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Liberty University DigitalCommons@Liberty University 1982 The undF amentalist Journal 12-1982 Fundamentalist Journal, Volume 1, Number 4 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/fun_82 Recommended Citation "Fundamentalist Journal, Volume 1, Number 4" (1982). 1982. Paper 3. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/fun_82/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The undF amentalist Journal at DigitalCommons@Liberty University. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1982 by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Liberty University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. J5ffiHf,One Dollqr & Fifty Cents DECEMBERIgS2 Celebratingthe Gift of God TheVirgin Birth The Creatorin the Courtroom Interviewwith Mrs,John R. Rice Fundamentalism andthe FineArts r TJIiO :eO(l(> (/ '.-|i*v r-.,; (.) laj N a: i{ r! u. !, t\.: C. C' r tiFU a, r- l\'l 4. {) :' f; 3, (.) i{.) tJJ \i' +. 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KIRKBRIDE BIBLE CO., INC. lndianapolis, Indiana 46206 CentralGommittee Verle Ackerman Pastor,First Baptist Church ot West Hollywood Hollywood, Florida Raymond Barber Pastor, Worth Baptist Church Fon Worth. Texas CharlesBillington Pastor, Akron Baptist Temple Akron, Ohio Greg Dixon Pastor,Indianapolis Baptist Temple Indianapolis,Indiana Truman Dollar Pastor,Kansas City BaptistTemple KansasCity, Missouri W.E. Dowell Pastor.Baptist Temple Springtield,Missouri 7 Jerry Falwell Pastor,Thomas Road Baptist Church -.---- R,^ , Lynchburg,Virginia Washington,D.C. HerbertFitzpatrick Pastor.Riverdale Baptist Church UpperMarlboro, Maryland ConventionCenter HermanFrankland Pastor,Bangor Baptist Church Bangor,Maine April 11-13, 1984 Dan Gelatt Pastor,First BaptistChurch Elkhart,Indiana Billy Hamm Pastor,Mountain States Baptist Temple Denver,Colorado RaymondHancock Pastor,Pinecrest Baptist Church Morrow, Georgia A.V. Henderson Pastor,Temple Baptist Church Oetroit,Michigan HaroldHenniger Pastor,Canton Bsptist Temple Canton,Ohio Cecil Hodges "The Event ol the Centu4/' Pastor.Bible BaDtist Church Savannah,Georgia "The gneotestcnd largest convention ever to be held by DavidJeremiah Pastor,Scott MemorialBaptist Church BcrptistFundcrnentqlists," El Caion,Calitornia qnd John Rawlings This three-dcy spectoculqr filled with irspirqtionql Pastor,Landmark Baptist Temple motivcrtioncl precching crrd music is especiclly desigrned Cincinnati,Ohio Lee Roberson for fundqmentqlist postors,church stqff mernlcers,cnd Pastor.Highland Park Baptist Church Chattanooga,Tennessee lcymen cmd is open to cll believers who wqnt to crttend Tom Wallace qnd qll qbout, Pastor,Beth HavenBaptist Church see whqt Fundqmentqlism is Louisville,Kentucky Some 28 ncrtionolly known precchers will be speoking WendellZimmerman Pastor,Bible Eaptist Temple cs Bible-believing R:ndqmentalists unify their objectives in Jacksonville,Florida recching the world for Christ,A combined metropoliton choir, gospel soloists,cnd specicl groups will provide music for the convention, Be q pqrt of the excitement qs Fundqmentqlists look forwqrd with commitment of purpose ond unity in spirit, - - - n"q t*-l '84 Yes, please send me more information about the"-""t Baptist Fundamentalism"t-il'"-iion- Convention. Send me information on hotels taking reservations. Pleasecheck position in church: - Pastor - ChurchStaff - Lay Member - Other Describeinvolvement Name Church Address City State zip BusinessPhone HomePhone Returnto: BaptistFundamentalism '84 P.O. Box 9428 KansasCity, MO 64133-0228 EDITORS'NOTE STAFF Editor, GropNcs/Desigrn, Jerry Folwell Slonhan T Alhnchron l\rTar is time of year to hristmas a very special Chris- Jon W Cooper tians everywhere.It evokeswarm feelingsin most Monoging Editor, T\T^1.^^ V^^^^, 1\Ct.!l1 1\Wl tC t Kerth Robrnson of us who rememberit as the most wonderful ex- (-rnlrzn !uvrylt v-) Jllr\y'lLruryQrnalot6 n7 perience in a child's life. However, most of our memories SeniorEditors, Dcrwn Weekly center around the festivitiesand presentsrather than the Per- Ed Dobson Photogrrophy' son of JesusChrist. !7e rememberthe tree and the toys more Ed Hrndson than the Savior who came as God's gift to a fallen world. In Coordinoting Editor, Les Schofer this issue, psychiatrist Walt Byrd presentsthe problem of Ruth McClellon Lyrut Horlborger Roben Slogle,Jr materialism and its distortion of Christmas. He arguesthat Church Editor, this is not the fault of the world, so much as it is our fault for ELmerTowns Typognophers, Sue Dnskrll being enticed by the externalsof the holiday. News Editor, Angelc Simons From a doctrinal perspective,Robert Gromacki takes a Deboroh Huff fresh look at the virgin birth of Christ as one of the central SherrBoyd Book Edilor, fundamentalsof the Christian faith. Two controversialissues Editoriql Boqrd, W DcnndBeck are handled by specialistsin the area:Don Garlock writeson Trumon Dollor, Chorrmcri "Fundamentalism and the Fine Arts," and Paul Bubar of Editoricl Assistonts, Verle Ackermon Krrflrrrrna] \/ Llmm Word of Life struggleswith the conflict betweenthe church r\vIa } Rcrymond Bcrber youth department and the Christian school.Professor Norm Eollene R. Goodwrn Dcrvrd Jeremroh (-rnrlrr Geisler reports on the creationism controversy with the Cr rntor John Row[ngs ACLU. Music Director LindsayTerry emphasizesthe impor- Duone Word JocK Wyrtzen tance of evangelisticmusic in the church today. It is the pur- Creotive Director, WendeLI Zrmmermcn Dnl-ra# 1A/ Raaclor r pose of Fundamentalist Journal to make the articles in vv uvvrN y each issuecover a wide variety of crucial subjectsthat affect every Christian. Ve hope these will prove challengingand stimulatingto your life. As a specialfeature of this Christmas issue,we present a unique interview with Mrs. John R. fuce, widow of the late Dr. John R. Rice. \7e have also included Dr. Rice'sfamous Christmas sermon,"No Room for Jesus."We wereprivileged to spend a day with Mrs. Rice in her Murfreesboro, Ten- nessee,home. There she graciouslyshared with us many in- t sights and the ruling principles that have made her a great woman of God, an esteemedmother of six, and the dedicated wife of one of the greatestchampions of firndamentalism,Dr. John R. Rice. Fundctrnentqlist Journql is published monlNy, ll issues per yeol. by OId- Time Gospel Hour. Postoge is pcid ot Lynchbug, Virgdniq, ond qdditionql moiling ollices, Address oll corespondence to Fundqmentqlist Journal, Lynchbug, Vilgdnia 2514 Cqnadicrr Office, Box 5O5, Richmond Hill. Ontqrio UC 4Y8. Advertising, Som Pste Associqtes Inc., P.O. Box 4315,Lynchburg. Virgdnio '24502 (8O4>',237-29o3 Subsdiption SI4.95o yecrl in U,S,,Outside U,S,odd S3.OOpostoge prepcrid U,S.curency, SI,5Oper issue. Statementof Rrrpose Chonge ol Address, When ordering o chcrnge ol oddress, pleose reh]m your old moiling Iobel olong with the new sddress Allow Jour weeks tor q chcnge. Thjs mqgazine is committed to the hlstoric tun6[qlnsnlclq of the Cfuis- Su.bmissions, Mcu-ruscripts submitted to Fundcrnentalisl Journal should tion loith, biblcol seporotion, morol obsolutes, the prioilty ol lhe locql be occompqnied by sell-oddJessed envelopes ond reb.fn postoge. church, ond world evongelizcrtion Although no mogozine or individuql Publjsher qssurnes no responsibility lor return ol unsolicited mcieriql. cqn speok for the overcll Fundomentolist movement, it js our deste to Monuscdpts unoccomponied by rehxn postoge wiJl not be rehxned to crecte o lorum to encourqge Chdstictr'r leodership ond stotesmonship to sender, stond lor the old-time religion in these cdticol dcrys, We will excrmine mcrt. AI materiql in this issue is subject to U,S,ond intemcrtionol copyright l(Iws. terc ol contemporcry interest to oll Fundornentolistg providrng cln open Permission to reproduce mcry be obtqined by writing to Fundctrnentqlist discussion ol divergent opinions on relevcutt issues. The Fundcnentalisl Journql. Jowncd will qlso recfftm ow history ond heritoge, os well qs point the @1982,OId-Time Gospel Hour, wcry to our ploce in the future. A FUNDAMENTALISTJOURNAL _i TUNDAMENTALI.ST Volume l/Number 4 JOUPNALDecember1982 Arficles 1n u Celebrcting the Glft of God Wolt Byrd 2I The creqtor in the courtoom Normon Geisler 24 John R.Rice, A Mon sentfiom cod RobertSumner .\ f- JO Meeting SpirituolNeeds in the Black Community JosephBrown Rrndomentalism crnd the Fine Arb DonCd A Gcn'lock 38 The Role of Evongelistic Music I-rndscyTerry 49 The Jerichowott Poul Birbor Editoriqls Jeny Folwell Commentr U "Holy Terror"is Wholly Enorr a'\ Perspective 6 Living in o Day ol Crisis Jock Wyrtzen F\rndcnrrentclism Todcy 10 The Need lor Revivol Ed Dobsoncnd