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4-20-1960 Herald of Holiness Volume 49 Number 08 (1960) Stephen S. White (Editor) Nazarene Publishing House

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?PK na z c i r e n e mU5lC General Superintendent Benner It is difficult to think of the gospel of Jesus Christ apart from music. The normal results of redemption have made the musical expression of Chris­ tian faith and experience a vital element of Christianity through the centuries. Every major spiritual advance of the Christian era has been characterized by a new musical development and freedom. The Protestant Reformation moved to strength and victory not only by a rediscovery of redemptive truth and liberty, but also on the tides of spiritual music. The influence of music in the Wesleyan revival with its renewed em­ phasis on scriptural holiness is too well known to call for more than mention here. It has been said that the presence of the early Methodists in a town could be ascertained by the riotous opposition against them, and by the sound of their fervent singing. As for more recent times, who that heard it forty or fifty years ago can for­ get the glorious, full-voiced, victorious, Spirit-anointed singing of the holiness groups in their churches, camp meetings, and conventions? The blessed experi­ ence of entire sanctification gave them a joy and a sense of triumph over sin that caused them to sing their testimony in jubilant chorus. It is this pattern of musical fervor and freedom which has ever characterized the Church of the Nazarene at her best. At few points is the distinction between nominal and vital Christianity more apparent than in music. Those having little or no vital, redemptive touch of God will disparage what they call “egocentric songs,” and insist on excluding from church services all songs of personal experience. But those who know the saving and cleansing power of the blood of Jesus will continue to exercise their liberty and sing their witness to spiritual reality, blessing, and freedom. The mission, spirit, and highest interests of the Church of the Nazarene cannot be served by any program of formalism. We are called to spiritual vitality, blessing, and expression. These elements have been our strength, and we expect our Nazarene music to continue to reflect them and contribute to them. Certainly we must not become the victims of cheap and unworthy music of questionable popular types. But we must maintain in our music, whether by hymn or by gospel song, the full opportunity to express, in both congregational and special singing, the joy, victory, blessing, and freedom that belong to those who know “the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.” ^em Licffhlm esi MY CHURCH By BERNIECE AYERS HALL April 20, 1960 Vol. 49, No. 8 This is my church! Telegrams . . . Whole Number 2504 In this dim room I find Refreshment from the cares Ashland, Kentucky—Ashland First 1 Nazarene Music, General Su­ Of heart and mind— Church closed an outstanding revival perintendent Benner A peace to bless, with Evangelist Crabtree and Singer 3 Music and the Worship Serv­ Bohi. Sunday, March 27, teas an out­ ice, Ted Martin As murmured prayer ascends standing day with 513 in Sunday 4 Music from the Congrega­ Past polished altar rail school, and Pastor C. W. Ellwanger tion's Point of View, Mrs. And gathered friends. recalled for three years with a good Gordon Olsen vote. The Ellwangers are greatly ap­ 5 A Music Director Looks at This is my church! preciated, and tcere given a fifteen- Our Church Music, Dick Ed­ The busy week’s dull ache wards Departs as healing flotcs dollar-per-week increase in salary. 6 Music in Evangelism, C. T. The people are encouraged, and the Corbett For spirit’s sake. future■ is bright.—D. S. Somerville, 7 Training the Church Musi­ I.o, God is here Superintendent of Eastern Kentucky cian, Ramon Unruh To sanctify this hour, District. 8 News in Picture To bind my wounds and give 9 What Is Sanctification? (II) All life new power! Pasadena, California—A gracious E. E. Wordsworth movement of the Holy Spirit revealed 10 The Sense of Wonder, ]. Ken­ in genuine revival on Pasadena Col­ neth Grider lege campus under the leadership of The Whole Earth Is Full of Dr. Norman Oke, evangelist. Over the Goodness of God, Mrs. three hundred students voluntarily W. M. Franklin assembled for early morning prayer 11 “I Hate It!” Frank Hanley " And Nothing Shall meetings. Attendance and results Baking Powder Biscuits, gratifying. Twelve hundred high Pauline E. Spray Offend Them“ school students on campus April 1, 12 Editorials, S. S. White with over twenty-five hundred in Great peace have they which love thy cha pel.—Joseph H. Mayfield, vice- laxu: and nothing shall offend them president in charge. Next Week . . . (Psalms 119:165). Article and poems— MOTHER’S Day "And nothing shall offend them.” AVVW\WVVWV\\\V\\V\V\\\\\V\\\\W\VV\\\\\\\\\W\\\VV\\\\V\\\> "Shall tribulation, or distress, or per­ HERALD OF HOLINESS: Stephen S. White, secution, or famine, . . . or peril, or Editor in Chief; Velma I. Knight, Office Ed­ Mrs. Elsie Moller, born in Nybro, itor. Contributing Editors: Hardy C. Powers, sword” (Romans 8:3:)) offend God’s G. B. W illiam son , Samuel Young, D. I. Van- children? Shall the chastening of our Sweden, in 1899, died March 20, 1960, derpool, Hugh C. Benner, General Superin­ in Omaha, Nebraska. She had been a tendents, Church of the Nazarene. Published loving Heavenly Father offend? No, the every Wednesday by the NAZARENE PUB­ scripture says that nothing shall offend deaconess on the Nebraska District since LISHING HOUSE, M. Lunn, Manager, 2923 1937 and was known and loved by the Troost Avenue, Box 527, Kansas City 41, them. Missouri. Subscription price, $1.50 per people of the district and in her local year, in advance. Second-class postage paid This is a wonderful promise that church, Omaha Benson Church of the at Kansas City, Missouri. Printed in U S.A God lias given His followers. He has Nazarene. She had been in the hospital given us a peace that passeth all un­ since last July 20. derstanding—a peace that cannot be re­ lated in mere words—a peace that speaks Word has been received from Pastor although two civilians were killed, as only the language of the heart. The Kline Dickerson at Little Rock, Arkan­ were three members of the crew.” more we read and cherish and live by sas: "Considerable damage was sustained the law of His Word, the greater the by First Church early the morning of Rev. O. Joe Olson, director of the peace. Peace—the mysterious, obscure March 31, when a B-47 jet bomber Nazarene Information Service, has been word of His love, rendering the secret caught on fire and exploded over our elected a member of the national pro­ of the "unoffended” heart. city. The largest segment of the plane, fessional journalism fraternity, Sigma No longer are we offended with our which completely destroyed several Delta Chi, and its Kansas City chapter, brethren, though perhaps misunder­ dwellings, fell within one-half block of the Press Club. Sigma Delta Chi, stood. Where once a chance remark our church. Our educational building founded at DePauw University in 1909, might have injured our tender feelings, was damaged by fire from parts of the is not a secret or social organization, today our hearts, in turn, yield com­ falling plane to the extent complete but a professional society working to passion to that one, that God may fill rebuilding may be necessary. The re­ foster high standards. his heart with that "great peace.” percussion of the explosion caused con­ Where once the perils of these days siderable damage to our main sanctuary, made our hearts quicken with fear, to­ breaking of cathedral windows, etc. day our rest is in our infinite, almighty Services on Sunday, April 3, held in I will . . . refine them as silver is re­ God, who has promised to protect us. junior high nearby with our Sunday fined, and will try them as gold is tried: Yes, we can say with the Psalmist, school and church attendance normal, they shall call on my name, and I will "Great peace have they which love thy and our people were not discouraged. hear them: I will say, It is my people: law: and nothing shall offend them.” We plan to have enough repairs com­ and they shall say, The Lord is my God —G ladys Str ic k l a n d , Lancaster, Texas. plete so that we may use our sanctuary (Zechariah 13:9) . soon. None of our members who live Never count yourself defeated so long near the church were killed or injured, as you are right and God is with you. 2 (166) • HERALD OF HOLINESS Music and the Service

Ted MartinJ Pastor, Church of the Nazarene, 'Wollaston, Massachusetts

Whatever brings men to an awareness of God's Congregational singing will not only set the tone presence and elicits from them response in grati­ of the service and prepare hearts for the message, tude, reverence, and obedience is worship. Most but it also provides the best opportunity for peo­ of us would be lost trying to conduct a congrega­ ple and leader to unite in a common act of wor­ tion in worship without music. We expect the ship. This concern will be a major factor in the opening music to unite the hearts and minds of selection of the hymns to be sung. They may em­ the people in a common approach to God. For the phasize the theme, but much more they will want most of our churches this is extremely important, to draw from all assembled the fullest participation. for the rush of moving from the Sunday school hour Entering wholeheartedly into the congregational into the worship service borders on, if it does not singing, our resistance is lessened and the door is become, bedlam. opened through which the Spirit will come. Blend­ This noise of resettlement into the order of the ing our voices in harmony and unison, we are “after service” needs to be overcome and the mood one with all who join the hymn, and Christ is in of worship established. Music is the best means our midst. of preparing hearts for this experience. It may vary Special music can materially aid the worship from an opening number by the choir to some kind service if it is so presented as to call attention to of instrumental music best suited to gain the atten­ the message of the song or hymn. If the choir, tion of the people in the sanctuary or entering it. soloist, or group can yield themselves to be the If its purpose is kept in mind, the selection of the instruments of the Holy Spirit so that their tech­ particular hymns to be played or sung will not be nique is forgotten in the message, they have added difficult. If the selection is familiar, the words to the service. Special music which calls more remembered by the worshipers will help them to attention to the singer or player than to the purpose sense the Holy Spirit and respond to Him. for its being given is of doubtful value. We further expect music to make some contri­ Music may also be used to enrich the moments bution to the theme or particular emphasis of the of prayer. Some people like soft music as the back­ message. Many pastors prefer to choose the hymns ground for the pastoral prayer or the prayer of and approve the special music, so that these may thanksgiving for the offering. I am not one of prepare the congregation for the message that is them. I think it has a tendency to make the prayer to be delivered. This need not become a binding experience too much of a performance and too thing, for many hymns and songs cover quite a wide little the cry of needy men to a Heavenly Father range of Christian truth. The ability of the Holy who hears and answers prayer. But I do like Spirit to single out just the point He wishes to prayer responses, either by the choir or instruments, illume is known and relied upon by every worship which are not prolonged nor disturbing but rather leader. Planning and pre-selection need not mili­ hold the mood after the pastoral prayer is finished tate against the freedom of the Spirit. In fact the and which, in the quietness they achieve, give God opposite is most likely to be the case. For when a a chance to speak to us who have been bold to proper preparation can be made in music by speak to Him. the one who is to bring the message from God’s A final place for music in the worship service Word, the Holy Spirit has a better opportunity in will include the singing of a hymn or song which the short space allowed for a worship service in our expresses the truth of the message and enables the times to bring the people to open their minds Holy Spirit to seal it in the hearts of the people. and hearts and present them with the truth. (Continued on page 8) APRIL 20, 1960 • (167) 3 MUSIC Mrs. Gordon Olsen Member of General N.F.M.S. Council, Eugene, Oregon Music establishes the atmosphere of a church A place where all is joy and peace, service more than anything else. From the very Near to the heart of God. first note of the prelude music in the Sunday As the pastor steps into the pulpit to deliver worship service, the spirit of that service can be set. his soul, he can sense that we who are sitting in Every Sunday morning, around our family altar, the pews are receptive. The Holy Spirit is present. we make it a definite point to pray especially for The atmosphere began with the proper music. We the organist of our church, who is our teen-age son, say, “My, it was a wonderful service!” Galen. We pray that his carefully chosen songs Last fall I was privileged to visit College Church will be played prayerfully and with such tender­ at Nampa, Idaho. The children of the congrega­ ness that the silent words of the prelude will tion were worshiping with the adults this particu­ open the heart’s door of each one sitting in the lar morning instead of in their customary junior pews, whether sinner or sanctified saint. We dis­ church. I felt that the pastor recognized the im­ cuss this often in the home during the week. The portance of capturing the attention of the children very prelude numbers can “make” or “break” the and giving them a feeling of “belonging” in the spirit in the worship service. place of worship. Just before his message he asked We listen intently as the organ strains sweep all children through the age of eleven years to out over the gathering congregation. There seems stand and sing in unison the song “Jewels.” The to be a quiet meditation as old, familiar hymns children, scattered throughout the crowd of several are played, such as “My Jesus, I love Thee” or hundred people, stood and sang lustily: “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” They arc Little children, little children meditative. The organist seems obscure. The mes­ Who love their Redeemer sage must penetrate. Then as our song leader an­ Are the jewels, precious jewels, nounces the first song, it is easy to sing in the Spirit, His loved and His own. for the heart’s door had been opened with the This was most effective. It pleased the congrega­ prelude “message” in music. tion. Our future little church members had par­ Our morning worship service at Eugene, Oregon, ticipated with a song of praise. I observed that First Church is enriched as our pastor asks the this resulted in strict attentiveness, for the mes­ congregation to bow their heads for silent prayer, sage that followed was theirs too, now. at which time a soloist softly sings a stanza or The congregation can instinctively sense if a chorus of a prayer hymn, such as “Sweet Hour of song is sung or played in the Spirit. All music Prayer.” We, the people in the pews, are then should be prayerfully chosen to suit the occasion ready to center our minds strictly in prayer chan­ of the service, whether a missionary service or an nels, as the pastoral prayer follows. evangelistic rally. For the latter type of service, we Music plays such a vital part in the beckoning as a congregation enjoy a freer type of triumphant of the Spirit in a service! Last year while visiting or militant song, such as “Victory in Jesus,” “ ’Tis Kansas City First Church, I observed the effective­ the Song of the Soul Set Free.” ness, when the congregation rose from their knees Special choir arrangements are appreciated if following the pastoral prayer, as the organist im­ properly prepared. Lack of preparation can ruin mediately softly played “Near to the Heart of the spirit of the entire service. It is far better to God.” Yes, we had touched heaven in prayer. The effectively sing a good old hymn with familiar silent words of the organ strains were cemented words than to give a ragged presentation of a clever in our minds as we rose: arrangement. However, varied arrangements prayer­ There is a place of full release, fully sung can bring God’s blessings on the service. Near to the heart of God; (Continued on page 8) 4 (168) • HERALD OF HOLINESS Music Director looks at our church music Dick Edwards Minister of Music First Church of the Nazarene, Nampa, Idaho

. . sing ye praises with understanding” (Psalms gational and special singing along with announce­ 47:7). This brief phrase of direction from the ments and other preliminaries comprise not less Psalmist suggests to me that it might be possible than half of the total worship or evangelistic hour. to sing praises without understanding. This is the Since this importance has been attached to this day of “joyful jazz” and the “silly and shallow part of the service, it is essential that the music sentimentalities” that blare and blast from every leader consider his duties a real ministry. eating place, the radio, the television, and even Wide participation is the key to the success of the supermarket. This maddening music of the your music program. If yours is a smaller church, moment will most probably creep into the church why not “pray in” a schoolteacher or other inter­ —that is, unless our church leaders, pastor-musi- ested person with some musical ability and begin cians, and ministers of music are made aware of a graded-choir program that will provide our chil­ the inherent dangers of the present-day trend dren with an early acquaintance with the warmth toward the deterioration of the quality of church and spirit of the “music with a message” that music. should be a vital part of our total program? Begin The nonformal atmosphere of our church dic­ with the Carol Choir for those children in the tates a happy, friendly, and spiritually spontaneous approximate age-group of nine through twelve. music program. This does not mean a freedom of Work with them at regular rehearsals each week, musical tastes resulting in a program of “foot-tap­ and watch your Sunday school and Sunday evening ping music” . . . nor does it mean an opposite ex­ service grow—that is, if you use them. Then if the treme of formal, liturgical music reserved for those children are available, expand to the Cherub Choir groups with a lesser evangelistic aggressiveness. One for children in the first, second, and third grades. extreme is as bad as the oilier. There probably Then, believe it or not, right on down to the would not be “understanding” in either case. To Chirpers, who are four and five years of age! find the norm, of course, is not always easy, but These two choirs just mentioned can be organized should be the goal of every minister of music and in the second year. Now you are ready for the pastor-musician. Concord Choir for young people thirteen to fifteen Quite precisely, the mission and purpose of our years of age. Those sixteen years of age are then church is that of soul winning. Every endeavor eligible for the adult Sanctuary Choir. of the church should lead to this end. Therefore Where in the world did the idea come from that the music of the church should be a carefully older teen-agers do not belong in the adult choir? planned means to this end of soul winning. As long as the balance is proper they will add Perhaps the key word in the Nazarene program variety of voice quality to your group and it will of music is participation! We even build our new be a real means of grace to them. The proper churches with this in mind. Seldom do ive con­ development of this type of graded-choir program struct the long and narrow, high-ceilinged sanctu­ can be accomplished even in the smaller churches. ary that eliminates half of the congregation from It will do many things for you! Musical groups participation. In fact they’re hardly within ear­ of solos, duets, trios, and quartets will crop out shot and are merely bleacher spectators. The con­ at all age levels. Unchurched parents will begin gregational singing is a most important part of to become vitally interested in your program. Can our worship and should be directed by the skilled you imagine a loving parent not being willing to and unskilled only after careful and prayerful attend your Sunday night service when their child preparation. In most of our churches the congre­ (Continued on page 8) APRIL 20, 1960 • (169) 5 C. T. CORBETT, Evangelist, Kankakee, Illinois Charles G. Finney, D. L. Moody, Billy Sunday, “We’ll Girdle the Globe,” and “We’ll Work till and Billy Graham, each in turn, made ample use Jesus Comes.” of gospel singing in his evangelistic campaigns. During any revival it’s a joy to sing: “The Old Likewise John Wesley, John Inskip, C. W. Ruth, Account Settled,” “Sweeping This Way,” “Leaning and Bud Robinson carried on with great and en­ on the Everlasting Arms,” “It Is for Us All Today,” thusiastic song services. To them, Music in Evan­ and hundreds of others. gelism was a worthy part of God’s great and going Short little choruses, spiced in every now and cause. We find all through evangelical history the then, liven the meeting and we all love to sing proper use of the hymnals became a great blessing them. A choir adds greatly to the strength of a to the worshipers. It is so today! revival meeting. Good, strong voices that will As a movement, we are most fortunate in the sound forth the words of eternal life are always fact that we have the largest collection of gospel a blessing to church attenders. A good prayer songs of any church in the world. To a large chorus before prayer helps the congregation to extent we have to thank the faithful labors of Dr. worship the Master in utter devotion. Haldor Lillenas for this labor of love. The “special song” before the message has be­ come a well-enjoyed part of evangelistic cam­ In our hymnal we find songs of assurance, such paigns; and “special” is the word. Usually this as: “A Child of the King,” “Blessed Assurance,” song is one sung by a good, spiritual singer and “Constantly Abiding,” and “He Never Has Failed a song that may be rather new, not yet sung by Me Yet.” Then in the realm of the atonement congregations. It has a message that moves the we have: “Redeemed,” “The Cleansing Wave,” hearts of the listeners. It also prepares the audience “The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power.” For the for the preached Word. Such a spiritual atmos­ Triumphant Church we have: “A Glorious phere greatly assists the messenger in giving Bib­ Church,” “Blest Be the Tie That Binds,” and lical truth. And we might add here that at no “Faith of Our Fathers.” time should the musical part of the service take For comfort and consolation we sing: “God too much time from the preaching of God’s Word. Leads Us Along,” “God Will Take Care of You,” Preaching the gospel is still our uppermost task. “He Will Carry You Through,” “Jesus Will Walk Songs of invitations are of vital importance. To with Me.” For grace and guidance we sing: be alert at this point may mean the salvation or “Amazing Grace,” “His Grace Aboundeth More,” loss of a soul, too precious to lose. Through the “It Is Glory Just to Walk with Him,” “Jesus, years this writer has made it a habit to announce Saviour, Pilot Me,” and “Walking in the Beautiful the song in co-operation with the singer. He has Light of God.” used such songs as “Softly and Tenderly,” “Pass As we think of heaven and holiness we can lift Me Not,” and “Just as I Am.” A second song in an our voices in singing: “In the New Jerusalem,” altar call could be “Almost Persuaded,” “Tell “The Eastern Gate,” “When We All Get to Mother I’ll Be There,” or “There’s a Great Day Heaven,” “Holiness Forevermore,” “Take Time Coming,” etc. But these songs must be used only to Be Holy,” “He Abides,” “ 'Tis Burning in My as second songs for a call. Seekers in Latin America, Soul.” The songs about Jesus never seem to wear we found, came forward without a song. out, such as: “All That Thrills My Soul,” “He All these factors are important: the song, the Lives,” “Jesus Never Fails,” and “The Lily of the supplication, and the sermon. They lead souls Valley.” From these it is easy to swing over to to Christ and ultimately to heaven. Let us all “The Old-time Religion,” “Rescue the Perishing,” arise and sing, “We’ll work till Jesus comes.” 6 (170) • HERALD OF HOLINESS that their talent is needed in the church also. Even a small orchestra can be used to advantage with the congregational singing and will give a place of service to the instrumentalists. Junior or junior high choirs can provide valuable training for those who enjoy, or who should learn to enjoy, singing. The church which is too small to need these special choirs will probably be glad to admit young mem­ bers to the regular church choir. Christians traditionally have loved to sing. Per­ haps one problem today is failing to take time- time for singing, with enthusiasm and enjoyment, more than the two or three songs at the beginning of each service. Singspirations have given just this opportunity to many young people, and children even younger would profit from such spontaneous tnr* and informal singing. Why not provide times for it in vacation Bible school, in weekday Bible raining tt schools, in Sunday night junior services? Chil­ dren who learn early the joy of singing Christian songs will not only become stronger Christians but will more readily take on other church music lurch Musician responsibilities. RAMON UNRUH We have found Christian Service Training cours­ Professor of Music es to be an excellent method of helping local Trevecca Nazarene College, Nashville, Tennessee churches and of giving the young people a deeper interest in music. Besides the study of an approved It has been proved that the best church leaders text, we include a study of musical fundamentals, are those who have absorbed the atmosphere, the laboratory song directing, and instruction in the doctrines, and the procedures of the church over types of music suitable for different church serv­ a long period of time, and have participated in ices. Each session also includes a choir practice, service to the church through the avenues of the and smaller groups such as quartets and trios are Sunday school, N.Y.P.S., local missionary groups, organized and given help. These classes have also and every area open to them. Similarly, the best proved helpful and interesting in summer youth church musicians are those who have a good back­ institutes, and probably could be given to ad­ ground—not only in formal musical training, but in vantage in zone or district workshops. contact and experience with a high type of church music and active participation in the musical pro­ Many young people, after several years of train­ gram of the church. ing and participation in the local church, and pos­ Most of the responsibility for the background sibly having had some formal instruction in public and training of our young people rests with the schools or from private teachers, enter college to local church. In order to develop the tastes of further their training and prepare for full-time our youth so they will appreciate and choose the service through music. best musically, only the best hymns and gospel There are a number of things to consider in songs should be used. Careful consideration should choosing any vocation, and church music leader­ be given to the music of every service, for both ship is no exception. One must have an intense congregational singing and special numbers. love for music and a strong desire to serve God The best available talent should be used in our and the church through music. He must have a churches, providing that those with such talent conviction that this is God’s will for him and have a clear-cut Christian testimony. Young pian­ be willing to give himself without reservation. He ists, singers, and song leaders may begin to get should be in complete harmony with the doctrines experience in the various departments of the Sun­ of the church. A love for people and considera­ day school, in N.Y.P.S., in vacation Bible school, tion for their problems and needs are of great im­ and in special youth services. When they have portance. And last, but certainly not least, is the gained sufficient experience and confidence, they possession of a certain amount of musical ability should be given opportunity to participate in the and the willingness to sacrifice and stay at the job regular church services. through the hours of exacting study and practice Those who are studying various instruments or that it takes to develop this talent. Our colleges playing in school bands or orchestras should feel are offering the best in musical training, but these APRIL 20, 1960 • (171) 7 courses are 1101 for the lazy or indifferent student. Music and the Worship Service In this area as well as in other fields of church (Continued from page 3) work we bid you, “Study to shew thyself approved Happy and spiritually militant music can be use­ unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ful as the congregation leaves the sanctuary. This ashamed, . . (II Timothy 2:15). tends to subdue the confusion of the service break­ ing up, and to increase the note of Christian optimism as the worshiper goes from the meeting with God to face life. Of course, if the service closes with an altar service, as many a worship service will and should, this closing music can NEWS in PICTURE1 hush the sounds of those who must leave and ma­ terially aid the spirit of prayer for both seeker and altar worker. Music from the Congregation’s . . . (Continued from page 4) We, the people of the pews, enjoy listening to a teen-age choir sing occasionally in the evening services. Their participation is important. They too can be taught the value of singing the mes­ sage prayerfully. Forbid if they are allowed the syncopated type of arrangement, with foot-tapping results. It would then be difficult for the pastor to recapture the evangelistic spirit with his heart- searching message. There are occasions for the entertainment type of song outside of the worship service. DR. HARDY C. POWERS, general superintendent (right), and Rev. Floyd Hawkins, music editor, looking Heaven-inspired music can sway the congregation over the framed publicity poster of the late Dr. Haldor to spiritual heights. I speak as one of the thousands Lillenas and the refinished folding organ that he used to personally introduce in conventions, assemblies, and who sit in the pews Sunday after Sunday: “Give church services many of his songs now being enjoyed me soul-searching music—give me music that can by people of various denominations, and literally being bring heaven near.” sung around the world. A Music Director . . . (Continued from page 5) is going to be singing in the opening part of the service? Certainly they will come and oil! do those “kids” look real sharp in their little white robes with big red bows so white and stiffly starched by that thrilled parent! It is no doubt true that all of us need to take a good look at our local music program. Does it have the true spontaneous quality of the Spirit- filled, evangelistic church? Is the quality pro­ duction of your Sunday morning anthem with its deeply “understood” harmonic structure of more importance than the warmly rendered hymn or gospel song with its thrilling testimony and heart­ felt expression of the sanctified heart? Do not ROBERT HARKNESS, Australian composer-pianist, overdo this spontaneous business, though. Whether world-wide figure in the realm of gospel music, recently spent a day in Kansas City looking over the Nazarene as pastor-musician or minister of music, your institutions and discussing plans for your publishing program of music should be well planned, well house to take over the ptiblication of his famous piano correspondence course. He is pictured above, in our directed, anil rendered in the best way possible. music studio, playing the new Conn organ given to the A haphazard music program at the beginning of House by Howard King, Kansas City businessman. the service will be extremely difficult to overcome in the presentation of the message in the latter We are delighted to announce that an agreement was part of the service. Let us not ever drift away reached whereby the House will publish Mr. Harkness’ course. Plans are under way for the modernization and from the singing in the Spirit and the expression publication of this excellent piano course by January of the deep and holy emotions that are ours to 1961. share with a dying world. 8 (172) • HERALD OF HOLINESS What Is Sanctification? (II) By E. E. WORDSWORTH In the first article we endeavored to make clear and thoroughly rinse the glass, then fill it with that sanctification means complete deadness to water. Likewise, as to order, there is a cleansing innate depravity. Sin and holiness are antipodal. from all carnality before the filling of the Spirit; Where one exists, the other is absent. There can­ but God’s Spirit operates rapidly, and instantane­ not be any coexistence. White is not black; nor ously cleanses and fills the heart in a moment. black, white. Sin is sin, and holiness is the state Pentecost came “suddenly” (Acts 2:2). of being free from sin; it is moral and spiritual There is betimes an emotional fullness attending purity. We now come to our second point. the Spirit’s indwelling, but this is one of the varia­ Sanctification is the fullness of the Holy Spirit bles, not the constants, of the Christian life, so in human personality. “And they were all filled that one cannot test his state of grace by feelings with the Holy Ghost” (Acts 2:4). This is the of any sort. The old-timers used to say, “I feel great central, fundamental, and experimental truth just as good when I don’t feel good as I do when of Pentecost. The phenomena were merely accom­ I do feel good.” No, you will not “feel” like shout­ paniments. The “sound ... as of a rushing mighty ing all the time. It may not be heart trouble you wind,” “cloven tongues like as of fire,” and “other have, but liver trouble. A sickly, weak, worn-out tongues” were only temporarily bestowed, but the mother may possess sweet inner peace and victory Spirit’s indwelling was permanent. It was the though the head aches and throbs. Perfect love is promised baptism with the Spirit (Acts 1:4-5). the real test of the state of holiness. “And now But the Spirit’s coming in baptismal function, abideth . . . charity [love]” (I Corinthians 13:13). when the assembled company (verse 1) were In the initial experience of sanctification the “filled,” first of all implies entire exemption from believer is “filled with the Holy Ghost” (Acts 2:4). sin, and full conformity and consecration to the Commissioner Brengle tells his experience: “I shall mind and will of the Spirit, which is always the never forget the joy, mingled with awe and won­ condition of this indwelling fullness. der, when this truth of sanctification dawned upon In the order of Pentecostal experience there is my consciousness. For several weeks I had been first an emptying before the infilling. For ten searching the Scriptures, ransacking my heart, hum­ days there were heart-searching, prayer, humbling, bling my soul, and crying to God almost day and getting empty, humanly speaking, before the sud­ night for a pure heart and the baptism with the den coming of the Spirit. I can take a drinking Holy Ghost, when one glad day, sweet day, (it was glass half-filled with sand and mud and go to the January 9, 1885) this text opened up my under­ faucet, place it under the spigot, turn on the water, standing: ‘If we confess our sins, he is faithful and and fill it to the brim and announce I have a glass just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from filled with water, but I have spoken an untruth. all unrighteousness,’ and I was enabled to believe I must first of all cleanse out all sand and mud without any doubt that the precious Blood cleansed my heart, even mine, from all sin. Instantly my heart was melted like wax before fire; Jesus Christ was revealed to me, and my soul was filled with unutterable love. I walked in a heaven of love, and then I knew that God the Holy Ghost was in that love, and that this love was God, for ‘God , * IVES MUSIC PRESS o $ \ c is love.’ ” Furthermore, there is an abiding fullness of the sacred music publishers of Archbold, Ohio, Spirit. “Be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians were acquired by your Publishing House. 5:18). Invite, receive, and fully yield yourself Because of the consistently high standard to His guiding Spirit and influence. Be stimulated of quality that marks the Ives publications, with the divine Spirit. Three evidences of the it is with genuine pride that we add these Sprit’s abiding are: inner spiritual harmony, con­ compositions of David L. Ives and arrange­ tinuous thanksgiving, submission to the holy breth­ ments of Richard E. Gerig to the “Lillenas ren in the fear of God (Ephesians 5:18-21). Let Line.” us walk, talk, sing, pray, and live in the Spirit. NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE Thanks be unto God for the abiding Holy Spirit! (To be continued) APRIL 20, 1960 • (173) 9 The Sense o f Wonder By J. KENNETH GRIDER*

This is an age when man has strctched himself. about God’s nearness to us and likeness to us, en­ His voice can be heard around the world. His gendered by the Son’s taking flesh, God is still body can be transported at twice the speed of God. It was after the Son’s advent that Paul could sound. He can split and fuse certain kinds of atoms. speak of “the exceeding greatness of his [God’s] Most of the microbes have been found out. It power to us-ward who believe, according to the used to be that everything that went up came down; working of his mighty power, which he wrought but that has been changed with man’s satellites and in Christ, . . .” (Ephesians 1:19-20). other space vehicles. Name the task, and we have There is a barbed-wire area surrounding God’s a machine for it these days. With our newest ad­ being beyond which we creatures, in our contem­ vance in electronics, automation, we have con­ plation, cannot pass. If we were to be invited structed devices which can do more with figures within that area we would not have this same sense in a day than can thousands of human beings— of mystery in meditating upon the Father. so that General Motors pays $40,000 per month And without unfathomable mystery there is no just to rent one of them. What man hath wrought! high faith. That is why Paul said, “For what a No one fully understands the top secrets in all man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?” (Romans the areas of man’s technological advance. Most of 8:24) This being so, let us keep in mind that us understand very little about them. But what there are some important “senses” besides the so- happens when you display amazement at something called five senses, and that one of them is the on which man has stretched himself? Someone says, sense of wonder. “Oh, it’s easy to understand.” The person takes you through the scientific process involved, and it does seem rather simple when explained. Or someone else responds, “Well, I don’t know how the device works, but there are men who could T h e Whole Earth Is Full explain the entire process to us.” Someone, at least, knows how it works. of the Goodness of God This ability to explain—what does it do to us human beings? Does it not often transfer itself By MRS. W. M. FRANKLIN into the realm of religion and rob many of us of our sense of wonder? The whole earth is full of the goodness of God; In worship we contemplate in awe struck wonder You can see it in every place. the Persons of the Trinity. We prostrate ourselves Look up and doivn; search the world around; before the Almighty, attesting to His creatorship Send a missile to outer space. and His lordship. Prostrated, we reach upward with a glad, sure trust; a brave venture of faith; a Wherever you go on the sea, in the air, “swift, resolute motion of the soul, intense as leap­ God’s mercy and love plainly show. ing flame.” There’s beauty and grandeur, glory and power— In worship we do all this and more. Since we His goodness and love you can know. do, we of this technological era need to take care lest we seek to find God out completely, like those You can pray to the Lord. He’s ivaiting now folk sought to do who began to build the Tower To hear your petition or plea. of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9). We need to take care But why not stop begging, and begin to praise lest we seek to bring God down to the level of The Lord for His goodness to thee! finite existence and size Him up. Why fuss and complain if your life doesn’t suit? There is a sense in which the God of Christmas Do the best that you can in your place; is no more than a heartbeat away from those who See in all that’s about you the goodness of God, are Christ’s. But with all those precious thoughts And someday you’ll see His dear face.

^Associate professor of theology, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri. 10 (174) • HERALD OF HOLINESS “I HATE IT!” By FRANK HANLEY Former Governor of Indiana I bear no malice toward those engaged in the homes it destroys, for the hearts it breaks. I hate liquor business, but I hate the business. it for the malice it plants in the hearts of men, I hate every phase. I hate it for its intolerance. for its poison, for its bitterness, for the dead-sea I hate it for its arrogance. I hate it for its hypocrisy, fruit with which it starves their souls. for its cant and graft and false pretense. I hate it I hate it for the grief it causes womanhood—the for its commercialism, for its greed and avarice, for scalding tears, the hopes deferred, the strangled its sordid love of gain at any price. I hate it for aspirations, its burdens of want and care. I hate its domination of politics, for its corrupting in­ it for its heartless cruelty to the aged, the infirm, fluence in civic affairs, for its incessant effort to and the helpless; for the shadow it throws upon debauch the suffrage of the country, for the the lives of children; for its monstrous injustice cowards it makes of public men. I hate it for its to blameless little ones. utter disregard for law, for its ruthless trampling I hate it as virtue hates vice, as truth hates of the solemn compacts of state institutions. error, as righteousness hates sin, as justice hates I hate it for the load it straps to labor’s back, wrong, as liberty hates tyranny, as freedom hates op­ for the palsied hands it gives to toil, for its wounds pression. I hate it as Abraham Lincoln hated to genius, for the tragedies of its might-have-beens. slavery. And as he sometimes saw in prophetic I hate it for the human wrecks it has caused. I vision the end of slavery, and the coming of the hate it for the almshouses it peoples, for the prisons time when the sun would shine and the rain should it fills, for the insanity it begets, for its countless fall upon no slave in all the republic, so I some­ graves in potter’s fields. times seem to see the end of this unholy traffic; I hate it for the mental ruin it imposes upon its and the coming of the time when, if it does not victims, for its spiritual blight, for its moral degra­ wholly cease to be, it shall find no safe habitation dation. I hate it for the crimes it commits, for the anywhere beneath Old Glory’s stainless stars.

Baking Powder Biscuits By PAULINE E. SPRAY A friend of mine who was born and raised in times a day, day after day. It isn’t difficult to the beautiful state of Kentucky told me the fol­ understand why biscuits were a treat to this family. lowing story. It has been written that the just shall live by Years ago a mountain family was having the faith, and that without faith it is impossible to minister as their guest for the evening meal. This please God. In every Christian’s life, living by family was very poor and ate corn bread three faith is essential, more essential than sight or times daily. Biscuits were for special occasions— feeling. We live by faith when we cannot see. Sunday dinners and company meals—alone. This We live by faith when we cannot feel. Living by evening of course was one of those special occasions. faith is the Christian’s daily fare. But God is very gracious. To every prudent After the minister arrived and was cordially Christian He occasionally gives His special bless­ greeted and given a chair, the little boy of the ings. When He opens up the windows of heaven household quietly edged up to him. Peering into and His Spirit bears witness with my spirit that the face of the guest, the youngster said, “I’m I am His child, the experience is beyond descrip­ glad you came to supper tonight.” tion. When He floods my soul with a wee bit “You are,” the minister replied. “Why are you of heaven, it is joy unspeakable and full of glory. glad I came?” Personally, I’m glad for corn bread. I’m willing With the honesty which is characteristic of to live by faith, to trust when I cannot see or children the boy replied, “Because we’re having feel. But like the little mountain boy, I’m certainly biscuits to eat.” happy for those times of special blessings. It’s a Regardless of the merits of corn bread, I’m wonderful treat to sit down at the Master’s table certain most anyone would tire of eating it three and feast on “baking power biscuits.” APRIL 20, 1960 • (175) 11 The Gospel in Song The Church of the Nazarene and the Nazarene This fact has never been more true than it is Publishing House have always been interested in of the holiness movement. The masses of our the gospel in song. From the very beginning our people have learned their theology through songs. church and our publishing house have provided It is valuable, then, to sing our theology; and any­ for our people to be a singing people. The Lillenas one who will examine our latest hymnal, Praise and Publishing Company has long been an important Worship, will find plenty of theology there—and part of our Nazarene publishing activities. We theology that can be sung and understood by the are grateful to the management of the Nazarene people. This is especially true of the doctrine of Publishing House for their enthusiasm for this Christian perfection, or entire sanctification, the phase of the work of our church. This makes it doctrine which we feel that we are especially fitting that we have a music number as a semi­ responsible for preaching and promoting. special issue of the Herald of Holiness and that The first hymn we mention is by Haldor Lil­ Mr. “Bud” Lunn; R. W. Stringfield, Music De­ lenas, and the title is “Holiness Forevermore.” The partment manager; and Rev. Floyd Hawkins, second stanza and the chorus read thus: music editor, be asked to make arrangements for We will praise the Lord for victory, the same. I am sure that our people will read Holiness forevermore; this issue of the Herald of Holiness with very From the carnal mind xve now are free, special interest. Holiness forevermore. Holin ess for ever mo re! Singing Our Theology Holiness forevermore! John Wesley was an outstanding preacher, leader, We will sing it! shout it! and organizer. Further, he was no ordinary theo­ Preach it and live it, logical thinker. Nevertheless it is likely that the Holiness forevermore!* early Methodists learned more about Christian Close beside “Holiness Forevermore” should be perfection through the songs of Charles Wesley placed “Holiness unto the Lord,” by Mrs. C. H. than they did through the sermons of John Wesley. Morris. In this instance, again we quote the second But whatever may or may not be said about the stanza, and the chorus: work of John Wesley and his brother Charles, “Called unto holiness," children of light. we know this, they made a team, and each played Walking with Jesus in garments of white; a very important part in what was accomplished. Raiment unsullied, nor tarnished with sin; In fact, all great Christian movements have not God’s Holy Spirit abiding within. only had their preachers; they have had their “Holiness unto the Lord” is our watchword singers; the gospel has been sung as well as and song, preached. Otherwise it never would have taken “Holiness unto the Lord” as we’re marching hold of the minds and hearts of men as it did. along. 12 (176) • HERALD OF HOLINESS Sing it, shout it, loud and long, The power! the power! “Holiness unto the Lord” now and forever! The pow’r they had at Pentecost!* Quite often some of the great holiness songs Another prayer for cleansing from sin is found have been the expression of the heart’s sincere de­ in the old hymn “Whiter than Snow.” How often sire for the experience of entire sanctification in it has been sung when the altar call has been made the form of prayers. The first song mentioned and the unsanctified have found their way to the place of consecration and faith, and have been made “whiter than snow”! Here are the first stanza and the chorus: Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole; I icant Thee forever to live in my soul. Break down ev’ry idol, cast out ev’ry foe. Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. under this heading is “Old-time Power.” The Whiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow; opening stanza and chorus are presented: The Blood is applied; I am whiter than snow. They were in an upper chamber, Many of the hymns which have to do with this They were all with one accord, second blessing are marked by testimony or praise. When the Holy Ghost descended, They are full of the spirit of victory and triumph. As zuas promised by our Lord. In conclusion, two of this type are offered, “Sancti­ O Lord, send the pow’r just now. fying Power” and “Oh, Sweet Rest.” Here are the O Lord, send the pow’r just now. opening stanza and chorus of the first named: O Lord, send the pow’r just now, There is sanctifying pow’r, And baptize ev’ry otic. Like a sweet, refreshing show’r, Emphasizing the same truth is “Pentecostal Waiting for each consecrated heart: Power,” the last stanza and chorus of which we Pow’r to cleanse us from all sin, quote: Pow’r to keep us pure within, Speak, Lord. Before Thy throne toe wait; Pow’r for service which He will impart. Thy promise we believe, I’m so glad, I’m so glad, And will not let Thee go until For this saving, sanctifying pow’r. The blessing ive receive. Waves of glory o’er me roll; Lord, send the old-time pow’r, the Pentecostal Peace abides within my soul. pow’r! I’m so glad for this sanctifying pow’r!* Thy floodgates of blessing on us throw open The second hymn, “Oh, Sweet Rest!” has very wide! different wording, but it is permeated with the Lord, send the old-time pow’r, the Pentecostal same spirit of joy and blessing: pow’r. That sinners be converted and Thy name For the people of God a rest doth remain. glorified!** Press on, precious souls, till the rest you obtain. ’Tis the rest Jesus promised, so happy and blest: In the last of this chorus the writer was thinking The joy of His presence, a perfect sweet rest. of the fact that, if God’s people would get the Pentecostal power, then sinners would be con­ and the chorus— verted. How true this is when we really get our Oh, sweet rest! Oh, sweet rest! Pentecost! Again, we have the thought of prayer 'Tis the rest of the soul, so happy and blest. in the song, “Waiting on the Lord”: By faith in His promise I lean on His breast. Waiting on the Lord for the promise given; My soul from its labor has found its sweet rest. Waiting on the Lord to send from heaven; The holiness movement has been a singing move­ Waiting on the Lord, by our faith receiving; ment; the Church of the Nazarene has been a sing­ Waiting in the Upper Room. ing church. When we stop singing our theology, and the chorus: our religion will die out.

The power! the power! ’’’Copyright, Nazarene Publishing House.

Gives vict’ry over sin, and purity within. ^Copyright 1940; renewal by the Rodeheaver Co. APRIL 20. 1960 • (177) 13 Him for myself and for others. (Psalms ‘‘shut up to faith,” forced to believe or 42:11; I Peter 1:21; I John 2:5.) else dishonor God—and found Him faithful, the path through the sea Saturday: opened. For the times when, because jhou cjht Abraham “against hope believed in we knew ours was the God of hope, a hope,” for he trusted the word of a thin thread held one minute after all God he had found faithful. Moses “en­ human hope was gone—and the light dured, as seeing him who is invisible.” broke. For the times when, because He had seen Him work wonders. David one day we had had the common sense for th had faith for the “incredible” as lie and divine grace to give our whole faced Goliath, for he remembered the selves over to His Spirit’s control, we God who had given him the lion and found available the love that forgives the bear. Faith in a person strengthens the unforgivable. as test after test becomes proof upon Help me, Lord, to remember the proof. So with God. (Romans 4:18; glimpses I have had in the past of who by BERTHA MUNRO Hebrews 11:17-19, 27; I Samuel 17:33- Thou art. Face me today, tomorrow, 37.) as Thou wilt with the incredible, the hopeless, the unforgivable—as Thou Give God a Chance Sunday: seest my hold on Thee, Thy hold on Monday: Thank God for every time we have me, can master. I would give Thee a "Give God a chance to be God.” The found ourselves face to face with the chance to be God where I am. (Hebrews last line of Mary Scott’s lead article in “incredible” that must come to pass, 11:29a; 4:16.) a reccnt issue of the Herald will not pass out of my mind. Have I been fair to God? Have I devaluated His prom­ ises and emasculated His laws, and so frustrated His grace and treated His Foreign Missions charge lightly? Limited Him to the range of natural human vision? (Psalms 78:41; Galatians 2:21 a.) REMISS REHFELDT, Secretary Tuesday: Faith is not really faith, so Chesterton Missionaries on the Move revival. Pray that God will not let this said, unless, by definition, it means Dr. and Mrs. Donald Miller are now hostility hinder the continued witness “believing what is incredible.” “God so in India on their first term of mission­ of the Christians to every home in that loved the world, that he gave his otily ary service. Their address is: M ission land. Pray for a rich harvest of re­ begotten Son, that whosoever believeth H o u se, Basim, Akola District, Bombay deemed souls in 1960. in him should . . . have everlasting life.” State, India. Incredible. But to be believed. “He Rev. and Mrs. Darrell Spoon and Rev. that spared not his own Son, . . . shall and Mrs. George Adkins have requested Special Meetings in Okinawa lie not with him also freely give us all that we change their Mexico address to: things?” The logic of faith. (John 3: A tarta do 26524, A d m o n . 13, Mexico 1}, By MYRTLEBELLE BENNETT 16; Romans 8:32.) D.F., Mexico. Okinawa Wednesday: Rev. and Mrs. Philip Steigleder have Hope is not really hope unless, by returned to Africa for their second term Recently Rev. and Mrs. Hiroshi Kita­ definition, it means “hoping when things of service. Their address is: R e h o b o t ii gawa were with us from Japan for spe­ are hopeless.” ‘‘All hope that we should M issio n , P.O. Chloorkop, Transvaal, cial meetings in each of our churches. be saved [from shipwreck] was then Union of South Africa. Six days were spent in Haha headquar­ taken away.” Paul knew that was the Rev. and Mrs. Melvin Wilkinson, in ters church, and six more in Mashiki. time for hope in God to begin. Hope Argentina, have moved to Rosario. Their Then we went to Amesoko in the north, led him to prayer, and soon he was address is: 27 de feb r er o 1660, Rosario and last to Gusukuma for three more saying, “Be of good cheer: for there de Santa Fe, Argentina. days. shall be no loss.” (Acts 27:20, 22; Ro­ Our Friday evening service at Gusu­ mans 8:24; I Peter 1:21.) Prayer Requests kuma was held in the still uncompleted Thursday: new church. There were no windows And love finds its true meaning only Remember to pray for our mission­ in the building yet, and the breeze blew in “forgiving what is unforgivable.” For­ aries and the Christians in the trouble merrily through. A rope was strung giving the forgivable is only decent hon­ spots of the world: Africa, Cuba, Bo­ from front to back of the auditorium, esty. (Read Matthew 18:23-30.) livia, and Nicaragua. and lights on extension cords were tied (F.phesians 4:32; I John 2:5; 4:12&.) Africa is filled with unrest. There is to the rope. Friday: real danger for our workers and the Faith and hope and love—these are Christians. Pray that freedom to preach First we had kodomo-kai, children’s God’s doings in us. His conduits of the gospel will continue throughout meeting. The children thronged in. grace, the conveyers of himself into lives this strife-ridden continent. The chairs were all filled, the straw —ours first, and through ours out to a The future of the work in Cuba is mats on the rough concrete floor were world that has forgotten Him. They uncertain. Pray that this field will stay packed, and children were standing in are not possessions of which we have open and the gospel be spread abroad. the back. Sometimes the children who a supply, great or small; they are con­ Bolivia has been in the news recently had a little brother or sister tied on nections to be made, relationships to with revolution brewing. Though quiet their backs would have to go to the be cultivated, hands to receive and give. now, the people and the missionaries back of the church to “rock” the baby Apart from God I do not have faith, would be grateful for your prayers. and stop its fussing. have hope, have love. As I see Him, a Nicaragua is feeling much increase in With such a large crowd there was great or a small God, hope and faith persecution in the wake of the nation­ hound to be some commotion, but when make connections, weak or strong, with wide Protestant push for witnessing and Mrs. Kitagawa gave her story and 14 (178) • HERALD OF HOLINESS showed pictures by turning the pages held our first “Sunday school” in the service was over. There were bags of of a big book, she had the rapt attention new building. We used large song cement stacked up, pieces of lumber of all. Even when the lights went off sheets with the words painted on cloth and scattered nails on the rough con­ for brief periods of time, she kept right for the children’s songs. Mrs. Kitagawa crete floor, but we were glad to be in on with her story as though nothing told another story with a salvation mes­ the house of the Lord, just the same, had happened. sage for children. and we left that morning feeling as Before that day, services had been Between Sunday school and church, though we had indeed been to church. held each Friday evening in the home an old woman rag picker came in to Our adult services were well attended of a family who lived very near the new pick up the stray nails that were still on all three days, and people listened church that was being built. Sunday, lying around in the unfinished building. attentively. Our faith for the new the third day of our visit there, we We persuaded her to wait until the church in Gusukuma is great.

fine record of new loans made, we have HOME MISSIONS over $90,000 in other applications for JiU _ J l amortized loans from churches that are NEW CHURCHES OVERSEAS FIELDS CHURCH EXTENSION MINORITY GROUPS IN U.S. waiting for this money for a needed ROY F. SMEE, Secretary building and an additional $70,000 in short-term loan applications. Your de­ Overseas Bible Colleges Have you thought of depositing your posit will help some church receive a Information and pictures of our Bible savings with the General Church Loan building. colleges at Sydney, Australia, and Pot- Fund? Do it now, or at least write to chefstroom, South Africa, will be found the Division of Church Extension (Box In the next few days interest checks on page 13 of the April issue of the 6076, Kansas City 10, Missouri) for the will be sent out to depositors for the Other Sheep. Both colleges report an­ answer to any questions you may semiannual interest payments. Interest other excellent academic year in 19G0. have. You will earn a good rate of in­ always begins the day your deposit ar­ There are eighteen resident students at terest on your savings while helping in rives, but this would be a good time Sydney and thirteen full-time students this great enterprise. In spite of the for your new deposit. in Potchefstroom, with a total enroll­ ment of twenty-three. Dr. Richard S. Taylor is principal of Australia Naza­ rene Bible College and Rev. Floyd J. Perkins is principal of South Africa Bible College. Loans Help Many Churches This will be an outstanding year for church building, if the demand for church extension loans is any indication. During the first three months of 1960, 5109,300 was sent out in new loans from the General Church Loan Fund and an additional .$40,000 from the short­ term loan fund—a total of $119,300. Churches from all parts of the United States, as well as Canada and Ireland, received these loans, as indicated by Five students in library at Australia Nazarene Bible College. The this list of states: Alabama, Arizona, young man on the left, J. Rutherford, graduated last November and California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, is now pastoring our church at Hamilton, New Zealand. Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebras­ ka, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Vir­ ginia, and West Virginia. Letters from the churchcs that have received this assistance in their building program ex­ press the gratitude of the pastors and congregations that such building loan funds are available. In most instances there was no other way these churches could get the money for desperately needed buildings or building improve­ ments. This record of assistance has been possible through the co-operation of Nazarenes in sending in savings deposits and churches in lending their building funds they are saving for the future. During January, February, and March, Faculty and graduates of South Africa Nazarene Bible College, Novem­ nearly §80.000 in new deposits was re­ ber 27, 1959. From left, graduates Sydney Stein and Albert Siebbeles; ceived. Without this boost there is no Mrs. Floyd J. Perkins; Rev. Floyd J. Perkins, principal; Dr. Charles H. way we could have helped these Strickland, district superintendent; Rev. Chris. D. Botha; Rev. J. Mac- churches. Lachlan; Rev. L. J. Kriel. APRIL 20, 1960 • (179) 15 shall not only treat others as ourselves, in the sanctified life. But the promise but we must be forgiving of others who is, to those who know Him and conform offend and trespass against us. The their lives to His will, “that, when he seventy times seven means that we shall shall appear, we shall be like him; for The forgive before the offender asks. This we shall see him as he is” (I John 3:2). is Christlike. To the Hebrew mind “to see” God Sunday School was to fellowship and enjoy His pres­ The practice of purity must make ence. “Blessed are the pure in heart: Lesson others realize that it is not we our­ for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). ROBERT L. / ------\ selves, but Christ who worketh in us. Lesson material is based on International Sunday SAWYER / { / The building of Christian character School Lessons, the International Bible Lessons for is a lifelong task. No one yet has ever Christian Teaching, copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education, and is used by its exhausted the full possibilities of grace permission. Topic for May 1: I Holiness in the Sermon on the Mount Scripture: Matthew 5:8; 6:22-23; iS |P Religions]^ & Comments 19:16-22; Luke 9:61-62; 11:9, 13 (Print­ ed: same) By WILSON R. LANPHER G o l d e n T e x t : Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God (Mat­ thew 5:8) . A Spur to Our Prayers Pagan religions arc experiencing a re­ surgence around the world, and it be­ The clash of Jesus with the Pharisees and Giving hooves all Christians to examine their is adequate to illustrate that holiness Columnist Ralph McGill states that consecration and attitude in these chang­ was not to be a legal code or a mere Islam is making more progress in Afri­ ing times. conformation to a prescribed set of ca than Christianity. “For eight weeks standards alone. Certainly the Sermon Evangelist Billy Graham toured East, "Not for Baptists" on the Mount is specific and detailed West and Central Africa by plane. He The observance of Lent is not for Bap­ enough that no one should fail to know appeared there as millions of people tists. It is all right for other religious the requirements of the Kingdom. around the world have seen him—Bible groups to observe Lent, but Southern Purity of heart and a mere show of in hand, preaching in simple words the Baptists do not need to begin this special righteousness are not the same thing. simple essentials of the Christian faith. forty-day practice. Southern Baptists You may have a show of righteousness He talked with and to tribesmen from should make Christian self-denials every without purity but you cannot have the jungles, with heads of many faiths day of the year. This is the consensus purity of heart without an outward active in Africa. His life was threat­ of opinion of Baptist pastors and work­ manifestation of holiness or righteous­ ened. He was cheered and endorsed, ers responding to a question raised by a ness. lie was challenged to a healing duel monthly leadership magazine. “To ob­ Be pure. This is the command of by a Moslem mullah. He was picketed serve Lent for a short period of time and God enabling us to be acceptable to by witch doctors. Evangelist Graham then forget it until next year is far from see Him and to hear His "Well done.” has added up his experiences and a Christian virtue,” replied one Southern Christ must not only be accepted as reached a conclusion—Islam is making Baptist pastor. Another pastor replied, our Saviour, but we must wholehearted­ the most progress in Africa, outdoing “There is no scriptural teaching for the ly dedicate our lives to Him. This Christianity. And Islam can more easily idea of Lent, however there is much purity of heart comes when we have adjust to Communist propaganda. ‘I scriptural teaching for daily and con­ consecrated our all; then the Holy Spirit have met a number of people who think stant self-denial.” Another pastor point­ cleanses us from inbred sin or inherited America eventually may be overwhelmed ed out that the biggest night of the year depravity and comes in to fill us with by Islam,’ the young evangelist said. in night clubs is the Saturday night just His presence—not of ourselves but by The challenge to Christianity is as im­ before Easter, because Lent ends on Sat­ faith in the blood of Christ. mediate as it is great. There are some urday at noon. After forty days of self- Think pure. The presence of the forty million Africans still worshiping denial, indulgence is the practice of the Holy Spirit will keep our minds and old tribal gods. They are uncommitted day. And it might be pointed out again thoughts stayed on His purposes. Evil to any established faith in religion or that when Jesus said that whoever would thoughts are not the same as thoughts any political ideology of our time. ‘Islam come after Him must deny himself, and of evil. We can by His grace have our is winning more of these than Chris­ take up his cross, there was no mention purposes purified and our feelings or tianity,’ says Billy Graham. Islam is of a limited time schedule. Christ is emotions purified until there will be less demanding. It permits a plurality seeking to control entirely. no evil thoughts, purposes, or feelings of wives. It does not set up as rigid a to disintegrate our lives, mar our fel­ code of personal behaviour. It does not Signs for the Deaf lowship, and break up our homes. teach compassion, forgiveness of enemies Many churches are endeavoring to in­ Act pure. Certainly the outworking and so on. This makes Islam more clude the deaf people in their ministry. of a pure heart and mind will be pure compatible with tribal customs. Chris­ And it is interesting to study some of the actions. We must not only be pure but tianity cannot compromise, for example, signs for "key words” used in preaching. must do pure deeds. on polygamy.” And in connection with To sign for the word “forgive,” the in­ The world has a right to expect us this, a group of ministers in Washington terpreter holds the left palm of his hand to prove that we have been with Jesus. was told recently that supporters of up and draws the right palm over the We must make ours a purposeful pur­ Islam are active around Times Square left palm. Next the interpreter re­ suit of purity. Jesus teaches that we in New York City, handing out tracts. verses the order and draws the left palm 16 (180) • HERALD OF HOLINESS over the right palm, which is now facing up. This represents the act of wiping off both sides of a slate. When God forgives He wipes clean both sides (palm up, palm down) of the slate. A pecking motion at the elbow indicates “tempta­ Conducted WHITE, Editor tion,” which keeps pecking away at a Is it necessary that I believe that the Bible is the Word of God, or only person trying to get him to yield. For contains the word of God? In holding to the latter, I would believe that the word “confess,” the interpreter puts the purpose of the Bible is to present Christ to me. Therefore, if I chose both hands on his heart with his fingers to, I could ignore all of the teachings of the Bible except where it presents pointed toward the floor. He slides his Christ and His teaching. fingers upward a few inches, then holds I've been hearing about this distinc­ containing the word of God. Besides, 1 his hands out before him, palms up, as tion for many years, but I haven’t do not know of anyone today who denies if holding something in them. Meaning: changed my mind. I still think of the that the Bible is the Word of God who when we confess sins, we take them out Bible as the Word of God rather than stops with the second position as you of our hearts (the sliding motion indi­ something which merely contains the describe it. All go further and deny at cates removal) and present them (hands word of God. I agree with my church, least some of the facts or teachings of out) to the view of God. When the the Church of the Nazarene, in holding Jesus Christ. When a person rejects anv interpreter punches the palm of his left that the Bible provides the infallible part of the Bible, he starts down a road hand with the fingers of his right hand, rule of faith and practice. This means which never ends. he is indicating the name of Jesus. The more than thinking of the Bible as only punching effect symbolizes the nailprint Jesus received in being hung on the Is carnality a substance, root, or invisible something or a godless, human Cross. There are deep meanings here state which produces passions that in turn bear the fruits of darkness? for all Christians to consider. May the If you mean by substance, root, or affects the body or a complex that ministry to the deaf increase and grow invisible something a physical thing or weakens and warps the mind instead of in power. psychical entity, and by the latter part a hostile reality which lodges in the of your question a psychical state, or human body or an evil personality condition, evil which permeates the per­ which inhabits the inner, psychical man. sonality of man, I would say that car­ To put it in still another way, carnality The Upward Look nality belongs in the class of the latter is an inborn bias or inclination toward rather than the former. In other words, sin, and not an inbred, indwelling evil By HAZEL E. HOWARD carnality is similar to a disease which personality. "Be sure,” the jump master told the men as we soared above the target, a Several have asked about Adam Clarke’s venture into prophecy. white cross on the ground below, “that According to one person, “Dr. Adam OUR VERY EYES. If you doubt this you take off in the spread-eagle posi­ Clarke in his commentary on Daniel read the following scriptures. Political tion you practiced before we started, 12:12 predicted the Jews would go back signs: Luke 21:24-28; moral signs: throw your head back, and look up, to their country in 1947. He wrote this II Timothy 3:1-5; James 5:1-6; religious not down.” in 182'). He missed it 4 months, for signs: II Peter 3:3, 4-10; 2:1; II Timothy As the first man dived into space, a Israel was organized in 1948. Comment­ 4:3-4; Revelation 3:15. Read them and thought came to my mind: Stepping ing on Daniel 8:14 he predicted Christ compare them to conditions of today." out on the promises of God. The young would come to Mt. Olivet in I960. This However, as I read Adam Clarke's man had literally stepped out of the is to be after the tribulation which is to comments on Daniel 12:12; 8:14; and plane by faith, trusting in a thin nylon last 7 years. According to that, Jesus is related passages, I find that he is not parachute which he was confident to come in 1959. Mr. Clarke was no dogmatic as to his conclusions. Still would open and land him safely. fool. If he hit the Jew's calendar he they are interesting and could approxi­ When the second man left the shelter might be right about Christ’s return. mate accuracy. Jesus’ coming could take of the plane, I gasped. Something didn’t ALL THE SIGN'S OF THE TIMES place in our day. Therefore we should seem right. The jump master uttered ARE BEING FULFILLED BEFORE be ready for it now. an exclamation and shook his head. “He kept his head down.” Watching Is it an indication that a church is losing ground spiritually if its members the novice (this was his first jump), I stand for prayer instead of kneeling, like we always did fifty years ago? could sec that, instead of drifting down­ First, permit me to say that a little knelt. It should be added that we have ward, he threshed and tumbled out of more than fifty years ago I went to reason to believe that Jesus stood when control. It was not a pleasant sensation Pcniel, Texas, to enter l’enicl College. He prayed the greatest prayer ever I felt sure. He was safe enough, I knew, Since I completed four years of work prayed (John 17). Please don’t mis­ because a strap, fastened securely inside there. I had a good opportunity to find understand me. I prefer to kneel when the plane, automatically opened the out how they carried on. And for the I pray, and I seem to be able to pray chute in four seconds. But he had record, I want to say that they some­ better in that posture, but I must admit missed the joy of a smooth flight by times stood for prayer then. As a rule, that people can pray standing as well as looking dozvn instead of up. they knelt to pray, but they did not kneeling. One of the greatest men of We too, when we step out by faith, always do this. Further, I can’t remem­ prayer that I have ever heard of usually must look up to God, not down at our ber that anybody complained about prayed in the church alone, stretched circumstances, or to friends, who are their standing when they stood. Also, out on the floor. He was found there always at hand with suggestions and sometimes people shouted while they many times during the week praying in advice. When we look down at our prayed standing, as well as when they this wav. problems, we become dizzy with doubt and uncertainty and try to solve them Who iuas the apostle to the gentiles? in our own fumbling way and strength, Paul was the apostle to the gentiles. 26:12-18, especially noting the last two not letting go and letting God have His This Paul indicates many times in his verses. For a particular confirmation of way. We must ever keep our eyes upon writings. For a specific statement of this see Acts 13:44-52, especially giving Jesus. his mission to the gentiles, read Acts attention to verses 46-48. APRIL 20, 1960 • (181) 17 Servicemen's Corner

Rev. Glen G. Davton Rev. J. W. McGuffey Civil Air Patrol Box 111 1628 North Central The following pastors of Huron, South Dakota Tyler, Texas our church serve local units of the CAP as chaplains: Rev. James N. Arechuk Rev. R. D. Van DeGrift Rev. Lowell M. Malliett 420 S.W. 1st 1008 South 15th 1912 Donera Street Madison, South Dakota Sunnyside, Washington Lansing, Michigan Rev. William M. Benson Rev. Donald L. Farrand Rev. Allan W. Miller 2563 Hamilton Avenue 2920 Emerson Street Box 87 Trenton, New Jersey Palo Alto, California Florence, Oregon Rev. Alfred G. Blacklock Rev. Corbie N. Grimes Rev. Robert A. Moran 611 North Curtis Ave. 507 Raleigh 80 Leluia Alhambra, California Plainview, Texas Kaluilui, Maui, Hawaii Rev. Ellis G. Blythe Rev. Jesse F. Hamm Rev. John D. Rhame 1500 N.W. 134th St. 519 South Avenue P.O. Box 42 Miami, Florida Hot Springs, Arkansas Jasper, Alabama Rev. Merl A. Bozarth Rev. Andrew Hayes Rev. Robert L. Slimmer 107 Rose Street 1210 East Windsor Street 225 Ludlow Avenue Union Gap, Washington Glendale, California Springfield, Ohio Rev. Hartwell B. Brooks Rev. Norman E. Hoskinson Rev. Frank C. Watkins 2506 South Buckner Blvd. South 1860 High St. Box 355 Dallas, Texas Salem, Oregon Bloomington, California Rev. Glenn A. Chaffee Rev. Jules D. Jernigan Rev. Earl B. Wheeler 9519 Beachy Avenue 1924 North Palafox Street 1016 Washington Avenue Pacoima, California Pcnsacola, Florida Golden, Colorado Rev. Joe Chastain Rev. Ben C. Johnson Rev. Amos R. Williams 1819 Makiki Street 5015 Lew Davis St. 404 South Boston Honolulu, Hawaii Long Beach, California Stafford, Kansas Rev. William H. Chase Rev. Herman Kruis Rev. Gordon V. Woods R.R. 4, Nelson Road 811 Joy Street 1610 10th Avenue N. Ithaca, New York Corona, California Nashville, Tennessee Rev. Ben H. Cleveland Rev. Howard H. Lane Rev. Joseph W. Wright 6771 Orange Avenue P.O. Box 177 1805 California Avenue Long Beach 5, California Midway City, California Wahiawa, Hawaii

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Evangelists Oliver and Ruth Morgan Barr; at Colonial Church in Orlando, where Rev. Howard McDonough is pas­ and Daughter Mardell report: “Since Florida, with Rev. Lester See!; at Pana, tor. From there we went to Indianola. December 30 we have been busy every Illinois, for our second time with Rev. Iowa, with Pastor Leon Seagcr; and at w'eek in the field of evangelism—travel­ H. K. Burton—my father, the late Rev. this writing are in the closing of a meet­ ing from Illinois to Florida, then back to R. X.. Morgan, organized this church ing at Northside Church in Ottumwa, Illinois and on to Iowa. We were at about thirty-eight years ago; then to Iowa, with Rev. Arlus Edwards. At the Dolton, Illinois, with Pastor Raymond Davenport, Iowa, for our sccond time, three last-named places my father pas- 18 (182) • HERALD OF HOLINESS torecl these churches, giving them a fifty dollars. The special singing was March with Evangelists Dick and Lu­ total of thirteen years of his forty-one supplied by local talent, and a trio from cille Law as the special workers. Many years as a Nazarene minister. In each Kentucky who came to help us over the new people attended the services and of these meetings God gave many people W'eek ends. In May it will be eight received help from God; three of our at the altar seeking Him to be saved or years since we came to labor with these own people w'ere reclaimed. This home sanctified. The loyal laymen, as well as wonderful folks—some of God’s choicest. mission church is also promoting a Mex­ the faithful pastors, have been very kind —D avid W. L e w is, Pastor. ican Church of the Nazarene, with Rev. to us. We are now in our eighteenth Cecilio Velazquez of Caseta, Old Mexico, year as Nazarene evangelists, anil have Nampa, Idaho—Sunday evening, March as the Spanish preacher. We have a seen thousands of people seek the Lord 13, marked the closing service of a tre­ building rented, with chairs loaned by and many join our church. It is a joy mendous "Door to Life Revival Cam­ the El Paso First Church. This mission to us to sing and preach the gospel.” paign” at the Franklin Road Church. is in the very center of the Mexican Night after night Evangelist G. W . Abla settlement. One Spanish housewife is Plattsburgh, New York—In March our brought power-packed messages. The conducting a Bible study each evening, church had a most successful evangelis­ Keller-York Singing Party sang to ca­ with great interest. Please pray for our tic crusade. God honored His Word pacity crowds each night. On the clos­ church and also for this new work.— through the ministry of Evangelist Rob­ ing Sunday morning a crowd of 311 in H. W . W il l ia m s , Pastor. ert F. Woods and Singer Thomas Nes­ Sunday school broke all records in this mith, Jr. People sought God at the church’s ten-year history. The altar was Fairbanks, Alaska—This has been a altar of prayer in each service. Of lined a number of times with souls good year for the Totem Park Church. the forty seekers, ten were saved for the seeking God for regeneration and heart Known as the “Farthest North Church first time in their lives (new people), purity. We give God praise for our of the Nazarene” in the world, we would and many were sanctified wholly. We good working people, and the ministry be happy to contact any servicemen sta­ give God the praise. The interest is of these Spirit-filled evangelistic work­ tioned at Ladd Air Force Base, Eielson increasing, the Sunday school is growing, ers.—K. W a y n e N f.lso n , Pastor. Air Force Base, or Fort Greely, and will and new people are attending the serv­ try to make their stay in Alaska more ices and praying through to God. We Tracy, California—Recently our church enjoyable. Also, if any construction thank God for the ministry of these had a revival with Dr. Harold Gretzinger workers or vacationers are in Fairbanks special workers, and for our faithful as the evangelist. His messages were during the summer, we would be happy people who prayed to make this a worth­ especially anointed of the Lord, and the to have you come to our services. Our while campaign.—J a m e s S. Sh a w , Pastor. attendance increased each night. A juniors’ contest was a thrilling part of church is located three blocks south of Evangelist Dave Hall writes that his the successful campaign. At the closing College Road on Westwood Way near evangelistic party has open dates for service there was no preaching, as people the University of Alaska.—C h a r les C. June 29 to July 10. and July 27 to came forward for prayer during the P o w er s, Pastor. August 7. They carry the entire pro­ special music. The altar was filled gram of music and preaching. Write twice, and several knelt out in the audi­ The Fowler Family Evangelistic Party them, 776 E. Simpson, McPherson, Kan­ torium and prayed through to victory. reports: “God has been giving some sas. Much spiritual help and strength was wonderful revival meetings. The first received by the entire church, and sev­ meeting for the new' year was with Rev. Pastor Lee R. Bowman writes: “Since eral new contacts were made. This was Don Ballard and people of First Church, our moving here to Versailles, Illinois, an outstanding revival in the history of Lanett, Alabama. We had near ca­ on January 4, God has been moving on this church.—N. B. G r a h a m , Pastor. pacity crowds every night, and souls the services. During this time we have seeking God in most of the services, with seen twenty souls either saved or sanc­ Van Horn, Texas—This home mission more than thirty seekers on the last tified, and we have received one good church had a most fruitful meeting in Sunday. With Rev. Dennis Peacock and family into church membership. On March 2 the congregation voted to build a new church. We give God praise for these good victories.” Manchester, Ohio—Recently our church Nazarene Ministers closed one of the best revivals in the past twenty years. Many testified it was the best they had seen in the church. Benevolent Fund Evangelist Earl Blair was used of the Lord to help precipitate this revival. He majored on the doctrine of holiness and Department of Ministerial Benevolence personal evangelism. He is a strong DEAN WESSELS, Secretary preacher, and an effective personal work­ er in the home and in the church: lie carries a real passion for lost souls. His Among the many letters of appreciation from those re­ ministry was greatly appreciated by the ceiving N.M.B.F. benefits comes the following from a re­ church. From the very first service the tired elder in Ohio who has given over thirty-five years presence of the Lord was felt; back­ of service to the church: sliders of long standing were reclaimed “I want to thank you so much for your kind remem­ and sanctified wholly, and sinners brance of us on our birthdays. We deeply appreciate prayed through to victory, some in their that we are not forgotten. The check you send us each homes—with a total of eighty-two seek­ month makes real to us His rich promise, ‘My God shall ers during the meeting. The meeting supply all your need.’ Again words fail to express our was slated for eleven nights, but because gratitude and thanks for your sharing in our burden, of the moving of the Spirit, we con­ and making the load lighter.” tinued the services an extra week. In at least four services God came in such a Through your faithful support of the N.M.B.F. budget way there was no place for preaching, you are “making the load lighter” for these pioneers. Your but seekers prayed through to victory. giving enables the Department of Ministerial Benevolence The people fasted and prayed, and God to brighten the way by sending a monthly check and a small moved in to give us a truly great revival. birthday remembrance. The spiritual life of the church has deepened, and attendance at all the services has nearly doubled. The church gave the pastor a love offering of near APRIL 20, 1960 • (183) 19 1957, Rev. J. Donald Carrico came as the new pastor; certainly he was God’s man. That the Word of Life may be made Our church has had a continual and sturdy growth, spiritually, numerically, known to millions who have never heard and financially, since Brother and Sister the story of Jesus, I make my love gift Carrico came to us. The people are at Easter time! responding to their godly leadership, and souls are being saved and sanctified Name. . Amount $_ in the regular services. Late in 1958 a beautiful, seven-room parsonage, with full basement, was completed at a cost Address. of approximately $21,000. Early last fall, construction was begun on a new Sunday school annex, at a cost of about $65,000. Our fall revival, in October, Mail to: M r. J ohn S tockton, Treasurer was a time of salvation with Rev. Rus­ 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City 10, Mo. sell Bowman as evangelist and Helen Debord as singer. These consecrated workers were a blessing to our people, and a fine class of twelve adults united with the church. Brother Bowman is a people at Daytona Beach, Florida, the twice. In November we enjoyed the Spirit-filled evangelist and preaches the Lord blessed and gave some wonderful ministry of Rev. Denzil L. Liebert, a old rugged gospel. We thank God for His services with souls praying through for Spirit-anointed evangelist. He is a great blessings.—S hf.r m a n K iz z f f , Reporter. pardon and heart purity. At Brunswick, preacher and both pastor and people Georgia, Bethel Church with Pastor appreciated his work with us.—R obf.rt Evangelist II. 1’. I.ummis, of Albion, Rainey and people we had a great time, C . (“ B o b ” ) B u c h a n a n , Pastor. Nebraska, writes: "I wish to thank every with about forty-five seekers, and near one for your prayers for my recovery capacity crowds. At Belle Glade, Flor­ Jacksonville, Texas—In March, the while I was in the hospital in Omaha. ida, with Brother Kenneth Price and Mount Hope Church had a youth re­ I am now home, but will have to return people we had good crowds and good vival with Rev. Joe Norton as the evan­ lo the hospital for more surgery about altar services. En route to Carthage, gelist and Brother John Whisler as the April 25. Please pray that when I go Missouri, we were involved in an auto­ singer. It was one of the best revivals back they will find there is nothing mobile accident because of a snow and in years for this church. Many souls necessary but an examination.” ice storm while driving through the were saved and sanctified, and the entire mountains of Arkansas. Although we church was revived and helped. Four Pastor Ray Wilson reports from Hous­ were detained for three days, God helped new members were added to the church. ton, Texas: "I am now in my second us in a miraculous way, and we arrived The work is going forward under the year as pastor of the Lake Forest Church, safely in Carthage, where God gave us a ministry of Rev. and Mrs. John C. and God is blessing. The Sunday school wonderful time with Pastor Paul Sodow- Burch, pastors.—M rs. R. T. T h o m p s o n , averaged 100 last year, compared with 73 sky and the people of First Church. Reporter. for the previous year, and our previous Here we had some very fine altar serv­ Sunday school record of 150 was broken ices, and a great closing out on the last Rev. Hugh Glass writes: "It is with on our Golden Anniversary Sunday with Sunday. At this writing we are in a great joy I announce that, after much 172 present. Central heating and air good revival at Belpre, Ohio, and God prayer, I feel God is leading me into the conditioning has been added to the is blessing. Truly God is with us, and full-time evangelistic field for a min­ church, and during the past eighteen it is wonderful to be in His will. Our istry of revival for church members. months we have added 20 members to new mail address is c/o Trevecca Naza­ Many years as a pastor have familiarized the roll. On March 6 we closed a won­ rene College, Nashville 10, Tennessee.” me with the problems of the local derful revival, one of the best the church church. The Lord willing, I plan to has had. Dr. A. L. Parrott was the Evangelist T. P. Dunn writes: “I will leave my pastorate at Monrovia on May evangelist, and he is one of the best. be closing a meeting in El Paso, Texas, 15, and will be available for revival The crowds were good, the glory of the on Sunday, May 8, and have an open anywhere—no congregation too small. Lord was on the services, about thirty- date. May 11 to 22, en route to Cali­ Write me, 211 N. Ivy, Monrovia, Cali­ five souls sought God for pardon arid fornia. Also I have an open date, Au­ fornia.” heart purity, with much shouting, weep­ gust 31 to September 11, which I’d like ing, and praying through to victory. to slate east of the Rockies. Write me, Ironton, Ohio—Gracious harmony pre­ Lake Forest Church is going forward for 318 East 7th Street, Hastings, Nebraska.” vails at First Church. In August of God.” Dayton, Ohio—The six-year-old Knoll- wood Church is moving ahead for God and the Kingdom with a Sunday school average attendance of 190, a church membership of 136, and has paid out $16,787 for all purposes during the first eight months of this assembly year. Recognizing that the pastor was using his automobile almost entirely for the church, the official board decided to do something about it—so purchased an economy car (Renault Dauphinc) strict­ ly for the pastor’s use. The title is held by the church, and they assume all operating expenses. We feel this was a tremendous gesture on the part of our board and church—better than a salary increase.—H arold L. F r y e , Pastor. Georgetown, Indiana —Since coming here last August, the Sunday school attendance record has been broken 20 (184) • HERALD OF HOLINESS jP REPRINTS AVAILABLE

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Many to West Virginia. 1960 SACRED MUSIC CATALOG visitors from at least a half dozen states The assembly closed with a splendid outside the Gulf Central District came presentation by the students of the Naz­ N a m e ------to see the assembly and said it was arene Bible Institute under the leader­ Nazarene through and .through. The ship of Rev. R. W. Cunningham, S tre et ______evening services lasted long into the president.—C la r en c e B o w m a n , Reporter. night as souls lined the altar seeking C i t y ______Zone ______God in salvation and the baptism of the Northwest Indiana Holy Ghost. District Preachers’ Meeting State ______There have been substantial gains on The Northwest Indiana District 4-20 the district during the past year, in­ preachers’ meeting convened at Lafay­ cluding Sunday school attendance, ette, Indiana, on February 11. The church membership, the N.Y.P.S., and convention was well planned, and cen­ waA means the best the N.F.M.S. One new church building tered around the theme “Keeping the *• in gospel music was completed, with a building program Glory Down.” The spirit of the entire v — Produced by your own going on in three other churches. Five convention was such that we all shared churches overpaid their budgets. the feeling that the “glory” had been ^ publishing house • APRIL 20, 1960 • (185) 21 Dr. Williamson. Dr. Harvey Galloway was with us Wednesday afternoon and evening. Truly he made Africa live in Just in time for our midst, and left us with a new heart- throb for the cause of world evangelism, lll!lll!llllill!!tllllllll!llllin!l!lll!!lll!l!!111!tlll!lll!l!i!i!ll[l!l!!i!!l!llil!ll[|llllllllllillllllllllll!lllt!illlllllllllllllllllll!llll!lllllillll!llll!ll by his messages and pictures. Missionaries Ruth Bishop of British Honduras and Edna Lochner of South Africa also brought messages of mis­ MOTHER'S DAY sionary challenge. Both of these mis­ sionaries are from our district, and it was good to have them with us again after having served God so acceptably in their respective fields of service. Rev. John Swearengen, field repre­ Mother Memories sentative, was on hand to boost the interests of Olivet Nazarene College. Kathryn Blackburn Peck It was great to have been a part of the Northeastern Indiana District preachers’ convention. We have been Here, in a delightful gift edition, is a new little book printed | challenged, stirred, refreshed, and especially for this Mother’s Day season. | strengthened for our task of evangelizing Mrs. Peck, whose writings over the years have been a source | the world.—R ay T u c k er , Reporter. of uplift and strength, has now prepared this meaningful se- | lection of twenty-two poems and prose. Many subjects have | been chosen—prayer . . . hands . . . Bible . . . home . . . Grand- | Deaths mother . . . garden . . . singing . . . bride—but all are centered | MRS. ADELIA M. ELAM died at her home in Pasadena, California, November 15, 1959, after around the one beautiful theme of “Mother.” | an extended illness. She had been a member of the Church of the Nazarene for fifty-one years, MOTHER MEMORIES is something every mother will greatly | was a charter member of Bresee Church— a loyal enjoy. Give one to your mother and the mother of a friend | and devoted Christian. Always willing to help, ever ready with a smile, unusually faithful in attend­ this Mother’s Day. Attractive two-color, designed cover. Paper. | ance at the church she loved so well, her life was a radiant influence for Christ. A native of Ohio, she had been a resident of Pasadena since 1913. Only 50c Order AT ONCE § She is survived by her husband, John W.; two daughters, Mrs. Louise Burchfield, Mrs. Frances Marsden; and four sons, Roy, Rev. Charles M. Elam, William H., and Robert W. Funeral service l PASTOR—S.S. SUPERINTENDENT: | was held at Bresee Church of the Nazarene with Why not make an event of Mother’s Day Sunday and present § Dr. _J. George Taylorson and Rev. I. W. Young each mother present with one of these appropriate books? Special § officiating. Interment was in Mountain View Ceme­ r quantity price, 12 jor $ 5.00. H tery, Altadena.

MRS. MARY ALICE LAU was born April 14, 1871, and died December 13, 1959, after an ill­ NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE \ ness of several years. She had been a staunch Pasadena KANSAS CITY Toronto e§ Christian for more than half a century and lived a devoted life before her nine living children. Her husband died August 23, 1932. She is the mother of the faithful treasurer and Sunday school super­ intendent at Hanover (Pa.) Church of the Nazarene upon us. and that the convention was year’s program was "More Effective — Melvin F. Lau. Funeral service was conducted as fine as any we ever had experienced. Altar Services in Our Evangelism.” Our in her church, Trinity Church of the Nazarene, Hanover, with her pastor, Rev. John L. Parry, of­ The messages of Dr. Hardy C. Powers hearts were thrilled over and over with ficiating. Interment was in Lischey's Union Ceme­ and Dr. C. A. Gibson were thrilling, the good papers and reports presented, tery, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. soul-searching, and helpful. and best of all, God’s rich blessings JAMES W. SPEAKMAN of Sebring, Ohio, died The convention was well entertained poured out upon us in these two and October 31, 1959, in a hospital at Alliance, Ohio. by the Lafayette church and their pas­ one-half days. He had been ill since last June with a heart con­ tor, Rev. Kenneth Foust. Rev. Arthur We were highly privileged to have dition. He was a charter member of the Church of the Nazarene, a trustee for many years, and C. Morgan, our beloved district super­ Dr. G. B. Williamson with us. Certainly taught the men's Bible class in the Sunday school. intendent, presided. Special music was we all felt that God spoke to us through He was born eighty-one years ago near Kensington, furnished each evening by the choirs of Ohio, and married to Myrtle Herrington in 1903. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle; four daughters, the Lafayette and Frankfort First Mrs. Vangie Rogers, Mrs. Wilma Hulbert, Mrs. Ilia churches. Eaton, and Mrs. Joan Crowl; three sons, Ted, Ar­ We all came away from the conven­ thur, and Floyd; and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Tress- tion convinced of our task, and deter­ ler, and Mrs. Letha Courtney. Funeral service was — ' t f d — in charge of Rev. Warren Mingledorff, with inter­ mined to succeed in keeping the “glory” ment in the Alliance City Cemetery. down in our own souls and on our W. W. WHITE was born in 1894 in Reeves, churchcs.-Br.RYL E. Spross, Reporter. PASTORS and Louisiana, and died January 5, 1960, in Port Arthur, Texas. He had made his home in Port Northeastern Indiana Arthur since 1917. Also in 1917 he was united CHURCH TREASURERS! in marriage to Minnie Mangum. To this union District Preachers’ Meeting three children were born; one daughter, Minnie Lee March 15 to 17 found the preachers By promptly sending in your Garrett, died about six years ago. As a young man he saw the need of Christ as his personal and their wives of Northeastern Indiana Easter offering before April 30 Redeemer and through these many years he had District gathered at Fort Wayne First you are helping to assure our proved his one and greatest interest was doing the Church for the 1960 preachers’ meeting. will of God. He was a charter member of Grace goal for the quadrennium—$14,- Church of the Nazarene in Port Arthur, and served Rev. S. J. Roberts, host pastor, gave us 000,000 for WORLD EVANGE­ well in almost every department of the church. a warm welcome and graciously assisted He will be remembered as a capable Sunday school in caring for our needs. The Honorable LISM. superintendent, church treasurer, and member of Incidentally, if you have some the official board for many years. A son, Walter Mike Burns, mayor of the city of Fort E., and a daughter, Lois Sanderfer, survive. Burial Wayne, was on hand to welcome us. offering still on hand, it isn’t too was in Greenlawn Memorial Park of Port Arthur, For many years the preachers’ meet­ late to send it to our General with his pastor, Rev. V. B. Curless, officiating. ing, under the capable leadership of Dr. Treasurer in Kansas City by air­ J. D. GAM MAGE, age ninety, died December 17, Paul Updike, our beloved district super­ mail or wire. 1959. "Jack" was one of the pioneers of the intendent, has been one of the high Church of the Nazarene. Known to many as "Chef" —T h e Stew a r d sh ip C o m m it t e e Gammage, he had worked as a chef in Wilmore Col­ peaks of the year. It proved to be so lege and at Pasadena College, where he helped again this year. The theme of this many students who are now in the work of the 22 (186) • HERALD OF HOLINESS church. The fruit of his godly life will continue to be produced through those he assisted in the time of their need. Funeral service was held in Yucaipa, California, by his pastor, Rev. Lowell H. Young.

MRS. MARJORY WILLIAMSON, charter member of First Church of the Nazarene, Billings, Montana, Now over one-half million in use! died of cancer at her home on January 9, 1960. She was born in Livingston, Montana, August 4, 1905. She united with the local church June 20, 1922. For a number of years she was secretary of the church board, and until recent years had served as treasurer of the Rocky Mountain District N.F.M.S. She is survived by her husband, John C., three sons, five daughters, her mother, three broth­ PRAISE ers, and one sister. Funeral service was conducted by her pastor, Rev. Murray J. Pallett, assisted by the district superintendent, Rev. Alvin L. McQuay. and HARRY JOEL BEAN was born November 10, 1870, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died at Cam- rose, Alberta, Canada, on December 2, 1959, at the age of eighty-nine years. Born of godly Quaker parents, he was converted at the age of twelve. In 1926 he and his family united with the Church of the Nazarene at Delburne, Alberta. He re­ WORSHIP mained a quiet, yet faithful member of the Church of the Nazarene until his death. In 1915 he was united in marriage to Olive E. Guyer. Both he and his wife taught for three years in Canadian Naza­ rene College, Red Deer, Alberta. He was a loving husband and father and a faithful follower of the THE NAZARENE HYMNAL Lord. He is survived by his wife; and two daugh­ ters, Mrs. Olive Campbell and Mrs. Mary Ringwall. Funeral service was held in his home church at Ferintosh, Alberta, with Rev. J. D. Fowler, and • 497 hymns of worship and songs his pastor, Rev. W. E. Grunau, officiating. "The of praise spirit in the service was so wonderful it didn't seem like a funeral." • 26 pages of scripture for respon­ sive or unison reading D irectories GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS HARDY C. POWERS • completely indexed by titles, first Office, 6401 The Paseo, Box 6076, Kansas City lines, and topics 10, Missouri District Assembly Schedule— Spring, 1960 Washington Pacific ...... April 27 and 28 • beautifully and durably bound, Northw est ...... M ay 4 and 5 leather-grained cloth board, with Northern California ...... May 11 to 13 Nebraska ...... May 18 to 20 24-carat gold stamping A b ile n e ...... May 25 to 27

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WASHINGTON PACIFIC— Assembly, April 27 and 28, at Vancouver Central Church, 8100 Mill Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, Washington. Send mail, mer­ 'N Mi m m - means the best in gospel music chandise, and other items relating to the assembly Produced by your own publishing house c/ ( the entertaining pastor, Rev. Don Coonrod, 8519 APRIL 20, 1960 • (187) 23 April 20, 1960

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AKRON— Assembly, May 4 and 5, at the First Christian Church, 400 Cleveland Ave. S.W., Canton, ...... Dhio. Send mail, merchandise, and other Items •elating to the assembly % the entertaining pas­ tor, Rev. Fletcher Spruce, 1301 Tenth St., Canton, 3hio. (N.F.M.S. convention, May 2 and 3.) Dr. Samuel Young presiding. CHOICE Choice Songs of IDAH0-0REG0N— Assembly, May 4 and 5, at SON®* College Church, 504 Dewey, Nampa, Idaho. Send hau>or nail, merchandise, and other items relating to the assembly % the entertaining pastor, Rev. Eugene 5towe, 504 Dewey, Nampa, Idaho. (N.F.M.S. con­ HALDOR LILLENAS tention, May 2 and 3.) Dr. G. B. Williamson presiding. A MEMORIAL TO THE LIFE AND LABORS OF NORTHWEST— Assembly, May 4 and 5, at First Church, Second and B Sts., Yakima, Washington. THIS GIFTED AND WORLD-FAMED WRITER Send mail, merchandise, and other items relating to the assembly % the entertaining pastor, Rev. Kenneth Pearsall, Second and B Sts., Yakima, Washington. (N.F.M.S. convention, May 2 and 3.) Perhaps nothing will better reflect the philosophy and the spirit Dr. Hardy C. Powers presiding. of his life and ministry than the messages and music contained in ALASKA— Assembly, May 5 and 6, at Fairbanks First Church, 1006 Noble St., Fairbanks, Alaska. this book. Send mail, merchandise, and other items relating to the assembly % the entertaining pastor, Rev. Here Dr. T.illpnas has given us a meaningful selection of songs— Ed. Hum, 1006 Noble St., Fairbanks, Alaska. some from other composers, many of his very own—that over the (N.F.M.S. convention, May 4; N.Y.P.S. conven­ years had meant so much to him personally. Only a few weeks tion, May 7.) Dr. Hugh C. Benner presiding. after making this selection he was summoned to his eternal home. ARIZONA— Assembly, May 5 and 6, at Eastside Church, 2300 N. 24th St., Phoenix, Arizona. Send CHOICE SONGS OF HALDOR LILLENAS is something you will mail, merchandise, and other items relating to the receive much inspiration and blessing from now and greatly prize assembly % the entertaining pastor, Rev. C. W. Elkins, 2300 No. 24th St., Phoenix, Arizona. in years to come. Included in the two-color cover design is a (N.Y.P.S. convention, May 3; N.F.M.S. convention, friendly, warmhearted picture of Dr. Haldor Lillenas (taken just May 4.) Dr. D. I. Vanderpool presiding. before he passed away) as he will be remembered by the thou­ sands whose lives have been enriched through his gospel music. SAN ANTONIO— Assembly, May 11 and 12, at First Church, 1418 Woodlawn, San Antonio, Texas. Send mail, merchandise, and other items relating Among the sixty-four songs suitable for solos, duets, and quartets to the assembly % the entertaining pastor, Rev. are such well-loved numbers as: R. W. Kornegay, 1737 Mistletoe, San Antonio, "The Peace That Jesus Gives" Texas. (Convention, May 9 and 10.) Dr. Hugh "The Touch of God" "M y Wonderful Lord" Only C. Benner presiding. "Beautiful Hands" "I Know a Name" "The Things of the World Look Small to Me" $ WASHINGTON— Assembly, May 11 and 12, at "Down Deep in My Heart" "The Peace That My Saviour Has Given" 1.00 First Church, Woodridge Road and Edmondson Ave., Baltimore, Maryland. Send mail, merchandise, and other items relating to the assembly % the enter­ Send for your copy taining pastor, Rev. James R. Bell, 710 Walnut and one for the Ave., Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Samuel Young pre­ accompanist " J ?i M i v l o a means the best siding. in gospel music LOS ANGELES— Assembly, May 11 to 13, at RIGHT AWAY! _• I* Produced by your own Bresee Avenue Church, Washington at Bresee, Pasa­ dena, California. Send mail, merchandise, and other puDlishing house • items relating to the assembly % the entertaining pastor, Dr. J. G. Taylorson, 1400 Bresee Ave., Pasadsna, California. (N.Y.P.S. convention, May 9; N.F.M.S. convention, May 10.) Dr. D. I. Vander­ pool presiding. — to John and Joan (Crawford) Camp of Bour- by a Christian lady in Idaho for a family there bonnais, Illinois, a daughter, Mary Beth, on — the father drinks and is not well, the mother NORTHERN CALIFORNIA— Assembly, May 11 to M arch 7. unsaved (once a student at a Nazarene college), 13, at Beulah Park Camp, 100 Beulah Park Drive, and two teen-age boys on the wrong road—a Santa Cruz, California. Send mail, merchandise, — to Daniel and Anita (Kern) Ingram of Bour- precious fam ily, but lost; also th a t her own two and other items relating to the assembly % the bonnais, Illinois, a son, Daniel Paul, on March 5. sons may be saved and delivered from the cigarette entertaining pastor, Rev. Frank True, 100 Beulah habit, and for the salvation of a daughter-in-law; Park Drive, Santa Cruz, California. To reach the — to Terry and Karen (Wright) Calvin of Bour- by a Christian man in Washington for a man who camp— two miles from Santa Cruz, on Hi-way 17. bonnais, Illinois, a daughter, Denise Lynn, on has confessed to murder, that God will get to his (N.F.M.S. convention, May 10.) Dr. Hardy C. February 25. heart and save him before he is executed; Powers presiding. by a faithful Christian lady in Texas for her — to Rev. Walter L. and Barbara- (Gaddy) Little loved ones, especially a daughter who is^ on the OREGON PACIFIC— Assembly, May 11 to 13, at of Atlanta, Texas, a daughter, Brenda Lou, on brink of divorce, the husband in deep crime, but Moreland Church, 7805 S.E. 17th Ave., Portland February 24. ' ' -' '. they both need definite help from God, and there 2, Oregon. Send mail, merchandise, and other are three small sons; also for the salvation and items relating to the assembly % the entertaining SPECIAL PRAYER IS REQUESTED by a Christian healing of a friend who has been ill for a year; pastor, Rev. Vernon L. Wilcox, 7805 S.E. 17th wife in Oregon for "my husband, who needs healing and for an unspoken request; Ave., Portland 2, Oregon. (N.F.M.S. convention, for his body— unless the Lord undertakes there are by a C h ristian m other in C a lifo rn ia for a woman May 9 and 10.) Dr. G. B. Williamson presiding. some very deep waters ahead"— they feel the need who needs God's touch on her body, and also that for the lift of others in prayer at this time; He may undertake fo r a problem in the home; by a friend in Texas that "God will in mercy Announcements heal me— I can't get it by myself, and I need by a Nazarene friend in North Dakota for his healing so much, and am so alo ne"; sister who is seriously ill with bone cancer, that BORN— to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Russell of by a lady in West Virginia "for my home, and she might be healed if it is the Lord's will, but Atascadero, California, a daughter, Cherin Lynn, that I will be found a Christian with a wall of if not, that the period of her suffering might be on March 18. fire around me"; cu t short. 24 (188) • HERALD OF HOLINESS