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You Can't Get There by Car
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No Christmas for Sue ....
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Children's Page
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Hunger
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Why Are Missionary Children Bitter? .
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Paying the Price
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Church News
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Four Ways To Cut Your Pastor's Salary
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Laymen's Page
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All That I Need
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The Creative Woman ....
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The Master Calleth ....
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Of Many Journeys and Varied Works .
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WMC District News ....
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SMM Honor Roll
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Pick of the Vital Books
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CLYDE K. LANDRUM, Editor
KENNETH E. HERMAN, Managing Editor
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS:
Foreign Missions-Rev. John Zielasko
Grace Schools— Dr. Herman A. Hoyt
Home Missions— Rev. Lester E. Pifer
WMC-Mrs. Kenneth Rucker
SMM— Miss Donna Hauvbaker
Laymen— Mr. Phil Landrum
January 10, 1970
Volume 32, Number 1
Foreign Missions and WIVIC Issue
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The Editor Speaks . . .
By Clyde K. Landrum
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Someone has said, "The surgeon can
bury his mistakes; the architect can
only plant vines." And what do people
like you and me do with ours?
There is a great difference of opin-
ion as to how mistakes are handled.
Some people never make any, or so
they would have us believe. Others
are always apologizing for things they
have done wrong. And, there are those
of the vast silent majority who look
neither to the left nor to the right
in the matter. In any event, the sun
never sets on a worldwide array of mis-
takes.
Some say a person should never ad-
mit to a mistake, feeling that to do so
would break down the confidence of
his fellows. To them, for a person to
say, "I'm sorry, but I made a mistake"
is to destroy one's own confidence in
himself and to frustrate his whole per-
sonality; it creates a bone in the throat
that can never be swallowed. But why
is it so bad to admit to a mistake, when
to do so brings one face to face with
reality, and helps him to correct the
matter? Then he is able to begin again
January 10, 1970
and steer his course with firmness and
honesty. The alternative to admitting
a mistake often is to blame someone
else for it. How often have you heard
a pastor say, "The Official Board did
not complete arrangements for the
business meeting, so we must postpone
it," or an executive explain away a
mistake in a letter by remarking, "My
secretary has not been feeling well, so
it was easy for her to make this mis-
take." Have you heard of men who
constantly blame their wives for this
or that? It is so easy to pass off the
responsibility for something going
wrong. But, actually, does this solve
the problem? The mistake is still
there. The individual feels justified,
but is he exonerated in the eyes of
his listeners or readers? I believe not.
Also, he has cast a shadow on some-
one else.
Discretion should be exercised in
admitting mistakes. If this is not done,
one can be made to look unnecessarily
bad. It is poor taste for a public speak-
er to continually apologize and admit
to improper planning, and wrong pro-
cedures. An occasional well-thought-
out admission of a mistake does not
hurt; people know that we are all
human, and they understand. Very
often magazines or newspapers print a
well-worded correction, which is noth-
ing less than admitting to a mistake.
Yet, readers do not hold this against
the publication; rather they respect it
for such policy. This is a good exercise
of discretion.
The best possible way to correct
mistakes is to avoid making them in
the first place. Good and adequate
planning will result in a minimum num-
ber of mistakes. If one studies the
activities of thorough and well-
organized people he will find few mis-
takes. But, he will also find that such
a person will tactfully admit to mis-
takes, and that he will not rest until
correction has been made and an order-
ly corrected procedure effected. There
is too little of such thorough planning
and preparation abroad today. How
we need more. This is so essential in
the work of the Lord. But, when
there are mistakes, what are we to do?
Realizing that we would not want
others to openly blame us and em-
barrass us, let us not do it to others.
If a person must be advised of a mis-
take, do it privately, and not before
others, thus avoiding public embarrass-
ment. And, if a "collective" blame
can be taken, why not do it this way?
How nice it is to say, "We made a mis-
take." No one is on the spot, and yet
the matter is corrected. A new start
can then be taken with all the "team"
pulhng together without irritation.
This is businesslike and it is the Chris-
tian way to do it. Let's try it in 1970!
You Can't Get There by Car
By Rev. Solon W. Hoyt
W,
The Catholic Church of La Cru
'ho listens to our radio broad-
casts in Argentina? I'm really not well
informed since my ministry lies in
other spheres, but several discoveries
were made when my wife and I set out
to make contact with four different
listeners who were thought to be living
in a town near the church we pastor in
Santa Isabel, about fifteen miles from
the Bible Institute.
All of the addresses had one part in
common— "La Cruz," the name of
this small town near Santa Isabel.
Since the road leading there is all new
macadam, we knew we could be there
in a few short minutes. We did not
have much time at our disposal for
the trip, but we reasoned that surely
we would find at least some of the
listeners at home; so we set out.
Upon arrival in the town, we came
to the plaza and saw a goodly number
of people entering and leaving the
Catholic Church. Glancing across the
plaza, we saw a policeman standing
outside the "comisaria." We decided
that he would be the proper man to
give us directions for finding these
radio listeners. After explaining our
purpose, we read the four names, but
he did not seem to recognize any of
them. Then, together with the police-
man, we took a closer look at the ad-
dresses and found that "La Cruz" is
only a small part of the town's name.
Upon seeing the rest of the name, the
policeman shook his head and said
sympathetically, "You can't get there
by car."
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However, the man gave us directions
to the first place and we decided to
make an attempt. It was only twenty
kilometers farther, but it seemed so
much longer as we wound through
and over the stony hills. The farther
we went, the narrower and hillier be-
came the road. Since we had already
passed several tiny roads branching to
the right and to the left, we became
uncertain of the proper road so were
very thankful when as by a miracle a
small "boliche" appeared alongside the
road. There we got our bearings again,
and before continuing on, we asked the
hillbilly proprietor: "How's the road
ahead?" "Excellent" the answer came
back. "How strange," we mused as
we went on our way, "It must be a
person's set of standards which makes
the difference.".
When we had gone what we thought
to be the right distance, instead of find-
ing a road sign with the name of the
town, we found one lonely house at a
sort of crossroads. This turned out to
be Arroyo San Antonio de la Cruz,
the place we were hunting— but where
were the houses of our radio hsteners?
This particular house contains a small
general store, and is the post office
and also the general information
bureau! The surprise of all surprises
came when we asked the whereabouts
of these listeners. One lives ten kilo-
meters farther down the tiny crossroad;
another lives in the same direction but
the only possible way to get there
would be on foot or horseback. An-
other lives twenty kilometers farther
up in the mountains.
Since it was almost noon and hungry
children were waiting at home to be
fed, it was imperative that we return
immediately. What had we accom-
plished? We had not seen one radio
listener, although we were able to give
out tracts at each stop. Maybe we were
not supposed to accomplish anything
—the Lord wanted to show us what He
had accomplished.
"You can't get there by car"-but
neither the poorness of the roads nor
the total absence of roads can stop the
Lord from taking the gospel message
to the poorest or the richest in the
most remote places.
By the way, there is a crying need
for a missionary couple to dedicate full
time to following up the thousands
of radio contacts. Is the Lord calling
you7 ▼
The small country store where wine is never lacking.
January 10, 1970
The huge cement cross at one end of
town.
''I
I don't even know my parents,
Sue sobbed. "I only see them once a
year." Her body shook with emotion.
"I really don't know them any better
than an aunt or uncle."
We were standing outside a mission-
ary academy building. My heart ached
as I watched the tears run down the
freckled face of this 14-year-old mis-
sionary girl. Her hair was blowing
gently around her dampened cheeks.
I was on a trip around the world.
One of my major responsibilities was
speaking and counseling at missionary
academies. I needed answers to the
problems that were evident in some
missionary children.
The churches in the States ask,
"Why are many of our missionary kids
'going bad' when they get to college in
the United States?" Missionary parents
ask, "What's happening to our chil-
dren?" More and more missionaries
return home, some with guilt com-
plexes about leaving the "calling of
God." These missionaries, often
wrongly labeled "drop-outs," feel they
need a secure home for their children
during the crucial teen years.
As I am busy with many holiday
preparations I stop often and think of
the lonely missionary girl named Sue
who won't be going home for Christ-
mas this year. I remember also the
many other missionary kids like her
who are separated from their families
most of every year.
Many of the mish (missionary) kids
I met overseas were absolutely tre-
mendous teens, spiritually well-
grounded and emotionally stable. They
enjoy a good relationship with their
parents and a positive attitude toward
the people of the country in which
they live .
However, many I met were strug-
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gling with some degree of emotional
problems. Most often these concerned
parent-child relationships.
A tall, handsome senior basketball
player at one academy said, "I hate
this place! In fact, I hate this country
and the people. I hate my parents and
sometimes I wonder if I don't hate
God."
When a mish kid has this attitude
the most healing and creative thing
churches do is criticize him.
Redl and Wineman, in the book
Children Who Hate, state:
"The children who hate very soon
become the children nobody wants.
And it is to be admitted that even
though we know that the reasons for
which they got the way they are, are
none of their fault, by the time they
are as sick as that, they are practically
impossible to live with."
The examples of the problems are
varied and almost limitless. Many con-
ditions accentuate the problems in the
hves of these mish kids.
The visitor to many MK academies
often notices poor facihties. In many
schools the students live in dormitories.
Some look like army barracks.
One dorm has a very large room
with 37 bunk beds along all the walls.
The boys have no privacy or place for
their personal things. They are just
part of a gang jammed into that dirty,
unpainted room.
A rule of education states that the
younger the children are the more
adult leaders they need. Some acade-
mies put large groups of young chil-
dren together because they aren't as
vocal in their demands as older chil-
dren.
If we decide that the academy ap-
proach is the only way for educating
missionary children, then we must con-
struct the buildings to permit family
Ufe to be duplicated. The large-
barracks approach must be stopped for
the child below college level. Maybe
we need to build separate homes, hous-
ing no more than 10 to 12 students.
I visited an academy where 37 junior-
age boys were the responsibility of one
couple.
I also found that unqualified per-
sonnel were often serving as house-
parents. It is sad that on many fields
houseparents have not come specifi-
cally to do that work, but rather are
drafted by the field councO to fill that
"dirty job." Often field councils
promise to let the couple "get out into
real mission work next year when re-
placement houseparents arrive."
As long as the position of house-
parent is treated as the lowest, most
despised position in the academy or on
the field we will continue to have
trouble attracting adequately trained
personnel.
I met some very outstanding house-
parents who are doing a magnificent
job with "their children." I also met
a number of emotional misfits in those
positions.
A young couple was responsible for
the senior high girls. The girls were
attracted to the husband, looking to
him as a father-image. His wife, how-
ever, became deeply jealous and took
every opportunity to criticize the girls.
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The girls began avoiding her and going
only to the husband, inflaming the
situation. This couple has not solved
their own marital problems. The wife
is too insecure to be put in this posi-
tion.
In other cases dorm parents told
me that they would rather be out
"doing missionary work." As long as
there is a divided heart the needs of
mish kids wUl not be met. We need
a new breed of houseparents who con-
sider that developing the complete
emotional-spiritual hfe of "their chil-
dren" is their missionary work.
The successful academy must have
specially trained houseparents. Persons
who apply to mission boards to serve
in this capacity ought to have special-
ized training in psychology and soci-
ology, perhaps with a master's degree.
They should be given a battery of
psychological tests and be emotionally
mature as individual persons and as
marriage partners. Houseparents
should be considered equal with the
academic staff and not just custodians.
The third condition that causes
emotional problems in the lives of our
mish kids is the staffs attitude in some
of the academies. A number of schools
feel that they are fulfilling their role
in missions if the student learns science,
math and English.
The policy of the entire school from
the superintendent to the PTA must
be to develop the full emotional-
spiritual-intellectual potential of each
child. If this policy were effected,
teachers would not be teaching Math
107 but would be seeking to develop
the total personality of which Math
107 is a minute part.
The activities on the basketball
court, in dorm homes, at meal tables
and on dates should not be viewed as
extra-curricular but considered integral
for child development. Personnel must
face the fact that academic education,
no matter how superior, will not be
enough.
A few generations ago missionary
children were kept at home and given
inferior education but were stronger
emotionally. Today in spite of higher
educational standards many are suffer-
ing emotionally.
A fourth condition that contributes
to the emotional stress of our mish
kids is inadequate missionary parents.
I have met some parents who are sub-
consciously glad to have the "burden"
of child raising pushed onto the acade-
my. With a pious prayer they say in
effect, "God, I am doing your great
work, now You raise my kids." Some
of these kids have been terribly frac-
tured but the parents could care less
because they have "committed their
children to God."
Some missionaries should not be
parents. They would have failed as
parents here at home because they
were not emotionally mature.
Commissioning a missionary doesn't
take away his problem or make him
an adequate person, partner or parent.
These problems must be ironed out
before appointment and continued to
be strengthened after a missionary
goes to the field.
Professionals should be sent overseas
regularly to hold family clinics. These
should include instruction in inter-
personal dynamics and child behavior
as well as provide private counseling
sessions. The ordinary citizen in the
States has a pastor and other profes-
sional men available to help when
pressures build up. But the missionary
— m any people thin k— is a super-
spiritual giant who is above sin and
never needs help.
Missionary parents must begin to be
parents. They must seek help when it
is needed and destroy their supernatural
halo. As our missionaries become ade-
quate parents they will be able to pro-
vide the warm, secure, trusting relation-
ships their children need.
I also feel that stateside churches
help produce some of the emotional
problems of mish kids. The churches
must learn to humanize their mission-
aries. Missionaries are flesh and blood
people with real heartaches.
Let me quote extensively from a
missionary dad who bares his heart on
the struggles he is having:
"You asked about boarding school
and how we as parents feel about
putting our children in school and
also how the children feel about it.
Well, I guess that today would be the
best time for me to give you an answer
as we just returned from the school
where we left our children. To be
really truthful it just seems so unfair
that when we are given children and we
have them for such a short time, that
we should be denied the opportunity
to have them grow up in our home! I
love my children just hke any father
does, and I just hate to have them
away from me like this.
"My son and I have had a very good
relationship. But now I can only see
him once in every four or five months,
and then only for short periods of
time. I just find my emotions put to
the breaking point."
When churches begin to understand
the frustrations and needs of the mis-
sionary family they will become con-
cerned and involved in the real burdens
the missionary often carries alone.
As you share Christmas dinner with
your family and open gifts around the
tree, think about Sue, her freckles,
blowing hair, and tear-stained face.
She won't be going home for Christ-
mas. ¥
Sue is not a CBFMS MK, nor do the
writer's opinions necessarily reflect the poli-
cies and conditions at schools administered
by CBFMS.
Rev. James Conway, a graduate of Con-
servative Baptist Theological Seminary in
Denver, pastors the Twin City Bible Church
in Urbana, Illinois.
(Reprinted by permission from Impact for
December 1969, published by Conservative
Baptist Foreign Mission Society)
January 10, 1970
TIHIE CHOLP^INI'S PAQl
MHC at Waipio, Hawaii
Away over in Hawaii— a place that
probably all the MH'ers would like to
visit-there is a Missionary Helpers Club
at the Waipio Grace Brethren Church.
Rev. Foster Tresise is the pastor of the
church, and Mrs. Tresise is leader of the
MHC.
In the picture at the right, some of
the Waipio MH'ers are holding posters
showing the pictures of Brethren mission-
aries on all the various fields. Don't you
wish you could get a real close look at
these posters?
Some of the older members of the
MHC may remember that for the MHC
coloring contest several years ago they
colored a picture of the Waipio Grace
Brethren Church in Hawaii Hke the view
shown below.
Praise the Lord for this Bible-preaching
church where boys and girls and grown-
ups can hear the Gospel. Keep praying
for the Brethren mission field in Hawaii!
Above: Back row, left to right: Dennis Sandavol, Bobby Sandavol,
IVIichael London, IVIichael Sandavol, Gary London. Front row: Lori
Ayala, Dee Anne Butler, Yvette Hart, Tracy London.
Below, left to right: Cheryl Kepner, Debra Kepner, Denise Joslin.
HARRY HELPER AND MARY MISSIOIMARY-
wouldnY it be
nice to visit
hawaii just now?
WELL, MARY, I R.EALLY
LIKE THIS SNOW- BUT
I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO
HAWAII
TOO
I'D LKE TO MEET ALL IT'S GREAT
THE KIDS THAT T HE | THAT THERE
TR.ES15ES I (even ARE MH'ERS
ANP THE
LEECHES
AR.E
WORKING
WITH
THERE
SAY.' I WONPER. IF
MOST OF THOSE KIDS
HAVE EVER SEEN A
SNOWBALL
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Hunger
I feel a little guilty
When I see my table spread
So sumptuously with everything,
Not just my "daily bread."
I seem to see the sunken eyes
And wasting hollow cheek
Of hungry children and the cries
Of hungry babies, weak!
"Oh how," I ask, "can it be fair
For me to have so much?
They perish, though the Master said,
'My Kingdom is of such.' "
And then there is that other food.
More needful than the bread
But on it, too, abundantly
My heart and soul have fed!
Ah yes, I am a debtor
To all who are in need,
And can I sit complacently
And fail their cries to heed?
Can I who have so much, ignore
The Master's loving word.
The One whose tender throbbing heart
With great compassion stirred?
"A little guilty," did I say?
Oh God, how great my shame!
That while I sit in pleasant ease.
They know not e'en Thy Name!
Stir me, dear Lord, Oh stir us all.
Who call ourselves Thy kin!
Words are so cheap, and futile grief
Won't hungry children win.
How can I stand before Thy throne
Thy sorrowing eyes to meet
Who said, "They need not go away?
Oh give ye them to eat"?-
— Florence Adkins
(Reprinted by permission from Call to
Prayer for Missions for November 1969.
The author is a former missionary to Africa.)
January 10, 1970
w,
hy are missionary children
bitter? This question from a student
responding to a mission questionnaire
took us somewhat by surprise. Person-
ally, we had not encountered any mis-
sionary kids who revealed bitterness
and thus assumed that their problems
were no more serious than the prob-
lems faced by all normal Christian
young people in the process of growing
up. But here was a question we could
not ignore. MKs compose one of the
greatest potentials for the Lord's serv-
ice, and it would be tragic to permit
conditions to exist which lead them
to disenchantment with missions, or
for that matter, with any phase of the
Lord's work. Thus, a letter was sent
to all Brethren MKs above high school
age, seeking their reaction. We en-
couraged them to be candid, and
assured them that letters would be kept
confidential. The results were indeed
gratifying, and although we have no
intention of breaking a confidence by
publishing names or the full contents
of letters, we feel that none of our
informants will object to excerpts or
conclusions gleaned from their re-
sponses.
"Do I object to being a missionary's
kid? No. Being an MK has given me
more experiences in all phases of life
than the average child."
"One criticism— people expect too
much from us. MKs are normal, red-
blooded human beings."
"I've always felt God specially
blessed me by giving me missionary
parents. I have never really felt bitter."
"I am glad to be an MK and will
always be grateful to the Lord for
giving me this valuable experience. In
my case I never left my parents while
on the field so there was no problem
with the parent-child relationship. . . .
For MKs who were not as fortunate as
we were, those who were not able to
stay with their parents, I can see where
bitter attitudes could arise."
"As I reflect on my life as an MK, I
know that all my trials and troubles
were for my good. At the present I
am better off physically, mentally,
socially, financially, and most of all,
spiritually, than many of my peers."
"The life of an MK is now some-
thing which I deeply value and wish at
times I could return to. I feel honored
that this experience could be mine."
"Bitter? I don't think so. If there
have been any discomforts physical or
emotional because of my being an MK,
it helps to keep eternity's values in
view."
The MKs were quite frank in their
response to our office, and shared with
us some of the special problems with
which they had to cope simply because
they were MKs. However, invariably
they also recognized the advantages of
growing up in a foreign culture and
were quick to mention these things
along with their difficult memories.
We list below the advantages and dis-
advantages that they feel are significant.
A Moment wit[i
Advantages of being an MK:
1 . The MK has the privilege of
being a part of two different cultures
at one time.
2. He has the advantage of learning
two languages without real difficulty.
3. He enjoys a much closer family
unity.
4. His life is centered around service
for Jesus Christ and he himself has
the privilege of participation.
5. In missionary work he goes
through many experiences which help
him to mature spiritually and mentally.
6. His family circle is broadened.
All missionaries in the mission family
become to him aunts and uncles.
Disadvantages of being an MK:
1 . People expect too much from
him.
2. The problems of adjustment in
going to and returning from the field.
Adjustments to different culture,
language, schooling, and such.
3. The problem of separation from
parents. This can be a very trying
experience for the MK, depending on
the personality of the child, the age
at which separation occurs, the atti-
tude of the parents themselves, and
adjustments which must be made in
living with another family.
4. The recognition that his parents
do not have as much as others on their
level sometimes causes bitterness.
5. The MK may, for a time, feel
cheated because he is not receiving an
education in the United States.
Not every MK responded to our
request. In some cases this was due to
procrastination; in others, perhaps
some bitterness does exist and thus
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they preferred not to respond. But all
in all, there was sufficient response
from a wide enough section of Breth-
ren missionary families to reveal a
healthy attitude and at the same time
to alert us to the pressure points among
the children of missionaries. Be sure
to read the article "No Christmas for
Sue" by James Conway in this issue of
the Missionary Herald. It would be
impossible to solve all the problems
faced by MKs, and it would not be to
their best interest if we could. But we
can and we must solve some of their
problems. We can be sympathetic.
We can correct our own attitudes and
behavior if they add to the problem.
And we can pray that God will con-
tinue to bring MKs through their
particular experiences to Christian vic-
tory.
The historian Will Durant reminds
us that there were twenty-two civiU-
zations before us— and now ours is de-
clining. He lists three reasons for this
degeneration:
1. A decUne of religious faith;
2. The loosening of family ties;
3. The absence of moral purpose in
education.
It would be appalhng indeed if we
merely shrugged our shoulders and de-
cided to do nothing about these in-
disputable facts. But there is some-
thing we can and should do to help
check this downward trend. We can
strengthen our own commitment to
the Christian faith in our homes. And
we can tighten the sagging family ties
there as well.
The absence of moral purpose in
public education seems to have pro-
gressed to such a point that there is
little possibihty for Christians ever to
hope to stem the tide. However,
public education is not the only way
our cMldren receive an education. All
over the country Christian Day Schools
have sprung up to counteract increasing
godless philosophy which is stranghng
the public educational system.
In the field of higher education it is
imperative to recognize the valuable
contribution that Grace College and
Seminary are making toward the wel-
fare of our churches, our communities
and our country. The Christian faith is
upheld and proclaimed without apolo-
gy. The sanctity of the home and the
importance of the family is emphasized,
and because God and His Word are
given their rightful place there is moral
purpose in the education that students
receive.
In this season dedicated to the
financial needs of Grace Schools we
need to be liberal in our giving!— /IVZ
^aying a Price
"Ye are not your own. . . . For
ye are bought with a price . . ."
(I Cor. 6: 19-20).
In the two years my husband and
I have been in Africa, we have been
strongly impressed with a particular
fact: that is, that every missionary
has paid a price for the privilege
of laboring for the Master in this
land. Many who are here are
miracles of God's grace. Some have
been seriously ill— but, praise God,
He has answered prayer and enabled
them joyfully to continue serving
Him. But previous to His healing of
their bodies they had paid a price—
the cost of pain and suffering.
Others have had a price to pay in
various forms— for many the separ-
ation from children and other loved
ones. Some have placed a precious
member of their family in the
African earth, there to await the
resurrection day of our Lord's re-
turn.
Lives are expended in a strange
land under conditions and circum-
stances vastly removed from previ-
ous situations in the homeland. On
the mission field there can be no
accumulation of wealth and security
for the future; this is a life of
trusting God day by day for every
need and learning that His promises
are steadfast and sure. "My God
shall supply all your need according
to his riches in glory by Christ
Jesus" (Phil. 4: 19).
And yet the greatest price that
any of God's saints has paid is not
to be compared in any degree with
the price the Lord Jesus paid for
the redemption of mankind.
The privilege of being "called"
by God, and of dying to self and
living each day in the service of the
King, far outweighs the material
things of this world. The outpour-
ing of God's grace and the fellow-
ship and presence of the Lord dur-
ing the trials are experiences known
only by those who pay the price of
discipleship. The love for our
Saviour, and the willingness to pay
any price, brings far greater riches
than silver and gold (read I Cor.
4:17-18).
Our prayer can only be one of
thankfulness and praise: "Thank
You, dear Lord, for paying the price
of Thine own precious self, for my
eternal life with Thee and for all
those who have placed their faith
and trust inThee."— £'//en Voorhees,
Bozoum, Central African Republic
January 10, 1970
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CM/z/tch/ lyeii/^
WE'RE SORRY! The Brethren
Annual was tardy getting out to our
subscribers this year due to production
problems at the printing plant. A
breakdown on one of the huge presses
on which the Annual is printed caused
a logjam in the printer's schedule, and
when the Annual was completed and
placed in the mail, it ran into the
Christmas-mail rush. We at the Herald
appreciate your patience and under-
standing, and trust that the 1970
Annual will escape a similar fate and
arrive on schedule.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. Rev. and
Mrs. David L. Hocking, First Brethren
Church, are the proud parents of a
baby boy, Matthew Craig, weighing
eight pounds, 14 ounces. The church
announces the hiring of Mr. Glenn
Harmonson as business administrator.
He attended Westmont College and
Long Beach State College and coached
at Brethren High School for three
years. For the past ten years he has
worked as a tax consultant and invest-
ment counselor.
DAYTON, OHIO. Remodeling of
the sanctuary of the North Riverdale
Brethren Church has been completed,
and the first services were held in the
new facility Dec. 21. Formal dedica-
tion services will be held Jan. 18 with
Dr. Warren Wiersbe as the dedication
speaker. The brass choir from Grace
College will provide special music.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heinkel, members
of long standing in the church, re-
cently observed their 60th wedding
anniversary. Jesse B. Deloe, pastor.
MARTINSBURG, PA. Rev. Alvin
S. Bauch, state director of Child Evan-
gelism Fellowship in western Pa., was
the speaker for the evening service at
the First Brethren Church Dec. 7. He
is a graduate of Prairie Bible Institute,
and is currently in charge of a 31-
county area of CEF. His illustrated
message, entitled "Rich Man in Hell,"
was a challenge to all hearts. William
H. Snell, pastor.
AFRICA. Rev. Robert Collitt,
pastor of the Grace Brethren Church,
Hagerstown, Md., made a whirlwind
tour of the Central African Republic
mission stations Dec. 14-16. His sched-
uled fiight into Bangui was canceled
which cut three days from his visit.
Roy Snyder , missionary correspondent .
DAYTON A BEACH, FLA. The
Brethren work here has selected the
name of Community Brethren Church
and will meet in the YWCA, 344 S.
Beach St., Daytona Beach. Sunday
school and morning worship services
will be held, with no evening or prayer
services planned for the present. Breth-
ren from the North who visit the area
are welcome to the services. Herman
Koontz, pastor.
COVINGTON, VA. Five feature-
length, full color films were shown at
the Grace Brethren Church Nov. 24-28.
These films are available through the
Billy Graham Film Crusade and were
used in an area wide crusade under the
sponsorship of Grace Brethren, Temple
Baptist, and two United Methodist
churches. For the first half hour each
night, except Wednesday, a Christian
concert was held under the direction
of Mrs. Warren Hendrick. W. Carl
Miller, pastor.
JENNERS, PA. Mrs. Bette Firl re-
ceived the bronze "Teacher of the
Year" award at the Jenners Brethren
Church. She is a teacher in the toddler
department. The largest offering re-
ceived any week this year was $2,719
received the week of Nov. 2. James
Hoffmeyer, pastor.
LA PUENTE, CALIF. The Voices
of Jerusalem, a Negro singing group,
recently presented the evening service
at the Hacienda Heights Grace Brethren
Church. A record number of 72 were
in attendance. In the following weeks,
there have been seven decisions for sal-
vation. Frank Dunigan, pastor.
BUENA VISTA, VA. The Lord
wonderfully blessed with 19 decisions
for salvation and 41 rededications of
life in recent meetings with Rev. Ed
Lewis at the First Brethren Church.
Seven of those making decisions have
obeyed the Lord in baptism and have
also become church members. Lester
W. Kennedy, pastor.
HARRAH, WASH. Steve Pickett,
a member of the Harrah Brethren
Church, finished his senior year's FFA
livestock activities at Wapato High
School with a flourish. Representing
the school in FFA competition at the
Pacific International Exposition in
Portland, he was named grand champi-
on showman. His steer placed fourth
in beef classification. Charles H.
Winter, pastor.
BEAUMONT, CALIF. The Cherry
Valley Brethren Church and Christian
Day School is in need of someone to
serve in a custodial capacity. Anyone
interested in such a position should
contact the pastor, Bruce L. Button,
Box 655, Beaumont, Califi 92223.
RITTMAN, OHIO. The Moody
Science film "Facts of Faith" was
shown recently at the First Brethren
Church. It presents many interesting
aspects about electricity and then ties
in a gospel message. Charles W.Turner,
pastor.
RADFORD, VA. Rev. Roy E.
Glass assumed the duties as pastor of
the Fairlawn Brethren Church as of
Jan. 10. Please change his address in
your Annual to: 13 Oxford Ave., Fair-
lawn, Radford, Va. 24141.
PRAY FOR THESE MEETINGS
Notice of meetings to be listed in this column must be received
for publication at least 30 days in advance of scheduled dates.
Church
Date
Pastor
Speaker
Alexandria, Va.
Jan. 25-30
Kenneth Teague
Allen Herr
Martinsburg, W.Va.
Feb. 1-8
Robert Dell
Dean Fetterhoff
Wooster, Ohio
Feb. 1-8
Kenneth Ashman
Allen Herr
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CHANGES. The following changes
and additions should be made in your
new Brethren Annual: On page 2
under the heading "Executive Com-
mittee," Ward A. Miller should be
listed as chairman, and Jesse B. Deloe
as secretary. Rev. Ron Allerheiligen
is the new pastor of the Grace Brethren
Church, Beaver City, Nebr. His address
is Beaver City, Nebr. 68926. Rev
Donald G. Earner is the new pastor of
the Vernon Brethren Church, Telford,
Tenn. His address is R. R. 1, Telford,
Tenn. 37690. The address of Rev
Gerald Polman, pastor of the Grace
Brethren Church, Englewood, Ohio, is
1634 Pinecrest Dr., Dayton, Ohio
46514. All mail for the Listie, Pa
church should be sent to the pastor.
Rev. Fred Wm. Walter, or the church
address, Box 65, Listie, Pa. 15549.
Miss Sarah E. Good is the church
secretary, but all mail should be sent
as listed above. Rev. and Mrs. Ron
Graff, 632 Forbes, Montebello, Calif.
90640. Please change your Annual.
PIRMASENS, GERMANY. Breth-
ren Chaplain (Major) Paul 0. Lindberg,
second battalion chaplain, was co-
sponsor with Chaplain (Lt. Col.) James
J. Murphy, 32nd AADCOM chaplain,
of a one-day religious retreat at the
service club here recently. Discussions
around the theme, "Influences on
Today's Families" covered such topics
as: the new morality, the military, the
church, and the influence of these
forces on the family.
WINONA LAKE, IND. The first
service to be held in the new church
edifice of the Winona Lake Brethren
Church was a communion service on
Dec. 1 1 . Regular services began with
a special Christmas musicale on Sunday
evening, Dec. 21. Dedication of the
new facilities is planned for sometime
in January. Charles Ashman, pastor.
SIMI, CALIF. Robert J. Lofgren,
a high school student in the Communi-
ty Brethren Church, received a letter of
commendation for his notable per-
formance on the 1969 National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying test. He is
among the 39,000 students who scored
in the upper 2 percent of the 1970
high school graduates. Robert is a fine
leader of young people, and partici-
pated on the Southern Calif, quiz team
at national conference this year. He
will attend Grace College in the fall.
E. John Gillis, pastor.
Cutting the cake, an exact replica of the church and grounds, are Pastor and iVIrs. Simon
Toroian, as Rev. and IVlrs. Arnold Kriegbaum look on.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. Guest
speaker for the 20th anniversary and
mortgage-burning service at the Grace
Brethren Church was Rev. Arnold
ICriegbaum, first pastor of the church.
Jn W.
emorium
Notices of death appearing in this column
must be submitted in writing by a pastor.
BAKER, Mollie (Marion}, 11, a
member of the Bethel Brethren Church,
Berne, Ind., passed away Dec. 5. Ken-
neth E. Russell, pastor.
FLORY, Mary Catherine, 56, wife
of Rev. Albert L. Flory, pastor of the
Bell Brethren Church, Bell, Calif., en-
tered into rest with the Lord Dec. 21.
She graduated from the Bible Institute
of Los Angeles in 1933 and was an ac-
complished musician, poet and Bible
student. Dr. Charles W. Mayes, her
former pastor, officiated at the service.
HAMMER, Myles (Annie), 90, a
member of the First Brethren Church,
Johnstown, Pa., for many years, passed
into the Lord's presence Nov. 22. She
was the mother of James Hammer and
of Rev. Thomas Hammers, alumni co-
ordinator for Grace Schools. The
memorial service was conducted in
Johnstown by Rev. Wesley Haller and
Rev. Don K. Rager.
Watching in the background are Rev. Arnold
Kriegbaum (I), first pastor, and Rev. Simon
Toroian, present pastor, as trustees (I to r)
Don Ciha, Ray Koop, and Alvah Gorsh burn
the mortgage.
l/l/eaaina ^^etl6
A six month's free subscription to the
Brethren Missionary Herald is given to
those whose addresses are supplied by the
ofliciating minister.
Bonnie Holmes and Donald Lemke,
Nov. 29, Bellflower Brethren Church,
Bellflower, Calif.
Bernice Orton and Cecil Snyder,
Dec. 13, Bellflower Brethren Church,
Bellflower, Calif.
Nancy Soule and Michael Darner,
Dec. 20, Grace Brethren Church, Fre-
mont, Ohio.
Lois Linda Dreistadt and Stuart
Randal Bowman, Dec. 20, Woodville
Grace Brethren Church, Mansfield,
Ohio.
January 10, 1970
13
For Penny-Pinching Church Boards
Four Ways To Cu
De
'ear Cousin Ralph,
So you're the new chairman of the
finance committee in your church!
Congratulations.
In the inflationary period facing
our nation, the churches have an obli-
gation to lead in cutting costs.
I have some advice for you on how
to cut costs in a local church. I have
served on the finance committee in
four different congregations during
the past decade. If you want to re-
duce the budget, look first at the
biggest items in the budget. In a
local church, as in organizations that
produce services rather than goods,
the biggest single item is often salaries.
In most churches one of the largest
items is the pastor's salary. It is not
uncommon for 25 to 60 percent of the
total expenditures in a local church to
be allocated for ministerial support
salary and fringe benefits.
If you are seriously interested in
this subject, Ralph, you should know
there are four very common methods
being used by churches today to cut
their pastor's salary.
The first, the most highly visible,
and the least common is simply to re-
duce the cash salary. If the cash salary
in your church was set at $8,000 for
this year, simply reduce it to $7,500
for next year. That saves the congre-
gation $500.
This can backfire. If cutting the
salary does cause your pastor to move
you may not save any money because
(a) it may cost more than $500 for
the moving expenses of the new minis-
ter, and (b) the pulpit committee may
not be able to find a vigorous, attrac-
tive, dynamic young minister in the
thirty-five to forty age bracket with
twenty years of experience who will
take the job for less than $8,500.
A second method of cutting the
pastor's salary is simply not to increase
it. In this inflationary era, Ralph, that
is the same as cutting it.
Suppose your church is now paying
a cash salary of $8,000. If you keep it
at $8,000 for 1970 this will be about
the same as a $560 cut since wages
are now rising at an annual rate of
about 7 percent. This means that on
a comparative basis he is losing ground
with the rest of the people in the labor
force if his salary is less than $8,500
in 1970.
Take a look at the increase in the
cost of living or the consumer price
index as it is more properly called.
This index has climbed for over thirty
consecutive months and at the end of
April (1969) it was 126.4, up from
119.9 in April 1968. The base period
for this index is the average of prices
in 1957 to 1959. This means it cost
$126.40 in April 1969 to purchase
what $100 would have bought eleven
years earlier.
In recent months the rise in the cost
of living has been even greater. In
March it went up to an annual rate of
9.6 percent and in April at an annual
rate of 7.2 percent. This means you
can be generous with your pastor and
still cut his salary. Give him a 5 per-
cent increase— that sounds impressive
and some people will misunderstand
this as a $500 increase. Actually, of
course, on an $8,000 cash salary it is
only $400 and really means you're re-
ducing his buying power for 1970 by
$100 when compared to 1969.
A third, and much more subtle
method of cutting your pastor's salary
is used in many congregations. Instead
of trying to use an axe on the item
labeled "pastor's salary" in the pro-
posed budget, the proponents of this
method sit back quietly while others
laboriously calculate the rise in the
cost of living and add on a nominal
amount for a "merit increase." In a
church such as ours where we now
pay our pastor a cash salary of $9,000
for 1969 1 expect most of the members
will agree to raise it to about $9,800
for 1970. That $800 sounds impres-
sive, doesn't it, Ralph? It offsets an
estimated $550 decrease in his actual
buying power because of inflation and
adds on another $250 as a merit in-
crease.
I will openly and strongly support
the motion for this $800 increase even
though I believe our minister is over-
paid and I want to cut his salary.
Sounds inconsistent? Not at all, Ralph,
because I will still get my way!
There are two reasons why I am so
confident. First, currently the median
income of all persons with four or
more years of college training is rising
at the rate of nearly $1,000 per year.
Incidentally, this is a significant change
from the middle sixties when the in-
come of the typical family head with
four or more years of college rose by
only $500 to $600 annually. Thus an
increase of $800 means he will be in a
poorer salary position, comparatively,
in 1970 than in 1969.
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By Lyie E. Schaller
5our Pastor's Salary
The other and more important
reason for my acquiescence to an $800
increase in our minister's salary is that
I intend for the discussion to stop
right there. Many churches are now
putting items in the budget for the
continuing education of the pastor,
book ahowances, meetings, confer-
ences, and similar items. A very sub-
stantial number of congregations have
even added an extra $300 to $500 to
the pastor's salary in order to help
cover his Social Security payments.
As you may know. Social Security is
now compulsory for clergymen. For
ministers who weren't covered before,
this means getting hit with a huge bill
since nunisters pay the self-employed
rate which is one and one-half times
the rate most of us pay.
In our church we pay a flat $600
for utilities and $ 1 ,000 for automobile
expense. I intend to argue that since
we're increasing the pastor's salary by
a very generous $800 for 1970, that
we should leave the amount for utili-
ties and car allowance the same for
1970 as for 1969.
Now I know as well as you do,
Ralph, that the cost of utiHties for the
parsonage will continue to go up in
1970. If they go up by $50-that's
the pastor's tough luck and is the same
as decreasing his compensation by
$50. Two years ago, when I first came
here I got a policy clarification through
the committee that we not pay utiU-
ties and travel, but rather that we pay
a fixed annual amount toward the total
cost to the pastor. I did this on the
premise that we could not prepare a
reliable budget to guide the treasurer
in paying bills unless we eliminated all
variables whenever possible.
The big saving as a result of this
policy is in automobile expense. Our
pastor drives about 10,000 miles a
year on church business. According
to Runzheimer and Co., Inc., regarded
by most accountants as the leading
authority on the costs of operating an
automobile for business purposes, in
1964 the annual cost of driving a car
10,000 miles was $1,276 and it had
climbed to $1,408 in 1968. At this
rate the cost in 1970 will be nearly
$ 1 ,500. By freezing the car allowance
at $1,000 since 1964 I figure we are
saving the church nearly $500 in 1970.
I figure if we increased the minister's
total compensation to pay a realistic
figure for auto expense, utilities, and
to offset the increase in the cost of
hving it would cost us $1,100 over
1969 plus a merit increase.
The best way of cutting the pastor's
salary, however, is the one we used at
the last church where we were mem-
bers. If your church's parsonage needs
replacing, Ralph, this is one you might
consider.
That church had a hundred-year-old
parsonage that was right up to date in
every way— back in 1900! About once
every twenty years it had been sub-
jected to a major remodeling by ama-
teur carpenters, electricians, and
plumbers from the congregation. The
new pastor, who came in 1964, was
less than happy with it so in 1965 we
made a deal with him. Instead of
granting him an annual salary increase
we would freeze his cash salary at the
1964 level for three years and increase
his "total compensation" by building
a new parsonage.
This turned out to be the best deal
I ever engineered for a church, Ralph!
We saved about $2,000 in cumulative
salary increases that we would have
had to grant. In addition, for 1968,
when they had to raise the salary, they
granted what appeared to be a very
generous increase of $1,000. This
made the total salary for 1968 about
$600 less than what they would have
been paying if they had been matching
what other churches were paying and
thus this was a saving of an additional
$600. By the time that congregation
gets the salary back up to the level of
comparable churches they will have
saved over $3,000 in what they would
have paid a minister if they had not
built a parsonage.
An interesting sidelight on this in-
cident, Ralph, was that everyone in
that church, including the pastor and
his wife, were delighted with the way
everything worked out. I honestly be-
lieve I was the only one in that whole
congregation who realized that what
we were doing was asking the pastor
to provide the down payment for our
new parsonage out of the minister's
salary.
If you have any questions about
these items-don't hesitate to write.
Somebody has to make an effort to
keep church expenditures from going
through the ceiling!
Happy Budget Cutting!
Your cousin. Bill
T
-From The Clergy Journal
January 10, 1970
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Received Your NFBL Decal Yet?
Allegheny Purchases Land; Plans To
Sponsor Camp
The men of the Allegheny District
have organized and purchased land for
a camp.
Pray for this new endeavor.
The December district laymen's
meeting was held at the Jenners (Pa.)
Brethren Church. -£". A. Kelley
Father-Son Banquet In San Bernardino
On Nov. 21, the men and boys
at Grace Brethren Church of San
Bernardino celebrated the first anni-
versary of their Christian Service Bri-
gade program with a Father-Son ban-
quet. Seventy-three men and boys
enjoyed a steak dinner. The speaker
was officer Bill Gansberg of the Cali-
fornia Highway Patrol. His interesting
message spotlighted personal account-
ability and the role of dads in the lives
of their son^.— Ernest Payne
IMor-Cal Men Meet
Fifteen men attended a meeting
Dec. 5 of the Nor-Cal District Laymen
at the Grass Valley Church.
The men from the local laymen's
group prepared the chicken dinner-the
wives helped on dessert.
The superintendent of the Reno
(Nev.) Rescue Mission was our guest
speaker. Also featured was the testi-
For all those who pay the minimal dues of five dollars to belong to
the National Fellowship of Brethren Laymen, goes the very excellently
done decal, featuring the new symbol of the National Fellowship of
Brethren Churches— with a layman's touch!
Great for your car, your briefcase— even for notebooks, etc.
The NFBL is proud of this original design. Join the NFBL movement
and identify! Identify! Identify!
mony of an army captain who was to hit the goals of reaching and teach-
won to Christ in the rescue mission. ing more boys for Christ in \910.-W.
The Nor-Cal men are endeavoring H. Fountain
NOW A WORD
FROM OUR
TREASURER . .
The NFBL continues to work
toward encouraging the youth
of The Brethren Church. Re-
cently, we sent $500 to the
Grace College Laymen's Scholar-
ship Fund.
We hope to send $ 1 ,000 more
before the August conference in
Long Beach, Qa.\\L-Fred Peters
MEET THE OFFICERS
Phil Landrum, Editor
Phil Landrum, of 314 Shawnee
Drive, Carol Stream, Illinois 60187, is
the laymen's page editor. A member
of the Wheaton (111.) Grace Brethren
Church, he is youth director there.
He and his wife, Lois, have a 15-
month-old daughter. Phil is the Direc-
tor of Publications for the Christian
Business Men's Committee Interna-
tional (CBMCI).
The CBMC Contact, which he edits,
won the "Organizational Periodical Of
The Year" award at the 1969 Evan-
gelical Press Association Convention.
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ALL THAT I NEED!
It was a cold, barren November day
as I walked out of the base chapel to
my car with every intention of driving
home to my family only a few miles
away. As I began to drive, the dark
foreboding problems and fears that
harassed me day and night came like
a torrent of rain, pelting my mind with
questions for which I had no answers.
I drove aimlessly for two hours and
remembered only that I was looking
for the perfect tree to crash into, one
that would be certain to make the im-
pact fatal for me.
I had purposely gone to the service
at the chapel looking for some answers
to my questions. I was painfully aware
of the fact that my life was being lived
as a mockery to Christianity, but I
could not find the way to a happy life
that was able to surmount the frustra-
tions of my present life. With the
preoccupation and excitement of mar-
riage, children and service life, I had
slowly pushed the reality of Christ
out of my life, although I did not
realize it at the time. Now, God
seemed dead to me, and religion was
dull and dry. I became emotionally
and spiritually drained of inner re-
source, and honestly preferred Satan's
hell rather than the hell on earth of my
empty, perplexed existence.
I never found my "perfect" tree
that day. Someone kept me from find-
ing it. He kept the country road free
She kept driving, looking for the right tree to
of cars and guided my driving at ex-
cessive speeds. It was late when I
turned the car into the driveway, and
I was exhausted, but I stayed awake
hours thinking and trying to pray. All
I could cry out was, "Oh God, where
are You?" over and over. I had the
feeling that my cry only hit the ceiling
and bounced back, but I know now
that "He heard me for He has an-
swered my cry" (cf. Ps. 138:3).
The next day I did my housework
mechanically and took care of the
children, longing to be a "joyful mother
of children" fPs. 113:9), and I won-
dered why that particular verse came
suddenly into my mind. A few days
later while on the way home from
taking my husband to the base for an
overseas flight that was to keep him
away from home for a month, I began
to think of the bombs that he carried
on his plane, the world situation, the
loneliness of the next four weeks, the
responsibility of the children, and in-
stead of being afraid, the verses of the
twenty-third Psalm slowly passed
through my consciousness like a heal-
ing balm.
That was only the beginning of
many, many months of spiritual thera-
py by the Great Physician. A few
months after my "ride" into the coun-
try, my dad died. Once again I drove
out into the country and this time I
found the perfect tree. I stopped the
car and went over to the foot of it where
I poured out my sorrow. Clean, new
thoughts came into my mind. Thoughts
from the Man of Sorrows telling me
that He was as alive today as that tree
and that my dad was alive, only with
Him; that I must come back to the
foot of the cross and begin there as I
was now doing at the foot of the tree;
if I would abide in Him, the Vine,
someday I would be a strong branch.
In the book Absolute Surrender hy
Andrew Murray, he says: "What a
simple thing it is to be a branch, the
branch of a tree, or the branch of a
vine!" God is teaching me that this is
true. Several months ago we were
transferred to a new assignment. As
we were on our way to the housing
office , I asked God if He would provide
a house for us with just one or two
large trees in the yard. The first house
we looked at had a dense woods in the
backyard. We never looked at the
other houses. The trees in our yard
constantly remind me of God's love
and understanding in so many ways.
A few weeks ago, my husband called
from the office to tell me that he is to
go to Vietnam for a year. As I walked
out under the trees, many peaceful
thoughts went through my mind. Once
again I meditated on Psalm 23 and a
great sense of God's peace and love
came over me.
As the beautiful red and yellow
leaves fell from the trees all around
me, I realized that each life has its
seasons, and that our marriage was to
go through an apparent barren winter,
but with our branch grafted in union
with the Vine, it will survive, and our
spiritual lives will be enriched and
matured. Just as God has a purpose
for the trees during winter. He has a
purpose for us in this separation. Per-
haps this is the Gardener's way of
bringing forth fruit, choice, lasting
fruit. With this thought, I willingly
yield to His pruning and care. He is
bringing me from a cold barren Novem-
ber day of several years ago to a warm,
sunny, blessed springtime, and I praise
Him for His supply.
Reprinted by permission from COMMAND
January 10, 1970
17
look at life
^KealliUcaUi/ .
(Edit, note; It is indeed a pleasure to present
in this issue the first installment of Mrs.
Althea Miller's column "The Creative Wom-
an." Mrs. Miller is the wife of Rev. Robert
E. A. Miller, who has served in a number of
Brethren pastorates. The Millers are now
missionaries to the Jews in Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Miller, author of the popular book
Under the Parsonage Roof, is recognized
nationally as a worker with women and is
widely used as a speaker to women's groups.)
I en-year-old Judy came home
from school in terrible pain. Her arms,
shoulders and legs were the focal point
of agony. After exhaustive research,
medical findings confirmed rheumatoid
arthritis. Move from cold New England
to a warmer climate; constant medical
supervision the remainder of her life;
this was the prognosis.
We met this charming girl as a high
school sophomore. A radiant personal-
ity belied her misshapen fingers and
stiff legs locked in a vice-like grip of
tortured muscles. She, along with her
wonderful, self-denying parents had
realistically faced the hard facts of their
life as a family. Against great odds
they lived creatively.
Today Judy has her masters degree
and works with a state rehabilitation
facility. Daily she helps the crippled
and handicapped to see an indisputable
sermon of creativity in her own re-
markable achievement. While her re-
sponse to life is exceptional, it is not
unique. Clinical evidence throws abun-
dant liglit on human capacity to sur-
mount the insurmountable, especially
in the physical realm. Yet it seems
Miller
there are far too few really creative
people in the intellectual-spiritual-
emotional realms. And among women
even fewer. WHY?
Questioning dozens of people I
discovered two reactions to creativity
in women. Many women really don't
know who they are. Nor do they know
what creativity is all about. Answers
like: "Who, me? Creative? You can't
be serious." From men: "Don't like
'em. Make me feel uncomfortable."
"They are too aggressive." I wanted
to forget the subject. But the thought
haunted me. Creative women periodi-
cally show up on the world scene.
Surely others are hidden in the "wings"
of Life, hoping for the beckoning finger
of encouragement to bring them into
full bloom. Maybe you are one of
them. Honestly, wouldn't you like to
be creative?
A first step is to look at Hfe
realistically. This demands an honest
evaluation of what life is all about.
You already know it isn't a "pink
tea." It calls for investigation on
personal and inter-personal levels, prob-
ing the positive, negative, spiritual,
intellectual aspects of being alive. You
must answer the questions: WHO AM
I? WHY AM I HERE? WHERE AM
I GOING? Your candid answers may
hurt, but they'll not be phony. Hypoc-
risy will be banished. Positive action
is therapeutic.
When did you last investigate your
personal motives for living and your
reactions to life? Have you been a
leech, resorting to rationalizations,
blaming another person, circumstance
or condition? Or a tower of godly
strength in your shaky world? The
latter is a giant step toward creativity;
the former carries you backward.
Let's face it, you do have problems.
Chiefly at home. You understand
your husband less now than when you
married. Sensing your desperation,
the children add to your frustrations.
The younger ones are Uttle monsters;
the teenagers are something else. You
get little cooperation in discipline from
their father. Nobody in your family
is interacting on the same wave length.
You've never been more "up-tight."
You just don't accept yourself,
especially after that personal scrutiny
which revealed many weaknesses and
faults. How can anybody be creative
in such a milieu? Who wants to be?
You can. You do. If you don't
make an effort to defy stalking defeat,
your personality will die. If you don't
want to hve creatively you're as good
as dead now. DON'T let either happen
to you.
When you have faced yourself real-
istically within the context of your
life you are up against an identity
crisis. It is imperative here to answer
the question WHO AM I? Not who
you are by family or given name; not
by education, or social standards, nor
even church affiliation. But who are
you if you had no name, no education,
no social status, no church relation-
ship; if you stood utterly alone, with
no identification with a world of
humanity?
I hope you would know and believe
beyond doubt that you are a creation
from God's hand. That He had a pur-
pose in creating you. You are not an
act of a capricious deity; or a play-
thing; or an afterthought— it was for
love's sake that you were created so
that you might experience fellowship
with the Most High.
But more than this, God loves you.
You are His loved one. His love
answers the question, WHY AM I
HERE? As a Christian you ". . . are
(Continued on page 21)
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Brethren Missionary Herald
"T/»e Master Calleth'
TO
WIN
CHILDREN
By Mrs. Michael Funderburg
Pastor's wife, Cumberland, Maryland
Iwo nights before Christmas,
1966, while seated in our dining room,
I heard my five-year-old daughter
scream a terrified, "Help!" She'd been
sitting in the next room, in front of
the fireplace, watching TV.
I looked up. I couldn't believe what
was happening. Huge orange flames
were rising from her back! My father
was immediately at her side, clapping
out the flames.
The Lord's protection over our
daughter, Laura, was miraculous.
When her long hair caught fire, my
father was the only adult in the room.
And he had just entered the room to
watch a favorite TV program. We
thank God for giving on-the-spot wis-
dom—her grandpa quickly clapped his
hands into the flames to extinguish
them. Although some of 'her hair
burned to within one-quarter inch of
her scalp, none of her skin was burned.
If he would have taken time to grab
something to smother the flames, she
would have been badly burned. Al-
though Grandpa's hands had a stinging
sensation all evening, he had no burns.
We could never thank him enough for
what he did.
Before I put Laura to bed that
night , she asked me how Grandpa had
put the fire out. I told her he'd done
it with his hands.
"With his bare hands?" she asked.
"Yes, Honey, with his bare hands."
"Why'd he do that Mama? He
might've got burned!"
One night, as I told this story to our
Missionary Helper's Club, I stopped
the narration with Laura's question.
"There's only one answer I could
give to the question Laura asked," I
said to the group. "Can someone tell
me why her grandpa put out the fire
with his bare hands?"
"Because he didn't want her to get
burned," said a sweet little girl with
long, dark hair.
"Right. But why didn't he want her
to get burned?"
"Because she's his granddaughter?"
questioned a boy, not at all sure of his
answer.
"That's right. And because she is,
why didn't he want her to get burned?"
I called on an older child who'd
been eager to answer. "Because he
loves her," came the correct reply.
"That's exactly right. When Laura
asked me why her grandpa did that.
the only answer I could give her was,
'he did it with his bare hands because
he loves you so much.' And it reminds
me of what Jesus did for us when He
died on the cross. He knew that it was
going to hurt very much to pay the
price for all the wrong .things we've
done; to hang on the cross and shed
His blood for us, but He loves us so
much, He did it anyway."
When I gave the invitation, the story
of near tragedy ended in great blessing:
five children came to receive Christ as
Saviour, and three came to "make
sure" they really knew Him.
This has been just one experience
of winning children to the Lord. Each
time is different, but always rewarding.
If only adults would accept Christ as
readily as children do, but too few are
willing to become "as a little child."
To me, the greatest moments in my
life have been telling other people
about the Lord and seeing them accept
Him. But I experienced a greater thrill
last spring when Laura came into the
house and said, "Guess what Mama.
I told Pammy if she wanted to go to
heaven, she'd have to pray and ask
Jesus to come into her heart, and she
did."
It is exciting to win another person
to the Lord. But there's one thing
that's more thrilling: to see your child
lead someone to Him. The Master
calleth us to win our children to Him
and teach them to be missionaries to
their friends. Let's do our job! ▼
January 10, 1970
19
Second in a series on the 1969-70 WMC birthday missionaries
Of Many Journeys and Varied Works
By Marcia Wardell
r^s one who has been fellowshiping
with The Brethren Church all her life,
Charlotte Austin has been privileged
to be associated with various phases
of the Brethren work. It can surely
be said that she has a good acquaint-
ance with Brethren schools, since she
spent half of her own school years in
a Brethren-operated school, as well as
being in close touch with Grace Schools
during her husband's seminary train-
ing; she assisted in the beginning and
development of a home-mission church;
and she has spent a term of service as
a foreign missionary.
A southern California native, Char-
lotte is thankful for the blessing of
having been reared in a Christian home
and in The Brethren Church. The
Second Brethren Church, which later
became North Long Beach Brethren,
was where at the age of twelve she
made her public decision for Christ
and was baptized and received into
membership.
Attending Long Beach's Brethren
school from its beginning when she was
in seventh grade, Charlotte continued
there through liigh school. This was a
Mrs. Charlotte Austin
time of strengthening her Christian
life through the Bible classes, chapel
services, and Christian fellowship with
teachers and friends in both work and
play. "I'm completely sold on the
Christian school," she says.
Furthermore, Brethren High was
where Charlotte met Gordon Austin,
who was a fellow student in her class.
Late in the summer following their
high-school graduation, the two were
married, and then undertook the first
of their journeys together— this one to
Arkansas so that Gordon could take
advantage of the scholarship he had
received to attend John Brown Uni-
versity. In the two years that her
husband was in school there Charlotte
worked at a variety of jobs on the
campus, and she was able to enjoy
much of the college life along with
him.
As they became acquainted with
various opportunities for Christian serv-
ice they decided to make a trip to
San Jose, California, to visit the na-
tional headquarters of the Sky Pilots
organization. The outcome was that
they joined the staff there, helping in
the routine duties of a national office.
At the same time Gordon continued
liis schooling by attending San Jose
State College, majoring in the field of
radio and TV. Just six months later
Sky Pilots moved their headquarters
to Colorado, but the Austins stayed
on in San Jose until Gordon's gradu-
ation.
During their time in San Jose,
Colleen, their older daughter, was born.
Also, Rev. and Mrs. Bill McKillen
arrived in town to begin a Brethren
work. The Austins pitched in to help,
and experienced blessings and thrills
in seeing the church grow and develop.
But then there came another move
across the country, with Winona Lake,
Indiana, as the stopping place for the
little family. Four more years passed.
A second daughter, Marilyn, was added
to the household. Outstanding memo-
ries of those years on Charlotte's part
include belonging to the Seminary
Women's Fellowship, experiencing the
blessings of various conferences, form-
ing friendships with others of mutual
interests, and making application for
service with the Foreign Missionary
Society.
While awaiting developments with
the FMS, they returned to California,
and Gordon assumed the duties of chief
engineer for radio station KBBI, the
Biola station in Los Angeles. Two
more years passed before arrangements
were finalized for their missionary
service. In December, 1963, they flew
to San Jose in the Central American
country of Costa Rica to enter the
Spanish Language Institute, and there
they spent the better part of a year in
concentrated language study. Follow-
ing a brief visit home to California they
were off on their longest journey— to
Argentina, where they arrived in Febru-
ary, 1965.
Buenos Aires, the capital of the
country and a vast metropolis, is
where the Austins reside. Since their
arrival Gordon has been almost com-
pletely occupied in the work of beam-
ing the Gospel out over the airwaves.
Though most of Mrs. Austin's work
has been that of wife and mother, she
has assisted her husband with various
odd jobs in relation to liis work, such
as radio follow-up, visual aids, sUde-
tape sets, and photography.
For the Austin family, February,
1970, will mark the conclusion of a
five-year term in Argentina, which
means it will be time for them to re-
turn to the United States for furlough.
Pray that God may continue to direct
this family in His perfect will for their
lives. ▼
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Brethren Missionary Herald
Getting To Know
Your National
Officers . . .
This month's national officer being featured
is Mrs. Robert Ashman, financial secretary-
treasurer, in the center of the above photo.
Members of the Ashman family, at left and
right, are Joyce and Bob.
Born in the city of floods, I have
experienced a hfe filled with floods of
joy, blessings and trials.
At the age of seven years I accepted
Christ as my Saviour along with my
twin sister. My parents loved the Lord
and as a family with five girls, we
served the Lord in the First Brethren
Church of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Our pastor, the late Rev. Charles Ash-
man, Sr., was a very influential person
in my life as a Christian, as well as
having a son Robert who later was to
become my husband. Following high
school, I worked in a business office
for a year before entering nurses train-
ing. This office experience has been
very valuable in my WMC work.
The first great trial in my life was
my mother's prolonged illness and
death at middle age. The Lord was
gracious in permitting my father to
live until just a year ago.
In 1936 a flood came to our city
which caused loss of life and much
destruction. This same year we were
married and began our fifteen year
service in the pastorate.
Following the death of our first
baby girl, the Lord blessed our home
with two other daughters. Joyce is a
bookkeeper in the financial office of
Grace Schools. Miriam is now Mrs.
Dan Pacheco, a school teacher and
mother. We have a grandson, Danny,
who is the joy of our lives.
I have worked in WMC in various
offices over the past twenty-five years,
being Financial Secretary-Treasurer for
the past nine years.
MISSIONARY BIRTHDAYS - MARCH
AFRICA-
Mr. Albert W. Balzer March 1
Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via Bangui, Central African Republic
Mrs. S. Wayne Beaver March 2
B.P. 240, Bangui, Central African Republic
Mr. Robert H. Juday March 3
B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central African Republic
Anne-Claude Waridel March 12, 1963
Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via Bangui, Central African Republic
Mr. Hans Scheidegger March 27
Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via Bangui, Central African Republic
Stephen Mark Johnson March 29, 1961
Mission a N'Zoro, Bocaianga via Bangui, Central African Republic
Miss Gail Jones March 31
Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via Bangui, Central African Republic
ARGENTINA-
Mrs. Hill Maconaghy March 21
Quintana 353, Adrogue, F.C.G.R., Buenos Aires, Argentina, S.A.
FRAIMCE-
Miss Carol Mensinger March 6
50 rue des Galibouds, 73-Albertville, France
Mrs. James R. Renick March 12
10, rue Chailly-Gueret, 71 -Macon, France
Mrs. Thomas T. Julien March 27
Chateau de St. Albain, 71-Lugny, France
HAWAII-
Rev. Edmund M. Leech March 12
98-404 Ponohale Street, Aiea, Hawaii 96701
Rev. Foster R. Tresise March 20
95-303 Waioni Street, Wahiawa, Hawaii 96786
MEXICO-
Ruth Elaine Dowdy March 26, 1959
5864 Teal Lane, El Paso, Texas 79924
IN THE UNITED STATES-
Norman Alan Hoyt March 7, 1963
Box 588, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590
Mrs. C. B. Sheldon March 21
510 Rose Avenue, Long Beach, California 90812
My husband is self-employed as a
salesman, working out of Ohio. I am
presently employed as a nurse in a rest
home. We are serving and fellowship-
ing at the Winona Lake Brethren
Church.
I can truly thank the Lord for all
His blessings to me and my family,
yes, floods of blessings through the
years. My prayer is that I will always
be found faithful until "The Master
Calleth." T
THE CREATIVE WOMAN . . .
(Continued from page 18)
his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good works, which God
hath before ordained that we should
walk in them" (Eph. 2: 10).
WHERE AM I GOING? "Having
predestinated [marked us out before-
hand] us unto the adoption of children
by Jesus Christ to himself, ... To the
praise of the glory of his grace, wherein
he hath made us accepted in the be-
loved" (Eph. 1:5-6). You can know
you are going toward that better day
when the shadows flee away; when you
will be in the very presence of Him
who loves you "and gave himself for
you."
Such knowledge is like dynamite to
the development of creativity. More
about that next time. ▼
January 10, 1970
21
Our district is extremely scattered,
having only five groups at present— but
the fellowship and blessings have been
great. We hold two rallies each year,
one in the spring and the other in the
fall.
Our spring rally was held on April
12, 1969, at our new Greenwood
Grace Brethren Church in Modesto.
The theme of our conference was,
"Return to 'der Vaterland.' " This
was in keeping with our special guests
and featured speakers for the day. Rev.
and Mrs. Roger Peugh, missionaries
called to "return to the Fatherland"
of Germany to preach the Gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ. The Peugh's
presented the exciting challenge of the
new field in Germany.
At this rally the ladies decided to
take on the project of supplying the
necessary money for an arts and crafts
program at our district youth camp.
One of our WMC ladies went to camp
and directed the program. It was a
tremendous success and a great asset
to the camp.
This fall, November 1, 1969, we
Miss Mary Cripe, missionary guest, portrayed
an African mother with her sicl< child.
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District
News
NOR-CAL REPORTS . . .
returned again to Modesto for our
rally but this time it was held in the
La Loma Grace Brethren Church. Our
special guest for this conference was
Miss Mary Cripe, missionary home from
the Central African Republic. She
presented the challenge of Africa and
portrayed for us, with the help of
Clara Garber, the need for more baby
clinics in this land. Mary played the
part of an African mother bringing
her sick child to the new chnic for
which she had waited so long. As a
result of this skit the ladies voted to
adopt as a project for the year 1970
that of supplying the money needed to
set up a new baby clinic in Africa.
Another project accepted is the new
home-mission church in our district at
Ripon. We are trusting the Lord to
help us supply some of the material
needs of this church.
The Lord graciously helped us to
go over our goal of three-hundred
dollars for property in Hawaii, our
1969 project. We are trusting Him
now to do the same concerning our
1970 projects. T
Mrs. Mary Cripe, mother of Miss Cripe, signs
the guest bool< at the fall rally.
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WMC OFFICIARY
President-Mis. Richard Placeway, 540 Ran
daU Rd., Elyria, Ohio 44035
First Vice President (Proj. Chm.)-Mrs. Ralpt
Hall, R. R. 3, Warsaw, Ind. 46580
Second Vice President (Prog. Chm.)-Mrs
PhilUp Simmons, 10600 S. E. 226th St.
Kent, Wash. 98031
Recording Secretary -Mrs. Gerald Kelley
Box 67, New Troy, Mich. 49119
Assistant Recording Secretary -Mrs. Dar
Pacheco, R. R. 3, Warsaw, Ind. 46580
Financial Secretary-Treasurer-Mrs. Roberl
Ashman, 602 Chestnut Ave., Winona
Lake, Ind. 46590
Assistant to the Financial Secretary-Treasur
er-Mrs. Earle Cole, 2753 Elmwood Ave.
Cuyahoga FaUs, Ohio 4422 1
Literature Secretary-Mrs. Charles Koontz
R. R. 3, Warsaw, Ind 46580
Editor-Mrs. Kenneth Rucker, 100 4th St.
Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
Prayer Chairman-Mrs. Thomas Hammers,
604 Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake, Ind
46590
SMM Patroness-Mrs. Robert Boze, 255 Dear
bom, Berne, Ind. 4671 1
Assistant SMM Patroness-Mrs. Gerald Pol
man, 824 N. Verde Ave., Rialto, Calif.
92376
Ladies . . .
This is our
last month
for Grace
Schools-
Christian
Education
Offering.
Generously!
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Brethren Missionary Herald
SMM Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following who either memorized a
book of Scripture or who read the Bible or one of the Testa-
ments!
Reading
Memorization
East
Robyn Hoffmeyer-Middler
Indiana
Brenda Journay— Senior
Suzan Goodman— Senior
Susan Guiles— Junior
Nancy Kuhn— Junior
Helga Linn— Junior
Sharon Linn— Junior
Ruth Male— Junior
Cynthia Miller— Junior
Rachael Moser— Junior
Wendy Moser— Junior
Linda Perron— Junior
Northcentral Ohio
Pam Walters— Senior
Belinda Markel— Junior
Karen Watson— Junior
Northeastern Ohio
Mary Jane Davis— Middler
Nora Macon— Middler
Peggy Robinson— Middler
Brenda Steward— Middler
Debbie Wolfe-Middler
Lois Kisner— Junior
Northern Atlantic
Judy Knepper— Senior
Southern California-Arizona
Kay Polman— Junior
Southern Ohio
Sue Alexander— Senior
Ann Victor— Senior
Kim Faulkner— Middler
Detta Gribbons— Junior
Deanna Gribbons— Junior
Kristie Long— Junior
Ameri— Mex
Alys Haag— Patroness
Sandra Haag— Senior
East
Jeanette Russell— Senior
Robyn Hoffmeyer-Middler
Janice Neil— Middler
Indiana
Becky Russell— Middler
Cynthia Miller— Junior
Northcentral Ohio
Renee Marietta— Middler
Northeastern Ohio
Kathy Carlisle— Senior
Cathy Eckelberry— Senior
Karen Kinsley— Middler
Linda Kisner— Middler
Jill Burke— Junior
Lois Kisner— Junior
Southern California-Arizona
Marcia Hanscom— Middler
Southern Ohio
Vicki Kettering— Middler
Detta Gribbons— Junior
SMM OFFICIARY
Pres.-Pam Edenfield, Bob Jones University,
Greenville, S. C. 29614
V. Pres.-Sharon Magill, R.D. 1, Box 426,
HolUdaysburg, Pa. 16648
Secy. -Jane Hoover, R.D. 1, Box 4, Rittman,
Ohio 44270
Fin. Secy. -Brenda Journay, Grace College,
Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
Treas.-RoseLeistner, Grace College, Winona
Lake, Ind. 46590
Editor-Donna Hawbaker, Parkview School
of Nursing, Fort Wayne, Ind. 46805
Patroness-Mrs. Robert L. Boze, R.R. 1,
Box 224-D, Berne, Ind. 467 1 1
Asst. Patroness-Mrs. Gerald Polman, 824
N. Verde Ave., Rialto, Calif. 92376
Devotional Program Chm.-Miss Marilyn
Vnasdale, Box 365, Winona Lake, Ind.
46590
January 10, 1970
23
Those Who Love Him
M. Basilea Schlink (Grand Rapids,
Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House,
1969), 96 pages, paper, $1.95.
"Thou hast left thy first love" forms
the basis of this book. It, especially
the first chapter, really prods the reader
and forces one to examine his own
love and work for Christ. Although a
few statements would be questioned
doctrinally, the message, as a whole,
is soul-searching, challenging, and a
blessing.— /soie/ Fraser, Los Angeles,
California
Caught With My Mouth Open
Winnie Christensen (Wheaton, Illi-
nois: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1969),
143 pages, paper, $1.25.
This little book is filled with punchy
sentences such as; "It boils down then
to sorting out priorities and the safest
place to sort them out is on your knees
before the Lord." Here is easy and
interesting reading which might lead
ordinary persons to feel that they too
just might do extraordinary things to
exalt Jesus Christ and help other peo-
ple. The obvious challenge (however
indirect) is that author Winnie Christen-
sen did something that almost any
Christian lady might do if she really
wanted to.
The book contains a lot of practical,
common sense instruction for the per-
son who may wish to consider launch-
ing a home Bible study ministry. The
author has delightfully set forth the
positives and negatives, the do's and
the don't's of such an undertaking.
She flavors the whole thing with il-
lustrations involving specific individ-
uals.-/. Paul Miller, Modesto, Cali-
fornia
Conquest and Crisis
John J. Davis (Winona Lake, Indi-
ana: BMH Books, 1969), 176 pages,
paper, $2.95.
Here is a well-outlined study of the
books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth.
Of its thirteen chapters, six are given
to the Book of Joshua with its theme
of "victory through faith." Judges,
whose theme in contrast is "failure
through compromise," receives five
chapters. Ruth, given two chapters, is
a "refreshing, wholesome love story"
set in the "decadence of the period of
the Judges." It "is an excellent illus-
tration of the grace of God at work in
the Old Testament era."
Davis does not sidestep the many
problems such as the lie of Rahab, the
wars of extermination, Jephthah's vow,
Samson's sins, and Ruth's uncovering
Boaz's feet. After surveying various
views on such problems, he presents
an orthodox view buttressed by archae-
ological, historical, cultural, geographi-
cal and theological arguments.
Practical applications for our day
are found throughout the book but not
to the extent that they eclipse the con-
tent of this portion of God's Word.
Davis gives an excellent but not too
lengthy study and helps one to find
the solution to many vexing problems
that are often ignored by other writers.
-Dr. Herman W. Koontz, Fern Park,
Florida
Any of the books reviewed on
this page may be ordered from
the Brethren Missionary Herald
Co., Box 544, Winona Lake, In-
diana 46590 or the Herald Book-
store, Box 2385, Fullerton, Cali-
fornia 92633. We pay postage.
The Apostle: A Life of Paul
John Pollock (New York: Double-
day, 1969), 244 pages, $4.95.
The biographer of D. L. Moody
and Billy Graham now attempts to give
us a fresh view of the Apostle Paul.
He writes with the ambitious goal of
introducing us to Paul as Luke or
Timothy knew him. The result is an
exciting account of the hfe of that
great saint. In his preface, Pollock
states that he himself has seen Paul for
the first time.
The work is scholarly. Pollock has
done enormous research into the life
of Paul, traveling through learned vol-
umes and down dusty roads which
Paul himself traveled. The dubious
details of Paul's life are dealt with and
over fifty notes help to explain Pol-
lock's conclusions.
Pollock's writing style could be im-
proved. Some sentences are so in-
tricately constructed that the reader
must stop and laboriously ponder their
meaning. Short sentences in the Jim
Bishop style of writing would have
made the book much more readable
and would have enhanced its veri-
similitude.
Nevertheless, the book achieves its
author's goal. The reader gets a
glimpse of Paul as his contemporaries
saw him. The serious Bible student
will delightedly ingest ideas new and
old. Every Christian will get better
acquainted with the Apostle and his
contributions to the Word of God and
the Christian i^ith— Robert Sharkel-
ford, Chicago, Illinois
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Before and After in Maitland .
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The Year Ahead ... in Sunday School
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Chains . . . Chain Reaction
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. . . The Surging Seventies.
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Church News
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The French Shoemaker .
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Greater Love
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Sex, Scripture and Society
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The Seething Seventies? .
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Why More Money? ....
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Grace's "Who's Who"
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Dr. McClain's Alcove
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CLYDE K. LANDRUM, Editor
KENNETH E. HERMAN, Managing Editor
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS:
Foreign Missions— Rev. John Zielasko
Grace Schools— Dr. Herman A. Hoyt
Home Missions— Rev. Lester E. Pifer
WMC-Mrs. Kenneth Rucker
SMM— Miss Donna Hawbaker
Laymen— Mr. Phil Landrum
January 24, 1970
Volume 32, Number 2
Home Missions and Grace Schools Issue
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The Editor Speaks . . .
By Clyde K. Landrum
W/7/ the 70s Be Different?
War in Vietnam, hunger in Biafra,
assassinations, student rebellions, and
an abandonment of the puritanical
stance in the United States. For
these and many other reasons, we
"have had it" in the 60s. Or so goes
the script. In its January 13 issue
Look magazine warned: "Weapons,
pollutants and reproduction make it
pretty clear that the old ways will kill
us all. Not that the world will end by
1980; but unless we turn around some
basic values, by 1980 mankind may be
too far gone to rescue."
It has been extremely interesting to
read articles in secular and religious
magazines picturing Ufe in the 60s and
looking forward to Hfe in the 70s. So
far as I have been able to determine,
every secular pronouncement and pre-
diction set forth was based on human-
istic philosophy, with no mention of
God. Even some of the religious
analysts are extremely pessimistic.
We should beware of being victim-
ized by the gloom and doom alarmists,
and we must continually remind our-
selves that man is not self-sufficient,
and that the up-by-our-own-bootstraps
philosophy is an impossibility. Neither
should we as Christians be so simplistic
as to generalize with the statement
"God will take care of everything,"
an attitude that is doing irreparable
injury to the cause of Christ. There
is a sound policy that keeps us involved
in the basic problems of people and
yet keeps our eyes heavenward. It is
simply to be Christian in the fullest
sense of the word, to put our faith
completely in the Bible as the Word of
God, and to trust implicitly in Christ
as the hope of all mankind. In this
way we can deal with the very real
and human problems about us, and at
the same time look with expectancy
for His soon return. People are con-
stantly looking for something or some-
one to give them peace within. Many
are willing to accept Christ as Saviour
and Lord and to find peace in Him
when He is properly presented. This,
then, is our solution; it is our greatest
challenge for the 70s.
The church must move forward in
the 70s— completely dedicated to this
pohcy. By changing the hearts of men,
we will see a change in the relationship
between men. As men are won to
Christ, we will soon see them begin to
exert a united effort to win others to
Christ. The same thing will carry over
in our denominational program in the
70s. We simply cannot afford the
luxury of moving in different directions
to achieve our Brethren goals. We
dare not look upon one department as
separate from or more major than
another, neither can we say that work-
ers in one field of endeavor are more
important than others. And it is ab-
solutely essential to view the missions
program as a unit with schools, home
missions, foreign missions, missionary
literature, Christian education, and
evangelism as integral parts of a unified
whole. To do otherwise fragments the
program, and fails to bring into oper-
ation the Biblical principle of missions.
As we in The Brethren Church oper-
ate on this basis we face unlimited
possibihties in the 70s. God will work
through us and bless us beyond any-
thing that we have ever experienced.
We need not be discouraged by any-
thing that seemingly went wrong in
the 60s; God can overrule all such and
even bring good out of it. Let us
dedicate ourselves fully to having
schools that are Christ-centered from
kindergarten through college. Our
Uterature program should be expanded,
with full exploration of every possible
new avenue of expression. The foreign
ministry must move, with a trained
national constituency, away from the
mission-dominated philosophy to one
of complete trust and cooperation.
At home we must erect conservative
church buildings as bases from which
to move out and win men to Christ
and teach them to become profitable
workers for Him. With such a program
we would merit the support of pastors
and lay people, and even more impor-
tant-we would be well pleasing to our
God. ▼
January 24, 1970
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By R. Paul AI
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Maitland congregation now
^^n September 22, 1968, the new
facilities of the Grace Brethren Church
of Maitland, Florida, were formally
dedicated to the Lord. It was truly a
day of rejoicing and spiritual blessings.
The path of service was committed to
the leading and empowering of the
Holy Spirit. Some did a little dream-
ing. Perhaps there was a vision or
two. What would God accomplish
through the small portion of His flock
in Maitland?
Nearly fifteen months have been
added to history since that momentous
day. The Lord has clearly manifested
in so many ways His loving concern,
enduring patience, and mighty power.
During this period of time, the
membership has doubled to the present
60 with 21 additions thus far in 1969.
The Wednesday evening "Share and
Prayer Time" is now averaging 40 in
attendance, with a high of 50. The
Sunday evening service attendance has
doubled, while the morning worship
increase has been nearly 200 percent.
The record highs are: morning worship,
117; evening service, 80; and Sunday
school, 97.
In the past eight months six families
in the immediate area of the church
have begun attending regularly. Great
encouragement has come also from the
Grace Brethren families who have lo-
cated in this area and are serving the
Lord with us. They have come from
Wheaton, Illinois; Fremont and Trot-
wood, Ohio; Arvada, Colorado; and
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
July 16, 1969, was a momentous
day in the history of mankind. The
eyes of the world were on Central
Florida. Celebrities from many nations
were gathered here. At 8:55 p.m.
the great decision was made: there
would be an important launching. The
time was definitely determined: 12:01
a.m., January 1, 1970. At this precise
moment the Grace Brethren Church of
Maitland, Florida, would "blast off
from The Brethren Home Missions
Council launching pad and become
self-supporting. Oh, yes, in case you
may have forgotten, there was a launch-
ing that actually took place on the
morning of July 16-the Apollo 11,1
believe it was.
There were several factors which
led to this unanimous action of the
Maitland congregation: the promises
of a great and faithful God, the urgent
need for funds being available to assist
other new building programs; and the
financial record of the first nine months
in the new facilities. The total income
for this year should be about $18,500.
Within the past five months, twelve
new pews have been installed and paid
for. Several thousand dollars were
given to "Operation: POP" (Pay On
Principal). This will make it possible
to reduce the principal indebtedness
in the amount of $5,000 during the
year 1969. In addition to these two
projects, the current expense fund has
been averaging $260 each week during
the fourth quarter. There are always
many needs in a new and growing
work, but we are confident that each
one will be fully met and at the proper
time. Praise His name!
Maitland is Disney World country:
just twenty minutes from the main
entrance . This $600,000,000 grandiose
42 square-mile fun city will produce
some dramatic changes in Central
Florida. Not the least important is the
predicted 300 percent increase in pop-
ulation. More people being brought
to our doorstep. Souls for whom
Christ has died. It is the desire of this
pastor to lead this people, as directed
and empowered by the blessed Holy
Spirit, on a path of testimony that
will magnify the Lord and enable the
Holy Spirit to draw many unto Him.
If we are faithful to the Word and fully
controlled by the Spirit, when Disney
World opens to the pubhc, October 1,
1971, another Brethren testimony will
open in the Orlando area for the glory
of God. T
Original Maitland congregation
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January 24, 1970
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The Year Ahead • • • in Sunday School
Happy families, visitors, crowded parking lots
... is as bright as the promises of God!
I have just finished my study of the
November contest standings of the
Sunday schools of our Fellowship of
churches, 171 of the 225 churches re-
ported in that month. I am aware that
the totals for these 171 schools in-
dicated a loss of one percent over that
of the month of November 1968. But
the promises of God reveal to me that
the Word of God shall not return void.
Sunday-school staffs have been patient-
ly sowing the seed and watering it with
their prayers throughout the year, and
God has promised. Therefore, I am
encouraged with the prospects of 1970.
How could I be anything but ex-
cited as I see two churches from
opposite sides of our nation produce
a gain of 153 persons— Hagerstown
(Md.) Grace Brethren, 66; and North
Long Beach (Calif.) Brethren, 87 per-
sons. That's equivalent to the size of
about two average Sunday schools in
America. Added in one year! Then
in Division B the competition is excel-
lent and the results are exciting as I see
Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Waterloo,
Iowa; and the First Brethren Church,
Dayton, Ohio, adding another 80 to
the figures. That adds the farm and
industrial areas to our picture. Division
C is also exciting, for here from our
Nation's Capital, Grace Brethren
Church of Greater Washington, we add
another 70. Bellflower, California,
added 47 more, and both of these
churches showed increases of better
than 20 percent over one year ago.
By Dr. Harold Etling
The next three Divisions, E. F and
G, show some phenomenal gains, three
churches in Division E above the 20
percent mark, Los Angeles and Seal
Beach, California; and Kokomo, Indi-
ana; two more in Division F, namely
Brookville, Ohio, and Elizabethtown,
Pennsylvania; and in Division G, it was
Simi, California, with 75 percent; Taos,
New Mexico, with 42 percent and
Phoenix, Arizona, with 21.8 percent.
I would like to tell you about all of
these places and the exciting things
they have shared with me by letter and
personal calls.
But, lest anyone get the idea that
increases are only for the larger
churches, look at the last three Divi-
sions. Orange, California, is one of
our newer home-mission points, and
yet showed an increase of 45.9 percent
(28 additional people). And how
Davenport, Iowa, ever managed to
crowd 117 people into their facilities
is a miracle to be seen. (This is
another home-mission point.)
But I move back home, for Indiana
has a home-mission point likewise, in
our State's Capital City of IndianapoUs.
They have had a real struggle to get a
building, but now the construction
crew is in Indianapolis, and they are
expecting 1970 to see them in their
new facilities. By the way, Sunday
schools in Indiana churches are helping
this church in that every fifth Sunday
month the entire offering for that
Sunday from most of the Indiana
Sunday schools goes to help in the
project of Indianapolis which has been
the district-mission point for several
years. Oh yes, I must tell you they
had a 48 percent increase in attend-
ance over November 1968. Then in
the smallest Division— J, Maitland,
Florida, had more than a doubling of
their attendance, an increase of 40
people, for a gain of 133 percent.
Do you wonder why I am excited
about the 70s? It will be a decade of
increasing fulfillment of the promises
of God, as God's people continue to
serve Him, and to obey His command
to sow the seed.
I am glad to be a part of the "on-
going" of the spread of the Gospel
through the work of the National Fel-
lowship of Brethren Churches, and to
be expecting great things from God as
we enter the decade of the 70s. I am
praying that God will allow us to see
many more new churches begun
through the efforts of our Home Mis-
sions Council. I am trusting that He
will honor His Word everywhere it is
taught— in older churches and in new
ones that are just begun.
THE YEAR AHEAD IS AS
BRIGHT AS THE PROMISES OF
GOD! ▼
January 24, 1970
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Chains. Of bondage? No, links
that unite precious souls to Christ,
which, alone, can make man free.
The first link in one chain was
forged in 1965 when in my door-to-
door calling I met C— . At first she re-
fused the Hterature, but after a short
talk at the door, invited me in. In our
conversation we spoke of the need of
a corban (sacrifice), Yom Kippur (Day
of Atonement) and the need of a
kosher heart; for God is holy. Gan
Eden (heaven) and gehenem (hell)
were discussed, pointing out that only
God could prepare us to come into
His presence. This was the reason
Messiah Jesus had come. The phone
ended our conversation but I was
asked to come again.
Other links were added as I would
find her at home from time to time.
She was open to discuss the Word.
Often she would promise to attend our
meetings, only to back out when the
time came.
A very important link was added
last spring when C— finally came to
our evening Bible class. She was the
last one of my group to be picked up.
Getting into the car, she informed me
that she had a friend who would like
to attend that night. Would I pick her
up? Would I!
The friend lived over a mile from
the Mission, and it was only a few
minutes until time for the class to be-
gin. Dropping off my other passengers
at the Mission, we went gladly for S— .
Our hearts were greatly encouraged
by the attitude and response of both
ladies. They enjoyed the meeting and
entered into the discussion during re-
freshment time. From statements C—
made, it was definite that she beheved
in God but not Christ as God. S—
seemed to have some knowledge of the
scriptural subjects discussed. Had she
attended other meetings, I wondered?
Both assured me they would come
again.
In the months that followed no
links were added. Phone calls only
produced excuses and call-backs found
no one at home; both women work.
Literature was left each time with the
prayer that God would bless the testi-
mony of the "silent missionary." While
1 was in the East for conference and
itineration, I included them in my
group to whom I sent "thinking-of-
you" cards.
October 8, 1969. In the afternoon
1 stopped by S-'s apartment and was
overjoyed to find her at home. I was
warmly received and invited in. She
was pleased to learn that I was the one
who had sent her the card. In our
conversation I learned that our meeting
was the first Bible class she had ever
attended.
She was very receptive as I pre-
sented the claims of Christ to her.
Some of the Scriptures discussed were
Ecclesiastes 7:20, Isaiah 53, Acts
4:23-28 (who are guilty of the cruci-
fixion), the trinity through Deuterono-
my 6:4 and Genesis 2:24. Asking her
what she thought of what had been
discussed, she replied that she believed
these truths. She believed that Jesus
is Saviour and God. After being shown
that now she needed to accept Him,
she prayed and asked Christ to come
into her heart. After I prayed, Romans
Our meeting
was the first
Bible class
she had ever
attended.
10:9-10 were shown to her as a con-
firmation as to what had happened.
This act had linked her to The
Anchor and she is now safely "anchored
in Jesus." Before leaving I gave her a
New Testament and told her to read
the Gospel of John, showing her its
purpose in John 20:3 1 .
This was Wednesday but she was
not free to attend our Bible class that
night. However, she has faithfully
attended since then. S— now seeks to
add links. She tries, thus far un-
successfully, to encourage C— to attend
the Bible class. Another friend has
also promised to come to our meetings.
Another chain was started many
years ago. I'm not sure just when;
perhaps even before the one with C— .
It's first Unk was fashioned when Ann
Isaacson, a precious Hebrew Christian,
became acquainted with Mrs. R— , who
lived in her neighborhood. Many links
were added as we called in her home
and were able to discuss the Scriptures
and the claims of Christ as Messiah and
God.
Several years ago she attended a
few of our luncheon-discussion meet-
ings. One time she even brought a
dessert to be served. She enjoys baking
very much. Usually when we visit her
we are treated to homemade cookies
and coffee.
October 21, 1969. We were very
happy to find Mrs. R- at home for
she had not been there the last time
we had called. As we enjoyed again
some of her pastry, we discussed the
claims of Christ from the Old and New
Testaments. Completing our presenta-
tion, I asked for her thoughts on the
subject. She acknowledged belief in
Christ as God and Saviour BUT, when
we pointed out that she needed to
apply this belief by accepting Him,
she said she was not ready. Before
leaving I explained to her the sinner's
prayer and that at anytime, anywhere
she could simply ask Christ to save her.
November 5, 1969. Having prayed
since that October visit that the Lord
would close the link that would unite
Mrs. R— to Christ by her acceptance
of Him, I called on this Wednesday
afternoon. Upon being asked again
to make a decision for Christ, she said
that she could not until she talked to
her son. Apparently she has told him
of our visits, and he has told her that
she is too old to change. I pointed
out that age should not be a deterrent
to obedience to God, citing Abraham's
experience. Then she remarked that
she was unable to attend our meetings.
My response was that this was not
necessary to acceptance of Christ Jesus
as Saviour and God.
Up to now, this link remains open.
Will you apply prayer power? The
hand of God alone is able to forge this
hnk to Christ.
These chains and similar ones have
been slow in forming, but we are
thankful for each one. What we long
for, however, is "chain reaction." In
physics this is the process, molecular
or atomic power, which once started
automatically continues and spreads.
There is a more potent power than
this— the Gospel! For over twenty
years the Gospel in word and print has
been given out in this Fairfax area.
God has said, "the gospel of Christ is
the power of God unto salvation . . ."
(Rom. 1:16). Oh, that this power
might be released and a chain reaction
be produced in Jewish lives through
belief in the Lord Jesus Christ. T
January 24, 1970
I he church today stands with all
mankind at a common crossroad, shar-
ing a common concern: which way do
we go to make a new world in which
we can live in peace? I suppose your
immediate reaction would be, it's not
really for us to make a new world but
rather let God remake and reform the
nations into a new world.
But what about that word world?
What does this mean to you personally?
If we are to be genuinely concerned
for the changing of the world, what is
our concept of our world? Would it
be too simple to say your world or
my world is right where you or I are
right at this moment?
Our world has been passing through
a time of protest against the "Estab-
lishment." It would seem that every-
thing as old or young as yesterday is
relegated to the category of the "Estab-
lishment." National magazines tell us
that the four-letter words so prevalent
today in the communicative arts are
just another form of protest and that
the sex-sick sixties are only a prelude
to the surging seventies.
Our world is faced with the realities
of all forms of revolution. The Chris-
tian cannot blindly approve all revo-
lution, but I wonder if we cannot en-
dorse the fact that as Christians we
proclaim a message which is revolution-
ary. In the Person of Jesus Christ,
God started a great reversal. Human
relations were turned upside down and
the proud and humble, the mighty and
the weak, the rich and the poor
switched places. What God did was
revolutionary.
The Book of Acts (chapter 17) tells
of Paul and Silas preaching in Thessa-
lonica where they were accused as
those "that have turned the world up-
side down." The message of the
Gospel was having its effect upon the
world in which these people were liv-
ing. The message was revolutionary
because it was demanding a change in
the mainstream of life in New Testa-
ment times.
From the threshold of the seventies
some say new methods are the answer
if we are to make an impact on our
world. Others would mention that
new tools need to be suggested for use
in presenting the Gospel to our world.
But note that with all the tools such
as literature, radio, television, films,
aviation, we are still finding we must
return to the first tool which God
wants— a person, a witness. It is the
person who has character and personal-
ity and these can be directed and con-
trolled by the Spirit of God to become
a revolutionary force for the glory of
God. All the methods and tools are
only a means to an end.
Where is your world? Does God
want you to be responsible for a
special area of the great harvest field?
Your world may be no larger than the
four walls of your home, or the neigh-
borhood block, or the local communi-
ty, or your vocational co-workers, or
across this nation, or across other
nations. Wherever your world takes
you God wants each of us to be in-
volved. The strange plight of man is
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that while his knowledge is exploding,
the whole idea of feeling responsible
for those next to him day after day
is disappearing.
Of all the challenges before us the
challenge of our youth must be the
greatest. I am told that in two years
the average age in America will be
twenty-four. Our electronic generation
has come alive to challenge our world
with the possibility that there is no
binding standard by which they are to
live.
How do we reach our world? At
the very launching of this decade of
the surging seventies the task of con-
fronting this changing age with a
changeless Christ belongs to each of us.
We must accept the fact that the
message we bear is revolutionary.
Social conditions are fueled by the
freedom drive which is surging up
through the entire world of men— the
struggle for identity, dignity, security,
and equality. Spiritual conditions,
when brought into the proper focus
of the Gospel, can be changed by the
power of the Spirit of God and men
begin to see the revolutionary message
that God wants to identify with man-
kind. "For God sent not his Son into
the world to condemn the world, but
that the world through him might be
saved" (John 3:17).
If the church is at a crossroad at the
beginning of 1970, is it there because
we are not carrying out our Biblical
directive? This crossroad could be
marked with signs which read, "World
of Frustration," "World of Lawless-
ness." Are we carrying the transform-
ing message of salvation to these
worlds which are a part and parcel of
our everyday life?
The Brethren Home Missions Coun-
cil begins its thirty-first year of involve-
ment in presenting the claims of Jesus
Christ. If the Lord Jesus Christ should
tarry His coming, it is the desire of
Brethren Home Missions to assist you
in reaching your world quickly with
the Gospel. Do you see your world
around you as God sees it?
To the Corinthian believers who
Uved during a time of moral revolution,
a real cesspool of evil and perversion,
the Apostle Paul wrote, "Now then we
are ambassadors for Christ, as though
God did beseech you by us: we pray
you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled
to God" (II Cor. 5:20). So then, we
as personal representatives and ambas-
sadors go forth with this message of
reconciliation with great encourage-
ment realizing the tremendous urgency
of the hour.
Be ready in 1970 to reach your
world with a spoken word concerning
your faith. Be willing to heed the
words of the angels at the garden
tomb of our Lord, "Go quickly, and
tell his disciples . . ." (Matt. 28:7). A
modern song is entitled, "Who Will
Answer?" Will you give an answer—
". . . be ready always to give an an-
swer to every man that asketh you a
reason of the hope that is in you with
meekness and fear" (I Pet. 3:15).
God's Word is the final answer for the
surging seventies.
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WINONA LAKE, IND. The Dr.
John C. Whitcomb family wishes to
thank the Lord and all those who have
prayed for Mrs. Whitcomb during her
recent illness. During Thanksgiving
week, there was little hope of her re-
covery, but God performed a miracle
of healing in her body and she is
gaining strength each week (James
5:15; II Cor. 1:9-11). Dr. John C.
Whitcomb.
BELLFLOWER, CALIF. Cassette
tapes are being used to record the
morning and evening messages and
special music used in the worship serv-
ices. The tapes will be kept on hand
for several months and made available
for shut-ins, those who cannot attend
services regularly, and those who wish
to do further study on the topic and
Scriptures. Edwin E. Cashman, pastor.
CHANGES. Please make the fol-
lowing corrections in your Annual:
The new phone number of Nathan M.
Meyer is 703-721-2205. The new
secretary for the Fairlawn Brethren
Church, Akron, Ohio, is Mrs. Aloma
Anders, 3790 Ridgewood Rd., Akron,
Ohio 44321. All mail for the Grace
Brethren Bible Church of Omaha,
Nebr., should be sent to the church
address. Under the name of Clyde J.
Caes, page 94, the phrase (All mail to
the church address) should be deleted.
JACKSON, MICH. Dr. Charles W.
Mayes of Whittier, Calif., recently held
a Prophetic Bible Conference at the
Grace Brethren Church. He also spoke
at a carry-in dinner in the church.
Gilbert Hawkins, pastor.
JOHNSTOWN, PA. Dr. Russell D.
Barnard was the speaker for the East
District Foreign Missions Dinner held
at the First Brethren Church Jan. 5.
Approximately 80 moderators, chair-
men of missionary committees, pastors
and their wives were in attendance.
Wesley Haller, pastor.
WUERZBURG, GERMANY. Breth-
ren Chaplain Emlyn H. Jones has been
reassigned as Staff Chaplain, Hq. U.S.
Army Hospital, Number g, and
preached his last sermon at Emery
barracks Jan. 1 1.
MAITLAND, FLA. Three attend-
ance records were broken recently at
the Grace Brethren Church. Attend-
ances of 1 17 for the morning worship,
97 for Sunday school, and 50 for the
midweek share and prayer service
topped all previous marks. Rev. Robert
E. A. Miller, director of the Washing-
ton, D.C., branch of the American
Board of Missions to the Jews, held a
one-day Jewish Prophetic Conference
Jan. 11. A special film on the "Six
Day War" was shown in the evening
service. R. Paul Miller, pastor.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. Two fine
families left the Grace Brethren Church
for Alaska to assist in forming the new
Brethren church in Kenai. Mr. and
Mrs. Terry Appleby and Mr. and Mrs.
James Welborn will add support to the
church there. Mrs. Welborn is the
daughter of Rev. Herman Hein, pastor
of the Kenai church. Simon T. Toro-
ian, pastor.
WINONA LAKE, IND. Mr. Ken-
neth E. Herman, managing editor of
the Brethren Missionary Herald, will
represent the Brethren Missionary Her-
ald Co., in the churches of the North-
west District during February and will
attend the 1970 Northwest District
Conference at Yakima, Feb. 19-20.
HOMERVILLE, OHIO. Rev. Rob-
ert Holmes, pastor of the West Homer
Brethren Church, recently received a
call to begin his 20th year of ministry
here. In the past year, 21 new mem-
bers were received into the church,
and for the third straight year, the
church has given more to missions than
it has used for local expenses.
COUNSELOR, N. MEX. Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Lathrop of the Brethren
Navajo Mission announce the birth of
Daniel Robert on Dec. 25, weighing
seven pounds eight ounces.
KENAI, ALASKA. The Jim Wel-
born and Terry Appleby famihes have
arrived in Kenai to help build the
Brethren work here. (See Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, news item.) Jim is
working in radio and TV repair, and
his wife Beverly teaches school in
Sterling, about 21 miles from Kenai.
Terry is now manager of the Tischer
Burner Co., of Kenai, working on
furnace sales and repair. The church
has received a portable electric organ
from the Brethren Home Missions
Council. It is the one Rev. Dean
Risser used to begin his church in
Pittsburgh, Pa. Song books were pro-
vided by the Kokomo, Ind., Indian
Heights Grace Brethren Church, and a
guest register, offering plates, and a
four-drawer filing cabinet were received
from the Troy, Ohio, Grace Brethren
Church. Cash gift love offerings were
received by Pastor Herman H. Hein
from the Winchester, Va., Kokomo,
Ind., and Winona Lake, Ind., Brethren
churches.
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO. A mis-
sionary conference featuring the Keith
Altigs, Lynn Schrocks, Don Millers and
Eddie Mensinger was held Nov. 21-23
at the Good News Grace Brethren
Church. A threefold communion serv-
ice warmly blessed the congregation
Dec. 12. An open house at the parson-
age with good fellowship and refresh-
ments was held Dec. 16. John M.
McKay, pastor.
PRAY FOR THESE MEETINGS
Notice of meetings to be listed in this column must be received
for publication at least 30 days in advance of scheduled dates.
Church
Duncansville,Pa.
Lexington, Ohio
Lyndhurst, Ohio
Date
Feb. 1-8
Feb. 15-22
Feb. 22-27
Pastor
John Gregory
Terrance Taylor
Robert Markley
Speaker
Nathan Meyer
Allen Herr
Nathan Meyer
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SUNNYSIDE, WASH. Sixty-one
young people and counselors from the
First Brethren Church and the Top-
penish Grace Brethren Church met for
a winter retreat at the Northwest Dis-
trict Camp during Christmas vacation.
Speakers for the retreat were Rev.
Duane S. Jorgens, minister of Christian
education at Sunnyside ; and Rev. Sam
Horney, pastor at Toppenish. Plans for
next year are to make this a district-
wide retreat and double the attendance
to fill the camp. John W. Mayes, host
pastor.
WINONA LAKE, IND. A Brethren
' Missionary Herald sponsored Commu-
nications Seminar will be held at Grace
Schools, Feb. 10-13. Featured speakers
and panelists will be James Wilson,
Ann Arbor, Mich.; Dale Brock, Fuller-
ton, Calif.; and Mrs. Althea Miller,
Washington, D.C. The sessions will in-
volve both Grace College and Seminary
students, and all interested pastors and
other Christian workers. There will
be messages each morning at 10:30
and workshops in the afternoon. A
special feature of the seminar will be
a series of coffee whirls for the ladies.
Mrs. Miller will be present to speak
about subjects of interest to the ladies.
WOOSTER, OHIO. A "Victory
Day," Dec. 28, chmaxed the fourth-
quarter enlargement campaign of the
First Brethren Church. Four pubUc
decisions, above average attendance,
and an offering totaling $6,000 were
the highUghts of the services. A large
portion of the offering went for mis-
sions, and the church was able to meet
all of its total-support commitments to
the four missionary families from the
congregation. January will be a month
of prayer in preparation for meetings
with Evangelist Allen Herr Feb. 1-8.
Kenneth Ashman, pastor.
COVINGTON, VA. An "electronic
secretary" machine has been installed
at the local radio station by Mr. Earl
Key of the church. A 90-second taped
message is automatically played for
those who dial a specified phone num-
ber. The messages are prepared by
Rev. W. Carl Miller, pastor. The Billy
Graham Film Crusade held in the
church during Thanksgiving week re-
sulted in two decisions for salvation
and many rededicated hearts.
WHEATON, ILL. Jim and Joyce
Renick spoke to 44 persons in an eve-
ning service at the Grace Brethren
Church, and then were booked to
speak at several high schools to speak
in French classes and clubs. One in-
structor taped Mr. Renick's entire talk
for a later playback to history classes.
A costumed Santa Claus appeared at a
social following the Christmas program
"Happy Birthday" written by Lois
Landrum of the church. Each child
received a gift, and a wastebasket full
of household cleaning products was
presented to each family. A group
known as the "Expresso-Flowers" pre-
sented a musical program for a recent
Sunday evening service. Contemporary
songs bracketed by readings from the
Bible were chmaxed with the story of
Christ's death on the cross.
SANFORD, N.C. A new Grace
Brethren Church has been organized
here, and the first service was held on
Dec. 21 with eleven present. Services
are being held in the Bert Jordan home,
203 Monroe St., which is located near
the downtown section. The Brethren
Missionary Herald Co. has donated
Sunday-school materials and songbooks
from its free hterature fund for the
new work. Officers have been elected
for the church, and it is hoped that a
pastor may be secured on a partial self-
support basis. Brethren people in the
area are invited to visit this new work,
and may phone the Jordans at
919-775-3815 for further information.
LA PUENTE, CALIF. Dr. Curtis
Mitchell, professor of Bible at Biola
College, recently challenged the people
of the Grace Brethren Church of
Hacienda Heights in the morning and
evening services. The morning chal-
lenge was from I Corinthians where
we are exhorted that if the lost are to
be won it must be "by the foohshness
of preaching" the Gospel by each and
every believer in Christ. The evening
message centered around faithfulness.
Frank Dunigan, pastor.
BELLVILLE, OHIO. Rev. Larry
Gegner was called unanimously to
serve as the pastor of the Ankenytown
Grace Brethren Church for another
two years at the annual business meet-
ing Jan. 7. A raise in salary and a
generous gift to care for national con-
ference expenses were also given.
TAOS, N. MEX. The United States
home-mission map has been completely
colored in at the Canon Brethren
Church which means we attained our
goal for missions— plus! The goal of
$450 was topped as a total of $499.09
was received. Robert Salazar, pastor.
CAMDEN, OHIO. The ordination
service for Rev. George S. Ritchey,
pastor of the First Brethren Church,
was held Sunday afternoon, Jan. 25.
Rev. John R. Terrell, pastor of the
Patterson Park Brethren Church, Day-
ton, Ohio, was the special speaker.
J,, w.
emoriam
Notices of death appearing in this column
must be submitted in writing by a pastor.
KISSELL, Helen, a charter member
of the Grace Brethren Church, Mans-
field, Ohio, went to be with the Lord
Jan. 1 . Richard E. Grant, pastor.
lAJeddln^ (DeU6
A six month's free subscription to the
Brethren Missionary Herald is given to
those whose addresses are supplied by the
officiating minister.
Novella Galleyos and Servio Padilla,
Dec. 13, Canon Brethren Church, Taos,
N. Mex.
Dianne Walton and Rick Barker,
Dec. 20, Patterson Park Brethren
Church, Dayton, Ohio.
Barbara Hobert and Rodney Mayes,
Dec. 20, Grace Brethren Church, Water-
loo, Iowa.
Marianne Scott and Richard Taylor,
Dec. 20, Grace Brethren Church, Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.
Diane Kay Diggins and Harvey Long,
Grace Brethren Church, Waterloo,
Iowa.
Sharon Marie Weber and Daniel
Warren Gehman, Dec. 26, Pontiac,
Michigan. Rev. Ord Gehman, offici-
ating.
Linda Schweikart and Phillip Swi-
hart, Dec. 27, Grace Brethren Church,
Goshen, Ind. Rev. James Kennedy,
officiating.
Ellen Wandel and Jeff Cooper, Dec.
27, West Homer Brethren Church,
Homerville, Ohio.
Kathleen Kellar and Jack Leffler,
Dec. 27, First Brethren Church, Johns-
town, Pa.
January 24, 1970
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A penny's worth of reading netted great gain for
The French Shoemaker
Many years ago, in Nantes, a Bible
was given to a beggar. Unlike most of
his class, the man could read, and when
he found that the book was not known
in the towns and villages through which
he passed in his wanderings, he con-
ceived the idea of adding to his meager
income by reading a portion to those
who would be willing to pay for it.
One day he stopped before the
little shop of an old man who made
the wooden shoes worn by French
peasants, and begged alms of the shoe-
maker.
"You ask charity of me!" exclaimed
the old man. "1 am just as needy as
He covered more than 120 miles.
you are.
The beggar replied: "If you are not
willing to give me alms, then give me
a sou (a French coin equivalent in
value to our cent), and I will read a
chapter of the Bible to you."
"What book is that? I never heard
of it before."
"It is a book which speaks of God."
The old shoemaker, curious to know
something of the contents of the book,
gave the beggar a sou, upon which the
latter produced liis wonderful book,
and, sitting on a stone seat in front of
the house, began to read.
The narrative of the interview of
Nicodemus with the Lord Jesus deeply
impressed him, and especially was he
struck by the words which Luther
called "the Bible in miniature": "For
God so loved the world, that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life." Before the
reader concluded with the words, "He
that believeth on the Son hath ever-
lasting life: and he that believeth not
the Son shall not see life; but the
wrath of God abideth on him," the
old man was eager to hear more, and
cried, "Go on! Go on!"
"Oh, no," replied the beggar, "Only
one chapter for a sou."
The old man could not continue to
pay sous, for he was very poor, but
he begged the man to tell him where
he obtained the marvelous book. The
beggar said that he had received it from
a pastor in Nantes, and then went his
way.
One morning about a fortnight after
the beggar passed through the village
the shoemaker rose early and told his
son that the little shop would be left
in his care, as he was going to Nantes.
"To Nantes, Father?" said his son.
"You cannot think of it. It is much
too long a journey for you, for it is
more than sixty miles."
AH efforts to dissuade him from
his purpose were unavailing, and so he
started on the long walk to Nantes,
where he arrived at length. He sought
the pastor who had a depot at which
Bibles were sold. "What do you wish?"
asked the pastor.
"Sir," he replied, "I have been told
that one can obtain from you a book
that tells about God."
"Is it a Bible you wish?"
"Oh, yes, sir, that's it! I should like
to have one."
"At what price?"
"Price, sir?" said the old man.
"Certainly, we do not give away
Bibles."
"Well, I am unable to buy one, sir.
A beggar told me that you gave him
one, and I am as poor as he is."
"Where do you come from, my
friend?"
He told the name of the village in
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which he lived. The pastor, knowing
it was a great distance, inquired, "How
did you come?"
"On foot."
"How are you going back?"
"On foot again."
"What! Have you, old as you are,
undertaken a walk of more than a
hundred and twenty miles to get a
Bible?"
"Yes, sir; and I shall think myself
amply rewarded if I get one."
"If that be so, although I should
never give away another Bible, you
certainly shall have one. You read
pretty well, I suppose?"
"Ah, no; I do not know a letter."
"But what are you to do with a
Bible if you cannot read?"
"Oh, sir, my daughter can read, and
there are three other people in our
village who can read. I do beg you to
give me the Book."
The pastor gave him a Bible. On
reaching his native village, he invited
the people to come to his house in the
evening. Those who could read did
so by turns, while the others listened.
Some six months after his journey
to Nantes, he was found there again.
The pastor, astonished at seeing him,
exclaimed, "My old friend! Whatever
brings you so far again?"
The old man replied, "Oh, sir, I've
been all wrong— all wrong, sir."
"But who told you that you were
wrong?"
"The Book, sir; the Bible says it."
"Oh, really, and what does it say?"
"It says that I've been wrong all my
hfe. I, a poor sinner, have been praying
all my life to the Virgin Mary. I find
in the Book that she needed a Saviour
just as much as I do."
"How do you know that?"
"Well, sir, the Book says that she
rejoiced in God her Saviour— /!er
Saviour. So she needed a Saviour just
as I do. I have heard that you people
have a religion just like the Bible, and
if you please, I would like to become
one of you."
The pastor assembled a few of the
leading members of the church im-
mediately and proceeded to ask the old
man a number of questions.
"What do you know of the Lord
Jesus Christ?"
He answered: "The Word was made
flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we be-
held his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father,) full of grace
and truth."
"What have you to say about His
death?"
"The blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin."
"What are the privileges of those
who believe in Christ?"
"There is therefore now no con-
demnation to them which are in Christ
Jesus."
"What would you say was the duty
of the behever in Christ?"
"Ye are not your own .... For ye
are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your
spirit, which are God's."
"My friend," said the pastor, if
these words express your heart, you
have been taught by God himself, and
we do not hesitate to admit you among
us, and we welcome you as a brother."
The old man was received into the
French Reformed Church, and showed,
by the confession of his lips and the
change in his life the wonderful results
that follow the hearing of the Word of
God, if it is received in simple faith. ▼
Taken from the Christian Digest
GREATER LOVE
By Robert E. A. Miller, Washington, D.C.
The demise of the "hippie" move-
ment, recently observed by Dr.
Graham Blaine, Jr., chief of Psy-
chiatry, University Health Service,
Harvard, leaves us with several sig-
nificant conclusions.
Asking why the movement came
into existence at all, the Harvard
psychiatrist indicts the "flower chil-
dren" on the ground of their own
"love philosophy." In the Academy
Reporter, a publication of the Acad-
emy of Health and Religion, he
spells it out for us: "Their attempts
to live by love alone led not to some
glorious Nirvana, but instead to
bitterness, rivalry, and finally vio-
lence." Evidently many hippies
found that a world without dis-
cipline led only to chaos instead of
the sought-for freedom.
Most revealing of all the Harvard
educator's comments was his sum-
mation of the movement. "Perhaps
the proponents of situation ethics
will now look more cautiously at
their suggestion that absolute stand-
ards deprive man of desirable free-
dom. The main difference between
the short-lasting philosophy of the
love-in generation and the long-
lasting Christian religion is the pres-
ence in the latter of absolutes which
provide the structure that seems to
be essential for the existence of a
relatively harmonious human socie-
ty."
In characteristic academic hesi-
tancy the Harvard doctor shrinks
from a positive declaration of cer-
tainty for a solution. But he does
make a strong bid for some abso-
lutes within the Christian frame-
work. Could the man who is re-
sponsible for the oversight of
Harvard's student mental health be
telling us that the relativistic con-
cepts of morality emanating from
his campus for the past several
decades now have run the gamut of
moral and spiritual bankruptcy?
The New Testament has long in-
sisted on some absolute standards.
Jesus Christ is the truth (John 14:6).
He declared, "Greater love hath no
man than this, that a man lay down
his hfe for his friends" (John 15:13).
And this He did with finality on
the cross. Furthermore, He made it
quite clear, "Ye are my friends, if
ye do whatsoever I command you"
(John 15:14). Divine absolutes—
"greater love," and His "command-
ments." These secure for us the
guarantee of a freedom that is
genuine here and hereafter. In the
same vein He said, "If ye continue
in my word, then are ye my dis-
ciples indeed; And ye shall know
the truth, and the truth shall make
you free. . . . If the Son therefore
shall make you free, ye shall be
free indeed" (John 8:31-32, 36).
Absolutes, yes, the living Word-
Jesus Christ; the written Word— the
Bible; love, truth and freedom.
These bring to us our responsibility
—to be His friends and disciples.
The decision is personal. You must
decide one way or another.
January 24, 1970
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Sex, Scripture
and Society
By Richard Cornelius, M. A.
I he Pill, the PLAYBOY Philoso-
phy, the plunging neckline. Sex is in
style these days as though it were an
invention of the twentieth century.
Almost all of society is inflamed about
sex: college students demonstrate for
the "new morahty," doctors warn
against the rise of VD, Madison Avenue
exploits the human body, police con-
tend with increased cases of rape,
Hollywood glamorizes what it calls
"love," educators champion more sex
education, popular songs glorify "go-
ing all the way," parents worry what
their teen-agers will do next. The
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Christian dare not bury his head in his
daily devotional booklet and hope that
the problems spawned by this "fad"
of sex will pass away. The real prob-
lem is not with sex itself but with the
false views of sex which the world pro-
motes and also with an ignorance of
the true views of sex which the Bible
proclaims.
The first false view is that sex is
funny— and the raunchier the better.
Shady jokes, suggestive cartoons, and
sordid graffiti are the rule in the realm
of sex, although few normal people
carry over such indecorum into other
areas. What host, for instance, ex-
hibits the interior of the garbage can
to his house guests, extols the items
in the dirty clothes basket, or expounds
on the flies, roaches, and mice killed
in the kitchen during the past month?
Light treatment of sex is an age-old
method of achieving psychological re-
lease from pent-up feelings of guilt
and embarrassment. Not that sex per
se is something dirty to blush at or
whisper about, for until sin entered
the world, Adam and Eve were naked
and unashamed. Nor is laughter about
sex necessarily wrong. Consider the
Brethren Missionary Herald
story of the sexually addicted Ameri-
can businessman in Paris who was on
his way to catch the airport limousine
when he passed a second-hand book-
store and noticed a large book entitled
HOW TO HUG. Rushing in and pur-
chasing the book, he had just enough
time to stuff it into his briefcase and
catch the departing Umousine. All the
way across the Atlantic, he kept think-
ing lasciviously of the moment when
he could enter his New York bachelor
apartment, draw the blinds, turn on
the bed light, and slurp up the lurid
contents of this huge volume. When
he did arrive home and take out his
treasure, he noticed much to his cha-
grin that his book was only volume
six. What a lost opportunity. Had he
taken a moment or two longer, he
could have purchased the entire sala-
cious set. Then he took another look.
The book was volume six of the EN-
CYCLOPEDIA BRITANNIC A, How to
Hug.
Opposed to the false view of the
world that sex is something grossly
funny is the scriptural view that sex is
a God-given pleasure. The first chapter
of Genesis tells us that God is the one
who designed and created sex, and the
fifth chapter of Proverbs is a frank,
specific, and balanced treatment of
both the joys of legitimate sex and the
sorrows of illicit sex, stressing that sex
is important but cautioning that it is
not all-important. Sexual pleasure is
wrong only when one becomes a lover
of it more than a lover of God (II Tim.
3:4).
A second false view is that which
couples sex with complete freedom.
In installment fourteen of the PLAY-
BOY Philosophy, Hugh Hefner states
that with regard to fornication, "There
is nothing in the Old Testament or in
the teachings of Christ, that specifically
prohibits all sex outside of wedlock . . .
all private sex between consenting
adults— is the personal business of the
individuals involved and in a free
society the state has no right to inter-
fere."
Far from being silent about sex,
Jesus Christ said in Matthew 5:28 that
it is a sin even to look with lust upon
a woman, and Ephesians 5:3 states that
the sin of fornication is not even to be
named among saints. And as far as the
relationship of the state and the in-
dividual is concerned, Romans 13:1-5
instructs citizens to be subject unto
rulers, for their powers are ordained
of God in order that there may be a
measure of law and order on the earth.
The Bible associates freedom with
sex, but if is a freedom within the
bounds of a God-designed purpose.
Although man does not like to admit
it, he is a slave to many things.
Gravity, for instance. On the one
hand, gravity is quite a drag— one al-
ways steps down when he walks. But,
on the other hand, the restrictions of
gravity make for great freedom in
many areas: we are free to drink from
glasses, for water stays put when it is
poured; we are free to walk around in
our homes, for lamps, chairs, tables,
and beds do not go floating aimlessly
about; and we are free to drive our
cars, for they do not wiggle off when
we park them, or sail into the air when
we head down the highway. Each
person is a slave not only of material
forces such as gravity but also of some
nonmaterial or spiritual force; sin (John
8:34), Satan (Eph. 2:1-2), self (Rom.
7:15), society (Rom. 12:2), or the
Saviour (John 8:31-32). And in addi-
tion, those who pursue freedom
through illicit sex become enslaved by
increased desires, frustrations, diseases,
and the tragedy of illegitimate children.
But those who are bondslaves of Jesus
Christ can know what true freedom is,
for by the empowering of the Holy
Spirit they "can do all things through
Christ . . ." (Phil. 4:13) and produce
the fruit of the Spirit spoken of in
Galatians 5:22-23.
God's purpose for sex involves mar-
riage, in order that through it a hus-
band and wife can become fully united
in true love, attain physical complete-
ness, share in the responsibility of
parenthood, and illustrate the joys of
the relation between Christ and the
Church described in Ephesians
5:21-23. God's purpose regarding sex
knows nothing of the double standard
of worshiping and serving God on Sun-
day morning but doing as one pleases
with a member of the opposite sex late
Sunday night. God's purpose for sex
can be achieved by heeding the ad-
monitions set down in I Corinthians
6:18—7:5: flee fornication, recognize
that your body is the temple of the
Holy Spirit, glorify God in your body,
-Reprinted by permission of the Bryan
Blueprint, a quarterly publication of Bryan
College, Dayton, Tennessee, where the
author, Richard Cornelius, is associate pro-
fessor of English and chairman of the
division of literature and modern languages.
marry a believer, and participate in
marital intercourse.
In rejecting the God-designed pur-
pose of sex, the world stresses a third
false view-sex is familiar. Pictures,
commercials, novels, phonograph rec-
ords, newspapers, movies, back-fence
gossip, and the pronouncements of
some learned experts continually re-
mind us that sexual immorality is
famihar to the point that it has be-
come a "new morality." In the twenty-
two lengthy articles constituting the
PLAYBOY Philosophy, Hugh Hefner
repeatedly refers to such "scientific"
studies as the Kinsey reports as pro-
viding ample proof that everybody
practices this "new morality," but
philosophy professor Lionel Ruby has
pointed out that with regard to the
makeup of the subjects, the Kinsey
reports were not representative geo-
graphically, educationally, economical-
ly, religiously, or psychologically.
In contrast to the world's approach
to sex on the basis of familiarity is the
Biblical emphasis on sex in a context
of God-defined purity. The Christian
is not to be conformed to this world,
Romans 12:1-2 states, but is to shun
the evils committed by the minority
of people who make the majority of
sensational headlines. In addition, the
Christian is to realize that ultimately
he will not be judged by the standard
of what people around him think, say,
or do but by the standard of the Word
of God. Sex, like any other God-
designed appetite, is to be used— not
abused. A scriptural means of main-
taining standards of God-defined puri-
ty amid the barrage of sex symbols
and solicitations that bombards our
senses in this sex-mad society is to
avoid the second thought and in its
place practice the positive advice of
Philippians 4:8-9, thinking on those
things which are true, honest, just,
pure, lovely, and of good report.
Imagine how foolish— and even danger-
ous—it would be for an overweight
person with heart disease to attempt
to stick to his health diet while reading
dessert cookbooks in a room plastered
with good pinups. Is it any less foolish
and dangerous for a person to gorge
his spiritual heart on sexually enticing
pictures, books, and thoughts?
The world's views that sex is funny,
that sex demands freedom, and that
sex is famihar culminate in the position
that sex is a festival. Sex is seen as the
summum bonum, the absolute in per-
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Is sex a
festival or a
God-planned
progression?
fection. Many modern novels, photo
magazines, movies, and TV shows state
or imply that some people have perfect
bodies, can indulge in illicit sex with-
out painful consequences, and are
thereby made completely and continu-
ally happy. If such things are true, one
wonders why the beautiful and brawny
stars of Hollywood require their pic-
tures to be touched up, and why they
have such a poor marriage reputation.
While it is unfortunate that some
Christians down through history have
erred in considering sex evil, in reacting
to tliis unscriptural position, the world
has committed the equally serious er-
ror of deifying sex so much that our
modern society has regressed to the
practice of the ancient fertihty rehgions
by raising up a worship of sex complete
with what the high priestly press agents
frankly call "sex goddesses."
Rather than picturing sex as a festi-
val that produces ultimate and lasting
happiness, the Bible reveals sex to be a
God-planned progression. First, there
is a progression operating outside of
sex but influencing it. Romans chapter
one describes unnatural and wicked
sexual perversions in general as pro-
gressing from a rejection of God, and
Ezekiel 16:49-50 gives a specific ex-
ample by showing how the infamous
sins of Sodom originated in the people's
pride, affluence, idleness, and failure
to aid the needy. Sexual sins begin the
same way all other sins do— with an
improper relationship to Jesus Christ
as Saviour and Lord.
The second progression is within
the realm of sex. This progression
results from the general insatiability of
the senses which Solomon observed
when he said in Ecclesiastes 1:8, "the
eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the
ear filled with hearing." People enjoy
gazing for long periods at the picture
of a loved one, at some beautiful scene
in nature, or at a recently purchased
item. No one is ever satisfied with just
one whiff of a bake shop, of coffee
brewing, or of a Thanksgiving turkey
roasting. Food companies capitalize
on the fact that it is impossible to taste
just one handful of popcorn, one bite
of chocolate candy, or one sip of soft
drink. Normal people do not go
around singing or whistling only the
first two or three measures of a song.
And just as the senses of sight, smell,
taste, and sound are insatiable, so too
is the sense most involved with sex-
touch. Two people who become physi-
cally attracted to each other begin
with the patty-cake or hand-holding
stage, and this satisfies them for a short
while. But soon their contact is to the
pretzel or entwined arms stage. This
is quickly followed by the sprained
ankle support, the Siamese twins, and
the wrestling match stages. Once the
progression is initiated and the early
stages repeated without restraint, it is
almost humanly impossible to cut off
the biological processes, which are de-
signed to achieve their chmax in sexual
intercourse. And even when a couple
is able to stop short of intercourse,
severe physical and psychological ten-
sions and problems result.
Instead of basing their conduct on
what God— the Creator of the body
and the Designer of sex— has said.
Christian couples often make up their
own standards: (1) "Everybody does
it." (2) "We're in love." (3) "We're
engaged." The first is an outlook com-
pletely foreign to the Bible. Whether
"everybody" does something or not,
believers are not to allow the world
to squeeze them into its mold (Rom.
12:2, Phillips). The second statement
evades the issue. Of course people
should be in love if their sexual re-
lationship is to be a health}' one, but
the question remains— How far may
unmarried people go in expressing their
love? Part of the answer is found in
the Biblical system of priority, in
which man is to love God more than
anyone else (Matt. 22:37-38) and ex-
press this love by proper use of the
body, which is God's temple (I Cor.
6:19-20). Another part occurs in
Colossians 3:17: "And whatsoever ye
do in word or deed, do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to
God and the Father by him." As for
the third statement, God's standard
regarding sex is not engagement but
marriage. In Proverbs 5:15-21 and I
Corinthians 7:1-2, intimate physical
expressions of love, as well as sexual
intercourse, are restricted to those who
are married.
But what should the Christian do
if he has already gone too far in the
matter of sex? For victory over the
past, I John 1:9—2:1 is as effectual
for sexual sins as for any other sins:
confess them as sin and stop commit-
ting them. Godwin forgive and cleanse
the twentieth century believer just as
He did the Christian in the ancient
Corinthian church who had been Uving
in sin with his father's wife.
The story of Joseph in Genesis 37,
39-41 is a reminder of how God can
reward with the right mate the person
who puts Him first in his or her sex
life. It is also a challenging illustration
of victory in the life of a teenager who
knew what it meant to be rejected by
his family, enslaved in a foreign land,
and tempted daily by an attractive
woman. God had a sexual partner re-
served for Joseph, but it was not the
first woman who became enamored of
him. The next time sexual temptation
comes, we need to remember that
Joseph's God, who designed sex as a
pleasure to be enjoyed within a clearly-
defined purpose that involves the high-
est standards of purity and is controlled
by a powerful progression, is still alive
today. And this God extends His saving
power to those who trust Him, His
keeping power to those who obey
Him, His forgiving power to those who
confess to Him, and His judging power
to those who reject Him. T
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The Seething Seventies?
I he new year is upon us and
peoples all across the world are wonder-
ing what this year year will bring. Will
it be a mere continuation of mounting
confusion and chaos, or is there a
possibility that some measure of peace
and quiet will supplant the present dis-
orderly scene? No human being knows
the answer to this question. But the
prognosticators, nevertheless, are multi-
plying predictions for the immediate
future. In very few instances do they
paint a glowing picture. Perhaps
Sacred Writ could supply something
more than mere measured guesses.
"In the last days perilous times shall
come" (2 Tim. 3:1). The reasons for
mounting peril follow in this passage.
Read these words carefully and see
whether professed Christians may be
adding to the causes that produce the
peril.
THE NEW YEAR AND EDUCA-
TIONAL CLIMATE. In a meeting
consisting of the presidents of the
colleges and universities of the State of
Indiana, a dismal discussion ensued
regarding the student situation on the
campus. Every president, it would
appear, is facing the same unrest in
varying degrees. It arises out of the
fact that students feel that education
is not relevant. Students somehow
sense the fact that the education they
are receiving is not equipping them to
meet the needs and problems of the
world they face. This gives them a
sense of hopelessness and a desire to
wreck the estabhshment, as they refer
to education. Frankly, this vicious
vacuum felt by the student must be
most depressing.
Why do students feel this way? Is it
because education as such is not valu-
able? Is it not worthwhile to know
history and English and mathematics
and science? Do not all of these things
make some contribution to life? Is it
not worthwhile to learn how to teach
others, to pass on to them the accumu-
lated knowledge and achievement of
mankind? Is it not worthwhile to dis-
cover the secrets of the universe and
make available its benefits to ease the
living of mankind? Is it not of supreme
value to make medical science available
to men and women who suffer from
disease and pain? Is it not something
that men everywhere seek after, the
material benefits and comforts that a
modern technology has brought within
the reach of miUions?
In the face of all that education has
brought within reach of the average
man, why is it that this modern gener-
ation has suddenly felt an aimlessness,
a purposelessness, an irrelevance, an
emptiness in education? This is the
problem now confronting educators,
and if the presidents of Indiana colleges
and universities are a fair cross section
of educators around the world, then
this problem is universal. Indiana edu-
cators are not only disturbed, but if I
am any judge, they are frightened at
the prospects that he ahead. These
men are so disturbed at their role and
responsibility in this area that it is their
plan to meet in several months for
further discussion.
THE NEW YEAR AND RELE-
VANT EDUCATION. This president
thinks he knows what makes education
relevant, and therefore was all ears as
these many educators discussed the
problem. As the discussion moved
back and forth among knowledgeable
men, there were times when it seemed
that one of the presidents was just
about to say something of tremendous
significance, then he would back off
and detour around it. The discussion
was as though men were groping their
way through the darkness without a
ray of light. Never once was anything
mentioned that would betray that
these men were moving in the area of
Christian thought. Nothing was ever
said about God, morahty, the essential
nature of man. It was all purely on
the human and natural level, apart
from any absolutes, and permeated
with uncertainty, doubt, and clear
elements of despair. What will a
future discussion bring to light? Can
it be expected that any real and lasting
good will emerge from several more
days of discussion in the same vein?
THE NEW YEAR AND PANTHE-
ISTIC PHILOSOPHY. The writer
does not hesitate to explain where he
stands in this discussion. And he can-
not claim any originality or special
intellectual acumen. What he holds is
a supernatural revelation from God
and a message accessible to all in the
Bible. God in His grace brought me
into this area of truth (I Cor. 2:10).
Let me outline it briefly.
In the first place, the Bible is a
supernatural revelation from God
which in itself is the only consistent
philosophy of the totahty of existence.
The exclusion of this from the human
mind leaves man in darkness and un-
certainty, and without any real value
in man or purpose in life.
In the second place, the God of the
Bible is transcendent and supernatural
and infinite. Any refusal to acknowl-
edge this reduces the area of existence
to the human and natural level, and
any conception of God must be identi-
fied with this natural order. That is
tantamount to pantheism. Such a God
cannot be differentiated from the
natural and deserves no reverence.
In the third place, the Christ of the
Bible is God manifest in human hfe
and not only reveals God for what He
truly is, but also reveals man for what
he is in value and possibility. This
Christ died for men to secure for them
the possibilities that God planted in
them at creation and which they for-
feited in the fall.
In the fourth place, the Bible reveals
a morality and a spirituality which is
not only expressed in word, but was
also made manifest in the person of
Christ, and without which no real
meaning can be imparted to life. Re-
jecting this leaves man with the new
morahty which is no morahty.
Progressively, these four things have
disappeared from consideration in in-
tellectual circles and from the modern
classroom. This is not true merely in
the college classroom, it is true of edu-
cation from kindergarten through high
(Continued on page 21)
January 24, 1970
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Why the Need for More Money?
By John D. Evans, Development Officer
lo help you better understand the
funding of Grace Schools and the im-
portance of increased contributions,
you should know more about gifts and
our needs.
There are three funds to which you
can give your money when you con-
tribute to Grace Schools: the General
Fund, the Development Fund and the
Restricted Fund. The General Fund
is used to finance the daily operations
of the schools. Any money received
as a gift and not otherwise designated,
automatically goes into the General
Fund. In 1968-69 the money received
from all sources for this fund was
$130,968. Because of an increase in
the number of students (whose edu-
cation is always partially subsidized)
there must be a corresponding increase
in the amount of gift money required
to operate this year. This, in addition
to a necessary increase in faculty, and
an increase in wages of faculty and
staff, brought the projected goal for
the General Fund for 1969-70 to
$170,000. It was then feU that be-
cause of business conditions with tight
money, we should make certain curtail-
ments in our spending so that our
minimum requirements for the General
Fund could be reduced to $150,000.
Even this is an increase of $20,000
over last year. If we don't reach this
minimum figure, the schools will oper-
ate in the red for this fiscal year.
Any expanding institution must ex-
pand its facilities from time to time.
As you know, dormitories are self-
liquidating, but this is not so with
libraries, classroom buildings or chap-
els. For the purpose of constructing
adequate facilities for a growing student
body, a Development Fund has been
established. Often the Development
Fund carries the name of the latest
project such as the Library Fund.
Only monies so designated go into the
Development or Library Fund.
Gifts to the Restricted' Fund general-
ly take the form of designated projects
such as the refurbishing of a classroom,
landscaping, furniture; non-cash gifts
such as books, equipment, and so forth,
or special scholarships like the Presi-
dent's Fund. Many of our friends pre-
fer to give in some designated way
which allows giving to an area of special
interest.
From this brief explanation you
can easily see that when the goal for
the General Fund has been increased,
it is absolutely necessary that gifts
designated for the Development Fund,
or the Restricted Fund must be in ad-
dition and above what is given to meet
the increased General Fund.
Another very important consider-
ation is inflation. The dollar of 1970
is just not buying the same amount of
education as the dollar of 1960. Has
an individual's giving increased as his
wages have increased. I am sure that
few realize that their annual gift of
$100 must be increased just to do the
same job today as it did a few years
ago. It has to be doubly increased if
it is to meet the increased goals of an
expanding student body and campus.
I think there is also another very
important matter to consider as we
talk about an expanding student body
and a growing campus— that is our need
to be concerned about our denomina-
tional interests. I think people have to
reaUze that the local church is their
church, that the foreign and home mis-
sionary societies are their missionary
societies and that Grace College and
Seminary is their college and seminary
and that each of these deserves their
first consideration. After these agencies
are soundly financed, then— and only
then— should we think in terms of
financing those other deserving outside
interests. If we believe that God has
raised up these Brethren agencies, then
we must believe that God wants these
agencies supported by our tithes and
gifts so that they are financially sound
institutions.
If we are to continue to provide
one of the best Christian liberal arts
educations available to Christian young
people, it is necessary that we consider
all of the foregoing as we plan our
stewardship program for this coming
year. T
THE SEETHING SEVENTIES?
(Continued from page 19)
school. It is cleverly written into the
mental structure of the whole gamut
of literature produced for the edu-
cational system. Remember, ideas
have consequences. Gradually, im-
perceptibly, but relentlessly this sys-
tem of thought moulds the thinking of
children, until by the time they enter
college they are ready to bear the fruit
that is now frightening educators. What
else can you expect? Can we expect
that educators will reintroduce this
into education to make it relevant? T
January 24, 1970
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Meet the Elite . . .
Eight Grace College seniors have been named for
the honor of Who's Who in American Colleges and
Universities for the 1969-1970 school year.
They are Michael Darner, Sturgis, Michigan; Robert
Dungy, Detroit, Michigan; Marilyn Emch, Rittman,
Ohio; Glenn Firebaugh, Wooster, Ohio; Steve Grill,
Dayton, Ohio; Maxine Peugh, Harrah, Washington;
Philip Teran, Pasadena, California; and Judy Rae
Thompson, Winona Lake, Indiana.
The students were chosen on the basis of overall
contribution to college life with consideration given
to citizenship, elected and appointed leadership,
campus activities, general service, attitude, influence
and loyalty. Recommended by Dr. Jesse Humberd,
class advisor, to Registrar Ron Henry, and voted on
by faculty, the eight represent diverse activities during
their four years on the Grace campus.
Mike Darner, a math major, has served his class in
several elected offices, including vice president of the
class during his junior year. He has also been a mem-
ber of the Student Development Committee and has
participated on both basketball and tennis teams.
He is a member of the Sturgis Bible Chapel, Sturgis,
Michigan.
Bob Dungy, of the Faith Bible Church of Jackson,
Michigan, served as senior class chaplain in 1968-1969.
A transfer from Moody Bible Institute, he has been
involved in off-campus service as pastor of the Breth-
ren Chapel of Fremont, Ohio, for two years. This year
he is working with the Youth Development Center in
Grand Rapids, Michigan, which is an intercity work.
Married and the father of three children, Dungy is a
social studies major.
Marilyn Emch, a mathematics education major
from the First Brethren Church of Rittman, Ohio, is
active as president of the Women's Dorm this year.
Her musical interests have involved her in the college
choir with whom she has traveled as well as providing
her with the opportunity of traveling on college de-
velopment teams for the past two summers.
Glenn Firebaugh, student council president for
1969-1970, is ranked number one in the senior class
with a grade point average of 3.850 with a major in
social studies. Last year he served as vice president
of the Student Council. Other areas of leadership in-
clude Campus Crusade leader in his sophomore year
and sophomore class chaplain. The same year he re-
ceived the Christian service award for his activities in
Christian service. The First Brethren Church of
Wooster, Ohio, is his home church.
Steve Grill, majoring in speech, follows Firebaugh
closely with a scholastic grade point average of 3.757.
Active in speech productions, he has had parts in "The
Torchbearers" and "Othello." Soccer has occupied
his free time during the fall of his four years in college.
Related to his sports activities, are his elected posi-
tions of vice president and then president of "G"
Club, the club for men lettering in sports. He is from
the First Brethren Church of Dayton, Ohio.
Maxine Peugh, from the Harrah Brethren Church
of Harrah, Washington, has been active in the music
program on campus. A proficient pianist, she present-
ed a recital her junior year and recently played Greig's
Piano Concerto in A Minor at the College Community
Concert Band performance. She has also traveled
with development teams for two years and has been
the accompanist for the college choir. For two years
she received the Music Award for her contributions
to the college music program and to the school as a
whole. She also served as student council representa-
tive and a resident assistant her junior year.
Philip Teran has devoted a great deal of his time
to positions of spiritual leadership while he has been
on campus. For the past two years he has been
elected as Student Council Chaplain. This year the
position includes leadership of the newly formed
Grace Missions in Action (GMA) which encompasses
all the Christian service programs on campus. A
speech major, he performed his senior speech recital
in December. The San Gabriel Union Church of San
Gabriel, California, is Phil's home church.
Sports activities claim his attention. Active on the
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. . . Grace's "Who's Who"
Michael Darner
Robert Dungy
Marilyn Emch
Glenn Firebaugh
Steve Grill
Maxine Peugh
Philip Teran
Judy Rae Thompson
soccer team, he was chosen this year as a member of
the all conference team; last year he received honor-
able mention for the same team. Baseball is his other
sports interest. Last year he served as captain of the
team.
Judy Rae Thompson, from the Winona Lake Breth-
ren Church, was chosen this fall as one of the three
senior girls representing the school in the Homecom-
ing activities. Last spring she was also elected as May
Day Court attendant. Active in Student Council, she
has served as secretary of the organization for two
years. Rounding out her activities is her position as
resident assistant in the dormitory. An English edu-
cation major, she has a 3.7 1 7 average out of a possible
4 points.
January 24, 1970
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DR. McCLAIN'S ALCOVE
Six special pieces of furniture stand
out on the tliird floor of the new Grace
Schools learning center. These fur-
nishings formerly equipped Dr. Alva
J. McClain's study in his Winona Lake
residence.
From the study desk now in the
new Grace library building, Dr. McClain
prepared theology notes that have
helped numerous Grace Seminary grad-
uates to divide the Word of Truth right-
ly. At this desk the founding president
of Grace Seminary graded his students'
examinations.
His Romans and Daniel booklets,
Tlie Greatness of the Kingdom (his
master work) and many contributions
to theological journals were born at
the McClain alcove desk when it was
in the beloved theologian's home.
Dr. McClain's prized Encyclopedia
Britannica is now on the book table
in the alcove. His easy chair provided
repose from scholastic activities.
As circumstances allow, Grace
Schools library staff members are pro-
cessing Dr. McClain's personal library
books. These items will be eventually
on shelves in the alcove area for
student and faculty use in the library
only.
The plaque, awarded to Dr. McClain
for fifty years of faithful service to the
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Brethren Church, will be placed near
Dr. McClain's portrait in the alcove
area.
As a member of the New Scofield
Bible editorial committee. Dr. McClain
received a complete transcription of
all board sessions and discussions of
editorial revisions. The transcription
abounds with research data of interest
to scholars. In the future the tran-
scription will be analyzed and indexed
for research purposes.— Z)r Benjamin
Hamilton, Assistant Librarian
Seminary library assistant Robert Ibach (center), shows a book from the McClain Alcove to seminary juniors Mike Rockafellow (I), and
Doug Kracrht.
BRETHREN MISSION
February 7, 1970
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TURNPIKE ENDS
JUST AHEAD
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tents
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The Editor Speaks .
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The Story of Kilometer 47
4
Prospect for the 70s
6
Lost and Found in a Big City
8
Children's Page
9
Independence Day in C.A.R.
10
Report: Bogota Congress .
11
Church News .
12
A Heart Transplant .
14
Turnpike Ends Just Ahead
15
Worldscope
16
The Creative Woman
17
The Master Calleth for Thee
18
Praising Heaven for Sending Someone
19
WMCNews
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Whoso Findeth a Wife
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Pickof the Vital Books .
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CLYDE K. LANDRUM, Editor
KENNETH E. HERMAN, Managing Editor
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS:
Foreign Missions— Rev. John Zielasko
Grace Schools— Dr. Herman A. Hoyt
Home Missions— Rev. Lester E. Pifer
WMC-Mrs. Kenneth Rucker
SMM— Miss Donna Hawbaker
Laymen— Mr. Harold Jones
February 7, 1970
Volume 32, Number 3
Foreign Missions and WIVIC Issue
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The Editor Speaks . . .
By Clyde K. Landrum
To Be or Not To Be Creative
Too often for the ladies, creativity
does not survive matrimony. Young
iwomen go off to college, do a great job
with their studies, often rank high in
scholastic standings. Some produce
outstanding original plays and write
Excellent manuscripts. They are very
active in many creative activities— but
then comes matrimony. Creativity
puffers. Why?
It is a recognized fact that the
lace of the wife is in the home,
particularly after she becomes a moth-
:r. She has a God-given responsibility
her children and for being a help-
leet for her husband. But surely this
houldnot exclude all creative activity.
For a fact, the home can very well be-
pome the base for creativity that can
be exciting for her, and contributory
to those in her home as well as to
many outside her home. If her mind
continues to explore new creative ideas,
she will have wider avenues for service
opening to her.
Mrs. Althea Miller deals with this
real life situation in her monthly col-
umn "The Creative Woman" in the
Herald. It is hoped that our entire
feminine readership will follow this
column regularly. In fact, the male
readers just might profit from it, too.
Mrs. Miller in this month's column
(see page 17) deals with spiritual
growth, stressing the fact that dynamic
spiritual growth prepares one for crea-
tive living in facing the manifold prob-
lems of life.
In one of her columns Mrs. Miller
will warn the ladies against settUng
down in "Dullsville," a fate that should
overtake no one! Yet, it is a fate
that catches up with many. One of
the antidotes for this plague is reading.
And perhaps this is near the top of the
"how to" list for the creative woman.
Where better can she learn of hubby's
world and problems? Where better
than through good books can she be-
come resourceful in helping to plan
for the training of her children? As she
reads from and meditates upon the
Word of God she is strengthened and
encouraged in all of her activities. And
as she presents the Bible and its
message to her family, she will impart
spiritual guidance to them.
Granted that the woman should
take her place as a helpmeet and fol-
lower of her husband; a faithful and
godly mother to her children. She
should be a wonderful cook and at the
same time coordinator of home activi-
ties. But should she become so bogged
down in home routines that she hasn't
the time to turn a single brain cell in
creative activity? She should not.
But the only way she can avoid this is
through planned stimulation.
She must become a creator and ex-
changer of new and exciting ideas; a
purveyor of positiveness and originality
in all situations. She will become an
exciting conversation partner for baby
even from the earliest years. She will
work with older children in personal
problems and homework detail to
make them meaningful and productive
of good results. She will even jot down
for future use or for sharing with
others her very methods of accompHsh-
ments with her children. What interest-
ing reading these would make! But
she will be the one who will need to
take the initiative to make all of this
possible. She must rise above her
problems, difficulties and discourage-
ments to achieve her goal. This, in it-
self, will require creativity. She must
be a creative woman! ▼
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Rev Eddie Miller (I) and Raimundo Nunes in front of the new
church building.
The portable book stall attracts plenty of attention.
I here are many ways of doing
His work, but it is the same God who
does the work in and through all of us
who are His" (I Cor. \2:6, Living Let-
ters).
These words of the Apostle Paul
certainly hold true today in the Ama-
zon region where we are laboring.
There are many ways of getting the
Gospel out and establishing local
churches, but it is the one Lord and
God who does the work in and through
us. If there are victories, the glory is
His.
Now let me tell you about a specific
instance in Brazil. "Kilometer 47" is
actually a small town on the Para-
Maranhao highway about 1 1 5 miles
from Belem. For about ten years the
Federal Government has been build-
ing this highway leading to the neigh-
boring state of Maranhao. Many small
villages and towns grew up overnight
without any specific names other than
the kilometer markings along the road.
Thus, Kilometer 47 means that tliis
town is 47 kilometers from Capanema.
About eight years ago a layman and
member of the local Brethren church
in Capanema, Raimundo Nunes, de-
cided to move his store out the high-
way to this thriving community called
"47." At that time the only gospel
testimony in the town was a small
Pentecostal church, so from time to
time Brother Raimundo visited and
worshiped with this group of believers.
I am sure it was during these years
that this layman got a vision of what
could be done and should be done by
all true believers in witnessing to those
round about, if we are really born
again.
Thanks to the early training this
layman received at the Capanema
church, he felt that there should be a
Brethren testimony in this town.
Raimundo Nunes never had the oppor-
tunity to get much formal education,
but he can read and write and he
studies his Bible. For a while the
missionary in Capanema was able to
hold Bible classes and encourage him
in his witnessing. Then, some services
were held in the home of this layman,
but eventually there was a need for a
larger meeting place. Finally in Jan-
uary 1967 at the Brazilian National
Conference in Icoaraci, Raimundo told
the Brethren of the need for a pastor
to carry on the work. The local pastor
of the Icoaraci church and I decided
to make a trip of investigation. What
we found was a field "ripe unto har-
vest." Because of the faithful testi-
mony of this businessman, many in
the community were drawn to the
Gospel. Regular services were started,
with the missionary helping out twice
a month. Hardly a week passed with-
out decisions for the Lord— decisions
made because of the faithful witnessing
of the nationals beforehand. Many
times I have seen this businessman in
the corner of his store, Bible in hand,
witnessing to one of his customers.
During this past year the believers
purchased a piece of land, tore down
the old building, and put up a brick-
and-cement building on the main street
of town, all with their own money.
Forty-eight people were baptized in
June— all in one service, and at least
twenty more are waiting for baptism.
God poured out His blessing on this
community. We continue to look for-
ward to many more victories in the
future. Right now the believers in
"47" are looking forward to calling
their own national pastor in 1970.
What has been the key to successful
church planting in this community in
the interior? A number of things can
be mentioned: 1) The New Testament
method of evangelism through the ex-
pansion of the local church was fol-
lowed; 2) The teaching of the new
converts about the basic facts of a
Christian life and walk with emphasis
on their own responsibility in reaching
others; 3) Cooperation between the
national and missionary in developing
a policy and carrying forward a plan
of operation was very important; 4)
Finally, there has been a real demon-
stration of the presence and operation
of the Holy Spirit in the saving of souls
as the Lord promised would happen
through the preaching of His Word.
Praise the Lord for an open door in
Brazil, and pray with us that many
other communities such as this may be
reached with the Gospel while there is
yet time. ▼
Pastor Raimundo Cordoso (far right, second row), from Icoaraci church, and Rev. Eddie Miller (far right, first row), with the believers bap-
tized in the town of Kilometer 47.
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February 7, 1970
PROSPECT FOI
Recently, prominent religious lead-
ers in America were asked to comment
on the future of religion in the 70s.
The picture that develops on the canvas
as some of these men paint religious
trends in broad, sweeping strokes is—
at least for the evangelical Christian-
horrifying.
This is what the liberal wing of the
church can look forward to if those
who are responsible for the shaping of
policy and the training of theological
students have their way. Unfortunate-
ly, there is no indication on the hori-
zon that, in the circles in which they
move, they shall not have their way:
1 . There will be much more materi-
al from the pens of theologians probing
the question: "If God?" His existence
is seriously doubted, that is, the ex-
istence of the God pictured by tradi-
tion, and thus a new theological con-
cept of Him needs to be framed in the
fertile minds of theologians. Then a
re-indoctrination of people can be
initiated. The result should be interest-
ing-but tragic!
2. There will be less church activity.
The church as an institution will gradu-
ally be phased out of existence and "a
new rehgious community composed
of small groups of spiritual adven-
turers" will emerge. Religion will be
rooted in experience and experimen-
tation rather than authority and dog-
ma. Thus the Biblical revelation of
man as a rebel against God is denied.
He is cast instead into the role of a
seeker, able to arrive at a worthy
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spiritual experience with a little help
from his friends.
3. A breakdown of denominational
and sectarian lines. Now if this should
mean greater cooperation among Chris-
tians, who may differ on minor issues,
in order to do a more effective job of
evangelism, there would be little cause
for concern. But it does not. It means
the complete removal of even the most
fundamental of behefs which character-
ize the Christian faith. Harvey Cox
describes the present-day seminarians,
who now pass freely between various
seminaries, ranging from Baptist to
Roman Catholic, without having their
theological sensibilities disturbed (no
doubt because they have none): "To-
day's seminarian is not orthodox in the
sense that seminarians were a few
decades ago. They thrive on rock and
folk masses, light show liturgies, agape
feasts, and sacristy dancing. Many are
convinced that our inherited worship
forms need fundamental refashioning.
Worship in the future . . . will be more
festive, spontaneous and colorful— even
Dionysiac." ("Dionysiac"— of a sen-
suous, frenzied or orgiastic character
—Webster. Dionysus is, in Greek
mythology, the god of wine.)
4. The sermon is out. Dialogue and
discussion are in. If there is no revela-
tion, then of course the exposition of
the Scriptures by the preacher, his
exhortations, assertions, and words
have no more value than those of any-
one else because they are, after all, his
own opinions and are subject to de-
bate. It is no longer a matter of
"Thus saith the Lord" (King James
English, by the way, is out also) which
should determine one's actions, but
rather one's own feelings. If a person
feels good, if he relates to others, then
this must be right. Behavior and
moraUty are no longer based on the
revealed character of God but on the
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study of the nature of man. But the
nature of man is sinful, which both
the teaching of the Scriptures and ob-
servation testify. It is thus not sur-
prising that this leads to the Dionysiac.
We object to such behavior being
equated in any way with the worship
of a Holy God.
5. Ministers of the future will de-
mand more of their congregations, that
is, more social action, demonstrations
and such. This does not mean the type
of social concern and the demonstra-
tion of Christian love for the needs of
others which are the normal fruit of a
redeemed life, but rather it translates
into the radical left wing activity which
encourages revolution.
There are some other events which
will occur as part of the fall-out from
this religious revolution. In the first
place, not all who are now in the in-
stitutional church will be happy with
these innovations, and thus they will
be forced to leave. Since it is expected
that this will occur mostly among the
over-thirty group, they will not be
greatly missed by the "now" genera-
tion. But these folks who seek to
maintain at least a semblance of Chris-
tianity must go some place, and it
would be well for the evangelical com-
munity to be ready to provide a wel-
come and the spiritual help and care
needed by them.
There will also develop a feehng
that the greatest hindrance to social
and economic, yes, even to moral and
spiritual progress, is the Bible believer.
Since the evangelical community of
believers will not accept tliis way-out
view of the church and its mission, it
will suffer ridicule, harrassment and
persecution. The ridicule has already
started and is gaining momentum.
There is no easier way to kill the
spirit of an evangelical missionary
thrust than to instill within the Chris-
tian Church the ideas expressed by
these hberal leaders. Not only will the
source of mission candidates dry up
but even the very dream of these re-
ligionists for social and economic bet-
terment will be shattered as an un-
redeemed humanity clashes in strife
and revolution.
We praise the Lord that this poison
has not infected The Brethren Church
or her foreign missions outreach. But
we need to keep informed and ever on
our guard (I Pet. 5:8). Evangelical
Christians would make a grave error if
they took the attitude that these trends
will not in any way affect them. With
such a prospect for the 70s, the need
for an aggressive and enthusiastic evan-
gelical witness is greater than ever (I
Cor. 15:58).-/H^Z T
PRAISE FOR ANSWERED PRAYER
Good news has come from The Brethren Church in the Central African Republic.
In the recent annual conference of the association of churches, an agreement be-
tween the church and the mission was accepted without a single dissenting vote.
The agreement, which has to do with the "Africanization" of the church, will be
put into effect just as soon as the required approval is received from the C.A.R.
government. Over the past year much prayer has gone up concerning this vital
matter, and God has wonderfully answered.
Another interesting item which came out of the recent conference was the
selection of Pastor Noel Gaiwaka to be the African Church's representative to the
conference of the National Fellowship of Brethren Churches to be held this coming
August in Long Beach, California.
February 7, 1970
Big City
By Rev. Hill Maconaghy
Adrogue, Argentina
M.
I any are tlie things which are
lost and found in a big city. Purses,
money, documents, and jewelry are
but a few of such items. But that
which 1 desire to relate to you would
never appear in the columns of the
big-city newspapers. It has to do not
with things, but with real live people
like you and me.
"You had better go and find some
religion which can help you." Tliis is
what a certain man said to his wife
who had become quite nervous and
irritable. But in searching for such a
religion she found something far better.
She found Christ, or rather, Christ
found her. It all took place in a tent
meeting which was being held in the
neighborhood of her home in Don
Bosco. That same night her young
daughter was also saved. Two souls
lost and found in a big city.
The change in this woman was
notable. Gone were her nervousness
and irritableness. Gone, too, were the
cigarettes that she had been smoking
at the rate of two packs a day.
Her son, seeing such a change in his
mother, decided that he would attend
the meetings. Shortly thereafter he
accepted Christ as his Saviour.
During all this time the husband,
who works as an engineer on a river
boat making trips to Paraguay and
Brazil, was absent. Upon his return he
brought his wife a quantity of ciga-
rettes. She told him she did not want
them an"3 threw them away. Further,
she said that she had done what he told
her to do and had been saved. And,
while he was home he would have to
accompany her to the meetings.
This he did, but from the beginning
he made it clear that he was only ac-
companying his wife. He did not in-
tend to join the religion which she had
found. However, the change which he
saw in his family, especially in his
wife, and the Word of God which he
heard, soon brought him to the feet
of the Saviour. Now there is a whole
family which once was lost but has
been found by the Saviour.
Periodically we visit a family in
Buenos Aires and have a short Bible
study with them. As a result two of
that family have been found. The
elderly mother and one daughter are
trusting in the Lord Jesus.
The owner of the shop next to our
bookstore is another person who once
was lost but now is found. This lady,
having been saved, is now concerned
about her family. Several weeks ago
she asked us if we could go to her
home some Saturday and speak with
her folks. An afternoon was arranged.
To our surprise we found that she had
invited her parents, her sister, and her
aunt and uncle to be present. There
we had the opportunity to present to
them the way of salvation. Many
questions were asked and an invitation
was given us to come again.
Praise the Lord that some of the
lost have been found in the big city of
Buenos Aires and its surrounding sub-
urbs. But there are many thousands
more who are still lost.
There is the woman who in response
to our radio program wrote requesting
a copy of the New Testament. When
visited she seemed to be quite interest-
ed. However, later she wrote asking us
not to visit her again, saying, "I am
sixty-two years of age. I'm too old to
change my religion."
There is the husband of a young
believer with whom we have contact.
He is a technical engineer employed
by a large concern. He recognizes liis
spiritual need but feels that material
progress for his family is more im-
portant.
There was the lady sick with cancer
whom we visited. We presented the
way of salvation and left literature
with her. But alas, before we could
see her again she was gone. The
message reached her too late.
Wouldn't you like to join us in find-
ing some of the lost of Buenos Aires?
The rewards are great. Life eternal for
the lost who are found; joy and crowns
for the finder. ▼
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TIHIE CnOLDI^IENI'S PA€E
More Missionary Helpers
Right:
At the Grace Brethren Church of Defiance, Ohio,
these MHers are pictured— left to right, front row:
Jan Knipp, Kirk Neise, Kent Bowling, La Von Bowhng,
Terry Coleman, Judy Neise. Back row: Wendell Bowl-
ing, Gary Knipp, Lori Slocum, Liz Slocum. Members
of the group who were not present when the picture
was taken, are Charles Howard, Ela Howard, Steve
Kohart, and Kandy Brown. The leader is Janet
Slocum.
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Left:
The First Brethren Church at Dallas Center,
Iowa, has a fine MHC with the pastor's wife,
Mrs. James Marshall, as leader. They are, left
to right, front row: Bruce Goepferich, Marie
Bensley, Dianna Bensley, Sherri Wright, Lori
Brown, Kim Porter. Back row: Terry Goep-
ferich, Andrew Marshall, Micky Wenger, Sher-
yl Bensley, and Dianna Roan is in the back
row there, too, but she is hidden behind Kim.
Right:
An enthusiastic MHC leader is Mrs. Robert Markley,
wife of the pastor at Lyndhurst Grace Brethren
Church, Cleveland, Ohio. The MHers shown here are:
left to right, front row: David Senay, Bobby Harkins,
Suzanne Bitonti, Johnny Umbel. Middle row: Tim
Shaffer, Ron Umbel, Wesley Holder. Back row: Mike
Bitonti, Richard Holder, Lori Shaffer, Suzanne
(Corky) Bitonti. Mrs. Markley is standing behind the
kids, and the bigger boy who is behind her just hap-
pened to get in the picture.
HARRY HELPER AND (MARY MISSIONARY-
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February 7, 1970
(FMS editor's note: The following is an ex-
cerpt from a letter written by Dr. Taber to
his sister, with a copy being sent to the
FMS office.)
L^ecember first is the Central Afri-
can "Fourth of July," and we just
celebrated the eleventh year of our
independence. Since Markounda is the
government post for our district, we
go there for the big celebration. About
a week beforehand we received a copy
of the program for the festivities— and
a letter from the Administrator re-
questing us to transport forty boys
from the Boguila school who were to
take part. . . .
The first feature of the celebration
came at four o'clock on Sunday after-
noon—a service in each of the four
churches in town (Protestant— which is
Brethren, Catholic, Mohammedan, and
Jehovah's Witnesses) with government
representatives attending each service.
Our local pastor, Moses Toudjoube,
does not have much education but he
really did well. He emphasized how
much we owe to President Boganda
for giving us political independence
and how it is right that every country
should be independent. Then he
brought out clearly how the only real
liberty is the kind Jesus gives. Then
next morning at prayer meeting he
brought out that there would be three
kinds of people taking part in the
celebration— those who see it simply as
a time of fun, those who appreciate it
as a reminder of the value of political
independence, and those who enjoy
the real liberty that Jesus gives.
The main feature of the celebration
came at 8:30 the next morning-the
flag-raising and a speech by the Admin-
istrator. The main speech was in
French, followed by a shorter one in
Sango. He began with a eulogy of the
first president, Bartholomew Boganda,
who was killed in a plane accident.
There was also a wreath presentation
before a monument to Boganda. The
second part of the speech set forth
the poUcy and program of the present
government, which is essentially to
overcome underdevelopment by hard
work, especially in agriculture. The
third part praised the people of the
Markounda district for the good cotton
crop they produced last year, and
spurred them on to do better. The
fourth and last part set forth the things
this Administrator has already accom-
plished during the six months he has
been in office, and how much he likes
the people of his district.
The next feature of the program
was a presentation of calisthenics by
school boys. There are several schools
in the district (a district about 100
miles long by 50 miles wide) that go
to fourth grade, but only three that go
on to grammar school graduation. The
school at Maitikoulou, which is sixty
miles north of Markounda, was not
represented, so there were just two
schools, Markounda and Boguila. As
I mentioned earlier, the Administrator
had asked the mission to haul the
forty boys of the Boguila school, but
because of the vehicle problems we
had no way of doing it. So they did
the 45 miles on foot.
The Markounda boys put on a very
good program for about twenty min-
utes, going from one thing to another.
Some exercises were simply gymnastics,
but many were imitations of things
done in real Ufe— loading, cocking, and
shooting a gun, paddling a canoe, tak-
ing snuff and then sneezing, and so
forth, all in rhythm to the beating of
drums. If the Markounda boys had
been the only ones to perform, I would
have reported a very good performance.
But the Boguila boys so far outclassed
them that it made them seem mediocre.
I never saw anything to equal it in my
life. These boys just went from exer-
cise to exercise in perfect rhythm
without looking to anybody for a
signal. I just can't figure out how they
could remember what came next. After
they had been going a long time, one
group lay down on the ground to do
one set of exercises while the rest con-
tinued standing or sitting. And all
during the other exercises they were
jumping lightly up and down to keep
up the rhythm. Africans just have
rhythm in their bones. When the
drums from one school stopped beat-
ing and the others began, I could not
tell to save my life when one set
stopped and the others began.
When it came time to go home, the
Boguila school director came to us and
begged us to make a third round trip
to take some of the small kids who had
swollen feet. 1 just could not see that
we were justified in tempting the Lord
by taking that pickup with the loose
springs on another trip over that ter-
rible road. I could tell that NGaba
wanted to come back and get them,
but 1 couldn't feel free to let him.
Well, the Lord had it all planned. With-
in a few minutes after we got back to
Boguila, Tom McDairmant drove in,
and in a little while he had Hobble's
(Mary Ann Habegger) pickup running,
so he could take that after the httle
kids with the sore feet. If he had taken
my Peugeot it would have been gone
when Tom got here and he would have
been killing time. Everything fits to-
gether when the Lord does the plan-
ning. Why do I fret so often? ▼
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Brethren Missionary Herald
REPORT: BOGOTA CONGRESS
By Phil Guerena
I he first Latin American Congress
on Evangelism was held in Bogota,
Colombia, November 21-30, 1969.
More than 800 delegates from all over
Latin America and the Caribbean at-
tended. All this was made possible
through the gigantic efforts of Dr.
Clyde Taylor and, for a very large part,
by the sponsorship of the Billy Graham
Association. Dr. Taylor took such a
personal interest that the Bogota press
tabbed him the chief boss of all
American Protestants. They also con-
fused Billy Graham as the Pope of the
Protestants.
A great deal of work and funds
went into the planning of this Congress
before it became a reality. Approxi-
mately one year's preparation was in-
volved. Money was obtained to pay
the round trip and expenses of each
delegate; cost for the representatives
alone was $30,000.
Buses picked up the attendees at
8:30 each morning and brought them
back to their hotels about 10:30 p.m.
Most of the lectures were given by
Latin Americans, a few of whom were
neoorthodox, but for the most part
they were fundamental. The day usual-
ly began with a Bible study from
8:30 to 10:00, which was followed by
a very brief recess. Next was a lecture
on some basic issue on evangelism,
which was intended to be the meat of
the Congress. A workshop followed
where the lecture was discussed, criti-
cized, and conclusions formed. Lunch
was from 12:00 to 1:30 and supper
5:30 to 7:00. Three times a day we
were given a panoramic view of a
country with a history of the beginning
and spreading of the gospel work as
the main point of each.
The last service of the day, to which
the public was invited, was held from
7:45 to 9:00. This is what the program
said, but it usually ended well after
10:00. This was supposed to be an
inspiring service, and two of the nine
were that. Two had very strong
February 7, 1970
socialistic impulses; some were very in-
tellectual but not inspiring; the rest
could be classified as nice music to
sleep by.
What did all this accomphsh? Well,
there was a parade put on by the total
Congress and the Christians of Bogota.
Each country marched in back of its
flag, and the local brethren came last
with their flag. All this was done in
the rain, since it usually does rain in
that city which is more than 8,000
feet above sea level. This parade passed
through the center of Bogota, a city of
two and a-half milhon, and ended in
the main square, Simon Bolivar Square.
Bolivar is the "national father" of
Colombia. The press said over 10,000
attended that day. An evangehstic
message was given with an altar call.
In all Latin America, the main square
is built around the Catholic cathedral
or church. Therefore, when the invita-
tion to salvation was given, some peo-
ple who were standing by the church
raised their hands. Even priests and
nuns were included in the number.
Also, the fellowship and the gather-
ing and living together of various de-
nominations was an accomplishment.
This fostered a spirit of understanding
that the Great Commission must be
fulfilled by the whole body of Christ.
There was of course the official
declaration of the Congress. In essence,
it states that the entire delegation
takes an imperative attitude toward
the Great Commission, and that it is
constrained to depend on the power
of the Holy Spirit to fulfill this task.
Each Latin American region is to have
Taylor the boss?
Graham the Pope?
Yet gathering of
800 profitable.
its own congress before the next gener-
al one in about seven years.
Who can forget some of the high-
lights! Just getting acquainted with
the city and its people was a pleasure
and an education. The Gold Museum
was an unforgettable experience. Ob-
taining souvenirs to take home was an
expensive experience for those buying,
and a lucrative one for Bogota resi-
dents.
Colombia has been probably the
most fanatic religious country on the
South American continent. The years
of 1949 through 1959 were ten years
of violence during which the Catholic
church tried to exterminate the Protes-
tants. Churches and homes were
burned, people killed, evangelical males
castrated, and freedom of religion
taken away. During this time the
church doubled. To have this Congress
in the capital of Colombia meant that
the Colombian Christians now have
freedom of religion— a great victory for
the Colombian church.
Some of those who really knew
the suffering of the Colombian Chris-
tians shed tears of thanksgiving to Al-
mighty God who made this meeting
possible in this city. As the visiting
Christians witnessed throughout the
metropohs, they found the Colombians
very wilhng to listen to that message
which so recently was prohibited.
After meditation on all the method-
ology on missions which was expound-
ed in Colombia, one thing stands out:
the theme of the Congress— "Action
in Christ for a Continent in Crisis."
That last farewell by the Bogota Chris-
tians, as they cried and waved good-
by and in turn their brethren in Christ
from other countries waved good-by
and cried, will always be remembered.
But that theme-ACTION IN CHRIST
—left some stimulated and encouraged
as to the method to fulfill the Great
Commission. Among these was your
reporter. Pastor Phillip Guerena of
Mexico City. ^
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FORT BLISS, TEXAS. Chaplain
Charles E. Bearinger recently received
a Letter of Commendation from com-
manding officers Lieutenant Colonel
Robert D. Bretz and Colonel William
E. Burr II, 3d Training Battalion, 3d
BCT Brigade of Fort Bliss. Chaplain
Bearinger was commended for the
outstanding way in which he adminis-
tered the religious program of the
command, his demonstrated ability to
"accomplish the mission" under all
circumstances, his furnishing of mature
professional guidance to all the men
in the battalion, his long hours worked,
and bearing without complaint the re-
sponsibilities of his position with dedi-
cation and purpose. Chaplain Bearing-
er is currently on orders to Vietnam.
BELLFLOWER, CALIF. Rev. Ed
Trenner, Campus Life Club Coordin-
ator for the Greater Long Beach area
spoke at a recent Sunday evening serv-
ice at the Bellflower Brethren Church.
Edwin E. Cashman, pastor.
CONFERENCE HOSPITALITY!
Folks from the east traveUng by car
to the 1970 NFBC conference in Long
Beach, California, will be invited to
stop in Midwest District homes to
"freshen up." Carolyn Valentine, re-
cording secretary of the Midwest Dis-
trict WMC, states that a list of names
and addresses will be forwarded to the
Herald for publishing at a later date.
Watch for further details on the church
news page.
CHANGES. The correct address of
the Simi, Calif., church is; 2762 Aveni-
da Simi, Simi, Calif. 93065. The new
address for Rev. and Mrs. Robert G.
Clinton is: Accident, Md. 21520.
The new address of Chaplain Emlyn
H.Jones is Headquarters, 130th Gener-
al Hospital, Nurnberg, APO New York
09696. In the Jan. 10 Herald an in-
correct zip code was listed in a change
of address for Rev. Gerald Polman,
Dayton, Ohio. The correct zip is
45414. Please change your /l««Ma/.
NOTICE. Churches in need of
pastors or ministers desiring contact
with churches are asked to write to
Rev. Thomas E. Hammers, chm.. Com-
mittee for Pastorless Churches and
Available Men, Grace College, Box
397, Winona Lake, Ind. 46590. He
will maintain a Ust of names of churches
and pastors, and will assist those need-
ing his services. Clyde K. Landrum,
secretary. National Fellowship of
Brethren Churches.
STOYSTOWN, PA. At their regular
business meeting Jan. 12, the Reading
Brethren Church extended a unanimous
call to Pastor Arthur F. Collins to serve
for another year.
WRIGHTSVILLE, PA. Mr. George
Wilhehn has recently been unanimous-
ly called as the full-time pastor of the
Susquehanna Grace Brethren Church.
He was hcensed into the Christian
ministry following examination and
recommendation of the Northern At-
lantic District ministerium. He had
been serving the church as interim
pastor since its inception on Mar. 30,
1969. His address is 2783 Carnegie
Rd., Apt. 104, York, Pa. 17402. (Tel.
717-155-1794). This information can
be added to the list of pastors in your
Annual. A delicious dinner was served
to 42 people by the ladies of the
church Dec. 14.
DAYTON, OHIO. The Board of
Trustees of the Grace Brethren Village
has been busy looking at existing
homes for the aged and similar resi-
dences and working on building plans
and ideas. It should be noted that the
address remainsP.O. Box 613, Dayton,
Ohio 45401. Gifts continue to be
needed for completion of the land
purchase and drawing of the building
plans.
FULLERTON, CALIF. Rev. Dale Brock, West Coast literature representative
for the Herald Co. and manager of the Herald Bookstore, receives the keys from
Mr. Bill LaMar (right) to a station wagon for use in Mr. Brock's work. The sta-
tion wagon was partially underwritten with funds given in the BMH "Friday
Night Offering" at last year's national conference. There is need for additional
designated funds to complete the goal . . . anyone looking for a missionary
project? The station wagon was purchased from McPheeters Ford in Long
Beach, Calif. Mr. LaMar is a member of the Grace Brethren Church, Anaheim,
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CINCINNATI, OHIO. Rev. Merton
A. Lambert has been selected to serve
as president of the Youth Commission
of the National Sunday School Associ-
ation during 1970. Mr. Lambert is
assistant to the director and youth
coordinator in the offices of the Chris-
tian Education Department of The
Brethren Church at Winona Lake.
VBS TIME ALREADY? Well, not
quite, but not too early to start think-
ing and planning for your 1970 VBS!
The Missionary Herald will be able to
efficiently care for your needs this
year from our offices at Winona Lake,
Indiana, or FuUerton, California. Pas-
tors and VBS directors should watch
for a special mailing which will give
details on VBS ordering information,
postage and return policies, etc. Re-
member . . . proceeds from your VBS
purchases are used to expand the free
literature ministry of the Brethren
Missionary Herald Company, benefit-
ing Brethren works at home and abroad.
PARKERSBURG, W.VA. Rev. Na-
than Meyer thrilled our hearts recently
with his inspiring messages during a
prophetic series. Five public decisions
for salvation and numerous rededica-
tions of life during the last two eve-
nings brought the conference to a
wonderful climax. The attendance on
Thanksgiving night was 228, a new
record for an evening service. Melvin
C. Hobson, pastor.
MARTINSBURG, PA. Jewish Mis-
sions Sunday featured Rev. Henry
Johnson of the American Board of
Missions to the Jews, Pittsburgh
Branch. For the evening service, Mr.
Johnson gave a demonstration entitled
"Christ in the Passover." William H.
SneU, pastor.
MANSFIELD, OHIO. RemodeUng
of the main auditorium began Jan. 5
at the Woodville Grace Brethren
Church. To be included in the re-
modeling program are: carpeting the
entire sanctuary, enlarging and re-
modeling the present platform, and
painting the sanctuary. New pulpit
furniture and newly installed speaker
system will also be included. Tony
Schag of the church will lead the re-
modeling crew. Tentative date for
dedication is Feb. 22. Robert Kern,
pastor.
1AKE YOUR CONFERENCE PLANS NOW!
AUGUST 7-14, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Our Brethren churches in the Long Beach, California, area
are hosting the 1 970 conference of the National Fellowship
of Brethren Churches. "Come along to go Somewhere" in
1970 . . . mark the dates on your calendar right now!
A new Friday-to-Friday format is planned, with the Chris-
tian Education Convention beginning Friday evening and con-
tinuing through Sunday afternoon. The conference modera-
tor's address will be on Sunday evening, and conference will
close with the youth-challenge service on the following
Friday evening. The afternoons of the conference week and
all day Wednesday, until 7:00 p.m., will be free for sightsee-
ing.
Theme of the 1970 conference will be, "Absolutes in a
Changing World."
Each church in our national fellowship should be repre-
sented, and concerned with the business of the NFBC.
Churches should plan to put a generous amount in their
budget for conference expenses for the pastor and his family,
and also give an amount to the lay delegates.
The 1969 conference set a new attendance and delegate
record . . . let's make the 1970 one even bigger and better!
NOTICE. All those desiring to have
their 1969 issues of the Brethren Mis-
sionary Herald bound in book form
should have them in the Herald office
by Mar. 1 , 1970. The price for binding
is $6.95 if you furnish copies. We will
furnish copies and bind them for
$7.95 postage paid.
KETTERING, OHIO. The regular
quarterly meeting of the Southern
Ohio Fellowship of Brethren Men was
hosted by the Calvary Brethren Church
Jan. 10. Chaplain Brown of the Leban-
on Correctional Institution showed
shdes and presented information re-
garding his work.
MODESTO, CALIF. A Sunday
evening adult study hour has been
established at the La Loma Grace
Brethren Church. Mr. George Cripe
will lead the study based substantially
on Seminary class notes of Dr. Alva
J. McClain. Mr. Cripe once studied in
classes under Dr.McClain's instruction.
The six o'clock hour corresponds with
the time of the youth meetings-
nursery care is provided. J.Paul Miller,
pastor.
BROOKVILLE, OHIO. There were
37 new members added to the Brook-
ville Grace Brethren Church during
1969. Of these, 23 came by baptism.
The choir presented their first Christ-
mas cantata Dec. 21 . Clair E. Brickel,
pastor.
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entonant
Notices of death appearing in this column
must be submitted in writing by a pastor.
LOCKHART, Lester, 67, was pro-
moted to the Lord's presence Nov. 10,
1969, following a brief illness. A mem-
ber of the Grace Brethren Church,
Parkersburg, W.Va., he was the first
deacon to be elected in the church
after it was built. He served that
position faithfully, and also served as
head usher for many years. Melvin C.
Hobson, pastor.
lAJeddin^ d^elL
A six month's free subscription to the
Breihren Missionary Herald is given to
those whose addresses are supplied by the
officiating minister.
Sharon Sue Henry and WilUam
Thomas Jenkins, Jan. 2, Calvary Breth-
ren Church, Kettering, Ohio.
February 7, 1970
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A Heart Transplant
loday, man has at his disposal
wonderful machines; cardiographs, X-
rays, and so on. Yet they often fail
to find the heart's disease. But God
knows the heart. "For the Lord seeth
not as man seeth; for man looketh on
the outward appearance, but the Lord
looketh on the heart" (I Sam. 16:7).
Here is the heart God sees: "The
heart is deceitful above all things, and
desperately wicked [incurably sick] "
(Jer. 17:9).
"They made their hearts as an ada-
mant stone [usually hard like a dia-
mond]" (Zech. 7:12).
"I will take the stony heart out of
their flesh" (Ezek. 11:19).
This is the condition of each one
without Christ, "For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God"
(Rom. 3:23).
Now medical science has found that
it is possible to transplant a heart. But
BY VIRGINIA SHINGLETON
before this can take place, someone
must die and give his heart.
Jesus Christ, God's Son, died that
we might live. "But God commendeth
his love toward us, in that, while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us"
(Rom. 5:8).
He wants each one to have this new
heart. "The Lord is . . . longsuffering
. . . not willing that any should per-
ish .. ."(11 Pet. 3:9).
"A new heart also will I give you,
and a new spirit will I put within you:
and I will take away the stony heart
out of your flesh, and I will give you
an heart of flesh" (Ezek. 36:26).
No matter how much a doctor real-
izes the need of a heart transplant,
the patient must desire it.
Even so God says, "Ask, and it
shall be given you; . . . For every one
that asketh receiveth . . ." (Matt.
7:7-8).
A transplant is done hoping to ex-
tend time to a person's life, but even
if the operation is successful, "it is
appointed unto men once to die, but
after this the judgment" (Heb. 9:27).
"For what is your life? It is even
a vapour, that appeareth for a little
time, and then vanisheth away" (James
4:14).
However, God has provided eternal
life for the one who receives His new
heart. Christ's promise is "I am the
resurrection, and the life: he that be-
lieveth in me, though he were dead,
yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth
and believeth in me shall never die"
(John 11:25-26).
Man will spend a fortune to receive
another's heart, while God's new heart
is a free gift. "For God so loved the
world [you] , that he gave his only be-
gotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish, but have ever-
lasting life" (John 3:16).
The Great Surgeon pleads, "Come
now, and let us reason together, saith
the Lord: though your sins be as
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson, they
shall be as wool" (Isa. 1:18).
A SOUL
DIVIDED
I f we could first know where we are, and whither
we are tending, we could then better judge what
to do, and how to do it. We have passed many
days since we initiated a policy with the avowed
object and confident promise of putting an end
to half dedication. Under the operation of that
policy, that promise has, in most cases, not only
not been fulfilled, but the situation has worsened.
In my opinion, this will be the case, until a crisis
in Ufe shall have been reached and passed. ... A
soul divided against itself cannot stand. 1 believe
that a life cannot permanently endure, half dedi-
cated and half not. 1 do not expect the Christian
to be undone ... 1 do not expect the soul to fall
. . . but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It
wUl become all one thing or all the other ... all
for Christ, or nothing. . . .
—Donald A. Garlock
Assistant Professor, Grace College
Adapted from Abraham Lincoln 's "House Divided" speech.
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TURNPIKE ENDS
JUST AHEAD
l^riving on the turnpike is a pleas-
ant experience. It makes long trips
much less annoying. I can buzz along
without bothering about stop signs,
traffic Ughts, slow speed zones or peo-
ple who block traffic. Driving time is
reduced by hours.
But there's one problem ... it can
be expensive. When I pull up to the
tollgate at the end of the turnpike, the
man with the uniform is going to ex-
pect more than a "hello." He expects
me to pay my toll, and somehow the
wave of my hand will not satisfy him!
All that driving pleasure must be paid
for.
At a time like that, wouldn't it be a
fine thing to have a pass? Just think
. . . I could have the pleasure of driving,
and when I got to the tollgate at the
end, I could just show the man an
official card and he would let me
through without taking any of my
money!
My life is like a turnpike. Be it ever
so pleasant, I must remember that it
will come to an end. But, unlike the
toll road, I am not sure when or where
I will get off the road of hfe. It may
end without any warning at all, and I
may find myself suddenly at the toll-
gate. Will I be prepared to settle up?
I ask, just what does it cost to
settle up at the end of life, and to
enter the city of God? What does God
charge? What is the toll fee I will
need?
God has already paid the costs of
eternal life. The price of bringing a
person to eternal hfe is so high, only
God could afford it, and since He loves
us, He paid it. That's good news, isn't
it? At least it is to most people. But
some folks do not like to receive chari-
ty even from God, since this is a blow
to their personal pride.
It is hard for anyone to believe that
he is totally unable to do anything to
get himself into heaven, but such is the
case. "For all have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God" (Rom.
3:23). Some people may not be as
bad as others, but they are stiO a long
way from God's standard, which is
perfection. Good deeds are like Con-
federate money; no matter how much
you have, it isn't enough. Just try to
pay your toll on the turnpike with
Confederate money! The trunk of
your car may be full of it, but it isn't
legal tender.
My life may be full of good works
such as: Bible reading, church member-
ship, baptism, tithing, neighborliness,
kindness, taking cortununion, and so
forth, but this isn't the coin of heaven.
All these things cannot cover up the
fact that I have sinned against God—
and this is the whole problem. My
good deeds do not alter the fact that I
By Dean Risser
have offended God, and that this debt
must be straightened out God's way.
Our sins must be recognized, ad-
mitted, and paid for in full. God says,
"The wages of sin is death . . ." (Rom.
6:23). TWs awful price must be paid,
and the debt erased.
But remember, the Bible says God
has paid the price. This is what the
death of Christ on the cross is all about;
it was a price He paid for OUR sins.
In I Peter 3:18 God says, "For Christ
also hath once suffered for sins, the
just for the unjust, that he might bring
us to God, being put to death in the
flesh, but quickened [made alive] by
the Spirit." You are that important
to God.
However, I am not automatically
free from my sins just because Jesus
died and I believe it. I must actually
receive Jesus Christ as my own personal
Saviour. This involves admitting my
sins have totally disqualified me from
heaven, and I need the help of Jesus.
This hurts my pride, but puts me with-
in the reach of Jesus Christ .
The Saviour now stands at the door
of my heart, seeking to enter my Ufe,
change it, and take away the sin.
How about you? As you read this,
the Son of God is asking you to let
Him into your heart and life. Why
don't you, right now, say to Jesus
Christ, "Come into me. Lord Jesus,
and be my Saviour and Lord from this
time on."
Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the
door, and knock: if any man hear my
voice, and open the door, I will come
in to him, and will sup with him, and
he with me" (Rev. 3:20). In the past
you have had your way— now will you
let God have His way with you? ▼
February 7, 1970
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Worldscope
PITTSBURGH (EP)-An experiment which de-
fied the Supreme Court's ban on prayer and Bible
reading in public school classrooms has ended here
for the Albert Gallatin Area School District in rural
southwestern Pennsylvania.
Federal Judge Louis Rosenberg here signed an
order enjoining the district to stop observances of
classroom reUgious ceremonies it had practiced for
nine months.
However, the judge of the U.S. District Court
for the Western District of Pennsylvania indicated
his sympathy for what he said was an "overwhelm-
ing" pro-prayer majority in Fayette County.
Carmine V. MoUnaro, solicitor of the nine-
member Albert Gallatin School board said the
"original error in the school prayer matter was
made by the Supreme Court and it's going to have
to be corrected by them."
But he added that morning prayers and Bible
reading in the school system probably would cease,
pending the outcome of an appeal to the United
States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in
Philadelphia and then, if necessary, to the Supreme
Court.
OWERRI, BIAFRA (EP)-Parishioners on their
way to Christmas Eve Midnight Mass were victims
of a sudden bomb attack by a Nigerian airplane,
according to Biafran radio. The attack took place
in a small village, south of here, just minutes before
the Mass was to begin. Three persons reportedly
were killed and 25 injured in the raid.
JOS, NIGERIA (EP)-Missionary medics of the
Sudan Interior Mission discovered an outbreak of
deadly yellow fever here— the first in Nigeria since
1946— and moved quickly to stop it.
Africa Now, pubUcation of SIM, says the epi-
demic was discovered when two patients were ad-
mitted to SIM's Evangel Hospital in Jos with an
undiagnosed fever. Dr. Jeanette Troup and her
colleagues recognized symptoms similar to yellow
fever. They rushed serum specimens 650 miles by
road to the Virus Research Unit in Ibadan, and
alerted authorities on the coast by shortwave
radio. Virologists isolated the yellow fever virus.
Five-hundred deaths have been reported within
a radius of 50 miles of Jos. Vaccination campaigns
are in progress, but there is no known cure once
the disease has been contracted.
CAM RANH BAY, VIETNAM (EP)-"Praying a
lot and having faith," Lt. Woodrow Bergeron sur-
vived 5 1 hours behind enemy lines here in a bam-
boo thicket after parachuting from his disabled F4
Phantom jet fighter.
Helicopters made 1 6 attempts to rescue him as
the New Orleans pilot lay under driftwood and
leaves radioing for help.
After Bergeron moved from his original hiding
place enemy soldiers came and riddled the refuge
with bullets. They came within 1 5 feet of finding
him.
MARION, IND. (EP)-If churches are going to
stop the outflow of youth from their own families
and reach the youth of the community they must
"learn to communicate a feeling of love to young
people."
So said the Rev. Robert S. Zuhl, new General
Secretary of Youth for the Wesleyan Church head-
quartered here.
The youth leader made the remarks to more than
600 delegates at the Wesleyan Church's Conference
on Evangelism in Cincinnati.
"We must not forget that love is a universal
language to all generations," Zuhl said. "This love
doesn't lose patience with failures. It looks for
new ways of being constructive to meet changing
situations. It is not hung up on its own traditions
and stock answers."
Ministers and laymen of the Wesleyan Church
from all over North America gathered for a three-
day conference on evangehsm at the year's end to
study the role of evangelism in the denomination
and to mobilize its resources for total evangelism
in the 1970s.
NEW YORK (EP)-EvangeUst Jack Wyrtzen had
been asked by singer Tiny Tim to perform the
entertainer's wedding ceremony on the Johnny
Carson TV show.
The evangelist wouldn't appear because he had
laid down five conditions, according to the Rock-
land (Maine) Press, requiring that his friend (1 )
be baptized, (2) join the church, (3) get a haircut,
(4) quit show business, and (5) go to Bible school.
Tiny Tim couldn't comply, so neither could Dr.
Wyrtzen and the marriage of the star to Miss Vicki
Budinger went on without the founder of Word of
Life Camp and popular evangelical speaker.
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&rouia Vi/namkaUt/
"In my opinion we'd better
not . . . ." By the time I lieard the
word "not" I had turned off the
speaker. For as long as I can remember
it has been hard for me to appreciate
opinionated people. The speaker con-
firmed my reaction.
From what I knew of her, it ap-
peared that the first thing she saw in a
situation was the problems inherent.
I ached for her to see the opportunity
first, then go from there to grapple
with any problems. The mountainous
accumulation of negatives in the lady's
life resulted in frustrations and con-
tinual upsets. And why not? She
always looked for them! How could
her opinions help me when they didn't
help her?
A negative approach to life pre-
cludes dynamic growth— at least that's
my "opinion!" Just as soon as two
different opinions show up battle lines
are drawn. Who knows how many
good ideas or potential productivity
have gone down the drain, victims of
embattled opinions?
Now convictions are another story.
People who hold and live by strong,
righteous convictions, who are able
and willing to ". . . give an answer to
every man that asketh ... a reason of
the hope that is in you with meekness
and fear" (I Pet. 3:15) are often the
growing, dynamic contributors to life.
It is they who speak to us.
By Althea S. Miller
What is dynamic growth and its
significance to the Christian woman?
I have a strong intuition that this de-
sirable state hangs on the edge of the
difference, if any, between opinion and
conviction. Years ago I began wrestling
with the concepts of opinion and con-
viction. Is there any difference in the
value of these to the human spirit?
I came up with my own definition
which is certainly not faultless, al-
though it has helped keep me on an
even keel in the midst of storms. You
may heartily disagree, and in thinking
it through will come up with superior
reasonings. Hurrah for the Goliath
steps this will mean in your personal
Dynamic Growth.
Opinions are sometimes the hasty,
unproven conclusions of inadequately
thought-out concepts in given situa-
tions.
Convictions are more often the re-
sultant affirmations of wisdom, con-
firmed by thoughtful interrelation of
ideas and thought concepts arising out
of experience.
With these definitions in mind, I'd
first like to suggest what dynamic
growth is not before going into the
positives. It is not an overbearing
attitude of pseudo-righteousness. It is
not a weak-kneed, mousy, colorless
approach to life. It is not a cocky,
know-it-all outlook which can be de-
vastating to a timid brother. It is not
negativism, and can have no part of
defeatism as a daily stance.
Dynamic growth is a thrilling, satis-
fying, living experience. It places the
Christian in command of given situa-
tions rather than "under the circum-
stances" so that she is not easily vic-
timized or intimidated by the over-
tures of sin. It is laying hold of "thus
saith the Lord," strong in that "con-
fidence that we have in him, that, if
we ask any thing according to his will,
he heareth us" (I John 5:14). Are
you with the "in" crowd on this level
of life? NO???
So you have problems. You some-
times don't care whether you live or
die. Fact is, you wish you could die.
Trouble is, you don't die that easily.
So, because you're going to continue
Uving, why don't you stop crawling
and begin soaring? Oh yes, it's pos-
sible and exhilarating, but not easy.
Begin with the Spiritual You. Sure-
ly you remember that God loves you.
That's the first thing you know for a
fact. That's dynamite enough to lift
you out of the ditch of despair. It is
knowledge that doesn't make you ar-
rogant with "I-know-it-all" attitudes.
It leaves you warm and grateful on the
inside; humble and helpful on the out-
side. Give it a try. I promise excellent
results because GOD LOVES YOU.
Next, the Emotional You. There's
that hot fire of unjust accusations.
Or unkindnesses. Or being thought
stupid. Or you can't please those you
most want to please. Your good is
evil spoken of. All this, no less, from
close loved ones who shouldn't— and
"friends" you can't believe would.
It's at this point where your faith
in the goodness of God steps in. The
kind of faith Job had when he said:
"Though he slay me, yet will I trust
in him . . ." (13:15). Your emotions
will be calmed for that little while
longer you are asked to "be strong in
the Lord, and in the power of his
might"(Eph.6:10). Don't kick against
God's call to dynamic living.
In exposing yourself to this high
calling of God in Christ Jesus you will
become vulnerable in your love. It
may be either misunderstood of mis-
treated-or both-by sometimes selfish
kin and a hostile world. But Christ
suffered more than that for you on
the cross. His resurrection offers you
the key to winning the lost, both in
your home and neighborhood by being
Creative in Dynamic Growth TODAY.
February 7, 1970
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The Master Calleth
for Thee
By Mrs. Bill Shelby
The other day I received a letter
from a friend asking prayer for one
who was trying to determine God's will
for his life and was having little success.
As I prayed for him I also thanked
God for showing me such a clear way
to know His will for my life. Not
everyone can know God's will in such
a way.
Several years back, God began deal-
ing with my husband and me. It was
early in our Christian experience we
realized that when we agreed on any
point it was God's will for us to fol-
low. We accepted Jesus Christ as
personal Saviour about two weeks
apart, but we made public our decision
at the same time and were baptized
together. We grew in the Lord to-
gether. Was it any wonder then that
God spoke to us for full-time service
together?
God brought my parents to Michi-
gan from Florida so Bill and I could
meet in high school. After several
years of marriage we bought a house
in the little town of Bridgman and I
was so happy. I loved that little place
and wanted to live there for the rest
of my life. Bill was happy working
two jobs in his "lifetime ambition" as
a cook until one day things changed.
I got the feeling that I didn't want to
live and die there after all. Somehow
the glamour of the house had faded. I
felt that God had something different
for my life. I didn't mention this to
Bill. At the same time he felt like
giving up his ambition of being a good
chef. He didn't mention his feelings
to me. He talked to our pastor about
his feelings and he thought that perhaps
God was calling him for full-time serv-
ice. When they related this to me I
said, "I already know— God has been
calling me to be a pastor's wife." The
call was clear and direct for both of us.
Hebrews, chapter 1 1 , became very
real to us as "by faith" we trusted
God to work out all the details as we
moved to Winona Lake where Bill be-
gan seven years of study. While in
college. Bill pastored a little church
for nine months and then for nineteen
months we traveled fifty-three miles,
twice a week, to pastor another work
near the Wabash River in Indiana—
until graduation from Seminary. God
blessed our work and taught us many
lessons confirming our calling into the
pastorate. Upon graduation in 1965,
we asked God to lead us to the right
place. We candidated, wrote letters,
and considered several works, but noth-
ing came up that we could agree on.
Then in August, the challenge of
Chico, California, was presented to us
and we agreed that this was the place.
We served the Lord there for almost
four years— until God spoke to us
about Grandview. We candidated— and
it was "love at first sight!" We told
the Lord we would go if He so de-
sired and here we are. I do not want
you to beheve that we have "perfect
harmony" on every point in our lives!
We also agree to disagree, too. But we
are conscious of God's leading in our
Uves and know from past experiences
the blessings that come from decisions
made together. ▼
WMC OFFICIARY
Pres.-Mrs. Richard Placeway, 540 Randall
Rd., Elyria, Ohio 44035
1st V. Pres.-Mrs. Ralph HaU, R.R. 3,
Warsaw, Ind. 46580
2nd V. Pres.-Mrs. PhilUp Simmons, 10600
S.E. 226th St., Kent, Wash. 98031
Rec. Secy. -Mrs. Gerald Kelley, Box 67,
New Troy, Mich. 49119
Asst. Rec. Secy. -Mrs. Dan Pacheco, R.R.
3, Warsaw, Ind. 46580
Fin. Secy.-Treas.-Mrs. Robert Ashman, 602
Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
Asst. to the Fin. Secy.-Treas.-Mrs. Eaile
Cole, 2753 Elmwood Ave., Cuyahoga
Falls, Ohio 44221
Lit. Secy. -Mrs. Charles Koontz, R.R. 3,
Warsaw, Ind. 46580
Prayer Chm.-Mrs. Thomas Hammers, 604
Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
SMM Patroness-Mrs. Robert Boze, R.R. 1,
Box 224-D, Berne, Ind. 46711
Asst. SMM Patroness-Mrs. Gerald Polman,
824 N. Verde Ave., Rialto, Calif. 92376
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Praising Heaven
for Sending
Someone
Ana Maria Sena Reis and her children
The Bill Burk family had lived in
Quatipuru, Brazil, for five years before
they left for furlough this past July.
About a month before their departure
Mrs. Burk received from a former
cook a letter which she has translated
and is sharing with us.
Esteemed mother in the faith and sis-
ter in Christ:
My greatest desire is that all of your
family as well as our brethren in the
faith be in the peace of our Lord. As
for me, always praising God for the
humiliations and sufferings due to fol-
lowing Him.
Since arriving here, the neighbors
and some of Manuel's (her husband)
relatives who didn't know who I was,
have noticed my Bible on the table
and encountered me reading it. Im-
mediately I was considered as belong-
ing to Beelzebub. But I am certain
that these are just words, for I read
the Word of One who never lies, who
is the Truth and the Life.
In spite of all this I am happy,
praising heaven for sending someone
who opened my eyes. For before this
I walked blind, erring along the path,
perhaps to the edge of the abyss.
May God keep you always as I knew
you: good counselors, good employers,
good parents, and worthy of the place
that awaits us who believe in His holy
name, paradise the eternal glory. I am
going to miss you as much as if I had
lost my mother, but in the hour of
homesickness the Bible you caused me
to know will comfort me and I will
sing the hymns you taught me. Even
though we do not meet again here, I
expect one day to be in glory with
you.
If you still have a Bible, arrange me
one and a hymn book. Mine I loaned
to a neighbor who, praise God, listened
to me and she is reading it. She had
manifested a desire to own one for
herself and her husband; therefore, I
hope you still have one so I can buy it
to give it to her for a present.
I hope to go from here about the
25 th to visit you and tell you good-
bye and to see the baby. I'm going to
have another myself, in October.
Tell Linda not to forget my recipes.
Without more, bless the daughter in
the faith that esteems you.
-Ana Maria Sena Reis
How Many of
the WMC
Books for
1969-70
Have You Read?
These books may be ordered from the Her-
ald Bookstore, Box 2385, Fullerton, Calif.
92633; or the Brethren Missionary Herald
Co., Box 544, Winona Lake, Ind. 46590.
Thy People Shall Be My People by Ruth June Perl
This is the story of a missionary to the Jews whose life has been an extraordinary
parallel to Ruth of the Bible. It opens with the death of her Gentile husband and her learn-
ing to look to the Lord for comfort, strength and guidance. She was called to work with
the Jews, which led her to Israel to study the Hebrew language in a Kibbutz. From almost
the first she compared her experiences with those of Ruth. Finally, after she had learned
the lesson of complete trust in God, she received her Boaz.
This book has something for everyone. It is a love story, a devotional book, a travel
account. Above all, it echoes the note which all our WMC books emphasize this year-the
wonders God can accomphsh through people who put their complete and absolute trust in
Him.
God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew, with John and Elizabeth Sheriff
This is the true story of a Dutch boy who played tricks on German soldiers during the
occupation, and grew up to smuggle Bibles behind the Iron Curtain. A paperback priced at
only seventy-five cents, this book is an absolute must for every WMC. Every member should
read it and share it with her family. Your sons and daughters will find it mo'e exciting than
any fiction, and you will rejoice they are reading of the miracles that can be worked when-
ever people put their trust in God. This book, which you will hardly be able to put down,
will increase your faith and make your prayer times more meaningful, and your Bible more
precious to you.
Voice Under Every Palm by Jane Reed and Jim Grant
This is the short, simple and concise story of one of the Lord's great miracles, the
Christian radio station in Liberia, Africa. The call letters ELWA stand for "Eternal Love
Winning Africa." The miracles started with a small group of students at Wheaton College,
who had no official organization, resources or contacts-nothing but their vision and faith
in God. Our Lord led them to choose Liberia and obtained official permission for the
station. He chose men and women to give money, equipment, and themselves. He even held
back rain directly over the station when the cement had to be poured.
Now, seventy missionaries and more than one hundred Liberians use its transmitters to
reach all of Africa and parts of Europe, South America, and the Middle East. They broad-
cast hundreds of hours each week in forty-two languages, and the work is steadily expand-
ing.
1 The writers are workers at ELWA, and so they can give the vivid touches that make the
work come alive for the reader. "There is a Voice Under Every Palm Tree. All you need is
a box to catch it" (Gib tribal comment).
(Editor's Note-Our thanks to Lucille Smith of the Northcentral Ohio District for reading
and reviewing all three books. May we be inspired and encouraged to read each one of
them. J
February 7, 1970
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WMC News
Sunnyside, Washington— The annual
WMC Birthday Missionary Tea was a
most enjoyable occasion. Tables deco-
rated to represent the four seasons of
the year surrounded the center table
which held the tiered birthday cake
and decorated box holding the birth-
day offering. Each lady enjoyed the
evening's program wliile sitting at one
of the tables representing her birthday
month.
Mrs. Edward Mensinger, missionary
on furlough, shared with the group
some of her experiences in the medical
work in Africa. The program also in-
cluded impersonations of the five WMC
Birthday Missionaries, and a special
song from four high school girls of the
SMM-who also helped to serve refresh-
ments. Trays of fancy cookies, as well
as the birthday cake, were served.
Sunland, California— The Glendale
WMC deviated a little from the regular
program at their Christmas meeting
by inviting their husbands for the
occasion and including them in the
holiday festivities and program. At
the conclusion, Refreshments were
served which included a Bible cake,
decorated with Scripture which had
been used as a centerpiece. It was a
pleasant evening and a wonderful time
of fellowship for all.
Washington, D.C.— The Mid-Atlantic
District WMC met at the First Brethren
Church for their rally, the theme being
"The Master Calleth for Thee." Special
music from several of the churches
was enjoyed, and we had the privilege
of welcoming some of the ladies from
the new work in Hanover, Pa., to the
district and pray they may soon have
a WMC organized. The highlight of
the day came from the speaker, Mrs.
James Teeter, who was able to spend
four weeks on one of our mission
fields this past summer. We seldom
get to hear someone other than our
missionaries speak, therefore, we don't
often hear the words of praise that we
heard from Mrs. Teeter concerning
them— their hard work in serving the
Lord and their unselfishness in giving
of their all to show others their love
and Cliristian hospitality. The Teeters
also had some wonderful slides of the
mission work. As we saw these films
and listened to the message our hearts
were touched. May the Lord make us
Women Manifesting Christ.
Midwest District— Arvada, Colorado,
WMC has experienced another first!
We are grateful to the Lord for a com-
plete officiary for the year and for all
the exciting plans and projects they
have outlined for us. We are enjoying
the Bible studies, and anticipate the
voice of the Master as He calls to us.
It is our desire that we be found
listening and obedient.
PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE SUNNYSIDE BIRTHDAY MISSIONARY TEA.
Four high school girls who served and gave a special number: (I to r) Mrs. Rosie Reeves (I) looks on as Mrs. Virginia Garrison cuts the cake
Carolyn Danielson, Joy Mayes, Bobbi Jo Paden, and Debbie Burke- made in honor of the Birthday Missionaries.
pile.
Remember, Ladies!
THIS IS THE LAST MONTH FOR GIVING TO THE GRACE SCHOOLS AND
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OFFERING. This offering will be used toward the ad-
ditional support of the Brethren Student Life Volunteer program, and helping in the need
for equipment in the athletic department at Grace Schools.
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W^hoso Findeth a Wife
who can find a suitable suburban wife, for her
worth is far above secretary or cleaning woman?
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her
whether with eligible bachelor or high-pressure sales-
man.
She accepteth her husband as he is and hangeth up
pajamas all the days of her life.
She runneth not out of milk and bringeth her food
from afar, not just stores giving Green Stamps.
She decorateth her home in best of taste but
showeth not emphasis on materialism.
Her family feeleth house can be lived in, yet it
suddenly becometh immaculate when doorbell ringeth.
She riseth also when the alarm goeth off and
dresseth, maketh breakfast and packeth lunches while
family is still inserting contact lenses.
She girdeth her arms with strength and on Tuesday
carryeth out leaves and tree prunings to street for dis-
posal pickup.
She cooketh ample meals, yet avoideth for teen-
agers: chocolate, nuts, chewy food, raw celery and,
for husband, high cholesterol. She forgetteth not to
defrost dinner.
When wearing last year's knit dress and ancient
coat, she looketh like a million dollars.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom but knoweth
when to keep it shut. She talketh seldom about
trivia and never during football games.
She forgetteth not to make appointments for
annual checkups, orthodontists, eye doctor, haircuts
and rabies shots.
She attendeth all meetings, singeth in choir, spend-
eth time to become friends with non-Christian neigh-
bors, cooketh meals for sick, teacheth Bible class-
but never becometh tired or cross and looketh well
to the ways of her own household.
Her children never riseth up to wonder why they
have no clean socks or underwear.
She becometh not "obsolete" as husband be-
cometh known at the gates. But, if his position riseth
not, she remaineth content.
When husband spendeth week at Los Angeles gates,
she panics not. She moppeth basement floor; she
ordereth new water heater; she consoleth daughter
snubbed by senior boy. And when, with family
finally tucked into bed, she heareth the phone ring,
she reporteth to husband that "everything's fine."
She buyeth salt for the water softener and gently
remindeth husband to bring it in, but the furnace
filters she cleaneth herself.
She knoweth not how to raise hood of automobile,
but yet she haveth oil changed, shock absorbers
checked and tires rotated.
Give her a card on Mother's Day, and let her own
works praise her in the gates.
Many wives do a pretty fair job, but thou, oh
modern mom, excelleth them all.
—Jane B. Sorenson
MISSIONARY BIRTHDAYS - APRIL
AFRICA-
Mr. Thomas J. McDairmant April 7
Mission Evangelique, Bossembele via Bangui,
Central African Republic
Mrs. Robert Williams April 15
B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central African Republic
Philip Edward Peters April 20, 1962
B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central African Republic
Calla Jean Cone April 24, 1965
B.P. 36, Bossangoa via Bangui, Central African Republic
Kipling George Cone April 24, 1967
B.P. 36, Bossangoa via Bangui, Central African Republic
Thomas Allen Peters April 28, 1959
B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central African Republic
ARGENTINA-
Mrs. E. Nelson Fay April 6
Corrientes 2, Almafuerte, F.C.B.M., Prov. Cordoba,
Argentina, S.A.
BRAZIL-
James Kevin Johnson April 19, 1956
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil
Miss Barbara Hulse April 27
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil
Mrs. Timothy Earner April 29
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil
February 7, 1970
EUROPE-
Miss Evelyn Tschetter April 29
Maison Internationale, Molenstraat 56, Antwerp, Belgium
HAWAII-
Leilani Lou Tresise April 15, 1956
95-303 Waioni Street, Wahiawa, Hawaii 96786
MEXICO-
Mrs. PhiOip Guerena April 5
Apartado 8-961, Mexico 8, D. F. Mexico
IN THE UNITED STATES-
Suzan Marie Goodman April 1, 1952
101 Fourth Street, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590
Rev. Solon W. Hoyt April 2
Route 3, Warsaw, Indiana 46580
Colleen Mary Austin April 8, 1956
915 Harding Street, Long Beach, CaUfornia 90805
Rev. J. Keith Altig April 9
13344 Fonseca Avenue, La Mirada, California 90638
Lois Esther Burk April 9, 1969
11259 Pope Avenue, Lynwood, Cahfomia 90262
Suzanne Lynn Mensinger April 9, 1969
Route 2, Box 192, Three Oaks, Michigan 49128
Mrs. Gordon Austin April 29
915 Harding Street, Long Beach, California 90805
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THE REAL
MINISTRY OF BOOKS . . .
"One last word—and a simple one—
the acquisition of books, a knowledge
of the titles of books, and the con-
struction and revision of bibliographies,
all will mean almost nothing unless
these books are opened, read, studied,
meditated upon, and their truths al-
lowed to weave themselves into the
warp and woof of our lives. Begin to-
day with something great; don't try
to cover everything at once; under-
stand what you read; use what you
read; correct everything by the truth
as it is in Christ; and thus day by day
we may increasingly comprehend with
the saints of all ages, who have left us
their thoughts, their prayers, their ser-
mons, and records of their lives, the
love of God which passeth all knowl-
edge, and so be the more thoroughly
equipped for every work which God
has called us to do."-WilburM. Smith,
Qiats from a Minister's Library (Grand
Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House,
cl951),page8.
Is the United States
in Prophecy?
S. Franklin Logsdon (Grand Rapids,
Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House,
1968), 64 pages, paper, $.95.
Dr. Logsdon's booklet is an attempt
to satisfy widespread interest in wheth-
er or not the prophetic format of the
Bible includes the United States. It is
a worthy objective.
In my judgment, the author fails
to present a convincing case for an
affirmative answer. He assumes too
much. He enumerates many details
relating to the Babylon of Jeremiah
50—51 and Revelation 18, then arbi-
trarily identifies them with the United
States. In this he leaves the teaching
of Biblical prophecy and comes danger-
ously close to becoming a prophet
himself.
After stating that it is not his pur-
pose to render a verdict or pronounce
with finality. Dr. Logsdon asks, "To
what other nation of all time could
these divinely given characteristics and
descriptions so convincingly apply?"
One gets the impression that the author
is not ready to commit himself whole-
heartedly to a clear-cut position on the
matter, but encourages his readers to
do so.
I recommend reading Is the United
States in Prophecy? with cautious and
critical interest —Dr. Raymond E. Ging-
rich, Sr., Longyiew, Texas
Born Wild
B. Joan Hanson (Fort Washington,
Pennsylvania: Christian Literature Cru-
sade, 1969), 139 pages, $2.25.
Between caring for the horse she
trained and her pet fawn and roaming
the rugged mountains that surround
her home, fifteen-year-old Kristina
Koch finds lots of adventure. Add a
special fellow and the stage is set for
both new difficulties and parental re-
strictions. Like many another teen-
ager, Kris becomes rebellious toward
her parents and toward the God in
whom her mother trusts. In their
views of God, Kris and her father are
on common ground. Neither has much
Any of the books reviewed on
this page may be ordered from
the Brethren Missionary Herald
Co., Box 544, Winona Lake, In-
diana 46590 or the Herald Book-
store, Box 2385, Fullerton, Cali-
fornia 92633. We pay postage.
time for Him. But trying circum-
stances bring both to realize their need
of Christ.
Teenagers will find this an exciting
adventure story. It involves many of
their own feelings and gives answers
that meet their needs.— /o>'ceyl. Farn-
er, Spokane. Washington
House by the Bo Tree
Ruth Seamands (Waco, Texas: Word
Books, 1969), 154 pages, $3.95.
Ruth Seamands tells the story of
the life she and her husband, J. T., had
as missionaries in India. Her tale
covers the daily, normal, and not-so-
normal routine of a family in a foreign
country that we seldom hear when our
missionaries speak in church.
This book is easy, enjoyable read-
ing with a missionary punch.— Marjorie
Kirkpatrick, Omaha, Nebraska
The Quality of Mercy
Juliana Steensma (Richmond: John
Knox, 1969), 143 pages, $3.95.
Tlie Quality of Mercy combines
several fascinating stories into one.
First, it chronicles the founding and
early years of the Amputee Rehabili-
tation Center, founded in Taejon, Kor-
ea, by the late Dr. R. A. Torrey, Jr.
Second, it shares the story of Mrs.
Steensma's husband, John, himself a
double amputee as a result of a tragic
accident which befell him at the age
of 17, his personal victory over his
physical handicap, and his experience
as director and reorganizer of the
Korean Rehabilitation Work during an
eight-year period from 1958 to 1966.
Third, it offers an honest evaluation
of the successes and failures of various
methods of rehabilitation work, weav-
ing in some excellent answers to the
question, "How do we really go about
helping people?"
Mrs. Steensma excells in the presen-
tation of the delights and heartaches
of a missionary family's adjustment to
new circumstances, as well as in her
vignettes of individual patients, with
their sorrows and joys, defeats and
triumphs. She brings out the startling
abihty of foreign nationals to pinpoint
the failings of missionaries, clarifies the
seeming abundance of Korean orphans,
and illumines Korean attitudes toward
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disabilities and sickness, as well as life
and death.
The book is timely. It picks up the
question of the evangelical's involve-
ment in the social aspect of the Gospel,
a subject destined to receive much
more attention in the days and months
to come.— Edwin E. Cashman, Cerritos,
California
You Know I Can't Hear You
When You Act That Way
Bill Eakin and Jack Hamilton (El-
gin, Illinois: David C. Cook, 1969),
95 pages, paper, $.95.
Contemporary and pertinent, this
book treats problems that teens are
now facing: the draft, dating, music
trends, identity, acceptance, conform-
ity, and the race problem, to name a
few that are considered. The content
is very conveniently outlined and quite
easy to follow.
The material of the book in the
small space allotted shows good
thought. But though the authors in-
tended to write for high schoolers, the
depth of the treatment is better suited
for junior high circulation. Although
the problems attacked are key issues
in the Uves of young people, the an-
swers are shallow and lack greatly in
Bible doctrine. Collegians will not
profit from them, high schoolers may
or may not receive help, but the junior
high student will reap a great deal of
benefit. 1 would like to see the same
material covered on the collegiate level
with solid. Biblical answers.— i^oy R.
Roberts, Long Beach, California
Balancing the Christian life
Charles C. Ryrie (Chicago: Moody,
1969), 191 pages, $3.95.
The basic proposal of this book is
that "genuine and wholesome spiritual-
ity is the goal of all Christian living."
Ryrie first lays down some Bibhcal
foundations for spirituality, then in-
vestigates the believer's personal re-
sponsibilities essential in the practice
of true spiritual living, and finally con-
siders practical problems which face
every concerned Christian. Among
the problems discussed are temptation,
Spirit-filling, confessing and forgiving,
and tongues. An intriguing chapter in
this section seeks to answer the ques-
tion, "Must Christ Be Lord to Be
Savior?"
This book fills a long-standing need
for a clear Biblical statement of what
spirituality really is. Ryrie examines
Scripture texts dealing with the spirit-
ual life and subjects current "deeper
Hfe" concepts to the test of Scripture.
Ryrie is not simplistic in his ap-
proach, but he has simplified the sub-
ject and has made Biblical spirituality
seem both desirable and attainable for
every behever.
This book is a must for believers
who are confused by the conflicting
requirements of the various "deeper
life" groups, and who sincerely desire
to be spiritual Christians.- Wzjt'tte 5'.
Flory, Lakewood, California
"Baker's Oven"
Directions: Think of a subject you would like to
read about; go to your local Christian bookstore; find
the section where books on that subject are kept;
now spend the rest of the day trying to decide which
of the many books to buy.
Everyone tells us to read today. Read about the
Black community problems. Read about drugs. Read
about politics. And read about Christianity. So to
keep up with all this reading people are going to do,
men, lots of men, are writing books. After narrowing
your selection down to about ten books you might
decide you didn't want to read after all.
The Brethren Missionary Herald tries to help you
cope with this problem. Every month, Dwight P.
Baker presents a review of books on various subjects
in his "Pick of the Vital Books" page, beginning on
the previous page of this issue. These brief evaluations
are to alert you to the plus and minus factors of the
current books you will find on the shelf.
Just for fun you might call this page "Baker's
Oven."
Well, that's just what Eternity magazine has de-
^cided to do, and not just for fun either. This widely
circulated magazine which presents the current trends
in Christianity, began to publish with the January
issue a monthly book analysis column by Dwight P.
Baker, entitled "Baker's Oven."
Introducing Dwight with a note in his first column,
the Eternity editors had this to say: "For a long time,
we have wanted to do a little more with our book re-
view columns, more than printing book reviews.
Books need to be placed in perspective; trends need
to be analyzed; the work of authors needs to be
evaluated as a whole. We have asked Dwight Baker
to tackle the job for us."
Dwight has been editing his page in the Herald for
the past two years, and the staff commends him for
a calibre of work that has gained him national recog-
nition. It is also a boost to the Herald staff to have
one of its members gain this recognition.
The "Pick of the Vital Books" page will continue
to appear in the Herald with Dwight Baker as editor.
So the next time you decide to buy a book, check
this page and "Baker's Oven." Dwi^t may have just
the book you need. -Tim Rager
February 7, 1970
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BMH Books presents an informative
new book on an area of the Bible
where few commentaries have been
written . . .
DEUTERONOMY
A FAVORED BOOK OF JESUS
By Dr. Bernard N. Schneider
FOREWORD BY DR. JOHN C. WHITCOMB, JR.
PAPERBACK
$2.95
"Dr. Bernard Schneider's treatment of Deuteronomy is informative,
stimulating, and heartwarming. Hidden truths are brought to Ught and
applied practically to the Christian life. His training at Grace Theological
Seminary, along with his background (more than thirty years in the Chris-
tian ministry in the National Fellowship of Brethren Churches), make him
well qualified to speak to the hearts of laymen and ministers alike.
"Deuteronomy is no mere repetition of the law of God that was given
in the earlier Bible books. It is a book of new things. It is the message of
Moses to a new generation; for with the exception of Caleb and Joshua, the
old generation had perished in the wilderness. It is a message to people
who were anticipating new possessions, for they were about to cross Jordan
and possess Canaan. Thus it is a message that anticipates new experiences
of conquest and victory. As Dr. Schneider presents us with a panoramic
view of the dealings of God with His people, we arc made to realize once
more the emphasis in the Book of Deuteronomy on the love of God for
His people -a love that is strong, steadfast and s\iK."-Mark E. Maltes
DR. BERNARD N. SCHNEIDER is pastor
of the Grace Brethren Bible Church, Fort Myers,
Florida. He also serves as a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Foreign Missionary
Society of The Brethren Church.
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ONE SMALL STEP?
UBRARY
GRACE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
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omen
The Editor's Viewpoint .
3
One Small Step
4
Maintaining the House of God .
6
The Pharisee . . . But Then Again
There Was Mr. P.
8
Six Months Without a Pulpit .
10
Church News ....
12
Winona Lake Brethren Dedicate
New Building
14
Some Things To Come
15
God Doesn't Play Games .
18
The Soaring Sixties in Retrospect
. 20
In This Mod Generation .
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The New Biology
1
M.I.K.E
1
Everywhere Is Lancer Territory
. 25 ■
Franks/Brass Choir Western Tour
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Meet the Faculty! .
1
CLYDE K. LANDRUM, Editor 1
KENNETH E. HERMAN, Managing Editor '
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS:
Foreign Missions-Rev. John Zlelasko WMC-Mrs. Kenneth Rucker
Grace Schools— Dr. Herman A. Hoyt SMM— Miss Donna Hawbaker
Home Missions-Rev. Lester E. Pifer Laymen-Mr. Phil Landrum
February 21, 1970
Volume 32, Number 4
COVER PHOTO: Pastor PhilUp J. Simmons stands
at the door of the Grace Brethren Church, Kent,
Washington. Read on pages 4 and 5 about the
Lord's blessing on this latest home-mission point to
go self-supporting.
Home Missions and Grace Schools Issue
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The Editor's Viewpoint
by Clyde K Landrum
Have You Ever Read to a Child?
"1 never knew there were children
ho'd never been read to." This
lought-provoking headhne appeared
a recent International Paper Com-
iny ad. It speaks volumes. How sad
p think that there are such children
the world today.
One of my fondest childhood mem-
ies is of a Sunday afternoon story
3ur by our pastor's wife. How in-
restingly she could read those ex-
ting stories! The characters came
ive and remained in my mind over
le years so vividly that a great in-
uence was made. Add to this the
ly-by-day reading of the Word of
od by my godly mother, her singing
I her children the wonderful hymns
'the church, and the privilege we had
f attending a Christian school, and
au'll see how fortunate some chil-
:en are.
But it is not so with most of the
lildren of our age. The working
lothers have taken with them to their
laces of employment an influence
)rely needed in the home. Television
with its violence and immorality is
taking the place of parental instruction.
A lack of the reading and teaching of
the Word of God in the home and
school is robbing children of a much-
needed solid moral foundation. And,
around the world there is such poverty
that malnutrition and disease wrack
the tiny bodies of potential future
leaders. The voice of justice cries from
the hearts of these young ones; the
very humanitarian spirit within each
of us prods us to do something to
better the lot of these children. And,
the most powerful voice of all is the
voice of God crying out in the souls of
us who have experienced His grace,
"Suffer the little children to come
unto me, and forbid them not."
A small percentage of the parents
of the world do have a concern, and
are doing the job God would have them
do. Some churches are using their
personnel and facihties from Sunday
right through the weekdays to reach
their children. There are those dedi-
cated to work in ghetto areas, rural
Sunday-school work, and in Child
Evangelism classes to claim the young
ones for Christ. Also there are those
who have gone to foreign lands to
preach the Gospel, and to minister to
the physical needs. For all of these
we can and should say, "Praise God."
But what a small percentage of the
members of the body of Christ are
represented in such work. There is an
urgent need for a "Save the Children"
drive in a spiritual sense. How we
need to overhaul our whole program
to accomplish the task.
Since 1956 the Brethren Missionary
Herald has carried a monthly page from
Brethren Foreign Missions dealing with
children. The Missionary Helpers Club
was organized and continues to func-
tion for the purpose of encouraging
children to dedicate their hves, their
time, their means to Christ for service
to Him; literally to be Jesus' helpers.
The idea back of the entire program
is that we must begin at the very
earliest age to reach and hold these
young ones for our Lord.
"A call for loyal soldiers comes to
one and all . . . ." The message has al-
ready gone out from our Lord. The
urgency is ever present— everywhere.
But where are the recruits? This is
not a superficial need; it is a need for
dedication of parents before the child
is born, for Christian workers to minis-
ter through the childhood and teen
years, and then for that next genera-
tion of parents to repeat the process.
We can see glorious things accom-
plished if we are willing to dedicate
ourselves to the task. But our efforts
must go beyond the dedication stage;
it must involve sweat, tears, prayer and
patience to persevere in the important
task. Everyone can do something,
somewhere to help reach the children
for Christ. Will;'OM Aoyoiir part? ▼
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By
Phi/lip J.
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pastor
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Last night as I stood in the foyer
of our church, I watched a smaD son
and a proud father. The child had
just realized he was "standing all
alone." The father, our youth leader
and treasurer, was coaxing the little
son to take his first unassisted steps.
True, there had been many steps be-
fore, but those steps were assisted by
father, or mother, or some admiring
friend. The thought went through my
mind that this was very characteristic
of our church which had a week ago
found courage to take the big and dar-
ing step into the realm of being self-
supporting.
On January 1, 1970, this home-
mission church of Kent, Washington,
took one step-and stepped into the
ranks of established churches which are
self-supporting. It was a natural one
which was well planned and carefully
observed. We believe we sensed at
the Brethren Home Missions headquar-
ters thai "something" of the same an-
ticipation, anxiety, and concern that
was so apparent in Houston at the time
Neil Armstrong, from Apollo 1 1 , made
his first step onto the moon. In Kent,
we observed something of the fear,
caution, and reserve that was equally
apparent as Neil Armstrong made that
one small step— or was it a giant leap?
At Home Missions headquarters they
watched the step of a congregation
now ready for presentation to the
Brotherhood. They watched and "let
go" of the hand of this church knowing
the church was still holding tightly to
a Hand that would never falter or let
loose.
'riis small step, or giant leap, took
place on our sixth church birthday.
On January 5, 1964, we gathered for
our first Sunday service as an organized
church. We were indeed delighted and
encouraged that an audience of about
The 1965 Kent meeting place
25 was present in the all-purpose room
of a nearby school for Sunday school
(four classes), and to hear Dr. L. L.
Grubb preach the Word in the opening
Sunday worship hour.
These have been years of miracles
as could be attested by any congrega-
tion making a similar step. God has
undertaken in a marvelous way. Mira-
cles of grace have been many: each
convert who has matured into a spirit-
ual individual, each home that has been
transformed by such conversions, each
victory such as the one when we were
able to start construction on a debt-
free building site which had cost us
$11,500, and which is now worth
double— or more. Other victories in-
clude the gigantic victory of being able
to purchase with cash payment about
$5,000 worth of church furnishings
during construction, including pews
and pulpit furnisliings for an auditori-
um seating 260 people. We consider it
an even greater miracle that we were
able to build a building of over 8,300
square feet usable space at slightly
over $6 per square feet and which is
now valued at over $100,000 by the
insurance company with a present in-
debtedness of only $51,130.
We are grateful for the fine relation-
ship which continued between volun-
teer member labor crews; Lester Key-
ser, our superintendent of construction;
Ivan Barlow, our building chairman;
and the pastor.
It has been a joy to see eight of our
young people enroll in Grace Schools;
one of our charter membership families,
the Edwin Johnsons, called and ac-
cepted for missionary service to the
Central African Repubhc; and our local
group committed to a missionary budg-
et of over $ 1 ,900 plus regular gifts to
our various missions.
We are the first to admit that this
The congregation in front of the Kent church
is only a first step— just one small step
with an entire race ahead. It has not
been made alone. We are indebted to
many.
It was a real joy to have Pastor John
Mayes, a member of both The Brethren
Home Missions Council and the North-
west District Mission Board as our
speaker for the "Going Self-Supporting
Sunday" on our sixth birthday. The
fine audience of local worshipers gath-
ered for the morning services and were
joined by friends and former worshipers
for the 1 p.m. carry-in dinner. The
2:30 afternoon Sixth Birthday Service
featured slides of the Holy Land and
was completed around a birthday cake
on which was inscribed the words:
"Trust in the Lord— and He shall direct
thy paths" and "Looking unto Jesus."
Our people voted to ask that the
pastor express their sincere thanks to
the Northwest District Board, The
Brethren Home Missions Council, and
to all of you across the Brotherhood
who have contributed and prayed for
us in our development period.
Brethren, I believe in home missions
and I want to express my personal
thanks for the fine support and en-
couragement I have received as a
mission pastor from those who direct
our home-missions program. It was
thirty years ago, January 14, 1940,
that this pastor became a home-mission
pastor organizing the church at Fre-
mont, Ohio. Six of the seven churches
I have pastored were home-mission
churches, and during the time I pas-
tored the seventh I served as a Board
Director of the Home Missions Council.
Need I say that I am sold on home-
mission work? I trust that we as a
church may share in and pray for many
newly established testimonies for our
Lord until He returns.
February 21, 1970
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Maintaining the House of God
Iroper maintenance of the church
building is a very important but often
neglected aspect of the program of the
local church. Great diligence needs to
be exercised to insure that the building
facilities are well cared for, and not
permitted to deteriorate because of
poor maintenance.
Responsibility for Maintaining
the House of God
The responsibility for proper main-
tenance of the building facilities rests
upon the board of trustees. The chair-
man should schedule monthly meetings
to consider and arrange for any neces-
sary maintenance. The pastor should
not be responsible for this aspect of
the church's program except to act as
the overseer of the local church by in-
structing the trustees as to their duties
and seeing that they faithfully perform
their work.
Regular Maintenance
Which Must Be Performed
One very important consideration
is the arrangement for adequate insur-
ance protection. This protection should
include fire and extended coverage in-
surance on the building and contents
with the optional additional coverage
sometimes referred to as multiple perils.
Also personal injury liabihty coverage
should be provided in case someone is
accidently injured on the church prem-
ises. This protection can be extended
to cover injuries resulting from any
church sponsored activity regardless
of the location where the accident
By Ralph C. Hall, Professional Engineer
occurred. Insurance coverage varies
with different companies so the policy
should be carefully reviewed to be sure
what coverage is included.
In addition the trustees should keep
a complete current inventory of all
furnishings and equipment owned by
the church setting a cash value for
each item. Two copies of this list
should be maintained; one readily
available in the office file and the other
kept in a safe deposit box. In case of
any loss this list provides a basis for
settlement of insurance claims.
Another important responsibility of
the trustees is to arrange for adequate
custodial services. Regular cleaning
and dusting, collection of rubbish, re-
placement of burned-out bulbs, waxing
of floors, lawn services, snow removal,
and similar custodial services contribute
greatly to making the house of God
attractive and inviting. Carelessness in
this area reflects adversely upon the
church's testimony in the community.
Still another vital but greatly neg-
lected responsibihty of the trustees
should be to make periodic safety in-
spections of the building. Special at-
tention should be given to checking
exit lights and exit door latches to
make sure that nothing is stored in an
exit way, that combustible items such
as paper, paint solvents or gasoline,
are not stored in a furnace room, un-
der stairs, or in any exit way. Also
each fire extinguisher should be
checked to determine if its pressure
is within the operating range or that
each has been refilled on the proper
schedule.
Periodic Maintenance
Which Must Be Performed
Occasionally the trustees should
take a tour of the entire building and
carefully inspect it for needed or antici-
pated repairs.
The exterior of the building should
be inspected for leaking or clogged
gutters, cracks in the walls that will
allow water to seep in and damage the
interior, and if any are found arrange
for repairs. If the ground settles next
to the building it should be filled to
slope and drain storm water away from
the building.
Any broken glass should be replaced
and unlocked windows repaired to dis-
courage vandalism. If painted areas
show weathering they should be re-
painted. Asphalt parking areas should
be periodically sealed with an emulsion
sealer to protect them from deteriora-
tion.
The interior likewise should be kept
well painted, plumbing and electrical
fixtures repaired, broken or worn floor
coverings replaced, and broken furnish-
ings repaired or replaced.
The building facilities are very im-
portant in the total outreach ministry
of the church. How well they are
maintained conveys to the community
the church's attitude and concern. At
attractive and well-maintained building
is inviting; a poorly maintained one
manifests carelessness and lack of con-
cern. The church dare not neglect this
area if it is to have an effective testi-
mony and outreach ministry to the
community. ▼
February 21, 1970
The Pharisee . . . But Then Again
Ihe other day I came face to face
with a 20th century Pharisee— but then
again, I met Mr. P.— both were Jewish
men but how different they were.
The occasion was a Bar Mitzvah
(when a Jewish boy reaches "maturity"
and through this service becomes the
"son of commandment"). We were
twenty minutes early, and as we en-
tered the "schule" (synagogue) we
could see only one man, an elderly
gentleman who was setting the books
in order on the table in the foyer. He
turned to us, with a smiling "gut
Shabbos" (good Sabbath). As I picked
up the prayer service book, he indi-
cated in almost unintelhgible English
that we would not use that book and
handed me the "Five Books of Moses"
instead. He disappeared from view,
reappearing with more books and with
a tallis (prayer shawl) which he handed
to me. Astonished, since I had never
been asked to take a tallis before, I
remonstrated that I was a Gentile. He
told me to wear it. When in the
"schule," I did as the "schulers" did-
I put on the prayer shawl!
After we had seated ourselves in the
empty, quiet sanctuary, the silence
was broken abruptly by an explosive
conversation at the rear, finally punctu-
ated by a sharp "ridiculous." So, you
see, church auditoriums are not the
only places where some react to a
problem in a loud, verbal manner— and,
believe me, it sounds just as bad in a
synagogue.
The slightly built man who had
vehemently uttered "ridiculous," I was
to discover later, was a cantor of the
synagogue. (It seemed to me that this
httle congregation had three cantors
on this morning.) He had made his
way to the front of the sanctuary, and
then turned slowly around to discover
two "strangers to the commonwealth
of Israel" seated about midway back
on the left aisle. Sally and I were the
two strangers. As he came back with
a deliberate walk of a man with au-
thority, I had a feeling that something
was going to happen. I arose to my
feet and stuck out my hand, as it
seemed I should welcome him since
he was saying nothing and was not
smiling. This was "my" Pharisee. C
occasions like this, I never hide that
am a Gentile or a minister since th
might open up an opportunity for
testimony. I did not hide the facts
this service. I also told liim I was
guest at the Bar Mitzvah. Then h
tongue was loosed! He knew the la\
the tradition— he wanted to know wh
I, a Gentile, was wearing a talhs ar
that I had better check to see if
should wear one. Believe me, I he
wondered that too, and I told th
"guardian of the law" that I had <
informed the "doorkeeper." "Oh
he said, "that man does not understar
EngUsh." Relieved, for I had been
at ease wearing the tallis, I returned
to the custodian of the prayer shawl
However, I have thought since ho
much more I liked the little o
"prayer-book-hander-outer" than tli
pompous Pharisaical-like man. F(
several brief, strained moments I r
appraised my reason for being in Jewis
evangelism.
Praise the Lord, about the time
returned to my seat, Mr. P. came alor
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to reestablish me in Jewish missions!
He was another httle old man, very
warmhearted, very sincere, but also
very lonesome. Have you ever met a
lonely old Jewish man? When you
have, if you are constituted like the
Neelys, your heart will seem to be
drawn out of your body in love for
that person. He told us as he stood
there that no one bothered with him—
week after week he sat in the seat in
front of the one I was occupying, and
no one sat with him or paid any at-
tention to him. Later we were to see
his wrinkled face become further
creased as it broke into a pleased smile
when a Jewish family sat down beside
him.
Mr. P. turned away, placed his tallis
over his head, as a woman does a shawl,
and offered his prayer. Undoubtedly,
though I did not see him do it, when
he had finished chis ritual, he had
kissed the corner of the tallis. (I was
to later observe men touching the
Torah scroll covering with the edge of
the prayer shawl, and then lift it to
their lips when the sacred writings were
carried around the auditorium.)
Mr. P. turned back to us, and since
he knew I was a minister, immediately
began sowing, very kindly, in the field
of theology. It was now I was to stand,
in a way, but in a very small way,
where Paul once stood— I was to bear
my first testimony to my Lord in a
synagogue. However, gone would be
the stoning, the persecution— oh, a little
embarrassment in the tallis incident,
but no plots hatched to do us any
harm. This was Mr. P.'s line of argu-
ment as he tried to sow some seed for
Judaism. "Since Jesus was a Jew, and
men in the Bible were Jews"— then he
stopped, giving me credit for a little
inteUigence to understand the sugges-
tion in his statement which was, "Why,
if you owe so much to Jewish men,
does the 'Christian' persecute?" An-
other, "Jesus was a Jew and He ob-
served the Jewish Sabbath"— the im-
pHed question here was, "Why does
the Church observe Sunday?" Still
another was, "We Jews have no mis-
sionaries between God and Gentiles,"
and, "There is only one God and
heaven is big enough for us all"— the
implication here was, "Why do you
Christians proselyte?" Mr. P. had this
strange way of putting Ms statements
in an incomplete way, but it was not
too hard to arrive at the point to
which he was driving. He would stop
also at times when he gave an incom-
plete thought to put on the brakes by
saying, "But we will not discuss that
here." However, when he got to the
sh'ma of Deuteronomy 6:4 and the
meaning of the Hebrew word "echod"
found there, which he said meant an
absolute unity of one, instead of the
true meaning which is a composite
unity (but this is the subject for another
article), I really wasn't stopped as I
gave him the explanation. He then
moved away and took his seat, to turn
once or twice during the service to see
if I was taken care of properly. He
even asked at one time if I was going
to read the Torah with the men of the
congregation— think of that, and this
Neely (!!!) person with ancestors from
the "old sod" and not having Aaron
or Levi as my forefathers. He was a
kind httle old man, this Mr. P.
Oh, yes, we have a few Pharisees
we meet in the work, but we have also
the many Mr. P.'s and others like the
little prayer-book-hander-outers to
warm our hearts as we reach out in
love with the message of Messiah Jesus
to our Jewish friends as your mission-
aries in the Fairfax District. ▼
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February 21, 1970
Six Months Without a Pulpit
By Rev. Herman H. Hein, Jr.
Pastor, Kenai Grace Brethren Church
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^yuring the sixteen years of my
ministry, the thought has often come
to mind, "What is it like to be without
a church, or a regular pulpit ministry?"
There had been many men during these
years who had dropped out of the
ministry. How did they feel when
they were not filling that calling?
Well, I found out. From the time of
the last message at Kokomo, Indiana,
to the first message in the Kenai
(Alaska) Grace Brethren Church, it was
exactly six months.
Every Sunday morning during those
six months there was an empty feeling
because we could not go to our church
to preach the blessed Gospel of Jesus
Christ. We attended other churches
every Sunday, and received many bless-
ings from the Word, but the biggest
blessing of all was missing. It was
really an empty period of time. We
enjoyed witnessing to others, but it
isn't the same as preaching the Word.
It was a lost feeling indeed— but praise
the Lord, the six months of emptiness
is passed.
I have a pulpit again! It is only a
small homemade lectern, made during
substitute teaching in a high school
manual training class, but what a bless-
ing to preach that first message after
all that time of being without a pulpit.
Although it was in a public library,
and only 15 people present, there was
no greater joy in all the world. Thir-
teen of the fifteen came back for eve-
ning worship also. We really made that
old library ring with the praises of
God, in singing and in word. The
presence of the Lord was abundantly
manifested that first day.
Here is how that first Sunday of the
Grace Brethren Church of Kenai came
about. After waiting, and preparing
for thirteen years from the original
call of God to begin this work, we
look back and see how the hand of the
Lord was working to bring it to pass.
Let's go back to six months ago when
we enjoyed our last Sunday with the
people of Kokomo. They sent us forth
with thirty-five almost-new songbooks,
two lovely offering plates, a new guest
register, their blessings, and their sup-
port. The Brethren Home Missions
Council sent out a Minute-Man Appeal
to pay our expenses to get us here
(we were already on the way by faith
at the time). We had a very lovely
trip with little trouble.
On arriving in Anchorage, I was em-
ployed part time as the sales and
service representative for the Alaska
Scale Company (about three days work
a month is involved). On arriving in
Kenai, I was sponsored by a local
businessman into selling Amway Prod-
ucts. He supphes all my needs in this
business. In September I was hired as
a substitute teacher in the Kenai High
School and Soldotna Junior High.
These three jobs, along with what my
wife can earn at a part-time job with
Sears Roebuck mail-order house, and
the very much appreciated help of
$100 a month from Brethren Home
Missions to help on our lodging, we
have been able to make our hvelihood.
God is our chief helper and He will
keep things moving.
A Bible-study class was started in
our apartment with little success. It
was apparent we had to have a public
meeting place. How could this be with
no teachers, no pianist, and no people!
Then the Lord began to work more
outwardly. There was a great need for
school teachers— so Beverly Welborn,
our daughter, was promised a job
teaching. It didn't take long for
Beverly and Jim, her husband, to pack
and get started on their way to Alaska.
I found Jim a job in electronics before
he arrived, and now both are employed.
Then the Lord provided a job for
Terry Appleby in the furnace business,
and he and liis family arrived on De-
cember 20.
In the meantime, while Applebys
were in Anchorage training, we met on
December 13 and organized the Grace
Brethren Church, with plans to start
the first Sunday of the New Year, but
there was no place to meet. Then the
new Baptist work meeting in the
library moved out on December 20,
leaving it open for us. We had no
musical instrument, so I sent the word
to the Council. They got busy and
an electric portable organ arrived on
January 2. Dean Risser had moved
into a new location and didn't need
the one they had. A sign painter did
a fine job of preparing a sign for us
and dehvered it on January 3. So
January 4, 1970, arrived along with
14 people for Sunday school, 15 people
for morning worship, and 13 more
back for evening worship. Our new
contacts included a family of four; one
elderly woman who was directed to us
by Raymond (Bud) Thompson of Win-
ona Lake (she came, bringing the letter
with her); and two others from the
community. So that is how the Lord
started the Grace Brethren Church of
Kenai, Alaska. Praise His Name! The
six months of emptiness is over. The
months ahead are months of challenge.
Kenai is a city with a population of
almost 8,000 scattered over an area
about eight miles long and two miles
wide at places. Many of these people
have not started to church since they
moved here. Others are still searching
for a church home. We found only one
former Brethren man in the whole city
and he is coming. It is not going to be
an easy job, but then it is never easy
when we are working for the Lord, but
it will be a blessed job. God has shown
us that His mighty hand is in the work.
"If God be for us, who can be against
February 21, 1970
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YORK, PA. There were 42 decisions
during the week of meetings witii Rev.
Allen HerrOct. 12-19. Four of these
were decisions for salvation. The
Vicksburg Quartet from Hollidaysburg,
Pa., presented a program of gospel
music Sunday evening, Oct. 5. Ken-
neth Wilt, pastor.
(;RANi)Vli;W, WASH, a consist-
ent growth from 7H in August to I IX
in January has been a source of bless-
ing for the members of the First
Brethren Church. A record attendance
was also established in Sunday school
Jan. 25 with 137 present. Of that
number, 33 were visitors, and 16 were
in services for the first time. That
same day there were two first-time
decisions, and five redcdications of life.
Two Bible classes have been started
by the pastor, and there have been
three decisions in three weeks. New
pews were installed in the auditorium
Jan. 15, and the full cost was covered
by the people in three months. A 10-
foot high oak cross was made by the
pastor and hung in the baptistry. The
goal of the Sunday school is to double
by the end of l')7(). William L.Shelby,
pastor.
SAN BiiRNARDINO, CALIF. Pas-
tor James McClcllan of the Grace
Brethren Church received a unaninious
call for his fifth year of service with a
10 percent increase in salary.
PHOENIX, ARIZ. A total of 40
decisions were recorded in recent meet-
ings Willi Rev. Allen llerr al the (jrace
Brethren Church. The Sunday school
is packed this year with an enrollment
of 492, causing a waiting list in several
classes. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Olson cele-
brated their 50th wedding anniversary
in December. The church honored
them with a gift and cake. Joe K.
Coppinger, pastor.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. Steve and
Barbara Muslo sang a special Christmas
concert at the First Brethren Church
Dec. 2 1 . Mr. Musto is a baritone soloist
currently working with Bjlly Graham
Crusades. Rev. 0. F. Phillips, presi-
dent and superintendent of the Hebrew
Christian Fellowship, was the special
speaker for both .services Dec. 28.
Vernon J. Harris, pastor.
FORT MYFRS, FLA. An average
morning worship .service attendance of
200 has been recorded by the Grace
Brethren Bible Church for the past
several weeks. Work is now in progress
that will provide more rooms for the
Sunday school. The congregatit)n
voted unanimously to pay off the re-
maining debt on the church property.
Bernard Schneider and Kenneth Carr,
pastors.
DAYTON, OHIO. Rev. Forrest
Jackson has been called to begin his
Hth year as pastor (;f the First Brethren
Church. Rev. Horace Mohler was also
called by the congregation to .serve
for another year in the ministry of
associate pastor.
MAITLAND, FLA. The Florida
District Conference will be held at the
Grace Brethren Church here on Mar.
19-21 . You may wish to add this date
on the inside back cover of your An-
nual.
DALLAS CENTER, IOWA. The
pastor's messages for the next several
months at the Grace Brethren Church
will be based on the Book of Acts in
the morning worship hour, and on the
Minor I'iDphets in the evening service.
An added feature is a "throw-back"
time after the evening service allowing
for tiueslions and comments. The eve-
ning messages will be limited to 15
minutes. Impossible? "Well, almost,
but we'll try," says Pastor James B.
Marshall.
KENAI, ALASKA. The first serv-
ices of the Kenai Grace Brethren
Church were held Jan. 4 with 14 in
attendance at Sunday school. The
need for an organ has been supplied
by The Brethren Home Missions Coun-
cil which sent the one used to begin
the Pittsburgh, Pa., work. The great
need now is for about 20 more chairs.
There are only about 30 chairs at the
library where the church meets, and
these must be shuffled back and forth
from Sunday-school classes to the wor-
ship service.
FORT WAYNE, IND. Men and
Boy's Sunday was observed at the First
Brethren Church Feb. I , with the lay-
men in charge of the morning service,
and the Christian Service Brigade in
charge of the evening service. Lt. Ed
Jackson of the Ohio State Patrol was
the principal speaker for both services.
M. L. Myers, pastor.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. A former
Roman Catholic priest. Rev. John
Zanon, was the guest speaker for a
family night dinner at the Community
Grace Brethren Church of Long Beach
Jan. 9. Mr. Zanon represents Christ's
Mission near New York City, which
specializes in reaching and ministering
to priests and nuns in the name of
Christ. Ralph J. Colburn, pastor.
SPOKANE, WASH. The dedication
of the new building of the Opportunity
Grace Brethren Church will be held
Feb. 15, with an ordination service to
take place at the same time. Donald
G. Earner, pastor.
PRAY FOR THESE MEETINGS
Notice of meetings to be listed in this column must be received
for publication at least 30 days in advance of scheduled dates.
Church
Date
Pastor
Speaker
Myerstown, Pa.
Mar. 1-6
Luke Kauffman
Allen Herr
Akron, Ohio
Mar. 1-6
John Burke
Nathan Meyer
Hagcrstt)wn, Md.
(Calvary)
Mar. 1-8
A. Harold Arrington
Dean Fetterhoff
Washington, Pa.
Mar. 8-18
Shinier Darr
Allen Herr
Hatboro, Pa.
Mar. 15-22
William Steffier
Dean Fetterhoff
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. Six in
Sunday school and fourteen in the
morning worship service is the attend-
ance report for the services of Jan. 1 1
at the Community Brethren Church.
Herman W. Koontz, pastor.
CHANGES. The address of the new
church secretary of the Coolville, Ohio,
Grace Brethren Church is Mrs. Garner
Bond, P.O. Box 2, Frost, Ohio 45731 .
In the Jan. 10 Herald, Rev. Donald G.
Farner was listed as the new pastor of
the Vernon Brethren Church, Telford,
Tenn. This should have been Rev.
Donald W. Farner. The new address of
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Dalke is 4402
Mt. Henry Ave., San Diego, Calif.
92117. The new church secretary for
the Denver (Colo.) Grace Brethren
Church is Miss Connie Cupp, 3009 W.
Layton Ave.,Englewood, Colo. 801 10.
Rev. and Mrs. J. Keith Altig have
moved to 7621 S. Duchess St., Whittier,
Cahf. 90606. Until further notice, all
communications for The Brethren
Church of Huber Heights, Dayton,
Ohio, should be addressed to Mrs.
Norma Bonham, 216 N. Main St., New
Carhsle, Ohio 45344. Please change
your Annual.
ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CALIF.
There were 12 new members recently
added to the membership roll of the
Hillside Brethren Church. The high in
attendance for the morning worship is
63 in a service with Rev. Martin Garber,
missionary to Africa. An evening serv-
ice high of 49 was set in a service with
Jim Bergthold, Haven of Rest first
tenor soloist. Our missionary confer-
ence will be held Mar. 7-15 in co-
operation with five other Brethren
churches. Harold Painter, pastor.
VANDALIA, OHIO. A "Gift for
the King" promotion sponsored by the
financial committee of the Grace Breth-
ren Church totaled $951.41. This was
slightly short of the $1,000 goal that
had been set. The money was put in
the Brethren Investment Foundation
until the proposed educational unit
is started. Everett N. Caes, pastor.
JOHNSTOWN, PA. Mr. Tom Drake,
a member of the Word of Life staff,
was the special youth speaker at the
Riverside Brethren Church Jan. 25.
His message in the evening service
kicked-off youth week activities in the
church. H. Don Rough, pastor.
DAYTON, OHIO. Dedication services were held for the new sanctuary of the
North Riverdale Brethren Church Jan. 18, with Dr. Warren Wiersbe, pastor of
the Calvary Baptist Church, Covington, Ky., as featured speaker. Others partici-
pating in the service were: Rev. Morse M. Hoover; Mr. Harry Deaton, chairman
of the building council; and the Grace College Brass Choir under the direction of
Prof. Gerald Franks. The renovation included the entire sanctuary and vestibule
area, involving relocation of the baptistry, enlargement and extension of the
platform, new ceiling, re-design of the architectural motif, new lighting, carpeting,
and furniture. Preliminary provision has been made for future air-conditioning
as well. Jesse B. Deloe, pastor.
MARTINSBURG, PA. Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Bassler, members of the First
Brethren Church, observed their 50th
wedding anniversary Dec. 27.
TEMPLE CITY, CALIF. Sixteen
decisions were recorded in a week of
meetings with Rev. Allen Herr Jan.
4-1 1 . Rev. Edward Clark, pastor, sends
the following personal testimony:
"Evangelist Herr has a real, vital, Christ-
centered message, and a genuine love
for the souls of the lost, and the dedi-
cation of those who are redeemed.
Our prayers and love go with Allen,
knowing that the Lord will bless his
ministry as he continues in the Lord's
work."
lA/eadlnf (/Jelld
A six monUi's free subscription to the
Brethren MissioTiary Herald is given to
those whose addresses are supplied by the
officiating minister.
Connie Martin and Paul Pryor, Oct.
4, Grace Brethren Church, Hagerst own,
Md.
Judith Arm Keplinger and Charles
W. Eager, III, Dec. 20, Grace Brethren
Church, Hagerstown, Md.
Constance June McCourt and Beryl
Eugene Riley, Dec. 25, First Brethren
Church, Grafton, W.Va.
Bonnie Johnston and Dennis Troyer,
Dec. 27, Leamersville Grace Brethren
Church, Duncansville, Pa.
Virginia Stauffer and Jerry Smith,
Jan. 7, Riverside Brethren Church,
Johnstown, Pa.
Irene Pomeroy and Jack Vevenka,
Jan. 17, West Homer Brethren Church,
Homerville, Ohio.
J„ W.
emorium
Notices of death appearing in this column
must be submitted in writing by a pastor.
DARBY, Louis L., 77, departed
for his heavenly reward on Jan. 9. Mr.
Darby had been a faithful member of
the First Brethren Church, Dayton,
Ohio, for many years. Forrest Jackson,
officiated.
SHIRLEY, Mary, 70, a member of
the First Brethren Church, Kittanning,
Pa., for nearly 48 years, passed away
Jan. 10. W. Wayne Baker, pastor.
SMITH, Bretta. 71, a member of
the First Brethren Church, Martins-
burg, Pa., went to be with the Lord
Jan. 6. William H. Snell, pastor.
February 21, 1970
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View of the nave of the Winona Lake Brethren Church (Photos by Terry Klondaris)
Winona Lake Brethren Dedicate New Building
Exterior view of the new church with the educational unit at left
After 27 years ... a church build-
ing of their own!
The Winona Lake Brethren Church,
Winona Lake, Indiana, meeting in rent-
ed quarters all this time, observed a
particularly joyous day on Jan. 25
when their beautiful new building was
dedicated.
Dedication day morning worship
service featured the first pastor of the
church, Dr. Homer A. Kent, Sr., as
speaker. At 2:30 p.m. the formal
dedication service was held, which in-
cluded an organ recital by Prof. William
Schaffer, former professor at Grace
College and now head of the music
department at Miami Bible College,
Miami, Florida. All former pastors of
the church were present for the dedi-
cation service except Dr. Herman
Koontz, who brought greetings to the
congregation by means of a slide-tape
presentation. Former pastor Rev.
Richard De Armey was the dedication
service speaker. An open house and
reception followed the afternoon serv-
ice.
A dedication musical was presented
at the evening service, with musical
groups participating and Prof. Schaffer
playing the Rodgers Organ, custom-
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'The eternal exposition will make Expo '67 look
colors on the rim of this world as a
"spiritual experience." Yet, we no
longer talk of heaven. We who should
be anticipating the pure colors of the
rainbow around the throne.
All of us can truly say with the poet:
"At my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying
near."
It's time to think about heaven before
that winged chariot hurries past us.
What are your thoughts about
heaven? Do you think of being in
heaven as leading a life outside space,
without history, with nothing of the
sweet delights of a cozy family scene,
or the thrill of seeing a majestic
mountain, or hearing the haunting
strains of music? Or do you think of
heaven as a "state" and not a place?
For myself, I cannot imagine heaven
only as a state. How could I be in a
state and not a place? I do not think
we shall share omnipresence with God.
If I am, but I am not in a place, then I
must be every place. But we cannot
go round and round on this.
On another "round" I have been
fascinated with the subject of light.
God is light. He is that uncreated light
which is unlike the light of the first
day of creation when God said: "Let
there be light." Neither is that light
which God placed in the firmament
on the fourth day of creation. If I
knew enough about light that I could
remind you of how it takes color and
form, how it makes night photography
possible without being seen itself, how
it cuts— then I might be able to reveal
to you some of the wonders of the new
creation. But the subject of light is
too hard for me. So I want only to
remind you of a few simple things to
which we may look forward to in the
city of God. True, the things we know
about that city are few. John the
Revelator saw that city only from the
distance of a great and high mountain.
But there is enough in the written
Word of God to excite our longings
for the Father's house.
In the first place, everyone of us
longs to be recognized in a completely
satisfying friendship. None of us has
experienced that perfect love of our
desires. Misunderstandings, incompe-
tence, selfishness, all hinder that deep
relationship which is exclusively ours.
yet— amazing paradox— teaches us an
all inclusive love. Such a friendship
will someday be ours. ". . . To him
that overcometh will I give to eat of
the hidden manna, and I will give him
a white stone, and in the stone a new
name written, which no man knoweth
saving he that receiveth it" (Rev. 2: 1 7).
Yes, we shall have such a friendship
with our Lord. Why did He make so
many of us, and make us so different
if He intended only one result from
His creation? Truly, He intended that
each of us should be exclusively His,
and He will give each of us a pet name
that He alone knows and we alone
recognize. Could it be that this com-
pletely satisfying relationship is one of
the reasons why in the resurrection
they neither marry nor are given in
marriage? And here there may be a
hint of how we can be happy in heaven
although some we now love are not
there.
This exclusive relationship with the
Lord does not make us unmindful of
others of His children. Rather, com-
plete satisfaction will enable us to sing
in perfect harmony with the great
choir of heaven. It is our unrest, our
uneasiness in the turbulent world which
causes us to be out of tune with God's
universe. When our hearts are fully
satisfied, and our security fully assured,
then, and not until then, can we live in
perfect peace with each other. Then
the fairy stories will come true and we
shall understand the language of the
birds. The whispers of the breezes in
the treetops will be speaking to us.
The roar of the cataracts will thrill us
with meaning. The groaning of crea-
tion will be ended with all its moaning
turned to music. Then our voices will
be in tune, and we shall join the ten
thousand times ten thousands and
thousands of thousands singing: "Wor-
thy is the Lamb that was slain."
Perfect love casts out fear.
It seems that this perfect love alone
would be worth dying to experience.
But there is more. Do you ever get
weary of yourself? We get weary of
others, but we can escape from them.
From ourselves there is no escape.
Perhaps if such an escape existed we
would forget all about heaven since
we really could "get away from it all."
But this mean self with whom I con-
tinually live makes me long to abandon
myself.
We read how the Lord Jesus emp-
tied himself, and took upon Him the
form of a servant, and obeyed God.
We are told to let the same mind
which was in Him be in us. How can
I do it? I try in vain. One of the
anticipated joys of heaven is to be
emptied of myself. Another paradox!
Being emptied of myself completely,
I shall then be free to be myself. The
music I now hear far in the hidden
recesses of my being will then fiow
out in praise to the Maker of heaven
and earth. The poetry now throbbing
mutely in my heart will then speak
out in perfect cadence telling of the
eternal love that fashioned me, bought
me, and gave me a name altogether
my own.
And yet we are not done. Can you
imagine heaven as static? Perhaps a
static heaven sounds interesting during
the "rush hour," but it is not the
heaven of Scripture. The Revelation
shows us (21:24) the nations of them
which are saved walking in the light
of God and the Lamb; the kings of the
earth bringing their glory and honor
into that bright city; a pure river of
water of life flowing out of the throne;
a tree bearing twelve kinds of fruit
each month; and His servants shall
serve Him, and they shall go from
strength to strength (Ps. 84:7). The
perfect bud, the perfect blossom, the
perfect fruit, budding and blooming
and bearing fruit forever. From per-
fection to perfection. Always in un-
wearying motion. Heaven is not static.
There we shall no longer have idle
hands, but hands that are busy with
service for the Master.
There will be an exposition going
on through all eternity. Expo '67 with
all its brilliance will look tawdy. Just
think, you and I will be on exhibit.
To use the expression of a certain wit,
even if we had the required number of
boxtops, we still could not enter a
beauty contest. We have to admit that
today we do not look like kings and
queens. We are lacking regal beauty.
But through the ages to come we shall
be sitting in heavenly places showing
forth the exceeding riches of His grace
in His kindness to us through Christ
Jesus (Eph. 2:7).
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awdy.
Even in this present sinful world
we are displays of God's kindness. In
spite of our sins and the limitations
of the physical laws of this world, we
are now a spectacle to men and angels.
When we shall dwell in perfect love,
uninhibited by fear, the Lord will have
a field without hazards where He at
last can do all that His kindness wants
to do. It is thrilling and sobering to re-
member that God has selected us not
only to receive His kindness but to dis-
play His kindness throughout eternity.
If today we are spectacles to men
and angels, who will view the eternal
exhibit? Perhaps far better races than
ours will be amazed to see fallen man
raised so high. Could it be that other
races, dwellers in far distant worlds,
perhaps on some now unknown planets,
may view this amazing sight, and as
Westcott expresses the thought, "thus
be moved to faith and hope and to
love, to thanksgiving and praise through
which their destiny may be reached"?
We cannot name the spectators, but
we shall be the spectacle. And there
we shall show forth the kindness of God
through Christ Jesus. Can we say it
soberly and reverently? "Coming soon
—Expo Eternity."
Never can we know— even in etern-
ity—all that awaits us. If we could
know all, then eternity would be
wasted. But today we will think about
one more thing. We have talked about
our experiences in eternity. Now what
about God?
Do you sometimes feel that God is
far off? That you cannot understand
Him nor see wisdom to His ways? If
God is making all things work together
for good, then why do I get involved
in things that displease Him? Why do
the righteous suffer? Why do the un-
godly prosper?
No one has yet answered these
questions. God himself did not answer
Job when he raised the same questions.
God simply asked Job, "Where wast
thou when I laid the foundations of
the earth?" The Apostle Paul reminds
us that "now we see through a glass,
darkly." Isn't that the frustration of
many Christians— we see but dimly?
Look as we will many things are still
riddles to us.
Someday we shall see the Lord face
to face. The Lord whose ways are
often hidden and whose face we have
never seen, will look on us, and we on
Him. With the Living creatures and the
elders we will fall down before Him
that sitteth on the throne, and worslrip
Him that liveth forever and ever.
And when I see Him face to face,
then shall I know even as I am known.
At last I shall know God. He under-
stands me now; He knows me. Some-
day, may it be soon, I shall know Him.
No longer shall I see Him as in a dull
mirror, but with a brightness that
makes even reflection impossible. This
will be the culmination of our ex-
periences in heaven. The streets of
gold, the gates of pearl, the many
mansions are not the goal of God. But
a redeemed people, fully aware of all
His purposes, is the goal of our Lord.
When we see Him face to face, and
know Him as He now knows us, then
His will shall be accomplished. And
this will be the eternal satisfaction of
our souls. Not that our pains are ended
and our tears are dry, but that His
will is done. This is the answer to our
prayers— Thy will be done. And al-
ready there before His face those whom
we loved, and for whom we prayed,
are happily doing God's will.
Thus we see that the real joy of
heaven will not be our exaltation,
amazing as that will be. But the ulti-
mate joy of heaven will be God's— for
His will shall be done.
"For I know that my redeemer
hveth, and that he shall stand at the
latter day upon the earth: And though
after my skin worms destroy this body,
yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom
I shall see for myself, and mine eyes
shall behold, and not another . . ."
(Job. 19:25-27).
The Lamb is ALL the glory of
Immanuel's Land. ▼
Winona Lake Brethren Church . . .
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built in Portland, Oregon. A challenge
by the pastor completed the day's
activities, and God blessed in twelve
decisions at the close of the service.
The new facihties, costing approxi-
mately $525,000, were designed by
the Brethren Architectural Service.
Rev. Ralph C. Hall, P.E., and Mr. W.
James McCleary, A. LA., designed the
very functional building which allows
for future growth of the congregation.
The entire main floor is fully carpeted,
and all areas are air-conditioned for
summer comfort.
An unusual feature of the church is
the striking pylon in front of the
sanctuary unit, which extends seventy
feet into the air. At night, spotlights
Oluminate the pylon and cross at the
top, achieving a very pleasing effect.
Seating capacity of the sanctuary is
700, with 500 on the main floor and
200 in the balcony area. The educa-
tional unit features three offices,
lounge, a fellowship hall, kitchen and
twenty classrooms, including those
which can be partitioned off in the
fellowship hall area by the use of
Modernfold Doors.
The Winona Lake Brethren Church
began worship services in the chapel of
the Free Methodist Pubhshing House
at Winona Lake. When the first build-
ing was erected on the Grace Campus,
the church moved to these facilities
and has used them for the past 19
years. From a charter membership of
53, the church has grown to a total of
314 members at present. Rev. Charles
Ashman, the present pastor, has served
the congregation for the past seven
years— Kenneth E. Herman ▼
February 21, 1970
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God Doesn't Play Games
"I
It can't be done," I'm told. "You
an't succeed in business and be a good
I'hristian." I almost believed it, I
eard it so often. But no more.
A close friend, Paul Olson, learned
,he hard way. Working with him
ielped me see how difficult it is to
traighten out. But the rewards to
im, and vicariously to me, are abun-
ant.
As a man in his early twenties Paul
ecame successful in business. He was
appily married and had a nice home
h suburbia, a flashy car and a pleasure
loat. He was able to do almost any-
Ihing he wanted. Then he entered a
Partnership with a man whose business
principles were unscrupulous.
1 "I remember," he relates, "how my
jjartner would suggest we try some-
jhing which wasn't ethical. I'd hesi-
tate, consider the immediate benefits
10 the business, then yield, rational-
izing that it really wasn't that bad."
\ One thing led to another, however,
'antil Paul fell into a cage of frustrating
guilt and seemingly impossible circum-
stances. His schemes backfired and the
Dusiness fell apart, leaving him with a
debt of about $30,000 hanging over
'his head. Looking over the ruins in
despair he concluded bankruptcy was
the only way of escape.
His lawyer drew up the papers. But
the further the proceedings went the
By Rev. Lud Golz
more uncomfortable Paul became. He
knew the Bible said, "Owe no man
any thing." Yet it seemed too in-
flexible in his pressing circumstances.
The pangs of conviction were sent
deeper when his wife put her trust in
Jesus Christ. She was transformed into
a radiant witness of new Life.
I still remember him sitting across
from me in my office trying to share
the groping he was going through. He
had a hard time explaining his situa-
tion. His dark rimmed glasses could
not hide the longing look in his eyes.
Yet he tried bargaining with God.
As we met again I watched him
soberly go from liis scheming ways to
a partial surrender. From there he
tried going most of the way with God.
Finally, he came to the settled conclu-
sion that it was all or nothing.
He saw a book in liis brother's
office one day entitled "Your God Is
Too Small." The words kept probing
at his mind until he finally said, "OK
God, with your help I'll tackle my
problem."
Immediately he canceled the bank-
ruptcy proceedings. Next he went to
his creditors, explained his situation,
and asked them to be patient— he would
pay them back as soon as he could.
Understandably they were skeptical.
He went into the electrical contract-
ing business again, only now for him-
self, but many snags hindered him.
One by one they were resolved.
"I have come to appreciate the
patience, understanding and love of
God," he admits reflectively. And
usually, with the sparkle of a tear in
his eye, he is quick to add, "No matter
where you're situated in life, when you
come to God for help, He doesn't
overwhelm you with all your wrongs
at once. He looks at your motive and
intent. I couldn't have faced all my
problems at once. I'd have gone out
of my mind. But since I surrendered
my hfe to Jesus Christ, and trusted in
Him, He has led me step by step.
Every once in a while I'll become aware
of someone I have wronged or am in-
debted to. With God's help I work out
the problem. What a peace and joy I
find in this life."
Soon after reentering business Paul
acquired an employee. Business grew.
In fact, he has done well enough to go
abroad on two occasions to help mis-
sionaries by doing the electrical con-
struction on a new school building— at
his own expense.
"God doesn't play games with us,"
he concludes. "Living is a serious ad-
venture. But it is exciting, especially
to watch God work in our lives and
circumstances. Since I've turned things
over to God I've discovered that with
Him all things are possible." T
The story of a businessman
February 21, 1970
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Th^
f^ decade is over— one unlike any
period in our history.
A prominent periodical remarked
ten years ago: "The next ten years may
be the most exciting in mankind's
100,000-year adventure on earth. At
long last, we are about to begin the
exploration of the mysterious universe
that surrounds our planet. At the same
time, we are faced with the choice of
giving up organized tribal warfare or
perhaps ending this long adventure by
thermonuclear suicide. Ten years from
now, life on earth may have been made
intolerable by human stupidity— or it
may have been transformed by human
intelligence and ingenuity into some-
tliing better than man has ever known."
Commenting on this prognostication
of the sixties, the editor remarks:
"Looking back ten years later, we can
say for sure only that we began the
exploration of space. But the prob-
lems of making life on our planet bet-
ter, or even tolerable, are still with us,
growing in giant steps with population
and technology. That is why [this
magazine] now more than ever before,
must identify and clarify our problems,
offer constructive solutions, celebrate
our triumphs."
With these years past, any observant
individual can now evaluate the worth
of this comment. The past ten years
have been exciting. The exploration
of space is just begun. Tribal warfare
has not been abandoned. The world
considers thermonuclear suicide. Life
in the most modern society ever is
nearly intolerable.
Why? Partially, because of human
stupidity. The hope that human in-
telligence and ingenuity can change the
human environment, is also stupid— in
fact, utterly preposterous. Man is too
limited to comprehend the situation.
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soaring Sixties in Retrospect
By Dr. Herman A. Hoyt
President, Grace Schools
In this editorial, as well as most of the
prevalent diagnoses, the basic factors
producing the problems of mankind
are not even touched upon; these are
the moral and the spiritual. The ex-
planation is to be found in the fact
that man is not only morally and
spiritually blind, but is willfully so
(I Cor. 2:14). He revels in spiritual
blindness and bondage and calls it
liberty. How could he identify and
clarify the problems sufficiently to be
able to attack them with intelligence
and ingenuity?
Therefore, at the end of the sixties,
men must admit that the problems are
still with us, and if anything, they are
far more acute and widespread than
they were in the ten years preceding.
Men will pour bilUons of dollars and
gigantic energy into solving the prob-
lems, which in reality will net no more
in the future than in the past. The
reason for this is that men are attack-
ing the results rather than the causes.
They will be treating the effects of the
disease rather than the cause, and the
disease is allowed to spread, thus pro-
viding for the multiplication of its
effects.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROB-
LEM-EFFECTS. A little reading in the
prominent periodicals, or hstening to
nation-wide telecasts, confronts one
with a formidable hst. These problems
are on a national and an international
scale. They are racial, political, eco-
nomic, technological. They include
the pollution of the air and the water,
the disintegrating urban centers of
population, the overpopulation of the
earth, the intensification of hunger,
the increase of poverty, the escalation
of crime, the campus revolts, the
spread of violence, the ravages of war,
the vain search for peace, emotional
disturbance, mental breakdowns, moral
deterioration, thirst for power, increas-
ing sensuaUsm, drug addiction, gallop-
i n g inflation, under-e mployment,
changing symbols in language and com-
munication, intolerable oppression,
class and caste systems, centralization
of authority, segregation and integra-
tion of schools and society, and in
general— just the difficulty of living
with one another.
In a nation-wide broadcast over the
Columbia Broadcasting Network, three
of the prominent newscasters of that
system sought to evaluate the sixties.
It was amazing to listen to these men.
Their reactions can be catalogued under
four words: incomprehensible, con-
fused, gloomy, hopeless.
They were frank to admit that the
vastness of the world and its problems
were such that no human can quite
comprehend the situation, and, there-
fore, to render any sort of evaluation
that is credible and analytical is almost
impossible.
They were frank to admit they were
confused. Even though they had been
viewing the problems of the world so
they could report to the public, the
situation was beyond their grasp and
tremendously confused.
They were frank to admit that as
they viewed the past ten years and the
present situation, things looked
gloomy. As far as they were able to
see, there had not been any real
solution to the problems of mankind.
War did not seem to be receding.
Peace did not seem any nearer. Racism
did not seem to be any less.
They were frank to admit that view-
ing the situation as men, there did not
seem to be any reason for hope. The
world had tried everything from liber-
tinism to conservatism in an effort to
solve the problems of mankind, and
without avail. While they preferred to
be optimistic, they had to admit that
at the moment the scene gave reason
only for pessimism.
IS THERE REALLY ANY HOPE
FOR MEN? Yes, there is. It is
found in a place where men are refus-
ing to look, namely, the Bible. It
comes from the source from which
men have turned away, namely, God.
It is found in a person the world has
rejected, namely, the Christ. It is
found in two events that men prefer
to ignore: First, an event that is past,
the crucifixion of Christ where penalty
was paid for the sins of men. This
event provides the grounds for chang-
ing the lives of men by regeneration of
the Holy Spirit; then, the second
coming of Christ, when by supernatural
power the ills of the world will be
corrected.
Hope lies in the introduction of
God into the human and natural order,
to supply the needed ingredients to
accomplish what men are unable to
accomplish. Being sinful by nature and
by natural endowment limited, men
are both morally and intellectually in-
capable of recognizing or being dis-
posed to solve their own problems. It
is at this point that God enters the
picture and provides hope.
On the dark background of human
failure and rebellion there is that
bright promise of Christ's coming.
This will mean judgment to the wicked
and gainsaying of the earth, those who
have rejected the gospel of Christ Jesus.
"But unto you that fear my name
shall the Sun of righteousness arise
with healing in his wings; and ye shall
go forth, and grow up as calves of the
stall. And ye shall tread down the
wicked; for they shall be ashes under
the soles of your feet in the day that I
shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts"
(Mai. 4:2-3). ▼
February 21, 1970
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By Arnold R. Kriegbaum
Dean of Students,
Grace College
a
common characteristic of this
mod generation is to "turn off" all
that is traditional and to join the clan
to overthrow "the establishment."
That which sounds of any '^status quo,"
or proclaims any absolutes, "turns
off the mod generation.
There has long been the "silent
majority," but history confirms that
only as individuals have been willing
to stand alone for the absolutes of
science and the truth revealed in God's
Word, have they made an impact on
the world.
Old Testament Examples
Adam feared to stand alone, and
the curse of sin fell on the whole
human race. Obedience to God's
command has been out of fashion ever
since Adam decided to change his robe
of fadeless light and godly glory for
the apron of faded leaves.
Noah stood alone. Facing blunt
criticism and mockery, Noah built an
ark out in the desert. Folk laughed.
Folk jeered him. Folk called him an
"old fool." The ridicule did not turn
Noah aside from his task. Even though
there was no sign of rain, Noah loaded
the ark amid the laughs and jokes of
the mod group of his day. Noah had
no sooner gotten the last of his cargo
on board and closed the door when
the thunder and rain started— an entire-
ly new phenomenon in nature that no
earthly being had ever seen before.
God was faithful in fulfilling His Word.
Noah's neighbors laughed at his pecul-
iarities, and they perished in their style.
Abraham stood alone (Gen. 18).
The Sodomites smiled and joked at
the simple shepherd, and they followed
on in their way of sin, unwilling to
listen to his warning. They considered
him an old fogy, and a religious
schemer. Indeed, Abraham worshiped
and prayed alone, while his neighbors
followed after fashion. But God gave
Abraham the fruit of his faith while
liis "leftist" friends fed the flames in
death.
Elijah stood alone (I Kings 18).
Elijah was faithful to Jehovah, while
the heathen chanted to Baal. Elijah
was not popular, but he displayed his
faith as he waited for God to send
fire to consume the water-soaked wood
on the altar. Not one man had the
courage to stand with him.
Jeremiah stood alone. The people
despised Jeremiah and his preaching.
He stood alone. He wept alone. Not
one other soul was sufficiently bur-
dened to weep for the people.
New Testament Example
Paul stood alone. "No man stood
with me, but all men forsook me"
(II Tim. 4:16). With these words Paul
described his first appearance before
Nero. Paul's life was at stake for be-
lieving and teaching the Word of God
which was contrary to the Roman
world. Because of his love and stal-
wart committal to the Lord Jesus
Christ, Paul stood alone.
The Holy Scriptures are filled with
the record of men who were willing
to stand alone in positive power for
Jesus Christ. Frequently, the man
who stands alone is standing for a
truth. To stand alone for a certain
principle or truth, takes real grit,
courage and conviction. The man who
stands alone is usually misunderstood,
criticized, laughed at, mocked, and
made to suffer deeply. As the poet
wrote, "Truth forever on the scaffold,
wrong forever on the throne." A mob
is dangerous, for a mob is usually
wrong. Truth is unfashionable.
Reformation Period Examples
Martin Luther stood alone. In Ger-
many during the fifteen hundreds, this
man loudly decried the corruption and
false teaching of liis church. Luther
exposed the errors of mysticism and
tradition and sought to bring his church
back to the doctrine of justification
by faith. Luther contended for the
basic doctrines of the Word of God,
and he was cut off from communion
by his church.
Huldreich Zwingli stood alone. Dur-
ing the Reformation, the name Zwingli
was known throughout Switzerland.
He attacked every earthly attempt to
build up any ecclesiastical hierarchy
that should dictate dogma to the peo-
ple. He exalted the authority of the
Bible above that of the church and
sought to establish in his country the
basic doctrine of the Christian faith.
Present-Day Examples
The church in the wilderness praised
Abraham and persecuted Moses. The
church of the Kings praised Moses and
persecuted the prophets. The church
of Caiaphas praised the prophets and
persecuted Jesus. The church of the i
popes praised the Saviour and perse- ;
cuted the saints.
The mod generation applauds the |
courage and the fortitude of the leftist
and the communists, but condemns as ,
hypercritical and irrelevant those who
would stand alone for the historic
faith as revealed in the infallible Word
of God.
In this new decade believers must
be willing to stand alone and remem-
ber God's faithfulness to Paul: "Not-
withstanding the Lord stood with me,
and strengthened me; . . . and I was
delivered out of the mouth of the hon.
And . . . from every evil work . . ."
(II Tim. 4:17-18). ▼
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New
Biology
By Daniel
Wonderly
Biology Professc
Grace College
w
hat is the value of the "new
biology" for a Christian? Perhaps we
should first explain that there definite-
ly is a new type of biology being
taught in most colleges and universities,
and in many high schools of the United
States. The new biology does not re-
ject the facts and principles of former
courses in this discipline, but it has
taken on a considerably different direc-
tion.
Fifty years ago, biology courses
usually consisted mainly of (a) the
identification and naming of many
kinds of plants and animals, and (b)
the learning of as many facts as possible
concerning the structure and parts
which made up those organisms. The
functions of the plants and animals
were greatly neglected, and a study of
the supposed evolutionary relationships
of the organisms often took the place
of physiological studies. But with the
end of World War II a rapid change in
biological education began. Govern-
ment-sponsored research during the
war demonstrated many new facets of
the intricate chemical activities which
go on in living things. The old idea
that protoplasm is little more than a
mixture of water, proteins, and miner-
als was dispelled forever. Scientists
were now discovering that every living
cell— whether in plants, animals, or
man— is a complex chemical factory.
Each cell is too small to be seen with-
out a microscope, but it nevertheless
possesses at least a few thousands of
kinds of chemicals, and carries on
hundreds of chemical reactions each
moment throughout its life.
Up to twenty years ago the amoeba
was often referred to as a very "simple"
animal. But now practically all bio-
logists recognize that there is no such
thing as a simple animal or plant.
Even if the organism possesses only
one cell, it has most of the complex
chemical activities which are found in
a human cell— plus several additional
ones, in most cases.
For the non-Christian these dis-
coveries have been interesting and in-
triguing, but for the alert Christian
they are the thrill of a lifetime. Bio-
logical science has now uncovered a
vast quantity of evidence to support
the Christian's claim that Ufe is too
complex to have just "happened" or
"evolved!" Thus, it has turned out
that the very scientists who many
thought would discover more evidence
against the Bible, have presented us
with more evidences to strengtiien our
faith than we can even make use of.
We, of course, regret that so many of
those scientists continue to ignore the
spiritual significance of what they have
discovered.
When David the Psalmist considered
God's works in relation to a living
human being he exclaimed, "Such
knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high, I cannot attain unto it" (Ps.
139:6). But modern biological research
has revealed the human body to be a
thousand times more complex than
any of the ancients knew. Approxi-
mately eleven hundred years after
David's time the Greek anatomist Galen
began to make some careful studies
of the structure of the human body.
The many facts which he and his suc-
cessors learned about the intricate
structure of the muscles, inner organs,
and other parts of the body were
astounding and exciting. However, all
studies of anatomy have turned out
to be rather elementary compared to
what is now known about the chemical
activities of the cells in man and other
organisms.
As modern biologists and chemists
have ferreted out the facts concerning
what cells do in living organisms, they
have also come to realize that a knowl-
edge of cellular activity is of greatest
importance in biological studies. So,
this has become one of the most promi-
nent parts of the usual courses in
biology. Now we spend at least as
much time in learning how organisms
live and function as in naming and
describing their structure and appear-
ance.
Here at Grace College we have not
completely converted our biology
courses to the new chemical ("Mole-
cular") approach, but we do include a
sizable amount of this material in our
teaching. We feel that a biologist
should still spend a good amount of
his time studying whole organisms and
how they are constructed. But we are
truly thankful to be able to make a
major part of the course deal with the
functions and activities of the living
cells of which our bodies are largely
composed. T
Model of a small segment of the Master
Molecule, the long, complex, twisted, ladder-
shaped molecule called deoxyribonucleic
acid— DNA— which is carried within the
chromosomes found within the body cells.
Photo used by permission of Xerox Exhibit
Center, Xerox Square, Rochester, N.Y.
February 21, 1970
23
M.I.K.E. (Mike Is Kenyan Emissary)
Wo.
fould you like the recipe for
roast hippopotamus? "Mike" Ondiege
Diomakosembo Ombdye can give it to
you. A student from Kenya, Africa,
Mike acquired his nickname when
friends found Ondiege too hard to
pronounce.
Mike first came to North America
in June, 1967, as a representative of
Kenya at Expo '67. After a conference
in New York Mike was given the op-
portunity to tour the U.S.
"I think America is the best of
everything," he says. "American teen-
agers seem so free— and that's how I
think it should be."
During his tour Mike stopped at
Warsaw, Indiana, and was hosted by
members of the Kiwanis Club.
"When I fell in love with Indiana
University, the Kiwanians offered to
sponsor me, but I was too late to be
accepted there."
But members of the Warsaw Kiwanis
proposed a solution: "Why not go to
Grace College?"
As a result of this suggestion, Mike
enrolled for the 1969 fall semester at
Grace .
Mike's life in Luo, on the shores of
Lake Victoria, was not an easy one.
"I have five brothers and four sisters,"
he relates, "and our hut is made of
cow dung. But I like it; it's home. I
will marry there and be buried there."
Mike's diet was somewhat different,
too, varying from birds to zebras.
"Hippopotamus is my favorite," he
disclosed.
Every Thursday a member of Mike's
clan goes on a hunt and later shares
his catch with the rest of the family.
"We use spears and bows," Mike tells.
"It's a crime to have a gun in Kenya."
In addition to meat, the natives of
Kenya also eat "ugali," a national food
similar to American bread.
"We are farmers, too," Mike adds.
"We have cows and each man meets
his own needs with his tools. But we
need machinery. With machinery Afri-
ca could feed the world."
Education was difficult for Mike to
obtain. The nearest school was ten
miles away, and at seven Mike was too
young to travel alone through the
brush. "My first school was under a
tree. An old man taught me how to
read and to write in the dust with my
finger. After three years I was good
enough to go to the school. By then
I could resist the hunger; for we would
leave very early in the morning and
would not eat again until we returned."
Mike, whose father was active in
tribal politics and whose brother-in-law
was next in line for the presidency be-
fore his assassination, is very outspoken
on the black youth movement toward
Afro-Americanism. "They are Ameri-
cans. The fact that they are black does
not make them African."
After graduation Mike plans to re-
turn to Africa to work with his coun-
try's affairs. When asked how he in-
tends to help his country, Mike replied,
"Through agriculture, I think. I am a
farmer." ▼
-By Becky Roller, freshman at Grace Col-
lege. The article was published in the
Sounding Board.
Mike (at right) arm wrestles with a classmate.
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Brethren Missionary Herald
Everywhere Is Lancer Territory
Ihe eleven-member Grace College
isketball team with Coach Chet Kam-
erer; Roland Fletcher, Assistant
Dach; and Lloyd Woolman, Athletic
irector; left Chicago and twelve inches
" snow on December 27, arrived by
t in San Diego three and one-half
)urs later in 60 degree weather to
;gin eleven busy but fruitful days in
£ "Land of Sunshine."
Three reasons were given by the
thletic Department for the annual
iristmas vacation trip. It provides
e players with an opportunity to
!ep in practice; shows to those sup-
)rting Grace College an example of
le quality of the athletic program and
" the students; and of greatest impor-
nce, it affords the team members an
jportunity to testify as to what the
3rd Jesus Christ means to them.
The team stayed at the San Diego
ival Training Center from December
' to 31. Two services at the Grace
■ethren Church of San Diego were
the first of fifteen similar services con-
ducted by the players and coaches
while in California.
Half of the team conducted a serv-
ice at the chapel of the Naval Training
Center while the other team members
gave their testimonies in word and song
at the Mapleview Baptist Church of
Lakeside with Rev. Jack Lockhart,
pastor. This was followed with a
Baptist youth rally with nine churches
represented.
The Lancers defeated the Naval
Training Center team, the Bluejackets,
120-87 before an enthusiastic crowd
of San Diego fans.
A new record was set by the team
at the Norwalk Brethren Church, with
Rev. W. Stanley Jensen, pastor, where
they conducted a "four-hour" watch
night service from 8:00 p.m. until
midnight, "praying in the new year"
with that group of believers.
The Lancers maintained their 1969
unbeaten record on January 3, by de-
Ron Clase (left), leading
Grace scorer against Goshen,
chalked up 22 points to help
crush the Maple Leafs.
"Get two! Get two!" cries
Rev. Leslie Moore (below),
as he cheers the Grace Lancers
on to a walloping 102-67
victory over their arch-rival.
Maple Leafs of Goshen Col-
lege at Goshen, January 10.
Moore, an ardent Lancer fan,
is supervisor of Grace resi-
dence halls.
feating Southern Cahfornia College
80-70 for the eleventh straight win.
On Sunday, January 4, the team
shared in services at the Community
Brethren Church of Whittier with Rev.
Ward A. Miller, pastor, and at the
First Brethren Church of Long Beach
with Rev. David L. Hocking, pastor.
At La Mirada the Lancers chalked
up their twelfth straight victory de-
feating the strong Biola College team
88 to 73. Ted Franchino, a cheer
leader at Grace back in the late 50's,
was on hand to lead the Lancer fans.
On their final day of the tour the
team participated in assemblies at the
Long Beach Brethren High School and
the Whittier Christian High School.
It was the Los Angeles Baptist Col-
lege which handed the Grace Quintet
their first defeat of the season in an
85-82 victory.
Two questions were asked of the
players about the trip. What sights
did they enjoy most? Disneyland,
Sea World, and the trip to Mexico rated
tops. What was the greatest spiritual
blessing? This came from the Cah-
fornia Christians who opened their
hearts as well as their homes and
showed what Christian love is really
like.
After playing the last game, the
team left the 72 degree California
weather, arriving a few hours later at
the Chicago airport in a 20 below zero
temperature.
Grace Schools enthusiastic fans were
on hand to welcome the team home to
a victory dinner in view of their 1 2 to
1 record at that time. ▼
sbruary 21, 1970
25
Western Tour Schedule
Jerry Franks
&
Grace College Brass Choir
(March 19-APril 6, 1970)
March
Tliursday, 19-9:00 p.m.
Friday, 20— a.m.
Friday, 20-7:00 p.m.
Saturday, 21-2:00 p.m.
Saturday, 21-8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 22— a.m.
Sunday, 22—3:00 p.m.
Sunday, 22—7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 25—7:00 p.m.
Sunday, 29— a.m.
Sunday, 29-7:00 p.m.
Monday, 30-9:30 a.m.
Monday, 30— p.m.
afternoon
April
Wednesday, 1—7:00 p.m.
Thursday, 2— afternoon
Arrive at Portland, Oregon. By bus to Sunnyside,
Washington.
Concert at the Sunnyside High School (tentative)
Concert at the First Brethren Church of Sunnyside,
Rev. John Mayes, pastor (all churches of the North-
west District invited).
Flight from Portland to Los Angeles
Biola College— all area junior colleges invited for a
band clinic (tentative)
Open
Biola College, Sunday afternoon concert
Community Brethren Church of Whittier
North Long Beach Brethren Church for area-wide
youth rally, appearing with the New Tide Singers
from Stockton
Norwalk Brethren Church Easter service
Westminster Brethren Church
Biola College chapel
Brethren Missionary Herald banquet at the North
Long Beach Brethren Church
Norwalk Brethren Christian School chapel and music
workshop
Los Altos Brethren Church
Joint meeting of the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs of
Bellflower
Simi Pubhc Schools cHmaxed with a Simi Valley-wide
concert in the Simi High School auditorium
Open
First Brethren Church of Long Beach
Return to Winona
For further information contact:
Northwest-Rev. John W. Mayes, First Brethren Church, 719 Frank-
lin Avenue, Sunnyside, Washington 98944
Southern Cahfornia-Re\. W. Stanley Jensen, Norwalk Brethren
Church, 1 1005 Foster Road, Norwalk, California 90650
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This summer . . . enjoy the
richest experiences of your
life in the ancient lands
of the Bible by joining the
EUROPE AND
HOLY LAND TOUR
With Dr. Herman A. Hoyt
President, Grace College and
Grace Theological Seminary; and
Chairman of the Board of Win-
ona Lake Christian Assembly,
Winona Lake, Indiana
DEPARTING: June 4, 1970
You will visit towns and locations made unforgettable by
Jesus' earthly ministry. His disciples, and the Apostle Paul.
Visit the holy city of Jerusalem!
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See the famous Nile River and the ancient pyramids in Cairo!
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Meet the Faculty!
Back row: Dean Arnold Kriegbaum, Dr. Jesse Humberd, Dr. Norman Up-
house, Mr. Ray Davis, Dr. E. William Male, Mr. Daniel E. Wonderly, Mr.
John Stoll, Mr. David R. Dilling.
Third row: Dr. Benjamin Hamilton, Dr. James Boyer, Dr. Gilbert Weaver,
Mr. Donald Garlock, Mr. Vilas E. Deane, Mr. Glen Kammerer.
Second row: Mrs. Roland (Verna) Felts, Mrs. Charles (Paulette) Sanders,
Mr. J. Paul Dowdy, Mr. Alva Steffler, Mr. Roland Fletcher, Mr. Donald
Ogden, Mr. Lloyd Woolman.
Front row: Miss Ann Teel, Mrs. Florent (Dorothy) Toirac, Mrs. Richard
(Yvonne) Messner, Mrs. Benjamin (Mabel) Hamilton, Mr. Ronald Henry,
Dr. Charles Henry, Mr. R. Wayne Snider.
Additional full-time college faculty members not present when picture was
taken: Dr. John J. Davis, Mr. Roland W. Felts, Mr. P. Fredrick Fogle, Mr.
Gerald R. Franks, Mr. Robert Ibach, Jr., Mrs. Norman (Miriam) Uphouse.
Grace College faculty on the steps of the new library-learnin
ig center.
March 7, 1970
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Selling Lettuce by the Gallon
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Is the Battle Over for Missions?
4
The Key Word Is Opportunity .
6
"Instant Africa"
7
Annual Offering Report .
8
Children's Page
11
Church News .
12
"A" says a-a-a-ape . . .
14
Laymen's Page .
18
The Creative Woman
19
Called Friends .
20
Yielded and Used
22
Friend of African Girls
23
Pick of the Vital Books .
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ADMIN
EORGIA
CLYDE K. LANDRUM, Editor
KENNETH E. HERMAN, Managing Editor
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS:
Foreign Missions— Rev. John Zielasko
Grace Schools— Dr. Herman A. Hoyt
Home Missions— Rev. Lester E. Pifer
WMC-Mrs. Kenneth Rucker
SMM— Miss Donna Havubaker
Laymen— Mr. Phil Landrum
March?, 1970
Volume 32, Number 5
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Foreign Missions and WMC Issue
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The Editor's Viewpoint
by Clyde K. Landrum
Selling Lettuce by the Gallon
t's difficult and disconcerting to sell
ettuce by the gallon. I know, for I've
ried. One of my responsibilities as a
eenager was to take farm produce to
I mining town, sell it, and bring back
groceries and supplies to help feed our
large family. This house-to-house sell-
ing brought me face to face with a
vide variety of people, and produced
'.ome exciting encounters. I was a
iiovice, characterized by timidity and
a lack of objective salesmanship. Most
pf the people of this community were
experienced in trafficking with the
various vendors who came in day after
day.
On a particular trip it was suggested
that a new venture be tried— selling
lettuce. And by the gallon, no less.
My first customer proved the folly of
this endeavor. Somehow she got con-
trol of the situation and began putting
jthe lettuce into the gallon measure. To
my complete dismay and consternation
jshe was pressing it down so tightly that
jit looked as if she would get what I
{thought was four gallons into that one
igallon measure! What a relief to re-
ceive the payment for the "gallon" and
be on my way. The lady beamed her
delight at having such a bargain, which,
in a sort of selfish way, brought some
satisfaction to me.
I have often thought about how
selfish we Christians are in giving out
the spiritual good things which God
has entrusted to us. As recipients of
His grace and all its accompanying
blessings, we are charged with taking
the plan of salvation and God's plan
for spiritual blessing to the lost. Once
the unsaved get involved they see that
the product is good. They see that this
is what they have wanted all along.
Really, many people get quite en-
thusiastic when the proper presentation
of the Gospel has been made. They
take hold and cram the blessings down
and down. Their lives are changed.
Their souls are nourished spiritually.
And this is as God wants it to be.
But why is it that there is not more
sharing of the good things by Chris-
tians? Why is there not more selling
lettuce by the gallon, pressed down
and running over to the great satis-
faction of the multitudes of people?
Without doubt it is because of selfish-
ness on the part of Christian people.
It's a sad commentary on the cause
of Christ, but many Christians do not
go out with the Gospel because they
want to use their time for other things.
They will not take time to carry the
precious message to the lost. They are
not willing to upset their own schedules
to bring refreshing spiritual nourish-
ment to the lost.
And, there are those who take the
attitude of asking, "What will I get
out of it?" They resemble the inex-
perienced lettuce salesman in that they
want to help themselves and their
family. Actually, there are Christians
who are working two or more jobs that
they might have more money to buy
more things for themselves. The
church today is characterized by this
"What will I get out of it?" philosophy
to the extent that often the sick, the
shut-ins, the needy, and those with
innumerable problems are neglected.
The church is a not-for-profit organ-
ization. Why must we get something
out of every situation? Why must we
always measure every little ministry to
see whether we get as much as we give?
Is it necessary to get more back from
God than we give through tithing?
Some people would have us believe it
is. God will bless as we are faithful.
We'll not lack for blessing if we are
willing to stand by and see others
gaining spiritually even though we
seem to be losers. What joy and satis-
faction to see others receiving rich
blessings from God; to see their vessels
crammed full and running over. This
is the way it will be when we forget
self for others. ▼
March 7, 1970
w
fhy foreign missions? Aren't
they over?" both friend and foe of
missions are asking. That the foe
should ask why we are fighting a war
is normal. His questioning should not
unnerve the troops. But when friends
withdraw from the cause or doubt its
validity, it is time to pause for re-
flection.
Since both friend and foe are asking
the same question, it is obvious that
there is confusion in people's thinking
about foreign missions. What has
caused this confusion?
When the Lord Jesus had received
all power in heaven and in earth, just
before He withdrew His visible presence
from time and history. He gave one
last command to His disciples: "Go
ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost." The disciples and the
Early Church understood those words.
With staff in hand they traveled the
length and breadth of the Roman Em-
pire. The regions beyond— the heart-
land of China, the subcontinent of
India, the mountains of Ethiopia-
heard the Gospel. Even during the
Middle Ages the church of the day had
its martyr missionaries from the Flem-
ish bogs to the Bulgarian plains.
But to the church of the age of the
Industrial Revolution and the Great
Awakening goes the high honor of re-
discovering the Great Commission.
Then the church shook off its lethargy
and went about the business of mis-
sions with a zeal which did it credit.
"Go . . . teach . . . baptize" are
the words the church understood.
Savage tribes, unborn nations were
waiting for the messenger of God.
This was the great age of missions—
the age in which the church learned
about the world in which it lived
through the work of missions. "Lan-
tern slides" made bound feet, leprosy,
witch doctors familiar to the church as
Brethren Missionary Herald
By Ruth Snyder
Central African Republic
iattle Over for Missions?
well as to the world. These conditions
and many similar ones seemed to justify
the existence of foreign missions.
A new day dawned. Every com-
munity sent its boyish citizens to
Greenland, Morocco, Alaska, India,
the Aleutians, the South Sea Islands.
Some of these boys returned home as
men who had a vast knowledge of the
world. These men talked of "One
World." Feet had been unbound,
leprosy treated with sulfone drugs,
witch doctors traveled in planes. Could
there be any further need of Missions?
"Give them one chance," the church
said. "They've had it," the new gen-
eration says; "missions are done." The
pioneer missionaries did such a good
job of "go . . . teach . . . baptize" that
the world says that the task is ended.
It is just at this point that many
Christians have been confused. They
see that an era has ended. The exotic
appeal of missions is over. But out-
ward conformity to Christian standards
is only the first line of the battle of
foreign missions. Since that one battle
seems to be so nearly won, we can dig
in for the next and hardest battle.
But we anticipate, for here is where
the question is raised, "How long is
the work to continue?"
When the Lord Jesus gave the Great
Commission, He said, "I am with you
alway,even unto the end of the world."
He foresaw the present age of journeys
to the moon, color TV, riots in the
streets, and all that is familiar to this
post-Christian world. Yet, He also
foresaw that the task of going to all
nations would last until the end of the
age. The Lord Jesus was not one who
wasted words. He spoke exactly.
Therefore we beheve that according
to His words in the Great Commission,
foreign missions are to continue until
He returns.
The Lord was also practical. He
never intended that an institution re-
main after its work was finished.
"Your house is left to you desolate,"
He cried to the city which was proud
of the temple where God had dwelt.
Not long after the Lord wept over
Jerusalem, Titus and his troops de-
stroyed both the city and its useless
temple. And so we are convinced that
the Lord would not have sent His
followers on a mission which was to
endure to the end of the age if there
was no work for them to do. So the
question arises, "What remains to be
done in foreign missions?"
"Go . . . teach . . . baptize." The
church has been busy and, to a certain
extent, has succeeded in these three
tasks. But there is more. Have you
read all of Matthew 19:20? There you
see that teaching is repeated. There
the next battle line is drawn.
The pioneer missionaries often
quoted the Apostle Paul who wanted
to do his own "thing" in the regions
beyond (2 Cor. 10:10). That great
pioneer Paul also has something to say
to the present generation about the
tough warfare which would follow the
introduction of Christianity into a new
community. Paul understood that the
enemy of our Lord would fight for
the souls of men who had been taught
and baptized. It was to a church com-
posed of former pagans that Paul
wrote: "We do not war after the flesh:
(For the weapons of our warfare are
not carnal, but mighty through God to
the pulling down of strong holds:)
Casting down imaginations, and every
high thing that exalteth itself against
the knowledge of God, and bringing
into captivity every thought to the
obedience of Christ" (2 Cor. 10:3-5).
Long before the Lord Jesus gave
the Great Commission, God had said,
". . . the imagination of man's heart is
evil from his youth . . ." (Gen. 8:21).
In the earliest ages man was speculating
against God. God saw and He gave up
the sinful race (Rom. 1:21). From
the first man until now mankind has
been thinking of ways to rid himself
of God. "I did not see God," scoffs
the cosmonaut. The speculations of a
man's heart drive him from God.
During the long ages of darkness on
the fields of missions, men's minds
were bound by thoughts which drove
them farther and farther from God.
These theories gave birth to religious
practices which resulted in spiritual
bondage. Theory to practice, practice
to theory with ever tighter bonds.
In Europe the Reformation had
unlocked the prison house of the mind.
For the first time in history a large
segment of civilization was seeking the
mind of God. We who are the heirs
of that wonderful age forgot that the
mind was imprisoned. We thought that
our freedom was natural. Going to the
mission field we were eager to teach
and baptize. And God blessed. Many
mission fields can point to a purer
church than their sponsoring church.
Polygamy, witchcraft, heathen orgies
are gone from the church— and in some
places from the community. However,
the minds of men remain. The ages-
old thoughts still intrude upon the
Christian. The task of teaching them
to observe all things that Christ com-
manded will not be ended until we
have brought every thought into cap-
tivity to the obedience of Christ.
Just here is the really tough battle
of missions. Shall we quit now that
we face the minds of men instead of
idols? To both friend and foe we
answer, NO! Our predecessors faced
the poisoned arrow and were delivered
by the power of God in answer to the
prayers of friends. Let us resolve to
face the subtleties of the thoughts of
men with the same faith the pioneers
faced the arrows. And may the church
resolve to pray that strongholds will
fall in this rugged battle until the
church in all lands has brought every
thought into captivity to the obedience
of Christ.
Missions over? No, just starting
another serious battle.
March 7, 1970
M,
^y doctor has instructed me that
if I'm to regain my health I must take
a few weeks away from the pressures
of my job as a high school teacher in
the city, and just relax." These words
spoken by the young woman in an
Eastern Airlines seat next to mine be-
gan the thirty-one days of insights it
was my privilege to gain as I was sent
on a tour of our South American mis-
sion fields during December and Janu-
ary.
Further conversation with the
young schoolteacher revealed the high
idealism which motivated her as she
conducted her work among young
people: an idealism which was contin-
ually frustrated by the youth them-
selves, their parents, the school ad-
ministration, the teachers professional
organization, and by the local com-
munity, until she had arrived at a point
of mental and emotional exhaustion
necessitating a Florida vacation. Then
as her inquiry concerning my reason
for travel had brought from me a de-
scription of the work of our mission-
aries, she asked, "Why do talented
people give themselves to this kind of
work?" Here was a wonderful oppor-
tunity to speak of the place of the
Lord Jesus in answering the needs of
the weak, fearful, and frustrated of
this world. Her response still leaves
me amazed and shaken: "That's all right
for those who need it but I don't need
it." The following days of observation
became to me a great commentary on
the enormity of this need and the
diligence with which our missionaries
are working to expose the need and its
answer in Christ Jesus to multitudes
of people.
Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Brazil,
and Puerto Rico were the lands in
which at least superficial impressions
were gained, and in every one of these
the air is charged with a certain self-
conscious realization of potential and
development. Everywhere there is the
erection of high-rise monuments to
progress in the form of industrial,
commercial, and residential buildings.
The most modern in vehicular traffic
is grudgingly coexisting with the most
ancient on highway systems which are
expanding rapidly. The sense of de-
velopment and renewal is enhanced by
tlie youthfulness of the people. Chil-
dren are everywhere; ubiquitous police-
men, soldiers, and other officials very
often appear to be extremely young
men, sometimes little more than teen-
agers. Whether one is an industrialist,
an educator, a physician, or a mission-
ary, the most apt one-word description
fitting the continent of South America
is OPPORTUNITY.
Narrowing our viewpoint to the
city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, we
see a city which is one of the three
largest in the western hemisphere. It
is a literal beehive of activity, teeming
with people who fill buses and cars and
trains and subways, and spill over onto
the sidewalks in an avalanche of human-
ity. Materialism drives many of them
to work at two jobs in order to pay
the inflated prices for new luxuries.
These people are proud of the changes
which material progress is bringing to
them, and especially about the extent
to which they are themselves bringing
The Key
Word Is
Opportunity
FMS' Raymond Thompson
reports on his trip.
about this change apart from outside
help. A frequent question asked of a
visitor is, "What do you think of our
land," and a complimentary response
brings obvious delight.
Buenos Aires is genuinely a city of
progress. Growth and modernization
are evident in industry, commerce,
science, and education. Unhappily, a
great void is developing in the area of
things spiritual. Although nominally a
religious city— with pleas for God's
help even appearing on the elaborately
painted trucks and buses-reality in
Christian faith is almost nonexistent.
It is to this need of presenting the
option of personal faith in Jesus Christ
as the Answer to the pressures of life
that our missionaries are applying them-
selves. They are almost overwhelmed
by the magnitude of the opportunity.
The radio ministry is bringing in hun-
dreds of responses asking for help, and
the only help we can offer is in the
literature which is sent to them. These
people also need personal contacts and
churches to which they can be referred.
The literature ministry conducted by
the Hill Maconaghys in the Buenos
Aires suburb of Lomas de Zamora has
produced conversions and many in-
terested contacts, but again, there are
so few places to which these can be
referred for continuing help. Appeals
are coming to our missionaries for
Bible classes and extension courses, but
there are so few to do so much.
The opportunity is growing at a
rapid rate and our capability to re-
spond is not growing with it. This
great land and its people are not wait-
ing for us to get in gear. Most of its
people would agree with the high
school teacher who felt she had no
need of Christ. Who can we expect to
seize this land of opportunity for
Christ if we do not. Brethren, we must
pray out more missionaries while there
is yet time. T
Brethren Missionary Herald
"Instant Africa!"
Robert Collitt's 36-hour visit to C.A.R.
''A
Aground the world in eighty
days"? Forget it! A greater feat and
bigger thrill is to cover the Central
African mission field of The Brethren
Church in thirty-six hours, as I did!
Besides, if you only count on eighty
days to get around the world, you
haven't taken into consideration flying
in Africa where, if he decides that he
needs a commercial airliner, an African
president can cause the cancellation of
an entire flight. The fact that one Rev.
Robert Collitt is stranded in Douala,
Cameroun, for four days— just two and
one-half hours away from his destina-
tion in Bangui— is inconsequential.
Can you imagine a preacher missing a
chance to speak at the national confer-
ence of the African Brethren churches?
Or passing up an opportunity to preach
to a congregation of 2 ,500 at Bossangoa
with George Cone? I can't, either, but
when a five and-a-half day visit is con-
densed into two days, some things
must be sacrificed. But not everything!
"You'U kill him!" said fellow mis-
sionaries as nurse Lois Miller volun-
teered to take me on a whirlwind tour
of the field. Was her smile a little
wicked, hke Snoopy's on top of his
doghouse when he thinks about shoot-
ing down the Red Baron, when she
said, "Oh, no, I won't"?
So we set out in the Peugeot truck
which Hagerstown Grace Brethren
Church has provided for Lois through
an Easter offering. Roy Snyder's golf
cap— which has never seen a golf course
—fit rather well to keep my hair from
turning completely dust-red. A curious
pastor and Lois Miller— nurse, truck
driver, mechanic, and doctor. "Ya-
loke," "Bozoum," "Boguila"— all made
familiar by the Brethren Missionary
Herald. "Bossembele," made famous
by Rev. Wendell Kent's stand there-
for a photograph of himself at such an
unlikely-sounding spot. "Bossangoa"
—meaning a reunion with George and
Ruth Ann Cone after twenty-five years.
At Yaloke, the ward building which
our church provided a year ago, and
the foundation for a second building,
a part of the same gift. Also at Yaloke,
a promise that our church would un-
derwrite the cost of two buildings for
married students' quarters (our Christ-
mas offering will build three, instead
of two).
"Lois," I said, after glazing my
eyes with the myriad sights, "you've
shown me everything!" Which just
goes to show that I am not clairvoyant,
after all.
"I wonder if that kerosene light
in the bush dispensary means they
have work for me?" mused the nurse,
truck driver, mechanic, doctor beside
me as Lois chauffered us down the
path to the tiny dispensary constructed
of mud-brick walls and thatched roof.
When we entered the dispensary we
saw an expectant mother (a pastor's
wife) lying on a mat on the floor, I
thought: "These missionaries think of
everything! Lois is really giving me
the deluxe treatment. What could be
more exciting than to see an African
baby born in a bush dispensary!"
But it didn't happen. An exami-
nation showed that the mother would
probably fare best with a cesarean
section at Boguila, a hundred miles
away. After receiving a sedative, the
expectant mother got into the back of
the Peugeot. But it wasn't really a
lonely ride for her. No, not with a
hitchhiker from the Bible Institute at
Yaloke, three of the mother's small
children, two five-gallon cans of gaso-
line, three large sacks of flour or sugar,
and a roll of chicken wire. It wasn't
lonely!
Africa has lots of excellent highway.
Rev. Robert Collitt is pastor of the Grace
Brethren Church, Hagerstown, Maryland.
compared with some foreign roads on
which I've traveled. But it has some
just as bad, too. This part of our
journey was over the latter kind. The
night was pitch-black, but illuminated
by the stars high above and the burn-
ing fields being cleared along the way.
But no people and no vehicles were
encountered during our night journey
which ended at 1 :45 a.m.
At about 10 p.m. we had just
pulled up in front of another tiny
bush dispensary which showed no
signs of life, when there was a sign of
life in the back of the truck. Piped a
five-year-old in Sango; "Baby's com-
ing!" Suddenly we were where the
action is! In only a matter of minutes
we had ourselves a pretty, little baby
girl born amidst three children, three
big sacks, two gasoline cans, and a roll
of chicken wire in the back of a
Peugeot truck. Yes, I know-the
hitchhiker was a gentleman and got
out.
The mother got out of the truck
and walked into the dispensary. After
she was placed on a crude table, she
looked back and smiled at the httle
girl lying just above her head.
These missionaries DO think of
everything!
A word of prayer later we were back
in the truck and on our way to Boguila.
Of course, something like this was
worth celebrating, so we did. Having
stopped the truck in the middle of the
road about ten minutes after leaving
the dispensary, Lois fished out a can of
tuna and a can opener. I opened the
can while she unwrapped some home-
made bread and we had tuna-fish sand-
wiches and a cup of cold water from
the thermos. All in a hard day's night.
At the Dr. Walker home the cuckoo
clock went, "Cuckoo! Cuckoo!" Clos-
ing my eyes, I agreed, "Amen!"
My prayer was, "God bless these in-
defatigable missionaries! May their
tribe increase!" ▼
March 7, 1970
MICHIGAN DISTRICT
ANNUAL
OFFERING REPORT
BRETHREN FOREIGN MISSIONS
JANUARY 1, 1969 TO DECEMBER 31, 1969
ALLEGHENY DISTRICT
Accident, Md $ 201.90
Aleppo, Pa 525.00
Coolville.Ohio 226.96
Cumberland, Md 632.85
Grafton, W. Va 558.99
Jenners, Pa 1,642.82
Listie, Pa 2,444.27
Meyersdale.Pa 2,178.56
Meyersdale, Pa.
(Summit Mills) 895.02
Parkersburg, W. Va 827.07
Pittsburgh, Pa.
(Coraopolis) 342.53
Somerset, Pa 1,736.77
Uniontown, Pa 5,200.00
Washington, Pa 3,292.70
Westernport,Md 636.98
Allegheny District, Misc. 778.42
$22,120.84
EAST DISTRICT
Ahoona, Pa. (First) .... $1,739.00
Altoona, Pa. (Grace) ... . 2,520.87
Conemaugh,Pa 1,847.89
Conemaugh,Pa.(Pike) . . . 5,378.15
Conemaugh, Pa.
(Singer Hill) 1,802.12
Duncansville, Pa.
(Leamersville) 2,169.31
Everett, Pa 2,728.54
Greensburg, Pa 57.00
HoUidaysburg, Pa.
(Vicksburg) 3,450.43
Hopewell, Pa 594.02
Jefferson Center, Pa.
(Calvary) 35.89
Johnstown, Pa. (First) . . . 9,068.60
Johnstown, Pa.
(Geistown) 414.50
Johnstown, Pa.
(Riverside) 3,834.87
Kittanning, Pa. (First) ... 4,764.86
Kittanning, Pa.
(North Buffalo) 1,305.15
Martinsburg, Pa 6,755.39
East District, Misc 625.00
$49,091.59
FLORIDA DISTRICT
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... $5,678.89
Fort Myers, Fla 1,089.00
Maitland,Fla 291.00
Margate, Fla 1,382.54
Okeechobee, Fla 150.00
Pompano Beach, Fla. ... 2,871.73
St. Petersburg, Fla 165.00
$11,628.16
INDIANA DISTRICT
Berne, Ind $5,211.74
Clay City, Ind 497.00
Elkhart, Ind 5,661.32
Flora, Ind 2,063.42
Fort Wayne, Ind. (First) . . 6,332.68
Fort Wayne, Ind. (Grace) 799.12
Goshen, Ind 1,814.75
Indianapohs. Ind 1,007.00
KokomcInd 824.33
Leesburg, Ind 2,322.54
Osceola, Ind 10,055.25
Peru, Ind 1,820.08
Sidney, Ind 1,957.58
South Bend, Ind 2,341.49
Warsaw, Ind 3,744.51
Wheaton,Ill 1,037.50
Winona Lake, Ind 5,590.48
$53,080.79
IOWA DISTRICT
Cedar Rapids, Iowa .... $ 473.60
Dallas Center, Iowa .... 3,692.43
Davenport, Iowa 695.75
Des Moines, Iowa 26.00
Garwin, Iowa 1,258.29
Leon, Iowa 1,386.78
North English, Iowa .... 1,035.74
Omaha, Nebr 90.00
Waterloo, Iowa 5,981.14
Winona, Minn 153.00
$14,792.73
Alto, Mich
Berrien Springs, Mich
Hastings, Mich.
Jackson, Mich.
Lake Odessa, Mich
Lansing, Mich.
New Troy, Mich.
Trout Lake, Mich.
Michigan District, Misc
$1,947.53
196.25
36.17
640.90
1,481.02
2,403.00
1,943.00
190.88
58.70
$8,897.45
MID-ATLANTIC DISTRICT
Alexandria, Va $1,346.26
Hagerstown, Md.
(Calvary) 2,724.75
Hagerstown, Md.
(Gay Street) 510.19
Hagerstown, Md. (Grace) 9,633.62
Hanover, Pa 179.45
Martinsburg, W. Va 2,256.14
Washington, D.C. (First) 3,952.39
Washington, D.C. (Grace) 771.03
Waynesboro, Pa 7,693.57
Winchester, Va 4,182.60
Mid-Atlantic District Misc. 195.00
$33,445.00
MIDWEST DISTRICT
Arvada,Colo $ 943.94
Beaver City, Nebr 145.99
Cheyenne, Wyo 122.50
Counselor, N.Mex 470.96
Denver, Colo 620.46
Longview, Texas 110.00
Portis, Kansas 1,920.20
Taos, N. Mex 422.64
$4,756.69
NORTHERN ATLANTIC DISTRICT
Allentown,Pa $ 337.91
Ehzabethtown.Pa 800.01
Harrisburg, Pa 4,386.89
Hatboro,Pa 1,937.06
Lancaster, Pa 6,355.53
Manheim,Pa 1,489.84
Myerstown,Pa 315.83
New Holland, Pa 3,745.22
Palmyra, Pa 1,578.04
Philadelphia, Pa. (First) .. 7,455.04
Philadelphia, Pa. (Third). . 5,944.45
Stratford, N. J 63.78
Telford, Pa.
(Penn Valley) 3,040.00
WrightsvilIe,Pa 642.86
York, Pa 2,331.46
Northern Atlantic District,
Misc 100.00
$40,523.92
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Brethren Missionary Herald
IMOR-CAL DISTRICT
Chico, Calif $ 391.50
Grass Valley, Calif 349.61
Modesto, Calif.
(Greenwood) 1 ,696.35
Modesto, Calif.
(LaLoma) 9,001.10
Ripon, Calif 706.72
Sacramento, Calif 598.19
San Jose, Calif 1,425.32
Tracy, CaUf 104.00
Nor-Cal District, Misc. . . 17.77
$14,290.56
NORTHCENTRAL OHIO DISTRICT
Ashland, Ohio (Grace) . . . $6,826.87
Ashland, Ohio
(Southview) 3,427.74
Beliville, Ohio
(Ankenytown) 2,280.48
Bowling Green, Ohio ... . 128.11
Danville, Ohio 782.32
Defiance, Ohio 1,534.83
Findlay,Ohio 1,965.09
Fremont, Ohio 6,377.93
Gallon, Ohio 177.06
Lexington, OWo 810.12
Mansfield, Ohio (Grace) . . 4,120.69
Mansfield, Ohio
(Woodville) 2,984.60
Worthington, Ohio
(Columbus) 6,098.44
Northcentral Ohio District,
Misc 295.00
$37,-809.28
NORTHEASTERN OHIO DISTRICT
Akron, Ohio (Fairlawn) . . $1,242.50
Akron, Ohio (First) 6,381 .87
Barberton,Ohio 809.93
Canton, Ohio 3,335.66
Cleveland, Ohio 1,783.73
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio .... 1 ,673.86
Elyria,Ohio 920.51
Homerville, Ohio 3,536.97
Middlebranch, Ohio 6,792.50
Minerva, Ohio 284.85
Rittman,Ohio 11,740.21
Sterling, Ohio 2,638.52
Wooster,Ohio 24,847.09
Northeastern Ohio District,
Misc 112.28
$66,100.48
NORTHWEST DISTRICT
Beaverton, Oreg $ 461.12
Bothell,Wash 37.39
Grandview, Wash 1,147.32
Harrah,Wash 3,312.83
Kent, Wash 1,707.63
Mabton,Wash 802.96
Portland, Oreg 629.31
Richland, Wash 131.44
Spokane, Wash 422.60
Sunnyside, Wash 4,689.96
Toppenish, Wash 1,726.63
Yakima, Wash 879.73
Northwest District, Misc. 22.76
$15,971.68
SOUTHEAST DISTRICT
Atlanta, Ga $ 226.35
Boones Mill, Va 75.00
Buena Vista, Va 3,668.63
Covington, Va 2,407.68
Hollins, Va 1,912.92
Johnson City, Tenn 1,505.25
Radford, Va 300.84
Richmond, Va 117.50
Riner,Va 42.75
Roanoke , Va . (Clearbrook) 748 .62
Roanoke, Va.
(Garden City) 423.66
Roanoke, Va. (Ghent) . . . 2,507.05
Roanoke, Va.
(Washington Heights) . . 588.46
Telford, Tenn 1,918.30
Virginia Beach, Va 130.00
Willis, Va 31.62
$16,604.63
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-
ARIZONA DISTRICT
Analieim, Calif $2,391.23
Beaumont, Calif 3,357.09
Bell, Calif 556.00
Bellflower, Calif 7,225.94
Cypress, Calif 493.18
Filbnore, Calif 320.00
Gardena, Calif 119.34
Glendale, Calif 2,416.39
Grand Terrace, Calif. ... 854.42
Inglewood, Calif 1,201.50
LaHabra,CaUf 2,090.01
La Puente, Calif 174.73
La Verne, CaHf 775.00
Lakewood, Calif. (Artesia) 157.31
Long Beach, CaUf.
(Community) 3,998.24
Long Beach, CaHf. (First) 3 1 ,054.50
Long Beach, Calif.
(Los Altos) 4,102.53
Long Beach, Cahf.
(North Long Beach) . . 50,362.65
Los Angeles, Calif.
(Community) 2,202.10
Montclair, Cahf 701.32
Norwalk, Calif 2,722.79
Orange, Calif 853.84
Phoenix, Ariz 2,038.85
Rialto,Cahf 1,011.19
Rowland Heights, Calif.
(Hillside) 44.62
San Bernardino, Calif. .. 942.34
San Diego, Calif 574.05
Santa Barbara, Calif
Santa Maria, Calif.
Seal Beach, Calif. .
Simi, Calif
South Pasadena, Calif.
Temple City, Calif.
Tucson, Ariz
West Covina, Calif.
Westminster, Cahf.
Whittier, Calif.
(Community) . .
Whittier, Calif. (First)
Southern Calif.-Ariz.
District, Misc. . .
369.62
25.52
3,234.25
431.53
822.60
843.30
208.57
575.14
2,313.89
5,368.92
8,327.12
. 323.68
$145,585.30
SOUTHERN OHIO DISTRICT
Brookville,Ohio $1,502.00
Camden, Ohio 468.85
Clayhole,Ky 261.46
Clayton, Ohio 1,100.49
Covington, Ohio 104.45
Dayton, Ohio
(Basore Road) 406.75
Dayton, Ohio (First) .... 12,099.25
Dayton, Ohio
(Huber Heights) 118.44
Dayton, Ohio
(North Riverdale) .... 7,292.40
Dayton, Ohio
(Patterson Park) 1 ,860.00
Dryhill,Ky 104.01
Englewood,Ohio 5,424.75
Kettering, Ohio 1,872.16
Sinking Spring, Ohio .... 183.64
Trotwood,Ohio 1,114.19
Troy, Ohio 623.88
Vandalia, Ohio 1,228.75
West Alexandria, Ohio . . . 330.86
$36,096.33
MISCELLANEOUS
Akron, Ohio
(HiUwood Chapel) $ 744.23
Brethren Missionary
Herald Company 180.00
Grace College & Seminary 1 ,200.00
Hawaii 3,715.60
National Miscellaneous . . . 30,146.87
National SMM 1,239.64
National WMC 14,881.96
Puerto Rico 75.38
$52,183.68
Total Gifts to FMS- $622,979.1 1
March 7, 1970
HONOR ROLL:
Fifty-
four
Churches
Exceed
$3,000
in 1969
Brethren
Foreign
Missions
Offering
1 . Long Beach, Calif. (North Long
Beach) S 50,362.65
2. Long Beach, Cahf. (First) 31 ,054.50
3. Wooster, Ohio 24,847.09
4. Dayton, Ohio (First) 12,099.25
5. Rittman, Ohio 11 ,740.21
6. Osceola, Ind 10,055.25
7. Hagerstown, Md. (Grace) 9,633.62
8. Johnstown. Pa. (First) 9,068.60
9. Modesto, Calif. (La Loma) 9,001 .1
10. Whittier, Calif. (First) 8,327.12
11. Waynesboro, Pa 7,693.57
12. Philadelphia, Pa. (First) 7,455.04
13. Dayton, Ohio (North Riverdale) ... 7,292.40
1 4. BellHower. Calif 7,225.94
15. Ashland, Ohio (Grace) 6,826.87
1 6. Middlebranch, Ohio 6,792.50
17. Martinsburg, Pa 6,755.39
18. Akron, Ohio (First) 6,381.87
19. Fremont, Ohio 6,377.93
20. Lancaster, Pa 6,355.53
21. Fort Wayne, Ind. (First) 6,332.68
22. Worthington, Ohio (Columbus) 6,098.44
23. Waterloo. Iowa 5,981.14
24. Philadelphia, Pa. (Third) 5,944.45
25. Fort Lauderdale, Fla 5,678.89
26. Elkhart, Ind 5.661 .32
27. Winona Lake, Ind 5,590.48
28. Englewood, Ohio 5,424.75
29. Conemaugh, Pa. (Pike) 5,378.15
30. Whittier, Calif. (Community) 5,368.92
31. Berne, Ind 5,211.74
32. Uniontown, Pa 5,200.00
33. Kittanning, Pa. (First) 4,764.86
34. Sunnyside, Wash 4,689.96
35. Harrisburg, Pa 4,386.89
36. Winchester, Va 4,1 82.60
37. Mansfield, Ohio (Grace) 4,120.69
38. Long Beach, Calif. (Los Altos) 4,1 02.53
39. Long Beach, Calif. (Community) .. . 3,998.24
40. Washington, D.C. (First) 3,952.39
41 . Johnstown, Pa. (Riverside) 3,834.87
42. New Holland, Pa 3,745.22
43. Warsaw, Ind 3,744.51
44. Dallas Center, Iowa 3,692.43
45. Buena Vista, Va 3,668.63
46. Homerville, Ohio 3,536.97
47. Hollidaysburg, Pa. (Vicksburg) 3,450.43
48. Ashland, Ohio (Southview) 3,427.74
49. Beaumont, Calif 3,357.09
50. Canton, Oliio 3,335.66
51. Harrah,Wash 3,312.83
52. Washington, Pa 3,292.70
53. Seal Beach. Calif 3,234.25
54. Telford Pa. (Penn Valley) 3,040.00
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Timi CHILDI^EN'S PAQ\
Boys and Girls
and a
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J Pi
ns
Before we left California to come to the
Central African Republic, we were told
that the African children love safety pins.
So, we brought one thousand safety pins
with us to Africa.
It wasn't long after we arrived here until
we were giving these pins away. A group
of boys and girls would come to our back
door, smiling and looking eager. We knew
what they wanted. Safety pins! We soon
learned why the children hke safety pins.
They like to wear one on their clothing or
in their hair as an ornament. To them it is
something very pretty.
Many youngsters come with their cloth-
ing falling off their bodies. With a big
safety pin I pin these pieces of cloth to-
gether to keep them in place. Clothing is
worn until there is nothing left but strips
of cloth that we would call rags. But for
African children this is all they have to try
to cover their bodies for a little warmth
when the weather is damp and cold.
How we wish it were possible for each of
you children of our Brethren churches in
America to be with us on Saturday after-
noons when we have our children's meet-
ings with more than 100 boys and girls.
We project fihns on a wall, and the young-
sters love to look at the beautiful colored
pictures that tell so many of your favorite
Bible stories. They look forward to the
meetings, for they have never seen any-
thing Hke this before. They love to sing
the same choruses you sing. These black
boys and girls love the Lord Jesus and joy-
fully sing His praises. I wish you could see
their happy faces and big, bright, brown
eyes. It's a real joy and pleasure for us to
be working with them.
Pray that these boys and girls will know
the Lord as their personal Saviour -and that
while they have so few of this world's
possessions, they will have the greatest gift
that God gives: salvation through the Lord
Jesus-forgiveness of sins and life eternal
with our Saviour.
Keep praying for the work of all your
missionaries in this land.
In our Saviour's wonderful love.
Uncle Diiev and Aunt Ellen Voorhees
HARRY HELPER AND MARY MISSIONARY-
March 7, 1970
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NORTHERN ATLANTIC DIS-
TRICT. The round trip plane fare to
national conference on a flight char-
tered by the district will be $141.
Conference dates are Aug. 7-14. The
flight will leave Fri., Aug. 7, and re-
turn Sat., Aug. 15. Other districts
may also want to look into the possi-
bilities of chartering a flight to save
money, time, and to provide a relaxing
trip.
Pictured (I to r) at the laying-on-of-hands
for Rev. Glenn E. Moore: Rev. Roy Dice,
Rev, Richard iVIcCarthy, Rev. Arthur Mailes,
Rev. Earle Peer, Rev. Ulysses Gingrich, Rev.
Kenneth Wilt, and kneeling. Rev. Glenn
Moore.
PALMYRA, PA. Rev. Ulysses L.
Gingrich, moderator of the No. Atlantic
District, presided over the ordination
service held Feb. 8 for Glenn E. Moore,
pastor of the Grace Brethren Church
of Palmyra. Rev. Earle Peer, pastor of
the Melrose Gardens Grace Brethren
Church, Harrisburg, Pa., brought the
ordination message. Others partici-
pating in the service were Rev. Roy
Dice, Rev. Arthur Mailes, Rev. Kenneth
Wilt, Rev. Richard McCarthy and Mr.
Allen Zook. Palmyra has been the
place of service for Pastor Moore since
July, 1968.
HAGERSTOWN, MD. The goal of
$1,000 for the Christmas offering was
shattered at the Grace Brethren Church.
An offering of $ 1 ,900 was received
which will be used to erect three
married-housing centers at the Bible
Institute in Africa, and there will be
some left over to buy needed medical
equipment. Robert B. Collitt, pastor.
GRAFTON, W. VA. The fifth year
of broadcasting the Gospel over station
WRRW was celebrated by the First
Brethren Church Feb. 7. The response
to "The Voice of Victory" has been
very gratifying. The Sky Pilot boys
won both games in a basketball tourna-
ment in Meyersdale, Pa., to win the
championship. The score was 38-32
in the final game against a team from
the Jenners (Pa.) Grace Brethren
Church. Paul Mohler, pastor.
FREMONT, OHIO. Pastors of the
Fremont, Findlay, and Bowling Green
Grace Brethren Churches held evange-
listic meetings at The Brethren Chapel
Jan. 25-Feb. 1. There were 18 de-
cisions recorded, three for salvation,
and an offering of $123.10 was re-
ceived. The Brethren Chapel is an in-
tegrated church sponsored by the
Grace Brethren Church of Fremont
and The Brethren Home Missions
Council. Marion Thomas, pastor.
KENT, WASH. A ferryboat ride
to Bremerton was a highlight of the
Northwest District Youth Rally held
here. There were 111 young people
in attendance.
WOOSTER, OHIO. A group of
eleven men from the First Brethren
Church recently visited the Marion
Correctional Institution to conduct the
Sunday morning worship service.
These men also conduct monthly serv-
ices at the local jail and rehabilitation
center. Kenneth Ashman, pastor.
CLEVELAND, OHIO. A surprise
25th wedding anniversary party was
held for Pastor and Mrs. Robert Mark-
ley at the Lyndhurst Grace Brethren
Church Dec. 28. Members and friends
showered them with beautiful gifts,
and the church presented a silver tea
and coffee service. A Steinway piano
was dedicated debt-free on church
anniversary Sunday, Jan. 25. It was a
memorial to Mary Smith whose estate
has helped the church so much. For-
mer pastor Rev. Robert Cessna and his
wife were present for the full day's
activities.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. Jim
Bergthold, minister of music at the
Westminster Brethren Church, West-
minster, Calif., and the first tenor with
the Haven of Rest quartet, has just re-
leased a new stereo LP album. En-
titled "Personal Peace" it features such
favorites as "Peace in the Valley,"
"Until Then," "Over the Sunset Moun-
tains," "The Savior Is Waiting," and
seven other selections. Jim's dramatic
tenor stylings are accompanied by the
New Light Singers. Rev. Ron Thomp-
son, pastor of our Brethren church in
HoIIins, Va., states that this new LP
album is "really great." You may
order this new recording from the
Brethren Missionary Herald, Box 544,
Winona Lake. Ind. 46590 or the Herald
Bookstore, Box 2385, FuUerton, Calif.
92633. Price is $4.95, postage paid.
(California residents ordering from Ful-
lerton should add 5% sales tax.)
DAYTON, OHIO. "Pastor John's
Jolly Janitors," is what they call them-
selves! Each Tuesday morning, a
group of faithful ladies and one man
meet at the Patterson Park Brethren
Church for a ministry of church clean-
ing. They work hard and have a great
spiritual time in the process, gathering
at 10:30 for a brief study in the
Scriptures. John R. Terrell, pastor.
PRAY FOR THESE MEETINGS
Notice of meetings to be listed in this column must be received
for publication at least 30 days in advance of scheduled dates.
Church
Date
Sinking Spring, Ohio Mar. 8-13
Somerset, Pa. Mar. 13-15
Camden, Ohio Mar. 15-22
Hatboro,Pa. Mar. 15-22
Hollins, Va. Mar. 15-22
Fremont, Ohio Mar. 22-29
Pastor Speaker
Paul Reno Mason Cooper
Clifford Wicks John C. Whitcomb
George Ritchey Homer Lingenfelter
William Steffler Dean Fetterhoff
Ron Thompson Lon Karns
J. Ward Tressler Allen Herr
Worthington, Ohio Mar. 29-Apr. 5 James Custer
Nathan Meyer
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BROOKVILLE,OHIO. "When you
need help, call the Fish number."
These words went out to the com-
munity in the form of a flyer from
the Grace Brethren Church informing
the people of "a group of Christian
people who need to express their love
and concern for their neighbors."
When someone in need calls the Fish
number, he (or she) is directed by an
answering service to a member of the
Fish. The member can then provide
help in emergency situations, services
and referrals. The Fish is the ancient
symbol of the Christian church. Clair
Brickel, pastor.
CHANGES. The church clerk for
the Hacienda Heights Grace Brethren
Church, La Puente, Calif., should be
changed to Mrs. C. Benson, 16714
Inyo, La Puente, Calif. 91744. Please
change your Annual. Inadvertently
the names of Rev. and Mrs. George A.
Johnson were omitted from the hsting
of Brazil missionaries in the Annual.
Please add their names to the list under
"Brazil" on page 35, and their address;
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil.
JnW.
emoriam
Notices of death appearing in this column
must be submitted in writing by a pastor.
BENNETT, Christine, 84, one of the
two remaining charter members of the
First Brethren Church, Fillmore, Calif.,
went to be with the Lord Jan. 29.
Rev. Ted Malaimare, pastor of the
church, assisted Rev. Ord Gehman in
the service.
HUMMEL, April, 10 months, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hummel
of the West Homer Brethren Church,
Homerville, Ohio, passed away Feb. 8.
Robert Holmes, pastor.
MYER, Everett A., 77, a member
of The Brethren Church for 57 years,
went to be with the Lord Feb. 2. He
was known as "Shorty" to many
across the denomination. Robert C.
Moeller, pastor.
POYNER, Claude R., 56, a charter
member of the Grace Brethren Church,
Waterloo, Iowa, went to be with the
Lord Nov. 18. He was the father of
Rev. Randall Poyner, pastor of the
Grace Brethren Church, Lansing, Mich.
He had been in failing health for the
past six years. John M. Aeby, pastor.
SOWERS, Vera, a faithful member
of the Listie Brethren Church, Listie,
Pa., for the past 20 years, passed into
the Lord's presence Jan. 28. She had
formerly been a member of the First
Brethren Church, Johnstown, Pa., for
five years. Fred W. Walter, pastor.
UPHOUSE, Carl J., 66, a faithful
member of the First Brethren Church,
Johnstown, Pa., went to be with his
Lord Feb. 1, while on vacation in
Escondido, Calif. He was a deacon
and the church financial secretary for
over 20 years. Memorial services were
conducted in Johnstown, Feb. 7, by
Rev. Wesley Haller, pastor.
WeUng BelL
A si.x month's free subscription to the
Brethren Missionary Herald is given to
those whose addresses are supplied by the
officiating minister.
Linda Markley and James Mc-
Donald, Nov. 1 , Lyndhurst Grace
Brethren Church, Cleveland, Ohio.
Barbara Camp and Larry McLeary,
Dec. 20, Grace Brethren Church (W.
Tenth), Ashland, Ohio
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A says,
"a-a-a-a-ape;
come to
the zoo
for a gape"
That's the way they teach
reading at Cherry Valley
Christian Day School.
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wo you want to learn to read!
A says a-a-a-a-ape; come to the zoo
for a gape. A says ah-ah-ah-ah-albatros;
I fly seas and go across. C says
s-s-s-centipede; I have more legs than I
need. C says k-k-k-capterpilar; I crawl
from post to pillar.
Soon after my arrival in Beaumont,
California (Cherry Valley), I found
these jingles ringing in my ears. I had
already witnessed our Christian Day
School several times on television and
had heard the State of California was
interested in their new pilot program,
S.P.A. (self-pronouncing alphabet)
called Read-Span, developed by Mr.
C. L. James of Beaumont. What an
odd way to teach reading, I thought!
I decided to see what "our" Christian
Day School was doing that would
cause so many to be interested in it.
So, armed with pencil and note-
book, I trotted off to school. My
first stop was at the teacher's room.
As I opened the door, the smell of
coffee assailed me from a big urn in
the corner of the room. Here the
teachers were gathered to pray for the
needs of the day and for those students
whose needs were "special." I bowed
my head with them while they asked
for strength and guidance.
The Brethren Elementary and Junior
High School is located in a unique
spot. At an altitude of 3,000 feet, in
the foothills of the San Bernardino
Mountains directly above the desert
floor, it nestles under the protecting
peaks of Mt. San Jacinto and Mt. San
Gorgonio. These peaks are snow
covered in winter, starkly outlined by
the hot desert sun in summer, and
often mist wreathed in the fall and
spring. On this beautiful October
morning the air was crisp and cold. I
stood on the steps leading to the play-
ground and watched 215 students
standing in formation before the flag
of the United States, pledging their
loyalty to it with hands over hearts.
Immediately following was the pledge
to the Christian flag. Then, with heads
bowed under the flawless sky, prayer
was offered for the day.
Mrs. Georgia Wallace, administrator,
graciously ushered me to the kinder-
garten room where twenty-four Httle
heads turned and twenty-four pairs of
eyes looked at me curiously. The
teacher was engaged in telling a story
of Abraham. The children sat at two
large tables. These tables were in
Mrs. Wallace's special reading group. Note
and feeling raised alphabet cards,
segments which had been pushed to-
gether to make the whole. Little girls,
hair tied with yarn ribbons, and little
boys with scrubbed faces watched the
teacher as she told the age-old story
from God's Word, illustrating it on the
flannelgraph. I glanced around the
room, finding it bright and inviting
with its deUghtful array of toys. In
the front of the room was a large
poster with the words, "In the be-
ginning God . . . ."
From the very first day in school
these little ones were taught that the
earth belongs to God. If only every
child in our great country could have
this opportunity!
When the Bible story was ended,
the teacher called upon a little boy
to pray. He shuffled forward, tall for
his age, a thatch of red-blonde hair
and freckles marching across his nose.
The teacher put her hands gently on
his shoulders and guided him in his
prayer.
The reading class was next. I waited
expectantly as five youngsters were
selected to read at a table in the back
of the room. Another group was as-
sembled at the front with the other
teachers (there are two teachers for
kindergarten) where slides of the new
alphabet were being projected on a
screen for pronunciation.
At the table each child was given a
square chalkboard. The teacher placed
a dupUcate of their reading books,
only very large, on an easel. The first
picture had under it the word "look."
One boy said "lock" but the teacher
had barely turned to him before he
said, sounding it out, "look." She
went to the front of the room and
there was a discussion among the little
the alphabet and the boy who is blindfolded
ones about the word, sounding it out
among themselves. By the time she
returned they had agreed the word was
definitely "look." Under her guidance
they pronounced it and wrote it on
their chalkboards. Next came the
words, "oh, oh, oh." The teacher
asked them what the letter was and
they said, "opossum o," meaning the
alphabet letter "o" represented an
"opossum o" sound. In each alphabet
letter is an animal which corresponds
to a jingle.
These children had been in school
just one month! I had to remind my-
self they were not first graders but
only kindergartners. What is it the
public school says about "reading
readiness"? By mid-term these kinder-
gartners will be able to sound out such
words as "automobile," "yacht," "re-
porter," and "newspaper"— and enjoy
doing it! By the end of the year they
will be reading on a second grade level
and beyond! Even more than this im-
pressing program I was amazed at the
patience and love shown to each child
by his teacher. How could any child
not learn in such an atmosphere?
Next, I stopped in the second grade
room. Again, the sign at the front of
the room said, "In the beginning, God
. . . ." The alphabet adorned one wall
under the windows. A caption under
it said, "Such a funny animal . . . ."
A little girl with blonde hair tied with
beige yarn and wearing a brownie uni-
form was passing out papers. Some of
these children, second graders, were
reading from a large, blue book and
already well on their way through it.
On the table under the window I could
see "Touch and Tell" cards, raised
alphabet letters with the funny mark-
March 7, 1970
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A first grade reading group with chalkboards.
ings to denote the difference between
two sounds for the same letter such as
the centipede c and the caterpillar c.
The chapel service is an integral
part of the Christian Day School. On
the day I attended, the pastor was pre-
senting an object lesson by the use of
a bottle of coke. The verse it repre-
sented was from Psalm 34, "O taste
and see that the Lord is good." The
children loved it!
Mrs. Wallace informed me that all
children are given an achievement test
before being admitted to the school.
This test will help to place him in his
proper grade level. He is also tested
physically by the use of the Kraus-
Weber tests for physical fitness. These
are given twice each year. The physical
education program includes corrective
activities to up the performance of the
Kraus-Weber tests. The children are
tested in perceptual and motor activi-
ties because there is a correlation be-
tween playground learning situations
and classroom learning situations.
"The human organism," Mrs. Wallace
says, "develops in a systematic pattern.
When the pattern is interrupted for
whatever reason, higher learning pro-
cesses are effected. Therefore, the
total school picture takes this into
consideration and structures the play-
ground freeplay as well as the physical
education classes to retrain and to
strengthen gross motor skills which
will enable the student to be better
prepared for the classroom."
Mrs. Wallace says that in any school,
there is always a group of slow readers.
It is so with Brethren Elementary and
Junior High School. To make it
possible for this group to have an
opportunity to enter the new Read-
Span program, a summer school was
instituted this past summer. Students
were able to enroll as well as teachers
from the public schools that they, too,
might share in the program's unusual
qualities. Two sessions were in oper-
ation from June 20 to August 1 .
Read-Span has been the subject of
much controversy. It is being insti-
tuted in the Beaumont Public Schools
at the time of the writing of this
article and has been in operation in
the Palm Springs School System with
excellent results.
Mrs. Wallace invited me to attend
her class which is a special reading
group. Her students were poor readers
and she was trying to break their pre-
vious reading patterns to substitute
these new ones.
"Let's go!" Mrs. Wallace said with a
snap of the fingers, and even the lag-
gers got to work. Each child is en-
couraged kindly and when each had
read acceptably, books were placed
under chairs, feet placed fiat on the
floor, and each moved to the edge of
his seat for drill work.
Since this is only the second year
of the Read-Span program in Brethren
Elementary and Junior High, these
children have not started out with it
as the kindergartners are doing, for
these are older children. Several have
entered school only this year from
other schools. Mrs. Wallace explained
that a symbol is a picture. "BUT,"
she added quickly, "no peace symbols
on notebooks or books!"
"Sixteen letters of the alphabet have
their own sounds," she explained.
"Ten letters have more than one
sound." She held up beautifully illus-
trated cards showing the ten letters
having two sounds— a, e, o, i, c, u, g, x,
y,w. The jingles began.
B says bh-bh-bh-bear, I have a coat
made of hair.
H says hh-hh-hh-horse, take me for
a ride, of course!
D says d-d-d-dinosaur, I am from
the days of yore.
Each letter has a picture of an
animal. In writing the letter, the way
the animal is placed in the letter tells
how it sounds and how to write it.
These self-helps seem to be no problem
in the transition from learning them
to reading regular words in the books
that have no self-helps. During their
reading period I heard such things as
ape a, iguana i, and elephant e. They
caused the pupil who was reading from
a book to stop, sound the letter and
arrive correctly back in what he was
reading. Lagging was not tolerated.
My last class of the day was a most
unusual one— the special education
class. I understand this, also, is unique
in the field of the Christian Day
School. Children, having some block
to the normal learning patterns, are
sent here during the morning only.
Afternoons they return to their proper
grade levels.
Our sixth, seventh and eighth grades
are manned by the vice principal,
Richard Jensen, and his wife, Pam,
fine Brethren teachers and products
of our Grace Schools (Grace College
and Grace Theological Seminary). All
of the teachers at Brethren Elementary
and Junior High are dedicated. They
believe this is a vast mission field and
God has placed them in it as His
missionaries. This seems to be their
primary purpose which is evident to
even the casual observer. With this in
mind I sought out some of the parents
who do not attend our Brethren
church.
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These kindergartners really learn to read.
Mrs. Rhodora Long of Banning,
whose son, Rodger, attends our school,
said: "I wanted a Christian education
for my child that the pubhc schools
do not offer. I wanted him to receive
more personal attention and sound,
academic knowledge which will benefit
him when he attends college."
Mrs. Fern Andrews, also of Banning,
whose daughter, Alhson, attends our
school, said: "I wanted a Christian
education five days a week instead of
just one day for my daughter, Allison.
This school gives, more than anything
else, academic motivation. She is not
only told what to do but is permitted
to think for herself, guided into right
thinking by her teachers."
How did all this come about? It
was through the Spirit of God in oper-
ation through Romans 8:28: "And we
know that all things work together for
good to them that love God, to them
who are the called according to his
purpose.
During the ministry of Rev. Miles
Taber, when the United States Su-
preme Court ruled against prayer in
the public schools, the Cherry Valley
Brethren Church felt a responsibility
toward the children of the community.
The members decided to establish a
Christian Day School. They appointed
a school board and by fall a school
was in operation.
Praise the Lord for His Bountiful
Goodness!
(Editor's note: Since the writing of
this article, Mrs. Georgia Wallace has
resigned as administrator in order to
devote more time to the primary
grades and to music. She is now
serving as director of music, primary
curriculum, and special education. Mr.
Richard Jensen, former vice principal
and a graduate of our Grace Schools,
fws been appointed by the school
board to serve as administrator.) y
Right The competent office staff includes Mrs Virden Taber and Mrs Lovella Gary
Below The physical education instructor gives one of the Kraus Weber tests
March 7, 1970
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Men's Fellowship in "Buckeye State" Capital
Laymen Effective
with Boys!
Thirteen-year-old Gary Palasay is in
church today because of a layman.
Charles Lehman to be exact.
The layman was one of several men
who took boys from the Lexington
Boys Brigade to see the film by Billy
Graham "The Restless Ones."
After the showing, the laymen
counseled with the boys they had
transported. Through this effort and
that of many others in the Lexington-
Galion area, nine men led twenty-two
boys to Christ.
And, it's happening all over. A
recent report comes from the Penn
Valley Grace Brethren Church of Tel-
ford, Pennsylvania, where four boys
from ten to twelve years old and one
boy sixteen years old accepted Christ
as their personal Saviour.
Two stated their father led them to
Christ. One accepted Christ because of
his Stockade leader.
Does this excite you?
Laymen are doing it in The Brethren
Church. Witnessing laymen make
growing churches.
Is it happening where you are?
Received Your
NFBL Decal Yet?
The men at the Columbus, Ohio,
Grace Brethren Church organized a
men's fellowship earlier this year, at a
fellowship breakfast with NFBL Presi-
dent Ed Jackson the master of cere-
monies.
New officers elected are shown in
picture below: Russ Grill, vice presi-
dent; John Embaugh, boys advisor;
Doctor Dennison, presideYit; Dick
Wells, secretary, and Bob Coldren,
treasurer.
MEET THE OFFICERS
Walter Fretz, Vice President
Walter R. Fretz, vice president
of the National Fellowship of Breth-
ren Laymen, hails from 402 Norway
Drive; Lansdale, Pennsylvania, a
suburb of Philadelphia. A member
of the Penn Valley Grace Brethren
Church (Telford, Pa.), where he is
treasurer and a member of the
building committee. He is chair-
man of the auditing committee of
National Fellowship of Brethren
Churches, as well as being active on
the district level.
Walter is assistant vice president
of the Union National Bank and
Trust of Souderton, Pennsylvania.
He is married, and has four children,
three of whom are attending Grace
College.
He is program chairman of the
1970 laymen's conference to be
held in Long Beach, California, in
August.
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Brethren IVIissionary Herald
i
A ten-year-old girl had become a
victim of intense fear. The front door-
knob of her home was her tormentor.
Suppose she had not locked the door
securely when she left for school?
When she returned home late that
afternoon she might be jumped by a
thief who broke into the house while
the family was gone. Daily such
thoughts intimidated the child, deep-
ening her anxieties and subtly changing
her personality.
About half way to school each day
she'd turn and run back home to re-
assure herself the door was secure.
She never found it either unlocked or
partially closed. Still her fears per-
sisted.
The girl shared these fears with
nobody. Because her Dad was ill
Mother had taken a job to support
the family. She wouldn't worry Mother
with more troubles. Besides, people
would laugh. But the chains of fear
froze her almost to the point of im-
mobility.
One day a miracle took place. On
the verge of running back to the
house to check the door she knew
she'd locked, this daughter said to
herself: "That door is locked. I'm
not going back. If anybody gets into
By AltheaS. Miller
the house and jumps me when I get
home— let him!" At last, the first link
of that binding chain was broken!
I know tills story is true. I was that
girl.
Like it or not, our world abounds
with restraints which fall into two
categories— voluntary and involuntary.
The latter includes laws delineating
how citizens must live within their
society. At least in theory these re-
straints are not arbitrarily imposed;
they are for the benefit of all. As men
fight against the restraints of ill health
by the application of modern medicine,
or restraints imposed by inferior edu-
cation by "hitting the books" (ask
your teenager what that means), so it
should be the purpose of every Chris-
tian woman to live creatively within
the "restraints of her society."
The restraints of fear, ill health,
lack of opportunities can be devas-
tating. How negate those fears, break
the restraints that bind both spirit and
body? By Creative Action! The kind
that builds and acts upon voluntary re-
straints.
At this point you mutter: "That's
easier said than done." I concur. But
who ever promised you this life would
be easy? What you really want to
know is how you, a Christian woman
can live creatively with the restraints
of life imposed on you. Do restraints
ever free one for full and profitable
development?
No matter how "free" you may be
in spirit or body to pursue a course of
action you've set for yourself, inevi-
tably you'll clash head-on with those
outside forces you have tried to ignore.
How will you, should you grapple with
them? Are restraints hurdles to be
jumped? Or opportunities for growth
to be embraced?
The answer depends on your re-
sponse to God's provision. Your re-
straints are balanced within the frame-
work of Christ's freedom proffered to
all who love Him. "If the Son . . .
shall make you free, ye shall be free
indeed" (John 8:36).
All restraints are not negative. Ac-
tually, most are life-giving. Do you
envy the devastation in the life of an
alcoholic? She didn't bother to re-
strain her desire for strong liquor. You
don't want to be pitied as a gossip
who has sunk to an all-time low in
purveying false tales. She didn't re-
spect the restraints of truth, and now
stands friendless, bound in an iron-
like web of lies.
It is those self-imposed, voluntary
restraints that reveal character and
build strong spiritual backbone. What
is the story of your life according to
restraints?
It seems to me that Christian charac-
ter is developed within the framework
of RESTRAINTS by adherence to at
least four Biblical paradoxes.
1. Surrender to win. Admit your
need (be honest) and voluntarily hand
over that stubborn will to Jesus Christ.
When you feel as though you're failing
in this, go back to the story of Jacob's
victory in Genesis 32:24 and following,
and be assured this can happen to you.
Get with it!
2. Give yourself away to others so
you can keep that which is of greater
price— a Christ-like Ufe. Remind your-
self of what Jesus had to say on this
subject in Matthew 16:25.
3. Suffer to get well. Any alco-
holic or dope addict will confirm the
agonies of "drying out" or "with-
drawal" once they come to the willing-
ness of voluntary restraint. Horrible
as the suffering must be, it cannot
compare with the exhilaration of being
made whole. There is sweet release
and joy in restraint.
4. Die, to live. The Bible tells
Christians to count themselves dead
to sin but alive to God through Christ
(Rom. 6:11). Then when you hear
God's voice, "This is the way, walk
ye in it," the ecstacy of living CREA-
TIVELY WITHIN RESTRAINTS will
be your portion. Don't settle for less!
March 7, 1970
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It was a cold, snowy, December day
and as I looked out my bedroom
window I saw a huge, white moving
van, loaded to capacity, rounding the
corner from my friend's house. Tears
began to run down my cheeks as the
thought of the last four years of a
happy friendship loomed before me.
Let me go back a few years to the
beginning of the story.
My phone rang one hot August
afternoon and the voice on the other
end of the line wanted to know if I
still had an opening for piano students.
She and her son were interested in
taking lessons. Even though she had
no piano, but was going to purchase
one, she was inquiring about lessons.
Marianne was very eager to learn to
play the piano and even though she
had some music in college her knowl-
edge was limited. Our weekly visits
over a two-year period were very
pleasant and turned into a time of long
conversations with a piano lesson min-
gled in between.
Soon our friendship grew and we
learned more and more about each
other and our families. She is a rather
tall, slim, dark haired girl, very out-
going and eager to get into the thick
of activity. Her different national
background made her very interesting
and her experiences many times hilari-
ous. At that time she had four very
active children and a nice looking
husband who had a very responsible
position for a prominent company.
Her family kept her very busy, but
she still had time to be a good neigh-
bor as well as a friend. Her cooking
was just out of this world. Many
times after I had done her hair or cared
for one of the children she would send
over one of her culinary specialities
which were mouth-watering. Our hus-
bands were very much alike in many
ways and we laughed many times at
their dry sense of humor. She could
almost predict at times what my hus-
band would say or do at a certain
situation and I could do the same for
her. We both did a lot of sewing and
shared many happy times talking about
the suits, shirts, and skirts we had
made. Marianne was more proficient
at sewing than I, but proved to be a
good teacher.
Both my friend and her husband
were brought up in a very strict re-
ligious home, different from ours, but
very religious. We tried many times
to tell her of our Wonderful Lord and
From the president's pen
Called
Frtoids
By Mrs. Richard Placeway
National WMC President
Saviour, but she was trusting in the
merits of her Church and was very
uninterested. She was open to a point
—then her mind would close to what
we had to say. Our means of witness
had to be a silent, consistent life that
was dedicated to the call of God.
Then a few months ago she in-
formed us that they had been trans-
ferred and would be moving right be-
fore Christmas. Much of those four
years flashed before me and I won-
dered how many opportunities I had
missed to tell her of my "Heavenly
Friend." How much time was spent
in just idle conversation instead of
telling her the freedom from fear we
can have when our hope and trust is
placed in the Lord Jesus? I must ad-
mit that I had to fall on my face be-
fore the Lord and ask Him to forgive
me and give me other opportunities
to speak for Him.
But in addition to a sense of failure,
my relationship with this earthly friend
has taught me much about my re-
lationship with my "Heavenly Friend."
One of the many relationships the
Bible established between Christ and
the believer is that of a friend. "Hence-
forth I call you not servants; for the
servant knoweth not what his lord
doeth: but I have called you friends;
for all things that I have heard of my
Father I have made known unto you"
(John 15:15).
Some of the things known about
our "Heavenly Friend" are first. He is
fair to look upon. In The Song of
Solomon 2:1 we read: "I am the rose
of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys."
When we think of the beauty of the
rose and gaze on the stately wonder
of the lily we cannot help but say,
"He's the fairest of ten thousand to
my soul."
Second, we find He never changes.
Hebrews 1:8 says: "Jesus Christ the
same yesterday, and to day, and for
ever." From my own experience the
Lord has never changed. In every
hour of need He has always been there.
Others in times past have testified of
the changelessness of our Lord. David
says in Psalm 37:25, "I have been
young, and now am old; yet have I
not seen the righteous forsaken, nor
his seed begging bread." In the start
of a New Year as well as a new decade
what a comfort it is to know that the
Lord changes not.
Third, He is always dependable.
"My grace is sufficient for thee . . ."
II Corinthians 12:9. Every experience
gives the Lord another opportunity to
prove that His grace is adequate for all
our needs. These experiences strength-
en us because we must rely on Him.
Even though our earthly friends
come and go our Lord is a friend who
will never leave— Hebrews 13:5 "... I
will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."
As much as we value and appreciate
earthly friends how much more
precious and valuable is our friend-
Jesus. As Solomon wrote in Proverbs
18:24: "A man that hath friends must
shew himself friendly: and there is a
friend that sticketh closer than a
brother."
May we as WMC ladies be steadily
learning more about our "Heavenly
Friend" that we might be able to
share Him with others. As our theme
suggests, "The Master is come, and
calleth for thee," the Lord has given
us a gracious invitation to come and
learn of Him and also to GO and share
Him with others. We have an illus-
tration of this in our Lord choosing
the twelve for we read in Mark 3:13-14,
"And he goeth up into a mountain,
and calleth unto him whom he would:
and they came unto him. And he or-
dained twelve, that they should be
with him, and that he might send them
forth to preach." ▼
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Brethren IVIissionary Herald
GettingToKnow
YouiWMC Officei^
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kelley and family.
MRS. GERALD KELLEY
WMC Recording Secretary
Never say "I won't" unless it is
a genuine conviction that God has
given you. As a teenager I had
promised myself (and declared to
others) that I would not attend
Grace College, I would not be in-
terested in teaching school, and I
most certainly would never marry
a preacher. As you may guess, I
graduated from Grace College, I
taught school for three years and
now do substitute teaching, and I'm
married to the pastor of the New
Troy Brethren Church. Above all,
may I add that I am thankful for all
of these as the Lord has brought
them into my experience.
I can see how wonderfully God
led in preparing me for His service
by giving me a Christian home.
My parents are Rev. and Mrs. John
Aeby at Waterloo, Iowa. They were
responsible for making me a "P.K."
(Preacher's Kid) and at one time I
considered this to be a disaster.
Nevertheless, God used it to prepare
me through decisions for salvation,
baptism, church membership, and
eventually to complete surrender to
His will.
We have two little "P.K.s" in our
home now. Jody Rae is five and
Janelle Lynn is two. There are
times when they wonder why Mom-
my and Daddy are always busy at
church and why we don't stay
home to watch TV on Sunday night.
As they get older there will be more
complicated problems. But I trust
they too will look back and thank
God for the privilege of growing up
in the parsonage.
My other responsibilities include
Sunday-school teaching, singing in
the choir, participating in SMM and
WMC activities. I have found WMC
and SMM work to be interesting
and rewarding for those who are
willing to put something into it.
Isn't all of life this way? The local
group is the key, for it is based on
individual participation. Yet, a
small group can become discouraged
and feel that they can't do much.
So we need the fellowship, en-
couragement, and new ideas from
others in the district. The national
officers have the richest blessing,
for they see the combined efforts
and the overall picture. Only eterni-
ty will reveal the true values and
rewards where there have been
Women Manifesting Christ.
MISSIONARY BIRTHDAYS - MAY
AFRICA-
Margaret Ann McDairmant May 11,1 965
Mission Evangelique, Bossembele via Bangui,
Central .African Republic
Karen Sue Walker May 1 1 , 1955
Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui, Central African Republic
Daniel Keith Hocking May 21, 1958
Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via Bangui,
Central African Republic
Camille Sue Cone May 26, 1955
B.P. 10, Bossangoa via Bangui, Central African Republic
ARGENTINA-
Rev. Robert J. Cover May 19
Avda. Buenos Aires 247, Almafuerte, F.C.B.M., Prov. Cordoba,
Argentina, S.A.
Benjamin Paul Fay May 22, 1961
Corrientes 2, Almafuerte, F.C.B.M., Prov. Cordoba,
Argentina, S.A.
BRAZIL-
Mrs. Earle C. Hodgdon May 13
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil
Nathan Allen Johnson May 14, 1959
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil
Mrs. Ernest H. Bearinger ....'. May 15
Caixa Postal 368, Belem, Para, Brazil
Marilyn Joy Johnson May 17, 1957
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil
FRANCE-
Mrs. David W. Shargel May 23
36 avenue Weber, 1208 Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. Daniel L. Hammers May 25
50 rue des Galibouds, 73-Albertville, France
MEXICO-
Mrs. James P. Dowdy May 4
5864 Teal Lane, El Paso, Texas 79924
Lorita Marguerita Guerena May 9, 1958
Apartado 8-961, Mexico 8, D.F., Mexico
IN THE UNITED STATES-
Rev. Gordon L. Austin May 5
915 Harding Street, Long Beach, California 90805
Miss Grace Byron May 7
105 Seminary Drive, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590
THIS MONTH . . .
begins the Foreign Missions emphasls-$1,500 for
completion of the chapel for the Bible Institute at
Tijuana, Mexico— the remaining amount for Germany.
Send before June 10.
March 7, 1970
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Two more in the series .
l@IJji mi Ii@i
AAfrica is just not for me!" de-
cided the college senior. It was too far
away, her parents were already up in
years and what if something should
happen to them; it would mean giving
up the possibility of marriage and all
the dreams of a nice home in America,
and so on. Thus, Lois Miller had made
up her mind, even though this was
contrary to all that she had been
aiming toward in her earlier years.
Lois's arrival into this world had
come on a snowy February morning
years before this; the place was the
operating room of Mercy Hospital in
Altoona, Pennsylvania. She was the
first child of a couple who had been
married fifteen years. In their home,
however, were two boys— one an or-
phan whom they had taken to raise,
and the other a nephew whose mother
had died. Within the next three years
the boys left this home, one going into
the Army and the other to live with
his father and stepmother.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller had a question
concerning the name of their child:
should she be Mary Ehzabeth-or Lois
Jean? Their decision was finally made:
she would be Mary Lois. This has
usually been shortened to Lois— except
on the mission field where she serves
now, for there she is called "Mary
Lois" to distinguish her from another
Lois Miller, who is Mrs. Don Miller.
("The mission field"? We're getting
ahead of the story!)
Lois's parents were both Christians
who were interested in serving the
Lord day by day. When she was about
two years of age, her parents were
among those founding the Juniata
Brethren Church-now known as the
Grace Brethren Church of Altoona.
The young Lois became a member of
the Sunday school.
One Sunday morning some years
later, when visiting a Sunday-school
class at Dr. Ralph Stoll's church in
Altoona, Lois responded to the teach-
er's invitation to accept Christ. Not
long afterwards, when she was eleven,
Lois was baptized and received into
the membership of the Grace Brethren
Church. During her teen years she
taught the beginners Sunday-school
class, sang in the choir, and attended
faithfully the Sunday and Wednesday
night services. She was involved also
in SMM and other youth groups.
At Kamp Keystone, the district
youth camp, Lois dedicated her life to
the Lord for full-time service as a
missionary nurse to Africa, and she be-
came a member of the Brethren Stu-
dent Life Volunteers. So, she made
her plans for the years ahead— to take
nurse's training and college and semi-
nary work. Through the counsel of
Rev. Ralph Colburn, then the National
Youth Director, Lois decided to train
as a nurse at West Suburban Hospital
in Oak Park, Ilhnois, completing her
college requirements at Wheaton Col-
lege.
However, during her final year of
college Lois incurred the doubts about
missionary service in the far-off land
of Africa. After a struggle with the
Lord for several months, she finally
conceded that she would go to Grace
Seminary- but not to Africa.
When seminary graduation had come
and gone, Lois was completing her
final packing before departure for
Chicago, where she planned to take
Lois
Miller,
Missionary
to
Africa
post-graduate work. Just then she re-
ceived a phone call from Rev. Warren
Tamkin of Hagerstown, Maryland. He
asked her to consider a position as
church secretary and Christian edu-
cation director for the Grace Brethren
Church there. "This is great!" decided
Lois; she could serve the Lord full
time without going to Africa. And
so she went to Hagerstown for six
months, and she enjoyed the work—
but it was not the Lord's place for her.
Significantly, God sent Dr. Floyd
Taber, missionary doctor from the
Africa field, to minister in a missionary
conference at the church. Lois talked
with him, and her reasons for staying
in the homeland melted away. She
found herself yielding completely to
the Lord for service in Africa. The
next fall she entered the Frontier
Nursing Service School of Midwifery
at Hyden, Kentucky; one year later
she left the U.S. for language study in
France; she arrived in the Central
African Republic on Sept. 4, 1960.
After Sango-language study and
medical orientation, Lois was first
stationed at Yaloke, where she was in
charge of the largest dispensary and
maternity work on the field. It was
there at Yaloke that the first school
of midwifery was begun for the African
girls in 1966. Since returning from her
most recent furlough, in 1969, Lois
has been stationed at the Medical
Center, Boguila, where she is in charge
of the maternity work and is involved
in teaching the African male nurses.
The third class of African midwives
was begun there at the Medical Center
the first of February this year, again
under her direction.
"The past ten years in Africa have
been good years," says Lois. "It has
been a special thrill to see mothers and
fathers accept Christ as their own per-
sonal Saviour after having been treated
at the dispensary or the hospital. Pray
for Africa and the work here!"— Afcrc/a
Warden. T
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Brethren Missionary Herald
. . . on the 1969-70 WMC "birthday missionaries''
©f Afric
^^ne of my earliest recollec-
tions," says Lois Ringler, "is of being
carried on my brother's shoulders as
we walked the long highway to the
streetcar line on Sunday mornings in
order to reach the church seven miles
away. No day was too snowy or in-
clement but what the Ringler pew
was filled.
"As I look back on how God chose
me to become a missionary," she con-
tinues, "I think how precious of Him
to give me such a father and mother!
They always led us (sometimes unwill-
ingly on our part) in the right paths.
From the background of my mother's
loving care and training, as a child of
seven I easily entered into the kingdom
of God at a public Sunday-school
meeting. And I learned to know God
intimately when I was very young.
Great portions of memorized Scripture,
specially chosen books put at my dis-
posal, all the activities of a healthy
church-these brought me early to the
decision that I would be 'all God's.' "
The Ringler family was a large one,
and Lois is the youngest child; five
brothers and seven sisters had pre-
ceded her arrival.
"Little did I reahze that my home
situation was so blessed, until I ar-
rived at college," she says. "My
mother had just passed away (she had
multiple sclerosis for fourteen years),
and I was fresh from 'her' school, hav-
ing cared for her three years before
her death. Some of the great principles
of my hfe were formed in those years
—I may not have been a nurse, but
even in bed my mother was a good
teacher. It was here I began to reahze
what a wonderful and exceptional
path the Lord was marking out for my
life. Through her death I learned the
triumph in sorrow known only to
true believers."
Now in her third term of missionary
service in the Central African Republic,
Lois thinks it is not strange, therefore,
that she should be training women to
be leaders of girls; for indeed she
knows the value of training a child
while he is still young.
Born and reared in Johnstown,
Pennsylvania, Lois also went to Bible
institute evening school there follow-
ing her high school graduation. Then
she went on to Bryan University, where
she majored in French, and then to
Grace Theological Seminary. At the
age of thirteen, at»district youth camp
(Kamp Keystone) Lois had yielded her
life to the Lord for service in Africa.
She is a member of the First Brethren
Church of Johnstown.
Miss Ringler left the United States
in the spring of 1959 for France, and
gained the "Superior Diploma" at the
Alliance Francaise in Paris the next
year, following which she proceeded
to Africa. Her beginning missionary
work was in the field of Bible institute
teaching, and she taught pastors French
to prepare them for the School of
Theology (conducted in the French
language). Also, she taught Bible
iiirftr
courses to women. But her heart was
always in girls' work, and eventually
she was assigned to this work. She
has lived at several places on the field-
seven years at Bata (Bible Center), one
year at N'Zoro, and now at Boguila
and Bozoum. Her African nickname
is "Na ko bem," which means "mother
of children," because she loves the
children so much.
Lois confesses that her main interest
outside the Word of God is music. Her
lovely voice has been heard in many
missionary conferences and other meet-
ings in the homeland, and she is very
capable at the piano.
At present Lois is spending much
time traveling over every district of the
Brethren Africa field, because she is
the only missionary assigned to the
Lumiere (girls) work. There is a defi-
nite need for another who can devote
herself to this work also, but on a
field whose missionary staff is already
overburdened, there is no one else
available. (Pray that the Lord will call
forth a new missionary to help in this
needy endeavor!)
Last year Lois traveled many miles
around the field, holding two-week
classes at various places. Girls' leaders
walk in to a center where the classes
are to be held, and afterwards they re-
turn home to lead their troops of girls.
The Lumieres (French for "lights")
are sort of a combination of SMM and
Pioneer girls, says Lois, specially adapt-
ed to the African culture.
"The Central African Repubhc of
tomorrow," predicts Lois Ringler, "lies
in the arms of its young women." And
she is giving her best that many of
these young women will be trained to
assume capably the positions of Chris-
tian wives, mothers, and leaders.— Mzr-
cia Wardell ▼
March 7, 1970
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M. R. DeHaan: The Man
and His Mini
James R. Adair (Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1969), 160 pages, $4.00.
This fascinating story is one you
cannot afford to miss. Growing up an
ail-American boy , Martin DeHaan chose
to be a physician. He graduated vale-
dictorian in a class of 1 1 1 and soon
became a well-loved and respected
country doctor.
Through a serious illness his life was
transformed. The Lord wanted to use
this keen mind and ready tongue.
You will enjoy the warm human in-
cidents of DeHaan's family life and the
personal testimonies to the effect his
ministry had on multitudes. Well-
written and interesting, the story is
easy reading. It is a book you will
want to share with others. -Alma M.
Ahrendt, Spokane, Washington
An Archeologist
Looks at the Gospels
James L. Kelso (Waco: Word Books,
1969), 143 pages, $3.95.
Writing for the layman, Kelso care-
fully traces the life of Christ from His
birth in Bethlehem to His ascension
from the Mount of Olives. The basis
of his narrative is the Gospel of Mat-
thew, with attention given to related
material from the other Gospels. Be-
ing an archaeologist, Kelso incorporates
data from recent discoveries in the
Holy Land which have a direct bearing
on the Gospel accounts.
In our day of higher criticism it is
good to find a book written by a
genuine scholar and expert in his field
who does not hesitate to affirm his
faith in the deity of Jesus Christ, the
only Saviour of mankind. Kelso fur-
ther emphasizes the importance of
world evangelism. Those who prefer
a detailed account of archaeological
data on the life and times of Christ
will be disappointed in this book.
But those who wish to see how history
and archaeology have given new in-
sight into the Gospel records will en-
joy Kelso's interesting recitation.— £■£?-
ward Mensinger, New Troy, Michigan
The Fragmented,
the Empty, the Love
Patti Bard (Grand Rapids: Zonder-
van, 1969), 154 pages, $3.50.
With me the avoidance of "Christian
fiction" is a long-time policy, but
T!ie Fragmented, the Empty, the Love
may change my habit. Instead of the
old plot which seemed to insist that
all good was inside the Christian and
all evil was "out there," Patti Bard has
written a novel about real problems in
the lives of real people in a real world
we all know. The novel concerns it-
self with a neighborhood whose middle
class families, through accident of
history, become involved in one an-
other's lives. Joanna and Matthew
Johnston are the imperfect, stumbling
witnesses for Christ in this problem-
loaded block. Because the Johnstons
are portrayed honestly, they are not
the heroes of the story. Only the love
of Christ stands worthy of admiration:
the hero, God himself.
The Fragmented, the Empty, the
Love may be provocative for some
evangelicals. For this reason, it is a
good book for group reading (a wom-
Any of the books reviewed on
this page may be ordered from
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Co., Box 544, Winona Lake, In-
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store, Box 2385, Fullerton, Cali-
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en's or young people's group). The
story is more than fiction. It is an
honest assessment of today as we
evangelicals live it. The questions it
raises need to be talked about. Alone
or with a group, it is well worth read-
ing. -i?i/f/! Samarin, Toronto, Ontario
Ten Muslims Meet Christ
William M. Miller (Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1969), 147 pages, paper,
$1.95.
These ten Muslims remind one of
the ten lepers in Jesus' day, with one
great contrast. Only one leper re-
turned to say "thank you." With this
ten, each spent the rest of his life for
Christ.
All ten men lived during the nine-
teenth and twentieth centuries, the last
one having died only on January 3,
1969. Their situations are contempo-
rary. Some were in the king's court,
some in rags; some were in positions
of wealth and fame, some in poverty
and prison; but all gave evidence of
being "in Christ Jesus."
They lived in Iran (Persia), and
their stories illustrate the great hard-
ship associated with witnessing and
testifying for Christ in Muslim lands.
This book should be especially in-
teresting to Brethren people, in that
our first foreign missionary effort was
in Iran. Those early missionaries con-
tinued for some six years, and were
never heard from again. This book
may help to answer the question,
"Why?"-Z>. Russell D. Barnard, Win-
ona Lake, Indiana
March 21, 1970
THREE GENERATIONS IN ORANGE
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The Old Testament: Dry as Dust? .
Orange Church Breaks Ground
Absolutes of Success in a Home Mission
Ministry
Thoughts at a Grave
Church News .
Absolutes for the Seventies
Don't Buy It, Girls! .
Some More Questions . . .
Grace News
Crown of Rejoicing .
Prayer that Moves the Hand of God
Today's Pastor and His Problems
Tribute to the Lancers
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CLYDE K. LANDRUM, Editor
KENNETH E. HERMAN, Managing Editor
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS:
Foreign Missions— Rev. John Zielasko
Grace Schools— Dr. Herman A. Hoyt
Home Missions— Rev. Lester E. Pifer
WMC-Mrs. Kenneth Rucker
SMM— Miss Donna Hawbaker
Laymen— Mr. Phil Landrum
March 21, 1970
Volume 32, Number 6
Home Missions and Grace Schools Issue
COVER PHOTO: Three generations participate
in the ground breaking for the Orange, Calif.,
church! L to R, Ronn, Brian and Dr. L. L.
Grubb have a hand in turning the first shovel of
dirt for the new building.
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The Editor's Viewpoint
by Clyde K. Landrum
The Old Testament: Dry as Dust?
I do most of my reading and study-
ing of the Bible in the New Testament.
I can't understand the Old Testament."
You have heard it probably as many
times as I. But how unfortunate that
such an attitude is abroad! Some
people might think that a more modern
translation or paraphrase would solve
the problem. While this may help, it
will not solve the problem completely.
The Old Testament is with us for a
purpose and it is incumbent upon
Christians to find some way to come
into its blessings.
Far too many people have given
up on this portion of the Word of God.
Actually, while we can't understand
all of it, this section of the Bible is
readable and interesting. It is so easy
to sell the Bible off as impossible
reading. I have just finished reading an
article on ecology (the science of the
relations between organisms and their
environment) and that wasn't easy,
even though it was in the latest version
of modern English! Because of the
increasing discussion of pollution, I
FAVORED
BOOK OF
JESUS
needed to read the article, I wanted to,
and I did. And, after some study I got
a fair grasp of it. But, I was fair to the
article and persisted in my study.
Why can't we do the same with the
Old Testament? This is one step in
understanding it.
Also, we need to try to find some-
thing in it of a practical nature for our
individual spiritual benefit. And there
is much there that we can find and
use. Again, this portion of the Word
of God has been labeled "ancient
history— not for us today." The Bible
says that "all scripture is given by
inspiration of God, and is profitable
. . . ." This includes the Old Testa-
ment. No greater joy cap come to the
child of God than to see the working
of the grace of God in the Old Testa-
ment in the lives of Abraham, Ruth,
Jonah and others. And it is so impor-
tant to realize that God's plan for His
people in the New Testament has its
roots and foundation in the Old Testa-
ment. The God of the New Testament
was real and active in the hves of the
saints before the time of Christ.
By the time this issue of the Herald
reaches our readers, a new book by
Dr. Bernard N. Schneider will be off
the press. This book, eniitltA Deuter-
onomy: A Favored Book of Jesus is
thrilling and exciting. Why? It is
written in a clear and forceful manner
to give assistance to readers for a
better understanding of this Old Testa-
ment book. Dr. Schneider traces the
hand of God as He works in and
through His people, Israel. The ac-
count does not stop with the past,
but reaches forward to our time and
even recounts God's predictions for
the future. How exciting and how
practical! The Bible is to be our text,
but this and other practical true-to-
the-Word books can be very helpful
as study guides and commentaries.
Dr. John Davis recently wrote such
a book on Joshua, Judges, and Ruth.
Many people have thrilled to this com-
mentary and have spoken of great
blessing received from it. Dr. Davis is
now working on a book dealing with
First and Second Samuel, and within
two years plans to write one on Exo-
dus. Dr. John Whitcomb is working
on a book on First and Second Kings,
and Professor John Stoll is producing
one on Habakkuk. All of these can be
used to assist us in getting into the
Old Testament for information, but
much more important, they can bring
additional blessing to our souls, and
a challenge to do more effective work
for the Lord.
So let us silence the critics who say
that the Old Testament is dry as dust.
Let us share the good news that this is
God's Word for us today, just as it was
for the eunuch on the desert road.
You know we can begin at the same
Scripture (the Old Testament) and
preach Jesus to the people. Let's do
it! ▼
March 21, 1970
By Dr. L. L. Grubb
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
Orange, Calif.
ORANGE
CHURCH
BREAKS
GROUND
Above: Rev. Lester E. Pifer, executive secretary of The Brethren Home Missions Council, special speaker for the Orange Ground-Breaking
Service, Dr. L. L. Grubb, pastor. Below: Dr. L. L. Grubb taking his turn with the shovel.
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Orange Ground-Breaking crowd of nearly 100.
I he ground-breaking service of the
Grace Brethren Church, Orange, Cah-
fornia, was a blessed event that took
place on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
Of the more than ninety people pres-
ent, a few were seated but most of
them stood for the thirty-five minute
special service and enjoyed every min-
ute of it. There were many "Amens"
and expressions of joy and anticipation.
It seems that a ground-breaking service
is almost as thrilling as a dedication
service for a new church. When the
dust begins to fly and the tractors and
bulldozers move in the music of con-
struction becomes very sweet— and ex-
pensive. Ground breaking means the
beginning of a process which will com-
plete those much-needed church facili-
ties. It is a milestone in the progress
of any church.
Rev. Lester E. Pifer, executive secre-
tary of The Brethren Home Missions
Council, presented a challenging mes-
sage for the ground-breaking service
that took place at 3 p.m. Other home-
mission representatives present were
Rev. Robert W. Thompson, western
field secretary; Mr. Kenneth L. Rucker,
financial secretary of the Brethren In-
vestment Foundation; and Mr. Chester
McCall, member of the board of direc-
tors. Rev. Ward Miller, pastor of the
Community Brethren Church of Whit-
tier, California, brought greetings for
the Southern California-Arizona Dis-
trict. A number of Brethren churches
were represented by pastors and people
with a cooperative Brethren spirit per-
vading the entire service.
The offering was history making
also— $1,140. Building permits come
very high these days. The goal for our
ground-breaking offering was
$1,247.50, the exact cost of the build-
ing permit. The difference not received
was promised by a layman. So, the
ground-breaking congregation paid the
building permit fee. We thank God
for the generosity of the Lord's saints
and their special interest in new Breth-
ren churches.
A httle over two and one-half years
ago the Grace Brethren Church of
Orange started with the pastor's family.
The YAVCA facilities in Santa Ana were
rented for seventy-five dollars per
month with only faith in the Lord that
the money would be provided. It was!
No previous meetings of any kind were
held preceding the beginning of a full
schedule of Sunday services and
Wednesday night meetings. The Breth-
ren Home Missions Council promised
to help. We knew that God wanted
another Brethren church in Orange
County. There would be no other
reason for starting a church. God was
in it from the very beginning. Moving
from the YWCA in Santa Ana to
Waverley Church in a memorial park
was a great advance in building facili-
ties and also in projecting our ministry
in the community where we wanted
to locate permanently.
A long series of miracles followed.
Souls were saved. A few faithful saints
from other churches came with us
along the way. Today the church
owns three and one-half acres of ex-
tremely valuable property at one of
the finest church locations in southern
California. Plans are complete and ap-
proved for new construction. The
total construction organization is com-
plete and ready to move. Two old
buildings on the property are being
demolished. Immediately heavy equip-
ment will move on the job for grading
and compaction of the building site.
The anticipation of the people in
the Orange church is intense and
Christ centered. New Christians are
enjoying not only the thrill of grow-
ing in grace and in the knowledge
of Christ but of also seeing a church
March 21, 1970
grow physically. As we see these
people exuberant and happy we feel
that it is sad that not all Christians
have the opportunity of being a part
of a new church development. The
response financially in the Orange
church has been outstanding and liber-
al. Only on such a basis could a new
church ever expect to do any building
in a high-cost area such as Orange
County. The men of the church have
already given many hours and will
continue this. Thank God for His
dedicated children.
The Brethren Home Missions Coun-
cil has made the Orange church pos-
sible. This really means that Brethren
people have made it possible by their
gifts and prayers. The extreme need
for such a national organization and
the value of giving to Brethren Home
Missions is pointed up in Orange as it is
in all new Brethren churches. Every
national organization in the National
Fellowship has profited already from
the Orange church. The people in
Orange deeply appreciate The Brethren
Home Missions Council and all of you
who have given in order that our
church may be born. T
A Sunday-morning congregation at Orange.
Grace
Brethren
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Dr. and IVlrs. L. L. Grubb in front of the first meeting place of the Orange Grace Brethren
Church.
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Minute-Men — Get The Message?
Your postman has delivered a very important letter with detailed
information on the need for some help at Coolville, Ohio. Did you
get the message? If so, then just follow the directions but act today.
The Grace Brethren Church at Coolville, Ohio, is just about two and
one-half years old and the attendance now runs in the 80s, The
pastor, Don Marken, has been on a part-time basis but needs to give
more time to the ministry and you are just the one to help Mm do it.
Let's make this decade of the 70s one of "all out" support starting
with this first call!
Wouldn't the Brethren Investment Foundation
Be...
a better place for those saving dollars?
There are churches now waiting to
borrow from the Foundation, but we
cannot lend to them because of the
need for investments. Of course you
earn S% interest plus the joy of serving
the Lord with your savings.
Write Today. . .
BRETHREN INVESTMENT FOUNDATION, INC.
Box 587
Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
March 21, 1970
H. Armstrong Roberts Photo
ABSOLUTES OF SUCCESS IN A
HOME MISSION AQIVITY
I he building of the home-mission
church is a very basic work in God's
program of missions. This task be-
comes more critical as our nation
drifts farther away from God. This
ministry becomes more vital as we near
the coming of our blessed Saviour for
His Bride, the Church. Therefore,
success is a necessity, employing every
scriptural ingredient to bring God's
maximum blessing upon the effort.
The successful home-mission pastor
must be called of God. Isaiah 6; 8
"Also I heard the voice of the Lord,
saying. Whom shall I send, and who
will go for us?" I Timothy 1:12 "And
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who
hath enabled me, for that he counted
me faithful, putting me in the minis-
try." Acts 13:2 ". . . Separate me
Barnabas and Saul for the work where-
unto I have called them."
It is quite evident from the Scrip-
ture that God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Holy Spirit all are in-
volved in the call to the ministry. The
man of God must have a deep recog-
nition that a holy, righteous, om-
niscient God has issued the call for
divine service.
The man of God must recognize
the astute nature of this caU. The
ministry engages one in the greatest
task on this earth. It involves the
gifts of God, the Word of God, lost
mankind, the conflict with Sat^n, the
message of the person of Christ, and
the manifestation of God in salvation
(II Cor. 4: 1-7).
As with the prophet Isaiah and the
Apostle Paul a willing response to the
call is needed. "Here am I; send me"
(Isa. 6:8). "So, as much as in me is, I
am ready to preach the gospel to you
that are at Rome also" (Rom. 1:15).
The successful home-mission pastor
must have a concern for people. The
By Lester E. Pifer
man of God must be awakened to the
basic needs of mankind. Such passages
as, "The wicked shall be turned into
hell, and all the nations that forget
God" (Ps. 9:17) and ". . . the soul
that sinneth, it shall die" (Ezek. 18:4)
must grip the soul and entwine itself
to every fiber of the minister's life.
He must see the lost as they are and
the penalty that must be paid for sin.
The compassion of love (II Cor.
5:14) must undergird his ministry.
An unmitigated desire to reach the
lost is a necessity, ". . . woe is unto
me, if I preach not the gospel" (I Cor.
9: 1 6)! An unswerving motive to serve
as a shepherd to that flock which is
committed to Ws care (II Cor. 1 1:28).
Obediently, the congregation will fol-
low this leadership.
The successful home-mission pastor
must have a conviction in his ministry.
A major problem facing the modern
clergyman is the lost sense of direction
in his ministry. The unpopularity of
the ministry, both in the liberal and
conservative areas, is due in a major
degree to the lack of dynamic purpose
and dedication to the call of God. Men
everywhere are clambering for abso-
lutes. They want facts, proof, and real
experiences. The minister who stands
upon his conviction of the Word of
God is the man who is going to meet
the needs of this hour.
Jesus said, "... I will build my
church; and the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it" (Matt. 16:18). Paul
said, "Being confident of this very
thing, that he which hath begun a good
work in you will perform it until the
day of Jesus Christ" (Phil. 1:6). The
man of God must be possessed with
the concept that God will build His
church through the Lord Jesus and His
Spirit here on this earth. God has
provided an adequate message to meet
the spiritual needs. Neither His method
of salvation nor His attitude toward
sin has changed. The successful home-
mission pastor must be convinced that
such a Biblical, Christ-centered minis-
try can build a Brethren church today.
Tlie successful home-mission pastor
must be a man with godly clmracter.
Throughout the Old and New Testa-
ments the prophet and the minister is
always to be a man of the Word. His
message and life radiate the truth of
the Word of God. The fruit of the
Spirit (Gal. 5:22-26), the attitude of
prayer (I Thess. 5:17), and Christian
integrity are the characteristics of his
conduct. Dr. George Truet said, "Often
we are correctly reminded that knowl-
edge is power, but character is far
more so. What a man is in himself,
counts far more than what he says
with his Ups or works with his hands.
If a preacher be lacking in fundamental
integrity, then, his life is a ghastly liv-
ing lie."
Tlie successful home-mission pastor
will carry a ceaseless activity in soul-
winning visitation. No thriving home-
mission church can exist without lead-
ership. The man of God must plan,
promote, lead and direct a concen-
trated effort to reach the lost, train
the saved and buildup the saints in the
Word of God. No pastor can be
successful in his pulpit unless he has a
congregation to whom he can preach.
He must share in the responsibility to
fill those pews. No man can walk into
the pulpit with the kind of compassion
and concern for the lost unless he has
been out there in the field, heart-to-
heart, man-to-man, dealing with the
eternal issues of the lost.
If he is alert to new methods and
ideas, has the skill to direct his people
into an active program, and will herald
the Word effectively, there will be re-
sults. The successful home-mission
pastor, faithfully fulfilling God's will
in his ministry will be a man in whom
God's blessing dwells. T
March 21, 1970
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Thoughts at a Grave
R.
ecently I stood at the graveside
service for Jean and heard the rabbi
intone the rites. A disturbing question
kept going through my mind, "Where
is Jean now?" Jean, who had been a
member ofourbhnd class and although
she believed that our Lord Jesus was
her Messiah and Saviour, would not
believe that He was God, and because
of this, it was impossible for us to
think of her as a true believer.
As I stood there, burdened with my
doubts concerning Jean, there were
some flashbacks to some incidents in
her life and in that of another Jewish
friend, a Mrs. S., who had been a mem-
ber of our "sighted" class. There was
something common in the experience
of these Jewish women for both had
now passed beyond this vale of deci-
sion, and both had responded similarly
to a message I had preached many
months before. At that time I did
something unusual in my method of
ministry. I took Psalm 22 as my text
for two messages. I told the group
that I would not name the Person or
the instrument of death in the Psalm
in my first presentation, trusting the
Holy Spirit to reveal the truth to these
Jewish hearts. I told them that the
following week I would reveal the
Person and the instrument of death.
After my first message (our Lord
was not mentioned and the word
"cross" slipped out but once, which
I believe went unnoticed), my eyes
met Jean's. As I approached her she
smiled and said, "You could have
named His name. His name is Jesus."
Flesh and blood had not revealed that
truth to her, believe me. The Holy
Spirit was working with this heart.
By John S. Neely
Three days later, Sally and I went
to the hospital to visit the other Jewish
friend, Mrs. S., a terminal cancer
patient. This day she was sitting in
the lobby, and hailed us by name.
Instead of her room, the lobby was to
become the place for my pulpit. Other
patients and their friends were sitting
around, with still others passing by
continuously. After our greetings, I
turned to Mrs. S. and calling her by her
first name, remarked, "S., I wish you
could have been at the meeting last
night. I preached an unusual message
in which I never mentioned the name
of the Person involved or the instru-
ment of death." This was my approach
to get an opening wedge to preach
Christ. The opening came when S.
asked, almost pleadingly, "John, can
you give me what you spoke about?"
Would I! There in that distinctly
Jewish hospital, to a predominantly
Jewish congregation, I presented Psalm
22 for about ten minutes without
mentioning Christ or the cross. It
seemed to get awfully quiet as people,
I believe, stopped their talking to
listen. We missionaries to the Jews
have some unusual pulpits from which
to preach!
Mrs. S. listened intently until I had
finished. It was then she made my
heart jump when she observed, "You
were speaking of Jesus, and the cross."
"Jesus and the cross, S.," I queried,
"in the Jewish Old Testament?" I can
never forget the look which she gave
me. The impact had been made again,
not by flesh and blood, but by the
Holy Spirit. And Mrs. S. still wonder-
ing, asked if she could have the Book
of Psalms to read. Believe me, she
could, and we saw that she did!
These incidents flashed through my
mind that day as dear Jean's earthly
remains were being committed, "Ashes
to ashes, and dust to dust." And I
remembered that just a week before,
I had stood at Jean's bedside, at which
time I was able to slip in a brief witness
for our Lord. I knew that a niece was
waiting in the hall outside, and that I
had about tliirty seconds to give her a
message. It was then I turned to Jean
and said, "Jean, you believe in Jesus
as Messiah and Saviour; you should
believe in Him as God, too." She
looked up and answered, "I ought to
believe that." These words had just
passed her lips when the niece came
in, and my conversation was termi-
nated with her arrival. I read Psalm
23 and prayed. The good-by I gave
Jean was the last I gave her on this
earth, for after several days in a coma,
she passed on into eternity.
The other Jewish friend, Mrs. S.,
had died some months before, and
even as I write this, I wish I could say
that they were in the presence of our
Lord, but I cannot. Recognizing our
Lord in Psalm 22, as these dear ladies
did, is not the same as receiving the
truth to the saving of their souls. But
while I can get no peace concerning
their destination after death, I do have
this confidence, and that is, your mis-
sionaries in the Fairfax District have
discharged part of our debt to these
Jewish friends. However, I wonder, if
the work in reaching the Jew for whom
Christ died should be carried on by a
few of us so-called "professional" (?)
missionaries, or is it the work of the
whole church as individual believers
to reach out in love with the Gospel of
our Lord Jesus to our Jewish friends.
It's something to think and pray
about, isn't it? T
March 21, 1970
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WATERLOO, IOWA. "Home
movies" taken by Rev. Arnold Krieg-
baum at the Grace Brethren Church
and the Iowa youth camp about 20
years ago were highhghts of the 30th
Anniversary Fellowship Dinner held in
the church Feb. 22. Mr. Kriegbaum
was also the speaker for the anniversary
Bible conference, speaking on the seven
churches of Revelation, chapters 2 and
3. John M. Aeby, pastor.
WINONA LAKE, IND. Alva Stef-
fler, professor of art at Grace College,
has accepted the position as head of
the department of art at Wheaton
College, Wheaton, 111. He will assume
his duties in September, 1970.
DUNCANSVILLE, PA. There were
three decisions to receive Christ and
several rededications of life at a recent
Prophetic Bible Conference with Rev.
Nathan Meyer in the Leamersville Grace
Brethren Church. An average attend-
ance of 157 for the eight days heard
inspiring messages and viewed slides of
the Holy Land, Moscow and East
Berlin. An object lesson from his
"camel bag" was given by Mr. Meyer
for the boys and girls. John E. Greg-
ory, pastor.
NOTICE. Several Brethren mission-
ary families are now in the U.S. for
furlough, and their addresses, listed
on page 35 of the Annual, should be
changed as follows: Rev. and Mrs.
Gordon Austin, 915 Harding St., Long
Beach, Calif. 90805. Rev. and Mrs.
Solon Hoyt, R. R. 3, Warsaw, Ind.
46580. Rev. and Mrs. George Wallace,
5 Imperial Trailer Court, R. R. 1,
Coatesville, Pa. 19320. Miss Evelyn
Tschetter (listed under "Europe")
should now be addressed at B. P. 10,
Bossangoa via Bangui, Central African
Republic. Miss Mary Emmert, retired
missionary, is in a nursing home:
Riverview Manor, Room 306, 701
Riverview Dr., Des Moines, Iowa
50316. Please change your /l«nwa/.
JOHNSTOWN, PA. Rev. James H.
Walker, area representative of Bible
Literature International, was the guest
speaker at the First Brethren Church
Feb. 22. The BLI distributes literature
to more than 210 mission boards in
over 100 countries. Wesley Haller,
pastor.
Rev. and Mrs. Raymond H. Kettell
HAGERSTOWN, MD. A money,
food and gift shower completely sur-
prised Rev. and Mrs. Raymond H.
Kettell of the Grace Brethren Church.
The event was sponsored jointly by
the WMC and Laymen's Fellowship.
Mr. Kettell began his ministry at the
church Dec. 1, 1969, as Minister of
Visitation. In addition to visitation
and preaching in the absence of Pastor
Robert CoUitt, Mr. Kettell regularly
teaches an adult Sunday-school class
of 200 and teaches a Bible class on the
radio each Wednesday afternoon. Rob-
ert B. Collitt, pastor.
CHANGES. Rev. Kenneth I. Cos-
grove has moved to 695 Wooster Rd.,
North, Barberton, Ohio 44203, phone
216-745-6388. The new home address
for Rev. Arthur N. Malles is 1 133 Nis-
sley Rd., Lancaster, Pa. 17601, phone
717-898-2554. On page 74 of your
Annual, the Greenwood Grace Breth-
ren Church, Modesto, Calif., is listed
as temporarily meeting in the Sylvan
Clubhouse. This is incorrect and
should be deleted. The city has
changed the address of the Orange,
Calif., Grace Brethren Church from
2219 E. Fairhaven to 2201 E. Fair-
haven. The mailing address for Rev.
Clyde K. Landrum should be changed
to 1 108 Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake,
Ind. 46590. Due to an error. Rev.
George Gripe's name was omitted as a
Brethren minister. He is ordained, and
a member of the LaLoma Grace Breth-
ren Church, Modesto, Calif. Please list
him on page 95 of your current
Brethren Annual. The street address
of Rev. Charles G. Thornton should be
changed to 8400 Good Luck Rd., Lan-
ham, Md. 20801. Please change your
Annual.
YAKIMA, WASH. At the North-
west District conference, held at the
Grace Brethren Church Feb. 18-20,
the Grace Brethren Church of Kenai,
Alaska, was accepted into the district.
Pastor Herman Hein from the Kenai
church was able to be present for the
conference, and stated that the new
Brethren church in Alaska has a current
membership of 14, and that the average
attendance in Sunday school for the
month of February was 21.5. The
John Snyder famUy arrived in Alaska
and are now worshiping at Kenai. Rev.
George Christie was elected district
moderator for the coming year, and
Rev. Don Earner vice moderator. The
1971 conference will be held at Sunny-
side, Wash.
PRAY FOR THESE MEETINGS
Notice of meetings to be listed in this column must be received
for publication at least 30 days in advance of scheduled dates.
Church
Date
Pastor
Speaker
Elyria, Ohio
Mar. 22-29
Richard Placeway
Joe Shultz
Waynesboro, Pa.
Mar. 26-29
Wendell Kent
JohnC.Whitcomb
Defiance, Ohio
Apr. 1-8
Maynard Tittle
Allen Herr
Vandalia, Ohio
Apr. 4-5
Everett Caes
JohnC.Whitcomb
Philadelphia, Pa.
(First)
Apr. 12-19
Vernon Harris
Dean Fetterhoff
Long Beach, Calif.
(First)
Apr. 12-19
David Hocking
Nathan Meyer
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Brethren Missionary Herald
TENTATIVE DETAILED SCHEDULE
NATIONAL CONFERENCE-AUGUST 7-14
Long Beach, California
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
Day of Prayer— sessions at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.— Hospitality hour: refreshments: introduction
of missionary and conference personnel
7:45 - 9:00 p.m.— Christian Education Convention
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CONVENTION
7:30 a.m.— Superintendents and pastors— breakfast
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9
Morning services in local churches
7:00 p.m.— First service of conference; rally at Long
Beach Sports Arena with Richard DeHaan
as the keynote speaker
MONDAY, AUGUST 10
7:00 a.m.— Home missions breakfast
8:00 a.m.— Conference business session
9:30 a.m.— Home missions corporation meeting
10:00 a.m.— Moderator's address, Wesley Haller
"Absolutes in a Changing World"
10:45 a.m.— Simultaneous sessions
7:00p.m.— Home missions challenge hour
7:45 p.m.— Vice moderator's address, John Whitcomb
"Absolutes and Scientific Change"
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11
7:00 a.m.— Foreign missions breakfast
8:00 a.m.— Conference business session
9:30 a.m.— Foreign missions corporation meeting
10:00 a.m.-Bible hour. Ward Miller
"Absolutes and the Local Church"
10:45 a.m.— Simultaneous sessions
7:00 p.m.— Foreign missions challenge hour
7:45 p.m.— Inspirational hour, Curtis Mitchell
"Absolutes and Campus Unrest"
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12
NO DAYTIME MEETINGS
7:00 pjn.— Herald & Bd. of Evangelism challenge
7:45 p. m.— Inspirational hour, Edwin Cashman
"Absolutes and the Social Gospel"
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13
7:00 a.m. -Grace Schools breakfast
8:00 a.m.- Conference business session
9:30 a.m.— Grace corporation meeting
10:00 a.m.-Bible hour, Charles Ashman
"Absolutes and the Holy Spirit"
10:45 a.m.— Simultaneous sessions
7:00 p.m.— Grace Schools challenge hour
7:45 p.m.— Inspirational hour, Knute Larson
"Absolutes and the Generation Gap"
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
7:00 a.m.— Youth sponsors breakfast
8:00 a.m.— Conference business session
9:30 a.m.— Herald Co. corporation meeting
10:00 a.m.-Bible hour, Nathan Meyer
"Absolutes and the Second Coming"
10:45 a.m.— Simultaneous sessions
7 :00p.m. -Youth night
ALTOONA, PA. A list of goals for
1970 was presented and an evaluation
of the 1969 goals was made at the
regular January business meeting at
the First Brethren Church. It was also
decided to raise the pastor's and jani-
tor's salaries. Robert Russell, pastor.
VANDALIA, OHIO. There were
36 new members added to the Vandalia
Grace Brethren Church during 1969,
and of this number, 29 came by
baptism. There were 24 decisions to
receive Christ. The church now spon-
sors two youth groups and a semi-
annual Christian education course. Pas-
tor Everett N. Caes has received the
call for another year of service.
J„ w.
emorium
Notices of death appearing in this column
must be submitted in writing by a pastor.
DOWDY, Ned Edward, 60, passed
away Jan. 29 in a Roanoke, Va.,
hospital. The memorial service was
conducted by Rev. Ron Thompson,
pastor of the Patterson Memorial Breth-
ren Church, HoUins, Va. Mr. Dowdy
was the brother of Rev. J. Paul Dowdy,
associate professor at Grace College.
FLICK, Sarah Elmira, 75, went to
be with the Lord Jan. 23 after a long
illness. She was a member of the First
Brethren Church, Altoona, Pa., for
63 years and served as a deaconess
since 1925. Robert Russell, pastor.
HALPIN, Meredith, a former pastor
of Brethren churches, passed into the
Lord's presence Feb. 3. Rev. John
Neely officiated at the funeral service,
with Rev. Ron Graff assisting.
MILLINGTON, Chester, a member
of the Grace Brethren Church, Mans-
field, Ohio, went to be with the Lord
Feb. 6. Richard E. Grant, pastor.
A six month's free subscription to the
BTQthren Missionary Herald is given to
those whose addresses are supplied by the
officiating minister.
Patty Rife and Mike Farmer, Nov.
28, First Brethren Church, Akron,
Ohio.
Karen Ankeny and Kenneth Mason,
Dec. 6, First Brethren Church, Akron,
Ohio.
Rita Elam and Bill Taulbee, Dec.
27, Grace Brethren Church, Trotwood,
Ohio.
Barbara Kinser and Wilham Dobson,
Jan. 24, First Brethren Church, Al-
toona, Pa.
Deborah Shackelford and Charles
Hartman, Jan. 31, First Brethren
Church, Grafton, W.Va.
March 21, 1970
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Absolutes for the Seventies
By Rev. Wesley Haller, moderator
National Fellowship of Brethren Churches
M
I any rejoice to see the sixties
behind us, with their shocking assassin-
ations . . . Vietnam . . . riots . . . man's
orbiting the earth culminating in his
awesome walks on the moon. Now we
stand at the dawn of the 70s. This
brings new hope to the spirit of man.
Somehow peace will come in Viet-
nam; ghettos will disappear; hungry
children will be fed.
But these are impossible dreams
unless we work for them upon the
basis of the absolutes of God's Word.
This August, we Brethren will assemble
in Long Beach, California, to reevaluate
these absolutes and how we as a church
can effectively communicate them in
the 70s. I would urge your plans for
the summer to include a spiritual
vacation at national conference.
The wish to get away from it all
resides in the heart of all of us at
times. This is why vacations are
essential. The bulging suitcase, the
packed auto, the long hnes in air
terminals waiting for the "holiday
flights" are all indications of man's
desire for change, rest, and recreation.
The Bible reveals how at times our
Lord led the disciples apart for a time
of relaxation with Him. He took
Peter, James, and John to a mountain-
top where He was transfigured before
their eyes. This helped the disciples
to see beyond the turmoil of their
present lives to things eternal. They
were privileged for a moment to see
the eternal Son of God in glory. But
they had to come down from that
mountain to the ordinary duties of
daily life with all its problems. We
would agree they could face these
more easily because of the mountain-
top experience. Christ had been with
them in a special way and their faith
was strengthened and their vision en-
larged.
If vacations are to serve the Chris-
tian aright they must be times when
we draw nearer to our Lord. Renewed
in soul as well as in mind and body, we
can return to daily duties better
equipped to serve where Christ has put
us. Unfortunately very often this is
not the case. Some try to spend a
vacation as a time of escape from
everything usually done at home. Most
vacations find the nominal Christian
giving little time to worship, to prayer,
or to quiet thought about the Lord's
will for the future. As a result a re-
turn from a holiday is tinged with
regret and even resentment. The same
dull routine has to be faced until the
next period of escape. This routine
is not seen as an opportunity to serve
our Lord more faithfully but as a
monotonous grind to be endured until
the next vacation period.
People like this are escapists all the
year round. Yet every Christian is
called to serve the Lord. Vacations are
not "off-duty" times as far as Christian
hving and witnessing go. Christians
must never become escapists, for this
only leads to frustration or failure in
the will of God. And many Christians
of our day seem to be doing so by
dodging the clear call of God to be a
witness in these days of crisis.
We cannot escape to a desert island
or an ivory tower. We have to serve
the Lord in this present evil world.
Many will remember when Jonah heard
the call of the Lord that he packed
his suitcase, not for Nineveh, but for
Tarshish in the opposite direction.
This was not a planned vacation but a
deliberate act of rebellion and a refusal
to accept God's will. Jonah did not
want to know about the wickedness
of that great city of Nineveh. Still less
did he want to do anything about it.
Fortunately the Lord pursued him into
the hold of the ship, facing him with
the issue-and Jonah returned.
It is evident that the wickedness of
our country today differs little from
that of Nineveh. Christians today are
called by the same God who called
Jonah to witness faithfully for Christ
by word and example. Perhaps on a
vacation we can think-out how to best
do this.
I am praying, as I urge you to pray,
that next August 7-14 will be a time
when we will reevaluate our work as a
Brethren church. The rottenness of
so much in life today spells ruin for
our nation. Revival among God's
people is an urgent need. Let's pray
that our "vacation" in California may
be a time when our hearts will be laid
bare before the Lord that He might
show us how to make known the
absolutes of our faith to the seventies.
This is no time for Christians to be
escapists nor lethargic nor lazy. Our
call from the Lord is to effect a change
in the national life of America. God
grant that we may see you at Long
Beach this summer as we plan in that
direction. T
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Brethren Missionary Herald
Don't Buy It, Girls!
L^on't buy the idea that you are
no more than an animal. True, you
have a physical body, and the
mechanics are the same as those of
other creatures. But you are a good
deal more than the most intelligent
animal. There is a driver at the wheel
of your machine, and the driver is
given control. They run wild, and do
anything they like, anywhere they like.
But the person in control of your
machine is made in the image of God.
And quite a lot is expected of that
person: chastity, integrity, honor, and
decency. However, she is capable of
all these things, too. Don't let anyone
sell you the belief that you are not
capable of them. You are— but with
the help of God, the grace which is
given through Jesus Christ.
Don't buy the idea that you are
cheap. You are not. Christ died for
you; God loves you. In His sight you
are worth dying for, and that makes
you an extremely valuable person.
More than that, you have capacities
and possibilities of which you have
never dreamed. Developing them won't
be easy. It never is. St. Paul once
said, "I can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me." That
is the secret for you and for all of us.
The Bible says it is even possible for
you to become a saint— the real kind
And don't let anyone persuade you
it's necessary to sell your favors at a
cheap price. Some boys will try to
persuade you that you will never have
any dates or fun unless you pay for it
with sex. To put it plainly, they want
all they can get from you at the
cheapest price. Don't let them make
you that cheap. And when a young
man demands that you prove your
love by behind-the-bushes sex, tell him
he's the one that's cheap. He's trying
to cheat you!
Real love doesn't ask anything of
the kind. Nor will any decent feUow.
Any girl who doesn't want to become
a "used by anyone" creature simply
has to hold out for the standard price:
the honest price that any fellow ought
to pay. That is, of course, a decent
marriage, a home, and children. Any-
thing else is far too cheap.
Don't buy it, girls. You're not
cheap. Don't let anyone make you
cheap.
-James S. Randle
Reprinted by permission from The Free
Methodist. T
March 21, 1970
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Some More Questions About the 70s
rbr the sake of marking move-
ment in the course of history, thinking
men have been in the habit of labeling
the various periods. The decade of the
twenties has been referred to as the
"Roaring Twenties," the thirties as the
"Decade of Depression," the forties as
"War and Postwar Years," the fifties
as one of "Tranquility and Peace,"
the sixties as a "Decade of Tumult and
Change." Is it possible that men will
label the decade of the seventies as
the "Sizzling Seventies"?
These labels are not intended to
suggest that a decade is marked by a
movement that begins with the open-
ing year and closes with the final year
of that decade. As one writer put the
matter, "Men and events are not so
tidy with time." History is dynamic
and gradually merges one pattern into
another. The sixties covered a period
of time in which there were tremen-
dous forces and changes at work. It is
possible to distinguish two fairly dif-
ferent segments during that period of
years. The first half was marked by
optimism and energy in the shift from
the relative calm of the fifties. But the
last half was characterized by a grow-
ing swell of demands for extreme and
immediate change. Suddenly society
seemed to explode over race, youth,
violence, inflation and war.
Is it not altogether possible that
this growing tumult and tempest in
society will carry over into the seven-
ties and produce a situation that could
be described at the end of the decade
as the "Sizzling Seventies"?
It is impossible to contemplate the
significance of the seventies without
reviewing carefully the movement of
the sixties. Though the decade began
with something of an appeal to ideal-
ism at the inauguration of a new presi-
dent, suddenly it burst open into
assassinations of distinguished citizens.
Then came the audacious outbreaks of
indiscretion and violence on college
campuses. The ruthless and wanton
riot in Watts spread across the nation
to city after city, resulting in the
destruction of millions of dollars worth
of property and useless loss of life.
Black militants and power groups were
joined by whites in flagrant demands
upon various segments of society, and
especially the government. This grew
into open revolt against law and order
approaching anarchy. The stage,
screen, the arts and literature threw
off the restraints of censorship and
glutted the atmosphere with a miasma
of moral filth. Sensualism in society
in general, but especially among the
young in their determination to ex-
plore the use of drugs, reached the
point of excess, and along with this
came the nauseating transformation in
styles of dress and personal grooming
that has reached proportions that are
nostalgic, preposterous, maddening,
amusing.
All this seemed to be directed at
last to a challenge of the present order,
a settled determination to wreck the
"establishment." Yet, on the back-
ground of all this, the greatest tech-
nological achievement in the history
of mankind was accomplished, a man
was hurtled to the moon and safely
back to the earth. In the field of
surgery there came the amazing feats
of transplanting human hearts and the
exploration of other areas to reUeve
human suffering.
Are we to imagine that the changes
in progress and the trends now clearly
dominating the scene will not continue
on into the seventies? By no means
will these trends come to an end.
They have produced a whole new
philosophy in the thinking of society,
and this thinking will inevitably have
its issue first in the seventies and then
later more fully.
In a prominent periodical, Look
magazine for January 13, 1970, the
whole issue is given over to a prognosti-
cation of the seventies and what is
needed. Here are some of the things
that the writers insist are needed for
the decade of the seventies: (1) a com-
plete reorganization of communication
in the symbols of speech, sign, and
language; (2) a new system of school-
ing; (3) a new sexuality; (4) a woman
president by 1976; (5) a black presi-
dent by 1980; (6) a vision of the
human revolution; (7) a new class of
politicians; (8) a new breed of business-
men; (9) a new sense of national pur-
pose.
If these things are in the mind of
the writers for this magazine, is it too
much to expect that these very ideas
are fulminating in the minds of people
all across the nation, and that these
deliberations are a basis for the de-
velopments that will eventually appear?
Consider what some of these could
mean.
Let us take the one on schooling.
This is the gist of the proposal: teachers
must have the professional freedom
to work with their students as they
think best; children and their parents
should not have to submit to school
experiences that seem degrading, pain-
ful or harmful; abolish compulsory
attendance laws; abolish all certifica-
tion requirements for teachers; teachers
should run the schools, not specialists
in school administration; abolish all
compulsory testing and grading; abolish
required use of so-called intelligence
tests and other psychological prying;
abolish all entrance exams or selective
admissions requirements; abolish all
requirements for schools.
Consider the proposals for a new
sexuality. Ill transcribe a few para-
graphs. "We might start making sex
safe and joyful simply by renouncing
all censorship. This means just what it
says: Sexual intercourse and birth
could be shown on network television
and in family magazines."
"We need a new sexuality; we need
also a new sensuality. A society that
considers most good feelings immoral
and bad feelings moral perpetuates
the ultimate human heresy: an insult,
if you will, to God and His works."
"We need a world where people can
trust their good feelings, where mem-
bers of the same sex can touch and
(Continued on page 21)
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Morrison Named
Outstanding
Young Educator
The Warsaw, Indiana, Jaycees named
James Morrison, a Grace College gradu-
ate and schoolteacher, the outstanding
young educator of the year at their
annual Distinguished Service Awards
banquet. He received a distinguished
service award plaque in recognition of
the honor.
Morrison received the Bachelor of
Arts degree from Grace College in
1958, with a major in music and a
minor in speech. He also did some
work in Grace Seminary. His Master
of Arts degree was granted by Ball
State University in the field of adminis-
tration and supervision.
He is organist for the Leesburg
(Ind.) Brethren Church where he is also
a Sunday-school teacher. He was
formerly a member of the Meyersdale
(Pa.) Grace Brethren Church, and a
graduate of the Meyersdale High
School.
Morrison has served as vice president
of the Warsaw Wayne Township Re-
publican Club, is a member of the
Warsaw Community Education Associ-
ation and has served on the Council of
local Cub Scouts. He is the designer of
a special certificate awarded annually to
outstanding members of the McKinley
school safety patrol of which he is the
supervisor. For the past eight years
he has been a fourth grade teacher at
McKinley school. T
GRACE SEMINARY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS installed for the two-year term,
1970-71, at the 1970 Grace Bible Conference are (I to r)— Gerald L. Kelley, vice president.
New Troy, Michigan; P. Fredrick Fogle, president; Thomas E. Hammers, secretary; Charles
H. Ashman, ex officio member of the executive committee; and John H. Stoll, financial
secretary— all of Winona Lake, Indiana.
Plaque Donated
Bronze plaque, gift of
an anonymous donor,
mounted on stairs to
the seminary level in the
new library.
Grace Goes on the Air
"Reflections from Grace," a new
thirty-minute, weekly, radio public
service program made its debut Sun-
day, February 15, at 4:15 p.m. over
Warsaw, Indiana, Radio Station WRSW
AM-FM.
Portions of a recent performance of
the eighty-five piece Grace College
Community Concert Band, under the
direction of Jerry Franks, were fea-
tured on the initial broadcast. A ren-
dering of Griegs piano concerto in A-
minorby Maxine Peugh, a senior music
major at Grace from the Harrah Breth-
ren Church, Harrah, Washington, high-
lighted the program.
Future broadcasts will include the
brass choir, concert choir, and excerpts
from student and faculty recitals. In-
terviews with outstanding college guest
personalities, discussion groups made
up of students and faculty concen-
trating on contemporary topics, and
departmental presentations of projects
of interest to the public are also
planned.
Members of the radio committee
include: Donald Ogden, chairman of
the committee as well as chairman of
the Division of Fine Arts and professor
of music; Dr. E. William Male, aca-
demic dean; Richard Messner, director
of development; Donald Garlock, assis-
tant professor of English and speech;
Dr. Gilbert Weaver, associate professor
of philosophy and Bible; Dr. John
Davis, associate professor of Old Testa-
ment and archaeology; and Glenn
Nichols, junior speech major.
Richard Border, a Grace College
sophomore from the Grace Brethren
Church, Everett, Pennsylvania, is the
announcer, having worked for two and
one-half years v/ith station WBFD of
Bedford, Pennsylvania.
Fred Gresso, station manager, is
consultant for the school in prepara-
tion of the programs. WRSW is owned
and operated by the Warsaw Times-
Union and is heard on 1480 Kc AM
and 107.3MgFM.
March 21, 1970
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I he Apostle Paul tells of crowns
of reward which shall be given by
Christ to those who have faithfully
represented Him in this life. He is not
talking about the gift of life eternal—
that gift cannot be earned. It's a gift.
It's God's gift to all those who have
put their simple trust in the finished
work of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
But for those who have received Christ
as Saviour, God's Word tells us that
they are candidates for five crowns
which shall be given at the judgment
seat of Christ following the rapture of
the church.
First, there is the Incorruptible
Crown-the reward for self-denial.
Second, there is the Crown of Life-
for those who have endured temptation
or trial. The third is the Crown of
Glory— for those who have faithfully
fed the flock of God. The fifth is the
Crown of Righteousness— for those who
love his appearing.
But we are here concerned with
the fourth reward— the Crown of Re-
joicing.
Turn to I Thessalonians 2:19-20—
"For what is our hope, or joy, or
crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye
in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ
at his coming? For ye are our glory
and joy."
Paul is saying through the inspiration
of the Holy Spirit that those who will
be in heaven as the result of the faith-
ful witness of Christians, will be to
these witnesses a Crown of Rejoicing.
"Are not even ye in the presence of
tjie Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?"
Our hope, our joy, our Crown of Re-
joicing?
You'll notice that the salvation of
the lost and rejoicing always go hand
in hand. For example, in Psalm 126
we read, "He that goeth forth and
weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall
doubtless come again with rejoicing,
bringing his sheaves with him."
In Luke, chapter 15, we have the
story of the Prodigal Son who returns
home and in verses 23 and 24, the
father issues this command— "Bring
hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and
let us eat, and be merry; For this my
son was dead, and is aUve again; he
was lost, and is found. And they began
to be merry. "
Again in Luke, chapter 15, verse 10,
"Likewise, I say unto you, there is/oy
in the presence of the angels of God
over one sinner that repenteth."
Since the conversion of the lost and
rejoicing always go hand in hand, it
seems very logical that the soul win-
ner's crown should be referred to as
the Crown of Rejoicing.
Now consider this basic question.
"Why should we strive for this crown?"
First, we should strive for the Crown
of Rejoicing because it is commanded
by God. Jesus' last statement to His
disciples before His ascension went
like this, "Ye shall be witnesses unto
me." This was a great commission.
It was a command. You find it in all
of the Gospels as well as Acts, chapter
one, verse 8. Earlier in our Lord
Jesus' ministry, He said, "Ye shall be
lights, so let your light so shine before
men that they may see your good
works and glorify your father who is in
heaven." But in spite of this clear
command of our Lord, I'm shocked
Crown
Rejoicing
By Rev. Robert H. Shelton
Pastor, First Baptist Church
to learn that 95 percent of all the
Christians in the world have yet to win
their first soul to Jesus Christ. But I
am more shocked to discover that 90
percent, of all the preachers in the
world have yet to lead one soul to
Jesus Christ.
Can you imagine some so-called
ministers of the Gospel who will fail
to receive the Crown of Rejoicing be-
cause there may not be one soul in
heaven because of their ministry here
on earth.
Jesus put the emphasis on the win-
ning of the lost. Certainly there is no
excuse for our complacency today. It
must be given top priority in our
lives— in our church. Let me go even
further— God deliver us from anything
that does not result in the conversion
of the lost. How easy it is to become
so busy even in the work of the Lord
that we forget what the work of the
Lord is. The program of God in this
day and age is to reach lost men and
women with the message of life in
Christ Jesus. There is no other pro-
gram of the church. If we are not in-
volved in that program, then we are
not involved in the program of God.
This is the reason He has left us here.
In John 14:12 our Lord makes this
staggering statement, "Verily, verily, I
say unto you. He that believeth on
me, the works that I do shall he do
also; and greater works than these shall
he do; because I go unto my Father."
Now if anyone is in the proper
position to speak about "works" and
"greater works," it is our Lord Jesus.
Because in His pre-incarnate state, He
was the one who spoke and worlds
came into existence. Isn't that a
fantastic thing! We were talking about
this in our family devotions. To think
that there was a time when there was
nothing, and out of nothing God
brought a universe. He put a sun here.
He put the various planets around the
sun. And He put various elements
around those planets. But the one
that God designed to bless more than
any of the others was the little planet
Earth. According to Dr. John Whit-
comb of Grace Seminary, that was the
first in God's creation. He made the
heavens and the earth and then later
on, the other acts of creation took
place as we find in Genesis, chapter 1 .
Think of it! God spoke and this
earth and all of this world came into
being. Dear friend, there was a time
when you just did not exist. There
was a time when this earth did not
exist. And I happen to believe it came
into being when God spoke! That was
a great work, wasn't it? And then the
very God that spoke and created
worlds around us, one day became a
man himself. That was a great work.
To think that the eternal God— so great
that our little universe can't contain
Him, allowed himself to be born of a
virgin. He became a man, and then
for thirty-three years He lived here on
the earth. Those last three years He
performed some tremendous works.
But in John, chapter 14, Christ has
not as yet gone to the cross, and He
makes this staggering statement, that
those who beheve in Him, that the
works that He did they'll do also. But
even greater works than these shall we
be able to do because He is going to go
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;to the Father. Just eight verses later,
j Jesus Christ tells His disciples that after
JHe goes to the Father, He is going to
I send the Comforter. And then in
j chapter 16 He tells us what the Com-
forter is going to do— He will indwell
the bodies of believers. Now what's
the purpose of it all? That we might
go out and be witnesses. I'll tell you,
dear friends, you and I have a part in
the greatest work that is going on in
the universe at this hour. There is no
work like the work of reaching people
for Jesus Christ. There is nothing to
compare to tliis great task. It's the
greatest work of our time.
Now to fail in this great work is
not only to be disobedient to the
Lord's final command, it will also re-
sult in the failure to receive the soul
winner's crown— the Crown of Re-
joicing.
Second, failure to carry out this
great commission will result in the
eternal doom of the lost. In Romans,
chapter 10, verses 13 and 14 we read,
"For whosoever shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved. How
then shall they call on him in whom
they have not believed? and how shall
they believe in him of whom they
have not heard? and how shall they
hear without a preacher [or a wit-
ness] ?" You'll notice the progression:
unless somebody witnesses to the lost,
they will not hear, and if they do not
hear, they cannot believe, and if they
cannot believe they will not call. And
if they do not call they cannot be
saved. Are the heathen lost? Yes.
They are lost. "But, Pastor, they
haven't heard." That's our fault. God
said, "I have made you witnesses, and
I want you to go so that they may
hear. So that they may believe. So
that they may call. So that I may save
them." If they don't hear the gospel
story and receive the Saviour, they are
lost for all eternity.
TTiird, we should strive for the
Crown of Rejoicing because it will
bring spiritual joy and happiness into
our own experience. I think of an ex-
perience when my wife and I were in
the Holy Land, and we made a quick
visit to the Dead Sea. We took a dip
in the Dead Sea, and discovered it's
impossible to submerge. You see, the
Dead Sea is not only made up of
water, but of 51 percent salt and
other minerals. Not far away the
mighty Jordan River flows into the
'V O H J
Dead Sea. You can see it coming in,
and that's where it stops. It doesn't
go any further because the Dead Sea
is at the lowest elevation on the face
of the earth. Waters may flow into
the Dead Sea but nothing flows out.
It's a dead sea. No fish in that sea.
No plant life in that sea. It's dead—
and it reminds me of a lot of Christians.
All they know is "How can I take in?"
"What can I receive into my life?"
"How can I be fed?" That's where it
stops. It never goes any further and
you know they're just as dead as the
Dead Sea— oh, they have hfe eternal—
they're going to heaven— BUT NO RE-
WARD!
Fourth, we should strive for the
Crown of Rejoicing because of the joy
in simply sharing Jesus Christ with
other people. Now this is like the Sea
of Galilee. You see, the River Jordan
flows into the Sea of Galilee and it also
flows out. There you have the inlet
and the outlet and there you have life
and vitality. There are fish in the Sea
Exceprts from a message given to the
Grace College student body by Rev. Robert
H. Shelton, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Pontiac, Michigan. Reprinted by
permission.
of Galilee. There is vegetation there.
People are living around it— there's
something refreshing and beautiful and
bright about that sea. That reminds
me a lot of Christians, too, who are
not only content to take in— they want
to give out. They come to church and
hear something about Jesus Christ and
then they go out to tell somebody else
about Him. This is what John means
in I John 1:3—
"That which we have seen and
heard declare we unto you, that ye
also may have fellowship with us; and
truly our fellowship is with the Father,
and with his Son Jesus Christ."
It's that matter of taking in the
precious Word of God and then giving
it out to hungry hearted people. Some-
one has said, "He who is on the road
to heaven should not be content to go
alone." These, then, are the reasons
why we should strive for the Crown
of Rejoicing.
Our text tells us, "For what is our
hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing?
Are not even ye in the presence of our
Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? For
ye are our glory and joy" (I Thess.
1:19-20).
The Crown of Rejoicing-will it be
yours? ^
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PRAYER THAT MOVES THE HAND OF GOD
By Rev. Charles H. Ashman
Pastor, Winona Lake Brethren Church
l^/id you ever pray and then have
God answer in a completely unex-
pected way? "Surprise, surprise! Look
what the Lord did!" you exclaim.
Then you look back on your prayer
and say, "How weak my faith was."
Maybe yes, maybe no! Is it not pos-
sible that you had great faith that God
would answer wisely in His way, but
that you were left to faith alone?
You didn't have any idea as to how
God was going to answer or as to what
answer to your prayer would be best
and to His glory.
DEATH OF JAMES. In Acts 12
there is a story of behevers in a New
Testament church prayer meeting.
These must have been deep experi-
ences, because their life was most
difficult. Herod, seeking to appease
the Jewish religious leaders and win
their support, has killed James the
brother of John. James has joined
Stephen as one who was baptized with
the baptism of blood. The Jews were
delighted. Herod reasoned that another
martyr wouldn't hurt, so Peter is
thrown into prison and the day is set
for his execution. Now! How would
your church react if the chief leader,
your pastor, were in jail and scheduled
for pubhc execution? You'd pray,
pray and pray some more. And they
did pray.
Peter, "kept in prison" under the
normal tight security guards warranted
by a prisoner on death row, sixteen
soldiers, four per watch, is chained
between two and the escape gate is
guarded by the other two. Escape is
impossible. And Peter must have
thought that Jesus' prediction of his
martyrdom "when thou shalt be old"
(John 21:18) was coming to an early
fulfillment.
DELIVERANCE OF PETER. But
Acts 12:6-12 tells the story of his
miraculous and well-known deliver-
ance. Peter, in a daze, couldn't believe
it to be real and thought he had seen
a vision. God had given him visions
before (Acts 10). But the cool night
air finally makes him fully aware that
it is no dream or vision. MIRACLES
have occurred and he is free. The hand
of God has moved to deliver His own
out of the hand of men. In Peter's
words, "Now I know of a surety, that
the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath
delivered me out of the hand of Herod,
and from all the expectation of the
people of the Jews" (12:11). Where to
go? Answer— the place where the
church is assembled praying.
DILEMMA OF THE CHURCH.
This prayer of the assembly of believers
that moved the hand of God in a way
that totally surprised the church at-
tracts our interest. Persecution pre-
sented them with a traumatic problem
and they prayed. God answered. BUT
they couldn't believe it when it hap-
pened. Read about it in verses 13-16.
In effect, they were saying, "Rhoda,
you are crazy. Peter's in prison,
scheduled for slaughter tomorrow.
Nothing can help him now. You've
seen his ghost." When they finally
do let Peter in they are quite taken
aback and amazed. "How can this
be?" they ask. "Oh, ye of little faith,"
we answer. Wait a minute. Before
you, with many others, frown on these
early prayer warriors for their "weak
faith" think a bit.
DETERMINATION IN PRAYER.
The Holy Spirit testifies that they
prayed for Peter "without ceasing"
(12:5). This describes a determination,
a concentration, a continued stream
of prayer going up to God. They
agonized in prayer. They had a
burden. They were concerned. Theirs
was "fervent" prayer, not "form"
prayer. Theirs was the kind of prayer
James talks about when he says, "Pray
one for another. . . . The effectual
fervent prayer of a righteous man
availeth much." This is the prayer
that moves the hand of God. Brethren,
what impression do you get as you
listen to the prayers in the average
church prayer meeting today? "Ur-
gency" often is not the impression.
"Burden" and "Concern" don't fit
the attitude either. And if someone
doesn't quit on time he disrupts the
whole schedule. May God help us to
get our problems into focus that our
prayers may be of the never-ceasing-
fervent type. The Early Church prayed
long and hard until they saw the hand
of God move.
Some have suggested that this kneel-
ing church prayed "unbelievingly" or
"doubtingly" and therefore, they were
not prepared when the answer came.
Listen to what God says about that.
"And all things, whatsoever ye shall
ask in prayer, believing, ye shall re-
ceive" (Matt. 21:22). "I will therefore
that men pray every where, lifting up
holy hands, without wrath and doubt-
ing" (nim. 2:8). "If any of you lack i
wisdom, let him ask of God, that j
giveth to all men liberally, and up-
braideth not; and it shall be given
him. But let him ask in faith, nothing
wavering . . ." (James 1:5-6). And
James goes on to say that the doubter
cannot expect anything from the Lord.
The church assembled in John
Mark's home prayed, and they received.
Did they pray doubtingly or out of
weak faith? Were not Peter's deliver-
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'Faith and fervency are not nutcrackers by which
you can force the hand of God."
ance and their prayers inseparably con-
nected in this passage? I suggest they
prayed in great faith and that God
answered their prayers. . Why then the
surprise? Most people assume they
prayed for Peter's release. However,
the story doesn't say so, and logic
might dictate a prayer of a different
sort. James is dead— God didn't de-
liver him. They rightfully expect the
same fate for Peter. For what then
did they pray? I suggest they prayed
for Peter's faithfulness and stability.
Jesus did. "Simon, Simon, behold,
Satan hath desired to have you, that
he may sift you as wheat; But I have
prayed for thee, that thy faith fail
not. ..." I can hear what I suppose
their prayers to be for their beloved
Peter. "Lord God, you know Peter.
He was weak once. He denied you
thrice. This is a hard time for Peter.
Lord, help him to be true in this the
hour of his greatest temptation. And,
Lord, we don't know what's ahead
for Peter and the rest of us— but thy
will be done." I think they believed
God but didn't assume a miraculous
deliverance. Thus they were blessedly
astonished at the answer, which, as
God sometimes does, was more than
that for which they had prayed. And
Peter remained true until the day of
his death. God's hand moved in ex-
pected and unexpected ways— their
prayers were answered.
Faith and fervency are not nut-
crackers by which you can force the
hand of God to do what you want
Him to do. Faith and fervency are
attitudes. Attitudes of trust and
action. Nor is the power of prayer in
the faith or the fervency of our
prayers. Some have faith in faith.
Some have faith in prayer. Faith, like
prayer, is not the power. The power is
in the object. They didn't believe in
Peter's release, but they believed in
the God who released him. Tliis is not
only the faith that believes that God
can do, but also believes that when
His hand works, it always does things
right. The hand of God was with these
early Christians (see Acts 11:21) and
I believe it was with them because they
were a praying church— a believing,
fervent, praying church.
The Jews expected Peter to be ex-
ecuted the next day and this was to
their delight. But the hand of God
moved and delivered him from their
expectation. Many people around you
expect your church to die and some
have already expired. And some are
about to die, which is to the delight
of Satan's world. Maybe -just maybe
-a major part of the problem was a
weak, anemic, poorly attended, blah,
unconcerned prayer meeting. The
Early Church was a prayer meeting
church— determined to see the hand of
God work and "the hand of God was
with them." Is His hand evident in
your church? What kind of prayer
meetings does your church have? What
kind of a prayer meeting member are
you? ▼
Some More Questions . . .
(Continued fi-om page 16)
caress without fear of homosexuality,
where members of the opposite sex
can touch and caress without fear of
seductiveness. Sensory-awareness-
pioneer Bernard Gunther proposes that
if every person in the world gave and
received a loving, half-hour massage
every day, there would be no war."
The printing of this kind of thinking
is made possible because of the trend
of thought on the part of many people.
Once this breaks out into the public
for general consumption, you may be
sure that the actual performance is not
too far away. No one needs to be
told that the atmosphere is surcharged
with sex these days. The exposure of
the human form has gradually in-
creased within the past few years.
Just before Marilyn Monroe died, she
shot her first nude movie. At the time
it was edited at the studio. But since
then nudism in the movies has gradual-
ly grown in proportion— as well as out-
side. It is no stretch of the imagination
to expect that within a very short time
nudism and the flagrant display of sex
in all its forms will be the common
scene in public.
Those who promote this perverted
sense of good are following in the
steps of men of the past who reasoned
the same way. This was true in Sodom,
and society became so utterly degener-
ate that God could only save three
people out of that region (Gen. 19).
It was also true in Greece and Rome,
and Paul described the moral condition
of that society in the first chapter of
his epistle to the Romans (1:24-28).
When molten lava from Vesuvius fell
upon the city of Pompeii in A.D. 79
it actually congealed people in the
physical postures of their degradation.
It may well be that this satanic reason-
ing will shortly come to full fruition
in the life and conduct of mankind,
thus heralding the end of the age and
the coming of Christ.
If this type of reasoning persists, as
well it may, now that it has surfaced
all across the nation, it can produce
the atmosphere and conditions that
will in another ten years be labeled the
"Sizzling Seventies." ▼
March 21, 1970
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Today's Pastor and His Problems
By Dr. Homer A. Kent, Sr.
Registrar, Grace Seminary
Job said long ago, "Man is born
unto trouble, as the sparks fly up-
ward" (5:7). Even so it is true of
pastors that they all face problems.
Some of them are much more serious
than others. Some are easily solved.
Others require much prayer and effort
before a solution is reached. But the
pastor should resign himself to the
fact that he will have problems in his
pastorate. One young man who was
graduating from the seminary said he
was not going to enter the pastorate.
Why? "Because there are too many
problems to be faced" was his answer.
The true Christian pastor should not
assume such an attitude. There are
problems in every field of endeavor.
He should recognize the problems that
exist and courageously seek ways to
overcome them.
Tliere is the problem of maintaining
a proper balance in pastoral activity.
This problem has been accentuated
because of the complexity of the day
in which we live. There are so many
calls for the minister's time— sermons
to prepare, Bible classes to be taught,
calls to be made, hospitals to be
visited, articles to be written, and so
forth.
How is he to get everything done?
Some pastors don't get the essential
things properly cared for. They spend
too much time on trifles. Dr. George
Truett, great Baptist pastor of a past
generation, said, "Some ministers re-
mind me of an elephant picking up
pins. They were called for bigger
things."
How is the problem to be solved?
No absolute remedy can be given. But
surely there needs to be some disci-
pline exercised. There must be some
budgeting of time so that all phases
of the minister's responsibility are
cared for. He must find plenty of time
for study, time for reading the proper
type of material, and a reasonable
amount of time for calling. He dare
not neglect his correspondence. There
must be time for recreation both dur-
ing each week and during vacation
periods. The minister must also allow
some time for his family. It is not fair
to his wife to burden her with all the
home responsibilities. There are some
very lonely wives today because of
failure at this point.
In short, the pastor will do well
occasionally to take time for self-
examination to see whether or not his
is a well-balanced ministry. Does he
have a schedule that includes his varied
responsibilities in proper proportion?
A second problem is that of the
ministry of pastoral calling. There is a
strong basis for pastoral calling in the
Scriptures. It is stated concerning the
apostles that "daily . . . and in every
house, they ceased not to teach and
preach Jesus Christ" (Acts 5:42). We
read that Paul taught "publickly, and
from house to house" (Acts 20:20).
The same principle is enunciated in
the Old Testament. The prophet
Ezekiel "sat where they sat" (3:15).
In other words he got as close to his
people as possible in order that he
might better minister to their need.
In Jeremiah a woe is pronounced upon
the shepherds of Israel because they
had not visited the flock of God (Jer.
23:1-2).
But with some modern day pastors
pastoral calling is frowned upon. They
say. Why should we call? Nobody is
at home these days. Things are much
different now than in former gener-
ations. This is just an excuse to evade
a serious responsibility that belongs
to the pastorate. No doubt conditions
are different today than in other gener-
ations but the needs of men are the
same. Multitudes will never darken
the doors of the church and they need
to be reached. While some are making
excuses for not doing pastoral calling,
the Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses
are making thousands of calls. They
seem to find people at home and are
reaping an abundant harvest.
Yes, there are problems involved in
the pastor's calling ministry. The
procedure and plan may have to be
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changed somewhat to fit into the
modern complex structure. But the
task can be accomplished. Even if
the pastor rings the doorbell in vain,
he can leave an attractive calling card
or a church bulletin that oftentimes
will serve as an able substitute.
How better, let it be asked, can the
pastor find out how the people in his
community live, what are their prob-
lems and what are their attitudes? Dr.
; William B. Riley said, "His house-going
(will produce church-goers" (Pastoral
Problems, p. 137).
ne third problem in the present-
day pastorate is that of the so-called
deeper life. To be sure there is need
for a closer walk with God, a fuller
dedication, a more complete separation
on the part of all our congregations.
The pastor needs to emphasize this
need. The atmosphere of the world,
the flesh, and the devil is so oppressive
and alluring these days that there is
real danger that our congregations will
be affected by their subtleties. To
counteract these forces the pastor will
constantly need to challenge his people
to holy Uving, to sanctification of life,
to separation from the world.
At the same time he will need to
warn them against that type of deeper
life that tends to undue emotionalism,
eradication of the sin nature, extra-
Bibhcal revelations, baptism of the
Holy Spirit subsequent to the new
birth with its attendant second blessing
teaching, and the idea of tongues
speaking as a necessary evidence of the
baptism of the Holy Spirit. This sort
of emphasis does violence to the Word
of God and opens the door to all sorts
of error and divisiveness.
Let the man of God preach the
Word in its fullness and this emotional
type of manifestation will be dissi-
pated. Let him give special attention
to presentation of the true nature and
ministry of the Holy Spirit with a
proper distinction between the baptism
and the infilUng of the Spirit.
A fourth problem in the pastorate
is that of getting the membership in-
volved in personal evangelism. In the
Early Church it seems that everyone
was involved in this business. In Acts
8:4 we read that "they that were
scattered abroad went every where
preaching the word." Those referred
to included all except the apostles
who remained at Jerusalem. This
passage makes it clear that one does
not need to stand behind a pulpit to
preach the Gospel. The "everywhere"
of this verse suggests that these early
disciples made use of all sorts of op-
portunities to proclaim the salvation
message.
This universal involvement is also
graphically set forth in I Thessalonians
1:8 where Paul says that the member-
ship of the Thessalonian church had
been so faithful in proclaiming the
Word of the Lord in Macedonia and
Achaia and surrounding areas that "we
need not to speak any thing." This is
an amazing statement! One wonders
what would have been the result if the
church had maintained this attitude
toward personal evangelism down
through the years. But in most in-
stances the church has lost its zeal for
this sort of thing. It has been content
to leave the responsibility in the hands
of the clergy. A certain woman was
asked if she would cooperate in a
visitation program that was being or-
ganized in her church. "Why should I?
The pastor is paid to do this," was her
reply. Though not so bluntly spoken
this is all too often the attitude of the
church membership.
Pastors have used and are using
different methods to correct this weak-
ness. There is the "Seventy Group
Method" by which the personal work-
ers are sent out two by two as in Luke,
chapter 10. There is the "Outreach
Program," "Everyone Win One Plan,"
and many others. Each pastor should
choose the method that seems best to
him and seek to promote it. Surely
it is encumbent upon every pastor to
develop soul winners in his congre-
gation. Where this is done there will
be a constant response to the gospel
message.
A final problem to be discussed in
this article is that of ecumenicism.
Talk of ecumenical union is heard on
every hand these days. We hear of
CathoUcs and Protestants coming to-
gether for special meetings. We read
of denominational mergers. The idea
of a united church is exalted and de-
nominationalism is repudiated. To be
sure there is room for certain types
of ecumenism within the evangelical
church. Evangelicals can come to-
gether for Bible conferences, prophetic
conferences, evangehstic efforts,
Sunday-school conventions and the
like of mutual benefit, irrespective of
denominational ties. It is sometimes
advantageous for two struggling
churches to merge if they are both of
the same spiritual persuasion and no
compromise with doctrine is involved.
But ecumenism for the sake of bigness,
prestige, and greater political influence
and involving compromise with funda-
mental doctrine is certainly to be de-
plored. It is to be looked upon as the
harbinger of the world church as set
forth in Revelation, chapter 17. We
need to be on guard lest some of the
subtleties of this movement affect us
in one way or another.
The twentieth century has already
witnessed some very outstanding move-
ments within the Protestant church of
a definite ecumenical character. There
was the formation of the Federal
Council of Churches in 1908 later to
become the National Council of the
Churches of Christ in 1950. There was
the organization of the World Council
of Churches following 1938 with its
great universal assemblies in Amster-
dam (1948), Evanston (1954), and
New Delhi (1961). Then it is well
known the Roman Cathohcs have been
constantly making overtures to the
Protestants to get them to come back
into the Romanist fold.
Every pastor should be aware of the
problems involved in this sort of ecu-
menism and should warn his congre-
gation accordingly. Doctrinal com-
promise is involved. There is a mis-
taking of church union for true Chris-
tian unity as set forth in John 17. The
authority of the Holy Scriptures is
often set aside. The tendency to
minimize the importance of the holy
sacraments if often evident. These
and other problems confront those
who would join in this movement. It
is important that the pastor should
know where to draw the line and how
to stand for "the faith which was once
delivered unto the saints."
To be sure, problems in increasing
numbers face the pastor in these com-
plex days. Sometimes he is inclined
to throw up his hands in despair and
cry out, "Who is sufficient for these
things?" But the dedicated pastor will
find it possible to say with Paul
"... our sufficiency is of God; Who
also hath made us able ministers of the
new testament . . ." (II Cor. 3:5-6).
Moreover, he will be led to see that by
the leadership of the Holy Spirit he
can be used to bring solution to many
of the problems that face his people. ▼
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TRIBUTE
TO THE
LANCERS
By Roy Roberts, youth pastor
^Jrace College in Winona Lake,
Indiana, is our Brethren school.
Southern California teenagers must
know very little about it since many
of them choose other Christian col-
leges above Grace. Yet, as your youth
pastor, I would like to share a personal
word about Grace College.
I have never attended Grace College.
My closest association with it has only
been in my acquaintance with students
and faculty members from there. But,
may I say that I am overwhelmingly
impressed by the Lancer basketball
team.
I have never seen a Grace College
team in action before January 5, 1970.
Yet, when the team visited our church,
The Lancers' leading scorer Mike McCoy worl<s for an open shot against his Tri State
opponent.
they appeared more as a "gospel"
team rather than a basketball team.
They sang, gave testimonies and left a
definite, positive message for Jesus
Christ. After the evening service they
met with our young people. We were
able to know them better and they
answered many questions concerning
their school. My honest opinion was,
they're great Christians, but can they
play ball? Their record is 1 1 and
but have they played anyone who is
really tough? They're just so small!!!
Some guys are not good ball players.
They get "stuffed" too often.
Well, I attended the Biola vs. Grace
game Monday, January 5th. Coach
Kammerer invited me to share a devo-
tional word with the team before the
game. This I did and proceeded to
listen to the team share 20 minutes of
prayer together. This was too much
to see from a basketball team. Then
they defeated Biola College in their
own gymnasium. Yes, they could play
ball and play well! I wasn't the only
one impressed by this fine, Christ-
centered team. This was evident by
the fact that there were more Brethren
people, especially young people, at the
Biola-Grace game than Biola College
students. May I say, thank you.
Lancers, for playing for Jesus Christ.
-Reprint of an article published in Live
Lines, a youth publication of the First
Brethren Church, Long Beach, California. ▼
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Come Along To Go Somewhere!
Whether it's a trip down the street
for a coke, or a journey around
the world, most everyone likes to
have company. It just goes to prove
|that people are gregarious; they like to
!be with people. Negatively, this is why
a child dislikes being sent to his room
without his supper— he is cut off from
people, and people like to be with
people.
Christians have wonderful
fellowship with one another. Being
gregarious enters in, but the real
reason is that there is a common bond
of fellowship with our Lord. This gives
a new dimension for every gathering
whether it be at church, Sunday
school, or any other meeting.
National conference is one of the
exciting occasions for fellowship by
the Brethren. It's a time for renewing
acquaintanceships— for sharing
blessings experienced in the Lord's
service. It's a time for planning
together for future victories. It is
eating together— sightseeing. It's all
that is included in fellowshiping
together in all of the good things of
the Lord.
With all of this in mind, it is time to
heed the invitation to "Come along
and go somewhere." Where? To
national conference at Long Beach, of
course. Begin now to save for a trip
that could prove to be one of your
greatest blessings in 1970. Begin now
to plan to get in on all the good things
at Long Beach. While it is doubtful
that any will walk or go by bicycle,
without doubt almost every means of
transportation will be used. But
regardless of your mode of travel,
come along.
From the opening welcome on the
Friday evening of August 7 to the last
good-by following the closing session,
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great spiritual blessings are in store.
There will be outstanding Bible
messages, testimonies, reports. Prayer
times will be precious; the making of
plans will be exciting. There will be
opportunities early and late for
Christian fellowship. This is true
because our Lord will be there
working and leading throughout.
All afternoons will be free for sight-
seeing, and Southern California is the
"most" as far as potential for places to
go is concerned. Young and old will
enjoy the never-to-be-forgotten trip to
Disneyland. Who would dare miss it?
Then, there's that delicious meal at
Knott's Berry Farm. Marineland
beckons, the drive to the mountains is
appealing, the trip to the beach is so
refreshing.
Young people will have a great time
on BIOL A campus; good things are
being planned. The children will
doubtless get to see Aunt Alyce again,
and enjoy the meetings with her. And,
all of us will thrill to the fellowship in
Brethren churches on Sunday. Just to
visit the various locations that we have
read about will be interesting. And to
think of all the new people we will
become acquainted with is thrilling.
We'll see and get to know people who
have faithfully served the Lord over
the years in an area that we have not
visited before.
There is all of this and more; all for
the taking. It's almost as exciting as
the gold rush of 1849! More so, really,
for who could trade gold for
wonderful Christian fellowship? So,
the word is out "Go west one and all."
Come along to go somewhere! Where?
To national conference in Long Beach,
of course. ▼
April 4, 1970
"Life in Christ**
B,
• rethren missionaries and African
pastors joined in January with tliirty-
six church representatives from the six
evangehcal denominations in the Cen-
tral African Republic for a national
committee meeting on evangelism. "In-
spiration" and "instruction" are the
words which best describe the week-
long gathering in the capital at Bangui.
Preparations, instructions, and dates
were finalized for the forty-five re-
treats involving over eight hundred
pastors during the months of March
and April. Following these retreats, in
May and June some twenty-five thou-
sand prayer cells will be formed
throughout the country. Then will
come classes in soul-winning and house-
to-house visitation. Each training peri-
od will be followed by organized pro-
grams of soul-winning and visitation.
The goal is to present every Central
African with the plan of salvation.
Evangelistic services are to be held in
the local churches during the months
of October and November, and in
large regional centers during January
and February of 1971. The climax
will be a mass meeting in the capital
in April, 1971, the Lord willing.
Brethren, pray much for the salva-
tion of many thousands of precious
souls in the Central African Republic
as our Christians are obedient to the
Lord's command to "preach the Gospel
to every creature."— IVoyne Beaver ▼
Pastors and missionaries listen intently as
National Coordinator Wayne Beaver explains
the year-long program of evangelism.
Recess periods during the week provide relaxation and refreshments
Below: Members of the literature committee prepare materials for printmg (I to r) Harold
Dunning, Lee Einfeldt (Baptist Mid-Missions), Wayne Beaver, Simon-Pierre Nambozuina
(Brethren), Paul Moehama, Andre Komesse, Bob Golike, and Gene Rosenau (all BMM).
Above: Harold Dunning uses an
overhead projector to teach the
pastor's manual.
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non-behevers, manuals, text-
books, and lesson materials. The
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the expense connected with print-
ing these materials.
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nailed out to several thousand
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April 4, 1970
M.K. Team Helps Out
By Mrs. Harold Dunning
Missionary, C.A.R.
I he morning service at the
Bozoum church had progressed in an
ordinary manner that second Sunday
in February— ordinary, that is, to a
certain point. There was the song
service, the visiting pastors sitting on
the platform were introduced (they
were on their way to the national
pastors' retreat), people marched up
with their offerings, Scripture was read
and prayer offered. But then the
service departed from the ordinary.
The junior high young people from
the Missionary Children's School plus
two si,xth-graders had formed a gospel
team. Carrying horns and guitars,
songbooks and Bibles, they came to
make their presentation to the
Bozoum church that morning.
The young people lined up on the
platform and introduced themselves,
telling in what type of work their
parents were engaged; Bible Institute
at Bangassou (Baptist), School of
Theology at Yaloke, Elementary Bible
School at Bossangoa, printing and
literature at Bozoum, and medical
work at Boguila. Then came songs by
this entire group of an even dozen
accompanied by guitars, a
cornet-trumpet duet by the Chasteen
brothers, a quintet composed of the
Cone-Walker sisters, and a melodica
solo by David Hocking. Interspersing
the musical numbers were several
testimonies, which were very
interesting and which clearly presented
the way of salvation through Christ
Jesus as they told of the ways they
had been led individually to see their
need of the Lord and to trust Him.
You could tell that this part of the
service was a highlight for the
congregation.
One sweet incident at the start of
this part of the service was when a
sturdy little two-year-old boy came
and stood just in front of the
platform, unblinking eyes fixed on the
MK's, little head moving with the
music, completely mesmerized.
Different ones in the choir whispered
to him or reached out for him. He did
not budge but occasionally turned the
same wide gaze on them, expression
unchanged, head still gently beating
the rhythm, and then his eyes went
back again to the singers. I was hoping
the big folks would leave him alone,
but finally someone grabbed him,
handed him to his mother, and he was
taken out wailing. Africa needs trained
musicians. Will this boy be a future
leader of choir, band, orchestra?
Perhaps, if the Lord tarries.
My husband had been invited to
give the message of the morning. He
launched off from their song, "God
Bless Central Africa," which had been
used in the opening song
service— words and music being
African, of course. He pointed out
that this was God's plan and desire,
and that He had told us just how the
blessing would come. Using II
Chronicles 7; 14 he urged the
congregation to have the attitude of
children before their Father; to pray,
seeking His face, waiting on Him; and
to turn from their evil doings and
individual sins. In response to this God
promised to answer their prayers,
forgive their sins, and bring blessing to
their land.
At the close of the sermon Pastor
Robert Yakara stressed a few points
over again. (On the other side of the
ocean people would have been
checking their watches!) He told of his
son, a young man who was rebellious,
feeling his independence:
"Now he remained my son, you
know, and I still saw to it that he had
food and clothing. But we had no
fellowship. If I met him on the street I
turned my face from him, and there
were no little treats such as I wanted
to give him. But when my son took
the place of a child before me, treating
me with respect (even though he has
had much more schooling than I and is
a gifted, well-educated young
man)-when he sought my face, then I
was happy to look at him and I could
share a cup of tea or a bottle of soda
with him. We must not think we are a
great new independent nation and
demand God's blessing; we must look
humbly into His face, taking the place
of sons before Him, doing His will, not
continuing in our sinful ways, and He
wOl then bless our Central African
Republic."
Following this pastoral exhortation,
which might have been called a
sermonette, the church choir sang
"Stand Up for Jesus" while about
twenty-five adults came and stood in
the front, indicating their desire to do
these things required by God, their
Father.
Will you pray for this church and
others out here that, depending on
God, they may bend every effort to
see that the entire population will have
opportunity during the next year to
find "Life in Christ"? This is the
greatest blessing God has to give to
any individual or nation. ▼
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Modern Weapons in an Old War
By Mrs. Hill Maconaghy
Missionary, Argentina
w.
hat mighty weapons both for
good and for evil are radio and Htera-
ture in this modern age!
It is not necessary to prove to you
who are reading these words how the
forces of evil and error are extending
itheir influence through the use of
'these weapons. There is abundant
'evidence of this every day as they war
against God and His Word.
This fact impressed itself upon me
anew recently when a young woman
entered the bookstore in Lomas de
Zamora, Argentina, asking if we had
the book entitled, Science and Health,
by Mary Baker Eddy. She was so
disappointed when she was told, no.
Then she explained that she had been
attracted by the broadcast that
recommended this book because she
felt it was just what she needed. She
has an emptiness in her life, and from
what she heard over these weekly
broadcasts, this book would satisfy her
need.
Since there was no one else in
|Mrs Hill Maconaghy and a customer in the Lomas Bookstore.
the store at that time, it was possible
to talk with her about the Lord and
tell her how He could satisfy her
completely if she would recognize her
need of Him and receive Him into her
life by faith. She was given literature
and asked to read the Bible, not
Science and Health, and invited to
return.
We are happy that our church in
Argentina has a radio program and
literature ministry which are being
used as instruments in the Lord's
hands to bring the good news of
salvation to many needy souls.
Recently a series of meetings was
held in one of our churches in the
suburbs of Buenos Aires, with Brother
Eduardo Coria, our radio preacher, as
the evangelist. During his stay in
Buenos Aires he visited some of those
who had written in after listening to
the broadcast. He was well received in
every home. One young man attended
the service that evening and made a
decision for the Lord.
Brethren, this is only a sample of
what could be done if there were
workers who could follow up all the
contacts that result from the literature
and radio ministries.
If a larger bookstore with a
counseling room and adequate
personnel could replace the extremely
small bookstore we have at present in
Lomas de Zamora, how much more
effective a ministry could be carried
on in that important commercial
center.
If there were workers to follow up
all the radio and literature contacts,
regularly, is it not reasonable to
believe that more folks would be saved
and that some home Bible classes
would result? ▼
April 4, 1970
TIHIE €yOLDIi.EINI'S PA€i
A Little Girl in Bangui, Africa
Here are new pictures of little Agnes Aellig (pro-
nounced Ahn-yes' Ayl'lig-remember?) and her
mother and daddy. You will see that Agnes has
really grown since the first pictures you saw of her
on the Children's Page last August.
Missionary Helpers Clubs across the country have
been doing a fine job of sending in money for
Agnes' support, and Agnes (really, Agnes' mother)
has written a letter to the MHC's telling how happy
they are for all this.
Agnes will be going with her parents to Switzer-
land to spend this summer. That means she is
having vaccinations and shots to get ready to go,
and this is no fun! Keep praying for Mr. and Mrs.
Aellig and Agnes.
HARRY HELPER AND MARY MISSIONARY-
I THINK TKE MISSIONARY
HELPERS CLUBS
ARE 001 N&
A TERRIPIC
JOB
you KNOW, IT IS
REALLY GREAT
THE WAY THEY
HAVE WORKED
ON THE PROJECT
OF SUPPORTING
BOTH KENNY
BURK ANp
LITTLE ACNES,'
SOME OF THE MH'ERS HAVE SEEM
KENNY, BUT NONE OF THEM HAS
SEEN AGNES, EXCEPT IN PICTUR.ES
THE 5LIPE-TAPE SET ABOUT
AGNES HELPS THE KIDS TO
KNOW ABOUT HER LIFE i N^
AFRICA— ^
I HOPE
ALL THE
CLUBS
GET TO
SEE IT.'
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MISSIONARIES:
BORN ^
OR
MADE?
By James McClellan
Well," sighed one woman
after hearing a thrilling account of
what God was doing through a certain
missionary, "he was just cut out to be
a missionary."
"Cut out of what? Cut out by
whom?" asked a friend standing
nearby. Arid that is a good question.
Let's delve into it and see what kind of
stuff the Lord uses in producing an
effective missionary.
Providence. From the exposure
which this writer has had to
missionaries, personally and through
books, it appears that they are aware,
as Esther was, that they are in such a
place and with such a people with a
vital message "for such a time as this."
It is this sense of divine mission which
hfts weary hands and encourages tired
minds on the mission field.
Although this experience is
ultimately from God, it can be
heightened as Christian parents and
teachers help to establish a climate of
awareness of God's providence. James
4:15 reminds us that we "ought to
say, if the Lord will, we shall live, and
do this, or that." A Christian home
where decisions are prefaced thus
impresses the maturing young person
with the high destiny of being God's
person in God's place. As seeming
"disappointments" are seen to be "His
appointments," a fine godly optimism
is developed. Adoniram Judson would
have fizzled out in Burma without
such an optimism.
Prayer. A brilliant young man was
asked, "How do you happen to be a
missionary instead of a businessman?"
He replied, "Because I was prayed
here." How does Philippians 4:6,
"... in every thing by prayer and
supplication . . . ," fit into the process
of missionary-making? First, by
praying for the missionaries. We have
prayer calendars to use in our family
devotions. In some families this
interest in carried further by bulletin
boards, maps, pictures and prayer
reminders. These can give a new
dimension to a home which tends to
be wrapped up in its own narrow
materialistic interests. The most
effective missionary conference you
have may be the informal
missionary-youth contacts in your
own home. The second way that
prayer can help make missionaries is to
pray for our young people themselves
that they will follow through with the
missionary interest which they express
in their best moments. Perhaps our
prayers can help guard them from the
Rev. James Mc-
Clellan, pastor of
Grace Brethren
Church of San
Bernardino, Cal-
if., has served on
the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society's
board of trustees
since 1967.
alluring side trails and to the mission
field safely.
Priority. Missionaries constantly
struggle with the matter of priorities in
their ministry. "Shall I fix the ailing
truck today or go visiting in the back
country and trust the Lord that the
truck will make it?" "Shall I spend
more time with this prospect or turn
my time and attention to another
group of people?" "Shall I devote the
evening to language study or spend
some time with the family?" Family
training where children are taught the
necessity of completing personal
responsibilities and family chores and
putting first things first will help them
to develop this ability. The Lord's
service needs disciplined minds which
have learned to sift the major issues of
life out of all the minor ones. Maybe
this is partly what Paul had in mind
when he reminded Timothy to
continue in the things which Mother
and Grandmother had taught him. Are
we taking time and care to instill these
values in our youth?
Perseverance. President Nixon has
illustrated this Biblical principle for us.
After being a two-time loser, he came
back and tried again and became Presi-
dent of our country. When our young
people agree to do something, do we
help them to see it through with this
kind of perseverance? It is natural for
them to initiate a task with youthful
enthusiasm, but when their meeting is
poorly attended or their witnessing
effort is coolly received, do we allow
them to give up? "Up like a rocket,
down like a stick," says someone with
a smile; "we didn't expect them to
stay with it." Or do we encourage
them like the great theme of Hebrews,
"Let us go on!"
Young people today are rejecting
the superficial values which they see
around them. They are ready to
sacrifice for a cause which is big
enough. We have such a cause. Are we
communicating it to them by our
devoted, tireless efforts? "Never give
up," writes Fanny Crosby. "Sing when
your trials are greatest. Trust in the
Lord and take heart."
So, that's at least part of what goes
into the making of a missionary.
Exciting stuff, isn't it? Providence,
prayer, priority, and perseverance.
Say, does God want you to be a
missionary? Does He want you to
make a missionary? ▼
April 4, 1970
9
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• et me come right to the point.
Two years ago when we left the
United States after furlough, we let it
be known that this would be our last
term in Africa, and we were hoping
that someone would feel the call to be
our replacement. So far we have not
heard of such a man.
What can I mention for an incentive
to you men at home? An easy life?
No. A stable home? No; I have been
gone five weeks on this trip. Always a
nice house? No. A nice car? No; most
driving is in a five-ton truck. A high
production crew? No. Every day has
its disappointments. Under these
conditions, what can be an incentive?
I will tell you. Seizing the Lord in a
needy field— not a few hours a week in
your church program but as many
hours as your physical body will
permit. Some of you fellows, like
myself, cannot do the important work
of preaching or teaching the Word. But
surely one man in our brotherhood
will make it possible for others who
can preach to stay on the job in Africa
and not need to take their time for
building.
Any position or fame you might
have in your local area in secular work
will not compare with the deep
satisfaction you will have when you
spend your full time in the Lord's
business. I should know from
experience, because our last year in
the States, more than 23 years ago, we
built 140 homes— and it does not take
much figuring on this to come up with
a nice income. Have my wife and I
ever been sorry? No, never! We would
do it all over again. Even at its worst
we called it a wonderful privilege and
joy to be serving the Lord full time
here in Africa. Love the Lord you
must. Love your fellow missionaries
mm
■'BV Albert Balzer
S0S:1J
NEEDED FOR AFRICA
Builder Balzer and a workman,
you must. Love the African you must.
Patience— slow to anger— and many
other commands of the Lord are
ingredients that are essential to a
successful missionary career.
Would building forty pulpits in one
run give you satisfaction? Would
building four or five churches per year,
and building the homes, schools,
dispensaries and other needed
buildings for the mission make you
feel you were fruitful in the Lord's
program here in Africa? That is what
we did last year. In these next ten
months the mission would like to have
ten more large and small buUdings,
besides some student houses. The
mission is looking forward to the
building of sixty Bible Center student
homes, small but permanent.
Why not check or re-check with the
Lord and find out if the replacement is
not you, yourself.
Write to me— Albert Balzer, Mission
Evangelique, Yaloke via Bangui,
Central African Republic, or contact
the home office at Box 588, Winona
Lake, Indiana, for any questions you
might have.
P.S. A word about the Bible
student houses. Ever since we have had
a Bible school our students have lived
in little leaky shacks where the roofs
are repaired every three years. We now
have a program worked out with the
national church to help them get
small, neat, permanent homes and at
least sixty of these will be required to
house them all. The African church's
part is small but it helps, and our share
of the cost of one house is $500.00
each. I understand we have money for
eight homes now but that leaves 52.
Maybe some of you who read this
article will be led of the Lord to
underwrite one house, or part of one
house, and so have a real part in the
very hub of our mission activities.
Close to four hundred students
have graduated from this school in
past years, and no doubt this has
played a very large part in the
tremendous growth of our African
church. ▼
(FMS Editor 's note: Praise God for His
answer to this very real need for a
mission builder in the person of Mr.
Bernard Klus of San Jose, California,
who was one of the new missionaries
approved by the Board of Trustees in
their recent meeting- see opposite
page.)
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MEMO from Foreign Board Meetings
Date: February 23-26, 1970
To: Foreign Missionary Society
From: Foreign Secretary
Board Members: Ten of the eleven members were present. Dr. Bernard Schneider was recuperating from
pneumonia, as was his wife also. This was the first time in a number of years that Brother Schneider had
missed a board meeting, and his absence was deeply felt. Our prayers have been with the Schneiders for a
quick recovery.
Notes of praise: In spite of overwhelming mission problems, God has continually answered prayer:
•^FINANCES: A constant increase in mission giving, thus enabling the Society not only to keep up with the
terrifying- inflation but also to take advantage of a few of the growing opportunities and challenges.
• MISSION/CHURCH RELATIONSHIP: A healthy spirit of fellowship and cooperation on all fields.
1^ PERSONNEL: Relatively good health enjoyed by most missionaries. A steady stream of new
missionaries to help fill up the ranks.
I^HOME CHURCH: A home constituency which is constantly growing more mission-hearted and involved
in the overseas ministry.
Board actions:
l^NEW MISSIONARIES: Nineteen candidates (eight couples, three singles) were approved. Of these,
fifteen received accredited candidate status, which means that they have board approval to start caring
for the many details involved in actual preparation for the foreign field. Seven are expected to leave for
the field this year. Watch for special articles on these new candidates.
/'ALLOWANCE ADJUSTMENT: We would like to say that missionary allowances were "raised." Unfortu-
nately, one factor forbids such an interpretation. Inflation, as all of us know, is playing havoc with the
economy. The economic picture on most of our fields is even bleaker than for the U.S. To ignore mis-
sionary salaries would be the same as decreasmg allowances. Thus, an "adjustment" in salaries was made
by the Board.
K' SERVICE ALLOWANCE: The career missionary is still the backbone of the missionary movement, and
in light of the growing trend in short-term service, it was felt that there should be a way for the Society
to show that it values the many years of service of the career missionary. At present all missionaries on
one field receive the same allowance, whether they have served for one year or twenty-five years. With
this action, token increases are granted after ten, fifteen, and twenty-five years of service.
• ADJUSTED BUDGET: The foreign mission general fund budget for 1970 totals $620,574.36. This will
mean a $64,000 increase in general fund income over 1969. The board alerts the Society and all mission-
aries to this sizable increase, and requests a prayerful commitment to a serious endeavor to raise our gift
income so that the need will be supplied.
Our Lord has committed a weighty responsibility to the shoulders
of the Foreign Missionary Society. As faithful stewards, our mission-
aries want to carry that load and to advance with the Gospel. New
candidates are ready to go. Worldwide inflation presents a threat to
growth and expansion. Yet, the challenge and opportunities of the
seventies lie before us. We believe that The Brethren Church will
pray, will give, and will go in obedience to Jesus Christ.
April 4, 1970 1''
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ATTENTION! Rev. Richard W. De-
Haan, radio and television Bible teach-
er, will bring the keynote address for
the 1970 National Fellowship of Breth-
ren Churches conference in Long
Beach, Calif. This opening service will
be held Sunday evening, Aug. 9, in the
Long Beach Sports Arena. Mr. DeHaan
is the principal speaker on "The Radio
Bible Class," and his "Day of Dis-
covery" television program is broad-
cast widely each Sunday. Plan to at-
tend!
ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX. An-
other Grace Brethren Church has been
started in Albuquerque. The first serv-
ices were held Feb. 22 with an at-
tendance of 31 in the morning wor-
ship service. The church is meeting in a
former Baptist church building at 2518
Eubank Blvd., in the North East
Heights area of the city. We are look-
ing forward to having this building as
our own church property. The Grace
Brethren Church at 149 Daniel Circle
is sharing their pastor in order to get
this work established. If anyone knows
of Brethren hving in this area of the
city, please contact Rev. Victor S.
Rogers, 10301 Stovall PI. N.E., Albu-
querque, N.M. 871 12. Victors. Rogers,
pastor.
LEXINGTON, OHIO. During the
past month God has greatly moved in
the congregation of the Grace Brethren
Church. Including the results follow-
ing the showing of Billy Graham's film,
"The Restless Ones" and recent evan-
gelistic services with Rev. Allen Herr,
there have been 1 5 decisions to receive
Christ, and 5 1 decisions concerning the
Christian life. Terrance Taylor, pastor.
CHANGES. The ivew address for
Miss E. Elizabeth LeaJi, clerk of the
Ghent Brethren Church, Roanoke, Va.,
is Rt-. 4, Box 271, Roanoke, Va.
24018. Rev. Dick Cron is the new
pastor of the Grace Brethren Church,
Sacramento, Calif. His address is 5510
Colonel Rd., Carmichael, Calif. 95608.
Please change your Annual.
ROANOKE, VA. Steve Medrid, a
federal agent from the Bureau of Nar-
cotics and Dangerous Drugs, spoke to
200 people at four sessions of the
Southeast District Youth Rally held
Feb. 6-7 at the Clearbrook Brethren
Church. Speaking on the theme for
the rally "Drugs Can Kill" Mr. Medrid
showed films and lit a marijuana ciga-
rette so the young people could see
and smell the actual thing. The rally
was topped off by a "Wild Goose
Chase" with four busloads of kids
searching through buildings in the
town to find the goose. Talent com-
petition was larger than ever before
with 60 young people competing. The
Clearbrook Brethren Church youth
topped the scoring chart to win the
trophy. First place winners from the
church were Tina Hall, creative writing;
Debbie Harrison, songleading; Crusad-
ers for Christ (Debbie Harrison, Diane
Spencer, Ricky Sexton, Barry Hurt),
vocal ensemble and best overall music.
Connie Basham, Vickie Harrison, Nan-
cy Kay Hall, composed the winning
quiz team. Russell Weber, pastor.
LA PUENTE, CALIF. The Hacienda
Heights Grace Brethren Church held
a baptismal service at the First Breth-
ren Church of Whittier Mar. 1. Nine
new believers were baptized. A Negro
man and one of his children were
baptized as the wife and mother, a
long-time member of the church ob-
served. A woman who had been raised
as an Orthodox Jew, then led to
Christ by Pastor Dunigan in her home,
was baptized, along with a young,
newly married couple and several chil-
dren. Frank Dunigan, pastor.
SOUTH BEND, IND. The victor
in a four-way Sunday-school contest
in the South Bend-Elkhart area during
January and February was the Ireland
Road Grace Brethren Church of South
Bend. Other participating churches
were the Grace Brethren Church of
Goshen (second), the Grace Brethren
Church of Elkhart (third), and the
Bethel Brethren Church of Osceola
(fourth). The Ireland Road church
clinched the contest with a Sunday-
school attendance of 177 Feb. 22, an
increase of 36 percent over 1969. This
gave an eight-week average increase
of 9.7 percent to win the contest. The
winner will display the "Sword of the
Spirit" copper-on-wood medallion for
the rest of the year. Scott Weaver,
pastor.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Mr. Alan Mc-
Gill, recording artist with Word
Records, ministered in song and per-
sonal testimony at the First Brethren
Church, Mar. 2. It was a real spiritual
treat for the people. Charles G. Thorn-
ton, pastor.
WHITTIER, CALIF. The Commun-
ity Brethren Church hosted the Greater
Whittier Area Brethren Missionary Con-
ference Mar. 8-15. Nine missionaries
spoke to various age groups in many
conference sessions. A "New Life-In"
folk-rock concert was held for the final
session as hundreds of young people
from local high schools and junior
colleges were invited in to hear three
Christian folk-rock groups perform,
and be challenged with a message by
Rev. Bill Burk. The church also hosted
over 500 Sunday-school workers each
Monday night in February for a Lead-
ership Training Course. Youth Night
was held Mar. 1 with "The Contem-
poraries," a group of 40 young vocal-
ists and musicians presenting the claims
of Christ in an exciting musical pro-
gram as an added attraction. Tim Mil-
ler, son of the pastor, and Bill Davis,
son of the youth pastor, are members
of the group. Ward Miller, pastor.
PRAY FOR THESE MEETINGS
Notice of meetings to be listed in this column must be received
for publication at least 30 days in advance of scheduled dates.
Church Date Pastor Speaker
Uniontown, Pa. Apr. 19-26 True Hunt Allen Herr
Denver, Colo. Apr. 20-26 Thomas Inman Nathan Meyer
Sunny side. Wash. Apr. 26-May 3 John Mayes Dean Fetterhoff
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RICHLAND, WASH. Two new
I records were established on Mar. 1
Iwith 48 in Sunday school and 55 in
Ithe morning worship services. FoUow-
ling the morning service, one junior
imade a public profession for Christ,
land two teens presented themselves
for baptism. In the afternoon service,
seven were baptized by trine immer-
sion. After this service, ten teenagers
from the church made 78 personal
contacts, inviting people to attend
services. The climax of the day was at
■the close of the evening service when
ia family of four and two young people
jcame forward to join the church, and
ione teen rededicated his life. Nelson
JE. Hall, pastor.
; TOPPENISH, WASH. "The Open
j Bible" is the name of the Spanish
I Gospel Broadcast over station KREW
of Sunnyside from 8:00 to 8:30 every
Monday night. Rev. Sam Horney,
■ pastor of the Toppenish church, is the
speaker. The program is sponsored by
the First Brethren Church of Sunny-
side, Wash., as a missionary project.
A free Bible or Spanish-language de-
votional book is offered for the asking.
Requests for these have come in from
all over the Yakima Valley.
BELL, CALIF. Rev. and Mrs. Henry
Rempel left Mar. 10 on an around-the-
world flight to visit mission fields
throughout the world. They will con-
tact our Brethren fields in Hawaii,
Central African Republic, France and
Germany. On Apr. 27 they will arrive
in Cairo to link with a Bible Lands
Tour directed by Dr. Paul Bauman. In
Europe they plan to contact Brethren
Chaplain Emlyn Jones. The Rempels
are scheduled to fly on the first flight
of the Boeing 747 to Hawaii.
iAJeddin^ l/JeUA
A six month's free subscription to the
Brethren Missionary Herald is given to
those whose addresses are supplied by the
officiating minister.
Virginia L. Kauffman and William
Smith, June 20, 1969,Clarksville Bible
Church, Rev. Earl O. Funderburg offi-
ciating.
Clara Wenger and David Spitler,
Feb. 7, Englewood Grace Brethren
Church , Englewood, Ohio
Mary Margaret Gress and Ramon
Rodriguez, Feb. 21, Grace Brethren
Church, York, Pa.
Donna J. Garey and Leland J.
Kauffman, Mar. 14, Reading Grace
Brethren Church, Stoystown, Pa.
FORT LEE, VA. Chaplain (Capt.)
John Talley will be leaving the Army
chaplaincy on July 31. His future
plans are indefinite. On Feb. 25, Mrs.
Betty Talley gave birth to a 3 lb., 6 oz.
boy, Timothy Merritt. However, the
child died of internal complications
the same day.
MANSFIELD, OHIO. Rev. and Mrs.
Robert Kern of the Woodville Grace
Brethren Church are the proud parents
of Mark Jonathan, 5 lbs., 9 oz. who
arrived Feb. 19.
J„ w.
emorium
Notices of death appearing in this column
must be submitted in writing by a pastor.
ERICKSON, Ruth Ann, 35, a dedi-
cated worker in the Lexington (Ohio)
Grace Brethren Church, went to be
with the Lord Jan. 17. Terrance Tay-
lor, pastor.
PETRY, H. C. "Bud," moderator
and faithful member of the Englewood
Grace Brethren Church passed away
recently. He was a Sunday-school
teacher and very active in district
affairs. Submitted by Rev. Charles
E. Lawson, pastor of the Trotwood
Grace Brethren Church.
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The Congregation of the
SIMI COMMUNITY BRETHREN CHURCH
December 31, 1969
Dear Pastor Gillis:
At the beginning of this New Year it seems only fitting
that we, the congregation, should express some of the things
that are on our hearts to you, the "Under Shepherd," our
Pastor. We remember how many times we have looked to
you in times of need, and you were right there, by our side.
In times of trial and testing you have been with us— encour-
aging us, building us up in the Faith, praying with us and for
us. We cannot forget the times you were with us 'til the wee
small hours of the morning in a hospital waiting room, or be-
side our bed of affliction, ministering to us— with no thought
of yourself.
We know you have spent hours of prayer and study in
preparation of a sermon to draw us close to Him. And then
it may have seemed we felt we were doing you a favor by
showing up for church or prayer meeting. Of course it was
easy to "forget" to mention what a blessing the sermon was
to our hearts.
But we want to let you know, despite our many shortcom-
ings and failures, we appreciate you more than you will ever
know. Through you we have come to know our Bible as
never before. Through you we see the love of our Lord as
never before and consequently love our Lord more. True,
many times we have been unfaithful to God and to you. We
have let you down so many times. Forgive us and may God,
our Heavenly Father forgive us.
In this new year, 1 970, we will strive to be faithful to the
One you are longing for us to be conformed to. May we re-
member you are human too, and encourage you by faithful-
ness to Him, and by praying for you more than ever before.
May we truly realize what our purpose is here in our little
church— to reach out and win lost souls for our Lord.
Most of all, we want you to know of our love for you— we
know of your love for us— it has been demonstrated over and
over again.
With love.
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Beginning a new series on your BMH co-wor leers . . .
MEET YOUR BMH FAMILY
Our employee with the longest term of service-
MRS. A. ROLLIN SANDY
Mr. Austin, a technician who has
served on the Argentine mission field
for the past five years, will begin his
Missionary Herald ministry in the sum-
mer of 1970. He will assist in setting up
and will serve as director of a BMH
audio-visual department. Items to be
produced will include BMH Recordings,
tape-cassettes, transparency sets for over-
head projectors, slide-tapes and many
other items. Work will be done for all
of our Brethren boards.
Rev. and Mrs. Austin and their two
children are currently residing in Long
Beach, CaUfornia, and are members of
the First Brethren Church there. They
plan to move to Winona Lake, Indiana,
sometime during the late summer.
Mrs. Sandy, an employee of the
Brethren Missionary Herald for thirteen
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A valued employee, Mrs. Sandy
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and her husband are members of the
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her husband is pastor. The Sandy's have
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7i
This article
reprinted by
permission of
VOICE magazine
I don't know who he was, where he
was from, why he did what he did, or
whether he was real. He probably is
the figment of someone's rich
imagination. But I can picture him
clearly, his large body covered with
black and white plumes, his mighty
legs braced firmly under his six-fooi
frame, his head hidden beneath the
surface of a dune. The ostrich who
buried his head in the sand.
1 already admitted that I know
nothing about him. I can't tell you
anything about his family. I can only
surmise what his upbringing was like.
But I am afraid I know more about his
faith than I would like to. You see,
I've seen his disciples all over the
world.
I've seen some of his disciples
carrying idealistic placards down the
streets without the slightest
understanding of what the placards
meant. I've seen them in the pulpits of
large, liberal churches— they've been
preaching salvation through education
and urban renewal. I've seen his
emissaries in the ecumenical councils
shouting "Unity!" without the
foggiest concept of Holy Spirit
oneness, the only oneness that unifies
any people.
But the saddest sight I've ever
viewed is one of the fundamentalist
breed, in the earth up to his neck and
with a big Scofield Bible tucked under
his wing. He is the "Ostrichus
Evangelicus," the most unsavory
ostrich of all.
Oh, don't get me wrong; he isn't a
tragic figure because he is a
fundamentalist. That's one of his
redeeming features insofar as he carries
out his emphasis on "fundamentals."
He isn't tragic either because he has a
Scofield Bible tucked under his wing.
He's probably gleaned more truth
from that book than most other Bible
readers. The fact is, he is a tragic figure
simply because his head is in the sand.
This one attribute tells a lot about
him. Just what it tells I'd like to have
About the Author—
Dr. Larry W. Poland is the president of
Miami Bible College of Miami, Florida. He
served on the staff of Grace College in
Winona Lake, Indiana, before coming to
Miami in 1967.
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isavory Ostrich
By Larry Poland
you examine with me.
First of all, our ostrich friend, if he
could see himself, would be
embarrassed to discover that he's
focusing the world's attentions on
some of the most uncomely parts of
his anatomy. You know the
kind-those radio preachers who have
the same beliefs as you do and yet you
feel sorry for the way they parade
their uncouthness, their bad grammar,
and their general ignorance. You feel
embarrassed that they too claim your
trust in Jesus Christ and in the
infallible Word. They've focused
attention on their human frailties by
the interment of their heads.
I'll never forget the time I was
sitting in a question and answer period
at a college lecture series. A man rose
to his feet to question the speaker. His
question was loaded, crudely phrased,
and indictive. I remember my iniiial
negative reaction before I stopped to
realize that the man was expressing my
viewpoint. He was an evangelical
Christian with his most hideous side
showing.
A second problem with our
feathery friend is that he has
inundated his mind. What a shame.
Here is one who has received the mind
of Christ (I Cor. 2:16) plus a likely
better-than-average intellectual
capability from his parents. But his
mind can't function subterraneously,
covered by a lot of empty and vain
religious traditions he has accepted
without question from others. The
Spirit longs to teach him new truths
from God, give him new insights from
the Word and proffer new concepts for
making his ministry more effective.
Futile. His mental activity is choked
by the granulated earth packed tightly
around it. When he has questions, he
subconsciously screams shibboleths at
himself and drowns the inquiry of his
mind. When he has doubts, he tells
himself that doubts are sin rather than
asking God to give him rational
arguments and evidence rooted in
God's revelation.
His position is that of immobile and
unswerving mental commitment— «of
to vital tenets of a living faith, but to a
static and unthinking reliance upon
what some other man has told him. He
takes his stand not on eternal truths of
God but on a set of convictions that
he has received from a pastor who
received them from seminary profes-
sors who received them from pastors
and seminary professors. That any one
of these has sought the Scriptures
objectively to arrive at his system of
beliefs is often suspect. His mind has
taken root and it has taken root in a
hole of his own making.
Our evangelical ostrich has another
serious limitation. This limitation is
that he has shut off all communication
from the outside world. Most
unfortunate. He has riosed his ears to
the world's screams. He has shut his
eyes to the world's miseries. His
posterior parts get a little bit of the
world's breeze, but it's quite difficult
to tell from whence the wind is
blowing. About all his head feels is
heat, and "hot-headedness" is not an
unusual attribute of one who has shut
off all communication from the
outside world. In fact, most such birds
explode in rage at the sinful seekers
who bump into them, a response
rooted in self-righteousness and not in
Godly compassion.
You see, he knows that he is not to
love the world system, partake of the
world's evil, nor be swayed by the
world's values. So he has shut off all
reading of works by those who don't
share his viewpoint— even other Chris-
tians.
He has denied himself entrance into
the forums of the world's thought. He
has lost his conception of the spiritual
hunger of unbelieving human beings
-he has limited his contacts to spiritual
gluttons for so long.
You see, these birds have
misinterpreted "Christian separation."
They have separated themselves from
sinners rather than sm. The heart cries
of sinners for spiritual life go unheard.
The pitiful dilemmas of the wicked go
unnoticed. The deathly coldness of
judgment which rests on the ungodly
is not felt by the buried believer.
Consequently, with no objects for his
love, he grows loveless; with no
miserable sights to behold, he becomes
compassionless.
The final and most terrible
attribute of this flightless fowl is that
his witness is stopped. Ever try to talk
with your face in the sand? Don't
bother. Your voice will be inaudible
anyway. It won't be inaudible because
you don't have a message. You'll still
have God's Word on your lips and
God's spirit in your heart, but your
vc oe won't carry through the soil of
your isolation, through the pebbles of
your indifference, or through the sand
of your escapism.
You'll have a Savior that you can't
share, a gospel you can't proclaim, a
revelation you can't reveal. The
ministry of reconciliation you bear
won't reconcile anybody. Your world
will be denied the abundant life you
have to offer in Jesus Christ.
Maybe all this has already
happened. A check on your situation
would be to count the number of
unbelievers to whom you have
personally explained salvation in the
past month. Embarrassing, isn't it?
You'd better get out of the sand.
You might have to join a service club
or your PTA or start a neighborhood
Bible study or get into a bowling
league— something to get you in
contact with your mission field, the
world.
If you stay in your mole-like
stance, you will be an extremely
unsavory creature. I'm not calling you
that; Christ did. Didn't He say that His
disciples were "salt" and that if they
lost their savor they were worth
nothing, but to be "troden under
foot"? That's what He said. He did not
save men to seclusion. He saved them
to service. He saved them to seasoning.
He saved them to incarnate the Spirit.
If you've been an unsavory
evangelical ostrich, better yank that
head out of the sand, pray to God for
a fresh breeze from the Holy Spirit,
use those powerful legs to propel you
to the lost, and open that sandy beak
in words of love and compassion and
salvation.
If you don't extricate yourself, you
won't even hear the approach of the
big foot that treads all unsavory
ostriches the rest of the way into the
sand of divine judgment. ▼
April 4, 1970
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PRODUCES
POWER
BY
PRAYER . .
"Never underestimate the power of
a woman"^ surely a debatable idea; its
validity depending on the character of
the woman; what kind of power she
wants and for what purpose. You have
known one or two to whom cunning,
conniving, deceitful designs are second
nature? A look behind that behavior
may explain it, at least in part.
Lack of opportunity for full
development may be some of the
problem. Or a lazy nature which
refuses to work hard enough to earn
what she wants. Maybe impatience.
She wants what she wants NOW.
Colleagues belittle; peers snub.
Lacking spiritual resources she
becomes a master at double-talk;
resorts to subterfuge. This is her way
of kicking her hostile world in the
teeth; an unenviable way of "I'll show
'em. They'll pay through the nose
until I get what I want."
How do you handle this problem
personally? Even thougli you are a
child of God you are not immune. An
honest look at the facts of your life
must admit temptations in this
personality area. You know you want
to be somebody; you'll settle for just a
"little" somebody. But you don't
By Althea S. Miller
want to be merely a sputtering cog of
power in life's machinery. Because you
love Jesus Christ you want to be part
of the dynamite that transforms and
advances productively. How do you
synchronize your personal "gears" to
be part of the godly power at work in
today's world? What is the formula for
connecting to that power?
Perhaps you have stumbled over the
answer because it is so simple. And
profound. PRAYER.
So you think this is an
oversimplification. After all, you are
no novice at prayer. You know it is
talking to God, asking for His blessings
as you intersperse a little praise for His
goodness. You can't sleep well at night
if you don't pray. You feel guilty if
you fail to give God at least a little
nod of recognition each day. But is
that all? This ritual doesn't change the
basic facts of your daOy living. What is
the secret of prayer that will make you
productive and give you power?
Begin at the beginning. Sort out
your motivations and discard the
unworthy. Why do you want to be
productive? What end results do you
have in mind? Are you willing to pay
the price of productivity? Who will
benefit by the results? Why is prayer
the key factor to the productive life of
God's child? What kind of prayer
produces impact? To whom should
you pray?
Obviously these questions cannot
be answered within this limited space.
You will be headed in the direction of
creativity if you attempt to think
these through to some conclusions.*
Certainly you enjoy the satisfaction
of achievement. You want to con-
tribute to the well-being of others; to
be that "virtuous woman" (Prov.
31; 10) who is trusted by husband,
family, friends.
Every worthwhile gift to life carries
a price tag. Disciplines of mind, body,
spirit, possessions, cost. But how they
count! Why don't you count that cost
and with joyous abandon to the Lord
who loves you, tell Him you are
willing to pay? Your power to produce
will come in answer to the honest
prayer that forsakes self-will in favor
of the will of God. "The will of God is
either a burden to carry or a power
which carries us."**
No woman can be creatively
productive apart from prayer in all its
aspects. Prayer which moves God's
arm is at once intercessory and full of
praise; spoken and wordless; replete
with warm fellowship with the Most
High and moments of quietly ponder-
ing who He is and what He means to
the individual who knows and loves
Him. Prayer releases the power of God
to flow through His loved ones. And
nothing can stop that power from
producing the fruit of the Spirit which
has the potential to set your world on
fire for God.
Prayer is faith in action. It's the
kind that gets things done. Why waste
your energies in time-consuming
prayer if you don't believe God can
produce the answer for and througli
you? The prayer of faith is "obedient
to the heavenly vision" of God's will
for those "who are exercised thereby."
How does your prayer production
stack up? Awake now to the fact that
prayer, not cunning or deceitfulness is
your source of power that produces. It
is at this point it is safe to believe,
"Never underestimate . . . ." T
*Would you like to share your creative
thinking about prayer? Write me and we'll
work on expanding the Biblical aspects of
the potential of production by prayer.
**It's Harvest Time, Jan. '70
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^^rgentina, oldest of the Brethren
foreign mission fields, has undergone
many crises through the years, and
though never oversupplied with mis-
sionary personnel, it is now faced with
a new crisis in a real dearth of workers.
The Nelson Fays, presently in their
second term in this great South Ameri-
can land, are shouldering numerous
field responsibilities.
Back a few years, in early 1963,
when Nelson and Marjorie Fay left the
United States for their first term as
Brethren missionaries to Argentina,
they went out under somewhat differ-
ent circumstances than do most be-
ginning missionaries, which meant that
the time required for their orientation
and adjustment was minimal. Note-
worthy facts were that both already
spoke Spanish and both had previously
lived in Argentina.
Less than three years before, Miss
Marjorie Hurlbut had returned to the
U.S. for her first furlough after spend-
ing a term in Argentina with another
mission board. In the intervening time
she had married Nelson Fay, become
a mother of a son, joined The Brethren
Church, and been accepted as a mis-
sionary under the Brethren Foreign
Missionary Society.
Wyoming was the state in which
Marjorie was born, but because of her
father's work the family moved around
considerably, and lived in several dif-
ferent states all the way from Michigan
to California. She graduated from high
school in Montebello, California, which
is still the home address of her parents.
At the age of nine Marjorie made
The Nelson Fay family.
her decision to follow Christ as the
result of a special evangelistic effort
directed toward children, and not long
afterwards she felt the desire to serve
Him as a missionary. The desire grew,
and when she was twelve she made a
private commitment to the Lord for
her life service; later, a public com-
mitment was made.
However, a time of rationalizing
and compromise entered her life. In
college she prepared for teaching, and
she did teach for one year after her
graduation from the University of Red-
lands. But the following summer she
faced up to her situation as the re-
sult of a challenge given by a furlouglied
missionary at a youth camp. Even
though she was in debt and had no
savings, she determined to enter Bible
school, and she found the Lord was
faithful to His Word in caring for her
every need during her two years at
Biola.
Seeking practical experience, Mar-
jorie went to Cuba for a summer with
Practical Missionary Training. Then she
stayed on in Cuba to teach missionary
children for a year, thereby gaining
further mission-field experience.
Meanwhile, she had applied to and
been appointed by the Conservative
Baptist Foreign Mission Society for
work in Argentina. Before arriving on
the field she spent a year studying the
Spanish language in Costa Rica. Then
Completing the series
on the 1969-70
WMC "Birthday Missionaries"
she was stationed in the northern part
of the country, where her duties in-
cluded helping with the book deposit,
teacher training, child evangelism, and
women's work.
Before Marjorie went out as a mis-
sionary she had made the acquaintance
of a young couple from Argentina who
had moved to California. They were
very helpful to her in her preparations,
and the wife carried on a correspond-
ence with Marjorie after she arrived on
the field. But the Lord saw fit to take
the wife unto himself after a brief ill-
ness, leaving a sad young husband and
a little daughter. A couple of signifi-
cant results developed: first, a time of
decision for the husband— who former-
ly had been seeking personal gain in
the business world— in yielding to the
Lord concerning preparation for full-
time service; and, second, his con-
tinuing the correspondence his wife
had begun with the missionary in
Argentina.
The outcome of the latter situation
was that, as is so often said— "to make
a long story short"— the two eventually
became engaged by correspondence.
Marjorie finished her term on the field,
returned to the U.S., and in June of
1960 became Mrs. Nelson Fay.
The first two years of their married
life the Fays lived in Winona Lake,
Indiana, while Mr. Fay attended Grace
Seminary. Mrs. Fay became a member
of the Community Grace Brethren
Church of Warsaw, Indiana, where she
still holds her membership.
After they had been appointed to
Argentina and all the myriads of neces-
sary preparations were cared for, the
Fays departed for the field in the
early days of 1963, accompanied by
the daughter, Sylvia, and their first
son, Benjamin. Two more sons have
joined the family; Jonathan, born in
Argentina, and Theodore, their young-
est, born in California during furlough.
Almafuerte is the residence of this
missionary family, since Mr. Fay's min-
istry is largely connected with the
field's Bible Institute which is located
there. Recently he has taken on an
added responsibility in heading up the
field council of missionaries.
Pray for the Lord's enabling in
every needy area of Marjorie Fay as
she works alongside her husband. Pray
not only for desperately needed mis-
sionary recruits, but for the calling
forth of many laborers for the Lord
among Argentine national Christians.^
April 4, 1970
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Getting To Know Your National WMC Officers
L to R; Roger, Mrs. Phillip Simmons and
Rev. Phillip Simmons
Mrs. Phillip Simmons
Program Chairman
Your national WMC officers are
scattered from the east to the
west— and even to the northwest. The
West is famiUar territory to me since
my ancestors were among the early
pioneers who went westward in
covered wagons of the bygone days to
settle in California- my birthplace and
home up through college days.
Looking back, I now realize that of
much more value than the gold in the
L to R: Rev. Ralph Hall, Nancy, Steve and
Mrs. Ralph Hall
Mrs. Ralph Hall
Project Chairman
"Oh, a national officer in WMC?"
you ask. "I thought you were working
inSMM."
You're right! For many years SMM
was my labor of love, but now the
Lord has given me the privilege of
being your national WMC project
chairman. It is wonderful to serve the
One who has given us "richly all things
to enjoy."
It is interesting to live at Winona
California hills was the challenge in
childhood given by a pastor in our
church in La Verne, California. He
offered an award to all juniors who
would memorize a long list of Bible
verses— fifty-three in all. His award was
a very special and unusual one. He
promised to bring it back with him
when he returned from a six-month
tour of the Holy Land. It took many,
many hours to learn the fifty-three
verses word for word. The award was a
string of mother-of-pearls-pearls from
the Sea of Galilee— cherished, of
course. It was through the
memorization of these verses that I
later realized my need of Christ and
looked to Calvary where I saw Christ
taking my place and bearing the
penalty for my sins. "The entrance of
thy words giveth light"-yes, Light!
Dr. Alva J. McClain ministered to
our church in La Verne during the six
months' absence of our pastor,
Herbert Tay, while he was in the Holy
Land (boats were slower than the jets
of today). A decade later, I sat under
Dr. McClain's teaching at Grace
Seminary and received a Christian
Lake and hear, from time to time,
various ones comment, "Oh, you're
just like us, you weren't born Brethren
either." We were not acquainted with
The Brethren Church until my
husband went to Grace Seminary, but
we certainly praise the Lord for His
direction in acquainting us with the
Brethren Fellowship of Churches. We
became Brethren in the spring of 1951
before Ralph graduated from
Seminary.
We have lived in Winona Lake the
past ten years after serving the Lord in
pastorate work for ten years before.
Sometimes we can only marvel at the
way the Lord works out the details in
our lives, such as, my husband getting
a degree in engineering before going to
Seminary. Why did he need a degree in
engineering when he was going into
the service of the Lord? The answer
now, of course, is obvious. He could
never do the work he is doing for the
Brethren Architectual Services without
it.
We have much to look forward to
in the future. Two exciting events will
be happening this coming June when
Education diploma for the completion
of the two-year course offered at that
time. Several years later, I married
another Grace Seminary student,
Pastor Phillip Jackson Simmons of
Virginia.
Twenty-nine years of "pioneering"
have followed with twenty-four of
these years spent in home-mission
churches in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
California and Washington.
God blessed our home with three
children: Joyce, Bernard and Roger.
Joyce, also in a pioneering
home-mission church, is the wife of
Pastor Don Farner, Jr., Opportunity
(Spokane), Washington. Bernie, who is
married to the former Sue Horney, is
completing his last year in Grace
Seminary. Roger is a high school
student here in Seattle where we are
located. 1 am also involved in the
school systems working as a full-time
secretary in the administration office.
Having a part in planning WMC
programs has always been of special
concern and interest to me and I have
found it a pleasure as well as a
challenge to coordinate and help in the
programming area of our WMC.
Perhaps there is still a little pioneering
for me to do in WMC !
our daughter, Nancy, who is a Junior
at Grace College, will be married; and
our son, Steve, will be graduating from
high school.
My favorite verse of scripture is:
"For me to live is Christ, and to die is
gain" (Phil. 1:21).
WMC OFFICIARY
Pres.-Mrs. Richard Placeway, 540 Randall
Rd., Elyna, Ohio 44035
1st V. Pres.-Mrs. Ralph Hall, R.R. 3,
Warsaw, Ind. 46580
2nd V. Pres.-Mrs. PhilUp Simmons, 10600
S.E. 226th St., Kent, Wash. 98031
Rec. Secy. -Mrs. Gerald Kelley, Box 67,
New Troy, Mich. 49119
Asst. Rec. Secy. -Mrs. Dan Pacheco, R.R.
3, Warsaw, Ind. 46580
Fin. Secy.-Treas.-Mrs. Robert Ashman, 602
Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
Asst. to the Fin. Secy.-Treas.-Mrs. Earle
Cole, 2753 Elmwood Ave., Cuyahoga
Falls, Ohio 44221
Lit. Secy. -Mrs. Charles Koontz, R.R. 3,
Warsaw, Ind. 46580
Prayer Chm.-Mrs. Thomas Hammers, 604
Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
SMM Patroness-Mrs. Robert Boze, R.R. 1,
Box 224-D, Berne, Ind. 46711
Asst. SMM Patroness-Mrs. Gerald Polman,
1634 Pinecrest Dr., Dayton, Ohio 45414
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Brethren Missionary Herald
NORTHEASTERN OHIO RALLY-
Despite a winter marked by lots of
snow and zero temperatures, the Lord
gave us a good day for our winter
rally. The brave ladies journeyed to
the Canton Brethren Church, January
26, 1970. Mrs. Opal Laubender led us
in singing "Is It The Crowning Day."
Mrs. June Turner, our prayer
chairman, centered her devotional
thoughts around this song. We then
enjoyed a time of conversational
prayer.
This was a special day for our
pastors' wives. Each one was presented
with a trivet for her kitchen. Mrs. Ray
Johnson gave a special word of
testimony about being called to be a
pastor's wife.
A bountiful noon meal was served,
and then we had the afternoon session
opened by Mrs. Laubender leading us
in a song.
The chapel in Tijuana, iVlexico, under con-
struction.
This is our national WMC
offering period for Foreign Mis-
sions. Our project this year is to
supply funds for the completion
of the chapel in Tijuana, iVIexico,
and the balance to aid in the
support of our missionaries to
Germany.
The business meeting was called to
order by our president Mrs. Bea
Ripple. All but two councils were
represented. Committee reports were
given. Our project offering was
received for linen and table cloths for
France and two units for the beginning
work in Germany. We are praising the
Lord for more than meeting our goal
of two hundred dollars.
Special music was furned by the
Homerville ladies, and a solo by Hazel
Plastow. Mrs. Joyce Renick took us to
France via slides. She told of many
customs of the people and also about
the country. Knowing more about the
mission work in France should help us
to pray more faithfully. -A//-X. Wm.
Snoddy
District Chatter
Northeastern Ohio
District— Canton, Ohio, has started a
new local project which will meet a
real need. One of the WMC groups is
responsible for the gathering together
of a can-a-month project. Each family
in the church is encouraged to
contribute a can of food a month and
the ladies will prepare baskets for the
Mission Chapel.
Midwest District-BSLV-One of
the goals for each council is to pray
for the youth who have made
(Continued on page 23)
April 4, 1970
MISSIONARY BIRTHDAYS - JUNE
AFRICA-
Rev. S. Wayne Beaver June 2
B.P. 240, Bangui, Central African Republic
Mrs. Pierre-Andre Waridel June 6
Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via Bangui, Central African Republic
Mr. Pierre-Andre Waridel June 7
Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via Bangui, Central African Republic
Rev. Roy B. Snyder June 1 5
B.P. 240, Bangui, Central African Republic
David William Walker June 29, 1961
Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui, Central African Republic
ARGENTINA-
David Clark Miller June 12, 1966
Circunscripcion 4, Seccion 4, Manzana 9, Casa 6, Ciudad General Belgrano,
Argentina, S.A.
BRAZIL-
Earl Phillip Hodgdon June 11, 1956
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil
Beverly Anne Hodgdon June 26, 1961
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil
GERMAIMY-
Mrs. Roger D. Peugh June 17
776 Radolfzell, Strandbadstr. 86, Germany
Rev. Roger D. Peugh June 17
776 Radolfzell, Strandbadstr. 86, Germany
IN THE UNITED STATES-
Mrs. Rose Foster June 9
105 Seminary Drive, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590
Mrs. Marvin L. Goodman, Jr ' June 12
Box 588, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590
Rev. Martin M. Garber June 14
c/o Mr. John Rae, 209 Rowland Avenue, Modesto, California 95351
Lynda Kay Garber June 15, 1969
c/o Mr. John Rae, 209 Rowland Avenue, Modesto, Cahfornia 95351
Miss Marie Mishler June 19
2592 Edgebrook Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44312
Rev. Thomas T. Julien June 27
Box 588, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590
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Is SMM
Relevant ?
By Mrs. Robert L. Boze
National SMM Patroness
w,
'hat's so great about SMM?
Does it meet the needs of the "now
generation"? How can anything fifty-
seven years old (age of SMM) be up to
date? Perhaps these and many more
questions flash through the minds of
those of you who have never experi-
enced working in SMM. Don't stop
now! Let us give you some answers to
these questions.
Anyone reading the daily news,
viewing the tube, or leafing througli
current magazines can truly say: "In
times like these, you need a Saviour."
The SMM theme "In Times Like
These" is certainly relevant. We are
facing the most critical time of our
history and are constantly being chal-
lenged to redeem the time because of
the evil days.
Each month in the SMM lessons we
are taken to God's Word which offers
us the solution to the problems of
today's Modern Miss. Some of the
topics for the year are: Knowing the
assurance of your personal relation-
ship to the Lord Jesus; Passing it on
to others; Being pure; Loving one
another; False teachers, and many
more. Relevant— yes, and it doesn't
stop there. Many alert patronesses
promote discussions on the themes and
broaden them to encircle the problems
of her own particular girls. A lively
discussion promotes the feeling of
warmth and love. Many times the girls
just need to know that others feel the
same way about their somewhat gigan-
tic problems. They need to know some-
one really cares. This makes God real
to the present situations in which they
are involved.
Our goals teach the girls that action
is better than talk. They are taught to
be witnesses to their peers. They are
supplied with attractive tracts to back
up their convictions. Sometimes they
go in groups to the nursing homes to
visit the sick. Surely you can see value
in training others to do these valuable
services. These and many more services
are tauglit the girls, helping to prepare
them for active participation in the
church family.
SMM is not another social night
out! Although the social graces are
being taught for this inexperienced
Young Miss. How many times were
you caught off guard with no ideas as
to what to do? We wish to keep our
girls as poised as the occasion demands.
I think mistakes are more acceptable
in a group that loves and understands
and that has the same type of prob-
lems. We always enjoy the fashion
shows the Middlers put on. I am sure
there are some mothers who are groan-
ing in retrospect. It isn't easy in this
day of commercialism, yet many a
young bride or mother has benefited
from this early exposure to sewing
and coordination of the wardrobe.
Relevant— yes, and up to date on
the happenings in the foreign mission
field. Can you name the various mis-
sionaries and their work? Perhaps an
incident or story that has been assigned
to the girls in their earliest years pro-
vides the groundwork for the Holy
Spirit. Many of our lady missionaries
were SMM girls and testify to the
worth of their SMM training.
How can something so old be rele-
vant? This is where the national offi-
cers come in. I'm sure you were not
aware we had an active part, too. Up-
dating the materials and handbooks,
screening the writers of the various
studies, and assisting in any way pos-
sible to keep SMM "on the ball."
Have we done anything to convince
you to give us a try? You might say
you have a guarantee! Can't pass up
such a bargain, now can you? Isaiah
40:31 -"But they that wait upon the
Lord shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary; and
they shall walk, and not faint." We
cannot promise a fountain of youth,
but you can't lose can you with the
Lord on your side? Remember, SMM
is "Redeeming the time, because the
days are evil" (Eph. 5:16). ▼
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Brethren Missionary Herald
Anniversary! Congratulations
Anniversary! Yes, another year has come and
gone for SMM. New officers have been elected. A
new SMM Girl of the Year has been chosen. New
groups are springing up. Everything seems to relate
to the new, but without the old there cannot be a
new. Let's take a look at some of the "old" times
in SMM.
1st SMM patroness— Mrs. Mary Bauman
1st SMM location— Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania
1st SMM meetings— Sunday mornings at
ten o'clock
1st SMM name— Ivy Kolb Auxiliary
1st SMM national work-1913
1st SMM covenant— "I will not cease to
make offerings of
prayer, time, and mon-
ey to the end that the
daughter of sorrow in
every land may know
the love of Jesus."
1st SMM foreign-mission work— sending
bandages to the lepers
in Africa
1st SMM Girl of the Year-Miss Sue Turley,
1964
to
SMM
on Your
57th
Anniversary
—from
the
WMC
DISTRICT CHATTER
(Continued from page 21)
decisions for full-time Christian
service. Mrs. Adalaida Pacheco,
Midwest District prayer chairman has a
good idea as a reminder for the ladies
in this district. She is making Open
Bible Bookmarks with the names of
the young people in the district who
are enrolled in the Brethren Student
Life Volunteer program. These will be
mailed to each council to remind them
to pray for these young people by
name.
Here is an idea from the
"Northwest News." Some council
might want to use it to promote good
fellowship and to get better
acquainted. Quote: "We sponsored an
exchange dinner for families in the
church. In this project, one of the
families was host and the other the
guests. Then at a later date, the
entertained family was host. A
committee was appointed to set up the
hosts and the families they would
entertain. Neither of the families knew
the identity of those they were to
entertain, nor by whom they would be
entertained until the actual day. Then
the family to be entertained was given
the name of their host and they went
directly to that home-then it was that
the host knew who the family was
they were entertaining. This was found
to be an excellent way to become
better acquainted with some of the
new families as well as building a
closer bond of fellowship."
April 4, 1970
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The God Who Is There Deoth in the City
Francis A. Schaeffer (Chicago:
Inter- Varsity, 1968), 191 pages, $4.50;
paper, $2.50.
This book is one of a new breed,
and so far it is the best of its genre. It
is what may be called a manual of
"personal pre-evangelism." In the past
we have had many books on personal
evangelism. They are still useful, but
the present age has called forth a
different kind of manual, a manual of
pre-evangelism, or what might also be
called "personal apologetics."
The God Who Is There is a brilliant
and challenging accomplishment. Time
will prove it to be a greater influence
and practical value to the church of
Jesus Christ than any book published
in the established categories of
evangelism and apologetics for many
years past.
What is the concept of
pre-evangelism, and why is it suddenly
appearing to claim importance today?
Pre-evangelism is the task of preparing
men and women intellectually to hear
the Gospel with a clear understanding
of its message. Prevalent modern ideas
of reality, with which more and more
people (especially the young) are being
ever more effectively brainwashed,
tend to destroy the very categories of
logic and reason necessary to
understand the human predicament
and God's answer to it.
If there is to be any sort of
renascence, intellectual and spiritual,
among evangelical Christians in the
decades ahead (and God grant that
there may be), the practical Christian
presuppositionalism and the loving
openness to the cries of modern men
which characterize The God Who Is
There will prove to be at the heart of
it Don't miss it , if you want to be part
of the effective solution, not part of
the problem. -John A. Renick, Park
City, Illinois
Francis A. Schaeffer (Chicago:
Inter-Varsity, 1969), 143 pages, paper,
$1.95.
Meditations on passages from
Romans, Jeremiah, and Lamentations,
this is a different sort of book from
Dr. Schaeffer's first two. The
Schaeffer we meet on these pages is a
combination of Paul and Jeremiah; a
man with the solid doctrinal
convictions of the apostle and the
anguish and tears of the prophet. His
exposition follows no rules and is
highly original. Biblical motifs are
explored and their contemporary
relevance indicated.
Schaeffer believes that modern man
is intellectually foolish, not merely in
relation to what the Bible says, but
also with regard to the world and life
itself. In his turning away from God,
man has backed himself into a corner
of meaninglessness. He is experiencing
spiritual and cultural death because he
has turned away from the only
answers that can meet his needs. Nor
does the church escape Schaeffer's
blistering indictment. There is
hypocrisy and ugliness there, too.
Many of us are existing on the
memory of what it used to be like but
no longer is.
A weakness of Schaeffer's approach
is its presuppositionalism. Basically he
presents the non-Christian with the
Biblical worldview as a system which
can answer his questions and satisfy
his heart. The truth question is
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bypassed, and it cannot be. Obviously
Schaeffer does not believe the
Christian message is a myth or a fairy
story. But he never tells us why he
thinks it is not. He needs to fill his
system out with a healthy dose of
historical evidences for the
authenticity of the Biblical truth
claim. -Dr. Clark H. Pinnock,
Kenosha, Wisconsin
L'Abri
Edith Schaeffer (Wheaton: Tyndale
House, 1969), 228 pages, $3.95.
The work of L'Abri Fellowship,
centered in Switzerland, is to make
redemption known in terms
twentieth-century man can
understand. The good news is
delivered in two ways. Dr. Schaeffer
spends much time with those with
serious intellectual problems blocking
their acceptance of Christ. The more
important way is the practical
demonstration of their faith in God to
supply all needs.
Covering the work of L'Abri from
its earliest days, Mrs. Schaeffer traces a
number of agonizing events that
brought the Schaeffers into total
dependence upon God, thus enhancing
their message. Any literary weaknesses
are made up for by Mrs. Schaeffer's
warmth and eagerness. Her book is
itself a fine apologetic for the personal
relationship one can have with the
God who is there.— Larry DeArmey,
Winona Lake, Indiana
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CIAS COLLEGE UBRARY
WINONA LAXE, INDIANA
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Spiritual State of the Committee .
Reflection on Pastors' Workshops
Dedication and Opportunity
What If I Had Been Born Jewish?
Atlanta Ground Breaking
Church News ....
Miracle of Prayer ....
The Chimes
Some Facts About Grace Schools
Spiritual Complacency and Its Dangers
"Bring Order Out of Chaos"— Hatfield
Grace Recognized for Patriotism .
Kappa Alpha Tau ....
Christian Service at Grace
Invitation to Commencement
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CLYDE K. LANDRUM, Editor
KENNETH E. HERMAN, Managing Editor
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS:
Foreign Missions-Rev. John Zlelasko
Grace Schools— Dr. Herman A. Hoyt
Home Missions— Rev. Lester E. Pifer
WMC-Mrs. Kenneth Rucker
SMM— Miss Donna Hawbaker
Laymen— Mr. Phil Landrum
April 18, 1970
Volume 32, Numbers
Home Missions and Grace Schools Issue
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Brethren Missionary Herald
The Editors Viewpoint
by Clyde K. Landrum
Spiritual State
or tne Committee
In the local churches there are
committees on evangelism, expansion,
finance, pastoral assistance, Christian
education, and so on. District and
national conferences have committees
for making resolutions, reporting on
the message of the moderator, for the
expansion of our ministry, and for
many other purposes. Such
committees, and many others, serve
useful purposes in most situations.
However, it is possible that
committees and boards can get bogged
down and become simply maintainers
of the status quo.
Too often a committee fails to
function properly because there was
no real need for its existence. Many
times on the surface it might appear
there is a need for another committee,
when in reality an existing one could
function acceptably on the project. If
there is not a real need and definite
purpose to be served, a committee
should not be constituted.
There is, however, a real value in a
small group working on important
matters, then reporting back to the
larger group. Great wisdom should be
exercised in the setting up of
committees and in staffing them lest
the church be saddled with overmuch
machinery.
But even greater damage can be
done by failure to place the best
quahfied people on committees— those
with the great spiritual discernment.
How often it has happened that a
person is chosen for a place of
importance as a means of getting him
to attend services more regularly. It
should be kept in mind, however, that
the people who are going to do the
best job are those who have already
demonstrated a good Christian spirit
and a loyalty to the cause of Christ.
Neither should a person be chosen for
the purpose of giving dignity and
prestige to the body. Nor should a
person be selected because he is
determined to be an important person.
All persons are important in the sight
of God; no one is more important than
another. Good qualifications should be
the important consideration, and the
most important of all qualifications is
a personal relationship to Jesus Christ
as both Saviour and Guide.
The extremely busy person should
not necessarily be overlooked, for
he usually does a good job and
functions in a businesslike manner.
However, one of the mistakes that is
made too often is to overwork a few
willing people to the exclusion of
others. New talent is continually
coming into the church and should be
developed and utilized to the full
along with the "tried and true."
It is a mark of spiritual maturity
and of good organization to have all
the available capabilities in the cause
of Christ used for His glory. All of
which should cause us to continually
ask in each of our situations: "What/x
the Spiritual State of the Commit-
tees?"
April 18, 1970
Reflections on the 1970 Pastors' Workshop
B,
ly definition "work" is the
"exertion of strength or faculties to
accomplish somethin g." A
home-mission pastor's work could be
said to be the exertion of strength and
faculties to initiate and develop a local
Brethren church. In today's rapidly
changing society the "work of the
ministry" is a highly specialized
endeavor. In an effort to assist the
local pastor in doing the very best job
possible the National Home Missions
Council has provided an annual
workshop for each missionary. Here,
in association and fellowship with
others of like interests, the pastor can
refresh his soul as well as replenish his
briefcase.
The presence, as well as the power,
of the unseen demons in the world
today was vividly presented by Dr.
MerriU Unger. This renowned Christian
author alerted all of those present to
the ever-increasing interest in
occultism in the present age which, he
suggested, is just another
characterizing sign of the lateness of
the hour. There was also the
interesting and challenging ministry of
Rev. Raymond Stedman of the
Peninsula Bible Church of Palo Alto,
California. Mr. Stedman's probing
messages on the Christian life brought
a ready response from his eager
listeners. In addition to this superb
material were many pertinent subjects
in the curriculum of the conference;
Eastern Workshop
By Rev. Robert W. Thompson
Western Field Director
Western Workshop
that is. The Pastor and the Military,
Contemporary Church Design,
Methods of Personal Soul-Winning,
Discipling Disciples, Insuring the
Church, Financing New Churches, and
a revealing series of messages on the
Nature and Function of the Church by
Dr. Herman Hoyt, president of Grace
College and Seminary.
Hosting the workshops this year
were the La Loma Grace Brethren
Church of Modesto, California, and
the Grace Brethren Church of Canton,
Ohio. The gracious contribution of
these churches made possible another
first-rate conference. Meals, prepared
by the ladies of the churches, were
served each day and the members of
the local church families opened their
homes to the missionaries and their
wives for the three-day period. A
special note of thanks goes to the
ladies of the National Brethren
Women's Missionary Council who took
as their annual project the entire cost
of these conferences. Recognizing the
specialized nature of the "work of the
ministry" in this 20th century these
missionary-minded women could
readily see the value of such a
workshop. Without question The
Brethren Church will be reaping the
dividends of this investment for many
years.
Attending the workshops were
missionaries from nineteen states,
many of whom traveled great
distances. One in particular, Rev.
Herman Hein, came all the way from
Kenai, Alaska, to share in these
inspirational sessions. With his
beautiful pictures of the "north
country" and clever wit he succeeded
in capturing more than his share of
interest in this brand-new mission
point. The enchantment of this new
effort was not lost on any who
listened to the report. A number of
guests, including pastors and friends,
attended these worthwhile sessions
with the evening sessions well attended
by a number of friends who live in the
community.
Perhaps no better commentary on
the vahdity of the workshops could be
suggested than that shared by one of
the missionaries at the close of the last
session. "How can I help but be a
better pastor and missionary in the
light of what I have heard during these
three wonderful days? It is my
intention to return to my church and
work more diligently than ever before
in reaching lost men and women for
the Lord Jesus Christ." ▼
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I he terms dedication and
opportunity are exciting and
meaningful especially within the
context of the Christian church. Here
in Opportunity, Wash., we have just
recently been reminded of the
significance of this truth.
On February 15 the Opportunity
Grace Brethren Church dedicated its
new facility to the Lord. This joyful
event climaxed a building program
that began nearly a year ago with a
ground-breaking ceremony on Easter
Sunday. Under the skillful direction of
our building superintendent, Mr.
Lester Keyser, the congregation has
proved its "will to buUd." For the
many volunteers who served so
faithfully it was more than a
dedication of time— it was an
investment of life.
The completion of the building and
its subsequent dedication to the Lord
on February 15 was just another
carefully planned milestone in the
progress of our new church. Just three
years ago a small group of interested
people met together at the McDonald
Elementary School for their first
church service in the city of
Opportunity. The ensuing months
have witnessed a steady growth and, in
spite of the vicissitudes of a transient
society, our attendance is now
approaching seventy. There have been
a number of crises along the way,
including some financial, but God has
been faithful in every instance.
Dedication Day was more than a
celebration of achievement; it was a
full recognition of the great
opportunities that yet lie ahead. We
are very conscious of the conflict that
rages about us today for the souls of
men but we know that victory is the
Lords. With our new facilities which
include 4,000 square feet of floor
space we now have an added advantage
in presenting the Gospel to this
community. When the final
computation of the cost was
completed the new building was found
to have cost less than nine dollars per
square foot. In view of the current
economic inflation we consider such
an achievement to be worthy of note.
The special speaker for Dedication
Day was Rev. Robert Thompson,
Western Field Secretary for The
Brethren Home Missions Council. This
very fine organization has contributed
much to our development. The
DEDICATION
AND
OPPORTUNITY
By Rev. Donald G. Farner
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
Opportunity, Wash.
The choir joins Pastor Donald Farner in singing on Dedication Day
challenge from the Word of God was
not lost on those who crowded the
auditorium for this special event. Time
was taken to express a warm note of
appreciation to the host of friends
who worked through The Brethren
Home Missions Council, the Brethren
Investment Foundation, and the
Northwest District Mission Board to
make this new church possible.
An appropriate climax to the entire
day of special dedication activities
April 18, 1970
The
Dedication Day
congregation
came at the evening service when
Pastor Farner was pubHcly ordained to
the Christian ministry. Participating in
the ordination service were fellow
pastors from the Northwest District.
The sermon for the occasion was
delivered by Rev. Phillip J. Simmons,
father-in-law of Donald and pastor of
the Grace Brethren Church of Kent,
Wash. His exhortation caused everyone
in attendance as well as the newly
ordained pastor to reevaluate their
own dedication to the task of
evangelism.
Having now entered into a new
phase in the development of another
Grace Brethren Church. The
Opportunity Grace Brethren Church
reaffirms its dedication to the great
commission of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Every opportunity will be used to
reach the lost and a constant
dedication to the task will be our
watchwords for the future. ▼
eling: Rev. Donald Farner. L to R: Rev. William Shelby, Rev. Phillip
Simons, Rev. George Christie, Rev. Nelson Hall.
A smiling,
young
Sunday-school
class
The new/
Opportunity,
Washington,
Grace
Brethren
Church
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April 18, 1970
What If I Had Been Born Jewish?
By John S. Neely
Oally's tiny, bouncy Jewish
cosmetic saleslady, about whom so
many ask, looked over at us as we sat
in her living room and stated, "You
are so nice. I said to Hy (her husband)
the other night, i wish the Neelys
were Jewish.' "
Martha and her husband Hy are a
two-member Neely fan club. This is
not the first time she has expressed an
opinion about us. One time it was, "I
wish I had what you have." We must
have appeared to her as possessing
something. Of course, we know it is
the Someone, our Lord, who has made
the difference. On another occasion,
she remarked that we are sincere; she
repeated that opinion this night,
observing that we were "no phonies."
May God grant that we may not
disappoint this couple, and that
although they may seem deaf to our
message at times, Christ might be
revealed through our lives to these
dear friends — that we may
". . . provoke them to jealousy" (Rom.
11:11).
I have not forgotten her desire for
us— "I wish you were Jewish." Did it
reveal a deep pride in her heritage?
Although she tells us that she is not
deeply religious, could her statement
connote that she wished we would be
the followers of Moses and the Law,
rather than to be believers in our
blessed Lord and the Word of Grace? I
do not know, but I repeat-I have not
forgotten her earnest, "I wish you
were Jewish!"
It surely set me to thinking! What if
I had been born of Jewish parents
instead of having had a Gentile father
and mother? Would I have been as
blinded to the claims of Messiah Jesus
as those to whom we witness? Would I
have been a religious Jew, or just the
average run-of-the-mill type of Yom
Kippur-Passover son of Israel,
something like our Christmas-Easter
church-goer? Would I have been
politically Zionistic, or in one of the
three main streams of Judaism known
as the Orthodox, Conservative, and
Reformed? Would Sabbath have been
ushered in with wife Sarah lighting the
candles, and saying the welcoming
prayer with hands over eyes, while I
went to the synagogue, donning
yarmulka and tallis as I observed the
ritual of prayer, chanting, and heard a
Christless message which never could
bring the "shalom" (peace) to my
heart?
My thoughts went from the
religious life to the social and political
tragedies of the Jewish people. I
remembered that my maternal
grandparents were born in Germany.
Grandfather was a native of Prussia,
and Grandmother was reared in
Bavaria. Now if I had been born as a
Jew— and Jewishness according to
tradition is determined by the
mother's being a Jew and not the
father — and it maintained that
geographically I would have had my
birth in the country in which my
maternal grandparents lived, it would
have been quite possible that I would
have faced the satanic, anti-semitic,
proposed annihilation of the Jewish
race by the viciously-mad,
sadistically-genocidal Hitler! As I
continued to let my mind dwell on the
question, "What if I had been born
Jewish?" it would not have been
impossible for me to have been
victimized in the starvation-bent
horror-filled concentration camps of
Dachau and Auchwitz, with their gas
chambers, crematory ovens, and mass
graves which were the terminal points
for some six million souls over which
the specter of death had hovered, and
who had died for just being Jews.
Believe me, all this was sobering to
John Neely, the Gentile.
Or, if I had escaped the death of
concentration camps, would I now be
in Israel, having done my part in the
six-day war, would now be feeling the
oppressiveness of muslim and
communistic hatred, would be
experiencing the heartbreak of broken
promises in the free world camps, and
would be living in the dread shadow of
the possibility that tomorrow or
possibly even today might bring my
life to a sudden halt in a bombing of a
local marketplace, or of a bus or plane
on which I might travel, or by death
raining from the skies?
Or, would I have found my way to
America, and to the Fairfax District,
opening my door slightly to
unwelcome missionaries from an
organization known as the Brethren
Messianic Testimony, and listen bored
to some of their "nonsense" that
Yeshua Ha-Meshiach, Jesus the
Messiah, was the One who died for
me— and that He is not only Messiah
Rev. John S. Neely
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'Perhaps the question would stimulate Christian compassion.
but very God! Or, would I be one of
the few who would listen attentively,
accept the literature and Scriptures
offered, and graciously invite the
missionaries to call back. And would I
also attend the classes, finally coming
under conviction of sin and my need
of a Saviour, at which time I would
receive the Lord Jesus as my Saviour
and come into the wonderful
experience of a completed Jew, born
again, rejoicing in the Lord!
I slowly came back from these
reflections to my own experience and
asked myself a question, "Would I
have desired to have been born of
Jewish parents?" In a very realistic way,
I have come to this conclusion—
although it would be a very rare
privilege to be a Jew with an
experience in Christ, it seems to me,
knowing all the factors-the apathy of
Christians toward Jewish evangelism,
the judicial blindness of Israel, trends
in the world today toward an educated
mind instead of a Spirit-indwelt
heart— that it was better for me to
have been born a Gentile where all the
signals were "go" for me to have the
Bible with the message of the Word of
God always near my hand and heart.
This is especially true, since in spite of
all these privileges, I did not receive
Christ as my Saviour until I had heard
of the saving grace of God consistently
for three years. What if I had had, as a
Jew, the added barriers to faith raised
by traditions, the teachings against sin
as a nature, and the unbiblical doctrine
that a Jewish man has within himself
the ability to be lifted back to a Holy
God by his own bootstraps!
"What if I had been born Jewish"
might be a good question to ask one's
self. Perhaps it would stimulate
Christian compassion and interest in
the evangelism taught in the New
Testament to reach the Jew as well as
the Gentile, who when Christ is
received becomes one in His body.
Praise the Lord, your missionaries to
our Jewish friends in the Fairfax
District have had the joy of having
seen some ten or more souls-both
Jews and Gentiles-make decisions for
Christ this past year. This, we believe,
is New Testament evangelism. Yes
indeed, it might be a good thing for
each of us to ask himself the question,
"What if I had been born Jewish?" ▼
INVESTING DOLLARS FOR NEW CHURCHES
IS
INVEST TODAY . . .
a joy many people across this land
share. It is good to know your money
is building churches instead of worldly
facilities. The Lord has blessed His
people for their part in the B.I.F. Are
you missing that blessing?
BRETHREN IIMVESTMEIMT FOUNDATION, INC. BOX 587 WINONA LAKE, IND. 46590
April 18, 1970
ATLANTA GROUND BREAKING
M,
any years of planning and
praying for the reality of a Grace
Brethren Church in Atlanta, Georgia,
the "Hub of the South," has finally
come to fruition. The combined
efforts of the Southeast District and
the Brethren home-missions program
have made it possible for this new
church to progress from a Bible class
to an organized church. During these
past two years many souls have been
saved and Christians strengthened
through this ministry.
After many attempts to get land
zoned for a church site the church
purchased five acres of land on the
extreme northwest side of Atlanta
near the proposed interchange of
Interstate Highway 75 near Marietta,
Georgia. A joint effort of seven
families from the church was the
purchasing of forty-five acres sur-
rounding the church property and
developing into a first-class improved
subdivision. Any Brethren who are
interested in a building site or a
purchase of lots ought to contact
the pastor. Since this land has been
acquired by these families this pur-
chase made it possible for the church's
Prayer precedes the first shovel of dirt
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five acres of land valued at $40,000
to be completely free of debt to the
church. The pastor, William A. Byers,
has built the first home in this area
located next to the church acreage.
Sunday, February 1, 1970, the
ground-breaking service was held to
start construction for the first unit of
a four-phase building development.
This special event was conducted by
the building committee and acting
trustees with the pastor. Mr. Wallace
Swan led the congregation in the
dedication prayer and Mr. Bill Stroup
[ read the Scripture in I Corinthians 3
J which puts great emphasis on building
the foundation in Christ. Mr. Darell
I Eakle turned the first dirt and
I continued digging as the congregation
filed by and presented their offering,
singing as they moved along— "Only
believe. Only beheve. All things are
possible. Only beheve." Over five
hundred dollars was given on this
Sunday toward the progress of this
work. Building completion is
scheduled for this summer (1970). The
congregation has borrowed funds from
a local bank for construction
amounting to $125,000. This building
Portion of ground-breaking crowd
is a real faith venture since the
permanent loan needs to be raised
through the Brethren Investment
Foundation as the people throughout
this nation put savings in their
accounts for us in financing the
Atlanta Church. The amount of
$125,000 must be raised this year in
savings accounts in order that the
permanent loan can be set up at the
end of this year of 1970. Savings funds
must be earmarked "Atlanta Church"
in order that they may be credited
properly. Any of these funds can be
withdrawn at any time.
Many thrilling events in the
activities of this new church have
taken place in this great "New York
City of the South" in these past two
years. A tremendous challenge is
present in such an area where a
population of over 1,300,000 people
stay busy— but such a very few busy
for our Lord. Let us all pull together
as Brethren — Pray — Visit — Give —
Save that this beginning work will be
the nucleus out of which many
expanding Brethren ministries will
develop in the South for God's glory.
Addresses have changed often for
tiiis work as the people have felt led to
get estabhshed in the best location.
Please correct your present mailing
address for us to 3039 Hidden Forest
Ct., Rt. 11, Marietta, Georgia 30060,
phone, 422-6087.
Do not fail to visit this growing
church when you pass through the big
city "Atlanta" and be sure to support
this work the way God leads you,
especially in this critical year of
buildmg progress. ▼
April 18, 1970
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LONG BEACH, CALIF. Andrew
was the one who was always bringing
people to Jesus. During March, the
First Brethren Church emphasized
"Operation Andrew," encouraging
everyone to invite others to Sunday
school. A New Testament was given in
each elementary class to the one who
brought the most visitors. A New
Scofield Bible was given in each
high-school and adult class. David L.
Hocking, pastor.
HAGERSTOWN, MD. The Calvary
Brethren Church recently concluded a
successful week of meetings with
Evangelist Dean Fetterhoff. Besides
the nine public decisions to receive
Christ, the meetings provided contact
with several new families. The average
attendance was 158 with a high of
234, and only one night under 100.
Rev. A. Harold Arrington, pastor of
the church comments, "Mr.
Fetterhoff s message on the home was
alone worthy of his being here."
DAYTON, OHIO. Rev. Jesse B.
Deloe, pastor of the North Riverdale
Brethren Church, has announced the
acceptance of the call to the pastorate
of the First Brethren Church, Whittier,
Calif. He will conclude his ministry at
North Riverdale in June.
ALTO, MICH. Preparations for the
new building site of the Calvary
Brethren Church was begun Feb. 21,
when the Freeport Fire Department
burned down the Logan School to
clear the land for the new church.
EvangeUst and chalk artist Ding
Teuhng held meetings at the church
Mar. 9-15 with an average attendance
of 120. There was one decision to
receive Christ and 5 commitments of
life. While the pastor held meetings in
Texas, the former pastor, Earl
Funderburg, now director of Child
Evangelism Fellowship in the upper
peninsula of Michigan, filled the
pulpit. C. A. Flowers, pastor.
ELKHART, IND. Rev. Donald
Shoemaker, assistant pastor of the
Grace Brethren Church, has accepted
the call to be pastor of the Los Altos
Brethren Church, Long Beach, Calif.
He will move to California the last
week in July. Gordon Bracker, pastor.
RICHLAND, WASH. Miss Sheila
Adams of the Grace Brethren Church
was elected Queen of the Northwest in
a district SMM rally held recently at
Sunnyside. Sheila, who was also
elected vice president for the district,
will now be eligible for the national
SMM Girl of the Year competition at
national conference in Long Beach,
Cahf. Others from the church in the
queen competition were Reesia Ann
Petty and Penny Dees. Nelson E. Hall,
pastor.
CYPRESS, CALIF. The month of
February was a busy one at the
Cypress Brethren Church. The young
people were in charge of the entire
evening service Feb. 1 in observance of
youth week. Special music,
testimonies, and the evening message
were handled by the youth. An
all-church fun night at the local
high-school gym for a time of
volleyball and basketball was enjoyed
by over 60 people Feb. 14. The first
annual missionary conference was held
Feb. 15-18. It was concluded with the
showing of the film "No Greater
Love," sponsored by World Vision
International. Paul D. Morris, pastor.
HAGERSTOWN, MD. At a
specially called business meeting Feb.
18, the congregation of the Grace
Brethren Church voted unanimously
to employ the Brethren Architectural
Service to prepare preliminary building
plans to expand the present church
facilities. With the proper additions, an
attendance figure of 1 ,000 in Sunday
school and morning worship services
will be anticipated. Robert Collitt,
pastor.
WINONA LAKE, IND. Dr. Herman
A. Hoyt, president of Grace Schools
and the Winona Lake Christian
Assembly, Inc., reports that there are
many staff positions available at the
Bible Conference this summer. Two
work weekends are planned for May
15-16 and June 5-6. Volunteers could
be used for a week or longer. Those
with the summer free can find a
fruitful summer ministry in a wide
range of areas, including food service,
maintenance work, office duties,
childrens' work, supervisory
assignments and others. About ten
couples are needed for each of the two
youth weeks planned for July 6-12
and July 20-26. Special training
sessions will be provided for these
counselors. Those interested in these
opportunities are invited to write to
the Personnel Director, Winona Lake
Bible Conference, Winona Lake, Ind.
46590.
ASHLAND, OHIO. Evangelistic
meetings at the Southview Grace
Brethren Church with Rev. Joe Shultz
were "tremendous" with 57 public
confessions of Christ. Mason Cooper,
pastor.
ALLENTOWN, PA. Rev. Delmer F.
Jacobe has resigned as pastor of the
First Brethren Church, effective June
15. His future plans are indefinite.
PRAY FOR THESE MEETINGS
Notice of meetings to be listed
for publication at least 30 day
Church
Portis, Kans.
Englewood, Ohio
Fremont, Ohio
Kent, Wash.
Kittanning, Pa.
Date
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Apr. 29-May 10
May 1-3
May 3-10
May 3-10
Bowling Green, Ohio May 10-17
in this column must be received
s in advance of scheduled dates.
Pastor Speaker
Bill Stevens Nathan Meyer
Gerald Polman Allen Herr
J. Ward Tressler John Whitcomb
Phillip Simmons Dean Fetterhoff
W. Wayne Baker William Tweeddale
John McKay Charles Lawson
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DAYTON, OHIO. Grace Schools
Day was observed at the First Breth-
ren Church Feb. 15, with Dr. Herman
Hoyt speaking at both services. The
Brass Ensemble with Jerry Franks
provided the special music through-
out the day. An excellent offering of
$2,500 was received as a result of the
special day. Five churches of the
Southern Ohio District (Brookville,
Englewood, Dayton First, North Riv-
erdale and Trotwood) combined their
efforts in a missionary conference
Mar. 11-22. The theme "Forward
With Christ" was used in each church.
A combined project, to supply a com-
mercial stapling machine for Africa at
a cost of $1,500 was underwritten
as a memorial to H.C. "Bud" Petry,
Jr., a faithful layman from the Engle-
wood church who was promoted to
heaven last fall. The total project
offering went well over the $1,500
goal. G. Forrest Jackson, pastor.
NORWALK, CALIF. A pot-luck
dinner for the entire church was held
by the Philathea class of the Norwalk
Brethren Church Mar. 20.
Entertainment was provided by Pam
Swan Bryan, a vivacious, humorous
musician with a very real testimony
for Christ. She has performed in
concerts throughout the U.S. and
several foreign countries representing
Youth for Christ International. W.
Stanley Jensen, pastor.
NOTICE. The new telephone
number for the Board of EvangeUsm is
301-797-5109, c/o Rev. Robert
CoUitt, Hagerstown, Md. The board
will maintain the same mailing address
(P.O. Box 355) in Winona Lake, Ind.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. Rev. Si-
mon T. Toroian, pastor of the Grace
Brethren Church, has announced his
resignation, effective in mid-July. His
future plans are indefinite.
ELYRIA, OHIO. There were 30 de-
cisions to receive Christ in an eight-day
meeting with Rev. Joe Shultz at the
Grace Brethren Church. There were al-
so 30 decisions of other types made
public. The average attendance for the
week was 117, and the offerings
amounted to over $400. A great deal
of enthusiasm has been generated by
the meetings, and the people of the
church are ready to reach out to
others. Richard Placeway, pastor.
HARRAH, WASH. Rev. Reider
Kalland, western regional director of
Child Evangelism Fellowship,
conducted a series of five meetings
under the joint sponsorship of the
Harrah Brethren Church and the
Union Church. The meetings had an
average attendance of 130, with 48
recorded decisions to receive Christ.
Mr. Kalland, completing his twentieth
year with C.E.F., used flannelgraphs,
gospel magic, and his friend "Sammy"
to present the claims of Christ to the
largely "under twelve" audiences.
Charles H. Winter, pastor.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. Former
"number four" man of the Los Angeles
chapter of Hell's Angels, Rick Carreno,
gave his testimony in the Feb. 15 eve-
ning service at the North Long Beach
Brethren Church. He came to know
the Lord in a Billy Graham crusade in
Anaheim, Calif. The Billy Graham
film "His Land" was also shown at this
service. George 0. Peek, pastor.
ELKHART, IND. A new parson-
age and a $45,000 annex addition
were dedicated on Easter Sunday.
The dedication, part of the morning
worship service, was attended by 284
persons. The speaker was Rev. Lowell
Hoyt, who pastored the church from
1953-59. A fellowship dinner and
open house at the parsonage follow-
ed the dedication. The new parson-
age is immediately beside the church
and enlarges the church ground by
30,000 square feet. The annex ad-
dition is a complete unit in itself,
with its own heating, plumbing, well,
and rest-room facilities. It can func-
tion as a single auditorium or, by
drawing the accoustical doors, as ten
class rooms. Donald P. Shoemaker,
associate pastor.
RIPON, CALIF. A new
Sunday-school attendance record of
113 was set at the Grace Brethren
Church Feb. 22. An attendance of 96
was recorded for the morning worship
service. Howard W. Mayes, pastor.
MANSFIELD, OHIO. Feb. 22 was a
red letter day in the history of the
Woodville Grace Brethren Church with
the dedication of the remodeled
sanctuary. Rev. M. L. Myers, pastor of
the First Brethren Church, Fort
Wayne, Ind., delivered the dedication
message. Robert D. Kern, pastor.
Wedding EeiL
A six month's free subscription to the
BrethTen Missionary Herald is given to
those whose addresses are supplied by the
officiating minister.
Gail Neil and Glenn Bridenbaugh,
Mar. 14, First Brethren Church,
Martinsburg, Pa.
Phyllis Kay Witzky and James H.
Arnott, Mar. 14, Woodville Grace
Brethren Church, Mansfield, Ohio.
Brenda Forren and Charles Craft,
Mar. 14, Grace Brethren Church,
Covington, Va.
Vicky Williams and Bruce Schlange,
Mar. 21, North Long Beach Brethren
Church, Long Beach, Calif.
Joyce Beach and Dale Brubaker,
Mar. 21, First Brethren Church,
Martinsburg, Pa.
Connie Anthony and Hayden
Klingler, Feb. 7, First Brethren
Church, Kittanning, Pa.
Nancy Miller and Phillip Toroian,
Feb. 21, First Federated Church, Des
Moines, Iowa. Rev. Simon S. Toroian,
officiating.
Carol Ann Speelman and Charles
Mort, Listie Brethren Church, Listie,
Pa.
Donnella Bunch and Wayne Wel-
born. Mar. 28, Leon Brethren Church,
Leon, Iowa.
JnW.
emoriam
Notices of death appearing in this column
must be submitted in writing by a pastor.
DUNCAN, Virginia, 74, a charter
member of the Grace Brethren Church,
Covington, Va., died Mar. 5. She was
a faithful member, prayer warrior
and deaconess for many years. W.
Carl Miller, pastor.
JONES, Emlyn, 64, member of the
First Brethren Church, Johnstown, Pa.,
and father of Army Chaplain Emlyn
H. Jones stationed in Germany, passed
away Mar. 23. Wesley Haller, pastor.
REED, (Mrs.) B.H., a faithful
member of the Fairlawn Brethren
Church, Radford, Va., went to be with
the Lord Mar. 7. Roy E. Glass, pastor.
SHANK, J. Earl, 60, a member of
the First Brethren Church, Camden,
Ohio, died Mar. 17 as the resuU of in-
juries suffered in an automobile ac-
cident. He was baptized into The
Brethren Church in 1928. George
S. Ritchey, pastor.
April 18, 1970
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The Whitcomb family
Along the Southern CaHfornia
beach of San Clemente we walked. It
was a beautiful clear Tuesday
afternoon, November 11, 1969. We
could see President Nixon's White
House of the West in the distance. Our
thoughts tumbled confusingly,
questioningly, searchingly — yet
trustingly. My sister Edisene wanted to
get well . . . but the doctors said they
had done all they could do medically.
The next day she, yellow with
jaundice, flew to her Indiana home.
Her husband Dr. John C. Whitcomb;
his father, a former Colonel in the U.S.
Army; and the four children-Dave 13,
Don 12, Connie 11, and Bob 9 all
greeted her upon her arrival, trusting
she was recuperated as a result of her
California vacation.
A couple of days passed at home
then Mommy was rushed to the
hospital hemorrhaging internally. A
long-distance call came to me in Long
Beach— "When can you come?" Reser-
vations were made immediately. I
stored all my earthly possessions, sold
my car, and headed for Indiana to care
for the children.
It was Thanksgiving time. The
leaves had fallen from the trees. The
weather was getting cooler with winter
days just ahead. Edisene was
weakening because of malfunction of
the liver and internal bleeding. By
Wednesday little hope of her recovery
was in sight— humanly speaking. She
asked for prayer that God might touch
her body. Four men from the
seminary with her pastor anointed her.
Three days she slept quietly in a coma.
Many of you prayed! Children and
their moms and dads prayed.
Missionary groups, church families,
individuals we had never met prayed
that God would work a miracle. A
miracle is when God comes in and
takes over and man stands, sits, kneels,
and then walks by faith, thanking God
for what He does.
Wednesday, Daddy was with
Mommy 50 miles away at the Fort
Wayne Lutheran Hospital. Pastor
Charles Ashman came to talk with the
cliildren. "I have come to let you
know you have a very sick mother.
She may come home or God may take
her to be with himself. You children
are old enough to understand that God
does all things well. Your mother has
been sick for a long time. Her body is
very weak. God's Word says;
'Rejoice ... In nothing be anxious
. . . [and] the peace of God which
passeth all understanding [will be with
you] .... The God of peace shall be
with you' " (see Phil. chap. 4).
Thanksgiving Day was spent with
the Ray Thompson family and others.
We did have lots of "goodies" and all
the trimmings ... the table was
full . . . but, yet it was empty.
Friday afternoon when Daddy
came home he gathered the children
together. "I want to tell you that
Mommy is resting, she could be with
Jesus most any time. God will take
care of us. Our lives are like a
tapestry . . . 'all things work together
for good to them that love God.' God
is doing something for our good and
for a reason. Many surprises are ahead
for us. God will do something for us
that He could not do otherwise. He
wants our lives more than anything
else. We have many things, but they
are not worthy to compare with the
greater things He has for us. There will
be tears, but joy will be in our tears.
This is the first time today that Daddy
has tears. It's hard— but God is
faithful."
With heads in hands the children
prayed, by faith . . . "Please help
Mommy today. Make her well so she
can come home, if this is your will."
There were tears, but joy knowing
God would work out the tangled
threads. Each went to his room.
Winifred Kramer and Willietta
Edmiston (Edisene's sisters) came
from California. They faithfully spent
their time, alternating hours, with
Edisene at the hospital. Nurses and
friends from Winona Lake and the
First Brethren Church of Fort Wayne
helped to care for her. The doctors,
too, worked conscientiously.
These were moments of waiting on
the Lord for all of us. It was like a
pillar of cloud or a prayer canopy
hovering over the home for a week or
more. Many cards, notes, and letters of
encouragement came from near and
far. There were telephone calls— people
asking— "Is there any way we can help
or something we can do? . . . Please let
us know." Meals were provided
faithfully by friends and loved ones
from the Winona Lake Brethren
Church and Grace Seminary families.
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THE
CHIME$
^^n the campus of the State
University of New York at
Binghamton, in the Library Tower,
are the chimes. Ringing out the
time of the day, every fifteen
minutes— if they're working
properly— is taken for granted and
creates no special response. Yet,
there are certain points throughout
the day, when the chimes do more
than give the time of day, they sing
out tunes to which I swell with
some sort of meaningful emotion.
I remember last summer when I
was first captivated by the chimes
playing "Be Still My Soul"— what a
paradox of feeling came over me. A
university campus, far from
knowing real peace, listening to the
tune "Finlandia." A campus where
hundreds, yes maybe thousands of
stereos thunder out the new songs
of today, and yet the chimes play
"Be still, my soul, the Lord is on
thy side." Songs that speak of hate,
perverted love, sex and such like
along side the chimes tolling a
message of assurance, trust, perfect
love, serenity.
I wanted to enjoy the chimes
and their music, so I decided to sit
out on the lawn, under the birch
trees, each evening at seven o'clock;
looking west toward the Library
Tower and beyond the close of the
day. It was a break from the
pressures of studies and classes. It
was a time alone, yet with God, to
reflect on what hfe was really all
about. To read what God said to
man, especially through His servant
David. To feel, flowing through me,
the spirit of dependence on Him.
To think how desperately this
campus needs to know the peace
that Jesus gives. To pray, "Lord,
help me communicate to my
world." To hear music in the mood
of evening.
But through the long winter I've
nearly forgotten what it's like to
hear the chimes. It's been cold and
snowy and wet outside under those
barren birch trees. It's been dark
out there. And now that spring has
arrived I don't know if the chimes
even play at seven o'clock anymore.
But that doesn't matter. I
remember the chimes. I remember
their meaning. I remember the
needs of the students on this
campus— Brent Sandy
BY AIR
Have tickets available
Two bags allowed per person
Remember insurance
Take wash and wear clothes
Include lightweight jacket, sweater
or coat
BY CAR
Map out your trip
Make motel reservations ahead
Plan to see some historic scenic
places along the way
Prepare games for children
Place shoe bag over back of front
seat, use pockets for games,
maps, washcloth, Band-Aids,
candies, etc.
Summertime
GOING WEST
Long Beach, California
t Warm days . . . 80-90 degrees
Sea breezes and some smog
t Cool evenings ... 70 degrees-
sweater weather
t Air-conditioned buildings
WHAT TO TAKE
Bible, notebook, pen, camera,
colored glasses, binoculars,
money, swim suit, towel, sport,
casual and dress clothes, good
walking shoes, sweater or a wrap
FAMILY SUGGESTIONS
Make a spiral-notebook-scrapbook
of your trip
Collect colored postcards
NOTE
Before leaving home prepare a
snack available for when you re-
turn. Leave house In order and
one set of clean clothes for each
member of the family.
April 18, 1970
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Irobably every denominational
school has faced the same dilemma
along the way. Should it open its
doors to those of other denominations?
Would not restriction to the parent
denomination greatly reduce the cost
of operation? Since this problem has
been posed more than once to the
president of Grace Schools, it seemed
wise to open these columns to a
discussion of this subject. There are
doubtless many others who have raised
the question in their own minds,
though they have not expressed
themselves.
The facts about the seminary will
surprise you. Taking the enrollment
figures in the seminary over the past
five years, the results are as follows. In
1965-104; 1966-154; 1967-179;
1968-190; 1969-225. Out of this
total number for each one of these
years there was respectively from
among the Brethren: 43 or 41%; 49 or
31%; 49 or 27%; 56 or 29%; 61 or
27%.
Though the number of students
from The Brethren Church has
increased, the percentage of increase
has gradually declined in relation to
the total increase. We are aware that
Brethren students in preparation for
Christian service are attending other
theological seminaries, and for this we
are glad. But we are disturbed that
more Brethren are not attending their
own school. However, we are glad that
men from other denominations look
with favor upon Grace Seminary to
the extent that Grace has become one
of the large theological seminaries in
the country.
What does this mean in respect to
the financial burden for The Brethren
Dr. Hoyt greets Senator Mark Hatfield
Church? Does the overwhelming
increase of non-Brethren students
impose an unfair financial burden
upon The Brethren Church? It would
be very easy to draw this conclusion.
But let us take a look at the financial
picture. The 164 non-Brethren
students pay $600 a year for tuition,
or a total of $98,400. The 61 Brethren
students receive a half-year scholarship
of $300, which means that they pay
an annual total of $18,300. In order to
educate the 61 Brethren students, it
would be necessary to maintain
practically the same faculty— for which
the $18,300 would never pay. The
non-Brethren in the student body
provide an extra $98,400 with which
to maintain an adequate faculty.
Are there any other benefits
derived from permitting non-Brethren
Some Facts
About
Grace Schools
By Dr. Herman A. Hoyt
President. Grace Schools
to attend Grace Seminary? A hasty
examination of the ministers listed m
the Annual reveals that at least 35 of
them came to Grace Seminary as
non-Brethren and through contact
with the school they finally joined The
Brethren Church. To drop those 35
leaders out of the list now serving in
The Brethren Church would seriously
hamper the ministry that is now being
carried on.
Even if finances or leadership in the
church were not immediate benefits to
The Brethren Church, there is the
encouragement and conviction that
hundreds of young people have gone
out from these halls to serve the Lord
Jesus Christ throughout the world.
Let us take a look at the facts
about the college. Over the past five
years the following schedules in
enrollment have developed:
1965-371; 1966-447; 1967-492;
1968-562; 1969-600. From the total
number of students for each of these
years, the numbers and percentages of
Brethren students are as follows: 256
or 69%; 298 or 66%; 329 or 66%; 333
or 59%; 359 or 59%.
It will be seen, as the number of
students increased in the college, that
the number of Brethren students also
increased. But as in the seminary, the
percentage decreased gradually. That
percentage was 69% in 1965, but five
years later it has dropped to 59%.
Though we have the largest number of
Brethren students in the history of the
school, still the percentage is gradually
dropping. This is not because there are
not enough Brethren students who are
going to college, for only about 20%
of the Brethren students that attend
college come to Grace. If this trend
continues, it could well mean that in a
very few years the number of
non-Brethren students will outnumber
the Brethren (as is now true in the
seminary).
Is this a losing proposition
financially for Grace College to admit
so many non-Brethren students? As of
this year there are 240 non-Brethren,
or a total of 40%. In round numbers
each college student pays
approximately $2,000 a year for
board, room, and tuition. If the
non-Brethren students were not
enrolled, this would make a difference
of $480,000 in income. A loss of this
amount would make it absolutely
impossible to operate the school, even
for the Brethren.
Now, if you add the amount that
comes in from non-Brethren in the
seminary to that amount which is
received from non-Brethren in the
college, the amount reaches the
staggering total of almost $600,000.
This is approximately 43% of the
entire current budget. When you
realize that the program being offered
to the students right now falls short of
what ought to be provided, even with
this $600,000 now coming in from
non-Brethren students, you are then
confronted with the desperate
alternative if this income were not
available. There would be no school at
all within the financial economy in
which we are now living.
The budget of this year is running
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^f^Y''^^Y^
SPIRITUAL
COMPLACENCY
AND ITS
DANGERS
By Ron Henry
Registrar, Grace College
We live in fantastic times today in
America, it's tlie greatest era of
American history. We have made
phenomenal scientific advance.
Satellites, missiles, space program, the
moon walk. You name the field of
April 18, 1970
"The longer we remain complacent,
the less we are aware of its peril"
endeavor, and progress is the byword.
In the area of transportation,
airplanes are reaching tremendous size
and unbelievable speeds. Innovations
with electricity and steam power are
being made in the automobile
industry. Experimentation with jet
trains is also occurring.
All of these advances mean
tremendous activity is taking place in
our world today. In virtually every
aspect of our American life there is no
such thing as the status quo. "He who
hesitates is lost" is very apropos. Yet
the church seems to be the exception.
It would seem that it has stagnated
and may be going backward. One word
describes the condition. COMPLA-
CENCY. An "I don't care" or
a "care less" attitude exists in the
church today. As Christians we are far
more concerned about communism,
corruption, crime, Catholicism, and
civil disobedience than we are about
complacency. The former problems
are external while the latter is internal,
and more dangerous. Complacency is
the "Fifth-Column Movement" that is
defeating the church.
The procedure of complacency is
cunning. In Amos 6:1, we read, "Woe
to them that are at ease in Zion."
However, too many Christians like to
take it easy— which is the prize tool of
Satan. Do you ever say that you are
too tired to attend the Sunday evening
service or prayer meeting? Or "I'm too
busy to invite people to church.
Besides, that's what we hired the
pastor for." Maybe it's, "I can't find
the time to study God's Word," or
"I'm too bashful to witness."
Unfortunately, it's easy to rationalize
nonactivity when one could care less.
The Lord brought this writer to
consider his own complacent attitudes
as a result of a diet. For quite some
time this writer had been aware of his
increasing girth, but assumed somehow
that others were unaware of it.
However, one day an individual
indicated that my ill-kept secret was
out. For years I had been gradually
adding poundage to the point that I
was verging on obesity. Yet, all along
the way I assumed that no one else
was aware of this. Is this not often the
picture of us spiritually? We realize that
we are becoming complacent, but we
assume that we are hiding this from
others. Our bubble of spiritual
complacency needs to be burst by
observant Christians.
This writer commenced dieting
gradually avoiding the faddish or crash
diets. As progress occurred, I became
encouraged and enthusiastic with the
results. Initially, it was just dieting,
but as time went on exercise was
added. The same should be true in
coping with the problem of spiritual
complacency.. One must, first of all,
avoid those things which would make
him spiritually flabby. However,
abstinence does not make one
spiritually healthy. He also must
engage in exercise, the exercise of
studying and reading God's Word as
well as spending time in prayer.
Physically, upon arrival at the
desired weight, one must work daily to
maintain and to improve his present
condition. The same is true in the
spiritual realm. It takes work, daily
work. Whether it be physically or
spiritually, it requires constant daily
involvement, a practice of limitation
and exercise.
Often friends and acquaintances
will dislike the change that occurs due
to limitation and exercise. They say
that they hked the "old" you better.
Beware! This may be due to the fact
that they suffer by comparison to the
"new" you.
The progression of complacency is
indeed perilous. We dislike to be
awakened. Unfortunately we are
satisfied with the mediocre as
Christians. This is a much too
prevalent situation in Christianity.
Often people are inclined to think that
as long as it is called Christian, quality
has no merit. Yet anything we do for
Christ should be our best. As the old
saying goes, "If it's worth doing, it's
worth doing well."
Too often we become unaware of
the peril of complacency and the
longer we remain complacent the less
aware we are of its peril. The
complacent Christian feels he is as
good as others. In fact, he loves to
compare himself with other Christians.
And, of course, often he may have to
tear them down a bit to get them
lower than himself. The complacent
Christian is satisfied to be average, or
less, rather than to try to improve his
condition.
A little observation would point
out to us just what our perilous state
is. For example, do we have a
consistent prayer life? In Job 15:4 we
read, ". . . restrainest prayer before
God." Prayerless closets mean
powerless Christians. What about our
conversation? Is it rarely spiritual? In
Ephesians we are admonished that
"the keynote of your conversation
should not be nastiness or silliness or
flippancy, but a sense of all that we
owe to God." How about Scripture
reading? InHosea8:12it states, "I have
written to him the great things of my
law, but they were counted as a
strange thing." Have our Bibles been
worn out from use or abuse? Are our
hearts growing hard to the things of
the Lord? Hebrews 3:13 declares,
"Beware that none of you become
deaf and blind to God through the
delusive, glamour of sin" (Phillips
trans.). Have you ever hoped that
when an invitation of salvation is given
that no one would respond? A moving
of the Spirit would mean that you
would return home later than you had
planned. Let's observe ourselves. Are
we complacent?
As an individual moves down the
road of complacency, he learns that
the products of such are indeed tragic.
Complacency hinders the conversion
of sinners. It will bring harm to family,
friends, and fellowman. Complacency
is contagious, and people are great
imitators. It is displeasing to God
and detrimental to the soul. What's
your situation? Ask yourself, "Do I
really care whether or not I'm
complacent?"
Whenever there is a problem, our
Lord does provide a preventative. We
as Christians should see Calvary in
relationship to ourselves. On one
occasion this writer was emceeing a
Valentine Banquet. Caught up with
the spirit of the occasion, he had
written his notes in red ink. Upon
(Continued on page 22)
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Xhristians must
)ring order out
)f chaos"
-Senator Hatfield
^^fter a "filibuster" by the Grace
pollege Brass Choir and a half-hour
;delay in the program, an enthusiastic
jaudience at the Winona Lake
JAuditorium welcomed United States
jSenator Mark Hatfield Saturday night,
jFebruary 28, for the final session of
|the college "Americans for America
Week" sponsored by the Student
Council.
Senator Hatfield, who was detained
because of a special session of the
[Senate in Washington, arrived at Baer
Field in Fort Wayne and was flown by
private plane to Warsaw, reaching the
auditorium at 9 p.m.
Greeted by fanfare and prolonged
applause by the waiting audience,
Hatfield began his speech, switching
the gears of his harried activity with
apparent ease.
In exploring his topic of the
relevancy of American Christian
Heritage to the world today, the
Senator Hatfield's gestures emphasized his
point.
iK^iiwisEm
senator referred to numerous
documents and places which held
historical and religious significance in
the founding of this government and
American way of life.
Survey Explained
The European branch of the
University of Maryland a little over a
year ago presented to soldiers on a
United States Air Force Base in West
Germany an unidentified copy of the
preamble of the Declaration of
Independence.
". . . We hold these truths to be
self-evident: that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienable rights,
that among these are life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness . . . ."
Out of the 252 soldiers polled, only
27 per cent (68) said they would
support the statement by signing it;
only 16 per cent (41) recognized the
paragraph from the famous document.
Seventy-three per cent said they would
not sign the statement. Reasons ranged
from the fact that "It sounds like a lot
of trash" to "It's too radical." One
asked, "Who wasted an afternoon
writing this?"
Tool To Future
"It is my thesis tliis evening," the
senator stated, "that a proper
understanding of our heritage is, in
fact, a tool which may be used both to
The Senator answered questions informally
at The Lamp following his address
understand the problems and help to
shape the changes which are pressing
in upon us at the present time."
"The heritage of our country," he
contended, "bears within itself a
remarkable capacity for renewal and
reformation." The inspiration of
America is largely religious. He
asserted that this fact was widely
recognized in the early history of this
country. As the Christian tradition fell
away and the main emphasis changed
to business and economy the role of
religion was altered.
In the early 1900s a survey showed
that the role of religion was not to
raise troubling questions. It had
become an emotional stabilizing
business. A 1968 Gallup Poll revealed
that 18 per cent of the people polled
indicated that they felt that religion
was gaining influence; 67 per cent felt
that it was losing influence.
Senator Hatfield next evaluated the
evangelical church problem of today.
(Continued on page 22)
Senator Hatfield urged Christians to "in-
filtrate" all walks of life.
April 18, 1970
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Grace Recognized for Its Patriotism
▼ There Patriotism is Alive and
WeW is the title of a feature story
about Grace College which appeared in
Michiani, the Sunday magazine for the
South Bend Tribune, February 22,
1970.
Excerpts from the article by Louise
Purvis reveal something of the spirit on
Grace campus.
Grace College students at Winona
Lake are busy "doing their thing" but
odd as it may seem these days, none
are engaged in burning their draft
cards, marching in Vietnam
moratoriums, or tossing the dean out
of his office.
Instead, they are combating the
winter doldrums by planning a
week-long activity, devoted to a
display of that old-fashioned function
defined by Webster as "love of
country; devotion to the welfare of
I one's country"~or, simply, Patriotism.
j While many colleges and
universities suspended classes last
October 15 for the first moratorium
I protesting United States involvement
in Vietnam, and thousands marched in
support, students at Grace had their
own involvement. Their telegram to
the President read:
"Today the students of Grace
College are attending classes as usual
While we do not condone all that man
is doing to man, we know that you are
working in the interests of peace. Our
prayers go with you. "
Why does one small college plan an
"Americans for America" observance
when patriotism is almost a forgotten
word in many places of learning all
over the country? Grace is
Christian-oriented, supported by the
Grace Brethren Church, but that in
itself is not the answer. Many such
church-related schools were among the
forefront in demanding an immediate
end to participation of the United
States in the Vietnam struggle last
October and again in the November
marches.
Glenn Firebaugh, president of the
school's student council which sent
out the October 15 telegram to
Washington, tried for an answer as he
coordinated plans for this year's
Americans for America Week at Grace.
"The basic idea of the week is to
bring to people's attention the positive
side of our country," he said. "So
many tend to accent only the negative
side."
The Grace senior from Wooster,
Ohio, who maintains the highest grade
point average in the senior class, and is
listed in the 1970 Who's Who in
American Colleges and Universities,
tried again ....
"We recognize there are lots of
flaws in the country, and our
patriotism week doesn't mean we are
always agreeing with the
Administration— we are just trying to
show that patriotism is not dead
among young people."
That patriotism is alive and well at
Grace College was certified in an
earlier Americans for America Week in
November of 1968, purposely held
during election week to point up the
country's democratic processes.
Unashamed flag-raising was the
order of the day, indeed of the week,
(Continued on page 22)
NEARBY
(An Editorial by William K. Mollen-
hour which appeared in the Warsaw
Times-Union Thursday, February 26,
1970)
While the poUticians, newspapers, col-
leges, labor unions, television commenta-
tors-well, just about everyone -are be-
ing criticized for their actions or lack of
actions, we might take just a moment of
your time to gaze upon nearby Grace
College and Seminary.
We just don't know what is wrong
with the institution. There it sits, quietly
educating young people, having such
things this week as "Americans for
America Week." How could you assem-
ble so many patriotic young Americans
under one roof in this day and age?
The student body not only hasn't had
a riot, the students haven't even burned
a book, nor thrown out a dean! No
headlines. Instead of inviting Mark
Cleaver or the head of the Communist
party to address them, they have asked
Dr. Water Judd and such people as
Senator Mark Hatfield, of Oregon!
To stop being facetious for a mo-
ment, we pause as we gaze toward Grace
and reflect that such behavior must be
caused by attitude. And attitude is
caused by the school itself and the
calibre of students it attracts.
We can only be thankful that such a
campus exists in our midst. We just
about said peaceful, but that is not the
word. There is such a turmoil of patriot-
ic and wholesome activity going on
constantly at Grace that you would have
to call it "beneficially dynamic." Would
that more schools and student bodies
have this attitude! T
Senator Hatfield, Ron Kinley, Glenn Firebaugh, Dr. Hoyt
April 18, 1970
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SPIRITUAL COMPLACENCY . . .
(Continued from page 18)
arrival at the banquet and preparing to
deliver some of his remarks, he looked
at his notes. Those in charge of the
program had employed red spotlights.
Much to the chagrin of this writer, his
notes appeared blank-thanks to the
red lights. This is illustrative to our
relationship with God. When God
looks at us through the shed blood of
Jesus Christ, He sees us as if we were
without sin. This is our relationship to
Calvary. Additionally, we need to be
filled with the Holy Spirit, to study
God's Word, to pray, and to witness.
The complacent Christian requires a
soul-assuring experience with God. In
Isaiah 6:5-8 we find that we first of all
need confession, "Woe is me! for I am
undone . . . ." Cleansing follows
confession with "... thine iniquity is
taken away, and thy sin purged." The
final step is the commission. ". . . Here
am I: send me."
If one will do the above, the end
result is activity. Activity is the result
of life and is conducive to life.
Inactivity is stifling and unhealthful
for spiritual life. Without exercise, the
body's muscles become flabby and
FACTS ABOUT GRACE
(Continued from page 16)
roughly in the neighborhood of
$1,500,000. Brethren students supply
about half, $750,000; non-Brethren
about $600,000; and The Brethren
Church raised its current giving to
about $150,000. Out of this income
the administration has operated Grace
Schools with almost a pinch-penny
method as viewed by most colleges, so
that this educational ministry could be
preserved financially. The loss of
$600,000 from non-Brethren would
have closed its doors. As it is, all
Brethren students benefit from this
income from non-Brethren.
There are two possible ways this
financial situation could be relieved, if
it were decided to exclude
non-Brethren students. The first would
be to increase the number of Brethren
students attending both college and
seminary. This would mean a total of
404 more Brethren students. The
other way would be for The Brethren
Church to double its giving for current
needs. With these facts, how would
you approach this problem? ▼
virtually unusable. Complacency
creates either the lack of or the virtual
nonexistence of spiritual life.
Christ himself was an active Lord.
He has no time for lukewarm
Christians. Heaven also will be a place
of activity. In talking to a young
Christian on one occasion he indicated
that one of the things that had
hindered his interest in Christianity
had been inactive, complacent
Christians.
Quite simply the church must be
more active. To avoid complacency we
must be aware of the procedure of, the
progression of, the product of, and the
preventative of complacency. Active
churches mean active Christians. Are
you an active or an inactive Christian?
Are you complacent or a competent
Christian? Review your life. Repent
your sins. Rally for Christ. The result
will be a truly active Christian. ▼
MIRACLE OF PRAYER
(Continued from page 14)
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Goldberg helped
with evening meals. The family has
been encouraged by so many faithful
friends.
After seventeen transfusions, the
doctor wrote on the daily record
chart, death imminent . . . Then the
Great Physician took over and
continued His work in Edisene's body.
After three days of silence, she turned
over and smiled, and said, "I'm a little
thirsty." Little by little she gained
strength. By Sunday, December 7, she
was strong enough to talk to David on
the telephone and wished him a happy
14th birthday.
Snowflakes, smaller than raindrops,
started to fall. It was really like drops
of pure white blessings falling all
around the house and packed in real
good. They hung on the tree branches,
telephone wires, shrubs and piled high
upon the road and along the sides of
Arbor Lane. There was joy in our
tears, there were showers of winter
blessings.
It was time to get a Christmas tree
and gifts to be placed under the tree.
The best gift and that which we all
wanted most was to have Mommy
home for Christmas. Two days before
Christmas an ambulance brought her
to us and she has been with us ever
since. It has been a miracle of prayer,
of love and grace! T
". . . ORDER OUT OF CHAOS"
(Continued from page 19)
"Christ's ministry was a healing
ministry in a scarred world. He moved
in all areas of secular life." The
church, he feels should infuse,
infiltrate society to renew it, to
rebuild it, "to bring about the
revolution, the change that must be
made."
He challenged his audience to move
into every legitimate institution and
activity of man. "We can become
involved in social disorder and bring
order out of chaos. "-Mm C. Ann
Teel, Assistant Professor of Journalism
at Grace College ▼
GRACE RECOGNIZED
(Continued from page 21)
as activities were begun each morning
at the flagpole near the Administration
building, with appropriate music by a
college choir. Red, wliite and blue
decorations adorned the campus
buildings ... a Freedom Sing one
night involved group and individual
competition in patriotic folk
singing . . . letters were written to
soldiers in Vietnam . . . grade and
junior high school pupils in nearby
Warsaw were enlisted to enter essay
contests.
In spite of Grace College's support
of its country's elected officials, the
school is far from militaristic. The
Brethren Church is historically a
"peace" church, yet this college agrees
in principle with the words used by
the faculty in its telegram to President
Nixon.
"Not unmindful of the
demonstrations of the day, and while
not in full agreement concerning
policy and procedure on the Vietnam
war, the hundreds of people in this
college community wish to reassert
their support of this government and
an orderly function of the democratic
process."
Climax to this year's Patriotism
week was a Saturday night rally
featuring Senator Mark Hatfield of
Oregon as speaker and a concert by
the Grace College Brass Choir. Other
notable speakers during the week
included Will E r w 1 n, former
representative and senator to the
Indiana state legislature, and Dr.
Walter H. Judd, former Minnesota
congressman and prominent lecturer.
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Brethren Missionary Herald
Christian Service
at Grace
By Jerry Classen
Christian Service Director,
Grace College
Veporters on most college
[ampuses are amidst a conglomerate of
ree-swinging activists and
[ree-speaking students who are making
heir issues known by whatever means
possible. ACTION that is worthy of
ittention is often overlooked.
Consider for a moment your school,
i/our college, where things are
[lappening. There is ACTION at Grace!
1 Every student in Grace College is a
jTiember of Grace Missions in Action.
jThe purpose of this organization is to
yorify God through greater student
involvement in Christian service and
prayer; to present a vision of world
imissions; to deepen the spiritual lives
jof Grace students; to aid each student
jin determining his place in God's
worldwide program.
Through the encouragement and
direction of the Christian Service
jDepartment, the students are involved
jin numerous service opportunities. For
iyour own encouragement, observe the
following ACTION ... and WHERE
IT IS!
Campus Crusade for
CTznxr-Between thirty to fifty Grace
students have met for training sessions
throughout the year, and have made
some Saturday trips to Purdue
University. Person-to-person contact
on the campus has brought exciting
results as many have been confronted
with their need of Jesus Christ as
Saviour and Lord. One Saturday
afternoon the young people led eight
souls to the Saviour.
Oiild Evangelism —Fifty students
teaching in twenty-five clubs weekly
are given the privilege of leading and
assisting in these "Good News" clubs
for boys and girls.
Personal Evangelism- According to
Acts 1:8 and the command
throughout Scripture, the individual
Christian is not given an OPTION, but
a commission to be a good witness at
all times . . . wherever he goes ... to
every creature!
This positive program of personal
evangelism finds the students in street
work by twos. The result has been
approximately forty-five decisions for
Christ on the street corners or in the
shopping centers. The surrounding
cities and towns have provided a vast
mission field with unlimited
opportunities for sharing the Good
News. During the past semester's
efforts, nearly fifteen thousand tracts
were distributed by students
This spring semester finds a new
and special effort in which
door-to-door, systematic visitation is
being done in six towns with a leader
for each town who directs and
coordinates the work.
Gospel Teams-Two brass groups, a
Folk Trio, a mixed quartet, and a flute
trio involve students who present
special programs in churches and civic
organizations in a tri-state area.
Youth for Christ-A few students
are responsible for Campus Life Clubs
in or near Warsaw among the junior
and senior high young people. The
leadership in this vital spot on
campuses of the community is
important so teenagers may have the
chance to see the reality of the
Christian life .
C^«/-c/!es — Approximately forty
students are taking places of
responsibility through teaching or
assisting in Sunday-school programs.
Whether it be youth-group meetings
on Sunday night or singing in the
choir, these and many more avenues of
service for the Lord are made possible
Jail Ministry -Exciting reports have
come back on many occasions from
our twenty to twenty-five fellows who
are burdened for the hearts of men
behind bars. Some fifteen decisions for
Christ have been made as the Word of
God was made plain to these needy
people. Pray for these
converts . . . some of them have shown
tremendous growth in the past months
and have a most positive testimony
with many other men. The Indiana
State Prison gave twenty-one Grace
students the opportunity to spend
a day leaving literature and spoken
testimony with these men.
Nursing Homes-This important
ministry has grown and multiplied
through student effort and interest
this year! Five homes are visited each
week for services and personal work.
An average of forty students are
weekly visiting personally with about
175 senior citizens. Two first -time
decisions have been reported thus far.
Athletes in Action-This group was
newly organized this year. A Word of
Life sponsored "Basketball
Marathon," brought in many higli
school students who in process of the
day were presented with the claims of
Christ.
Spiritual life begins at the cross of
Calvary and certainly the
responsibility on the part of children
of God is to "follow-up" these new
babes in Christ. Students have
expressed concern for a program of
continued contact with new converts
and, therefore, the Christian Service
Department has taken a few simple
steps to help meet this good problem.
Student letters go to the individual
which are followed by a letter from
the Christian Service office. Contact
with local pastors is sought, urging
further follow-up with the new
Christian.
Grace College recognizes that
practical experience in Christian
service is an essential part of the total
program of Christian education. The
Christian Service Department seeks to
estabhsh and maintain in the life of
each student a standard of Christian
devotion and professional excellence
which will bring honor to the Lord
Jesus.
Therefore, may all of our doing and
going—hving praise to His Name (Col.
3:17). ▼
April 18, 1970
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Invitation to Grace Commencement
and Baccalaureate
You are invited to attend the
Thirty-third Annual
Commencement Exercises of
Grace Theological Seminary
and
Grace College
at the Winona Lake Brethren Church
Seminary Class Service— Sunday, May 24, 10:45 a.m.
Senior Communion— Monday, May 25, 7:30 p.m.
at the Winona Lake Auditorium
Baccalaureate Service— Tuesday, May 26, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker— Dr. George O. Peek, Pastor
North Long Beach Brethren Church
Commencement— Wednesday, May 27, 10:00 a.m.
Speaker— Dr. Clarence E. Mason, Jr.
Scofield Professor of Bible Exposition
Philadelphia College of Bible
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MEET THE BOARD
Standing, I to r: Mr. Wayne Smith, Winona Lake, Indiana; Rev. R. Paul MiUer, Jr., Maitland, Florida; Rev. Earle Peer,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Rev. Clyde K. Landrum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Rev. Richard E. Grant, Mansfield, Ohio; Rev.
Paul E. Dick, Winchester, Virginia; Mr. Theodore Franchino, Simi, California; Rev. Richard DeArmey, Osceola, Indiana;
Rev. Sam Horney, Toppenish, Washington; Rev. F. Thomas Inman, Denver, Colorado; Mr. Dwight Stair, Wadsworth, Ohio;
Dr. Herman W. Koontz, Fern Park, Florida; Rev. Robert CoUitt, Hagerstown, Maryland; Rev. Donald F. Carter, Anaheim,
California; Mr. Glenn C. Messner, Ashland, Ohio; Dr. Kenneth B. Ashman, Wooster, Ohio; Dr. Douglas Cassel,
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania; Mr. Carl H. Seitz, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.
Seated, I to r: Rev. Lowell Hoyt, Hartville, Ohio; Mr. Ralph H. Grady, Waterloo, Iowa; Mr. John Armstrong, Wooster,
Ohio; Dr. Charles W. Mayes, Long Beach, Cahfornia;Mr. Richard Holmes, Wadsworth, Ohio; Dr. Herman A. Hoyt, Winona
Lake, Indiana.
Not pictured: Mr. Harold Bolesky, Mansfield, Ohio; Mr. E. M. White, Templeton, Pennsylvania; Dr. Orville D. Jobson, St.
Petersburg, Florida; Rev. James G. Dixon, Camp Springs, Maryland.
BRETHREN MISSIONARY
May 2, 1970
HAa OKtfSE UBIiUlY
Oi Astronauts
and Missionaries
c
lent 5
omen
Liberation from Motherhood
3
View from a Dry Gulch
4
High Price of TV .
5
Of Astronauts and Missionaries
6
The Word Is Big .
7
The Children's Page
8
God's Answer for a Builder .
9
His Ways Are Perfect .
10
Freeway To N'Zoro
11
FMS Candidates Countdown
12
Church News
14
Laymen's Page
16
The Creative Woman .
17
The Master Calleth
18
Chapel on a Hill .
19
Inspiration, "Mini-Helps" . . .
20
Meet Your Officers
21
There's a Great Day Coming!
23
Pick of the Vital Books
24
CLYDE K. LANDRUM, Editor
KENNETH E. HERMAN, Managing Editor
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS:
Foreign Missions— Rev. John Zielasko
Grace Schools— Dr. Herman A. Hoyt
Home Missions— Rev. Lester E. Pifer
WMC— Mrs. Kenneth Rucker
SMM— Miss Donna Hawbaker
Laymen- Mr. Phil Landrum
May 2, 1970
Volume 32, Number 9
Foreign Missions and WMC Issue
MEMBER (^|^^£>>r EVANGELICAL PRESS ASSOCIATrON
SECOND-CLASS postage paid at Winona Lake, Ind. Issued biweekly by The Brethren
Missionary Herald Co., Inc., Box 544, Winona Lake, Ind. 46590. Subscription price:
$4.00 a year, foreign, $5.00. Special rates to churches.
Brethren Missionary Herald
The Editor's Viewpoint
by Clyde K. Landrum
Liberation from Motherhood
Protest is quite the order of the
day. Now, it is women protesting their
sad state. They say they are tired of
the domination by and servitude to
the male sex. They are even protesting
motherhood. Perhaps the protest of at
least some should be recognized so
that they might be "liberated" from
the responsibility.
Particularly is this true with
mothers who seem to have no love for
their children. Mothers who have no
concern for the spiritual and even the
physical and social welfare of their
children. The mother who is obsessed
with drinking, smoking, and drug ad-
diction and indulging in the satisfac-
tion of her every lust is a good subject
for "liberation." There is a false phi-
losophy abroad today that the rights
of an individual have not been fully
realized until every desire is satisfied.
Can we hold a "protest" against
mothers who hold such a philosophy?
If it were possible, we should grant
the desires of these and all other
mothers who would thwart the proper
development of their children for the
gratification of their own desires.
There is no greater responsibility en-
trusted to human kind than mother-
hood. Any who would degrade it and
who would selfishly deny to their chil-
dren a normal development and
growth should be "liberated."
But there is a brighter side to the
picture. Mothers who will in a dedi-
cated way nurture and train their chil-
dren for worthwhile lives are per-
forming a great service to the world.
Abraham Lincoln said, "All that I am
or ever hope to be I owe to my angel
mother." Mothers who will produce
and train offspring of this caliber can
feel that theirs is an important minis-
try. What joy there must be to a
mother who has a normal and healthy
child and who sees that child grow and
develop into a worthwhile adult. God
has given to us the responsibility of
the perpetuation of the race. Great
satisfaction comes to those who pro-
duce worthwhile citizens.
The greatest requisite for success is
that a mother be a Christian. A per-
sonal relationship with Jesus Christ
makes all the difference; a difference
both in the usefulness of the life she
lives, and in a resulting influence upon
her children. The Bible statement
"Train up a cliild in the way he should
go: and when he is old, he will not
depart from it," is still true. Mothers
who believe and follow this teaching
are the type of women who should not
desire to be liberated from mother-
hood but who should be encouraged
to enter into it. Her children will fol-
low the example of others who have
borne testimony to the blessing of a
godly mother. They will literally rise
up and call her blessed.
So, perhaps the "liberation move-
ment" is in order. "Liberation" for
those who are not worthy and who are
unfit to be mothers and encourage-
ment of those noble women who
would be true mothers and who would
guide their children into lives of serv-
ice for mankind. 0Wj
May 2, 1970
"And it came to pass, . . . that the
brook dried up" (I Kings 1 7: 7j.
Ihe brook meant everything to
Elijah. Every morning as he wakened,
he stretched himself, rose from his
pallet, and walked to the brook. He
bathed, he drank, he ate the raven-
brouglit meat, and then he worshiped
his God. Life, viewed from beside a
babbling brook, was sweet.
This was the brook that-he
thought-would never fail. There was
drought through all the land, but
though the heaving Mediterranean Sea
itself should become dry land, my
brook-he thought— will flow. This
brook was God's own provision for
him. That was his reward for being so
faithful a prophet. Every tongue in
Palestine might parch in men's
mouths, but he would have water.
There was no rain, but never mind.
This brook flowed from springs that
never did need showers. Because I am
a prophet, and because God gave me
this brook, this brook can never run
dry.
Until one morning as he woke and
went to bathe and drink, it seemed to
him the water ran a bit slower, and
when he dipped his hand into it he
touched gravel for the first time. It
must be imagination. Nothing could
happen to this brook.
But the next morning it seemed
shallower again, and so it did the next,
and the fourth day there was no
mistake. Pebbles he had not seen
before were showing above the water
now. And each day after that the
water was less. UntU there was no
thought of bathing anymore. Until one
day he had to build a little dam to
catch a day's drink, and until one
morning, when he came, he found
only damp clay there. Some jackal had
come slinking by in the dead of night
View
from a
Gulch
and had lapped the last precious drops,
and there stood the disgusted prophet
beside the brook that could not pos-
sibly have dried up. There he stood,
and he stared down at the last bit of
damp mud at his feet, and he dropped
to his knees in desperation and began
clawing into it with his hands hoping
there might be water a few inches
below the surface, and there was none.
The brook that could never dry, be-
cause he was a prophet, was dried.
Now how does life look? What is
the view from a dry gulch? Does a man
stand there shaking liis little fist in
God's face in rebellion? Or does he
collapse and say there's nothing left
worth living for? Or does he stand
there in stunned incredulity and refuse
to accept the fact? How does life look,
and what does a man think, from the
edge of a dried-up brook?
One thing that must come out of it
is a new understanding of others
whose brooks have long since run dry.
You are not the only one looking at
life from a dry gulch in this world. If
your hopes are blasted, and your plans
exploded, all around you are others
standing gazing upon the ruins of what
they thought was their future too.
And you must become their comfort.
Elijah must never lose his compassion
for suffering Israel. A man all by
himself, secure in his own little cave,
laved by his own little creed, may soon
forget how dry the rest of the world
may be. Far from keeping the brook
flowing because Elijah was his man, it
was precisely because Elijah was liis
man that God had to stop the brook.
And precisely because you are a Chris-
tian you have to experience some
griefs, so that you may somehow come
to an understanding of others, and be
able to pity and help and encourage
them. There is nothing like a dry
brook in your life to make you love a
tWrsty child.
Elijah had become a bit too smug at
liis brookside. He was saying in his
prosperity, I shall not be moved. A
thousand may fall at my right hand, he
mused, but it shall not come nigh me.
My brook cannot fail because I am a
prophet. And so it came to pass that
the brook dried up.
Another thing about the view from
a dried-up brook: it can give a man a
new look at God. As long as the brook
is there and flowing, we keep looking
into it and seeing our reflection in its
waters, and are satisfied. The more we
have of things, often, the less we think
of God. Many a man has an empty
heart because he has a full wallet. It
sometimes takes a dried-up brook in
our lives to bring us to our knees
before God. Out of your lonesome-
ness, your financial loss, your bereave-
ment, can come a new experience of
the sufficiency of God which you've
never known before. And you never
would know it, except your brook
dried up.
But it all depends upon whether
you stand there to curse, or whether
you kneel there to worship. Life looks
much the same from a dried-up brook
as from a babbling river, if we keep
God in the foreground of the scene.
No Hfe looks useless, or empty, or
senseless, when looked at through the
love and through the grace of God in
Christ. And a man can kneel at a
dried-up brook and say Hallelujah. The
Lord gave and it was good while I had
it. The Lord took away— and put
himself in its place. Blessed be the
name of the Lord.
Your brooks may run dry; but you
never did live out of brooks. Your life
is not in your things but in your God.
And the inexhaustible fountains of
grace in him can never stop flowing.
- William Vander Hoven ^^
Reprinted by permission from The Banner
Brethren Missionary Herald
. _s we enter the '70s, psycholo-
gists have become our conscience in
areas of human behavior. Warnings
about the effects of TV -watching are
coming from psychiatrists and educa-
tors—not from pastors.
The church has apparently de- "
faulted on its responsibility in favor of
the psychologists. Whatever threat pas-
tors see in television is not related to
its effect on the human mind and
b'ehavior, but the effect on Sunday
evening church attendance and pas-
toral home visitation.
Dr. S. I. Hayakawa, the embattled
president of San Francisco State Uni-
versity, points out that by the time a
typical American boy or girl has
reached the age of 18, he has had
12,000 to 15,000 hours of TV-
viewing. These are not hours stolen
from school, but from relating to
other people: parents, siblings, neigh-
bors, the elderly, strangers. He con-
cludes that it's small wonder so many
students drop out; they did not learn
how to get along with other human
beings during their formative years.
Dr. Graham Blaine, chief psychia-
trist in the student health service of
Harvard University, has said that the
most serious problem of TV is not
poor programming, but that it has
destroyed the average family's ex-
change of views and information at the
evening meal. People are anxious to
get to a favorite program, he says, and
so they hurry to finish eating. What
happened during the day, the little
things, and bigger matters are never
discussed.
When was the last time you heard a
preacher, or Sunday-school teacher,
warn about the family-fragmenting ef-
fects of television?
Is the church even remotely con-
cerned about what this electronic com-
munications medium is doing, may
eventually do, to the human behavior
of Christians? I think not. What I hear,
when I hear anything, is the soul-
destroying effect of the theater in the
theater, not the theater in the living
room. Movies seem to have a baptism
of purification when they are shown
on TV.
The daughter of a friend's pastor
put it this way: "I can hardly wait till
that movie is shown on television, so I
can see it."
What will be th.e long-range effects
of TV on the American mind and
morals, on the Christian mind and
morals?
For perspective on the question,
one psychologist says that the average
child today, who follows the typical
American viewing pattern, will by age
65 have spent nine years of 24-hour
days sitting in front of a TV set. (If he
went to Sunday school every Sunday
during those years, he will have spent
about four months studying God's
Word.)
Even if TV were morally neutral, it
would have serious effects on Christian
life and thought. You don't spend nine
years of life watching anything with-
out being affected by it. Or even six or
seven years.
"It's so cute the way our little boy
can sing all the commercials." I've
heard that statement several times; so
have you. But even if it's cute, is it
worthwhile? Is such mental condition-
ing, perhaps, in the long view danger-
ous?
What view of life do people get
from TV? Secular, materialistic, man-
shall-live-by-bread-alone. What view of
family life? Fragmented, strong
mother, feeble father. What view of
human life? Cheap, meaningless, here
-and-now, hedonistic. What view of
reading?— What's a book? What view of
God? Who's He, apart from a Billy
Graham special?
Do Christian people even think of
what Dean Martin, Tiny and Vicki
Tim, Johnny Carson do to them and
their children? Is this the sort of guest
we want to invite into our living rooms
every week?
What about family Bible reading?
Prayer? If these are missing and Dean
Martin, or Rowan and Martin are
welcomed, aren't we shouting some-
' thing to our children and ourselves,
something about the real values of life
now and hereafter? No Sunday school,
or later a Christian college, can replace
that value system.
But TV is not morally neutral. It
was a secular writer in the Detroit
News (Kathy Sudomier, a 26-year-old°
newspaper woman), not a preacher,
who. screamed loudly enough about
TV advertising-"You dirty old ad
men make me sick"— to awaken Ad-
vertising Age to a potential threat.
Has the church yielded its role of
moral guidance, along with other roles,
to secular society in our time?
After giving examples of sexually
arousing pictures and dialog in TV
advertising, Mrs. Sudomier concludes:
"If you think this generation repre-
sents the New Morality, then look out
for the next one. Granddad. You'll
have our kids turned into the most
over-sexed, over-sated monsters since
the fall of the Roman Empire."
A medical doctor in West Germany
warned several years ago that the
country that once knew the tyranny
of Hitler now faces the tyranny of evil.
And the United States, which has
never— except in localized situations-
known totalitarianism, seems to be
embracing tyranny of evil.
In my opinion, this represents an
interesting switch on George Orwell's
1984: It is not Big Brother observing
human life in every room by TV
cameras who thereby controls life; Big
Brother performs on TV in every room
and thereby determines life.
If our Lord Christ returns during
the '70s, will He find faith in the
United States? #
-Reprinted by permission of Eternity
magazine.
Or Astronauts
ana Missionaries
I he foreign missions program is in
some ways similar to the U.S. space
program.
1 . Only volunteers are accepted.
A person must be convinced that the
program is something in which he
wants to become involved. Men who
are forced into it against their will or
who give only halfhearted acceptance
because they look upon it merely as
another job, have no place in either
the outer space or the foreign mission
enterprises. A man must be so con-
vinced that this is the thing he should
do that he will say, like Saul of Tarsus,
"Lord, what wilt thou have me to
do?" and like Isaiah the prophet,
"Here am I; send me."
2. A selection must be made. Not
all who would go can go. Many volun-
teer for the space program but only a
few are selected. In missions the same
is true. Some are already engaged in
another ministry and thus cannot go.
This was the case in Antioch, where
there were many prophets and teach-
ers, but the Holy Spirit througli these
Spirit-filled men set aside Paul and
Barnabas for foreign missionary serv-
ice. Others do not meet the special
requirements needed for an overseas
assignment. Still others want to be
selected but refuse to prepare them-
selves for the task.
3. Special training and pre-
paration are necessary. A man does
not step into a space capsule the day
after he is chosen as an astronaut. He
needs special training and months of
preparation in order to gain the con-
fidence needed to handle that rocket
through every possible maneuver and
emergency. The missionary candidate
also needs special preparation and
training. Besides having a thorough
knowledge of the Bible, he must be
prepared to face a new language, a
different culture, and perhaps a radi-
6
cally different political regime. He will
need to be acquainted with the
history, customs, religion, and thinking
of the people with whom he works.
4. It takes money to send these
people forth. The space program is
enormously expensive; yet, the money
must be spent if the objective is to be
reached. The foreign mission program
is poverty-stricken by comparison, and
yet the objectives are infinitely more
important than conquering space. Un-
fortunately, too many look upon mis-
sions as a charity rather than a ful-
fillment of God's plan for this age.
God does not impose a tax on His
people; but He does expect them,
through love and conviction of the
rightness of the program, to give
liberally.
5. Teamwork is imperative. A
host of technicians and skilled crafts-
men work behind the scenes to ensure
a successful space shot. It takes the
cooperation and efforts of many Chris-
tians to carry out a successful mission
if people are to be won to Christ and
churches established.
6. The trip must be made in
stages. The power stage gives the
rocket the necessary thrust and speed
to enable it to get on its way success-
fully. The missionary too needs that
power stage. He needs the backing of
God's people througli prayer and
financial support. He also needs a
thorough working knowledge of the
language of the people so that the
words he speaks will truly be recog-
nized as the Gospel, the power of God
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unto salvation.
7. Adjustments must be made to
a different environment. Special equip-
ment, special clothing, and special
arrangements are supplied to the astro-
naut so that he can live in space. The
problem of adjustment for the new
missionary is one of the biggest
hurdles he must overcome.
8. A willingness to put up with
difficulties is essential. The astronaut
subjects himself to discomfort and
difficulties in order to do his job. He
lives in cramped quarters; dresses for a
time in an uncomfortable space suit;
eats special food, which certainly is no
substitute for his ordinary meals; and
his body is subjected to forces and
pressures not encountered by ordinary
men. The missionary also must be
willing to subject himself to discom-
forts, pressures and unpleasantness (II
Cor.4:8ff).
9. An element of danger is pres-
ent. There is no doubt about this fact
in the space program: a malfunction in
any part of the intricate and com-
phcated macliinery spells death for the
astronauts. The Christian missionary is
also placed in places of danger— among
unfriendly Indians, political revolu-
tions, native uprisings, sickness and
disease with inadequate medical facili-
ties.
Recently the U.S.- government
made cuts in its space program and
thousands found themselves out of
work. The emphasis shifted from outer
space to social needs. The result— less
money for aerospace. Of course, there
has been great disappointment among
those laid off. (We are told that one
$15,000-a-year engineer wound up
packing groceries in a supermarket for
a minimum wage.)
But we pray that the analogy may
cease before that point. It would be a
tragedy indeed if missionaries had to
be turned away from their calling
because of the lack of funds or due to
the feeling that priority should be
given to other endeavors. The space
program may land men on the moon,
but the foreign mission program en-
ables men who are reached with the
Gospel to reach heaven.
The center spread of this issue
shows the projected time schedule for
the departure of missionaries to the
field. We praise the Lord for these who
have responded to God's call. They
(Continued on page 7j
Brethren Missionary Herald
#A big job requires big machinery,
wheels— or effort. A "big" effort is
needed as a result of this year's board
meeting.
One by one the missionary candi-
dates were approved at the midyear
FMS board meeting until the total
reached seventeen. These were en-
couraged to begin raising their sup-
port, hopefully enabling their early
departure to assist missionaries who
are constantly crying for more work-
ers. The board was praising the Lord
for the caliber of men and women who
were volunteering. Most had seven
years or more of training beyond high
school. Their sacrificial dedication was
obvious.
Yet a gnawing question faced us
and continues to do so: Has The
Brethren Oiurch reached a saturation
point in its giving to missions?
One assures himself with the re-
minder that if the Lord has called
these candidates through The Brethren
Church, He will surely supply their
needs through Brethren people. But it
takes no great mathematician to de-
duct that if these missionaries are able
to raise their support and others con-
tinue to volunteer, the year that the
Brethren Foreign Missionary Society
will require a million-dollar annual
offering is not far away.
What is needed if we are to meet
the challenge? Here are four sugges-
tions:
1. Pastors must "think big"! The
pastor is the key. The attitude of his
flock will usually reflect his interest.
He must think of Brethren Foreign
Missions as his foreign mission pro-
of Astronauts and Missionaries
(Continued from page 6)
have demonstrated their faith by pre-
paring themselves for missionary serv-
ice. They have also demonstrated their
confidence in The Brethren Church by
assuming that when their departure
date arrives, the Brethren will speed
them on their way. A possible mal-
function in the total support system is
the only place where we see that there
could be cause for concern. You are
the technicians who are responsible for
that system. Will it be ready in time?
The candidates are doing their part in
obedience to the Lord. Now it is up to
the church to do hers.—JWZ Mt
Just as this airline stewardess finds herself in a big situation, so does the FMS with its
seventeen new candidates!
gram. There is a question as to how far
beyond their own local church some
pastors are seriously concerned. If
there is a heart for missions, there will
be enthusiastic reminders to the peo-
ple of the need for prayer for the
missionaries and their needs. Pastor,
has your church reached its saturation
point in giving? If your answer is
yes— Brethren Foreign Missions is in
deep trouble!
2. Teachers must "challenge
big"! Next to the pastor the teacher is
most important in communicating the
excitement of foreign missions. Every
Sunday-school superintendent should
have a constant program of instruction
in missions in all departments. Person-
nel should be trained and delegated to
see that it is carried out. A great
untapped source of vital concern
which will result in praying and giving,
rests among our children and young
people. Also, young married couples
who have been constantly trained in
missions will be much more apt to
include generous giving to missions in
their family budget.
Sunday-school leaders must count
this program important enough to give
it first priority and to provide the
inspiration necessary to see that it is
properly done.
3. Christians must "give big"! A
$30,000 house with payments of $200
a month is not unusual; a $3,000 car
with payments of $100 a month is
reasonable; a $300 vacation is con-
servative. Yet, many people who could
give much more are dutifully donating
their usual $25 or $100 per year.
Many more must share the respon-
sibility if we are going to go further in
missions.
4. All of us must "pray big"! It is
the Lord's work and He must do the
work. He asks us, however, to pray the
Lord of the harvest to send forth
laborers into His harvest. As He hears
our prayers, do you think He gets the
idea that we think the task is urgent?
Has The Brethren Church reached
the saturation point in giving to mis-
sions? The answer depends on how
"big" each of us counts the task of
world missions. -Z)r Glerm O'Neal
Dr. Glenn O'Neal of Anaheim, California,
has been a member of the FMS board of
trustees since 1952. gUbt
May 2, 1970
TimE CHDLDI^IilNI'S IPAOI
rs. Shargel
rs. Hammers
NEW MISSIONARIES IN LANGUAGE STUDY
Most Brethren missionaries work in lands where Enghsh is not spoken. So,
the first thing new missionaries must do is to study the language of their
field. For the Central African RepubUc, most missionaries learn French first.
It is spoken by the officials and the educated Africans. Now, only part of the
Africans speak French, but nearly all of them speak Sango. So, the
missionaries must also learn Sango after they get to Africa.
Mr. and Mrs. David Shargel are nearly finished with studying French.
They have attended schools in both France and Switzerland. Very soon they
will be going on to Africa.
Miss Carol Mensinger is studying French in France now. Later she will go
on to Africa.
Miss Evelyn Tschetter is all through with her French study, and now she
is in Africa, studying Sango.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hammers are studying French at the same place that
Miss Mensinger is. Soon they will be moving to the Chateau for their
missionary service in France.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Peugh are studying the German language in Germany,
the land where they will work.
Language study is hard work, and these new missionaries need your
prayers. Pray that they may soon learn these languages so that they can
speak easily to the people of their fields.
iss Mensinger
Miss Tschetter
HARRY HELPER AND MARY MISSIONARY
YES/ ISM'T IT EXCITING.'
- I HOPE REAL SOON
] EVERY ONE
OF THOSE
THERE ARE A LOT OF
NEW MISSIONARIES IN
LANGUAGE SCHOOLS
NOW, aren't there?
KWANG JA PARK
HAS FINISHED
HER. PORTUGUESE
STUDY IN SRA2IL
-ANP THEN THERE
WILL BE MORE NEW
MISSIONARIES GOING
OUT - DID YOU SEE
THE
CENTER
SECTION
OF THIS
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Brethren Missionary Herald
ili@f
(FMS editor's note: In the Missionary Her-
ald's foreign missions section for last month
(April 4 issue), Brother Al Balzer told of the
need for a mission builder in the C.A.R. An
editor's note at the end of the article
mentioned Mr. Bernath ("Ben") Klus of San
Jose, California, who is to become Brother
Baker's replacement. The testimonies of Mr
and Mrs. Klus are presented here.)
lo be considered for full-time
service in our Lord's work still seems
like a wonderful dream. I had heard of
the need for missionaries in the foreign
fields; how great the need and how
few there are to go. Sure, I would have
liked to help pick up some of the
load— but to go to school for all of
these years now? You see, I'm
forty-three, a sheet metal worker,
trained in the building construction
trade. This is what I know. What I did
not know was that the Lord had a
place for me. He was patiently waiting
for me to yield completely and to
dedicate my life to Him.
I was reared in a "good" home. My
dad was a carpenter and cabinet-
maker; my mother a fine homemaker,
particular about all things, especially
about my sister and me. When I was
small we attended Sunday school
regularly. When I was in high school I
went to Sunday school because it was
expected of me and it was a good way
to get out of yard and housework. In
growing up I missed much that I did
not even realize at that time.
Not until 1956 did I know what
was missing. I was out sweeping the
gutter in front of our house when a
man stopped to talk. He spoke of a
new Brethren church in a house just
down the block and around the cor-
ner. He also spoke of Jesus Christ and
said He could do something for me. I
had gone to Sunday school; I believed
in God; I knew about Jesus, His virgin
birth and death on the cross. But I did
not know then what it was to know
Jesus personally. New Year's Eve,
1956, just before midnight. Pastor Bill
McKillen led me to accept Jesus Christ
as my personal Saviour. Since then I
have been active in Christian service in
our church.
After having been under conviction
by the Holy Spirit for some time, I
finally yielded completely to the Lord,
saying, "Here I am. Lord; use me,
anywhere, anyway."
In the last few years I have seen
requests for people trained in many
different occupations to be used in
missionary service. When I wrote to
the Foreign Missionary Society, I had
no idea of what the response would
be. I did not know then that there was
a need for a construction man. Be-
cause of our love for the Lord and The
The Klus family: Bernath ("Ben") and Martha, Tim, Cathy Lynne
Brethren Church, my wife and I want-
ed to offer our services there first.
When the reply told of possible service
in the Central African Republic, I
bhnked twice and asked, "Where?
Who, me?"
Our Lord has blessed our family,
and has provided and directed every
step of the way this past year. I'm
fully confident that tliis move is to be
not only the most challenging but, I'm
sure, the most rewarding of our lives.
—Bernath ("Ben ") Klus
What a joy it is to be able to write
this testimony! Little had I ever
thought that some day I would be
packing my bags for Africa.
I was raised in an entirely different
environment than was my husband. I
was the youngest of a family of seven
children, reared near a small town in
Oregon. Probably, no doubt, you
would say we were poor, although I
never considered it so. I thank God for
my parents; they were both Christians,
but because it took so many hours of
labor to care for the family, we had
little formal Christian training. Mom
always corrected us with Scripture and
poetry, and as I grew into the rebel-
hous teen-age years (I must admit we
even had them then) I developed a
dislike for both. What a thrill it was
when I accepted Christ and then God's
Word became beautiful and living to
me; I also wrote a poem and sent it to
my mother.
Ben and I were married April 29,
1945, and in a few short years we had
a family of four children. Although
neither of us was a Christian, we both
recognized the need of spiritual train-
ing for our children. We sent the older
cliildren to Sunday school with friends
and neighbors while we stayed home to
do the Sunday chores. It was not until
1956, when we both started attending
the Grace Brethren Church here in San
Jose, that we realized we ourselves had
a need.
I accepted Christ as my personal
Saviour in our home in May of 1956.
Mrs. Bill McKillen was used of the
(Continued on page 10)
May 2, 1970
9
A^lVa,.U
By Lois Wilson
rrom Navajoland to Africa? Why
the change? To questions such as these
I can answer only that the Lord has
spoken and called, and I must follow
His leading.
During the past two years the Lord
spoke to me several times about going
to Africa. It was usually during our
quiet times together in the morning
hours that I heard His still small voice,
and I would change the subject to
other "worthwhile" thouglits. But the
voice returned so often that at last I
got the "point" that this was im-
portant!
My trip to C.A.R. during the sum-
mer of 1969 emphasized the fact that
the Lord had indeed been speaking to
me about service in Africa. He used
missionary nurses in Africa to cancel
out many excuses I had given to the
Lord-good reasons so I thought— for
remaining here in Navajoland.
One chief excuse was that "I
couldn't ever do what those nurses are
doing!" And this is true. But the Lord
showed me that He, not L would be
doing the work, and therefore what-
ever He asked me to do would be
possible; it would simply be Christ
working through me. I finally claimed
Psalm 37:5, "Commit your way to the
Lord— roll and repose [each care of]
your road on Him; trust (lean on,
rely on and be confident) also in
Him, and He will bring it to pass"
(Amplified).
I can view now with gratitude to
the Lord the past six years spent
among the Navajo Indians. The Lord
had many lessons to teach me in His
"candidate school" of life. He also had
many blessings He wanted to give me.
One very important event took place
in 1968 during a tour in southern
California with our older Navajo
school students. I joined the Cherry
Valley Brethren Church and was im-
mediately adopted by these wonderful
people.
One of the earlier blessings in my
Ufe was being reared in a Christian
home in Pennsylvania. My parents
have always been very active in Chris-
tian work. Often as a child I found
myself a guest at a men's quartet
practice, or viewing a film on mission
work among lepers in Africa. At an
early age I had a piggy bank to gather
pennies for missions in Africa.
We moved from the City of
Brotherly Love to Southampton,
Pennsylvania, when I was seven. It was
also at that age that I was born into
God's family. The decision to trust
Christ as Saviour came about through
an "African" influence. A missionary
from Congo, speaking in our
Sunday-school department, told not
only of the need of African boys and
girls to receive Christ but also of our
need to be forgiven of sin and to
belong to Jesus. That evening my
mother asked me if I wanted to belong
God's Answer for a Builder
(Continued from page 9)
Lord to lead me to Christ. Together
we prayed for Ben's salvation and the
Lord was faithful. Since that time the
Lord has given us two other children
—Tim, now eleven, and Cathy Lynne,
who is three. They will be going to
Africa with us.
The other day as I thought of all
the things to be done before we can
leave, the pressure seemed so great
that I cried to God for help. He who is
always faithful answered with this
verse, John 20:21 : "Then said Jesus to
them again, Peace be unto you: as my
Father hath sent me, even so send I
you."
We do covet your prayers and your
support as we go, but our confidence
is not in man, nor in the Foreign
Missionary Society, nor in The Breth-
ren Church, but in the One who has
called us. "Being confident of this very
thing, that he which hath begun a
good work in you will perform it until
the day of Jesus Christ" (Phil. 1:6).-
Martha Klus #
to Jesus and I replied, yes.
During my high school years my
home church often had tent meetings
in the summer, and at one of these I
dedicated my life to the Lord to be
used according to His will.
Then came nurses training, a year
of hospital work, and two wonderful
years at Grace College. Being led to
Grace (a college relatively unknown in
the area where I grew up) was indeed
another indication of the Lord's hand
on my hfe.
How often, though, we try to get
our own way in life. Perhaps this is
even more true of us select few known
Miss
Lois
Wilson
as "only children." When I arrived af
Grace College I became aware of the
missionary prayer groups meeting each
day. Since I knew more of work in
Africa than any other place, I decided
to attend that prayer group. At the
first meeting I attended. Miss
Elizabeth Tyson, retired missionary,
was an invited guest. She took one
look at me and asked if I was pre-
paring for the Lord's work in Africa. I
don't remember my reply, but I do
remember changing prayer groups
soon after that.
Graduation, 1963, came quickly
and I did not know what was ahead in
my Ufe. Two fellow students, Joyce
Baker Renick and her brother, Dwight,
encouraged me to look into the sum-
mer youth ministry at the Brethren
Navajo Mission. Even though I was not
a Brethren church member at the time,
they thought I might be accepted for
the summer at least.
So the Lord has continued to lead,
step by step, often having to take that
big "I" out of my vocabulary so He
could have His rightful place. And oh,
the joy of having it that way.
Now I look forward to serving Him
in C.A.R. His ways are perfect. My
prayer is that not "I" but only the
Lord Jesus Christ might be seen and
magnified. ^//ji*
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It wasn't like in America!
N.
lever had I seen a road like the
"freeway" to N'Zoro! Deep ruts, fast
moving streams running right across
the road, mud to the hubs, large jagged
rocks, and an endless supply of
branches and logs. It was rainy season
in the Central African Republic. Al-
though the road was treacherous, the
scenery was lovely. The rugged hills of
gray rock were partially covered with
a green blanket of moss and low shrub.
The air was clean and the high grass
was dripping from a recent rain; the
dark clouds in the north told us there
was more to come. Miss Marian Thurs-
ton was hopeful that we would get
"home" before the sky opened up.
As we jostled along in the truck,
my mind went back to the event
leading up to this climactic trip to
Africa. Margaret HuU was home from
Africa on her first furlough. She and
her sister were planning to spend some
time in Europe together when Marga-
ret returned to the field. The traveling
group grew to include six single Ameri-
can girls— three nurses, tluee teachers.
What a time we did have! There is
nothing to compare with English-
Miss
Lila
Sheely
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By Lila Sheely
speaking females driving a loaded VW
bus througli Amsterdam, the Alps, and
of all places— Paris!
Early Sunday morning in Mainz,
Germany, we parked our bus off the
side of the road for Scripture reading
and prayer before touring the Gutten-
burg Museum. The verses read that
morning touched my heart deeply, and
I know the others were communing
with the Lord in a special way, too. "I
want you to trust Me in your times of
trouble, so I can rescue you, and you
can give Me glory!" (Living Psalms
50:15). We took turns praying, and it
was evident that the Lord was drawing
each of us to a closer walk with Him.
After a brief visit to the Chateau in
France, Margaret HuU, Lois Wilson,
and I left for Bangui. The other three
were staying on in Europe for another
month and then returning to the
States. On July 22 we were greeted by
a large crowd of missionaries who were
welcoming Margaret home. Excite-
ment was high as we rode into the city
to the guest house. After supper and a
visit with the missionaries, we piled
into bed exhausted. Lois and I were
awakened in the night by what we
were sure was a lion! The next morn-
ing the superintendent assured us
(much to our chagrin) it was only the
neighborhood dogs.
The day we were to go "up coun-
try" it was raining very hard. The
truck was loaded between downpours,
Dan Beaver baQed the water out of the
cab by the bucketful, and we were off
to the Medical Center at BoguUa. The
next two weeks were busy ones as Lois
and I tried to keep up with the
missionary nurses. There was pre-natal
clinic, where twenty-five women were
checked in one morning; days spent in
the pharmacy doing inventory of all
the medicines; babies delivered; sur-
gery performed; trips to the "bush" to
pick up patients or return the body of
a deceased loved one; a constant
stream of visitors; and parties for the
missionary kids.
My attention was brought back to
the present as we entered the vUlage of
N'Zoro. I was immediately struck with
a feeling of aloneness or isolation.
Then the Lord really began to press
home to me the need of complete
dependence on Him. This work of the
Holy Spirit continued seeking a re-
sponse of willingness to obediently
follow Christ wherever He miglit lead.
One day while sitting on a rock look-
ing out over the village, 1 tried to
sort out all the thoughts and feel-
ings that had overwhelmed me. I had
to acknowledge that His Word is true;
"the heart is deceitful . . . who can
know it." (Lord, sitting in a comfort-
able pew surrounded by Christian
friends, it was easy for me to say I
would follow you anywhere. But, see-
ing the mission field firsthand . . . I'm
not so brave, not so quick to an-
swer. . . .)
The words of Pastor Joseph re-
turned to my mind: "Are you coming
back to Africa? What does your heart
tell you?" Thomas, Marian's house-
boy, had asked, "Have you come to
look or to work?" I assured him I was
just visiting but that I was praying
much concerning the Lord's will for
my Hfe. His answer was: "We have
been praying too. You will be back."
That month spent in the Central
African RepubUc was the greatest ad-
venture of my life. New acquaintances
were made and old friendships revived.
What a thrill it was to hear from those
whom the Lord had called and sent,
how He was meeting their needs and
guiding their lives. I realize that the
task is great; the problems are many.
But, the work is the Lord's and He has
certainly blessed that mission field
with a rich harvest. How I praise Him
for the many who have come to
himself in that great land. And, praise
be to His Name for assured guidance as
we follow Him moment by moment.
"And thine ears shaD hear a word
behind thee, saying. This is the way,
walk ye in it... "(Isa. 30:31). #
May 2, 1970
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Quinn Taylor (left) and George Ehrhardt
make improvements on the property of the
Grace Brethren Church of Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. Land-
scaping improvements were made at
the church by several of the men on
Mar. 28. Seven tons of gravel were
spread on the church parking lot,
several holes were filled and leveling
was done on the property, old tree
stumps were removed, and weeds and
debris were cleared by the use of a
pickup truck and weighted drag. Mr.
George Ehrhardt completed a gold-
lettered church sign which was then
located in front of the church. While
the men worked outside, the ladies
hung curtains and waxed floors inside
the church. All of this work was in
preparation for an Easter missionary
conference. Richard M. Cron, pastor.
NORTH ENGLISH, IOWA. Rev.
Keith L. Zook, senior in the seminary
division of the Grand Rapids School of
the Bible and Music, has accepted the.
call to be pastor of the Pleasant Grove
Brethren Church starting June 2 1 . He
is married and has three children.
ROANOKE, VA. Three goals were
recently met by the Ghent Brethren
Church. For the month of March, a
goal of 300 was set for the Sunday
school and 300 for a church service.
The Sunday-school attendance reached
301, and 335 crowded in for church.
A goal of $500 was set for debt reduc-
tion, and a total of $793 was received.
Mr. Gary Miller, a middler in Grace
Seminary, will be serving the church as
youth director for the summer. Robert
Combs, pastor.
ATLANTA, GA. Several goals for
1970 have been set by the church: 52
decisions to receive Christ; 12 new
families brought into the church fel-
lowship; 100 in active church and
Sunday-school attendance; $12,500
for the year's budget; a new church
built and dedicated for the glory of
the Lord. The church now has a full
program of activities with the recently
organized Boy's Brigade and SMM pro-
grams. A fine prophetic conference
was conducted Mar. 22-29 by Dr. Her-
man A. Hoyt, with an average attend-
ance of 40. Many new folks have
visited the church and shown an in-
terest in the work. The new building
program will be completed this year,
and dedication of the building is
planned for September. Rev. Lester E.
Pifer is scheduled to hold the first re-
vival meetings in the church Sept.
20-27. William. A. Byers, pastor.
MYERSTOWN, PA. Attendance
records were broken with 136 in the
morning worship service. Plans are un-
der way to begin ground breaking in a
couple weeks. Occupation of the new
building is expected by Thanksgiving.
The Brethren Architectural Service has
designed a colonial style building
which will seat 300 people. Luke E.
Kauffman, pastor.
WHEATON, ILL. Robert Shackel-
ford has accepted a call to serve as pas-
tor of the Grace Brethren Church un-
der the official title of "pastor with
limited responsibilities." He graduated
from Grace Seminary in 1957 and is a
13-year veteran of the pastorate. He is
presently assistant dean of students
and a special instructor at Moody
Bible Institute. He will begin his duties
May 3.
RADFORD, VA. The highest at-
tendance record for the past six years
at the Fairlawn Brethren Church was a
recent 201 . The Sunday-school attend-
ance for February showed an increase
of 26.8 percent, and the March figures
showed a 27.2 percent increase. In the
first quarter of 1970, thirty-four life
dedications, one decision to receive
Christ, and three baptisms have been
recorded. Roy E. Glass, pastor.
BERNE, IND. Rev. Kenneth Rus-
sell has submitted his resignation as
pastor of the Bethel Brethren Church,
effective June 28. He has served the
congregation as pastor for the past
eight and one-half years. His future
plans are indefinite.
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. Rev.
Evan Adams, former director of the
Brethren Navajo Mission, will become
Chaplain of Westmont College here on
Aug. 1. He will also be teaching a
course in Anthropology. For the past
several years he has been associated
with Inter-Varsity Christian Fellow-
ship. Mr. and Mrs. Adams are members
of the Grace Brethren Church, Mans-
field, Ohio.
There are victories in Vietnam. The three men in dark shirts were baptized by Chaplain John
Schumacher following decisions to receive Christ. (I to r) Sp/5 Clarence Reid, Chaplain
Schumacher, Sp/4 David Betts, Sp/4 Jerry Parker.
KONTUM, VIETNAM. A baptismal service was held by Brethren Chaplain
(Maj.) John W. Schumacher in the Dak Bla River on the outskirts of Kontum
Mar. 1 . Three men, pictured above with Chaplain Schumacher, who had recently
made professions of faith in the chaplain's office entered the waters of Christian
baptism. Attendances at services increased nearly 100 percent, and eight to ten
men are meeting each week for a Bible study. Chaplain Schumacher's tour is
now half completed, and he is looking forward to meeting his wife Martha on
June 26 in Hawaii during a short leave.
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jn m.
emortam
Notices of death appearing in this column
must be submitted in writing by a pastor.
HEWITT, Odella. 76, a member of
the Aleppo Brethren Church, Aleppo,
Pa., passed into the Lord's presence
Mar. 22. David Thoinpson, pastor._
KARROR, Timothy B., four-
day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kar-
ror, Grace Brethren Church, Lake
Odessa, Mich., passed away Mar. 3.
Richard Cornwell, pastor.
SMITH, June L., 52, former mem-
ber of the Johnstown (Pa.) First Breth-
ren Church and Conemaugh (Pa.)
Brethren Church, passed away Mar. 22
in Long Beach, Calif. The funeral serv-
ice was conducted in Johnstown by
Rev. Wesley Haller and Rev. Don
Rager.
BARBERTON, OHIO. Rev. and
Mrs. Kenneth Cosgrove, First Brethren
Church of Norton, announced the
birth of Kenda Lee, their second
daughter. She was born Apr. 2 and
weighed in at eight pounds, nine and
one-half ounces.
LA PUENTE, CALIF. Rev. Frank
Dunigan, pastor of the Hacienda Hgts.
Grace Brethren Church, submitted his
resignation to the Church Council Mar.
15. Pastor Dunigan had served the
church four years. His future plans are
indefinite.
LORD
OF ALL
Dr. Homer A. Kent, Jr., stands in front of
the Northwest District Conference theme
banner.
YAKIMA, WASH. The 49th annual
Northwest District Conference met in
the Grace Brethren Church of Yakima
Feb. 18-20. Dr. Homer A. Kent, Jr.,
vice president of Grace Schools, was
the Bible-hour speaker using the theme
"Christ: Lord of All." A highlight of
the conference was the receiving of the
Grace Brethren Church of Kenai, Alas-
ka, into the Northwest District. The
1971 conference will be held in Sun-
nyside. Wash., Feb. 17-19, with Dr.
John C. Whitcomb as speaker. George
R. Christie, pastor.
^amsm^. HAWAII CALLS!
A Brethren tour to Hawaii is planned immediately after national confer-
ence, Aug. 17-24. Visit our Brethren churches there, and enjoy a wonder-
ful week seeing the highlights of this paradise of the Pacific! Less than
$250 per person for round trip air fare and hotel! Write NOW for details
and application forms: Brethren Missionary Herald, Box 544, Winona
Lake, Ind. 46590; or Rev. Ralph Colburn, 3490 La Jara St., Long Beach,
Calif. 90805.
About 50 players alternated in spirited play
WINONA LAKE, IND. A 73-hour
volleyball marathon occupied part of
Easter vacation week for the young
people of the Winona Lake Brethren
Church and the Winona Lake Free
Methodist Church. A church youth
group in llhnois had set the previous
world record of 72 hours, and the
Winona Lake youth groups broke that
record by playing 73 continuous hours
of volleyball. The Brethren youth
group took the honors in the mara-
thon, scoring 4,211 points to 4,109
for the Free Methodist.
The tourney began in the parking
lot of the Winona Lake Brethren
Church, then moved inside to the
Grace College gym for the last seven
hours due to inclement weather.
About 300 spectators were on hand
for the final hours of the marathon,
and the local Burger Chef restaurant
furnished free hamburgers to the par-
ticipants.
Local merchants and businesses
contributed various amounts for each
hour the marathon was in progress.
About halfway through the marathon, a
sleepy-eyed Ed Lewis (left, above) needed a
little support from Bruce Brickel, BIVIH
printing dept. manager!
and a total of over $200 was given to
the Cardinal Learning Center, which
furnishes training and employment for
handicapped children in the Warsaw-
Winona Lake area.
Ed Lewis, assistant to the pastor
and youth director of the Winona
Lake Brethren Church, cared for the
arrangements of the marathon. Charles
Ashman, pastor.
KENAI, ALASKA. Palm Sunday
was a great day here, with one first-
time decision and the church's first
communion service. All 13 members
were present for the communion serv-
ice. Sunday-school attendance aver-
aged 25 for March. Herman H. Hein,
Jr., pastor.
WASHINGTON, PA. Nine decisions
to receive Christ and 19 life rededica-
tions were recorded at recent meetings
with Rev. Allen Herr. On the following
Sunday, Mar. 22, four additional de-
cisions to receive Christ and one re-
dedication of life were made. Slrimer
E. Darr, pastor.
May 2, 1970
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Sportsc aster Swain Speaks
to Northcentral Ohio Men
Iowa Men Meet,
Choose Leaders
The laymen of the Iowa District
met for their semi-annual retreat at the
Ox Yoke Inn at Amana, Iowa. The
meeting provided a good time of fel-
lowship and many challenges and
blessings to all attending.
Rev. Arnold Kriegbaum, dean of
students at Grace College, provided an
interesting and informative session in
the morning. He spoke of some of the
new things taking place at Grace and
expressed real encouragement concern-
ing the big improvement in spiritual
hfe on campus this year.
A delicious dinner, served Amana
The Northcentral Ohio District Fel-
lowship of Laymen held their annual
rally at the Ashland Southview Grace
Brethren Church on April 6.
The new officers for the coming
year are: President, Harold E. Jones:
family style, was enjoyed by all in the
Ox Yoke dining room.
Mr. Russ Johnston of the Navi-
gators staff from Colorado Springs,
Colo., brought the main message of
the day. His message, "How the Bible
relates to people in daily life" was one
of encouragement and blessing.
The following men were elected in
the business session to serve as officers
for the coming year; Wes Poyner, pres-
ident; M. L. Intermill, vice president;
Clyde Williams, secy.-treas.; Ted Coul-
son, boys advisor. fjVJ*
Vice President, Fred Peters; Secretary,
Ed Taylor; Assistant Secy., Donald
Vnasdale; Treasurer, Robert Davidson:
Assistant Treas., Chester P. Monn:
Boys Advisor, Ed Jackson; Pastoral
Advisor, Rev. Knute Larson.
Ninety-nine men were present at
this rally to hear Sportscaster Bill
Swain speak on "LOVE" and how love
creates unity even in the world of
sports.
The Teixeria family of Lexington,
Ohio, furnished the special music, con-
sisting of vocal and instrumental. The
messages in music touched the hearts
of the listeners.
Fred Peters was master of cere-
monies and Knute Larson played the
piano for group singing.
The host church served pie and
coffee at the conclusion of the rally.
Received Your
NFBL Decal Yet?
^
Amount Given by District to
National Fellowship of Brethren Laymen
AUGUST 1969-
-APRIL 1970
DISTRICT
MEN
AMOUNT
ALLEGHENY
545
28.15
EAST
849
50.00
FLORIDA
237
INDIANA
715
116.11
IOWA
307
113.89
MICHIGAN
160
26.00
MID-ATLANTIC
821
40.00
MIDWEST
208
NO. ATLANTIC
507
501.20
NOR-CAL
225
NORTHCENTRAL OHIO 708
215.00
NORTHEASTERN OHIO 705
154.00
NORTHWEST
382
16.51
SOUTHEAST
768
21.15
SO. CALIF.-ARIZ.
2415
10.00
SOUTHERN OHIO
730
46.10
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Spirit and Truth
"Roberta, will you tell me what
you think worship is? What does wor-
ship mean to you?"
Three days later our twelve-year-old
granddaughter expressed some of her
thoughts. "A way of showing someone
how much you care about what he is
doing. Example: Most people go to
church (I think they should) to show
Christ how much they care for Him
and what He did for us.
"On the other hand, some people
go to church because their parents
make them, or to see some of their
friends. I don't think this is worship."
You're on your way, Roberta. May
you early learn that worship is not
restricted to a building. True worship
comes from within and enriches the
person honoring Him who alone is
worthy to be exalted.
I don't have to ask today's intro-
verted generation whom they worship.
I look and listen. Shouts: "I will do
my thing no matter . . . "; clenched
fists; grinding teeth. Debating, deny-
ing, destroying. Refusing, repudiating
the "establishment" who gave them
things but no One to worship or look
up to. I quickly discover an enormous
system of self-worship.
VaUd as some of their grievances
may be, the basic need of these rebels
is purpose for living and hope for
dying— which they do think about
occasionally. How impoverished are
these, headed toward self-destruction
under a banner of self-fulfillment!
God, what part have I, a Christian
woman, played in a society which has
spawned blasphemy?
By AltheaS. Miller
So I ponder the effects of worship
on life— mine and others. At tliis peri-
od of my Christian walk 1 should have
fuller understanding of worship than
Roberta. Certainly 1 don't worship self
in the sense that contemporary dissi-
dents do. But what do 1 know about
genuine worship of the living God?
For many Christians hfe is a con-
tinual pursuit of tilings which eventu-
ally become objects of worship. Hav-
ing obtained things, what next? Does
their acquisition make me better able
to help another Roberta expand her
concept of worship? Is my personal
worship meaningful enougli for a
"copped-out" generation to catch a
glimpse of God's glory? Can these
seekers for meaning and peace discern
a glimmer of divine light through the
armor of my self-righteousness? This
lost generation, hving in the neighbor-
hood of my church and home must
have a relevant Saviour and none but
Jesus Christ can meet this need. What
does my attitude toward worship of
God tell of Him? Not where or how
often I pubhcly worship, but the
witness of the temple, "which temple
ye are."
Signposts to h6lp me find my way
back to creative worship are available.
Godly worship "in Spirit and in
reaUty" (John 4:24, Moffatt) will in-
tensify my witness to His grace and
revitaUze spiritual energies. Then my
worship will be with sincere honest
love.
Worship of God in spirit and truth
involves commitment. It's a com-
mitment of joy despite costs. Com-
mitment does cost. In terms of time to
praise God for himself alone; to thank
Him for His bountiful benefits, not the
least of which are His love and salva-
tion; to stand in awe of His holiness
and marvel that He stooped to save
such as I.
In terms of looking at a neighbor
with eternity in my eyeballs. It is a
powerful look, believe me! It leads to
giving selflessly to those in spiritual
danger and physical need. In terms of
denial of self (as different from self-
denial) which precludes indulgence in
ignoble emotions as maudlin self-pity,
hot anger, caustic retaliation, bitter
grudges and all that destroys instead of
builds. No child of God who claims to
worship Him has time or "rights" to
partake of ignominy.
Worship of God in spirit and truth
includes reading, believing and obeying
the truth, both written and living. It
encompasses prayer-intercessory,
thankful, praise-full, adoring, never-
ceasing reliance upon God by prayer.
It is confession of sin, asking for inner
resources to forsake it; caUing down
from God His love to pour out on the
unlovely; for backbone to say No to
the flesh and Yes to the Spirit; claim-
ing spiritual insiglit to hate sin as God
does but love the sinner for Christ's
sake.
Worship is living in the very atmos-
phere of God's righteousness where I
am sensitive to His will every moment
of every day. It is singing as the joy of
the Lord flows through me despite
tears, storms, temporary setbacks and
irreversible conditions. It is sweet re-
lease from the bonds of sin to a
creative life with the God of the
universe. No earthly potentate ever
walked with such majesty! Worship is
meditating on His greatness; listening
to His words of love and direction;
loving Him with the freshness of youth
and the depth of growing maturity.
There's a tempest in a teacup
abroad today. Above the strident
sounds of the socio-political upheavals
women have added another: "Liberate
us!" From what, for what is often
not too clear.
The Christian woman's cry for
liberation should be for creativity in
her worship of Jesus Christ. Then only
will she experience fulfillment. It cer-
tainly must be true that no woman can
be genuinely free until she accepts the
restraints of a higher standard. I know
she can reach her peak of creativity
only to the extent of committing her
entire being to the worship of God in
Spirit and Truth. #
May 2, 1970
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"S
► ay not ye. There are yet four
months, and then cometh harvest?
behold, I say unto you. Lift up your
eyes, and look on the fields; for they
are white already to harvest" (Jolin
4:35).
The Master's call for reapers sounds
loud and clear. Most Christians have
heard; few have answered—few are
truly reaping the harvest. Why?
The reasons or excuses given for
not winning souls (reaping the harvest)
are many. Very many of us feel we are
too busy right now, but just give us a
few weeks— or months or years— after
the children are grown, after I get a
The Master Ca/lem "^ Reapers I
By Shirley Myers
better and easier job, when my health
improves, after we are moved and
settled, after my vacation, and so
on— then we can actively participate in
soul-winning. Yes, months and
then .... We are so concerned with
our own needs and pleasures that we
do not lift up our eyes and look for
the need is all around us, even at our
doorstep. This is the hour when people
are searching for answers, trying every-
thing imaginable to satisfy their need.
A brief glimpse into one of the recent
special issue magazines introducing the
'70s shows us a groping mankind
searching desperately for an answer.
For many years, people have tried to
find their answers in material wealth
and some are still trying this approach,
but many others have come to the end
of this road, realizing that it led to a
dead end. These people are now turn-
ing to other avenues in which they
hope to find something to satisfy their
quest, which many now realize is an
inward quest. They are trying drugs,_
witchcraft, oriental religions and phi-
losophies, simplicity in living, wild
fashions and wild morals. We have the
answer in Christ, but we have not
thrust in the sickle to this white needy
harvest field around us!
Proverbs 6:6-11 admonishes the
man who does not gather in his mater-
ial harvest to observe the ant. It labels
such a man as nothing but lazy and
heads him for poverty. So also is the
Christian who does not seek to bring
in the harvest of souls. He is lazy and
his laziness brings him no wages and
no fruit. Thrust in the sickle, and then
take note of the promised reward in
John 4:36, "And he that reapeth
receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit
unto eternal life."
"Where are the reapers? Oh, who will
come
To share in the glory of the harvest
home?
Oh, who will help us to garner in
The sheaves of good from the fields of
sin? m
h
THE MASTER CALLETH
Called to listen— but it is heard—
The message sent you in His Word?
Lives lent to you you're called to train.
Don't let them slip away in vain.
All you have you're called to share—
Your home, your food, the clothes you wear.
And when you do, you'll be fulfilling
His call to give, and that is thrilling!
Like Lydia, you are called to be
A woman of hospitality.
To love like Ruth— another call—
Which can complete the life of all.
Yes, called to sew— to be at home.
And sometimes go and tell.
Then to encourage and to stand
As Esther knew so well.
To listen, train, share or give-
No matter what it be.
It is from Him and so for you
A call to opportunity!
—Gladys Deloe
WIVIC OFFICIARY
Pres.-Mrs. Richard Placeway, 540 Randall I
Rd.,Elyria, Ohio 44035
1st V. Pres.-Mrs. Ralph Hall, R.R. 3,
Warsaw, Ind. 46580
2nd V. Pres.-Mrs. Philhp Simmons, 10600
S.E. 226th St., Kent, Wash. 98031
Rec. Secy. -Mrs. Gerald Kelley, Box 67,
New Troy, Mich. 49119
Asst. Rec. Secy. -Mrs. Dan Pacheco, R.R.
3,Warsaw, Ind. 46580
Fin. Secy.-Treas.-Mrs. Robert Ashman, 602
Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
Asst. to the Fin. Secy.-Treas.-Mrs. Earle
Cole, 2753 Elmwood Ave., Cuyahoga
Falls, Ohio 44221
Lit. Secy. -Mrs. Charles Koontz, R.R. 3,
Warsaw, Ind. 46580
Prayer Chm.-Mrs. Thomas Hammers, 604
Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
SMM Patroness-Mrs. Robert Boze, R.R. 1,
Box 224-D, Berne, Ind. 46711
Asst. SMM Patroness-Mrs. Gerald Polman,
1634 Pinecrest Dr., Dayton, Ohio 45414
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Brethren Missionary Herald
In your collection of snapshots or
slides, or maybe just in your memory,
there is probably a picture of a chapel
on a hill. May I see it? Built of natural
stone, ivy creeping up the walls,
stained glass windows, carpeted aisles,
comfortable pews and a sturdy pulpit.
This is an attractive picture. I hope it
is a place where God's Word is clearly
preached and people gather there for
that reason.
Now that we have seen your chapel,
let me show you another one for your
collection. We will start from down-
town Tijuana (Mexico) and take a
street that goes up one, two, three
grades before it reaches the top. From
here, on a clear day you can see much
of where some 350,000 people live in
this growing city. The rest lies hidden
in the innumerable canyons and on the
backside of the hills that form Ti-
juana's terrain. Across the Inter-
national Boundary northward lies San
Diego and its beautiful bay. But we
came up here to see a chapel, didn't
Chapel
on a
Hill
Maybe you expected to find it
standing alone in some striking setting.
Sorry, but it has to share the hill with
an ever-growing number of houses,
shops, schools and churches that make
up this area of Tijuana called Colonia
Pancho Villa. The construction is of
plain cement blocks, unpainted yet.
The roof is covered with green asphalt
paper. The main part of the building is
the chapel area with seating capacity
for about 150. A side wing contains
space for an office, a kitchen and three
classrooms, once the movable parti-
tions are in. So far, there is no
landscaping nor fencing around the
outside.
Before you turn away a bit disap-
pointed, let me point out a few things
about this chapel. It isn't quite as plain
and uninteresting as it first appears.
See those three stained glass windows?
They came intact out of the fire that
destroyed the old "Fifth and Cherry"
in Long Beach. And the piano. You
just don't take one across the border
into Mexico without red tape and
green bills. But tliis was a used one,
given to us. We drove down to the
border with it in a trailer. The in-
spector looked it over, asked a few
questions, and waved it on. This time,
prayer had cut red tape and saved
dollars.
Even though the chapel is not
completely finished, it is in use. Last
Sunday there were seventy in Sunday
school, an increase of eight over the
week before. The pulpit is occupied by
(Continued on page 20)
AFRICA
IISSIONARY BIRTHDAYS - JULY
BRAZIL
Mrs. William L. Walker July I
Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui, Central African
Republic
Mrs. Floyd W. Taber July 8
Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui, Central African
Republic
Dawn Marie Juday July 13, 1961
B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central African Republic
Patrick Waridel July 13, 1967
Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via Bangui, Central African
Republic
Rev. Don G. Hocking July 15
Mission EvangeUque, Yaloke via Bangui, Central African
Republic
Rev. Robert S. Williams July 15
B. P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central African Republic
James RandaO Hocking July 20, 1954
Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via Bangui, Central African
Republic
Rev. David W. Shargel July 23
B. P. 36, Bossangoa via Bangui, Central African Republic
Miss Margaret Hull July 27
Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui Central African
Republic
Miss Lois L. Ringler July 30
B. P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central African Republic
ARGENTINA
Daniel Miller July 1, 1969
Echeverria 96, Jose Marmol F.C.G.R., Pcia. de Bs. As.,
Argentina
Sylvia Monica Fay July 20, 1953
Corrientes 2, Almafuerte, F.C.B.M., Prov. Cordoba,
■ Argentina
May 2, 1970
Mrs. Ralph Schwartz July 1
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil
Kenneth Paul Burk July 3, 1961
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Paia, Brazil
FRANCE
Rev. James R. Renick July 17
10 rue Challly-Guerct, 71 - Macon, France
MEXICO
James Ernest Dowdy July 30, 1967
5864 Teal Lane, El Paso, Texas 79924
IN THE UNITED STATES
Frederick John Hodgdon July 9, 1964
c/o Guy Hodgdon, Route 2, West Salem, Ohio 44287
Miss Florence Bickel July 10
105 Seminary Dr.. Winona Lake, Indiana 46590
Dr. Orville D. Jobson July 1 1
P. O. Box 420, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590
James Kash McDairmant July 16, 1968
c/o D. D. Terry, 2504 Madrid Way So., St. Petersburg,
Florida 33712
Mr. Earle C. Hodgdon July 18
c/o Guy Hodgdon. Route 2, West Salem, Ohio 44287
Mrs. Orville D. Jobson July 21
P.O. Box 420, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590
Miss Marian Thurston July 24
Garwin, Iowa 50632
George Allen Hodgdon July 26, 1961
c/o Guy Hodgdon, Route 2, West Salem, Ohio 44287
Mrs. Solon W. Hoyt July 29
Route 3, Wooster Rd., Warsaw, Indiana 46580
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Inspiration^ "^Mini nelps^ ""
ana a Shrunken Head
'W.
'hat do you do at a Home
Mission Workshop?" I would hke to
answer that question by giving you a
ghmpse of what happened at a work-
shop and share some of the inspiration
and joy it was to attend the Eastern
Home Mission Workshop in Canton,
Ohio.
The workshops are conducted for
three full days. These days were
packed full— with our sessions begin-
ning at 8 a.m. and ending about 9 p.m.
The morning devotions began with a
challenge to our hearts by Rev. John
Burke of Akron, Ohio. Our Bible hour
with Dr. Herman Hoyt was of out-
standing interest to both pastors and
wives.
Our hearts were also challenged by
Mr. Ron Picard who spoke on personal
soul-winning. Dr. Merrill Unger spoke
twice daily on the timely subject of
demonology. This brought to our at-
tention in a greater way the condition
of the times in which we are living.
The highlight for the ladies was Al-
berta Hanson who gave us a variety of
"mini" helps. She reminded us of the
'Sc
OVER THE
TOP FOR
HOME
MISSIONS!
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importance of being daily in God's
Word.
We talked about how to make bul-
letin boards, the value of the yellow
pages in the telephone book, and how
to make our own greeting cards. We
discussed budgeting and wardrobe
planning. All of these were most prac-
tical helps for us. Alberta turned our
thoughts and hearts to the mission
fields and challenged us anew with our
privilege and responsibility of present-
ing up-to-date mission information to
the local churches. As she emphasized
the importance of "show and tell" in
this area she demonstrated a method
of awakening attention by displaying a
shrunken head from the land of the
Auca Indians. ^
-Mrs. Don Brotherton
Pastor's Wife
Davenport, Iowa
Mrs. Don Brotherton looks over the selection of tasty pies.
CHAPEL ON A HILL
(Continued from page 19)
a graduate of the Bible Institute, Raul
Tirado. His preaching and visiting are
bringing growth to the local congre-
gation. In that space to the side, under
the lower roof, we held a series of
night classes for laymen several
months back, as a part of the Bible
Institute program. And last Sep-
tember, the annual confererice of The
Brethren Churches in Mexico was held
in this building.
For those of us who worship and
work in this chapel the picture is sharp
and clear. It is a tool for evangelism in
Colonia Pancho Villa, and the rest of
Tijuana. It is a center from which
trained Mexican brethren can go out
to pastor churches and to start new
ones. It is a place for your prayers and
offerings to produce eternal results. If
the picture is still not quite in focus
for you, why not pay a visit to the
"chapel on the hill" in Tijuana when
you are out this way next summer for
national conference?— A/ri. Jack
Churchill #
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Brethren Missionary Herald
"A,
nd we know that all things
work together for good to them that
love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose" (Rom.
8:28).
I have claimed this promise as my
life's verse and though there have been
times in my walk with Him that I
could have questioned it, He has al-
ways shown me that His way is best
for my life.
As I sat and thought of God's love
and grace to us and all that He has
done in our lives the past few years I
hardly know where to begin to share it
with you in a short testimony.
My husband, Ken, was saved in a
small nondenominational church in
California at an early age and attended
faithfully until his teen years. His fam-
ily moved to another area and due to
the fact they were unsaved, Ken was
not encouraged to find another
church. He attended a few churches on
his own but didn't feel at home in any
of them and gradually began to stray
from the Lord. He went into the serv-
ice and continued in worldly activities.
But God still had His hand on him.
The day after Ken was discharged I
met him and knew almost from the
start that he was the one for me. Ten
months after our first date we were
married. Ken was now in college as
well as working. This first year
brought the arrival of our daughter,
Lynn.
After college Ken went to work for
a Savings and Loan Company and it
was while he was working there that
we were invited to The Brethren
Church by one of the men with whom
Ken worked. I was from an unsaved
home and had never experienced a per-
MEET YOUR
OFFICERS
Mrs. Kenneth Rucker
WMC Editor
sonal relationship with Christ. We be-
gan to attend the Temple City Breth-
ren Church and one Sunday morning
God spoke to my heart and I an-
swered, "Yes Lord." He also spoke to
Ken and he rededicated his life to
Christ.
"Now, what Lord?" was our ques-
tion as we both felt led to full-time
service. Where on earth can You use
someone who has majored in finances?
Three years passed with various aven-
ues of service pursued and each time
the door closed. During this time we
were blessed with our son Timothy
whom we adopted at four months of
age.
We enjoyed our fellowship and
work in the Temple City church and
among my responsibilities were
Sunday-school teacher, WMC president
and co-sponsor with Ken for the Jun-
ior High Department.
In the fall of 1966 we were talking
one afternoon with Rev. Robert
Thompson, western field director for
Home Missions and he mentioned the
need for an assistant to Mr. Elmer
Tamkin in the Bretliren Investment
Foundation. This is it! After much
preparation and countless blessings
that God gave us which made it even
more clear that this was His leading,
we left California in May of 1967 for
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perience in our Lord. We serve and fel-
lowship at the Winona Lake Brethren
Church. I'm kept busy at home as wife
and a mother to three busy young-
sters. Yes, I said three. One of our
richest blessings has been the addition
of our son Scott, adopted two years
ago. Scott is fourteen years old and I
must admit it's been a real challenge to
have an instant teenager in our home.
But the joys have far outweighed the
adjustments and he has completed the
Rucker family.
It has been a rewarding experience
to serve as a national WMC officer
with all the blessings it has brought to
my life. To see the overall picture and
accomplishments of women who put
Christ first in their lives is a chal-
lenge—and a joy. May our prayer al-
ways be that we remain faithful and
always willing to answer when the
Master calleth. #
DISTRICT NEWS & VIEWS
MYERSTOWN, PA. The Grace
Brethren Church organized their WMC
December 1 1 , 1969 with sixteen ladies
present. Our attendance has been
growing each month with nineteen
present for the February meeting.
One of our projects was to make
thirty individual towels to be sent to
Alaska in time for the Easter Com-
munion. Another project will be to re-
member our young people who are
away from home with a token of re-
membrance for Easter.
We praise the Lord for women who
are interested in the Lord's work.
-Mrs. Guy Brightbill. Sec.
ALLEGHENY DISTRICT. At the
recent board meeting many excellent
ideas were exchanged as the local pres-
idents gave their reports. Here are
some of the gleanings from those re-
ports. The prayer breakfast seems to
be catching on. The councils that are
using this idea for the 15 th day of
prayer, report very good success.
Several councils had birthday dinners,
inviting their husbands as guests.
Special offerings were taken and used
for the WMC Birthday missionary
fund. The envelope method of giving
at the monthly meetings is being used
successfully by many of the councils.
Two councils have secret prayer
mothers for the SMM girls-each WMC
lady is given the name of a SMM girl to
pray for daily. Each month this girl is
remembered in some special way, by
her prayer mother.
The spring rally will be at Grafton,
West Virginia, in April. The goal for
the project offering is S660 which is to
be given toward the support of Angle
Garber of the Navajo Mission. Last fall
$600 was given to Barbara Hulse, a
missionary to Brazil.
Our desire is to answer the Master
whenever, wherever, or however He
calls us for service. ^
May 2, 1970
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1970' 71 WMC Bible Studies To Feature Paperbacic Booldet
The new program packets for this coming year of 1970-71 (compiled by the Iowa District program committee)
contain plans for a discussion-type Bible study which will use the paperback booklet The Abundant Life hy Ray
E. Baughman, published by Moody Press. (Next year's theme is "Living Abundantly.") This is the first attempt to
try this type of Bible study in WMC, and it can work only as the women of
^■J each council respond to the plan of individually using this booklet. For this
reason councils are urged to:
1 . Encourage each member to buy her own copy of the booklet.
2. Order extra copies in anticipation of new members and for visitors.
3. Encourage mature Christians to order an extra copy to use in a one-
to— one study with a new Christian or in a home study with the
family.
There will be a special order blank in each program packet, and each
councO is urged to place the order for booklets during June and no later than
July 15, in order to insure that you have them prior to your September
meeting.
The Brethren Missionary Herald is giving a special price of 50c each for the
booklet to WMC councils (regular price is 75c), however, the special order
blank should be used, and a bulk order should be placed from each council
(no individual orders, please).
You may order the booklets from the Brethren Missionary Herald, Box
544, Winona Lake, Ind. 46590 or the Herald Bookstore, Box 2385, FuUerton,
Cahf. 92633. Please place your order no later than July 15 to assure prompt
service—no need to send a check with your order, just specify who is to
receive the bill.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Remember to plan on
attending national conference in California
during August. Special meetings have already
been planned for SMM. Look for more about
these in the coming months!
Hi, SMM Girls:
In a few weeks our birthday offering is due.
As you know, this offering is used to help edu-
cate three young people who have parents serv-
ing as missionaries. Remember these young peo-
ple in prayer and give generously at your meet-
ing this month. —Donna Hawbaker
National SMM Editor
ANNOUNCEMENT: Remember when SMM
girls rolled bandages? Well, girls, those days
may come back. Hunt up those bandage
rollers and save your old sheets. More details
later!
SMM OFFICIARY
Pres.-Pam Edenfield, Bob Jones University,
Greenville, S. C. 29614
V. Pres.-Sharon Magill, R.D. 1, Box 426,
Hollidaysburg, Pa. 16648
Secy. -Jane Hoover, R.D. 1, Box 4, Rittman,
Ohio 44270
Fin. Secy.-Brenda Journay, Grace College,
Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
Treas.-Rose Leistner, Grace College, Winona
Lake, Ind. 46590
Editor-Donna Hawbaker, Parkview School
of Nursing, Fort Wayne, Ind. 46805
Patroness-Mrs. Robert L. Boze, R.R. 1,
Box 224-D, Berne, Ind. 467 1 1
Asst. Patroness-Mrs. Gerald Polman, 1634
Pinecrest Dr., Dayton, Ohio 45414
Devotional Program Chm.-Miss Marilyn
Vnasdale, Box 365, Winona Lake, Ind.
46590
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Charles W. Mayes
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\ay Coming I
Kingdom is coming
|n our day men everywhere are
cing forward to a great society.
SJVien want peace, prosperity, ease,
comfort and pleasant conditions in
nerai.
^Some have even equated the new
transformed society with the
|gdom of God. The challenge of
nan wisdom is to get busy and
bring in the kingdom of God.
Tbwever, the wise men of the earth
are blind to the Bible revelation
that the kingdom of God will come
when the King comes, and not
before! This means that it will take
more than the good intentions,
worldwide planning and hard work
on the part of man to establish the
kingdom of God on earth.
How will the King come?
Bible revelation tells us that the
coming of the King will be an
instantaneous event. "As the light-
ning cometh out of the east, and
When will the
shineth even unto the west; so shall
also the coming of the Son of man
be" (Matt. 24:27).
When the Son of man and King
of kings returns to this planet, the
tribes of the earth shall mourn,
"and they shall see the Son of man
coming in the clouds of heaven
with power and great glory" (Matt.
24:30).
We also learn that His return will
be accompanied with great majesty
and glory as an event universally
visible on all the earth. "Behold, he
cometh with clouds: and every eye
shall see him" (Rev. 1:7). ^
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With other supernatural maf
festations, the Son of man and King"
of kings will appear "immediately
after the tribulation of those days."
It is also revealed that His com-
ing in glory will take place when
Gentile dominion shall be at its
height. It is easy to see the ever-
increasing power of the Gentile
nations as we look at present
trends. The nations are getting to-
gether. Fear of nuclear war is
driving nations together for mutual
protection.
Worldwide it is being said that
we need a man who is big enough,
wise enough, and powerful enough,
to lead the world out of its
troubles. Such a man will appear
according to God's revelation in
that awful day of great tribulation.
But the Lord Jesus is coming again.
He, as the King, will establish the
kingdom of God on the earth,
"immediately after the tribu-
lation."
Answer to prayer
For centuries God's people have
prayed: "Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done in earth, as it is in
heaven" (Matt. 6:10). We will also
pray, "Even so, come. Lord Jesus"
,22:20).
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BY AIR
Have tickets available
Two bags allowed per person
Remember insurance
Take wash and wear clothes
BY CAR
Map out your trip
Make motel reservations ahead
Plan to see some historic scenic
places along the way
Prepare games for children
Long Beach, California
t Warm days . . . 80-90 degrees
Sea breezes and some smog
t Cool evenings ... 70 degrees-
sweater weather
t Air-conditioned buildings
WHAT TO TAKE
Bible, notebook, pen, camera,
colored glasses, binoculars,
money, swim suit, towel, sport,
casual and dress clothes, good
walking shoes, sweater or a wrap
FAMILY SUGGESTIONS
Make a spiral-notebook-scrapbook
of your trip
Collect colored postcards
May 2, 1970
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The Ten Largest Sunday
Schools
Elmer L. Towns (Grand Rapids:
Baker, 1969), 163 pages, paper, $1.95.
Tlie Ten Largest Sunday Schools is
thought-provoking and stimulating.
Though many of the practices of these
large Sunday schools are not practical
and workable in most churches, yet
there are some things which merit our
close consideration.
Without exception, the ten
churches place tremendous emphasis
upon evangelism. Each carries on an
organized and aggressive visitation pro-
gram. Each greatly stresses the Sunday
school; an active absentee follow-up
visitation program keeps people faith-
ful in attendance. The churches em-
phasize numbers. Towns believes that
this emphasis comes from a sincere
desire to reach as many people with
the Gospel as possible.
A word of caution is in order. The
pastors of these churches (average ten-
ure: twenty-two years) are unique,
exceptionally strong and well-
organized leaders. For us to do away
with some of the more usual Christian
education methods and programs
would be very unwise. This book
should be read to find principles and
ideas that can be adapted to each local
church, not adopted indiscrimin-
ately. -MertOH A. Lambert, Winona
Lake, Indiana
The Drug Users
A. E. Wilder Smith (Wheaton: Har-
old Shaw, 1969), 304 pages, $5.95.
Dr. Wilder Smith approaches the
subject of drugs from two vantage
points, that of a professional scientist
and that of a thinking Cliristian. First
he analyzes the chemical character-
istics of drugs, includung LSD, mari-
juana, tranquilizers, amphetamines,
and the morphine drugs, and then
discusses the physiological conse-
quences and mental effects of each.
With highly descriptive accounts he
notes the various moods and percep-
tions of reality induced by the drugs
and sets aside certain misconceptions
about the effects of drugs. Finally, he
places the various drugs in their proper
medical perspective, showing the po-
tential value of some and possible
misuse of all.
The second section of the book
shows Dr. Smith's concern as Christian
and lay philosopher. Discussing the
mind of man with all of its capa-
bilities, including ESP and other
psychic phenomena, he finds man to
be fascinated with the powers of the
mind. Dreams, hallucinations, trances,
and other types of perception, he
observes, are possible without the use
of drugs, but are markedly increased
by them.
The value of this book hes in the
authoritative information about drugs
and the thouglit-provoking discussion
concerning the "why" of drugs. The
scientific information about the kinds
and effects of drugs should prove quite
useful in educating young people.
Some are certain to find fault with his
discussion of the "mind" of man, but
the questions he raises, while not new,
are certainly pressing for consideration
and action on the part of Christians.
-Sherwood G. Lingenfelter, Brock-
port, New York
Any of the books reviewed on
this page may be ordered from
the Brethren Missionary Herald
Co., Box 544, Winona Lake, In-
diana 46590 or the Herald Book-
store, Box 2385, Fullerton, Cali-
fornia 92633. We pay postage.
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Irving L. Jensen (Chicago: Moody,
1969), 127 pages, paper, $.50.
Enjoy your Bible is what you will
do if you apply the contents of this
book to your personal Bible study. It
is not just a book to be read. It must
be put to use, because it is not a story
or an incident, but a detailed analysis
of the best ways to get the meaning
from God's Word-Holy Word. Small
in size but amazingly large in content,
this guide would be valuable to any
Bible studem, pastor, or teacher.-£)o«
K. Rager, Conemaugh, Pennsylvania
Building the Family Altar
Tenis C. Van Kooten (Grand Rap-
ids: Baker, 1969), 144 pages, paper,
S1.95.
Practical and stimulating. Van
Kooten awakens the reader not onh
to the need for a family altar, but also
to its enriching potential. In his easy-
to-read style he shows the way out of
the "rut" in family worship. The
discussion helps and chapter divisions
make the book well suited for group
studies or family worship. It will en-
rich the devotional life of all who read
it and strengthen the family that fol-
lows its suggestions.— /o/!« A- Kaiser,
Medicine Hat, Alberta
BRETHREN MISSI
May 16, 1970
Mobile units . . .
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Childlike or Childish? .
One Church's Answer: Mobile Units
Comparative Offering Report
What's Your Name?
Youth Quake in Taos .
Church News ....
Meet Your BMH Family
The Best Kind of Advertising
Gamblers for Christ
The Biblical Teaching on Creation
Can't Take It With Me .
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CLYDE K. LANDRUM, Editor
KENNETH E. HERMAN, Managing Editor
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS:
Foreign Missions— Rev, John Zielasl<o
Grace Scfiools— Dr. Herman A. Hoyt
Home Missions— Rev. Lester E. Pifer
WMC-Mrs. Kenneth Rucker
SMM— Miss Donna Hawbal<er
Laymen— Mr. Phil Landrum
May 16, 1970
Volume 32, Number 10
Home Missions and Grace Schools Issue
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Brethren Missionary Herald
The Editors Viewpoint
by Clyde K. Landrum
Childlike
or
Childish ?
I have often thought of the world
of difference between the two words
"childlike" and "childish." Only one
letter different in length, but their
measured difference in meaning is ex-
tensive. Christ challenged adults to
have childlike faith, implying that it
was the real thing. This fact can be
verified by our everyday experience.
How many little children do you talk
to who do not believe in God, and
who do not believe that God can do
everything? Not very many. Their
actions breathe assurance that He is
God; they believe He is the God who is
all-powerful. When they put their faith
in Him as Saviour and Lord, they rely
on Him to the full.
Not only so, but children also
epitomize love. They have an affection
that is simple and real. Their devotion
does not waver; they are passionately
loyal. Their hearts reach out with a
fervor that is warm. I have heard
adults comment, "I experienced such
great love for Christ when I was first
saved; it was a childlike love; so genu-
ine and real." Doubtless that same love
gave them an affection for fellow
Christians. But such a statement im-
plies their love is not as warm and real
as it was when they were first saved.
What happened? Evidently their
journey through the world of adults
cooled their love. Perhaps they tapered
off in their fellowship with the God of
love, and failed to regularly read the
Bible, God's textbook on love. At this
point the childlike love disintegrated,
and the stature of childlike faith was
dwarfed.
Think now about childishness. It
implies immaturity. Adults sometimes
are classed as childish, meaning they
do not think and act in a mature man-
ner. One might say of such a person,
"He acts just like a child; he is child-
ish; he does not have the maturity and
full stature of a man." The influence
of such a person manifests itself in dif-
ferent ways. Let's think particularly of
it in the spiritual realm. Such a person
does not have the positive and mean-
ingful testimony that he should have.
Too often if he serves in the church, or
if he attempts even to witness, he is
not successful. He does not manifest a
mature and convincing attitude, nor is
he emotionally stable.
Another result of such a personality
is that his immaturity begins to affect
those around him. He realizes that he
is not at his best, and is, perhaps, do-
ing an inferior job for the Lord. He
then begins to manifest his childish-
ness through jealousy and a contrary
spirit. He is critical, antagonistic, often
bitter. He makes life miserable for
himself and others because of his
childishness. He is a strong deterrent
to the progress of the Gospel and to
the work of the Lord. One begins to
wonder if he is even a Christian.
The antedote for spiritual childish-
ness is a continuing childlike faith in
God that cannot be turned aside. A
walking with and trusting in Him that
will radiate assurance and trust to
those nearby and which will cause
them to desire a like faith. Also a
genuine love that comes from the very
heart of God which will cause the
child of God to radiate love for others.
The need is for mature spiritual
giants who will stand tall in the faith;
who will continually "grow in grace,"
". . . going on unto perfection." The
thought is well-expressed by the
following: "When I was a child, I
spake as a child, I understood as a
child, I thought as a child: but when I
became a man, I put away childish
things" (I Cor. 13:11). Such spiritual
maturity will communicate to those
outside of Christ the satisfying, fulfill-
ing joys that await them if they will
accept Him. ^
May 16, 1970
One Church's Answer:
Mobile Units
An Interview By Sherwood Durkee
Q: When did you begin your ministry
in Davenport, Iowa?
Brotherton: We began our ministry
here in September of 1968.
Q: What was your first impression?
Brotherton: We had never been in
the State of Iowa until this time. We
were quite surprised at the size of the
community and we were pleased with
the building.
Q: What was the first problem?
Brotherton: Before 1968 passed we
realized we were facing a problem of
space. We began to seek the Lord's will
about it as we saw growth material-
izing. As we entered 1969 we tried to
contemplate the problem we were en-
countering. We were open to sug-
gestions and were praying specifically
that the Lord would show us which
way we should go.
Sherwood Durkee (left) with Pastor Don Brotherton
Q: How did you find the answer?
Brotherton: About June or July of
1969 we began to consider every possi-
bility, and not just the prospect of a
new building~but any type of facility
we might be able to rent or use. Dur-
ing this time we were in the vicinity
of the Bendix Corporation plant here
in Davenport and viewed a series of
mobile office units. Something sort of
snapped in our thinking—this might be
the answer for our immediate need.
Q: What did you find upon investiga-
ting this possibility?
Brotherton: I thought they were
real nice looking units, but I learned
they were rented from a leasing com-
pany for approximately $200 a month
per unit. Of course this was not too
encouraging but we thought perhaps
we might be able to purchase these
units secondhand. Upon contacting
the leasing company we found the cost
of the units at S5,000 each. However,
they would lease them to the church
on the same basis as they did to the
local corporation. It was rather ob-
vious that this was an impossibility for
us so we began to look at other possi-
bilities.
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Q: Were there any other possibilities?
Brothertoii: We have a hospital
directly adjacent to our property and I
thought perhaps we might be able to
lease some of the solarium space. 1
spoke to the administrator of the
hospital and I found out they, too,
lacked space and at that time had
patients in their solarium. It seemed
like the Lord just completely closed
the door.
Q: What next?
Brotherton: We began to investigate
the cost involved in the direct pur-
chasing of mobile units. The schools in
our area and car dealers were using
these units. After checking with one
dealer we found he would build them
to our specifications at a cost of
$3,120 per unit.
Q: How did you like that answer?
Brotherton: This was great, we
could purchase two 12 x 50 mobile
units which would almost double our
present space for less than $7,000. A
hurried call went to the Home Mis-
sions office and we received the assur-
ance that if we felt this was the leading
of the Lord we should pursue it
further.
Q: What about local regulations?
Brotherton: This was our first set-
back. We checked with the building
and zoning commission of the city and
were told flatly that we could not use
them. Our property was not zoned for
the- use of these trailers and we defi-
nitely could not use them. This was
quite a disappointment because we
had considered every means, and then
to have our dreams dashed in a single
moment— it was quite a setback.
Q: What action did you take at that
point?
Brotherton: Right here the Lord
definitely taught us a great lesson. We
felt definitely in the right and so for
the first time in my Christian life, as
pastor, I showed some righteous indig-
nation with this building inspector. He
threatened that if we would use these
trailers I would be given 30 days in jail
and be fined $100 per day. Our next
contact was with our lawyer and he
said there was a possibility that we
could appeal to a higher zoning com-
mission which meets once a month.
This was our only alternative and we
felt we were in the right and we were
doing it for His honor and His glory
and by His leading. We were not going
to accept the no that the city had
given us.
Q: How did you make your appeal?
Brotherton: After three or four
weeks of preparation, we petitioned
for a hearing and the director of public
works sent out a notice to all the
property owners having property adja-
cent to ours. This notice listed the day
we would have the hearing and noti-
fied the property owners if any ob-
jected to us using these trailers on a
temporary basis they should appear
and make the complaints known. As
we approached this day it was with
some fear and trepidation because we
knew that if we were denied the ap-
peal—it was all over. The session was
set for four in the afternoon. Our peo-
ple turned out in full strength. Our
men took off work early that day, the
housewives came down and we liter-
ally jammed the courtroom. There
wasn't enough room for anyone to sit
down.
Q: What was the board's reaction?
Brotherton: This was a five-man
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board composed of businessmen from
our area. Our case was presented, and
within five minutes this comment was
made by the chairman, "Well, in emer-
gencies we have helped the public
schools so I see no reason why we can-
not help God out." They voted unani-
mously to let us have the use of these
trailer units for a period of two years.
This to us was a great relief. But then
we had to turn right around and go
back to the city that had denied us the
use of these trailers and ask them for
permits for the gas and electrical hook-
ups. It was sort of like being thrown
back into the lion's den the second
time. But the Lord was with us in this
and we were able to appeal to these
men without any problem. We were
overjoyed that God had overruled in
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the hearts of these men who were not
at alJ sympathetic to our cause.
Q: When were the mobile units placed
on your property?
Brotherton: The mobile units were
set in and used the first Sunday of
1970. From that time our attendance
has increased on an average of thirty
people per Sunday.
Q: How are the units being used?
Brotherton: They have been greatly
utilized by WMC meetings. Jet Cadets
gatherings, youth meetings, and
kindergarten church. At the present
time we have three classes meeting in
one trailer, and two classes in the
other, with a combined attendance
averaging eighty to eighty-five. All I
can say is that they were a special
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Godsend to us at this time because we
did not know what we could do to
keep up the enthusiasm and continued
growth.
Q: How do you and the congregation
feel about the whole project?
Brotherton: We most certainly
thank the Lord for His goodness to us,
and also thank The Brethren Home
Missions Council and the Brethren
people throughout our Fellowship for
the availability of funds to purchase
these mobile units. The financial ar-
rangements were set up through the
Brethren Investment Foundation. I
feel there are many areas that are
virtually untouched as far as the use of
these mobile units. We've only
scratched the surface, I'm sure, in the
use of them. #
THE BRETHREN INVESTMENT FOUNDATION
IS A FAMILY AFFAIR . . .
Saving money with the Brethren Investment Foundation isn't just
for Mom or Dad. It's for the kids, too. Mom and Dad's investment
may be larger, but young people's investments are needed just as
much.
Mom and Dad, think about it for a moment. It's up to you to set
the example. What better example can you set with your savings
than investing them in the Lord's work?
Kids, let your money help others while it helps you. While your
money is earning dividends, let it help build new Brethren churches.
The Lord has let you be together as a family. Are you doing
everything you can to show your gratefulness?
BRETHREN INVESTMENT FOUNDATION
BOX 587
WINONA LAKE, IND. 46590
May 16, 1970
COMPARATIVE OFFERING
REPORT
The
April
Brethren
1, 1968
Home
-March
Missions Council, Inc.,
31, 1969 and April 1,
Winona Lake
1969-March
, Indiana
31, 1970
The gifts included in this report represent General Fund, Jewish Miss
Missions, and all other funds designated for any phase of Brethren Hon
Gifts designated for local projects, district missions, and other work ex
the Brethren Honne Missions Council are not included.
ons, Navajo
ie Missions,
traneous to
ALLEGHENY
Accident, Md.
Aleppo, Pa.
Coolville, Ohio
Cumberland, Md
Grafton, W.Va.
Jenners, Pa. .
Listie, Pa.
Meyersdale, Pa
Meyersdale, Pa
(Summit Mills)
Parkersburg, W.Va
Pittsburgh, Pa. .
Somerset, Pa. . .
Stoystown, Pa. .
Uniontown, Pa. .
Washington, Pa.
Westernport, Md
District
Total
1968-69 1969-70
S 45.00 S 10.00
227.15 267.32
414.10
53.00 334.41
413.58 537.24
1,210.32 1,666.17
1,344.84 864.50
1,482.75 2,044.20
778.15 1,376.46
695.51 1,272.13
291.43 432.35
36.00 825.84
273.60 194.05
1,343.42 1,514.63
939.07 1,987.20
170.50 206.60
52.00 40.00
S 9,356.32$13,987.20
EAST
Altoona, Pa. (First) 874,
Altoona, Pa. (Grace) 469
Conemaugh, Pa. . . 3,186.
Conemaugh, Pa.
(Pike) 2,426.
Conemaugh, Pa.
(Singer Hill) . . . 1,166.
Duncansville, Pa. . . 932.
Everett, Pa 801,
Greensburg, Pa. . . . • - - ■
Hollidaysburg, Pa. . 2,143,
Hopewell, Pa. ... 160,
Jefferson Center, Pa. 3,
Johnstown, Pa.
(First) 3,450.
Johnstown, Pa.
(Geistown) .... 261 .
Johnstown, Pa.
(Riverside) .... 1,200.
Kittanning, Pa.
(First) 5,109.
Kittanning, Pa.
(North Buffalo) . 114.
Martinsburg, Pa. . . 3,088.
District 3,107,
Total $28,499,
1,001.35
374.40
2,209.21
61 2,679.14
1,661.45
1,178.11
1,437.37
26.00
265.00
90.00
3.89
85 4,413.55
99 447.90
39 2,107.22
67 5,371.18
65 328.39
37 3,249.02
M 750.36
55S27, 593.54
FLORIDA
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 2,489.62 4,404.52
Fort Myers, Fla. .. 127.00 170.75
Maitland, Fla. . . . 288.26 484.00
Margate, Fla 221.15 577.95
Okeechobee, Fla. . . 20.00 51.00
Pompano Beach, Fla. 1,833.17 2,741.65
St. Petersburg, Fla. . 46.00 45.00
District 114.00 35.00
Total $ 5,139.20$ 8,509.87
INDIANA
Berne, Ind 5,142.59 5,676.84
Clay City, Ind. ... 633.02 703.25
Columbia City, Ind. 42.25
Elkhart, Ind 4,199.98 4,602.57
Flora, Ind 1,041.00 1,996.26
Fort Wayne, Ind.
(First) 4,828.04 4,631.32
Fort Wayne, Ind.
(Grace) 800.00 580.00
Goshen, Ind 422.91 497.40
Indianapolis, Ind. . 546.75 1,157.54
Kokomo, Ind. ... 1,080.41 1,513.54
Leesburg, Ind. ... 1,293.06 1,036.41
Osceola, Ind 2,186.32 3,828.30
Peru, Ind 1,467.50 1,419 50
Sellersburg, Ind. . . 58.35 - ■ ■
Sidney, Ind 1,518.39 1,356.43
South Bend, Ind. . . 398.55 1,052.60
Warsaw, Ind 1,190.25 1,617.05
Wheaton, III 2,814.00 322.00
Winona Lake, Ind. . 5,486.20 5,712.97
District 24400 212.92
Total $35,393. 57$37,916.90
IOWA
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Dallas Center, Iowa .
Davenport, Iowa . .
Des Moines, Iowa . .
Garwin, Iowa . . . .
Leon, Iowa
North English, Iowa.
Omaha, Nebr
Waterloo, Iowa . . .
Winona, Minn. . . .
District
Total
452.50
1,919.91
435.25
76.00
562.63
685.66
76.00
23.00
6,744.28
113.87
46.85
661.40
2,650.40
988.91
64.00
592.50
1,630.26
98.00
225.70
6,178.39
17.00
203.00
$11,135.95313,309.56
MICHIGAN
Alto, Mich
Berrien Springs, Mich
Hastings, Mich. . .
Jackson, Mich. . .
Lake Odessa, Mich
Lansing, Mich. . .
New Troy, Mich. .
Trout Lake, Mich.
District
Total
998.34 609.60
416.69 5.00
10.00
106.00 425.50
975.00 846.80
1,127.68 574.07
. 668.00 743.00
273.00 174.00
19.00 35.00
S 4,583.71 S 3,422.97
MID-ATLANTIC
Alexandria, Va. . . 404.59 668.75
Hagerstown, Md.
(Calvary) 2,738.50 3,357.57
Hagerstown, Md.
(Gay St.) 230.67 621.47
Hagerstown, Md.
(Grace) 9,237.00 11,903.04
Hanover, Pa 186.47
Martinsburg, W.Va.. 1,139.00 1,016.30
Seven Fountains, Va. 103.00 7.00
Washington, D.C.
(First) 4,403.09 5,101.48
Washington, D.C.
(Grace) 650.27 973.19
Waynesboro, Pa. .. 2,665.37 3,130.24
Winchester, Va. .. 3,061.71 3,970.57
District 250.00 203.21
Total $24,883. 20 $31, 139. 29
MIDWEST
Albuquerque, N.Mex. 337.00 471.62
Arvada, Colo. . . . 555.63 810.12
Beaver City, Nebr. . 432.34 925.52
Cheyenne, Wyo. .. 261.85 71.00
Counselor, N.Mex. . 550.75 313.42
Denver, Colo 234.07 685.00
Longview, Tex. ... -.-- 150.00
Portis, Kans 2,832.51 2,312.53
Taos, N.Mex 548.98 550.10
District 902.95 871.44
Total $ 6,656.08$ 7,160.75
NORTHERN ATLANTIC
Allentown, Pa . . . 648.59 180.59
Elizabethtown, Pa. . 247.00 1,081.10
Harrisburg, Pa. ... 3,282.52 4,476.85
Hatboro, Pa 1,069.15 1,636.76
Lancaster, Pa. ... 3,550.72 6,007.45
Manheim, Pa 237.07 458.54
Myerstown, Pa. . . . 828.00 1,054.80
New Holland, Pa. . . 1,743.20 3,250.85
Palmyra, Pa 1,394.24 1,514.74
Philadelphia, Pa.
(First) 6,091.95 5,908.73
Philadelphia, Pa.
(Third) 5,441.51 6,594.40
Souderton, Pa. . . . 750.00 1,196.00
Stratford, N.J. . . . 81.50 11.00
Wrightsville, Pa. . . 877.32
York, Pa 1,146.00 1,287.41
District 11.00 60.00
Total $26,522.45 $35,596.54
NOR-CAL
Chico, Calif 432.12 187.00
Grass Valley, Calif. . 182.93 231.98
Modesto, Calif.
(Greenwood) . . 744.00 618.50
Modesto, Calif.
(La Loma) .... 3,217.74 3,068.89
Ripon, Calif 451.45 628.40
Sacramento, Calif. . 486.82 242.36
San Jose, Calif. . . . 759.16 931.52
Tracy, Calif 61.00 65.00
District 35.00
Total $ 6,370.22$ 5,973.65
NORTHCENTRAL OHIO
Ankenytown, Pa. . . 1,758.40 2,235.20
Ashland, Ohio
(Grace) 2,184.50 2,701.65
Ashland, Ohio
(Southview) . . . 916.90 1,386.77
Bowling Green, Ohio 14.00 92.25
Danville, Ohio. . . . 939.96 1,148.81
Defiance, Ohio . . . 65.00 139.12
Findlay,Ohio .... 1,279.86 1,374.79
Fremont, Ohio . . . 4,100.72 4,277.55
Gallon, Ohio .... 453.05 198.97
Lexington, Ohio .. 778.00 468.00
Mansfield, Ohio
(Grace) 7,776.61 5,491.60
Mansfield, Ohio
(Woodville) . . . 1,801.09 1,829.75
Worthington, Ohio . 901.32 1,685.43
District 250.00 121.00
Total $23,219.41 $23,1 50.89
NORTHEASTERN O
Akron, Ohio
(Fairlawn) ....
Akron, Ohio (First) .
Barberton, Ohio . . .
Canton, Ohio ....
Cleveland, Ohio . . .
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Elyria, Ohio
Homerville, Ohio .
Middlebranch, Ohio
Minerva, Ohio
Rittman, Ohio
Sterling, Ohio
Wooster, Ohio
District ....
Total . . .
HIO
NORTHWEST
Albany, Oreg. . .
Beaverton, Oreg.
Bothell, Wash. .
Grandview, Wash.
Harrah, Wash. .
Kenai, Alaska . .
Kent, Wash. . .
Mabton,Wash. .
Portland, Oreg. .
Richland, Wash.
Spokane, Wash. .
Sunnyside, Wash.
Toppenish, Wash.
Yakima, Wash. .
District
Total
704.87
439.14
116.00
1,048.98
101.22
1,165.09
474.70
568.87
135.16
393.26
5,267.92
808.25
488.63
80.00
650 00
365.37
895.08
258.90
25.50
1,684.86
530.94
791.54
230.05
297.10
6,796.47
999,00
511.63
10.00
$11,792.09$14,046.44
SOUTHEAST
Atlanta, Ga
Boones Mill, Va. . .
Buena Vista, Va. . .
Covington, Va. . . .
Hollins, Va
Johnson City, Tenn.
Limestone, Tenn. . .
Radford, Va
Richmond, Va. . . .
Riner, Va
Roanoke, Va.
(Clearbrook) . , .
Roanoke, Va.
(Garden City) . .
Roanoke, Va. (Ghent)
Roanoke, Va.
(Wash. Hts.) . . .
Virginia Beach, Va. .
Willis, Va
Woodbridge, Va. . .
District
Total . . .
170.70
50.00
854.51
1,391.41
1,191.69
1,173.02
694.74
221.00
163.24
50.00
321.50
75.00
1,142.17
1,247.75
2,311.97
894.78
639.97
221.00
91.50
227.30
671.00 1,288.30
240.00
1,742.61
375.25
99.00
407.30
265.00
10.00
2,189.15
564.45
156.00
20.00
377.15
SOUTHERN GAL!
Anaheim, Calif.
Artesia, Calif.
Beaumont, Calif
Bell, Calif. . .
Bellflower, Calif
Colton, Calif. .
Cypress, Calif.
Fillmore, Calif.
Gardena, Calif.
Glendale, Calif.
Glendora, Calif.
Grand Terrace, Cal
Hacienda Heights,
Calif
Inglewood, Calif. .
La Habra, Calif. .
La Verne, Calif.
.$ 9,760.47 $11,777.99
FORNIAARIZONA
952.93
384.07
3,156.98
39.50
2,249.76
87.00
281.35
335.25
618.96
7.50
1,041.45
138.12
3,889.87
316.10
3,073.48
72.88
468.00
124.00
558.70
1,257.52
60.00
102.15 33 70
3,378.03 5,784.83
629.56 972.69
501.15 655.50
Long Beach, Calif
(Community)
Long Beach, Calif
(First) ....
Long Beach, Calif
(North) 2
Los Angeles, Calif. . 1
Los Altos, Calif. . . 2
Montclair, Calif. . .
Norwalk, Calif. ... 1
Orange, Calif 1
Phoenix, Ariz. ... 1
Rialto, Calif
Rowland Heights,
Calif
San Bernardino, Calif.
San Diego, Calif. . .
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Santa Maria, Calif. .
San Ysidro, Calif. . .
Seal Beach, Calif. . .
Simi, Calif
South Pasadena,
Calif
Temple City, Calif. .
Tucson, Ariz. . . .
West Covina, Calif. .
Westminster, Calif. . 2
Whittier, Calif.
(Community) . . 2
Whittier, Calif. (First) 1
District 1
1,093.80 1,501.96
8,730.30 17,959.42
,990.50
,434.71
,147.26
221.00
,885.03
,150.20
,179.94
643.95
700.11
473.46
366.70
116.10
667.59
223.42
793.03
500.84
222.25
389.97
,576.43
,636.85
,023.85
,373.52
9,745.37
2,024.65
2,160.31
835.32
1,649.68
1,368.95
1,877.21
853.94
23.50
982.59
260.75
183.25
241.80
4.00
438.94
138,78
517.86
596.30
218.25
549.60
1,322.45
2,879.25
911.69
1,110.43
Total $46,265.00 $68,803.09
SOUTHERN OHIO
Brookville, Ohio. .
Camden, Ohio . . .
Clayhole, Ky. . . .
Clayton, Ohio . . .
Covington, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
(Basore Road).
496.23
216.47
102.00
870.85
346.15
170.13
837.22
317.86
337.75
Dayton, Ohio
(First) 10,003.80 11,762.89
Dayton, Ohio
(Huber Hts.) . . . 60.04 10.00
Dayton, Ohio
(North Riverdale) 1,933.80 4,067.98
Dayton, Ohio
(Patterson Park) . 346.80 477.00
Dryhill, Ky 382.05 421.88
Englevuood, Ohio . . 889.10 552.80
Kettering, Ohio . . . 411.15 394.38
Sinking Spring, Ohio 15.00
Trotvuood, Ohio. . . 1,538.56 1,595.02
Troy, Ohio 531.10 348.44
Vandalia, Ohio . . . 1,373.06 1,135.50
West Alexandria,
Ohio 225.09 279.52
District 102.00 3.00
Total $20,006.90$23,928.37
TOTAL CHURCH
GIFTS $286,322.16
$353,966.95
OTHER GIFTS
Christian Education
Department , . 270.00
Grace Chapel, Hawaii 174.20 226.75
Waimalu, Honolulu . 73,50
Puerto Rico 42.35 130.10
National WMC. . . . 12,750.22 12,041.36
National SMM . ... 825.06
•National Conference ■ • • - 347.02
Grace College .... 1,230.00
Miscellaneous .... 3,721.58 3,500.04
Total $17,991. 85 $17,340.33
Grand Total $304,314.01
$371,307.28
•Total Gift at Conference-$1,367.52
$890.50 Posted to Churches for Alaska,
$130.00 Posted to Churches for General
Thank You Lord and Brethren
It is with thanksgiving to God
for answered prayer and to you
Brethren for your response that we
present the 1969-70 fiscal year re-
port on the Brethren Home Mis-
sions offering. The increase of
$66,993.27 over the previous year
was even beyond our expectations.
For the last several months of the
year in our comparison the trend
was "ahead" and we were prayer-
fully hoping it would continue to
the end. Thank God it did.
The 1969-70 offering represents
the largest one recorded in the
thirty years of existence of the
Brethren Home Missions Council. It
was an encouraging climax to a
30th anniversary year. It was also
encouraging for the beginning of
the new decade of the 70s. We are
fully aware that these encourage-
ments come from the Lord first of
By Frank J. Poland
all. Then, He has used faithful pas-
tors, members of our Brethren
churches, and many non-member
friends to lay upon the altar funds
designated for Brethren Home Mis-
sions.
The Board of Directors in a re-
cent meeting expressed to the Lord
and to you their gratefulness for
answered prayer and the increased
offering. The Brethren Home Mis-
sions Family scattered through the
land would want to be first in their
expressions of "thanks" for it
represents a vote of approval upon
their ministry. An administrative
staff who lives with inflation,
budgets, and over whose desks the
"bills" pass just cannot but have a
feeling of wanting to sing the dox-
ology.
Chronologically this was the
year for an increase. The pattern
for several years in Brethren Home
Missions has been increase one
year— decrease the next. We are
now in the "next" fiscal year and
you can be sure we have some
thouglits as to its outcome.
"No Time to Wait," the 1969
National Fellowship of Brethren
Churches conference theme which
was emphasized in the work of
Brethren Home Missions this past
year is a good theme to keep con-
tinually before you and to keep
you continually before the Lord on
behalf of the need of Christ in
America, if you will do this, we can
"kick" the chronological order and
continue on with "new record"
years.
"Thank you Lord and Brethren
for what you did this past year and
for what you are going to do in this
year." W
May 16, 1970
W^hat's Your Name?
iney Call Me Enzabetn
Isobel Campbell Fraser is what my
Scottish parents named me. There
liave been many times when I have not
been too happy with it. Because the
middle name is a surname, it has often
evoked comment; in fact, it is my
mother's maiden name. This is ap-
parently a custom with Scottish
people, for my sister was named
Margaret Stirling Fraser and my
brother, Alister Campbell Fraser. Only
my American-born youngest brother
escaped. He is Duncan Maurice Fraser.
Still, there is the definite Scottish
flavor.
Since few women name their
daughters after them, I guess I am not
the only one not too fond of her
name. Nicknames didn't help much
either. Much to my mother's provok-
ing, some of my friends called me Isy
or Izzie. Until I was in my twenties I
never met anyone else so named. Wlien
I did, they did not spell their name the
same. THEN, in Hebrew class at col-
lege, when we transliterated our names
into the Hebrew alphabet, mine came
out Jezebel. That did it.
My refuge and defense from this
was some information I had discovered
several years before while checking in
an unabridged dictionary. Here I
learned that Isobel, Isabel, Isabella all
came from Elizabeth. This means
God's oath.
Elizabeth I am often called by the
Jewish people. I answer to it just as
readily as to my given name. Many are
not even aware that they are not using
my right name, even when others say
Isobel. At first I used to think they did
not hear my name pronounced cor-
rectly. But, even when this is pointed
out, I'm still Elizabeth. So, I say that
Elizabeth is my Yiddisher (Jewish)
By Isobel Fraser
name.
Yiddisher Name? Yes, Jewish
people have two names; a secular name
and a religious name. The secular name
would be according to the country in
which they live. The religious name is
in Hebrew and is usually given to
honor a loved one who has passed on.
Thus the memory of the departed is
continued. Jewish people very seldom
name after the living. That is why you
rarely find a Junior, or II, III asso-
ciated with Jewish names. This would
apply to the Ashkenazim (those from
Germany and eastern Europe). I have
been told that the Sephardic Jews
(Spain and Portugal) do name children
after the living.
The naming of the Jewish child is at
birth. The boy's Hebrew name is made
public at the bris (circumcision). The
girl's name is announced shortly after
birth at the synagogue when a special
prayer is given for her physical well-
being and future. The religious name
is usually a Biblical name. The secular
name will usually begin with the same
letter of the alphabet, but other than
that they may have no similarity. In
Israel today this is not true. Since He-
brew is the spoken language of the
land, the secular and religious names
will be the same. Ihe trend there is to
use Biblical names.
The secular name arouses one's in-
terest as to the identity of the Jewish
name. Ira, Irving, Isodore could be for
Israel; Raymond, Richard, Robert,
Rodney, Roger answers to Ruben;
Sanford, Sheldon, Stanley, Sidney in
Hebrew could be Samuel. Girls named
Muriel, Myra may be Miriam; Sally,
Shirley, Sadie, Sonia are for Sarah.
What's in a name? You never know.
By the way, checking in a Jewish book
that gives the Hebrew name and its
counterpart in other languages, Isobel
is listed as Elisheba, which in Hebrew
means God's oath.
Another interesting Jewish tradi-
tion practiced at times is the changing
of the name. A dear Jewish friend told
of how her name was changed as a
child because she was sick and there
seemed to be no help to restore her to
health. She was also given for a time to
another family. This action is taken on
the assumption that evil spirits cause
the sickness. Thus, it is believed, the
evil spirit is confused and the child is
delivered from its influence. This
custom prevailed among the Jewish
people of eastern Europe.
We desire our Jewish friends to
have another new name. "To him that
overcometh will I give . . . him a white
stone, and in the stone a new name
written" (Rev. 2:17). "Who is he that
overcometh the world, but he that be-
lieveth that Jesus is the Son of God?"
(I John 5:5). The promise of a new
name is also an Old Testament teach-
ing which will be fulfilled for Israel in
the millennium. Read Isaiah, chapter
62.
We are rejoicing that in 1970 four
dear Jewish friends have their names in
the Lamb's book of life and have His
new name awaiting them. May they
grow in the grace and knowledge of
Him whose name is "Wonderful, Coun-
sellor, The mighty God, The everlast-
ing Father, The Prince of Peace,"
even their Messiah Jesus. May they
learn to walk in obedience to His
Word.
Until I learn the new name the
Lord Christ has for me, most gladly
will I answer when they call me Eliza-
beth. »
10
Brethren Missionary Herald
Part of the crowd of young people
Ochool vacations, whether they
be quarter or semester breaks such as
Christmas, Easter, or summer vaca-
tions, have always been longed for and
anticipated periods of time to youth
all over the country. These vacations
have represented opportunity to visit
family, home and friends; to work and
rest, and perhaps catch up with read-
ing and that term paper. However, to a
small segment of youth across the
nation, these vacation periods are fast
becoming something else.
It is not unusual to hear of the
activities that involve some of the
youth across America on these cele-
brated school breaks. Large multitudes
of the so-called "now generation"
flock to their Meccas of sin during
Easter vacations. They drive and fly
long distances to the beaches of Flori-
da, California, and even Mexico, where
they meet to release the inhibitions of
a sinful generation and deteriorating
society. They bathe in the sun, and
frolic on the beach; they drink alcohol
NEW CHURCH DEDICATED
The new Grace Brethren Church,
Jackson, Mich., was dedicated on
Sunday, May 3, 1970. The dedi-
cation climaxed the Michigan Dis-
trict Conference and Rev. Lester E.
Pifer, executive secretary of The
Brethren Home Missions Council
was the dedication speaker. Details
will be featured in the next Home
Mission-Grace Schools issue of the
Herald.
and smoke pot; they "shoot the
needle" and go on LSD trips; they riot
and destroy; and sin against Almiglity
God.
Such was not the case in Taos this
Easter week. Young people from vari-
ous parts of the country converged
here in Taos for "Youth Quake" dur-
ing their Easter vacation. It all began
with a group of young people and
their youth pastor from Community
Brethren Church in Whittier, Cali-
fornia, who wrote inquiring about the
possibility of coming to Taos during
the holiday to serve the Lord. They
wanted to witness of their faith, to
help with manual labor around the
church, to assist in visitation, to share
their faith with other youth, and to do
some sightseeing in historic Old Taos.
The prospect of young people com-
ing from California for an entire week
excited our own youth. We began
praying and making preparation for a
youth emphasis week which came to
be known as "Youth Quake." The
church folk began to make plans to
house and feed the young people who
would be coming. Homes were offered
and food as well as funds provided
to feed young people from out-
of-state. It was a most blessed ex-
perience to see our own church people
become involved in this effort of
Christian hospitality.
Word soon reached other young
people in the surrounding areas as well
as in the states of Illinois and Colo-
rado. "Youth Quake" week arrived
and all througli the week young people
poured in from near and far.
As it turned out every day through
the week was full of youthful activi-
ties. Visits were made to historic spots
in Taos, Taos Pueblo, Kit Carson
Museum, Ranchos de Taos Church,
and the Rio Grand Gorge. It wasn't all
sightseeing, however; the young people
helped with a number of projects
around the church and parsonage.
They did personal work in the town
plaza, handed out tracts, witnessed to
our many hippies, did house-to-house
visitation and led souls to the Lord.
Each evening the young people
ministered to us in song and testi-
mony. Youth Evangelist for the week,
Leon Davis, concluded each evening
with a challenging message. The meet-
ings were attended with an average of
133 each night, reaching approxi-
mately 200 in attendance (see photo)
on Thursday evening of that week.
We look back to Easter week now
and think— what if this could take
place all over our country on such
occasions? What a blessing our
churches could experience. Our hearts
were thrilled anew to realize that there
are Christian young people today who
really care, who love the Saviour and
want the world to know it. There is a
segment of young people in California,
Colorado, New Mexico, Illinois and
other parts of our country, who,
bound to become "Tomorrow's
Church," should the Lord tarry in His
coming, are even now in the making.
"Youth Quake" is history for us now.
But the blessed experience of that
memorable week still lingers in our
hearts. Many young people will never
be the same after this event for as
young people met to share their faith
with one another, God spoke and chal-
lenged hearts. *
May 16, 1970
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IMPORTANT NOTICE!
The next issue of the Brethren
Missionary Herald will be the For-
eign MIssions-WMC issue, and will
be dated June 13, 1970.
LONG BEACH. CALIF. Rev. David
Seifert is the new minister of youth
for the First Brethren Church. Former
minister of youth, Roy Roberts, has
accepted the call to become pastor of
the West Covina (Calif.) Brethren
Church. The address for Rev. David
Seifert should be changed in youx An-
nual to 4512 Pasadena, Long Beach,
Calif. 90807.
DUNCANSVILLE, PA. Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Benton of the Leamersville
Grace Brethren Church celebrated
their 70th wedding anniversary Mar.
18. Many friends and relatives at-
tended an open house for them Mar.
15. John E. Gregory, pastor.
NOTICE. Church financial secre-
taries and treasurers! The "best price
period" for ordering 1971 church of--
fering envelopes expires June 30. You
can save money by placing your order
before that time . . . delivery will be
made in the fall or whenever you
specify. Send a copy of the envelope
you're using and the quantity you
need to the Herald office nearest you:
Brethren Missionary Herald, Box 544,
Winona Lake, Ind. 46590 or the
Herald Bookstore, Box 2385, Fuller-
ton, Calif. 92633.
MIDDLEBRANCH, OHIO. A Chris-
tian Home and Family Conference was
held Mar. 15-22 with Rev. Gene Kling-
ler, who is currently working toward
his PhD. degree at the University of
Florida, as the speaker. Attendance
averaged 1 27 and Pastor Ray E. John-
son reports that "God worked in a
mighty way among our families, and
we thank the Lord for Mr. Klingler's
ministry among us."
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Sunday-school superintendent Don Houtby and his wife Jean stand with Sammy Hayes
(right) in front of his 30-year-old Ford.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. An old-fashioned day was held recently at the Com-
munity Brethren Church which helped boost the attendance and brighten the
spirit of the congregation. Many dressed up in old-time outfits, and Mr. Sammy
Hayes displayed his 30-year-old Ford which was once the subject of an article in
a national magazine. The evening service was highlighted by a testimony service
under the flickering lights of oil lamps. Two new record attendances were set for
the church Mar. 29 with 274 in Sunday school and 341 in the morning worship
service. Ron Graff, pastor.
Rev. Ralph Burns
WINONA LAKE, IND. Rev. Ralph
S. Burns, former pastor of the Geis-
town Grace Brethren Church, Johns-
town, Pa., will assume his new work
with the Brethren Missionary Herald
Company June 1 . The Lord has led in
bringing him into the bookstore minis-
try at a time when the work is ex-
panding. In addition to his work in the
store, he will carry on a contact minis-
try with churches and pastors in the
Winona Lake area to extend the BMH
literature outreach. Mr. and Mrs. Burns
have one daughter in high school and a
son in Grace College. They will reside
in Winona Lake.
MEYERSDALE, PA. Paul Ander-
son, "World's Strongest Man," a mem-
ber of the Fellowship of Christian Ath-
letes and former Olympic weight-
lifting champion was the special guest
speaker for Homecoming activities
Apr. 5 . He spoke in the Sunday-school
and morning worship hours. For the
past 10 years Mr. Anderson and his
wife have operated a home for home-
less teenagers in Vidalia, Ga. Robert L.
Burns, pastor.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. Three young
people accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Harry D. Sorenson spent their Easter
vacation at Counselor, N. Mex., visit-
ing the Brethren Navajo Mission. The\
were able to get acquainted with the
work and also to lend helping hands in
several areas. Freya Michaelis has been
appointed by TIME to serve at the
Mission this summer. Robert D.
Whited, pastor.
MARTINSBURG, PA. Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Daughenbaugh celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary Apr. 5.
William H. Snell, pastor.
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WHITTIER, CALIF. A group of 15
from the Community Brethren Church
recently returned from a week of min-
istry in Taos, N. Mex. The group held
a week of evening meetings, broadcast
over the local radio station, and con-
ducted personal evangelism in the
town square. The church basketball
team won the YMCA church league
city championship with a 59-39 vic-
tory over Hill's Baptist Church. Ward
A.Miller, pastor.
KITTANNING, PA. Seventeen peo-
ple of the North Buffalo Brethren
Church recently completed their first
ETTA training course in New Testa-
ment Survey and received credit which
will apply to the diploma. During
March, seven were baptized, and
eleven were received into the church
membership. Rev. Wayne Baker was
the special speaker for the Building
Fund Banquet held at the church Mar.
27. At the February business meeting,
the congregation voted to send the
pastor and his wife to national confer-
ence. Thomas E. Goossens, pastor.
RADFORD, VA. A memorial
fund has been established by the
Southeast District in appreciation
for the faithful ministry of Rev.
Charles C. Hall. He held pastorates
in Riner, Va., and Radford, Va..
from 1961-1969 when he passed
away. He made many valuable con-
tributions to the establishment and
improvement of Camp Tuk-A-Way
while he served in the district. The
ministerium is sponsoring a special
appeal to the district for funds to
build a new boys' cabin in the camp
known as "Charlie C. Hall Memorial
Cabin." The total cost will be
$2,500. Offerings will be taken in
the district conference May 24.
Rev.
Charles
C. Hall
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Acquaintances of Rev. Charles Hall
who wish to contribute should send
their gifts to Rev. Dayton Cundiff,
secretary. Southeast District Minis-
terium, 3813 Long Meadow Ave.,
N.W., Roanoke, Va. 24017.
BIRTH. Rev. and Mrs. George K.
Wallace, missionaries on furlougli from
Brazil, are the parents of a third son,
Joel Christopher, born on Apr. 6. The
Wallaces are living at Coatesville, Pa.
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YAKIMA, WASH. A delicious chicken dinner greeted the members of the
First Brethren Church of Grandview, Wash., as they arrived here to collect their
reward for winning a Sunday-school contest with us during March. Approxi-
mately 157 enjoyed the food and fellowship. The contest records showed 225 as
the highest attendance at Grandview for the month, while Yakima reached a top
figure of 113. Grandview averaged 183 for a 71 percent increase over March a
year ago. Yakima showed an average of 88 for a 31 percent gain. George
Christie, pastor.
PRAY FOR THESE MEETINGS
Notice of meetings to be listed in this column must be received
for publication at least 30 days in advance of scheduled dates.
Church
Date
Pastor
Speaker
New Holland, Pa.
May 16-24
Richard McCarthy
Allen Herr
Roanoke, Va.
(Garden City)
May 17-24
Henry Radford
Dean Fetterhoff
Hagerstown, Md.
(Calvary)
May 24-29
A. Harold Arrington
Nathan Meyer
Waynesboro, Pa.
May 31 -June 7
Wendell Kent
Nathan Meyer
Aleppo, Pa.
June 14-21
David Thompson
Allen Herr
May 16, 1970
CHANGES. The new residence ad-
dress for Rev. Richard Cron is 5000
Bowman Oaks Way, Carmichael, Calif.
95608, phone 483-0930. The new ad-
dress for the Canon Brethren Church is
P.O. Box 975, Taos, N. Mex. 87571.
Rev. Melvin C. Hobson's address has
been changed to Rt. 2, Box 87, North-
western Pike, Parkersburg, W. Va.
26101; Rev. Charles F. Berkemer to
1817 Vesta Way, Sacramento, Calif.
95825; and Rev. Gerald Polman to
212 Katy Lane, Englewood, Ohio
45322, phone (513) 836-1467. Please
change your Annual.
WINONA LAKE, IND. The Indiana
District Conference, held here Apr.
24-26 at the Winona Lake Brethren
Church, registered a new high in dele-
gates with over 130 in attendance.
Named as moderator for the coming
year was Rev. Scott Weaver, pastor of
the Ireland Road Grace Brethren
Church. South Bend, Ind. Vice moder-
ator will be Rev. Lee Myers, pastor of
the First Brethren Church, Fort
Wayne, Ind. Miss Judy Ashman of the
Winona Lake Brethren Church was
named SMM "Girl of the Year" at a
district SMM presentation.
MANSFIELD, OHIO. The Grace
Brethren Church celebrated the first
anniversary of their pastor. Rev.
Richard E. Grant, with a carry-in din-
ner on Apr. 19. On this special day
there were 300 in attendance at the
morning worship service, 258 in Sun-
day school, and 180 in attendance at
the dinner.
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NOTICE. The Brethren Messianic
Testimony of Los Angeles, Calif., is
having open house during national
conference on Wed. Aug. 12, when
there will be no daytime sessions. If
you are coming to conference, plan to
spend part of this day with us. If you
would also desire to tour the CBS tele-
vision studio that day, please contact
us immediately. We are asking for a
free tour at CBS for 75 people. If re-
sponse is greater, perhaps we can ar-
range a second tour for 75. Contact
Rev. John S. Neely, Box 48743, Los
Angeles, Calif. 90048.
EVERETT, PA. A "White Easter"
greeted the people here, when 12
inches of snow blanketed Bedford
County. Many of the members were
snowbound and unable to attend Sun-
day school and church services. There
were 250 in the Good Friday service
to hear the Grace College Choir. The
Sunday evening service featured the
church choir in the Easter cantata
"Lord of Life," and testimonies by
five young people working with Cam-
pus Crusade for Christ. Homer Lingen-
felter, pastor.
WINONA LAKE, IND. Virgil Fo.x,
world-famous concert organist, per-
formed on the custom-built, three
manual Rodgers organ at the Winona
Lake Brethren Church Apr. 10. After
drawing a standing ovation, he led the
entire audience as a choir in singing
Luther's "A Mighty Fortress" while
letting out all the stops on the organ
for a moving conclusion to the pro-
gram. Charles Ashman, pastor.
TAOS, N. MEX. A Spanish radio
broadcast has been initiated by the
Canon Brethren Church on radio sta-
tion KKIT each Monday afternoon.
Mr. Andrew Santos is the speaker. The
broadcast is being sponsored by the
Community Brethren Church, Whit-
tier, Calif. Robert Salazar, pastor.
A six month's free subscription to the
Brethren Missionary Herald is given to
those whose addresses are supplied by the
oiliciating minister.
Shirley Ann Hunt and David G.
Byers, Mar. 21, Singer Hill Grace
Brethren Church, Conemaugh, Pa.
Joyce Blanar and Glenn Nichols,
Mar. 21, Ghent Brethren Church.
Roanoke, Va.
Carol Streit and Jack Henley, Mar.
21, First Brethren Church, Wooster,
Ohio.
Pam Shook and Dennis Kruger,
Apr. 4, Grace Brethren Church, Lake
Odessa, Mich.
Patricia Stern and George Dell, Apr.
11, First Brethren Church, Martins-
burg, Pa.
Jn W.
emotium
Notices of death appearing in this column
must be submitted in writing by a pastor.
OLSON, Emily. 87, a former faith-
ful member of the First Brethren
Church, Inglewood, Calif., went to be
with the Lord Mar. 31. Her former
pastor. Dr. Glenn O'Neal officiated at
the service.
WHITMORE. Margie C. 86, passed
away Mar. 29 in Winfield, 111. Funeral
services were held in the Grace Breth-
ren Church, Wheaton, 111., with Rev.
Dean Fetterhoff officiating.
Brethren Hawaii Holiday!
lultill a lifetime dream! Spend eight days in beautiful Hawaii,
our 50th State. Visit our Brethren churches there, along with
viewing highlights of two islands. Here is the proposed plan:
Leave Monday, Aug. 17, at 10:30 a.m. from Los Angeles, on
a beautiful new Continental Boeing 747, arriving in Honolulu at
12:38 p.m. Then we'll transfer to an Aloha Airhnes jet for a 25
niin. flight to the Garden Isle of Kauai, where we'll stay two
nights at the Kawaii Islander, and see some of the beauty spots
of this lovely island.
On Wednesday afternoon, we'll return to Honolulu, and trans-
fer to the brand new Ala Mowana Hotel, on Waikiki Beach, right
by a fabulous Ala Moana shopping center, one of the most un-
usual in the world. Several sight-seeing tours are provided, in-
cluding a visit to our churches on Sunday, and a luau with our
Brethren people on Sunday afternoon.
On Monday afternoon (unless you elect to stay longer) we'll
board our lu.xurious giant 747 for the return flight to Los Ange-
les, with many delightful memories of our Hawaiian holiday.
Send this coupon to: Ralph J. Colburn, 5885 Downey Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805
AIR FARE (economy class), ALL HOTELS, TRANSFERS, SIGHT-SEEING TRIPS, $289 plus $10 tax
and services! Reserve your place NOW!
Name
Phone
Complete address
I am enclosing $50 (per person) deposit, the balance to be paid in full by July 10.
I am interested in staying 3 days 7 days longer, and visiting other islands in the chain, also. Please send me
information and rates.
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Brethren Missionary Herald
Continuing the series on your BMH co-worf(ers . . .
MEET YOUR BMH FAMILY
Left to right- f^ev.
Just one year ago, the Brethren Missionary Herald Co.
opened the doors of its West Coast branch at Fullerton,
Cahfornia. The leading of the Lord in this step of faith had
been very apparent in the eight months prior to the open-
ing, and God has blessed in a marvelous way the literature
ministry of this nevk' venture.
In charge of the Herald Bookstore staff and serving as
literature consultant to our churches in the West is Rev.
Dale Brock. Upon leaving the Navy chaplaincy after twelve
years of service, Mr. Brock accepted the challenge of di-
recting this new phase of the Missionary Herald outreach.
Mr. and Mrs. Brock and their three children live in Whit-
ties, California, and are members of the Community Grace
Brethren Church.
Mrs. Sharon Day serves as bookkeeper for the Herald
Bookstore. She works part time and attends BIOLA, as
does her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Day attend the La Habra
Brethren Church.
Mrs. Mary Hill is a full-time employee of the store. Her
husband. Rev. Robert Hill, is a professor at BIOLA. The
Hills served from 1946 to 1960 on our mission field in
Africa. They have six children.
Mrs. Marian Werdal is a part-time employee of the store.
She and her husband have three children.
This fine group of dedicated Herald family workers on
the West Coast extend a cordial invitation to Brethren
everywhere to stop in whenever you're in the Fullerton
area. The beautiful Herald Bookstore is conveniently lo-
cated in the Scripture Press Servicecenter at 3535 W. Com-
monwealth Ave. During national conference week, the store
will be featuring special offers for visitors.
Remember to pray for those who labor with you in presenting the Gospel!
HELP US REACH OUR
FAMILY TO FAMILY" PERSONNEL SUPPORT PLAN GOAL
$10 FROM EACH BRETHREN FAMILY
FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE BMH FAMILY OF WORKERS
The Besf
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fe have been repeatedly re-
minded that one of the best recom-
mendations for a school is its product,
and this goes for advertising too.
Favorable publicity has come to Grace
Schools in two specific areas. I refer to
athletics and music.
The year began with some question
in the minds of the coaches as to the
success that would be achieved in
basketball. But it soon became evident
that the modest appraisal of the boys
who made up the team was greatly un-
derestimated. The team began to turn
in victory after victory. Students, pro-
fessors, and the public became excited
with the record that was being made.
The year ended with Head Coach
Kammerer being voted the coach of
the year by the Mid-Central College
Conference, the winning of an Invita-
tional Tournament in which eight
teams participated, and placing second
in a Christian College Tournament
held in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The
results of this final tournament would
have been different had it not been for
the many injuries suffered by members
of the team. Even so, during the sea-
son the team and individual members
established new records.
Perhaps the most significant thing
about this year of athletics was the re-
markable spiritual impact the team
had on its audiences and among them-
selves. Some members of the team
were saved and the lives of all were
deepened in the Christian faith. The
credit must go to the coaches who
consistently took the oversight and
direction of the players. To Athletic
Director Lloyd Woolman, Head Coach
Chet Kammerer, and Coach Roland
Fletcher, the administration, faculty.
staff, and students join in expressing
congratulations for the excellent spirit-
ual guidance and efficient coaching.
No less significant has been the
achievements by the brass and vocal
choirs. The ministries of these two
groups have alerted people across the
land to the value of Grace College and
its quality of instruction. Many young
people have been made aware that
they can get first-class training in the
field of music at Grace College. Tliis in
itself is turning young people in the
direction of Grace College, and es-
pecially when they are aware they can
get this caliber of training in a Chris-
tian atmosphere.
To Professor Donald Ogden, head
of the department of music, and to
Professor Gerald Franks, artist in resi-
dence in the field of brass instruments,
must be given the special credit for
this fine work. It should be evident to
all that this high degree of excellence
has been achieved in the face of neces-
sary financial restrictions, which
limited the facilities of the music de-
partment.
THE FINANCIAL LIMITATIONS.
It is always interesting to examine the
structure, limitations, and facilities of
other schools to determine how well
your own school compares. Recently,
a bulletin from the Chicago Theologi-
cal Seminary came into my hands. I
would like to call several things to
your attention which a study of this
bulletin revealed.
The per-student cost of training for
theological students attending schools
belonging to the American Association
of Theological Schools is among the
highest in American education. The
only type of education which exceeds
this cost is in the field of medicine.
The largest single item of seminary ex-
pense is for instruction. The salary
levels in law schools and universities
ran higher. The unmistakable con-
clusion was that seminary salaries were
not only substantially lower than
those of teachers in universities and
law schools, but that the salary pace
was falling even farther behind.
This article was evaluating the
salary situation among theological
schools where salaries are substantially
higher than in a school such as Grace.
The financial situation in those schools
could be traced to the leveling off of
individual or church giving in the face
of an accelerating economy. Theologi-
cal schools are excluded from support
received from public funds, the one
source of income that keeps pace with
the demands of inflation and improved
facilities. Grace Schools also feel this
mounting pressure.
What does the future hold? Pes-
simism is almost a universal emotional
climate when viewing the various
trends on the human and natural level.
There are some leaders who have
frankly admitted that unless such
schools are provided with access to
public funds, complete collapse is not
too far away. There is only one real
alternative, and that is for God's peo-
ple who count theological education
worthwhile to determine they will
direct a larger share of their substance
to the support of these schools.
We have been grateful for what the
supporters of Grace Schools have done
over the past year. Giving for current
operation has increased from
$130,000 to $150,000. But the con-
cern we have is that this amount of
giving was cut off at the other end for
capital investment. There is need for
increase in giving for current operation
far beyond what has been achieved.
The Church needs to raise its giving to
at least $300,000 per year. But while
doing that, it is necessary to make
significant advances in giving for capi-
tal investment. The library needs to be
paid off. Until the remaining indebted-
ness of $300,000 is paid, it will be im-
possible to make any further advance-
ments in the development of the
campus, development that is so much
needed to do the best in education of
the young people who place their aca-
demic future in our hands.
ACCREDITATION IS A MUST.
There is one thing that stands in the
way of regional accreditation, perhaps
more than any other, and that is finan-
cial support that will guarantee the on-
going of the school. This need can be
met only by a larger and more deter-
mined response on the part of our
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Brethren Missionary Herald
Ihe use of the words "gamblers"
and "Christ" together may seem to be
mixing two incompatibles, yet on at
least one occasion, the ideas are asso-
ciated in Scripture.
One of the Apostle Paul's helpers
was a man named Epaphroditus. He
was probably a member of the church
at Pliilippi and was sent by them to
take a gift to Paul in his Roman pris-
on. He had become dangerously ill but
recovered. Paul wrote a letter to his
friends at Philippi and sent it back to
them at the hand of Epaphroditus. In-
cluded in the letter is a personal note
calling attention to the faithful, de-
voted service that Epaphroditus had
rendered to him. He calls him a broth-
er, a companion in labor, and fellow
soldier. In the closing sentence of
chapter two of the Philippian letter he
says: "Receive him [Epaphroditus]
therefore in the Lord with all gladness;
and hold such in reputation: Because
for the work of Christ he was nigh
unto death, not regarding his life, to
supply your lack of service toward
me" (Phil. 2:29-30).
The statement of special interest
here is, "for the work of Christ he was
nigh unto death, not regarding his
life . . . ." In the American Standard
Version the rendering is: "hazarding
his life." In the Greek language in
which this was written, the word for
"not regarding" or "hazarding" is a
gambler's word. It is a word which
very literally means "to stake every-
thing on the turn of the dice." Paul is
saying that for the sake of Jesus Christ
Epaphroditus gambled with his life. He
risked his life in the service of the
Lord.
In the days of the Early Church
there was an association of people
known as the parabolani, which means
"the gamblers." This title was derived
from the word here rendered "hazard-
ing." The purpose of these folks was
to visit the prisoners and the sick,
especially those who were ill with
dangerous and infectious diseases. In
the year A.D. 252 a plague broke out
in the city of Carthage, in North Afri-
ca, where there was a thriving Chris-
tian Church. The heathen threw out
the bodies of their dead and fled in
terror. The Christian pastor, Cyprian
by name, gathered his congregation to-
gether and set them to burying the
dead and nursing the sick in that
plague-stricken city; and by so doing
they saved the city, at the risk of their
lives, from destruction and desolation.
From those very earliest days, the
Gospel has been advanced by those
who were willing to lay their lives on
the hne for Christ. Men and women
did not ask— what are the dangers and
difficulties in serving Christ? They just
faced the commission of Christ, and
the call of God in their souls, and with
a determination to obey God at all
costs they pushed ahead with hearts of
fire and spines of steel. They were not
concerned with the advancement of
themselves but with the advancement
of the Gospel. They did not care what
men thought of them, because they
cared supremely what Jesus Christ
thought of them. They did not count
their own lives dear unto themselves
because those lives belonged to the
Saviour who had bought them body,
soul, and spirit. They did not fear
death for they possessed the twofold
conviction that 1) the Christian walk-
ing in the will of God is immortal until
his work is done, and 2) to die is gain.
The attraction of creature comforts
did not overpower them because their
Lord had told them plainly that "in
the world ye shall have tribulation"
(John 16:33). Any glory they might
attain in this world lost its luster in the
glow of that "glory which shall be re-
vealed in us" (Rom. 8:18). The re-
wards that might be earned from
labors in worldly things were gladly
forfeited in favor of those tokens of
appreciation they would receive from
the hand of their Saviour when He
comes (Rev. 22:12).
One cannot fail to note the differ-
ence in our own generation. Pulpits all
across the country are empty, and
millions are dying Christless on the
mission fields of the world because
Christians are far more concerned with
comfort than with consecration. Our
service for the Lord has become a serv-
ice of convenience. Our God has be-
come the "God of the leftovers," for
He has to get along with the leftovers
of the time, talents, and money of His
redeemed people.
Where do we see that holy indiffer-
ence to personal popularity which
prompted the early Christians to speak
unashamedly of Christ to a society
that was openly— and even officially
—hostile to the Nazarene and His fol-
lowers. Where is that sanctified brash-
ness that caused Martin Luther to ex-
claim as he set his face towards the
Diet of Worms and possible death: "I
am going even if there should be as
many devils in Worms as there are tiles
on the roofs." Oh, few of us will face
the dramatic situations that Luther
faced. We will not be called to the
heroics of the Knox or a Livingstone
or a Carey. But in the factory, the of-
fice, the schoolroom, and the neigh-
borhood, there must be those Chris-
tians who are supremely loyal to Jesus
Christ.
The Church is in desperate need of
a revival of that spirit which is willing
to hazard all for the Lord. It is no
gamble. It is eternal investment. It is
laying down one's life to take it
again. It is dying to live again. It is not
regarding one's own life so that real
life-eternal life-might be taken to
dying souls. It is walking in simple
obedience to the Saviour with no ques-
tions asked and no strings attached.
May God raise up many within the
Church of Jesus Christ with the noble
spirit of Epaphroditus who "for the
work of Christ was . . . hazarding his
life." •
May 16, 1970
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The Bl
loday, as never before in nine-
teen liundred years of church history,
the Biblical doctrine of creation is be-
ing reinterpreted out of recognition,
even by some who profess to be loyal
to Christ and His Word. Yet the events
of that all-important week of earth
history are not left to the mere inter-
pretive whims of men who would read
into them ideas that are currently
popular among secular scientists. The
Bible does provide keys for its own in-
terpretation, and this is especially true
with regard to the events of the early
chapters of Genesis.
How Do Christ's Miracles Illustrate
the Events of Creation Week?
If we would understand something
of the methods God employed in cre-
ating the earth and living things, we
must observe carefully the methods
which Christ performed in performing
His creative miracles while on earth.
For the Gospel of John states speci-
fically that He "manifested his glory,
and his disciples believed on him"
when he created wine out of mere
water (John 2:11). In the previous
chapter, John had explained that "all
things were made through him" (1:3),
and when He became a human being,
"we beheld his glory" (1 : 14).
Thus, the full glory of the incarnate
Creator would have remained veiled if
He had not supernaturally and sud-
denly created wine from water, ten
thousand fishes from only two, clean
men out of hopeless lepers, seeing eyes
out of sightless ones and living men
out of rotting corpses! Spectacular
miracles were the characteristic signs
of the incarnate Creator during His
brief earthly ministry. Since this same
Christ was the Creator of "the heaven,
and earth, the sea, and all that in them
is" (Exod. 20:11; cf. Col. 1:16), we
Dr. John C. Whitcomb is Professor of Old
Testament and Theology and Director of
Post-graduate Studies at Grace Seminary.
This article is reprinted by permission of
The King's Business.
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lal Teaching on Creation
By Dr. John C. Whitcomb
may safely assume that He did not em-
ploy lengthy, providentially-directed
processes in bringing the world and
living things into existence, especially
in view of the clear statement of
Genesis 2:1-3 that creative acts ceased
with the creation of man. Thus, the
Gospel records supplement Hebrews
11:3 and Genesis 2:7, 20 in elimin-
ating theistic evolution as a valid ap-
proach to the first chapter of Genesis.
How Lorvg Were the Days of Creation?
A literal (grammatical— historical)
approach to the early chapters of Gen-
esis honors the claim of Christ that the
Bible is God's inerrant Word on every
subject it deals with (Matt. 22:29).
Some Christians feel that it is essential
to stretch the days of creation into
conformity with the timetable of evo-
lutionary geology. But such an ap-
proach actually dishonors God's Word,
for it is obvious that the sequence of
events in Genesis 1 (earth before the
sun; fruit trees before marine life;
birds before reptiles) not only contra-
dicts the evolutionary scheme, but
does so purposely! For example, the
I story of evolution must begin with
; lifeless chemicals floating together by
i chance to form the first single-celled
i speck of life. But the God of super-
I natural creation did not need to em-
ploy such methods and therefore was
not forced to begin life in the ocean or
in the form of a sub-microscopic
speck! To attempt a harmony of these
two concepts is to ignore completely
the infinite difference between an om-
nipotent God and the helpless god of
chance.
In addition to the fact that stretch-
ing the days does not help in harmoniz-
ing the order of events with the popu-
lar geologic timetable, it must be
recognized that Scripture does limit
these days of creation to approxi-
mately 24 hours each: (1) the use of a
numerical adjective in connection with
"day"; (2) the quahfying phrase
"evening and morning" in the light of
May 16, 1970
Daniel 8:14, 26 ASV; (3) the clear
analogy of Exodus 20: 11 ; (4) the con-
trast of "days" and "years" in Genesis
1:14; and (5) the improbabihty that
God would curse the earth during the
day which He sanctified (Gen. 2:3),
with the corresponding probability
that Adam and Eve lived from the
sixth day through the seventh day and
into the following week. (See Creation
According to God's Word, J. C. Whit-
comb.)
What Does the Millennium Teach Us
About the Original
Perfection of the World?
The Scriptures clearly indicate that
during the millennial kingdom which
Christ shall establish on earth, the
"bondage of corruption" to which the
whole creation was made subject
through the fall of Adam will be ended
(Rom. 8:21). Among other super-
natural transformations, carnivorous
animals will become plant-eaters again
(Isa. 1 1 :6-9), just as they were in Gen-
esis 1 :30 before God cursed the earth
for man's sake.
However, if the Genesis account of
creation is not taken exactly for what
it says, then we not only lose the con-
cept of a perfect and harmonious earth
before the sin of Adam, but also the
concept of restored Edenic conditions
after the Second Coming! Obviously, a
perfect world cannot be restored if it
never existed.
Those who would stretch the
days of creation into vast ages must
also redefine the "very good" which
God pronounced upon the world at
the time of Adam's creation (Gen.
1:31), and allow for carnivorous
characteristics, violence, and death in
the animal kingdom for hundreds of
millions of years before man's appear-
ance. Thus, the fall of man would not
have brouglit ruin to the world at all,
in spite of the fact that Paul states that
"by one man sin entered into the
world, and death by sin" (Rom. 5:12)
and "the whole creation groaneth and
travaileth in pain together until now"
(8:22) as a resuh.
If, on the other hand, we do take
Genesis 1 for what it says, we find that
the pre-Fall world is indeed analogous
to that future world which Peter de-
scribes as "the times of restoration of
all things, whereof God spake by the
mouth of his holy prophets that have
been from of old" (Acts 3:21). Just as
God will have the power to control
population growth and to maintain a
balance of nature in the future king-
dom age apart from a "reign of tooth
and claw" (Isa. 11:9), so also before
the Edenic Curse, a world free from
violent death in the animal kingdom
could have been maintained indefinite-
ly by the power of God. Thus, an un-
derstanding of God's revealed program
for the future in terms of a "restora-
tion" makes it quite impossible to ac-
cept a "progressive creation" or "day-
age" concept of Genesis 1 , with its
vast ages of violence and death in the
animal kingdom.
In conclusion, an acceptance of the
miraculous works of Christ, of valid
principles of interpreting Scripture,
and of premillennial eschatology, en-
ables us to approach the first chapter
of Genesis with confidence that it real-
ly does mean what it says! #
Reprinted by permission of The King's Busi-
ness.
THE BEST KIND . .
(Continued from I
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people. Tliis is not merely for the sake
of achieving recognition by the North
Central Assocation, but rather to the
end that young people will not have
their education at Grace College dis-
counted by organizations where they
seek employment. We are seeing a
gradual tightening of scholastic re-
quirements on our young people, es-
pecially when they return to their
home states and apply for teaching
positions. Let's not sell our young peo-
ple short. W
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By Dr. W. F. Lown
President, Manhattan
Bible College
Manhattan, Kansas
y friend, Harry Baird, defines
money as "coined life." Whether or
not this definition is original with him,
I beUeve it to be quite useful in help-
ing us understand a principle of Chris-
tian stewardship.
In Luke 19:11-28 is a parable re-
lated by Jesus. In it He was teaching
His own disciples, who expected the
kingdom of God to appear momen-
tarily. At least one apparent purpose
of the parable was to instruct His fol-
lowers as to how to function after He
had left the earth and until His return.
He couched a spiritual lesson in mone-
tary language! They could grasp this!
Often we employ a parable using
spiritual or figurative language to cause
people to give more money. Obvious-
jj^ ly, stewardsliip is much more than
giving money to the church.
On the basis of Jesus' teaching
then, we establish the following defi-
nition of stewardsliip: Stewardship is
the Christian's management of God's
estate on His behalf, and under His
supervision, until Jesus" return.
Money
Let us give our attention to the
Christian's management of God's
money as a part of his stewardship.
Money is really significant only as it
represents "coined life." Money in its
cold, inert form is utterly worthless
except as it represents potential se-
curity, status, comfort, sustenance, or
helpfulness. So actually money per se
is only representative of some more
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basic factors in a man's life. How ego-
centric is he? How insecure? How
committed to helpfulness and service?
Behind this is his basic set of rela-
tionships. With whom does he desire
association? Has he a genuine passion
to serve? What motivates his "need" to
serve? What provides his sense of se-
curity? Actually then we are asking,
"What is really the direction of any
given man's earthly life?"
Our overriding concern is that man
be related to God in a manner which is
fulfilling to both in the fleeting experi-
ence called time—as well as eternally.
God is to us maker, owner, and per-
petual benefactor. We are to Him chil-
dren, recipients of grace and love, and
grateful stewards.
Earning
In regard to God's attitude toward
our stewardsfiip of material things as
represented by money, what are His
concerns?
First, it would seem that God is
vitally interested in how we obtain
that portion of His money over which
He has made us custodians. For us to
secure this custody in ways which vio-
late His principles of divine-human or
man-to-man relationships would be in-
conceivable. He would not want us to
steal it, for this would be to preempt
the area of another man's stewardship.
For the same reason He would not
want us to acquire it by fraud. I would
violate my own and another's steward-
ship if I secured my money by chance:
I would be shirking at my work.
God wants me to be custodian of
His money in a manner which is con-
sistent with my stewardship of time,
capabilities and influence. They are all
parts of the whole.
Spending
The divine owner is concerned with
how I spend His money. There is a
danger that I may fall prey to the
notion that if I "give God His part" I
may do with the rest of "my money"
what I will. This is as foreign to a true
conception of stewardsliip as can be
imagined! It is to forget that it is not
my money but His. "The silver and
gold are mine" is still in the Bible. God
does not demand 10 percent usury and
charge the remainder off to us for
squandering. He has clearly stated him-
self to be against sloth, folly, and in-
dulgence in any form. He wishes me to
avoid waste, make wise investments,
and to care for reasonable need. He
will not be served by profligacy and
carelessness.
Giving
God is interested in how I give
money. As a general principle, we can-
not imagine God's being pleased by
our giving to promote any belief or ,
activity to which we could not devote
our own lives. How could He be any
more pleased by my supporting a
foreign missionary who was unfaithful
to the message of the New Testament
than if I were personally unfaithful in
preaching and teacliing. This principle
is violated perhaps more often from
lack of attention than for lack of ac-
ceptance.
The facet of the stewardship of
money most often debated is the por-
tion of the income to be given. "What
percent must I give?" is often the cry.
The legalistic reply is usually "a
tenth." This writer has no argument
with the concept of the tithe, properly
understood and conscientiously exe-
cuted, but the case for monetary
stewardship rests on a broader, deeper
foundation than this. I should hesitate
to confront God with an explanation
as to why I gave less than the tenth for
kingdom causes, but I would be equally
reluctant to explain to Him why I
legalistically presented this and no
more to Him. It is all His!
My decision is not, "How much
shall I give for kingdom purposes
through His church," but "How much
shall I divert from this to other needs
and purposes" (personal sustenance,
personal pleasure, etc.). Each allo-
cation demands careful decision on my
part— if I would be a faithful steward.
Leaving
God is interested in how I leave
money. The exponents of the
Restoration principle have been often
silent and almost always weak at this
point. We have all known Christian
people who have left sizable estates to
irresponsible relatives who proceeded
to dissipate the inheritance in ways
which would have been entirely offen-
sive to their benefactors and which
completely violated their stewardship.
Some years ago I learned, from one
who was in a position to know, that
six residents of the state of Kansas, all
members of Christian churches, died
within the same calendar year. They
left behind them estates totahng thirty
million dollars in aggregate, and not a
cent was bequeathed to any cause
representing the kingdom! This is ab-
solutely irresponsible stewardship!
This says very eloquently, "This
wealth is mine and I will do with it as I
will." Such arrogant prodigality more
nearly represents Baalism (Baal means
"owner") than the concept of steward-
sliip espoused in the Christian Scrip-
ture!
Someone has facetiously said,
"Wliere there's a will— there are rela-
tives!" We use the term "will" so
thoughtlessly. For the Christian there
should be only one principle giving
direction to his will, whether in earth-
ly life or in perpetuity. That abiding
principle should be that the Christian's
will be patterned after God's will, even
as man himself is fashioned in God's
image.
It is easy for a middle class, salaried
American Christian to criticize the
wealthy Christian who writes no will
in favor of the kingdom of God. A
pertinent question, therefore, is this:
Do you have a written will? Does it
carry out God's will for your steward-
sliip?
"But," you say, "I have no
wealth." Do you own a house? Have
you an insurance policy? Have you a
savings account? Do you own an auto-
mobile, furniture, a library? Ask some
attorney to describe what would hap-
pen to your estate were you to die
without having drawn a will.
Suppose that one hundred Christ-
ians were to write in their wills that
upon their demise the houses which
they own and in which they dwell
should become the property of some
church-related college, mission work,
or similar project. At a very modest
level of market values we can see that,
upon their passing to their "heavenly
mansion," approximately one million
dollars would be released for that in-
stitution to use in furthering the cause
of Christ! Yes, how we leave money
behind has a great deal to do with our
Christian stewardship.
The whole question is, "Who owns
it, and whose interest does it serve?" It
will serve its Owner only when our
lives are unalterably committed to be-
ing serious stewards of God.
* Reprinted by permission of Christian
Standard. W
May 16, 1970
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Ti
m
By Johanne Dion
School Nurse
v7race College's nursing
program is designed to prepare
Christians to serve the Lord in the area
of nursing. The nurses' club is a recent
addition to this program. It was
organized this past year by students in
the nursing program who were
interested in learning more about their
chosen profession and finding a
medium of service in the community.
The Greek letters Kappa Alpha Tau
have been adopted as the official
name. These letters represent a Greek
phrase which means, "for the
fellowship and growth of the nurses."
For a new club. Kappa Alpha Tau is
very active. Monthly meetings are held
to study different phases of nursing,
often presented by guest speakers. In
addition to these meetings the nurses'
club is involved in special projects on
campus and in the community. Some
of the projects for this school year
included the conducting of a survey on
campus to determine the effect of flu
shots in controlling the number of
winter flu cases; baking cookies for
special holidays for students in a
community school for mentally
handicapped children; and sponsoring
a campus-wide clothing drive for
World Vision's work in the Orient.
The nurses' club is only one small
phase of Grace College's nursing
program. Grace offers a Bachelor of
Science in Nursing degree to students
who have graduated from an
accredited school of nursing and
completed sixty-four hours of study at
the college in the areas of laboratory
biology, chemistry, English, literature,
history, fine arts, and Bible. A course
in parasitology offered here is
especially valuable for nurses who plan
to serve on mission fields abroad.
L to R
Linda IVlejeur,
Bertha Coats,
Brenda Journey,
Darlene Dawson,
Sharon Skellenger,
Johanne Dion,
Marilyn Fehnel,
Jean Graham,
Barbara Miller,
Sharon Magill,
Cindy Ritchey
Not present for
picture— Cora Kerr,
Studies at the nursing school can be
taken before or after completing the
liberal arts requirements at Grace.
Grace College offers the student in
the nursing program an education that
is Christ-centered. Not only do the
professors pray with their classes
before their lectures begin, but they
also present a consistent Christian
world view along with the subject
matter they teach. Science is taught
with an emphasis on Christ's work in
creating and' sustaining the universe.
Man's desire to create an expression of
art is related to his original likeness to
the image of God. Because God
created, we are creative. The history of
mankind is presented as "His-story,"
the story of the movement of God's
hand in the affairs of men in past
civilizations and in our world of today.
At Grace, Bible and Bible-related
subjects are tauglit as a regular part of
the curriculum, preparing the Christian
nurse to be a more effective witness to
those she may come in contact with in
her work.
Being a nurse involves so much
more than just technical duties like
passing medications to patients in a
convalescent ward, or skillfully
handing instruments to a surgeon in
the operating room. Nursing is serving
people who have needs: physical,
mental, emotional, and spiritual.
Nursing is holding a child in your arms
after giving him a penicillin shot.
Nursing is staying up all night with an
elderly woman; keeping constant
watch of the machines and equipment
keeping her alive, taking her hand and
praying with her. Nursing is being a
busy supervisor on the evening shift
and being called to see a patient v/ho
wants to accept the Lord before he
goes to sleep. Nursing is teaching
safety to eight cabins full of live!)
juniors at a Christian camp in the
North Woods. For the Christian nurse
who is prepared to serve God, God will
bring many opportunities for service.
If you are a Christian, and God has
called you to be a nurse, Grace College
has something to offer. The nursing
program at the college is now in its
thirteenth year. Graduates from the
school are serving in nursing education
and clinical hospital work both in our
own country and on the mission fields
around he world. *
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Operation Sunshine
"Operation Sunshine, your task-
confronting thousands of students
with the message of Jesus Christ!"
This is the challenge that was pre-
sented to us as we made plans to
journey to sunny" Daytona Beach,
Florida, during the Easter vacation.
On Friday, March 20, twelve of us
from Grace College left for Purdue
University and training to prepare us
for an exciting week of "sharing
Christ."
We got settled Sunday evening at
Daytona after an eventful trip during
which God gave us the opportunity to
share Christ with two men working at
a drive-in .
On Monday our excitement became
even greater when we met with the
rest of the Campus Crusaders. We were
challenged by tremendous speakers
like Bill Bright, the founder and head
of Campus Crusade.
Then we hit the beach! For several
hours we presented Christ to the many
students strewn across the sand. The
harvest was ripe. Many began to open
up to Christ, and much fruit was
reaped.
We saw God really take over and
ikiA
Left to right: (standing) Sharon Stuart, Linda Laubender; (seated) Beckie Bryant, Debbie
Jennings, Bonnie Green, Jim Vosberg, Arden Steele, Sue Augsburger, Sharon Campbell,
Jane Cooper.
Grace Continues
Efforts Towar(
Accreditation
The following recommendation
expresses in part the conviction of
the faculty of Grace College in their
efforts to meet the requirements
for regional accreditation.
Whereas: The faculty of Grace
College is committed to the idea
that academic excellence is not in-
compatible but complementary to
Biblical Christianity, and is there-
fore dedicated to the task of con-
stantly improving the quality of the
educational opportunities it pro-
vides, and
Whereas: Regional accreditation
by the North Central Association is
one of the evidences of quality edu-
cational programs.
Therefore, the faculty of Grace
College hereby reaffirms its deter-
mination to promote the education-
al aims of Grace as a Christian col-
lege of liberal arts, and to pursue
the task of securing due recognition
of the quality of its endeavors in
the form of full regional accredita-
tion, as long as the effort or attain-
ment of such accreditation does not
necessitate a diminution of the
doctrinal position, spiritual ob-
jectives, or moral standards of the
school.
The faculty recommends that
this action be implemented at least
in the following ways:
(1) that all other parties associ-
ated with the college— students,
administrators, trustees, and
members of the supporting con-
stituencies—be informed of the
content and intent of this action,
and be encouraged to join the
use us at Daytona. Thousands of lives
were changed and some because God
used us. God not only used us to help
change others, but He also changed
our lives.
It was exciting to see God work
miracles. Our eyes were opened to His
great power. Be sure, He is very rele-
vant to today's chaWengesl— A rde?i
Steele, Grace College Junior
To say, "we had a really great
time," just doesn't begin to express
what a wonderful week we had in Day-
tona. The Lord blessed my life as He
gave me opportunities to share His
love with others. He gave me more
love and concern for people than Fve
ever known before.
One thing the Lord especially
made clear to me was that Satan's side
has already lost the battle and we are
the victors! It's so wonderful to be on
the Lord's side and to be used by Him
to tell others the good news.
Our week in Daytona is over, but
serving the Lord is not. Each day can
be a successful day for the Lord if we
are willing to allow Him to work
through us— our best ability is our
availability!— /a/!e Cooper. Grace Col-
lege Junior #
faculty in this endeavor to at-
tain accreditation as quickly as
possible;
(2)- that relations be maintained
and strengthened with the North
Central Association office, that
we seek the appointment of a
new North Central Association
consultant, and that, when pos-
sible, we take advantage of op-
portunities for professional
growth provided by the North
Central Association, the Council
for the Advancement of the
Small Colleges, and other such
organizations.
The Advisory Committee con-
curred with the College Faculty
recommendation in an action stating
that, "along with them (the Facul-
ty), (we) reaffirm our original in-
tent to pursue regional accreditation
and our determination to push for
it as quickly as possible."
Pray that God will give wisdom
and provide through His people the
gifts necessary to achieve this goal.
May 16, 1970
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Commencement
Program
A
nnounce
d
DR. GEORGE O. PEEK
AND DR. CLARENCE E. MASON, Jr.
WILL BE SPEAKERS FOR THE
THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Grace Theological Seminary and Grace College
WINONA LAKE, INDIANA MAY 26-27, 1970
EXERCISES HELD IN THE WINONA LAKE AUDITORIUM
Cla
Dr.
E.
Baccalaureate
Speaker
Dr. George O. Peek, pastor of the North
Long Beach (CaUf.) Brethren Church for the
past twenty-two years, will preach the
baccalaureate sermon on Tuesday, May 26 at
7:30 p.m. He was formerly pastor of the
Grace Brethren Church of Seal Beach for five
years.
Dr. Peek is a graduate of Biola College and
Talbot Seminary and now serves as a member
of their Board of Directors.
Mason, Jr.
Graduation
Speaker
Dr. Clarence E. Mason, Jr., Scofield Pro-
fessor of Bible Exposition in Philadelphia Col-
lege of Bible and dean from 1943-69, will
bring the commencement address on Wednes-
day, May 27 at 10:00 a.m.
A graduate of both Wheaton College and
Dallas Theological Seminary, Dr. Mason
served twenty years as a pastor in Philadelphia
and Atlantic City, spent six months in the
Philippines and Japan as a teacher and educa-
tional consultant, and served as a member of
the revision committee for the New Scofield
Reference Bible.
RETHREN MISSI
June 13. 1970
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CLYDE K. LANDRUM, Editor
KENNETH E. HERMAN, Managing Editor
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS:
Foreign Missions— Rev. John Zielasko WMC— Mrs. Kenneth Rucker
Grace Schools-Dr. Herman A. Hoyt SMM-Miss Donna Hawbaker
Home Missions-Rev. Lester E. Pifer Laymen-Mr. Phil Landrum
COVER PHOTO-this view from the
top of a mountain overlooks a town
somewhere near the center of the
island of Puerto Rico.
An appeal has been sent out from
the FMS for a number of months for
Spanish-speaking Brethren mission-
aries for Puerto Rico. Included in the
group of new missionaries headed for
language school this fall are Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Davis, candidates for Puerto
Rico. See story on page 8.
June 13, 1970
Volume 32, Number 11
Foreign Missions and WMC Issue
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The Editor's Viewpoint
by Clyde K. Landrum
Hi
ere s
the A
nswer
"Television to many is violence, ob-
cenity, crime, sex and glorified
Tiaterialism. . . ." This is indeed a true
tatement. Last year this column
i:reated in detail the sad state of affairs
n TV programming for children, with
Special emphasis on violence. Parents
tvere urged to do their part in solving
the problem.
Now, here is the answer to the dif-
ficulty—at least a partial solution.
Child Evangelism Fellowship of Grand
Rapids, Michigan, has announced
through a recent brochure the sched-
uling on national TV of an exciting
program for children. Titled "The
Treehouse Club," the thirty-minute
program aims to reach 20 million chil-
]dren who watch television for an
iaverage of 5 hours each Saturday
Imorning. Airing the program in this
I prime-viewing time presents a golden
I opportunity for evangelizing children.
I It is sad to have to admit that much
of the material offered to children and
young people by the church today is
dull and unattractive. However, it is en-
couraging to learn that this program is
imaginative, sparkling, and child-
appealing. Realizing that television is
an effective tool for evangelism, CEF
has produced The Treehouse Club in
full color to be released on select
key stations across the nation. The
aim is to make a strong spiritual
appeal to this vast audience of chil-
dren, most of whom are completely
unreached by the Gospel.
Here is a program that presents an
opportunity for Christians across the
nation to stand up and be counted in
the fight against crime, violence, and
an overexposure to sex on TV. It is an
opportunity to join cooperative Chris-
tian hands in a positive gospel-
preaching ministry to evangelize the
children. Child Evangelism Fellowship
is well-known for its extensive witnes-
sing ministry to children. There is no
reason why we cannot as a nation of
Christians back them in this massive,
but very expensive missionary en-
deavor.
First of all, we should praise God
for a positive program aimed at chang-
ing the hearts and minds of the chil-
dren who will be the adults of the
coming generation. We should pray
earnestly that God will bless the mes-
sage as it goes out in an attractive and
appealing format; pray that the Holy
Spirit will work in the hearts of mil-
lions of boys and girls in the coming
months. It is impossible to fully know
what can be accomphshed if Christians
will join together in prayer.
Another very important "assist"
that we can give is to encourage CEF
with cards and letters. They should be
advised of blessings received and of de-
cisions made for Christ. And, it is ex-
tremely important that we write the
TV stations expressing our appreci-
ation for such a program, urging that it
be kept on the air. This is much more
important than most people reahze.
We simply cannot overemphasize the
importance of writing and expressing
the fact that the program is being
watched and that it is appreciated.
Just to plan to do it is not enough; the
letter must be written and sent on its
way. This is one of the most effective
avenues for doing something about
television programming available to-
day.
Financial appeals are few and far
between in this column. But it is so
very important that Christians not
only pray for the success of this pro-
gram, but that they also support it. A
very small amount from all Christian
viewers would assure the financial suc-
cess of this ministry. The children
themselves could be encouraged to
give of their funds to help out. What
better use of a portion of their allow-
ance; and what better training than to
encourage them to give to such a
worthy work of the Lord? This should
not be looked upon as "outside"
work, for it is a definite church-related
ministry. Boys and girls won to Christ
will be fed right back into the
churches across the land. Here is a be-
ginning for a massive breakthrough in
the struggle for better TV program-
ming for the children. Let's support it.
June 13, 1970
Harvest Is Now
in Argentina!
By Ricardo Rizzo
(Note: Ricardo Rizzo is one of the
very fine young men who are lay lead-
ers of our Brethren churches in Argen-
tina. He and his wife have remained
faithful even in the face of very diffi-
cult circumstances. Mr. Rizzo, who
holds a responsible position as person-
nel director for a pharmaceutical firm
in Buenos Aires, has a strong desire for
Bible teachers who will be able to
ground the believers in the Word of
God in the Don Bosco church. It was a
great encouragement to me to meet
Mr. and Mrs. Rizzo while in Argentina
recently, and I am glad that you can
now meet him through his article.
-Raymond W. Thompson.)
B,
before reading this article, dear
brother or sister, I wish that you
would seek two things: a quiet place
and the Book of books, the Word of
God.
Are you ready? Then turn to
chapter 9 of the Gospel of Matthew,
verses 35 to 38. This is a well-known
passage, is it not? I reahze that you
have listened to and meditated in this
portion many times, but I believe that
it is the desire of our Heavenly Father
to repeat it to our hearts in this new
opportunity.
The Saviour visited the cities and
towns, meeting a great need: that of
preaching, teaching, and helping with
His great power that generation which,
hke ours, lacked peace, quietness, and
love. How wonderful it must have
been for those like you and me, who
have believed in Him and love Him, to
listen to the Saviour.
His body was often tired. Enduring
the dangers of those days, the indif-
ference of the Pharisees and priests,
and the disdain of the people. He did
not consider them impediments which
caused Him to discontinue visiting,
preaching, teaching, and healing all the
needy ones.
His stay in the world was short, but
His brief time here was sufficient to
demonstrate to the world His great
love, and, especially to us. His faithful-
ness to the wOl of His Father.
He taught for that time and for all
time. His words remain and will never
pass away, because they are the words
of God. Among those words stands
out that great need, since His ministry
here was about to end and would be-
come the ministry of His disciples and
of us. Thus He said to His disciples:
"The harvest truly is plenteous, but
the labourers are few." How true were
His words and how they find echo
". . . we must pray
sincerely and in
faith for prepared
workers approved by
God for such a tasl<."
among us today. The laborers, or
workers, are insufficient to meet the
great need.
What is the principle reason for
this? I believe perhaps we have not
prayed so as to show our love for
needy souls. Yes, our enemy has ob-
scured the true vision that we should
have in this respect, and our faith, in-
stead of moving us to prayer, has been
exchanged for complaints to our
brethren for the lack of workers. For
this reason I believe that we must
meditate again on this passage, and de-
cide to pray sincerely and in faith for
prepared workers approved by God for
such a great task.
To conclude, what can I say as an
Argentine, from its capital, Buenos
Aires? Our churches in the interior of
the country (province of Cordoba)
cannot progress as they should for lack
of pastors. Here in Buenos Aires the
Lord could do marvelous things, but
we lack brethren who can give all their
time to the work. I want to make clear
that a pastor is not the salvation of a
church, but when a congregation con-
sists largely of members who work all
day, the need makes itself felt more
intensely.
Therefore, if among those who read
this article there is a brother who has
heard the call of God in his heart to be
a missionary among us, be assured that
God will honor and bless you
abundantly, and that the church here
in Argentina will receive you joyfully
and collaborate in all things. #
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here is indeed a great and effectual door opened
challenge:
TO COMMUNICATE
By Rev. J. Keith Altig
Rev. and Mrs. J. Keith Altig
^bout thirty-six years ago my
mfe and I, accompanied by another
foung couple, pointed the radiator cap
jf our old Pontiac "Landaux" out
Ventura Boulevard heading into a
future completely unknown. This
initiated an evangelistic tour which
|Was to continue for a year and a half
and result in the salvation of many
'souls. A few years later we again
headed our automobile out into the
unknown but this time with the
destination of Grace Seminary at
Winona Lake, Indiana. With only
enough money to get us there and no
promise of employment or income, we
did what we thought the Lord would
have us do. He never failed.
Twenty-one years ago, accom-
panied by our three children, we en-
tered a large airplane, flew to New
York, boarded a ship and headed out
into the unknown again, destination
Brazil, to open a new field of service
and ministry for our Lord.
Now a new and unexplored field of
ministry is opening before us: the
ministry of Deputation and Pubhc Re-
lations Secretary with our Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. We are as thrilled and
excited about this new opportunity as
we were about any of the others, feel-
ing that there is indeed a great and ef-
fectual door opened unto us. This
ministry will be one principally of
communication.
There is much to be done in the
field of communication, especially as
it relates to foreign mission service.
Some years ago a writer in a secular
magazine stated that missionaries had
a really soft job. If they had no success
in their work they could always blame
it on the devil or the Mohammedans.
Our task, however, will be to let
people know of conditions, oppor-
tunities, victories, and defeats in the
nine areas of activity which the Lord
has given us.
New pastors need information
about the fields of service, the people
who are working in them, and the
needs and blessings to be found there-
in. Many new members have come into
our Fellowship in the past few years.
They, too, need to know of the work
in which they may have a share. One
pastor told me, speaking of his con-
gregation; "These people for the most
part know nothing whatever of our
foreign fields. They are new believers
and new to The Brethren Church. Give
them all you can of the history and
activities of our foreign work."
There are new churches which have
had very little contact with our over-
seas ministry and those who are work-
ing there. Some churches have no com-
mitments for the support of mission-
aries while many missionaries are lack-
ing in their total support. In many of
our churches and on many campuses
are young people earnestly seeking the
leading of the Lord as to their fields of
lifetime service. We must get infor-
mation to them, praying that the Lord
will raise up laborers to enter His
harvest fields.
Cooperation and coordination with
the other boards and agencies of our
total denominational thrust is also a
vast field in which to enter. We must
maintain and even improve the inte-
gration of the interests of the foreign
fields with the interests and activities
of all the other ministries of our work.
There are no superfluous or unneces-
sary boards or agencies in the de-
nominational scene. All are performing
some vital task, and as we work co-
operatively the task is better done and
our Lord more greatly glorified.
So before us lies once again a vast,
uncharted sea of opportunity. Pray for
this new office and for the one whom
God has called to serve Him in this
capacity.
Rev. J. Keith Altig, who "pioneered" the
Brethren mission field of Brazil, will begin
his new work with the Foreign Missionary
Society about Sept. 1 of this year. #
June 13, 1970
I raditionally the missionary
thrust of the church has been postu-
lated on the truth that our Lord's
commission to "Go ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every
creature" was imperative in the sense
of the following verse: "He that be-
lieveth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be
damned." Whatever the mood may be
today in the ever-growing ecumenical
movement on this subject, this word
from the lips of Jesus, supported in
the whole tenor of the Word of God,
remains valid. The Gospel is to be
preached because men are lost— the
men of the whole world are lost, and
will be forever excluded from God's
heaven unless they are saved through
the gospel message of God's love ex-
pressed through His crucified Son.
The practical implications of the
question expressed in the title above
lies in the personal response believers
make to those two basic alternatives.
The answer to man's eternal state is
not found in the philosophies of men,
much of it expressed in "comparative
religions." Such an attempt would give
Dr. W. A. Ogden is president of the FMS
board of trustees and has been a member of
the board since 1945. He resides in Akron,
Ohio, and is dean of the Akron Bible In-
stitute.
By Dr. W. A. Ogden
us too many answers— all wrong. To a*
some that all men are destined to be
saved because they adhere to a certain
pliilosophy or religious creed would be
to take God entirely off His throne
and make Him an errand boy, standing
at the gate of His own heaven taking
tickets forged in the counsels of each
man's personal opinion with God
having no say at all. Man may consider
himself sovereign in his own rights, but
his sovereignty can never invade the
rights of God to say on what terms He I
will save men.
The universality of sin is the con-
sistent testimony of Scripture. In
Romans 1 1 :32, for example, it is
stated that "God hath concluded them
all in unbelief, that he might have
mercy upon all." The "all" in this pas-
sage means all Jews and all Gentiles,
that is, the entire human race. Every
person is on the same ground in his
natural state. Jesus declared (Johni
3:18) that "he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath
not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God." It is equally
true that men are all equal in God's
plan of salvation, for He has deter-
mined to "show mercy upon aU." The
first ten verses of Romans 1 1 tell us
that faith was the determining factor
in Israel's salvation. The next section
of this chapter informs us that the
same thing is true of the Gentiles, as
follows :
Paul was himself saved when by
faith he crowned Jesus Christ Lord
and Saviour. Although he was "the
chief of sinners," Christ received him
and fully forgave him (Col. 2:13).
Thus, a Jew— any Jew-would be saved
on the same basis. As to the Gentiles,
Romans 11:11 teaches us that the
Gentiles were inducted into salvation.
This requires that they were first not
saved, but through the favor of God
were saved. See also Ephesians 2:12,
when the Gentiles were "aliens from
the commonwealth of Israel, and
strangers from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
(Continued on page 9j
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H<
ow does one decide to become
a missionary? For a few, I know, it is a
relatively simple matter. One dedicates
his life to Christ at an early age. He
somehow knows that God is definitely
leading him into some area of Chris-
tian work, and is quite sure that the
area is foreign missionary service. But
it did not happen that way for me. I
did dedicate my life to God's service at
an early age but with no specific goal
in mind. I had interests and goals for
my life, and while I really wanted to
serve the Lord I felt I could fit His
plans with mine easily enough. I had
no dreams and saw no signs painted
across the sky revealing God's will for
me, nor did some dedicated Christian
seize my arm and in a dramatic gesture
tell me that he knew I ought to plan to
become a missionary. Just how, then,
did it come about?
I have always had an intense in-
terest in music. In the second grade I
cried for a week until my parents
agreed that I could take piano lessons.
I Uked to practice-^and after some
years I began frequently to perform as
a soloist for clubs, schools, and
churches. I gave a recital by myself
when I was in the fourth grade.
Teachers and adult friends encouraged
me to pursue a career in music. The
glamour of becoming a concert artist
was appealing; of course, I could al-
ways witness for Christ on the side! I
truly did want to follow His will for
my life, but I sincerely hoped that my
plans for myself were also His plans
for me. Well, they were not— at least
not at this point. And how could they
be— for no plans or goals for a Chris-
tian are in accordance with God's will
unless Christ is truly in the center of
them, unless He is Lord. And this fact
I had to learn.
The road to full commitment was
for me a very difficult one to travel. I
resisted allowing God to have my hfe
on His terms. I loved the luxuries and
pleasures of the world-not the
wicked, debased things, but elegant,
gracious living appealed to me -and it
was these materiahstic goals which
directed my course in life more than
love of God. So the Lord had to let me
"fall on my face," so to speak, before
I was ready to accept His best for me.
I especially remember one time in a
church service when I was listening to
the testimony of a minister whom I
respected very much. He told how he
finally had to ask himself the question,
"What is it that I really want in life: is
it money, is it pleasure, is it fame?"
And after much soul-searching he de-
cided that what he wanted more than
anything else was to appear one day
before his Lord in heaven and hear
Him say, "Well done."
Through this incident God spoke to
me. I had to be honest with myself.
True, my plans to date had been re-
spectable enough: I was not out to dis-
grace God or my parents, or anyone
else for that matter; I was not out to
"live it up" in the "worldly" (and how
often we misunderstand this word)
sense of breaking God's law. I felt that
the pleasures I was seeking were of the
"decent" variety. But I was breaking
God's law: I was loving things, things
that I did not even have— but coveted
to possess— more than God. Yes, I was
interested in money, pleasure, and
fame. I had to ask God to help me to
change my affections— to give me such
a desire to hear His "well done" that
all these other things would not mat-
ter. It was not easy and without a
struggle, but there came the time at a
missionary conference when I said to
the Lord, "yes," I would definitely be
willing to serve Him on a foreign field
if this was where He wanted me.
If one tells the Lord something—
and really means it— it is not long until
He both opens and closes doors to
show which step ouglit to be taken
next. I had thought that a year of
public schoolteaching would be a use-
ful experience, but the Lord in a very
precise fashion worked circumstances
to prevent my following this path. It
was a little while later that I decided
to enter Grace Seminary in definite
preparation to become a foreign mis-
sionary.
Five years have passed since I en-
tered Grace Seminary. I have gradu-
ated and the Lord has given me a won-
derul year of practial experience
working with the young people of the
Grace Brethren Church at Covington,
Virginia. What a challenge it is to try
to help young people realize the all-
sufficiency of Christ. But, praise God
that His Word can meet the needs of
men regardless of their age or station
in life.
I am looking forward now to
sharing directly in the work of the
Brethren mission to the Central
African Republic. Share with me,
won't you— especially through your
prayers— that I will always be faithful
to Him in this His work to which He
has called me. I am claiming this
promise: "And God is able to make all
grace abound toward you; that ye, al-
ways having all sufficiency in all
things, may abound to every good
work" (II Cor. 9:8). »
/ had to ask God to help me change my affections.
The Road to Commitment
By Bruce Paden
Candidate for Africa
June 13, 1970
1
One day she gave him a tract-
he laughed and tossed it away
God's Call
Was Clear
Ray Davis tells of God's leading
to the mission field . . .
"I
rm sorry, young man. You will
have to go back to your ship, pack
your clothes, and come back here for a
few tests."
The speaker? A physician. The
listener? A young crewman of the
British freighter Scottish Star. The
place? The British Hospital in Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
No one likes to be in a hospital-
least of all, four thousand miles from
home; but for Ray Davis there were
added misgivings. Hospitalization
meant missing his ship; missing his ship
meant delay in getting back home to
Birmingham, England; this meant he
would miss the plane! What plane?
Why, the plane which was to take him
and a friend to Canada to start a new
life.
A few months prior to aU this, Ray
and a close friend had decided to im-
migrate to Canada. They completed all
of the necessary papers and booked
tickets on a plane. It was then that
they decided it would be wise to delay
departure and save a little more
money. Ray, who was in the Merchant
Marine, returned to London and
signed as steward on the Scottish Star.
This particular boat was headed for
South America, including a short stop
in Buenos Aires. The total voyage
would take only nine weeks, which
was just great. Back in plenty of time
to board that plane!
For four years Ray had sailed
around the world fulfilling a boyhood
dream of seeing new and different
places. In all of those years he had not
seen a day of sickness. However, on
this his final voyage he became ill.
Thus he found himself in a hospital in
Buenos Aires.
The capital city of Argentina is in-
deed a beautiful city. It is home for
many parks, plazas, and gardens; home
to the world's largest and the world's
widest streets; home to the tallest
building in South America. It is also
the home of some Brethren churches.
The Brethren Church has been in
Argentina since 1909. Much of its
activity had been centered in the
province of Cordoba, but in 1952 Rev.
Solon Hoyt began to work in Don
Bosco, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
Shortly afterward Rev. Hill Macon-
aghy began to work in Jose Marmol,
another suburb.
One of the families contacted by
the Brethren in Cordoba was the Bet-
tinalios. This entire family came to
know Christ, with four of the children
attending and graduating from the
Brethren Bible Institute. The oldest
daughter, Hebe (Ay-Bee), after work-
ing as a national missionary for one
year felt the Lord call her to be a mis-
sionary nurse. With this in mind she
went to Buenos Aires and enrolled as a
student nurse in the British Hospital.
The training period offered many op-
portunities for witness to nurses, doc-
tors, and patients alike. Life and death
confronts the medical profession daily
and often the regularity of tliis leads
to indifference. To Hebe and other
Christian nurses this was a time of trial
and of spiritual growth. Life and death
are not taken lightly, and vWtnessing
was part of their daily lives. Bible
study groups met each week with
prayer time following. One day Hebe
suggested they pray for "Two Meters,"
the tall English seaman.
Ray's stay in the hospital lasted five
weeks. His favorite nurse was the one
called "Nurse Betti." One day she gave
him a tract; he laughed and tossed it
away. The day he was dismissed she
agreed to go out with him and to his
surprise they ended up in church! It
was the Jose Marmol church, where
for the first time Ray heard of the
need to be born again, the sinful con-
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lition of man, and the real reason why
Christ died on the cross. When he
ailed for home a few days later he
cnew he would have to come back. He
leeded to settle this "new birth thing"
ind he also wanted to see Nurse Betti.
n subsequent voyages he accepted
Christ and Hebe accepted his proposal
)f marriage.
From the outset they knew God
ranted them as missionaries. Hebe had
;ompleted her education, but what
ibout Ray? His Spanish was not good
;nough for attendance at the Brethren
Bible Institute. Grace Schools were
suggested but the very thought of
:oming to the United States seemed
ridiculous; however, this was where
God indicated they should go. Jere-
miah 33:3 was the promise they
claimed and God proved himself
faithful.
The first step was to get married.
Rev. Jack Churchill helped take care
of this in Almafuerte on October 29,
1958. A few days later Ray sailed for
England. (Through all of this, Hebe
[had been working as an R.N. in
Buenos Aires while Ray had been sail-
ling back and forth between England
and Argentina.) It would take many
pages to relate how God "cut red
tape" to make all of this come about.
Often they were tempted to quit, but
God's call was clear and His promises
were true, so trusting Him they
pressed on.
From Canada they planned to im-
migrate to the U.S. Again the details
appeared insurmountable but Jeremiah
33:3 was claimed daily, and fifteen
months later they arrived in Winona
Lake, Indiana. It was June 1960.
College was the next hurdle, and
then seminary. Hebe was able to do
some nursing and Ray seemed to
While in seminary they had a
couple of summer pastorates, served as
youth directors, and did considerable
pulpit supply work. Since graduation
Ray has been teaching speech at Grace
College plus continuing the pulpit sup-
ply ministry.
Now the Davises are anxious to do
what God called them to do— go to the
mission field. The first step in this is
*'. . . he knew he would have
to come back. He needed
to settle this 'new birth thing'
and he also wanted to see
Nurse Betti.''
spend much of his time working in one
of the local supermarkets. God blessed
them vnth two sons, Kenny in 1961
and Marky in 1965.
May 28, 1969, was a great day for
the Davises. This marked graduation
from seminary. God had called, sup-
plied, and blessed. What had appeared
impossible, God had made possible
through His grace.
language school (Ray never did find
time to learn Spanish). This fall they
will be at the Spanish Language
School, Guadalajara, Mexico. And
then, the final step— Puerto Rico!
#
(FMS editor's note: It is suggested that
readers refer also to the article, "Things
Great and Hidden," on page 6 of the Mis-
sionary Herald for Nov. 1, 1969, which is
the testimony of Mrs. Davis.)
THOSE WHO NEVER HEARD . . .
(Continued from page 6j
God in the world." This terrible con-
dition is the lot today, as always, of all
who "are without Christ." Whatever
else they may have, they do not have
salvation. They are lost, lost in
America and to the ends of the world.
Let us now consider what is per-
haps the greatest missionary and evan-
gelistic challenge in the whole Bible-
Romans 10:13-15. After declaring
God's means of salvation, the unquaH-
fied statement is made that "whoso-
ever shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved." The lines that
foOow are of universal application.
They affirm without a doubt that all
men are lost who have not heard the
Gospel. Martin Luther makes the
meaning here very clear. Four ques-
tions are asked which must have a
negative answer: (1) How shall they
call on Him in whom they have not
beheved? (2) How shall they believe
on Him of whom they have not heard?
(3) How shall they hear without a
preacher? (4) How shall they preach
except they be sent?
Mr. Luther says: "These four state-
ments follow one another in such a
way that one leads to the other, but so
that the last forms the foundation on
which the others rest. Thus: (1) It is
impossible that those preach who are
not sent. (2) It is impossible that those
hear who are without a preacher. (3) It
is impossible that they believe who do
not hear. (4) It is impossible that they
call upon Him whom they do not be-
heve. To these must be added a last
one, namely: (5) It is impossible that
they who do not call upon the name
of the Lord shall be saved."
This would be an awful place to
drop a period and then think of the
millions who have never heard and
therefore have never called; and of the
other millions who have heard but
have not called. Their plight is de-
scribed in the Ephesians passage (2:12)
cited earlier— "having no hope, and
without God in the [this] world,"
and, of course, in the world to come.
"In this state were the gentile
natioiis before the Gospel reached
them ... the Gospel was not to be im-
mediately declared by the voice from
heaven, or by the Holy Ghost speaking
without a medium of communication
or by angels sent from heaven; it was
to be carried over the world by men.
How, then, according to this divine
constitution could the nations of the
earth hear the Gospel without a
preacher? Paul's doctrine is that the
Gospel must be communicated to the
minds of men through the external in-
strumentality of the Word, as well as
by the internal agency of the Spirit.
Men are not only saved through Christ,
but they are saved through the knowl-
edge of Christ, communicated through
the Gospel" (Haldane). #
June 13, 1970
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FOREIGN MISSIONARY DIRECTORY
(Note: It is suggested that you detach this page and cHp it in your
Brethren Annual between pages 34 and 35. Or, if you do not desire
to mutilate the magazine, keep this Missionary Herald with your
Annual.)
AFRICA
Aellig, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert, B.P. 240, Bangui, Central African
Republic.
Balzer, Mr. and Mrs. Albert W., B.P. 240, Bangui, Central African
Republic.
Beaver, Rev. and Mrs. S. Wayne, B.P. 240, Bangui, Central African
Republic.
Carey, Rev. and Mrs. G. Arthur, B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui,
Central African RepubUc.
Cochran, Miss Rosella, B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central
African RepubUc.
Cone, Rev. and Mrs. George E., B.P. 10, Bossangoa via Bangui,
Central African Republic.
Cripe, Miss Mary, Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui, Central
African RepubUc.
Dunning, Rev. and Mrs. Harold L., B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui,
Central African Republic.
Geiser. Mr. Jorg, Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via Bangui, Central
African Republic.
Habegger, Miss Mary Ann, Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui,
Central African Republic.
Hocking, Rev. and Mrs. Donald G., Mission EvangeUque, Yaloke
via Bangui, Central African Republic.
Hull, Miss Margaret, Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui, Central
African Republic.
Jones, Miss Gail, Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via Bangui, Central
African Republic.
Juday, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H., B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui,
Central African Republic.
Kliever, Rev. and Mrs. J. P., B.P. 13, Baibokoum, Chad, Africa.
McDairmant, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J., Mission Evangelique,
Bossembele via Bangui, Central African Republic.
Mensinger, Rev. and Mrs. Edward B., Mission Evangelique, Yaloke
via Bangui, Central African Republic.
Miller, Rev. and Mrs. Donald F., B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui,
Central African Republic.
Miller, Miss Lois, Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui, Central
African RepubUc.
Peters, Mr. and Mrs. F. George, B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central
African RepubUc.
Ringler, Miss Lois, B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central African
RepubUc.
Scheidegger, Mr. and Mrs. Hans, Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via
Bangui, Central African Republic.
Shargel, Mr. and Mrs. David W., B.P. 10, Bossangoa via Bangui,
Central African Republic.
Snyder, Rev. and Mrs. Roy B., B.P. 240, Bangui, Central African
RepubUc.
Snyder, Miss Ruth, B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central African
Republic.
Steudler, Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Louis, Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via
Bangui, Central African Republic.
Taber, Dr. and Mrs. Floyd W., Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui,
Central African RepubUc.
Tschetter, Miss Evelyn, Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui,
Central African Republic.
Walker, Dr. and Mrs. Wm. L., Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui,
Central African Republic.
Waridel, Mr. and Mrs. Pierre- Andre, Mission Evangelique, Yaloke via
Bangui, Central African Republic.
Williams, Rev. and Mrs. Robert S., B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui,
Central African Republic.
ARGENTINA
Abel, Miss Bertha, Rivadavia 433, Rio Cuarto, F.C.N. G.B.M., Prov.
Cordoba, Argentina, S.A.
Cover, Rev. and Mrs. Robert J., Avda. Buenos Aires 247, Alma-
fuerte, F.C.B.M., Prov, Cordoba, Argentina, S.A.
Fay, Rev. and Mrs. E. Nelson, Corrierrtes 2, Almafuerte, F.C.B.M.,
Prov. Cordoba, Argentina, S.A.
Maconaghy, Rev. and Mrs. Hill, Quintana 353, Adrogue, F.C.G.R.,
Bs. As., Argentina, S.A.
Miller, Rev. and Mrs. Clark W., Echeverria 96, Jose Marmol F.C.G.R.,
Pcia. de Bs. As., Argentina, S.A.
BRAZIL
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Bearinger, Rev. and Mrs. Ernest H., Caixa Postal 368, Belem, Para,
Brazil.
Burk, Rev. and Mrs. Bill A., Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil.
Earner, Rev. and Mrs. Timothy H., Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para,
Brazil.
Hodgdon, Rev. and Mrs. Earle C, Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para,
Brazil.
Hulse, Miss Barbara, Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil.
Johnson, Rev. and Mrs. George A., Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para,
Brazil.
Park, Miss Kwang Ja, Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil.
Schwartz, Rev. and Mrs. Ralph R., Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para,
Brazil.
EUROPE
Hammers, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L., Chateau de St. Albain, 71-
Lugny, France.
Julien, Rev. and Mrs. Thomas T., Chateau de St. Albain, 71 -
Lugny, France.
Mensinger, Miss Carol, Chateau de St. Albain, 71 -Lugny,
France.
Peugh, Rev. and Mrs. Roger D., 776 RadolfzeU, Strandbadstr. 86,
Germany.
Renick, Rev. and Mrs. James R., 10 rue Chailly-Gueret, 71-^Macon,
France.
HAWAII
Leech, Rev. and Mrs. Edmund M., 98-404 Ponohale St., Aiea,
Hawaii 96701.
Tresise, Rev. and Mrs. Foster R., 95-303 Waioni St., Wahiawa,
Hawan 96786.
MEXICO
Churchill, Rev. and Mrs. Jack B., 2758 Caulfield Dr., Imperial
Beach, CaUf. 92032.
Dowdy, Rev. and Mrs. James P., 5864 Teal Lane, El Paso, Texas
79924.
Guerena, Rev. and Mrs. PhiUip, Apartado 8-961, Mexico 8, D.F.,
Mexico.
Haag, Rev. and Mrs. Walter E., 425 Sunset Lane, San Ysidro,
Calif. 92073.
IN THE UNITED STATES
Altig, Rev. and Mrs. J. Keith, 7621 S. Duchess Ave., Whittier, Calif.
90606.
Austin, Rev. and Mrs. Gordon L., 915 Harding St., Long Beach,
Calif. 90805.
Bickel, Miss Florence, 105 Seminary Dr., Winona Lake, Ind. 46590.
Byron, Miss Grace, 105 Seminary Dr., Winona Lake, Ind. 46590.
Emmert, Miss Mary, Riverview Manor, Room 306, 701 Riverview
Dr., Des Moines, Iowa 50316.
Foster, Mrs. Rose, 105 Seminary Dr., Winona Lake, Ind. 46590.
Garber, Rev. and Mrs. Martin M., 209 Rowland Ave., Modesto,
Calif. 95351.
Goodman, Rev. and Mrs. Marvin L., Box 588, Winona Lake, Ind.
46590.
Hoyt, Rev. and Mrs. Solon W., Route 3, Warsaw, Ind. 46580.
Jobson, Rev. and Mrs. OrviUe D., Box 420, Winona Lake, Ind.
46590.
Johnson, Rev. and Mrs. Edwin D., 5849 Barbanell, Long Beach,
CaUf. 90815.
Kennedy, Mrs. Minnie, Box 588, Winona Lake, Ind. 46590.
Kent, Miss Ruth, c/o Mrs. Loman Doty, Wakarusa, Ind. 46573.
Miller, Rev. and Mrs. Eddie D., Box 588, Winona Lake, Ind. 46590.
Mishler, Miss Marie, 2592 Edgebrook Ave., Akron, Ohio 44312.
Nielsen, Miss Johanna, 1819 Pine Ave., Long Beach, CaUf. 90806.
Robbins, Dr. and Mrs. Austin, Box 417, Tuckahoe, N. J. 08250.
Schrock, Rev. and Mrs. Lynn D., 1311 Sunday Lane, Winona Lake,
Ind. 46590.
Sheldon, Rev. and Mrs. C. B., 510 Rose Ave., Long Beach, CaUf.
90812.
Sickel, Mrs. Loree, 1214 E. 59th St., Long Beach, Calif. 90805.
Thurston, Miss Marian, Route 1, Garwin, Iowa 50632.
Tyson, Miss Elizabeth, 105 Seminary Dr., Winona Lake, Ind. 46590.
Voorhees, Mr. and Mrs. W. Duey, c/o Glenn E. Dargatz, 3747
Linden Ave., Long Beach, Calif. 90807.
Wallace, Rev. and Mrs. George K., 5 Imperial Trailer Court, Route
LCoatesviUe, Pa. 19320.
TIHIi CIHIDLDI^iNI'S PACI
SAN YSIDRO MHC
This picture shows the Missionary Helpers
Club of the Grace Brethren Church at San
Ysidro, California. This is a new church and
so, of course, a new MHC. And guess who the
leader is? Why, Aunt Alys herself!
Wouldn't you like to belong to this MHC?
Front row, left to right: Cynthia Peacock,
Dawn Stroup, Isabel Velasquez, Carl Nichol,
Douglas Edmiston, Waldo Olivas; second row:
David Stroup, Sharon Churchill, Xochitl
Quintero, David Churchill, Karen Smith; third
row: Martina Quintero, Oscar Escobedo.
The Missionary Helpers Club programs for this past
year have been about Argentina; also, the MHC theme for
national conference is Argentina— "Growing for God in
Argentina." So, it seemed like a good idea to have a
picture of Argentina for the coloring contest this year.
Each boy and girl who receives the MHC letters in the
mail got a copy of this picture with the May-June letter.
Any pictures to be entered in the contest must be mailed
to Aunt Alys by July 15.
If for some reason you did not receive your letter,
write quickly to MHC, Box 588, Winona Lake, Indiana
46590, and ask for another. Contest winners will be an-
nounced at the MHC rally in Long Beach, CaUfornia, in
August.
1970
OOLORING
CDNTEST
HARRY HELPER AND MARY MISSIONARY
AND THIS PAPER
HAS ALL OF THE
QUESTIONS WE'LL
NEED TO KNOW
FOR THE
QUIZ AT
NATIONAL
CONFER-
ENCE-y
I'VE REALLY LEARNED
A LOT ABOUT THE
MISSION FIELP IN
ARGEMTINA THIS YEAR
ME, TOO —
HOPE I
CAN RE-
MEMBER.
ALL THE
ANSWERS.'
June 13, 1970
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Come to California for . . . " - ~ ^< i
NFBC 81st ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFEREE
Long Beach, Colifornia
August 7-14, 1970 Long Beach Arena
LODGING RESERVATION FORM--
Phone
Name
Address
(Street) (City)
When will you need your first night's lodging in Long Beach?
Will you have your own transportation? Yes
When do you plan to leave California?
(State)
(Zip)
No
(Date)
How many in your family will need lodging?
names and ages?
(Date)
If there are children, what are their
Please check your preference as to lodging:
Stay in private home if available (free)
Motel or Hotel (See listing— make your own reservations)
(Note: Motels in the area will be furnished with bus transportation to and from the conference
meetings)
For additional information contact: Mr. Glenn Harmonson, First Brethren Church, 3601 Linden
Avenue, Long Beach, California 90807 (213) 424-0788
A dramatic sk if ■
California. Or|)P
foreground.
THEME: ||i
SPECl
He*'
Housing <>'
Planned Chilf*
For furf-
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outline the oceanfront of Long Beach,
lidscaped oil islands is pictured in the
A CHANGING WORLD"
RICHARD DE HAAN
ri Church of Long Beach
rocking — Pastor
id
' ch Brethren Church
ek — Pastor
'ransportation Shuttle Service
inged Tours and Special Activities
to: Mr. Glenn Harmonson,
, 3601 Linden Avenue,
ilifornia 90807
Long Beach Area
Hotel and Motel List
HOLIDAY INN
2640 Lakewood Blvd.,
Long Beach
Phone: (213) 597-4401
$13.65 for 1 person
$18.90 for 2 persons
$22.00 for 4 persons
CIRCLE INN
4430 E. Pacific Coast
Hwy., Long Beach
Phone: (213) 597-4714
$10.00 for 2 persons-
starting prices
$14.00 for 4 persons-
starting prices
ROCHELLE'S
3333 Lakewood Blvd.,
Long Beach
Phone: (213) 421-8215
$9.00-$11.00for2
persons (regular bed)
$15.00 for 2 persons
(two regular beds)
$19.00 for 4 persons
(two regular beds)
$2.00 for each additional person
$2.00 additional for kitchenette
(These are commercial rates and could
give 35-50 rooms at that time in
August)
CITY CENTER
255 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach
Phone: (213) 435-2483
$22.00 for 4 persons
(No singles available this time of year)
CLOUD MOTEL
5227 Lakewood Blvd.,
Lakewood
Phone: (213) 634-0510
$ 8.50 for single
$10.00 for two (one bed)
$1 1 .00 for two (twin beds)
$12.00 for two (double beds)
$13.50 for three
$15.00 for four
$65.00 for weekly rate, sleeps 2
(rollaway $2.00 additional)
(Refrigerator and coffee maker in-
cluded in. each room plus hot
plate if requested— large and could
accommodate quite a few)
TRAVELODGE
2900 E. Pacific Coast
Hwy., Long Beach
Phone: (213)439-0213
$12.50 for 2 persons
$18.00 for 4 persons
IMPERIAL 400
848 E. Pacific Coast
Hwy., Long Beach
Phone: (213) 591-7624
$10.00-$12.00for 1 person
$12.00-$14.00 for 2 persons
$18.00-$20.00 for 4 persons
(Weekly rate 10% discount)
INTERNATIONAL INN
2595 Long Beach Blvd.,
Long Beach
Phone: (213)426-7611
$14.00 for 2 persons
$18.00 for 4 persons
QUEEN CITY
3555 E. Pacific Coast
Hwy., Long Beach
Phone: (213) 597-4455
$16.00 for 2 persons
$19.00 for 3 persons
$22.00 for 4 persons
(These prices do not include tax)
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(%u/ccfv lyew^
NOTICE. Pages 12 and 13 of
this issue of the Brethren Mis-
sionary Herald contain infor-
mation regarding national con-
ference and housing arrange-
ments. Be sure to check these
pages! Also, there are ITmited
facilities for campers in the Long
Beach area. Those desiring infor-
mation should write to Mr.
Glenn Harmonson, First Breth-
ren Church, 3601 Linden Ave.,
Long Beach, Calif. 90807.
DAYTON, OHIO. Mr. Dale Kurtz,
director of the Dayton YFC, began his
ministry as youth director for the Pat-
terson Park Brethren Church Apr. 29.
Jolin R. Terrell, pastor.
WINONA LAKE, IND. Gary Wool-
man, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wool-
man, was chosen as Courtesy King of
Warsaw Freshman High School from
among 300 boys in the class at festivi-
ties held May 9. He was selected for
the honor by vote of the faculty, stu-
dent council, and student body. Mr.
Woolman is athletic director at Grace
College, and Mrs. Woolman is an office
secretary at the Brethren Missionary
Herald Co.
NEW HOLLAND, PA. Rev. Richard
D. McCarthy has resigned as pastor of
the Grace Brethren Church. He will as-
sume the pastorate of the Altoona,
Pa., Grace Brethren Church sometime
in June.
TROY, OHIO. Twelve Dayton-area
Brethren churches bowed to Troy in a
Sunday-school contest during April.
An average attendance of 90 yielded
an 87 percent increase over a year ago.
On Apr. 19, attendance topped 100
for the first time since 1967. The Sun-
day school gained 12 new members
during the contest. The new goal is to
reach 125 by August. Mike Volovski,
pastor.
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HARRAH, WASH. Rev. Charles H.
Winter has announced the acceptance
of the call to the staff of Missionary
Tapes, Inc., of Pasadena, Cahf. He will
conclude his ministry in Harrah in
June. The church has purchased the
property immediate to the east of the
church building. The double lot has a
five-room house which will be re-
modeled and occupied by the beginner
department of the Sunday school. The
west Sunday-school annex will house
the primary department. Charles H.
Winter, pastor.
DEFIANCE, OHIO. Rev. Maynard
Tittle has resigned as pastor of the
Grace Brethren Church effective July
15. He has accepted a call to become
pastor of the Grace Brethren Church,
Gallon, Ohio.
ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CALIF. A
recent survey of over 6,000 homes
provided several good prospects for at-
tendance at the Hillside Brethren
Church. The census was sponsored by
the American Bible Society and eight
churches in the area. Youth pastor
Leon Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Neff
of the Whittier Community Brethren
Church brought seven from their
youth group to help Hillside make
over 300 visits. Harold Painter, pastor.
ELKHART, IND. The slogans on
the lighted church sign have drawn
many various responses from the sur-
rounding community. To commemo-
rate Law Day, May 1, the following
slogan appeared on the sign: "Obedi-
ence to Law Is a Christian Obligation-
Romans 1 ." The following Sunday, the
letters from the sign were found on
the ground with a signed note accusing
the church of supporting a war that
was against the will of God and the
teachings of Christ. The note was
signed by one who claimed member-
ship in an area draft-resisting element
of a religious sect. Donald Shoemaker,
associate pastor.
FINDLAY, OHIO. A profitable
week of meetings was held with Rev.
Mason Cooper as speaker Apr. 12-19.
Pastor Glenn R. Coats reports: "There
were many victories. We're not the
same." There were approximately 30
decisions, several to receive Christ. The
average attendance was 96 with a
weekday-high of 140 on Tuesday. Be-
sides the evening services, five special
morning classes were held. On Apr. 19
six people were baptized.
JOHNSTOWN, PA. Two former
pastors were the featured speakers at
the 15th anniversary homecoming serv-
ice at the Riverside Brethren Church
May 3. Rev. Ralph Hall, the first
pastor, and Rev. Bruce Baker, his
successor, were the worship-service
speakers for the day which included a
variety of activities. H. Don Rough,
pastor.
TOPPENISH, WASH. Using the
scripture text of Prov. 31:28, "Her
children arise up, and call her blessed,"
Rev. Sam Homey presented every
mother in the congregation on Mother's
Day a wooden paddle with the inscrip- i
tion "He that spareth his rod hateth
his son; but he that loveth him
chasteneth him early." The pastor
commented, "The time has come to
leave the Dr. Spock philosophy of
child raising and return to the Bibhcal
principles." The Mother's Day congre-
gation was enthusiastic, except for
the chidren.
JENNERS, PA. Rev. and Mrs. •
James F. Hoffmeyer annouce the ar-
rival of Dean Austin Hoffmeyer who
was born Nov. 14, 1969, and recently '
adopted into the Hoffmeyer home, i
The congregation has extended a five- !
year call to Pastor Hoffmeyer with a j
generous increase in salary. j
WASHINGTON, D.C. (EP). In their \
22nd annual convention here, 1 19 |
members of the Evangelical Press Asso-
ciation heard judges name CBMC Con-
tact as "Periodical of the Year" among
74 contest entries. Forty-eight other
magazines were cited for journahstic
and graphic excellence in a two-phased
judging schedule. CBMC Contact is
the official organ of the Christian
Businessmen's Committee Internation-
al published in Glen Ellyn, 111. Phil 1
Landrum is editor.
Brethren Missionary Herald I
HOLLINS, VA. At a recent meeting
f the Southeast District Mission
Dard, Rev. Ron Thompson and Rev.
3Ster Kennedy were selected to in-
L'Stigae the Staunton, Va., area as a
irget for a Bible class and church. If
liy Brethren know of possible con-
cts in the area, contact Rev. Ron
ihompson, 3331 Ellsworth St., N.E.,
oanoke, Va. 24012. Tel.
3-362-4705.
MINERVA, OHIO. "Tithe Sunday"
as a day of blessing as $412 was re-
jived from the 36 people present for
^e morning worship service. A unani-
mous call was extended to the pastor
begin his fourth year of ministry,
[ennis Beach, pastor.
KITTANNING, PA. Miss Gladine
upp of the First Brethren Church
nished fifth among 800 in the
ational Academic Games held in New
rleans. La. Other contestants from
le church were Connie MiUer, David
oy, Rodger Toy, and Bill Cousins.
[oily Bennett and David Toy recently
'on berths on the quiz team repre-
mting East District at national con-
ference. Rev. T. B. Weimer, former
•aptist missionary to Africa, was guest
eaker for the morning worship serv-
e Apr. 26. He and his wife labored
ith many of the Brethren mission-
ies in the past. W. Wayne Baker,
astor.
RIALTO, CALIF. Rev. Thomas D.
'icClellan, formerly of Seal Beach, be-
;an his duties as pastor of the Rialto
irethren Church in April. Please
ihange his address in your Annual to
i)209 Fillmore Ave., Rialto, CaUf.
^2376. Phone 714-874-2012.
DAYTON, OHIO. The 17th annual
onference of the Southern Ohio Dis-
rict was held at the North Riverdale
irethren Church May 3-6. The theme
[Labourers Together" emphasized the
i ational boards of the NFBC, each
aving representatives to speak. The
ick-off rally featured Rev. Richard
^.lessner, director of development for
irace Schools, as speaker. The Com-
nunity Grace Brethren Church of
Vest Milton was received into the dis-
rict. The 1971 conference will be held
it Calvary Brethren Church, Kettering,
Nith Rev. Clair Brickel as moderator,
riorace Mohler, district secretary.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. A
cooperative workshop for Sun-
day-school workers was held here May
2. Participating churches were Beau-
mont, Grand Terrace, Riaho and
Montclair. Mr. Ron Widman of Gospel
Light Publications was the visiting lec-
turer and led workshops on lesson
preparation and teaching methods.
There were 35 in attendance. James S.
McClellan, pastor.
MANSFIELD, OHIO. Five Brethren
boys gained special recognition at
Mansfield Christian School's all-sports
dinner. Named most valuable player in
basketball was Doug Roberts of Lex-
ington. Chuck Grant of Mansfield
Grace received the award as most valu-
able player in football and three
basketball awards. Tim Faugl, Mans-
field Grace, was voted best football
lineman. Eldon Grubb of Ankenytown
was the best football backfieldman.
The best foul shooter in basketball
award went to Mark Wilging of Mans-
field Grace.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Rev. and
Mrs. Jack Galey, 1409 North Ave.,
Sunnyside, Wash. 98944. Please
change Annual.
lAJeddina dwells
A six month's free subscription to the
Brethren Missionary Herald is given to
those whose addresses are supplied by the
officiating minister.
Betty Jean Bridgewater and Ken-
neth Force, Mar. 14, Grace Brethren
Church, Everett, Pa.
Deborah Rice and Austin Ramsey,
Mar. 21, Grace Brethren Church,
Everett, Pa.
Nancy Rudolph and Richard
Hearons, Mar. 21, Grace Brethren
Church, Anaheim, Cahf.
Phyllis Wentz and William Willard,
Mar. 27, Grace Brethren Church, Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.
Beverly Burns and Harold Alderfer,
Mar. 28, Penn Valley Grace Brethren
Church, Telford, Pa.
Sharon Hooks and William Bracken,
Apr. 16, First Brethren Church, Kit-
tanning, Pa.
Donna Pee and Charles Aldridge,
Apr. 18, Grace Brethren Church,
Everett, Pa.
Jane Hoover and Ken Burkholder,
May 2, First Brethren Church, Ritt-
man, Ohio.
PHOENIX, ARIZ. Mrs. Mary Jo
Dixon was named "teacher of the
year" at a recent Sunday-school Ap-
preciation Dinner in honor of all Sun-
day-school workers. High attendance
in the Sunday-school for the current
year was 172, and a record increase
over last year of 45.6 percent for one
month. During the month of March, a
"Win-a-Friend" emphasis brought
several new people into the Sunday
school. Joe K. Coppinger, pastor. (In
the Feb. 21 issue of the Brethren Mis-
sionary Herald, the Sunday-school en-
rollment was incorrectly listed as 492.
This figure is the enrollment of the
Christian Day School. -Ed. )
ALTO, MICH. Rev. Charles A.
Flowers, pastor of the Calvary Breth-
ren Church, has announced the ac-
ceptance of the call to the pastorate of
the Leesburg Brethren Church, Lees-
burg, Ind. He will conclude his nine-
year ministry at Alto in July.
Jn W,
emorium
Notices of death appearing in this column
must be submitted in writing by a pastor.
BOLLMAN, Nettie M., 71, a mem-
ber of the Grace Brethren Church,
Everett, Pa., went to be with the Lord
Apr. 25. Homer Lingenfelter, pastor.
CLOSSON, Gertrude, 89, passed
away recently. She was a member of
the Leamersville Grace Brethren
Church, Duncansville, Pa., and the
grandmother of Rev. Gerald Teeter of
Hagerstown, Md. John E. Gregory,
pastor.
HOOKS, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey,
Sr., died Apr. 14 as the result of an
automobile accident near Monticello,
Ga. Mr. Hooks was a member of the
First Brethren Church, Kittanning, Pa.,
for 48 years. W. Wayne Baker, pastor.
ROWSER, Gladys, 47, went to be
with the Lord Apr. 12. She was the
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Joseph
Gingrich.
WILLIAMS, Beulah N., 70, depart-
ed to the Lord's presence Apr. 25 fol-
lowing a brief illness. She had been a
member of the North Long Beach
Brethren Church from 1933 to 1959.
At the time of her death, she had
served faithfully at Mt. Hermon Chris-
tian Conference Center and was a
faithful member of the Evangelical
Free Church in Felton, Cahf.
June 13, 1970
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Meet Your P|
De strong and of a good cour-
age: ... for the Lord thy God is with
thee whithersoever thou goest." Even
as God spoke these words to Joshua
when he entered the promised land, so
many times in my Hfe He has found it
necessary to remind me of His con-
stant companionship and guidance as
He has led me into new areas of service
for Him.
As a child I never had any doubt
but that I would be a pastor's wife.
And surely God gave me many lessons
in preparation as I grew up with my
brothers and sister in the parsonage
home of Rev. and Mrs. Charles H. Ash-
man. He suppHed every advantage
needed in parental training, a mother
known as a model pastor's wife as my
example, as well as a college and
seminary education. But not until
my last year of seminary did God
give the pastor whose life it has been a
rich and blessed experience to share
for almost thirty-five years. It was not
difficult to become the wife of the
pastor but truly to fulfill the respon-
sibUities as the pastor's wife at times
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Hammers
Mrs. Thomas Hammers
Prayer Chairman
was only possible because God con-
tinued to say, "Be strong and of a
good courage."
The Lord blessed our home with two
children. The first was our daughter,
Janet, who with her husband, Odell
Minnix, is serving Him in the Ghent
Brethren Church in Roanoke, Virginia.
He also gave us a son, Dan, who is in
France with his wife. Sherry, where
they are preparing to serve as mission-
aries at The Chateau de St. Albain.
And two years ago an added blessing
came in Tommy Minnix, our grandson.
After having the experience of
starting WMC groups in several home
mission churches I first became a pari
of the national WMC board as North
west District President in 1954. En
couraged by the Lord and led step by
step it has been my privilege to be a
national WMC officer all but two years
since that time. Has this always beer
easy? No! But God has always beer
near to remind, "I am with thee whith-
ersoever thou goest." And many times,
especially when national president, 1
had to remember that when God sent
Moses to lead the children of Israel He
said, "I will be with thy mouth."
Truly He has been faithful and it has'
been a thrilling experience to me to
see Him fulfill such promises when He
has led into each new responsibility. \
Since December of 1964 my hus-l
band has been on the staff at Grace |
College and Seminary and I have been
serving the Lord in The Brethren
Home Missions Council office at
Winona Lake. Always it has been a
source of joy to serve where God calls
and to experience His daily com-
panionship and encouragement. W
"I'm glad someone is praying for me . . ."
Sustaining Comniitnient
By Mert Lambert
Christian Education Department
"Dear Mr. Lambert,
I'm so glad I can be a member of
BSLV. Thank you for the literature
which you gave me. It helps me a lot.
I'm also glad that someone is praying
for me because I need prayer. It's hard
to witness to kids at school because
they make fun of you but that's what
will always happen. "
This is part of a letter which was re-
ceived from one of our BSLV mem-
bers. In case the letters BSLV are new
to you, they stand for Brethren
Student Life Volunteers. This is a pro-
gram of the National Christian Edu-
cation Department to help the local
church in its youth ministry.
Through the BSLV program we are
endeavoring to keep this commitment
before them and help them find God's
will for today and the future. Each
church has been sent a packet of
materials for conducting the BSLV
program in their own church. When a
young person makes a commitment of
his hfe to Christ, he is given a BSLV
brochure which explains the program.
He is then encouraged to enlist. A
wallet-size photograph and $2.00 regis-
tration fee is sent with the enlistment
form to the Christian Education De-
partment.
We ask the young people through
the Holy Spirit to follow Christ in
every area of their lives. They are
urged to read and study the materials
which are sent to them from time to
time. Correspondence goes to each
member five times a year. With two of,
these five letters, a piece of literature i
such as a tract, brochure, booklet or
book is sent twice a year. They arei
also encouraged to become involved in
some type of ministry for Christ in '
their local church.
The names of the BSLV members
are sent to the national WMC prayer^
chairman. She sends them to the dis-i|
tricts where the names are given to in- 1
dividual ladies who pray faithfully fori
each member. This is a great en-
couragement to each young person to |
know they are being prayed for!
regularly. |
At the present time there are fifty-l|
one members from fifteen of curl
Brethren churches. These young |
people have made a commitment of|
their lives to Christ and are serious j
about giving Him first place. W
16
Brethren Missionary Herald i{
al Offi
icers
e Placeway Family
Mrs. Richard Placeway
President
On
ne Sunday evening a young
Dther and dad placed their little six-
;eks-old girl on the church pew and
ide their way forward to accept
irist as Saviour. I was that little
by, and thus began my introduction
the most wonderful life in all the
rid as well as my introduction to
e Brethren Church.
As a result of being raised in a
istian home, at a very early age I
cepted Jesus as my Saviour. My life
tar that, however, was a series of
3es. No, I wasn't going to college.
'ell, an emergency trip to the hospital
and a serious operation, gave much
time for the Lord to speak to my heart
about further education. I went to
Grace College and prepared to be a
teacher.
My next no came when I utterly
refused even the thought of being a
pastor's wife. This time the Lord per-
mitted me to go through the wind-
shield of a car to teach me more of
HIS plan for my life. As a result of this
experience I met my "prince charm-
ing." He was studying for the minis-
try—so I said, with my head hung
down in shame, "Not my wOl, but
Thine be done." Dick and I were mar-
ried while both students at Grace— he
in the seminary and I in the college. It
was after I had graduated from college
that the Lord blessed our home with
our first son-Timothy. Thus begin-
ning another new experience— that of
being a mother.
Our first church was in Parkersburg,
West Virginia. We were privileged to
serve there over seven years. It was
during this time the Lord blessed our
home again with another son, Stephen.
These boys have proved to be a real
blessing as well as a challenge in our
home— and at times Mother feels al-
most outnumbered. In 1964 we moved
to Elyria, Ohio, which was another
home-mission church. Both of these
churches have since become "self-
supporting"— for which we praise the
Lord.
My next no came when I was asked
to work as an officer in the national
WMC organization. I thought this was
an impossibihty-with a family, piano
lessons, substitute teaching, teaching
a Sunday-school class— plus just being a
pastor's wife! Then I quickly remem-
bered my other experiences of saying
no, and I had to say again-"Not my
will, but Thine be done." Later, when
I was asked to permit my name to be
entered on the ballot for national
WMC president, aU too quickly I
voiced opposition to myself again,
only to be reminded of my previous
commitment to the Lord. So I had to
say again-"Not my will, but Thine be
done."
This has been a busy year— one
filled with many blessings as well as
surprises, but I can say with the song
writer, "I am happy in the service of
the King " »
ast District Reports
Early in the fall the ladies of the
ast District began their WMC year
ith a "Kick-off banquet. In the past
ily the president, program chairman,
id pastors' wives were invited. This
;ar all the district officers were in-
ted and there were ninety present at
le dinner. The president, Mrs. John
illard, explained the WMC objectives
to the ladies to help them have a bet-
ter WMC year.
Our guest speakers at the fall rally
were Rev. and Mrs. Keith Altig. We
were blessed with their messages and
also with their singing.
At our spring meeting at the district
conference we can truly say we had a
mountaintop experience. Because on
top of Blue Knob Mountain we met on
a beautiful sunny spring day. The
ladies enjoyed a ride on the ski hft
which blew a safety fuse, leaving us
stranded for a few minutes— making
the ride even more exciting. We hur-
ried from the lift to the lodge to listen
to a wonderful program planned by
our very capable and enthusiastic pro-
gram chairman, Mrs. Harry Barndt. We
were favored in song by a pastors'
wives trio making their debut. Our
speaker, Mrs. Fred Walter, thrilled us
with a message on "God's Open Door
of Service."
Mrs. Fred Walter, speaker, and Mrs. Harry
Barndt, program chairman.
Our district project goal is $ 1 ,000.
Last year God blessed us by giving us
$250.00 over our goal. We're trusting
He will do the same this year.
We have been thrilled by this year's
programs and are looking forward to
conference time in California and
another great year.
une 13, 1970
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Calling
By Ruth Snyder
Missionary to A frica
w.
'hen spring comes the warm
sunshine brings out the colorful
flowers which year by year brighten
the scene after winter's drab months.
Some years the brave little crocus and
the golden daffodil wave over the
snow. Sunshine or snow the flowers
bloom. Far away among the burned
grass of dry season Africa, the flowers
are white and red in the ashes of the
dead year. Whether the rains come or
are delayed, the flowers bloom. Over
the earth the time of the flowers has
come, and their response briglitens the
scene, brightens the heart of the
winter weary world.
"For, lo, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone;
The flowers appear on the earth;
The fig-tree ripeneth her green figs.
And the vines are in blossom;
Arise, my love, my fair one,
and come away. "
Song of Solomon 2:11-13 (ASV)
Spring calls. The flowers bloom.
The fruits ripen. The young man calls
his love. All seems natural.
A little child hears the Gospel ac-
counts of the Lord and her heart goes
after the Saviour. She thinks much of
the Good Shepherd and of the place
He has gone to prepare. The simple
faith of a child blossoms before the
eyes of parents and teachers. All seems
natural.
Youth sees the spring flowers and
the budding vines. The Shepherd-lover
calls, "Arise . . . and come away." Far
off to another continent, another
country, another coast the youth must
follow the call of that Good Shepherd.
Youth is the time of calling. All is
natural.
No clap of thunder. No earthquake
shock. No moving mountain reaches
the youth. Only the natural response
of the heart to the call: "Come, follow
me," reaches her. Should this be
thought unnatural?
A childhood that knew well the
Bible stories, that had the habit of
regular Sunday-school and church at-
tendance could not avoid thinking
of Jesus Christ in terms of love. A
youth spent actively in the young
people's groups of the church— Sister-
hood and Christian Endeavor— could
not escape the call of the mission
field. On every hand surrounded by
Truth, at every turn confronted by
need. It was only natural to respond.
All the years of home reading, of
Sunday school, of Sisterhood, of
Christian Endeavor paid off. The caU
came. There were many lands to call
this young girl. China with her nuj
lions, India with her mobs, tl.
South Sea Islands with their mull'i
tudes all had great need. All presentei
an interesting field for the work sh
could do. Ail had the glamour onci
associated with the mission fields (
the world. However, the years of aj
sociation with The Brethren Churc'
led to a Brethren work. And it wii
Africa, formidable Africa, which pn'
sented the strongest claims.
Why? When the right time of th!
year comes the flowers bloom in sno'|
or ashes, in sunshine or rain. Only Go|
can tell why this is so. And only Go I
can tell why one country pulls th,
heart more than another. The "win;
bloweth where it hsteth" (John 3:8 [
What am I trying to say? The call ti
the foreign mission field is natural fc;
the Christian. It is natural for the chil
who has been trained in both horn'
and church. It is natural for the yout ^
who cares about the world for whic
Christ died. ,
I did not have a vision or a syn^'
bolic dream. Those who wait for sucll
never follow the Shepherd to the fai
regions of the earth. In natural re!
sponse of child to Father, virgin tii
Lover, sheep to Shepherd, one obey!
the command, "Go ye into all tbi
world ... I am with you." And yearj
later I knew that this was the only wa;
I could have gone. May the flower;
that have bloomed along my way ye;
bear the fruit God intended when H(i
called. W
18
Brethren Missionary Heralt
It Was His Birthday
By Mrs. Roger Peugh
Missionary to Germany
n q
Oigfried, let s put your name
down for cutting wood on Satur-
day— OK?" He declined the honor.
Thinking maybe he wouldn't do it be-
cause the work was too hard, some-
thing easier was suggested, like clean-
ing up after the meal. Again he re-
fused. Finally the reason came out.
Saturday was his birthday.
In Germany, birthdays evidently
top the list of a family's yearly cele-
brations. Parents often miss work and
children sometimes skip school on
birthdays. Celebration is the order of
the day. Coffee time at 4 p.m. also has
three or four special kinds of Kuchen
(yummy German pastries) for friends
and relatives who have come from near
and far. Even in wretched weather, the
family still expects the guests to be
there. One woman said: "They won't
let the snow stop them today— it's my
husband's birthday." Even if the cele-
bration and fellowship is hindered by
the iron curtain, some still have a
special coffee time in which they cele-
brate the birthdays of relatives "over
there" beyond the barbed wire.
This emphasis on birthdays has in-
terested us. But in our observation, we
have noticed a corresponding lack of
emphasis by Christians on spiritual
birthdays. These birthdays, on the
other hand, are kept very quiet. "Faith
is a private matter. What I believe is
personal and what you believe is per-
sonal. What right do I have trying to
influence your beliefs about God, or
vice versa?"
I agree, of course, that the decision
to accept Christ is personal. Each man
stands alone before God. And the
matter of telling others about one's de-
cision is intruding. However, many
German Christians overlook the com-
mand of Christ to "make disciples of
all nations," and that involves in-
truding. It is our business what others
believe.
Even in some Christian famihes,
parents feel it is wrong for them to
teach their young children how to be
saved. Only Sunday-school teachers
and preachers who have studied know
how to do that, they might say. A fine
Christian woman we know told us that
she does not know if her nine-year-old
son is a Christian, and she has not
asked him yet. Parents so often believe
that the message of the Bible is too
complicated for a child to understand,
and, therefore, do not introduce its
teachings until he is in school. There
he is being taught contrary beliefs by
a non-Christian religion teacher, and it
is often too late, then, to reach the
child.
The simple Bible message that man
is a sinner, that he cannot work to save
himself, that Jesus paid the price for
his sin, and that by simply receiving
Him into his heart he can be reborn-
— can be understood by a small child.
One woman recently had the thrill of
leading her six year old to the Saviour.
Just an hour before she had told my
husband she doubted that her
daughter could understand what she
was doing. She only consented to lead
her in this decision in answer to the
persistent pleading of the daughter!
We are praying that more and more
of our German friends will have as
much interest in spiritual birthdays as
they do in earthly birthdays, and we
hope you will join us in this prayer.
And what about your children? Do
you know when they were spiritually
reborn by Christ? »
MISSIONARY BIRTHDAYS - AUGUST
AFRICA-
Mrs. F. George Peters August 10
B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central African Republic
Dr. Floyd W. Taber August 16
Medical Center, Boguila via Bangui, Central African Republic
Mrs. Robert H. Juday August 18
B.P. 13, Bozoum via Bangui, Central African Republic
Dr. J. P. Kliever August 21
B.P. 13, Baibokoum, Chad, Africa
ARGENTINA-
Rev. Clark W. Miller August 18
Echeverria 96, Jose Marmol F.C.G.R., Pcia.de Bs.As.,
Argentina, S.A.
Lynette Marie Cover August 21, 1958
Avda. Buenos Aires 247, Almafuerte, F.C.B.M., Prov. Cordoba,
Argentina, S.A.
BRAZIL-
Rev. Bill A. Burk August 5
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil
Rev. Ernest H. Bearinger August 6
Caixa Postal 368, Belem, Paia, Brazil
Mrs. George A. Johnson August 10
Caixa Postal 861, Belem, Para, Brazil
Jeffrey Carl Earner August 20, 1967
Caixa Postal 86 1 , Belem, Para, Brazil
MEXICO-
Phillip Valdo Guerena August 10, 1959
Apartado 8-961, Mexico 8, D.F., Mexico
Rev. Jack B. Churchill August 20
2758 Caulfield Drive, Imperial Beach, Cahf, 92032
IN THE UNITED STATES-
Mrs. Lynn D. Schrock August 17
1311 Sunday Lane, Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
Kevin Wayne Wallace August 19, 1965
5 Imperial Trailer Ct., Route 1 , Coatesville, Pa. 19320
Miss Ruth Kent August 21
P.O. Box 588, Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
Miss Elizabeth Tyson August 25
105 Seminary Drive, Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
Terry Lee Julien August 27, 1959
P.O. Box 588, Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
June 13, 1970
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1970' 71 WMC Bible Studies To Feature F>aperbacl< Booldet
The new program packets for this coming year of 1970-71 (compiled by the Iowa District program committee) J
contain plans for a discussion-type Bible study which will use the paperback booklet The Abundant Life by Ray]
E. Baughman, published by Moody Press. (Next year's theme is "Living Abundantly.") This is the first attempt to ]
try this type of Bible study in WMC, and it can work only as the women of i
each council respond to the plan of individually using this booklet. For this
reason councils are urged to:
1 . Encourage each member to buy her own copy of the booklet.
2. Order extra copies in anticipation of new members and for visitors.
3. Encourage mature Christians to order an extra copy to use in a one-
to— one study with a new Christian or in a home study with the
family.
There will be a special order blank in each program packet, and each
council is urged to place the order for booklets during June and no later than
July 15, in order to insure that you have them prior to your September
meeting.
The Brethren Missionary Herald is giving a special price of 50c each for the
booklet to WMC councils (regular price is 75c), however, the special order
blank should be used, and a bulk order should be placed from each coimcil
(no individual orders, please).
You may order the booklets from the Brethren Missionary Herald, Boxj
544, Winona Lake, Ind. 46590 or the Herald Bookstore, Box 2385, Fullerton, ]
Calif. 92633. Please place your order no later than July 15 to assure prompt"
service— no need to send a check w ith your order, just specify who is to ]
receive the bill.
Editor's Note- More WMC Devotional
Booklets are now available. If you de-
sire one, please send 25d per copy to:
Mrs. John Mayes, Box 87, Sunnyside,
Wash. 98944. Our national literature
secretary reports that the pen pointer
"Beyond Our Borders" is not available
at this time due to lack of funds to
reprint. ^^^
WMC OFFICIARY
President -Mrs. Richard Placeway, 540 Ran-
dall Rd., Elyria, Ohio 44035
First Vice President (Proj. Chni.)-Mrs. Ralph
Hall, R. R. 3, Warsaw, Ind. 46580
Second Vice President (Prog. Chm.)-Mrs.
Phillip Simmons, 10600 S. E. 226th St.,
Kent, Wash. 98031
Recording Secretary -Mrs. Gerald Kelley,
Box 67, New Troy, Mich. 49119
Assistant Recording Secretary -Mrs. Dan
Pacheco, R. R. 3, Warsaw, Ind. 46580
Financial Secretary-Treasurer-Mrs. Robert
Ashman, 602 Chestnut Ave., Winona
Lake, Ind. 46590
Assistant to the Financial Secretary-Treasur-
er-Mrs. Earle Cole, 2753 Elmwood Ave.,
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221
Literature Secretary-Mrs. Charles Koontz,
R. R. 3, Warsaw, Ind 46580
Editor-Mrs. Kenneth Rucker, 100 4th St.,
Winona Lake, Ind. 46590
Prayer Chairman-Mrs. Thomas Hammers,
604 Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake, Ind.
46590
SMM Patroness-Mrs. Robert Boze. Route 1,
Box 224-D, Berne, Ind. 467 1 1
Assistant SMM Patroness-Mrs. Gerald Pol-
man, 212 Katy Lane, Englewood, Ohio
45322
LADIES! We Need Your Help!
This month begins our national offering emphasis for
the WMC Operation and Publication Expenses.
I'm sure each of us is experiencing the fact that our dollars don't
stretch far these days, therefore, you will not be surprised to know that
our national WMC organization is facing stretching problems. This ex-
pense goal is not supported enthusiastically and wholeheartedly like our
others— and yet our bills must be paid.
Ladies, we urge you to give generously to this offering that our
expenses might be met. We need your support for all offerings if we are
to effectively proclaim the Word of God.-Mrs. Ken Rucker, WMC
Editor
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Brethren Missionary Herald ^
SMM Elite-1970
Here is an up-to-date list of all the SMM girls and patronesses who either read the Bible through or memorized
a portion of it last year.
ALLEGHENY
Reading
Pam Edenfield
Robyn Hoffmeyer
Robyn Firl
Wendy Sullivan
Lila Ewart
Cynthia Hoffmeyer
Patricia Lankey
Mrs. Donald Cale
Mrs. Jean Sullivan
Mrs. Stenson Edenfield
Memorization
Robyn Hoffmeyer
\MERI-MEX
Reading
Kay Polman
Memorization
Sandy Haag
Alys Haag
EAST
Reading
Valery Rose
Memorization
Jeanette Russell
Janice Neal
NDIANA
Reading
Brenda Journay
Nelda Leistner
Judy Ashman
Susan Goodman
Jackie Miller
Becky Russell
Nancy Kuhn
Rachael Moser
Ruth Male
Susan Guiles
Helga Linn
Linda Perron
Cynthia Miller
Wendy Moser
Sharon Linn
Mrs. Harold Journay
Mary Jane Witter
Mrs. Kenneth Russell
Mrs. Frank Martin
Memorization
Becky Russell
Cynthia Miller
IOWA
Reading
Debbie Baker
Betty Jensen
Sharon Durell
Amy Ryerson
Kim MillhoUin
MICHIGAN
Reading
Karolyn Mensinger
Joyce Mensinger
Marilyn Gahris
MIDWEST
Reading
Sonja Simons
NORTHERN ATLANTIC
Reading
Judy Knepper
NORTHCENTRAL OHIO
Reading
Pam Walters
Kathy Lenhart
Belinda Markel
Karen Watson
Memorization
Renee Marietta
Susan McCune
NORTHEASTERN OHIO
Reading
Nora Macon
Vicki Kettering
Linda Kisner
Peggy Robinson
Mary Jane Davis
Brenda Steward
Debbie Wolfe
Peggy Plastow
Karen Essig
Karlene Essig
Sue Capes
JUl Burke
Lois Kisner
Memorization
Linda Kisner
Vicki Kettering
Karen Kinsley
Kathy Carlisle
Cathy Eckleberry
Jill Burke
Lois Kisner
NORTHWEST
Reading
Tracie Rosberg
Velva Richey
Connie McClure
Paula Howell
Miriam Ruppert
Rebecca Rager
Mrs. Georgenia Rager
Memorization
Ann Mayes
SO. CALIF.-ARIZ.
Reading
Janice Hawkins
Jeannie Griffith
Memorization
Marcia Hanscom
SOUTHERN OHIO
Reading
Ann Victor
Teresa Potter
Sue Alexander
Mary Kreitzer
Rita McElfresh
Gloria Kreitzer
Kim Faulknor
Janalyce VanDyke
Lori Garber
Colleen McGuire
Diana Salsbury
Detta Gribbons
Deana Gribbons
Kristie Long
Penny Blakely
Memorization
Teresa Potter
Detta Gribbons
BuM //mi
and //eari/i
/^ few years ago two California
women were recipients of honors and
publicity for their work in construct-
ing part of the freeway system. I re-
member awe bordering on incredulity
that women could be the planners-
architects of so intricate a feat.
My reaction to this achievement
was not unique. What these women
did is usually thought of as man's
work, present-day feminists notwith-
standing. (Incidentally, what womanly
woman wants "equality" with men?
More about that next time.) But be-
cause women are not builders of build-
ings, stone upon stone, are we not
creative?
Woman's role is one of building in-
dividual human and home character,
not stacking bricks. She works with
eternity where life, not decay is the
order. How can building inanimately,
however important, be compared with
building life?
All construction calls for plans in-
terpreted by an architect as blue
prints. Before one spade of earth is
turned the builder and assumed owner
sign a contract agreeing on specs for
the building. Size and types of
materials play a large part in the over-
all cost of construction. Despite good
intentions and the best of skilled labor
it seems that the human element pre-
cludes any construction being finished
without a flaw, with absolutely no de-
viation from the specs.
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ByA/theaS. Miller
Materials for building within the
human realm fall into three categories:
Spirit, Emotions (intellect, soul).
Body. From these emerge character
which reflects meticulous or careless
work, wise or imprudent response.
Of these building materials, the
body is easiest to work with— this in
defiance of certain physical defects
and problems. It is important to keep
(or work toward making) the body
strong as possible because it is the
house, or temple of that all-important
spirit, the real person, and the
emotions-intellect which express that
real person. But building the body for
the sake of the body only is like trying
to force breath into a corpse. It's a
losing battle.
Emotions and intellect, though ex-
pressed in tangibles, cannot themselves
be picked up and handled. Probably
this is a contributing factor for the
building weakness in this area. Too
many human "houses" collapse under
any form of stress. Wliy?
Looking at his phenomenon in any
depth often reveals a basic character
deficiency— the failure to say NO to
self at the proper things and time. The
woman who will not deny herself cer-
tain "luxuries" of self-will cannot
creatively build her children's char-
acters so they'll grow up learning to
say NO to themselves.
Listen to the whining, nagging,
self-willed, feeling-sorry-for-herself
woman. Even among evangelical Chris-
tians! Why don't we want to grow up
to accept the responsibilities as well as
privileges of maturity? Small wonder
there's so little emotional-intellectural
stability among today's young adults!
In a subsequent article we'll discu:
the importance of reading to inte
lectual and character growth. Suffice
to say here that thinking is part of th
process of creative building. "As a ma
thinketh in his heart, so is he."
Lest we get carried away with
false sense of achievement becaus
we've done a commendable job o
building body and emotions-intellect
we do well to ask: "Whither?" "... 1
not the life more than meat, and th
body than raiment?" (Matt. 6:25). 1
is still true that ". . . wisdoni
of . . . wise men shall perish" (L
29:14).
Yesterday's milking stool is a thin]
of the past except as an Americana ac
cent piece in the family room. Regard
less of purpose, if one of its three leg
is missing or broken, the stool is no
very practical. Man is a three-par
being— physical, "souhsh" (emotions
intellect) and spiritual. If only one oi
these areas is broken or undeveloped
he is not whole and life is meaningless
Strong bodies and mental-
emotional prowess let man compete
for the best this world offers, but
when he's acquired things for things
sake, they turn to ashes. A third, im-'
portant ingredient is missing. ■
Failure to build spiritually results in
ultimate disaster. You surely realize
that faithful Sunday church attend-
ance does not in itself constitute
creative life building. It is just one of
the outer manifestations of what
should be a-building at home or on thel
job the other six days each week.
At the close of a conversation with
a nine-year-old girl about our witness
to the Jew, Suzann said: "It's nice to
tell about Jesus. We are missionaries in
Guyana." In my book this child is a
product of a great God and creative
parents!
It's possible you have built a spirit-
ual house but your believing teenagers
are caught up— almost without know-
ing how it happened— in the rebellious
mood of the day. Does that mean you
haven't built creatively? Not neces-
sarily. Parents have to acknowledge we
cannot accept spiritual values for our
maturing offspring. Living consistently
on a high spiritual plane our respon-
sibOity is to clarify their account-
ability to God in response to our
building on "Thus saith the Lord."
This is the only foundation for erect-
ing the superstructure of life. W '
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Pfsonal Testimony of Specialist 4th Class David L. Betts
—Submitted by John W. Schumacher
'Tloatin* - on - a - Cloud
ft
"Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things— they don't seem the same
Actin' funny, hut I don't know why
X-cuse me while I kiss the sky. "
These words were my way of life in Vietnam. In
everyday language, the purple haze is a certain kind of
intoxication of the mind— in my case, caused by mari-
juana, speed, opium, and a few other drugs. Indeed
things weren't the same, but nothing mattered as long as
I was "high."
So here I was— just so carefree and "floatin'-on-a-
cloud." Then I got a letter from my wife one day. She'd
had enough of my "purple haze and kissing the sky." I
looked back and tried to remember things such as, what
did I write to her, or did I even write? It's aU a blank, for
it now seems Uke I was just in a coma.
After reading the letter, I became hysterical, and
figured suicide was the only way out. I was taken to the
dispensary for tranquilizers, but they were no help; even
the "quick acting" double-dose that was supposed to
knock me out, didn't. Somewhere in all my confusion
the chaplain was called in to talk to me. We talked a few
minutes, and as I began to realize my wife was leaving
because of "pot," "kissing the sky" didn't seem Uke
such a great idea any longer. The next thing I knew I was
asking the chaplain to pray for me-something I had
always considered a joke before. Yet, as he prayed I felt
God in my body, in my mind. God had come into my
life. All of the tranquilizers hadn't helped, but as the
chaplain ended the prayer I found a peace coming into
my mind.
Later in the chaplain's office, I wanted to know more
how I'd changed from wanting suicide to having peace of
mind. After some counseling he asked me to read the
Gospel of John. Later, with tears in my eyes, I got down
on my knees and accepted Christ as my Saviour. My
whole life was completely changed in less than twenty-
four hours-from the receipt of a letter to acceptance of
aplain John Schumacher (left) with David Betts before David's baptism. Jesus Christ. ^
me 13, 1970
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Don't Sleep Through
the Revolution
Paul S. Rees (Waco: Word, 1969),
130 pages, $2.95.
Readers of Paul Rees know that he
writes with authority, perception,
compassion, and persuasion. When
elaborating his specialities, mission and
missions, he is at his best. Such is the
case in this book.
Dr. Rees rightly observes that most
Christians today, like Rip Van Winkle,
are sleeping through a world revolu-
tion. "Benumbed souls," a "somnolent
breed," they are asleep to the needs of
today's man. Failing to meet the chal-
lenges of a fast-changing society. Chris-
tians are not fulfilling their obligations
as missionaries, ambassadors, and wit-
nesses.
Dr. Rees cogently assesses the
various scenes of revolution around
the world. He also provides keen in-
sight into the many problems that now
confront the church. But he does not
stop there. He goes on to suggest
sensible spiritual approaches to, and
solutions for, these problems.
If today's Christians will awaken to
the person, power, and plan of the
Holy Spirit, they will be able to meet
an the challenges of today's revolu-
tionary world. So contends Dr. Rees.
And he is so right !-^/o/z« R. Terrell,
Dayton, Ohio
Deuteronomy: A Favored
Book of Jesus
Bernard N. Schneider (Winona
Lake: BMH Books, 1970), 163 pages,
paper, $2.95.
After giving an overview, or sum-
mary, of the entire book of Deuteron-
omy in his first chapter. Dr. Schneider
divides the high points of the book
among twelve chapters. Each deals
with a key portion of Deuteronomy;
for instance, chapter ten is called "The
Divine Bill of Rights" and covers
Deuteronomy 21 through 25. The
chapters provide clear outlining with
commentary following every point,
practical applications and spiritual les-
sons for our day. and, at the end of
each chapter, "truths to be remem-
bered" and "questions for group dis-
cussion."
This book is practical. A busy
pastor can use it as a basis for sermons
on subjects that trouble our day. For
instance, capital punishment, the im-
portance of the home, juvenile delin-
quency, obligations to obey the law of
the land, and justice are all discussed
in the above mentioned tenth chapter.
A Bible class could easily use it as a
text. Families with teen-age children
could use it for family devotions. For
those who want more than the daily
devotional booklet approach. Dr.
Schneider provides sohd instruction in
matters of serious concem to parents
and young people alike. He stresses
God's love. All in Deuteronomy that
seems stern to contemporary America
is seen in the hght of that love. In
Deuteronomy love and firmness, both
for man's good, meet— Burton G.
Hatch, Fort Sheridan, Illinois
Under the Parsonage Roof
Althea S. Miller (Winona Lake:
BMH Books, 1969), 96 pages, $2.50.
Nine children under any roof,
especially a parsonage roof, would be
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this page may be ordered from
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certain to provide a bundle of lessor
for any mother and father.
Althea Miller, Brethren pastor
wife and mother, shares her exper
ences with her children as they eac
mature at his or her own pace. Ant
mindful that "our Father's delight
our spiritual growth is greater than ou
pleasure in the children's growth," sh
takes advantage of many diverse of
portunities to teach moral and spirit
ual values— Elaine M. Taylor, Lex
ington, Ohio
Facing the Issues
William J. Krutza and Phillip D. D
Cicco (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1969)i
119 pages, paper, $1.25.
A commendable effort, this paper
back is the first in a series with th(
same title. Each of its thirteei
chapters follows the same basic for
mat. Current thought (evangelical anc
otherwise) on a topic from creation o;
life to church music to therapeutic
abortion is surveyed, followed by re
lated Scripture passages and pertinent
questions.
The authors' balance in presenting
the issues rarely slips, and they suggest
some important and novel ideas for
reaching urban centers with the Gos-
pel. On the whole, this book will ex-
cite adults in Sunday school or home
Bible classes into coming ahve in dis-
cussion and application of their faith
to current situations. -Jerry M. Brown-
ing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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June 27. 1970
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Now Mimre Are Seven
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The Editor's Viewpoint .
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Two Little Indians .
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"Old School" to New Church
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Somewhere God Has a Man
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Church News .
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Bible Prophecy and Stamps
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It's Time for France .
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There's a Storm Gathering
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Grace News
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Happy Donors Are Here Again
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Grace Is Unusual
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Faculty Appointments
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CLYDE K. LANDRUM, Editor
KENNETH E. HERMAN, Managing Editor
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS:
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Grace Schools-Dr. Herman A. Hoyt SMM-Miss Donna Hawbaker
Home Missions-Rev. Lester E. Pifer Laymen-Mr. Phil Landrum
Cover Photo: The staff of the Brethren
Navajo Mission is shown informally in the
natural surroundings of the station. Inset
are two Navajo boys representative of those
who have continued their high school ed-
ucation in Brethren Christian Schools, Osce-
ola, Indiana. See page 4 for the story.
June 27, 1970
Volume 32, Number 12
Home Missions and
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The Editor's Viewpoint
by Clyde K. Landrum
Spiritual Flag Waving
The United States flag is not just a
fabric, nor an artistic arrangement of
fifty white stars on a blue field, ac-
companied by seven red and six white
stripes. It is the emblem of the United
States of America. True Americans fly
it proudly as an indication of their ap-
preciation for and loyalty to our
country. On July 4 many will fly it in
deep gratitude to the founding fathers
and to those who have paid with their
lives to make our freedom possible.
The flag does not belong solely to
any individual; it is the emblem for all
the people, and is the symbol of all
that liberty-loving people are. Such
have the privilege of displaying their
flag, of waving it, mounting it as a
standard, or carrying the colors. Old
Glory is for all Americans. But none
should fly it improperly, disrespect-
fully, or with an ulterior motive.
Why?— because it represents the
United States of America and all the
ideals of the United States, therefore,
every American should honor it.
Independence Day is an ideal time
for people to reflect on the liberty and
independence which we have and
which our flag symbolizes. Since true
liberty has its source in Jesus Christ,
the child of God should respect his
own and the liberty and independence
of others, both Christians and non-
Christians. As he "waves his flag" he
must do it with gratitude to God and
to the nation in which he lives. He is
to fly that flag proudly, yet with true
gratitude to God. It is sometimes diffi-
cult for people to keep objective in
their loyalties. Very often they "wave
the flag" with a man in mind, rather
than the office in which that man
serves in the nation. Even though we
might not always respect the particular
man holding a high office, we dare not
disrespect the office which he holds.
This is the reason for being loyal to
our presidents regardless of their poli-
tics or whether we particularly "like"
the men as individuals. We do not fly
our flag for a person but for a nation.
For the Christian there must be a
continual exulting and rejoicing in
Jesus Christ because of the full free-
dom and release which we have in
Him, since He is the ultimate source of
complete freedom. For a man to
"wave the flag" in a self-edifying ef-
fort is completely displeasing to Him.
How easy it is to relate what "I" have
done, or how much "I" have given
toward the support of the Lord's
work! We need not "wave the flag"-
He keeps the books, and He will re-
ward in His own time. How much bet-
ter it is that we serve on the basis of "I
am what I am by the grace of God," or
"Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above, and cometh down from
the Father of Lights"! It is only on this
basis that He can make us the liberty-
loving Christians He wants us to be,
and through us make our nation the
kind of nation it ought to be. W
June 27, 1970
James Werito and Roy Sam
Two Little Indians
By Rev. Richard P. DeArmey
Pastor, Osceola, Indiana
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I wo little Indians . . . now
there are seven!"
It all started on a July Sunday eve-
ning in 1967 when Rev. Lester E.
Pifer, executive secretary of The
Brethren Home Missions Council,
flashed a picture on the screen while
showing the home-mission slides at the
Bethel Brethren Church in Osceola, In-
diana.
This particular picture showed the
1967 eighth grade graduating class of
the Brethren Navajo Mission School,
Counselor, New Mexico. Lester Pifer
spoke briefly of the concern of many
for these two Navajo graduates, James
Werito and Roy Sam. The closest pub-
lic high school left much to be desired
and the possibility of further Christian
training seemed rather remote. He
went on to other fields of Brethren
Home Missions endeavor in the presen-
tation and then the service closed.
There is a close relationship between teacher
and student.
The picture of the two boys was
carried home in the hearts of many.
Two couples talked about it over a cup
of coffee. Mr. Pifer was having a snack
in Pastor DeArmey's home when the
phone rang. The two couples were call-
ing. "May we come over?" they asked.
"Come ahead," was the reply. "Could
we bring those two Navajo boys here
to Osceola and have them in our high
school?" was the question on their
hearts. Discussion and prayer followed
the question. Rev. Ralph Hayes, ad-
ministrator of Brethren Christian
Schools, Larry Wedertz, superin-
tendent of the Navajo Mission, the
parents of the boys and others were
contacted in the next few days, and by
the middle of August the two Indian
boys arrived in Osceola to begin their
high school careers.
Now there are seven . . . seven fine
Navajo young people in Brethren
Christian High School in Osceola, In-
diana.
Charlene Thomas joined Roy and
Artistic talent unfolds in this drawing of
ancient ruins.
James for the 1968-69 school year. A
year later she was joined by her sister
Darlene. Ernest Nez Begay, Lucille
Juan and Verda Antonito also entered
in the 1969-70 term. The first four are
from the Brethren Navajo Mission at
Counselor and the last three men-
tioned are from the Berean Navajo
Mission at Bloomfield, New Mexico.
"What will four years in another
culture do to these young people?"
This question was on the minds of
many— the parents of the children, the
missionaries, the school board, church
members and others. Would "The For-
gotten Navajo" be forgotten even by
these Navajos? Most of us face new
situations with some degree of appre-
hension. However, to this point we can
only marvel at the grace of God. In the
three years of experience with these
young people, they have not only
shown a great love and concern for the
Navajo people, but they have com-
municated it to others. Today many
are praying earnestly with them that
they will be able to have a fruitful
ministry among their own people.
Some are planning definitely for fur-
ther training after high school with a
view to assuming spiritual leadership in
Navajoland as the Lord might lead.
"What are the problems?" This is a
standard question and to the glory of
God we can say the problems have
been absolutely minimal. These are
very normal young people and apart
from the "problems" enjoyed by all
teenagers in those wonderful and ex-
citing high school years, it has been a
blessed and rewarding experience for
all. The good experience we've had
with these young people is a testimony
to the transforming power of Christ in
their homes, and to the work of both
missions and the missionaries that
serve there. Had there not been a
happy adjustment from the hogan to
the mission boarding school, it would
have been highly improbable here.
"Where do they live?" They live in
There are a lot more to come!
June 27, 1970
the homes of our church family that
have been opened to them. Three fam-
ihes have two each and another has
one. These famihes have "adopted"
them for the school year with all the
privileges and responsibilities that per-
tain thereto.
Others have asked, "How can we
help?" Above all else we say, "Pray!"
But, of course, there are other needs.
Roughly speaking it costs about
$1,000 per pupil for the school year.
This includes tuition, room and board,
and other incidentals. A part of this is
absorbed by the famihes of the pupils
and by the families that have
"adopted" them, a part is absorbed by
the church and the school. Members
and friends in the church give sub-
stantially to a "Scholarship Fund."
Many who have a vital interest in the
Navajos give to their support through
the Brethren and Berean Missions. As
the Lord sends these students to us
and as others share with us, we will
carry on with the conviction that it
will mean much to the reaching of
Navajos for Christ in the future.
"What about their achievement?"
'I just can't do buttonholes!" But she'll learn in a future sewing class.
Scholastically, socially and spiritually,
we would rate them all above average.
They participate in all the church ac-
tivities and have a large place in all of
our hearts. A sign of their growth was
noted this year as they have gone as a
team into various churches where they
have a number of times provided the
entire service. They sing together, give
personal testimonies and one brings a
brief message. They never fail to thank
the Lord and their Christian friends
for making it possible for them to be
in a Christian school. A highhght of
these services is a "question and an-
swer" period, and they can field the
questions like a pro.
Two little Indians . . . now there are
seven . . . next year— eight, nine, ten
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"Old School"
to
New Church
By Rev. Gilbert Hawkins
Pastor, Jackson, Michigan
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'hat a thrill when that final stage of a "moon shot" is
successfully completed. It is just as thrilling for a pastor and
congregation to see a home-mission work where they have
labored reach that stage where the dedication of a new church
has been successfully completed. (Continued on page 8j
The launching date of the Grace
Brethren Church, Jackson, Michigan,
was set for October 1961. The date
was chosen after the Michigan District
Mission Board did some exploratory
work in Jackson relative to the possi-
bility of establishing a Grace Brethren
Church in this city.
The dedication day (the final stage)
was completed on Sunday, May 3,
1970. Dr. Herman A. Hoyt. president
of Grace Schools, delivered the special
dedicatory message. He was joined by
Rev. Lester E. Pifer, executive secre-
tary of The Brethren Home Missions
Council, under whose supervision the
project was completed. The district
was well represented at the event they
had planned for, prayed for, and
worked for during the years of its de-
velopment.
Stage one was completed in May
1962 when with sixteen members, the
Grace Brethren Church of Jackson was
organized. For several months prior to
this a small group of us had been meet-
ing and growing some in numbers. The
township house in which we were
meeting was costing us $1,300 per
year and this was a real burden for our
small group. However, the Lord helped
us to keep our heads above water so
we started looking for a more ade-
quate place and for a place that would
be permanent.
Stage two was completed when in
the summer of 1964 we finalized the
purchase of property for our church
location. On the property was an old
one-room school building that with
some remodeling and fixing up served
as a meeting place during the six years
to follow. Even though we have a new
church now, the "old school" will con-
tinue to be used for a while. We expect
to eventually remove it when adequate
new facilities are completed.
After securing the property the
Brethren Architectural Service was
LEFT: Dr. Hoyt maintains
an interest in
new Brethren churches.
Dr. Herman Hoyt,
Pastor Gilbert Hawkins
and Rev. Lester E. Pifer
are pleased with
the progress.
contacted regarding building plans,
The plans were completed and ap-
proved by the local church and Breth-
ren Home Missions. This was the start
of phase three and it was marked with
the significant date of September 1,
1968— Ground Breaking. Then came
the building process and even though
the church has been dedicated this
process still continues. This phase
could not have been completed had it
not been for the financing secured
through the Brethren Investment
Foundation. We pause here to say a
big thank you to the Brethren who in-
vested in the B.LF. that made the loan
available to our church.
The cost of our building will run
nearly $30,000 which is an unheard of
price for this size building. It has been
kept to this figure by the help of the
members of our church and other
Brethren laymen and pastors of the
Michigan District who helped us with
many days of volunteer labor. I am
sure many of the Michigan Brethren
churches many times had tired pas-
tors on Sunday as a result of a hard
Saturday working on our building. The
ladies of the church likewise made a
real contribution with the meals served
the workmen and with the work they
were able to do. The Lord will cer-
tainly reward those who so faithfully
helped establish this testimony in
Jackson for His glory.
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The location of the new church is
in a rapidly developing area. It has
been exciting to see how the Lord has
^led us into and through each stage of
the church's development. The num-
ber of people who assisted could not
be counted. Not only did the Michigan
District give volunteer labor but its
jnussion board helped financially. This
'involved a number of Brethren. Lately,
The Brethren Home Missions Council
has been giving assistance and this
represents many Brethren gifts from
outside our district. Brethren people
loaned money to the B.I.F. and many
people were helping in the greatest
way with their prayers.
The Lord has used Vacation Bible
Schools, youth camps, evangelistic cru-
sades, personal visitation and soul win-
ning to add to the congregation here.
From the sixteen members on the
organization date the membership has
grown to over fifty now.
We are now ready to begin a new
stage of the ministry here. During the
early years we were almost completely
self-supporting. Now we will be able to
give more time to the work. We were
handicapped with an unattractive
building with poor facilities. Now we
have overcome this obstacle. We need
your continued prayers for Jackson if
it is going to successfully make the
present stage. So— Brethren pray for
us. m
ABOVE: The Jackson
congregation on
dedication day.
RIGHT: Pastor Gilbert
Hawkins is enthusiastic
about the prospects.
BELOW: The congregation awaits
full-time occupancy of
the new building.
June 27, 1970
WHERE
a Man
'e saw him, a blind man,
just sitting there on the edge of his
bed, staring sightlessly across the room
in that convalescent hospital. The
other two beds in the room were
empty. R. was all alone. During the
time Sally and I visited with him, R.
wept openly several times. As we were
about to leave, he gripped my hand— 1
thouglit he would never let go. In spite
of all the attendants around that hos-
pital, R. anticipated the loneliness that
he again would feel. It seemed to us,
that he was just passing the hours or
days until death would come.
Blindness, loneliness, weeping and
waiting for death without hope are all
characteristics of the spiritual con-
dition of our Jewish friends without
Christ. Our going as missionaries to
R.— and there are thousands upon
thousands of those in Israel like him,
viewing the situation spiritually, who
sit blind, lonely, weeping, waiting for
the messenger of death to beckon
them for that walk through the valley
of the shadow-I repeat, our going as
missionaries to R., several out of so
many in the body of Christ, gives a
graphic picture of the forsakenness of
the Jew by so many believers who owe
so much. May I confess this to you—
before I entered this field of ministry,
I was guilty of this many times.
However, concerning every Jew now
there arises a question in my heart.
"Does any man care for his soul?"
and more personally, "Do I really
care?"
Sally and I are leaving our field of
Jewish Missions in Los Angeles at this
time principally because of a problem
of health which affects Sally when she
is in the Southern California area. Be-
cause of the burden for Jewish souls
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which has grown over these three years
since we were accepted for the minis-
try of reaching these friends for Christ,
we offered ourselves for an extension
of our work in the East. For over a
year we have waited for replacements,
la man and his wife, to take our place,
!and for the gifts of Brethren people
that would make an eastern work
possible. But neither has materialized.
And so we go out of Brethren Jewish
Missions to what God believes best for
us in His vineyard. Our longing now
is one which Sally has expressed many
itimes in the past several months.
"Surely God has a man somewhere"
meaning that God must have His man
in some part of the Brethren Fel-
lowship who will come and take my
place in Los Angeles.
Sally's reflection of the circum-
stances enveloping our work, "Surely
God has a man somewhere," has
gripped me so much I just had to write
Ithis article. It reminded me of a story
told by one of our great soul winners,
R. Paul Miller, when I was a member
of his crusade team some years ago.
This illustration always gripped me as 1
listened. It went like this-a Christian
had a dream in which he saw great
throngs of blinded people heading for
a precipice and death thousands of
feet below on the rocks. On and on
they came— wouldn't someone stop
them? There were many who could
have, but only one here and there
jumped up to turn around so few. And
the greater part of the throng went
over the precipice into the chasm be-
low—the dreamer could hear their cries
as they hurled to their deaths. Oh, you
know the application-so few turn the
spiritually blinded from eternal de-
struction. Please permit me to make a
further application— the warning seems
Ito go out to a Gentile world, but little
effort is made to turn about a Jewish
friend who blindly gropes for the way
of Shalom (peace) but never seems to
find it because he is not turned into
the way of Sar Shalom (Prince of
Peace) and is hurled into a Christless
eternity. Surely God has a man some-
where to turn about our Jewish friends
through the message of the Cross
which has spanned the chasm.
Jewish people sadden me. Long be-
fore I knew the "whys" for their pres-
ent condition, I sympathized with
their plight. It was the boy named
"Neely" who went to the aid of the
son of the Jewish grocer when he was
bothered by the other "Irish" boys
down the block. As a young man, I
was disturbed by the hopelessness
clearly revealed in the wrinkled faces
of bewhiskered Jewish elders and the
headscarf-wearing old women who
clasped gnarled hands as they sat for-
lornly on steps in the Jewish ghetto of
Philadelphia. I was saddened when I
attended the high school which had a
predominantly Jewish student body as
I observed that all the Jewish young
men seemed to care about in their in-
tellectual pursuit were those things
which applied to this life. Would they
be reduced to the condition of these
elderly people who aroused my com-
passion? I believe without Christ there
will be the same hopelessness when
death raises its specter— I believe this
because I recently heard a Jewish
woman of my age group who was
brought into the presence of death. I
will never forget her cry. It was not a
soft weeping, but a cry not unlike the
wail of a wounded animal at bay, weak
and helpless.
I can understand why they call the
wall in Jerusalem a wailing wall— all
the sorrow, the woe, the desires of the
centuries are included in the cry from
those in Israel. But we have the One
who can change the wail into a song of
YOU ARE INVITED TO . .
joy! Surely God has a man somewhere
who will present that One who is our
rejoicing to those of our Jewish friends
to whom we owe so much and to
whom we give so little. Do you realize
that the recorded giving for the last
financial year to the Brethren Mes-
sianic Testimony, and this includes the
splendid offering our faithful WMC
ladies gave, amounted to about
seventy-five cents a member-less than
seven cents a month? Do we really
care for Jewish souls?
As we leave, Sally and I wish to ex-
press our heartfelt thanks to those
who have prayed for us, who have
given to the support of our Jewish Mis-
sions. We know you will pray for Iso-
bel Fraser if it is necessary for her to
continue alone in this needy field.
However, wouldn't it be a reason for
rejoicing if somehow, somewhere God
will speak to His man for this field,
and lay it upon hearts to pray and give
so that there will be other missionaries
coming, and the work extended
throughout our Fellowship? And by
the way, it is my prayer that God will
use you to reach that Jewish friend in
your field of service.
Don't you agree with us that surely
God has a man somewhere? Will you
pray about it— and if you are that man
will you say, "Yes, Lord, I will go." jH\»
Open House
at the
BRETHREN MESSIANIC TESTIMONY
Wednesday, August 12 8 a.m. -4 p.m.
During National Conference
TOUR . . .
the Los Angeles— Beverly Hills-
Hollywood area
HEAR . . .
a description of mission activities
in Fairfax
SAMPLE . . .
Jewish lox and bagel, delicious sweet rolls with coffee, and
some other delicacies
If you are interested in a tour of the CBS Television Studio the same
day, contact Rev. John S. Neely, Box 48743, Los Angeles, Calif. 90048
as soon as possible.
June 27, 1970
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Pages 12 and 13 of the June
13 Brethren Missionary Herald
contain information regarding
national conference and housing
arrangements. Be sure to check
these pages! Also, there are lim-
ited facilities for campers in the
Long Beach area . . . those desir-
ing information should write to
Mr. Glenn Harmonson, First
Brethren Church, 3601 Linden
Ave., Long Beach, Calif. 90807.
DENVER, COLO. Each Sunday for
six weeks in a row, the Lord's blessing
has been evidenced with public de-
cisions of various types. Additional en-
couragement has resulted from nine
people obeying the Lord in baptism,
and four joining the church by letter.
The Mother's Day attendance reached
250 in Sunday school and 200 for
morning worship. The district mission
outreach at Colorado Springs held a
service with Rev. Nathan Meyer as
speaker. There were 39 in attendance.
Thomas Inman, pastor.
LA MIRADA, CALIF. Biola Col-
lege has announced that Harold B.
Penrose will become the director of
development and public relations for
the schools. He has been working with
the development program since last
August, and will assume the coordina-
tion of various college and graduate
school public relation efforts including
the offices of alumni, stewardship,
publications, advertising, development
and press bureau.
ELIZABETHTOWN, PA. A record
attendance of 165 was present for the
Sunday morning service .Apr. 5. Dawn
Tamkin, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Warren Tamkin, returned home after
27 days in Osteopathic Hospital where
she underwent surgery three times.
GLENDALE, CALIF. Rev. David
L. Hocking, pastor of the First Breth-
ren Church, Long Beach, and Wayne S.
Flory, vice president of Long Beach
Brethren Church Schools, received the
Doctor of Philosophy degree from
California Graduate School of Theolo-
gy at its inaugural commencement
May 31.
HAWAII HOLIDAYS! Reservations
are coming in fast for the Brethren
Hawaii Holiday, Aug. 17-24. Eight
days, two islands, deluxe hotels and
jet economy air fare on a giant Con-
tinental 747. Also enjoy sight-seeing
and a visit to our Brethren churches.
Only $289 plus $10 tax and services.
Send your $50 deposit to reserve a
place to Rev. Ralph J. Colburn, 5885
Downey Ave., Long Beach, Ca. 90805.
Tour sponsored by the Brethren Mis-
sionary Herald and arranged by Tony
Lease Tours and Continental Airlines.
Redd Harper with his famous "Mr. Texas"
guitar.
GOSHEN, IND. Evangelistic serv-
ices with Redd Harper, converted
cowboy-movie star, resulted in nine
public decisions to receive Christ and a
renewed spirit of evangelism in the
church. Each evening featured a
powerful gospel message and songs as
Mr. Harper played his "Mr. Texas"
guitar. A piano concert by Mr. Richard
Dick, church music director, dedicated
the new Yamaha Piano which was
given to the church by a faithful
family May 17. Robert Crees, pastor.
JOHNSTOWN, PA. Rev. and Mrs.
Ralph Burns celebrated their 25th
wedding anniversary Mar. 31. A party
was held in their honor Mar. 28 at the
Geistown Grace Brethren Church.
Rev. Ulysses L. Gingrich holds the plaque Rev. William A. Steffler is the newly elected
he received for 50 years of ministry. moderator of the Northern Atlantic District.
LONG BEACH ISLAND, N.J. Harvey Cedars Conference Grounds was the
site of the fourteenth annual conference of the Northern Atlantic District May
1-3. Dr. John Davis of Grace Schools was the Bible Hour speaker using the
conference theme, "Till I Come." Rev. Ulysses L. Gingrich, moderator, received
recognition for 50 years in the ministry in the form of an inscribed plaque
presented by the district ministerium. Rev. William A. Steffler, pastor of the
Suburban Brethren Church, Hatboro, Pa., was elected to serve as moderator of
the 1971 conference. Other newly elected officers are Rev. Luke Kauffman, vice
moderator; Mr. John Line, secretary; Rev. Vernon Harris, assistant secretary; Mr.
Kenneth Kohler, statistician; Mr. Waher Fretz, treasurer; Rev. Daniel Eshleman,
business manager.
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WINONA LAKE, IND. Dr. John C.
Whitcomb and Coach Chet Kammerer
received the unprecedented "Alumnus
of the Year" awards from Grace The-
ological Seminary and Grace College
Alumni Associations, respectively. Dr.
Whitcomb, professor of Theology and
Old Testament and director of post-
graduate studies in the seminary, was
cited for his efforts in the area of
alumni relations, and his authorship of
widely read books and articles. Mr.
Kammerer received recognition for his
success as coach of the Lancers in bas-
ketball and the spiritual leadership and
growth in evidence on his athletic
teams. The awards were presented at
the Commencement exercises of Grace
Schools held May 27.
LAMORLAYE, FRANCE. Rev. P.
Fred Fogle, director of missions at
Grace Schools, was the commence-
ment speaker at the European Bible
Institute near Paris June 13. This oc-
casion was the first stop for the TIME
team to France sponsored by the
Christian Education Department of
The Brethren Church. Mr. and Mrs.
Fogle are the leaders of the team. (See
page 16 of this issue for testimonies of
the team members.)
WEST COVINA, CALIF. Rev. Roy
R. Roberts has accepted the call to be-
come pastor of the West Covina Breth-
ren Church. He is a graduate of Biola
College, and attended Talbot Theologi-
cal Seminary. For the past six years
he served as youth pastor of the First
Brethren Church of Long Beach, and is
now an ordained minister. After an
outstanding academic and athletic
record in high school, he accepted a
full scholarship to John Brown Uni-
versity. While there he was staff evan-
gelist for the area Youth for Christ,
and pastored a local church for one
year. In 1965 he accepted the position
at Long Beach and completed his
schooling at Biola.
LANSING, MICH. "Christian Edu-
cation vs. Secular Education" was the
topic of a dialogue with Pastor Randall
Poyner and Rev. James Bowden,
superintendent of Lansing Christian
Schools, for the evening service May 3.
A solid look was taken at education,
facing questions such as: "Why don't
Christian parents send their children to
private schools?" "Is the education in
these schools inferior?" "What's the
future of the private Christian
school?"
Rev. Roy Roberts
CHANGES. The following wish to
announce address changes: Rev. and
Mrs. Evan M. Adams, 812 Camino
Viejo, Santa Barbara, Calif. 93103.
Grace Brethren Church of Hanover, 10
Eichelberger St., Hanover, Pa. 17331.
The address of the pastor of the Han-
over church is Rev. Donald R. Hinks,
258 Meade Ave., Hanover, Pa. 17331.
The new phone number for the
Ankenytown (Ohio) Grace Brethren
Church is 614-694-6936. Pastor Cliff
Wicks has moved to R.F.D. 2, Somer-
set, Pa. 15501. Please change your
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Bible Prophecy and Stamps
By Dr. Benjamin Hamilton
Assistant Librarian
Grace Sctiools
Phoenicians (or Phenicians) lived in
ancient times in western Lebanon,
north of modern Israel. Sidon and the
seaport Tyre were two main
Phoenician cities.
The Bible mentions Sidon once; the
Sidonians, five times. Tyre rates 58
Bible references. The Phoenicians were
important in Bible times. Modern
Lebanon thought so too when that
country issued four airmail stamps on
September 25, 1966 to honor ancient
Phoenician culture.
Phoenicians made a host of contri-
butions to the lands they colonized.
The 1966 Lebanese stamps illustrate
four spheres of Phoenician civilization.
King Ahiram's (a Phoenician ruler)
sarcophagus appears on the 10-piaster
Lebanese stamp of September 25,
1966. The persons stiffly filing by to
bring gifts and offerings in the picture
on Ahiram's coffin illustrates Egyptian
influence on Phoenician art in the
homeland. Phoenician art elsewhere re-
flected art styles of the lands where
Phoenician colonies were situated.
The sarcophagus on the 10-piaster
1966 Lebanese airmail stamp was
made for King Alriram who lived in
1298-1232 B.C. Another King Hiram
supplied King Solomon with workers
and materials for Solomon's temple at
Jerusalem (I Kings chapters 5 and 9).
Ahiram's sarcophagus, unearthed at
Byblos (perhaps the Gebal of Ezekiel
27:9), is in the National Museum at
Beirut, capital of Lebanon.
One end of a Phoenician
sarcophagus, of later date than
Ahiram's coffin, is on the 15-piaster
Lebanese 1966 stamp. The Phoenician
ship shown on the coffin end panel is a
virtual trademark of Phoenician sea-
manship and commerce.
By the fifth century B.C.
Phoenician ships had reached West
Africa, possibly off Cameroun or
Gabon. The map on the 20-piaster
Lebanese stamp of September 25,
1 966 shows the extent of Phoenician
colonies, trade and travel in the Medi-
terranean zone.
Phoenician ruins on both sides of
the Red Sea indicate that Phoenician
ships were hauled over dry land along
a route similar to that of today's Suez
Canal. Some scholars propose a theory
that Phoenician sailors veered away
from West Africa and ended up off
South America!
Phoenician industries were few.
Merchants of Phoenicia relied on for-
eign products. One Phoenician item
enjoyed extensive sales: A purple dye
for tinting cloth. The Greeks called the
Postage stamps
only tell part
of the story.
coloring agent plionike, Greek for
Phoenicia.
The map on the Lebanese
20-piaster 1966 airmail stamp has ar-
rows pointing to Mediterranean locali-
ties. Each place so marked was a
Phoenician trade settlement.
Reading riglit to left, arrows direct
the eyes along northern Mediterranean
shoes to Cypress. Greece, Sicily, Sar-
dinia, Italy, France and Spain. Other
arrows point along southern Mediter-
ranean coasts to Egypt. Carthage, Al-
geria, and Morocco.
Phoenician merchants needed such
widespread depots to handle their bus-
iness. Each Phoenician colony left an
indelible cultural imprint upon the
native people where the Phoenicians
implanted settlements.
Lebanon's 30-piaster September 25,
1966 stamp shows a Phoenician man
with Phoenician script on a tablet. The
letters are part of the alphabet from
which Hebrew and Greek writing
came.
Phoenician script was not the first
alphabet. The initial alphabet, in-
vented by Hittites during the fifteenth
and fourteenth century B.C., was
based on wedge-shaped writing used in
Babylonia.
In the twelfth century B.C.
Phoenician scribes devised their
22-letter alphabet that simplified writ-
ing. Phoenician script influenced the
writing of several languages. Yet no
great amount of Phoenician literature
is known. The literary quality is negli-
gible.
The four 1966 Lebanese airmail
stamps advertising Phoenician glories
tell only one side of the story. Ezekiel
chapters 26—28 describe God's judg-
ment against the Phoenician cities of
Tyre and Sidon. Ezekiel's prophecy
was fulfilled in 573 B.C. Nebuchadnez-
zar, King of Babylonia, subdued Tyre
after a siege started in 586 B.C.
In the following centuries the
Phoenicians experienced the yokes of
Persia, Greece and Rome. The proud
Phoenicians, honored more than 2,000
years later by postage stamps, fell into
the shame of slavery. W
June 27, 1970
15
IT'S
TIME
FOR
FRANCE
"I remember the faces
of those seeking for peace
and forgiveness of sins
in some dark, cold
cathedral or church."
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The TIME team will have a challenging program. (L to R) Wayne Hannah, Terry Davenport,
Dale McDaniels, Mrs. Fred Fogle and Rev. Fred Fogle. Inset: Beckie Fogle. A picture of
Ardyth Miller was not available.
Six of the seven-member TIME
team serving Christ in Europe this
summer under the Christian Education
Department of The Brethren Church
are from Grace Schools.
Directing the team is Rev. P. Fred
Fogle, assistant professor in Anthro-
pology and Missions at Grace, and for-
mer missionary to France for fourteen
years. He is accompanied by his wife,
Maurita, a member of the Grace secre-
tarial staff and his daughter, Beckie, a
Grace alumnus who teaches at the Pen-
sacola Christian High School, Pen-
sacola, Florida.
There are two college students,
Wayne Hannah, senior, from the Pat-
terson Park Brethren Church of Day-
ton, Ohio; Terry Davenport, from the
Grace Brethren Church, Canton, Ohio,
and a recent graduate with the class of
'70; and seminary junior Dale McDan-
iels from the First Brethren Church,
Sunnyside, Washington.
The seventh member of the team is
Ardyth Miller, sophomore at Biola
College, La Mirada, California, from
the First Brethren Church, Washing-
ton, D.C.
The following testimonies reflect
the spirit of the team anticipating this
special missionary tour June 10
through August 24:
A trip to Europe for a summer is a
dream for many people and would be
a great pleasure for most. As we
caught our last view of France when
our ship was steaming out of Le Harve
in July 1965 at the end of our third
term of missionary service, we began
dreaming of a return. This summer on
June 10, that dream is to come true. It
will be exciting and pleasurable be-
cause it will be like returning home
after a long absence.
Of greatest significance is the fact
that this tour will be a spiritual bles-
sing and challenge. The Brethren TIME
tram of young people that we are ac-
companying to Europe will be serving
Christ by holding meetings and con-
tacting young people at the Brethren
Chateau Youth Center, in churches
"A trip to Europe
for a summer
is a dream
for many people. '
Tor five years
I prayed that the
Lord would allow
me to return."
and youth camps, and also with the
Roger Peughs, Brethren missionaries in
Germany.
Out first assignment is the gradu-
ation service at the European Bible In-
stitute, a few miles north of Paris.
Other stops include Paris itself, Lyon,
Geneva, Neuchatel.
Every opportunity will be taken to
fulfiU our God-given responsibility. We
ask for your prayers for a fruitful sum-
mer.
-By Rev. and Mrs.
Fred (Maurita) Fogle
A small, insignificant family crossed
the Atlantic Ocean in the fall of 1951
on the Queen Mary and docked at Le
Harve, France. In that family were a
dedicated mother and father and three
children, among whom was a little girl
of three and one-half.
France was to be my home till
1965 when we came back to the
United States. But how could 1 forget
those fourteen years of growing up in
a different culture? How could I forget
those friends whom I had neglected in
not really trying to win them to the
Lord Jesus Christ? For five years I
prayed that the Lord would allow me
to return, even as a full-time mission-
ary if that were His will.
When I think of France I remember
the faces of those seeking for peace
and forgiveness of sins in some dark,
cold cathedral or church; I remember
those young schoolmates of mine, run-
ning to confession every Friday night
after school; but I also remember
those few evangelistic churches and a
handful of missionaries rejoicing in the
service of our Lord. It is this great
need which calls me to France this
summer, for there is no joy more com-
plete, no peace more perfect, than that
of serving the most high God.
-By Beckie Fogle,
Grace College, 1965-66
June 27, 1970
17
""I almost
missed the boat
to Europe
this summer/'
Never in my life did I expect to go
to a mission field. When 1 dedicated
my life completely to Christ two years
ago, I think that I shoved the idea of
going to a mission field back into a
corner and ignored it. However, God
had already decided that this consider-
ation would not remain in this corner
very long. So this year, when the opi-
portunity came to go to France as a
part of a missionary team, I remem-
bered that promise of dedication to
the Lord and became more willing to
follow God's leading into this mission-
ary endeavor.
I am very thrilled with the prospect
of being able to travel abroad this sum-
mer, but I am even more excited about
the opportunity I'll have to be part of
an evangehstic outreach which will
take the true gospel of Jesus Christ to
those who have never heard.
-By Wayne Hannah,
Grace College Senior
"How'd you hke to go to Europe
this summer?" This is the question
that Dale and Wayne cornered me with
in the cafeteria one day. For me, that
was the beginning of this whole ex-
citing adventure.
I invited Jesus into my life at a very
young age. Since then I have had times
of doubt, times of depression, times of
ecstatic joy and real deep-down
peace— the kind that comes only when
you feel close to God. This makes up
the Christian life. How are we ever to
reach the top of the next mountain if
we don't go through the valley first?
I've learned a lot about God during
the past four years at Grace, but the
one thing that stands out in my mind
is that— if God asks you to do some-
thing and you would rather not, you'd
better expect to miss an exciting ex-
perience He has planned for you. God
has things planned for obedient Chris-
tians that we have never even dreamed
of. I almost missed the boat to Europe
this summer, but God had plans al-
ready made for me and all I had to say
was, "O.K., God." And I did.
As the time approaches the excite-
ment mounts! It's like graduating from
high school or college— you can't wait
till it comes but you are scared to
death when it does. I feel inadequate
-and I guess I should, but I'm sure
God's power is able to supply every
need— here or there. I am thankful that
God has permitted me to be his ambas-
sador this summer (II Cor. 5:20).
No matter how excited and en-
thused we are about the trip we realize
that the devil is waiting to pounce on
our enthusiasm or to step in the way
of success. Even this can't stop us
though if we are seeking God's help.
We need much prayer for this exciting
missionary endeavor. Please pray.
- Terry Davenport, College
graduate with the class of '70
A tour to France? Me? Yes— no—
perhaps. As usual, faith was no small
factor involved in applying for the
tour. The summer TIME program was
still in the beginning stages. Each ap-
plicant had to sign up not knowing for
sure with whom he would be traveling,
how much it was going to cost, and
what type of work he would be doing
once he got to the field.
At this point the program has de-
veloped very well, but it wasn't until
someone decided to step out in faith
and do something he wasn't sure
about. Each one of us had to do just
^Never in my life
did 1 expect
to go to a
mission field. '
that. Now that we have made ourselves
available, it remains for God to direct
us.
"For if there be first a willing mind,
it is accepted according to that a man
hath, and not according to that he
hath not" (II Cor. 8:12).
-By Dale McDaniels,
Grace Seminary Middler
For a long time the thought of '
someday going to France intrigued me.
In fact, it started in the ninth grade
with my first study of the French Ian- ,
guage. To actually go to France and I
not merely see it as a tourist, has been I
my dream and prayer. I most desired |
to go under the Brethren TIME pro- '
gram. This would enable me to get a
real solid grasp of a language by min-
gling freely with those who speak it
fluently. To be able to share my faith
with my peers in return for their help, ]
well, it is just FANTASTIC! This dual
opportunity can only be offered by
our TIME program. I
When asked the number of years I I
have been studying French, and I re-
spond with five, people expect me to
'To be able to
share my faith
. . . it is just
FANTASTIC!'
speak it nearly as fluently as a nation-
al. Sometimes I even expect it of
myself, but I must remember that I am
not quite at the same level as a
French-born five-year-old child. How-
ever, it's not as frustrating as it may
sound to work so hard and long, and
seemingly learn so httle. In another
three or four years of constant contact
with the language, and the help of the
Lord, I will be able to communicate
freely with Frenchmen. That is the
day I am striving to reach.
God has given me a genuine love for
the French language and the French
people. When the Lord thinks I am
ready for His service, I will gladly fol-
low where He directs. This trip to
France is just the beginning!
To all of you who are helping in
making this trip possible for our team,
I thank you!
-By Ardyth Miller, sophomore,
Biola College
(Editor's note: You may share in this
European summer missionary ministry
through prayer and by sending your desig-
nated support gifts to the Christian Educa-
tion Department, P.O. Box 365, Winona
Lake, Indiana 46590.) »
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Brethren Missionary Herald
There's a Storm Gathering
/An earthshaking meeting was
convened in Atlanta by the Christian
iLife Commission of the Southern Bap-
tist Convention as reported in The At-
lanta Constitution for March 17, 1970.
The three-day meeting, March 16-18,
jwas advertised as a seminar on
j"Authentic Morahty for Modern
iMan."
As a counter to the rising protests
of the proposed meeting, three promi-
nent Atlanta Baptist pastors signed a
letter which was later made public, in-
:sisting that the purpose was to provide
"Southern Baptists with creative lead-
ership in dealing with paramount
[moral issues of the day as we seek to
:assume our intended role as partici-
Ipants v^ath God in His saving purpose
for His world."
The focus of the "Christian Life
Commission Seminar" was on the
necessary steps that must be taken by
the local church to cope with some of
the baffling situations facing it. Such
matters as situation ethics, the play-
boy philosophy, sex education, black
power, air and water pollution, and
authentic morality were discussed with
a view to helping the largest Protestant
body with a 1 1 .5 million membership
prepare for the months ahead.
Featured speakers from outside the
Southern Baptist Convention included
Dr. Joseph Fletcher, professor of
social ethics, Episcopal Theological
School in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
and reportedly the father of situation
ethics; Mr. Anson Mount, manager of
public affairs for Playboy Magazine;
and Representative Juhan Bond, a
negro and Georgia legislator. In ad-
vance of this meeting an avalanche of
President,
Grace
Schools
criticism arose within the Southern
Baptist Convention, including editori-
als in two state Baptist papers and
hundreds of letters, most of the criti-
cism being aimed at the scheduling of
two of the speakers, Fletcher and
Bond.
Dr. Joseph Fletcher declared in pre-
senting the case for situation ethics, "I
am prepared to argue that the Chris-
tian obligation calls for lies and adult-
ery and fornication and theft and
promise-breaking and killing some-
times, depending on the situation." He
based Christian decision-making on the
norm of "loving concern" rather than
"law." He referred to the Ten Com-
mandments as no more than "foot-
notes to history" and insisted that the
Bible is the most radical social ethic
we have.
Mr. Anson Mount made his thesis
quite clear, maintaining that the organ-
ized church has not said enough
about unmarried sex, and young
people are no longer satisfied to settle
for the church's traditional answer of
"don't." He continued, "We see it as
our mission to remind people that sex
can, and ought to be, fun; that it is a
legitimate part of human experience,
that it can be happy, joyous, Ught-
hearted and pleasurable. Not only
that, but it ought to be."
The public affairs manager for Play-
boy was further reported to have
said, "We feel there has been quite
enough emphasis in our culture over
the past 2,000 years on the dark, terri-
fying possibilities of sex. We've heard
quite enough about its terrors and its
tyranny, about the disease and
wrecked lives and tortured souls. ... If
you people in the church feel it is your
mission to remind people of the awful
terrors of sex and the horrible implica-
tions that can result from going to bed
with somebody without a marriage
license, then go ahead."
It is not surprising that this hber-
tine discussion admitted to the floor
of the Southern Baptist Seminar
should be greeted with a storm of criti-
cism. Even Lester Maddox, the Gover-
nor of Georgia and a Baptist, threat-
ened to picket this meeting, but later
decided against it. This, with many
other like situations now surfacing
within the Southern Baptist Conven-
tion has led one prominent Southern
Baptist theologian to remark that
these things point to the "gathering
storm."
A denomination long noted for its
rugged independence of individual
congregations and members is now ex-
periencing pangs of change and diversi-
ty. Mass communications and popu-
lation mobility have brought the
differing elements into frequent col-
lision. Some of the membersliip fore-
see intensifying conflict ahead
between young members and their
elders, between denominational leader-
ship and the people in the pews, be-
tween the old-hne conservatives and
the growing mass of liberals.
Already the conflict is centering
about such key issues as just what con-
stitutes a Baptist, the infallibility of
the Scriptures, and fellowship with
other Protestants. Purges have been in-
stituted for "aUen baptism," and the
denomination's convention last year
narrowly defeated a proposal to re-
quire educational writers and seminary
professors to sign doctrinal statements,
pledging belief in "the infallibility of
the entire Bible."
The great Southern Baptist Con-
vention is gradually being infiltrated,
as is every other rehgious body. Once
the stream of teaching is polluted at its
source, there is scarcely any way to
avert the permeation of the entire
body without renouncing the source
and turning to the formation of a new
body of believers. Both the colleges
and seminaries of this Protestant body
have well-nigh been leavened with false
doctrine and unchristian philosophy,
and there can be no escape from the
doctrinal disintegration of the denomi-
nation and the local church.
Eventually the conservatives will be
forced to step out and organize new
churches and schools in order to per-
petuate the faith. The great mass of
this denomination and others will con-
tinue to reduce the level of its faith,
until at last it will disappear within the
(Continued on page 23)
June 27, 1970
19
Grace
Purchases
Property
Grace Schools recently purchased
the Winona Lake Auditorium, McKee
Courts, and the Lamp (formerly the
Eskimo Inn) from the Winona Lake
Christian Assembly. The Board of
Trustees authorized the purchase.
Ownership of the auditorium,
which is already used extensively by
the schools, will permit further de-
velopment of this facility to meet the
needs of Grace Schools musical and
cultural programs.
Projected student enrollments indi-
cate that soon the entire McKee Court
will be needed to house college men in
addition to the part already in use. Re-
modeling, including carpeting of the
rooms and tiling of the showers, al-
most completed in the north section,
is to be continued through the entire
motel facility.
The Lamp, in which the students
and schools have already made a siz-
able investment in labor and money,
will be available to the schools on a
year-round basis, and continue to serve
as a student union.
$4,000 Initial Poyment
$10,000 Grant Received
Dr. Herman A. Hoyt, president of Grace College, accepts the first payment of $4,000 on ai
$10,000 grant by R. R. Donnelley and Sons, from Don Hackbert, vice president and direc-1
tor of the Warsaw plant. Other Donnelley representatives are Joseph Lake, personnel man-;
ager at left, and at far right, Harold Nichols, superintendent of the east plant. j
A $10,000 grant to be paid over
three years to Grace College was pre-
sented by Don Hackbert, vice presi-
dent and director of the Warsaw Manu-
facturing Division of R. R. Donnelley
and Sons on May 19 during chapel.
This will be used to reduce the
$270,699 indebtedness remaining on
the new $740,000 library-learning
center.
In making his presentation to Dr.
Herman A. Hoyt, president of the col-
Queen for a May Day
Vickie Zickefoose, the 1970 Grace
College May Queen, shares some of the
Vickie shares her smiles with her parents.
joys of the occasion with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Zickefoose, mem-
bers of the Patterson Park Brethren
Church of Dayton, Ohio.
In colorful ceremonies reminiscent
of May Day in Medieval England,
Jackie Frushour, retiring 1969 queen,
crowned Vickie, a Grace College junior
to reign over the festivities.
Vickie is the editor-in-chief of the
1 970 college yearbook, The Heritage.
She served as sophomore class secre-
tary in 1968-69, sang in the chorale,
served on a gospel team and was dorm
social chairman in 1967-68.
lege, Mr. Hackbert sai:d, "I feel the^
Warsaw-Winona Lake area— and for
that matter, the whole of Kosciusko
County— is fortunate indeed to have a
student body of this quality in their
community. My company and I are ex-
tremely pleased to make this gift possi-
ble. We see campuses in turmoil across
this great nation, but these young men
and women are interested in learning
and serving their community. While
the administrations of some other
schools have closed their institutions
for the balance of the school year,
Grace College will be open and these
students will be taking their exains
next week."
Dr. Hoyt, upon accepting the check
of $4,000 as the initial payment of the
pledge, expressed his appreciation and
said, "We of the Grace College family
feel a deep sense of gratitude to Mr.
Hackbert and to R. R. Donnelley and
Sons, as well as the entire community
for the confidence they have placed in
us. "We conceive of education as a
process of developing young people to
make a positive contribution to the
life of the community, academically,
morally and economically. We shall en-
deavor to maintain this trust in the
years to come."
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Brethren Missionary Herald
Grrace Wins First "College Bowl"
irace College "Bowl Team" Wins First Try. L. to r. Glenn Firebaugh,
In their first "College Bowl" competition held on the
;ampus of Taylor University, Grace College defeated four
Dther colleges. Taylor had invited Anderson College, Butler
Jniversity, Marion College, and Grace College to participate
n the event in preparation for their appearance on the G E
College Bowl TV show.
Taylor beat Butler in the first round, Anderson won over
clarion and Grace drew a bye. In the second round Grace
icored 215 to 195 over Butler and Anderson defeated Tay-
or 230-170. Grace beat Anderson by a score of 150-90 in
he final round with questions asked from all fields of
cnowledge.
Ensemble Concludes Tour
The Grace College Concert Ensemble under the direction
)f Kenneth R. Kohler, Jr., Special Instructor in Music,
;losed the spring tour season, May 13 through 17, with
;hurch concerts in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
Dennis Martin, Wayne Mensinger and Dean Knepp.
Members of the Grace Bowl Team were Dennis Martin,
freshman; Glenn Firebaugh and Wayne Mensinger, seniors;
and Dean Knepp, sophomore; with Dr. Jesse D. Humberd,
coach.
ictured left to right (back row) Kenneth Ashman, John Fretz, John
Iratcher, Dotty Lou Fisher, Shelly Franchino, Ruthanne Ward,
mne Shipley, Bruce Sellers, Scott Jensen, Kenneth Kohler (direc-
ar)— (middle row) Nancy Baughman, Susie Thompson (accom-
lanist), Susan Eavey, Cheryl Secour, Jayne Conrad, Sally Bechtel—
front row) Ronald Burns, Jim Gault.
1970 SUMMER TOUR
ITINERARY FOR
THE CRUSADERS (TEN SINGING MEN OF GRACE)]
from Grace College
and Seminary
Winona Lake,
Indiana
Prof. Donald Ogd
en, Director
June 28 {a.m.)-Mansfield, Ohio
19 (p.m.)-Portland,
(Woodville)
Oregon
(p.m.)-Mansfield, Ohio
20'-Albany, Oregon
29-Lexington, Ohio
2 1-Chico, California
30-Ankenytown, Ohio
22 -Sacramento, CaUfornia
July 1 -Dayton, Ohio
23-Modesto, California
(First)
(Greenwood)
2 -Dayton, Ohio
24-San Jose, California
(Basore Road)
26 (a.m.)-Santa Maria,
5 (a.m.)-Lonibard,
California
Illinois
26 (p.m.)-Glendale,
(Lombard
California
Bible)
27-Anaheim, Cahfornia
6-Davenport, Iowa
29-Long Beach, California
7-Des Moines, Iowa
(Community)
8-Portis, Kansas
30-LaVerne, Cahfornia
9 -Denver, Colorado
3 1-Whittier, California
12 (a.m.)-Spokane,
(Community)
Washington
12 (p.m.)- Richland,
Washington Aug. 2 (a.m.)- Los Angeles, |
13-Grandview,
California
Washington
2 (p.m.)-BeUflower,
15-Toppenish,
California
Washington
3 -Seal Beach, California
16-Hairah. Washington
4-Rialto, Cahfornia
17-Yakima, Washington
5 -San Bernardino,
19 {a.m.)-Kent,
California
Washington
6-Beaumont, California
August 7-14-National Brethren Youth Conference and the 81st
Annual Conference of the National Fellowship of Brethren
Churches.
1
lune 27, 1970
21
Happy Donors Are Here Again
I he Tax Reform Act of 1969
was enacted December 30, 1969, after
having been rewritten by the House-
Senate Conference Committee. In its
final form, the new statute represents
a thorough overhauling of taxation, in-
cluding the deductibility of certain
types of charitable gifts. Despite
earlier fears and uncertainties, it is
now known that institutions such as
colleges and churches can live quite
easily with the new tax law. In fact, as
one tax analyst wrote, "Happy donors
are here again!"
Since gifts are so vital to the ad-
vancement program of Grace College
and Seminary, I felt a quick review of
this new Tax Reform Act would be
most helpful.
By Rev. Richard G. Messner
Development Department
Grace Schools
Outright Cash Gifts
All of us make contributions in
some form, and most of us make cash
gifts. In this respect, the new law has
been most generous, particularly to
the larger contributors. Formerly, no
matter how large the charitable gift, a
donor could not take in one year a
charitable deduction of more than 30
percent of his or her adjusted gross in-
come. This is now raised to 50 percent
of adjusted gross income for cash gifts;
and, if you cannot use all your gift
deductions in one year, because of this
limitation, you can carry over the re-
mainder for five more years. Certainly
this is a generous provision which our
government has provided for those
who wish to exercise their steward-
ship.
Gifts of Property
Which Have Increased in Value
A home, land, or securities are
types of gifts which may have in-
creased in value over the years. If you
would sell property of this nature,
with an appreciated value, you will
probably be subject to a capital gains
tax. If, however, you decide to give it
to a non-profit organization such as
Grace Schools, in most instances you
can take as a charitable deduction the
present value of the property and es-
cape a capital gains tax entirely.
Example: If a donor makes a chari-
table contribution of securities, land,
etc., which cost him $5,000 more than
six months ago, and have now in-
creased in value to say $8,000, he re-
ceives a tax deduction of $8,000 and
pays no capital gains tax on the
$3,000 increase in value.
A Gift of Property
With Retained Life Estate
A couple may wish their home or
farm to go to a charitable organization
but want to continue living on the
property for the rest of their lives
This can be arranged so the non-profit
organization can be assured of eventu-
al possession and the donor can have
an immediate charitable deduction.
The Gift Annuity
The gift annuity is a favorite type
of gift with both Grace Schools and
participants. Fortunately, the gift'
annuity has been affected very little
by the new tax law.
The donor transfers cash, a farm, a|
home, or securities to Grace Schools,!
and receives a guaranteed annual in-\
come. There is an immediate tax de-|
duction for the gift part of the agree-'
ment and most of the income is tax
free.
This type of arrangement is especial-
ly attractive for senior citizens who
wish to help Grace College and Semi-
nary and yet receive a generous return.
Example: A man 83 years of age ,
would receive 9 percent annually ofj
the total amount transferred to Grace |
Schools, and 86 percent of his income '
from this source each year would be !
tax free. He may also escape most, if |
not all, capital gains tax which he |
would have to pay if he sold the
property.
Other Kinds of Charitable Gifts
There are no changes in the law ;
governing a charitable gift through a
will. Bequests play a major role in >
helping Grace Schools advance, and ;
they take many forms. Also, new '
methods of giving have been intro-
duced in the Tax Reform Act.
This is, of course, just a brief look
at some of the charitable gift aspects
of this new act of Congress. If you
would like additional information, feel
free to contact the Development De-
partment of Grace College and Semi-
nary located at Winona Lake, Indiana
46590. #
22
Brethren Missionary Herald
v.? race College is an unusual in-
stitution. It not only recognizes the
academic and social dimensions of ed-
ucation, but alto the spiritual. No one
dimension is complete without the
other, and we must view all sides to
insure a correct assessment of our
school.
To aid in getting a more complete
picture, possibly it would help if I ex-
plained more fully the specific role of
Dormitory Senate. As stated in the
Handbook, our purpose is "to work
with the deans and counselors in regu-
lating dormitory life in the greatest in-
terest and harmony."
This is very general, but necessarily
so. It is impossible to get too specific
without having a stifling effect. Also,
it allows each dormitory adminis-
tration fo develop its own philosophy
within these bounds. Our obligations
are both social and judicial. Our
philosophy has been to integrate all of
our activities with our Christ-centered
philosophy of life.
This sounds very basic and simple,
but we dare not let its familiarity over-
ride its importance ; for as students, we
are able to get a perspective of the stu-
dent body not available to the admin-
istration. As this relates to Dorm
Senate, we as students see that Grace
is one of the fastest growing private
schools in Indiana, and we are experi-
encing pains commensurate with that
growth. Among them are the pains re-
sulting from sheer size, but these are
easily handled with brick, mortar, and
money.
Not so easily handled are the pains
resulting from a different type of stu-
dent we are seeing in attendance at
Grace. These students have been more
bombarded with the philosophy of
Satan than any other generation in
Grace's history, and with this bom-
bardment comes a greater need for
spiritual leadership.
There is also a new face emerging
from the collective face of the Grace
student body ... the face of Intel-
G
race
Is
Unusual
By Max Anders, B.A. '70
President, Dorm Senate
(Editor's note: This article was original-
ly given by Max Anders as an address
to the parent-faculty reception during
Operation Insight ai Grace College.)
lectual ferment. The most vivid in-
dications of this can be seen by ex-
amining the curriculum, the infant
interest in debate and quiz teams, the
editorial page of the school newspaper,
and private discussions.
There is also a stepped-up attack on
our fortifications here within our in-
stitution. Satan reahzes that probably
the greatest hope for Christendom is in
the Christ-centered school.
Leadership within the school must
be apphed consistently, because those
in need of leadership will be to-
morrow's leaders. There are some stu-
dents who reahze their awesome re-
sponsibility, but we cannot fight the
battle alone. We need an understand-
ing administration who is ready to
Usten to us and heed our words. We
are the fruit of Grace College, and if
we cannot be respected for what we
have to say, it would reflect directly
on inadequacies of the school.
We need parents to estabhsh and
maintain good spiritual foundations in
the home. Psychologists agree that in-
adequacies in the home readily trans-
fer to become inadequacies in the
personalities of their children.
We need support— financial, verbal
and prayer support. Again, we dare
not let the familiarity of the latter
override its critical importance. Grace
has unlimited potential, and I am con-
vinced that if we become victims of
harmful experiences, it will not be due
to pressure from the outside. Our
weaknesses will be harmful only if we
are attacked from the inside.
We do not have the money and
facilities of state universities, but one
look at the university system of Amer-
ica tells us that money and facilities
are not the answer. Our needs are
spiritual, and will be met only by
prayer.
It will take a unified effort on the
part of students, administration and
staff, and concerned people on the
outside, to meet the crucial needs of
our institution, but we have a tremen-
dous promise from the Bible. If we un-
hypocritically seek first, the Kingdom
of God, all our needs will be added
unto us. *
There's a Storm ...
(Continued from page 19)
great ecumenical movement now de-
veloping and become the harlot church
of the end time which is thoroughly
pagan.
As long as there is hope, God's
people need to respond sincerely to
the command of the Scriptures to
"earnestly contend for the faith which
was once delivered unto the saints"
(Jude 3). But when it becomes clear
that further effort to stem the tide
within a group is futile, then it is high
time to withdraw and organize a new
effort for the Lord. »
June 27, 1970
23
Four Additions
Grace Faculty Appointments Announced
New 1970-71 faculty appointments
have been named by Dr. E. William
Male, academic dean for Grace Col-
lege.
Donald E. Harrison will come as an
Instructor in Speech from a similar
position at Southwest City College of
Chicago. He has also taught at North-
ern Illinois University and the Uni-
versity of South Dakota. He studied at
North American Baptist and Central
Baptist Theological Seminaries, re-
ceived his M.A. in Speech from the
University of South Dakota, has done
work on liis Ph.D. at Michigan State,
Universidad International (Mexico)
and Southern Illinois U.
Lowell Allen Miller has been ap-
pointed as Instructor in Chemistry.
Since 1967 he has served as Clinical
Chemist at the Presbyterian Medical
Center in Denver, where he is current-
ly conducting a class for Pathology
Residents in Chemistry Instrumenta-
tion. He studied at Citrus Junior and
California Polytechnic Colleges, re-
ceived his B.A. in Biology from Up-
land College in 1963, his M.S. in
Physiology from Colorado State in
1967 and has done additional graduate
study in Biochemistry at the Universi-
ty of Colorado.
Vance A. Yoder will serve as an As-
sistant Professor of Music, a position
he has held at Bluffton College. He has
also taught at Ohio State and Indiana
Universities and high school choral
music in the Preble County (Ohio)
Schools. He will receive his Ph.D. in
Music Education from Ohio State U.
in June, 1970, holds his M.M. in Organ
from Indiana U. and his B.S. in Music
from Manchester College. He also
studied at McPherson College.
Rev. Charles Lee Jenkins, who re-
ceived his Th.B. from Grace Seminary
in 1950, will assume his duties as Di-
rector of Christian Service for Grace
College, and as Chaplain for the col-
lege and seminary on September 1,
1970.
In the seminary he will teach a class
on the Chaplaincy and in the college
his work will be under the office of
Arnold R. Kriegbaum, Dean of Stu-
dents.
About July I Mr. Jenkins will be
granted full retirement from the
United States Navy as a Commander,
having served the greater part of his
enlistment as a Navy Chaplain. He,
with his family, plan to move to
Winona Lake in July.
His daughter, Robin, graduated
from Grace College in 1969.
Promotions Announced
Mary A. Fink, who has been at the
University of California working on
her M.A. program this past year, will
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(>^Qr^
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move up to Assistant Professor of
Speech and Education when she re-
turns this fall.
Promoted from instructor will be P.
Fred Fogle to Assistant Professor of
Anthropology and Missions and Gerald
R. Franks to Assistant Professor of
Music.
Ron Henry will be promoted to As-
sociate Professor of History and
Yvonne J. Messner to Associate Profes-
sor of Physical Education.
Professor Donald A. Garlock has
been granted a sabbatical leave to re-
turn to the University of Southern
Cahfornia to continue work on his
doctorate.
Faculty Returning from Leave
Richard A. Dilling, who has been
working on his Ph.D. at Wesleyan Uni-
versity in Middleton, Connecticut this
past year, will return to campus in
September as Assistant Professor of
Mathematics and Physics. He will con-
tinue his doctoral program at Purdue
University.
Edgar J. Lovelady, who this past
year has been pursuing his Ph.D. at
Purdue University, will return in Sep-
tember as Assistant Professor of
English Literature. Meanwhile, he will
continue working on his doctorate at
Purdue.
Returning to the seminary from the
University of California, where he has
been working on a second M.A. de-
gree, will be Dr. Paul R. Fink, Associ-
ate Professor of Homiletics, Practical
Theology and Christian Education.
R E T H R E
MERA.LD
July 11, 1970
The American Way
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tents
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The Editor's Viewpoint
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Whither the American Way?
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Tlie Specter of Today ....
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We're on Our Way!
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Our Church in Our World .
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A Summer of Service ....
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The Children's Page ....
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Church News
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Laymen's Page
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Meet Your National WMC Officers
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WMC in Africa
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Coffee Cups and the Word .
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The Creative Woman ....
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SMM Rally Reports ....
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Pick of the Vital Books
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CLYDE K. LANDRUM, Editor
KENNETH E. HERMAN, Managing Editor
DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS:
Foreign Missions— Rev. John Zielasko WMC— Mrs. Kenneth Rucl<er
Grace Schools— Dr. Herman A. Hoyt SMM— Miss Donna Hawbaker
Home Missions-Rev. Lester E . Pifer Laymen-Mr. Phil Landrum
July 11, 1970
Volume 32, Number 7
Foreign Missions and WMC Issue
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The Edifo/s Viewpoint
by Clyde K. Landrum
The Buck Stops Here
//
* "The Buck Stops Here"— so the
plaque read. It was on the desk of for-
mer President Harry S. Truman, and
jwas his way of saying there is a final
authority in the Executive Branch of
^he United States Government. He had
^ides and department heads with vary-
ing degrees of authority, but for the
;final decision the word must come
from the President.
Is there a final authority in Chris-
jtianity? Is there a statement of au-
jthority? Some say no. Yet, God has
spoken authoritatively and this mes-
sage is recorded in a book. We call it
the Bible. Failure to believe in this
authentic message can bring the
church into grave difficulties as
demonstrated by her problems, past
and present. The liberals, long ago,
threw overboard many of the basic
doctrines outlined in the Bible, turning
to and preaching a "social gospel,"
rather than salvation by grace through
Jesus Christ. They have proclaimed
their own ideas to the neglect of
God's message.
In the June 3, 1970 Presbyterian
Journal there is a presentation in the
form of charts of the sad state of a
great denomination. The key sentence
in the briefly written summary is this,
"We believe this sorry record can be
largely attributed to the fact that
many ministers in our church no
longer believe in the integrity and
authority of the Bible."
What is this "sorry record"? Ac-
cording to the report, during the past
five years more churches have been
dissolved than have been organized.
While there are probably extenuating
circumstances in some instances, the
clear fact remains that the starting of
new churches is on the decline. Fur-
thermore, the number of churches
showing no professions of faith in
1969 exceeds 1,350.
The report further points out that
the number of ministerial candidates
in a ten-year period declined by more
than 30 per cent. The Sunday-school
enrollment steadily decreased by at
least 22 per cent. In 1969 the denomi-
nation showed a loss in membership,
rather than a gain.
My remarks here are not critical;
they are analytical. Hopefully, they
are helpfully analytical. I have no de-
sire to hurt but to help the church. I
am pleading for the acceptance of the
Bible as the Book of "integrity and
authority," to be preached in the
power of the Holy Spirit.
If the church is to prosper and ac-
complish her mission in the world, this
is the only way she can do it. There
must be an acceptance of the fact that
the Bible is inspired, it is God's Book,
and it is the final authority. The be-
liefs and philosophies of men can
never win souls to Christ, establish the
saints in the faith nor give people a
genuine hope for the future. Only the
God-breathed message known as the
Bible can accomplish these things. »
July 11, 1970
WHITHER THE AMERIC
"If America
succumbs to the
philosophy of
violence . . .
one of the first
'institutions' to
crumble will be
the Christian
foreign missions
program."
Ihere was a day when United
States Christians were proud to be
Americans. They were not even
ashamed to admit that their patriotism
was a httle bit mixed with their Chris-
tianity—after all, American roots lie
deep in Biblical soil. It was a source of
pride to realize that many of the
nobler facets of American life, such as
the relationship of church and state,
an equitable judicial system, en-
lightened medical procedures, and our
system of education are all traced to
the precedence, injunctions, and prac-
tices of the Scriptures.
Now there are those who would
have us lament our citizenship and re-
nounce our heritage. They would re-
write our history, defile our flag, de-
grade our heroes, and lead us into
revolution. Such an attitude among
those who detest the Judeo-Christian
culture is understandable. But when
those within the Christian community
join in the critical chorus and advocate
violent revolution, this we find beyond
comprehension.^
We do not claim that America is
perfect nor do we seek to identify it as
a Christian nation, for such it is not.
More correctly someone has called it
"a pagan nation inhabited by a minori-
ty of committed Christians." Having
said that, we also need to recognize
that it is the most Christian nation on
earth and does contain a deep reservoir
of Biblical ethics, morals, and faith.
For example: the Constitution of the
New England Confederation (1643)
contains these noble words: "Whereas
we all came into these parts of Ameri-
ca with one and the same end and aim,
namely, to advance the kingdom of
our Lord Jesus Christ and to enjoy the
liberties of the gospel in purity with
peace . . . ." Around the top of the
Liberty Bell is inscribed Leviticus
25:10; "Proclaim libertvjhroughout
all the land unto all tffe inhabitants
thereof." In fact, as a recent writer has
commented: "No one can fully under-
stand the American Revolution and
the American Constitutional system
without a realization of the long histo
ry and religious associations which Ik
back of them . . ." (A. M. Baldwin).
We recognize the danger of pride ir
an earthly kingdom. But it is not wor
ship of state we advocate, it is true
patriotism— that love of country thai
made America the dream and hope ol
the oppressed and the melting pot foi
the thousands who came and still
come to her shores to breathe the ^
of freedom and to enjoy the luxury of
human dignity. Unfortunately, we stiB
have ghettos. But so do other couii'
tries, and nothing in the U.S. can conn
pare with the tragedies of illiteracy
slums, famine, and poverty— in Latin
America and India, as examples. Yet,
America is doing far more to solve her
slum problems than is any other
nation. Thousands of American fami-
lies have gone through the ghetto stage
in the past and have advanced to what
is enviously referred to by foreigners
as "the American way of hfe." Mil-
lions are spent on urban renewal to
provide modern homes for slum dwel-
lers. But overzealous social gospelizers
need to remember that social reform
alone will not produce paradise. The
sins of immorality, divorce, gambling,
drunkenness, and drug use still plague
many among both blacks and whites
and keep them from attaining a decent
standard of living even in better living
quarters.
Racial prejudice is a cancer that
needs to be removed. Yet, compared
to the prejudice and hatred that exists
among peoples of different ethnic and
religious groups in other parts of the
world, our race problem is well on its
way to a solution. We are told that the
median Negro family income has risen
to $5,360 a year, and that the number
earning $7,000 has doubled in ten
years. Compare that with the plight of
the poor in the rest of the world, and
you will find that the lot of the Ameri-
can Negro is not to be equated with
the depths of poverty experienced by
multitudes overseas. To point out this
fact does not by any means imply that
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we advocate segregation or would keep
the Negro a second-class citizen. As
Christians who believe that man was
created in God's image, any expression
of prejudice or intolerance toward a
fellow human being is repulsive. Breth-
ren readers will be interested to learn
that Christopher Sauer and his son
used their press to fight for social re-
form and the abolition of the slave
trade. They found a ready market for
their books among the German set-
tlers, Mennonites, Moravians, and
Lutherans whose pastors were gradu-
ates of the best Swiss and German uni-
versities. The moral fiber of men like
these still exists, I am sure, in the
bloodstream of American life.
But the beat of another drum
beckons men to fall in line, and it is
appalling to see the number of Ameri-
cans who march to its cadence. It is
the beat of despair, of disdain, of de-
struction. It is the beat of people (I
will not say men) like Jerry Rubin
who not only despise Christ and mock
Christianity, but are willfully ignorant
of history. It was the Puritans who in-
vented the "universal, compulsory,
tax-supported educational system"— the
prototype in all important respects of
what was to become the public school.
This along with belief in the sanctity
of the family were the bases of both
church and state and helped make
America unique and great. Now these
"establishments" are threatened. Re-
cently, in Tuskaloosa, Alabama, Rubin
told the University of Alabama stu-
dents: "Tear down the school system.
We are going to destroy private proper-
ty. Nobody will own a factory and
have other people work for him." The
tragedy is not that such a person
speaks in this manner, but that col-
leges and universities give him the plat-
form to encourage anarchy, and that
the best informed and the most knowl-
edgeable (so we are told) generation of
students think so little of their Ameri-
can heritage that they take him seri-
ously and help to carry out the de-
struction. Here lies the danger, for if
America succumbs to the philosophy
of violence and resorts to revolution,
one of the first "institutions" to
crumble will be the Christian foreign
missions program. It will also be the
end of a virile Christian faith that has
spawned vigorous Christian testi-
monies all over America, and has
thrust forth much more than its share
of foreign missionaries.
Back in the forties Life magazine
carried an editorial entitled "Faith in
Men must deserve freedom by know-
ing how to govern themselves. The
power to govern oneself, to distinguish
between right and wrong, resides in
conscience which is man's link with
God. If God is really overthrown as
the final ruler of Americans, the state
will be left in sole charge. Such a state,
fortified by a new religious national-
ism, could conceivably be both strong
and safe. The sovereign geographical
expression called America, and the
'^overzealous social gospelizers
need to remember that
social reform alone
will not produce paradise."
America Asks a Greater Faith in God."
In the course of that editorial were the
following words:
". . . Most of the men who wrote
the Constitution, who developed our
institutions, and who gave us our cul-
tural and ethical heritage ascribed this
moral law to God.
"It is therefore true, although it
may sound paradoxical, that to believe
in America and in nothing else is pro-
foundly un-American. Even a belief in
human liberty is not enough to under-
pin the American dream. The men
who fought hardest for religious liber-
ty in America nevertheless believed
that without religion self-government
would fail. For the whole theory of
liberty rests in its turn on the responsi-
bility of the individual [italics mine] .
A Moment with Missions
forked animals called Americans need
not suffer when the individual con-
science ceases to be the supreme
authority in our lives, but in the only
sense in which good Americans have
loved it, it would mean the end of the
American dream."
Have we reached the end of the
American dream? Will American Chris-
tianity follow in the wake of that dis-
aster and lose its influence and testi-
mony in the world? The answer to
both of these questions can only be
yes, unless Americans recognize their
spiritual heritage and are willing to be
grafted back into the roots of BibUcal
truth. Revival has happened in the past
during the darkest and most hopeless
period of a nation's history. May God
grant such to occur in this tragic hour
of American liistory.
"Blessed is the nation whose God is
the Lord" (Psalm 33: 12).-/M/Z
^See criticism of World Council Confer-
ence on Church and Society by Alice
Widener in Christianity Today, Feb. 17,
1967. #
July 11, 1970
N,
'I I I
lightmares do not always come
to one who is asleep. In fact, one of
my most terrifying experiences has
come to me recently in moments of
lucid wakefulness. Perhaps you will
understand my feelings through an il-
lustration.
It seems that there is a great group
of us traveling together on a journey.
A wonderful spirit of camaraderie and
enjoyment of one another prevails as
we walk along. Not being particularly
pressed for time we have little concern
for anything other than the immediate
path upon which we walk and the con-
versation in which we are engaged. We
are vaguely aware that the boys and
girls and the youth of our company
have walked on ahead and are engaging
themselves in the more vigorous pas-
times characteristic of their years. We
are aware also that there may come a
time when we will want to call them
back so that we can guide them
through dangers which lie in the road
ahead. However, there is no immediate
concern for they are still in sight and
our voices are strong.
Suddenly our complacency is shat-
tered by the sounds of conflict and
disturbance. We recognize that there is
difficulty ahead and we begin to cry
out for our children to come back to
us for protection and for guidance
through the threatening area. Too late,
we are terror-stricken to learn that our
young have already crossed a chasm
from which the bridge has been re-
moved, and even worse, they are now
associating with those who speak a
strange tongue. Our words of counsel
echo unheeded across the void.
Immediately some will suppose that
the chasm of which I speak is the so-
called "generation gap" which inevi-
tably separates today's youth from all
who are over thirty. This is to fail to
see the real nature of the problem
through a dangerous oversimplifica-
tion. In the first place, a generation
gap is not inevitable. Then, where it
does occur it is neither the only gap
nor is it necessarily the most signifi-
cant. We are being bombarded with
news of the racial gap with blacks
pitted against whites, social gaps with
There are more gaps than the oni
between the generations. Thi
fragmentation is destroying thi
souls of men, and Christians mus-
act quickly to stop this destruction
THE
SPECTER
OF TODAY
By Rev. Raymond Thompson
"haves" opposing "have nots," politi-
cal gaps with party against party, gaps
of sex with women against men, and
class gaps with labor against manage-
ment, and so on. In each case the
divided parties are unable to communi-
cate effectively with one another be-
cause each suspects the motives of the
other.
What we must see is that this end-
less fragmentation is part of a grand
plan of destruction by the enemy of
men's souls, and its seeds are being
planted in the lives of our children at a
much earlier age than we have been
willing to acknowledge. Every child to-
day learns through TV, comic books,
and in school that he cannot expect to
understand his parents and they will
certainly not understand him.
Recently at a conference on Youth,
the World and the Church in the
Seventies, Dr. Harley Parker, who is an
associate of Marshall McLuhan,
modern philosopher of communica-
tions, vividly demonstrated the indoc-
trination of today's youth when in his
lecture he emphasized the following
ideals:
"I think of education not as an as-
similation of data but as training in
perception; training young people how
to sense their world."
"You can get a concept out of a
percept but you cannot get a percept
out of a concept."
"This is troubling our society,
giving children concepts . . . (they)
can't see anything with a fresh eye."
"The only thing that is going to
stop pollution in our nation is the un-
polluted mind. The only way you can
do that is by training in perception."
"Good taste is the first refuge of
the witless."
"I never make a value judgment."
On the surface these statements
have a certain ring of validity. Then as
we begin to examine them carefully
they take on a frightening aspect, es-
pecially when we note the enthusiastic
approval being given them by our
young intellectuals.
These words, as foreign to our ear
as the Auca tongue, are becoming the
language of many today. They deny
the authority of any voice or principle
outside of those one has gained for
himself by means of his own sense
organs. This is very flattering to one's
ego, for it places him in complete com-
mand without accountability to any-
one. More significantly, this is an abso-
lute denial of any valid written revela-
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tion from God upon which the great
issues of life may be based. Coupled
with denial of God's written revelation
is a denial of any plan, purpose, or
organization whatsoever to our uni-
verse. Logical reasoning is out-the-
window, and we take our place in a
world of perceptive beings each sorting
out his own jumble of sensory experi-
ences, to which he will respond in his
own way, with no one in a position to
distinguish between those taboo con-
cepts of "right" and "wrong."
Brethren, the hour is late. Unfore-
seen chasms are appearing on all sides
to cordon us off from those who are
precious to us, and already there are
many who cannot understand our
words of warning. We are finding that
we cannot suddenly jump into action
in time to save those who are en-
dangered, for by then they do not
hear. What we do we must do quickly
and with the utmost diligence. Our
children must see the reality of a per-
sonal Christ who lives meaningfully in
our lives. Our communities must bear
the invitation to, "Come unto me, all
ye that labour and are heavy laden."
Our world must see the demonstration
of Christ's love in lives not too
precious to be laid down on foreign
soil as missionary messengers of the
good news of a Saviour who died that
we might live. There may not be any
tomorrow. *
THE THOUGHT CAME TO ME-COULD WE GO?
We re on Our Way!
(FMS editor's note: Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Henning left the U.S. on June 16, ac-
companying Dr. and Mrs. Jake Kliever
on their return trip to Africa following
their furlough year. The Hennings have
written personal testimonies of the
Lord's leading toward this event.)
Wonder of wonders that the Lord
could use a man of my age in some
endeavor of missionary work! I
thought that I could never be a mis-
sionary because of the language bar-
rier, but God has His way of providing
the opportunity if one has the desire
to carry through. Well, I have that de-
sire, so I know God will supply every
need.
I have for a number of years
wanted to be able to go to Africa and
visit the various stations and walk
where our missionary friends have
labored. Now I can really be one of
them for a year and work in the field
myself. I am looking forward to the
experience that I shall gain and I hope
that I may be able to bring back to my
church the same enthusiasm that I
have in going. My desire is to be able
to help at the Bible Center station and
relieve some of the personnel to do the
more important work of witnessing to
the Africans.
The Lord has prepared me well in
the educational field. My area of
teaching has given me a varied experi-
ence, having served thirty-seven years
in Vocational Education and Industrial
Arts in high school. I have installed
and maintained equipment in the high
school as well as in various factories.
I have had the privilege of sitting
under good Bible-teaching ministers
who have had a great influence on my
life. The Lord gave me experience in
teaching and working with young
people, serving as superintendent of
Sunday school, moderator of the
church, working with laymen and
boys, and on it goes. Not boasting,
God forbid, but just sharing with you
the way God prepared me for His
work. So now I am really looking for-
ward to serving Him in Africa.
The Lord has been so good in pro-
viding and preparing my wife and me
for this new adventure. We desire your
prayers on our behalf that we might be
completely in the Lord's will and able
to do the work He has laid out for
us,.— Ted Henning
P.S. Hebrews 4:14-16: "Seeing then
that we have a great high priest, that is
passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son
of God, let us hold fast our profession.
For we have not an high priest which
cannot be touched with the feeling of
our infirmities; but was in all points
tempted like as we are, yet without
sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto
the throne of grace, that we may ob-
tain mercy, and find grace to help in
time of need."
"And we know that all things work
together for good to them that love
God, to them who are the called ac-
cording to his purpose" (Rom. 8:28).
After the many years we have
prayed for missionaries and helped in
their support, the Lord is sending my
husband and me to Africa to serve
Him for one year. How we do praise
the Lord for this opportunity!
As a child I can remember my
mother and father entertaining many
missionaries in their home. It was a
thrill for me to know these mission-
aries personally and to learn of their
work. After Ted and I were married,
we too were soon entertaining mission-
aries in our own home. Then our own
pastor and his wife, Jake and Freda
Kliever, went to the mission field in
Africa.
I taught school five years before 1
was married, and then after fifteen
years as a homemaker I was asked to
return to teaching due to the teacher
shortage. At the time I returned, I
promised the Lord that I would not let
my teaching interfere with my work
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Henning
for Him. During the next twelve years
1 taught in grades three through six.
Then came a challenge! In the
system in which I was teaching they
wanted to start a Special Education
class. I was asked to do this, and after
much thought and prayer I accepted.
Of course that meant going back to
college and taking some special courses
during the summer.
During my first year in Special Edu-
cation, Ruth Kent, the teacher of the
missionary children in Africa, came
home on furlough. She spent several
days in our home and visited my class.
We exchanged ideas, and I thought
then how wonderful it would be to
supply for her for one year but felt 1
was not qualified.
Finally, in 1966 I received my col-
lege degree. The desire to teach in
Africa was still there. It was in August
of this last year that I learned that
Ruth Kent would be coming home this
June. Since Ted had retired, the
thought came to me— could we go, and
would I be able to supply for Ruth?
In addition to my education experi-
ence, the Lord has given me the op-
portunity of serving Him as Sun-
day-school teacher in the children's de-
partments, choir director, VBS
director, WMC president and SMM
patroness (local, district, and nation-
al).
Praise the Lord! We are on our way
to Africa. Our desire is being fulfilled!
-Naomi Henning ^
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Brethren Missionary Herald
A practical outline for a
practical missions program
By Dr. Kenneth Ashman
Pastor, Wooster, Ohio
Our Church in Our World
Every church worthy of a place
in the New Testament record was a
missionary church. Those congre-
gations were more than "mission-
ary-minded"— they were "mission-
ary-hearted." The Lord has com-
manded each generation to reach its
own generation with the Gospel.
The organism ordained of the Lord-
to spread the Gospel is the Church,
His body, His Spirit-filled witnesses.
A person who has a command does
not need a call. In the well-known,
but little practiced, command of
Jesus reflected in Matthew 28:19
and 20, the Lord gave a complete
assignment— Go ye into all the
world. He gave a complete assist-
ance—preach the gospel. He gave a
complete assurance-"/ am with
you alway. "
The heathen around the world
today are reechoing the cry of an-
cient Job: "Oh that I knew where I
might find him!" The answer to
that cry produces a continual mis-
sionary spirit, a consistent mission-
ary program, and a constant nis-
sionary support.
Explanation— A church, to be-
come missionary-hearted, must be
informed of the Biblical basis for
missions, and the personal respon-
sibility that each believer has
to discharge his obligation to
the Lord and to the world. Every
conceivable means available should
be used to explain to the members
of the congregation, young and old,
all about the missionary outreach
of the church and the denomina-
tion. Missions should be explained
from the pulpit and from the class-
room. A proper explanation of mis-
sions to a congregation includes in-
formation concerning fields, con-
cerning support, concerning assign-
ments, concerning problems, and
concerning prayer requests. There
should be a constant flow of such
information through all available
channels to the congregation. An
informed congregation becomes a
missionary congregation.
Exhortation— The missionary
committee of the church should be
charged with the responsibility of
continually exhorting each and
every member to be "missionary"
in heart and in action. The exhorta-
tions of the committee can be pur-
sued through many channels. In our
own church we have a bimonthly
missionary challenge in each class
and department of our Sunday
school. There is a large mission dis-
play board in a prominent place
which is kept up to date with color-
ful and meaningful material. Visit-
ing missionaries are shuttled from
class to class to give brief testi-
monies so that the total school re-
ceives a challenge on the day of
their visit. A constant supply of ex-
hortative literature Is put into the
hands of the membership (not laid
on a table to gather dust).
Missionary support is not limited to
a once-per-year conference with
pledges, but rather is kept as a
weekly obligation before the people
with appropriate envelopes avail-
able for their designated gifts. Doc-
umentary missionary films are pre-
sented at least once a month. Some-
one has well said that "The greater
part of promotion is motion." A
moving missionary motivation in a
church is promoted by constant ex-
hortation, followed by responsive
action.
Expectation— Such a missionary
program of explanation and exhor-
tation leads to certain expectations.
It can be expected that missionary
recruit 
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