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The Forward Program of Church Fi­ Forward Program and today rejoices in E.?:ecutive Board nance is designed to help in these areas. the results. This can be duplicated by Through this plan, the church members other churches. Will yours be one be­ learn about Bible giving ·and church cause you pl~n to use your influence to first Church, I;Jerryville finance. We could add that many peo­ get the church- to examine the pos­ ple are not tithers today because they sibilities of a Stewardship campaign? FIRST Baptist Church, Berryville, have not seen the blessedness of Rev. Carl Overton pastor, used the For­ planned giving.' Try it! Blessings may be waiting for ward Program of Church Finance to First Church, Berryville, took advan­ you in your effort. - Ralph Douglas, promote Stewardship. tage of the opportunities offered in the Associate Executive Secretary • Here iue some of the results: The budget goal last year was $13,622:93 and this year the goal was $23,351.96. The mem­ bers pledged $19,690.- 32 with 123 signing to tithe and 105 oth­ ers pledging a defi­ nite amount. The jn­ come of the church DR. DOUGLAS was $151070 last year. Here is a church that did not ask the members to pledge last year and this year 228 signed pledge cards. These figures show again that the chm:ch which fails to promote Stew­ ardship with the Forward Program of Church Finance could miss a great op­ portunity to minister to the needs of the members and the world. Jesus taught that it is better to give • than to receive and we know that when church members give, the church is better aJble to preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth. We realize that it is not always easy to lead a church to emphasize the Bible doctrine of Stewardship but it is not easy to do any worthwhile service. It's not easy to win souls because sin loves darkness rather than light. It's not easy to enlist Baptists to visit the un­ enlisted and witness for Christ. But, should we shun our responsibilities in these fields? No ,. we are admonished in all Bible teachings to remain stead­ fast in every phase of Christian en­ deavor.

"ARKANSAS' ARKANSAS LARGEST RELIGIOUS WEEKLY" " ...... 401 WEST CA'l>ITOL . :: LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Official Publication of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention ERWIN l. McDONALD, Litt.D, ______Editor MRS. E. F. "STOKES ...... ---~- --- Associate Editor MRS. HARRY GIBERSON ______Secretary to Editor Photo MRS. GARY LaRUE ...... -- -·--·····-·-··--·----Mail Clerk Published week ly except on July 4 and December 25. Second-c lass postage paid at Littl e Rock, Arkansas. THIS cover of Royal Service, missions magazine for_Southern Individual sub scriptions, $2.25 pe r year. Church Budget, 14 cents per month or $L68 per yea r per Baptist women, was c- hosen to hang in the 15th annual E xhibition of church family. Club plan (10 or more paid annually in advance) $1.75 per year. Subscriptions to foreign Editor·ial and A-dvertising Ar·t by Ar·tists Guild of Ch~cago, the only address, $3.75 per year. Advertising rates on request. The cost of cuts cannot be born e by the paper ex­ religious piece in the display. It was entered in the category "design of cept those it has made for its in div idual use. Articles carrying the author's by-line do not neces­ a complete unit." The cover was pr·inted in dar·k blue and magenta. sari ly reflect the editoria l policy of the paper. Abbreviations used in crediting news Items: The symbols repr·esent the Bible, the chur-ch and a human head ( denot­ BP Baptist Press; CB church bu ll etin; DP Daily press; EP Evangelical Press. ing personal r·esponsibility of each Christian), carrying out the theme of April 13, 1961 Volume 60, No . 15 the issue's articles. • ARKANSAS BAPTIST Scotland ,Crusaders Begin Overseas Work APRIL 7-Sixty-two Baptist ministers and laymen arrived in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday to begin a week-long crusade. Led by Rev. Lewis E. Clarke, pastor of Maple Avenue Church, Smackover, they came at the invitation of the Scottish Baptist com­ munity which numbers 20,000. The tour is being conducted in co­ operation with 42 Scottish Baptist churches. "We hope that a similar group will come from Scotland to cru­ sade in the southern states of America," said the group spokesman, Dr. Erwin L. McDonald, editor of the Arkansas Baptist Newsmaga­ zine. "Baptists in Scotland are more 1oyal to their church than they are in.the United States and we want to learn a lot about that." After the .Scotland meetings the party will tour through England, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and France. • · Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts ~.. "0, LORD, how rnanifol.d a??e thy works! in wisdorn hast thou rnade Bulletins thern aU: the earth is fuU of thy ALTHOUGH Cooperative Program receipts for March, 1961, surpassed those 1·iches," Psalm 104 :24. of March, 1960,. the Southern Baptist Convention is still 2.79 per cent below first quarter receipts of 1960. The figures were reported in the monthly statement from the Southern Baptist . SSU Officers Convention treasurer. March, 1961, Cooperative Program receipts for SBC agencies } Installed at Ouachita totaled $1,429,859 compared with $1,408)569 in March; 1960. ' ELEVEN Ouachita College stu- For the first three months of 1961, Cooperative Program income amounted to $4,230,125 compared with $4,351,571 for the first quarter of 1960. At the end of dents will be installed as 11ew offi­ February, receipts were running about five per cent behind a comparative two months. cers of the Baptist Student Union Designations for March, 1961, also exceede.d those for March, 1960-$1,804,865 in chapel service ceremonies Thurs­ against $1,484,837. With designations, however, the 1961 year-to-date totals are day, April13. running 5.36 per·cent above those for three months of 1960. The comparative figures Incoming president is- Bailey are $8,109,461 and $7,697,033. Smith, Dallas, Tex., an ordained The 1960 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering topped the grand total for 1959, ac­ minister and the president of the cording to Treasurer Everett L. Deane of the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board. The Offering reached $7,814,123.59 as of Apl'il 4, which is $107,276.30 more I Arkansas state Training Union con­ tban the 1959 total and $433,008.92 more than had been recei>ved by the same 'date vention. He is also president of Pi last year. The grand total for 1960 will' no' be known until books are closed on the Kappa Delta "honorary" speech or­ Offering May 1. ganization and second vice presi­ THE CAPITAL BAPTIST, official organ of the District of Columbia Baptist dent of the student Senate. Last Convention, has endorsed a move to change the name of the Southern Baptist Con­ summer he served as student mis- vention. Editor James 0. Duncan suggested that the new name ,might be "Baptist ;. sionary to Hawaii. Convention of America." The new vice president is Walter Earlier, Dr. Erwin L. McDonald, editor of the ARKANSAS BAPTIST, had sug­ Rose, a junior from Little Rock. gested calling it "Baptist Convention, U. S. A.' 'Dr. Ramsey Pollard, Memphis, Tenn., · president of the convention, noting that it now has many churches in the nol'th and Jamie Brewer, Jonesboro, will be west affiliated with it, has said that the next convention at ' St. Louis, May 23-26, the new secretary and Bonita Liles, will be asked to consider something "less regional" for a name. Mena, will become stewardship "There is some justification, we believe in changing the name," Mr. Duncan de­ , chairman. clared. "Let us not decei,ve ourselves, however, that many in the northern states will · Co-chairmen for the enlistment come flocking to these churches because the Southern Convention has changed its· name. If the name is the. only thing that is. keeping people out of these churches, then program are Nancy Givens, Jack­ they best stay out until they learn what church membership and commitment to sonville, Fla., and Johnny William­ Christ mean.'' sort, Waldo. Lela Chavez, Norwalk, THE editor of the BAPTIST STANDARD has described a race track gambling . Calif., will become chairman of the bill before the Texas House of Representatives as "a subterfuge, a diversion and a devotional committee. Other com- travesty.'' The bill would call for a referendum vote in 1962 on legalized pari-mutuel fmittee chairmen to be installed are betting on horse races in nine Texas counties. Patsy Burroughs, Hope, social com·· - E. S. James, editor of the 365,000-circulation Texas Baptist paper, urged mittee; Mary Wiley, Alton, Ill., li­ his readers in an "emergency editorial" to send· 100,000 letters, wires and telephone brarian; Sara Brown, Lonoke, mu­ calls to Texas legislators. sic: and John Halbert, Little Rock, It was the second time in five weeks that the outspoken editor had proposed a mass letter-writing campaign to defeat a legalized gambling bill in the House, missions. The Representatives had tabled an earlier bill calling for a constitutional amend­ Outgoing president Johnny Jack­ ment. on the issue by an overwhelming 143-5 vote soon after Editor James proposed son will speak at the ceremonies. • his first letter-writing c.ampaign, April 13, 1961 Editorials------Personally Speaking :. . .

ONE ~f the definitions of the word "miracle" is: "A wonder or wonderful thing; ~ marvel." We have seen so many miracles in this sense of the word that one LDHe tfom E~ee«J~~ more, or 'a dozen more, or a hundred may not cause much of a stir. But the most THIS Scotland Crusade and Tour of of our modern miracles are scientific and Europe, Egyp). and the Holy Land that 1/e~ El«}tui, ~dle physical- in transportation, in communica· I have started on is quite a deal for an tion, in education, in health. How many mon­ old tow-headed boy A 1/tflde~Ue 1/tt'taete from Lone Gum, in keys, dogs, mice have traveled in space? 1 Pope County, Arkan- " What is the latest development in nuclear power? sas, some of my In the midst of all of this there is the great possibility that one of the greatest friends have remind­ miracles of our century-in the realm of the spiritual-may go unrecognized as ed me. If they just knew it, they didn't such: the production, by modern scholarship, of a new Bible-The New English need to remind me. I Bible. The New Testament of the New Bible has just been published and scholars guess I know that bet- are continuing to work on the Old Testament, which will be published as soon as ter than anybody. .t There wasn't much ><. it is ready. stil;ring around when Like the beloved King James Version, which has been ' the favorite English I lived down in the Bible for most of the time since it ~as published, in the early 1600's, The New ELM flatwoods and walked English Bible is the work of British Bible scholars. But, unlike the situation with three miles to school over at Lone Gum. · Some folks that lived to be old never the King James Version, The New English Bible is not the work of scholars of a · spent a night out of the home com­ single denomination-Church of England in the case of the King James Version munity. About the only mode of travel -but is the work of Baptists, Methodists, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, mem· was ·by horse-and-buggy or mules-and -"' hers of The Church of England, The Church of Scotland, and others. wagon. You couldn't haul enough hay to go far. · The New Bible is not a new version of a translation already in use, but a com· Of course, there were trains. But who plete, new translation. And here is part of the miracle. While we are now removed could afford train tickets on "ten cent several more centuries from the time Christ was on earth in a body of flesh than cotton and forty-cent meat"? It was hard when the King James Version was published, Bible scholars today know more about enough for a pore man and his wife and young'uns to eat. And the stork ~ the Bible as it was produced in the original languages-principally in Hebrew and seemed to like our neighborhood. Greek-than they have known at any other time in the Christian era. Ancient Anyway, who'd want to go anywhere manuscripts and archaelogical discoveries revealed in recent years are a part of else after he'd been to Russellville? After all, Russellville was quite a city the new light thrown upon the Scriptures foi· -modern scholars. The translators - must've had 4,000 or 5,000 living have taken into account ancient manuscripts of the New Testament in Greek, manu­ there then - and it was the county scripts of early translations into other languages, and quotations from the New seat. · Testament by early Christian writers. There was a feller by the name of R. J. Wilson that had a store ove1: Needless to say, the English language has changed tremendously since the there. And I kept hearing about Presi- ' King James Version first appeared. This makes the new translation all the more dent Wilson. For a long time I thought to be desired. Nothing could be more desired than for the people of the world, it was one and the same Wilson. Then in our case the English-speaking world, to have in their own language in their I found out they had different initials; · One thing in connection wi-th this own time, God's Word. trip makes me think of Lone Gum. We should thank God for the faithful work of the British scholars. Their's Director Lewis Clarke is letting me have is largely a thankless task. No translators or revisers of the Scriptures-not even charge of the baggage - he's such a thoughtful fellow, makes everybody feel.c those who gave the world the King James Version-have escaped the merciless important. He told me it would be assaults of their critics. And neither will these. Those whose main message for easier to keep up with everything if, the world has been to preach against the Revised Standard Version of the Scrip· I'd tie a piece of red ribbon on all the ' tures will have new meat now: Soon we will be hearing that The New English Scotland Crusade bags. When you con­ sider that he is just 35, you wonder how Bible is Communist-inspired, or the work of modernists who do not believe in the he has learned so much. Virgin Birth, etc., etc., ad nauseam. Yes, and we'll be given a new opportunity to Well, tyin' something red on your send our money to these self-styled beacons of light to keep them "on the air." stuff to keep it separated from other ' A word of warning, if it be permitted: Consider long and well the character and people's stuff · is nothing new to us. folks from Lone Gum. We've got a scholarship of those who try to tell you that The N~w Bible is the work of the devil. patent on that. Somebody down at Conclude the New Bible translators, in their introduction to their New Testa· Lone Gum invented that. He tied a ment: red string on his dinner bucket one day so it wouldn't get mixed up with The translators are as conscious as anyone can be of the limitations and im­ the other Cottolene lard buckets. Every­ perfections of their work. No one who has not tried it can know how impossible body thought it was such a good idea <.. an art translation is. ()_nly those who have meditated long upon the Greek original that we all showed up the ,next day with red strings tied to our Cottolene are aware of the richness and subtlety of meaning that may lie even within the most buckets. . . I sure hope the tourists apparently simple sentence, or know the despair that · attends all efforts to bring we'll be mixed with haven't heard about it out through the medium of a different langnage. Yet we may hope that we have this invention. Yep, it's a long way from Lone Gum been able to convey to (JUT readers something at least of what the N~w Testament to Glasgow, to London

D .., o F:..._n •• • ARKANSAS BAPTIST Letters to the Editor comes these opportunities to express his devotion for kingdom causes. One might just as well argue that the husband In Support of Special Offerings should never give wedding anniversary gifts, or birth­ day gifts, or Christmas gifts to his wife lest he lose By COURTS REDFORD all concern for her the rest of the year ~s to argue that love gifts to our Lord, through the Annie Armstrong Executive Secy-Treas., Home Mission Board, SBC Offering will discourage our week-by-week giving. In­ THANK you , .. for sending me a copy of your asmuch as Southern Baptists are 'giving· only one­ editorial of March 2 urging greater support of the fourth of our tithe through all of our church channels, Cooperative Program: Your communication reached there is not much reason to fear that our people will my office during my absence - thus, my delay in give too much. These seasons of prayer and mission answering. revival will result in larger support for all kingdom causes. I certainly respect and appreciate your interest in every phase of our Baptist work and I ~hare your zeal These Seasons of Prayer and mission offerings are ,.. for the Cooperative Program. I do not, however, be­ to Christian stewardship what the evangelistic revivals lieve that the special offerings to which you refer hurt are to soul-winning. If properly conducted they stim­ the Cooperative Program. ulate a year-round concern for and participation in kingdom support. Just ·as a good revival quickens the There are several ways in which the Seasons of total spiritual life of the church so a sacrificial mis­ . Prayer and the accompanying love offerings help. sion offering quic~ens the spirit of stewarqship. They provide the occasion for an intensive ed­ These special Seasons of Prayer and mission of~ ucational program for the various pha~es of mission ferings help introduce new members and unenlisted endeavor. Such instruction increases knowledge con­ Baptists to the "Cooperative Program Family." As cerning'missfon needs, opportunities, and accomplish­ they fall in love with the and the boards ments; creates concern for those who need the gospel, which sponsor them they become more and more in­ and stimulate$ prayer and support for the mission terested i.n the supporting ministries such as Christian causes. Such intensive and effective instruction c0uld Education, Christian Healing, the Radio and Television no more be done by one week of mission emphasis than programs, and the eleemosynary services. When we satisfactory instruction for Sunday School training, have learned to love and respect one member of a fam­ TU work, WMU methods, and Brotherhood work could ily we are more likely to appreciate the other members. all be. done in one week's emphasis on teaching and That is what happens to the Cooperative Program as training. Each needs its own emphasis. people fall in love with missions.· .They stimulate concern and prayer for the mis­ The State Mission Offering, the Annie Armstrong sionaries. Have you •ever sat in the WMU meetings Offering, and the Lottie Moon Offering obtain more ,. during a Week of Prayer and heard them discuss spe­ money for all the mission, education, and eleemosynary cific needs and people and then engage in fervent causes. The Program Committee of the Executive prayer for these workers? If you have, you will ·un­ Committee takes into account the receipts of the mis­ derstand why our missionaries - and your adminis­ sion boards from their love offerings in recommending trative force, as well__:_ look forward to the Week of the amount that they should receive from the Cooper­ Prayer. ·These Weeks are seasons of real mission re­ ative Program. vival and they stimulate the wholehearted support of all kingdom causes. If it were not for the Season of Prayer and .mis­ sion offerings one of three things would of necessity These weeks provide for participation on the part happen: of many individuals. Some help to plan the programs; some participate in giving the programs; many lead There would be less money for state, home and for­ in prayer, still others provide transportation or enter­ eign missions, or other causes would be called up~ to tain missionaries or in some other way render a service. surrender some of the funds that they now receive to Nearly all ha'Vle a part in giving. make up the loss to missions; or we would have to increase our gifts to the Cooperative Program by at As a result, ·our Baptist causes come to life and those attending the Week of Prayer Programs find least $12,000,000 ·or $13,000,000 annually. With the themselves participants and not mere spectators. Such emphasis on educatiOn and concerted pray­ programs "condition" the participants to app;reciate er and sacrificial giving, curtailed by the discontinu­ , and support the total Cooperative :program. They ance of the Seasons of Prayer and mission studies, and know the joy of giving. · with the ever-increasing demands for ·local needs pressing in to take their place, the amount of giving for These Weeks of Prayer and Love Offerings de­ tnissions would not increase but would most certainly velop the grace of giving. Paul says, "See that ye decrease and convention causes would all suffer loss. abound in this grace also." One grows in this grace as he grows in other Christian graces; namely; by It will be unfortunate if we seek to regiment the " practicing it. One who loves wants to give and wel- (Continued on page 16)

A _p r i 1, I 3 , 1 9 6 1 Gold Saints Not Necessarily Geniuses As we look over Christian his­ tory, we see that the making of an apostle may be in a vacillating of the Presence of God Peter; a mystical-minded John; an authoritarian Jewish law- giver, IN a conversation some days since with a person of piety, he told me Paul; strong, passionate, willful the spiritual life was a life of grace, which pegins with servile fear, dispositions like those of Tertul­ which is increased by hope of eternal life, and which is consummated lian, Augustine, and Pascal; eclec­ by pure love; that each of these states had its different stages, by tic, balanced, rational natures like which one arrives at last at that blessed consummation. Clement of Alexandria, and Ori­ I have n0t followed all these methods. On the contrary, from I gin, Aquinas and Erasmus; poets know not what instincts, I found they discouraged me. This was the and minnesingers like Francis of reason why, .at my entrance into religion, I took a resolution to give Ass is i and Ja'capone de Todi, myself up to God, as the best return I could make_ for His love, and, Henry Suso, Thomas Traherne for the love of Him, to renounce all besides. and Francis Thompson; difficult • personalities with naturally frag­ For the first year I commonly employed myself during the time ile and ·often disrupted psycho­ set apart for devotion with the thought of death, judgment, heaven, physical dispositions, such as those hell, and my sins. Thus I continued some years, applying my mind care­ of Catherine of Genoa, Theresa of fully the rest of the day, and even ip. the midst of my business, to the Avila, or Soren Kierkegaard.; a presence of God, whom I considered always as with me, often as in me. mother of many children and an -­ At length I came insensibly to do the same thing during my seL eminently practical administrator time of prayer, which caused in me great delight and consolation. This like Bridget of Sweden; a German practice produced in me so high an esteem for God that faith alone was c o b b I e r, Boehme; an English capable to satisfy me in that point. leather-worker, Fox; a New Jer­ sey tailor, Woolman; an illiterate Such was my beginning, and yet I must tell you that for the first French peasant who could not pass ten years I suffered much ... his theological examinations and Ever since that time I walk before God simpiy, in faith, with hu­ was so particularly deficient in mility and with love, and I apply myself diligently to do nothing and moral theology that it was thought think nothing which may displease Him. I hope that when I have done wise for years not to trust him to what I can, He will do with me what He pleases. hear confessions, the Cure of Ars. As for what passes in me at present, I cannot express it. I have no This is what the apostle means · pain or-difficulty about my state, because r have no will but that of God, when he says that the Christian which I endeavor to accomplish in all things, and to which I am so re.~ religion is not for geniuses or spe- 1 signed that I would not take up a straw from the ground against His cialists or people of one peculiar order, or from any other motive but purely that of love to Him.-Nicholas temperament or class or taste or Herman (Brother Lawrence), Leaves FromaSpi1·itualNotebook, Thomas S. Kepler capacity, but is for all. What you bring does not matter, provided you br'ing it all. - Douglas V. , Guide Jl1e in My Reading Steere, Leaves F1·om a Spi1'itual LoRD, let me never slight the meaning nor the moral of anything I Notebook, Thomas S. Keple1· read. Make me -respect my mind so much that I dare not read what has no meaning or moral. Help me to choose with equal care my friends and We search the world for truth; we my books, because they are both for life. Show me that as in a cull river, so in reading, the depths hold more of strength and 'beauty 1 than the shallows. Teach me to value art without being blind to thought. The good, the pure, the beautiful, \ Keep me from caring more for much reading than for careful reading; From graven stone and written for books than the Bible. Give me an ideal that will let me read only scroll, the best, and when that is done, stop me. Repay me with power to teach others, and then help me to say from a disciplined mind a grateful Amen. From all old flower-fields of the -Charles Lamb, Leaves From a Spiritual Notebook, Thomas S. Kepler soul; and, weary seekers of the best, Quotes We come back laden from our quest, "Every tomorrow has two han­ "The wonder of a single snow­ To find that all the sages said dles; we can take hold by the han­ flake outweighs the wisdom of a Is·in the Book our mothers read ... dle of anxiety or by the handle of million meteorologists." - Francis faith."-Henry Ward Beecher Bacon -John Greenleaf Whittier Page Six ARKANSAS BAPTIST, Arl

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: MORE than 80 pe-rsons took pa-rt in the Easte-r cantata-d-rama "No G1·ea.te1· Love," by John Pete-rs,m, p1 ·e s ~nt e d April 2 and 3 at Pwrk Hill Qhurch, North Little Rock, to ov e. -rflow a~~diences. The complete life of CMist befo ·re the multit~~des was told in song and dm1na in the hour·-long p ·rod~wtion. M~~sic di-recto-rs we·re Max Alexande1·, Pa1·k Hill ministe-r of mus'ic, and M1·s. M-ilton Coole. D-ramatization was by Robert L. McKee, ministe·r of education. Rev. Rheubin L. South is pasto1·. • ·

..: first Church, Rogers REV. and Mrs. Claud R. Bum­ l.ittle Rock Chu.rch pus, Southern Baptist missionaries Plans New Plant to Brazil, are moving from Cam­ Plans largest VBS FIRST Church, Rogers, recently pina Grande to Rio de Janeiro, purchased an 11-acre tract in the SOUTH Highland Church, Lit­ where Mr. Bumpus will serve as northwest section of town, 14 tle Rock, is planning the largest auditor ;for Southern Baptist Mis­ .blocks from its present location, sions in Brazil. Their address is Vacation Bible School in its his­ . on which to bti.ild a new church Caixa Postal 950, Rio de Janeiro, tory June 5-16. The . church will ' plant. Tentative plans include an open its doors to young people of auditorium al'l.d educational space Guanabara, Brazil. Both are na­ tives of Arkansas, he of Sherrill, to accommodate 1,000. Rev. Larry . all faiths from the southwest area D. O'Kelley is. pastor. • and she, the former Frances Bein­ of Little Rock. Buses have been dorf, of Simpson. leased to cover Oak Forest, Broad­ MISS Martha Hairston, Southern moor, Rosedale, Meadowcliff, Clo­ ~ Available to Speak . Baptist missionary now .on fur­ REV. H. T . . Melikian, of 10721 verdale, Geyer Springs, Wakefield lough from North B r a z i I, h a s West 12th Street, Little Rock, re­ Village, Gum Springs and other ports he is available for revivals. moved from Warren, Ark., to sections. Dennis Acklin is youth Mr. Melikian attended Southwest­ Hawthorne, Calif., where her ad­ ern Seminary during the fall se­ dress is 4936 W. 134th St. She is director and Rev. Ray Branscum mester of the current school year. • a native of Warren. is pastor. · • ) April 13.1961 Pa g e Seven Arkansas All OvEn------..;...______Warren Editor Faithful Church Members Lauds Young People Mark 60 Years Together T H E Y o u n g People's Better . , MR. AND Mrs. R. W. Elam, who Speakers' contest at First Church, celebrated their 60th wedding an­ Warren, Feb. 26, was the basis ~or ' niversary Feb. 3, are still regular an editorial in the Warren Eagle attendants in Sunday School of Democrat written by Robert W. Pleasant Hill Church at Bruno, the Newton, the newspaper's editor church in which they were bap­ and one of the t h r e e contest tized and married. Mr. Elam, who judges. will be 80 in May, was baptized in Entitled "Baptists at Work," the 1895, and Mrs. Elam, who will be editorial saw the "whole-hearted 81 in May, in 1894 by Rev. Henry dedication to the Lord's work" (of Sasser, who also officiated at their Baptists) "most strikingly in the wedding in 1901. Both were born work Baptists do with their young in Bruno were Mr. Elam was post­ folks." The editorial continued: .master for 25 years. "Last Sunday, four young Bap­ Mr. Elam w.a's a deacon of Pleas.­ tists in our own town gave five­ THE Sunbeam Class for 4 and ant Hill Church for 52 years and minute talks in a 'better speakers' 5-year-olds at Amboy Church, Sunday School superintendent for contest' sponsored by their train­ North Little Rock, enjoyed dressing ing union. The judges in the con­ up as Indians as part of their study many years. Mrs. Elam has taught '' test were amazed at the quality of of the ,book "Blue Flower." So did in every Sunday School depart­ these speeches-quality of mate­ teacher, Mrs. Bill Wasson. The ment. Their son is the present rial and delivery that ih all in­ book, written by Jacqueline Dur­ Sunday School superintendent for stances far exceeded what might ham about Pauline Cammack, mis­ Pleasant Hill. Their five daugh­ sionary to the Indians, was studied be expected of high school stu­ ters and five grandchildren are all dents. during February preqeding the active Baptist church members. "The speeches reflected hours Of Annie Armstrong Offering for preparation and practice on the Home Missions. • They also have five great-grand­ part of the young people. But they children. • I also showed in the background the sse Scholarships Extended I work of some good laymen encour­ THE BOARD of Southern Bap­ OSC Composer's Music aging, counseling, and 'pushing' tist College, Walnut Ridge, has ex­ these young folks forward in their To Have Performance tended to children of public school <, search for speaking excellence. teachers and administrators, both A COMPOSITION by Miss Vir- "In a day· when executives of retired and active, the same schol­ ginia Queen, associate professor of great corporations are jailed for. arships avai:lable for ministerial music at Ouachita College, will be 'price rigging' ; in a day when students and ministers' children. young people in a neighboring performed at the county are arrested for possessing The fees under the scholarship b i e n n i a I con­ narcotics; in a day when The program are $5.50 per semester vention of the N a­ Bomb hovers over us constantly, hour instead of $7 and the matric­ tional Federation it's good to find Baptist young ulation fee was decreased to $5 per of Music Clubs in folks and their sponsors exploring semester. • Kansas City April good new frontiers of their own." 25. Rev. W. E. Speed is pastor of Entitled "Invo­ MEMBERS of Central Church, cation," the com­ First Church and Ray Hunter is Bald Knob, WMS dramatized their director of the Young Peoples De­ position i s f o r · partment of the Training Union study of the mission study book MISS QUEEN women's voices. It program. Other workers include "The Dreamer Cometh" with an will be sung at the beginning of Mrs.. Sam Smalling and Mr. and "old-time" meeting. With many the banquet~meeting by a trio from Mrs. Jim Ballard.. • dressed in old-fashioned_ costume, Arkansas consisting of Mrs. Harry - members brought dinner in "pails" Allen and Mrs. P a u I F a r r e II, ..... GRANNIS Church, Rev. John and ate by the light of coal . oil Brinkley, and Mrs. Harold Cabe, Westlake, pastor, was in a youth lamps. An old - fashioned coffee Gurdon. revival Mar. 24-26 with David Wallace of Mena, 16-year-old high grinder was used for coffee, and a Miss Queen is immediate past school j u n i o r and · a licensed make-believe fireplace added to president of the Arkansas Federa­ preacher, as evangelist. the atmosphere. tion of Music Clubs. • Page Eight ARKANSAS BAPTIST Eugene Webb to Childress Church ·. REV. Eugene Webb, Pine Bluff, ' recently accepted the pastorate of Childress Chur.ch near Jonesboro in M t. Zion Asso- / 'Ciation. Mr. Webb has been serving as a pastor in central Arkansas for nine years. H e w a s with Lee Memori­ al Church, Pine Bluff, for mor-e , MR. WEBB • than three years, ( prior to accepting the Childress pastorate. He is a member of the advisory board of the Arkansas State Con­ vention for Southern Baptist Col­ lege, a graduate of Southern Bap- • tist College, and Arkansas College at Batesville. He has done addi­ tional study at Arkansas State College, Jonesboro, and South­ western Seminary, Ft. Worth. • Most Successful Revival IMMANUEL Church, L i t t I e Rock, closed one of the most suc­ cessful revivals it has ever held THERE wouldn't be room for "three men in a tub" here, but Pastor April 2. The pastor, Dr. W. 0. Clifford Lyon, of First Church, Mansfield, de,monstrates that the No. 3 Vaught, Jr., did the preaching and washtub and its surrounding 9:00 x 20 truck tube (pictured below) is Amon Baker, minister of music, seaworthy for a frugal, careful fisherman. And it will fit into the trunk led the singing and directed the of your car. It gets you out in the good places, avows Parson Lyon, choir in special music each service. 1 without disturbing the bullrushes too much. And yeu bring home the Guest soloist for the week was bac-er-the fish. • · Mrs. Martha Branham of Dallas, Tex. Results of the meeting were 41 for baptism, 14 by letter and Degree Candidates Revivals one by statement. FIRST Church, Greenwood, Dr. During the week preceding the Ralph D. Dodd, pastor, was in re­ meeting and each night during the vival Mar. 15-26. There were eight meeting there were more than 90 additions, six by baptism and two teams of two who visited in the by 1 e t t e r. Rev. Paul Graham, interest of the revival. Different Spradling Church, Ft. Smith, was or'ganiza~ions of the church ac­ the evangelist and Danny Light, cepted the responsibility of filling Ouachita College, led the music. ; the pews each night. Plans for the meeting were begun s e v e r a 1 months ago. by a group led by Ray­ MR. HOLLON MR. HARRIS DR. C. GORDON Bayless, pas­ mond Lindsey. Plans included vis­ TWO Arkansans will receive de­ tor of Central Church, North Lit­ iting each Thursday night for a grees at commencement exercises tle Rock, was the evangelist r~­ month preceding the meeting with May 19 at Southeastern Seminary, cently for a reviv~l at First classes meeting in the home of Wake Forest, N. C. Church, Hobart, Okla., G. E.· Gar­ "- some member after visitation for Ellis W. Hollon, Jr., DeValls rison, pastor. Veo Grey, minister a prayer meeting. At a rally a Bluff, is a candidate for the Mas­ of music at First Church, Monroe, week before the revival instruc­ ter of Theology degree. Robert tions were given in soul-winning, Truman Harris, Hope, is a candi­ La., directed the music. There then assignments were made and date for the Bachelor of Divinity were 22 additions by baptism and the group went visiting. • degree. • nine by letter. )- April 13. 1961 Page Nine Arkansas All Over------A.ssociation Nell'S Concord Association By Jfl-Y W. C. Moore, Supt. of Missions LEE Lairamore, who has served First Church, Wann, Okla., for the past two years, has been ap­ pointed mi ssion pastor of F i r s t C h u r c h, F o r t Smith, Newman McLarry, pastor. Mr. La{ramore is a n a t i v e o f ..f Ch1rleston, an d received his col­ I e g e training in J a C k S 0 n V i 11 e MR . LAIRAMORE (Tex.) Baptist College. During ' the past six years he has served as "i mission pastor for First Church, Sapulpa, Okla., and First Church, Bartlesville, Okla. He will direct all of the activi­ BREAKING ground on a 1"ecent Sunday [o1· a new educational ties of the Third Street and ~Ic­ Neil Missions in Ft. Smith and -' building at No1·th lS1"ossett Chu1"ch iue1·e, left to right: Pasto1·· ancl M1·s. also work with Pastor MeLany Den;nis M. Dodson ancl son Mike, and Rev. 1and M1 ·s. E. H. Acuff. The and the 1\Iissions Committee of new building, to be sta1·tecl next month, tu'ill provide acco11t1nodations First Church in establishing a new fo·r a &mday School of 250. • work' in the Cavanaugh area of Ft. Smith, which is only a mile from Revivals REV. Richard Perkins, pastor the $10 million Borg-Warner fac­ FIRST Church, Waldron, was in of Gaines Street Church, Little tory and two large housing areas revival Mar. 19-Apr. 2 with Rev. Rock, will be the evangelist ·in a to be constructed in the near fu- D u an e R i I e y, pastor of First revival at Berea Chapel, Little ture. Church, Pawnee, Okla., as evange­ Rock; April 16-23. Herbert "Red" list. Melvin Taylor of Waldron di­ Johnson will be music. director. rected the music. There were 13 Rev. Marvin Boswell is pastor. JOHNNIE Darr, j u n i o r at . additions to the church with l(j for Ouachita College, and pastor of baptism. Pastor is Rev. Truman DR. E. Butler Abington, pastor Roseville Church, has been or- ' Spurgin. of F i r s t C h u r c h, De Queen, dained to the ministry by Rose- • preached in a revival ' meeting at ville Church. Hugh McGee, pastor of First Church, Branch, served as BIGELOW Church, Rev. Gar­ Trinity Church, Memphis, Tenn., land Morrison, pastor, had Rev. Mar. 27-Apr. 2 with Tommy Lane, moderator; Tommie Hinson, pas­ tor of First Church, P a r i s, Jesse S. Reed as evangelist in a Bellevue Church, Memphis, as song preached the sermon; Ben Haney, revival Mar. 5-12 with Pat Mehaf­ leader. Dr. Otto Sutton, a native pastor of First Church, Ozark, led fey, associational missionary, Con­ of Arkansas and former pastor of in the interrogation. Don Hallum, ~­ way - Perry Association, as song Calvary . Church, Little · Rock, is Paris, offered the.ordination pray­ leader. There were 32 additions the pastor, There were 33 addi- er and the charge to the church for baptism, two by letter and tions to the church. and the 'Bible was given by Eal'l three other professions of faith. Storey of Ve~ta Church. Mr. Reed was also the evange­ RED Star Church, Cape Gii·ar­ list for the recent revival at Vista deau, Mo., was in a revival Ma1·. Heights Chapel, a mission of Sec­ _12-24 with Bill Lewis as evangelist A WEEK'S revival in the Little ond Church, Hot Springs. Bob Blue Church, Kansas City, result­ and Jerry Pool leading the m~1sic. Taylor, of Second Church, led the ed in 12 additions by baptism and music. There were three additions There were 30 additions, 28 for two by letter. Missionary Moore for baptism and one by letter. Rev. baptism and two by letter. Dr. T. was the evangelist. Pastor Lyn­ Bill Williams is pastor. Dean Hill is pastor. wood Henderson directed the mu- ra ge Ten A R K AN S,A·S BAPTIST

CONCORD VBS leaders have conducted two VBS clinics. One was in First Church, Ft. Smith, directed b y M as o n Bondurant. There were 300 present from 25 churches. The other clini.c was in First ,Church, Stilwell, Okla., for East Central Association. Orville OREGON Flat Church, in Boone County Association, was holding Haley 'directed this clinic and was se1·vices and Sunday School in a school building 10 years ago. In 1951 it a s s i s t e d b y Mrs. Lee Parnell, called Rev. T1·uman Logan, who is still the pastor, as half-time pastor, ' Nursery leader; Mrs. Roy Carson, and in 1952 Oregon Flat purchased the school building from Bergman Beginner ; Mrs. Cecil Pigg, Pri- School District. . mary; Mrs. R. E. Snow, Juniors, Mrs. Orville Haley, Intermediate; In 1953 Mr. Logan began a full-time ministry, the building was re­ pai?·ed and the Ar-kansas Baptist Newsmagazine and Home Life magazine and Mr. and Mrs. Bondurant, Joint weTe placed in the budget. worship service. All of these work­ ers were from Ft. Smith. In 1955 and 1956 the new sanctuary was built with donated materials This is the third year the Con­ an¢ labor and $6,166.71, of which $3,500. was borrowed. The last of the cord workers have helped East indebtedness was paid off in 1960 and a note-burning ceremony was held Central Association in their VBS on Thankf}giving. The old building was tur.ned into an educational build­ Clinics. ing, and the church is now planning a library. Du1·ing Mr. Logan's ministry ther-e have been 33 additions by letter PAUL McCray, pastor of Grand and 46 by baptism. Dennis James is associational missionary. • Avenue Church, · was the speaker ~ for religious emphasis week for Wilson, taught the adults, Mrs. represented in the associational' Northeast Agricultur.e C o 11 e g e, Barold Wilson taught the juniors VBS clinic which was in charge of Miami, Okla., recently. Dr. Bruce and Mrs. Jake Wilson, of Im­ E. L. Crosby Jr., associational Carter, an Oklahoma Baptist lay­ manuel Church, Pine Bluff, taught VBS superintendent. man, is president of the college. the Intermediates and young people. THE associational youth rally last month was attended by 338 BLUFF Avenue Church has Trinity Association young people. Rev. S. D. Hacker, more than doubled i n S u n d a y L. D. EPPINETTE, Missionary pastor, Alpena Church, is youth School attendance the 10 months director. Pastor Peoples has served there. MAPLE Grove Church is plan­ On a recent Sunday there were 313 ning to build an auditorium and in Sunday School, and on a recent is now in a building campaign. Current River-Gainesville Tuesday night there were 86 who Corner's C h a p e 1 and Pleasant ,1 visited in 430 homes. Grove churches both have almost Association The church auditorium has been completed educational buildings. CURRENT River Associational enlarged. Definite plans are being First Chu,rch, Trumann, has re­ YWA's were called together for a made for a brick-tile auditorium tired its indebtedness and plans Telephone Banquet, Mar. 28, at in the near future. now to build a pastor's home and First Church, Pocahontas. Mrs. educational building. Lawrence Grayson, associational , Harmony Association YWA Leader, led in planning the Amos Greer, Missionary Boone County-Newton. banquet which 31 girls and coun­ WABBASEKA Church has just selors attended. Mrs. Dale Maddux completed a Training Union study County Association course on methods in which 33 en­ Dennis James, Missionary was the inspirational speaker. rolled and the average' attendance ·TWENTY of the 22 churches in Mrs. J. B. Huffmaster is the as­ was 26. · The pastor, Rev. Harold the Boone County association were s6ciational WMU President. } April 13, 1961 Page Eleven . Life Triumphant and. Victorious

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By JESSE MOORE

(Member of Baptist Tabernacle, Little Roc}_()

SoMEONE said, "It is winter." I looked around me, sure enough it was so. The trees were bare. Only the wind blew cold and ,mournfully through . their branches. I looked at my yard. Once not long ago it was a vision of loveliness. My rose bushes were bare, their th0rny limbs magnified many times in the· ab­ sence of leaf and blossom. Where is the beauty, where is the life that unfolded so beautifully last spring in my iris bed? Where are the colors of last summer's petunias? Where' are the humanlike faces of the pan­ sies? Where is the long-lasting fragrance of the honey suckle that rode the air for miles last May? Where has the elusive, vagrant odor of the wild plum gone? What has happened to the tantalizing, exquisite sweet scentedness of the gardenia? Isn't there any­ thing alive? Isn't the breath of life somewhere? Is winter eternal? "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." This morning in my garden I asked God to bless every living thi~g. But softly a "still small voice" asked, "what is not a living thing?"

Water the Essence The Stones Would Cry Out I THOUGHT of water. It is colorless and inert. Is it alive with life? Then drinking the water, I thought, what is this body that drank the water? Is I MEDITATED further, "There must be some­ it not itself mainly water? This water that I drank thing surely that is not alive, that is not living." I is now the essence of my blood and tissue. When, then, , thought, "I have it now! Rocks! They are dead. There is water merely water and when is it water of life? is no life in them!" Then I remembered something _. Jesus once said just before his commonly-called· tri- .<. I thought of air. It is invisible and inert. But the· umphant e:q.try into Jerusalem: "I tell you that if these air leapt up into my nostrils and became the breath (the multitude of people) should hold their peace, the of my life. The air becomes the red of my blood and stones would immediately cry out." That which speaks · in the secret furnace of my cells it becomes the fire and cries out js alive. · ' of life itself. Then I caught a wonderful vision of the worlp, ' I thought of earth, brown alfd inert. "Ah" I said, our earth, God's footstool-not as dead and inert, but , "here is something that is not living." I kicked at the as living on and on. "Verily, verily I say unto you, ' clods under my feet and crumbled some in my hands. except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it Behold, the earth under my feet turned green, bring­ abideth alone; but if it die, it bringeth fo]:'th much ing "forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the fruit." ear, after that the full corn in ear." At this season of the year - springtime and ..._ Leaf, stem, and blossoms appeared and grain and Easter-time - our hopes of life, of life everlasting, .._ fruit ripened. I took the grain, ground it, made bread are renewed. We feel and know life eternal, abundant, of it, and ate the bread. · And it became the bread of full, and rich. We are gl?-d to be alive. Walking in the life to me. Jl could not, for the life of me, separate newness of life, it is a thrilling and rewa-rding adven­ that which was me and that which \)\Tas earth. Not ture; Living is colorful and romantic. We live with long before I had kicked the clods, now they were the a zest. As we emerge and walk into the dawn light ,... staff of life to me. of a new day in our lives the stone · of heavy care is

P a g e T we I V"e ARKANSAS BAPTIST I rolled away from our tomb of despair. We literally ing alive with life. Let a shower of rain fall and a come to life at Easter. · desert blooms. Life drifts here and there o:n every current of air. The depths of the oceans are swarming 0, is not life sweet! What if we had never lived r with life - life everlasting. 0, the richness, the fulness, the abundance, and the everlastingness of the Christ life that is ours! 0, how wonderful, how marvelous, how victorious, and how ·Life the Eternal Stream triumphant it is ! THE STREAM of life never ceases to be. It is an Life is Everywhere eternal outpouring of God. Life may change phases LIFE is everywhere. It shout~ to me with a thou- and forms but the:re is never a least cessation of it. ' sand voices that I recognize. Morning shouts it with We marvel at the return of s}!lring, at the hope sunshine, birdsongs, and broken clouds bordered with that Easter gives us-, and an .indescribable feeling of soft light. Sunrise and sunset speak if eloquently in joy l·ifts our hearts and minds at every sign of winter's a deep and joyful silence. Noon's brazen mouth of fire end. 0, the miracle of spring! One day a tree is cold shouts it gladly. Twilight, tiptoeing across the earth · and bare, the next it is like something otit of fairyland. at evening, speaks it forth in a still small voice. Spring shouts it with green hallelujahs. The horns of summer But morEf marvelous still than birds singing, flow­ blow it across the deep, cool woodlands and the sweet ers blooming, sweet odors drifting lazily about, and scented meadows. Fall, having gathered all the colors golden sunlight is the renewal that takes place in of the summer flowers and rainbows, repeats with human hearts, minds and lives. This is because of our sounding joy the song of life from radiant wooded hills. faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He, who gave the birds Even winter rumbles and echoes life across the brood­ their songs, the flowers their fragances, the trees their ing snows. The winds carry it to every nook and corner fruits, the fields their harvests, and the tomb its empti­ of the earth. ness on Easter morning, gives to us, now and forever, life triumphant, life eternal and everlasting, and life Yes, the earth, yea, the universe, is simply work- victorious. • '

GLOBETROTTING WITH GINNY ... Achievement THE greatest single. achieve­ Sor.s Like Yugoslav ment for Southern Baptists is the building of our State Baptist Seminary Surroundings papers into strong arms of sup­ port of missions, benevolence and By VIRGINIA HARRIS HENDRICKS education. This Convention has taken a far-reaching step in un­ NOVI SAD, Yugoslavia (BP)­ also a world-wide boy trait. But We have found it a great joy to these typical boys, like their par­ dertaking a worthy goal of in­ travel in Europe with children: In ents, are also learning much about , creased circulation of our State Yugoslavia and Greece it was re­ Baptist missions first hand! Baptist papers. 1 warding to have Adolph Lehotsky, seminary·pres­ L. R. SCARBROUGH, President three sons·. Even ident, proudly led us about tl1.e ~trangers give a seminary property. The Foreign Southern Baptist Convention, family of an sons Mission Board purchased the at­ Baltimore, 1940 • ·· . special honor. tractive home which was adapted · C h i 1 d r e n are to seminary needs by converting also a means of the basement into a dining room, ed the Baptist seminary in Bel­ breaking the usu­ the attic into sleeping quarters grade many years ago. It has been a I barriers b e - a:b.d other rooms into library and moved several times and Baptists tween strangers. president's office. are now proud of its N ovi Sad MR. LEHOTSKY When we arrived The garage was converted into home. The Moores would be in Yu­ at the Baptist seminary here, our a small dormitory that sleeps six goslavia now, but do not have visas 7-year-old Joe immediately splat­ students. A new building.serves as for entry; he is on the staff of the tered himself with the blackest a classroom. Baptist Seminary in Switzerland. mud . . . in typical international The library contains books in President Lehotsky locked the boy fashion! In studying the gar­ German and English. The 21 stu~ .gates as we entered our car to den flowers, he had adoring com- dents must master these two lan­ leave. It was then we missed Joe! . , pany' in the 70-year-old Baptist guages in order to enjoy their He had been so charmed by the Hungarian cook for the seminary. library. gardens, the hostess, and the lov­ Our o'ther two boys were being Missionary John Allen Moore ing welcome we had found .that he Rcolded (by their parents) away (now on furlough, teaching at had almost been left behind in the from the inviting fruit trees • Carver School in Louisville) start- gardens! • April 13,1961 Page Thirteen DEPARTMENTS------Shelby Bittle, is well loved and is doing Race a great work. Already this year he has Relations Mis8ions-EvarJ,gelism baptized eight people and there were two additional ones during the re­ Department Goals vival. C. W. Caldwell, Super- intendent • · IN FOUR successive issues we are Evenin9 Shade Revival publishing the goals of the Race Re­ ONE of the most enjoyable weeks I lations Department for 1961, 1962, 1963, have had in some time was in a recent and 1964. Some of brief revival with First Church, Evening Sunday School the 1961 goals have S h ad e. I h a v e already been accom­ preached to larger plished. c r o w d s, witnessed More About Training Race Relations De­ m o r e conversions partment Goal for and received larger "THIS activity will not require a 1961: honorariums single meeting," said Crawford Howell, 1. Six Extension but never have I Superintendent of Training

) 4 Letters to Editor The Bond Issue school teachers of Arkansas rank 49th or 50th in pay for their services. (Continued from page 5) I KNOW that you are trying to com­ plete matters · to get away for the The $72,000,000 proposal would be giving of our people. I favor an enthusi- . unfair to the public school teachers, astic and wholehearted educational Sea­ Scotland Crusade and hope that you will endure me for a minute to com­ the private institutions and to every son of Prayet for the Cooperative Pro­ boy and girl in· Arkansas. It would tie gram. I think we can accomplish much mend you for the timely and truthful editorial on the "Bond Issue." up the future of the state to the im­ by such :;tn effort; however, we must ever moral interests and by chicanery dry leave our people free to give as the Spirit I think you are exactly right. To tax .up the possible surpluses needed for of the Lord may dictate. These are great an i:niquity really means that it is per­ proper support of the needed services days for our mission causes and I am petuated. If we had not permitted the of the state. - H. E. Williams, Presi­ sure that there is no one among us that liquor and gambling interests to be­ dent, Southern Baptist College, Walnut would willingly do anything to discour­ come so essential tax-wise to public Ridge. age their support. Let us pray that the education in Arkansas we could have Lord may direct our people as they give. done away with their legal rape of this Since writing the above I have read the state long ago. Too, the welfare people "Editor's Reply" on page 13 of Mar. 16 are bribed by the taxes these· interests Cooperative Program issue of The Arkansas Baptist. Thanks pay, resulting in the 150,000 welfare CONGRATULATIONS upon your for these encouraging words ·and espe­ votes in thi·s state bei:ng tied up and March 2 editorial, "In Support of a cially the last paragraph. delivered. Cooperative Program"! While I do not agree with your stand in its entirety, However, I would like to point out it is basicially sound. I want to thank that there are greater moral implica- you for tliis editorial for the fact that The Bridges Article tions beyond the above issue. Really it places a problem and a possible solu­ I WAS surprised and very glad to the future of the public schools and tion on the hearts of Arkansas and read Dr. Bridges' article "A Segrega­ private· higher education is involved in Southern Baptists. In other words it tionist Speaks"-and for the first time the ·vote as well. ToQ, the people have definitely gives ·us ·something to think in several years I felt that the Arkansas not really been told the truth as to real about, pray about, and act upon. Baptist belonged to all of the Baptists. needs as over against fanciful requests in this grab of the tax-payers' millions. From my own observations (and they As Dr. Bridges stated, l, too, believe No agency has really justified their have been many during a seven-year that our paper should not be used to requests. It ap:pears actually to be a period as a pastor's ~ecretary~, I feel promote causes or movements which real "gravy train" grab for millions of _ ~h~J:t church mem_bers m the g1eat rna­ a great number of us oppose. dollars of money that our people can- Jonty do not thmk and pray enough Some of our "moderate" or inte.gra­ not afford to give except at great sac- about their church budgets. More and Tee1 against their families churches more we leave the whole load upon ~he tionist ministers need a little more love ri . ' . shoulders of our "Budget Plannmg and understanding for the sincere segre­ and busmesses. Committees" and then we accept what gationist and not look on him with In one eastern state the state colleges they present without the proper con­ contempt and feel that he is not even a decided to request $100,000 ,000 for new sideration and prayer on each indivi­ Christian. I know that I have searched facilities. The .state leadership re- dual church member's part. /. my heart and prayed over it and have quested a professional sUTvey and found I think you made a ve y strong no hate for the Negro. 1 that in the foreseea~le future they point when you said, "Everything we do I believe one who has no understand­ would not need one smgle dollar. In in the name of Christ and for his cause ing of segregationists could be called that state private colleges were taking is missions'~! This includes the Coopera­ "prejudiced." - Mr.s. H. T. Magby, care of the larger part .o~ the college tive Program as well as our special em­ Little Rock. students, yet the .a~thontles found no phasized mission offerings. However, I real need for add1t10mtl tax funds for also feel that there is a growing tendency buildings. on the part of local churches to first "DISTORTED View," is the title of a -In Arkansas the state has too many supply our local needs (perhaps I should statement made by Thomas Rothrock, colleges. About 80 per cent of the stu- say "wants") and then give to our other of Springdale [issue of March 30] in dents in Arkansas attend the tax SUP:- missi:on endeavors what is left. referring to Dr. Bridges' arti-cle on the ported colleges compared with only 52 To me this is the exact opposite of integration question. He concludes per cent in the nation. We actually what we teach from our Sunday School that Dr. Bridges' views on thing.s .in have overbuilt already in the matter rooms ·and our pulpits - there is no general is distorted became he heard of state institutions. A major reason other word for it except "selfishness" him state that Baptists were God's for this has been in the fact that our and yet we preach the "unselfish life"! Chosen People, that John The Baptist was a Baptist, and Christ and the priva~e colleges have been sl?w !n de- I am for great churches, comfortable Apostles were Baptists and the First velopmg to take care of their l?ghtful places of worship and the general up­ ChurcJ;l of Jerusalem was Bapti:st. share of ti:e student load. T~us they keep of these buildings but I wonder are now domg and plans are m effect if we as Baptists aren't just making Without attempting to argue this to take care of more than 3,000 addi- this matter of worship a Httle too com­ question, maybe this brother can throw tiona! students in the' private colleges fortable in our · local churches and some light on it, by telling us what group of :people more nearly fit the ·. before 1967. We could, and would do neglecting the weightier matters of es­ doctrinal pattern of Christ and the more, if the state would simply give us tablishing missions. · · · Apostles and what church more nearly a chance by not attempting to monopo- I would not advocate doing away fits the Scriptural pattern of the First lize higher education. with our special mission programs since Church of Jerusalem if Bapti·sts do they do serve to stimulate interest. in not? To me it is immoral and inexcusable to spend millions of dollars of the tax­ every phase of our church work and Many thousands of peoples share Dr. oftentimes begin revivals among om· Bridges' views in part if not fully on payers' money for unjUstified and non­ this point, and 'if we are wrong maybe essential things. This i.s noted in the church membership. Let's continue the Brother Rothrock can help .us regulate fact that one of the colleges has asked special emphasis on missioris at desig­ our thinking and lead us out of this fqr nearly $1,000,000 for a gymnasi:um. nated times· of the year but _Jet's omit wilderness he is pleased to call "dis­ Frankly I cannot believe that any col­ the special offerings. - Jean Jeter, torted view of things in general." lege has a moral right to a million Pine Bluff. s. C. Swinney, Sr., Jonesboro dollar gymnasium when the public (Continued on page 1'7) Page Sixteen ARKANSAS BAPTIST (EDITORIAL-Continued from page -4.) Personally Speaking •.• Almighty God this translation may open the truth of the scriptures to many who (Continued from page 4) have been hindered in their approach to it by barriers of language. rut, Damascus, Jer~salem, Haifa, and As a sample of the New Bible, here is Romans 12:1-2: back to Paris - that's what all's on Therefore, my brothers, I implore you by God's mercy to offer your very our tickets. But I'll be awful glad to get back to Lone Gum. It's about time selves to him: alivin g sacrifice, dedicated and fit for his acceptance, the worship for the big perch to start biting real offered by mind and heart. Adapt yourselves no longer to the pattern of this present good down on. the slough and over in the world, but let your minds be remade and your whole nature thus transformed. bayou. Then you will be able to discern the will of God, and to know what is good, accept· able, and perfect. -ELM ~/,~~

'Letters to Editor apart in our views on the Cooperative essary part of a sound per.sonality Program and special mission offerings. adjustment, therefore the religious min­ If we could lead our people to give first istry to persons who come to our hos­ (Continued from page 16) their tithes through the church treas­ pital for treatment is of much impor­ I AM writing you this to tell you how uries, and then as churches to be rea­ tance. I feel about the insults you have been listic about the part of our total budgets The opinion of our hospital chap­ giving the women of the w: M. U. that should go to mission causes beyond lains, and my owri as well, is that through our paper the Arkansas Baptist. the local church field, we certainly monies to construct our proposed I have been a subsc1iber to our state would not need to worry over the chapels should come from public con­ Baptist paper for 52 ·years, either per­ mounting special offerings. tributions, especially the religious con­ sonally or through my church. I began stituency of the State of Arkansas. While I do not feel that eliminating away back when its name was Baptist We would greatly appreciate your Adv·ance, and I can safely say you are the special offerings on a churchwide' making note of our change in plans the first editor who ever used our paper, basis would be the best ~olution to the . to the readers of your state paper. the paper we pay for to air your own problem of conflict with the· Co­ ~Granville L. Jones, M. D., Super­ pet schemes. You have a right to state intendent, Arkansas State Hospital. your positi-on on any subject but you operative Program, that is certainly one have no right to run a crusade against possibility. I like you, dear lady-after any group of members through our you get away from those p-ithy opening 'Personally Speaking' paper. paragraphs! - ELM I . . . TURN to your colupm W. M. U. women were giving through "PeTsonally Speaking" about the first · the Lottie Moon and Annie Armstrong thing each week. . . . I read it offerings long, long, long before we ever Drive Postponed through from first word , to ·rast, and had a co-operative program. The Con­ often wish for more. One of your most vention that adopted it, [Cooperative WE are writing to inform you of our change in plans as regards the All interesting and wonderful coltimns was · Program] promised the w. M. U. that "Blessed Book" in January 12 issue. the Cooperative Program would not in­ Faiths Chapel Campaigl! originally terfere with those offerings, that it was scheduled for April 30, 1961. We deem Now a word about our Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine. I love it, I enjoy designed as a better way of spending it wise, in the light of current events, I our weekly titJ:;les and offerings. it more each week, and I've read it for to postpone the raising of funds for We the women of theW. M. U agree years.-Mrs. Ora A. Wilson, Banner, whole-heartedly with the Co-operative this vital building uatil a later date. Ark. Program on that basis. We do not be­ Such date will be formally announce.d lieve that one penny should be given to prior to an actual campaign to secure Conference for Blind any offering until after our tithes and funds to construct the chapels. weekly offerings are given through the THE event · to which many blind local church. That is all God requires. It is the feeling of our:__hospital that friends look forward the year long is The Apostle Paul took special offerings _ a healthy religious philosophy is a nee- the annual meeting of the National for special purposes. If 'the Co-opera­ Conference for the Blind. July 24-27, tive Program can't stand on its own ...... •...... St. Louis, Mo., is the time and place two feet there is something wrong for the 1961 meeting. with it. ' : C3hu~ch ehuckles The Conference is a gathering of : bv CARTWRIGHT blind friends in the interest of Bible One thing that worries me is the ; •w•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• number of ministers leaving one church . study, sacred music, Christian voca­ · and going to another and putting a . tions, and other Christian life interests . big spread in the paper about the big •' It is a time when these visually handi­ .• capped people share their common ex­ building program they led the church • in they left behind. Seems like that . periences and challenge each other for has become the measure of a minister " h~gher achievement in Christian serv­ and not the number of souls saved. ice and influence. The fellowship is a "Mission society for the purpose of · Personally I see no reason why if a telling the story of Jesus to their church wants to, it should not take an .. fellow-blind." offering for the Co-operative Program, but they should c.all it that, and not Don't forget to tell some blind per­ steal the name Lottie Moon. The son about it. It is an opportunity W. M. U. offerings should never have which opens doors· to new life. been made church-wide.-Mrs. W. C. Get fuller information by writing to: Hutchinson, Fort Smith. National Church Conference for the "Your sermons would be more effective, dear, if you Blind REPLY: Thanks for speaking your didn't fling your arms around . P. 0. Box 6999 convictions. You and I are not so far so much." Fort Worth 15, Texas • April 13,1961 fage Seventeen

).. , Housing Trou.liles remains from the old enemy - the Legalized Ga~tbling Deatl In St. l.ouis "no show." Over 500 "no . shows" THEJ Texas House of Repre­ .were reported at the 1954 Conven­ sentatives has virtually killed any A STRANGE new epidemic is chance of local option elections for plaguing the hard-pressed housing tion here. The housing bureau is pleading with persons who must legalized pari-mutuel betting on bureau for the 1961 Southern Bap­ horse races. The House voted over­ tist Convention in St. Louis. It's back out to . cancel their reserva­ whelmingly to tab!e Rep. V. E. Ber- · the ·wave of double room reserva­ tions in fairness to other mes­ ry's bill to legalize gambling. (BP) tions, one person making two res­ sengers. (BP) • ervations, at different hotels. The • housing bureau is sorting out the overlapping rooms, canceling ·one in order to find places for scores of other messengers still seeking a room. The biggest headache still

. Attendance Report

Sund ay Trai ning Addi· Church Sch ool Ur> io n l io ns Armorel 150 97 1 Beirne 68 48 Berryville First 203 62 1 Freeman Heights 208 96 Blytheville, Trinity 290 98 3 Camden Cullendale First 519 209 First 605 201 Cherry Valley 131 69 Conway, First 583 93 2 Crossett First 705 210 1 Mt. Ollve No. 2 291 124 7 ElDorado East Main 284 126 ' 1 First 1131 236 2 Immanuel 736 323 4 Parkvlew 357 118 13 Ft. Smith First 1618 567 Grand Avenue 791 290 16 Mission 32 Kelley Height 216 94 Towson Avenue 287 157 2 Trinity 380 142 Fountain Hill, First 71 72 1 Gentry, First 254 95 7 Gravel Ridge, Flr~t 152 68 1 Hot Springs, Park Place 611 179 4 Huntsville, First 155 62 5 Kingston Mission 58 32 Combs Mission 19 21 Jacksonville First 742 264 6 DOES so MUCH Second 345 113 1 Jonesboro, Centml 600 208 6 Levy 760 301 4 Little Rock When it comes to value, your electric 1"lrst 1305 468 11 Gaines Street 425 202 5 Dennison St. Chapel 75 40 3 service is in a class by itself. Immanuel 1552 560 38 Tyle1· Street 320 112 Lonoke, Wattensaw 87 40. Magnolia, Central 846 301 3 Coun~ up aH the ways you put electricity ' McGehee, First 464 166 1 Chapel 56 32 to work-in every room .•. all hours of Mena, First. '340 88 Mission 29 11 Monticello, North Side 105 59 the day 1and night. Then think how little Mountain Home, East Side 76 52 3 North Little Rock it costs. Baring Cross 954 6 central 451 110 Highway 290 128 Park Hill 916 253 1 Sherwood 142 33 4 Don't you wish your money would go as Pine Bluff Immanuel 876 238 1 Sulphur Springs 88 48 far for every item in your budget? Watson Chapel 130 58 Rogers, First 495 137 4 Springdale Caudle Avenue 244 98 1 l

Page Eighteen ARK~NS ' AS BAPTIST highlight is Chapter 5, "Human Rights," which includes a discussion of "The Uni­ The Bookshelf versal Declaration of Human Rights," The Picture History of World War u; along with ' "Freedom of the News,", TO "Rights of Women," "Rights of the 1939-1945

RIGHT OR WRONG? T. B. Maston How _to recognize and apply Christian principles .in making decisions about what is right or wrong. H elpful for young people themselves- and for their parents, teachers, and THIS NEW 24-sheet traffic safety poster emphasizing 'the moral leaders. $2.00 responsibility of motorists to drive safely, will be displayed until the end of Ap'ril on o~ddoo r poster panels th1·oughout the nation. The giant poster Get them at your is part of the Outdoor Advertising Asso

Hoyt Mulkey Rev. Newman Mclarry Dr. T. Jack Dean James Cram ~' First Baptist Church First Baptist Church Southwestern Seminary Wayland Baptist College Pine Bluff, Arkansas Fort Smith, Arkansas Fort Worth, Texas Plainview, Texas Junior Choir and Camp Pastor, Bible, History of Music, Tenor soloist, Harmony, Graded Choir Worship, Preaching Theory Arranging, Jr. Hi ~hoir

CLASSES Progressive Theory, Progressing Song Leading, Music in Worship, Harmony, Ar­ ranging, Hymn Playing, Organ, Progressive Voice, Choral Procedure, Revival Music, ~ible, Band, Choirs, and Worship Experiences. · •<- CANTATA Dramatization of the cantata, "Joseph." RATES Send name, address, age (if under 17) , sex, church, accommodation number, and a $2.00 reservation fee and the week you plan to attend, to Mr. Melvin Thrash, 111 Baptist Bldg., Little Rock. This fee will apply on the cost of the assembly. -•t Accommodation .number Total cost 1. Assembly owned dormitories and caoins- cot, mattress, all meals, registration, medical and accident insurance·------·------$14.00 Dr. Jack Jones Children 5-8 inclusive ------~------·------11.00 2. Church owned dormitories-cot, mattress, all meals, registration, First Bap~ist Church medical and accident insurance------=------13.50 Children 5-8 iricl usive ------:______10.50 Little Rock, Ark; 3. Deluxe Buildings- room, all meals, registration, ,.Choral ConductQr medical and accident insurance ------16.50 Children 5-8 years inc! usive ------13.5 0 Dramatization of Cantata 4. Faculty Building-Room, all meals, ·registration,. Childrenmedical and 5-8 accident inclusive insurance ______------______:______------1512..550

5. Chil(lren _un\i~r 5 who eat in the dining halL______:______· 5.00 NOTE: Registration and medical and accident insurance for_part-time campers­ $3.00, plus meals and accommodations. CHAPERONES Si L0 AM Each church must provide one sponsor for each gi:oup of ten or less people. Two dollars extra will be charged for each person under college age attending the con­ ference without a sponsor. We will use the money to secure the necessary counselors. FEA'l'URES 1. The best.in recreation under the direction of Grady Nutt. MUSIC 2. Music and drama: Costumes, Lights, Action! 3. Individual and class instruction in voice, piano and organ. 4. Bible classes every hour. Inspiring worship. Something for everyone. 5. Hand craft projects. 6. Music Camp Ba.nd FACULTY AND STAFF CONFERENCE In addition to the excellent leaders pictured on this page, we will have 20 or 25 of our own ministers of music and pastors serving on the staff. Siloam Springs, Ark .

.June 26 - July 1

For Air Ages and Leadership' \ "Siloam is a family affair"

Begins Monday with evening· meal; Charle.s Wiiliamson Grady Nutt Floyd McCoy closes Saturday at 10:30 A.M., with Southwestern Seminary Southern Seminary Howard College Fort Worth, Texas Student, Fellowship Birmingham, Alabama Bass Soloist, Activities, Recreation Band, Ensembles sack lunches. Voice Classes Leader P a g e T If' e.n t y ARKA~SAS ~BAP . TI, ST Children's N'ool<------to learn about pharmacy, so that he could help people. He studied books He Wante~ ' to· Help and journals on the subject. He learned all he could from Mr. Lawrence, who Over the shop door just ahead was had been thoroughly trained himself a sign, "Good Samaritan Drugstore." and was willing to pass his training on A picture showed the good Samaritan to EU to help him. in the Bible story. It was one of Eli's "Every mixture must be exact!" Mr. favorite stories. In the shop window - . . " , . were piles of herbs, which were strange Lawrence msisted. People s lives are to him. Small scales and a mortar and, in our hands. That is something we pestle were also displayed. The man in must never forget. They are counting on us to help .them." the sh_op was glad to explain how he mixed tqe herbs into medicine to make Eli never forgot that. Later an op- 1J people well. portunity came for him to- make some /C. "This IS what I want to do!" Ell quick and easy money' on patent medi­ /. / decided as he walked to his uncle's cines. He chose rather to build a busi­ j// _; h "I h f d h · I h 1 ness which would supply good medicines /~ . mo~;· people~~e oun °~ can e P and drugs to physicians. Eli · insisted I By the time they had arrived at his he must help people rather than help uncle's, Eli was ready to announce, "'I himself with cheap, questionable medi­ want to help people by working in a cine promotions. He was personally drugstore!.. content with helping people. The com- pany he established prospered and still "You're still thinking about Mr. ·Law- exists today. • renee's Good Samaritan," his . unele (Sunday School Board Syndicate, all rights reserved) smiled. "He is a good friend of mine. By NELL DUNKIN If you really mE;an it, I can talk to him for you. He might take you as a helper, RAIN OR SHINE "YOUR Uncle Caleb and Aunt Ren­ an apprentice." By RUT,H McFADDEN SVEC nie want you to · visit them," Mrs. Lilly The next day Eli and his uncle went Susie hope.s that it will rain told Eli, her son. "Would you like back to the drugstore. This time Eli to go?" And make her flowers bloom was more sure than ever that this was While she is curled up with a book "I surely do!" Eli replied quickly. "I the place for him to help. In a cozy room. · can help Uncle Caleb and Aunt Rennie." "It will not be. easy;" Mr. Lawrence But Johnny thinks that outdoor play "I can get you ready by one day next warned him. "You must clean the Will make him strong and tall, week," she decided. premises, take care of the fire, wash And so he wants the sun to shine; Although he was sixteen years old, containers, and run errands while you Then he can go play ball. Eli had never been on the train which are learning the business, but it is good No matter what the weather's like, 1·an from Greencastle to Lafayette, In• and interesting, I'll take you as an Both won't be satisfied. diana, where his aunt and uncle lived. apprentice for five years if you are sure So don't you think we're lucky this is what you want." This was in 1854, when such a trip was It's God who will decide? a big adventure. Thus, Eli Lilly became an apprentice (Sunday School Board Syndicate, all rights reserved) When the great day came, Eli settled God's Wondrous Wo1·ld back to think o! the many ways he could help his uncte and aunt. He watched the farmlands, with theh· houses and barns, go past the window Faithful Frontier Dogs of the railroad coach. The wood-bul'n­ ing engine puffed as clouds of smoke By THELMA C. CARTER poured from the funnel-shaped stack. The trip was sixty miles and took sev­ BLACKIE, Brownie, Sandy, and Old says there's something yonder in the eral hours of the hot summer day. Shag were well-known names of fron­ moonlight that doesn't belong there. .tier dogs. Faithful and protective of · Old Shag knows!" Uncle Caleb and Aunt Hettie met Eli their human families, Sandy arid Old The dogs were trained to search out at the station. After he had taken his Shag were precious possessions of pio­ wild game for food and to track any valise to their home, they suggested he neer families. strange scent that might mean enemies. might like to go for a walk to see the Frontier children loved their dogs and When the wagon trains were on the town. were kind to them. "Be ye kind" was a mov·e, the dogs would run far out in the They walked slowly around the court­ remembered Bible verse among the lead, stopping at every rise of gr'ound house square. Horses were tied to the courageous people traveling westward in to search out the different scents of hitching racks which were along the search of new homes. Stories of the wolves, wildcats, weasels, raccoons, jack iron fence surrounding the courthouse. West tell us that the children would rabbits, prairie hens, and buffaloes. It was exciting for Eli to see the many not go to sleep until Blackie or Brownie When a cow or calf wandered too far buggies, carriages, gigs, farm wagons, was lying near their covered wagon. from the camp, a dog would nip the and horseback riders which k'icked up The dogs were accustomed to a rugged animal's heels and move it back to the dust in the busy street. He could outdoor life. Sleeping under the wag­ safety, hear the sound of a blacksmith ham­ ons of their particular families, they Although the covered wagon days are mering out a horseshoe · on his anvil. listened for the slightest sound. A past, the pet dogs we have and love strange movement of grass or shrub­ today are as ·eager to p·rotect and to He stopped suddenly and exclaimed, bery when twilight fell upon a wagon­ show affection for their families as "What a wonderful smell! I wonder train camp was ·a sign to rouse and were Old Shag, Blackie,. and Sandy in what it is!" warn that danger might be near. . the days when our wonderful country "Let's go and see!" suggested Uncle When the dogs became restless, a was young and new. • Caleb. "The man.will tell you." frontiersman would likely say, "The dog · (Sunday Schoo l Board Syndicate, all righis reserved) April 13,1961 Pa g e 1 T w. 'e ri t y- 0. n''e I Sunday ·scho-ol Lesson---__;______understanding heart for he felt . that the hand of God had _touched him When the Righteo~s Suffer continued steadfastly in the midst IV. God, the Friend of Job and drama of Jo):> takes place. Job was of sorrow as one tragedy after another a righteous· and prosperous man who befell him, but in all this Job did not Gon is represe~ted in the book of was faithful to God (Job 1:1). Job was "charge God foolishly." Jol;> as the friend of men. This is hard not a man who was sinless but perfect Thus Job was fol'saken by loved ones ; for man to realize at times. Some say in that he · was a man of character; even his wife told him to curse God •that Job was in the hands of God and one who measured up in a character and die. Friends had left him and he Satan as a football played back and that was "full weight." He' was a man was a horrible picture of disease, des­ forth for thei!\1 own pleasure. Some who turned away from evil. His deal­ pair and approaching death, but no one will question t.he fact that God allowed ings with others were above reproach. seemed to care. Satan to have and afflict so severely a Job was .surrounded by a home, a good man li:ke Job. wife, seven sons and three daughters. Ill. Job Expressed His God knew Job and He knew how In that home there existed a beautiful much· Job could stand. Job was a relationship as they gathered together Heartache, Job J9: J;J-26 chosen man as an example and God "I from time to time for feasting. Jol;l was honoring him in so using him. presided over that home ip a high and The Christian is to be a good steward lofty, patriarchal manner as befitting JOB was criticized and tempted by of all things and ' that includes suffel'­ the customs of the day in which he t h r e e friends (Eliphaz, Bildad and ing. Many Christians will receive a lived. This brought great respect from Zophar) . They. used every means of crown for their patient suffering in this his host of friends. ''This man was the the human imagination to harass Job, world of sin, sorrow and suffering. greatest of all the men of the east." including the accusation that Job was a Paul said, "For I reckon that the suf­ His prosperity contributed to 'the hypocrite. Job confessed that h e was a ferings of · this present time are not good acceptance of his neighbors. He sinner, unworthy of anything God could worthy to be compared with the glory was a m.an of great wealth in his day, bestow upon him. In his desperation which shall .be revealed in us" (Ro­ Job was concerned about the relation­ Job finally complained against God, and mans 8:18) . ship of his sons with God; " ... Job sent said that his friends ~l'lre likewise perse­ The Christia:n will not suffer beyond and sanctified them, and rose up early cuting him; ''Why do ye persecute me the permissive will of God, for with the in the morning, and offered burnt el'fer­ as God?"

Page Twenty '- Tw~ ·· ARKANSAS BAPTIST your needs according to his riches in glory, by Christ Jesus" (Phil. 4: 19). A Sulile or Two INDEX God knew that Job's faith would be A Short But Sweet Arkansans, degree candldates--4-13 p9 increased and that he would be a FLORIST: "You want to say it with Attendance report-4-13 p18 better witness of God's perserving . B grace. God had a purpose in Job's flowers, eh? How about' three dozen BerryvH!e, First Ch,urch (Exec. Bd.)-4-13 p2 roses?" Bond Issue (let.ter)-4-13 p16 suffering in that it would be a testi­ Customer: "Make it half a dozen. Bookshelf, the-c4-13 p19 mony to the many who would suffer in 1 Boone-Newton association news-4-13 pll I'm a man of few words." Bridges, Dr. B . L., article (letters)-4-13 p16 the ages to come of God's care for his c people. Justice in the Raw Children's nook-4-13 p21 Concord association news--4-13 p10, 11 Suffering brought Job closer to God. OUT in Nevada a mining claim ease . Cooperative program recelpts-4-13 p3; (letters) was pending before a certain old-time p16, 17 Every Christian can have this closeness Counselor's Corne.r-4-13 p24 " with God and his gracious strength for Western judge with a reputation for a Current Rlver-Galnesv1lle association news- the battles with Satan. The sufferings rather rough and ready brand of jus­ 4-13 pll tice. One morning His Honor made the E of life will purify the lives as the fire 1 Elam, Mr. and Mrs., regular Sunday School purifies the. metal. These trials will also foll0wing remarkable - statement. members-4-13 p8 give opportunity for a strong witness of "Gentlemen, this court has in hand a Evening Shade revlval-4-13 p14 G the power of Christ in the life of the check from the plaintiff in this case for Ginny, globetrottlng wlth- 4-13 p13 believer. 11 $10,0'00 and a check from the defendant God, the practice of the presence (NG)-4-13 p6 for $15,000. The court will return $5,000 · . H Harmony assoc·lation news- 4-13 pll to the defendant, and then we will trY L this case strictly on its merits." Life triumphant, vlctorlous-4-13 p12 CORRECTION Little Rock, Immanuel, revlval-4-13 p9 In the lesson for April 2 the second The Barter System Little Rock, South Highland, plans VBS-4-13 p7 paragraph read: "Jesus was in the tomb THE minister had just finished with Lone Gum Envoy (PS)-4-13 p4 Friday night, all day Saturday and the the wedding ceremony when the groom, Lybh, Clifford, "flsherman"-4-13 p9 M firs't two hours of Sunday." It should a plumber, moved over to him and said Melikian, H. T., avatla~le for ,revlvals-4-13 p7 have read: " ... the first few hours of in a low whisper, "I'm sorry, parson, 1 New English Bible (E)-4-13 p4 , Sunday.'' haven't any money, but I can stop your North Crossett groundbreaklng-4-13 p10 gas meter from registering.'' North Little Rock, Amboy, Sunbeams-4-13 p8 North Little Rock, Park H111, cantata-4-13 p7 0 The Final Blow· oregon Flat church builcting-4-13 pll Miss Tongee Honored THE golfer teed his ball, looked at ouachita College BSU offlcers-4-13 p3 Q AFTER 33 years as a manager the young caddy and said: "Here's to Qtieen, Virginia, music performed-4-13 p8 one long drive and one putt." R of Baptist book stores, Miss Mary Race relations department-4-13 p14 He swung erratically, and the ball Reading, guide me (NG)-4-13 p6 E. Tongee, of Oklahoma_City, will bounced a few feet. Revivals llsted-4-13 p9, 10 Rogers, First, _ plan~ bulldlng-4-13 p7 retire. ·She was hortored M:;tr. 24 Diplomatically ' a I e r t, the caddy tl.oyal Service rriagazlne-4-13 p2 handed him the putter and said: "Now s at an achievement dinner. _Having Saints, not necessarily geniuses (NG)-4-13 p6 for one heckuva putt." Soct\and Crusaders begin work- 4-13 p3 · served as first manager of the Siloam music conference (adv.)-4-13 p20 50-50 Ch!ance Smile or Two-4-13 p23 Kansas City, Mo., store from 1927- Southern Baptist College scholarshlps-4-13 p8 46, she went to the Oklahoma City ' THE teacher was instructing young­ Southern Baptist Convention name change- sters about coins. She took out a half 4-13 p3; St. Louis houslng-p18 store, where she has served as Special Offering (letter)-4-13 p5 dollar and laid it on the desk. - Sunday School department-4-13 p14 manager since. Succeeding Miss "Can any of you tell me what it is?" Sunday School lesson-4-13 p22 Tongee is T. Bradley Bolin, who she asked. Texas gambling b111-l13 p3 Trinity association news-4-13 pll has been manager of the Baptist "Tails," shouted a boy in back of the w room. Warren, First, young people lauded-4-13 p8 Book Store in Little Rock for the Webb, Eugene, to Childress-4-13 p9 · past several years. (BP) • The Thing To Do WMU annual meeting-4-13 p15 "AND what will you do, my dear li-ttle Key to listings: (E) means "editorial"; (PS), girl, when you are as big as your "Personally Speaking"; (NG), Nuggets of Gold. · The first numeral Is the number of the mont.h, mother?':.. as 10 for October and the second number Indi­ "Diet," said the modern child. cates the day of the month the Issue was pub­ lished. 6cyo INTEREST? Bitter With the Sweet Secured by First Mort'gage on All AN irate visit01~ darted angrily up to Home Away From Home Participating Churches In the beekeepeR and complained: "WHY are you clearing the umbrella Colorado Convention "One or' your bees stung me; and I stand?". want you to do something about it." "Because we have company this eve­ THEN BUY The beekeeper answered soothingly, ning." "Certainly, madam. Just show me "Surely you don't think they would which bee it was and I'll have it -pun­ steal umbrellas?" Southern ·Baptist ished." 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