with them. They knew their lives would be saved from Joshua’s army if the scheme worked, and it did. performance of the required condition or conditions. Joshua learned of the deception in a few days, but The covenant was clearly marked out as being a he had to make good his covenant word. The conditional covenant. If the covenantees failed to Gibeonites were not killed but were made hewers of perform the required conditions, the Covenantor wood and drawers of water. An Oriental was con­ would not be bound to fulfill the covenant promises. sidered to be worse than a scoundrel if he refused to The covenantees forfeited their covenant rights if honor his covenant. they disobeyed the conditions imposed by the Cove­ In the Bible there are varieties of covenants. The nantor. If they obeyed, then the Covenantor—the Adamic covenant deals with redemption, and the oath-bound God who binds himself, who stands com­ Noahic covenant with God’s promise of an estab­ mitted to His Word—would make good His promises. lished natural order. All God’s redemptive covenants A Bible promise, or covenant, is God’s gracious are executed through Abraham and David. proposal to His creatures, and it shows what He is My discovery that all God’s promises are true cen­ disposed to do for them. Search the promises for the ters around the meaning of a Bible covenant. God, conditions, meet the conditions, and the promises are the Covenantor, has expressed His will and disposi­ fulfilled in your behalf! tion to meet all my needs and has established cove­ There are thousands of promises which God stands nants, the conditions of which I can fulfill and the oath-bound and ready to fulfill the moment we meet promises I may now claim if I look for and keep the the conditions of the covenant. There is no need in conditions of the covenant; and God keeps His which we experience that is not included in the vast promises! range and scope of His promises. Where the Divine “ Every promise in the Bible is mine, every chapter, will has been declared, does it not grieve our Cove- every verse, every line.” God is trustworthy. I will nantor-God to hear His children pray, “ If it be Thy claim His promises today! □

FAILURE Nttd Not Be FINAL

HAT DO Charles Pinckney, Horatio Sey­ men separated over the matter. Mark was labeled a mour, Alton Parker, and James Cox have in failure in Paul’s thinking. Wcommon? Not one person in a thousand can answerBut that is not the last word! God restored this that question. The answer is, each of these menyoung ran man and gave him a ministry in the Early for the United States presidency—Pinckney against Church. Out of miserable failure, God raised up a Jefferson, Seymour against Grant, Parker against saint, and John Mark became known by the Gospel Teddy Roosevelt, and Cox against Harding. which bears his name. We do not remember these men because, although Someone has observed that we tend to write our they almost succeeded, they didn’t quite make it, successes in water and our failures in granite. So of­ and society is interested primarily in those who suc­ ten, as we look back over our lives, we see our failures ceed. with such clarity and distortion that they blind us to Our world is hard on failures! Dr. Clovis Chappell our successes. How encouraging to know that what­ tells of watching a prize fight; and when it was over, ever this world may say or think, in God’s sight even seeing several strong, husky men pick up one of the the smallest good deed, done in His name, is not for­ fighters and parade him around the ring on their gotten and will not lose its reward. shoulders. The irony of the situation was that the Concerning an actor it was written, “ He was never man they were carrying was quite capable of walking great or well-known, but he was good in the small by himself, whereas the one who really needed some­ parts.” One may have little opportunity to play great one to carry him was left lying on the canvas, unable parts in life’s drama, but by grace one can be “ good.” to stand up. Faithfulness to assigned tasks, alert helpfulness to One of the classic examples of failure in the Bible is persons in need, patience, kindness, and love to young John Mark. He was permitted to travel with family and friends—these are the significant virtues. his uncle, Barnabas, and Paul on a missionary jour­ No one is a failure of whom it can be said, “ He was ney. But when John Mark became homesick, he was good in the small parts.” □ allowed to go back home. Later, when John Mark wanted to rejoin the team, Paul refused. Sharp words by KENNETH L. DODGE were traded between Paul and Barnabas and the two Richmond, Calif.

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THE CALL TO THE LIFE OF HOLINESS ROADLY SPEAKING there are two ways in character of God: “ As he who called you is holy, be which we can come to understand the working holy yourselves in all your conduct since it is written, of any given object. One is by taking it to pieces, You or shall be holy for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:15-16, Banalysis; the other is by putting the pieces together,RSV). or synthesis. However, it is reassuring that the life of holiness This is true, for example, of the human body. Little is more than a matter of divine command; it is progress was made in the understanding of physical equally a matter of divine promise. The command by processes until medical students—in the teeth of itself would crush us into frustration and despair; it fierce public opposition—began to dissect corpses is the promise annexed to it which convinces us that and learn how the various parts of the human body the command can be fulfilled. It is another illus­ fitted together. tration of the principle—to echo Augustine’s words— On the other hand, you cannot learn everything of God’s commanding what He wills, and giving what about the body by the dissection of a corpse, for in its He commands. normal state the body is a living thing. How a cancer The two promises which Paul refers back to are far- responds to a certain form of treatment can be judged reaching in their implications. The first, quoted in only by observing the reaction of the living cell. 6:16 (from Leviticus 26:11 and Ezekiel 37:27), speaks The same is true of the Christian life. It is possi­ of Christians as God’s temple or, more accurately, ble to analyse it into steps and stages, to dissect it God’s shrine. and take it to pieces. Some things about it can be The reference is not to the Temple generally, but to understood only in this way. But we must never for­ the holy of holies in particular in which God’s get that it is a living thing, and it is only by com­ presence was uniquely located. The point of the bining both methods of description—analytical and promises quoted is that a day would come when the synthetic, static and dynamic—that we can do full presence of God would be located, not in a con­ justice to all the aspects involved. secrated building, but in the hearts of God’s con­ The separate mention of each aspect is by no secrated people. means rare in the New Testament. Sometimes, how­ The second promise, quoted in 6:18 (following the ever, both aspects are mentioned together. One of the command to separation in verse 17) brings together most comprehensive of such statements is 2 Corin­ various Old Testament phrases in which God prom­ thians 7:1: “ Having therefore these promises, dearly ises that He will one day create a genuine family in beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of which He will be a Father and beget children who will the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of bear His likeness: “ I will become a Father to you and God.” you will become sons and daughters to Me, says the In these words, which form the climax of the Lord Almighty.” section beginning at verse 14 of chapter 6, and con­ The foundation on which the life of holiness is stitute a vibrant, intense exhortation to Christian holiness, Paul gives a significantly wide description of the whole life of holiness. Observe, to begin with, how the life of holiness is grounded in God’s promise. Sometimes in the Scrip­ By A. R. G. DEASLEY tures the call to the life of holiness is based on the Canadian Nazarene College

HERALD OF HOLINESS based, therefore, is neither human aspiration nor tained by a process: “ perfecting holiness in the fear of divine command alone—real and relevant though God.” It is not the act of sanctification which Paul both of these may be—but divine promise. has in mind here but the resulting state of holiness Note next how the life of holiness involves a crisis. (as the Greek word shows). This must be continually Paul is addressing committed Christian people: “ the perfected. church of God at Corinth and the saints in all If the question be pressed: How can perfection be Achaia” (2 Corinthians 1:1). Yet he is aware of re­ perfected or holiness made more holy? The answer is maining sin in their lives. that there is a paradox here, but a paradox which Three points come through clearly in the words arises directly from the dynamic quality of human “let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the life. A baby can be perfect, but his perfection is not flesh and spirit.” For one thing Paul is urging them that of the older child, the adolescent, or the mature to do something decisive. The verb (in the aorist man. tense) envisages something immediate and decisive. What is more, he will retain his perfection only as The cleaving sin is to be removed and removed at he keeps on growing. Far from being contradictory of once. perfection, the child’s continued growth is the in­ For another, the responsibility for its removal rests dispensable condition of it. upon themselves. Not that Paul for a moment be­ Alfred Plummer has translated the point into very lieved that the Christian could cope with sin in his practical terms. Referring to this passage, he says: own strength; the aspostle of faith was not likely to “ The mere cleansing oneself from defilement is not make that mistake. But frequently when the New enough. It is right that the unclean spirit should be Testament writers are concerned to stress our respon­ cast out; but the place which he has occupied must sibility for implementing the power God makes be filled with such things as will make it impossible available, they speak in this way. (1 John 3:3 is for him to return; there must be a process of self­ another example.) consecration always going on. This is the meaning of And finally, the cleansing Paul has in mind is ‘bringing to completeness a state of holiness.’ ” thoroughgoing. It removes “ all filthiness of the flesh It is then, a whole life of holiness to which we are and spirit,” a phrase which covers every area of called, not merely an “event” or “experience.” The human life. promise of purity is the ground of the crisis of cleans­ The life of holiness is not only grounded in God’s ing, which in turn opens the way to the process of promise and furthered by a crisis; it is also sus­ perfection. □

IN THE BOOKSTALL

By C. NEIL STRAIT • Racine, Wis. y

The Gift of Inner Healing out His will and way. Ruth Carter Stapleton While you will not agree with all that this book contains, Word Books, 1976, 115 pages, $4.95 I think it will be worth your time and money. □ This book, I’m sure, will be read with not a little mixed emotion. I read it with such. But I recommend its reading You Can Be Financially Free for two reasons: one, the author touches a concept- George Fooshee, Jr. healing of memories—that I feel is long overdue in evan­ Fleming H. Revell Co., 1976, $4.95 gelical circles; two, Mrs. Stapleton is dealing with a vital So many of the books on finances are written by relationship with Jesus that requires pure faith. businessmen with little or no Christian persuasion. Here is It is this second point that I feel will stir some contro­ a book written by a Christian who is also a businessman. versy for the book. And yet as I read what she had to say, Here is a good book for any age, but especially the I have to admit that this author moves one along the young married. journey toward Jesus, keeping the personality of a There is practical help in this volume, written in the “healer” secondary. You may question the method, but context of the Christian philosophy. A strong biblical base the miracles of freedom and forgiveness are convincing. supports all that Mr. Fooshee writes. The weaknesses of this book, I have a feeling, are going An opening statement by the author gives an idea of to be highlighted in reviews and by those who will attack what is ahead in the book: "To be in harmony with God— what Mrs. Stapleton is saying. And there are some weak to receive the blessings He has for us and to be used for threads throughout. His good purposes—we Christians must know and obey But the strength of the book, for me, was the emphasis God’s money principles” (p. 9). on the "healing of the memories." Modern man needs This book is filled with helpful charts and diagrams. nothing so much as he needs the touch of Jesus on the An added bonus for the reader are insights shared by inner man. If through faith man can come to grips with the the author from his own family, and their experiences in past, with all its blight and bitterness, and find freedom, sharing financial help with various Christian organiza­ forgiveness, and cleansing through the Saviour, then his tions. tomorrows are channels through which Jesus can work I put this book on the “must” reading list. □

SEPTEMBER 15. 1 976 Upon This

by JERRY W. McCANT Macon, Ga.

HEY WERE POWERFUL WORDS! Their confessed Jesus to be the Christ than he began to . power derived from the Man who spoke them. do some strange things. His protests against Jesus’ 1That man was not the vacillating Peter. They weresayings that He must suffer and die were so great that not the words of the loving, Spirit-filled John; nor Jesus said, “ Get behind me, Satan!” It was he who those of the incisive Apostle Paul. It was Jesus, the told the Lord that no matter what others did, “ I will Christ, who said: “Upon this rock I will build my die with You.” Only a few hours later, he had thrice church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against denied his Master. it” (Matthew 16:18). But didn’t all that change after Pentecost? Didn’t Literally He said: “ You are Petros [mas., a Rock], Cephas really become a veritable Gibraltar after his and upon this petra [fem., rock] I will build my infilling with the Holy Spirit? Not really. In Acts church.” The only difference in Petros and petra is 10 we read the story of how God had to deal with gender, the feminine being the usual form. But Jesus him in visions about his prejudice. In Galatians 2 could not have called Cephas Petra, for he was a man Paul states that Peter acted like a hypocrite in re­ and not a woman. In addition to the great truth lation to the Gentiles. Paul called him that to his face sounded here, is it possible that with such a play on before the other brethren. And this is the Rock up­ words Jesus was nicknaming Cephas—“ from now on on which Jesus would build His Church? you will be called Petros [the Rock]”? Before we judge Peter too severely, we’d better look That the Church really does belong to Christ is at ourselves. Chances are we haven’t greatly en­ perhaps the easiest thing for church members to for­ hanced the timbers of the Temple either! We are so get. Jesus boldly said, “ I will build my church.” The human, imperfect, and weak. Yet Christ allows us in Church is in good hands—the hands of Jesus, who His Church. In fact, He stakes His honor on us. The founded it. Church life and worship should be con­ Church never has been and still is not perfect. ducted so that “ in all things he might have the pre­ Jesus never intended His Church to be filled with eminence” (Colossians 1:18). plaster saints. The Church has always been a hos­ “ Upon this rock . . .” Protestants have been afraid pital for the sick, not a museum for the mummies. to face the full implications of these words. If we What a marvel—that Jesus Christ should allow such admit that the “ rock” to which Jesus referred was “rocks” in His Church. How patient that He does Peter, then we fear becoming victims of some papal cast off all the imperfect saints. Out of frail humanity claim. There is no reason for such unfounded fear. He is willing to shape His Church and then have Paul That Peter was ever in Rome has not been proven. call that the body of Christ! Could anything be more From Mark 1 we know he was married, because he astounding than that? had a mother-in-law. Obviously he was not a celibate Is the Church on the way out? Will it indeed be­ priest or the first pope. There is nothing here about come extinct by the year a .d . 2000 as some have pro­ apostolic succession. It is very clearly stated that phesied? Perhaps these “ prophets” have not care­ Jesus wishes to build His Church on men like His fully considered Christ’s Church. They must speak disciple “ the Rock.” only of denominational institutions. Jesus said, “I Take a look at this “Rock.” No sooner had Peter will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not

1 4 HERALD OF HOLINESS prevail against it.” The RSV reads, “ and the powers or any such thing; but that it should be holy and of death shall not prevail against it.” Whatever the without blemish” (Ephesians 5:27). And so it will be. translation, Jesus was saying that His Church is in­ But a cursory reading of Paul’s letters shows that his destructible. The future of His Church is secure! churches were filled with the “ rocks” —men weak and The Church will not die—the powers of death shall fallible, just like Peter. not prevail against it. Some congregations may be­ The Church in the world today is not a perfect in­ come social clubs, let down the standards, and die. stitution, filled only with ideal believers. Jesus was Some may dilute the gospel until it is no longer truly willing to accept the risk of such imperfections. Yet the gospel, just “ another gospel which is not a gospel” He could say that the powers of death would never (Galatians 1). There may be those who will com ­ destroy the church He would build. promise the Christian life until it is no longer There is a story that just prior to Jesus’ going away, distinctive. someone asked to whom He would entrust His work. But, as God reminded Elijah, there will always be He pointed to His disciples, saying He would leave it those who refuse to bow a knee to Baal. There are with them. “ But,” came the question, “what if they yet men and women who cannot be bought, who have fail; don’t You have another plan?” Jesus answered: no price. The Church of Jesus Christ is alive and “ No; if they fail, I have no other plan.” doing well. What a responsibility. I am one of those “rocks.” Paul could look forward to the Lord’s return for But I also am a part of the permanent structure of His Church, which would be “ without spot or winkle Christ’s Church! □

I hear Thy welcome voice That calls me, Lord, to Thee, For cleansing in Thy precious blood That flowed on Calvary. I am coming, Lord! Coming now to Thee! Wash me, cleanse me in the blood That flowed on Calvary! No record has been kept of the souls who have heard the call of Christ and have accepted His voice during the singing of this hymn— “ I Am Coming, Lord”—at least no earthly record. A minister, Louis Hartsough, one of the grand old men of Methodism in the West, authored this favor­ ite number. He wrote both the words and music. This Iowa songwriter was 44 when he produced this hymn, popular since its origin. It was while he was engaged in a soul-winning crusade at Epworth, la., in 1872, that Rev. Hartsough wrote the verses and melody for which his name is revered. Revivalists and missionaries have used it around the world. It has been translated and sung in many languages. In 1873, this hymn appeared in an English magazine. Ira D. Sankey, who was leading the singing at that time in a great London revival where Dwight L. Moody was preaching, clipped out the number and used it repeatedly and effectually in those overseas gospel meetings. I Am It became increasingly popular in the United States. Students of harmony agree that it is one of the most inspiring and consoling of our gospel hymns. Mr. Sankey wrote the Iowa minister-author a note coming, telling him how his hymn had blessed the lives of men and women everywhere. Its inspiring message still blesses as it is sung. Try it! (It is No. 251 in lord Worship in Song.) □ by OVELLA SATRE SHAFER Gaylord, Kans. ______

SEPTEMBER 15, 1 STB Yoa NeaeR Kn When Yoa’IJ Need a Psalm

by FAITH A. HOLSTEIN Virginia Beach, Va.

HE BOOK OF PSALMS, the largest book in the my baby. I felt best about him when he was in my . Bible, located right in the heart of God’s Holy arms—back to my room and the wonderful psalms 1Word, is a vital part of my life. It was not alwaysthat were ministering to my broken heart. God gave so, until one very black Saturday when I needed a me rest that black night and has given me peace “ psalm in the night.” through these eight years since. It was March 16, 1968, four days after the birth of Andy is in special school in what is called “ Border­ our third child. We had learned immediately after line I,” doing very well. He has ministered to us many his birth that he must have major surgery. He had times, literally radiating love. The two churches that an imperforated anus, which simply means he had my husband has pastored since Andrew came into no rectal opening. our family have also ministered to us and treated When he was 1V2 days old, Andrew had to have his Andy so kindly. first of seven major surgeries. As far as we knew, on We were brought into contact with wonderful, com­ this Saturday the first surgery had been successful, passionate doctors with dedicated medical skills. but for some reason the pediatrician wanted to talk Their acts of kindness will never be forgotten. with my husband. I made Dave promise me that he YOU just never know when you’ll need a psalm! wouldn’t keep anything from me; then I couldn’t □ believe my own words when I said, “ I think our baby is blind or maybe even mongoloid!” When my husband returned to my room, his first remark was “ Well, you were right!” Right? I couldn’t even remember what I had said—then he reminded GOD’S me that I had said Andrew might be a mongoloid. We were stunned, numb, and heartbroken. I requested BOUNDLESS LOVE that I be able to see my two older children, Jonathan, I stood upon the seashore, 11, and Evangeline, 10. This was granted and what a And watched the tide come in; help it was to see them along with my mother. When the time came for visiting hours to end, I I marvelled at God's goodness, felt I couldn’t bear for Dave to leave me alone at the In saving me from sin. hospital. I was too weak; I needed him too much. The waves rolled in relentless, Then I felt ashamed, for he was needed by his con­ They covered rocks and sand; gregation to minister to them on Sunday morning. He went home. I read the Bible for a while but I wondered at God's mercy, knew the lights needed to go out for my roommate’s Evinced on every hand. sake; and I needed my rest, for I was nursing Andy. For boundless is God's mercy, I turned out the light and prayed and cried; then God took over—the wonderful psalms I had memorized as Unending is His love, a child and throughout my life started flowing over Ceaseless as the waves that lap my soul like an avalanche of strength and peace. The foot of cliffs above. “ The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want” ; I love Thee, Lord, for mercy; “ Bless the Lord, oh my soul, and all that is within me bless His Holy Name” ; “ I will lift up mine eyes I love Thee for Thy grace, unto the Hills from whence cometh my help; my help For matchless love and goodness cometh from the Lord” ; “The Lord is my light and Shown to the human race. my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the -LILY S. THOMAS strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” —on Horseheads, N.Y. and on until I fell into a peaceful sleep. The nurse gently awakened me at 2 a.m. to nurse

HERALD OF HOLINESS James Dobson: . . . Sex was not a human invention; the biochem­ ical forces which attract men and women to each other were designed by God himself. Since God is incapable of evil, then this system which He created must be inherently pure and clean when expressed By AARLIE J. HULL as God intended, within the confines of a loving Centralia, Wash. family. Not only w as sex intended for purposes of procreation, but also as the most intimate deeply spiritual expression of mutual love between a hus­ band and wife. A A Richard Taylor: (lir is lia n The wise parent . . . will ask himself whether or not a significant part of the total input during the formative years comes from the parents themselves in the form of planned, goal-oriented instruction. Or is that basic contribution left to the TV and to the public school, with a little Sunday school thrown in? W i n ^ i The end result will reflect this parental default. It is absolutely imperative that one or both parents be the child’s first and most constant teacher. With such high stakes this demand is not unreasonable. Any parent of normal intelligence can do it if he sets The book ‘‘Family Love in All Dimensions,” edited by himself to the task. John Nielson, was introduced at the General Assembly in Dallas. Here are significant excerpts. T. Crichton Mitchell: Fatherhood means sharing life as well as be­ Leslie Parrott: getting it. It means loving living, living with, sharing Unfortunately for most married couples, life is just with, playing with, discussing with, praying with, a matter of muddling through. Literally millions of learning with Junior and his sister. Fatherhood is a couples guide their marriages by supersitition or man-sized vocation, a larger task than being a “common sense" notions of human nature which social lion, a business tycoon, or a sporting success. science and the Bible have proved to be false. They never learn the dynamics of good interpersonal Joe Nielson: relationships and never give themselves to learning Parents need to think through and deliberately the techniques of communicating. They make deci­ plan the approach they should take for each sions on an irrational basis and bring up their chil­ occasion. Too often very little forethought is given dren with the naive hope that good intentions will to anticipated situations. One of the important in­ be sufficient. sights of my own parents was their care to plan ahead. I remember that the public school put on a Millard Reed: program which Dad felt we should not attend. With the passing of two generations, the primary Rather than just saying no to us, he made arrange­ spheres of intimacy—the extended family and the ments with a friend who worked at the Philadelphia community—have almost become extinct . . . Its Navy Yard to take us boys to the docks to visit the effect on our individual and family emotions is only various ships. We had more exciting news to talk beginning to be understood ... The Church of Jesus about than the kids who stayed for the questionable Christ, fulfilling its New Testament commission of school program. This helped our self-concept love, is the only institution that can replace these immensely; we were not wallflowers. Our parents lost spheres of intimacy ... As the church succeeds, planned ahead with positive reinforcement for the more and more of today’s lonely people will sing, negatives they felt were necessary to maintain a “I'm so glad I’m a part of the family of God.” Christian family.

Earl Lee: Audrey Williamson: As I recollect, one factor that made my childhood And love, to be love, must be expressed—in homelife happy—at least the one I observed most words, in thoughtful actions, in a sweet surprise, a carefully—was loving respect. I can never remem­ tender look, a warm handclasp or a pat on the ber my father, even in a joking manner, demeaning shoulder, in an embrace or a kiss. Why are we self- my mother. My mother acted in the same way to­ conscious in expressing love to those we love the ward my father. When I think of that simple, rather best? If we have love in our hearts for the members poor home, I think first of the affectionate regard my of our families, we must give them the tokens of parents had for each other. love. □

SEPTEMBER 15, 1376 SPEAKING By JOHN A. KNIGHT

and the godly care lives in this world of inflation and, like others, has . . financial obligations imposed by family and other­ of pastors99 wise. No man or woman can be at his best in a spir­ itual work who is burdened unnecessarily with This phrase, taken from the ritual used in receiv­ questions as to how he can provide a normal level of ing church members into the church, is powerful. living for himself and for those for whom he is re­ Reading it before a congregation always strikes in the sponsible. pastor a note of awe, and produces a sense of re­ sponsibility, unworthiness, and humility. To a local fellowship of believers the phrase provides a sense of S o m e s e e m t o a s s u m e t h a t security, acceptance, and community. BECAUSE God will care for His own, no one else There is no relationship quite like that which exists need be concerned. For the most part, pastors are re­ between pastor and people. The care of souls is a high luctant to talk about their material needs. And surely and worthy calling. Seeing persons born into the no informed person can conclude that these servants in the church preach for money. family of God, nurturing them with the milk and meat of the Word, discipling them for service, ad­ The month of September is sometimes designated ministering to them the sacraments, and “being as a time to emphasize stewardship. It is a good time there” as Christ’s representative in the big moments to review the support of the pastor and to make sig­ of joy and sorrow—are privileges no one called of God nificant adjustments in remuneration which may be can take lightly. long overdue. To have a pastor who discharges faithfully his re­ The pastor is entitled to a standard of living at sponsibilities, whose heart is consumed with the very least equal to that which is average among those of love of Christ, who is sensitive to the promptings of the congregation. And faithfulness here will carry the Holy Spirit, is to be signally blessed. over into concern for the evangelists as well. It is easy to take for granted the tender ties be­ Some may excuse themselves by saying they are tween pastor and people, to mar their beauty. The paying all their pastor is worth. But who of us can live pastor must guard against succumbing to secular on what we are worth? Many a pastor has taken new pressures, allowing his ministry to degenerate into heart and performed his duties more effectively and mechanical or manipulative skills, forgetting that his responsibly after a church has shown in a tangible is more than a human work. The people must remem­ way its love for the parsonage family. ber the dignity of the pastoral office and support the The “ godly care of the pastor” can never be remu­ pastor as a man of God, since they also are “fellow- nerated commensurate with its value, but we will feel laborers in the ministry.” better and be better if we try. Words and deeds of ap­ preciation are Christlike. And I have a feeling that on the day of final judge­ T h e r e i s n o w o r k i n t h e ment not only the pastor will be called to account, CHURCH more rewarding or more demanding than but the rest of us as well. □ that of the pastor. The Church of the Nazarene has been blessed with dedicated men and women who have given themselves to the pastoral ministry. While some denominations have experienced large numbers A Trained Clergy of dropouts from the ministerial ranks, Nazarenes continue to have persons to fill their pulpits. In Most, if not all, of the great reforms and revivals of addition, God is calling young men and women who Christian history have been initiated by trained are answering His summons in obedience. clergy. It is true that God’s work is done “ not by But God never calls someone to full-time Christian might, nor by power,” but by His Spirit. Yet the close service without also asking others to stand by that association of theological and biblical understanding one with spiritual and material benefits. It may come and the fires of revival suggests that God often choos­ as a surprise to some to know, according to figures re­ es prepared instruments to accomplish His purposes. leased by the Department of Pensions and Benevo­ The Church of the Nazarene has been wise in its lence, that the average salary and cash benefits for planning for an informed and equipped ministry. Nazarene pastors in the United States in 1975 was Education has been a top priority in the church from $6,736. its beginning. Liberal arts colleges, Bible schools, Though the pastor’s calling is of divine origin, he Nazarene Theological Seminary, and the Nazarene

1B HERALD OF HOLINESS The Church, like secular institutions, is inclined to forget that death is the road her leader followed. One reason is that the Church is always reminding those in the Church and out o f it o f this truth. The tendency is to speak this word to others so often, and perhaps even so fervently, that the Church does not apply its truth to itself.

Bible College have been strongly supported by the mind its effectiveness in ministry, its spiritual har­ church, and have made a significant contribution to vest. her life. Jesus related death to fruit-bearing. With graphic NBC in Colorado Springs, is situated on a lovely illustration he taught, “ Except a corn of wheat fall 100-acre campus valued at almost $4 million. Stu­ into the ground and die, it abideth alone. But if it dent enrollment is around 900. die, it bringeth forth much fruit.” The Bible college was ordered by the General As­ This spiritual principle need not be interpreted on­ sembly of 1964 to supplement the educational pro­ ly in terms of individuals. It is no less true of de­ gram of the church in the field of ministerial training. nominations and of local congregations. Spiritually It is designed primarily for students who do not pur­ the order is first death, then life. Death is a pre­ sue their preparation within the patterns of the requisite to vitality and service. liberal arts colleges and seminary. Its graduates an­ The Church, like secular institutions, is inclined to nually are finding places of service in many world forget that death is the road her leader followed. One areas. reason is that the Church is always reminding those The administration and faculty have been selected in the Church and out of it of this truth. The ten­ to represent academic scholarship and successful dency is to speak this word to others so often, and ministerial experience. The outstanding work being perhaps even so fervently, that the Church does not done there calls for our fullest support again this year apply its truth to itself. in the Annual Nazarene Bible College offering, Oc­ tober 10. □ T h e d e a t h o f a c h u r c h s u r e ­ l y must include a proper assessment of itself in rela­ tion to the larger kingdom of God. Where it presumes The Death of a Church to make the latter subservient to the former it is not following the death route. Under ecclesiastical pride, Some ecclesiastical analysts have suggested that self-congratulation, self-dependence, or even com­ we have moved into the “ post-Christian” era and passion with others is as inexcusable for a group as that the future of the Church is uncertain. Claims for an individual. have been made that society in general is ignoring the The death of a church occurs when it makes pri­ Church; that the Church speaks with muted authori­ mary its mission of lifting up Christ, and secondary ty; that an insipid humanism has become wide­ its own accomplishments and advances. A church spread throughout the Church; and that for many the must remember Jesus’ words, “ Ye are unprofitable worship of the Church has become more a thing of servants, for ye have done that which was your duty beauty than a power for transformation. to do.” While there is truth in these claims, it may also be The death of a church involves the refusal of those said that the Church is enjoying some of its best days within it to make a “convenience” of the church. in many areas. Who can doubt that the winds of the Using it for personal advantage or personal aggran­ Spirit are blowing throughout Christendom? In large dizement is evidence that such have not yet “ died to numbers persons are being converted and equipped themselves.” for ministry, the Church is being enlarged where one might least expect it, a new zeal characterizes many L i k e individuals a n d n a t i o n s , in the Church, and the Bible is assuming a new im­ a church can become soft, indulgent, undisciplined, portance and authority. indecisive, and even noncommittal in the larger Even those who are inclined to look at the dark­ issues of justice, morality, and holy living. It becomes ness of our age, must acknowledge that the ultimate so by promoting its own life rather than the life of triumph of the Church is insured. Jesus, the great Christ. The remedy is death—death to all that is un- Head of the Church, said, “ The gates of hell cannot christlike and unworthy, death to the way of selfish prevail against it.” elevation. Of England and the English it has been said, Paul’s words to believers is appropriate for the “They lose all the battles, except the last one.” whole Church: “If we have been united with him Whatever skirmishes the Church may seem to lose, [Christ] in his death, we will certainly also be united her final victory in the war with Satan is assured. with him in his resurrection” (Romans 6:5, NIV). Christ’s Church will never die. Through its death the Church is enabled to walk in “ newness of life,” a life of service and Christian love. B u t i n r e f l e c t i n g o n t h e Only if a grain of wheat die, will it bring forth fruit. DEATH of the Church or of any particular church, And only as each member of the Church dies will we are not thinking of its demise. Rather, we have in that Church really “ come alive.” □

SEPTEMBER 15, 1 STB NORTH RALEIGH PUTS GCLF DOLLARS TO WORK The North Raleigh, N.C., church is one of the churches where Nazarene dollars invested in the General Church Loan Fund are bearing fruit. Pastor F. Don Dunlap writes that the annual average Sunday school at­ tendance was 89, morning worship was 93, and 9 members were received on profession of faith. Membership now stands at 70 com­ pared with the 29 charter members in 1973. Looking ahead, Pastor Dunlap sug­ lars invested in the General Church gests a series of goals for the coming Loan Fund. year. Among them are the following: The GCLF is a service of the Church • Twenty-five persons won to God of the Nazarene Department of Home THE YEAR and joining by profession of faith; Missions to help small churches who • A ministry of visitation that will in­ are unable to secure commercial OF THE volve families reaching families; financing locally. NEW CHURCH • A full-time staff member in the area Its missionary function is confirmed of youth, and possibly music, by next by the fact that the Board of General summer; Superintendents has declared it to be • That the ministry be expanded in an Approved Special for 10 percent METRO the community to reach the elderly, missionary giving. CHURCHES housewives, and special children with During the last year loans have been LAUNCH A ministries to fit their needs; made to or approved for churches in DAUGHTER • That 10 percent of the total income Arizona, Oregon, Washington, South CHURCH be given to world missions; Dakota, New York, Missouri, Ontario • That 20 percent of the total income (Canada), New Jersey, Minnesota, be given to others outside the church California, Louisiana, Colorado, Okla­ z family; homa, Pennsylvania, and Massachu­ • That the congregation help to setts. The pastor of one of these PRAY FOR OUR “ mother” a new church nearby; churches wrote: TARGEET CITIES • That worship services be a time and “I was thrilled beyond description place for strength, hope, and renewal to receive the letter indicating that L for all who attend. funds for the loan are now available. The North Raleigh church received “ The community is showing a real a loan from the General Church Loan interest in our new building. The con­ Fund in October, 1973, to help pay for gregation is excited to see it going up its new facilities. and anxious to get inside and work. This is just one example of the soul- “Thank you for everything you’ve saving work being done through dol­ done to help establish our church.” □ New Nameplate

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People are our business. We must reach people, teach people, encourage people, and help people to be used by the Holy Spirit if we are going to bear the fruit of the Spirit-filled revival.

A LLE N, J. A. (Jimmie): Bay City, Tex. (1st), Oct. 6-17: Mission, Ohio, Oct. 5-10; South Point, Ohio, Oct. 19-24; Marion. Okla. (1st), Oct. 12-17; Woodbridge, Va„ Oct. 25-31 Tex. (1st), Oct. 19 24 Ohio (Kensington PL), Oct. 26-31 HARROLD, JOHN W.: Sidney, III. (1st), Oct. 5-10; McConnells- ANDREWS, GEORGE 0.: Niagara Falls. N Y. (1st), Oct. 5-10; DUTTON, BARRY A TAVIA: Washington, Pa. (1st), Oct. 5-10; ville, Ohio (1st), Oct. 12-17; New Harmony, Ind. (1st), St. Petersburg, Pa., Oct. 12-17; Ridgway, Pa., Oct. Atlasburg, Pa. (1st), Oct. 13-17; Fawn Grove, Pa. (1st), Oct. 26-31 19 24; Williston, Vt., Oct. 26-31 Oct. 19-24 HEASLEY, JIMMY A FERN: Carlsbad, N.M. (Church St.), Oct. BAILEY, CLAYTON D.: Vicksburg, Mich. (Chapman Mem.), ELLINGSON, R. LEE: Cincinnati, Ohio (Asbury Tab.), Oct. 11- 3-10; Lovington, N.M. (1st), Oct. 19-24; Noble, Okla., Oct. 4-10; Muncie, Ind. (Riverview), Oct. 11-17; New 17; Upland, Ind. (Jefferson Christian), Oct. 21-31 Oct. 26-31 Castle, Ind. (Southside), Oct. 19-24 ELLWANGER, C. WILLIAM: Topeka, Kans. (1st), Sept. 28—Oct. HOECKLE, WESLEY W.: Omaha, Neb., Oct. 5-10 BAKER, RICHARD C.: Bamberg, S.C. (1st), Oct. 19-24 3; Columbus, Ohio (Whitehall), Oct. 5-10; Ashland, Ky. HOLLEY, C. D.: Easton, Pa„ Oct. 5-10; West Chester, Pa., Oct, BATTIN, BUFORD: Vici, Okla., Oct. 10-17; Breckenridge, Tex., (1st), Oct. 12-17; Salina, Kans. (1st), Oct. 19-24; Great 12-17; Mishawaka, Ind. (1st), Oct. 19-24; Quincy, III. Oct. 20-24; Dalhart, Tex., Oct. 31-N o v. 7 Bend, Kans. (1st), Oct. 26-31 (Emmanuel), Oct. 26-31 BELL, JAMES A JEAN: Hastings, Neb. (1st), Oct. 5-10; North EMSLEY, ROBERT: Oakdale, Calif., Oct. 13-24; Scott City, HOLLOWAY, WARREN O.: Lewisburg, Pa. (Crossroads), Oct. Platte, Neb. (1st). Oct. 12-17; Des Moines, la. (1st), Kans., Oct. 27— Nov. 7 5-10; Elmira, N.Y. (1st), Oct. 12-17; York, Pa. (1st), Oct. Oct. 19-24; Kansas City, Kans. (Victory Hills), Oct. 26-31 FELTER, JASON A LOIS: Davenport, la. (1st). Oct. 5-10; 19-24; Highland Springs, Va., Oct. 26-31 BENDER EVANGELISTIC PARTY: Brooklyn, Ind., Oct. 1-10; Columbus, Ohio (Northland), Oct. 12-17; Carlisle, Pa. HOWARD, MICHAEL: Robeline, La. (Friendship), Oct. 11-17 Jeffersonville, Ind. (1st), Oct. 15-24; Hamburg, N.Y., (Hoi. Christian), Oct. 19-24; Kent, Ohio (1st), Oct. 26-31 HUBBARTT, LEONARD: Goshen, Ind. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Hot Oct. 29—Nov. 7 FILES, GLORIA, A ADAMS, DOROTHY: East Rockaway, N.Y. Springs, Ark. (Grace), Oct. 12-17; New Richmond, Ohio, BERTOLETS, MUSICAL: Eureka, III., Sept. 28—Oct. 3; Baton (Children's Crus.), Oct, 5-10; Pittsfield, III. (Children's Oct. 19-24; Grand Haven, Mich. (1st), Oct. 26-31 Rouge, La. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 26-31 Crus,), Oct. 19-24; Emporia, Kans. (Children's Crus ), HUNDLEY, EDWARD J.: Muncie, Ind. (Wheeling Ave.), Oct. BEYER, HENRY: Natchitoches, La.. Oct. 5-10; Tyler, Tex. Oct. 26-31 5-10; Tiffin, Ohio, Oct. 17-24 (South), Oct. 26-31 FISHER, C. WILLIAM: Glen Burnie, Md. (Marley Pk ), Oct. INGLAND, WILMA JEAN: Warren, Ohio (Bolindale), Oct. 4-10; BISSELL, DALE A BEVERLY: Grover Hill, Ohio. Oct. 5-17; Rose­ 5-10; Pennsville, N.J. (Glenside), Oct. 12-17; Collinsville, Fredrick, Md., Oct. 18-24 ville, Ohio, Oct. 19-24; Cincinnati, Ohio (Fairfax), Oct. III. (1st), Oct. 19-24; Olathe, Kans. (College), Oct. 3 1 - IRWIN, ED: West Lafayette, Ohio, Sept. 27—Oct. 3; Live Oak, 26-31 Nov. 7 Fla., Oct. 5-10; Mount Vernon, III. (1st), Oct. 12-17; BLUE, DAVID: Nashville, Tenn. (McClurken), Oct. 5-10: Mount FLORENCE, ERNEST: Crossville, Tenn., Oct. 4-10; Waycross, New Cumberland, W.Va., Oct. 19-24; Barnesville. Ohio, Vernon, Ohio (College and Church) Oct. 15-17: Gary, Ga., Oct. 12-17 Oct. 26-31 Ind. (Glen Park), Oct. 19-24; Bethany, Okla. (1st), Oct. FORD, NORMAN: Orbisonia, Pa., Oct. 1-10; Ransomville, N.Y. CHUCK JACKSON SINGERS: Lanett, Ala. (1st), Oct. 3; Virginia 31 (Free Meth ), Oct. 17-24; Schenectady, N.Y., Oct. 3 1 - Beach, Va. (Tidewater), Oct. 5-10; St. Croix Falls, Wis. BONE, LAWRENCE H.: Midwest City, Okla. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Nov. 7 (Calvary), Oct. 12-17; Franklin, Pa. (1st Baptist), Oct. Cameron, Mo., Oct. 12-17: Craig, Mo., Oct. 19-24 FORTNER, ROBERT E.: Willoughby, Ohio (1st), Oct. 5-10; 19-24; Reynoldsville, Pa. (Gospel Center), Oct. 25-27 BOWMAN, RUSSELL: New Madison, Ohio (Wes), Oct. 2 7 - Metcalf, III. (1st), Oct. 12-17; Norris, III. (1st), 19-24; JACKSON, PAUL A TRISH: Home Missions Tour (Dakota Dist.), Nov. 7 Rantoul, III. (1st), Oct. 26-31 Oct. 18-31 BROWN, ROGER M.: Mannington, W.Va., Oct. 5-10; Belle, FRASER, DAVID: Akron, Ohio, Oct. 6-10; European Tour, re­ JAMES, R. ODIS: Caruthersville, Mo. (1st), Oct. 4-10; Bloom­ W.Va., Oct. 12-17: New Castle, Ind., Oct. 19-24; West mainder of month ington, Ind. (Broadview), Oct. 19-24; Indianapolis, Ind. Liberty, Ky„ Oct. 26-31 FRODGE, HAROLD: Paulding, Ohio, Oct. 4-10; Macungie, Pa., (Ray St.), Oct. 26-31 BUCKLES-BURKE EVAN. TEAM: Kokomo, Ind. (Northside), Oct. Oct. 11-17; Kutztown, Pa.. (Bethel), Oct. 18-24; Mount JANTZ, CALVIN A MARJORIE: Roanoke, Va. (1st), Oct. 5-10; 4-10; Middletown, Ind., Oct. 12-17; Carbondale, III., Oct. Vernon, Ind. (Pt. Township), Oct. 26-31 Endicott, N.Y. (1st), Oct. 12-17; Erie, Pa. (1st). Oct. 19-24; Yorktown, Ind., Oct. 26-31 GAWTHORP, WAYLAND A JOAN: Decatur, III. (Oak Grove), 19-24; Martinsville, Ind. (1st), Oct. 26-31 BURKHAMMER FAMILY: New Galilee, Pa.. Oct. 12-17 Sept. 28—Oct. 3; Caseyville, III. (Crestview), Oct. 5-10; JAYMES, RICHARD: Grove City, Pa., Oct. 4-10; New Martins­ CANEN, DAVID: Savannah, Ga. (Westside), Oct. 4-10; Atlanta, Bellville, III. (Emmanual), Oct. 12-17; Champaign, III. ville, W.Va., Oct. 12-24 Ga. (Riverside), Oct. 12-17; Decatur, Ga., Oct. 18-24 (West Side), Oct. 19-24; Marion, Ohio (Wes.), Oct. 25-31 JEWETT, LARRY A PAT: Spiceland, Ind., Oct. 7-17; Shelby- CAYTON, JOHN: Capitol Heights, Md. (Grace), Oct. 5-10; North GILLESPIE, SHERMAN A ELSIE: Muncie. Ind. (Mayfield). Oct. ville, Ind. (1st), Oct. 19-24; Indianapolis, Ind. (Ray St.), Leeds, Me., Oct. 12-17; North Syracuse, N.Y. (Com­ 19-24 Oct. 26-31 munity), Oct. 19-24; Fulton, N.Y. (1st), Oct. 26-31 GLAZE, HAROLD A MARILYN: Creve Couer, III. (1st), Oct. 12- KENNEDY, GORDON L.: Bellevue, Ohio, Oct. 19-24 CLIFT, NORVIE: Snoqualmie, Wash., Oct. 5-10; Troy, Ida., Oct. 17; Batesville, Ark. (1st), Oct. 19-24 KRATZ, ELDON A KAY: Cameron, Mo., Oct. 3; Pratt, Kans., 12-17; Juliaetta, Ida., Oct. 19-24; Fortuna, Calif., Oct. GORMANS, SINGING: Shepherdsville, Ky. (Wes ), Oct. 4-10; Oct. 9-10; Britt, la. (Zion), Oct. 16-17; Olathe, Kans. 26-31 Louisville, Ky. (Okolona), Oct. 12-17; Clarkson, Ky. (1st), (College), Oct. 23; Hazelwood, Mo. (North Co.), Oct. CLINE, JERRY: Warren, Ohio (Champion), Sept. 28—Oct. 3; Oct. 24-31 30-31 Kingsport, Tenn. (Calvary), Oct. 5-10; Lebanon, Tenn. GRAVVATT, HAROLD F.: Cherryvale, Kans., Oct. 10-17; Coffey LANIER, JOHN H.: Hamden, Ohio, Sept. 29—Oct. 10 (Westview), Oct. 12-17; Pelham, Tenn. (Chapman Chap­ ville, Kans. (1st), Oct. 17-24; Caney, Kans., Oct. 24-31 LASSELL, RAY: Rimersburg, Pa., Oct. 5-10; Center Hall, Pa., el), Oct. 19-24; Decherd, Tenn. (Warren Chapel), Oct. GREEN, JIM A ROSEMARY: Walla Walla. Wash. (1st), Oct. 5- Oct. 12-17; Paris, Pa., Oct. 19-24; Rising Sun, Ind., Oct. 26-31 10; Lombard, III., Oct. 13-17; Barberton, Ohio (1st), Oct. 26-31 C O B B , BILL A TE RR I: Cimarron, Kans., Oct. 5-10; Denver, 19-24; New Castle, Ind. (1st), Oct. 26-31 LEMASTER, BEN: Bakersfield. Calif. (Brentwood). Oct. 5-10; Colo. (Westminister), Oct. 13-17; Oklahoma City, Okla. GRIMES, BILLY: Jefferson, Tex., Oct. 5-10; Idabel, Okla., Oct. Newhall, Calif., Oct. 20-24; Lake Isabella, Calif., Oct. (Penn. Ave.), Oct. 19-24; Colindale, Pa., Oct. 26-31 19-24; Purcell, Okla., Oct. 26-31 26-31 CONE, ANDREW F.: Dixfield, Me.. Oct. 5-10; Buffalo, N.Y., GRIMM, GEORGE J.: Polk, Ohio (Rowlesburg), Oct. 1-10; Par­ LESTER, FRED R.: Kellogg, Ida., Oct. 6-10; Kalispel. Mont., Oct. 12-17; Albany, N.Y., Oct. 19-24 kersburg, W.Va. (Bapt.), Oct. 12-17; Weirton, W.Va. (Col­ Oct. 12-17; Libby, Mont., Oct. 19-24; Antioch, Calif., CULBERTSON, BERNIE: Helena, Mont. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Walla liers), Oct. 19-24 Oct. 26-31 Walla, Wash. (Aldersgate), Oct. 12-17; Grande Ronde, GRINDLEY, GERALD A JANICE: Ottawa Lake, Mich. (Whiteford LIDDELL, P. I.: Lancaster, Ohio (1st), Oct. 5-10; Sebring, Ore., Oct. 19-24; Cloverdale, Ore. (Hemlock), Oct. 26-31 Wes.), Oct. 5-10; Owosso, Mich. (Cent. Un. Meth ), Oct. Ohio (1st), Oct. 12-17; Shelbyville, Ind. (1st), Oct. 19-24 DARNELL, H. E.: Franklin, Pa„ Oct. 7-17; Fairland, Ind. (Tri­ 11-17; Flint, Mich. (Evergreen Valley Wes.), Oct. 19-24; LINDER, LLOYD: Adrian, Mich. (Madison), Oct. 3-10; Mont­ ton Central), Oct. 21-31 Indianapolis, Ind. (Trinity Wes ), Oct. 26-31 pelier, Ind., Oct. 17-24 DELL, JIMMY; Van Buren, Ark., Oct. 6-10: Fort Smith, Ark., GUY, MARION O.: Knowles, Okla., Oct. 24-31 LOMAN, LANE A JANET: Owosso, Mich. (Free Meth.), Oct. Oct. 13-17; Covina, Calif., Oct. 21-24; Indio, Calif. (1st), HAINES, GARY: El Paso, Tex. (Valley), Oct. 5-10; Albuquerque, 5-10; Pinconning, Mich. (Wes.), Oct. 12-17; Boonville, Oct. 27-31 N.M. (Los Altos), Oct. 12-17; Sante Fe, N.M., Oct. 19-24; Ind. (Gen. Bapt.), Oct. 24-29; Goshen, Ind. (Miss.), DISHON, MELVIN: Spiceland, Ind., Oct. 7-17; Corydon, Ky.. Olathe, Kans. (College). Oct. 3 1-N o v. 7 Oct. 31— Nov. 7 Oct. 19-24; West Baden, Ind., Oct. 26-31 HALL, CARL N.: St. Petersburg, Fla. (Kenneth City), Sept. 2 8 - LOWN, ALBERT: Portland, Ore., Oct. 11-17; San Diego, DIXON, GEORGE A CHARLOTTE: Charleston, W.Va. (Campbell), Oct. 3; Spokane, Wash. (Valley), Oct. 12-17; Gary, Ind. Calif., Oct. 18-24 Oct. 3-10; Concord, N.C. (Oakdale Park), Oct. 12-17; (Glen Park), Oct. 20-24; Vero Beach, Fla. (1st), Oct. LUSH, RON: Sumner, Wash. (Bonney Lake), Oct. 1-3; Tacoma, Zanesville, Ohio (1st), Oct. 19-24; Warren, Ohio (Morgan- 26-31 Wash. (1st), Oct. 6-10; Boise, Ida. (Salv. Army), Oct. dale), Oct. 26-31 HAMILTON, MARK: Indianapolis, Ind. (South Side). Oct. 5-10; 13-17; Cheney, Wash., Oct. 27-31 DUNMIRE, RALPH A JOANN: Columbus, Ohio (Whitehall), Oct. Indianapolis, Ind. (Irvington), Oct. 12-17; Evansville, MANLEY, STEPHEN: Apache Junction, Ariz., Oct. 5-10; Brea, 5-10; Nashville, Tenn. (Calvary), Oct. 12-17; Leoma, Ind. (1st), Oct, 19-24; Sullivan, Ind., Oct. 26-31 Calif., Oct. 12-17: Phoenix. Ariz, (Maryvale), Oct. 19-2 Tenn. (Pleasant Point), Oct. 19-24; Marietta, Ga. (1st), HANCE, RAY: Norman, Okla. (Grace), Oct. 5-10; Hays, Kans.. Tucson, Ariz. (Mt. View), Oct. 26-31 Oct. 26-31 Oct. 19-24 MANNING, C. M.: Tupelo, Miss., Oct. 5-10; Dayton, Ohio (West DUNN, DON: Waterford, Ohio, Sept. 28—Oct. 3; Canal Fulton, HANCOCK, BOYD C.: Charleston, Mo. (1st), Oct. 4-10; Perry. Acres), Oct. 26-31

24 HERALD OF HOLINESS I MARTIN, PAUL: Anderson, Ind. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Lexington, Ky. Dr.), Oct. 26-31 I (1st), Oct. 11-17; Colorado Springs, Colo. (Bible Coll.), SLACK, DOUGLAS: Indianapolis, Ind. (South Side), Oct. 5-10; NEWS OF REVIVAL Oct. 18-22; Bourbonnais, III. (Olivet College), Oct. 24-31 Madison, Ind. (Wes.), Oct. 19-24; Sullivan, Ind., Oct. Virginia, Minn., Range Cities McABEE, JAMES: Dana, Ind., Oct. 8-10; Bedford, Ind. (1st), 26-31 church reports a week of Bible En­ Oct. 12-17; Corydon, Ind., Oct. 19-24; Bicknell, Ind., Oct. SMITH, FLOYD P.: Orange, Calif. (1st), Sept. 28—Oct. 3; 26-31 Chowchilla, Calif. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Olivehurst, Calif. richment and Revival services with McCLURE, DARL B .: Paden City, W.Va. (Wes.), Sept. 2 6 - (1st), Oct. 12-17; Barstow, Calif. (1st), Oct. 19-24; Enid, Dr. Mel Miller of Lansing, Mich. Pas­ Oct. 10 Okla. (Maine), Oct. 26-31 tor Stephen Hobbs said it was “a re­ MCDONALD, CHARLIE: Mansfield, Ark., Oct. 12-17; Mena, Ark., SMITH, HAROLD: Falmouth, Mich., Sept. 28—Oct. 3; Farming­ Oct. 19-24 ton, Mich. (Forest Hills Miss.), Oct. 17; Cass City, vival of spiritual concern and fellow­ McKINNEY, ROY T.: North Manchester, Ind., Oct. 12-17; Grand Mich., Oct. 19-24; Saline, Mich., Oct. 26-31 ship among church members for those Rapids, Ohio (1st Wes. Meth ), Oct. 19-24 SMITH, OTTIS E.: Arenzville, III. (Bethel), Oct. 5-11; Ply­ outside of Christ in the community.” McWHIRTER, STUART: Yukon, Okla., Oct. 5-10; Arlington, Tex. mouth, Ind. (1st), Oct. 12-17; Noblesville, Ind. (1st), (1st), Oct. 12-17; Fort Worth, Tex. (Northside), Oct. Oct. 19-24; Newark, Ohio (1st), Oct. 26-31 □ 19-24; New Castle, Ind. (1st), Oct. 26-31 SMITHS, SINGING: Emlenton, Pa. (W. Home Free Meth.), MEEK, WESLEY: Panama, Okla., Sept. 28—6Ct. 3; Weather­ Oct. 7-12; Oil City, Pa. (U.B.), Oct. 14-19; Elwood City, Pastor James L. Stewart reports the ford, Okla.. Oct. 5-10; Durant, Miss., Oct. 12-17; Erick, Pa. (U.B.), Oct. 21-26; Newell, W.Va., (1st), Oct. 2 8 - Memphis Frayser Church recently Okla., Oct. 26-31 Nov. 2 closed an excellent meeting with ' MELVIN, DOLORES: Levittsburg, Ohio, Oct. 11-17; Berea, Ky.. SNELL, DALE E.: Lewistown, III. (Free Meth.), Oct. 3-10; < Oct. 25-31 Broadview, N.M., Oct. 26-31 Evangelist R. N. Raycroft. “ His sound MEREDITH, DW IG H T 8. N O R M A JE AN : Mount Vernon, Ind., SPARKS, ASA: Felicity, Ohio, Oct. 12-17 holiness messages were well received I Oct. 5-10; North Manchester, Ind., Oct. 11-17; Milford, SPROWLS, EARL: Wyoming, Mich. (Clyde Park), Oct. 5-10: and helpful to all.” □ Ohio, Oct, 18-24; New Albany, Ind. (1st), Oct. 25-31 Jackson, Mich. (1st), Oct. 17-24; Midland, Mich. (Nease MERRITT. HERBERT A A N N : New Albany. Ind. (East Side). Mem.), Oct. 26-31 Pastor R. V. Schultz of Fresno, Oct. 5-10; Anderson, Ind. (Fairfax), Oct. 12-17; Anthony, STAFFORD, DANIEL: Indianapolis, Ind. (Wes. Christian), Oct. Kans., Oct. 26-31 11-17; Rockwood, Tenn. (Bible Meth.), Oct. 18-24; In­ Calif., First Church reports a week of MICKEY, BOB: Burlington, Kans., Sept. 28—Oct. 3; Washing­ dianapolis, Ind. (Evanston Wes.), Oct. 25-31 Family Crusade with Bob, Ida Mae, ton, Pa. (Hart Ave), Oct. 4-10; Portland, Me., Oct. 12-17; STEWART, PAUL J.: Petersburg, Ind. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Boone- and Marcella Mickey. “ There were Millville, N.J., Oct. 19-24: Trenton, M o„ Oct. 26-31 ville, Ind. (1st), Oct. 12-17; Warren, Ohio (1st), Oct. I MILLHUFF, CH UC K : Tampa, Fla. (1st), Oct. 5-10; M ifflin- 19-24; Augusta, Kans. (1st), Oct. 26-31 over 40 seekers at the altar during the 1, burg, Pa., Oct. 26-31 STRICKLAND, RICHARD: Hurricane, W.Va., Oct. 5-10; Point week, many for the first time.” Pup­ MONTGOMERY, C LYDE: Terre Haute. Ind. (South Side), Oct. Pleasant, W.Va., Oct. 12-17; Huntington, W.Va. (1st), pets, chalk art, singing, and scripture 5-10; Bedford, Ind. (1st), Oct. 12-17; Bloomington, Ind. Oct. 19-24: Cincinnati, Ohio, (Clifton Ave.), Oct. 26-31 (East Side), Oct. 19-24; Stinesville, Ind., Oct. 26-31 STUBBS, LLOYD A.: Hamilton, Ohio (Williamsdale), Oct. 4-10; memorization, all centered around the MORRIS, CLYDE H .: Denton, Md. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Glasgow, New Burlington, Ohio, Oct. 11-17 plan of salvation, were highlights of W.Va., Oct. 11-17; Murfreesboro, Tenn., Oct. 22-31 SWANSON, ROBERT: Lawton, Okla., Oct. 5-10; Waurika, Okla., the crusade. □ MULLEN, DEVERNE H .: New Brighton, Pa„ Oct. 5-10; Water­ Oct. 12-17; Hutchinson, Kans. (Westside), Oct. 19-24: town, N.Y., Oct. 12-17; Canton, Ohio, Oct. 19-24; New Newton, Okla., Oct. 26-31 Philadelphia, Ohio, Oct. 25-31 TAYLOR, CLIFF: Woodland, Calif., Oct. 1-3; Eagle, Ida., Oct. I NEFF, LARRY i PAT: Hixson, Tenn. (Grace), Oct. 4-10; 8-10; Buhl, Ida., Oct. 11-17; Nampa, Ida. (Bethel), Oct. Anderson, Ind. (Goodwin Memorial), Oct. 12-17; Evans- 18-24; Marsing, Ida., Oct. 25-31- TWENTY-FOUR 1 ville, Ind. (Forrest Hills Wes ), Oct. 18-24; Albion, Mich., THOMAS, J. MELTON: Beaumont, Tex. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Vilonia, NEW CHURCHES Oct. 30-31 Ark., Oct. 12-17; Abernathy, Tex., Oct. 19-24; Enid, Okla. NEUSCHWANGER, ALBERT: Cushing, Okla., Oct. 11-17; Dallas, (1st), Oct. 26-31 Twenty-four new Churches of the Tex. (Woodland Pk.), Oct. 19-24; Richmond, Va. (South- THORNTON, RON I BONNIE: Shenandoah, la., Oct. 5-10; Nazarene have been pledge for or­ side), Oct. 26-31 Dixon, III., Oct. 12-17: Mendota, III., Oct. 19-24; Wash­ ganization by September, 1976, on 18 OVERTON, W IL L IA M D .: Wiscasset, Me., Oct. 5-10; Danielson, ington, la., Oct. 26-31 Conn., Oct. 12-17; Brentwood, N.Y., Oct. 19-24; Pots­ TRIPP, HOWARD: Beech Grove, Ind., Oct. 4-10; Leesburg, Va., districts. dam, N.Y., Oct. 26-31 Oct. 12-17; Augusta, Ga. (1st), Oct. 19-24; Indianapolis, They are the vanguard of 76 new PALMER, JAMES E „ Cambridge City, Ind., Oct. 5-10; College Ind. (Chapel), Oct. 26-31 church organizations targeted by the ' Corner, Ohio, Oct. 12-17 TUCKER, BILL & JEANETTE: Ottawa, III. (1st Wes.), Oct. 5-10; PASSMORE E VA NG ELISTIC PARTY: Westmorland, Pa. (Meth.), Jackson, Mich. (Grace), Oct. 12-17; Williamsburg, Ohio, district superintendents in the United •I Oct. 3-10; Greenville, Pa., Oct. 12-17; Onemo, Va„ Oct. 19-24; M errillville, Ind. (Lincoln Gardens Wes ), States, Canada, and the British Isles. ,! Oct. 27—Nov. 7 Oct. 26-31 The new churches with announced PECK, JOHN: Talihina, Okla., Oct. 4-10; Athens, Ala., Oct. TUCKER, RALPH: Terre Haute, Ind. (Northside), Oct. 5-10; 12-17; Adrian, Ga„ Oct. 19-24 Lacona, la., Oct. 12-17; Walters, Okla., Oct. 19-24: organization dates, are listed below. PEMBLE, AL, F A M IL Y T E A M : Columbus, Wis„ Oct. 5-10; Lindsay, Okla., Oct. 26-31 1. New Minas, Nova Scotia (Canada Atlantic), East Peoria, III., Oct. 12-17; Normal, III. (1st), Oct. 19-24 TURNOCK, JIM & D. J.: Ottawa, III. (1st), Oct. 5-10; West­ 1/25/76. PERDUE, NELSO N: Bryan, Ohio, Oct. 4-10; Wapakoneta, Ohio, chester, III. (Oak Park), Oct. 12-17; Colona, III., (Green 2. Native American, Minneapolis (Minnesota), Oct. 11-17; Lithopolis, Ohio, Oct. 18-24; Canton, III. Rock), Oct. 20-31 2/1/76. (1st), Oct. 26-31 VARIAN, WILLIAM: Mannington, W.Va. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Ander­ 3. West Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada PHILLIPS, GENE E.: Lenoir City, Tenn. (White Wing), Oct. 5-10; son, Ind. (Goodwin Mem ), Oct. 12-17; Champaign, III. Atlantic), 1/18/76. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Southside), Oct. 12-17; Eloma, (1st), Oct. 19-24; Fairmont, W.Va. (1st), Oct. 26-31 Tenn. (Pleasant Point), Oct. 19-24; Fort Valley, 6a., WADE, E. BRUCE: Houston, Tex. (Bellaire), Oct. 19-24 4. Foothill Communities, Alta Loma (Southern Oct. 26-31 WARD, LLOYD 8. GERTRUDE: Columbia, Tenn. (Grace), Oct. California), 3/7/76. PIERCE, BOYCE & CATHERINE: Milwaukee, Wis. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Dexter, Mo. (1st), Oct. 12-17; Kettering, Ohio, 5. C om m unity of Hope, W ashington, D.C. 5-10; Belpre, Ohio, Oct. 12-17; New Lexington, Ohio, Oct. 24-31 (Washington), 3/28/76. Oct. 19-24; Irvine, Ky. (1st), Oct. 26-31 WELCH, JONATHAN & ILONA: Chicago, III. (Oaklawn), Oct. 6. Fredericton, New Brunswick (Canada At­ PORTER, JO HN & PATSY: Beebe, Ark., Oct. 3-10; Newport, 5-10; Decatur, III. (Trinity), Oct. 11-17; Mishawaka. lantic), 4/18/76. Tenn. (1st), Oct. 12-17; Church Hill, Tenn. (1st), Oct. Ind. (1st), Oct. 19-24 7. Wilburton (Southeast Oklahoma), 4/25/76. 19-24; Friendsville, Tenn. (Emmanuel), Oct. 26-31 WELCH, W. B.: Cordova, Ala., Oct. 5-10; Fort Valley, Ga„ 8. Pioneer, near McCloud (Southeast Okla­ ! POWELL, FR AN K : Muscatine, la., Oct. 1-3; Mansfield, Ohio Oct. 12-17; Estell, S.C., Oct. 19-24; Thomasville, N.C., homa), 4/25/76 (Grace), Oct. 4-10; Iowa Falls, la., Oct. 19-24; Grinnell, Oct. 25-31 9. Thompson, Manitoba (Canada West), la. (1st Friends), Oct. 28-31 WEST, EDNA M.: Robinson, III., Oct. 8-17; Wausau, Wis., Oct 5/9/76. QUALLS, PAUL M .: St. Albans, W.Va., Oct. 12-17; Augusta, 19-24; West M ifflin, Pa. Oct. 26-31 10. Amos Komah Memorial, Cache (Southwest Kans. (1st), Oct. 26-31 WILKINS, CHESTER: Greenbrier, Ark., Oct. 12-17 Oklahoma), 4/29/76. RAKER, W. C. & M AR Y: Streator, III, Oct. 26-31 WILLIAMS, G. W.: Oak Hill, W.Va. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Marion, 11. Piedmont (Alabama), 5/2/76. RHAME, JO HN : Sikeston, Mo., Oct. 3-10; O’Fallon, Mo., Oct. Ohio (1st), Oct. 12-17 12. Englewood (Southern Florida), 5/2/76. 12-17 WILLIAMS, LAWRENCE: Logan, Ohio, Oct. 6-17; Ellendale. N.D., 13. Lyman, Wyo., First (Rocky Mountain), RICHARDS, LARRY & P H Y L L IS : North Vernon, Ind. (1st), Oct. 25-31 Oct. 12-17; Greenfield, Ind. (Stringtown), Oct. 26-31 WISE, DAVE: St. Croix, Wis. (Calvary), Oct. 12-17 6/6/76. RODGERS, CLYDE B .: Lake Placid, N.Y., Oct. 3-10; Blounts- WISEHART, LENNY: Westchester, Ohio (Pisgah Community), 14. Winston (Oregon Pacific), 5/16/76. town, Fla., Oct. 17-24 Oct. 5-10; Dayton, Ohio (Beaver Creek), Oct. 12-17; 15. Calgary East, Alberta (Canada West), SCHOONOVER, M O D IE : Anderson, Ind., Oct. 4-10; Danville, Bethel, Ohio, Oct. 19-24; Reserved, Oct. 26-31 6/13/76. Ind., Oct. 11-17: Joplin, Mo., (Calvary), Oct. 18-24; WRIGHT, E. GUY: Gordansville, Tenn., Oct. 5-10; Lewisburg, 16. St. Charles (Michigan), 5/30/76. Wichita, Kans. (Park City), Oct. 25-31 Tenn., Oct. 12-17; Vienna, Va„ Oct. 19-24; Clarksburg, 17. Kalamazoo Trinity Mission (Michigan), SEXTON, GARNETT L.: Coal Grove, Ohio (Ellison St.), Oct. W.Va., Oct. 26-31 6 /6/76. 4-10 WYLIE, CHARLES: El Reno, Okla. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Sand 18. Douglasville (Georgia), 7/4/76. SHARP, CHARLES: Danville, III. (Oaklawn), Oct. 5-10; Nap- Springs, Okla. (1st), Oct. 14-24; Owasso, Okla. (1st), Oct. 19. New Holland, Pa. (Philadelphia), 7/18/76. panee, Ind., Oct. 12-17; Zeeland, Mich. (Free Meth.), 26-31 20. Vineland, N.J. (Philadelphia), 7/11/76. Oct. 19-24; Rhodes, Mich. (Midland Bethel), Oct. 26-31 WYRICK, DENNIS E.: Roanoke, Va. (1st), Oct. 5-10; Akron, 21. Gulfport (Central Florida), 8/1/76. SHARPIES, J. ).: Windsor. Ont. (1st), Oct. 10-17; Tucson. Ohio (Trinity), Oct. 12-17; Greenville, S.C. (1st), Oct. 22. Houston Northwest (Houston), 8/15/76. Ariz. (Catalina Vista), Oct. 24-31 19-24; Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Faith), Oct. 26-31 23. Colorado Springs Spanish (Colorado), SHUMAKE, C. E.: Steele, Ala., Oct. 4-10; Miami, Fla. (Eureka YATES, BEN: Pittsburgh, Pa. (Lincoln PL), Oct. 3-10 9 /1 /7 6 . 24. Dyer (Northwest Indiana), 9/1/76. □ NOTE: The evangelists’ slates are printed in the H erald monthly. The full directory is published monthly in the Preacher’s Magazine. SEPTEMBER 15, 197B 25 NAZARENE RETREATS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL of Christmas Department of Youth Executive Secretary, Mel McCullough, has an­ nounced two fall retreats for Nazarene military personnel and their families. The Far East Retreat will be held in the Army Retreat Center in Seoul, Korea, September 16-19. Nazarene Chaplain Eugene King and Mission Director Brent Cobb will be speakers for this gathering of military personnel and their families living in the Far East. The Nazarene European Retreat for Military Personnel will be held Octo­ ecial ber 4-8, at the General Walker Hotel at Berchtesgaden, West Germany. MUSIC Chaplain James Thompson is the and coordinator for this retreat, and Dr. LIGHT OUT OF DARKNESS Bennett Dudney, president of Euro­ A Christmas Cantata Special pean Nazarene Bible College, will be Through words and music DICK ANTHONY delves into the reason for Christ's coming, PROGRAMS the retreat speaker. applying these truths to the needs of con­ All Nazarene military personnel and temporary man. Includes narration and CHRISTMAS PROGRAM BUILDER solo parts fo r soprano, a lto, ten o r, and bass. their families and any American civil­ Performance time approximately 40 min­ No. 29 ians living in either of these areas are utes. Build your own unique Christmas celebra­ M C-30 Choral Book $1.50 tion! Poems, songs, readings, and plays welcome to attend the retreats. At L-201 Stereo Album $5.98 compiled by C RACE RAMQUIST fo r all each of the retreats, the activities will L-201C Book/Record Combination $6.45 ages—children, teens, adults—and abilities. 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HAY NEW He is married and has two children. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT Rev. John Hay succeeds Dr. Ross Lee, IN IN D IA N A who retired at the assembly. Dr. Lee Rev. John F. Hay, pastor of Parkers­ plans to conduct revival campaigns burg, W.Va., First Church, was elect­ and conventions. □ ed district superintendent of the -NIS Indianapolis District, Wednesday, Au­ The Pataskala, Ohio, church recently gust 4, on the ninth ballot. He an­ honored Julia Collins, mother of Mis­ sionary Robert T. Collins, Jr., of Brasil; nounced his acceptance and flew to she has been a mem ber o f the church attend the assembly Thursday, Au­ since its organization in 1942. The “ This gust 5. Is Your Life” tribute was given and pre­ Rev. Hay was ordained in 1958. He pared by Pastor Carl W ooten, assisted attended Olivet Nazarene College and by her two daughters, Janet and Ann, graduated from Trevecca Nazarene and son W arren. M r. and Mrs. Robert College. He has pastored in Kentucky T. Collins, Sr., have four children: Rev. and in West Virginia, pastoring the Robert T. Collins, Jr., of Brasil; Janet Charleston Loudendale Church before Pastor Milton Harrington, of Walla Haym an and Ann Stout and Warren Col­ Walla, Wash., First Church presents lins of near Pataskala, who all belong to going to Parkersburg 12 years ago. He round-trip tickets to Hawaii to Associate the church. Eleven grandchildren are has served as district president of the Pastor and Mrs. T. O. Weatherby from also in the church. Pictured are Mr. West Virginia Nazarene Young Peo­ the congregation in special recognition and Mrs. Robert Collins, Sr., Sunday ple’s Society and was chairman of the of the Weatherbys’ fiftieth wedding an­ School Superintendent Dallas Huddle district church school board. niversary. (I.), and Pastor Carl Wooten (r.).

26 HERALD OF HOLINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS Northwest Oklahoma District convened at Her­ Melvin Thompson and Everette Robertson; and rick Hall, Bethany Nazarene College, Bethany, (laymen) Tharen Evans and Bud Goble. Dayton, Ohio, First Church will Okla. District Superintendent Jerald R. Locke, Reelected to their posts were Mrs. Kenneth celebrate their sixty-fifth anniversary reelected for his fourteenth year, reported. V. Bateman, NWMS president; L. Alan Thomp­ on Sunday, November 7. General General Superintendent V. H. Lewis ordained son, NYI president; and Rev. Earl L Roustio, J. Ronald Gilliland, Claude Guy, Earl McCool, church schools board chairman. □ Superintendent Eugene L. Stowe will Larry Sartin, and Charles West. be the special speaker. All former pas­ Elected to the advisory board were (elders) TENNESSEE tors, members, and friends are invited L. Thurl Mann, Loy Watson, and J. R. Smith; and The sixty-fourth annual assembly of the Ten­ to attend or send greetings. For infor­ (laymen) Harry Craddock, A. B. LeCrone, and nessee District was held at Clarksville, Tenn. Don Schuneman. Superintendent Dr. H. Harvey Hendershot, com­ mation write Rev. Mike Norris, 7031 Reelected to their posts were Mrs. Jerald R. pleting the first year of an extended term, re­ North Main Street, Dayton, Ohio Locke, NWMS president, and Rev. C. Edwin ported. 45415. □ Murphey, church schools board chairman; and General Superintendent Eugene L. Stowe or­ Rev. Loran Forbes was elected NYI president. □ dained Donald Lee Brown, Jimmy L. Chapman, James Richard Lord, and Samuel David Phipps. DISTRICT ASSEMBLY IOWA The credentials of Gwenneth Sebring were rec­ REPORTS The sixty-fourth annual assembly of the Iowa ognized District convened at the West Des Moines, la., (Elders) Gerald Green, George Pitzer. and WASHINGTON PACIFIC Nazarene Campgrounds. District Superinten­ Millard Reed, and (laymen) Leon Guilt, John The thirty-third annual assembly of the Wash­ dent Forrest E. Whitlatch, completing the first Ray, and Robert Wilson were elected to the ad­ ington Pacific District Assembly convened at of a four-year call, reported. visory board. the First Church of the Nazarene, Longview. General Superintendent George Coulter pre­ Mrs. Harvey Hendershot was elected NWMS Wash. District Superintendent Bert Daniels, sided over the business sessions. president; Rev. John Maxwell was elected NYI completing the second of a four-year term, re­ Elected to the advisory board were (elders) president; and Rev. Gerald Green was reelected ported. A. D. Foster, and Gene C. Phillips; (laym en) Don chairman of the church schools board. □ General Superintendent Eugene L. Stowe or­ Diehl and Merle D. Freed. Reelected to their dained Merle T. Smith, Donald J. Bancel, Wayne posts were Mrs. Forrest Whitlatch, NWMS pres­ PITTSBURGH T. Lawson, Gale Shafer, Teryl Ketchum, and ident, and Rev. Gary A. Henecke, NYI president; The sixty-ninth annual District Assembly was Billy J. Childress. Rev. Crawford Howe was elected church schools held at the Mount Chestnut District Center in Elected to the advisory board were (elders) board chairman. □ Butler, Pa. Paul Anderson, Steven Fletcher, and Winston District Superintendent Dr. Robert I. Goslaw, Ketchum; and (laymen) Larry Hull, Delmore Mc­ NORTHWEST INDIANA completing the third year of an extended term, Dowell, John W ordsw orth. The thirty-fourth annual assembly of the reported. Reelected to their posts were Mrs. Roy Litsey, Northwest Indiana District was held at Valpa­ General Superintendent William Greathouse NWMS president; Rev. Tom Campbell, NYI pres­ raiso High School, Valparaiso, Ind. District Su­ ordained Donald E. Chamberlain, George A. ident; and Rev. Steven Fletcher, church schools perintendent George Scutt, completing the third Hankins, and Darrell R. Nicklow. board chairman. □ year of an extended term, reported. (Elders) Wayne Acton and Jack Christner, and General Superintendent Eugene L. Stowe or­ (laymen) Lauren Cousins and Willis Whitling NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA dained Horace Smith. were elected to the advisory board. The twenty-eighth annual assembly of the Elected to the advisory board were (elders) Mrs. Marjorie Goslaw was reelected NWMS

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SEPTEMBER 15, 1 STB 27 president; Rev. Terry Sowden elected NYI pres­ ident; and C. Edward Baker elected church schools board chairman. □ Better planning now

AKRON The thirty-fourth annual District Assembly was can save more of it for tomorrow. . . held at the Akron District Center, Louisville. Ohio. The good your estate can do is too important to ignore District Superintendent Floyd O. Flemming, completing the third year of an extended term, potential savings offered by good estate planning. Proper reported. planning can help avoid unnecessary taxes later... and General Superintendent Orville W. Jenkins ordained Rodney T. Riggan. even provide income tax deductions now. This free booklet Elected to the advisory board were (elders) could help you make your estate work harder for you, Russell J. Long, Sr., Austin H. Wright, John Flowald, Jr.; and (laymen) James R. Couche- your family and the Lord’s work. Mail the coupon today. nour, Delmas Sanford, and William Davis. Reelected to their posts were Mrs. Floyd O. Flemming, NWMS president; Dennis K. Ying- ling, NYI president; and John Flowald, Jr., church schools board chairman. □ Take a wise look ahead WEST VIRGINIA 7 S\ The thirty-seventh annual assembly of the West Virginia District convened at Summers- ville, W.Va. Superintendent M. E. Clay, com­ ”t>.^uirNFoSn5r!oN^S pleting the second year of an extended term, reported. General Superintendent Charles H. Strickland ordained Mervin C. Smith, Kenneth P. Morton, horizon/ Roy L. Lyons, Harry R. Sellards, and Charles Larue. Rev. Crew: Elected to the advisory board were (elders) Please send me without charge T. James Boshell, Merlin E. Provance, and C. Harold Smith; and (laymen) Donald Estep, Dal­ Div. of or obligation a copy of “Better Estate Planning. las Moore, and Elmer Snodgrass. Life Income Gifts Mrs. M. E. Clay was reelected NWMS presi­ & Bequests Mr dent; Rev. Jerry Bush was reelected NYI presi­ Mrs. ____ dent; and Rev. Morton L. Estep was elected Attn.: Miss chairman of the church schools board. □ Rev. Robert W. Crew Address . NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHURCH OF THE City _ The seventy-first annual District Assembly NAZARENE was held at Beulah Park, Santa Cruz, Calif. 6401 The Paseo Zip District Superintendent E. E. Zachary was re­ State . elected for a one-year term, to serve his seven­ Kansas City, Mo. teenth year. 64131 Birth D ate. .Tel. General Superintendent V. H. Lewis ordained Donald F. Moore. Elected to the advisory board were (elders) Paul E. Simpson and Donald R. Peterman; and (laymen) Paul Price and Gordon Young. as M. Davis, Larry D. Dennis, Jam es R. Hicks, District Superintendent Ross Lee retired after Mrs. Wilma Shaw was reelected NWMS pres­ Russell T. Powell, Sr., and Samuel E. Slagle. leading the district since 1967. Pastor John F. ident; Rev. Raym ond L. W isner elected NYI Elected to the advisory board were (elders) Hay, of Parkersburg, W.Va., First Church was president; and Rev. Donald R. Peterman reelect­ Ira East, Newman Sheldon, and Virgil Apple­ elected district superintendent. ed chairman of the church schools board. □ gate; (laymen) Marvin Beam, John Bunn, and General Superintendent V. H. Lewis ordained Lewis Curtis. Donald Bates, Robert Lee Eilingson, Bruce SOUTHWESTERN OHIO Reelected to their posts were Mrs. Dallas Bag­ Hayse, Stanford Lynch, Michael Lynch, Donald The seventeenth annual assembly of the gett, NWMS president; Morris Chalfant, church Lynch, and Cecil Pugh. Southwestern Ohio District was held at Monroe, schools board chairman; and Marion W. Barber Elected to the advisory board were (elders) Ohio. District Superintendent Dallas Baggett, was elected NYI president. □ Kenneth Jewell, Duane Landreth, and Garland completing the first year of an extended term, Johnson; and (laymen) Dr, Ralph Fox, Ray Mar­ reported. INDIANAPOLIS lin, and Homer Maddox. General Superintendent George Coulter or­ The fifty-first annual assembly of the India­ Mrs. John F. Hay was elected NWMS presi­ dained James D. Brannon, Phil L. Bower, Thom­ napolis District was held in Camby, Ind. dent; Rev. Robert Bedford was elected NYI pres­ ident; and Rev. Norman Palmer was elected church schools board chairman. □

SOUTHWEST INDIANA The twenty-eighth annual assembly of the Southwest Indiana District was held at the Van­ d erburgh A u d itoriu m , Civic Center, Evansville, Ind. D istrict S u perintendent W. Charles Oliver, completing the second year of an extended term, reported. G eneral S uperintendent O rville W. Jenkins o rdained Allen A. Adam s, R ichard J. Comer, D onald Davis, Dennis E. King, Harold Lake, Jr., Alvin Owens, J. D. Pullum, William D. Reid, B radford A. Seam an, O rville Stewart, W. Sher­ man Beville, and Marvin A. Green. Elected to the advisory board were (elders) Ordinands of the Southwest Indiana District pictured (standing I. to r.) are: Alvin B. G. W iggs, B. W. Downing, and Paul Byrns; and (laymen) Byron Buker, Ed Mason, and Owens, Allen A. Adams, Dennis E. King, J. D. Pullum, Orville Stewart, and Harold Jesse Pitts. Lake; (front, I. to r.): Donald Davis, William I). Reid, Richard J. Comer, Darrell Reelected to their posts were Mrs. W. Charles Wineinger, district secretary, General Superintendent Orville W. Jenkins, District O liver, NW MS president; Rev. Mark Barnes, Superintendent Charles Oliver, W. Sherman Beville, Bradford A. Seaman, and church schools board chairman; and Rev. Roy Marvin A. Green. Shuck was elected NYI president. 0

28 HERALD OF HOLINESS MOVING MINISTERS YOUTH LEADERS e s s a MILTON AKEY from Glenwood, la., to Ottumwa (iowa) First SAMUEL E. BAKER from Kingsville, Tex., to p j o u r n e i IQ A Bible Study f and Discussion Brownwood (Tex.) Bluffview For NfB Design tor WILFRED R. BAKER to Falmouth, Mich. o f b i t h Tot,.,? Young Adults MARTIN BASS to Painesville, Ohio DECEMBER STEPHEN BENDER to Medford (Ore.) First £ JANUARY CRAIG A. BEX from Hickory Plains, Ark., to Clinton, Ark. K FEBRUARY LARRY BRINCEFIELD from Walbridge, Ohio, to ment Q uarter a s Selma, Ind. CONRAD CARRIGAN from Sikestown (Mo.) Eastside to Glasgow (Ky.) Trinity CLARENCE W. CLEMENTS from Brownfield •To be ordered on your December-Jan- (Tex.) Bluffview to Aransas Pass, Tex. uary-February quarter Church Literature l RAYMOND DANIELS from' McGehee, Ark., to Supplies Order Blank. Contact C.L.S. or­ Eureka, Kans. dering secretary AT ONCE before the LEROY DAVIS from Lenoir City (Tenn.) First to October 10,1976, cash-discount deadline. L@. Kingsport (Tenn.) First CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES JERRY DEATHERAGE to Potterville, Mich. ^ THROUGH NJF WILLIAM R. DILLON, JR., from Arnold, Mo., to Kansas City Rainbow Boulevard NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE ------y RUSSELL G. DOWNS from Belle, W.Va., to Shelby, Ohio HORACE DUKE to Kirksey (Ky.) Locust Grove NIELS ELIASEN to district superintendent of the Scandinavia District GEORGE EMMITT to East Charleston, Vt. EDWARD W. WALLACE from Poplar Bluff, Mo., preach. Rev. Rambo's pastorates included North ALBERT GARRICK from Glasgow (Scotland) to Lebanon, Ore. Platte, Neb., South Dakota, Washington, and Barlanark to Uddingston, Scotland CHALMER WIEGMAN from Fargo, Okla., to Oregon. He retired from the pastoral ministry FRED GILFRED from Caribou, Me., to Lincoln, Jacksonville (Tex.) Mount Hope in 1947. After leaving the active pastorate, he Me. WALTER V. WILLIAMS from Muncie (Ind.) North continued to serve as a supply pastor in Oregon BILLY C. GOODPASTURE from Lawrenceburg Walnut to St. David, III. and Washington. (Tenn.) Grace to St. Bernice, Ind. CHARLES D. YOUNG from Odon, Ind., to Rock- His wife, Laura E., preceeded him in death, STEVEN GROSVENOR from Nazarene Theo­ port, Ind. A ugust 7, 1973. On Nevem ber 13, 1974, he m ar­ logical Seminary, Kansas City, to Vineland, ried Mrs. Grace G. Weekly, in North Platte, Neb., N.J. RECOMMENDATION making his home there until his passing. C. WILLIAM GROVES from Georgetown, Ind., Survivors include his widow, Grace, at home: to Evansville (Ind.) Diamond Valley REV. PAUL RICHARDSON, who has served as two daughters, Helen Rambo of Nampa, Ida.; MARK HAMILTON from Nazarene Theological pastar on the Missouri and Chicago Central Dis­ Mrs. Lulu M. Appert, of Albuquerque, N.M.; and Seminary, Kansas City, to associate, Dallas tricts, and more recently as a member of the one son, Richard M. Rambo of Kennewick, Central development team at Olivet Nazarene College, Wash. Also other survivors include three step­ JOHN F. HAY from Parkersburg (W.Va.) First to entered full-time evangelism September 1. sons, Wayne Weekly of Woodburn, Ore.; Myron district superintendent of the Indianapolis Rev. Richardson is an able preacher and an Weekly of Salem, Ore.; and Robert Weekly of District effective revivalist and soul-winner. He has con­ Gervais, Ore.; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Eldora PETER HEILEMANN from Nazarene Bible Col­ ducted some excellent revivals on the Chicago Youker df Salem, Ore., and Mrs. Mildred Phil­ lege, Colorado Springs, to Clinton, N.J. Central District and throughout the Central Edu­ lips of Brady, Neb.; one brother, Charles Rambo WILLIAM N. HODGE from Kansas City Bethel cational Zone. He may be contacted at: 500 E. of Crown Point, Ind.; 6 grandchildren; 16 step- Glen to San Francisco First G rand, Bourbonnais, III. 60914.— F orrest W. grandchildren; and a number of step-great- MILTON HOOSE to Hastings, Mich. Nash, Chicago Central District Superintendent. grandchildren. WILLIAM D. HOWELL from Beaufort, S.C., to □ Services were held in North Platte, Neb., associate, Esther, Mo. I am happy to recommend REV. DeLOSS August 3, with Pastor Ron Nelsen, officiating. IVAN IMEL from Ottumwa (Iowa) Northside to CONGER as a capable preacher and evangelist. Further services were held in Kennewick, Wash., Mount Pleasant, la. Contact him at 264 Loch Lommond, Winter with Carlton Harvey, summer associate pastor, B. J. KNIGHT from Stockton (Calif.) Fremont to Park, Fla. 32789.— D istrict S uperintendent J. V. officiating, with a tribute by Dr. Raymond Krat- Vacaville, Calif. Morsch, Central Florida District. □ zer. Burial was at the side of Laura E. Rambo, in CHALRES LANGLEY to Whittier (Calif.) South Rideview Heights Cemetery on August 6. □ RICHARD F. McBRIEN from El Reno, Okla., to Goodland, Kans. OPEN DATES DEATHS LARRY McGRANAHAN to Louisville (Ky.) Oko- Because of cancelation, Commissioned Evan­ MABLE NEETA BROKER, 88, died July 20 at lona gelist JOHN LANIER has two open dates to book Auburn, Calif. The services were conducted by EDWARD E. MILLER from Pine Bluff (Ark.) First this fall: October 20-31 and November 1-7. Rev. Harold Bonner. to Tulsa Springdale Write, Evangelist John Lanier, Junction City, L. MILTON DURBY, 56, died May 14 at Elk JAMES A. MORRIS from Allison, Pa., to Rocky Ohio 43748. □ Grove, Calif. Memorial services were conducted Mount (Va ) Boones Mill by Dr. Kenneth Vogt and Rev. Robert Smith. He C. WILLIAM MORRISON from Casper, Wyo„ to is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two daughters, Denver Green Acres VITAL STATISTICS Linda Scott and Judy Lee; and one son, Terry. DAVID PATTERSON from Quitman, Ga., to OBITUARY OF REV. MERVYN E. GALE, 44, died Apr. 26 at Douglasville, Ga. REV. LOWELL MERWIN RAMBO Sacramento, Calif. He had been pastor of Sac­ SAMUEL D. PHIPPS from Nashville Richland to Lowell Merwin Rambo, 79, died July 28 at his ramento North church for the past six years. Lewisburg, Tenn. home in North Platte, Neb. Funeral services were conducted by Dr. Ken­ HOY B. RICHARDS to Boston (M ass.) Chapel His childhood was spent in the states of Mis­ neth Vogt and the associate pastors of the ROBERT SCHULTZ to Gilmer, Tex. souri, Indiana, and Illinois. He was educated church. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; and ERVIN SHRECKENGAST to Hawthorn, Pa. there and in Kansas. He attended Bresee Col­ two sons, Marvin and Kevin. A. J. SIEBBELES from Vereeniging (Rep. of lege in Hutchinson, Kans. EVA L. GIBSON died Mar. 28 at Kankakee, III. South Africa) Three Rivers to Johannesburg While a student at Bresee College, he met Funeral services were conducted by Dr. F. W. (Rep. of South Africa) Malvern East Laura Elizabeth Ball. They were married on Sep­ Nash, Rev. Wm. Draper, and Rev. John Swear- CARSON N. SNOW from St. Augustine, Fla., to tember 28, 1924, by Rev. F. H, Bugh. To this engen. She is survived by two sons, L. Franklin Albany, Ore. union were born one son and two daughters. of Sparks, Nev., and Fred W. of Kansas City; two PAUL N. VAIL from Belfast, Me., to Lynn, Mass. After a term of service in the Army Signal daughters, Mrs. J. W, Lambert (Evaleen) of THEODORE J. VAN RENSBURG from Pieter­ Corps in World War I, stationed at Camp Lewis, Syracuse, N.Y., and Mrs. James Shaw of Con­ maritzburg, Natal, Rep. of South Africa, to Wash., he returned to the home of his widowed cord, Calif. Vereeniging (Rep. of South Africa) Three mother in eastern Colorado. There he was con­ REV. WARREN HOLLOW AY, 23, died July 17 Rivers verted in an old sod church, in Kirk, Colo., under at Lisbon, Ohio. Funeral services were conduct­ LARRY VEVIG from Ogden, Utah, td Seattle the ministry of A. E. Sanner (father of A. Elwood ed by Rev. J. Weston Chambers and Dr. Roy Ballard Sanner). Later he was sanctified and called to Carnahan in Bel Air, Md. He is survived by his

SEPTEMBER 15, 1 STB 23 wife, Dawn Rheaume Holloway; a sister, Binnie Phillips; and his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Warren 0. Holloway. REV. KITTIE LEE McCONNELL, 69, died at Bethany, Okla. Funeral services were conducted July 27 by Rev. Frank Skillern, Rev. Bill Camp­ bell, and Dr. Jerald R. Locke. Survivors include two stepsons, Rev. J. E. McConnell of Enum- claw, Wash., and Charles McConnell of Spo­ OF RELIGION kane, Wash.; ten grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. REV. ORPHUS LEMPHY OSBORNE, 70, died CARTER’S BIBLE LESSON COMBINES GOSPEL, SOCIAL CON­ at Lawrenceville, Ga. Services were conducted by Rev. Larry Spraker. He is survived by his wife, CERN. Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, combining the gospel mes­ Virginia (Lee) Osborne of Lawrenceville; a sage of salvation with the social concerns of his speech accepting daughter, Mrs. Lois Hannah of Oxford, Ga.; the Democratic presidential nomination, told some 150 people at his three sons, Mr. Charles W. of Lillburn, Ga., Mr. Plains, Ga., Baptist Church Sunday school class that “God is love and Kenneth of Manteno, III., and Rev. R ichard A. of Middletown, Ind.; and six grandchildren. men should love one another.” LARRY ROBERT SHEARER, 14, died at Yuba “Love and insulation doesn’t mean anything,” Carter told the City, Calif. Services were conducted by Dr. Ken­ overflow crowd. “But love, if applied to other people, can change neth Vogt and Rev. Robert Gardner. He is sur­ their lives for the better, through what I describe as simple justice— vived by his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Robert Shearer; four brothers, David, John, Russell, fairness, equality, concern, compassion, redressing of grievances, and Brian; a sister, Sandy; and a foster brother, elimination of inequality, recognizing the poor. . .” David Britton. Taking as his text John 1:4, the politican urged his hearers: “ If MRS. ZELLA M. (TEMPERO) SLONAKER, 81, you have any hatred ... in your heart, get on your knees, get on your died July 29 at Paradise Villa, Moscow, Ida. Fu­ neral services were conducted by Rev. Walter knees . . . and ask God to forgive you and forgive those you feel hate Russell and Rev. Harold Stickney. Survivors in­ you and vice versa." clude two sons, Wayne L. and Wallin W., both Carter said the Christian faith is “very, very simple. . . . When a of Palouse, Wash.; two brothers, Wesley and difficulty presents itself to us, if we know Christ, and if we ask our­ Jack Tempero, both of Spokane, Wash.; eight grandchildren, and one great-grandson. selves the simple question, ‘What would Christ do?’ that gives us a simple answer to a difficult question.” □ BIRTHS to DAVE AND GAIL (McCLURE) BRADSHAW, HEAVY DRINKING AMONG CHILDREN DOCUMENTED IN BRIT­ Newport, Ore., a girl, Sara LeAnn, July 9 ISH REPORT. Today’s Britons are “drinking more and at an earlier to KEITH A. AND TAMMY (RINES) BROOKS, Westmoreland, N.H., a boy, Keith Jr., July 22 age than previous generations,” according to the National Council on to HENDRICK D. AND JEAN (HICKS) DEB- Alcoholism. RUYN, Calgary, Alberta. Canada, a boy, Jerem y In a report on drinking among the young, the council’s director, Hendrick Clayton, July 7 Derek Rutherford, said, “The onset of drinking is occurring at an to REV. DAVID AND SHIRLEY (GOULD) ECK- ENBOY, Angleton, Tex., a girl, Erin Marie, May 2 earlier age and there is evidence that those who start younger tend to to DR. PATRICK AND CHRISTINE (PONCE) have a higher level of consumption. PAGE, El Dorado, Kans., a boy, Jay Christopher, “A most disturbing aspect of this trend is evidence of an increas­ July 3 ing number of young persons under the age of 14 being diagnosed to REV. GARRY AND CAROLYN (KARNS) PATE, Alton, III., a girl, Julie Nicole, Feb. 1 in hospitals with an alcohol problem.” to BILL AND KATHI (LILIENTHAL) STEWART, His report gave data which shocked many church and tem­ a boy, Stephen Brandon, Aug. 9 perance workers. It said the number of prosecutions for under-age to DAVID AND PAULETTE (LAWSON) STEIG- (under the age of 18) drinking has increased in seven years by 36.48 ELMEYER, Richardson, Tex., a boy, Jason David, Aug. 7 percent. □ to STEVE AND CAROLYN (GIBSON) VANCE, C hilllcothe, III., a girl, Sarah Elizabeth, Aug. 14 850 TRIBAL LEADERS AT TWO INDIAN CHRISTIAN CONFER­ to DR. KEITH AND JUDY (PEPPER) VENNUM, ENCES. Two Indian conferences drew together some 850 Christian Wuerzburg, Germany, a girl, Kristen Dawn, tribal leaders, pastors, and laymen at Flagstaff, Ariz., sponsored by Aug. 6 CHIEF (Christian Hope and Indian Eskimo Fellowship). MARRIAGES Discussion at the meetings, according to CHIEF President Tom MRS. RUTH ROLLINS and REV. JOHN WAL­ Claus, centered on methods of solving pressing needs. LACE AMES at Decatur, III., Apr. 22 Dr. Paul S. Rees, vice-president of World Vision International, ANNE CLARK and ED WEIDENBACH at Van­ couver, W ash., June 25 spoke on Christian leadership based on patterns set by the Apostle CATHY FRANKLIN and LEE EVANS at Van­ Paul; Dr. Dale Kietzman, vice-president of communications for Chris­ couver, Wash., July 31 tian Resource Management, spoke on leadership and management NORVELLA RUTH MILLER and JACK LAY- techniques. MON at Ellettsville, Ind., June 12 SHERI DAWN DYER and JAY STEVEN SHOFF Leonard Rascher, professor of Intercultural Ministries at Moody at Roxana, III., May 29 Bible Institute, urged listeners to disciple Indian youth. NANCY KATHERINE PETERSON and RANDY Bill Gaither of the Gaither Trio, popular with Indians, was named LEE WILLIS HETLER at Mayville, N.D., July 5 the year’s outstanding musician and given the honorary Indian name TAVIA LYNN DAVIDSON and DARRELL WIL­ LIAM SWANK at Grand Forks, N.D., July 17 “God's Songbird.” JANICE LYNN COLE and DAVID LOUIS Mc- Other awards went to Geronimo Martin, blind translator of the MAHON at Muskegon, Mich., Aug. 7 Navajo Bible, and Mercy Poorman, 55, Sioux who just received her DOROTHY ALAMPRESE and CHARLES W. B.A. degree. □ GIBSON at Oak Lawn, III., Aug. 7 ISRAEL PUBLISHES FACSIMILE EDITION OF THOUSAND-YEAR- DIRECTORIES OLD ALEPPO CODEX. A limited facsimile edition of the Aleppo Co­ BOARD OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS— dex, a 1,000-year-old manuscript of the Hebrew Old Testament, has Office: 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, Mo. 64131. been published in Jerusalem. Eugene L. Stowe, Chairman; Orville W. Jenkins, Vice-chairman; Charles H. Strickland, Secre­ The document, believed by experts to be the oldest extant manu­ tary; George Coulter, V. H. Lewis, W illiam M. script containing a virtually complete Hebrew text of the Old Testa­ G reathouse ment, was written about A.D. 900. For centuries, it was in the possession of the Jewish community 30 HERALD OF HOLINESS in Aleppo, Syria; hence its title. □ the answer corner Conducted by John A. Knight, Editor

■ If a person has been married twice, and is living with his second partner without biblical grounds for dissolving the first marriage— is he living in adultery? If so, must he dissolve the second marriage and return to the first partner? The remarriage of those divorced for (1 Corinthians 7:10-11). Severing the who was remarried where there were causes other than fornication and de­ marriage bond is transgression of no fornication or desertion would be sertion present a complicated practi­ God’s law, and remarriage constitutes living in a state of continuous adul­ cal problem. The following scriptures adultery. tery. Further, if one returned to the give light on this and related prob­ However, it should be noted that the first partner, one would still be living lems: Matthew 5:32; 19:9; Mark 10: word “ adultery” is used and not “ for­ in adultery in relation to the second. 2-12; Luke 16:18; and 1 Corinthians nication.” That is, remarriage does In effect, this kind of remarriage 7:10-11. not necessarily involve one in a de­ would be an unpardonable sin. These verses assume that divorce bauching life of fornication which Jesus’ words in Matthew 5 and 19 does take place for reasons other than must be forsaken in penitence if there must be taken seriously by every fornication or desertion. Divorce is less is to be forgiveness. Christian and applied to one’s life by than the divine ideal, but it does Such remarried persons are not out­ the help of the Holy Spirit. In a time occur. It is a violation of God’s law and side of God’s forgiveness if repentance when divorce is often nothing short of can become the cause of adultery takes place. Further, the Bible does legalized adultery, one must not ap­ (Matthew 5:326; 1 Corinthians 7:10- not require the dissolution of the sec­ proach the problem of broken homes 11). That which God has “joined to­ ond marriage. in a spirit of legalism but in love. gether” can be “ put asunder” by man. In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Tragedies do occur. There is no It must be said that Jesus taught clearly taught that adultery is a mat­ place for judging on the part of the that remarriage of those divorced for ter of the heart and will, and not mere­ Christian. At such points it is impera­ causes other than fornication and de­ ly an act. In cases such as you men­ tive not to condemn others and at the sertion constitutes adultery (Matthew tion, God graciously forgives. same time not to wink at transgres­ 5:32; 19:9; Mark 10:11-12; Luke 16: If adultery were to be interpreted in sions of God’s law. □ 18). Paul seems to say the same thing a strictly legalistic sense, then one

■ Although I have read it many times, I am confused as to the meaning of 1 Corinthians 11:1- 16. Please comment. It is important to remember that the a sign of humility. But, except in the Paul feels that “ nature,” or perhaps Corinthians had beer recently con­ case of slaves, the Greek custom was instinct, supports this position (v. 14). verted to Christianity out of raw to pray with the head uncovered as a Yet, apparently impatient of any paganism. The process of “ Christian­ sign of one’s freedom. Paul adopted further discussion, he states em­ izing” their conduct and practices was the latter view on the ground that in phatically, “If any man seem to be slow and somewhat painful. They had Christ man may stand in God’s pres­ contentious, we have no such custom, many questions addressed to Paul in ence unashamed; not with mourning, neither the churches of God” (v. 16). various correspondence. These verses but with joy (vv. 3-4, 7). In other words, if anyone wants to were probably written in response to However, for a woman to come into argue over so minor a matter, let him the inquiry of some in the congrega­ a public assembly with her head “ un­ take his own course, but “ we” —the tion at Corinth. They deal with proper covered” suggested in the minds of apostles and leaders of the church at decorum in worship. others the character of an immodest Jerusalem and Antioch—have adopted Paul begins by commending the woman (v. 5). Since this was the ac­ a practice that is in accord with Corinthians for keeping the “ ordi­ cepted connotation, a woman may as reason and common sense. nances” (v. 2), that is, the traditions, well have her head shaved (v. 6). Paul acknowledges that there are rules, and precedents laid down by the Among the Jews this was a sign of conventionalities of dress and deco­ rabbis. Then, however, he seems to mourning and a disgrace inflicted on rum. But he states that these are to be suggest that some variation may be an adulteress; and among the Greeks respected and observed where a moral acceptable. it was a sign of slavery. Consequently, meaning is involved. This principle According to Jewish custom, the a woman ought to have “ power,” or a still commends itself to conscientious worshipper always covered his head as covering, on her head (v. 10). Christians. □

■ What is the meaning of Jesus’ words in Matthew 24:32: “Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh.” The disciples asked Jesus when the ticularly beginning with verse 23 of Most interpreters feel that the fig things He was speaking of would occur this chapter. tree symbolizes Israel; and that the —referring primarily to the destruc­ After giving numerous signs, Jesus putting on of the leaves suggests her tion of the Temple which occured in refers to the lesson of the fig tree. Its restoration as a nation, the gathering A.D. 70 (see Luke 21:20); and also leaves indicate that summer is nigh. of the Jewish people from all nations, what would be the sign of His coming Similarly the signs mentioned are near and the control of Jerusalem by Israel. and of the end of the world. The latter to the time of Christ’s return. □ question seems to be dealt with par­

SEPTEMBER 15, 197B RECEPTION HELD FOR ment he had made often before: “I GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT caught a whale with a minnow.” AND MRS. GREATHOUSE William graduated from Jackson After the evening service Sunday, High in 1937 and that fall went to July 25, Dr. and Mrs. William M. Bethany Nazarene College. The fol­ Greathouse were honored by a recep­ lowing year, however, he transferred tion held in the Fellowship Hall of to Lambuth College in his hometown. Kansas City First Church. The re­ As a 19-year-old sophomore, in De­ ception was hosted by Pastor and Mrs. cember of that year, he was asked to James Ingalls. Among the tributes assume the pastorate of his home given was a biographical sketch com­ church. This posed a problem of piled and read by Dr. J. Fred Parker. priorities. How could he successfully Following are excerpts from his re­ attend college, pastor a church, and marks. pay due attention to a certain young An interesting story of Home Mis­ lady, Ruth Nesbitt by name, who sions outreach appeared not long ago lived 65 miles away in Paris, Tenn.? in the Nazarene Weekly of Nashville He became convinced that the most First Church. Back in 1935, District was organized. And among the charter logical thing to do was to get married Superintendent L. B. Matthews want­ members were a Mrs. Greathouse and and bring Ruth (along with her recog­ ed to begin a Nazarene work in Jack­ her 16-year-old son, Billy, who had nized musical talents) to Jackson to son, Tenn., and the young people of been converted in the meetings. help him in the church. Nashville First raised $100 (tough, de­ When a few weeks ago the an­ F'ollowing their marriage December pression dollars) to support the open­ nouncement was flashed that Dr. W il­ 20, 1938, the arrangement must not ing campaign. The preachers for the liam M. Greathouse had been elected have hindered his studies for he re­ six-week tent meeting were the Revs. the twenty-third general superinten­ ceived his A.B. degree from Lambuth Earle and Elizabeth Vennum. dent in the Church of the Nazarene, in 1941, at the head of his class. Out of this meeting a new church Brother Matthews repeated a com­ Their next move was to Franklin,

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SEPTEMBER 15. 1376 33 by CHUCK MAGSIG Not' a Phoenix, Ariz. for Nothing

ETTING ON A PLANE first affords a For the next two hours Greg talked about full selection of seats, so I moved down Jesus Christ to me right out of the Bible. I the aisle checking out the possibilities. Aboutasked every question I could think of to stump Gmidway back I slid into the aisle seat besidehim. a I knew a lot of them, too, since my dad big man seated next to the window, reading. was a preacher and I had been reared in the Then as those looking for seats filed by, filling church. Funny thing. Greg had been Catholic the aisles with jostling bodies, I saw what he but had never read the Bible until he was out was reading—a Bible. I had chosen a seat be­ of college and had become a pro athlete. side a “ Bible-toting” Christian. Fasten seat belts, get ready to land. Our In my mind there was a battle. Get up. But plane approached Phoenix. It was over. It the aisles were full of people. It would be would be good-bye, good luck. I had held out obvious that I was trying to get away. Since I again! But God and Greg were not through! As was there, I would stick it out. The flight from we taxied in, Greg said, “ Chuck, there is still Dallas to Phoenix would only be two hours. time. You can invite Christ into your heart and My mind flashed back to the first Sunday home right now.” Jenny and I had attended Orangewood Church Passengers were getting ready to get off. I of the Nazarene. My mother was visiting from told myself, “Get going! Be the first one off. Oregon. I knew she wanted to go to church, so Get away!” Twice I tried to get up, to push my­ I picked the one nearby without knowing any­ self up out of the seat; but I seemed to have lost thing about it. This was a new experience for all strength in my arms. us. The friendly people, the open altar of Greg was saying, “ There’s still time, Chuck.” prayer, the closing choruses left me with a lump People were filing by. I turned back to Greg, in my throat and tears in my eyes. stuck out my hand to him, and said, “Let’s So we started attending the morning worship go.” I started praying. Out loud. Confessing my services. I even started contributing to the sins to God. Then Greg prayed. The passengers offerings and made a building-fund pledge. We grew quiet as they tiptoed past two men with met the pastor who shared Christ with us in our bowed heads, praying. Then the plane was home. Jenny wanted to invite Christ in right empty except for the stewardess, who was then, but I resisted. The air force social life walking up and down the aisle watching two didn’t seem conducive to living the kind of grown men praying and crying. Christian life I knew was necessary. My plans As we got off, some people came to Greg and were to be religious and respectable, but not get said, “ W e’re sorry. Apparently you didn’t get involved in any way that would alter my air our message in Dallas. The banquet has been force connections. cancelled. There was a call for you in Dallas to Then the big fellow looked up from reading take the plane back to Atlanta. You have come and smiled. I reached out my hand. “ Capt. all this way for nothing.” Chuck Magsig here.” “ No,” Greg replied. “ Not for nothing.” “ Greg Brezina.” Since Christ came into my life, it has been He had boarded the plane in Atlanta and had my privilege to share Him with others. M y wife, stayed on during an hour layover at Dallas. He Jenny, was the first; then fellow air force offi­ wore a shirt bearing an emblem of the Atlanta cers; and now I am an excited participant in the Falcons. He was a linebacker for a professional evangelism program of Orangewood Church. football team. Jenny and I, and others besides, are con­ But what about the Bible? I soon found out. vinced that Greg’s trip to Phoenix was “ not for He was on his way to Phoenix to speak for a nothing.” □ father-son banquet.

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34 HERALD OF HOLINESS for 12 years previous he was pastor of and of the suffering and loss of our the Hartsville, S.C., First Church. He African people. Our hearts, like yours, began his ministry at the Butler, Mo., have been sore and troubled that these church, now on the Joplin District, things should ever have taken place. and was ordained on that district in We want you, our African brethren 1960. in Christ, to know that we of the Euro­ He is a graduate of Trevecca Naza­ pean District of the Church of the rene College, Nashville, and attended Nazarene in South Africa have shared Nazarene Theological Seminary. His in your heartache over the past days, wife, Rev. Mrs. Nina Gunter, is also and it is our earnest prayer that the an ordained elder and was associate Lord Jesus Christ, who is the One pastor at the Sumter First Church. whom we serve, will give you the wis­ Rev. Gunter succeeds Dr. Otto dom and grace and strength needed Stucki who retired. Dr. Stucki had by you in these days, that the prob­ DR. WILLIAM McCUMBER been district superintendent of South lems and needs of your people, and of NEW EDITOR OF Carolina for 16 years. our whole nation, may be solved “HERALD OF HOLINESS” In addition to being district superin­ peacefully. By a mail vote of the General Board, tendent for many years, Dr. Stucki It is our prayer, as fellow Christians, Dr. William E. McCumber, pastor of has been a member of the General that every section of our population, the Wollaston church and professor in Board, the Board of Trustees of Naz­ whether black, white, or brown, will the Division of Philosophy and Reli­ arene Bible College, and chairman of set about solving our problems in the gion at Eastern Nazarene College, the Board of Trustees of Trevecca spirit of Christ, that there may be a both of Quincy, Mass., was elected Nazarene College. □ beautiful future for all of our children editor of the Herald of Holiness. Dr. —NIS in this our land, South Africa. Charles Strickland, general superin­ Be assured of our prayers and deep tendent, announced the election and GARY MOORE SINGS concern for each of you and those you Dr. McCumber’s acceptance, August AT PRAYER BREAKFAST love, in these days and in the future. 27. Eight hundred people Sincerely yours in Christ Dr. M cCum ber was born in Wheel­ attended a prayer break­ Here is the reply of Rev. Alfred ing, M o., and reared in Miami, Fla. fast in the Radisson- Selepe, district superintendent, He spent 26 years as a pastor (1943- Muehlebach Hotel, Southwestern District: 69); his last charge was Atlanta First Wednesday morning, Greetings in the Lord! Church. He left the pastorate to be­ August 18, in Kansas Many, many thanks for come professor of biblical literature City. Many who attended your letter of June 25, and pastoral ministry at Pasadena were delegates to the Republican Na­ 1976, which I have just College (now Point Loma). After 5 tional Convention which was in prog­ received. I arrived back years he went to ENC in 1974. ress. from the States this Sun­ He is the author of several books, Special speaker was Dr. Bill Bright day (July 4). On behalf among which are Holiness in the of Campus Crusade. Congressman of the African church I would like to Prayers o f Saint Paul, Our Sanctifying Wm. Armstrong of Colorado was the thank you very much indeed for your God, A Good Word, Preaching Holi­ master of ceremonies, and Gov. Chris conveyance of the sharing of the Euro­ ness from the Synoptic Gospels, and Bond of Missouri was the honorary pean District in connection with the Volume 1 of the Beacon Bible Exposi­ chairman. recent disaster that befell the African tions on the New Testament (Mat­ Sharing the musical portion with church people in Soweto. However, in thew). Dr. McCumber holds the A.B. Gary Moore was Pat Boone. Moore all these disasters the hand of the and M.A. degrees from Pasadena Col­ was accompanied on the piano by Lord was upon our people and we lege and the honorary Doctor of Divin­ Clifford Curl, Nazarene layman from sustained no loss of property. ity from Trevecca Nazarene College. Lawrence, Kans. We register our great thanks for Dr. McCumber succeeds Dr. John In addition to leading the group your prayers for us that the Lord A. Knight, who resigned to become singing, Gary Moore sang “ The Day of should sustain us in these times of president of Bethany Nazarene Col­ Miracles.” His solo was received with difficulty and concern for life. In turn lege. The new editor will assume the a standing ovation. □ we would like to thank our fellow responsibilities of the office Septem­ —NIS ber 15. Because of the timing, Dr. M c­ Christians in the European church for Cumber will continue as head of the the sympathies you have conveyed to SOUTH AFRICANS SPAN us, and we thank the Lord for His Department of Religion at ENC until TENSION WITH LOVE wonderful mercies upon us all African a replacement has been found. □ Two letters crossed the boundaries people. We know that your prayers of rioting and struggle in South Africa. have been combined with those of all MOODY GUNTER Following is a letter from Rev. L. J. the other Nazarenes round the world. SUPERINTENDENT Kriel, acting chairman of the district Please pass our gratitudes to the IN SOUTH CAROLINA advisory board of the South African European District, and assure them Rev. Dwight M oody Gunter was European District, to the district we also remember them in our daily elected district superintendent of the superintendent, the pastors, and peo­ prayers that the Lord shall sustain South Carolina District on the second ple of the Church of the Nazarene, them in these difficult times and that ballot, Thursday, August 26. Dr. Or­ Republic of South Africa, South Field; the entire church shall grow from ville W. Jenkins, general superinten­ Dear Brethren in Christ, strength to strength. dent, announced the election and Rev. It has been with a deep sense of sor­ On behalf of the African church and Gunter’s acceptance. row and shock that we have learnt of Southwestern District. Rev. Gunter had been pastor of the sad and tragic events which have Yours in His service □ Sumter, S.C., First Church for 2 years; taken place in our African locations, —NIS

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