NORTH AMERI CA N B APT I S T G ENE RA L CONFERENCE January 9 1958 A Good Brginning with God loo/llnq Into the Future Compel fhem to Cflme In I Canada 's New Prime Minister II BAPTIST HERALD r rz~~~ CONTENTS Ev~nt-~ Volume 36 No. 1 • Dr. Gerald B. Winrod, editor of ~quare feet of £pace was purchased churche3. The cccasion was the As­ "The Defender", Wichita, Kans., died last March from the Standard Oil se mbly of the International M ·ssion­ January 9, 1958 November 13. Two weeks before he Company. It is loca ~e d at 1300 Har- cry Council, h-~!d at the University of had returned home from his office a nd men Place in downtown Minneapol"s. Ghana. The Assembly, which meets told his wife that he "had the flu" and Members of the Graham team and of- quadrennially, i> the govern:ng body that he was so worn out he could not f cc staff contributed $30,000 toward of the Council. Present were the dele- Cover Harold M. Lambert "A Good Beginning With God" fight it and was going to die. After a 1he cost of ti:·:? building. Graham an- gates and consullants from the 35 mis­ Round a Radiant Light few days in bed he returned to his nounced that seven men are b eing sionary or national Christian councils March of Even ts .. ..... 2 work but had to give it up. He d"ed added to the Association's board of di- who constitute the m embership of the SONG OF FAITH and joy wiU become very precious to many of Baptist Ilriefs . 2 suddenly while being raised in his bed. rectors, with five more to be named I.M.C. The Ghana meeting followed A us during the course of this year 1958. It is well known to thos2 Editorial Dr. Winrod was a Baptist minister early in 1958. The board then w ill in the traditicn of a number of famous of our people who are familiar with the German hymnal, "Die Glau­ "Round a Radiant Light" ... ... 3 whose controversial writings obtained number 20 and w ill enab:.~ Graham 1o world - wide missionary conferences. bensharfe". It is now being sung fervently by those congregations " Looking Into the Future" him a very wide influence. devote all of hi5 time to preaching. The I.M.C. it£elf was organized as a using the new "North American Hymnal". This fine translation by Charles Haddon Spurgeon .. ... ... 4 • Pastor Will'am Fetler, otherwise Graham will retire a5 beard chairman. resu't cf one of these conf-erences - "Compel Them to Come In" Rev. Paul Wengel, under the title, "Like Children Round a Radiant Dr. Kenneth W. Jones ... ..... ... 6 known as Basil Malof, who built the CD Two hundred Protest c. nt leaders the Edinburgh Conference of 1910. Li"ght", will be the theme song at the 32nd General Conference at Ed­ from th.rty-five count ri~s gathered Other conferences held under I. M. C. " Canada's Nc\v Prime l\'Iinister" Baptist Tabernacle at St. Petersburg, monton, Alberta. Russia, and the Baptist Temple church December 28 - J anuary 8 in th-2 new auspices include J eru::alem in 1928; Dr. T. B. McDormand .... .. .. ..... 8 in Riga, Latvia, died recently. He was African nation of Ghana to discuss Madras (India) in 1938; Whitby (Can­ The picture of the hymn portrays the Word of God at the center "Student Exchanges With Baptists of current developments in the mission- iiilllada) in 1947; and Willingen (G.er­ Gcrn1any" Latvian in origin. For several years with children gathered around the Word to hear the truths to be re­ Prof. Roy Seibel .. ......... .. ... ... 9 ary activities of the Chris t i a n ...,many) in 1952. after his training he went to Russia for vealed to them. The hymn contains a prayer for an open heart and •'Confe rence Arrangements in Edmonton" evangelical work and founded the Rus­ Rev. J. C. Gunst ..... ... ..... .. .. 10 s'an Missionary Soci·ety, now known ear "to all who now confess the need of thee, our Savior dear". It presents God's promise that no truth will be concealed from those "iVIuscowpetung Indian Victories" as the Slavic and Baltic Mission. For Rev. R. Neuman .13 many years he had been living in the who have a spiritual longing to be edified. It closes with a request for xaapf'is'I Briefs "\Ve, the 'Vomcn" western part of t he United States in God's benediction to be with us from the sunset of today "until that Mrs. T. D. Lutz .14 semi-retirement. blissful dawning day of thine eternity". All of this is pictured beauti­ "Sunday Sch ool Union" e A spokesman for the White House ~ Spanish Broadcasts. "L:i Hora Bap­ "statewid·e fellowship" of Southern fully by "children round a radiant light". Rev. G. IC Zimmerman . ' •. .. ' ... 14 It has confirmed t hat Pr.esident Eisen­ tista," a weekly Baptist Hour radio Baptists in the state. came after th:! \Vhat"s Happening ..... ' . .. .. ... .. 15 program in Spanish, is being produced 97 de!egates had heard a report from That is also a glorious theme for the year 1958! If this Word of hower has decided to proclaim the THE TORCHBEARER first Wednesday in October each year by the Radio and Televisicn Commis­ a special committee assigned to study God is at the center of our lives and hearts, then it will be a guiding (By Sallie Lee Bell) as a national day of prayer. The Pres­ s· on of t he South·2rn Convention be­ the need for such a n organ 'zation. For light throughout the year. Its truths will illumine our pathway ahead Chapter One .16 ident will try to enlist t he cooperation ginning January 1, 1958, according to several years Southern Baptists in of us. From its pages will shine forth the heavenly wisdom that we "Sunday School Lessons" of religious leaders of all faiths so that Director P aul M. Stevens. The format K·entucky and Illinois have sponsored Rev. Bruno Schreiber ... .. .. ... 18 of the new series is similar to the Bap­ the work here. One factor contribut­ need to solve the problems which will confront us. We shall n~e~ to the day will be marked by appropriate "follow the gleam" and to "walk in the light" if we want this edifymg, " Great Days for the Alberta Indians" observances. Congress adopted a joint tist Hour, the Commission's English ing to the growth of the denomina­ i\ir. Leonard iv.:aie r . .. ..... 19 resolution in 1952 calling upon the program currently being broadcast on tion's churches and the increasing sen­ wonderful fellowship with our Lord and Savior. Our Denomination in Action .. ... .. • . 20 451 stations around the world. timent for expansion in Indiana has President to proclaim a "day other Obituaries ..... ' ...... .. ... 23 than Sunday" each year as a national e Baptist Radio Preacher. Thirty been the influx of workers from the That will also be the paramount purpose of our General Confer­ day of prayer for peace. The law­ years of continuous re Jig· ous broad­ south seeking e mployment in the ence in Edmonton, Alberta, from July 21 to 27. What does God have makers left it up to the Chief Execu­ casting wa5 the occasion for an anni­ state's industrial centers. to say to us as North American Baptists through his Word? What are -The Chr istian Century tive to select the day. versary dinn·~r November 15 at the the tasks still t o be completed in the work of his Kingdom ? To what Bi-weekly Publication of the Prince George Hotel in New York hon­ «> 50th Wedding Anniversary. Dr. and fields does he want us to go with the Gospel message? These ques­ • The first r ecord album to feature ROGER W ILLIA MS PRESS exclusively the hymns of Charles Wes­ oring Dr. William Ayer who for t he Mrs. W. 0. Lewis recently celebrated ti-ons will receive definite answers at our Conference sessions if ley has been produced by the Prot­ past. 8 years has been conducting the the ir fiftie th wedding anniversary, and 3734 Payne Ave, Cleveland 14, Ohio estant Radio and Television Center, Marching Truth Broadcast over W ABC wer-2 entertained at a Baptist ministers "Like ch'.ldren round a radiant light Atlanta, Georgia. The 250th anniver­ and other stations in the nation. For luncheon in the Baptist Building at We gather here, 0 Lord, Martin L. Leuschner. D.D .. Edi-tor fo urteen years Dr. Ayer was pastor of sary of Charles Wesley's birth was Washington, D. C. Dr. Lewis was for­ To hear what to our hearts the re might celebrated in 1957, and the album Calvary Ba ptist Church of New York merly secretary of the Amer·can Bap­ was produced in connection with the who::·:! morning and evening serv:ces tist Foreign Mission Society, working Be spoken from thy Word," • observance. Charles Wesley was born e '3. ch Sunday are aired over a local sta­ in many European countries. He has THE BAPTIST HERALD is a publication of Throughout this year 1958 we shall be eager to feel God's touch the North American Baptist Gen eral Con­ December 18, 1707, lived in England, tion. ferve d the Baptist World Alliance both ,, ference with headquarters at 7308 Madison and wrote about 6,500 hymns. He was C9 Baptist Leader. Dr. F. Townley <'S associate secr-2tary and general sec­ of benediction upon us, to see his glory revealed to us, and to hear his St.