THE- (. I • The Arrival of "'The Baptist Herald" Ainong Other Things at This Mail Box Brings a "Million Dollar Smile" to the Face of This Boy m the Southland! e ( "O[IYrlgbtcd h~ · f'f'n1nr,. Photos. Page 2 THE BAPTIST HERALD • Revival meetings were con ducted in German Baptist Church of Herreid, Ma r tha Scherwitz accompanied the t he German Baptist church of Plevna, So. Dak., conducted evangelistic meet­ quartet at the piano. - L~ · Mont., from October 31 to November ings at one of the stations, the Gnaden­ 13, with t he pastor of the church, t he feld Church. The results were most • " The Builder'', the bi-monthly publi­ Rev. J. J. Renz, bringing t he messages. gratifying with 20 persons confessing cation of t he Y.P . and S.S.W. U nion A deep interest was shown in the ser­ their acceptance of Christ as Savior. of the A tlantic Conference, is edited in vices and 16 persons were led to accept Mr. Becker wrote tha t "we are enjoy­ its second volume by Mr s. Helen Neit­ Volume Seven teen CLEVELAND, OHIO, JANUARY I, 1939 Number One J esus Christ as their Savior. ing the work in connection wit h the h ardt of Brooklyn, N. Y. The mis­ church of H erreid very much." s ionary goal of $1000, designated for • On Sunday, November 20, the R ev . the German Baptist Seminary in W. St urhahn, pastor of the Spring • The dedication of t he rebuilt and en­ Rochester, N. Y., is given much atten­ Va lley a nd Unityville Churches in larged church building in Startup, tion in the attractive paper. Sunday, GUEST EDIT ORAL South Dakota, had the joy 0£ ba ptiz­ Wash., was held on Sunday, Dec. 11, January 8, will be set aside in all At­ ing 4 young people in the Spring Val­ with the Rev. J. F. Ol t hoff of Salem, lantic Conference churches as "Spe­ By the REV. WILLIAM KUHN, D.D., Gener~l Missionary Secretary ley Church. T he Rev. John Borchers Oregon, serving as the dedication cia l Young P eople's and Sunday School of Chancellor, So. Dale, brought an in­ speaker. The church addition provides Workers' Day." Miss Margaret Mac­ LL of us have had our place in that happy there in Jericho. This spiritual enlightenment ·spiring messa ge before a lar ge aud­ for Sunday School r ooms a nd a n en­ cskey is the president of the Union. ience. larg ed a uditorium. Much of the labor A throng, where friend said to friend: "I wish may not be given to us as instantaneously and • E vangelistic se~·vic es were conduct­ you a happy New Year." There is much sincerity completely as it was given to Bartimaeus. The • T he Cheerful Helpers' Class of the was contributed by men of the church. The Rev. C. E. Schoenleber is pastor ed in the West ~ ; b e.n e z e r Bapt ist and goodwill in this tra- experience of most of us doubtlessly will be that East E benezer 'Baptist Church in Sas­ of t he chur ch. Church of Sprinpsidc, Saskatchewan, katchewan , Ca nada, ree2ntly held a Canada, from November 7 to 18, with My New Year's Wish. ditional custom. Have we will grow in the appreh ension of new revela­ banquet in the home of the Rev. a nd • Professor H erman von Berge of t he mess~ ges brought by the Rev. J . we a New Year's wish tions of spiritual knowledge and wisdom. Mrs. August Rosner. Accor ding to t he Dayton, Ohio, was the guest speaker Weinbender of Southey and the Rev. reporte ~, Miss Reiman, "the evenin g on Sunday, December 18, in the Ger ­ J. Kuehn, pastor ,of the church. Two for ourselves ? J es us Christ is standing before This spiritual illumination will work wonders was spent in discuS'5ing future cla ss man Baptist Church of New Britain, persons confessed their faith in Christ. each of us, as he stood before blind Bartimaeus for each one individually and for us collectively activities and in setting up our class Conn., which he formerly served as ill:; The Rev. E ; P . Wahl, director of the · on the outskirts of Jericho, saying: "What wilt constitution." pastor from 1897 to 1900. A large Canadian Ger m'a.n Ba p tis t Bible as churches. After we are "illuminated," we a udience was in attendance to hear the thou that I sha ll do unto thee?" Bartimaeus, • The Rev. W. W. Knauf of Anamoose, Schools, conducted revival meetings in will be delivered from the charm of this world's No. Dak., has r esponded favor ably to beloved former pas tor and for mer the Springside CHurch from November fully conscious of his deplorable state, unhesitat­ vanity. We will be ' devoted to the Lord Jesus the ca ll extended to him by t he Ger­ moderator of the General Conference. 20 to December 2 'vit h 4 per sons r e­ ingly said: "Lord, that I may receive my sight." man Ba ptist Church of Alpen a, M ich. P rofessor von Berge is now the liter­ sponding to the altar call a nd finding Christ and his cause. We can then say with Paul : ar y editor of the Lorenz Publishing peace in the Sa vior. " And immediately he received his sight, and fol­ "This one thing I do, forgetting those things He will begin his pastor ate on t he new Compa ny in Dayton, Ohio. fiel d on F ebruary 1st and will succeed lowed him, glorifying God." • The S :cond Germa n Baptist Church which are behind, and reaching forth unto those t he R ev. C. A. Damrau , who is at • The Rev. Otto R. Schroeder ser ved of Brooklyn, N. Y., r ecently extended Physical blindness had been th e bane of the things which are before, I press toward the present pastor of the German B aptist as guest pa.:;tor of the F irst German a call to the Rev. William Appel of lif e of Bartimaeus, even as spiritua l blindness or mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Church of Tacoma, Washing ton. Baptist Church of Chicago, Ill., from Mil waukee, Wis., to become its pastor, • • Mr . Roy Anderson, a member of t he Sunday, November 6, to Sunday, Jan­ to which a favorable r esponse has been at least imperfect spiritual vision, has been the Christ J esus." Oak Park Baptist Chur ch of Forest ua ry l. His ministry was deeply ap­ given. Mr. Appel is the son of a for­ bane of the lives of so ma ny. Wer e we as con­ pr eciated by t he entire church. On In the gospel r eport the triumphal entry of Park, Ill., is ser ving as student pastor mer Germa n Baptist minister, and he scious of our need as the blind beggar was of his, of t he Centr al Baptist Church of Elm­ J anuary 4 Mr. and Mr s. Schroeder will served s e v e r a I o f o u r churches Jes us into Jerusalem follows shortly after the hur st , Ill. He is a Senior student in r et urn to A naheim, Ca lif., where t hey before assuming the office of assistant we would also cry aloud to this miracle-working healing of blind Bartimaeus at Jericho. Had will reside a t 512 E. Chartres Str eet. Wheaton College at Wheaton, Ill. Mr. secretary a mong t he Baptis ts of Wis­ Son of David for this mercy of healing. Because Bartimaeus been able to be present at Jerusalem,. Anderson was t he president of t he While in the Miclclle West, t hey ha,·e consin. He w ill begin his ministry in Young P eople's a nd Sunday School been with t heir da ughter and family, of our lack of spiritual sight our lives have been he most assuredly would have been a prominent' (Continued on Page 8) Workers' Union of Chicago and vicin­ Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gros•:;er of Oak impoYerished. We have taken our places more • figure in that triumphal procession. During 1939 Par k, Illinois. ity dur ing t he term 1937-1938. often at the beggar's stand than at the banquet we expect to prepare a triumphal entry for J esus • Evangelistic services wer e held in • The choir of t he Canaan Baptist The Baptist Herald table with our Lord. In our discipleship w e have Christ into the hearts, homes and lives of many the Baptist Church of Watertown, Church at Cra wfor d, Texas, presented not been a ble to follow in the footsteps of our P ublished semi-monthly by the who ha ve not yet r eceived him. He has need of Wis., with the Rev. A. Engel of Rac­ t he cantata, " The Child of Bethlehem," Master. Like Bartimaeus we have heard more ine'. Wis., serving as the evangelist. The en Chr istmas E ve, December 24, be­ GERMAN BAPTIST PUBLTCAT!ON the varied services of these illuminated ones. SOCI ET Y about J esus through the testimony of others than series of meetings were widely a n­ for e a la rge and enthusiastic audience. Only such will have au interest in t his holy enter­ nounced as " the C hrist ian Life Con­ The pastor, t he Rev.