Ouachita Baptist University Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine Arkansas Baptist History 4-2-1964 April 2, 1964 Arkansas Baptist State Convention Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/arbaptnews Part of the Christianity Commons, and the Mass Communication Commons Recommended Citation Arkansas Baptist State Convention, "April 2, 1964" (1964). Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine. 123. https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/arbaptnews/123 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Arkansas Baptist History at Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. It has been accepted for inclusion in Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. For more information, please contact [email protected]. <· .: <fi ... ~ l :! ·' V::t t CiJJl~ ll . f. '·: lip& ·'s;ti: . ro(J • 'Z)o.w.lt itt r/'t,41td-44- Economy of operation . personally speaking A FARMER \vent into a big country store one day and heard a dog barking in the i·ear of the store. He said to the store keeper, '' vVhat in the world is the matter with that dog~" The store \ keeper said, "He is sitting on a cocklebur." The Using the noggin farmer said, "Why doesn't he get off. of it~" The store k~eper replied, ''It takes less energy for him EVER' once in a while that feller Cossey that to bad{ and howl than to get off the cocklebur." writes for our paper says something right peart -J. I. Cossey for an old feller. In fact, there have been times when the editors of Quote maga­ THIS ISSUE: zine, the national pocket-size, IN slick-print publication from Rich­ CIVIL rights legislation sought by President mond, Ind., have passed right over Johnson should be of concern to Baptists as in­ my stuff and picked llp something dividuals, the Editor says, but Baptists as a de­ from olde JIC 1 to fill up with. nomination or as a church cannot afford to make of themselves organizations for political action. Ain't that a sight~ What JIC is offering us this The editorial is on page 3. :week is purty strong meat, but it * * * ought to add some real strength IT'S contagious ... and it's seasonal. It seldom hits in the cold Of winter ... but beware the first ERWIN t. to ·the bones and sinews of those readers who have the gizzards to digest i.t. days of spring.• John C . .Hulsey describes the fever that has put him in such bad shape in our cover He's talking about something mighty danger­ st~ry on page 5. ous though, ''Clear thinking.'' * * * Some may think-if they are not. '' t~inking YOU'LL find a commentary on this week's clearly" - that the old feller is slightly off his ''Middle of the Road'' column in ''Personally Baptist rocker when they ~ee him saying that · Speaking." You'll want to read Mr. Cossey's clear Baptists are to believe all the Bible, and not just thinking ' ~ Clear Thinking'' on page 8. some parts of it that have been called ''Baptist * * * doctrine.'' NOW at r~sidence on the campus of New Or­ And what about him implying that the Bible ~s leans Seminary, Rosalind Street continues to an­ not the sole possession of Baptists, but is for all swer questions put to her by Arkansas Baptist who will believe it~ Do you reckon he is orthodox~ Newsmagazine readers. Today an Arkansas girl I don't know just how our busy and highly­ asks if it is possible to forego the latest fashions educated pastors are going to react to what he because of Christian modesty. You'll like Mrs. says about that old-time preacher whose preach­ Street's reply on page 6. ing out of a cheap .Bible, with not even a con­ cordance, meant so much to him when he was a Arl11111 llflfilf .:!~!:nR: Baptist Pres~ Aaa'n boy. ~ rj Associated Church Presa - ---~-----i::T_,---- EvangeJicnl Press Ass'n Once in a while you run into somebody who AprH 2, 1964 Volume 63, Number 14 seems to think we Baptists will really be in trou­ ble if the folks "out at the grassroots "-up the Editor, ERWlN L. McDONALD, Litt. D. cricks and 'cros.t the hollers-get to using their Associate Editor, MRS. E. F. STORES noggins. But olde JIC seems to think we are going Managing Editor, MRs .. TED WOODS to smell the patchin' if the folks ''at the forks of_ Field Representative, J. I. COSSEY the creek'' don't start doing some real thinking. Secretary to Editor, MRS. HARRY GIBERSON I Mail Cle'rk, MRS. WEJ,.DON TAYLOR Do you reckon- Brother Cossey really has 401 West Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas something when he says we ought to read our Published weekly except on July 4 and December 26. Second-class postage paid at Little Rock, Arkansas. Bibles, with clear heads~ Let's try it. Individual subscription, $2.26 per year. Church Budget, 14 cents per month m· $1.68 per year per church family. Club plan (10 or more paid annually in advance) $1.75 per year. Subscriptions to foreign address, $3.76 per year. Advertising rates on request. Al'tie:les carrying the author's by-line do not necessarily reflect the editOrial policy of the paper. Abb1oeviations used in crediting news items: BP Baptist PreSll; CB Church Bulletin; DP Daily Press: EP Evang<elical Press. Page Two AitKANSAS BAPTIST Arlansa~ 8apfisf--------EDIToRIALs ~ Although a news release described the Baptists in the \V ashington meeting as being ''the leaders of one of the most powerful Southern churches;'' we The governor's stand Southern Baptists know how far such a statement misses the mark of accuracy. We say it frequently, GOVERNOR Faubus 's ultimatum to Garland but it needs to be said again: There is no South­ County and Hot Springs law enforcement offi­ ern Baptist Church taking in all Southern Bap­ cers to close down the illegal gambling operations tists in the sense that there is a Methodist Church in their front yards or see them closed by the that takes in all or most Methodists. Arkansas State Police is a most interesting devel­ The ·washington group to which the article re­ opment on the Arkansas scene. fers may have been made up of leaders of South­ Mr. Faubus, acclaimed alike by his political ern Baptist churches, but not of the Southern friends and foes as one of the country's most Baptist Church. · astute politicians, could hardly have chosen a Baptists as individuals freely support or op­ more propitious moment to take his heroic, if be­ pose proposed laws, such as the civil 1;ights bill lated, stand. but for churches _or the Southern Baptist d-enom­ ·with Hot Springs nationally advertrsed by De­ ination as such to do so would b0 quite a depart­ partment of Justice officials as the largest illegal ure from our pattern. gambling center in the nation, the Governor was For Southern Baptists to deal with tho princi­ assured in advance of having the spotlight. And, ples involved in the. great social issues of the day, moving close on the heel~ of the near-unanimous such as race relations, is one thing. But for them resolution of the Arkansas House last week call­ through chur.ch or convention action to approve a ing· on law enforcement officers to clean up illegal specific bill or candidate for office would be some­ gambling, the Governor had a rather positive thing quite different. Nor does tho encouragement directive ''from the people,'' on which to base his of law observance, after action has been taken, as action. The fact that the time is drawing near for the resolution passed by the Southern Baptist Con­ the Governor to announce his aspirations in the vention in 1957 calling on Southern Baptists to coming elections certainly would not have had any abide by the decision of the U. S. Supreme Court deterring effect, to say the least. for the desegregation of public schools, come in That the Governor is still being careful to im­ the same category. Batpists' political action must itate the cottontails of his Huntsville hills, in al­ necessarily he done 011 an individual b&.sis, and, it ways being sure ''not to run into a holler· log could be hoped, on th0 basis of clear knowedge, without having more than one 'exit" is indicated sound judgment and for C'quity and justice for so­ in his suggestion that it might be weU to let the ciety . as a whole. people of the state vote on a proposal for local Baptists should be concerned about the pro­ option on gambling. This should save the Gover- posed civil rights legislation and ar-; private citi­ nor many a gambler's vote. ' zens should share their likes and dislikes with ""\Vhatever the Governor's .motivation, those their congressmen and r-;enators, hut churches and who oppose gambling as an unmitigated evil( denominations cannot afford to make of with all who stand for law enforcement, 'vVill sure­ themselves organizations for political action.­ ly welcome his pledge tQ use his· unprecedented ELM powers in cleaning out the state's gambling dens. -ELM Interesting contrast AN editorial in the Christian Index, the Bap­ The President's appeal tist weekly paper for Georgia, called attention some time ago to the fact that the University of PRESIDENT Johnson, in an appearance be­ Georgia ''has put together its new coaching staff fore 150 Southern Baptists attending a Christian ,with 11 .assistants for the 140 or so football play­ leadership Conference in Washington last week, ers.'' urged the group to work for the administration's The editorial continues: civil rights bill and for "a new' fellowship" after " .Eleven assistants for 140 players is an ad­ its passage.