The Baptist Herald A DENOMINATIONAL PAPER VOICING THE INTERESTS OF THE GERMAN BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE'S AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS' UNION Volume Eight CLEVELAND, 0., AUGUST 1, 1930 Number Fifteen Returning in the Gloaming Courtesy Chicago Art Institute 2 THE BAPTIST HERALD August 1. 1930 3 What's .Happening Rev. Thos. Stoeri, pastor of the St. J oseph congregation for the fin e concert The Annual Meeting of the B. Y. Louis P ark Baptist Church, St. Louis, which was outstanding by a program of P. U. of the First Church, Baptist Herald interesting variety. There were four The Mo., had the joy of baptizing three adults early in July. All were married ladies, choir s which sang singly and in unison, a Portland, Oreg. two of them .an elderly mother and her stringed orchestr a, duets, quartets, reci­ Another year has passed, and never Singing his own disciples "friends" (John 15 :14), if they daughter. tations and a solo on a musical saw. before had we had such a r ar e oppor­ would do whatsoever he commanded them to do. tunity of par taking of a " Hot Baked Sing when the sun is shining; Rev. Albert Alf, pastor of the German­ Dr. Herbert Grimmell Pfeiffer, son of H am" dinner, served in the church base­ And Abraham had the distinction to be called the Rev. Jacob Pfeiffer, graduate of Baylor town, N . Dak., church, r esigned after a ment June 5, at 6.30 P. M. Sing when the shadows fall; pastorate of somewhat over four years, University, Dallas, Texas, in 1929, has • "friend of God." There is in the Old Testament After r elishing the tasty "baked ham" Sing, and set others singing; the most beautiful example of friendship in the story to accept the pastorate of t he church at just completed a successful year's intern­ dinner, and enjoying a happy social hour, That is the best of all. H erreid, S. Dak., as successor to Rev. H. ship at Grace H ospital, New H aven, we all gathered together for the election of D'avid and Jonathan which, even though it is G. Bens. He begins work on his new Conn. He has accepted a r esidency in of our B. Y. P . U. officers. ancient, will always remain up-to-date. charge September l. medicine and surgery at t he Central Our B. Y. P . U. is divided into four Sing when you wake at dawning, Rev. J. F. Olthoff, pastor of our church Texas Baptist Sanitarium, Waco, Texas, societies. E ach society has its own presi­ Sing when you work at noon, What Friendship Really Is at Madison, S. Dak., now a lso carries the commencing August 1. At the present dent and officers. Every Sunday evening Sing; every hour keep singing; time Dr. Pfeiffer and sister H elen are First, we may ask what friendship really is. Can title of "D. D." behind his name. His at 6.45, the four societies meet in their Night will be here full soon. long and honored service as Baptist pas­ traveling in a Ford' coupe to the State of own sepa rate rooms and render a pro­ we give a definition of it? Is it the exchanging of tor in South Dakota r eceived t his merited Texas and a re stopping to see relatives gram. gifts? It is said, "Do not buy your friends with honor from Sioux Falls Baptist College and friends at Brooklyn, N. Y., Hanover, The four presidents elected for th eir Then, when your heart is aching, gifts, for when you cease to give, they cease to love." in June. We heartily congratulate! Ontario, Canada, Madison and Emery, soci eties are the following: The Fidelis When naught in the world seems true, S. Dak., a nd Lorraine, K ansas. They True friendship is entirely unselfish, it loves not for We supplement our recent statement Society, John Johnson; The Beacons So­ Sing throug"h the dark, dread silence, ar e expecting to arrive· in Da llas, Texas, ciety Lenore Ritter; The Pep Society, what it may receive, but for what it may give. Its in t he " Baptist Herald" concerning the in time for t he Texas Conference. Some one- will sing to you. aim is not to be ministered unto, but to minister. summer activities of Rev. H. Gezork in Melvin Becker; t he Intermediate Society, Detroit. H e is supplying the pulpit of We wish to report briefly that we have Donald Losli. - Christian Endeavor Times. Is friendship mutual interests, as for instance in t he Ebenezer Church during A ugust and received great blessings from God dur­ Over these four societies we have a business? We talk lightly of our "host of friends," head president and his officer s, which a re acted as director of t he Daily Vacation ing the past qua rter. Rev. Baum's visit meaning all with whom we have friendly relations, strengthened our spiritual life and the following: H enry Schroeder, presi­ Friendship Bible Sc'hool at E benezer during the or even pleasant acquaintance. We say a person is month of July. brought the hope of eternal life to others. dent· Naomi Pfaff, vice-president; Mar­ THEO. W. DONS On Sunday, June 29, I was privileged to tha Pfaff, secretary; H arold Meier, treas­ our friend when we know him only in business or The Daily Vacation Bible Scho'Ol at baptize sixteen into the death of J esus urer; Anna ·w ardin, reporter; Robert RIENDSHIP is a precious word which grows socially, when his heart and ours have never touched Okeene, Okla., Rev. J. E . Ehrhorn, pas­ Christ. Rev. A. Husmann of Tacoma, Huget, booster for the "Baptist Herald" ; F slowly and is rare. It grows in a carefully pre­ fo real communion. tor, was conducted for three weeks dur­ Wash., hurried over for the service and Grace Meier, librarian. pared soil and requires great care. The soil in ing July with an average attendance of preached an inspir ing sermon on "Burn­ We are thankful and gr ateful to have Friendship is one soul living in two bodies. This 31. The capable corps of t eachers was ing Hear ts." On the first Sunday in July a man such as Henry Schroeder for our which it grows is genuineness and sincerity, and as is an old definition but it still holds true. Compare headed by Miss Alma Ehrhorn, the oldest we greeted the new converts with a num­ head president. No ma tter what his dif­ to care, we must give ourselves to it. Friendship is the story of David and Jonathan with this defini­ daughter of the pastor, as principal. The ber of others, 25 in a ll, into the fellow­ fic ult working hours may be, H enry did worthy of our very best, for in itself it is dwine. tion. "To become another's friend in the true sense aim was to bring up t he enrollment to 50 ship of t he church. God has begun a not decline his nomination. We admire There is a difference between friendship and is to take the other into such close living fellowship during the term. We are looking for­ great work among the German speakfng his brave spirit a nd willingness to serve. friendship as there is between the wild sunflower ward later to a complete r eport of the people in Vancouver. After Mr . Schroeder was unanimously that his life and ours are knit together as one." school. and the real plant; the one is a weed and th e other is FRED W. MUELLER. elected, t he vice-president p resented him Friendship must have a good foundation and this Arthur Schade, oldest son of our Field a beautiful potted plant from t he society, a flower. They ai·e somewhat alike in appearance foundation is a covenant in the Lord. "Once let Rev. Jacob Speicher, well-known and as a token of our appreciation and thank­ but very unlike in size. There are acquaintanceships Secretary, Rev. A. A. Schade, was the well-beloved m1ss10nary in Swatow, friendship be given that is born of God, not time nor winner of the Senior E ssay Contest in fulness. people call friendships and there are false friend­ China, for more than three decades, r e­ We a re pioneering forward and ask circumstance can change it to a lessening; it must Carrick High School, Pittsburgh, Pa. ceived a well-earned Doctor of Divinity ships which cast a grave reflection upon the real His essay, "What I have derived from my God's richest blessing upon us. be mutual growth, increasing trust, widening faith, degree from Rochester Univer sity at th e ANNA WARDIN, Reporter. thing. And we ought not to make the mistake to enduring patience, forgiving love, unselfish ambi­ High School Course," is published in "The commencement exercises in June. H e is generalize and use the word "friend" light ly but Carrikulum," t he school paper, for June fifth in a famous line of German Bap­ tion, and an affection built before the Throne, which 18 in full. Paul Schade, another son, tists to r eceive this degree from the Uni­ rather seek the true friendship and cultivate it. will bear the test of time and trial." Friendship is a member of the Senior B class, was versity: August Rauschenbusch, J . S. TheBaptistHerald Friendship Is a Prized Possession indeed a soul-relationship which is born of God. awarded the second prize in t he same Gubelma nn, Walter Rauschenbusch and contest.