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Cover  Photo:  Dramatic 
moment  at  national 
conference  1975,  when 
Lynn  and  Mary  Hoyt, 
Aldo  and  Alice  Hoyt, 
and  Norm  and  Cleo 
Johnson  were  dedicated 
to  missionary  service. 
(Photo  by  John  Bur- 
toft) 


Cornerstone  Laying  for  B.E.S.T 4 

The  Laying  On  of  Hands    6 

The  Chateau  Walls  Speak 8 

Barrels,  Crates  and  Migraines 10 

I'm  A  Child  Of  The  King 12 

And  God  Made  Four     14 

Christian  Education  Switchboard    ....  16 

Horace  Mann,  John  Dewey  and  the 

American  Education  Rip-off 18 

Public  Relations  and  Christian  Ministry  .  20 

BMH  News  Summary 23 


Charles  W.  Turner,  Editor 

Kenneth  E.  Herman,  Managing  Editor 

Tim  Kennedy,  Design  and  Layout  Artist 

Anne  Alexander,  Editorial  Secretary 

Omega  Sandy,  IBM  Selectric  Composer  Operator 

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DEPARTMENTAL    EDITORS 
Foreign  Missions— Rev.  John  Zielasko 
Grace  Schools— Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt 
Home  Missions- Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 
Christian  Ed.— Rev.  Howard  Mayes 
WMC— Mrs.  Daniel  Pacheco 


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Thanks... 


Dear  Readers, 

I  would  like  to  express  my  persona! 
thanks  as  well  as  the  thanks  of  the 
staff  of  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her 
aid  Company  for  your  generosity,  fi 
letter  was  sent  out  to  the  Herald  sub 
scribers  to  call  attention  to  the  fad 
that  we  were  celebrating  our  SSth 
Birthday  in  the  ministry  of  the  printed 
page.  We  asked  you  to  share  in  the 
ministry  with  a  gift,  and  in  turn  we 
would  send  you  a  Bible. 

At  the  outset  I  decided  to  write  c 
personal  note  of  thanks  to  everyone 
who  responded.  I  was  not  exactly  pre 
pared  to  use  up  a  couple  of  ball  poinl 
pens.  The  gifts  and  notes  started  com 
ing  in  and  I  started  writing.  Day  aftei 
day  we  received  the  gifts  and  some  o' 
the  sweetest  notes  I  have  ever  seen 
The  effort  was  beyond  anything  I  per 
sonally  expected.  The  gifts  came  at  the 
right  time  because  the  Herald  Boarc 
voted  to  purchase  a  new,  larger  pres; 
to  meet  the  growing  demands  of  oui 
print  shop. 

At  this  writing  the  letters  are  still 
coming  in  and  you  really  have  madr 
our  birthday  a  happy  one.  You  alst 
made  possible  the  enlargement  of  ou 
printed  page  ministry.  If  any  mistake 
were  made  or  anyone  was  missedi 
please  let  us  know. 

Again  my  deepest  of  thanks  to  all 
of  you  sweet  people. 


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Address  your  letter  to  the  editor.  Rex 
Charles  W.  Turner,  Brethren  Missionar 
Herald,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46591 
All  letters  must  be  signed,  although  nami 
will  not  be  used  in  the  magazine. 


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Brethren  Missionary  Herald 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 

The  Last 

of  the 

Free  LuTiches 


Here  we  are  on  the  first 
day  of  1976!  The  foot- 
ball bowl  games  are  in 
full     force     and    there 

I  will  be  a  lot  of  red  eyes 

tomorrow  for  varying  reasons.  But  it  is 
the  Bicentennial  red,  white  and  blue 
year  that  has  arrived.  New  Year's  Day 
has  always  been  a  time  to  stop  and 
evaluate  the  future.  This  year  it  seems 
more  than  ever  will  be  a  time  for 
analysis. 

Perhaps  the  year  will  see  the  end  of 
the  "free  lunch."  The  free  lunch  is  an 
expression  that  has  received  common 
usage  in  the  language  of  the  American 
people.  It  symbolically  speaks  of  any- 
thing that  may  be  obtained  without 
cost  to  the  individual.  Free  lunches 
have  become  a  way  of  life  to  people. 
The  movement  of  the  government  into 
so  many  phases  of  our  personal  lives 
does  not  need  to  be  documented  since 
it  is  very  obvious.  Free  educational 
benefits,  free  hospital  expenses,  free 
food  stamps,  free  housing  allowances, 
and  on  and  on.  We  have  become  ac- 
customed to  leaning  on  the  state, 
county  and  good  old  Uncle  Sam  for 
practically  everything.  Promises  keep 
coming  of  more  free  things  that  will  be 
available  in  the  future.  We  are  getting 
so  many  free  things  in  this  country, 
that  it  has  reached  the  place  where  it  is 
difficult  to  afford  all  of  the  free  items. 
If  our  friendly  congressman  gets  any 
nicer  to  us,  we  will  all  go  broke  bask- 
ing in  our  free  freedoms. 

New  York  City  has  come  to  its  day 
of  reckoning,  and  the  "pass  outs"  are 
all  passed  out.  The  promises  of  high 
wages  and  enormous  pensions,  free 
college  education,  and  a  welfare  hand- 
out that  staggers  the  imagination  have 
all  come  due  and  there  seems  to  be  no 
one  too  happy  about  paying  the  bill. 


But  who  has  ever  been  happy  about 
paying  bills  anyway!  So  what  is  new? 
The  fact  that  the  bill  collector  says: 
"No  More-Pay  Up!"  As  true  in  all 
cases  the  debtor  wants  help  because 
his  case  is  "special."  However,  one 
spendthrift  who  has  run  out  of  credit 
is  not  different  from  another  one.  It  is 
just  easy  to  blame  someone  else  for 
our  problems.  Take  a  lesson,  Washing- 
ton, we  all  may  be  next. 

The  free  lunch  has  always  been  an 
illusion.  It  just  never  existed  in  the 
first  place.  There  is  nothing  free  .  .  . 
someone  always  picks  up  the  tab.  All 
of  those  free  offers  show  up  some- 
where in  the  final  bill.  We  are  going  to 
pay  not  only  in  interest  but  in  usury 
for  our  high  living.  Every  free  program 
is  financed  from  the  tax  money  of  the 
working  people.  Those  working  people 
are  getting  fewer  in  number  all  the 
time,  and  the  free  lunchers  are  getting 
more  in  number.  Not  a  very  pleasing 
prospect! 

You  may  be  mentally  challenging 
me  because  of  these  negative  state- 
ments regarding  free  gifts.  Many  of  my 
readers  will  have  spotted  an  apparent 
flaw  in  my  conclusions.  You  know  and 
I  know  that  the  greatest  gift  of  all  is 
free,  that  is,  the  gift  of  eternal  life 
through  Jesus  Christ.  But  even  here  it 
cost  someone  something.  In  fact,  it 
was  the  most  expensive  gift  in  the 
history  of  the  world. 

First,  it  cost  the  Father  His  own 
Son,  Jesus  Christ.  Christ  left  the  con- 
fines of  the  divine  presence  of  God  to 
come  down  to  this  earth.  That  is  an 
unfathomable  expense.  It  cost  the  Son 


By  Charles  W.  Turner 
Editor 


His  very  life  as  Jesus  Christ  took  upon 
Himself  human  form.  Then  it  cost  Him 
His  life  as  He  died  to  pay  the  penalty 
of  our  guilt.  So  what  we  may  call  free 
as  pertaining  to  the  gift  of  God  was 
extremely  costly.  It  is  free  in  the  sense 
it  is  not  possible  to  work  for  it,  pay 
for  it,  or  obtain  it  in  any  way  on  our 
own  merits.  But  it  had  to  be  paid  for 
by  someone  at  some  time. 

With  the  movement  of  history  there 
is  a  growing  consciousness  on  the  part 
of  many  that  we  need  to  "wise  up"  to 
the  fact  the  time  of  the  free  lunch  has 
ended.  It  never  was  really  here.  What  is 
obtained  must  somehow  be  paid  for 
by  someone.  It  is  always  the  hope  of 
humanity  that  the  payer  of  the  bill 
will  be  the  other  fellow.  This  philoso- 
phy cuts  its  inroads  into  the  church 
and  its  work.  If  we  are  not  careful,  we 
can  become  freeloaders  on  others. 
Often  we  depend  on  even  the  unsaved 
to  carry  a  heavy  part  of  the  load  that 
we  were  supposed  to  have  picked  up 
when  we  became  children  of  God. 

We  are  going  to  have  to  face  new 
problems  in  the  coming  years  if  Jesus 
does  not  return.  Changing  rules  of 
taxation  and  the  church  are  coming 
our  way.  We  may  have  spent  too  much 
time  in  the  past  pleading  with  people 
to  give  to  the  church  on  the  basis  of 
the  tax-free  benefits  of  their  gifts.  In- 
stead of  this  approach,  we  should  have 
been  expounding  the  truth  that  their 
gifts  ought  to  have  been  based  on  their 
love  of  God  and  His  work  and  not  on 
what  could  be  extracted  from  the  civil 
government.  Too  many  church  people 
have  been  accepting  the  benefits  of  the 
church  without  contributing  anything 
in  service  or  dedication.  Perhaps  it  is 
about  time  we  ran  out  of  the  free 
lunch  philosophy  and  got  back  to 
some  basic  responsibilities.  ^ 


JANUARY    1,    1976 


n  Sunday  afternoon, 
May  4,  1975,  under  a 
bright  sun  in  Bangui, 
Central  African  Repub- 
ic.  Rev.  Samuel  Odun- 
aike,  a  Nigerian  and  president  of 
A.E.A.M.  (Association  of  Evangelicals 
of  Africa  and  Madagascar),  gave  the 
dedicatory  address  (translated  into 
Sango  by  Missionary  Don  Hocking)  for 
the  beginning  of  the  construction  of 
B.E.S.T.  (Bangui  Evangelical  School  of 
Theology). 

Approximately  one  thousand 
people  gathered  at  the  corner  of 
Avenue  Jean— Bedel  Bokassa  and 
Avenue  de  France.  This  crossroads  has 
a  new  name  since  the  property  was 
given  to  the  seminary.  It  is  now  called 
"Schools  Crossroads"  (three  other 
schools  are  in  the  immediate  area). 
Among  the  one  thousand-plus  were  six 
choirs  (three  Baptist  and  three  Breth- 
ren), one  of  which  had  composed  a 
special  song  for  the  occasion.  All  but 
one  of  the  members  of  the  Action 
Committee  were  present  and  partici- 
pated.   Pastors   of   four   different    de- 


Al  Balzer  supervising  work 


Cornerstone  Laying  for  B.E.S.T. 

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By  Rev.  Donald  Hocking 

nominations  were  there  as  well  as  re- 
porters from  the  Central  African  Re- 
public radio  and  television  stations. 

From  the  time  of  the  initial  investi- 
gations in  March  1973,  which  followed 
the  decision  by  the  General  Assembly 
of  A.E.A.M.  in  Limuru,  Kenya,  to 
build  a  French-speaking  evangelical 
seminary,  until  this  sun-drenched  Sun- 
day afternoon,  many  hours  had  been 
spent  in  government  offices  and  build- 
ing department  offices,  in  making 
plans  and  decisions  and  in  getting 
other  preliminary  details  arranged. 

In  his  message  of  dedication  Rev. 
Samuel  Odunaike  outlined  once  more 
the  reasons  why  the  city  of  Bangui  was 
chosen  by  A.E.A.M.  for  this  important 
project  which  will  serve  French- 
speaking  Africa.  He  also  mentioned 
why  we  need  such  a  school.  His  chal- 
lenge was  to  rise  up  and  build  for  the 
glory  of  Christ. 

An  offering  was  received  totaling 
$47.30.  This  has  brought  the  total  of 
gifts  to  over  300,000  francs  (about 
$1,500).  The  evangelical  churches  of 
the  Central  African  Republic  (over 
half    the   contributions   coming   from 


Rev.  Samuel  Odunaike  and 
Missionary  Don  Hocking  at 
the  building  site. 


Rev.  Samuel  Odunaike  (L.),  Rev. 
Noel  Gaiwaka  (R.)  and  Rev.  Don- 
ald Hocking  share  the  podium  at 
the  ceremony. 


Brethren  churches  so  far)  have  given  a 
good  testimony  to  other  evangelical 
churches  around  the  world  by  their 
voluntary  offerings  for  this  great  proj- 
ect. We  trust  other  evangelicals  will 
follow  their  example. 

The  Central  African  Republic  radio 
station  (Radio  Bangui)  interviewed  Mr. 
Odunaike  twice  during  his  stay  in 
Bangui,  as  well  as  recorded  the  entire 
ceremony  which  took  place  on  May  4. 
These  were  all  broadcast  over  Radio 
Bangui  and  took  up  most  of  the  news 
broadcasts  on  Monday  following  the 
Sunday  ceremony. 

Mr.  Odunaike  laid  the  cornerstone 
and  then  each  member  of  the  Action 
Committee  added  a  stone  (cement 
block).  A  bronze  plaque  will  be  pur- 
chased soon  to  replace  the  present 
cardboard  plaque  (graciously  made  by 
Rosella  Cochran  immediately  before 
her  furlough). 

Inside  the  cornerstone,  various 
documents  were  placed:  the  original 
letter  of  acceptance  from  the  Minister 
of  National  Education;  the  special 
ordinance  authorizing  the  creation  of 
this  seminary  by  his  excellence,  Presi- 


dent Jean-Bedel  Bokassa;  and  a  French 
Bible  donated  by  the  "Foyer  de  la 
Bible"  (Bible  House)  whose  director, 
Pastor  Ndomale  Joseph,  is  a  graduate 
of  the  Brethren  School  of  Theology. 
He  was  a  fellow-student  with  Rev. 
Pierre  Yougouda  who  is  now  studying 
at  Grace  Seminary.  Mr.  Ndomale  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Action  Commit- 
tee for  this  school. 

All  those  present  at  the  ceremony 
realized  that  something  very  important 


was  happening— not  only  for  the  Cen- 
tral African  Republic,  but  also  for  all 
the  17  countries  of  French-speaking 
Africa.  Difficult  days  of  organization 
and  construction  are  ahead,  but  the 
future  of  the  construction  and  the 
school  itself  are  as  bright  as  the  prom- 
ises of  God.  May  the  Lord  use  this 
school  to  produce  Timothys  who  will 
be  able  to  teach  and  entrust  the  Word 
to  faithful  men,  who  will  be  able  to 
teach  others  also  (cf.  II  Tim.  2:2).      # 


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nerstone laying  ceremony. 


Does  the  BFMS  Have  Any  Candidates? 

Since  1972  the  Foreign  Missions  office  lias  issued  117  prelinninary  applications  to  those 
who  have  made  a  request  for  such.  Of  these,  98  have  been  returned:  12  of  these  former 
candidates  are  now  serving  as  missionaries;  63  are  in  the  active  candidate  file  fulfilling  the 
requirements  for  active  candidate  status,  and  22  are  still  in  the  file  but  are  not  responding 
to  follow-up  efforts. 


JANUARY    1,    1976 


A  stranger,  unfamiliar 
with  the  Bible,  who 
happened  to  pass  be- 
hind the  administration 
I  building  of  the  Winona 
Lake  conference  grounds  on  Wednes- 
day, August  6,  1975,  at  10:00  a.m. 
would  have  been  perplexed  at  the 
scene  he  encountered— people  kneeling 
on  the  grass  with  bowed  heads— a 
group  of  men  standing  with  their 
hands  on  the  heads  of  those  kneel- 
ing—the crowd  gathered  under  the 
shade  of  the  stately  trees  in  obvious 
approval  of  the  goings  on.  His  curiosi- 
ty would  compel  him  to  ask,  "What  is 
happening  here?"  If,  perchance,  that  - 
stranger  is  an  atheist,  the  answer 
would  amuse  him.  One  who  does  not 
believe  in  God  would  view  this  whole 
scene  as  an  exercise  in  futility  and 
self-deception.  Really,  from  his  point 
of  view,  it  is  ludicrous. 

For  the  Bible  student,  the  laying  on 
of  hands  is  neither  a  humorous  nor  a 
mysterious  custom.  This  symbolic  act 
was  practiced  on  numerous  occasions 
in  both  Old  and  New  Testament  times. 
Hands  were  laid  upon  individuals: 
to  convey  blessing  (Gen.  48: 14-15),  to 
transfer  sin  (Lev.  16:21),  to  heal  the 
sick  (Mark  6:5). 

The  Laying 

In  a  unique  sense  the  laying  on  of 
hands  denotes  approval  of  an  identifi-  " 
cation  with  believers  selected  for  a 
particular  ministry.  "These  seven  were 
presented  to  the  apostles,  who  prayed 
for  them  and  laid  their  hands  on 
them  .  .  ."  (Acts  6:6— Living  Bible). 
".  .  .  the  Holy  Spirit  said,  'Dedicate 
Barnabas  and  Saul  for  a  special  job  I 
have  for  them.'  So  after  more  fasting 
and  prayer,  the  men  laid  their  hands 
on  them  and  sent  them  on  their  way" 
(Acts  13:2,3-Living  Bible). 

It  also  speaks  of  the  conveying  of 
spiritual  gifts  to  the  participant.  In  I 
Timothy  4: 14,  we  read  "Be  sure  to  use 
the  abilities  God  has  given  you 
through  his  prophets  when  the  elders 
of  the  church  laid  their  hands  upon 
your  head."  (Living  Bible) 

The  imposition  of  hands  is  a  most 
important  ceremony.  In  the  case  of 
missionaries  particularly,  the  church 
and  its  organizations  should  be  most 
careful  in  its  observance  for  several 
reasons: 


1 .  It  impresses  upon  the  missionary 
the  realization  that  before  God 
he  is  being  set  aside  for  an  im- 
portant ministry. 

2.  It  gives  him  assurance  that  his 
church,  local  and  national,  is 
identifying  with  him  and  trans- 
ferring to  him,  through  her  lead- 
ers, any  blessings,  authority  and 
gifts  that  the  Lord  may  be 
pleased  to  give  to  the  perfor- 
mance of  his  task. 

3.  It  helps  the  church  to  realize  its 
responsibility  in  sending  the 
Lord's  servant  out  of  the  pro- 
tection of  her  midst  into  an  un- 


to meet  and  identify  with  the  mission- 
ary representatives.  This  year  three 
couples  received  the  blessing  of  the 
conference  delegates: 

Lynn  and  Mary  Hoyt-Argentina 
Aldo  and  Alice  Hoyt-Argentina 
Norman  and  Cleo  Johnson-Brazil 
In  honor  of  the  75th  Anniversary, 
the    ceremony    of   the    laying  on  of 
hands  was  held   at  the  historic  spot 
"under  the  trees"  where  three-quarters 
of  a  century  ago  the  Foreign  Mission- 
ary Society  was  founded.  The  Lord 
gave    a   most  beautiful  day   for  this 
solemn  ceremony. 

We  pray  that  in  the  coming  years 


believing    world.   Congregations 
thus  would  be  more  apt  to  take 
an  interest  in  the  spiritual  and 
physical  well-being  of  their  mis- 
sionary   as    he  labors   to   make 
disciples  and  plant  churches. 
4.  In  times  of  difficulty,  frustration 
or   persecution,  when   the   mis- 
sionary is  prone  to  discourage- 
ment, the  mental  picture  of  this 
ceremony   recalled  to  his  mind 
will  fortify  him  in  the  realization 
that  he  is  not  alone.  He  will  re- 
member that  he  has  been  sent 
out  on  a  mission  by  both  his 
God  and  his  church  and  it  will 
buttress  and   encourage  him  in 
his  ministry. 
Each  year  the  Foreign  Missionary 
Society    presents    its    candidates    to 
national  conference  so  that  delegates 
from     the     National     Fellowship    of 
Brethren  Churches  will  have  the  op- 
portunity, on  behalf  of  their  churches. 


many  more  will  kneel  before  the  Lord 
as  elders  place  their  hands  upon  them 
and  commit  them  to  the  Lord  and  to  '. 
the  missionary  calling.  #  ; 


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By  John  W.  Zielasko 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


RetireTTient  ? 


Al  and  Elsie  Balzer 


By  Don  and  Betty  Hocking 


In  July  1971,  the  Central  African  Field 
Council  of  the  Brethren  Mission  gave  a 
farewell  party  for  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert 
Balzer  in  anticipation  of  their  retirement. 
__^^^__  They  had  already  served  with  distinction 
from  1946  to  19/1-25  years.  The  Lord  had  richly 
blessed  their  ministry  not  only  in  the  C.A.R.,  but  also  in 
the  Chad  where  Al  had  built  several  churches,  as  well  as 
the  Kliever  residence  and  a  medical  dispensary.  In  addi- 
tion to  being  a  helpmeet  to  her  husband,  Elsie  had  an 
effectual  evangelistic  ministry  wherever  they  went. 

To  the  retired  (?)  Balzers  in  the  States,  the  pull  of  the 
work  in  Africa  continued  strong  even  though  they  were 
busy  in  their  local  church  home.  "Would  the  field  be 
interested  in  the  Balzers'  return?"  was  the  question 
asked  of  Don  Hocking,  interim  field  superintendent  dur- 
ing Roy  Snyder's  furlough  in  1973.  Although  sure  that 
he  knew  the  answer  already,  Don  consulted  with  the 
executive  committee,  which  gave  a  unanimous  "yes"  for 
the  Balzers'  return.  So,  they  "re-tired"  and  started  roll- 
ing again  in  Africa. 

Al  and  Elsie  have  worked  as  a  team,  involving  them- 
selves in  every  aspect  of  the  African  work.  Elsie  has  been 
especially  effective  in  village  evangelism  as  they  have 
traveled  about  erecting  buildings.  The  list  of  buildings 
for  which  they  are  responsible  runs  the  gamut  of  minis- 
tries on  the  field.  For  example: 

—  46  new  church  buildings  (8  since  their  return  in 
November  1973) 

—  most  of  the  buildings  for  the  Yaloke  junior  high 
school 

—  the  medical  buildings  at  Boguila  and  Yaloke  plus  a 
number  of  dispensaries 

—  classrooms,  offices,  and  residences  for  the  Bible 


Institute  at  Bozoum  and  the  School  of  Theology 
at  Yaloke 

—   improvements  to  many  additional  buildings 

Now  to  cap  off  his  rich  years  of  service  Al  is  oversee- 
ing the  construction  of  the  evangelical  seminary  in 
Bangui.  What  a  fitting  climax  to  a  rich  and  fruitful  minis- 
try to  be  involved  in  the  first  evangelical  seminary  for 
French-speaking  Africa.  Al  is  in  the  process  of  putting 
up  four  buildings:  two  professors'  residences,  one 
married  student  duplex,  and  a  multipurpose  classroom 
building  which  will  also  house  the  school  library. 

After  the  cornerstone  laying  on  May  4,  1975,  it  took 
Al  and  his  crew  just  a  little  over  five  months  to  complete 
the  first  professor's  residence.  Al  and  Elsie  moved  into 
this  lovely  house  October  11,  1975.  Even  the  building 
department  in  Bangui  is  amazed  at  the  speed  of  con- 
struction for  this  kind  of  house.  Because  it  is  so  nice, 
people  are  coming  to  buy  the  plans  for  the  house  ($34  a 
plan). 

After  living  most  of  their  lives  in  Africa  in  trailers, 
hangars,  huts,  or  other  cramped  quarters,  who  deserves 
this  house  at  the  twilight  of  their  missionary  career  more 
than  Al  and  Elsie.  We  all  wish  they  would  stay  and  enjoy 
it  longer— like,  say,  another  10  years.  (They  will  reach  30 
years  of  service  in  July  1976). 

Al  and  Elsie  would  not  want  anything  to  be  said  or 
written  in  this  fashion,  but  we  feel  we  should  give  honor 
where  honor  is  due.  The  Balzers  have  always  been  inter- 
ested in  the  training  of  Central  Africans  and  Chadians. 
Now,  their  last  major  project  includes  all  17  countries  of 
French-speaking  Africa— training  Africans  for  full-time 
service  for  Christ.  Their  labors  have  been  for  His  glory. 

God  bless  you,  Al  and  Elsie,  and  thanks  for  the  privi- 
lege of  working  with  you.  ^ 


JANUARY    1,    1976 


Tenth  and  final  article  of  a  series 


By  Mrs.  David  Shargel 

"...  I  don't  use  human  plans  and 
methods  to  win  my  battles.  I  use 
God's  mighty  weapons,  not  those 
made  by  men,  to  knock  down  the 
devil's  strongholds.  These  weapons  can 
break  down  every  proud  argument 
against  God  and  every  wall  that  can  be 
built  to  keep  men  from  finding  Him. 
With  these  weapons  I  can  capture 
rebels  and  bring  them  back  to  God, 
and  change  them  into  men  whose 
hearts'  desire  is  obedience  to  Christ" 
(II  Cor.  10:3-5-Living  Bible). 

During  my  lifetime  of  500  years 
very  few  battles  were  fought  within 
my  ramparts,  but  I  have  seen  many 
battles  being  waged  here  in  neighbor- 
ing chateaus.  There  has  been  quite  an 
advancement  in  the  weapons  of  war- 
fare. My  brother-chateaus  have  told 
me  how,  centuries  ago,  spears  were 
sharpened  while  knights  sat  around  a 
roaring  fire,  and  how  armour  was 
polished  and  duels  were  fought.  Later 
on,  cannons  studded  their  outer  for- 
tresses and  ammunition  lay  in  the 
magazines.  During  World  War  11,1  was 
in  Free  France,  but  war  planes  often 
flew  overhead  because  Chalon,  just  25 
miles  to  the  north,  marked  the  border 
of  occupied  France.  Today  I  see 
Mirage  jets  practicing  maneuvers  in 
preparation  for  the  next  war. 

Even  though  the  memory  of  war  is 
still  very  fresh  in  the  minds  of  my 
countrymen,  those  battles  don't  really 
interest  me  much  anymore,  because 
for  the  last  11  years  the  conflicts  I've 
been  seeing  are  spiritual.  The  eternal 
destiny  of  many  Frenchmen  is  depen- 


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dent  on  the  outcome  of  these  battles. 
The  enemy  is  continually  attacking, 
trying  to  find  my  weak  spots,  shooting 
fiery  darts.  My  soldiers  have  put  on  all 
of  God's  armour  and  are  depending  on 
the  Holy  Spirit  for  the  strength  and 
wisdom  to  continue  fighting,  knowing 
that  the  battle  is  the  Lord's.  Will  you 
pray  for  them? 

PRAY 

—  that  God  will  keep  them  healthy 
and  fit  for  the  battle 

—  that  God  will  help  them  when 
they  are  tired,  discouraged  or  have  a 
special  problem 

—  for  the  missionary  children 

—  that  God  will  give  them  the 
special  love  and  understanding  it  takes 
to  work  with  French  people 


—  that  God  will  send  more  soldiers 
over  here  to  help 

The  battle  is  hard.  Christ  paid  the 
ransom,  but  the  enemy  is  still  holding 
millions  of  French  hostages  in  the 
dungeon  of  despair.  God's  soldiers  are 
few  in  number.  Talk  about  a  danger- 
ous and  exciting  mission!  Where  are 
the  volunteers?  Why  don't  you  enlist? 

In  a  fighting  army,  keeping  equip- 
ment in  good  order  is  a  priority.  The 
"Quartermaster  Corps"  here  has  some 
needs  which  could  be  met  by  some  of 
you  on  the  home  front.  My  kitchen 
needs  cabinets,  a  new  sink,  a  freezer 
and  some  new  dish  towels.  The  bath- 
tub and  sink  need  to  be  replaced  in  my 
upstairs  bathroom.  The  mess  hall 
could    use  some  additional  table  ser- 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY   HERALD 


vice,  too.  And  then  there's  my  bar- 
racks. The  three  women's  barracks 
need  new  wallpaper,  paint  and  cur- 
tains. The  men's  barracks  need  to  have 
a  sanitary  facility  installed.  A  locker- 
type  closet  where  each  soldier  can  put 
his  gear  is  needed  for  each  of  the  six 
barracks.  The  old  stove  and  refrigera- 
tor need  to  be  replaced  in  the  "of- 
ficers' quarters,"  additional  books  and 
cassette  listeners  are  needed  for  the 
library,  and  more  gifts  for  the  piano 
project  would  provide  a  small  organ 
for  the  main  meeting  room.  Because  so 
many  of  you  have  given  toward  the 
central  heating  fund,  this  is  the  last 
winter  that  my  soldiers  will  shiver  in- 
side my  thick  stone  walls. 

Would  you  regiments  on  the  home 
front  pray  that  God  will  continue  to 
show  us  His  strategy  and  tactics  for 
winning  the  battles?  And  perhaps  some 
of  the  divisions  in  your  company 
would  want  to  help  provide  new 
equipment  by  giving  toward  one  of  the 
above  projects.  Do  you  have  any 
Green  Beret  special  forces  you  could 
send  us  who  are  trained  in  using  God's 
weapons  to  capture  rebels  and  bring 
them  back  to  God? 


Chateau  Project  Summary 

KITCHEN: 

cabinets  $300 

sink  $200 

freezer  $450 

dish  towels  amounts  of  $5 
BATHROOM: 

tub  $300 

sink  $200 
DINING    ROOM: 

table  service  $25 
GIRLS   DORM: 

painting  and  redecorating  $250 

curtains  $25 

3  locker-type  closets  $300  each 
BOYS  DORM: 

painting  and  redecorating  $250 

sanitary  facility  $300 

3  locker-type  closets  $300  each 
APARTMENT: 

stove  $200 

refrigerator  $250 
LIBRARY: 

books— any  amount 

cassette  listeners  $40  each 
HEATING   SYSTEM: 

any  amount 

Gifts  for  these  projects  should  be  clearly 
marked  and  sent  to  the  Brethren  Foreign 
Missionary  Society,  P.O.  Box  588, 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 


verses  10  H7 


Barrels, 
Crates 

and 
Migraines 


By  Lynn  Hoyt 


Mary,  Michael,  Phillip,  Kathy  and  Lynn  Hoyt 


Lynn:  Honey,  do  you  really  think 
this  is  worth  packing? 

Mary:  Well,  I'm  not  leaving  it  here 
when  I   nnight  be  able  to  use  it  there! 

That  was  July  ....  Now  it  is  10:20 
p.m.  November  4,  1975,  the  first  day 
of  our  settling-in  period  in  Argen- 
tina—at long  last! 

Little  did  we  realize,  in  July,  that 
those  items  which  we  so  carefully 
packed  away  would  not  be  available  to 
us  until  today. 

My  fear  had  been  that  the  more  we 
packed,  the  greater  trouble  we  would 
have  at  the  customs  office.  However, 
Mary's  concern  was  more  of  a  long- 
range  objective. 

I  had  received  expert  advice  on 
crate  building  from  Mary's  grandfather 
who  is  a  skilled  furniture  crater,  so  1 
went  to  work.  My  instruction,  how- 
ever, didn't  alert  me  to  the  rapid 
weight  build-up  after  a  crate  is  packed. 
As  a  result,  the  first  crate  I  made 
weighed  500  pounds  when  it  was 
closed.  In  the  future  my  crates  would 
be  smaller!  But  the  crate  building  busi- 
ness was  short  lived  because  the  time 
was  coming  soon  to  have  the  packing 
done  and  to  be  ready  to  travel.  I  was 
leaving  immediately  after  national  con- 
ference on  a  two-week  tour  and 
needed  to  have  everything  ready  by 
then.  On  Friday  of  conference  week,  I 
closed  the  final  carton  and  moved  all 
the  crates  and  barrels  to  the  FMS  of- 
fice. With  a  sigh  of  relief,  we  left  the 
Warsaw-Winona  Lake  area  Saturday 
morning  August  9,  1975. 

Mary  and  the  kids  went  to  Pennsyl- 
vania to  stay  with  her  parents,  and  I 
traveled    for    16    days   with    Rodolfo 


Villa,  the  national  moderator  of  the 
Brethren  Church  of  Mexico.  Upon  fin- 
ishing this  time  our  family  planned  to 
visit  a  few  friends  and  then  leave  for 
Argentina.  Our  visiting  lasted  much 
longer  than  we  expected,  however, 
since  our  visas  were  delayed.  It  was 
three  weeks  later  on  September  24, 
that  we  started  on  our  way  to  Florida. 
We  intended  to  visit  several  churches 
and  conclude  our  trip  with  an  evening 
service  at  Fort  Lauderdale  on  October 
4th.  We  were  well  received  at  all  the 
churches  and  the  trip  was  capped  with 
a  prayer  circle  at  the  Fort  Lauderdale 
church  to  send  us  off  to  Argentina. 

As  is  often  the  case,  the  Lord's  tim- 
ing was  not  the  same  as  ours— and  we 
praise  Him  for  it!  Columbus  Day 
rolled  around  and  no  visas.  October 
19th— still  no  visas.  All  this  time  (from 
October  3)  the  people  of  the  Fort 
Lauderdale  church  proved  themselves 
to  be  good  Christians  by  taking  care  of 
the  missionaries  "after  a  godly  sort" 
(cf .  1 1 1  John) .  Our  thankfulness  to  that 
church  is  not  easily  expressed;  there 
are  no  words  that  can  explain  what  it 
meant  to  us  to  be  cared  for  so  well.  On 
October  24  the  papers  finally  came 
through— but  we  had  yet  another  wait. 

It  would  be  impossible,  the  Argen- 
tine Consul  said,  to  take  care  of  the 
paperwork  until  Tuesday,  the  28th,  or 
Thursday,  the  30th.  I  was  instructed 
to  get  my  tickets,  but  to  be  careful  not 
to  rush  things.  After  investigating  the 
different  flights,  we  chose  the  Pan  Am 
flight  because  it  was  leaving  before 
midnight  and  arriving  at  a  decent  hour 
in  Buenos  Aires.  This  would  mean 
waiting  until  Halloween,  October  31. 


The  Lord  had  His  reasons  for  these  de- 
lays. Let  me  note  the  ones  which  I 
have  since  discovered; 

1.  That  we  might  visit  two  additional 
Florida  churches. 

2.  That  we  might  enjoy  the  hospitality 
of  a  church  demonstrating  its  love 
in  response  to  our  need. 

3.  That  our  baggage  might  arrive  and 
be  unloaded  from  the  ship  before 
our  arrival. 

4.  That  our  own  faith  in  the  sovereign- 
ty of  God  might  be  strengthened. 
We  were  able  to  get  those  barrels 

and  crates  today,  just  four  days  after 
arriving  in  Argentina.  The  Lord  ar- 
ranged it  so  that  due  to  the  partial 
strike  of  the  dock  workers  everyone 
was  anxious  to  push  things  through, 
and  vje  got  our  things  out  in  less  than 
three  hours.  For  Argentina  that  is 
supernatural— only  the  Lord  could 
have  worked  that  out!  Let  us  rejoice 
and  praise  His  name! 

Oh,  by  the  way,  the  migraines  come 
when  one  attempts  to  drive  in  Buenos 
Aires  traffic. 

It  is  now  1 1 :20  p.m.  on  this  my  last 
day  as  a  missionary  candidate  and  my 
first  day  as  a  full  fledged  missionary. 

Epilogue— November  8 

We  just  moved  in  and  things  look 
like  a  cyclone  hit,  but  they  are  starting 
to  improve  already.  The  people  here  at 
Marmol  had  a  welcome  party  for  us.  It 
was  beautiful.  The  WMC  gave  Mary  a 
bouquet  of  gladiolus,  and  everyone  has 
about  loved  us  to  death.  Praise  the 
Lord!  Mary  is  enjoying  it  here  very 
much.  She  starts  Spanish  lessons  in 
about  a  week.  S# 


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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY   HERALD 


slever  a  Dull  MoTnent  at  Bata 


Dear  Friends, 

'  nis  is  a  very  nleasant  t' 

now  back  in  classes  for  the  seco'd  -  "''         ''"''''''^  ""  "^^  °"  the  rVarZr  Kr"'''  ""'^  ''''°°'  vear 
^    These  people  have  manV  t "a  3      ,"IT  7'"'  ""  ^°^  ^°-  --t^;  '    '^"  "'"^  ^'^^^  -«  ^-e.  We  are 

During  the  vacation  time  Jw,°"'°^'  ^  "^'^^^  ^-°  women.  '  *"°  ^^^^^-  ^^^^  ^^^^  -other  to  lose 

with  many  other  activiti  "  "'°''  °'  ^^^  ^^^dents  were  busy  in  their  aard. 

For  one  week,  TIME  missionary  Rinh    h  u  '  "'  °'^'^'^"'  °^^-'-^ 

out  in  the  woods  for  youth   eade'     T^'         "''''  '^'°  ^^^  '^"w  returned  to  the  ^r  .    , 
the  camp,  the  leader  from    h    local  Bn  """"  '"^'  '"  ''""^  ^^^'°^^  churches  n  the  t      1'"'  '  '^''  '  '^^'^P 

-e  people  they  .e:  at^lL^-  ^^^  °-  -■--■^'  ----SVrLTs^^SrrL^^-l  ^^^T  '"  ^^ 
There  was  another  little  job  wp  h       ■  ^°''  take?"-to 

r;:et7CS^^-;-r -^-s^^tmS^  ^—  :;-  ^as  at  its  lowest  and  the 

for  the  working  condition  a      !",    °''  °'  '^'  ^"''  ^'^^^^  daysTa ter  the    it     ^'°"  ''°'^'^'"  °"  ^^^  ^"^  °f 

^-;^electric  light  and  llr  comp    Lr  Ih  °\t  "^"  '^=  ^ards'dow     t    b     af"!""  '"'""'■  '"  °^^^^ 

An  SOS  came  from  ouTva   t  '      ^^''^  ^°'^-  "^Provised  an  electric 

-  e^h'^-rt;^r  ~ -"  - -.  t:r  r::;-   ^^-  "^-  P-  was  not 

drive  more  than  150  n^'    s  out";?'"'''  *°  '^'^^^"^^  and    ak    a  other  road?°  h'  '°  "''^^  ^^^  h-- 
we  would  have  enough  gas  to  m  ^      T"  '"  °"^''  '°  9«  back  to  Bible  Cp°  ^  '  "'''*■  ^'^'^  "^^^e  us 

through.  (Gas  is  over  !o  cTnts"  Z'n    ''  '"''  '"  ^^  ^^^  ^^'^  -  ':''  ga^    1^      rthro  '  t""  ""  ^^^^ 
It  was  late  at  night  when  we  got  back   M  ■  '^         ""  "'"^^ 

country  he  didn't  expect  to  see.  '     '"'•  ^^"  "^'^^^^V  Gary  Austm  was  with  us  so  he  cot  t  , 

wit^us^^X^;  te  "'"^  -°---  ^°-  ^-  young  people  h 
-suresomr^f^;^;^:;^^^^^^^^^^^ 

(Tom   Ryerson  and  Chervl  ^     f     T    ^^^^  ^^'^  ^'n'^hed  their  schoolinn  tI  ^'^  '"  '°*'  °^  ways.  We 

helping  me  in  the  afte'noo  3  Jt  "'"'  '•''  "  '^"^o  language    td^JZ^L     '"°  T  ""'^^  "^----s 
and  melodicas.  Tom  anTchirareT'  '"^^^^^-^^al  classes'we  have   hrl  '  ol"       ''"  '''"'"''■  ^^'^  ^ 
Pec,a,  e        e,,3.e  e^ptl's^J:    oTngTnln^^rL^^^  "'^'^  eot :hra1^r'-^^^-'^^'  -'-- 
the  irde      Z:'^^^': ''  ""''  '^^'^'^  Peo  -e   Whtt^aiCy'"  °'  '?'  "'^^^^^^^  ^^  ^^^  made 
villages  aroundTere  1"^   iZ  "'"  ?^  '^'^  '"  ^-V  villag       W^  "^0  f  '' -^"^  '''  '^^'^  ^-^ - 
crowds,  and  this  filmTr  T^  '°'°''  ^''"^  °n  the  crucifixion  LT  ^      "''^  '"  ^he  evenings  to  the 

f'l-  has  a  good  ,.pact  on  the  viewers.  .    Xs   he  thilsTh'"  k  '""^  ^'"^^^  '--  b. 
The  children  are  in  school-L     h  '      ''  '''^'  ^"'^  ^^^'^  ^^^V 

We  have  a  prett;   ^"d  IJZ^ZZ'T'I  ^'  -'--  -  aVo^.  ^'^  ^''''--'  ^-^'-^-  They  just 
ret^^rd^-'r;-.-;-e^:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  to  put  up  a  fence  large 

-^^;°;nd£S 

^-evenings  a  week  whiX^X:::r-2rrLr"-^ 
By  Martin  Garber 


I'm  A 

Child 

Of  The  KiTig 

In  My  CoTTiTnuTilty 


Kxy  Pxopix 


Xvxn  though  my  typxwritxr  is  an  old  modxl,  it  works  quitx  wxll, 
xxcxpt  for  onx  of  thx  kxys.  It  is  grxat  if  all  thx  kxys  work  wxll  xnough, 
but  just  onx  kxy  not  working  makxs  thx  diffxrxncx.  Somxtimxs  it  sxxms 
that  this  organization  can  bx  likx  my  typxwritxr— not  all  thx  kxy  pxopix 
arx  working. 

You  may  say  to  yoursxif,  "Wxll!  I  am  only  onx  pxrson.  I  won't  makx 
or  brxakWIVIC." 

But  it  doxs  makx  a  diffxrxncx  bxcausx  to  bx  xffxctivx  wx  nxxd  thx 
activx  participation  of  xvxryonx.  So  thx  nxxt  timx  you  think  your  xffort 
will  not  bx  missxd,  rxmxmbxr  my  typxwritxr. 


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To  ILLUSTRATE  our  project,  let  me 
DRAW  your  attention  to  the  Grace  College 
Art  Department.  COLOR  the  rooms  empty 
and  CREATE  the  possibility  that  ART  majors 
must  SCULPTURE  their  degrees  in  schools  of 
other  DESIGNS. 

In  giving  through  WMC,  you  can  help 
PAINT  a  better  PICTURE  by  providing  some 
equipment  and  supplies.  SKETCH  in  your 
mind  the  need  and  ETCH  the  goal  of  $5,500 
in  your  prayers. 

LINE  up  your  giving  PARALLEL  with  the 
need  and  the  goal. 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD' 


Third  in  the  series  on  the  1975-76  WMC  Birthday  IVIissionaries 


This  photo  of  the  Miller  family 
was  taken  several  years  ago.  (L.  to 
R.)  Jeanette  (Mrs.  Stephen 
Mason),  Stanley,  Edward  II,  Ed- 
ward, Eileen,  Larry  Howard, 
Carol  (Mrs.  Larry  Howard). 


The  Lord 
Has  Been  So 


By  Mrs.  Eddie  Miller 


Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul:  and  all  that  is 
within  me,  bless  his  holy  name  (Ps.  103:1). 
There  are  many  reasons  for  me  to  bless 
the  Lord  for  all  He  has  so  abundantly  done 
I  in  my  behalf.  One  great  blessing  was  that  I 
was  born  into  a  Christian  home,  and  from  a  very  early  age 
was  taught  to  love  and  honor  the  Lord.  What  a  privilege  it  is 
to  have  come  to  know  the  Lord  at  that  time  of  life.  He 
spoke  to  my  heart  when  I  was  baptized  at  nine,  and  I 
responded  with  a  promise  to  serve  Him  wherever  He  would 
call. 

As  a  teenager,  during  a  city-wide  campaign  in  Modesto, 
California,  I  went  forward  with  a  group  of  other  young 
people  to  dedicate  my  life  to  service  on  the  foreign  field. 
From  that  time  on,  this  was  the  plan  of  my  life.  When  at 
Bryan  College  I  met  my  future  husband,  who  was  preparing 
for  the  ministry,  and  I  thought  perhaps  I  was  to  serve  in  the 
homeland  instead  of  the  foreign  field.  We  were  married,  and 
it  was  not  until  the  final  year  at  Grace  Seminary  that  the 
Lord  spoke  to  Eddie  and  called  him  to  serve  on  the  field  of 
Brazil.  It  is  marvelous  to  see  the  hand  of  the  Lord  in  our 
lives  as  we  wait  and  trust  in  Him. 

I  am  grateful  to  God  for  my  Christian  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Marvin  L.  Goodman.  We  lived  in  California,  where  my 
only  brother— Marvin,  Jr.,  now  a  missionary  in  Africa— and  I 
attended  grade  school  and  high  school.  After  I  graduated 
from  high  school,  both  my  father  and  my  brother  enrolled 
in  Grace  Seminary  so  the  family  moved  to  the  state  of 
Indiana.  I  soon  went  away  to  college;  my  first  year  was  at 
Bob  Jones  University  and  then  I  transferred  to  Bryan  Col- 
lege for  the  remaining  three  years.  Bryan  played  an  impor- 
tant part  in  my  preparation  for  the  field  with  special  em- 
phasis on  missions. 

Eddie  and  I  were  married  while  in  college,  and  after 
graduation  we  moved  to  Indiana,  where  he  studied  at  Grace 
Seminary.  Our  first  daughter,  Carol  (now  Mrs.  Larry 
Howard),  was  born  while  we  were  there.  Following  semi- 
nary graduation  we  went  to  Brazil.  Our  other  three  children 
were  born  on  the  mission  field:  Jeanette  (Mrs.  Stephen 
Mason),  Edward  II  (married  to  the  former  Susan  Moulton), 
and  Stanley.  It  is  good  to  see  the  hand  of  the  Lord  in  the 
life  of  each  of  our  children.  We  are  happy  for  each  one  as  a 
gift  from  the  Lord,  and  rejoice  that  each  knows  and  loves 


the  Lord  as  personal  Saviour.  We  have  two  grandchildren, 
Eric  (four  years)  and  Sonia  (eight  months),  the  children  of 
Carol  and  Larry  Howard.  We  are  joyful  as  we  see  these 
Christian  parents  training  their  children  to  honor  and  fear 
the  Lord.  Perhaps  this  is  particularly  impressed  on  my  mind 
because  in  our  area  here  in  Brazil  we  see  a  need  for  more 
dedicated  training  of  children  from  a  tender  age. 

My  heart  is  full  as  I  say,  "Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul." 
The  Lord  has  been  so  good  to  me  in  raising  me  up  from  the 
miry  clay,  and  day  by  day  forgiving  me  of  all  my  sins.  It  is 
good  to  know  and  serve  the  Lord!  It  is  good  to  walk  each 
day  with  Him,  knowing  more  and  more  of  that  love  which 
has  no  bounds! 


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Further  notes  concerning  Eileen  Miller: 

1)  One  of  the  special  blessings  the  Millers  are  enjoying 
presently  is  a  camper-truck  which  they  took  to  Brazil  when 
they  returned  two  years  ago.  In  a  prayer  letter  sent  out  last 
year,  they  wrote:  "We  now  travel  about  1 10  miles  one  way 
to  get  to  the  farthest  town  in  which  we  work.  We  are  thank- 
ful for  the  camper  we  have  on  our  pickup.  Our  first  trip 
into  two  new  towns  brought  quite  a  few  curious  onlookers. 
Many  could  not  believe  that  "thing"  on  the  truck  was  a 
house,  and  that  we  could  take  it  off  and  put  it  on  again.  We 
usually  stop  in  front  of  the  believer's  home  where  we  are  to 
have  a  meeting  that  night,  set  up  our  table  with  Bibles  and 
evangelical  literature  for  sale,  and  then  get  the  P. A.  going  to 
play  gospel  music  on  our  tape  recorder.  The  truck  stays  in 
that  same  place  for  outdoor  meetings,  and  we  just  get  inside 
and  go  to  sleep  for  the  night.  What  a  joy  after  a  long  and 
busy  day!  The  next  morning,  after  breakfast,  we  drive  on  to 
the  town  for  our  meetings  that  night.  All  this  on  paved 
roads." 

2)  A  tribute  to  her  parents  has  been  written  by  Jeanette 
Miller  Mason: 

"I  have  found  there  are  so  many  advantages  to  being  a 
missionary  kid.  Because  I  lived  with  friends  during  three 
years  of  high  school,  it  was  much  easier  for  me  to  adjust  to 
college  life.  I  know  that  my  grades  didn't  suffer  as  do  those 
of  some  students  their  first  year  at  college. 

"When  I  talk  to  friends  who  do  not  come  from  Christian 

(Continued  on  page  15) 


And  God  Made  Four 


By  Donna  Grubb 


What  can  be  more  startling  than  a  jingling 
telephone  in  the  middle  of  the  night?  I 
answered  it  and  found  that  the  caller  was 
asking  me  to  come  back  to  the  hospital— 
^_^_^_^_  my  mate  had  taken  a  turn  for  the  worse. 
To  add  to  the  complications,  the  hospital  was  65  miles 
away,  my  three-year-old  son  and  one-year-old  daughter 
were  in  bed,  and  the  car  seemed  to  be  needing  attention 
when  I  drove  it  home  from  the  hospital  just  a  few  hours 
earlier.  (Saturday  evening  had  not  been  the  time  to  find 
a  mechanic  on  duty!) 

Another  phone  call  was  made  and  in  haste  my  mother 
responded  to  care  for  the  children.  Without  further 
thought  of  the  ailing  car,  other  than  to  ask  the  Lord  to 
keep  it  operating,  I  set  out  alone  on  a  long,  anxious  trip. 

When  I  arrived  at  the  hospital,  I  was  greeted  by  a 
doctor  and  a  nurse  who  immediately  escorted  me  into  a 
counseling  room.  Since  there  is  no  gentle  way  to  tell  any 
woman  that  her  husband  has  passed  away,  indeed  the 
news  came  as  a  blow.  This  was  even  more  true  since  he 
was  only  30  years  of  age,  and  had  gone  into  the  hospital 
just  for  tests.  Less  than  24  hours  earlier  the  doctor  had 
assured  me  the  findings  were  less  than  had  been  ex- 
pected. There  was  no  brain  tumor  and  with  some  medi- 
cation everything  would  be  fine. 

How  could  this  be?  We  had  been  married  a  little  less 
than  six  years.  Such  things  happen  only  to  someone  else. 
But  as  I  faced  reality,  I  decided  that  this  was  not  the  end 
of  my  life.  To  be  a  widow  (Oh— what  a  terrible  word!) 
with  two  small  children  certainly  was  not  a  dream  come 
true.  There  seemed  to  be  a  bleak,  empty,  lonesome  fu- 
ture staring  at  me.  What  was  hidden  away  in  that  dark- 
ness? 

After  the  funeral  when  all  of  the  family  and  friends 
left,  the  silence  and  emptiness  of  the  house  seemed  un- 
bearable. But  the  Lord  gave  me  thoughts  of  reassurance. 
Certainly  He  could  make  no  mistake.  A  veil  of  darkness 
was  not  allowing  me  to  see  His  plan.  If  I  could  take  a 
giant-sized  step  over  this  darkness,  there  would  be  a 
brighter  tomorrow.  Since  I  am  a  child  of  God,  I  knew  He 
would  not  forsake  me.  He  had  promised  and  He  would 
surely  keep  His  promises. 

But  then  I  looked  at  my  two  little  fatherless  children 
and  my  heart  cried  out  to  the  Lord.  The  cry  was  in 
reaction  to  the  awesome  responsibility  of  training  these 
children  alone. 


Normally  when  things  get  me  down,  I  am  inclined  to 
try  to  find  my  own  solutions.  But  I  had  no  answers  for 
this  situation  and  the  darkness  seemed  to  surround  me 
like  a  thick  fog  that  could  not  be  penetrated.  With  liter- 
ally nowhere  else  to  turn,  the  Lord  was  my  only  com- 
fort. The  Spirit  brought  portions  of  Scripture  to  my 
mind  that  gave  peace  to  my  troubled  heart.  At  times 
Satan  tried  to  hurl  darts  of  doubt  and  self-pity  at  me  and 
that  was  when  the  Lord  gave  an  extra  portion  of  His 
grace,  and  He  picked  me  up  when  I  fell. 

God  showed  me  that  He  would  be  the  father  of  my 
fatherless  children.  My  heavy  heart  was  buoyed  up  as  I 
meditated  on  this  thought.  How  could  I  ask  for  any 
better  solution  to  my  need  in  "training  up"  my  children 
in  the  way  they  should  go  than  a  heavenly  Father? 

This  has  been  my  hope  during  these  years  of  their 
growing  up.  We  have  prayed  and  shared  God's  Word  to- 
gether in  our  home.  God  gave  me  the  privilege  of  leading 
both  children  to  trust  Jesus  as  their  own  personal 
Saviour  during  tender  years  of  childhood. 

Faithful  Sunday  School  teachers,  youth  leaders,  vaca- 
tion Bible  school  staff,  pastors  and  Christian  School 
teachers  were  used  of  the  Lord  to  aid  in  their  training. 

Joy  has  come  as  I  have  seen  both  of  them  turn  to  the 
Word  on  their  own  to  learn  more  of  their  Saviour  and  to 
find  answers  for  personal  problems  and  decisions.  It  gave 
me  peace  to  send  them  both  off  to  college  a  few  months 
ago  knowing  that  each  of  them  had  sought  God's  will 
and  their  decisions  were  based  on  God's  Word  and 
prayer. 

The  same  Lord  who  helped  me  through  the  way  that 
seemed  eerie  and  dark  is  helping  today.  He  is  guiding  me 
as  I  face  the  future  in  what  is  still  another  phase  of  life 
without  my  mate.  He  is  helping  each  of  my  children  as 
they  attend  Grace  College  in  preparation  for  Christian 
service  as  the  Lord  will  lead  them. 

The  darkness  has  eased  as  I  meet  each  new  day.  He 
provided  light  for  the  path  only  as  I  needed  to  see  the 
next  step.  I  know  that  He  will  continue  to  "instruct  and 
teach  them  in  the  way  they  shall  go."  # 


WMC  Editor's  Note:  Donna  Grubb  is  a  1963  graduate  of  Grace 
College.  She  is  currently  teaching  fourth  grade  at  Mansfield 
Christian  School  and  attends  our  Grace  Brethren  Church  in 
Ankenytown,  Ohio.  Her  two  children,  Denise  and  Eldon.  are 
both  students  at  Grace  College. 


14 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


"THE   LORD  HAS  BEEN  SO  GOOD" 

(Continued  from  page  13) 

homes,  how  thankful  I  am  that  I  do.  The  problems 
some  others  have  in  understanding  or  accepting 
Biblical  truths  seem  so  simple  to  me,  but  very  diffi- 
cult to  someone  who  has  not  been  brought  up  in  the 
things  of  the  Lord. 

"I'm  also  finding  that  I'm  not  prejudiced  toward 
minority  groups— at  least,  not  like  some  people  are.  I 
can  be  more  sympathetic  with  people  who  are  not  as 
well  off  as  some  others  (in  relation  to  money,  edu- 
cation, and  so  on).  I  think  that's  because  I  grew  up 
with  people  who  were  poor  and  didn't  have  much 
education.  They  were  my  only  friends  (except  for 
other  MKs)  at  that  time. 

"The  experiences  I  received  while  living  in  Brazil 
are  many.  I  had  a  chance  to  learn  another  language  as 
well  as  live  in  a  different  culture.  I  have  no  regrets. 

"I  certainly  am  proud  of  my  parents!  I  praise  the 
Lord  for  these  who  have  always  loved  me  and  showed 
so  much  interest  in  me." 


notes... 


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Only  4  more  months  until  you  have  one  of  the 
most  exciting  opportunities  ever! 

NOTICE:  Sets  of  8x10  pictures  of  the  Birthday  Mis- 
sionaries are  available  on  loan  to  WMCs  for  their 
special  birthday  observances.  Write  to  the  FMS  Of- 
fice, Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590,  to  reserve  a 
set  of  pictures  for  a  particular  date.  You  will  be  ex- 
pected to  return  the  pictures  promptly  after  using 
them. 


Sure  Glad  I  Was  Here 

Have  you  ever  wondered  why  the  one  person  who 
should  have  heard  that  terrific  sermon  wasn't  there? 
Or  ...  it  was  a  great  WMC  Bible  study,  but  Sally,  the 
one  who  really  needed  it,  wasn't  there.  If  only  those 
people  would  be  faithful.  If  only  they  would  hear 
what  God  was  trying  to  tell  them  and  obey.  If  only 
they  could  see  (through  His  Word,  of  course)  what 
they  were  doing  wrong.  If  only  .... 

One  thought  just  occurred  to  me.  I'm  always  there 
to  hear  those  sermons  and  studies,  but  they  aren't.  Is 
God  trying  to  talk  to  me? 

"Don't  worry  about  the  other  person.  I'll  speak  to 
them.  Right  now  I'm  speaking  to  you.  Keep  your 
mind  on  Me  and  don't  fret  about  who  isn't  here. 
Listen  to  the  Word  and  apply  it  in  YOUR  life." 

Thank  you.  Lord,  for  the  gentleness  of  your  voice. 
I'll  listen.  Thank  you  for  bringing  me  here  today. 


WMC 


MISSIONARY   BIRTHDAYS  -  MARCH   1976 
AFRICA 

Mr.  Albert  W.  Balzer March  1 

Miss  Carol  Mensinger March  6 

Jonathan  David  Austin    March  10,  1975 

Miss  Gail  Jones     March  31 

ARGENTINA 

Norman  Alan  Hoyt March  7,  1963 

Mrs.  Lynn  A.  Hoyt March  12 

Mrs.  Hill  Maconaghy March  21 

BRAZIL 

Ronald  Andrew  Burk    March  15,  1972 

Joseph  Daniel  Johnson    March  25,  1975 

EUROPE 

Mrs.  Thomas  Julien March  27 

HAWAII 

Rev.  Foster  R.  Tresise March  20 

MEXICO 

Miss  Ruth  Elaine  Dowdy March  26,  1959 

IN  THE   UNITED  STATES 

Mrs.  Hattie  Sheldon    March  21 

Stephanie  Suzanne  Pfahler March  23,  1972 


WMC  OFFICIARY 

Pres.-Mrs.  Robert  Griffith,  517  Wile  Ave., 

Souderton,  Pa.  18964 
1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Jesse  Deloe,  706  Robson 

Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
2nd    V.    Pres.-Mrs.    Walter    Fretz,    413 

Wooster  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Secy.-Mrs.  George  Christie,  910   S.  27th 

Ave.,  Yakima,  Wash.  98902 
Asst.    Secy.-Mrs.    Thomas    Inman,    2244 

Fernwood  Dr.,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

80910 
Fin.  Secy.-Treas.-Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602 

Chestnut    Ave.,    Winona    Lake,    Ind. 

46590.  (All  checks  payable  to  Brethren 

National  WMC.) 
Asst.   to   Fin.  Secy.-Treas.-Mrs.  Ben  Zim- 
merman, R.  R.  1,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Lit.  Secy.-Mrs.  Charles  Koontz,  R.  R.  8, 

Box  157,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-Mrs.  Dan  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Hwy., 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Prayer   Chm.-Mrs.    Richard    Sellers,  4661 

Janis  Dr.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43227 


JANUARY    1,    1976 


15 


Reports  and  comments  about  success  in  Christian  Education  from  the  Christian 
Education  Department,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590.  Howard  Mayes, 
director;  James  Long,  assistant  to  the  director. 


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considering  vor;,tir    ^.     °'^  seriously 
tian  service      '""^'^"-^''^^' Chris 


ALASKA 


ARGENTIMA 

Summer    team     3 

should  know  Spanish^^'^^^^-^bers 

BRAZIL 

Summer    team     3 

evangelism  and  mn^  /  ''  ^  ^^"^^'e^-' 
^'^^-'d  be  music^iv  , ^"^^  '^^'^'^^^^ 
Portugese)  ^  '""^"^^d  or  know 

BRAZIL 

"^ine  months,  2  malp.-  h  ,     • 

of  ministries  '  ^^'^  ""  variety 

/^E^TRAL  AFRICAM   REPUBLIC 

^'ne  months    2  m=i 

^'^-nate  years  onr:V"'' '^^^'-'• 


HAWAII 
CUVHOLE,  KENTUCKY 

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""VHILL,  KENTUCKV 

FRAIMCE 

Summer,   up  to  r  „ 

"inrner,  2  males  anri  o  * 
S'on  ministries  females;  mis- 

MEXICO  CITV,  MEXICO 

bummer  or  veariw  „ 
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BOX  3S5,  .ri^^^^^^^^ 

*  your  questions  to  Ed  Lewis 


1976  Directory 
of  Christian  Schools 


1975-76           Staff                 Year 
School  and  Sponsoring  Church                                                                 Grades                    Enrollment       FT      PT           Begun 

Grace  Christian  School 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Phoenix,  Arizona 

Pre-K-8th 

315 

17        6 

1957 

Brethren  Elementary  &  Junior  High  School* 
Cherry  Valley  Brethren  Church,  Beaumont,  California 

K-8th 

195 

14        4 

1964 

Brethren  Church  Schools 

Brethren  Junior-Senior  High  School 
Paramount  Brethren  Elementary 
Long  Beach  Brethren  Elementary 
First  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  California 

Pre-K-12th 

1,017 

48        3 

1947 

Los  Altos  Brethren  Preschool 
Los  Altos  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  California 

Pre-K-K 

92 

13        4 

1972 

Greenwood  Nursery  School 
Greenwood  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Modesto,  California 

Pre-K 

60 

4 

1974 

Norwalk  Brethren  Elementary* 
Norwalk  Brethren  Church,  Norwalk,  California 

K-6th 

360 

17       8 

1954 

Grace  Christian  School 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  San  Bernardino,  California 

Pre-K-6th 

125 

9        2 

1955 

Brethren  Elementary  &  Junior  High  School 
Community  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Whittier,  California 

K-8th 

355 

15        3 

1953 

Grace  Brethren  Kindergarten 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Florida 

Pre  K-K 

47 

4 

1961 

Grace  Brethren  Kindergarten 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  North  Lauderdale,  Florida 

Pre-K-K 

25 

3 

1966 

Brethren  Christian  Schools* 
Bethel  Brethren  Church,  Osceola,  Indiana 

Pre-K-12th 

355 

22        2 

1955 

Warsaw  Christian  School 
Community  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Warsaw,  Indiana 

Pre-K-6th 

190 

10        2 

1958 

Grace  Brethren  Christian  School 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Greater  Washington, 
Temple  Hills,  Maryland 

Pre-K-8th 

329 

21      19 

1965 

Brethren  Navajo  Mission  and  Boarding  School 
Brethren  Home  Missions  Council,  Inc. 

Pre-first-8th 

121 

18       3 

1951 

Brethren  Kindergarten* 
First  Brethren  Church,  Taos,  New  Mexico 

Pre-K 

20 

1        1 

1961 

Ashland  Christian  School 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio 

K-6th 

80 

5        2 

1971 

Worthjngton  Christian  Schools 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Worthington,  Ohio 

Pre-K- 11th 

415 

12        4 

1973 

Grace  Christian  School 
fvlyerstown  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Myerstown.  Pennsylvania 

K-5th 

119 

6        1 

1974 

Brethren  Day  School 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Alexandria,  Virginia 

Pre-K-lst 

37 

6        2 

1961 

*  Based  on  last  year's  figures  since  we  received  no  reply  to  our  request  for  current  information. 

perated  by  Churches  of  the  NFBC 


Christian  Education  Department 


r^nTvi^r 


Horace  Mann,  John  Dewey 

and  the 
American  Education  Rip- off 


Are  the  Behaviorists  Putting  Us  On? 


by  JOHN  MAYES  as  told  to  James  Long 


I  talked    to   a  man  re- 

cently who  told  me, 
"It's  been  so  long  since 
I  had  a  high  school 
I  graduate  apply  for  a  job 
who  could  read  that  I'm  just  absolute- 
ly heartbroken." 

There  has  been  a  deterioration  in 
American  education. 

TWO  MOVEMENTS   IN  AMERICA 

You  cannot  separate  two  move- 
ments which  have  occurred  in  Ameri- 
ca. The  first  is  a  movement  in  theolo- 
gy. The  second  is  a  movement  in  edu- 
cation. 

The  rise  of  Unitarianism  brought 
with  it  a  denial  of  every  major  doc- 
trine of  Christianity.  It  denied  authori- 
ty. It  denied  the  deity  of  Christ.  It  re- 
fused to  believe  in  sin  and  sin's  conse- 
quences. It  rejected  heaven,  hell  and 
the  necessity  of  conversion. 

It  is  a  significant  observation  that 
Unitarianism  first  gained  impetus  and 
ascendancy  in  the  great  institutions  of 
higher  learning  in  the  eastern  part  of 
America.  And  with  it  came  an  orga- 
nized and  concerted  effort  to  turn 
Christian  schools  like  Harvard  and 
Yale  away  from  the  Christian  convic- 
tions upon  which  they  were  founded. 
The  watershed  was  the  issue  of  author- 
ity. 

They  succeeded. 

This  concentration  on  Christian  in- 
stitutions explains,  in  part,  why  the 
Unitarian  movement  in  theology  can- 
not be  separated  from  a  sister  move- 
ment in  education. 


TWO  PHILOSOPHIES  OF 
EDUCATION 

There  are  two  philosophies  of  edu- 
cation. One  is  authoritative.  One  is 
relativistic.  But  a  fuzziness  has  devel- 
oped. It  is  impossible  in  this  gener- 
ation to  spend  enough  time  to  brain- 
wash people  away  from  the  secular 
viewpoint. 

At  the  same  time,  the  state  has  not 
had  unmingled  success  in  its  attempts 
to  brainwash  people  away  from  their 
Christian  "consensus"  and  the  vestiges 
of  an  authoritative  approach. 

But  they're  trying. 

As  a  result.  Christian  schools  are 
not  as  good  as  they  could  be  because 
Christian  schoolteachers  and  staff 
must  expend  much  of  their  energy 
fighting  secular-oriented  Christians. 

In  fairness  (if  you  could  call  it 
that),  we  might  observe  the  corollary 
that  public  schools  are  not  as  bad  as 
they  could  be  (and  will  be)  because  of 
this  lingering  Christian  consensus— this 
authority  approach— an  abiding  hang- 
over from  early  America. 

So,  what's  the  difference  between 
Christian  schools  and  public  schools? 

Much.  More,  in  fact,  than  most 
Christians  can  fathom.  And  the  differ- 
ence is  largely  a  difference  in  approach 
to  knowledge. 

"The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  begin- 
ning of  knowledge"  (Prov.  1:7).  Re- 
move that  motivation  and  orientation, 
and  you  have  murdered  the  prime 
reason  to  learn  and  have  destroyed  the 
reference  point  of  ail  truth. 


THE  GREAT  EDUCATION 
RIP-OFF 

But  what  has  happened  in  Ameri- 
can education? 

Bicentennially  speaking,  when  our 
Founding  Fathers  came  to  this  coun- 
try, the  first  education  was  carried  on 
in  their  homes.  As  many  of  these 
people  faced  their  inadequacy  to  teach 
such  subjects  as  mathematics  and  phi- 
losophy they  purposed  to  organize 
church  schools.  But  their  major  con- 
cern was  that  their  children  learn  to 
read  the  Bible  and  orient  their  life  to 
it. 

But  with  a  growing  non-Christian 
"enlightenment"  came  a  feeling  of  re- 
striction. And  the  effort  on  the  part  of 
secular,  relativistic  American  pagans  to 
extricate  themselves  from  the  restric- 
tions of  the  prevailing  Christian  con- 
sensus led  to  the  thievery  of  American 
education. 

Christian  schools  were  stolen. 

Public  education  was  born. 


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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


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HORACE   MANN:    THE   FIRST 
b        SHOCK  WAVE   HITS  THE 
■  TRADITIONAL   TRIAD 

■1  Horace  was  "The  WeatherMann"  of 
this  deteriorating  climate  in  America 
who  rose  to  prominence  with  the 
thickening  clouds  of  the  Unitarian 
movement.  All  of  this  catapulted  him 
into  recognition,  rendering  him  a  sig- 
nificant influence  on  John  Dewey  and 
etching  on  his  history  the  distinctive 
title:  "Father  of  Secular  Education." 
Horace  simplistically  surveyed  the 
educational  topography  of  America 
and  as  a  self-appointed  healer  pre- 
scribed strong  doses  of  psychology  and 
social  concepts  in  a  progressive  frame- 
worl<,  with  the  optimistic  aspiration  of 
"better  people  through  state-directed 
education."  With  this  rising  emphasis 
on  the  social  sciences— "The  Horace 
Panacea"— came  a  corresponding  de- 
emphasis  of  the  fundamental  si<ills— 
that  traditional  triad:  "reading,  'riting 
and  'rithmatic." 

^     HANG  DOWN  YOUR 
HEAD  JOHN  DEWEY 

Horace  IVlann's  efforts  to  "claim  the 
child  for  the  state"  got  the  firm  shove 
it  needed  from  John  Dewey.  When 
The  Education  of  the  Social  Order  was 
published,  "Ichabod"  was  written  over 
the  former  educational  approach. 
Dewey  did  the  writing. 

His  favoritism  for  the  "socialism 
child"  was  clearly  demonstrated  in  his 
exhortation  "to  make  sure  of  an  edu- 
cational system  that  informs  students 
about  the  present  state  of  society  in  a 
way  that  enables  them  to  understand 
the  conditions  and  forces  at  work."  A 
reference  to  burgeoning  socialism. 

It  was  Dewey's  conviction  that  if 
the  school  systems  could  at  least  be- 
come agents  of  communication,  in- 
forming students  of  the  progress  of  the 
social  revolution,  "students  would  be 
ready  to  take  their  own  active  part  in 
an  aggressive  participation  in  bringing 
about  a  new  social  order." 

He  succeeded. 

And  he  did  it  by  the  "reeducation 
of  teachers  and  administrators." 


They're  still  enrolled  in  "his 
school." 

And  what  was  Dewey's  disppsition 
toward  "religion"?  "As  a  drowning 
man  grasps  for  a  straw,  so  men  who 
lack  instruments  of  skills  developed  in 
later  days  snatched  at  whatever,  by 
any  stretch  of  the  imagination  could 
be  regarded  as  a  source  of  help  in 
times  of  trouble.  In  such  an  atmo- 
sphere religion  was  born  and  fos- 
tered." 

Thank  you,  John  Dewey. 

You  cannot  have  education,  he  told 
America,  until  you  strip  the  educa- 
tional institutions  of  the  concepts  of 
the  supernatural  and  Christianity,  with 
its  dichotomy  between  "the  saved  and 
the  lost."  These  concepts  threaten  the 
"democratic  ideal." 

THE   ISSUE  WASN'T   HEDGED 
BY   HODGE 

So,  as  the  sun  was  setting  on  the 
prospects  of  religious  involvement  in 
state  education  Dr.  Hodge,  a  great 
Presbyterian  theologian  and  a  con- 
temporary of  the  Mann-Dewey  Duo, 
addressed  his  attention  to  the  issue: 

"I  am  as  sure  as  I  am  of  the  fact  of 
Christ's  reign  that  a  comprehensive 
and  centralized  system  of  national 
education  separated  from  religion  as  is 
now  commonly  proposed  (an  allusion 
to  Dewey  and  his  disciples)  will  prove 
the  most  appalling  enginry  for  the 
propagation  of  anti-Christian  and  athe- 
istic unbelief  and  of  anti-social, 
nihilistic  ethics— individual,  social  and 
political— which  a  sin-rent  world  has 
ever  seen." 

Education  emptied  of  religious 
character. 

Hodge  continued,  "It  is  capable  of 
exact  demonstration  that  if  every 
party  of  the  state  has  the  right  of  ex- 
cluding from  the  public  schools  what- 
ever he  does  not  believe  to  be  truth, 
then  he  that  believes  most  must  give 
way  to  him  that  believes  least  and  then 
he  that  believes  least  must  give  way  to 
him  that  believes  absolutely  nothing  at 
all." 

Prophetic,  isn't  it? 

Dr.  C.  C.  Morrison  added,  "Public 
education  without  religion  creates  a 
secular  mentality  faster  than  the 
church  can  Christianize  it." 

Did  you  ever  wonder  how  a  vocal, 
atheistic  minority  could  lead  around 
an  entire  nation? 

The  ring  in  the  nose  is  the  issue  of 
authority  and  absolutes. 


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THE   PIED  PIPER'S  PIPE 
DREAM:    NO   ABSOLUTES 

The  central  heresy  is  the  issue  of 
absolutes.  Dewey  said  there  were 
none.  "Everything  is  in  a  state  of 
flux."  It's  still  the  issue.  Different 
nomenclature  but  the  same  debate. 

But  the  Christian  stance  is  a  de- 
fiant, radical  insistance  on  absolute 
truth. 

God  is  an  absolute. 

Jesus  Christ  is  the  same  yesterday, 
today  and  forever.  That's  an  absolute. 

The  Bible  is  an  exact,  divine  revela- 
tion given  by  God,  to  which  every  man 
is  accountable.  That's  an  absolute. 

"Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultry." 
And  although  Freud  so  considerately 
reminded  us  of  the  strength  of  the  sex 
drive,  encouraging  us  to  not  thwart 
our  personality  by  self-deprivation, 
God's  absolute  Word  stands. 

There  are  absolutes. 

These  are  the  concepts  Dewey  so 
vehemently  denied.  And  he  must  carry 
the  responsibility  for  the  predominate 
role  he  played  in  piping  his  atheistic 
philosophy  in  the  rat-infested  recesses 
of  a  Christ-rejecting  educational  sys- 
tem. 

He  piped. 

Educators  followed. 

And  the  American  educational 
system  is  still  reaping  the  grim  conse- 
quences. 

I  am  convinced  that  Christian  edu- 
cation is  the  last  surviving  hope  for 
America.  Anything  we  do  that  fosters 
the  growth  of  the  secular  school  sys- 
tem and  does  not  build  Christian  edu- 
cation is  standing  on  our  own  oxygen 
tube  in  the  church  of  Jesus  Christ.     # 


JANUARY    1,    1976 


19 


Part  Two  of  a  Four-part  Series 


Public  Relations 
and  Christian  Ministry 

Using  Public  Relations  to  Improve  Christian  Communication 

By  Howard  Mayes 


If  has  an  almost  holy 
ring— that  little 
phrase— "I  don't  care 
what  people  think  of 
\  me."  And  yet  in  ful- 
filling our  commission  to  preach  the 
Gospel,  the  relationship  we  have  with 
other  people  is  critically  important. 
That's  why  it  is  appropriate  to  take  a 
long  hard  look  at  the  public  image  our 
churches  are  projecting.  Carefully 
planned  steps  to  improve  the  public  re- 
lations program  of  your  church  may 
greatly  improve  your  opportunities  for 
evangelism. 

1.  Public  Relations  Is  a  Complex  Pro- 
gram 

A  Sunday  School  or  church  does 
not  have  just  one  public  image.  This  is 
obvious  if  you  do  any  firsthand  re- 
search. I  personally  spent  some  time  in 
the  hometown  of  the  world's  largest 
Sunday  School— First  Baptist  Church 
of  Hammond,  Indiana.  I  decided  to 
ask  everyone  I  met  what  they  thought 
of   Jack    Hyles  and  the   First  Baptist 


Church.  In  a  very  short  time  I  found 
every  possible  range  of  opinion.  The 
answers  would  not  prove  very  much 
without  more  controlled  research  ex- 
cept that  a  church  has  many  "publics" 
and  therefore  many  public  images.  We 
will  never  be  totally  successful  in  win- 
ning the  approval  of  this  world  for  the 
work  of  Christ,  but  even  simple  efforts 
toward  influencing  people's  opinion 
concerning  our  churches  will  bring  in- 
creased success  in  communication  of 
the  Gospel. 

Your  church's  public  relations  pro- 
gram is  the  sum  total  of  every  image  it 
projects— from  the  ruts  in  the  driveway 
to  the  peeling  paint  on  the  steeple,  and 
from  the  way  the  teens  talk  about 
their  church  at  school  to  the  pastor's 
credit  rating.  It  includes  the  Sunday 
School  bus  and  the  paid  newspaper  ad- 
vertisement as  well  as  the  work  habits 
of  factory  workers  and  the  business 
dealings  of  the  church  building  com- 
mittee. Your  public  relations  program 
may  be  positive  or  negative,  but  it  is 
effective. 


2.  Attitudes  of  Churchmen  Toward 
the  Public  Can  Influence  Greatly 
the  Public  Attitudes  Toward  the 
Church 

Over  the  local  radio  station  in  War- 
saw, Indiana,  a  local  independent 
fundamental  preacher  denounces  some 
segment  of  the  population  on  a  regular 
basis.  No  one  seems  immune  from  his 
attacks,  as  he  singles  out  other 
churches,  politicians,  a  local  Christian 
film  maker,  and  even  the  parents  of  his 
own  Christian  school  who  are  slow  in 
paying  their  tuition  accounts.  It  is  un- 
fortunate that  this  man,  who  is  conser- 
vative theologically,  equates  contro- 
versy with  communication  of  truth. 
Even  if  his  observations  were  all  valid, 
a  secular  radio  station  would  be  a 
most  inappropriate  place  for  launching 
attacks  on  other  Christians. 

The  overall  effect  of  this  kind  of 
fundamentalist  public  relations  makes 
the  communication  of  the  Gospel  to 
the  lost  more  difficult  for  all  of  us. 

Attacks  on  other  Christians  through 
venomous     name-calling    and    over- 


20 


(Continued  from  page  20) 

simplified  generalities  are  more  an  evi- 
dence of  carnality  than  of  spiritual  dis- 
cernment. 

Although  we  must  accept  some  an- 
tagonism from  the  world  because  of 
our  "position"  as  believers,  we  must 
carefully  guard  that  we  never  incur  an- 
tagonism due  to  our  "disposition"  as 
believers. 

A  carefully  planned  program  of 
public  relations  with  attention  to 
feed-back  and  two-way  communi- 
cation will  help  us  exert  the  maximum 
level  of  persuasion  in  communicating 
the  Gospel  without  compromise. 

3.  Public  Attitudes  Are  the  Result  Not 
Only  of  What  You  Do  But  of  the 
Interpretation  the  Public  Gives  to 
What  You  Do 

Unfortunately  every  good  thing  the 
church  does,  will  not  automatically 
build  good  public  relations.  Public  atti- 


tudes are  based  not  only  on  the  deed 
but  on  the  way  the  deed  is  interpreted. 
Therefore  good  public  relations  is 
more  than  just  getting  publicity. 

Hollywood  style  press  agentry,  as- 
sumes that  notoriety  is  as  good  as 
popularity.  In  communicating  Christ, 
however,  it  should  be  obvious  that 
merely  drawing  attention  from  the 
world  does  not  necessarily  contribute 
to  clear  communication  of  the  truth  of 
Christ.  The  fact  that  the  Gospel  is  an 
offense  to  some  does  not  justify  being 
offensive  with  the  Gospel. 

Some  assume  that  good  works  will 
automatically  assure  a  good  public 
image.  Virtue  may  be  its  own  reward, 
but  simply  doing  good  things  will  not 
assure  a  good  climate  for  public  com- 
munication. Good  works  misunder- 
stood or  misinterpreted  by  the  public 
may  hinder  and  not  help  in  the  com- 
munication of  the  Gospel. 

It  is  not  inappropriate  therefore  to 
remember  that  good  performance  re- 


sponsibly interpreted  builds  favorable 
opinion  and  improves  the  climate  of 
communication.  The  Bible  states,  "Let 
not  your  good  be  evil  spoken  of" 
(Rom.  14:16)  and  "Be  ready  always  to 
give  an  answer"  (I  Peter  3:15).  The 
practice  of  good  public  relations  is  not 
antagonistic  to  Christian  communica- 
tion but  is  an  important  part  of  it. 

In  the  business  world  we  occasion- 
ally see  someone  operating  recklessly 
with  no  regard  for  public  relations. 
Their  success  is  usually  very  brief. 

Some  Christians  put  their  own  spiri- 
tual slant  on  this  viewpoint  by  em- 
phasizing that  we  are  to  please  God 
rather  than  man.  We  must  all  agree 
that  given  two  options,  we  must 
choose  to  please  God  and  not  man. 
But  the  best  path  of  all  is  to  please 
God  by  effectively  communicating  His 
love  and  grace  to  a  lost  world.  Careful 
attention  to  your  "public  image"  can 
benefit  the  preaching  of  the  good 
fundamental  Gospel.  # 


P5H  JPilBJEHI 


A  computer-evaluated  Sunday  School  report  of  the 
National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches 


NOVEMBER 

CONTEST  WINNERS 

♦Average   attendance   of  all  reporting  Sun- 

day    Schools'-November     1974-171; 

Div. 

Church 

Pastor 

Superintendent 

November  1975-166 

A  - 

Whittier,  Calif. 

♦Growth    index    based    on    189    reporting 

(Community) 

John  Mayes 

Robert  Wilson 

churches: 
November     1974    weel<lv    average    atten- 

B   - 

Johnstown,  Pa. 

dance-30,984 

(Riverside) 

H.  Don  Rough 

LeRoy  Spangler 

November     1975     weel<ly    average    atten- 
dance-31,486 

C   - 

Conemaugh,  Pa. 

(Pike) 

Kenneth  Koontz 

Jack  Griffith 

Net  Gain  in  reporting  churches— 502  per- 
sons or  up  1.6  percent 

D  - 

Union,  Ohio 

Ron  Picard 

Carl  Trimble 

♦Summary 

E    - 

Washington,  Pa. 

Shimer  Darr 

D.  Malone 

102    churches    registered    increases    total- 

F    - 

Conemaugh,  Pa. 

ing-2,010 

(Singer  Hill) 

Marvin  Lowery 

Gail  Howie 

81     churches    registered     losses    total- 
ing-1,508 

G   - 

Columbus,  Ohio 

Largest     numerical     increase— Johnstow/n, 

(Eastside) 

Richard  Sellers 

Nick  Jacobs 

Pa.  (Riverside) 

H   - 

Okeechobee,  Fla 

Charles  Davis 

Steve  Rogers 

Largest  percentage  increase-Riner,  Va. 

1     - 

Riner,  Va. 

Murl  D.  Updike 

Randolph  Altizer 

*The     larger    the    number    of    reporting 

J    - 

Anderson,  S.C. 

Marion  Thomas 

Jack  H.  Broyles 

churches,  the  more  accurately  these  figures 
will  represent  the  church  growth  picture  of 

N   - 

Aiken,  S.C. 

Steve  Taylor 

the     National     Fellowship    of    Brethren 
Churches.   We  urge  the  total  support  of  the 

RECORD     ATTENDANCES 

North     Canton, 

Ohio-205;    Anderson, 

churches    of   the    NFBC  in    this  computer- 

S.C- 

-81;   Columbus,  Ohio  (E 

astside)-207,  Simi 

Calif.-300;   Dillsburg, 

evaluated  church  growth   analysis  which  is 
provided  free  of  charge  to  churches  of  the 

Pa.- 

91;    Long    Beach, 

Calif. 

(First)-1,754;   Joh 

nson 

City,   Tenn.-lOb; 

Fellowship  by  the  Christian  Education  De- 

Beaverton, Oreg.— 143. 

partment. 

JANUARY    1,  1976 


21 


CalifornlaTi  Goes  to  GerinaTiy 


Robert  Har- 
rell,  a  member  of 
the  Community 
Grace  Brethren 
Church  in  Whit- 
tier,  California,  is 
in  Germany  serv- 
ing under  the 
TIIVIE  program. 
Robert,  who  re- 
cently received 
his  masters  degree 
from  Bob  Jones 
University,  is 
trained  in  sacred 
music. 

Studying  Ger- 
man in  college 
and  feeling  that  the  Lord  is  leading  him  into  Christian 
work,  perhaps  missions,  he  applied  to  go  to  Germany. 
There  have  not  been  many  openings  in  the  TIME  pro- 
gram in  Germany  because  of  the  lack  of  missionary  per- 


sonnel to  help  make  a  short-term  worker's  experience  of 
the  most  value.  But  because  of  Robert's  qualifications 
and  willingness  to  spend  at  least  two  years  in  Germany, 
he  was  accepted  to  help  in  this  work.  His  home  church 
in  Whittier,  pastored  by  John  Mayes,  is  totally  supplying 
his  financial  support  needed  for  this  extended  period  of 
time.  Dick  Peak,  one  of  the  members  of  the  church, 
helps  to  encourage  and  promote  the  local  church  mis- 
sions program. 

Robert  had  additional  language  studies  in  Germany 
for  the  first  number  of  weeks,  but  he  is  presently  in- 
volved in  helping  the  Roger  Peughs— our  only  Brethren 
missionary  family  in  Germany.  His  work  in  the  Stuttgart 
area  is  varied  and  includes  work  among  youth  and  chil- 
dren while  using  his  music  as  well. 

Remember  to  pray  for  Robert  who  is  very  active  in 
sharing  Christ  among  the  German  people.  He  loves  the 
Lord  and  desires  to  help  our  Brethren  missionaries  in 
fulfilling  the  Great  Commission.  His  letters  to  the  Chris- 
tian Education  Department  are  continually  filled  with 
news  of  those  persons  to  whom  he  has  been  sharing.     # 


TIME  Exposure 


M'BAIKI  1359 


MA  HA  BE  NA  JESUS  NA  FADE  MO  OUARA  SAIUT. 


(L.to  R.)  Richard  Harrell,  Debra  Hinger,  Janet  Norwood,  Eric 
Smith  and  Jim  Hocldng  (son  of  missionaries  Don  and  Betty 
Hocking). 


The  four  California  young  adults  who  returned  from 
a  year  of  service  in  Africa  are  still  actively  sharing  their 
testimonies.  Debra  Hinger,  Jan  Norwood,  Richard  Har- 
rell and  Eric  Smith  completed  a  year  with  the  TIME 
program  during  the  summer  of  1975,  yet  they  are  still 
traveling  in  the  Southern  California  area  churches,  telling 
how  the  Lord  has  been  working  through  their  lives  while 
helping  and  learning  about  the  Brethren  missionaries  in 
Africa. 

These  young  adults  from  the  Community  Brethren 
Church  in  Whittier  and  the  First  Brethren  Church  in 
Long  Beach,  have  been  used  of  the  Lord  to  present 
strong  Christian  testimonies  to  both  young  and  old. 
Each  weekend  since  returning  to  California  has  been 
filled  with  speaking  engagements  in  churches.  They  show 
slides  of  the  work  in  Africa,  sing  and  share  testimonies. 

While  these  former  TIME  workers  continue  their  edu- 
cation toward  vocational  (full  time)  Christian  work  they 
have  been  used  to  challenge  lives.  Fifteen  serious  deci- 
sions for  Christ  have  been  made  (at  this  writing)  as  a 
result  of  their  efforts.  # 


22 


TIME  Keeps  Moving 


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In  Mem^^rii 


Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  a  pastor. 

FORNEY,  Dora,  Nov.  14,  90.  She  had  been  a  member  of 
the  West  Homer  Brethren  Church,  Homerville,  Ohio,  for 
74  years.  Robert  Holmes,  pastor. 

HECKLER,  Nancy,  Nov.  4.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Meyersdale  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Meyersdale,  Pa. 
Robert  L.  Burns,  pastor. 

SIPPLE,  Mary,  Oct.  3.  She  was  a  longtime  member  of 
the  Meyersdale  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Meyersdale,  Pa. 
Robert  L.  Burns,  pastor. 

THA  YER,  Laurence  Eugene,  Nov.  5,  67.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Cherry  Valley  Brethren  Church,  Beaumont, 
Calif.  Rev.  Dale  Brock  of  Rialto,  Calif.,  and  Rev.  Curt 
Wildish  of  Beaumont,  Cahf.,  officiated  at  the  memorial 
service.  Rev.  J.  Hudson  Thayer,  pastor  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Mansfield,  Ohio,  is  one  of  the  three 
surviving  children.  Curt  Wildish,  pastor. 

TYSON,  Elizabeth  S.,  Nov.  27,  82.  She  was  a  member  of 
the  First  Brethren  Church,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  A  retired 

missionary  with  the 
Brethren  Foreign 
Missionary  Society, 
she  began  her  service 
as  a  registered  nurse 
in  October,  1924. 
4   *^       mlt  ^^®  served  the  entire 

V***"   #^^fc,  time    in  Africa  at 

\^^'  •^Hb^^^^       Yaloke  where   for 
J^  ,^^^B^|H^     many  years  she  was 
-^T'     .^I^HIiHIH  charge   of  the 

medical  dispensary.  In  November  of  1959  she  returned 
to  the  United  States  for  retirement. 
VANDERBILT,  E.  Lee,  Oct.  14.  He  was  a  faithful,  godly 
man  who  loved  the  Word  and  attended  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Lexington,  Ohio.  Dean  Risser,  pastor. 

JANUARY    1,   1976 


PRAY  FOR  THESE  MEETINGS 

W.    Russell  Ogden,   pastor; 


Kenneth   A.   Curtis,   pastor; 


Lanham,    Md.    Jan.    11-14 

Nathan  M.  Meyer,  speaker. 
Tucson,   Ariz.   Jan.    11-14. 
Becker  Evangelistic  Team. 

San  Diego,  Calif.  Jan.  18-23.  Lynn  Schrock,  pastor;  Beck- 
er EvangeUstic  Team. 

1976  NATIONAL   CONFERENCE   HOUSING 
INFORMATION 

Conference  dates:  August  6- 13,  1976 
Location:  First  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

PRIVATE  HOMES 

(No  meals  or  transportation.  Send  the  form  below  to  Mr. 
Robert  Hailey,  Conference  Coordinator,  First  Brethren 
Church,  3601  Linden  Ave.,  Long  Beach,  California 
90807.) 


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Phone 

(        ) 

Address 

City 

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names. 

sex 

State 
,  and  ages) 

Zip 

From  Thursday  night,  Aug.  5,  through  Friday  night,  Aug.  13  only! 
HOTELS  AND  MOTELS  within  close  driving  distance 

Holiday  Inn 

2640  Lakewood  Blvd.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90808.  Tel. 
213/597-4401.  Cost:  Single-$2a.OO,  Double-$26.00/2  pet- 
sons,  $4.00/each  additional  person 

International  Inn 

2595  Long  Beach  Blvd.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90806.  Tel. 
213/426-7611.  Cost:  Single-$14.84,  2  people/1  bod- 
Si  6.96/1 9.08,  2  people/2  bed-$l 9.08/21. 20.  Color  TV- 
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Queen  Mary  Hyatt  Hotel 

1126  Queens  Hwy.,  North  bound.  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90801. 
Tel.  213/436-3511.  Cost:  Single-$22.00-31  00,  Double- 
$28.00-37.00.  Can  have  1  additional  person  at  $6.00 

Queensway  Hilton 

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213/435-7676.  Cost:  Single-$22.00- 30.00,  Double - 
$29.00-37.00.  Can  have  1  additional  person  at  $7.00 

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213/421-8215.  Cost:  King-$16.96/person,  2  twin3-$12.72, 
King^$l 9.08/2  persons,  2  twins-$21 .20/2  persons 

Travel  odge 

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213/439-0213.  Cost:  Single-$14.00,  Double-$15.0C 


•  Grandview,  Wash.  The  Lord  is  blessing  and  we  are  prais- 
ing Him.  During  our  recent  meetings  with  Nathan  Meyer, 
127  people  came  on  a  Monday  night  to  hear  him  speak 
on  "Is  It  Really  the  Ark?"  All  of  the  services  were  well 
attended  and  10  public  decisions  were  made.  The  follow- 
ing Sunday,  6  believers  were  baptized  with  5  coming 
into  the  church  for  membership.  Two  weeks  later  6 
more  were  baptized  and  2  more  joined  the  church.  Rev. 
Zane  Bull,  pastor. 


•  Kettering.  Ohio  (Calvary).  A  mortgage-burning  cere- 
mony was  held  on  Oct.  12  and  those  pictured  above  had 
a  part  in  the  service.  (L.  to  R.  Eugene  Miller,  Rev.  Henry 
Barnhart,  Leutell  Ford,  A.  Raymond  Brady,  Maynard 
Coppock,  and  Rev.  Percy  Miller. 


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A  SURVEY  OF  THE  BIBLE 
by  Gerald  Twombly 

BMH  Book  Selection  for  January  \sA  Survey 
of  the  Bible  by  Gerald  Twombly  of  the  Devel- 
opment Department  of  Grace  Schools. 

Here  is  a  book  every  Sunday  School  teacher 
and  pastor  ought  to  have  in  their  library.  Each 
book  of  the  Bible  is  covered  with  a  break- 
down of  the  following  facts:  an  outline  of  the 
book,  the  author,  keys  to  the  book,  the  life  of 
Christ  as  found  in  the  book  and  the  purpose 
of  the  book.  There  are  charts  and  many  help- 
ful aids.  You  must  see  it  to  appreciate  all  of 
the  facts  and  helps  that  are  easily  at  your  dis- 
posal. 

It  is  distributed  by  BMH  Books.  The  regular 
price  is  $4.95;  special  book  club  price  is 
$3.95.  Send  your  check  to: 

Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co. 
Box  544      •      Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


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Cover  photo:  The  Karen 
Quinlan  case  and  others 
have  recently  brought  to 
public  attention  the  recur- 
ring questions  regarding 
the  sustaining  of  life  by 
artificial  means.  A  panel  of 
Grace  Schools  experts  ex- 
amined the  Christian  view 
of  the  question,  along  with 
its  implications,  on  page 
14.   (photo   by   Jay    Fretz) 


A  Season  to  be  Thankfu 

The  Crime  Problem: 

A  Challenge  for  the  Gospel 

Bear  on  the  Mountain: 

Baptism  in  the  Lake     

BMH  News  Summciry 

"The  Right  to  Life,"  or 
"The  Right  to  Die  with  Dignity"     . 

He  Helps  the  Probationary  Student    . 

The  Key  to  the  Riddle  of  the  Universe 

Church  Finance     

Pastor  Go  Home 


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Charles  W.  Turner,  Editor 
Kenneth  E.  Herman,  Managing  Editor 
Tim  Kennedy,  Design  and  Layout  Artist 
Anne  Alexander,  Editorial  Secretary 
Omega  Sandy,  IBM  Selecfric  Composer  Operator 
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DEPARTMENTAL    EDITORS 
Foreign  Missions— Rev,  John  /ielasko 
Grace  Schools— Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt 
Home  Missions— Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 
Christian  Ed.— Rev,  Howard  Mayes 
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Dear  Readers, 

The  Brethren  Annual  for  1976  has 
been  placed  in  the  mail!  The  mail- 
ing this  year  was  different  in  that 
copies  of  the  Annual  were  sent  to 
those  Herald  subscribers  who  re- 
quested it.  This  procedure  was  sug- 
gested by  the  national  conference 
delegates  last  August.  The  purpose 
was  to  save  money  and  yet  provide 
copies  to  those  who  needed  the  ma- 
terial contained  in  Vne  Annual. 

This  procedure  proved  to  be  a  suc- 
cess as  far  as  finances  were  con- 
cerned. The  districts,  national  or- 
ganizations and  conference  saved 
about  $1,500.  The  savings  were 
probably  greater  if  increased  costs 
were  taken  into  consideration. 

We  were  very  pleased  to  realize  that 
people  took  the  time  and  effort  to 
secure  this  very  valuable  booklet 
that  contains  names,  addresses  and 
pertinent  information  about  our  \| 
Fellowship.  <i' 

Over  3,300  copies  have  been  mail- 
ed. If  you  desire  a  copy,  they  are 
still  available.  If  for  some  reason 
you  have  not  received  your  copy, 
please  let  us  know. 


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Herald,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590.' 
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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD, 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


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"She  was  lonely... 


By  Charles  W.  Turner 
Editor 

The  above  simple  headline  was 
dated  Novennber  16,  1975,  Chicago.  It 
caught  my  attention  on  a  Sunday 
morning  just  before  I  left  my  home  for 
a  church  service.  What  was  described 
as  the  "biggest  cat  roundup  in  the  his- 
tory of  the  dog  pound"  resulted  in  the 
hauling  away  of  96  cats  via  three 
trucks.  Later  this  record  was  disputed 
because  about  three  months  previous 
146  cats  had  been  removed  from  a 
"South  Side"  home  in  Chicago. 

A  lady  who  was  called  Ruth  had 
lived  alone  in  her  home  for  the  past 
eight  years  since  her  mother's  death. 
Ruth,  54  years  old,  was  reported  by  a 
neighbor  to  have  been  lonely  since  the 
passing  of  her  mother,  and  four  years 
ago  acquired  her  first  cat,  and  then  an- 
other, and  another,  and  on  and  on. 
When  the  animal-control  crew  entered 
the  house,  they  found  wall-to-wall  cats 
in  the  bedroom,  living  room,  and  even 
in  the  kitchen  refrigerator. 

My  first  reaction  to  the  story  was 
one  of  light  humor.  My  imagination 
ran  away  with  me  as  I  envisioned  what 
happened  when  the  house  door  was 
opened  and  the  cats  came  forth!  Not 
being  particularly  fond  of  cats,  I  also 
entertained  some  negative  thoughts 
about  living  with  a  hundred  cats— give 
or  take  a  few.  With  the  price  of  cat 
food  at  the  present  level,  it  would  be 
an  expensive  luxury  to  maintain  such  a 
feline  gathering! 

But  there  was  also  a  very  sad  note 
in  the  whole  story  and  it  was  Ruth. 
The  headlines  said  a  lot,  "She  was 
lonely  ...  so  she  got  a  cat."  The  ques- 
tion occurred  to  me— "How  many 
'Ruths'  are  there  in  this  world  of 
ours?"  More  than  we  would  ever 
imagine  possible.  Every  community 
has  a  number  of  Ruths  whom  we  all 
pass  by  each  day  without  so  much  as  a 
wave  or  a  nod  or  even  a  little  smile  and 
a  "hello."  I  have  noticed  so  many 
people  who  want  to  talk  to  someone. 
They  are  lonely  and  tired  and  feel 
neglected    in    a   world   that   does  not 


SO  she  got  a  cat!" 


seem  to  want  or  need  them.  Everyone 
is  in  such  a  hurry  that  there  is  not  a 
person  who  will  stop  and  listen  to  a 
few  words  because  those  words  do  not 
seem  to  be  important.  But  communi- 
cation is  important  to  the  "Ruths"  of 
this  world. 

Recently  I  spoke  at  a  dinner  meet- 
ing sponsored  by  a  Christian  women's 
organization.  After  it  was  all  over,  a 
little  "Ruth"  caught  me  and  told  me 
what  she  had  done  during  the  previous 
four  days.  Not  one  of  the  events  was 
earthshaking  or  even  very  exciting  to 
me.  They  were  in  fact  quite  dull  and 
ordinary,  and  she  forgot  several  times 
in  the  conversation  where  she  had 
been.  Although  others  waited  to  speak 
to  me,  I  decided  to  give  this  little  lady 
her  fair  share  of  time.  She  wanted  to 
share  a  part  of  her  life  with  someone 
else,  and  I  happened  to  be  the  chosen 
one  at  the  time.  How  important  events 
are  in  a  person's  own  life,  even  though 
they  may  seem  inconsequential  to 
others.  And  let's  be  fair,  if  something 
cannot  be  shared,  it  loses  most  of  its 
true  value. 

I  personally  find  a  sense  of  guilt 
when  I  rush  through  a  conversation 
with  an  obviously  lonely  person.  I  am 
reminded  of  another  incident  one  time 


following  a  message  in  a  church  service 
when  a  person  "got  hold"  of  me,  and 
it  seemed  the  conversation  would 
never  end.  I  was  far  from  home  and 
there  was  a  great  deal  of  business  to 
transact  and  people  were  waiting.  Be- 
lieve it  or  not,  I  remained  "to  listen." 
Some  weeks  later  a  letter  came  across 
the  country  to  me  after  I  had  returned 
home.  It  contained  a  Thank  You  note 
from  the  person  for  the  time  we  had 
spent  in  conversation.  I  am  glad  I  had 
not  been  too  busy  that  day  to  stand 
and  share.  I  shared  my  "ear"  with  a 
lonely  heart  who  was  looking  for  a 
friend. 

Have  we  as  Christians  become  too 
busy  with  our  church  meetings  and 
organizations?  Are  we  so  busy  we  do 
not  have  time  to  share  ourselves  with 
the  "Ruths"  of  this  world?  How  about 
the  person  who  is  lonely  and  needs  a 
friend  just  to  listen  for  a  few  minutes 
to  the  "big"  event  that  happened  last 
week.  You  may  not  be  thrilled  with 
the  news,  but  you  will  be  rewarded  to 
know  you  helped  make  someone's  day 
for  them. 

Do  not  make  your  "Ruth"  gather  a 
hundred  cats  because  there  is  no 
human  being  with  whom  she  can  com- 
municate and  share.  '/* 


JANUARY    15,    1976 


Orlando  Brethren  Break  Ground  Thanksgiving  Weekend 


A  Season 

to  be 


Thankful 


In  our  beloved  country.  Thanks- 
giving is  a  very  special  day.  We  remem- 
ber thie  Pilgrims  who  demonstrated 
their  gratefulness  to  God  for  supplying 
all  their  needs. 

We  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church 
of  Orlando  are  especially  thankful  for 
God's  goodness  to  us  this  holiday  sea- 
son. Therefore,  we  could  not  think  of 
a  more  appropriate  time  than  the 
Thanksgiving  season  to  hold  our 
groundbreaking  service.  In  the  hearts 
of  Orlando  Brethren,  November  30, 
1975,  will  always  be  a  momentous 
day. 

God's  vision  was  caught:  Until  the 
day  we  receive  that  ultimate  vision, 
seeing  Jesus  face  to  face,  we  are 
limited  to  "catching  a  vision"  of  the 
work  God  has  for  us  to  do.  Five  fami- 
lies from  the  established  Maitland 
Grace  Brethren  Church  in  Northeast 
Orlando  "caught  a  vision"  to  build  a 
second  Grace  Brethren  Church  in  the 
Orlando  area. 

On  the  last  Sunday  in  March,  1973, 
the  Vernon  Latham  family,  the  Ed- 
ward Rife  family,  the  Charles  R.  Stur- 
gill  family,  the  Donald  Nolin  family, 
and  the  Earl  Futch  family  met  in  the 
Latham  home  for  their  first  official 
meeting  as  the  Grace  Brethren  Church 
of  Orlando. 

In  God  they  trusted:  This  nucleus 
met  weekly  in  cottage-style  prayer 
meetings.  Items  of  immediate  concern 
were  finding  a  meeting  place  and  call- 
ing a  pastor. 

That  summer  the  Lord  opened  the 
door    of   a  unique  opportunity  for  a 


By  Rev.  John  Diaz 
Pastor,  Orlando,  Florida 


meeting  place.  The  Lord  had  gathered 
into  this  new  church  three  men  with 
construction  backgrounds.  The 
Lathams,  Sturgills  and  Rifes  were  all  at 
one  time  part  of  the  Brethren  Con- 
struction Company. 

They  were  aware  of  an  unfinished 
three-bay  garage  owned  by  Mr.  How- 
ard Phillips.  The  men  approached  Mr. 
Phillips  with  the  idea  of  converting  the 
shell  into  office  space.  The  three  men 
would  donate  their  labor  and  time  in 
exchange  for  temporary  use  of  the 
building  by  the  church.  The  agreement 
proved  to  be  satisfactory  and  finishing 
work  began. 

Regular  Sunday  morning  services 
were  begun  late  in  August.  The  pulpit 
was  filled  by  men  in  the  church  and 
guest  speakers. 

With  a  temporary  facility  for  meet- 


ing, the  next  item  to  care  for  was  call- 
ing a  pastor,  the  second  big  test.  God 
worked  again  and  brought  the  church 
and  the  John  Diaz  family  together  in 
May  1974.  At  this  point  the  church 
also  joined  the  Home  Missions  family. 

Through  15  months  of  trusting, 
God's  everlasting  faithfulness  was 
clearly  shown.  He  provided  a  tem- 
porary facility  and  supplied  a  full-time 
pastor. 

They  believed  God's  sovereignty: 
The  location  of  the  meeting  place  was 
in  a  high  priced  area  with  great  prom- 
ise of  development.  The  price  of  land 
began  at  $7,000  an  acre.  An  option  to 
purchase  5.8  acres  near  the  temporary 
quarters  was  offered  to  the  church  at  a 
fraction  of  its  value. 

Removal  of  zoning  restrictions 
promised  to  be  a  major  obstacle.  Of 


In  the  pastorate  full  time  since  the  summer  of  1974,  Pastor  John  Diaz  now  leads 
the  church  into  a  much-anticipated  building  program. 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALC 


1  Mr.  Vernon  Latham  was  an 
instrumental  layman  in  get- 
ting the  work  started.  Here 
he  turns  a  shovel  of  dirt. 


The  growing  congregation 
looks  forward  to  a  finished 
building  as  a  vehicle  for  as- 
sisting community  out- 
reach. 


Rev.  William  Tweeddale, 
district  mission  board 
chairman,  gave  a  challenge 
to  be  carried  on  after  the 
ground-breaking  service. 


the  29  property  owners  in  the  develop- 
ment, 22  had  to  sign  papers  giving  con- 
sent for  construction  of  a  church. 
When  men  of  the  church  tried  to  get 
signatures,  they  discovered  that  the 
owners  were  scattered  all  over  Florida, 
with  some  in  California  and  New  Jer- 
sey. Through  God's  sovereign  control, 
the  necessary  signatures  were  obtained 
and  the  property  was  purchased.  We 
had  enough  property  for  expansion  at 
a  price  that  would  fit  the  budget. 

God  made  the  vision  a  reality: 
Working  in  a  high  income  area  has  its 
own  particular  problems.  There  is  a 
continual  struggle  to  see  people  break 
from  a  temporary  dependence  on 
materialism  to  a  permanent  depen- 
dence on  God.  But  we  will  continue  to 
be  faithful  to  the  task  of  carrying  the 
Gospel  to  all  with  no  respect  of  per- 
sons. 

God  has  given  us  consistent  In- 
creases since  the  first  meeting.  Mem- 
bership has  increased  from  17  to  43, 
and  offerings  have  more  than  doubled 
with  $16,000  anticipated  this  year.  At- 
tendance for  morning  worship  averages 
50,  and  evening  service  and  prayer 
meeting  have  risen  to  a  30plus  aver- 
age. One  of  the  big  highlights  has  been 
to  see  God  lead  three  families  into 
preparation  for  full-time  Christian  ser- 
vice. 

The  final  step  in  God's  plan  for  this 
work  was  the  actual  groundbreaking- 
three  years  in  the  waiting.  Several 
churches  were  represented  with  148  in 
attendance  for  the  service.  Rev.  Wil- 
liam Tweeddale,  chairman  of  the  Flori- 
da District  Mission  Board,  brought  a 
message  of  challenge. 

The  act  of  groundbreaking  was  car- 
ried out  by  the  pastor,  trustees,  and 
representatives  of  the  WMC,  SMM, 
Brethren  Youth,  and  the  Brethren  Men 
and  Boys  Ministry.  The  offering  total 
for  all  the  services  of  the  day  was 
$13,239.17. 

It  shall  be  a  lighthouse:  We  thank 
God  for  what  He  has  done  and  will  do. 
This  is  His  church  and  we  are  His 
people  to  be  used  by  Him  to  reach  a 
lost  community  and  world.  We  are  an- 
ticipating His  building  to  be  used  as  a 
vehicle  to  edify  the  saints  for  the  evan- 
gelization of  this  community.  # 


JANUARY    15,    1976 


Crime  Statistics  Show  the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council 
Has  its  Wori<  Cut  Out  for  1976 

The  Crime  Problem: 

A  Challenge  for  the  Gospel 


By  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifen 


While  prisoners  riot  for  their 
"rights,"  and  the  F.B.I,  is  scolded  for 
secret  operations,  who  has  a  word  for 
the  10,192,000  victims  of  serious 
crime  last  year? 

The  official  Uniform  Crime  Reports 
released  by  the  Department  of  Justice 
in  November  bears  sad  tidings.  It  in- 
cludes the  grim  statistics  that  serious 
crimes  rose  by  a  record  17.6  percent  in 
1974. 

Compared  to  a  population  increase 
of  5  percent  since  1969,  the  number 
of  serious  crimes  in  America  has  in- 
creased by  38  percent  over  that  same 
period.  If  the  population  increase  has 
boomed,  then  the  crime  rate  has  ex- 
ploded. Though  you  are  probably  con- 
vinced that  most  crime  takes  place 
somewhere  else,  your  chance  of  being 
a  victim  has  increased  by  24  percent 
since  1968. 

What  has  happened  to  the  Ameri- 
can ideal  of  life,  liberty  and  the  pur- 
suit of  happiness?  Perhaps  a  portion  of 
the  owners  of  40  million  handguns  are 
seeking  to  protect  their  rights.  But 
most  of  the  remainder  are  seeking  to 
deny  them. 

Crimes  classified  as  "serious"  by 
the  F.B.I,  fall  into  two  categories;  Vio- 
lent crimes— murder,  forcible  rape,  ag- 
gravated assault,  robbery;  Property 
crimes— burglary,  larceny-theft,  and 
auto  theft. 

Of  the  violent  type,  forcible  rape 
has  shown  the  greatest  increase.  Last 
year  55,210  cases  were  reported,  a 
jump  of  49  percent  over  1969.  Offi- 
cials feel  that  many  cases  in  this  cate- 
gory are  not  reported. 

Property  crimes  of  burglary  and 
larceny-theft  combined  for  over  80 
percent  of  all  serious  crimes.  Dollar 
loss  to  the  victims  of  these  two  cate- 
gories alone  amounted  to  more  than 
$2  billion. 


According  to  the  report,  only  one- 
fifth  of  all  serious  crimes  last  year 
were  solved  by  arrest.  A  career  crime 
study  of  207,748  offenders  from 
1970-74  indicated  that  65  percent  had 
previous  arrests,  and  36  percent  had 
been  arrested  at  least  four  times.  This 
computerized  study  showed  that  only 
one-third  of  the  charges  against  the 
offenders  resulted  in  convictions.  Only 
half  of  the  convictions  led  to  prison 
terms  of  six  months  or  more. 

The  picture  for  the  future  is  no 
brighter.  According  to  U.S.  News  and 
World  Report,  crime  is  up  13  percent 
in  the  first  half  of  1975.  The  increase 
is  traditionally  greater  during  the  last 
six  months. 

Even  the  general  attitude  of  the 
public  seems  to  be  shifting  its  em- 
phasis. The  plea,  "Help  stamp  out 
crime,"  has  been  transformed  into  the 
sincere  question,  "How  can  I  avoid  be- 
ing a  victim?"  Crime,  like  pollution 
and  inflation,  has  become  an  evil  to 
live  with— if  we  live. 


Dozens  of  do-it-yourself  crime 
fighting  programs  are  flooding  the 
market.  "Most  of  the  responsibility  for 
your  protection  is  yours,"  says  Ira  A. 
Lipman,  author  of  How  to  Protect 
Yourself  from  Crime.  "We  are  making 
crime  too  easy  for  the  criminal.  We  are 
not  so  much  victims  of  crimes  as  ac- 
complices." (U.S.  News  and  World  Re- 
port). 

Is  the  day  coming  when  we  will  be 
thrown  in  prison  for  not  locking  our 
door  because  it  forced  someone  to  be 
a  burglar? 

Crime  is  obviously  here  to  stay— 
and  to  get  worse.  Scripture  is  clear 
that  the  depravity  of  man  will  become 
more  noticeable  toward  the  end  of  the 
Church  Age.  The  deterrants  seem  to 
have  little  effect.  Since  six  out  of  ten 
murderers  are  rearrested  within  three 
years  of  their  parole  or  pardon,  prison 
is  hardly  the  answer. 

As  Johnny  told  Billy,  who  had  just 
been  caught  chewing  gum  in  class, 
"Remember,  it  only  hurts  for  a  little 


CRIME  AND  POPULATION 

1969-1974 

PERCENT  CHANGE  OVER  1969 

CRIME  -    CRIME  INDEX  OFFENSES 

CRIME  RATE  =  NUMBER  OF  OFFENSES  PER  100.000  INHABITANTS 


CRIME 

UP  38% 


CRIME  RATE 

UP  32% 


POPULATION 
UP    5% 


1971 


1972 


1973 


1974 


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while.  She  can't  hit  hard."  As  prisons 
incorporate  the  soft  touch,  a  few  years 
off  to  "rest  up"  may  be  refreshing  for 
the  criminal. 

There  is  another  alternative,  how- 
ever. Christians  have  been  proclaiming 
it  as  the  solution  for  years,  but  it  has 
never  become  a  government  program. 
The  gospel  message  attacks  the 
"heart"  of  the  problem  rather  than  the 
result  of  the  problem.  Until  a  man 
realizes  his  act  is  morally  wrong,  he 
will  perform  it.  And  we  won't  get  the 
man  out  of  crime  until  we  get  the 
crime  out  of  the  man.  What  can  do 
that?  Nothing  but  the  blood  of  Jesus. 
It  is  only  as  enough   men  have  their 


hearts  cleansed  that  the  crime  rate  will 
drop.  , 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Coun- 
cil is  not  in  existence  to  institute 
prison  reform.  That  won't  do  the  job. 
Our  goal  is  to  establish  more  churches 
which  will  reach  more  "criminal 
hearts"  with  the  transforming  power 
of  the  Gospel. 

Through  the  years,  home  mission- 
aries have  faithfully  taught  from  the 
Bible  the  necessity  of  the  new  birth, 
the  positive  Christian  life,  and  a  walk 
as  controlled  by  the  Spirit  of  God.  The 
long  list  of  transformed  lives,  Bible- 
teaching  churches,  and  yielded  lives 
for  God's  service  is  a  step  in  the  right 


direction.  However,  we  must  recognize 
the  gigantic  problem  that  still  remains 
among  the  rapidly  growing  population 
of  the  USA.  Many  remaining  areas 
have  not  been  touched  by  Brethren 
churches. 

The  200th  anniversary  of  our 
nation  demands  some  spiritual  evalu- 
ation of  our  evangelistic  thrust.  It  is 
time  that  we  follow  the  direction  of 
the  Holy  Spirit  in  making  our  greatest 
impact  upon  this  nation.  We  must  take 
the  Gospel  that  will  meet  the  need, 
and  will  produce  the  kind  of  people, 
churches,  and  missionary  activity  that 
God  wants  in  this  United  States  of 
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CRIME    CLOCKS 


SERIOUS   CRIMES 

19    EACH      MINUTE 


VIOLENT  CRIMES 

MURDER,    FORCIBLE  RAPE, 
ROBBERY  OR  ASSAULT  TO  KILL 

ONE    EVERY  33   SECONDS 


MURDER 

ONE   EVERY    26    MINUTES 


FORCIBLE   RAPE 

ONE      EVERY   IQ   MINUTES 


AGGRAVATED   ASSAULT 

ONE      EVERY  70  SECONDS 


ROBBERY 

ONE    EVERY    7]     SECONDS 


BURGLARY 

ONE      EVERY  IQ    SECONDS 


LARCENY-THEFT 

ONE   EVERY       ^      SECONDS 


MOTOR  VEHICLE  THEFT 

ONE      EVERY  32  SECONDS 


Bear  on  the  Mountain- 


By  Rev.  Edward  Jackson 
Pastor,  Kenai,  Alaska 


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It  was  last  winter  we  talked  about  a 
baptismal  service  for  our  church.  We 
don't  have  an  indoor  baptistery,  so  a 
lake  makes  a  perfect  spot.  Except  all 
the  lakes  were  covered  with  four  feet 
of  ice.  Well,  planning  ahead  never 
hurts. 

Seven  candidates  waited  for  the 
weather  to  cooperate  by  melting  the 
ice  on  Fuller  Lake.  Nestled  in  the  high 
mountains  above  Coopers  Landing,  the 
snow-fed  lake  is  two  and  a  half  miles 
from  any  road.  A  hike  of  that  dis- 
tance—uphill all  the  way— would  prove 
to  be  a  real  test  for  those  who  were  no 
longer  teenagers.  Hiking,  however,  is  a 
great  pastime  in  Alaska. 

After  months  of  waiting  through 
the  long  winter,  a  suitable  time  finally 
arrived.  Late  in  June  the  temperature 
neared  the  50  degree  mark  and  the 
lakes  cleared. 

On  Friday,  June  20,  cars  and  trucks 
loaded  with  gear  began  the  60-minute 
drive  to  the  foot  of  the  mountains. 
What  a  joy  it  was  for  the  pastor  as  30 
people,  packs  on  their  backs,  started 
up  the  trail  to  Fuller  Lake.  Since  Fri- 
day night  would  be  spent  on  the 
mountainside,  tents,  sleeping  bags, 
food  and  cooking  utensils  were  in- 
cluded in  the  backpacks.  Most  of  the 
men  carried  a  pistol  or  a  high-powered 
rifle.  This  is  bear  country!  Having  just 
aroused  themselves  from  hibernation, 
the  bears  often  would  defend  their 
prior  claim  to  the  mountain. 

The  edge  of  Fuller  Lake  was  a  wel- 
come sight  after  huffing  and  puffing 
up  the  incline.  Just  as  we  began  to  set 
up  camp  the  cry,  "Bear  on  the  moun- 
tain!" rang  loud  and  clear.  All  eyes 
were  directed  to  a  spot  just  above  us. 
There  a  black  bear  was  browsing 
through  some  of  last  fall's  low-bush 
cranberries  that  had  survived  the  win- 
ter. 

It  was  black  bear  hunting  season 
and  they  make  fine  fare  for  a  dinner 
table.  With  "bear  chops"  in  mind,  Jim 
Welborn  and  Jim  Hamilton  went  on 
the  hunt.  Shortly,  the  sound  of  a 
high-powered  rifle  echoed  through  the 
mountains.  Any  luck?  Maybe  next 
time.  They  were  outfoxed  by  a  bear. 


Baptism   candidates   listen    to    the   reading   of   Matthew  28:16-20   by    Pastor  Ed 
Jackson. 


Baptism  in  the  Lake 


Wading  into  knee-deep  water  was  bearable,  but  kneeling  down  into  the  40-degree 
lake  was  next  to  impossible. 


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While  work  continued  on  setting  up 
camp,  moose  were  seen  nibbling  on 
some  willows.  They  paid  no  attention 
to  the  intruders  knowing,  of  course,  it 
wasn't  moose  season! 

Some  of  the  men  and  boys  were 
hauling  Arctic  Char,  a  type  of  trout, 
out  of  the  lake.  In  two  days  about  40 
fish  were  caught.  If  anyone  goes  hun- 
gry in  Alaska  it's  because  he  wants  to. 
God  is  a  great  provider. 

As  the  sun  began  to  drop  behind 
the  mountain,  most  of  us  were  ready 
for  the  sack.  A  little  early?  Not  exact- 
ly. Sunset  at  this  time  of  year  in  Alas- 
ka was  an  hour  before  midnight.  The 
night  was  short-lived  because  the  sun 
came  up  again  at  3:00  a.m.  But  sleep- 
ing out  on  the  mountainside  was  as 
refreshing  as  a  cool  drink  of  water  on  a 
hot  summer  day. 

What  a  way  to  start  a  good  morn- 
ing! Breakfast  of  steak,  pork  chops, 
pancakes,  and  eggs  was  cooked  on  an 
open  fire. 

Some  of  the  boys  were  called  down 
from  the  snowbanks  that  still  re- 
mained on  the  mountain  ridges.  The 
time  for  the  baptismal  service  had  ar- 
rived. Dr.  Pete  Hansen,  one  of  the  can- 
didates, had  an  emergency  case  on  Fri- 


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insulated  wading  pants  iielped  some, 
but  after  the  sixth  baptism  even  the 
pastor  was  glad  for  dry  land. 

day.  He  attempted  to  fly  in  Saturday, 
but  the  location  of  the  lake  made  it 
too  difficult  for  the  float  plane  to 
land. 

It  was  probably  good  we  didn't 
know  the  water  temperature  for  sure. 
All  the  candidates  agreed  it  was  on  the 
"cool"  side— estimated  about  40  de- 
grees! 

We  sang  the  chorus  "Thank  You, 
Lord,"  Jim  Welborn  led  in  prayer,  I 
read  Matthew  28:16-20,  and  Jim  Ham- 
ilton closed  in  prayer. 

As  Christ  and  His  disciples  had  gone 
away  to  the  mountain,  so  had  we.  And 
the  Lord  met  us  there.  For  the  folks  of 
Kenai,  this  was  no  less  of  a  day  than 
when  our  forefathers  braved  the  icy 
waters  of  Wissahickon  Creek  in  Phila- 
delphia to  baptize  the  first  Brethren  in 
America  on  December  25,  1723.  There 
were  six  candidates  in  both  services. 

We  praise  the  Lord  for  His  blessings 
on  the  work  in  Alaska.  It  is  our  prayer 
that  many  more  churches  will  be 
started  in  "America's  last  frontier." 
Many  souls  can  be  snatched  from  the 
gates  of  hell  by  the  faithfulness  of  the 
Brethren  who  follow  God's  lead- 
ing. .  .  even  into  the  vastness  of  our 
last  frontier.  Westward  ho!  • 


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Home  Missions  News  Through  New  Publication 


Readers  of  the  familiar  Forgotten  Navajo  and 
Communicator  publications  of  Brethren  Home 
'  IVlissions  should  be  prepared  for  a  new  look  be- 
ginning in  1976.  These  two  publications  will  be 
replaced  by  a  single,  quarterly  piece  to  appear 
the  first  time  in  March. 

News  of  the  Brethren  Navajo  Mission  and  the 
various  mission  points  will  continue  to  be  fea- 
tured. With  the  awareness  that  a  great  volume  of 
reading  material  passes  through  the  hands  of  our 
readers,  an  effort  will  be  made  to  keep  the  in- 
formation vital  and  interesting. 

It  is  felt  that  the  new  publication  can  main- 
tain necessary  communication  while  eliminating 
ithe  double  printing  and  mailing  costs  of  the  two 
former  items.  Readers  who  are  receiving  either 
the  Forgotten  Navajo  or  the  Communicator  or 
both  will  automatically  receive  the  new  publi- 
cation. Look  for  the  "new  look"  in  March! 


JANUARY    15,    1976 


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Be  a  B.I. F  Investor! 


You    will    know    where    your 
money  is  invested 

You  will  know  it  is  working  for 
the  Lord 

You  will  know  what  it  will  earn 
for  you 


You  will  know  it  is  backed  by  20 
years'  experience 

You    will    have   access  to  your 
money  if  needed 

You  will  get  5%%  interest  day  in 
to  day  out 


It's  experience  not  experiments  that  make  the  difference 
in  a  B.I.F.  savings  account  —  So  don't  be  a  guinea  pig 

Brethren  Investment  Foundation 

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FROM    THE    NATIONAL    FELLOWSHIP   OF    BRETHREN    CHURCHES    AND   THE    EVANGELICAL   PRESS    ASSOCIATION 


Somerset's  ground- 
breaking service 
took  place  in  No- 
vember. At  the 
shovel  are:  (I.  to  r.) 
Charles  Miller, 
board  member;  Pas- 
tor Cliff  Wicks;  and 
Mrs.  Lemon  Trent, 
charter  member  of 
the  "Sweet  Sixties" 
group. 

?» Somerset.  Pa.  A  recent  12-day  bus  tour,  led  by  Rev. 
Clifford  Wicks,  took  the  "Sweet  Sixties"  group  through 
the  "citrus  state."  The  group  toured  Daytona  Beach, 
Odando,  and  Disney  World  on  their  way  south  to  the 
famed  "gold  coast."  The  trip  required  two  buses  to  ac- 
commodate the  90  members  who  participated  in  this 
unique  time  of  fellowship. 

Ground  was  broken  in  November  for  the  site  of  the 
new  Grace  Brethren  Church.  The  building  will  include  a 
650-seat  auditorium,  offices,  and  Sunday  School  rooms. 
A  three-bus  garage  will  also  be  built  at  the  same  time. 
Construction  is  scheduled  to  begin  immediately  for  com- 
pletion in  early  spring. 

PRAY  FOR  THESE  MEETINGS 

Orlando,  Fla,  Jan.  18,  Bill  Smith,  speaker;  John  Diaz, 
pastor. 

Bell,  Calif.,  Jan.  25-30,  Becker  Evangelistic  Team. 

Orlando,  Fla.,  Jan.  25-27,  Ed  Lewis,  speaker;  John  Diaz, 
pastor. 

Wooster,  Ohio,  Jan.  30-Feb.  1,  Dr.  John  Wliitcomb, 
speaker;  Kenneth  Ashman,  pastor. 

Roanoke,  Va.  (Gospel),  Feb.  1-3.  Nathan  Meyer,  speaker; 
James  Wingfield,  pastor. 

Glendora,  Calif.,  Feb.  1-6,  Becker  Evangelistic  Team;  Ken- 
neth Churchill,  pastor. 

Glendale,  Calif.,  Feb.  8-15,  Becker  Evangelistic  Team; 
Don  Foreman,  pastor. 


JANUARY    15,    1976 


•Longview,  Texas— LeTourneau  College.  Dr.  Raymond 
E.  Gingrich,  former  professor  of  Bible  and  dean  of  Le- 
Tourneau College,  has  joined  the  most  exclusive  club  on 
the  local  campus  as  the  result  of  action  taken  at  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  board  of  trustees.  Dr.  Gingrich 
was  named  professor  emeritus  of  Bible,  becoming  the 
second  faculty  member  in  the  history  of  the  school  to  be 
named  a  professor  emeritus. 

He  has  entered  a  new  phase  of  service  at  a  point  when 
most  men  are  enjoying  retirement.  He  is  currently  writ- 
ing a  textbook  covering  the  three  epistles  of  John.  Dr. 
Gingrich  also  actively  pastors  the  Grace  Brethren  Church 
of  Longview,  Texas. 

•Stoystown,  Pa.  An  ordination  service  was  held  for  Pas- 
tor Larry  R.  Weigle  on  Sunday,  Dec.  7,  at  the  Reading 
Brethren  Church.  Pastor  True  Hunt  presided  at  the  ser- 
vice and  Pastor  Paul  Mohler  was  the  special  speaker. 
Several  other  ordained  men  in  the  Allegheny  District 
also  participated  in  the  service— Shinier  Darr,  Cliff  Wicks, 
Fred  Walter,  and  Robert  Chnton.  Pastor  Larry  Weigle 
has  been  pastoring  the  Reading  Brethren  Church  since 
January,  1972. 

•Virginia  Beach,  Va.  Mr.  Reid  Walls,  a  member  of  the 
Virginia  Beach  church,  was  licensed  to  the  Brethren  min- 
istry in  November.  He  will  be. serving  as  assistant  to  Pas- 
tor Edward  Lewis  until  such  time  as  he  receives  a  call  to 
serve  in  another  Grace  Brethren  church.  If  any  church  is 
interested,  you  may  contact  Mr.  Walls  through  Pastor 
Edward  Lewis. 

•Montclair,  Calif.  We  are  rejoicing  in  the  11  decisions 
for  Christ  that  were  recently  made  at  our  church.  Rev. 
Duane  Bartle  who  took  up  his  new  duties  with  us  the 
first  of  September,  has  started  a  regular  visitation  pro- 
gram and  has  several  Bible  studies  in  progress.  The  new 
church  building  just  needs  the  finishing  touches  before 
occupancy.  Rev.  Thomas  McClellan,  our  minister  of 
music,  is  diligently  working  and  we're  expecting  God  to 
continue  to  bless  us  here  in  order  to  honor  His  name. 

•Hagerstown,  Md.  (Calvary).  The  "All  Church  Harvest 
Home  Program"  was  climaxed  on  Sunday,  Nov.  23,  with 
Paul  Schumacher  presenting  the  Word  in  song  and  testi- 
mony. There  were  30  or  more  baskets  of  food  collected 
plus  cash  gifts  totaling  $65.  The  following  Monday  Pas- 
tor Curtis  Stroman  and  several  other  members  of  the 
church  presented  the  gifts  to  Rev.  Bill  Crowe,  administra- 
tor of  the  Rescue  Mission  in  Martinsburg.W.Va.  We  praise 
God  for  His  faithfulness  and  for  the  faithfulness  of  His 
people! 

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•  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  Evangelist  Bill  Smith  reports  a  great 
crusade  meeting  at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Van- 
dalia,  Ohio,  Nov.  2-9,  where  Everett  Caes  is  the  pastor. 
There  were  35  pubUc  decisions  for  Christ  during  the 
week.  He  is  also  rejoicing  in  the  meetings  that  were  held 
at  the  First  Brethren  Church  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  during 
the  week  of  Nov.  16-23.  Rev.  Galen  Lingenfelter  pastors 
this  church  where  22  public  decisions  were  made  for 
Christ.  During  the  week  of  Nov.  30-Dec.  7,  there  were 
16  public  decisions  for  Christ  at  the  North  Riverdale 
Brethren  Church  in  Dayton,  Ohio.  Rev.  Kenneth  Cos- 
grove  is  the  pastor. 


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Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  a  pastor. 

HULBURT,   Charlotte,   Nov.    13.   She  faithfully  spent 

several  years  at  Clayhole,  Ky.,  helping  Rev.  and  Mrs. 

Sewell  Landrum.  She  had  a  great  love  for  the  teachings 

of  the  Brethren  Church.  She  was  the  mother  of  Mrs. 

Sewell  Landrum. 

LANDIS,  Ray,   74,  Nov.  2.  He  was  a  member  of  the 

Clayton  Grace  Brethren  Church  for  35  years.  W.  Herman 

Pickels,  pastor. 

SWARTZ,  Raymond.  72,  Nov.  25.  He  was  a  member  of 

the  Calvary  Brethren  Church  of  Hagerstown,  Md.,  for  12 

years.  Curtis  W.  Stroman,  pastor. 


A  six-month's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  is 
given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  suppUed  by  the 
officiating  minister. 

The  following  weddings  were  performed  by  Pastor  Jerry 
R.  Young  at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lititz,  Pa.; 
Jane  Snader  and  Earl  Kurtz,  Apr.  19 
Shirley  Reinhart  and  Jeffrey  L.  Houser,  July  4 
Linda  Rose  Yundt  and  Glenn  S.  Longenecker,  Sept. 

13 
Connie  Rutherford  and  Graig  DeSantis,  Sept.  20 
Connie  Waughtel  and  John  R.  Kreider,  Jr.,  Oct.  18 
Peggy  Robinson  and  Gary  Perdue,  Oct.  1 1 ,  First  Breth- 
ren Church,  Akron,  Ohio. 

LaVerna  Orndorf  and  W.  E.  Burke,  Oct.  15,  First  Breth- 
ren Church,  Akron,  Ohio. 

Carol  Lynn  Arthin  and  George  A.  Lynde,  Jr.,  Nov.  1, 
First  Brethren  Church,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Sarah  Jane  Evans  and  William  John  Ryan,  Nov.  8,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Seal  Beach,  Calif. 
Cindy  Javorsky  and  John  Caesar,  Nov.  8,  West  Homer 
Brethren  Church,  Homerville,  Ohio. 
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Nathan  Meyer.  They  are  praising  the  Lord  for  their  con- 
gregation who  made  this  trip  possible. 

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new  assistant  pastor,  Steve  Shipley.  He  will  work  pri- 
marily with  the  youth  of  the  church  and  he  began  his 
ministry  the  second  week  of  December. 


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Meyersdale  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Meyersdale,  Pa. 
Further  plans  are  indefinite. 


•  Parkersburg,  W.  Va.  Genuine  love  was  recently  demon- 
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gation. Soon  after  they  arrived  at  the  church  in  August, 
there  was  a  surprise  food  shower  for  them.  Recently,  the 
Millers  had  an  "open  house"  at  their  new  home  and 
among  the  several  gifts  that  were  showered  upon  them 
was  an  African  Violet  plant  with  ten  dollar  bills  growing 
out  of  it! 


MARQUIS  DE   LAFAYETTE,  in  the 

person  of  Prof.  Stephen  Grill  of  the 
Grace  College  speech  department, 
recently  lectured  to  the  college  stu- 
dent body  giving  the  French  view  of 
the  American  Revolution.  Another 
"visitor"  (also  Prof.  Grill),  was  John 
Burns,  civilian  hero  of  the  Battle  of 
Gettysburg.  Next  semester  senior 
speech  majors  will  continue  the  special 
Bicentennial  series,  presenting  Patrick 
Henry,  Abraham  Lincoln,  and  Mercy 
Otis  Warren— female  activist  during  the 
Revolution.  (Photo  by  Terry  White) 


GRACE  COLLEGE'S  RECENT  COL- 
LEGE-FOR-A-DAY  program  brought 
approximately  300  high  school  stu- 
dents, parents,  and  sponsors  from  as 
far  away  as  Florida,  Colorado,  Ken- 
tucky, and  Pennsylvania.  The  group 
toured  the  dorms,  visited  with  faculty, 
enjoyed  several  musical  programs,  and 
attended  performances  of  the  fall 
dramatic  production,  "George  Wash- 
ington Slept  Here."  (Photo  by  Randy 
Weimer) 


Grace 
News 
Notes 


JANUARY    15,    1976 


13 


"The  Right  to  Life" 

or 
"The  Right  to  Die  with  Dignity' 


The  Karen  Quinlan  case  and  others 
have  recently  brought  to  public  atten- 
tion the  recurring  questions  regarding 
the  sustaining  of  life  by  artificial 
means.  In  an  attempt  to  clarify  what 
should  be  the  Christian's  view  of  this 
complex  subject,  a  panel  discussion 
was  recently  conducted,  primarily 
utilizing     personnel     from     Grace 


Schools.  Moderating  the  panel  was 
Rev.  Charles  H.  Ashman,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  practical  theology  in  Grace 
Seminary  and  pastor  of  the  Winona 
Lake  Brethren  Church  in  Winona 
Lake,  Indiana.  Other  participants  in- 
cluded Dr.  Paul  Fink,  professor  of 
homiletics  and  practical  theology  at 
Grace  Seminary;  Dr.   Lloyd  Fish,  pro- 


fessor of  psychology  at  Grace  College; 
Prof.  Donald  Ogden,  chairman  of  the 
division  of  fine  arts  at  Grace  College; 
Dr.  Gary  Tanner,  formerly  teaching 
biology  at  Grace  College  and  now  en- 
gaged in  medical  research;  and  Dr. 
John  Whitcomb,  professor  of  Old  Tes- 
tament and  director  of  postgraduate 
studies  at  Grace  Seminary. 


WHITCOMB:  It  is  remarkable  that 
we  live  in  a  nation  where  life  is  con- 
sidered so  sacred  that  this  topic  is  even 
discussed.  We  are  interested  in  this 
question  because  of  the  frame  of  re- 
ference we  have  relative  to  what  life 
really  is. 

If  we  have  some  power  or  control 
over  preventing  a  person's  death  who 
otherwise  could  live,  doesn't  God 
know  the  circumstances  and  our  mo- 
tives and  bring  us  into  judgment?  The 
question  of  the  sacredness  of  human 
life  is  not  a  matter  of  public  opinion 
or  of  convenience,  but  a  matter  of 
divine  revelation. 

After  the  fall  and  after  the  flood 
God  said  that  if  any  man  take  another 
man's  life,  that  he  himself  would  for- 
feit his  life  because  that  man  whose 
life  he  took  bore  the  image  of  God.  It 
was  a  blow  against  God  Himself  to 
take  a  life.  This  is  emphasized  for  us 
again  in  I  Corinthians  11:7  and  in 
James  3:9. 

When  we  trace  the  terms  "image" 
and  "likeness"  through  the  Bible,  and 
when  we  use  them  to  look  at  ourselves 
with  other  humans  and  with  the 
animal  kingdom,  a  number  of  clear 
things  come  to  our  attention. 

We  discover  that  man  alone  is  self- 
conscious  as  a  person.  Animals  do  not 
have  the  capacity  to  look  upon  them- 
selves. God  can,  and  man  can— but 
animals  cannot.  Also,  man  has  goals 
which  he  can  set  and  toward  which  he 
can    adjust  his   life-style  and   pattern. 


Animals  are  in  a  totally  different  realm 
of  reality,  that  of  instinct,  which  locks 
them  into  a  pre-conditioning  that 
eliminates  real  freedom,  purpose,  and 
goals  in  life.  Further,  only  man  is  real- 
ly rational  and  therefore  can  express 
his  rationality— a  marvelous  expression 
of  his  likeness  to  God.  In  fellowship, 
communication,  language,  and  speech, 
he  uses  abstract  symbolism  that  no 
animal  can  possibly  enjoy. 

When  we  consider  man's  speech  and 
knowledge  capacity,  his  aesthetic  qual- 
ities and  moral  nature,  his  capacity  for 
true  education  and  learning,  his  capaci- 
ty for  worship,  for  acknowledging  his 
God,  for  sacrifice,  and  for  love,  we 
find  that  the  Bible  is  setting  an  infinite 
chasm  between  the  lowest  man  and 
the  highest  animal.  And  this  explains 
to  us  why  it  is  that  man,  and  not  the 
ape,  will  continue  on  and  on  forever 
beyond  the  grave. 

Therefore  we  must  examine  all  of 
these  factors— not  from  the  standpoint 
of  "Is  it  convenient  for  me?"  But  the 
ultimate  question  for  the  Christian  is: 
"What  does  God  tell  me  in  the  light  of 
His  Word?"  Can  I  live  with  my  con- 
science before  a  God  who  has  spoken 
so  clearly  in  the  Book  when  I  make  a 
decision  which  will  determine  the  con- 
tinued existence  of  a  person  in  this 
world  in  which  God  has  placed  him? 


FINK:  Since  human  life  is  sacred,  it 
becomes  very  important  to  determine 
when  that  physical  life  has  ceased,  or 
when  a  person  has  died.  God  is  de- 
scribed in  I  Timothy  6  as  being  the 
Giver  of  life.  Therefore  it  seems  valid 
to  come  to  the  Word  to  see  what  He 
has  to  say  about  life  and  death. 

In  John  1 1 :51,  Caiaphas  prophesied 
that  Jesus  should  die  for  the  nation. 
Our  Lord  said  in  John  10:17-18,  "I  lay 
down  my  life,  that  I  might  take  it 
again."  So  if  we  can  identify  the  exact 
point  at  which  our  Lord  laid  down  His 
life  and  died,  then  from  that  example 
we  can  draw  a  generalization  that 
would  be  applicable  to  all  mankind. 

Looking  at  the  accounts  in  the  Gos- 
pels, starting  with  Matthew  27:50,  our 
Lord  cried  with  a  loud  voice— He  was 
still   alive— then  yielded  up  the  spirit 
and  was  dead.  In  Mark  15:37  again  our 
Lord  cried  with  a  loud  voice  and  then 
"breathed   out."    In    Luke   23:46    He  ■ 
said,   "Father,   into  thy  hands  I  com-, 
mend    [commit]    my  spirit."  In  John  I 
19:30  He  cried,  "It  is  finished."  Like-i 
wise  Stephen,  in  Acts  7:59-60,  calledl 
upon  God  and  said,  "Lord  Jesus,  re- 
ceive my  spirit,"  and  he  fell  asleep. 

We   need  to  define  physical  death' 
from   both  a   negative  and  a  positive  i 
standpoint— first  to  understand  what  it 
is  not,  and  then  to  understand  what  it 
is. 

In  Luke  16:19-31  we  find  the 
familiar  parable  of  the  two  men  who 
died.    In   verse   22,    Lazarus  died   but 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


I 


continued  to  exist,  as  did  the  rich 
man.  Here  are  two  people  who  died, 
one  a  believer  and  the  other  a  non- 
believer.  But  neither  of  them  ceased  to 
exist.  So  physical  death  is  not  a  cessa- 
tion of  existence.  What  then  is  it? 

James  2:26  gives  the  definition  of 
death:  "For  as  the  body  without  the 
spirit  is  dead."  From  a  positive  stand- 
point, then,  physical  death  is  a  separa- 
tion of  the  immaterial  part  of  man 
from  the  material.  The  reason  most 
clinical  definitions  are  not  satisfactory, 
so  far  as  theology  is  concerned,  is  that 
if  you  take  any  one  of  them  and  try  to 
apply  it  to  the  other  kinds  of  death  in 
the  Bible,  they  just  do  not  make  sense. 
The  only  definition  of  physical  death 
that  makes  sense  is  the  Biblical  defini- 
tion—separation of  the  soul  from  the 
body. 

TANNER:  The  question  in  my 
mind  is  "When  does  that  occur?"  and 
then  you're  back  to  the  clinical  defini- 
tion. 

FINK:  I  really  don't  know  when 
the  soul  leaves  the  body.  About  a  year 
ago  my  wife's  brother  was  injured 
unto  death  by  burns.  Physical  death 
took  place  when  his  soul  left  his  body. 
We  do  not  know  the  precise  moment 
when  that  occurred. 

However,  it  is  also  possible  for  the 
vital  signs  to  continue  at  a  very  low 
ebb  after  the  soul  has  left  the  body, 
when  artificial  means  are  used.  I  am 
confident  that  my  brother-in-law 
actually  died  on  Monday.  There  was  a 
great  difference  in  him  between  Sun- 
day and  Monday,  yet  he  had  pulse, 
was  breathing,  and  so  forth.  When  his 
wife  saw  him,  she  said  "Charles  isn't 
there"  and  I  said  "I  think  you  are 
right."  He  wasn't  pronounced  dead 
until  Wednesday,  some  48  hours  later. 

FISH:  A  great  many  arguments  oc- 
cur because  one  party  does  not  really 
understand  what  the  other  party  is 
saying.  There  are  words  used,  but  they 
do  not  always  carry  the  same  meaning. 
In  this  particular  topic,  we  err  in  mak- 
ing the  matter  such  an  emotional  issue. 
'We  use  emotional  terms— "pulling  the 
plug    IS  one. 

Clarifying  or  defining  of  terms  is 
important  here.  We  have  no  clinical 
way    of    determining    when    the   soul 


leaves  the  body  — I  think  we'd  all  agree 
on  that.  Our  biologist  friends  would 
tell  us  it's  possible  for  tissue  to  survive 
for  quite  a  while,  even  apart  from  the 
body.  So  we  cannot  say  that  the  pres- 
ence of  certain  life  signs  is  positive  evi- 
dence that  some  kind  of  death  has  not 
taken  place. 

What  do  we  mean  by  death?  On  the 
one  hand  we  talk  about  clinical  signs 
like  breathing,  pulse,  and  so  forth.  On 
the  other  hand  we  refer  to  total  lack 
of  response  on  the  part  of  the  individ- 
ual, except  as  artificially  maintained. 
We  must  ask  whether  there  is  "person- 
hood"  present.  If  a  person  is  in  a  deep 
coma,  has  the  Lord  already  taken  that 
person  to  be  with  Him?  I  don't  know 
the  answer,  and  I  don't  think  even  my 
friends  in  theology  do. 

Also  very  important  is  the  physio- 
logical structure  of  the  brain  and  ner- 
vous system.  God  made  our  bodies— 
they  are  very  wonderful.  And  the  cen- 
tral nervous  system,  especially  includ- 
ing the  brain,  is  the  one  part  of  the 
body  which  does  not  regenerate  tissue 
when  that  tissue  has  been  destroyed. 
Damage  is  irreversible.  It  does  not 
mend  itself. 


Then  too,  there  is  the  matter  of 
"euthanasia,"  or  purposely  taking  a 
person  out  of  existence.  That  is  com- 
pletely wrong.  It  is  an  act  of  commis- 
sion—of doing  something  which  causes 
life  to  cease. 

Probably  most  of  us  are  Christians. 
We  are  all  inclined  to  say,  "Well,  the 
Lord  can  work  a  miracle."  Yes,  He 
can.  Nothing  is  impossible  with  God. 
But  how  many  miracles  have  you  seen 
in  a  lifetime?  Perhaps  a  few.  God  does 
not  always  choose  in  every  instance  to 


mend  or  heal  the  person  who's  critical- 
ly ill.  We've  had  too  many  of  our  loved 
ones  go  before  us  to  be  sure  of  that. 

Sometimes  we  make  choices.  I  hap- 
pen to  be  on  the  Foreign  Missions 
Board,  and  sometimes  we  have  to 
make  difficult  decisions.  Do  we  or  do 
we  not  approve  someone  to  go  to  the 
foreign  mission  field?  There  are  always 
those  with  tender  hearts  who  say  the 
Lord  has  called  them,  and  truly  they 
don't  have  what  they  need  now,  but 
maybe  the  Lord  will  do  something 
miraculous  if  we  can  just  get  them 
across  the  ocean.  This  is  operating 
against  good  judgment.  If  we  have  the 
responsibility  for  making  good  deci- 
sions, we  must  have  the  courage  to 
accept  that  responsibility  and  to  act 
upon  it.  We  cannot  just  leave  the  re- 
sponsibility to  someone  else  and  say 
"me  too."  The  matter  of  not  using  ex- 
traordinary means  to  prolong  human 
life  is  not  an  easy  question. 

L  "'"icN:  It's  interesting  when 
people  who  don't  claim  to  be  Chris- 
tians have  some  of  the  same  problems 
and  questions  we  have.  One  such  edi- 
tor I  read  last  week  remarked  that 
there  are  two  questions  to  be  asked: 

(1)  What  is  best  for  the  individual?  and 

(2)  What  is  best  for  society? 

In  the  question  of  euthanasia  versus 
"pulling  the  plug,"  there  is  quite  a  dif- 
ference between  putting  a  pillow  over 
someone's  face  until  he  doesn't 
breathe  anymore  or  simply  allowing 
him  to  die  a  natural  death.  These  are 
not  quite  the  same. 

It  is  amazing  how  technology  has 
advanced  so  that  people  may  or  may 
not  be  kept  alive.  Less  than  a  century 
ago  there  would  have  been  no  ques- 
tion. They  would  have  departed  this 
world.  Now  we  have  the  ability  to 
keep  them  alive.  Then  comes  the  ques- 
tion: To  what  extent  are  we  responsi- 
ble to  use  this  added  knowledge  in 
keeping  people  alive?  And  if  it's  a 
problem  now,  think  what  it  is  going  to 
be  in  just  a  few  years! 

ASHMAN:  I  discovered  in  talking 
with  a  Christian  medical  doctor  about 
this  problem,  that  the  definition  of 
clinical  death  may  not  be  the  same  in 
all  of  the  areas  of  the  world,  and  it  is 

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JANUARY    15,    1976 


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in  a  process  of  constant  change.  There- 
fore a  specific  decision  in  this  case  at 
this  time  does  not  mean  that  it  will 
always  be  that  way  in  the  future.  He 
indicated  that  there  are  only  about 
eight  states  so  far  that  have  come  to 
the  position  of  accepting  a  definition 
of  clinical  death.  He  further  observed 
that  when  a  person  is  no  longer  able  to 
relate  to  God  from  the  body,  which 
involves  communication  of  some  sort, 
then  this  would  be  a  sign  of  death. 

I  have  here  a  document  which  says, 
in  part: 

...  if  the  time  comes  that  I, , 

can  no  longer  take  part  in  decisions  tor 
my  own  future,  let  this  statement  stand 
as  an  expression  of  my  wishes  while  I  am 
still  of  a  sound  mind.  If  the  situation 
should  arise  in  which  there  is  no  reason- 
able expectation  of  my  recovery  from 
physical  or  mental  disability,  I  request 
that  I  be  allowed  to  die  and  not  be  kept 
alive  by  artificial  means  or  heroic  meas- 
ures. 

I   do  not  fear  death  itself  ...  I  there- 
tore  ask   that  medication  be  mercifully 
administered  to  me  to  alleviate  suffering, 
even     though     this     may     hasten    the 
moment  of  death.  This  request  is  made 
after  careful  consideration.  I  hope  those 
of  you  who  care  for  me  will  feel  morally 
bound  to  follow  this  mandate.   I  recog- 
nize that  this  appears  to  place  a  heavy 
responsibility   upon   you,   but  it  is  with 
the  intention  of  relieving  you  of  such  re- 
sponsibility and  of  placing  it  upon  my- 
self in  accordance  with  my  strong  con- 
victions that  this  statement  is  made. 
This  actual  signed,  notarized  state- 
ment  was   delivered    to   lawyer,    rela- 
tives,   friends,   and   family   physicians. 
This  is  a  living  will.  Now  the  question. 
Is  this  proper  for  a  Christian  to  do? 

OGDEN:  I  would  say  that  if  my  de- 
cision to  pull  the  plug  on  someone  else 
is  murder,  then  my  decision  to  do  that 
to  myself  is  suicide.  Either  they're 
both  accepted  or  neither  one  is. 

In  this  issue,  like  so  many  others  in 
life,  we  tend  to  look  at  it  from  the 
standpoint  of  what  seems,  in  a  par- 
ticular case,  to  be  good  rather  than 
what  is  the  underlying  principle  or 
what  the  Word  of  God  has  to  say 
about  it.  Sometimes  the  way  we  feel 
about  an  issue  depends  upon  whether 
or  not  we're  involved  in  it  rather  than 
on  how  we  understand  God's  Word. 

FINK:  When  we  realize  what  physi- 
cal  death  does  for  the   believer,  this 


takes  away  a  lot  of  the  problem.  There 
are  only  two  ways  to  get  into  the  pres- 
ence of  God.  One  is  through  the  rap- 
ture, the  other  is  through  the  door  of 
physical  death.  I  would  be  very  much 
in  favor  of  a  will  like  this  for  myself, 
because  physical  death  is  not  my  ene- 
my; it's  the  means  for  my  entrance  in- 
to the  presence  of  the  Lord. 

OGDEN;  I'm  wondering  if  we  can 
make  a  distinction  between  saved  and 
unsaved  in  this  issue— it's  human  life. 

TANNER:  From  the  standpoint  of 
the  law,  you  can't  really  make  this  dis- 
tinction. Sometimes  there  should  be  a 
distinction  made  between  preserving 
life,  which  is  the  goal  of  medicine,  and 
in  the  prolonging  of  death.  It  seems  to 
me,  from  a  biological  standpoint,  that 
I  would  agree  with  the  definition  of 
the  flat  brain  wave  as  being  an  end- 
point.  The  human  body  is  such  a  com- 
plex of  systems  all  working  together 
that  it's  very  difficult  to  separate  one 
function  and  say:  "If  this  one  goes, 
then  the  person  is  dead."  Even  though 
the  Bible  speaks  of  the  heart  as  being 
the  center  of  our  conscious  activity,  it 
has  to  be  through  the  brain.  This 
should   be  the  primary  consideration. 

QUESTIONER:  If  a  person  is  being 
maintained  in  this  state,  how  does  that 
relate  to  the  will  of  God  for  that  per- 
son's life? 

FINK:  The  will  of  God  is  deter- 
mined at  the  moment  the  soul  departs 
from  the  body.  There  is  not  a  machine 
going  that  can  prolong  anyone's  life 
one  tick  of  the  clock  longer  than  God 
intended  for  it  to  be,  regardless  of  how 
long  physicians  try  to  reverse  the 
curse.  They  will  never  be  able  to  pro- 
long a  life  any  longer  than  God  has 
willed  for  that  life,  whatever  the 
means. 


ASHMAN:  I  don't  know  that  I 
would  agree  totally  with  the  impli- 
cation of  the  analysis  of  death  as  being 
almost  a  friend.  Death  is  a  defeated 
enemy.  It  is  a  "stingerless  bee,"  for  the 
sting  of  death  is  gone  because  sin  has 
been  cared  for  in  the  blood  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

But  frankly,  if  I  have  a  choice  of 
how  to  get  to  heaven,  I  wouldn't 
choose  death.  I'd  choose  the  rapture. 
However,  I  don't  have  that  choice- 
only  God  has  that  choice  for  me.  It's 
one  thing  to  take  extraordinary  means 
to  stay  here;  it's  another  thing  to  take 
extraordinary  means  to  get  there. 

TANNER:  I'd  like  to  add  a  person- 
al example.  My  mother  died  of  cancer 
at  an  early  age,  in  her  30s.  She  was 
extremely  ill  for  a  long  time,  and  went 
through  a  tremendous  amount  of  pain 
and  suffering.  But  her  attitude  was 
such  a  testimony  to  the  power  of  God 
to  overcome  that  situation  that  I  came 
to  know  the  Lord  as  Saviour,  and  my 
sister,  who  wasn't  anywhere  near  being 
a  Christian,  was  saved  as  a  result  of  my 
mother's  direct  testimony  through  this 
very  difficult  situation.  As  Christians, 
we  have  to  realize  that  we  have  a  testi- 
mony to  bear. 

ASHMAN:  We  know  we  don't  have 
the  answers  to  all  the  questions.  But 
there  are  some  absolute  answers.  It  is 
appointed  unto  man  once  to  die,  and 
after  that  the  judgment.  There's  a  way 
to  face  that  experience  when  it  comes 
and  however  it  comes,  with  peace,  and 
to  say,  even  with  Stephen,  "Lord 
Jesus,  receive  my  spirit." 

I've  seen  people  die  like  this,  with 
absolute  peace.  But  you  can't  face  that 
kind  of  experience  without  Christ.     # 


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Living  Memorials 

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memory  of  a  departed  loved  one  or  friend,  are  sending  "memorials"  in  the 
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whose  memories  are  so  honored  are  notified  of  the  contribution  by  an  appro- 
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Mr,  A.  Van  Kampen 
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Some  may  feel  that  in  its  pursuit  for  full  regional  accredita- 
tion, Grace  College  may  turn  into  an  intellectual  haven 
where  only  those  who  are  "exceptionally  gifted"  will  be 
comfortable.  While  Grace  is  seeking  constantly  to  maintain 
excellent,  top-notch  academic  standards,  the  person  who 
was  not  the  valedictorian  of  his  high  school  class  can  still  fit 
in  very  nicely  at  Grace  College. 

The  requirements  for  admission  to  Grace  state  that  the 
applicant  must  be  in  the  upper  one  half  of  his  high  school 
class  and  that  he  must  score  a  designated  percentile  score 
on  the  American  College  Testing  (A.C.T.)  examination. 
This  requirement  correlates  with  the  spiritual  requirements, 
pastor's  reference,  and  teachers'  references,  so  that  the  Ad- 
missions Committee  can  prayerfully  consider  the  whole  per- 
son. 

If  a  person  is  lacking  in  one  of  the  two  academic  areas, 
he  still  could  be  accepted  on  what  is  called  a  "restricted 
basis."  Under  this  restriction,  his  course  work  is  limited  to 
12-14  hours  and  he  is  normally  not  allowed  to  participate 
in  intercollegiate  athletics,  drama,  cheerleading,  gospel 
teams,  and  so  forth,  until  he  is  removed  from  the  restricted 
basis.  These  restrictions  are  not  placed  on  the  student  as  a 
punishment  for  inadequacies  or  for  doing  a  poor  job  in  high 
school,  but  rather  to  give  him  the  maximum  amount  of 
time  possible  to  spend  on  his  classes.  The  student  on  aca- 
demic restriction  must  achieve  a  certain  grade  point  ratio  at 
the  end  of  his  first  semester  or  he  is  placed  on  final  aca- 
demic probation.  This  amounts  to  a  final  warning  prior  to 
an  academic  dismissal  from  school. 

Students  at  Grace  who  have  been  on  academic  restric- 
tion or  probation  during  the  past  three  or  four  semesters 
have  come  to  know  Bill  Katip  quite  well.  His  job  is  that  of 
Admissions  and  Retention  Counselor  for  the  College,  which 
means  that  about  75  percent  of  his  time  is  spent  counseling 
these  students  who  are  on  restriction  or  probation.  A  regu- 
lar schedule  is  set  up  where  he  attempts  to  see  every  stu- 
dent in  this  category  about  every  two  or  three  weeks.  At 
this  10-15  minute  session  he  checks  how  the  student  is 
doing  in  each  of  his  classes  and  finds  out  where  help  is 
needed.  Particular  areas  worked  on  include  note-taking, 
scheduling,  how  to  use  study  time  most  effectively,  helps  in 


Bill  Katip  counsels  a  student. 

reading,  writing  a  term  paper,  and  taking  exams.  Much  of 
this  material  is  covered  in  written  handouts  and  cassette 
tapes  that  are  available  for  student  use. 

A  concentrated  effort  is  also  made  to  cover  many  of  the 
same  study  skills  mentioned  earlier  in  a  "Study  Skills  Class" 
taught  by  Katip  during  the  first  month  of  the  school  year. 
This  past  fall  was  the  first  time  the  voluntary  class  was  held. 
It  was  open  to  any  student  and  about  1  5  students  who  were 
not  even  on  probation  came  to  these  sessions. 

Another  project  just  beginning  is  a  tutoring  program 
coordinated  through  Katip's  office  with  the  help  of  Randy 
Maxson,  college  student  body  president.  Upperclassmen 
will  spend  two  or  three  half-hour  sessions  working  with 
underclassmen  in  their  major  field  of  study  to  help  them 
get  the  basics  of  that  subject.  This  project  looks  promising 
and  should  prove  beneficial  both  to  those  receiving  and  to 
those  giving  the  tutoring. 

Statistics  show  such  counseling  and  programs  are  having 
an  effect,  for  those  students  on  academic  probation  in  the 
spring  of  1971  showed  an  average  increase  of  .114  in  their 
G.P.A.  (when  the  systematic  counseling  was  not  available), 
while  those  on  academic  probation  in  the  spring  of  1974 
(with  the  counseling)  showed  an  increase  of  .219.  In  1971, 
75  percent  of  the  students  on  academic  probation  were 
dropped  for  academic  reasons,  whereas  only  18.75  percent 
were  dropped  in  1974.  Also,  in  1974  more  students  were 
allowed  to  continue  on  final  probation  rather  than  being 
dropped,  and  more  were  removed  from  probation  status. 

When  asked  about  his  job  at  Grace,  Katip  is  very  quick 
to  say  that  he  really  enjoys  it.  He  states  that  he  is  thankful 
for  the  opportunity  to  work  in  a  situation  where  he  can  be 
of  some  help  to  others  and  yet  learn  so  much  from  others 
around  him. 

In  summing  up  the  rewards  of  his  work,  Katip  shares  a 
letter  he  received  this  past  July.  It  is  from  a  student  who 
was  admitted  on  restriction  and  earned  a  G.P.A.  of  1.5  her 
first  semester  at  Grace.  She  was  placed  on  final  probation 
but,  due  to  her  increased  progress,  continued  for  a  third 
semester  until  finally  she  was  removed  from  any  probation- 
ary status.  Last  semester  she  earned  a  respectible  2.85 
G.P.A.  and  is  currently  a  junior  at  Grace  with  an  excellent 


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testimony  and  making  a  good  contribution  to  the  school. 

The  letter  reads  as  follows: 

"Greetings  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus! 

I  hope  you  are  having  a  good  summer— I  bet  you  are  busy 
getting  ready  for  fall. 

I  received  my  grades  a  few  days  ago  and  praise  God!  I  am 
finally  off  A. P.!  It  has  been  a  long,  hard  climb,  but  thank 
God  I  made  it!  I  was  beginning  to  wonder  for  awhile!  I  give 
the  Lord  the  credit  and  thank  Him  for  using  you  as  an 
instrument  to  help  me.  I  would  like  to  thank  you  for  all  of 
the  time  and  effort  you  put  in  helping  and  counseling  me.  I 
know  it  can  be  a  thankless  job  sometimes.  That  is  a  very 
special  and  sensitive  job  the  Lord  has  put  you  into  and  I'm 
glad  to  see  you  do  your  best.  Keep  up  the  good  work  and 
don't  get  discouraged,  even  when  things  don't  always  look 
good. 

I  am  taking  speech  here  at  our  local  Junior  College.  It  is 
really  a  breeze!  So  far,  I  have  a  B+  and  I've  hardly  had  a 
chance  to  study!  The  readings  class  was  full— the  Lord 
knows. 

Have  a  great  summer  and  keep  trusting  the  Lord!" 


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3race  Honors  Fall  Athletes 


The  annual  fall  sports  banquet  was 
held  recently  by  the  Grace  College 
'  G-Club,  a  voluntary  letterman  organi- 
'  zation,  to  honor  both  coaches  and 
I  athletes  who  participated  in  soccer, 
!  cross-country  and  tennis.  Phil  Hoskins, 
[athletic  director  and  head  basketball 
(coach,  was  emcee  for  the  evening's  ac- 
i  tivities. 

Terry  Shrock,  in  his  third  year  as 
head  soccer  coach  at  Grace,  presented 
his  award  winners  first.  Freshman  Paul 
'Henning  and  junior  Dave  Hanson 
walked  away  with  the  majority  of 
■hardware.  Henning  was  awarded  both 
,the  Outstanding  Offensive  Player  and 
'Rookie  of  the  Year  trophies  as  a  result 
of  his  two  freshman  records  of  most 
igoals  and  assists  in  a  season.  Hanson, 
;who  has  been  referred  to  by  many 
.coaches  as  ail-American  material,  was 
|Voted  by  the  team  as  the  Outstanding 
Defense  Player  for  his  superior  job  as 
goalie.  These  two  individuals  also  were 
awarded  All-Conference  plaques. 

The  Lancer  hooters  who  had  a  close 
7-6  season  took  the  NCCAA  District  II 
tournament  and  placed  second  in  the 
iregional  playoff.  Grace  placed  five  in- 
jdividuals  on  the  NCCAA  District  III 
team-Henning,  Hanson,  John  Boots, 
Denny  Lapp,  and  Butch  Derenzo. 

This  year's  squad  named  two  men 
as  leaders  and  Coach  Shrock  awarded 
senior  Bill  Henthorn  and  junior  Jeff 

lANUARY    15,    1976 


Cahill  the  captain  trophies  for  their 
outstanding  loyalty  and  dedication  to 
the  team. 

Cross-Country  Coach,  Mark  Skiles, 
now  in  his  second  year  of  coaching  at 
Graqe,  named  his  letter  winners  and 
announced  the  captain  and  Most  Valu- 
able Runner  award.  Out  of  the  total 
seven  who  earned  letters,  four  of  these 
were  first  year— Chad  Curtis,  Steve 
Bowlin,  John  Boyd  and  Roger  Toy. 

Seniors  Randy  Sellers  and  Tom 
Snodgrass  received  the  M.V.R.  and 
Captain  trophies,  respectively.  Sellers 
was  consistently  at  the  head  of  the 
pack  but  in  the  big  meets  missed  tak- 
ing home  the  big  hardware  by  a  mere 
one  place.  Snodgrass,  who  has  put  in 
more  than  5,000  miles  while  at  Grace 
has  led  by  example  and  hard  work. 
These  two  individuals  were  also  given 
certificates  for  being  placed  on  the 
NCCAA  District  team. 

Tennis  awards  were  presented  by 
Coach  Don  R.  J.  Cramer.  Seven  men 


lettered  this  fall  with  two  individuals 
earning  first  year  awards,  Steve  Barrett 
and  Mick  Messner. 

Seniors  Jack  Kerr  and  Dave  Beeson 
were  recognized  for  their  four  years  on 
the  courts  and  the  dedication  plus  fine 
records  established.  Kerr,  who  played 
in  the  number  four  spot,  wound  up 
the  regular  season  with  an  unblem- 
ished record.  While  Beeson  moved  up 
to  the  number  five  position  and  swept 
the  conference  tourney  in  that  spot, 
which  was  his  first  singles  title  while  at 
Grace. 

Two  awards  were  voted  on  by  the 
team  with  juniors  Stan  Hueni  being 
named  the  honorary  captain  and  Gary 
Woolman  being  awarded  the  Most 
Valuable  Player.  Hueni,  who  last  year 
was  named  Rookie  of  the  Year,  made 
a  great  contribution  to  this  year's  team 
both  on  and  off  the  courts.  He 
finished  the  season  with  an  impressive 
10-3  record  while  playing  in  the  num- 
ber two  spot.  Woolman,  who  was 
awarded  the  Most  Valuable  Player 
trophy,  made  a  big  jump  from  the 
number  four  position  last  year  to  the 
number  one  man  this  fall.  His  record 
was  1 1-2  which  included  the  confer- 
ence tourney  where  he  captured  the 
number  one  singles  championship. 
Woolman  was  also  presented  a  plaque 
for  being  selected  to  the  MCC  All- 
Conference  team.  wi** 


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The  Key  to  the  Riddle 
of  the  Universe 


By  Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt 


The  new  year  is  already  on  its  way, 
and  men  everywhere  are  speculating  as 
to  what  it  will  bring  forth.  Each  per- 
son is  weighing  what  it  will  mean  in 
relation  to  himself.  Men  seeking  high 
office  are  exploring  the  possibilities  of 
rising  to  places  of  prominence.  Men 
and  women  in  dire  circumstances  are 
wondering  whether  conditions  will 
change  for  the  better  or  for  the  worse. 
People  who  have  enjoyed  some  degree 
of  material  prosperity  are  speculating 
whether  recession  and  inflation  may 
squeeze  their  savings  into  insignifi- 
cance. Vast  portions  of  the  population 
of  the  world  facing  famine  are  weigh- 
ing the  possibilities  of  survival.  The 
threatenings  and  turmoil  of  war  engage 
the  thinking  of  millions  in  various 
parts  of  the  globe.  All  these  things  and 
many  more  lie  ahead  in  the  unfolding 
of  1976.  Do  Christians  entertain  the 
thought  that  perhaps  Christ  may  come 
and  usher  them  into  His  presence? 

There  Is  One  Who  Knows 
the  Future 

During  the  first  great  doctrinal  con- 
troversy convened  in  Jerusalem,  James 
declared  to  the  assembled  representa- 
tives, "Known  unto  God  are  all  his 
works  from  the  beginning  of  the 
world"  (Acts  15:18).  This  means  that 
He  is  never  surprised  by  the  turn  of 
events.  And  the  reason  He  is  never  sur- 
prised is  because  all  events  have  been 
incorporated  into  His  wise  and  eternal 
plan.  Some  of  these  things  He  causes 
and  some  He  permits,  but  all  comprise 
a  part  of  His  all-encompassing  plan. 
Moreover,  God  works  His  plan.  He 
"worketh  all  things  after  the  counsel 
of  his  own  will"  (Eph.  1:11).  And  His 


"counsel  shall  stand"  (Isa.  46:10). 

At  the  center  of  this  plan  is  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Everything  has  been 
purposed  in  Him.  When  the  fullness  of 
time  is  reached  all  the  lines  of  develop- 
ment through  the  unfolding  ages  will 
be  gathered  together  in  Christ  (Eph. 
1:10).  The  redemption  wrought  out 
and  through  Christ  (Eph.  1:7)  will  ex- 
tend to  many  companies  of  saints 
making  up  the  whole  family  of  God. 
This  group  includes  the  Church,  the 
bride  of  Christ.  In  the  fullest  sense 
Christ  is  the  key  to  the  riddle  of  the 
universe.  In  a  lesser  sense  His  ministry 
in  and  through  the  Church  exhibits  the 
wisdom  of  His  great  plan  (Eph.  3:10). 

The  first  great  theologian  of  the 
Church  declared  that  creation  is  a  uni- 
verse. It  is  not  a  multiverse.  One  great 
plan  binds  together  every  detail,  as- 
pect, item,  and  the  multiplied  combi- 
nations into  one  coherent  whole  that 
works  in  harmony  toward  a  future  ful- 
fillment (Rom.  8:28).  What  appears  on 
the  surface  to  be  conflicting  move- 
ments and  things  thwarting  any  move- 
ment toward  a  wise  and  good  end  is 
not  essentially  true.  A  mighty  hand 
guides  everything  toward  that  destina- 
tion He  has  chosen.  And  He  has 
weighted  every  one  of  these  things  in 
favor  of  the  Christian.  No  matter  how 
bad  things  may  appear  to  be  as  viewed 
and  measured  by  men,  they  produce 
good  for  the  believer  in  Christ.  God  is 
determined  to  bring  His  own  through 
the  wilderness  to  Himself,  and  to  do 
this  He  makes  things  produce  that  one 
quality  in  them  that  entitles  them  to 
share  His  fellowship  through  eternity 
(Heb.  12:14).  Whatever  lies  ahead  in 
1976,  it  can  only  contribute  good  to 


the  child  of  God. 

Some  Things  For  1976 
Are  Sure 

The  One  who  knows  the  end  from 
the  beginning  has  revealed  some  things 
that  will  mark  the  course  of  history 
through  1976.  Wars  are  sure  to  con- 
tinue. Twenty-five  hundred  years  ago 
God  revealed  through  the  prophet 
Daniel  that  there  would  be  wars  to  the 
end  (Dan.  9:26,  ASV).  Despite  the  ef- 
forts of  men  and  nations  to  work  out  a 
durable  peace  in  this  world,  no  such 
quality  of  life  can  be  expected  until 
He  comes,  who  alone  shall  be  able  to 
speak  peace  to  the  nations. 

Wickedness  will  continue  in  the 
earth  and  will  increase,  for  "evil  men 
and  seducers  shall  wax  worse  and 
worse,  deceiving  and  being  deceived" 
(II  Tim.  3:13).  It  seems  quite  evident, 
no  matter  whether  the  scene  is  viewed 
locally,  nationally,  or  internationally, 
the  vast  proportion  of  mankind  is  de- 
termined to  follow  a  course  of  moral 
decline. 

Lawlessness  characterizes  society  all 
across  the  world.  Nineteen  hundred 
years  ago  Paul  wrote  that  "the  secret 
power  of  lawlessness  is  already  at 
work"  (II  Thess.  2:7,  NIV).  Today  it  Is 
more  apparent  than  ever.  And  in  the 
United  States  crime  had  an  18  percent 
increase  in  1974  over  1973.  It  has  not 
abated  in  1975  and  will  not  during 
1976. 

Violence  and  vandalism  is  on  the  in- 
crease everywhere.  It  has  risen  to  such 
proportions  in  the  public  school  sys- 
tem that  it  has  become  a  scourge.  If 
we  are  indeed  living  in  those  days  re- 
ferred to  as  the  days  of  the  Son  of 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALC 


Man,  then  we  may  expect  that  the 
characteristics  of  the  days  of  Noah  will 
be  repeated  (Gen.  6:13;  Luke  17:26). 

With  the  advent  of  the  new  nnorali- 
ty,  sensualism  has  been  increasing 
upon  every  hand.  The  pattern  of 
society  as  it  deports  itself  today  guar- 
antees that  the  lowest  forms  of  cor- 
ruption will  multiply  during  the  next 
year.  This  will  be  a  fulfillment  of 
prophecy  and  a  repetition  of  the  days 
of  Noah  and  Lot  (Gen.  6:11-12; 
19:4-8;  Luke  17:26-30). 

God  declares  that  a  falling  away 
from  the  faith  will  mark  the  move- 
ment of  those  who  profess  to  be  Chris- 
tians (II  Thess.  2:3).  They  will  not  put 
up  with  sound  doctrine,  but  will 
gather  about  them  teachers  who 
preach  and  teach  what  they  want  to 
hear.  And  they  shall  turn  away  their 
ears  from  the  truth  to  myths  (II  Tim. 
4:3-4). 

All  these  things  are  happening  and 
will  continue  to  happen  throughout 
the  coming  year,  producing  the  peril  in 
society  now  issuing  in  risk  to  life  and 
property.  Corruption  is  costing  the 
nation  more  than  100  billion  dollars  a 
year  in  the  effort  to  provide  some  sem- 
blance of  protection  for  the  welfare  of 
people. 


But  God  Is  Still  in  Control 

If  ambitious  and  evil  men  come  in- 
to power  it  will  only  be  because  God 
has  permitted  them  to  rise.  "For  pro- 
motion cometh  neither  from  the  east, 
nor  from  the  west,  nor  from  the  south. 
But  God  is  the  judge:  he  putteth  down 
one,  and  setteth  up  another"  (Ps. 
75:6-7).  God  works  in  the  movements 
of  men  and  nations  "to  the  intent  that 
the  living  may  know  that  the  most 
High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men, 
and  giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he  will, 
and  setteth  up  over  it  the  basest  of 
men"  (Dan.  4:17).  Men  are  able  to  do 
no  more  than  what  God  permits.  For 
God  "hath  made  of  one  blood  all 
nations  of  men  for  to  dwell  on  all  the 
face  of  the  earth,  and  hath  determined 
the  times  before  appointed,  and  the 
bounds  of  their  habitation"  (Acts 
17:26). 

Evil  will  abound  everywhere,  and 
the  prospect  for  any  major  change 
does  not  appear  anywhere  among  the 
sons  of  men.  This  must  come  from  the 
Lord  at  the  return  of  Jesus  Christ.  But 
even  (With  the  immediate  prospect,  the 
Psalmist  declared,  "Surely  the  wrath 
of  man  shall  praise  thee:  the  remainder 
of  wrath  shalt  thou  restrain"  (Ps. 
76:10).  God  is  still  causing  all  things 
to  work  together,  and  His  purpose  is 
that  these  things  shall  work  together 
for  good  to  them  that  love  God,  who 
are  the  called  according  to  His  purpose 
(Rom.  8:28). 

It  is  therefore  good  and  proper  for 
every  Christian  to  "be  subject  unto  the 


higher  powers.  For  there  is  no  power 
but  of  God.  .  .  .  For  rulers  are  not  a 
terror  to  good  works,  but  to  the  evil. 
Wilt  thou  then  not  be  afraid  of  the 
power?  Do  that  which  is  good,  and 
thou  shalt  have  praise  of  the  same" 
(Rom.  13:1,3).  "The  night  is  far 
spent,  the  day  is  at  hand:  let  us  there- 
fore cast  off  the  works  of  darkness, 
and  let  us  put  on  the  armour  of  light 
.  .  .  put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
and  make  not  provision  for  the  flesh, 
to  fulfill  the  lusts  thereof"  (Rom. 
13:12,  14).  "Humble  yourselves  there- 
fore under  the  mighty  hand  of  God, 
that  he  may  exalt  you  in  due  time: 
Casting  all  your  care  upon  him;  for  he 
careth  for  you"  (I  Peter  5:6-7).  "See 
then  that  ye  walk  circumspectly,  not 
as  fools,  but  as  wise,  redeeming  the 
time,  because  the  days  are  evil"  (Eph. 
5:15-16). 

Since  the  days  are  evil  and  time  is 
running  out,  these  two  factors  lay 
upon  us  Christians  the  responsibility 
of  urgency,  an  urgency  from  the  Lord 
to  bear  testimony  of  Him  to  the  world 
round  about.  One  way  this  can  be 
done  is  investing  in  young  people. 
Conditioning  them  with  a  Christian 
education  increases  their  possibilities 
for  a  larger  and  more  effective  service. 


JANUARY    15,    1976 


21 


Church  Finance 


Is  tithing  necessary?  Well,  that  all  depends. 

When  I  am  told  that  I  must  tithe,  then  my  gift 
is  no  longer  a  freewill  offering  springing  from 
my  love  for  God.  It  is  a  tax.  And  I  don't  believe 
my  giving  is  supposed  to  be  a  tax.  When  I  am 
told  that  the  only  acceptable  measure  of  my  giv- 
ing is  its  proximity  to  a  tithe,  I  object.  Jesus 
never  said,  "Thou  shalt  tithe." 

Read  through  your  New  Testament.  Jesus 
really  had  nothing  to  say  about  the  size  of  one's 
gift.  Spirit,  attitude,  motivation— that's  what 
counted  with  the  Lord. 

Take  one  look  at  your  congregational  budget 
and  you  may  be  quickly  convinced  that  tithing 
is  necessary  if  you're  going  to  balance  the  books. 
Obviously,  the  financial  impact  upon  your  con- 
gregation would  be  extraordinary— life  saving— if 
everyone  were  required  to  tithe  and  did  so. 

Many  of  the  faithful  do  tithe,  fortunately,  but 
not  everyone  has  caught  the  vision  of  what  giv- 
ing like  that  can  do  for  them.  To  require  anyone 
to  tithe  would  not  be  Gospel,  but  Law,  and 
would  not  be  appropriate  to  my  interpretation 
of  God's  love  for  me.  The  church  has  a  responsi- 
bility to  teach  and  explain  and  inspire  and  moti- 
vate, but  it  cannot  and  does  not  compel. 

Tithing  is  not  some  bargain  we  strike  up  with 
God.  You  cannot  promise  to  give  God  10  per- 
cent in  return  for  His  assurances  that  you  are 
guaranteed  the  90  percent  for  your  own  use. 
God  has  not  signed  the  promissory  note  offering 
a  specific  return  for  your  tithe.  Furthermore, 
tithing  won't  generate  more  customers  for  you 
or  double  your  sales  either.  It  may  help  your 
attitude  and  it  is  certainly  better  than  giving  less, 
but  your  business  could  still  go  bankrupt. 


Furthermore,  I  am  convinced  that  those  con- 
gregations which  use  tithing  as  a  gimmick  to 
load  up  the  offering  plates,  have  also  missed  the 
point.  You  can't  sustain  a  program  of  tithing 
just  because  the  church's  bank  account  is  over- 
drawn. 

Tithing  is  a  personal  decision,  a  voluntary  act, 
a  reaction  to  one's  love  for  the  Saviour.  Its  result 
may  or  may  not  be  an  overflowing  church  cof- 
fer. That's  not  the  point.  Rather  it  is  joy  for  the 
giver  that  makes  the  difference  and  that  is  all. 
No  law,  no  demand,  no  requirement,  simply  de- 
sire that  comes  from  love,  joy,  from  knowing 
God. 

To  tithe  or  not  to  tithe  is  a  good  question. 
But  a  more  important  question  is  whether  to 
give  or  not  to  give  in  the  first  place.  For  it  is 
from  that  point  that  one  considers  how  much  to 
give.  Tithing  may  be  the  answer.  It  may  not  be. 
It  is  for  my  family  and  it  is  for  others,  too. 

No  matter  how  many  or  how  few  dollars  we 
can  or  do  give,  like  the  widow's  mite,  if  the 
motive  is  right,  God  will  take  that  gift  and  bless 
us  for  it.  It  may  or  may  not  be  10  percent  of  our 
income.  God  won't  compute  a  percentage. 

We  give,  not  because  God  expects  us  to  or 
requires  us  to  do  so  or  the  church  budget  desper- 
ately needs  our  money.  We  give  because  God 
loves  us  and  we  are  extremely  grateful  to  Him 
for  that  love.  # 


*  Copyright  1975  by  Manfred  Hoick,  Jr.  For  additional  infor- 
mation on  this  or  other  topics  related  to  church  or  clergy  fi- 
nance, write  to  the  author  in  care  of  this  magazine.  Mr.  Hoick  is 
editor  of  Church  and  Clergy  Finance,  the  biweekly  financial 
newsletter  for  clergy,  and  publisher  of  Church  Management's 
The  Clergy  Journal. 


22 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


PASTOR 
GO  HOME ! 


A  seminary  professor  who  had 
spent  several  years  as  a  pastor  was 
asked  what  was  the  biggest  difference 
between  the  two  jobs.  He  replied,  "I 
no  longer  feel  the  guilt  and  the  pres- 
sure." Many  former  pastors  say  the 
same  thing.  They  are  relieved  to  be  rid 
of  the  pressure. 

The  modern  pastor  has  far  more  de- 
mands on  his  time,  knowledge  and  ex- 
pertise than  his  grandfather  predeces- 
sor 70  years  ago.  Maybe  it  would  be 
wise  for  our  lay  leadership  to  evaluate 
the  pastor's  role  and  help  him  turn  it 
into  a  reasonable  calling. 

Despite  the  many  noble  causes  that 
fall  within  the  minister's  pale,  maybe 
the  demands  have  become  too  drain- 
ing. Does  it  make  sense  for  him  to 
work  six  days  and  four  nights?  Is  it 
realistic  for  him  to  labor  60-70  hours  a 
week?  How  many  weeks  does  a  pastor 
sacrifice  his  day  off  and  deny  the  very 
principles  of  Scripture? 

Is  it  any  wonder  that  a  denomi- 
national executive  who  plans  to  return 
to  the  pastorate  insists  that  he  will  not 
accept  a  church  of  any  reasonable  size 
without  a  multiple  staff? 

But  where  is  the  origin  of  this  pres- 
sure? Part  of  it  comes  from  those  who 
surround  him,  both  the  laity  and  his 
fellow  clergymen.  One  friend  asked  a 
pastor,  "Are  you  going  to  the  crown- 
ing of  the  Bandage  Rolling  Queen?" 
When  the  minister  explained  his  reluc- 
tance to  attend,  the  inquirer  replied, 
"But  those  ladies  work  hard  every  year 
and  this  event  is  very  important  to 
them." 

Worthy  causes  abound  and  meet- 
ings fill  the  air.  Will  you  give  a  devo- 
tional at  the  Boy  Scout  picnic?  Can 
you  attend  the  special  meetings  across 
town  to  show  support?  Can  you  be  a 
judge  at  the  WCTU  poster  contest? 
How  can  you  expect  people  to  turn 
out  for  the  men's  fellowship  if  the  pas- 
tor doesn't? 

The  pressure  to  serve  on  commit- 
tees is  stronger  than  King  Kong's  grip. 


By  William  L.  Coleman 


Meeting  with  the  music  committee 
though  he  cannot  carry  a  tune  and 
thinks  perfect  pitch  is  an  inside  slider. 
Treading  water  with  the  trustees  when 
he  little  cares  if  they  paint  the  nursery 
a  lovely  battleship  gray.  All  of  this  and 
more,  merely  because  "it  is  so  wonder- 
ful to  have  the  pastor's  opinion." 

In  all  fairness,  the  minister's  mam- 
moth demands  do  not  all  come  from 
other  people.  Few  parishioners  would 
drive  him  as  hard  as  he  drives  himself. 
Often  afraid  to  exercise  his  "ex- 
officio"  status  and  avoid  a  committee 
or  two,  he  plows  on  relentlessly.  He 
has  frequently  developed  into  a  work- 
aholic and  finds  it  impossible  to  relax, 
even  with  his  own  family.  His  hobbies 
consist  of  musing  over  attendance 
charts  or  spending  his  day  off  at  a  min- 
isters' conference  discussing  Gog  and 
Magog. 

While  counseling  dozens  of  people 
on  how  to  handle  guilt  he  is  often  un- 
able to  solve  his  own.  As  one  reflective 
pastor  put  it,  "I  had  gotten  to  the 
place  where  I  couldn't  sit  down  and 
read  the  newspaper  at  home  without 
feeling  guilty  about  what  was  left  un- 
done." 

An  experienced  minister  has  told 
his  colleagues  that  overwork  in  his  first 
few  churches  may  have  cost  him  his 
first  son,  who  now  totally  rejects 
Christianity.  Nevertheless,  this  same 
man  still  runs  night  and  day  and  open- 
ly rebukes  fellow  ministers  who  do  not 
attend  every  collection  of  saints. 

Sometimes  unsure  of  himself  and 
usually  unsure  of  the  boundaries  of  his 
job,  he  finds  he  must  work  himself 
endlessly  in  order  to  live  with  himself. 
Seldom  content  to  labor  from 
8:00-5:00  and  forget  it,  he  struggles 
8:00  a.m.  to  11:00  p.m.  just  to  be 
safe. 

While  many  of  these  difficulties  are 


of  the  minister's  own  making,  the  laity 
of  the  church  can  go  a  long  way  to- 
ward helping  him  solve  his  problem. 
Not  only  is  it  the  layman's  opportuni- 
ty but  it  is  also  his  obligation,  both  to 
the  minister  and  the  congregation.  As 
Exodus  18:18  explains  so  well,  the 
leader  and  the  people  suffer  from  an 
overburdened  chief  executive. 

A  young  couple  asked  for  an  ap- 
pointment for  pre-marriage  counseling. 
The  pastor's  secretary  returned  the  call 
and  set  the  time  for  Tuesday  at  4:00 
p.m.  The  fiance  was  upset.  He  would 
have  to  get  off  work.  Why  couldn't 
they  meet  in  the  evening?  What  an  in- 
considerate minister  who  did  not  real- 
ly care  about  the  needs  of  his  people. 

But  the  more  he  thought  about  it 
the  more  sense  it  made.  His  doctor  was 
not  going  to  check  his  epidermis  in  the 
evening.  His  dentist  was  not  going  to 
clean  his  molars  in  the  moonlight.  Yet 
a  minister  is  supposed  to  be  different 
and  do  whatever  people  want. 

Would  it  be  so  pagan  to  encourage 
more  people  to  bring  their  difficulties 
to  the  pastor's  office?  Would  it  be  un- 
loving to  confine  more  activities  with- 
in office  hours  except  for  emergen- 
cies? Does  this  have  to  be  interpreted 
as  callousness,  or  would  it  not  be  a 
more  efficient  and  sensible  approach? 

Some  congregations  fully  expect 
that  a  pastor  will  visit  every  member 
of  their  group.  In  order  to  accomplish 
this  the  minister  has  one  of  two  op- 
tions. The  first  is  to  go  out  that  fourth 
or  fifth  night  of  the  week  and  abandon 
his  own  home.  The  second  is  to  visit 
the  women  of  the  family  in  the  day- 
time. Neither  one  appears  to  be  sound 
or  helpful. 

One  minister  set  a  goal  of  calling 
regularly  on  every  widow  in  his  flock. 
Often  he  would  visit,  only  to  discover 
that  his  lonely  charge  might  be  in 
Biloxi  visiting  her  nephew  or  attending 
a  women's  meeting  in  Santa  Fe.  On 
Sunday  she  sat  in  the  fourth  pew  and 
attended  all  of  the  suppers.  The  pastor 


finally  concluded  that  these  ladies 
were  more  mobile  than  he  and  turned 
his  attention  to  shut-ins  and  let  the 
sparks  fly. 

Pastors  have  been  called  on  the  car- 
pet for  all  sorts  of  imagined  sins.  One 
person  was  castigated  in  a  business 
meeting  when  a  man  stood  up  and 
complained,  "The  pastor  has  everyone 
else  over  for  coffee  after  church,  but 
has  never  had  us."  Another  man  was 
"chewed  out"  for  quoting  authors  that 
were   unfamiliar   to  the  congregation. 

Ministers  need  correcting  occasion- 
ally as  everyone  else.  But  how  often 
do  church  leaders  go  to  a  pastor  and 
say,  "The  Bible  says  that  a  pastor  must 
rule  his  house  well.  We  think  you 
should  spend  more  time  at  home  and 
keep  your  family  the  fine  people  they 
are." 

Instead  of  insisting  that  he  maintain 
so  many  unscriptural  functions,  he 
needs  to  be  reminded  that  I  Timothy 
3:4-5  is  true.  A  side  benefit  of  our 
clergy  leading  a  normal  life  is  that  his 
sermons  may  very  well  improve  and 
become  the  expressions  of  a  well- 
rounded  person. 

A  veteran  minister  was  once  con- 
cerned about  the  price  his  children  had 
to  pay  for  being  p.k.'s.  Wondering  if 
they  were  teased  at  school  or  shunned 


by  playmates  he  asked  his  eldest  child, 
"Do  you  find  it  tough  to  be  a  minis- 
ter's kid?"  She  replied,  "Oh,  no,  just 
as  long  as  you  are  home  evenings." 

There  are  many  pastors  who 
thoroughly  enjoy  their  responsibilities 
and  would  not  change  it  for  anything. 
But  once  in  a  while  they  need  some 
helpful  lay  people  to  come  to  their 
side  and  assure  them  that  they  want 
the  pastor  to  keep  his  family  in  per- 
spective. 

After  a  hectic  day  of  chasing  law- 
yers and  arguing  with  contractors  on  a 
building  project,  a  minister  with 
stomach  in  knots  called  one  of  his 
board  members,  "Fred,  how  would 
you  like  to  get  a  new  pastor?  Get  me 
out  of  the  building  business  and  let  me 
do  the  job  you  called  me  to  do." 

Most  churches  could  have  a  new 
pastor  and  still  keep  the  old  one.  All 
the  laity  needs  to  do  is  to  encourage 
the  minister  to  do  just  his  job  and 
then,  "Pastor,  go  home!!"  • 

—Reprinted  by  permission  of  Evangelical 
Beacon,  a  magazine  of  Evangelical  Free 
Church  of  America. 


The  author,  a  former  pastor,  is  currently 
working  on  a  book  which  will  be  published 
soon.  He  has  had  articles  published  in  many 
Christian  magazines  and  has  now  gone  full 
time  into  a  writing  ministry. 


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Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


Waiting 


for  the  President 


Chicago  can  be  windy  and  cold  in 
the  winter.  However,  I  have  discovered 
on  a  number  of  occasions,  when  cir- 
cumstances have  forced  me  to  visit 
that  fair  city,  that  the  wind  also  per- 
sists during  other  seasons  of  the  year 
as  well. 

Last  fall  John  Davis,  Kenneth  Her- 
man, and  I  were  in  Chicago  where  we 
were  attending  a  work  seminar  of 
Bible  institute  personnel.  Our  express 
purpose  was  to  interest  these  people  in 
the  use  of  BMH  Books  for  classroom 
purposes. 

We  left  the  hotel  for  dinner  one 
evening  and  due  to  the  fact  I  had  for- 
gotten my  heavy  topcoat.  I  was  not 
prepared  to  face  the  strong  breeze 
coming  off  of  Lake  Michigan.  But  the 
distance  to  the  restaurant  was  short  so 
the  cold  was  rtot  unbearable.  Return- 
ing from  our  dinner,  we  were  attracted 
by  a  shouting  crowd  which  was  gvither- 
ing  in  front  of  the  hotel.  Boisteious 
groups  of  people  woie  being  restrained 
behind  banners.  One  group  displayed 
an  Israeli  flag-the  other  an  Egyptian 
flag.  Although  the  groups  vvoio  sepa- 
rated by  police,  this  did  iiot  dampen 
their  chanting  and  shouts  for  their 
countries.  Such  excitement  is  not  at  all 
unusual  iii  Chicago,  but  you  must  re- 
niiMnlxM  I  am  not  a  resident  of  that 
t.tnious  i-ity.  The  last  time  we  experi- 
iM\(.t-d  ,1  ili-monstiation  in  Winona  Lake 
was  when  somtHini-  un  ovi-i  >>'U>  of  the 
town's  ovtM  piosont  wilii  liiuks!  So 
\  ou  can  understand  my  curiosity 
>iLxHit  this  excitement. 


By  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


We  soon  heard  that  the  president  of 
Egypt,  Anwar  Sadat,  was  on  his  way 
to  the  hotel  to  be  the  guest  of  Mayor 
Daley.  The  time  of  arrival  seemed  to 
be  imminent,  and  we  certainly  did  not 
want  to  miss  seeing  the  president  of  a 
foreign  country.  My  problem  was  that 
I  was  freezing,  aixl  the  wait  became  a 
prolonged  one.  But.  freezing  or  not, 
there  was  plenty  to  keep  me  involved. 
Police  were  everywhere  ready  to  pro- 
tect this  imp)ortant  visitor.  Soon  I 
noticed  another  group  of  people— the 
Secret  Service.  If  they  wanted  to  be 
secret  they  did  not  do  too  well.  They 
asked  to  see  the  identification  of  a 
number  of  people  who  were  specta- 
tors. They  opened  briefcases  and  shop- 
ping bags  and  with  vigilance  watched 
the  windows  of  the  hotel. 

The  president  finally  arrived  amidst 
the  roar  of  sirens,  flashing  of  lights, 
and  a  helicopter  hovering  overhead. 
We  had  stationed  ourselves  as  near  as 
possible  to  the  door  where  the  presi- 
dent would  enter.  His  limousine  pulled 
to  the  cuib  and  the  door  was  opened. 
With  one  quick  wave  of  the  hand  he 
disappeared  behind  his  escorts  aixl  was 
gone.  All  I  caught  was  one  fleeting 
glimpse  and  a  cold  foi  all  of  the  eve- 
ning's efforts. 

People  of  world-wide  impoitance. 
includiiK)  dignitaiies,  somehow  hold  a 
fascination  for  the  i*st  of  us  commoit 
folk,  AnnouiH-e  the  cviming  of  a  per 
son  of  iwte  and  you  will  have  a  civ>vvd 
on   hand   to  witness  the  arrival.  The 


suspense  and  anticipation  are  really 
something  to  experience. 

It  was  long  ago,  as  a  child,  that  I 
heard  a  sermon  about  the  coming  of 
One  called  God,  My  religious  back- 
ground at  this  time  was  not  too  great 
and  my  knowledge  was  definitely 
limited.  The  minister  s|X>ke  of  a  time 
when  Jesus  Christ  would  come  back 
for  His  own.  It  would  be  in  silence  ex- 
cept for  the  sound  of  a  trumpet.  This 
trumptet  was  to  be  heard  only  by  tt>ose 
who  were  called  Christians,  Those  who 
were  not  believers  would  not  hear  the 
trumpet  aiKl  would  be  left  behind  to 
face  a  time  of  tribulation  ar>d  hardship 
and  most  of  them  would  never  be 
saved.  They  would  believe  a  lie  of  a 
master  (>olitical-religious  leader. 

I  could  not  forget  this  n>essage  of  a 
coming  King  and  Saviour.  Often  I 
would  awaken  from  sleep  at  night  as  a 
branch  would  fall  on  the  roof  of  the 
house,  I  was  afraid*  Each  strange  night 
souixl  made  me  ask.  "Is  it  Him?"  I  had 
heard  He  would  come  as  a  thief  in  the 
night. 

Then  one  day  I  gave  my  heait  to 
Christ  aixl  I  met  Him,  This  meeting 
wv^s  not  in  dread  and  fear  but  in  an  act 
of  subrnission  in  faith  and  trust.  The 
fevii  of  His  coming  then  changed  to  the 
joyful  hope  of  His  coming. 

While  standing  on  a  cold  Chicago 
street  called  Michigan  Avenue  that 
night,  I  couldn't  help  but  question  how 
n-vany  in  that  crowd  were  waitii>g  for 
the  coming  of  the  King  of  kings.  An 
you?  I  am,  •♦ 


1 1  l^lU'■\n^    I,  u)/6 


Tell  Us,  Please ! 

Sometimes  we  assume  too  much.  Those  of  us  involved  daily  in  the 
foreign  missions  program  are  prone  to  believe  that  everyone  knows  how 
the  Foreign  Missionary  Society  operates.  Occasionally  we  need  to  be 
reminded  that  such  is  not  the  case.  Informal  sessions  with  pastors  and 
church  leaders  by  members  of  our  staff  recently  brought  out  some 
significant  questions.  The  answers  to  these  questions  should  be  shared 
with  all  supporters  of  the  FMS. 


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What  happens  when  a  church  does  not  meet  the  year- 
ly support  pledged  to  a  missionary? 

As  far  as  the  missionary  is  concerned,  nothing  hap- 
pens. Missionaries  serving  under  the  BFMS  do  not  have 
their  salaries  cut  if  their  supporting  churches  fall  short  of 
personal  support  pledges.  General  fund  giving  picks  up 
the  shortage  until  the  church  is  able  to  reach  its  goal.  If  a 
church  consistently  falls  behind  in  support  giving,  the 
financial  office  requests  that  the  church  reevaluate  its 
commitment  and  establish  a  more  realistic  financial  goal. 
Then  further  support  is  sought  among  other  churches. 

Does  the  Foreign  Board  keep  missionaries  in  the 
United  States  until  they  have  their  support  promised? 

Yes  and  no.  I  say  that  so  you  will  read  on.  Yes, 
candidates  must  have  their  support  pledged  before  they 
leave  for  the  field.  However,  up  to  the  present  moment, 
it  has  never  been  necessary  to  keep  a  missionary  home 
due  to  a  lack  of  support.  For  the  majority  of  mission- 
aries, churches  have  responded  in  time. 

In  some  cases  we've  permitted  candidates  to  go  on  to 
language  school  before  their  support  was  all  taken,  but 
we  did  so  with  full  confidence  that  the  support  responsi- 


bility would  be  assumed  by  churches  within  a  few 
months'  time.  Church  business  meetings  and  correspon- 
dence requesting  redesignation  of  funds  all  take  time  so 
it  would  not  be  good  stewardship  to  delay  a  missionary 
just  because  official  church  commitment  is  late  in  arriv- 
ing. 

In  a  recent  case  a  new  candidate  was  permitted  to  go 
to  the  field  with  quite  a  sizable  amount  of  total  support 
still  lacking.  However,  readjustments  needed  to  be  made 
in  the  support  program  of  several  churches.  Again,  we 
were  confident  that  within  a  short  time  this  missionary's 
needs  would  be  met,  and  that  proved  to  be  the  case. 

If  the  financial  situation  is  so  tight  that  we  do  not  see 
any  possibility  of  getting  funds  through  the  efforts  of 
the  home  office,  then  the  candidate  will  be  kept  home 
and  placed  in  a  deputation  ministry  to  raise  support. 

Those  missionaries  who  went  out  before  the  personal 
support  plan  was  initiated,  were  not  kept  home  until 
their  support  was  raised.  General  fund  gifts  carried  a 
major  portion  of  this  expense,  except  during  a  few  lean 
years  when  it  was  necessary  to  borrow  funds  in  order  to 
meet  the  budget.  It  has  taken  many  years  to  pick  up 
support  for  missionaries  who  did  not  start  out  under  the 
personal  support  plan.  We  praise  the  Lord  that  now  the 
majority  of  the  missionaries  have  their  support  under- 
written. 

What  happens  to  the  funds  In  those  cases  where  a 
missionary  is  over  supported? 

That's  the  kind  of  problem  we  welcome.  However, 
there  are  few  cases  where  this  has  happened.  If  there  is 
significant  excess  in  support,  the  office  contacts  the  sup- 
porting church  and  requests  that  funds  be  redesignated 
either  to  another  missionary  or  to  the  general  fund. 

Please  remember  that  just  because  a  missionary's  sup- 
port is  underwritten  by  a  church,  does  not  mean  that  all 
churches  meet  their  commitments  each  year— so  some 
pledged  surplus  is  healthy. 

What  about  personal  money  gifts  to  missionaries?  Are 

these  deducted  from  their  salary? 

Gifts  marked  as  personal  are  deposited  directly  to  the 
missionary's  personal  account  without  any  deduction 
from  salary.  However,  in  this  case,  the  Foreign  Mission- 


ary  Society  acts  only  as  the  agent  to  transfer  the  funds 
to  the  missionary.  The  gift  is  not  counted  as  a  mission- 
ary offering,  and  tax  credit  cannot  be  given. 

Suppose  we  want  to  send  gifts  other  than  cash  to 
missionaries.  How  do  we  go  about  it? 

I  wish  there  were  a  simple  answer  to  this  one.  All  we 
can  do  is  make  a  few  suggestions: 

—Give  missionaries  the  gifts  when  they  are  home  on 
furlough. 

—If  another  missionary's  outfit  is  going  to  the  field, 
gifts  can  be  sent  along.  In  this  case,  don't  forget  that  the 
missionary  must  pay  for  the  transportation  and  customs, 
and  he  should  be  reimbursed. 

—You  can  mail  or  air-freight  packages  to  most  fields. 
But  again,  transportation  costs  and  customs  may  amount 
to  much  more  than  the  gift  is  worth,  especially  if  the 
missionary  has  to  pay  these  costs. 

—Do  not  ask  returning  missionaries  to  take  packages 
along  for  a  missionary  on  the  field.  A  letter  or  a  small 
item  to  fit  in  a  corner  of  a  suitcase  is  permissible,  but 
usually,  returning  missionaries  are  so  loaded  down  with 
baggage  that  it  is  unfair  to  ask  them  to  take  gifts  back 
for  others. 


MNjVven'? 


Why  are  missionaries  such  poor  speakers? 

This  question  comes  as  a  shock,  and  I  include  it  hereV  _ 
hoping  for  reaction  from  others.  I  do  not  believe  that/ 
Brethren  missionaries  are  poor  speakers.  The  person  who 
asked  this  question  may  have  had  a  bad  experience  with 
a  missionary,  but  it  certainly  is  not  typical.  In  most  cases 
we  have  heard  good  reports  of  the  effectiveness  of  Breth- 
ren missionaries  on  deputation.  If  such  is  not  the  case, 
we  would  like  to  know  about  it  so  that  efforts  can  be 
made  to  help  missionaries  improve  their  ministry  on 
deputation. 

Why  can't  the  FMS  office  make  photo-ready  copy 
containing  mission  news  to  be  used  as  monthly  bulletin 

inserts? 

This  suggestion  is  good  and  has  already  been  imple- 
mented. The  first  copy  was  sent  to  churches  in  Decem- 
ber, and  hopefully  this  will  be  a  monthly  service  to 
churches. 

If  WMC  birthday  offerings  go  to  missionary  support, 
what  happens  with  the  support  money  already  pledged 
to  these  missionaries  by  local  churches? 

It  would  be  impractical  to  have  supporting  churches 
drop  proportionately  the  support  of  a  missionary  select- 
ed by  the  WMC  to  be  the  birthday  missionary  for  a  year. 
What  then  happens  to  the  money?  In  some  cases  the 
missionary  does  not  have  all  support  pledged,  and  this 
helps  meet  the  need.  In  many  cases  the  missionaries  have 


a  deficit  in  their  total  support  dating  back  many  years. 
During  these  years  the  general  fund  carried  them.  Thus, 
these  funds  help  reimburse  the  general  fund.  This  is  es- 
pecially important  now  since  general  fund  gifts  are  de- 
creasing as  total  support  funds  increase. 

Should  FMS  provide  autos  for  missionaries  on  fur- 
lough? 

The  Foreign  Missionary  Society  does  make  an  interest 
free  loan  to  missionaries  to  permit  them  to  purchase  an 
automobile  for  use  during  furlough.  However,  there  are 
too  many  problems  connected  with  "company  owned 
cars"  for  us  to  get  involved.  Some  missionaries  like 
Fords,  others  like  Chevrolets,  while  still  others  prefer 
Volkswagens.  If  the  office  makes  the  assignment  of  cars, 
we  could  have  some  unhappy  missionaries,  especially 
since  this  is  the  one  time  in  their  lives  when  they  are  able 
to  make  a  choice  as  to  the  kind  of  vehicle  they  prefer.  It 
would  also  be  difficult  and  expensive  to  have  the  proper 
number  of  cars  available  at  all  times.  The  same  number 
of  missionaries  are  not  on  furlough  at  any  one  time. 

I  would  prefer  to  pass  the  buck  on  this  question.  Why 
not  do  as  one  church  recently  did.  The  supporting 
church  knew  the  missionary  was  coming  on  furlough,  so, 
through  correspondence,  they  learned  of  the  mission- 
ary's taste  and  need.  The  church  bought  the  car  (FMS 
will  continue  to  make  loans  if  desired),  and  had  the  car 
registered  in  the  church's  name,  thus  saving  on  taxes. 
The  missionary  used  the  car  during  furlough,  and  the 
church  disposed  of  the  car  when  the  missionary  returned 
to  the  field.  This  gave  the  congregation  a  sense  of  satis- 
faction knowing  that  they  were  personally  involved  with 
their  missionary  and  his  needs.  It  also  spreads  the  bless- 
ing beyond  the  Foreign  Mission  office. 

What  opportunities  are  open  on  the  mission  field  for 
retired  couples? 

In  answer  to  this  question  we  have  to  be  realistic. 

(1)  A  change  in  job  usually  requires  further  training 
to  prepare  for  the  job.  Is  the  couple  willing  to  get  the 
training  needed  for  the  mission  field? 

(2)  How  does  the  retired  person  view  himself?  If  he 
takes  seriously  the  word  "retired"  and  is  seeking  limited 
service  then  the  mission  field  is  probably  not  the  place 
for  him. 

(3)  Age  is  a  hindrance  to  the  learning  of  a  foreign 
language  to  say  nothing  of  the  problems  involved  in  cross- 
ing cultural  barriers.  Both  are  important  in  missions. 

(4)  The  areas  of  service  are  limited  except  in  those 
missions  engaged  in  institutional  work.  Technical  posi- 
tions located  on  mission  stations  where  a  knowledge  of 
the  national  language  is  not  a  requirement  are  sometimes 
available.  BFMS  has  a  very  limited  need  for  personnel  in 
this  area. 

(5)  We  would  not  want  to  discourage  anyone  from 
involvement  in  the  Lord's  service.  All,  retired  or  other- 
wise, who  can  fulfill  the  requirements  for  service  will  be 
considered. 

Your  comments  and  further  questions  are  encour- 
aged. ™ 


CONSTRUCTION  DE  LA 

FACULTE  D  JHEOLOGIE 

EVANGEUQUE 

FINANCEMENT  •.  A.EAM. 
COIBIRUCTEUR  :    M.E.F. 

Perm'is  de  COnstrUire    N"  OOl/74/MUAT 


By  Donald  Hocking 


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Brethren  B.E.S.T  Friends 


"The  spiritual  battle  for  Africa  dur- 
ing this  decade  (1975-1985)  will  be 
fought  largely  on  theological 
grounds."  This  statement  was  made  by 
Dr.  Byang  Kato,  General  Secretary  of 
A.E.A.M.  (Association  of  Evangelicals 
of  Africa  and  Madagascar).  Dr.  Kato,  a 
Nigerian,  received  his  Master  of  Theol- 
ogy and  Doctor  of  Theology  degrees 
from  Dallas  Theological  Seminary.  Dr. 
Kato's  concern  is  for  growing  but 
largely  untaught  churches  that  are  at- 
tracted to  elements  of  their  old  life- 
style or  subjected  to  the  new  pressures 
of  secularism— perhaps  because  the 
Gospel  has  not  been  presented  to  them 
adequately  in  their  own  cultural  con- 
text. 

The  theology  of  authenticity  and 
the  return  to  the  old  cultural  back- 
grounds are  making  substantial  gains  in 
Africa  and,  in  some  cases,  are  drawing 
Africans  back  to  pagan  worship.  Afri- 
can theologians  trained  in  ecumenical 
circles  are  presenting  another  threat  to 
conservative  evangelical  Christians.  Dr. 
George  Peters  of  Dallas  Seminary  stat- 
ed in  1969:  "Let  me  plead  the  cause 
of  the  African  churches  to  save  them 
from  a  Christo-paganism  which  is  a 
real  threat  to  the  future  evangelical 
church  of  that  continent."  This  is  even 
more  true  in  1975  than  it  was  in  1969. 

In  the  face  of  these  theological 
trends  and  Biblical  distortions,  Grace 
Brethren  people  should  be  vitally  in- 
terested in  B.E.S.T.  (Bangui  Evangeli- 
cal School  of  Theology).  What  better 


gift  can  Grace  Brethren  Christians 
offer  to  French-speaking  Africa  than 
sound  theological  knowledge  based  on 
orthodox  Biblical  scholarship? 

We  are  praying  that  Brethren  peo- 
ple will  become  special  friends  of  this 
evangelical  seminary  so  that  construc- 
tion can  go  on  and  the  school  will  be 
able  to  open  its  doors  in  October  1976 
as  planned.  The  classroom  and  office 
building  are  next  on  the  plan  and  their 
completion  is  crucial  if  this  schedule  is 
to  be  met. 

Perhaps  a  Sunday  School  class 
would  like  to  become  a  B.E.S.T. 
friend,  or  a  youth  group,  or  a  WMC 
group.  A  gift  to  B.E.S.T.  is  a  gift  to 
African  evangelical  Christians  not  only 
in  the  C.A.R.  and  Chad  where  we  have 
several     hundred     Brethren    churches. 


but  also  a  gift  to  evangelical  Christians 
in  Senegal,  Guinea,  Mali,  Ivory  Coast, 
Upper  Volta,  Togo,  Dahomey,  Niger, 
Cameroun,  Gabon,  Congo,  Zaire,  Ru- 
anda, Burundi,  and  Madagascar. 

African  Christians  have  given  sacri- 
ficially  to  this  school  and  are  praying 
continually  that  it  will  become  a  real- 
ity. You  can  share  in  these  aspirations 
and  participate  with  them  in  this 
all-important  project.  B.E.S.T.  needs 
your  prayers  and  backing.  It  will  only 
become  the  vibrant  reality  that  it  now 
is  in  the  minds  of  us  who  are  working 
on  the  project  if  the  Lord  of  the 
Church  pours  out  His  blessing  on  this 
endeavor.  We  covet  the  prayers  and 
support  of  Brethren  people  for  the 
realization  of  this  most  significant  proj- 
ect.  ^*» 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY  HERALD 


i 


If  anyone  had  told  me 
last  June  that  I'd  be 
here  now,  I'd  have  said 
they   were  dreaming.   I 

f  can  hardly  believe  even 

that  everything  worked  together 
Tioothly.  Please  convey  my  thanks 
II  who  helped  things  to  move  so 
kly. 

ilthough  my  "work"  here  so  far 
been  entirely  Sango  study,  my 
5  about  many  things  have  already 
I  broadened.  I'm  not  sure  that  I 
d  say  changed  because  I  knew 
)st  nothing  about  missions  or  the 
k  in  Africa.  IVliss  Ruth  Snyder  and 
3lla  Cochran  have  been  doing  their 
to  educate  me  in  mission  history 
I  many  books  and  a  few  trips.  But 
past  isn't  the  only  or  more  im- 
sive  thing— in  spite  of  the  immensi- 
)f  the  work  that  was  undertaken, 
e  I've  only  been  sharing  in  the 
stian  love  of  a  vital  church  for 
Jt  a  year  and  a  half,  I  guess  it 
I't  sunk  into  my  mind  that  such  a 
i  feeling  is  available  even  in  Africa 
n   Christians  are  together.   Every- 


Knowing  Hurts 


By  Miss  Janet  Varner 


one  here  has  been  so  warm  and  kind. 
From  the  moment  the  plane  landed  I 
felt  at  "home."  Even  here  at  Bata 
when  I  went  to  class  and  couldn't  talk, 
it  was  there— Christian  love. 

I  wonder  how  many  others,  besides 
me,  have  seen  slides  of  missionaries 
and  African  villages  and  bad  roads  and 
ragged  children  and  mud  houses; 
thinking  in  the  back  of  their  minds 
that  these  are  true  and  real  but  that 
they  are  one-time,  one-place  things. 
Do  many  people  realize  that  the  awful 
road  isn't  just  one  bad  piece  out  in  the 
middle  of  nowhere,  but  the  main  high- 
way that  continues  to  be  just  as  bad 
for  200  miles  and  then  gets  worse?  Do 
they  really  understand  that  the  rag- 
gedy children  and  beggars  aren't  just  a 
picturesque  shot  that  a  missionary 
happened  to  find,  but  they  are  every- 
where?    How    many    do    you    think 


understand  that  if  they  were  average 
citizens  here  that  they  would  live  in 
those  grass  roofed,  mud  block  houses 
with  no  lights  and  no  plumbing;  that 
those  aren't  just  some  quaint  or  poor 
villages  outside  a  "regular  town,"  but 
they  are  the  towns?  I'm  sure  I've  been 
told,  but  hearing  and  knowing  are  so 
different.  Do  they  know  how  many 
can't  even  read  the  Bible? 

I'm  thankful  that  I'm  having  this 
chance  to  know,  but  knowing  hurts.  I 
think  that  if  I've  been  so  blind  for  so 
long,  how  many  more  are  just  so  and 
how  many  more  things  there  are  that  I 
still  don't  seel  ^ 

(FMS  Editor's  note-Miss  Janet  Varner,  a 
member  of  tlie  Riverside  Brethren  Church  in 
Johnstown,  Pennsylvania,  is  taking  her  sab- 
batical leave  from  teaching  school  to  assist 
our  missionaries  in  the  Central  African  Re- 
public for  one  year  of  self-supporting  min- 
istry.) 


=iUARY    1,    1976 


What  with  the  blistery  March  sun  beating  down, 
it's  no  wonder  Reuben  wears  a  cap  and  a  hat  and 
has  one  to  spare.  If  the  turbulent  wind  should  blow 
one  away,  there's  no  worry,  he  has  another. 

It's  so  reassuring  to  have  a  spare— one  to  "go" 
on,  so  to  speak.  Before  starting  on  an  automobile 
trip  in  the  Central  African  Republic,  the  driver 
usually  checks  to  see  that  he  has  a  spare  tire.  But 
he  doesn't  really  rest  easy  unless  he  has  two  spares. 
So  Reuben  definitely  has  the  right  idea— a  spare 
and  one  to  "go"  on— a  good  reserve. 

God  believes  in  reserves,  too.  When  Elijah  ran 
from  Jezebel  and  sulked  in  the  wilderness  because 
he  thought  he  alone  served  the  Lord,  God  told  him 
He  had  reserved  for  Himself  7,000  men  who  had 
not  bowed  the  knee  to  Baal.  Shortly  after  that, 
God  pointed  out  to  Elijah  one  of  those  reserves, 
Elisha. 

I  hope  none  of  us  missionaries  is  sulking  in  the 
wilderness  but  some  of  us  are  honestly  beginning 
to  wonder  about  God's  reserves.  If  the  purpose  of 
reserves  is  to  provide  reinforcements  in  a  needy 
time,  then  it  seems  to  me  that  now  is  that  time. 

God  is  the  director  of  the  harvest.  He  said  that 
we  are  to  pray  the  Lord  of  the  harvest  to  send  out 
more  workers.  He  also  said  that  the  fields  are  ripe 
and  ready  to  harvest.  Perhaps  there  are  some  things 
which  can  wait  our  whims  and  our  timings,  but  the 


harvest  can't  wait.  A  slow  drive  alongside  an  over- 
ripe cabbage  or  broccoli  field  tells  you  what  hap- 
pens when  the  harvest  is  neglected.  The  neglected 
harvest  of  souls  in  the  world  is  not  God's  fault. 

Then  the  fault  must  be  with  the  pray-ers,  or 
with  the  would-be-laborers,  or  both.  Are  Brethren 
people  across  the  nation  sincerely  asking  God  for 
more  laborers  for  the  harvest?  Do  we  see  that  there 
is  a  serious  lack  of  missionaries  and  that  areas  of 
the  harvest  are  spoiling?  Is  each  of  us  enlisted  in 
God's  reserves,  ready  to  be  sent  into  action  any- 
where? Does  it  really  matter  to  us  that  neglected 
harvest  means  spoilage? 

There's  something  wrong  somewhere.  I  remem- 
ber how  dismayed  I  was  as  a  new  missionary  to  see 
the  empty  stations  which  had  once  housed  one  or 
two  missionary  families.  I  guess  I  felt  the  way  one 
must  when  he  sees  empty  trenches  left  by  his  re- 
treating army.  There  were  Mbaiki,  Bossembele, 
Bossangoa,  Bouca  and  Bekoro.  Now  to  that  list  will 
soon  be  added  Batangafo  when  the  Williamses  re- 
tire and  Bessao,  Chad,  when  the  Klievers  leave. 

God  has  given  us  in  the  Central  African  Republic 
an  oasis  of  peace  in  the  midst  of  countries  in  tur- 
moil. What  opportunity  of  service  there  is  to  work 
in  evangelism,  with  youth,  in  schools  teaching  the 
Bible,  and  alongside  the  church.  But  we  need  help. 
I  say,  "Call  out  the  reserves!"  m 


One  to  Spare 


By  Margaret  Hull 


^^/SSrA    ,.v 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Argentine  pastor  Juan  Colle  (left), 
speaking  to  Mexican  pastor 
Rudolfo  Villa  at  the  1975  NFBC 
conference  in  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana. 


Dear  Brethren, 

Greetings  in  the  Lord  from  Argentina.  So  wonderful  was  my  stay  in  the  States, 
enjoying  the  fellowship  with  the  Brethren  in  Christ  in  churches  and  homes,  as  well  as  enjoying 
the  beautiful  nature  and  landscapes,  that  I  thank  the  Lord  and  I  remember  you  continually.  Once 
a  week  I'm  praying  for  you. 

Most  of  my  time  in  your  country  was  spent  traveling  through  many  states  in  Aldo  Hoyt's 
car— covering  about  4,500  miles  and  visiting  about  31  churches. 

I  had  a  nice  trip  to  Argentina.  I  left  the  United  States  from  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana, 
at  7;45  p.m.,  September  15.  From  Miami,  Florida,  I  took  Peruvian  Airlines  at  2:30  a.m.,  and  arrived 
in  Buenos  Aires  at  4:30  p.m.  At  the  airport  the  Hoyts,  Maconaghys  and  Corias  (national  pastor) 
were  waiting  for  me.  The  next  morning  I  was  in  my  home— after  a  trip  by  bus  of  eight  hours  from 
Buenos  Aires  to  Rio  Cuarto.  It  was  a  great  joy  to  be  home  again! 

The  Lord  blessed  our  home  on  Monday,  November  10,  1975,  at  1 :45  a.m.  with  a  new 
son,  Roberto  German.  Our  children,  Lorena  (4)  and  GuiUermo  (2)  are  very  happy  with  their  new 
little  brother. 

Mr.  Zielasko  and  Dr.  O'Neal  came  to  Argentina  the  first  week  of  January,  in 
order  to  meet  with  workers  and  leaders  of  our  churches. 

The  attendance  in  our  Sunday  School  is  increasing  in  these  last  months.  Some  of  our 
young  people  are  working  with  children  of  unbeliever  homes,  giving  them  Bible  classes  (we  call  them 
"Happy  Hours")  as  you  have  there  with  Child  Evangelism.  In  December  we  had  a'baptism  service 
with  three  teenagers  and  a  young  man. 

On  last  October  12,  in  a  special  meeting  of  our  churches,  I  had  the  opportunity 
to  show  slides  of  my  trip  to  the  States,  and  to  give  them  the  greetings  of  the  Brethren  in  the 
States,  as  well  as  your  promises  to  pray  for  us. 

Here  are  some  things  to  pray  for: 

1.  The  Brethren  Church  in  Argentina 

2.  The  workers  and  missionaries  and  their  families 

3.  The  churches  without  pastors 

4.  Our  nation  (the  political  situation  is  very  critical) 

5.  The  new  missionaries— the  Aldo  and  Lynn  Hoyt  families 

6.  The  youth,  teens,  children  and  family  camps  during  February 

7.  The  Annual  Conference  in  February  1976 
Thank  you  very  much. 

The  Brethren  Church  in  Argentina  sends  you  greetings  and  love  in  Jesus  Christ. 
May  the  Lord  richly  bless  you. 

My  wife,  Mirta,  and  our  three  children,  Lorena,  Guillermo  and  our  new  son,  Roberto, 
also  send  you  greetings.  Have  a  Happy  New  Year! 

In  Jesus'  Name 

Juan  F.  Colle 

Pastor  at  Brethren  Church  in  Rio  Cuarto 


1976 


Face  to  Face 


Miss  Elizabeth  Tyson  went  to  French  Equatorial  Afri- 
ca in  1924  with  a  party  including  the  Lester  Kennedys, 
Mary  Emmert  and  Hattie  Cope,  who  later  became  Mrs. 
Chauncey  Sheldon.  Miss  Estella  Myers,  pioneer  mission- 
ary to  French  Equatorial  Africa,  accompanied  this 
group.  It  must  have  been  quite  a  trip.  Down  through  the 
years  this  group  regaled  younger  missionaries  with 
stories  of  this  adventuresome  and  most  interesting  jour- 
ney. 

Upon  arrival  in  the  country  in  1925,  Miss  Tyson 
stopped  off  at  the  Yaloke  station,  the  southernmost 
Brethren  work  at  that  time.  There  she  spent  her  entire 
missionary  career,  serving  among  the  Banou  people  of 
what  was  then  southern  Oubangui-Chari. 

As  a  registered  nurse  she  had  felt  called  of  God  to 
serve  as  a  medical  missionary  to  these  needy  people  of 
.central  Africa.  Along  with  Dr.  Gribble,  and  later  Dr. 
Taber,  and  still  later.  Dr.  Mason,  she  set  to  work  to 
establish  a  general  medical  dispensary,  and  close  by  an 
out-patient  clinic  to  lepers.  Under  Miss  Tyson's  efficient 
and  capable  administration,  the  Yaloke  dispensary  soon 
developed  into  an  outstanding  medical  service,  whose 
reputation  quickly  spread  throughout  the  southern  part 
of  Oubangui-Chari— the  area  now  known  as  C.A.R. 
People  came  from  miles  away  to  benefit  from  the  expert 
and  kindly  care  given  at  the  medical  center  at  Yaloke. 
And  always,  they  received  not  only  help  for  their  bodies, 
but  more  important,  the  message  of  eternal  life  through 
faith  in  Jesus  Christ,  God's  Son,  who  died  for  the  sins  of 
all  who  would  accept  Him. 

Early  in  her  medical  work  Miss  Tyson  realized  the 
great  importance  of  helping  these  people  she  loved  at  the 
very  earliest  opportunity— before  malaria  and  other 
tropical  diseases,  rampant  in  central  Africa,  could  exact 
their  toll  or  cause  debilitating  damage  to  their  hapless 
victims.  Therefore,  she  quickly  set  up  an  obstetrical 
work  involving  both  pre-  and  post-  natal  clinics.  At  the 
beginning  it  was  difficult  to  convince  these  simple  folk 
of  the  need  for  such  a  work.  They  only  wanted  to  go  to 
the  hospital  if  the  birth  was  complicated,  or  if  after- 
wards the  baby  became  ill.  However,  this  missionary 
nurse's  expert  obstetrical  services  soon  began  to  be  ad- 
vertised from  the  mouths  of  happy  families  who  availed 
themselves  of  the  service— but  even  more  so  by  the  evi- 


dence of  the  healthy  plump  babies  who  faithfully  at- 
tended the  well-baby  clinics. 

So,  the  work  quickly  grew  and  this  dedicated  mission- 
ary nurse  and  her  crew  of  African  helpers  (carefully 
trained  by  the  doctors  and  Miss  Tyson)  were  kept  busy 
day  and  night. 

We  (the  Beavers)  arrived  at  the  Yaloke  station  for  the 
first  time  on  well-baby  clinic  day.  The  long  line  of 
mothers  and  children  waiting  at  the  baby  scales  was  a 
happy  sight.  Each  mother  carried  away  a  small  treasure— 
a  piece  of  soap— to  be  used  only  on  the  baby.  This 
"bribe"  enticed  many  to  be  faithful  in  attendance. 

For  the  missionaries  traveling  to  Bangui,  stopping  at 
Yaloke— midway— was  always  a  pleasant  pause  on  the 
journey.  The  beautiful  well-kept  station  was  a  joy  to 
behold,  and  eating  at  Miss  Tyson's  table  was  a  delight  to 
anticipate.  This  Pennsylvania-dutch  lady  was  an  excel- 
lent cook  and  housekeeper. 

Would  one  so  efficient  in  all  her  ways  be  a  bit  stern? 
Not  at  all.  All  who  knew  Betty  Tyson  knew  of  her  love 
for  fun  and  good  fellowship.  A  stay  in  the  home  of  Miss 
Tyson  and  Miss  Emmert,  with  whom  she  lived  so  many 
years,  was  always  most  pleasant.  They  showed  Christian 
hospitality  to  all  who  came  to  their  door. 

"Mile.  Teeeson,"  as  the  Banou  people  affectionately 
called  their  beloved  nurse,  served  among  them  for  34 
years.  It  was  with  great  sorrow  that  they  bid  their  be- 
loved "Mama"  farewell  in  November,  1959.  Miss  Tyson 
had  hoped  some  day  to  return  to  visit  them,  but  painful 
arthritis  and  other  ills  made  her  confine  her  visits  to 
letters.  Now  they  are  visiting  face-to-face— Elizabeth  and 
those  from  Banou  land  who  preceded  her;  they  are  to- 
gether adoring  the  One  who  gave  His  life  to  conquer 
death  to  give  us  eternal  life.  * 

FMS  Editor's  Note:  Elizabeth  Tyson  realized  the  desire  of  her 
heart  in  going  into  the  presence  of  her  Saviour  last  Thanksgiving 
Day.  Fellow  missionaries,  Wayne  and  Dorothy  Beaver,  prepared 
this  memorial  tribute  for  the  service  held  In  her  honor  at  the 
Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church. 


10 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


We  Thanked  the  Lord  - 
For  a  Broken  Exhaust  Pipe 


On  the  afternoon  of  September  23, 
1975,  we  were  visiting  a  family  that 
attends  the  meetings  in  our  church  in 
Jose  IVlarmol. 

Leaving  that  home,  it  was  our  in- 
tention to  make  another  visit,  when 
suddenly  a  sound  coming  from 
beneath  the  car  indicated  that  all  was 
not  well.  "It  must  be  the  exhaust 
pipe,"  said  my  husband.  "We  had 
better  go  and  have  it  changed  now,  so 
that  it  won't  encroach  on  my  study 
time  tomorrow  morning." 

It  was  almost  closing  time  when  we 
arrived  at  the  shop.  Asking  an  elderly 
man  standing  at  the  door  if  it  was  too 
late,  he  said,  "No,  drive  in."  While  the 
mechanic  was  working,  this  gentleman 
looked  inside  the  car  and  saw  my  hus- 
band's Bible. 

"That's  a  Bible,  isn't  it?"  Receiving 
an  affirmative  reply,  he  commented, 
"The  best  Book  in  the  world.  Are  you 
a  pastor?" 

During  the  ensuing  conversation  my 
:  husband  learned  that  the  man,  Mr. 
•  Martin,  had  been  raised  in  a  Christian 


home  but  was  not  saved.  After  con- 
versing with  him  from  the  Scriptures, 
he  was  asked  if  he  would  like  to  ac- 
cept the  Lord  right  then.  With  tears 
streaming  down  his  face  Mr.  Martin  led 
my  husband  into  the  office  and  made 
the  most  important  decision  of  his  life. 
He  opened  his  heart  to  the  Lord. 

"The  Lord  led  you  here  this  after- 
noon. I  almost  never  come  down  to 
the  shop— my  sons  run  it.  But  I  was  so 
preoccupied  that  I  came  down  to  try 
to  take  my  mind  off  my  condition.  I 
just  learned  that  I  have  a  serious  dis- 
ease and  at  noon  I  got  down  on  my 
knees  and  cried  to  God  to  help  me.  He 
sent  you  at  the  very  time  that  I  was  in 
the  shop." 

How  we  thanked  the  Lord  for  that 
broken  exhaust  pipe,  and  for  His  lead- 
ing us  to  that  shop  at  just  the  right 
time. 

Since  that  day  Mr.  Martin  and  his 
wife  have  been  attending  the  Sunday 
evening  services  and  prayer  meetings  in 
Marmol.  His  wife  is  a  Christian  and  is 
so  thankful  to  the  Lord  for  her  hus- 
band's conversion. 


By  Mrs.  Hill  Maconaghy 


FEBRUARY    1,    1976 


He  asked  to  be  permitted  to  give  his 
testimony  in  our  church,  and  did  so 
recently.  It  was  so  clear  and  had  such 
assurance  that  it  made  an  impact  on  all 
the  people  present.  He  had  known  the 
Gospel  for  over  50  years  and  had  even 
played  the  harmonium  in  church  when 
he  was  a  boy,  but  he  had  never  under- 
stood how  to  accept  the  Lord.  The 
Lord  used  a  couple  of  simple  illustra- 
tions to  show  Mr.  Martin  what  it 
meant  to  believe  in  Him  for  salvation 
and  to  have  security. 

An  evidence  of  his  new  life  in 
Christ  is  manifested  by  his  desire  that 
his  sons  and  others  be  saved,  and  his 
hunger  for  the  Word.  His  wife  said  that 
recently  he  awoke  her  at  three  o'clock 
in  the  morning  to  ask  her  the  meaning 
of  a  passage  of  Scripture  he  was  read- 
ing. 

Prayer  is  being  made  for  his  physi- 
cal condition.  He  is  to  undergo  surgery 
this  week,  but  he  is  not  worried  now. 
He  is  rejoicing  in  the  Lord  for  the 
wonderful  salvation  that  he  is  enjoying 
at  last. 


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FROM  THE  NATIONAL    FELLOWSHIP   OF    BRETHREN    CHURCHES   AND  THE    EVANGELICAL   PRESS   ASSOCIATION 


PRAY    FOR    THESE   MEETINGS 

Winchester,  Va.   Feb.   20-22.   Paul  Dick,  pastor;  Nathan 

Meyer,  speaker. 

Johnson  City.  Tena  Feb.  29-Mar.  3.  Sherwood  Durkee, 

pastor;  Nathan  Meyer,  speaker. 

Des   Moines,  Iowa.   Feb.    15-20.   Robert  Wilson,  pastor; 

Herman  Hein,  Jr.,  speaker. 

Leon,  Iowa.  Feb.  22-27.  Glen  Welborn,  pastor;  Herman 

Hein,  Jr.,  speaker. 

Winona,  Mina    Feb.   29-Mar.   7.   John  Hartman,  pastor; 

Herman  Hein,  Jr..  speaker. 

Ashland,  Ohio.  Feb.  27-29.  Charles  Martin,  pastor;  John 

Whitcomb,  speaker. 


•  Whittier.  Calif.  (Community).  Twenty-five  years  of  ex- 
istence was  the  cause  for  a  recent  anniversary  celebra- 
tion! One  of  the  interesting  highlights  of  the  day  was  a 
special  hookup  by  the  telephone  company  which  al- 
lowed us  the  privilege  of  having  our  former  pastor  of  17 
years.  Pastor  Ward  A.  Miller,  speak  to  the  congregation. 
Dr.  Charles  W.  Mayes  was  the  speaker  for  the  day,  and  a 
carry-in  dinner  provided  a  great  time  of  fellowship. 
Afternoon  activities  included  a  time  of  viewing  pictures 
of  the  church,  slides  and  film  as  well  as  a  rousing  volley- 
ball game.  We  are  especially  praising  the  Lord  for  the 
many  decisions  that  were  made  throughout  the  services 
of  the  day. 


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WHAT    IS  A   FAMILY? 
by  Edith  Schaeffer 

In  a  period  of  time  when  the  fannily  unit 
seems  threatened,  Edith  Schaeffer  has 
brought  her  insights  on  the  subject.  She 
says,  "a  family  is  an  everchanging  mobile 
unit ...  a  formation  center  for  human 
relationships ...  a  perpetual  relay  of 
truth  ...  a  museum  for  memories." 

Her  former  writings  have  been  a  blessing 
to  thousands  and  this  book  will  measure 
up  to  such  high  standards. 

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Reports  and  comments  about  success  in  Christian  Education  from  the  Christian 
Education  Department,  Box  365,  Winona  Lal<e,  Ind.  46590.  Howard  Mayes, 
director;  James  Long,  assistant  to  the  director. 


A  computer-evaluated  Sunday  School  report  of  the 
National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches 


DECEMBER  CONTEST  WINNERS 


Diy. 

Church 

Pastor 

Superintendent 

A  - 

Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

Charles  Ashman 

Robert  Ashman 

B    - 

Johnstown,  Pa. 

(Riverside) 

Don  Rough 

Leroy  Spangler 

C    - 

Conemaugh,  Pa. 

(Pike) 

Kenneth  Koontz 

Jack  Griffith 

D   - 

IVlansfield,  Ohio 

(Grace) 

J.  Hudson  Thayer 

Bob  Gordon 

E   - 

Washington,  Pa. 

Shimer  Darr 

R.  Dennis  Malone 

F    - 

Conemaugh,  Pa. 

(Singer  Hill) 

Marvin  Lowery 

Gail  Howie 

G  - 

Norton,  Ohio 

Robert  P.  Combs 

Dwight  Stair 

H   - 

Rialto,  Calif. 

J.  Dale  Brock 

Dan  Hosey 

1     - 

Cuyahoga  Falls,  Ohio 

Leiand  Friesen 

J    - 

Chico,  Calif. 

Lloyd  Woolman 

E.  V.  Rife 

N   - 

Aiken,  S.C. 

Steve  Taylor 

RECORD  ATTENDANCES:  Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Singer  Hill)-234;  Washing- 
ton, Pa. -277;  Aiken,  S.C.-37;  Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Pike)-432;  Coraopolis, 
Pa.-72;  Minerva,  Ohio-104;  Lititz,  Pa. -268;  Beaverton,  Oreg.-141; 
Spokane,  Wash.— 59;  Kenai,  Alaska— 77;  Des  Moines, Iowa— 136. 


TIME 
Exposure 


Average  attendance  of  all  reporting  Sun- 
day Schools*— December,  1974— 151 ;  De- 
cember, 1975-157. 

Growth    index    based    on    177    reporting 

churches: 

December,    1974    weekly    average   atten- 

dance-25,826 
December,    1975   weekly    average   atten- 

dance-27,859 

Net    Gain    in    reporting    churches— 2,033 
persons  or  up  7.8  percent 

*  Summary 

123   churches    registered   increases  total- 
ing-2,624 

50    churches    registered     losses    total- 
ing-621 

Largest    numerical    increase— Myerstown, 

Pa. 
Largest     percentage     increase— Cuyahoga 

Falls,  Ohio 

The  larger  the  number  of  reporting 
churches,  the  more  accurately  these  figures 
will  represent  the  church  growth  picture  of 
the  NFBC.  We  urge  the  total  support  of  the 
churches  of  the  NFBC  in  this  computer- 
evaluated  church  growth  analysis  which  is 
provided  free  of  charge  to  churches  of  the 
Fellowship  by  the  Christian  Education  De- 
partment. 


Paula  Dawson  (pictured  at  left)  with 
Gary  Belles  and  Kim  Osborne,  spent 
much  of  last  summer  working  with  the 
staff  of  the  Navajo  Mission.  They  were 
sent  there  as  a  result  of  the  TIME  pro- 
gram—Training In  Missionary  En- 
deavor. 

All  three  of  the  TIME  workers  are 
students  at  Grace  College  in  Winona 
Lake,  Indiana.  Kim's  home  church  is 
the  Community  Brethren  Church, 
Simi,  California.  The  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Yakima,  Washington,  holds 
the  membership  for  Gary  Belles;  while 
Paula  is  from  the  Clayton  (Ohio) 
Brethren  Church. 

Comments  from  the  summer  work- 
ers include: 
•"The  time  that  I  spent  at  the  Mis- 
sion  was  time  well   spent.   The    Lord 
blessed   my  life  not  only  by  the  mis- 


sionaries, but  also  by  the  Navajo 
people.  I  grew  spiritually  ...  I  feel  I 
could  work  anywhere  on  the  Mission  if 
that  is  where  the  Lord  wants  me.  How- 
ever, I  would  like  to  finish  college  and 
then  perhaps  get  a  teaching  job  at  the 
Mission." 

"I  saw  the  great  need  that  the  Nava- 
jo people  have,  along  with  many  other 
people— the  need  of  our  Saviour  and 
Lord,  and  our  responsibility  as  chil- 
dren of  God  to  present  the  Gospel  to 
them." 

"At  the  Mission  this  summer  I  real- 
ly enjoyed  working  with  people  as  well 
as  working  on  the  new  buildings. 
There  were  also  hard  times  for  me,  but 
I'm  thankful  for  all  God  showed  me, 
and  for  the  times  He  helped  me  when  I 
was  unsure.  This  summer  really  helped 
build  my  faith  in  God."  W 


FEBRUARY   1,    1976 


13 


Public  Relations 

and 
Christian  Ministry 


By  Howard  Mayes 
Executive  Director 


\ 


Although  we  cringe  when  news- 
paper articles  equate  Biblical  funda- 
mentalism with  everything  from 
"snake  handling"  to  "wife  beating," 
we  must  also  recognize  that  the  atti- 
tudes of  unsaved  people  in  our  com- 
munities are  greatly  conditioned  by 
this  kind  of  negative  publicity. 

We  are  living  in  a  culture  rather 
aptly  described  as  "the  post-Christian 
era,"  and  therefore  we  must  view  our 
strategy  toward  communication  more 
carefully  now  than  in  the  past. 

In  the  old  days,  church  publicity 
could  be  built  upon  certain  basic  as- 
sumptions such  as:  (a)  most  people  be- 
lieve the  Bible;  (b)  most  people  feel 
some  burden  of  guilt  for  not  attending 
church;  (c)  most  people  have  a  basic 
curiosity  regarding  what  the  Bible  says 
about  their  sins.  The  cross  section  of 
lost  people  in  America  is  quite  differ- 
ent today.  Negative  attitudes  against 
the  people  of  Christ  and  the  message 


of  Christ  make  careful  attention  to 
church  publicity  an  important  step  in 
"pre-evangelism"  communication. 

We  do  not  all  view  church  publicity 
with  the  same  priority,  but  we  must  all 
recognize  that  the  sum  total  of  church 
public  relations  in  our  communities 
does  affect  the  climate  in  which  our 
churches  communicate  to  the  lost. 

Many  churches  are  quite  critical  of 
the  "softsell"  positive  approach  of  Dr. 
Robert  Schuller.  Without  attempting 
to  evaluate  how  well  he  succeeds  in 
fulfilling  the  ministry  objectives  you 
have  chosen,  let's  learn  a  lesson  from 
the  great  impact  he  has  made  upon  the 
attitudes  of  California's  Orange  Coun- 
ty—a rather  impressive  cross  section  of 
basically  a  "post-Christian"  culture. 

In  his  book.  Your  Church  Has  Real 
Possibilities,  Dr.  Robert  Schuller 
states:  "If  you  have  inspiring  preach- 
ing and  exciting  programming  then  all 
you  need  is  enthusiastic  publicity  and 


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your  church  will  break  all  growth 
records.  The  first  thing  I  did  when  I 
came  to  Garden  Grove  to  launch  a  new 
church  was  to  spend  fifteen  dollars  for 
a  small  mimeograph  machine  large 
enough  to  take  a  postcard.  Next  I 
spent  another  forty  dollars  for  a  hand- 
operated  addressograph  machine.  Then 
I  began  ringing  doorbells,  as  well  as 
picking  up  names  and  addresses  of  any 
unchurched  persons  in  the  neighbor- 
hood that  I  could  lay  my  hands  on.  I 
began  building  the  mailing  list.  .  .  .  Our 
most  prized  possession  in  the  Garden 
Grove  Community  Church  today  is 
not  the  $250,000  organ  or  the 
$1,000,000  Tower  of  Hope.  Rather  it 
is  the  7,000  families  who  make  up  our 
mailing  list." 

The  purpose  of  this  article  is  not  to 
evaluate  Dr.  Schuller's  approach  to 
"inspiring  preaching"  and  "exciting 
programming"  but  to  thank  him  for 
what  he  is  teaching  us  about  "enthusi- 
astic publicity." 

Dr.  Schuller  outlines  his  strategy 
toward  publicity  in  three  points: 

(1)  The  newspaper  advertisement 
published  every  Saturday  is  geared  to 
bring  nonchurched  people  into  the 
church.  The  ads  are  generally  built 
around  helpful  sounding  messages. 

(2)  People  are  urged  to  register 
their  attendance.  The  object  is  to  get 
them  on  the  mailing  list. 

(3)  The  mailing  list  is  worked  week- 
ly to  build  church  attendance  the  fol- 
lowing Sunday.  This  simple  procedure, 
followed  year  after  year  after  year,  is  r 
the  one  single,  simple  secret  of  effec- 
tive publicity  at  Garden  Grove  Com- 
munity Church. 

He  also  outlines  nine  principles  to 
guide  the  church  in  advertising  and  to 
build  enthusiasm  through  publicity. 

(1)  Expect  a  very  small  return. 
Most  churches  fail  in  publicity  because 


they  do  too  little  and  go  into  it  too 
small. 

(2)  Remember  that  good  advertise- 
ments never  cost— they  always  pay. 
The  last  item  to  be  cut  from  the  bud- 
get should  be  this  money-producing 
item.  That's  what  advertising  is. 

(3)  Consider  a  radius  of  ten  miles 
from  your  church  as  the  drawing 
power  of  your  congregation.  Many 
ministers  fail  because  they  think  that 
people  won't  drive  more  than  two  or 
three  miles.  Nothing  is  further  from 
the  truth  in  today's  world. 

(4)  Aim  at  saturating  the  area  in  the 
ten-mile  radius.  Don't  worry  about 
competition  with  other  churches.  If 
people  are  interested  in  another 
church  they  won't  come  to  yours  any- 
way. Meanwhile,  your  advertisement 
will  help  create  a  general  momentum 
in  the  community.  .  .  .  Your  advertise- 
ment will  only  challenge  other  church 
members  to  be  more  active  in  their 
own  congregations. 

(5)  Advertise  when  people  are  in  a 
buying  mood.  In  other  words,  you 
don't  try  to  sell  air-conditioners  in  De- 
cember, but  in  the  heat  of  summer!  So 
plan  your  heaviest  advertising  in  the 
seasons  of  the  year  when  the  non- 
churched  people  might  conceivably  be 
interested  in  attending  church. 

(6)  Determine  the  mental  attitude 
of  your  area  and  analyze  what  would 
impress  the  unchurched  people  in  your 
community.  Then  let  your  advertise- 
ments portray  the  kind  of  an  image 
that  could  appeal  to  these  unchurched 
people. 

(7)  In     setting    up    any    publicity 


material,  do  not  try  to  impress  Chris- 
tians or  religious  people.  They  are  al- 
ready involved  with  the  church.  Con- 
centrate on  the  50  percent  who  are 
noncommitted  to  any  faith. 

(8)  Make  certain  that  all  of  your 
publicity  creates  an  image  of  your 
church  that  says: 

—  This  is  a  positive-thinking  church 

—  This  is  a  church  that  really  be- 
lieves in  the  power  of  Christ  to 
transform  human  life 

—  This  is  a  church  that  welcomes 
everyone  no  matter  what  his 
background 

—  This  is  a  church  that  believes  in 
building  people  up— not  tearing 
people  down 

(9)  Continue  the  job  of  advertise- 
ment and  publicity  until  you  are  rea- 
sonably sure  that  every  household  in  a 
ten-mile  radius  knows  and  understands 
that  (a)  you  are  in  business;  (b)  you 
are  offering  distinctive  services  that 
nobody  else  is  offering;  (c)  you  have 
something  they  need. 

The  principle  of  diversity  in  opera- 
tion allows  for  variations  in  strategy 
and  priority,  but  every  pastor  should 
realize  that  his  public  image  is  making 
either  a  negative  or  a  positive  contribu- 
tion to  the  climate  for  Christian  com- 
munication. 

In  his  book.  The  Pastor's  Public  Re- 
lations, Eugene  Dolloff  writes:  "The 
fundamental  principles  of  public  rela- 
tions are  identical  for  both  the  pastor 
and  business.  The  chief  difference  lies 
in  the  nature  of  the  products  pre- 
sented to  the  public.  The  pastor  en- 
deavors to  devise  and  promote  a  policy 


or  program  which  will  inform  people 
and  attract  favorable  public  opinion, 
first  with  reference  to  the  cause  which 
he  sponsors,  and  then  with  reference 
to  himself  as  its  accredited  representa- 
tive. He  is  not  a  super  salesman;  yet  he 
is  an  ardent  publicist,  not  primarily  to 
seek  personal  acclaim,  but  to  popular- 
ize his  "product."  Reduced  to  simplest 
terms,  the  pastor  formulates  and 
directs  policies  and  programs  which  he 
believes  will  win  an  increasing  number 
of  friends  for  his  church.  To  achieve 
this  objective  he  will  utilize  every 
available   means   of   communication." 

Newspaper  editors  have  a  little 
truism  that  goes,  "Catholics  make 
news,  Protestants  announce  meetings." 
The  statement  is  certainly  not  true  at 
face  value,  but  I  always  cringe  just  a 
little  when  I  look  at  the  "church  page" 
in  a  large  city  newspaper.  Display  ad- 
vertising does  serve  a  good  purpose  in 
many  situations,  but  there  is  no  substi- 
tute for  the  planned  process  of  plant- 
ing good  news  stories  which  build  a 
favorable  impression  for  the  church  in 
the  minds  of  newspaper  readers. 

Public  relations  is  not  the  chief 
ministry  of  the  church  but  it  will 
greatly  contribute  to  the  effectiveness 
of  the  church  in  its  chief  ministry.  Our 
priority  responsibility  is  to  confront 
people  with  the  truth  of  the  Gospel 
and  the  person  of  Christ.  Any  legiti- 
mate effort  that  builds  the  lines  of 
communication  from  the  church  to 
the  community  strengthens  the  ability 
of  that  church  to  fulfill  the  priorities 
of  the  Great  Commission. 


Christian  Education  Convention 
to  Study  Spiritual  Gifts 

The  Christian  Education  Department  of  the  NFBC  recommends  the  ministry  of  the 
staff  of  the  First  Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach,  Calif.,  in  a  special  study-seminar  on  the 
subject  of  SPIRITUAL  GIFTS 

We're  all  more  conscious  of  this  subject  than  we  were  a  few  years  ago.  But  the  increase 
in  the  use  of  this  term  does  not  necessarily  represent  a  proportional  amount  of  study  in 
what  the  Bible  really  says  about  this  important  topic. 

YOU  CAN  PARTICIPATE  IN  AN  IN-DEPTH  STUDY  OF  THIS  SUBJECT  in  connec- 
tion with  the  1976  Christian  Education  Convention  programming  immediately  preceding 
national  conference  in  Long  Beach,  California,  August  6-7. 

Word  of  this  Seminar  presentation  has  been  spreading  throughout  our  churches.  Plan 
now  to  be  present  in  Long  Beach  August  6-7. 


August  6  &  7, 1976 


FEBRUARY    1,    1976 


15 


Little  Sisters 


Pastor  Ashman  dropped  by  just  in  time  for  refreshments!!!  Then,  he 
told  a  silly  story. 


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Recipe  for  an  "SMM  SUPER' 

Combine  following  ingredients  in  a  large  church  with  pro-youth  atmosphere: 

Eighteen  dedicated  patronesses  (must  be  fresh  and  of  fine  quality), 

One  hundred  girls,  adding  gently  one  at  a  time. 

Mix  together  with  program  material  from  National  SMM. 

Stir  in  one  very  supportive  pastor. 

Flavor  with  a  whole  bunch  of  WIVIC  ladies. 

Season  with  games,  crafts  and  special  activities. 

Blend  well  using  one  effective  coordinator. 

For  variety,  sprinkle  in  one  Maxi  for  each  SMM  girl. 


The  girls  take  turns  presenting  missionary  skits  with 
the  aid  of  hand  puppets. 


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Amigas 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


"Sure,  it  takes  time  to  plan  and  orga- 
nize, but,  we  really  love  the  girls!" 


Charis 


Marie  and  Laura  are  our  "shy"  Nava- 
jo girls  who  are  attending  an  area 
Christian  high  school. 


Sometimes  a  girl   needs  an  extra 
pair  of  helping  hands. 


The  Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church  has  the  largest  SMM  and  is  tops  in  offerings  and  in  girls  reading  and 
memorizing  Scripture.  SMM  membership  has  tripled  the  past  three  years.  Just  over  a  year  ago,  the  church 
changed  to  a  weekly  Family  Night,  including  Little  Sisters  and  Amigas  as  well  as  the  boys  club.  This  has 
resulted  in  a  one-third  increase  in  attendance  at  the  midweek  meeting. 

Lumiere  and  Charis  groups  meet  monthly  with  occasional  project  and  activity  times. 


FEBRUARY    1,    1976 


17 


Josh  McDowell,  one  of  America's  leading  communi- 
cators to  young  people,  will  be  the  speaker  all  week  at 
Brethren  National  Youth  Conference  In  San  Diego,  Cali- 
fornia, this  August  7-14. 

Josh  has  spoken  at  more  than  500  universities  in  52 
countries.  He  is  in  demand  as  a  speaker  at  many  youth 
gatherings.  In  the  last  five  years  he  has  spoken  to  over 
2,000,000  students. 

A  graduate  of  Wheaton  College  and  a  magna  cum  laude 
graduate  of  Talbot  Theological  Seminary,  Josh  is  well- 
qualified  as  both  a  scholar  and  author.  He's  written  the 
best-seller  Evidence  That  Demands  A  Verdict  as  well  as  the 
recent  sequel  More  Evidence  That  Demands  A  Verdict. 

Young  people  will  not  want  to  miss  one  evening  of  the 
youth  conference  this  summer.  The  beautiful  facilities  of 
Point  Loma  College  overlooking  the  Pacific  Ocean  and  great 
Christian  fellowship  will  add  to  the  excitement  of  the 
gathering  with  the  theme  "Celebrate  the  Son." 


Lines 
From 
Lewis 


AN  ANSWER  TO  YOUNG  PEOPLE 
WHOSE  WORLD  IS  COMING  APART. 


Josh  McDowell  and  family 

A  brand-new  excellent  film  by  Gospel  Films  has  been 
released  entitled  "What's  Up,  Josh?"  Much  of  the  film  was 
produced  on  the  campus  of  Point  Loma  College  (which  is 
the  location  of  the  '76  youth  conference).  As  the  title 
would  indicate,  Josh  IVlcDowell,  speaker  for  the  national 
youth  conference,  is  featured  in  the  film. 

You  won't  be  disappointed  in  the  message  or  quality  of 
this  film.  Its  thrust  is  evangelistic.  It  centers  on  a  college 
student  who  is  looking  for  solid  meaning  in  life.  Everything 
is  going  wrong  including  problems  with  his  grades,  his  girl 
and  his  parents.  He  thinks  very  seriously  about  his  life.  He 
goes  to  the  beach  to  escape  his  frustrations— only  to  be 
haunted  by  some  things  which  he  heard  from  a  scholarly 
argument  for  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ,  the  testimony 
of  a  Christian  roommate  and  the  declaration  of  the  truth  of 
the  Bible  by  Josh  IVlcDowell. 

"What's  Up,  Josh?"  has  all  the  ingredients  to  give  an 
answer  to  youth  whose  world  is  coming  apart.  It  is  youth 
oriented,  dramatic.  Biblical,  interesting  and  unusually  well 
done.  This  54-minute,  color  motion  picture  can  be  rented 
for  $37.50  by  contacting  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald 
Company  or  a  local  film  distributor.  It's  a  tremendous  tool 
to  present  the  Gospel  while  publicizing  Brethren  National 
Youth  Conference. 


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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


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I'm  a  Child  of  the  King 

as  a  Wife 


FEBRUARY   1,    1976 


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frica  is  a  long  way  from  Midwest,  USA.  Not  only  in  nniles,  but  in  years  of 
learning  and  preparation.  The  "process"  began  for  me  in  a  small  town  in  Ohio  where  my 
mother  taught  us  four  children  to  believe  and  trust  in  God.  She  was  always  a  faithful 
example  to  us.  But  for  me  personally,  the  "Christian  life"  was  a  bitter  struggle.  I  devel- 
oped Into  a  legalist,  struggling  to  reach  a  point  of  perfection  that  would  guarantee 
salvation  and  acceptance  with  God.  I  gave  up  the  struggle  when  I  got  away  from  home, 
concluding  that  "Christianity  doesn't  work."  The  effort  needed  to  maintain  the  standard 
was  exhausting! 


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rom  the  time  of  high  school  graduation  to  the  second  year  in  nurses 
training,  I  tried  to  forget  the  church  and  God.  They  had  no  claim  on  my  life.  I  was  angry, 
bitter,  and  hopelessly  lost.  But  then,  as  God  would  have  it,  I  transferred  schools  and  was 
"thrown  in"  with  a  Christian  roommate.  There  were  other  believing  students  associated 
with  Nurses  Christian  Fellowship.  One  student  especially  seemed  to  recognize  my  needs 
and  had  some  answers.  She  shared  with  me  her  own  personal  faith  in  Christ  and  trust  in 
God's  Word.  I  listened  .  .  .  and  watched.  I  soon  discovered  that  what  was  missing  in  my 
life  was  not  the  motivation  to  "try  it  again"  but  the  One  who  is  Himself  the  motivating 
force  of  the  born-again  believer.  I  opened  my  heart  to  Christ.  He  came  in  and  began  the 
process  of  changing  my  life.  It  was  at  this  time  that  I  was  introduced  to  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church. 


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ealizing  that  the  Lord  wanted  me  to  continue  my  education,  I  enrolled  at 
Grace  College.  But  at  no  time  during  my  college  days  did  I  know  what  I  was  training  for. 
These  were  good  days,  though!  Rewarding  days.  The  last  cobwebs  of  insecurity  were 
swept  away  by  the  power  of  the  Word.  After  college  I  attended  Grace  Seminary  for  three 
years.  The  only  reason  I  went  was  because  the  ground  was  wet  and  the  fleece  was  dry! 
Like  Gideon,  I  was  slow  to  catch  on. 


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_  can't  say  the  Lord  called  me  to  missionary  service  during  seminary,  but 

J,          ^y^      >  ^^^'■^  certainly  were  a  lot  of  influences  in  that  direction.  The  retired  missionary  ladies, 

C           ^S^  chapel    speakers  from   various  fields,  close  association  with   a   "missionary    kid"  from' 

"  Africa.  But  there  was  this  one  especially  hard  lesson  to  be  learned  yet  before  I  was  ready 


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By  Jean  Hedrick 

Her  sophomore  year  seemed  to  be 
the  year  of  the  roses.  Not  just  roses, 
either— there  were  carnations,  camel- 
lias, corsages,  and  bouquets.  By  the 
end  of  the  year,  her  room  looked  like 
a  Christian  florist's  shop  two  months 
after  the  Rapture.  And  do  you  think 
she  would  throw  any  of  them  away? 
Not  on  your  life! 

One  day,  she  was  cleaning  her  room 
and  I  happened  to  notice  she  had  a  roll 
of  plastic  bags.  Eager  to  encourage  any 
latent  vestiges  of  neatness,  I  barged 
into  the  room  and  began  to  bag  blos- 
soms that  had  long  since  lost  all  signs 
of  life.  It  did  not  take  long  to  realize 
that  a  very  selective  process  was  taking 
place.  Only  certain  stems  were  being 
banished  to  the  bottom  drawer. 

"Oh,  no.  Mom.  Those  are  from 
Bob.  And  those.  Mom,  those  are  from 
Jim.  I'm  only  pHJtting  away  those  from 
Joe  and  Harry."  (Obviously  not  their 
real  names.)  As  I  glanced  around  the 
room,  it  became  apparent  that  only 
she  could  do  the  "bagging  and  banish- 
ing." Each  flower  had  a  very  sp>ecial 
meaning,  and  only  she  knew  the  mean- 
ing behind  each  one.  This  was  a  much 
more  serious  project  than  I  had  first 
imagined.  When  I  had  asked  where  the 
flower  had  come  from,  it  was  simply 
amazing  how  she  could  remember  the 
occasion  for  each  flower  and  would 
answer,  "It  was  in  my  locker  this 
morning."  Or,  "I  got  this  after  the 
spring  play.  It  was  just  to  say  'thank 
you'  ."Or  any  one  of  a  dozen  answers 
I  got  all  year. 


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The  Rose  Room 


Today,  Lori's  room  is  free  from 
dead  blossoms.  They  are  all  bagged 
and  banished.  The  reason  is  a  new  be- 
ginning. 

One  day,  the  week  before  school 
started,  I  noticed  the  door  of  the  Rose 
Room  was  open.  I  thought  I  had  my- 
self pretty  well  trained  not  to  look  in 
there  if  the  door  happened  to  be  open, 
but  this  time  I  guess  I  wasn't  thinking. 
Sitting  on  the  floor  in  the  middle  of 
the  little-worse-than-usual  chaos,  was 
daughter  number  one.  I  got  two  steps 
beyond  the  door,  backed  up.  then 
slowly  peered  around  the  corner  and 
into  the  room. 

"What  is  it  about  a  new  school  year 
that  makes  you  want  everything  to  be 
clean  and  straight?"  she  chirped.  As  I 
sat  on  the  bed  for  a  minute,  we  talked 
about  new  beginnings.  She  has  many 
ahead  of  her  yet.  and  we  thought 
about  those.  Some  are  behind  her.  too. 

Without  a  doubt,  the  most  impor- 
tant new  beginning  each  of  us  has 
made  or  needs  to  make  is  that  one 
spoken  of  in  II  Corinthians 
5:17— "Therefore,  if  any  man  be  in 
Christ,  he  is  a  new  creature:  old  things 
are  passed  away;  behold,  all  things  are 
become  new."  And  yet  even  after  we 
have  made  the  new  beginning  sfKiken 


of  here,  things  creep  into  our  lives  that 
seem  as  sweet  as  a  rose  at  the  time. 
But  if  there  is  any  pleasure  in  it.  it 
lasts  only  for  a  season— then  it  is  dead. 
The  problem  comes  with  the  bagging 
and  banishing.  It's  so  easy  to  make  a 
Rose  Room  of  our  lives,  clinging  to 
each  dead  blossom,  as  if  by  smelling  it 
now  and  then  we  could  keep  it  alive. 
Holding  a  grudge  might  be  the  prob- 
lem, or  maybe  it's  the  constant  rehash- 
ing of  some  choice  bit  of  gossip,  or 
disliking  others,  or  a  bad  temper. 

Ephesians  4:23-24  (Living  Bible) 
says.  "Now  your  attitudes  and 
thoughts  must  all  be  constantly  chang- 
ing for  the  better.  Yes,  you  must  be  a 
new  and  different  [jerson,  holy  and 
good.  Clothe  yourself  with  this  new 
nature." 

It's  time  to  clear  out  your  Rose 
Room.  V 


Jean  Hedrick  and  her  family  live  in  Whit- 
tier.  Calif-,  where  they  attend  the  First 
Brethren  Church.  She  teaches  reading  at 
the  Brethren  Schools  there  and  is  the 
daughter  of  Keith  and  Vivian  Altig. 


FEBRUARY    1.   1976 


21 


An  Open  Letter  To  My  Childr^ 

(Ages  12-9-7-6-4-2)  ' 

It  may  seem  forever  until  you  become  ready  for  the  college  experience,  but  I  have  this  opportunity  to  share  with  ! 
you  exactly  why  I  would  like  you  to  come  to  Grace  College  and  I  am  taking  this  opportunity  while  it  is  here.  It  is  not  1 
too  early  to  begin  to  think  about  your  life  and  what  you  may  make  of  it.  And,  it  is  not  too  early  to  begin  to  consider      < 

where  you  may  go  to  college.  ■      <-  ■      .         ,  .  ' 

First  of  all,  1  would  hke  you  to  go  to  Grace  CoUege  because  it  is  there  that  you  will  meet  Christian  friends  and  have  ) 
fellowship  with  them.  Year  by  year  I  have  watched  how  friends  influence-in  styles  of  dress,  ways  of  speaking,  activities  i 
you  choose,  and  TV  programs  that  you  watch.  There  is  a  "contagion"  of  behavior  and  attitudes  among  peer  groups  and  : 
it  cannot  be  prevented  any  more  than  growth  can  be  stopped.  I  want  you  to  live,  work  and  study  among  Christians  who  I 
love  the  Lord  and  who  choose  to  serve  Him  by  continuing  on  in  their  education  at  Grace.  In  this  way,  your  associations  , 
with  those  who  hold  Christian  standards  will  allow  you  to  gain  pleasure  and  satisfaction  from  endeavoring  to  live  a  life  j 
that  pleases  God.  The  "separateness"  of  a  Christian  school  and  the  "sheltered"  existence  of  Christian  education  are  ; 
constructs  of  thought  that  some  fine  educators  have  mistakenly  put  forth  as  reasons  for  not  attending  a  college  such  as  ^ 
Grace.  Beheve  me,  children,  when  I  say  that  in  spite  of  good  Christian  fellowship  and  peer  groups  that  serve  God  J 
faithfully,  there  will  be  all  the  temptation  and  sin  lying  around  that  you  will  need  and  you  will  be  using  I  Corinthians 
10:13  just  as  much  as  any  Christian  anywhere.  The  big  difference  is  that  at  Grace  College  it  is  accepted  by  others  to 
commit  your  life  to  God;  it  is  the  "in"  thing  to  do  to  ask  forgiveness  of  someone  whom  you  have  sinned  against;  it  is 
considered  "good"  to  make  constant  adjustments  of  your  Hfe  behavior  to  match  that  which  is  revealed  in  God's  Word. 
This  is  the  kind  of  school  that  I  want  you  to  attend  and  be  influenced  by,  and  in  turn,  I  want  you  to  be  an  influence 
upon  others  for  God's  glory.  In  orther  words,  I  am  encouraging  you  to  attend  a  place  where  there  is  not  only  "Christian 
Education,"  but  "Education  with  Christians." 

Another  reason  that  I  want  you  to  go  to  Grace  College  is  that  education  governs  the  mind.  It  is  from  your  attitudes, 
beliefs,  and  opinions  that  your  behavior  comes.  The  Bible  is  clear:  "Keep  thy  heart  with  all  diligence,  for  out  of  it  are 
the  issues  of  life."  The  professors  at  Grace  College  have  as  their  purpose  to  sway  and  affect  your  minds  by  blending  the 
wisdom  of  God  with  man's  discoveries  of  God's  truths.  I  DO  NOT  want  to  think  of  you  being  under  the  reasonable 
presentation  of  error  day  after  day  in  a  school  whose  professors  either  do  not  or  cannot  seek  God's  wisdom  and  openly 
teach  and  talk  about  it.  My  own  education  has  been  in  such  schools  and  it  has  been  difficult  to  separate,  adjust,  and 
evaluate  the  teaching  I  have  received.  One  thing  is  sure:  education  in  secular  colleges  has  not  the  "free  inquiry"  and  the 
"openness"  to  answers  that  students  would  like  to  think.  Man  is  chained  to  do  and  think  evil  (see  Rom.  3)  and  he  has 
no  other  choice  in  his  natural  state  than  to  repudiate  God.  I  want  you,  my  children,  to  sit  under  the  teachings  of  a 
professor  who  has  no  guilt  toward  God  and  whose  lessons  for  the  day  have  been  committed  to  God  for  His  glory.  In 
addition,  let  me  add  that  students  are  both  sophisticated  and  gullible,  just  as  most  common  people  are.  In  the  final 
analysis,  we  must  trust  our  information  sources  and  I  would  far  rather  that  you  trust  those  who  have  yielded  themselves 
to  God's  truth  than  to  those  who  know  nothing  of  God. 

Third,  I  want  you  to  go  to  Grace  College  because  I  am  sure  that  your  education  academically  will  be  more 
satisfactory-it  will  be  excellent.  The  professors  that  I  associate  with  (and  I  am  one  of  them,  remember)  have  made 
their  decision  to  let  teaching  the  minds  of  young  people  be  their  ministry.  They  have  as  their  desire  to  leave  no  stone 
unturned  as  far  as  scholarship  is  concerned.  Many  have  driven  themselves  almost  beyond  endurance  to  gain  graduate 
education,  to  take  classes,  to  sift  information,  to  evaluate  what  is  being  taught-so  that  the  student  can  have  the  best 
human  and  divine  wisdom  that  can  be  gained.  All  the  time,  the  professors  are  aware  that  all  the  teaching  and  education 
in  the  world  cannot  make  you  "good"  or  "like  God."  So  each  professor  has  in  his  heart  to  pray  and  teach  so  that  their 
attitudes  are  "caught"  and  not  "taught."  I  want  you  to  be  under  such  men  and  women  of  God  and  to  gain  information, 
attitudes,  and  purpose  to  life  so  that  when  you  make  your  decisions  in  life  they  will  have  been  governed  by  your 
education  and  your  teachers. 

Last,  I  want  you,  Anne  Marie,  Glenn,  Jerry,  Cathy,  Dawn,  and  Gary,  to  go  to  Grace  College  because  it  is  here  that 
you  may  become  aware  of  the  multitude  of  opportunities  for  Christian  service  that  are  available  to  you.  At  home  you 
have  seen  teaching  as  being  the  outgrowth  of  Christian  dedication;  you  have  seen  preaching  as  one  evidence  of  Christian 
service.  There  are  many  other  ways  to  serve  God  in  this  world,  and  there  are  opportunities  at  Grace  CoUege  to  hear 
about  them  and  to  serve  while  in  school  in  many  of  those  areas.  There  are  many  sad  tales  about  the  Christian  worker 
who  has  only  trouble  and  misery  as  he  undertakes  the  work  of  God.  It  is  too  bad  to  emphasize  the  negative,  especially 
when  we  have  such  happy,  golden  opportunities  to  serve  with  joy.  And  the  best  thing  about  Christian  service  at  Grace 
College,  IS  that  you  get  to  do  it  with  friends  so  that  you  don't  face  life  all  alone  and  miserable.  These  kinds  of 
expenences  reinforce  the  best  side,  yes,  the  REAL  side  of  Christian  service.  It  has  been  my  opinion  that  if  those  who 
have  not  dedicated  themselves  to  doing  the  work  of  God  could  find  out  how  happy  we  are,  they  might  just  be  jealous 
There  is  actuaUy  ".  .  .  joy  in  serving  Jesus"  in  the  here  and  now  and  not  just  in  the  "by-and-by  " 

This  has  been  a  hasty  letter,  but  it  comes  from  my  heart,  from  my  real  beliefs  and  prayers.  Grace  College  offers  you 
fine  Christian  associations,  an  education  that  pleases  God,  an  academic  commitment,  and  the  grand  opportunity  to 
serve  Christ.  This  is  what  life  is  all  about-this  is  where  it's  "at."  Other  kinds  of  schools  may  offer  a  rainbow  of  free 
inquiry  and  social  commitment,  but  when  going  there  one  will  find  a  lightning  bolt  of  reahzation  that  the  world  of  the 
Christian  is  at  best  held  in  mock  sympathy.  You,  my  children,  will  not  be  ready  for  this  at  an  undergraduate  level.  I 
covet  for  you  that  your  future  at  Grace  CoUege  will  be  the  zenith  of  your  experience  with  God  and  with  other 
Christians,  and  that  your  education  wiU  be  a  doorway  of  service  t6  the  world. 

With  love. 

Your  Mother  and  Friend 

Mary  A.  Fink 


MISSIONARY  BIRTHDAYS  -  APRIL   1976 

(Addresses  may  be  found  on  pages  27  and  28  of  the  1976  Brethren 
Annual.) 

AFRICA 

Suzanne  Lynn  Mensinger April  9,  1969 

Mrs.  Robert  S.  Williams April  15 

Philip  Edward  Peters April  20,  1962 

Deborah  Lynn  Austin April  26,  1965 

Thomas  Allen  Peters April  28,  1959 

Miss  Evelyn  Tschetter April  29 

ARGENTINA 

Rev.  Solon  W.  Hoyt    April  2 

BRAZIL 

Lois  Esther  Burk    April  9,  1969 

Rev.  J.  Keith  Altig April  9 

Samuel  Ray  Schwartz April  10,  1972 

Rev.  Norman  L.  Johnson April  15 

Miss  Barbara  Hulse April  27 

Mrs.  Timothy  H.  Earner April  29 

Jonathan  Craig  Earner April  29,  1971 

EUROPE 

Stephanie  Ann  Shargel     April  10,  1973 

HAWAII 

Mrs.  Clifford  L.  Coffman April  10 

April  Dawn  Coffman April  18,  1958 

MEXICO 

Mrs.  Phillip  Guerena April  ^ 


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her  to  her  children  (on  p.  22).  This  is  in- 
cluded in  a  recent  WMC  pacicet,  but  is  reprinted 

in  ihe  Henhl  h\i  soecioi  readiest. 


For  pictures  of  al!  the  Birthday 
Missionaries  see  page  23  of  the 
September  1,  1975. 

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of  northern  Indiana  found  a 
small  but  energetic  group  of 
students  and  teachers  engaged 
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A  New  Era  in  America?    . 6 

48th  Home  Mission  Point  Added 8 

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Coopeiation  Did  It!   13 

Accent  on  Family  . 14 

Grace  News  Notes    16 

A  New  Peace  Academy 18 

Winterim  Activities  on  the  Grace 

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Dear  Readers, 

Thank  you  for  your  support 
to  the  Brethren  Missionary 
Herald  Company  during  1975. 
The  year  just  completed  was 
the  best  in  the  history  of  the 
ministry.  The  offering  was  up 
some  21  percent  and  sales 
jumped  $88,809  to  a  new  high 
of  $813,564. 

The  big  news  is  that  we 
must  continue  to  expand  in 
order  to  meet  our  growing 
ministry.  We  have  purchased  a 
new  Heidelberg  Press  that  will 
increase  our  production  in  the 
printing  department.  We  have 
also  added  a  second  IBM  com- 
poser to  prepare  materials  for 
printing. 

Thanks  for  helping  to  make 
1975  such  a  good  year! 

Sincerely  yours. 


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Herald,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 
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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


By  Charles  W.  luruer— Editor 


Our  means  of  communication  include  many  methods 
other  than  mere  spoken  words.  We  express  ourselves 
through  a  look  or  even  the  way  we  walk.  Perhaps  it  is  a 
gesture  with  our  hands.  Not  to  be  forgotten  are  the 
words  we  write  as  they  provide  an  outlet  for  the  inward 
emotions. 

During  the  Thanksgiving  holiday,  June,  Jeff  and  I 
went  back  to  Ohio  for  a  family  get-together.  Since  the 
turkey  was  not  to  make  his  appearance  until  late  in  the 
afternoon  on  this  day,  we  stopped  for  a  late  morning 
lunch.  The  restaurant  we  finally  located  was  just  about 
empty.  It  was  not  because  the  food  was  unattractive  or 
unappetizing,  but  apparently  everyone  was  at  home  en- 
joying a  family  feast.  My  grilled  cheese  sandwich  and 
vegetable  soup  were  delicious,  but  not  the  kind  of  meal 
one  would  select  on  a  day  like  this.  However,  there  were 
many  good  things  yet  in  store  for  us. 

I  paid  the  bill  and  walked  to  the  entrance  way  where 
a  bulletin  board  had  been  placed.  Its  purpose  was  to 
permit  local  citizens 
the  opportunity  of 
placing  announce- 
ments or  want  ads 
for  inspection.  My 
curiosity  made  me 
stop  to  inspect  the 
various  bits  of  infor- 
mation. For  me  it  is 
difficult  to  resist 
reading  such  notices 
because  I  like  to 
check  the  gram- 
matical structure 
and,  incidentally,  to 
check  the  content  of 
the  material.  The 
usual  signs  were 
there— someone  had 
a  room  for  rent;  a 
Honda  was  for  sale; 
a  car  in  excellent 
condition  was  being  offered  at  a  sacrifice  price;  a  dream 
house  ready  for  occupancy;  nothing  out  of  the  ordinary. 

But  there  it  was— a  strange  little  sign  written  on  a  3 
by  5  index  card.  Obviously  it  had  been  written  with  a 
ball-point  pen  because  of  the  smudgy  lines,  and  the  pen- 
manship was  not  in  the  "A"  category.  Nevertheless,  it 
was  not  the  style  but  rather  the  message  that  caught  my 
attention  for  a  few  moments.  "For  Sale— one  engage- 
ment ring  and  one  wedding  ring— $85."  A  phone  number 
without  a  name  followed  at  the  bottom  of  the  card.  1 
was  snapped  back  to  reality  by  the  voice  of  my  son 
saying,  "Let's  get  going."  What  cruel  words  to  pull  me 


iuiedd 


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back  intQ  a  cool  Thanksgiving  Day  of  1975  and  to  send 
me  down  the  road  to  meditate  and  ponder. 

Maybe  it  was  a  good  thing  1  was  forced  to  go  on  my 
way.  For  if  I  had  been  alone,  I  might  have  picked  up  the 
phone  and  dialed  the  number  on  the  ad.  Not  that  I 
needed  an  engagement  ring  and  a  wedding  ring  or  I 
thought  the  price  was  right.  The  last  time  I  made  such  a 
purchase  1  found  out  it  is  not  the  down  payment  that  is 
expensive,  it  is  the  upkeep  and  the  maintenance  that 
eventually  proves  costly.  (But  well  worth  any  expense!) 
What  1  really  wanted  to  know  was  the  intriguing  story 
that  must  lie  behind  the  need  to  sell  such  items.  A 
tragedy  might  have  made  it  necessary.  Or  probably  a 
change  of  mind  on  someone's  part  was  really  the  mes- 
sage. But,  even  months  later  1  continue  to  wonder  about 
it  all  and  the  mystery  remains  unsolved. 

Though  the  circumstances  will  forever  escape  me,  yet 
there  is  a  lesson  for  me  in  it  all.  Some  plan  or  circum- 
stance had  caused  a  change  and  a  disappointment  to 

occur.  It  did  not 
even  tell  me  in  the 
announcement 
whether  it  was  a 
man  or  a  woman 
who  wrote  the  note. 
Life  had  changed, 
and  a  little  scribbled 
message  was  really 
saying  this  is  the  end 
of  this  episode. 

How  many  times 
have  you  changed 
courses  in  your  life? 
An  unexpected  hap- 
pening or  a  changed 
plan  .  .  .  and  it  was 
all  different  from 
that  point  on.  It  has 
happened    to   us   all 

~ because   we   do    not 

have  as  much  con- 
trol over  life  as  we  would  hope.  Probably  it  is  better  this 
way,  because  if  we  could  control  our  total  future  we 
would  probably  scramble  it  to  a  useless  state  through 
our  personal  wishes  which  are  not  always  wise. 

Get  ready— for  here  comes  tomorrow!  A  tomorrow  of 
surprises  and  delights;  a  tomorrow  of  disappointments 
and  uncertainties— either  way— here  it  comes.  Do  I  face  it 
alone?  The  answer  is  1  do  not  have  to  do  it  that  way.  1 
was  introduced  early  in  my  Christian  life  to  the  truth 
that  Christ  puts  forth  His  sheep  and  He  goes  before 
them.  And  with  that  thought  it  is  a  joy  to  see  the  sun 
rise  on  my  tomorrow.  "* 


FEBRUARY    15,    1976 


I 


The  purchase  of  a  church  building 
in  Santa  IVIaria,  California,  was  another 
of  God's  provisions  for  a  ministry  to 
believers  maturing  in  Christ. 


Church  Home 

Aids  iVlaturinq 
Process 

By  Pastor  Alva  L.  Conner 


God's  people  at  Santa  Maria  have 
confirmed  w/hat  the  ministry  of  the 
local  Grace  Brethren  Church  is  all 
about— maturing  in  Christ.  In  the  Sun- 
day morning  worship  service,  desig- 
nated "Word  2,"  the  pastor  continued 
his  series  on  Colossians  1:28-29:  "So, 
naturally,  we  proclaim  Christ!  We 
warn  everyone  we  meet,  and  teach 
everyone  we  can,  all  that  we  know 
about  him,  so  that  if  possible,  we  may 
bring  every  man  up  to  his  full  maturity 
in  Christ  Jesus.  This  is  what  I  am 
working  at  all  the  time,  with  all  the 
strength  God  gives  me"  (Phillips). 

Through  the  struggles  and  adjust- 
ments in  our  work  on  California's  cen- 
tral coast,  believers  here  are  experi- 
encing that  maturity. 

In  January  1975  the  decision  was 
made  to  go  self-supporting.  Our  se- 
quence of  events  was  different  than 
most  home  mission  churches.  How 
would  we  fare  going  self-supporting 
before  we  owned  a  building? 


Possibilities  then  began  to  open  for 
God's  provision  of  a  building  contain- 
ing nearly  10,000  square  feet.  Four 
years  of  praying  and  deliberating  led 
to  the  purchase  of  this  church  home 
with  a  sanctuary  seating  300  and 
Christian  education  space  for  the  same 
number. 

Planning  for  the  maximum  use  of 
the  building  and  moving  from  our  for- 
mer meeting  place  proved  to  be  a  great 
task.  Teaching  on  the  subject  of  spiri- 
tual gifts,  especially  from  Romans 
12:3-15,  was  great  preparation  for  this 
new  experience.  A  committee  was  se- 
lected, including  those  with  the  gift  of 
organization,  to  suggest  the  use  for  the 
25  rooms  now  available  to  us.  God  led 
us  greatly  as  the  church  approved  the 
committee's  plans.  The  best  use  of 
space,  time,  and  funds  resulted  in  a 
partitioned,  expandable  sanctuary;  a 
completely  departmentalized  Christian 
education  ministry;  crib  and  toddler 
nurseries;  a  centrally  located  library  of 


over  1,200  choice  books;  and  a  church 
office  and  Christian  education  head- 
quarters. 

Personal  evangelism  has  its  head- 
quarters, and  music  practice  and 
preparation  rooms  aid  our  commit- 
ment. A  lovely  area  has  been  re- 
modeled and  redecorated  for  the  pas- 
tor's study,  office,  library,  and  coun- 
seling room.  The  fellowship  hall  has 
been  redecorated  with  new  paint  and 
carpet  to  provide  an  encouraging  decor 
for  a  variety  of  activities  and  minis- 
tries, including  children's  church  and 
communion  services. 

What  a  joy  it  was  to  see  several  take 
vacation  time  to  assist  in  the  work.  A 
host  of  our  people  responded  in  time, 
effort,  and  funds  to  prepare  all  these 
areas  for  our  own  ministry  of  maturing 
Christians  for  His  service. 

Through  the  years  the  Lord  has 
been  guiding  us  in  securing  equipment, 
furnishings,  and  materials  for  our  new 
facility.  We  now  have  most  of  what  we 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY   HERALD 


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Still  a  possibility  when  Pastor 
Alva  Conner  saw  it  in  1971, 
the  building  is  now  owned  by 
the    Grace    Brethren    Church. 


Having  moved  from  the  loca- 
tion pictured  below  to  a  per- 
manent home,  the  congrega- 
tion now  seeks  consistent  ma- 
turity in  Christ  in  their  new 
home. 


need  to  meet  the  challenge  of  "maturi- 
ty" in  our  area. 

There  are  many  opportunities  avail- 
able with  200  new  housing  units  near- 
by and  a  $70  million,  80-store  shop- 
ping mall  just  four  blocks  from  our 
new  location! 

What  has  our  Lord  already  accom- 
plished in  maturing  saints  at  Santa 
iVIaria?  Outreach  to  military  personnel 
has  been  tremendous  with  nearby  Van- 
denberg  Air  Force  Base.  Military  per- 
sonnel and  civilians  of  all  ages  and 
social  backgrounds  of  various  races, 
cultures,  and  religions  have  been 
brought  together  in  Christ. 

Christian  "body-life"  sharing  has 
brought  maturity  to  our  Lord's  people 
through  "Word  3"  and  "Word  4"  ser- 
vices on  Sunday  night  and  Wednesday 
night.  We  minister  to  one  another  in 
songs,  hymns  and  prayer,  and  share 
burdens,  joys  and  victories. 

Personal  evangelism  has  not  been 
neglected  here.  We  have  a  program 
that  continues  weekly  using  our 
"GROW"  methods  and  materials  to 
reach  people  for  the  Saviour.  Spiritual 
alumni,  trained  in  our  "P.E."  ministry, 
are  now  located  in  many  places  across 
the  nation.  Six  young  adults  have  gone 
from  our  church  to  Grace  Schools  in 
the  last  three  years. 

Our  commitment  to  maturity  has 
been  aided  in  recent  years  through  em- 
phasis on  a  visualized  ministry.  Some 
use  their  talents  and  abilities  to  aid  the 


pastor  in  this  ministry,  making  trans- 
parencies for  the  overhead  projector. 
Announcements,  stewardship  chal- 
lenges, and  missions  news  are  often 
visualized  in  color  for  the  greatest  im- 
pact. Overhead  visuals  of  Bible  pic- 
tures, outlines,  diagrams,  maps,  news- 
paper articles,  charts,  cartoons  and 
Scripture  text  are  used  to  gain  maxi- 
mum interest  in  retention  of  the  Word. 
The  great  burden  in  our  ministry  of 
maturing  is  to  effectively  communi- 
cate God's  truth  in  every  way  we  can. 
We  want  to  build  Christ-centered  lives, 
homes,  relationships,  and  a  church 
family. 

Hearts  eager  for  hearing,  learning, 
and  using  the  Word  as  it  is  taught  has 
been  another  evidence  of  maturity  in 
God's  people.  Length  of  services  is  just 
not  that   important  when   people  are 


serious  in  their  desires  for  Biblical 
maturity. 

Another  evidence  of  maturity  is  the 
willingness  and  openness  of  our  people 
to  sit  down  with  their  pastor  and  talk 
about  ways  he  can  improve  his  total 
ministry.  Our  folks  have  increased  in 
their  awareness  that  their  spiritual 
leader  needs  time  to  mature  as  a  per- 
son, partner,  parent  and  pastor  ...  in 
that  order!  They  are  graciously  avail- 
able to  assist  him  in  aiming  toward  the 
most  important  priorities  in  his  minis- 
try. 

We  thank  the  Lord  for  the  prayers, 
gifts,  support,  and  encouragement  of 
God's  people  across  the  nation  in  our 
Brethren  Fellowship.  It  has  all  resulted 
in  provision  for  us  physically,  in  our 
church  facilities;  and  spiritually,  in  the 
continuing  maturity  of  God's  people. 


FEBRUARY    15,    1976 


A  Mew  Era  in  Americ/i 


An 

American 

traveler,  just  returned  from  abroad, 
was  walking  out  of  the  international 
airport  terminal  with  his  family.  He 
stopped  at  the  edge  of  the  lawn  to  do 
something  he  had  vowed  to  do  more 
than  once  during  the  trip.  In  the  midst 
of  the  crowd,  he  knelt  down  and  kissed 
the  ground  with  the  onlookers'  cheers 
surrounding  him.  He  was  grateful  for 
the  good  old  USA. 

Our  nation  has  passed  through  an 
unforgettable  era  of  strife,  rebellion, 
riots  and  degradation.  We  have  all 
watched  the  TV  screens  in  amazement 
as  buildings  were  burned,  cities  were 
plundered,  campuses  became  battle- 
fields and  looters  had  their  heyday. 
The  American  flag,  a  symbol  of  free- 
dom, liberty  and  peace,  became  the 
object  of  hatred,  disgust  and  dispute 
on  more  occasions  than  we  are  ready 
to  admit.  Suddenly,  the  corruption, 
dishonesty  and  lawlessness  of  political 
leaders  surfaced  and  caused  the  Ameri- 
can people  to  cower   in  fear,  disgust 


By  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 


and  mistrust  of  leaders  every- 
where. For  a  time  it  seemed  that  all 
the  powers  of  hell  itself  were  unleashed. 
Now  our  200th  birthday  has 
arrived.  America  has  paused  for  a 
period  of  reflection  upon  the  good  and 
the  bad.  Radicalism  of  the  past  era  is 
being  carefully  weighed  to  evaluate  the 
results,  if  any.  The  liberal  has  backed 
off .  .  .  frightened  at  the  consequences, 
or  waiting  for  a  new  thrust?  Conserva- 
tives now  are  being  heard.  Can  they 
swing  the  tide  back  to  the  basic  tenets 
that  made  this  nation  great?  At  least 
there  is  an  excitement  in  reflecting 
upon  our  progress,  accomplishments 
and  growth  over  these  200  years. 

Just  as  the  traveler  knelt  before  his 
family  and  expressed  his  love  for 
America,  a  realization  brought  on  by 
separation  from  his  homeland,  so  we 
should  all  evaluate  the  country  in 
which  we  live.  We  cannot  appreciate 
without  evaluation.  America  is  more 
than  luxury.  It  is  freedom,  liberty,  op- 
portunity, beauty,  happiness  and  safe- 
ty. Freedom  to  believe,  live,  move, 
work  and  accomplish.  Liberty  to  ex- 


press  and  communicate  our  own 
choices  in  religion,  government,  philos- 
ophy and  conduct.  A  land  of  oppor- 
tunity for  every  realm  of  life.  America 
is  characterized  by  beauty,  possessing 
an  abundance  of  natural  resources,  a 
veritable  wonderland  of  parks,  forests, 
cities  and  lovely  farmlands.  We  Ameri- 
cans enjoy  a  happiness  and  safety  un- 
paralleled in  many  other  countries.  Let 
us  not  allow  the  ominous  clouds  of 
darkness  to  take  it  away. 

Alexander  Mack  and  his  Brethren 
Movement  came  to  the  new  land  of 
America  to  escape  the  tyranny,  op- 
pression, and  the  obvious  lack  of  free- 
dom of  worship  and  expression  exist- 
ing in  Germany.  This  nation  offered 
him  an  opportunity  to  express  freely 
the  Gospel— to  build  the  church 
through  growth  and  spiritual  maturity. 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Coun- 
cil has  followed  in  the  wake  of  Mack's 
pioneering  pattern.  We  are  concerned 
for  people,  for  the  freedom  to  grow  in 
the  Word  of  God,  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  base  from  which  we  can 
send  the  missionary  message  to  a  lost 
world. 

In  these  200  years,  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren merely  scratched  the  surface  of 
this  growing  nation.  Two  hundred  and 
forty  churches,  a  36,500  approximate 
membership  is  not  a  statistic  to  boast 
about,  but  rather  a  fact  to  reflect 
upon.  It  is  a  basis  for  appreciation  that 
God  has  blessed  our  Fellowship.  We 
have  a  church  that  is  alive,  awakening 
to  its  growth  potentiality.  We  do  have 
a  conservative  theological  position.  We 


are  not  a  part  of  a  liberal,  apostate  re- 
ligious giant.  There  is  real  cause  for  re- 
joicing in  souls  being  saved,  growing 
churches,  and  extension  of  our  mis- 
sionary efforts  at  home  and  abroad. 
This  writer  sees  the  future  bright  when 
so  many  talented  young  people  are 
laying  their  lives  upon  the  altar  for 
God's  service.  I  am  equally  thrilled  at 
the  stand  they  are  taking  for  the  Word 
of  God  and  the  organized  church. 
They  have  a  concern  for  the  lost. 

Having  emerged  from  the  era  of  the 
past,  we  now  see  vividly  the  need  that 
America  has  for  the  Gospel.  These  last 
few  years  have  awakened  us  to  the 
facts  of  moral  decay,  the  emptiness  of 
the  natural  man,  and  the  heinousness 
of  sin.  America  and  its  people  are 
uniquely  prepared  for  the  Gospel  mes- 
sage. The  spiritual  quest  of  people  will 
lead  them  to  a  satisfying  church  of 
true  spiritual  fellowship.  All  over  this 
land  men  and  women  are  turning  to 
conservative  Bible-teaching  churches 
that  can  produce  what  they  crave.  This 
is  our  spiritual  opportunity! 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Coun- 
cil earnestly  desires  to  have  such 
churches  in  every  state  in  this  union. 
We  want  to  shed  our  light  in  every 
community  as  God  shall  lead.  God  is 
providing  talented  workers.  We  are 
concerned  about  their  support.  Is  the 
1976  budget  of  $640,000  a  dreamer's 
package?  No,  it  is  a  carefully  laid, 
prayerfully  planned  faith  goal  for  the 
extension  of  the  Gospel  in  this  great 
land  of  ours.  W 


Added 


Rev.   and    Mrs.   George  Wilhelm.   Mr.  Wilhelm   pastored  the 
work  since  its  beginning  in  1969. 

Construction     is    nearing    completion     on    the    Wrightsville 
building. 


The  Wrightsville   congregation  is  eager  to  move  into  a  new 
building    and    be    on    their    way    to    self    supporting    status. 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Leslie  Nutter  and  family.  Mr.  Nutter  is  the  new 
pastor  for  this  home  mission  work. 


The  first  new  church  to  receive  financial  assistance  fronn 
Brethren  Home  IVIissions  in  1976  has  been  approved  by  the 
board  of  directors.  The  Susquehanna  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Wrightsville,  Pennsylvania,  will  become  the  48th 
Home  IVIissions  point. 

Begun  as  a  branch  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Lan- 
caster, there  were  15  present  for  the  first  service  on  the  last 
Sunday  in  March  1969.  Mr.  George  Wilhelm,  a  member  of 
the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  board  of  directors, 
was  called  as  interim  pastor.  Later  that  year  he  assumed 
duties  as  full-time  pastor. 

As  the  work  progressed,  a  building  was  planned  with 
ground  breaking  held  June  1,  1975.  The  structure  is  nearing 
completion  and  will  be  dedicated  soon. 

The  resignation  of  Pastor  Wilhelm,  effective  February  1, 
1976,  necessitated  the  search  for  a  new  pastor.  Rev.  Leslie 
Nutter  of  Warsaw,  Indiana,  received  the  call. 

Pastor  Nutter  is  a  graduate  of  Grace  Theological  Semi- 
nary. While  pastoring  a  church  in  rural  Indiana,  he  also  held 
the  position  of  controller  in  the  business  department  of 
Grace  Schools. 

The  Northern  Atlantic  District  will  join  the  Council  in 
giving  financial  assistance  to  Wrightsville. 

Four  other  "branches"  have  resulted  from  the  mission- 
minded  Lancaster  church.  Thriving  churches  in  Manheim, 
Elizabethtown,  New  Holland,  and  Lititz  are  all  former 
home-mission  works  originated  by  Lancaster. 

With  a  similar  cooperative  effort,  the  fifth  branch  should 
soon  be  a  self-supporting  fruit  bearer  in  Lancaster  County. 


Home  Missions: 


Gutttil  ^5 


Charqcd 


Since  late  last  summer,  "The  Case 
for  Home  Missions"  has  been  con- 
sidered seriously  in  Grace  Brethren 
Churches  across  America.  In  an  effort 
to  determine  if  home  missions  is  a 
worthwhile  ministry,  representatives 
have  worked  diligently  in  presenting 
evidence  for  their  case. 

Exhibits  were  submitted  in  the 
form  of  testimonies  of  changed  lives, 
accounts  of  growing  churches,  and 
records  of  former  points  now  moving 
ahead  as  self-supporting  churches. 

The  verdict  of  Brethren  people  has 
now  been  received  with  the  closing  of 
the  1975  offering  period.  One  thing  is 


evident;  Brethren  Home  iVlissions  is 
guilty  of  being  a  worthwhile  ministry. 

For  the  second  straight  year,  the 
offering  has  topped  the  $500,000 
marl<.  Final  figures  indicate  a 
$518,000  offering  total.  We  praise  the 
Lord  for  His  provision  in  meeting  our 
needs.  We  thank  Brethren  people  for 
considering  this  ministry  worthwhile 
in  their  giving. 

One  factor  must  be  considered  in 
future  planning,  however.  The  verdict 
was  not  quite  as  unanimous  as  was 
hoped.  The  offering  goal  for  the  year 
was  $586,000— quite  a  bit  higher  than 
the  amount  received.  Another  gracious 


provision  of  the  Lord— income  from 
estates— made  up  the  difference  be- 
tween expenses  and  offering  income. 
This  supplemental  income  is  a  tremen- 
dous blessing,  but  it  cannot  be 
counted  on  consistently  to  eliminate 
deficits  in  future  years. 

Though  the  books  of  1975  have 
been  closed  out,  the  case  for  Brethren 
Home  Missions  is  still  open.  A  new 
budget  and  new  goals  have  been  estab- 
lished for  1976.  Plans  call  for  expan- 
sion of  the  work  of  home  missions, 
based  on  an  offering  increase.  Through 
the  continued  faithful  giving  of  Breth- 
ren people,  these  plans  can  be  fulfilled. 


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1.  It  is  not  earning  any  interest 

2.  It  is  not  burglarproof 

3.  It  is  not  convenient 

4.  It  is  not  helping  anyone 


But 


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3.  Your    postage    paid    mail    is    con- 
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4.  You    are    helping    build    Brethren 
churches 

5.  You  carry  a  passbook  instead  of  a 
padlock 

6.  Your  savings  are  still  available  when 
needed 


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FROM  THE   NATIONAL    FELLOWSHIP  OF    BRETHREN    CHURCHES   AND  THE    EVANGELICAL   PRESS   ASSOCIATION 


•  Dayton.  Ohio  (Huber  Heights).  James  Poyner  was  or- 
dained to  the  Christian  ministry  at  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  where  he  has  been  pastor  for  the  past  five  years. 
The  ordination  sermon  was  brought  by  Rev.  Randall 
Poyner,  who  is  pastor  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Bible 
Church  of  Fort  Myers,  but  who  is  also  a  brother  to 
James.  A  beautiful  reception  was  provided  by  the  local 
church  at  the  conclusion  of  the  ordination  service. 

•  Kittanning,  Pa.  (North  Buffalo).  Due  to  the  fact  that 
Rev.  Roy  Kreimes  has  been  out  of  the  active  ministry 
since  having  another  heart  attack,  Pastor  Donald  Farner 
of  the  West  Kittanning  church  conducted  a  communion 
service  for  the  Brethren  at  North  Buffalo.  There  were  41 
present  which  is  a  high  attendance  for  this  group  of 
believers.  Pastor  Kreimes  is  now  able  to  attend  the  morn- 
ing worship  service  at  the  church  and  is  allowed  to  be  in 
his  study  for  a  few  hours  each  day.  Remember  to  pray 
for  this  servant  of  the  Lord  as  he  desires  to  again  be 
able  to  fill  his  pulpit. 

•  Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Singer  Hill).  If  you  think  Pastor  Mar- 
vin Lowery  was  speechless— you  are  right.  At  the  close  of 
a  morning  worship  service,  he  was  presented  with  the 
keys  to  a  Plymouth  Suburban  station  wagon.  As  the 
front  doors  of  the  church  were  opened,  here  was  the 
parked  car  tied  up  with  a  huge  red  ribbon,  and  the 
church  friends  were  lustily  singing  "Happy  Birthday." 

•Garwin,  Iowa.  Thieves  entered  the  sanctuary  of  the 
Carlton  Brethren  Church  and  took  over  one-half,  frames 
included,  of  the  stained-glass  windows.  Ten  bottom  and 
two  top  window  sections  were  taken.  During  the  rob- 
bery a  30  by  40  inch  picture,  "The  Head  of  Christ,"  was 
also  defaced  beyond  repair.  Estimates  are  that  each  win- 
dow section  is  worth  between  $100  and  $400.  The  par- 
sonage is  located  next  to  the  church,  and  Pastor  and  Mrs. 
Ryerson  were  home  at  the  time  of  the  break-in. 

•Cypress,  Calif.  A  high-speed  tape  duplicator  was  pre- 
sented to  the  mission  field  of  Brazil  by  way  of  Mission- 
ary Ernest  Bearinger.  This  was  a  gift  from  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  of  Cypress.  A  check  from  the  church 
was  also  given  which  was  to  be  used  to  purchase  cas- 
settes for  the  machine.  The  Bearingers  were  also  given  20 
pounds  of  pennies!  The  plaque  on  the  front  of  the 
machine  says:  "DA  IGREJA  DOS  IRMAOS  EM 
CHIPRE,  CALIFORNIA,  AOS  NOSSOS  IRMAOS  EM 
CRISTO  EM  BRASIL"  (Portuguese),  (Translated  the 
plaque  reads:  The  Brethren  Church  in  Cypress,  Cali- 
fornia, to  the  Brethren  in  Christ  in  Brasil.)  Ross  Martin, 
pastor. 

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•Troy  Ohio.  A  delightful  time  of  fellowship  was  enjoyed 
when  the  Covington  (Ohio)  Brethren  joined  the  Troy 
Brethren  at  a  combined  service  on  New  Year's  Eve.  Pic- 
tures of  the  Norman  Johnsons  (new  missionaries  to 
Brazil)  were  shown,  followed  by  the  showing  of  the  film, 
"The  Rapture." 

Pastor  Raymond  Johnson  of  Troy  included  a  note 
with  the  above  information  to  the  effect  that  Mrs.  John 
Neely  is  now  living  at  565  Stonyridge,  Troy,  Ohio 
45373. 

•Whittier,  Calif.  (Community).  Many  interesting  things 
took  place  during  the  25th  anniversary  celebration  of 
our  church.  For  instance:  A  telephone  hookup  by  the 
telephone  company  allowed  us  the  privilege  of  having 
the  former  pastor  of  17  years.  Rev.  Ward  Miller  (now 
living  in  Indiana),  speak  to  the  congregation. 

Dr.  Charles  Mayes  was  the  preacher  of  the  day,  and  a 
carry-in  dinner  was  enjoyed  following  the  morning  ser- 
vice. Afternoon  activities  included  a  time  of  viewing 
slides  and  films  of  past  days,  plus  volleyball. 

At  the  close  of  the  evening  service,  a  birthday  cake 
was  served  and  a  time  of  fellowship  brought  the  happy 
day  to  a  conclusion.  Excellent  attendances  for  the  day 
included:  Sunday  School,  535;  Morning  Worship,  521; 
Evening  Service,  287.  John  Mayes,  pastor. 

•Alexandria,  Va.  A  farewell  reception  was  given  m 
honor  of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  Teague  upon  the  termi- 
nation of  Mr.  Teague's  6  years  of  service  as  pastor.  A 
plaque  and  a  gift  of  money  were  presented  to  the 
Teagues. 

•Minerva,  Ohio.  The  men  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church 
have  not  only  been  running  a  very  successful  boys  pro- 
gram with  the  guidance  of  the  Brethren  Boys  work,  the 
Pathfinder,  but  they  sponsored  the  first  father-son  ban- 
quet held  at  the  church.  There  were  47  men  and  boys 
out  for  this  enjoyable  evening. 

We  at  Minerva  are  praising  the  Lord  for  His  answer  to 
prayer  in  regard  to  the  miraculous  way  in  which  Howard 
Bechtel,  son  of  the  Glen  Bechtels,  is  being  restored  after 
an  accident  in  October  when  he  was  left  paralyzed  in 
both  arms  and  legs.  The  doctors  continue  to  marvel  at 
the  rapidity  of  the  healing  that  is  taking  place.  Galen 
Wiley,  pastor. 

•  Dayton,  Ohio  (First).  How  is  your  blood  pres- 
sure? .  .  .  The  new  5th  grade  teacher  in  the  Junior  de- 
partment took  the  blood  pressure  of  all  her  students 
after  her  first  Sunday  of  teaching  to  see  how  much  she 
"shook  "em!" 

BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


In  Memori/ 


l/l/eMtf  Belb. 


Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  a  pastor. 

COLLINS,  Jane.  Dec.  5,  71.  A  memorial  service  was 
conducted  at  the  Bethel  Brethren  Church,  Osceola,  Ind., 
by  Rev.  Gordon  Bracker  in  memory  of  Mrs.  Collins,  wife 
of  Rev.  Arthur  Collins.  A  service  was  also  conducted  at 
Langhorne,  Pa.,  with  two  "spiritual  sons,"  Rev.  Lester 
Sharp  and  Rev.  Herbert  Mitchell,  officiating 
FORCE,  Mabel,  Dec.  29.  She  had  been  a  faithful  mem- 
ber of  the  South  Gate  Brethren  Church,  South  Gate, 
Calif.,  for  many  years  while  this  church  was  in  existence. 
Then  she  moved  her  membership  to  the  Brethren  Church 
in  Bellflower,  Calif.,  when  these  two  churches  combined. 
One  of  her  four  daughters  is  Mrs.  J.  Keith  Altig,  mission- 
ary to  Brazil.  Edwin  Cashman,  pastor. 
LOCKE,  John,  Dec.  18,  72.  Pastor  Locke  was  ordained 
to  the  Christian  ministry  in  1928  and  served  two  pastor- 
ates in  the  Brethren  denomination  for  about  45  years- 
the  Mount  Olive  Brethren  Church  at  Pineville,  Va.,  and 
the  Bethlehem  Brethren  Church,  Harrisonburg,  Va.  Rev. 
Paul  Dick  assisted  in  the  memorial  service. 

The  following  members  of  the  First  Brethren  Church, 
Long  Beach,  Calif.,  passed  away  recently:  ASKINS, 
Homer,  Nov.  27;  FAIRBANKS,  Bessie,  Nov.  22; 
MAGERS,  Frances,  Dec.  1 1 ;  SCHWAB,  Arthur,  Dec.  6. 
David  Hocking,  pastor. 


A  six-montli's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald is  given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Vivian  Moyers  and  David  Snyder,  Sept.  6,  1975.  David  is 
the  son/of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Blaine  Snyder  of  Winona  Lake, 
Ind. 

Donna  Day  and  Adrien  Markey,  Oct.  25,  1975.  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 

Debbie  Mertis  and  Donald  Garcia,  Nov.  8,  1975.  First 
Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 
Patricia  Wiese  and  William  Dolengewicz,  Nov.  29,  1975. 
First  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 
Vickie  Omo  and  Brad  Myers,  Nov.  29,  1975.  First  Breth- 
ren Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Yvonne  Whitt  and  Charles  Humm,  Dec.  6,  1975.  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 

Angeline  Quintilli  and  Robert  Yancey,  Jr.,  Dec.  13, 
1975.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 
Camille  Cone  and  Larry  Robbins,  Dec.  31,  1975,  Winona 
Lake  Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  Camille  is  the 
daughter  of  the  late  Rev.  and  Mrs.  George  Cone  who 
were  missionaries  in  Africa  for  many  years.  Pastor 
Charles  Ashman  performed  the  ceremony,  assisted  by 
Rev.  Pierre  Yougouda. 


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•  North  English,  Iowa.  In  changing  pastorates  the  Arthur 
McCrums  experienced  a  dramatic  change  in  tempera- 
tures, too.  From  85  degrees  in  California  to  a  wind-chill 
factor  of  30  to  50  below  zero  in  Iowa.  A  warm  recep- 
tion? Well,  the  people  at  the  Pleasant  Grove  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  evidenced  their  warm  hearts  as  they  gave 
welcoming  hands  to  their  new  pastor  and  family.  The 
parsonage  had  been  remodeled  with  each  room  being 
assigned  to  a  family  who  then  became  responsible  for  its 
preparation.  The  result  a  beautiful  home  was  ready  for 
the  new  occupants. 

The  change  of  address  for  Rev.  Arthur  McCrum  is  as 
follows:  R.  R.  1,  North  English,  Iowa  52316.  Phone: 
319/664-3568.  The  church  phone  is  changed  to 
319/664-3568.  Please  change  Annual. 

•  Johnson  City,  Tenn.  The  first  Bicentennial  baby  in 
FJizabethton,  Carter  County,  Tenn.,  arrived  Jan.  1  to 
greet  his  parents,  Donald  and  Connie  Tully.  The  Tullys 
were  formerly  students  at  Grace  College  and  are  now  at 
Moody  Bible  Institute  Flying  School,  Elizabethton, 
Tenn.  Baby  Eric  John  weighed  in  at  8  lbs.  lOozs.  Sher- 
wood Durkee,  pastor. 

•Dallas  Center,  Iowa.  Please  note  the  following  change 
of  address:  First  Brethren  Church,  P.O.  Box  477,  Dallas 
Center,  Iowa  50063. 


PRAY   FOR   THESE   MEETINGS 

Fort    Myers,    Fla.    Mar.    7-12.    Randall   Poyner,   pastor; 

Nathan  Meyer,  speaker, 

Albany,  Orcg.   Mar.    14-17.   Bruce   Button,  pastor;  John 

Whittomb,  speaker. 

Pompano  Beach,  Fla.  Mar.   14-17.  (iene  Witzky,  pastor; 

Nathan  Meyer,  speaker. 

Kent,  Wash.  Mar.  18-21.  James  McClellan,  pastor;  John 

Whitcomb,  speaker. 

Okeechobee,    Fla.    Mar.    19-21.    Charles    Davis,    pastor; 

Nathan  Meyer,  speaker. 

San  Jose,  Calif.  Mar.  21-26.  Howard  McDonald,  pastor; 

Deckers'  1  vangelistic  team. 

Notice  of  meetings  to  appear  in  this  column  must  be  received 
for  publication  at  least  45  days  in  advance  of  scheduled  dates. 


•Goleta,  Calif.  The  old  mimeograph  machine  that 
should  have  been  retired  some  tiinc  ago,  but  was  still 
being  pressed  into  producing  the  weekly  church  bulletins 
at  Grace  Brethren  Church,  has  been  replaced  by  the 
Lord's  goodness.  Thanks  to  another  church  which  out- 
grew a  wonderful,  used  electric  Gcstclncr  machine  and 
gave  it  to  us  to  use  in  the  Lord's  work.  Dale  Hosteller, 
pastor. 

•Winchester,  Va.  Pastor  and  Mrs.  Paul  Dick  celebrated 
their  35th  wedding  anniversary  at  the  close  of  a  recent 
Sunday  evening  worship  service  as  honorccs  of  the  First 
Brethren  friends.  A  beautiful  cake  was  displayed  and 
served,  and  the  love  of  the  congregation  was  further 
demonstrated  by  a  most  appreciated  cash  gift. 


•  Post-conference  tour  planned.  This  year's  national  con- 
ference will  be  held  Aug.  6-13  in  Long  Beach,  Cahf.  At 
the  conclusion  of  conference,  a  one-week  tour  to  Hawaii 
begins-Saturday,  Aug.  14-and  will  feature  trips  to  two 
islands  and  a  Sunday  visit  to  our  Brethren  churches.  Cost 
will  be  S475.  Brochures  describing  the  complete  package 
are  now  available.  Write  for  your  copy— Brethren  Mis- 
sionary Herald,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590;  or 
Rev.  Ralph  Colburn,  5885  Downey  Ave.,  Long  Beach, 
Calif.  90805. 


Mrs.  Rose  Foster,  veteran  missionary  to  Africa,  was 
called  home  on  January  22  at  the  age  of  92.  Further 
details  will  follow  in  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald. 


•  New  York  (EP)— World  Jewish  pcjpulation  is  now  esti- 
mated at  14,230,000,  acccjrding  to  the  \91 6  American 
./ewish  Yearbooli.  The  total  represents  an  increase  of 
about  one  million  in  lO/years. 

About  half  the  Jews  (48  percent)  live  in  the  Western 
Hemisphere.  Of  tho^  6.9  million,  more  than  5.7  million 
live  in  the  United  States,  including  a  little  less  than  2 
million  in  greater  New  York  City. 

A  little  more  than  4  million  Jews  live  in  Europe  (in- 
cluding all  of  Turkey  and  the  Soviet  Union).  Of  these, 
nearly  2.7  million  are  Soviet  citizens. 

Jews  in  the  rest  of  Asia  number  nearly  3  million,  all 
but  100,000  in  Israel.  There  ate  about  184,000  Jews  in 
Africa,  and  slightly  more  than  75,000  in  Australia  and 
New  Zealand. 

•  Los  Angeles  (EP)- Although  the  case  is  still  before  the 
California  courts.  World  Vision  International  of  Mon- 
rovia, Calif.,  has  lost  its  bid  to  block  a  Los  Angeles 
superior  judge  from  removing  20  Cambodian  orphans 
from  the  control  of  Family  Ministries,  a  Whittier-based 
adoption  agency  that  desired  to  place  the  children  only 
with  active  members  of  an  evangelical  Protestant 
Church. 

In  the  absence  of  any  known  religion  of  a  child. 
Judge  Olson  ruled,  state  law  requires  that  a  child  be 
placed  in  the  home  "best  able  to  meet  his  needs,"  re- 
gardless of  religious  persuasion. 

•Pittsburgh  (EP)-Evangelist  Kathryn  Kuhlman  has  had 
a  mitral  valve  replaced  in  open-heart  surgery  in  Tulsa.  As 
of  Jan.  2,  she  was  said  to  be  "getting  along  well"  al- 
though still  under  intensive  care. 

Miss  Kuhlman's  secretary  said  that  she  had  been  hos- 
pitalized last  July  for  a  heart  problem.  She  said  the  evan- 
gelist has  had  heart  trouble  since  she  was  a  child,  when 
she  had  a  serious  case  of  rheumatic  fever. 

Although  Miss  Kuhlman  is  frequently  referred  to  as  a 
"faith  healer,"  she  prefers  not  to  use  that  description 
and  attributes  the  healings  at  her  "miracle  services"  to 
the  work  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


"It  was  a  night  we  will  all  remem- 
ber because  it  demonstrated  the  joint 
effort  of  a  local  body  cooperating  to- 
gether." The  men,  boys,  SMM  girls, 
and  WMC  ladies  all  used  their  distinc- 
tive ministries  and  made  the  Men  and 
Boys  Banquet  a  success.  The  dinner 
was  prepared  by  the  WMC  ladies, 
served  by  the  SMM  girls,  and  eaten  by 
the  men  and  boys  of  the  church!  The 
purpose  of  the  banquet  was  to  "kick 
off"  the  National  Fellowship  of  Breth- 
ren Boys  Ministries  at  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  of  Orlando. 

Please  note  that  the  banquet  was 
for  the  men  and  boys  of  the  church-it 
was  not  limited  to  fathers  and  sons. 
The  thrust  of  the  Brethren  boys  minis- 
try is  men  involved  with  boys,  and  we 
were  pleased  that  we  had  20  in  atten- 
dance. 

After  the  WMC  provided  an  enter- 
taining program,  including  some 
special  music,  there  was  a  time  of 
recognition  for  the  boys.  The  awards 
program  was  under  the  leadership  of 
Ray  Sturgill  (a  member  of  the  Board 
of  the  National  Brethren  Boys  Minis- 
tries) and  Andy  Anderson  (local  boys 
ministry  leader).  An  impressive  candle- 
light ceremony,  using  the  national 
motto  Jesus,  Others  and  You,  was  the 
highlight  of  the  evening.  The  boys  who 
passed  their  first  rank  were  awarded 
their  own  green  and  gold  necker- 
chief-made by  the  local  WMC  ladies. 

This  local  unit  seems  to  be  typical 
of  the  units  that  have  been  formed 
across  our  Fellowship.  There  are  now 
18  strong,  functioning  units  and  12 
that  are  in  the  development  stages.  We 
praise  God  for  the  116  men  and  the 
320  boys  who  have  joined  our  pro- 
gram just  this  year!  Continue  to  pray 
for  this  vital  ministry  of  men  com- 
municating to  boys.  # 


The  boys  pictured  here  have  passed 
their  first  tank,  "Green  Horn,"  in  the 
National  Brethren  Boys  Program. 


Cooperation  Did  It!! 

As  reported  by  Ray  Sturgill  and  Andy  Anderson,  Orlando,  Florida 


Ray  Sturgill  (left)  and  Andy  Anderson  (right)  are  displaying  the  candleholder  in- 
scribed with  the  theme— J-O-Y. 


^      Earl  Futch,  former  boys  work  leader, 
■*      presents  an  award  to  his  son,  Brian. 


FEBRUARY    15,    1976 


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Accent 
on  Pamilg 

By  Tom  Barley 

Of  the  Daily  Pilot  Staff 

This  article  is  a  reprint  from  the  Daily  Pilot. 


Dr.  Roy  Roberts 


There's  a  population  explosion 
under  way  at  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Seal  Beach,  California. 

Pastor  Roy  R.  Roberts  can  now 
count  420  persons  on  his  membership 
roster  and  that's  a  jump  of  about  25 
percent  in  the  last  nine  months,  he 
estimates. 

"I'm  not  complaining,"  he  grinned. 
"In  fact,  I  think  it's  terrific,  especially 
when  we  see  that  so  many  of  our  new 
members  are  young  adults  who  seem 
determined  to  make  our  church  a  part 
of  their  family  life. 

"But  I've  never  been  able  to  really 
put  my  finger  on  the  reason,"  the 
genial  pastor-teacher  admitted.  "I 
know  we're  doing  things  right,  or  at 
least  the  congregation  tells  us  we  are, 
but  I'd  love  to  know  what  prompted 
this  sudden  growth." 

The  pretty  church  at  the  corner  of 
Eighth  and  Central  Streets  in  down- 
town Seal  Beach  has  known  nothing 
like  it  in  its  25-year-history. 

"But  it's  with  us  now  and  we're 
going  to  have  to  talk  expansion,"  com- 
mented the  Biola  College  graduate, 
fresh  from  a  standing-room-only  ser- 
vice in  which  every  extra  chair  brought 
in  by  ushers  was  quickly  occupied. 

Worshipers  leaving  that  service  gave 
much  of  the  credit  for  growth  to  the 
direction  of  Dr.  Roberts,  30,  and  his 
assistant  pastor,  the  Rev.  Mike  Ryan, 
an   All  American  football  player  who 


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joined  the  Southern  California  Sun 
after  a  standout  career  with  USC's 
Trojans. 

"They're  a  great  combination,"  a 
young  mother  commented.  "Most  im- 
portant of  all,  I  think,  is  their  ability 
to  get  through  to  people  of  all  ages." 

"That's  certainly  true,"  commented 
a  senior  citizen  whose  enjoyment  of 
the  9  a.m.  service  led  him  to  repeat  the 
experience  in  the  10:30  a.m.  session. 
"But  I  think  the  main  reason  is  that 
we  have  a  thinking  pastor  here. 

"Take  this  program  he's  starting 
here  today,  for  example,"  the  congre- 
gation member  said.  "It  is  a  wonderful 
idea  and,  to  me,  it's  the  kind  of  thing 
that  we  should  be  watching  on 
national  television  instead  of  all  this 
sex  and  gore." 

The  Grace  Brethren  Church  success 
story  can  most  likely  be  attributed  to 
a  combination  of  reasons:  the  ob- 
viously fruitful  Roberts-Ryan  partner- 
ship and  programs  of  the  stature  of 
"Family  First  Aid,"  launched  last 
weekend  by  Pastor  Roberts  in  his 
crowded  sanctuary. 

Pastor  Roberts  sees  an  American 
society  that  has  achieved  the  depravity 
of  the  Greco-Roman-Hebrew  era  but, 
he  insists,  the  situation  is  far  from 
hopeless. 

The  solution,  he  told  his  worship- 
ers, "can  be  held  right  in  the  palm  of 
your  hand-your  Holy  Bible. 


"Marriage  in  America  is  a  mess,"  he 
said.  "But  it  need  not  be  if  only  we 
would  turn  to  the  Bible  for  the  guid- 
ance that  is  spelled  out  in  clear  and 
unmistakable  terms." 

Pastor  Roberts  feels  that  more 
Christian  churches  should  be  looking 
to  programs  aimed  at  eliminating 
social  problems  where  so  many  of 
them  start— in  the  home. 

"That's  why  I  wrote  my  book,  God 
Has  a  Better  Idea— the  Home,"  he  said. 
"It  stresses  from  the  very  first  chapter 
that  the  home  is  the  most  important 
unit  of  our  society.  With  strong 
homes,  society  will  be  strong;  without 
strong  homes,  society  will  be  weak. 

"I  don't  want  to  sound  like  a 
prophet  of  doom,"  Pastor  Roberts 
said.  "But  I  do  believe  that  we  have  to 
turn  to  the  Bible— and  I  mean  now— if 
we  are  to  prevent  disaster." 

That  statement  has  long  been  the 
cornerstone  of  the  beliefs  held  by  the 
National  Fellowship  of  Brethren 
Churches,  the  nationwide  organization 
of  which  Grace  Brethren  in  Seal  Beach 
is  a  member. 

"We  .  .  .  believe  the  Bible,  the 
whole  Bible  and  nothing  but  the  Bible 
to  be  our  infallible  rule  of  faith  and  of 
practice  .  ..."  reads  the  national 
church's  statement  of  principles. 

Pastor  Roberts'  immediate  concern 
in  the  series  of  hard  hitting  sermon- 
lectures  that  ran  through  December  28 

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at  his  church  was  to  hammer  home  to 
his  congregation  what  the  Bible  spe- 
cifically has  to  say  about  family  life 
"in  an  America  where  much  of  our 
family  life  is  being  destroyed. 

"There  are  passages  in  the  Bible  to 
meet  every  family  emergency,"  he  de- 
clares, in  addition  to  divinely  inspired 
text  "that  is  just  as  easily  relevant  to 
our  present  day  problem  as  when  it 
first  became  known  to  us." 

Pastor  Roberts  believes  that  one 
need  look  no  farther  than  the  Book  of 
Ephesians  in  the  New  Testament  for  a 
message  that  should  be  familiar  to 
every  American  family. 

"Submitting  yourself  one  to  an- 
other in  the  fear  of  God.  Wives  submit 
yourselves  unto  your  own  husbands  as 
unto  the  Lord. 

"For  the  husband  is  the  head  of  the 
wife,  even  as  Christ  is  the  head  of  the 
church;  and  he  is  the  saviour  of  the 
body.  Therefore  as  the  church  is  sub- 
ject unto  Christ,  so  let  the  wives  be  to 
their  own  husbands  in  every  thing." 

Pastor  Roberts  agreed  that  that 
might  be  the  point  at  which  a  pastor 
may  experience  problems  with 
"women's  lib"  types,  in  or  out  of  the 
congregation. 

He  doesn't  intend  to  run  away  from 
any  such  confrontation. 

"There  doesn't  need  to  be  one,"  he 
said.  "In  fact,  look  at  the  passage  of 
Ephesians  that  immediately  follows 
that  quotation:  'Husbands,  love  your 


wives,  even  as  Christ  also  loved  the 
church  and  gave  himself  for  it.'  " 

Pastor  Roberts  points  out  that 
there  are  many  other  Biblical  passages 
to  support  the  real  meaning  behind 
Ephesians,  that  "woman  is  essentially 
a  responder,  who  psychologically  re- 
sponds to  the  manner  in  which  she  is 
treated. 

"God  expects  man  to  be  tender, 
loving,  kind  and  always  considerate  to 
woman,"  he  said.  "Husbands  are  told 
to  love  their  wives  as  Christ  and  in  the 
way  that  Christ  loved  His  Church. 

"You  can't  spell  it  out  any  better 
than  that  and  those  of  us  who  know 
our  Bibles  know  that  that  is  God's 
message  to  every  Christian  family,"  he 
said. 

"I  wouldn't  be  embarking  on  this 
series  if  every  couple  with  marital 
problems  would  turn  to  the  Bible  for 
the  no-cost  counseling  that  can't  be 
improved  on,"  Pastor  Roberts  said. 

"If  they  need  anything  extra  to 
chew  on,  I  have  a  personal  five-point 
program  that  many  families  might  like 
to  keep  before  them,"  he  added. 

It  reads:  "The  home  is  to  be  per- 
vaded by  love  and  not  constant  bicker- 
ing; the  home  is  a  place  of  developing 
responsibility;  the  home  should  teach 
consistency  of  life;  the  home  is  a  place 
where  there  is  understanding;  the 
home  is  a  place  where  there  is  an  at- 
mosphere of  realism  and  not  a  fog  or 
moralism." 


"And  I'm  not  preaching  something 
that  does  not  apply  to  my  own  home 
and  family,"  Pastor  Roberts  stressed. 
"We  take  tremendous  pains  to  observe 
the  principles  that  I  will  be  setting  out 
in  our  church  series." 

Pastor  Roberts  lives  in  Westminster 
with  his  wife,  Patricia,  and  his  step- 
daughter, Dawn  Marie,  8.  "And  I'm 
keeping  my  fingers  crossed  in  the  hope 
that  a  couple  of  sons  might  come 
along,"  he  grinned. 

It  was  love  at  first  sight  for  the 
pastor  and  his  bride,  a  widow,  who 
married  a  year  ago  after  they  met  in  a 
Bible  study  class  at  Belmont  Shores, 
Long  Beach. 

"We  have  hit  it  off  in  every  way," 
the  pastor  commented.  "And  so  would 
many  other  couples  who  seem  to 
prefer  to  discuss  incompatibility  rather 
than  sit  down  with  the  Bible  at  hand 
and  thrash  out  whatever  ails  their  mar- 
riage." 

And  he  turned  to  the  Old  Testa- 
ment and  Deuteronomy  for  a  sum- 
mation that.  Pastor  Roberts  believes, 
puts  the  motive  of  his  personal  living 
into  capsule  form. 

"And  you  shall  do  what  is  right  and 
good  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  that  it 
may  be  well  with  you  .  .  .  ."  # 

The  book  God  Has  a  Better  Idea— the  Home 
referred  to  in  this  article  and  written  by  Dr. 
Roy  Roberts  is  available  at  the  Brethren 
Missionary  Herald  Co.,  at  $2.75.  Postage 
paid  when  check  accompanies  order. 


FEBRUARY    15,    1976 


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THE  ENTRY  OF  1976,  THE  BICENTENNIAL 

YEAR,  found  our  nation's  official  Bicentennial 
flag  flying  proudly  beneath  Old  Glory  on  the 
front  campus  of  Grace  College  and  Seminary. 


Grace  Mews  Notes 


THE  PROGRESS  OF  THE  PROPOSED  SCIENCE  CEN- 
TER on  the  Grace  campus  occupied  much  of  the  time  dur- 
ing recent  meetings  of  the  executive  committee  of  the 
school's  board  of  trustees.  Three  major  steps  were  taken: 
(1)  Bids  are  to  be  let  by  January  15,  in  order  that  reports 
on  them  can  be  available  for  discussion  at  the  full  board 
meeting  February  23-27;  (2)  the  committee  directed  that 
an  immediate  and  vigorous  program  of  fund  raising  for  the 
science  center  should  be  pursued;  and  (3)  it  was  decided 
that  as  soon  as  satisfactory  arrangements  can  be  made  for 
financing,  construction  can  begin. 


FOUR  COLLEGE  STUDENTS  WERE  AWARDED 
JOURNALISM  SCHOLARSHIPS  recently  by  the  English 
and  Journalism  department,  in  conjunction  with  the  finan- 
cial aid  committee.  Those  receiving  the  aid  were  Dennis 
Schultz,  a  senior  sociology  major  from  Akron,  Ohio;  Viki 
Cover,  a  senior  English  major  from  Tracy,  California;  Nora 
Macon,  a  junior  English  education  major  from  Akron,  Ohio; 
and  Noreen  Irvin,  a  sophomore  psychology  major  from 
South  Bend,  Indiana.  Schultz  was  editor  of  the  campus 
newspaper,  the  Sounding  Board,  first  semester;  and  Miss 
Cover  will  edit  it  this  spring. 


_THIS  YEAR'S  COLLEGE  SENIOR  CLASS  GIFT,  pre- 
sented recently  by  the  class  of  1976  president,  Greg 
Howell,  is  a  redecoration  of  Alpha  Hall  lobby  as  a  memorial 
to  the  late  Rev.  H.  Leslie  Moore,  director  of  housing  for 
Grace  Schools.  The  renovation,  which  took  place  over  the 
winterim  break,  includes  paneling  and  carpeting  for  the 
dorm  lobby.  Mrs.  Moore  is  shown  here  receiving  a  plaque 
from  Howell.  (Photo  by  Randy  Weimer) 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Dr.  Laurence  Barrett  (center),  professor  of  English  at  Kala- 
mazoo College,  was  chairman  of  the  five-member  North 
Central  evaluation  team  which  visited  the  Grace  College 
campus  November  10-12.  He  and  other  members  of  the 
team  are  shown  here  meeting  with  Academic  Dean  Vance 
Yoder  and  President  Herman  Hoyt  and  members  of  the 
college's  institutional  self-study  committee.  The  evaluative 
team  was  to  make  its  written  report  within  a  month,  and  a 
final  decision  on  whether  or  not  Grace  College  receives  full 
regional  accreditation  will  be  announced  by  North  Central 
late  in  March.  Other  members  of  the  examining  team  were 
Dr.  Evangeline  Bollinger,  vice  president  for  academic  affairs 
at  Saint  Xavier  College  in  Chicago;  Dr.  Hugh  McElwain, 
associate  professor  of  religious  studies  at  Rosary  College  in 
Chicago;  Dr.  Norma  Noonan,  professor  of  political  science 
at  Augsburg  College  in  Minneapolis;  and  Dr.  Francis  W. 
Yow,  professor  of  biology  at  Kenyon  College  in  Gambler, 
Ohio.  (Photo  by  Terry  White) 


GRACE  SCHOOLS  STUDENTS,  FACULTY  AND 
STAFF  contributed  225  pints  of  blood  to  the  Red  Cross 
bloodmobile  during  its  recent  visit  to  the  campus.  Faculty, 
staff  and  administration  members  also  contributed  over 
$1,000  to  the  local  United  Fund  campaign  last  fall.  College 
student  body  president  Randy  Maxson  headed  up  the 
bloodmobile  drive,  while  Prof.  Stephen  Grill  was  campus 
captain  for  the  United  Fund  drive. 


GRACE  COLLEGE  CHEERLEADERS  chosen  for  the 
'75-76  school  year  included  Debbie  Longworth,  Ronda 
Summers,  Teresa  Hauck,  Annette  Blackburn,  Debbie  Loy, 
and  Linda  Walker.  Linda,  whose  parents  are  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
William  Walker,  Brethren  missionaries  to  Africa,  is  a  sopho- 
more and  was  chosen  captain  of  the  cheerleader  squad  this 
year. 


Living  iUemorials 


An  ever  increasing  number  of  thoughtful  people,  desiring  to  honor  the 
memory  of  departed  loved  ones  or  friends,  are  sending  "memorials"  in  the 
form  of  contributions  to  Grace  College  and  Seminary.  Families  of  those 
whose  memories  are  so  honored  are  notified  of  the  contribution  by  an  ap- 
propriate card.  Names  of  the  donor  and  those  whom  they  remembered  are 
listed  below.  These  memorials  were  received  from  November  12  through 
December  31,  1975. 


In  Memory  of: 

Louise  Arnold 
Mrs.  Dora  Forney 
Arthur  Schwab 
Dr.  W.  A.  Ogden 
Mr.  A.  W.  Peter  man 
Ray  Benner 
Paul  William  Faas 
Dale  Kile 

George  E.  Ralph.  Sr. 
William  Walrath,  Sr 
Glenna  G.  Greenleaf 
C.  W.  Leader 
Mrs.  Frank  Lee 
R.  Clyde  Hoppes 
Rev.  William  Steffler 
E.  Ellsworth  Dale 
Rev.  Vernon  Duerksen 


Memorial  given  by: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  E.  Moore 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chester  Elliott 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Leo  Polman 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  R.  Ogden 
Mrs.  A.  W.  Peterman 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clifford  E.  Burket 
Mi.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Herdlicka 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  T.  Grey 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  R.  Ogden 
Rev.  and- Mrs.  John  J.  Burns 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  E.  Greenleaf 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Pieh 
Mi.  and  Mrs.  Don  Spanglei 
Mrs.  Wavelene  Hoppes 
Ml.  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  R.  Kohler 
Mrs.  Josephine  Gaibei  Dale 
Mrs.  Maiilyn  Duerksen 


A  singular  piece  of  legislation  is 
scheduled  as  the  first  order  of  business 
for  the  Bicentennial  year.  It  is  labeled, 
"Senate  Bill  1976."  It  was  introduced 
by  Senator  Vance  Hartke  (Dem.)  of 
Indiana,  along  with  two  others,  IVlark 
Hatfield  (Rep.)  of  Oregon,  and  Jen- 
nings Randolph  (Dem.)  of  West  Vir- 
ginia, as  cosponsors.  It  is  the  purpose 
of  these  men  to  encourage  the  govern- 
ment to  establish  a  "George  Washing- 
ton Peace  Academy,"  corresponding 
to  the  lines  of  the  present  military 
academies  operated  by  the  Army,  the 
Navy,  and  the  Air  Force.  Just  as  the 
military  academies  train  specialists  in 
the  arts  of  war,  so  this  academy  would 
train  men  in  the  arts  of  peace. 

According  to  news  reports  the  stu- 
dent body  of  the  Peace  Academy 
would  be  made  up  of  candidates 
nominated  by  members  of  Congress 
and  appointed  by  the  president,  much 
in  the  same  manner  that  candidates  for 
the  military  academies  are  selected  for 
careers  in  the  Army,  Navy,  and  Air 
Force.  After  graduation,  these  peace 
cadets  would  be  expected  to  spend 
two  years  in  public  service,  either  in 
government  or  with  nonprofit  organi- 
zations. The  sponsors  have  in  mind 
that  these  men  shall  make  peace  their 
life  work. 

In  a  statement  accompanying  the 
bill,  Vance  Hartke  told  his  colleagues 
that,  "The  Academy  will  train  individ- 
uals in  the  development  of  a  posture 
which  would  serve  to  relieve  the  ten- 
sion of  a  conflict  situation.  The  arts  of 
negotiation,  arbitration,  meditation, 
and  conciliation  will  be  explored  so  as 
to  extrapolate  from  their  methodolo- 
gies a  new  art  of  resolution  to  be 
utilized.  It  will  present  the  facets  and 
factors  of  any  given  dispute  in  the  ap- 
propriate intercultural  context  by  an 
international  communication  system 
before  the  appropriate  forum  to  deter- 
mine a  peaceful  or  nonviolent  resolu- 
tion of  the  difference." 

The  above  statement  means  that 
this  academy  would  teach  people  and 
nations  how  to  settle  their  differences 
without  resorting  to  war.  But  was  not 
this  the  purpose  of  the  League  of 
Nations,  and  is  this  not  also  the  pur- 
pose of  the  United  Nations?  The  only 
difference  is  that  these  great  organi- 
zations utilize  parlimentary  procedure, 
while  the  academy  proposes  to  use  the 


NewL 
Peace 

Academg 


By  Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt 


academic.  The  end  result  is  to  replace 
war  with  peace.  In  that  sense,  certain- 
ly, the  purpose  is  laudable. 

Is  this  procedure  realistic?  There  is 
no  problem  with  the  goal.  Long  before 
the  dawning  of  the  20th  century  there 
were  movements  among  western 
nations  to  throw  up  roadblocks  to 
war.  There  were  disarmament  confer- 
ences, the  World  Court,  the  Hague 
Peace  Court.  Then  came  World  War  L 
Gradually  there  was  formulated  in  the 
minds  of  international  leadership  the 
ideal  to  make  this  war  the  war  to  end 
all  war,  the  war  to  make  the  world  safe 
for  democracy.  Out  of  this  came  the 
League  of  Nations,  born  in  the  mind 
of  President  Woodrow  Wilson  and 
adopted  by  many  of  the  great  nations 
of  the  world,  except  the  United  States. 
There  is  no  question  that  it  served  to 
some  degree  the  purpose  for  which  it 
was  organized,  but  it  ultimately  failed. 
And  in  the  course  of  a  few  years  an- 
other and  greater  war  broke  out  in  the 
very  area  where  the  first  world  war 
was  fought,  this  one  issuing  in  a  more 
determined  effort  to  outlaw  war.  This 
took  shape  in  what  is  known  as  the 
United  Nations. 

None  of  these  efforts  resulted  in 
the  outlawing  of  war.  Wars  may  have 
been  delayed,  but  nothing  more. 
Korea  and  Vietnam  are  prime  ex- 
amples. The  internal  strifes  of  Africa 
and  South  America  and  Cuba  are  fur- 
ther proof.  The  wars  of  the  Middle 
East  over  the  last  30  years  give  added 
proof  to  the  importance  of  the  United 
Nations  to  accomplish  its  purpose.  The 
experiences  of  Poland,  and  Rumania, 
and  Austria,  and  Czechoslovakia,  and 
Portugal  all  bear  eloquent  testimony 
that  the  world  is  not  safe  for  democra- 
cy. Even  now  there  is  brewing  another 
outbreak  of  armed  strife  in  the  iVliddle 
East  and  the  greater  part  of  the  na- 
tions belonging  to  the  United  Nations 
are  giving  tacit  approval. 

Are  not  the  above  examples  and  the 
history  of  the  world  sufficient  evi- 
dence that  even  the  academy  now  be- 
ing proposed  is  not  realistic?  As  a  mat- 
ter of  fact,  no  nation  or  nations  have 
been  willing  to  face  up  to  the  real 
issue.  The  problem  is  not  academic.  It 
is  not  parlimentary.  It  is  not  military. 
It  is  essentially  moral  and  spiritual, 
having  to  do  with  the  condition  of  the 
human  heart  in  relationship  to  God.  It 


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is  not  surprising  that  the  editor  of  U. 
S.  News  and  World  Report,  therefore, 
reacts  the  way  he  does  to  the  proposal 
of  the  Senators.  To  him,  "Peace  is  the 
state  of  the  world  in  the  historically 
rare  interludes  when  nobody  is  shoot- 
ing up  the  place.  It  is  in  other  words,  a 
negative.  And  negatives  are  diffcult  to 
teach,  even  harder  to  set  in  motion." 
Whereas,  "War— ugly  and  inhumane— is 
a  positive  force  with  real,  physical 
components.  Its  terrible  skills  can  be 
taught." 

The  sponsors  of  the  "Peace  Acade- 
my" and  the  editor  of  U.  S.  News  and 
World  Report  represent  by  far  the 
great  majority  of  mankind.  And  to 
them  it  probably  never  occurred  that  a 
"Peace  Academy"  was  launched  more 
than  1,900  years  ago,  and  it  has  func- 
tioned so  well  that  were  it  not  doing 
its  task  the  wars  of  the  world  would 
have  multiplied  far  beyond  the  dimen- 
sions thus  far  experienced.  That 
"Peace  Academy"  is  the  Church  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Its  purpose  is  the 
dissemination  of  the  gospel  of  peace. 
This  peace  is  threefold:  peace  with 
God  (Rom.  5:1),  the  peace  of  God 
(Phil,  4:7),  and  peace  with  men  (Rom. 
12:18). 

This  peace  is  not  an  abstraction  or  a 
negative.  It  is  very  concrete  and  posi- 
tive and  centers  in  a  person.  The  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  is  our  peace  (Eph.  2:14). 
Inasmuch  as  He  is  the  infinite  God 
become  man  and  so  is  brought  within 
the  grasp  of  men,  all  that  He  is  and  all 
that  He  possesses  become  the  moral, 
and  spiritual,  and  physical  components 
for  impartation  and  comprehension. 
He  is  therefore  the  Prince  of  Peace 
(Isa.  9:6). 

This  person  performed  a  service  for 
mankind  some  1,900  years  ago  by 
which  He  made  peace  through  the 
blood  of  His  cross  (Col.  1 :20).  He  thus 
removed  the  state  of  hostility  between 
God  and  men  that  was  produced  by 
sin.  Now  men  have  peace  with  God. 
Men  and  women  all  across  the  world 
who  have  been  willing  to  appropriate 
by  faith  this  work  of  Christ  on  their 
behalf  have  entered  into  this  peace 
with  God. 


Resting  fully  in  this  peace  with  God 
has  produced  in  men  a  peace  of  God 
(Phil.  4:7).  A  state  of  personal  tran- 
quillity and  rest  has  become  their  ex- 
perience. Just  like  all  other  people 
living  in  a  world  of  turmoil  and  strife, 
poverty  and  degradation,  sickness  and 
disease,  they  have  had  to  confront  the 
dire  results  to  their  lives  and  the  lives 
of  their  loved  ones.  But  they  have, 
nevertheless,  been  enabled  to  confront 
these  woes  with  the  peace  of  God 
reigning  in  their  hearts,  garrisoning 
about  their  hearts  to  protect  them 
from  the  frustration  and  panic  experi- 
enced by  others. 

All  these  things  together  have 
armed  them  with  a  purpose  toward 
others,  with  a  pattern  of  life,  and  with 
a  procedure  to  confront  all  other 
peoples.  It  is  this  that  has  enabled 
them  to  live  peaceably  with  all  men. 
Their  times  are  in  the  hands  of  an  all- 
wise,  all-powerful,  and  all-gracious 
God  who  alone  has  the  right  to  exer- 
cise vengeance,  who  alone  is  able  to  do 
so  in  absolute  justice,  and  who  alone  is 
able  to  execute  righteousness  in  the 
earth  (Rom.  12:19-21).  In  His  good 
time  He  will  speak  peace  to  the  na- 
tions of  earth. 

Wherever  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  has  gone  in  the  earth  and  fol- 
lows the  charter  as  set  forth  in  the 
Bible,  the  arts  of  peace  have  been 
taught.  From  these  churches  and  from 
the  Bible  institutes,  Bible  colleges,  and 
Bible-centered  colleges  and  theological 
seminaries,  men  and  women  alike  have 
gone  forth  to  disseminate  the  gospel  of 
peace  and  point  men  to  that  day  when 
the  Prince  of  Peace  will  come  and 
speak  peace  to  the  hearts  of  men. 
These  various  companies,  including 
Grace  Theological  Seminary  and  Grace 
College,  making  up  the  divine  Acade- 
my of  Peace  have  done  and  are  doing 
more  than  all  the  other  academic  and 
legislative  -bodies  in  Christendom  can 
do  to  promote  and  effect  peace.  The 
reason  lies  in  the  fact  that  they  are 
applying  the  divine  remedy  to  the 
human  spirit  where  the  fault  really 
lies.  # 


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As  the  cold  winter  night  settles  over  Grace  Schools,  campus  lights  pierce  the  night.  The  shortened  days  found  many 
students  burning  the  midnight  oil  in  preparation  for  final  exams.  (Photo  by  Bruce  Ressler) 


Winfcrim  Activities  on  tiic 

Grace  Campus 

A  change  in  the  Grace  Schools  academic  calendar  two  years  ago  opened  up  a 
month-long  "Winterim"  term  between  the  first  and  second  semesters.  Last  year  some 
39  students  participated  in  a  variety  of  academic  endeavors  during  the  period,  and  this 
winter  65  students  were  engaged  in  on-  and  off-campus  studies. 

A  seminary  non-credit  course  in  the  fundamentals  of  English  grammar,  taught  by  Dr. 
Paul  Fink,  enrolled  10  students. 

A  variety  of  college  courses  were  offered,  including  several  reading  courses.  Also 
available  were  astronomy,  taught  by  Dr.  Donald  B.  DeYoung;  organic  chemistry, 
taught  by  Dr.  Ray  Gsell;  and  Old  Testament  history  and  literature,  taught  by  Dr. 
Stephen  Dearborn. 

A  ten-day  travel  course  in  American  history  was  conducted  by  Prof.  Robert  Mathi- 
sen  for  seven  college  students.  Designed  as  an  on-site  study  of  principal  locations  of 
importance  in  the  Civil  War,  the  course  took  the  students  to  points  of  historical 
interest  in  three  states  and  Washington,  D.C.  Along  with  participation  in  the  trip,  each 
student  read  a  book  on  the  Civil  War  and  prepared  a  paper  on  a  specific  Civil  War 
battle. 

Sites  visited  for  this  course  included  Antietam  National  Battlefield,  Bull  Run  and 
Manassas  in  Virginia;  the  White  House  and  other  historical  monuments  in  Washington, 
D.C;  colonial  Jamestown  and  Williamsburg,  and  a  tour  of  the  Appomattox  Court 
House.  The  climax  of  the  travel  was  a  visit  to  Gettysburg  National  Military  Park  in 
Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania. 

Nine  members  of  the  Lancer  basketball  team  also  participated  in  a  limited  travel 
course  on  the  Civil  War  under  the  direction  o,f  Prof.  Stephen  Grill.  Linked  with  an 
eastern  playing  tour,  the  course  covered  several  historical  sites  and  Washington,  D.C,  as 
well.  Each  participant  also  wrote  a  paper  on  the  Civil  War.  '  '» 


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The  icy  winter  cold  struck  Winona 
Lake  with  all  its  fury  this  winter,  as 
demonstrated  in  this  photo  of  the  hill- 
side amphitheater,  taken  from  the 
front  porch  of  Beyer  Home,  one  of  the 
college  residence  halls.  (Photo  by  Greg 
Howell) 


The  Grace  College  Concert  Choir, 
under  the  direction  of  Prof.  Donald 
Ogden,  had  a  heavy  schedule  of  on- 
<;ampus  appearances  at  Christmas  time, 
as  well  as  preparing  for  a  20-day 
southern  tour  over  the  winterim. 
(Photo  by  Brad  Skiles) 


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The    Grace   College    Lancers,  in  their 

first  season  under  new  head  coach  Phil 
Hoskins,  got  off  to  a  good  start  early 
in  the  season.  At  press  time  the  team's 
overall  record  was  9-3,  including  a  2-0 
record  on  an  eastern  road  tour.  Cheer- 
leader Ronda  Summers,  a  sophomore 
from  Xenia,  Ohio,  is  shown  here  en- 
couraging the  home  fans  during  early 
season  action.  (Photo  by  Dan  Prit- 
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Head  Lancer  basketball  coach  Phil  Hoskins  (left)  was  pinning  his  hopes  for 
a  good  season  on  this  squad,  after  losing  three  starters  from  last  season, 
including  Ail-American  Center  Ed  Miller.  Lancers  this  year  are  (front  row, 
I.  to  r.)  Terry  Day,  Doug  Noll,  Greg  Huston,  Doug  Lee,  and  Tom  Edging- 
ton.  Back  row  (I.  to  r.)  are  Hoskins,  Roger  Haeck,  Phil  Wickstrom,  Bob 
Burns,  Matt  Tomsheck,  Brent  Wilcoxson,  Steve  Nelson,  and  assistant  coach 
Jim  Kessler.  (Photo  by  Doug  Conrad) 


FEBRUARY    15,    1976 


The  matter  ol  copgriqht 


...  is  serious  business.  So  serious  is 
it,  in  fact,  that  early  in  October  Con- 
gress resumed  deliberations  on  revising 
the  present  U.  S.  copyright  laws,  with 
a  view  to  making  them  more  stringent. 
There  is  grave  concern  on  the  part  of 
copyright  owners,  publishers,  and 
legislators  alike  with  reference  to  the 
vast  amount  of  copyright  infringement 
which  is  occurring  at  the  present  time. 
In  an  effort  to  eliminate  this  infringe- 
ment legislators  are  planning  stiffer 
penalties  (in  both  fines  and  imprison- 
ment) and  are  considering  revision  of 
rates  and  fees  to  be  charged  for  some 
uses  of  copyrighted  materials. 

Part  of  today's  problem  stems  from 
confusion  with  regard  to  the  copyright 
status  of  materials.  Frequently  a  lack 
of  understanding  of  the  present  copy- 
right extension  legislation  has  caused 
unintentional  infringement.  Another 
contributory  factor  is  the  ready  avail- 
ability of  copying  devices  which  speed- 
ily reproduce  materials  at  a  very  low 
cost  per  copy.  Many  offenders  are  edu- 
cators, students,  and  persons  in  the 
ministry  or  connected  with  the  minis- 
try (choir  directors,  evangelistic  teams, 
singing  groups,  and  the  like).  Many 
persons  do  not  realize  that  (a)  making 
"arrangements"  of  copyrighted  songs 
without  permission  of  the  copyright 
owners  constitutes  an  infringement  of 
the  laws,  or  (b)  it  is  illegal  to  borrow 
the  lyrics  of  a  copyrighted  song 
(wholly,  or  in  part)  to  set  them  to  new 
music,  or  to  write  new  words  to  exist- 


ing music  that  has  been  copyrighted. 

What  is  "copyright"?  It  is  the  law- 
ful right  to  make  copies  of  intellectual 
property  the  ownership  of  which  is 
legally  protected.  Such  protection  may 
be  state,  federal,  or  common  law.  In- 
tellectual materials  advertise  their 
copyright  status  by  the  imprint  of  the 
copyright  symbol  "©"  and/or  the 
word  "copyright"  followed  by  a  date 
and  the  name  of  the  copyright  proprie- 
tor. 

A  copyright  is  not  an  item  to  be 
purchased.  Rather,  it  is  the  registration 
of  a  claim  to  ownership  and  is  de- 
signed to  protect  an  item  of  intellec- 
tual property  against  indiscriminate 
copying.  A  person  desiring  federal 
copyright  protection  files  an  applica- 
tion with  the  U.  S.  Copyright  Office  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  deposits  with  them 
for  government  archives  the  required 
number  of  legible  copies  of  his  intel- 
lectual creation,  and  pays  a  stated 
registration  fee.  The  government  office 
investigates  his  claim,  and  if  it  appears 
to  be  a  legitimate  one  the  claim  is 
numbered  and  registered,  and  the  ap- 
plicant is  sent  a  certificate  to  this  ef- 
fect. It  is  not  unusual  for  a  claim  to  be 
rejected. 

The  first  copyright  legislation  in  the 
United  States  was  enacted  in  1783  by 
the  state  of  Connecticut  and  resulted 
from  Noah  Webster's  desire  to  have 
protection  for  his  spelling  book. 
Eleven  states  followed  Connecticut's 
lead. 


Federal  provision  for  copyright 
legislation  is  rooted  in  the  statement 
our  founding  fathers  placed  in  Article 
I,  Section  8  of  the  Constitution,  which 
empowers  Congress  to  secure  "for 
limited  times  to  authors  and  inventors 
the  exclusive  right  to  their  respective 
writings  and  discoveries"  and  thus  "to 
promote  the  progress  of  science  and 
the  useful  arts"  in  the  United  States. 

Federal  copyright  legislation  dates 
from  the  action  of  the  First  Congress 
in  1  790  when  protection  was  extended 
to  maps,  charts,  and  books.  At  the 
present  time  protection  exists  for  the 
following  16  categories: 

Books,  including  compilations,  encyclo- 
pedic, composite  writings. 

Periodicals,  including  newspapers. 

Lectures,  sermons,  speeches  (material  for 
oral  presentation). 

Dramatic  or  dramatico-musical  composi- 
tions. 

Musical  compositions. 

Maps, 

Works  of  art,  including  models  or  designs 
for  such  works. 

Reproductions  of  works  of  art. 

Drawings  or  plastic  works  of  technical  or 
scientific  nature. 


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Photographs, 

Prints  and  pictorial  illustrations,  includ- 
ing merchandise  labels. 

Motion  picture  photoplays. 

Motion  pictures  other  than  photoplays, 

Sound  recordings. 

Renewal  of  copyright. 

Use  of  copyrighted  music  on  mechanical 
instruments. 

Included  in  copyright  protection  is  the 
right  to  control  the  use  and  distribu- 
tion of  the  copyrighted  material  via 
printing,  public  performance,  or  sound 
recording  of  it. 

The  classification  "musical  com- 
positions" in  the  above  list  includes 
compositions  both  with  and  without 
lyrics— the  words  are  considered  an  in- 
tegral part  of  a  musical  composition, 
and  both  words  and  music  of  a  copy- 
righted song  are  protected.  Copyright 
registration  of  a  work  protects  it  also 
from  unauthorized  translations,  adap- 
tations, arrangements,  dramatizations 
of  nondramatic  works,  and  con- 
versions of  dramas  into  nondramatic 
works.  In  short,  copyright  legislation  is 
designed  to  protect  every  original 
artistic,  literary,  or  scientific  creation 
that  can  be  set  down  in  some  kind  of 
written  form.  Any  copyright  registra- 
tion is  available  for  both  published  and 
unpublished  works. 

Current  copyright  legislation  pro- 
vides that  a  person  who  registers  his 
claim  in  the  U.  S.  Copyright  Office  re- 
ceives protection  for  a  term  of  28 
years.  If  he  so  desires,  he  may  apply  in 
the  28th  year  of  this  initial  term  for  a 
renewal  of  his  copyright  for  an  addi- 
tional 28  years.  A  56-year  period  of 
statutory  protection  was  thus  pro- 
vided. At  the  end  of  this  56-year 
period,  an  item  would  pass  into  the 
"public  domain"— in  common  par- 
lance, "become  P.D."— for  free  use  by 
the  general  public.  However,  enact- 
ment of  further  legislation  by  Congress 
has  extended  copyright  protection  be- 
yond the  56  years.  This  is  wtiat  many 
persons  do  not  realize.  Thus,  much 
copyright  infringement  is  not  willful; 
it  results  from  either  lack  of  infor- 
mation or  from  misinformation. 

President  Kennedy  signed  the  first 
of  these  copyright  extension  laws  on 
September  19,  1962.  Since  that  time 
Congress  has  continued  to  enact  exten- 
sion    legislation— the    latest    was    in 


1974— pending    complete    revision    of 
the  copyright  laws. 

What  does  this  mean?  Simply,  that 
any  written  item,  publisiied  or  unpub- 
lished, which  is  covered  by  a  copyright 
registration  dated  September  19, 
1906,  or  later,  which  has  been  duly 
renewed,  is  still  in  copyright  It  is  only 
materials  that  were  copyrighted  in  the 
United  States  by  a  United  States  citi- 
zen in  1905  or  earlier  which  are  in  the 
public  domain  and  which  may  be  used 


freely.  Any  person  desiring  to  use 
material  bearing  a  copyright  date  of 
1906  or  later  should  check  with  the 
copyright  owner  concerning  the  status 
of  the  material  and  request  permission 
for  its  use. 

For  purposes  of  recording,  how- 
ever, material  which  has  been  pub- 
lished and  copyrighted  prior  to  July  1, 
1909,  may  be  used  freely. 

It  should  be  stressed  that  copyright 
notices  carry  only  the  year  date  in 
which  the  item  was  registered  for  pro- 
tection; in  order  to  be  safe,  check  with 
the  copyright  owner  before  using 
copyrighted  materials.  Ask  for  per- 
mission; then  abide  by  the  decision  of 
the  copyright  owner— this  is  the  only 
way  to  be  certain  of  not  violating  the 
law.  There  is  always  the  possibility 
that  a  copyright  notice  is  printed  in- 
correctly—that a  renewal  has  been  se- 
cured which  is  not  indicated  in  the 
notice— therefore,  use  the  date  of  the 
initial  copyright  as  guideline. 

Published  works  which  are  in  copy- 
right are  required  to  bear  a  "copyright 
notice"  which  contains  the  date  of 
copyright  registration  and  the  name  of 
the  copyright  owner.  It  is  possible  for 


citizens  of  the  United  States  to  obtain 
copyright  registration  in  foreign  coun- 
tries. This  is  indicated  by  either  of  two 
phrases  included  in  the  copyright 
notice:  "International  Copyright  Se- 
cured" or  "All  Rights  Reserved." 

Likewise,  foreigners  may  copyright 
their  works  in  the  United  States.  In 
most  foreign  countries  the  length  of 
term  of  copyright  is  for  the  life  of  the 
author  plus  a  certain  number  of  years 
after  his  death.  The  latter  is  usually  for 
50  years,  but  it  may  vary  from  15  to 
80  years.  Some  countries  (for  ex- 
ample, Portugal  and  Nicaragua)  pro- 
vide perpetual  copyright.  Many  hymn 
writers  were  European,  some  were 
Canadian;  persons  desiring  to  use  their 
works  should  check  carefully  the  date 
of  death  and  the  country  in  which  citi- 
zenship was  held,  so  as  not  to  violate 
international  copyright  laws. 

Among  items  being  considered  with 
reference  to  revision  of  the  copyright 
legislation  are  higher  royalties  for  re- 
cording of  musical  materials,  a  longer 
term  of  copyright  more  in  line  with 
that  in  effect  in  foreign  countries,  and 
a  "fair  use"  clause  which  would  permit 
copying  or  reproduction  of  materials 
by  libraries  and  archives,  and  perhaps 
be  extended  to  include  the  realm  of 
education. 

The  key  to  the  safe  use  of  copy- 
righted materials  is:  "Ask."  When  in 
doubt  as  to  copyright  status  of  an 
item,  inquire  of  the  copyright  owner. 
Most  persons  want  their  intellectual 
materials  to  be  used,  and  it  is  only 
common  courtesy  to  request  permis- 
sion before  copying  or  arranging  or 
altering  copyright  materials.  Copyright 
was  designed  to  protect  materials  of  an 
intellectual  character,  not  to  cloister 
them,  but  a  copyright  notice  or  a 
copyright  symbol  on  an  item  of  intel- 
lectual property  does  denote  owner- 
ship and  should  be  respected. 


By  Dr.  K  Marie  Stolba 

Part-time  Instructor  In  Music 
Grace  College 


FEBRUARY    15,    1976 


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Church 


There  is  a  right  way  to  count  your  congregation's  cash 
and  to  keep  a  record  of  it,  too. 

Here's  why:  The  Sunday  morning  offering  is  the  most 
important  source  of  revenue  for  your  congregation.  More 
cash,  bills  and  checks  are  received  at  that  time  than  on  any 
other  day  of  the  week.  Accounting  for  your  congregation's 
money  and  safeguarding  it  are  obviously  very  important. 

Maybe  you  aren't  personally  involved  in  handling  the 
money.  Maybe  you  don't  even  know  how  it  is  done  or  who 
does  it  in  your  congregation.  But  you  do  want  to  make  sure 
all  of  that  money  gets  to  the  bank,  don't  you? 

Then,  here's  how:  Two  people  (always  at  least  two 
people)  must  be  around  that  cash  all  the  time!  That's  right. 
One  of  the  most  basic  accounting  principles  for  internal 
control  of  cash  requires  that  no  one  person  ever  has  inde- 
pendent access  to  an  organization's  cash. 

And  that  doesn't  mean  you  don't  trust  your  church 
treasurer.  Of  course  you  do.  But  the  likelihood  of  improper 
handling  of  cash  (that's  vjhat  embezzlement  is  all  about)  is 
reduced  considerably  when  two  people  must  collaborate. 

So  two  people  (or  more)  should  remove  the  offering 
from  the  altar,  take  it  to  the  counting  room,  sort  and  count 
the  cash,  prepare  the  deposit,  and  take  the  money  to  the 
bank.  Inconvenient?  Perhaps,  but  extremely  importanti 

Not  only  that,  but  there  is  another  principle  of  internal 
control  that  says  different  people  must  perform  different 
tasks.  That  means  that  the  same  person  should  not  record 
cash  received  and  write  checks,  too;  or  record  individual 


members'  contributions  and  count  the  money,  too;  or  write 
checks  and  reconcile  the  checkbook,  too. 

Eliminate  the  temptation  to  fraud,  and  you  eliminate 
the  suspicions  of  fraud  when  something  goes  wrong. 

So,  whoever  counts  the  money  does  not  keep  the  record 
of  what  each  member  contributes.  Whoever  records  cash 
received  and  deposits  made  does  not  count  the  money  or 
write  the  checks.  And  whoever  writes  the  checks  does 
nothing  else  with  cash,  not  even  reconciling  the  bank  state- 
ment. All  of  those  things  are  done  by  different  people. 

If  all  of  that  sounds  peculiar  to  you  or  cumbersome  or 
unrealistic,  just  ask  the  professional  accountants  in  your 
town  what  they  would  do. 

Good  internal  control,  therefore,  requires  that  no  one 
person  has  access  to  cash  alone  and  that  the  functions  of 
accounting  be  divided  among  several  people. 

I  realize  that  the  way  your  congregation  handles  its  cash 
may  not  be  at  all  like  this.  But  if  it  is  not,  you  should  ask 
your  official  board  why  not.  After  the  money  is  missing 
may  be  too  late,  and  it  may  be  embarrassing  besides.  Pru- 
dent congregational  leaders  will  insist  on  counting  and  re- 
cording the  cash  right  the  first  time  around.  # 


*  Copyright  1975  by  Manfred  Hoick,  Jr.  For  additional  information 
on  this  or  other  topics  related  to  church  or  clergy  finance,  write  to 
the  author  in  care  of  this  magazine.  Mr.  Hoick  is  editor  of  Church 
and  Clergy  Finance,  the  biweekly  financial  newsletter  for  clergy, 
and  publisher  of  Church  Management's  The  Clergy  Journal. 


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ing heavy  road  equip- 
ment pauses  during 
the  journey  which 
takes  him  through 
Castanhal,  Brazil. 
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Dear  Editor 


DWe  quite  agree  with  the  article  by  William 
Coleman  concerning  "Pastor  Go  Home" 
[Brethren  Missionary  Herald,  Jan.  15, 
1976).  Since  a  pastor  is  the  leader  and 
"caretal<er"  of  his  people,  he  should  be  an 
example  in  home  l<eeping  as  well  as  church 
keeping.  I  Timothy  3:4  and  5  is  true. 

How  can  he  do  both?  This  isn't  just  a 
problem  the  pastor  has— a  sincere  conscien- 
tious church  member  has  the  same  problem. 
You  described  the  special  meetings,  calling 
days,  work  days,  daily  devotions,  services, 
phone  calls,  fellowship  times  and  on  and  on. 

We  can  place  the  Christian  layman  right 
beside  the  pastor.  He  is  supposed  to  aid  the 
pastor  in  all  of  the  activities  whenever  pos- 
sible. Although  he  doesn't  have  sermons  to 
prepare,  he  often  teaches  a  class  of  unruly 
boys,  has  a  responsible  church  office,  is  "on 
call"  whenever  the  pastor  needs  him.  This 
must  be  done  in  his  "spare  time"  as  he 
usually  has  an  8  hr.  a  day,  5  days  a  week 
job— many  times,  responsible  and  nerve 
racking.  He  is  daily  thrown  with  worldly, 
unconsecrated  men  who  give  him  no  spiri- 
tual uplift.  The  pressures  of  competition, 
pleasing  a  demanding  boss,  rush  hour  driving 
never  let  up. 

He  gets  a  guilt  complex  too.  When 
church  attendance  is  low,  he  asks  himself, 
where  have  I  failed?  He  tries  to  encourage 
his  family  to  support  the  church  program, 
and  when  they  don't,  blames  himself. 

Let's  not  just  put  the  pastor  in  a  hard 
position  in  our  thoughts.  We  know  there  is  a 
scarcity  of  pastors— they  go  into  other  fields 
of  service.  We  can't  blame  them.  What  of 
the  scarcity  of  laymen  in  our  churches? 
Could  it  be  from  the  same  cause?  We  have 
heard  searing  sermons  on  the  coldness  and 
inactivity  of  our  people.  We  don't  say  these 
are  completely  wrong. 

But— just  as  we  must  understand  and  be 
considerate  of  the  pastor's  problems,  we 
must  understand  and  be  considerate  of  the 
layman's.  Our  families  have  to  be  a  part  of 
the  church  situation,  have  to  be  taught  why 
daddy  isn't  always  home  in  the  evening  and, 
if  possible,  share  his  evening  away  through 
discussions,  review  of  the  evening,  or  maybe  i 
actual  participation. 

To  criticize  the  pastor  is  unChristian,  toi 
expect  him  to  do  everything,  to  constantly ' 
bombard  him  with  ideas,  projects  and  sad 
observations   around    the   church    is  selfish 
and  cruel. 

But  shouldn't  this  also  be  true  concern- 
ing a  faithful  layman  who  is  trying  his  best 
to  serve  the  Lord? 

You  see  we  do  know  the  problems- 
through  experiences  We're  for  our  pastors 
100%  and  for  our  Christian  laymen  too. 

Thanks  for  making  us  think!— Ca//'fo/"o/a 


/ 


V 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


1 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


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1040  Tim® 


Is  Not  m 
*      G##i  Tim© 


I  am  not  certain  who  said  it  first 
but  it  has  been  said  millions  of  time 
since:  "There  are  two  things  that  are 
certain— death  and  taxes."  So  with 
that  pleasant  thought  in  mind  I  de- 
cided to  get  an  early  start  on  my 
Federal  Income  Taxes.  This  is  one  of 
the  negative  things  in  my  life.  I  know  I 
am  to  render  to  Caesar  the  things  that 
are  Caesars  and  to  God  the  things  that 
belong  to  God.  Yet  I  find  my  weekly 
giving  to  God  somehow  is  a  much 
more  pleasant  priority.  I  also  have  the 
knowledge  and  assurance  that  my 
funds  are  in  much  better  hands  when  I 
give  to  God. 

Nevertheless,  it  is  necessary  to  get 
out  schedules  A,  B,  C  and  SE  and  be- 
gin my  annual  trek  through  the  tax 
forms.  There  are  moments  of  appre- 
hension and  dismay  as  I  follow  the 
procedure  from  form  to  form.  This 
year  1  was  assured  on  page  1  that 
"1040  Form  is  more  complex  than  last 
year's  and  this  package  is  larger  than 
last  year's."  I  felt  last  year's  simple 
forms  were  larger  than  a  Sear's  catalog 
but  minus  the  pictures  to  guide  me.  So 
with  multiple  receipts;  canceled 
checks;  W-2  Form  for  federal,  state, 
county  taxes;  interest  forms  from  the 
bank;  and  my  mortgage  book  before 
me  I  sought  to  follow  Commissioner 
of  Internal  Revenue  Donald  C.  Alexan- 
der's instructions.  It  was  an  evening 
long  to  be  remembered  as  my  calcula- 
tor tape  grew  from  a  tape  worm  to  a 
threatening  boa  constrictor.  As  the 
final  minutes  of  the  transaction  drew 
to  a  conclusion,  and  I  was  about  to 
find  the  bottom  line  and  net  results,  I 
must  admit  I  was  worried.  But  it  all 
turned  out  well,  as  I  discovered  I  had 
already  paid  enough  to  cover  the  bill. 


Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


Paying  taxes  is  a  just  price  to  pay 
for  the  privilege  of  living  in  a  country. 
I  believe  it  is  also  a  necessary  moral 
obligation  for  the  Christian  believer. 
But  at  the  conclusion  of  my  evening's 
work,  I  had  to  pause  to  wonder  just 
what  would  happen  to  the  many  dol- 
lars I  had  entrusted  to  the  United 
States  Government.  Here  are  a  few 
actual  samples  of  past  year's  expendi- 
tures—$5,000  went  to  a  fellow  who 
wrote  a  poem  called  "lighght"  (that  is 
not  the  title— that  is  the  whole 
poem)-$714.28  a  letter.  Then  there 
was  an  expenditure  in  the  budget  for 
$70,000  to  study  the  smell  of  the  per- 
spiration given  off  by  Australian  ab- 
origines, plus  $28,361  for  an  odor- 
measuring  machine  for  the  same  proj- 
ect. Then  there  was  $121,000  to  find 
out  why  people  say  "ain't."  My  guess 
is  they  don't  know  what  else  to  say 
and  "ain't"  is  not  as  bad  as  some  other 
words  people  have  been  saying.  Then 
the  Queen  of  England  received 
$68,000  for  not  planting  cotton  on 
her  plantation  in  Mississippi.  She  prob- 
ably needed  the  money.  There  are 
other  gems  for  which  we  see  our  tax 
dollars  used  like  $71,000  spent  to 
compile  the  history  of  comic  books. 
My  son  would  have  done  it  for  less. 
After  having  completed  my  taxes,  I 
wondered  where  my  funds  would  find 
final  resting  place.  Mine  is  not  to  ques- 
tion why  .  .  .  mine  is  but  to  pay! 

So  you  see  1040  time  is  not  a  time 
of  great  joy.  There  are  other  things  I 
would  prefer  to  do,  but  this  is  a  law 


and  a  requirement  which  I  must  do  as 
a  citizen  of  my  country.  I  could  wish 
for  wise  heads  to  see  that  the  funds 
would  find  some  just  cause  to  pursue 
and  would  bring  some  benefit  to  per- 
sons in  their  needs. 

That,  too,  is  out  of  my  hands.  How 
many  things  there  are  that  fall  into  the 
category  of  being  out  of  our  hands. 
There  are  many  of  these,  I  would  sur- 
mise, that  fit  into  this  category.  This  is 
not  all  bad,  because  there  are  many 
problems  and  decisions  I  am  thankful 
that  are  not  mine  to  make. 

The  limits  of  my  knowledge  are  so 
restricted  and  my  wisdom  is  not  great 
enough;  therefore,  it  is  well  I  must  de- 
pend upon  others  to  make  many  deci- 
sions. I  often  think  of  the  vastness  of 
the  universe  and  billions  of  people 
scattered  over  the  face  of  the  world 
who  must  depend  upon  someone  for 
help.  The  creator  of  the  universe.  Al- 
mighty God,  has  all  knowledge  and 
wisdom  and  is  responsive  to  these 
people  in  His  acts.  He  can  know  and 
see  and  respond  to  their  petitions  as 
can  no  other.  So  it  is  wonderful  to 
place  out  of  our  minds  the  tasks  too 
great  and  to  place  them  in  the  hands 
of  God.  Faith  is  really  a  surrender  of 
will  to  the  person  of  God  and  a  belief 
that  He  will  care  for  our  spiritual 
needs  as  well  as  the  physical  ones.  I 
commit  my  funds  each  year  to  the  IRS 
for  the  distribution  and  do  so  with 
limited  hopes.  But  I  committed  my 
heart  and  life  to  God  and  do  so  with 
full  assurance.  '■' 


MARCH    1,    1976 


razll 


A  recent  article  about  Brazil  appearing  in  a  national 
news  magazine  stated  that  Brazil  exports  Volkswagens  to 
Germany,  electronic  components  to  Japan,  and  blue  jeans 
to  the  United  States.  The  article  was  pointing  out  the  tre- 
mendous industrial  development  taking  place  in  this  vast 
country  of  over  one  hundred  million  people. 

Some  years  ago  I  was  talking  to  a  man  about  what  he 
called  the  "economic  dictatorship"  of  the  United  States.  He 
was  complaining  specifically  about  the  manufacturing  of 
automobiles.  I  said  to  him,  in  effect,  "If  you  Brazilians 
don't  like  this  you  can  develop  your  own  industry."  He 
shrugged  and  went  on  about  how  they  did  not  have  the 
capacity  to  do  this.  They  must  have  found  it  somewhere 
since  then,  because  Brazil  is  now  the  eighth  nation  in  the 
world  in  the  production  of  cars  and  trucks. 

There  is  also  the  agricultural  and  animal  husbandry  de- 
velopment necessary  to  sustain  the  rapidly  growing  popu- 
lation. Vast  farms  and  small,  one-man  patches  produce 
every  variety  of  food  necessary  for  man  and  beast.  Great 
herds  of  cattle  are  found  moving  from  one  pasture  to  an- 
other, and  hundreds  are  delivered  every  day  in  enormous 
cattle  trucks. 


By  Rev.  J.  Keith  Altig 

On  a  recent  trip  through  some  neighboring  states  we 
encountered  a  herd  of  cattle  being  driven  along  the  road. 
First,  carrying  a  red  flag,  came  a  cowboy  on  a  horse.  Fol- 
lowing him  came  the  herd-hundreds  of  cattle,  their  tossing 
horns  glinting  and  flashing  in  the  sunlight.  All  traffic 
stopped  as  the  cattle  streamed  by  on  each  side,  controlled 
and  guided  by  more  cowboys  on  fine  horses.  After  the  herd 
had  passed,  the  rear  guard  came  along  to  check  up  and  see 
that  all  was  well. 

Schools  are  filled  with  uniformed  students  and  the 
streets  are  alive  with  them  coming  and  going  to  classes  or 
home  until  ten  or  ten-thirty  at  night.  People  move  freely  by 
presenting  evidence  of  identity  when  required.  At  least  five 
major  constructions  are  in  progress  right  now  in  our  city  of 
Castanhal,  and  literally  hundreds  of  houses  are  being  built 
or  remodeled. 

It  is  in  this  land  that  we  now  have  two  locations  and  a 
number  of  congregations  where  the  Word  is  being  preached 
and  we  are  seeking  to  make  Christ  known.  There  is  actually 
no  end  to  the  opportunities  we  have  for  evangelization  and 
the  related  ministry  of  the  Gospel.  m. 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY   HERALD 


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A  Pray#r  Q#al  R:#alli#di 


By  Dr.  Russell  D.  Barnard 


Ten  or  fifteen  years  ago  the  Lord 
laid  on  my  heart  a  prayer  goal:  that 
gifts  to  Brethren  Foreign  Missions 
would  reach  at  least  a  million  dollars  a 
year.  I  invited  people  everywhere  to 
join  me  in  praying  toward  this  goal. 
Many  responded  and  we  have  had  a 
great  fellowship  in  prayer  in  this  mat- 
ter. 

In  missionary  conferences  through- 
out our  Brotherhood,  many  have 
heard  me  say,  "If  I  live  a  normal  life 
span,  I  expect  to  see  the  day  when 
God's  people  will  give  at  least  a  million 
dollars  a  year  to  Brethren  Foreign  Mis- 
sions." Well,  praise  God,  it  has  just 
been  reported  to  me  that  in  1975  we 
exceeded  that  goal  in  total  income. 
You  can  only  imagine  the  joy  that 
thrills  my  soul.  I  am  sure  it  will  thrill 
the  souls  of  all  of  you  who  have  had 
fellowship  with  us  in  praying  and  giv- 
ing. It  is  a  fitting  time  to  sing  the 
doxology:  "Praise  God  from  whom  all 
blessings  flow." 

Now  what?  We  could  quit  working, 
could  even  quit  praying.  We  could  say: 
"Thank  You,  God,  for  this  blessing. 
You've  been  so  good,  but  now  we 
won't  ask  You  for  any  more."  Nothing 
would  please  Satan  more;  nothing 
could  be  more  out  of  the  will  of  God. 
Those  half-hearted  liberals  who  believe 
the  day  of  foreign  missions  has  passed, 
would  be  greatly  pleased.  My  apologies 
to  any  such  thinkers,  but  I  don't  be- 
lieve a  word  of  it. 

The  day  of  our  greatest  opportuni- 
ty is  before  us.  God  told  us  to  "Go" 
and  "Preach"  and  "Teach."  There  are 
the  millions— even  the  billions— who 
have  never  heard  of  Jesus  Christ  as  the 
Saviour  of  the  world.  God  has  given  us 
the  great  Gospel,  which  is  the  power 
of  God  unto  salvation.  As  long  as  these 
things  are  true,  and  there  are  hundreds 
and  thousands  of  missionaries  going 
out,  and  thousands  upon  thousands  ac- 


cepting Christ,  the  day  of  missions  is 
still  our  opportunity. 

The  "sixth  period"  of  our  foreign 
mission  history  (1951-1960)  was 
spoken  of  as  a  "Decade  of  Doubling." 
In  that  decade  almost  every  area  was 
doubled,  and  yet  the  top  annual  offer- 
ing of  the  period  was  only  slightly  over 
$300,000.  What  marvelous  things  God 
has  wrought  in  the  years  since  that 
decade!  Does  this  give  us  courage  and 
faith  to  ask  concerning  the  years  in  the 
immediate  future?  Do  we  have  the 
faith  to  ask  God  for  another  doubling 
in  the  decade  we  are  entering 
(1976-1985)?  I  believe  we  do,  and  if 
we  join  in  the  united  desire,  I  believe 
God  will  grant  it. 

Two  million  dollars  as  an  annual  of- 
fering for  Brethren  Foreign  Missions 
by  1985!  It  will  be  needed— every  dol- 
lar of  it.  God  is  able— abundantly  able 
(II  Cor.  9:8).  He  can  make  us  able  to 
give  it— and  more,  too.  Are  we  willing 
to  make  this  our  faith  goal  and  prayer 
goal?  This  is  our  responsibility  to 
decide.  It  is  only  an  average  increase  of 
10  percent  per  year  for  this  decade.  In 
the  history  of  our  Society  there  have 
been  a  number  of  years  when  our  in- 
crease has  exceeded  that  amount.  Let's 
ask  God,  and  trust  God,  to  enable  us 
and  to  make  us  willing  to  be  used  in 
reaching  this  ten-year  goal. 

Two  million  dollars  annual  offering 
for  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  by 
1985! 

[FMS  Editor's  Note:  Dr.  Russell  D.  Barnard 
has  had  a  long  association  with  Brethren 
Foreign  Missions,  first  as  a  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees  and  then  as  General  Secre- 
tary of  the  Society.  Although  at  the  end  of 
1966  he  officially  retired  after  20  years  of 
service  as  General  Secretary,  he  then  served 
for  several  years  in  a  part-time  ministry  as  a 
traveling  missions  conference  speaker.  Pres- 
ently he  and  Mrs.  Barnard  reside  at  the 
Grace  Village  Retirement  Complex  at 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana.) 


Actual  gifts  from  the  churches  amounted  to  $926,000.  The  million-dollar  goal  was 
reached  through  several  estate  gifts. 


MARCH   1,   1976 


Th© 


By  Rachael  Picazo/Haiti 


(FMS  Editor's  note:  Two  teams  of  missionaries  are  currently  speal<ing  in  missionary  conferences  in  Bretti- 
ren  ctiurcties  across  tf)e  U.S.  Thie  following  article  seems  appropriate  and  may  offer  help  to  those  families 
who  will  serve  as  hosts  to  our  missionaries.  The  article  is  reprinted  by  permission  of  Oriental  Missionary 
Society  OutreachJ 


So  you  are  going  to  entertain  a  missionary!  What  will  he  like  to  eat?  What  roonn  would  he  like  to  stay  in? 
What  should  I  do  to  keep  him  happy? 

Well,  being  a  missionary,  I  have  some  very  pleasant  memories  of  perfect  hostesses.  So  maybe  I  can  pass 
along  some  of  their  secrets. 

First  of  all,  just  remember  missionaries  are  very  human.  We  get  tired,  need  a  drink,  and  like  to  wash  our 
hands  like  you  do.  We  like  to  be  treated  as  any  guest  except  for  certain  demands  necessarily  made  upon  us 
which  require  "special  handling"  by  the  hostess.  The  list  is  not  long,  and  it's  easy  to  remember  (at  least  for 
me,  since  these  things  are  important  to  me). 


1.  The  missionary  needs  rest. 

So  often  the  missionary  has  traveled  and  had  little  sleep.  I  remember 
working  until  well  past  midnight  one  Friday  getting  the  last-minute 
things  ready  for  our  missionary  trip.  At  5  a.m.  1  was  up  again,  four 
children  all  ready  to  go  by  nine  o'clock.  They  do  a  tremendous  job  of 
helping,  but  my  early  start  is  essential  if  we  are  to  arrive  on  time. 

I  drove  about  250  miles  that  day,  we  had  our  service,  and  after 
taking  time  to  greet  people,  it  was  eleven  o'clock  before  we  got  to  our 
hostess'  house.  The  four  hours  of  sleep  had  been  used  up.  Even  the 
floor  looked  inviting,  if  I  could  just  lie  down! 

What  blessed  words  are  these:  "Here  is  your  room. 
Just  feel  free  to  go  to  bed  any  time.  But  if  you  wish 
to  stay  up  .  .  .  ." 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


2.  The  missionary  likes  simple  food. 

On  the  mission  field  we  are  accustomed  to  simple  fare.  Then  when  we 
come  home  and  loving  hands  prepare  luscious  pork  chops,  ice  cream,  pie 
topped  with  whipped  cream— how  we  do  enjoy  it.  But  lo,  how  distressing 
to  discover  we  are  piling  on  the  pounds.  We  are  in  a  strait  between  offend- 
ing our  hostess  or  adding  to  our  avoirdupois.  Really,  the  simple  dishes  you 
would  serve  your  own  family  please  us  best. 


■^  The  missionary  needs  privacy. 

This  does  not  mean  a  separate  room— it  simply  means  time  to  himself. 
Where  does  the  missionary  get  his  inspiration  for  the  messages  he  gives  day 
after  day,  week  after  week?  Even  though  much  of  the  information  is 
repeated,  there  must  be  a  fresh  anointing  for  each  service,  each  message. 
The  missionary  gets  that  from  God— from  communion  with  Him. 

If  you  are  sleeping  your  missionary  on  the  living  room  couch,  and  the 
house  is  full  of  lively  children,  perhaps  when  you  see  your  missionary  get 
out  his  Bible,  you  can  remind  the  children  he  doesn't  want  to  talk  to  them 
for  a  few  minutes.  And  you  can  postpone  your  conversation  with  him 
until  you  see  he  is  through. 


4.  The  missionary  needs  your  TLC  (Tender  Loving  Care)  forever. 

Four  of  the  most  dreaded  words  to  a  missionary  are:  "Do  you  remember  me?" 

Since  that  very  delightful  time  I  spent  in  your  home  (and  you  were  the  perfect  hostess) ,  I  have  been  in 
117  other  homes  scattered  over  13  states  and  23,000  miles.  Your  face  is  familiar— but  where  did  I  see  it? 
Haiti?  Pennsylvania?  Florida?  At  the  Greenwood  convention,  you  are  out  of  your  setting.  I  might  not 
recognize  a  relative  in  that  crowd. 

What  a  blessed  balm  to  the  tortured  missionary's  soul  to  have  that  familiar-faced  man  come  up  and  say, 
"I  am  Bill  Tatum  from  Sacramento,  South  Dakota."  (Bill  Tatum— that  name  should  strike  some  bell.)  "I  ate 
dinner  with  you  in  your  home  in  Haiti  when  I  came  on  the  IVIFMI  crusade  three  years  ago."  (No  wonder  he 
looked  familiar.)  "I  was  the  one  that  fell  off  the  horse  going  up  the  mountain."  (Oh,  yes!  I  remember  now. 
How  could  I  ever  forget?)  "It  sure  is  good  to  see  you  again." 

And  I  am  never  more  sincere  than  when  I  clasp  his  hand  and  reply,  "It's  good  to  see  you,  too,  Bill." 

Not  a  question  as  to  my  faulty  memory— he  jogged  it  up  good.  Bless  the  kind  people  who  realize 
missionaries  forget,  and  save  us  the  embarrassment  of  having  to  admit  it  again. 

So  you  are  to  hostess  or  host  a  missionary?  Maybe  someday  I  will  have  the  privilege  of  returning  the 
favor  to  you  in  Haiti.  You  know  what  I'm  going  to  do?  I'm  going  to  keep  this  list  and  reread  it  before  you 
come.  I  want  to  remember  how  it  feels  to  be  a  guest  in  someone's  home,  and  not  forget  the  most  important 
things  to  do.  ^^ 


MARCH    1,    1976 


ALLEGHENY  DISTRICT 

Accident,  Md S 

Aleppo,  Pa 

Boswell,  Pa.  (Laurel  Mountain)    .... 

Coolville,  Ohio 

Coraopolis,  Pa 

Cumberland,  Md 

Grafton,  W.  Va 

Jenners,  Pa 

Listie,  Pa 

Meyersdale,  Pa 

Meyersdale,  Pa.  (Summit  Mills)    .... 

Parkersburg,  W.  Va 

Somerset,  Pa 

Stoystown,  Pa.  (Reading) 

Uniontown,  Pa 

Washington,  Pa 

Westernport,  Md 

Allegheny  District,  Misc 

Total $ 

FLORIDA   DISTRICT 

Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla $ 

Fort  Myers,  Fla 

Maitland,  Fla 

North  Lauderdale,  Fla 

Okeechobee,  Fla 

Orlando,  Fla 

Ormond  Beach,  Fla 

Pompano  Beach,  Fla 

St.  Petersburg,  Fla 

West  Palm  Beach,  Fla 


IOWA   DISTRICT 

Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa 
Dallas  Center,  Iowa 
Davenport,  Iowa  .  . 
Des  Moines,  Iowa  . 
Garwin,  Iowa  .... 

Leon,  Iowa    

North  English,  Iowa 

Omaha,  Nebr 

Waterloo,  Iowa  .  .  . 
Winona,  Minn.    .  .  . 


$         1,381.00 

9,329.55 

1,002.88 

25.92 

4,555.20 

2,228.26 

260.00 

93.00 

7,526.20 

150.00 

Total $       26,552.01 


MICHIGAN  DISTRICT 

Alto,  Mich $ 

Berrien  Springs,  Mich 

Jackson,  Mich 

Lake  Odessa,  Mich 

Lansing,  Mich 

New  Troy,  Mich 

Ozark,  Mich 

Michigan  District,  Misc 

Total 


MID  ATLANTIC   DISTRICT 
Alexandria,  Va 

Hagerstown,  Md.  (Calvary)  .  . 
Hagerstown,  Md.  (Gay  Street) 
Hagerstown,  Md.  (Grace)  .  .  . 
Hagerstown,  Md.  (Maranatha) 

Lanham,  Md.  (First)    

Martinsburg,  W.  Va 

Seven  Fountains,  Va 


3,753.25 
328.08 
437.50 

1,494.96 
222.50 

3,282.50 

330.12 

173.34 

$       10,022.25 


1,616.49 
1,496.33 
6,716.25 
10,567.89 
2,103.20 
4,179.49 
4,471.20 
100.00 


•••*•*•**••*•***•*••*•**•**•****•*********** 


FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY  OF  THE  BRETHREN  CHURCH 


ANNUAL 


-¥ 

M 

M 
-¥• 


JANUARY  1,  1975  TO  DECEMBER   31,   1975 


INDIANA  DISTRICT 

Berne,  Ind 

Clay  City,  Ind 

Elkhart,  Ind 

Flora,  Ind 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  (First) 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  (Grace)    .... 

Goshen,  Ind 

Indianapolis,  Ind 

Kokomo,  Ind.  (Indian  Heights) 
Kokomo,  Ind.  (North  Kokomo) 

Leesburg,  Ind 

Osceola,  Ind 

Peru,  Ind 

Sidney,  Ind 

South  Bend,  Ind 

Warsaw,  Ind 

Winona  Lake,  Ind 

Indiana  District,  Misc 

Total 


$        6,411.62 

420.00 

5,612.70 

2,449.55 

9,436.97 

869.34 

1,568.65 

1,106.78 

1,103.24 

236.06 

2,487.25 

7,908.02 

2,571.14 

3,175.97 

2,827.21 

9,244.60 

14,046.41 

55.12 

$      71,530.63 


Temple  Hills,  Md 

Virginia  Beach,  Va 

Waynesboro,  Pa 

Winchester,  Va 

Mid-Atlantic  District,  Misc. 
Total 


2,275.94 

375.15 

5,857.24 

7,109.27 

170.29 

$      47,038.74 


NORTHERN   ATLANTIC   DISTRICT 

Bethlehem,  Pa ; 

Dillsburg,  Pa 

Elizabethtown,  Pa 

Harrisburg,  Pa 

Hatboro,  Pa 

Hope,  N.  J 

Lancaster,  Pa 

Lititz,  Pa 

Manheim,  Pa 

Mt.  Laurel,  N.  J 

Myerstown,  Pa 

New  Holland,  Pa 

Palmyra,  Pa 


176.50 

785.87 
3,103.10 
4,788.88 
2,099.00 

150.00 
7,009.72 
2,966.66 
2,639.94 

869.50 

10,224.77 

5,467.26 

2,574.04 


8 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Philadelphia,  Pa.  (First)    

Philadelphia,  Pa.  (Third) 

Telford,  Pa 

Wrightsville,  Pa 

York,  Pa 

Northern  Atlantic  District,  Misc.    .  .  . 

Total 

NORCAL   DISTRICT 

Chico,  Calif 

Grass  Valley,  Cahf 

Modesto,  Calif.  (Greenwood)     

Modesto,  Calif.  (La  Loma)    

Ripon,  Calif 

Sacramento,  Calif 

San  Jose,  Cahf 

Tracy,  Calif 

Nor-Cal  District,  Misc 

Total 

NORTHCENTRAL   OHIO   DISTRICT 

Ankenytown,  Ohio 

Ashland,  Ohio  (Grace) 

Ashland,  Ohio  (Southview) 

Bowling  Green,  Ohio 

Columbus,  Ohio  (East  Side)    

Columbus,  Ohio  (Grace) 

Danville,  Ohio    

Findlay,  Ohio 

Fremont,  Ohio  (Chapel) 

Fremont,  Ohio  (Grace)     

Gallon,  Ohio    

Johnstown,  Ohio    

Lexington,  Ohio 

Mansfield,  Ohio  (Grace) 

Mansfield,  Ohio  (Woodville)    

Total 

NORTHEASTERN   OHIO   DISTRICT 

Akron,  Ohio  (Fairlawn) 

Akron,  Ohio  (First) 

Canton,  Ohio 

Cleveland,  Ohio    

Cuyahoga  Falls,  Ohio 

Elyria,  Ohio 

HomervUle,  Ohio    

Middlebranch,  Ohio 

Minerva,  Ohio    

Norton,  Ohio 

Rittman,  Ohio 

Sterling,  Ohio 

Wooster,  Ohio    

Total 

NORTHWEST   DISTRICT 

Albany,  Oreg 

Beaverton,  Oreg 

Grandview,  Wash 

Gresham,  Oreg 

Harrah,  Wash 

Kenai,  Alaska 

Kent,  Wash 

Mabton,  Wash 

Prosser,  Wash 

Richland,  Wash 

Spokane  Valley,  Wash 

Sunnyside,  Wash 

Toppenish,  Wash 

Yakima,  Wash 

Total 


7,817.24 
5,864.56 
7,618.00 

847.55 
6,308.59 

352.86 
$      71,664.04 


$  80.00 

60.00 

1,364.15 

11,924.00 

1,300.00 

1,551.58 

797.21 

600.00 

700.00 

$       18,376.94 

$         3,365.57 

10,520.00 

2,632.76 

91.00 

2,165.83 

16,488.64 

924.00 

877.85 

642.45 

4,818.90 

970.35 

635.10 

1,478.98 

12,993.92 

2,555.42 

$       61,160.77 

$  505.85 

7,532.38 

5,148.90 

834.61 

1,907.00 

991.75 

7,094.43 

11,792.00 

898.67 

2,098.22 

9,770.15 

1,630.11 

37,059.94 

$      87,264.01 

$  950.00 

787.53 

1,388.65 

350.31 

3,519.95 

532.00 

1,377.04 

1,521.32 

158.69 

113.96 

153.49 

13,122.32 

1,924.18 

1,997.19 

$      27,896.63 


ROCKY   MOUNTAIN   REGION   DISTRICT 

Albuquerque,  N.  Mex.  (Heights)     ...   $         1,650.49 

Albuquerque,  N.  Mex.  (Grace) 184.60 

Arvada,  Colo 713.11 

Beaver  City,  Nebr 252.53 

Cheyenne,  Wyo 300.00 

Colorado  Springs,  Colo 754.04 

Counselor,  N.  Mex 1,590.00 

Denver,  Colo 1,068.67 

Longview,  Texas 187.02 

Portis,  Kans 2,726.00 

Taos,  N.  Mex 479.88 

Rocky  Mtn.  Region  District,  Misc.    .  .  31 .55 

Total $        9,937.89 

SOUTHEAST  DISTRICT 

Aiken,  S.  C $  150.00 

Anderson,  S.  C 130.00 

Atlanta,  Ga 2,835.23 

Boones  Mill,  Va 100.00 

Buena  Vista,  Va 2,796.92 

Covington,  Va 2,279.1  7 

Holhns,  Va.  (Patterson  Memorial)     .  .  2,267.00 

Johnson  City,  Tenn 375.24 

Radford,  Va 716.05 

Richmond,  Va 343.97 

Riner,  Va 277.00 

Roanoke,  Va.  (Clearbrook) 896.35 

Roanoke,  Va.  (Garden  City) 1,000.00 

Roanoke,  Va.  (Ghent) 4,756.50 

Roanoke,  Va.  (Gospel) 77.13 

Roanoke,  Va.  (Washington  Heights)    .  1,539.70 

Telford,  Tenn 2,711.47 

Willis,  Va 70.00 

Total $      23,321.73 

SOUTHERN   CALIF.  ARIZONA   DISTRICT 

Anaheim,  Calif $         2,724.00 

Beaumont,  Calif 6,215.29 

BeU,  Cahf 829.30 

BeUflower,  Calif 12,660.17 

Cypress,  Calif 3,933.71 

Fillmore,  Cahf 80.00 

Glendale,  Cahf 391.85 

Glendora,  Calif 812.30 

Goleta,  Calif 582.09 

Hemet,  Cahf ■  377.00 

La  Verne,  Calif 1,834.17 

Long  Beach,  Calif.  (Community)   ...  1,830.52 

Long  Beach,  Calit.  (First  Brethren)  .  .  40,414.89 

Long  Beach,  Calif.  (Los  Altos) 3,1 19.65 

Long  Beach,  Calif.  (N.  Long  Beach).  .  49,975.66 

Los  Angeles,  Calif.  (Community)   ...  845.00 

Mission  Viejo,  Calif 250.00 

Montclair,  Calif 394.00 

Norwalk,  Cahf 2,325.62 

Orange,  Calif 2,102.48 

Phoenix,  Ariz.  (Grace) 1,757.00 

Phoenix,  Ariz.  (Northwest) 187.15 

Rialto,  Calif 1,168.00 

Rowland  Heights,  Calif 370.30 

San  Bernardino,  Calif 1,746.59 

San  Diego,  Calif 1,128.18 

San  Ysidro,  CaUf 1 15.02 

Santa  Marie,  Calif 674.67 

Seal  Beach,  CaUf 3,231.44 

Simi,  Calif 1,045.47 

South  Pasadena,  Calif 612.99 

Temple  City,  Calif 646.50 


MARCH   1,   1976 


Tucson,  Ariz 

West  Covina,  Calif 

Westminster,  Calif 

Whittier,  Calif.  (Community)    

Whittier,  Calif.  (First)    

So.  Calif. -Ariz.  District,  Misc 

Total $ 

SOU T H FRN  OHIO  DISTRICT 

Brookville,  Ohio $ 

Camden,  Ohio    

Clayhole,  Ky 

Clayton,  Ohio    

Covington,  Ohio 

Dayton,  Ohio  (Basore  Rd.) 

Dayton,  Ohio  (First) 

Dayton,  Ohio  (Huber  Heights) 

Dayton,  Ohio  (North  Riverdale)     .  .  . 
Dayton,  Ohio  (Patters"on  Park)     .... 

Englewood,  Ohio    

Kettering,  Ohio    

Sinking  Spring,  Ohio 

Trotwood,  Ohio 

Troy,  Ohio     

Union,  Ohio 

Vandalia,  Ohio 

West  Alexandria,  Ohio 

Southern  Ohio  District,  Misc 

Total $      48,801.73 


553.00 

1,053.90 

691.54 

23,674.04 

17,086.70 

57.06 

187,497.25 

6,844.98 

319.95 

145.00 

1,367.25 

181.33 

284.50 

11,589.82 

1,667.35 

9,041.78 

2,393.00 

8,963.25 

1,133.28 

1,346.80 

1,457.50 

418.81 

309.26 

1,237.63 

44.74 

55.50 

WESTERN   PENNSYLVANIA   DISTRICT 

Altoona,  Pa.  (First) $         2,162.50 

Altoona,  Pa.  (Juniata)    3,022.00 

Armagh,  Pa 616.86 

Conemaugh,  Pa 7,5  56.24 

Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Pike) 7,543.62 

Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Singer  Hill) 3,606.45 

Duncansville,  Pa.  (Leamersville)  ....  6,333.82 

Everett,  Pa 5,641.70 

HoUidaysburg,  Pa.  (Vicksburg)     ....  6,163,57 

Hopewell,  Pa 680.07 

Indiana,  Pa 570.85 

Johnstown,  Pa.  (First) 13,154.00 

Johnstown,  Pa.  (Riverside) 5,641.75 

Kittanning,  Pa.  (First)    12,268.74 

Kittanning,  Pa.  (North  Buffalo)   ....  1,359.43 

Martinsburg,  Pa 9,619.67 

Western  Pennsylvania  District,  Misc.   .  257.40 

Total $      86,198.67 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Akron,  Ohio  (HUlwood  Chapel)  ....  $            944.02 

Brooksville,  Fla 16.00 

Aiea,  Hawaii     105.00 

Wahiawa,  Hawaii 195.49 

National  Miscellaneous 68,139.04 

National  SMM    1,325.00 

National  WMC 22,683.74 

Estates 252,174.88 

Total $    345,583.17 


***********     TOTAL  GIFTS  TO   FMS $1,177,869.37        *********** 


Chiir#i#s  Ix###i  ^9j 


1.  Long  Beach,  Calif .  (N.  Long  Beach)  .  $49,975.66 

2.  Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First  Brethren)  .  40.414.89 

3.  Wooster,  Ohio     37,059.94 

4.  Whittier,  Calif.  (Community) 23,674.04 

5.  Whittier,  Calif.  (First)     17,086.70 

6.  Columbus,  Ohio  (Grace) 16,488.64 

7.  Winona  Lake,  Ind 14,046.41 

8.  Johnstown,  Pa.  (First)    13.154.00 

9.  Sunnyside,  Wash 13,122.32 

10.  Mansfield,  Ohio  (Grace) 12,993.92 

U.  Bellflower,  Calif 12,660.17 

12.  Kittanning,  Pa.  (First)    12,268.74 

13.  Modesto,  Calif.  (La  Loma)    11,924.00 

14.  Middlebranch,  Ohio 11,792.00 

15.  Dayton.  Ohio  (First) 11 ,589.82 

16.  Hagerstown,  Md.  (Grace)    10,567.89 

17.  Ashland,  Ohio  (Grace) 10,520.00 

18.  Myerstown,  Pa 10,224.77 

19.  Rittman,  Ohio    9,770.15 

20.  Martinsburg,  Pa 9,619.67 

21.  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  (First) 9,436.97 

22.  Dallas  Center,  Iowa 9,329.55 

23.  Warsaw,  Ind 9,244.60 

24.  Dayton,  Ohio  (North  Riverdale)  .  .  .  9,041.78 

25.  Englewood,  Ohio     8,963.25 

26.  Osceola,  Ind 7,908.02 

27.  Philadelphia,  Pa.  (First)    7,817.24 

28.  Telford,  Pa 7^618.00 

29.  Conemaugh,  Pa 7,556.24 

30.  Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Pike) 7'543.62 

31.  Akron,  Ohio  (First) 7,532.38 

32.  Waterloo,  Iowa 7,526.20 

33.  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla 7,520.53 

34.  Uniontown,  Pa 7  414  75 

35.  Winchester,  Va 7109  27 

36.  Honierville,  Ohio 7  094  43 

37.  Lancaster,  Pa 7009  72 


38.  Brookville,  Ohio 6 

39.  Hagerstown,  Md.  (Gay  Street)    ....  6 

40.  Berne,  Ind 6 

41.  Meyersdale,  Pa 6 

42.  Duncansville,  Pa.  (Leamersville)   ...  6 

43.  York,  Pa 6 

44.  Beaumont,  Cahf 6 

45.  HoUidaysburg,  Pa.  (Vicksburg)  ....  6 

46.  Philadelphia,  Pa.  (Third) 5 

47.  Waynesboro,  Pa 5 

48.  Johnstown,  Pa.  (Riverside)    5 

49.  Everett,  Pa 5 

50.  Elkhart,  Ind 5 

51.  New  HoUand,  Pa 5 

52.  Canton,  Ohio 5 

53.  Fremont,  Ohio  (Grace) 4 

54.  Harrisburg,  Pa 4 

55.  Roanoke,  Va.  (Ghent)    4 

56.  Maitland,  Fla 4 

57.  Garwin,  Iowa 4 

58.  Martinsburg,  W.  Va 4 

59.  Fort  Myers,  Fla 4 

60.  Lanham,  Md.  (First)     4 

61.  Cypress,  Cahf 3 

62.  Alto,  Mich 3, 

63.  Parkersburg,  W.  Va 3, 

64.  Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Singer  Hill) 3 

65.  Harrah,  Wash 3 

66.  Ankenytown,  Ohio    3 

67.  New  Troy,  Mich 3, 

68.  Seal  Beach,  Calif 3' 

69.  Sidney,  Ind 3, 

70.  Long  Beach,  CaliL  (Los  Altos)  ....  3! 

71.  Elizabethtown,  Pa 3, 

72.  Altoona,  Pa.  (Juniata)    3,1 

73.  Listie,  Pa 3 


844.98 

,716.25 
411.62 
,360.57 
,333.82 
308.59 
,215.29 
163.57 
,864.56 
,857.24 
,641.75 
,641.70 
,612.70 
,467.26 
,148.90 
,818.90 
.788.88 
756.50 
716.00 
555.20 
471.20 
397.64 
179.49 
933.71 
753.25 
683.05 
606.45 
519.95 
365.57 
282.50 
231.44 
175.97 
119.65 
103.10 
022.00 
016.35 


^ath 

aims  African 

rangelical  Leader 


Word  has  come  of  the  death  by  drowning  of  Dr. 
Byang  Kato  on  Decennber  19,  1975.  Dr.  Kato  was  the 
General  Secretary  of  the  A.E.A.M.  (Association  of 
Evangelicals  of  Africa  and  iVladagascar)  and  an  out- 
standing evangelical  voice  in  Africa  today.  Humanly, 
his  death  seems  a  great  loss  to  the  evangelical  cause  in 
Africa,  but  God's  ways  are  great  and  beyond  our  un- 
derstanding. 

The  A.E.A.M.  was  organized  in  1966  in  response 
-to  a  call  for  a  united  stand  for  the  cause  of  Christ  in 
Africa.  At  the  Second  General  Assembly  of  the 
A.E.A.M.,  held  in  February,  1973,  Dr.  Kato  was 
elected  the  first  African  General  Secretary  of  the 
organization. 

The  "Association  des  Eglises  Evangeliques  Cen- 
trafricaines"— the  Brethren  church  in  the  Central 
African  Republic— is  a  member  of  the  A.E.A.M.  The 
new  seminary  being  built  at  Bangui  is  being  backed 
by  the  A.E.A.M.  (Recent  FMS  publications  have 
carried  several  articles  on  the  seminary.)  Brethren 
missionary  Don   Hocking  knew  Dr.  Kato  personally. 

Under  the  heading  of  "Why  We  Exist,"  the 
A.E.A.M.  states  the  following: 

"As  evangelicals  in  Africa  we  want  to  stand  to- 
gether for  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and  for  the  truth  of 
His  Word.  The  Protestant  Church  in  Africa  is  pre- 
dominantly evangelical  in  belief.  Yet  in  recent  years 
the  voices  of  liberal  theology  and  syncretistic  uni- 
versalism  have  been  invading  African  ecclesiastical 
leadership.  Evangelical  Christians  share  a  faith  and  a 
fellowship  that  is  our  common  heritage,  and  we  real- 
ize that  the  challenges  facing  us  demand  cooperation. 


"For  these  reasons  the  A.E.A.M.  was  established: 

1)  To  provide  spiritual  fellowship  as  a  means  of 
united  action  among  Christians  of  like  precious 
faith. 

2)  To  manifest  before  the  world  true  Biblical 
unity. 

3)  To  promote  evangelism  and  church  growth. 

4)  To  alert  Christians  to  theological  trends  that 
undermine  the  scriptural  foundation  of  the 
Gospel. 

5)  To  render  special  services  for  all  men,  but 
especially  for  those  'of  the  household  of  faith' 
(Gal.  6:10)." 

"The  A.E.A.M.  holds  to  the  conservative  evangelical 
doctrinal  position  which  includes  a  belief  in  the  fol- 
lowing .  .  ."  and  the  statement  of  faith  follows. 

The  A.E.A.M.  maintains  its  headquarters  at 
Nairobi,  Kenya.  Excerpts  from  a  headquarters  com- 
munication concerning  Dr.  Kato's  death  follow: 

"It  is  with  deep  sorrow  that  we  share  with  you  the 
news  of  the  death  by  drowning  of  our  General  Secre- 
tary, Dr.  Byang  H.  Kato,  who  was  also  the  Executive 
Secretary  of  our  Theological  Commission.  This  tragic 
accident  happened  on  the  19th  of  December,  shortly 
after  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Kato  and  their  two  sons  had  begun 
a  much  deserved  holiday  at  the  Kenya  coast.  The 
Katos'  daughter,  Deborah,  had  left  for  Nigeria  on  De- 
cember 14  to  spend  the  holidays  with  relatives  and  to 
look  into  the  possibilities  of  entering  nurses  training 
next  year. 

"After  family  devotions  on  the  morning  of  the 
19th  (Jonathan's  17th  birthday).  Dr.  Kato  took  the 
boys  in  the  car  to  give  Paul  his  first  driving  lesson. 
Upon  their  return,  Byang  and  the  boys  walked  at  low 
tide  to  a  pool  located  between  the  shore  and  the  coral 
reef.  After  swimming  awhile,  the  boys  said  it  was 
about  time  for  lunch.  Their  father  said,  'You  go  on 
in,  and  I'll  come  shortly.'  After  a  half  hour  later,  they 
began  to  wonder  why  their  father  had  not  returned. 
Mrs.  Kato  and  the  boys  walked  along  the  beach  in 
different  directions  looking  for  him,  but  could  not 
find  him.  Then  others  began  to  look.  That  night,  at 
low  tide,  a  group  of  rhen  in  boats  using  lights 
searched  in  vain.  At  low  tide  again  the  next  morning 
the  search  was  renewed,  and  his  body  found  at  1 1 :30 
about  100  meters  from  where  the  boys  had  left  him. 

"Dr.  Kato  was  a  swimmer.  The  postmortem  re- 
vealed no  indications  as  to  why  he  drowned.  No  one 
saw  what  actually  happened.  When  he  left  Nairobi,  he 
was  physically  exhausted  from  a  month  of  strenuous 
work  during  the  AEAM  Theological  Conference  and 
then  as  an  observer  at  the  World  Council  of  Churches 
Assembly." 

Dr.  Kato,  39,  was  born  in  West  Africa,  and  had  a 
keen  mind.  His  educational  background  included  a 
B.D.  degree  from  London  Bible  College  and  London 
University,  an  S.T.M.  with  honors  at  Dallas  Theologi- 
cal Seminary,  and  a  Th.D.  at  Dallas  also.  An  adapted 
version  of  his  doctoral  thesis  was  published  recently 
by  Evangel  Publishing  House  in  Nairobi  under  the 
title  of  "Theological  Pitfalls  in  Africa." 

He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Jummai,  and  three  chil- 
dren, Deborah  (18),  Jonathan  (17),  and  Paul  (15).     - 


1,    1976 


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begins— Sarurdav.  .^ug.  !4— and  wiD  feamre  nips  lo  ra'O 
islands  and  a  Sunday"  %Tai  to  our  Brethren  churcbes.  Cost 
wSl  be  S475-  Brochures  describing  the  complete  package 
are  now  available.  Write  for  your  cop>— Brethren  Mis- 
skman  Herald.  Box  544.  Winona  Lake.  Ind.  46590:  or 
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•C — ^rrence  bwosins    j\  fisting  of  available  fagusing  for 

-_:_;- 1^  conference  tMs  year  appears  iii  the  cnrrent  issue 
; :  r  .-  Deronom.  The  listing  also  appeared  in  the  Jan. 
1  and  Jan.  15  issues  of  the  Brcihren  Misrlon^)'  Herald. 
You  may  choose  lodgins  offered  in  private  homes  or 
area  motels,  bm  you  are  encouraged  to  mate  reserva- 
~:-"  ::-':  "r  avoid  disappoinimenL  National  conference 
1  -Vj£-  6-13  at  the  Fust  Brethren  ChurclL 
Lcz^  bii-zz,  California. 

•:  -'Fir--,     -^"OW!  What  an  exploaon!  No. 

ibr  . '  _  ■ .  -  iidn't  blow  up.  nor  did  a  split  occur— but  an 
explcs;         '  -       -      -as  the  purpose  for  lasr  Sun- 

day's C  -    :  T    .re. ...  To  conunission  some 

; :  :.".-  ~  ;  r.  .  _  .  —  in  the  church  to  besin  a  neit 
"r-  i;  -.  ^  ._..  :_'  -y  to  do;  however.  Fm  con- 
Tiaced  That  ::  ...  : : ;  dace  a  spiriiual  growth  in  the  lives 
of  aH  who  are  j:. .  c^'.  cd."  This  quotation  from  Pastor  G. 
Forrest  Jackson  -a-a^  made  in  reference  to  lie  commis- 
stoning  of  21  members  of  the  First  Brethren  Church  who 
pfeiteed  tbemselvK  to  b^in  a  new  church  in  the  Center- 
Tflk  area,  which  is  approximately  1 5  mites  from  Dayton. 

•  Lr.iii  Pi .  Five  years!  Thai's  how  kwg  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  has  been  in  busines  for  the  Lord.  Some  of 
the  records  of  these  5  years  are  as  foDows: 

From  124  in  19^1  to  238  in  1975  (Bible  Schocd)-78 

pa- cent  increase 
From   139  in  1971   to  264  in  1975  (Moming  War- 
ship)—90  percent  increase 
From  102  in  1971   to  12"?  in  1975  (Ev«oii^  Wor- 

sfc^J— 25  percent  increase 
From   87  in    1971    to    106  in  1975  (PtavCT  Meet- 

ia£>— 22  percent  increase. 
Radar  Jeiiy  Youik  asks:  "What  wH  the  records  show 
at  the  ead  of  ibe  next  5  years? 

•Middletranch.  Ohio  "Bi  \-ite~-the  last  Sonday  n^t 
of  eaA  Booth  ia  this  year  wil  be  a  tnae  of  specif 
uai*Hn  ia  heepme  with  this  Biceateanid yea^.  The  pas- 
tor's  Meg^Es,  spedal  reports,  sfides,  aad  Sais  wJA  be 
iraiiailiii  of  God's  Messmes  tqma  Anoica  and  <rf  oar 
Christiaa  heritage.  Genld  Kdey,  pastor. 


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'  :     Oh>o    ''i^esi  Homer  B-; :'":;"  .  .\fieT  com- 

rli-.::L£  If  years  of  service  at  the  West  Homer  Brethren 
Church,  the  pastor  was  extended  a  unanimous  caD  to 
serve  26  years.  Pastes"  and  Mrs.  Robert  Holmes  were  also 
given  tickets  for  a  trip  to  Israel. 


Weddings 


A  six-—  ; 

aid   B  ; 

the  o'^  ; 


;  sutjscription  to  ttie  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
»  subsctitjers  wtiose  addresses  are  supplied  by 

ister. 


Doris  Kauiz  and  Barn^  Martin,  Jan.  2,  1976.  Grace 
Brethren  Church.  Myerstown.  Pa. 

Mar>"  Sunthimer  and  Richard  Misner.  Jan.  24.  at  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Cuyahoea  Falls.  Ohio. 

•  Modesto.  Calif.  <  La  Lo-  "'Zack.  Jr.,"  a  folk  musical 
was  recently  presented  by  the  Jet  Cadets  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church.  "Zack.  Jr."  is  the  story  of  a  kid,  his 
tree  hotise.  his  friends  and  his  encounter  with  Jesus.  In 
fact,  the  entire  Zacchaeus  family  was  revolutionized  by  a 
visit  from  Jesus!  It  was  interesting  to  overhear  a  discus- 
2on  by  the  Jet  Cadets  as  to  why  they  were  doing  "Zack, 
Jr."^  One  comment  was.  T;o  make  God  happy."  I  Soiiiids:j 
Eke  those  Jet  Cadets  had  the  right  motive  in  mind!) 

•  ictniiof'^.  Pi    I  First-    The  congregation  voted  per- 
misson  to  the  yooiK  people  to  hc^d  paper  stufiTiKS,  car 
washes,  "slave"  days,  garage  sales,  and  so  on.  to  raise] 
saooey  for  air  fare  and  SI 00  cost  for  a  week  at  national 
oonfereoce  this  .August  in  Cafif.  Wesley  Haller.  past  rr. 

•  It  is  v»ith  thanks  to  the  L:'i 
and  joyful  anticipation  that  the  First  Church  lo::-.s  :;:- 
ward  to  the  arrival  of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Tenyl  Deiane> . 
Pasi<»  Deianey  wiD  assume  the  pastoral  duties  at  the 
church  as  soon  as  all  the  details  involved  in  moving  from 
Redmood,  Wash.,  to  Whittier  can  be  accomplished.  Re- 
cenilv'  Mr.  Deianey  has  been  the  DirectcH-  of  Mas  Com- 
munications, American  Board  of  Missions  to  the  Jew's. 

•  •*"•  i  ■  -  - "  i  :  r.  -  •  r  Contests  do  have  a  way  of  creating 
enthusiasm,  and  four  churches  in  Pennsyh^ania  (Vicks- 
borg.  Leamersville.  Martinsburg.  Altoona  [First] )  are  in 
a  FRIENT)LY  ■llght-to-win"  church  contest.  At  the  end 
of  the  year  pen:eot^es  of  increase  will  be  determined 
(neser  a  decrease— surely !). 

-Ajiother  contest  is  takii^  place  between  the  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  of  .Albuquerque,  N.  Mex.,  and  Ar- 
vada,  Cc4o.  A  quote  from  a  bulletin  of  one  of  the  partici- 
paiing  dnndies  says:  "Let's  pray  they  win,  but  that 
they  leaMf  have  to  WORK!" 


BRFTHREN  MISSIONARY   HERALD 


•  Chica;j<'— Charles  W.  Colson,  once  known  as  the  "White 
House  hatchet  man"  and  the  "wiliest  man  in  Washing- 
ton" ...  is  now  devoting  full  time  to  a  unique  prison 
ministry  for  Jesus  Christ. 

Colson  received  Christ  nearly  three  years  ago  at  the 
height  of  the  Watergate  controversy.  He  served  seven 
months  in  Maxwell  Prison,  Montgomery,  Ala.,  and  be- 
came convinced  of  the  need  for  a  prison  ministry  and  a 
new  method  of  rehabilitation. 

Colson  and  co-workers  select  Christian  inmates  from 
various  federal  prisons,  and  take  them  to  Freedom 
House  in  Washington  for  two  weeks  of  Bible  study  and 
fellowship  with  some  Christian  congressmen.  Then  when 
they  return  to  the  prison,  they  share  their  faith  with 
fellow  inmates.  It  has  been  found  that  prisoners  many 
times  do  not  trust  an  outsider,  but  they  will  trust  a 
fellow  inmate.  They  are  finding  that  this  type  of  minis- 
try is  most  effective  on  a  one-to-one  basis.  That's  the 
way  it  is  on  the  outside  too! 

•  Fremont,  Ohio  (Gracey  The  S60,000  debt  on  the  land 
is  now  paid  in  full  and  Grace  Brethren  are  thanking  the 
Lord  for  this  achievement.  All  building  fund  money  re- 
ceived in  the  future  will  be  directed  specifically  to  the 
new  building.  J.  Ward  Tressler,  pastor. 

•  Annual  Chant-  Rev.  Arthur  Carey,  506  Walsh  St.. 
Grass  Valley,  Calif.  95945.  Indiana,  Pa.,  Grace  Brethren 
Church  secretary:  Mrs.  Roy  Bowser,  R.  R.  1,  Rural  Val- 
ley, Pa.  16249.  Grace  Brethren  Chapel  (Dryhill),  R.  R.  3, 
Box  136,  Hyden,  Ky.  Alexandria,  Va.,  Grace  Brethren 
Church.  P.O.  Box  2018,  Ale.\andria,  Va.  22301. 


In  Memory 

Notices  in  this  corumn  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

ROUGH,  Essie.  Jan.  1,  had  been  a  member  of  the  First 
Brethrijn  Church  of  Whittier.  Calif.,  since  1940.  Merton 
Lambert,  assoc.  pastor. 

UPDIKE,  Murl,  Jan.  28.  Rev.  Murl  Updike  was  ordained 
to  the  Christian  ministry  on  Nov.  9.  1975,  and  had  been 
ser\'ing  as  pastor  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Riner, 
Va.,  until  his  sudden  home  going  due  to  a  massive  heart 
attack. 

WEBB.  Earl,  Jan.  16.  \  longtime  member  of  the  Peru 
Brethren  Church.  James  Marshall,  pastor. 

Our  church  recently  filled  72  "Love 
Loaves."  With  this  tangible  expression  of  our  love  for 
the  world's  needy,  every  household  in  our  church  was 
able  to  help  feed  the  hungry  in  the  drought-stricken 
nations  of  .Africa.  India  and  other  countries  of  .A.sia.  The 
Love  Loaf  Program  was  a  cooperative  effort  between  the 
Lanham  church  and  World  Vision  International.  Also  40 
percent  of  the  offering  went  to  Relief  ,\gency-Brethren. 
We  are  thanking  God  for  His  many  blessings  and  for 
helping  our  people  show  compassion  in  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ. 

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1975  Brethren  Annuals  for  anyone  who  would  like 
copies.  You  may  have  any  you  desire  for  SI. 00  each,  to 
cover  postage  and  handling  charges.  Send  your  request 
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"Don't  Ever  Marry  a  Doctor!"  That 
was  the  title  of  an  article  which  ap- 
peared in  a  magazine  I  happened  to  be 
reading.  Of  course,  it  caught  my  eye 
immediately;  I  was  interested  in  learn- 
ing why  I  shouldn't  have  done  what  I 
did. 

The  article  had  been  written  by  a 
doctor's  wife,  recently  divorced  from 
her  husband.  She  had  failed  to  count 
the  cost  before  she  entered  into  this 
union,  and  when  the  tremendous 
weight  of  family  responsibilities  fell 
upon  her  shoulders,  she  caved  in. 

This  doctor's  wife  quite  obviously 
didn't  know  my  Lord.  He  has  tremen- 
dously big  shoulders!  When  I  finally 
came  to  the  place  that  I  just  couldn't 
handle  it  alone,  I  shifted  the  weight  to 
His  shoulders.  In  some  ways  I  can 
identify  with  this  woman— and  I  did  so 
at  one  time,  but  then  my  little  project 
was  labeled  self-pity.  When  I  needed 
his  help  with  my  sick  children,  he  was 
always  somewhere  helping  somebody 
else's  (or  so  it  seemed).  When  the  day 
of  certain  social  obligations  arrived,  so 
did  somebody's  baby.  When  I  was  in 
the  hospital,  guess  whose  husband  never 
came  to  see  her  during  visiting  hours? 
When  it  came  time  for  the  children  to 
be  taken  to  piano  and  voice  lessons, 
peewee  football  practice,  band  prac- 
tice, cheerleading  practice  and  so  on, 
guess  who  was  never  home  in  time  to 
take  them?  Yes,  life  is  very  demand- 
ing, isn't  it? 

Well,  the  Lord  cornered  me  one  day 
and  made  me  feel  very  much  ashamed 
of  myself.  He  had  shown  His  love  for 
me  by  giving  His  very  life.  He  didn't 
resent  it  one  bit,  and  He  certainly 
didn't  complain.  He  did  it  because  He 
loved  me.  Now,  it  was  time  for  me  to 
give  myself  to  Him— and  to  others, 
too!  Everything  I  do  must  be  because  I 
love  Him. 

My,  how  my  attitude  changed  after 
that.  No  sooner  had  I  surrendered  than 
the  Lord  took  those  responsibilities 
away  and  sent  me  to  the  mission 
field— to  new  responsibilities,  more  dif- 
ficult and  more  demanding,  but  now  I 
share  them  with  Him  and  He  helps  me 

MARCH    1,    1976 


By  Mrs.  William  Walker 


climb  over  them.  What  a  difference. 

The  Lord  is  taking  such  good  care 
of  our  girls  in  the  States.  I  never  cease 
to  be  amazed.  Karen  is  a  junior  and 
Linda  a  sophomore  at  Grace  College 
this  year.  David  and  Janet  attend 
school  in  Zaire.  Sometimes  they  fly 
over;  sometimes  they  go  by  boat 
across  the  river.  Tina  is  in  sixth  grade 
at  Bata  and  lives  with  the  Peters  family 
for  nine  weeks  at  a  time.  It  is  a  lonely 
time  for  us,  but  when  they  return  we 
make  up  for  it.  My  husband's  responsi- 


bilities weigh  heavily  upon  him  now 
during  the  absence  of  Dr.  Larry  Pfah- 
ler,  but  the  Lord  is  ever  faithful  and 
continues  to  uphold  him  through  your 
prayers,  for  which  we  thank  you,  and 
Him. 

My  responsibilities  are  the  same  as 
for  homemakers  everywhere,  perhaps  a 
little  more  involved.  Boiling  and  filter- 
ing water,  making  bread  and  rolls, 
cooking  fresh  vegetables  (I  always 
bought  canned  ones  at  home),  cooking 
on  a  wood  stove,  supplying  the  refrig- 
erator with  kerosene,  and  scrubbing 
cement  floors.  Of  course,  there  are  the 
pet  monkeys,  Nip  and  Tuck,  and 
Mishy  the  cat  to  be  fed  every  day. 
There  are  two  guest  houses  to  keep 
clean,  and  it  is  also  my  responsibility 
to  plan  and  prepare  meals  for  guests 
arriving  on  the  station.  (No  motels 
along  this  road.)  I  am  helping  Mary 
Cripe  in  the  pharmacy,  and  am  helping 
two  African  teenage  boys  to  learn  to 
play  the  accordion  during  Evelyn 
Tschetter's  furlough  in  the  States. 
Also,  I'm  assisting  OTN  (WMC) 
women  with  their  kambas  (badges) 
during  the  absence  of  Linda  Pfahler. 
Most  of  my  work  is  behind  the  scenes, 
but  I  enjoy  it  immensely. 

One  of  my  favorite  jobs  is  to  back 
up  my  husband  and  children  (among 
others,  of  course,  but  "they"  take 
priority)  in  prayer,  and  then  sit  back 
and  watch  the  Lord  work.  Fascinating! 

Here  we  take  time  for  coffee  and 
prayer  at  9:30  each  morning  to  keep 
us  aware  of  each  other's  prayer  bur- 
dens since  our  work  lies  in  so  many 
different  areas.  This  is  a  real  joy  as  we 
gain  an  insight  into  each  other's  work, 
and  it  keeps  our  hearts  united  as  we 
praise  the  One  behind  it  all. 

Thank  you  for  selecting  me  to  be 
one  of  your  1975-76  Birthday  Mission- 
aries. May  the  Lord  bless  in  your  work 
there  as  He  is  blessing  here— saving 
lives,  spiritually  and  physically. 

P.S.  I  have  never  regretted  for  one 
minute  my  marriage  to  the  doctor  God 
gave  me.  Had  I  not  married  him,  I 
might  not  ever  have  met  my  Lord.      «'''i' 


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Thls-n-Thal 


Each  year  in  our  WMC  programs  there  is  a 
definite  theme  to  follow  for  the  devotional 
meetings.  How  interesting  and  blessed  it  is  to 
review  the  list  and  see  how  each  year's  idea  has 
blended  with  the  one  before  and  after  it.  To 
quote  from  the  book,  Through  the  Years  with 
WMC,*  "The  list  of  yearly  themes  and  Scrip- 
tures ...  is  an  evidence  of  the  definite  leading  of 
the  Holy  Spirit  in  calling  WMC  women  to  a 
closer  walk  and  fuller  life  of  service  for  Christ." 

"From  Darkness  to  Light"  we  can  see  the 
"Marks  of  Discipleship."  We  want  to  be  "Fit  for 
the  Master's  Use"  "To  the  Praise  of  His  Glory." 
"Come  Ye  Apart,"  "As  Unto  The  Lord"  in  "Our 
Daily  Walk."  This  is  just  skimming  the  top.  You 
can  find  others  that  will  remind  you  of  the  story 
of  service  in  WMC. 

"For  your  copy  of  this  book  send  $1  to  Miss  Joyce  Ashman, 
602  Chestnut  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590,  and  ask  for  it 
by  title. 


wiie 


WMC  is  a  set  of  letters  that  are  very  versatile. 
Women's  Missionary  Council  is  the  original 
meaning,  but  our  motto  has  also  been  connected 
with  the  words-Women  Manifesting  Christ.  In  a 
time  of  need  for  our  general  fund  some  years 
ago  it  was  suggested  they  could  stand  for  With- 
out Much  Cash.  Another  use  that  was  suggested 
has  to  do  with  our  service  and  outreach  minis- 
tries through  the  grace  of  God-Women's  Miracle 
Corps.  Do  you  have  an  original  use  of  the  initials 
that  represents  some  area  of  WMC?  Let  us  know 
about  it.  We  can  share  them  with  others. 


I  have  taught  a  class  for  many  years; 
Bore  many  burdens— toiled  through  tears; 
But  folks  don't  notice  me  a  bit, 
I'm  so  discouraged— 
I'll  just  quit. 

Sometime  ago  I  joined  the  choir 
That  many  souls  I  might  inspire; 
But  folks  don't  seem  moved  a  bit. 
So  what  use  to  sing? 
I'll  just  quit. 

I've  labored  long  in  women's  work. 
And  not  a  task  did  ever  shirk. 
But  folks  have  talked  a  little  bit. 
And  I  won't  stand  it— 
I'll  just  quit. 

I've  led  young  people  day  and  night 
And  sacrificed  to  lead  them  right. 
But  folks  won't  help  me  out  a  bit. 
And  I'm  so  tired— 

I  think  I'll  quit. 

Christ's  cause  Is  hindered  everywhere 
And  folks  are  dying  in  despair. 
The  reason  why?  Just  a  bit. 
The  church  is  full  of  folks  who  quit! 

Author  Unknown 


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MISSIONARY   BIRTHDAYS  -  MAY   1976 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  2  7  and  28 
of  the  1976  Brethren  Annual.^ 

AFRICA 

Daniel  Keith  Hoclcing May  21,  1958 

ARGENTINA 

Michael  Andrew  Hoyt May  8,  1975 

Kathryn  Ann  Hoyt May  13,  1974 

Philip  Anthony  Hoyt     May  16,  1971 

BRAZIL 

Nathan  Allan  Johnson May  14,  1959 

Mrs.  Ernest  H.  Bearinger    May  15 

EUROPE 

Mrs.  Larry  A.  DeArmey May  5 

Mr.  Larry  A.  DeArmey    May  9 

Mr.  David  W.  Shargel May  23 

MEXICO 

Mrs.  James  P  Dowdy    May  4 

Lorita  Marguerita  Guerena May  9,  1958 

IN   THE   UNITED  STATES 

Janine  Marie  Hammers     May  1 1,  1971 

450  Broadmeadows  Blvd.,  Apt.  306,  Columbus,  Ohio  43214. 
Mrs.  Earle  C.  Hodgdon     May  13 

c/o  Mr.  Guy  Hodgdon,  R.  R.  2,  West  Salem,  Ohio  44287. 
Mrs.  Larry  L.  Pfahler May  1  7 

450  Broadmeadows  Blvd.,  Apt.  115,  Columbus,  Ohio  43214. 
Mr.  Daniel  L.  Hammers May  25 

450  Broadmeadows  Blvd.,  Apt.  306,  Columbus,  Ohio  43214. 


WMC  OFFICIARY 

Pres.-Mrs.  Robert  Griffith,  517  WUe  Ave., 

Souderton,  Pa.  18964 
1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Jesse  Deloe,  706  Robson 

Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
2nd     V.     Pres.-Mrs.    Walter    I-retz,    413 

Wooster  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Inu.  46590 
Secy.-Mis.  George  Christie,  910   S.  27th 

Ave.,  Yakima,  Wash.  98902 
Asst.    Secy. -Mrs.    Thomas    Inman,    2244 

Fernwood  Dr.,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

80910 
Fin.  Secy.-Treas.-Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602 

Chestnut    Ave.,    Winona    Lake,    Ind. 

46590.  (All  checks  payable  to  Brethren 

National  WMC.) 
Asst.    to   Fin.   Secy.-Treas.-Mrs.   Ben  Zim- 
merman, R.  R.  1,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Lit.  Secy.-Mrs.  Charles  Koontz,  R.  R.  8, 

Box  157,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-Mrs.  Dan  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Hwy., 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Prayer    Chm.-Mrs.    Richard    Sellers,  4661 

Janis  Dr.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43227 


Offsrlfiji  Emphasis 


Foreign  Mission  Offering— March,  April,  May- 
Goal  $5,500.-BRAZIL-$4,000  will  be  for  a  boat 
and  trail  bike  for  the  river  ministry,  and  the  bal- 
ance toward  building  a  residence  in  the  new  mis- 
sion point  of  Uberlandia. 

Next  month  is  the  biggest  opportunity  of  the 
year  to  support,  on  the  national  level,  our  daugh- 
ter organization— SMM.  Watch  for  it! 


GO  WEST!  or  north  or  south  or  east. 
Whichever  way  is  necessary  for  you  to 
travel  to  conference  1976  at  Long  Beach, 
California.  Make  your  plans  early  and  be  on 
hand  for  all  the  special  blessings  in  store. 


MARCH    1,    1976 


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Dear  WMC  ladies: 

How  is  your  WiVlC  going  by  now?  Do  I  hear,  "Oh,  we  are  nobodies  and  our  WMC  is 
nothing  special."  If  your  WMC  is  nothing  special  it  may  be  that  no  one  is  prepared,  the 
business  is  uninteresting,  and  after  the  meeting  all  you  do  is  gossip.  No  one  will  ever  get 
excited  about  that  kind  of  a  meeting! 

Ladies,  if  we  are  children  of  the  King,  we  are  princesses  and  there  is  not  a  "nobody" 
among  us.  God  doesn't  make  nothings!  Jesus  Christ  did  not  give  His  life  for  "nobodies." 

We  really  need  to  realize  and  hold  on  to  the  beautiful  truth  that  Christians  are  the  very 
best  human  beings.  We  have  the  built-in  potential  for  being  the  best  and  doing  the  very  best. 
We  have  the  inner  resources  that  should  make  us  hold  our  heads  high.  We  are  chosen.  We  are 
redeemed.  We  have  a  known  eternal  destiny.  In  the  light  of  this,  isn't  it  kind  of  unreasonable 
that  we  should  go  around,  as  many  of  us  do,  letting  our  service  for  the  Lord  be  shoddy? 
Also,  the  ladies  that  we  are  trying  to  reach  through  our  WMC's  are  feeling  false  vibrations 
and  they  think  Christianity  is  something  that  deflates  rather  than  energizes  our  total  person- 
ality. 

It  has  been  good  chatting  with  you  this  morning.  We  trust  that  we  have  established  the 
fact  that  we  are  not  "nobodies"  but  "Christ's  somebodies!"  Then  why  does  it  seem  so 
difficult  for  us  to  live  and  act  as  children  of  the  King?  Maybe  we  need  to  go  on  a  little 
crusade  and  point  out  just  who  and  what  we  are.  A  royal  priesthood.  A  chosen  generation. 
People  for  whom  Jesus  has  long  been  preparing  a  wonderful  home.  It  is  because  of  who  and 
what  we  are  that  our  WMC's  should  be  very  special  and  reflect  our  image.  Let  us  act,  think 
and  be  good  examples  to  those  around  us;  because,  remember,  we  are  "Children  of  the 
King!"  Don't  leave  it  all  up  to  the  officers  or  committees— you  do  your  part  in  making  your 
meetings  good  meetings. 

Lovingly, 


Mrs.  Robert  Griffith 

Your  National  WIVIC  President 


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Reports  and  comments  about  success  in  Christian  Education  from  the  Christian 
Education  Department,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590.  Howard  IVIayes, 
director;  James  Long,  assistant  to  the  director. 


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Girlsllan  Ministry 


By  Howard  Mayes 


Taking  potshots  at  people  who  are 
successful  is  as  natural  to  human 
nature  as  breathing.  It  is  too  bad  this 
built-in  tendency  carries  over  into  the 
realm  of  Christian  work  so  often. 

Those  who  have  launched  creative 
and  exciting  promotional  efforts  to  en- 
courage Sunday  School  growth  have 
often  been  the  object  of  misunder- 
standing by  those  whose  priorities  are 
a  little  different  while  attempting  the 
same  goals.  It  is  unfortunate  that  the 
subject  of  the  Sunday  School  bus  min- 
istry has  exploded  as  an  issue  of  con- 
troversy in  fundamental  circles. 

TO   BUS  OR   NOT  TO   BUS 

The  tragedy  is  not  that  issues  and 
methods  are  being  debated  (which  by 
the  way  could  result  in  a  much  needed 
middle-of-the-road  outlook  on  this 
question)  but  that  the  motives  and 
character  of  those  involved  are  being 
freely  slandered  by  both  sides. 

It  is,  in  fact,  possible  for  a  Sunday 
School  with  or  without  buses  to  fail  in 


the  greater  aims  of  discipleship.  Like- 
wise, many  churches  with  large  bus 
ministries  are  succeeding  in  soul- 
winning  and  quality  Christian  educa- 
tion. 

The  one  thing  that  the  Sunday 
School  busing  controversy  proves  is 
the  truth  of  Galatians  5;  15.  (Freely 
paraphrased:  If  you  go  around  biting 
and  devouring  each  other,  don't  be 
surprised  when  you  find  teeth  marks 
all  over  your  own  bodies.) 

BALANCING   EDIFICATION 

NGELISM 
Although  this  twofold  goal  of  the 
church  is  expressed  in  many  different 
terms,  most  would  agree  that  edifica- 
tion and  evangelism  are  both  impor- 
tant priorities  for  the  church.  This 
thesis  is  supported  both  by  Scripture 
and  the  success  stories  of  modern-day 
churches.  But  in  finding  the  balance 
and  implementing  it  there  is  little 
agreement. 

Most  church  leaders  establish  their 


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own  "status  quo"  as  the  proper  bal- 
ance point  and  then  proceed  to  evalu- 
ate other  churches  as  unbalanced  in 
one  direction  or  the  other  depending 
on  how  they  line  up  to  their  personal 
bias.  This  very  human  tendency  of 
"I'm  OK- You're  Not  OK"  leads  us  to 
be  defensive  toward  others  who  are 
doing  either  part  of  the  job  better  than 
we  are.  How  much  better  it  would  be 
if  we  would  recognize  that  diversity  in 
"methodology"  should  not  polarize 
either  side,  but  draw  all  of  us  toward 
the  proper  balance  which  is  sometimes 
elusive  after  years  of  effort.  It  is  more 
likely  that  most  will  continue  to  argue 
that  the  emphasis  with  which  they  are 
most  comfortable,  and  best  equipped 
in  training  and  gifts,  is  the  New  Testa- 
ment Biblical  norm. 

BALANCING 
QUALITY  WITH  QUANTITY 
There  are  two  sides  to  the  quality 
versus  quantity  issue  and  both  can  be 
overplayed  to  the  extreme.  There  may 
be  some  who  do  sacrifice  quality  for 
growth,  but  there  are  also  those  who 
defend  failure  to  grow  by  claiming  an 
unusual  degree  of  pureness  to  their 
motives  and  methods.  John  Zielasko 
wrote  the  following  in  a  recent  issue  of 
the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald. 
"Quantity  and  quality  were  never  in- 
tended to  be  pitted  against  one  an- 
other, and  one  is  hard  put  to  find 
Biblical  support  for  such  a  premise. 
Conversely,  there  is  Biblical  evidence 
for  the  belief  that  God  is  interested  in 
both.  .  .  .  The  church  or  mission  that 
experiences  little  or  no  growth  would 
be  foolish  indeed  to  hide  behind  the 
false  premise  that  God  isn't  interested 
in  quantity,  and  thereby  deceive  itself 
into  believing  that  it  did  possess  quali- 
ty.  ...  God  does  not  place  quantity 

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and    quality    in    opposition— why    not 
strive  for  both?" 

BUT  HOW  FAR  DO  YOU  GO 
IN  PROMOTING  ATTENDANCE? 
A  pastor  of  a  great  church  tells  us 
that  to  get  people  to  hear  the  Gospel 
in  Sunday  School,  he  will  resort  to  any 
method  that  is  not  sinful,  and  launches 
vigorous  efforts  to  attract  people  to 
Sunday  School  with  contests,  prizes, 
and  exciting  promotional  campaigns. 
Another  tells  us  that  using  any  other 
motivation  than  the  "spiritual"  is  in- 
appropriate for  encouraging  church  at- 
tendance. Countless  others  draw  the 
line  somewhere  in  between.  One  writer 
justifies  popcorn,  cotton  candy,  water- 
melon and  a  trip  to  Disneyland  but 
stops  short  of  endorsing  the  use  of 
Bozo  the  Clown.  The  following  points 
may  help  us  keep  our  balance  while 
attempting  to  reach,  teach  and  win 
people  to  Christ. 

(1)  You  can  not  buy  converts,  but 
you  can  legitimately  buy  contacts. 
Spiritual  changes  in  people's  lives  will 
be  accomplished  only  by  "spiritual 
processes."  But  you  can  get  names  and 
addresses  by  giving  away  McDonald's 
hamburgers. 


(2)  In  general,  the  more  contacts 
you  secure  for  your  church,  the  more 
opportunities  you  will  have  for  spiri- 
tual ministry.  However,  as  a  represen- 
tative of  Jesus  Christ  in  your/  com- 
munity you  are  responsible  not  only 
for  the  public  image  you  intend  to 
build  for  His  church  but  the  one  you 
actually  do  build. 

(3)  Intermediate  goals  such  as 
getting  riders  for  a  church  bus  are 
never  ends  in  themselves  but  can 
create  an  open  door  for  soul-winning. 

(4)  Reaching  folks  with  an  atten- 
dance promotion  campaign  is  not 
synonymous  with  evangelization,  but  a 
personal  contact  in  Sunday  School  at- 
tendance can  be  an  important  first 
step  toward  evangelization. 

(5)  We  need  to  be  tolerant  of 
diversity  in  operation.  It  has  been  well 
said;  "I  like  the  way  he's  doing  it  bet- 
ter than  the  way  I'm  not  doing  it." 
Methods  suitable  in  one  place  may  not 
be  suitable  everywhere,  however. 

(6)  There  is  no  consistent  evidence 
that  those  who  promote  numbers  in 
Sunday  School  contests  are  content 
with  lower  levels  of  teaching  than 
those  who  disparage  numerical  growth. 


(7)  We  should  not  be  pressured  to 
choose  between  quantity  and  quality. 
It's  not  an  either/or  matter  but  a 
both/and  matter. 

(8)  Gimmicks  and  prizes  can  be 
used  effectively  to  support  more  noble 
motivations.  Giving  a  small  tangible 
prize  in  an  attendance  campaign  does 
not  eliminate  the  intangible  and  great- 
er benefits  of  the  Bible  teaching  thus 
provided.  Too  much  emphasis  on  gim- 
micks may  however  make  it  difficult 
for  people  to  keep  their  major  goals  in 
priority. 

(9)  Contests  and  promotional 
campaigns  can  greatly  increase  a 
church's  effectiveness  in  establishing 
lines  of  communication  to  the  neigh- 
borhood. The  fact  that  these  lines 
were  opened  through  a  promotional 
campaign  does  not  mean  that  they 
cannot  also  be  used  effectively  for  the 
greater  purposes  of  evangelism  and  dis- 
cipleship. 

(10)  Sunday  School  bus  ministry, 
like  any  other  effort  in  attendance 
building,  must  contribute  to  a  healthy 
balance  between  edification  and  out- 
reach. A  healthy  church  should  be  able 
to  support  an  aggressive  outreach  ef- 
fort without  losing  its  equilibrium.    # 


PBH  JKIBJEHT 


A  computer-evaluated  Sunday  School  report  of  the 
National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches 


JANUARY  CONTEST  WINNERS 


Div.    Church 


A  -  Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First) 

B   —  Johnstown,  Pa. 

(Riverside) 

C   —  Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Pike) 

D   —  Union,  Ohio 

E   —  Washington,  Pa. 

F    —  Conemaugh,  Pa. 

(Singer  Hill) 

G   —  Norton,  Ohio 

H  —  Okeechobee,  Fla. 

I     -  Dillsburg,  Pa. 

J    —  Anderson,  B.C. 

N  —  No  one  qualified 


Pastor 

David  Hocking 

Don  Rough 
Kenneth  Koontz 
Ron  Picard 
Shimer  Darr 

Marvin  Lowery 
Robert  P.  Combs 
Charles  R.  Davis 
Lee  Dice 
Marion  Thomas 


Superintendent 

Roy  Halberg 

Leroy  Spangler 
Jack  Griffith 
Carl  Trimble 
R.  Dennis  Malone 

Gail  Howie 
Dwight  Stair 
Steve  Roger 


Jack  Broyles 


RECORD  ATTENDANCES:  Prosser,  Wash.-123;  Canton,  Ohio-174; 
Aiken,  S.C.-39;  Lititz,  Pa. -286;  Spokane,  Wash. -56;  Long  Beach,  Calif. 
(First)-2,055;  Kenai,  Alaska-70. 


^Average  attendance  of  all  reporting  Sun- 
day Schools*— January  1975—163;  Jan- 
uary 1976-162. 

♦Growth    index    based    on    187    reporting 
churches: 
January     1975    weekly    average    atten- 

dance-29,722 
January     19  76    weekly    average    atten- 
dance-30,207 

Net  Gain  in  reporting  churches— 485  per- 
sons or  up  1 .6  percent 

♦Summary 

84  churches  registered  increases  totaling— 

2,222 
100    churches    registered    losses   totaling— 

1,737 

Largest    numerical    increase— Long   Beach, 

Calif.  (First  Brethren) 
Largest     percentage     increase— Anderson, 

S.C. 

*  The  larger  the  number  of  reporting 
churches,  the  more  accurately  these  figures 
will  represent  the  church  growth  picture  of 
the  NFBC.  We  urge  the  total  support  of  the 
churches  of  the  NFBC  in  this  computer- 
evaluated  church  growth  analysis  which  is 
provided  free  of  charge  to  churches  of  the 
Fellowship  by  the  Christian  Education  De- 
partment. 


MARCH    1,   1976 


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This  is  the  story  of  Larry  DeGolyer. 

Larry  is  a  new  Christian.  Just  two  years  old  in  the  Lord. 

Larry  is  also  a  bus  pastor.  An  enthusiastic,  hardworking  bus  pastor. 

At  the  suggestion  of  his  sister-in-law,  Larry  and  his  wife.  Sue,  visited  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  St. 
Petersburg.  (Larry's  sister-in-law  attends  our  church  in  Indianapolis.)  After  they  attended  they  were  visited 
by  Pastor  Williann  Tweeddale  and  Pastor  Sam  Baer. 

Two  weeks  later  the  DeGolyers  both  received  the  Lord.  The  following  Sunday  they  made  a  public 
declaration  of  their  faith. 

Larry  is  a  salesman.  Salesmen  often  make  good  bus  pastors.  The  St.  Petersburg  church  lined  him  up 
with  a  route  and  six  riders  for  his  first  Sunday. 

Larry  is  a  hard  worker,  and  hard  work  is  precisely  what  he  put  into  his  efforts  as  a  bus  pastor. 

The  result?  After  10  months  as  a  bus  pastor,  Larry  had  50  riding  his  bus. 

The  church  decided  it  would  be  appropriate  to  "celebrate"  Larry's  first  anniversary  as  a  bus  pastor 
and  challenged  him  with  the  goal  of  75  riding  his  bus  on  that  Sunday. 

Two  weeks  before  his  "anniversary"  he  had  65  riders. 

One  week  before  he  had  57. 

Postcards  went  out  during  the  week  encouraging  kids  to  support  Larry. 

When  his  anniversary  Sunday  came  his  "attendance"  was  unusually  good.  As  he  drove  into  his  last 
stop,  a  mobile  home  park,  they  counted  the  riders  ...  55.  And  as  kids  piled  on  the  bus  they  kept  count- 
ing ..  .  60,  then  70,  then  75  (his  goal).  When  the  last  child  got  on  the  bus  Larry  could  hardly  contain 
himself. 

When  the  total  was  announced  in  church,  the  whole  congregation  was  surprised  at  how  super- 
abundantly God  answered  their  prayers.  Larry  did  not  have  the  75  they  prayed  for,  he  had  90  riders  that 
morning. 

That  morning  25  boys  and  girls  indicated  they  were  inviting  Jesus  to  be  their  Saviour.  There  were  268 
people  who  had  come  to  church  on  buses.  The  church's  record  of  274  on  buses  was  broken  three  weeks 
later  when  286  rode. 

For  men  like  Larry  DeGolyer,  being  a  bus  pastor  has  proved  to  be  a  rewarding  ministry. 

1— Pastor  Sam  Baer  giving  last  minute  instructions  to  the  boys  before  he  let  the  pig  go  at  the  special  bus-promotional  rally. 
There  was  a  huge  circle  of  boys  competing  for  the  $3  first  prize.  2— Bus  Pastor  Larry  DeGolyer,  far  right  holding  a  child, 
had  90  on  his  bus  for  his  one-year  anniversary.  The  goal  for  the  day  was  75.  Pastor  Sam  Baer  presenting  the  boy  and  girl 
winners  of  the  pig  and  chicken  chase  with  $3.  a  piece— center  of  picture.  3— Larry  DeGolyer  presents  1 8  certificates  to  bus 
children  who  had  perfect  attendance  for  the  first  half  of  the  year.  4— Pastor  Sam  Baer  presenting  Larry  DeGolyer  with  a 
plaque  on  his  one-year  anniversary  in  the  bus  ministry. 


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Dear  Christian  Education  Department  Staff, 

Well,  here  I  am  again.  Time  has  really  gone  quickly  since  I  sent  my 
last  letter  to  you. 

I  finally  finished  up  Sango  study  about  the  end  of  October.  Have  to 
admit  I  was  sort  of  ready  for  a  change  of  pace.  However,  I  am  thankful 
for  the  time  spent  at  Bata  and  what  I  was  able  to  learn  while  studying 
there. 

After  language  study,  I  traveled  up  toward  Batangafo  with  the 
Williams.  My  first  two  weeks  with  them  were  spent  at  Bouka,  just  south 
of  Batangafo,  while  Bob  Williams  held  classes  for  pastors  in  the  area. 
This  gave  me  an  added  opportunity  to  extend  my  Sango  studies  as  I  sat 
in  on  the  classes  with  him.  Not  only  was  my  Sango  given  a  boost,  but 
the  studies  which  were  in  Romans  and  Revelation  were  especially  inter- 
esting and  beneficial.  Real  spiritual  food. 

While  at  Batangafo  and  Bouka  I  had  a  chance  to  play  my  guitar  and 
sing  on  a  couple  of  Sundays.  It  was  a  bit  challenging  to  me  as  the 
people  love  "something  new"  and  they  drank  it  in.  After  that  I  decided 
it  was  easier  singing  for  them  than  it  was  back  home!  I 
.  Also,  I've  been  given  the  opportunity  to  pray-which  may  not  seem 
like  much,  but  in  another  language  it  is  the  most  challenging  thing  I've 
done  here.  The  Lord  sees  me  through  and  I  know  that  I  can  trust  Him 
to  give  me  the  strength  to  do  those  things  which  do  not  seem  possible. 
And  without  Him  they  are  not  possible!! 

Please  keep  praying  for  me.  I  want  these  next  few  months  to  con- 
tinue to  be  the  time  of  spiritual  growth  that  the  last  few  months  have 
been. 

In  Him, 
Tom 


Tom  Ryerson  is  currently  serving  with  the 
TIME  program  in  the  Central  African  Re- 
public. The  TIME  program  is  a  ministry  of 
the  Christian  Education  Department. 


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Cover  Photo:  Construc- 
tion of  the  new  Grace 
Brethren  Church  in 
Cypress,  California,  trans- 
formed the  old  ranch 
property  to  the  best  cor- 
ner in  town.  (Photo  by 
Robert  W.  Thompson) 


TJie  Best  Corner  in  Cypress    4 

Reaching  Jews  for  Jesus 6 

To  earnestly  strive    10 

Finances:  Hindsight  and  Foresight 11 

BMH  Nev/s  Summary 12 

Grace  News  Notes    14 

Peace  Is  Departing  from  the  Earth 16 

Reflections  of  Student  Teaching    18 

Offering  Report  from  Brethren  Men 23 


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Foreign  Missions— Rev.  John  Zielasko 
Grace  Schoo!s~Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt 
Home  Missions— Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 
Chiistian  Ea.-Rev.  Howard  Mayes 
WMC— Mrs.  Daniel  Pacheco 
SMM— Mrs.  Kyie  Bergen 


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Dear  Mr.  Turner, 

I  regret  that  I  cannot  continue  my 
syndicated  column  CHURCH  FI- 
NANCE. No  more  manuscripts  will  be 
sent  to  you. 

Thank  you  for  your  response  and 
support. 

Sincerely  Yours, 
Manfred  Hoick,  Jr. 


Dear  Readers, 

We  regret  the  announcement  that 
the  Church  Finance  Column  will  be 
discontinued.  Many  excellent  re- 
sponses and  words  of  appreciation 
have  come  to  us  from  churches  about 
the  column  and  the  excellent  material 
presented  in  it.  The  final  column  has 
been  prepared  for  a  soon  release  in  the 
Herald. 

Another  new  column  will  be  ap- 
pearing in  place  of  CHURCH  FI- 
NANCE column.  The  new  feature  will 
be  entitled  "Best  of  the  Bulletins"  and 
will  be  gleanings  of  anecdotes  and 
stories  from  the  church  bulletins  that 
come  to  our  office.  It  will  appear  once 
a  month— watch  for  the  first  column. 
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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


The  Pet  Rocks  Are  Dying 


By  this  time  the  whole  world  must  have  heard  the 
unbelievable  story  of  pet  rocks.  A  man  of  unlimited 
vision  and  one  who  had  the  great  conviction  that  people 
are  not  too  bright  decided  to  sell  rocks  to  people.  The 
cost  on  a  retail  basis  was  to  be  $4,  and  with  the  rock  you 
received  instructions  on  the  care  and  training  of  it. 
People  really  did  not  buy  the  rock  as  such,  they  bought 
a  very  clever  idea. 

Most  people  who  bought  the  pet  rocks  found  them  to 
be  friendly,  loyal,  clean,  trustworthy  and  very  good  lis- 
teners. In  fact  many  claim  that  the  conversation  with 
their  pet  rock  was  a  bit  one-sided,  but  perhaps  there  was 
an  advantage  there.  Their  pet  rock  never  interrupted 
them  and  that  was  nice.  Some  claimed  they  had  trouble 
housebreaking  their  new  pets,  but  these  cases  were  very 
few.  Others  liked  the  fact  that  their  pet  rock  did  not 
consume  large  amounts  of  food,  and  that  is  a  real  ad- 
vantage in  this  period  of  inflation. 

One  of  the  more  resourceful  churches  on  the  West 
Coast  put  an  ad  in  the  paper  advertising  "Funerals  for 
Your  Pet  Rock— Cost:  $5."  I  presume  the  only  way  you 
could  tell  it  had  died  was  because  it  was  "stone  cold." 
My  pet  rock  died  before  I  bought  it,  at  least  it  did  in  my 
mind.  I  felt  I  did  not  want  to  be  faced  with  taking  into 
my  life  an  object  only  to  be  separated  from  it  at  some 
later  date.  So  I  did  the  cowardly  thing  and  avoided  the 
attachment  to  escape  the  sorrow. 

But  back  to  the  man  who  perpetrated  this  wild  idea. 
The  net  result  was  ...  he  claimed  he  made  two  million 
dollars  in  only  several  month's  time.  If  I  understand 
mathematics  at  all  the  whole  thing  works  out  to  making 
$33,333.33  a  day.  Slightly  higher  than  the  average  wage 
for  ministers,  or  even  editors  for  that  matter. 

I  had  several  regrets  about  the  whole  story.  The  big- 
gest one  was  I  did  not  think  of  the  idea  first.  This  caused 
me  great  sorrow  and  a  resolve  to  do  better  next  time. 
But  there  is  something  else  here  for  a  little  thought  and 
consideration.  I  think  the  man  did  a  masterful  job  of 
communication  and  was  innovative  beyond  the  normal 
level  of  practice.  He  took  a  worthless  object  and  made  it 
into  a  clever  object  of  the  imagination  of  people.  He 
translated  a  piece  of  stone  worth  a  fraction  of  a  penny 
into  something  that  brought  laughter  and  fun  into  the 
lives  of  thousands  of  people.  In  our  dull,  drab,  cynical 
and  pessimistic  world  he  had  people  smiling,  joking  and 
communicating  with  one  another.  All  of  this  over  a  gift- 
boxed  rock  with  some  cleverly  worded  instructions  for 
the  care  of  your  new  acquisition.  But  like  all  things  of 
this  nature  every  pet  rock  will  die.  Suffering  from  ne- 
glect it  will  soon  gather  dust  and  then  be  moved  to  an 
out-of-the-way  place  to  be  discarded.  The  rock  will  die 
in  the  imaginations  of  people  and  be  gone. 

Why  is  it  that  something  of  value  more  precious  than 
rubies  does  not  capture  the  imaginations  of  us  as  be- 


lievers? The  Living  Rock,  Christ  Jesus,  can  transform  the 
lives  of  people  and  change  the  course  of  history,  but  we 
as  the  church  communicate  Him  in  such  a  restrained  and 
unexcited  way.  Our  concern  lacks  imagination  and  our 
wisdom  remains  dormant  while  the  world  stirs  the 
thoughts  of  people  with  a  pet  rock  and  a  thousand  other 
passing  delights. 

We  have  something  to  say;  let  us  stand  up  and  say  it. 
Let's  tell  the  world,  and  the  community  right  where  we 
live,  of  the  love  of  God  and  the  joy  of  Jesus  Christ.  Let's 
speak  of  the  Rock  that  can  bring  forth  living  life  and 
spiritual  and  emotional  delights.  A  promise  for  time  and 
a  true  hope  of  eternity.  What  the  world  does  for  material 
rewards,  we  should  be  performing  out  of  a  response  of 
love. 

The  pet  rocks  and  the  clever  ideas  come  and  go,  and 
as  believers  we  shake  our  heads  in  dismay  as  to  why 
people  respond  to  such  silly  little  concepts.  Is  it  because 
they  have  so  very  little  in  life  to  delight  them?  Is  it 
because  there  is  a  great  void  that  needs  filling  with  some- 
thing that  is  important  and  eternal?  Is  it  because  we  have 
not  yet  learned  to  communicate  the  reality  of  God  to 
these  hungry  hearts? 

The  pet  rocks  are  dying— clever  ideas  of  the  world  die 
quickly!  Let  us  give  mankind  something  of  substance 
and  truth— the  message  of  the  love  of  God. 


Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


MARCH    15,    1976 


corner  in  Cypress 


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By  Ross  D.  Martin 

Pastor,  Cypress,  California 


Former  pastor,  Dr.  Charles  Mayes,  super- 
vised and  participated  in  the  building  pro- 
gram.   


One  year  after  Pastor  Ross  Martin  (left)  arrived  on  the  field,  the  Cy- 
press church  went  self-supporting. 


Come  with  me  today  and  stand  on 
the  corner  of  Orange  Avenue  and 
Juanita  Street  in  Cypress,  California! 
To  the  north  just  across  Orange 
Avenue  is  Cypress  College,  and  tower- 
ing above  the  modern  campus  build- 
ings we  see  the  magnificent  snow- 
capped San  Gabriel  mountains.  Turn- 
ing to  the  south  and  looking  down 
Juanita  Street,  we  see  lovely  new 
homes  and  feel  the  sea  breeze  blowing 
warm  and  fresh  from  the  Pacific  Ocean 
just  six  miles  away.  To  the  west  down 
Orange  Avenue  is  Long  Beach,  site  of 
this  year's  national  conference  and 
home  of  the  world's  most  famous  ship, 
the  Queen  Mary.  To  the  east  is  Ana- 
heim and  fun-filled  Disneyland.  In  the 
midst  of  all  this,  God  is  building  a  part 
of  His  Church  on  this  busy  corner. 

The  transformation  of  the  corner 
from  rural  ranch  to  suburban  church 
began  on  May  7,  1969,  when  24  Breth- 
ren met  in  the  Cypress  home  of  the 


Charles  Ladd  family  and  organized  a 
Brethren  church.  Services  began  that 
same  month  in  the  Christine  Swain 
Elementary  School  and  the  congre- 
gation soon  called  its  first  pastor,  Paul 
Morris. 

The  old  ranch  property  on  the 
corner  was  purchased  in  June  1971, 
but  the  church  continued  to  meet  for 
the  next  few  months  in  the  elementary 
school.  In  December  of  1972  the  con- 
gregation called  Dr.  Charles  W.  Mayes, 
who  served  as  interim  pastor  for  three 
years.  Services  were  soon  moved  to  the 
remodeled  ranch  house  and  under  Dr. 
Mayes'  leadership  an  ambitious  build- 
ing program  was  begun.  With  a  great 
amount  of  volunteer  help  by  both 
local  and  visiting  Brethren,  the  new 
building  was  ready  for  dedication  on 
June  9,  1974. 

In  December  of  1974,  the  congre- 
gation extended  a  call  to  its  present 
pastor,    Ross    D.    Martin.    Until    that 


time,  the  church  had  been  a  self- 
supporting  Home  Missions  point  but 
now  with  the  expense  of  a  new  build- 
ing and  a  full-time  pastor  the  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council  began  partial 
support.  During  1975,  however,  God 
opened  the  windows  of  heaven  and 
poured  out  blessings  upon  the  church 
in  Cypress.  Both  the  local  congre- 
gation and  the  Home  Missions  Council 
quickly  realized  that  the  church 
should  be  self-supporting  once  again  as 
of  January  1,  1976. 

The  Brethren  in  Cypress  agree  that 
there  are  several  reasons  for  these  \ 
many  blessings  from  the  hands  of  God. 
Among  these  are:  a  desire  to  com- 
municate the  saving  grace  of  Jesus 
Christ,  reliance  upon  the  Holy  Spirit, 
faithful  and  dynamic  teaching  of  the 
Scriptures,  real  Christian  love  for  God 
and  others,  and  active  prayer  and 
financial  support  of  both  foreign  andj 
home  missions. 

Progress  and  change  have  happened! 
fast  here  on  the  corner  of  Orange  and| 
Juanita  in  Cypress.  Even  now  new  pro- 
grams and  buildings  are  planned  which! 
will  again  change  the  appearance.  The! 
things  around  the  corner,  the  moun-j 
tains,  the  ocean,  yes,  even  Disneyland] 
will  all  change  too.  The  Bible  tells  usj 
that  such  things  will  pass  away,  butl 
the  work  which  has  been  started  onj 
our  corner  will  have  results  which  will] 
last  throughout  eternity. 


Looking  out  over  the  smiling  faces, 
the  speaker  felt  a  sense  of  pride  .  .  . 
pride  in  a  people  for  faithfully  stick- 
ing to  the  task  in  the  face  of  great  ad- 
versity. Church-planting  demands  a 
certain  kind  of  people  that  are  willing 
to  forsake  the  comfort  and  advantages 
of  an  established  work  in  order  to  ex- 
tend the  testimony  of  Christ  in  a  new 
community.  Like  others  before  them, 
they  have  placed  their  lives,  their 
money,  their  homes,  their  time,  and 
their  individual  talents  on  the  line  for 
Christ.  Today  was  an  opportunity  to 
pause  and  reflect  on  the  goodness  of 
God  in  sustaining  them  through  the 
travail  and  trials  so  characteristic  of 
new  works. 

There  were  those  familiar  faces  so 
dear  to  the  one  bringing  the  message 
of  the  day  but  of  particular  signifi- 
cance were  the  many  people  whose 
contribution  was  equally  important. 
They  were,  in  a  sense,  the  very  pur- 
pose of  the  ministry  in  Cypress.  Boys 
and  girls,  men  and  women,  in  this 
bustling  Southern  California  communi- 


ty who  are  now  a  part  of  the  family  of 
God  because  others  had  cared  and  paid 
a  price  to  bring  them  the  good  news. 
It  was  obvious  to  anyone  observing 
these  happy  people  that  all  those  days 
of  backbreaking  labor,  endless  hours 
of  preparation,  countless  discourage- 
ments and  disappointments  in  the 
mundane  and  routine  avenues  of  ser- 
vice were  unimportant  in  the  light  of 
the  victory  being  celebrated  on  this  oc- 
casion. Another  BRETHREN  HOME 
MISSIONS  CHURCH,  dedicated  to 
Christ  and  the  ministry  of  His  Word, 
was  now  assuming  its  place  in  the 
National  Fellowship  of  Brethren 
Churches  as  a  fully  self-supporting 
entity.  Not  ungrateful  for  the  assis- 
tance they  had  received  from  Brethren 
all  across  the  nation  but  also  thankful 
that  now  they  could  be  more  involved 
in  helping  others  rather  than  being 
helped.  The  words  of  the  apostle  Paul 
to  the  Ephesian  brethren  seemed  par- 
ticularly pertinent: 

"I  have  shewed  you  all  things,  how 
that  so  labouring  ye  ought  to  sup- 


port the  weak,  and  to  remember 
the  words  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  how 
he  said.  It  is  better  to  give  than  to 
receive"  (Acts  20:35). 
In  suggesting  to  the  attentive  audi- 
ence "You've  Come  A  Long  Way, 
Baby!"  the  speaker  summed  up  well 
the  progress  of  this  new  Brethren 
church  in  Cypress.  Time  did  not  allow 
him  a  detailed  reminiscence  of  all  that 
had  taken  place;  but  like  those  of 
Philippi,  the  past  should  be  put  behind 
and  an  aggressive  effort  put  forth  for 
the  "prize"  which  is  yet  ahead  .  .  .  for 
in  truth,  the  task  is  only  begun.  To  be 
self-supporting  is  not  an  end  in  itself 
but  another  milestone  along  the  way 
of  church  development.  For  the  Breth- 
ren in  Cypress  there  is  "yet  much  land 
to  possess"  with  even  greater  victories 
awaiting  those  who  "stay  with  the 
stuff."  Surveying  the  crowd  from  the 
vantage  point  of  the  platform  and 
noting  the  enthusiasm  of  those  as- 
sembled, the  speaker  could  tell  these 
folk  meant  business  and  will  continue 
on  diligently  seeking  to  fulfill  their 
mission  in  Cypress.  For  the  rest  of  us, 
we  must  not  allow  ourselves  the  lux- 
ury of  basking  in  this  one  victory  but 
must  now  lift  up  our  eyes  to  those 
other  towns  and  cities  which,  like 
Cypress,  offer  fruitful  opportunity  for 
those  who  are  willing  to  "spend  and  be 
spent"  in  the  ministry  of  church  ex- 
tension. W 

By  Robert  W.  Thompson 


PQ 


You've  Come  AVP 


Reaching 


Columbus  discovered  America,  but  he  liad  help 
from  other  sources  besides  King  Ferdinand  and 
Queen  Isabella.  Take  Jews  for  example.  A  Castilian 
Jew  named  Louis  de  Sentangel  provided  the  funds 
needed  to  fit  out  the  Nina,  Pinta,  and  Santa  Maria. 
The  maps  Columbus  used  were  drawn  by  a  Portu- 
guese Jew.  The  ship's  physician  was  a  Jew.  The  man 
to  take  the  first  step  on  American  soil,  Luis  de  Tor- 
res, was  a  Jew. 

From  the  very  founding  of  our  country,  Jews  have 
played  an  important  part  in  establishing  the  American 
way  of  life.  They  have  distinguished  themselves  in 
every  branch  of  civil  life.  We  can  say  without  reserva- 
tion on  the  basis  of  the  facts  of  American  history  that 
the  Jews  have  made  tremendous  contributions  to  our 
cause. 

It  is  in  considering  the  imperative  of  reaching 
America  that  the  challenge  of  the  Jew  becomes 
unique.  There  are  about  6  million  Jews  in  the  United 
States.  Though  the  nation  of  Israel  is  growing  rapidly, 
there  are  reportedly  still  more  Jews  in  America  than 
in  Israel.  The  Bible  clearly  indicates  our  responsibility 
in  the  evangelization  of  Jewish  people.  In  the  words 
of  the  apostle  Paul,  "I  say  the  truth  in  Christ,  I  lie 
not,  my  conscience  also  bearing  me  witness  in  the 
Holy  Ghost,  that  I  have  great  heaviness  and  continual 
sorrow  in  my  heart.  For  I  could  wish  that  myself 
were  accursed  from  Christ  for  my  brethren,  my  kins- 
men according  to  the  flesh"  (Rom.  9:1-3).  The  com- 
passion expressed  here  by  Paul  should  characterize 
our  desire  for  Israel  to  be  saved. 

Our  prayerful  concern  for  Israel  also  has  Biblical 
origin:  "Brethren,  my  heart's  desire  and  prayer  to 
God  for  Israel  is,  that  they  might  be  saved"  (Rom 
10:1). 

The  task  of  reaching  Jews  with  the  Gospel  be- 
comes distinct  according  to  Scripture.  But  the  Jews 
are  not  easy  to  reach.  Scattered  groups  of  "Jews  for 
Jesus"  receive  publicity  occasionally,  but  this  is  a 
minority.  Not  only  is  Jewish  evangelism  most  diffi- 
cult but  it  is  often  least  fruitful.  To  reach  them  with 
the  claims  of  Christ  takes  much  faith,  patience  and 


for  Jesus 


By  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 


The  missionary  residence  provides  a  classroom  for  the  Bible  classes  a 
center  for  the  ministry. 


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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


■f^, 


-:^ 

Miss  Isobel  Fraser  (standing,  second  from  right)  has  been  with  the  Brethren  Messianic  Testi- 
mony for  25  years.  Mr.  Phil  Cariaga  (standing,  far  right)  teaches  a  Bible  class  (shown  here)  at 
the  mission. 


boldness.  The  approach,  methods  and  procedures  are 
of  necessity  different  than  any  other  field  of  evange- 
lism. 

To  finally  break  through  and  reach  the  Jew  for 
Christ  is  only  a  fraction  of  the  task.  The  follow-up 
ministry  is  so  vital  to  help  him  face  the  onslaught  of 
criticism  and  scorn  from  the  Jewish  community. 
Sometimes  the  new  believer  is  literally  cut  off  and 
completely  isolated  from  family  connections  when  al- 
legiance is  pledged  to  Christ. 

Confrontation  by  these  difficulties  should  not 
deter  our  action  in  any  sense.  On  the  contrary,  more 
concentration,  prayer,  and  application  of  trained  per- 
sonnel must  be  applied.  There  is  great  joy  in  knowing 
that  we  are  directly  involved  in  a  ministry  which  has  a 
most  important  bearing  upon  the  climactic  events  sur- 
rounding the  return  of  Christ  and  the  fulfillment  of 
end-time  prophecy. 

For  this  reason.  The  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council  has  been  involved  in  Jewish  evangelization 
since  1950.  At  present  the  Brethren  Messianic  Testi- 
mony is  centered  in  Southern  California  with  two 
full-time  missionaries  in  the  Los  Angeles  area. 

Miss  Isobel  Fraser  has  been  with  the  Brethren  Mes- 
sianic Testimony  for  25  years.  During  that  time  she 
has  been  faithfully  involved  in  personal  visitation  and 
the  Bible  class  ministry  in  the  Fairfax  District. 


The  Jewish  work  was  expanded  last  fall  with  the  ad- 
dition of  Walter  Schwartz  to  the  full-time  staff.  He 
works  out  of  an  office  in  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 
Orange,  California.  His  main  thrust  has  been  working 
with  students  of  the  University  of  California  at  Irvine. 

Mr.  Phil  Cariaga  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  in 
San  Bernardino  is  a  branch  manager  of  the  Bank  of 
California,  and  an  able  Bible  teacher.  He  assists  the 
ministry  part  time  by  teaching  some  evening  Bible 
classes  at  the  mission. 

There  is  an  earnest  desire  on  the  part  of  Brethren 
Home  Missions  to  expand  the  Jewish  ministry.  Mis- 
sionary couples  are  urgently  needed  to  establish  a 
Jewish  outreach  in  other  cities  of  America.  We  believe 
that  once  a  Jew  is  saved,  he  needs  the  fellowship, 
training,  and  instruction  that  any  new  believer  can 
find  in  a  Bible-teaching  church.  Therefore,  it  is  neces- 
sary to  work  hand  in  hand  with  the  local  churches  in 
reaching  the  Jew  for  Christ  and  seeing  him  integrated 
into  the  local  church  family. 

The  Jewish  outreach  of  the  future  will  be  centered 
around  the  local  church.  Introduction  of  the  Brethren 
Church  into  New  York  State  in  the  near  future  is 
viewed  as  a  real  opportunity  to  establish  a  Jewish 
ministry  in  the  East.  Pray  that  God  will  supply  quali- 
fied leaders  to  teach  and  train  workers  in  the  local 
church  to  reach  the  Jew  with  the  Gospel.  # 


MARCH    15,    1976 


The  Campus: 


By  Mr.  Walter  Schwartz 
Brethren  Messianic  Testimony 


A  new  aspect  of  Jewish  missions  has  been  in  operation  for  the  past  four  months.  As  part  of  the 
Brethren  Messianic  Testimony,  I  work  out  of  an  office  in  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Orange.  The 
Brethren  Home  IVlissions  Council  has  established  this  as  headquarters  for  an  outreach  to  the  Jewish 
population  of  Orange  County. 

iVIy  burden  is  to  reach  Jewish  young  people,  especially  those  on  the  campus  of  the  University  of 
California  at  Irvine.  Jewish  students  view  the  world  situation  like  any  other  group  of  students-with 
mixed  feelings.  They  are  particularly  concerned  about  the  policies  of  the  United  Nations  and  the 
effect  the  decisions  of  the  U.N.  will  have  on  Jews  the  world  over.  Most  young  Jews  anticipate  a  new 
wave  of  anti-Semitism  worldwide.  Most  have  a  definite  interest  in  the  affairs  of  Israel,  but  very  few 
have  a  personal  belief  in  God. 

Students  seem  to  be  more  open  to  the  Gospel  than  ever  before.  However,  I  find  there  is  still  a 
"vail"  over  these  young  hearts  when  they  listen  to  a  witness  of  the  Messiah.  Many  of  them  have  no 
interest  in  their  Jewish  heritage  until  they  receive  Jesus  as  Messiah. 

My  goal  is  to  reach  many  Jews  on  the  Irvine  campus  with  the  Gospel  and  establish  Bible  studies. 
The  doors  are  opening  and  I  have  spoken  to  many  about  the  claims  of  Christ. 

A  few  months  ago  I  contacted  a  Jewish  student  who  had  recently  come  to  know  Jesus  as  Messiah. 
Pray  for  J.  L.  because  she  has  since  transferred  to  another  college. 

A  high  school  student,  J.D.,  read  the  article  "Jesus  Made  Me  Kosher"  in  a  Broadside  publication  I 
had  given  him.  He  has  shown  an  interest,  so  pray  for  him  in  his  search  for  truth. 

A  real  opportunity  opened  when  I  had  the  privilege  of  meeting  the  head  rabbi  of  Irvine.  We  were 
able  to  talk  a  few  minutes,  and  I  am  hopeful  of  seeing  him  again  in  a  few  weeks.  Lord  willing.  Pray 
for  Rabbi  B.  that  his  heart  will  be  receptive  to  the  message  I  have. 

The  local  paper  has  been  used  as  a  means  of  making  public  my  desire  to  be  of  spiritual  help  to  any 
who  are  in  need,  and  there  has  been  some  response. 

The  main  key  to  the  success  of  this  work  is  that  Brethren  people  pray  for  my  wife  and  me  that  we 
will  be  faithful,  keep  plugging,  and  keep  trusting  the  Lord  for  open  doors  and  open  hearts. 


Mr.  Walter  Schwartz 

is  spearheading  the  new/  emphasis  of  the  Jewish  work 

on  the  campus  of  the  University  of  California  at  Irvine. 


'...to  earnestly  strive  to  be 

self-supporting  by  the  end  of  75" 

It  is  the  ultimate  goal  of  every  Home  Missions  church  to  go  self-supporting.  Some  accomplish  it  in  a  few 
years,  while  others  stretch  It  out  a  little  longer.  Whatever  the  case,  it  is  a  major  step. 

We  like  to  share  with  you  the  history  of  each  church  that  announces  their  intent  to  take  that  step.  The 
Grace  Brethren  Church  in  Beaverton,  Oregon,  gave  notice  they  would  go  on  their  own  at  the  end  of  1975. 

This  report  of  their  accomplishment  is  different  than  the  usual  article.  Bertha  Nelson,  sister  of  Rev. 
Martin  Garber  with  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  in  the  Central  African  Republic,  put  the  history  of  the 
church's  development  into  verse. 


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In  Beaverton,  Oregon,  God  saw  the  plight 
of  souls  in  darl<ness,  needing  His  light. 
One  local  resident  by  the  name  of  Mel  Grimm 
had  a  passion  for  souls  burdened  with  sin. 

As  he  sold  insurance,  he  told  of  the  Lord 
who  could  take  away  sin,  as  revealed  in  His  Word. 
Young  couples  responded  and  it  soon  came  to  pass 
that  they  gathered  together  in  a  Bible  class. 

By  Inviting  others  the  class  did  grow, 
but  for  Sunday  School  and  church  to  Portland  they'd  go. 
They  enjoyed  the  fellowship,  but  they  longed  for  the  day 
when  in  their  own  town  they  could  worship  and  pray. 

Joining  together,  they  did  earnestly  strive, 

and  it  became  reality  in  May  '65. 

Little  by  little  the  flock  did  grow 

as  Pastor  Beery  back  and  forth  from  Portland  would  go. 

Pastor  Beery  then  to  California  was  led 

and  Pastor  William  Schaffer  came  in  his  stead. 

In  June  of  '66  God  brought  to  Beaverton 

Luke  and  Sandra  Kauffman,  who  soon  had  a  son. 

With  a  full-time  pastor,  there  now  was  a  need 
for  help  with  his  salary,  his  family  to  feed. 
Brethren  Home  Missions  came  to  our  aid, 
with  Minute-Man  appeal  arrangements  were  made. 

Pastor  Luke  preached  the  Word,  the  building  was  filled; 

for  lack  of  space,  we  needed  to  build. 

God  met  our  needs  through  the  BIF. 

With  much  work  to  do,  'twas  no  time  to  rest. 


When  Pastor  Luke  left,  God  had  a  man. 
Leonard  Meyers  and  family  were  part  of  His  plan. 
Under  his  ministry,  it  seemed  for  a  season, 
the  work  would  go  under  for  various  reasons. 

Some  moved  away,  the  group  grew  small, 
but  Home  Missions  stayed  with  us  through  it  all. 
We  thank  all  of  you  who  prayed  and  gave 
to  support  the  work  of  those  who  stayed. 

All  you  folk  working  in  all  kinds  of  weather 
were  what  the  Lord  used  to  hold  us  together. 
Northwest  District  Missions  paid  for  our  land. 
We  thank  the  Lord  for  this  faithful  band. 

'Twas  in  the  summer,  the  people  were  few, 
when  Pastor  Jim  Willett  came  in  '72. 
He  preached  the  Word,  we  worked  and  prayed, 
and  in  God's  time  the  increase  was  made. 

In  answer  to  prayer  the  Lord  brought  folk  in 
who  wanted  to  work,  lost  souls  to  win. 
To  God  be  the  glory  for  all  that's  been  done. 
We  praise  Him  and  thank  Him  for  victories  won. 

Once  again  it  has  come  to  pass. 
We're  finding  it  hard  to  have  room  for  each  class. 
We've  talked  and  prayed  to  earnestly  strive 
to  be  self-supporting  by  the  end  of  '75. 

We  are  trusting  the  Lord  as  we  look  ahead, 
to  meet  all  our  needs  and  keep  out  of  the  red. 
Keep  praying  for  us  as  we  launch  out  in  faith, 
and  go  self-supporting,  giving  Home  Missions  a  break. 

—Bertha  Nelson 


and 
they 
made  it! 


In  the  Parable  of  the  Sower,  some  of  the  seed  failed 
to  produce  because  of  the  type  of  soil  in  which  it  was 
planted.  In  the  case  of  Rowland  Heights,  California,  Pas- 
tor Harold  Painter  was  faithful  in  sowing  the  "good 
seed,"  but  it  did  not  seem  to  reproduce. 

It  was  the  decision  of  the  Brethren  Home  IVlissions 
Board  of  Directors  that  the  soil  or  the  season  was  not 
right  for  developing  a  Brethren  Church  in  Rowland 
Heights.  The  Hillside  Brethren  Church  was  phased  out  as 
of  January  1,  1976. 

This  decision  was  made  after  four  years  of  support  by 
The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  and  additional 
years  of  support  by  the  Southern  California-Arizona  Dis- 
trict. 

Pastor  Harold  Painter  served  many  years  in  Brethren 
Home  Missions,  pastoring  churches  in  Modesto  and 
Montclair,  California,  and  Tucson,  Arizona.  He  was 
always  faithful  in  sowing  the  seed  and  seeing  it  repro- 
duce. 

The  final  service  of  the  church  was  held  in  Pastor 
Painter's  home  on  December  30,  1975.  The  property  is 
being  sold  to  another  church  group  which  will  continue 
a  testimony  for  Christ.  Two  of  the  district  Brethren 
churches  shared  in  some  of  the  equipment  and  furnish- 
ings. 

Pastor  Painter  is  looking  to  the  Lord  for  future  direc- 
tion in  His  service. 


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Phased  Out 


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Pastor  and  Mrs.  Harold  Painter  served  faithfully  in  the  work  of 
sowing  the  seed  through  Brethren  Home  Missions. 


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HOW  HOME  MISSIONS  SPENDS 
YOUR  OFFERING   DOLLAR 


Finances : 


5%  PROMOTION 


2%  ANNUITY 
PAYMENTS 


Hindsight 
and 


Foresight 


By  David  R.  Grant 

Accountant 


An  organization's  progress  can  be  measured  in  many 
different  ways.  I'd  like  to  share  some  of  the  progress  The 
Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  has  made  from  a  finan- 
cial standpoint.  I  do  not  want  to  be  technical  or  use 
unfamiliar  terms,  but  just  to  speak  about  financial  prog- 
ress. 

It  has  been  exciting  to  see  the  way  the  funds  have 
come  in  to  meet  the  1975  Home  Missions  budget.  This 
was  a  record  year  for  total  income  to  the  Council.  But 
before  you  say,  "Praise  the  Lord,"  and  drop  this  article, 
read  further.  In  reality,  our  offerings  actually  decreased 
from  $522,000  in  1974  to  $518,000  in  1975.  This  is 
only  a  small  decrease,  but  perhaps  indicates  a  trend. 

Looking  at  the  church  offering  reports  for  this  year, 
almost  40  percent  of  our  Brethren  churches  decreased  in 
offerings  to  Home  Missions.  At  least  half  of  our  churches 
failed  to  register  even  a  cost-of-living  increase  in  offer- 
ings. 

Possibly  there  are  some  questions  about  the  way  the 
offerings  are  spent.  Some  may  not  be  aware  of  the 
breakdown  in  spending.  In  the  past  year  over  $500,000 
was  spent  in  direct  support  of  our  40  Brethren  Home 
Mission  churches,  the  Brethren  Navajo  Mission,  and  the 
Brethren  Messianic  Testimony  (Jewish  work).  That 
means  97  percent  of  the  total  offering  was  spent  in 
direct  assistance  to  Home  Mission  points.  Without  sup- 
plemental income  from  other  sources,  only  $18,000 
would  have  remained  for  administrative  and  promotional 
expenses.  Office  salaries  alone  would  have  quickly  used 
up  that  amount. 

Actually,  approximately  21  percent  of  our  total 
budget  is  spent  on  administrative  costs,  and  about  5  per- 
cent for  promotion.  While  the  major  category  is  direct 


assistance,  as  it  should  be,  there  would  be  no  assistance 
without  administration.  Without  promotion,  you  would 
know  nothing  of  the  work  of  Home  Missions.  Each 
category  is  necessary  and  they  go  hand-in-hand. 

Considering  total  income  in  1975,  we  can  continue 
with  the  major  items  in  our  budget  even  though  the 
offering  did  not  meet  the  need.  We  will  continue  to 
maintain  the  Home  Mission  points  that  are  approved  by 
the  board  of  directors  and  continue  their  support 
through  this  year.  We  have  attempted  to  cut  our  costs  in 
1976  by  reducing  the  previously  approved  budget  by 
$25,000.  We  want  to  provide  Home  Mission  churches 
with  the  best  possible  service  with  the  least  admin- 
istrative cost.  Some  positive  tactics  have  enabled  us  to 
economize  in  every  area  without  hurting  our  present 
constituency  of  Home  Missions  churches.  However,  if  we 
fail  to  reach  our  1976  offering  goal  of  $640,000,  then 
major  budget  cuts  must  begin. 

We  know  this  is  an  ambitious  offering  goal-almost 
$120,000  more  than  we  received  in  1975.  But  we  also 
know  that  if  we  are  going  to  continue  to  reach  areas  of 
the  United  States  with  new  churches,  we  must  continue 
to  have  an  increase  in  support  from  Brethren  people.  We 
can  do  no  more  than  our  support  dictates. 

We  have  concluded  that  part  of  the  problem  may  be 
ours  for  not  keeping  the  Brethren  informed  of  the  offer- 
ing progress  as  the  year  passes.  Therefore,  increased  at- 
tempts will  be  made  to  let  everyone  know  the  progress 
realized  and  also  the  need  that  yet  remains. 

We  have  decided  what  should  be  accomplished  by 
Brethren  Home  Missions  in  1976.  We  have  determined 
how  much  it  will  cost-$640,000.  One  decision  still  re- 
mains, and  it  is  yours.  Will  it  be  done?  # 


MARCH    15.    1976 


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ymrrimry 


•Cuyahoga  Falls,  Ohio.  The  ordination  of  Leland  Friesen 
was  solemnized  on  Feb.  1.  Rev.  Howard  Mayes  was  the 
speaker  at  the  service  with  the  following  pastors  assist- 
ing: Bernard  Simmons,  Galen  Wiley.  Clair  Brubaker  and 
Gerald  Teeter.  Rev.  Leland  Friesen  has  been  pastoring 
the  congregation  at  Cuyahoga  Falls  since  January  of 
1975. 

•Sacramento.  Calif  On  Feb.  8  Pastor  Richard  Cron  was 
ordained  to  the  Christian  ministry.  Rev.  Robert  Thomp- 
son was  the  speaker  at  the  occasion,  and  Rev.  Norman 
Nelson  was  the  guest  soloist.  The  elders  of  the  district 
participated  in  the  laying  on  of  hands.  The  ordination 
service  was  followed  by  a  concert  with  Norman  Nelson 
and  a  buffet  lunch.  On  Feb.  22  Richard  and  JoAnn  Cron 
and  family  celebrated  their  6th  anniversary  as  pastor  and 
family  at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church. 

•  Fori  ^'■Lj.MK',  liiu  (ijraL  ,1  Pastor  Quentin  Matthes  re- 
signed at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  on  Feb.  8.  He  is 
open  for  either  a  pastorate  or  an  associate  pastor  posi- 
tion. 

•Kittannlng.  Pa.  (North  Buffalo)  It  was  with  deepest 
regret  that  Pastor  Roy  Kreimes  tendered  his  resignation 
from  the  pastoral  duties  at  the  North  Buffalo  Brethren 
Church  on  Feb.  3.  The  doctor  has  advised  that  Pastor 
Kreimes  cannot  stand  the  strain  of  the  work  of  the 
church.  Therefore  at  the  present  time,  due  to  several 
heart  attacks,  he  is  confined  to  the  house.  Your  prayers 
for  Rev.  Roy  Kreimes  are  requested. 

•Winona  Lake,  Ind.  Evangelist  Bill  Smith  reports  God's 
blessings  in  recent  crusade  meetings  conducted  in  Flori- 
da. At  Pompano  Beach  there  were  9  public  decisions  and 
at  Okeechobee  there  were  5. 

•  Day ion.  OHk  An  exciting  evangelistic  venture  was 
used  in  an  effective  way  at  Dayton  First  during  the 
month  of  February.  The  prophetic  approach  was  em- 
phasized by  the  presentation  of  6  films:  "His  Land," 
"The  Enemy,"  "The  Late  Great  Planet  Earth,"  "The 
Revelation,"  "What's  Up,  Josh?"  and  "The  Rapture." 
The  showing  of  these  films  was  spaced  out  between  Feb. 
15  and  22.  G.  Forrest  Jackson,  pastor. 


Like  to  Live  in  Winona  Lake,  Ind.???  Man  wanted 
with  knowledge  of  street  and  sewer  maintenance  as 
well  as  experience  in  supervision  of  personnel.  Hous- 
ing available  as  part  of  compensation.  Send  resume 
to:  Town  of  Winona  Lake,  Box  338,  Winona  Lake, 
Ind.  46590. 


•  Winona  Lake.  Ind.  Christian  sympathies  are  extended 
to  Dr.  John  C.  Whitcomb  Jr.,  and  family  in  the  death  of 
John's  father.  Col.  John  C.  Whitcomb,  81,  on  Jan.  31, 
1976.  Services  were  conducted  at  Warsaw,  Ind.,  by  Rev. 
Charles  Ashman.  Col.  Whitcomb  was  buried  at  the  U.S. 
Military  Academy,  West  Point,  N.  Y. 

•VVh\  are  fire  trucks  red?  Well,  fire  trucks  have  four 
wheels  and  eight  men,  and  four  and  eight  are  twelve. 
There  are  twelve  inches  to  a  foot.  A  foot  is  a  ruler. 
Queen  Elizabeth  is  a  ruler,  and  Queen  Elizabeth  is  the 
largest  ship  in  the  seven  seas.  Seas  have  fish.  Fish  have 
fins.  The  Finns  fought  the  Russians.  The  Russians  are 
red.  Fire  trucks  are  always  rushin'.  Therefore,  FIRE 
TRUCKS  ARE  ALWAYS  RED.  If  you  think  this  is 
wild— you  ought  to  hear  some  people  trying  to  explain 
why  they  are  not  attending  church  and  Sunday  School 
on  Sunday  morning!!!  (Selected  from  Dayton  First 
Brethren  Church  bulletin.) 

•Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First).  "Growth  pains"  have  been 
alleviated  for  the  present  time  as  additional  property  has 
been  purchased  in  the  form  of  a  nearby  building  which 
will  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  housing  the  Western 
Schools  offices,  the  library,  and  the  printing  equipment 
with  additional  space  for  classrooms,  offices  and  storage. 
David  Hocking,  pastor. 

In  Memory 

Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

CRESSELL,  Beverly,  19,  Dec.  12,  1975.  A  member  of 
the  Clayton  Brethren  Church,  Clayton,  Ohio.  Herman 
Pickels,  pastor. 

HAHN.  Nellie,  68,  a  charter  member  of  the  Meyersdale 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Meyersdale,  Pa.,  and  faithful  to 
her  Lord  for  many  years.  Walter  Fike,  assoc.  pastor. 
MURRAY.  DeVere,  Dec.  12,  1975,  a  faithful  member  of 
the  Lake  Odessa  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lake  Odessa, 
Mich.  Bill  Stevens,  pastor. 

SHOW,  Mark  William,  infant  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Larry 
Show  of  the  Meyersdale  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Meyers- 
dale, Pa.  Walter  Fike,  assoc.  pastor. 


•  Ritiman.  Ohio  The  goal  of  expanded  parking  space  has 
moved  a  few  steps  closer  for  the  First  Brethren  Church 
as  decisions  regarding  the  purchasing  of  two  properties 
were  approved  by  the  congregation  recently.  These  steps 
in  preparation  for  the  future  are  indications  of  the  vision 
of  God's  people.  Robert  Russell,  pastor. 


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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


•  Maine.  N.Y.  (EP)-The  Rev,  Donald  LaRose,  who  dis- 
appeared mysteriously  Nov.  4  after  receiving  threats  by 
mail  from  "satanists,"  was  not  abducted  but  left  on  his 
own  with  $4,800  of  his  own  money-$3,500  of  it  in 
stock  from  Syracuse  Radio  Station  WMHR,  according  to 
the  New  York  State  Police. 

A  private  detective  hired  by  the  First  Baptist  Church 
to  find  their  pastor,  uncovered  evidence  that  the  minis- 
ter left  on  his  own.  Reward  money  totaling  $15,000  was 
immediately  withdrawn. 

Radio  minister  Carl  Mclntire  had  organized  a  rally  to 
call  national  attention  to  the  abduction  which  was  sup- 
posedly carried  out  by  cultists  following  a  series  of  ser- 
mons by  Pastor  LaRose. 


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•ANNUAL    Changes-Pastor     Michael    Wingfield,    236 
Gates  Ave.,  Elyria,  Ohio  44035. 


Meetings 


DaveAport,   Iowa,    Mar.    14-19,   Ronald  Weinier,  pastor; 

Kenneth  Ashman,  speaker. 

Goleta,  Calif.,  Mar.   14-21,  Dale  Hosteller,  pastor;  Henry 

Rempel,  speaker. 

Ripon,  Calif.,  Mar.  28-Apr.   1 ,  Larry  Smithwick,  pastor; 

Becker  Team. 

Lake  Odessa,  Mich.,  Apr.  4-9,  Bill  Stevens,  pastor;  Henry 

Rempel,  speaker. 

Covington,    Ohio,   Apr.   4-9,   Gerald    Root,   pastor;   Bill 

Smith,  speaker. 

Mabton,   Wash.,    Apr.    4-9,   Paul   Dixon,   pastor;  Becker 

Team. 

Chico,  Calif.,  Apr.  4-1 1,  Lloyd  Woolman,  pastor;  Herman 

Hein,  Jr.,  speaker. 

Grass  Valley,  Calif.,  Apr.   11-25,   Arthur  Carey,  pastor; 

Herman  Hein,  Jr.,  speaker. 


•Post-conference  tour  planned.  This  year's  national  con- 
ference will  be  held  Aug.  6-13  in  Long  Beach,  Calif.  At 
the  conclusion  of  conference,  a  one-week  tour  to  Hawaii 
begins-Saturday,  Aug.  14— and  will  I'eature  trips  to  two 
islands  and  a  Sunday  visit  to  our  Brethren  churches.  Cost 
will  be  $475.  Brochures  describing  the  complete  package 
are  now  available.  Write  for  your  copy— Brethren  Mis- 
sionary Herald,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590;  or 
Rev.  Ralph  Colburn,  5885  Downey  Ave.,  Long  Beach, 
Calif.  90805. 


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MARCH  15 
SELECTION 


BORN    AGAIN 

Charles  W.  Colson 

Mix  politics  and  religion  and  what  do  you  have?  I 
assure  you  excitement  will  be  the  result.  This  we  are 
certain  of  when  we  bring  you  the  selection  for  this 
issue.  Yet,  we  feel  you  should  be  exposed  to  this  new 
book  if  you  have  any  interest  in  current  affairs  in  our 
country.  Born  Again  will  be  on  the  best  seller  list  very 
soon  and  with  it  will  be  a  testimony  of  the  grace  of 
God. 

Charles  W.  Colson  was  part  of  the  administration 
at  the  time  of  Watergate.  His  conviction  and  prison 
term  were  the  background  for  the  events  that  led  to 
his  conversion  to  Christ.  Mr.  Colson's  testimony  has 
been  printed  in  newspapers  across  the  country  and  it 
has  been  aired  over  the  major  TV  networks. 

Chosen  Books,  351  pages,  cloth.  Regular  price 
$8.95-Herald  Book  Club  price  $7.75  when  check  or 
money  order  accompanies  order. 

Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co. 
Box  544      •      Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Enrollment  figures  for  Grace  Schools  for  the  spring 
semester  of  1976  show  645  in  attendance  in  the  college 
and  358  in  the  seminary.  The  college  is  down  36  and  the 
seminary  increased  by  two. 

Although  this  is  a  decrease  overall  of  34  from  the  first 
semester,  it  still  leaves  the  total  enrollment  at  over  1,000 
students.  In  the  college  there  are  611  returning  and  34 
new  students.  This  is  a  5  percent  decrease  as  compared 
to  the  10  percent  drop  of  74  students  from  731  to  657 
for  the  second  semester  of  1975. 

The  increase  of  two  in  the  seminary  from  last  fall's 
all-time  high  of  356  includes  18  new  students.  The  en- 
rollment data  was  compiled  by  Registrar  James  Shipley. 

55  Participate  in  Winterim— Fifty-five  students  par- 
ticipated in  Grace  College's  second  winterim  held  on 
campus  during  the  month-long  winter  vacation.  Three 
courses  were  taught  summer-school  style  on  campus  and 
two  involved  travel  to  historic  sites.  Dr.  Donald  B.  De- 
Young  was  the  instructor  for  the  course  on  astronomy. 
Organic  chemistry  was  taught  by  Dr.  Ray  Gsell  and  the 
instructor  for  Old  Testament  history  and  literature  was 
Dr.  Stephen  Dearborn. 

History  Professor  Robert  Mathisen  and  six  Grace  stu- 
dents participated  in  a  ten-day  travel  course  which  took 
them  to  points  of  historical  interest  in  three  states  and 
Washington,  D.C.  Nine  members  of  the  Lancer  basket- 
ball team  also  participated  in  a  limited  course  on  the 
Civil  War  during  the  team's  eastern  United  States  tour. 
They  visited  several  historical  sites  and  toured  Washing- 
ton, D.C,  to  include  the  White  House.  Professor  Steve 
Grill  was  the  instructor. 


Staley  Foundation  Gran  -Dr.  Stanley  D.  Walters, 
chairman  of  the  Department  of  Religion  and  Philosophy, 
Central  Michigan  University,  presented  a  series  of  four 
lectures  on  the  Grace  College  campus  on  March  11  and 
12.  His  topic  was  "What  Is  a  Christian?"  The  lectures 
were  made  possible  through  a  grant  from  the  Thomas  F. 
Staley  Foundation,  Delray  Beach,  Florida,  under  the 
Staley  Distinguished  Christian  Scholar  Lecture  program. 
The  program  has  as  its  purpose  to  project  the  thesis 
"that  the  message  of  the  Christian  gospel  when  pro- 
claimed in  its  historic  fullness  is  always  contemporary, 
relevant  and  meaningful  to  any  generation." 


Faculty  to  Observ  —During  the  second  semester  of 
the  current  academic  year  the  Grace  College  faculty  will 
be  engaged  in  a  series  of  visitation-observation  sessions 
whereby  each  faculty  member  will  be  visiting  another 
faculty  member  in  a  teaching  setting.  The  purpose  oithe 
visits  are  to  promote  continuing  interest  in  teaching 
methodology  and  to  provide  forums  for  the  discussion 
of  the  teaching-learning  process. 


W.  E.  Pearl,  of  Warsaw,  Indiana,  at  right,  presents  a 
$800  Sears-Roebuck  Foundation  grant  for  Grace  Col- 
lege to  Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt,  president.  This  is  an  in- 
crease of  $300  over  the  gift  received  last  year.  "I  am 
very  happy  to  be  a  foundation  representative  in  the 
community  in  assisting  our  fine  Grace  College  over  the 
years,"  Mr.  Pearl  said.  "In  these  times  of  inflation  and 
financial  need  we  gratefully  accept  the  grant,"  Dr.  Hoyt 
stated.  (Don  Cramer  Photo) 


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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Christian  Ministries  Majoi— A  Christian  Ministries 
major  and  two-year  Bible  Certificate  program  have  been 
added  to  the  Grace  College  curriculum.  The  Christian 
Ministries  is  a  new  interdisciplinary  major  designed  for 
the  individual  desiring  work  in  the  local  church  but  who 
does  not  know  what  specific  phase  of  service  to  enter  or 
who  does  not  want  to  major  in  Bible.  The  30-hour  major 
requirement  is  composed  of  courses  from  education, 
sociology,  psychology,  missions,  evangelism,  Christian 
education,  music  and  speech-drama.  In  addition  to  the 
general  education  and  Bible  requirements  two  minors 
must  be  selected  by  student  choice. 

The  two-year  Bible  certificate  program  with  required 
63  credit  hours  is  a  combination  of  general  education 
courses  and  a  tailored  program  in  the  area  of  Bible.  This 
includes  30  hours  of  Bible  courses,  6  of  which  are 
electives  and  33  hours  of  general  education  courses. 
There  are  no  physical  education,  lab  science  or  language 
requirements.  A  new  brochure  is  now  available  describ- 
ing the  programs. 

Cooperatives  Expanded— Grace  College  and  Ball  State 
University  (Muncie,  Indiana)  are  being  expanded.  Aca- 
demic Dean  Vance  Yoder  states  the  newest  programs 
approved  are  in  Home  Economics  and  Industrial  Tech- 
nology. A  cooperative  program  in  nursing  is  currently  in 
operation  between  the  two  institutions.  The  freshman 
and  sophomore  years  are  spent  at  Grace,  and  then  the 
student  transfers  to  the  Ball  State  baccalaureate  program 
for  the  remaining  two  years.  Upon  completion,  the  stu- 
dent receives  a  Bachelor  of  Science  degree  with  a  major 
in  nursing  and  a  minor  in  biological  science  from  BSU. 

There  is  also  an  optional  program  at  Grace  which  is 
not  in  any  way  a  part  of  the  Ball  State  program.  Those 
who  have  completed  or  are  pursuing  a  traditional  three- 
year  diploma  program  of  nursing  may  transfer  to  Grace 
and  on  completion  of  a  two-year  program  in  General 
Science,  may  receive  a  Bachelor  of  Science  degree. 

The  itinerary  for  the  Grace  College  sophomore  choir 
for  the  spring  of  1976  has  been  announced.  The  choir 
will  be  under  the  direction  of  Professor  Donald  Ogden. 

Following  is  the  itinerary  for  the  choir: 

Fremont,  Ohio,  Grace  Brethren 
Columbus,  Ohio,  East  Side  Grace  Brethren 
Lancaster,  Ohio,  First  Baptist 
Columbus,  Ohio,  Grace  Brethren 
Conemaugh,  Pa.,  Pike  Brethren 
Manheim,  Pa.,  Manheim  Grace  Brethren 
New  Holland,  Pa.,  Grace  Brethren 
York,  Pa.,  Grace  Brethren 
Hagerstown,  Md.,  Calvary  Brethren 
Middlebranch,  Ohio,  Grace  Brethren 
Mansfield,  Ohio,  Grace  Brethren 
Mansfield,  Ohio,  Woodville  Grace  Brethren 
Lexington,  Ohio,  Grace  Brethren 

Winona  Lake,  Winona  Lake  Brethren 
Mishawaka,  Ind.,  First  Baptist 
Goshen,  Ind.,  Sugar  Grove 
Goshen,  Ind.,  First  Baptist 


March 

26 

27 

a.m. 

28 

p.m. 

29 

30 

31 

April 

1 

2 

3 

a.m. 

4 

a.m. 

p.m. 

May 

a.m. 

2 

p.m. 

a.m. 

9 

p.m. 

The  Alumni  Association  of  Grace  College  and  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  spokesman  for  nearly  4,000  Grace 
alumni,  reports  the  most  successful  annual  fund  cam- 
paign in  history. 

During  the  three  month  period  from  October  1 
through  December  31,  1975,  a  total  of  $19,662  was 
received.  This  compared  with  the  $11,411  of  one  year 
ago  marks  a  dramatic  increase  of  72%  in  alumni  giving 
toward  the  annual  campaign. 

Part  of  the  money  raised  in  this  year's  effort  was 
given  for  student  aid  but  the  major  portion  was  desig- 
nated by  alumni  for  other  areas.  Acting  on  behalf  of  the 
alumni  of  Grace  Schools  as  cochairmen  for  this  annual 
activity  were  Dr.  Stephen  Young,  college  professor  and 
Grace  alumnus,  and  Rev.  Ivan  French,  seminary  pro- 
fessor and  alumnus. 

Director  of  Alumni  Gerald  Twombly  said  alumni  gave 
$38,814  for  the  year  of  1975.  This  is  an  increase  of 
$4,221  over  gifts  of  $34,593  in  1974.  Following  is  a 
comparison  of  Grace  Schools  alumni  giving  for  1973, 
1974  and  1975. 


Left  to  right:  Dr.  Stephen  Young,  chairman  for  the  college  cam- 
paign; Mr.  Paul  Chappell,  business  manager,  Grace  Schools;  Prof. 
Ivan  French,  chairman  for  the  seminary  campaign;  Rev.  Gerald 
H.  Twombly,  director  of  alumni  relations,  Grace  Schools;  and 
Mr.  Don  Faas,  director  of  student  aid  for  Grace  Schools. 


GRACE   SCHOOLS  ALUMNI   GIVING 


1973 


1974 


1975 


January 

1,695.80 

1,961.86 

1,979.13 

February 

2,338.00 

2,934.00 

3,099.03 

March 

3,693.73 

2,831.50 

2,740.07 

April 

4,659.39 

1,571.50 

2,343.00 

May 

6,693.26 

4,311.94 

2,660.44 

June 

2,746.00 

2,292.00 

1,330.00 

July 

1,957.72 

2,127.50 

1,605.00 

August 

2,158.38 

3,167.00 

1,582.00 

September 

1,487.87 

1,983.24 

1,812.00 

October 

3,156.83 

2,550.00 

3,646.00 

November 

2,317.50 

3,497,00 

4,868.00 

December 

5,271.52 

5.365.49 

11.149.50 

1  oiai 

$38,176.00 

$34,593.03 

$38,814.17 

MARCH    15,    1976 


15 


An  article  captioned  "Freedom— An 
Endangered  Species?"  {U.S.  News  and 
World  Report,  Jan.  19,  1976)  at- 
tracted the  attention  of  this  writer. 
The  opening  sentence  struck  the  key- 
note: "The  year  just  ended  was  a  dis- 
astrous one  for  people  striving  for  free- 
dom." Then  it  went  on  to  analyze  the 
situation  throughout  the  world.  At  the 
opening  of  1976,  only  one  person  in 
five  in  the  world's  158  nations  and  51 
territories  enjoyed  full  political  and 
civil  rights.  Changes  in  the  political 
and  civil  climate  have  reduced  freedom 
for  the  average  from  one  in  three  to 
one  in  five. 

To  make  the  assessment  more  vivid, 
a  color  map  was  included.  Nations 
colored  black  marked  those  countries 
totally  without  freedom.  Nations 
colored  white  are  partially  without 
freedom.  Nations  colored  yellow  are 
regarded  as  free.  Almost  all  of  Asia 
and  Africa,  and  most  of  Europe  are 
without  freedom.  A  slender  strip  of 
South  America,  Panama,  and  Cuba 
also  belong  to  the  nations  without 
freedom. 

Almost  all  of  South  America, 
Mexico,  Greenland,  India,  and  specks 
here  and  there  in  Europe  and  Africa 
can  make  any  claim  to  partial  free- 
dom. The  United  States,  Canada,  a 
strip  of  territory  in  Northwest  South 
America,  and  nations  on  the  fringe  of 
Western  Europe,  colored  yellow,  enjoy 
freedom  in  the  area  used  to  make  this 
evaluation. 

In  numbers  and  percentages,  803 
millions  or  19.8  percent  of  the  popula- 
tion of  the  earth  enjoy  political  and 
civil  freedom.  One  billion,  four  hun- 
dred, thirty-six  million  people,  or  35 
percent,  have  some  semblance  of  free- 
dom. And  one  billion,  eight  hundred. 


Peace  Is 
Departing  from  the  Earth 


By  Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt 


twenty-three  millions,  or  44.9  percent, 
live  in  nations  where  the  rights  of  the 
people  are  totally  ignored,  where  the 
system  of  government  makes  it  impos- 
sible for  mankind  to  raise  even  the 
voice  for  change. 

Out  of  406  million  people,  only 
19.8  percent  of  them  know  what  it 
means  to  exercise  the  rights  of  free- 
dom of  press,  radio-TV  coverage,  and 
the  ability  of  citizens  to  speak  freely, 
sue  the  government,  and  win  in  court. 
The  greatest  setback  to  democracy 
came  in  India  when  619.6  million 
people  lost  many  of  their  rights  when 
Prime  Minister  Indira  Ghandhi  im- 
posed a  "state  of  emergency."  Even 
among  nations  where  it  is  assumed 
that  freedom  reigns,  there  are  trends  in 
operation  which  can  eventually  de- 
prive the  people  of  their  freedom.  If 
bondage  to  sin  were  included  in  the 
above  evaluation  the  entire  map  would 
be  colored  black. 

The  worst  is  yet  ahead.  Predictive 
prophecy  points  to  a  time  when  under 
the  guise  of  peace  and  benevolence 
(Dan.  8:23-25;  Rev.  6:1-2),  a  man  will 
arise   who   will    become   the   absolute 


dictator  of  the  whole  world  (Rev.  13). 
In  addition  to  combining  in  himself  in- 
tellectual acumen,  philosophic  insight, 
political  expertise,  and  social  concern, 
he  will  be  satanically  energized  for  the 
gigantic  task  of  rescuing  the  world 
from  international  hostilities,  social 
distress,  and  financial  disaster.  By 
means  of  miraculous  demonstration  he 
will  capture  the  hero-worship  of  the 
entire  world.  He  will  impose  religious 
sanctions  upon  them  under  penalty  of 
death.  He  will  impose  political  sanc- 
tions upon  them,  and  he  will  impose 
the  most  rigid  system  of  commercial 
sanctions  in  his  effort  to  mobilize  all 
the  resources  of  the  world. 

The  platform  of  peace  he  will  use 
to  enlist  the  following  of  the  people 
will  shortly  disappear  as  the  program 
that  truly  represents  his  bestial  nature 
comes  into  view.  The  exercise  of  force 
displayed  in  war  will  cover  the  earth. 
Deprivation  of  the  necessities  of  .life 
on  the  most  colossal  scale  will  cover 
the  earth.  Within  months  a  fourth  of 
the  population  will  die  as  a  result  of 
war,  famine,  beasts,  and  persecution. 
Within  a  few  years  a  third  of  those  re- 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


maining  will  die.  By  the  time  this  dic- 
tator is  brought  to  his  end  by  divine 
intervention,  more  than  half  the  popu- 
lation of  the  earth  will  be  destroyed. 

Then  will  arise  a  benevolent  dic- 
tator. This  sovereign  will  be  estab- 
lished in  position  over  the  earth  by 
divine  appointment  (Ps.  2:4-6;  Dan. 
2:44;  7:13-14).  He  will  not  need  to 
employ  political  chicanery,  enticing 
strategems,  or  social  intrigue  to  attain 
this  position  of  power  and  prestige  in 
the  earth. 

This  sovereign  will  combine  in  Him- 
self all  the  virtues  of  God  and  man 
(Isa.  9:6;  11:2).  He  is  the  "mighty 
God,  The  everlasting  Father,  The 
Prince  of  Peace."  "The  spirit  of  the 
Lord  shall  rest  upon  him,  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  and  understanding,  the  spirit 
of  counsel  and  might,  the  spirit  of 
knowledge  and  of  the  fear  of  the 
Lord," 

This  sovereign  will  disseminate 
peace  throughout  the  earth  and  to  all 
people  (Isa.  .9:7;  Ps.  72:3,7).  This 
peace  will  be  in  abundance,  ever  in- 
creasing with  the  passing  of  millen- 
niums. This  peace  will  have  a  moral 
and  spiritual  source.  It  will  grow  out 
of  righteousness,  the  righteousness  of 
the  sovereign,  for  His  is  a  sceptre  of 
righteousness  (Heb.  1 :8-9).  And  in  this 
atmosphere  the  righteous  will  flourish. 

This  sovereign  will  break  in  pieces 
the  oppressor  (Ps.  72:4),  and  "his 
enemies  shall  lick  the  dust"  (Ps.  72:9). 
"All  kings  shall  fall  down  before  him: 
all  nations  shall  serve  him"  (Ps. 
72:11).  "He  shall  smite  the  earth  with 
the  rod  of  his  mouth,  and  with  the 
breath  of  his  lips  shall  he  slay  the 
wicked"  (Isa.  11 :4). 

This  sovereign  will  dispense  His 
benefits  to  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth  (Ps.  72:6,16).  Climatic  changes 
will  produce  an  abundance  of  materi- 
als that  sustain  life  (Isa.  30:25-26; 
32:15;  Amos  9:13),  so  that  never 
again  will  peoples  of  the  earth  suffer 
the  devastating  effects  of  famine  and 
hunger  (Ezek!  34:29;  Isa.  49:10). 

This  sovereign  will  order  His 
government  in  such  a  way  that  there 
will  be  a  proper  distribution  of  wealth. 
Every  man  will  own  a  little  bit  of  real 


estate  that  he  can  call  his  own  (Micah 
4:4).  Every  man  will  be  able  to  enjoy 
the  fruit  of  his  own  toil.  If  he  builds  a 
house  he  can  dwell  in  it  (Isa. 
65:21-22).  If  he  plants  a  vineyard  he 
can  eat  the  fruit  therefrom.  Their 
labor  will  never  go  for  nought,  nor 
shall  they  produce  only  for  trouble 
(Isa.  65:23). 

This  sovereign  will  be  able  to  drive 
disease  and  deformity  from  the  experi- 
ences of  men  (Isa.  35:5-6).  "Then  the 
eyes  of  the  blind  shall  be  opened,  and 
the  ears  of  the  deaf  shall  be  un- 
stopped. Then  shall  the  lame  man  leap 
as  an  hart,  and  the  tongue  of  the  dumb 
sing."  No  one  in  this  kingdom  under 
the  beneficent  rule  of  the  Prince  of 
Peace  will  say,  "I  am  sick"  (Isa. 
33:24). 

This  sovereign  will  exercise  an  abso- 
lute sovereignty  over  people  which  will 
be  willingly  accepted  by  the  subjects 
of  the  kingdom.  "Thy  people  shall  be 
willing  in  the  day  of  thy  power,  in  the 
beauties  of  holiness  from  the  womb  of 
the  morning:  thou  hast  the  dew  of  thy 
youth"  (Ps.  110:3).  The  sovereigns  of 
earth  have  been  forced  to  follow  the 
principle  that  "might  makes  right." 
But  this  sovereign  will  reverse  that 
principle.  Right  will  make  might.  For 
"Righteousness  shall  be  the  girdle  of 
his  loins,  and  faithfulness  the  girdle  of 
his  reins"  (Isa.  11:5). 

This  brings  into  view  the  essential 
nature  of  freedom.  For  all  in  this  king- 
dom and  under  this  monarch  will  en- 
joy the  breadth  of  freedom.  Freedom 
is  that  set  of  the  will  which  accepts  a 
person  as  sovereign,  a  set  of  principles 
as  right,  a  course  of  life  that  is  good. 
In  such  an  atmosphere  of  spirit,  there 
is  no  feeling  of  restraint,  no  sense  of 
deprivation,  no  disposition  to  rebel.  In 
this  arrangement  an  individual  is  doing 
what  he  wants  to  do.  That  is  freedom 


in  the  highest  degree. 

Those  who  bow  the  knee  in  sub- 
mission to  the  King  shall  know  and  ex- 
ercise the  freedom  that  satisfies  the 
soul.  Realizing  that  the  King  has  re- 
deemed their  soul  from  deceit  and 
violence;  that  He  has  regarded  their 
blood  as  precious  in  His  sight;  to  Him 
shall  endless  prayer  be  made,  and  daily 
He  shall  be  praised.  "All  nations  shall 
call  Him  blessed.  Blessed  be  the  Lord 
God,  the  God  of  Israel,  who  only 
doeth  wondrous  things.  And  blessed 
be  his  glorious  name  for  ever:  and  let 
the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  his 
glory"  (cf.  Ps.  72:14-19). 

In  reference  to  all  the  material 
benefits  after  which  men  seek,  which 
benefits  are  fleeing  from  them  in  this 
present  order  and  arrangement  of 
things,  the  Lord  Jesus  did  not  de- 
nounce men  for  wanting  these  things. 
But  He  did  tell  them  the  one  and  only 
way  to  get  them.  "But  seek  ye  first  the 
kingdom  of  God,  and  his  righteous- 
ness; and  all  these  things  shall  be 
added  unto  you"  (Matt.  6:33).  Peace 
and  freedom  begin  with  the  King.  With 
Him  comes  the  kingdom  and  all  its 
benefits.  And  included  in  this  freedom 
is  complete  release  from  the  bondage 
of  sin  (John  8:31-32,36).  # 


MARCH    15,    1976 


17 


Reflections 

of 

Student 

Teaching 


Randy  Maxson 

fter  student  teaching,  then 
what?  This  is  the  question 
facing  prospective  teachers 
soon  to  be  graduated  from 
Grace  College. 

However,  for  Senior  Randy 
Maxson,  of  Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  who  knew 
the  Lord  was  leading  him  into  the  teaching 
field,  the  answer  came  recently  when  he  was 
offered  a  position  in  a  public  school  system. 
It  was  a  good  thing  that  Randy  had  pursued 
more  than  the  usual  number  of  majors. 

As  an  incoming  freshman  at  Grace  in 
1970,  Randy  knew  that  the  Lord  was  point- 
ing to  the  teaching  field  and  so  he  walked 
that  path.  He  declared  an  English  major  and 
music  minor  in  education.  As  a  sophomore, 
he  studied,  learned,  experienced  and  just 
generally  broadened  his  horizons. 

As  a  junior,  he  began  to  get  excited  about 
the  dramatic  side  of  communications  and 
peered  into  possibilities  of  adding  a  speech 
major.  In  1974,  though  a  senior  finishing  his 
student  teaching  experience  in  English,  he 
took  advantage  of  a  newly  approved  speech 
education  major  and  declared  himself  in  that 
program. 

As  a  fifth  year  student,  he  realized  that  to 
finish  all  the  requirements  for  two  majors 
and  one  minor  (since  many  upper  level 
courses  are  only  offered  every  other  year), 
he  would  need  to  be  a  student  both  semes- 
ters of  the  sixth  year.  Rather  than  just  add- 
ing extra  courses,  he  decided  to  use  the  sixth 
year  to  gain  more  in-depth  study  in  the 
Word  of  God.  Suddenly,  Randy  realized  that 
he  was  one  step  away  from  having  com- 
pleted all  the  requirements  of  a  Bible  major. 
So  .  .  .  you  guessed  it,  that  was  the  next 
step. 

This  year  Randy  is  serving  as  president  of 

(Continued  on  page  20) 


Carol  Hively 

tudent  teaching  was  the 
partial  fulfillment  of  my 
childhood  dream  to  be  a 
teacher.  I  can  still  remember 
lining  up  my  dolls  and  teddy 
bears  and  "teaching"  them 
everything  I  knew.  Yet,  when  I  was  actually 
facing  the  experience  of  teaching  real  live 
first  graders  last  fall,  my  feelings  varied  from 
joyful  anticipation  to  fear  and  doubts- 
doubts  of  my  own  personal  ability  to  teach. 
I  entered  McKinley  Grade  School  on  my 
first  day  of  student  teaching  feeling  about  as 
I  imagined  the  little  first  graders  felt  as  they 
clung  to  their  mothers'  fingers.  Mrs.  Laura 
Humberd,  my  supervising  teacher,  did  much 
to  relieve  that  feeling.  And  as  I  watched  her, 
I  gradually  began  to  understand  teaching. 
But  it  wasn't  until  I  actually  stood  in  front 
of  29  first  graders  that  I  realized  I  could 
teach.  True,  there  were  problems,  and  it 
seemed  like  they  always  misbehaved  worse 
when  Mrs.  Fink  (Assoc.  Prof,  of  Education 
and  director  of  student  teaching,  Grace  Col- 
lege) came  to  visit;  but  experience  proved  to 
be  my  best  teacher. 

Student  teaching  involved  many  things. 
Besides  teaching  the  regular  subjects,  there 
was  recess  duty,  faculty  meetings,  and  an 
endless  dittoing  of  color  pages  and  nursery 
rhymes.  I  got  in  on  several  holiday  parties 
and  a  class  picture  I  will  always  treasure. 

But  there  are  two  things  I  especially  wish 
to  mention  that  made  my  student  teaching 
memorable.  The  first  was  the  joy  and  satis- 
faction I  received  from  seeing  a  child  learn. 
Those  first  few  weeks  seemed  impossible, 
with  names  written  backwards  and  e  before 
c.  But,  oh,  the  reward  of  hearing  Michelle 
progress  from  reading  a  word,  then  a  sen- 
tence, then  a  short  story!  And  what  success 

(Continued  on  page  20) 


Ph;i  Morri'; 

y  name  is  Phil  Norris  and 
I  am  a  senior  music  education 
major  at  Grace  College.  Now 
that  we  have  been  intro- 
duced, I  want  to  tell  you 
some  things  about  my  experi- 
ences with  student  teaching.  It's  been  nearly 
a  semester  since  I  began  teaching,  so,  many 
of  the  specific  incidents  don't  stick  out  in 
my  mind.  But,  some  very  strong  impressions 
remain. 

First,  people  was  what  it  was  all  about.  I 
was  faced  with  individual  lives  with  needs 
and  hurts  and  fears  akin  to  my  own.  Certain- 
ly this  was  no  scene  in  a  college  classroom 
nor  theory  or  description  from  an  education 
text;  this  was  the  real  thing!  There  was  al- 
ways the  temptation  to  hide  behind  the 
podium  and  musical  score  and  never  relate 
personally  to  the  people  I  worked  with,  stu- 
dents and  critic  teacher  alike.  And  with 
about  400  young  people  (grades  5-8)  to  see 
each  week,  I  could  have  easily  stuck  to  my 
musical  guns  without  personal  involvement 
in  their  lives.  The  breaking  point  came  for 
me  when  I  made  a  mistake  in  front  of  a  large 
group.  At  that  moment  I  had  to  be  honest 
and  I  said:  "I'm  not  much  different  than 
you.  Let's  work  together  and  help  each 
other.  I  can  learn  as  much  from  you  as  you 
can  from  me." 

The  whole  teaching  experience  was  tiring, 
especially  at  first.  I  worked  at  four  middle 
schools  with  eight  groups,  plus  individual  in- 
struction each  week.  You  can  imagine  how 
much  standing,  traveling  and  rushing  around 
I  did  in  a  day— a  lot!  I  had  eye-openers  at 
7:45  a.m.  and  a  case  of  the  late  afternoon 
"droops"  with  rehearsals  up  to  3:30  p.m. 

There  were  frustrations,  too.  I  could 
sense  and  even  see  so  many  important  needs, 

(Continued  on  page  20) 


19 


Living  Memorials 


An  ever-increasing  number  of  thoughtful  people,  desiring  to  honor  the 
memory  of  departed  loved  ones  or  friends,  are  sending  "memorials"  in  the 
form  of  contributions  to  Grace  College  and  Seminary.  Families  of  those 
whose  memories  are  so  honored  are  notified  of  the  contribution  by  an  ap- 
propriate card.  Names  of  the  donor  and  those  whom  they  remembered  are 
listed  below.  These  memorials  were  received  January  1  through  February  14, 
1976. 


In  Memory  of: 

Vera  E.  Bennett 
Rev.  John  S.  Neely 
Lester  and  Blanche 

Lockhart 
Living  Memorial  Fund 

Clarence  Hubbard 
John  Steele 
Lucille  McGrew 
Virgil  Foughty 
Marie  Swope 
Living  Memorial  Fund 
Earl  Webb 

Rev.  H.  Leslie  Moore 
Glenn  Cripe 
Mrs.  Clara  R.  Ross 
Rev.  H.  Leslie  Moore 
Seminary  Student  Aid 
J.  Ralph  Armentrout 
Mrs.  Carl  H.  Seitz 


"Grandma" Rose  Foster 


Memorial  given  by: 

William  M.  Bennett 
Miss  Mina  Neely 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Ellison 

2:15  Sunday  School,  Grace  Brethren 

Church,  Sunnyside,  Washington 
Grace  N.  Hubbard 
Miss  Janet  Steele 
Mrs.  Allen  D.  Griffin 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Galen  F.  Fit 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  James  B.  Marshall 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Elkhart,  Indiana 
Mrs.  Earl  Hartleroad,  Friendship  Class,  Peru 

Brethren  Church,  Peru,  Indiana 
Mrs.  H.  Leslie  Moore 
Mrs.  Elsie  Cripe 
Mrs.  Miriam  Rohrer 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dan  Snively 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thurlo  Fuller 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Steve  Taylor 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Cameron  McDade,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ralph  Offner,  Mrs.  Geri  Ewing,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Victor  E.  Marquart,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  W.  ' 
Schnittjer,  Mrs.  Edyth  Wilkins,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
C.  E.  Seitz,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  Reiff,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Edwin  A.  Yeo,  Jr. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  R.  Ogden 


Maxson  (Continued  from  page  18) 

the  student  body.  The  other  years  he  has 
played  important  roles  in  most  of  the 
dramas  presented  at  Grace  and  on  several  oc- 
casions was  the  assistant  director.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  concert  choir  and  this  spring 
will  be  touring  with  the  Company  of  Grace 
at  Easter  time. 

Durmg  the  fall  of  this  year  he  had  contact 
with  several  school  systems.  In  December,  he 
received  a  telephone  call  resulting  in  an  in- 
terview in  LaGrange,  Indiana.  It  was  unbe- 
lievable. 

The  Lakeland  High  School  needed  some- 
one to  take  a  speech  and  drama  position, 
picking  up  English  and  choral  music  respon- 
sibilities on  the  side.  When  Randy  graduates 
in  May  he  will  be  certified  to  teach  speech, 
English  and  music. 

The  administrator  conducting  the  inter- 
view said  it  was  hard  to  believe  that  he  could 
find  one  person  to  wear  three  hats.  However, 
for  Randy  these  facts  were  much  more  than 
coincidental. 

"After  my  wife  (Lois)  and  I  prayed  and 
considered  the  offer,  we  felt  that  LaGrange 
was  the  Lord's  leading.  On  January  15,  I 
signed  a  contract  and  was  able  to  face  the 
spring  semester  fully  confident  of  the  Lord's 
hand  on  our  lives,"  Randy  said.  Incidentally 
Randy  has  served  as  minister  of  music  at  the 
Osceola,  Indiana,  Bethel  Brethren  Church 
for  the  past  five  years.  Lois  is  the  alumni 
secretary  at  Grace  Schools. 


Hively  (Continued  from  page  19) 

when  Willie  learned  to  add  one  rabbit  plus 
two  rabbits  and  get  three  rabbits. 

The  second  influential  force  in  my  experi- 
ence was  Mrs.  Humberd.  Her  confidence  in 
me  helped  me  gain  confidence  in  myself.  She 
opened  her  files  to  my  umlimited  use,  and 
gave  me  numerous  ideas.  Working  with  her 
was  truly  great. 

I  would  like  to  thank  all  of  the  education 
professors  at  Grace  College  for  their  guid- 
ance in  preparing  me  to  teach.  There  was  a 
lot  of  hard  work  crammed  into  four  years, 
but  it  will  be  worth  it  when  I  get  my  own 
class  and  fulfill  my  dream. 


Norris  (Continued  from  page  19) 

yet  I  had  very  limited  contact  with  the  kids 
(seeing  them  twice  a  week)  in  order  to  help 
meet  those  needs  in  some  way.  Above  that, 
it  was  more  difficult  to  know  how  to  meet 
those  needs.  My  feelings  of  inadequateness 
were  frequent.  It's  really  hard  to  sit  back 
when  you  see  someone  hurting  in  some  way 
and  be  unable  to  help!  The  younger  age 
group  was  a  bit  foreign  to  me,  so  it  took 
awhile  to  understand  their  life-style  and  life 
perspective  and  to  learn  to  relate  to  them  on 
those  terms. 

Yet,  with  the  frustration  and  weariness, 
there  was  an  answer  and  a  strength.  I  found 
it  in  the  Lord  Jesus.  It  was  very  clear  to  me 
to  see  how  God  worked;  I  could  tell  when  I 
let  Him  work  and  when  I  hindered  Him. 
There  were  many  situations  where  a  group 
out  of  control  could  have  buried  me,  but  by 
prayer  and  commitment  of  my  work  to  Him, 
that  never  happened.  He  provided  strength 
for  the  droops,  concentration  for  the  musi- 
cal rehearsal,  compassion  for  the  needs  of 
kids  and  love  for  their  young  lives— seeing 
them  as  potential  for  His  world  plan.  And 
none  of  these  things  were  a  part  of  my 
nature  or  inclination.  I  saw  my  need  and 
lack,  acknowledged  them  before  Him,  stood 
back  and  watched  Him  impart  these  things 
into  my  life  as  I  got  involved  in  the  lives  of 
those  around  me.  For  me,  student  teaching 
was  seeing  Christ  demonstrate  who  He  truly 
is:  "He  is  before  all  things,  and  by  him  all 
things  consist .  .  .  that  in  all  things  he  might 
have  the  preeminence"  (Col.  1 :17-18). 


For  ten  days  in  January  the  moun- 
tains of  Pennsylvania  and  the  river  val- 
leys of  Virginia  were  utilized  as  class- 
rooms. It  was  a  new  venture  for  Grace 
College,  as  never  before  in  its  history 
had  a  college  course  been  conducted 
outside  the  familiar  confines  of  Phila- 
thea  Hall,  McClain  Auditorium,  or  any 
of  the  other  campus  buildings.  On 
January  5  six  Grace  students  accom- 
panied by  History  Professor  Robert 
Mathisen  squeezed  into  a  station 
wagon  and  headed  east  toward  their 
first  stop  at  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 

The  purpose  of  the  trip  was  to 
enrich  the  students'  study  of  the  Civil 
War  by  visiting  personally  many  of  the 
battlegrounds  where  the  tragic  encoun- 


or  the  films  before  we  went  to  the 
field.  These  not  only  showed  how  the 
troops  fought  but  also  showed  the 
emotions  of  the  soldiers.  The  films  put 
me  right  in  the  midst  of  the  war." 

From  Antietam  the  winding  road 
southward  took  the  class  to  Harper's 
Ferry,  West  Virginia,  where  John 
Brown  had  made  his  raid  to  free  the 
slaves  in  1859.  Moving  on  east  into 
Virginia  the  next  stop  was  at  Manassas, 
the  site  of  two  Civil  War  battles.  The 
group  remained  in  Virginia  for  several 
additional  days,  walking  the  battle- 
grounds at  Fredericksburg,  Chancel- 
lorsville,  Richmond,  and  Petersburg. 
After  spending  several  hours  at  Peters- 
burg, sophomore  Nick  Bardo  from 
Johnstown,     Pennsylvania,    responded 


''wmimm'mmmmm 


ing  about  them  in  a  textbook."  Senior 
Becky  Hamilton  from  Merrillville,  In- 
diana, agreed  that  "the  Civil  War  trip 
has  been  one  of  the  most  meaningful 
classes  I  have  had  at  Grace  College.  I 
learned  more  by  actually  going  to  the 
places  where  so  much  history  has 
taken  place  than  by  reading  about  it  in 
books  and  sitting  in  a  classroom." 

During  their  travels  the  class  also 
spent  some  time  in  Washington,  D.C., 
Williamsburg,  Virginia,  and  at  Jeffer- 
son's home  at  Monticello  near  Char- 
lottesville, Virginia.  These  stays  pro- 
vided interesting  diversions  from  the 
battlefield  routine  during  the  ten  days. 

Several  nights  the  group  stayed 
with     people     from     area     Brethren 


Civil  War 

Travel 

Course 


Prof.  Robert  Mathisen 

ter  had  taken  place  a  century  ago. 
Each  student  prepared  for  the  trip  by 
reading  a  book  on  the  Civil  War  era, 
which  provided  valuable  background 
information  to  the  various  locations 
visited.  In  addition,  each  student  de- 
veloped a  paper  on  a  different  battle 
of  the  war,  which  was  then  presented 
orally  to  the  class  upon  touring  the 
battle  site. 

The  first  day  of  the  tour  found  the 
class  at  Antietam  in  Maryland,  where 
the  results  of  the  1862  bloody  clash 
stimulated  President  Lincoln  to  draw 
up  the  Emancipation  Proclamation  im- 
plemented on  January  1,  1863.  At 
Antietam  and  the  other  battle  sites, 
the  National  Park  Service  has  con- 
structed visitor  centers  where  films  are 
shown  and  electric  maps  are  used  to 
illustrate  the  significance  of  the  battles 
and  the  strategies  used  in  fighting 
them.  Regarding  the  use  of  these  visual 
aids,  Linda  Nolt,  a  junior  from  Ritt- 
man,  Ohio,  commented  that  "the  best 
tools  for  learning  were  the  battle  maps 


(seated)  and  students. 

that  he  "was  astounded  by  the  terrific 
engineering  and  strategy  that  went 
into  the  tunnel  and  amazed  that  the 
Confederate  Army  missed  sighting  the 
tunnel." 

While  still  in  Virginia  the  students 
stopped  at  Appomattox,  where  the 
truce  ending  the  war  was  signed  by 
Generals  Lee  and  Grant  in  April  1865. 
The  last  day  of  the  tour  found  the 
class  at  Gettysburg,  where  the  costliest 
battle  in  the  loss  of  human  life  was 
fought  in  July  1863.  The  group  hired  a 
guide  who  drove  the  students  through 
the  battleground  for  two  hours,  point- 
ing out  many  of  the  significant  high- 
lights of  the  battle  which  many  histori- 
ans have  acclaimed  to  be  the  major 
turning  point  in  the  entire  war. 

About  the  Civil  War  travel  course. 
Holly  Bennett,  a  junior  social  studies 
major  from  Kittanning,  Pennsylvania, 
observed  that  "visiting  the  actual  sites 
of  the  various  battles  enabled  me  to 
see  more  clearly  what  actually  took 
place  during  the  battles  than  just  read- 


churches,  including  those  at  Hagers- 
town, Maryland;  Richmond,  Virginia; 
and  Waynesboro,  Pennsylvania.  "The 
times  we  stayed  in  homes  during  the 
trip  were  very  enjoyable  to  me,"  said 
sophomore  Deb  Dilling  of  Louisville, 
Ohio.  "It  was  nice  to  visit  the  different 
Brethren  churches;  I  especially  en- 
joyed the  Sunday  morning  service  at 
Richmond.  After  getting  to  know  the 
people,  I  have  been  praying  for  them 
and  the  church."  Agreeing  with  Deb 
was  sophomore  Luci  Eshleman  of  Lan- 
caster, Pennsylvania,  who  commented 
that  "traveling  place  to  place  allowed 
others  to  see  the  different  techniques 
the  college  uses  to  teach  a  course.  We 
were  also  able  to  promote  the  school 
to  potential  students  through  our  con- 
versations with  them." 

It  was  an  experience  with  many 
highlights  and  one  which  the  partici- 
pants shall  always  remember.  It  is  ex- 
pected that  the  course  will  be  repeated 
in  future  years  during  the  winterim 
session  between  semesters.  # 


MARCH    15,    1976 


21 


Company 
f  Grac 


"The  Company  of  Grace"  will  be  presenting  an  Easter  drama  which  investigates  the  personalities 
of  those  individuals  who  were  closely  involved  with  the  death  of  Jesus.  The  spring  tour  will  in- 
clude presentations  in    Indiana,   Pennsylvania,   Maryland,   Virginia  and  Ohio.  Grace  College  Pro- 
fessor Stephen  A.  Grill  will  be  directing  the  student  team  of  1976  as  they  present  the  drama 
titled  "Were You  There?" 

Team  members  include:  Nancy  Emch,  senior,  of  Rittman,  Ohio,  majoring  in  music  educa- 
tion; Jean    Lapp,  senior,   Lancaster,   Pennsylvania,   majoring  in  sociology;  Jane   Lengyel, 
senior,  of  Quill  Lake,  Saskatchewan,  majoring  in  speech;  Becky  Pappas,  senior,  of  Colum- 
bus,  Ohio,   majoring   in   English.   Also,    Randy  Maxson,  senior,  Winona   Lake,  Indiana, 
majoring  in  speech  and  English;  Steve  Munday,  senior,  of  Parkersburg,  West  Virginia, 
majoring   in  speech;  David  Griffith,  junior   in  Seminary,  of  Winona    Lake,   Indiana, 
majoring  in  missions;  and  Lois  Maxson,  Grace  College  graduate,  presently  serving  as 
alumni  secretary. 


The  itinerary  is  as  follows: 

March  24  (Wednesday) 

Brethren  Christian  Schools,  Osceola,  Indiana 

March  25  (Thursday) 

Grace  Seminary  Chapel,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana 

March  27  (Saturday) 

Lancaster  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania 

March  28  (Sunday) 

Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Pennsylvania  (a.m.) 

First  Brethren  Church,  Lanham,  Maryland  (p.m.) 

March  29  (Monday) 

Virginia  Beach,  Virginia 

March  30  (Tuesday) 

Norfolk  Christian  Schools,  Norfolk,  Virginia 

March  31  (Wednesday) 

First  Brethren  Church,  Buena  Vista,  Virginia 

April  1  (Thursday) 

Dayton,  Ohio 

April  2  (Friday) 

Dayton  Christian  School  (a.m.) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Columbus,  Worthington,  Ohio  (p.m.) 

April  3  (Saturday) 

Travel 

April  4  (Sunday) 

First  Brethren  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio  (a.m.) 

Community  Gospel  Church,  Bremen,  Indiana  (p.m.) 

22 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


The  National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Mar 

Our  thanks  to  Brethren  across  the  nation  who  have  faithfully  supported  the  National 
Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Men  during  1975.  You  have  nnade  possible  an  expansion  of 
the  boys  ministries  through  our  full-time  boys  director,  Jack  Cline. 

Look  over  the  listing  ...  if  your  church  is  not  represented,  or  the  amount  given  by  your 
church  isn't  very  large,  we  encourage  you  and  the  men  of  your  church  to  get  behind  this 
important  work. 


Jack  Cline, 

Director  of  Boys  Ministries 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
First  and  Spruce  Sts. 
Hagerstown,  Md.  21740 


Lyie  Marvin,  Jr., 

President 

11468  Miscou  Way 

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Roger  Hancock, 
Secretary-  Treasurer 
6675  Worthington-Galena  Rd. 
Worthington,  Ohio  43085 


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IOWA  DISTRICT 

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MICHIGAN   DISTRICT 

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Hagerstown,  Md.  (Grace)    $  2,000.00 

Lanham,  Md 281.25 

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MIDWEST  DISTRICT 

Albuquerque,  N.  Mex.  (Grace) $  18.00 

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NORTHERN  ATLANTIC  DISTRICT 

Elizabethtown,  Pa $  69.18 

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York,  Pa 23.00 

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HAWAII 

Waipio    $  10.0i 


MARCH    15,    1976 


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Johnson  City,  Tennessee 
Dedicates  New  Cliurch 

(Editor's  note:  The  congregation  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church.  Johnson  City,  Tenn., 
dedicated  their  new  building  on  January  25,  1976.  There  were  182  persons  in  atten- 
dance and  the  offering  totaled  over  $2,000.  Pastor  Sherwood  Durkee  has  written  the 
unusual  accompanying  article  which  we  believe  you  will  enjoy.) 

Two  score  and  seven  years  ago  (April  29,  1949)  our  church  leaders 
(Rev.  Russell  Ogden,  this  congregation,  and  the  Brethren  Home  IVlissions 
Council)  brought  forth  a  new  congregation  (June  29,  1949),  conceived  in 
liberty  (in  the  truth  of  His  Word)  and  dedicated  (first  building  April  16, 
1950)  to  the  purpose  of  proclaiming  the  good  news  of  Jesus  Christ. 

.  .  .  For  twenty  -  seven  years  this  congregation  has  been  engaged  (with 
former  pastors  of  the  Vernon  Brethren  Church,  and  under  the  leadership 
of  the  following  pastors:  Rev.  Russell  Ogden,  Rev.  John  Burns,  Rev.  Dean 
Risser,  Rev.  Charles  Martin,  Rev.  K.  E.  Richardson,  Rev.  Clarence  Lackey, 
Rev.  Sherwood  Durkee)  in  testing  whether  they  or  any  other  congregation 
shall  endure. 

.  .  .  But  in  a  larger  sense  we  do  dedicate  (Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer  and  Rev. 
Ralph  Hall,  special  speakers),  we  do  consecrate  (Building  Committee, 
members  of  the  Official  Board  with  Mervin  Pratt,  chairman),  we  do  hollow 
this  ground  (construction  started  May  1,  1975),  brave  people  both  living 
and  dead  have  struggled  to  establish  this  testimony. 

...  It  is  for  us  the  living  to  be  dedicated  to  the  unfinished  work  ...  We 
here  highly  resolve  .  .  .  that  this  congregation  under  God  (with  the  help  of 
the  Brethren  Investment  Foundation  and  the  Brethren  Architectual  Ser- 
vices) shall  have  a  new  opportunity  of  sharing  Jesus  Christ  with  people  of 
our  community  and  around  the  world. 


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4  Light  in  the  Darkness 

6  "Hey  Ma,  look  at  that  bicycle  !" 

7  A  Church  Is  Dedicated  in  Brazil 
9  A  New  Rose  in  Heaven 

10  Prepared  To  Live  for  Christ 

12  BMH  News  Summary 

13  I'maChildof  the  King 
16  From  Rags  to  Riches 

18  Easter 

19  Christian  Education  Switchboard 

20  Christian  School  Pioneers 
22  Thanks  .  .  . 


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Dear 
Editor 


n  Nothing  could  be  finah'  than  to 
wake  in  Carolina  in  the  mornin'l 

Hear  the  birds  a  singin',  the  mock- 
ingbirds voice  a  ringin'  in  our  garden. 

Smell  the  sweet  gardenia,  and  the 
scent  of  the  magnolia.  Hallelujah! 

God  has  surely  blessed  us,  His  good 
blessings  have  not  missed  us,  all  about 
US- 
See  the  honeysuckle  flowing  in  the 
breezes  gently  blowing,  they  are  grow- 
ing. 

In  a  Carolina  panorama,  mountains, 
valleys,  fields,  and  river,  God  the  giver! 

Graceful  grows  the  grand  sasanque, 
and  the  state's  well-known  azalea,  with 
camel  ia! 

Stately  stands  the  fine  crepe  myrtle 
in  the  valley  rich  and  fertile,  look 
again! 

Drink  it  in  what  you  are  seein'! 
Then  you  will  be  sure  agreein',  it  is 
grand. 

Just  to  live  in  South  Carolina! 
Nothing's  finah! 

Brethren,  the  next  step  sure  must 
be  heaven!— Sou f/7  Carolina 


Editor's  Note:  After  having  read  the 
above  poem,  I  almost  packed  up  my 
bags  and  moved  to  Carolina.  Well,  it 
would  be  great  if  we  all  could  enjoy  so 
much  of  the  beauty  that  God  has 
given. 

Ever  been  in  Indiana  in  October 
when  the  fall  foliage  is  in  brilliant  dis- 
play? Then  you  have  missed  an  inde- 
scribable treat.-CWT 


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Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


Secretly  in  most  hearts  lies  an  unspoken  desire.  Even 
your  best  friends  may  not  know  and  you  are  not  able  to 
tell  them.  What  is  it?  A  hope  that  someday  you  might 
become  fabulously  rich— that  once-in-a-lifetime  hap- 
pening. 

Just  the  other  day  I  saw  some  information  that  re- 
minded me  of  those  greedy  little  thoughts.  You  or  I  or 
anyone  else  could  save  six  million  dollars  with  one  pur- 
chase—think of  it!  Now  that  is  what  I  call  a  big  oppor- 
tunity. Some  people  work  a  whole  lifetime  to  save  six 
million  dollars  and  the  rest  of  us  could  work  a  dozen 
lifetimes  and  we  would  never  make  it.  The  offer  was  in 
the  Wall  Street  Journal,  that  sage  and  stuffy  newspaper 
filled  with  endless  columns  of  figures  that  told  the  story. 
If  you  would  purchase  a  McDonnell-Douglas  DC-10  for 
delivery  in  1977  the  company  would  reduce  the  price  by 
six  million  dollars.  The  story  went  on  to  describe  the 
fact  that  most  of  the  airlines  of  the  world  had  cut  back 
on  their  purchases,  and  there  were  a  number  of  planes 
that  could  be  produced  but  too  few  buyers. 

I  hid  the  paper  from  my  sweet  wife  because  she  is  like 
some  other  dear  wives.  She  is  a  saver!  When  she  reads  in 
the  paper  about  a  fabric  sale  going  on  in  Fort  Wayne 
she  calls  her  friends  and  they  form  a  money-saving-house- 
wives association.  With  all  available  cash  and  usable 
credit  cards  in  hand  they  head  east  on  Route  30  with 
smiles  on  their  faces  and  joy  in  their  economy-minded 
hearts  because  they  are  about  to  save  their  husbands  a 
lot  of  money.  That  evening  they  return  having  saved  us 
all  so  much  money  we  doubt  we  can  stand  the  shock.  I 
protest  ever  so  mildly  with  a  dumb  statement  like:  "If 
you  saved  so  much,  where  is  all  the  money?"  Such  a  silly 
question  doesn't  even  register  with  the  seamstress  due  to 
the  busy  buzzing  of  the  sewing  machine  turning  out  new 
clothing. 

If  my  wife  had  seen  the  Wall  Street  Journal,  the  very 
thought  of  saving  six  million  dollars  in  one  purchase 
would  have  presented  that  once-in-a-lifetime  offer.  But 
to  be  perfectly  honest  and  not  to  infer  my  wife  is  the 
sole  "saver"  in  the  family,  for  one  fleeting  moment  I 
thought— what  a  saving  in  one  transaction!  Of  course, 
like  all  big  deals,  there  was  one  small  catch.  In  order  to 
save  the  six  million,  you  would  have  to  spend  22  million. 
If  that  is  not  enough  of  a  problem— what  about  the  first 
flight  and  the  cost  of  fuel?  So  the  big  deal  was  not  what 
it  appeared  to  be  at  first  sight.  Since  the  time  of  the 
offer  I  understand  that  not  too  many  have  taken  advan- 
tage of  this  fantastic  bargain. 

However,  after  reading  this  get-rich-quick  ad  I  came 
to  a  couple  of  conclusions  that  illustrate  Christian  truths. 
For  instance,  you  have  to  pay  or  invest  in  order  to  gain. 
I  know  the  scriptural  truth  of  man's  faith  and  God's  will 
to  provide,  but  I  also  know  there  are  commands  to  exer- 


I  Cannot  Afford 
the  Savings 


cise  faith  by  doing  works  for  God.  I  fear  that  too  many 
Christians  are  working  with  the  "buried  napkin"  princi- 
ple. They  take  the  talent  as  did  a  very  foolish  man  and 
bury  it  in  a  napkin  awaiting  the  day  of  accountability. 
The  Lord  removed,  with  a  rebuke,  the  one  talent  from 
the  person  who  did  not  put  to  use  that  which  he  had 
received.  We  are  not  called  upon  to  guard  our  talents  as 
much  as  we  are  called  upon  to  put  our  abilities  to  use  for 
Him.  So  there  is  a  point  in  saying  that  I  cannot  afford 
the  savings. 

People  of  faith  are  people  of  action.  They  first  wait 
upon  the  Lord  which  is  a  form  of  preparation  for  action. 
After  they  have  discovered  the  work  to  be  done  and  the 
direction  to  go,  they  are  off  and  moving.  I  love  to  read 
Hebrews  1 1  and  every  time  I  do  I  become  aware  of  what 
God  can  do  through  a  person  and  that  excites  me. 
People  who  shared  visions  with  God  and  lived  according 
to  promise  will  be  rewarded  for  their  faith.  They  con- 
quered, they  sought  better  things,  and  some  of  them 
even  died  not  having  seen  the  promise  of  their  faith  be- 
come reality;  however,  they  were  real  adventurers  for 
God. 

Thus  I  cannot  afford  to  save.  I  cannot  afford  to  save 
time  for  myself;  I  cannot  afford  to  claim  possessions  as 
mine  alone;  I  cannot  afford  to  save  talents  for  my  use. 
Neither  can  you.  Opportunities  await  us  all  in  the  cause 
of  Jesus  Christ  and  tomorrow  may  be  too  late.  # 


By  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


APRIL    1,    1976 


A 

Light 

in 

the 

Darkness 


Short  Candles  .  .  .  . 

25<t 

Medium  Candles  .  . 

50<t 

Tall  Candles 

.   $1.00 

By  Kent  Good 


The  indulgences  attacked  in  Europe 
by  Martin  Luther  in  the  early  1500s 
still  exist  in  slightly  more  palatable 
forms  in  the  country  of  France.  The 
Catholic  church,  however,  vies  for  con- 
trol of  the  Frenchman  against  its  dia- 
metric opposites— communism  and 
existentialism.  What  results  from  such 
philosophical  combat  is  the  skeptic  of 
the  20th  century.  Today's  Frenchman 
is  aware  that  the  church  of  France,  the 
Roman  Catholic  church,  has  nothing 
to  offer  him  concerning  how  to  live, 
but  he  is  fearful  of  God  and  of  death. 
He  turns  to  the  church  for  its  adminis- 
tration of  the  sacraments  in  his  behalf. 
He  is  baptized  while  an  infant,  married 
in  the  church,  takes  communion  in  the 
church,  and  receives  extreme  unction 
on  his  deathbed.  Except  for  these  oc- 
casions, the  Frenchman,  by  and  large, 
will  not  go  to  church  and,  on  the  sur- 
face, is  content  to  doubt  and  argue  but 
is  far  from  a  knowledge  of  the  truth. 

The  cover  photo  was  taken  in  a 
small  community  Catholic  church  lo- 
cated in  the  Saone  and  Loire  depart- 
ment in  mideastern  France,  If  this 
community  is  typical  of  the  country, 
there  are  no  Christians  living  there. 
And  so  the  spiritual  outlook  for  the 
woman  pictured  is  bleak.  She  will  con- 
tinue to  light  candles,  continue  to 
hope  and  continue  to  doubt  that  hope 
is  even  logical  in  such  a  world  as  hers. 


There  is,  however,  amidst  the  black- 
ness of  despair,  a  light  shining  which  is 
far  greater  than  all  of  the  candles  of 
desperation.  That  light  is  the  true  Gos- 
pel of  Jesus  Christ— not  killed  afresh  in 
the.mass,  but  alive  for  eternity. 

It  was  thoroughly  exciting  for  my 
wife  and  me  to  go  to  France  this  past 
summer  with  the  TIME  program.  We 
had  the  rare  experience  of  working 
side  by  side  with  the  resident  mission- 
aries, at  times  alleviating  their  bur- 
dens—at times,  no  doubt,  adding  to 
them.  Over  all,  the  experience  was  tre- 
mendously profitable.  One's  perspec- 
tive of  the  collective  lostness  of  a 
people  is  heightened  by  firsthand  con- 
tact. Though  I  am  often  ashamed  of 
America  in  her  international  and  in- 
ternal dealings,  I  cannot  but  praise 
God  for  such  an  heritage  that  intro- 
duced me  to  my  Saviour.  France  has 
no  such  heritage.  Each  succeeding 
generation  is  reared  in  skepticism  and 
aged  in  despair.  The  teachings  of 
Christ  are  considered  in  the  school 
along  with  those  of  Aristotle,  Marx 
and  Sartre.  And  Christianity  means 
little  in  a  society  whose  basic  philo- 
sophical premise  is  that  there  are  no 
absolutes. 

The  National  Fellowship  of  Breth- 
ren Churches  is  working  in  France  to 
disciple  men  and  women  in  New  Testa- 
ment-style church  planting.  To  say 
that  this  work  is  but  a  small  flicker  is, 
of  course,  true.  That  small  flame,  how- 
ever, is  experiencing  as  never  before 
the  breath  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  When 
French  folks  accept  Jesus  Christ,  He 
becomes  their  daily  bread  and  not  just 
a  Sunday  morning  pastry.  They  de- 
liberate much  before  making  any  deci- 
sions, particularly  those  of  a  spiritual 
nature,  for  spiritual  matters  are  eter- 
nal. And  so  they  accept  Jesus  in  the 
totality  of  their  being. 

The  Word  of  God  indicates  that 
prayer  precedes  revival.  In  order  for 
the  French  to  know  the  blessedness 
that  this  Easter  season  holds  for  us 
who  are  His,  we  must,  as  never  before, 
dedicate  ourselves  to  prayer.  For 
many,  the  flicker  of  the  candles  re- 
flects their  sole  hope  and  purpose.  But 
the  candles  grow  short  and  the  dark- 
ness returns.  Only  the  Light,  which  is 
Jesus  Christ,  replaces  the  darkness  for- 
ever. Were  our  zeal  for  spreading  the 
Good  News  only  on  a  par  with  that  of 
the  candle  burners,  France  would  be 
aflame  with  the  Gospel!  # 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


The  tourist  visiting  Jerusalem  is  im- 
pressed by  an  empty  tomb  in  a  garden 
near  a  rocky  elevation  which  strangely 
resembles  a  skull. 

To  such  a  tomb  the  women  came 
with  spices  to  embalm  the  body  of 
Jesus.  Instead  of  finding  a  corpse 
bound  in  graveclothes,  they  were 
startled  by  two  men  in  shining  gar- 
ments who  exclaimed,  "Why  seek  ye 
the  living  among  the  dead?  He  is  not 
here,  but  is  risen!" 

Today  Western  Europe  is  also  full 
of  empty  tombs. 

They  are  tombs  of  a  different  sort. 
We  call  them  churches,  and  they  too 
are  tourist  attractions.  Many  are  gran- 
diose. Some  contain  objects  of  in- 
estimable value.  At  certain  times 
lovely  music  echoes  through  their  high 
vaults.  Occasionally  people  who  walk 
softly  and  do  not  speak  light  a  candle 
and  place  it  by  an  altar,  where  its  light 
casts  flickering  shadows  in  the  dark 
corners. 

But  most  of  these  churches  are 
tombs. 

They  are  empty  tombs  because 
Christ's  body,  the  community  of 
saints,  is  no  longer  there,  leaving  only 
dead  traditions  and  decaying  rites.  On 
certain  occasions,  especially  funerals, 
their  chairs  are  filled,  but  not  with 
people  who  come  to  seek  the  Living 
One;  they  come  to  honor  the  dead. 

According  to  a  recently  published 
survey,  21  percent  of  the  French 
people  attended  Sunday  mass  in  1972, 
whereas  only  13  percent  were  attend- 
ing in  1975.  But  though  thousands  are 
abandoning  the  institutional  church, 
many  are  gathering  in  small  fellowship 
groups  that  have  sprung  up  around  the 
country.  To  be  sure,  these  groups  are 
not  necessarily  churches,  but  they  are 
proof  that  men  and  women  still  seek. 

Further,  many  are  discovering  that 
the  true  church.  His  body,  has  never 
died.  It  is  not  embalmed  in  the  empty 
traditions  of  religion,  but  lives  in  the 
spiritual  community  of  true  believers. 
Their  hearts  still  burn  within  them 
when  they  are  in  the  presence  of  the 
living  Christ.  All  over  Europe  there  is 
renewal. 

Brethren  missions  are  a  part  of  this 
spiritual  renewal  in  Western  Europe. 
Though  small,  we  are  sharing  in  the 
work  of  God  in  Germany  and  France, 
and  our  influence  has  gone  beyond  the 
lives  of  the  people  who  have  been 
reached. 


The  goal  of  Brethren  missions  in 
Europe  is  to  implant  living  and  grow- 
ing churches  in  the  cities  where  God 
has  sent  us— Stuttgart,  Chalon,  Macon. 
We  are  not  concerned  about  beautiful 
buildings  or  meaningless  institutions. 
We  want  to  see  men  and  women  dis- 
cover real  life  in  the  risen  Saviour, 
share  this  life  with  their  friends, 
submit  to  the  authority  of  God's 
Word,  and  join  together  in  the  spiritual 
fellowship  of  the  family  of  God. 

In  Stuttgart  a  marvelous  spiritual 
harvest  within  the  last  few  years  had 
produced  a  strong  group  of  active 
Christians  who  are  molded  together 
into  a  spiritual  community.  They  have 
grown  out  of  their  present  facilities 
and  in  the  spring  will  be  moving  into 
larger  quarters.  The  group  already  con- 
tains the  elements  of  leadership  in  a 
group  of  men  grounded  in  the  faith. 

In  France  the  church  is  growing 
both  on  the  level  of  the  cities,  through 
personal  evangelism  and  the  creation 
of  fellowship  groups,  and  at  the  Cha- 
teau, where  twice  monthly  the  Chris- 
tians come  together  for  study  and  wor- 
ship. Though  the  Chateau  ministry  be- 
gan as  a  youth-oriented  center,  it  has 
grown  into  the  role  for  which  it  was 
originally  destined— a  family-oriented 
instrument  for  church  planting. 

Average  attendance  for  weekly  wor- 
ship in  Stuttgart  was  63  in  1975;  this 
number  has  grown  since  the  first  of 
the  year.  For  France,  worship  averaged 
56  in  the  bimonthly  service  at  the  Cha- 
teau for  the  second  half  of  the  year. 

This  could  be  one  of  Europe's 
finest  hours.  Thus  far  missions  have 
had  but  limited  success  in  this  conti- 
nent where  there  are  only  three  and  a 
half  million  evangelicals  for  a  popu- 
lation of  450  million  people,  as  con- 
trasted with  the  United  States'  40 
million  for  a  population  of  220  million 
people.  But  some  feel  that  Europe  is 
on  the  brink  of  a  spiritual  awakening. 
Whether  this  is  true  or  not,  thou- 
sands of  Europeans  will  continue  to 
seek  the  living  Christ  among  those  who 
are  spiritually  alive.  # 


Why 


the 

Living 

among 

the 

Dead? 


By  Rev.  Tom  Julian  . 


APRIL   1,    1976 


^^^ 


.<^^' 


By  Rev.  Lynn  Hoyt 

It  must  be  a  very  perplexing  sight  to  an  Argentine  to  see  a 
red-haired  man,  an  almost  white-haired  boy  of  four,  and  a 
brand-new  Schwinn  Twinn  tandem  bike  go  by  all  together  at 
once.  Any  one  of  the  three  is  really  quite  a  shock  to  them,  let 
alone  all  three  together.  The  most  interesting  is  the  double  take 
on  the  part  of  adults  who  are  too  reserved  to  yell  out  unin- 
hibited cries  such  as,  "Hey,  Ma,  look  at  that  bike!"  One  school- 
boy came  real  close  to  look  while  I  was  in  the  post  office,  but  as 
soon  as  I  came  out  he  moved  away  as  if  I  might  get  angry  with 
him. 

A  tandem  bike  might  seem  a  little  extravagant  for  a  mission- 
ary, but  I  must  say  it  has  turned  out  to  be  a  blessing.  I  am 
thankful  to  the  Lord  that  He  put  it  on  the  hearts  of  some  of  my 
friends  to  give  it  to  us.  Let  me  recount  some  of  the  ways  in 
which  it  has  been  a  blessing: 

1)  When  we  arrived,  there  was  a  car  already  assigned  to  us. 
However,  it  was  not  available  for  two  reasons:  a)  I  did  not  have 
a  driver's  license,  and  b)  Our  car  was  being  used  by  Hill  Macon- 
aghy,  and  the  new  car  assigned  to  him  was  not  yet  licensed.  This 
is  a  long,  drawn-out  process. 

2)  The  bike  is  still  my  only  means  of  transportation  around 
town. 

3)  Believe  it  or  not,  I  have  already  lost  some  weight  by  walk- 
ing and  riding,  and  I'm  enjoying  it. 

4)  The  bicycle  has  served  as  a  means  of  giving  me  a  chance  to 
be  alone  with  Philip,  which  might  not  otherwise  be  feasible. 

So,  you  see  that  what  might  seem  like  an  extravagant  thing  to 
take  to  the  mission  field  has  turned  out  to  be  a  useful  blessing. 

it  is  our  prayer  that  our  lives  will  be  just  as  different  as  the 
bicycle  and  our  hair  coloration  are,  so  that  people  will  say, 
"Hey,  Ma,  look  at  that  Christian!"  # 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY   HERALD 


Beginning  with  Bible  classes  in 
homes,  street  meetings  and  personal 
witnessing,  the  church  in  Castanhal 
(pronounced  Cahstahn-yahl),  Brazil, 
has  entered  the  final  stage  of  being 
fully  independent.  This  was  accom- 
plished after  approximately  ten  years 
of  ministry  on  the  part  of  various  mis- 
sionaries. 

In  a  way  the  work  in  Castanhal  is  an 
outgrowth  of  a  now  defunct  work 
which  has  been  carried  on  in  a  neigh- 
boring town  called  Capitao  Poco.  That 
work  closed  due  to  lack  of  support  for 
the  national  pastor  and  the  inability  of 
the  people  to  maintain  their  building. 
Two  families  moved  to  Castanhal  and 
became  the  nucleus  of  the  present 
thriving  congregation.  Later,  another 
family  came.  Two  of  these  three  fami- 
lies are  in  the  work  now  and  the  other 
has  moved  to  Belem,  where  it  is  active 
in  one  of  our  churches  there. 

To  bring  the  work  to  its  present 
state  was  difficult  every  step  of  the 
way.  It  was  initiated  by  Bible  study  in 
homes  and  evangelism  in  the  city 
streets.  Keith  and  Vivian  Altig  were  as- 
signed to  the  work,  and,  finding  it 
Impossible  to  rent  a  residence,  built  a 
modest  house  on  lots  given  free  by  the 
mayor.  Similar  lots  would  probably 
cost  three  or  four  thousand  dollars 
today.  The  mayor  said  he  would  like 
to  have  a  work  such  as  we  proposed  to 
do  in  the  city  of  which  he  was  the 
chief  citizen. 

We  tried  everything— and  found  that 
street  meetings  were  rained  out;  Bible 
study  in  homes  was  interrupted  by 
brawling,  bawling  children,  dogs  in  and 
out,  chickens  squawking,  and  neigh- 
bors staring  and  commenting  through 
the  windows  and  doors.  Much  the 
same  situation  existed  in  the  rented 
store  building  on  the  corner.  In  spite 
of  these  difficulties,  contacts  were 
made  and  a  small  group  began  to  meet 
regularly.  The  situation  clearly  called 
for  us  to  have  our  own  facilities  if  the 
work  was  to  go  forward. 

At  this  point,  lots  were  secured  and 
a  small,  portable  chapel  was  erected. 
The  group  grew  in  numbers,  people 
found  the  Lord,  and  the  first  baptisms 
were  observed  indicating  a  spiritual 
growth  also.  After  a  year  and  a  half  or 
so,  the  Altigs  went  home  on  furlough 
and  the  Tim  Farner  family  took  over 
the  work  which  continued  to  grow  and 
prosper. 


A  Church  Is 
Dedicated  in  Brazil 


By  Rev.  J.  Keith  Altig 


When  Farners'  furlough  came  due, 
the  work  was  left  without  a  resident 
missionary  and  suffered  a  severe  let- 
down. When  the  Farners  returned  they 
were  met  at  the  first  service  by  one 
adult.  Tim's  first  reaction  was  to  lock 
the  door,  throw  away  the  key,  and  go 
somewhere  else.  Instead,  however,  he 
decided  to  fix  up  the  residence  which 
had  become  a  shambles  while  un- 
occupied, and  go  to  work,  praying, 
preaching,  teaching  and  visiting. 

This  strategy  paid  off  and  the  work 
revived.  Former  members  returned  and 
new  people  were  brought  in.  The 
necessity  for  added  facilities  became 
pressing  and  a  small  brick  addition  was 
begun  on  the  back  of  the  wooden 
structure  which  had  been  moved  to  a 
new  location. 

The  Farners'  assignment  to  the 
south  of  Brazil  coincided  with  the  Al- 
tigs' return  to  the  field  (after  serving  in 
the  home  office  as  deputation  secre- 
tary for  several  years),  so  Altigs  were 
requested  to  resume  the  Castanhal 
work.     The    construction    was    con- 


tinued, financed  by  contributions 
from  the  congregation.  The  people 
were  challenged  to  double  their  giving, 
which  they  did,  so  that  the  construc- 
tion was  completed  without  outside 
help. 

Dedication  day  of  the  completed 
new  building  was  December  14,  1975. 
The  rotting  wooden  walls  had  been 
torn  out  and  brick  laid  in  place.  The 
front  was  constructed  to  look  more 
like  a  church,  and  all  was  ready  for  the 
dedication.  About  125  people  at- 
tended, including  pastors  and  people 
from  other  evangelical  churches  of  the 
city.  A  regular  schedule  of  activities  is 
maintained.  The  church  is  fully  orga- 
nized and  registered  according  to  Bra- 
zilian law  as  an  existing  entity.  With 
the  coming  of  a  national  pastor,  which 
we  hope  will  be  in  April,  the  mission 
of  planting  a  self-supporting  church  in 
the  strategically  located  and  growing 
city  of  Castanhal  will  have  been  ac- 
complished. We  praise  and  glorify  the 
name  of  our  Lord  for  His  goodness 
and  blessing.  9fi 


APRIL    1,    1976 


A  longtime  faithful  servant  of  Jesus 
Christ,  Mrs.  Rose  A.  Foster,  92,  retired 
missionary,  departed  this  life  on  Janu- 
ary 22,  1976.  Her  health  had  gradually 
declined  over  a  period  of  time,  and 
finally  she  slipped  away  to  be  with  her 
Saviour.  The  funeral  service  was  held 
at  the  Titus  Funeral  Home,  Warsaw, 
Indiana,  on  January  24,  with  inter- 
ment at  Goshen,  Indiana,  in  the  same 
cemetery  where  the  bodies  of  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Orville  Jobson  are  buried.     . 

Rose  (Brosius)  Foster  was  born 
June  9,  1883,  in  a  log  cabin  at  Re- 
buck,  Northumberland  County,  Penn- 
sylvania. She  was  1 1  when  her  mother 
died,  leaving  four  children,  of  whom 
Rose  was  the  eldest.  Later  her  father 
remarried,  and  Rose  also  had  half  sis- 
ters and  half  brothers. 

At  age  12  Rose  went  to  live  with 
another  farm  family  where  seven  days 
a  week  she  worked  at  all  kinds  of  tasks 
to  earn  her  board  and  keep  plus  a  tiny 
cash  remuneration.  At  16  she  moved 
to  the  big  city  of  Philadelphia,  where 
she  finally  settled  in  work  for  a  lace 
curtain  concern. 

Several  years  later  Rose  met  Joseph 
Foster,  a  fine  moral  young  man.  They 
were  married  in  May  1906.  He  was  a 
textile  worker  and  she  continued  with 
her  factory  job,  and  for  15  years  they 
lived  a  happy  life  together  with  little 
change  in  their  lives. 

Then  one  day  a  young  co-worker 
confronted  Rose  with  the  claims  of 
Christ,  and  Rose— who  actually  years 
before  had  received  Jesus  as  her 
Saviour— came  to  the  full  assurance  of 
her  salvation.  Through  this  friend  Rose 
learned  of  the  Bible  School  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  she  became  gripped  with  an 
intense  desire  to  attend  this  school. 
Much  to  her  surprise,  her  husband  was 
willing  that  she  quit  her  job  to  go  to 
school— so  that  is  what  she  did.  During 
her  two  years  in  school  she  became 
acquainted  with  the  Brethren  Church. 
She  prayed  earnestly  for  her  husband's 
salvation.  The  Lord  answered  and  Joe 
too  became  a  Christian.  Together  this 
couple,  who  had  so  long  lived  for 
themselves,  found  a  new  desire— to 
serve  the  Lord. 

In  those  days  the  Brethren  Church 


The  Fosters  studying  in  France— 1926 


Called  Home 


was  hearing  much  of  the  new  mission 
field  in  French  Equatorial  Africa.  The 
Fosters  volunteered  but  were  turned 
down.  A  year  later  they  again  offered 
themselves.  The  foreign  board  was  re- 
luctant to  send  out  a  couple  already  in 
their  middle  forties.  But  the  Fosters 
used  their  own  savings  to  buy  a  mis- 
sionary outfit  and  go  to  France  to 
study  the  French  language  for  a  year. 
They  left  the  United  States  in  October 
1925.  When  their  time  in  France  was 
ended,  the  foreign  board  approved 
their  going  to  Africa. 

After  the  Lord  had  allowed  the  Fos- 
ters 25  years  in  Africa— years  of  con- 
tributing toward  the  steady  growth 
with  which  God  blessed  the  mission— a 
terminal  illness  claimed  Joe.  He  passed 
away  in  March  1951,  and  his  body  is 
buried  at  Yaloke. 

In  ensuing  years  the  Lord  led  Mrs. 
Foster  into  a  speaking  ministry  in  the 
U.S.,  and  as  long  as  she  was  able  she 
traveled  extensively  across  the  nation, 
bringing  devotional  messages  and  mis- 
sionary challenges  in  churches,  camps, 
Bible  and  missionary  conferences.  For 
several  years  she  also  served  as  national 
prayer  chairman  for  the  WMC. 

After  she  was  not  physically  able  to 
travel  any  longer,  Mrs.  Foster  con- 
ducted a  ministry  of  hospitality  at  her 
apartment  at  the  Philathea  House  resi- 
dence for  retired  missionaries.  Later, 
with  physical  infirmities  overtaking 
her,  she  found  another  ministry  in 
letter-writing  to  missionaries  and  pas- 
tors in  the  homeland.  Several  years  ago 
she  moved  out  of  her  apartment  to 
take  up  residence  with  the  W.  A.  Og- 
den  family.  The  last  few  weeks  of  her 
life  it  was  necessary  for  her,  first,  to  be 
hospitalized,  and  then  to  be  moved  to 
a  local  nursing  home,  where  her  death 
occurred. 

In  her  years  on  the  mission  field 
nothing  delighted  Mrs.  Foster  more 
than  to  teach  the  Bible.  Through  the 
later  years  of  her  life  she  remained 
stalwart  in  the  faith  and  in  her  love  of 
God's  Word;  also,  in  a  strong  prayer 
ministry. 

Mrs.  Foster  is  survived  by  a  half  sis- 
ter, Mrs.  Ralph  Whitmer  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  several  nieces  and  nephews. 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


A  condensation  of  the  message  given  at  tfie  memorial  service  for  Mrs.  Foster  — 


A 

New 

Rose 

in 

Heaven 


By  Dr.  E.  William  Male 


What  a  ministry  she  had— not  only 
in  Africa,  but  here  at  home!  Her  deep 
love  for  her  Lord  and  her  radiant  and 
faithful  testimony  touched  multitudes. 
I  doubt  that  there  is  one  of  us  attend- 
ing this  service  today  who  hasn't  been 
touched  and  blessed  in  one  way  or  an- 
other by  her  life. 

Rose  Foster  was  a  longtime  member 
of  our  First  Brethren  Church  in  Phila- 
delphia. After  her  return  from  Africa 
and  during  the  time  when  I  was  pastor 
of  that  church  (1955-1959),  she  was  a 
frequent  speaker  at  youth  rallies,  dis- 
trict camps,  vacation  Bible  schools, 
and  Sunday  Schools.  She  loved  to 
show  her  curios  and  tell  stories  about 
life  in  Africa.  And  wherever  she  went 
the  children  loved  it  just  as  much. 

In  those  years  we  frequently  trav- 
eled together  to  district  confei^ences 
and  camps,  and  although  she  referred 
to  me  as  her  pastor  ever  since,  I  always 
felt  that  she  ministered  more  to  me 
than  I  ever  did  to  her. 

In  addition  to  her  story-telling  min- 
istry with  children,  she  had  a  great 
letter-writing  and  intercessory  prayer 
ministry— especially  in  her  latter  years. 
It  was  always  a  blessing  to  receive  a 
letter  with  that  characteristic  signa- 
ture, "Your  African  Rose,"  and  I  ex- 
pect that  we  may  never  know  how 
many  of  us  have  been  kept  from  some 
danger  or  had  some  special  blessing  on 
our  ministry  because  of  her  faithful  in- 
tercession at  the  throne  of  grace. 

There  is  so  much  many  of  us  could 
share  today  of  the  blessing  she  was  to 
us,  but  instead  let's  hear  her  testimony 
of  what  her  Saviour  meant  to  her. 

There  are  three  verses  she  wanted  to 


have  included  at  this  time,  and  she 
even  outlined  them  for  us: 

IWy  Sa/i/af/on-John  1:12-"But  as 
many  as  received  him,  to  them  gave  he 
power  to  become  the  sons  of  God, 
even  to  them  that  believe  on  his 
name."  Mrs.  Foster  rejoiced  in  her  sal- 
vation, and  the  fact  that  it  was  hers 
solely  because  of  her  relationship  to 
Christ.  She  had  believed,  and  she  had 
received.  To  her  it  was  so  profound, 
yet  so  simple;  so  real;  and  so  personal! 
As  John  said  later  in  the  fifth  chapter 
of  his  first  epistle,  "And  this  is  the 
record,  that  God  hath  given  to  us  eter- 
nal life,  and  this  life  is  in  his  Son.  He 
that  hath  the  Son  hath  life." 

My  Assurance-Jobn  3:36-"He  that 
believeth  on  the  Son  hath  everlasting 
life.  .  .  ."  The  latter  part  of  that  verse 
contains  a  solemn  warning  regarding 
the  awful  plight  of  those  who  do  not 
know  Christ,  and  it  was  this  fact  that 
undoubtedly  played  a  part  in  Mrs. 
Foster's  desire  to  share  the  Gospel  to 
those  in  Central  Africa  who  had  never 
heard  it. 

The  portion  of  this  verse  that  she 
wanted  emphasized  at  this  time,  how- 
ever, was  the  part  that  gave  her  the 
blessed  assurance  of  her  salvation.  In 
her  notes  she  underlined  the  word, 
"hath."  She  possessed  a  "present  tense 
salvation."  I  would  remind  you  that 
eternal  life  didn't  begin  for  Rose  Fos- 
ter the  day  before  yesterday  when  she 
slipped  away  from  us  to  be  in  the  pres- 
ence of  her  Lord.  It  began  for  her  that 
day  many  years  earlier  when  she  re- 
ceived Christ.  And  she  knew  it  would 
never  end.  That  was  her  assurance! 

My     Victory  —  \\     Corinthians 


12:9— "And  he  said  unto  me,  My  grace 
is  sufficient  for  thee:  for  my  strength 
is  made  perfect  in  weakness.  Most 
gladly  therefore  will  I  rather  glory  in 
my  infirmities,  that  the  power  of 
Christ  may  rest  upon  me." 

How  she  rejoiced  in  the  sufficiency 
of  God's  grace!  It  really  wasn't  her  vic- 
tory, but  His  victory  in  her.  Though 
she  was  weak  in  body,  it  was  thus  that 
God  could  demonstrate  the  power  of 
Christ  to  her,  in  her,  and  through  her. 

In  bringing  this  message  to  a  close,  I 
want  to  share— though  ever  so  brief- 
ly—three thoughts  from  the  Psalms, 
thoughts  that  often  occupied  her  con- 
versation as  she  and  I  traveled  together 
from  time  to  time. 

1.  Psalm  18:30-"As  for  God,  his 
way  is  perfect." 

Whether  in  life,  or  in  death;  in  times 
of  joy,  or  in  sorrow;  in  little  things,  in 
big  things;  in  temporal  things,  in  eter- 
nal things;  "As  for  God,  his  way  is  per- 
fect." It  includes  everything:  His  way 
of  salvation,  of  supplying  our  needs,  of 
blessing  us,  of  using  us.  There  are 
many  things  in  life  we  don't  under- 
stand, but  this  one  thing  we  know,  "as 
for  God,  his  way  is  perfect." 

2.  Psalm  103:15-16-"As  for  man, 
his  days  are  as  grass  .  .  .  ." 

As  we  consider  the  brevity  of  life, 
we  must  demonstrate  our  concern  for 
the  unconverted.  This  is  a  motivation 
for  service,  for  what  we  are  going  to 
do  must  be  done  quickly. 

But  this  truth  also  gives  solace  for 
the  sorrowing.  In  the  light  of  eternity, 
delays  here  (before  reunion  with  de- 
parted loved  ones,  for  instance)  are  as 
nothing. 

3.  Psalm  17:15-"As  for  me  ...  I 
shall  be  satisfied,  when  I  awake,  with 
thy  likeness." 

This  is  what  God  had  in  mind  when 
He  saved  us,  and  how  frequently  we 
thrilled  with  the  words  of  John,  "Be- 
loved, now  are  we  the  sons  of  God, 
and  it  doth  not  yet  appear  what  we 
shall  be:  but  we  know  that,  when  he 
shall  appear,  we  shall  be  like  him;  for 
we  shall  see  him  as  he  is"  (I  John  3:2). 

Beloved,  there's  a  new  Rose  in 
heaven  today— an  African  Rose— and 
she  no  longer  shows  any  signs  of  fad- 
ing! Our  Rose  is  with  her  Lord,  and 
she  is  satisfied,  awakened  in  glory  with 
His  likeness!  W 


APRIL    1,    1976 


9 


Prepared  To  Live  for  Christ 


IFMS  editor's  note:  Testimonies  of  students  and  former  students  at 
the  James  Cribble  High  School,  Yaloke.  Central  African  Republic, 
were  sent  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jean-Louis  Steudler.) 


From  a  School  of  Theology  studen^ 

I  was  born  in  a  Christian  family.  At  the  age  of  10  I 
accepted  the  Lord  Jesus  into  my  heart,  and  two  years  later 
I  was  baptized.  When  I  came  to  the  last  year  of  elementary 
school,  I  took  the  entrance  exams  for  two  consecutive  years 
to  enter  secondary  school.  Although  I  was  the  top  student 
in  my  class,  I  did  not  pass  the  exam  and  was  not  admitted.  I 
was  very  disappointed  and  didn't  know  what  else  to  do. 
One  day  a  friend  told  me  about  the  Christian  high  school  at 
Yaloke,  giving  me  all  the  necessary  information  to  take  the 
entrance  exam.  I  spoke  about  this  to  my  father  and  he  was 
agreed  that  if  possible  I  should  go.  This  time  I  was  ac- 
cepted. My  parents  were  so  happy,  they  did  everything 
possible  to  pay  my  schooling. 

From  the  time  I  arrived  I  realized  all  the  advantages  of 
this  school  where  I  spent  four  years  and  where  I  truly  came 
to  know  the  Lord.  At  the  end  of  my  studies  at  Yaloke  I 
made  a  decision  to  consecrate  my  life  to  God  to  serve  Him. 
This  decision  was  due  to  the  messages  which  the  teachers 
had  given  each  morning  as  well  as  the  Bible  studies  in  class. 
Each  time  one  of  the  messages  touched  on  Christian  service, 
I  could  feel  my  heart  pounding.  During  our  closing  chapel 
service  at  the  end  of  my  four  years,  the  director  of  the 
school,  Mr.  Steudler,  preached  on  the  subject,  "Saved  to 
Serve."  To  conclude  his  message  he  asked  those  who  felt 
touched  by  this  command  of  the  Lord  to  raise  their  hands 
so  he  could  pray  for  them.  I  was  one  of  those  who  re- 
sponded. 

To  continue  my  schooling  I  spent  the  next  four  years  in 
Bangui.  In  my  heart  was  still  the  promise  that  I  had  made 
to  the  Lord.  It  was  at  the  government  school  of  nursing 
where  I  spent  two  years  that  things  began  to  take  a  negative 
turn.  Having  been  judged  "unsatisfactory,"  I  was  expelled 
from  that  school.  It  was  a  shock  for  my  family  and  friends. 
As  for  me,  I  wasn't  terribly  upset,  for  I  hadn't  forgotten  my 
promise,  and  I  would  think  about  the  passage,  "My 
thoughts  are  not  your  thoughts  and  my  ways  are  not  your 
ways."  Perhaps  this  profession  of  government  nurse 
wouldn't  leave  me  enough  free  time  to  serve  the  Lord. 
While  I  was  out  of  school  I  asked  God  to  show  me  what 
profession  I  should  prepare  for  in  order  to  serve  Him  better. 

It  was  during  this  time  that  one  day  I  received  a  letter 
from  Mrs.  Steudler  counseling  me  regarding  my  problems. 


She  also  asked  me  if  I  wouldn't  like  to  present  myself  as  a 
candidate  for  the  School  of  Theology  at  Yaloke.  I  went  to 
my  room  and  asked  God  to  make  His  will  clear  to  me  in 
this  matter.  One  week  later  I  left  Bangui  to  go  back  to  my 
family  at  Bekoro.  I  talked  to  my  parents  about  the  School 
of  Theology  and  then  to  my  church.  The  church  said  they 
couldn't  help  me  financially  at  that  time,  so  my  father 
agreed  to  pay  for  my  studies  at  Yaloke. 

I  am  now  in  the  third  year  of  study  and  I  thank  the  Lord 
for  hearing  my  prayers  and  those  of  my  brothers  and  sisters 
in  Christ  which  have  made  it  possible  for  me  to  be  at  the 
School  of  Theology  today. 


Permit  me  to  share  briefly  with  you  how  I  spend  my 
time  during  the  summer  vacation.  From  Monday  to  Friday 
in  the  morning  I  work  in  my  cotton  garden.  In  the  after- 
noon from  4:00  to  5:00  I  first  of  all  teach  a  20-minute 
Bible  class  to  the  children;  then  this  is  followed  by  choir 
practice  three  times  a  week  for  a  choir  which  I  direct.  Each 
weekend  I  go  out  with  this  choir  into  nearby  churches.  This 
singing  group  is  called  "The  Echo  from  Heaven"  and  is 
composed  exclusively  of  students  from  the  James  Gribble 
High  School  and  Yaloke  School  of  Theology.  With  musical 
accompaniment  of  guitars,  melodicas  and  maracas,  we  have 
already  held  three  evangelistic  meetings. 

The  first  of  these  was  also  a  weekend  of  Bible  study, 
which  took  place  at  Paoua  the  19th  and  20th  of  July.  We 
traveled  to  this  town  by  bicycle.  The  letter  announcing  our 
arrival  was  lost  and  we  only  had  16  boys  and  8  girls  of 
high-school  age  who  came  out.  They  were  very  interested  in 
our  meetings.  There  were  also  many  children  from  primary 
school  and  some  adults.  After  the  Bible  studies  on  Satur- 
day, we  attended  the  worship  service  Sunday  morning  and 
sang.  Following  the  message,  three  of  the  students  who  had 
come  to  our  meetings  on  Saturday  were  converted.  We  then 
went  out  with  literature  and  were  able  to  sell  many  books. 
We  found  the  three  new  converts  and  gave  them  booklets 
on  the  Christian  life.  In  the  afternoon  we  were  at  the 
church  in  South  Paoua.  There  were  more  than  200  persons. 
The  leaders  of  the  church  welcomed  us  warmly.  Monday  we 
were  on  our  way  back  to  Bekoro. 

On  July  26  we  were  at  Betoko  where  there  were  127 
young  people  in  attendance.  The  message  was  given  by  my 
father  and  two  girls  were  converted. 

At  Yene,  near  the  Chad  border,  we  arrived  at  8:30  p.m. 


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after  a  walk  of  22  kilometers  (about  14  miles),  and  were 
well  received.  Sunday  irorning  we  began  our  activities  by 
playing  and  singing  special  numbers  in  the  church  service. 
In  the  afternoon  we  held  a  special  meeting  for  the  youth. 
There  was  a  true  Christian  atmosphere  among  us.  I  orga- 
nized a  little  Bible  quiz  and  offered  booklets  to  those  who 
won.  We  returned  to  Bekoro  around  7  p.m.  (walking  again). 
The  following  weeks  we  made  other  trips  along  the  same 
plan  in  five  different  villages.  Finally,  on  September  25  we 
organized  an  evening  of  farewell  to  mark  the  close  of  our 
activities  for  the  summer.  All  my  relatives  were  present  as 
well  as  the  leaders  of  our  church.  We  thank  the  Lord  very 
much,  who  has  given  us  this  opportunity  to  work  for  Him, 
as  well  as  all  those  who  prayed  for  us. 

■rom  a  Central  African  student  in  eastern  Europe— 

I  often  think  of  Yaloke  as  a  far-off  paradise.  Here  you 
cannot  always  do  as  you'd  like.  I  want  to  tell  you  a  story. 
I  met  a  girl  23  years  old  who  works  in  the  school  where  I 
study.  She  had  always  been  distrustful  of  me,  afraid  I 
would  discover  that  she  is  a  Christian.  But  every  time  I 
talked  to  her  I  would  purposely  speak  of  Jesus  Christ,  and 
before  leaving  I  would  say,  "May  God  keep  us  until  we 
meet  another  day."  Finally  she  asked  me  why  I  was  always 
talking  about  God.  I  told  her  that  I  was  a  Christian.  She 
didn't  want  to  believe  me  until  I  brought  her  my  Bible  plus 
a  New  Testament  in  her  own  language,  which  I  offered  to 
her.  She  was  thrilled  to  meet  a  Christian  and  above  all  to 
receive  a  New  Testament  in  her  own  language,  something 
she  hadn't  expected  to  have  in  her  whole  lifetime. 

This  girl's  parents  are  also  Christians.  They  invited  me  to 
one  of  their  underground  meetings  in  the  city.  I  brought 
them  what  was  left  of  the  New  Testaments  (in  their  own 
language)  that  I  had  received  at  Yaloke.  They  meet  each 
Wednesday  and  Sunday  in  a  hidden  building,  which  is  their 


meeting  place,  I  do  not  go  too  often  for  their  safety  as  well 
as  for  my  own. 

On  September  21,  1975,  two  young  people  were  married 
in  this  little  church.  I  was  invited  and  went.  Among  the 
relatives  erf  the  young  couple  were  nonbelievers.  They  are 
the  ones  who  denounced  me  at  my  school.  Monday  after 
class  I  was  called  in  to  be  questioned  regarding  my  Sunday 
activities.  I  answered  that  I  had  the  right  outside  my  classes 
to  visit  friends  without  neglecting  my  obligations  to  the 
school.  They  didn't  pursue  the  questioning  any  further,  but 
since  that  time  I  have  been  watched  whenever  I  go  out. 

Nevertheless,  I  went  again  to  see  my  Christian  friends  on 
October  12.  It  was  a  Sunday  evening.  As  I  was  returning, 
two  men  came  up  to  me  and  ordered  me  to  "take  care  of 
your  own  business  if  you  want  to  avoid  trouble."  Conse- 
quently, since  then,  no  more  secret  meetings.  However,  I 
continue  to  meet  the  girl  and  by  her  I  transmit  certain  Bible 
passages  that  I  studied  at  Yaloke.  These  people  have  a  real 
thirst  to  see  the  Lord,  and  have  a  great  desire  to  have  Bible 
studies.  If  I  have  another  opportunity,  I  will  not  hesitate  to 
visit  these  brothers  in  the  faith  and  seek  the  way  of  the 
Lord  with  them. 


In  every  situation  I  put  my  all  in  the  hands  of  the  Lord. 
This  choice  which  I  made  from  my  student  days  at  Yaloke 
high  school,  I  continually  renew  and  remain  in  the  hands  of 
the  living  God. 

Here  I  attend  a  church  which  does  not  satisfy  me,  but  I 
cannot  find  anything  else  that  is  better.  Believe  me,  you 
must  truly  be  sustained  by  God  when  you  are  not  in  agree- 
ment with  your  church  in  certain  principles.  I  realize  that 
my  short  stay  at  Yaloke  has  given  me  a  faith  which  is  solid 
and  unshakable.  This  is  why  I  can  stand  firm  spiritually.    # 


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•  i'()>i-i.()increiKe  lour  piiiiuica  This  year"s  national  con- 
ference will  be  held  Aug.  6-13  in  Long  Beach,  Calif.  At 
the  conclusion  of  conference,  a  one-week  tour  to  Hawaii 
begins— Saturday,  Aug.  14— and  will  feature  trips  to  two 
islands  and  a  Sunday  visit  to  our  Brethren  churches.  Cost 
will  be  S475.  Brochures  describing  the  complete  package 
are  now  available.  Write  for  your  copy— Brethren  Mis- 
sionary Herald.  Box  544,  Winona  Lake.  Ind.  46590:  or 
Rev.  Ralph  Colburn.  5885  Downey  Ave.,  Long  Beach, 
Calif  90805. 

•Wheaton.  III.  (EPl— A  two-man  evangelistic  team  was 
broken  up  with  the  retirement  of  blind  singer  Bob  Find- 
ley. 

He  and  Paul  J.  Levin,  who  began  singing  and  preach- 
ing the  Gospel  of  Jesus  Christ  together  in  January  1 934, 
conducted  their  tlnal  week  of  ser\ices  at  Levin's  home 
church,  Calvary  Baptist  of  Normal.  HI.  Levin  will  con- 
tinue preaching  and  directing  the  global  ministry'  of 
Bible  Tracts,  Inc  He  also  conducts  a  daily  broadcast, 
"Bible  Tract  Echoes."  aired  on  more  than  30  radio 
stations. 

•\v.'  '1  or!;  ( HP  i-Evangelist  Billy  Graham's  new  book, 
Angels:  God's  Secret  Agents,  topped  "by  far"  the  annual 
summar>'  of  nonfiction  best-sellers  compiled  by  Publish- 
ers Weekly. 

It  was  the  evangelist's  first  appearance  in  the  No.  1 
spot,  though  his  Tfte  Secret  of  Happiness  was  ranked 
seventh  in  1955.  and  World  Aflame  fourth  in  1965. 

•Changes  for  Annual  William  Shelby,  1111  Spokane 
Ave.,  Prosser.  Wash.  99350  . .  .  Leslie  Nutter.  126  N.  8th 
St.,  Columbia,  Pa.  17512.  (Tel.  717-684-7122)  .  .  .  Sus- 
quehanna Grace  Brethren  Church.  R.  R.  1.  Box  420-1. 
Wrightsville,  Pa.  17368.  (Tel.  717-252-1233)  ...  The  fol- 
lowing two  missionaries  have  new  addresses:  Timothy 
Earner,  Rua  Joao  23.  No  520.  38  400  Uberlandia.  Minas 
Gerais,  Brasil .  .  .  Miss  Barbara  Hulse.  Rua  Joao  23.  No 
522,  38.400  Uberlandia.  Minas  Gerais.  Brasil. 

•  Covinaton  \a  A  hub  of  activity  has  been  noticeable  at 
this  church  recently.  Along  with  many  decisions  there 
were  14  baptized  and  17  received  into  church  member- 
ship. A  total  youth  program  has  been  adopted  including 
Whirlybirds.  Jet-cadets.  Alpha  Teens  and  Omega  Teens. 
The  Jr.  and  Sr.  WMCs  have  organized  weekly  prayer  cells 
throughout  the  city  to  pray  especially  for  the  spring 
revival,  and  the  men  of  the  church  are  directing  daily 
cottage  prayer  meetings. 


ji.  iGciiiuwiii  Pastor  Robert  F.  Spencer 
has  resigned  as  pastor  of  Geistown  Grace  Brethren 
Church.  His  future  is  open  to  the  Lord.  He  will  be  avail- 
able for  evangelistic  meetings  and  pulpit  supply. 

•  Elkhart.  Ind  Pastor  Robert  Crees  has  resigned  as  Minis- 
ter of  Visitation  at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Elk- 
hart to  accept  a  call  as  the  "Preaching  Pastor"  of  the 
Robindale  Union  Church,  a  small  independent  church  in 
the  general  area  of  Johnstown,  Pa.  He  also  plans  a  minis- 
tr\-  of  \isitation  on  a  voluntarj'  basis  for  the  Valley 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  where  his  son-in-law,  David 
Plaster,  is  pastor.  The  new  address  for  Pastor  Crees  is 
Shannon  Creek  Court.  Space  11.  R.  R.  1,  New  Florence, 
Pa.  15944. 

•Roanoke.  Va.  (Clearbrook)  A  new  look  has  been  cre- 
ated in  the  auditorium  by  the  installation  of  beautiful 
new  carpet  and  new  drapes.  Carpeting  was  also  installed 
in  some  of  the  classrooms.  According  to  Pastor  Charles 
Flowers  the  "interest  shown  in  changing  the  appearance 
of  the  Lord's  house  is  appreciated." 

PRAY   FOR   THESE   MEETINGS 

Alto.  Mich.  .Apr.   11-18.   Robert  Mohler.  pastor;  Henry 
Rempel.  speaker. 

Albany,  Oreg.  Apr.  11-18.  Bruce  Button,  pastor;  Becker 
Team. 

In  Memory 

Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

BOONE,  Silas.  80,  Dec.  19.  1975.  hfe-long  member 
of  the  Covington  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Covington. 
Va.  Keith  Zook.  pastor. 

DAVIS.  Barley.  Jan.  25,  a  member  of  First  Brethren 
Church.  Akron.  Ohio,  for  25  years.  Gerald  Teeter. 


pastor. 


Weddings 


A  six-month's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald is  given  to  n^w  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

The  following  marriages  were  solemnized  by  Pastor 
David  Hocking  at  the  First  Brethren  Church,  Long 
Beach.  Calif.: 

Gale  Atwood  and  Larr>  Mole.  Jan.  3.  Nancy  Larson  and 
David  Rasmussen,  Jan.  17.  Jill  Ledbetter  and  James 
Pratt,  Jan.  17.  Marena  Little  and  Paul  Otis.  Jan.  24. 
Anne  Bloomquist  and  James  Robison,  Jan.  30.  Jannette 
Jensen  and  Mark  Henning,  Jan.  31.  Charlotte  Davis  and 
Rock\  Boquist.  Feb.  3. 


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This  is  the  opportunity  you've  been 
waiting  for  all  year ...  your  oppor- 
tunity to  help  SMM  in  a  real  way  on 
the  national  level.  (Of  course,  you 
realize  that  all  you  put  into  the 
national  SMM  funnel  soon  finds  its 
way  through  the  district  and  local 
spouts!) 

Suggested  minimum  goal:  $1  a  year 
per  member.  Not  much,  and  there's 
probably  not  a  WMC  around  that  will 
be  satisfied  with  the  minimum. 

Your  local  treasurer  has  an  offering 
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Smiling  faces  ...  busy  hands... 
melodious  tunes  ...  the  scent  of 
sweet  perfumes  permeating  the  air- 
dedicated  Christian  ladies  are  laboring 
in  their  service  for  the  Lord.  This  ob- 
servation seems  to  be  a  bit  too  pat. 
Perhaps  it  is  just  possible  that  there  is 
a  hint  of  cover-up  here. 

Scripture  records  of  mankind  that 
all  their  righteousnesses  are  as  filthy 
rags.  All  the  good  that  man  does— no 
matter  how  well  It  is  received  of 
others— if  it  is  done  in  the  power  of 
the  flesh,  amounts  to  nothing  more 
than  filthy  rags.  What  a  picture!  These 
works  are  not  merely  compared  to 
worthless  rags— but  filthy  ones— not 
slightly  soiled— more  than  dirty— filthy 
ones. 

The  unsaved  man  finds  himself 
locked  into  a  position  of  a  manufac- 
turer of  filthy  rags.  He  shares,  he 
prays,  he  does  deeds  of  kindness,  he 
smiles,  he  attends  church,  he  even  sac- 
rifices. But  all  of  these  acts  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord  have  no  merit  or  lasting 
quality. 

What  a  blessed  privilege  the  Lord 
has  given  to  the  believer.  He  has  given 
the  believer  an  opportunity  to  get  out 
of  the  "rag  business."  In  fact,  Christ 
has  done  much  more  .  .  .  "for  all 
things  have  become  new."  A  Chris- 
tian's life  can  be  the  channel  for  the 
outpouring  of  the  Holy  Spirit  in  love, 
joy,  peace,  longsuffering,  gentleness, 
goodness,  faith,  meekness,  and  temper- 


ance. According  to  Revelation  5;8 
(NIV)  the  believer's  prayers  are  com- 
pared to  a  golden  bowl  of  incense. 
Quite  a  contrast— from  total  ugliness 
and  worthlessness  to  ultimate  beauty 
and  worth.  Through  the  Spirit  it  is 
actually  possible  to  bring  pleasure  to 
the  King  of  kings  and  to  delight  Him 
with  service. 

But  despite  this  privilege  some  be- 
lievers spend  a  good  deal  of  their  time 
at  the  old  "rag  factory."  They  slip  into 
the  dirty  coveralls  of  the  old  man. 
Much  is  done  in  the  power  of,  and  for 
the  glory  of  the  flesh.  How  many 
WMC  projects .  .  .  how  many  Sunday 
School  classes  .  .  .  how  much  mother- 
ing ..  .  all  done  in  the  flesh  and  then 
glibbly  handed  to  the  Lord  as  a  gift— as 
a  package  of  service!  Oh,  the  gift  is 
beautifully  wrapped  ...  the  paper 
sparkles  .  .  .  the  bow  is  huge  with  flow- 
ing ribbon.  And  it  is  presented  with 
such  pride  and  anticipation  of  reward. 
Then  the  tape  is  loosened,  the  ribbon 
untied,  the  paper  torn— and  Christ 
finds  what  He  knew  He  would— filthy 
rags  in  the  finest  packaging. 

What  a  heartbreak  at  the  Judgment 
Seat  of  Christ  to  find  much  of  one's 
service  to  have  been  corrputible  and 
consumable  as  filthy,  oily  rags.  Instead 
of  the  expected  gold,  silver,  diamonds, 
pearls  and  rubies— there  are  packages 
containing  slivers  of  wood,  fragments 
of  hay,  and  worthless  stubble. 

The  time  for  examination  is  now! 


For  now  there  is  yet  time  to  serve.  The 
day  of  the  Bema  Seat  of  Christ  will  be 
too  late.  Evaluate  the  motive  for  ser- 
vice. Is  it  because  involvement  is  en- 
joyable? Is  it  because  of  guilt?  Is  it  for 
recognition?  Is  it  because  service 
makes  one  feel  good  inside?  Is  it  be- 
cause it  is  expected?  OR  ...  is  one 
serving  because  the  Spirit  of  God  that 
indwells  is  compelling  in  a  ministry  of 
love  to  the  Lord— that  He  alone  might 
be  glorified? 

How  proud  is  the  heart  of  man! 
Someone  once  said:  "If  mankind  had 
created  the  earth,  there  would  be  tags 
on  every  tree  and  stone— 'Made  in  the 
U.S.A. '-'Made  in  Japan'-'Made  by 
John  Smith'  — 'Made  by  Mary 
Jones'— 'Made   in  Only   Four   Days.'  " 

Because  of  this  pride,  there  is  a 
great  tendency  to  cover  up  the  truth. 
How  many  bitter  hearts  are  under 
smiling  faces?  How  much  greed  in 
sharing?  How  much  flesh  under  spiri- 
tual appearances? 

The  day  of  reckoning  will  come.  All 
believers  will  appear  before  Christ,  as 
it  were,  laden  with  many  packages. 
Every  work  done  since  the  day  of  sal- 
vation will  appear  and  stand  beside 
him.  There  is  a  big  red  box  labeled 
"7,000  Dedicated  Sunday  School  Les- 
sons Taught,"  and  another  labeled, 
"64,000  Minutes  in  Sacrificial  Prayer 
Time."  Still  others .  .  .  "Four  Years  as 
a  Wonderful  WMC  President," 
"3,628%  Hours  in  Diligent  Bible 
Study,"  "20  Years  as  a  Loving 
Mother,"  "40  Years  of  Submitting 
When  My  Husband  Wasn't  Loving," 
"2,005  Wednesday  Night  Prayer  Meet- 
ings Faithfully  Attended,"  "Six  (and 
Almost  Seven)   Tracts   Fearlessly   Dis- 

(Continued  on  page  18) 


From  Rags 
to  Riches 


By  Mrs.  Ray  I.  Feather 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


MISSIONARY  BIRTHDAYS  -  JUNE   1976 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  2  7  and  28  of  the 
1976  Brethren  Annual.^ 

AFRICA 

Mr.  Terrence  D.  Shultzman     June  2 

Rev.  Martin  M.  Garber June  14 

Lynda  Kay  Garber    June  15,  1969 

Rev.  Roy  B.  Snyder    June  1 5 

B.P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic 
Miss  Marie  Mishler    June  19 

B.P.  13,  Bozoum  via  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic. 

EUROPE 

Rev.  Thomas  T.  Julien June  27 

HAWAII 

Rev.  Clifford  L.  Coffman June  22 

IN   THE    UNITED   STATES 

Mrs.  Marvin  L.  Goodman,  Jr June  12 

P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590. 
Rev.  Roger  D.  Peugh June  1 7 

P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590. 
Mrs.  Roger  D.  Peugh June  1 7 

P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590. 
Beverly  Anne  Hodgdon June  26,  1961 

P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590. 
David  William  Walker    June  29,  1961 

R.  R.  8,  Box  206,  Warsaw,  IN  46580. 


WMC  OFFICIARY 

Prcs.-Mrs.  Robert  Griffith,  517  Wile  Ave., 

Souderton,  Pa.  18964 
1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Jesse  Deloe,  706  Robson 

Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
2nd     V.     Pres.-Mrs.    Walter    I'retz,    413 

Wooster  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Secy. -Mrs.   George  Christie,   910   S.  27th 

Ave.,  Yakima,  Wash.  98902 
Asst.    Secy. -Mrs.    Thomas    Inman,    2244 

Fernwood   Dr.,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

80910 
Fin.  Secy.-Treas.-Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602 

Chestnui     Ave.,    Winona    Lake,    Ind. 

46590.  (All  checks  payable  to  Brethren 

National  WMC.) 
Asst.    to   I'in.   Secy.-Treas.-Mrs.  Ben  Zim- 
merman, R.  R.  1,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Lit.   Secy. -Mrs.  Charles  Koontz,  R.  R.  8, 

Box  157,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-Mrs.  Dan  Pachcco,  413  Kings  Hwy., 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Prayer    Chm.-Mrs.    Richard    Sellers,   4661 

Janis  Dr.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43227 


^      Offering  Emphasis 


Home  Missions  Offering 
went  over  the  goal  .  .  . 
$6,127.43  was  received. 

Has  your  district  done 
its  thing?  That  is,  has  it 
done  its  thing  for  the 
Operation  &  Publication 
Offering?  This  offering 
is  still  short  of  the  goal. 

Note:  Four  months 
will  speed  right  by 
and  it  will  be  time 
for  national  confer- 
ence and  WMC  ses- 
sions. Will  you  be 
there? 


"Cruising  down  the  river  on  a  Sunday  afternoon,"  or  most  any  other  other, 
-time,  can  be  very  difficult  if  you  don't  have  a  good  craft  to  cruise  in.  The 

river  ministry  in  Brazil  needs  just  that!  And  it  also  needs  a  trail  bike  for. 
'use  at  the  end  of  the  cruise  so  the  missionary  can  get  from  the  river  to 

where  the  people  live.  So  now  you  know  and  now  you  can  really  give  to 
-the  Foreign  Missions  Offering.  (Any  amount  beyond  the  designated  cost 

for  the  river  ministry  will  go  toward  a  residence  in  the  Uberlandia  work.) 


17 


Where  is  Jesus  in  your  life  today? 

Is  the  cross  of  Calvary  where  you  make  Him  stay? 

He  suffered  the  shame,  the  agony  too, 

He  knew  this  was  what  He  had  come  to  do. 

But  the  shedding  of  blood  from  the  innocent  Lamb 

Was  only  part  of  God's  wonderful  plan. 

Could  Jesus  have  hung  on  Calvary, 

Suffering  in  shame  and  agony. 

Showing  no  fear  as  the  grave  came  in  view. 

Had  He  not  known  there  was  more  God  would  do? 

Where  is  Jesus  in  your  life  today? 

Is  He  yet  sealed  in  the  tomb  where  He  lay? 

Hear  and  remember  what  the  angels  said, 

"Why  seek  ye  the  living  among  the  dead?" 

The  Jesus  we  love  is  in  no  grave  of  rock. 

He's  the  guardian  shepherd  who  cares  for  His  flock. 

Where  is  Jesus  in  your  life  today? 

Is  He  risen  to  glory  the  way  we  all  say? 

What  hope  could  we  have  if  His  death  were  the  end? 

Without  life  eternal,  why  forgiveness  of  sin? 

Let  Him  down  off  the  cross,  let  Him  out  of  the  tomb 

In  His  death  see  the  power  and  glory— not  the  gloom. 

Oh  praise  God  He's  in  heaven  above! 

Interceding  for  us  with  His  undying  love. 

Giving  us  strength  for  each  burden  we  bear. 

Letting  us  know  He'll  always  be  there 


(WMC  editor's  note:  Sharon  Lambert  attends  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  in  Davenport,  Iowa,  where  she  is  a  Sunday  School  teacher  and 
a  Missionary  Helpers  Club  worker.) 


Top  Ten 


The  following  councils  have  been  rated 
as  the  top  ten  in  per  capita  giving  for 
the  WMC  year  1974-75. 

1.  Telford,  Pennsylvania 

2.  Everett,  Pennsylvania— Senior 

3.  Parkersburg,  West  Virginia 

4.  Bellflower,  California— Dorcas 

5.  Englewood,  Ohio 

6.  Altoona,  Pennsylvania— First 

Church— Senior 

7.  Roanoke,  Virginia— Ghent— Sherry 

Hammers 

8.  Norwalk,  California 

9.  Duncansville,  Pennsylvania— Senior 
10.  Lakewood,  California 


RAGS  TO   RICHES  .   .   . 

(Continued  from  page  16) 

tributed,"  "101  Testimonies  Uttered," 
"620  Movies  I  Wanted  to  See,  But 
Didn't"  .  .  .  and  on  and  on  and  on. 

But  then  these  packages— as  beauti- 
ful as  they  will  appear  on  the  out- 
side—will be  opened— and  the  flowery 
adjectives  so  carefully  inscribed  on 
their  tags  will  be  forever  discarded 
along  with  much  of  their  contents. 
The  true  worth  of  each  work  will  be 
displayed  for  all  to  see.  Praise  God  for 
the  gold,  the  silver,  and  the  precious 
stones  that  will  be  found.  But  how 
much  will  be  scraps  of  wood  and  con- 
sumable waste?  Every  act  of  service 
done  by  the  power  of  the  flesh  will  be 
seen  for  what  it  is,  and  not  one  filthy 
rag  will  stand  the  test  of  the  Judge's 
fire. 

Smiling  faces  .  .  .  busy  hands  .  .  . 
melodious  tunes  .  .  .  the  scent  of 
sweet  perfumes  permeating  the  air- 
dedicated  Christian  ladies  are  laboring 
in  their  service  for  the  Lord.  Ladies, 
God  desires  those  smiling  faces  and 
those  busy  hands— but  only  as  they  are 
the  product  of  the  Spirit  within.  It  is 
easy  to  fool  others,  but  the  One  who 
knows  all  and  sees  all  cannot  be 
fooled.  Why  labor  for  rags  when  God 
has  promised  all  manner  of  riches? 

(WMC  editor's  note:  Sharon  Feather  and  her 
husband  attend  the  Grace  Brethren  Church 
of  Fremont,  Ohio,  where  Mr.  Feather  is  as- 
sociate pastor.  The  Feathers  have  two  chil- 
dren—Scott, three,  and  Donie  Raye,  6 
months.) 


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18 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reports  and  comments  about  success  in  Christian  Education  from  the  Christian 
Education  Department,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Ind  46590  Howard  Mayes, 
director;  James  Long,  assistant  to  the  director. 


"Farewell 
and 
Goodbye" 

(Christian  Education  Department's  editor's  note:) 

■        John  Sholly,  Home  Mission  pastor  from  Dryhill,  Kentucky, 
recently  wrote  confirming  his  desire  to  again  use  Brethren  teenagers 
in  summer  missionary  work  through  the  TIME  program  (Training  In 
Missionary  Endeavor). 

He  enclosed  this  testimony,  noting  places  and  events  so  familiar 
to  those  who  have  served  with  TIME  in  that  region  in  previous  years. 

The  following  teens  served  under  the  TIME  program  in  Kentucky 
last  year: 
At  Clayhole,  Kentucky: 

Susan  Dishong  /  Conemaugh,  Pennsylvania 

Karen  Mason  /Johnstown,  Pennsylvania 


I 


At  Dryhill,  Kentucky: 

Rick  Battis  /  Winona  Lake,  Indiana 
Annette  Johnson  /  Ripon,  California 
Joy  Leaf  /  Winona  Lake,  Indiana 
Mark  Maurer  /  Winona  Lake,  Indiana 
Dave  Stroup  /  Winona  Lake,  Indiana 
Connie  Whitcomb  /  Winona  Lake,  Indiana 


By  John  Sholly 

It  was  a  chilly  morning,  but  I  had  to  go.   If  you're  going 
to  get  In  the  100  calls  per  quarter;  you  make  It  a  point  to 
visit.   My  desk  as  usual  had  more  than  a  day's  work  piled  on 
it  but  It  would  wait. 

The  motorcycle  I  use  to  get  back  in  the  hollers  seemed 
ready  to  go.    I  adjusted  my  calling  packet  that  hangs 
around  my  neck  and  rolled  down  the  hill.   Down  river  past 
Peach  Orchard,  Pie  Foot  Hollow,  up  Wilder  Branch  to  the 
mouth  of  Red  Root  Hollow.  Johnson's  dog  ran  out  barking 
his  welcome.    Emmory  had  been  up  to  the  Chapel  and  invited 
me  down. 

First  call!   "Good  to  see  you,  come  in;  come  in!" 

The  three  grandchildren  lived  with  Emmory  and  his  wife. 
One  was  in  school;  the  others  kept  the  doors  open  on  chilly 
mornings. 

"I  was  in  the  hospital  for  three  days,"  Emmory  stated! 
"But  I  got  up  and  left!"  It  had  been  his  fourth  heart  attack. 
I  thought  to  myself,  "If  there  is  ever  a  man  that  needs 
Christ;  you're  looking  at  him." 

I  played  with  the  kids,  talked  about  many  things  and 
this  included  salvation.  "Sometime,"  Emmory  said,  "you 
come  back  when  you  can,  I'll  be  to  church."  After  saying 
farewell,  I  headed  the  Yamaha  into  the  hollow.  "He's  nice!" 
I  reflected.  "I'll  stop  again." 

Next  morning  Steve  stopped  me  on  the  road,  "Emmory 
died  last  night!"  Died?  I  hadn't  meant  to  say  good-bye. 


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♦Average  attendance  of  all  reporting  Sun- 
day  Schools'-February  1975-152;  Feb- 

FEBRUARY CONTEST 

ruary  1976-155. 

♦Growth    index    based    on    184   reporting 

Div. 

Church 

Pastor 

Superintendent 

churches: 

A  - 

Winona  Lake,  Ind 

Charles  Ashman 

Robert  Ashman 

February     1975    weel^ly    average    atten- 
dance-26,924 

B    - 

Johnstown,  Pa. 

February     1976    weekly    average    atten- 

(Riverside) 

H.  Don  Rough 

Ronald  Carnevali 

dance- 28, 578 

C   - 

Conemaugh,  Pa. 

Net  Gain  in  reporting  churches- 1,654  per- 

(Pike) 

Kenneth  Koontz 

Jack  Griffith 

sons  or  up  6  1  percent 
♦Summary 

D  - 

Union,  Ohio 

Ron  Picard 

Carl  Trimble 

112    churches    registered    increases   total- 

E   - 

Washington,  Pa. 

Shimer  Darr 

R.  Dennis  Malone 

ing-2,717 

F    - 

Conemaugh,  Pa. 

71     churches    registered    losses    total- 
ing-1,063 

(Singer  Hill) 

Marvin  Lowery 

Gail  Howie 

Largest    numerical    increase-Long   Beach, 

G   - 

Mansfield,  Ohio 

Calif.  (North  Long  Beach) 

(Woodville) 

George  Wallace 

Tim  Metcalf 

Largest     percentage     increase— Anderson, 
S.C. 

H   - 

Cypress,  Calif. 

Ross  Martin 

Leola  Rundall 

1     - 

Dillsburg,  Pa. 

Lee  Dice 

•  r/?e     larger    the    number    of    reporting 
ctiurches,  tfie  more  accurately  these  figures 

J    - 

Anderson,  S.C. 

Marion  Thomas 

Jack  Broyles 

Witt  represent  the  church  growth  picture  of 

N   - 

Aiken,  S.C. 

Steve  Taylor 

the  NF8C.  We  urge  the  totai  support  of  the 
churches    of   the    NFBC   in   this  computer- 

RECORD    ATTENDANCES: 

North    Canton,    Ohio- 

204;    South    Bend, 

evaluated  church  growth  analysis  which  is 

Ind- 

-229;   Beaver  City 

Nebr 

-50;  Haqerstown,   Md 

(Maranatha)-315; 

provided  free  of  charge  to  churches  of  the 

Simi 

Valley,  Calif.-319, 

Cypress,  Calif. -105. 

Fellowship  by  the  Christian  Education  De- 

partment. 

APRIL    1,    1976 


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Christian  School  Pioneers 


Nostalgia  194' 

The  year  is  1947.  The  date— early 
September  and  the  sky  was  probably 
somewhat  overcast  early  that  morning 
in  Seal  Beach,  California.  Those  pres- 
ent that  day  at  the  Seal  Beach  Breth- 
ren Church  were  not  as  concerned 
with  the  weather,  however,  as  the  ex- 
pected arrival  of  three  yellow  school 
buses.  One  of  them,  a  prewar  vintage 
International,  was  a  military  surplus 
vehicle  now  owned  by  the  Second 
Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach  (later 
to  become  the  North  Long  Beach 
Brethren  Church).  The  other  two  were 
owned  by  First  Brethren  Church  of 
Long  Beach.  One  was  a  1936  Dodge 
with  surprisingly  streamlined  appear- 
ance, and  the  other  a  brand-new  1947 
Chevrolet. 

The  Brethren  Church,  active  in  the 
school  business  during  the  American 
Revolutionary  era,  was  about  to  re- 
enter a  field  that  it  had  long  neglected. 
A  Christian  school  was  being  born  and 
the  name  of  it  was  "Brethren  Day 
School."  Zoning  regulations  had  pre- 
vented the  First  Brethren  Church  of 
Long  Beach  from  beginning  the  new 
school  in  its  own  building.  Providen- 
tially the  Seal  Beach  Brethren  Church 
and  its  pastor.  Dr.  George  Peek,  wel- 
comed the  arrival  of  three  bus  loads  of 
children  collected  from  throughout 
the  greater  Long  Beach  area  on  that 
first  day  of  school. 

The  strangeness  of  the  new  sur- 
roundings had  not  yet  diminished  for 
the  nearly  100  students  by  the  time 
the  first  chapel  service  was  called  to 
order  in  the  church  auditorium.  Prin- 
cipal Albert  L.  Flory  along  with  the 
founding  pastor.  Dr.  Charles  W.  Mayes, 
took  time  to  remind  the  students  of 
the  monumental  event  in  which  they 
were  participating.  The  boys  and  girls 
in  that  chapel  were  probably  not  too 
impressed  with  the  long-range  ramifi- 


cations of  that  day.  They  were  prob- 
ably more  interested  in  learning  first- 
hand all  the  ways  that  this  school  year 
was  to  be  different  from  any  they  had 
experienced  before.  These  students 
were  pioneers.  At  the  time  they  felt  no 
concern  for  the  loss  of  more  sophisti- 
cated school  buildings  and  play- 
grounds. Who  could  even  feel  bad 
about  the  absence  of  a  school  cafeteria 
when  the  principal  of  the  school  was 
personally  leading  them  the  two  short 
blocks  to  the  white  sandy  beach  that 
made  lunch  hour  a  beach  party.  The 
sacrifices  that  some  were  so  prone  to 
emphasize  were  easily  compensated 
for  through  the  unusual  sense  of  cama- 
raderie and  school  spirit  that  was  fos- 
tered by  dedicated  teachers.  I  know.  I 
was  a  sixth  grader. 

Now  nearly  30  years  later  local 
Brethren  churches  are  sponsoring  over 
20  Christian  day  schools,  and  Brethren 


How/ard 
W.  Mayes 


Howard  Mayes  is  Execu- 
tive Director  of  the  Chris- 
tian Education  Department  and  is 
also  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  the  Lake- 
land Christian  Academy  of  Warsaw,  Indiana. 


leadership  and  resources  play  a  deter- 
mining role  in  several  other  Christian 
schools  officially  sponsored  by  non- 
profit, interdenominational  corpora- 
tions. 

An  Uphill  Pathway 

My  father.  Dr.  Charles  W.  Mayes, 
recently  reminded  me  again  that  in  the 
early  days  of  the  Christian  school 
movement  in  California  it  was  an  up- 
hill pathway  even  in  his  own  church  to 
secure  support  for  the  notion  of  a 
Christian  school  education. 

Many  Brethren  holding  lucrative 
positions  in  public  education  as  well  as 
many  other  pastors,  were  not  easily 
convinced  of  the  validity  of  the  Chris- 
tian school  movement. 

At  that  time  Dr.  Mark  Fakkema,  re- 
spectfully remembered  by  some  as  one 
of  the  most  influential  men  in  America 
in  the  early  days  of  the  Christian 
school  movement,  told  my  father  that 
it  would  take  a  generation  to  secure 
the  acceptance  of  the  concept  in  the 
church  community. 

He  spoke  from  the  broad  perspec- 
tive of  years  of  experience  in  the 
Christian  Reformed  denomination,  a 
segment  of  the  Christian  community 
that  became  active  in  Christian  school 
operation  long  before  the  concept  was 
accepted  by  most  evangelical  churches. 
The  accuracy  of  Dr.  Fakkema's  pre- 
diction is  born  out  by  the  fact  that 
many  fine  Christian  schools  today  are 
educating  the  grandchildren  of  men 
and  women  who  were  unconvinced  of 
the  need  for  the  Christian  school  when 
their  own  children  were  growing  up. 
Friendly  Opposition 

Every  new  Christian  school  today  is 
being  opposed  by  some  individuals 
who,  Lord  willing,  will  be  most  appre- 
ciative of  the  existence  of  the  school 
at  a  future  date.   Some  are  honestly 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


.  .  .  Christian  Schools  today 
are  educating  the  grandchil- 
dren of  men  and  women  who 
were  unconvinced  of  the  need 
for  the  Christian  school  when 
their  own  children  were  grow- 
ing up. 


watching  with  friendly  interest,  wait- 
ing to  see  if  the  new  school  "will  make 
it."  Presumably  it  will  be  worthy  of 
their  support  if  it  can  just  survive  long 
enough  to  deserve  it. 

But  a  new  school  must  walk  before 
it  can  run— it  must  have  a  childhood 
before  it  can  demonstrate  full-blown 
maturity. 

Today  the  Lord  is  blessing  the 
efforts  of  a  relatively  small  group  of 
people  in  bringing  into  existence  liter- 
ally hundreds  of  new  Christian 
schools.  These  schools  will  welcome 
the  opportunity  to  provide  Christian 
education  for  the  grandchildren  of 
some  who  by  design  or  default  hinder 
the  progress  of  the  new  school  today. 

Thank  God  for  the  pioneers  in 
Christian  school  ministry.  We  honestly 
welcome  to  our  ranks  those  most  re- 
cently persuaded,  and  urge  others  to 
take  a  position  supporting  Christian 
school  education  now  on  the  basis  of 
its  rightness  in  terms  of  the  overall 
mission  of  the  church. 

An  Exciting  Possibility 

The  success  of  today's  new  Chris- 
tian school  could  be  virtually  assured 
if  large  numbers  now  waiting  for  the 
school  to  "grow"  or  "prove  itself" 
would  throw  their  support  behind  the 
new  school  now  on  the  basis  of  the 
rightness  of  its  objectives  and  its  con- 
sistency with  the  Christian  philosophy 
of  life. 

Everybody  Likes  a  Winner 

It's  a  warm  Friday  night  in  a  south- 
ern California  town  and  the  bleachers 
are  filled  to  capacity  for  a  football 
game  between  two  well-established 
Christian  high  schools.  One  is  operated 


1  Sote  ujjar  ^ 

EIS  &J0U(&4I  To  OFFEK       X" 

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by  a  local  church;  the  other  by  a  non- 
denominational  board  of  directors. 

My  preference  for  one  team  is 
understandable  since  it  represents  my 
alma  mater.  A  hush  falls  over  the  en- 
tire stadium  as  the  invocation  is  of- 
fered over  the  loudspeaker.  This  is  not 
a  "watered-down"  ode  to  an  unknown 
God.  The  one  leading  the  prayer  ex- 
presses faith  in  the  living  Christ,  and 
the  authority  of  the  Word  of  God.  He 
mentions  the  highest  goals  of  Christian 
education  and  asks  that  Christ  be  glori- 
fied through  safe  and  sportsmenlike 
conduct  on  and  off  the  field. 

I  still  have  my  favorite  team,  but 
suddenly  the  outcome  of  the  game 
doesn't  really  seem  important.  The  im- 
portant thing  was  realizing  that  that 
crowded  stadium  packed  with  well- 
behaved  spectators  was  only  a  very 
small  but  effective  evidence  that  two 
Christian  high  schools  had  grown  to 
great   strength  and  public  acceptance. 

Amid  the  cheers  of  excited  students 
and  partisan  fans  it  would  be  rather 
easy  to  sell  observers  on  the  validity  of 
Christian  school  education.  But  I  was 
thinking  about  our  brand-new  Chris- 
tian high  school  over  2,000  miles  away 
in  a  little  town  in  the  Midwest.  Are  the 
real  spiritual  goals  of  Christian  educa- 
tion less  important  there?  Are  teen- 
agers there  less  deserving  of  an  educa- 
tion   that    will    point   them    to  God's 


The  success  of  today's  new 
Christian  School  could  be 
virtually  assured  if  large  num- 
bers now  waiting  for  the 
school  to  "grow"  or  "prove 
itself"  would  throw  their  sup- 
port behind  the  new  school 
now.  .  .  . 


authority  rather  than  away  from  Him? 

No,  the  goals  of  Christian  education 
and  the  needs  of  youth  are  the  same 
throughout  the  world.  I  look  closer  at 
the  people  who  fill  the  stands.  They 
are  not  that  different  than  the  people 
of  the  same  church  affiliation  in  my 
present  hometown  in  the  Midwest. 

The  difference  was  time.  There  will 
be  a  day.  Lord  willing,  when  the  de- 
sirable but  comparatively  unimportant 
marks  of  strength  and  success  like  a 
football  team  and  a  well-developed 
campus  will  belong  to  our  new  school 
too. 

But  in  the  meantime  there  will  be 
many  joys,  challenges,  and  unique 
blessings  for  those  who  are  willing  to 
be  pioneers  in  a  new  school  program. 


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Sea  World 
Under  the  Stars 

1976  Brethren  National  Youth  Conference 


A  lot  of  things  make  youth  conference  special. 

Josh  McDowell  .  .  .  he'll  bespeaking  each  evening. 

Roy  Roberts .  .  .  he'll  be  speaking  each  morning. 

Randy  Kettering  .  .  .  he'll  be  directing  an  unusually  fan- 
tastic music  program. 

Special  "options"  .  .  .  Monday's  trip  to  one  of  the  largest 
indoor  pools  in  America  (repeated  on  Tuesday);  Wednesday 
night's  cruise  of  San  Diego  harbor,  Thursday's  trips  to  San 
Diego  Zoo  and  Balboa  Park,  or  to  the  San  Diego  Mission, 
Old  Town  and  Mission  Beach;  or  Friday's  trip  to  the  beach. 

But  Thursday  evening  is  one  of  the  youth  conference 
special  "specials." 

Since  a  trip  to  San  Diego  is  "hardly  complete  without  a 
visit  to  Sea  World,"  Brethren  iMatiorial  Youth  Conference 
has  rented  Sea  World  for  cur  ex'^li.isive  use  Thursday  night 
of  conference  week 

We  will  haw  access  to  all  5  shows  and  the  25  exhibits. 
And  the  rides  will  be  free  .  .  .  including  the  sky  tovi/ei-  and 
the  quarter-.miie  skv  nde. 


Shamu  the  killer  whale  will  plunge  to  the  bottom  of  his 
huge  tank.  He  will  surface,  swimming  around  the  tank  at 
nearly  15  knots  with  his  trainer  riding  on  his  back. 

You'll  see  a  man  ride  a  pair  of  dolphins. 

The  "Ding-a-Ling  Brother  Seal  and  Penguin  Circus"  and 
"Yankee  Doodle  Whale"  will  also  be  included  in  the  eve- 
ning's activities. 

In  addition  to  these  special  water  attractions,  that  eve- 
ning's meetings  of  National  Youth  Conference  will  beheld 
at  Sea  World. 

We  are  asking  all  persons  registering  for  the  conference 
to  pay  the  additional  five  dollar  fee  for  the  Thursday  spec- 
tacular. This  is  a  special  price  which  includes  all  rides  and 
transportation  by  chartered  bus. 

Brethren  guests  who  are  not  a  part  of  the  National 
Youth  Conference  are  welcome  to  join  the  Thursday  eve- 
ning spectacular  by  paying  the  five  dollar  fee  at  the  en- 
trance gate  of  Sea  World  at  7:30  p.m.  on  August  12.  ^ 


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cover  introduces  you 
to  the  theme  of  this 
issue  with  an  original 
piece  of  art  present- 
ed by  Mr.  Arthur 
Davis,  an  art  instruc- 
tor at  Grace  College. 


4  It  Took  51  Years 

6  Born-Again  Churches? 

8  New  Life  Out  of  the  Ashes 

1 1  Sufficiently  Proved  and  Ordained 

12  BMH  NewsSumnnary 
14  Grace  News  Notes 

16  The  Day  of  Resurrection 

19  The  Return  of  the  Graduate 

20  Keeping  You  in  the  Know 

22  The  Church  Growth  Movement  Is  Here 


Charles  W.  Turner,  Editor 

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Riace  Schools— Dr.  Herman  A   Hoyt 
Home  IVlissiorib— Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 
cnri'itlari  Ed.  — Rsv.  Howard  Mayes 
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Dear  Readers, 

All  of  our  thoughts  at  this 
time  of  year  are  being  drawn  to 
Easter  and  the  joyful  hope  that  is 
ours  because  of  the  resurrection. 
A  thenne  will  conne  to  your  nnind 
as  you  read  this  issue  of  the 
Herald.  That  theme  is  "New  Life 
in  Christ."  New  life  is  a  reality 
because  Jesus  Christ  died  and 
rose  from  the  dead.  The  Home 
Missions  Council  and  Grace 
Schools  have  cooperated  in  a 
very  wonderful  way  to  bring  this 
particular  issue  to  you. 

The  cover  introduces  you  to 
the  theme  with  an  original  piece 
of  art  presented  by  Arthur  Davis 
of  the  faculty  of  Grace  Schools. 
You  will  find  some  Home  Mis- 
sions articles  carrying  out  the 
testimony  of  what  the  resur- 
rection life  can  mean  in  the  lives 
of  some  "Born  Again  Churches." 
Your  heart,  too,  will  be  made 
glad  with  the  account  of  James 
Taylor  of  West  Covina,  Cali- 
fornia. "The  Day  of  Resur- 
rection" by  K  Marie  Stolba  tells 
the  story  of  a  Byzantine  Easter 
Hymn.  The  editorial  entitled 
"Hello  Tulips!"  speaks  of  the 
power  of  nature  and  nature's 
Creator. 

We  trust  you  will  find  the 
theme  "New  Life  in  Christ"  a 
special  Easter  treat  from  the  vari- 
ous writers.— CWT 


Address  your  letter  to  the  editor,  Charles 
W.  Turner,  Brethren  Missionary  Herald,  Box 
544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590.  All  letters 
must  be  signed,  although  names  will  not  be 
used  in  the  magazine. 

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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


Spring  is  a  time  of  rare  beauty.  It 
may  be  the  contrast  of  the  cold 
leafless  trees  and  the  brown  lawns  that 
we  have  been  viewing  the  past  months. 
Or  it  may  be  the  mental  attitude  we 
have  concerning  the  cold  winds  and 
the  ice  and  snow.  Whatever  it  may  be, 
the  first  buds  on  the  trees,  the  first 
green  blades  of  grass  or  the  slight 
warming  of  the  breezes— the  new  visi- 
tor is  most  welcome.  Just  the  other 
morning  the  first  signs  of  spring  be- 
came apparent.  The  tulips  were  push- 
ing their  little  green  heads  up  through 
the  decorative  stones  that  surround 
our  house. 

Possibly  the  surprise  of  their  ap- 
pearance made  me  respond.  On  this 
March  morning  it  was,  "Hello,  Tulips." 
If  they  heard  they  did  not  respond  in 
any  visible  way,  but  I  felt  better  hav- 
ing welcomed  them  into  the  new 
changing  weather  of  spring.  Now  I 
knew  it  would  not  be  too  long  until  I 
could  shed  warm  winter  clothes  and 
boots  and  wear  some  lighter-weight 
and  brighter  spring  clothing.  Sure 
enough  the  robins  made  their  annual 
appearance  just  a  short  time  later.  The 
little  chipmunks— newly  born  and  ever 
so  small— were  cautiously  running  on 
the  patio,  and  it  was  just  about  spring. 

I  say  just  about  because  a  few 
mornings  later  I  was  surprised  to  see 
the  landscape  covered  with  one  of 
those  wet  March  snows  so  typical  of 
Indiana.  It  was  beautiful,  with  every 
shrub  and  branch  covered  with  snow 
delicately  balancing  on  them.  The 
slightest  breeze  would  and  did  send 
the  snow  to  the  ground.  But  there, 
sticking  their  little  heads  up  in  seeming 
defiance  (and  perhaps  dismay)  were 
the  tulips,  just  a  little  ahead  of  sched- 
ule—or were  they?  Not  really  because 
they  were  in  part  of  the  preparation 
stage  and  would  soon  put  forth  their 
beautiful  yellow  flowers  right  on  time. 

We  have  always  been  fascinated  by 
the  awakening  of  God's  creation  seen 
in  the  glory  of  spring.  The  Psalmist 
spoke  of  the  declaration  of  the  exis- 
tence and  glory  of  God  through  the 
works  of  creation.  What  mortal  could 
doubt  God's  existence  after  viewing 
His  handiwork?  Wherever  you  go  and 
use  the  powers  of  observation  it  is  dif- 
ficult to  miss  the  visible  proof  of 
God's  power. 

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But  one  of  the  evidences  of  man's 
many  weaknesses  is  the  way  he  tends 
to  give  too  much  credit  to  the  Creation 
rather  than  the  Creator.  It  is  so  easy  to 
spend  our  vacation  and  travels  looking 
at  what  God  has  done  rather  than 
looking  to  Him  as  a  person.  At  the 
present  time  there  is  a  call  to  the  great 
outdoors.  Back-packing,  camping  and 
a  move  back  to  nature  have  become  a 
new  life-style.  This  trend  seems  to  be  a 
rejection  of  much  of  the  tinsels  and 
trappings  of  our  materialistic  lives. 
There  is  a  call  to  a  simple  way  of  life 
that  takes  people  away  from  everyday 
routine  and  permits  a  relaxation  of 
mind  and  body.  Yet  in  this  retreat 
from  the  20Vn  century  there  have  been 
too  few  people  who  have  captured  the 
knowledge  of  who  is  sustaining  this 
vase  universe. 

An  admiration  of  the  handiwork  of 
God  is  not  the  answer  to  a  new  life. 
You  can  live  next  to  the  works  of  God 
but  miss  the  person  of  God.  You  can 
see  the  life  He  gives  to  His  creation  but 
miss  the  dynamic  life  He  can  give  to 
each  one  who  will  receive  it.  One 
could  but  wonder  how  many  people 
have  lived  and  died  but  missed  the  real 
purpose  of  life.  Maybe  there  have  been 
millions  or  maybe  a  few  billion  who 


have  seen  a  tree  sprout  new  life  or 
have  marveled  at  the  return  of  new 
growth  to  the  plant  life  in  the  spring, 
but  the  pity  of  it  all  is  they  never  ex- 
perienced the  awakening  of  spiritual 
life  in  their  hearts.  They  admired  the 
works  of  God  around  them  but  never 
experienced  God's  power  within  them- 
selves. 

The  little  tulips  have  come  to  new 
life  just  on  schedule  and  I  am  glad.  But 
this  spring  as  always  there  are  many  of 
God's  created  beings  who  need  to 
know  the  personal  relationship  that 
can  exist  through  His  blessing.  Christ 
the  Son  of  God  has  come  and  died.  His 
blood  was  shed  for  our  redemption 
and  then  in  victory  He  rose  from  the 
dead.  Justification  and  forgiveness  of 
sin  are  now  possible  and  an  old  life  can 
pass  away  and  in  its  place  new  life  in 
God  can  be  present.  There  is  nothing 
like  it  because  there  is  nothing  like 
Him.  He  gives  life  more  abundantly- 
full  and  free— and  for  eternity.  The 
little  tulip's  presence  says  to  the 
world,  "Have  you  ever  met  my  Crea- 
tor?" Well,  have  you?  # 


Mello,  Tulips!" 


Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


A  visit  by  his  wife  to  the  nearby  Home  Mission  church  nnade  all  the  difference. 


It  Took  51  Years ! 


By  James  Taylor 
West  Covina,  California 


1.  I  don't  believe  in  the  Bible.  It 
was  written  by  man,  not  by  God. 

2.  It  has  been  translated  so  many 
times  that  it  has  lost  its  meaning. 

3.  I  believe  there  was  a  Christ,  but  I 
can't  believe  He  was  God. 

4.  I  don't  believe  in  life  after  death. 
This  is  just  a  myth  started  by  men  who 
couldn't  accept  the  fact  that  when 
you're  dead,  you're  dead! 

These  are  a  few  statements  made  by 
me  less  than  two  years  ago.  But  let  me 
give  you  some  of  the  background  that 
formed  these  opinions. 

My  name  is  Jim  Taylor.  I  was  born 
in  Scotland  53  years  ago,  joining  my 
two  brothers  and  one  sister.  My  par- 
ents were,  in  my  eyes,  highly  moral 
people.  Neither  of  them  used  bad  lan- 
guage, nor  did  I  ever  see  them  drink  to 
excess.  They  attended  church  occa- 
sionally, but  seldom. 

My  father  was  a  well-educated  man. 
He  was  a  captain  in  the  Merchant  Navy 
and  an  officer  in  the  British  Navy  at 
30  years  of  age.  However,  when  his 
ship  was  depth  charged  by  a  sub- 
marine, he  fell  from  a  high  position 
and  both  of  his  eardrums  were  rup- 
tured. From  then  on,  he  was  deaf  and 
employed  in  successively  menial  jobs. 
Because  of  his  deafness,  he  became 
withdrawn  and  spent  most  of  his  time 
reading. 

My  mother  was  a  wonderful,  happy 
person  who  was  patient  and  loving  to 
my  father  and  all  of  us.  I  missed  my 
mother  most  during  my  teen  years, 
since  she  had  to  work  to  augment  my 
father's  income. 

My  parents  are  now  both  dead.  I 
pray  that  they  are  with  the  Lord  be- 


cause I  believe  they  will  be  waiting  for 
me  when  my  time  comes  to  die. 

Although  I  attended  church,  my 
youth  years  were  quite  unspiritual. 
When  I  was  16,  Britain  was  at  war  with 
Germany,  and  I  worked  in  a  war  fac- 
tory. We  worked  long  hours  and 
watched  the  German  planes  in  the 
searchlight  beams. 

At  19,  I  joined  the  navy  and  served 
on  the  battleship  H.M.S.  Duke  of 
York,  and  aboard  the  light  cruiser 
H.M.S.  Norfolk. 

In  1950  I  married  Roma,  whom  I 
had  met  three  years  earlier  in  Swansea, 
South  Wales.  Because  of  the  lack  of 
housing,  due  to  heavy  bombing,  and  a 
desire  for  a  better  life,  we  decided  to 
emigrate  to  Canada  with  our  two  chil- 
dren, Andrew  and  Sharon.  Michelle 
was  born  in  Canada,  and  our  fourth 
child,  Stewart,  was  born  after  we  had 
moved  to  Buffalo,  New  York,  in  1965. 

Events  surrounding  Stewart's  birth 
were  a  great  shock  to  us.  He  was  born 
with  an  open  spine— a  one-in-a- 
thousand  birth  defect.  (For  some  rea- 
son this  defect  is  more  prevalent  in 
South  Wales  than  any  other  place.) 

Stewart  was  operated  on  at  five 
days  of  age.  For  the  next  six  weeks, 
we  spent  every  night  beside  his  incu- 
bator in  the  hospital.  This  was  the 
nearest  I  ever  came  to  praying,  but 
with  my  logic,  how  could  I  ask  favors 
from  a  supreme  being  in  times  of  need 
when  I  didn't  acknowledge  him  when 
things  were  favorable?  I  was  quite  bit- 
ter and  asked  the  usual  questions: 
"Why  us?  Why  him?" 

The  surgeons  were  brutally  honest 
with  us.  They  said  he  may  never  walk 


and  may  spend  his  entire  life  in  a 
wheelchair.  There  was  a  possibility  of 
brain  damage.  We  would  know  in  time. 

Ten  difficult  years  passed  and 
brought  me  to  the  time  when  I  made 
the  statements  at  the  beginning  of  this 
article.  Up  until  1974,  like  most 
people  in  the  United  Kingdom,  I  be- 
lieved that  all  I  had  to  do  to  be  saved 
was  to  keep  the  Ten  Commandments 
as  best  I  could.  Although  I  wasn't 
really  convinced  about  life  after  death, 
I  didn't  want  to  take  any  chances 
about  being  wrong,  so  I  lived  a  good 
life. 

I  had  survived  the  usual  problems 
with  my  teenagers  who  wanted  to  ex- 
perience life  without  realizing  all  the 
responsibilities  involved.  Eventually, 
when  their  incomes  were  sufficient, 
they  moved  into  their  own  apart- 
ments. I  must  admit  it  was  much  easier 
for  my  wife  and  me.  Roma  was  for 
peace  and  quiet,  but  I  was  for  disci- 
pline. Somehow,  when  there  was  fric- 
tion between  us,  one  of  our  children 
was  in  the  middle. 

This  became  a  low  point  in  my  life. 
I  was  despressed  and  knew  there  was 
something  missing  in  my  life,  but  had 
no  idea  what.  I  hated  my  job  and  I 
couldn't  see  much  point  to  life.  The 
newspapers  and  television  constantly 
emphasized  life's  negative  aspects.  By 
this  time  I  was  very  insecure. 

One  day  a  stranger  asked  me,  "Isn't 
it  a  beautiful  day?"  I  answered  in  my 
usual  negative  way,  "Yes,  but  it's  very 
windy."  He  wore  a  wooden  cross  on  a 
chain  around  his  neck.  Quickly  this 
man  began  talking  about  Jesus.  I 
backed  up  and  moved  away  from  him. 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


realizing  why  he  was  so  happy.  He  was 
crazy— some  kind  of  religious  fanatic! 

During  the  next  few  months,  tran- 
quilizers kept  me  from  driving  on  the 
freeways.  Deep  despression  set  in,  and 
I  had  lost  most  of  my  self-confidence. 
Thoughts  about  how  happy  that  "re- 
ligious fanatic"  had  been  kept  return- 
ing. I  knew  he  was  all  the  things  I  was 
not.  Whatever  he  had,  I  wanted.  Worse 
than  being  cynical,  I  was  empty. 

In  the  meantime,  Roma  had  been 
visiting  various  churches  in  the  neigh- 
borhood. She  showed  no  enthusiasm 
at  all  until  she  visited  the  West  Covina 
Brethren  Church.  She  came  home  all 
excited  and  told  me  about  a  small 
church  where  the  people  were  very 
friendly.  IVIy  reaction  was,  "Oh,  that's 
nice." 

After  attending  the  Brethren 
church  several  more  times,  my  wife 
asked  if  I  would  object  to  the  pastor 
coming  to  visit  with  me.  I  was  reluc- 
tant. I  had  spent  many  hours  being 
polite  to  Jehovah's  Witnesses  while 
they  fed  me  their  opinions.  Now  some- 
one else  was  coming  to  bore  me  with 
his  views.  After  all  these  years  of  dis- 
belief, how  could  I  know  the  truth? 

The  next  evening  Pastor  Philip 
Teran  visited  me.  It  caught  my  atten- 
tion that  he  was  very  young  and  also 
friendly  and  enthusiastic.  I  did  not 
understand  all  he  had  to  say,  but  when 
he  talked  about  the  rapture,  my  logical 
mind  caused  me  to  examine  him  more 
closely.  Anyone  who  believed  such  a 
thing  would  believe  anything! 

Pastor    Teran    visited    me    several 


Roma,  and  I  accepted  Jesus  as  our 
Saviour  and  Lord. 

At  this  early  stage  in  my  Christian 
life,  I  was  still  basing  my  opinions  a 
great  deal  on  logic.  I  wasn't  really  con- 
vinced about  the  power  of  prayer. 
Give  thanks  to  God  in  all  things  I  was 
told.  Thanking  God  for  the  good 
things  I  could  understand,  but  thank- 
ing Him  for  the  bad  things  was  ridicu- 
lous! It  was  a  longtime  before  I  realized 
that  if  it  had  not  been  for  the  prob- 
lems, I  never  would  have  needed 
God— never  come  to  Him.  It  was  the 
terrible  problems  and  my  need  that 
made  me  accept  Him  in  the  first  place. 
Today  I  thank  God  for  all  my  past 
problems.  We  will  have  to  wait  and  see 
if  I  thank  Him  for  those  to  come! 

At  the  time  my  thoughts  were, 
"Let's  see  if  prayer  works."  I  prayed 
that  my  daughter  Sharon  would  accept 
Christ  as  her  Saviour.  I  prayed  every 
night.  She  accepted.  Coincidence,  I 
thought. 

Then  I  prayed  for  IVlichelle.  She  ac- 
cepted too!  Could  be  another  coinci- 
dence. 

So  I  really  put  prayer  to  the  test 
and  prayed  for  my  son  Andrew,  who 
was  involved  in  "self-realization."  We 
all  prayed— my  wife,  the  pastor,  and 
the  Wednesday  evening  prayer  group 
at  church.  Eventually  he  accepted 
Christ!  Today  I  believe  in  the  power  of 
prayer! 

My  son  Stewart  is  also  saved  now. 
He  is  able  to  walk,  run,  swim,  ride  a 
bike,  and  he  recently  learned  to  roller 
skate.  At  1 1  years  of  age,  he  is  a  hand- 


Him  as  my  Saviour  and  Lord. 

We  are  a  much  happier  family  now, 
too.  My  son  Andrew  is  married,  and 
my  daughters  have  taken  Bible  studies 
by  correspondence.  Whenever  possible, 
they  attend  church  with  us.  We  all 
look  forward  to  Sundays  and  enjoy 
the  fellowship  of  our  brothers  and  sis- 
ters in  Christ.  Each  Friday  we  have 
Bible  study  in  a  home.  We  just  can't 
seem  to  get  enough  of  the  Word  and 
fellowship.  Looking  at  the  happy  faces 
as  we  talk  about  Christ,  I  think  back 
to  when  we  were  so  deaf  and  blind. 
When  I  cannot  understand  why  so 
many  just  will  not  believe,  I  remember 
it  took  me  51  years! 

I  thank  God  that  Roma  was  led  to 
the  West  Covina  Brethren  Church.  I 
thank  God  that  Pastor  Teran  was  able 
to  reach  me  with  love  and  understand- 
ing. I  also  thank  God  that  the  Holy 
Spirit  miraculously  removed  my  ear 
plugs  and  blinders  and  made  me  sensi- 
tive to  the  Word  of  God. 

In  contrast  to  the  way  this  article 
begins,  today  I  believe: 

1.  The  Bible  is  the  inspired  Word  of 
God. 

2.  It  is  just  as  meaningful  today  as 
it  was  then— perhaps  more  so! 

3.  Jesus  Christ  is  my  Saviour. 
When    talking    to    someone    about 

Christ,  I  know  something  must  be 
right  because  I  get  that  same  look  I 
gave  the  so-called  fanatic  who  wit- 
nessed to  me.  I  now  receive  ridicule 
for  believing  in  Christ;  for  not  cheating 
to  make  an  extra  dollar;  for  not  being 
willing  to  miss  church;  and  for  not  be- 


Even  so,  I  was  not  about  to  trust  my  fate  to  someone  just  because  I  liked  him! 


more  times  before  he  broke  through 
my  cynicism.  I  was  impressed  that  he 
would  be  so  genuinely  concerned  over 
me,  someone  he  had  never  met  before 
and  didn't  even  know.  Here  was  some- 
one who  knew  God's  Word  and  was 
willing  to  give  of  his  time  in  order  to 
acquaint  me  with  the  way  of  salvation. 
Even  so,  I  was  not  about  to  trust 
my  fate  to  someone  just  because  I 
liked  him!  But  when  he  told  me  that 
everything  he  taught  was  taken  direct- 
ly from  the  Bible— not  to  take  his 
word  for  it  without  checking  what  the 
Bible    says— that    was    it.    My    wife. 


some  young  man  and  is  considered 
"gifted"  mentally.  He  still  has  physical 
problems,  but  we  are  constantly  taking 
these  to  God  in  prayer  and  faith. 

My  shortcomings  are  evident  to  me 
but  I  strive  for  a  closer  relationship 
with  God.  After  reading  the  New 
Testament  through,  I  am  nearly  fin- 
ished with,  the  Old  Testament,  and 
plan  to  begin  on  the  New  again.  The 
wisdom  shown  in  Scripture  amazes 
me.  I  have  learned  more  about  Christ 
in  the  last  year  than  I  knew  during  the 
previous  fifty  years.  But  more  impor- 
tant is  knowing  that  I  have  accepted 


ing  willing  to  lie.  Without  the  reminder 
that  only  two  years  ago  I  was  like 
them,  I  would  shun  these  people  and 
keep  the  company  of  Christians  only. 
But  many  people  have  not  been  as  for- 
tunate as  I  to  have  someone  spend  so 
much  time  witnessing  to  them. 

I  may  have  been  able  to  fool  myself 
and  pretend  I  lived  by  the  Ten  Com- 
mandments—or tried  to.  But  I  was 
guilty  of  the  greatest  sin  of  all— not  be- 
lieving in  Jesus  Christ  and  accepting 
that  He  died  on  the  cross  for  my  sins. 
Thank  God  I  lived  long  enough  to  be 
shown  the  error  of  my  ways. 


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Born- Again  Churches? 


By  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 


Only  a  few  were  present  on  a  miserable  night  for 
the  annual  church  business  meeting.  No  one 
counted  to  see  whether  or  not  there  was  a  quo- 
rum present.  The  meeting  droned  on  in  Ufeless 
fashion.  Finally  one  of  the  venerable  "pillars"  of 
the  church  stood  to  his  feet  and  spoke. 

"I  make  a  motion  that  we  close  this  church,"  he 
said. 

Several  gasped.  Someone  began  to  sob.  A  couple 
got  up  and  walked  out. 

Quietly  a  frail  little  lady  stood  up.  With  tears 
streaming  down  her  wrinkled  face,  she  began 
speaking  in  broken  tones. 

"Close  this  church  where  I  came  as  a  little  girl 
and  heard  of  Jesus  dying  for  my  sins?  Close  the 
church  where  I  was  taught  by  Sunday  School 
teachers  who  loved  the  Word  of  God  and  planted 
its  truths  in  my  life?" 

She  continued. 

"Could  you  close  this  church  where  I  met  my 
sweet  husband  and  we  began  our  married  life? 
Close  a  church  where  so  many  children  have  been 
saved,  and  wliich  sent  my  own  two  sons  to  the 
mission  field? 

"Where  in  God's  Bible  can  we  find  reason  for 
doing  such  a  thing?" 

At  this  point,  overcome  with  grief,  she  dropped 
to  her  knees  and  began  to  pray. 

The  small  group,  stunned  by  what  was  much 
more  than  an  elderly  lady's  words,  sat  in  silence. 

Then  a  young  man  stood  and,  with  choking 
words,  began  to  relate  his  feelings. 


"I  came  to  this  church  with  my  wife  and  kids 
because  we  had  a  hunger  for  God  in  our  souls.  We 
come  hoping  someone  would  show  us  the  way  to 
God-how  to  be  happy  in  His  family. 

"We  wanted  our  children  to  hear  about  Jesus; 
about  God  and  what  He  wants  to  do.  But  it's  cold 
here  and  we  don't  feel  like  we  really  belong.  No- 
body speaks  to  us. 

"Don't  you  understand?  We  came  here  for  all 
this  dear  lady  experienced  here.  What  has  hap- 
pened? We  don't  see  it." 

Everyone  sat  stUl,  almost  frozen  to  their  chairs. 
It  was  as  if  God  had  brought  them  face  to  face 
with  the  awesome  reality  of  their  spiritual  condi- 
tion. 

A  confused  pastor  covered  his  face  with  his 
hands  and  repeated,  "Oh,  God!  Oh,  God!" 

On  that  cold,  dismal  night,  a  motion  to  close  the 
church  was  followed  by  an  all-night  prayer  meet- 
ing. According  to  the  speaker  who  related  this  inci- 
dent, a  pastor  was  saved,  a  church  found  new  life, 
and  a  ministry  for  Christ  was  reborn. 

It  is  difficult  to  recall  all  the  details  of  that 
story,  but  one  thing  is  clear:  God  can  bring  about 
"church  resurrections."  Yes,  churches  can  die. 
They  can  lose  their  love  for  Christ  and  their  sense 
of  purpose.  They  forget  their  direction  and  soon 
are  utterly  foiled  by  the  power  of  Satan. 

Recall  what  God  said  to  the  church  at  Pergamos 
in  the  Book  of  Revelation.  "I  know  .  .  .  where  thou 
dwellest,  even  where  Satan's  seat  [throne]  is:  and 
thou  boldest  fast  my  name,  and  hast  not  denied 


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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


my  faith.  .  .  .  But  I  have  a  few  things  against  thee, 
because  thou  hast  there  them  that  hold  the  doc- 
trine [teaching]  of  Balaam  ....  So  hast  thou  also 
them  that  hold  the  doctrine  [teaching]  of  the 
Nicolaitanes"  (Rev.  2:13-15).  The  Holy  Spirit  re- 
corded in  Scripture  strong  words  of  exhortation  to 
churches  for  their  apostasy. 

Apostasy  of  doctrine  and  life  is  a  subtle  disease 
of  Satanic  force  that  has  overcome  thousands  of 
churches  in  our  land.  Even  more  staggering  is  the 
realization  that  thousands  of  lives  have  been  af- 
fected. It  is  certainly  the  operation  of  Satan's  dia- 
bohcal  program  to  thwart  the  main  instrument  in 
God's  plan  of  evangelism. 

Though  our  Grace  Brethren  movement  is  com- 
paratively young,  we  are  not  devoid  of  this  disease. 
While  contending  for  the  faith,  a  church  can  be 
lulled  to  sleep  in  its  effort  to  produce  the  spiritual 
atmosphere  of  fellowship,  love,  purity,  and  maturi- 
ty which  God  intended.  A  church  can  become  so 
self-centered  that  God's  directive  to  share  the  truth 
with  others  at  home  and  abroad  becomes  fogged. 

The  disease  may  center  in  the  realm  of  doctrine, 
causing  a  denial  of  the  basic  teachings  of  God's 
Word.  It  may  zero  in  on  individuals,  causing  a  ruin- 
ation of  the  testimony  for  Christ.  Or  it  may  move 
into  the  realm  of  human  relationships  where  differ- 
ences in  personality  bring  the  work  of  the  ministry 
to  a  halt.  In  any  case,  such  must  be  pleasing  to 
Satan. 


However,  following  the  raising  of  Lazarus,  Jesus 
said  to  Martha,  "I  am  the  resurrection  and  the  life: 
he  that  believeth  in  me,  though  he  were  dead,  yet 
shall  he  live"  (John  1 1  ;25).  Cannot  this  One  who  is 
also  head  of  the  Body-the  church-bring  about  a 
resurrection  in  a  "dead  church"  as  well  as  a  dead 
body?  (Col.  1 :  16-1 8).  Is  not  the  power  exercised  in 
the  resurrection  of  Christ  still  manifest  for  those 
who  are  part  of  the  body  of  Christ  (Eph.  3:20-21)? 

Is  not  the  Holy  Spirit,  who  is  present  in  the  lives 
of  God's  children  and  in  the  collective  body  of 
saints,  ready  to  produce  vitality,  unity  and  maturi- 
ty? God  so  wills,  but  the  elements  of  faith,  re- 
pentance, confession,  and  yieldedness  must  be 
present. 

We  are  witnessing  some  "church  resurrections" 
in  our  Fellowship  today.  The  church  in  Bethlehem, 
Pennsylvania  (formerly  Allentown),  and  those  in 
Akron,  Ohio  (Fairlawn),  and  Chico,  California,  are 
a  few  thrilling  examples. 

To  see  new  enthusiasm,  renewed  fellowship,  an 
operating  outreach  program,  increased  attendances, 
and  souls  being  saved  is  most  rewarding.  Though 
Home  Missions  is  primarily  a  new  church  thrust, 
God  has  allowed  us  to  observe  some  "born-again 
churches." 

Perhaps  more  of  our  churches  should  take  care- 
ful inventory  to  determine  if  we  really  are  accom- 
plishing what  God  intended  for  the  ministry.  God 
has  not  lost  the  power  to  raise  people-or  churches. 


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APRIL    15,    1976 


Mew  Life 
Out  of  the  Ashes 


By  Pastor  Ronald  Guiles 


I  he  Lehigh  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Bethle- 
hem, Pennsylvania,  is  a  unique  church  in  some  ways. 
Years  ago  it  was  a  thriving  church  in  Allentown,  Pennsyl- 
vania, with  a  good  gospel  testimony.  The  church  was 
doing  all  the  things  that  a  church  ought  to  be  doing.  As 
years  went  by,  however,  the  church  became  plagued 
with  many  problems  that  caused  it  to  lose  its  effective- 
ness in  the  community,  and  plunged  its  members  into 
deep  discouragement.  When  the  Brethren  Home  IVIissions 
Council  was  asked  to  take  over  the  church  a  few  years 
ago,  it  was  faced  with  the  prodigious  task  of  rebuilding 
from  the  rubble  of  despair  and  discouragement.  But  it 
did  rebuild,  and  today  we  are  a  strong,  thriving  church 
well  on  our  way  to  being  financially  self-supporting. 

I  he  Lehigh  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  is  not 
unique  in  the  way  in  which  is  was  rebuilt.  God  has  a  way 
of  taking  discouraging,  almost  hopeless,  situations  and 
getting  glory  to  His  name  by  bringing  new  life  out  of  the 
ashes.  In  pondering  this  phenomenon  a  few  weeks  ago,  I 
was  reminded  again  of  the  Book  of  Nehemiah  where  we 
are  told  how  God  rebuilt  the  walls  of  Jerusalem.  The 
principles  that  God  used  through  Nehemiah  were  also 
used  in  Bethlehem  to  rebuild  this  church. 

In  Nehemiah  1:1  through  2:10  we  see  that  Nehemiah 
was  a  man  who  cared.  He  cared  for  the  work  and  for  the 
people  of  God.  It  has  been  a  thrill  for  me  as  pastor  to  see 
the  change  in  this  small  group  of  people  who  made  up 
this  congregation  when  I  arrived  on  the  field  a  little  over 
a  year  and  a  half  ago.  They  have  been  transformed  from 
a  discouraged  few  into  a  group  determined  to  do  God's 
work.  Much  of  this  renewed  spirit  came  from  the  love 
and  unity  that  has  been  manifested  in  their  lives  and 


attitudes.  I  could  relate  story  after  story  of  God  working 
in  the  lives  of  individuals  in  this  way.  There  was  one 
young  lady  who,  after  being  raised  in  a  Christian  home 
and  faithfully  attending  this  church  for  many  years,  had 
gotten  away  from  the  Lord  and  became  disillusioned 
regarding  the  ability  of  Christ  to  meet  the  needs  of  her 
life.  After  a  series  of  circumstances  God  brought  her 
back  to  our  church  and  when  she  saw  the  love  and  unity 
of  the  people  here,  she  committed  herself  to  Christ  and 
is  now  one  of  our  key  leaders. 

.Joon  after  we  arrived  in  Bethlehem,  we  came  in  con- 
tact with  a  recently  saved  black  couple  who  were  being 
harassed  by  a  local  heretical  group  in  the  Bethlehem 
area.  We  spent  many  hours  counseling  with  them,  show- 
ing from  the  Word  of  God  the  error  of  this  other  organi- 
zation. Because  of  the  love  and  concern  of  the  pastor 
and  the  other  people  of  the  church,  this  young  couple  is 
now  an  intricate  part  of  our  church  family.  This  type  of 
concern  and  willingness  to  help  has  spread  through  our 
congregation  like  wildfire.  Our  people  are  united  in  their 
determination  to  honor  Christ  not  only  by  a  strong 
church  but  also  by  the  testimony  of  their  personal  lives. 

In  Nehemiah  2:11-16  Nehemiah  is  shown  to  have 
been  a  man  with  a  vision.  A  little  over  a  year  and  a  half 
ago  when  I  accepted  the  call  to  be  pastor  of  this  church, 
I  was  warned  by  many  people  that  I  should  not  come. 
The  church  had  developed  a  defeatest  attitude  over  the 
years,  and  it  seemed  as  though  the  people  knew  they 
would  never  be  able  to  have  a  successful  church.  I  re- 
member one  of  my  first  contacts  with  the  church  was 
with  a  key  leader  who  said  to  me:  "There  are  many 
people  in  this  church  who  do  not  believe  that  we  ought 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


to  construct  a  building,  it  is  too  expensive,  and  we  can- 
not afford  it.  And  frankly  I  am  one  of  them."  But  we 
have  seen  that  trend  reverse  so  that  now  there  is  a  strong 
determination  not  only  to  erect  a  building,  but  to  erect 
one  large  enough  to  accommodate  the  many  people  that 
we  are  confident  God  is  going  to  send  our  way.  The 
people  have  learned  to  look  beyond  the  rubble  and  the 
fallen  walls  and  the  burned  gates  of  the  Brethren  Church 
here  in  the  Lehigh  Valley.  They  now  realize  the  past 
cannot  be  changed,  but  the  future  is  yet  to  be  built.  In 
short,  they  have  gotten  their  eyes  off  of  the  problems  of 
the  past  and  on  to  the  prospects  of  the  future. 

In  Nehemiah  2:17-20  Nehemiah  was  a  man  who  was 
willing  to  lead.  Leadership  is  an  important  part  of  build- 
ing any  testimony  for  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  The  church 
had  not  had  a  visitation  program  for  some  time.  We 
began  with  just  two  men  going  out  faithfully  every  week 
knocking  on  doors  and  presenting  the  Gospel  of  Jesus 
Christ.  Others  in  the  church  caught  the  vision  of  this  so 
that  now  we  have  many  people  involved  in  a  visitation 
program  on  a  weekly  basis.  We  have  seen  some  come  to 
Christ  through  this  program,  but  perhaps  more  impor- 
tant, we  have  seen  God  send  people  into  our  church 
through  other  means  because  He  has  honored  our  faith- 
fulness in  visiting. 

■  inances  are  also  an  extremely  important  aspect  of 
building  a  church.  When  we  began  our  ministry  here  our 
weekly  offerings  were  very  small.  We  challenged  our 
people  regarding  the  necessity  of  faithfully  supporting 
the  Lord's  work  with  their  money  as  well  as  their  time 
and  prayers.  As  a  result,  our  offerings  have  quadrupled 
in  a  relatively  short  period  of  time,  and  we  feel  confi- 
dent that  we  will  be  able  to  carry  the  debt  even  of  an 


expanded  building  program.  We  have  seen  great  enthusi- 
asm come  alive  here  as  the  people  have  seen  God  working, 
and  a  contagious  spirit  has  moved  through  the  church. 


We 


e  praise  God  for  His  faithfulness  here  in  the  Lehigh 
Valley  as  He  has  changed  the  attitude  of  the  people.  But 
this  is  really  nothing  new  with  God,  because  He  makes  a 
practice  of  taking  discouraging,  almost  hopeless  situa- 
tions and  making  them  into  something  great  in  order 
that  we  might  realize  that  He  is  the  one  that  gets  the 
victory  for  Himself. 


o 


'ne  of  the  great  examples  of  God  changing  the  atti- 
tudes of  our  people  was  brought  home  to  me  soon  after 
we  started  here  as  pastor.  The  young  black  couple  men- 
tioned above  had  been  coming  to  our  church  for  several 
months.  I  was  a  little  apprehensive  at  first  as  to  how 
they  would  be  accepted  by  our  congregation.  It  soon 
became  obvious  to  me  that  the  people  loved  them  dearly 
and  wanted  them  to  stay  and  to  become  a  part  of  our 
group.  During  our  first  communion  service,  one  of  our 
deacons  came  to  me  and  said,  "I  am  so  glad  that  they  are 
coming  to  our  church."  I  asked  him  why  he  felt  that 
way,  and  his  answer  was:  "Years  ago  we  had  the  oppor- 
tunity to  minister  to  blacks  in  the  Allentown  area.  Our 
church  refused  to  do  this,  and  I  believe  God  judged  us 
for  this  decision.  I  am  so  glad  that  the  Lord  has  given  to 
us  another  opportunity  to  minister  the  Gospel  to  all 
people." 

I  his  thrilled  my  heart  to  see  how  God  has  changed 
the  attitude  of  this  church  and  has  turned  it  around  and 
given  it  a  determination  to  be  a  strong  testimony  for 
Jesus  Christ  in  this  area  no  matter  what  may  be  the  cost. 


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APRIL   15,   1976 


Elmer 
Tamkin : 
Eternal 
Dividends 

Mow 
Realized 


Elmer  Tamkin,  a  dedicated  servant 
of  God,  has  been  promoted  again. 
Starting  with  faithful  service  as  a  lay- 
man, he  served  in  the  First  Brethren 
Church  of  Washington,  D.C.,  for  many 
years.  His  sweet  spirit  and  alacrity  to 
the  direction  of  the  Lord  afforded  him 
many  opportunities  to  develop  quah- 
ties  that  God  was  to  use  in  later  life. 

Mr.  Tamkin  served  as  tax  attorney 
for  the  Internal  Revenue  Department, 
dealing  with  corporate  tax  matters 
which  beautifully  equipped  him  for 
God's  call  to  the  Brethren  Investment 
Foundation.  When  he  took  early  retire- 
ment from  his  secular  work  to  follow 
the  directive  of  God,  he  bore  this  testi- 
mony: "All  my  Ufe  I  have  been  engaged 
in  secular  work,  and  I  want  to  give  the 
rest  of  my  life  to  the  Lord's  service." 

The  Brethren  Investment  Founda- 
tion, a  new  agency  created  for  Chris- 
tian investment  in  the  Lord's  work, 
was  organized  in  August  1955.  Mr. 
Tamkin  became  its  first  financial  secre- 
tary on  December  1,  1956,  accepting 
the  responsibility  on  a  salary  figure 
one-third  of  that  which  was  paid  to 
missionaries— the  major  part  of  his  in- 
come coming  from  retirement  after  35 


years  of  government  service. 

He  carefully  laid  the  policies  and 
procedures  as  directed  for  the  direc- 
tors of  the  corporation,  adding  his 
kind  and  gracious  spirit  to  all  trans- 
actions. He  guided  the  Foundation  un- 
til November  1967,  when  a  stroke 
after  surgery  left  him  partially  para- 
lyzed. Though  he  was  curtailed  in 
physical  service  since  then,  yet  his 
keen  mind  continually  showed  deep 
interest  in  the  work  and  progress  of 
the  Foundation  and  the  greater  minis- 
try of  Brethren  Home  Missions. 

He  was  deeply  loved  by  his  col- 
leagues in  Christian  service.  Their 
tribute  was  paid  to  him  at  the  board  of 
directors  meeting  on  August  7,  1968, 
when  an  attractive,  comfortable  reclin- 
ing chair,  a  plaque,  and  a  framed  scroll 
on  which  all  signatures  of  the  directors 
and  staff  were  written  were  given  to 
him. 

Though  Elmer  Tamkin  is  now  at 
home  with  the  Lord,  his  sweet  smile 
and  spirit,  his  firm  dedication  to  the 
Lord's  service,  and  his  faithfulness 
linger  as  a  beautiful  example  to  those 
left  behind.  We  unitedly  thank  God 
for  this  choice  servant  of  His. 


The  B.I.P.  Is  Geared  To  Do  a  lob 

for  God 


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•Choose  the  "Automatic  Transmission"  from  Payday  to  BIF  via  U.S.  IVIail  Service 

•  "4  on  the  Floor"  Is  Sporty-4  in  the  Bl  F  Is  Sensible 

•  "Stick"  Shift  Is  Economical,  Not  Convenient,  the  BIF  Is  Both 
•"Console"  Your  Financial  Needs  with  a  BIF  Savings  Plan 

•BIF  Deposits  Keep  the  Church  Building  Program  in  "High  Gear" 

Brethren  Investment  Foundation 

BOX  587     WINONA  LAKE,  IND.  46590 


I 

Su((icentlg 
Proved 

and 
Ordained 


By  Rev.  Richard  Cron,  Pastor 
Sacramento,  California 


Another  message  for  radio  station 
KEBR. 


"But  Pastor,  I  thought  you  were 
already  ordained!"  This  statement 
came  to  me  several  times  from  folks 
attending  the  ordination  ceremony 
held  on  my  behalf  February  8  at  the 
Sacramento  Grace  Brethren  Church. 
Patiently  I  attempted  to  explain  the 
position  of  our  Fellowship  with  regard 
to  licensure  and  ordination. 

I  had  been  licensed  in  1967  at  the 
First  Brethren  Church  of  Whittier, 
California,  and  received  into  the  fel- 
lowship of  the  Southern  California 
District  Ministerium. 

Rev.  Harold  Penrose  administered  a 
written  examination  and  my  answers 
were  mailed  to  several  district  pastors 
who  in  turn  used  them  as  a  basis  for  an 
oral  examination. 

To  most  folks  it  was  a  surprise  to 
discover  that  the  local  church  had  the 
authority  to  license  a  man  to  the  min- 
istry. The  New  Testament  (KJV)  uses 
the  word  "licence"  (license)  twice— 
Acts  21:40  and  25:16.  Each  place  it 
simply  means  to  permit.  This,  I  ex- 
plained, is  what  had  been  true  thus  far 
in  my  ministry.  Each  year  I  was  again 
permitted  to  continue  the  ministry  to 
which  God  had  called  me. 

The  qualifications  in  I  Timothy  3 
provide  that  a  man  first  be  proved. 
After  eight  years  of  service,  the  church 
in  Sacramento  felt  I  had  been  suffi- 
ciently proved  and  was  qualified  for 
ordination. 

What  a  delightful  moment  in  my 
life!  On  a  Sunday  afternoon,  125 
gathered  for  the  service.  It  was  also  a 


time  for  "homecoming"  since  many  of 
those  who  had  trusted  Christ  under 
our  ministry  were  there.  Longtime 
friends  who  had  followed  my  Christian 
walk  from  the  early  days  were  present. 

Of  particular  pleasure  to  me  was 
the  presence  of  my  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Pat  Cron  from  Paradise,  Cali- 
fornia. 

The  people  of  the  church  had  made 
kind  and  gracious  arrangements  with  a 
corsage  for  my  wife  and  boutonnieres 
for  the  elders  officiating.  A  guest  book 
had  been  purchased  and,  when  filled 
out,  was  presented  to  us  as  a  memento 
of  the  grand  occasion. 

For  the  service.  Rev.  Mel  Grimm 
gave  the  invocation,  and  soloist  Nor- 
man Nelson  of  Overseas  Crusades  pre- 
sented a  heart-stirring  message  in  song. 

Rev.  Robert  Thompson,  a  dear 
friend  and  Western  Field  Secretary  of 
the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council, 
challenged  me  to  be  a  faithful  pastor 
and  to  live  worthily  of  the  high  calling 
given  to  me.  The  church  authorization 
followed,  read  by  Loren  Zook,  a  faith- 
ful deacon  in  the  church. 


Rev.  Larry  Smithwick,  pastor  of 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Ripon, 
read  Scripture  from  Acts  13  and  20, 
and  followed  with  gracious  words  on 
his  observations  of  my  ministry.  The 
vows  of  commitment  were  read  by 
Rev.  J..  Paul  Miller,  followed  by  the 
laying  on  of  hands  by  the  elders. 

It  was  a  privilege  to  have  such 
chosen  men  plead  with  God  for  the 
success  of  the  ministry  to  which  He 
had  called  me.  As  though  to  add  God's 
finishing  touches  to  the  ceremony, 
Norman  Nelson  gave  an  inspiring 
gospel  concert  which  concluded  with 
The  Lord's  Prayer. 

Refreshments  and  a  time  of  fellow- 
ship followed,  including  the  presenta- 
tion of  a  fig  tree  (I  always  wanted  one) 
abundantly  fruited  with  "good  ol' 
American  exchange." 

I  can  scarcely  believe  anyone  could 
be  untouched  by  the  power  and  pres- 
ence of  God  during  those  precious 
moments.  It  is  my  goal  to  continue  in 
a  ministry  ordained  of  God  and  for- 
ever centered  on  faithful  service  to 
Jesus  Christ. 


APRIL    15,    1976 


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From  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches  and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


•  Middlebranch,  Ohio.  To  receive  word  that  your  church 
had  received  number  one  place  in  the  National  Fellow- 
ship of  Brethren  Churches  in  per  member  giving  to  the 
Foreign  Missionary  Society  would  bring  untold  joy,  and 
that's  what  it  did  to  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Mid- 
dlebranch. The  national  average  for  giving  was  $22.70 
per  person  while  this  church  averaged  $80.76  per  mem- 
ber. Gerald  Kelley,  pastor. 

•Lititz,  Pa.  Carlo  Pietropaulo  and  his  staff  of  Lancaster 
Bible  College  students  with  the  help  of  members  of  the 
local  congregation  will  be  joining  in  a  week  of  intensive 
door-to-door  canvass  and  literature  distribution.  Plans 
call  on  the  group  touching  5,000  homes  during  the 
week.  Each  day  will  offer  three  shifts-morning,  after- 
noon and  evening.  Jerry  Young,  pastor. 


•  Yankee    Doodle 

Whale -ringing  the 
Liberty  Bell  is  no 
problem  for  killer 
whale  Shamu  who 
hurls  his  two-ton 
body  out  of  the 
water  in  a  15-foot 
leap.  Shamu  is  the 
star  of  the  whale 
show  at  Sea  World  in 
San  Diego,  Calif., 
one  of  the  attrac- 
tions national  con- 
ference visitors  will 
enjoy  on  sightseeing 
day,  Aug.  11.  Make 
your  plans  now  to 
attend  this  year's 
conference,  to  be 
held  Aug.  6-13  at 
the  First  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach, 
Calif. 


•Phoenix,  Ariz.  (Grace).  The  third  year  of  ministry  for 
Pastor  Mark  Malles  at  Phoenix  was  begun  by  receiving  26 
new  members  into  the  church.  There  have  been  16 
people  who  have  made  public  professions  of  faith  since 
Jan.  1.  Twenty  beUevers  are  being  trained  in  witnessing 
as  a  way  of  Ufe. 

Plans  call  for  converting  the  day  school  auditorium 
into  a  church  sanctuary  seating  450.  A  new  wing  is  being 
added  to  the  school  auditorium  building,  providing  three 
additional  classrooms  and  new  school  offices.  Mark 
Malles,  pastor. 


•  New  York  (EP)— An  extensive  two-year  study  indicates 
that  middle-income  families  are  giving  15  percent  less  to 
charites  than  they  did  in  1960. 

The  study,  conducted  by  the  Commission  on  Private 
Philanthropy  and  Public  Needs,  a  panel  assembled  by 
John  D.  Rockefeller  III,  also  disclosed  that  families  with 
incomes  under  $20,000-which  account  for  half  of  all 
giving- make  donations  primarily  to  religious  ministries. 
Families  with  incomes  above  that  level  give  primarily  to 
hospitals,  cultural  institutions  and  education. 

Inflation  and  recession  were  the  twin  culprits  in 
lowering  donations,  the  panel  found. 

•Bicentennial  bulletins  are  now  available.  Cost  is  $2.75 
per  hundred.  Postage  paid  if  check  accompanies  the 
order.  You  will  find  them  an  excellent  aid  in  the  GROW 
programs  or  for  those  many  special  programs  during 
1976.  Order  now  as  no  further  printings  are  planned. 
GROW/BMH,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 

•  Pompano  Beach,  Fla.  Rev.  Gene  Witzky  has  resigned  as 
pastor  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  and  is  looking  to 
the  Lord  for  future  guidance. 


Msstfnis 


Notice  of   meetings  to  appear  in  this  column  must  be  re- 
ceived at  least  45  days  in  advance  of  scheduled  dates. 


Pittsburgh,  Pa.  May  2-7,  Donald  Bowlin,  pastor;  Richard 
Sellers,  speaker. 

Minerva,  Ohio.  Apr.  25-May  2,  Galen  Wiley,  pastor;  Henry 
Rempel,  speaker. 


In  Memory 

Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

PACEY,  Earl,  73,  Feb.  21,  member  of  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Findlay,  Ohio,  for  18  years.  Glenn  Coats, 
pastor. 

ROBERTS,  William,  Feb.  27,  a  member  of  the  First 
Brethren  Church,  Whittier,  Calif.,  since  1936.  He  had 
been  living  in  Union  City,  Calif.,  prior  to  death.  Terryl 
Delaney,  pastor. 

STEPHENS,  Joseph,  96,  Mar.  2,  a  member  of  the  Winona 
Lake  Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  He  was  a  dear- 
ly loved  man,  blind  since  early  youth  as  the  result  of  a 
horse-riding  accident.  Charles  Ashman,  pastor. 
TAMKIN,  Elmer,  82,  Feb.  26,  a  member  of  the  Winona 
Lake  Brethren  Church.  He  was  Financial  Secretary  of 
the  Brethren  Investment  Foundation  untO  retirement  in 
1967.  His  son,  Warren,  is  pastor  of  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Elizabethtown,  Pa.  Charles  Ashman,  pastor. 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


•  Look  for  our  catalog!  In  the  next  few  weeks  you 
should  receive  a  copy  of  the  1976  BMH  Books  catalog. 
The  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co.  is  mailing  a  copy  to 
all  Herald  subscribers,  in  order  that  you  may  become 
familiar  with  the  great  number  of  excellent  books  avail- 
able by  Brethren  authors.  This  catalog,  with  some  modi- 
fications, is  the  identical  one  which  was  mailed  to  more 
than  3,000  Christian  bookstores,  Bible  colleges  and  semi- 
naries across  the  country. 

•  Please  note  the  corrected  dates  for  Grace  Schools  .  .  . 

Baccalaureate-Saturday,  May  15  at  7:30  p.m. 

Commencement-Sunday,  May  16  at  2;30  p.m. 
Please   change    the   dates   in  your  Christian  Education 
pocket  calendar. 

•Annual  changes.  Secretary  for  the  Grace  Brethren 
Community  Church,  West  Alexandria,  Ohio,  is  Mrs. 
Sandra  Swafford,  R.  R.  2,  West  Alexandria,  Ohio  45381. 
(Tel.  513-839-5291).  ..  Donald  Sellers,  Drawer  3920, 
Kenai,  Alaska  9961 1.  (Change  on  p.  30  oi  Annual). 


Weddings 


•  Whittier,  Calif.  (First).  After  the  evening  service  on 
Feb.  29,  a  fellowship  time  was  held  in  honor  of  Pas- 
tor Mert  and  Doris  Lambert  to  say  "Thanks  for 
taking  over  in  the  absence  of  a  senior  pastor."  A  time  of 
special  music  was  provided  by  our  own  REALITY 
ROAD  (^andy  and  Jeff  Shultz,  Lance  Fralick  and  Fred 
Meise).  The  congregation  presented  the  Lamberts  with  a 
generous  money  gift  to  show  their  appreciation. 

Circumstances  can  be  intriguing  ...  It  was  more  than 
a  few  years  ago  that  Dr.  Charles  Mayes  was  pastor  of  the 
First  Brethren  Church  of  Whittier  (Calif.),  and  it  was 
during  this  ministry  that  members  of  the  Samuel  Gault 
family  found  Christ  as  Saviour.  Peter,  one  of  the  Gault 
sons,  was  taught  and  nourished  at  the  church  and  finally 
went  into  the  Christian  ministry.  Thirty  years  after  Peter 
had  accepted  the  Lord,  his  daughter  Pauline  entered 
BIOLA  College,  and  it  was  there  she  met  Terryl  Delaney, 
who  later  became  her  husband. 

To  bring  the  circumstances  up  to  date  the  present 
pastor  of  the  First  Brethren  Church  is  Terryl  Delaney. 
He  and  Mrs.  Delaney  (Pauline  Gault)  and  family  are  pic- 
tured below. 


A  six-month's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald Is  given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Kathy    Tidd    and  Michael  Kenney,   Feb.    14,  at  North 
Riverdale  Brethren  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio. 
Zoa  Munro  and  Waldo  Crowder  at  the  Silverbell  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Tucson,  Ariz. 

Carol  Ingalsbe  and  Charles  Morrisey,  Jan.  2,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Yakima,  Wash. 

The  church  family  at  Bellflower  Brethren  Church  helped 
to  celebrate  the  50th  Wedding  Anniversary  of  Joseph 
and  Claudia  Leffingwell  on  Feb.  29.  The  Leffingwells 
have  been  faithful  workers  at  the  BeUflower  Brethren 
Church  for  many  years. 

Thanks  (or  helping! 

Here  are  the  20  top  churches  in  giving  to  the  Missionary  Herald  Company  in  1975: 

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1.  Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church $4,508.10 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  Charles  H.  Ashmart 

2.  West  Homer  Brethren  Church     $1,866.91 

Homerville,  Ohio,  Robert  F.  Holmes 

3.  Grace  Brethren  Church    $1,532.35 

IMyerstown,  Pa.,  Luke  E.  Kauffman 

4.  First  Brethren  Church $1,412.75 

Johnstown,  Pa.,  Wesley  Haller 

5.  First  Brethren  Church $1,305.25 

Dayton,  Ohio,  G.  Forrest  Jackson 

6.  First  Brethren  Church $1,261.37 

Wooster,  Ohio,  Kenneth  B.  Ashman 

7.  Grace  Brethren  Church    $1,181.91 

Hagerstown,  IVld.,  Robert  B.  Collitt 

8.  First  Brethren  Church $1,147.00 

Rittman,  Ohio,  Robert  A.  Russell 

9.  First  Brethren  Church $1,053.59 

Winchester,  Va.,  Paul  E.  Dick 

10.    Meyersdaie  Grace  Brethren  Church     $    985.00 

Meyersdale,  Pa. 

1976— the  year  of  the  press!  Your  gift  during  1976  will 
help  pay  for  the  new  Heidelberg  press  which  is  now  in 
operation  at  BMH  Printing. 


Grace  Brethren  Church    $ 

iVlansfield,  Ohio,  J.  Hudson  Thayer 

12.  First  Brethren  Church $ 

Martinsburg,  Pa.,  William  H.  Snell 

13.  Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church $ 

Telford,  Pa.,  D.  Robert  Griffith 

14.  First  Brethren  Church $ 

Altoona,  Pa.,  Marvin  E.  Meeker 

15.  Grace  Brethren  Church $ 

Ashland,  Ohio,  Knute  Larson 

16.  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church $ 

Warsaw,  Ind.,  David  W.  Miller 

17.  Englewood  Grace  Brethren  Church     $ 

Englewood,  Ohio,  Gerald Polman 

18.  First  Brethren  Church $ 

Kittanning,  Pa.,  Donald  G.  Earner 

19.  Rosemont  Grace  Brethren  Church $ 

Martinsburg,  W.  Va.,  Mason  Cooper 

20.  Grace  Brethren  Church     $ 

Worthington,  Ohio,  James  Custer 


911.65 
888.25 
845.00 
831.50 
810.00 
729.36 
624.00 
621.23 
611.10 
610.00 


1976  GOAL  S60.000 


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Coordinating  unique  and  special  activities,  assisting  in 
cultural  series  programming,  and  advising  the  Develop- 
ment Department  of  Grace  Schools  are  the  objectives  of 
the  newly  designed  Special  Activities  Committee. 

Created  in  the  restructuring  of  the  College's  past 
bulky  committee  structure,  this  new  committee  func- 
tions in  a  combination  of  tasks  of  old  committees  while 
accepting  fresh  responsibilities.  One  of  those  focal  points 
is  the  calendar  of  events. 

The  Special  Activities  and  Development  Committee 
hopes  to  have  the  1976-77  Events  Calendar  stabilized  by 
the  end  of  June  this  year  which  would  allow  better  pub- 
lication of  the  planned  activities.  Four  of  the  contracts 
are  already  finalized. 

The  Maddens,  a  husband  and  wife  duo  piano  team, 
will  bring  an  evening  of  music  October  8  on  their  own 
traveling  grand  pianos.  November  5  promises  to  be  a 
unique  opportunity  as  Michael  Feener  of  "Interpol" 
takes  the  Grace  audience  into  the  world  of  criminology. 
Selections  of  Carl  Sandberg's  works  will  be  presented  by 
Joseph  Ehrenberg  on  January  28.  And  Niven  Miller, 
Scottish  baritone,  is  slated  for  a  March  25  concert. 

Hoping  to  maintain  a  constant  flow  of  such  oppor- 
tunities, the  Special  Activities  and  Development  Com- 
mittee has  established  a  goal  of  offering  lectureships  or 


programs  in  each  division  of  the  college  during  any  given 
year.  Possibilities  of  needing  to  reduce  that  goal  to  only 
four  division  representations  per  year  remain  to  be  evalu- 
ated since  this  year  is  the  first  official  year  of  the  com- 
mittee's operation. 

As  a  standing  committee,  it  visualizes  the  unique 
needs  which  lie  in  the  future.  Events  that  are  still  in  the 
research  stage  are  the  40th  anniversary  of  the  seminary 
and  the  inauguration  of  the  new  president  of  Grace 
Schools. 

As  often  as  necessary  the  Special  Activities  and  Devel- 
opment Committee  meets  in  a  seven  o'clock  morning 
conference.  The  committee  is  chaired  by  Mr.  Richard 
Messner,  the  Grace  School's  Director  of  Development 
who  speaks  highly  of  the  cooperative  and  creative  spirit 
that  the  committee  members  express. 

Mr.  Messner  said  that  he  was  very  pleased  to  have  a 
regular  "committee  advisory  to  the  Development  De- 
partment" so  that  "input"  and  "balance"  can  be  ob- 
tained in  long-range  planning  of  interesting  and  valuable 
experiences  for  the  educational  community. 

Other  committee  members  are  Mrs.  Jean  Coverstone, 
Dr.  Jesse  Humberd,  Mr.  Donald  Ogden,  Mr.  Terry 
Shrock,  Mr.  Wayne  Snider,  Mrs.  Miriam  Uphouse,  Mr. 
David  Wickstrom  and  Dr.  Stephen  Young. 


Dr.  Herman  Hoyt,  president,  announced  several  perti- 
nent decisions  reached  by  the  board.  Tuition  in  the  college 
next  year  will  be  $900  per  semester  for  students  taking 
14-17  credit  hours.  A  charge  of  $65  per  hour  will  be 
charged  for  loads  of  1-13  credit  hours  which  is  a  reduc- 
tion of  $5  from  the  current  $70  per  hour  charge.  Hous- 
ing will  be  $275  per  semester  and  food  $365,  both  re- 
flecting only  a  cost-of-living  increase. 

According  to  Dr.  Hoyt,  it  is  the  intention  to  move  to 
a  flat  per  hour  charge  for  each  student  in  the  seminary, 
but  this  will  be  done  in  several  stages.  Next  year  full- 
time  students  will  be  charged  $42  per  credit  hour. 

Promotions  to  the  rank  of  Associate  Professor  were 
granted  the  following  in  the  college  effective  in  August: 


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Mr.  Vilas  Deane,  pending  receipt  of  Ph.D.;  Dr.  Richard 
Dilling;  Mr.  Philip  Jones;  Mr.  Terry  White,  pending  re- 
ceipt of  Ph.D.;  Dr.  Stephen  Young;  and  Dr.  Mervin  Zieg- 
ler.  Promotions  in  the  seminary  included  Prof.  James  R. 
Battenfield  to  the  rank  of  Associate  Professor,  and  Prof. 
Lee  L  Kantenwein  to  the  rank  of  Assistant  Professor. 
Both  promotions  are  effective  in  August.  Retired  profes- 
sors Dr.  Norman  Uphouse  and  Dr.  Lloyd  Fish  were  each 
given  the  title  of  Professor  Emeritus. 

There  were  two  title  changes  effective  in  August.  The 
title  for  Phil  Hoskins  has  been  changed  from  acting  to 
Director  of  Athletics  and  Dan  Snively  will  be  Associate 
Dean  of  Students  instead  of  Acting  Associate  Dean. 


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The  First  Step 


Probably  the  most  momentous  decision  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  Grace  Schools  during  the  spring  meeting 
was  giving  the  green  light  to  the  construction  of  a  new 
Science  Center  at  Grace  College.  Ground-breaking  cere- 
monies have  been  held  and  construction  is  underway 
with  a  target  date  for  completion  in  the  fall  of  1977,  or 
sooner. 

The  air-conditioned  center  will  be  located  between 
Beta  Hall  and  the  gymnasium.  In  addition  to  the  science 
program  the  building  will  also  provide  space  for  the 
mathematics  department  and  the  business  program. 

The  Easterday  Construction  firm  of  Culver  submitted 
the  low  bid  of  $716,960  which  includes  plumbing,  heat- 
ing, ventilating,  air  conditioning,  and  electrical  construc- 
tion. This  does  not  include  classroom  equipment,  land- 
scaping or  architect's  fees.  The  Brethren  Architectural 
Service  with  Ralph  Hall,  chief  architect,  and  Richard 
Vander  Meulen,  project  architect,  drew  the  plans  for  the 


The  lower  level  will  be  the  life  science  floor,  with  the 
biology  laboratories,  storage  rooms,  and  a  small  animal 
cage  for  research.  The  main  entrance  from  the  campus 
vvill  lead  to  the  middle  floor  where  the  central  science 
office  area  and  the  mathematics,  business  classrooms  will 
be  located.  The  upper  level  will  house  the  physical 
science  laboratories  for  physics,  chemistry  and  as- 
tronomy. 

There  will  be  a  viewing  platform  on  the  roof  for  night 
field  work  in  astronomy.  In  the  center  of  the  entrance 
foyer  there  will  be  a  pendulum  well  in  which  a  famous 
experiment  demonstrating  the  rotation  of  the  earth  will 
be  in  continuous  operation. 

This  is  the  first  step  of  a  three-phase  $2  million  build- 
ing project  at  Grace.  The  other  phases  will  be  a  Fine  Arts 
building,  renovation  of  the  present  gymnasium  into  a 
chapel-auditorium  facility,  and  construction  of  a  new 
Field  House  gymnasium.  # 


Above-Students  facul- 
ty and  guest  form  an 
outline  for  the  new 
Science  Center  at  Grace 
College  as  part  of  the 
groundbreaking  cere- 
mony. Construction  is 
underway  and  the  Cen- 
ter is  scheduled  for 
completion  by  April  or 
May  of  1977.  -(Aerial 
Photo  by  Doug  Conrad) 

APRIL   15,    1976 


Participating  in  the  cere- 
mony at  the  ground- 
breaking for  the  Science 
Center  were:  Warsaw 
Mayor  H.  Dale  Tucker, 
Dr.  Jesse  Humberd, 
chairman  of  the  build- 
ing committee;  Dr. 
Herman  A.  Hoyt,  presi- 
dent: Larry  Castaldi, 
chairman  of  the  Grace 
College  Community 
President's  committee; 
and  Charles  Turner, 
moderator  of  the  Nat- 
ional Fellowship  of 
Brethren  Churches. 

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The  Dag  of  Resurrection 

By  K  Marie  Stolba 

On  Easter  Sunday  congregations  in  thousands  of  churches  lift 
their  voices  to  sing  ui  exultation: 

"The  day  of  resurrection, 
Earth,  tell  it  out  abroad; 
The  Passover  of  gladness! 
The  Passover  of  God! 
From  death  to  life  eternal, 
From  this  world  to  the  sky,  J 

Our  Christ  hath  brought  us  over 
With  hymns  of  victory." 

The  words  of  this  hymn's  three  stanzas  are  a  portion  of  John 
Mason  Neale's  verse  translation  of  the  Byzantine  Easter  kanon, 
which  is  known  also  as  the  "Golden  Kanon"  or  the  "Queen  of 
Kanones."  The  song  dates  from  the  first  half  of  the  eighth 
century,  and  its  history  is  most  interesting. 

The  liturgical  music  known  as  kanon  came  into  being  as  a 
result  of  a  regulation  of  the  Council  of  Trullo  in  692  decreeing 
that  daily  preacliing  of  the  Word  was  obligatory  for  the  higher 
clergy  of  the  Byzantine  church.  Prior  to  this  regulation  there 
was  no  daily  sermon  at  the  mornmg  service,  called  the  Morning 
Office.  Instead,  the  reading  of  the  Gospel  for  the  day  was  usual- 
ly followed  by  the  singing  of  the  appropriate  kontakion,  a  musi- 
cal homily  explaining  or  interpreting  that  Gospel.  To  use  both  a 


kontakion  and  a  sermon  would  be  duplication,  but  a  service 
without  music  was  unthinkable.  Something  was  needed  to  sub- 
stitute for  the  ^'o«/'a^'/o/^— something  musical— so  the  kanon  was 
created. 

Actually,  our  present-day  hymn  "The  Day  of  Resurrection" 
{Worship  and  Service  Hymnal,  p.  75)  is  not  a  complete  kanon 
but  only  the  first  portion  of  one.  A  kanon  consists  of  nine  odes, 
each  composed  with  its  own  melody  and  in  its  own  meter,  and 
each  ode  normally  has  nine  stanzas.  The  text  of  each  ode  was  to 
correspond  with  one  of  nine  Biblical  canticles.  Originally,  the 
melodies  of  the  kanones  were  simple,  with  one  syllable  of  text 
set  to  one  note  of  music.  Gradually  the  melodies  became  longer 
and  more  complex,  so  that  when  a  l<anon  was  sung  at  a  slow 
tempo  a  great  deal  of  time  was  consumed  by  the  singing  of  nine 
stanzas.  This  became  a  special  problem  during  Lent  and  Holy 
Week  when  the  services  were  lengthened.  So  it  was  decided  that 
kanones  should  be  shortened  by  reducing  the  number  of  verses 
to  three  per  ode.  This  accounts  for  the  fact  that  "The  Day  of 
Resurrection"  as  we  know  it  consists  of  three  stanzas. 

The  kanon  served  a  liturgical  purpose— meditation.  The  words 
of  each  stanza  were  supposed  to  develop  a  single  idea,  and  the 
music  was  to  be  so  appropriate  to  the  text  that  the  two  merged 
to  form  a  single  entity.  For  this  reason  repetition  or  the  reitera- 
tion of  a  thought  in  different  words  was  desirable.  This  prin- 
ciple is  recognizable  in  the  strophe  quoted  above:  "The  Passover 
of  gladness!  The  Passover  of  God!"  reiterate  the  Passover  idea 
of  salvation  from  death  through  the  blood  shed  by  God's  Son, 
and  "From  death  to  life  eternal,  From  this  world  to  the  sky," 
are  in  a  sense  repetitive.  Also,  the  three  strophes  together  were 
to  convey  one  important  thought— in  this  case,  the  resurrection 
of  Christ  Jesus  and  His  victory  over  death,  a  fact  which  should 
cause  every  Christian  to  rejoice!  Thus  the  kanon  was  to  provide 
food  for  thought  during  the  Morning  Service. 

The  Golden  Kanon  was  composed  by  John  of  Damascus 
(John  Damascene)  at  some  time  during  the  second  quarter  of 
the  eighth  century.  John  was  born  in  Damascus,  and  he  and  his 
foster  brother  Kosmas  studied  in  Jerusalem.  Both  men  became 
monks  in  the  monastery  of  Mar  Saba  near  the  Dead  Sea.  At  this 
time  the  first  "school"  of  kanon  poets  and  composers  was  flour- 
ishing at  Mar  Saba,  and  John  and  Kosmas  became  the  most 
oustanding  of  these  writers.  Certainly,  John  played  an  impor- 
tant role  in  building  a  repertory  of  kanon  Hterature.  He  is  espe- 
cially remembered  for  his  two  Easter  hymns,  "The  Day  of 
Resurrection"  and  "Come,  Ye  Faithful,  Raise  the  Strain" 
{Worship  and  Service  Hymnal,  p.  80).  Not  only  did  John  pro- 
vide poems  for  kanones,  but  the  manuscripts  which  contain  the 
musical  settings  serving  as  models  indicate  that  the  first  melody 
in  each  group  of  models  was  composed  by  John. 

After  the  fall  of  Constantinople  in  1453  vast  numbers  of 
Greek  hymns  were  lost.  Several  hundred  years  elapsed  before 
Dr.  J.  M.  Neale  relocated  some  4,000  of  them  and  began  to 
translate  the  16  Greek  Service  books.  Among  these  pages  were 
the  two  Easter  hymns  by  John. 

Several  tunes  have  been  used  with  Dr.  Neale's  translation, 

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The  Day  of  Resurrection 

(Continued  from  page  1 7) 


including  Lancashire  and  Rotterdam.  Lancashire 
was  composed  by  Henry  Smart  in  1836  as  a  setting 
for  "From  Greenland's  Icy  Mountains"  and  was 
first  performed  at  the  tercentenary  celebration  of 
the  Reformation  in  Blackburn  where  Mr.  Smart 
was  organist  at  the  parish  church.  Rotterdam  was 
composed  by  Berthold  Tours  in  1875;  the  tune 
derives  its  name  from  the  fact  that  Tours  was  born 
in  Rotterdam.  Holland. 

Easter  has  always  been  the  most  important  festi- 
val in  the  Greek  Church,  and  the  exultant  excla- 
mation "Christos  anesti"  ("Christ  is  risen!")  has 
echoed  and  reechoed  during  the  candle-lighting 
ceremony  traditionally  observed  shortly  after  mid- 
night as  the  Easter  Day  commenced  counting  its 


hours.  A  part  of  the  great  rejoicing  was  the  singing 
of  the  words  of  John's  victorious  hymn: 

"Now  let  the  heavens  be  joyful 

Let  earth  her  song  begin, 

Let  the  round  world  keep  triumph 

And  all  that  is  therein; 

Invisible  and  visible, 

Their  notes  let  all  things  blend 

For  Christ  the  Lord  hath  risen, 

Our  joy  that  hath  no  end." 
As  we  sing  the  words  this  Easter,  let  us  rejoice 
greatly.  Let  us  remember  not  only  the  cross  of 
Good  Friday  but  the  promise  of  the  empty  tomb— 
and  let  us  repeat  the  words  of  those  early  Chris- 
tians: "Christ  is  risen  indeed!"  # 


Living  Memorials 


An  ever-increasing  number  of  thoughtful  people,  desiring  to  honor  the 
memory  of  departed  loved  ones  or  friends,  are  sending  "memorials"  in  the 
form  of  contributions  to  Grace  College  and  Seminary.  Families  of  those 
whose  memories  are  so  honored  are  notified  of  the  contribution  by  an  ap- 
propriate card.  Names  of  the  donor  and  those  whom  they  remembered  are 
listed  below.  These  memorials  were  received  February  16  through  March  15, 
1976. 


In  Memory  of: 
Rev.  H.  Leslie  Moore 
David  Stockport 
VirgUJ.  Kuntz 
James  S.  Ehly 
Mrs.  Gladys  Symons 
Julie  Maurer 
Joseph  Stephens 
Jack  and  Robert  Shaffer 
Seminary  Student  Aid 
Mrs.  Herbert  (Ruth)  Bess 
I.  James  and 

Eleanor  H.  White 
Asher  Spurlock 
miliam  R.  (Bill)  Smith 
John  W.  Weaver 


Memorial  given  by: 

Dorothy  I.  Van  Horn 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  W.  Harten 

Miss  Miriam  Rohrer 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  W.  Davis 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ronald  E.  Lane 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  C.  Danough 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  Ringler 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carl  Shaffer 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thurlo  Fuller 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jan  Brumbaugh 

James  W.  White  and 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  A.  White  and  family 
Mrs.  John  J.  Abner 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clifford  Burket 
Franklin  E.  Weaver 


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By  Anette  Johnson 

Grace  Schools  had  the  privilege  of  hosting  Dr.  Ken- 
neth Gangel  as  the  alumni-sponsored  Grace  Bible  Confer- 
ence speaker,  February  9-13.  He  delivered  four  nnessages 
on  "Christian  Marriage  and  Family." 

A  1960  graduate  of  Grace  Seminary,  Dr.  Gangel  has 
also  graduated  from  four  other  schools  after  high  school: 
Taylor  University,  where  he  received  his  B.A.,  Winona 
Lake  School  of  Theology  with  an  M.A.,  Concordia  with 
an  S.T.M.,  and  the  University  of  Missouri  with  a  Ph.D.  in 
college  administration. 

When  he  graduated  from  Grace  Seminary  in  1960,  the 
last  thing  on  Dr.  Gangel's  heart  was  the  desire  to  return 
to  college  campuses  as  a  teacher  or  an  administrator. 
That  following  summer,  however,  the  Lord  laid  on  his 
heart  that  very  ministry,  and  he  has  now  been  in  the 
service  of  higher  education  for  16  years. 

During  that  time  he  has  been  employed  in  three  dif- 
ferent schools:  Calvary  Bible  College  for  ten  years.  Trini- 
ty Evangelical  Divinity  for  four  years,  and  is  presently 
serving  in  his  second  year  as  president  of  Miami  Christian 
College.  Along  with  the  duties  of  that  position,  he  is 
doing  post-doctoral  research  on  a  grant  at  Florida  State. 

Dr.  Gangel's  driving  zeal  now  is  to  design  a  "distinct 
Christian  College  in  Florida  where  none  exists,  one  that 
balances  academic  excellence  and  spiritual  fervor." 

When  asked  what  led  him  to  consider  full-time  Chris- 
tian service.  Dr.  Gangel  points  to  a  1954  trip  to  Europe 
with  a  gospel  team.  They  traveled  there  for  three 
months,  holding  three  meetings  a  day  in  tent  campaigns. 
This  proved  to  be  a  turning  point  in  his  life.  Up  to  that 
time  he  had  strongly  resisted  the  Lord  as  far  as  Christian 
service;  his  desire  was  to  enter  the  business  world  as  an 
accountant.  This  short-term  experience  with  full-time 
Christian  ministry,  however,  convinced  him  that  the 
Lord  was  leading  him  to  a  lifetime  of  just  that,  and  he 
consequently  made  plans  to  attend  seminary.  He  pro- 
gressed from  there  as  the  Lord  led,  and  now  has  no 
reason  to  believe  that  he  will  ever  leave  the  field  of 
Christian  higher  education. 

Dr.  Gangel's  philosophy  is  "family  first  "  Before  ac- 
cepting the  presidential  position  at  Miami  Christian  Col- 
lege, he  made  it  very  clear  to  the  board  and  staff  that  his 
duties  to  the  college  would  not  be  allowed  in  any  way  to 
interfere  with  his  duties  as  a  father.  If  they  did,  he  told 
them,  he  would  not  hesitate  to  resign.  When  it  became 
apparent  that  he  would  be  separated  from  his  family 
quite  often  on  speaking  engagements  and  conferences,  it 
was  agreed  that  the  family  would  unconditionally  stick 
together  during  the  three  summer  months  of  June,  July, 
and  August.  Where  Dr.  Gangel  went,  his  family  went.  As 
a  result,  his  children  have  been  to  both  the  Pacific  and 
Atlantic  Oceans,  to  Canada,  and  to  several  different 
countries.  Dr.  Gangel's  family  is  unquestionably  the 
most  important  factor  of  his  life. 

Dr.  Gangel  has  written  10  books  and  close  to  500 
magazine  articles.  He  is  an  avid  reader,  and  enjoys  novels 
as  well  as  religious  and  educational  works. 

He  regularly  participates  in  active  outdoor  sports, 
such  as  tennis,  basketball,  and  golf,  and  also  enjoys  color 
slide  photography  and  music.  ^jViV 


,Thc  Return 
o(  the  Graduate 


Dr.  Gangel  and  student. 


All  sessions  of  the  Grace  Bible  Conference  were  re- 
corded by  Mr.  John  P.  Suderman  on  cassette  tape.  Dupli- 
cation of  these  tapes  are  available  at  $3  each  plus  post- 
age. All  inquiries  or  orders  to:  Mr.  John  P.  Suderman, 
100  Third  Street,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 

Dr.  Charles  C.  Ryrie 

"Biblical  Perspectives  on  Social  Ethics" 

Doctrinal  Light  on  Social  Ethics 

The  Old  Testament  Contribution  on  Social  Ethics 

Jesus'  Viewpoints  on  Social  Ethics 

The  Teachings  of  the  Apostles  on  Social  Ethics 

Dr.  John  White,  Jr. 

"Power  in  the  Church" 

Power  of  Purity 

Power  of  Prayer 

Power  of  Programming 

Power  of  Preaching 

Dr.  Kenneth  0.  Gangel 

Marriage,  What  God  Intends 

Two  Biblical  Models  of  Parenthood 

What  Is  a  Family 
Three  Couplets  for  Family  Living 


APRIL    15,    1976 


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>^<^->^ 


For  more  than  20  years  Grace 
Theological  Seminary  has  been  con- 
ducting a  Bible  conference  during  the 
early  part  of  the  second  semester.  This 
conference  is  to  help  the  students  but 
is  also  arranged  to  attract  alumni  and 
pastors.  Included  in  the  program  are 
the  L.  S.  Bauman  Memorial  Lectures, 
the  R.  Paul  Miller  Lectures,  and  a 
series  sponsored  by  the  Grace  Semi- 
nary Alumni.  The  speakers  in  these 
several  series  are  also  utilized  in  vari- 
ous seminars  confronting  the  pressing 
problems  of  the  times.  The  conference 
for  this  year  is  now  history. 

Perhaps  this  year  the  largest  num- 
ber of  alumni  returned  for  the  occa- 
sion. It  was  a  tirtie  of  great  blessing  to 
them,  and  the  fellowship  among  them- 
selves and  with  faculty  and  student 
body  served  as  a  great  refreshment.  A 
number  of  them  wished  that  churches 
could  give  some  consideration  to  the 
wisdom  of  sending  their  pastors  to  this 
conference  and  underwriting  the  ex- 
pense. Realizing  how  important  this  is 
to  the  life  and  ministry  of  the  pastor 
and  the  value  it  brings  to  the  church 
through  him,  I  decided  to  pass  this 
word  of  encouragement  on  to  those 
who  read  these  columns. 

The  pastor  is  constantly  in  the  busi- 
ness of  giving  out,  and  being  human, 
there  needs  to  be  a  time  of  taking  in. 
There  is  a  time  when  he  needs  to  lay 
aside  his  professional  responsibilities 
and  sit  again  as  a  student.  He  needs  to 
retreat  from  all  the  cares  of  ministry 
and  give  himself  solely  to  drinking  in 
that  message  which  refreshes  the  soul 


and  enables  for  ministry.  The  confer- 
ence provides  that  opportunity. 

My  experience  has  taught  me  that 
there  are  many  pastors  who  are  grap- 
pling with  the  problems  of  the  pastor- 
ate to  the  point  that  they  imagine  they 
are  in  a  class  all  by  themselves,  that  no 
other  pastor  goes  through  quite  what 
they  are  experiencing.  Such  is  not  the 
case.  Every  pastor  is  ministering  to  sin- 
ners; sinners  needing  to  experience  the 
first  taste  of  grace,  sinners  just  lately 
come  into  the  camp  of  the  saints,  sin- 
ners farther  along  in  the  path  of  holi- 
ness, and  still  others  among  the  ma- 
ture. All  of  these  are  sinners  until  that 
day  when  the  Lord  comes  and  per- 
forms that  final  work  of  grace.  Assum- 
ing once  more  the  stance  of  a  student, 
mingling  with  fellow  alumni,  sharing 
the  problems  and  the  solutions— all  of 
these  do  much  to  give  the  pastor  a  new 
lease  on  life.  He  then  returns  back  to 
his  pastorate  with  renewed  vigor  and 
determination  to  display  that  amazing 
grace  of  our  blessed  Lord  in  the  great- 
est calling  in  all  the  world. 

If  churches  could  give  some  con- 
sideration to  the  value  of  this  confer- 
ence to  their  pastors  and  to  them- 
selves, it  could  bring  untold  blessing  to 
them.  But  pastors  need  help.  They  are 
struggling  with  finances  in  an  esca- 
lating economy.  All  of  them  may  very 
well  need  a  raise  in  their  salaries.  But 
this  I  am  not  now  urging.  My  sugges- 
tion is  that  something  be  done  to  en- 
courage them  to  attend  this  confer- 
ence. Set  something  aside  in  the 
budget  definitely  assigned  to  pay  the 
expenses  of  the  pastor  for  attendance 
at  this  conference.  Make  it  clear  that  it 


can  be  used  for  nothing  else.  Then  give 
him  the  time  to  attend  the  conference. 
You  will  never  regret  this  provision  for 
a  larger  and  better  ministry  of  your 
pastor. 

Needs  for  Christian  Teachers 

These  are  days  when  public  schools 
are  facing  dire  straits  financially.  Over 
a  period  of  years  there  has  been  a  grad- 
ual reduction  of  the  teaching  staff  all 
across  the  country.  This  has  also  taken 
its  toll  in  the  number  of  young  people 
who  are  interested  in  pursuing  educa- 
tion in  colleges  and  universities.  After 
all,  there  is  no  good  reason  for  major- 
ing in  education,  if  upon  graduation 
you  discover  there  is  no  place  where 
your  services  are  wanted.  Making  a 
livelihood  therefore  dictates  that  the 
student  turn  to  some  other  area  of 
concentration  for  a  life  work. 

But  there  is  need  for  teachers.  Over 
several  decades  the  moral  and  spiritual 


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level  of  the  public  school  has  con- 
tinued to  deteriorate.  Deterioration 
has  also  extended  into  the  field  of  the 
academic.  This  situation  has  been  com- 
pelling evangelical  Christians  to  turn  to 
Christian  schools.  As  a  result  they  have 
been  springing  up  all  over  the  land. 
Last  year  114  new  Christian  schools 
were  started  in  the  state  of  Ohio  alone. 
This  is  remarkable  and  sounds  a  note 
of  hope  for  our  country. 

This  growing  number  of  Christian 
schools  calls  for  a  continuing  growth 
in  the  number  of  teachers  who  are 
qualified  to  teach  in  such  schools.  The 
preparation  of  such  teachers  was  one 
of  the  primary  reasons  for  the  starting 
of  Grace  College.  It  has  been  endeavor- 
ing to  spearhead  the  movement  toward 
Christian  day  schools.  IVlore  and  more 
young  people  have  chosen  this  area  of 
training,  and  are  answering  the  call  of 
the  Lord  to  a  ministry  in  Christian 
education.  But  the  demand  for  teach- 


ers trained  for  ministry  in  Christian 
day  schools  is  becoming  so  great  that 
it  is  impossible  to  supply  the  demand. 
Quite  recently  Grace  College  could 
have  placed  100  teachers,  but  were  un- 
able to  provide  more  than  40. 

Here  is  an  area  where  the  entire 
Christian  community  should  be  awak- 
ened to  the  need  and  the  opportunity 
for  invaluable  spiritual  service.  At  a 
time  when  the  moral  level  of  our  land 
has  reached  a  new  low,  and  at  a  time 
when  there  is  no  better  way  to  offset 
that  decline  than  by  investment  in 
children,  then  let  God's  people  get 
their  young  people  into  colleges  where 
they  can  be  prepared  for  such  minis- 
try. All  the  talk  about  unemployment 
in  the  educational  field  can  be  re- 
moved by  willing  preparation  for 
Christian  teaching.  Grace  College  is 
ready  and  more  than  willing  to  prepare 
young  people  for  this  high  calling. 

The  Board,  the  Budget,  Tuition 

The  annual  board  meeting  of  Grace 
Schools  is  now  history.  It  was  a  good 
meeting  and  any  number  of  actions 
were  taken  that  will  be  announced  in 
later  issues  of  the  Herald.  All  but  three 
members  of  the  Board  were  present 
for  the  three  days  of  intensive  deliber- 
ation. 

Perhaps  the  most  exciting  action 
taken  by  the  Board  was  the  determi- 
nation to  go  ahead  with  the  Science 
Center.  By  the  time  you  read  this  con- 
struction will  have  begun,  and  it  is  ex- 
pected that  the  building  will  be  ready 
for  occupancy  by  the  fall  of  1977,  if 
not  sooner.  You  can  assist  in  this  ven- 


ture by  joining  in  raising  the  funds. 
Remembering  that  the  least  amount  of 
money  borrowed  will  save  thousands 
of  dollars  in  interest,  and  giving  to- 
ward this  project  will  be  helping  to  lift 
a  great  financial  burden. 

And  the  burden  of  finance  is  now 
growing  heavy.  The  pressures  of  reces- 
sion and  inflation  are  taking  a  heavy 
toll.  In  order  to  carry  a  balanced  bud- 
get into  the  coming  year,  desperate 
measures  were  taken  in  slashing  costs. 
These  slashes  were  taken  in  places 
where  it  is  questionable  as  to  the  wis- 
dom of  them.  But  there  was  no  other 
recourse.  The  faculty  and  staff  could 
be  promised  no  raises,  not  even  that  to 
meet  the  rising  cost  of  living. 

In  an  effort  to  meet  these  financial 
pressures  board,  room,  and  tuition  had 
to  be  raised.  This  means  greater  bur- 
dens upon  the  young  people  who 
come.  In  this  writing  I  am  making  a 
plea  that  greater  efforts  be  made  by 
people  to  provide  funds  to  help  young 
people.  If  every  congregation  could  de- 
termine to  set  aside  funds  for  use  by 
the  young  people  of  their  church  who 
desire  to  attend  Grace  College,  this 
could  assure  a  good  enrollment  next 
fall. 

Above  all,  let  God's  people  pray  for 
this  educational  enterprise.  Not  only  is 
the  individual  welfare  of  students  at 
stake,  so  is  that  of  families,  and 
churches,  and  communities,  and  the 
nation.  These  are  days  when  Christian 
people  need  to  take  a  new  look  at 
their  responsibilities  before  the  Lord. 
The  time  is  late,  the  days  are  evil,  and 
the  coming  of  the  Lord  draws  nigh.    # 


APRIL   15,   1976 


21 


The  Church  Growth  iWovcmcnt 

Is  Here 


Is  there  anything  really  new  un- 
der the  heavens?  Well,  I  imagine 
this  unresolved  question  will  be 
with  us  for  a  long  time.  Some  3,000 
years  ago  Solomon  seemed  to  indi- 
cate the  man  of  the  world  had  seen 
it  all.  So  here  we  are  with  what  has 
been  termed  the  new  idea  of  church 
growth.  No,  I  do  not  think  it  is  so 
new  but  it  is  a  fresh  approach  to 
basic  knowledge  that  has  been 
around  for  quite  some  time.  The 
Church  growth  movement  is  being 
talked  about  in  dozens  of  denomi- 
nations. It  is  here  and  now.  Dr. 
Donald  McGavran  has  been  hailed 
by  many  as  the  "Father"  of  the 
Modern  Church  Growth  Movement. 
He  observed  many  principles  on  the 


foreign  missions  field  and  began  to 
put  together  these  concepts.  Lately 
there  has  appeared  a  domestic 
church  growth  movement  which  is 
catching  the  imaginations  of  many. 
McGavran  describes  it  all  this 
way,  "Take  it  any  way  at  all,  in- 
crease of  members  and  congrega- 
tions is  absolutely  essential  to  the 
world  mission  of  the  church."  How 
do  you  measure  church  growth? 
This  is  an  important  part  of  the 
concept.  Church  growth  has  two 
major  aspects:  conversion- 
measured  by  church  membership— 
and  consecration  which  may  be 
measured  by  stewardship.  You  will 
find  in  this  church  growth  move- 
ment   some    usage    of   research    in 


social  sciences  as  well  as  data  col- 
lection and  diagnosis.  These  are 
joined  to  the  Biblical  principles  of 
evangelism  and  authority  of  the 
Scriptures. 
Four  Types  of  Church  Growth 

It  seems  to  me  that  the  heart  of 
this  movement  is  best  summed  up 
in  four  types  of  church  growth. 
There  may  not  be  full  agreement 
among  the  followers  of  the  move- 
ment in  this  matter,  but  for  an  in- 
troduction to  the  movement  let  us 
use  the  following  guideposts.  Sim- 
ply stated  church  growth  consists 
of  four  types— internal,  expansion, 
extension  and  bridging.  Now  for 
some  definitions  before  we  go  any 
further. 


A.  Internal  growth  does  not  in- 
volve any  increase  in  church  mem- 
bership numerically.  But  it  causes 
growth  of  three  types  within  the 
church.  1.  Spiritual  growth— or 
maturing  of  the  saved  members  of 
the  congregation.  2.  Conversion 
growth-in  that  church  members 
may  experience  salvation  for  the 
first  time.  3.  Organizational  growth 
in  that  changes  and  modifications 
take  place  within  the  structure  of 
the  church. 


Internal  Growth 

1.  Spiritual  growth 

2.  Conversion  growth 

3.  Organizational  growth 


By  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


22 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


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Expansion  Growth 

1.  Conversion  growth 

2.  Transfer  growth 

3.  Biological  growth 


B.  Expansion  growth  describes 
an  increase  in  the  local  church,  and 
again  this  may  take  place  through 
several  means.  1.  Conversion 
growth  brings  people  to  Christ  and 
into  the  fellowship.  2.  Transfer 
growth  results  in  converted  people 
coming  to  your  church  and  being 
added.  3.  Biological  growth  is  the 
conversion  of  the  children  of  mem- 
bers of  the  church. 


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C.  Extension  growth  is  the  third 
type  of  church  growth.  This  is  the 
process  of  adding  new  churches  and 
congregations.  It  takes  the  re- 
sources of  internal  and  expansion 
growth  and  applies  them  to  a  new 
location.  Many  will  feel  at  home 
with  the  term  Home  Missions  at 
this  point. 


Extension  Growth 

Church  planting 


Bridging  Growth 

Cross  cultural  church  planting 


D.  Bridging  growth  is  the  fourth 
type.  Though  not  limited  to  over- 
seas mission,  it  finds  its  classic  defi- 
nition through  this  outlet.  Yet  this 
is  a  key  distinctive  in  that  it  crosses 
cultural  barriers.  These  cultural  bar- 
riers are  best  defined  as  racial, 
linguistic  or  class  in  nature.  So 
bridging  growth  is  not  so  much  a 
fact  of  geographic  location  as  it  is 
crossing  cultural  and  ethnic  bar- 
riers. 


I  realize  in  this  brief  intro- 
duction of  the  church  growth 
movement  that  I  have  not  men- 
tioned the  main  personalities  that 
are  involved  nor  have  I  even  intro- 
duced you  to  those  tenets  of  the 
movement  such  as  "homogenous 
unit  principles,"  "varying  receptivi- 
ty," nor  "people  movement." 
There  is  also  a  long  line  of  books  on 
the  subject  which  we  will  not  deal 
with    in    this    article.    The   church 


growth  movement  is  getting  a  great 
deal  of  exposure  in  our  Southern 
California  churches  through  the  In- 
stitute of  American  Church  Growth 
and  you  will  be  hearing  a  great  deal 
more  about  it  in  the  coming 
months. 

This  article  is  an  introduction 
affording  the  reader  an  opportunity 
to  get  acquainted  with  a  much  dis- 
cussed area  of  church  involvement. 
I  would  like  you  to  have  some  in- 


formation on  the  subject  so  you 
will  be  aware  of  its  existence.  In  a 
future  article  I  would  like  to  bring 
you  some  research  findings  that  Dr. 
Wayne  Beaver  has  shared  with  me. 
The  material  was  gathered  by  one 
of  his  classes  at  Grace  Schools  and 
concerns  church  growth  in  the 
Brethren  Church.  Also  i  would  like 
to  share  with  you  some  of  the  basic 
tenets  of  the  church  growth  move- 
ment and  make  some  observations 
regarding  them.  # 


APRIL   15,    1976 


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HOTELS  AND  MOTELS  within  close  driving  distance 

Holiday  Inn 

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sons. $4.00/oiich  iiddi'iional  pltsoh 

International  inn 

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213/426  7611.     Cost:     SinDle-$14.84,    2    people/1     bed- 
$16.96/19.08,    2    p(;ople/2    bed--$19.0S/21.20.    Color   TV- 
highur  price 
Queen  Mary  Hyatt  Hotel 

1  126  Queens  Hwy  ,  North  bound,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90801. 
Tel.  213.'436-3511.  Cost:  Single-$22. 00-3 1.00,  Double- 
S28.00-37.00.  Can  have  1  additional  person  at  $6.00 

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1976  National  Conference  Housing 

Information 

Conference  dates:  August  6- 13,  1976 
Location  — First  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  California 


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Address 

City State Zip_ 

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How  many  in  your  family  will  need  lodging? If  there  are  children,  what  are  their  names  and  ages? 

Name Age Name Age 

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What  date  do  you  plan  to  leave  California?  


Will  you  need  transportation  from  a  local  motel? 


(Bus  transportation  will  be  available  to  and  from  the  conference  meeting  area  from  listed  motels  and  hotels  upon 

sufficient  demand.) 

Please  check  your  preference  as  to  lodging: 

LjStay  in  private  home  if  available  (Free).  Deadline:  application  by  June  30. 

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□Camping  facility  arranged  by  you  in  advance.  There  will  be  no  camping  provided  by  the  First  Brethren  Church. 

Campsites  are  at  least  45  minutes  to  an  hour's  drive  away.  We  suggest  that  reservations  are  made  in  advance. 

Send  the  above  form  to;  Mr.  Robert  Haiiey,  conference  coordinator,  First  Brethren  Church,  3601  Linden  Ave. 
Long  Beach,  California  90807. 


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Cover  Photo:    Dr.    and 

Mrs.  Glenn  O'Neal  view 
the  beautiful  Iguacu 
falls  in  southern  Brazil. 
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4  Seminars  Held  for  Church  Leaders 

6  "How  was  your  trip?" 

8  A  Real  Christ  in  a  Real  Place 

10  Mexican  Gems  from  the  Capital 

12  CED  Switchboard 

13  A  Biblical  Look  at  Spiritual  Gifts 

14  All  the  Ush-Ush  Details  About  Ushering 

17  SMM  Princesses 

18  Mother— an  Example  of  a  Child  of  the  King 
20  Motherhood  and  Monopoly 

22  WhereCan  We  Get  All  These  Things? 

24  BMH  News  Summary 


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DearEditor 


n  "Pastor,  Go  Home"  in  January  real 
ly  hit  a  note  for  me.  I  agree  it  is  sad 
when  a  pastor  is  overworked,  and  even 
sadder  to  see  a  pastor  who  cannot  do 
the  work  he  is  called  to  do  because  of 
numerous  other  things  he  must  do. 

But  even  sadder  is  the  pastor  who 
has  a  compulsion  to  do  everything, 
even  though  he  has  qualified  people 
who  hunger  and  thirst  to  serve.  He 
may  be  always  nagging  his  people  to 
witness,  then  proceeds  to  do  all  the 
calling  himself,  never  taking  along  any- 
one to  let  them  learn  how  it  is  done. 
This  type  of  man  pleads  for  someone 
to  "feel  the  call"  to  the  children's 
work  or  music  or  nursery  then  pro- 
ceeds to  make  all  the  rules  himself  and 
runs  it  personally.  His  compulsion  con- 
tinues and  he  helps  to  move  the  com- 
munion tables  and  run  the  sweeper 
after  fellowship  hour,  he  personally 
handles  the  loud  speaker  and  air  condi- 
tioning lest  someone  should  think  he 
shirks  or  doesn't  have  things  under 
control. 

How  much  more  appreciated  this 
type  of  "dynamic  person"  would  be  if 
he  could  do  his  work,  then  put  confi- 
dence in  those  who  have  been  called  to 
help  and  let  them  do  their  job.  He 
could  still  help  when  a  "babe"  floun- 
ders; teaching  and  showing  is  his  job. 
But  not  to  run  the  church  single- 
handed,  while  gifted  ones  are  bewil 
dered  as  to  how  to  help  the  pastor. 
—A  Reader 


After  reading  this  letter  I  was  glad  it 
was  not  written  a  couple  of  years  ago 
or  I  might  have  thought  someone  was 
referring  to  me.  I  must  agree  with 
some  of  the  sentiments  in  the  letter. 
We  need  to  train  our  people  for  the 
work.  This  could  be  done  in  the  time 
we  spend  complaining  about  the  fact 
that  they  will  not  work.-CWT 


Address  your  letter  to  the  editor,  Charles 
W.  Turner,  Brethren  Missionary  Herald,  Box 
544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590.  All  letters 
must  be  signed,  although  names  will  not  be 
\  used  in  the  magazine. 


W  usee 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


•  III. 


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Charles  W.  Turner 
Editor 

Exciting  events  can  be  put  into 
motion  around  a  person  without  one 
ever  being  aware  of  existing  circum- 
stances. IVIy  son,  Jeff,  has  been  de- 
livering papers  for  the  past  three  years 
with  a  gross  income  of  something 
under  $20  per  week.  This  in  compari- 
son to  earnings  in  IBIVl,  General 
Motors,  or  American  Telephone  and 
Telegraph  is  "small  potatoes."  I  have 
never  seriously  discussed  with  him  his 
net  income  for  the  route,  but  it  is  not 
much  above  the  petty  cash  level.  This 
is  why  I  was  really  surprised  when  he 
got  a  letter  from  the  First  National 
Bank  in  Chicago. 

Mr.  Phillip  O'Neill  sent  the  follow- 
ing message  addressed  to  my  paper- 
carrying  son: 

To  the  Successful  Executive: 

You've  worked  long,  hard  hours  at 
your  business  or  profession.  Isn't  it 
time  to  begin  reaping  the  rewards  of 
your  success? 

Many  of  your  needs  have  been  satis- 
fied already— home,  hobbies,  perhaps  a 
second  house.  But  you  deserve  more, 
because  you've  earned  it. 

The  difference  between  success  and 
satisfaction  may  be  an  Executive  Loan 
from    the     First.    Amounts    up    to 
$15,000   are   available.    Your   request 
will  be  treated  with  the  utmost  discre- 
tion and  can  be   handled  entirely  by 
mail  in  the  privacy  of  your  home. 
Sincerely, 
Phillip  P.  O'Neill 
Personal  Banking  Officer 
The  First  National  Bank  of  Chicago 


"""""""'""^iiiii"i)ili3';jjH" 


My  Son,  the  Executive 


Maybe  it  was  just  parental  jealousy, 
but  I  felt  a  little  sad  as  well  as  frus- 
trated about  the  situation  for  a  couple 
of  days.  Here  I  was  for  the  first  time  in 
my  middle  age  holding  down  an  execu- 
tive position.  I  even  see  those  fancy 
titles  like  "Executive  Editor"  and 
"General  Manager"  after  my  name; 
however,  here  I  am  upstaged  by  my 
16-year-old-blue-jeaned-clad  son  with  a 
total  net  income  somewhere  under 
$150  per  year.  The  First  National  of 
Chicago  had  completely  ignored  me, 
and  it  was  my  son  who  was  eligible  for 
a  big  $15,000  loan.  For  me  it  was  the 
BankAmericard  with  a  $750  top  limit. 
Such  is  life,  but  I  have  finally  regained 
my  personal  confidence  and  am  ready 
to  go  on. 

Now  to  be  perfectly  honest  about 
the  whole  thing  Jeff  might  have  run 
into  a  little  trouble  when  he  filled  in 
the  required  application  blank.  Never- 
theless, there  it  was  for  a  few  heady 
moments,  the  possibility  of  a  lot  more 
spending  money,  more  money  than  he 
had  ever  seen  in  his  life.  But,  then  it 
was  back  to  reality— the  rain,  the 
snow,  some  occasional  sunshine,  and 
all  those  very  nice  paper-route  cus- 
tomers. The  dream  was  gone  and  the 
First  National  will  have  to  look  else- 
where to  loan  their  $1 5,000  limit. 

A  close  look  at  the  situation  brings 
out  the  often  forgotten  fact  that  bene- 
fit-promises generally  involve  condi- 
tions   or   stipulations.   The    First    Na- 


tional of  Chicago  wanted  to  know 
some  basic  facts  regarding  the  person 
to  whom  they  would  be  lending  their 
money.  The  application  form  referred 
to  amounts  of  income  earned  and  the 
amount  that  could  be  repaid  and  how. 
It  is  one  of  the  shames  of  our  society 
that  we  are  prone  to  examine  the 
promises  made  by  others  without  con- 
sidering the  conditions  to  be  met.  For 
instance,  there  are  many  people,  even 
Christians,  who  sign  and  accept  an 
agreement  but  never  meet  the  neces- 
sary obligations  relating  to  the  agreed- 
upon  conditions.  In  the  past,  the  term 
"bankruptcy"  carried  with  it  a  certain 
stigma.  This  is  no  longer  true  in  the 
thinking  of  many  people.  Moral  values 
in  our  society  are  fast  changing,  and 
it's  me,  myself  and  I— no  thoughts  for 
you. 

It  is  often  easy  to  accept  blessings 
and  the  provisions  of  God  without 
acknowledging  the  basic  conditions  He 
has  established.  Oh  yes,  we  like  to 
bask  in  the  sunshine.  But  how  about 
filling  out  the  application  and  the 
bonds  included  in  the  agreement?  God 
is  not  mocked,  neither  is  He  de- 
ceived .  .  .  there  will  be  a  day  of  reck- 
oning. 

It  is  one  thing  to  borrow  $15,000 
from  the  friendly  First  National  Bank 
and  Phillip  P.  O'Neill,  but  can  you  re- 
pay, are  you  willing?  It  was  a  good  day 
to  start  with  Christ  but  how  are  you 
meeting  the  obligations?  # 


MAY    1,    1976 


Mrs.  CNral  teaches  women's  dass— Mrs.  Solon  Hoyt  translates. 


In  Januan  1976.  Dr.  Glenn  O'Neal.  For- 
eign Mission  Society  board  member.  Mrs. 
O'Neal,  and  Foreign  Secretar\-  John  Zielasko 
held  seminars  for  church  leaders  in  .\rgentina 
and  Brazil.  Dr.  O'Neal  spoke  on  spiritual  gifts 
and  preaching;  Mr.  Zielasko  on  church 
growth,  also  on  church  leaders  and  manage- 
ment; and  Mrs.  O'Neal  on  topics  for  women. 


Vsi  :  - ;  f  :-  Altig  wrtti  two  young  pastors— Se'g ic  :r 

left,  pastor  at  Sarrto  Antonio;  ^Jonato  Parrt^a  on  right 
will  graduate  from  Bible  institute  in  May  and  become 
pastcx  of  the  Cascanhal  church. 


Seminars  Held  for  Church  Leaden 


Present  Brethren  mission 
team  in  Argentina— with  the 
exception  of  the  Hill 
Maconaghys— and  visrtors.  Left 
to  right:  Mr.  Zielasko,  Aldo 
Hoyt,  Dr.  O'Neal,  Alice  Hoyt 
with  Kathy,  Mrs.  O'Neal,  Alan 
Hoyt,  Ivan  Hoyt,  Mary  Hoyt, 
Lynn  Hoyt  w'rth  Michael, 
Kathryn  Hoyt;  and  at  front, 
Philip  Hoyt  and  Solon  Hoyt. 


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1.  Jose  Marmol  church,  Buenos  Aires— Mrs.  Hill 
Maconaghy  at  organ,  Mr.  Maconaghy  on  front  row. 
Don  Bosco  and  Marmol  churches  united  for  this  ser- 
vice. 2.  Dr.  O'Neal  teaches— Aldo  Hoyt  translates— 
during  seminar  at  Almafuerte.  Argentina.  3.  Informal 
talks  between  classes— young  man  in  center  is  a  lawyer. 
4.  Seminar  group  in  nonh  Brazil,  outside  Hodgdon 
residence  at  Capanema.  5.  Missionary  Ralph  Schwartz 
and  Pastor  Necho  prepare  overnight  accommodations. 


MAY   1,   1976 


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How  was  your  trip^' 


By  Dr.  Glenn  O'Neal 

FMS  Board  Member 


The  definition  of  a  bore  has  been 
given  as  someone  who  when  asked 
"How  are  you?"— tells  them.  The  stan- 
dard question  to  ask  the  person  who 
has  been  traveling  is  "How  was  your 
trip?"  Most  don't  expect  or  want  an 
extended  answer,  but  my  wife  and  I, 
with  Foreign  Secretary  John  Zielasko, 
were  privileged  to  visit  our  Brethren 
fields  in  Mexico  City,  Argentina,  and 
Brazil.  What  we  saw  was  both  exciting 
and  sobering.  I  will  attempt  to  answer 
the  question  by  giving  a  brief  report 
on  each  location  visited. 

Mexico  City— We  arrived  at  the 
home  of  Phil  and  Amy  Guerena  on  De- 
cember 29  as  preparations  were  being 
made  for  their  New  Year's  Eve  celebra- 
tion. God  has  performed  miracles  in 
the  lives  of  many  people  through  the 
ministry  of  the  Word.  Scores  of  young 
people  make  the  Guerena  household  a 
second  home.  This  gifted  group  could 


make  a  tremendous  impact  on  Mexico. 
Also,  God  has  drawn  together  a  num- 
ber of  committed  families  who  meet 
regularly  in  various  homes  for  church 
services.  It  was  in  one  of  these  homes 
that  the  group  of  about  50  met  on 
New  Year's  Eve.  Enthusiastic  joy 
would  characterize  the  evening  filled 
with  lots  of  exotic  Mexican  food, 
music,  testimony,  and  the  ministry  of 
the  Word. 

Buenos  Aires— Aldo  and  Alice  Hoyt 
who  recently  arrived  on  the  field  met 
us  at  the  Buenos  Aires  airport  on  Janu- 
ary 2  and  served  as  our  hosts  during 
the  next  few  days  as  we  visited  the 
works  in  that  city.  The  zeal  of  the  Jose 
Marmol  young  people  was  especially 
impressive.  The  Hill  Maconaghys  and 
Lynn  Hoyts  are  ministering  in  this 
area.  Here  we  joined  Foreign  Secretary 
Zielasko,  who  was  with  us  for  the  re- 
mainder of  the  trip.   A  lingering  im- 


pression is  the  luscious  top  sirloin 
steaks  for  less  than  one  dollar.  I'm  sure 
we  would  not  want  to  import  the  en- 
tire Argentine  economy,  however.  In- 
flation in  1975  was  334  percent. 

Argentine  Interior— Solon  Hoyt 
greeted  us  at  the  Cordoba  airport  on 
January  6.  A  service  was  held  that 
night  with  about  30  believers  at  the 
Cordoba  church.  Cordoba  is  a  center 
of  political  unrest.  Although  there  are 
few  visible  evidences,  there  were  20 
kidnappings  in  Cordoba  alone  in  the 
seven  days  we  were  in  that  area.  A 
number  of  them  were  presumed  to  be 
murdered. 

The  next  few  days  were  spent  visit- 
ing the  interior  churches  and  minister- 
ing to  church  leaders  at  the  Bible  in- 
stitute quarters  at  Almafuerte.  The 
optimism  and  warmth  of  this  group 
speaks  well  for  an  encouraging  outlook 
for  the  future  of  the  church  in  Argen- 


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tina.  Concentrated  workshops  were 
conducted  in  church  growth  and  man- 
agement by  John  Zielasko.  I  presented 
material  on  the  gifts  of  the  Spirit  and 
preaching.  Mrs.  O'Neal  ministered  to 
the  women  present  on  the  role  of  the 
Christian  woman. 

Southern  Brazil— We  arrived  In  Rio 
de  Janeiro  on  January  12  and  spent 
three  days  enjoying  the  sights  of  this 
area,  including  magnificent  Iguazu 
Falls.  Then  it  was  on  to  the  unique 
city  of  Brasilia,  and  to  Uberlandia 
where  we  were  enthusiastically  greeted 
by  missionaries  Tim  and  Sandy  Farner, 
Norm  and  Cleo  Johnson,  and  Barbara 
Hulse.  We  talked,  studied,  prayed  and 
observed  the  challenge  of  this  growing 
city.   We   were    privileged   to    meet  a 


number  of  fine  people  who  have  been 
contacted.  The  future  looks  bright  for 
the  entrance  of  the  Gospel  into  many 
homes. 

Northern  Brazil— We  arrived  in  Be- 
lem  on  January  17  and  were  welcomed 
by  George  and  Evelyn  Johnson  and 
Ernie  and  Elaine  Bearinger.  I  minis- 
tered to  a  very  interesting  group  in  a 
very  poor  section  of  Belem  on  Sunday 
morning  with  George  Johnson  as  inter- 
preter. Two  churches  combined  in 
Castanhal  (where  Keith  and  Vivian 
Altig  are  ministering)  on  Sunday  eve- 
ning. This  church  recently  called  a 
full-time  pastor,  and  there  was  an  at- 
mosphere of  warm  enthusiasm. 

The  next  day  was  spent  with  the 
Bill  Burk  family  up  the  Guama  River, 
an    unforgettable    experience    indeed. 


About  40  of  the  river  people  had 
gathered  at  one  of  the  homes  for  a 
preaching  service  on  Monday  morning! 
It  was  thrilling  to  hear  the  testimonies 
that  demonstrate  the  power  of  the 
Gospel  to  transform  lives. 

The  Northern  Brazil  workshop, 
similar  to  the  one  conducted  in  Argen- 
tina, began  on  January  22  in  Capa- 
nema  at  the  home  of  the  Earle  Hodg- 
dons.  About  15  missionaries  and  na- 
tional pastors  were  present.  There  are 
some  eager  young  pastors  who  give  evi- 
dence of  having  a  vision  for  the  future. 

It  was  then  back  to  Belem  and 
home  on  January  22.  However,  the 
challenge  of  millions  of  unreached 
people  with  so  few  to  minister  to  them 
still  lingers.  ^ 


The 

Top  25  Churches  in  Per-Membcr  Qiving  to 

Brethren  Foreign  Missions 

1975 

Church  Amount  per  member 

1 .  Middlebranch,  Ohio    $80.76 

2.  Dallas  Center,  Iowa 70.67 

3.  Albuquerque,  N.  Mex.  (Heights)    66.01 

4.  Conemaugh,  Pa 62.96 

5.  Wooster,  Ohio 61.97 

6.  Philadelphia,  Pa.  (First) 60.13 

7.  Cypress,  Calif 59.60 

8.  Altoona,  Pa.  (Juniata) 57.01      • 

9.  Dayton,  Ohio  (North  Riverdale)    54.79 

10.  Whittier,  Calif.  (First) 54.24 

11.  Whittier,  Calif.  (Community)    48.81 

12.  Warsaw,  Ind 48.40 

13.  Sidney,  Ind 48.12 

14.  West  Palm  Beach,  Fla 47.67 

15.  Garwin,  Iowa 46.96 

16.  Maitland,  Fla 46.69 

17.  Kittanning,  Pa.  (First) 46.29 

18.  Hagerstown,  Md.  (Gay  Street) 44.47 

19.  Englewood,  Ohio 44.37 

20.  Telford,  Pa 43.53 

21.  Homerville,  Ohio    43.25 

22.  York,  Pa 43.20 

23.  Mansfield,  Ohio  (Grace) 42.46 

24.  Berne,  Ind 42.18 

25.  Modesto,  Calif.  (LaLoma) 41.98 

National  average  per  member  in  1975 22.70 

National  average  goal  per  member  for  1976 32.00 


MAY    1,    1976 


A  Real  Christ  in  a  Real  Place 


By  Marti  Tschetter 


Early  this  year  I  had  occasion  to  be  in  France  visiting 
friends  in  Lyon,  and  was  able  to  satisfy  a  longtime  curiosity 
about  the  Chateau  of  Saint-Albain.  That  center  has  long 
held  an  attraction  for  me. 

The  village  of  Saint-Albain  looks,  externally,  like  any 
one  of  many  small,  quiet  villages  in  the  middle  of  France's 
famous  wine-producing  country.  The  Chateau  property 
situated  at  one  side  of  the  village  does  not  really  comprise  a 
very  large  area.  But  in  addition  to  the  old  Chateau  itself, 
there  is  an  amazing  variety  of  activity  and  function  and  life 
found  on  that  one  piece  of  land  with  its  stone  fences,  old 
orchard,  gardener's  cottage  and  garden  plot,  storybook- 
looking  tower  and  hilltop  view  of  the  River  Saone. 

The  afternoon  when  I  arrived  I  had  a  taste  of  Tom  and 
Doris  Julien's  lovely  hospitality— certainly  one  of  the  real 
gifts  the  Lord  has  given  them  to  cultivate  and  use  for  His 
glory  in  the  setting  of  the  Chateau.  Their  daughter  Jackie 
gave  me  a  grand  tour  of  the  grounds,  pointing  out  dorm 
rooms  for  the  youth  weekends,  a  library,  the  kitchen  and 
dining  areas,  church  and  prayer  rooms,  her  father's  study, 
and  an  amazing  number  of  ins  and  outs  and  ups  and  downs 
(including  what  I'd  been  told  I  must  see-the  attic  and  re- 
stored ancient  tower  from  which  one  views  the  peaceful, 
gorgeous  expanse  of  surrounding  countryside). 


This  tour  of  the  grounds  inspired  the  realization  that 
what  looked  a  lot  smaller  in  length  and  width  than  I'd 
always  imagined  when  hearing  about  the  Chateau  was  really 
a  lot  bigger  in  terms  of  complexity,  personality  and  far- 
reaching  impact.  I  thought  more  than  once,  "You'd  all  have 
to  see  it  to  believe  it!  The  slides  and  descriptions  don't 
begin  to  do  this  place  justice."  Yet,  isn't  that  what  we 
might  expect  when  God  takes  things  and  places  and  facts 
and  turns  them  into  living,  purposeful,  personal  environ- 
ments where  His  work  is  going  on? 

The  proof  of  this  personality  and  purpose  of  God  was 
seen  that  weekend  not  only  in  the  hospitality  and  serious 
interest  of  the  Juliens  but,  beginning  that  evening,  in  meet- 
ing some  of  the  Christian  young  people  who  come  regularly 
to  the  Chateau  for  concentrated  Bible  study  and  prayer.  I 
happened  to  attend  one  of  two  more  "intense"  weekends 
held  each  month  at  the  Chateau  expressly  for  discipling 
those  who  have  made  a  clear  commitment  to  Christ  and 
want  to  grow  in  faith.  Two  other  weekends  per  month  are 
scheduled  as  evangelistic  outreach,  usually  attracting  larger 
groups  to  the  center  (both  Christians  and  non-Christians) 
for  a  demonstration  of  the  basic  gospel  message.  The  Breth- 
ren missionaries  in  the  area— Juliens,  DeArmeys,  Shargels— 
and  French  Christians  like  Daniel  and  Julia  Dutruc  coordi- 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


nate  the  teaching  and  outreach  ministry  of  the  Chateau  for 
these  weekend  retreats. 

Sunday  was  a  special  day  for  me  in  two  ways:  one, 
participating  with  the  group  meeting  there  for  Sunday 
morning  worship,  Christians  coming  from  Macon,  Chalon 
and  Tournus,  as  well  as  from  Saint-Albain,  with  visitors 
from  as  far  away  as  Long  Beach,  California— a  good-sized 
fellowship  that  morning  rejoicing  with  the  music  of  the 
Dutrucs  and  learning  under  the  teaching  of  Tom  Julien  on 
Matthew  5.  The  second  special  event  was  a  presentation 
that  afternoon  to  a  very  full  house— the  enthusiastic,  radi- 
ant music  and  Christian  testimony  of  a  French  musician, 
Gil  Bernard.  Apparently,  without  any  of  my  own  planning, 
I'd  stepped  in  on  a  much-anticipated  and  almost  historic 
event  at  the  Chateau.  People  came  from  a  wide  radius,  both 
eager  Christians  and  those  looking  for  the  secret  to  Gil 
Bernard's  joyful  life.  And  really,  you  could  sense  the  excite- 
ment in  that  crowded  room  as  people  caught  hold  of  the 
reality  and  possibility  of  God's  work  in  human  lives.  To  me 
it  was  one  more  remarkable  and  reinforcing  evidence  of  the 
Spirit  of  God  moving  over  France  and  using  His  servants 
and  things  and  places  all  as  part  of  a  great  plan  for  trans- 
forming history. 

One  specific  personal  contact  I  had  in  those  two  short 
days  was  with  Walter  and  Claudia,  a  Dutch  couple  who  had 
been  traveling  through  Europe  last  fall,  met  friends  who 
described  the  Chateau,  stopped  there  to  see  for  themselves 
what  made  it  so  appealing,  and  in  that  way  came  to  know 
Jesus  Christ  in  a  personal,  life-changing  way.  Now  they  are 


studying  tapes  available  at  the  center,  growing  under  the 
spiritual  guidance  of  Tom  Julien,  and  participating  in  the 
work  by  painting  and  helping  with  repairs  on  the  property. 
It  is  remarkable  how  God  can  do  several  things  so  effective- 
ly and  concurrently-in  this  case,  bring  two  people  to  Him- 
self, use  them  immediately  to  provide  continuity  for  His 
work  in  a  specific  place,  simultaneously  prepare  them  for  a 
wider  ministry,  and  also— though  we  may  not  see  it  yet— be 
preparing  others  to  receive  their  witness! 

God  can  be  free  to  act  any  place— whether  it's  your 
house  or  mine  or  a  house  with  so  exotic-sounding  a  name  as 
"chateau."  And  He  can  be  free  to  act  through  any  lan- 
guage—our English  or  the  French  person's  French.  Most 
significantly.  He  is  powerful  and  loving  and  wants  to  act  in 
any  person  within  any  group— whether  that's  a  young  per- 
son going  to  a  retreat  in  a  French  village,  one  of  us  as 
member  of  a  family  unit,  a  believer  who's  part  of  a  church 
fellowship,  or  a  Christian  individual  in  a  secular  work 
setting. 

On  top  of  what  I  actually  saw  in  finally  visiting  the 
Chateau,  there  were  glimpses  of  many  more  aspects  to  the 
work  than  could  be  investigated  in  just  one  weekend:  activi- 
ties and  hopes  beyond  that  one  place  or  that  one  village.  If 
you  get  a  chance  to  go  there  sometime,  stay  longer  than  I 
did  and  see  what  the  other  facets  of  the  diamond  are  .  .  .  # 


(FMS  editor's  note:  Marti  Tschetter,  of  Winona  Laice,  Indiana,  is  a 
younger  sister  of  Evelyn  Tschetter,  Brethren  missionary  in  the  Cen- 
tral African  Republic.) 


i Chateau  Saint-Albain 


MAY   1, 


demean  Gems 

from   the   Capital 


I  was  born  20  years  ago  on  a  very 
special  Mexican  holiday-September 
16.  Since  birth  I  have  suffered  from 
progressiva  muscular  atrophy  and 
never  remember  having  been  able  to 
walk.  God  has  been  good  to  give  me  a 
very  understanding  family. 

I  had  always  attended  the  Roman 
Catholic  church,  and  at  about  17  years 
of  age  became  president  of  a  local 
youth  group.  There  we  talked  about 
how  to  make  Christianity  practical. 
My  officers  and  I  met  every  Tuesday 
with  the  priest  who  was  our  sponsor. 
He  shared  with  us  many  personal  ex- 
periences which  helped  me  to  under- 
stand God  better.  1  enjoyed  those 
times  very  much. 

Later,  after  the  group  was  discon- 
tinued, I  felt  disillusioned  with  religion 
in  general.  Using  the  name  of  God  to 
exploit  people  in  different  ways  was 
especially  distasteful  to  me.  However, 
I  was  still  firmly  convinced  that  God 
really  did  exist.  Hadn't  I  felt  Him 
marvelously  manifested  through  man 
himself,  and  through  nature? 

Nevertheless,  I  wasn't  really  happy. 
I  saw  that  everyone  had  a  mission  to 
fulfill  in  life— and  I  had  no  purpose. 
My  life  seemed  worthless.  Would  it  not 
be  better  to  die?  Two  months  passed. 
A  new  year  was  fast  approaching;  I  de- 
termined to  begin  it  happily.  And  I 
would  find  this  purpose  which  I  knew 
I  ought  to  have.  Within  four  months  I 
had  recovered  a  measure  of  happiness 
for  living— but  still  without  a  purpose. 

At  about  this  time  a  certain  family 
moved  near  me.  They  belonged  to  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church.  I  was  already 
slightly  acquainted  with  them  because 
the  mother  had  been  my  English 
teacher  some  two  years  before.  I  began 
to  visit  them  more  often  and  was  im- 
pressed by  the  love  and  fellowship  ex- 
pressed   among   themselves   and   their 


friends.  There  I  began  to  understand 
more  of  what  it  meant  to  be  a  Chris- 
tian. Later,  when  I  had  become  friends 
with  some  of  the  young  people,  we 
would  speak  about  Christ;  and  they 
shared  their  testimonies  with  me. 

It  was  then,  during  those  moments 
of  quiet  sharing,  that  I  felt  I  had  found 
what  I  was  looking  for.  I  saw  that  one 
could  be  a  Christian  without  being  re- 
ligious. I  understood  that  Christ  called 
me,  and  I  received  Him  as  my  personal 
Saviour. 

Immediately  God's  plan  for  my  life 
became  clear.  I  felt  as  if  all  those  diffi- 
cult, unexplainable  things  in  my  life 
suddenly  began  to  relate  to  one  an- 
other as  one  would  put  a  puzzle  to- 
gether. I  not  only  understood  that 
everything  about  my  past  had  a  defi- 
nite purpose,  but  I  could  also  see  part 
of  God's  plan  for  my  life  in  the  future. 
Now  there  wasn't  a  shadow  of  a  doubt 
but  that  everything  happens  for  a  good 
reason.  God  has  a  plan  for  everyone— 
even  before  they're  born! 

I  marveled  at  God's  incredible  ex- 
actness and  order  in  the  universe— 
from  the  movements  of  the  planets  to 
the  discipline  that  each  person  ought 
to  have  in  his  acts  and  thoughts.  And 


now  I  know  that  all  that  is  disagree- 
able or  tragic  happens  because  some- 
one has  broken  God's  perfect  law. 

Personally,  my  life  has  changed 
completely.  Now  I  have  a  purpose! 
Where  He  leads  me,  I  can  walk  secure- 
ly because  I  take  within  me  the  Crea- 
tor of  the  universe  as  my  Saviour.  He 
teaches  me  to  love  and  to  forgive 
everyone,  and  He  goes  with  me  as  I 
share  the  Good  News  so  that  others 
might  know  Him  personally  and  enjoy 
His  love  as  I  do. 

Now  I  am  living  with  my  family  in 
La  Piedad,  Michoacan.  At  first  I  was 
very  sad  because  I  had  to  leave  all  of 
my  friends  and  my  brothers  and  sisters 
in  the  Lord  in  the  capital.  Also,  I 
didn't  like  the  change  of  life-style. 
There's  a  great  difference  between  a 
city  of  more  than  12  million  people 
and  a  small  town  of  about  40,000  in- 
habitants. But  I'm  happy  because 
Christ  is  with  me  and  it's  His  will  that 
I  should  be  here. 

Please  pray  much  for  me,  my  fami- 
ly, my  friends,  and  for  Mexico  too, 
that  many  might  receive  Jesus  Christ 
as  their  Saviour  and  Lord. 

—Licha  Garcia  Mendoza 
(sent  by  Mrs.  Phil  Guerenaj 


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A  new  employee  in  the  office  of  the  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society  is  Stephen  P.  Mason,  who  has  been 
named  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  as  Acting  Financial 
Secretary.  He  is  presently  working  part  time,  com- 
muting from  his  home  in  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana.  After 
his  graduation  from  the  Fort  Wayne  branch  of  Indi- 
ana University  in  May,  he  will  be  coming  into  the 
work  full  time. 

Steve  is  no  stranger  to  the  business  of  foreign  mis- 
sions, for  he  is  the  son  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Mason 
and  spent  most  of  the  early  years  of  his  life  in  Africa. 
He  attended  the  Missionary  Children's  School  taught 
by  Miss  Ruth  Kent,  returning  to  the  U.S.  when  he 
reached  seventh  grade  to  live  with  the  Richard  Foote 
family  in  Fort  Wayne  and  continue  his  schooling 
there.  After  high  school  graduation  he  attended  Grace 
College  for  two  years.  This  was  followed  by  approxi- 
mately two  years  in  the  U.S.  Army,  military  police 
branch,  during  which  time  he  spent  ten  months  in 
Vietnam. 


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Resuming  his  education,  he  enrolled  in  Indiana 
University  at  Fort  Wayne,  part  time  at  first  while  also 
being  employed  by  the  local  telephone  company,  and 
full  time  the  past  two  years.  He  will  graduate  with  a 
degree  in  accounting. 

Steve's  wife  is  an  MK  also— from  Brazil— the  for- 
mer Jeanette  Miller,  daughter  of  the  Eddie  Millers. 

Mike  Alexander,  former  FMS  financial  secretary, 
will  continue  his  assistance  until  the  new  financial 
secretary  can  take  over  full  time.  Mr.  Alexander  has 
now  assumed  his  new  post  of  controller  for  Grace 
Schools. 


FMS  Board  Memos 


Alexander  appreciation:  "A  motion  prevailed  that  we 
extend  a  vote  of  thanks  and  appreciation  to  Mike 
Alexander  for  his  very  dedicated  and  efficient  service 
to  the  FMS,  for  the  fine  fellowship  enjoyed  with  him 
in  board  sessions,  for  services  rendered  to  mission- 
aries, and  for  his  personal  dedication  and  testimony." 
Mr.  Alexander  served  as  FMS  financial  secretary 
for  four  years,  and  though  the  FMS  was  sorry  to  lose 
him,  he  is  to  be  congratulated  on  his  new  position  as 
controller  for  Grace  Schools,  which  is  considered  a 
promotion. 

Cost  of  living  adjustment:  "A  motion  prevailed  to 
accept  the  recommendation  for  salary  increase  and 
cost  of  living  adjustment  for  missionaries." 

Total  support  update:  "^  motion  prevailed  that  we 
update  the  total  support  program." 


No  increase  in  total  support  of  missionaries  has 
been  requested  from  the  churches  for  some  time,  but 
in  order  to  bring  the  program  closer  to  financial  reali- 
ty, the  support  program  is  being  increased  51,000  per 
adult  missionary. 

RAB  funds  on  hand:  "A  motion  prevailed  that  all 
designated  funds  in  RAB  (Relief  Agency  Brethren)  be 
disbursed  to  designations;  all  additional  funds  (pres- 
ently on  hand)  to  be  sent  to  MAP  (Medical  Assistance 
Programs)  for  use  in  Guatemala." 

The  amount  of  310,000  has  been  sent  for  Guate- 
mala relief  in  the  wake  of  the  disastrous  earthquake 
in  February.  Several  hundred  dollars  additional  were 
collected  by  Grace  Schools  and  channeled  through 
the  FMS  and  MAP. 


MAY  1,  1976 


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Reports  and  comments  about  success  in  Christian  Education  from  the  Christian 
Education  Department,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590.  Howard  IVIayes, 
director;  James  Long,  assistant  to  the  director. 


High  Quality 
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The  Christian  Education  Depart- 
ment will  handle  your  orders  for  high 
quality  drapery  materials.  This  heavy 
duty  drapery  material  may  be  effec- 
tively used  as  classroom  dividers,  plat- 
form curtains,  window  drapes  or  bap- 
tistry drapes.  It  provides  a  more  effi- 
cient sound  barrier  than  many  more 
expensive  systems  of  folding  doors  on 
the  market  today. 

The  Christian  Education  Depart- 
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preme weight  velour  (54  inches  wide) 
in  55  different  colors.  The  price  is 
$7.85  a  yard,  which  includes  factory 
flameproofing. 

A  folder  containing  sample  material 
in  all  55  colors  is  available  for  your 
inspection. 

For  more  information  write  the 
Christian  Education  Department,  P.  0. 
Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana 
46590. 


International 

Childrens 

Workers 

Conference 

Information-packed  seminars, 
workshops,  and  rallies  led  by  some  of 
the  outstanding  Christian  leaders  of 
our  time  are  the  backbone  of  an  action- 
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After  a  general  session  each  morn- 
ing packed  full  of  exciting  and  chal- 
lenging information,  the  workshops  in 
the  afternoons  will  provide  a  wide 
variety  of  timely  subjects.  You  may 
choose  to  attend  the  workshops  most 
suited  to  your  need. 

Five  great  days  at  the  University  of 
Illinois,  Urbana,  III. -May  24-28.  Cost? 
Only  $80— including  meals,  lodging 
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For  further  information:   ICWC  Committee, 
P.O.  Box  1156,  Grand  Rapids,  IVIich.  49501 


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A  computer-evaluated  Sunday  School  report  of  the 

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MARCH 

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CONTEST  WINNERS 

*  Average  attendance   of  all   reporting  Sun- 
day   Schools*-March    1975-171;    March 
1976-163 

*  Growth    index    based    on    185   reporting 

Ply. 

Church 

Pastor 

Superintendent 

churches: 

A   - 

Long  Beach,  Calif. 

March    1975  weekly  average  attendance— 
30,615 

(North) 

George  Peek 

Charles  Course 

March    1976  weekly  average  attendance— 

B    - 

Fremont,  Ohio  (Grace) 

Ward  Tressler 

Nelson  Cleveland 

30.252 

C   - 

Hagerstown,  Md. 

Net   Loss  in  reporting  churches-363  per- 

(Maranatha) 

Jack  K.  Peters 

Robert  Foltz 

sons  or  down  1 . 1  percent 

D   - 

Mansfield,  Ohio  (Grace) 

J.  Hudson  Thayer 

Bob  Gordon 

♦Summary 

E    - 

Washington,  Pa. 

Shimer  Darr 

R.  Dennis  Malone 

89  churches  registered  increases  totaling— 

F    - 

Conemaugh,  Pa. 

1,697 

(Singer  Hill) 

Marvin  Lowery 

Gail  Howie 

91     churches    registered     losses    totating- 
2,060 

G  - 

Waimalu,  Aiea,  Hawaii 

Clifford  Coffman 

Haruo  Aroki 

H   - 

Okeechobee,  Fla. 

Charles  Davis 

Steve  Rogers 

, 

Largest    numerical    increase-Long   Beach, 
Calif.  (North) 

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Lansing,  Mich. 

Charles  Thornton 

John  Furr 

Largest    percentage     increase-Anderson, 

J    - 

Anderson,  S.C. 

Marion  Thomas 

Jack  Broyles 

S.C. 

N   - 

Aiken,  S.C. 

Steve  Taylor 

■    The    larger    the    number    of    reporting 
churches,  the  more  accurately  these  figures 
will  represent  the  church  growth  picture  of 
the  NFBC.  We  urge  the  total  support  of  the 

RECORD  ATTENDANCE     Cc 

nton,   Ohio-218;  Beaver  City,  Nebr.-54- 

churches   of   the    NFBC  in   this  computer- 
evaluated  church  growth  analysis  which  is 

Johnstown,  Pa.  (Riverside)-502;  Mt.  Laurel    H  J  -88' 

Orlando,  Fla. -85; 

provided  free  of  charge  to  churches  of  the 

Aiken,  S.C.-47. 

Fellowship  by  the  Christian  Education  De- 

partment. 

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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


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You're  invited  to  take 


A  Biblical  Look  at  Spiritual  Qifts 

at  the  Christian  Education  Convention  this  summer. 


The  1976  Christian  Education  Convention  will 
feature  a  special  seminar  presentation  on  Spiritual  Gifts.  It 
is  to  be  held  Friday,  August  6,  and  Saturday,  August  7,  at 
the  First  Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach,  California. 

This  special,  in-depth  study  senninar  is  open  to  all  who 
want  to  attend  on  the  Friday  and  Saturday  previous  to 
national  conference  in  Long  Beach. 

It  has  been  suggested  that  the  Spiritual  Gifts  Seminar  is 
"the  most  exhaustive  study  on  the  gifts  to  date."  Featuring 
charts,  illustrations  and  intensive  study  of  the  Scriptures, 
the  seminar  is  also  filled  with  practical  materia!  oriented  to 
the  discovery  of  your  spiritual  gifts.  You'll  gain  new  in- 
sights on  the  use  of  this  material  in  your  local  church. 

Your  instructors  for  the  weekend  will  be  Dr.  David 
Hocking  and  Pastor  David  Seifert,  pastors  of  First  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach.  Dr.  Hocking  (B.A.,  M.Div.,  D.Min.)  is 
also  president  of  the  Western  Graduate  School  of  Theology. 
Pastor  Seifert  (B.M.E.,  M.A.),  in  addition  to  his  responsibili- 
ties at  First  Brethren,  is  the  chairman  of  the  Division  of 
Church  Growth  at  Western. 

The  cost  is  $15  which  includes  all  the  materials  in  the 
Spiritual  Gifts  manual.  There  will  be  tapes  available  at  addi- 
tional cost. 

Sessions  will  begin  on  Friday,  August  6,  at  8:30  a.m.^ 
and  will  continue  all  day  and  evening.  Saturday's  sessions 
will  begin  at  8:30,  concluding  at  2  p.m.  The  concluding 
session  features  a  special  meeting  for  pastors. 

Saturday  evening  will  feature  Brethren  churches  that 
have  excelled  in  church  growth  at  the  annual  awards  pro- 
gram. 

The  Christian  Education  Department  has  traditionally 
brought  the  finest  in  seminar  input  to  the  Brethren  Church 
at  the  annual  Christian  Education  Convention.  We  are 
pleased  to  encourage  your  attendance  this  year  at  the  Spiri- 
tual Gifts  Seminar,  sponsored  by  this  department. 

Undergraduate  and  graduate  school  credit  for  the  semi- 
nar is  available  (three  quarter  hour  units)  from  Western 
Schools  of  Church  Growth,  upon  request.  # 


/lAY   1,  1976 


By  James  Long 

Assistant  to  the  Director 


All  the  Ush-Ush  Details 
About  Ushering 


Hold  your  breath!  (If  you  pass  out  an  usher  will 
revive  you.) 

Here's  just  what  you've  been  waiting  for:  an  illus- 
trated guide  to  ushering.  (With  all  the  "ush-ush"  de- 
tails!) 

But  quick,  before  your  carnation  wilts,  let  me 
stress  that  this  is  no  laughing  matter.  And  though  we 
could  all  muster  a  few  funny  stories  about  certain 
ushers,  we'll  !<eep  all  tfiat  stuff  under  the 
pew  .  .  .  because  ushers  are  important  folk. 

And  that's  principle  number  one. 

Important  ...  in  that  they  are  not  unimportant. 

Look  at  it  this  way:  if  an  usher  is  ushering  proper- 
ly—on time,  and  so  forth— who  is  the  first  person  a 
visitor  will  meet,  upon  his  early— or  not-so-early— 
arrival  at  church? 

You're  absolutely  right!  Our  intrepid  usher. 

If  that  usher  crumbles  his  cookies  properly  he  may 
find  himself  ushering  that  visitor  right  into  the  ranks 
of  the  regular  attenders. 

If,  on  the  other  hand,  he  is  "rude  and  scant  of 
courtesy,"  or  steps  on  the  visitor's  toes  (figuratively, 
or  otherwise),  he  may  be  the  cause  of  the  biggest 
exodus  since  Moses. 

Now,  the  second  thing  that  I  want  to  say  about 
ushers  is:  "The  Church  is  looking  for  a  few  good 
men!" 

Gentlemen  .  .  .  who  look  the  part. 

You  probably  will  not  want  the  man  with  lemon 


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juice  in  his  veins,  because  it  will  not  stay  there.  It  will 
ooze  out  his  personality  and  create  a  sticky  situation. 

No  repugnant  mannerism  .  .  .  offensive,  ghastly. 

No  "bubble  reputation"  .  .  .  easily  pierced. 

No  insensitivity  to  others  .  .  .  callous,  impervious. 

You're  dealing  with  the  image  of  your  church. 
And,  in  many  cases,  the  image  of  Christianity  and  the 
Lord  Himself. 

So  please,  select  a  man  who  is  Christian  from  the 
inside  out.  No  room  here  for  the  pure  plastic  recycled 
Hula-Hoop  halo.  It's  gotta  be  real,  my  friends. 

Third:  Let's  chat  about  the  responsibilities  of  this 
prodigious  individual. 

If  you're  gonna'  ush,  know  your  job,  otherwise 
you  may  find  yourself  ushering  those  timid  visitors 
into  the  choir  loft.  Or  worse  yet,  the  baptistry.  So, 
take  note.  Keep  them  visitors  high  and  dry.  (High  .  .  . 
like  row  six,  at  least  .  .  .) 

Make  people  comfortable. 

Remember  the  words  of  my  great  uncle  {an  usher 
from  way  back  .  .  .  way  back  in  row  34):  "There's 
nothin'  quite  so  comfy  as  bein'  of  good  comfort." 
And  if  that  strikes  you  as  a  redundant  redundancy, 
try  this: 

"Allow  visitors  to  express  the  preference  they  have 
as  to  which  seating  they  prefer,  by  giving  them  the 
opportunity  to  tell  you  where  they'd  like  to  sit." 

Thanks  Unc. 

Not  the  most  refined  English,  but  an  important 
principle. 

Hypothetical  situation:  Visitor  comes  to  visit  (a 
common  activity  of  visitors).  Should  you  seat  them 
(a)  all  alone  on  the  first  pew,  with  the  next  five  pews 
empty;  (b)  next  to  the  crying  18  month  old  whose 
mother  always  gets  lost  when  you  direct  her  to  the 
nursery;  or  (c)  with  some  friendly  church  folks  who 
look  like  they  might  make  the  person  feel  welcome? 

If  you  chose  either  "a"  or  "b,"  please  try  out  for 
choir.  Don't  be  an  usher. 

By  the  way,  don't  refer  to  visitors  as  "strangers," 
"aliens,"  or  "wayfaring  pilgrims."  It  tends  to  alienate. 

And  there  are  some  other  things  you  ought  to 
know . . . 

Don't  breeze  into  the  church  at  the  last  apocalyp- 
tic second,  grabbing  your  carnation  on  the  run,  petals 
wrenched  from  their  formally  secure  lodging  in  the 
heart  of  that  plastic  flower. 

Be  there  on  time. 

Or  early  even. 

BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Then,  I'm  sorry  I  must  mention  this,  you  will  do 
the  whole  church  a  substantial  favor  if  you  observe 
the  following:  (1)  shave,  (2)  bathe,  (3)  and  brush. 

Bad  breath  may  slay  the  dragons.  And  the  people 
will  not  come  back  for  the  nights. 

Furthermore,  do  not  chew  gum.  It  might  get 
caught  on  your  plate. 


Be  friendly  and  outgoing.  Many-a-folk  have  been 
kept  from  going  out,  because  one  alert  usher  was  out- 
going. And  that's  no  joke. 

In  the  fourth  place,  a  riddle:  "What  does  an  usher 
do  when  an  usher  begins  to  ush?"  Or  to  state  it  plain- 
ly, "What  responsibilities  are  included  in  the  usher's 
job  description?" 

(1)  Know  when  and  where  to  seat  people.  Be  sure 
to  find  those  good  five-dollar  seats  for  the  visitors. 

(2)  One  usher  should  remain  at  the  back  of  the 
church  at  all  times.  However,  let  me  caution  you  that 
it  would  not  look  good  to  see  the  ushers  drawing 
straws  or  arguing  over  who  gets  to  do  it.  Which  brings 
me  to: 

(3)  Follow  the  leader.  The  average  ushering  team 
has  a  coach.  To  distinguish  him  from  a  teacher  of 
athletics,  we  shall  refer  to  him  as  the  "head  usher" 
rather  than  "coach."  But  whatever  you  call  him,  let 
him  call  the  shots,  so  to  speak. 

(4)  Maintain  proper  ventilation.  The  first  or 
second  time  (depending  on  how  sharp  you  are)  that 
you  have  to  break  out  the  smelling  salts,  or  turn  up 
the  P. A.  until  you  get  a  whistle  of  feedback  in  order 
to  revive  the  snoozing  saints,  you'll  remember.  Be- 
lieve me.  You'll  remember. 

(5)  Be  wide-eyed  and  vigilantly  aware  of  families 
arriving  with  young-uns.  Young  young-uns.  Politely 
suggest  that  the  founding  fathers  of  the  church  ex- 
hibited great  foresight  in  providing  for  nursery  facili- 
ties when  they  planned  the  physical  structure  of  the 
church.  Courteously  offer  your  services  as  a  guide  to 
said  place  of  care. 

(6)  Be  prepared  to  answer  the  typical  questions  an 
usher  might  encounter  without  finding  it  necessary  to 
flash  blank  stares  at  the  questioner. 


(7)  Reserve  back  rows  for  latecomers  and  other 
backsliders. 

(8)  Be  alert  for  signals  from  the  pulpit.  If  the  pas- 
tor begins  coughing  and  turns  either  scarlet  or  azure, 
consider  the  likelihood  that  a  glass  of  cool  water 
would  be  a  fetching  idea. 

(9)  Do  not  drop  the  plate  on  the  floor  while  taking 
the  offering.  It  tends  to  be  annoying. 

(10)  At  the  conclusion  of  the  service  make  sure 
that  doors  get  locked  (not  to  keep  the  people  in,  of 
course)  and  that  the  lights  get  turned  out  (not  to 
drive  the  people  away,  naturally). 

And  it  is  necessary  to  make  that  passing  comment. 
Few  ushers  are  able  to  resist  the  temptation  of  the 
"department-store-at-closing-time-syndrome."  But,  it 
is  not  your  job  to  discourage  fellowship.  Let's  face  it, 
you  have  enough  to  do  without  adding  that  to  your 
job  description! 

(11)  Be  knowledgeable  regarding  emergency  pro- 
cedures. Where's  the  first  aid  kit?  Do  you  have  smell- 
ing salts,  as  previously  mentioned?  Could  you  obtain 
a  mop  and  a  bucket  if  you  were  in  a  pinch?  Would 
you  be  able  to  rise  to  the  occasion  if  a  bird  flew  into 
the  auditorium  and  landed  on  the  chandelier? 

(12)  Et  Cetera.  Or,  if  I  might  say  it  like  this, 
there's  a  whole  lot  more  I  could  say,  but  why  discour- 
age you  before  you  even  have  plate  in  hand? 

Fifth  and  last:  To  ush,  or  not  to  ush.  That  is  the 
question. 

Well  .  .  .  don't  rule  it  out. 

Don't  consider  it  third-rate. 

But  bear  in  mind:  "The  Church  is  looking  for  a 
few  good  men!"  Good  from  the  inside  out. 

It's  kinda'  like  my  great  uncle  used  to  say:  "Show 
me  a  good  man  with  a  flower  on  'is  coat,  a  plate  in  'is 
right  'and,  50  bulletins  in  'is  left  'and,  a  smile  on  'is 
face  and  a  pocket  full  of  smelling  salts,  and  I'll  show 
you  an  important  fella'." 

Important ...  in  that  he  is  not  unimportant. 

Christian  Education  Department 


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ATTENTION   PASTORS  AND   HEAD   USHERS: 

We  do  have  a  serious  commitment  to  ushering. 

A  six-page  syllabus  entitled  "Church  Ushers  and 
Ushering"  by  Rev.  Vernon  J.  Petersen,  Director  of 
Christian  Education  for  the  Missionary  Church  in  Fort 
Wayne,  Indiana,  is  available  free  upon  request  from 
the  Brethren  Christian  Education  Department.  The 
notes  cover  virtually  every  aspect  of  ushering,  includ- 
ing its  importance,  the  qualifications  of  the  usher,  the 
responsibilities  of  the  usher,  generally,  personally, 
physically,  and  socially. 

These  notes  could  be  used  effectively  in  the  train- 
ing of  ushers.  For  your  free  copy  write:  Brethren 
Christian  Education  Department,  P.  O.  Box  365, 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 


MAY   1,    1976 


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Christian  Education  Department 

77rV7S 

TIME  EXPOSURE:  Cheryl  Kauffman 
is  presently  serving  in  the  C.A.R. 

"Faith  is  recognizing  that  God  is 
the  Lord  of  time  when  my  idea  of 
timing  doesn't  agree  with  His." 

I  found  this  especially  true  when  I 
rededicated  my  life  to  Christ  in  Octo- 
ber of  1973.  From  that  day,  His  sched- 
ule was  in  effect.  He  led  me  to  Myers- 
town,  Pennsylvania,  Grace  Brethren 
Church  in  December  where  I  learned 
more  about  God's  Word,  how  He 
wanted  me  to  live  and  spread  the  won- 
derful gift  of  salvation. 

So  much  happened  as  I  grew  in 
Christ  and  in  May  of  1974  I  found 
myself  in  front  of  the  church  wanting 
to  give  my  life  to  full-time  service.  I 
never  dreamed  I'd  be  in  Africa  only  15 
months  later!  God  worked  many 
things  out  and  only  two  weeks  before 
arriving,  I  was  informed  He  really  did 
want  me  here  for  a  short-term  service! 
It's  really  beautiful  the  way  "all  things 
work  together  for  good,"  not  only  in 
that  two  weeks,  but  as  each  day  is 
committed  to  Him. 

Anyway,  I  am  in  Africa  thanking 
and  praising  the  Lord  for  this  privilege. 
It's  been  interesting,  challenging  and 


Qod's  Time 


Schedule 


rewarding  as  each  day  passes. 

Take  this  month  for  example— the 
first  two  weeks  I  helped  Linda  Men- 
singer  with  Lumiere  girls  classes,  re- 
turning to  base  only  on  weekends  to 
restock  on  food,  wash  clothing,  and 
leave  for  the  next  district.  This  past 
Sunday  the  Lord  had  other  plans  for 
me.  I  went  with  Gail  Jones  to  Boguila 
(about  200  miles  away)  on  an  emer- 
gency trip  with  a  patient.  That  emer- 
gency trip  took  six  hours  over  dirt, 
washboard  roads,  not  mentioning  all 
the  holes!  After  arriving  at  10  p.m.,  an 
emergency  operation  on  another 
patient  became  necessary.  While  help- 
ing with  this  operation,  the  "town 
crier"  (Mary  Ann  Habegger)  came  in 
with  the  news  flash  of  a  cotton  truck 
that  had  upset  10  miles  up  the  road. 
As  Evelyn  Tschetter  and  I  drove  out 
into  the  dark  early  morning,  our  truck 
sounded  like  it  was  about  to  fall  apart. 
Would  we  make  it  back  safely  with  all 
patients  within  one  and  one-half 
hours?  "It's  not  your  time  schedule" 


crossed  my  mind  once  again.  Yes,  we 
made  it  okay  (Praise  the  Lord!)  and  I 
even  got  to  bed  for  three  hours  of 
sleep!  Doctor  Walker  and  several  other 
nurses  only  got  one  and  one-half  hours 
of  sleep. 

Because  the  Lord  knew  we  needed 
it.  He  planned  a  day  of  rest  for  Gail 
and  me  before  making  the  return  trip 
to  Yaloke.  It  took  nine  hours  this  time 
because  of  moving  both  furniture  and 
a  family  of  seven  for  one  of  the  male 
African  nurses.  You're  right— it  was  a 
full  truck.  We  even  had  three-month- 
old  twins  lying  on  the  seat  between 
Gail  and  me.  Praise  the  Lord  we  didn't 
even  have  trouble  with  our  truck. 

I  arrived  too  late  of  course  to  go 
with  Linda  to  Lumiere,  but  the  Lord 
had  different  plans  for  me  this  week. 

"Faith  is  thanking  God  when  I  am 
left  with  shattered  plans,  for  I  know 
that  He  has  better  plans."  "Because  I 
know  He  holds  the  future,  life  is  worth 
the  living  just  because  He  lives."        # 


o 


o 


•  JUNE  15th— That's  the  registration  dead- 
line for  one  of  the  most  fantastic  Brethren 
National  Youth  Conferences  ever!  Registra- 
tion information  and  $15  should  be  sent  to 
the  Christian  Education  Department.  Infor- 
mation and  details  have  been  sent  to  all  Breth- 
ren churches  and  to  the  almost  10,000  teens 
receiving  the  free  Brethren  youth  magazine- 
AC'CENT. 

•  Registration  begins  the  process  of  final  plan- 
ning that  will  allow  teens  to  spend  the  week 
of  August  7-14  overlooking  the  Pacific  Ocean 
at  Point  Loma  College  in  San  Diego,  Cali- 
fornia. One  exciting  full  week  includes  Josh 
iVlcDowell,  Roy  Roberts,  Sea  World,  outdoor 


Wh  Conference  Deadline 


meetings,  fantastic  music,  national  achieve- 
ment competition  and  quizzing  finals,  tours 
of  the  area,  lots  of  fun  meeting  new  friends 
from  across  America  and  more. 

Teens  and  post-high  school  students  are  in- 
vited to  come  and  "Celebrate  the  Son"  with 
us. 

A  five-minute  slide-tape  set  featuring  the 
scenes  that  will  be  the  setting  for  this  year's 
Brethren  National  Youth  Conference  is  avail- 
able for  use  in  churches.  Send  your  requests 
to  the  Christian  Education  Department.  Write 
for  more  information  to  Box  365,  Winona 
Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


16 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


SMM  Princesses 


Many  districts  have 
a  program  where 
local  SMM  girls  vie 
for  the  honor  of 
being  chosen  the 
district  Little  Prin- 
cess. While  some  dis- 
tricts divide  into  separate 
competitions  for  Little  Sisters 
(grades  1-3)  and  Amigas  (grades 
4-6),  West  Penn  goes  one  step 
farther  by  dividing  into  two  areas, 
with  a  bit  of  the  Allegheny  Moun- 
tains between. 

Since  grade  school  girls 
are  easily  motivated  by 
the  goal  system,  in 
order  to  qualify  for 
district  competition 
a  girl  must  be  active 
in  her  local  SMM  as 
well  as  a  high  achiever 
in  goals. 

Each  Little  Princess  is 
representative  of  many 
more  SMM  girls  who 
are  growing  up  to 
be  more  like  Jesus 
mentally,  physical 
ly,  socially  and 
spiritually. 


No 


No. 


No 


No 


No, 


No. 


No. 


No 


No 


1 -North  East  Ohio  Little  Sisters 

Middlebranch,  Ohio 
2-West  Penn  Little  Sisters  (Western  Area 

Bonnie  Bickford,  Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Pike) 
3-West  Penn  Little  Sisters  (Eastern  Area)- 

Jennifer  Sell,  Altoona,  Pa.  (First 
4— So.  Ohio  Little  Sisters— Sandra  Lindsey, 

Englewood,  Ohio 
5— Indiana  Amigas— Michelle  Henry,  Winona 

Lake,  Ind. 
6— West  Penn  Amigas  (Eastern  Area)— Ellen 

Reploge,  Martinsburg,  Pa. 
7— West  Penn  Amigas  (Western  Area)— Jane 

Frick,  Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Pike) 
8— So.  Ohio  Amigas— Robyn  Johnson,  Troy, 

Ohio 
9— North  Central  Ohio  Amigas— Sheri  Wilson, 

Fremont,  Ohio 
No.  10— North  East  Ohio  Amigas— Judy  Johnson, 

Norton,  Ohio 
No.  1 1— Allegheny  Amigas— Renee  Shuba,  Washing 

ton.  Pa. 


-an  Example 
of  a  Child  of  the  King 


18 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY   HERALD 


WMC  OFFICIARY 


MISSIONARY  BIRTHDAYS  -  JULY   1976 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  27  and  28 
of  the  1976  Brethren  Annual.^ 

AFRICA 

Mark  William  Austin July  23,  1968 

Miss  Marian  Thurston    July  24 

Sandrine  Vieuble    July  25,  1975 

Miss  Margaret  Hull    July  27 

Mission  EvangeUque,  Yaloke  via  Bangui,  Central 

African  Republic. 

ARGENTINA 

Mrs.  Solon  W.  Hoyt     July  29 

Santa  Rosa  de  Calamuchita,  Prov.  Cordoba,  Argentina,  S.A. 

BRAZIL 

Mrs.  Ralph  Schwartz July  1 

Kenneth  Paul  Burk July  3,  1961 

EUROPE 

Mr.  David  W.  Shargel July  23 

21,  rue  Jules  Guesde,  71100-Chalon-Sur-Saone,  France. 

MEXICO 

James  Ernest  Dowdy July  23,  1967 

IN  THE   UNITED  STATES 

Mrs.  William  L.  Walker     July  1 

R.  R.  8,  Box  206,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580. 

Mrs.  Floyd  W.  Taber July  8 

Frederick  John  Hodgdon July  9,  1964 

P.  O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


Pres.-Mrs.  Robert  Griffith,  517  Wile  Ave., 

Souderton,  Pa.  18964 
1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Jesse  Deloe,  706  Robson 

Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
2nd    V.    Pres.-Mrs.    Walter    Fretz,    413 

Wooster  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Secy.-Mrs.  George  Christie,  910  S.  27th 

Ave.,  Yakima,  Wash.  98902 
Asst.    Secy.-Mrs.    Thomas    Inman,    2244 

Fernwood  Dr.,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

80910 
Fin.  Secy.-Treas.-Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602 

Chestnut    Ave.,    Winona    Lake,    Ind. 

46590.  (All  checks  payable  to  Brethren 

National  WMC.) 
Asst.   to   Fin.  Secy.-Treas.-Mrs.  Ben  Zim- 
merman, R.  R.  1,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Lit.  Secy.-Mrs.  Charles  Koontz,  R.  R.  8, 

Box  157,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-Mrs.  Dan  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Hwy., 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Prayer    Chm.-Mrs.    Richard    Sellers,  4661 

Janis  Dr.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43227 

Miss  Florence  Bickel July  10 

Rev.  Donald  G.  Hocking    July  15 

P.  O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 
Rev.  Robert  S.  Williams July  15 

P.  O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 
Rev.  Earle  C.  Hodgdon    July  18 

P.  O.  Box  5  88,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 
George  Allen  Hodgdon    July  26,  1959 

P.  O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


©fferlni 

■itiphasls 

Hurry  or  you'll  miss  the  BOAT. 
Don't  get  left  behind  when  the  TRAIL 
BIKE  takes  off.  The  RESIDENCE  is  at 
the  end  of  the  road.  All  this  happens 
in  BRAZIL!  You,  yes  YOU,  can  be  a 
part  of  this  exciting  ministry  in  North 
and  South  Brazil.  GIVE  and  give  some 
more  to  the  National  WMC  Foreign 
Missions  Offering.  This  is  due  June  10. 

Thank  offerings  and  Birthday  offer- 
ings have  been  accumulating  all  year, 
right?  (If  not,  take  one  NOW!  Then 
next  year  start  earlier  and  see  how  they 
Increase.)  Send  them  in  by  June  10. 

If  your  council  "forgot"  to  send 
the  special  SMM  offering  last  month- 
don't  despair.  You  can  still  contribute. 
Don't  put  it  off  this  month.  Do  it  now! 


Read  the  Bible  and  it  brings  you  into  the  association  of  the 
best  people  that  ever  lived. 

You  stand  beside  Moses  and  learn  his  meekness; 

You  stand  beside  Job  and  learn  his  patience; 

You  stand  beside  Abraham  and  learn  his  faith 

You  stand  beside  Daniel  and  learn  his  courage  to  do  right; 

You  stand  beside  Isaiah  and  learn  his  fiery  indignation 

toward  the  evil-doer; 
You  stand  beside  Paul  and  catch  something  of  his  enthusiasm; 
You  stand  beside  Christ  and  you  feel  His  love. 


MAY   1,    1976 


19 


MOTHERHOOD 


Sometimes  I  feel  like  I'm  playing  a  game  with  the 
toddler  that  calls  me  "Mommy."  Because  by  this  time 
next  year  I  may  not  be  his  mother. 

But  at  least  for  now— this  one  year— the  role  is 
mine,  and  it's  my  favorite  name,  my  favorite  game. 

Our  son  arrived  last  July  1 8.  Two  months  later  we 
celebrated  his  third  birthday.  He's  called  our  "foster 
child."  We  want  to  adopt  him,  and  have  for  months, 
even  before  he  came  to  live  with  us.  But  those  adoptive 
desires  grow  stronger  as  he  makes  his  way  deeper  into 
our  hearts. 

This  summer  will  determine  whether  I  am  just  play- 
ing the  game  or  my  role  will  become  a  permanent  reali- 
ty. In  June  his  case  will  begin  to  be  sifted  through  the 
courts.  And  a  decision  will  be  rendered  as  to  whether  he 
will  become  a  permanent  member  of  our  family  or  re- 
turned to  the  heartbreaking  circumstances  from  which 
he  came. 

For  most  couples,  1  suppose  next  to  their  wedding 
day  one  of  the  most  exciting  times  is  when  they  decide 
to  have  children.  Being  one  of  those  typical  couples,  we 
were  ready  to  fill  our  home  with  several  offspring.  As  the 
months  passed  and  no  pregnacy  developed,  medical  tests 
confirmed  our  suspicions  that  we  were  unable  to  have 
children. 

As  you  sort  through  tons  of  laundry,  stacks  of  dirty 
dishes,  and  the  daily  rescue  of  the  youngest  from  the 
oldest,  you  may  think,  "What  luck  you've  been  blessed 
with!  No  kids?  Count  your  blessings!" 

Maybe  you're  sick  of  gagging  over  diapers  or  "that 
reversible  stomach."  Or  your  kids  are  teens  and  you've 
given  up  trying  to  figure  how  their  systems  function-or 
malfunction. 

For  you  motherhood  is  a  different  type  of  game 
and  you  feel  your  Monopoly  instructions  are  always, 
"Do  not  pass  go.  Do  not  collect  $200."  Or,  "Go  directly 
to  jail!"  And  you  feel  like  you  live  there. 

Or  perhaps  you  can  identify  with  my  situation. 
Maybe  you've  shared  my  exact  frustration. 


and  MONOPOLY: 

Where  Will  I  Land? 


Whoever  you  are,  keep  reading.  Plug  in  your  own 
difficulty  that  seems  insurmountable  to  you— that  diffi- 
culty you  just  can't  cope  with,  that  uncertainty  you  just 
can't  face. 

We  wondered  .  .  .  Perhaps  God  would  use  us  in 
some  ministry  as  a  couple,  rather  than  a  family.  And  I 
expected  my  disappointment  to  evaporate. 

It  didn't. 

Instead,  I  tliink  God  actually  increased  our  desire 
for  children.  Strangely,  we  felt  a  family  was  God's  plan 
for  us. 

We  put  our  energies  into  adoptiqn. 

Letter  after  letter  was  sent  to  any  adoption  agency 
we  could  obtain  an  address  for,  but  letter  after  letter 
returned. 

"None  available  . .  ." 

"Have  you  considered  the  home  in  . . .?" 

"We  only  accept  applications  from  our  own  de- 
nomination .  .  ." 

"I  have  a  desk  drawer  full  of  applications  .  .  ." 

"The  home  closed  its  doors  two  years  ago  .  .  ." 

At  that  time,  we  visited  a  couple  in  our  church  who 
kept  foster  children.  I  was  sitting  in  a  comfortable  chair, 
relaxed,  light  streaming  in  the  window,  when  a  toddler, 
not  quite  two  years  old,  toddled  up  to  me  and  began  his 
own  clever  game  with  the  bracelets  I  was  wearing. 

On  the  way  home,  I  looked  wistfully  at  my  hus- 
band. "I  want  to  adopt  Schaun." 

He  did  too. 

But  Schaun  was  not  up  for  adoption. 

He  remained  in  our  hearts. 

One  year  later,  extreme  illness  in  his  foster  home 
made  it  necessary  to  move  him.  Knowing  of  our  adop- 
tive interest,  we  were  asked  if  we  would  like  to  take 
Schaun  as  a  foster  cliild,  pending  a  court  settlement  and 
possible  adoption  two  months  later  (Sept.  1975). 

Though  aware  of  the  emotional  risk,  we  opened  our 
home  to  Schaun.  As  a  close  friend  observed,  "You  made 
your  decision  months  ago." 


WMC  Editor  sNote:  Mothers  Day  is  very  special  to  those  of  us  who  are  blessed  with  children.  But  there  is  a  growing  number  of  couples  who 
have  a  desire  for  a  family  but  no  way  to  fulfill  that  desire.  We  all  should  make  this  a  real  matter  of  praver  Even  if  your  family  is  not  faced 
with  this  situation,  there  is  someone  you  know  who  is  Pray  with  them.  Thanks  to  Mrs.  Long  for  her  thoughts  in  this  article. 

By  Mrs.  Jim  Long 


20 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


I  gave  three  days  notice  to  a  very  understanding 
and  excited  employer  and  changed  overnight  from  full- 
time  secretary  to  full-time  mother,  relieved  that  I  would 
know  the  outcome  of  Schaun's  future  in  two  short 
months. 

September,  two  very  long  months  later,  brought 
delays.  A  new  law  had  gone  into  effect  which  would 
postpone  the  court  case  until  the  following  June  (1976). 
My  heart  sank.  I  had  counted  on  having  everything  de- 
cided before  I  went  beserk  loving  this  child  and  pouring 
myself  into  him,  knowing  we  might  lose. 

Some  people  who  knew  our  situation  were  ready 
with  pat  answers  and  spiritual  formulas-"Just  trust  the 
Lord."  "Of  course  you'll  be  able  to  keep  the  child!" 
"1  guess  you  don't  love  him  as  much,  knowing  you 
might  lose  him."  "Motherhood  isn't  all  it's  cracked  up  to 
be."  "You  should  be  glad  you  don't  have  any." 

I  know.  They  meant  to  be  encouraging.  But  their 
encouragement  fell  flat.  Real  flat. 

Then  there  was  always  prayer  request  time.  But  the 
requests  centered  on  those  with  broken  legs,  the  flu,  a 
routine  surgery,  or  a  serious  ailment.  All  on  the  physical 
level. 

How  could  I  explain  my  need  for  restoration,  my 
crushed  feelings,  my  inability  to  actually  enjoy  one  day 
at  a  time. 

And  the  upcoming  trial ...  It  dominated  my 
thought  patterns  and  spoiled  so  many  good  times. 

But  request  prayer  for  these  feeUngs?  The  average 
church  member  would  have  muscle  spasms  in  his  neck 
and  back  for  weeks,  having  turned  to  see  who  was  failing 
to  live  the  victorious  Christian  life  where  nothing  ever 
goes  wrong. 

So,  every  time  I  dressed  for  church  I  carefully 
donned  my  "plastic  smile"  to  conceal  my  heaviness 
which  seemed  too  great  for  a  girl  in  her  mid-twenties. 

It  seemed  that  my  emotional  struggle  was  forcing 
me  to  mark  time— like  sitting  out  three  inevitable  turns 
to  break  out  and  at  least  reenter  the  game. 

Oh,  there  were  encouragements. 

The  card  I  received  in  the  mail  from  that  friend  at 
church,  especially  picked  out  for  me.  A  simple  message. 


fraught  with  meaning:  "I'm  praying  for  you  during  this 
difficult  time." 

The  widow  with  young  children  who  took  time  to 
visit  and  made  me  feel  free  to  share  those  feelings  and 
frustrations.  She  listened.  Sympatlrized.  Prayed.  But 
didn't/preach.  She  souglit  me  out  at  church,  asked  how  I 
was  doing,  and  I  knew  I  could  honestly  tell  her. 

And  there  was  another  lady,  the  wife  of  a  Bible 
teacher,  who  prayed  with  me  over  the  telephone,  assured 
me  my  feelings  were  normal  and  human,  not  incompati- 
ble with  Christianity,  but  compatible  with  being  a  per- 
son. 

Another  woman  graciously  cared  for  Schaun  while 
1  required  several  all-day  jaunts  to  the  doctor,  an  hour's 
drive  away. 

And  there  were  others. 

Of  course  my  husband  was  always  ready  to  support 
me,  to  let  me  call  him  at  work  when  I  needed  two 
minutes'  worth  of  encouragement.  Or  more.  No  one 
knew  or  shared  the  concern  more  adequately  than  he. 

Yes,  I've  grown  spiritually  througli  this  still  un- 
resolved situation.  I  know  God  is  concerned.  Hove  Him. 
I  trust  Him.  But  my  emotions  trail. 

I  guess  what  I  want  you  to  understand  is  that 
human  emotions  are  God-gjven  and  Christians  are  God- 
gjven  encouragers.  So  encourage!  Hurt  with  people. 
Weigh  the  matter.  Know  those  around  you.  Think  how 
you  would  feel  in  such  a  situation.  If  you  don't  know 
what  to  say,  just  squeeze  their  hand  and  let  them  know 
you  are  aware  of  their  struggle.  Tangibly  express  con- 
cern-a  note  in  the  mail,  a  phone  call,  a  visit,  a  flower. 

Thank  God  for  your  children,  even  if  you  feel  you 
got  them  by  drawing  a  "Chance  card"  or  are  stuck  with 
the  "luxury  tax"  of  family  conflicts.  Love  your  children. 
Pour  your  life  into  them. 

And  as  for  me— soon  I'll  know. 

Mother  and  Monopoly:  where  will  I  land? 


(Harriet  Long  is  a  contributing  author  to  the  Christian  Education 
Department  publications  and  her  husband  is  assistant  to  the 
director  of  the  CED.  The  Longs  attend  the  Winona  Lake  Breth- 
ren Church,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.).. 


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22 


Have  you  ever  seen  a  visitors  card?  A  WMC 
visitors  card?  This  is  a  wonderful  way  to  say 
"Welcome"  to  a  lady  attending  for  the  first 
time.  Hand  it  to  her  along  with  the  Pen  Pointer 
"What  Is  WMC?"  (Of  course  what  she  will  no- 
tice first  is  your  friendly  smile  and  the  warm 
fellowship  of  the  whole  group.) 


The  membership  card  is  signed  by  each  lady 
as  they  complete  the  requirements  for  member- 
ship that  your  council  has  set  forth.  Each  year 
after  that  signing,  she  places  a  star  on  the  card 
to  indicate  her  intentions  to  be  an  active  and 
contributing  member  to  the  WMC  for  another 
year. 

Constitutions  are  necessary  backbone  for  a 
smooth-running  WMC.  Your  group  DOES  NOT 
need  a  copy  for  each  member.  But  you  do  need 
one  or  two  available  for  reference.  The  "Consti- 
tution" booklet  includes  the  national  WMC  con- 
stitution and  suggested  guidelines  for  your  dis- 
trict and  local  organizations. 

Through  the  Years  with  WMC  was  published 
in  1973  and  is  an  account  of  how  the  Lord  has 
worked  through  this  organization  and  blessed  in 
every  way  for  His  glory.  It  gives  the  origin  of 
Day  of  Prayer,  devotional  programs,  offerings, 
and  many  more  topics.  It  touches  every  aspect 
of  national  WMC  and  is  a  great  book  for  every 
member  to  have.  Why  not  put  one  in  your 
church  library?  (Be  sure  to  keep  it  up  to  date 
each  year.  There  are  blank  pages  for  this  pur- 
pose.) 

BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


(^yu^^^^ 


To  order 

Visitors  Cards 
Membership  Cards 

Pen  Pointers 

Constitutions 
write  to  the  national  literature 
chairman.  To  order  'Through  the 
Years  with  WMC"  send  $1  for  each 
book  ordered  to  the  national  finan- 
cial secretary-treasurer. 


Pen  Pointers  are  the  information  booth  of  WMC.  If  you  want 
to  l<now— lool<  in  the  Pen  Pointers.  There  are  eight  titles  to  help 
you  in  various  ways  so  your  group  can  be  the  best  WIVIC  possible. 


"What  Is  WIVIC?" 

—  give  to  visitors  or  new  members  (you 
might  check  to  see  if  your  pastor  has  ever 
read  what  WMC  is  all  about). 


"Pattern  for  WMC" 
"How  to  in  WMC" 
"Ways  and  Means" 


give  to  officers,  especially  those  who  are 
elected  or  appointed  for  the  first  time. 


"Women  Manifesting  Christ" 

"Home  Frontiers" 

"Beyond  Our  Borders" 

"Working  in  My  Church" 

—  give  to  each  member.  These  give  valuable 
information  on  project  ideas  and  general 
facts  that  are  good  for  each  member  to 
know. 


Practical  projects— working  with  our  hands— are  a  vital 
part  of  most  WMC  groups.  If  your  group  hasn't  taken 
on  this  type  of  project  yet,  this  is  a  great  time  to 
start!  Listed  below  are  some  ideas.  Thanks  to  each 
group  and  district  newspaper  that  supplied  the  infor- 
mation. Individual  group  names  have  been  purposely 
omitted  so  you  can  imagine  that  your  group— whether 
large  or  small— can  accomplish  any  one  of  these. 

food  showers 

goodie  boxes  to  college  students  and  service  men 

redecorate  and  furnish  church  nurseries 

quilts  for  Navajos 

work  days  and  church  cleaning 

nursery  attendants 

clothing  and  toys  sent  to  missions 

hand-knitted  slippers  for  Mexico— (154  pair  from 
one  WMC) 

dinners  on  wheels  for  shut-ins 

baking  for  shut-ins  (WMC-SMM  cooperation) 

baby  layettes  made  and  sent  to  missions 

books  for  Christian  Day  School 

Christmas  for  Dry  Hill— presented  at  a  district  rally 
that  featured  Rev.  John  Sholly  and  a  group  of 
Kentucky  young  people 

special  offerings  for  TIME  missionaries 

baking  for  district  camp 

sponsoring  men  and  boys  banquets 

clothing  presented  to  Vietnamese  families  new  to 
the  community 


This  Vi  That 


TO  BE  a  mother  of  men,  a 
woman  must  make  men  of 
her  boys.  She  demands  their 
best,  not  because  it  belongs 
to  her,  but  because  it  is  due 
to  them.  For  that  which 
due  children  is  not  ease 
and  luxury,  but  hard- 
ening of  muscles, 
the  habit  of 
work,  a  sense 
of  honor, 
and  self- 
respect 
born  of 
integrity. 


MAY    1,    1976 


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hurches  and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


•  Winona    Lake,    Ind.— Grace    Retirement   Village.  Our 

fourth  resident  wing  is  in  the  final  stages  of  construction 
with  a  projected  completion  date  of  about  May  1.  Many 
apartment  styles  are  available  for  occupancy  with  some 
immediate  openings.  The  residents  are  enjoying  various 
activities,  accompanied  by  good  Christian  fellowship. 
Visitors  are  always  welcome.  We  appreciate  the  prayers 
and  financial  support  of  our  many  friends  of  Grace  Vil- 
lage. Our  investment  programs  are  worth  your  consider- 
ation. For  more  information  write:  Administrator,  Grace 
Village,  P.O.  Box  337,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 

•  Conference  housing.  A  full  page  giving  complete  details 
of  available  conference  housing  appeared  on  page  24  of 
the  April  1 5  Brethren  Missionary  Herald.  You  are  en- 
couraged to  make  arrangements  for  your  housing  in 
private  homes,  area  motels,  or  nearby  campsites  at  once, 
in  order  to  avoid  disappointment. 

•  Ride  with  the  Spokesmen  to  Brethren  Youth  Confer- 
ence on  10-speed  bikes!  Leave  Winona  Lake,  ind.,  on 
July  10  and  arrive  at  the  conference  in  San  Diego  on 
Aug.  7.  Cost  is  just  $235  per  rider,  which  does  not  in- 
clude the  youth  conference  fee.  Leader  of  the  Spokes- 
men will  be  Charles  Sanger,  in  cooperation  with  and  the 
sponsorship  of  the  Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Telford,  Pa.  For  complete  information  write  to  Charles 
Sanger,  Box  277,  Merrywood,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590; 
or  phone  area  219,  267-2233. 

•  Annual  Changes.  Robert  Burns,  R.  R.  4,  Box  39,  Kit- 
tanning,  Pa.  16201...  The  First  Brethren  Church  of 
Sterling,  Ohio,  has  changed  its  name  to  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Sterling,  Ohio.  .  .  Darrell  .Anderson,  3431  North 
Ave.,  Modesto,  Cahf.  95351.  .  .Norman  Johnson,  Rua 
Eniissario  128,  Uberlandia,  Minas  Gerais,  Brazil 
3  8.400.  .  .  David  Shargel,  21,  rue  Jules  Guesde, 
7  1  1  00-Chalon/Saone,  France.  ..  Dan  Hammers,  450 
Broadmeadows  Dr.,  Apt.  306,  Columbus,  Ohio 
43214.  .  .  Roy  Kreimes,  92  Robbins  St.,  Concord,  N.C. 
28025.  ..  Terry  Delaney,  11232  Thrace  Dr.,  Whittier, 
Calif.  90604.  .  .  Community  Bretiuen  Church  of  Grass 
Valley,  506  Walsh,  Grass  VaUey,  Cahf.  95945. 


Weddsngs 


A  six-month'5  free  subscription  to  ttie  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald is  given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Sherry  Melton  and  Russ  Hollhe,  Feb.  28,  First  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Janine  Wikholm  and  Gary  Airhart,  Mar.  6,  First  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Pamela  Green  and  Donald  Labbee,  Grace  Brethren 
Chiuch,  Toppenisii,  Wash. 


•  Long  Beach,  Calif.  (North).  Prayer  is  requested  for  Pas- 
tor George  Peek  who  currently  is  iU.  According  to  his 
secretary,  Shirley  Shively,  Dr.  Peek  "suffered  a  light 
stroke  on  Mar.  15.  His  condition  has  been  complicated 
by  the  more  recent  discovery  of  a  bleeding  ulcer.  ...  He 
is  slowly  improving  each  new  day." 

•  Daily  Devotions  notice.  The  daily  readings  in  the  cur- 
rent issue  end  on  May  23.  In  order  to  "catch  up"  with 
the  Sunday  School  lesson  schedule,  there  wiU  be  a  one 
week  "gap,"  so  the  next  readings  will  begin  on  May  31. 
Orders  for  Daily  Devotions  should  be  sent  to  the  First 
Brethren  Church,  P.O.  Box  1,  Wooster,  Ohio  44691. 
Due  to  increased  costs  the  new  donation  rates  will  be  40c 
per  single  copy,  postpaid;  in  orders  of  ten  or  more,  35c 
per  copy  plus  1 5  percent  postage. 


lil##tTngs 


Notice  of   meetings  to  appear  in  this  column  must  be  re- 
ceived at  least  45  days  in  advance  of  scheduled  dates. 


Arvada,   Colo.,    May    9-16,   John   Aeby,   pastor;  Heruy 
Rempel,  speaker. 

Kokomo,  Ind.  (North),  May  2-7,  Richard  Bell,  pastor; 
Becker  Team. 

Dayton,  Ohio  (Basore  Rd.),  May  9-14,  Russell  Ward,  pas- 
tor; Becker  Team. 

Leesburg,  Ind.,  May  16-21,  Ralph  Bums,  pastor;  Becker 
Team. 

Hope,  N.J.,  May  9-14,  Terrance  Taylor,  pastor;  Bill  Smith, 
speaker. 

Albuquerque,  N.Mex.  (Grace),  May  16-19,  Donald  Jentes, 
pastor;  John  Gillis,  speaker. 

Johnstown,  Pa.  (Geistown),  May  16-21,  Robert  Spencer, 
pastor:  Bill  Smith,  speaker. 


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4  Who  Has  a  Perfect  Pastor? 

6  Grata  Brethren  —  with  Navajo  Accent! 

8  Popu'atfon  Shifts  Affect  Home  Vii»on  StratBgy 

1 1  Let's  just  praise  the  Lord  ... 

12  BMH  Ne»vs  Summary 

16  What  Does  Regional  Accreditation  Mean  to  Us? 

18  ACCREDiTATION:  Good  or  Bad? 

19  The  Modern  Money  -  Changer 

20  Struggle  Ends  in  Victor/ 

21  Grace  Women  in  Action 

22  Grace's  "Red  Machir>e" 

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Dear 
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Z  After  many  "should  I"  or  "should  I 
not"  times.  I  have  decided  that  I 
should  wriiB  against  your  news  brief 
announcing  the  death  of  Kathryn 
Kuhlman.  If  you  knew  the  damage  she 
did,  you  would  understand  how  I  feel. 
Here  are  comments  from  just  two 
friends:  "I  dkJ  not  know  we  beheied 
in  her";  and,  "\  don't  feel  like  suppor:- 
ing  the  Herald  Company  after  that  for 
ft  sounds  like  they  approve  of  her  pro- 
gram." 

PerhapK  you  did  not  know  her  Tal- 
lies, but  please  be  more  careful  in  :^e 
future.— /'enosy/k'an/a 

Dear  Pennsylvania, 

Thank  you  for  taking  the  time  to 
write  and  express  your  views.  I  did  not 
follow  your  comments  because  to  my 
knowledge  the  Herald  did  not  rejxirt 
the  death  of  Kathryn  Kuhlman.  Prob- 
ably you  read  it  elsewhere  for  it  is 
true.  We  did  intend  to  report  it  later 
but  lack  of  spiace  prohibited  it  in  the 
March  1 5  issue. 

The  purpxsse  of  our  news  page  is  to 
bring  to  the  readers  the  happenings  in 
religious  circles.  Some  of  our  readers 
use  this  as  their  only  source  of  infor- 
mation about  religious  events.  We  do 
not  necessarily  ap>prove  of  what  ap- 
pears there.  To  the  most  casual  reader 
of  the  news  briefs  this  must  be  ob- 
vious. 

One  favor  please,  since  you  men- 
tioned your  friends'  comments.  Please 
pass  the  word  to  them  for  me  that  I 
feei  the  use  of  God's  funds  is  very  im- 
p>ortant  and  for  them  to  use  them 
v/isely  as  He  would  guide  them.  If  God 
so  leads  them  not  to  give  to  the  Herald 
Co.,  we  will  understand  and  it  will  be 
no  p)roblem  at  all.  But  it  would  also  be 
wise  not  to  try  to  use  their  funds  as  a 
means  of  threats  because  that  might 
not  please  God  either. 
Much  Love, 
CWT 

Addreu  your  letter  to  the  editor.  Rev. 
Charlet  W.  Turner,  Brethren  Missionary 
Herald,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 
All  letters  must  he  signed,  although  names 
will  not  he  used  in  the  magazine. 


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Grand  RapiOs  is  what  i  ca      ;-   r        -;-t:       -:    ; 
tractive  city.  Wrth  ail  of  rts  ;•;;-:  --        :  t  : . 
residential  areas  and  a  number  of  good 
friends,  it  ahways  holds  pleasant  mem-      peci  : 
ones  for  me.  It  is  not  a  huge  metro-      To  s  - ;  " 
politan  area,  but  rt  is  of  fair  size.  The       ic  ii-f  -  :   r 
populAion  is  about  200,000  and  thts      z^z  —  i        ----- 
places  it  in  the  same  genefai  papula-  -fa:  to  be 

tion   centef   as   Des   Moines  and  Sah       ir:;:;:    ~:  —-- 
Lake  City.  ¥Wiy  are  my  thoughts  con-  ;  - 

cemed  with  population  trends?  Well.  I 
am  aware  that  statisUcs  say  the  popu- 
lation     is    increasing    appn>xinaieiy      places  --  :  ~r  f- 
200,000  people  evefy  sin^  day.  An-      t^e  -  -f;:; 
other  way  to  bring  this  into  some  man- 
ageable metttal  comprehefBicv)  is  to 
say  a  new  Grand  Rapids  is  added  to 
the  world  every  day.  That  is,  tomor- 
row arwi  the  next  da-.   3-d  =;  ';-; 
anyone  can  foresee. 

The  world  population  is  now  at  4 
billion.  I  cannot  grasp  how  many 
people  this  Involves.  I  sit  in  a  busy 
CKHare  Airport  in  Chicago  and  watdi 
thousands  of  people  pass  me  in  an 
hour.  Or  I  have  paused  on  the  Avenue  have  the  offxir:. 
of  the  Americas  during  the  rush  hou'  a^o?  3^  ;  t"-: 
in  New  York  City.  There  is  Irtefsi  .    =       £s  ;;  -f  r 

sea  of  faces  moving  In  rapid  review,      cocnmunity    — _s 
Then  there  Is  the  world  with  howUlJ      sponsiriRy 
ghettos  and  look-alike  tees.  There  are  This  rap 

4  billion  people  out  there  in  another     be  appraisEc 
world!  That  thought  leaves  me  men-     can  look  at  rt 
tally  limp.  We  are  told  the  wortd  vnii     that  the  ta5)<    ^- ^ 
approach  &5  billion  by  the  year  2fXML      be  able  to  f^. 
If  statistics  are  just  a  little  off,  it  could      sion  mgaiizi 
be  7  billion.  Want  to  look  A  it  another      in  the  nur- :' 
way?  That  means  there  will  be  8,333     bmfe.  New. 
more  people  an  hour  from  now!  This      and  it  v 

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Your  pastor  isn't  perfect,  right?  So 
next  year  send  him  to  the  Home  Mis- 
sions Worl<shop.  He  still  won't  be  per- 
fect, but  he  should  know  more  about 
organizing,  administrating,  and  work- 
ing with  people  like  you. 

Workshops  this  year  were  held  in 
Simi,  California,  and  Columbus,  Ohio. 
Typical  of  Brethren  fellowship,  the 
display  of  Christian  hospitality  by  the 
host  churches  was  outstanding.  Pastors 
John  Gill  is  and  James  Custer  had  their 
operations  geared  for  comforting  the 
body  and  challenging  the  spirit. 

Providing  inspiration  in  the  West 
was  Dr.  Earl  Radmacher,  president  of 
Western  Conservative  Baptist  Semi- 
nary, who  spoke  on  six  aspects  of 
Christ's  relationship  to  the  church. 

Speaking  from  his  experience  of 
building  the  Blackhawk  Baptist 
Church  in  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  from 
15  to  700  in  6  years.  Rev.  David  Jere- 
miah gave  practical  instruction  on  var- 
ious phases  of  church  leadership  to  the 
eastern  pastors. 

Brethren  Pastors  Luke  Kauffman, 
James  Custer,  John  Mayes,  and  Chap- 
lain John  Schumacher  shared  enlight- 
ening personal  insights  into  a  variety 
of  topics. 

The  delicious  food  and  comfortable 
accommodations  in  warm.  Christian 
homes  highlighted  the  atmosphere  of 
care  and  concern. 

No,  the  workshops  won't  make  per- 
fect pastors,  but  they  should  provide  a 
boost  to  the  morale,  an  increase  in 
vision,  and  a  new  determination  to 
shepherd  the  flock.  # 


MAY  15,  1976 


Grace  Brethren  - 


The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Coun- 
cil Incorporated  is  a  missionary  agency 
concerned  with  the  evangelization  of 
America  through  the  establishment  of 
local  churches  all  across  this  country. 
It  is  an  extension  ministry  of  estab- 
lished Brethren  Churches  in  reaching 
out  from  "Jerusalem,  and  in  all  Ju- 
daea, and  in  Sarharia,"  as  the  Lord  in- 
structed His  followers  in  Acts  1 :8.  Our 
Foreign  Missionary  Society  is  the  ex- 
tension of  the  local  church  into  "the 
uttermost  part  of  the  earth,"  repre- 
senting the  last  part  of  our  Lord's 
commission  in  Acts  1 :8. 

Both  the  Home  Missions  Council 
and  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of 
the  Brethren  Church  seek  to  fulfill  this 
Great  Commission.  Both  are  involved 
in  evangelization  and  a  church-planting 
ministry.  One  is  involved  in  reaching 
our  homeland,  the  other  primarily  in- 
volved in  reaching  across  our  home 
boundaries  to  people  with  a  different 
language  and  a  different  culture.  How- 
ever, both  missionary  organizations 
have  discovered  they  have  overlapping 
ministries.  Our  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  is  engaged  in  a  "foreign"  field 
known  as  Hawaii,  and  the  Home  Mis- 
sion Council  is  seeking  to  establish  a 
home  mission  church  in  Navajoland, 
USA,  which  involves  a  "foreign"  lan- 
guage and  ministering  "across  cul- 
tures." 

The  Brethren  Navajo  Mission  was 
established  in  1947  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council.  The  purpose  of  this  "special- 
ized" ministry  was  the  same  as  any 
other  home  mission  point,  that  is,  to 
confront  people  with  the  message  of 
the  Gospel  and  help  establish  believers 
in  Jesus  Christ  into  a  local  church. 
From  the  very  first  it  became  apparent 
that  the  Navajo  ministry  would  not  fit 
the  pattern  of  "typical"  home  mission 
points. 

The  Mission's  center  of  operation 
was  established  at  a  geographical  point 
on  the  map  known  as  Counselor  Post, 
New  Mexico.  Situated  on  State  High- 
way 44  in  northwestern  New  Mexico 


Jessie    Barbone   teaches 
a  Sunday  School  class. 


Willie    Haines   and    Ben 
Sala  serve  as  ushers. 


this  area  represents  the  most  eastern 
boundary  of  Navajo  Country.  In  fact  it 
was  located  nearly  45  miles  east  of  the 
Navajo  Reservation  in  the  heart  of 
what  is  known  as  "checkerboard  coun- 
try" and  only  three  miles  from  the 
Jicarilla  Apache  Indian  Reservation. 
Here  at  Counselor  a  beachhead  for 


Christ  was  established.  The  Mission  en- 
gaged itself  in  a  ministry  of  visitation 
in  Navajo  homes.  With  the  aid  of  an 
interpreter,  organized  preaching  ser- 
vices were  conducted  in  the  basement 
of  the  Mission  building.  Because  of  the 
isolation  of  the  community,  lack  of 
transportation,  health  and  police  ser- 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


1—  The  charter  member- 
ship of  the  Community 
Navajo  Grace  Brethren 
Church  is  signed  by  WHIie 
Haines  as  his  wife,  Mary, 
lool<s  on.  The  Haines  fam- 
ily came  to  know  Christ 
through  the  ministry  of  the 
Navajo  mission. 

2— Sharing  her  testimony 
at  Nageezi  is  Alice  Costillo. 
Testimony  time  is  alw/ays 
an  important  part  of  a 
Navajo  Church  service. 

3— Johnny  Toledo  a  former 
Mission-school  student 

drives  the  Mission  van  on 
Sundays  to  pick  up  Navajo 
people  who  don't  have 
transportation. 

4— Teaching  Navajo  reading 
to  the  adult  Sunday  School 
class  is  Nora  Trujillo's  new 
assignment. 


vices,  missionaries  found  themselves 
involved  in  meeting  the  physical  needs 
of  Navajo  people  as  well  as  their  spiri- 
tual needs.  In  1951  a  boarding  school 
was  established  as  part  of  the  Mission's 
outreach.  It  was  felt  that  school  would 
serve  in  meeting  the  need  of  a  trained 
Christian  leadership  in  the  future 
Navajo  Church  as  well  as  providing  a 
base  for  evangelizing  Navajo  young 
people  and  their  families. 

A  medical  clinic  was  added  to  the 
ministries  of  the  Navajo  Mission  along 
with  a  used-clothing  program.  These 
additional  contacts  brought  the  minis- 
try of  the  Mission  into  contact  with 
almost  every  Navajo  family  within  a 
25-mile  radius  of  Counselor.  A  radio 
ministry  in  the  Navajo  language  was 
begun  which  gave  opportunity  to  share 
the  gospel  message  over  an  even  wider 
area  of  Navajoland. 

Through  the  years  of  faithful  sow- 
ing of  God's  Word  in  the  lives  of  Nava- 
jo people,  the  Spirit  of  God  has 
brought  many  to  the  knowledge  of  the 
Saviour.  Children  in  the  school  pro- 
gram learn  to  put  their  trust  in  Jesus 
and  moms  and  dads  were  saved,  too. 
Many  followed  the  Lord  in  Christian 
baptism  and  Navajo  young  people 
upon  graduation  from  the  Mission 
school  went  on  into  Christian  high 
schools,  and  now  two  of  these  stu- 
dents are  in  Christian  colleges  prepar- 
ing to  serve  the  Lord. 

With  the  coming  of  John  and  Nora 
Trujillo  this  past  year  to  join  their 
father  Lee  Trujillo  in  the  ministry  of 
teaching  the  Word  of  God  to  their 
Navajo  people,  it  was  felt  that  the  time 
had  come  for  the  mission  to  move  into 
its  ultimate  reason  for  existence,  that 
was  the  establishment  of  the  Navajo 
Church. 

On  Sunday,  January  25,  1976,  the 
Community  Navajo  Grace  Brethren 
Church  came  into  formal  existence 
with  the  signing  of  the  charter  mem- 
bership. There  were  18  original  signa- 
tures, and  the  charter  membership  will 
be  held  open  for  several  weeks  to 
allow  for  additional  Navajo  believers 
to  identify  with  these  first  church 
members. 

These  Navajo  believers  are  all  new 
at  sharing  in  the  responsibility  of 
church  membership  and  they  have 
many  things  to  learn.  They  have  al- 
ready had  several  business  meetings  to 
help  acquaint  each  other  with  some  of 
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MAY  15,  1976 


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Shifts 

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Home 

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By  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 


The  United  States,  growing  larger 
every  day,  appears  to  be  busier,  more 
prosperous,  and  more  urbanized  than 
ever  before.  The  average  American  is 
younger,  richer,  better  educated,  and 
more  highly  skilled  than  he  was  10 
years  ago.  He  enjoys  the  world's  high- 
est standard  of  living  and  continues  to 
benefit  from  expanding  opportunities 
in  every  area  of  life. 

Our  population,  now  nearing  the 
225  million  figure,  is  constantly  under- 
going changes.  Women  are  increasing 
faster  than  men.  Males  increased  12.8 
percent  and  females  14.7  percent  from 
the  1960s  to  the  1970s.  Though  the 
baby  boom  has  slowed  to  an  abnormal 
pace,  America  still  holds  the  doors 
open  to  immigrants  from  all  over  the 
world. 

Sex  education,  a  changing  moral 
code,  the  economic  pressure  of  rising 
prices  in  cost  of  living,  and  the  increas- 
ing number  of  women  employed  have 
caused  a  change  in  America's  family 
structure.  More  and  more  the  family 
unit  is  being  broken  down,  producing 
psychological  and  spiritual  problems 
that  affect  every  member  of  the  fami- 
ly. Churches  must  face  these  problems 
and  develop  means  to  cope  with  these 
growing  needs  and  to  deal  with  the 
vital  area  of  touching  these  broken 
units  with  the  Gospel. 

The  year  2000  is  just  24  years 
away.  By  that  time  it  is  estimated  that 
there  will  be  300  million  Americans.  If 
God  permits  this  time  to  arrive,  the 
church  will  face  a  new  life  style  and 
attitude.  Family  units  that  have  bro- 
ken down  will  have  grown  spiritually 
weaker  and  will  show  less  concern 
about  the  basics  of  life  that  made 
America   the   great   nation  that   it  is. 


Evangelization  of  the  American  family 
is  going  to  be  increasingly  more  diffi- 
cult in  the  days  ahead. 

We  can  be  sure  that  Satan  will  not 
let  up  on  his  constant  thrust  to  enslave 
people.  Nor  can  we  see  any  change 
coming  in  the  apostate  church  that 
still  controls  the  minds  of  most  Ameri- 
cans. The  secular  educational  agencies 
continue  to  drive  the  wedge  between 
secularism  and  Christian  understand- 
ing. We  know  that  the  natural  man  will 
not  seek  after  God  and  righteousness. 
Three  hundred  million  Americans, 
most  of  whom  are  lost,  represent  a  tre- 
mendous challenge  for  home  mission 
evangelization. 

Population  shifts  are  coming  at  a 
rapid  pace.  Thus,  two  out  of  three 
Americans  now  live  in  big  cities  or 
their  suburbs.  Counting  those  who  live 
in  small  cities  and  towns,  73  out  of 
every  100  Americans  are  urban  dwell- 
ers. Only  6  out  of  100  Americans  live 
on  farms. 

Crime,  congestion,  employment, 
and  development  of  suburban  areas  are 
reasons  for  a  shift  of  population  from 
the  inner-city  areas.  New  highway 
systems,  the  breakup  of  America's  in- 
dustry into  smaller  units  nearer  to  the 
markets,  are  also  major  contributors. 
The  enormous  cost  of  property,  and 
even  the  very  lack  of  available  prop- 
erty, have  forced  the  average  starting 
family  to  settle  in  suburbia. 

Home  mission  organizations  must 
be  prepared  to  locate  churches  where 
people  are  and  where  they  live.  De- 
nominational lines  are  breaking  down, 
previous  loyalties  to  "family 
churches"  are  fading  and  the  strong 
desire  for  young  families  to  go  "where 
the  action  is"  affords  the  home  mis- 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


sion  church  with  a  great  opportunity. 

Zoning  boards,  city  restrictions  on 
parking  and  traffic,  plus  the  safety  of 
people  from  assault,  rape  and  robbery 
are  also  factors  that  have  shifted 
church  locations  to  suburban  areas. 
The  day  of  a  one-acre  plot  for  a 
church  site  is  gone.  Now  three  acres  is 
a  minimum,  five  is  better  and  ten  is 
advisable  for  future  growth. 

The  shifting  migration  of  popula- 
tion is  also  an  interesting  study.  The 
Midwest  and  South  are  the  losers.  The 
northeastern  Atlantic  coastal  areas  and 
the  western  Mountain  and  Pacific 
states  are  the  big  gainers.  Superimpos- 
ing today's  map  of  population  density 
over  a  20-year  previous  map  shows 
that  people  are  moving  to  coastal 
areas.  The  East,  West  Coast,  and  the 
Great  Lakes  coastal  regions  are  getting 
the  growth.  The  changes  of  industrial 
America  to  diversification,  distribution 
and  modernization  of  plant  facilities 
are  a  major  factor.  The  shift  of  shop- 
ping areas  and  malls,  plus  the  cost  of 
driving  the  family  auto  are  other  fac- 
tors. Still  another  factor  is  America's 
desire  to  use  "off  time"  for  leisure, 
bringing    them    to    the    beach    areas. 

The  major  cities  such  as  New  York, 
Chicago,  Los  Angeles  are  losing  indus- 
try and  population.  Annexation  off- 
sets this  to  some  extent,  but  now  we 
are  seeing  great  development  of  strip 
cities  in  these  growth  areas.  Here  is  the 
ballpark  of  operation  for  the  growing 
home  mission  church. 

We  are  aware  that  the  Inner-city, 


rural  areas,  and  certain  other  areas  of 
specialized  population  do  exist.  These 
should  not  be  neglected.  However,  the 
mainline  of  our  home  mission  thrust 
must  be  where  people  are  locating  and 
where  we  have  people  we  can  use  to 
start  a  church. 

When  several  families  from  the 
Mansfield,  Ohio,  area  were  directed  to 
Aiken,  South  Carolina,  by  industry, 
we  saw  a  practical  example  of  what  we 
are  talking  about.  These  people 
banded  together  and  formed  the  nu- 
cleus for  starting  a  new  Grace  Brethren 
Church.  Hopefully,  we  look  for  this  to 
happen  all  over  our  nation  as  Brethren 
people  are  being  moved.  We  want  to 
be  ready  to  buy  up  these  opportunities 
as  God  directs. 

Jesus  said,  ".  .  .  Go  out  into  the 
highways  and  hedges,  and  compel 
them  to  come  in,  that  my  house  may 
be  filled"  (Luke  14:23).  Our  Lord 
knew  where  the  people  were.  Propheti- 
cally, He  knew  what  our  job  would  be 
in  1976. 

We  must  be  flexible,  up  to  date  on 
methods  and  procedures,  and  pray  for 
wisdom  to  cope  with  these  changing 
structures.  No  church  can  sit  idly  by 
and  expect  that  the  moving  masses  of 
peoples  will  beat  a  path  to  its  door.  We 
have  a  wonderful  message  that  will 
meet  man's  need.  Let  us  use  every  ef- 
fort to  direct  our  thrust  where  people 
are  and  adjust  our  resources  to  be  able 
to  share  Christ  in  the  most  effective 
way  possible.  # 


Grace  Brethren  -  with  Navajo  Accent! 

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these  responsibilities.  They  have 
adopted  their  church  constitution  and 
officially  called  John  Trujillo  to  be 
their  pastor.  They  have  elected  some 
of  their  church  officers  to  Assist  them 
in  carrying  out  some  of  these  new  re- 
sponsibilities they  face  as  members  of 
a  local  church. 

A  second  group  of  Navajo  believers 
have  organized  themselves  into  a  local 
church  located  20  miles  west  of  Coun- 
selor. They  have  chosen  the  name  of 
Nageezi  Grace  Brethren  Church  and 
will  be  assisted  by  missionary  Phil 
Lesko  along  with  John  and  Lee  Tru- 
jillo. Thus  the  Navajo  Church  will  have 
a  thrust  into  two  geographical  areas  of 
Navajoland.  We  trust  this  duo  thrust 


will  be  an  encouragement  for  Navajo 
Christians  to  see  the  potential  of  even 
more  new  churches  in  the  future  as 
they  assume  their  role  of  fulfilling  the 
Great  Commission  and  evangelizing 
their  own  people. 

With  the  establishment  of  the  Nava- 
jo Church  on  a  formal  basis,  a  new 
milestone  has  been  reached  in  the 
ministry  of  the  Brethren  Navajo  Mis- 
sion and  the  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council.  We  know  that  Brethren 
people  across  the  land  will  rejoice  with 
us  in  this  achievement;  the  result  of 
God's  blessing  and  the  faithfulness  of 
His  people. 

The  challenges  of  the  future  are 
even  greater  as  this  new  milestone  is 


reached.  Satan  will  not  be  content  to 
sit  back  and  watch  the  development  of 
Navajo  Christians  into  a  strong  vibrant 
testimony  of  God's  grace.  More  than 
ever  before  we  will  need  the  prayers  of 
God's  people  across  America  for 
strength  and  wisdom  in  guiding  these 
two  new  churches.  We  need  to  see  the 
power  of  God  working  through  the  in- 
dividual lives  of  each  missionary  in 
order  that  the  total  mission  outreach 
will  be  effective  in  bringing  Navajo 
boys  and  girls,  as  well  as  adults,  to  a 
knowledge  of  Christ.  It  is  a  big  pro- 
gram with  big  responsibilities  and  the 
eternal  destiny  of  Navajo  Indians  is  at 
stake.  May  God  help  each  of  us  in  de- 
termining what  we  can  do  to  help.    W 


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mento,  California,  were  privileged  to 
do  on  February  8. 

A  replica  of  the  original  Liberty 
Bell,  complete  with  the  crack,  was  on 
display  in  front  of  the  church  when 
the  students  arrived.  The  verse  which 
is  inscribed  on  the  original  bell  and  on 
this  replica  was  the  memory  verse  for 
the  day:  "Proclaim  liberty  throughout 
all  the  land"  Leviticus  25:10. 

Neighbors  far  and  near  were  re- 
minded by  the  gong  of  the  bell  that 
the  church  on  the  corner  was  about  to 
begin  the  Sunday  morning  service.  In- 
side those  church  doors,  a  message  is 
being  taught  and  preached  which  is  the 
only  way  for  a  person  to  have  com- 
plete freedom— freedom  from  sin  and 
the  resulting  new  life  in  Christ  when  a 
person  yields  his  life  to  God's  special 
plan. 

Presenting  this  plan  and  teaching 
God's  Holy  Word  is  what  Sunday 
School  in  this  church  is  all  about. 


Superintendent  Robert  Mitchell 
declares  the  beginning  of  Sunday  School. 


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A  CLAIM   FOR   FINANCIAL 

SECURITY? 

*  Keep  off  "the  grill"  by  starting 
a  savings  account  paying  5%% 

*  Forego  the  T-bone-steak-on- 
hamburger  income 

*  Legal  tender  is  the  "best  ten- 
derizer"  for  tough  financial 
stakes 

*  A  savings  will  keep  your  finan- 
cial reputation  from  becoming 
"charred" 

*  Let  your  savings  work  for  the 
Lord  and  one  day  hear  that 
"Well  done"  from  Him 

*  For  a  "Free  Recipe"  write: 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


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...  for  His  marvelous  work  of  raising  up  two 
Brethren  churches  among  the  Navajo  people! 

"Grace  Brethren  with  a  Navajo  accent"  has  been 
a  long-time  prayer  goal  of  many  interested  Breth- 
ren. Now  it  has  been  doubly  answered! 

As  with  any  new  church,  there  are  struggles  and 
trials  ahead.  But  these  people  are  committed  to 
forging  through  them  as  two  Brethren  testimonies. 
The  staff  of  the  Brethren  Navajo  Mission  will  help 
nurture  the  works  along. 

We're  asking  you  to  join  us  in  an  offering  of 
praise  for  the  work  of  the  Brethren  Navajo  Mission. 
We  believe  there  are  10,000  people  who  will  give 
$5  or  more  as  praise  to  the  Lord  for  building  His 
church. 

Vital  to  the  maturing  of  these  new  churches  is 
the  assistance  of  the  Mission.  A  $50,000  offering 
would  insure  the  ongoing  ministry  of  the  Mission 
and  encourage  the  dedicated  staff  members. 

You  should  receive  further  details  about  the  of- 
fering in  the  mail  soon.  A  special  envelope  will  be 
provided  so  you  can  give  to  this  specific  project. 

We  hope  you  will  use  it  as  an  opportunity  to 
"just  praise  the  Lord!" 


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N#ws  Summary 

From  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches  and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association    ^S' 


•  St.  Petersburg,  Fla.  The  new  wing  of  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  was  dedicated  Sunday,  March  28,  1976,  dur- 
ing the  morning  service.  The  dedication  speaker  was  Rev. 
Charles  Ashman  of  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

The  new  addition  will  provide  more  classrooms  and 
also  a  large  fellowship  haU,  and  a  smaller  informal  youth 
room  designated  as  "Sonja  Memorial"  in  memory  of 
Sonja  Slater,  who  went  to  be  with  the  Lord  last  Septem- 
ber. In  the  far  corner  of  the  building  is  a  pastor's  study. 
The  total  square  footage  of  the  building  is  376,  and  it 
was  built  for  approximately  $35,000  through  volunteer 
help  and  some  subcontracting.  The  architect  was  Val 
Curtise  a  member  of  the  church.  The  real  blessing  was 
the  way  the  Lord  provided  for  the  congregation  through 
love  gifts  for  this  project  allowing  the  project  to  be  com- 
pleted with  only  an  additional  $10,000  doUar  debt  which 
was    financed    through    BIF.    Wm.   Tweeddale,   pastor. 

•  Fort  Myers,  Fla.  The  Prophetic  conference  conducted 
by  Rev.  Nathan  Meyer  had  an  average  attendance  of  250 
a  service  which  set  a  new  record.  The  Sunday  morning 
worship  service  had  301  present-an  all-time  high.  The 
media  of  television,  radio  and  newspaper  was  most  gra- 
cious in  reporting  the  meetings,  and  interviews  were 
granted  to  Nathan  Meyer  as  he  gave  information  on  the 
Ark  and  related  world  affairs.  Randall  Poyner,  pastor. 

•Anderson,  S.C.  The  green  light  is  on  for  the  Ander- 
son congregation  and  it  is  with  enthusiasm  that  they  are 
looking  forward  to  building  this  summer.  Grading  is 
completed  and  all  of  it  was  done  free  of  charge  by  An- 
derson County  road  equipment  with  prisoners  doing  the 
actual  work. 

Pastor  Marion  Thomas  says  there  is  a  new  district  in 
the  making  in  the  "Deep  South."  Meetings  are  being 
held  in  Charlotte  with  Bob  Jones  University  students 
helping  in  the  work.  Two  of  these  young  men,  Randy 
Senior  and  Bob  Fetterhoff  ("Preacher  Boys"),  were  also 
willing  workers  at  both  the  Anderson  and  Aiken 
churches.  There  are  people  in  Winston-Salem  who  are 
asking  that  services  be  started  soon  in  their  area.  Several 
Brethren  famQies  have  also  moved  to  Charleston,  S.C, 
recently  and  desire  to  start  services.  If  any  of  our  readers 
know  of  Brethren  in  Charleston,  Charleston  Heights,  or 
Summerville,  S.C,  please  send  word  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Terry  Gleason,  Doraree  Village  Apts.,  6701  Dorchester 
Rd.,  Apt.  221,  Charleston,  S.C.  29405. 

•Changes.  Llewellyn  Ingwaldson,  3117  W.  Ocotillo, 
Phoenix,  Ariz.  85017  .  .  .  Earl  Funderburg,  Box  3435, 
Kenai,  Alaska  99611  .  .  .  Richard  Grant,  3839  Dauthiri 
Dr.,  N.E.,  Canton  Ohio  44721. 


•  Denver,  Colo.  A  "Red  Letter"  day  was  recently  cele- 
brated for  three  churches  (Denver,  Arvada,  and  Colorado 
Springs)  as  they  met  at  the  Denver  church  for  a  bap- 
tismal service  which  included  the  baptism  of  Pastor  Don- 
ald and  Marilyn  Weltmer  and  family.  Mr.  Weltmer  (a 
Grace  Seminary  graduate)  is  now  pastoring  the  Denver 
congregation.  Following  the  baptismal  service  a  joint 
communion  service  of  the  three  churches  was  held.  The 
afternoon  brought  the  joy  of  fellowship  and  rejoicing  in 
the  Lord.  There  were  131  present  at  the  morning  wor- 
ship service  of  the  Denver  Grace  Brethren  Church. 

•Kittanning,  Pa.  (First).  The  Generation  Gap  was  em- 
phatically closed  recently  when  the  oldsters  and  the 
youngsters  got  together  at  a  banquet  that  was  hosted  by 
the  youth.  The  banquet  room  was  arranged  with  small 
tables  seating  four-two  retirement-aged  adults  and  two 
youths  at  each  table.  The  youth  took  the  menu  orders 
and  served  the  adults.  Old-time  songs  and  new-fangled 
songs  were  enthusiastically  sung  by  the  group,  and  then 
some  really  old  slides  were  shown  bringing  laughs  to 
everyone.  The  guest  speaker  was  Rev.  Wesley  HaUer  who 
brought  a  timely  devotional  after  which  two  contests 
were  held-hoop  rolling  and  games  of  jacks.  Pastor  Don- 
ald Farner  concludes  this  news  item  by  saying:  "There 
were  about  70  youths  and  adults  who  enjoyed  this  un- 
usual evening.  While  the  old-time  rocking  chair  and  the 
space-age  rocket  are  a  generation  apart,  representatives 
from  both  periods  do  not  need  to  be  apart  in  love,  re- 
spect, and  fellowship  for  each  other." 

•  Lexington,  Ohio.  The  seventh  anniversary  of  the  dedi- 
cation of  the  original  building  was  celebrated  by  dedicat- 
ing an  additional  Sunday  School  wing.  This  was  the 
second  addition  to  the  original  structure.  Rev.  Terrance 
Taylor,  former  pastor  under  whose  ministry  the  first  and 
second  structures  were  buUt,  was  the  special  speaker  for 
the  day.  Dean  Risser,  pastor. 

•Marshall,  Tex.  (EP)— Evangelist  Hans  Mulikin  has  de- 
cided to  call  America  back  to  God  by  an  unusual  publi- 
city stunt:  crawling  on  his  hands  and  knees  from  his 
home  town  to  Washington,  D.C 

Evangelist  Mulikin  is  currently  underway,  pulling  a 
wagon  which  carries  the  slogan  "Son  1." 

It's  his  way  of  calling  America  to  prayer  for  national 
repentance  and  faith  in  Jesus  Christ. 

•Iowa  District  News.  More  than  100  people  gathered  at 
an  annual  banquet  recently  at  Des  Moines.  Sponsored  by 
the  district  laymen  the  affair  was  considered  a  real  suc- 
cess. Pastor  Gilbert  Gilgan,  Jr.,  of  the  Cedar  Rapids 
Grace  Brethren  Church  was  the  speaker  for  the  evening, 
and  a  group  from  the  Grace  Bible  Institute  in  Omaha 
brought  special  music  to  the  enjoyment  of  all  present. 


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Lori  Cook  is  giving  Rev.  &  Mrs.  Roy  Snyder  a  cup  of  water. 

•Dayton,  Ohio  (First).  A  missionary  conference  was  a 
tlirilling  experience  with  missionaries  from  Africa,  Ar- 
gentina and  Brazil  featured  in  this  exciting  program.  A 
thousand-dollar  project  was  adopted  by  our  congrega- 
tion to  supply  a  water  purifying  system  at  Bangui.  God 
more  than  supplied  the  need,  as  $2,100  was  given  for 
missions  on  Sunday,  March  28.  Now  our  missionaries 
can  have  a  cup  of  cold  water  which  is  free  of  parasites. 
G.  Forrest  Jackson,  pastor. 


•  Free  service  available.  A  free  liaison  service  is 
available  to  all  Brethren  churches  and  ordained  or 
licensed  ministers  by  contacting  the  coordinator  of 
the  Committee  for  Pastorless  Churches  and  Avail- 
able Men.  Names  of  churches  or  individuals  are 
listed  upon  proper  authorization.  Lists  are  available 
upon  request.  Avoid  unnecessary  delay  in  contact- 
ing a  prospective  pastor  by  writing  to:  Rev.  Thomas 
E.  Hammers,  coordinator,  604  Chestnut  Ave., 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590;  or  phone  219-267-5977. 


•  Washington,  D.C.  (EP)-At  midnight  March  28,  Sun- 
day, the  baby  will  have  been  born  that  brings  the  cur- 
rent population  of  the  planet  to  4  billion,  according  to 
the  latest  demographic  estimates  prepared  by  the  Popu- 
lation Reference  Bureau. 

The  human  race  spent  between  2  and  3  miOion  years 
reaching  1  billion,  says  the  bureau,  in  1850  when  1,370 
inhabitants  were  added  each  day.  The  second  billion 
took  only  80  years;  the  third  billion  another  30  years, 
with  that  time  cut  in  half  to  roughly  15  years  for  the 
present  milestone  of  4  bilUon. 

Throughout  this  year,  each  new  dawn  will  bring  a 
formidable  increase  of  approximately  195,000  newborn 
infants  to  share  the  resources  of  a  finite  world. 

•  Minneapolis  (EP)— Jerry  Lucas,  the  former  professional 
basketball  star  who  was  coauthor  of  a  best-selling  book 
on  memory,  is  now  devoting  all  his  time  to  a  ministry  of 
helping  people  learn  to  memorize  the  Bible. 

On  a  visit  here,  the  36-year-old,  6  foot,  8  inch  for- 
ward and  center  for  the  Cincinnati  Royals  and  the  New 
York  Knicks,  said  he  believes  "the  Lord  wants  me  to 
spend  the  rest  of  my  life  teaching  others  how  to  remem- 
ber His  Word." 

Mr.  Lucas  said  his  life  had  changed  abruptly  two 
years  ago  when  his  wife,  Sharalee,  encouraged  him  to 
read  the  Bible  and  he  "received  Jesus  Christ  as  my  per- 
sonal Saviour." 

"My  life  will  never  be  the  same,"  he  said. 


•  Long  Beach,  Calif.  (Community).  Such  a  good  time 
was  enjoyed  at  the  celebration  of  the  Tenth  Anniversary 
and  Homecoming  Day  that  several  suggested  the  church 
should  have  a  "Tenth  Anniversary"  every  year!  The  at- 
tendances for  the  day  included  224  in  Sunday  School, 
213  in  morning  worship,  and  about  200  for  the  after- 
noon dinner  and  service  that  followed.  The  special  offer- 
ing of  the  day  was  to  be  used  toward  the  purchasing  of  a 
church  sign  and  support  for  Cheri  Harrison  who  will  be 
going  to  Alaska  as  a  summer  missionary. 

"Pray  that  the  burglars  wiU  be  so  convicted  of  their 
sin  they'll  seek  salvation  and  forgiveness  through 
Christ!"  .  .  .  This  is  the  reaction  the  church  recently  had 
due  to  a  major  break-in  and  burglary.  Two  cassette  re- 
corders, a  small  radio,  movie  camera,  and  a  fire  extin- 
guisher were  stolen  plus  several  church  keys  and  the  key 
to  the  bus.  There  was  extensive  damage  done  to  doors 
and  windows  were  smashed.  Insurance  will  cover  most  of 
the  loss.  Ralph  Colburn,  pastor. 

•Daily  Devotions  Circulation  Growing.  The  widely  used 
Daily  Devotions  Bible  study-prayer  guide,  inaugurated  in 
1963  by  the  First  Brethren  Church,  Wooster,  Ohio,  has 
grown  from  a  modest  circulation  covering  four  churches 
to  a  denominational -wide  use  of  over  6,800  copies  quar- 
terly. The  daily  reading  assignments  follow  the  assigned 
study  portions  of  the  Bible-0-Rama  series  published  by 
the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co.  Scripts,  enlightening 
the  daily  readings,  are  written,  on  a  voluntary  basis,  by 
Brethren  pastors  and  missionaries.  The  editing  is  cared 
for  by  the  sponsoring  congregation,  which  also  prepares 
all  the  scripts  for  final  printing.  Production  and  distribu- 
tion is  by  the  Herald  Co.  Orders  for  Daily  Devotions 
should  be  sent  to  the  First  Brethren  Church,  P.  O.  Box 
1,  Wooster,  Ohio  44691 .  Due  to  increased  costs  the  new 
donation  rates  will  be  40c  per  single  copy,  postpaid;  in 
orders  of  ten  or  more,  35c  per  copy  plus  15  percent 
postage. 

PRAY  FOR   THESE  MEETINGS 

Notice  of  meetings  to  be  listed  in  this  column  must  be  recieved 
for  publication  at  least  45  days  in  advance  of  theirscheduled  dates. 

Goshen,    Ind.     May    23-28,    Harold    Airington,    pastor; 

Becker  Team. 

Peru,  Ind.  May  30-June  4,  James  Marshall,  pastor;  Becker 

Team. 

Mansfield,  Ohio  (Woodville),  May  23-30,  Duke  WaUace, 

pastor;  Donald  Fitchett,  speaker. 

In  lilstnof  y 

Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor 

JONES,  Elizabeth,  Jan.  12,  a  member  of  the  Suburban 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Hatboro,  Pa. 
SCHAEFF,  Henry,  74,  Mar.  5,  a  faithful  member  of  the 
First  Brethren  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio,  for  55  years. 
MARTIN,  Ruth,  79,  Mar.  26.  She  was  a  faithful  member 
of  the  Calvary  Brethren  Church,  Hagerstown,  Md. 
STEVENS,  Ethel,  Mar.  13,  a  member  of  the  First  Breth- 
ren Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 


Weddings 


A  six-month's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald is  given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Esther  Anthony  and  Russell  Stock,  Mar.  27,  Suburban 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Hatboro,  Pa. 


MAY  15,  1976 


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NEWS  SUMMARY  (Continued  from  page  13) 

•  National  conference  information.  In  the  interest  of 
cost  conservation,  there  will  not  be  a  conference  mini- 
program  bulletin  insert  printed  and  distributed  to  all 
churches  this  year.  Conference  dates  are  August  6-13, 
and  housing  information  has  been  printed  in  the  Breth- 
ren Missionary  Herald  and  Daily  Devotions.  The  confer- 
ence program  is  in  production,  and  copies  will  be  mailed 
to  all  churches  as  soon  as  possible. 

•  Welland,  Ont.  (EP)-A  Jehovah's  Witness,  Mrs.  An- 
toinette DiCarlo,  48,  gravely  injured  in  a  traffic  accident, 
died  after  her  husband  refused  to  allow  a  blood  trans- 
fusion, investigating  coroner  Dr.  Bruce  Penton  said  here. 

Mrs.  DiCarlo  died  in  the  intensive  care  ward  of  St. 
Catherines  General  hospital  three-and-a-half  hours  after 
she  was  admitted. 

Five  doctors  treated  her  and  a  supply  of  blood  was 
available,  the  coroner  said. 

Jehovah's  Witnesses  refuse  blood  transfusions  because 
they  insist  that  Old  Testament  verses  warning  against 
eating  blood  of  any  animal  cover  blood  transfusions. 

•  Shelby,  N.C.  (EP)— Some  75  young  members  of  Bethel 
Baptist  Church  here  brought  their  rock  and  roll  record- 
ings to  a  parking  lot  bonfire  which  destroyed  about  200 
discs  by  popular  rock  and  roll  musicians. 

"The  Lord  told  me  in  my  heart  this  was  the  wrong 
kind  of  music  to  be  listening  to,"  16-year-old  Kevin 
Leigh  told  a  reporter  at  the  scene. 

The  Associated  Press  news  story  said  the  idea  for  the 
bonfire  originated  with  the  church's  youth  coordinator, 
Donald  BalltizgUer,  35. 

"Anything  in  a  Christian's  life  other  than  Christ  Him- 
self being  a  dominant  force  we  feel  is  not  right,"  the 
youth  minister  said. 

Bethel's  pastor,  J.  M.  EzeU,  explained  that  the  staff 
was  "just  trying  to  teach  our  young  people  that  you 
don't  have  to  be  caught  up  in  this  satanic  force  of  rock 
music  in  order  to  be  popular." 

•Wytheville,  Va.  (EP)— "Business  is  picking  up  so  fast  I 
can  hardly  cope  with  it,"  exclaimed  H.  G.  Fouse  Jr., 
following  his  decision  to  throw  out  the  booze  and  turn 
in  his  liquor  license. 

Church  groups  have  gone  out  of  their  way  to  schedule 
meetings  at  the  HoUday  Inn  facility  just  off  much- 
traveled  Interstate  31  in  this  southwest  Virginia  city  of 
6,000  people. 

Fouse's  decision  followed  personal  problems  he  won't 
discuss,  along  with  experiences  with  drunks  while  work- 
ing part  time  at  the  local  jail.  In  addition,  he  was  stabbed 
in  the  motel's  parking  lot  in  1974  when  he  tried  to  stop 
someone  who  was  driving  away  under  the  influence  of 
alcohol. 

The  manager  used  part  of  a  $5,000  bonus  for  good 
management  to  purchase  Bibles,  which  he  distributes  to 
guests. 

•Three  churches  in  the  Iowa  District  (Des  Moines  and 
Leon  of  Iowa  and  Winona,  Minn.)  had  the  privilege  of 
sharing  in  the  ministries  of  Rev.  Herman  Hein,  Jr.,  and 
this  was  accomplished  by  a  cooperative  concern  for 
others.  The  expenses  were  shared,  and  then  the  district 
laymen  provided  travel  expenses  for  the  evangelist  so  he 
could  minister  at  Winona,  Minn.  There  were  125  deci- 
sions made  in  these  three  meetings.  Where  there  is  a 
willingness  to  share,  the  Lord  enters  into  the  project  by 
sending  spiritual  benefits. 


•  Kansas  City,  Mo.  (EP)— A  mammoth  meeting  of  Chris- 
tian Charismatics,  perhaps  one  of  the  largest  ecumenical 
gatherings  in  history— with  some  60,000  participants- 
will  be  held  July  20-24,  1977,  at  various  sites  here. 

The  program  will  encourage  "free  expression"  of  de- 
nominational conferences  within  the  general  conference 
itself. 

Called  the  "1977  Conference  on  Charismatic  Renewal 
in  the  Christian  Churches,"  the  gathering  will  include 
Baptists,  Catholics,  Episcopalians,  Lutherans,  Menno- 
nites,  Methodists,  Pentecostals,  Presbyterians  and  other 
Christians.  It  will  use  Arrowhead  Stadium,  home  of  the 
Kansas  City  Chiefs,  a  new  downtown  convention  com- 
plex, Kemper  Arena  and  many  other  sites. 

•  Richmond,  Va.  (EP)— Gov.  Mills  E.  Godwin  of  Virginia 
has  signed  into  law  a  bill  which  authorizes  public  school 
divisions  to  establish  "the  daily  observance  of  one 
minute  of  silence  in  each  classroom"  to  be  used  for 
prayer  or  meditation. 

The  measure,  passed  by  the  Virginia  General  Assem- 
bly, will  take  effect  July  1.  Although  the  measure  was 
approved  by  an  overwhelming  vote,  many  legislators 
have  predicted  that  it  will  be  challenged  in  the  courts. 

Organized  prayer  in  public  schools  has  been  banned 
by  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court.  According  to  its  statement 
of  purpose,  the  Virginia  bill  was  created  "in  order  that 
the  right  of  every  pupil  to  the  free  exercise  of  religion  be 
guaranteed  within  the  schools  .  .  .  ." 

•  Bicentennial    bulletins    for    special   July   observances. 

Cost  is  $2.75  per  hundred.  Postage  paid  if  check  accom- 
panies the  order.  You  will  find  them  excellent  for  those 
special  July  programs  and  also  as  an  aid  in  the  GROW 
campaign.  Order  now  as  no  further  printings  are 
planned.  GROW/BMH,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
46590. 

•Tucson,  Ariz.  Reports  by  Pastor  Kenneth  Curtis  prove 
that  the  senior  citizens  are  not  forgotten  by  the  Silver- 
bell  Grace  Brethren  Church.  Mr.  Lee  Brock,  a  former 
minister,  is  the  leader  of  the  senior  citizens  (Silver  Belles 
and  Beaus)  and  the  group  has  grown  to  a  high  of  43  in 
attendance.  They  have  a  monthly  meeting  generally  in- 
cluding a  potluck  supper  followed  by  a  special  program. 
Two  policemen  have  addressed  the  group  giving  interest- 
ing and  practical  hints.  Mr.  Hal  Grause  from  Sonora 
National  Desert  Museum  was  also  one  of  the  special 
speakers. 

•Boswell,  Pa.  There  was  no  lack  of  age  communication 
when  the  men  and  boys  of  the  Laurel  Mt.  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  got  together  to  enjoy  a  banquet.  The  ladies 
of  the  church  graciously  worked  to  supply  an  abundant 
and  delicious  meal.  Pastor  Don  Rager  of  the  Conemaugh 
Brethren  Church  gave  a  challenging  message,  and  a  film, 
"Big  Splash,"  was  shown.  Awards  were  given  to  the  fol- 
lowing boys  who  had  achieved  their  goals  in  the  Brigade 
program:  Kelly  Stemmler,  Danny  Markley,  Tim  Stemm- 
ler,  Tom  Gibson,  and  Scott  Gibson. 

•  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  The  many  who  attended  the  special 
meetings  conducted  by  Evangelist  Herman  Hein,  Jr.,  re- 
sponded with  enthusiasm  and  there  were  45  public  deci- 
sions. According  to  the  pastor,  Robert  Wilson,  the  "con- 
gregation did  a  wonderful  job  of  encouraging  others  to 
attend,  and  we  are  looking  forward  to  future  benefits 
from  this  effort." 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


Living  yWemoriois 


A  memorial  gift  not  only  perpetuates  the  memory  of  a  departed  loved  one 
or  friend,  but  brings  comfort  to  the  bereaved  and  also  witnesses  to  your  con- 
cern for  the  Christian  education  of  the  students  in  Grace  College  and  Seminary. 

The  family  of  the  departed  one  is  promptly  notified  of  the  memorial  with- 
out mentioning  the  amount  of  the  gift. 

The  following  memorials  were  received  February  15  through  March  31, 
1976.  You  may  use  the  form  below  for  your  Living  Memorial  gift. 


In  Memory  of: 

Rev.  H.  Leslie  Moore 

David  Stockport 

Virgil  J.  Kiintz 

James  S.  Ehly 

Mrs.  Gladys  Symons 

Julie  Maurer 

Joseph  Stephens 

Jack  and  Robert  Shaffer 

Living  Memorial  Fund 

Mrs.  Herbert  (Ruth)  Bess 

I.  James  and  Eleanor  H.  White 

A  sher  Spurlock 
William  R.  (Bill)  Smith 
John  W.  Weaver 
Paul  H.  Merkey 
Joseph  Stephens 


Rev.  Cecil  H.  Norman 
James  Bryan  Elder 


Given  By: 

Dorothy  I.  Van  Horn 

Mi.  and  Mrs.  Robert  W.  Harten 

Miss  Miriam  Rohrer 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  Davis 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ronald  E.  Lane 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  C.  Dairough 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  Ringler 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carl  Shaffer 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thurlo  E.  Fuller 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jan  Brumbaugh 

Mr.  James  W.  White  and 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  A.  White  &  family 

Mrs.  John  J.  Abner 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  CUfford  Burket 

Mr.  Franklin  Weaver 

Mrs.  Ruth  L.  Merkey 

William  H.  Cable,  Cable  Company 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hugh  Franks 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harvey  Semis 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  A.  Wells 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clifford  Burket 


Clip  and  mail  to  Living  Meinorials.      Grace  CoKege  and  Seminary 

Winona  Lake.  Indiana  46590 
Please  print  all  information 


A    LIVING   MEMORIAL 


Appointments 


Miss 

Name                                                                                               Amount  of  gift 

(will  remain  conddeniiall 

Address 

Town                                                       State                                 Zip 

Relationship  to  the  deceased 

In  memory  of 

Name 
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Address                                                                                       Town                                State                                 Zip 
Please  designate  my  gift  for:       D  College  Student  Aid         D  Seminary  Sludeni  Aid           D  Current  Fund 

D  Development  Fund           D  Endowment  Fund             D  Fund-of  my  choice  (name  fund) 
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Three  appointments  made  by  the  Grace  Schools' 
trustees  at  the  spring  board  meeting  included  a  new 
seminary  dean,  seminary  director  of  admissions, 
and  a  head  librarian. 

Dr.  E.  William  Male  has  been  appointed  Dean  of 
the  Grace  Seminary  for  the  1976-77  academic 
school  year.  He  will  succeed  Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr., 
who  will  become  the  third  president  of  Grace 
Schools  this  fall.  Dr.  IVIale  currently  teaches  psy- 
chology and  Christian  education  in  the  college.  In 
the  seminary  he  is  the  instructor  of  Christian  edu- 
cation and  directs  the  graduate  program  in  Chris- 
tian School  Administration  held  each  summer  on 
campus.  He  was  academic  dean  of  the  college  from 
1964-74. 

Professor  Robert  D.  I  bach,  Jr.,  will  become  the 
head  librarian  this  fall.  He  has  been  a  member  of 


the  faculty  since  1969  and  serves  as  library  assistant 
for  the  seminary  and  assistant  professor  of  Old 
Testament  and  archeology.  In  1975  he  received  the 
Master  of  Library  Science  degreeat  Indiana  Universi- 
ty. Ibach  will  replace  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Ben  Hamilton, 
who  are  retiring  as  the  Grace  librarians  this  fall. 

Rev.  Charles  H.  Ashman  will  become  the  Director 
of  Admissions  of  the  Seminary  at  the  beginning  of 
the  1976-7/^  academic  school  year  in  September. 
He  has  resigned  as  pastor  of  the  Winona  Lake  Breth- 
ren Church  to  accept  the  position  succeeding  Dr. 
John  J.  Davis,  who  will  assume  the  duties  of  execu- 
tive vice  president  of  Grace  Schools. 

Ashman  will  continue  as  assistant  professor  of 
practical  theology.  He  has  25  years  of  pastoral  ex- 
perience and  will  also  develop  a  new  intern  program 
as  Director  of  Seminary  Student  Internships. 


MAY  15,  1976 


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Obviously,  for  some  of  us  it  means 
a  great  relief  and  a  profound  sense  of 
satisfaction,  (it  fias  been  a  long  time 
and  it's  not  been  without  its  diffi- 
culties and  its  times  of  disappoint- 
ment.) With  our  determination  not  to 
compromise  on  our  commitment  to 
the  Word  of  God,  we  l<new  we  would 
have  to  go  far  beyond  the  ordinary 
standards  that  might  have  otherwise 
satisfied  the  North  Central  Associa- 
tion. We  knew  it  wouldn't  be  easy,  but 
we  had  no  idea  just  how  long  and  how 
hard  the  task  might  be.  Frankly,  there 
were  times  when  we  felt  a  little  like 
the  proverbial  donkey  with  the  carrot 
fastened  on  a  stick,  dangling  just  a 
foot  or  so  in  front  of  its  face.  As  we 
met  certain  requirements,  it  was  only 
to  find  that  in  the  meantime  those  re- 
quirements, or  the  procedures  in- 
volved, had  changed. 

But  it's  all  over  now— and  you  can 
understand  why  I  say  that  for  some  of 
us  this  decision  of  the  NCA  brings 
with  it  a  great  feeling  of  achievement 
and  satisfaction. 


Before  I  comment  any  further  on 
what  this  accreditation  of  Grace  Col- 
lege means  for  us,  let  me  observe 
several  things  it  doesn't  mean. 

(1)  It  doesn't  mean  that  we  have 
"arrived"  at  the  pinnacle  of  perfection 
as  an  academic  institution.  We  don't 
dare  interpret  this  achievement  as  an 
indication  that  we  can  now  rest  and 
bask  in  our  newly  won  position.  I  am 
not  convinced  that  we  have  yet  experi- 
enced all  the  great  things  that  God  has 
intended  for  these  schools  that  He  has 
raised  up.  This  is  not  a  time,  therefore, 
to    let    down,    but    a    milestone  that 


should  encourage  us  to  renew  our  ef- 
forts to  make  Grace  all  that  He  wants 
it  to  be— both  for  His  glory  and  for  the 
growing  impact  of  our  graduates  in 
this  world  that  so  desperately  needs  to 
know  Him. 

(2)  Accreditation  doesn't  mean  that 
we  will  automatically  get  all  the 
money  that  we  might  desire  for  all  our 
various  programs.  Although  this  new 
status  will  undoubtedly  free  up  some 
funds  that  would  otherwise  never  be 


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available  to  us,  we  shouldn't  think  that 
the  philanthropic  foundations  are  now 
going  to  form  a  line  to  see  how  much 
they  can  pour  into  our  coffers.  It  just 
doesn't  work  that  way,  and  it's  a  good 
thing  it  doesn't.  God  knows  our  needs 
and  He  also  knows  our  hearts,  and  I'm 
convinced  that  He's  never  going  to  per- 
mit us  to  get  to  the  point  where  we 
might  be  tempted  to  think  we  can 
make  it— even  financially— without  His 
help. 


By  Dr.  E.  William  Male 

Director  of 
Christian  Scliool  Administration 


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(3)  Accreditation  doesn't  mean, 
either,  that  we're  necessarily  going  to 
be  Inundated  with  new  student  appli- 
cations, or  that  we  should  expect 
phenomenal  enrollment  growth.  For 
years,  students  who  have  had  their 
own  priorities  straight— who  really 
meant  business  for  God— have  decided 
that  the  values  of  Grace's  offerings 
(spiritually  and  morally  as  well  as  aca- 
demically) more  than  offset  the  pos- 
sible problems  associated  with  its  lack 
of  regional  accreditation.  Witness  this 
fine  student  body  we  have  today. 

What  I'm  saying  is  that  although 
there  may  be  some  increase  in  student 


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applications,  and  greater  opportunity 
for  selectivity;  in  the  composition  of 
our  student  body,  we  shouldn't  expect 
—or  even  desire— unusual  numerical 
growth  from  this  new  status. 


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motivators  for  this  entire  effort.  It  was 
a  frustrating— at  times  heartbreaking- 
experience  for  Grace  students  to  be 
denied  admittance  into  a  professional 
or  graduate  school,  or  certification  to 
work  in  the  profession  for  which  they 
had  prepared,  not  because  of  any  de- 
ficiency on  their  part,  but  solely  be- 
cause their  Alma  Mater  lacked  regional 
accreditation.  Now,  even  though  there 
is  little  or  no  change  in  the  academic 


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To  turn  to  the  more  positive,  what 
will  accreditation  mean  to  us?  I've  al- 
ready alluded  to  our  personal  sense  of 
achievement  and  satisfaction,  an  in- 
creased ability  to  tap  otherwise  un- 
available sources  of  money,  and  some 
increase  in  student  applications.  There 
are  also  a  number  of  other  fringe  bene- 
fits that  we  won't  even  have  time  to 
mention  today.  But  there  are  two 
things  that  I  believe  deserve  special  at- 
tention. 

(1)  The  primary  beneficiaries  of 
this  recognition  are  our  students— past, 
present  and  future.  And  frankly,  this 
consideration  was  one  of  the  dominant 


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program  itself,  all  of  a  sudden  it  is 
recognized  for  what  it  was  all  along. 
And  you  who  are  students  of  the  col- 
lege are  the  major  beneficiaries  of 
this— and  for  this  we're  delighted! 

(2)  There  is  one  other  significance 
to  the  recognition  to  which  I  want  to 
address  myself  in  closing.  It  may 
sound  a  bit  more  philosophic,  but  I 
suggest  it  is  every  bit  as  practical  and 
perhaps,  in  the  long  run,  far  more  im- 


portant than  anything  else  we've  men- 
tioned. 

There  have  always  been  those  de- 
tractors (both  within  the  family  of 
faith  and  outside  of  it)  who  have 
argued  that  academic  excellence  and 
spiritual  commitment  are  mutually  ex- 
clusive. I  don't  buy  that.  I've  heard  Dr. 
Hoyt  say  many  times,  "God  puts  no 
premium  on  ignorance."  During  my  12 
years  of  tenure  as  Academic  Dean  of 
Grace  College,  I  considered  one  of  our 
missions  as  a  Christian  school  to  be 
that  of  a  living,  growing  demonstration 
that  God  honors  honest  academic 
achievement,  and  that  excellence  in 
academia  and  unswerving  commitment 
to  the  authority  of  the  Word  of  God 
are  not  contradictory  but  complemen- 
tary. It  took  us  longer  than  might 
otherwise  have  been  necessary,  but  it 
seems  to  me  that  this  recognition  by 
the  North  Central  Association— and 
the  manner  in  which  it  has  been 
achieved— provide  a  very  tangible  testi- 


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mony  to  the  validity  of  that  convic- 
tion. 

Praise  God  with  me  today  for  this 
achievement  and  for  all  that  it 
means— for  Grace  Schools,  its  support- 
ers, and  its  students— and  for  the  cause 
of  higher  education  that  is  genuinely 
Christian.  # 


MAY  15,  1976 


ma  ACCREDITATION 


By  Dr.  Vance  A.  Yoder 

Academic  Dean  of  Grace  College 


Good  or  Bo^ 


As  of  March  31,  1976,  Grace  College  is  fully  accredited  by,  and  a  constituent  member  in,  the 
North  Central  Association  of  Colleges  and  Schools,  largest  and  best-known  of  the  six  regional  ac- 
crediting associations  in  our  country. 

Our  particular  fellowship  of  churches  was  born  out  of  controversy  over  the  question  of  what 
character  and  form  Christian  higher  education  ought  to  take.  Naturally,  the  immediate  thought  in 
some  minds  will  be  this:  What  did  Grace  College  gfve  up  in  order  to  gain  this  recognition?  With- 
out mental  reservation,  it  can  be  answered.  Nothing.  Nothing  related  to  our  doctrinal,  moral,  and 
spiritual  stand  has  been  sacrificed.  Primary  changes  made  have  been  in  those  areas  related  to  in- 
creased academic  qualifications  of  faculty  members,  new  facilities  and  equipment,  and  a  more 
established  financial  record  (a  decade  of  operation  "in  the  black"). 

Other  questions  to  be  answered  include  these: 


7.   How  long  has  Grace  worked  for  accreditation? 

Since  1956  Grace  has  pursued  regional  accreditation, 
now  culminating  in  full  approval  after  20  years  of 
endeavor. 

2.  Does  this  mean  Grace  is  now  rich? 

This  does  not  mean  material  wealth  in  any  sense.  The 
support  of  God's  people  will  continue  to  be  absolute- 
ly necessary  for  the  ongoing  of  Grace  Schools. 

3.  What  is  the  value  of  accreditation? 
Accreditation  is  the  recognized  hallmark  of  academic 
excellence  in  higher  education,  similar  to  what  the 
Good  Housekeeping  Seal  of  Approval  is  to  a  commer- 
cial product.  Other  benefits  include  easier  transfer  of 
credit,  eligibility  for  grants  from  foundations,  and  the 
right  to  participation  in  certain  academic  and  athletic 
competitions. 

4.  Is  accreditation  retroactive? 

The  practical  benefits  of  accreditation  do  accrue  to 
all  alumni. 


5.  Does  accreditation  for  current  students  indicate  that 
former  students  received  an  inferior  education? 

No,  we  would  rather  view  this  as  an  accrediting  by 
the  larger  educational  world  for  that  which  the  Lord 
had  already  set  His  seal  of  approval. 

6.  Does  accreditation  mean  Grace  is  permanently  locked 
into  a  secular  system? 

No,  accreditation  does  not  mean  that  Grace  College  is 
in  the  hands  of  a  secular  group  of  educators.  Our 
purpose  to  know  Christ  and  to  make  Him  known  is 
unchanged.  We  are  a  part  of  a  voluntary  educational 
association  from  which  we  may  elect  to  disassociate 
at  any  time. 

7.  lA/ill  Grace's  standards  deteriorate? 

No,  we  still  retain  our  independent,  autonomous 
stature  and  are  not  subject  to  higher  control  from 
outside  educators.  Entrance  requirements,  graduation 
requirements,  conduct  standards,  and  so  forth,  are  all 
still  a  part  of  our  internal  administrative  prerogative. 


Regional  accreditation  is  an  honor  and  responsibility;  yet,  it  is  not  by  any  means  the  most  im- 
portant recognition  for  Grace  College.  There  will  always  be  those  pressures  before  us  from  within 
and  without  to  conform  to  a  lowest  common  denominator  typical  of  mainstream  higher  educa- 
tion, whether  or  not  we  have  accreditation.  Knowing  this,  eternal  vigilance  is  always  needed  to 
keep  ourselves  true  to  our  goals,  purposes,  and  objectives  from  which  we  have  no  intention  of  de- 
parting. 

Pray  with  us  that  Grace  College  may  continue  to  be  faithful  for  many  years  to  come. 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


I 


A  new  baby  boy,  a  new  job,  and  a 
search  for  two  new  pastors  have  all 
converged  recently  on  the  life  of  Mike 
Alexander.  As  Mike  says,  "It  hasn't 
been  a  dull  month." 

On  February  27th  Mike's  wife, 
Anne,  gave  birth  to  a  baby  boy.  Jay 
Douglas.  Jay  is  their  first  child.  Mrs. 
Alexander  was  formerly  the  editorial 
secretary  for  the  Brethren  Missionary 
Herald. 

Mike  is  moderator  of  the  Warsaw 
Community  Grace  Brethren  Church 
and  on  Sunday,  March  14,  Pastors 
Dave  Miller  and  Paul  Mutchler  resigned 
from  their  positions.  The  resignations 
are  effective  June  1.  As  moderator  of 
the  church  it  will  be  Mike's  responsi- 
bility to  lead  the  pulpit  committee  to 
begin  the  search  for  a  new  pastor. 

On  top  of  this,  Mike  has  also  had  a 
change  of  employment.  As  of  March  1 , 
Mike  left  his  position  as  Financial 
Secretary  of  the  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  of  the  Brethren  Church  to  be- 
come the  Controller  of  Grace  Schools. 

Remarking  on  the  selection  of  Mike 
as  Controller,  Paul  Chappell,  Director 
of  Business  Affairs  said,  "I'm  glad  to 
have  Mike  as  a  part  of  the  Lord's  team 
here  in  the  business  office.  It  has  been 
beautiful  to  see  God  fit  the  puzzle  to- 
gether in  the  selecting  of  our  business 
staff  personnel." 

Mike  replaces  Les  Nutter  who 
served  as  Controller  for  seven  years. 
Les  began  work  for  the  business  office 


when  he  came  to  Grace  Seminary  in 
the  fall  of  1969.  During  seminary  Les 
was  a  busy  man.  Working  full-time  and 
fulfilling  his  role  as  husband  and 
father,  Mr.  Nutter  finally  graduated  in 
May  1974.  He  extended  his  service  as 
Controller  for  a  year  and  a  half  in 
order  to  assist  Mr.  Chappell  and  to 
conduct  additional  theological  study. 

Feeling  his  calling  was  to  the  pas- 
toral ministry,  in  February  Mr.  Nutter 
accepted  the  call  extended  to  him  by 
the  Wrightsville,  Pennsylvania,  Grace 
Brethren  Church. 

The  Controller's  job  is  basically  one 
of  financial  oversight  of  the  college 
finances,  student  aid  and  the  Winona 
Lake   Christian    Assembly's   expenses. 

In  Mike's  words  that  means  that 
"the  financial  office  is  a  service  organ- 
ization to  the  administration  and  fac- 
ulty for  the  benefit  of  the  students. 
It's  not  always  pleasant,  for  example, 
to  collect  on  student  accounts,  but  it 
is  our  job  to  assemble  the  financial 
data  and  coordinate  the  finances  for 
the  administration  and  faculty  as  they 
in  turn  serve  the  students." 

Mike's  hometown  is  Dayton,  Ohio, 
and  his  home  church  is  First  Brethren 
of  Dayton.  He  did  his  undergraduate 
work  at  Bowling  Green  State  Universi- 
ty, Bowling  Green,  Ohio,  receiving  the 
B.S.  in  accounting  in  1970. 

Following  graduation  Mike  worked 
two  years  for  public  accounting  firms 

By  Denny  Schultz 


in  Dayton.  In  1972  he  entered  Grace 
Seminary.  After  one  year  he  left  semi- 
nary to  become  the  Financial  Secre- 
tary of  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
of  the  Brethren  Church. 

For  Mike,  he  believes  his  call  is  to 
the  Christian  business  field.  As  he 
looks  to  the  future  he  believes  that 
Grace  Schools  will  grow.  And  as  he 
says,  "With  that  growth  the  financial 
responsibilities  will  multiply.  The  posi- 
tion of  Controller  is  a  challenge,  one 
that  can  be  developed  to  fit  my  per- 
sonality." 

Mike's  supervisor,  Mr.  Paul  Chap- 
pell, sees  Mike's  position  as  Controller 
as  part  of  a  permanent  team,  a  career 
ministry  for  Grace  Schools. 

Presently  Mike  has  one  foot  in  the 
Foreign  Missionary  Society  office  and 
one  foot  in  the  Controller's  office.  He 
is  helping  to  train  his  replacement 
while  he  is  still  moving  into  his  posi- 
tion as  Controller. 

As  one  academic/fiscal  year  and 
one  presidential  administration  is 
drawing  to  a  close  and  another  one  is 
readying  to  begin,  Mike  looks  forward 
to  the  challenges  that  the  expanding 
role  of  the  Controller  will  present. 

With  all  his  concerns  Mike  still  finds 
time  for  a  lunch-time  work-out  in  the 
gym  and  a  little  tennis  when  the 
weather  is  right. 

Mike,  Anne  and  Jay  Douglas  make 
their  home  on  12th  Street  in  Winona 
Lake.  # 


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By  Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt 

President  of  Grace  Schools 


Regional  accreditation  for  any  liberal  arts  college  is  an 
accomplishment  worthy  of  recognition.  But  it  poses  a  long, 
hard  climb  to  reach  that  level  of  academic  excellence.  For 
Grace  College  this  effort  has  now  extended  over  a  period  of 
20  years,  and  the  announcement  made  by  the  North  Cen- 
tral Association  of  Colleges  on  April  1  marks  the  attain- 
ment of  that  goal. 

When  Grace  Theological  Seminary  was  organized  in 
1937,  there  was  no  thought  of  a  college  in  the  minds  of  the 
founding  fathers,  much  less  regional  accreditation,  though 
provision  was  made  in  the  Articles  of  Incorporation  for 
such  schools  that  might  contribute  to  the  accomplishment 
of  the  one  spiritual  goal,  "To  know  Christ  and  make  him 
known  as  the  only  Saviour  and  Lord  of  life." 

It  was  not  until  almost  ten  years  later  that  there  was  a 
dawning  consciousness  of  the  need  for  a  school  to  give 
some  preparation  to  men  and  women  entering  the  theologi- 
cal seminary.  This  took  the  form  of  a  two-year  liberal  arts 
course  on  the  undergraduate  level  and  was  initiated  in  the 
fall  of  1948.  About  30  students  responded  to  this  oppor- 
tunity, and  in  the  following  year  another  25  enrolled. 
Those  who  came  were  so  pleased  with  liberal  arts  training 
that  after  one  year  many  of  them  transferred  to  other 
schools  to  complete  their  training  for  a  college  degree.  As  a 
result,  enrollment  in  the  two-year  course  began  to  diminish 
over  a  period  of  three  years,  reaching  a  low  of  25  students 
in  the  spring  of  1953. 

By  this  time,  the  faculty  of  the  seminary  and  the  board 
of  trustees  began  to  realize  that  educational  responsibility 
to  the  church  reached  beyond  the  seminary  and  there  was  a 
need  for  a  four-year  liberal  arts  college.  In  view  of  the 
financial  conditions  at  the  time,  making  this  move  was  a 
difficult  step  to  take,  but  by  faith  the  project  was  launched 
in  the  fall  of  1953  and  a  third  year  was  added.  In  1954  the 
fourth  year  was  added  with  the  understanding  that  regional 
accreditation  was  not  in  view. 

The  new  venture  immediately  took  on  life  and  began  to 
flourish.  In  1955  annual  certification  was  given  the  Educa- 
tion Department  by  the  Indiana  State  Department  of  Edu- 
cation. A  year  later,  in  the  spring  of  1956,  an  event  which 
dramatized  the  importance  of  regional  accreditation  came 
to  the  attention  of  the  board  of  trustees,  and  tacit  approval 
was  given  to  move  in  that  direction. 


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Since  then  20  years  have  elapsed  during  which  five 
cycles  of  progress  toward  regional  accreditation  have  run 
their  course.  The  first  one  covered  a  period  of  three  years, 
culminating  in  definite  action  by  the  board  in  1959  to  seek 
regional  accreditation.  During  this  period  the  administra- 
tion and  the  faculty  became  thoroughly  aware  of  the  many 
facets  of  the  school  which  must  be  improved  in  order  to 
reach  this  level  of  excellence.  This  included  the  broad  areas 
of  faculty,  facilities  and  finances.  This  impressed  all  of  us 
that  we  had  a  long  way  to  go. 

As  a  substantial  step  in  the  direction  of  regional  accredi- 
tation the  board  took  action  to  make  the  school  a  member 
of  the  Council  for  the  Advancement  of  Small  Colleges.  The 
purpose  of  this  organization  was  to  give  help  leading  to 
regional  accreditation.  During  the  next  three  years  the 
facilities  were  expanded,  the  faculty  grew  in  size  and  aca- 
demic improvement,  a  campus  development  plan  was  drawn 
up  covering  25  years,  and  a  program  was  launched  that 
culminated  in  a  review  team  from  the  North  Central  Asso- 
ciation in  1963.  The  request  for  full  accreditation  was 
denied,  but  valuable  help  was  derived  in  locating  areas  of 
weakness  and  ways  to  improve  the  school. 

The  third  cycle  of  progress  began  at  this  point  and  cul- 
minated several  years  later  with  a  request  for  "correspon- 
dent status."  This  was  a  temporary,  intermediate  step,  later 
abolished  by  the  North  Central  Association.  The  request 
was  denied.  But  the  review  team  clearly  indicated  that 
progress  toward  accreditation  had  moved  much  further 
toward  the  final  goal. 

The  fourth  cycle  began  immediately  and  moved  with 
considerable  progress  over  the  next  three  years,  so  that  in 
1973  the'  review  team  recommended  approval  for  that 
status  with  the  descriptive  title,  "Candidate  for  Accredita- 
tion." The  Commission  of  Colleges  seeking  accreditation 
gave  enthusiastic  approval  and  directed  that  interim  reviews 
be  made  in  certain  areas  over  the  next  several  years. 

The  final  cycle  covering  a  period  of  three  years  is  now 
complete.  The  review  team  wrote  an  encouraging  report 
and  recommended  full  accreditation.  The  procedure  in  the 
consideration  of  Grace  College  went  as  follows: 

The  Executive  Board  of  the  North  Central  Associ- 
ation approved  the  recommendation  of  the  evaluating 
team  which  visited  the  college  in  November,  and  the 
Commission  of  the  North  Central  Association  ac- 
cepted the  decision  of  its  Executive  Board  and  the 
evaluating  team  to  give  fuU  accreditation  to  Grace 
College.  The  final  action  of  North  Central  Association 
was  reported  to  Dean  Yoder  on  Thursday,  April  1, 
1976. 

(Continued  on  page  2 1) 

BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


More  and  more  these  days  women's 
athletics  are  gaining  attention  and 
especially  in  basketball  where  the  pace 
is  fast  and  exciting.  On  the  Grace  Col- 
lege campus  this  is  no  exception  as  the 
Lancerettes  finished  a  great  season, 
beating  teams  such  as  Notre  Dame, 
Valparaiso  and  Taylor  and  ending  the 
season  with  a  1 1-3  record. 

First  year  head  coach  Joe  Shephard 
compiled  a  team  composed  of  two 
outstanding  seniors  and  some  excellent 
young  talent  which  returns  next  sea- 
son. Leading  the  team  in  scoring  and 
rebounding  was  senior  Carol  Hively  of 
Ripon,  California,  averaging  12.8  and 


13.7,  respectively.  The  remaining 
senior  is  6-0  Brenda  Wilcoxson  from 
Fowler,  Indiana,  who  averaged  7.7 
points  per  game  and  12.6  boards  per 
contest. 

The  only  other  gal  to  average  in  the 
double  figures  was  junior  Val  Lund- 
gren  of  Emmaus,  Pennsylvania,  who 
marked  up  11,6  a  game.  Teaming  up 
with  Val  at  the  other  guard  position 
was  Becky  Stewart  whose  poise  carried 
the  team  through  some  tough  mo- 
ments in  the  season.  Stewart,  from 
Goshen,  Indiana,  averaged  8.4  points 
and  5.7  rebounds  per  game.  The  re- 
maining junior  on  the  squad  was  Cathy 
Garrick,  of  Norfolk,  Virginia,  who  is 
one  of  the  most  consistent  performers 
on  the  squad  playing  both  ends  of  the 
floor  with  equal  intensity. 

The  best  addition  made  to  the 
squad  was  freshman  Nancy  Lee,  of  In-, 
dianapolis,  Indiana,  who  has  a  great 
future  ahead.  She  became  known  as 
"super-sub"  for  her  relief  roles  in  tight 
situations. 

The  season  for  the  Grace  women 
began  with  the  ladies  defeating  their 
first  four  opponents  without  any  diffi- 
culty but  the  Lancerette  string  of  vic- 
tories was  broken  by  a  strong  Goshen 
squad  50-41.  This  didn't  affect  the 
women  as  they  came  right  back  with 
seven  consecutive  wins.  The  closest 
any  team  came  was  St.  Mary's  as  they 
lost  to  Grace  56-53  in  a  seesaw  battle. 

With  the  season  winding  down  it 
seemed  apparent  the  Grace  women 
would  go  a  long  way  in  the  state 
tournament.  But  this  was  not  the  case 
as  they  lost  the  season  finale  to  Mari- 
on, 60-59,  just  three  days  before  the 
tournament,  and  knew  they  must  play 
a  determined  St.  Mary's  squad  in  the 
opening  round.  In  the  game  St.  Mary's 
revenged  an  earlier  season  loss.  # 


Struggle  Ends  in  Victory 

(Continued  front}  page  20) 

Many  have  been  anxiously  awaiting  the  formal  an- 
nouncement that  Grace  College  has  at  last  reached  this  goal. 
And  the  administration  is  delighted  to  inform  them  that 
their  prayers  have  been  answered.  Deep  concern  has  been 
expressed  by  many  that,  in  the  effort  to  reach  this  aca- 
demic level,  there  would  be  no  change  in  the  moral,  spiri- 
tual, and  doctrinal  stand  of  the  school.  It  is  with  thanksgiv- 
ing that  we  can  assure  all  our  friends  that  there  has  been  no 
change.  The  moral  and  spiritual  ideals  remain  the  same,  and 
the  underlying  purpose  of  the  school  to  serve  Christ  and  the 
Church  has  been  strengthened. 


Knowledge  continues  to  increase  with  amazing  speed  in 
these  days,  so  the  accreditation  process  will  go  on.  Grace 
College  will  continue  to  exercise  self-study  and  improve- 
ment to  keep  pace  with  the  academic  movement  of  the 
times.  This  on-going  program  of  self-improvement  will  not 
only  train  young  people  to  live  in  an  advancing  civilization, 
but  it  will  enable  them  to  speak  to  the  needs  of  the  times  as 
they  present  Christ  as  the  only  Saviour  and  Lord  of  life. 
The  achievement  of  regional  accreditation  will  open  doors 
of  service  that  would  otherwise  be  closed.  Let  us  all  give 
thanks  to  God  that  He  has  enabled  the  school  to  reach  this 
worthy  level  of  excellence.  # 


MAY  15,  1976 


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Bob  Burns  cuts  the  net  after  a  Lancer 
tourney  victory. 


By  Gary  Woolman 


The  1976  Grace  College  basketball 
squad  will  go  down  in  the  history 
books  as  one  of  the  better  Lancer 
teams  in  recent  years.  The  "Red  Ma- 
chine" wound  up  regular  season  play 
with  a  15-12  mark  along  with  placing 
in  a  three-way  tie  for  third  in  the  Mid- 
Central  Conference. 

As  the  conference  season  wore 
down  it  turned  into  one  of  the  tightest 
races  of  recent  years  as  Tri-State  Uni- 
versity walked  off  with  its  10th 
straight  title  with  a  9-3  mark,  followed 
by  Goshen  with  a  7-5  standing;  while 
Grace,  St.  Francis,  and  Indiana  Tech 
evened  things  up  with  a  6-6  record. 
The  Lancers  did  have  an  outside 
chance  of  taking  the  title  but  this 
dream  vanished  with  a  disastrous  road 
trip  which  saw  them  lose  to  Goshen, 
St.  Francis,  and  Indiana  Tech  in  suc- 
cession b/  no  more  than  a  four-point 
margin. 

The  Lancers  were  noted  as  a  unit, 
and  statistics  prove  just  this  with  the 
team  setting  two  season  records  and 
two  game  records.  From  a  season 
standpoint  Grace  shattered  the  field 
goal  and  free  throw  percentage  stan- 
dards hitting  53  percent  and  77  per- 
cent, respectively,  while  against  Hunt- 
ington committed  the  least  amount  of 
personal  fouls  with  7  and  during  the 
Bethel  game  hit  37  of  57  for  64.9  per- 
cent. 

During  the  season  two  events  stand 
out,  the  second  place  finish  in  the 
Turkey  Classic  and  the  eastern  tour 
over  winter  break.  In  the  tourney 
Olivet  Nazarene,  the  defending 
NCCAA  national  champions,  beat  the 
Lancers  by  one  point  in  overtime  for 
the  closest  title  game  in  the  history  of 
the  classic.  While  over  the  winterim 
the  team  traveled  into  Pennsylvania 
and  Virginia  and  came  away  with  its 
most  successful  tour  in  10  years  com- 
piling a  2-1  record  in  a  6-game  stretch. 
During  the  eastern  tour  the  basketball 
team  also  had  the  privilege  to  take  part 
in  church  services  where  they  shared 
their  testimonies  and  sang. 

The  greatest  addition  to  the  team  is 
Doug  Noll,  of  Berne,  Indiana,  who  in 
17  games  is  leading  the  team  in  scor- 
ing, averaging  a  Lancer  record  28.3 
points  per  game,  along  with  being 
voted  to  the  All-District  21  team  of 
the  NAIA.  The  6-2  sophomore  guard 
hits  56  percent  from  the  field  while 


making  84  percent  from  the  line.  This 
semester  he  has  scored  in  the  high  20s 
at  a  consistent  pace  while  producing 
from  36  to  32  points  in  6  of  the  con- 
tests. 

Head  Coach  Phil  Hoskins  has  devel- 
oped the  club  around  two  seniors  and 
a  score  of  underclassmen  which  makes 
for  a  very  young,  poised  squad  that 
plays  with  hustle.  A  big  asset  for  the 
calm  floor  movement  is  senior,  co- 
captain  Greg  Huston,  of  Cuyahoga 
Falls,  Ohio,  who  may  return  next  year 
to  use  up  his  eligibility.  His  5-10  frame 
enables  him  to  penetrate  and  pass  off 
on  offense  while  on  defense  he  uses  his 
quickness  to  snatch  the  leather  globe. 
In  these  two  categories  he  leads  the 
team  with  201  assists  and  41  steals. 

The  co-captain,  senior.  Bob  Burns 
leads  the  squad  in  field  goal  percentage 
with  a  58  percent  clip  in  averaging 
15.8  points  per  game.  The  6-6,  for- 
ward from  Meyersdale,  Pennsylvania, 
is  also  second  on  the  squad  in  re- 
bounding, pulling  down  8.7  boards  a 
contest. 

The  other  big  man  on  the  court  is 
6-8  Matt  Tomsheck,  from  Michigan 
City,  Indiana,  who  follows  Burns  in 
percentage  from  the  field  making  56 
percent,  but  commands  the  glass  pull- 
ing off  an  average  of  10.2  rebounds 
per  game.  Both  Tomsheck  and  Burns 
were  voted  to  the  Turkey  Classic  all- 
star  team  earlier  this  fall. 

A  big  surprise  for  the  Lancers  has 
been  Steve  Nelson,  of  Auburn,  Indi- 
ana, whose  specialty  is  a  knuckleball 
25-foot  jump  shot  and  the  charity 
stripe  where  he  has  been  at  the  top  in 
the  tough  NAIA  statistics  making  87 
percent  of  his  attempts.  During  the 
course  of  the  season  "Spider"  set  a 
new  Grace  basketball  record  for  con- 
secutive free  throws  at  37. 

In  past  years  Grace  lacked  good 
strength  on  the  bench  but  this  season 
changed  as  Roger  Haeck  and  Terry 
Day,  who  both  could  easily  start  if 
called  on,  supplied  much  of  the  relief. 
Haeck,  a  native  of  Plymouth,  Indiana, 
was  a  starter  last  year  but  was  shifted 
to  sixth  man  to  make  room  for  Noll. 
Day,  who  hails  from  South  Whitley, 
Indiana,  is  one  of  the  coolest  individ- 
uals on  the  court  from  the  standpoint 
of  attitude,  but  is  one  of  the  hottest 
shooters  from  the  outside  this  college 
has  witnessed.  # 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


A  half-century  of  service  has  been  celebrated  at 
the  North  Long  Beach  Brethren  Church.  It  was  on 
February  7,  1926,  under  the  guidance  and  as  an  out- 
post of  the  First  Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach 
(Fifth  and  Cherry),  that  the  first  unit  was  built  in 
North  Long  Beach.  This  building  included  a  sanc- 
tuary, pastor's  study,  kitchen,  and  classrooms;  and  at 
the  first  Sunday  School  session  there  were  80  people 
present  with  100  in  the  first  worship  service. 

The  current  statistical  data  includes  some  of  the 
following  information.  The  present  sanctuary,  seating 
1,100,  was  dedicated  June  15,  1958.  The  average 
Sunday  School  attendance  is  now  1 ,450,  and  the 
church  membership  is  1,600  with  over  1,000  persons 
attending  sanctuary  services.  The  budget  for  the  year 
of  1976  is  $507,1 10. 

Missions  outreach  has  been  a  vital  part  of  the  min- 
istry of  this  church  as  has  been  shown  throughout  the 
years.  In  June  1935,  20  members  were  transferred  to 
a  new  Brethren  work  in  Bellflower,  California,  and  in 
October  of  the  same  year  45  members  were  trans- 
ferred to  the  new  home  mission  work  in  Compton, 
California.  Missionaries  now  supported  by  the  church 
are  located  at  nine  mission  points  around  the  world. 
Missions  offerings  from  1926  to  1976  total 
$1,125,000. 

There  are  now  12  full-time  workers  on  the  staff 
including  4  ministers.  Dr.  George  Peek  was  called  as 
pastor  of  the  church  in  June  of  1948  making  him  the 
ninth  elder  to  pastor  the  congregation  in  the  50  years 
of  its  organization. 

According  to  a  review  written  in  the  Long  Beach 
Independent  Press  Telegram  regarding  the  50-year 
celebration.  Dr.  Peek's  "greatest  joy  is  the  'real  family 
spirit'  that  has  permeated  the  church  across  the 
decades  since  its  formation." 


The  North  Long  Beach  Brethren  Church 
Long  Beach,  California 


Ground  breaking  for  the  present  sanctuary,  Sept.  23,  1956 


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Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.,  president-elect  of  Grace 
Schools,  offers  Christians  a  fresh  look  at  the  inexhaust- 
ible riches  of  this  portion  of  Scripture.  He  states  that 
"Paul's  Epistle  to  the  Galatians  stands  with  his  Epistle  to 
the  Romans  as  influencing  Christian  thought  and  history 
more  than  any  other  New  Testament  book." 

Discussion  questions  guide  the  study  of  each  of  the 
thirteen  chapters.  Dr.  Kent  writes  with  a  clarity  that  will 
capture  the  attention  of  adult  members  of  Bible  study 
groups. 

Charts,  maps  and  photos  are  added  to  the  text  to 
make  the  New  Testament  world  come  alive  for  today's 
Christians.  Visuals  and  exposition  are  combined  in  such 
a  way  that  readers  will  be  led  to  share  the  apostle  Paul's 
thril!  at  the  realization  of  the  freedom  that  belongs  to 
the  sons  of  God. 


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4  National  Conference  !n  North  Brazil 

6  Home  Loving  Elizabeth  Tyson 

8  Update  On  the  Retirees 

10  Come  Join  Us  in  Long  Beach 

1 1  Death  Claims  Africa  Benefactor 

12  BMH  News  Summary 

14  I'm  A  Child  Of  The  King 

15  A  Listening  Ministry 

16  WMC  Reading  Circle 

18  CED  Switchboard 

19  Two  Great  Conferences 

20  Round  Trip  To  France 

23  1976  National  Conference  Program 


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Dear  Readers, 

June  and  July  are  the  traditional 
months  to  emphasize  publications  in 
the  Brethren  Church.  This  year  has 
been  designated  the  "Year  of  the 
Press"  by  the  Herald  Company.  A  new 
Heidelberg  Offset  press  has  been  pur- 
chased and  is  now  in  operation.  Like 
all  new  equipment  it  is  expensive,  and 
we  are  depending  on  the  gifts  of  the 
Brethren  throughout  the  Fellowship  to 
help  us  meet  the  need.  The  offering 
goal  has  been  set  for  $60,000,  and  we 
are  off  to  a  very  good  start.  So  a  gift 
through  your  local  church  will  help  to 
pay  for  the  press. 

As  a  little  incentive  for  your  contri- 
bution the  Herald  Company  is  giving 
to  each  corporation  member  a  special- 
ly prepared  book.  It  is  entitled.  My 
Favorite  Reflections  and  is  a  compila- 
tion of  selected  editorials  from  the 
Brethren  Missionary  Herald  magazine. 
I  chose  my  favorites  and  I  hope  that 
your  favorite  will  be  found  in  one  of 
the  17  that  were  chosen.  A  quantity  of 
the  books  are  being  mailed  to  each 
church  and  the  financial  secretary  will 
give  them  out  to  the  donors  in  the 
local  congregation.  This  will  help  get 
the  books  out  quickly  and  with  a  mini- 
mum of  expense.  To  become  a  corpo- 
ration member  a  person  must  give  at 
least  $5.  per  year. 

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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


Warm  sunshine  and  casual,  comfort- 
able living  are  usually  the  welcome 
tokens  of  the  month  of  June.  But  this 
day  in  June  was  different  because  it 
was  overcast  and  a  threat  of  snow  in 
the  air.  The  threat  later  turned  to  reali- 
ty, and  here  we  were  back  in  winter- 
time again.  The  place— the  beautiful 
mountains  of  Colorado  and  we  were 
ascending  Mount  Evans.  The  tour 
guides  were  Russ  and  Betty  Ogden, 
and  I  was  glad!  There  are  some  things  I 
prefer  to  do  other  than  drive  on  moun- 
tain roads.  I  personally  prefer  to  drive 
in  the  middle  lane  of  those  two  lane 
highways  when  I  go  up  or  down  a 
mountain.  You  can  always  tell  a  driver 
from  Indiana  or  Iowa  because  they 
take  the  center  and  inside  of  those 
curves  to  avoid  nearness  to  the  edge. 

In  fact  when  I  drive  in  this  type  of 
area  I  would  like  to  avoid  all  those 
comments  like:  "Look,  it  must  be  a 
drop-off  that  goes  down  a  mile."  I 
sneak  a  peek  and  my  stomach  does  a 
flip-flop  and  my  foot  goes  to  the 
brakes.  I  also  tell  myself,  "Lord,  if  I 
get  out  of  this  I  will  never  do  it  again. 
Honest!" 

Russ  though  is  skilled  because  of  a 
few  years  experience,  and  I  sat  back 
and  enjoyed  the  scenery.  We  passed 
through  the  areas  of  pines  and  the 
beautiful  aspens.  The  green  blanket  of 
grass  and  trees  began  to  diminish  and 
we  came  to  the  timberline.  It  was  time 
to  stop  and  see  what  to  me  is  one  of 


By  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 

nature's  rare  beauties.  The  rugged, 
gnarled  and  barkless  trees  that  stand 
against  wind  and  rain  and  snow  only 
to  be  twisted  and  bent,  yet  they  sur- 
vive and  present  a  picture  of  character. 
These  timberline  trees  have  always 
held  a  special  fascination  for  me,  and  I 
must  admit  they  are  one  of  my  very 
favorite  types  of  plant  beauty. 

I  am  not  too  certain  what  it  is  that 
fascinates  me  and  causes  me  to  hold 
these  century-old  monarchs  in  such  re- 
spect. It  must  be  the  thought  that  they 
are  of  unusual  beauty  because  they  are 
where  they  are.  They  seek  no  special 
shelter  or  protection  and  they  appear 
to  be  the  last  line  of  grovrth.  However, 
I  have  been  told  there  are  many  small 
plants  living  on  higher  elevations  above 
these  trees,  but  their  visibility  is  not  so 
prominent.  Yet  these  trees  are  really 
the  frontier  and  above  them  are  only 
the  rugged  stones  and  snow-covered 
cliffs. 

There  is  a  lesson  in  all  of  this  for  us, 
and  I  could  not  help  but  think  about  it 
that  day.  The  people  whom  I  find 
myself  admiring  have  the  same  basic 
traits.  Their  beauty  to  me  is  their  will- 
ingness to  be  a  bit  different  than 
others.  They  do  not  want  to  be  aver- 
age or  as  we  tend  to  think  of  them  as 
"normal."  The  average  person  does 
not  want  to  be  out  where  the  winds  of 
change  are  blowing  the  strongest.  They 
find  more  security  in  the  calm  and 
lower  elevations  of  life.  A  risk  or  a 
venture  is  just  not  their  cup  of  tea. 
Thus  their  accomplishments  fall  into 
the  area  of  the  commonplace.  There  is 


nothing  particularly  wrong  with  this 
but  the  end  results  are  never  too  spec- 
tacular. 

This  applies  to  the  Christian  life  as 
well.  I  think  oftentimes  that  what 
some  Christians  call  separation  is  not 
Biblical  separation  at  all.  What  it  is  in 
reality  is  lower  elevation  growth. 
There  is  the  fear  of  being  near  the  cut- 
ting edge  of  ministry.  It  is  a  nothing- 
venture-nothing-lost  type  of  existence. 
Stay  away  from  the  world  and  be  a 
monastic  person  and  you  automatical- 
ly become  spiritual.  This  is  a  false  mis- 
interpretation of  the  Scripture.  We  are 
to  be  separated  from  the  purposes  of 
the  world,  but  living  in  this  world 
places  us  in  the  presence  of  the  world. 
We  are  to  live  in  the  world  and  bear 
testimony  to  the  world  for  God. 

My  understanding  of  the  great  men 
of  faith  is  that  they  took  the  battle  of 
the  faith  to  the  world  and  did  not  wait 
for  the  world  to  come  to  them.  It  is 
difficult  for  me  to  conceive  of  Paul 
waiting  for-  people  to  come  to  him  to 
hear  the  Gospel.  He  was  on  the  timber- 
line.  It  was  not  the  safest  place  to  be, 
but  he  got  the  message  to  the  people 
who  needed  it  most.  His  presence 
there  was  not  to  flirt  with  the  world  or 
to  see  what  it  was  like.  He  was  there  to 
present  the  message  of  Jesus  Christ 
and  to  win  souls  for  God.  His  spiritual 
appearance  later  evidenced  his  work. 
He  was  tough  and  strong  spiritually 
much  as  the  timberline  growth  on 
Mount  Evans. 

My  admiration  must  go  to  Caleb 
and  Joshua,  to  Abraham  and  Moses,  to 
Daniel  and  Joseph;  the  winds  of  trial 
blew  and  they  began  to  show  the 
marks  of  their  dedication.  The  tests 
were  severe  but  they  came  through 
with  strong,  hard  Christian  characters. 
The  shelter  of  non-dedication  does  not 
make  great  warriors  of  the  faith.         # 


JUNE    1,    1976 


Laymen's  meeting  led  by 
schoolteacher  from  Macapa. 


i  •  W  Bv  Rev.  John  W.  Zielasko 


Representatives  from  about  14  con- 
gregations in  North  Brazil  gathered  in 
Capanema  January  22-25,  1976,  for 
the  16th  annual  national  conference  of 
the  Igreja  dos  Irmaos  do  Brasil.  The 
theme,  "All  for  God's  Glory,"  permeat- 
ed the  atmosphere  of  the  convention, 
and  challenged  delegates  to  a  great  vi- 
sion of  and  more  involvement  in  the 
Lord's  work. 

Host  missionary  Earle  Hodgdon  and 
family  were  placed  under  extraordinary 
pressure  when  they  learned  just  days 
before  that,  due  to  irregularities  in  their 
documents,  they  would  have  to  leave 
Brazil.  The  government's  ultimatum 
gave  them  only  eight  days  grace;  they 
would  have  to  leave  Capanema  on  the 
very  day  that  conference  ended.  In 
spite  of  this  inconvenience  forcing 
them  to  make  hasty  preparations  for 
departure,  they  proved  to  be  gracious 
hosts  and  opened  their  home  for  the 
lodging  of  ladies  and  the  feeding  of  all 
delegates. 

Evening  sessions  were  lively,  featur- 
ing special  numbers  galore.  Almost 
every  congregation  had  some  type  of 
musical  package,  adding  a  vibrant  testi- 
mony to  the  services. 

It    is   a   most  encouraging  sign— to 


National  conference  delegates,  plus  a  few  missionaries,  in  front  of  the  Capanema  church. i 


this  observer  at  least— to  note  that  the 
conference  was  directed  and  controlled 
by  the  Brazilian  brethren  with  mission- 
aries assuming  an  advisory  role  and 
participating  by  invitation  only. 

Several  events  are  worthy  of  special 
mention. 

1)  The  moderator,  EulalioTrindade, 
is  pastor  of  the  largest  Brethren  church 
in  Brazil.  That  church  (membership 
117)  is  located  on  the  north  bank  of 
the  Amazon  River,  isolated  by  200  air 


miles  from  the  cluster  of  Brethren  con- 
gregations on  the  south  side  of  the 
river. 

2)  The  statistician's  report  was  re- 
corded on  a  color  chart  and  gave  a 
graphic  picture  of  church  growth  or 
non-growth.  Membership  totals  were 
up  from  568  in  1974  to  597  in  1975. 

3)  I  sat  in  on  the  laymen's  meeting 
and  listened  as  Pastor  Eulalio's  leading 
layman  held  the  attention  of  the  men 
for  two  and  a  half  hours  with  a  well- 

BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Missionary  George   ^ 
Johnson  presents  diploma  to 
Extension  Seminary  graduate. 


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Typical  Brethren  chapel  on  Para-Maranhao  highway. 


Special  music  by  Pastor  Necho  and  two  of  the  members  from  Quatipuru 


prepared  and  well-delivered  lesson  in- 
tended to  nnotivate  laymen.  This  man, 
a  high  school  teacher  in  Macapa,  was 
the  secretary  of  the  Spiritist  society 
before  his  conversion. 

4)  Three  young  men  were  examined 
and  recommended  for  licensure  to  the 
ministry.  A  graduate  of  the  extension 
seminary  program  received  his  diploma 
during  the  Saturday  night  meeting, 
adding  another  note  of  encouragement 
to  the  conference. 

5)  Perhaps  the  most  significant  ac- 
tion during  the  business  sessions  was 
the  founding  of  the  Brazilian  mission 
organization.  The  original  motion  had 
in  mind  a  home  mission  society,  but  in 
the  course  of  discussion  it  was  decided 
to  create  a  mission  organization  that 
would  embrace  both  aspects  of  mis- 
sions. That,  at  least,  is  a  step  in  the 
right  direction. 

North  Brazil  Brethren  are  making 
progress. 


Statistician  presents  statistical  report. 


JUNE    1,    1976 


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By  Mrs.  Harold  Dunning 


Does  "home-loving"  seem  a  strange  descriptive  term 
for  a  foreign  missionary?  Perhaps  instead  of  being  strange 
it  only  measures  the  extent  of  her  love  for  the  Lord  Jesus 
and  the  sacrifices  she  was  willing  to  make  in  order  that 
God  might  reveal  Himself  through  her  to  the  people  of 
Central  Africa. 

Because  Elizabeth  Tyson,  R.N.,  and  my  mother  (Dr. 
Florence  Newberry  Gribble)  were  co-workers  and  often 
lived  together,  I  had  known  her  for  years.  But  our  first 
meeting  as  fellow  missionaries  was  when  my  husband 
and  I  joined  her  in  Florida  to  travel  together  to  French 
Equatorial  Africa  (now  the  Central  African  Republic). 
The  cargo  ship  S.S.  Zarembo,  on  which  we  were  to  travel, 
was  scheduled  to  leave  Port  Tampa  on  December  21, 
1940.  We  will  never  forget  the  kindness  of  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Russell  Barnard  whose  church  gave  them  a  quick  vaca- 
tion on  request  so  that  they  could  drive  to  Florida  and 
render  taxi  service  for  these  three  missionaries.  They  met 
us  and  all  our  baggage  at  the  train  and  gave  us  the  very 
welcome  news  that  our  freighter  would  be  delayed  in  sail- 
ing for  a  few  days.  Then  Harold  had  time  to  visit  a  dentist 
and  buy  some  tropical  clothes.  We  had  not  known  until 
December  3  that  we  were  going,  and  we  had  no  outfit  or 
outfit  funds.  How  the  Lord  cared  for  that  detail  is  inter- 
esting, too.  Dr.  Louis  Bauman  with  his  years  of  exper- 
ience knew  we  needed  an  outfit  but  encouraged  us  to 
trust  Jehovah-Jireh.  He  kept  wiring— with  money  — 
"Don't   waste   time   outfitting;   just  catch   that  boat!" 

The  delay  was  useful  but  also  disappointing,  and 
Elizabeth  voiced  our  thoughts:  "It  is  hard  enough  to 
leave  just  before  Christmas,  but  to  be  stuck  down  here 
when  we  could  have  been  with  our  families  .  .  ."Thank 
God  for  the  Barnards!  We  had  a  great  time  with  them 
visiting  St.  Petersburg  and  the  Cypress  Gardens  on  Christ- 
mas Day.  Two  days  later-on  Harold's  birthday-we  sail- 
ed, carrying  munitions  and/or  explosives  less  than  a  year 
before  Pearl  Harbor  Day.  We  three  signed  personal  waiv- 
ers and  Dr.  Barnard  signed  for  the  foreign  board  that 
"just  in  case"  .  .  .  and  we  headed  into  the  end  of  a  hurri- 


cane. It  was  not  the  first  time  the  Lord  sent  His  followers 
on  a  crossing  when  the  wind  was  contrary! 

A  birthday  is  a  great  time  to  be  starting  a  new  life, 
and  the  Lord  taught  us  something  that  has  made  every 
Christmas  since  then  very  meaningful:  to  leave  at  Christ- 
mas time  is  to  "walk  where  Jesus  walked"  —for  He  left 
His  home  that  first  Christmas  for  our  sakes— and  in  a 
very  small  way  we  could  share  in  the  fellowship  of  His 
sufferings.  The  full  30  days  at  sea,  with  no  port  stops, 
were  relaxing  for  Elizabeth  and  me  as  we  were  "born 
sailors."  However,  there  was  also  work  to  do!  Elizabeth 
enrolled  the  Dunnings  in  Sango  class  immediately! 

On  the  field  our  first  assignment  was  to  live  with 
Elizabeth  at  Yaloke  during  language  study  and  orien- 
tation. These  matters  were  cared  for  by  Dr.  Taber  and 
Pastor  Volongou,  while  Elizabeth  provided  meals  and 
taught  us  other  invaluable  things.  This  is  where  we  first 
learned  she  was  a  home-lover.  One  of  the  world's  best 
cooks,  she  taught  me  how  to  substitute  many  of  the 
ingredients  in  any  recipe  by  using  African-grown  items. 
A  real  serendipitist,  she  showed  how  a  home  can  have 
beauty  by  using  what  is  at  hand  and  even  be  very  com- 
fortable—for central  Africa. 

Elizabeth  was  a  nurse  for  our  first  and  third  daughters 
at  their  births  and  during  other  crises.  She  was  "Aunt 
Betty"  to  all  three  girls.  To  the  Africans  she  was  "Mam- 
zell  Tee-sohn"  and  she  was  always  ready  to  leave  her 
home  to  go  help  them— even  in  the  night.  Only  a  nurse, 
but  she  often  performed  as  only  a  doctor  does  in  Amer- 
ica. 

Thank  You,  God,  that  home-loving  Elizabeth  is  now 
at  home.  At  home  with  the  Lord  Jesus  whom  she  loved 
most  of  all.  At  home  where  all  is  beauty  and  light  and 
joy.  At  home  where  she  is  waiting  to  return  with  the 
Lord  Jesus  to  catch  us  up  into  the  air,  and  so  shall  we 
ever    be    with    the    Lord.    Come   quickly.    Lord   Jesus! 

(This  article  was  written  in  tribute  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Tyson,  re- 
tired missionary,  who  departed  into  the  Lord's  presence  last 
Thanksgiving  Day,  November  27,  1975.) 


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Enrolled  in 

Church  District 

Baptisms 

converts  classes 

1.  Bangui 

647 

426 

2.  Batangafo 

782 

808 

3.  Bocaranga 

843 

690 

4.  Boda 

364 

489 

5.  Bogangolo 

119 

153 

6.  Boguila-iViarakouncIa 

427 

550 

7.  Bossangoa 

2,663 

2,966 

8.  Bossembele 

396 

241 

9.  Bouar 

240 

387 

10.  Bouca 

613 

967 

1 1.  Bozoum 

558 

865 

12.  M'Baiki 

352 

947 

13.  N'Zoro 

951 

488 

14.  Paoua-nord 

620 

976 

15.  Paoua-sud 

508 

583 

16.  Yaloke 

235 

488 

10,318 


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JUNE   1,   1976 


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For  the  most  part,  not  much  is 
heard  about  the  missionaries  who  have 
been  retired  from  active  service  on  the 
field.  iVlost  of  them,  if  given  the  choice, 
would  still  be  back  on  their  field  of  la- 
bor, doing  as  much  as  possible  to  assist 
in  the  mission  effort.  But  the  mission 
board  has  set  guidelines  and  age  limits, 
and  the  missionaries  realize  this  has  to 
be  done  in  the  interest  of  their  health 
and  well-being.  For  a  few  the  Lord  has 
given  many  years  of  ministry  in  the 
homeland  since  retirement. 

Miss  Johanna  Nielsen  is  now  in  her 
nineties,  still  fairly  active  though  hin- 
dered by  failing  eyesight.  Since  return- 
ing to  the  United  States  from  Argentina 
in  1953  she  has  resided  in  her  own 
home  in  Long  Beach,  California.  She  is 
a  member  of  the  First  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach. 

Also  from  Argentina  is  Mrs.  Loree 
Sickel,  who  served  there  nearly  50 
years.  Her  husband.  Dr.  Clarence 
Sickel,  died  on  the  field  in  1951.  Even 
after  retirement,  in  1972  she  respond- 
ed to  a  call  of  need  for  her  service  and 
returned  to  Argentina  for  a  year  and  a 
half.  She  also  resides  in  Long  Beach,  in 
an  apartment,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
North    Long   Beach   Brethren   Church. 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  J.  Paul  Dowdy  com- 
plete the  roster  of  those  retired  from 
Argentina.  Their  stateside  home  is 
El  Paso,  Texas,  where  their  son  James 
and  his  family  are  located.  The  junior 
Dowdys  are  self-supporting  mission- 
aries devoting  all  the  time  possible  to 
establishing  a  work  in  this  Mexican 
border  area,  and  the  senior  Dowdys— 
though  officially  "retired"— are  assist- 
ing their  son  and  his  family  in  this 
work.  Also,  they  are  still  spending 
time  in  deputation  work,  and  for  some 
weeks  this  spring  were  members  of  the 
missionary  conference  team  in  church- 
es in  the  eastern  United  States.  The 
Dowdys  are  members  of  Community 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Warsaw, 
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From  Africa  came  Miss  Florence 
Bickel  in  1958  after  35  years  of  service 
as  a  missionary  nurse.  She  has  lived  at 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  since  her  retire- 
ment and  is  now  a  resident  at  the 
Grace  Village  retirement  center.  The 
Lord  gave  opportunity  in  her  later 
years  to  develop  her  artistic  talent,  and 
she  has  completed  many,  many  oil 
paintings.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church. 

Mrs.  Hattie  Sheldon  lives  in  a  Long 
Beach,  California,  apartment,  and  has 
her  membership  in  First  Brethren, 
Long  Beach.  She  and  her  husband. 
Rev.  Chauncey  Sheldon,  returned  to 
the  U.S.  in  1966  after  more  than  40 
years  of  service  in  Africa.  The  Lord 
called  Mr.  Sheldon  unto  Himself  in 
1973. 


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Mrs.  Minnie  Kennedy  spent  more 
than  45  years  in  the  Brethren  work  in 
Africa  before  returning  to  the  U.S.  in 
1970  for  retirement.  Her  husband 
passed  away  on  the  field  while  yet  a 
young  man,  in  1931,  butMrs.  Kennedy 
continued  her  service  there.  She  resides 
at  Grace  Village  retirement  center, 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  and  her  church 
membership  is  in  First  Brethren,  Phila- 
delphia, Pennsylvania. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Floyd  Taber  are  the 
most  recent  Africa  retirees,  having 
been  in  the  States  since  1973.  They  re- 
side at  Bethany  House  missionary 
home,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana.  Dr. 
Taber  is  a  member  of  First  Brethren, 
Long  Beach,  California;  Mrs.  Taber, 
of  Lehigh  Valley  Grace  Brethren, 
Bethlehem,  Pennsylvania. 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Williams  and 
Miss  Ruth  Kent  of  Africa,  and  Rev. 
and  Mrs.  Keith  Altig  of  Brazil,  all  of 
whom  have  recently  arrived  in  the 
United  States,  will  be  retiring  from 
field  service  at  the  conclusion  of  their 
furloughs. 

It  is  usually  true  that  retired 
missionaries  have  an  outstanding  prayer 
ministry.  Their  fellow  workers  and  the 
people  among  whom  they  worked  are 
very  close  to  their  hearts.  Thus  the 
Lord  is  wonderfully  using  these  people, 
and  in  this  and  other  ways  they  are 
still  contributing  largely  of  themselves 
for  His  work  overseas. 


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The  annual  conference  of  the  National  Fellowship 
of  Brethren  Churches  is  always  a  wonderful  time  of 
fellowship,  inspiration,  and  challenge  to  those  who  at- 
tend. At  this  year's  conference-the  87th-to  be  held 
at  First  Brethren  Church  in  Long  Beach,  California, 
there  will  as  always  be  a  strong  missionary  emphasis. 

Included  on  the  program  is  one  of  our  veteran  mis- 
sionaries to  Central  Africa,  Rev.  Donald  Hocking, 
who  will  be  speaking  in  Tuesday  morning's  Bible 
Hour  on  the  subject  "Freedom  in  the  World."  That 
Tuesday-August  10-will  be  Foreign  Missions  Day 
with  the  FMS  corporation  meeting  at  10:00  a.m.  and 
the   Foreign  Missions  Challenge  Hour  at  8:45  p.m. 

The  theme  for  the  conference  in  this  Bicentennial 
year  has  been  announced  as  "Born  Free."  In  keeping 
with  that  theme.  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  is  using 
the  theme  "Proclaim  Liberty"  for  its  luncheon  and 
challenge  hour  on  Foreign  Missions  Day.  While  we  are 
praising  God  that  we  have  been  "born  free"  in  Amer- 
ica and  have  been  "born  again"  to  freedom  in  Christ, 
we  gladly  accept  our  task  to  "Proclaim  Liberty"  to 
those  who  are  still  in  the  bondage  of  sin. 

A  highlight  of  Foreign  Missions  Day  will  be  the 
annual  missions  luncheon,  which  will  follow  the 
morning  sessions  and  be  concluded  in  ample  time  for 
an  afternoon  of  sightseeing  in  the  southern  California 
area.  The  luncheon  will  be  held  either  at  the  confer- 
ence site  or  at  a  nearby  restaurant,  and  reservations 
will  be  needed. 

Conference  time  is  a  busy  time  for  the  national 
boards.  For  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  the  schedule 
includes  a  missionary  conference  at  First  Church, 
Long  Beach,  during  the  week  of  July  25,  followed  by 
the  annual  missions  seminar  for  missionary  candidates 
and  missionaries  on  furlough,  the  week  of  August 
first.  During  that  week,  also,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
the  FMS  will  hold  its  annual  session.  This  all  precedes 
the  very  busy  week  of  the  Christian  Education  Con- 
vention    and     national     conference,     August    6-13. 

Among  the  missionaries  expected  to  be  present  for 
the  conference  are  the  following: 

Central  African  Republic 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  Balzer 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Marvin  Goodman 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Donald  Hocking 
Miss  Ruth  Kent 
Miss  Carol  Mensinger 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Bruce  Paden 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  William  Walker 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Williams 

Brazil 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Keith  Altig 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Eddie  Miller 


Europe 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Julien,  France 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Roger  Peugh,  Germany 

Mexico 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Jack  Churchill 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Phillip  Guerena 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Walter  Haag 

"Aunt  Alys"  Haag  will  be  heading  up  special  activ- 
ities for  the  youngsters  of  Missionary  Helpers  age  dur- 
ing conference  week.  She  always  has  a  fast-moving 
program  and  gives  the  kids  a  great  deal  of  exposure  to 
"real,  live  missionaries." 

During  the  week  of  the  conference  in  Long  Beach, 
the  simultaneous  National  Youth  Conference  at  Point 
Loma,  near  San  Diego,  will  also  have  a  strong  missions 
emphasis.  In  charge  of  this  emphasis  is  Richard 
Harrell,  a  Grace  Seminary  student  who  is  a  former 
TIME  missionary  to  Central  Africa.  Rich  has  arranged 
for  many  of  the  missionaries  listed  above  to  participate 
in  various  activities  throughout  the  week.  Included  on 
the  speaking  program  is  Tom  Julien,  superintendent 
of  our  field  in  Europe  and  veteran  missionary  to 
France. 

You  are  cordially  invited  to  join  us  for  the  special 
missions  activities  of  the  national  conference;  and 
you  are  requested  to  join  us  in  praying  that  the  im- 
pact of  our  fellowship  that  week  will  contribute  to  a 
bountiful  harvest  in  Brethren  Foreign  Missions. 

A  new  feature  during  that  week  preceding  confer- 
ence is  a  one-day  missions  seminar  for  teens  and 
young  adults.  It  will  be  held  at  the  conference  site  on 
Monday,  August  2,  with  sessions  at  1:30  in  the  after- 
noon and  7:00  in  the  evening.  The  program,  planned 
for  young  people  considering  involvement  in  missions, 
will  include  discussions  about  missionary  life  and  pre- 
paration, question-and-answer  sessions  with  mission 
executives  and  missionaries,  a  multi-media  presenta- 
tion about  missions  involvement,  and  an  informal  fel- 
lowship with  missionaries  and  FMS  staff  members 
(with  refreshments).  It  is  hoped  that  many  teens  and 
young  adults  who  will  be  in  Southern  California  on 
that  date  will  take  advantage  of  this  unique  oppor- 
tunity. 


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By  Marcia  Wardell 


Sometime  back  in  tiie  1950s,  the 
word  came  to  the  Winona  Lake  office 
of  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society  con- 
cerning an  American  who  happened  to 
be  traveling  through  the  Central  African 
Republic,  was  impressed  with  the 
work  of  the  Brethren  mission  there, 
and  promised  some  astounding  finan- 
cial help  to  the  mission. 

In  due  course  of  time  this  came 
about  when  substantial  funds  were 
made  available  to  be  applied  toward 
the  building  of  the  Medical  Center  at 
Boguila.  Later  funds  were  furnished 
for  the  print  shop  building  at  the  Bible 
Center.  And  still  later,  the  so-called 
"guest  house"  at  Bangui  was  funded 
by  this  source. 

The  man  was  Mr.  Irvin  L.  Young, 
who  became  a  sort  of  legendary  fig- 
ure to  various  mission  works  in  Afri- 
ca as  he  contributed  through  the  foun- 
dation bearing  his  name. 

Now  word  has  reached  the  FMS  of- 
fice that  Mr.  Young  passed  away  sud- 
denly at  his  home  at  Palmyra,  Wiscon- 
sin, on  February  21,  1976,  at  the 
age  of  78.  His  wife  has  sent  a  tribute 
written  by  a  friend.  Dr.  Alexander 
Sharp.  Excerpts  from  that  tribute 
follow: 

"Thousands  of  blacks  in  Africa— 
who  have  been  healed  by  the  doctors 
and  dentists  he  supported  in  the  hos- 

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pitals  and  clinics  he  built,  who  now 
have  heard  the  Good  News  of  Christ 
through  the  missionary  evangelists  he 
sent,  and  who  loved  this  'Big  Man' 
who  worked  so  many  miracles  from  so 
far  away,  but  came  to  see  them  occa- 
sionally—will miss  him.  Happily  the 
ministries  which  he  was  providing  will 
continue  because  of  the  well-endowed 
Irvin  L.  Young  Foundation  which  he 
established  to  do  just  that .  .  . 

"The  business  career  of  Irv  was  dis- 
tinguished almost  beyond  words  to 
describe  it.  He  was  a  master  machinist, 
a  true  genius  in  mechanics.  By  his 
middle  twenties  he  had  valuable 
patents  in  his  own  name,  had  designed 
and  produced  an  intricate  tag  wiring 
machine  which  the  best  designers  of 
a  large  tag  company  had  not  been  able 
to  produce,  and  he  was  building  his 
own  fast,  intricate,  precise  multiple- 
operation  printing  presses.  The  market 
was  unlimited  for  his  products  and  de- 
signing ability.  He  knew  then  that  he 
could  make  as  much  money  as  he 
might  choose  to  make. 

"But  Irvin  was  never  his  own  man. 
He  was  deeply  religious  and  from  the 
day  when  Dr.  John  Timothy  Stone  of 
Fourth  Presbyterian  Church,  Chicago, 
had  stopped  him  after  church  one  Sun- 
day and  said,  'Irvin,  you  have  many, 
many  talents.  God  has  a  big  plan  for 
your  life.  Do  not  resist  Him,'  Irv  was 
committed  to  a  life  of  Christian  ser- 
vice. He  knew  he  was  thenceforth  un- 
der orders  and  he  accepted  them 
wherever  they  might  lead. 

"All  this  was  happening  at  a  time 
when  the  Student  Volunteer  Movement 


was  at  its  strongest  with  its  slogan  of 
The  Evangelization  of  the  World  in 
this  Generation.'  Irv  was  leaning  toward 
foreign  missions.  This  created  a  quan- 
dary for  him  and  his  trusted  advisors. 
Dr.  Stone  and  Dr.  Harold  Dalzell: 
could  a  conventional  missionary  assign- 
ment provide  the  best  use  of  his  rare 
talents? 

"It  may  have  been  Dr.  Dalzell  who 
suggested  he  go  to  the  Presbyterian 
Mission  in  West  Africa  on  a  special  as- 
signment for  a  year.  This  he  did  and  it 
settled  one  question  for  him,  although 
it  did  not  make  his  course  clear;  his 
life  from  that  moment  on  would  be 
devoted  to  Christian  service  to  Africa. 

"After  he  had  returned  home  it  was 
Dr.  Stone  who  resolved  the  conflict  be- 
tween his  commitment  to  African  mis- 
sions and  his  exceptional  money-mak- 
ing talents.  Dr.  Stone  used  a  term  that 
fired  Irv's  imagination:  substitutionary 
stewardship.  'God  has  given  you  tal- 
ents for  making  a  lot  of  money.  Make 
it!  Then  send  others  with  different  tal- 
ents to  Africa  in  your  place.' 

"The  rest  of  the  Irvin  Young  story 
is  the  unfolding  of  this  concept  of 
'substitutionary  stewardship'  over  a 
period  of  almost  50  years.  So  many 
aspects  of  his  personality  and  behavior 
are  easily  understood  when  that  com- 
pelling concept  is  grasped.  No!  Irvin 
was  never  his  own  man  after  he  had 
dedicated  everything  to  his  God  .  .  ." 

While  most  of  the  giving  to  Breth- 
ren Foreign  Missions  comes  in  small 
amounts  from  many  hundreds  of 
people— gifts  which  in  numerous  cases 
are  without  doubt  made  at  personal 
sacrifice  and  for  which  the  FMS  is 
profoundly  grateful— deep  apprecia- 
tion goes  out  also  for  the  real  assistance 
rendered  to  the  Brethren  Africa  Mis- 
sion through  the  gifts  from  the  Irvin  L. 
Young  Foundation. 


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^(#ws  Summary 

From  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches  and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


•  Important  conference  information.  On  page  23  of  this 
issue,  you  will  find  a  condensed  program  for  this  year's 
national  conference.  In  the  interest  of  cost  conservation, 
a  mini-program  bulletin  insert  will  not  be  distributed  to 
churches  this  year,  and  you  are  encouraged  to  keep  this 
page  for  future  reference.  Complete  printed  programs 
will  be  mailed  to  all  churches  about  July  1. 

•  Hemet,  Calif.  A  new  pastor,  Richard  Rohrer,  has  been 
called  by  the  Hemet  congregation.  He  arrived  in  Hemet 
and  assumed  the  pastoral  duties  on  May  25  after  having 
graduated  from  the  Biblical  School  of  Theology,  Hat- 
field, Pa.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rohrer  have  been  members  of  the 
Community  Brethren  Church  of  Whittier,  Calif.  The 
address  for  the  Rohrers  is  Box  1884,  Hemet,  Calif. 
92343. 

•  North  Lauderdale,  Fla.  Rev.  Clyde  Caes  has  resigned  as 
pastor  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  and  is  waiting  on 
the  Lord  for  His  direction  for  further  service  in  the 
pastorate. 

•Orlando,  Fla.  Retirement  means  retirement  to  some 
people,  but  the  Fort  Lauderdale  Grace  Brethren  Church 
is  thankful  that  Joe  and  Kay  Taylor  do  not  take  the 
word  too  literally.  The  Taylors  recently  sold  their  part- 
nership in  a  local  architect  firm  and  then  donated  two 
weeks  of  skiUed  labor  to  the  construction  of  the  Lord's 
edifice  in  Orlando.  Rev.  John  Diaz  and  the  congregation 
are  praising  God  for  such  Christians. 

•Annual  Changes.  Donald  Weltmer,  125  Xavier  St.,  Den- 
ver, Colo.  80219  (Tel.  303-936-5224)  .  .  .  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  of  Orlando,  5425  S.  Apopka-Vineland  Rd., 
Orlando,  Fla.  32811  (Tel.  305-876-3178).  John  Diaz, 
5001  S.  Apopka-Vineland  Rd.,  Orlando,  Fla.  32811 
(Tel.  305-876-2801)  .  .  .  Harold  Painter,  1050  Richards 
Rd,,  Pen-is,  Calif.  92370  (Teh  714-657-8725)  ...  The 
new  pastor  at  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Mabton,  Wash.,  is 
Rev.  John  Mcintosh,  P.  O.  Box  216,  Mabton,  Wash. 
98935  .  .  .  Grace  Brethren  Church,  6002  Kimberly  Blvd., 
No.  Lauderdale,  Fla.  33068  .  .  .  Archie  Lynn,  Castle 
Green  Apts.,  99  S.  Raymond,  Pasadena,  Calif. 
91 105  .  .  .  Russell  Ogden  (Tel.  301-552-9660). 

•  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  Rev.  Robert  Ashman  has  announced 
his  plans  to  retire  as  the  administrator  of  Grace  Village 
effective  December  31,  1976.  His  plans  for  the  future 
are  indefinite  but  include  travel  as  the  opportunity  af- 
fords itself.  Persons  interested  in  being  considered  for 
the  position  of  Administrator  of  Grace  Village  to  suc- 
ceed Mr.  Ashman  should  send  full  resumes  to  Dr.  Paul  R. 
Fink,  chairman  of  the  Search  and  Screen  Committee, 
Grace  Village,  R.  R.  8,  Box  5,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580. 


•  Fremont,  Ohio.  The  congregation  of  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  voted  to  accept  C.  E.  Angles  as  the  general 
contractor  for  their  new  church.  The  project  was  staked 
out  April  15  and  is  to  be  completed  by  Christmas  of 
1976.  The  estimated  cost  is  $360,000. 

Assoc.  Pastor  Ray  Feather  recently  ministered  in  the 
primitive  West  Indies  Island  of  Dominica.  He  was  as- 
sisted by  Ian  Cranshaw,  a  soloist  and  member  of  the 
Fremont  church.  In  the  fall  of  1974  these  same  men  had 
a  similar  one-month  evangehstic  tour  of  the  country  of 
India.  J.  Ward  Tressler,  pastor. 

•  Wooster,  Ohio. 
A  joint  relief 
project  to  assist 
needy  peoples  in 
Guatemala  was 
entered  into  with 
enthusiasm  by 
Wooster  Breth- 
ren. LOVE  LOAF 
banks,  supplied 
by  World  Vision, 
were  distributed 
and  when  re- 
turned there  was 
in  excess  of 
$2,500  in  sacrifi- 
cial gifts.  The  L  to  r:  Moderator  Miles  Firestone,  Pastor 
funds  were  dis-  Kenneth  Ashman,  and  Don  Walker  break- 
tributed    through    ingabank. 

Relief  Agency  Brethren  (EMS)  and  World  Vision  Inter- 
national Rehef.  There  were  180  banks  distributed  and 
returned.  Listeners  to  the  church  broadcast  shared  as  did 
several  teachers  who  allowed  students  to  display  LOVE 
LOAVES  in  their  classrooms.  Families  prayed  about  this 
project  and  then  decided  what  they  could  do  to  sacrifice 
for  others.  Some  skipped  meals,  others  reduced  the 
quantity  served.  Some  cut  down  on  the  expensive  dishes. 
It  was  a  rewarding  and,  hopefully,  a  continuing  experi- 
ence for  the  Wooster  Brethren.  Kenneth  Ashman,  pastor. 

In  M#mjOry 

Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

WALKER,  Bertha,  77,  Apr.  14,  a  faithful  member  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Camden,  Ohio.  Mrs.  Walker 
spent  the  last  four  days  prior  to  a  stroke  actively  sup- 
porting the  special  Bicentennial  revival  meetings  con- 
ducted by  Rev.  William  Tweeddale.  Arthur  Sprunger, 
pastor. 

COMEBACK,  Hannah,  73,  Jan.  24,  a  faithful  member 
of  the  Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Pa. 
Robert  Griffith,  pastor. 


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Cost  is  $2.75  per  hundred.  Postage  paid  if  checl<  accom- 
panies tlie  order.  You  will  find  them  excellent  for  those 
special  July  programs  and  also  as  an  aid  in  the  GROW 
campaign.  Order  now  as  no  further  printings  are 
planned.  GROW/BMH,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
46590. 

••**•***••**••*•••*• 

•Scottsdale,  Ariz.  (EP)- Lutheran  and  Roman  Catholic 
theologians  expressed  guarded  opinions  over  the  pros- 
pects of  formulating  a  common  statement  on  papal  in- 
fallibility that  will  be  acceptable  to  both  communions. 

Beginning  their  12th  year  of  doctrinal  dialogue,  11 
Lutherans  and  seven  Catholics  met  at  the  Franciscan  Re- 
newal Center  here  in  a  four-day  session,  Feb.  19-22-the 
22nd  meeting  since  the  talks  were  initiated  in  mid-1965. 
This  was  the  fifth  session  devoted  to  the  often  divisive 
dogma  of  papal  infallibility. 

At  least  three  more  meetings  through  1977  will  be 
needed,  it  was  agreed,  to  complete  the  group's  findings 
on  a  doctrine  held  only  by  the  Roman  Catholic  Church 
and  universally  opposed  by  other  Christians. 

Six  sessions  were  required  on  the  issue  of  papal 
primacy,  four  were  spent  on  the  ministry,  three  on  the 
eucharist,  and  one  each  on  the  Nicene  Creed,  baptism 
and  intercommunion.  One  meeting  dealt  with  mapping 
procedures  for  consideration  of  the  papacy. 


•  Atlanta,  Ga.  The  largest  attendance  for  any  event  in 
the  history  of  the  church  was  the  new  record  set  on 
Easter  Sunday  as  277  gathered  for  worship.  The  total 
attendance  for  the  day  reached  597~this  included  the 
Sunday  School,  and  morning  and  evening  worship  ser- 
vices—a record  high  according  to  Pastor  Dean  Fetterhoff. 


Weddings 


A  six-month's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald is  given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Rebecca  Garner  and  David  Diffenderfer,  Apr.   11.  Sus- 
quehanna Grace  Brethren  Church,  Wrightsville,  Pa. 
Cathy    Greenough    and    Mark    Sneed,    Mar.    27.    Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 


•Washington.  D.C.  (EP)-Old  Order  Amish  and  Menno- 
nites  would  not  have  to  pay  Social  Security  taxes  be- 
cause it  conflicts  with  their  religious  beliefs,  if  a  bill 
introduced  by  Sen.  Richard  Schweiker  (R-Pa.)  wins  pas- 
sage. 

"It  is  difficult  for  me  to  understand  why  we  have  not 
been  ready  to  permit  religious  groups  to  conscientiously 
object  to  economic  regulations  when  we  rightfully  recog- 
nized their  right  to  object  to  the  military  service,"  Sen. 
Schweiker  said. 

Exemptions  are  already  possible  for  self-employed 
persons  who  belong  to  religious  groups  which  provide 
for  dependent  members.  "Now  we  must  extend  the  ex- 
emption to  cover  those  who  work  for  others,"  he  said. 

•Paramus,  N.J.  (EP)-Seven  Protestant,  Orthodox  and 
Roman  Catholic  theologians  envision  in  a  book  jointly 
prepared  the  reunion  of  Christian  churches  that  ac- 
knowledges the  Pope  as  its  chief  leader. 

A  Pope  for  All  Christians,  a  book  by  Paulist  Press,  is 
believed  to  be  the  first  volume  in  which  representatives 
of  more  than  two  Christian  denominations  offered  an 
opinion  on  papal  authority.  Only  one  of  the  eight  au- 
thors. Dr.  C.  Brownlow  Hastings,  a  Southern  Baptist, 
said  his  tradition  could  not  accept  reunion  with  any  cen- 
tralized authority. 

Dr.  Robert  McAfee  Brown,  a  Presbyterian  who 
teaches  theology  at  Stanford  and  who  wrote  the  intro- 
duction, noted  three  important  "breakthroughs"  in  un- 
derstanding the  papacy:  The  impact  of  Pope  John 
XXIII,  the  Second  Vatican  Council,  and  the  "furor"  re- 
sulting from  the  1968  paper  encyclical  on  birth  control, 
"Humane  Vitae,"  which  "demythologized"  a  certain 
view  of  papal  authority. 

•  New  York  (EP)— The  Bible,  or  portions  of  it,  were  pub- 
lished for  the  first  time  in  29  additional  languages  last 
year,  according  to  the  annual  Scripture  language  count 
of  the  American  Bible  Society. 

The  newcomers  bring  the  total  number  of  languages 
and  dialects  into  which  at  least  one  Bible  book  has  been 
published  to  1,577,  roughly  half  of  the  estimated  num- 
ber of  languages  and  dialects  in  the  world,  according  to 
an  ABS  spokesman. 

The  Bible  has  recovered  its  position  as  the  world's 
most  translated  work.  Several  years  ago  it  lost  out  to  the 
works  of  Marx,  Engels  and  Lenin. 


•Camden,  Ohio.  The  theme  for  a  full  and  exciting  week 
recently  celebrated  at  Grace  Brethren  was  "Spirit  of  76" 
in  honor  of  America's  200th  birthday.  A  great  missionary 
conference  opened  the  festivities  with  Roy  and  Ruth 
Snyder,  Earle  Hodgdon,  and  Paul  and  Dortha  Dowdy  as 
participants.  Following  the  missionary  conference  Rev. 
William  Tweeddale,  pastor  of  the  Brethren  Church  in 
St.  Petersburg  brought  us  many  blessings  from  God's 
Word.  There  were  695  present  at  the  various  meetings. 

Since  the  changing  of  the  name  of  this  church  which 
was  organized  in  1916  (then  known  as  the  First  Brethren 
Church  of  Camden),  a  new  constitution  and  reorganiza- 
tion along  with  the  expanding  of  the  entire  total  program 
has  been  put  into  effect.  The  name  of  the  church  is  now 
Grace  Brethren  Church.  Arthur  Sprunger,  pastor. 


JUNE  1,  1976 


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14 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Us\e« 


If  you  would  like  to  involve  yourself 
in  an  effective,  exciting,  understaffed 
area  of  Christian  service  let  me  suggest 
that  you  try  "listening." 

The  art  of  listening  may  come  nat- 
urally for  some,  but  for  most  of  us,  it 
takes  a  concentrated  effort  and  prayer 
for  a  quiet  spirit.  It  takes  the  desire  to 
care  about  others  and  to  be  receptive 
to  their  interests.  Philippians  2:3-4  ex- 
plains this  well.  "Do  nothing  from  self- 
ishness or  empty  conceit,  but  with 
humility  of  mind  let  each  of  you  regard 
one  another  as  more  important  than 
himself;  do  not  merely  look  out  for 
your  own  personal  interests,  but  also 
for  the  interests  of  others"  (NASV). 

Did  you  ever  stop  in  the  middle  of 
a  conversation  and  think  "Wait  a 
minute,  I  haven't  told  my  story  yet!"? 
We  all  enjoy  hearing  our  own  thoughts 
and  I'm  sure  each  of  us  has  had  the  ex- 
perience of  feeling  that  we  couldn't 
get  a  word  in  edgewise.  It  is  important 
to  us  to  express  our  opinion,  tell  about 
our  illness,  our  experiences,  sometimes 
to  the  point  of  not  caring  to  listen  to 
anyone  else's.  There  are  a  few  people 
around  who  have  conquered  this  self- 
ishness, even  in  informal  conversation. 
They  have  discovered  the  wonderful 
ministry  of  being  a  "listener." 

The  need  for  "listeners"  is  great  in- 
deed. We  need  them  in  the  Sunday 
School,  the  youth  program,  in  our 
families,  and  among  our  friends.  If  you 
are  a  person  who  cares  enough  to  lis- 
ten, God  can  use  you  everywhere.  Who 
doesn't  need  someone  to  listen  once  in 

JUNE    1,    1976 


a  while?  What  a  blessing  you  could  be 
to  that  discouraged  friend  or  troubled 
youngster  by  just  listening. 

Children  especially  need  to  feel  that 
their  parents  will  listen  to  them  and 
care  about  their  problems.  They  have 
the  need  to  express  their  opinion  even 
if  it  is  in  opposition  to  that  of  their 
parents.  Of  course  parents  need  not 
agree  nor  should  they  concede  to  what 
they  feel  is  wrong,  but  the  young 
person  will  benefit  from  an  atmosphere 
that  is  open  to  their  thoughts.  Parents 
who  are  "listeners"  can  prevent  much 
resentment  and  rebellion  from  develop- 
ing in  their  children.  The  child  will 
know  you  care  and  will  be  more 
willing  to  come  to  you  with  his  pro- 
blems. 

"Listening"  is  much  more  than  just 
hearing.  Therapists  tell  us  there  are 
many  things  to  observe  when  talking 
with  a  troubled  person.  The  person 
not  only  expresses  himself  with  words, 
but  also  through  facial  expressions  and 
tone  of  voice.  Do  you  stop  to  "listen" 
to  these  clues  of  a  troubled  soul?  Most 
of  us  are  not  good  at  hiding  our  feel- 
ings. If  we  would  be  more  sensitive  to 
these  clues  in  those  around  us,  we 
would  find  many  opportunities  to  be 
an  encouragement  to  those  who  need 
comfort  and  help. 

I  am  convinced  that  the  words  you 
might  say  or  those  words  you  are  told 
are  not  the  most  important  aspect  of 
this  "listening"  ministry.  More  impor- 
tant is  your  known  availability  as  a 
person  who  will  listen  and  care. 

Some  months  ago  at  a  church  gath- 
ering, I  noticed  a  young  friend  looked 


l\A\<«^^<^ 


By  Mrs.  Ted  Dutka 


especially  troubled.  She  appeared  quite 
upset  but  was  trying  very  hard  to  hide 
it,  since  she  was  in  public.  I  stepped 
back  to  her  and  quietly  asked  if  there 
was  something  troubling  her  that  she 
might  want  to  talk  about.  She  said  no, 
that  she  was  all  right.  At  the  time  I 
had  my  doubts  about  my  effectiveness 
as  a  "listener."  I  thought  perhaps  I  had 
seemed  nosy.  But  a  few  months  later 
she  and  I  were  talking  and  she  thanked 
me  for  noticing  and  asking  if  she 
needed  to  talk.  She  said  that  she  had 
not  wanted  to  talk  about  it  at  the 
time,  but  she  had  felt  better  just  know- 
ing that  someone  had  cared.  This  con- 
vinced me  of  the  value  of  being  avail- 
able to  listen. 

I  have  also  learned  that  sometimes 
others  don't  necessarily  want  our  ad- 
vice. They  just  need  to  verbalize  their 
feelings  and  to  have  someone  there  at 
a  difficult  time.  Often,  a  tender  quiet- 
ness is  more  valuable  to  them  than  any 
words  we  might  consider  wise.  Gentle- 
ness is  one  of  the  fruits  of  the  Spirit 
which  is  a  real  blessing  to  many. 

We  cannot  always  understand  the 
problems  of  others;  we  may  not  have 
ever  gone  through  the  same  troubles. 
But  remember— each  of  us  feels  that 
his  problems  are  big  when  they  occur. 
This  is  true  of  children,  adults,  and 
especially  those  who  are  going  through 
those  difficult  in-between  years.  How 
much  each  one  needs  an  available 
"listener." 

Of  course,  the  listener  himself  has 
limitations.  So  many  times  there  are 
no  pat  answers  for  those  who  come  to 
you  with  problems.  When  you  open 
yourself  up  to  the  needs  of  others  you 
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Kidnapped 

by  Karl  and  Debbie 
Dortzbach  (Harper  &  Row, 
S5.95).  Debbie  Dortzbach.  a 
pregnant  24  year-old  American 
missionary  nurse  in  a  northern 

.  -     T^v     -iv^         province   in  Ethiopia,  is  making 

>\>WS^^«VAA^V«vX>»>K^^  ^^^^^  Suddenly  she  is  confronted 

-y  ^^     __  —  ^>^^^^         by  a  masked,  pistol-pointing  mem- 

^"^^  ^V^_  Ia^  ^^^mi^^>-^        ber  of  a  Liberation  Front.  What  is  to 
laUJI^SS^S*"*'*^ '*'"'""'  follow  in  the  next  twenty-six  dayswill 

%l»v^«tA'^WW^'^''*^'^^         shock,  electrify  and  ultimately   inspire 


the  world.  This  is  the  story  how 
the  Lord  protected  her. 


WI\/iC 

Reodino 

CUck 


I 


Don't  be  misled  by  the  book  title 

and  think  that  they  couldn't  be 
ievant  for  your  situation.  Even  if  yc 
are  not  a  wife,  not  a  mother,  or  have 
never  been  kidnapped,  each  one  of 
these  books  has  something  to  o^er 
you.  You  are  influenced  by  what 
you  read  and  in  turn  you  influence 
others  by  expressing  those  S3~ie 
thoughts. 


The  Happy  Housewife 

by  Elizabeth  Baker  (Victor  Books,S1.75). 
This  is  a  delightful  book  on  being  a  joyful 
mother  and  housewife  in  spite  of  crying  kids, 
backache,  contrary  husbands,  and  dirty 
dishes. 


A  Mother's  World 

by  Gayle  G.  Roper  (Baker  Book  House, 
S2.95).  The  everyday,  commonplace  happen- 
ings of  a  mother's  life  become  the  stepping 

stones  to  a  deeper  spiritual  life. 


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7#V 

MISSIONARY  BIRTHDAYS  -  AUGUST   1976 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  27 and  28 
of  the  1976  Brethren  A  nnual.) 

AFRICA 

Mrs.  F.  George  Peters    August  10 

Rev.  J.  P.  Kliever August  21 

ARGENTINA 

Rev.  Aldo  E.  Hoyt August  2 1 

BRAZIL 

Rev.  Bill  A.  Burk    August  5 

Rev.  Ernest  H.  Bearinger August  6 

Mrs.  George  A.  Johnson August  10 

Jeffrey  Carl  Earner August  20,  1967 

Rua  Joao  XXIII,  No.  520.  L"berlandia,  Minas  Gerais,  Brazil  38.400. 

EUROPE 

Ginette  Mireille  DeArmey    August  12,  1970 

MEXICO 

Phillip  Valdo  Guerena August  10,  1959 

Rev.  Jack  B.  ChurchiU .August  20 

IN  THE   UNITED  STATES 

Dr.  Floyd  W.  Taber August  16 

Miss  Ruth  Kent    .August  2 1 

P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 
Rev.  R.  Bruce  Paden August  26 

P.O.  Box  588.  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 
Terry  Lee  Juhen August  27,  1959 

P.O.  Box  588.  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 


WMC  OFFICIARY 

Pres.-Mrs.  Robert  Griffith.  517  WQe  Ave., 

Souderton,  Pa.  18964 
1st  V.  Pres.-NIn.  Jesse  Deloe,  706  Robson 

Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
2nd    V.    Pres.-Mrs.    Walter    Fretz,    413 

Wooster  Rd.,  %"mona  Lake.  Invi.  46590 
Secy. -Mrs-  George  Christie.   910   S.  27th 

.Ave.,  Yakima,  Wash.  98902 
Asst.    Secy.— Mrs.    Thomas    Inman,    2244 

Femwood  Dr..  Cotorado  Springs.  Cok). 

80910 
Fin.  Secy.-Treas.— Miss  Joyce  .Ashman,  602 

Chestnut    .Ave..    Winona    Lake.    Ind. 

46590.  (.All  checks  payable  to  Brethren 

National  WMC.) 
Asst.   to   Fin.  Secy.-Treas.-Mis.  Ben  Zim- 
merman. R.  R.  1.  Warsaw.  Ind.  46580 
Lit.  Secy.-Mrs.  Charles  Koontz,  R.  R.  8, 

Box  157.  Warsaw.  Ind.  46580 
Editor-Mrs.  Dan  Pacheco.  413  Kings  Hwy., 

Winona  Lake.  Ind.  46590 
Prayer   Chm.-Mrs.    Richard    Sellers,  4661 

Janis  Dr.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43227 


Offerfng  Emphasis 


PRAISE  THE  LORD!!!  The  Operation  and  Publica- 
tion Expense  Fund  went  over  the  S5,500  goal!  That  is— 
for  1975.  But  why  did  it  take  us  until  March  1976  to  do 
it?  Make  1976  the  banner  year  for  this  fund  and  start 
right  now  to  hit  the  goal.  This  offering  is  due  September 
10, 


The  Listening  Ministry 

continued  from  page  15 

mill  fifxJ  that  there  are  moments  of  frustration  when  you 
seem  to  have  no  answer. 

But  God  knows  these  problems.  He  cares.  He  under- 
stands. Take  these  things  to  Him  in  (xayer.  Make  a  "lis- 
tening" relationship  an  opportunity  to  pray  with  that 
person.  Remind  them  of  their  Saviour's  compassion  and 
love  or  introduce  them  to  Jesus  if  they  do  not  know  Him 
as  Saviour  and  Lord.  If  others  can  see  in  you  a  com- 
passion that  goes  beyond  selfish  motives,  they  will  be 
introduced  to  God's  love.  Tell  them  of  the  scope  of  His 
great  love  ar>d  the  peace  their  life  can  have  with  God  in 
control. 

In  bearing  one  another's  burdens,  God  will  bless  you. 
He  will  show  you  His  faithfulness  and  compassion.  He  will 
answer  your  prayers  for  others  and  give  you  great  joy.  Try 
it— concentrate  on  hearing  others  and  responding  to  their 
spoken  and  unspoken  statements.  Pray  for  their  needs  and 
praise  God  for  His  answers. 

Kathleen  and  her  husband  are  members  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church.  Canton.  Ohio,  where  she  serves  as  presi- 
dent of  the  WMC  and  as  patroness  of  the  Charts  SMU.  She 
is  currently  employed  at  a  bank.  (WUC  editor). 


JUNE    1,    1976 


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Reports  and  comments  about  success  in  Christian  Education  from  the  Christian 
Education  Department,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590.  Howard  Mayes, 
director;  James  Long,  assistant  to  the  director. 


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APRIL  CONTEST 

V 

Diy. 

Church 

Pastor 

Suoerintendent 

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A  - 

Long  Beach,  Calif. 

"o 

(First) 

David  Hocking 

Roy  D.  Halberg 

t: 

B    - 

Meyersdale,  Pa. 

James  E.  Miller 

1? 

C   - 

Conemaugh,  Pa. 

(Pike) 

Kenneth  Koontz 

Jack  Griffith 

O     D 
O   ^ 

D   - 

Fort  Lauderdale.  Fla. 

Merlin  Berkey 

Bill  Hardison 

E    - 

Washington,  Pa. 

Shimer  Darr 

R.  Dennis  Maione 

F    - 

Conemaugh,  Pa. 

g-i 

(Singer  Hill) 

Marvin  Lowery 

Gail  Howie 

■^  £ 

G   - 

Phoenix,  Ariz. 

c^^ 

(Grace) 

Mark  E.  Malles 

Ordean  Snowberger 

-D    O 

H   - 

Okeechobee,  Fla. 

Charles  R.  Davis 

Steve  Rogers 

2  a 

CO  ■" 

1     - 

Dillsburg,  Pa. 

Lee  Dice 

Gene  Evans 

l-s 

J    - 

Anderson,  S.C. 

Marion  Thomas 

Jack  Broyies 

5  5 

N   - 

Aiken,  S.C. 

Steve  Taylor 

D    _ 

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RECORD  ATTENDANCES: 

Barberton,   Ohio-202; 

Camden,  Ohio-62; 

Dayton,  Ohio  (Huber  Hgts. 1-184;  Washington,  Pa. -290;  Conemaugh,  Pa. 

<  2  (Pike)-503;  Conemaugh,  Pa.   (Singer  Hill)-262;  Des  Moines,  towa-160; 

Mt.   Laurel,  NJ.-115;  Lititz,  Pa.-295;  Myerstown,  Pa.-712;  N.  Canton, 

Ohio-220;  Ripon,  Calif. -293;  Simi,  Calif.-330;  Beaver  City,  Nebr.-59. 


♦Average  attendance  of  all  reporting  Sun- 
day   Schoots'-April     1975-173;    April 
1976-172 
♦Growth    index    based    on    183    reporting 
churches: 
April    1975    weekly   average  attendance- 
Si  ,005 
April    1976    weekly   average  attendance— 

31.430 
Net  Gain   in  reporting  churches— 425  per- 
sons or  up  1 .3  percent 
♦Summary 
97  churches  registered  increases  totaling— 

2,097 
81    churches    registered    losses    totaling— 

1,672 
Largest    numerical    increase— Long   Beach, 
Calif.  (First) 

Largest  percentage  increase— Okeechobee, 
Fla. 
•  The  larger  the  number  of  reporting 
churches,  the  more  accurately  these  figures 
will  represent  the  church  growth  picture  of 
the  NF8C.  We  urge  the  total  support  of  the 
churches  of  the  NFBC  in  this  computer- 
evaluated  church  growth  analysis  which  is 
provided  free  of  charge  to  churches  of  the 
Fellowship  by  the  Christian  Education  De- 
partment. 


1\ME  Enposwe 

Karen  Stiffler— Armagh,  Pa. 


Dryhill,  Kentucky 

Patty  Bright-Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  (First) 
Peggy  Paulo— Rittman,  Ohio 
David  Jensen— Rittman,  Ohio 
Mike  Merritt-Sidney,  Ind. 

Navajo  Missions 

Karisse  Cone-Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Kathy  Kincarte-San  Bernardino,  Calif. 
James  Pitsenbarger-Ashland,  Ohio 
Paul  Schoonover-Whittier,  Calif.  (First) 

France 

Betsy  and  Patty  Morris-Whittier,  Calif.  (Community) 

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Karen  Stiffler— Armagh,  Pa. 
Frances  Unger— Winchester,  Va. 

Alaska 

Phil  Moyer-Telford,  Pa. 

Mexican  Border 

Kathy  Christiansen-Long  Beach,  Calif.  (North) 

Jeanne  Gronewold— Whittier,  Calif.  (Community) 

Christopher  Musulman-Whittier,  Calif.  (Community) 

Mexico  City,  Mexico   (In  cooperation  with  Spearhead) 
Roland  and  Raquel  Coburn— Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Tom  Sharp— Ankenytown,  Ohio 
Sue  Battis— Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Brenda  Welling— Goshen,  Ind. 
Vicki  Witt— Meyersdale,  Pa. 

BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Christian  Education  Department 


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Brefhren  IMofionol  \o[)\\\  Co(\(e(ence 

There's  a  reason  that  Brethren  National  Youth  Conference  is  a  must  for  hundreds  of 
Brethren  teens.  It's  first-class.  The  best  in  recreational  opportunities,  the  most  dynamic, 
challenging  speakers,  choice  music  that  teens  can  relate  to,  outstanding  accommodations  and 
food.  Be  a  part  of  the  action  in  San  Diego  this  August.  Write  the  Christian  Education  Depart- 
ment, Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590  for  more  details.  The  registration  deadline 
(without  additional  cost)  is  June  15. 

ChnsUan  Education  Conuention 
SpUituQl  cuts  Semm( 


WHAT  IS  IT? 

It  has  been  called  "the  most  exhaustive  study  on  the 
gifts  to  date."  Featuring  charts,  illustrations  and  inten- 
sive study  of  the  Scriptures,  the  senninar  is  filled  with 
practical  nnaterial  oriented  to  the  discovery  and  use  of 
Spiritual  Gifts  in  the  local  church. 

WHEN   IS   IT? 

Friday  and  Saturday,  August  6  and  7.  Sessions  will 
begin  at  8:30  a.m.  Friday  morning  and  will  continue  all 
day  and  evening.  Saturday's  sessions  also  begin  at  8:30 
a.m.,  but  will  conclude  at  2:00  p.m.  The  concluding  ses- 
sion features  a  special  separate  meeting  for  pastors. 

WHERE   IS   IT? 

The  seminar  will  be  held  at  the  facilities  of  First 
Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach,  California. 

WHO  WILL   BE   INVOLVED? 

You  will,  if  you  care  to.  The  cost  is  nominal:  $15. 
This  $15  includes  all  the  materials  in  the  spiritual  gifts 
manual.  There  will  also  be  tapes  available  (at  additional 


cost).  The  seminar  is  open  to  pastors  and  others 
attending  the  national  conference. 

WHO  ARE   THE   INSTRUCTORS? 

Dr.  David  Hocking,  pastor  of  First  Brethren  Church, 
Long  Beach,  California;  President  of  the  Western 
Graduate  School  of  Theology  (B.A.,  M.Div.,  D.Min.)  .  .  . 

Pastor  David  Seifert,  pastor  of  First  Brethren  Church, 
(Long  Beach);  chairman.  Division  of  Church  Growth, 
Western  Graduate  School  of  Theology  .  . . 

CAN   I   GET  CREDIT? 

Undergraduate  and  graduate  school  credit  for  the 
seminar  is  available  (3  quarter  hour  units)  from  Western 
Schools  of  Church  Growth,  upon  request. 

HOW  CAN   I    REGISTER? 

Those  interested  in  being  a  part  of  the  Spiritual  Gifts 
Seminar,  should  register  directly  with  First  Brethren 
Church  of  Long  Beach,  by  using  the  following  coupon 
and  returning  it  with  the  $15  registration  fee. 


SPIRITUAL   GIFTS  SEMINAR   REGISTRATION   COUPON 

. .  .  Save  the  conference  rush  and  avoid  the  long  lines. 
Register  now  .  .  . 


D  Pastor 

D  Mr. 

D  Mrs. 

D  Miss 


Address. 
State  


.Zip- 


Phone_ 


Enclosed   is  $ 

3601  Linden  Ave.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90807 


J$15  per  person),  reserve  a  place  for  me.  Send  to  First  Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach, 


JUNE   1,    1976 


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The  Quiz  team  and  leaders  at 
the  Macon  Railroad  Station. 

Standing  I.  to  r.: 
Jim  Haller 
David  Plaster 
Tim  Rough 
Gail  Leffler 
Sherry  Stiffler 
Cyndi  Brant 

Seated  I.  to  r.: 
Sandy  Lauffer 
Howard  Mayes 
MarkSnell 


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The  Western  Pennsylvania  team  visited  France 
March  29  -  April  1 2  and  returned  most  impressed  with: 

1.  the  warm  relationships  they  enjoyed  with 
French  believers; 

2.  the  tremendous  fellowship  with  and  hospitality 
of  our  Brethren  missionaries  serving  in  France  (but 
they  are  so  few  for  such  a  great  mission  field); 

3.  the  beautiful  historic  Chateau  at  St.  Albain,  cen- 
ter of  Brethren  mission  activity  with  a  tremendous 
outreach  throughout  France; 

4.  the  beautiful  French  countryside  and  modern 
cities; 

5.  the  evident  blessing  of  God  upon  His  work  in 
France— especially  evident  in  the  changed  lives  and 
clear  testimonies  of  so  many  comparatively  new 
Christians; 

6.  the  dedication  and  Biblical  strategy  of  our  mis- 
sionaries—as the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  is  growing  in 
France. 


Annually  the  national  first  place  Bible  quiz  team 
has  been  given  the  privilege  of  visiting  a  Brethren  mis- 
sion field  as  their  reward  for  finishing  on  top  in  na- 
tional Bible  quiz  competition.  In  the  past,  teams  have 
visited  Puerto  Rico,  Hawaii,  and  Mexico  City.  This 
year  the  Western  Pennsylvania  District  raised  money 
to  add  to  that  which  was  awarded  by  the  Christian, 
Education  Department  to  make  possible  the  visit  of 
their  team  to  the  more  distant  mission  field  of  France. 
The  district  also  provided  the  round-trip  Airline  ticket 
for  the  coach.  Rev.  David  Plaster,  the  assistant  coach 
Miss  Gail  Lefler,  and  Rev.  Howard  Mayes,  executive 
director    of    the    Christian    Education    Department. 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Christian  Education  Department 


At  the  Chateau 


To  us,  as  to  so  many  others,  the  most  beautiful 
spot  in  all  of  France.  It's  not  just  the  grassy  park  or 
the  stately  historic  Chateau,  or  even  the  two  hours  or 
so  spent  at  mealtimes  in  fellowship  and  conversation 
and  eating  delicious  French  food.  But  it  is  an  aware- 
ness that  you  have  after  a  few  days  that  this  is  the 
spot,  perhaps  more  than  any  other  we  know  about, 
where  God  has  seen  fit  to  reach  down  and  pour  out 
His  blessing  in  the  establishment  of  a  Church  of  His 
own  making.  We  can't  help  but  see  how  wonderfully 
God  has  prepared  the  Tom  Julien  family  for  this 
unique  ministry.  Their  home  is  a  substitute  Christian 
home  to  literally  hundreds  of  French  and  American 
youth  who  have  been  ministered  to  and  welcomed  at 
the  Chateau  through  the  years. 

In  Macon 

Larry  and  Vicki  DeArmey  pastor  the  work  here. 
We  met  many  wonderful  Christian  brothers  and  sisters 
here.  One  night  some  of  the  families  of  the  Macon 
congregation  opened  their  homes  to  us  for  an  unfor- 
gettable evening  of  fellowship  and  a  delicious  French 
dinner. 

Larry  led  us  on  a  hike  to  a  lookout  spot  high  over 
the  city  of  Macon.  The  beautiful  valleys  filled  with 
villages,  fields  and  vineyards  must  be  some  of  the 
most  beautiful  in  all  of  the  world. 

In  Chalon 

David  and  Cheryl  Shargel  were  in  the  process  of 
moving  into  the  newly  secured  missionary  residence 
from  their  high-rise  apartment  building.  We  arrived 
just  in  time  to  assist  with  the  work  of  cleaning  the 
house  and  moving  their  household  goods.  Stand  by 
guys— the  piano  goes  in  the  next  truckload. 

Dave  arranged  for  the  team  to  spend  an  afternoon 
in  a  cafe  conversing  with  students  from  local  high 
school  English  classes.  This  provided  many  good  op- 
portunities to  share  our  faith.  Terry  Julien  arranged  a 
similar  opportunity  at  his  high  school  in  Macon.  Even 
the  young  people  are  very  cynical  about  religion,  but 
maybe  the  Lord  will  use  friendships  made  to  open  the 
door  for  the  witness  of  our  missionaries. 


View  of  the  countryside  not  far  from  Macon 


New  Mission  Residence  in  Chalon 


Photo  By  Howard  Mayes 


Can  the  Chrisfion  Ec/ucotion  Deporfmcnf  Help  S(eth(en  Fo(em  /Mission 


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...  for  Larry  DeArmey,  short  term  Training  In  Missionary  Endeavor  (TIME)  was  a  turning 
point.  Today  he  is  a  missionary  in   France. 

.  .  .  and  in  the  past  three  years  34  Brethren  teens  have  spent  time  in  training  on  Brethren  foreign  mission 
fields  in  the  Central  African  Republic,  Argentina,  Brazil,  France  and  Germany.  It  may  prove  to  be  a  turning 
point  for  them. 

.  .  .  can  the  Christian  Education  Department  help  Brethren  Foreign  IVIissions?  Brethren  teens  involved 
first  hand  in  missions  can't  hurt. 

Your  gifts  to  the  Christian  .Education  Department  will  help  make  this  ministry  a  reality  for  more  than  20 
teens  this  year. 

Training  In  Missionary  Endeavor  is  a  ministry  of  the  Christian  Education  Department  in  cooperation  with 
Brethren  Foreign  Missions  and  the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council. 

Give  through  your  local  church,  or  write  the  Christian  Education  Department,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake, 
Ind.  46590. 

BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


1976  mJlOmi  COMfE 


Proomm  aad  Feofured  SpCGkas 


Rev. 


Charles  W.  Turner 
Moderator 


Dr.  Win  Arn 

President,  Institute 

for  American 

Church  Growth 


Rev.  -John  McArthur 

Pastor,  Grace 
Community  Church, 
Panorama  City,  Calif. 


Rev.  Marvin  Rickard 
Pastor,  Los  Gatos 
Christian  Church, 
Los  Gatos,  Calif. 


SPIRITUAL 
GIFTS 

SEMINAR 
will  be  conducted  by 
Dr.  David  L.  Hoci<ing 
and  Rev.  David  Siefert. 
Conference  Bible 
hour  speakers  will  in- 
clude Rev.  Robert 
Thompson,  Rev.  Donald 
Hocking,  and  Rev.  John 
Burke. 


DoilM 


FRIDAY,   AUGUST  6 

24th  Annual  Christian  Education  Convention 
Spiritual  Gifts  Seminar  —  Dr.  David  L.  Hocking  and 
Dr.  David  J.  Seifert  (Manual  fee,  $15) 

8:30a.m.  -  11 :00a.m.      Session  I 
11:30  a.m.-     1:00  p.m.      Lunch 

1:00  p.m.  -    3:30  p.m.     Session  II 

7:00  p.m.  -  9:30  p.m.      Session  III 

SATURDAY,   AUGUST  7 
Spiritual  Gifts  Seminar 
8:30a.m.  -  12:30  p.m. 


Proorom 

o 

1 :00  p.m.  -    5; 30  p.m. 
6:00  p.m.  -    6:45  p.m. 


7:00  p.m.-    9:30  p.m. 


Sessions  IV  and  V 
Simultaneous  Pastor's  Session 
11:00  a.m.  -  12:30  p.m.  (chapel) 
Christian  Education  Rally 
Presentation  of  Aw/ards 

SUNDAY,   AUGUST  8 

Morning  Services  in  Local  Brethren  Churches 

5:00  p.m.  and  7:15  p.m.  Duplicate  services,  First  Brethren. 
Moderator's  Address:  Rev.  Charles 
Turner:  "Our  Bicentennial 
Challenge."  Patriotic  Musical, 
"America's  Faith." 


MONDAY, 

7:30  a.m. 


AUGUST  9 
-    8:20  a.m. 


8:30  a.m.-    8:50  a.m. 

9:00  a.m.-  9:50  a.m. 
10:00a.m.  -  10:50  a.m. 
11:00  a.m.  -  12:00  noon 


12:00  noon-     1:00  p.m. 
1:00  p.m.-     5:30  p.m. 


6:45  p.m. 
7:00  p.m.  - 
8:45  p.m.  - 


8:30  p.m. 
9:30  p.m. 


TUESDAY,  AUGUST  10 

7:30  a.m.-    8:20  a.m. 

8:30  a.m.-    8:50  a.m. 

9:00  a.m.-    9:50  a.m. 
10:00  a.m.  -  10:50  a.m. 
1 1 :00  a.m.  -  1 2:00  noon 
12:00  noon-    1:00  p.m. 
12:15  p.m. 


Continental  Breakfast  and  Prayer  Session 
(Men  and  women,  fellowship  hall) 

Corporation  Meeting:  Home  Missions 

Bible  Hour:  Rev.  Robert  Thompson 

Business  Session 

Simultaneous  meetings 

Ministerium:  Dr.  Win  Arn  (chapel) 

WMC  (auditorium) 

Grace  Brethren  Men:  Rev.  Ed  Jackson 
(203) 

Lunch 

Sightseeing  (optional) 

Queen  Mary  Tour 

Pre-service  Music 

Evening  Service:  Dr.  John  MacArthur 

Challenge  Hour:  Home  Missions 

Continental  Breakfast  and  Prayer  Session 
Corporation  Meeting:  Foreign  Missions 
Bible  Hour:  Rev.  Donald  Hocking 
Business  Session 
Simultaneous  Sessions 
Lunch  or 

Missions  Luncheon  "Proclaim  Liberty" 
(by  reservation  only) 


6:45  p.m. 
7:00  p.m. 
8:45  p.m. 


8:30  p.m. 
9:30  p.m. 


Sightseeing  (optional) 

Ports  'O  Call  Village  and  Los  Angeles 

Harbor  Cruise 

Special  Presentation:  Grace  Brethren 

Men  on  Boys  Ministries 
Pre-service  Music 

Evening  Service:  Dr.  John  MacArthur 
Challenge  Hour:  Foreign  Missions 


WEDNESDAY,   AUGUST  11 

Free  Day  —  Tours  of  Knotts  Berry  Farm  or  Disneyland 


6:45  p.m. 


7:00  p.m.  -    8:30  p.m. 


8:45  p.m.-    9:30  p.m. 


THURSDAY, 

7:30  a.m.  — 

8:30a.m.  - 

9:00  a.m.  - 

10:00  a.m.  - 

11:00  a.m.  - 

12:00  noon  - 

1:00  p.m.  - 


AUGUST 

8:20  a.m. 

8:50  a.m. 

9:50  a.m. 
10:50  a.m. 
12:00  noon 
1 :00  p.m. 

5:30  p.m. 


Pre-service  Music  "Aiieluia" 

(Delegates  who  have  performed  in  the 
canata  are  invited  to  join  the  confer- 
ence choir.  Practice  at  6  p.m.  Wed.) 

Evening  Service:  Recognition  of  Past 

Moderators:  and  Dr.  John  MacArthur 
speaking 

Challenge  Hour:  Christian  Education 

12 


6:45  p.m. 
7:00  p.m.  - 
8:45  p.m.  - 


8:30  p.m. 
9:30  p.m. 


FRIDAY,  AUGUST   13 

7:30  a.m.-    8:20  a.m. 
8:30  a.m.   -     8:50  a.m. 

9:00  a.m.  -    9:50  a.m. 
10:00  a.m.  -  10:o0  3.m. 
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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


Joggir^g  \^ 


Paul  said  it  a  long  time  ago  and  it 
has  to  do  with  exercise.  Physical  activi- 
ty is  profitable  to  the  body  and  should 
be  performed.  So  when  I  feel  the  load 
of  a  few  excessive  pounds  I  determine 
to  get  out  and  jog.  This  phenomenon 
generally  occurs  in  the  springtime  after 
the  long  winter  is  over.  During  the 
winter  months  I  am  not  as  active  as 
usual;  and,  furthermore,  the  dry  clean- 
er shrinks  the  waistline  of  my  trousers. 
However,  before  I  can  get  started  on 
my  project  I  must  convince  myself 
exercise  will  be  good  for  me,  and  that 
I  will  feel  much  better  physically  if  I 
get  out  there  and  make  some  fast 
tracks  around  the  block. 

To  give  moral  encouragement  to 
the  whole  project  I  bought  a  bright  red 
nylon  warm-up  suit.  It  goes  well  with 
my  blue  sneakers,  and  when  the  whole 
outfit  is  on  I  feel,  for  just  a  few  mo- 
ments, a  kinship  to  the  great  "milers" 
of  other  generations.  This  imaginary 
kinship  gives  me  the  added  incentive 
necessary  to  face  the  bright  glare  of 
the  morning  sun. 

This  spring  I  really  got  into  the 
swing  of  things  and  took  my  warm-up 
suit  on  a  trip  to  the  East.  In  Youngs- 
town,  Ohio,  I  stayed  overnight  near  a 
complex  of  various  motels.  The  next 
morning  travelers  were  departing  the 
Holiday  Inn,  the  Ramada  Inn,  and 
Howard  Johnsons,  and  as  I  jogged  by  I 
gave  them  all  a  friendly  wave  and  they 
returned  with  cheerful  smiles.  It  is 
great  to  be  alive  on  a  bright  spring 
morning  with  the  warm  sun  beating 
down  on  your  face. 

The  next  week  I  spent  with  Wesley 
and  Virginia  Haller  at  Johnstown, 
Pennsylvania,  for  a  series  of  meetings. 
I  still  had  the  firm  resolve  to  jog  each 
day  and  keep  fit.  It  was  Tuesday  when 
I  got  out  my  equipment  and  made  my 
start.  Now  if  you  have  never  been  in 
Johnstown,  a  word  of  explanation  is  in 
order.  When  God  created  the  terrain  in 
the  Johnstown  area  He  did  something 


By  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


very  interesting.  The  end  result  is  there 
is  no  more  than  three  consecutive  feet 
on  the  same  elevation.  To  put  it  more 
simply  it  is  a  very  hilly  area. 

Leaving  111  Keppler  Drive,  the  par- 
sonage, things  were  on  the  gentle  in- 
cline and  all  went  well.  I  turned  right 
on  Wonder  Avenue  because  that 
sounded  like  a  nice  place.  To  my  sur- 
prise Wonder  Avenue  dropped  into  a 
pit,  and  I  started  straight  down  at  a 
pace  not  previously  planned.  They 
must  have  poured  the  blacktop  from 
the  edge  of  a  hill  and  let  it  run  down 
the  side,  and  thus  they  had  a  street. 
The  backs  of  my  legs  ached  from  try- 
ing to  hold  back  the  speed  of  going 
down  Wonder  Avenue.  At  the  bottom 
of  the  hill  I  was  greeted  by  a  smiling 
repairman  coming  out  of  a  home.  He 
shouted:  "I  ought  to  be  jogging  too 
because  my  wife  says  I  am  over- 
weight .  .  .  need  to  lose  25  pounds  this 
summer.  Keep  going,  buddy!"  I  smiled 
my  acknowledgment  and  took  note  of 
the  bulging  waistline  he  possessed. 

Circling  around  another  block  I  re- 
turned to  the  foot  of  Wonder  Avenue. 
Yes,  I  was  winded,  but  when  I  looked 
ahead  at  Wonder  Avenue  now-l 
gasped.  It  looked  different  from  this 
new  perspective  and  my  first  impulse 
was    to   get   some   mountain-climbing 


Jol^i^stoWi] 


gear  to  get  to  the  top.  You  want  the 
end  of  the  story?  ...  I  made  it. 

On  returning  home  I  put  away  the 
warm-up  suit  because  I  had  discovered 
a  truth  for  today.  There  is  a  wrong 
time  to  do  a  good  thing. 

Jogging  in  Johnstown  dropped  on 
my  priority  list.  Yet  the  same  principle 
applies  in  a  great  many  cases.  There 
are  a  number  of  activities  that  we  do 
that  should  be  done  at  the  right  time 
and  place.  I  enjoy  reading  the  news- 
paper, but  I  doubt  seriously  the  wis- 
dom of  doing  it  in  church  on  a  Sunday 
morning.  I  enjoy  some  of  these  peppy 
little  choruses  that  we  sing  from  time 
to  time,  but  I  doubt  the  wisdom  of 
using  them  at  a  funeral  service.  I  enjoy 
getting  into  my  bright  red  warm-up 
jacket,  but  it  hardly  seems  appropriate 
in  the  choir  loft  at  Sunday  morning 
worship. 

Knowing  what  to  do  and  when  to 
do  it  can  have  a  great  deal  to  do  with 
the  effectiveness  of  our  witness  to 
other  people.  One  might  have  an  urge 
to  preach  to  a  crowd  of  people.  But  I 
doubt  seriously  the  wisdom  of  racing 
out  on  the  baseball  field  at  Chicago  in 
the  ninth  inning  when  the  score  is  2-2 
and  the  bases  are  loaded.  It  hardly 
seems  the  time  to  preach  a  message 
even  though  the  crowd  may  be  with- 
out God.  I  also  doubt  seriously  that 
you  would  get  through  the  intro- 
duction before  they  carried  you  away. 
There  is  a  wrong  time  to  do  a  good 
thing  and  this  brings  me  to  the  final 
thought. 

How  much  do  we  let  God,  by  His 
spirit,  direct  our  activities?  As  Chris- 
tians are  we  sensitive  to  the  still  small 
voice  within?  Do  we  listen  as  God 
speaks,  asking  us  to  do  something  for 
Him?  After  all,  by  His  truth  and  our 
willingness,  the  right  work  fits  in  at 
the  right  time  and  He  will  bless  our 
work  to  His  glory.  When  that  happens 
all  will  turn  out  well,  even  though  the 
way  may  be  hilly  like  Wonder  Avenue. 


JUNE  15.  1976 


Lester  E.  Pifer 


(^istiaq,  Yo^  Do  HaVe  ^me 


If  you  knew  now  you  would  be 
struck  by  lightning  six  months  from 
today,  how  would  you  live  until  then? 
This  question  was  posed  by  a  time- 
management  executive,  Alan  Lakein, 
the  author  of  the  book  How  To  Get 
Control  of  Your  Time  and  Your  Life 
which  has  sold  300,000  copies  in  two 
years. 

Corporations  are  spending  millions 
on  the  services  of  time  consultants, 
planning  services  and  management 
seminars.  A  three-day  seminar  for 
executive  secretaries  and  administra- 
tive assistants  may  cost  $450  per  man. 

At  the  heart  of  the  whole  matter  is 


the  plaguing  problem  of  the  proper  use 
of  a  man's  time.  A  qualified  executive 
or  engineer  has  the  ability  to  produce. 
The  major  task  is  keeping  him  produc- 
tive. 

R.  Alec  Mackenzie,  a  leading  man- 
agement consultant,  has  concluded: 
"Relatively  few  people  have  learned  to 
manage  their  time.  It's  a  unique  re- 
source. Everybody  has  the  same 
amount.  No  one  feels  he  has  enough. 
Yet,  everyone  has  all  there  is.  So  time 
is  not  the  problem,  but  how  we  utilize 
it." 

Generally  speaking,  man  has  a 
built-in   apparatus  that  rebels  against 


regulation,  system,  schedule,  and  man- 
agement. 

Young  people  do  not  take  time  to 
evaluate  the  qualities  of  a  good  mate. 
The  resulting  weaknesses  and  failures 
often  mean  an  unsuccessful  marriage. 

Couples  begin  the  establishment  of 
a  home  without  allowing  time  for 
financial  and  budget  considerations. 
Money  problems  lead  to  a  domestic 
disaster. 

Parents  can  become  so  involved  in 
the  mundane  issues  of  life  that  no  time 
is  taken  to  develop  a  spiritual  interest 
in  their  children  and  discharge  their  re- 
sponsibility to  lead  those  children  to 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


Christ. 

Too  often  we  do  not  take  the  time 
to  consider  the  really  important  things 
until,  suddenly,  we  are  faced  with  the 
unalterable  fact  that  our  marriage  is  a 
failure,  our  home  is  a  casualty,  our  son 
or  daughter  is  held  by  the  court  for  an 
act  of  sin,  or  God's  judgment  has 
fallen  upon  us  for  derelict  of  duty. 

If  the  Christian  knew  now  that  the 
Lord  would  return  in  one  year,  how 
would  he  conduct  himself  those  re- 
maining 365  days?  The  Word  of  God 
clearly  states  that  Jesus  will  return, 
that  it  will  be  soon,  and  that  we 
should  be  on  constant  alert  for  His 
coming.  Jesus  stated  unequivocally 
that  He  would  return,  making  certain 
only  the  Father  knew  the  exact  time. 

Since  we  do  not  know  the  exact 
time,  then  every  minute,  hour,  day, 
and  month  must  be  scheduled, 
planned,  and  used  to  accomplish  our 
goals. 

Setting  goals  and  arranging  a  sched- 
ule is  a  very  important  factor  in  ef- 
ficient living  in  our  fast-paced  environ- 
ment. Management  of  that  God-given 
span  of  time  known  as  your  life  is,  in 
reality,  the  management  of  yourself. 

The  Ministry  of  Management  course 
offers  an  illustration  of  this  point. 

"There  is  a  story  about  a  farmer 
who  told  his  wife  he  was  going  to  plow 
the  south  forty.  He  started  early  to  oil 
the  tractor.  He  needed  more  oil  so  he 
went  to  the  shop  to  get  it. 

"On  the  way,  he  noticed  the  pigs 
weren't  fed.  He  went  to  the  corncrib 
where  he  found  some  sacks.  That  re- 
minded him  that  the  potatoes  were 
sprouting.  He  started  for  the  potato 
pit. 


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"As  he  passed  the  woodpile,  he  re- 
membered that  his  wife  wanted  wood 
in  the  house.  As  he  picked  up  a  few 
sticks,  an  ailing  chicken  passed.  He 
dropped  the  sticks  and  reached  for  the 
chicken.   .  .  . 

"When  evening  arrived,  he  had  still 
not  gotten  the  tractor  to  the  field." 

How  many  times  has  this  happened 
to  you?  Is  this  the  story  of  your  spiri- 
tual responsibility  to  your  family?  Our 
good  intentions  can  be  so  easily  dis- 
tracted that  we  never  accomplish  what 
we  set  out  to  do.  There  is  no  return  on 
your  time.  "Therefore  be  careful  how 
you  walk,  not  as  unwise  men,  but  as 
wise,  making  the  most  of  your  time, 
because  the  days  are  evil"  (Eph. 
5:15-16  ASB). 

The  first  hour  of  every  Tuesday 
morning  is  scheduled  for  prayer  by  the 
staff  of  Brethren  Home  Missions. 
Every  home  mission  point  and  specific 
requests  from  the  National  Fellowship 
of  Brethren  Churches  are  mentioned  in 
prayer. 


It  costs  over  $100  to  pay  the  sala- 
ries of  the  staff  for  that  hour.  Is  it 
worth  $5,200  a  year  for  52  hours  of 
prayer?  We  believe  it  is,  so  prayer  time 
is  scheduled  into  our  week. 

Jesus  prayed  to  His  Father,  "I  have 
glorified  Thee  on  the  earth,  having  ac- 
complished the  work  which  Thou  has 
given  Me  to  do"  (John  17:4  ASB). 

Our  Lord,  master  of  His  life,  could 
confidently  say  that  in  three  and  one- 
half  years  of  ministry,  He  had  accom- 
plished all  the  Father  had  given  Him  to 
do  right  up  to  the  moment  before 
Calvary. 

What  a  beautiful  example  to  fol- 
low! 

God  has  allowed  us  enough  time  to 
do  everything  in  His  will  for  us.  There 
is  an  appointed  time  for  everything, 
and  a  time  for  every  event  (Eccl.  3: 1 ). 
It  is  imperative  that  we  follow  a  few 
simple  rules  for  efficient  use  of  our 
time. 

1.  Prayerfully  set  a  goal  for  every- 
thing you  believe  is  God's  will  for  you. 

2.  Arrange  a  schedule  for  the  ac- 
complishment of  that  goal. 

3.  Use  every  minute  of  your  time 
wisely  in  following  the  schedule. 

4.  Remind  yourself  that,  as  a  Chris- 
tian, you  are  held  accountable  for  the 
time,  talent,  and  treasure  God  gives 
you. 

What  are  your  goals?  Do  you  want 
your  life  to  please  Him?  Then  every 
day  must  be  planned.  Spirit-led,  cen- 
tered in  His  will,  and  accomplished  ac- 
cording to  His  Word. 

All  your  goals,  excellent  as  they 
may  be,  can  only  be  accomplished  by 
a  careful  management  of  your  life, 
your  time,  and  your  energy.  ^ 


JUNE  15,  1976 


The  Brethren  Bunch  poses  at  another  of  their  tour  stops. 

How  God  worked  at  the  Grace  Brethren  Chapel  and  reached  not  only  the  communities  surrounding 
Hell-for-Certain  Creek  but  all  the  way  to  the  steps  of  the  Capitol  building  in  Washington,  D.C. 

By  Pastor  John  Shelly 


For  years  there  has  been  a  "Young 
People's"  meeting  on  Friday  night.  We 
have  played  every  indoor  and  outdoor 
game— twice!  We  had  devotions  after 
games,  and  then  refreshments.  Every 
program  was  basically  the  same  for- 
mat. 

What  seemed  impossible  was  the 
formation  of  a  close-knit  Christian 
youth  group  that  would  be  very  com- 
mitted to  the  Lord  and  to  each  other. 
In  our  area  there  was  not  this  type  of 
close  commitment  in  anything— even 
homes.  The  athletic  programs  of  the 
local  school  approached  this  type  of 
comradery,  but  it  was  short  lived  with 
the  athletic  seasons. 

After  the  Friday  evening  sessions, 
closing  with  the  rigors  of  returning  the 
young  people  home,  this  pastor  would 
return  to  the  chapel  muttering  to  him- 
self, "Self!  Why  are  you  doing  what 
you  are  doing;  the  way  you  are  doing 
It;  and  what  are  you  accomplishing? 
Oh,  go  to  bed!"  1  would, 

I  prayed  about  it.  I  thought  about 
it  a  lot.  I  decided  that  "What  do  I 
do?"  was  easier  to  answer  after  I  had 
answered  "Where  do  I  start?" 

The  stage  was  set,  and  the  episode 


took  place  several  months  ago  when 
Kevin  Muggins  was  youth  pastor  at 
Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church.  He 
with  a  close-knit  youth  group  from 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  descended 
upon  us.  Who  can  outlove  Connie, 
Karisse,  "Big  Rod,"  Jim,  Becky  and 
the  others?  This  busload  of  young 
people  were  in  love  with  Christ  and 
with  one  another. 

I  began  to  eat  my  heart  out!  If  my 
young  people  could  only  become  like 
this  ...  if  they  could  only  see 
this  .  .  .  (Bing!  A  light  turned  on!). 

"Kevin,  could  I  bring  a  few  of  my 
local  young  people  in  to  stay  with 
your  group  while  you're  here?"  He 
went  for  it,  and  I  dashed  out  to  bring  a 
few  of  my  young  "sheep." 

It  worked!  Our  kids  loved  their  kids 
and  vice  versa.  For  three  days.  Chris- 
tian love— "Winona  style"— began  to 
penetrate  and  reflect.  There  was  sing- 
ing, witnessing,  and  praying  for  God  to 
move  hardened  hearts.  It  was  affecting 
every  part  of  the  Mission  ministry. 

There  were  long  talks  between 
teens  on  topics  that  really  mattered.  I 
was  asked  how  we  could  possibly  keep 
Dave,  Joy,  Becky,  Deb,  Rick  and  Mark 


here  with  us.  The  final  songs  were  the 
hardest  to  sing;  the  last  prayer,  the 
most  difficult  to  end.  Several  made  a 
covenant  with  God  that  they  would  re- 
turn. 

Tearful  farewells  take  forever. 
Nothing,  absolutely  nothing,  is  more 
moving  to  mankind  than  Christian 
love. 

They  left.  At  our  young  people's 
meetings  we  talked  about  it  and 
played  "Remember."  They  did  re- 
member and  could  not  forget.  Remem- 
ber the  songs?  Let's  sing  some,  it 
might  be  fun  .  .  .  Jennie  Sholly  at  the 
piano.  Sounds  good!  Let's  work  on  it. 
Excitement!  More  singing.  They  began 
to  sing  lessons  a  pastor  can  never 
teach.  They  began  to  sing  and  believed 
what  they  sang.  Bible  study  and  all  the 
Sunday  School  lessons  began  to  come 
together. 

"Why  not  spend  the  night  at  the 
Chapel,  all  of  you,  and  we'll  look  at 
some  of  the  pictures  we  took  and  talk 
about— just  everything." 

It  began,  slowly  at  first.  Love  has  to 
be  taught  and  caught.  The  music  and 
singing  became  the  reason  for  being  to- 
gether and  just  enjoying  each  other. 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


With  understanding  came  lil<e- 
mindedness,  a  big  word  for  love. 

There  were  problems  and  opposi- 
tion. Some  parents,  who  had  criticized 
the  Mission  for  20  years,  required  their 
daughter  to  leave  the  group.  They  be- 
gan new  gossip  and  rumor  campaigns 
against  what  was  happening  and  how  it 
was  happening.  Their  hostility  cut  the 
heart  from  their  daughter's  Christian 
commitment!  They  made  it  impossible 
for  her  to  love  others.  Bitter  lemons 
for  everyone! 

A  youth  group  from  Hagerstown, 
Maryland,  came  to  visit  the  Mission 
and  our  new  "bunch"  stayed  with 
them.  They  made  fast  friends— just 
friends  who  had  much  in  common  and 
were  really  likeable. 

An  invitation  came  from  Dr. 
Robert  Collitt  and  the  WMC  ladies  of 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church  in  Hagers- 
town. "Come  up  and  be  with  us."  The 
church  sent  money  and  Youth  Pastor 
Stevens  made  the  arrangements. 

Meanwhile  back  in  the  hills,  the 
"Brethren  Bunch"  selected  a  name, 
memorized  entire  chapters  of  Scrip- 
ture, and  learned  their  songs  and  parts 
well.  We  practiced  hard— sweat  shirts 
alike,  standing  erect,  singing  clearly. 
We  were  ready! 

The  trip  included  a  visit  to  Washing- 
ton, D.C.,  and  Antietam  Battlefield. 
We  sang  for  the  WMC  and  were  given  a 
Christmas     party.    The    ladies    had 


brought  many  Christmas  presents  to 
the  group  to  take  back  to  the  Mission. 
The  gifts  were  all  gladly  received.  It 
was  the  only  Christmas  some  would 
get. 

Later,  we  had  over  100  present  at 
the  Chapel  Christmas  party.  The 
"Brethren  Bunch"  handed  out  the 
gifts,  keeping  very  few  for  themselves. 

Soon  other  requests  for  the  "Breth- 
ren Bunch"  came  in.  There  was  a  trip 
to  southern  Ohio  and  another  trip 
back  to  Hagerstown  to  the  Calvary 
Brethren  Church. 

It  was  an  unforgettable  time.  Ken- 
tucky Congressman  James  Carter  ar- 
ranged the  opportunity  for  the  "Breth- 
ren Bunch"  to  sing  on  the  Capitol 
steps  and  visit  the  White  House.  A 
letter  from  House  Speaker  Carl  Albert 
made  it  official.  We  had  a  paid  tour 
through  Washington,  D.C.,  and  all 
there  was  to  see. 

After  the  trip  .  .  .  memories.  People 
were  coming  forward  in  church.  The 
"Brethren  Bunch"  was  ministering  to 
others  up  and  down  the  Middle  Fork 
of  the  Kentucky  River,  Many  gave 
their  hearts  to  Christ  and  followed 
Him  in  baptism.  Thirteen  young 
people  received  Christ  and  were  bap- 
tized. "Let's  just  praise  the  Lord"  we 
sang;  and  we  did. 

How  did  this  affect  parents?  We 
had  different  reactions,  but  most  real- 


ized that  what  was  happening  was  for 
the  good  of  their  children  and  their 
own  home. 

The  "Brethren  Bunch"  not  only 
learned  new  songs,  but  important  les- 
sons in  life.  They  learned  how  to  react 
to  criticism;  how  to  live  with  person- 
ality differences;  why  we  believe  what 
we  believe;  what  really  is  a  Church; 
and  what  is  the  Christian  life. 

The  trips  we  took  were  hours  of 
close  confinement  in  the  van.  It  was  a 
captive  audience  in  the  finest  sense  of 
the  word. 

Now  what?  We're  doing  harmony, 
giving  uncoached  testimonies,  and 
making  life  plans.  Seven  are  actively 
planning  to  go  to  Grace  College,  trust- 
ing the  Lord  to  make  a  way.  Four 
want  to  be  in  the  Brethren  Student 
Life  Volunteer  Program. 

We  get  requests  to  sing  at  many  dif- 
ferent places.  Other  trips  will  be 
planned.  But  as  the  newness  wears  off, 
the  principles  of  Christian  love  and 
Christian  living  remain  deep  within. 

There  are  some  we  cannot  reach. 
We  just  wait  for  the  Holy  Spirit  to 
move  them  to  respond.  The  "Brethren 
Bunch"  is  reaching  out  to  family  and 
friends  and  growing.  Perhaps  God  will 
build  a  church  at  the  mouth  of  Hell- 
for-Certain  Creek.  We  are  all  com- 
mitted to  it.  It's  exciting  to  hear  and 
witness!  There's  music  in  the  moun- 
tains. ^ 


Uniform   sweatshirts   identify   the  group    in   front   of   the   reflecting  pool    at   the  Washington 
monument. 


JUNE  15,  1976 


T^o  Gro^  or  Not  To  Grow? 


A  few  years  ago  there  appeared  on 
the  ecclesiastical  scene  a  new  move- 
ment which  has  continued  to  gain  mo- 
mentum. It  is  the  popular  CHURCH 
GROWTH  emphasis  which  found  its 
headwaters  in  the  writings  of  Donald 
McGavran,  the  great  missionary  states- 
man. He  proposes  that  it  is  "God's  will 
for  His  church  to  grow,"  and  based 
upon  this  assumption  the  movement  is 
beginning  to  gain  recognition.  To 
those  who  have  studied  the  history  of 
American  churches  there  has  come  to 
light  the  simple  fact  that  in  too  many 
instances  this  expectation  has  not  been 
realized.  Even  a  casual  perusal  of  our 
own  NFBC  statistical  report  reveals 
that  we,  too,  need  a  change. 

Those  who  have  noted  this  deplor- 
able state  have  blended  their  voices 
into  a  chorus  of  lament  which  now  is 
being  echoed  across  the  land.  Our  con- 
servative theological  prejudice  has 
caused  us  to  hold  many  of  those  writ- 
ing on  the  subject  in  suspicion  but  the 
growing  phenomenon  cannot  be 
ignored.  Such  publications  as  Dr.  Peter 
Wagner's,  Stop  the  World  I  Want  to 
Get  On  and  his  more  recent  volume. 
Your  Church  Can  Grow,  have  now 
filtered  into  the  libraries  of  many  con- 
cerned Brethren.  In  the  proliferating 
literature  on  the  subject  there  are  now 
many  other  fine  works  which  could  be 
added  to  the  list,  for  instance:  God's 


By  Robert  W.  Thompson 


Way  to  Keep  a  Church  Going  and 
Growing  by  Vergil  Gerber;  The  Birth, 
Care  and  Feeding  of  a  Local  Church 
by  Donald  MacNair;  Churches  and 
How  They  Grow  by  M.  Wendell  Belew; 
Your  Church  Has  Real  Possibilities, 
Robert  H.  Schuler;  and  Church 
Growth  and  the  Word  of  God  by  Allan 
Tippett.  These  are  but  a  few  of  the 
publications  which  have  contributed 
to  a  growing  interest  in  Church 
Growth  and  accent  a  steady  discontent 
with  the  status  quo.  Is  this  really  for 
me?— that  is  the  question  asked  by 
many  of  us  today.  What  exactly  is  the 
profit,  if  any,  to  us  in  the  NFBC  from 
the  current  emphasis  on  Church 
Growth?  If  nothing  else  it  is  alerting  us 
to  our  true  condition  and  encouraging 
us  to  see  the  possibility  of  changing 
our  image.  Those  who  have  referred  to 
such  emphases  as  "the  numbers  game" 
or  who  have  retreated  behind  the 
pious  excuse  of  "quality  rather  than 
quantity"  are  not  finding  as  many 
sympathizers  as  they  once  might  have. 
Perhaps  we  are  beginning  to  develop 
what  Dr.  Win  Arn,  of  the  Church 
Growth  movement,  suggests  are 
"Church  Growth  Eyes"  which  simply 
means  seeing  ourselves  in  the  light  of 
God's  plan  for  His  church. 


For  those  who  want  to  take  advan- 
tage of  it,  there  is  a  vast  amount  of 
detailed  data  available  today.  An 
analysis  of  this  information  brings  to 
light  many  helpful  suggestions  to  those 
desiring  growth.  It  is  only  fair  to  state 
that  most  of  those  writing  on  the  sub- 
ject make  it  perfectly  clear  that  there 
is  no  one  magic  formula  which,  if  in- 
stituted, can  assure  success.  However, 
we  can  conclude  from  the  information 
being  provided  that  all  successful  and 
growing  churches  have  vital  signs  in 
common.  Perhaps  the  most  cogent 
presentation  of  these  basic  character- 
istics are  found  in  Dr.  Wagner's  book 
Your  Church  Can  Grow. 

Diagnostic  tools  are  now  available 
to  any  who  wish  to  determine  the 
physical  and  spiritual  well-being  of 
their  own  church.  Although  some  will 
consider  these  instruments  carnal  or 
unbiblical,  they  should  be  considered 
in  the  same  light  as  Sunday  School 
quarterlies  or  overhead  projectors  and 
used  as  a  means  to  an  end  rather  than 
an  end  in  itself.  Only  with  a  compila- 
tion of'  facts  can  a  sensible  plan  for 
change  be  proposed  and  a  positive 
prognosis  presented.  It  might  appear 
to  some  that  this  is  a  rather  clinical 
approach  to  a  spiritual  problem  but  as 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


in  any  legitimate  examination  only 
perfect  honesty  and  candor  can  prevail 
with  delusion  serving  no  possible  good. 
An  accurate  diagnosis  in  the  early 
stages  of  any  disease  is  far  more  impor- 
tant to  the  patient  than  any  informa- 
tion gleaned  from  a  postmortem 
autopsy. 

As  in  any  new  thing  to  which  we 
are  exposed,  there  needs  to  be  oppor- 
tunity for  exposure,  instruction,  and 
learning.    This    can    be    had    today    in 


seminars  and  conferences,  as  well  as  a 
wealth  of  printed  material  now  avail- 
able. Jesus  suggested  in  his  invitation 
to  His  followers  that  they  "take  My 
yoke  upon  you  and  learn  of  Me."  This 
invitation  is  certainly  timely  and  no 
one  should  find  it  objectionable  to  sit 
down  in  a  conference  environment  and 
listen  carefully  to  those  who  are  doing 
the  job.  This  should  certainly  be  more 
profitable  than  our  tedious  and  tiring 
attempts  to  explain  or  excuse  our  lack 


of  growth. 

Like  most  things  of  value  in  our 
society  today  there  is  a  price  tag  at- 
tached and  the  cost,  to  some,  may 
seem  prohibitive.  The  prize  in  any  ef- 
fort, though,  is  commensurate  with 
the  effort.  The  degree  to  which  a 
church  commits  itself  to  such  a  pro- 
gram will  determine  its  success.  The 
alternatives  are  clear— ro  grow  or  not 
to  grow.  Vt 


Vital  Si^i|s  of  i\\^  Jjocal  Gl^Urcli 

Rev.  Robert  Thompson,  western  field  secretary  of  has  a  submission  on  the  part  of  the  congregation. 

Brethren  Home  Missions,  recently  had  the  privilege  of  They  have,  however,  earned  th\s  authority  by  making 

visiting    and    evaluating    10   of  the    largest,  growing  correct  decisions  step  by  step  along  the  way.  Not  big 

churches  in  Southern  California.  The  churches,  with  decisions    that    failed,    but    right   decisions   in    little 

their  morning  worship  attendance  are:  things. 

First  Baptist,  Van  Nuys 4,300  They  are  sensitive.  The  concerns  of  individuals  are 

Church  of  the  Way 2,000  important  to  them,  and  they  are  concerned  about  the 

Lake  Avenue  Congregational     1,300  community  and  the  possibilities  of  ministering  to  it. 

Calvary  Chapel 7,500  ^     PHILOSOPHY   OF   MINISTRY 

The  Mariners  Church 1,500  ____  ,      ,  .      .  ,     ,        .        . 

,-.  ^  □    ^.  ,         D      u  o  nnn  The   goals   and  objectives  of  the  church  can  be 

First  Brethren,  Long  Beach     2,000  .     ,       ,  ,,.,.,  ,.    ,     ,  ,     • 

_      .      ^  „  »    r^u     „i,  c  nnn  articulated  very  clearly.  There  is  a  little  formula  m 

Garden  Grove  Community  Church 5,000  ......        .        . 

_  lie         CM*  o  nnn  their  minds  of  what  they  intend  to  accomplish. 

Evangelical  Free,  Fullerton 3,000  ^ ,      .   .  ,_     r   . 

.,  ,     .   ,      _,  c  nnn  The  philosophy  of  ministry  IS  an  outgrowth  of  the 

Melodyland 6,000  ^        ,    ,.    ,       ,    ^      il  ..,u       ■.      u 

_         _  .^  ^  rinn  perspective  of  the  local  church.  What  the  church  does 

Grace  Community    2,000  .j,         ,       ^  ,_■■_, •.. 

_        .  .     ,        ,  ^  .,. IS  directly    related   to   what  is  believed  and  taught 

Surprisingly,  there  was  not  one  sfiecific  common 

denominator  to  which  the  growth  of  all  10  could  be 

attributed.  They  were  as  different  as  night  and  day.  3.   MOBILIZED    LAITY 

But  there  were  some  things  they  all  had  in  com-  The  laymen  make  the  difference,  yet  the  means  by 

mon— what  some  have  called  the  vital   signs  of  the  which  they   motivate  and  mobilize  the  laymen  are 

local  church.  Here  are  the  signs  with  a  brief  descrip-  again  different.  But  everybody  in  the  church  can  have 

tion  of  each.  some  kind  of  activity.  They  all  belong  to  a  congre- 

1.   DYNAMIC   LEADERSHIP  gation  within  the  great  congregation. 

Here  is  where  the   battle  is  won  or  lost.  Again,  4.  WORKABLE   EVANGELISTIC  PROGRAM 
there  was  no  common  denominator  among  the  pas-  In  each  case,  a  purposely  tailored  program  was  in 

tors,  except  they  were  all  dynamic  leaders.  operation.  There  was  absolutely  no  unanimity  in  the 

The  pastor  is  the  catalyst  in  the  growth  pattern.  If  vvay  that  program  came  to  be.  Every  church  has  some 

he   doesn't  catalyze  the  church,   it  probably  won't  kind  of  method  by  which  they  are  reaching  the  world 

happen.  around  them. 

Certain  characteristics  in  common  made  their  lead-  _     HOMOGENEOUS   UNITS 

ership  obvious.  „     .  ..  ■     .,        ,.  ■  t      „ 

-ru  *•     -ru  u         t,  »    ^»  :..,♦  Socia  y  and  economically,  the  people  are  of  one 

They  were  energetic.  They  are  busy,  but  not  just  ^~        '    ,    ,  .       ,_       .      l.  ,      i 

*i  ■!■     \u  •  1,-      ^    \  vMho„  L.,'r<>  ir,  twoir  kind.  When  folks  come  to  the  church,  they  are  look- 

flailmg  their  arms  making  dust.  When  you  re  in  their  _,     ^  ,  ,,      -r.       .  j     .  j-  j  ♦u„v 

.  .        ^  inq  for  their  kind  of  folks.  They  have  identified  their 

presence,  they  are  vibrant.  ^  ^  j.  ...        •   ■  »      »    »u,.  i,-„^ 

_.  ......      ...  ,  -ru  1     M„„  community  and  directed  their  ministry  to  that  kind 

They   are  possibility   thinkers.    The  men  leading  ^"  ' 

these  great  churches  are  men   of  vision.  They  have  P     P 

come  to  a  firm  conviaion  that  their  program  is  right  These  five  vital  signs  were  all  evidenced  by  a  group 

and  are  determined  to  stay  with  it.  The  vision  of  the  of  today's  largest,  fastest  growing  churches.  Of  course 

church  is  the  vision  of  the  pastor.  the  preaching  of  God's  Word  is  foundational  to  the 

They    have   longevity.    They   have   been   there   a  existence  of  any  church.  We  stand  on  that  in  the 

while,  and  most  did  not  experience  growth  immedi-  National    Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches  as 

ately.  A  survey  of  58  churches  which  were  not  experi-  our    motto.    However,    just    as   the    pulse    rate   and 

encing  growth  indicated  that  each  had  changed  pas-  temperature  are  vital  signs  to  the  health  of  our  body, 

tors  within  3  years.  we  would  do  well  to  consider  the  effectiveness  of  our 

They  are  men  of  authority.  Everyone  of  these  men  own  church  by  checking  these  vital  signs. 


New  Ixook  at  ^S^lbiiqiierqUe 


By  Pastor  Victor  Rogers 


New  facilities  were  dedicated  to  the 
work  of  the  Lord  Sunday  afternoon, 
April  25. 

The  newly  dedicated  building  of 
the  Heights  Grace  Brethren  will  serve 
well  in  the  growth  of  another  Home 
Missions  church  which  plans  to  go 
self-supporting  January  1,  1977. 

The  building  is  a  low  Spanish-style 
church  building  which  was  acquired 
with  a  lease  option  to  buy  after  the 
first  year  of  our  ministry  as  a  church. 
We  praise  the  Lord  that  we  were  able 
to  buy  the  building  and  have  been  pro- 
ceeding with  improvements  on  the 
building  since  that  time.  We  have 
placed  a  new  pitched  roof  over  the 
main  auditorium  and  now  have  a  new 
ceiling  and  a  spacious  design  in  the 
auditorium. 

The  outside  has  been  given  a  south- 
western design  which  is  so  attractive 
along  Eubank  Boulevard,  one  of  the 
main  streets  in  Albuquerque.  The  facil- 
ities of  the  building  comprise  an  audi- 
torium that  will  seat  230  people  in- 
cluding the  choir  area,  a  large  foyer,  a 
kitchen  and  dining  area,  eleven  Sunday 
School  classrooms,  the  pastor's  study 
and  an  adjoining  office  room.  The 
building  has  been  greatly  improved 
both  inside  and  outside  since  the  be- 


ginning of  the  work.  For  all  these  facil- 
ities we  say,  "Praise  the  Lord!" 

A  great  challenge  lies  before  our 
church.  Albuquerque  is  a  city  of  ap- 
proximately 350,000  people,  one  of 
the  great  needy  mission  fields  of 
America.  We  believe  God  has  raised  up 
our  church  to  minister  in  this  part  of 
the  largest  city  of  New  Mexico.  The 
city  is  the  gateway  to  the  West  with 
Interstate  40  and  Interstate  25  inter- 
secting. It  is  a  beautiful  desert  city 
with  all  the  greenery  of  trees,  shrubs 
and  grass  and  with  water  provided 
from  underground  deep  wells  adequate 
for  this  large  growing  city  in  the  Rio 
Grande  Valley.  The  climate  is  a 
moderately  warm  climate  and  one  of 


the  best  health  cities  of  the  Southwest. 
It  is  a  dry  climate  with  a  small  amount 
of  rain  fall  and  very  little  snow  which 
makes  a  beautiful  all-year-round  cli- 
mate. 

The  Lord  has  been  wonderful  in 
supplying  the  need  for  our  building 
project,  and  our  people  have  taken  a 
great  step  of  faith.  We  had  a  goal  to 
raise  $6,000  through  our  local  congre- 
gation when  we  planned  to  build. 
Through  God's  goodness  we  were  able 
to  raise  $1 1,450  in  cash  funds,  includ- 
ing dedication  day.  God  also  has 
blessed  us  in  a  most  unusual  way  by 
giving  us  a  contractor  in  the  church, 
Ronald  L.  Smith,  who  did  the  work 
for  a  very  economical  fee.  And  men  of 
the  church  were  able  to  help  in  the 
construction  which  cut  down  the  cost. 
The  roof  project  cost  around  $13,000 
or  about  half  what  it  may  have  cost 
with  an  outside  contractor.  We  were 
able  to  get  plans  at  a  very  nominal 
charge.  The  building  now  has  had  the 
complete  and  final  inspection  from  the 
city. 

Rev.  Robert  W.  Thompson,  western 
field  secretary  of  The  Brethren  Home 
Missions  Council,  was  here  as  the  dedi- 
cation speaker.  We  were  blessed  and 
challenged    through     his    ministry    of 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


several  days  along  with  the  dedication. 

Visitors  from  nearby  churches  and 
from  the  Navajo  Mission  were  here  for 
the  dedication  service.  Special  num- 
bers were  presented  by  Mrs.  Lydia 
Valdez  and  her  children  Donna  and 
Mandy  and  Miss  Naomi  Garcia  of  the 
Albuquerque  Grace  Brethren  Church; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Lathrop  of  the 
Navajo  Mission;  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Tony  Luna  of  the  First  Brethren 
Church  of  Taos.  Rev.  Donald  Jentes 
and  Rev.  Robert  Salazar  participated  in 
the  dedication  service. 

A  man  with  a  vision,  Rev.  Leo  Pol- 
man,  originally  saw  this  building  for 
sale.  He  in  turn  challenged  Pastor 
Rogers   and    his   wife  to  look  at  the 


building  in  prospect  of  starting  an- 
other church  in  Albuquerque.  The 
Brethren  Home  Missions  Council 
looked  into  the  matter  of  buying  the 
building  and  were  amazed  at  the  price. 
A  new  Brethren  Church  was  begun 
February  22,  1970.  A  group  of  people 
from     the    existing    Grace    Brethren 


Church  in  the  northwest  section  of  the 
city  but  who  were  living  in  the  north- 
east area  (Heights)  and  several  other 
interested  families  formed  the  congre- 
gation. 

As  pastor,  we  were  permitted  to 
serve  both  congregations  in  the  first 
year.  In  January  1971  we  went  full 
time  with  the  new  work  and  have 
given  five  years  of  full-time  ministry  in 
the  church.  We  are  looking  to  the  Lord 
by  faith  that  we  may  go  self- 
supporting  January  of  1977,  We  want 
to  thank  our  sister  church  for  the  part 
they  have  had  in  helping  us  get  started 
and  The  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council  for  their  support  of  the 
church.  ^ 


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ummarw 


•  Winona,  Minn.  With 
an  attendance  goal  of 
"200  by  '80"  the 
Brethren  in  this  town 
are  already  working 
with  fervor  and  have 
broken  many  records 
within  the  last  few 
months.  The  revival 
meetings  conducted  by 
Rev.  Herman  Hein,  Jr., 
were  encouraging  as 
there  were  31  rededica- 
tions  and  5  first-time 
decisions.  The  atten- 
dances for  the  week  of 
special  meetings  also 
reached  an  all-time 
high. 

On  the  last  Sunday 
of  the  meetings.  Rev.  Gordon  Bracker  of  Osceola,  Ind., 
brought  a  challenging  message  in  connection  with  the 
ordination  service  of  Pastor  John  Hartman.  There  were 
69  present  at  the  morning  worship  service  and  56  en- 
joyed a  fellowship  dinner  at  noontime  in  the  newly 
decorated,  lower  auditorium.  In  the  accompanying  pic- 
ture Rev.  Gordon  Bracker  and  Rev.  Herman  Hein,  Jr., 
are  shown  participating  in  the  ordination  of  Pastor  John 
Hartman  (kneeling). 

•Oakland,  Calif.  (EP)-In  an  Oakland  Court  House  jail 
here,  former  Information  Minister  and  co-founder  of  the 
miUtant  Black  Panther  movement  Eldridge  Cleaver  re- 
ceived Jesus  Christ  as  his  personal  Saviour. 

Chaplain  Glenn  L.  Morrison  of  Follow  Up  Ministries 
headquartered  in  Hayward,  CaUf.,  said  Cleaver  asked  for 
a  personal  interview  after  being  encouraged  by  a  cell 
mate  (and  former  enemy  during  nine  years  at  San  Quen- 
tin)  to  read  the  Bible  daily. 

News  of  Cleaver's  conversion  came  from  Pastor  Shad- 
rach  Meshach  Lockeridge  who  told  some  600  Baptist 
ministers  in  Jackson,  Miss.,  of  the  turnaround  for  the 
former  radical.  Mr.  Lockeridge  is  pastor  of  Calvary  Bap- 
tist Church  in  San  Diego.  A  deacon  in  that  church,  a 
former  Panther  himself,  learned  of  Cleaver's  conversion 
first  during  a  visit. 

•Seattle  (EP)-Evangelist  Billy  Graham  said  here  that  he 
expects  to  preach  in  Cairo  next  year  if  an  adequate  site 
can  be  arranged. 

Mr.  Graham  told  newsmen  that  the  Egyptian  govern- 
ment has  approved  such  a  crusade  with  the  restriction 
that  it  be  held  on  "neutral"  ground.  The  Coptic  Cathe- 
dral in  Cairo  is  a  possible  site,  he  said. 


•Important  conference  information.  A  condensed  pro- 
gram for  this  year's  national  conference  appeared  on 
page  23  of  the  June  1  issue  of  the  Brethren  Missionary 
Herald.  You  are  encouraged  to  keep  this  page  for  future 
reference.  Complete  printed  programs  will  be  mailed  to 
all  churches  about  July  1 . 

•Chicago  (EP)— A  team  of  50  students  from  the  Moody 
Bible  Institute  here  will  participate  in  a  13-day  evan- 
gelism project,  July  1 7-Aug.  1,  at  the  1976  Montreal 
Summer  Olympic  Games. 

The  ministry  will  include  evangelism.  Sermons  from 
Science  demonstrations,  and  the  showing  of  Moody  In- 
stitute of  Science  films.  The  institute's  educational 
science  films  depict  the  compatibility  of  the  Christian 
message  with  the  laws  of  science. 

•  Cincinnati  (EP)— A  "thorough  revision"  of  the  best- 
selling  Scripture  paraphrase.  The  Living  Bible,  will  go  on 
sale  next  year,  according  to  its  originator.  Dr.  Kenneth 
Taylor. 

The  president  of  Tyndale  House  Publishers,  which 
was  founded  in  1971  to  distribute  the  paraphrase,  re- 
ported on  the  planned  revision  at  a  dinner  of  United 
Methodist  Men  of  the  Cincinnati  District. 

Dr.  Taylor  said  three  problems  with  the  current  ver- 
sion have  led  to  the  revision— literary  style,  possible  in- 
accuracies, and  the  "frankness  that  there  is  in  the  origi- 
nal" Hebrew,  which  he  tried  to  reflect  in  The  Living 
Bible. 

•Washington,  D.C.  (EP)— While  expenditures  at  privately 
(including  religiously)  operated  institutions  of  higher 
education  in  the  United  States  increased  8.3  percent  be- 
tween fiscal  years  1973-74  and  1974-75,  expenditures  at 
public  institutions  during  the  same  period  increased  12.5 
percent,  according  to  a  federal  report. 

At  the  same  time,  revenues  increased  13.1  percent  at 
public  institutions  and  10.6  percent  at  private  and  reli- 
gious institutions.  Revenues  from  student  tuition  and 
fees  increased  more  (13.3  percent)  for  public  institutions 
than  for  private  institutions  (10.4  percent). 

These  preliminary  statistics  for  fiscal  year  1974-75 
were  reported  by  the  National  Center  for  Education 
Statistics  of  the  Department  of  Health,  Education  and 
Welfare  here. 

•Sacramento,  Calif.  The  "76  VBS"  will  be  at  night,  and 
the  adults  will  have  the  frustrating  experience  of  having 
to  choose  4  classes  out  of  9  .  .  .  decisions,  decisions!  The 
courses  to  be  offered  are  as  follows:  cake  decorating,  in- 
troduction to  molds  and  ceramics,  women's  slim  and 
trim  class,  plant  care,  Chinese  cooking,  exercise  (men), 
golf,  car  repair,  minor  home-repairs.  Pastor  Cron  thinks 
there  should  be  something  for  everybody. 


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•  New  Troy,  Mich.  An  exciting  anniversary  and  home- 
coming day  was  recently  enjoyed  by  the  old  and  the 
young.  During  the  Sunday  School  hour  the  young 
people  presented  a  play  "Five  Years  in  Summerville" 
written  by  a  former  pastor's  wife,  Mrs.  Russell  Williams. 
A  history  of  the  early  days  of  the  church,  written 
by  Pastor  Russell  Williams,  was  also  read.  Dr.  James 
Beyer,  professor  of  Grace  Schools,  brought  the  morning 
worship  service  message  which  was  followed  by  a  fellow- 
ship dinner.  Ronzil  Jarvis,  pastor. 

•  Roanoke,  Va.  Rev.  George  W.  Hall  and  his  wife,  Mary, 
celebrated  their  50th  Wedding  Anniversary  on  May  I  at 
the  Ghent  Brethren  Church  (Roanoke).  The  Halls  are 
pastoring  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  WiUis,  Va. 


•Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Rev.  Howard  Mayes, 
for  the  past  five  years 
the  Executive  Director 
of  the  Christian  Educa- 
tion Department,  has  re- 
signed that  position  (ef- 
fective Aug.  31)  to  be- 
come the  administrator 
of  the  Christian  junior 
and  senior  high  school 
located  at  Winona  Lake. 
"Lakeland  Christian" 
will  begin  its  third  year 
of  operation  with  an  anticipated  enrollment  of  approxi- 
mately 100  students  in  grades  7-11.  The  addition  of 
grade  12  is  projected  for  the  following  year. 

In  Memory 

Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor 

BISHOP,  Edna,  63,  Apr.  22,  was  a  faithful  member  of 
the  First  Brethren  Church,  Wooster,  Ohio,  for  30  years. 
Though  handicapped  with  blindness,  she  was  faithful  in 
attendance  at  the  worship  services  and  in  the  study  of 
God's  Word.  Kenneth  Ashman,  pastor. 
DEFFENBAUGH,  Larry,  29,  Apr.  22.  He  served  the 
First  Brethren  Church,  Wooster,  Ohio,  as  a  financial  of- 
ficer and  in  the  area  of  youth  teaching.  Frequently  he 
spoke  to  high  school  athletic  groups  where  his  theme 
was,  "Play  to  Win."  Kenneth  Ashman,  pastor. 
McCURRY,  Carrie,  Mar.  1,  a  long-time  member  of  the 
Vernon  Brethren  Church,  Limestone,  Tenn.  Donald 
Farner,  pastor. 

McCRACKEN,  Lily,  Apr.  22,  a  member  for  many  years 
of  the  Vernon  Brethren  Church  at  Limestone,  Tenn. 
Donald  Farner,  pastor. 

BOOZE,  Cecil,  78,  Mar.  27,  a  long-time  member  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Covington,  Va.  Keith  Zook,  pas- 
tor. 

CLA  Y POOLE,  Nellie  May,  82,  Mar.  21 ,  a  member  of  the 
North  Buffalo  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Kittanning,  Pa. 
Robert  Burns,  pastor. 

BRY,  Joseph,  Apr.  25,  a  member  of  the  First  Brethren 
Church,  Akron,  Ohio,  for  43  years  and  the  father  of  Mrs. 
Richard  Placeway,  pastor's  wife  at  Manheim,  Pa.  Gerald 
Teeter,  pastor. 


•  Dayton,  Ohio  (EP)_Enrollment  in  North  American 
theological  seminaries  jumped  a  starthng  11  percent  be- 
tween the  Fall  of  1974  and  the  opening  of  the  1975-76 
academic  year. 

The  sharp  rise-from  36,830  to  40,895  students- 
occurred  mainly  in  U.S.  Protestant  institutions,  and  was 
caused  in  part  by  a  continuing  increase  of  women,  ac- 
cording to  the  Association  of  Theological  Schools  in  the 
U.S.  and  Canada  (ATS). 

Half  of  the  numerical  growth  of  4,065  was  noted  in 
programs  that  normally  lead  to  ordination,  a  reversal  for 
the  second  year  of  an  earlier  trend  toward  declining  en- 
rollment in  basic  ministry  training.  Women  in  this  cate- 
gory have  risen  1  32  percent  since  1  972. 

•  Annual  correction.  On  page  49,  the  correct  address  for 
the  Women's  Missionary  Council  treasurer  (Mrs.  Gerald 
CUne)  is  60215  Surrey  Lane,  R.  R.  1,  Elkhart,  Ind. 
465 14...  The  address  for  the  church  clerk  at  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  GaHon,  Ohio,  is  changed  to  2393  Mt. 
Zion  Rd.,  Bucyrus,  Ohio  44820  (Tel.  419/562-3330) 
(see  pg.  71). 

•  Conference  Sunday  invitation.  On  August  8,  those  at- 
tending national  conference  are  encouraged  to  attend 
the  Brethren  Church  of  their  choice,  and  Pastor  Donald 
Shoemaker  and  the  members  of  the  Los  Altos  Brethren 
Church  in  Long  Beach  would  like  to  invite  you  to  their 
morning  worship  services.  Dr.  John  C.  Whitcomb  will  be 
speaking  at  9:30  a.m.  on  "The  Origin  of  the  Universe" 
and  at  10:45  a.m.  on  "What  Is  Man?"  The  church  is 
located  just  10  minutes  down  the  freeway  from  the  First 
Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach. 

•  Roanoke,  Va.  (Ghent).  When  a  preacher  writes,  "1  was 
most  grateful  and  also  'speechless'  (literally)"— you  can 
conclude  something  really  happened,  and  it  did.  Pastor 
Lee  Myers  had  a  birthday,  and  the  church  had  a  "Pastor 
Appreciation  Day"  for  him.  A  brief  "This  Is  Your  Life" 
was  read,  a  birthday  meal  with  a  large  cake  and  other 
refreshments,  plus  a  "money  tree";  all  put  together  are 
what  made  the  pastor  unable  to  talk.  Many  asked  for 
"Slips"  from  the  "money  tree,"  so  on  the  following  Sun- 
day each  bulletin  included  a  "seed"  (one  cent)  as  a  gift 
from  the  pastor. 

•  Conference  information  needed,  please!  If  you  are  stay- 
ing in  private  housing  arranged  by  the  First  Brethren 
Church  of  Long  Beach,  CaUf.,  please  let  the  church  know 
by  what  means  you  are  arriving-plane,  car,  train,  or  so 
forth.  This  will  help  tremendously  in  coordinating  trans- 
portation to  and  from  the  conference  meetings.  Send  the 
information  to  the  First  Brethren  Church,  3601  Linden 
Ave.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90807.  (Note:  See  page  23  of 
the  June  I  Missionary  Herald  for  a  condensed  confer- 
ence program.) 


Weddings 


A  six-month's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald is  given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Linda  Ritchie  and  Timothy  Broemsen,  Apr.   10,  Grace 

Brethren  Church,  Canton,  Ohio. 

Dianne  Warstler  and  Terry  Eves,  Apr.  24,  Grace  Brethren 

Church,  Canton,  Ohio. 

Ruth  Clingenpeel  and  James  Williams,  Apr.  2.  Ghent 

Brethren  Church,  Roanoke,  Va. 


JUNE  15,  1976 


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••••*•*•••••*••**••• 

•  Special  church  Bicentennial  bulletins  available.  Cost  is 
$2.75  per  hundred.  Postage  paid  if  check  accompanies 
the  order.  You  will  find  them  excellent  for  those  special 
Bicentennial  programs  and  also  as  an  aid  in  the  GROW 
campaign.  Order  now  as  no  further  printings  are 
planned,  and  only  a  limited  number  are  left. 
GROW/BMH,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 

•*•••*•••*•****••**• 

•Washington.  D.C.  (EP)-The  National  Religious  Broad- 
casters, made  up  of  700  largely  Evangelical  Protestant 
broadcasters  and  radio  and  television  stations,  has  de- 
cided to  participate  in  and  promote  a  "National  Simul- 
taneous Prayer  Period"  on  July  4. 

Conceived  a  couple  of  years  ago  by  Lew  Tepfer  of  El 
Monte,  Calif.,  the  project  will  be  climaxed  with  a  five- 
minute  period  of  prayer  at  12  noon  (EDT)  on  July  4  in 
Philadelphia.  There  is  a  strong  possibility  that  President 
Ford  will  participate. 

Under  current  plans,  the  President  would  strike  the 
Liberty  Bell  to  signal  the  beginning  of  the  period  of 
prayer,  which  will  be  televised  by  all  major  networks, 
according  to  Dr.  Ben  Armstrong,  NRB  executive  secre- 
tary. 

There  is  indication  of  "massive  support"  of  the  effort 
by  several  denominations,  he  said,  pointing  out  that  the 
Fourth  of  July  this  year  falls  on  a  Sunday.  He  expects 


that  most  of  the  nation's  500  religious  radio  and  tele- 
vision stations  will  support  it;  there  is  also  a  possibility 
of  radio  and  television  transmissions  by  satellite. 

•Bellflower.  Calif.  A  Bellflower  Brethren  Cookbook  in 
the  making!  And  this  is  the  way  it  is  to  be  accom- 
pUshed  ...  At  a  recent  dinner  following  the  morning 
worship  service  there  was  a  special  menu  .  .  .  fried 
chicken,  meat  casserole  dish,  salad,  vegetable,  and  des- 
sert. There  was  to  be  a  recipe  accompanying  each  dish 
that  was  brought.  Mrs.  Bettie  Cashman,  the  wife  of  the 
pastor,  offered  to  organize  the  recipes  received,  prelimi- 
nary to  the  production  of  the  cookbook. 


At  the  beginning  of  this  century  a  man  by  the 
name  of  Joseph  Cook,  from  Boston,  Mass.,  gave  this 
summary  of  human  life;  Man's  life  means:  Tender 
teens.  Teachable  twenties.  Tireless  thirties.  Fiery  for- 
ties. Forceful  fifties.  Serious  sixties.  Sacred  seventies, 
Aching  eighties.  Shortening  breath.  Death,  The 
sod  . . .  God. 

No  matter  how  life  has  been  lived,  every  human 
being  must  come  to  a  direct  meeting  with  God. 
(From  a  bulletin,  First  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown, 
Pa.) 


Five  Year  Program  -  Brethren  Adult  Study  Guides 


DECEMBER 

1973  THROUGH   NOVEMBER    1978 

DECEMBER  1973, 

DEC.  1974. 

DEC  1975, 

DEC. 1976, 

DEC.  1977. 

JAN.-FEB.  1974 

JAN.-FEB    1976 

JAN.-FEB.  1976 

JAN.-FEB,  1977 

JAN.-FEB.  1978 

PROPHECY, 

HEBREWS 

PHILIPPIANS 

EPHESIANS 

ACTS 

THINGS  TO  COME 

Hermdn  A,  Hoyt 

David  L.  Hocking 

Tom  Julien 

Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr, 

James  L.  Boyer 

MARCH, 

MARCH.  APRIL. 

MARCH.  APRIL, 

MARCH,  APRIL. 

MARCH,  APRIL, 

APRIL,  MAY  1974 

MAY  1975 

MAY  1976 

MAY  1977 

MAY  1978 

DEUTERONOMY 

BRETHREN   BELIEFS 

PROVERBS 

JAMES 

REVELATION 

Bernard  i^.  Schneider 

AND  PRACTICES 

Harold  H.  Etiing 

Charles  W.  Turner 

Roy  R,  Roberts 

Herman  A.  Hoyt 

JUNE,  JULY, 

JUNE,  JULY, 

JUNE.  JULY. 

JUNE,  JULY, 

JUNE,  JULY. 

AUGUST  1974 

AUGUST  1975 

AUGUST  1976 

AUGUST  1977 

AUGUST  1978 

GOSPEL  OF  JOHN 

THE  WORLD  OF 

GALATIANS 

ROMANS 

THE  HOLY  SPIRIT 

Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr, 

UNSEEN   SPIRITS 

Bernard  N   Schneider 

Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr. 

Herman  A,  Hoyt 

Bernard  N,  Schneider 

SEPT,.  OCT. 

SEPT,.  OCT., 

SEPT.,  OCT,, 

SEPT,-0CT., 

SEPT.-OCT., 

NOV    1974 

NOV.  1975 

NOV.  1976 

NOV.  1977 

NOV.  1978 

JOSHUA,  JUDGES, 

1  CORINTHIANS 

land  II  TIMOTHY 

1,11,  III  JOHN 

GOD,  WHO 

RUTH 

James  L.  Boyer 

Dean  Fetterhoff 

Raymond  L.  Gingrich 

ARE  YOU? 

John  J.  Davis 

Charles  W.  Turner 

Colossians,  Genesis,  Daniel,  and  "How  Did  We  Get  Our  Bible?"  are  also  scheduled  for  future  quarters. 

BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD  CO. 

BOX  544  /  WINONA   LAKE,   INDIANA  46590  /  PHONE:   219/267-7158 


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JiViiig  JVTen^orials 


A  memorial  gift  not  only  perpetuates  the  life  of  a  departed  loved  one  or 
friend,  hut  brings  comfort  to  the  bereaved  and  witnesses  to  your  concern  for 
the  Christian  education  of  the  students  in  Grace  College  and  Seminary,  The 
family  of  the  departed  one  is  promptly  notified  of  the  memorial  without 
mentioning  the  amount  of  the  gift.  The  following  memorials  were  received 
AprU  1  through  April  30,  1976. 


In  Memory  of: 

Ben  Woods 

Mrs.  Mvrtle  Hunter 


Richard  R.  Yoder 

Betty  Harris 

C.  Ralph  Stetser 

Mrs.  O.  E.  (Lilly)  McCracken 

Riiie  Peugh 

Larry  Deffenhaugh 


A  valon  Bodlev 


Given  by: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roy  Hawley 
The  Friendship  Class, 

c/o  Mrs.  Earl  Hartleroad,  Peru,  Ind. 
Peru,  Ind.,  Brethren  Church 
Southeast  District  Brethren 

Ministerium,  c/o  K.  E.  Richardson 
2:15  Bible  Class,  Sunnyside,  Wash., 

c/o  Lena  Alexander 
Miss  Miriam  Rohrer 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph  Armentrout 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sheldon  Rumbolz 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Glenn  Myers, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Shilling 
Mrs.  Hugh  Sherrick 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Don  Walker 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Terry  Reed 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  R.  Drumniond 


Grace  College  Academic  Dean  Vance  A.  Yoder  extends 
congratulations  to  three  students  who  spoke  at  an 
Honors  Banquet  held  to  recognize  junior  and  senior 
students  with  grade  point  averages  of  3.50  and  above. 
The  students  and  the  home  churches  they  represent 
are  (I.  to  r.):  Mark  Witwer  from  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Greater  Washington  in  Temple  Hills,  Mary- 
land; Daniel  Moeller  from  the  Winona  Lake  Brethren 
Church  in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana;  and  Rebecca  Pappas 
from  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  in  Worthington,  Ohio. 


JUNE  15,  1976 


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^r.  41[oyt 


1937-'  1976 


In  an  effort  to  reach  goals  such  as 
accreditation,  Grace  Schools  might 
have  trimmed,  tailored  and  pared 
down  the  priorities  but  instead  con- 
tinues to  seek  first  the  kingdom  of 
God  and  His  righteousness. 

This  text  from  Matthew  6:33  which 
sets  priorities  is  at  the  center  of  the 
great  Sermon  on  the  Mount,  is  vital  to 
the  Christian  faith,  and  has  been  the 
central  ministry  of  Dr.  Herman  A. 
Hoyt  during  the  39-year  history  of 
Grace  Schools.  Present  at  the  prayer 
meeting  in  June  1937  which  gave  birth 
to  Grace,  Dr.  Hoyt  has  been  involved 
as  a  teacher  and  administrator  ever 
since.  He  has  served  as  president  since 
1962  and  in  September  1976  will  as- 
sume a  new  role  as  chancellor.  He  will 
continue  to  represent  Grace  through 
his  Bible  conference  ministry  and  in 
other  ways  as  the  Lord  leads. 

Under  his  leadership,  Grace  Schools 
has  performed  the  task  of  seeking  the 
kingdom  of  God  and  His  righteousness 
and  today  has  multiplied  its  outreach 
several  thousand  times  in  graduates 
who  are  making  Christ  known  across 
the  world  as  the  only  Saviour  and 
Lord  of  life.  "In  the  good  providence 
of  God,  Mrs.  Hoyt  and  I  have  been 
privileged  to  work  with  the  Grace 
family  and  share  in  the  benefits  they 
have  produced  these  past  39  years. 
The  result  is  an  institution  of  high 
academic  standing  and  spiritual  integ- 
rity, held  in  high  esteem  among  con- 
servative people  across  the  nation.  In 
the  highest  sense  this  institution  is  a 
product  of  the  Grace  of  God,"  Dr. 
Hoyt  stated. 


During  his  tenure  there  has  been  a 
tremendous  growth  of  the  college  and 
seminary  until  at  the  present  time 
there  are  more  than  1,000  students  on 
campus.  The  campus  has  been  ex- 
panded, financial  stability  has  been 
achieved,  and  the  relations  with  the 
community  are  excellent. 

Dr.  Hoyt  stated  that  he  was  grateful 
he  was  permitted  to  see  the  college  re- 
ceive full  regional  accreditation  on 
March  31,  1976,  "without  compro- 
mise." He  emphasized  in  announcing 
the  North  Central  accreditation  that 
the  moral  and  spiritual  ideals  of  the 
college  remain  the  same,  and  the  un- 
derlying purpose  of  the  school  to  serve 
Christ  and  the  Church  has  been 
strengthened. 

Born  on  March  12,  1909,  in  Iowa, 
Dr.  Hoyt  was  the  eldest  in  a  large 
family  of  children  and  spent  his  early 
years  in  the  town  of  Dallas  Center, 
where  he  was  a  member  of  the  Breth- 
ren Church.  In  1930  he  married  Har- 
riet L.  Fitz  of  Dallas  Center.  They 
have  two  sons,  Joseph  Paul  and  Edwin 
Max,  and  two  grandchildren. 

Dr.  Hoyt's  teaching  experience  has 
been  broad  in  scope  and  distinguished 
in  character.  In  1937  he  came  to  the 
Grace  Theological  Seminary  as  profes- 
sor of  Greek  and  New  Testament.  In 
times  of  emergency  he  has  taught  in 
other  theological  and  Biblical  fields. 
He  held  various  administrative  posi- 
tions including  registrar  of  the  semi- 
nary and  college  at  Grace  from  1948 
to  1962. 


A  wide  ministry  has  been  enjoyed 
by  Dr.  Hoyt  as  a  Bible  teacher  and 
preacher  in  many  churches  and  confer- 
ences, majoring  largely  in  the  field  of 
Bible  prophecy.  In  addition  to  his 
speaking  ministry,  he  is  a  writer  of 
considerable  breadth.  This  includes 
authorship  of  a  number  of  books  such 
as  expositions  on  Romans,  Hebrews, 
Revelation,  and  a  recent  volume  en- 
titled "The  End  Times."  He  is  also  a 
contributor  to  a  number  of  national 
Christian  periodicals. 

As  Grace  president  he  travels  exten- 
sively representing  the  school  he  loves. 
His  journeys  total  nearly  50,000  miles 
annually.  He  prefers  driving  and  tow- 
ing a  trailer  when  this  is  possible.  His 
wife  accompanies  him  on  many  occa- 
sions as  he  travels  throughout  the 
United  States. 

Being  chancellor  this  fall  may  give 
him  a  little  more  time  to  write,  to 
mow  his  lawn,  do  some  woodworking 
and  gardening,  but  there  is  one  thing 
for  sure;  he  will  continue  to  have 
boundless  energy  as  he  serves  the 
Lord.  A  student,  following  a  personal 
interview,  had  this  to  say  about  Dr. 
Hoyt  which  is  just  as  appropriate  to- 
day as  when  written  several  years  ago. 

"He  is  a  true  man  of  God,  driven  by 
the  assurance  of  knowing  that  he  is  in 
the  center  of  God's  will  who  sustains 
him  through  his  endless  itinerary.  Only 
by  perceiving  him  as  called  of  God  to 
be  president  of  Grace  Schools  can  we 
understand  and  appreciate  the  tireless 
dedication  characteristic  of  such  a  call- 
ing—and of  Dr.  Hoyt."  # 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


1976  (jrace 


^oUege  (jraddates 


Bacl^elor  of  ^O^rts 


Barbara  Aim 

Jeffrey  Boze 

Robert  Burns 

John  Haller 

Hollister,  California 

Berne,  Indiana 

Meyersdale,  Pennsylvania 

Johnstown,  Pennsylvania 

Grace  Brethren  Church 

Bethel  Brethren  Church 

Grace  Brethren  Church 

First  Brethren  Church 

Santa  Maria,  California 

Berne,  Indiana 

Meyersdale,  Pennsylvania 

Johnstown,  Pennsylvania 

James  Hawkins 

Jackson,  Michigan 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Jackson,  Michigan 


Gregory  Howell 
Pleasanton,  California 
First  Brethren  Church 
Sunnyside,  Washington 


1 


Garth  Lindelef 

Santa  Maria,  California 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Santa  Maria,  California 


Randy  Maxson 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana 
Bethel  Brethren  Church 
Osceola,  Indiana 


Larry  McCall 

Kittanning,  Pennsylvania 
First  Brethren  Church 
Kittanning,  Pennsylvania 


Alexis  McElhinney 

Dublin,  Ohio 

Grace  Brethren  Church 

Columbus,  Ohio 


JUNE  15,  1976 


17 


Daniel  Moeller 

Elkhart,  Indiana 

Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana 


Stephen  Munday 

Parkersburg,  West  Virginia 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Parkersburg,  West  Virginia 


Randolph  Nieter 

South  Bend,  Indiana 
Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren 
South  Bend,  Indiana 


Rebecca  Pappas 

Columbus,  Ohio 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Columbus,  Ohio 


Billy  Patterson 

Ripen,  California 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Ripon,  California 


Daniel  Pritchett 

Warsaw,  Indiana 

Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana 


Camille  Robbins 

Warsaw,  Indiana 

Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana 


Kathy  Rowell 

La  Palma,  California 
First  Brethren  Church 
Long  Beach,  California 


Thomas  Sharp 

Bellville,  Ohio 

Grace  Brethren  Church 

Ankenytown,  Ohio 


Linda  Stapleton 

Lyndhurst,  Ohio 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Lyndhurst,  Ohio 


Richard  Strappello 

Garrett,  Pennsylvania 
Summit  Mills  Grace  Brethren 
Meyersdale,  Pennsylvania 


Virginia  Toroian 

Altoona,  Pennsylvania 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Altoona,  Pennsylvania 


*•**••**••••••••**••••********************* 


Michael  Forster 

Warsaw,  Indiana 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Sacramento,  California 

Sandy  Horney 

Sunnyside,  Washington 
First  Brethren  Church 
Sunnyside,  Washington 


Fred  Logan 
Pompano  Beach,  Florida 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Pompano  Beach,  Florida 

Mitchell  Lush 

Beaver  City,  Nebraska 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Beaver  City,  Nebraska 


David  Rodgers 

Johnstown,  Pennsylvania 
First  Brethren  Church 
Johnstown,  Pennsylvania 

Linda  Snodgrass 

Denver,  Colorado 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Denver,  Colorado 


Not  pictured 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


Kenneth  Townsend 

Simi  Valley,  California 
Community  Brethren  Church 
Simi  Valley,  California 


Robert  Wenger 

Minburn,  Iowa 

First  Brethren  Church 

Dallas  Center,  Iowa 


••**•*••••••*•••••**••*•••*••**•••*•••••••• 


Bacl^elor  of  S^i^rice 


Ronald  Adams 

Fremont,  Ohio 

Grace  Brethren  Church 

Fremont,  Ohio 


M^SSk 


Karl  Ashman 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana 
Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana 


Steven  Barrett 

Jackson,  Michigan 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Jackson,  Michigan 


Gene  Bratcher 

Virginia  Beach,  Virginia 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Virginia  Beach,  Virginia 


Thomas  Eichorst 

South  Bend,  Indiana 
Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren 
South  Bend,  Indiana 


Kathryn  Ellison 
Parkersburg,  West  Virginia 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Parkersburg,  West  Virginia 


Lucinda  Fluke 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana 
Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana 


Bobbi  Henthorn 

Beaver  City,  Nebraska 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Beaver  City,  Nebraska 


Ronald  Herr 

Lodi,  Ohio 

West  Homer  Brethren  Church 

Homerville,  Ohio 


Carol  Hively 

Ripon,  California 

Grace  Brethren  Church 

Ripon,  California 


JUNE  15,  1976 


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Cheryl  Holman 

Gary  Lapp 

Spokane,  Washington 

Lancaster,  Pennsylvania 

Spokane  Valley  Grace 

Brethren 

Grace  Brethren  Church 

Spokane,  Washington 

Lancaster,  Pennsylvania 

^^~^K^% 

Michael  Workman 

J 

Wooster,  Ohio 

i 

% 

First  Brethren  Church 

^ 

■  ^  ^« 

Wooster,  Ohio 

% 

Susan  Miller 

w. 

^r 

Anaheim,  California 

1  '•■ 

Grace  Brethren  Church 
Anaheim,  California 

■■■- 

».    i 

Elizabeth  Stoll 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana 
Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana 


••••••••••*•*••*•***•*••••**••*•••********* 

Bacl^elor  of  M^sic  EdUcatioii 


Nancy  Emch 

Rittman,  Ohio 

First  Brethren  Church 

Rittman,  Ohio 


Richard  Misner 

York,  Pennsylvania 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Hanover,  Pennsylvania 


Kim  Osborne 

Simi,  California 
Community  Brethren  Church 
Simi,  California 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


^ 


S^n^ii^ary  G^ddates 


1976 


•••*••*••**••••****•••****•*•*•*•**•••••••• 


Robert  Skeen 

Diploma  of  Theology 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of 

Greater  Columbus 
Worthington,  Ohio 


Robert  Divine 

Master  of  Divinity 

Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren 

Church 
South  Bend,  Indiana 


Daniel  Eaby 

Master  of  Divinity 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Lancaster,  Pennsylvania 


Ronald  Lewellyn 

Master  of  Divinity 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Fort  Lauderdale,  Florida 


Herald  Posner 

Master  of  Divinity 

Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana 


Gregory  Ryerson 

Master  of  Divinity 
Community  Brethren  Church 
Warsaw,  Indiana 


Ronald  Warrick 

Master  of  Divinity 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of 

Greater  Columbus 
Worthington,  Ohio 


Daniel  White 
Master  of  Divinity 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Sunnyside,  Washington 


•*•*•*•***•••••****••••**•*•***** 


Not  pictured 


Merville  Nicholls 

Master  of  Divinity 

Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana 


John  Diaz 

Master  of  Divinity 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Orlando,  Florida 

John  Mcintosh 

Master  of  Divinity 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Mabton,  Washington 


Carol  Morrisey 

Cert,  in  Biblical  Studies 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Toppenish,  Washington 

John  Pappas 

Master  of  Divinity 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of 

Greater  Columbus 
Worthington,  Ohio 


JUNE  15,  1976 


21 


prorQ   t\}e  J^eport  to  tl^e  QoUe^e  frou}  t\}e 
Nortt^  Qei\tva\  Association  of  QoUe^es  ai^d  Scl^ools 


"The  seminary  is  strong  enough  to  draw  students  from  a  variety  of  Christian  colleges, 
and  students  from  Grace  Brethren  families  account  for  less  than  half  of  the  enrollment  of 
the  college.  The  rest  come  from  conservative  Christian  homes,  attracted  by  the  opportuni- 
ty to  live  and  study  with  others  who  share  their  values  and  their  religious  faith.  For  there 
is  no  question  what  the  college  stands  for,  no  ambiguity  as  to  its  stance.  The  catalog,  the 
student  rules,  the  agreement  faculty  sign  before  coming  to  the  college,  the  daily  chapel, 
the  atmosphere  on  the  campus— all  make  it  clear  that  this  is  an  evangelical  Christian 
college  with  precisely  defined  expectations  of  behavior,  including  a  respect  for  and  defer- 
ence to  authority. 

'This  does  not  mean  that  Grace  College  is  not  awake  and  moving.  Its  enrollment  has 
been  growing,  its  financial  position  has  been  strengthened,  and  its  plant  has  expanded,  its 
curriculum  has  been  pruned,  and  new  blood  has  been  added  to  its  faculty.  And  it  has 
done  these  things  without  compromising  its  principles. 

".  .  .  the  administration  is  competent,  dedicated,  and  unified.  Records  are  thorough, 
procedures  relatively  efficient,  and  communications  open.  There  seems  to  be  no  waste 
motion,  no  overstaffing,  and  some  of  the  staff  are  carrying  very  large  loads. 

"The  faculty  of  Grace  College  is  unquestionably  committed  to  the  institution  and  to 
its  goals,  life  style  and  mission.  Their  morale  seems  high.  The  team  met  many  faculty 
both  in  classrooms  and  elsewhere  and  was  impressed  by  them  and  enjoyed  the  inter- 
changes." 

Strengths 

"Grace  College  was  accepted  as  Recognized  Candidate  for  Accreditation  in  the  spring 
of  1973.  It  has  been  growing  steadily  since.  None  of  its  strengths  are  new,  patched 
together  or  cosmetic.  They  are  basic  to  what  the  college  is. 

"1)  Everyone  in  Grace  has  a  strong  sense  of  institutional  mission.  This  is  articulated 
clearly  to  the  students.  There  is  no  ambiguity  about  what  the  college  stands  for.  And  its 
clear  sense  of  mission  pulls  faculty,  administration  and  students  together. 

"2)  Confidence  in  that  mission  and  in  the  future  make  for  excellent  morale.  Faculty 
do  not  like  low  salaries  or  the  lack  of  support  for  their  own  continued  education,  but 
they  see  these  as  minor  weighed  against  all  the  other  rewards  of  teaching  at  Grace. 
Students  do  not  like  the  paternalism,  but  they  accept  it  in  much  the  same  way,  and  for 
the  same  reasons.  The  morale  is  not  euphoric.  It  is  simply  confident,  committed,  and 
unreservedly  supportive. 

"3)  The  college  is  financially  sound. 

"4)  It  is  excellently  managed  by  a  lean  staff.  Perhaps  because  there  has  been  no 
proliferation  of  staff,  administration  of  staff,  administration  is  both  efficient  and  effec- 
tive. 

"5)  The  main  campus  buildings  are  generally  adequate  and  well  maintained.  Others, 
off  the  campus,  are  perhaps  more  than  adequate.  The  153-acre  campus  is  attractive.  The 
location  is  excellent. 

"6)  Both  the  Church  constituency  and  the  non-Brethren  support  are  growing  steadily. 
More  and  more  applications  are  coming  from  children  of  conservative  Christian  families, 
regardless  of  specific  sect.  Strong  faculty,  not  necessarily  Grace  Brethren,  are  being  at- 
tracted to  the  college. 

"7)  At  the  same  time  that  the  college  manifests  an  unshaken  confidence  in  its  basic 
principles,  it  has  demonstrated  an  objective  awareness  of  its  weaknesses  and  inadequacies 
and  an  ability  to  assign  them  priorities  and  go  to  work  on  them.  The  result  has  been  a 
history  of  steady,  solid  growth.  This  objective  self-viewed  manifested  by  the  college  seems 
to  permeate  faculty  and  staff  and  promises  to  continue  beyond  any  changes  in  adminis- 
tration." ajbi 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


Tt?e 


pirit  of  tl^e  (^I^Orcl^ 


Just  as  every  person  has  a  personali- 
ty, every  church  has  a  personality,  that 
we  might  properly  call  "the  spirit  of  a 
church."  It  is  just  as  apparent  as  an 
individual's  personality— most  ap- 
parent perhaps  to  the  visitor  who  steps 
within  its  fellowship  for  the  first  time. 

The  spirit  of  a  church  reflects  the 
people  of  the  church— pastor,  leaders, 
members.  The  spirit  of  a  church  at- 
tracts people,  or  repels  people.  It 
makes  a  visitor  glad  he  came,  or  warns 
him  not  to  return  but  to  seek  another 
church. 

The  spirit  of  a  church  affects  the 
members  of  that  church.  If  the  spirit 
reflects  disunity  and  divisiveness,  it 
tends  to  destroy  the  positive,  expec- 
tant attitude,  and  thus  the  joy  and 
faithfulness  of  those  who  are  seeking 
to  keep  their  eyes  on  the  Lord. 

A  sick  spirit  within  a  church  can 
become  a  terminal  illness  that  will  ulti- 
mately destroy  the  church.  But  a  sick 
spirit  can  also  be  healed  and  trans- 
formed. 

There  is  a  very  human  tendency  to 
place  the  blame  for  sickness  of  spirit 
on  some  convenient  scapegoat.  "If  we 
only  had  a  different  pastor .  .  ."  "If 
only  our  pastor  did  things  different- 
ly .  .  ."  "If  the  board  were  only  more 
loving  and  more  sensitive  to  the  needs 
of  the  people  .  .  ."  "If  everybody  else 
were  only  as  faithful  as  I  am  .  .  ."  and 
so  forth. 

Perhaps  our  real  need  is  to  take  a 


hard,  close  look  at  ourselves.  "Am  I 
the  loving  Christian  I  ought  to  be?" 
"Do  I  exhibit  the  joy  of  the  Lord  in  all 
of  my  life?"  "Is  the  peace  of  God  rul- 
ing in  my  mind  and  heart?"  "Am  I 
being  obedient  to  the  clear  commands 
of  Christ?" 

"But  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  love, 
joy,  peace,  patience,  kindness,  good- 
ness, faithfulness,  gentleness  and  self- 
control.  Against  such  things  there  is  no 
law.  Those  who  belong  to  Christ  Jesus 
have  crucified  their  sinful  nature  with 
its  passions  and  desires.  Since  we  live 
by  the  Spirit,  let  us  keep  in  step  with 
the  Spirit.  Let  us  not  be  conceited, 
provoking  and  envying  each  other" 
(Gal.  5:22-26,  NIV.). 

When  we  begin  to  see  ourselves  as 
God  sees  us,  we  find  so  many  short- 
comings there  that  we  have  less  time 
to  be  critical  of  others!!  Praise  God, 
He  loves  us  in  spite  of  these!  And  His 
love  can  transform  us,  make  us  what 
we  ought  to  be,  and  what  (in  our  best 
moments)  we  want  to  be. 

How  can  the  spirit  of  your  church 
or  my  church  be  healed,  and  im- 
proved,  and   strengthened?    I    suggest 


these  seven  steps: 

1.  Renew  our  allegiance  to  Jesus 
Christ  as  Lord  (Luke  6:46). 

2.  Recognize  our  dependence  upon 
the  daily  direction  and  infilling  of  His 
Holy  Spirit,  that  He  may  empower  us 
and  bear  His  fruit  in  our  lives  (Rom. 
8:9,  14). 

3.  Realize  the  necessity  of  absorp- 
tion of,  and  obedience  to  the  whole 
Word  of  God  (Joshua  1:8). 

4.  Develop  the  spirit  of  praise  and 
thankfulness  in  and  for  everything  (I 
Thess.  5:18). 

5.  Train  ourselves  to  see  possibili- 
ties rather  than  problems.  Call  it  posi- 
tive thinking,  possibility  thinking,  or 
whatever;  it's  Biblical!  (Phil.  4:13). 

6.  Look  for  the  best,  not  the  worst, 
in  others.  All  of  us  have  weaknesses 
and  imperfections.  But  all  of  us  have 
strengths  and  virtues,  too.  By  focusing 
on  these,  we  will  become  less  critical, 
more  appreciative,  more  understand- 
ing, and  more  loving  (Phil.  4:8,  Rom. 
12:3-10). 

7.  Develop  a  genuine  interest  in 
winning  the  lost  of  our  community 
and  our  neighborhoods  to  Christ  (Acts 
1:8). 

It  is  easy  to  see  that  all  of  these 
begin  in  our  prayer  life.  And  that's 
where  they  must  continue,  as  well. 
"You  can  do  more  than  pray  after  you 
have  prayed,  but  you  cannot  do  more 
than  pray  until  you  have  prayed." 
—Anonymous 


JUNE  15,  1976 


23 


VS)      '^  Charles  W.  Turner 


JVTy    T^Vorite  ^^ef  lections 


Charles  W.  Turner 


June  and  July  are  traditionally  the  months  in  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches  to 
emphasize  the  needs  of  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co.  This  year  we  have  special  needs  as 
additional  printing  equipment  has  been  purchased.  This  is  the  "Year  of  the  Press"  because  a 
Heidelberg  SORK  has  been  in  operation  since  March.  The  new  press  cost  about  $45,000  and  your 
offering  will  help  to  pay  for  it. 

As  an  incentive  for  you  to  give,  we  have  prepared  a  collection  of  editorials  which  have 
appeared  in  the  Herald  magazine.  Some  of  the  selections  in  the  book  are:  "A  Turtle  on  the 
Turnpike";  "What  Ever  Happened  to  $1 .98  Sneakers?";  "Even  Robins  Make  Mistakes."  There  are 
1  7  of  my  favorite  editorials.  You  can  receive  a  copy  of  the  book  if  you  become  a  corporation 
member  during  1976.  To  become  a  corporation  member  you  must  give  a  gift  of  $5  or  more.  The 
books  will  be  available  in  each  local  church  by  July  1.  So  give  to  the  Herald  through  your  local 
congregation. 

Thanks 


C'^&^lSo    ^-^  ife-^H/nM^ 


Smr's«o«  ■" 


I 


^JULY  1;  IS7W 


Dear  Editor 


n  Your  most  recent  copy  of  the 
Herald  has  arrived.  I  look  at 
every  issue  and  say,  "Wonder 
how  they  can  improve  on  this?" 
But  you  do.  Also  Daily  Devo- 
tions is  here  and  this  too  is  a  tes- 
timony to  your  fine  production 
department. 

Just  wanted  you  to  know  thatf 
your    efforts    are    not    in    vain 
Some  people  appreciate  them!- 
Washington 


D  Greetings  in  the  Name  of  our 
Lord.  We  have  the  pleasure  of  re- 
ceiving the  Brethren  Missionary 
Herald  ever  since  I  can  remem- 
ber. We  really  enjoy  it.  Personal-J 
ly,  I  always  had  read  and  enjoyed 
it  for  its  contents.  But,  since  now 
I  am  working  in  the  editing  of 
Ninez  (CEF's  magazine  for  Latin 
America),  I  am  able  to  valuate 
the  Herald  from  a  point  of  view 
somewhat  different  from  the 
common  reader,  as  you  may  well 
understand.  I  have  recently  i 
shared  some  of  the  latest  num- 
bers we  have  received  with  a  co- 
laborer.  Her  comment  was:  "It  is 
one  of  the  best  presented  de- 
nominational  magazines  I 
know."  —Argentina 


Address    your   letter    to    the    editor.    Rev. 
Charles    W.     Turner,    Brethren    Missionary!^ 
Herald,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590.  [ 
All  letters  must  be  signed,  although  names ^ 
will  not  be  used  in  the  magazine. 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


By  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


("Happy  Birthday,  America, "  appeared  last  year  as  an  editorial  in  the  July  issue  of  the  Herald.  Although  1976  has  arrived,  and  we  are  now 
celebrating  our  nation's  Bicentennial  Birthday,  the  thoughts  previously  expressed  continue  to  be  relevant  to  our  present  situation.  There- 
fore, I  once  more  say:  "Happy  Birthday,  America"  CWT.I 


Time  has  been  said  to  be  a  relative 
thing.  "It  all  depends  on  how  you  look 
at  it,"  has  been  the  comment  of  some 
of  the  "experts."  But  1  firmly  contend 
it  is  a  very  rigid,  unbending  force  that 
constantly  marches  forward.  It  is  clear- 
ly marked  by  years,  months,  days, 
minutes  and  seconds.  It  is  measured  by 
clocks  and  calendars  and  thus  the  re- 
sults are  recorded  milhons  of  times  in 
all  parts  of  the  world.  There  may  be 
different  attitudes  toward  time,  but 
there  is  very  little  altering  of  it. 

Time  and  age  are  viewed  by  individ- 
uals in  many  ways  according  to  their 
varying  concepts.  Women  are  accused 
of  dreading  the  passage  of  time.  How- 
ever, a  quick  look  at  the  male  segment 
of  our  society  tells  us  that  vanity  is 
not  located  in  the  sole  domain  of  the 
ladies.  We  may  look  positively  on  the 
process  of  aging  with  the  weak  excuse 
that  it  is  gaining  us  experience.  My  ob- 
servation is  that  when  we  lose  our 
"go-power,"  we  had  better  be  a  bit 
wiser,  or  we  will  be  run  over  by  the 
energetic  and  knowledgeable  younger 
generation.  If  the  passing  of  time  does 
not  make  us  smarter,  then  I  can  see 
very  little  use  in  the  whole  process. 

People  age  and  so  do  things  all 
about  us.  Even  countries  have  birth- 
days, and  that  is  what  I  would  like  to 
talk  about.  It  comes  as  a  surprise  to  no 
one  that  America  is  almost  ready  to 
celebrate  her  200th  birthday.  Bicen- 
tennial observations  are  cropping  up 
everywhere,  and  the  red,  white  and 
blue  markings  are  dotting  the  land. 

All  of  this  comes  during  one  of  the 
more  depressing  times  in  our  history. 


We  have  closed  out  an  incident  in  this 
land  of  ours  that  has  done  more  to 
divide  us  than  anything  since  the  Civil 
War.  I  refer  to  the  Vietnam  intrusion. 
Questions  of  how  extensive  the 
damage  to  us  has  really  been  awaits 
the  inspection  of  the  historians.  From 
a  distant  analysis  we  will  later  be  able 
to  assess  what  this  prolonged  episode 
cost  in  human  lives,  dollars,  and  over- 
all injury  to  our  national  unity. 

A  celebration  emphasizing  our  pur- 
pose and  history  could  not  have  come 
at  a  more  fitting  time.  Now  is  the  time 
to  pick  up  the  pieces  of  national  pride 
and  get  back  to  a  touch  of  patriotism 
and  a  little  flag  waving.  Now  don't 
mark  me  off  quite  yet  as  being  out  of 
touch  with  reahty!  Please  lend  me 
your  ears  for  just  a  few  more  minutes. 

At  the  age  of  200,  we  as  a  country 
are  having  enough  problems  without 
every  gloomy  news  commentator 
throvwng  on  another  burden  on  the 
pretext  of  news  reporting.  We  are  suf- 
fering from  a  distortion  of  national 
purpose,  and  we  need  to  do  a  little 
"backward"  looking  to  see  how  and 
why  we  came  into  being  in  the  first 
place.  The  United  States  struggled  into 
existence  because  people  wanted  to  be 
free.  They  had  enough  of  arbitrary 
government  dictation  and  taxation  in 
every  area  of  their  lives.  They  wanted 
to  be  independent  and  to  have  the 
control  and  say-so  over  their  own  des- 
tinies. They  dumped  tea  into  the  Bos- 
ton Harbor  bay  to  show  they  had 
enough  of  "taxed"  tea.  They  also 
wanted  to  worship  God  according  to 
the  dictates  of  their  own  consciences. 
They  were  not  ashamed  to  put  into 


their    motto~"One    Nation    Under 
God." 

It  will  be  a  privilege  to  be  here  to 
help  celebrate  our  200th  Birthday. 
Certainly  it  will  be  a  gala  occasion 
with  parades,  speeches,  and  renewed 
visits  to  many  of  our  national  shrines. 
I  would  hope  and  pray  that  it  will  be  a 
time  of  return  to  our  national  purpose. 
May  it  be  a  reminder  that  we  just  can- 
not afford  what  all  of  the  politicians 
are  trying  to  give  us.  We  should  like  to 
try  to  do  a  few  things  for  ourselves 
and  not  become  petty  puppets  with 
outstretched  hands  asking  for  a  return 
of  what  was  ours  in  the  first  place.  Per- 
haps a  real  brave  man  will  tell  us  to 
work  a  littie  harder  and  to  stop  regard- 
ing our  government  as  a  deity  that  can 
and  will  supply  all  our  needs. 

Maybe  even  a  braver  man  will  stand 
up  and  remind  us  that  our  liberty 
under  God  is  rapidly  vanishing,  and 
that  we  must  wake  up.  He  might  even 
tell  us  that  we  have  been  permitfing 
lawlessness  and  the  rights  of  the  crimi- 
nal to  overshadow  the  riglits  of  the  in- 
nocent one.  It  would  sound  good  to 
hear  the  speaker  tell  us  that  justice 
should  return  to  our  courts  and  legal 
system-that  crime  should  not  be  non- 
chalantly dismissed  on  legal  technicali- 
ties rather  than  basing  judgment  and 
punishment  on  proved  guilt. 

My  great  hope  is  that  a  voice  might 
ring  through  the  celebration  saying: 
"If  my  people,  which  are  caUed  by  my 
name,  shall  humble  themselves  .  .  ."- 
then  possibly  a  clear  return  to  God  can 
become  a  reality;  and  we  can  all  say; 
"Happy  Birthday,  America!" 


JULY    1,    1976 


"God  o[  Our  Fathers, 


Whose  Almiqhtg  Mand** 

By  K  Marie  Stolba 

Part-time  Instuctor  in  Music,  Grace  College  ■ 

******************************************* 


One  hundred  years  ago  many  com- 
munities throughout  the  United  States 
were  commemorating  the  one  hundredth 
anniversary  of  the  signing  of  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence  designed  to  sepa- 
rate the  American  colonies  from  Eng- 
land. Brandon,  Vermont,  was  one  such 
community.  The  centennial  celebration 
held  in  that  New  England  town  on  July 
4,  1876,  is  memorable  because  one  por- 
tion of  it— a  Centennial  Hymn— has  sur- 
vived and  is  this  year  marking  its  own 
one  hundredth  birthday.  Untitled,  the 
hymn  is  known  to  us  today  by  its  first 
line:  "God  of  our  fathers,  whose  al- 
mighty hand,"  or  by  its  music:  "Nation- 
al Hymn."  {Worship  and  Service  Hym- 
nal, pg.  464.) 

The  lyrics  were  written  specifically  for 
Brandon's  Fourth  of  July  centennial 
celebration  by  Rev.  Daniel  Crane 
Roberts,  rector  of  the  Episcopal  Church 
in  that  town.  Mr.  Roberts  was  not  a 
composer;  hence,  he  supplied  no  music 
for  his  poem.  At  the  centennial  celebra- 
tion his  words  were  sung  to  the  music  of 
"Russian  Hymn"  (Worstiip  and  Service 
Hymnal,  pg.  461).  That  music,  com- 
posed by  Alexy  Feodorovich  Lvov  in 
1833,  was  first  performed  on  the  name 
day  of  Czar  Nicholas  I  of  Russia  in  De- 
cember of  that  same  year  and  served  of- 
ficially as  Russia's  national  anthem  from 
that  time  until  the  Bolshevik  Revolution 
of  1917.  Perhaps  this  initial  choice  of 
music  was  prompted  by  the  fact  that 
Lvov's  "God  Save  the  Czar"  was  a 
national  hymn. 

That  the  Russian  Hymn  was  not 
wedded  to  Roberts'  lyrics  is  understand- 
able.  Lvov's  music,  though  possessed  of 


noble  and  majestic  harmonies,  does  not 
particularly  fit  Roberts'  poem.  The  in- 
compatibility was  recognized  by  Daniel 
Roberts,  who  was  fully  aware  of  the 
quality  of  his  verses. 

A  short  time  after  the  lyrics  made 
their  debut,  the  General  Convention  of 
the  Episcopal  Church  appointed  a  com- 
mission to  revise  their  Hymnal.  At  that 
time  many  hymnals  were  comprised  of 
words  only,  or  had  a  meager  showing  of 
printed  music,  though  the  tunes  were 
specified  for  the  hymns.  Daniel  Roberts 
submitted  "God  of  our  fathers,"  as  an 
anonymous  hymn  text,  for  the  commis- 
sion's consideration.  The  lyrics  were  ac- 
cepted for  inclusion  in  the  revised 
Hymnal,  which  appeared  in  print  in 
1872.  Although  Mr.  Roberts  had  indi- 
cated to  the  commission  that  he  would 
furnish  them  information  relative  to 
authorship  of  the  hymn  if  it  were  ac- 
cepted, he  did  not  yet  acknowledge  it  to 
be  his  own. 

Before  this  revised  Hymnal  was  pub- 
lished, our  nation  celebrated  still  another 
centennial— the  one  hundredth  anniver- 
sary of  the  adoption  of  the  Constitution. 
The  General  Convention  of  the  Episco- 
pal Church  appointed  a  committee  to 
choose  a  hymn  suitable  for  commemora- 
tion of  this  event  at  the  centennial  cele- 
bration to  be  held  in  New  York.  The  two 
members  appointed  to  this  committee 
were  well  acquainted  with  hymns:  Dr. 
Tucker  was  editor  of  the  Hymnal,  and 
George  William  Warren  was  organist  at 
St.  Thomas'  Church  in  New  York.  These 
men  selected  the  anonymous  lyrics  com- 
mencing "God  of  our  fathers,"  and, 
since  the  words  had  no  musical  setting 

BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


specified,  George  Warren  composed  ap- 
propriate music,  with  trumpet  fanfare 
opening  and  interludes  for  the  poem.  His 
setting  quickly  became  popular,  and  that 
music  has  come  to  be  known  as  "Nation- 
al Hymn."  Thus,  lyrics  born  to  serve  one 
centennial  had  found  perfect  com- 
panionship in  music  created  to  help 
them  serve  another. 

The  hymn  as  we  know  it  today  seems 
to  have  been  first  printed  in  1894  in  the 
musical  edition  of  the  Episcopal  Hymnal 


which  was  edited  by  Tucker  and  Rous- 
seau and  entitled  Hymnal  Revised  and 
Enlarged.  In  1895  it  was  included  in  the 
Presbyterian  Hymnal  and  it  soon  became 
a  part  of  many  other  such  books. 

It  is  not  surprising  that  this  hymn  is 
frequently  sung  on  national  anniversary 
celebration  programs.  The  scope  of  the 
lyrics  embraces  past,  present,  and  future, 
and  their  musical  setting  aptly  expresses 
the  majesty  and  power  of  the  God  they 
honor  and  praise.  Let  us  examine  the 
words  briefly. 


Daniel  C.  Roberts 

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GOD  OF  OUR  FATHERS 

NATIONAL  HYMN     lU.  10.  10.  10. 


George  W.  Warren 


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JULY    1,    1976 


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We  can  only  speculate  as  to  the  pos- 
sible verses  of  Scripture  that  were  in  the 
background  of  Daniel  Roberts'  mind  as 
he  put  those  words  on  paper.  He  left  us 
no  notes  regarding  his  creation  of  this 
poem. 

The  first  stanza  is  not  only  a  paean  of 
praise  to  God  the  Creator  but  an 
acknowledgment  of  His  supremacy  in 
the  entire  universe,  His  majesty  and  His 
power,  and  an  expression  of  gratitude 
for  His  creation  and  leadership. 

The  second  strophe  encompasses  the 
breadth  of  our  nation's  total  dependence 
on  God— an  admission  of  His  loving  pro- 
tection and  leadership  in  the  past,  an  ap- 
preciation for  the  freedom  presently  ac- 
corded in  this  land  to  which  persons 
seeking  to  avoid  various  persecutions  had 
fled,  and  an  invocation  of  the  presence 
of  God  in  the  future  affairs  of  the  nation 
as  its  Ruler,  Guardian,  Guide,  and  Stay. 
What  a  multitude  of  concerns  those  four 
words  embrace!  And  hovy  the  words  of 
this  hymn  strophe  seem  to  encompass 
the  inscription  which  was  placed  on  the 
Statue  of  Liberty:  "Give  me  your  tired, 
your  poor .  .  .  ."  The  final  line  of  this 
second  strophe  seems  to  indicate  that  for 
as  long  as  this  nation  and  its  people 
abide  by  the  law  expressed  in  the  Word, 
and  for  as  long  as  we  choose  to  follow 
the  paths  directed  by  the  Almighty, 
there  is  nothing  to  fear.  Perhaps  the  poet 
was  thinking  of  Proverbs  3:6  which  ad- 
monishes: "In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge 
him,  and  he  shall  direct  thy  paths." 


Prayer  is  continued  through  the  third 
verse  of  this  hymn  which  calls  upon  the 
Defender  for  protection  from  "war's 
alarms"  and  "deadly  pestilence"  and  in- 
dicates total  reliance  upon  the  trust  in 
His  strong  arm.  Daniel  Roberts  knew 
well  the  perils  of  war;  he  had  experi- 
enced them.  He  was  a  Civil  War  veteran; 
he  had  enlisted  and  served  with  the 
Eighty-fourth  Regiment  of  Ohio  Volun- 
teers. No  doubt  he  himself  had  prayed 
for  this  kind  of  protection  many  times. 
In  the  third  line  of  this  verse  the  author 
seems  to  be  stressing  the  importance  of 
religion  in  the  life  of  our  nation;  he  may 
even  have  had  in  mind  that  definition  of 
"pure  religion"  which  is  set  forth  in 
James  1:27.  The  last  line  of  this  verse 
brings  to  mind  several  passages  from  the 
Psalms,  particularly  Psalm  37:3  which 
reads:  "Trust  in  the  LORD,  and  do 
good;  so  shalt  thou  dwell  in  the  land, 
and  verily  thou  shalt  be  fed." 

The  fourth  and  final  stanza  admits 
that  the  progress  of  this  nation  through 
its  first  century  was  not  easy— and  we 
may  make  that  same  statement  with  re- 
gard to  the  second  century  of  its  exis- 
tence—that there  have  been  troublesome 
times,  comparable  with  the  darkness  of 
night,  but  we  as  a  nation  and  as  individ- 
uals look  forward  to  a  "never-ending 
day."  Then,  coming  full  circle,  the  hymn 
concludes  as  it  began,  with  glory,  laud 
and  praise  to  God,  the  Alpha  and  Omega 
of  all  things. 


•••••••••••••••••••••••**•**•••••••*••••••• 


*ffi^:is^af(^ 


Mary  Cripe  with  African  friends 

Therese  was  young  and  in  terrible  pain.  She 
'  had  been  in  labor  in  the  village  for  several 
days.  At  first  glance  it  seemed  that  she  could 
be  no  more  than  twelve  years  old.  It  became 
apparent  that  an  operation  would  be  neces- 
sary to  try  to  save  her  life,  and  at  this  point 
its  success  seemed  doubtful. 

But  God  who  delights  to  do  the  impossible 
helped  through  the  operation,  and  though 
Therese's  life  hung  by  a  thread  for  several 
days,  still  she  lived.  One  day  she  started  to 
hemorrhage,  and  we  knew  that  unless  the 
bleeding  could  be  stopped  immediately,  this 
was  the  end.  It  was  here  that  I  became 
acquainted  with  her.  I  had  gone  to  see  what  I 
could  do  to  help  and  was  told  that  the  most 
urgent  need  was  for  prayer.  I  went  into  the 
office  and  prayed  for  her,  but  she  was  just  a 
name  to  me  at  that  time.  The  Lord  undertook 
for  her  and  she  lived  through  the  operation, 
and  then  He  laid  upon  my  heart  her  even 
greater  need— her  need  of  salvation. 

Several  days  later  I  visited  Therese.  When  I 
asked  her  if  she  were  a  Christian,  she  said  no; 
and  when  I  asked  her  if  she  wanted  to  become 
one,  she  again  said  no.  I  was  taken  aback 
somewhat,  but  I  determined  to  present  Christ 
to  her  in  such  a  way  that  she  would  under- 
stand. Her  mind  was  dull— the  pain  she  was 
experiencing  and  the  shock  of  the  surgeries 
had  just  about  drained  her  of  all  comprehen- 
sion. I  had  to  use  one  of  her  relatives  as  an 
interpreter,  and  this  isn't  the  most  conducive 
way  to  talk  to  anyone  about  the  Lord.  Final- 
ly, after  I  repeated  the  same  thing  over  and 
over,  she  said  that  she  did  understand  and  she 
wanted  to  believe.  I  read  some  verses  and  we 
had  prayer  together.  As  I  held  her  hand,  she 
hung  on  as  though  she  didn't  want  to  let  go. 
But  me  of  little  faith-somehow  I  just  kept 
thinking  maybe  she  didn't  know  what  she  was 


Precious 
in  the  Sight 
of  the  Lord 


By  Mary  Cripe 


doing.  Finally  I  went  to  the  local  preacher 
(who  understands  her  tribal  language)  and 
asked  him  to  come  and  talk  to  Therese. 

About  a  half  hour  later  he  returned  with 
joy  written  all  over  his  face.  "She  did  under- 
stand. She  said  that  she  understood  the  mes- 
sage of  salvation  and  accepted  Jesus  as  her 
own  personal  Saviour.  She  said  at  first  she  was 
so  weak  that  she  could  hardly  understand,  but 
as  she  laid  there  the  Lord  strengthened  her 
and  she  knew  what  she  had  done."  The 
preacher  also  told  me  that  Therese's  father 
was  one  of  the  biggest  medicine  men  in  the 
country,  and  that  his  daughter's  decision 
would  be  a  real  testimony. 

I  visited  with  Therese  whenever  I  could, 
and  read  the  Bible  and  prayed  with  her.  She 
improved  slightly  but  her  condition  was  not 
good.  I  knew  this  when  I  left  Boguila  for 
classes  at  Bele.  While'  I  was  gone  she  became 
worse  and  her  family  carried  her  off  home, 
where  she  died.  We  all  felt  that  she  had  per- 
haps had  an  untimely  death  because  we  could 
imagine  some  of  the  village  medicine  she 
might  have  been  subjected  to.  I  didn't  get  the 
whole  story  until  about  ten  days  later.  One 
Sunday  the  local  pastor  made  the  announce- 
ment in  church;  "We  all  know  about  Therese 
who  accepted  the  Lord  at  the  hospital.  After 
she  died  her  mother  told  the  people  that  they 
were  not  going  to  do  anything  heathen  at 
Therese's  death.  She  sent  to  another  village 
for  some  of  the  deacons  to  come  and  hold  the 
funeral,  and  it  was  truly  a  testimony  to  all 
around." 

She  even  though  dead  spoke  to  the  people 
of  Boleng  through  the  new  life  that  she  had 
found.  Now  Therese  is  completely  whole  and 
will  never  know  sickness  or  pain  again.  How  I 
praise  God  that  whosoever  believeth  in  Him 
shall  have  everlasting  life. 


Seven  Obstacles 
to  iVlissionarg  Service 


By  John  W.  Zielasko 


My  early  orientation  to  Christian  service  weighed  heavily  toward  missions,  and  during  my  attempt  to 
ascertain  the  Lord's  will,  a  Bible  conference  speaker  suggested  that  the  matter  of  service  should  be  ap- 
proached pragmatically.  If  a  person  wants  to  be  honest  with  himself  and  truly  desires  to  know  God's  will 
with  respect  to  foreign  missions,  then  he  should  take  a  sheet  of  paper  and  divide  it  into  two  columns:  on 
one  side  write  the  reasons  why  you  think  you  should  be  a  missionary,  and  on  the  other  the  reasons  why 
you  shouldn't.  If  the  reasons  why  one  shouldn't  be  a  missionary  are  not  of  such  a  nature  as  to  hinder 
missionary  service,  then  there  is  strong  evidence  that  that's  where  the  Lord  wants  you  and  you  can  then 
proceed  to  take  further  steps.  Now  that's  an  oversimplified  method,  to  be  sure,  since  many  factors  need  to 
be  considered  in  God's  leading  to  missionary  service.  However,  this  exercise  in  self-analysis  is  helpful. 

In  my  work  I  am  involved  with  candidates,  and  it  is  a  part  of  my  responsibility  to  encourage  and 
motivate  young  people  to  consider  seriously  missions  as  a  career  for  Christ.  But  on  occasion  those  of  us  in 
this  position  find  ourselves  in  awkward  situations.  For  example,  a  person  will  insist  that  he  is  called  to  the 
mission  field  and  feels  that  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society  should  send  him  out  immediately— the  very  fact 
that  he  is  volunteering  should  be  incentive  enough  for  appointment.  On  other  occasions  pastors  have 
challenged  their  people  to  the  great  needs  on  the  mission  field,  and  as  a  result  one  of  several  things  happens: 

(a)  People  are  ready  to  sell  their  homes,  businesses  and  such,  and  go  to  the  field. 

(b)  Men  who  are  approaching  retirement  after  a  lifetime  in  a  secular  job,  want  to  dedicate  the  rest 
of  their  lives  to  the  Lord's  work;  they  feel  that  missions  is  the  place  to  do  it  and  want  the 
Society  to  make  a  place  for  them. 

(c)  Young  people,  challenged  by  the  need  for  personnel,  volunteer  to  go  and  want  to  go  without 
further  delay. 

Now,  all  of  this  zeal  is  commendable,  and  some  of  these  folks  do  end  up  on  the  mission  field 
performing  fruitful  ministries.  But  more  than  zeal  is  needed.  It  must  be  recognized  that  not  every  mission 
board  is  geared  to  handle  ev&ry  candidate.  The  mission's  purpose,  goals,  strategy,  and  areas  of  service  must 
also  be  considered.  It  would  be  the  height  of  foolishness  to  attempt  to  create  work  and  open  new  fields  just 
to  accommodate  the  desires  of  particular  candidates,  especially  if  they  are  not  willing  to  make  the  necessary 
preparation  for  service. 

When  missions  societies  appeal  for  people,  they  are  not  calling  merely  for  warm  bodies.  It  is  not  just  a 
matter  of  placing  Christians  in  various  spots  around  the  world;  it  is  a  matter  of  placing  qualified  Christians 
who  are  prepared  to  do  their  job. 

So,  to  help  those  who  are  seeking  God's  will  and  feel  that  foreign  mission  service  may  be  the  answer, 
the  following  obstacles  should  be  taken  into  consideration  and  placed  in  the  negative  side  of  the  column  if 
they  apply  to  the  individual's  case: 


I  •  Poor  health.  If  a  person  does  not  enjoy  good 
health,  then  it  is  doubtful  that  God  wants  him  on  the 
mission  field.  You  must  be  able  to  care  for  yourself  and 
not  make  demands  on  the  time  of  other  missionaries. 
Some  physical  handicaps  may  not  be  a  hindrance,  and 
one  would  not  be  rejected  if  a  physical  problem  could  be 
controlled  by  medicine.  However,  reasonably  good 
health  is  necessary  for  the  rigors  of  missionary  life. 


2. 


Advanced  age.  A  missionary  career  means  that  a 
person  is  involving  himself  in  a  different  culture  and 
language.  Ordinarily,  the  older  one  is,  the  more  difficult 
it  is  to  make  the  cultural  adjustments.  Even  more  diffi- 
cult is  the  learning  of  a  language.  It  is  only  in  exception- 
al cases  where  people  over  37  have  demonstrated  an 
ability  to  make  the  adjustments  and  learn  the  language 
sufficiently  to  communicate  well. 


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^  «  Unprepared  scholastically.  This  is  the  qualifi- 
cation that  seems  to  bother  candidates  most.  Many  feel 
that  all  they  need  is  an  assurance  of  salvation  and  a 
desire  to  witness.  For  some  reason  or  other  they  have 
the  impression  that  people  on  the  mission  fields  of  the 
world  are  so  inferior  intellectually  and  spiritually  that 
the  most  poorly  prepared  American  Christian  will  appear 
as  a  spiritual  giant  to  them.  It  irritates  these  people  to 
discover  that  nine  years  of  preparation  beyond  high 
school  is  recommended  if  one  is  to  have  a  sustaining 
ministry  on  the  mission  field.  College,  seminary,  practi- 
cal service,  and  at  least  one  year  of  language  school  is 
required  for  those  who  are  sent  out  in  the  context  of  the 
Great  Commission;  that  is,  in  evangelizing,  discipling, 
church-planting  ministries.  A  missionary  certainly  needs 
as  much  preparation  as  a  pastor-teacher,  plus  the  added 
knowledge  of  a  foreign  language. 

Of  course,  there  are  other  tasks  on  the  mission  field 
requiring  personnel  with  different  skills.  But  whatever 
the  job,  the  missionary  needs  to  have  a  good  Bible  back- 
ground besides  his  specialty.  If  you  don't  want  to  take 
the  time  to  be  prepared,  then  the  Lord  probably  does 
not  want  you  on  the  mission  field. 


4. 


Pessimistic  attitude.  If  you  are  a  pessimist  and 
feel  that  the  day  of  missions  is  over;  if  you  are  easily 
overwhelmed  by  problems  and  see  no  hope  for  the  mis- 
sionary enterprise;  then  your  place  is  not  in  missions.  If 
there  is  one  thing  the  Lord's  work  does  not  need,  it  is  a 
person  who  contaminates  others  with  his  negative  atti- 
tude. Missions  today  needs  positive  men— men  who  look 
on  problems  as  stepping-stones  to  victory,  men  who  will 
not  permit  immediate  circumstances  to  crush  them  (cf. 
II  Cor.  4:8-18). 

E 

_^  •  Bullheadedness.  If  you  must  have  your  own  way 
and  cannot  either  take  direction  or  work  on  a  team,  then 
it  is  better  for  you  to  remain  at  home.  Missions  requires 
team  effort.  Very  few  fields  can  tolerate  the  rugged  in- 
dividualist who  feels  that  everything  must  be  done  his 
way  or  not  at  all.  Such  a  person  is  usually  in  trouble,  not 
only  with  fellow  missionaries  and  nationals,  but  very 
soon  is  in  conflict  with  the  policy,  program,  and  goals  of 
the  society  and,  thus,  in  opposition  to  the  organization 
that  sent  him.  No  mission  organization  of  any  worth  will 
tolerate  such  a  situation  for  very  long. 


6. 


I 


Unwillingness  to  make  a  life  commitment  to  the 
Lord.  Jesus  said;  "No  man,  having  put  his  hand  to  the 
plough,  and  looking  back,  is  fit  for  the  kingdom  of  God" 
(Luke  9:62).  Today  it  is  popular  to  seek  temporary  serv- 
ice. After  all,  it  is  reasoned,  men  in  secular  positions 
have  three  or  four  different  careers  in  a  lifetime;  why 
should  anyone  be  stuck  for  life  as  a  missionary?  Most 

JULY  1,  1976 


missionaries  don't  feel  that  they  have  been  stuck  with 
anything.  They  look  on  their  calling  as  a  privilege  and 
find  the  life  of  a  missionary  challenging,  satisfying  and 
rewarding.  Notice,  however,  that  life  commitment  is  not 
to  a  particular  spot  on  earth;  the  commitment  is  to  the 
Lord  (".  .  .  for  ye  serve  the  Lord  Christ"-Col.  3:24).  He 
may  move  His  servant  to  a  different  field  or  to  a  differ- 
ent type  of  work,  but  it  is  still  the  ministry.  The  foreign 
mission  enterprise  needs  committed,  dedicated  people 
who  are  willing  to  stay  with  the  job  until  it  is  completed. 
And,  the  way  things  are  going,  it  is  obvious  that  the 
work  of  missions  is  not  going  to  be  completed  before  the 
coming  of  the  Lord. 


7. 


Unworthy  motives.  Motives  may  be  hidden  from 
candidate  secretaries  but  they  cannot  be  withheld  from 
the  Lord.  Why  do  you  want  to  be  a  missionary?  The 
following  are  reasons  sometimes  held  but  almost  never 
voiced  by  candidates: 

(a)  To  broaden  myself  through  contact  with  other 
cultures. 

(b)  To  improve  my  language  skills. 

(c)  Because  I  need  to  punish  myself  for  past  sins. 
The  sacrifices,  disciplines,  sufferings  required  of  a 
missionary  will  accomplish  this. 

(d)  Because  I  like  to  travel. 

(e)  Because  I  am  not  qualified  for  a  ministry  in  the 
U.S.  but  feel  I  will  be  acceptable  in  a  mission 
situation. 

(f)  Because  this  is  what  my  family  or  my  church 
expects  me  to  do. 

(g)  To  escape  my  present  work  and  circumstances. 

If  any  of  these  is  the  secret  motive  leading  to  application 
to  a  mission  board,  then  it  rightly  belongs  in  the  negative 
column. 

During  the  Second  World  War,  a  young  man  took 
the  medical  examination  for  service  in  the  army.  There 
were  several  physical  problems  that  disqualified  him,  and 
he  was  classified  4F.  Most  draftees  did  not  contest  this 
classification,  for  it  meant  they  would  not  have  to  serve 
in  the  armed  forces.  However,  a  few  months  later  this 
same  young  man  appeared  again  before  the  army  doctor 
and  said,  "Doctor,  I  have  sought  to  correct  the  physical 
problems  that  disqualified  me  for  service,  and  would  like 
to  take  the  examination  again."  This  time  he  was  found 
to  be  in  excellent  physical  condition  and  was  pro- 
nounced fit  for  induction  into  the  army.  When  the 
young  man  left,  the  doctor  turned  to  the  others  waiting 
for  their  physicals  and  commented,  "There  goes  a  real 
man." 

It  may  be  necessary  for  a  person  in  all  honesty  to 
place  some  reasons  on  the  negative  side  of  the  ledger.  At 
the  moment  they  may  disqualify  him  for  missionary 
service,  but  this  doesn't  have  to  be  his  permanent  condi- 
tion. He  too  can  work  at  the  negatives  and  turn  them 
into  positives  that  will  make  him  fit  for  service  as  a 
missionary. 

{FMS  editor's  note:  The  next  "A  Moment  with  Missions"  article 
will  deal  with  the  "positives"  to  offset  these  "negatives.") 


The  Kind  o{  Missionarg 
My  Countrg  Needs 


By  Rev.  Pierre  Yougouda 


Early  missionaries  in  my  country 
found  themselves  facing  two  major 
problems:  illiteracy  and  disease.  These 
two  are  still  prevalent  but  not  as  major 
problems.  Because  of  the  efforts  made 
through  schools  and  medical  works, 
much  imf)rovement  has  been  made  in 
these  areas. 

The  situation  in  Africa  today  was 
best  stated  several  months  ago  by  Dr. 
Byang  Kato,  one  of  the  respHDnsible  ob- 
servers of  church  life  in  Africa:  "The 
evangelical  church  in  Africa  is  at  a  his- 
torical turning  point.  .  .  .  Her  future 
will  be  decided  by  what  happens  in  the 
next  few  years."  Kato's  words  are 
both  a  wamir>g  and  a  challenge.  In 
li^t  of  this  present  situation  I  have 
been  asked  many  times,  "What  kind  of 
missionary  does  your  country  need?" 
This  is  the  question  that  I  will  try  to 
answer. 

1)  Missionaries  who  can  organize 
and  administrate  in  local  churches  are 
indispensable  today.  There  are  new 
problems  showing  up  within  the 
church.  Since  the  flock  has  increased, 
its  problems  have  compwunded.  In 
Central  African  Republic  alone  the 
number  of  baptized  believers  in  1975 
was  80,240,  and  the  multitude  of  new 
converts  now  taking  the  one-year  Bible 
dass  was  not  counted.  Therefore,  one 
can  see  how  it  is  becoming  more  diffi- 
cult for  most  of  the  African  pastors 
who  have  had  no  training  in  church 
organization  or  administration. 

With  a  strategy  to  nourish  ail  and 
j>rotect  all,  we  need  missionaries  who 
can  work  with  local  pastors  to  help  to 
organize  and  direct  their  churches.  His- 


tory has  shown  very  clearly  what  hap*- 
pened  to  the  North  African  church 
after  the  great  disaster  which  overtook 
her  through  Muslim  conquests  from 
A.D.  642  to  A.D.  715.  One  of  the 
reasons  for  the  disappearance  of  the 
church  there  was  the  lack  of  organized 
leadership.  Again  Kato  maintains: 
"While  it  is  true  that  Africa  needs  mis- 
sionary help  of  many  kinds,  it  is  in  the 
area  of  church  leadership  that  evangeli- 
cals are  most  lacking." 

2)  Missionaries  to  instruct  church 
leaders  of  isolated  groups  are  desF)er- 
ately  needed.  An  ignorance  of  basic 
Biblical  truths  in  many  churches  in  my 
country  is  due  to  their  remote  loca- 
tion. The  lack  of  trained  missionary 
help  simply  means  some  areas  must 
necessarily  be  neglected.  This  leaves 
both  Christian  leaders  and  their  group»s 
vulnerable  to  the  tactics  of  the  ene- 
mies of  the  cross. 

3)  Missionaries  who  will  work  in 
Christian  literature  are  sorely  needed. 
We  do  not  have  libraries  with  books  in 
our  own  language.  The  Sango  language 
is  employed  in  C.A.R.,  Chad,  Cam- 
eroun.  Lair  and  some  parts  of  Nigeria. 
We  need  books  that  pastors  can  read. 
Therefore,  we  need  missionaries  who 
will  train  Africans  to  produce  Various 
kinds  of  church-related  teaching 
materials,  magazines  and  books. 

4)  Well-trained  Bible  teachers  are 
desp>erately  needed.  The  existing  Bible 
schools  need  to  broaden  their  training, 
so  the  pastors  and  Bible  students  can 


get  advanced  Bible  education  and  be 
better  equipped  to  meet  the  needs  of 
the  emerging  generation.  Some  forms 
of  mysticism  are  still  held  by  many 
church  leaders.  We  need  missionaries 
who  can  teach  Biblical  theology. 
Again,  a  statement  by  Kato  is  perti- 
nent: "If  Africa's  church  is  to  meet 
the  challenge,  theological  training 
must  be  strengthened.  This  must  be 
done  at  every  level,  but  particularly  at 
the  highest  leadership  level." 

5)  Specialist  missionaries  in  the 
field  of  youth  ministries  are  also 
needed.  To  train  Africans  to  develop 
various  youth  programs  such  as  Child 
Evangelism  is  virtually  unknown.  We 
need  missionaries  to  help  youth  work- 
ers by  instructing  them  to  conduct 
meetings  and  counsel  young  people. 

6)  We  need  missionaries  who  can  in- 
struct churches  in  methods  of  evangel- 
ism. 

I  have  overlooked  other  missionary 
agencies  that  also  contribute  to  the 
same  goal,  but  the  needs  mentioned 
above  are  undoubtably  the  most  press- 
ing. 

Pray  for  those  who  are  helping  now 
in  the  field.  And  pray  more  that  our 
Lord  may  raise  up  many  young  people 
from  here  to  go  and  take  pwsitions  in 
the  various  tasks. 

fFMS  editor's  note:  Pierre  Yougouda  was 
chosen  by  his  fellow  members  of  the  Breth- 
ren Church  in  the  Central  African  Republic 
to  come  to  the  United  States  for  training  at 
Grace  Seminary  which  will  equip  him  for  a 
place  o  f  spiritual  leadership  in  his  own  land. 
He  has  now  completed  three  years  of  his 
scheduled  four  years  of  schooling  in  the 
U.S.) 


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Missionarg  Personnel  Meeds 


ARGENTINA 

Evangelists,  church  planters  and  developers 
Bible  teachers— extension  seminary 

BRAZIL 

Evangelists/church  planters 

a)  Urban  church  planting 

b)  Pioneer  church  planting— new  communities,  Trans-Amazon  Highway 

Extension  seminary  teachers 

CENTRAL  AFRICAN   REPUBLIC 

Evangelists,  church  planters  and  developers  (missionary  elders) 

Teachers— Bible  Institute,  School  of  Theology,  extension  seminary 

Bible  teachers— government  high  schools 

Women's  and  girls  workers 

Writers  and  translators 

General  missionaries  willing  to  fit  in  where  needed 

CHAD 

Extension  seminary  teacher  (postgraduate— pastors) 

Evangelist  (outreach) 

Bible  Institute  teacher 

Church  developer  (ministry  to  youth) 

FRANCE 

Church  planter  (unevangelized  cities) 

GERMANY 

Church  planter 

MEXICO 

Evangelist/church  planter 

PUERTO  RICO 

Church  planter 

Notes:  1.  A  limited  number  of  positions  are  available  in  supporting  and 
specialized  ministries.  2.  Age  in  itself  is  not  an  insurmountable 
barrier.  However,  experience  has  proved  that  the  older  one  is, 
the  more  difficult  it  is  to  make  the  adjustments  necessary  for  an 
effective  ministry. 

IMMEDIATE   NEEDS 
For  C.A.R.  —  Business  Manager;  Mechanic 


JULY    1.    1976  " 


From  the 
Missionary 

Mailbaq 


Yaloke,  Central  African  Republic 

We  just  finished  a  double-header— that  is,  two 
birthday  parties  in  one  night.  Since  Suzie  is  conning  to 
the  close  of  her  three-week  break  and  four  days  after 
returning  to  school  at  Bate  she  turns  seven,  we  de- 
cided to  have  an  early  party.  We  also  celebrated  Gail's 
(Jones)  birthday.  Then  I  decided  I  would  start  the 
epistle  I  have  been  wanting  to  write  for  some  time- 
mainly,  to  give  some  observations  from  my  bush 
work. 

I  finally  finished  six  straight  weeks  of  bush  classes 
in  six  different  locations.  (I  am  not  asking  for  a 
medal,  for  there  are  others  who  have  done  much 
more!)  I  tried  to  visit  some  of  the  very  hard-to-get-to 
areas  since  we  have  the  type  car  that  can  do  it.  The 
first  four  weeks  were  spent  in  our  own  district  work- 
ing mostly  with  Cheryl  Kauffman  (TIME  missionary). 
We  had  OTN  classes  in  the  morning  and  Lumiere 
classes  in  the  afternoon.  I  might  mention  that  Cheryl 
was  terrific!  There  is  nothing  she  won't  tackle.  I  real- 
ly appreciated  her. 


Linda  Mensinger  teaches  a  class  in  the  "bush" 

To  begin  I  had  only  one  week  to  get  ready  for  the 
six  weeks.  The  very  first  day  I  tangled  with  a  ladder 
and  took  a  tumble.  I  was  sure  I  had  broken  at  least 
three  different   bones,   but  when   everything  settled 


down,  only  one  place  seemed  serious  and  that  was  my 
right  foot.  For  two  days  I  couldn't  put  any  weight  on 
it;  then  Doc  Walker  came  along  and  wrapped  it  and  I 
began  walking  on  it  with  much  agony.  At  that  time 
Cheryl  arrived  and  really  took  over.  I  certainly 
wouldn't  have  met  the  first  week  of  classes  without 
her.  I  feel  that  this  bush  work  is  so  very  important— it 
seems  that  Satan  opposes  it  even  to  the  point  of  push- 
ing over  ladders.  But  each  day  the  situation  improved 
and  we  got  through  the  week  without  any  other  great 
disaster. 

The  women's  classes  went  fairly  well,  but  we  still 
have  the  age-old  problem  of  many  in  the  classes  and 
so  very  few  who  know  how  to  read.  We  desperately 
need  a  mass  program  in  literacy.  How  are  the  people 
ever  going  to  grow  spiritually  without  being  able  to 
read  the  Word  for  themselves!  Then  there  are  those 
who  can  read  but  don't.  Just  where  these  people 
stand  spiritually  is  a  bit  of  a  puzzle;  they  come  to  the 
classes  but  are  living  anything  but  victorious  Christian 
lives.  Also,  worldliness  is  a  problem  in  our  churches, 
and  few  of  our  pastors  seem  to  have  a  genuine  con- 
cern about  it. 

This  year's  OTN  lessons  were  on  the  Holy  Spirit.  It 
was  interesting  to  me  that  at  many  places  there  was  at 
least  one  pastor  who  made  it  a  point  not  to  miss  any 
of  the  lessons.  One  place  a  good  group  of  deacons  sat 
in  on  all  the  classes.  I  wish  that  for  just  one  year  our 
missionary  men  could  all  get  out  and  do  this  sort  of 
thing.  The  pastors  need  the  help,  as  well  as  the 
deacons  and  laymen,  to  say  nothing  of  the  need  in 
the  boys  work,  which  is  nearly  nonexistent  in  many 
places.  Several  churches  had  some  real  sharp  girls  who 
had  come  through  the  Lumiere  program.  They  are 
■past  the  age  of  marriage,  but  in  the  church  there  are 
no  boys  their  age  whom  they  feel  have  the  spiritual 
qualifications  they  desire  in  husbands.  Several  of  the 
pastors  blamed  this  on  the  weakness  of  the  Flambeau 


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movement.  How  desperately  we  need  bush  classes  for 
the  men.  We  women  can  do  bush  work  among  the 
women,  but  there  is  only  so  much  we  can  do  and  we 
do  have  our  limitations.  Lord,  send  us  more  men  so 
that  they  might  be  able  to  do  some  of  this  type  of 
work! 

The  last  two  weeks  Rosella  (Cochran)  and  I 
teamed  up.  We  headed  out  over  probably  one  of  the 
worst  roads  in  the  country,  but  we  praise  the  Lord 
that  we  made  it  without  any  damage  to  the  cars.  The 
first  week  we  were  at  a  place  called  Gboganagone. 
This  church  was  founded  in  1969  by  a  Kabba  pastor, 
although  it  is  deep  in  Gbeya  territory.  He  has  worked 
hard  and  organized  a  church.  Many  have  been  taught 
to  read,  have  stated  that  they  have  accepted  Christ  as 
Saviour,  and  have  been  baptized.  However,  the  pastor 
says  that  nearly  everyone  who  had  begun  to  be  of  any 
help  in  the  Lord's  work  has  backslidden.  How  many 
times  he  has  started  over  again  I  don't  know.  He  is 
discouraged,  but  feels  he  should  try  to  continue  on 
for  awhile.  The  pastor  stated  that  this  territory  has 
been  Satan's  for  so  long  that  it  seems  he  is  not  going 
to  give  it  up  without  a  fight.  I  feel  that  we  should 
definitely  remember  this  pastor  and  this  area  in 
prayer,  that  we  might  see  a  real  breakthrough  with 
the  Gospel.  We  refer  to  it  mainly  as  "the  Boda  road." 
We  hope  to  be  able  to  give  him  more  help  in  the 
future. 

This  bush  work  is  a  great  work,  but  certainly  not 
an  easy  one.  A  multitude  of  bugs  seems  to  descend 
upon  you  while  you  are  trying  to  study  at  night. 
Many  a  night  a  drunken  party  is  going  on  not  far 
from  where  you  are  trying  to  sleep,  to  say  nothing  of 
the  goats  that  wander  around  and  squawk  and  holler 
most  of  the  night.  But  as  you  go  back  from  year  to 
year,  you  begin  to  see  a  little  bit  of  progress.  At  first 
there  was  no  Lumiere  work  to  speak  of  in  this  dis- 
trict, but  now  every  area  has  some  work  going  among 


"This  bush  work  is  a  great  worl<,  but  certainly  not  an  easy 
one..."  Missionary  ladies  camp  in  the  bush. 

the  girls.  In  each  group  one  or  two  girls  really  seem  to 
grow  spiritually  from  year  to  year.  This,  of  course,  is 
only  what  we  can  observe.  We  do  not  know  all  the 
work  the  Holy  Spirit  is  doing  in  the  heart  of  each  of 
those  in  the  classes.  Now  we  have  at  least  two  pastors 
in  the  district  who  do  a  fairly  good  job  of  going  from 
place  to  place  between  the  times  we  can  be  there, 
helping  the  girls  and  their  leaders  to  continue  on  in 
the  program.  So  we  praise  the  Lord  for  what  has  been 
accomplished,  and  look  forward  to  even  greater  re- 
sults in  the  future. 

I  still  have  classes  at  Bossembele  and  Yaloke,  pos- 
sibly at  both  places  in  May.  Then  after  school  is  out 
several  of  us  plan  to  go  to  Baoro,  Carnot  and  Berber- 
ati  for  a  week  of  classes  at  each  place.  Due  to  the  fact 
that  school  will  soon  be  out,  Eddie  will  be  able  to  go 
along  to  have  classes  with  the  men.  Possibly  Alain 
(Leycuras)  will  go  too,  and  have  Flambeau  classes.— 
Linda  Mensinger 


Chateau  de  Saint-Albain,  France 

If  you  stopped  in  at  the  Chateau  today  you  would 
hear  a  lot  more  English  than  French.  We  have  been 
hosts  to  the  winning  1975  Brethren  quiz  team,  which 
arrived  last  Tuesday  for  a  memorable  two  weeks  in 
France.  From  the  time  they  stepped  off  the  plane 
until  now  their  days  have  been  packed  with  new  ex- 
periences, and  they  have  shown  interest  in  everything. 
They  have  been  a  joy  to  have  around,  and  excellent 
ambassadors  for  American  youth. 

Doubtless  the  weekend  at  the  Chateau  will  have 
left  the  most  lasting  impressions  on  them.  For  Satur- 
day, Larry  planned  a  family  fun  time  in  which  the 
team  participated.  Sunday  morning  the  big  meeting 
room  was  full  for  a  worship  service  that  had,  as  some- 
one remarked,  both  warmth  and  reverence.  After  the 
service  many  drove  up  to  Chalon  for  a  dedication  of 
the  new  property  that  will  serve  as  a  residence  for  the 
Shargels.   .  .  . 

Many  of  you  prayed  for  Walther  and  Claudia. 
They  are  doing  fine  and  are  a  joy  to  us;  they  study 
mornings    and    work    in    the    afternoons.    Walther's 


cousin  recently  came  to  visit  them,  and  though  she 
had  said  she  did  not  want  to  talk  about  religion,  by 
the  end  of  the  first  week  she  had  given  her  life  to  the 
Lord.  Her  fiance,  worried  by  the  letters  she  wrote, 
took  a  train  down  to  Saint-Albain,  and  had  not  been 
here  more  than  a  week  until  he  too  put  his  trust  in 
God.  They  are  back  in  medical  school  in  Holland,  and 
have  need  of  your  prayers  as  they  seek  to  maintain  a 
positive  witness  for  Christ. 

Thanks  to  Walther  and  Claudia,  the  three  big  girls 
dorms  in  the  upstairs  have  taken  on  a  new  look.  It  has 
taken  us  12  years  to  get  to  them,  but  they  are  now 
dressed  in  bright  new  wallpaper.  By  the  end  of  the 
year  we  hope  that  the  remaining  untouched  rooms  of 
the  Chateau  will  be  redecorated,  and  the  central  heat- 
ing completed. 

We  thank  God  for  good  health,  especially  at  this 
time  of  the  year  when  the  work  starts  to  pile  up. 
Doris  especially  has  had  a  heavy  load,  but  when  there 
is  joy  and  unity  the  burden  becomes  light.  Then  too, 
we  have  had  nearly  two  weeks  of  fantastically  beau- 


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From  the 
Missionarg 
Mailbaq 


tiful  weather,  which  has  brought  the  spring  flowers 
and  fruit  trees  into  full  bloom,  and  we  awaken  to  the 
singing  of  the  b\rds.— Doris  Julien 

Chalon  sur  Saone,  France 

Just  a  few  minutes  until  we  drop  from  exhaus- 
tion. .  .  .  The  rain  came  just  as  we  finished  for  the 
day.  There  were  10  friends  here  today,  many  for 
lunch  and  to  stay  all  afternoon  to  work  in  the  garden 
and  around  the  house.  The  place  is  coming  along— but 
this  week  and  for  the  next  20  days  or  so,  between  the 
various  workmen,  the  house  will  be  torn  up  continu- 
ally. One  never  finishes  sweeping  up.  Good  thing 
we're  not  pureblood  Swiss  or  the  dust  would  drive  us 
crazy.  The  children  are  dirty,  but  very  healthy,  from 
the  yard,  house  and  gardening.— Dai/eS/7a/'sre/ 


Chalon  sur  Saone,  France 


Jose  Marmol,  Argentina 

Our  time  at  camp  was  very  restful.  Michael  spent 
that  week  at  Grandma  and  Grandpa  Hoyt's  home  in 
Santa  Rosa.  When  he  came  up  to  the  campgrounds 
for  conference  with  Grandma  and  Grandpa,  he  was  so 
chubby  we  couldn't  believe  it.  But  to  top  it  all  off  he 
didn't  recognize  us  and  wanted  to  go  back  to  Grand- 
ma. 

The  two  older  kids  had  so  many  friends  that  we 
did  very  little  babysitting  all  through  camp  except  to 
sit  with  them  and  help  them  at  mealtimes.  The  hill 
country  did  them  good,  too.  They  ate  with  voracious 
appetites.  Philip  learned  to  communicate  his  wants 
and  needs  quite  efficiently  during  that  time.  During 
camp  I  had  a  15-minute  devotional  each  day.  All 
three  of  us  speakers  felt  that  the  Lord  had  coordi- 
nated our  messages.  At  the  end  of  camp  it  was  with 
great  sadness  that  we  said  farewell  to  the  main  speak- 
er. His  name  is  Salvador  DeLutri,  and  we  were  greatly 
challenged  by  his  messages. 

The  camp  is  about  20  miles  from  the  paved  road 
and  the  day  some  were  to  leave  it  started  to  rain.  We 
had  to  go  out  with  the  mission  truck  to  get  supplies 
for  conference  and  take  some  people  to  catch  the 
bus.  DeLutri  had  come  in  a  motor  home  and  had 
quite  a  time  getting  in,  so  several  of  the  cars  that  were 


leaving  got  together  and  we  formed  a  caravan.  I  was 
at  the  head  with  the  mission  truck,  and  after  we  got 
to  the  first  ford,  the  hill  going  up  from  it  proved  too 
steep  and  all  the  men  had  to  pull  the  truck  with  a 
rope  we  had  brought  along.  The  same  trick  was  neces- 
sary for  one  of  the  cars  and  the  motor  home.  But  that 
was  only  the  beginning,  for  I  got  the  truck  stuck 
three  more  times.  We  made  the  twenty  miles  in  four 
hours. 

On  the  return  trip  I  was  so  tired  I  asked  Dad  to 
drive,  and  I  got  in  the  pulling  line.  I  really  don't  know 
which  was  worse,  the  responsibility  of  driving  or  the 
job  of  pulling.  We  got  stuck  only  once,  but  those  of 
us  who  pulled  were  in  mud  up  to  our  knees.  We  ar- 
rived back  at  camp  dog  tired,  but  very  thankful  that 
the  Lord  had  protected  us.  During  conference  the 
men  took  a  dump  truck  and  filled  some  of  the  bad 
ruts  on  the  road  where  we  had  been  stuck,  and  com- 
ing out  after  conference  was  easy. 

The  conference  was  a  time  of  real  blessing.  Two 
who  had  come  as  guests  of  some  of  the  believers  came 
to  know  the  Lord.  The  conference  attendance  this 
time  got  up  as  high  as  200,  and  that  is  about  50 
percent  of  the  total  membership  of  the  Brethren 
Church  in  Argentina.— /-K'I"  Hoyt 


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^ews  Summary 

From  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches  and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association     1^^ 


•Important  conference  information.  A  condensed  pro- 
gram for  this  year's  national  conference  appeared  on 
page  23  of  the  June  1  issue  of  the  Brethren  Missionary 
Herald.  You  are  encouraged  to  keep  this  page  for  future 
reference.  Complete  printed  programs  will  be  mailed  to 
all  churches  about  July  1. 

•  Annual  Changes.  William  Willard,  233. First  Ave.,  Hill- 
'N  Dale,  Brooksville,  Fla.  33512  (Tel. 
904-796-7172) ...  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lexington, 
Ohio,  P.O.  Box  3009  .  .  .  Robert  Hill,  c/o  Carla  Clayton, 
19395  La  Guardia,  Rowland  JJeights,  Calif. 
91748...  John  Dale  Brock,  '6239  Fillmore,  Rialto, 
Calif.  92376  .  .  .  Luke  Kauffman,  R.  R.  4,  Box  89, 
Myerstown,  Pa.  17067  .  .  .  Chap.  (Maj.)  Emlyn  H.  Jones, 
c/o  Earl  Cassel,  R.  R.  2,  Hummelstown,  Pa.  17036. 


Rev.  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  Ashman  are  presented  a  plaque  by  Miles 
Firestone,  moderator,  in  honor  of  their  30  years  of  ministry. 

•  Wooster,  Ohio.  The  First  Brethren  Church  honored 
Pastor  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  Ashman's  30  years  of  ministry 
at  a  special  reception  and  service,  Sunday,  May  30.  Many 
members  gave  personal  testimonies  concerning  the  pub- 
lic and  personal  ministries  of  the  Ashmans.  Following 
the  worship  service,  slides  of  past  events  and  personali- 
ties were  shown,  along  with  displays  of  photos  from 
former  years.  A  generous  offering  was  presented  to  the 
honored  guests. 

When  the  Ashmans  arrived  in  Wooster  (1946),  the 
mission  congregation  was  worshiping  in  a  remodeled 
home.  Plans  were  soon  formulated  for  a  building  pro- 
gram, resulting  in  the  large,  adequate  sanctuary  which 
was  dedicated  in  1949.  In  1966  the  Christian  Education 
Annex  was  constructed,  and  in  1976  an  extensive  re- 
decorating program  for  the  original  sanctuary  was  com- 
pleted. The  membership  has  grown  to  616. 


•  San  Antonio,  Tex.  (EP)-William  J.  Murray,  once  a 
little  boy  whose  mother  successfully  halted  prayer  and 
Bible  reading  in  the  school  he  attended  and  eventually  in 
all  U.S.  schools,  has  renounced  atheism. 

His  mother,  noted  atheist  Madalyn  Murray  O'Hair, 
said  in  Austin,  Tex.,  that  she  was  not  surprised  when  she 
learned  of  the  news  and  also  was  not  surprised  that  her 
son  had  not  informed  her  personally. 

Mr.  Murray,  29,  is  running  for  the  nomination  for  the 
congressional  seat  held  by  Rep.  J.  S.  Pickle. 

•Fort  Lewis,  Wash.  It  was  a  most  welcome  privilege  for 
Chaplain  (LTC)  William  Schaffer  (Ret.)  to  preach  a  ser- 
mon at  the  Army  base  at  Fort  Lewis  upon  the  invitation 
of  Chaplain  John  Schumacher.  Remember  to  pray  for 
Chaplain  Schumacher  and  the  ministry  to  which  he  has 
been  called  with  the  armed  services. 


Weddings 


A  six-month's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald  is  given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Sandra  Hickman  and  Curtis  Gates,  Mar.  20,  Community 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Warsaw,  Ind. 
Debra  Baugher  and  Randall  Miller,  Mar.  27,  Community 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Warsaw,  Ind. 
Shirley  Brumbaugh  and  James  Gard,  Feb.  14,  Communi- 
ty Grace  Brethren  Church,  Warsaw,  Ind. 
Marcia  Henderson  and  Paul  Marsh,  Mar.  20,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Fremont,  Ohio. 

Tern  Soule  and  Russell  Rogers,  Apr.  3,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Fremont,  Ohio. 

Doreen  Henderson  and  Marvin  Davis  II,  May  22,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Fremont,  Ohio. 

Mary  Hall  and  Troy  Jones,  Feb.  14,  Leesburg  Brethren 
Church,  Leesburg,  Ind. 

Vickie  Blankenship  and  James  Hernandez,  May  24,  Lees- 
burg Brethren  Church,  Leesburg,  Ind. 
Dawn    Brandt    and    Randall   Ebersole.   Apr.    10,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 

Dona  Imhoff  and  David  Edwards,  Apr.  24,  First  Breth- 
ren Church,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Kathie  Zebell  and  Rex  Swords,  Apr.  17,  New  Troy 
Brethren  Church,  New  Troy,  Mich. 

Penny    Blank  and  Jack   Snoddy,   Apr.   3,  West   Homer 
Brethren  Church,  Homerville,  Ohio. 
Karen    Lundquist    and   Timothy   Gray,    May    28,   West 
Homer  Brethren  Church,  Homerville,  Ohio. 
Jo   Ann   Caesar   and  Thomas  Sir  Louis,  Apr.   3,  West 
Homer  Brethren  Church,  Homerville,  Ohio. 


JULY    1,    1976 


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•  Minerva,  Ohio.  The  Bicentennial  Emblem  winner  in  the 
town  of  Minerva,  Ohio,  was  Mrs.  Williard  Smith.  Mrs. 
Smith's  entry  included  a  circular  emblem,  a  large  red, 
white  and  blue  "M"  surrounded  by  lettering,  "Living 
Out  Our  Heritage,"  and  "Minerva  1833  Ohio."  The  of- 
ficial American  Revolution  Bicentennial  Emblem  is  in 
the  center  of  the  circle.  The  colorful  emblem  will  be 
reproduced  as  buttons,  and  sew-on  patches,  and  in  ad- 
vertising material. 

•  La  Verne,  Calif.  Have  you  heard  about  the  "Kinsmen" 
program?  The  purpose  of  this  undertaking  is  to  assist  the 
widows  and  older  folks  of  the  church  who  have  special 
needs.  The  members  of  the  Men's  Club,  under  the  leader- 
ship of  Dave  Corder,  are  willing  to  do  whatever  needs  to 
be  done  such  as:  move  furniture,  weed  lawns  or  gardens, 
mow  lawns,  trim  hedges,  paint  or  do  repairs.  This  is  a 
program  where  actions  speak  louder  than  words,  and  the 
men  are  anxious  to  prove  their  willingness  to  WORK. 

•Fremont,  Ohio.  A  Car  Wash— for  Souls  .  .  .  Something 
new  and  something  different  happened  on  a  recent 
Saturday  at  Grace  Brethren  when  the  men  and  boys  con- 
ducted a  Free  Car  Wash!  The  object  of  this  unusual 
undertaking  was  for  the  sole  object  of  sharing  Jesus 
Christ  with  those  who  came  to  accept  the  free  services. 
A  novel  idea  ...  try  it! 

•  New  York  (EP)-The  nation's  Roman  Catholic  mem- 
bership increased  by  180,037  in  1975  to  reach  a  new 
high  of  48,881,872  Cathohcs  living  in  a  record  high  of 
18,531  parishes  in  the  50  states.  Catholics  now  make  up 
22.78  percent  of  the  population. 

Significantly,  both  infant  baptisms  and  the  number  of 
converts  to  Catholicism  increased,  in  the  former  case 
reversing  a  downward  trend  that  began  in  1962.  Re- 
corded Catholic  marriages,  however,  decreased  by 
15,896  in  1975. 


In  Memory 

Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

LEOHR,  Dora,  82,  Apr.  4,  for  37  years  a  member  of  the 
First  Brethren  Church,  Clay  City,  Ind.  Robert  Clouse, 
pastor. 

GETTER,  Cozy,  81 ,  May  9,  a  member  for  28  years  in  the 
North  Riverdale  church  (Dayton,  Oh,io),  and  also  a  work- 
er in  Child  Evangelism.  Kenneth  Cosgrove,  pastor. 
WEBER,  Cora,  91,  Apr.  17.  A  longtime  member  of  the 
First  Brethren  Church,  Altoona,  Pa.  Services  were  con- 
ducted by  her  former  pastor,  Ralph  Burns. 


•  Deerfield,  111.  (EP)— While  aligning  himself  with  Author 
Harold  Lindsell's  view  on  the  authority,  inspiration  and 
inerrancy  of  the  Scripture,  Dr.  Carl  F.  H.  Henry  says  his 
publicized  "reservations"  about  the  book  concern  them- 
selves with  the  inversion  and  emphasis  through  which 
inerrancy  becomes  the  first  and  primary  issue  in  the  dis- 
cussion of  Scripture. 

"Inerrancy  is  clearly  implied,  logically  deduced  from 
and  a  necessary  correlative  of  inspiration,  though  not 
explicitly  taught,"  Dr.  Henry  told  campus  journalists  in 
an  interview  at  Trinity  Evangelical  Divinity  School 
where  he  is  visiting  professor  of  systematic  theology. 

Dr.  Henry,  whose  interview  will  be  syndicated  exclu- 
sively by  the  Evangelical  Press  Association  for  its  mem- 
ber periodicals,  said  the  new  Zondervan  book  by  Dr. 
Lindsell  "lacks  theological  balance,"  and  stresses  the 
Bible's  authority  ahead  of  inspiration  or  inerrancy. 

"I'm  troubled,"  Dr.  Henry  said,  "about  the  possibOi- 
ties  of  a  vast  amount  of  misunderstanding  among  the 
laity  in  view  of  excessive  statements,  and  exaggerated  ' 
perspectives  that  may  only  encourage  some  younger 
scholars  to  escape  the  force  of  Dr.  Lindsell's  real  inten- 
tions." 

He  said  the  impression  left  by  The  Battle  for  the 
Bible  is  that  the  evangelicals  are  now  simply  a  ghetto- 
operation.  "What  you  don't  get,"  he  added,  "is  the  real- 
ization that  there  is  a  vast  tide  of  sympathy  for  our  view  I 
in  many  spheres.  .  .  .  Nor  does  The  Battle  for  the  Bible 
give  us  the  sense  that  the  Bible  is  battling  for  us,  and 
that  the  other  views  are  in  desperate  trouble,  struggling 
to  escape  ever-encroaching  skepticism  by  any  and  every 
possible  means." 

•  Richmond,  Va.  In  the  interest  of  using  what  is  available 
and  also  establishing  a  friendly  neighborhood  spirit,  the 
church  council  voted  to  use  the  vacant  lot  next  to  the  I 
church  for  garden  spaces.  The  ground  was  plowed  and  ' 
made  ready  for  planting  then  spaces  were  offered  to 
church  members  and  neighbors.  Perhaps  there  will  be  a 
"Harvest  of  Fruits"  celebration  when  reaping  time  ar- 
rives. -  I 

•New  York  (EP)— Evidence  uncovered  in  Saudi  Arabia  I 
indicates  that  a  site  under  excavation  might  be  the  I 
fabled  gold  mines  of  Solomon  worked  3,000  years  ago. 

American  and  Saudi  geologists,  working  in  a  moun- 
tainous region  between  Mecca  and  Madina  known  as 
Mahd  adh  Dhahab,  or  "Cradle  of  Gold,"  say  they  might 
be  standing  at  Ophir,  mentioned  in  at  least  four  books  of 
the  Bible.  The  site  would  have  been  within  reach  of  the 
Umited  transportation  facilities  of  Jerusalem.  Solomon 
rehed  on  the  port  of  Aqaba  from  which  ships  and  land- 
going  vehicles  could  have  reached  the  mines. 

Gold  at  one  time  was  said  to  be  outcropping  on  the 
surface  and  might  have  been  a  dazzling  spectacle  to  the 
Hebrews. 

•Edinburgh  (EP)— Membership  of  the  national  Church 
of  Scotland  (Presbyterian)  is  expected  to  decline  from 
the  1973  level  of  1,088,873  to  less  than  a  milhon  by 
1981  and  slightly  more  than  500,000  by  2001,  accord- 
ing to  a  report  presented  to  the  Church's  annual  General 
Assembly. 

The  report  is  the  second  involving  an  economy  survey 
of  the  Church  carried  out  by  Edinburgh  University  re- 
searchers. The  group,  headed  by  Prof.  J.  N.  Wolfe  and 
Dr.  M.  Pickford,  warned  Church  leaders  that  they  have 
only  a  decade  in  which  to  put  their  financial  affairs  in 
order. 


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Vm  a  Child  of  the  Kinq 


As  a  Citizen 


*••••**••****••**•***•*••****************** 


JULY    1,    1976 


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The  Flaq  I  Carry 


"Please,  Mr.  Beichler,  may  I  carry 
the  flag  today?"  I  watched  Jimmy's 
dark  eyes  grow  wide  with  excitement. 
The  children  in  Vacation  Bible  School 
loved  to  be  chosen  to  be  the  flag  bear- 
ers. To  them  it  was  a  special  honor  to 
carry  the  American  and  Christian  flags. 
When  my  husband  answered  yes, 
Jimmy  hurried  off  to  tell  his  friends. 
Somehow  the  day  seemed  much 
brighter  for  him.  This  was  his  day  to 
carry  the  flag. 

As  long  as  I  can  remember,  it  has 
meant  something  to  carry  the  flag  of 
the  United  States  of  America.  In  our 
schools,  churches,  parades,  athletic 
events,  and  on  many  other  occasions, 
people  have  proudly  carried  the  colors 
of  this  great  nation.  Everyone,  it 
seemed,  but  me. 

This  realization  came  to  me  one 
Sunday  morning  in  our  Bible  class  at 
church.  A  man  was  stating,  most  em- 
phatically, that  we  ought  to  get  in- 
volved! He  was  saying  it  is  vitally  im- 
portant that  we  as  Christian  people 
become  involved  in  our  communities, 
in  civic  affairs  and  politics.  He 
added— even  if  it  meant  carrying  a  sign 
of  protest  or  support  down  Main 
Street. 

Sitting  there  listening,  I  began  tak- 
ing inventory  of  my  own  Christian  life. 
Certainly  I  had  taken  some  interest  in 
community  affairs.  I  had  served  as 
PTA  treasurer,  president  of  Band 
Boosters,  and  helped  in  other  organiza- 
tions, but  carry  a  sign  down  Main 
Street?  Never!  I  couldn't  remember  of 
ever  having  the  privilege  of  carrying 
the  American  flag  in  public. 

A  busy  housewife  and  mother  finds 
little  time  for  activities  outside  the 
home.  I  could  always  use  that  excuse. 
The  deeper  I  probed  I  knew  there  were 
times  I  could  have  been  more  involved. 
But  my  family  always  came  first.  Was 
that  wrong?  I  wondered.  Was  it  always 
my  lot  though  to  stand  by  while 
others  carried  the  flags,  the  signs,  and 
made  speeches?  What  had  I  been  doing 
all  those  years? 

Slowly  I  began  to  realize  some- 
thing. Something  I  had  known  all 
along  but  now  in  a  new  and  more  vivid 
way.  My  citizenship  is  in  heaven! 
While    I    deeply    love    America,    the 


By  Mrs.  Paul  Beichler 


thrust  of  my  entire  life  is  for  a  greater 
country.  I  had  been  carrying  a  flag  all 
those  years.  It  was  displayed  in  our 
home,  church,  community  and  school. 
It  was  given  to  me  by  God.  "Thou  hast 
given  a  banner  to  them  that  fear  thee, 
that  it  may  be  displayed  because  of 
the  truth"  (Ps.  60:4). 

There  was  my  answer.  The  years  of 
taking  our  family  to  church  and  devot- 
ing much  time  to  the  spiritual  part  of 
family  life  had  taken  time.  Preparing 
to  teach  Sunday  School  lessons  week 
after  week  was  as  normal  for  us  as  eat- 
ing and  sleeping.  Transporting  our  chil- 
dren to  church  and  school  activities 
filled  the  schedule.   These  were  busy 


days.  It  was  never  our  intention  to 
parade  our  faith,  or  to  draw  attention 
to  our  spiritual  service.  Some  have 
done  far  more,  some  less.  We  served 
because  we  loved— often  serving  in  the 
quietness  and  solitude  of  our  own 
home,  with  His  banner  over  us. 

Oh,  I  wanted  my  children  to  grow 
up  to  be  good  Americans.  I  made 
every  effort  to  teach  them  the  values 
and  principles  upon  which  this  coun- 
try was  built.  But  one  day,  while 
watching  my  young  son  coming  home 
from  school,  I  realized  I  had  to  give 
him  more.  I  watched  as  he  lifted  one 
foot,  then  the  other,  to  trudge  through 
the  snow.  He  was  so  small  and  I  loved 
him  so.  The  tears  stained  my  cheeks. 
What  could  I  give  him  that  would  be 
of  lasting  value?  Money?  Material 
things?  An  education?  These  would  all 
pass  in  time.  I  knew  what  the  Bible 
said  was  true.  "Heaven  and  earth  shall 
pass  away,  but  my  words  shall  not  pass 
away"  (Matt.  24:35).  I  knew  I  was  re- 
sponsible for  planting  the  Word  of 
God  in  the  hearts  of  my  children.  It 
was  the  one  thing  that  would  endure 
forever.  To  this  end  was  I  committed. 

The  years  have  slipped  by  quickly. 
Our  two  oldest  children  have  grown, 
and  God  has  given  us  another.  Again  I 
am  reminded  of  my  responsibility  to 
her.  At  times  I  grow  weary.  Satan  dis- 
courages but  Isaiah  40:31  encourages. 
"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;  they  shall  walk,  and 
not  faint."  Over  and  over  this  verse  has 
given  new  strength  to  me. 

Knowing  that  I  will  not  pass  this 
way  again,  it  is  no  time  to  falter  now.  I 
have  one  chance  to  lift  the  banner 
high.  If  for  some  reason,  I  must  lay  it 
down,  I  pray  my  children  shall  pick  it 
up  and  carry  it  with  care  and  devotion. 
The  flag  I  carry  is  not  mine,  but  His. 

(WMC  Editor's  Note:  Frances  and  her  hus- 
band are  former  missionaries  with  the 
American  Missionary  Fellowship  and  are 
now  active  members  of  the  Wooster,  Ohio, 
First  Brethren  Church.  In  a  personal  note 
following  her  article,  Frances  wrote:  "While 
this  article  was  written  from  personal  ex- 
perience and  from  my  heart,  in  a  sense  it  is 
really  a  tribute  to  every  Christian  mother— 
the  backbone  of  our  nation.  Anyone  of 
them  could  have  written  the  same.") 


BRETHREN    IVIISSIONARY    HERALD 


MISSIONARY   BIRTHDAYS  -  SEPTEMBER   1976 

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AFRICA 

Miss  Rosella  Cochran     September  1 

Miss  Ruth  Snyder September  8 

Mrs.  Gilbert  AelUg    September  25 

B.P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic. 
Agnes  Aellig    September  28,  1968 

B.P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  RepubUc. 
Miss  Lila  Sheely September  30 

BRAZIL 

Jay  Andrew  Farner September  19,  1974 

EUROPE 

Daniel  William  Shargel September  10,  1969 

21.  rue  Jules  Guesde,  7 1 1  OO-Chalon-Sur-Saone,  I  ranee, 

HAWAII 

Clifford  Merle  Coffman  II    September  14,  1963 

MEXICO 

Mrs.  Walter  E.  Haag     September  1 1 

IN  THE  UNITED  STATES 

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Boguila,  R.C.A. 
March  4,  1976 


Dear  Christian  Friends  of  the  National  WMC, 


Just  a  short  note  to  thank  you  for  your  generosity  in  our  behalf  these 
past  several  months.  Through  your  "support  gifts"  our  needs  have  been 
met  and  through  your  "special  gifts"  our  daughters  Karen  and  Linda  have 
been  greatly  helped  In  their  college  finances.  Thanks  so  much  for  your 
thoughtfulness  In  these  areas. 

We're  excited  about  recent  possibilities  of  change  In  our  medical  work- 
using  a  Missionary  Aviation  Fellowship  plane  for  transportation.  Donna 
and  I  just  flew  from  Boguila  to  Bangui  over  a  route  which  would  have 
taken  14  driving  hours— we  made  it  in  2  hours.  The  possibilities  are  really 
tremendous  In  savings  of  time  In  travel  as  well  as  the  fatigue  which  accom- 
panies these  long  trips. 

Thanks  for  your  notes  of  kindness  on  special  days,  your  prayers,  and 
your  support  in  these  many  ways.  May  the  Lord  richly  bless  you  for  it. 

Sincerely  in  Christ, 


h 


The  Aqc  of  Compromise 


By  Florence  H.  White 

Winchester,  Virginia 


This  nation  was  conceived  in  the 
liberty  breathed  into  life  by  our  fore- 
bears' infinite  faith  in  Almighty  God, 
and  nurtured  through  her  early  years 
by  the  blood  of  many  heroes.  Can  we 
as  the  posterity  of  so  noble  a  heritage 
cast  aside  our  obligations  to  our  fami- 
lies, our  friends  and  neighbors  by  con- 
tinuing in  an  Age  of  Compromise? 
Surely  as  God's  own  hand  led  the  way 
toward  the  founding  of  so  noble  a 
land,  we  through  our  own  faith  and 
trust  in  our  Divine  Creator  should  re- 
assess our  values  of  ethics,  morals,  jus- 
tice, victory,  honor,  valor  and  religious 
principles. 

The  ethics  of  many  of  our  citizens 
of  today  leaves  much  to  be  desired. 
They  feel  that  labor  is  demeaning  to 
them;  that  it  is  much  more  profitable 
for  them  to  "enjoy"  the  pitiable  wel- 
fare systems;  and  that  it  is  their 
"right"  that  we  who  work  must  con- 
tribute to  their  shiftlessness.  The  wel- 
fare systems  create  within  people  less 
incentive  to  work,  reduce  their  pro- 
ductive efforts,  and  reduce  their  faith 
in  themselves  as  achievers.  Throughout 
the  early  years  of  this  country's  settle- 
ment, men  and  women  had  to  work  to 
survive,  they  had  to  prepare  constantly 


Throughout  the  Bible  we  are  given 
references  to  work.  God  worked  six 
days  and  rested  (Gen.  2:2),  yet  we 
overworked  Americans  are  dissatisfied 
with  five  days  and  are  seeking  a  four- 
day  work  week.  In  II  Chronicles  34:12 
we  are  told  that  men  worked  faithful- 
ly, while  II  Thessalonians  3:10  stresses 
that  "if  any  would  not  work,  neither 
should  he  eat."  When  Jesus  sent  the 
disciples  out  he  told  them  "the  work- 
man is  worthy  of  his  meat"  (Matt. 
10:10).  Therefore,  if  the  disciples 
would  do  the  work  that  Jesus  com- 
manded, their  needs  would  be  sup- 
plied—this due  to  their  personal  effort. 

While  the  ethics  of  today's  society 
leaves  much  to  be  desired,  surely  the 
morals  of  today  are  to  be  desired  even 
less.  Page  1  of  "Anycity,  U.S.A.- 
Gazette"  is  a  sheet  of  horror.  Kidnap- 
ping, rape  and  murder  are  becoming  so 
commonplace  that  people  "hide"  be- 
hind their  locked  doors  rather  than  aid 
a  cry  for  help.  Many  in  our  land  are  so 
fearful  that  they  dare  not  go  out  after 
dark.  Deuteronomy  24:7  states  clearly 
that  the  punishment  for  kidnapping  is 
capital  punishment,  while  Deuterono- 
my 22:25-27  imposes  the  death 
penalty    for    rape.    God's    pronounce- 


surely  be  put  to  death." 

Our  youth  are  being  fed  the  propa- 
ganda of  "free-love— birth  control 
pills— and  abortion."  Wake-up,  Ameri- 
cans—how long  will  you  permit  this 
moral  decay  within  this  lovely  land  to 
continue.  God  established  the  divine 
institution  of  marriage,  and  blessed  the 
home  with  children,  how  then  can  we 
condone  the  teaching  of  decadent  and 
immoral  men  and  women  to  continue 
to  influence  our  children's  lives,  caus- 
ing them  to  willfully  sin  and  murder 
through  "free-love  and  abortion." 

Wherein  lies  justice:  The  penal 
system  in  a  current  state  of  upheaval 
decries  the  modicum  of  protection 
that  is  the  "right"  of  every  citizen  of 
this  fair  land.  All  across  our  nation 
you  hear  the  cry  of  law  enforcement 
officers  as  daily  they  risk  their  lives 
protecting  the  citizenry  only  to  be 
"gunned"  down  at  the  whim  of  a  mis- 
creant from  justice  that  has  been  re- 
leased because  of  graft,  corruption  or 
just  plain  loosely  made  law  that  can  be 
twisted  by  clever  legal  minds  to  bene- 
fit the  criminal.  God's  laws  can  never 
be  twisted.  They  are  emphatic  and 
plain  in  Leviticus  19:1  5  and  Deuteron- 
omy  16:18-19  while  the  punishment 


It  takes  a  hard  personal  effort  to  achieve  a  sucessful  life. 


for  their  families'  needs  both  economi- 
cally, politically,  and  spiritually.  They 
were  "doers"  not  "takers."  It  takes  a 
hard  personal  effort  to  achieve  a  suc- 
cessful life.  It  is  gained  in  the  reality 
that  the  well-being  of  self  and  family 
rests  solely  on  the  responsibility  being 
taken  and  dealt  with  through  personal 
effort. 


ment  in  Genesis  9:5-6  leaves  nothing 
to  the  imagination— He  said,  "Whoso 
sheddeth  man's  blood,  by  man  shall 
his  blood  be  shed:  for  in  the  image  of 
God  made  he  man."  Whereas,  Exodus 
20:13,  Deuteronomy  5:17  and 
Romans  13:9  specifically  state— "Thou 
Shalt  not  kill,"  and  Leviticus  24:17 
says:   "He  that   killeth  any  man  shall 


of  the  death  penalty  was  meted  out 
for  the  crimes  of  murder,  adultery,  in- 
cest, sodomy,  perjury,  kidnapping,  dis- 
obedience to  parents,  theft,  and  the 
offering  of  human  sacrifice,  just  to 
name  a  few. 

In  every  war  that  our  country  has 
been  engaged,  the  ultimate  goal  has 
ever  been  victory.  To  begin  with,  this 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


country  was  a  struggle  of  freedom- 
loving  Americans  striving  against  the 
forces  that  would  keep  them  in  a  state 
of  subjection.  Our  early  forebears,  de- 
cried the  persecution  of  the  iVIother 
country,  England,  and  sought  freedom 
despite  the  deprivation  they  suffered 
at  the  hands  of  the  elements  as  well  as 
the  "savages."  Yet,  they  persevered 
and  established  the  beginnings  of  the 
freedoms  that  we  Americans  have 
fought  and  gained  victory  through  the 
ensuing  years.  The  father  of  our  coun- 
try, George  Washington,  and  his  troops 
battled  against  insurmountable  odds, 
yet  with  strong  spirit  and  determi- 
nation gained  the  victory.  Still  later, 
brave  men  died  at  Lexington,  Con- 
cord, and  other  battlegrounds,  not  for 
the  sting  of  defeat— but  rather  the 
elation  of  victory.  World  Wars  I  and  II 
brought  victories  that  elevated  our 
great  land  in  a  united  effort  that  the 


death!"  The  resolutions  were  seconded 
by  Richard  Henry  Lee  and  Thomas 
Jefferson  and  Thomas  Nelson.  What 
rhetoric!  These  were  leaders,  these 
were  the  men  that  believed,  pro- 
pounded, and  put  their  belief  into 
action.  Less  than  a  month  later  the 
battle  at  Lexington,  Massachusetts, 
began  the  Revolutionary  War— how  did 
it  end?  In  victory! 

Deborah  and  Barak  sang  of  victory 
in  Judges  5:2,  while  David  praised  God 
for  the  powerful  deliverance  given  him 
over  Saul— in  victory. 

Then,  where  goeth  honor  and 
valor?  The  Scriptures  teach  that  the 
righteous  are  bold  as  a  lion  (Prov. 
28:1),  and  that  we  are  not  to  be  terri- 
fied by  our  adversaries  (Phil.  1:28). 
There  are  many  instances  of  honor  and 
valor  cited  in  the  Scriptures,  such  as: 
Judges  7:7-23,  when  Gideon  attacked 
the    Midianites    with    300    men,    and 


Pioneer  Preacher,  by  Z.  F.  Smith,  the 
author  related  how  George  Washing- 
ton, in  the  presence  of  about  40  men 
and  officers,  was  baptized  by  total  im- 
mersion in  the  Hudson  River.  You  say, 
well  what's  so  great  about  that?  Well 
the  great  is  that  he  was  a  soldier,  and 
he  knew  to  obey  a  superior's  com- 
mand. He  could  not  reconcile  his  being 
a  soldier  of  Christ  and  not  following 
Christ's  command  to  "believe  and  be 
baptized."  His  convictions  were  not 
thrust  aside,  he  was  true  to  his  reli- 
gious principles  and  he  took  action. 

Rev.  Raymond  "Andy"  Guest 
when  addressing  a  DAR  assemblage 
scathingly  denounced  the  fact  that 
legislation  had  to  be  "passed"  to  per- 
mit a  student  a  few  moments  of  silent 
prayer  in  the  classroom  if  he  so  chose 
to  seek  God's  direction  on  his  en- 
deavor for  the  day.  He  said:  "Isn't  it 
pathetic  that  law  can  deny  us  the  right 


What  happened  to  the  brave  and  courageous?  Where  is  the  honor  and  valor  of  yesteryear? 


forces  of  despotism  could  not  con- 
quer. Again— victory. 

Where  then  lies  the  victory  of  Korea 
and  Vietnam?  What  has  happened  to 
the  brave  and  courageous?  Where  is 
the  honor  and  valor  of  yesteryear?  The 
brave  men  that  fought,  and  were 
wounded,  and  died  during  these  two 
infamous  wars  have  given  their  all— and 
yet,  where  were  the  victories? 

Patrick  Henry,  in  his  defense  of  the 
resolutions  at  the  second  Virginia  Con- 
vention, March  20,  1775,  at  St.  John's 
Church,  declared  that  the  presence  of 
British  ships  and  troops  in  the  North 
meant  only  one  thing- "to  force  us  to 
submission."  He  continued:  "Gentle- 
men may  cry  peace,  peace— but  there 
is  no  peace.  The  war  is  actually  begun! 
The  next  gale  that  sweeps  from  the 
North  will  bring  to  our  ears  the  clash 
of  resounding  arms!  Our  brethren  are 
already  in  the  field!  Why  stand  we 
idle!  What  is  it  that  gentlemen  wish? 
What  would  they  have?  Is  life  so  dear, 
or  peace  so  sweet,  as  to  be  purchased 
at  the  price  of  chains  and  slavery?  For- 
bid it.  Almighty  God!  I  know  not 
what  course  others  may  take,  but  as 
for   me— give   me    liberty   or   give  me 


when  David  slew  Goliath  in  I  Samuel 
17:32-50,  and  Joseph  of  Arimathaea 
in  caring  for  the  body  of  Jesus  (Mark 
15:43).  Thomas  was  willing  to  die 
with  Jesus  (John  11:16),  and  Paul 
went  to  Jerusalem  even  though  he  sus- 
pected that  imprisonment  awaited  him 
(Acts  20:22-24,  and  24:14-25).  Honor 
and  valor  personified  by  courageous 
men  and  women. 

Then  what  of  religious  principles? 
Do  we  who  are  born  again  believers 
compromise!  Could  we  like  the  three 
Hebrew  children  cited  in  Daniel  4  re- 
main true  to  our  faith  in  God  if  we 
were  subjected  to  the  fiery  furnace,  or 
how  about  Stephen  who  suffered 
death  when  he  stood  firm  and  de- 
fended himself  for  his  belief?  Do  we 
speak  out  in  defense  of  our  convic- 
tions or  do  we  compromise?  Today  is 
the  same  as  many  years  ago.  People 
still  thirst  for  the  truth.  In  the  1700s 
the  people  of  this  nation  were  known 
to  travel  40,  50  or  even  100  miles  to 
attend  a  meeting.  Baptismal  services 
saw  200  immersed  at  one  time,  and 
people  camped  on  the  grounds  for  2  or 
3  weeks  in  order  to  hear  the  precious 
Word  of  God.  In  the  book.  The  Great 


to  think— for  wherein  can  you  say  that 
thought  and  prayer  begin  or  end?"  So, 
stand  up  Christian  Americans!  Rise 
and  be  counted  as  against  the  compro- 
mise of  ethics,  morals  and  justice,  vic- 
tory, honor  and  valor,  and  religious 
principles.  Each  new  generation  of 
Americans  has  the  responsibility  of 
leaving  the  world  with  more  freedom 
than  it  had  before  they  were  born.  As 
God  the  Father,  God  the  Son,  and 
God  the  Holy  Spirit  directs  in  our 
lives,  let's  each  one  light  the  torch  of 
love  once  again  in  our  hearts  and  re- 
affirm our  faith  in  the  religious  prin- 
ciples that  our  forefathers  lay  down 
their  lives  for.  Let  us  put  on  the  whole 
armor  of  God;  gird  our  loins  with 
truth;  have  the  breastplate  of  right- 
eousness; have  our  feet  shod  with  the 
preparation  of  the  gospel  of  peace; 
take  the  shield  of  faith;  the  helmet  of 
salvation  and  the  sword  of  the  Spirit, 
the  Word  of  God,  and  go  forth  today 
with  a  reaffirmation  of  our  faith  and 
confidence  in  our  Saviour  that  will  en- 
able us  to  stand  firm  in  these  last  days. 
Therein  we  who  love  the  Lord  can 
stand  up  and  be  counted  as  being  op- 
posed to  this  Age  of  Compromise.  .  .  . 


JULY    1,    1976 


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Reports  and  comments  about  success  in  Christian  Education  from  the  Christian 
Education  Department,  Box  365,  Winona  Lal<e,  Ind.  46590.  Howard  IVlayes, 
director;  James  Long,  assistant  to  the  director. 


Statistics  Don*t  Bleed.  However... 

Statistics  don't  bleed. 
And  numbers  aren't  people. 

But  there  was  a  headcount  at  Pentecost.  Because  nunnbers  are  important.  Important  to  God.  And  they 
should  be  to  us. 
Statistics  represent  people. 
And  numbers  souls. 

And  the  objects  of  our  "spiritual  ministries"  can  be  counted.  That  makes  us  accountable.  Accounta- 
bility can  hurt.  If  we're  reaching  more  people,  it  shows  statistically.  And  also  if  we're  not. 
If  "the  numbers"  are  evaporating,  we  feel  bad. 

We  feel  bad  because  we  know  numbers  represent  people.  And  we  know  we're  reaching  fewer.  So  when 
the  count  gets  low,  our  emotions  get  low,  too.  And  the  temptation  comes  to  become  quite  "spirit- 
ual" indeed:  "Numbers  don't  matter  to  God.  It's  sp/n'ft/s/ growth  that  counts!" 
Spiritual  growth  counts.  Sure. 
But  people  grow  spiritually. 
Let's  reach  more  so  more  can  grow. 

Four  years  ago  the   Christian   Education   Department  led  the   Brethren   Church   into  Programmed 
Statistical  Analysis  (PSA).  We're  glad  we  did.  PSA  is  a  computer-evaluated  monthly  statistical  check. 
It  is  provided  to  Brethren  churches  without  cost  as  a  ministry  of  our  department. 
And  like  all  normal  computer  services,  our's  can  only  throw  out  what's  thrown  in.  However,  in  the 
process,  it  does  a  lot  of  fancy  evaluating  for  us.  And  for  you. 
But  the  purpose  of  PSA  is  not  mechanical  praise. 

We'll  all  celebrate  your  successes  on  awards  night  at  national  conference  this  August. 
PSA  is  a  tool.  A  tool  for  your  evaluation.  Let  it  expose  your  numerical  strengths  and  weaknesses. 
Then  throw  your  concerted  effort  behind  the  sagging  sectors  of  your  spiritual  programming. 
No,  statistics  don't  bleed. 
But  sometimes  they  show  us  where  to  bandage. 


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Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Pike) 

Kenneth  Koontz 

Jack  Griffith 

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Merlin  Berkey 

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Larry  Smilhwick 

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provided  free  of  charge  to  churches  of  the 

Fellowship  by  the  Christian  Education  De- 

partment. 

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43081 

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Md.  21740 


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Rev.  Edward  Jackson 


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Rev.  James  Custer 


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Helps  and  Hurts  of  a  Branch  Church 

6  When  Stock  Answers  Failed 

8  Let  Freedom  Ring 

10  Somerset  Grace  Brethren  Dedicate  New  Building 

12  BMH  News  Summary 

14  Grace  Schools  Accreditation  Appraisal 

16  Grace  Honors 

18  "A  Night  to  Remember" 

19  McClain:  Hall  of  Fame 


Charles  W.  Turner,  Editor 
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Dear  Readers, 

I  had  no  idea  there  were  so 
many  people  who  had  lived  in 
Johnstown,  Pennsylvania.  But  after 
the  editorial  "Jogging  in  Johns- 
town" appeared  in  the  June  15, 
1976,  issue  of  the  Herald  they 
seemed  to  come  forward  from  all 
quarters.  The  comments  apparently 
brought  back  a  "flood"  (what 
better  word  could  be  used  of  Johns- 
town?) of  memories.  To  all  of  you 
people  living  in  Johnstown— you 
have  a  lot  of  friends  all  over  the 
country,  and  they  have  pleasant 
thoughts  about  their  past  associ- 
ations with  your  city.— CWT 


Dear  Editor 


DThe  Herald  continues  to  get 
better.  I  particularly  enjoyed  the 
6-15  issue;  even  jogging  on  Wonder 
Street  (you  wonder  if  its  a  street) 
and  Bob  Thompson  on  "Vital 
Signs."  Hope  to  send  you  many 
orders  for  Favorite  Reflections.— 
Former  Johnstown  resident  now  in 
Maryland 

n  Other  comments  ...  "My  wife 
and  I  enjoyed  the  editorial  "Jogging 
in  Johnstown."  It  makes  us  think 
of  all  of  the  good  times  that  we  en- 
joyed there."  ...  "I  must  disagree, 
there  must  be  someplace  in  Johns- 
town where  there  is  three  feet  of 
level  ground.  I  think,  maybe" 
.  .  .  "You  brought  back  some  of 
the  old  days  and  a  lot  of  happiness 
in  your  recent  editorial  about 
Johnstown.  Years  have  passed,  but 
the  Lord  has  been  good  since  those 
former  days.  Thanks  a  lot." 


Address    your   letter    to    the    editor.    Rev. 
Charles    W.     Turner,    Brethren    Missionary 
Herald,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590.  I 
All  letters  must  be  signed,  although  names  i 
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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


Peter  Rabbit  Has 


a  Problem 


By  Charles  W.  Turner 


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My  family  enjoys  the  nearness-to- 
nature  approach  .  .  .  with  the  conven- 
iences of  civilization.  But  this  ideal 
situation  is  not  without  its  problems. 
A  red-headed  woodpecker  is  a  beauti- 
ful creation,  but  makes  a  very  un- 
welcome alarm  clock  at  4:17  a.m. 
when  he  or  she  raps  his  or  her  beak  on 
the  wood  siding  of  the  house.  A  chip- 
munk is  cute  when  seen  running  on 
the  patio,  but  loses  much  of  the  charm 
when  he  digs  a  hole  in  the  lawn  or 
burrows  under  the  sidewalk  making 
unsightly  land  changes.  Peter  Rabbit  is 
a  reminder  of  the  wildlife  close  to 
where  you  live,  but  he  sure  is  tough  on 
the  tulips. 

One  of  our  favorite  pastimes  is  to 
ride  around  the  community  and  visit 
the  new  homes  under  construction.  It 
is  a  "fun  form"  of  daydreaming,  and  it 
is  also  a  questioning  time  as  to 
whether  or  not  we  built  our  home  ac- 
cording to  correct  procedure.  We  also 
note  that  others  have  made  the  same 
mistakes  we  did.  It  seems  there  are 
two  favorite  spots  to  build  these 
days— either  in  the  woods  or  near  a 
lake.  If  you  get  both  a  lake  and  a 
wooded  lot  at  the  same  time,  you  are  a 
real  winner.  We  at  least  got  the  big 
trees  and  a  small  lake  nearby  and  are 
most  content  with  the  setting. 

Recently  as  June  and  I  were  driving 
through  a  neighborhood  of  new 
homes,  we  spotted  a  garden  with  a 
four-foot-high  fence  around  it.  The 
garden  was  planted  near  a  wooded  area 
which  must  have  been  the  homestead 
of  some  of  the  "original  residents." 
Outside  of  the  fence,  looking  into  the 


garden  through  the  fence,  were  two 
rabbits.  They  were  hopping  around  ap- 
parently trying  to  find  the  one  flaw  or 
opening  that  would  permit  them  en- 
trance to  the  forbidden  Eden  and  a 
free  lunch.  They  were  devoting  their 
undivided  attention  to  the  pressing 
problem  confronting  them.  But  they 
were  obviously  outwitted  by  a  gardner 
who  had  determined  to  preserve  some 
of  the  carrots  for  himself  rather  than 
donate  his  labors  to  the  betterment  of 
wildlife.  I  just  wondered  how  long  it 
would  be  before  Peter  Rabbit  and  his 
accomplice  found  an  opening  in  the 
fence  and  reaped  the  rewards  of  dili- 
gent efforts. 

Barriers  can  serve  different  pur- 
poses in  our  lives.  And  finding  ways 
through  barriers  may  produce  a 
stronger,  wiser  and  more  persistent 
person.  Some  barriers  in  the  Christian 
life  are  to  be  overcome  and  are  but 
testing  grounds.  Meeting  and  conquer- 
ing such  testings  will  produce  stamina 
and  strength.  It  seems  most  worth- 
while goals  present  innumerable  prob- 
lems before  they  are  obtainable. 

However,  when  God  sends  a  person 
on  a  mission,  it  usually  results  in  the 
devil  putting  up  some  road  barriers. 
Did  you  ever  seek  to  do  a  work  for 
God  without  some  problems  cropping 
up  along  the  way?  These  barriers  are 
overcome  by  persistent  and  dedicated 
work  for  the  Lord.  You  have  to  find  a 
way  over  them,  or  around  them,  or  if 
need  be— go  under  them.  But  get 
through  you  must  if  it  is  God's  will  for 
you  to  accomplish  this  mission  for  His 
glory.  The  really  outstanding  Christian 


never  seems  to  give  up,  but  will  with 
God's  help  somehow  find  a  way. 

Some  barriers  are  put  in  the  path  of 
God's  child  to  act  as  a  "Stop— Look- 
Listen"  warning.  A  reminder  to  slow 
down— reduce  speed— think  before  you 
proceed.  Some  "fences"  are  like  a 
warning  barricade  before  you  come  to 
a  bridge  that  is  washed  out.  To  go 
ahead  through  the  barrier  is  just  plain 
foolishness  and  will  result  in  physical 
harm  to  the  individual.  God  puts 
spiritual  barriers  in  the  way  of  His  chil- 
dren to  stop  them  from  spiritual  dis- 
asters in  their  lives.  One's  conscience, 
if  controlled  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  is  a 
good  fence.  And  to  seek  a  way 
through  the  barrier  is  to  invite  the  loss 
of  favor  and  blessing  from  God.  The 
barriers  are  best  seen  in  the  warnings 
of  the  Word  of  God.  Stop  at  the  fence 
and  back  off  when  you  are  warned. 

One's  problem  is  to  know  whether 
a  fence  has  been  put  there  by  God  as  a 
place  of  testing  to  see  whether  you 
have  the  dedication  to  keep  going,  or 
whether  Satan  is  trying  to  block  your 
way.  This  is  not  as  big  a  problem  as  we 
often  make  it.  If  it  is  wrong  or  in  any 
way  goes  against  Biblical  revelation- 
stop  and  do  not  look  for  an  opening  to 
get  through.  Do  not  kid  yourself  into 
questioning-Who?  What?  Why? 

If  you  find  hardships  and  barriers  in 
your  mission  for  God,  consider  it  a 
testing  time  and  do  not  give  up  in  find- 
ing a  solution. 

I  imagine  Peter  Rabbit  and  his 
friend  found  an  opening  because  the 
lettuce  and  carrots  surely  made  an  en- 
ticing lure.  ^ 


JULY  15,  1976 


Want  to  read  the  greatest  success 
story  in  missions?  It  is  the  account  of 
how  a  few  men  began  a  movement 
that  would  eventually  encompass  the 
entire  Roman  world  and  beyond.  It's 
found  in  the  Book  of  Acts. 

What  was  their  strategy?  At  the 
heart  of  it  all  was  a  ministry  of  plant- 
ing churches.  We  often  hear  references 
to  Paul's  obvious  strategy  of  planting 
local  congregations  in  strategic  metro- 
politan centers  across  the  Roman  Em- 
pire. However,  we  seldom  hear  of  sfep 
two  in  that  process.  For  example,  in 
Acts  19  Paul  is  seen  spending  two 
years  preaching  and  teaching  in  Ephe- 
sus.  But  Acts  19:10  goes  beyond 
Ephesus  and  says  "that  all  who  lived  in 
Asia  heard  the  word  of  the  Lord" 
(NASB). 

From  the  main  city  on  the  coast, 
Paul's  ministry  reached  over  200  miles 
into  the  interior  of  the  Roman  prov- 
ince of  Asia.  That  is  where  it  becomes 
clear  that  step  two  came  into  play. 
The  Ephesian  church  became  the  cen- 
ter of  a  web  of  congregations  which 
branched  off  from  Paul's  ministry.  The 
work  of  church  planting  was  more 
than  the  work  of  a  church-planting 
missionary;  it  was  the  work  of  church- 
planting  congregations! 

The  same  branch  principles  are  ef- 


fective today  as  seen  in  the  develop- 
ment of  the  Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Armagh,  Pennsylvania.  The 
story  actually  began  when  laymen 
from  the  First  Brethren  Church  of 
Johnstown  began  a  branch  Sunday 
School  in  nearby  Riverside.  That 
branch  grew  into  a  self-supporting  con- 
gregation with  the  help  of  the  Home 
Missions  Council.  In  1974  through  the 
vision  of  laymen  in  Seward  and  with 
the  encouragement  of  Pastor  Don 
Rough  and  the  Riverside  church,  a 
branch  church  was  established  in 
Armagh.  This  work  has  been  blessed  of 
God  these  past  two  years,  and  June  13 
marked  the  ground-breaking  service  at 
Armagh  for  our  new  building. 

The  challenge  from  what  has  been 
done  here  is  to  understand  how  God 
can  use  congregations  to  branch  out 
and  establish  new  churches  which  can 
also  reproduce  themselves. 

The  advantages  of  branch  church 
planting  are  many.  In  my  opinion,  it 
seems  to  put  our  resources  to  their 
maximun    use.   When    combined  with 


the  energy  and  support  of  local  con- 
gregations in  the  district,  the  experi- 
ence and  direction  of  the  Home  Mis- 
sions Council  makes  the  work  move 
ahead. 

Just  the  financial  statistics  them- 
selves bear  out  the  benefits.  From  the 
very  first  Sunday  as  a  church  the 
Armagh  congregation  has  carried  a 
minimum  of  48  percent  of  the  pastor's 
salary  in  addition  to  meeting  all  ex- 
penses of  operating  the  church.  The 
district  has  helped  with  another  36 
percent.  The  Home  Missions  Council 
has  had  to  support  only  16  percent  of 
the  pastor's  salary.  This  surely  frees  re- 
sources that  are  needed  elsewhere 
across  the  nation. 

Having  a  mother  church  has  been  a 
big  help  for  Armagh.  The  Riverside 
church  in  1975  alone  channeled  over 
$2,000  through  the  district  mission 
board  to  support  the  work. 

When  compared  with  a  lone  pastor 
and  a  small  Bible  class,  the  branch 
work  also  has  greater  resources  of 
manpower.  GROW  visitation  teams 
from  Riverside  began  to  work  in  the 
Armagh— Seward  area  multiplying  the 
efforts  of  the  local  Christians.  Our  first 
Vacation  Bible  School  was  held  jointly 
with  Riverside  taking  advantage  of 
their  facilities  and  teachers.  Coopera- 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


tion  of  this  kind  makes  the  initial 
stages  of  the  branch  church  both  easier 
and  faster. 

The  first  Sunday  of  the  Armagh 
Sunday  School  is  another  powerful  ex- 
ample of  the  advantages  enjoyed  by  a 
branch  church.  On  our  very  first  Sun- 
day we  had  a  complete  Sunday  School 
with  five  classes,  each  with  a  trained 
teacher.  It  was  done  only  as  a  branch 
church  could  do  it.  Several  weeks  be- 
fore the  break,  teachers  were  lined  up 
and  then  assigned  to  work  with  teach- 
ers in  corresponding  classes  In  the 
Riverside  Sunday  School.  On  that  first 
Sunday  of  May  1974,  these  teachers 
simply  continued  the  lessons  that  the 
children  had  enjoyed  right  along. 

One  intangible  and  yet  important 
factor  is  the  mutual  excitement  that  a 
branch  church  generates.  The  new 
Christians  were  first  raised  up  as  part 
of  a  going  and  growing  local  church. 
The  excitement  of  seeing  what  can  be 
done  does  carry  over. 

On  the  other  hand,  the  excitement 
of  seeing  a  branch  church  grow  also 
gets  into  the  mother  church  as  well.  It 
is  no  coincidence  that  the  tremendous 
growth  experienced  at  Riverside  really 
began  with  the  Armagh  work.  The 
close  tie  thus  created  still  exists  be- 
tween the  two  churches.  Many  faithful 
supporters  from  Riverside  appear  at  1 
a.m.  to  help  with  our  newspaper- 
stuffing  project  at  the  Johnstown 
Tribune-Democrat  Pastor  Rough  was 
our  special  speaker  at  the  ground- 
breaking service.  This  mutual  encour- 
agement means  a  lot  to  both  groups. 
However,  there  are  also  difficulties 
in  starting  a  branch  work.  Probably 
the  biggest  problem  experienced  at 
Armagh  was  the  jolt  of  the  transition 
from  the  mother  church  to  independ- 
ent services.  The  work  that  It  takes  to 
keep  momentum  going,  the  number  of 
jobs  that  each  one  must  do  In  the  new 
church  (that  were  formerly  done  for 
them)  seem  to  multiply.  The  going 
program  and  the  facilities  are  all  left 
behind. 

Some  families  who  were  extremely 
enthusiastic  about  a  new  church,  dis- 
covered that  they  were  not  ready  to 
cope  with  the  new  situation.  Some 
falter  and  others  fall  away.  One  thing 
that  you  quickly  discover  is  that  you 
really  don't  have  all  that  you  think 
you  have  in  the  number  of  people 
committed  to  building  a  new  church. 
Praise  the  Lord  for  those  who  dug  in 
and  bore  the  burden.   It  takes  real  ef- 


f  -H  T 


An  expanding  bus  ministry  means  more  people. 


Cramped  in  the  facilities  of  the  Grange  Hall,  the  congregation  is  anxious  for  the  new  building. 


fort,  vast  amounts  of  patience,  and  un- 
failing dedication  to  make  it  work. 
Without  those  kind  of  people,  a 
branch  church  (or  any  new  work  for 
that  matter)  will  not  make  It.  Behind 
all  the  publicity  of  growth  in  our 
home  mission  churches  lie  faithful 
Christian  families  doing  a  lot  of  work 
under  often  difficult  conditions.  They 
confront  discouragements,  problems, 
and  adjustments  that  those  In  estab- 
lished churches  are  never  called  upon 
to  face.  It  would  be  wise  to  carefully 
prepare   these    new    Christians    before 


sending  them  out  as  a  branch  work. 

Do  we  want  to  make  an  impact  on 
our  nation  for  Christ?  The  opportuni- 
ty has  never  been  greater  for  the 
Brethren  Church.  But  it  means  that  In 
addition  to  the  church-planting  mis- 
sionaries sent  out  by  The  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council,  we  need  to 
see  church-planting  congregations  with 
a  vision  to  build  branch  works  In  near- 
by communities.  Paul's  ministry 
reached  200  miles— how  far  does  your 
church  reach?  When  do  you  plan  to 
move  on  to  step  two  ?  W 


JULY  15,  1976 


'Your  son  has  just  been  in  a  serious 


By  Pastor  Thomas  Inman 

Colorado  Springs,  Colorado 


The  assignment:  A  behind-the- 
scenes  story  of  the  nitty  gritty  of 
building  a  Brethren  Honne  IVIissions 
Church— like  the  day-by-day  blessings 
and  obstacles  of  a  home  mission  pastor 
and  his  people. 

The  deadline:  May  15. 

The  story:  It  came  sooner  than  one 
would  think!  and  more  terrifying! 

Our  telephone  rang  sharply  at  just 
after  midnight  that  second  Sunday 
evening  in  April,  a  night  that  usually 
finds  pastors— including  home  mission 
ones— exhausted  from  the  full  schedule 
of  the  day.  And  I  was  no  exception! 

Groggily  I  staggered  from  bed, 
stumbled  down  the  hall,  and  groped 
for  the  phone  on  the  kitchen  wall.  No 
bedside  phone,  of  course!  The  voice 
on  the  other  end  said,  matter-of-factly, 
"This  is  Doctor  Haymond  in  Warsaw 
and  your  son  has  just  been  in  a  serious 
accident.  His  car  hit  a  train  and  I  feel 
we  should  move  him  to  Fort  Wayne 
where  a  urologist  will  be  available." 

"How  badly  is  he  hurt?  Was  some- 
one with  him?  What  can  we  do?"  ...  a 
thousand  questions  throng  your  mind 
accompanied  by  a  creeping  numbness 
that  grips  your  body. 

Then  .  .  .  words  of  encouragement 
from  Grace  College  Associate  Dean 
Snively,  routed  from  his  bed,  already 
doing  his  job  and  beyond!  By  then  the 
family  was  aroused.  It  was  a  time  of 
trying  to  comprehend  what  had  hap- 
pened; of  trying  to  face  the  crisis 
through  Christ;  of  tears  and  much 
prayer.  In  one  moment  my  world  had 


accident.  His  car  hit  a  train. 


collapsed.  Finally,  back  to  bed  and  to 
troubled  sleep. 

Morning  dawned  and  we  sent  the 
message  to  family  and  friends— 
especially  the  "family  of  God"  that  He 
has  called  us  to  work  with  here  in  the 
Springs. 

How  will  they  respond?  One  need 
not  ask,  for  years  of  sharing  one  an- 
other's heartaches  and  heartbreaks  has 
predetermined  a  caring  born  of  the 
love  of  the  Lord  and  of  one  another. 
The  question  came  almost  automati- 
cally from  each  member  contacted, 
"How  can  I  help?"  And  help  they  did! 

I  had  gone  to  Denver  early  for  a 
funeral.  When  word  came  from  the  in- 
tensive care  unit  asking  us  to  come  to 
Fort  Wayne's  St.  Joseph's  Hospital  im- 
mediately, Geneva  had  just  one  hour 
to  get  home  from  her  aid  work  at 
school,  pack,  and  catch  a  plane*  to 
Denver  where  we  would  continue  our 
flight  together.  Neighbor  ladies  from 
the  congregation  helped  pack  the 
needed  suitcases  and  get  Geneva  to  the 
plane.  Others  made  necessary  phone 
calls. 

We  were  in  the  midst  of  our  annual 
missionary  conference  with  Marie 
Mishler  and  Margaret  Hull  (the  Don 
Millers  had  been  here,  too,  but  had  left 
that  very  day).  Gallantly  all  carried 
on  .  .  .  for  Christ.  The  next  evening, 
Tuesday,  the  congregation  decided  to 
go  ahead  with  an  African-style  com- 
munion service  complete  with  the 
table  settings  to  fit  the  theme— just  as 
had    been    planned.    John    Aeby,   the 


When  Stock  Answers  Failed 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


home  mission  pastor  at  Arvada,  and  his  wife 
graciously  treked  to  the  Springs  to  help  our 
deacon  board  guide  this  important  pre-Easter  com- 
munion service. 

I  "fought  the  Lord"  for  my  son's  life  all  the 
way  on  the  trip  to  Chicago.  "Lord,  you  can't  take 
my  only  son!"  Stock  answers  echoed  in  my 
head— answers  I'd  given  to  others  in  similar  circum- 
stances like  .  .  .  "God  gave  His  only  Son,"  and 
"Remember  Romans  8:28."  But  I  didn't  want  an- 
swers like  that;  I  wanted  my  son  to  live. 

Geneva  and  I  wept  and  waited  through  thu 
two-hour  layover  in  Chicago.  I  felt  empty  inside. 
Neither  Geneva  nor  I  could  bring  ourselves  to  call 
Fort  Wayne  to  learn  of  Bryce's  condition.  We 
didn't  want  to  know ...  if  it  was  bad  news.  How- 
ever, caring  and  praying  had  begun  across  America 
from  Colorado  Springs  to  the  home  churches  of 
Geneva's  relatives  and  mine.  The  churches  of  the 
Rocky  Mountain  Region  were  alerted  and  were 
already  before  the  Father's  throne  for  us.  The 
prayer  chain  of  our  church  in  the  Springs,  as 
always,  faithfully  fulfilled  its  mission  of  prayer.  I 
believe  all  of  this  is  why,  as  we  sat  on  the  runway 


chain  that  spells  the  "oneness"  of  Brethren  across 
America. 

Pastor  Aeby  had  phoned  Pastor  Galen  Lingen- 
felter  in  Fort  Wayne  who  in  turn  had  contacted 
this  lady  of  his  church.  His  own  gracious  visit  to 
the  waiting  room  in  the  early  hours  of  that  day 
brought  a  solace  to  me  that  is  indescribable.  Be- 
yond this.  Pastor  Galen  "went  the  second  mile"  in 
caring  for  pressing  and  continuing  needs.  Estab- 
lished churches  and  their  pastors  really  care  about 
home  mission  personnel! 

Folk  from  "our  own"  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council  displayed  Christ's  love  immediately  in 
their  visits  and  assurances  of  prayer.  What  great 
and  gracious  folk  to  work  with  and  for. 

Grace  Schools  responded  too,  as  a  faculty,  staff 
and  student  body.  Vance  Yoder,  academic  dean, 
cared  for  all  faculty  contacts  to  make  arrange- 
ments so  Bryce  would  not  need  to  lose  a  semester 
of  college  credit.  What  a  tremendous  faculty!  Dean 
Kriegbaum  showed  compassion  and  caring  in  help- 
ing with  varied  details  and  concerns  and  in  taking 
us  to  see  the  demolished  car  and  crash  site.  There 


in  Chicago,  waiting  for  a  freed  runway,  at  last  I 
yielded  and  could  say,  "Not  my  will,  but  thine  be 
done!"  My  battle  had  been  won. 

Arrival  in  Fort  Wayne  brought  the  welcome 
news  that,  although  still  in  critical  condition,  the 
internal  bleeding  was  NOT  from  Bryce's  vital 
organs  but  from  the  multiple  fractures  his  pelvic 
area  had  suffered. 

Later,  graciously,  sleep  carried  us  through  the 
night  in  the  waiting  room  of  the  intensive  care 
unit. 

Alone  in  a  strange  city?  No.  Early  the  next 
morning  a  lady  from  First  Brethren  in  Fort  Wayne 
appeared  with  coffee  and  an  offer  of  lodging  in  her 
home— just  a  few  steps  from  the  rear  door  of  the 
hospital.  How  had  she  learned  of  our  need?  Who 
had   alerted  her?  The  answer:    More  caring   in  a 


is  no  way  we  could  mention  all  who  had  a  part  in 
this  united  effort  to  meet  our  needs  both  physical 
and  spiritual. 

After  consultation  with  the  head  physician  on 
Thursday,  I  returned  home.  Geneva  remained  for 
two  weeks  until  Bryce  was  out  of  intensive  care 
and  settled  in  his  own  room. 

Easter  Sunday  lay  just  ahead.  On  returning,  I 
found  our  refrigerator  bulging  with  food,  brought 
each  evening  to  our  home  to  care  for  our 
daughters  in  our  absence.  (Lyn  Nelle  was  still  re- 
covering from  knee  surgery.) 

Easter  dawned  beautifully  and  340  crowded 
into  the  two  worship  services.  Following  each 
service,  one  of  our  deacons  addressed  the  wor- 
shipers as  I  waited  in  the  foyer  to  shake  hands.  An 

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JULY  15,  1976 


By  Robert  W.  Thompson 

Freedom  has  always  been  a  word  to  stir  our  hearts. 
History  has  been  punctuated  with  its  echoes  and  it 
has  provided  the  banner  under  which  millions  have 
rallied  against  the  forces  that  would  enslave  them. 
Throughout  the  history  of  man  there  have  been  those 
declarations  which  have  proclaimed  it,  but  they  reach 
their  crescendo  in  the  words  of  our  Lord:  "If  the  Son 
shall  make  you  free,  you  shall  be  free  indeed."  In  His 
death  on  the  cross  Jesus  Christ  purchased  pardon  and 
freedom  for  the  sin-enslaved  milUons  of  the  ages. 

One  might  think  that  in  the  light  of  these  bond- 
breaking,  shackle-splitting  words  that  His  people 
would  be  enjoying  the  total  freedom  and  Uberty  so 
graciously  provided.  The  truth,  however,  is  that  the 
church,  hke  her  predecessor  Israel,  is  slow  to  "possess 
her  possessions,"  and  consequently  has  not  enjoyed 
the  full  realization  of  robust  life  and  growth  as  ex- 
pressly desired  by  our  Lord.  Instead,  she  labors  in  the 
restricted  confines  of  the  brickyard  of  mediocrity 
while  the  Promised  Land  of  milk  and  honey  lies  with- 
in her  grasp.  Were  this  chain  of  bondage  to  be  broken 
and  the  full,  uninhibited,  productive  processes  of  the 
church  loosed  in  a  fertile  world  of  hungry  hearts, 
there  would  be  such  a  harvest  to  amaze  the  pessimis- 
tic churchmen  of  today. 

The  chain,  ah,  yes!  What  is  this  strangulating  bond 
that  tends  to  limit  the  "Mystery  of  the  age"  against 
which  our  Lord  has  declared  the  "gates  of  hell  shall 
not  prevail."  We  know,  of  course,  that  the  arch 
enemy  of  our  souls  has  set  his  forces  in  militant  array 
against  the  progress  of  the  church,  but  I'm  afraid  that 
her  friends  have,  likewise,  presented  equally  as  great 
an  obstacle.  The  attitude  and  actions  of  our  constitu- 
ency have  served  to  provide  a  chain  of  circumstances 
and  conditions  that  tend  to  restrict  our  development. 
Let  us  look  closely  at  this  chain  and,  link  by  link, 
consider  these  conditions  within  our  own  Fellowship 
that  well  might  be  the  cause  of  our  rather  diminutive 
stature. 

The  first  link  that  must  be  broken  is  our  uncertain- 
ty concerning  the  very  nature  of  the  church.  The  con- 
tinued emphasis  on  the  importance  of  the  church  uni- 
versal has  tended  to  minimize  the  centrality  of  the 
local  church  in  God's  economy.  There  is  a  universal 
body  of  believers  including  all  of  those  believers  from 
Pentecost  to  the  Rapture,  but  the  only  church  that 
you  and  I  can  idenfify  with  is  that  which  is  mani- 
fested in  a  given  local  geographical  location.  If  these 
local  churches  are  to  grow,  we  must  increase  our  em- 
phasis and  involvement  in  the  local  body. 

Many  of  the  large  para-church  organizations  have 
arisen  on  the  premise  that  the  local  church  is  not 
doing  the  job.  This  may  be  true  but  the  solution  does 
not  lie  in  a  substitute  program  but  rather  in  a  revivifi- 
cation of  that  one  singular  organization  which  Jesus 
said  He  would  build. 

Another  link  in  this  inhibifing  chain  is  the  current 
devotion  to  the  dollar.  Our  emphasis  on  money  has 
taken  its  toll.  God's  desire  for  the  church  is  for  it  to 
depend  on  Him  to  supply  its  every  need.  Today,  how- 
ever, our  confidence  is  more  in  gold  than  God.  Too 


Let  Freedom  Ring 

Part  One 

many  decisions  in  church  growth  are  made  with  the 
bank  balance  in  view  rather  than  the  tremendous 
reservoirs  of  heaven.  This  fiscal  irresponsibility  tends 
to  limit  the  church  both  in  its  expansion  growth  and 
its  extension  growth. 

Next  there  is  the  matter  of  the  deployment  of  the 
troops.  The  current  wind  of  unrest  that  seems  to  be 
blowing  through  our  churches  today  indicates  an  ap- 
parent discontent  with  various  roles  of  service  both 
among  the  laity  as  well  as  the  clergy.  The  church  has 
begun  to  take  on  the  appearance  of  a  Department  of 
Misplaced  Persons.  We  tend  to  confuse  talents  with 
gifts,  aspirations  with  qualifications,  longevity  with 
maturity,  human  coercion  with  the  call  of  the  Spirit 
and  consequently  are  reaping  a  whirlwind  of  con- 
fusion. 

A  careful  study  of  the  Biblical  concept  of  the 
Body  and  its  respective  members  would  tend  to  cor- 
rect our  well-meaning,  though  misguided,  efforts  to 
deploy  the  troops.  The  change  in  the  emotional  and 
spiritual  stability  of  a  local  church  is  immediately  de- 
tected when  its  members  are  plugged  into  their 
proper  sockets.  God  is  more  interested  in  fitting  the 
job  to  the  man  than  man  to  the  job. 

At  great  risk  now  of  being  labeled  a  heretic,  I  dare 
to  suggest  that  our  common  and  traditional  under- 
standing of  congregational  government  adds  further 
strength  to  the  bonds  of  inertia  that  hinders  our 
growth.  Biblical  principles  in  church  leadership  have 
been  abdicated  in  deference  to  the  rule  of  the  majori- 
ty. We  need  a  reaffirmation  on  the  part  of  the  church 
to  submit,  first  of  all  to  the  Lordship  of  Jesus  Christ 
and   then   to   the   authority   and  leadership   of  the 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


f 


undershepherds  in  keeping  with  the  Biblical  prece- 
dent. 

We  have  been  quick  to  detect  rebellion  against 
authority  on  the  part  of  those  outside  the  church  but 
I'm  afraid  that  we,  ourselves,  have  been  victimized. 
Too  many  times  we  have  adopted  the  philosophy  that 
says,  "We  will  not  have  this  man  to  rule  over  us." 
None  of  us  would  certainly  suggest  or  subscribe  to  a 
protestant  papacy,  nor  would  we  want  to  take  the 
final  voice  away  from  the  people.  But  there  is  certain- 
ly a  need  today  for  a  reemphasis  on  the  Biblical  prin- 
ciples of  leadership. 

Yet  another  hnk  in  the  chain  is  our  great  con- 
fusion on  the  subject  of  evangelism.  One  might  think 
that  such  a  matter  would  hardly  warrant  our  con- 
sideration since  all  of  us  would  be  quick  to  confirm 
our  behef  in  reaching  the  lost.  Yet  when  pressed  fur- 
ther, we  quickly  note  a  great  diversity  among  the 
Brethren  as  to  the  meaning  of  evangehsm. 


The  various  philosophies  of  and  emphases  in  evan- 
gelism will  be  given  further  consideration  in  part  two 
of  this  article.  In  addition,  four  more  links  in  the 
chain  will  be  discussed,  along  with  a  plan  of  attack  to 
provide  strength  to  begin  breaking  the  links.  # 


When  Stock  Answers  Failed-  (Continued  from  page  7) 

offering  of  love  was  given  to  us  at  the  close  of  the 
day  to  meet  unexpected  expenses.  Our  folk  were 
"Involved"  as  they  always  are! 

Writing  assignment  complete?  Yes,  but  the 
larger  assignment  goes  on— the  continuing  nitty 
gritty  of  the  Lord's  work  here  on  an  American 
mission  field.  This  is  made  easier  when  one  had 
just  experienced  the  interdependence  and  caring  of 
his  local  people,  plus  scores  of  other  congregations 
across  this  great  land  of  ours.  Just  to  know  that 
they  care,  that  the  pictures  and  names  that  appear 
in  the  Daily  Devotions  prayer  booklets  are  more 
than  just  that  to  folk;  but  are  living,  breathing 
pastors  and  wives  engaged  in  the  Lord's  work. 

There  are,  of  course,  other  blessings  that  flow 
as  the  local  "family  of  God"  becomes  increasingly 
involved;  like  the  ready  response  of  one  of  our 
deaconesses  to  an  urgent  phone  call  of  a  grand- 


mother who  desperately  needed  to  be  led  to 
Christ. 

Then,  there  are  the  obstacles;  like  a  constantly 
moving  populace  due  to  military  moves  (every  2 
and  a  half  to  4  years  or  sooner)  and  moves  due  to 
limited  job  opportunities  in  a  city  nearly  devoid  of 
factories. 

As  a  congregation  we  dream  and  plan  for  the 
day  when  we  can  go  self-supporting,  carrying  our 
own  load  financially,  thus  releasing  moneys  being 
expended  here  for  use  in  other  needy  fields  of  our 
land.  But  we  here  in  the  Springs  must  develop  a 
greater  stability  and  a  greater  dedication  to  the 
God-given  privilege  of  giving  to  the  Lord  in  spite 
of  one  of  the  highest  cost  of  living  indexes  in  this 
country  and  a  low  wage  scale. 

God  bless  you  all  . .  .  real  good!  I'm  glad  I'm  a 
home  mission  pastor! 


(BHM  Editior's  note:  After  58  days  in  ttietiospital,  Bryce  was  able  to  return  home  to  Colorado 
Springs.  He  was  immobile  for  five  weeks  in  a  body  sling,  then  underwent  therapy  on  a  tilting 
table  twice  a  day  for  three  weeks.  He  is  now  able  to  walk  with  crutches  and  drive  a  car.  Accord- 
to  Mrs.  Inman,  a  major  summer  project  will  be  restoring  some  of  Bryce's  lost  weight  He  was 
down  to  108 pounds.)  


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(Continued  from  page  10) 


The  Bible  message  was  delivered  by 
Dr.  Jerry  Falweil,  pastor  of  the 
Thomas  Road  Baptist  Church  of 
Lynchburg,  Virginia,  and  president  of 
Liberty  Baptist  College  of  Lynchburg, 
Virginia,  who  flew  in  from  Lynchburg 
for  the  dedication  in  the  afternoon. 

We  want  to  commend  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  of  Somerset,  its  con- 
gregation, its  staff  and  friends  for  their 
dedication    for    the    total    cause    of 

JULY  15,  1976 


Christ.  Their  ability  to  make  the  best 
use  of  the  facilities  at  liand  and  to  use 
them  to  the  maximum  for  the  rapid 
growth  and  development  of  this 
church  certainly  is  commendable. 
They  have  only  two  members  of  the 
staff  on  salary,  the  pastor  and  a  secre- 
tary, Mrs.  Florence  Knepper.  The  bus 
mechanic,  Harold  Mollis;  the  bus  direc- 
tor. Dale  Younkin;  the  youth  director, 
Paul  Wicks;  and  a  myriad  of  others 
who  have  helped  in  so  many  ways 
make  up  this  entire  staff  and  corps  of 
soul    winners.    Pastor   Clifford   Wicks, 


with  his  aggressive  leadership,  his 
strong  compassion  for  the  lost,  and  his 
supreme  desire  to  see  God's  will  ac- 
complished in  every  life,  provides  a 
beautiful  example  of  a  pioneering, 
church-building,  home  missionary.  The 
vision  of  the  congregation  to  develop 
this  mountaintop  location  is  certainly 
going  to  be  blessed  of  God.  Their  de- 
sire to  go  ahead  and  develop  a  program 
on  a  do-it-yourself  basis  is  to  be  appre- 
ciated by  Brethren  people  everywhere. 


By  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 


Somerset 
Qrace  Brethren 
I  Dedicate 
New  Building 


On  a  beautiful  mid-May  summer 
day  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 
Somerset,  Pennsylvania,  dedicated  a 
new  building  which  now  becomes  their 
sanctuary.  Another  milestone  has  been 
met  in  the  development  of  this  un- 
usual former  home  mission  point.  It 
was  an  unusual  day  with  an  attendance 
so  large  that  they  were  forced  to  hold 
the  service  on  the  lawn  beside  the 
building.  The  Lord  gave  a  perfect  day 
for  this  mountaintop  experience. 

This  work  began  in  November  of 
1968  with  Pastor  Clifford  Wicks  mov- 
ing from  his  former  pastorate  at  Listie, 
Pennsylvania,  to  the  county  seat  at 
Somerset  to  begin  this  new  home  mis- 
sion thrust.  Their  first  meetings  were 
held  in  the  Cambria  Savings  Building, 
but  progress  and  growth  of  the  work 
soon  necessitated  a  move  to  a  com- 
munity building  for  additional  facili- 
ties. 

The  work  was  accepted,  for  admin- 
istration only,  by  The  Brethren  Home 
Missions  Council  in  March  of  1969. 
During  the  period  of  time  that  fol- 
lowed, the  congregation  was  able  to 
assume  all  of  its  financial  responsibil- 
ity, caring  for  a  full-time  pastor's 
salary  and  expenses  of  the  work.  A 
search  was  immediately  begun  for  a 
permanent  location. 

On  May  14,  1971,  the  work  was  re- 
leased by  The  Brethren  Home  Missions 


Council  when  a  letter  came  from  the 
church  requesting  this  action.  This  re- 
quest indicated  that  their  progress  had 
shown  them  they  were  able  to  "go  it 
alone."  During  this  time,  the  Council 
expended  only  $265  in  contributions 
to  the  work. 

The  Gerhardt  Farm  of  43  acres  be- 
came available  later  in  1971,  but  it  was 
feared  that  it  might  cost  as  much  as 
$100,000.  However  the  congregation, 
under  the  blessing  of  God,  was  able  to 
purchase  this  farm  for  only  $75,000 
with  financing  from  a  local  bank. 
Later  they  sold  off  six  acres  for 
$35,000. 

For  a  time  services  were  held  in  the 
large  farmhouse  with  classes  in  almost 
every  room.  Later  the  old  barn  was  re- 
modeled into  a  rustic  decor  providing 
room  for  a  sanctuary,  classroom  facili- 
ties, and  future  expansion.  A  double 
garage  was  also  converted  into  a  class- 
room facility.  This  congregation  is  to 
be  commended  for  its  ingenuity,  its  ag- 
gressive approach  to  church  growth,  its 
interest  in  the  total  community,  and 
for  its  witness  to  the  lost. 

On  May  23  a  dedication  was  held 
for  the  latest  phase  in  their  building 
expansion.  This  steel  building,  100 
feet  by  80  feet,  will  provide  a  sanc- 
tuary for  approximately  500  people  at 
a  total  cost  of  $1  25,000.  The  present 
membership   is   95  but  attendance   is 


1.  Dr.  Jerry  Falwell  (left)  had  words  of 
encouragement  for  Pastor  Clifford  Wicks. 

2.  A  portion  of  the  1,850  people  that 
forced  the  dedication  service  outside. 

3.  Construction  of  a  steel  building  al- 
lowed maximum  use  of  space  at  an  econom- 
ical cost. 


averaging    553.    Total    indebtedness 
amounts  to  $185,000. 

Attendance  at  the  afternoon  dedi- 
cation was  1,850  people.  Mrs.  Luther 
Gardner,  junior  church  superintend- 
ent, spoke  in  behalf  of  the  Sunday 
School. 

Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer,  executive  secre- 
tary of  The  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council,  spoke  in  regard  to  the  history 
of  the  church,  its  purpose,  its  outreach 
and  growth. 

(Continued  on  page  91 


BIF  Tops  $10  Million 


Customer  deposits  in  the  BIF  have  topped  $10  million! 
How  did  we  do  it?  We  didn't.  God  worked  through  many 
people  to  accomplish  it. 

We  want  to  say  a  big  "thank  you"  to  all  who  share  in  the 
ministry  of  the  Brethren  Investment  Foundation. 

It  became  apparent  six  months  ago  that  the  $10  million 
was  within  reach  by  May  31,  the  end  of  our  fiscal  year.  Your 
response  to  the  challenge  was  gratifying,  and  the  final  record 
showed  $10,213,919  in  total  deposits.  Fiscal  year  growth 
amounted  to  $885,748. 

In  light  of  our  loan  requests  this  growth  is  exciting.  The 
Foundation  has  averaged  one  loan  per  month  for  the  last  five 
years.  Nearly  $1  million  per  year  is  loaned  out  for  the  con- 
struction of  a  church  building  or  the  purchase  of  land. 

With  the  Lord  guiding  in  all  phases  of  savings  and  loans, 
and  you  following  His  direction  in  stewardship,  the  BIF  will 
continue   its  loaning  program  until    He  returns. 

Walter  R.  Fretz,  financial  secretary 


'>^^SiSRi 


The  $10  Million  Year 


From  zero  to  $10  million  in  21  years! 
IJ^.  From  zero  to  147  churches  getting  loans! 

From  zero  to  3,679  depositors!  > 

EVERY  DEPOSITOR  STARTED  WITH  A  ZERO  BALANCE!!! 

Why  don't  you  get  started  today! 
Help  yourself  save  •  Help  your  church  build 

BRETHREN  INVESTMENT  FOUNDATION  •  BOX  587  •  WINONA  LAKE,  INDIANA  46590 


11 

JULY  15,  1976 


N#^s  Summary 

From  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches  and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association     


•  Breathitt  County,  Ky.  In  making  a  presentation  of  a 
handsomely  engraved  plaque  to  Rev.  Sewell  Landrum, 
the  Home  Economics  Agent  of  Breathitt  County  said: 
"We  present  this  [plaque]  not  only  because  of  your  con- 
tributions to  4-H,  but  because  you  have  contributed  so 
much  to  the  lives  of  young  people  throughout  the  coun- 
ty year  after  year." 

Sewell  began  his  first  4-H  project  almost  55  years  ago 
as  part  of  a  family  affair.  As  a  boy  he  left  his  home  at 
Lost  Creek  and  traveled  to  Jackson  where  he  selected  a 
Red  Duroc  pig,  put  him  in  a  sack,  made  a  hole  in  it  for 
him  to  breathe,  caught  the  train  to  Haddix,  and  from 
there  carried  the  pig  home-a  distance  of  about  three 
miles. 

UntU  retirement,  Pastor  Landrum  was  the  faithful 
minister  at  the  Clayhole  Brethren  Church,  Clayhole,  Ky. 

•  Altoona,  Pa.  (First).  A  new  look  has  been  given  to  the 
First  church  as  a  result  of  lots  of  hard  work  by  the 
congregation.  The  auditorium  has  undergone  a  complete 
"face  lifting."  A  new  blue  rug  was  ordered  for  the  sanc- 
tuary but  as  delivery  was  delayed,  the  walls  and  ceiling 
of  the  edifice  were  painted  light  blue  and  white.  Then 
the  pews,  not  to  be  left  out,  were  refinished  in  white 
with  gold  trim.  Now  the  entire  picture  of  the  "new" 
auditorium  is  one  that  lends  to  the  worship  of  a  wonder- 
ful Lord. 

Altoona  First  is  not  resting  yet,  as  they  have  now 
started  a  building  fund  with  a  goal  of  $50,000  which  will 
be  used  for  a  building  on  property  already  owned  by  the 
church.  According  to  Rev.  Marvin  Meeker  the  earnest 
prayer  of  the  church  is  that  they  will  reach  many  souls 
for  Christ. 

•  Ashland,  Ohio.  One  of  football's  all-time  mighty  mites 
(he  stands  only  5-8),  Archie  Griffin,  thrilled  an  attentive 
audience  composed  of  men  and  boys  at  Ashland  Grace. 
In  his  testimony  he  said  he  was  born  in  a  Christian  fam- 
ily, and  he  with  his  six  brothers  and  one  sister  had  all  been 
taught  a  hst  of  priorities.  Topping  the  list  was— be  a 
Christian  "first  and  utmost";  second,  get  a  college  educa- 
tion; and  third,  athletics  forms  a  better-rounded  person. 
In  junior  high  days  he  was  told  about  the  "Three 
D's"  .  .  .  desire,  dedication  and  determination,  and  these 
he  applied  to  the  three  priorities-being  a  Christian  in 
education  and  athletics.  Griffin  underlined  that  "total 
commitment"  is  the  key  to  everything.  "More  people 
should  be  willing  to  give  a  total  commitment,  not  just  a 
donation,"  explains  Griffin.  Griffin  gives  all  credit  to  the 
Lord  for  any  success  he  has  achieved. 

•  Notice.  There  will  be  only  one  issue  of  the  Brethren 
Missionary  Herald  published  in  September.  It  will  be  a 
double  issue,  dated  September  15,  1976. 


•  Waynesboro,  Pa.  According  to  the  CHURCH- 
MOUSE.  .  .  a  new  sign  will  be  placed  at  the  Wendell 
Kent's  vacation  site  in  Colorado.  It  will  read:  "OLEO 
ACRES-ONE  OF  THE  CHEAPER  SPREADS." 

•  Lanham,  Md.  A  Superior  Service  Award  from  the  U.S. 
Secretary  of  Agriculture  was  received  by  a  member  of 
the  First  Brethren  Church,  Dr.  Lloyd  Konyha.  The 
award  is  for  his  work  in  improving  tuberculosis  tests  in 
cattle,  and  is  one  of  the  department's  highest  awards. 


i 


•  Johnstown,  Pa.  (First).  A  penny  per  pound  ...  is  what 
the  young  people  of  the  church  are  asking  as  donations 
from  those  who  are  interested  in  helping  to  send  the 
youth  to  the  National  Youth  Conference  in  August.  This 
price  was  not  to  be  what  a  person  wished  he  weighed  or 
what  he  hoped  people  thought  he  weighed  .  .  .  but  actual 
scale  weight.  (See  the  pastor!)  ■ 

•  Sterling,  Ohio.  The  problem?  The  plan  .  .  .  the  need  to 
raise  $25,000  for  the  building  fund.  The  plan  included 
the  following  ideas:  1.  Sterling  Grace  Brethren  Church 
offered  to  mortgage  the  parsonage  to  five  individuals  for 
$5,000  each.  2.  The  contracts  will  stipulate  that  the 
mortgagees  will  grant  rent-free  use  for  the  pastor.  The 
church  continues  maintenance.  3.  During  the  first  five 
years,  no  payments  will  be  made  to  mortgagees,  but  an 
add-on  interest  of  6  percent  will  be  accumulating.  The 
balance  will  be  repaid  for  the  following  10  years.  (A 
novel  way  to  move  mountains!) 


Wsdciings 


A  six-month's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald is  given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Sherry  Miner  and  Gordon  Garling,  Apr.  10,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Linda  Coccia  and  Jonathan  Hall,  Apr.  17,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Karen  Famsworth  and  Douglas  Steigerwalt,  May  8, 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 
Abigail  Uphouse  and  Richard  Nahrwold,  May  22,  Wi- 
nona Lake  Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  Dr.  Nor- 
man Uphouse,  father  of  the  bride,  performed  the  cere- 
mony assisted  by  Pastor  Charles  Ashman. 
Denise  Lee  and  Marvin  Retzer,  May  28,  First  Brethren 
Church,  Akron,  Ohio. 

Dana  Frye  and  Tom  Stark,  May  29,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Patricia  Loftus  and  Karl  Ashman,  May  29,  Winona  Lake 
Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  Pastor  Charles  Ash- 
man,   father   of  the  groom,  performed  the  ceremony. 


12 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


In  Werner y 

Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

GOOSLIN,  Odessa,  79,  May  14,  a  longtime  member  of 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Covington,  Virginia.  Keith 
Zook,  pastor. 

KYLER,  Amy,  86,  May  9,  a  longtime  member  of  the 
First  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.,  and  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  York,  Pa.  Robert  Whited  conducted 
the  funeral  services,  assisted  by  Kenneth  Wilt. 


•  Toronto  (EP)— $1,032,672  has  been  pledged  for  global 
missionary  work  by  the  Peoples  Church  of  Toronto. 

It's  the  largest  amount  ever  raised  for  world  service 
by  a  single  church  anywhere  in  North  America,  accord- 
ing to  Dr.  Paul  B.  Smith,  pastor  of  the  church  in  subur- 
ban Willowdale.  He  announced  the  total  at  the  end  of 
the  Sunday  evening  service  as  the  climax  to  the  two- 
week  long  World  Missions  Conference.  Last  year,  sUghtly 
more  than  $958,000  was  raised  in  the  same  period. 

The  funds  will  have  many  uses  worldwide.  Among 
them  will  be  support  of  national  workers  and  mission- 
aries in  many  countries,  support  of  missions  and  mission 
projects  at  home,  and  humanitarian  projects  in  Bangla- 
desh. The  funds  to  assist  Bangladesh  were  raised  during  a 
Uve  two-hour  telethon  which  took  place  last  Sunday, 
May  2. 


•  Harrah,  Wash.  Named  as  the  outstanding  boy  in  White 
Swan  High  School  was  the  honor  conferred  upon  Brian 
Winter,  son  of  Pastor  and  Mrs.  Charles  Winter.  Brian  was 
also  selected  to  represent  his  school  at  Washington  Boy's 
State. 

The  Harrah  church  has  been  busy  with  improvements 
to  both  the  inside  and  the  outside  of  their  edifice.  The 
kitchen  area  has  been  remodeled  along  with  three  rooms 
in  the  Sunday  School  Annex.  Large  Ahtanum  rocks, 
with  fill  soil  and  spreading  junipers  have  been  used  in 
landscaping  around  the  church  buildings. 

•  The  Great  Northwest.  It  has  been  said :  "The  difference 
between  a  man  and  a  boy  is  the  price  of  the  toy!"  Ask 
Pastor  Bruce  Button,  Pastor  Roy  Polman  and  Rev.  Wil- 
Uam  Schaffer  about  their  means  of  communication  via 
the  radio  waves???  (Citizen's  Band  Radios.) 

•  Roanoke  Va.  (Patterson  Memorial).  An  unusual  award 
was  given  to  Sharon  Cooper  when  she  earned  the  title  of 
"Mickey  Mouse  Song  Leader  Award"  by  her  track  team 
for  being  the  only  person  on  the  team  with  the  ability  to 
run  and  sing  at  the  same  time.  She  also  won  a  medal 
when  her  MUe  Relay  Team  came  in  fourth  at  the  state 
meet. 

•Silver  Spring,  Md.  (EP)-More  than  $300,000  in 
federal,  state  and  local  public  money  has  been  used  dur- 
ing the  past  four  years  to  teach  or  promote  Transcen- 
dental Meditation  (TM),  according  to  Americans  United 
for  Separation  of  Church  and  State. 

The  agency,  along  with  other  plaintiffs,  brought  suit 
in  February  to  stop  the  teaching  and  promotion  of  TM 
in  five  New  Jersey  high  schools  at  federal  expense.  The 
suit  charges  that  TM  contains  substantial  elements  of 
Hindu  reUgion  and  therefore  may  not  constitutionally  be 
taught  in  public  institutions  at  public  expense. 

Americans  United  said  the  publicly  funded  programs 
for  TM  can  be  found  in  schools,  colleges,  drug  and  alco- 
hol abuse  programs  and  nursing  homes. 


•St.  Petersburg,  Fla.  "Family  Olympics"  proved  to  be 
an  exciting  success  in  Florida.  The  idea  was  for  each 
family  in  the  church  to  bring  a  picnic  lunch,  and  after 
the  morning  worship  service,  came  the  eats,  then  families 
participated  in  or  cheered  for  the  various  events  sched- 
uled for  the  Olympics.  There  were  7  age  divisions  from 
the  3-5  year  olds  to  the  40  and  over.  Giris  competed 
against  girls  and  boys  against  boys.  There  were  14  tro- 
phies given  away  and  one  big  family  trophy. 


The  Family  Trophy  went  to  the  Robert  Richards  family  (I.  to 
r.— Rick,  Peggy,  Johnny,  Bob,  Tom,  Cindy  and  Mike). 


Six  points  were  awarded  to  those  who  placed  first  in  each  event. 
Standing  left  to  right  of  the  individual  winners  are:  Judy  Ash- 
man, Kelly  Gregory,  Pastor  Sam  Baer,  Richard  Schaffer,  Johnnie 
Richards,  Pastor  William  Tweeddale,  Amy  Smith,  Mike  Richards, 
Rick  Richards,  Rachael  Domain,  and  Cindy  Richards. 


The  same  evening  the  Family  Olympic  awards  were  given,  an 
award  was  presented  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alfred  Lindamin  by  Pastor 
Sam  Baer.  The  Lindamins  had  been  of  unique  service  to  the  bus 
drivers  as  each  Saturday  they  provided  a  mouth-watering  break- 
fast for  these  workers. 


On  behalf  of  the  Board  of  Trustees, 
the  administration,  the  faculty,  and 
the  staff,  I  extend  to  all  a  warm  wel- 
come. To  us,  this  is  a  very  special  oc- 
casion. It  marks  the  culmination  of  the 
struggle  to  achieve  regional  accredita- 
tion, a  struggle  that  has  continued  over 
a  period  of  20  years.  This  struggle  was 
for  the  purpose  of  reaching  that  level 
of  academic  excellence  that  would 
commend  itself  to  the  largest  and  most 
prestigious  accrediting  association  of 
America.  This  struggle  was  in  the  face 
of  almost  insurmountable  odds.  It  in- 
volved faculty,  facilities,  finances, 
framework,  and  function. 

It  was  not  until  1956  that  general 
agreement  was  reached  on  the  part  of 
the  Board  and  the  faculty,  that  region- 
al accreditation  was  a  worthy  and  safe 
goal  to  pursue.  But  the  formal  action 
of  the  Board  did  not  come  until 
August  of  1959.  At  that  time  the 
Board  of  Trustees  voted  that  Grace 
College  should  apply  for  membership 
in  the  Council  for  the  Advancement  of 
Small  Colleges,  an  organization  specifi- 
cally designed  to  give  help  to  institu- 
tions seeking  regional  accreditation. 

In  1956  we  had  few  faculty  mem- 
bers, and  faculty  members  were  hard 
to  get  in  those  days.  Those  we  had 
needed  more  training  in  the  areas  of 
their  discipline.  Our  facilities  were 
confined  to  one  building  which  housed 
college,  seminary  and  library.  We  had 
to  go  outside  for  dormitories.  For 
science  and  athletic  activities,  we  went 
elsewhere.  The  library  was  almost 
vk+iolly  for  seminary  students,  and  it 
was  small.  The  finances  were  desper- 
ately short  in  those  days.  We  were  run- 
ning in  the  red.  Our  faculty  was  miser- 
ably underpaid.  Every  application  for 
grants  met  with  the  universal  response 
that  such  allocations  were  made  only 
to  schools  with  regional  accreditation. 

The  framework  of  the  school 
needed  overhauling.  There  needed  to 
be  clearer  lines  of  demarcation  be- 
tween college  and  seminary  and  facul- 
ty assignments.  The  function  of  the 
school  needed  refinements  in  order  to 
guarantee  efficiency  of  operation. 
Studies  needed  to  be  made  to  upgrade 
the  expertise  in  the  communication  of 
knowledge,  and  careful  methods  of 
evaluation  were  necessary  to  test  the 
skills  of  teachers  and  achievement  of 
students. 

All  this  helps  to  put  into  perspec- 


Accreditation 
Appraisal 


An  address  by  Grace  Schools'  President, 
Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt,  at  the  Accreditation  Banquet 


tive  the  long,  hard  road  we  faced.  But 
the  entire  faculty  willingly  and  eagerly 
confronted  the  prospect  and  we  began. 
I  was  then  the  academic  dean  of  the 
college,  and  Dr.  Jesse  Humberd  be- 
came my  right-hand  man.  Dr.  Stuber 
assumed  a  large  part  of  the  responsi- 
bility of  assembling  material,  and  each 
member  of  the  faculty  shared  in  the 
self-improvement  process.  When  Dr. 
William  Male  became  the  academic 
dean  of  the  college,  he  took  over  my 
responsibilities  and  later  utilized  Dr. 
Charles  Henry  as  director  of  self-study. 
Very  shortly  thereafter  this  passed  to 
Dr.  Vance  Yoder,  and  Prof.  Terry 
White  entered  the  scene  as  the  writer 
of  the  various  self-study  reports.  When 
Dr.  Yoder  became  academic  dean  of 
the  college,  he  guided  the  process  of 
improvement  forward  to  its  day  of 
triumph. 

Though  Grace  College  has  reached  a 
level  of  excellence  that  is  now  recog- 
nized by  the  North  Central  Associ- 
ation of  Colleges,  as  worthy  of  mem- 
bership in  that  academic  body,  the  ac- 
crediting process  is  not  over.  This  is 
true  for  every  institution  belonging  to 
this  organization.  The  accumulation  of 
knowledge  in  this  day  and  age  is  stag- 
gering. This  means  that  every  academic 


institution  must  keep  abreast  of  this 
growing  quantity  of  knowledge.  So  it 
becomes  incumbent  upon  Grace  Col- 
lege to  press  forward  with  self- 
improvement  to  meet  the  evaluations 
that  it  will  be  subjected  to  in  the 
future,  and  to  provide  students  with 
uf>to-date  information  for  living  and 
serving  in  an  advancing  civilization. 
This  means  that  more  buildings  must 
appear  on  this  campus.  It  means  that 
help  must  multiply  in  order  to  meet 
the  growing  size  of  the  student  body 
and  the  proliferating  departments  of 
learning.  And  above  all,  there  must  be 
an  enlarging  of  the  supporting  con- 
stituencies of  the  school. 

Grace  College  is  dedicated  to  the 
spiritual  goal  of  knowing  Christ  and 
making  Him  known  as  the  only 
Saviour  and  Lord  of  life.  This  is  a 
worthy  goal.  For  in  Christ  is  hidden  all 
the  treasures  of  wisdom  and  knowl- 
edge. It  goes  without  saying,  that  to 
know  Him  there  is  required  an  explo- 
ration of  the  Bible,  the  Word  of  God, 
which  gives  spiritual  information  con- 
cerning Him.  That  is  the  reason  we 
carry  a  whole  department  of  Biblical 
studies  and  require  that  a  minimum  of 
hours  be  taken  in  this  area  by  every 
student. 


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But  we  have  not  forgotten  that 
Christ  is  not  only  the  God  of  the 
Bible,  but  He  is  the  God  of  creation. 
All  things  were  made  by  Him,  and 
without  Him  not  anything  was  made 
that  was  made.  A  study  of  the  world, 
therefore,  gives  information  concern- 
ing Him.  For  the  invisible  things  of 
Him  from  the  creation  of  the  world 
are  clearly  seen,  being  understood  by 
the  things  that  are  made,  even  His 
eternal  power  and  Godhead.  "The 
heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God;  and 
the  firmament  sheweth  his  handy- 
work.  Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech, 
and  night  unto  night  sheweth  knowl- 
edge. There  is  no  speech  nor  language, 
where  their  voice  is  not  heard.  Their 
line  is  gone  out  through  all  the  earth, 
and  their  words  to  the  end  of  the 
world"  (Ps.  19:1-4). 

In  both  of  these  areas  of  study,  the 
Word  of  God  and  the  World  of  God, 
the  accrediting  process  was  pursued 
and  evaluated,  and  given  the  rating  of 
excellence.  It  is  in  these  two  areas  that 
the  process  of  self-improvement  will 
continue.  They  complement  each 
other.  They  unveil  the  wonder  of  the 
God  of  creation  who  provided  for 
mankind  all  things  to  enjoy,  and  who 
became  man  that  He  might  rescue  men 
from  the  sin  into  which  they  had 
fallen.  Every  electron,  atom,  molecule, 
element,  and  entity  display  the  meta- 
physical greatness  of  God.  And  every 
passage  in  the  Bible  unveils  His  mercy, 
and  grace,  and  love  toward  sinning 
mankind,  and  thus  exhibits  the  moral 
goodness  of  God.  In  the  struggle  for 
accreditation,  neither  of  these  areas 
was  tailored  nor  trimmed.  Each  was 
given  its  respective  place  as  the  two 
parts  of  the  whole  of  reality.  This  will 
continue  to  be  the  controlling  prin- 
ciple and  the  far-reaching  purpose  of 
Grace  College. 

I  take  this  opportunity  to  thank 
every  person  here,  and  many  who  can- 
not be  present,  for  the  part  you  have 
had  in  this  major  achievement.  I  can 
only  mention  a  few: 

Our  gratitude  goes  to  the  Winona 
Lake  Christian  Assembly  whose  warm 
invitation  originally  brought  us  to 
Winona  Lake;  to  the  Free  Methodist 
Publishing  House  for  providing  class- 
rooms, library,  and  chapel  during  the 
first  12  years;  to  the  Presbyterian 
Church  where  the  commencement 
events  were  held  during  those  years;  to 
the    local    newspapers   and   the   radio 


Each  has  had  a  part 

in  bringing  the  school 

to  this  grand  climax. 

Beyond  all  this, 

there  is  that  vast  army  of  saints 

who  through  the  years 

have  sent  up  volumes  of  prayer 

in  our  behalf. 


station  for  providing  generously  those 
mediums  for  communication;  to  the 
Westminster  Hotel  which  provided  the 
first  residence  and  dining  facilities;  to 
the  local  banks,  the  service  clubs,  and 
the  local  schools  for  the  benefits  that 
have  enabled  the  school  to  pursue  its 
educational  objectives.  Industry,  com- 
mercial interests,  the  hospital,  and 
local  citizens  have  all  had  their  part. 
This  is  especially  true  of  the  Presi- 
dent's Committee  which  has  provided 
counsel,  encouragement,  and  has 
helped  in  the  promotion  and  raising  of 
funds. 

I  cannot  pass  without  making  men- 
tion of  those  who  were  more  intimate- 
ly associated  with  the  educational  pro- 
cess. To  the  administration,  the  facul- 
ty, and  the  staff,  I  express  whole- 
hearted gratitude  for  the  marvelous 
way  they  have  labored  under  difficult 
circumstances.  The  Board  of  Trustees 
deserves  special  mention.  As  we  moved 
along  toward  the  goal,  there  were 
times  when  the  way  seemed  very  dark. 


It  was  then  that  the  Board  by  its  deci- 
sions and  unwavering  determination 
encouraged  us.  The  Corporation,  mak- 
ing up  that  great  body  of  givers,  never 
forsook  us,  enlarging  their  gifts  and 
strong  encouragement  that  Grace  Col- 
lege might  accomplish  that  purpose  for 
which  under  God  it  was  brought  into 
existence. 

The  various  departments  of  the 
Brethren  Church,  located  in  Winona 
Lake,  have  all  joined  to  assist  us:  The 
Brethren  Home  Missions  Council, 
Brethren  Architectural  Service,  Breth- 
ren Investment  Foundation,  Brethren 
Missionary  Herald  Company,  including 
BMH  Printing,  the  Christian  Education 
Department,  and  the  Foreign  Mission- 
ary Society. 

Then,  too,  there  are  the  parents 
who  have  entrusted  their  children  into 
our  hands,  and  that  vast  body  of  stu- 
dents, now  alumni  numbering  more 
than  3,000,  who  laid  their  academic 
future  on  the  line.  All  these  deserve 
our  gratitude  and  more.  Each  has  had 
a  part  in  bringing  the  school  to  this 
grand  climax.  Beyond  all  this,  there  is 
that  vast  army  of  saints  who  through 
the  years  have  sent  up  volumes  of 
prayer  in  our  behalf. 

The  facts  are  these,  that  an  institu- 
tion develops  in  its  totality.  Every 
facet  was  under  surveillance  by  the 
visiting  teams  from  the  North  Central 
Association.  Though  the  central  mis- 
sion of  the  school  is  essentially  aca- 
demic, yet  every  division,  every  de- 
partment, every  person  who  in  any 
way  has  been  associated  with  the 
school  have  all  been  contributing  fac- 
tors to  the  development  that  has  at 
last  culminated  in  full  accreditation. 
Tonight  we  all  join  in  giving  thanks  to 
God  who  works  all  things  after  the 
counsel  of  His  own  will.  For  except 
the  Lord  build  the  house,  they  labor  in 
vain  that  build  it. 

Permit  this  word  of  personal  exulta- 
tion. I  am  so  grateful  that  in  the  good 
providence  of  God  I  have  been  per- 
mitted to  see  this  goal  achieved  before 
passing  on  the  direction  of  the  school 
to  my  successors.  I  know  that  from 
this  point  on,  Grace  College  and  Grace 
Seminary  will  ascend  to  higher  levels 
of  achievement.  The  men  whom  God 
has  chosen  to  lead  the  school  forward 
merit  your  confidence  and  whole- 
hearted support.  Let  us  covenant  to- 
gether to  fill  the  years  ahead  with 
greater  exploits!  W 


JULY  15,1976 


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Qrace  Honors 


College  Alumnus  Of  Year— Ronald  J.  Kinley,  president  of  the 
alumni  association,  at  left,  presents  the  1976  Grace  College 
aiumnus-of-the-year  plaque  to  Dr.  Glenn  W.  Baker,  Brownsburg, 
Indiana,  physician,  during  commencement  exercises. 


Teacher  Of  Year— The  Alva  J.  McClain  Award  for  excellence 
in  teaching  is  presented  to  Steve  Grill,  left,  assistant  professor  of 
speech  and  head  of  the  drama  department  at  Grace  College  by 
Academic  Dean  Vance  A.  Yoder  during  an  awards  chapel.  Grill's 
outstanding  contributions  in  drama  during  the  1975-76  school 
year  were  noted  particularly  in  the  Easter  and  Bicentennial  pro- 
ductions. (Photo  by  Doug  Conrad) 


Awards  and  degrees  for  Grace  College  and  Theologi- 
cal Seminary  were  presented  during  the  1976  com- 
mencement exercises  held  in  the  Billy  Sunday  Taber- 
nacle in  Winona  Lake.  President  Herman  A.  Hoyt  pre- 
sided during  the  conferring  of  baccalaureate  and  gradu- 
ate degrees  on  184  graduates. 

Dr.  Glenn  W.  Baker,  family  physician  at  Brownsburg, 
Indiana,  since  1968,  was  honored  as  the  1976  Distin- 
guished Grace  College  alumnus  of  the  year.  He  attended 
Grace  for  two  years,  is  a  graduate  of  Manchester  College, 
and  in  1965  received  his  M.D.  from  the  Indiana  School 
of  Medicine. 

Dr.  Baker  has  served  on  the  Grace  Schools  Board  of 
Trustees  since  1971  and  the  executive  committee  since 
1973.  His  wife,  the  former  Jeanette  Turner,  is  a  1959 
Grace  graduate.  The  Bakers  have  three  sons.  Ron  Kinley, 
college  alumni  president,  made  the  plaque  presentation. 

Dr.  Raymond  E.  Gingrich,  Sr.,  pastor  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  in  Longview,  Texas,  is  the  1976  Grace 
Seminary  alumnus  of  the  year.  Among  the  positions  he 
has  occupied  since  his  graduation  from  Grace  Seminary 
are  the  presidency  of  the  Akron  (Ohio)  Bible  Institute 
and  the  academic  deanship  at  LeTourneau  College  in 
Texas. 

Although  he  is  now  retired  from  classroom  teaching, 
he  has  been  honored  with  "professor  emeritus"  from 
LeTourneau.  He  is  married  to  the  former  Edith  Garber 
Since  Dr.  Gingrich  was  unable  to  attend,  the  plaque  was 


presented  by  Dr  Charles  R.  Smith,  seminary  alumni 
president,  to  a  nephew,  Grace  College  Professor  R. 
Wayne  Snider. 

Nominations  for  the  awards  are  made  by  the  execu- 
tive committees  of  the  alumni  associations.  The  final 
choice  is  made  through  the  election  process  in  which  all 
Grace  alumni  are  asked  to  participate. 

Gregory  M.  Howell,  president  of  the  college  senior 
class,  announced  the  gift  from  the  class  was  the  refur- 
bishing of  the  lobby  in  Alpha  HaU  in  memory  of  the  late 
Rev.  Leslie  Moore,  who  was  director  of  housing  for 
many  years.  Dan  W.  Schoepf  representing  the  seminary 
senior  class  said  that  pictures  for  McClain  Hall  are  being 
secured  and  the  class  will  also  make  a  financial  contribu- 
tion to  the  Morgan  Library. 

Two  members  of  the  college  faculty  and  a  seminary 
professor  were  among  those  receiving  recognition  at 
commencement  time.  Mrs.  Jean  Coverstone,  assistant 
professor  of  art,  received  the  Certificate  in  Biblical 
Studies.  Edgar  J.  Lovelady,  chairman  of  the  Division  of 
Languages  and  Literature  and  professor  of  English  in  the 
college,  was  awarded  the  Master  of  Theology  degree. 

James  R.  Battenfield,  assistant  professor  of  Old  Testa- 
ment and  Hebrew  in  the  seminary  was  awarded  the 
Doctor  of  Theology  degree.  His  dissertation  was  on: 
"Hebrew  Stylistic  Development  in  Archaic  Poetry:  A 
Text-Critical  and  Exegetical  Study  of  the  Blessing  of 
Jacob,  Genesis  49:1-27." 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt,  president  of 
Grace  Schools,  at  left,  and  wife,  Harriet, 
are  congratulated  by  Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent, 
Jr.,  president-elect,  for  39  years  of  serv- 
ice to  the  seminary  and  college.  Among 
the  gifts  presented  to  the  Hoyts  at  the 
annual  recognition  banquet  held  at  the 
conclusion  of  the  1975-76  school  year 
was  a  lighted  world  globe.  Dr.  Kent  will 
begin  his  tenure  as  president  of  the 
schools  in  September,  and  Dr.  Hoyt  will 
become  the  chancellor.  (Photo  by  John 
Burtoft) 


Living  Memorials 


An  ever-increasing  number  of  thoughtful  people,  desiring  to  honor  the 
memory  of  departed  loved  ones  or  friends,  are  sending  "memorials"  in  the 
form  of  contributions  to  Grace  College  and  Seminary.  Famihes  of  those 
whose  memories  are  so  honored  are  notified  of  the  contribution  by  an  appro- 
priate card.  Names  of  the  donor  and  those  whom  they  remembered  are  hsted 
below.  The  following  memorials  were  received  through  July  15,  1976. 


In  Memory  of: 

Larry  Deffenbaugh 


George  W.  Baker 
Seminary  Student  Aid 
Mrs.  Ruie  Peugh 
L.  G.  Reeves 

Joseph  Stephens 

Mrs.  Florence  Misel  Hall 

Henry  G.  Taylor 
Almeda  M.  Krejei 
J.  Paul  Linn 


Given  by: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sterling  D.  Smith 
Ada,  Pearl  and  Lela  Nussbaum 
Robert  A.  McComas 
The  Robert  Schulz  Family 
Friends  and  Neighbors  at 

Lattasburg,  c/o  G.  M.  Dudte 
Wayne  County  Athletic  League, 

c/o  Thornton  McCay 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  W.  Wayne  Baker 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thurlo  Fuller 
Harrah  Brethren  Church 
Rev.  and  Mis.  Don  Ogden 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Russell  Ogden  &  Family 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Don  Ogden 
Friends  and  Neighbors, 

c/o  Mis.  Tom  Miller 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Steve  W.  Taylor 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  A.  Leffingwell 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fiank  Hildabiand 


GRACE  SCHOOLS  NIGHT 


on  board  the  luxurious  Queen  Mary  Hotel 


"a  ^JV3¥  to^1[^en)ber" 


special  tribute  to 

*T)p.   4^n,er   ^    I^t,    Jr. 

the  new  president  of  Grace  Schools 

Thursday,  August  12,  1976 

9:30  p.m. 

Don  Ogden  and  the  "Instruments  of  Praise" 

The  cost  of  $2.50  per  person  includes  refreshments  and  a  very  exciting  program  on  board 
one  of  the  most  historic  and  beautiful  passenger  ships  in  the  world.  Reservations  can  be 
made  in  advance  by  writing:  Grace  Alumni  Association,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 

Reservations  made  at  the  National  Conference  for  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches  (August  8-13,  at  the  First  Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach)  should  be  made  no 
later  than  noon,  August  11.  All  reservations  should  be  made  through  the  Information  Center 
in  the  lobby  of  the  First  Brethren  Church. 


RESERVATION  FORM 


Name 


Street,  Rural  Route 


State  Zip 

Number  that  will  be  attending.  Pay  on  arrival  at  the  Queen  Mary. 


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McQain: 
Hall  of  Fame 


(1888-1968) 


The  portrait  of  Dr.  Alva  J.  McClain, 
the  first  president  of  Grace  Theologi- 
cal Seminary  and  Grace  College,  was 
placed  in  the  Christian  Hall  of  Fame  in 
the  Canton  Baptist  Temple  in  Canton, 
Ohio,  on  April  25,  1976. 

During  the  dedication  service.  Dr. 
Harold  Henniger,  pastor  of  the  church, 
told  of  the  tremendous  impact  Dr. 
McClain  had  on  the  Grace  Brethren 
movement  as  a  scholar,  theologian, 
educator,  and  master  teacher.  "He  had 
an  unswerving  devotion  to  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  and  was  completely  dedi- 
cated to  His  Word."  This  brings  the 
total  number  of  portraits  to  93  includ- 
ing the  founder  of  the  Brethren  move- 
ment,   Alexander    Mack,    who    was 


honored  in  1971. 

In  1937  Dr.  McClain,  along  with 
Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt,  founded  Grace 
Seminary  in  Akron,  Ohio,  with  39  stu- 
dents. Moving  to  Winona  Lake  in 
1939,  McClain  guided  the  founding  of 
Grace  College  in  1948  and  served  as 
president  of  both  schools  until  his  re- 
tirement in  1962.  McClain  Hall,  the 
administration  and  seminary  classroom 
building  on  the  Grace  campus,  was 
named  in  his  honor  in  1966. 

He  served  for  50  years  on  the  Board 
of  the  Brethren  Foreign  Missionary 
Society,  having  been  appointed  as  re- 
cording secretary  to  the  Board  in 
1917.  He  was  elected  moderator  of  the 
general    conference    of    the    Brethren 


Church  in  1930  and  1934. 

Dr.  McClain  went  to  be  with  the 
Lord  in  1968  at  the  age  of  80.  His 
wife,  the  former  Josephine  Gingrich, 
resides  in  Waterloo,  Iowa. 

Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer,  executive  secre- 
tary of  the  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council,  Inc.,  made  the  arrangements 
for  the  placing  of  the  portrait  of  Dr. 
McClain  in  the  Hall  of  Fame.  The  por- 
trait was  provided  by  Ed  Purrington, 
of  the  Winona  Lake  School  of  Pho- 
tography. 

The  following  inscription  which  ap- 
pears under  the  portrait  was  written 
by  Dr.  Hoyt,  who  is  retiring  as  presi- 
dent of  Grace  Schools,  to  become 
chancellor. 


Alva  J.  McClain,  the  founder  and  first  president  of  Grace  Theological  Seminary  and  Grace  College,  was  born  in 
Iowa  and  later  grew  up  in  Sunnyside,  Washington.  Shortly  after  his  marriage  to  Josephine  Gingrich  in  1911,  he 
and  his  wife  were  saved  under  the  preaching  of  Dr.  L.  S.  Bauman.  McClain  had  been  attending  the  University  of 
Washington,  but  moved  to  Los  Angeles  where  he  sat  under  the  teaching  of  the  Bible  expositor.  Dr.  R.  A.  Torrey. 

In  later  years  McClain  was  awarded  the  honorary  degree  of  LLD.  at  Bob  Jones  University  and  the  D.D.  degree 
at  the  Bible  Institute  of  Los  Angeles. 

In  1925  and  1926  he  served  as  professor  of  Bible  at  Ashland  College.  In  1927-1929  he  taught  Christian  the- 
ology at  the  Bible  Institute  of  Los  Angeles,  in  1930  the  first  graduate  school  of  theology  in  the  Brethren  church 
was  organized  at  Ashland  College  under  his  leadership,  where  he  served  as  its  first  academic  dean  and  professor  of 
Christian  theology.  In  1937  Grace  Theological  Seminary  was  organized  under  his  direction,  and  as  first  president 
and  professor  of  Christian  theology,  he  served  from  1937-1962. 

Dr.  McClain  authored  many  short  treatises,  but  will  be  remembered  for  his  monumental  work  on  Christian 
theology,  The  Greatness  of  the  Kingdom,  one  of  the  seven  volumes  he  had  projected  covering  the  entire  scope 
of  Christian  faith.  He  will  long  be  remembered  as  scholar,  theologian,  educator, rna-ster  teacher,  and  Christian 
gentleman. 


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V«)      ^  r^^ori^s  W.Turner 


Charles  W 


Have  You  Received  Your  Free  Copyi 
of  My  Favorite  Reflections? 

Copies  of  My  Favorite  Reflections  have  been  mailed  to  all  churches  throughout  the  Fellowship.  The  financial 
secretary  in  your  local  church  has  a  number  of  copies  and  will  distribute  them  to  each  person  who  becomes  a  Herald 
Company  corporation  member.  To  become  a  corporation  member  you  must  give  at  least  $5  during  the  year  1976. 

The  book  is  a  collection  of  editorials  that  have  appeared  in  the  Herald  magazine.  There  are  17  of  them  which  I  have 
selected  as  my  favorites. 

The  goal  for  the  Herald  offering  is  $60,000  this  year.  And  as  you  help  us  to  reach  the  goal,  you  will  be  helping  to 
pay  for  the  new  Heidelberg  Press  that  is  in  operation  at  our  print  shop.  Give  through  your  local  church  or  if  you  are  an 
isolated  Brethren  you  may  send  your  gift  to  the  Herald  Company  and  the  book  will  be  sent  to  you. 

Additional  copies  of  My  Favorite  Reflections  are  available  at  the  Herald  Company  for  $1.75.  Postage  is  paid  when 
you  send  cash  with  the  order. 

Thanks, 


Precinct  Evangelism 


(see  page  6) 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY 


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Cover  Photo: 

Sharing  the  Gospel  in  a 
village  in  the  Central  Afri- 
can Republic  through  the 
concept  of  Precinct  Evan- 
gelism. (Photo  by  Dr. 
Wayne  Beaver) 


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Should  I  Consider  a  Career  in  iVIissions? 

Precinct  Evangelism 

One  of  the  Greatest 

Our  Loss  Is  Heaven's  Gain 

BMH  News  Summary 

Overhead  Frogs,  Creative  Learning, 

and  Howard  Mayes 

I'm  a  Child  of  the  King  in  My  Church 

Turning  Point 

An  Open  Letter  to  the  Lord 


Charles  W.  Turner,  Editor 
Kenneth  E.  Herman,  Managing  Editor 
Tim  Kennedy,  Design  and  Layout  Artist 
Fern  Sandy,  Editorial  Secretary 
Omega  Sandy,  IBM  Selectric  Composer  Operator 
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DEPARTMENTAL    EDITORS 
Foreign  Missions— Rev.  John  Zielasko 
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Dear 
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DThe  "piece"  I  always  read  first  in 
the  Missionary  Herald  is  Reflections.  I 
enjoy  them  very  much.  Just  because 
you  may  not  have  received  any  "Dear 
Editor"  mail  does  not  mean  it's  the 
end  of  the  world.  You  still  have  many 
friends  that  will  continue  to  pray  for 
you,  support  the  Missionary  Herald, 
wish  you  a  happy  birthday,  send  you 
Christmas  greetings,  and  get  well  cards. 
Of  course  it  is  entirely  possible  there 
may  be  a  few  who  would  like  to  see 
you  go  down  and  jump  in  the  lake. 
But  take  heart  we  have  these  kinds 
with  us  always. 

Wish  we  could  have  more  church 
news  in  the  Herald,  I  like  to  read  what 
is  going  on  in  other  churches.  Your 
color  cover  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hoyt  was 
excellent.  This  is  a  good  idea.  Have 
someone  special  on  a  color  cover,  may- 
be once  a  year.  Hang  in  there  "ole 
Boy"  .  .  .  —Pennsylvania 


DJust  received  the  Herald  featuring 
Grace  Schools.  Well  done!  But  what 
do  you  mean  "no  letters  this  week?"  I 
try  and  try  to  get  a  letter  to  you  at 
least  every  two  weeks  and  you  have 
publicly  stated  that  you  are  disap- 
pointed if  you  do  not  get  one  at  least 
every  day. 

Well,  anyway  you  must  be  putting 
out  a  good  magazine  when  you  have 
no  complaints  to  register  in  your 
column. 

My  what  a  surprise  in  the  news, 
Howard  Mayes.  Well,  may  the  Lord 
richly  bless  him  in  his  new  venture.— 
Washington 


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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


LOST  :  One  "I  Found  It"  Button! 


By  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


If  you  have  been  near  one  of  the 
large  cities  in  America— possibly  Dal- 
las, Columbus,  Philadelphia  or  Indian- 
apolis—you have  seen  a  sign  "Here's 
Life,  America."  One  of  the  attention 
getters  of  this  emphasis  is  the  oft  re- 
peated, "I  FOUND  IT."  This  thought- 
provoking  phrase  hopefully  makes  one 
say:  "Well,  that's  fine,  but  what  did 
you  lose?  What  did  you  find?" 

The  "I  Found  It"  theme  is  on  bill- 
boards, heard  on  TV  and  radio,  and  of 
course  it  appears  on  specialty  buttons. 
Recently  I  was  attending  the  IVIid- 
Atlantic  District  conference,  and  the 
"I  Found  It"  buttons  were  very  promi- 
nent. This  close  contact  with  the 
theme  made  me  like  it  because  it  was  a 
positive  statement  that  aroused  my 
curiosity.  I  soon  heard  from  a  very  en- 
thusiastic wearer  the  entire  story  of 
what  it  was  all  about. 

But  several  days  later  I  came  upon  a 
lady  who  looked  as  if  she  had  lost 
something.  The  signs  are  generally 
quite  obvious.  Perhaps  the  individual  is 


walking  with  a  slight  bend,  eyes  are 
glued  to  the  sidewalk  and  surrounding 
areas.  There  is  that  quick  look  up  to 
see  whether  or  not  anyone  is  watching. 
However,  if  the  loser  happens  to  be  a 
woman  who  has  lost  something,  her 
procedure  pattern  is  to  put  on  her 
glasses  which  she  wears  only  for  such 
occasions  and  for  reading  when  no  one 
is  looking.  She  then  goes  to  her  purse 
to  search  because  somewhere  in  the 
inner  recesses  of  that  "carryall"  are 
untold  numbers  of  misplaced  proper- 
ties. Now  this  lady  that  I  noticed  was 
looking  in  her  purse  and  my  basic  nosi- 
ness  caused  me  to  ask  her  if  she  had 
lost  something— seeking  only  to  be 
helpful,  of  course.  She  replied  to  my 
question  by  saying  she  had  lost  her  "I 
Found  It"  button. 

This  somehow  struck  me  funny  be- 
cause losing  and  finding  do  not  seem 
to  be  compatible.  I  was  of  no  help  in 
this  circumstance,  so  I  went  on  my 
way  with  something  new  to  reflect 
upon.  This  caused  my  thoughts  to  rest 
on  situations  in  life  that  seem  so  unim- 
portant on  the  surface.  Nevertheless, 
they  really  offer  hidden  truths  that,  if 
uncovered,  will  give  new  insight  into 
many  avenues. 

Let  me  first  of  all  state  that  I  am 
not  one  who  believes  you  and  I  are  in 


constant  process  of  losing  eternal  life. 
If  you  have  found  it,  you  still  have  it! 
But  this  is  not  to  be  a  discussion  on 
the  subject  of  eternal  security,  that 
can  wait  till  another  time. 

But  there  are  many  things  we 
find— only  to  lose;  or  lose— only  to 
find.  Jesus  spoke  of  finding  life  when 
we  lose  it  (see  Matt.  10:39).  His  refer- 
ence to  holding  on  to  and  following 
our  own  desires  and  hopes  in  place  of 
trusting  in  God's  power  is  under  dis- 
cussion. Many  times  we  make  worth- 
while discoveries  only  to  let  them  slip 
away  from  us.  The  loss  of  first  love  is 
mentioned  in  the  Bible.  That  initial 
joy  and  realization  of  our  new  rela- 
tionship with  Christ  that  lifts  the  heart 
and  soul  can  only  be  understood  by 
those  who  have  experienced  it.  Our 
blessed  assurance  is  to  know  that 
heaven  awaits  us,  and  that  our  steps 
are  no  longer  leading  to  eternal  judg- 
ment. This  is  the  "joy  unspeakable  and 
full  of  glory."  Sometimes  it  is  lost 
through  a  very  humdrum  and  dull  life 
in  which  the  prayer  life  is  limited  and 
the  heart  is  only  slightly  in  obedience. 
Lost— the  true  joy  of  salvation. 

Many  Christians  lose  their  purpose 
and  dedication  in  life.  Somehow  they 
place  their  vision  on  objects  rather 
than  on  God.  Yes,  there  was  the  zeal 
of  the  young  life  in  Christ  that  felt  a 
strange  new  leadership.  To  the  foreign 
field  or  the  pastorate  became  burning 
inward  thoughts  and  desires.  But  a  life 
of  dedication  and  fruitful  purpose  be- 
comes dimmed  by  a  job  that  offered 
prestige  and  a  high-paying  salary,  or  a 
marriage  to  a  person  whose  aims  were 
not  the  same.  Lost-the  mark  of  the 
high  calling  of  service. 

A  lady  lost  her  "I  Found  It"  but- 
ton. Whether  she  found  the  lost  one  or 
not  is  in  question.  But  she  could  easily 
have  replaced  it  with  another  if  she 
had  so  desired.  There  was  opportunity. 
Maybe,  just  maybe,  you  can  still  find 
that  outlet  of  service  for  God  if  you 
wish.  Certainly  you  can  rediscover  the 
joy  of  salvation  and  that  first  love  if 
you  sincerely  want  to  do  so.  He  is  so 
gracious  and  merciful.  # 


AUGUST  1,  1976 


Should  I  Consider 
a  Career  in  Missions? 

By  Rev.  John  W.  Zielasko 

The  fact  is  that  during  the  last  15  years  far  too  few  young  people  have  considered  missions  as  a  career. 
Thus,  a  personnel  crisis  exists.  At  a  time  when  great  masses  of  people  are  receptive  to  the  Gospel— due  to 
population  shifts,  natural  calamities,  revolutions,  political  upheavals,  or  simple  disenchantment  with  their 
former  religion— the  Christian  church  is  not  able  to  reap  the  harvest  for  lack  of  missionary  personnel. 

Now,  there  may  be  many  reasons  for  this.  Our  homes,  our  schools,  our  churches,  our  missionary 
societies— all  are  faulted,  and  not  without  some  justification.  But  none  of  the  reasons  put  forth  abrogates  an 
individual's  own  responsibility  before  God  to  seek  and  do  His  will.  William  Carey  said:  "If  it  be  the  duty  of 
all  men,  when  the  Gospel  comes,  to  believe  on  salvation,  it  is  the  duty  of  those  who  are  entrusted  with  the 
Gospel  to  endeavor  to  make  it  known  among  all  nations  for  the  obedience  of  faith." 

At  the  beginning  of  the  Student  Volunteer  Movement  in  Mt.  Hermon,  Massachusetts,  July  18,  1886, 
there  were  251  students  present,  representing  87  colleges.  Dr.  William  Ashmore  of  China  gave  the  following 
challenge:  "Show,  if  you  can,  why  you  should  not  obey  the  last  command  from  Jesus  Christ." 

The  burden  of  proof,  you  see,  rests  with  you.  Each  individual  Christian  must  present  to  the  Lord 
sufficient  reason  why  he  cannot  go.  This  requires  much  prayer  and  soul-searching  before  God. 

Last  month  we  listed  in  the  negative  column  reasons  why  a  person  should  not  consider  missionary 
service.  Now  it's  time  to  list  the  positive.  What  are  some  of  the  assets  that,  if  possessed  to  a  reasonable 
degree,  would  indicate  that  a  person  is  cut  out  of  missionary  cloth?  There  are  at  least  nine  fibers  that  make 
up  the  warp  and  woof  of  that  cloth.  If  a  person,  honestly  appraising  himself  before  the  Lord,  can  say  that 
the  following  are  woven  into  his  life,  then  there  is  strong  evidence  that  a  missionary  career  is  God's  will  for 
his  life. 


1 


I  believe  I  am  called  to  the  ministry,  and 
would  have  to  say  as  does  the  Apostle  Paul  in  I  Co- 
rinthians 9:16:  "For  necessity  is  laid  upon  me;  yes, 
woe  is  unto  me,  if  I  preach  not  the  Gospel." 

Whether  there  is  such  a  thing  as  a  special  call  to 
missions  is  questioned  by  many.  Certainly  one  should 
not  expect  that  God  calls  a  man  to  the  ministry  in  a 
way  different  from  calling  men  to  missionary  service. 
The  call  is  to  the  ministry,  not  to  a  particular  place. 
There  are  other  factors  that  must  be  considered  in 
order  to  discover  what  part  of  the  earth,  and  among 
what  group  of  people,  one  can  effectively  minister. 
Hudson  Taylor  said,  concerning  the  call:  "A  mission- 
ary who  is  not  clear  on  this  point  will  at  times  be 
almost  at  the  mercy  of  the  great  enemy.  When  diffi- 
culties arise,  when  in  danger  or  sickness,  he  will  be 
tempted  to  raise  the  question  which  should  have  been 
settled  before  he  left  his  native  land,  'Am  I  not  in  the 
wrong  place?'  " 

That  the  call  is  to  the  ministry  and  not  to  a  place 
is  borne  out  in  the  lives  of  several  of  God's  choice 
missionaries.  Livingstone  thought  first  of  China;  he 
went  to  Africa.  Judson  was  headed  for  India;  when 


permission  was  not  granted  to  enter  that  land,  he 
entered  the  open  door  of  Burma.  Studd  served  as  a 
missionary  to  China,  but  he  finished  his  career  as  a 
missionary  to  Africa. 


2 


My  health  is  good  and  will  enable  me  to 
maintain  an  active  ministry  in  the  area  of  the  world 
where  I  will  work. 

The  demands  placed  upon  today's  missionary  are 
such  that  he  needs  a  robust  body.  There  are  too  few 
missionaries  to  do  ail  that  needs  to  be  done;  thus, 
those  few  on  the  field  must  at  times  push  themselves 
beyond  normal  limits.  This,  along  with  the  rigors,  in 
some  areas,  of  climate,  available  food,  and  shortage  of 
medical  services  make  health  an  important  factor. 


3 


The  leaders  of  my  local  church  approve  and 
encourage  my  missionary  service  (Acts  13:1-3). 

Other  Christians  should  recognize  that  you  have 
the  spiritual  gifts  needed  for  a  career  in  missions. 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


4 


'  I  have  the  ability  to  learn  the  language  of  the 
country  where  I  will  work. 

A  missionary  must  be  able  to  communicate  well. 
The  only  way  this  can  happen  is  through  the  language 
of  those  to  whom  he  ministers.  Thus,  it  is  imperative 
that  he  learn  that  language  well.  I  Corinthians 
14:11— "Therefore  if  I  know  not  the  meaning  of  the 
voice,  I  shall  be  unto  him  that  speaketh  a  barbarian, 
and  he  that  speaketh  shall  be  a  barbarian  unto  me." 

5 

I^^F  •  My  educational  preparation  meets  (will  meet) 
the  requirements  of  the  mission  board  under  whom  I 
will  se've 

Today's  missionary  goes  to  a  world  far  better  ed- 
ucated than  was  previously  the  case.  In  order  to  carry 
on  a  sustaining  ministry,  he  will  need  adequate  prepa- 
ration. 


8 


6 


1 1  am  a  dependable  person. 
The  importance  of  the  work,  the  large  sums  re- 
quired to  prepare  and  send  a  missionary,  plus  the  fact 
that  a  missionary's  time  is  usually  not  supervised  by 
anyone  other  than  himself,  demands  dependability. 
He  dare  not  be  lazy,  incompetent,  or  one  who  gives 
up  easily. 


7 


Emotionally  I  am  mature. 
Missionaries  are  needed  who  are  not  easily  of- 
fended and  who  do  not  lose  their  tempers.  Working 
with  fellow  missionaries  and  the  national  church  can 
be  trying  at  times.  Spiritual  and  emotional  maturity 
are  needed  in  large  measures. 


I  possess  the  spiritual  aifts  needed  in  a  cross- 
cultural  linguistic  ministry. 

There  are  those  who  feel  that  there  is  a  missionary 
gift  and  that  this  gift  enables  people  to  adjust  and  feel 
comfortable  in  a  culture  different  from  their  own. 


9 


My  motives  for  wanting  to  be  a  missionary 
are  Biblically  oriented. 

Love  of  adventure,  desire  to  improve  oneself  by 
learning  another  language,  or  feeling  that  one  must 
engage  in  missions  as  a  self-discipline  and  self- 
punishment  in  order  to  gain  religious  merit,  or  to 
think  that  one  engages  in  missions  just  to  tell  people 
of  the  world  that  they  are  already  children  of  God 
and  thus  saved— these  are  not  only  unworthy  motives, 
they  are  wrong  motives.  Man  because  of  sin  is  alien- 
ated from  God;  his  only  hope  is  in  Jesus  Christ,  and 
until  he  accepts  God's  solution  for  the  sin  problem, 
he  is  lost.  This  then  is  the  motive  for  missions  (I  I  Cor. 
5:8). 

A  missionary  statesman  of  the  nineteenth  century, 
Rufus  Anderson,  stated  it  succinctly:  "Nothing  but 
the  grand  object  of  reconciling  men  to  God  with  a 
view  to  their  eternal  salvation,  and  the  happiness  and 
glory  thus  resulting  to  Christ's  kingdom,  will  call  any 
considerable  number  of  missionaries  into  the  foreign 
field  and  keep  them  cheerfully  there." 

Many  Christians  are  able  to  list  not  only  these 
nine,  but  other  assets  as  well  in  the  positive  column. 
There  is  no  lack  of  qualified  Christians  for  missionary 
service— only  a  shortage  of  obedient  Christians.  # 


Perhaps  some  heard  the  small  still  voice . . . 


Last  Sunday  afternoon,  for  the  first 
time  in  my  20  years  in  Africa,  I  went 
into  the  midst  of  a  heathen  dance.  I 
approached  with  caution.  As  I  drew 
near,  some  of  the  fringes  moved  away. 
I  observed  for  quite  some  time.  Finally 
I  stepped  up  and  put  a  hand  on  one  of 
the  drums.  The  beating  stopped.  It 
took  the  marimba  player  a  few 
seconds  to  come  to  a  halt  but  very 
shortly  all  was  quiet.  And  I  mean 
quiet.  I  had  prepared  no  speech  for 
such  an  occasion  but  suddenly  I  had 
an  audience.  What  would  I  say? 

The  Lord  directed.  I  told  them  I 
had  come  to  their  village  for  a  week  of 
classes  with  the  OTN— Christian 
women.  To  teach  God's  Word.  Then  I 


told  them  of  God's  great  love  for 
them— yes,  for  everyone,  including  the 
most  devilish  of  the  dancers.  They 
could  have  real  joy  (for  which  they 
were  seeking),  plus  peace,  and  all  the 
rest  of  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  as  set 
forth  in  Galatians  5:22  and  23,  includ- 
ing the  last  in  the  series,  "power  to 
control  the  desires  of  the  flesh."  In  the 
course  of  my  short  message  I  quoted 
John  3:16  and  some  in  the  crowd 
quoted  it  with  me.  Yes,  most  of  these 
people  have  heard  the  Gospel  but 
many  have  rejected  Christ  and  are  on 
the  road  to  eternal  damnation.  They 
know  it  but  don't  seem  to  care.  But 
maybe  they  do. 

Shortly  after  I  left  I  had  opportuni- 


ty to  speak  with  the  most  sensual  of 
the  dancers.  She  had  a  tiny  baby  in  her 
arms.  My  heart  cried  out  for  her.  As  I 
spoke  with  her,  another  congregation 
gathered  around.  I  learned  later  that 
this  woman  was  a  member  of  one  of 
the  village  churches,  but  not  one  that 
preaches  the  good  news  of  salvation 
through  faith  in  Jesus  Christ. 

I  strolled  on  down  the  road  to  see 
some  road  machinery  (Caterpillar) 
which  had  just  arrived.  When  I  re- 
turned, the  dance  scene  had  disap- 
peared and  for  the  rest  of  the  evening 
the  entire  village  was  quiet.  Oh,  so 
quiet!  Perhaps  some  heard  the  small 
still  voice  of  the  Spirit  of  God.  I  hope 
so.  — Rosella  Cochran  # 


AUGUST  1,  1976 


Anew  concept  originating  in  the  Central  Africa  Republic  - 

Precinct  Evangelism 


By  Vergil  Gerber  with  Don  Hocking 


(FMS  editor's  note:  Dr.  Vergil  Gerber,  executive 
director  of  ElVIIS  [Evangelical  Missions  Information 
Service]  based  in  Wheaton,  Illinois,  was  in  tiie  Central 
African  Republic  for  an  Evangelism/Church  Growth 
Workshop  held  on  the  campus  of  the  soon-to-open 
graduate  level  Bangui  Evangelical  School  of  Theology 
in  March  of  this  year.) 

The  Castors  Church,  the  largest  Grace  Brethren 
Church  in  the  capital  city  of  Bangui,  provides  a 
unique  model  for  evangelistic  study  which  might  well 
be  "exported"  cross-culturally  from  the  Central 
African  Republic  and  adapted  to  almost  any  other 
area  of  the  world  including  North  America.  It  origi- 
nated not  with  a  western  missionary  but  with  an 
African  pastor.  He  called  \t  PRECINCT  EVANGEL- 
ISM. A  term  which  might  well  be  added  to  other 
successful  contemporary  methods  like  Explosion 
Evangelism,  New  Life  For  All,  In-Depth  Evangelism, 
Saturation  Evangelism,  Coffee  House  Evangelism  and 
Industrial  Evangelism. 

Here's  how  it  all  started,  as  I  got  it  from  mission- 
ary Don  Hocking. 

HISTORICAL   BACKGROUND 

Precinct  Evangelism  is  the  creative  brain  child  of 
Rev.  Noel  Gaiwaka.  His  church— the  Castors  Church 
of  Bangui— has  had  a  remarkable  history  of  slow  but 
steady  growth.  Soon  after  its  birth  in  1954  the 
church  recognized  the  necessity  as  well  as  the  validity 
of  adopting  an  optimum  growth  limit.  Both  pastor 
and  people  believed  from  the  start  in  the  Biblical 
pattern  and  time-proven  principle  of  "divide  and 
multiply." 

The  first  daughter  church  was  born  three  years 
later.  Thereafter,  each  time  the  church  reached  its 
optimum  limit  a  new  church  was  started.  By  1972  the 
church  had  added  seven  children  to  its  family  with  a 
combined  attendance  of  5,000— an  average  annual  net 
increase  of  267  for  the  first  18  years  of  her  history. 

Then  in  1972  a  remarkable  upturn  took  place  in 
the  growth  pattern  of  the  Castors  Church  family. 
During  the  next  three  years  four  more  daughter 
churches  were  started  in  the  city  and  the  combined 
Sunday  morning  attendance  shot  up  to  over  8,000— a 
net  increase  for  the  last  three  years  of  1,000  per  year. 
This  was  almost  four  times  the  average  annual  net 
increase  for  the  previous  18  years. 

Why  this  sudden  upturn?  Hocking  unhesitantly 
attributes  it  to  "precinct  evangelism." 

The  idea  germinated  in  Pastor  Gaiwaka's  heart  dur- 
ing   a    period    when    the    growth    of    the    Brethren 


churches  in  the  Central  African  Republic  had  come  to 
an  almost  complete  standstill.  From  1969-1972  mis- 
sion-church tensions  were  running  high.  Serious  divi- 
sions existed  in  the  denomination.  Then  in  the  midst 
of  this  period  of  misunderstanding  and  problems,  a 
nationwide  united  evangelistic  campaign  was 
launched  during  1970  and  1971  with  five  evangelical 
denominations  cooperating. 

Although  several  of  the  groups  reaped  significant 
gains  from  the  campaign,  actually  little  or  no  lasting 
fruit  was  evidenced  by  most  of  the  churches  of  the 
Brethren  denomination.  The  reasons  seemed  obvious: 
first,  the  spiritual  condition  of  the  churches  due  to 
existing  tensions.  And,  second,  failure  to  incorporate 
adequate  ioWow-through  (not  follow-up)  into  the 
planning,  preparations,  and  procedures  of  the  cam- 
paign. 

In  1968  the  Brethren  constituency  had  reached  a 
peak  of  60,000.  During  the  tensions  of  the  next  four 
years,  however,  no  statistical  reports  were  given  and 
none  were  available.  When  the  problems  were  finally 
resolved  at  the  1972  General  Conference  and  statisti- 
cal gathering  was  again  resumed,  the  denomination 
showed  a  gain  of  zero  in  the  last  four  years.  The  new 
total  was  exactly  what  it  had  been  in  1968:  60,000. 

The  result  of  the  national  campaign  among  the 
Brethren  churches,  however,  was  not  altogether 
counter  productive.  Two  major  campaign  emphases 
had  a  very  healthy  effect  upon  both  the  denomi- 
nation as  a  whole  and  upon  the  Castors  Church  in 
particular,  even  though  Pastor  Gaiwaka  himself  did 
not  participate. 

One  of  the  campaign  strengths  was  its  emphasis  on 
man-to-man  evangelism.  Another  was  its  emphasis 
upon  the  use  of  culturally  relevant  literature  as  an 
effective  evangelistic  tool.  Both  required  thorough  in- 
volvement and  thorough  training  of  all  members. 


"A  nationwide  united  evan 
gelistic  campaign  was 
launched." 


As  Don  Hocking  analyzed  it:  a  big  campaign  like 
this  can  be  a  substitute  or  a  stimulant  in  getting  the 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


church  involved  in  the  task  of  evangelism.  And  for 
Gaiwaka  the  national  campaign  was  a  tremendous 
stimulant.  Although  he  had  not  been  involved  in  the 
campaign,  he  began  to  see  it  in  an  unlimited  evangel- 
istic potential  of  mobilizing  and  motivating  people  to 
win  others  to  Christ  and  to  bring  them  into  the  fel- 
lowship of  the  church. 

By  placing  an  effective  tool  in  their  hands  and 
teaching  them  how  to  use  it,  and  by  discipling  them 
in  the  art  of  one-to-one  evangelism,  Gaiwaka  dis- 
covered a  new  spiritual  atomic  energy.  If  properly 
harnessed  this  could  result  in  an  evangelistic  ex- 
plosion in  his  own  church  and  in  the  evangelization  of 
an  entire  city  for  Christ. 

"For  years,"  he  testified  in  the  recent  Evangelism/ 
Church  Growth  Workshop  held  in  March,  "I  thought 
the  work  of  the  ministry,  and  particularly  of  evangel- 
ism, was  the  work  of  the  pastor.  But  my  whole  focus 
has  changed.  As  was  made  so  clear  from  Ephesians 
4:1 1-12,  it's  the  work  of  the  entire  church.  My  job  is 
to  equip  them  to  evangelize  by  example  and  by  pre- 
cept." 

It  was  this  change  in  focus  growing  out  of  the 
national  evangelism  campaign  strategy  which  was  the 
turning  point.  But  the  change  in  focus  encompassed 
more  than  simply  motivating  and  mobilizing  his 
people,  or  discipling  them  to  evangelize.  Gaiwaka 
realized  it  would  require  careful  and  prayerful  plan- 
ning. 

First,  he  set  his  sights  on  reaching  the  entire  city 
for  Christ.  His  observations  of  the  recent  campaign 
led  him  to  believe  that  the  most  effective  way  to  do 
this  was  on  a  man-to-man  basis  of  discipleship.  This, 
in  turn,  required  the  recruitment  and  training  of  his 
entire  membership. 

Second,  he  realized  that  this  could  not  be  done  all 
at  once  in  a  one-time  mass  evangelistic  rally.  In  order 
to  achieve  his  goal,  it  had  to  be  accomplished  by  the 
church  itself,  not  a  visiting  evangelist.  Nor  even  the 


pastor.  But  the  people-all  of  them  systematically  in- 
volved in  winning  the  city  for  Christ.  And  it  had  to  be 
done  step- by-step. 

The  city  of  Bangui  is  divided  administratively  into 
clearly  defined  sections  called  cartlers,  or  precincts. 
Why  not  capitalize  on  these  predetermined  bounda- 
ries,  he   thought,  and  organize  our  evangelistic  out- 


"  My  job  is  to  equip  them  to 
evangelize  by  example 
and  by  precept." 


reach  around  the  already  existing  precincts  of  the 
city? 

Third,  Gaiwaka  realized  that  long-range  New  Tes- 
tament evangelism  must  result  in  both  relating  con- 
verts to  existing  congregations  and  in  giving  birth  to 
new  congregations.  Otherwise  the  evangelistic  task 
falls  short  of  its  objective.  The  precinct  strategy  pro- 
vided a  natural  setting  for  achieving  this  twofold  pur- 
pose. He  must  build  on  the  nucleus  of  members  in 
each  precinct.  He  must  disciple  them  in  order  to  dis- 
ciple others  in  their  immediate  neighborhoods.  And 
he  must  help  both  communicants  and  converts  to 
understand  their  God-given  relationships  and  respon- 
sibility to  the  fledgling  daughter  congregation  in  their 
own  precinct.  The  planting  of  congregations  must  be- 
come a  focal  point  in  the  evangelistic  process. 

At  the  invitation  of  Pastor  Gaiwaka,  Hocking  him- 
self participated  in  one  of  the  Precinct  Campaigns.  He 


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while  some  wouM  ptant 
and  others  wrould  water, 
God  would  certainly 
oive  the  increase." 


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tfie  nwiBlry,  and  par- 

ticudarfy  of  enange- 

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of  the  pastor." 


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of  evansefisn,  aH  of  the  Christians 

dwing  the  week, 

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and  in 


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prafcr,  and  in  encouragement  'ft'om  the  Word.  Ir>- 
formatty.  they  shared  around  a  cup  of  coffee  or  s  soft 
cfc-ink,  they  enji^ed  makab  (a  type  of  dou^inur)  and 
fruit  and  they  broke  bread  tuytha  much  as  dU  the 
New  Testament  Christians.  They  experienced  a  near 
sense  of  belonpng  to  each  other  a«l  to  Christ  and  to 
i-fis  Oiuxh  in  their  precinct. 

6l  It  encomfBStBd  a  kMrnf^ange  pmgnai  cf  fa 
up  and  cantniitY.   ^aA 
became  a  port  of  prearranged  I 

lecoyifzed  that  'accepting  Christ^ 
i  a  part  of  Ms  viable  Body-HB  local 
of  belieMrs.  /^  they  '^adiy  recencd  *e 
Word,"  th^  were  liifHireif*  and  'addterT  id  Ae 
new  cuiMpe^iion.  And  they  ooncincd  in  "aeacMn^ 
9id  -fc  ■uw Jiiir  and  "outreaih'  a^  "Ae  LonI 
fMJitPri  to  the  c  -  T'  1^  ; . :'  3s  AohM  be  istte^ 
(Acts  2:4V47) 

The  plan  hsc ---;:_:; :   -.\\^. 

*The  prertf  r  -  -  -  t:   :      :  ;       ;  ■     -^  :  -     -^re  "t 
easy  to  organize  ;  i.;-;;  :-  t- 

♦There  were  memiErs  or  -i_--;  -;;     ;•;:;-_:- 
Inring  in  practicafly  al  cr  ~T : ;  :  T      ;  : 
ing  a  nudeus  fo 
«*f  the  CTTt    —  ? 
nuclei. 

*Tn&  ;-t:  -: 

or 
to  the 


And  they  have  ... 
to  wiUfca!.  and  :  ; ;  : 
knew. 

:  who  five  in  these  sec^c '; 
<fei  jjii't  wttMn  tte  context  :~ 
enoe  and  ■■fiviilmi  Bfe  sty  e    ~~ 
the  backhoiKi  of  evangefistic  hartesi. 


♦The 
prorided  an 
merit,   h:  made  it  |i*»^Jf  f : 
know  when  one  phase  of  thf 
been  oompielBd  and  another  : 
d9|r  the  Castors  oongre^'  : ' 
progress  whidi  had  bee; — ^zr 
total  taMugtfaticti-  -; 
lied  «Dr  a  week  of  f 
in  that  dslrict  we-f 
had  a  vi^  rale  in  tf^  . 


lyl.Tatma^ 


off  Ae  city  «•- 


THE  RESULTS 


First,  it  has  resi^ 
bevs  ■aralvQd  in 


-We  have  lowed  Moridng  tnlii  die  chadnen„" 
Don  Milter  and  the  "monlcey"  he  used  in  his 

pr2S&nt3ti(X)  to  1J^  children 


By  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Donaid  MiHer 


L 


One  of  the  Greatest 


It's  May  18.  In  three  days  we  will 
be  t^ng  a  plane  from  Philadelphia, 
another  to  New  York,  arxl  still  another 
3t  Parts  before  we  finally  land  in  the 
place  where  we  expect  to  stay  for 
severe  years.  Because  we  have  just 
firnshed  a  furlough  we  look  forv^'ard  to 
the  field  of  Africa  and  backward  to 
furlough  act'rvitJes.  Pieflecting  upon 
these,  we  realize  we  have  had  one  of 
our  greatest  furlou^. 

We  remember  its  beginning.  As  vire 
sat  in  the  plane  vrerting  to  land  at  New 
York,  it  seemed  our  arrival  would  not 
be  too  exciting,  for  our  daughter 
would  not  be  there  to  greet  us  as  she 
had  on  past  furlough,  little  did  vye 
know! 

In  the  watting  room  at  the  airport  a 
figure  came  running  towirard  Lois  and 
grabbed  her  saying,  "Mom!"  Lois  first 
thought,  "Oops,  someone  has  the 
wrong  mom!"  But  it  was  our  daughter, 
and  when  Lois  went  to  tell  Don, 
"Barbara's  here,"  his  answer  was, 
"Barbara  w(ho?"  Yes,  Barbara  had 
flown  from  California  to  be  there  to 
greet  us.  Thus  our  furlough's  beginning 
was  perfect! 

We  took  a  long-dreamed-of  trip  into 
the  New  England  states  and  Quebec, 
Canada.  We  took  it  together.  What  a 
monderful  word— together.  We  talked, 
shared,  helped,  and  did  things  to- 
gether—trying to  catch  up.  This  is  one 
of  the  reasons  why  missionaries  come 


for  furlough— to  be  writh  loved  ones. 

The  second  half  of  our  furlough 
was  filled  to  the  brim  with  deputation. 
This  is  another  reason  why  mission- 
aries come  for  furlough.  Meetings  in 
churches,  meetings  in  homes,  dinners 
in  homes,  carry-in  dinners  in  churches, 
meetings  in  schools,  and  individual 
contacts.  These  can  be  summarized 
hurriedly  on  paper— but  what  a  lot  of 
nrvseting  people,  talking  to  them,  talk- 
ing with  them,  and  listening  to  them 
was  involved.  We  go  back  to  the  field 
knowing  people  so  much  better  and  so 
much  more  able  to  f>ray  for  their  in- 
dividual needs. 

We  have  loved  working  with  the 
children.  They  are  so  original— nothing 
hidden,  nothing  artificial.  They 
vrarrted  to  know.  What  searching  ques- 
tions they  asked.  We  recorded  many  of 
them  to  take  back  to  Africa  so  that  we 
could  answer  their  questions  pictorial- 
ly.  They  wanted  to  help.  Because  of 
the  generosity  of  children's  Sunday 
School  classes,  helpful  visual  aids  are 
now  on  their  way  to  Africa. 

We  listened  to  and  shared  with 
young  jjeople  who  are  very  concerned 
about  the  will  of  God  for  their  lives.  It 
has  been  thrilling  to  us  to  see  how 
young  people  walk  so  naturally  v/ith 
their  Lord  They  told  us  of  irKidents 
of  His  leading  in  their  lives,  and  we 
affirmed  this  with  how  He  had  so  defi- 
nitely led  us  plan  by  plan. 


Meeting  w'rth  home  Bible  study 
groups,  and  hearing  about  them  from 
their  excited  teachers,  vw  felt  how 
they  were  helping  people  come  to 
know  the  Lord  and  His  Word.  A 
simple  yet  deep  sharing  of  joys,  prob- 
lems, and  needs,  and  a  finding  of  the 
answers.  A  wanting  to  hear  how  God 
was  working  in  the  lives  of  others 
around  the  world. 

Hospitality  in  the  homes  is  another 
whole  chapiter  in  our  deputation.  We 
were  made  to  feel  very  much  at 
home— which  is  so  important  to  a 
traveler.  And  in  these  homes  we  be- 
came acquainted  with  individual  lives 
and  could  share  dear  down  to  the 
roots. 

When  we  went  into  each  church  the 
Lord  strengthened  us  anew  and  rechal- 
lenged  us,  for  we  found  such  warm 
friendliness  and  genuine  interest,  and  a 
lot  of  love  for  the  Lord  and  His  work. 
What  a  great  group  of  people  is  the 
family  of  God! 

Every  Christian's  business  is  to  be 
involved  with  people— to  reach  out 
into  their  lives.  As  Christ's  servants,  we 
were  enriched  and  fulfilled  this  fur- 
lou^  because  of  being  able  to  do  this 
over  and  over.  This  too  is  our  business 
on  the  field  in  Africa.  We  go  back  to 
continued  involvement  with  others. 
How  can  we  miss  v/ith  such  terrific 
support  behind  us.  Thank  you  each 
and  every  one.  And  keep  praying!  9^ 


10 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


Our  Loss  Is 

Heaven's 
Gain 

Ivan  Francis  Mooni^v. 
June  3,  1912- Junes,  1976 

IFMS  editor's  iiore:  Mr.  Ivan  Moi>- 
niaw.  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees of  the  Foreign  iMissionary  Society 
since  I960,  was  called  instantly  into 
the  presence  of  the  Lord  as  the  result 
of  a  traffic  accident  this  ixist  June  8. 
The  following  material  was  excerpted 
from  the  printed  folder  distributed  at 
the  memorial  senice  for  Mr.  Mooniaw 
at  the  First  Brethren  Church.  Wooster. 
Ohio,  on  June  10.) 

The  city  of  God  has  a  fine  new  resi- 
dent. The  family  of  God  above  has 
welcomed  another  member  into  that 
wonderful  heavenh  fellowship.  Ivan 
Moomaw  is  with  liis  Lord  and  loved 
ones  in  the  glory.  In  a  moment,  Ivan 
was  "absent  from  the  body  and  pres- 
ent with  the  Lord." 

From  birth  to  death  Ivan  was  a  very 
active  man  in  his  beloved  church,  in 
his  neigiiborhood  and  community,  as  a 
missionary  ambassador  to  many  lands, 
and  with  his  famUv  and  friends  in  their 
home.  His  parents  were  Charles  C.  and 
Alma  C.  Trwndh  Moomaw.  They, 
along  with  his  stepmother.  Blai\che, 
went  to  be  with  the  Lord  earlier. 
Tliese  parents  g-ave  liim  a  good  life,  in- 
cluding vocational  training  on  the 
farm,  normal  \outhful  schooling  in 
Green  Township  schools,  and  addi- 
tional education  at  Manchester  Col- 
lege. He  pursued  his  education  further 
witJi  sjiecial  courses  and  conventions 


in  keeping  with  his  work. 

Tlielma  Kraus  and  Ivan  MDomav\ 
were  high  school  classmates,  an  asso- 
ciation tliat  grew  into  courtship  and 
marriage  on  June  7,  1933.  His  birth- 
day and  their  torty -third  wedding  :ui- 
niversary  were  happily  remembered  in 
a  recent  visit  with  relatives  and  friends 
in  the  South-tv  pical  of  tlie  happv  re- 
lationsliips  of  this  family  which  in- 
cludes a  son,  Galen,  and  a  daugliter, 
Marjorie  (BuritT).  The  Moomaws  have 
lived  in  Wayne  County  and  have  en- 
tered into  the  community  Hfe  through 
atTiliations  and  service  with  the  Ruri- 
tans,  the  Kiwanis,  the  Fami  Bureau 
Cooperative  Board,  Green  Township 
School  Board,  and  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors of  the  Smithville  Bank.  In  the 
course  of  his  many  years  of  aftiliation 
with  tlie  above,  he  served  in  a  nimiber 
of  administrative  capacities.  Ivan  vv-as 
not  a  man  just  to  "belong";  he  w"as 
always  an  "active"  nn'mber  wherever 
he  chose  to  serve.  He  was  a  leader  in 
the  Ohio  Potato  Growers  .Association. 

Mr.  MtHMuaw's  greater  contribution 
to  his  fellow  men  came  in  the  area  of 
his  spiritual  dedication.  His  member- 
sltip  at  the  First  Brethren  Church, 
dating  from  November  11,  I'^Sl.  has 
been  "as  unto  the  Lord."  He  has 
served  his  Master  through  his  church  as 
Bible  School  Su^x-rintendent  (,23 
years),  as  a  faithful  member  of  the 


church  choir,  as  a  valued  member  of 
die  otlicial  board,  and  in  numerous 
other  administrative  positions. 

The  service  of  Ivan  witli  the  For- 
eign Missionary  Societv  of  the  Bretlb 
ren  Church  over  a  period  of  many 
years  has  been  rewarding,  both  to  the 
missionary  ministry  of  the  Society,  to 
the  many  missionaries  who  have 
sliared  hospitality  in  liis  home,  and  to 
the  overall  tiiltlllment  of  the  Great 
Commission  to  take  the  Gospel  unto 
the  whole  world.  He  and  Tltelnia  had 
visited  all  nine  of  the  Brethren  foreign 
fields,  have  been  friends  of  the  mis- 
sionaries, and  have  assisted  them  with 
wise  counsel,  generous  support,  and 
much  love. 

Other  members  of  this  close-knit 
family  are  Ivan's  sister,  Mrs.  D.  W. 
Sliow-alter.  Dalton.  Ohio;  Galen's  wile, 
Evie,  and  their  children,  Jackie, 
Tinmw,  and  Randy;  Marjorie's  hus- 
band, Charles  BuritT,  and  their  chil- 
dren, Melissa  and  Jeff.  ^ 


.Mr.  Moomaw's  faithful  presence  at 
biMird  meetings  and  his  wise  amnsel  as 
a  member  of  the  fx>ard  will  he  »>«'/»• 
missed  in  the  future.  The  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society  is  grateful  fv  his  as- 
sistance through  the  ytvrs  and  will 
revere  his  memorv. 


AUGUST  1,  1976 


11 


iimmary 

■ 1    iL.-,     C....nnnlir--il    Or  dee     /\cci-u-iatii-iri         ' ^ 


From  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches  and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


•Simi,  Calif.  Norman  Schrock  has  been  on  the  staff  at 
the  Simi  Community  Brethren  Church  as  associate  pas- 
tor heading  up  Christian  Education  and  Outreach  Pro- 
grams, but  it  wasn't  until  recently  that  he  became  an 
ordained  elder  in  the  Brethren  Church.  Officiating  at  the 
ordination  service  were  Pastor  Lynn  Schrock  (Norman's 
father),  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  San  Diego,  Calif.; 
and  Rev.  Merton  Lambert  (Norman's  father-in-law),  as- 
sociate pastor.  First  Brethren  Church,  Whittier,  Calif. 
Others  who  participated  in  the  service  were  John  Gillis, 
Richard  DeArmey,  Philip  Teran,  Tom  Eckhardt,  Ted 
Franchino,  Chris  Dorn  and  Ed  Osborne. 

At  the  reception  held  at  the  conclusion  of  the  ordi- 
nation the  Schrocks  were  presented  a  large  loaf  of 
French  bread,  hollowed  out  and  stuffed  with  dollar  bills. 
There  was  an  admonition  that  "Man  does  not  live  by 
bread  alone." 


•  Important  notice  for  Grace  students.  The  College 
Bookstore  will  have  a  new  credit  policy  effective  with 
the  beginning  of  the  fall  semester.  Master  Charge  and 
BankAmericard  will  be  the  only  forms  of  credit  granted 
to  both  seminary  and  college  students.  This  new  policy 
will  permit  savings  on  books  that  were  not  possible 
under  the  former  credit  arrangement.  Details  of  the  new 
policy  are  in  the  mail  to  all  students. 

•  Osceola,  Ind.  Paul  Mutchler,  from  Columbus,  Ohio,  re- 
cently began  his  duties  as  minister  of  youth  and  music  at 
Bethel  Brethren.  Mr.  Mutchler  is  enrolled  at  Grace  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  but  before  moving  to  Indiana,  he  was 
minister  of  youth  at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Colum- 
bus, Ohio. 

•  Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First).  The  first  annual  commence- 
ment of  Western  Schools  of  Church  Growth  was  held 
June  20  at  the  First  Brethren  Church.  Three  students 
graduated  from  the  Bible  Institute  Program;  seven  stu- 
dents received  master's  degrees  from  the  graduate 
school;  and  two  men  received  their  doctor's  degrees.  In 
addition  to  an  honorary  degree  for  the  commencement 
speaker,  Rev.  John  F.  MacArthur  (the  national  confer- 
ence speaker),  the  school  also  bestowed  an  honorary  de- 
gree on  Rev.  Charles  A.  Beatty,  minister  of  evangelism  at 
First  Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach.  Those  associated 
with  Grace  Brethren  among  the  graduates  were:  Donald 
Hoeffner,  Bachelor  of  Theology;  Glen  Chandler,  Master 
of  Arts  in  Church  Growth;  Roy  Halberg,  Master  of  Arts 
in  Biblical  Studies;  Edward  Price,  Master  of  Arts  in  Bibli- 
cal Studies;  Roy  Roberts,  Doctor  of  Religious  Educa- 
tion; David  Seifert,  Doctor  of  Ministry;  Charles  Beatty, 
Doctor  of  Divinity  (honorary). 

•Dallas  Center,  Iowa  Carlton  Fuller,  pastor  of  the  First 
Brethren  Church,  resigned  effective  May  23.  Future 
plans  are  open  as  the  Lord  leads. 

•  Extra  copies  available.  Each  church  has  received  copies 
of  the  new  BMH  Books  pubhcation,  My  Favorite  Reflec- 
tions by  Herald  editor  Charles  W.  Turner.  These  books 
are  to  be  given  to  persons  who  contribute  $5  or  more  to 
the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co.  during  1976.  How- 
ever, some  may  desire  extra  copies  for  gifts  and  they  are 
available  at  $1.75  each.  Order  from;  Brethren  Missionary 
Herald  Co.,  P.O.  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 
Enclose  your  check  or  money  order  and  BMH  pays  all 
postage  costs. 

•  Goleta,  CaUf.  The  resignation  of  Pastor  Dale  Hostetler 
was  accepted  with  regrets  by  the  congregation.  His  fu- 
ture plans  are  as  God  directs. 


12 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


Reports  and  comments  about  success  m  Christian  Education  from  the  Christian 
Education  Department,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590  Howard  Mayes, 
director;  James  Long,  assistant  to  the  director. 


Overhead  Frogs. 
Creative  Learning, 
and  Howard  Mayes 


By  James  Long 

Assistant  to  the  Director 


The  overhead  projector  sitting  on  the  organ  bench 
looked  lil<e  a  giant  single-eyed  frog  resting  on  a  mahog- 
any lilly  pad.  It  gazed  intently  at  the  tall  white  screen. 

Yes,  it  looked  very  much  like  a  frog.  A  frog 
watching  television.  But  frogs  do  not  watch  television, 
nor  do  they  have  quartz  bulbs  and  air-cooling  fans. 

To  the  people  at  this  rural  church,  arriving  early 
for  Sunday  School  and  unaccustomed  to  such  audio- 
visual display,  it  was  a  strange  sight,  indeed.  And  it 
suggested  a  most  unconventional  Sunday  morning. 

Things  would  not  be  "down  to  par." 

"Our  speaker  this  morning  is  from  Winona  Lake." 


A  glowing,  well  intentioned  introduction. 

As  the  Sunday  School  superintendent  spoke,  he 
seemed  swallowed  up  in  the  yawning  pulpit.  The 
furniture  appeared  unnecessarily  auspicious  for  such  a 
homely  gathering. 

After  the  kind  introduction,  the  guest  speaker  slid 
off  the  front  pew  and  began  flipping  through  his 
overhead  transparencies. 

He  was  smiling. 

"It's  so  good  to  be  here  this  morning!" 

The  congregation  expected  that. 

But  much  of  what  followed  was  a  total  surprise. 


AUGUST  1,  1976 


13 


He  called  their  attention  to  a  familiar  incident 
in  the  Gospels,  the  feeding  of  the  5,000.  The  congre- 
gation watched  intently  as  the  details  of  the  outline 
were  filled  in  on  transparencies  and  winked  onto  the 
tall  screen  by  his  single-eyed  companion. 

Suddenly  he  was  dividing  the  100-member  congre- 
gation into  groups  for  Bible  study.  Some  reading  from 
Matthew,  others  from  Mark,  still  others  from  Luke  or 
John. 

They  began  studying. 

And  before  they  had  time  to  get  bored  he  was 
walking  up  and  down  the  church  aisles  with  a  cassette 
tape  recorder  in  his  right  hand  and  the  mike  in  his  left. 
Peering  out  of  the  coat  pocket  of  his  pin  striped 
polyester  suit  was  a  small,  yellow  tag.  It  said,  "WGAL." 

He  was  "interviewing"  people. 

"Hello.  I'm  a  reporter  with  radio  station  WGAL— 
'The  Voice  of  Galilee.'  I  understand  some  very  unusual 
things  have  been  happening  here  this  afternoon.  Would 
you  care  to  comment  on  them?  What  did  you  see?" 


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He  was  speaking  to  a  lady  who  had  been  reading  in 
Matthew.  She  responded  with  a  detail  mentioned  only 
in  John's  Gospel. 

"No,  you  didn't  see  that,"  he  was  saying.  "You 
can  only  report  what  you  discovered  from  reading 
Matthew's  account." 
The  people  laughed. 
And  learned. 

Later  he  distributed  postcards. 
"Write  home  to  your  relatives  about  your  vacation 
at  Beautiful  Galilee  by  the  Sea." 

"Dear  Ma:  The  strangest  thing  happened  while  on 
vacation.  You  won't  believe  this,  but .  .  ." 

The  speaker  was  Rev.  Howard  Mayes,  for  the  past 
five  years  the  executive  director  of  the  Brethren 
Christian  Education  Department.  His  passion  has  been 
the  encouragement  of  creative,  enjoyable  learning.  It's 
good  that  he  did  not  just  lecture  against  lecture. 

This  was  one  of  the  135  Brethren  churches  that  he 
has  ministered  to  in  the  past  five  years.  And  now  after 
logging  approximately— very  approximately,  perhaps, 
but  approximately— 200,000  miles  jaunting  off  to 
Brethren  churches,  Howard  is  settling  down  to  a  new 
ministry. 

Before  all  the  dust  settles  I  wanted  to  write  and 
express  appreciation  for  some  of  the  good  things  he  has 
led  our  department  into  in  the  past  five  years. 

Good  things .  .  .  like  an  enlarged  staff.  He  came 
to  the  department  in  1971.  Since  he  was  unfortunately 
,  outnumbered  with  all  these  secretaries,  he  hired  me  in 
1972.  (I  think  he  wanted  help  out-voting  the  females 
on  vital  questions  like,  "Where  do  we  have  our 
Christmas    party  this  year?")  Our  current  youth 
ministries  man.  Rev.  Ed  Lewis,  came  in  1973. 
And  SMM  merged  with  CED  last  year,  creating 
the  position,  director  of  girls  ministries. 
Dottie  Franks  has  helped  a  lot  in  that  area. 
When  I  joined  the  staff,  I  barely  had 
time  to  unpack  my  books  before  the  de- 
partment moved.  "We're  coming  up  in 
the  world,"  I  thought  to  myself,  as  arm- 
load after  armload  of  "stuff"  (I  can  think 
of  no  better  word)  was  carried  out  of  the 
basement  of  the  Herald   Building,  up- 
stairs to  our  new  offices. 
Ah,  room  to  breathe. 
And  grow. 

During  his  first  three  years  with  CED, 
Howard  directed   National   Youth  Con- 
ference. "Jesus  ...  Bridge  Over  Troubled 
Waters!"  "We've  Only  Just  Begun,"  and 
"Reborn  Free!" 


14 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


Vintage  years. 

If  I  may  call  them  "vintage." 

And,  by  the  way,  a  fine  foundation  for  Ed  to 
capably  build  upon  ("Take  Me  to  Your  Leader,"  "Up, 
Up  and  Away!"  and  this  year's  "Celebrate  the  Son!"). 

And  the  annual  Christian  Education  Convention  .  .  . 
In  1972  and  again  in  '73  Howard  introduced  The  Inter- 
national Center  for  Learning  (to  the  initiate:  "ICL") 
to  the  Brethren  Church.  A  first-time  introduction  for 
some.  That  same  "ICL  philosophy"  has  become  the 
core  of  much  that  the  department  has  attempted  to  do 
In  the  past  few  years. 

The  Seminars  in  Sunday  School  Learning,  for 
instance  .  .  .  Both  the  Learning  Seminars  and  the 
Seminars  in  Youth  Ministry  have  brought  some  helpful 
input  to  Brethren  churches.  The  essential  elements  of 
these  seminars  have  appeared  in  print  in  "The  Switch- 
board" section  of  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald 
magazine  (pages  purchased  by  our  department).  They 
have  been  reprinted  in  monograph  form  with  wide 
distribution  in  the  Brethren  churches,  and  at  Grace 
College,  Grace  Seminary,  Dallas  Seminary,  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Bible,  and,  interestingly,  to  the 
ICL  staff. 

There  are  other  items  worthy  of  note  .  .  .  The 
increased  financial  assistance  to  the  department— it  has 
more  than  doubled  in  five  years.  (Do  we  thank  Howard 
for  that?  Or  youl  Perhaps  both.)  And  computer- 
evaluated  Sunday  School  reports— Programmed 
Statistical  Analysis  (PSA)  .  .  .  There's  important  data 


to  add  to  the  list.  And  the  TIME  Program  (Training  In 
Missionary  Endeavor)  and /4c'ceA;f  magazine  (circulation 
of  over  9,000)  have  both  made  substantial  strides  in  the 
past  five  years. 

But  something  else  arrests  my  attention  .  .  . 

Part  of  the  "mandate"  of  Conference  to  the 
Christian  Education  Department  is  the  encouragement 
and  assistance  in  the  establishment  of  Christian  day 
schools. 

A  few  years  ago  the  Lakeland  Christian  Academy 
was  established  here  in  our  area.  It  is  a  Christian  junior 
and  senior  high  school. 

Howard  encouraged. 

Howard  assisted. 

He  was,  in  fact,  instrumental  in  the  school's 
establishment. 

And  now,  with  LCA  beginning  its  third  year  of 
operation,  Howard  is  leaving  the  Christian  Education 
Department  to  encourage  and  assist  more  directly  as 
the  school's  full-time  administrator. 

It's  not  a  sprawling  campus— though  there  is 
adequate  space  for  growth. 

Nor  is  it  a  mammoth  student  body— but  an  enroll- 
ment of  a  hundred  students  isn't  bad  for  a  new  school. 

It  is  a  new  challenge.  And  a  big  one.  (Howard 
seems  to  like  that.) 

And  making  "school-type  learning"  creative  and 
enjoyable  is  a  challenge  of  queasy  proportions. 

Howard,  more  power  to  you,  brother! 

Oh  yes  .  .  .  I  should  also  mention,  we  now  have 
three  overheads! 


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Roy  D.  Haiberg 

Waterloo,  Iowa 

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Jim  H.  Earnest 

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Marvin  Lowery. 

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Lee  Dice 

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♦  Average  attendance  of  all  reporting  Sun- 
day Schools'-June  1975-161;  June 
1976-157 

♦  Growth  index  based  on  172  reporting 
churches:!  |       | 

June    1976   wceklv    average   allendance- 
26.847  ,1 

June    1976   weekly    average   attwdance- 
26.982 

Net  Gain  in  reporting  otnlrches- 1 35  per- 1 
sons  or  up  ,5  percent 

♦Summary 
81    churches  registered  increases  totaling— 

1,542 
88    churches    registered    losses    to^ling- 

1,407 
Largest    numerical    increase-Long   Beach, 

Calif.  (First!  il 

Largest    percentage    increase-Aiken,   S.C. 

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f  The  larger  the  number  of  reporting 
Ehurches.  the  more  accurately  these  figures 
will  represent  the  church  growth  picture  of 
the  NFBC  We  urge  the  total  support  of  the 
churches  of  the  NFBC  in  this  computer- 
evaluated  church  growth  analysis  which  is 
provided  free  of  charge  to  churches  of  the 
Fellowship  by  the  Christian  Education  De- 
partment 


AUGUST  1,  1976 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


Turning  Point 


By  Karen  Boeder 

IWMC  editor's  note:  Karen  is  an  active  member  of  the  Lehigh  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  in  Bethlehem,  Pennsylvania.) 

A  friend  was  the  cause  of  the  most  radical  turning  point  in  my  life.  This  friend  is 
rich  beyond  description,  anything  a  person  could  possibly  want  is  His,  including  the  universe 
itself.  He  enjoys  the  admiration  of  those  who  love  Him.  Where  He  is  there  is  no  injustice,  no 
loneliness,  no  hatred;  only  the  awe-inspiring  glory  and  brightness  of  absolute,  untarnished  per- 
fection. He  is  powerful  beyond  the  dreams  of  any  mortal.  The  universe  continues  in  its  order  or 
could  explode  into  chaos  by  only  the  exercise  of  His  will  and  the  speaking  of  a  word. 

All  the  attributes  of  this  person  could  be  enough  to  cause  a  radical  change,  and  yet  it  was  His 
death  that  brought  it  about.  You  may  wonder,  justifiably,  how  such  a  powerful  person  could  die. 
The  answer  is— He  chose  to  do  so. 

For  a  space  of  what  to  us  is  time,  for  He  knows  no  such  limitation.  He  held  in  submission  to  a 
human  body  the  overwhelming  power  and  glory  that  is  His.  He  walked  among  fallen  creatures  in 
an  imperfect  world  for  the  purpose  of  raising  them  to  the  perfection  that  had  been  theirs. 

Despite  His  love  and  goodness  there  were  those  who  hated  Him  and  refused  to  acknowledge 
His  authority  and  power  as  God,  even  though  He  was  the  almighty,  all-powerful,  incarnate 
creator  of  all. 

At  the  time  appointed  He  gave  Himself  up  to  the  power  of  men.  They  mocked  Him,  spit  on 
Him,  beat  Him  with  reeds  and  whips;  then  led  Him  to  the  place  of  execution  where  with  mallets 
they  drove  spikes  through  His  hands  and  feet.  Again  they  mocked  Him:  "He  trusted  in  God"; 
they  said,  "let  him  deliver  him  now."  Little  did  they  know  that  one  word  from  Him  could  have 
brought  twelve  legions  of  angels  to  destroy  these  fallen  creatures  of  His.  The  word  was  never 
spoken.  Christ  chose  to  die. 

Why  should  His  death  cause  such  a  radical  change  in  my  life?  Because  He  died  for  me,  to  make 
me  able  to  meet  His  standards,  something  no  one  can  do  for  himself.  With  Him  on  that  cross  were 
all  my  failures,  disobediences,  all  my  sins  and  those  of  all  men.  This  love  and  forgiveness  is  for  all 
those  who  want  to  accept  Him.  By  His  death  He  destroyed  the  power  of  evil,  and  by  His 
resurrection  He  destroyed  the  power  of  death.  Yes,  by  His  life,  because  no  power  anywhere  could 
prevent  the  resurrection  of  the  creator  of  life. 

He  chose  to  die  this  death  for  me,  thereby  offering  to  me  the  gift  of  a  new  life.  By  the  leading 
of  His  Spirit  I  chose  to  accept,  and  found  true  freedom  in  submission  to  my  God  and  creator. 

He  once  said,  "You  shall  know  the  truth  and  the  truth  shall  make  you  free."  Free!  Free  from 
all  insecurity,  fear  and  striving  in  life.  Where  life  was  once  a  groping  in  terror  of  the  blackness  of 
despair,  where  the  vacuum  of  lostness  ate  up  all  identity,  where  masses  of  people  brought  fear  of 
loss  of  humanity;  into  this  boiling  mass  of  fear  and  despair  He  brought  His  light. 

There  is  no  longer  any  need  to  squeeze  into  each  moment  whatever  happiness  can  be  dregged 
up  to  search  for  meaning  in  life.  Each  moment  is  itself  filled  with  joy  and  meaning  because  He 
exists.  The  valleys  are  no  longer  black  and  even  the  shadows  are  cast  because  of  the  brightness  of 
His  glory. 

The  length  or  brevity  of  life  on  this  planet  is  not  important,  only  the  extent  to  which  it  is 
given  over  to  the  God  and  Creator  of  all.  Death  holds  no  terror.  Paul  wrote  that  death  is 
swallowed  up  in  victory  when  the  mortal  puts  on  immortality. 

There  are  two  choices  and  each  one  must  decide  personally  whether  to  accept  or  reject  God's 
love  and  forgiveness.  My  turning  point  was  acceptance.  # 

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An  Open  Letter  to  the  Lord 

By  Mrs.  William  Walker 

Dear  Lord, 

What  a  great  day  it  was  when  You  entered  my  life!  You  walked  along  beside  me  for  a  long,  long  time 
before  I  really  invited  You  in.  In  fact,  I  didn't  even  know  You  were  there. 

I  was  walking  merrily  down  the  road  to— well.  You  know  where— and  didn't  even  know  it.  Satan's  really 
clever,  isn't  he?  It  is  easy  for  him  to  talk  us  into  believing  one  religion  is  as  good  as  another,  that  as  long  as 
we  do  our  best  to  live  a  good  life  and  we're  kind  and  honest,  and  don't  rob  or  kill  anyone,  or  anything  like 
that,  that  someday  when  we  die  God  will  let  us  into  His  heaven.  After  all,  isn't  He  a  loving  God;  He  knows 
we  can't  be  perfect.  He's  sure  to  forgive  us  when  we  do  just  "little"  wrong  things.  He  wouldn't  be  so  cruel 
as  to  send  a  good  man  to  hell,  just  because  he  insisted  on  doing  things  opposite  from  the  way  the  Lord  says 
they  ought  to  be  done.  After  all,  we  do  our  very  best.  How  could  He  expect  more? 

I  listened  to  him.  Lord,  for  a  long  time.  It  wasn't  hard  at  all  to  join  a  church.  All  I  had  to  do  was  say  the 
right  words,  stand  still  while  I  was  sprinkled  with  water,  and  accept  the  fact  that  I  was  baptized.  Then  I  was 
a  member  and  could  be  married  in  that  church. 

I  attended  the  Christian  Science  church.  Lord;  but  thanks  for  taking  me  away  from  there,  for  they  teach 
a  gospel  far  different  from  the  true  one  You  give  us  in  Your  Word.  We  are  so  gullible,  aren't  we,  to  be  taken 
in  like  this?  No  wonder  You  call  us  "sheep." 

Satan  surely  had  me  fooled.  I  really  thought  I  was  a  Christian.  My  husband  thought  I  was,  tool  And  even 
my  father-in-law,  who  has  been  a  faithful  shepherd  of  one  of  your  flocks  for  many  years,  was  deceived. 

I  was  baptized  in  the  Baptist  church,  soon  after  I  was  married.  I  remember  going  forward.  You  knew 
what  I  was  thinking  to  myself,  didn't  You,  Lord?  I  said  to  myself,  "Now,  I  am  just  going  forward  to 
transfer  my  membership.  After  all,  haven't  I  always  believed  that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God?— that  He  died  on 
the  cross  and  that  He  arose  the  third  day?  Well,  of  course!"  So,  why  get  all  excited?  I  merely  answered  the 
questions  the  same  way  everybody  else  had  answered  previously,  and  I  became  a  Baptist  church  member.  I 
served  You  well  there.  Lord,  and  had  myself  believing  everything  was  all  right  between  us. 

When  we  moved  to  Orrville,  Ohio,  where  my  husband  began  his  year  of  internship,  we  went  forward  and 
became  baptized  members  of  another  church.  It  was  getting  to  be  an  old  story  then.  You  were  with  me, 
Lord,  but  I  think  that  by  this  time  You  were  getting  a  bit  disturbed  by  my  falseness,  and  You  really  let  me 
have  it. 

You  permitted  that  terrible  automobile  accident  to  occur,  which  brought  me  within  inches  of  death's 
door.  And  oh  my,  did  I  ever  suffer— for  months  and  months!  Six  months  in  casts.  But  You  were  gracious! 
You  brought  me  through  it,  and  tried  several  times  to  reach  me  but  I  wouldn't  listen,  would  I?  Oh,  I 
thanked  You  over  and  over  for  the  way  in  which  You  blessed  me  and  my  family  after  that  accident,  but  I 
was  not  thankful  enough  to  put  an  end  to  the  deception.  But  You  won't  be  mocked,  will  You,  Lord?  At 
least,  not  for  long. 

We  moved  to  the  small  town  of  Rittman,  Ohio,  where  we  set  up  our  medical  practice  and  began 
attending  the  First  Brethren  Church.  You  began  to  stir  up  some  interest  within  me  for  Bible  study  classes 
which  the  pastor  of  the  church  himself  was  teaching,  and  I  began  attending.  What  You  said  there,  Lord, 
made  sense.  You  really  worked  on  me  through  Your  Word,  and  one  night  after  class  I  asked  the  pastor  if  I 
might  have  a  word  with  him  in  his  study. 

We  had  been  studying  the  Book  of  Romans  and  it  had  suddenly  dawned  on  me  that  to  believe  a  fact 
wasn't  enough.  I  had  to  personally  believe  that  that  fact  affected  me  as  an  individual  and  that  I  ought  to  be 
seeing  some  changes  in  myself.  My  attitude  and  actions  were  no  different  than  they'd  ever  been  (Rom.  6). 
Maybe  I  wasn't  saved  after  all. 

I  said,  "Pastor,  I'm  not  sure  I'm  saved."  And  he  replied:  "Well,  if  you're  not  sure,  then  let's  make  sure!" 
So  we  did,  and  I  was.  From  that  night  on  I  knew  I  belonged  to  the  Lord. 

What  a  good  time  I  had  studying  Your  Word  after  that.  I  never  could  get  enough  of  it.  (I  still  can't, 
really!)  Things  I  never  saw  before  were  right  there  on  pages  I  had  read  many  times.  You  had  opened  my 
eyes  and  my  ears  to  understanding. 

However,  I  was  still  a  small  child,  spiritually,  and  needed  a  lot  of  discipline.  I  was  still  prone  to  doing 
things  my  own  way,  forgetting  or  ignoring  the  fact  that  I  ought  to  be  taking  my  orders  from  You.  Lord, 
when  You  spank.  You  really  spank  hard.  And  I  should  have  learned  much  more  quickly  who  was  to  be 

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boss,  but,  Lord,  You  know  how  stubborn  I  am.  And  I  was  so  used  to  having  my  own  way. 

How  I  thank  You,  Lord,  that  You  didn't  give  up  on  me.  That  one  day  You  really  pulled  the  rug  out 
from  under  me.  It  was  as  if  You  said,  "Now,  see  here!  The  time  has  come  for  you  to  make  another  decision. 
Are  you  going  to  give  Me  My  rightful  place  in  your  life,  or  are  you  going  to  continue  to  make  a  mess  of  it?" 
Oh,  You  made  me  feel  so  guilty.  I  had  invited  You  into  my  life,  and  then  I  had  turned  around  and  tied 
Your  hands  behind  Your  back.  Well,  I  could  see  very  quickly  that  I  wasn't  handling  things  very  well.  In 
fact,  not  very  well  at  all,  and  it  was  far  from  being  the  kind  of  life  that  I  know  in  my  heart  You  wanted  it 
to  be!  I  was  so  ashamed!  You  called  my  husband  on  the  carpet  at  the  same  time,  and  we  both  knelt  down 
before  You,  Lord,  and  put  You  in  the  driver's  seat.  Right  then  and  there! 

Oh,  my,  did  You  ever  drive  fast!  We  had  to  grab  hold  with  both  hands  and  hang  on  tight. 

What  exciting  times  You  had  in  store  for  us,  Lord.  We  barely  got  settled  in  one  spot  until  You  had  us  up 
and  moving  to  another. 

You've  brought  us  to  the  place  where  You  want  us  to  work.  Lord,  and  it  was  a  mighty  rough  trip 
through  language  study  and  all,  but  we  made  it.  It  is  so  good  to  know  that  You  are  in  charge  and  that  You 
have  put  us  on  the  path  You  had  planned  for  us  all  along.  If  we  had  been  more  cooperative.  You  would 
have  brought  us  here  a  long  time  ago,  wouldn't  You? 

I  want  to  thank  You,  Lord,  for  this  trip  that  you  started  us  on  over  eight  years  ago.  It's  been  great.  Oh, 
and  by  the  way.  Lord,  thanks  for  inviting  the  Masons  to  come  along.  You  just  take  care  of  every  little 
detail! 

In  this  year  of  1976,  we  wonder  what  exciting  things  You  have  in  store.  Keep  us  on  the  path,  Lord.  But, 
if  we  should  chance  to  stray,  please  don't  spank  so  hard.  Isn't  there  an  easier  way  to  learn  obedience?  I 
guess  there  would  be  if  we  would  be  more  cooperative,  but  some  of  us  are  really  hard  to  break,  aren't  we? 
Nevertheless,  Lord,  thank  You  for  being  so  gracious,  and  so  patient,  and  so  kind.  May  Your  perfect  will  and 
purpose  continue  to  be  accomplished  in  us  and  through  us  as  we  seek  to  serve  You  at  Boguila  Medical 
Center.  Bless  our  loved  ones  at  home,  and  may  your  faithful  servants  in  C.A.R.,  and  throughout  our 
homeland,  bear  much  fruit  for  Your  glory. 

We  are  waiting  with  eager  anticipation  for  Your  return  visit,  but  please  help  us  to  reach  them  all,  all 
those  whom  You  have  planned  for  us  to  reach  before  it's  too  late!  Don't  let  us  miss  a  single  one. 

Then,  help  us  to  teach  them  through  Your  Word  how  to  live  this  new  life  You  have  given  them  so  that 
they  can  grow  up  and  mature  spiritually.  May  they  one  day  be  able  to  take  our  place  in  ministering  to  the 
needs  of  their  people.  Help  us  to  equip  them  well  for  the  battle  ahead.  Keep  them  on  the  path  You  have 
prepared  for  each  one  of  them,  as  you  have  done  and  are  doing  for  us,  for  it's  a  rough  one.  They  will  fall 
sometimes,  just  as  we  do;  but  Lord,  take  them  by  the  hand  and  lift  them  up  again  and  keep  them  going. 
That  is  my  earnest  prayer. 

Make  us  one.  Lord,  in  Your  service,  as  we  are  one  in  Your  Spirit.  Till  we  meet  again  on  that  appointed 
day,  I  remain 

Your  faithful,  devoted  follower, 
Donna  Walker 

(FMS  Editor's  note:  Dr.  and  Mrs.  William  Walker  are  missionaries  to  the  Central  African  Republic,  alternating  two-year 
terms  with  Dr.  and  l\/lrs.  Harold  Mason.  The  Walkers  are  now  in  the  United  States,  living  in  Warsaw,  Indiana.) 


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What  About  Yoors? 


Is  your  mission  chest  a  glorified  garage  sale? 

Do  you  l<eep  lovely,  worthwhile,  useful  items  in  good  supply? 

Missionaries  include  men,  women,  and  children-it's  nice  when  all  have  a  good 

selection  to  choose  from. 

How  about  keeping  some  paper  sacks,  bags,  pokes  or  whatever  you  call  them,  right 

in  the  chest  so  those  small  and  personal  items  can  easily  be  carried. 


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Rev.  George  A.  Johnson     October  5 

Timothy  Roy  Burk October  8,  1958 

Mrs.  Bill  A.  Burk    October  18 

EUROPE 

Jacqueline  Sue  JuUen    October  19,  1964 

MEXICO 

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Jonathan  Paul  Dowdy October  12,  1962 

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Dear 
Editor 


DYou  finally  did  it! 

As  I  read  the  book  on  Galatians  I  find 
myself  with  hands  in  the  air.  After  the 
words  fly  out  I  realize  I  have  muttered  sen- 
tences such  as  "Oh,  Lord  help  us"— "I  don't 
understand  it";  "I'll  never  make  it  with  the 
lesson  Sunday— even  with  Jim  Long's 
helps." 

The  closest  I  ever  got  to  a  foreign  lan- 
guage was  Pig  Latin  and  with  all  this  Hebrew 
and  two  kinds  of  Greek  (I  think  that's  what 
it  said),  it's  the  literal  end. 

No    personal    offense   to   the   author— I 
admire  him  and  his  mind,  but  I  am  a  Plain 
Jane  teacher. 
With  love,  Indiana 

Dear  Plain  Jane, 

Thanks  so  much  for  your  letter  and  your 
response  to  the  studies  in  Galatians.  I  under- 
stand your  problems  and  I  am  sympathetic. 
Your  suggestions  are  being  heard. 

1.  Galatians  is  a  hard  book  to  study. 
There  are  many  points  of  emphasis  that  can 
only  be  understood  by  some  technical  refer- 
ences. It  is  possible  to  ignore  the  text  and 
take  off  on  a  flight  out  of  contact  with  the 
text,  but  that  is  not  Bible  study. 

2.  The  last  time  the  Brethren  studied 
Galatians  they  also  studied  Ephesians,  Phi- 
lippians  and  Colossians  in  the  same  quarter. 
So  there  is  some  improvement. 

3.  We  do  try  to  mix  more  difficult  study 
material  with  devotional  material  in  our 
overall  planning.  Proverbs  was  strictly  a 
devotional  study  which  preceded  the  more 
difficult  Galatians. 

4.  There  is  a  need  to  know  Galatians  be- 
cause we  are  called  Grace  Brethren  and  our 
history  and  background  rest  on  the  argu- 
ments of  this  book. 

5.  Promise  to  you  and  others  that  we 
will  cut  down  on  the  foreign  language  and 
include  only  that  which  would  be  usable  to 
the  lay  person.  In  fact  several  of  our  books 
in  the  future  will  be  in  two  editions,  one  for 
the  study  guide  series  for  Sunday  School  use 
and  the  other  for  more  technically  oriented 
persons. 

Again  thanks  for  writing  and  we  know 
there  are  hundreds  of  Plain  Jane  teachers 
out  there  and  we  at  the  Herald  Co.  want  to 
minister  and  meet  the  needs  of  all  our 
people. 
Love,  CWT 

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Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


Playing  Tic-Tac-To 
with  "ehicl^en  Little 
and  Losing 


The  whole  idea  of  playing  Tic-Tac- 
Toe  with  a  chicken  is  so  ridiculous 
that  I  feel  a  little  embarrassed  to  talk 
about  it .  . .  but  I  will.  It  all  happened 
this  way.  While  attending  Christian 
Booksellers  Conference  at  Atlantic 
City  in  early  July,  I  walked  the  Board- 
walk. Maybe  more  times  than  I  would 
like  to  admit.  If  you  have  ever  been  to 
Atlantic  City,  you  already  know  of  the 
hundreds  of  places  available  for  you  to 
waste  your  money.  All  of  the  old 
county  fair  games  are  there  and  a 
thousand  others  besides.  The  games  of 
chance  and  the  cheap  souvenirs  are  in 
booth  after  booth.  Many  years  ago  I 
learned  there  is  no  way  to  win  those 
obviously  "easy"  games. 

But ...  I  found  a  new  way  to  kiss 
my  money  goodbye.  Playing  Tic- 
Tac-Toe  with  a  real  live  chicken!  Here 
she  was  in  a  glass  box  with  a  window 
and  on  the  right  side  was  an  electric 
Tic-Tac-Toe  board.  For  a  quarter  you 
could  actually  play  the  game  with  the 
chicken.  Drop  in  a  quarter,  the  game 
would  light  up  and  "Chicken  Little" 
would  make  the  first  choice.  Then 
your  turn  and  then  back  to  Chicken 
Little,  and  then  you  suddenly  found 
out  you  lost  or  at  best  tied  with  that 
dumb  chicken.  Game  after  game 
Chicken  Little  never  lost,  and  the 
crowd  would  laugh  at  the  poor  human 
opponents.  While  I  was  watching  and 
becoming  more  engrossed  with  the 
happenings,  a  lady  stepped  up  beside 
me  and  commented  on  how  cruel  the 
whole  thing  was.  Using  a  chicken  that 
way!  I  asked  her  how  recently  she  had 


By  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


enjoyed  a  chicken  dinner  and  if  she 
had  been  cruel  to  that  chicken.  She 
did  not  appreciate  my  humor  at  all. 

You  guessed  it— I  had  to  try  to  beat 
the  chicken.  So  I  dropped  in  my  quar- 
ter and  punched  the  buttons.  After 
five  movements  the  lights  went  on 
"Chicken  Wins,"  and  everybody  had 
his  laugh  at  me.  Of  course  there  was 
a  trick  to  it  all,  the  game  was  pro- 
grammed so  at  the  punch  of  the  but- 
tons corn  would  fall  in  the  proper  slot 
and  the  choice  of  the  chicken  was  not 
an  act  of  wisdom  as  much  as  it  was  a 
free  lunch.  (At  least  this  is  what  I  like 
to  think  was  happening,  and  the  chick- 
en was  not  as  smart  as  she  seemed.)  In 
fact,  I  knew  I  was  not  going  to  win 
even  before  I  started,  for  the  elec- 
tronic brain  was  running  the  show  and 
not  Bird  Brain.  But  it  was  fun  and  I 
could  see  an  editorial  in  it  all.  An  edi- 
torial for  a  quarter  is  cheap  when  you 
have  to  write  so  many. 

To  me  there  is  a  moral  to  the  story. 
I  knew  I  would  not  win  before  I 
started,  but  is  not  this  the  way  it  is  in 
so  many  cases?  Why  do  we  as  human 
beings  go  against  that  which  we  know 
we  cannot  win?  But  we  do  it  anyway. 
Everyone  who  rebels  against  God 
knows  that  he  or  she  will  not  win  in 
the  final  process,  but  it  seems  one  is 
determined  to  see  if  he  will  be  the  one 
exception  to  the  rule.  Countless  indi- 
viduals have  discovered  when  they  op- 


pose God,  it  is  impossible  to  win  be- 
cause they  are  disobeying  the  revela- 
tion of  Scripture. 

Why  does  a  gal  marry  an  unbe- 
liever? She  tells  herself  she  will  be  the 
one  to  reform  him.  The  difficulty  is 
she  goes  into  the  union  with  two 
strikes  against  her  because  God  told 
her  not  to  do  it  in  the  first  place.  Why 
does  the  person  hold  back  talents  from 
God  when  God  says  to  use  them  for 
His  glory?  The  talents  will  some  day 
be  useless  as  far  as  eternity  is  con- 
cerned if  they  are  given  for  earthly 
use. 

What  about  the  person  who  knows 
he  needs  God  in  his  life  as  Lord  and 
Saviour?  This  person  has  heard  about 
God  and  knows  that  without  Him 
there  is  no  hope  for  time  nor  hope  for 
eternity,  but  he  goes  right  ahead  and 
rejects  the  grace  of  God  and  the  per- 
son of  Jesus  Christ.  He  knows  he  will 
lose,  but  he  lays  caution  and  good 
sense  aside  and  reaps  the  reward  at  the 
Judgment  Seat  of  Christ. 

There  are  many  illustrations  of 
those  who  have  knowledge,  yet  who 
willingly  go  ahead  and  lose  in  the  game 
of  life.  Just  as  the  Chicken  Little  Tic- 
Tac-Toe  game  was  rigged  and  the  illu- 
sion of  a  smart  chicken  in  the  box  was 
a  phoney,  so  are  the  many  illusions  that 
Satan  gives  to  make  people  think  they 
can  win.  They  drop  their  quarter  in 
the  box  and  play  the  game  and  walk 
away  with  the  laughter  of  people  in 
their  ears.  They  lost— and  they  knew 
it— but  they  went  ahead  anyway.  A 
moral  to  the  story  ....  Yes,   indeed! 


AUGUST  15,  1976 


Dedication!  a  word  that  sums  up 
the  dreams  of  years  past,  the  realities 
of  the  present,  and  the  expectations  of 
the  future.  Dedication!  an  important, 
vital  link  in  the  many  steps  over  the 
years  that  many  lives  have  trod  since 
God  gave  a  burden  and  a  challenge  for 
a  work  in  the  Wrightsville-Columbia 
area. 

The  Susquehanna  Grace  Brethren 
Church  was  begun  as  a  branch  work  of 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Lan- 
caster, Pennsylvania.  Fifteen  people 
were  present  for  the  first  service  on 
the  last  Sunday  in  March  1969. 

The  burden  and  challenge  was  for  a 
testimony  in  an  area  that  now  ap- 
proaches a  population  of  17,000. 
Since  a  definite  site  for  worship  was 
neither  available  nor  determinable  at 
the  commencement  of  the  work  the 
name  of  the  river  which  separates  the 
two  communities,  the  Susquehanna, 
was  added  to  the  name  of  the  church 
to  give  a  sense  of  total  identity  with 
the  communities. 

Eventually  the  work  was  estab- 
lished in  Wrightsville  where  it  grew 
under  the  leadership  of  Pastor  George 
Wilhelm,  who  assumed  the  duties  of 
the  first  full-time  pastor  in  late  1969. 

The  writer  of  the  Proverbs  accurate- 
ly portrayed  both  the  dangers  and  the 
impetus  for  a  going  and  a  growing 
church  when  he  noted,  "Where  there  is 
no  vision,  the  people  perish..." 
(Prov.  29:18).  The  vision  held  by  the 
Brethren  in  Wrightsville  was  for  a 
permanent  site  and  building  which 
would  create  the  atmosphere  and  en- 
hance the  opportunities  of  providing  a 


By  Pastor  Leslie  Nutter 

total  ministry  to  the  people.  The 
vehicles  for  the  vision  were  prayer, 
preparation  of  the  heart,  and  planning. 
The  Lord's  blessings  were  evident  as 
property  became  available  south  of 
Wrightsville  in  an  area  that  has  enjoyed 
growth  and  continues  to  give  promise 
of  further  expansion.   Six  acres  were 


purchased  for  $12,500.  Ground  break- 
ing was  held  June  1,  1975,  and  work 
commenced  on  the  new  building  soon 
thereafter. 

Many  changes  and  additional  chal- 
lenges occurred  in  the  subsequent 
months.  The  church  was  accepted  for 
partial  support  by  The  Brethren  Home 
Missions  Council  for  1976  as  a  non- 
budgeted  mission  point.  The  Brethren 
churches  of  the  Northern  Atlantic  Dis- 
trict held  a  "Wrightsville  Sunday"  to 
provide  additional  financial  support 
for  the  year  of  building  and  transition. 
Pastor  Wilhelm  announced  his  resig- 
nation effective  February  1,  1976,  and 
the  congregation  extended  a  call  to 
Pastor  Leslie  Nutter  who  assumed  the 
pastoral  duties  on  February  22,  1976. 

With  great  joy,  the  first  Sunday 
services  were  held  in  the  completed 
basement  of  the  church  on  April  4. 
Quickly  the  weeks  passed  and  finally 
the  time  arrived  which  would  stir 
many  memories  in  the  hearts  of  those 
who  had  waited  so  long  for  this  bless- 
ing from  heaven.  Days  of  dedication 
were  held  June  1 2  and  13. 

June  12  (Saturday)  was  a  day  of 
praise.  The  word  praise  brought  to  our 
minds  and  hearts  gratitude  to  our  God 
for  His  blessings  and  guidance  over  the 
years,  gratitude  to  Him  for  courage 
and  faith  when  difficulties  clouded  the 
path,  gratitude  to  Him  for  a  building 
which  would  be  truly  "a  lighthouse  on 
the  hill"  reaching  into  the  lives  of 
people  for  Jesus  Christ. 

Sunday  was  the  day  of  dedication. 
Or.  Lester  Pifer  challenged  our  hearts 
with  the  imperatives  that  are  before  us 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


as  a  people  of  God.  There  were  112  in 
attendance.  Rev.  Luke  Kauffman 
brought  the  dedication  message  in  the 
afternoon  and  several  of  the  other  pas- 
tors in  the  district  also  participated  in 
the  service.   Attendance  reached  237. 

This  was  a  day  of  dedication!  Yes,  a 
dedication  of  our  building  to  the  Lord 
our  God  and  for  His  glory,  but  of  per- 
haps greater  significance  it  was  a  per- 
sonal time  of  dedication  on  the  part  of 
the  people  to  faithfulness  to  God.  We 
as  a  congregation  recognize  that  the 
Lord  has  placed  a  stewardship  in  our 
hands.  That  stewardship  demands  the 
desire  to  communicate  the  saving  grace 
of  Jesus  Christ,  reliance  upon  the  Holy 
Spirit  working  through  us,  faithfulness 
in  the  dynamic  of  living  and  teaching 
the  infallible  Word  of  God,  genuine 
Christian  love  for  one  another  and  for 
others,  active  prayerful  and  financial 
support  for  the  outreach  ministries  be- 
yond our  local  communities. 

As  I  looked  into  the  faces  of  our 
people  during  that  dedication  week- 
end, I  sensed  a  recognition  in  their 
hearts  that  the  type  of  work  He  has 
for  Susquehanna  Grace  Brethren 
Church  takes  a  certain  type  of  people 
who  are  willing  to  forgo  the  seeming 
"luxury  of  passive  Christianity."  Much 
work  is  to  be  done.  It  will  be  done 
only  with  His  blessings.  Programs  will 
be  utilized  BUT  the  ultimate  factor  is 
for  God  to  use  His  people  who  are 
willing  to  place  their  lives,  their  time, 
their  finances,  and  their  talents  on  the 
line  for  Jesus  Christ. 

Dedication!  only  a  commencement 
of  the  task  before  us.  Dedication!  to 
our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ  and 
the  proclamation  of  the  Gospel.  That 
is  the  measure  of  the  church  with  His 
blessings  and  our  faithfulness  the  Sus- 
quehanna Grace  Brethren  Church  will 
measure  up  to  the  call  of  the  Master! 


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AUGUST  15,  1976 


Showers  of  Blessings 


By  Pastor  Marion  Thomas 

Anderson,  South  Carolina 


After  a  five-week  dry  spell  in  the 
Carolines  this  spring  came  the  very  wet 
period.  The  showers  were  so  heavy 
that  the  church  building  site  became  a 
field  of  sticky  mud.  How  could  we 
hold  our  ground-breaking  service  on 
that  field?  Only  prayer  was  left. 

The  Lord  was  gracious.  The  week 
before  our  anticipated  service  the  skies 
cleared.  Showers  of  blessing  then  be- 
gan to  fall  in  the  form  of  letters, 
phone  calls,  and  greetings  from  all 
across  the  nation.  Checks  and  gifts 
soon  exceeded  the  $1,000  goal  for  the 
ground-breaking  offering.  Showers  of 
blessing  indeed! 

Then  Sunday,  June  13,  came.  Near- 
ly 60  attended  morning  worship.  Rev. 
William  Byers,  associate  pastor  of  the 
Atlanta  Brethren  church,  gave  a  rous- 
ing gospel  message.  The  weather  was 
hazy  and  warm,  but  no  rain. 

The  McDougald  Funeral  Home  had 
set  up  a  lovely  tent  at  the  ground- 
breaking site  on  Saturday.  Chairs  for 
100  were  placed  in  the  tent  by  the  An- 


derson men,  and  the  piano  was 
brought  in  on  Jack  Broyle's  trailer.  It 
was  a  joy  to  watch  as  all  preparations 
went  so  smoothly. 

The  people  poured  in  from  every- 
where for  the  service,  and  the  tent  was 
soon  filled  and  many  stood  outside. 
Mayor  Darwin  Wright  of  Anderson, 
the  surveyor,  Alvin  Freeman  {who  did 
all  our  surveying  free),  and  Philip 
Thornton,  principal  of  the  Centerville 
School  where  we  have  been  holding 
services,  all  sat  on  the  front  row  to  our 
delight.  All  of  these  men,  sincere  men 
of  God,  gave  the  most  wonderful 
words  of  greeting  and  welcome  to  our 
people. 

Professor  Bruce  Byers  of  the 
French  department  at  Bob  Jones  Uni- 
versity also  gave  a  greeting.  Originally 
from  the  First  Brethren  Church  of 
Johnstown,  Pennsylvania,  Bruce  is  a 
church  trustee  and  a  member  of  our 
building  committee. 

The  men's  quartet  of  the  Atlanta 
church    sang    excellent    numbers    for 


added  showers  of  blessing.  Also  our 
own  teens  provided  good  music. 

Mr.  Joseph  Taylor,  our  construc- 
tion superintendent,  spoke  of  the  way 
God  led  him  into  the  Anderson  build- 
ing program.  Mrs.  Henry  Gilmer,  a 
neighbor  across  the  road  from  the 
church  site,  gave  a  lovely  community 
greeting. 

Pastors  William  Byers,  Donald 
Farner,  Dean  Fetterhoff,  and  Steve 
Taylor  helped  break  ground  at  the 
conclusion  of  the  service.  A  five- 
handled  shovel  furnished  by  Mr. 
Wilton  Hall,  owner  of  station  WAIM  in 
Anderson,  was  used.  The  church  build- 
ing committee.  Pastor  Thomas,  Rick 
Wilson,  Bruce  Byers,  Early  Reed,  and 
Jack  Broyles  tossed  some  Carolina  soil 
high  in  the  air  as  a  symbol  of  our  re- 
joicing. 

Mrs.  Joseph  T.  Templeton  and  Mrs. 
Jack  Broyles,  also  members  of  the 
building  committee,  will  help  direct  in 
color  selection  and  decor  of  the  build- 
ing's interior. 


6 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


These  cooperative  and  able  people 
are  another  part  of  God's  showers  of 
blessing. 

Nearly  70  of  our  people  enjoyed  a 
delicious  chicken  dinner  for  their  eve- 
ning meal  on  this  ground-breaking  day. 
The  fellowship  was  great  as  Brethren 
from  different  areas  became  ac- 
quainted or  had  a  time  of  reunion  with 
friends. 

After  all  the  events  of  the  day  were 
over,  the  building  committee  met  with 
Rev.  Ralph  Hall  of  Brethren  Architec- 
tural Service  to  plan  the  coming  weeks 
of  construction.  During  the  meeting, 
the  rains  returned.  But  we  already  had 
our  showers  of  blessingl^J 


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AUGUST  15,  1976 


Let  Freedom  Ring 


Part  Two 


By  Robert  W.  Thompson 

In  considering  the  chain  of  bondage  that  is  limiting 
the  progress  of  our  churches,  we  discussed  four  links 
in  part  one  of  this  article  (Herald  6/15). 

1.  Our  uncertainty  concerning  the  very  nature  of 
the  church.  We  concentrate  our  emphasis  on  the 
church  universal  and  lack  in  our  involvement  in  the 
local  church. 

2.  Our  devotion  to  the  dollar.  Decisions  are  made 
with  the  bank  balance  in  view  rather  than  the  reser- 
voirs of  heaven. 

3.  Improper  deployment  of  the  troops  through 
confusion  about  qualifications,  maturity,  gifts,  and 
God's  call  to  service. 

4.  Our  traditional  understanding  of  congregational 
government.  Biblical  principles  of  church  leadership 
have  been  abdicated  in  deference  to  the  rule  of  the 
majority. 

Another  chain  of  bondage  that  we  alluded  to  in 
part  one  was  the  confusion  of  evangelism.  Now  we 
want  to  pursue  this  thought  further. 

Some  would  have  us  believe  that  evangelism  is 
taking  place  when  we  live  a  Christ-like  life  before  the 
unsaved.  Yet  others  suggest  that  evangelism  is  accom- 
plished in  the  telling  of  the  Gospel.  In  reality  we  need 
to  come  to  grips  with  the  fact  that  evangelism  may 
include  both  of  these  two  facets  but  is  not  truly  com- 
pleted until  a  person  has  been  fully  persuaded  in  his 
own  heart.  True  evangelism  takes  place  when  people 
become  disciples  and  submit  to  the  authority  and 
leadership  of  the  local  church.  We  have  run  the  gamut 
in  evangelistic  thrusts  from  the  great  emphasis  on 
crusade  evangelism  of  the  '50s  followed  by  what 
canie  to  be  known  as  total  evangelism  or  evangelism 
in  depth  of  the  '60s,  but  there  is  now  a  refreshing 
wind  of  evangelism  blowing  which  is  known  as  body 


evangelism.  This  is  the  normal,  wholesome,  reproduc- 
tive process  that  goes  on  in  a  viable  body  of  believers. 
Our  misunderstanding  on  this  subject  has  caused  us  to 
confuse  the  "gift"  of  evangelism  which  apparently 
belongs  to  but  a  few,  whereas  the  "role"  of  witness  is 
the  responsibility  of  all.  Correcting  this  error  will 
tend  to  lift  the  burden  of  guilt  from  many  dear  saints 
and  provide  opportunity  to  recognize  and  utilize 
those  who  have  been  endowed  from  God  with  this 
special  power  of  soul-winning. 

Another  link  not  to  be  overlooked  in  our  scrutiny 
of  the  chain  is  our  historical  position  on  separation.  A 
good  and  proper  doctrine,  true,  but  one  which  seems 
to  have  led  us  down  three  very  troublesome  avenues. 
Although  known  as  Grace  Brethren,  we  have,  on  oc- 
casion, been  known  to  adopt  a  forensic  tactic  when 
the  end  seems  to  justify  the  means  in  the  area  of 
Christian  conduct.  This  legalistic  approach  to  certain 
patterns  of  conduct  has,  on  occasion,  brought  us  into 
direct  conflict  with  the  Biblical  principle  of  sanctifi- 
cation.  Our  isolationism  has,  too  often,  cut  us  off 
from  our  mission  field.  We  have  failed  to  see  that 
God's  plan  has  been  insulation  rather  than  isolation. 
A  very  real  danger  in  all  of  this  is  an  attitude  of 
spiritual  supremacy  which  places  us  in  the  company 
of  those  whom  the  Lord  parabolized  in  Luke  18.  We 
are  prone  to  thank  God  that  "we  are  not  like  others" 
about  us. 

Among  the  list  of  Brethren  doctrinal  distinctives  is 
the  one  known  as  "non resistance,"  a  commendable 
view  toward  carnal  warfare.  I  suggest,  however,  that 
the  doctrine  of  nonresistance  should  be  enlarged  to 
encompass  the  doctrine  of  "nonresistance  to 
change"!  Woven  into  the  very  warp  and  woof  of  our 
denominational  fabric  is  an  automatic  reaction  to 
change  which  tends  to  make  us  negative.  I  have  ob- 
served that  the  growing  churches  in  America  are  pace- 
setters not  followers!  We  must  rid  ourselves  of  this 
plaguing  rejection  of  change  when  there  is  legitimate 
reasons  for  doing  so.  It  is  possible  to  maintain  our 
spiritual  integrity  and  yet  adjust  to  the  changing 
times  in  which  we  live.  The  very  definition  of  the 
word  disciple  is  learner,  and  learning  presupposes  new 
ideas  and  changes.  Truth,  of  course,  is  not  a  variable 
factor  but  a  closer  look  at  our  history  brings  to  light 
that  much  of  our  resistance  to  change  was  in  the  areas 
of  dress,  methods,  music,  and  so  forth,  none  of 
which,  in  the  final  analysis,  was  essentially  Biblical 
but  more  often  merely  traditional.  The  fact  that  our 
forefathers  believed  or  practiced  certain  things  is  not, 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


of  itself,  sufficient  evidence  to  perpetuate  them.  Per- 
haps we  are  like  Winston  Churchill  who  once  said,  "I 
like  learning— I  hate  being  taught." 

There  is  also  the  annoying  but  nonetheless  real 
deterrent  to  growth  which  link  I  label  as  "resignation 
to  the  mediocre."  Too  many  of  us  have  simply  re- 
signed ourselves  to  what  we  believe  to  be  the  in- 
evitable. We  are  plagued  with  an  appalling  lack  of 
aggressive  desire  to  achieve  great  exploits  for  God. 
Our  own  statistical  reports  bear  witness  against  us  but 
it  just  may  be  that  in  the  continuing  exposure  to  an 
abnormal  condition  we  have  unconsciously  accepted 
it  as  normal.  We  may  have  unwittingly  subscribed  to 
the  philosophy  suggested  by  a  sign  erected  in  a  Volks- 
wagen dealership  which  read,  "Think  Big  and  You're 
Fired."  We  need  instead  to  be  innoculated  with  some 
of  that  magnificent  obsession  which  the  Apostle  Paul 
voiced  in  his  letter  to  the  believers  in  Philippi. 

Lest  our  chain  become  too  long  and  unwieldy  I 
would  hastily  come  to  the  last  link  in  our  considera- 
tion. Of  great  concern  today  in  our  army  for  the  Lord 
is  the  noticeable  absence  of  "giant-killers."  There 
seems  to  be  an  analogous  condition  in  the  church  of 
the  twentieth  century  and  Saul's  army  of  millenniums 
ago.  A  matter  of  sad  record  is  that  in  Saul's  entire 
army  there  was  not  one  "giant-killer."  In  fact,  an 
embarrassing  moment  for  the  entire  army  was  when  a 
little  shepherd  boy  assumed  the  role  and  then  smote 
the  giant  in  the  sight  of  all.  History  reveals  that  that 
boy  later  became  the  king  and  under  his  rule  and 
leadership  giant-killing  became  routine.  The  chroni- 
cled history  of  his  exploits  is  replete  with  the  biog- 


raphies of  mighty  men.  It  seems  to  me  that  a  basic 
principle  is  here  suggested  in  that  we  reproduce  after 
our  own  kind. 

There  is  no  magic,  Houdini-like  trick  which  will 
break  the  chain  that  holds  us  tightly  in  its  grip.  There 
is,  however,  a  way  to  rid  ourselves  of  the  shackles 
that  keeps  us  from  growing.  It  has  been  said  by  others 
that  any  church  can  grow  if  it  is  willing  to  pay  the 
price.  I  believe  this  is  true  and  before  we  see  the 
growth  we  want,  we  must  count  the  cost  and  deter- 
mine if  we  are  fully  prepared  to  face  the  giants  of 
today. 

Our  conviction  must  be  that  of  David  who  said, 
"The  Lord  who  delivered  me  out  of  the  paw  of  the 
lion,  and  out  of  the  paw  of  the  bear,  he  will  deliver 
me  out  of  the  hand  of  this  Philistine.  .  .  .  And  all  this 
assembly  shall  know  that  the  Lord  saveth  not  with 
sword  and  spear:  for  the  battle  is  the  Lord's,  and  he 
will  give  you  into  our  hands"  (I  Sam.  17:37,  47). 


One  of  my  better  decisions . . . 

Investing  BIF 


*  MY  LORD   IS  PLEASED 
WITH  MY  STEWARDSHIP 

*  MY  DEPOSITS  SERVE 
MY  CHURCH 

*  MY   FINANCIAL 
SECURITY   HAS  IMPROVED 

•  MY   INVESTMENT  GIVES 

ME  PEACE  OF  MIND 

•  MY  DEPOSITS  ARE 
HANDLED   PROMPTLY 

•  MY  FUNDS  ARE  AVAIL- 

ABLE ANYTIME 

*  MY  574%  IS  A 
GOOD  RETURN 

WRITE: 

BRETHREN   INVESTMENT   FOUNDATION 

BOX  587,  WINONA   LAKE,  IND.  46590 


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How'si  \^ur 
Love  Life? 


By  Rev.  Kenneth  Teague 

Most  of  us  don't  like  television 
commercials.  We  ignore  them,  laugh  at 
them,  and  argue  with  them.  However, 
on  occasion,  we  are  caught  and  in- 
trigued by  one.  Such  was  the  case,  not 
long  ago,  when  the  lovely  athlete  was 
asked  "How's  your  love  life?"  Her  first 
response  was,  "Wow!  Great!  Tremen- 
dous!" But  when  pressed  a  second 
time  with  the  question,  she  dropped 
her  eyes  toward  the  ground  and  mum- 
bled, "What  love  life?" 

I  have  traveled  among  Brethren 
churches  speaking  on  the  subject  of 
"Love-Life  Relationships."  I  have  dis- 
covered that,  like  the  commercial  men- 
tioned above,  we  respond  quickly  that 
our  love-life  relationship  to  the  Lord 
and  to  one  another  is  great.  But  when 
the  question  is  pressed  more  closely, 
we  stammer  weakly,  "What  love  life?" 

It  is  painful  to  discover  that  the 
greatest  single  ingredient  lacking  in  our 
churches  today  is  love.  Not  the  theol- 
ogy of  love,  but  the  practice  of  love. 
We  lack  that  kind  of  love  that  Jesus 
uses  to  identify  His  disciples.  In  John 
13:34-35  Jesus  said,  "A  new  com- 
mandment I  give  unto  you.  That  ye 
love  one  another;  as  I  have  loved  you, 
that  you  also  love  one  another.  By  this 
shall  all  men  know  that  ye  are  my  dis- 
ciples, if  ye  have  love  one  to  another." 

Notice  some  observations  from 
these  verses  about  our  love. 

It  should  be  sacrificial  and  un- 
merited. Jesus  said,  "As  I  have  loved 
you."  He  loved  us  while  we  were  still 
His  enemies  and  were  most  unlovely. 
"But  God  commendeth  his  love  to- 
ward us,   in  that,  while  we  were  yet 


10 


sinners,  Christ  died  for  us"  (Rom. 
5:8). 

It  may  cost  us  something  to  love 
someone  who  is,  to  us,  very  unlovely. 
Yet  this  is  love  as  Jesus  showed  it. 

Love  should  be  our  badge  of  identi- 
fication. "By  this  shall  all  men  know 
that  ye  are  my  disciples,"  Jesus  said. 

We  are  not  disciples  because  we 
wear  lapel  pins,  crosses,  bumper 
stickers,  quote  Scripture,  sing  hymns, 
attend  meetings,  or  know  theology. 
Jesus  did  not  make  any  of  these  the 
identifying  badge  of  discipleship.  It  is 
our  love  life  that  identifies  our  true 
relationship  with  Jesus  Christ. 

It  is  at  this  point  we  need  revival— a 
revival  of  our  love-life  relationship  to 
Jesus  Christ.  We  speak  strongly  of  our 
love  for  Christ,  but  when  the  question 
is  pressed  home  to  our  hearts,  we 
often  see  that  our  love  is  only  pre- 
tended or  superficially  maintained.  It 
is  starving  to  death  from  lack  of  nour- 
ishment and  exercise. 

We  also  need  a  revival  of  our  love- 
life  relationship  to  other  members  of 
the  Body  of  Christ.  It  is  appalling  to 
see  that  many  who  are  professed  be- 
lievers do  not  love  other  members  of 
the  same  body.  We  fail  to  see  that  the 
health  of  the  Body  depends  upon  the 
health  and  growth  of  each  member  (I 
Cor.  12:12,  26).  The  great  sins  we 
need  to  recognize  and  confess  are  not 
the  bodily  sins  of  the  flesh,  but  those 
sins  of  the  spirit  against  the  unity  of 
the  Body  of  Christ. 

Our  key  to  revival  lies  in  the  area  of 
our  love-life  relationship  to  Christ  and 
to  individual  members  of  the  church. 
When  it  becomes  real,  warm,  and  in- 
viting—others will  catch  it. 

I  have  concluded  that  the  second 
greatest  area  of  need  within  our  Fel- 


lowship is  "the  life."  Jesus  said,  "I  am 
the  way,  the  truth,  and  the  life:  no 
man  cometh  unto  the  Father,  but  by 
me"  (John  14:6). 

Consider  some  observations  on  this 
verse. 

The  way.  We  are  long  and  strong  on 
the  theology  concerning  "the  way." 
Like  Abel  in  Genesis,  we  are  well- 
versed  in  the  proper  way  of  sacrifice. 
We  affirm  it  strongly  that  Jesus  is  "the 
way." 

The  truth.  We  are  correct  in  our 
avowal  of  and  confession  of  the  truth. 
Like  Seth  and  Enos  (Gen.  4:26)  we 
gather  to  worship  Him  who  is  truth. 
We  confess  our  faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

The  life.  Our  weakness  lies  in  the 
area  of  living  "the  life."  Enoch  teaches 
us  what  it  means  to  walk  with  God 
(Gen.  5:23-24).  We  learn  how  God 
wants  to  be  near  His  children,  how  His 
heart  yearns  for  our  fellowship  and 
communion. 

Enoch  walked  with  God.  What  can 
we  learn  from  his  walk? 

He  walked  by  faith.  He  believed 
God,  took  Him  at  His  word,  and  acted 
upon  it.  In  this  way,  he  pleased  God. 
They  were  in  agreement.  They  shared 
and  fellowshiped  as  they  walked  in  the 
light  together. 

He  sensed  the  presence  of  God.  In 
every  aspect  of  his  life,  he  had  fellow- 
ship with  God.  There  were  no  secret 
areas. 

He  made  progress.  When  we  walk, 
we  move  forward.  In  Enoch's  lifetime 
of  365  years,  he  grew  in  spiritual 
maturity.  The  man  that  walks  with 
God  today  will  grow  in  his  likeness  to 
Christ. 

He  walked  the  highway  of  holiness. 
God  always  walks  the  path  of  separa- 
tion from  sin.  To  walk  with  Him,  we 
must  walk  the  road  of  unity,  love, 
truth,  righteousness,  light,  and  wisdom: 
(Eph.  4-5). 

We  know  the  way  as  Abel  did;  we 
know  the  truth  as  Seth  and  Enos  con- 
fessed; but  let  us  strive  harder  to  know 
the  life  that  Enoch  lived— the  life  that 
manifests  the  presence  of  God. 

Only  as  we  develop  the  character  of 
God— God  is  love— will  we  manifest  to 
the  world  that  we  are  His  disciples.  We 
may  know  theology,  have  faith  to 
move  mountains,  understand  all 
prophecies,  but  if  we  do  not  have  love, 
we  are  nothing.  ■ 

BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


Rev.  and  Mrs.  Doyle  Miller 

Doyle  Millers 

to  Direct 

Jewish  Ministry 


Rev.  and  Mrs.  Doyle  Miller  from  the  First  Brethren 
Church  of  Wooster,  Ohio,  have  felt  the  call  of  God  to 
join  the  Brethren  Messianic  Testimony.  This  evangel- 
istic outreach  to  Jews  is  sponsored  by  The  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council. 

With  headquarters  in  the  missionary  residence,  the 
Millers  will  minister  to  the  highly  concentrated  Jew- 
ish population  of  the  Fairfax  District  of  Los  Angeles. 

Feeling  God's  leading  to  reach  Jewish  people  while 
on  a  trip  to  the  Holy  Land,  the  MiUers  yielded  their 
Uves  for  service  upon  their  return  home. 

However,  many  obstacles  loomed  ahead.  A  grow- 
ing service  station  would  have  to  be  sold.  Ricky,  their 
mentally  retarded  son,  was  confined  to  the  care  of  an 
institution.  A  theological  education  and  specialized 
Jewish  training  meant  years  of  waiting. 

Step-by-step  along  the  way,  God  enabled  each  ob- 
stacle to  be  cared  for  properly. 

Entering  Grace  Theological  Seminary,  Doyle  com- 
pleted the  Certificate  in  Biblical  Studies  program.  He 
then  enrolled  at  Moody  Bible  Institute  for  the  special- 
ized course  in  ministry  to  Jews. 

The  past  summer,  the  Millers  completed  practical 
field  training  under  the  American  Messianic  Fellow- 
ship. Receiving  a  high  recommendation  on  their  quali- 
fications, arrangements  were  made  for  the  Millers  to 
direct  the  work  of  the  Brethren  Messianic  Testimony. 

They  wOl  join  the  full-time  staff  of  Miss  Isobel 
Fraser  and  Mr.  Walter  Schwartz,  along  with  Mr.  Phil 
Cariaga,  part-time  Bible-class  teacher. 

The  Millers  bring  a  fresh  approach  to  Jewish  evan- 
gelism, having  received  training  in  the  latest  methods 
and  procedures. 

We  appreciate  the  support  that  the  WMC,  local 
Brethren  churches,  and  individuals  have  given  to  our 
Jewish  ministry.  We  trust  Brethren  people  everywhere 
will  rejoice  in  the  way  God  has  raised  up  the  MiOers 
for  His  service. 


Dr.  L.L.  Grubb  to 

Head  Home  Missions 

Stewardship 


Dr.  L.  L.  Grubb 


Dr.  and  Mrs.  Luther  L.  Grubb  of  San  Bernardino, 
California,  will  return  to  the  staff  of  The  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council  on  September  1,  1976. 

No  stranger  to  the  work  of  home  missions.  Dr. 
Grubb  served  as  the  CouncO's  executive  secretary  for 
21  years.  Now  he  will  enter  a  new  phase  of  the  work 
as  stewardship  representative. 

Called  from  a  successful  pastorate  in  1944,  Dr. 
Grubb  served  in  his  administrative  position  with 
home  missions  until  returning  to  the  ministry  in 
1965.  He  served  on  the  pastoral  staff  of  the  First 
Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach,  CaUfornia,  until 
1967  when  he  started  and  pastored  a  new  work  in 
Orange,  California.  Back  with  home  missions  as  a  pas- 
tor. Dr.  Grubb  led  this,  church  to  a  self-supporting 
basis  in  five  years. 

More  recently  he  served  as  pastor  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  of  San  Bernardino,  CaUfornia. 
Having  concluded  his  ministry  there.  Dr.  Grubb  and 
his  wife  will  represent  home  missions  as  traveling 
stewardship  counselors. 

This  new  ministry  is  designed  to  emphasize  the 
Christian's  stewardship  responsibihties  as  based  on 
the  Word  of  God;  to  be  of  assistance  to  individuals  in 
planning  wills,  estates,  annuities,  and  other  living  be- 
quests. 

Using  the  Council's  Airstream  trailer,  the  Grubbs 
will  move  from  district  to  district  and  attempt  to 
minister  in  each  church. 

The  schedule  for  this  year  begins  in  the  Northwest 
District  for  the  fall  months,  moves  to  Florida  for  the 
spring  quarter,  and  on  to  the  Northern  Atlantic  and 
Mid-Atlantic  Districts  for  the  summer. 

We  are  glad  to  have  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Grubb  back  on 
the  team  of  home  missions  personnel.  We  trust  that 
the  new  ministry  will  be  of  great  service  to  individuals 
and  local  churches  as  well  as  Brethren  Home  Missions. 


AUGUST  15,  1976 


11 


From  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches  ana  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


urnrnarw 


•Long  Beach.  Calif.  (Pint).  The  Bicentennial,  July  4, 
was  a  record  day  for  the  Sunday  School  at  the  First 
Brethren  with  an  attendance  of  2,119.  David  Hocking, 
pastor, 

•  Gatlinburg.  Tenn.  (EP)— The  National  Bible  Museum 
was  officially  opened  here  June  12,  displaying  nearly 
300  volumes— some  dating  from  1535~along  with  Bible- 
land  artifacts  dating  from  1400  B.C. 

The  unique  museum,  directed  by  Retired  U.S.  Air 
Force  Chaplain  Lewie  H.  Miller  Jr.,  is  a  division  of  Bible 
Displays  and  Lectures,  Inc.,  a  Tennessee  nonprofit  cor- 
poration. 

Purpose  of  these  organizations  is  to  display  Scrip- 
tures, lecture  on  the  history  of  the  Bible  and  serve  as  a 
channel  for  funds  to  other  nonprofit  organizations  for 
Bible  translation  and  distribution  worldwide. 

•  Two  new  PKs  have  made  their  arrival  known  and  heard 
at  their  respective  parsonages.  Lisa  Anne  StoU  arrived  on 
June  4,  1976,  at  Hatboro,  Pa.,  and  she  was  warmly  wel- 
comed by  Pastor  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  StoU.  On  June  24, 
1976,  Amy  Suzanne  moved  in  with  Dad  and  Mom  (Rev. 
and  Mrs.  Gary  Cole)  at  Ormond  Beach  (Daytona  BeachJ, 
Fla.  Congratulations! 

•Dayton.  Ohio.  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Julien  and  their 
children  are  living  in  Dayton  during  their  furlough 
months.  The  address  is:  137  Marathon  Ave..  Dayton, 
Ohio  45405,  (Tel.  5 1  3-278-23 13). 

•Whittier.  Calif.  Returning  home  after  more  than  20 
years  on  the  foreign  mission  field  (BrazU),  Rev.  and  Mrs. 
Keith  Altig  were  the  honorees  at  a  surprise  party  featur- 
ing a  "This  Is  Your  Life"  theme. 

Four  years  prior  to  going  to  Brazil  in  1949,  Pastor 
and  Mrs.  Altig  served  faithfully  at  the  First  church. 

The  festivities  of  the  homecoming  party  were  com- 
pleted by  giving  the  Altigs  a  love  gift  in  the  form  of  a 
checlc  to  help  with  the  cost  of  setting  up  a  new  home  in 
America.  Terryl  Delaney,  pastor. 

•Resignations  here  and  there:  Rev.  Nelson  Hall  has  re- 
signed effective  Sept.  1,  as  pastor  of  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Toppenish,  Wash.  Future  plans  of  service  are 
indefinite.  .  .  .  Health  problems  have  caused  Rev. 
Wayne  Baker  to  resign  as  pastor  of  the  Third  Brethren 
Church,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  The  resignation  is  to  be  effec- 
tive by  early  September  when  the  Bakers  plan  to  move 
to  Indiana  where  their  son  Glenn  and  family  are  lo- 
cated. .  .  .  Rev.  Terrance  Taylor  has  accepted  the  pas- 
torate of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Pompano  Beach, 
Fla.  His  new  address  is  170  N.E.  27th  St.,  Pompano 
Beach,  Fla.  33064.  .  .  .  The  resignation  of  Rev.  Vernon 
Harris  as  pastor  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lan- 
caster, Pa.,  became  effective  Aug.  1  5.  Please  change  An- 
nual. 

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•  Russia's  Fear  of  Jews  May  Explain  Policies— By  Lor- 
raine Austin  (EP)— An  article  in  a  Soviet  journal  warns 
that  the  Jews  are  planning  to  take  over  the  world  in  the 
year  2000,  according  to  the  January  1976  issue  of  Israel 
Digest. 

The  article  may  have  been  only  one  Russian's  opinion 
but  it  would  account  for  a  number  of  things.  Among 
them  Russia's  determined  efforts  to  keep  the  Arabs  ag- 
gressive toward  Israel,  Russia's  refusal  to  let  Jews  emi- 
grate from  Russia  and  Russia's  fear  of  a  strong  Israel. 

The  alleged  article  may  have  been  inspired  by  the 
long-discredited  "Protocols  of  the  Elders  of  Zion." 

Dr.  Sydney  Hatch,  Greek  scholar  of  Connecticut  who 
first  reported  the  article  says,  "The  Jewish  people  may 
indeed  take  over  the  world  by  the  year  2000!  But  it  wUl 
be  undef  the  leadership  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Israel's 
Messiah." 

•  Important  notice  for  Grace  students.  The  CoUege 
Bookstore  will  have  a  new  credit  policy  effective  with 
the  beginning  of  the  fall  semester.  Master  Charge  and 
BankAmericard  will  be  the  only  forms  of  credit  granted 
to  both  seminary  and  college  students.  This  new  policy 
will  permit  savings  on  books  that  were  not  possible 
under  the  former  credit  arrangement.  Details  of  the  new 
policy  are  in  the  mail  to  all  students. 

•  Notice.  There  will  be  only  one  issue  of  the  Brethren 
Missionary  Herald  published  in  September.  It  wUl  be  a 
double  issue,  dated  September  15,  1976. 

•  Anderson,  S.C.  "Child  Care— while  you  shop."  A 
unique  plan  is  working  for  the  Brethren  at  Anderson  as 
they  conduct  a  Child  Evangelism  class  for  children  on 
Saturdays  from  10  a.m.  to  12  noon.  Parents  are  urged  to 
bring  their  children  to  the  class  and  then  "go  uptown 
shopping."  J 

•  Winona  Lake.  Ind.  Rev.  Sherwood  Durkee  has  been 
appointed  the  new  administrator  for  Grace  Village  Re- 
tirement Complex  at  Winona  Lake,  Indiana.  He  succeeds 
Rev.  Robert  Ashman  who  will  retire  effective  Jan.  1, 
1 977.  Mr.  Durkee  will  be  moving  to  Winona  Lake  in 
SejJtember  and  will  serve  for  three  months  as  Adminis- 
trator Under  Appointment  overlapping  with  Mr.  Ash- 
man's administration  to  become  oriented  to  the  opera- 
tion of  Grace  Village.  He  will  become  Administrator  on 
Jan.  1,  1977,  when  Mr.  Ashman  retires.  , 

•Long  Beach,  Calil  (Los  Altos).  BIOLA,  of  La  Mirada, 
will  have  a  new  teacher  this  fall  as  Rev.  Donald  Shoe- 
maker accepts  a  teaching  position  on  the  faculty.  A 
quote  from  the  "Adelphi"-a  news  letter  from  the  Los 
Altos  Brethren,  follows:  ".  .  .  we  are  saddened  that  he 
(the  pastor]  is  leaving  as  pastor-teacher  here.  ...  He  has 
a  gift  for  presenting  the  Scriptures  clearly  and  accurately 
with  courage  and  conviction." 

BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


•  ANNUAL  changes.  Thomas  Bailey,  1507  Maye  St., 
Warsaw,  Ind.  46580  .  .  .  Correspondence  for  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church.  Hemet,  Calif.,  should  be  addressed  to 
Pastor  Richard  Rohrer,  Box  1884,  Hemet,  CaUf.  92343, 
or  to  the  church  address,  26121  S.  Hemet  St.,  Hemet, 
Calif.  92343.  Please  delete  the  name  and  address  of  the 
church  clerk  .  .  .  The  address  for  Dr.  L.  L.  Grubb  is  4080 
W.  First  St.,  Santa  Ana,  Calif.  92703.  Please  change  An- 
nual. 


Pictured  I.  to  r.:  Ted  Hobert,  Miles  Firestone,  Kenneth  Ashman, 
The  Doyle  Millers,  and  Tad  Hobert. 

•  Wooster.  Oliio.  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Doyle  Miller,  now  ser\'ing 
with  The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  in  the  mes- 
sianic ministry  in  Los  Angeles,  were  dedicated  to  this 
service  at  a  special  worship  time  at  the  First  Brethren 
Church  on  Sunday,  June  20.  Mr.  Miller  was  also  granted 
licensure  to  the  Brethren  ministry  during  a  part  of  this 
service.  He  has  pursued  studies  at  Grace  Seminary  and 
Moody  Bible  Institute. 

In  Rflemory 

Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

BYERS,  Donald,  63,  Mar.  30,  a  charter  member  of  Hope 
Grace  Brethren  Church.   Dillsburg,  Pa.,  and   for  many 
years  an  active  member  of  Melrose  Gardens  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Harrisburg,  Pa.  Services  were  conducted  by 
Pastor  Lee   Dice  and  son-in-law.  Rev.   Ronald  Weimer, 
pastor  of  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Davenport,  Iowa. 
HIPPERT.  Francis.  62,  June  26,  a  member  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Covington,  Va.  Keith  Zook,  pastor. 
IIONARD,  Louise,  May  2,  First  Brethren  Church,  Long 
Beach,  CaUf.  David  Hocking,  pastor. 
LEFFLER,  Deborah.  76,  May  12,  a  charter  member  of 
the  Grace  Bretliren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa.  Luke  Kauff- 
man,  pastor. 

LEFFLER,  Paul,  11,  Apr.  9,  a  charter  member  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa.  Luke  Kauffman, 
pastor. 

LORENZ.  Mary  Jane.  May  5.  a  member  for  55  years  of 
the  First  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  David 
Hocking,  pastor, 

MOOMAW,  Ivan.  64,  June  8,  a  faithful  and  active  mem- 
ber of  the  First  Brethren  Church,  Wooster,  Ohio.  (For 
further  details  see  Aug.  1  Herald,  p.  11.) 

ROOT,  llarley.  June  19,  64,  a  member  of  First  Brethren 
Church  since  October  1970.  First  Brethren  Church,  Day- 
ton, Ohio.  G.  Forrest  Jackson,  pastor. 
TREISCH,  Elizabeth,  June  8,  a  member  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Mansfield,  Ohio.  J.  Hudson  Thayer, 
pastor. 


•  Richmond,  Va.  OPERATION  GARDEN,  a  plot  of 
ground  loaned  to  the  area  neighbors  for  gardens,  "is 
criss-crossed  with  rows  of  tomatoes,  corn,  onions,  beans 
plus  other  vegetables.  .  .  .  The  church's  prayer  is  that  it 
will  serve  to  give  further  opportunity  to  gather  some 
spiritual  fruit  for  the  Lord  of  the  harvest." 


Pastor  Ashman  congratulates  Dr.    Larry  Pfahler  as  Mrs.  Pfahler 
and  Miles  Firestone  observe. 

•  Wooster,  Ohio.  Licensure  in  the  Bretliren  ministry  was 
granted  to  Dr.  Larry  Pfahler  at  a  special  senice  con- 
ducted at  the  First  Brethren  Church,  June  6.  During  his 
furlough  year.  Dr.  Pfahler  pursued  additional  theological 
studies  at  Grace  Seminary.  He  was  examined  and  recom- 
mended for  licensure  by  the  ministerium  of  the  North- 
eastern Ohio  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches.  Larry 
and  Linda  were  dedicated  to  their  second  term  of  mis- 
sionary service  as  a  part  of  the  licensure  worship.  They, 
with  their  two  daughters,  have  returned  to  their  field  of 
service  in  Africa. 


Weddings 


A  six-month's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald is  given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Sharon  Magill  and  Joseph  Fetterhoff,  Apr.  24,  Vicksburg 
Brethren  Church,  Hollidaysburg,  Pa.  The  bride's  former 
pastor.  Rev.  Dean  Walter,  performed  the  ceremony. 
Linda  Sirokman  and  Robert  Karlinsey.  May   18,  River- 
side Brethren  Church,  Johnstown.  Pa. 
Rebecca    Burns  and   Daniel  Gehrke,  June  5,   Leesburg 
Brethren  Church,  Leesburg,  Ind.  Fhe  ceremony  was  per- 
formed by  the  bride's  father.  Rev.  Ralph  Burns,  assisted 
by  Rev.  John  Burns,  uncle  of  the  bride. 
Julia  Smith  and  Robert  Bolton,  June  5,  Riverside  Breth- 
ren Church,  Johnstown,  Pa. 

Teresa  Durbin  and  Donald  Soulier,  June  12,  Giac-e 
Brethren  Church,  Mansfield,  Ohio. 

Susan  Hufman  and  Norris  Mason.  June  12,  Riverside 
Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa. 

Joyce  Baker  and  Bruce  Robinson,  June  12,  First  Breth- 
ren Church,  Akron,  Oliio. 

Jewell  Crumley  and  David  DeBusk.  June  12,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Johnson  City,  Tenn, 

The  following  marriages  were  solemnized  in  recent 
months  at  the  First  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach, 
CaHf.:  Cherie  Lord  and  Robert  McLeish;  Sandra  Gordon 
and  Edward  Howard;  Jo  Lllen  Steeley  and  Steven  Car- 
rasco;  Cindy  Johnson  and  Randy  Swenson;  Patty  kodear 
and  Randy  Hartz;  Mary  Bokrony  and  Dean  Gaither; 
Lydia  Bryce  and  Curt  Craton;  Nancee  Carey  and  Dennis 
Delhousay;  Jeanette  Moody  and  Barry  Cm\. 


AUGUST  15,  1976 


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They're 

Available . . .      Jobs 

Waiting 


By  Randy  Maxson 


Four  hundred  jobs,  but  only  44 
people  to  fill  them!  The  Educational 
Placement  Office  of  Grace  College, 
under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Bruce  K. 
Alcorn,  presents  a  very  different  pic- 
ture of  the  job  market  for  teachers. 

"There  is  a  general  oversupply  of 
teachers  in  the  public  school  area 
which  has  increased  receipts  of  appli- 
cations for  positions  and  made  campus 
interviewing  unnecessary  for  school 
corporation  representatives,"  accord- 
ing to  Dr.  Alcorn.  He  continued,  "but 
the  Christian  School  Movement  is 
growing  phenomenally  .  .  .  the  needs 
and  jobs  have  not  even  peaked.  Chris- 
tian schools  need  Christian  teachers." 

Already  this  year,  Grace  has  hosted 
14  representatives  of  Christian  schools 
who  have  come  specifically  to  inter- 
view prospects  for  teaching  next  year. 
Mailed  requests  for  contact  possibili- 
ties have  now  totaled  nearly  400. 

But  ...  Education  majors  sched- 
uled for  finishing  this  year  total  only 
44:  21  elementary  and  23  secondary. 

In  reviewing  the  requests  that  the 
Educational  Placement  Office  has  re- 
ceived this  year.  Dr.  Alcorn  said  some 
letters  ask  for  a  certain  number  of 
teachers  on  certain  levels,  while  others 
ask  for  specific  teachers  and  indicate 
exactly  what  their  teaching  areas 
would  be. 

Dr.  Alcorn  said  that  the  statistics 
can  be  looked  at  from  two  perspec- 
tives: OVERestimates  or  UNDER- 
estimates. 

They  could  be  considered  over- 
estimated since  some  schools  merely 
indicate  that  they  need  "several  teach- 
ers." "Several"  is  a  word  open  to  a 
variety  of  interpretations.  It  is  possible 
that  the  writer  actually  needs  fewer 
teachers  than  the  reader  may  interpret. 

Yet,  the  statistics  could  be  under- 
estimated since  many  schools  do  not 
know  their  exact  faculty  requirements 
until  their  enrollments  are  more  defi- 
nite. They  may  have  an  idea  of  what 


will  be  needed,  but  it  is  still  too  early 
to  be  concrete.  A  great  many  more 
jobs  are  probably  "out  there"  having 
not  yet  been  identified  or  revealed. 

Because  school  representatives  sel- 
dom know  all  of  their  future  openings 
when  they  come  for  interviews.  Dr.  Al- 
corn encourages  them  to  interview  as 
many  students  as  they  can,  in  as  many 
areas  as  possible.  Such  an  approach 
not  only  gives  the  representative  an  in- 
troduction to  potential  teachers  in  the 
need-areas  that  he  has,  it  allows  him  to 
gain  a  feel  for  the  Grace  College 
"crop."  If,  in  April,  a  representative 
interviews  a  Social  Studies  major  even 
though  he  sees  no  apparent  need, 
when  he  discovers  a  sudden  "vacancy" 
in  June,  he  has  a  contact  on  which  to 
follow  up. 

The  Educational  Placement  Office 
receives  requests  from  those  seeking 
employment  as  well  as  from  those 
seeking  employees.  Occasionally,  re- 
quests for  job-leads  come  from  people 
who  have  had  no  previous  connection 
or  contact  with  Grace  College. 

Grace    is    gaining    an   ever-growing 


number  of  "satisfied  customers,"  and 
the  feedback  to  the  Educational  Place- 
ment Office  is  very  positive.  "Recruit- 
ers who  have  'Grace  grads'  on  their 
staff  are  coming  back  for  more,  and 
new  recruiters  remark  that  they  are 
very  impressed  with  their  contacts  at 
Grace,"  said  Dr.  Alcorn. 

One  recent  recruiter  told  Dr.  Al- 
corn that  his  visit  to  Grace  had  been 
the  "best  day"  of  his  three  weeks  on 
the  road.  Recently,  a  new  contact 
from  Louisville  said  that  he  had  never 
"heard  of  Grace  College"  until  a  repre- 
sentative of  a  Christian  school  in  Flori- 
da shared  with  him  an  attitude  of 
"great  satisfaction"  about  his  Grace 
faculty  members.  The  Louisville 
school  will  have  a  1976  Grace  graduate 
teaching  there. 

Requests  come  to  the  Educational 
Placement  Office  from  Christian 
schools  in  21  states,  numerous  mission 
fields,  and  from  public  schools  in  In- 
diana and  Ohio. 

Grace  College  stands  out  to  many 
recruiters  because  of  a  very  unique  em- 
phasis—"Grace  is  one  of  the  very  few 


Campus  Interviewing 


14 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


campuses  which  encourages  graduates 
to  view  the  possibilities  of  going  to  a 
Christian-school  teaching  position," 
said  one  recruiter.  Another  recruiter 
put  it  this  way,  he  was  "impressed 
with  the  desire  of  Grace  students  to 
follow  the  Lord's  will." 

Christian  schools  continue  to  watch 
Grace  College,  especially  with  the  new 


Science  Center  under  way.  Born-again 
teachers  who  are  committed  to  Jesus 
Christ  are  being  sought  by  the  hun- 
dreds. With  the  future  of  Christian 
schools  looking  fairly  bright,  some  stu- 
dents may  want  to  give  serious 
thought  to  declaring  an  Education 
major. 

The   Educational   Placement  Office 


is  open  to  all  alumni  and  others  who 
request  it.  A  card  file  on  prospective 
jobs  is  being  constructed  so  that  a 
newsletter,  describing  job  opportuni- 
ties, can  be  sent  to  a  mailing  list  of 
available  teachers.  As  the  office  ex- 
pands its  services,  students  may  wish 
to  keep  in  contact  with  it  to  learn  of 
(xtssible  positions. 


Grace  Honors  Graduates 

in  commencement  exercises  this  spring,  46  graduates  of  Grace  College  and  Grace  Theological  Seminary  were 
recognized  for  academic  excellence  and  achievement  during  their  academic  careers  at  Grace. 

Those  listed  below  were  honored  with  the  appropriate  designations  of  Cum  Laude,  Magna  Cum  Laude,  or 
Summa  Cum  Laude. 

In  addition,  five  Grace  College  graduates  were  awarded  honorable  mention  for  academic  achievement,  al- 
though they  were  ineligible  for  regular  honors  because  of  residence  requirements.  Those  receiving  honorable 
mention  were:  Philip  Platz  (B.A.),  Michael  Eyster  (B.A.),  Jeanette  Wisner  (B.S.),  Steve  Barrett  (B.S.),  and  Charles 
Morrisey  (B.A.). 


COLLEGE  GRADUATES  1976 
NAME  PROGRAM 


SEMINARY  GRADUATES   1976 
NAME  PROGRAM 


Cum  Laude 

Cum  Laude 

MOORE,  Donald  L. 

B.A. 

DUNN,  David 

M.Div 

HALLER,  John 

B.A. 

COBURN,  Rolland 

M.Div 

LUSH,  Mitchell 

B.A. 

BUSENITZ,  Clarence 

M.Div 

PATTERSON,  Billy  Joe 

B.A. 

CASTRO,  Juan 

M.Div 

WENGER,  Susan 

B.A. 

FINK,  Richard 

M.Div 

WISNER,  Roy 

B.A. 

HOLZ,  Carl 

M.Div 

LOXLEY,  Anita 

B.S. 

CLARK,  Anna 

M.Div 

McELHINNEY,  Alexis 

B.A. 

LEWELLYN,  Ronald 

M.Div 

SKILES  (Moore),  Nancy 

B.A. 

PALSAR,  Harlan 

M.Div 

McCALL,  Larry 

B.A. 

CAREY,  John 

B.A. 

Magna  Cum  Laude 

MAXSON,  Randy 
HOFFMAN,  Linda 
YODER,  Peggy 
PORTERFIELD,  Bob 
SHIRK,  Joy 
ELDER,  Brenda 
ROBBINS,  Camille 

B.A. 
B.S. 
B.A. 
B.A. 
B.S. 
B.S. 
B.A. 

WARRICK,  Ronald 
FORTNA,  Joseph 
LAWTON,  Robert 
GLASSER,  John 
CANEDAY,  Ardel 
HAMILTON,  Robert 
PERRON,  Steven 

M.Div 
M.Div 
M.Div 
M.Div 
M.Div 
M.Div 
M.Div 

Magna  Cum  Laude 

Summa  Cum  Laude 

HINKLE,  Diane 
LAPP,  Jean 
NORRIS,  Phil 
HIVELY,  Carol 

B.S. 
B.A. 
B.M.E. 
B.S. 

STOUT,  Stephen 
GLASS,  Ronald 
ROBINETTE,  Robert 
SCHOEPF,  Daniel 

M.Div 
M.Div 
M.Div 
M.Div 

CHISHOLM,  Robert 

M.Div 

Summa  Cum  Laude 

MEADORS,  Gary 

M.Div 

MOELLER,  Dan 

B.A. 

PAPPAS,  Becky 

B.A. 

AUGUST  15,  1976 


15 


You  have  spent  a  number  of  years  in  Grace 
Schools,  anywhere  from  one  to  seven,  perhaps  more. 
And  the  chief  reason  for  this  period  of  training  is  to 
put  the  acquisition  of  knowledge  to  some  practical 
use. 

But  the  final  place  and  position  where  you  will  use 
this  knowledge  is  not  absolutely  clear  at  this  stage  in 
your  career.  Changing  circumstances  in  the  world 
round  about  you,  and  even  changing  circumstances 
more  intimately  related  to  you  will  dictate  how  and 
where  you  will  use  the  knowledge  you  have  acquired. 

More  important  to  you  throughout  life  will  be  the 
development  of  your  thinking  powers.  Many  facts 
will  change,  but  principles  will  not  change.  And  a 
mind  schooled  in  facing  new  situations  will  continue 
to  be  of  value  in  the  ever-changing  scenes  of  life. 

One  thing  above  all  others,  I  hope  you  have 
learned,  namely,  the  "Fear  of  the  Lord."  The  sacred 
Scriptures  place  it  first  in  the  grand  sweep  of  knowl- 
edge. It  will  serve  you  well  in  every  event  and  circum- 
stance of  life.  It  is  this  one  aspect  of  knowledge  that 
is  basic  in  the  educational  ministry  of  this  school. 

There  is  no  examination  we  can  give  that  will  test 
its  validity  or  measure  its  value.  But  life  itself  will 
confront  you  with  test  after  test.  And  there  you  will 
discover  its  inestimable  value.  May  I  speak  to  this 
point  briefly  as  my  final  word  to  you. 

Consider  the  Meaning  of  "The  Fear  of  the  Lord" 

*The  word  fear  as  used  in  the  Hebrew  Old  Testa- 
ment, moves  in  two  directions.  It  means  the  recogni- 
tion of  qualities  in  a  person  which  issues  in  respect 
for  that  person  and  reverence  paid  to  him.  It  consti- 
tutes wonder,  awe  to  the  point  of  amazement,  and 
issues  in  religious  piety. 

By  the  very  nature  of  the  case,  such  fear  exhibits 
itself  in  a  sense  of  emotional  effect  in  one  who  calcu- 
lates the  inescapable  results  for  despising  the  person 
who  possesses  these  qualities  and  departing  from  the 
standards  he  espouses.  This  means  that  the  person 


FeaP 


of  the 
Lord 


who  displays  such  fear  will  feel  a  sense  of  restraint,  a 
disposition  to  pause,  a  careful  estimate  of  the  cost  of 
stepping  out  of  the  path  of  the  right  and  the  good, 
and  the  holy. 

*  "Fear  of  the  Lord"  involves  the  following  things: 

*  Real  knowledge  begins  with  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 
The  writer  of  Proverbs  declared  "The  fear  of  the  Lord 
is  the  beginning  of  knowledge"  (Prov.  1:7).  What  he 
is  saying  is  that  in  the  area  of  reality,  God  is  infinite 
and  therefore  circumscribes  everything.  No  item  of 
knowledge  on  the  human  and  natural  level  can  be 
understood  apart  from  seeing  it  in  relation  to  the 
infinite  God.  This  means  that  true  knowledge  must 
begin  with  seeing  the  picture  whole.  God  is  the  broad 
expanse  within  which  everything  exists.  Paul  alluded 
to  this  when  he  pointed  to  the  Person  of  Christ  and 
declared  that  in  Him  "are  hid  all  the  treasures  of 
wisdom  and  knowledge  "  (Col.  2:3). 

*  Real  wisdom  consists  in  a  clear  understanding  of 
the  holy.  Again  the  writer  of  Proverbs  spoke,  "The 
fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom:  and  the 
knowledge  of  the  holy  is  understanding"  (Prov. 
9:10).  Knowledge  is  an  accumulation  of  facts.  But 
wisdom  is  that  quality  of  discernment  that  is  able  to 
draw  a  clear  line  of  distinction  between  an  infinite 
God  and  a  finite  creation.  It  is  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
that  imparts  this  wisdom. 

This  is  a  day  when  this  wisdom  is  desperately 
needed.  Mankind  in  general  is  returning  to  a  panthe- 
istic philosophy  of  reality,  and  is  identifying  God 
with  creation.  Men  are  reducing  the  primary  cause  to 
the  secondary  level.  How  important  it  is  for  the  chil- 
dren of  God  to  know  the  difference.  It  is  this  differ- 
ence that  exalts  God  metaphysically  so  that  He  is 
seen  in  greatness  as  separate  from  His  creation,  and  it 
exalts  God  morally  so  that  He  is  seen  in  goodness  as 
only  one  who  is  essentially  pure. 

♦Moreover,  real  wisdom  imparted  by  the  fear  of 
the  Lord  always  responds  in  willing  obedience  to  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord.  The  Psalmist  made  this 
observation:  "The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of 
wisdom:  a  good  understanding  have  all  they  that  do 
his  commandments:  his  praise  endureth  for  ever"  (Ps. 
111:10). 

A  good  understanding  does  not  mean  that  all  logi- 
cal intricacies  of  life  are  comprehended,  but  it  does 
mean  that  the  infinite  qualities  of  grace  and  goodness 
toward  a  child  of  God  are  expressed  in  command- 
ments for  his  conduct  and  intended  to  minister  only 
good.  From  the  saint  who  bows  to  these  command- 
ments there  will  issue  praise  from  his  lips  forever- 
more. 


The  Benefits  Derived  from  the  Fear  of  the  Lord 

I  call  five  to  your  attention.  They  bear  directly  on 


life. 


16 


By  Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt 


*^The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a  fountain  of  life.  The 
writer  of  Proverbs  makes  some  amazing  declarations: 
here  are  two: 

"The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a  fountain  of  life,  to 
depart  from  the  snares  of  death"  (Prov.  14:27). 

"The  fear  of  the  Lord  tendeth  to  life:  and  he  that 
hath  it  shall  abide  satisfied;  he  shall  not  be  visited 
with  evil"  (Prov.  19:23). 

A  fountain  is  an  ever-flowing  source  of  water  to 
sustain  life.  Such  is  the  fear  of  the  Lord.  It  constantly 
guards  the  person  from  the  mirages  that  constitute 
snares  or  traps  which  would  drag  one  down  to  death. 
This  fountain  of  water  tends  to  life.  It  keeps  the  heart 
satisfied  and  content  so  that  evil  holds  no  attraction 
for  him. 

*The  fear  of  the  Lord  provides  for  a  lengthening 
of  life.  Again  the  sacred  writer  delcared,  "The  fear  of 
the  Lord  prolongeth  days:  but  the  years  of  the 
wicked  shall  be  shortened"  (Prov.  10:27). 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  keeps  the  feet  in  paths  of 
wholesomeness  and  purity.  The  paths  of  the  wicked 
take  their  toll  in  physical  corruption,  mental  deterio- 
ration, and  emotional  frustration.  "Be  not  deceived; 
God  is  not  mocked:  for  whatsoever  a  man  soweth, 
that  shall  he  also  reap.  He  that  soweth  to  the  flesh 
shall  of  the  flesh  reap  corruption;  but  he  that  soweth 
to  the  Spirit,  shall  of  the  Spirit  reap  life  everlasting" 
(Gal.  6:6-7).  A  holy  life  has  in  it  the  potentials  for  a 
longer  physical  life  in  the  here  and  now.  And  there 
are  none  who  do  not  wish  to  extend  their  days.  Then 
consider  this  fact  that  the  fear  of  the  Lord  prolongeth 
those  days. 

♦The  fear  of  the  Lord  g'wies  assurance  in  life.  How 
encouraging  to  hear  God  say  through  His  mouthpiece, 
"In  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  strong  confidence:  and  his 
children  shall  have  a  place  of  refuge"  (Prov.  14:26). 

In  a  world  of  sin  and  confusion  the  path  is  not 
easy,  not  even  for  the  saint.  Many  grow  weary  in 
well-doing  and  faint  in  the  way.  Rebuffed  on  every 
hand,  they  finally  say  to  themselves,  "What's  the  use" 
and  give  up.  For  them  the  fear  of  the  Lord  gives 
strong  confidence.  That  upward  and  far-reaching  look 
keeps  them  reminded  that  the  infinite  God  has  every- 
thing under  His  control  and  is  guiding  events  toward 
that  wonderful  day  of  the  manifestation  of  the  saints. 
He  works  all  things  after  the  counsel  of  His  own  will, 
and  has  all  of  those  things  weighted  in  favor  of  His 
own  (Eph.  1:11;  Rom.  8:28).  In  the  strength  of  this 
confidence,  one  can  face  what  under  other  circum- 
stances would  be  insurmountable  odds. 

*The  fear  of  the  Lord  invests  the  course  of  events 
witfi  purity  of  life.  Says  the  sacred  writer: 


"The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  to  hate  evil:  pride,  and 
arrogancy,  and  the  evil  way,  and  the  froward  mouth, 
do  I  hate"  (Prov.  8:13). 

"By  mercy  and  truth  iniquity  is  purged:  and  by 
the  fear  of  the  Lord  men  depart  from  evil"  (Prov 
16:6). 

In  a  world  where  the  glamour  of  external  appear- 
ances constitute  the  criteria  of  measurement,  it  is  like 
a  breath  from  heaven  to  read  what  constitutes  the 
pure  qualities  of  life.  But  these  can  only  be  seen  from 
the  vantage  point  of  the  fear  of  the  Lord.  The  fear  of 
the  Lord  creates  a  mental  pattern  for  hating  evil, 
pride,  arrogancy,  and  evil  way,  and  perverted  speech. 
It  also  gives  courage  and  strength  to  depart  from  evil, 
knowing  that  it  is  mercy  and  truth  that  excludes 
iniquity. 

♦The  fear  of  the  Lord  opens  up  and  fills  the  life 
with  delight. 

"Better  is  little  with  the  fear  of  the  Lord  than 
great  treasure  and  trouble  therewith"  (Prov.  15:16). 

Ever  since  sin  came  into  the  world,  men  have  had  a 
distorted  view  of  what  brings  happiness.  There  is 
paraded  today  in  almost  every  facet  of  public  and 
private  life  the  idea  that  life  consists  in  the  abundance 
of  things  possessed.  In  the  mad  scramble  to  acquire 
possessions,  men  discover  that  the  joy  they  hoped  to 
experience  flees  from  them.  In  place  of  joy  they  find 
themselves  wallowing  in  the  mire  of  distress  and  dis- 
location. 

Over  against  this  is  the  delight  ministered  to  that 
person  who  is  controlled  by  the  fear  of  the  Lord.  He 
may  possess  but  little,  but  little  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  is  a  fountain  of  blessing.  In  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
there  is  no  troubled  conscience.  Such  a  one  is  in  the 
hands  of  the  omnipotent  God  and  loving  Father.  A 
soul  resting  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  happy. 

This  is  what  I  hope  above  all  else  you  have  re- 
ceived during  the  course  of  your  training  here  at 
Grace.  May  this  be  the  planting  and  the  harvest  for 
you  graduates  until  Jesus  comes. 


(Editor's  note: 

Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt, 
president  of  Grace  College 
and  Grace  Theological  Seminary, 
delivered  this  message  at  the  President's 
Luncheon  for  graduates  on  May  15,  1976.) 


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Living  Memorials 


A  memorial  gift  not  only  perpetuates  the  memory  of  a  departed  loved  one 
or  friend,  but  brings  comfort  to  the  bereaved  and  also  witnesses  to  your 
concern  for  the  Christian  education  of  the  students  in  Grace  College  and 
Seminary. 

The  family  of  the  departed  one  is  promptly  notified  of  the  memorial 
without  mentioning  the  amount  of  the  gift. 

The  following  memorials  were  received  June  1  through  June  30,  1976. 
You  may  use  the  form  below  for  your  Living  Memorial  gift. 


In  Memory  of: 

For  Seminary  Student  Aid 
Jack  and  Robert  SImffer 
Larry  Deffenbaugh 

Mrs.  Etliea  Wood 
Rev.  G.  C.  Morgan 
Harley  Root 
Ruth  Bess 
Luigi  Patmorini.  Sr. 


Given  By: 

Mi.  and  Mrs.  Thurlo  Fuller 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Qrl  H.  Shaffer 

Tri-Way  High  School,  Wooster,  Ohio 

Ms.  Linda  Grapes 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Clifford  L.  Coffman 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meredith  Ayers 

First  Bretluen  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jan  Brumbaugh 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gwin  Taylor 


Vahnjah : 
from  Liberia 


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Forty-one  students  from  sixteen 
states  and  two  foreign  countries  were 
involved  in  a  Master  of  Arts  program 
in  Christian  School  Administration  at 
Grace  Theological  Seminary  this  sum- 
mer. The  purpose  of  this  program  is  to 
prepare  Christian  men  and  women  for 
positions  of  administrative  leadership 
in  Christian  elementary  and  secondary 
schools. 

Vahnjah  Sando  from  Liberia,  West 
Africa,  a  1976  graduate  from  Grace 
College,  who  has  been  encouraged  by 
his  national  church  to  obtain  further 
education  in  Christian  school  leader- 
ship, has  enrolled  in  the  program. 
Vahnjah  says  the  reason  he  is  seeking 
training  in  school  administration  is  be- 
cause of  the  great  need  in  his  country 
for  Christian  education. 

In  1970  this  pastor's  son  was  ac- 
cepted in  the  University  of  Liberia  but 


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upon  influence  of  a  Christian  teacher 
applied  to  Grace  College.  This  made 
necessary  three  years  of  work  to 
finance  his  travel  and  education.  Upon 
arrival  Vahnjah  found  standards  quite 
different  in  Christian  living.  Most 
noted  was  outward  affection  shown  by 
couples  in  public.  This  is  not  accepted 
in  Liberia.  Weather  became  an  adjust- 
ment, from  the  dry  hot  season  with 
temperatures  of  110°  Fahrenheit,  to 
the  below-zero  temperatures  in  Indi- 
ana. 

Vahnjah  completed  four  years  of 
college  in  three  years  and  aims  at  com- 
pleting the  MA  program  in  two  years. 
He  will  then  return  home  for  the  first 
time  in  five  years  to  see  his  family  of 
five  brothers  and  three  sisters.  He  said 
the  main  problem  he  expected  to  en- 
counter upon   return  to  Liberia  is  to 


get  children  to  accept  God's  standards. 

Vahnjah,  along  with  255  Christian 
School  leaders  from  33  states,  2  prov- 
inces of  Canada,  and  5  foreign  coun- 
tries attended  the  National  Institute  of 
Christian  School  Administration  at 
Grace  College  July  25-30.  This  teach- 
er-administrator training  institute  was 
founded  by  Dr.  William  Male,  new 
dean  of  Grace  Seminary.  The  director 
of  the  institute.  Dr.  Roy  Lowrie,  head- 
master of  Delaware  County  Christian 
School,  headed  a  top  faculty  for  this 
sixth  national  institute. 

Both  the  MA  program  and  national 
institute  blend  together  guest  faculty 
from  across  the  country.  Vahnjah  wel- 
comes this  larger  perspective  and  looks 
forward  to  these  continuing  days  of 
study  and  preparation  for  the  task  in 
Liberia. 

BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 


I  failed... to  quit 


By  Becky  Pappas 


Last  fall  when  I  began  to  realize 
what  God  had  in  store  for  me  after 
graduation— becoming  a  mother  and 
then  with  my  husband  entering  into 
the  pastorate— I  began  to  question  the 
importance  of  my  finishing  college. 
My  faulty  reasoning  went  something 
like  this— "If  I'm  going  to  be  raising 
children,  involved  in  Bible  studies,  and 
possibly  doing  some  counseling,  isn't  it 
more  important  for  me  to  just  concen- 
trate on  the  Bible?  After  all,  how  will 
astronomy,  calculus,  or  'Beowulf  be 
of  any  value  in  everyday  living?"  In 
my  mind  I  found  myself  setting  up  a 
false  dichotomy  between  the  sacred 
and  the  secular. 

Thanks  to  my  husband  who 
wouldn't  allow  me  to  quit  and  the  ex- 
ample of  godly  Christian  teachers  who 
were  excited  and  enthusiastic  in  their 
exploration  of  all  of  God's  world,  I  be- 
lieve I  came  to  a  better  understanding 
of  the  value  of  all  areas  of  study  and 
the  unity  of  all  truth. 

In  Dr.  William  Male's  course.  Chris- 
tian Education  Seminar,  he  had  us 
read  Frank  Gaebelein's  Pattern  of 
God's  Truth.  Gaebelein's  premise  is 
that  "all  truth  is  God's  truth." 

"We  do  indeed  give  the  primacy  to 
that  spiritual  truth  revealed  in  the 
Bible  and  incarnate  in  Christ.  That 
does  not  mean,  however,  that  those 
aspects  of  truth  discoverable  by  man 
in  the  realm  of  mathematics,  chemis- 
try, or  geography,  are  any  whit  less 
God's  truth  than  the  truth  as  it  is  in 
Christ." 

The  difference  in  subject  matter  does 
provide  a  difference  in  importance,  yet 
there  is  the  unity  of  all  truth  under 
God.  Gaebelein  quotes  A.  W.  Tozer  as 
saying: 

"There  is,  unfortunately,  a  feeling  in 
seme  quarters  today  that  there  is 
something  innately  wrong  about  learn- 
ing, and  that  to  be  spiritual  one  must 
also  be  stupid.  This  tacit  philosophy 
has  given  us  in  the  last  half  century  a 
new  cult  within  the  confines  of  ortho- 
doxy; I  call  it  the  Cult  of  Ignorance.  It 
equates    learning    with    unbelief    and 


spiritually  with  ignorance,  and,  accord- 
ing to  it,  never  the  twain  shall  meet." 

I'm  thankful  that  God  kept  me 
from  slipping  into  this  way  of  think- 
ing. For  me  learning  has  involved  hard 
work  and  late  hours— not  always  pleas- 
urable at  the  time.  But  I'm  glad  God 
gave  me  the  opportunity  to  study  at 
Grace  College  and  challenged  me  spiri- 
tually and  intellectually.  Certainly, 
learning  will  not  stop  when  I  graduate 
(in  many  ways  it  will  just  begin),  and  I 
want  God  to  find  me  a  faithful  stew- 
ard of  the  mind  He  has  given  me.  Are 
you  a  faithful  steward? 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  (Becky) 
Pappas,  of  Worthington,  Ohio, 
were  among  the  1 976  graduates 
of  Grace  Schools.  Becky  re- 
ceived the  Bachelor  of  Arts  de- 
gree and  she  was  the  first  col- 
lege graduate  ever  to  compile 
a  4.0  grade  point  average.  John 
earned  the  Master  of  Divinity 
from  the  seminary.  Becky  and 
John  are  the  parents  of  a 
daughter,  Monica  Elaine,  born 
on  June  18.  This  article  vuas 
written  by  Mrs.  Pappas  for 
presentation  at  an  academic 
honors  banquet. 


AUGUST  15,1976 


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Twenty  ehurches  Establish  Boys  Ministries . . . 
Kenai,  Alaska,  Leading  the  Way. 


Ken  Kodysz  is  the  first  boy  in  the  Kenai  unit  to 
complete  the  entire  Pathfinders  Manual  and  has 
passed  through  the  rank  of  Adventurer.  We're  sorry 
that  space  doesn't  permit  us  to  show  all  of  the  fel- 
lows in  the  Kenai  group  who  were  honored  on 
honors  night. 

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By  Jack  M.  Cline 

Director  of  Boys  Ministries 
National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Men 

Boys  and  men  growing  in  the  things  of  the  Lord. 
This  is  the  goal  of  the  boys  ministry  of  the  National 
Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Men. 

Growth  is  particularly  evident  in  our  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  at  Kenai,  Alaska,  the  pioneer  church  in 
developing  the  ministry  of  men  to  boys  in  a  program 
called  Our  Brethren  Boys.  Pastor  Ed  Jackson  reports 
that  every  boy  in  their  unit  has  made  a  decision  for 
Christ,  and  that  their  boys  work  has  been  one  of  the 
outstanding  outreach  ministries  of  the  church.  Some 
months  ago,  five  new  families  doubled  the  size  of  the 
church,  and  three  of  the  families  who  came  were  a 
direct  result  of  their  boys  work. 

Nationally,  Our  Brethren  Boys  consist  of  20  active 
units  at  the  present  time,  and  14  additional  churches 
are  working  toward  establishing  official  units. 

Boys  growing  in  the  Lord.  Spiritually  stronger 
men.  Better  father-son  relationships.  Entire  families 
trusting  in  Christ.  Men  moving  into  places  of  leader- 
ship in  the  church.  These  are  just  a  few  of  the  eternal 
benefits  that  will  result  from  a  strong  boys  ministry 
in  your  local  church.  Remember  to  pray  for  this  im- 
portant ministry  .  .  .  that  the  boy  of  today  will  be  the 
Spirit-led  Christian  man  tomorrow. 


Our  Brethren  Boys  Official  Units: 


Alaska— 

Kenai 

Florida- 
Orlando 

Indiana- 
Elkhart 
Flora 
Leesburg 

Maryland— 

Hagerstown  (Grace) 
Michigan— 
Ozark 

Ohio- 

Ankenytown 
Columbus  (East  Side) 
Englewood 
Fremont  (Grace) 
Mansfield  (Grace) 
Minerva 
Worthlngton 


Pennsylvania- 
Armagh 
Leamersville 
York 

Virginia— 

Roanoke  (Garden  City) 

Washington- 
Kent 

West  Virginia— 
Grafton 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY 


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Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


Keeping  Up  with  the  Joneses 

Is  Possible 


All  my  life  I  have  heard  that  trite 
little  expression  about  keeping  up  with 
the  Joneses.  It  seems  to  indicate  that 
those  who  have  less  of  material  posses- 
sions are  trying  to  keep  up  with  those 
who  have  more.  It  is  always  a  tough 
job  to  accomplish.  But  it  is  possible  to 
keep  up  with  the  Joneses  if  you  are  a 
Smith.  In  fact  the  Smiths  surpass  the 
Joneses  in  at  least  one  sense— there  are 
more  of  them.  The  1964  Social  Securi- 
ty rolls  (yes,  I  said  1964)  reveal  that 
there  are  Z2  million  Smiths,  followed 
by  1.7  million  Johnsons.  Other  names 
topping  a  million  were  Williams, 
Brown,  Jones  and  Miller— in  that 
order.  Rounding  out  the  top  10  were 
Davis,  Wilson,  ArxJerson  and  Taylor. 
So  the  Joneses  are  not  the  ones  to 
keep  up  with— it  could  be  the  Smiths, 
Williams  or  Browns  that  you  have  to 
keep  your  eye  on. 

Keeping  up  with  the  Joneses  never 
did  have  any  particular  appeal  to  me, 
so  the  whole  revelation  of  where  the 
Joneses,  and  those  who  want  to  "keep 
up"  with  them,  fit  in  the  total  picture 
is  not  too  earthshaking.  Keeping  our 
outlook  on  the  status  quo  of  other 
people    can    be    a    rather    dangerous 

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Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 

spiritual  problem.  James  mentions  this 
condition  in  the  light  of  social  stand- 
ing and  the  work  of  the  Lord.  He  re- 
fers to  the  first-century  version  of 
keeping  up  with  the  Joneses  under  the 
terminology  of  "respect  of  persons." 
It  involves  looking  up  to  some  people 
to  gain  their  favor,  or  in  contrast  look- 
ing down  on  other  people  and  placing 
them  in  a  lower  social  status  than  one- 
self. James  says  it  is  a  "No,  No"  either 
way  and  to  forget  it  before  it  gets  you 
into  trouble  with  the  Lord.  He  hap- 
pens not  to  count  the  value  of  a  per- 
son on  the  basis  of  his  or  her  posses- 
sions or  social  register  standing. 

Another  form  of  this  problem  of 
keeping  up  with  the  Joneses  is  referred 
to  by  Paul  when  he  speaks  of  compar- 
ing ourselves  with  our  associates  in  our 
own  society.  We  feel  better  by  doing 
this,  because  when  we  compare  our- 
selves with  others  we  invariably  pick 
the  poorest  piece  of  timber  in  sight.  It 
is  someone  we  can  do  well  against  in 
most  areas  of  comparison.  Keeping  up 
with  a  spiritually  weak  "Jones"  proves 
nothing.  It  is  merely  a  form  of  self- 
deception.  It  is  the  old  knock-down- 
the-other-person  idea  because  it  makes 


me  look  so  tall  when  I  stand  beside 
him.  Seldom  does  a  believer  compare 
himself  with  a  spiritual  giant. 

If  you  want  to  compare  yourself 
and  try  to  keep  up  with  someone  I 
have  a  suggestion.  "Looking  unto 
Jesus,"  says  the  writer  of  Hebrews. 
Here  is  an  example;  here  is  a  real  goal 
to  reach  for  and  stretch  every  spiritual 
muscle  to  reach.  It  will  be  difficult, 
and  the  task  may  be  impossible  to 
reach  this  side  of  glory,  but  it  is  really 
worth  the  effort. 

How  do  you  do  it?  My  first  sugges- 
tion is  to  make  certain  that  you  go  to 
the  cross  and  find  forgiveness  and 
family  acceptance  through  the  new 
birth.  Then  you  grow  in  this  new  life 
daily  through  obedience  to  the  Lord's 
commands.  Through  continuing  fel- 
lowship and  seeking  of  His  power  you 
will  be  more  like  Him.  "More  like  the 
Master  I  would  ever  be."  Then  some 
day  He  will  complete  the  maturing 
process  by  calling  you  to  Himself.  And 
when  you  see  Him,  you  shall  be  like 
Him. 

Keeping  up  with  the  Joneses  always 
was  a  futile  task.  And  besides,  they  are 
not  "number  one"  anyway! 


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GRACE  SCHOOLS 

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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 

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What  Gift  for  America? 


Lester  E.  Pifer 


Skyrockets  burst,  bells  rang,  whistles  blew,  and  bands 
marched  in  cities  and  towns  all  across  this  nation  as  we  sat 
spellbound  on  July  4  in  observance  of  America's  200th 
anniversary. 

A  warm  feeling  welled  up  in  our  hearts  as  President 
Gerald  Ford  spoke  words  of  welcome  to  new  U.S.  citizens, 
and  as  he  inspired  us  with  the  significance  of  the  occasion. 
His  words  were  beamed  to  every  nation  on  earth.  Our 
breasts  swelled  with  pride  and  gratefulness  at  the  thought 
of  being  an  American. 

A  200th  birthday  celebration  is  something  no  individual 
ever  enjoyed  in  his  own  honor.  But  as  individual  Americans 
making  up  this  great  nation,  we  basked  in  the  recognition 
We  celebrated  200  years  of  growth,  progress  and  achieve- 
ment. 

It  was  only  a  few  years  ago  that  a  long,  shadowy  specter 
of  distrust,  destruction  and  degredation  threatened  to  com- 
pletely quench  the  Bicentennial  spirit.  One  shocking  event 
after  another  threatened  to  throw  our  nation  into  chaos. 

America  reeled  under  the  severe  blows  of  burnings,  agita- 
tions, and  rebellions,  within  her  institutions  and  communi- 
ties. Assassinations  of  our  leaders,  defiance  of  authority, 
and  corruption  in  the  highest  levels  of  leadership  became 
glaring  evidence  of  America's  sin-plagued  condition.  Every 
television  channel,  newspaper  headline,  and  radiobroadcast 
proved  that  a  new  low  had  been  reached  in  the  level  of 
American  morality. 

The  words  of  Paul  in  Romans  seemed  so  applicable  to 
our  own  situation  of  deception,  accusation,  and  distrust: 
"Their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre;  with  their  tongues  they 
have  used  deceit;  the  poison  of  asps  is  under  their  lips: 
whose  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  bitterness:  their  feet  are 

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swift  to  shed  blood:  destruction  and  misery  are  in  their 
ways:  and  the  way  of  peace  have  they  not  known:  there  is 
no  fear  of  God  berore  their  eyes"  (Rom.  3:1  3-18). 

While  characterized  in  this  world  as  a  peace-loving 
people,  we  were  embroiled  in  inner  turmoil  that  rocked  the 
very  foundations  of  our  society.  When  hearts  should  have 
been  preparing  to  celebrate  a  major  milestone  in  the  prog- 
ress of  democracy,  that  very  system  was  being  questioned 
and  clawed  until  it  staggered.  As  Jeremiah  said  in  his  day  of 
calamity,  "The  heart  is  deceitful  above  all  things,  and 
desperately  wicked:  who  can  know  it?"  (Jer.  17:9). 

Who  could  explain  the  actions  of  men  seeking  to  destroy 
the  very  country  that  allowed  them  to  question  and  speak 
their  views  publicly?  Their  hearts  were  truly  "desperately 
wicked." 

Rather  than  chiding  our  nation  for  her  sinful  condition, 
let's  take  a  more  positive  approach.  We  do  need  to  recog- 
nize America's  need  and  thank  God  it  was  so  graphically 
depicted  btfore  the  eyes  of  the  world.  This  awareness  of 
America's  condition  can  act  much  like  the  law  of  the  Old 
Testament.  Though  it  cannot  produce  righteousness,  as  a 
schoolteacher,  it  points  out  sin.  Americans  are  certainly 
aware  of  sin. 

With  this  opportunity,  we  need  to  help  people  realize 
their  inability  to  produce  godly  living  without  divine  help. 
We  have  a  responsibility  to  use  our  gifts,  talents  and  time  to 
point  out  to  the  people  of  this  land  what  God  can  do  for 
them.  Our  evangelistic  witness,  everyday  Christian  conduct, 
and  sharing  of  God's  Word  can  be  used  by  the  Holy  Spirit 
in  this  ministry. 

What  needs  to  grip  us  most  is  the  size  of  the  task  before 
us.  Of  over  200  million  people  in  America,  only  1  in  10,000 


is  on  a  membership  roll  of  a  Grace  Brethren  Church.  The 
responsibility  we  face  will  require  a  tremendous  effort. 

What  can  we  do  for  America?  Is  there  a  significant  con- 
tribution we  can  make  to  our  nation  on  its  200th  birthday? 
When  thinking  of  birthdays,  our  thoughts  automatically 
turn  to  gifts.  What  gift  can  we  give  to  America?  We  can  turn 
more  of  its  citizens  to  the  greatest  gift  this  world  has  ever 
known:  "For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his  only 
begotten  Son"  (John  3:16).  Ponder  that.  God's  gift  of  His 
Son  was  for  the  whole  world!  The  gift  has  already  been 
given,  and  it  is  our  job  to  help  others  accept  the  gift  and 
enjoy  the  life-changing  benefits.  When  more  people  in 
America  are  born  again  and  have  the  spiritual  capacity  to 
live  transformed  lives,  America's  condition  will  be  revived. 

As  individuals  and  individual  churches,  it  is  difficult  to 
contemplate  what  is  involved  in  fulfilling  that  responsi- 
bility. But  as  a  Fellowship  of  churches  we  can  coordinate 
our  efforts  and  make  some  headway. 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council,  with  its  corps  of 
missionaries  and  staff,  is  involved  in  that  very  ministry: 
spearheading  the  expansion  of  the  Brethren  Church  in 
America.  This  year,  as  our  nation  reflects  upon  her  past, 
and  anticipates  the  future,  we  have  the  unique  opportunity 
to  share  with  people  God's  glorious  Gospel.  While  Ameri- 


cans everywhere  take  inventory  of  their  progress  and  assess 
those  principles  which  brought  us  through  these  200  years 
successfully,  let  us  not  fail  to  share  our  message  of  freedom. 

Nor  should  we  fail  to  encourage  each  other  with  the 
work  God  has  been  blessing  in  our  churches.  The  months  of 
September,  October,  and  November  are  considered  Home  |- 
Mission  emphasis  months.  Through  various  means  you  will 
be  hearing  of  the  progress  made  in  the  past  year. 

Our  four  bulletins— "Faith  and  Freedom,"  "Dusk  or 
Dawn,"  "Pulpits  and  Progress,"  and  "Thinking  and  Thank- 
ing"—will  present  the  challenge  of  this  work  being  carried 
on  for  the  Brethren  Church.  It  will  be  your  unique  oppor- 
tunity to  join  in  sending  forth  over  100  Home  Missions 
personnel.  These  missionaries  are  dedicated  lives  with  the 
power-packed  message  of  the  Word  of  God. 

The  Bible,  the  Church,  and  the  saving  of  lost  souls  are 
very  close  to  the  heart  of  God.  The  Holy  Spirit  has  been 
sent  to  empower  God's  program  of  evangelism,  discipleship 
and  fellowship.  He  can  work  through  every  believer  if  we 
will  allow  Him  to  do  His  vital  work. 

As  never  before,  we  want  to  see  new  churches,  centers  of 
Bible  teaching  and  fellowship,  planted  all  across  this  land. 
Your  continued  prayer  support,  giving,  and  sharing  in  the 
ministry  will  stimulate  and  encourage  us  in  assisting  those 
who  call  for  help. 


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Long  Days, 
Two  Crews, 
and  a  Wacky  Menu 


en  Herald 


When  Rev.  Robert  Thompson  ar- 
rived in  Kenai  last  May,  he  was  to  rep- 
resent Brethren  Home  Missions  at  the 
ground-breaking  service  for  the  new 
church. 

What  a  surprise  it  was  to  him  when 
he  arrived  to  find  the  ground  very 
much  broken,  the  footers  poured,  and 
the  foundation  wall  already  started. 
Things  grow  fast  up  here! 

What  was  planned  as  a  ground- 
breaking service  turned  into  a  dedi- 
cation of  the  construction  workers. 

There  was  much  concern  in  the  fall 
of  1975  about  starting  construction 
the  following  spring.  It  was  after 
Thanksgiving  and  there  was  still  no 
snow  on  the  ground  to  provide  insula- 
tion from  the  bitter  cold.  The  temper- 
ature had  already  dropped  to  35  de- 
grees below  zero.  The  frost  was  going 
deeper  and  deeper— down  to  seven  feet 
in  some  places. 

In  this  situation  it  would  be  early 
June  before  construction  could  begin. 
That  wouldn't  allow  much  time  to  get 
the  roof  on  before  the  "moose  mon- 
soon" rains  began  about  the  third 
week  in  August. 

We  decided  to  make  an  attempt  at 
starting  early  in  May.  On  May  13,  an 
excavator  moved  onto  the  building  site 
with  a  caterpillar  and  an  8-ton  back- 
hoe.  Neither  of  these  machines  could 
break  through  the  frost.  The  following 
day  a  larger  backhoe  with  a  30-foot 
boom  was  brought  in.  Praise  the  Lord, 
it  broke  through  the  frost  and  in  two 
days  the  excavation  was  done!  What  a 
wonderful  answer  to  prayer! 

All  around  us  snow  was  still  on  the 
ground  two  weeks  later.  In  Homer,  80 
miles  south,  they  still  had  18  inches  of 
snow.  The  Lord  had  seen  fit  to  give 
our  area  an  early  break-up  20  days 
ahead  of  schedule.  Thanks  to  those 
who  prayed  faithfully  on  our  behalf. 


The  Lord  also  provided  in  many 
other  ways.  To  hire  a  building  super- 
intendent locally  would  have  meant 
paying  his  salary  of  at  least  $3,000  a 
month  plus  transportation.  A  laborer 
on  the  job  would  get  $7  to  $10  an 
hour. 

To  keep  our  building  costs  within 
reason,  we  asked  for  God's  leading 
concerning  a  construction  crew.  We 
knew  Brethren  people  were  interested 
in  our  work  so  we  made  our  need 
known  to  those  who  might  be  able  to 
assist  us  in  building. 

A  call  was  sent  to  Don  Sellers,  who 
is  on  leave  of  absence  as  superintend- 
ent of  the  Brethren  Construction  Com- 
pany, and  to  Earl  Funderburg,  former 
Brethren  pastor  who  is  also  a  builder. 
After  much  prayer,  both  men  agreed  to 
come  as  superintendents  of  construc- 
tion. 

Why  do  we  need  two?  We  have 
good  building  weather  only  a  short 
time.  But  considering  the  daylight 
hours  during  the  summer  the  season 
can  be  longer— if  you  have  2  building 
crews.  In  mid-June  there  were  20 
hours  of  daylight  and  4  hours  of  twi- 
light. Making  proper  use  of  the  time 
with  2  shifts  allowed  us  to  do  a  lot  of 
building. 

The  two  crews  are  made  up  of  6 
young  men  from  the  "lower  48" 
states.  They  felt  lea  of  God  to  come  at 
no  salary— just  food  and  lodging  and  a 
few  fishing  trips.  They  even  paid  their 
own  round-trip  transportation. 

We  want  to  recognize  those  who 
have  felt  led  to  this  work.  They  are: 
Doug  Kramer  of  Westerville,  Ohio;  Phil 
Moyer  of  Souderton,  Pennsylvania, 
under  the  TIME  program;  Frank  Gard- 
ner of  Westerville,  Ohio;  Wink  Price  of 
Bexley,  Ohio;  Randy  Haulk  of  Ritt- 
man,  Ohio;  and  Robert  Skeen  of  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio,  who  will  be  staying  on 


at  the  church  as  intern  pastor.  The 
folks  of  the  Kenai  church  have  opened 
their  homes  to  the  labor  force. 

The  cost  of  living  is  high  in  Kenai 
and  the  best  example  is  food.  One  way 
around  it  is  to  have  all  the  crew's 
meals  prepared  right  on  the  building 
site.  Menus  for  the  whole  summer 
were  prepared  by  ladies  of  the  church, 
and  case  lots  of  food  were  bought  at 
wholesale  prices.  And,  of  course,  the 
Lord  provides  plenty  of  salmon,  hali- 
but, trout  and  clams. 

Eileen  Sellers  and  Thelma  Funder- 
burg, wives  of  the  crew  superintend- 
ents, direct  the  food  program,  working 
under  the  same  arrangements  as  the 
labor  forces.  Connie  Day  of  Wester- 
ville, Ohio,  also  assists  in  food  prepa- 
ration. 

Two  complete  meals  are  prepared 
six  days  a  week,  in  addition  to  snacks 
provided  for  two  breaks  a  day.  A 
cookshack  with  dining  area  was  con- 
structed right  on  the  site.  And  what  a 
menu:  "Shipwreck"  on  Monday; 
"Tornado"  on  Tuesday;  "Earthquake" 
on  Wednesday;  "Hash"  on  Thursday; 
"Fish"  on  Friday;  and  "Disaster"  on 
Saturday.  The  ladies  have  done  a  won- 
derful job  preparing  delicious  food. 

We  give  all  this  information  as  the 
reason  the  planned  ground  breaking 
was  actually  a  dedication  of  the  labor 
force  that  was  already  hard  at  work. 

"For  the  people  had  a  mind  to 
work,"  and  how  true  it  was  as  Nehe- 
miah  4:6  was  read  at  the  dedication: 
"So  built  we  the  wall;  and  all  the  wall 
was  joined  together  unto  the  half 
thereof:  for  the  people  had  a  mind  to 
work." 

The  walls  of  our  building  are  far- 
ther along  than  half  their  height,  and 
it's  because  the  people  did  have  a  mind 
to  work.  What  a  joy  to  see  the  Lord's 
blessing  and  the  many  answers  to 
prayer  as  we  labor  in  His  vineyard. 


7  Dseptember76 


"Who  Me? 
Accept 
a  Home 
Missions 
Pastorate?" 


"Yes,  you." 

"But,  Lord  .  .  ." 

"My  son,  I  know  this  is  quite  a  step  for  you  to  consider. 
Why  don't  you  list  some  of  the  problems  of  accepting  this 
call  and  see  what  I  can  do.  Or  maybe  Philippians  4:19 
doesn't  apply  in  your  case." 

"All  right.  Lord.  You  asked  for  it." 

FINANCES 

"To  accept  this  call  means  a  $6,000  cut  in  income  per 
year.  Add  that  difference  to  the  fact  that  we'll  move  from 
a  parsonage  with  no  rent  to  a  self-provided  home. 

'The  salary  offered  is  $2,000  less  than  the  most 
economical  budget  we  can  work  out  We  have  some  outstand- 
ing medical  bills  to  pay  and  that  salary  won't  cover  them. 

"Have  you  checked  recently.  Lord,  to  see  how  much  it 
costs  to  feed  and  buy  clothes  for  six  children  (four 
teenagers)?" 

SOCIAL   NEEDS 

"Lord,  don't  my  children  deserve  something  in  the  way 

8  D  Herald  , 


Charles  Thornton 
Pastor,  Lansing,  Michigan 


of  a  youth  program?  How  much  of  a  youth  program  will 
there  be  in  a  church  averaging  38  in  attendance? 

"We  want  them  to  share  in  Christian  fellowship  and 
involvement  with  other  young  people.  How  come  other 
people  can  elect  to  go  to  churches  with  going  programs  and 
we  can't?" 

CHURCH   NEEDS 

"Lord,  you  know  I'm  no  fund  raiser,  yet  this  Home 
Missions  church  has  a  big  debt  and  so  few  people  to  pay  for 
it. 

"I  certainly  don't  think  I  have  the  gift  of  evangelism  but 
if  anything  is  needed,  it  is  someone  to  bring  in  new  people. 

"There  is  a  need  for  finishing  work  in  the  church 
basement,  and  there  are  already  heavy  monthly  obligations. 

"With  all  these  problems,  Lord,  I  don't  see  how  You 
would  want  me  to  go  to  a  Home  Missions  church." 

"My  son." 

"Yes,  Lord." 

"Let  me  remind  you  of  a  few  things." 

"First:  don't  you  tell  your  wife,  your  children,  and 


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your  people  that  I  will  supply  all  their  need?" 

"Yes." 

"Second:  Isn't  Matthew  6:33  still  in  My  Word— "Seek  ye 
first  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  his  righteousness;  and  all 
these  things  shall  be  added  unto  you"? 

"Yes." 

"Third:  Have  I  ever  failed  to  provide  for  My  own?" 

"No." 

"Fourth:  My  child,  your  real  problem  is  not  finances, 
social  needs,  or  church  needs.  The  real  issue  is  this:  am 
I  really  your  God? 

"Does  my  being  God  mean  that  I  have  complete  authori- 
ty over  you,  your  life,  and  your  place  of  service? 

"Or  do  you  reserve  the  right  to  veto  My  directions?  Do 
you  retain  the  right  to  say,  like  Peter,  'not  so.  Lord'? 

"As  long  as  this  is  true.  My  child,  you  must  worry  and 
fret,  anticipate  and  forecast  all  the  needs  and  means  of 
meeting  them  in  your  future. 

"But,  if  I  am  in  truth  your  God— the  one  on  whom  you 
are  utterly  dependent  for  all  your  needs,  why  don't  you 
simply  obey  Me  and  let  Me  prove  Myself  to  you  for  My 
glory?" 

"But,  God.  .  .  ." 

"No  butsi  If  I  provided  Moses  with  sufficient  food  and 
clothing  for  all  Israel  for  40  years  in  the  wilderness,  can 
you  trust  Me  to  provide  for  your  wife  and  six  children?" 

"But,  the  children.  .  .  ." 

"No  buts!  When  Abraham  left  Ur  of  the  Chaldees  to  obey 
Me,  what  promise  did  he  have  of  a  good  youth  group  for 
Isaac  to  grow  up  in?" 

"But  the  church.  .  .  ." 

"No  buts!  Since  when  have  you  accomplished  anything 
any  way?  I  work  in  you  to  will  and  to  do  of  My  good 
pleasure. 

"My  son,  read  Exodus  35  and  see  how  I  can  work  if  I 
please.  Remember,  I  will  supply  all  your  need  according  to 
My  riches,  not  your  ability  or  talent  or  training." 

"Lord,  forgive  me  for  not  trusting  You.  I  guess  I'm  not 
as  far  along  the  road  of  faith  as  I  would  like  others  to 
think.  Here  and  now  I  am  willing  to  say  'You  are  my  God,' 
and  by  Your  grace  I  will  follow  Your  will. 

"My  faith  seems  so  small— 'help  Thou  mine  unbelief.' 
Perhaps  fleeces  are  for  immature  Christians.  If  so,  I  am. 
Lord,  something  tangible  now  will  certainly  give  me  encour- 
agement." 

"My  son,  let's  care  for  that  fleece." 

(Phone  call)  "Our  church  has  voted  to  extend  you  a  call. 
Please  pray  about  this  and  let  us  know." 

(Phone  call)  "I'm  sorry,  but  I  don't  believe  I  can 
accept." 

"Is  it  because  of  the  salary?" 

"Yes." 

"May  I  ask  a  question?" 

"Certainly." 

"If  certain  of  your  financial  needs  were  met  before  you 
came,  could  you  live  on  the  salary  offered?" 

"By  the  grace  of  God,  we  would  endeavor  to." 

(Phone  call)  "Pastor,  God  has  supplied  the  sum  you  told 
me  of.  Now  can  you  come?" 

"Tell  the  folks  that  I  accept  the  call  and  will  anticipate 
arriving  on  the  field  July  1." 

("Oh  thou  of  little  faith,  wherefore  didst  thou  doubt.") 

"Now,  My  son,  let's  care  for  the  problems." 


FINANCES 

"Honey,  the  only  house  we've  seen  that  really  meets  our 

needs  is  $50  a  month  more  than  our  budget  allows." 

"Let's  trust  God  to  enable  us."  (My  wife  learned  the 
lesson.) 

"Thank  you.  Lord,  for  this  gift  of  a  new  suit  before  we 
moved." 

"Pastor,  here  are  some  green  beans  we  thought  you  could 
use.  We  planted  some  extra  garden." 

".  .  .  there  are  50  pounds  of  carrots,  some  cabbage,  and 
beets  which  perhaps  you  can  use." 

"Thank  you  so  much.  This  meat  will  fit  into  the  freezer 
God  has  also  supplied. 

"Lord,  why  haven't  I  seen  some  of  these  marvelous  an- 
swers to  prayer  and  unanticipated  blessings  before?" 

"My  son,  you  never  needed  this  before.  My  purpose  for 
your  life  in  the  past  called  for  different  displays  of  My 
grace." 

"Thank  you.  Lord.  What  more  can  we  expect?" 

"Honey,  our  grocery  bill  is  $20  a  week  less  than  before 
we  moved.  Praise  the  Lord! 

"Here's  a  check  for  unused  vacation  time  from  our  for- 
mer church.  Praise  God!  It  will  take  care  of  new  tires. 

"Honey,  every  bill  is  paid  up  to  date!" 


SOCIAL  NEEDS 

(Excerpts  from  church  bulletins.) 

. . .  18  teens  were  at  Youth  Party  held  at  Thorntons 
Friday  night. 

...  13  attended  National  Youth  Conference. 

.  .  .  Youth  Choir  sings  in  the  morning  service  next 
Sunday. 

(Supper  table  conversation.) 

"Dad,  it's  really  neat!  I've  met  a  bunch  of  Christians  at 
school.  They  aren't  ashamed  to  let  their  faith  be  known. 
Boy,  is  this  different  from  our  old  school!  It  seemed  like 
there  weren't  any  Christians  there." 

CHURCH   NEEDS 

Treasurer:  "This  past  quarter  we  had  the  best  offering 
that  we've  had  in  a  long  time." 

Sunday  School  superintendent:  "Pastor,  we  need  more 
teachers  for  our  two  new  classes." 

Head  usher:  "Did  you  see  that  attendance  Sunday?  There 
were  76  out  in  the  morning.  Remember  how  we  averaged 
38  a  year  ago  last  May  and  June?" 

Pastor:  "Thanks  to  those  who  helped  with  painting  the 
lower  auditorium  and  cleaning  windows." 

May  16  was  a  highlight  in  God's  provision  for  the  church 
with  a  $1,237  offering  for  a  special  project. 

"Thank  You,  Lord."  We  at  Lansing  Grace  Brethren  are 
all  learning  more  and  more  how  our  God  supplies  all  our 
need  according  to  His  riches. 

("Lord-thanks  for  patiently  teaching  me,  too.") 

9  a  September  76 


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Faith  and 
Freedom  i 

America,  land  of  the  free. 

Our  country  is  a  story  of  brave  men  and  women. 
They  had  visions  of  a  land  where  all  could  be  free 
to  enjoy  the  luxury  of  liberty.  ; 

Through  the  years,  many  with  those  same  visions 
have  died  for  their  dreams.  Because  of  their 
sacrifice,  America  remains  a  free  land. 

It  is  amazing  that  in  this  land  of  freedom,  many 
.\mericans  remain  slaves  to  sin.  And  freedom 
from  sin  is  not  based  on  American  citizenship. 

The  message  of  Brethren  Home  Missions  is  true 
freedom  through  faith  in  Jesus  Clirist.  "But  God 
commendeth  His  love  toward  us,  in  that,  while  ws 
were  yet  sinners,  Christ  died  for  us"  Romans  5:8. 

Personnel  of  Brethren  Home  Missions  are  preachii 
this  message  across  the  country.  The  task  is 
difficult.  They  need  your  cooperation. 

Will  you  assist  them  in  reaching  the  land  of  the 
free  with  the  message  of  freedom? 


HOME   MISSIONS  OFFERING   COMPARISON 


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;    Pastor  David  Plaster  prepares  the  way  for  excavation. 


The  branch  is  one  sir, 
becoming  a  tree.  Referred  to  up  to  this 
point  as  a  branch  of  the  Riverside 
Brethren  Church,  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Armagh,  Pennsylvania,  is 
following  the  steps  toward  becoming 
a  fully  independent  work. 

Ground  breaking  for  a  building  was 
held  recently  and  Cary  Engle  is  on  the 
job  as  construction  superintendent. 
This  is  a  major  step  in  the  Home 
Missions  program  toward  becoming  a 
self-supporting  work.  For  more  details 
about  the  Armagh  church  see  the  July 
1 5  issue  of  the  Herald. 

Meeting   in  the   limited  facilities  of  a 
welcome  site  to  the  Armagh  people. 


Grange  Hall,  a  new  building  will  be  a 


Pastor  of  the  ".Motr.er'  R,.er5.c;e 
church,  Rev.  H.  Don  Rough  gave  a 
ground-breaking  challenge. 


A"°" 


Mows  Summary 

From  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches  and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


•  Notice.  The  1977  Brethren  Annual  will  be  placed  in 
the  mail  about  December  1,  1976.  Three  copies  will  be 
sent  to  each  Brethren  church  (except  those  who  have 
requested  more  than  three)  and  one  copy  to  each  Breth- 
ren minister.  Those  persons  who  requested  a  copy  of  the 
1976  Annual  wiU  automatically  receive  a  1977  copy. 
Other  Herald  subscribers  who  would  Uke  an  Annual 
should  write  to  the  Herald  Co.,  P.O.  Box  544,  Winona 
Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


•Dillsburg.  Pa.  A  great  day  of  patriotism,  fellowship  and 
spiritual  blessings  was  celebrated  at  Hope  Grace  Brethren 
Church.  An  outdoor  service  was  held  where  the  "Old 
Fashioned  Gospel"  was  declared.  During  a  time  of  fel- 
lowship homemade  ice  cream  was  enjoyed.  Upon  moving 
indoors  a  program  of  patriotic  and  spiritual  music  was 
given,  and  a  most  interesting  display  of  old  Bibles  was 
examined.  These  included  the  Sauer  editions,  with  a 
Stable  Bible  plus  other  German  and  English  Bibles  dating 
back  to  the  early  and  mid  1700s.  (Thanks  to  Rev.  Donald 
Hinks  for  the  display.)  Pastor  Lee  Dice  called  this  a  "day 
of  reminiscing  on  the  blessing  of  God  upon  our  nation 
and  His  people." 

•Indianapolis,  Ind  When  there  is  a  desperate  need  of 
more  Sunday  School  room  that  is  a  real  problem,  but  it 
can  be  solved  .  .  .  and  a  solution  was  found  at  Grace 
Brethren.  It  v/as  decided  to  purchase  a  heated,  air- 
conditioned  room  addition  which  doubled  the  present 
space.  A  goal  was  set  of  $3,000  which  was  to  be  reached 
above  the  normal  offerings.  On  the  "Impossible  Sunday" 
$4,801  was  received! 

According  to  Pastor  Paul  Woodruff  "our  families  have 
also  committed  themselves  to  giving  an  additional  one 
week's  salary  over  the  year  toward  the  building  which 
will  be  paid  off  in  a  year.  The  building  is  here  and  we 
praise  the  Lord!" 

12  0  Herald  gMH 


•  Union,  Ohio.  A  well-attended  Vacation  Bible  School 
that  started  on  a  Sunday  afternoon  with  a  registration  of 
465  was  climaxed  on  the  4th  of  July  with  a  special 
program.  The  church  was  represented  in  the  civic  4th  of 
July  parade  with  a  float  and  165  riding  and  marching 
people. 

Cocky,  the  Rooster,  crowed  to  the  slogan,  "Our  Bible 
School  is  something  to  crow  about"  (see  photo  above). 
Mr.  Gary  Collins  was  the  main  speaker  of  the  week  with 
his  magic  and  puppets.  There  were  60  decisions  made, 
with  an  average  attendance  daily  of  330. 

•  Wooster,  Ohio  Wooster's  associate  pastor  and  Mrs.  Tad 
Robert  are  the  proud  parents  of  Jeremy  David  who  was 
born  June  22.  Congratulations! 

•  Findlay,  Ohio.  A  unique  threefold  communion  service 
was  built  around  a  carry-in  noon  meal  following  the 
morning  worship  service.  It  was  a  picnic-style  meal  for 
the  love  feast  preceded  by  the  washing  of  feet  and  con- 
cluded with  the  bread  and  the  cup.  Pastor  Glenn  Coats 
summarized  the  event  by  asking:  "Didn't  the  first- 
century  beUevers  eat  a  whole  meal?" 

•  Annual  Chanses.  Richard  Rohrer,  27085  Val  Deane 
Wy.,  Hemet,  Cahf.  92343  .  .  .  Donald  Hocking,  6617  E. 
72nd  St.,  Apt.  2,  Paramount,  Cahf.  90723  .  .  .  Gerald 
Root,  407  N.  Gariand  St.,  Dayton,  Ohio  45403  .  .  .  Roy 
Pol  man,  35  5  5  S.E.  35th  Cir.,  Trout  dale,  Oreg. 
97060  .  .  .  David  Miller,  1605  Redbush  Ave.,  Kettering, 
Ohio  45420  .  .  .  Solon  Hoyt,  Santa  Rosa  De  Calamuchita 
5196,  Sierras  de  Cordoba,  Argentina  .  .  .  David  Good- 
man, 1103  Village  Dr.,  Bowling  Green,  Ohio 
43402  .  .  .  Sherwood  Durkee,  Box  337,  Winona  Lake, 
Ind.  46590  .  .  .  John  Teevan,  1141  Southview  Dr.,  Ash- 
land, Ohio  44805  .  .  .  Lynn  Hoyt,  Calle  22,  No.  2350, 
Barrio  Parque  Field,  2000-Rosario,  Sta.  Fe,  Argentina, 
S.A. 


•  Philadelphia,  Pa.  (EP)  -Moody  Monthly,  published  con- 
tinuously since  1900  by  the  Moody  Bible  Institute  in 
Chicago,  captured  the  coveted  "Periodical  of  the  Year" 
prize  in  the  annual  awards  program  of  the  Evangelical 
Press  Association,  according  to  Awards  Chairman  Philip 
Yancey. 

The  top  winner,  announced  here  during  EPA's  28th 
annual  convention  May  10-12,  also  was  named  "Most 
Improved  Periodical"  in  the  general  category. 

Judge  Ben  Patterson,  one  of  27  specialists  in  maga- 
zine publishing  engaged  by  EPA  to  offer  critiques  on 
entries,  stated  that  Moody  Monthly  is  "strong  in  virtual- 
ly every  area.  Its  content  is  weU  suited  to  the  stated 
purposes  of  the  magazine  and  offers  a  well  balanced 
variety  of  reading  material .  .  .  ." 

•  Myerstown,  Pa.  Roger  Mayes  was  ordained  to  the 
Christian  ministry  at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor 
Mayes'  uncle,  Dr.  Charles  Mayes,  brought  the  ordination 
message,  and  other  ordained  ministers  of  the  district  as- 
sisted in  bringing  the  charges.  Pastor  Mayes  is  Minister  of 
Youth  and  Church  Growth  at  the  Myerstown  Church.  A 
love  gift  was  presented  to  the  Mayeses  at  an  all-church 
reception  which  foUowed  the  ordination  service.  Luke 
Kauffman,  senior  pastor. 


The  following 
men  assisted  in 
the  laying-on-of- 
hands  for  the  or- 
dination of  Roger 
Mayes:  (1  to  r) 
Kenneth  Russell, 
Robert  Holmes, 
Luke  Kauffman, 
Robert  Whited, 
Charles  Mayes, 
Shimer  Darr,  and 
PhiUip    Simmons. 


In  Memory 

Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

BROWN,  Artie,  67,  July  14,  member  for  54  years  of  the 
First  Brethren  Church,  Clay  City,  Ind.  Robert  Clouse, 
pastor. 

FIRL,  Orpha,  70,  June  25,  a  charter  member  at  Elyria 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Elyria,  Ohio,  Michael  Wingfield, 
pastor. 

IDE,  John,  July  1 ,  moderator  and  deacon  at  the  Subur- 
ban Grace  Brethren  Church,  Hatboro,  Pa.,  Kenneth 
StoU,  pastor. 

MASSIE,  Mabel,  July  6,  a  longtime  member  of  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Mansfield,  Ohio.  J.  Hudson  Thayer, 
pastor. 

PARKS,  Frances,  May  1,  a  faithful  member  for  38  years 
of  Conemaugh  Brethren  Church,  Conemaugh,  Pa.  Don 
Rager,  pastor. 

SHEEHAN,  Edgar,  June  18,  a  member  of  the  Cone- 
maugh Brethren  Church  for  39  years.  Don  Rager,  pastor. 


•  Minerva,  Ohio  Pastor  and  Mrs.  Galen  Wiley  take  this 
means  of  expressing  their  sincere  thanks  to  the  many 
who  prayed  so  effectively  for  them  during  their  recent 
hospitalizations.  Pastor  Wiley  is  recovering  very  well 
from  open-heart  surgery  (double  bypass),  and  Mrs.  Wiley 
is  back  on  her  feet  after  Caesarean  section  for  delivery  of 
Utile  Katrina  Faye.  All  three  were  released  from  hos- 
pitals on  the  same  day  for  a  great  reunion  at  home.  Your 
continued  prayers  are  requested. 

•  Harrah,  Wash.  A  real  privilege  was  granted  to  the 
people  at  the  Harrah  Brethren  Church  as  they  enjoyed 
the  messages  of  a  "hometown  boy,"  Dr.  Robert  Culver. 
Dr.  Culver  also  attended  a  Culver  famOy  reunion  while 
he  was  in  his  boyhood  community.  Submitted  by  Rev. 
Charles  Winter,  pastor  of  the  Harrah  Brethren  Church. 


Weddings 


A  six-month's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 


ald  is  given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Robyn  Firl  and  Jack  Gauntz,  May  2,  Meyersdale  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Meyersdale,  Pa. 

Devon  Long  and  Daniel  Hotchkiss,  June  5,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Jackson,  Mich. 

Illene  Merrill  and  Rev.  Arthur  Collins,  June  5,  Bethel 
Brethren  Church,  Osceola,  Ind. 

Cindy  Owens  and  Richard  Tracewell,  Jr.,  June  5,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Parkersburg,  W.  Va. 
Jana  Shultz  and  Stephen  McBeth,  June  5,  Elyria  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Elyria,  Ohio. 

Cynthia  Dillon  and  Daniel  Wright,  June  12,  Ghent  Breth- 
ren Church,  Roanoke,  Va. 

Elaine  Sprunger  and  Timothy  Raisner,  June  12,  Subur- 
ban Grace  Brethren  Church,  Hatboro,  Pa. 
Leila   Markley   and   David   Novinc,   June    19,  Coolville 
Brethren  Church,  Coolville,  Ohio. 

Janice   Wilson   and    David   Thompson,   June   19,  Com- 
munity Grace  Brethren  Church,  Whittier,  Cahf. 
Kathie  Moses  and  Marvin  Kister,  June  25,  First  Brethren 
Church,  Wooster,  Ohio. 

Sandra    Wallace    and    Richard   Mayes,   June   25,   Com- 
munity Grace  Brethren  Church,  Whittier,  Cahf.  Pastor 
John  Mayes,  father  of  the  groom,  and  Dr.  Charles  Mayes, 
the  groom's  grandfather,  performed  the  ceremony. 
Denise  Beasley  and   Donald  Moreno,  June   26,  Cherry 
Valley  Brethren  Church,  Beaumont,  Cahf. 
Sandra   Hawkins   and    Steven   Barrett,  June   26,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Jackson,  Mich.  The  father  of  the  bride, 
Rev.  Gilbert  Hawkins,  performed  the  ceremony. 
Roxanne   Meena  and  Robert  Fetterhoff,  June  26.  The 
wedding  ceremony  was  performed  by  the  father  of  the 
groom,  Rev.  Dean  Fetterhoff,  pastor  of  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Sally   Mishler   and   Gary    Strope,  June  26,  Meyersdale 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Meyersdale,  Pa. 
Charlotte  Yates  and  PhiUp  Foster,  June  26,  Ghent  Breth- 
ren Church,  Roanoke,  Va. 

Vickie  Wiltrout  and  Wayne  Miller,  July  3,  Meyersdale 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Meyersdale,  Pa. 
Vicki  Weiler  and  Steve  Andrea,  July  10,  First  Brethren 
Church,  Wooster,  Ohio. 

Holly  Whiteside  and  Thomas  Ames,  July  10,  Suburban 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Hatboro,  Pa. 

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•  Salt  Lake  City  (EP)-More  than  100,000  converts  are 
expected  to  be  baptized  into  the  Mormon  Church  during 
1976,  according  to  estimates  of  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints. 

A  church  report  indicates  that  an  average  of  322  new 
members  have  been  baptized  daily  since  1965  when 
worldwide  membership  was  2.4  million.  Convert  bap- 
tisms numbered  95,412  in  1975.  The  May  1976  world 
membership  estimate  was  3,610,842,  according  to  a  re- 
port in  a  recent  issue  of  the  denomination's  Church 
News  published  here. 

•  Hagerstown,  Md.  (Grace).  Some  are  teenagers.  Some 
are  middle-aged  and  balding.  Some  of  them  can  compre- 
hend the  message  they  receive  each  Sunday  morning; 
some  win  never  understand.  But  Dave  Bond,  the  Sunday 
School  class  teacher  for  the  mentally  retarded,  says: 
"It's  our  obligation  to  make  facilities  available  to  them 
and  then  let  the  Holy  Spirit  do  the  work."  This  special 
class  starts  each  Sunday  with  a  rousing  sing-along.  And  if 
the  students  don't  know  the  words,  they  sing  nonethe- 
less, making  a  joyful  noise  to  the  Lord.  Because  the 
members  of  the  class  have  a  short  attention  span,  the 
one-hour  class  is  divided  into  15-minute  segments.  The 
activities  include  coloring  pictures,  making  take-home 
things,  and  there  is  a  "Juice  Time"  with  prayer  before 
the  refreshments.  Story  time  follows  the  snack.  The 
teacher  says  he  tries  to  reach  all  of  the  students  who  can 
understand.  Bond's  aim  is  to  "show  them  that  somebody 
loves  and  cares  about  them."  Praising  and  hugging  his 
students  as  they  say  goodbye  to  him,  he  says,  "It's  a  real 
blessing  working  with  these  folks.  They  love  you.  AU 
they  ask  is  that  you  love  them  back."  According  to  Dr. 
Robert  CoUitt,  pastor  of  the  church,  three  area  homes 
for  the  mentally  retarded  were  most  anxious  to  have 
their  residents  cooperate  in  this  ministry.  Residents  from 
the  surrounding  community  have  also  been  quick  to  co- 
operate in  the  venture. 


•  Leesburg,  Ind.  The  Leesburg  Brethren  were  called  to 
worship  by  their  pastor  Rev.  Ralph  Bums,  dressed  as  a 
parson  of  200  years  ago  (photos  above).  After  the  ring- 
ing of  the  "Liberty  BeU"  the  congregation  joined  in  the 
flag  salutes.  This  all  took  place  at  the  4th  of  July  cele- 
bration of  our  country's  birthday. 

•  Extra  copies  available.  Each  church  has  received  copies 
of  the  new  BMH  Books  publication.  My  Favorite  Reflec- 
tions by  Herald  editor  Charles  W.  Turner.  These  books 
are  to  be  given  to  persons  who  contribute  $5  or  more  to 
the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co.  during  1976.  How- 
ever, some  may  desire  extra  copies  for  gifts  and  they  are 
available  at  $1.75  each.  Order  from:  Brethren  Missionary 

14  D  Herald  BMH 


•  Comings  and  Goings.  Glenn  Coats  has  submitted  his 
resignation  as  pastor  of  the  Findlay  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Findlay,  Ohio  .  .  .  Edward  Gross  is  the  new  pas- 
tor at  Goleta,  CaUf.  (Grace  Brethren  Church),  as  of  Aug. 
15  . . .  Alva  Conner,  founding  pastor  of  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Santa  Maria,  CaUf.,  resigned  as  of  Aug. 
14  .  .  .  Wesley  HaUer,  former  pastor  of  First  Brethren 
Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.,  has  accepted  the  pastorate  at 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lancaster,  Pa.  .  .  .  James 
Ament  is  pastor  at  Grace  Brethren  Church,  San  Bernar- 
dino, CaUf. 


Newly  elected  moderator,  Robert  Thompson. 

•  Conference  gleanings.  Delegates  in  attendance  at  Long 
Beach,  CaUf.,  reached  a  total  of  678  at  the  second  busi- 
ness session— 434  lay  and  244  ministerial.  The  delegates 
voted  unanimously  to  change  the  name  of  our  confer- 
ence to  "FeUowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches."  New 
officers  elected  for  1976-77  include:  Robert  Thompson, 
moderator;  John  Mayes,  vice  moderator;  Clyde  Lan- 
drum,  secretary;  Ralph  Burns,  asst.  secretary;  Mike  Alex- 
ander, treasurer;  David  Grant,  statistician;  and  Knute 
Larson,  Gerald  Polman  and  Ted  Austin,  committee  on 
committees.  The  1977  conference  will  be  held  at  Winona 
Lake,  Ind.  Aug.  12-19,  1977. 


•  Norton,  Ohio.  Rev.  Robert  Combs,  pastor  of  the  First 
Brethren  Church  of  Norton,  looks  on  as  Homer  Conn 
receives  a  Bicentennial  Bible  from  Sunday  School  Super- 
intendent Dwight  Stair.  Homer  has  completed  a  record 
of  25  years  of  perfect  attendance  in  Sunday  School.  He 
is  the  teacher  of  a  fourth  grade  Simday  School  class. 

Herald  Co.,  P.  O.  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 
Enclose  your  check  or  money  order  and  BMH  pays  all 
postage  costs. 


Norm  Johnson 
Missionary  In  Brazil 


As  new  missionaries  in  Brazil  for  less  than  a  year,  Cleo 
and  I  are  often  asked  in  letters,  "What's  It  like?"  Such  a 
question  brings  forth  not  only  the  joys  and  excitements 
that  we  love  to  share,  but  also  the  demands  and  pressures 
that  are  upon  us. 

First  of  all,  we  wholeheartedly  agree  that  to  say  we  have 
experienced  real  "cultural  shock"  would  be  false  and  most 
humorous.  Being  Brazilian,  Cleo  is  right  at  home.  And  as 
for  me,  I  really  don't  mind  that  delicious  cup  of  cafez/>7/;o, 
the  fresh  Italian-style  bread,  the  plenteousness  of  a  number 
of  fruits  available  almost  anytime  of  the  year,  the  construc- 
tion of  a  new  home,  or  most  of  all  that  lovingkindness  and 
warmth  extended  to  us  by  our  beloved  "Mlneiros"  (resi- 
dents of  the  state  of  Minas  Gerais).  To  gain  a  Mineiro  friend 
is  truly  a  lasting  treasure.  Of  course  it  is  a  little  frustrating 
when  you  have  to  run  all  around  the  city  to  find  a  simple 
dryer  machine  fitting  that  could  have  been  easily  obtained 
at  Ace  Hardware  in  the  homeland.  But  again,  it  is  most 
exciting  when  you  finally  do  find  the  one  shop  that  has  the 
long-sought-after  part! 

And  It  has  been  just  a  beautiful  answer  to  prayer  to  see 
Heidi,  our  four  year  old,  adapt  so  easily  to  a  fifth  move 
within  a  year  and  a  half.  She  was  placed  into  school  in 
February  and  has  made  so  many  little  friends,  and  how 
Daddy  wishes  his  Portuguese  would  come  that  quickly! 
And  for  Joe,  our  one  year  old,  his  biggest  adventure  is 
following  Joana,  our  maid,  from  room  to  room,  or  reaching 
for  my  pen  as  I  write  these  words. 

One  of  Cleo's  biggest  joys  has  been  the  discovery  of  a 
long-lost  friend.  When  her  friend  Claudete  left  Word  of  Life 
Bible  Institute,  she  married,  and  later  separated.  So  many 
Bible  Institute  friends  tried  to  find  her  to  help  her,  but  she 
remained  "lost"  for  five  years  until  by  God's  providential 
hand  Cleo  was  led  to  her  in  the  supermarket  next  door. 
Claudete  admits  this  was  of  God,  and  she  is  now  meeting 


with  Cleo  on  a  weekly  basis  to  study  and  grow  again  in 
God's  Word.  This  has  also  resulted  in  a  weekly  study  with 
Claudete's  mother. 

But  behind  our  greatest  treasure— that  of  knowing  and 
sharing  our  wonderful  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ  and 
being  able  to  serve  Him  here  in  Uberlandia,  Brazil— lies 
some  strong  pressures  and  enemies  of  the  Truth.  It  can  be 
most  disheartening  to  look  around  you  and  see  so  much 
"spiritism"  in  practice  and  literature,  whether  it  be  in  black 
magic  (of  bad  deeds)  or  in  white  magic  (of  good  deeds). 
Some  renowned  men  of  Uberlandia  read  and  study  "spirit- 
ism" literature.  The  Jehovah's  Witnesses,  another  enemy  of 
the  Truth,  have  much  propaganda  and  sway.  Also,  a  so- 
called  "healing  center"  attracts  a  large  number  through  the 
radio  waves  and  biweekly  meetings.  Yes,  Uberlandia  and  its 
approximately  200,000  residents  have  so  many  perverters 
of  the  Truth! 

But  the  greatest  and  heaviest  question  that  weighs  upon 
my  heart  and  the  hearts  of  my  fellow  co-laborers  (Tim  and 
Sandy  Farner,  Barbara  Hulse,  and  Cleo),  for  whom  I  speak, 
is  still:  "Why  haven't  our  closest  friends  been  regenerated 
and  transformed  with  new  life  in  Jesus  Christ?"  However, 
when  that  question  weighs,  we  are  again  reminded  that  the 
Gospel  is  God's  power  to  save!  If  we  believed  only  in  our- 
selves, this  should  cause  doubts;  but  since  we  believe  in  the 
Holy  Spirit,  we  can  feel  that  He  can  win  a  hearing,  and 
carry  conviction  to  the  conscience.  Therefore,  in  confi- 
dence we  must  wait  on  Him,  and  in  patience  bide  our  time. 
If  the  Gospel  be  true-and  it  is-it  will  yet  come  to  the 
front  and  God  will  work  for  us.  Therefore,  we  must  be 
"steadfast,  unmovable,  always  abounding  in  the  work  of 
the  Lord."  If  we  do  not  see  souls  saved  today  or  tomorrow, 
we  must  still  labor  on,  for  we  are  laboring  for  eternity, 
because  that's  "what  it's  like"  to  labor  for  Him! 


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Rejoice 

with 

us! 


Foster  Tresise 
Missionary  in  Hawaii 


As  we  think  of  every  area  and  cir- 
cumstance in  our  collective  lives,  our 
rejoicing  in  God  is  great,  all  because  of 
His  faithfulness.  "Faithful  is  he  that 
calleth  you,  who  also  will  do  it"  (I 
Thess.  5:24). 

God  was  faithful  in  establishing  the 
work  here  prior  to  1953  under  the 
ministry  of  S/Sgt.  and  Mrs.  Edwin 
Jones,  and  in  giving  the  Brethren  an 
opportunity  for  a  testimony  for  Jesus 
Christ  in  what  is  now  the  state  of 
Hawaii.  God  was  faithful  in  His  calling 
and  directing  the  missionaries  as  they 
answered  and  yielded  to  His  leading  in 
laying  a  foundation  for  the  Grace 
Brethren  testimony.  And  God  con- 
tinues faithful  in  every  area  of  our 
ministry.  In  our  early  labors  in  Red 
Hill,  He  wonderfully  supplied  the  fa- 
cilities at  a  very  minimal  cost.  He  gave 
great  victories  over  opposition  and  sin 
in  the  lives  of  individuals,  and  won  to 
Himself  a  number  who  today  are  serv- 

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ing  Him  in  different  capacities  in  vari- 
ous areas  of  His  leading,  some  full  time 
for  their  Lord.  And  His  faithfulness 
continues  to  the  present  in  our  new 
location. 

After  much  praying  and  searching 
out  various  locations,  seeking  the 
Lord's  will,  God  was  faithful  in  per- 
mitting us  to  attain  facilities  which  we 
used  for  15  years  in  establishing  a  tes- 
timony of  a  more  permanent  nature. 
Even  though  we  had  a  good,  strong 
testimony,  we  were  not  able  to  expand 
or  relocate  because  of  many  factors, 
chief  of  which  were  the  high  cost  and 
lack  of  property.  And  if  we  had  been 
financially  able  to  purchase  land,  for 
years  there  was  none  available. 

However,  unknown  to  us,  God  was 
leading.  One  day  as  I  was  in  Honolulu 
on  business,  the  Lord  spoke  to  me: 
"Foster,  why  don't  you  see  if  Finance 
Realty  doesn't  have  some  property  for 
sale  in  Waipio?"  Immediately  I  made 
inquiry,  and  to  God's  glory  and  my 
surprise,  they  said,  "Yes,  we  have  this 
piece  of  property  here."  They  showed 
me  the  only  property  for  sale  in 
Waipio,  an  acre  and  a  quarter  of  land, 
at  an  unbelievably  low  price,  consider- 
ing the  value  of  property  in  Hawaii. 
Instantly  I  said,  "I'll  take  it."  This  was 
just  what  we  were  praying  for,  and  I 


knew  everybody's  response  would  be, 
"Praise  the  Lord!"  This  property  had 
not  yet  been  advertised,  and  I  believe 
the  Lord  led  me  to  secure  it  the  very 
day  it  was  released  for  sale.  "God  leads 
in  mysterious  ways  His  wonders  to 
perform." 

Again,  because  of  the  lack  of  fi- 
nances, the  church  voted  to  undertake 
the  construction  themselves.  This  we 
did,  and  for  several  years,  on  weekends 
only,  we  labored,  clearing  the  proper- 
ty, laying  the  foundations,  and  con- 
structing the  first-floor  level.  After 
several  serious  setbacks,  and  upon  the 
advice  of  others,  we  were  encouraged 
to  let  out  for  contract  the  balance  of 
the  construction.  We  believe  the  Lord 
led  to  the  contractor  of  His  choice 
and,  working  together,  we  saw  the 
building  completed— as  far  as  the 
shell— in  a  matter  of  several  months. 

But  again  we  were  out  of  finances, 
and  so  much  remained  to  do  before  we 
could  utilize  the  building.  It  had  to  be 
finished  with  respect  to  painting,  the 
floors,  and  furnishings;  and  the  ceilings 
and  electricity  had  to  be  installed 
throughout.  How  God  wonderfully 
led!  One  of  our  first  converts  in 
Waipio  is  now  engaged  in  installing 
floors,  and  these  were  installed  at  cost, 
approximately.  The  father  of  one  of 


our  more  recent  converts  is  engaged  in 
construction,  particularly  in  the  In- 
stalling of  specialized  ceilings.  Conse- 
quently, the  acoustical  ceiling  in  the 
auditorium  and  in  one  large  general 
purpose  room  was  installed  at  cost. 
Not  the  least  to  be  mentioned  is  the 
faithful  service  performed  by  one  the 
Lord  led  to  our  church  through  an 
evangelistic  campaign  several  years 
ago.  Being  a  painting  contractor,  he 
has  donated  the  materials  and  labor 
and  has  painted  the  church  complete, 
inside  and  out.  His  contribution,  spirit- 
ually and  materially,  is  invaluable. 
Others,  likewise,  have  taken  a  vital 
interest  and  have  contributed  of  them- 
selves. One  has  donated  materials  and 
labor  and  has  constructed  a  beautiful 
pulpit,  along  with  certain  cabinet 
work.  God  wonderfully  led  another,  a 
locksmith  by  profession,  to  align  him- 
self with  the  church;  he  has  set  all  of 
our  locks  to  operate  with  just  two 
keys.  One  operates  the  top  floor  locks, 
the  other  the  bottom  floor.  Can  you 
imagine  the  convenience?  Another 
friend  of  the  church  consented  to 
being  our  supervisor  of  the  entire  proj- 
ect and  contributed  faithfully  of  his 
means,  time,  talents,  and  abilities  from 
the  very  beginning.  He  completely 
wired  the  building  and  installed  the 
electrical  system  throughout— and  all 
of  this  without  remuneration.  Also, 
not  to  be  omitted,  are  the  faithful 
labor  and  service  of  our  women.  One  is 
talented  in  arranging  flowers;  others 
contribute  an  invaluable  service  in 
cleaning  and  beautifying  the  premises. 
Also,  each  week  they  can  be  counted 
on  to  supply  meals  and  snacks  for  all 
the  workers.  It  is  wonderful  to  see  the 
church  "working  together"! 

Then,  while  the  pastor  and  his  wife 
were  on  the  Mainland  last  summer,  the 
church  decided  on  color  schemes  and 
ordered  pews  and  pulpit  furniture. 
These  arrived  shortly  after  our  return 
from  deputation,  so  you  might  say  we 
came  back  to  a  "spanking  new" 
church.  Upon  our  arrival,  we  suggested 
several  areas  we  thought  would  be  very 
advantageous  to  carpet.  Thus,  upon 
the  church's  approval,  these  were  ar- 
ranged and  completed.  This  gives  us  a 
very  beautiful  and  usable  nursery, 
general  purpose  room,  study,  and  audi- 
torium, including  the  pulpit  platform. 
Rejoice  with  us!  God  is  doing  marvel- 
ous things!  In  a  bountiful  way,  over  50 
sturdy    chairs    were    secured,    fully 


adapted  to  classroom  use  with  writing 
arms  and  book  baskets.  After  refinish- 
ing,  they  are  like  new. 

But  we  have  been  speaking  only  of 
the  building  and  its  furnishings.  What 
of  the  property  with  its  grading,  drive- 
way, and  parking  area?  God  again 
wonderfully  undertook.  A  local  com- 
pany, using  a  new  cold  process  paving, 
volunteered  to  do  our  area,  including 
its  maintenance,  for  demonstration 
purposes.  Needless  to  say,  we  were 
overjoyed.  The  building  and  the  area  is 
not  yet  complete,  but  we  secured  per- 
mission to  move  into  and  utilize  the 
top  floor.  This  we  did  February  29  in 
an  evangelistic  crusade  with  the  Becker 
team. 

What  remains  to  be  done?  Primari- 
ly, the  building  is  complete  with  the 
exception  of  certain  cabinet  work  and 
screens  on  the  windows.  The  major 
projects  remaining  are:  1)  the  above 
mentioned  screens;  2)  grading  and 
beautifying  the  property  immediately 
in  front  of  the  building  to  care  proper- 
ly for  drainage  and  utility;  3)  the  plac- 
ing of  a  drainage  ditch  to  carry  off  sur- 
face water  along  the  mauka  side  of  the 
building.  This  is  important  and  a  must 
before  the  rainy  season  sets  in.  4)  It  is 
also  important  that  a  proper  street  sign 
be  erected  for  designation  and  adver- 
tising. All  of  these  are  important  but, 
financially,  each  must  await  its  proper 
sequence. 


I  cannot  speak  too  highly  of  our 
people.  God  has  wonderfully  led  in 
that  they  have  willingly  given  of  their 
time,  talents,  means,  and  selves.  With- 
out them  there  would  be  no  church; 
under  their  united  contribution  we  are 
seeing  God's  work  established  and  ex- 
panded. 

What  does  the  future  promise?  For 
the  present,  our  commitment  will  con- 
tinue to  be  the  completion  of  the 
building  project.  But,  as  God's  Word 
affirms,  "We  ought  to  do  the  one  and 
not  neglect  the  other."  While  God  has 
given  us  a  great  responsibility  in  our 
construction  project— and  we  want  to 
undergird  that— our  responsibility  ex- 
tends to  the  community  itself  and,  ac- 
cordingly, a  number  of  our  people  are 
giving  of  themselves  in  preparation  for 
this  endeavor  also.  And  God  is  bless- 
ing. Numbers  of  visitors  are  coming; 
decisions  for  Christ  are  being  made 
constantly,  and  the  warmth  of  His 
abiding  love  and  provision  is  our  con- 
tinual experience. 

As  we  said  at  the  beginning,  "Re- 
joice with  us"— do  rejoice  with  us  in 
what  God  has  done  and  is  doing.  If 
God  would  lead  to  a  greater  contribu- 
tion to  the  effectiveness  of  His  testi- 
mony in  Hawaii,  we  would  so  encour- 
age. And  may  our  rejoicing  be  in  the 
light  of  His  glory. 


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17  D  September  76 


Speohing  of  Finonces 


••• 


Jesse  Del 06 


In  the  June  1976  issue  of  Foreign 
Mission  Ectioes  we  asked  the  question, 
"Where  do  you  go  after  you've  had  a 
'Million  Dollar  Year'?"  In  1975  the 
total  income  for  Brethren  Foreign  Mis- 
sions (including  gifts  and  estates)  ex- 
ceeded a  million  dollars.  But  this  is 
another  year.  The  chart  below  gives  a 
visual  comparison  of  1976  with  the 
previous  two  years,  noting  the  FMS 
budget,  the  expenditures,  and  the  in- 
come (for  the  first  six  months  each 
year  and  annually). 

Several  observations  can  be  made. 
Thanks  to  the  generous  support  of  our 
Brethren  churches,  gift  income  has  in- 
creased progressively  every  year  (this 
has  been  true  since  1963).  It  must  be 
noted,  too,  that  expenditures  have  in- 
creased dramatically! 


Of  special  concern— in  addition  to 
the  rising  cost  over  which  we  have 
little  control— is  the  drop  in  gift  in- 
come through  the  first  six  months  of 
this  year.  With  the  exception  of  1975, 
it  is  usually  the  pattern  that  gift  in- 
come over  the  first  half  year  may  rep- 
resent only  one  third  of  the  year's 
total  income,  rather  than  the  one  half 
that  one  might  expect.  If  that  were  to 
hold  true  again  this  year,  then  our 
total  income  would  fall  some 
$100,000  short  of  budget  needs! 

We  are  surrounded  both  by  the  past 
year  of  record  giving  and  the  next  year 
when  it  appears  that  a  good  number  of 
candidates  will  be  ready  to  go  to  the 
field  for  service.  We  can  neither  remain 
content  with  the  past  nor  complacent- 
ly wait  for  the  future  to  care  for  itself. 


With  the  continued  generous  and  faith- 
ful support  of  our  churches,  our  offer- 
ings will  increase  sufficiently  yet  this 
year  to  care  for  current  needs  and 
avoid  any  cutbacks  prior  to  the  antici- 
pated increased  personal  support  needs 
next  year  with  the  sending  out  of  new 
missionary  personnel. 

What  do  we  ask  of  our  corporation 
members  and  friends?  First,  that  you 
stand  with  us  in  prayer— for  the  mis- 
sionaries faithfully  serving  today;  for 
wisdom  in  the  disbursing  of  funds  for 
the  greatest  possible  economy;  for  the 
candidates  now  nearing  completion  of 
their  training.  Then,  that  you  bend 
every  effort  to  give  as  generously  as 
God  would  want  in  order  to  continue 
the  ministry  of  evangelism  and  church 
planting  on  our  foreign  fields. 


$200,000 


$500,000 


$750,000 


$1,000,000 


BUDGET 


EXPENSES 


1974 


$750,961 


$759,829 


INCOME 


SIX  MONTHS 
$244,268 


-A 

$890,896 


BUDGET 


EXPENSES 


1975 


$817,117 


$962,039 


INCOME 


SIX  MONTHS 
$496,384 


$1,177,  869 


BUDGET 


1976 


$885,038 


EXPENSES     |^^^^03NTHS 


INCOME 


SIX  MONTHS 
$259,547 


18  D  Herald 


Raymond  Thompson 


The  Candidates 


"Hey,  Gordon,  how  are  you  coming 
with  the  new  slide  set?" 

"Which  one?  John  and  I  have  six  in 
progress  now  and  an  accredited  candi- 
date couple  will  be  in  this  afternoon  to 
start  work  on  theirs!" 

"Well,  Jesse  says  the  churches  are 
really  pressing  him  to  get  some  infor- 
mation to  them  about  the  new  mis- 
sionaries needing  support;  he  needs 
those  sets." 

"Steve,  did  you  get  the  message  to 
call  our  shipping  agent  in  New  York?" 
"Yes,  Bud,  I  called  and  he  said  that 
if  those  two  missionary  outfits  are  to 
make  the  next  ship  for  Pointe  Noire, 
Africa,  they  must  be  in  New  York  by 
next  Friday." 

"Ella,  can  you  care  for  the  Prayer 
and  Praise  sheets  this  month— I  have  so 
many  biographies  to  prepare  for  the 
Herald  and  Echoes  that  it  looks  like  I 
won't  even  be  able  to  start  the  Mis- 
sionary Outfit  prayer  cards  for  at  least 
two  weeks." 

"Glad  to,  Marcia,  even  though  I'm 
about  swamped  with  requests  for  in- 
formation about  the  new  missionaries 
for  Missionary  Helpers  Clubs." 

"Mary  Jane,  can  you  and  Eddie  get 
that  large  mailing  to  churches  ready  to 
go  before  we  post  these  receipts?" 

"Okay,  Georgia,  I  know  you  are 
busy  getting  that  report  on  missionary 
support  ready  for  Mr.  Zielasko  so  that 
he  can  release  the  candidates  who  are 
ready  to  go  to  language  school." 

The  next  ten  months  in  the  FMS 
office  could  be  busy\  I  mean,  loaded 
with  opportunity  and  work. 

This  is  great  news!  We're  ready  to 
shout  about  it.  You  see,  we— along 
with  our  churches— have  been  praying 
for  missionary  candidates  and  God  is 
answering.  There  is  a  list  of  28  people 
who  could  be  ready  to  leave  for  lan- 
guage study  and  the  field  by  next 
August. 

Many  more  than  this  are  in  various 
stages  of  completing  the  requirements 
suggested  to  them  as  necessary  for  ap- 
proval by  the  FMS  board.  These  28  are 
taking  their  final  qualifying  steps.  Of 
these,  four  are  considering  limited 
"Term"  service  with  the  possibility 
later  of  electing  to  become  career  mis- 


Are 
Coming 


sionaries.  The  rest  have  indicated  no 
limitation   on  their  projected  service. 

Twenty-four  are  planning  to  enter 
that  most  needed  category  of  service 
which  we  often  speak  of  as  "general 
missionary."  Four  are  prepared  to 
work  as  specialists  and  their  work  is 
also  greatly  needed,  especially  since  all 
missionaries  are  involved  in  the  spirit- 
ual ministry  of  the  mission. 

Do  you  think  that  28  new  mission- 
aries will  swamp  our  ship,  overload  our 
fields,  crowd  out  the  nationals  from 
doing  the  work  of  their  churches?  No 
danger!  Not  when  it  has  taken  51  new 
missionaries  in  10  years  to  maintain 
our  missionary  force,  and  our  goal  for 
the  next  10  years  is  to  double  in  size. 
This  is  not  empire  building.  It's  the 
bare  minimum  needed  to  enter  the 
doors  of  opportunity  ,vhich  our  Lord 


has  thrust  open  in  our  path.  By  the 
way,  our  losses  of  personnel,  due  to 
retirement  and  other  causes,  during 
these  10  years  is  less  than  half  that 
indicated  for  other  missions  in  a  study 
by  missions  professor  Dr.  J.  Herbert 
Kane.  So  we  are  faced  with  a  fact  of 
life— increase  or  die. 

Now,  there  is  still  almost  a  year  to 
go  for  a  number  of  these  candidates 
(some  less,  some  more).  The  responsi- 
bility to  get  these  prepared  people— 
and  others  like  them-to  the  field  is 
ours.  We  must  pray  for  them.  There 
are  so  very  many  obstacles  to  their  go- 
ing: other  appeals  for  their  capabilities 
to  turn  them  aside,  health  or  financial 
problems,  weariness  at  the  amount  of 
preparations  required,  difficulty  in  re- 
ceiving support,  and  many  more.  The 
battleground  must  be  our  prayer 
closet.  And  with  God's  people  inter- 
ceding, these  candidates  will  be  invin- 
cible in  His  strength  to  storm  the  gates 
of  opportunity. 

But  the  time  is  short  and  we  have 
much  to  do.  No  resting  on  oars  now! 
We  want  you  to  be  ready,  with  the 
first  announcement  of  board  approval, 
to  get  acquainted  with  these  people. 
Determine  now  that  your  church  will 
be  involved  in  adopting  a  new  mission- 
ary to  support.  Secure  prayer  cards 
and  place  them  in  a  spot  where  you 
will  be  reminded  to  pray.  Then  there  is 
the  matter  of  outfit.  Beds  and  refriger- 
ators, stoves  and  utensils,  bedding  and 
clothes;  all  must  be  purchased,  packed, 
shipped,  redeemed  through  customs, 
and  transported  to  living  quarters.  If 
every  concerned  Brethren  person  will 
give  just  one  dollar  for  each  new  mis- 
sionary family,  this  expense  will  be 
met.  A  great  family  project  of  devo- 
tion to  our  Lord  and  His  commis- 
sion—every member  contributing  to 
help  the  missionary  go  where  God  has 
called.  Everyone  is  involved  and  we  are 
all  doing  what  we  can. 

"Yes,  pastor,  we  are  sending  the 
materials  you  requested  immediately." 
"No,  the  support  isn't  all  in  yet  but 
Brethren  people  are  concerned,  and  we 
are  expecting  a  great  year  in  sending 
ambassadors    for    Christ   all    over  the 

world." 

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I9Dseptember76 


The  ChQteou 

Walls  Speoh 

Again! 


Tom  Julien 
Missionary  in  France 


Bonjour!  You've  already  met  me. 
This  is  the  Chateau  talking— the  Cha- 
teau of  Saint-Albain  in  France. 

If  my  voice  seems  a  little  cracked 
it's  because  I  had  a  hard  winter.  In 
fact,  some  of  my  walls  were  washed 
down  the  hill  because  of  heavy  rains, 
and  my  friends  are  still  putting  me 
back  together. 

But  I  didn't  mean  to  talk  to  you 
about  my  aches  and  pains.  The  reason 
I'm  speaking  again  is  that  I  have  an 
exciting  new  chapter  to  add  to  my 
story— a  warm  and  cozy  chapter.  So 
curl  up  and  hear  the  story  about  cen- 
tral heating  for  the  Chateau. 

You  know,  there  is  probably  noth- 
ing more  uncomfortable  than  being  a 
drafty  castle  during  a  damp  winter  in 
Burgundy. 

For  several  years,  ever  since  my 
conversion,  I  have  been  trying  to  keep 
people  warm,  but  I'm  afraid  I  don't 
always  succeed.   Look  at  some  of  the 


ways  I  try  to  bring  warmth  to  my 
guests— oil  stoves  for  instance.  That 
means  someone  has  to  carry  the  oil, 
morning  and  night.  And  it  also  means 
that  somewhere  one  or  two  stoves  are 
probably  not  working  right,  or  that 
the  wind  will  change  and  the  smoke 
will  come  back  into  the  room. 

Then  from  time  to  time  someone 
forgets  to  fill  the  main  stove,  and 
people  are  shivering  for  morning 
prayer  meeting. 

Then  too,  I  have  gas  heat .  .  .  and 
electrical  heat .  .  .  and  of  course  many 
fireplaces.  In  fact,  that's  what  the 
people  like  the  best.  But  they  don't 
have  to  chop  the  wood  and  carry  it  in. 

Well,  one  day  some  stern  looking 
men  came  out  from  the  city  and  said  I 
would  have  to  shape  up.  Now  I  didn't 
like  that  very  much.  I  realize  that  my 
shape  is  not  as  good  as  that  of  my  rich 
cousins  at  Verseilles  or  Fontainbleau, 
but  people  like  me  just  the  way  I  am. 
But  anyway,  I  got  the  message. 

But  there  is  something  else.  People 
pay  a  lot  of  money  to  see  my  rich 
cousins.  Sometimes  I  hardly  break 
even  when  the  bills  are  paid.  How  on 


20  D  Herald 


France's  earth  could  I  afford  such  an 
extravagance  as  central  heating?  And 
yet,  something  had  to  be  done.  There 
have  been  too  many  bad  fires  in  places 
like  me,  they  said. 

This  is  where  my  friends  started 
coming  into  the  picture.  People  began 
to  hear  about  my  plight,  and  I  started 
to  get  letters  which  said,  "Use  this  for 
central  heating."  In  fact,  one  French 
friend  sent  around  $500. 

One  day  a  man  came  out  to  meas- 
ure me,  and  said  that  what  I  needed 
would  cost  around  $10,000.  Oh,  la,  la! 
That's  a  lot  of  francs.  You  see,  though 
I  don't  look  it  in  my  pictures,  I'm 
spread  out,  and  some  of  my  walls  are 
over  a  yard  thick.  When  they  put  me 
together  they  were  not  thinking  about 
central  heat. 

Then  a  wonderful  thing  happened! 
All  the  dear  American  ladies  came  to- 
gether in  their  yearly  meeting,  and  de- 
cided that  they  would  take  me  for  a 
special  project.  I  think  they  call  them- 
selves "WMC."  In  a  year  or  so  the 
$10,000  was  ready. 

But  my  darkest  day  was  still  ahead. 
The  man  came  out  again  (this  was  a 
couple  of  years  after  the  first  time), 
and  did  some  new  figuring.  More  care- 
fully this  time.  Then  I  got  a  letter  tell- 
ing me  that  because  of  something 
called  inflation  it  would  now  cost 
around  $20,000  to  do  the  same  job. 
Oh,  me!  With  so  many  people  in  need 
around  the  world,  how  could  I  ask 
them  to  spend  that  much  on  me,  even 
though  more  and  more  people  are 
coming   and   finding   Christ,   and   the 


church  is  growing  in  Macon  and  Cha- 
lon. 

But  the  chapter  has  a  happy  ending 
after  all.  My  friends  decided  to  simpli- 
fy things  a  bit,  and  to  put  big  electric 
radiators  in  the  places  that  are  the 
most  spread  out.  This  cut  the  cost  con- 
siderably. Then  we  found  another  man 
who  could  do  the  work  less  expensive- 
ly, and  guess  what— on  the  twelfth  an- 
niversary  of  my  conversion  they 
started  doing  the  work. 

It  has  been  a  big  job,  and— at  my 
age— not  a  very  pleasant  experience. 
Big  holes  through  my  walls ...  a  deep 
gash  down  my  driveway  .  .  .  strange 
metal  things  hanging  all  over  me  .  .  . 
and  pipes  everywhere.  There  is  a  huge 
fuel  oil  burner  where  a  desk  used  to 
be.  But  the  men  who  have  done  the 
work  have  been  friendly,  and  as  care- 
ful as  possible. 

And  guess  what  else— enough 
money  was  left  over  for  them  to  put 
heat  in  the  Juliens'  house  as  well. 

Well,  as  usual,  I've  talked  too  much. 
I  think  that  I'll  just  settle  down  and 
enjoy  that  warm  feeling  down  inside 
me.  But  before  I  doze  off,  I  certainly 
don't  want  to  forget  all  those  dear 
people  who  made  this  possible,  and 
especially  the  ladies  of  the  WMC.  I  am 
not  sure  what  WMC  means,  but  it  must 
stand  for  Wonderful,  Marvelous  Co- 
workers. 


21  D  september76 


Jesse  Deloe 


Is  a  missionary's  training  completed 
when  he  graduates  from  school,  or 
when  he  finishes  his  practical  experi- 
ence in  the  homeland,  or  when  he 
completes  language  school  on  the 
field?  It  might  better  be  asked  if  the 
missionary  ever  finishes  his  training? 

As  in  any  skilled  labor  or  profes- 
sional endeavor,  the  missionary  (like 
the  pastor,  teacher,  or  doctor)  needs 
continually  to  update  his  training,  to 
be  introduced  to  new  ideas  and  meth- 
ods, or  to  examine  his  own  effective- 
ness. Thus,  workshops,  seminars,  con- 
ferences, and  such,  become  important 
in  the  lives  of  most  professional 
people. 

In  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  both 
home  office  staff  and  missionaries 
recognize  the  need  for  continual  up- 
grading of  their  knowledge  and  skills. 
Consequently,  staff  members  partici- 
pate in  such  workshops  and  seminars 
as  are  available  to  them  in  the  areas  of 
their  concern  and  responsibility.  From 
time  to  time,  visiting  Christian  leaders 
are  able  to  assist  us  in  our  organiza- 
tional needs.  A  recent  example  was  a 
two-and-a-half  day  in-office  workshop 
for  the  executive  staff  of  FMS  with 
Dr.  Ed  Neteland  of  Christian  Re- 
source Associates.  He  directed  the 
staff  in  a  self-study  program  that  led 
to  recommendations  to  the  board  of 
trustees  for  the  improvement  of  our 
organizational  structure.  These  recom- 
mendations are  now  being  imple- 
mented and  are  bringing  greater  ef- 
ficiency to  our  ministry.  Dr.  Neteland 
came  to  us,  by  the  way,  at  no  cost  to 
the  FMS  as  a  sort  of  pilot  project  for 
his  Pasadena,  California,  based  organi- 
zation. 

Other  recent  visitors  have  had  ef- 
fective input  for  FMS,  too.  Dr.  Vergil 
Gerber,  executive  director  of  Evangeli- 
cal Missions  Information  Service,  came 
through  Winona  Lake  to  report  on  his 
just-completed  trip  abroad  during 
which  he  participated  in  a  church 
growth  seminar  in  Bangui,  Central 
African  Republic.  A  number  of  Breth- 
ren missionaries  and  national  pastors 
shared  in  that  seminar.  (A  report  of  his 
findings  in  Bangui  appeared  in  the 
August  1,  1976,  issue  of  the  Brethren 
Missionary  Herald.) 

Pictured  here  with  Rev.  John  Zie- 
lasko,  foreign  secretary  of  the  FMS,  is 
Dr.  Wade  Coggins,  former  missionary 
to  South  America  and  now  the  Execu- 


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tive  Director  of  the  Evangelical  For- 
eign Missions  Association.  He  was  in 
our  offices  to  report  on  some  of  the 
activities  of  EFMA  missions  around 
the  world.  Of  particular  interest,  of 
course,  were  reports  having  to  do  with 
areas  where  Brethren  Foreign  Missions 
is  involved.  Dr.  Coggins  is  the  author 
of  So  Tliat's  What  Missions  Is  All 
About,  a  helpful  study  for  those 
whose  commitment  leads  them  to  seek 
information  about  world  missions. 

An  annual  event  on  our  FMS  calen- 
dar is  the  missions  seminar  held  each 
year  in  connection  with  the  annual 
conference  of  the  National  Fellowship 
of  Brethren  Churches.  The  eleventh 
such  seminar  was  recently  completed 
in  Long  Beach,  California,  and  mis- 
sionary candidates  are  expected  to  at- 
tend these  seminars  as  another  oppor- 
tunity for  learning  and  training  in  mis- 
sions ministry.  In  addition  to  FMS 
staff  members,  seminar  leaders  this 
year  included  Dr.  Ed  Neteland,  men- 


tioned above;  Dr.  Nickolas  Kurtaneck, 
Biola  College  professor  and  pastor  of 
the  Norwalk,  California,  Brethren 
Church;  Rev.  Edwin  Cashman,  Bell- 
flower  Brethren  Church,  Dr.  David 
Hocking  and  Rev.  Harold  Dunning, 
First  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach; 
Rev.  Edward  Lewis,  Brethren  Christian 
Education  Department;  and  Rev. 
Knute  Larson,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Ashland,  Ohio. 

The  work  of  missions— evangelism, 
discipling,  planting  churches— demands 
the  best  kind  of  preparation  and  the 
finest  kind  of  support  from  the  home 
staff.  That's  why  we're  continually  in- 
volved in  such  activities  as  described 
here.  "Study  to  show  thyself  ap- 
proved" lays  particular  emphasis  on 
our  study  of  God's  Word  so  that  we 
might  be  able  to  handle  it  properly. 
An  effective  workman  must  keep  his 
tools  sharpened,  and  in  Brethren  For- 
eign Missions  we  do  want  to  honor  our 
Lord  in  our  service. 


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THE   ROLE  OF  THE   FATHER 

The  father's  role  in  the  home  is  very,  very  cru- 
cial. By  his  demeanor,  mood  and  direction,  the  en- 
tire family  is  affected.  The  Scriptures  give  some 
clear  instruction  to  every  father.  He  is: 

i.  To  Rule 

In  stating  the  requirements  for  the  diaconate,  in 
the  local  church,  Paul  qualifies,  "Let  the  deacons 
be  the  husband  of  one  wife,  ruling  their  children 
and  their  own  houses  well"  (I  Tim.  3:12).  The  ob- 
vious, underlying  principle  is- How  can  a  man  give 
leadership  in  a  local  body  of  believers  if  he  is  un- 
able to  rule  well  his  own  house? 

The  word  "rule"  is  in  the  present  tense  and 
middle  voice.  H.  E.  Dana  and  Julius  R.  Mantey  say 
that  there  is  no  English  parallel  to  the  Greek  mid- 
dle voice.  But,  they  give  the  following  definition: 
"The  middle  voice  is  that  use  of  the  verb  which 
describes  the  subject  as  participating  in  the  results 
of  the  action."  In  other  words,  special  attention  is 
given  to  the  father;  he  is  emphasized.  He  is  to  be 
intensely  involved  in  ruling.  The  gravity  of  his  re- 
sponsibility is  compounded  when  the  present  tense 
is  used  with  the  middle  voice.  The  father  should  be 
characterized  by  proper  leadership  in  the  home. 

Rulership  does  not  lend  itself  to  dictatorial, 
totalitarian  dominance.  The  word  implies  being  the 
head  of  (in  an  administrative  sense)  and  from  this 
place  of  headship,  giving  proper  leadership  and 
direction.  Every  father  must  understand  that  this 
leadership  is  exercised  in  the  sphere  of  tender,  lov- 
ing care. 

2.  To  Chasten 
The  responsibility  to  discipline  a  man's  children 

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is  outlined  in  the  Word  of  God.  Chasten  means  to 
discipline.  Francis  Brown,  S.  R.  Driver,  and  Charles 
A.  Briggs  define  discipline  as,  "correcting  the  moral 
nature  with  more  or  less  severity  according  to  cir- 
cumstances .  .  .  admonish  .  .  .  chasten  .  .  .  cor- 
rection." 

Proverbs  13:24  reads,  "He  that  spareth  his  rod 
hateth  his  son:  but  he  that  loveth  him  chasteneth 
him  betimes  [early] ."  There  is  a  prevalent  view- 
point abroad  that  a  parent  is  not  loving  when  he 
applies  corporeal  punishment  to  his  children.  This 
is  true  only  when  it  is  done  in  revenge  or  solely  to 
penalize.  There  is  more  involved  in  proper  chasten- 
ing such  as  instruction  or  correction.  William  Arnot 
gives  a  very  helpful  comment  on  Proverbs  13:24. 
He  says: 

Parents  who  are  in  the  habit  of  giving  their  chil- 
dren what  they  ask  for,  and  permitting  them  to  dis- 
obey without  chastisement,  may  read  their  own 
characters  in  this  verse  of  Scripture.  Such  a  father 
"hateth  his  son."  That  is  the  Word.  To  call  it  love  is 
one  of  Satan's  lies.  It  is  unmingled  selfishness.  The 
man  who  gravely  tells  his  child  what  is  wrong,  and,  if 
the  wrong  is  repeated,  sternly  chastens  him— that  man 
really  loves  his  child,  and  sacrifices  his  own  ease  for 
the  child's  highest  good. 

Again,  the  words  of  Proverbs  sound  forth, 
"Chasten  thy  son  while  there  is  hope,  and  let  not 
thy  soul  spare  for  his  crying"  (Prov.  19:18).  For  a 
more  comprehensive  treatment  of  chastening,  the 
reader  is  asked  to  refer  to  Chapter  V  where  there 
appears  a  section  on  discipline. 

3.  To  Teach 

An  important  observation  needs  to  be  made.  C. 
E.  Eavey  makes  it:  "From  Noah's  time  on,  the 
head  of  the  family  was  the  agent  through  whom 
God  usually  conveyed  His  instruction  for  the  in- 
dividual." Wesley  Willis  takes  the  observation  fur- 
ther, "The  father  was  the  one  who  was  held  ac- 
countable to  God  for  seeing  to  it  that  those  in  his 
family  were  instructed  in  the  Law,  and  that  they 
lived  in  accordance  with  God's  standard."  "Jewish 
fathers  also  assumed  their  responsibility  for  teach- 
ing. Indeed  they  considered  it  an  honor  and  every- 
thing else  gave  way  to  the  most  important  part  of 
their  living"  (Benson). 

Deuteronomy  6:7  reads,  "And  thou  shalt  teach 
them  diligently  unto  thy  children,  and  shalt  talk  of 
them  when  thou  sittest  in  thine  house,  and  when 
thou  walkest  by  the  way,  and  when  thou  liest 
down,  and  when  thou  risest  up."  The  word  trans- 
lated "teach"  means  "to  whet  or  sharpen."  Messrs. 
Brown,   Driver  and  Briggs  suggest  the  translation 

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"to  teach  incisively."  Therefore,  the  father's  teach- 
ing is  not  to  be  lazy,  indifferent,  ill-prepared  or 
haphazard;  but  is  to  be  diligently  ordered  and  pre- 
pared. Roy  B.  Zuck  relates: 

Parents  are  commanded  by  the  Lord  to  be  intense, 
diligent,  earnest,  and  consistent  in  teaching  their  chil- 
dren God's  Word,  so  that  it  is  applied  to  their  chil- 
dren's hearts  and  inculcated  into  their  lives.  Parents, 
as  teachers  of  the  things  of  God,  dare  not  be  hap- 
hazard, negligent,  or  half-hearted  in  the  training  of 
their  children. 

James  Robbins  relates  how  this  teaching  is  to  be 
enacted.  He  says: 

Using  a  common  Hebraic  device  known  as  po- 
larity, Moses  expresses  in  figurative  language  how  this 
teaching  was  to  be  executed.  First  of  all,  it  was  to  be 
done  continually  and  everywhere.  Second,  the  lessons 
were  to  be  illustrated  and  so  impressed  upon  the 
mind  that  they  would  be  mental  guides.  Third,  the 
lesson  was  to  be  written  so  as  to  indelibly  etch  itself 
upon  the  mind  and  heart  of  the  child.  Stress  was 
given  to  repetition  and  oral  teaching. 

4.  To  Have  Pity 

Psalms  103:13  states,  "As  a  father  pitieth  his 
children,  so  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him." 
The  word  "as"  immediately  sets  up  a  simile  be- 
tween verse  12  which  says  that  the  Lord  will  re- 
move one's  sins  "as  far  as  the  east  is  from  the 
west."  In  other  words,  God  will  have  compassion 
on  the  contrite  sinner  just  as  a  father  has  for  his 
son.  J.  J.  Stewart  Perowne  translates  verses  12  and 
13,  "as  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west,  so  far  hath 
He  removed  our  transgressions  from  us.  Like  as  a 
father  hath  compassion  on  them  that  fear  Him." 

What  is  involved  in  this  "having  pity"  or  "com- 
passion"? Without  trying  to  weaken  the  intended 
meaning  of  the  passage,  this  writer  believes  that 
every  human  father  should  take  note  of  the  vast 
compassion  that  the  Lord  has  for  him.  This  same 
compassion  should  be  transferred  to  his  son  as  he 
realizes  his  own  "humanness,"  weakness,  frailty, 
tendency  to  sin,  and  being  a  creature  of  clay  him- 
self. 

5.  To  Nurture 

"And,  ye  fathers,  provoke  not  your  children  to 
wrath:  but  bring  them  up  in  the  nurture  and  ad- 
monition of  the  Lord"  (Eph.  6:4).  The  particular 
role  of  nurture  and  the  father's  role  in  it  was  so 
very  important  in  the  ancient  Hebrew  culture.  The 
following  summary  is  made  by  Russell  Gordon 
concerning  the  idea  of  "nurture": 

When  one  considers  the  nurturing  process  that  was 
in  the  mind  of  the  ancients,  one  can  make  the  follow- 


ing  speculation  as  to  what  was  on  their  minds: 

1.  Nurture  is  a  term  which  denotes  the  upbringing 
and  handling  of  the  child  who  is  growing  to  maturity. 

2.  During  this  period  of  time  the  child  needs  direc- 
tion, teaching,  instruction,  and  even  a  touch  of  chas- 
tisement when  it  is  called  for. 

3.  There  is  a  strong  emphasis  on  occupational  In- 
struction in  a  field  whereby  this  person  could  make 
his  way  in  life. 

4.  In  the  Greek  mind,  there  is  that  training  of  the 
person  to  be  of  benefit  to  the  state  and  a  useful  citi- 
zen. 

5.  Nurture  is  the  basis  of  all  citizenship  and  it  fulfills 
the  true  destiny  of  man  by  directing  his  strivings  to 
the  paradigm  and  measure  of  the  good. 

6.  The  whole  process  involves  the  shaping  and 
bringing  to  a  full  maturity  as  a  person  and  citizen. 

7.  The  final  step  of  nurture  would  be  the  ability 
for  the  person  to  enter  into  self-examination  to  bring 
about  the  right  in  his  life  with  God's  help. 

How  the  nurture  is  to  be  effected  is  a  large  ques- 
tion, indeed.  Some  believe  that  breaking  a  child's 
will  is  the  first  step.  One  thinks  of  Susannah  Wes- 
ley whose  desire  for  her  sons  was  that  they  become 
ministers  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ.  They  did.  E. 
K.  Simpson  and  F.  F.  Bruce  offer  a  comment  and  a 
warning,  "Susannah  Wesley  makes  the  subjugation 
of  a  child's  will  the  first  element  in  its  training.  But 
that  delicate  operation  must  not  be  performed  in 
such  a  fashion  as  to  exasperate  the  building  con- 
sciousness of  free  agency  and  engender  a  rebellious 
temper." 

This  writer,  without  question,  favors  the  method 
of  the  magnanimous  Mrs.  Wesley  in  contrast  to  the 
permissiveness  of  contemporary  discipline.  The  re- 
sult is  the  reason.  "There  must  be  either  discipline 
and  control  or  invertebracy  and  chaos,  either  Abra- 
ham's seeds  or  Eli's  weeds  in  embryo,  vegetant  for 
good  or  ill"  (Simpson  and  Bruce). 

Of  course,  discipline  must  be  appropriate,  prop- 
er and  meaningful,  else  rebellion  will  result.  Paul 
states,  "Fathers,  provoke  not  your  children  to 
anger,  lest  they  be  discouraged"  (Col.  3:21 ).  Prop- 
er discipline  is  definied  by  Henry  R.  Brandt  and 
Homer  E.  Dowdy:  "To  'discipline'  a  child  is  not  to 
punish  him  for  stepping  out  of  line,  but  it  is  to 
proceed  to  teach  that  child  the  way  in  which  he 
should  go."  This  is  reiterated  by  the  great  Donald 
Grey  Barnhouse: 

It  is  the  duty  of  the  parents  to  seek  to  establish  as 
many  Christian  habit  patterns  in  a  child  as  is  humanly 
possible.  All  of  this  nonsense  about  letting  a  child 
grow  up  and  decide  for  himself  is  positive  sin  .  .  .  the 
state  says,  in  short,  that  there  are  certain  things  over 
which  a  child  has  no  choice,  but  which  are  so  impor- 
tant that  laws  are  made  to  protect  a  child  against  the 


neglect  of  instilJing  certain  truths  into  the  mind  dur- 
ing the  years  that  are  important  for  such  work. 

Some  helpful,  concluding  remarks  on  nurture 
are  furnished  by  Kenneth  Barringer: 

Christian  nurture  begins  for  the  child  at  birth 
when  he  comes  into  a  home  of  love  and  security.  This 
nurture  continues  as  the  child  feels  the  sustaining  sup- 
port of  parents,  observes  the  patterns  of  adult  be- 
havior, and  explores  his  environment.  The  child  grows 
in  his  fundamental  attitudes  and  expression  as  a  result 
of  all  the  total  examples  and  teachings,  atmosphere 
and  conflict  in  the  home.  We  do  not  realize  that  we 
are  teaching  all  the  time,  by  every  word  and  deed.  We 
are  called  therefore  as  parents  to  take  every  oppor- 
tunity of  family  life  to  bring  an  interpretation  of  the 
experience  of  life  within  the  framework  of  Christian 
values. 

6.  To  Command 

Abraham  is  chosen  by  God  as  a  fine  illustration 
of  a  family  leader.  Moses  speaks  of  Abraham  as  he 
quotes  the  Lord  in  the  following,  "For  I  know 
him,  that  he  will  command  his  children  and  his 
household  after  him  and  they  shall  keep  the  way  of 
the  Lord,  to  do  justice  and  judgment;  that  the 
Lord  may  bring  upon  Abraham  that  which  he  hath 
spoken  of  him"  (Gen.  18:19).  Matthew  Henry 
comments  on  this  passage: 

Abraham  must  know,  for  he  will  teach  his  house- 
hold. Those  that  expect  family  blessings  must  be 
conscious  of  family  duty.  If  our  children  be  the 
Lord's  they  must  be  trained  up  in  His  work.  Abraham 
made  it  his  care  and  business  to  promote  practical 
religion  in  his  family.  He  did  not  fill  their  heads  with 
matters  of  nice  speculations,  or  doubtful  disputation; 
but  he  taught  them  to  keep  the  way  of  the  Lord,  and 
to  do  judgment  and  justice,  that  is,  to  be  serious  and 
devout  in  the  worship  of  God  and  to  be  honest  in 
their  dealings  with  all  men.  Abraham  was  in  care  that 
his  household  after  him  should  keep  the  way  of  the 
Lord,  that  religion  might  flourish  in  his  family  when 
he  was  in  the  grave. 

7.  To  Tell 

In  the  New  Testament,  God's  supreme  revelation 
of  power  is  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ.  In  the 
Old  Testament,  His  ultimate  display  of  power  was 
the  events  of  the  exodus  of  captive  Israel  from  the 
land  of  Egypt.  It  was  the  duty  of  the  fathers  to  tell 
their  sons,  generation  after  generation,  of  this  stu- 
pendous milestone  of  Israeli  history.  Fathers  were 
to  be  continually  filling  their  sons'  minds  with  the 
knowledge  of  God.  "And  that  thou  mayest  tell  in 
the  ears  of  thy  son,  and  of  thy  son's  son,  what 
things  I  have  wrought  in  Egypt,  and  my  signs 
which  I  have  done  among  them;  that  ye  may  know 
how  that  I  am  the  Lord"  (Exod.  10:2). 

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Ken  Poure,  extension  director  of  Hume  Lake 
Christian  Camps,  Long  Beach,  California,  will  be  the 
guest  speaker  for  the  1976  Grace  College  Spiritual 
Life  conference  scheduled  September  20-24.  Chaplain 
Lee  Jenkins  said  that  Mr.  Poure,  holding  his  personal 
conviction  that  Christ  is  the  answer,  has  been  gifted 
with  the  ability  to  communicate  a  message  that  gives 
real  answers  in  this  "now  generation." 

Four  special  programs  have  been  arranged  by  the 
activities  and  development  committee  as  part  of  the 
cultural  series  for  the  1976-77  academic  school  year. 
The  Maddens,  a  husband  and  wife  duo  piano  team, 
will  bring  an  evening  of  music  October  8  on  their  own 
"traveling"  grand  pianos. 

On  November  5,  Michael  Fooner  of  "Interpol"  will 
take  the  Grace  audience  into  the  world  of  criminolo- 
gy. Selections  of  Carl  Sandberg's  works  will  be  pre- 
sented by  Joseph  Ehrenberg  on  January  28;  and 
Niven  Miller,  Scottish  baritone,  is  slated  for  a  March 
25  concert. 

Eight  colleges  will  be  participating  in  the  annual 
turkey  basketball  tourney  scheduled  at  Grace  Novem- 
ber 24-27.  These  include  Biola,  Bethel,  Manchester, 
Geneva,  Anderson,  Bryan,  Cedarville,  and  host— Grace 
Lancers. 

Speaking  of  the  Lancers  this  has  been  a  good  year 
for  tall  recruits  and  the  Grace  athletic  committee  Is 
considering  buying  a  stepladder  for  head  basketball 
coach  Phil  Hoskins,  who  measures  in  at  almost  5-10. 
Included  among  the  recruits  are  Doug  Janssen,  6-11, 
of  Rennselaer,  Indiana;  Barry  BIythe,  6-9  center,  Mar- 
seilles, Illinois;  and  Ray  Jackson,  6-9  star  from  Phoe- 
nix, Arizona.  There  is  also  a  fourth  reason  for 
Hoskins  possibly  needing  a  stepladder,  namely,  6-8 
Matt  Tomsheck,  Michigan  City,  Indiana,  returning 
letterman,  who  is  a  junior. 


Events  to  mark 

on  the  calendar  include: 

Sept.  1 5 

Fall  Retreat 

Sept.  20-24  - 

Spiritual  Life  Conference 

Oct.  8            - 

Maddens,  Duo  Piano  Concert 

Oct.  16 

College  Homecoming  and 

Parent's  Weekend 

Oct.  20 

Alumni-Faculty-Student  Suppers 

(Kosciusko  County) 

Nov.  2 

Fall  Day  of  Prayer 

Nov.  5           - 

Michael  Fooner  of  "Interpol" 

(Criminologist) 

Nov.  20 

College  for  a  Day 

Nov.  24-27    - 

Thanksgiving  Basketball  Turkey 

Tournament 

Dec.  17 

Seminary  Fall  Semester  Ends 

Dec.  21 

College  Fall  Semester  Ends 

Jan.  3-15       - 

Winterim  Classes 

Jan.  8-15       - 

Carribean  Cruise  sponsored  by 

Alumni  Association 

Jan.  19 

College  Spring  Semester  Begins 

Jan.  20 

Seminary  Spring  Semester  Begins 

Jan.  28 

Joseph  Ehrenberg's  Carl  Sandberg 

Mar.  25 

Niven  Miller,  Scottish  Baritone, 

Concert 

NEW  MASTER'S  PROGRAM 


Grace  Theological  Seminary  is  now 
offering  a  specialized  summer  program 
leading  to  the  Master  of  Arts  degree  in 
Missions,  or  the  Master  of  Theology 

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degree  in  Missions.  Dr.  S.  Wayne 
Beaver  is  the  director  of  the  Graduate 
School  of  Missions. 

Serving  on  the  faculty  from  the 
seminary  with  Dr.  Beaver,  will  be  Dr. 
John  C.  Whitcomb,  Dr.  Paul  R.  Fink, 
and  Dr.  Charles  R.  Smith.  Outstanding 
visiting  professors  with  experience  on 


the  mission  field,  and  academic  train- 
ing, augment  the  resident  faculty, 
teaching  in  areas  of  their  specializa- 
tion. Inquiries  for  additional  infor- 
mation or  application  forms  should  be 
sent  to  the  Director  of  Graduate 
School  of  Missions  at  Grace  Seminary 
in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana. 


new 

science 
center 


Construction  of  the  new  Science  Center  between 
the  gymnasium  and  Beta  Hall  on  the  Grace  College 
campus  is  progressing  according  to  scheduled  pro- 
jections. The  facade  of  the  building  is  quickly  taking 
shape  with  the  bottom  two  floors  presently  under 
cover.  The  imaginative  mind  can  begin  adding  dimen- 
sion to  the  bare  partitions  and  empty  window  hous- 
ings. An  air  of  finality  accompanies  the  completed 
brick  facing  of  these  two  floors.  The  reality  of  the 
moment  is  brought  into  focus,  however,  when  one 
looks  toward  the  Lancer  parking  lot  to  see  the  piles 
of  dirt  which  have  given  way  to  the  utility  tunnel 
under  construction.  Estimated  cost  of  the  center  is 
$950,000.  Following  is  the  breakdown  of  the  costs. 

Building  structure $450,000 

Plumbing,  air  conditioning,  heating 205,000 

Electrical  work 60,000 

Laboratory  equipment 90,000 

Furnishings  and  carpet 25,000 

Architect-Engineers' fees 55,000 

Landscaping  and  inflation  factors 47,000 

Utilities,  tunnel  and  water  main 65,000 

$950,000 


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Summer  at  Grace 


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For  many  students  May  marks  the 
end  of  the  academic  calendar.  It  is  jobs 
for  the  summer,  some  rest  and  relax- 
ation, and  a  full  year  of  studies  begin- 
ning in  September.  For  hundreds  of 
others,  though,  the  summer  involved 
rigorous  study  and  activity.  Here  is  a 
profile  of  the  "Summer  of  '76"  at 
Grace  Schools. 

College  and  seminary  courses  were 
offered  throughout  the  summer  for 
students  wishing  to  earn  extra  credits. 
Three  summer  sessions  took  place  in 
the  college  over  a  period  from  May  24 
through  July  30.  Two  in-depth  ses- 
sions took  place  in  the  corresponding 
period  at  Grace  Seminary. 

Dr.  E.  William  Male,  dean  of  Grace 
Theological  Seminary,  has  developed 
special  summer  programs  for  those  in- 
volved in  the  Christian  School  move- 
ment across  America.  For  seven  weeks 
in  June  and  July  the  seminary  spon- 
sored the  annual  session  of  this  gradu- 
ate program  (M.A.  in  Christian  School 
Administration).  This  intensive  train- 
ing brings  together  an  outstanding 
faculty  and  provides  students  a  unique 
opportunity  to  gain  expertise  as  ad- 
ministrators. The  first  four  graduates 
in  this  program  will  participate  in  the 
commencement  activities  in  May 
1977. 

Dr.  Male  is  the  founder  of  the 
National  Institute  of  Christian  School 
Administration  held  on  the  Grace  Col- 
lege campus  during  the  last  week  of 
July.  There  were  259  administrators, 
board  members,  and  teachers  from  33 
states,  2  provinces  of  Canada  and  6 
other  foreign  countries  attending  the 
6th  annual  institute.  Dr.  Roy  W. 
Lowrie,  Jr.,  executive  director  of  the 
National  Christian  School  Education 
Association  of  Newtown  Square,  Penn- 
sylvania, directed  the  institute.  Work- 
shops and  in-service  training  for  prin- 
cipals, board  members,  development 
directors,  and  teachers  of  Christian 
elementary  and  secondary  schools 
were  featured  at  the  Grace  College- 
sponsored  institute. 

Not  only  was  there  thriving  activity 


in  the  classroom,  but  the  gymnasium 
bustled  with  activity  as  well.  Lancer 
Coach  Phil  Hoskins  directed  the  in- 
creasingly popular  "Lancer  Basketball 
Camps"  for  students  from  grades  4-12. 
A  girls  basketball  camp  took  place  in 
late  June  for  girls  in  grades  6-12. 

Beginning  August  1,  Coach  Terry 
Shrock  directed  the  first  annual  Lan- 
cer Soccer  Camp  for  boys  entering 
grades  4-12.  Each  boy  received  daily 
instruction  from  qualified  coaches  in 
basic  and  advanced  soccer  technique 
and  tactics. 

While  the  campus  of  Grace  bustled 
with  summer  activity,  the  resort  village 
of  Winona  Lake  thrived  with  guests  at- 
tending conferences  hosted  by  the 
Winona  Lake  Christian  Assembly.  This 
year's    conferences    included    Grace 


Seminary  Week,  Moody  Week,  the 
Sword  of  the  Lord  Conference,  Under- 
ground Evangelism's  annual  summer 
conference  as  well  as  conferences 
sponsored  by  the  Far  East  Broadcast- 
ing Company,  the  American  Associa- 
tion for  Jewish  Evangelism  and  the 
Fellowship  of  Christian  Magicians. 

As  the  summer  progressed,  the  ad- 
ministration and  faculty  of  Grace 
busily  made  plans  for  the  new  school 
year.  Planning  sessions  took  place  in 
many  departments  which  prepared  the  i 
groundwork  for  the  new  academic 
year.  The  Admission  Offices  made 
final  preparations  for  an  increased  fall 
enrollment  and  deans  in  both  the  col- 
lege and  seminary  made  their  plans  for 
a  new  year— the  best  year  yet  in  train- 
ing students  in  the  Truth! 


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More  than  500  boys  grades  4 
through  12  participated  in  the  6  one- 
week  basketball  sessions  at  the  1976 
Grace  College  basketball  camp.  Coach 
Phil  Hoskins  served  as  the  camp  direc- 
tor. On  the  camp  staff  were  Jim 
Kessler,  assistant  basketball  coach  at 
Grace;  Ned  Weirich,  head  coach, 
Hagerstown,  Maryland;  and  Dave 
Diehl,  coach  at  the  Dayton,  Ohio, 
Christian  Schools. 

-Terry  White  Photos. 


Coach  Terry  Shrock  works 
with  one  of  the  classes  during 
the  first  annual  Grace  College 
soccer  camp  held  in  August 
on  campus.  Forty  boys  at- 
tended the  camp  which  was 
under  the  direction  of  Shrock. 
Tim  Kenoyer,  assistant  soccer 
coach  at  Grace;  Steve  Miller, 
coach  at  Mansfield  Christian 
High  School  in  Ohio;  and  Dan 
Snively,  goalkeeper  coach  at 
Grace     served     as    assistants. 


Grace  College  sophomore  Paul  R.  Henning 
of  Camp  Springs,  Maryland,  traveled  through 
Mexico  August  7-27  as  a  member  of  the  Ail- 
American  Soccer  '76  team  playing  under  the 
auspices  of  Youth  Enterprises  of  Chula  Vista, 
California. 

Following  three  days  of  practice  in  Mexico 
the  team  embarked  on  a  16-game  schedule  in- 
cluding games  in  Guadalajara,  Mexico  City, 
Morelia,  Guanajuato  and  Caxaca  to  mention  a 
few.  Ron  Bishop,  athletic  director  at  Tennes- 
see Temple  College  of  Chattanooga,  Tennes- 
see, served  as  head  coach.  He  was  assisted  by 
Steve  Romero,  director,  and  Joe  Uroavich, 
associate  director  of  Y.E. 

As  a  freshman  at  Grace  College  in  1975, 
Paul  had  impressive  soccer  statistics  in  addi- 
tion to  receiving  many  honors.  He  led  the 
Lancers  in  scoring  with  10  goals,  placed  in  the 


top  10  scorers  in  Indiana,  and  was  named 
rookie  of  the  year  at  Grace.  He  was  selected 
on  the  Mid-Central  all-conference  team  and 
was  chosen  on  the  1975  Indiana  all-state 
squad. 

Henning  is  a  1975  graduate  of  Crossland 
High  School  in  Camp  Springs  and  a  former 
all-state  high  school  soccer  player  in  Mary- 
land. He  is  the  son  of  Clifford  and  Marie 
Henning  of  Camp  Springs  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Greater  Wash- 
ington, Temple  Hills,  Maryland. 

Youth  Enterprises  is  a  faith  missionary 
organization  and  each  selected  team  mem- 
ber raised  his  own  finances  for  the  tour  of 
Mexico.  Members  of  the  team  were  all 
dedicated  Christian  athletes  with  a  gen- 
uine desire  to  use  their  talents  and  testimo- 
nies to  witness  for  Christ. 


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September  5-26 

"Drawing  4  No  2" 

An  exhibit  from  tine  Ward-Nasse  Gallery,  New  Yorl<,  in- 
cluding the  drawings  of  Suzanne  Bloom,  Vern  Smith, 
Ann   Bruce  Stoddard  and  Jon  Strand.  This  exhibit   is 
sponsored  by  the  Exhibiting  Artist's  Federation. 
October  2-23 
"Tim  Kennedy" 
Recent   works    by    Kennedy,   a  former  Grace  student, 
graduate  of  the  Fort  Wayne  School  of  Art  and  now  serv- 
ing as  art  director  for  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald 

Co. 

October  30-November  19 

"Drawing  II" 

A  student  exhibit  of  drawings  from  the  Inaugural  Draw- 
ing II  class. 

November  28-December  15 

"1st  Annual  High  School  Student 

Juried  Art  Exhibit" 

An  exhibit  of  outstanding  high  school  art  work  from 

local  high  schools. 


department  of  art 


January  26- February  16 

"Senior  Exhibit" 

The  graduating  senior  art  majors  organize  an  exhibit  of 
their  own  work. 

February  23-IVIarch  15 

"National  College  Student  Print  Invitational" 

An  exhibit  of  40  prints  chosen  from  10  art  schools  spon- 
sored by  the  Pratt  Graphics  Center  and  the  John  Judkyn 
Memorial,  Bath,  England. 

March  21 -April  11 

"3-D/Ceramics  Exhibit" 

A  student  exhibit  of  three  dimensional  work  from  the 
college  art  department. 

April  18-May  10 

"3rd  Annual  Student  Juried  Exhibit" 

An  exhibit  in  selected  categories  of  student  work  from 
the  college  art  department. 


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Living  Memorials 


Within  recent  months,  more  than  200  persons  have  honored  the  memory 
of  their  loved  ones  and  friends  by  sending  a  Living  Memorial  gift  to  Grace 
College  and  Seminary.  The  lives  of  the  departed  ones  are  thereby  perpetuated 
through  the  lives  of  young  men  and  women  who  are  receiving  a  Christian 
education. 

Famihes  of  those  whose  memories  are  so  honored  are  notified  of  the 
contribution  by  an  appropriate  card  without  revealing  the  amount  of  the  gift. 
Names  of  the  donors  and  those  whom  they  have  remembered  during  July 
1976  are  listed  below. 


In  Memory  of: 

For  Seminary  Student  Aid 
James  P.  Linn 
Masaru  Takei 
John  E.  Ide 
Ruby  Keller 
Hannah  H.  Stoneback 
Butch  Helfner 
Clarence  Sexton 


Given  by: 

Mi.  and  Mrs.  Thuilo  Fuller 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Linn 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Marx 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  R.  Kimble 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Gerald  Twombly 
Mr.  and  Mis.  John  A.  Worthington 
Mi.  and  Mrs.  Jack  A.  Jensen 
Ml.  and  Mrs.  Qiarles  Kilgore 


Parent's  Association 


The  introduction  of  a  new  facet  of 
the  total  communication  network  of 
Grace  Schools  has  been  announced  by 
Rev.  Gerald  H.  Twombly,  director  of 
Alumni  Relations. 

The  new  program,  the  Grace  Pa- 
rent's Association,  is  the  result  of 
several  years  of  careful  planning  by  the 
Development  Office  of  the  school. 
The  purpose  of  the  association  is  to 
communicate  campus  news  to  the 
parents  of  present  and  former  students 
of  Grace  College.  The  total  alumni 
program  will  now  Include  "alum- 
parents,"  a  part  of  the  Grace  con- 
stituency that  frequently  loses  contact 
with  the  school  after  a  student  grad- 
uates. The  primary  communication 
arm  of  the  new  association  will  be  a 
bimonthly  newsletter. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Don  Emch  from 
Rittman,  Ohio,  are  acting  chaperones 
of  the  new  association.  They  have 
had  three  children  graduate  from  the 
college:  Marilyn  (Miller),  Daryle  and 
Nancy. 


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Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


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Parents  of  Grace  College  students 
are  being  invited  to  join  alumni  on 
campus  for  a  homecoming  weekend, 
October  15-17,  featuring  a  full  and  ex- 
citing program. 

Among  the  activities  planned  for 
the  Homecoming-Parents  weekend  is 
coronation  of  the  queen  on  Friday 
evening  followed  by  a  reception.  Sat- 
urday morning  will  feature  campus 
tours,  chapel,  faculty  coffee  hour,  dis- 


plays, and  campus  activities.  The  new 
president  of  Grace  Schools,  Dr.  Homer 
A.  Kent,  Jr.,  will  host  a  luncheon  on 
Saturday  noon  for  parents. 

The  afternoon  will  be  highlighted 
by  a  home  soccer  game  between  the 
Lancers  of  Grace  and  the  Goshen  Col- 
lege team.  The  evening's  activities  will 
include  a  banquet  and  concert. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Don  Emch,  Rittman, 
Ohio,  newly  elected  chairpersons  of 
the  Grace  Parent's  Association,  will  be 
present  throughout  the  weekend  along 
with  their  assistants,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Gary  Longworth,  Portage,  Michigan. 
An  important  business  meeting  of  the 
recently  established  association  will  be 
conducted  after  the  president's  lunch- 
eon. 


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Greetings,  ladies  of  the  King,  as  we 
begin  this  37th  Annual  National  WMC 
Conference.  This  past  year  in  WMC  has 
been  a  year  of  remembering  just 
"who"  we  are  and  of  accepting  our  re- 
sponsibilities because  we  are  "Children 
of  the  King." 

This  being  the  Bicentennial  year  of 
our  country  (how  can  we  forget  it!),  it 
seems  appropriate  to  have  as  our  WMC 
theme,  "Hidden  Beauty."  Everyone 
seems  to  be  interested  in  our  country 
and  the  beauties  of  it.  Just  beauty 
alone  seems  to  interest  people.  Many 
spend  money  not  only  to  travel  and 
see  the  beautiful  things  of  our  country 
but  in  the  rest  of  the  world,  too. 

In  some  of  our  cities  we  have 
beauty  schools  where  we  learn  how  to 
make  our  bodies  more  beautiful.  We 
have  charm  schools  where  we  learn 
how  to  be  more  beautiful  in  manners 
and  dress. 

In  I  Peter,  chapter  3,  verse  3,  Peter 
speaks  about  our  outward  adorning. 
The  fact  is  that  we  women  can  get  a 
little  carried  away  in  the  pursuit  of 
"beauty."  Peter  says  not  to  be  overly 
concerned  about  what  we  wear,  nor 
should  we  be  overly  occupied  with  our 
outward  adornments  to  the  neglect  of 
the  far  more  important  inner  beauty. 
In  our  theme  verse,  verse  4,  Peter  says: 
"But  let  it  be  the  hidden  man  of  the 
heart,  in  that  which  is  not  corruptible, 
even  the  ornament  of  a  meek  and 
quiet  spirit,  which  is  in  the  sight  of 
God  of  great  price." 

"Beauty  is  in  the  eye  of  the  be- 
holder." Think  about  this  as  you  think 
about  a  poor  little  colorless  drop  of 
water,  hanging  weakly  on  a  blade  of 
grass.  In  itself  it  is  not  beautiful  at  all. 
No  one  can  teach  it  to  be  either.  It's 
hardly  worth  our  taking  the  time  to 
observe  it  at  all.  But  let  us  wait  until 
the  sun  rises  and  then  as  we  look 
closely  we  will  see  it  sparkling  like  a 
diamond.  If  we  look  at  it  from  another 
side,  it  will  glow  like  a  ruby  and  pretty 
soon  it  will  gleam  like  an  emerald.  The 
poor  little  drop  has  become  one  of  the 
brightest  and  loveliest  things  you  will 


ever  see.  But  does  it  have  its  own 
brightness  and  beauty?  No,  if  it  had 
slipped  down  to  the  ground  out  of  the 
sunshine,  it  would  have  been  only  a 
poor  little  drop  of  water.  So  it  is  in 
our  Lives,  if  the  Son  of  Righteousness, 
the  glorious  and  lovely  Saviour,  shines 
upon  us,  a  httle  ray  of  His  own  bright- 
ness and  beauty  will  be  seen  through 
us.  The  most  beautiful  person  is  the 
one  who  has  the  inner  glow  of  Christ's 
love  shining  through  her  life  at  all 
times. 

Jewels,  too,  have  a  special  sparkle- 
each  one  in  its  own  special  way.  They 
were  not  spectacular  gems  from  the 
very  beginning.  There  is  a  specific 
process  which  they  must  go  through  to 
bring  out  their  beauty.  Fabulous  prices 
are  paid  for  jewels.  Men  pursue  dia- 
monds with  even  more  eagerness  than 
they  seek  gold. 

Those  who  work  in  the  diamond 
mines  of  Brazil  can  hold  their  entire 
work  for  a  year  in  their  hands.  No 
wonder  the  Lord  compares  His  own 
children  to  jewels,  valued  beyond 
price.  Jesus  Christ  gave  His  life  for  us 
so  that  we  might  be  redeemed. 

We  as  Christians  are  to  be  like 
jewels,   extremely   hard   and   durable. 


Most  jewels  will  scratch  glass,  some 
will  even  cut  it,  while  the  jewels  them- 
selves are  not  hurt  by  the  sharpest  file 
or  most  potent  acids.  So  we  as  Chris- 
tians have  within  us  the  "One"  who 
will  endure  forever. 

Our  new  WMC  theme  for  this  year 
is  "Hidden  Beauty."  As  we  think 
about  jewels  let  us  think  of  our  own 
lives.  Jewels  will  last  longer  than  a  life- 
time, but  they  glitter  only  when  they 
are  exposed  to  a  ray  of  sun  or  a  bright 
light.  So  will  our  lives  exist  beyond 
this  hfetime  and  shine  and  sparkle 
only  in  the  presence  of  the  sunshine  of 


Jesus  Christ.  A  jewel  is  usually  valued 
by  its  brilhance.  Our  brilhance  is  the 
divine  and  inward  beauty  reflected 
from  Jesus  Christ.  We  too,  can  be  com- 
pared to  jewels  because  of  their  rarity. 
There  are  only  six  very  large  diamonds 
that  are  known  in  the  world.  God's 
people  are  but  a  few  compared  to  the 
multitudes  of  the  unregenerate.  The 
way  to  heaven  is  narrow,  and  Jesus 
said  there  would  be  few  who  found  it. 

There  are  some  man-made  jewels, 
but  they  are  not  real,  or  hard  or  dur- 
able, and  they  must  be  treated  with 
care  or  their  artificial  beauty  is 
marred.  Any  good  jeweler  can  tell  that 
they  are  not  the  real  thing.  The  rare 
and  genuine  jewels  are  the  production 
of  God.  Precious  stones  are  not  those 
made  by  man.  Remember  also,  the 
Christian  is  not  self-made,  but  is  born 
of  God.  There  are  many  kinds  of 
colors  and  sizes  of  jewels:  pure  white, 
ruby  red,  emerald  green,  blue  sapphire. 
This  is  just  like  us  ...  we  are  not  all 
alike,  but  in  Christ's  sight  we  are  all 
precious  and  priceless. 

Jewels  are  found  all  over  the  world. 
Many  are  yet  hidden  and  undis- 
covered. Some  of  the  jewels  are  found 
but  have  not  yet  been  polished.  When 
the  diamond  is  first  discovered  it  does 
not  glitter.  It  needs  to  be  cleaned  up, 
cut  and  pohshed.  Our  theme  verse 
again:  "But  let  it  be  the  hidden  man  of 
the  heart,  in  that  which  is  not  corrupt- 
ible, even  the  ornament  of  a  meek  and 
quiet  spirit,  which  is  in  the  sight  of 
God  of  great  price."  Only  with  a  meek 
or  gentle  and  quiet  spirit  will  the  inner 
glow  of  Christ  and  His  love  shine 
through  us.  Yes,  God's  woman  has  a 
great  source  of  beauty  right  at  her 
elbow.  With  a  touch  of  God's  hand  He 
can  soften  her  rigid  skin  into  the  beau- 
tiful flawless  complexion  of  kindness. 
Her  youth  will  glisten  with  the  oint- 
ment of  gentleness.  God  will  let  the 
inner  fire  of  her  soul  add  extra  sparkle 
to  her  eyes,  and  they  will  be  bright 
with  forgiveness.  Luke  1 1 :34-36  says, 
"Your  eyes  light  up  your  inward  be- 
ing. A  pure  eye  lets  sunshine  into  your 

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soul.  A  lustful  eye  shuts  out  the  light 
and  plunges  you  into  darkness.  So 
watch  out  that  the  sunshine  isn't 
blotted  out.  If  you  are  filled  with  light 
within,  with  no  dark  corners,  then 
your  face  will  be  radiant  too,  as 
though  a  floodhght  is  beamed  upon 
you"  (Living  Bible). 

A  Chinese  proverb  goes  like  this 
and  is  corroborated  (or  confirmed)  by 
James  4:1: 

If    there    is    righteousness   in    the 
heart, 
There  will  be  beauty  in  the  character. 

If  there  is  beauty  in  the  character. 
There  will  be  harmony  in  the  home. 

If  there  is  harmony  in  the  home, 
There  will  be  order  in  the  nation. 

There  will  be  peace  in  the  world. 


PEACE  IN  THE   LORD 

As  God's  precious  jewels,  reflecting 
His  hidden  beauty,  we  will  reflect  the 
peace  of  the  Lord  by  doing  that  which 
is  pleasing  to  Him,  and  we  will  find 
ourselves  always  praising  the  Lord. 
These  facets  of  our  hves  must  come 
from  the  power  of  God  within  us. 

We  will  only  have  peace  in  our  own 
hearts  and  reflect  it  in  the  world,  if  we 
turn  to  the  Lord  and  His  righteous- 
ness. Romans  5:1  says,  "Therefore  be- 
ing justified  by  faith,  we  have  peace 
with  God  through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ." 

We  often  say  to  someone:  "What  a 
pretty  dress!"  or,  "What  an  adorable 
coat!"  or,  "What  a  beautiful  gown!" 
But  we  seldom  say,  "What  a  pretty 
soul."  "What  a  charming  heart." 
"What  a  beautiful  attitude."  Yet  the 
inner  life  is  the  thing  of  highest  value. 
Our  theme  verse  says  that  we  should 
be  adorned  with  "a  meek  and  quiet 
spirit."  With  this  kind  of  spirit  our 
Uves  take  on  new  meaning. 

Romans  8:8  says,  "So  then  they 
that  are  in  the  flesh  cannot  please 
God."  Certainly  we  have  the  Lord  in 
our  hearts  and  with  "a  meek  and  quiet 
spirit"  we  will  be  led  by  Him.  In  verse 
14  of  Romans  8  it  says:  "For  as  many 
as  are  led  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  they 
are  the  sons  of  God."  Being  children 
of  God  we  certainly  want  to  please  the 
Lord. 

PLEASING  THE  LORD 

Our  WMC  gives  us  many  opportuni- 
ties in  which  to  please  the  Lord.  We 
learn  how  we  are  to  please  Him  by 
reading  and  studying  His  Word,  and  it 

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will  become  the  standard  by  which  we 
Uve.  Our  WMC  Objectives  and  Recom- 
mendations give  us  help  which  certain- 
ly pleases  the  Lord.  Memorization  of 
God's  Word  helps  us  to  be  prepared  to 
be  used  as  witnesses  day  by  day.  The 
following  poem  teUs  us  of  the  wealth 
in  God's  Word: 

Wealth  Untold 
Precious  things  of  wealth  untold. 

Stores  of  silver  and  of  gold, 
God  hides  oft  within  the  ground, 

TiU  by  seeking  they  are  found. 
In  His  Word  He's  hidden,  too. 

Riches  that  He  meant  for  you. 
Search  the  Scripture's  precious  store 

As  the  miner  digs  for  ore. 
Finding  wisdom  not  of  earth, 

Far  above  a  ruby's  worth. 
Search,  and  you  wiU  surely  find 

Treasures  to  enrich  the  mind. 
Search  the  Scriptures  every  day, 

Search,  and  find  them  hidden  away. 
Like  a  pearl  within  its  shell, 

Promises  that  fears  dispel. 
Search,  and  find  God's  Words  impart 

Treasures  to  enrich  the  heart. 
Search  the  Scriptures  every  day. 

Search,  and  find  there  hidden  away, 
Through    whom    God    makes    wealth 
abound 


do  not  need  to  leave  home,  work,  or 
career  for  prayer.  We  do  not  need  to 
stop  any  tasks  that  we  might  be  going 
to  do  to  carry  on  this  great  adventure. 
God  is  with  us  every  second  and  we 
are  with  Him.  We  can  talk  to  Him  at  a 
moment's  notice  and  any  time  we 
wish.  Dr.  Joseph  Parker  says:  "You 
can  tell  whether  a  man  has  been  keep- 
ing up  his  Hfe  of  prayer.  His  witness  is' 
in  his  face.  That  face  grows  in  vulgari- 
ty which  does  not  commune  with  God 
day  by  day.  It  loses  beauty.  'The  shew 
of  their  countenance  doth  witness 
against  them.'  There  is  an  invisible 
sculptor  that  chisels  the  face  into  the 
upper  attitude  of  the  soul.  'They  took 
knowledge  of  them,  that  they  had 
been  with  Jesus.'  Their  garments 
smeUed  of  cassia,  and  all  the  fragrant 
flowers  that  grow  about  the  feet  of  the 
King." 

Joyce  Landorf  in  her  book.  Fra- 
grance of  Beauty ,  gives  five  suggestions 
for  prayer:  (1)  Examine  your 
thoughts.  Are  there  bitter  memories, 
resentful  attitudes  towards  others, 
grudges  you  have  long  harbored-they 
need  to  be  banished.  Maybe  you  need 
to  ask  someone's  forgiveness.  (2)  Be 
wise  in  prayer.  Do  not  be  foolish  in 
praying  repetitious  prayers  and  asking 


In  each  life  where  He  is  found. 
Search,  and  find  what  Christ  wiU  do 
To  enrich  all  life  for  you. 

-Unknown 

Second,  please  the  Lord  by  being  a 
faithful  prayer  warrior.  Certainly  we 
will  become  beautiful  as  we  join  in  this 
highest  discovery  of  all.  Just  think,  we 


for  petty  things.  (3)  Make  a  prayer  Ust. 
It  helps  to  be  specific.  It  helps  to  see 
what  percentage  of  our  prayers  is  for 
physical  or  material  needs,  and  what 
percentage  is  for  spiritual  needs.  It 
helps  us  to  keep  records  so  we  avoid 
the  rut  of  prayers  of  habit.  It  helps 
also  to  keep  track  of  personal  miracles. 
(4)  Try  praying  with  someone.  (5)  Dis- 


cover  the  joy  of  praying  for  someone 
else.  Praying  for  others  will  come 
naturally  just  as  breathing  comes 
naturally  if  we  practice  prayer  daily. 

PRAISING   THE    LORD 

Continual  praise  will  solve  many  of 
the  problems  in  a  Christian's  life. 
When  the  heart  is  busy  praising  the 
Lord,  the  face  becomes  beautiful.  It  is 
impossible  to  have  a  sour,  unpleasant 
expression  on  the  face  when  rejoicing 
in  the  Lord.  I'm  told  that  my  mouth 
droops  when  I'm  in  repose  and  I  look 
unhappy  and  sometimes  even  angry. 
Well,  I  have  been  trying  to  work  on 
this  because  I  want  others  to  know  the 
joy  I  have  in  the  Lord.  Maybe  what  we 
all  need  for  our  next  beauty  treatment 
is  not  a  new  set  of  cosmetics,  but  a 
new  attitude  of  praise. 

Our  WMC  will  then  reflect  our  atti- 
tude. What  about  our  attitude  of  using 
our  monthly  WMC  packets  that  are 
sent  to  us  for  help?  Is  our  attitude  one 
of  neglectfulness,  going  menily  on  our 
way  and  having  no  goal  of  unity?  The 
packets  are  really  printed  to  help  us 
and  to  create  unity  among  our  WMCs. 
This  year  we  will  be  studying  about 
ourselves,  our  homes,  and  our  families. 
Listen  to  a  few  of  the  topics,  "How 
Beautiful  Are  You?"  "God's  Plan  for 
Marriage,"  "Heaven  on  Earth-Our 
Family,"  "Total  Submission,"  "Heirs 
Together  of  the  Grace  of  Life," 
"Abounding  Love,"  "Our  Children  for 
Christ,"  "Newness  of  Life,"  "Far  More 
Precious  Than  Jewels,"  "Shaping  the 
Will  without  Breaking  the  Spirit," 
"Continuing  Beauty,"  and  "The  Home 
Beautiful."  I'm  sure  each  of  us  will 
find  help  this  year  in  these  studies. 

Our  devotional  program  committee 
for  this  year  has  done  something  a 
little  different  in  presenting  our  mis- 
sion studies.  We  will  be  having  some 
biographies  of  "God's  Jewels"  in  dif- 


ferent avenues  of  service.  If  your  WMC 
is  rather  new  and  would  hke  to  know 
more  of  the  particular  field  you  are 
studying,  gather  information,  study  up 
on  the  field  and  present  some  facts 
along  with  what  is  in  the  packet.  Re- 
member, the  packets  are  for  help.  Use 
your  ingenuity  and  make  your  WMC 
meetings  interesting  for  your  local 
ladies.  Do  remember  that  each  local 
WMC  is  quite  different  and  our  devo- 
tional program  committees  try  to  vary 
things  from  year  to  year.  If  you  are 
not  exactly  thrilled  with  something 
this  year,  there  will  be  other  years  that 
will  be  meant  just  for  your  group! 
"Praise  the  Lord  anyhow!"  As  we 
study  "Hidden  Beauty"  let  us  let 
Christ    shine    through   us  and   let   us 


sparkle  for  Him. 

Our  WMCs  will  become  beautiful 
too,  in  a  sense,  if  we  use  all  our  helps, 
read  the  recommended  reading  books, 
study  the  Pen  Pointers,  support  the 
district  and  national  projects,  turn  out 
enthusiastically  for  district  rallies  and 
keep  good  records. 

Praise  will  solve  many  problems  of 
the  tongue,  too.  Remember  that  we 
cannot  be  criticizing  others,  or  criticiz- 
ing our  WMC  if  things  don't  go  right, 
or  criticizing  the  officers  if  they  don't 
do  their  job,  while  we  are  praising  the 
Lord.  We  cannot  be  complaining  and 
we  cannot  be  feeUng  sorry  for  our- 
selves while  we  are  praising  the  Lord. 


Praise  will  change  our  dispositions 
and  even  our  personalities.  There  is  a 
lovely  radiance  in  the  lives  of  those 
who  constantly  rejoice  in  the  Lord.  We 
will  notice  some  of  these  radiances  as 
we  learn  about  some  of  "God's 
Jewels"  in  our  mission  studies. 

If  you  get  "the  blues,"  plan  to  go 
to  a  district  WMC  rally.  Other  ladies 
will  be  there  just  like  you.  You  will 
find  out,  perhaps,  that  your  council  is 
not  the  only  one  with  a  problem  or 
two.  Perhaps  you  will  find  the  answer 
at  that  rally.  At  some  ralhes  there  are 
even  "live"  missionaries  for  speakers. 
They  tell  of  the  Lord's  blessings  on  the 
foreign  field  and  tell  of  answered 
prayer.  You  will  certainly  hear  them 
praising  the  Lord  even  though  many  of 
the  problems  on  the  field  would  keep 
anyone  discouraged.  Praise  will  change 
the  problem  of  depression.  There  is  no 
room  for  "the  blues"  in  the  heart  of 
one  who  praises  the  Lord! 

CONCLUSION 

"But  let  it  be  the  hidden  man  of 
the  heart,  in  that  which  is  not  corrupt- 
ible, even  the  ornament  of  a  meek  and 
quiet  spirit,  which  is  in  the  sight  of 
God  of  great  price."  Ladies,  as  we 
study  our  monthly  devotional  Bible 
studies  this  year  we  will  learn  better 
how  we  can  adorn  ourselves  with  a 
meek  and  quiet  spirit  and  become 
more  beautiful  in  God's  sight  and  in 
our  families'  sight. 

Let  us  have  peace  in  the  Lord,  let 
us  please  the  Lord,  and  let  us  praise 
the  Lord  this  year.  Remember,  the 
most  beautiful  person  is  the  one  who 
has  the  inner  glow  of  Christ's  love 
shining  through  her  life  at  all  times. 

Let  us  all  say- 
Let  Christ's  beauty  shine  through  me. 
For  all  the  whole  wide  world  to  see. 

-Joyce  Griffith, 
national  WMC  president 


The  Foreign  Missions  audiovisual  department  is  preparing  something  new  in  con- 
nection with  the  Birthday  IVlissionaries  this  year— a  slide-tape  presentation  featuring  all 
five  ladies.  It  will  consist  of  35mm  color  slides  with  accompanying  tape.  The  projected 
date  for  its  availability  is  January  1.  However,  councils  may  wish  to  get  in  their 
requests  for  certain  dates  immediately,  since  it  will  be  sent  out  on  a  first-come,  first- 
served  basis. 

Also,  sets  of  8x10"  pictures  of  the  Birthday  Missionaries  will  again  be  available  on  a 
loan  basis.  This  year  they  are  in  color.  These  are  ready  for  your  use  now. 

Send  your  requests  for  the  slide-tape  or  the  pictures  to  FMS  Office,  Box  588, 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 


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^97^-77 
OiUssiLVhTries 


Irs.  Larry  DeArmey 


Mrs.  Robert  Williams,  retired 


Miss  Ruth  Snyder 


Irs.  Paul  Dowdy,  retired 


Irs.  Larry  Pfahler 


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MISSIONARY  BIRTHDAYS-NOVEMBER  1976 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  27  and  28 
of  the  1976  Brethren  Annual. ) 

AFRICA- 

Mrs.  J.  P.  Kliever    November  12 

Rev.  Donald  F.  Miller    November  13 

B.P.  13,  Bozoum  via  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic. 
Mr.  Gilbert  Aellig November  28 

B.P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic. 

ARGENTINA- 

Mrs.  Aldo  E.  Hoyt    November  2 

Rev.  Hill  Maconaghy November  25 

BRAZIL- 

Terry  Mark  Schwartz     November  7,  1964 

Rev.  Edward  D.  Miller November  1 1 

Mrs.  Norman  L.  Johnson November  20 

Rua  Coronel  Severiano  803,  Uberlandia,  M.G.  38.400,  Brazil. 

EUROPE- 

Marc  Alain  De Armey     November  8,  1973 

Luc  Aaron  De  Armey November  17,  1974 

MEXICO- 

Rev.  James  P.  Dowdy    November  1 

Rev.  PhilMp  Guerena November  29 

IN  THE   UNITED  STATES- 

Mrs.  Gary  L.  Austin    November  9 

P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


WMC  OFFICIARY 

Pres.-Mrs.  Robert  Griffith,  517  Wile  Ave., 

Souderton,  Pa.  18964 
1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Jesse  Deloe,  706  Robson 

Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
2nd  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Waher  Fretz,  413  Woos- 

ter  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Secy.-Mrs.   George   Cluistie,   910   S.  27th 

Ave.,  Yakima,  Wash.  98902 
Asst.  Secy. -Mrs.  John  Neely,  565  Stony- 
ridge  Ave.,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Fin.  Secy.-Treas.-Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602 

Chestnut    Ave.,    Winona    Lake,    Ind. 

46590.  (All  checks  payable  to  Brethren 

National  WMC.) 
Asst.  Fin.  Secy. -Mrs.  Thomas  Inman,  2244 

Fernwood  Dr.,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

80910 
Lit.   Secy. -Mrs.  Charles  Koontz,  R.   R.  8, 

Box  157,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-Mrs.  Noel  Hoke,  700  Robson  Rd., 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Prayer    Chm.-Mrs.    Richard    Sellers,   4661 

Janis  Dr.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43227 


Offering  Imphasls 


As  a  country  we've  just  celebrated  our  200th  birth- 
day, but  the  field  of  our  homeland  is  certainly  not 
yet  conquered  for  Christ.  Get  a  good  WMC  year 
started  right  with  a  generous  offering  for  Brethren 
Home  Missions.  Offering  is  due  December  10,  1976. 

Only  $2  from  each  of  you  will  help  us  do  great 
things  for  the  Lord. 


HOME  MISSIONS  PROJECT-Vehicle  for  Navajo  Mission-$6000 


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Knute  Larson 
New  Director 

Good  Stuff 


In  what  was  to  some 
a  surprise  move  by  the  Christian  Edu- 
cation Board,  Rev.  Knute  Larson  was 
appointed  the  new  Executive  Director 
of  the  Christian  Education  Depart- 
ment, Winona  Lake,  Indiana. 

To  others,  it  was  a 
consistent  follow-through  of  local 
church  emphasis.  Knute  was  asked  to 
assume  his  responsibilities  as  CED 
director  while  retaining  his  pastorate 
at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ash- 
land, Ohio. 

This  appointment 
brings  the  skills  and  understanding  of  a 
highly  successful  Brethren  pastor  to 
the  ministries  of  the  Christian  Educa- 
tion Department  Brethren  pastors  can 
expect  practical  help  along  with  an  in- 
tensified emphasis  on  the  centrality  of 
the  local  church. 

Knute  Larson  is  a 
graduate   of   both  Grace  College  and 


Grace  Seminary  (1962,  1966).  His 
family  includes  his  sensitive  and  suf> 
portive  wife,  Jeanine,  and  their  two 
daughters,  Elise  and  Alison. 

For  six  years  Knute 
served  as  managing  editor  with  Lam- 
bert Huffman  Publishers.  In  that  ca- 
pacity he  edited  the  annual  Higley 
Commentary,  a  collection  of  Sunday 
School  lessons.  He  is  currently  a  con- 
tributing editor  to  Ac'cent  magazine 
and  Youth  in  Action  magazine.  He  has 
also  authored  a  teachers  book  on 
Genesis  for  Scripture  Press. 

Ashland  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  where  Knute  is  the 
senior  pastor,  is  known  for  its  creative 
programming,  its  solid  emphasis  on 
education  and  its  youth  work,  and 
radio  and  television  ministries.  Under 
Pastor  Larson's  leadership  the  church 
has  grown  from  an  average  attendance 
of  268  in  1968  to  an  average  of  ap)- 
proximately  850  this  year. 


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4  Echoes  From  Long  Beach 

6  My  past  two  years  as  an  MK 

7  A  Plan  That  Worked! 

8  One  Little  Corner 

10  Down  with  Mission  Societies 

11  After  Thirty  Years... 

12  BMH  News  Summary 

15  BMH  Newest  News 

16  WMC  Hidden  Beauty 

18  GOD  Is  Able 

19  WMC  Pen  Pointers 

21  CED  Switchboard 

22  NAC  winners  and  what  they  won 


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n  Yes,  you  finally  did  it! 

You  finally  wrote  a  quarterly  that 
gets  into  the  meat  of  the  Word  and  not 
just  more  of  the  same  milk  and  gloss- 
ing over.  Now  some  teacher  complains 
and  so  you  back  down.  I'm  not  a 
teacher,  just  a  Sunday  School  student. 
But  I'd  like  some  Sunday  School 
material  that  is  above  and  beyond 
what  I've  learned,  so  that  I  can  learn 
more  of  the  in-depth  teachings  of  the 
Word. 

So  now  you  see  you  have  two  sides 
and  I  feel  if  a  Sunday  School  teacher^ 
can't  grasp  this  book  how  can  the  clasi 
grow  in  knowledge  of  the  Word. 

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Thanks  especially  for  Robert 
Thompson's  (BMH)  brave  call  to  un- 
chain our  churches,  and  Virgil  Ger- 
ber— Don  Hocking  (FMS)  lesson  on 
church-body  evangelism  from  Africa. 

This  must  be  the  year  of  church 
growth— witness  also  the  spirit  at 
national  conference  and  the  plans  for 
next. 

And  with  the  church  growth,  or  be-  j 
fore    it,   church   candor.   Thompson's 
challenges    about    priorities,    isolation  \ 
and    willingness   to   change    were   the 
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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 

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Charles  W.  Turner 
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There  is  a  great  appeal  for  the 
dramatic,  and  we  all  respond  to  it.  The 
awesome  attraction  of  an  erupting 
volcano  or  the  aftermath  caused  by  an 
earthquake  makes  news  that  spreads 
around  the  world  in  a  matter  of  hours. 
Yet  there  is  a  message  in  the  quiet,  less 
dramatic  happenings  of  life.  It  was  to 
these  gentle,  but  mighty  things  that 
Jesus  often  referred.  They  were  evi- 
dences of  the  creative  power  of  a 
mighty  God. 

In  a  world  that  calls  out  for  atten- 
tion with  its  billboards,  loud  commer- 
cials, and  sensual  advertising,  it  is  good 
to  stop  and  wait  upon  the  Lord  as  He 
speaks  to  us  by  His  works  of  creation. 

The  little  girl  on  the  front  cover  of 
the  magazine  speaks  a  message  apart 
from  the  gas  fumes,  honking  of  horns 
(even  if  it  is  to  tell  people  that  we  love 
Jesus)  and  the  screaming  of  brakes.  It 
speaks  of  a  more  quiet  life  with  less 
complications  and  a  keener  awareness 
of  God.  Even  our  church  services  have 
become  more  brassy  and  loud,  and 
humanity  is  being  pounded  unmerci- 
fully by  the  hawker  of  wares  in  the 
street  and  the  pews. 

We  cannot  separate  ourselves  from 
the  contact  with  the  world  and  retreat 
from  it  all  to  a  monastic  existence.  But 


there  should  be  some  time  in  our  lives 
when  we  can  be  refreshed  by  the  still 
small  voice  and  the  gentle  words  and 
works  of  God. 

It  may  be  a  walk  or  a  retreat  near 
to  God's  creation  that  will  bring  the 
refreshment  that  is  needed.  But  take 
some  time  to  see  what  is  happening. 
There  might  be  outside  your  very  win- 
dow the  reminder  that  this  world  is 
God's  creation.  If  you  live  in  Colo- 
rado, how  can  you  escape  the  towering 
majesty  of  the  Rockies  to  pull  your 
mind  to  the  writing  of  the  Psalmist? 
Or  consider  the  great  Northwest  as  it  is 
doubly  blessed  with  the  mountains 
and  the  rolling  of  the  waves  of  the 
Pacific  at  the  door.  The  Midwest  does 
not  escape  the  goodness  of  God  as  the 
breezes  cut  gentle  paths  through  the 
gold  of  the  ripening  wheat  fields. 

In  every  part  and  parcel  of  our 
world  the  evidence  of  God's  power  is 
made  clear.  "The  heavens  declare  the 
glory  of  God"  and  this  is  indisputable 
and  unmistakable.  Last  night  the 
moon  shone  in  full  glory  and  it  was 
like  daylight  at  midnight.  With  clear 
skies  and  the  stars  sparkling  like  newly 
cut  diamonds;  could  it  be  possible  not 
to  have  knowledge  of  a  God? 

The  wisdom  of  a  winter-preparing 


squirrel  or  the  beauty  of  a  multi- 
colored bird  all  say:  "God,  we  know 
You  are  there."  What  a  delight  and  a 
spiritual  refreshment  to  see  and  experi- 
ence and  to  bring  to  bear  the  truth  of 
the  Bible  on  the  beauty  of  the  earth 
that  surrounds  us.  A  time  of  refresh- 
ment; a  time  of  reminder  that  this  is 
my  Father's  world,  and  I  do  rest  in 
that  blessed  thought. 

But  we  rnust  turn  back  to  the  re- 
sponsibilities and  the  more  coarse  con- 
tact with  a  world  that  has  been 
touched  by  sin  and  the  curse.  How- 
ever, we  can  return  from  admiring 
God's  beauty  with  a  refreshed  spirit 
and  with  a  heart  trusting  in  the  grace 
of  God,  thereby  bringing  a  needed 
dimension  to  the  believer. 

If  a  person  is  alert  to  God's  beauti- 
ful world,  he  will  become  a  brighter 
testimony  and  light  for  the  cause  of 
Jesus  Christ  and  His  testimony.  He  has 
redeemed  us  (bought  us  back)  by  His 
grace,  and  one  of  these  days  He  will  do 
the  same  for  this  earth.  God  will  bring 
flowers  to  the  desert  and  make  harm- 
less the  animal,  and  the  Almighty  God 
will  rule  and  reign. 

The  little  selfish  thought  is  that  we 
shall  rule  and  reign  with  Him,  for  it  is 
His  world  and  it  shall  ever  be  that  way. 


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Echoes  From  Lono  Beocti 

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L.  to  R. 

Nancy  &  Roger  Peugh 

Jack  Churchill 

Amy  &  Phil  Guerena 

Eddie  &  Eileen  Miller 

Marvin  Goodman 

Vivian  &  Keith  Altig 

Letitia  &  Kip  Coffman 

Lenora  &  Robert  Williams 

Anita  (&  Samuel)  &  Bruce  Pa 

Alys  &  Walter  Haag 

Ruth  Kent  _j 

Carol  Mensinger 

Don  &  Betty  Hocking 


Rev.  Jesse  B.  Deloe 


As  this  article  is  being  written,  the 
national  conference  of  the  Fellowship 
of  Grace  Brethren  Churches  that  con- 
vened in  California  has  recently  ended. 
Delegates  are  returning  home  and  shar- 
ing the  blessings  of  the  fellowship  and 
accomplishments  of  the  conference 
(including  the  name  change  from 
National  Fellowship  of  Brethren 
Churches). 

Of  interest  to  readers  of  the  Mis- 
sionary Herald  are  several  activities 
and  actions  relating  to  Brethren  For- 
eign Missions  that  came  out  of  the 
conference  as  well  as  the  missions 
seminar  and  the  meeting  of  the  board 
of  trustees. 

On  the  day  prior  to  the  beginning 
of  the  missions  seminar,  young  people 
from  the  Long  Beach  area  were  invited 
to  participate  in  a  one-day  seminar  on 
missions.  More  than  60  young  people 
met  that  Monday  afternoon  and  eve- 
ning to  discuss  the  opportunities  and 
challenges  of  worldwide  missions  with 
active  missionaries  and  FMS  staff 
members.  Small  group  sessions  were 
held  to  discuss  the  particular  needs 
and   situations   of  various  fields,  and 


larger  discussions  were  conducted  to 
investigate  the  areas  of  training  and 
preparation. 

Twenty-four  missionaries  on  fur- 
lough and  several  missionary  candi- 
dates participated  in  four  days  of  semi- 
nar at  Long  Beach  prior  to  national 
conference.  Workshop  sessions  were 
led  by  FMS  staff  members  and  special 
consultants,  including  Pastors  David 
Hocking,  Edwin  Cashman,  Knute  Lar- 
son, and  Harold  Dunning;  Ed  Lewis  of 
the  Christian  Education  Department; 
Dr.  Ed  Neteland  of  Christian  Resource 
Associates;  and  Dr.  Nickolas  Kur- 
taneck  of  Biola  College. 

The  board  of  trustees  appointed  the 
following  men  to  serve  as  field  super- 
intendents for  the  coming  year: 

Argentina Solon  Hoyt 

Brazir  (north)     Bill  Burk 

Brazil  (south)     ....  Tim  Farner 
Central  African 

Republic    Roy  Snyder 

Chad    Jake  Kliever 

Europe Tom  Julien 

Mexico Walter  Haag 

Approval  was  given  by  the  board 
for    the    appointment    of    two    mis- 


sionary candidates  for  foreign 
service.  Miss  Sharon  Haag  was  a|> 
fXjinted  to  a  one-year  term  to  teach  at 
the  Missionary  Children's  School  in 
the  Central  African  Republic.  She  is 
replacing  Gary  Austin  who  was 
brought  home  in  July,  with  his  family, 
on  an  emergency  medical  furlough. 
(Mr.  Austin  is  undergoing  tests  to  de- 
termine the  exact  nature  of  his  illness 
and  to  undergo  treatment  So  far,  tests 
have  been  inconclusive.) 

Richard  Harrell,  a  Grace  Seminary 
senior  and  former  TIME  missionary  to 
Africa,  was  approved  by  the  trustees  as 
a  candidate  for  Africa  following  the 
completion  of  his  seminary  training 
next  spring. 

The  board  approved  an  investi- 
gation of  the  Orient  as  a  possible  tenth 
Brethren  mission  field.  A  team  of  in- 
vestigators is  preparing  to  travel  to  the 
Orient  when  sufficient  information  is 
gathered  and  finances  are  available  to 
make  the  research  trip  feasible. 

A  budget  of  more  than  $934,000 
was  adopted  for  the  coming  year. 
Though  offerings  have  dropped  off  a 
bit  thus  far  in  1976,  the  prospect  of 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY   HERALT 


several  missionary  families  ready  to  go 
in  1977,  the  opportunities  for  expan- 
sion on  our  fields,  and  the  inflation  of 
our  times  have  combined  to  create  this 
record  budget.  The  prayers  and  finan- 
cial support  of  Brethren  across  our 
Fellowship  are  greatly  appreciated! 

At  the  corporation  meeting  on 
August  10,  the  officers  of  the  Society 
were  announced:  Dr.  Glenn  O'Neal, 
president;  Rev.  Wesley  Haller,  vice 
president;  Dr.  Kenneth  Ashman,  secre- 
tary; and  Dr.  Homer  Kent,  Sr.,  treas- 
urer. The  corporation  appointed  Dr. 
Peter  Peponis  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  to 
fill  the  unexpired  term  of  Dr.  Lloyd 
Fish  on  the  board  of  trustees.  Dr.  Fish 
is  critically  ill  at  his  home  in  Winona 
Lake  and  has  submitted  his  resignation 
from  the  board.  Mr.  Leonard  Moan  of 
Whittier,  California,  was  appointed  to 
complete  the  unfulfilled  term  of  Mr. 
Ivan  Moomaw  who  was  recently  killed 
in  a  highway  accident  near  his  home  at 
Wooster,  Ohio. 

Nominated  for  election  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society  for  the  three-year  term 
1977-79  are  Kenneth  Ashman,  Dean 
Fetterhoff,  Herman  Schumacher,  and 
John    Whitcomb,     incumbents;    and 


John  Burke,  James  Johnston,  and 
James  McClellan. 

Four  hundred  supporters  of  Breth- 
ren Foreign  Missions  attended  the  an- 
nual missions  luncheon  in  connection 
with  national  conference.  A  delicious 
Hawaiian  meal  was  served  in  the  facili- 
ties of  the  host  church.  Long  Beach 
First  Brethren.  Special  recognition  was 
given  to  retired  and  retiring  mission- 
aries of  the  Society  who  were  in  at- 
tendance, including  Miss  Johanna  Niel- 
sen (Argentina),  Mrs.  Hattie  Sheldon 
(C.A.R.),  Mrs.  Loree  Sickel  (Argen- 
tina), Rev.  and  Mrs.  Keith  Altig  (Bra- 
zil), Rev.  and  Mrs.  J.  Paul  Dowdy 
(Argentina),  Miss  Ruth  Kent  (C.A.R.), 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Williams 
(C.A.R.).  Missionaries  Kip  Coffman, 
Waimalu,  Hawaii,  and  Roger  Peugh, 
Stuttgart,  Germany,  gave  greetings  and 
brought  brief  reports  of  their  field 
ministries. 

Miss  Ruth  Kent,  who  taught  the 
Missionary  Children's  School  in  the 
C.A.R.  for  many  years,  was  presented 
with  a  surprise  gift  at  the  luncheon. 
Signatures  had  been  collected  from  the 
missionary  children  she  had  taught 
over  the  years,  and  had  been  em- 
broidered on  a  tablecloth  by  fellow 
missionary  Mrs.  Don  Miller.  Miss  Kent 
had    known   something   of   the  table- 


cloth but  had  understood  that  it  was 
lost  or  stolen,  so  it  was  quite  a  surprise 
when  it  was  presented  to  her  by  mis- 
sionary Carol  Mensinger  who  had 
brought  the  tablecloth  with  her  from 
Africa  last  month. 

Southern  California  churches 
demonstrated  generous,  Christian 
hospitality  to  the  missionary  family 
during  their  two  weeks  in  the  area.  In 
addition  to  being  housed  in  the  private 
homes  of  Long  Beach  area  residents, 
the  missionaries,  staff,  and  board 
members  were  provided  delicious 
meals  in  some  of  the  nearby  churches. 
Long  Beach  Community  Brethren, 
Bellflower  Brethren,  Seal  Beach  Breth- 
ren, and  Lakewood  Brethren  churches 
entertained  the  group  in  their  own 
facilities  for  various  meals,  and  West- 
minster Brethren  also  assisted.  In  addi- 
tion, Alys  Haag  and  the  San  Ysidro 
church  provided  a  Mexican  lunch  for 
the  missionary  family  at  the  Long 
Beach  First  Church  on  the  closing  day 
of  the  seminar.  The  Foreign  Mission- 
ary Society  is  deeply  grateful  for  all 
these  things,  plus  many  other  expres- 
sions of  helpfulness  and  hospitality  on 
the  part  of  the  Southern  California 
Brethren. 


Miss  Ruth  Kent  and  Miss  Carol 
Mensinger  display  the  autographed 
tablecloth. 


OCTOBER   1,   1976 


M^ 

past 

two  iieafs  as  an  /I/IK 


L  to  R:  Debbie  Austin,  Lynda  Garber,  John  Garber,  Tina  Walker,  Mark  Austin,  Suzie  IVIensinger, 
Joyce  Garber  (at  back) 


Tina  Walker 


(FMSeditor's  note:  This  past  June,  Tina  Walker,  daughter 
of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  William  Walker,  completed  the  sixth 
grade  at  the  Missionary  Children's  School  in  the  Central 
African  Republic.   At  the  sixth  grade  graduation  cere- 
monies, Tina  gave  this  message,  which  has  been  presented 
for  publication  by  her  teacher,  Mr.  Gary  Austin. 

Tina  has  now  returned  to  the  United  States  with  her 
family.) 

The  past  two  years  here  at  Bata,  God  has  been  so 
good  to  me.    It  was  fun  going  to  the  top  of  Bata  Moun- 
tain. John,  Joyce,  Debbie,  and  I  climbed  the  Matterhorn. 
It  took  a  little  courage  to  do  it,  though. 

On  vacations  it  was  nice  to  be  with  my  family.    I'm 
glad  we  could  have  vacations.    It  was  fun  when  our  family 
went  up  to  Boguila  Rock  for  Easter  Sunrise  Service.  We 
found  porcupine  quills  there. 

I'm  glad  we  got  to  go  to  Bassai  and  climb  the  moun- 
tain there  before  we  went  home. 

I  think  everybody  had  fun  when  we  went  to  Bangui 
for  our  school  field  trip.   My  favorite  place  was  the 
Diamond  Factory.  When  we  went  to  M'Baiki,  it  was  the 
first  time  I  had  ever  been  there.  Also,  it  was  fun  going 
swimming  twice  at  the  Ambassador's  pool! 

Even  though  the  pool  here  at  Bata  is  small,  it  still 
cools  you  off.    It's  better  than  nothing,  you  know! 

I  thought  it  was  a  little  bit  scary  when  we  went  across 
the  Bangui  River  to  see  the  kids  off. 

It  was  kind  of  hard  to  leave  my  parents  at  first  when 


going  to  school,  but  I  finally  got  used  to  it.   I  got  to 
know  Uncle  George  and  Aunt  Jane  (Peters)  better. 

I  had  two  homes:  one  here  at  Bata  with  the  Peters, 
and  one  at  Boguila  with  Mom  and  Dad.    I  enjoyed  staying 
with  Uncle  George  and  Aunt  Jane  very  much.   I  want  to 
thank  them  for  wanting  me  to  stay  in  their  home.   Uncle 
George  and  Aunt  Jane,  you're  the  best  dorm  parents  I 
ever  had!    It  was  fun  being  with  Bobo  (their  monkey), 
too,  after  you  made  friends  with  him. 

Last  time  I  was  out  here,  I  made  a  small  treehouse.    I 
was  happy  when  I  got  back  and  found  it  was  still  there. 
This  last  year,  Joyce,  Debbie,  and  I  made  a  treehouse  for 
us  three.    I  want  to  thank  Joyce  and  Debbie  for  being 
my  playmates. 

I  want  to  thank  Miss  Kent  for  being  my  teacher  last 
year.    I  thank  Mr.  Austin,  too,  for  being  my  teacher  this 
past  year.    I  liked  the  way  both  of  you  taught! 

Thank  you.  Aunt  Marie  (Mishler),  for  being  my  piano 
teacher  the  year  before  last.    I  know  the  piano  a  lot 
better  than  I  did.  Also,  thank  you.  Uncle  Martin 
(Garber),  for  helping  me  play  my  flute  better. 

The  year  before  last,  on  Thanksgiving,  Joyce,  Lynda, 
John,  and  I  dressed  up  as  Pilgrims.   We  sneaked  in  the 
back  door.  Then  we  came  into  the  living  room  and  had 
a  little  program.   It  was  a  lot  of  fun. 

Last  of  all,  1  want  to  thank  all  of  you  for  being  so 
nice  to  me.   As  I  return  to  the  States,  I  am  taking  with 
me  pleasant  memories  of  these  past  two  years. 


BRETHREN    iVIISSIONARY    HERALD 


Dr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Mason  with  their  two  younger  daughters,  Sharon  and 
Joyce.  The  girls  are  attending  high  school  in  Zaire. 


A 

Plon  Thof 
Worked ! 


Marcia  Warden 


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Several  years  ago  two  medical  doc- 
tors, both  of  whom  had  served  in  the 
Central  African  Republic  but  were 
back  in  practices  in  the  United  States, 
met  together  and— under  the  Lord's 
leading— put  together  a  plan.  Each  was 
desirous  of  serving  God  in  Africa,  but 
had  obligations  in  the  U.S.  also. 

The  resulting  plan  of  alternating 
field  service  has  proceeded  and  been 
blessed  of  the  Lord.  The  summer  of 
1974  found  Dr.  and  Mrs.  William 
Walker  arriving  back  in  Africa.  They 
served  at  the  Boguila  Medical  Center 
for  two  years.  Meanwhile,  residing  in 
the  large  home  near  Winona  Lake,  In- 
diana, owned  jointly  by  the  Walkers 
and  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Mason,  the 
Masons  made  a  home  for  several  MKs 
("missionary  kids")  attending  Grace 
College,  including  two  Walker  girls.  Dr. 
Mason  continued  in  his  medical  prac- 
tice at  nearby  Warsaw,  Indiana. 

This  past  June  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Walker 
and  their  three  children  who  had  been 
in  Africa  with  them,  returned  to  the 
States.  In  July  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Mason  and 
two  daughters  were  on  their  way  back 


to  Africa  after  a  ten-year  interval  in 
the  U.S.  (The  Masons'  three  older  chil- 
dren are  married,  and  another 
daughter  is  a  college  student.)  Dr. 
Walker  took  over  the  medical  practice, 
and  the  Walkers  settled  in  the  home 
near  Winona  Lake  with  their  own  chil- 
dren plus  other  college-age  MKs. 

The  transitions  and  adjustments 
from  the  pace  and  style  of  living  and 
working  in  the  heart  of  Africa  to  that 
of  mid-America  are  not  easy,  but  God 
has  given  grace  in  these  situations. 

Before  leaving  the  U.S.,  Mrs.  Mason 
wrote  this  testimony: 

"  'The  Lord  hath  done  great  things 
for  us;  whereof  we  are  glad'  (Ps. 
126:3).  Truly  our  hearts  do  rejoice  at 
the  opportunity  that  He  has  given  to 
us  to  return  to  the  Central  African  Re- 
public, after  ten  years,  to  serve  Him. 
We  are  looking  forward  to  the  return 
with  mixed  emotions:  that  of  joy  to 
see  many  whom  we  learned  to  love  in 
the  Lord,  and  that  of  adjusting  to  the 
changes  that  have  been  taking  place 
since  we  were  last  there. 


"I  had  almost  given  up  the  idea  that 
we  would  ever  have  the  privilege  of  re- 
turning to  Africa,  when  the  Lord 
opened  the  way  for  us  to  go  back.  We 
could  hardly  believe  that  this  desire 
was  actually  going  to  become  a  reality. 

"This  was  three  years  ago.  Our  stay 
here  in  the  States  while  the  Walkers 
have  been  in  Africa  has  not  been  dull. 
The  Lord  provided  the  Walkers  and 
ourselves  with  a  large  house  for  the 
purpose  of  housing  MKs  who  wish  to 
attend  Grace  College.  We  have  had  as 
many  as  five  at  one  time.  This  has 
been  an  added  joy  in  our  lives.  It  has 
kept  us  busy  feeding  them  and  keeping 
up  with  their  activities  as  well  as  those 
of  our  own  family. 

"The  time  is  drawing  near  for  the 
Walkers'  return  to  the  States  at  the 
end  of  June  and  for  our  departure  the 
middle  of  July.  As  always  the  Lord  is 
sufficient,  and  we  are  rejoicing  in  His 
goodness.  Your  prayers  are  coveted  for 
us  as  we  return,  that  we  might  serve 
Him  as  He  would  have  us  do,  and  for 
our  girls  as  they  too  adjust  to  life  in 
Africa." 


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Note  from  Mrs.  Jake  Kliever: 

This  is  a  translation  of  a  note  I  re- 
ceived from  one  of  my  little  girls  who 
has  left  home  to  go  to  school  in  the 
big  city.  She  has  been  in  my  classes  off 
and  on  ever  since  she  was  a  tiny  little 


big  city.  She  has  been  in  my  classes  off 
and  on  ever  since  she  was  a  tiny  little 
girl.  She  is  so  tiny  and  cute,  just  like  a 
doll,  and  has  kept  her  real  sweet  char- 
acter. She  has  learned  English  real  well 
and  always  adds  some  little  note  in 
English  and  also  in  French.  How  I  pray 
that  she  may  find  a  good  Christian 
husband— she  is  now  17,  maybe 
18  years  old  by  now.  Her  aim  is 
on  with  her  education  and  teach. 


y  >^uah.  ^  and  J  "  ^^  U^ 

'  '  ^^->  you,  ,,,  . 


A  Moment  with  Missions  — 


Rev.  John  W.  Zielasko 


Oowci  u)\\h 
Miss'wa  SockWes 


"You  don't  find  mission  societies  in  the  New 
Testament." 

"It's  tlie  local  church,  not  the  mission  society,  that 
sends  missionaries." 

"Mission  societies  are  an  abnormality  and  should 
be  dismantled." 

"Mission  boards  are  extra-Biblical,  extra-church 
organizations  which  find  no  support  in  the  Word  of 
God." 

In  an  attempt  to  encourage  the  church  to  assume 
her  missionary  responsibilities  (which  is  good),  it  is 
implied  that  mission  societies  cannot  be  justified  and 
at  least  should  be  bypassed  if  they  cannot  be  de- 
molished (which  is  unfortunate). 

Although  it  is  true  that  "one  searches  in  vain  for  a 
missionary  society  in  Scripture,"  it  is  also  true  that 
one  is  hard  put  to  prove  that  the  local  church  sends 
missionaries.  The  passage  usually  appealed  to— Acts 
13:1-4— involves  the  church  only  by  inference.  It  was 
prophets  and  teachers  (forming  the  first  missionary 
society?)  who  in  obedience  to  the  leading  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  set  two  of  their  number  aside  for  a  missionary 
task.  And  when  those  missionaries  returned  to  give  a 
report,  they  had  to  call  the  church  together— which  is 
a  pretty  clear  indication  that  they  were  dealing  with 
more  than  one  local  congregation  in  Antioch.  If  there 
had  been  regular  meetings  of  just  one  local  church, 
there  would  not  have  been  need  to  call  the  church 
together;  they  could  have  waited  for  the  regular  meet- 
ing time.  And  speaking  about  that  mission  report, 
notice  that  it  was  the  missionaries  who  gathered  the 
church  together.  The  report  was  not  one  given  as  an 
obligation  in  order  to  fulfill  a  requirement  established 
by  the  church.  They  wanted  to  give  it  in  order  to 
bless  the  congregation. 

Harold  Cook,  former  chairman  of  the  Department 
of  Missions  at  Moody  Bible  Institute,  commenting  on 
this  passage,  wrote:  "So  the  one  New  Testament  pas- 
sage that  many  adduce  to  support  their  claim  that  the 
organized  church  is  the  scripturally  authorized  mis- 
sionary-sending agency  offers  no  such  support.  The 
church  itself  did  not  claim  that  authority,  nor  was  its 
authority  recognized.  Moreover,  apart  from  this  one 
incident,  there  is  not  even  another  hint  in  the  New 
Testament  that  the  church  ever  acted  as  a  mission- 
ary-sending agency. 

"In  the  first  five  centuries  of  the  Christian  era,  I 
have  been  unable  to  find  any  instance  where  the 
church  as  a  church  ever  officially  designated  and  sent 
out  missionaries." 

And  Dr.  George  Peters,  writing  in  this  same  vein, 
said:  "The  history  of  the  church  in  missions  is  in  the 
main  the  history  of  great  personalities  and  of  mission- 


ary societies.  Only  in  exceptional  cases  has  it  been  the 
church  in  missions.  The  present  day  slogan,  'The 
Church  in  Mission,'  is  a  rather  late  byproduct  of 
Christian  missions  or  a  late  awakening  of  the  Chris- 
tian conscience." 

So,  if  you  are  going  to  write  off  mission  societies, 
you  had  better  be  sure  the  church  is  ready,  willing, 
and  able  to  pick  up  the  baton  and  run.  Her  track 
record  in  history  has  not  been  too  impressive  except 
as  she  was  involved  with  mission  societies. 

The  missionary  society  is  the  machinery  to  help 
the  church  realize  its  missionary  responsibility.  It 
meshes  the  gears  to  carry  out  the  complexities  of  the 
mission  operation  in  today's  world.  Details  such  as 
candidate  recruitment  and  training,  language  study, 
support,  relationships  with  foreign  governments, 
strategy,  continuity  of  ministry,  MK  education,  insti- 
tutional ministries,  transportation,  deputation,  and  so 
forth  and  so  on,  are  some  of  the  things  that  few  local 
churches  could  or  would  want  to  handle  alone. 

The  Brethren  Foreign  Missionary  Society  and  the 
Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches  have  a 
healthy  cooperative  and  successful  working  relation- 
ship. Our  missionaries  are  members  and  supporters  of 
local  Brethren  churches.  Their  churches,  in  the  great 
majority  of  cases,  have  recognized  their  calling, 
recommended  them  to  the  Foreign  Missionary 
Society,  support  them,  pray  for  them,  and  minister  to 
them  on  furlough.  Their  ministry  on  the  fields  re- 
volves around  the  church— bringing  churches  into  ex- 
istence, nurturing  and  discipling  them,  and  giving  to 
congregations  a  sense  of  belonging  to  the  Brethren 
Church  in  America  and  around  the  world. 

Roman  Gabriel,  professional  football  player,  was 
once  asked  why  the  Los  Angeles  Rams,  a  team  with 
great  talent  and  the  potential  to  make  the  Super 
Bowl,  did  so  poorly  during  the  season.  He  answered 
that  there  are  probably  many  reasons,  but  the  one 
that  he  feels  did  the  most  to  make  them  an  inferior 
ball  club  is  expressed  in  the  word  self ishness.  Instead 
of  talking  in  terms  of  "we,"  players  began  to  talk  in 
terms  of  "I."  Where  the  team  was  previously  given 
credit,  now  the  ego  came  to  the  fore  and  players  were 
more  concerned  about  their  own  public  image  than 
the  team's  success.  A  poor  showing  in  missions  can 
result  for  the  same  reason.  When  either  mission  board 
or  churches  think  they  can  do  the  job  alone,  and 
downgrade  the  contributions  of  one  another,  the 
Lord's  work  suffers.  The  church  and  the  mission 
society  belong  to  the  same  team.  We  may  get  our 
signals  crossed  and  fumble  occasionally— strategy  may 
need  changing  periodically— but  together  we  form  an 
effective  team  for  Christ. 


10 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY   HERALD 


After 

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Veofs. . . 


Ruth  Kent 


Do  you  think  of  all  the  things  you 
would  do  if  you  had  time?  Thinking 
about  them  is  sometimes  as  enjoyable 
as  the  events  themselves.  But,  when  a 
happy  time  is  coming  to  a  close,  one 
has  other  thoughts. 

Thirty  years  ago  my  heart  was  full 
of  joy  as  I  anticipated  spending  my  life 
in  missionary  service  in  Africa.  I  went 
forth   with   the    instructions   given   in 


Proverbs  3:5  and  6:  "Trust  in  the  Lord 
with  all  thine  heart;  and  lean  not  unto 
thine  own  understanding.  In  all  thy 
ways  acknowledge  him,  and  he  shall 
direct  thy  paths."  There  were  tears 
when  goodbyes  were  said  to  loved 
ones,  but  we  looked  forward  to  meet- 
ing again.  Each  furlough  seemed  to 
come  more  quickly  and  pass  more 
slowly.  Now  the  time  of  my  last  fur- 
lough is  here.  I  must  say  that  I  needed 
more  of  the  Lord's  grace  to  leave  the 
field  this  year  than  I  even  thought  of 
needing  when  I  left  the  USA  the  first 
time.  To  make  it  easier,  I  have  kept 
thinking  of  "one  year  of  furlough"— 
which,  after  all,  is  true  of  this  year.  I 
will  again  lean  on  the  Lord  to  direct 
my  path  each  day. 

The  first  of  several  events  which 
made  me  realize  my  time  in  Africa  was 
coming  to  a  close,  was  during  the  '75 
Field  Council  meeting  when  we  gave  a 
farewell  for  the  TIME  missionaries. 
They  slipped  in  a  surprise  "This  Is 
Your  Life"  for  me.  It  ended  on  a 
happy  note  which  will  always  be  re- 
membered. 

The  Lord  provided  a  teacher  to 
take  my  place  when  the  Gary  Austin 
family  arrived.  They  were  in  Sango 
study  for  the  first  few  months  as  well 
as  getting  settled  and  learning  how  to 
live  in  Africa.  In  January  Gary  took 
over  the  school,  and  after  that  I  acted 
as  substitute  but  only  a  couple  of 
times.  I  began  the  school  year  in 
August  with  some  suggestions  from 
Gary.  He  suggested  teaching  a  new 
course  in  history  because  of  the  Bicen- 
tennial. There  was  no  text  to  follow.  I 
believe  I  had  the  easier  part  in  going 
back  to  the  very  beginning  to  find  how 
and  why  America  was  started.  Gary 
did  the  rest  of  the  course  in  a  great 
way.  Ask  him  for  the  text;  he  does  not 
have  it  copyrighted! 

In  February  Ruth  Snyder,  Lois  Wil- 
son, and  I  spent  a  week  at  Bouar  hold- 
ing classes  with  women  and  girls. 
Simon-Pierre  Nambozouina  has  an 
active  church  there.  Some  may  say 
they  did  not  need  help,  but  while  we 
were  there  the  girls  and  women  came 
from  different  churches  in  order  to 
attend  the  classes.  One  mother  came 
with  her  baby  and  stayed  all  day.  She 
wanted  to  learn  how  to  conduct 
classes  for  girls.  We  enjoyed  the  work 
with  them  as  well  as  the  fellowship. 

Another  time  Lois  and  I  spent  a 
week  with  a  pastor  and  his  group.  We 
were  there  with  no  car  available,  so  we 


felt  a  bit  of  their  need  of  contact  with 
others.  The  little  house  they  gave  us  to 
live  in  was  the  home  of  a  couple  who 
were  away.  We  included  reading  classes 
for  beginners.  We  could  not  teach 
them  to  read  in  one  week,  but  we  tried 
to  give  them  a  hunger  to  keep  on. 

The  print  shop  at  Bible  Center  was 
in  need  of  help  to  get  out  literature  for 
the  evangelism  classes.  There  are 
enough  workers  for  the  regular  work, 
but  they  can  use  examples  of  effi- 
ciency in  how  to  get  more  done  in  the 
time  they  have  to  work.  It  was  a  joy  to 
be  wanted  there. 

The  time  arrived  to  start  cleaning 
my  house,  and  then  the  people  began 
to  realize  I  was  leaving  them.  I  could 
have  had  a  big  yard  sale,  but  instead  I 
distributed  things  to  the  missionaries 
needing  them.  One  lady  of  the  Bible 
school  asked  if  she  could  sell  my  cloth- 
ing. It  gave  her  a  chance  to  have  first 
choice.  Her  husband  was  seen  wearing 
my  housecoat  for  a  coat  on  cool  morn- 
ings. 

Many  told  me  I  should  come  back 
because  I  was  still  strong.  But  when  I 
told  them  my  age,  then  they  under- 
stood why  I  was  leaving.  When  Roy 
Snyder  took  my  tax  receipt  in  to  have 
the  final  stamp,  the  man  asked  for  my 
Social  Security  number  (African). 
When  told  I  had  none,  he  wanted  to 
see  me.  After  I  went  in  and  he  looked 
at  me,  he  was  satisfied  to  put  his 
stamp  on  the  receipt.  A  Social  Securi- 
ty number  is  received  if  you  employ  a 
workman  in  any  way.  He  had  won- 
dered how  I  did  my  washing  and  cook- 
ing. 

A  barbecue  was  held  on  the  station 
as  a  welcome  for  Don  and  Lois  Miller 
and  a  farewell  for  me.  Again  the  lead- 
ing workers  of  the  print  shop,  Bible 
school,  and  dispensary  expressed  their 
appreciation  for  what  I  had  done  for 
them.  The  children  and  parents  ex- 
pressed theirs  at  a  surprise  coffee 
break  on  the  last  day  of  school. 

The  pastors  and  workers  in  the 
Bangui  churches  included  me  in  their 
farewell  dinner  for  the  Jean-Louis 
Steudlers  (retiring)  and  Don  Hockings 
(furlough).  They  also  gave  us  gifts. 
This  was  more  than  I  ever  dreamed  of. 

How  can  I  not  have  many  thoughts 
and  prayers  for  these  whom  I  love  and 
whose  needs  I  know? 

If  the  Lord  is  opening  the  way  for 
you  to  go  to  help  them,  please  go. 
There  are  many  blessings  waiting  for 
you. 


OCTOBER   1,   1976 


11 


^#^s  Summary 

From  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches  and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association     ' 


•  Philadt'  Pastor  Wayne  W.  Baker  was  honored 
by  the  Third  Brethren  Church  on  the  occasion  of  his 
retirement.  On  July  21,  after  an  inspiring  message  in 
song  by  the  musical  group  "Redeemed"  from  Grace  Col- 
lege, refreshments  were  served,  and  Pastor  Baker  and  his 
wife  were  presented  with  a  shower  of  cards  containing 
love  gifts. 

Pastor  Baker  has  been  in  Brethren  pastorates  since 
1940.  His  last  four  years  were  spent  in  Philadelphia. 

Stressing  his  ^e/wz-retirement.  Pastor  Baker  hopes  that 
Indianapolis,  Indiana,  his  new  home,  will  afford  him  new 
opportunities  to  serve  the  Lord.  Praise  God  for  such 
devoted  laborers!  Submitted  by  Eleanor  KeUey. 

•  Waterloo,  Iowa.  A  scholarship  fund  has  been  estab- 
Ushed  for  any  student  from  the  church  who  is  attending 
Grace  College  or  Seminary.  The  scholarship  is  $100 
(minimum),  $500  (maximum)  per  year. 

•  Hatboro,  Pa.  A  weekly  family-altar  prayer  sheet  is  in- 
serted in  each  Sunday  bulletin  with  current  requests 
from  foreign  and  home  missions,  Christian  Education 
Dept.,  Brethren  Boards,  plus  needs  of  Grace  Schools  and 
the  Herald  Co.  Under  each  day  several  requests  appear 
on  the  national  level,  then  the  local  prayer  needs  are  also 
listed.  The  Suburban  Grace  Brethren,  led  by  their  pastor, 
Kenneth  StoU,  believes  prayers  should  be  definite  and 
"without  ceasing." 

•Trenton,  N.J.  (EY  ^-The  American  Baptist  Churches  of 
New  Jersey  have  announced  they  wiO  join  a  suit  chal- 
lenging the  teaching  of  transcendental  meditation  (TM) 
in  four  state  public  schools. 

The  church  thus  becomes  the  first  religious  denomi- 
nation to  support  the  suit  filed  by  a  coalition  of  religious 
groups  and  individual  parents. 

•Rittnian,  Ohio.  "WALKER  DAY"  was  a  great  success 
with  church  and  community  friends  joining  in  welcom- 
ing Dr.  WOliam  Walker  and  his  family  back  "home"  after 
a  term  of  serving  the  Lord  in  Africa.  While  on  the  field, 
the  Walkers  received  a  portion  of  their  support  from 
their  home  church  where  they  continue  to  keep  their 
membership.  The  Walkers  are  now  living  in  Winona  Lake 
where  Dr.  Walker  is  continuing  the  medical  practice  left 
by  Dr.  Harold  Mason  upon  his  return  to  Africa. 

PRAY    FOR   THESE   MEETINGS 

Homerville,    Ohio,    Oct.    3-8.    Robert    Holmes,    pastor; 
Becker  Evangelistic  Team. 

Covington,  Va  Oct.   3-10.  Keith  Zook,  pastor;  Charles 
Turner,  speaker. 

Des  Moines,  Iowa,  Oct.  3-10.  Robert  Wilson,  pastor;  Rich- 
ard Sellers,  speaker. 


"  Christian  Medical  Society.  Dr.  Douglas  Cassel,  along 
with  Mrs.  Cassel  and  their  children  recently  returned 
from  the  Dominican  Republic  where  they  participated  in 
a  medical,  dental  and  surgical  program.  The  teen-agers 
helped  in  the  clinics  and  held  children's  outreach  classes 
in  Christianity.  CUnics  are  set  up  in  church  buildings  or 
schools  in  villages  where  there  is  little  or  no  health  care. 
Participants  in  the  program  pay  all  their  own  expenses. 
Surgery  is  performed  in  mobile  vans  and  local  hospitals. 
The  Cassels  are  members  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Palmyra,  Pa.,  and  Dr.  Cassel  is  a  surgeon  in  Harrisburg, 
Pa. 

^1  The  First  Brethren  Church  is  happy 

to  have  the  Daniel  Whites  helping  in  the  work  at  the 
church.  Mr.  White  is  a  graduate  of  Grace  Seminary  and  is 
now  working  as  assistant  pastor  with  Rev.  Lester  Ken- 
nedy, pastor. 

•Washington,  D.C.  (EP)— Prayer  in  public  is  not  a  new 
problem  to  the  United  States.  It  was  present  the  first 
day  of  the  Continental  Congress,  according  to  UPI  Re- 
Ugion  Writer  David  E.  Anderson. 

"On  Sept.  6,  1774,  Thomas  Gushing  of  Massachu- 
setts, one  of  the  55  delegates  gathered  in  Philadelphia's 
Carpenter's  HaU  to  discuss  the  colonists'  reaction  to  the 
Intolerable  Acts,  rose  to  propose  'to  open  the  business 
vfith  prayer,'  "  Anderson's  column  recalled. 

Cushing's  suggestion,  he  noted,  was  immediately  op- 
posed by  John  Jay  of  New  York  and  John  Rutledge  of 
South  Carolina  "because  we  were  so  divided  in  religious 
sentiments  ...  so  that  we  could  not  join  in  the  same  act 
of  worship." 

In  Philadelphia,  the  issue  was  resolved  by  Sam  Adams 
who  recommended  that  an  Anglican  clergyman  from  the 
city  read  the  prayer. 

Adams'  gesture  "electrified  the  assembly,"  according 
to  scholars,  "and  they  instructed  Peyton  Randolph  of 
Virginia,  serving  as  president,  to  invite  the  Rev.  Jacob 
Duche,  rector  of  Christ  Church  and  St.  Peter's  in  Phila- 
delphia, to  deliver  a  prayer  on  the  next  day." 

Anderson  concludes:  "Since  that  time,  when  Duche 
intoned  the  lines  of  Psalm  35,  imploring  the  Lord  to 
'plead  my  cause  .  .  .  with  those  who  strive  with  me;  fight 
against  them  that  fight  against  me,'  prayer  has  held  an 
honored  but  somewhat  ambiguous  place  in  the  nation's 
public  Ufe." 

•Sterling,  Ohio.  A  new  idea  for  a  short-term  missionary 
was  put  into  effect  for  a  month  as  Carol  Hugi  was  sent 
by  her  church  to  serve  in  the  Brethren  Church  in  Ander- 
son, S.C.  Carol  had  a  happy  time  working  with  the  chil- 
dren and  youth. 


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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY   HERALD 


OUR   FOUNDING    FATHERS 

In  this  our  Bicentennial  year,  we  are  paying  our 
patriotic  respects  to  the  men  and  women  who  were 
used  of  God  to  make  possible  the  privileges  of  living 
in  these  United  States  of  America.  These  citizens 
demonstrated  their  acts  of  loyalty  through  much 
sacrifice.  We  would  be  remiss  if  we  did  not  honor 
that  devotion  to  what  they  believed  to  be  a  just  and 
honorable  cause. 

Today  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
owes  a  debt  of  gratitude  to  our  living  elders  and 
widows  who  stalwartly  contended  for  the  faith  at  a 
time  in  history  that  made  possible  our  Fellowship. 
Your  Board  of  Emergency  and  Retirement  Benefits 
is  currently  assisting  a  total  of  27  elders  and  wid- 
ows. Their  monthly  retirement  payments  are  made 
possible  by  the  contributions  from  churches  which 
send  in  3  percent  of  their  pastors'  annual  salary. 
For  further  information,  write:  Wm.  H.  Schaffer, 
Secy.-Treas.,  402  S.E.  6th  Ave.,  Auburn,  Wash.' 
98002. 

Why  not  include  this  in  your  19  77  budget? 


imiiaj    i.lljli' 


Edward  Clark,  657  Linden  St.,  Long 
Beach,  Calif.  90802  .  .  .  Gene  Witzky,  5935  Red  Oak 
Dr.,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  46815  .  .  .  Raymond  Davis,  112 
Beachley  St.,  Meyersdale,  Pa.  15552  ...  Randall  May- 
cumber,  10  S.  Pearl  St.,  Covington,  Ohio  45318 
.  .  .  Grace  Brethren  Church,  223  E.  Fesler,  Santa  Maria, 
Calif.  93454  ...  Wesley  Haller,  210  Charmayne  Dr., 
Lancaster,  Pa.  17603  .  .  .  Wayne  Baker,  424  N.  Rybolt 
Ave.,  Indianapolis,  Ind.  46222  .  .  .  Free  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Drawer  D,  Riner,  Va.  24149. 

In  IMemory 

Notices  in  tnis  column  nnust  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

BUSSARD,  Percy,  72,  Feb.  1,  attended  the  Everett 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Everett,  Pa.,  for  nearly  25  years. 
Homer  Lingenfelter,  pastor. 

CLARK,  Oifford,  58,  attended  Everett  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Everett,  Pa.,  for  over  20  years.  Homer  Lingen- 
felter, pastor. 

FRY,  Erma,  Aug.  18,  Woodville  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Mansfield,  Ohio.  Duke  Wallace,  pastor. 
HUMPHREY,   Virgil,  Aug.  23,  Woodville  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Mansfield,  Ohio.  Duke  Wallace,  pastor. 
KYKER,  Sara,  Aug.  3,  a  member  of  the  Vernon  Breth- 
ren Church,  Telford,  Tenn.  Donald  Earner,  pastor. 
NEDRO,  Mary  Lou,  56,  Aug.  18,  charter  member  of  Los 
Altos  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  Cahf.  Donald  Shoe- 
maker, pastor. 

OBER,  Hazel,  80,  June  30,  attended  Everett  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Everett,  Pa.,  and  also  worked  with 
Child  EvangeUsm  in  Bedford  County.  Homer  Lingen- 
felter, pastor. 

SMITH,  Gertrude,  83,  Apr.  20,  member  of  the  Everett 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Everett,  Pa.  Homer  Lingenfelter, 
pastor. 

The  following  deaths  occurred  during  the  months  of  July 
and  August  at  the  First  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach, 
CaUf.  David  Hocking,  pastor:  Harriet  Bibby,  Maurice 
Bowman,  Elizabeth  Harwood,  Robert  Hanson,  William 
Peake. 


,  '^"'"    ^"■'  A    Homecoming    Sunday    that 

brought  many  former  friends  and  members  back  home 
to  enjoy  a  great  day  was  held  recently  at  Grace  Brethren 
Attendance  records  were  set  in  Sunday  School  (65)  and 
worship  services  (90).  Guests  were  present  from  Colo- 
rado, Idaho,  Indiana,  Michigan  and  Louisiana.  Russell 
Betz,  pastor. 

•Montreal  (EPI-A  smaU  but  dedicated  core  of  U.S. 
Olympic  athletes  made  its  gospel  witness  known  at  the 
Olympics  this  summer,  according  to  news  clippings 
filtering  in  from  Montreal. 

Swimmer  John  Naber  prayed  openly  after  receiving  a 
gold  medal.  Mike  Johnson,  a  kayak  racer,  brought  to  the 
games  a  bag  full  of  Bibles  in  various  languages  which  he 
placed  at  random  on  tables  in  the  dining  hall.  Triple 
jumper  Tommy  Haynes  swapped  Soviet  language  Bibles 
with  Russians  in  exchange  for  mementoes. 

Reporter  Will  Grimsley  of  the  Fresno  Bee  said 
Rhonda  Brady  took  her  hurdles  with  a  stamp-sized  Bible 
in  her  right  shoe  and  MadeUne  Manning  Jackson,  former 
gold  medahst  in  the  800  meters,  signed  all  autographs, 
"Running  for  Jesus." 


Weddings 


A  six-month's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald is  given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Beverly  Knepper  and  Allen  Root,  June  12,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  York,  Pa. 

Bemice  Mummau  and  Ronald  Tamkin,  June  12,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Ehzabethtown,  Pa. 
Janice  Thompson  and  Mark  Workman,  June  12,  Winona 
Lake  Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  Rev.  Ray- 
mond Thompson,  father  of  the  bride,  performed  the 
ceremony  assisted  by  Pastor  Charles  Ashman. 
Robin  Poe  and  Mark  Zeigler,  July  4,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  York,  Pa. 

Sallie  Bechtel  and  Timothy  Ringler,  July  10,  Winona 
Lake  Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Terri  MiUer  and  James  Zielasko,  July  1 7,  Winona  Lake 
Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  The  ceremony  was 
performed  by  Rev.  John  Zielasko,  the  groom's  father, 
and  the  bride's  grandfather.  Rev.  Kenneth  Dodson. 
Joyce  Knepper  and  Larry  Humberd,  July  24,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  York,  Pa. 

Melodie  Kanz  and  Rodney  Schag,  July  31,  Woodville 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Mansfield,  Ohio. 
Beverly  McCurry  and  Robert  Burton,  Aug.  8,  Washing- 
ton Heights  Brethren  Church,  Roanoke,  Va. 
Lois  Clough  and  Douglas  Swagerty,  Aug.  14,  Los  Altos 
Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 
Sharon  Patton  and  James  Leedy,  Jr.,  Aug.  20,  Woodville 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Mansfield,  Ohio. 
Judy  Liechty  and  Ron  Kessinger,  Aug.  28,  First  Breth- 
ren Church,  Wooster,  Ohio. 

Lynn  Koser  and  Joe  Weitzel,  Sept.  18,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Ehzabethtown,  Pa. 

The  following  marriages  were  performed  at  the  First 
Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  Cahf.,  during  the  months 
of  July  and  August:  Patricia  Kincheloe  and  David  Peter- 
son; Linda  Mabrey  and  Aaron  Huebner;  Karen  Wilcox 
and  Mark  Beebout;  Tori  Lipscomb  and  Daniel  Beaver; 
Debbie  Harper  and  Robbin  MacLean;  Janice  Dohse  and 
Barrie  Gauthier;  Barbara  Slosson  and  AUen  Parker. 


OCTOBER    1.   1976 


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The  1977  Brethren  Annual  will  be  placed  in 
the  mail  about  December  1,  1976.  Three  copies  will  be 
sent  to  each  Brethren  church  (except  those  who  have 
requested  more  than  three)  and  one  copy  to  each  Breth- 
ren minister.  Those  persons  who  requested  a  copy  of  the 
1976  Annual  will  automatically  receive  a  1977  copy. 
Other  Herald  subscribers  who  would  like  an  Annual 
should  write  to  the  Herald  Co.,  P.O.  Box  544,  Winona 
Lake,  Ind.  46590. 

•  Little  Rock  (EP)— Syndicated  radio  news  commentator 
Paul  Harvey  told  20,000  persons  at  a  Bicentennial  rally 
sponsored  here  by  Arkansas  Southern  Baptists  that 
American  youth  of  the  new  generation  are  "going  to  be 
the  strictest  generation  since  Queen  Victoria." 

He  declared  that  young  people  in  the  United  States 
have  tasted  "the  bitter  fruit"  of  permissiveness.  As  a 
result,  Mr.  Harvey  said,  "It  seems  certain  they  will  de- 
clare the  law  of  our  Lord." 

The  news  commentator  criticized  persons  who  em- 
phasize the  negative  rather  than  the  positive.  He  sug- 
gested that  whereas  newspapers  talk  about  a  7.5  percent 
unemployment  rate,  it  could  be  described  as  a  92.5  per- 
cent rate  of  employment. 


A  tir...„*u: 


•  Modesto.  Calif.  To  be  kidnapped  was  not  such  a  hor- 
rible experience  for  Pastor  and  Mrs.  Anderson.  However, 
it  was  certainly  an  exciting  evening.  Their  home  was 
invaded,  they  were  bhndfolded,  taken  to  a  car  and 
driven  around  town,  and  then  finally  they  arrived  at  a 
building  where  the  bUndfolds  were  removed;  and  to  their 
surprise  they  had  been  brought  to  the  La  Loma  Grace 
Brethren  Church  and  were  standing  before  a  "preacher" 
and  as  the  "wedding  guests"  laughed  at  the  right  time 
and  place  a  "wedding  ceremony"  was  performed. 
Tokens  for  the  couple  were  a  ball  and  chain  leg  bracelet 
for  each.  Following  the  fun  time  a  reception  honored 
the  couple  and  many  lovely  gifts  were  received  for  their 
home. 

•"Madrid  (EP)-Jose  Borras,  dean  of  the  Spanish  Baptist 
Seminary  and  president  of  the  Spanish  Baptist  Union, 
says  he  has  had  personal  assurances  from  King  Juan 
Carlos  I  that  religious  liberty  will  prevail  in  Spain. 

King  Juan  Carlos  told  Borras,  "If  you  have  any  prob- 
lems at  all  in  regard  to  reUgious  freedom  in  your  Baptist 
work,  do  not  hesitate  to  come  directly  to  me." 


'■  Nathan  M.  Meyer,  president  of  the 
Bible  Prophecy  Association,  announces  that  a  copy  of 
the  film  "The  Ark  of  Noah,"  produced  by  Bart  LaRue, 
has  been  obtained  by  the  association.  It  is  available  for 
showing  in  churches  when  Nathan  Meyer  is  in  your  area. 
Write  to  the  association  office  for  more  details:  190 
Loveman  Ave.,  Worthington,  Ohio  43085,  or  phone 
614/885-3452. 

•  BrockviUe.  Ont.  (EP)-The  Rev.  David  J.  du  Plessis,  71, 
an  internationally  known  Protestant  evangelical  minister, 
says  he  accepts  as  truth  the  Catholic  dogma  of  papal 
infalhbility. 

Mr.  du  Plessis  says:  "God  stUl  honors  the  Pope  as  the 
head  of  the  Church.  Papal  infallibility  is  exactly  what 
God  used  to  bring  about  renewal  in  the  Catholic  Church 
and  that  renewal  is  now  shaking  the  Christian  world.  If 
the  Pope  were  not  infallible,  the  curia  would  have  vetoed 
his  plans  for  Vatican  II." 

(The  dogma  of  papal  infallibility  holds  that  the  Pope 
cannot  err  or  teach  error  when  he  speaks  "ex  cathe- 
dra"—from  the  throne— "as  the  supreme  shepherd  and 
teacher  of  all  the  faithful,"  and  "proclaims  by  a  defini- 
tive act  some  doctrine  of  faith  or  morals.") 

For  the  last  two  decades,  Mr.  du  Plessis  has  been 
promoting  the  charismatic  movement  among  all  denomi- 
nations. 

A  minister  in  the  Assemblies  of  God,  he  was  disfel- 
lowshiped  by  his  church  for  attending  the  Third  Assem- 
bly of  the  World  Council  of  Churches  in  New  Delhi  in 
1961. 

Though  never  restored  to  full  fellowship  in  the  As- 
semblies of  God,  he  has  achieved  inter-denominational 
and  international  recognition.  In  1974  editors  of  both 
Catholic  and  Protestant  publications  named  him  among 
the  1 1  "shapers  and  shakers  of  the  Christian  faith." 

There  were  lights,  sound  equip- 
ment, and  several  rows  of  chairs-plus  plenty  of  standing 
room.  But  would  there  be  an  audience?  The  "Operation 
Barnabas"  group  began  the  outdoor  service  on  the  front 
lawn  of  the  church  property  and  the  Lord  sent  the 
people  from  all  directions.  There  were  18  decisions  made 
public  this  particular  evening,  and  in  48  hours  there  were 
33  known  decisions  recorded. 

Pastor  Frank  J.  Coburn  was  publicly  ordained  in 
August  to  the  service  of  the  Brethren  ministry  with  Rev. 
Charles  Mayes  bringing  the  message  during  the  ordi- 
nation challenge. 

*  North  Webster,  Ind.  (EP)— Five  deaths  during  child- 
birth have  been  traced  by  authorities  of  Indiana's  Kosci- 
usko County  to  a  group  known  both  as  the  "Faith  As- 
sembly" and  "Glory  Barn,"  who  rejected  medical  help 
for  newborn  babies  and  their  mothers. 

"We  can't  come  up  with  a  law  that  says  you  have  to 
go  to  a  doctor  to  have  a  baby,"  Deputy  Prosecutor 
Michael  L.  Valentine  said. 

Medical  care  is  contrary  to  Biblical  teaching,  the  as- 
sembly believes.  It  endorses  a  Uteral  interpretation  of  the 
Bible,  including  the  conviction,  as  one  member  put  it, 
that  "Jesus  is  my  doctor.  He  knows  more  about  my 
body  because  He  made  it.  His  Word  says  He'll  heal  it  if  I 
obey." 

The  latest  victims  are  AUce  R.  Rodgers,  23,  and  the 
baby  she  was  carrying.  Both  died  in  Mrs.  Rodgers'  home. 
Even  when  she  died  her  husband  would  not  call  for 
funeral  arrangements,  believing  that  prayer  would  re- 
store his  wife. 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


BMH  Newest  News 


Beginning  in  October  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Seal  Beach  Is  expanding  to 
three  Sunday  morning  worship  services  -  7:45,  9  and  10:30  a.m. 

A  record  attendance  of  996  in  a  Sunday  morning  worship  service  was  set  at 
Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church. 

The  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  purchased  8  acres  on  the  outskirts  of  Winona 
for  future  expansion. 

GERMANY  (EP)-  The  [current]  opinion  poll  showed  that  44  percent  of  all  Germans 
no  longer  believe  in  life  after  death.  In  1956  a  survey  showed  that  42  percent 
of  the  Germans  still  believed  in  life  after  death. 

NATIONAL  YOUTH  QUIZ  TEAM  winners .. .North  Central  Ohio. 

LONG  BEACH,  CALIF.  A  member  of  the  First  church,  Donita  Dyer,  received  the  dis- 
tinction of  being  awarded  the  "Henrietta  Mears  Christian  Writers  Achievement 
Award"  for  her  book  entitled  "Pearl,"  which  will  soon  be  published. 

SMM  -  GIRL-OF-THE-YEAR  award  -  given  to  Susanne  Martin,  New  Holland,  Pa. 

A  ladies  Bible  class  in  Spanish  meets  each  Wed.  morning  at  the  Community  Brethren 
Church,  Whittier,  Calif. 

FRESNO,  CALIF.   (EP)  -  Roman  Catholics  take  the  lead  among  those  people  who  are 
fond  of  betting,  according  to  Columnist  L.  J.  Boyd,  writing  in  the  Fresno  Bee 
and  quoting  a  University  of  Michigan  study.   Next  come  the  Jews  who  outnumber 
the  liberal  Protestants;  the  liberal  Protestants  outnumber  the  Baptists;  the 
Baptists  outnumber  the  atheists. 

Having  resigned  as  pastor  of  the  Aleppo  Brethren  Church,  Rev.  Fred  Devan,  Jr., 
will  begin  serving  as  pastor  of  the  Washington  Heights  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Roanoke,  Va. ,  on  Nov.  15. 

NEW  YORK   (EP)  -  An  increase  of  19  percent  over  the  previous  year  saw  distri- 
bution figures  for  Bibles  and  portions  of  the  Bible  around  the  world  at  303.4 
million,  according  to  the  American  Bible  Society.   This  is  an  increase  of  49.3 
million  over  1974. 

BMH  layout-design  artist,  Tim  Kennedy  and  wife,  Kathy,  are  proud  of  their  newest 
■'Design  Project"  -  little  Lindsay  Autumn  who  discovered  this  beautiful  world 
Sept.  9. 

A  month  after  surgery  for  the  removal  of  a  lung.  Rev.  Donald  Earner  was  back  in 
his  pulpit  at  Vernon  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Tenn. 

CHICAGO  (EP)  -  Traffic  accidents  involving  drivers  under  21  have  jumped  33  per- 
cent  since  Illinois  lowered  the  legal  drinking  age  to  19. 


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MISSIONARY  BIRTHDAYS -DECEMBER  1976 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  27 and  28 
of  the  1976  Brethren  Annual^ 

AFRICA 

Miss  Mary  Cripe December  5 

Mr.  Jean-Claude  Vieuble    December  1 2 

Mission  Evangelique,  Yaloke  via  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic. 

Joyce  Louise  Garber December  16,  1964 

John  Paul  Garber December  16,  1964 

Mrs.  Donald  F.  Miller    December  27 

B.P.  1 3,  Bozoum  via  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic. 

BRAZIL 

Rev.  Ralph  R.  Schwartz December  14 

EUROPE 

Ryan  Douglas  Peugh December  21,  1968 

PhiUp  Lyle  Peugh December  28,  1970 

HAWAII 

Mrs.  Foster  Tresise December  14 

MEXICO 

Rev.  Walter  E.  Haag    December  4 

Joseph  Etley  Dowdy December  30,  1972 

IN  THE   UNITED  STATES 

Miss  Johanna  Nielsen    December  3 

Mrs.  Daniel  L.  Hammers    December  12 

450  Broadmeadows  Blvd.,  Apt.  306,  Columbus,  Ohio  43214. 
Thomas  George  Hocking December  15,  1959 

6617  E.  72nd  St.,  Apt.  2,  Paramount,  Calif.  90723. 


WMC  OFFICIARY 

Pres.-Mrs.  Robert  Griffith,  517  WUe  Ave., 

Souderton,  Pa.  18964 
1st  V.  Pres.-Mis.  Jesse  Deloe,  706  Robson 

Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
2nd  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Walter  Fretz,  413  Woos- 

ter  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Secy.-Mis.  George   Christie,  910  S.  27th 

Ave.,  Yakima,  Wash.  98902 
Asst.  Secy. -Mrs.  John  Neely,  565  Stony- 
ridge  Ave.,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Fin.  Secy.-Treas.-Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602 

Chestnut    Ave.,    Winona    Lake,    Ind. 

46590.  (All  checks  payable  to  Brethren 

National  WMC.) 
Asst.  Fin.  Secy.-Mrs.  Thomas  Inman,  2244 

Femwood  Dr.,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

80910 
Lit.  Secy.-Mrs.  Charles  Koontz,  R.  R.  8, 

Box  157,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-Mrs.  Noel  Hoke,  700  Robson  Rd., 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Prayer    Chm.-Mrs.    Richard    Sellers,   4661 

Janis  Dr.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43227 


Of  f  erliiffl  Imphasis 


The  harvest  is  in  progress  across  our  nation.  Freezers,  pan- 
tries, warehouses,  and  elevators  are  bulging  with  proof  of 
God's  blessing.  The  spiritual  harvest  is  also  in  progress. 
Storing  up  for  the  coming  year  is  one  thing;  making  plans  for 
eternity  a  much  more  needed  endeavor.  Continue  to  give  to 
the  Home  Missions  offering  to  make  provisions  for  another 
plenteous  year  of  harvest  for  Christ.  Offering  is  due  Decem- 
ber 10. 


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:T0BER    1,   1976 


"Go  ye  into  all  the  world  and 
preach  the  gospel"  was  a  text  I  knew 
very  well;  but  when  Paul  and  I  were 
confronted  with  the  call  to  Argentina, 
I  was  hoping  that  call  meant  some- 
where in  the  United  States.  Argentina 
seemed  so  far  away.  However,  we 
promised  to  pray  about  it  during  the 
summer  of  1936.  Then  at  the  Brethren 
conference  that  year  we  yielded  our 
lives  to  go  to  Argentina,  where  work- 
ers were  desperately  needed.  After 
that  important  decision  was  made,  I 
had  peace  in  my  heart,  and  from  then 
on  we  saw  how  the  Lord  worked  out 
everything  in  our  preparations  to  set 
sail  in  March  1937  with  our  four- 
month-old  son  Jimmy. 

When  we  arrived,  we  were  met  at 
the  port  by  Dr.  Clarence  Sickel,  whose 
picture  we  had  to  help  us  identify 
him— but  we  had  no  idea  he  was  so 
tall.  He  too  was  confused  because  he 
was  looking  for  a  couple  with  a 
baby— but  the  baby  was  asleep  in  the 
cabin  when  the  boat  docked.  We  final- 
ly discovered  each  other,  and  he 
proved  very  helpful  in  getting  us  estab- 
lished. 

Mr.  Sickel  was  one  missionary 
whom  I  had  never  met  in  my  home 
church.  The  Rittman  (Ohio)  church 
and  the  Frank  home  (my  home)  had 
many  visiting  pastors,  evangelists,  mis- 
sionaries, and  gospel  teams  from  Ash- 
land College.  Their  testimonies  helped 
to  strengthen  my  wavering  teen-age 
faith.  One  night  when  I  returned  home 
from  high  school  play  practice,  I 
found  a  missionary,  Mrs.  Minnie  Ken- 
nedy, in  my  bed.  I  hadn't  heard  her 
testimony  at  church,  but  the  Lord  al- 
lowed us  a  sweet  time  of  fellowship  in 
my  bedroom.  It  made  a  lasting  impres- 
sion on  me. 

When  I  was  12  years  old,  I  was  led 
to  the  Lord  by  my  Sunday  School 
teacher.  Later  I  made  the  decision 
public  under  the  ministry  of  Rev. 
Archie  Lynn  at  Smithville,  Ohio.  Then 
my  parents  moved  to  Rittman.  I  had 
many  doubts  and  questions  in  my 
mind,  but  God's  Word,  which  was 
faithfully  preached,  helped  me  to  have 
victory  over  these.  A  Sisterhood  of 
Mary  and  Martha  was  organized;  the 
study  of  Undaunted  Hope,  by  Dr. 
Florence  Gribble,  and  the  rolling  of 
bandages  were  the  two  most  lasting 
impressions  made.  I  admired  the 
Gribbles  for  their  patience  and  endur- 
ance. 


Rev.  and  Mrs. 
J.  Paul  Dowdy 


First  in  ttie  series  on  the  1976-77  WIVIC  Birtiiday  Missionaries 

GOD  Is  Able 


During  my  senior  year  In  high 
school,  Paul  Dowdy  came  to  Rittman 
one  Sunday  to  fill  the  pulpit  for  our 
pastor  who  was  away.  My  father  met 
him  at  the  train,  and  before  he  re- 
turned on  the  train  that  evening,  I 
asked  questions  just  to  hear  him  talk.  I 
enjoyed  that  Virginia  accent!  The  fol- 
lowing year  I  enrolled  at  Ashland  Col- 
lege and  took  a  two-year  teacher 
course,  then  returned  to  Rittman  to 
teach  for  two  years.  While  in  school  at 
Ashland  our  courtship  started,  and  in 
June  1934  I  became  Mrs.  J.  Paul 
Dowdy. 

In  November  1936  our  first  son, 
James  Paul  Jr.,  was  born  in  Ashland, 
Ohio.  Our  other  sons,  David  Roger 
(August  1939),  and  Robert  Luis  (April 
1948),  were  born  in  Argentina. 

Our  first  term  in  Argentina  was  the 
beginning  of  adjustments  in  a  foreign 
culture.  Two  wall  texts  I  had  often 
seen,  "God  Is  Able"  and  "Take  It  to 
the  Lord  in  Prayer,"  had  new  meaning 
for  me.  He  really  was  able  to  help  me 
to  learn  Spanish  and  to  appreciate  and 
love  the  Argentine  people. 

After  much  prayer  the  camp  pro- 
gram was  initiated,  and  it  has  become 
a  vital  part  of  our  Brethren  work  in 
Argentina.  But,  young  people  who 
dedicated  their  lives  to  the  Lord  at 
camp  needed  training.  During  our 
second  term,  an  extension  Bible  insti- 
tute program  was  started;  then  a  regu- 
lar three-year  institute  program  was 
established.  We  began  our  third  term 
by  living  at  the  institute.  I  was  house- 


mother, cook,  and  did  some  teaching. 
To  cook  and  live  as  the  Argentines  do 
was  an  in-depth  training  for  me.  This 
taught  me  how  "God  is  able"  and  how 
"God  answers  prayer." 

In  1957  we  returned  to  Argentina 
with  only  one  son,  Robert.  Jim  and 
Roger  remained  in  the  United  States 
to  study.  God  was  able  through  much 
prayer  to  overcome  the  absence  of  the 
two  older  boys  by  keeping  me  busy 
helping  the  Banda  Norte  group  in  Rio 
Cuarto  to  become  established. 

Returning  to  Argentina  for  the  last 
time  in  1971,  after  a  nine-year  absence 
while  Paul  taught  at  Grace  College  and 
Seminary,  we  found  many  changes. 
The  charismatic  movement  had  taken 
away  many  we  had  known  before,  but 
those  dear  ones  who  remained  faithful 
Brethren  made  it  a  pleasure  to  worship 
and  work  with  them. 

Now  we  are  listed  officially  as  "re- 
tired" missionaries.  But— "retired"? 
Yes  and  no.  God  has  led  us  to  settle  in 
El  Paso,  Texas,  where  our  son  Jim  and 
his  family  have  lived  for  some  years  as 
self-supporting  missionaries.  Here  it  is 
our  joy  to  lend  assistance  in  this  work 
among  people  who  speak  the  Spanish 
language— the  language  we  have 
worked  in  for  so  many  years. 

Working  with  the  WMCs  in  Argen- 
tina and  in  the  USA  has  been  a  gratify- 
ing experience.  Being  a  part  of  this 
great  program  and  watching  "Women 
Manifesting  Christ"  is  another  proof 
that  "God  is  able." 


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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY   HERALD 


^^^e  ^en  Pointers 


-^••'ES 


1.  Read  and  study  Bible  regularly. 

2.  Be  a  faithful  prayer  warrior  (See  Pen  Pointer, 
"Women  Manifesting  Christ"). 

3.  Active  in  evangelism  (See  Pen  Pointer,  "Women 
Manifesting  Christ"). 

4.  Show  increased  interest  in  SMM  (See  Pen 
Pointer,  "Working  in  My  Church"). 

5.  Give  regularly  to  WMC-time,  talent  and  money 
as  the  Lord  leads  and  prospers  (See  Pen  Pointer, 
"Working  in  My  Church"). 

6.  Have  regular  family  devotions  (See  Pen  Pointer, 
"What  Is  WMC?").  Use  of  "Daily  Devotions"  is  sug- 
gested. 

COUNCIL  OBJECT! VF<: 

1.  Observe  a  special  time  of  prayer  on  the  15th 
day  of  each  month  (See  Pen  Pointer,  "How  To"  and 
Through  the  Years). 

2.  Emphasize  prayer  for  BSLV  members,  for  dis- 
trict youth  who  made  decisions  for  full-time  Christian 
service  and  for  GROW. 

3.  Support  district  rallies  and  projects. 

4.  Contribute  to  major  offerings:  (Please  send  all 
money  to  the  national  WMC  financial  secretary- 
treasurer,  Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  using  the  proper  offer- 
ing slip  from  the  treasurer's  sheet  in  the  program 
packet.  Mal<e  checl<s  payable  to  Brethren  National 
WMC.j 

a.  September,  October,  November— HOME  MIS- 
SIONS-send  before  December  10.  Goal:  $6,000- 
toward  purchase  of  Navajo  Mission  vehicles. 

b.  December,  January,  February— GRACE 
SCHOOLS-send  before  March  10.  Goal:  $6,000- 
Coward  package  of  items  to  relieve  crowded  condi- 
tions in  the  seminary  building. 

c.  March,  April,  May-FOREIGN  MISSIONS-send 
before  June  10.  Goal:  $6,000-toward  the  house  for 
Norm  Johnsons  in  Brazil. 

d.  June,  July,  August-WMC  OPERATION  AND 
PUBLICATION  EXPENSES-send  before  September 
10.  Goal:  $6,000. 

OCTOBER    1,   1976 


e.  THANK  OFFERING  for  Brethren  Jewish  Mis- 
sions. Send  anytime  before  June  10.  (We  suggest  a 
minimum  of  $1.50  a-year-per-member.) 

f.  SMM  OFFERING  (SMM  Girl-of-the-Year  schol- 
arship and  sponsorship  of  director  of  girls  ministries 
under  the  Christian  Education  Department.  We  sug- 
gest a  minimum  goal  of  $1  a-year-per-member.)  Send 
before  April  30. 

g.  BIRTHDAY  OFFERING  to  be  received  during 
the  year  toward  the  support  of  WMC  Birthday  Mis- 
sionaries, (we  suggest  a  minimum  goal  of  $1.50  a- 
year-a-member.)  Send  before  June  10. 

BIRTHDAY  MISSIONARIES  for  1976-77  are: 

Mrs.  Larry  (Vicki)  DeArmey— France 

Mrs.  Larry  (Linda)  Pfahler-C.A.R. 

Mrs.  Robert  (Lenora)  Williams-C.A.R.  (retired) 

Miss  Ruth  Snyder-C.A.R. 

Mrs.  Paul  (Dortha)  Dowdy— Argentina  (retired) 

5.  Encourage  the  reading  of  the  following  books, 
which  may  be  purchased  from  the  Brethren  Mission- 
ary Herald  Company,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
46590: 

a.  Kidnapped  by  Karl  and  Debbie  Dortzbach  (Har- 

per &  Row,  Publishers,  1975)  $5.95 

b.  A   Mother's  World  by  Gayle  G.  Roper  (Baker 

Book  House,  1975)  $2.95 

c.  A  Happy  Housewife  by  Elizabeth  Baker  (Victor 

Books,  second  printing  1975)  $1.75 

6.  Send  good,  usable  clothing  to  the  following  mis- 
sions (each  council  being  responsible  for  the  entire 
expense): 

a.  Dryhill,  Kentucky-Adult  and  children's  cloth- 
ing. Send  parcel  post  to:  Mr.  John  Sholly,  Brethren 
Chapel,  R.  R.  3,  Box  136,  Hyden,  Ky.  41749. 

b.  Other  Brethren  missions  points,  if  requested. 

7.  Use  BRETHREN  talent  when  available  and  sup- 
port BRETHREN  works. 

8.  Read  and  use  the  Pen  Pointers.  These  can  be 
obtained  from  the  national  literature  secretary,  Mrs. 
Charles  Koontz.  It  is  suggested  when  possible  to  send 
a  freewill  offering  with  your  requests  to  help  cover 
mailing  costs. 

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9.  Elect  officers  in  June  to  assume  their  duties  in 
September.  The  national  and  district  annual  reports 
compiled  by  the  retiring  local  president  must  be  in 
the  hands  of  the  district  president  by  July  1,  and  shall 
include  all  reports  from  July  1,  1976,  through  June 
30,  1977. 

10.  Aid  in  the  expenses,  if  at  all  possible,  of  local 
president  or  representative  to  attend  each  district 
meeting  and  national  WMC  conference. 

11.  Keep  membership  cards  current  (See  Pen  Point- 
er, "How  To").  The  membership  chairman  is  respon- 
sible for  giving  her  card  to  any  member  transferring 
to  another  council,  and  should  see  that  a  new  mem- 
ber receives  and  signs  a  membership  card  when  she 
joins  the  local  council.  (These  cards  are  available  from 
the  national  literature  secretary,  Mrs.  Charles  Koontz.) 

L/lblhilUI     UbkJtL"  !  1  Vt:5 

1.  Honor  those  reading  the  entire  Bible  within  a 
year. 

2.  Recognize  the  SIVIM  at  a  district  WMC  program. 

3.  Use  BRETHREN  talent  when  available  and  sup- 
port BRETHREN  works. 

4.  Send  district  newspaper  to  district  presidents. 


district  editors,  and  national  officers. 

5.  Sponsor  at  least  one  project,  said  project  to  be 
cleared  through  the  national  first  vice  president,  Mrs. 
Jesse  Deloe,  to  avoid  duplication.  The  project  may  be 
kept  within  the  district,  but  the  national  first  vice 
president  should  be  advised  for  completion  of  her 
report. 

6.  Send  all  district  offerings  for  national  Brethren 
works  to  the  national  WMC  financial  secretary- 
treasurer.  Miss  Joyce  Ashman. 

7.  Contribute  an  annual  freewill  offering,  to  be 
used  as  the  committee  in  charge  sees  the  need,  toward 
the  furnishing  and  repair  of  the  Brethren  Foreign 
Missionary  residences  at  Winona  Lake,  Indiana.  Send 
to  the  national  WMC  financial  secretary- treasurer. 
Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  by  June  30. 

8.  Pay  the  district  president's  expenses,  wholly  or 
in  part,  to  national  conference. 

9.  Give  financial  assistance,  if  possible,  so  that  the 
district  SMM  patroness  may  attend  national  confer- 
ence. 

10.  Contribute  annually  to  the  national  Operation 
and  Publication  Expenses.  Send  to  the  national  WMC 
financial  secretary-treasurer.  Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  by 
January  30. 


In  Search  of  Hidden  Beauty 

Beauty  is  said  to  be  only  skin 
deep  but  most  of  us  are  thankful 
for  the  skin  even  if  it  isn't  beauti- 
ful. As  we  center  our  thoughts 
on  Hidden  Beauty  this  year  we 
are  not  speaking  of  the  elusive 
cosmetic  hard-to-keep  beauty 
that  man  speal<s  of.  Beauty  as 
God  gives  it  is  many-faceted  as 
the  gems  are  in  creation  around 
us.  The  face  can  still  have  that 
certain  glow,  but  in  addition  we 
find  innumerable  qualities  that 
will  make  a  lady  beautiful  in  a 
more  important  way.  Keep  look- 
ing for  more  features  on  this  sub- 
ject and  search  for  Hidden 
Beauty  in  your  life. 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERAi 


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Many  facets  to  success  were  noted  in  the  local 
church  that  was  nanned  the  1976  Sunday  School 
of  the  Year.  The  school  selected  by  the  Christian 
Education  Departnnent  is  noted  for: 

1.  An  aggressive  soul-winning  ministry.  Over  100 
people  have  made  first-time  decisions  for 
Christ  during  the  past  year. 

2.  This  school  has  the  largest  percentage  of  gain 
of  any  schooi  over  200.  Their  yearly  average 
attendance  was  235,  making  a  38.2  percent 
increase  over  the  previous  year.  They  used  2 
buses  to  bring  an  average  of  60  students  a 
week,  which  represents  a  healthy  bus  out- 
reach of  20  percent  of  their  total  attendance. 
Pastor  Shimer  Darr  has  faithfully  served  the 

Washington,  Pennsylvania,  congregation  for  the 
past  15  years,  but  when  asked  for  reasons  for 
the  success  of  his  Sunday  School  he  cited  the 
involvement  of  many  workers  in  their  pro- 
gram—people involvement. 


WASHINGTON,  PENNSYLVANIA 
Named  Sunday  School  of  the  Year 


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The  pilgrimage  to  a  "New  SMM" 
continues  with  the  appointment  of 
Miss  Judy  Ashman  as  director  of  girls 
ministries  with  the  Christian  Education 
Department,  succeeding  Mrs.  Dottie 
Franks'  capable  leadership. 

Judy  comes  to  the  position  with  a 
past  involvement  and  lingering  interest 
in  SMM.  In  1970  Judy  was  first  runner- 
up  in  the  SMM  Girl-of-the-Year  com- 
petition. She  has  served  as  a  local  SMM 
officer,  as  a  district  president  and  vice 
president,  as  a  national  vice  president 
and  president  (4  years),  and  as  a  local 
SMM  patroness  (4  years). 

For  the  past  two  years  Judy  has 
taught  physical  education  at  Keswick 
Christian  School  and  has  experience 
working  with  youth. 

She  is  currently  working  closely 
with  Mrs.  Dottie  Franks  in  the  develop- 
ment of  new  SMM  program  materials 
and  helping  to  shape  the  "new  image" 
of  a  vital  girls  ministry. 

SMM  is  a  ministry  of  the  Christian 
Education  Department. 


♦Average  attendance  of  alt  reporting  Sun- 
day Schools'-Julv  1975-153;  July 
1976-143 

*  Growth    index    based    on    189   reporting 

churches: 
July    1975    weekly    average   attendance— 

26,256 
July    1976    weekly   average   attendance— 

26,999 
Net  Gain   in  reporting  churches-743  per- 
sons or  up  2.8  percent 
♦Summary 
91   churches  registered  increases  totaling— 

2,211 
94    churches    registered    losses    totaling— 

1,468 
Largest   numerical    increase— Long  Beach, 

Calif.  (First) 
Largest    percentage    increase— Aiken,    S.C. 

*  The  larger  the  number  of  reporting 
churches,  the  more  accurately  the  figures 
will  represent  the  church  growth  picture  of 
the  FGBC.  We  urge  the  total  support  of  the 
churches  of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Breth- 
ren Churches  in  this  computer-evaluated 
church  growth  analysis  which  is  provided 
free  of  charge  to  churches  of  the  Fellowship 
by  the  Christian  Education  Department 


JULY  CONTEST  WINNERS 


Div. 

Church 

Pastor     ;         1     I 

SuDerintendent 

A   - 

Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First) 

David  Hocking 

Roy  D.  Halberg 

B   - 

St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 

William  Tw/eeddale 

Porter  G.  Miller 

C   - 

Union,  Ohio 

Ron  Picard 

Carl  Trimble 

D  - 

Conemaugh,  Pa, 

(Singer  Hill) 

Marvin  Lowery 

Gail  Howie 

E   - 

Listie,  Pa. 

Fred  Walter 

William  R.  Glessner 

F    - 

Manheim,  Pa. 

Richard  Placeway 

John  B.  Grube,  Jr. 

G   - 

Des  Moines,  Iowa 

Robert  Wilson 

Ted  Coulson 

H  - 

Dillsburg,  Pa. 

Lee  H.  Dice 

Fred  Baddorf 

1     - 

Chico,  Calif. 

Lloyd  Woolman 

E.  v.  Rife 

J    - 

Aiken,  S.C. 

Steve  Taylor 

Tom  Ridenourj 

N  - 

Centerville,  Ohio 

David  Miller 

Sam  G  rice 

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RECORD  ATTENDANCES-Phoenix,  Ariz.-lOl;  Des  Moines,  lowa-194; 
Glendora,  Calif.-63;  Beaverton,  0reg.-149;  Union,  Ohio-473;  Chambers- 
burg,  Pa.— 63. 


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Scripture  Reading 


Vocal  Solo  I— Women's  Division 


1st— Lorie  Steele 

Northcentral  Ohio 

1st— Tami  Hileman 

Allegheny 

2nd— Tom  Knight 

Northern  Atlantic 

2nd— Lee  Ann  Holcomb 

Northcentral  Ohio 

Teen  Challenge  Speaker 

Vocal  Solo  1— Men's  Division 

1st— Vance  Christie 

Northwest 

1st— Dan  Thornton 

IVlichigan 

2nd-EldridGillis 

Southern  California 

2nd-Stan  Martin 

Indiana 

Teen  Teacher 

Vocal  Solo  1 1 

1st— Vicki  Gonzales 

Northern  Atlantic 

1st— Dave  Rasbach 

Western  Pennsylvania 

2nd-Bob  Frick 

Western  Pennsylvania 

2nd— Christina  Anderson 

Florida 

Original  Music 

Vocal  Ensemble 

Ist-Leslie  Stratton 

Northcentral  Ohio 

1st— Northern  Atlantic 

Congregational  Song  Leader 

1st— Eric  Fronk 
2nd-Dan  Beckett 

Instrumental  Ensemble 

1st— Ralph  Anzivino, 

Mike  Rice 
2nd— Tammy  Fast, 

Valorie  Whitwell 

Instrumental  Solo 

1st— Saralee  Martin 
2nd— Dave  French 

Piano  Solo 

Ist-Valorie  Whitwell 
2nd— Jane  Henry 

Pre-tuned  Instrumental  Solo 

1st— Ralph  Anzivino 
2nd- Joe  Stoll 

Keyboard  Duet 

Ist-Valorie  Whitwell, 

Holly  Straits 
2nd-Sue  Walker, 

Cathie  Cariage 


Mid-Atlantic 
Western  Pennsylvania 


Mid-Atlantic 
Northcentral  Ohio 

Northern  Atlantic 
Indiana 

Northcentral  Ohio 
Southern  California 

Mid-Atlantic 
Northcentral  Ohio 

Northcentral  Ohio 
Southern  California 


2nd— Southern  Ohio 
Youth  Choir 
1st— Northcentral  Ohio 
2nd-Mid-Atlantic 

Original  Poetry 

1st— Gary  Harris 
2nd— Melissa  McCarthy 

Christian  Writing 
Ist-Philip  Fox 
2nd-Melissa  McCarthy 

Original  Art 

1st— Jim  Sisi 
2nd— Jim  Sisi 

Basketball 

1st— Northwest 

2nd— Southern  California 

Volleyball 

1st— Northwest 

2nd— Northern  Atlantic 

Bible  Quiz 
1st— Northcentral  Ohio 
2nd— Northwest 


Florida 
Northcentral  Ohio 

Northcentral  Ohio 
Northcentral  Ohio 

Northcentral  Ohio 
Northcentral  Ohio 


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*Average   attendance  of  all  reporting  Sun- 
day Schools*— August  1975—143;  August 
1976-145 
*Growth    index    based    on    182    reporting 
churches 
August  1975  weekly  average  attendance— 

25,975 
August  1976  weekly  average  attentiance— 

26,422 
Net  gain   in  reporting  churches— 447  per- 
sons or  up  1.7   percent 

*  Summary 

95  churches  registered  increases  totaling— 

1,773 
82    churches    registered    tosses    totaling— 

1,326 
Largest   numerical    increase— Long  Beach, 

Calif.   (First) 
Largest  percentage  increase-Aiken,  S.C. 

*  The  larger  the  number  of  reporting 
churches,  the  more  accurately  these  figures 
will  represent  the  church  growth  picture  of 
the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches. 
We  urge  the  total  support  of  the  churches  of 
the  FGBCin  this  computer-evaluated  church 
growth  analysis  which  is  provided  free  of 
charge  to  churches  of  the  Fellowship  by  the 
Christian  Education  Department. 


AUGUST   SUNDAY  SCHOOL  CONTEST 


Div.    Church 

A  -    LongBeach,  Calif.  (First) 
B   -   Fremont,  Ohio  (Grace) 
C  -  Washington,  Pa. 
D  —  Conennaugh,  Pa, 

(Singer  Hill 
E   —   Covington,  Va. 
F   -   Norton,  Ohio 
G  —  San  Diego,  Calif. 
H  -  Dillsburg,  Pa. 
I     -   Orlando,  Fla. 
J    -  Aiken,  S.C. 
N  —  Chambersburg,  Pa. 


Pastor 

David  Hocking 
Ward  Tressler 
Shimer  Darr 

Marvin  Lowery 
Keith  L.  Zook 
Robert  P.  Connbs 
Lynn  Schrock 
Lee  H.  Dice 
John  Diaz 
Steve  Taylor 
Buck  Summers 


Superintendent 

R.  D.  Halberg 
Nelson  Cleveland 
R.  Dennis  Malone 

Gail  Howie 
John  W.  Smith,  Jr. 
Dwight  Stair 
Archer  Baum 
Fred  Baddorf 
W.  R.  Anderson 
Tom  Ridenour 


RECORD  ATTENDANCES:  Canton,  Ohio-1 40;  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Gresham,  Oreg.— 78:  Salem,  Oreg.— 59. 


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Herald  Releases 
Cassette  with  a 
Touch  of  the  Past 


Some  30  years  ago  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren 
Churches  had  a  radio  broadcast  entitled  "The  Gospel 
Truth."  It  was  aired  through  local  area  stations  by  different 
churches.  The  speakers  for  the  broadcast  varied  from  week 
to  week,  but  one  of  the  favorites  was  Dr.  Alva  J.  McClain 
who  was  then  president  of  Grace  Seminary. 

The  broadcasts  were  recorded  on  16- inch  discs,  and  re- 
cently the  Herald  Company  received  several  of  these  discs 
from  the  First  Brethren  Church,  Uniontown,  Pennsylvania. 
For  our  present-day  convenience  we  have  had  these  record- 
ings made  into  cassettes.  Dr.  L.  L  Grubb  is  the  announcer 
and  Dr.  McClain  is  the  speaker.  A  quartet  (whose  personnel 
we  are  not  able  to  identify)  presents  special  music.  There 
are  two  sermons  of  about  12  minutes  each.  The  first  ser- 
mon is  on  the  subject  "Unwritten  Superscriptions  Over  the 
Cross,"  and  the  second  side  is  a  sermon  on  the  subject  "The 
Grace  of  God  Has  Appeared."  (What  could  be  more  appro- 
priate coming  from  Dr.  McClain  than  "Grace"?)  This  broad- 
cast was  used  in  July  1948. 

Dr.  McClain  was  an  individual  of  invaluable  worth  to  the 
Herald  Company  as  well  as  Grace  Schools.  In  fact  the  edi- 
torial that  appeared  in  the  first  edition  of  the  Herald  maga- 
zine was  written  by  him.  In  that  editorial  he  set  forth  the 
purpose  and  the  principles  of  the  new  magazine  that  was 
coming  into  being.  His  guidance  in  the  early  days  of  our 
ministry  helped  to  set  the  course  of  future  work.  We  plan 
sometime  in  the  future  to  reprint  the  editorial  in  its  entire- 
ty. But  for  now  here  are  some  excerpts  from  the  editorial 
published  January  6,  1940. 

This  magazine  is  to  be  a  "Brethren"  publication  in  the 
complete  Biblical  sense  of  that  term  which  is  deeply 
precious  to  many  of  us.  That  means  its  devotion  to  the 
whole  Word  of  God.  In  its  pages  nothing  is  to  appear  which 
even  by  intimation  puts  a  question-mark  after  anything  in 


the  Word.  On  the  other  hand,  it  will  welcome  the  presenta- 
tion of  any  truth  which  is  clearly  taught  in  the  Word.  When 
our  Blessed  Lord  says,  "Swear  not  at  all,"  the  editors  of 
this  magazine  will  not  exclude  this  command,  nor  try  to 
soften  its  solemn  force,  merely  to  hold  a  few  subscribers 
who  may  have  violated  it.  And  when  the  Bible  declares  an 
uncompromising  attitude  of  enmity  toward  this  present  evil 
world  with  all  its  ways,  and  demands  that  the  Christian 
come  out  of  it  in  holy  separation,  this  magazine  will  never 
apologize  for  this  demand,  no  matter  what  the  cost  may  be 
in  material  gain.  It  has  been  a  vicious  practice  of  the  pro- 
fessing church,  through  the  centuries,  to  lay  great  stress  on 
the  Biblical  commands  which  can  be  obeyed  without  any 
great  bother,  and  at  the  same  time  ignore  the  commands 
which  cost  something  to  obey.  The  editors,  by  the  grace  of 
God,  expect  to  be  chiefly  concerned  about  what  is  taught 
in  the  Word,  not  what  some  men  may  think  about  it.  For 
this  cause  there  must  be  constant  prayer  that  we  may  be 
delivered  from  the  fear  of  men  and  kept  in  His  will. 

So  Dr.  McClain's  influence  has  been  seen  through  the 
work  of  the  Fellowship. 

We  at  the  Herald  are  celebrating  the  36th  birthday  of  the 
ministry  of  the  printed  page.  The  work  has  been  growing  at 
a  very  rapid  rate,  and  we  want  to  thank  you  who  have  made 
this  progress  possible. 

To  celebrate  our  birthday,  we  are  offering  the  cassette 
with  two  of  Dr.  McClain's  messages  from  the  "Gospel 
Truth"  broadcast.  Those  who  contribute  $36-one  for  each 
year  of  our  ministry— will  receive  one  of  the  cassettes. 
Special  order  forms  are  in  the  mail  to  all  the  subscribers  of 
the  Herald,  or  you  may  send  your  check  with  name  and 
address  and  we  will  return  one  of  the  cassettes  to  you.  This 
is  our  way  of  thanking  you  for  your  help  along  the  way, 
and  it  is  your  way  of  increasing  the  ministry  of  the  Herald 
Company. 


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An  outstanding  group  of  speakers  and  a  well-planned 
program  greeted  those  attending  the  men's  sessions  at 
this  year's  national  conference  in  Long  Beach,  Cali- 
fornia. Attendance  averaged  more  than  100  for  each  of 
the  4  sessions  held  in  the  First  Brethren  Church. 

Men  and  their  pastors  gathered  early  each  morning 
for  a  time  of  sharing  in  personal  testimonies  and  prayer, 
followed  by  a  free  continental  breakfast. 

Offerings  received  during  the  week  totaled  more  than 
$600.  This  money  will  be  used  in  the  national  boys  min- 
istry. There  are  currently  24  established  units,  with  more 
in  the  planning  stages. 

Speakers  for  the  conference  sessions  included  Jack 
Cline,  director  of  boys  ministry  for  the  National  Fellow- 
ship of  Grace  Brethren  Men;  Ed  Jackson,  pastor  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Kenai,  Alaska,  and  national 
boys  advisor;  and  Jim  Custer,  pastor  of  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Worthington,  Ohio,  pastoral  advisor.  Dave 
Seifert,  pastor  in  charge  of  church  growth  for  the  First 
Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach,  was  the  song  leader. 

Lyie  Marvin  was  elected  to  serve  his  fifth  year  as  the 
president  of  the  National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Men.  He  was  recently  selected  for  the  1976  edition  of 
Marquis'  Who's  Who  in  Religion. 


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Cover  Photo:  Is  it  dusk 
or  dawn  of  the  day  for 
establishing  churches? 
Progress  in  Home  Mis- 
sions gives  no  indication 
that  church  extension 
possibilities  are  limited. 
(Photo:  Lester  E.  Pifer) 


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4  The  Family,  a  Vital  Tool  in  Church  Growth 

6  Dusk  or  Dawn? 

8  Testimonies  from  Home  Mission  Churches 

12  National  Rendezvous  of  Our  Brethren  Boys 

14  A  Night  to  Remember 

16  Tombs  Tell  Tales 

18  Eight  Brethren  Students  Study  Abroad 

19  Mid-Winter  Bible  Conference  Caribbean  Cruise 

20  BMH  Newest  News 


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Charles  W.  Turner,  Editor 

Kenneth  E.  Herman,  Managing  Editor 

Tim  Kennedy,  Design  and  Layout  Artist 

Fern  Sandy.  Editorial  Secretary 

Omega  Sandy.  IBM  Selectric  Composer  Operator 


Departmental  Editors:  Christian  Education: 
James  Long.  Foreign  Missions:  Rev.  John 
Zielasko,  Marcia  Warded.  Grace  Schools:  Dr. 
Homer  A.  Kent  Jr.  ,  Don  Cramer.  Home  Omis- 
sions: Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer,  Tim  Rager.  WMC: 
Linda  Hoke 


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Dear 
Editor 


LJlVIay  I  comment  (belatedly)  on  Rev. 
Robert  W.  Thompson's  fears  that  the  church 
is  being  restricted  by  varied  chains  and 
strangulations  (July  15  and  Aug.  15  Her- 
ald's). 

Our  Lord  solemnly  asserted  that  the 
Satanic  assault  against  His  purchased  posses- 
sion would  not  overpower  it.  He  never 
promised  that  the  program  of  the  church 
would  not  be  slowed  or  slackened;  He  did 
promise  that  that  program  would  not  be 
overcome  or  defeated.  Since  He  is  sovereign, 
every  soul  in  the  divine  plan  will  enter 
heaven  (Rom.  8:29-30).  His  prerequisite  is 
that  the  Church  otjey  the  Great  Commis- 
sion, that  is,  preach  the  Gospel.  The  meth- 
odology of  men  is  not  always  the  method- 
ology of  God. 

Mr.  Thompson  says  some  good  things 
about  the  deployment  of  forces,  and  refers 
negatively  to  "majority  rule."  Yet,  as  to 
leadership,  can  this  be  scripturally  allocated 
to  one  individual  as  he  seems  to  do  ("we 
will  not  have  this  man  to  rule  over  us")? 
The  New  Testament  knows  nothing  but  a 
plural  leadership;  in  fact  says  nothing  about 
a  "pastoral  contract."  Elders  (plural)  were 
to  be  ordained  in  all  the  churches;  literally, 
every  city  (Acts  14:23,  Titus  1:5).  The 
apostle  Paul  never  heard  of  an  undershep- 
herd  being  encouraged  by  "a  generous  in- 
crease in  salary";  he  did  stipulate  that  such 
should  "live  of  the  gospel";  that  is,  receive 
subsistence — without  bargaining  agreements 
or  price-fixing.  Mr.  Thompson's  reference  to 
separation  as  a  "legalistic  approach"  which 
breeds  spiritual  supremacy,  is  similar  to  the 
reasoning  heard  35-40  years  ago  in  a  related 
Brethren  denomination.  Get  out  into  the 
world  and  reach  them,  was  the  cry;  and  be 
more  like  them  if  you  are  to  succeed.  But 
alas,  that  denomination  is  now  in  the  throes 
of  apostasy.  "Change"  is  relegated  by  Mr. 
Thompson  to  a  vain  traditionalism,  if  op- 
posed. He  holds  changes  in  "dress,  methods, 
music,  and  so  forth"  as  viable  milestones  in 
progress.  But  Scripture  fails  to  uphold  the 
precept  that  we  must  "Join  'em  to  lick  'em." 
On  the  contrary,  we  are  cautioned,  even  ap- 
pealed to,  to  not  be  conformed,  or  fash- 
ioned, in  accord  with  the  spirit  of  this  age 
(Rom.  12:2);  which  includes  those  areas 
which  Mr.  Thompson  would  classify  as  "tra- 
ditional"—dress,  methods,  music,  and  so 
forth  (quote). 

If  we  are  to  emphasize,  as  he  would  have 
us  do,  "leadership,"  then  we  must  also  recall 
that  it  is  often  sorrowfully  true  still  that 
"the  leaders  of  this  people  do  cause  them  to 
err"  (Isa.  9:16).  In  our  own  time  and  gener- 
ation, leaders  have  frequently  been  among 
the  first  to  capitulate  to  current  fads  and 
fashions,  to  "gimmicks"  in  religious  enter- 
tainment, to  vogues  and  hobbies  in  desper- 
ate attempts  to  update  the  sagging  statistics. 
And  with  little  observant  effect  on  the 
status  quo. 

Let  us  be  "traditional"  enough  to  con- 
tinue to  simply  and  plainly  "preach  the 
word;  be  instant  in  season,  out  of  season; 
reprove,  rebuke,  exhort  with  all  longsuffer- 
ing  and  doctrine"  (II  Tim.  4:2).  Never  is 
God's  "methodology"  going  to  place  the 
churches  in  bondage  or  strangulation.— Ohio 


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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


"JWg  Name's  Written  There*' 


Charles  W.  Turner 
Editor 


If  I  remember  correctly,  these 
words  are  part  of  an  old  gospel  song 
that  went  something  like  this:  "My 
name's  written  there  in  letters  so  fair." 
These  words  set  forth  the  reality  of 
one's  name  being  placed  in  the  Lamb's 
Book  of  Life.  I  am  told  today  that 
many  people  in  our  twentieth  century 
are  seeking  to  get  their  names  written 
in  the  Guinnes  Book  of  World 
Records.  These  are  the  people  who  set 
out  on  a  journey  to  place  themselves 
in  the  temporary  spotlight  by  doing 
something  better  or  longer  than  any 
other  human  being  has  done. 

I  have  always  been  impressed  by 
noble  goals  and  dedication  to  accom- 
plishment. But  I  must  admit  to  some 
doubt  about  some  of  the  newest 
achievements.  For  Instance,  the  two 
Englishmen  who  dressed  up  in  60 
pounds  of  medieval  armor  and  rode 
their  horses  166  miles  in  29  hours  and 
55  minutes.  They  beat  the  old  record 
by  20  miles.  Now  isn't  that  a  feat  to 
be  able  to  tell  the  grandchildren 
about?  Or  Jo  Long  who  teetered  up- 
right on  stilts  that  were  25  feet  172 
inches  high,  and  he  went  unaided  for 
10  yards.  Nothing  too  great  there;  I 
could  have  fallen  twice  the  distance 
from  that  high  on  stilts. 

Here  is  an  interesting  achievement 
by  "Milner's  Marauders"— whoever 
they  may  be.  They  demolished  a  house 
with  their  bare  hands,  feet  and  head  in 
6  hours.  Though  this  may  sound  star- 
tling, some  parents  have  seen  their  5 
year  olds  accomplish  the  same  feat  in 
just  slightly  longer  periods  of  time. 
But  Milner's  Marauders  did  fail  in  one 
record.  They  failed  by  1  minute  to 
karate  chop  a  piano  to  death  in  14 
minutes.  It  took  them  15...  thus, 
failure.  Again  what  is  so  great  about 
this?  I  have  heard  some  church  pianist 
do  it  in  3  minutes  while  playing  the 
"Old  Rugged  Cross." 

The  difficulty  with  all  these  bits  of 
trivia  is  that  to  get  one's  name  written 
in  Mr.  Guinness'  book  is  such  a  fickle 

OCTOBER    15,    1976 


and  uncertain  achievement.  But  the 
startling  fact  concerning  much  of  our 
lives  is  that  they  are  too  often  filled  to 
the  brim  with  trivia;  those  little,  un- 
important, vapor-like  details  that 
vanish  so  quickly  at  the  end  of  day. 
Nothing  has  been  contributed  to  the 
goodness  or  betterment  of  the  lives  of 
people  with  whom  we  have  come  in 
contact. 

There  is  a  lot  of  trivia  in  the  life  of 
the  church  as  well.  Boasting  of  the  big- 
gest sundae  ever  made  by  any  church 
seems  to  be  a  bit  of  this  trivia.  Or  the 
church  that  lays  claim  to  the  largest 
attendance  when  it  takes  prime  time 
to  count  the  people  and  no  time  to 
teach  them  any  of  the  Gospel.  Break- 
ing records  in  the  church  at  times  ap- 
pears to  be  the  same  route  as  Keith 
Munn's  record  of  being  able  to  chew 
19  large  pickled  onions  in  2  minutes. 
The  results  are  about  the  same,  noth- 
ing of  importance  really  accomplished. 
So  there  are  many  who  would  make 
a  name  for  themselves  and  have  their 
names  recorded  for  their  deeds.  But  I 
like  to  go  back  to  the  original  .  .  .  what 
will  be  the  eternal  record?  My  joy  is 
the  certainty  that  my  name  is  recorded 
in  the  Lamb's  Book  of  Life  where  it 
cannot  be  erased  by  someone  else  who 
makes  a  greater  achievement.  My  name 
will  rest  there  because  the  greatest 
achievement  of  all  time  was  accom- 
plished when  Jesus  Christ,  God's  be- 
loved Son,  died  to  provide  eternal  life 
for  you  and  me.  The  Bible  reveals  the 
importance  of  this  action  in  that  we 
are  told  that  whosoever  is  not  found 
written  in  the  Book  of  Life  will  be  cast 
out  to  outer  darkness. 

So,  the  next  time  you  set  out  to 
have  your  name  written  down  for  pos- 
terity, make  certain  it  will  last  for  eter- 
nity. 


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The  Familg, 

a  Vital  Tool  in  Church  Growth 

jUdJJLXlJJLJdXlXJiiJjjlXJJ^^^  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifei 


The  initial  family  nucleus 
around  which  a  church  begins  is 
of  greatest  importance.  The 
spiritual  experience  of  these 
individuals,  their  faith  and  grasp 
of  the  Lord  and  His  promises, 
and  their  willingness  to  become 
involved  in  soul-winning,  prayer 
and  sacrifice  will  set  the  pace  of 
aggressiveness  in  a  new  work. 
This  care,  like  the  tiny  human 
cell,  must  expand  and  reproduce 
likeness  in  kind.  Though  the 
starting  group  may  be  one  family 
unit  or  more,  it  is  essential  that 
they  have  unity  of  mind,  purpose 
and  drive  to  see  a  church  become 
a  reality. 

Looking  back  over  the  years 
there  are  some  excellent  ex- 
amples of  dedicated  church 
pioneers  in  our  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches.  John 
and  Flo  Guthrie  were  saved  at 
the  Ankenytown  Brethren 
Church  and  became  active  in  that 
growing  ministry.  Though  John 
was  Sunday  School  superintend- 
ent in  his  home  church,  he 
became  vitally  concerned  for 
Mansfield,  Ohio,  where  they 
lived.  They  stepped  out  on  faith, 
arranged  to  have  Rev.  Arnold 
Kriegbaum  come  and  organize  a 
Bible  class,  that  was  taught  by 
Pastor  John  Aeby.  Thus  in 
January  1940,  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  of  Mansfield  was 
launched.  From  the  "Guthrie 
House"   has  emerged   the  strong 


John  and  Flo  Guthrie 


Grace  Church  of  Mansfield, 
which  in  turn  spawned  the 
Woodville  church  at  Mansfield, 
the  Grace  Brethren  Churches  in 
Lexington  and  Gallon,  Ohio. 

Another  beautiful  example  has 
emerged  from  the  semi-rural 
church  at  Ankenytown.  The 
Robert  Reed  family  sent  their 
daughter  to  Grace  College  to  get 
her  Christian  college  training. 
There  she  met  Jim  Rosser,  a 
graduate  of  Le  Tourneau  College 
and  who  was  at  this  time  a  Grace 
Seminary  student.  Their  romance 
bloomed  into  a  fine  Christian 
home.  Later,  Jim  Rosser's  em- 
ployer sent  him  to  Aiken,  South 
Carolina,  to  look  over  the  possi- 
bility   of    heading    up    a    plant 


there.  Upon  acceptance  of  thai 
position  Jim  and  his  wife  were 
commissioned  at  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  in  Mansfield  tc 
start  a  new  church  at  Aiken, 
South  Carolina.  Eventually  the 
Rossers,  Reeds,  and  Grandfather 
Harry  Bechtel  became  prime 
movers  along  with  the  Charles 
Atkins  family  (from  Lexington, 
Ohio)  in  getting  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  underway. 

Surely  no  one  should  question 
the  possibility  of  outreach  of  a 
country  church  in  a  small  com- 
munity. Some  have  amusingly 
spoken  of  Ankenytown  as 
"Ain't-no-town."  I  will  not  dis- 
cuss the  validity  of  this  humor- 
ous suggestion,   but  will  whole- 


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leartedly  assert  that  Ankeny- 
town  Grace  Brethren  Church  has 
lad  an  annazing  part  in  the 
jrowth  of  our  Grace  Brethren 
Vlovement. 

These  two  beautiful  examples 
ire  not  without  Biblical  basis.  As 
:he  Spirit  of  God  led  and 
directed  the  apostle  Paul  into  the 
Vlacedonian  territory,  he  cen- 
:ered  his  ministry  at  Philippi, 
ipecifically  at  a  riverside  prayer 
neeting  (Acts  16:14-15).  Lydia, 
n  attendance,  was  saved  along 
(vith  those  of  her  house.  Follow- 
ng  the  baptism  these  amazing 
vords  appear:  "If  ye  have  judged 
ne  to  be  faithful  to  the  Lord, 
;ome  into  my  house,  and  abide 
here.  And  she  constrained  us" 
V.  15).  Church  historians  suggest 
hat  in  this  home  was  the  setting 
or  the  Philippian  church. 

Please  note  five  basic  princi- 
)les  in  initial  church  growth, 
-irst,  a  sovereign  God  arranges 
he  circumstances  for  the  prayer 
neeting,  Paul's  arrival  and 
.ydia's  presence.  Second,  see  the 
Holy  Spirit's  movement  in  Paul's 
ninistry,  the  power  of  the  Word, 
ind  the  conversion  of  Lydia  and 
ler  family.  Third,  prayer  meet- 
ngs  have  through  the  history  of 
he  church  been  the  beginning  of 
ireat  movements  for  God. 
■ourth,  Lydia  and  her  family 
letermined  from  the  beginning 
o  be  "faithful  to  the  Lord." 
■ifth,  note  Lydia's  determined 
lurpose,  "she  constrained  us." 
"he  word  "constrained"  primari- 
/  denotes  to  employ  force 
ontrary  to  nature  and  right,  to 
ompel  by  using  force  intensively 
nd  constraining  by  intreaty  as 
he     two     companions    did    to 


Jim,  Barbara  and  Bethany  Joy  Rosser 


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Christ  on  the  road  to  Emmaus 
(Luke  24:29). 

Much  is  being  written  about 
church  growth  and  outreach. 
Little  is  being  said  about  the 
qualifications  of  that  tiny  nu- 
cleus that  starts  the  work.  Unless 
these  above  principles  surface  in 
the  lives  of  our  "church  starters" 
the  work  is  doomed  to  failure.  It 
is  evident  that  God  wanted  to 
work  in  Philippi  and  directed  the 
Spirit    to    move   hearts,    arrange 


circumstances  and  to  bless  the 
ministry  of  the  Word.  The  prayer 
meeting  is  clear  evidence  of 
waiting  and  willing  people. 
Lydia's  conversion  is  a  practical 
demonstration  of  what  God  can 
do  in  unsaved  human  hearts.  Her 
subsequent  walk  of  faith,  her 
passion  for  the  souls  of  her  own 
family,  her  hospitality  offered, 
and  her  determination  to  see  this 
church  a  reality  are  all  vital 
elements  in  God's  purpose  and 
plan  for  His  local  church. 

Our  big  question  today  is,  can 
God  find  key  families  who  meet 
these  qualifications  and  who  will 
be  willing  and  faithful  tools  in 
the  movement  of  the  Holy 
Spirit?  We  pray  for  this  contin- 
ually. Do  we  have  pastors  who 
likewise  have  these  qualifications 
and  who  will  take  a  few  families 
and  lay  the  foundation  for  an 
active  growing  church?  Jesus 
gave  us  the  command,  "Pray  .  .  . 
the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  he 
will  send  forth  labourers  into  his 
harvest"  (Matt.  9:38). 

America  is  a  wide-open  mis- 
sion field  for  the  Bible-teaching 
church.  We  need  Grace  Brethren 
Churches  in  growing  urban  com- 
munities all  over  this  nation.  Let 
us  pray  for  a  spiritual  movement 
in  faithful  Grace  Brethren  fami- 
lies that  will  recognize  a  sover- 
eign God's  direction  and  will  in 
their  lives.  Pray  for  families  that 
will  become  prime  movers  in 
building  more  active  Bible- 
teaching  centers.  There  is  no 
greater  excitement  than  to  see 
souls  saved  and  then  to  see  them 
reproduce  in  an  active  outreach 
ministry  to  the  glory  of  our 
Saviour. 


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Dusk  or  Dawn? 


Is  it  dusk  or  dawn  of  the  day  for  establish- 
ing churches?  Depending  upon  whom  you 
talk  to,  you  may  hear  both  answers  to  that 
question. 

Some  say  the  opportunities  for  church  ex- 


pansion have  never  been  brighter.  People  are 
open  to  the  gospel  message  as  never  before. 
Christians  are  eagerly  seeking  Bible-teaching 
churches  that  will  ground  them  in  the  Word. 
From    the    opposite    perspective,    a   pessi- 

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$160,000 


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$80,000 


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mistic  spirit  would  cast  doom  and  gloom  on 
efforts  at  church  planting.  Our  pleasure- 
seeking  society  is  losing  interest  in  the  church. 
Look  how  many  churches  are  closing  their 
doors. 

Consider  the  attendance  statistics  for 
Brethren  churches.  Some  are  soaring.  Others 
are  suffering.  If  we  had  to  look  at  the  prog- 
ress, we  might  become  confused.  Dusk  or 
dawn? 

Instead,  let's  consider  the  promise.  Jesus 
said,  "...  I  will  build  my  church;  and  the 
gates  of  hell  shall  not  prevail  against  it"  (Matt. 
16:18).  As  the  church  extension  arm  of  the 
Brethren  Church,  we  want  to  be  involved  in 
that  promise. 

If  we  aren't,  someone  else  will  be. 

Of  the  active  Grace  Brethren  churches,  over 
half  began  as  home-mission  points.  New 
churches  are  the  life-blood  of  the  Fellowship 
of  Grace  Brethren  Churches. 

New    opportunities   are    opening    rapidly. 


Bible  classes  are  meeting  in  Alta  Lome,  Cali- 
fornia; Kansas  City,  Missouri;  and  Goldendale, 
Washington.  They  will  soon  begin  meeting  as 
churches. 

At  the  present  time,  five  home-mission 
churches  are  involved  in  aggressive  building 
programs.  In  the  past  year,  four  churches  have 
gone  self-supporting. 

Jesus  is  building  as  promised.  Some  say  He 
is  about  to  "put  the  roof  on"  and  close  the 
church  age.  If  so,  we  want  to  be  adding  some 
"shingles"  in  the  form  of  new  Brethren 
churches. 

We  have  no  indications  that  opportunities 
for  church  extension  are  limited.  With  your 
support,  the  work  of  The  Brethren  Home  Mis- 
sions Council  will  go  on.  Through  August,  of- 
ferings were  running  at  a  10  percent  increase 
over  1975.  If  that  increase  reaches  12  percent 
by  December  31,  we  will  have  operated  this 
year  in  the  black.  Can  we  count  on  your  sup- 
port? 


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It's  been  a  joy  to  see  the  power  of  the 
Word  of  God  in  lives  in  Omaha,  Nebraska.  An 
example  is  the  lives  of  Jim  and  Nancy  Heaton. 
In  my  office  a  few  months  ago,  it  was  our 
privilege  to  share  through  the  Book  of  Ro- 
mans with  them. 

They  came  to  Jesus  Christ  when  they  real- 
ized the  need  of  His  righteousness  in  their 
lives.  To  see  the  transformation  in  that  couple 
has  been  a  real  joy.  They  have  grown  and  are 
eager  for  the  Word  of  God,  as  they  fellowship 
with  us. 

We're  also  looking  forward  to  having  our 
own  missionary  family.  Robert  and  Glenyce 
Larsen  are  preparing  for  a  short  term  of  serv- 
ice in  the  Central  African  Republic.  Robert 
will  graduate  from  medical  school  in  mid- 
December.  Glenyce  is  a  registered  nurse,  and 
together  they  look  forward  to  serving  the 
Lord  where  He  leads  them.  Lord  willing,  they 
will  begin  their  term  of  service  in  January  of 
1977. 


Some  of  the  most  exciting  things  at  Bowl- 
ing Green  have  been  the  things  I've  seen  the 
Lord  do  in  my  own  life.  It  is  a  challenge  being 
the  leader  of  a  flock  of  people  in  the  middle 
of  a  small  town  dominated  by  a  university 
and  also  dominated  by  unbelief  in  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

It's  been  exciting  to  have  a  small  church. 
But  in  a  small  church,  when  a  family  leaves, 
especially  a  core  family  of  established  Chris- 
tians, it  can  be  very  frustrating.  That's  what 
happened  to  us.  We  thought  our  central  fami- 


ly that  we  always  counted  on  would  never 
leave.  But  they  did,  and  it  was  discouraging. 

But  through  this,  the  Lord  showed  me  He 
is  really  in  our  work  and  that  He  always  sup- 
plies. Because  another  family,  mature  Chris- 
tians, came  into  our  fellowship,  joined  our 
church,  and  took  up  where  the  other  family 
left  off.  We  have  a  lot  of  new  Christians, 
people  who  have  just  accepted  Christ,  and 
more  mature  people  are  hard  to  find.  But  we 
really  need  them. 

Our  people  are  starting  to  get  excited  about 
the  challenge  of  Bowling  Green.  They  see  so 
many  who  don't  know  Christ;  so  many  who 
have  never  been  challenged  by  a  vital,  living, 
dynamic  relationship  to  our  Lord.  This  com- 
munity doesn't  know  what  it's  about.  They've 
never  seen  it.  But  they're  starting  to  see  it  at 
Grace  Brethren. 

We're  excited!  God  has  great  things 
planned  ahead  for  Bowling  Green.  We're  see- 
ing it  in  individuals'  lives.  We  will  see  it  more 
and  more  in  the  future. 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY   HERALD 


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I'm  delighted  to  share  with  you  one  of  the 
victories  that  has  occurred  in  the  Sacramento 
church  recently. 

We've  been  ministering  to  a  girl  in  our 
church  for  the  past  seven  years.  She  was  the 
only  one  in  her  family  who  had  been  attend- 
ing. 

About  six  months  ago,  her  mother  came  to 
church  with  two  of  her  other  daughters.  She 
had  seen  such  a  change  in  her  one  daughter 
that  she  wanted  the  others  to  have  that  same, 
marvelous  character. 

As  the  Lord  would  have  it,  they  were  all 
saved,  baptized,  and  brought  into  the  mem- 
bership of  the  church.  Six  more  months  went 
by  with  an  unsaved  father  coming  with  his 
wife  and  daughters  to  church. 

I  asked  him  several  times  as  he  was  leaving 
church,  "Is  this  the  day,  Roy,  when  you 
would  like  to  have  Christ  as  your  Saviour?" 

He  repeatedly  replied:  "No,  not  now.  Pas- 
tor, not  now." 

However  one  Sunday  he  said:  "Well,  maybe 
after  we  sit  and  fish  awhile  beside  the  river." 

We  never  made  a  fishing  appointment,  but 
God  was  still  on  the  throne.  The  following 
Sunday  I  began  the  invitation,  and  before  I 
could  lift  my  hand  to  lead  in  the  first  note  of 
the  hymn,  this  marvelous,  tender  man  came 
weeping  down  the  aisle  to  give  his  heart  to 
Jesus  Christ. 

This  is  only  one  example  of  a  united,  com- 
plete family  through  Jesus  Christ.  Families 
like  this  and  others  have  made  it  possible  for 
the  Sacramento  church  to  go  self-supporting. 
We're  delighted  in  this  and  thank  God  for  the 
ministry  each  one  has  had  over  the  past 
several  years  in  making  it  possible. 


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I  would  like  to  magnify  the  Lord  in  three 
specific  areas  regarding  the  church  at  West 
Covina,  California. 

First,  this  last  quarter  was  the  best  we  have 
ever  had.  It  was  the  best  not  only  statistically, 
but  also  in  the  area  of  loyalty  of  people  to  the 
Gospel  and  to  one  another.  I  can  really  sense 
God's  spirit  in  these  areas,  and  I  thank  Hinn 
especially  for  this  last  quarter. 


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Second,  the  working  of  the  Lord  in  the 
Gunther  family  has  been  marvelous.  About 
three  years  ago,  we  contacted  them  through 
our  GROW  outreach.  The  husband  was  a  be- 
liever, but  he  was  convinced  his  wife  would 
never  believe  the  Gospel.  However,  she  was 
led  to  the  Lord  and  now,  two  years  later,  she 
is  my  secretary  and  her  husband  is  preparing 
to  be  a  minister  of  the  Gospel.  We  praise  the 
Lord  for  that  conversion  and  for  the  tremen- 
dous transition  the  Gunther  family  has  made. 

Third,  our  progress  toward  the  goal  of  be- 
coming self-supporting  is  encouraging.  We 
made  initial  steps  recently  to  take  on  more  of 
our  support  for  this  year.  By  the  start  of  1977 
we  should  be  half  way  to  our  goal,  and  I  be- 
lieve we  will  be  self-supporting  by  1978. 

We  praise  God  for  what  He  has  done  in 
West  Covina,  especially  in  these  three  areas. 


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Another  opportunity  for  Brethren  people 
to  praise  the  Lord  comes  with  the  establish- 
ment of  the  third  Brethren  church  among  the 
Navajo  Indians. 

Meeting  at  Red  Lake,  Arizona,  this  group 
of  believers  is  looking  forward  to  becoming  a 
Grace  Brethren  Church.  The  pastor,  Nelson 
Betoni,  and  thirteen  others  from  the  congre- 
gation attended  national  conference  in  Long 
Beach,  California. 

At  that  time.  Pastor  Betoni  shared  his  testi- 
mony with  Dr.  Lester  Pifer. 

"I'm  the  pastor  of  the  Red  Lake,  Arizona, 
Tonalea  Bible  Chapel.  The  people  are  really 
excited  about  joining  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  and  we're  looking  forward  to  being 
accepted  under  the  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council. 

"I  was  in  the  United  States  Navy  at  the  age 
of  about  21  and  I  was  across  the  sea  at  Barba- 


dos, West  Indies,  when  I  came  to  know  the 
Lord.  A  pastor  from  the  area,  he  was  from  the 
United  States,  was  the  one  that  led  me  to  the 
Lord.  Right  there  I  confessed  my  sin  and 
came  to  know  the  Lord  as  my  Saviour.  After 
that  I  served  about  two  more  years  in  the 
Navy,  then  came  back  here  to  my  own 
people. 

"I  went  to  college  for  two  years  and  a  half 
at  Northern  Arizona  University.  All  during 
this  time  I  had  this  burden  in  my  heart  for  my 
own  people  to  know  the  Gospel  and  to  be 
saved  and  to  have  eternal  life.  So  I  got  really 
serious  about  my  ministry.  After  I  came  back 
from  college,  I  went  to  my  own  people  and 
started  to  witness  around  the  area  that  I  was 
living.  Soon  I  came  to  have  fellowship  with 
this  local  church  which  belonged  to  the 
Plymouth  Brethren.  I  witnessed  there  exten- 
sively and  soon  became  the  pastor  of  that 
church. 

"I  really  enjoy  my  ministry  there  and  the 
people  also.  Our  congregation  likes  the  Word 
of  God  and  are  willing  to  live  for  the  Lord 
Jesus." 


Pastor  Nelson  Betoni 

The  Red  Lake  Congregation 


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Jack  Cline, 

Director  of  Boys  Ministries 
National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Men 


Friday,  June  25,  1976,  was  a  "red  letter  day"  in  the  brief  history 
of  our  national  boys  organization!  This  day  was  the  initial  opening 
of  our  first  annual  national  rendezvous  .  .  .  and  by  midnight  there 
would  be  74  men  and  boys  gather  together  to  experience  the  near- 
ness of  the  God  of  creation.  The  beautiful  mountains  at  Camp  Al- 
bryoca  in  Pennsylvania  provided  a  perfect  setting  for  this  important 
occasion. 

After  the  boys  were  settled  in  their  tents  in  the  camp  area,  the 
leaders  and  staff  gathered  for  a  midnight  briefing  on  the  schedule  for 
the  coming  days.  The  units  in  camp  were  from  the  following 
churches:  Columbus,  Ohio  (East  Side);  York,  Pennsylvania;  Flora, 
Indiana;  Englewood,  Ohio;  Ozark,  Michigan;  Grafton,  West  Virginia; 
and  Mansfield,  Ohio  (Grace). 

On  Saturday  there  were  special  classes  for  the  men  leaders  in 
outdoor  cooking,  in  leading  games,  knot  tying  and  how  to  use  knots. 
Also  on  the  schedule  was  what  was  called  "Gold  Rush  Days."  This 
event  was  begun  with  a  special  marked  trail  out  through  the  woods 
where  each  unit  of  boys  working  together  were  required  to  solve 
specific  problems  assigned  to  them.  This  activity  taught  the  boys 
some  lessons,  but  it  also  was  a  check  on  the  teaching  they  were 
receiving  in  their  local  units  at  home. 

Each  unit  camped  in  the  wild  in  their  tents  and  cooked  over  open 
fires.  Both  men  and  boys  learned  many  new  things,  of  necessity,  and 
things  that  will  help  them  in  future  times  if  the  Lord  should  lead  any 
of  them  to  foreign  fields  as  missionaries. 

Bible  verses  for  camp  were  Philippians  2:1-8,  and  the  total  camp 
activities  were  planned  around  them.  Men,  and  boys  as  well,  were 
encouraged  to  make  these  verses  a  part  of  their  lives  as  they  returned 
to  their  routine  schedules  after  leaving  the  mountain  heights. 

Of  the  24  units  now  formed  7  were  able  to  attend  camp  in  1976, 
but  the  leaders  are  already  expecting  a  larger  group  of  participants 
for  next  year.  It's  a  secret .  .  .  but  next  year  there  will  be  Indians  and 
even  Daniel  Boone  with  some  of  his  friends.  See  you  there! 

1— The  York  unit  receives  special  rendezvous  patches  from  Jack  Cline, 
camp  director.  All  men  and  boys  who  attended  received  a  patch.  2— Unit 
No.  18  from  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Mansfield,  Ohio,  was  one  of  the 
smallest  units  in  the  camp.  3— The  unit  from  Englewood,  Ohio.  4— The  Our 
Brethren  Boys  unit  from  York,  Pennsylvania.  Their  commander  is  Don 
Misner  and  First  Lt.  is  Harry  Knepper.  This  unit  was  one  of  the  first  units 
to  be  formed  and  the  first  one  in  Pennsylvania. 


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'Left)  The  rendezvous  staff:  (I  to  r)  Roger  Han- 
cock, Gary  Hancock,  Jack  Cline,  Carl  Melott  (with 
Carl  Jr.  in  front!)  Forrest  Bond,  Danny  Horine, 
Eugene    Poe,    Harold    Stayer,    and    Bill    Weaver. 


5-A  typical  camp  scene  at  the 
rendezvous.  6-The  commander 
of  unit  No.  18  from  Mansfield, 
Ohio  (right),  receives  his  rendez- 
vous participation  award.  Each 
unit  attending  received  this 
special  ribbon.  7-The  final  salute 
and  flag  lowering.  8— Pastor  Don 
Taylor  (in  the  cap)  from  Ozark, 
Michigan,  with  his  unit.  Pastor 
Taylor  was  the  camp  photogra- 
pher and  Sunday  morning  speaker. 


Commander  Nick  Jacobs  of  Col- 
umbus, Ohio  (right),  receives  the 
first-place  ribbon  for  his  unit. 
This  ribbon  will  be  attached  to 
the  unit  flag. 


9-Unit  No.  12  from  Grafton,  West  Vir- 
ginia. Carl  McDaniel  is  commander.  10— 
First-place  winner  at  the  rendezvous  was 
unit  No.  4  from  Columbus,  Ohio  (East 
Side).  Nick  Jacobs  is  commander  and 
Norm  Hale  is  assistant.  11-  The  Flora, 
Indiana,  unit.  Meredith  Aires  is  the 
commander. 

OCTOBER    15,    1976 


This  special  "patch"  was  given  to 
those  attending  the  1976  boy's  ren- 
dezvous. 


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A  IMiqht  to  Remember 


Gerald  Twombly 


Dr.  and  Mrs.  Homer  Kent,  Jr. 

The  night  was  Thursday,  August  12,  1976.  It  was 
the  reception  of  Dr.  Homer  Kent,  Jr.,  the  new 
president  of  Grace  Theological  Seminary  and  Grace 
College.  It  was  in  Long  Beach,  California,  aboard  the 
Queen  Mary.  It  was  the  National  Conference  of  the 
Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches.  It  was  a 
night  to  remember  for  nearly  600  people. 

What  will  one  remember? 

. .  .  perhaps  the  ship.  It  looked  majestic,  proudly 
floating  at  Long  Beach's  Pier  J.  It  glistened  bright 
against  the  black  California  sky.  The  crisp  Pacific 
breeze  allowed  the  imagination  to  reflect  on  what 
must  have  been  prouder  days  for  the  great  ship;  days 
when  she  sailed  as  "Queen  of  the  Seas"  across  the 
mighty  Atlantic. 

.  .  .  perhaps  the  program.  Don  Ogden,  yes,  lovable 
"Prof,"     began     an     exciting     evening     with     the 


Dr.  Kenneth  Ashman, 
chairman  of  the  Grace 
Schools  Board  of 
Trustees,  congratu- 
lates Dr.  Homer  A. 
Kent,  Jr. 


introductory  words:  "This  Is  Your  life.  Homer  Kent, 
Jr."  There  were  those  moments  of  hilarity  coupled 
quite  beautifully  with  the  tender  reflections  of  an 
admiring  wife  and  children,  and  the  unshaking  confi- 
dence of  the  Grace  Board  Chairman,  Dr.  Keimeth 
Ashman,  in  the  ability  of  Dr.  Kent  to  direct  the 
school  to  new  heights  of  achievement.  It  was  a  differ- 
ent look  at  a  man  whom  we  all  admire,  an  "inside" 
glimpse  of  a  faithful  husband,  a  dedicated  father, 
spiritual  leader,  and  a  competent  educator. 

.  .  .  perhaps  it  was  the  music,  or  the  food  (or  lack 
of  it— nearly  1 50  more  than  what  had  been  expected 
arrived  to  greet  Dr.  Kent),  perhaps  the  palatial  setting 
of  the  Grand  Salon,  or  the  night  itself  that  will  make 
August  12  for  all  of  us  who  were  there  a  night  to 
forever  remember. 


Dr.  Homer  Kent,  Jr.,  with 
those  of  his  family  present 
at  the  inauguration. 


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are  receiving  a  Christ-honoring  education  at  Grace  College  and  Seminary. 

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Robert  D.  Williams 
Larry  Deffenbaugh 

James  M.  Watt 
Rev.  John  S.  Neely 
L.  G.  Reeves 
Mrs.  Bertha  Reed 

Carl  Comer 
Harold  Ogilvie 


Given  by: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ivan  Fritsch 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jim  Stevens 

Mi.  and  Mrs.  Bill  Gray 

Mi.  and  Mis.  William  McNeilly 

Mi.  and  Mis.  David  J.  Neely 

Mis.  Inez  Reeves 

2:15  S.S.  Class, 

c/o  Mis.  W.  G.  Belcher 

Veia  J.  Mayne 

Lauia  A.  Hall 


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Darfs.  executfre  vice  preudent  of  Giace 
Schools,  rscsntty  reojmeti  from  the  MiAJL 
East  af&r  a  summer  of  intense  archaeologf- 
cal  research.  Some  of  the  results  of  his  sum- 
mer activity  are  recorded  in  this  article  by 
Dr.  Darts.  It  is  reprinted  here  with  the  per- 
tmssion  of  the  tfeffcoir  (Indiana)  Times- 
Union  where  it  app^red.  August  19.  1976.1 

Dr.  John  Davis 

TELL  HISBAN-lT  was  )ust  a  few 
minutes  past  6  B.m.  when  Arab  work- 
man, Helmi  Musa,  came  running  up  to 
me  with  the  excited  cry,  "gaber  hon  (a 
tomb  is  here).  Dr.  John." 

Such  discoveries  are  not  new  to  the 
Heshbon  Expedition  which  has  been 
spearheaded  by  Andrews  University 
(Mich.)  since  1968.  The  dig  this  season 
is  sponsored  by  Andrews,  the  Ameri- 
can Center  for  Oriental  Research  in 
Amman  and  the  Jordanian  Depart- 
ment of  Antiquities. 

More  than  95  staff  members  were 
on  harKJ  from  12  different  countries  in 
addition  to  100  Arab  workers.  Two 
members  of  the  senior  staff  were  from 
Grace  Theological  Seminary,  Winona 
Lake.  Prof.  Robert  Ibach,  head  librari- 
an at  Grace,  supervised  the  Area  Sur- 
vey arnj  this  writer  directed  the  tomb 
excavations. 

Tell  Hisban,  located  15  miles  south- 
west of  Amman,  covers  16  acres  and 
was  occupied  from  the  beginning  of 
tfe  Iron  Age  (1200  B.C.)  to  the  Ayyu- 
bid  Mamluk  Period  (12th-14th  cen- 
turies A.D.)  wnth  only  a  few  gap»s.  The 
ruins  lie  adjacent  to  the  Old  Roman 
road  that  ran  south  from  Amman  to 
Aqaba. 

Helmi  Musa's  announcement  of  the 
discovery  of  Roman  tomb  F.  31  was 
just  the  beginning  of  a  most  fascinat- 
ing story.  After  photographing  and 
drawing  the  entrance  of  this  tomb,  we 
climbed  down  into  the  10  foot  square 
pit  required  to  ext)ose  the  tomb  and 
began  to  move  the  sealing  stone  away. 
The  entrance  was  filled  with  soil  arKJ 
large  pieces  of  limestone  from  the 
tomb  ceiling  which  had  collapsed  as 
the  result  of  an  earthquake 

We  very  carefully  dug  to  the  left 
using  only  small  trowels  and  hand 
picks  until  an  openir^  could  be  seen  in 
the  west  wall  of  the  tomb.  It  was  now 
very  dear  that  we  v«re  in  an  Early 
Roman  tomb  that  had  14  loculi  (hori- 
zontal shafts)  radiating  from  the  fxin- 
cipal  chamber. 


Tombs  Tell  Talcs 


Deneatte,  Tedious  Work— Helmi  Musa  ca^fully  brudies  amay  dust  and  dirt  surround- 
ing a  glass  vass  discovered  on  the  floor  of  one  of  the  tomto.  Discovered  at  one  of  the 
tomb  sites  were  an  Egyptian  scarab,  an  alabaster  dish,  a  glass  vase,  rings,  bracelets,  arxl 
bone  and  rvory  hair  pins.— (Photo  By  John  Davis) 


I  peered  into  the  now  ofjen  loculus 
and  my  eyes  fell  on  a  large  Early 
Roman  (A.D.  70)  cooking  pot  resting 
on  piles  of  bones  ar>d  other  objects. 
After  proper  photographs  were  taken, 
I  lifted  up  this  1,900-year-old  p>ot  and 
looked  inside  and  to  my  amazement 
there  was  a  human  cremation— exactly 
what  we  were  hoping  to  find  in  one  of 
our  Roman  tombs. 

When  we  compdeted  excavation  of 
this  one  loculus,  we  had  removed  no 
less  than  10  burials,  4  of  which  had 
been  cremations.  The  ages  of  the  in- 
dividuals ranged  from  an  infant  of  less 
than  1  year  to  an  adult  older  than  65. 
Several  of  the  older  adults  had  suf- 
fered from  spNrtal  arthritis  and  a  num- 
ber of  the  teeth  gave  evidence  of  smal  I 


cavities  and  enamel  wear. 

One  of  the  most  important  aspects 
of  tomb  excavation  is  the  careful 
study  of  the  bone  material  for  sex, 
age,  pathology  and  family  character- 
istics. Most  of  these  Roman  tombs 
were  family  burial  sites  and  were  used 
for  generations.  A  great  deal  can  be 
learned  from  these  studies  regarding 
the  characteristics  of  the  people  who 
occupied  a  site  at  any  given  time. 

Among  the  objects  discovered  in 
the  first  loculus  of  this  tomb  were  an 
Egyptian  scarab,  alabaster  dish,  glass 
vase,  rings,  bracelets,  and  bone  and 
ivory  hairpins. 

As  we  brushed  the  bones  clear  of 
dust  and  depwsited  soil,  we  noticed 
that    many    earlier    burials   had   been 


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pushed  to  the  back  of  the  loculus  to 
accommodate  the  latest  burial.  A 
couple  of  objects  had  suffered  some 
damage  as  the  result  of  this  burial 
practice. 

Prof.  Ibach's  survey  work  con- 
tinued to  clarify  settlement  patterns  in 
the  areas  that  surround  Tell  Hisban. 
Intensive  surface  survey  was  also  con- 
ducted at  Tell  Jalul,  an  ancient  site 
seven  miles  southvwst  of  Hisban. 

More  than  200  new  archaeological 
sites  were  recently  discovered  in  the 
Jordan  Valley  as  the  result  of  a  special 
government  survey,  bringing  the  total 
to  400  for  that  area  alone.  Very  few  of 
these  sites  have  ever  been  excavated, 
so  the  task  of  the  archaeologist  for  the 
future  is  staggering.  All  of  these  sites 
are  in  addition  to  the  hundreds  that 
await  excavation  in  the  hills,  flatlands 
and  valleys  to  the  east  of  the  Jordan 
Valley. 

The  excitement  of  new  discoveries, 
therefore,  will  very  much  be  a  p>art  of 
Jordan's  experience  for  years  to  come. 


The  Sealing  Stone— John  Davis  (left)  and  Hetmi  Musa  pause  before 
removing  the  sealing  stone  from  the  entrance  of  the  tomb.  The  seai«ig 
stone  is  under  Davis'  right  hand. 


Restoring  An  Ancient  Church 
—Work  on  the  top  of  the  mound 
shed  further  light  on  the  earliest 
settlement  of  the  site,  exposing 
more  of  a  massive  staircase  built 
in  the  Roman  period  and  produc- 
ing additional  information  on  the 
lar^e  Byzantine  Church  which  was 
first  discovered  in  1968.  Here 
men  work  to  restore  the  ancient 
church.— (Photo    By   John   Davis) 


Dan  Ramsey 


Sandy  Eckelberry 


Kerry  Rapp 


Janet  Carey 


Eiqht 

Brethren  Students 

Study  Abroad 


Mrs.  Dorothy  Toirac 
Associate  Professor  of  Frenchi 

The  foreign  language  student  has 
tapped  one  of  the  richest  sources  of 
personal  enrichment  and  appreciation 
of  cultural  understanding  of  other 
peoples  that  he  will  encounter  during 
his  learning  years.  The  successful  lan- 
guage student  thrills  at  getting  into  the 
means  of  communication  with  people 
of  another  culture. 

At  a  Christian  school,  language  stu- 
dents have  the  additional  advantage  of 
learning  their  choice  of  a  foreign  lan- 
guage with  a  strong  missionary  em- 
phasis and  they  study  the  foreign  liter- 
ature within  the  context  of  scriptural 
values.  Our  language  majors  at  Grace 
College  are  required  to  take  a  mini- 
mum of  16  hours  of  their  foreign  lan- 
guage work  overseas  at  a  university  of 
their  choice.  This  enhances  not  only 
their  cultural  appreciation  but  sharp- 
ens their  ear  for  understanding  and 
polishes  their  ability  in  the  spoken 
word.  At  the  present  time,  60  percent 
of  our  foreign  language  majors  are 
looking  forward  to  missionary  service 
in  some  foreign  mission  field. 

This  year,  eight  Brethren  students 
have  availed  themselves  of  this  unique 
study  opportunity.  They  are:  Steve 
Beha  from  Coolville,  Ohio;  Bob  Mel- 
cher  from  Mabton,  Washington;  Dan 
Ramsey  from  Canton,  Ohio;  Sue 
Toirac  from  Winona  Lake,  Indiana; 
Sandy  Eckelberry  from  Hartville, 
Ohio;  Janet  Carey  from  Grass  Valley, 
California;  Kerry  Rapp  from  Lan- 
caster, Pennsylvania;  and  Brenda  Well- 
ing from  Goshen,  Indiana.  Several  of 
these  students  contemplate  a  teaching 
ministry  and  others  project  a  ministry 
of  serving  the  Lord  as  missionaries  in 
the  countries  where  they  now  study. 

Three  other  students  from  Grace 
are  also  studying  abroad.  These  in- 
clude Debbie  Longworth  from  Port- 
age, Michigan;  Sandra  Stockdale  from 
Kokomo,  Indiana;  and  Marvin  England 
from  Lancaster,  Ohio.  You  are  encour- 
aged to  pray  for  these  young  people  as 
they  study. 


Sue  Toirac 


Steve  Beha 


Bob  Melcher 


Brenda  Welling 


Mid-Winter  Bibic  Conference 
Caribbean  Cruise 


OCTOBER    15,    1976 


JANUARYS-  15,  1977 

Make  plans  now  to  join  Grace  alumni  and  friends  for 
a  cruise  aboard  the  luxurious  M/S  Starward— your  home 
at  sea  for  seven  fantastic  days  with  Ports  of  Call  such  as 
Montego  Bay,  Jamaica  and  Nassau  in  the  Bahamas. 
Away  from  telephones  and  traffic  you'll  unwind  and 
relax  in  the  warmth  of  the  sun  and  breathe  the  fresh, 
clean  sea  air.  Fabulous,  mouth-watering  array  of  meals, 
plus  a  midnight  buffet  is  offered  each  day  for  your  din- 
ing pleasure. 

This  will  be  a  total  vacation  experience— one  you  can 
see,  feel  and  breathe,  a  vacation  for  your  mind  as  well  as 
your  body— in  addition  to  everything  else  we  have  de- 
signed especially  for  you  we  have  arranged  for  Dr. 
Charles  Smith,  Grace  Seminary  professor,  to  speak  to 
you  each  day  with  challenging  messages  from  the  Word 
of  God  on  the  subject,  "The  Fruit  of  the  Spirit." 

The  cost  of  this  unique  tour  and  Bible  conference  is 
only  $845  if  you  depart  from  New  York,  or  if  you  pre- 
fer to  depart  from  Chicago  the  cost  will  be  S855.  This 
price  includes  round-trip  air  transportation,  seven  glori- 
ous days  aboard  the  luxurious  cruise  ship  M/S  Starward, 
three  meals  a  day  plus  a  midnight  buffet,  and  the  chal- 
lenging messages  by  Dr.  Smith.  Your  Ports  of  Call  will  be 
Port-au-Prince,  Haiti,  Port  Antonio,  Jamaica,  Montego 
Bay,  Jamaica  and  Nassau,  Bahamas. 

We  expect  this  trip  to  fill  up  fast,  so  please  reserve 
your  space  now  by  writing  to  the  Grace  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation, Grace  Schools,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 


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The  Warren  Halls,  caretakers  at  Camp  Clear  Lake  (Wash) , 
welcome  Brethren  during  the  hunting  season.  ^ 


en 

Rev.  Richard  Boggs  has  announced  his  resignation  as       ^ 
pastor  at  Clayhole,  Ky. ,  Brethren  Church. 

A  parcel  of  about  48  plus  acres  of  ground  has  been  pur- 
chased by  the  Bethel  Brethren  Church  of  Osceola,  Ind. 

John  Becker  was  ordained  to  the  Christian  ministry  at 
his  home  church,  Grace  Brethren  of  Hagerstown. 

Dave,  Sue,  Kathy  and  Steve  planned  a  surprise  25th 
Wedding  Anniversary  for  their  parents.  Rev.  and  Mrs. 
Robert  Griffith.   Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  was 
the  scene  of  the  celebration. 

After  serving  as  its  pastor  for  over  28  years.  Rev.  George  Peek  has  retired  from 
North  Long  Beach  Brethren  Church.   Rev.  David  Miller  will  be  assuming  the  pastorate 
in  the  near  future. 

Rev.  Charles  Blair,  pastor  of  Calvary  Temple  in  Denver,  10th  largest  congregation 
in  the  nation,  was  convicted  on  17  counts  of  fraudulent  practices  in  the  sales  of 
securities  in  which  investors  lost  $14  million  in  related  corporations. 

Mel  Taylor  who  has  a  master's  degree  in  counseling  has  been  called  as  youth  pastor 
at  Sunny side.  Wash. 

Free  to  all  Grace  Brethren  pastors,  Oct.  26-28,  Win  Arn  Church  Growth  Seminar, 
Sunnyside,  Wash.   Sponsored  by  Board  of  Evangelism  and  Christian  Ed.  Dept . 

Meetings  will  be  held  Oct.  17-20;  Palmyra,  Pa.,  Charles  Turner;  Oct.  24-31;  Wooster, 
Ohio;  Dean  Fetterhoff. 

Changes:  Lee  Burris,  451  Kingsgate  Dr.,  Fremont,  Ohio  43420. . .Richard  Smith,  R.R.  1, 
Box  342,  Mineral  Point,  Pa.,  15942. . .George  Cristie,  417  Allison  Wy. ,  Goldendale, 
Wash.  98620. 

Sympathies  are  extended  to  Rev.  Marvin  Goodman,  Jr.,  and  Mrs.  Eddie  Miller  upon  the 
homegoing  of  their  father,  Rev.  Marvin  Goodman,  Sr. 

Rev.  Raymond  Kettell  is  making  satisfactory  recovery  since  his  recent  hospitalizatic 
and  expresses  sincere  thanks  to  all  who  remembered  him  in  prayer  and  with  gifts. 

The  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Waterloo  was  happy  at  the  announcement  that  Lee  Nichols 
was  chosen  as  the  "International  Airport  Operator  of  the  Year." 

The  new  pastor  on  the  field  at  Grace  Brethren,  Johnson  City,  Tenn.,  is  Rev.  Carlton 
Fuller. 

Dr.  Lloyd  E.  Fish,  age  68,  Professor  of  Psychology,  Emeritus,  at  Grace  College, 
passed  away  September  29.  He  had  been  ill  with  cancer  for  some  time. 


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Dedication  Day  at  Wapio 

„  Meet  Wither  »id  Claudia 

8  Now  My  Life  Has  Meaning 

9  What  Was  Her  Soul's  Destiny 
10  Keep  Off  My  Grass 
12  BMH  News  Summary 
14  Ciiristian  Education 

16  Training  in  Missionary  Endeavor 

17  Only  54  Shopping  Days  Till  Chriiamas 

18  BMH  Newest  News 

19  WMCOfficivy 

20  Around  the  World  at  WMC 

22  God  Made  All  Things  Work  Together... 

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Dear 
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ZliWe  thank  you  for  furnishing  the  cown 
for  this  year's  WMC  books.  They  aie  very 
attiacti^^  We  piay  that  our  Lofd  mil  con- 
tinue to  guide  you  in  yoir  «wirk  as  head  ol 
the  BMH  company. 

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cawen  you  §a«e  to  ns.  We  appreciate  youi 
thoughtfulness. 

ZOn  behahf  of  the  national  WMC  and  ead 
WMC  lady  in  our  Fellowship,  I  want  to  ex- 
press thanks  for  pravicfng  the  yrarbool 
awers.  It  will  be  a  grrat  benefit  to  large  ant 
saal  coondb  alike  and  we  appreciate  youi 
wSfingness  to  do  this. 

ZOn  benaif  of  our  council  we  want  tc 
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book; they  were  beautiful,  atso  thank  you 
for  aivM  them  to  us  without  cost 


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covers  for  our  WMC  pro93m  booklets. 

ZOn  behalf  of  the  20  WMC  councils  of  the 
NortheastEm  Ohio  District.  I  wish  to  ex- 
press our  sincere  tharrics  for  the  generosity 
of  the  Brettiien  Missionary  HeraM  Company 
in  supplying  the  covers  for  our  programs  for 
1976-77.  May  the  Lord  bless  your  year  and 
your  personal  life  of  service  far  Him. 

Dear  WMC  Ladies, 

Thanks  for  your  kind  notes  that  have 
keen  coming  in  from  all  over  the  Umted 
Sbtes  in  re^nts  to  the  program  covers.  You 
are  most  welcome.  We  want  to  do  some 
planning  to  ^  the  covers  to  you  a  bit  &t\V 
er  next  year.  Tkey  asU  be  provided  free  aid 
in  color,  and  we  want  you  to  know  that 
bere  at  the  HeraW  we  think  you  ladies  of 
tke  WMC  are  ^eat- CWT 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONA= 


-E=ALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 

Happier  than  a 
Pigeon  at  a 
Grain  Elevator 


Dallas  Center,  Iowa  ...  a  proud 
past  and  a  (xomising  future.  I  know 
this  because  the  sign  at  the  entrance  of 
the  town  says  it  in  so  many  words. 
The  p>eor>le  in  the  town  believe  it  and 
show  it  by  their  industrious  yet  con- 
servative attitude.  Dallas  Center  is  west 
of  What  Cheer,  Iowa,  and  it  seems  to 
the  visitor  the  whole  area  is  a  wall-to- 
wall  carpet  made  up  of  cornfields  and 
soybeans.  Plovre,  combines,  and  other 
giant  pieces  of  farm  equipment  are  all 
part  of  the  scenery.  Without  doubt 
ttiese  are  the  things  that  make  the 
economy  go  and  help  to  meet  the 
needs  of  millions  of  peofjie. 

When  I  arrived  at  Dallas  Center  m 
early  September  it  was  time  for  the 
fall  festival.  In  fact.  I  was  only  in  town 
for  about  a  half  hour  when  I  felt  the 
urge  to  do  a  little  exploring.  I  found 
the  downtown  area  crowded  with  cele- 
brating citizens.  There  was  enticing 
smoke  wafting  around  from  a  dozen 
barbecues  where  hamburgers  were 
cooking.  Free  from  the  merchants  to 
the  local  people  was  a  treat  of  a  ham- 
burger, potato  chips,  baked  beans  and 
coffee.  Even  the  visiting  evangelist  was 
in  line  for  the  free  lunch,  and  ttie  best 
place  I  could  find  for  a  table  was  on 
the  comer  of  Main  Street  on  the 
curb— just  opposite  the  remodeled 
bank  buikling. 

After  getting  acdimated  for  a  few 
days,  I  went  on  a  walking  tour  of 
Dallas  Center.  It  was  rx>t  the  most 
time-consuming  exp»erience,  but  rt  was 
delightful.  Dallas  Center  has  recently 
added  several  new  silos  to  the  grain 
elevator,  and  they  stand  very  proudly 
on  the  flatiands  as  a  badge  or  emblem 
of  prosperity.  What  struck  my  atten- 


Charles  W.  Turner 
Editor 


tion  though  in  walking  by  the  elevator 
was  a  number  of  pigeors  sitting  on 
their  perches  looking  ever  so  plump 
and  prosperous.  They  looked  happy, 
contented  and  well  filled.  AtkI  why 
not?  When  you  stop  and  thmk  of  the 
wealth  of  food  that  surrounded  them, 
you  can  say  there  oouki  be  no  excuse 
for  an  unhappy  bird.  All  the  grain  that 
had  fellen  off  the  trucks  anA  wagons 
was  theirs  for  the  picking.  What  more 
could  a  pigeon  ask?  (I  really  don't  ex- 
pect an  answer  to  that  question,  so 
spare  me  an  arswer.)  It  seemed  to  me 
they  had  it  made.  Provbions  were  not 
only  ample;  they  were  more  than 
necessary— even  abundant.  Those 
pigeons  had  a  contented  coo  as  they 
addressed  their  talk  to  rach  other  on  a 
warm  fall  afternoon. 

The  pigeons'  apparent  contentment 
brought  to  my  mind  a  passage  in  the 
Bible  it  was  Peter  who  talked  about 
God  providing  all  things  for  His  chil- 
dren; inducfing  life  anA  godliness.  If 
Peter  had  spoken  like  a  twentieth- 
century  citizen  he  might  have  said: 
"You  Christians  have  rt  made,  because 
you  have  a  good  God  who  thought  of 
everything."  And  indeed  the  Heavenly 
Father  did.  and  He  provides  for  His 
chiMren's  every  need.  We  believers 
ought  to  be  happier  than  pigeons  at 
the  grain  elevator!  When  we  think 
about  what  God  has  done  it  almost 
overcomes  not  only  the  thought  proc- 
esses, but  it  even  staggers  the  imagina- 
tion to  try  to  grasp  such  love. 


(J 

He,  the  Great  Creator,  has  takei 
time  to  love  us  and  to  provide  for  xni 
h  is  not  only  a  matter  of  provisian  fo  j 
time,  but  it  win  rwi  through  etemrtv^ 
too.    PoTKier    «Hth    me    the    seekin] 
nature  of  this  Person  as  He  looked  fcH 
us.  and  knred  us.  and  pursued  us  till  w  j 
stopped   in  worKiennerTt  at  His  k>vi 
We  were  wandering  dieep  being  pre 
vided  for  by  the  Great  Shepherd  wh  [ 
desires  to  meet  every  need  of  our  live 
His   death  and  the  sheddbig  of  H 
blood  with  the   poimer  of  the  resu  j 
rection    provided   the  gDod   news  c 
hope  for  us.  He  adopted  us  into  tf  | 
family  of  God  as  soon  as  we  were  ts 
ing  to  repent  arvl  trust  our  lives 
Him.    This    is    making    provision    - 
needs  lortg  before  we  even  understc : 
wftattfiey  might  be. 

Then  He  provided  patience  for  o<| 
wiltfid  ways  and  light  for  our  darkern^ 
eyes,  hope  for  uncertain  futives^  anc ' 
joy  to  fill  ttte  vast  emptiress  of  o 
hearts.    He    gave   knowledge   to   oil 
ignorant    minds    and    made    straigj 
paths  for  our  wayward  feeL  He  filMJ 
our  days  of  (Ssappointment  with  pea  | 
and  ttte  assu^nce  that  He  knows  o 
rteeds  far  bettef^  tftan  w«  do.  And  \ 
ttiere  are  so  many  wtw  have  never  t  | 
peiienced  His  k>ve  and  forgiveness  a 
His  matchless  provisions! 

I  am  glad  He  revealed  tiiese  thir 
to  me  in  mercy  and  grace  because  th  | 
give  me  purpose  in  life  and  hope 
the  future.  These  riches  make  me  h,  | 
pier  than  a  pigeon  at  a  yain  eieva 
vmI  cause  me  to  smile  in  a  forebod- 
world.   And   I   lice  that  because  - 
future  is  so  bright  with  His  promi  I 
and  provisions,  but  "rt  makes  me  1 1 
sad  for  those  who  are  missing  it  all. 


NOVEMBER   1.   1976 


Dedication 
Day  at 
Waipio 


Rev.  Foster  Tresise 


>«^^*Sfei 


Exterior  of  Waipio  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
aarking  lot,  and  tent  at  back 

Interior  of  church 

Left  to  right,  co-directors  of  Brethren  tour. 
Rev.      Charles     Turner     and      Rev.      Ralph 
iJolburn;    Pastor    Foster    Tresise   and    choir 
tl  director  Bill  Butler 


D,lr 


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Expectation  and  anticipation  were  high; 
^  ve  had  looked  forward  to  this  occasion  for 
-'-'  nonths.  The  final  details  were  completed 
s<  luring  the  closing  hours  of  daylight  the  pre- 

eding  day.  Our  church  sign  and  the  final 
MpHspection  of  the  building  were  finished  the 
ai  3tter  part  of  the  week,  and  then  a  large  tent 

^ith  a  seating  capacity  of  300  was  erected 
p-j^e  final  day,  with  the  tables  and  chairs.  All 
"cTnis,    besides    painting,   cooking,   cleaning, 

.ecorating,  and  so  on,  and  so  on. 

At  last  we  were  ready,  but  not  without 
—jfixiety,  for  the  weatherman  had  predicted 

yfe  prospect  of  clouds,  wind,  and  showers. 

*ut,  on  that  great  day,  August  15,  the  sun 
Ctime  up  over  the  Koolau  mountain  range 
Benight  and  clear,  and  the  day  was  perfect. 
Wa.e  thanked  the  Lord  for  His  faithfulness 

"id  committed  the  day  to  Him. 
g.^     In  the  morning  worship  service.  Rev.  and 
T—  rs.   Ralph  Colburn  of   Long  Beach,  Cali- 

;rnia,  were  with  us;  Mr.  Colburn  brought 
„  :e  message,  and  God  gave  us  a  good  service. 
—  Then  the  anticipated  moment  for  the 
^'^_tual    dedication   arrived,   and    by    God's 

jce,  God  the  Holy  Spirit  had  preceded  us 
iSid  oiled  the  machinery,  and  we  are  told 
wafct  the  service  was  excellent.  Knowing  that 

\  were  going  to  be  taxed  for  room,  we  did 
Th<  t  extend  a  general  invitation,  as  is  custom- 


(Continued  on  page  7) 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


The  Rosario  Plan 


Rev.  Jesse  Deloe 


What  has  been  called  "a  model  for  future  mass  evangelistic  ef- 
forts all  over  the  world"  is  being  demonstrated  in  the  "Rosario 
Plan"  in  Argentina.  Luis  Palau,  well-known  evangelist  in  Latin 
America,  is  conducting  a  crusade  in  Rosario  at  this  very  time.  Even 
before  the  crusade  began,  however,  there  were  significant  spiritual 
victories  as  the  result  of  18  months  of  planning  and  preparation. 

Evangelical  pastors  in  this  second  largest  industrial  city  of  Argen- 
tina (population  one  and  a  half  million)  set  a  goal  of  starting  68  new 
churches  prior  to  the  beginning  of  the  crusade.  In  midsummer  the 
efforts  of  the  Church  Growth  program,  sponsored  by  the  Palau 
team,  had  resulted  in  the  establishment  of  35  new  evangelical 
house-churches. 

Dr.  Vergil  Gerber,  who  participated  in  a  Church  Growth  work- 
shop with  more  than  70  pastors  and  leaders  of  Rosario's  evangelical 
community,  stated  something  of  the  reasoning  behind  this  effort 
when  he  said:  "We  must  not  simply  think  in  terms  of  'public  deci- 
sions' but  of  'making  disciples,'  that  is,  responsible,  reproducing 


members  of  the  local  body  of  Christ."  'I 

The  evangelistic  crusade  itself  began  October  25  and  continues' I 
through  November  14  in  a  centrally  located  Rosario  stadium.  Satel!| 
lite  crusades  are  being  held  in  major  cities  within  a  150-mile  radiu/| 
by  associate  evangelists.  One  of  the  regular  features  of  Mr.  Palau'ji 
crusades  is  a  nightly  television  program  where  the  evangelist  answer' 
questions  "live"  on  the  broadcast.  Interested  viewers  are  directed  tr 
preestablished  counseling  centers;  converts  are  then  directed  inti 
the  newly  formed  house-churches.  i 

In  order  to  be  involved  in  the  anticipated  harvest  of  souls,  Breth  i 
ren  missionary  Lynn  Hoyt  and  his  family  have  moved  to  Rosario : 
purchasing  a  home  which  is  to  be  the  center  for  the  establishment  o . 
our  first  Brethren  church  in  the  city.  The  harvest  is  ready,  th  . 
preparations  have  been  made,  our  missionary  is  on  the  field.  Th  • 
great  need,  just  at  this  time,  is  the  concerted  prayer  effort  of  Brett" 
ren  people  that  God's  blessing  may  be  experienced  in  the  endeavc  , 
to  plant  a  church  in  Argentina. 


Gratitude  from  a  TIME  Missionary 


I'm  most  grateful  to  God  for  the  privilege  He  gave  me  to  serve 
Him  in  the  Central  African  Republic  with  the  TIME  program 
during  1975  and  '76.  I'm  also  thankful  for  His  provisions  through 
the  Christian  Education  Department  and  the  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  who  helped  make  possible  such  an  opportunity. 

Many  good  memories  and  friendships,  along  with  deep  impres- 
sions, were  made  with  both  Africans  and  missionaries.  I  appre- 
ciate the  great  insight  I  received  to  pray  more  specifically  for  the 
missionaries  as  well  as  the  African  brethren. 

It's  beautiful  to  see  a  Christian  African,  who  may  have  only 
the  shirt  on  his  back-and  a  torn  shirt  at  that-be  happy  and 
effective  because  of  Christ.  This  is  true  of  many.  Oh,  yes,  they 
have  problems  in  their  churches  also,  but  they  too  are  looking 
forward  to  the  assembling  of  the  perfect  church  when  we  can  all 
praise  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

As  for  my  future-l  learned  a  while  back  not  to  ask  the  Lord 
to  bless  my  plans  but  to  say,  "Lord,  I'll  be  blessed  to  know  Your 
plans."  I  have  ceased  to  worry,  leaving  the  future  to  the  God  who 
controls  the  future.— C/7er)//  Kaufman 


NOVEMBER    1,    1976 


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Darkness  falls  early  in  October,  and 
when    the   doorbell    rang   about  8:00 
i.m.,  the  gates  of  the  Chateau  had  al- 
iS'eady  been  closed.  Standing  outside  in 
fhe  chilly  obscurity  were  a  tall,  hand- 

"Sme    blond    and    his    slender    com- 

Cli 

—  anion,  holding  their  bicycles.   From 

neir  accent    I    knew  they  were  from 

=;lolland. 

"May  we  stay   for  the  night,"  the 

K  — ipung  man  began  when  the  gates  had 

m      .gen  opened.  Sensing  some  hesitation 


know 


'Roger 
Roger    from 


After  a  few  minutes  of  conversation 


;n  my  part  he  quickly  added, 
nt    us.    You 

Vi/itzerland." 

■a 

ThJ 

— Hinvited  them  in  and  helped  them  find 

wab 

reir  rooms.  Little  did  I  realize  that  in 

rpi^  jening  the  gate  on  that  October  eve- 

„zrpng,   I  was  welcoming  the  answer  to 

16  of  our  most  urgent  prayers— the 
^-Dr  ■ 

pas 


need  for  someone  to  share  the  burden 
of  the  work  at  the  Chateau. 

The  story  of  Walther  and  Claudia  is 
too  long  to  share  in  detail.  Their  past 
is  typical  of  that  of  too  many  of 
Europe's  postwar  generation.  An  in- 
tense desire  to  know  life  intimately 
coupled  with  a  growing  disillusion- 
ment of  their  materialistic  society  had 
led  them  to  spiritual  despair.  There 
was  little  that  they  had  not  tried  dur- 
ing the  five  years  of  their  friendship.  A 
month  or  so  previously  they  had  set 
off  on  a  long  journey  to  find  meaning, 
without  really  knowing  where  to  go, 
or  how  to  look.  It  was  in  Switzerland 
that  they  had  met  Roger— another 
young  man  who  had  started  a  similar 
journey  three  years  before,  and  after 
wandering  through  Africa  had  re- 
turned to  France  to  find  Christ  at  the 


Rev.  Tom  Julien 
Chateau. 

Following  Roger's  advice,  they 
made  their  way  to  Saint-Albain,  and 
the  day  after  their  arrival  at  the  Cha- 
teau the  long  search  ended.  Though  in 
their  imagination  they  had  fancied 
finding  a  spiritual  leader  in  the  form  of 
a  guru  sitting  on  a  rock  in  India,  they 
bowed  before  the  supreme  Master  of 
all  and  gave  their  lives  to  Him  in  the 
quietness  of  my  study. 

Immediately  they  became  avid  stu- 
dents of  the  Word  and  were  accepted 
by  the  French  Christians.  Seeing  the 
need  Doris  and  I  had  for  help,  they 
gradually  assumed  the  responsibility  of 
the  maintenance  of  the  Chateau.  In 
December  they  were  united  in  mar- 
riage in  a  beautiful  ceremony  at  the 
Chateau,  in  the  presence  of  about  40 
members  of  their  families,  who  came 

BRETHREN   MISSIONARY   HERALD 


from  Holland.  They  continued  to  ac- 
cept an  increasing  share  of  the  respon- 
sibilities, and  this  past  summer  took 
the  oversight  of  the  Chateau  during 
our  furlough. 

Not  only  have  they  relieved  us  of 
the  burden  of  the  physical  part  of  the 
work;  they  have  been  a  constant  de- 
light in  their  response  to  the  Christian 
life,  their  contagious  friendliness,  and 
their  concern  for  the  needs  of  others. 

Walther  and  Claudia  do  not  know 
what  God  has  reserved  for  them  in  the 
future.  Perhaps  He  will  lead  them  back 
to  Holland  to  witness  to  their  people. 
They  have  already  had  the  privilege  of 
leading  a  cousin  and  her  fiance  to  the 
Lord.  Perhaps  He  will  want  them  to 
enter  a  Bible  school  for  specialized 
training.  Perhaps  God  will  lead  them 
to  continue  to  serve  as  a  part  of  the 
Chateau  team.  They  will  appreciate 
your  prayers  as  they  seek  to  discern 
God's  leading  in  their  decisions. 

But  they  know  that  whatever  they 
decide,  the  long  journey  is  already 
completed.  For  wherever  they  go, 
their  Master  will  be  with  them. 


Dedication  DayatWaipio 

(continued  from  page  4) 


Pastor  Foster  Tresise  with  Honolulu  Mayor  Frank  Fasi 


ary,  to  the  island  churches  or  to  the  com- 
munity. As  expected,  we  had  all  we  could 
comfortably  care  for.  Cooperating  in  our  en- 
deavor were  the  Waimalu  Grace  Brethren 
Church;  the   Brethren  tour  group;  certain 


dignitaries-the  mayor  of  the  City  and 
County  of  Honolulu,  the  Honorable  Frank 
Fasi  and  his  wife  (both  are  born-again  be- 
lievers); the  architect,  Roy  Tanji;  our  build- 
ing superintendent,  Henry  Ho,  his  wife  and 


family;  and  certain  other  invited  guests, 
all  we  had  a  reported  attendance  of  V] 
adults,  plus  those  who  were  involved  in  pi 
paring  food,  and  others  on  the  outside;  als 
some  in  a  special  service  for  the  children 
our  extension  room.  More  than  250  indivij 
uals  were  served.  God  gave  us  a  great  d 
and  a  truly  great  service. 

Rev.  Charles  Turner,  general  manager' 
the   Brethren   Missionary  Herald  Compa  . 
and  co-director  of  the  Brethren  tour  groi'| 
brought  the  dedication  message  to  a  pack'i 
house.    On   this   occasion   the   pastor  a 
people  dedicated  themselves,  their  talen 
the  church,  and  their  all  to  the  Lord  for  I 
service  and  glory.  In  one  of  the  testimon'ii 
it  was  remarked  that  "if  you  want  to  se'  | 
miracle  of   God,  just  look   at  the  Wai|, 
Grace  Brethren  Cliurch.  This  building  c. 
its  completion  are  miracles  of  God."  H 
true.  We  thank  Him  for  every  manifestatii 
of  His  grace.  God  has  done  a  great  th. 
here,  for  which  we  are  glad.  To  Him  g' 
the  glory. 

Now,  we  look  to  God  for  the  future,  i|  I 
we  thank  Him  that  that  future  is  just'i| 
bright  as  the  promises  of  God. 


NOVEMBER    1,    1976 


(FMS  editor's  note:  Alain  Leycuras  of 
IVIarseille,  France,  is  beginning  fiis 
fourtii  year  of  teaching  matti,  science, 
and  Bible  at  the  James  Cribble  High 
School,  Yaloke,  Central  African  Re- 
public.) 

In  Mark  5:19  we  are  told,  "Go  .  .  . 
and  tell  .  .  .  how  great  things  the  Lord 
hath  done  for  thee."  That  is  what  I 
shall  do  here. 

I  was  not  born  in  a  Christian  fami- 
ly. Therefore  I  grew  up  in  total  igno- 
rance of  the  Word  of  God,  in  which 
^  the  living  God  reveals  Himself  to  us 
~  and  shows  us  the  way  to  come  to  Him. 
When  I  happened  to  think  about  God, 
He  was  like  a  Being  infinitely  far  away 


watches  over  His  Word.  This  Bible  was 
finally  opened,  and  for  several  months 
I  didn't  read  anything  but  the  Gospels. 
The  Person  of  Jesus  fascinated  me  and 
powerfully  attracted  me.  I  had  no  dif- 
ficulty believing  what  I  read  regarding 
His  supernatural  birth  and  His  mira- 
cles, even  though  I  had  received  a 
materialistic  and  atheistic  education. 
The  miracle  of  which  the  Epistle  to 
the  Romans  speaks  was  being  accom- 
plished in  me:  faith  was  being  born 
from  what  I  was  reading  in  the  Word 
of  God.  However,  the  essential  truth 
continued  to  escape  me:  the  true 
identity  of  the  One  who  exercised 
such  an  attraction  over  me,  and  the 
reason  for  His  coming  into  the  world.  I 


Di 
R 


i: 


Now  My 
Life  Has 
Meaning 


Alain  Leycuras 


ii.ind    inaccessible,    and    I    preferred  to 
g(,  eed  my  spirit  with  subjects  of  medita- 

ion  more  within  my  grasp, 
w.      But  "God  has  placed  in  man's  heart 
— jhe   thought  of  eternity,"  even  as  He 

las    created    in    man's    body    certain 


F]' 


latural  desires.  The  need  for  God  had 


£J  leen  placed  within  me  as  it  has  in 
Si  very    man,    and    I  was  searching  for 

■omething  or  someone  that  could  fill 
Me  he  great  emptiness  I  felt.  The  search 
On"/as  in  vain:  first,  books;  then,  the  ex- 

jeriences  that  the  books  recom- 
rv.-iended,  which  were  supposed  to  bring 
^iappiness.  But  instead,  after  deceiving 
.,  ne  for  a  while,  they  left  me  with  the 

Wc 

:jime  emptiness  of  heart;  the  same  un- 
itisfied  need. 
^.   It    was    at    the   age    of    23   that    I 
hopught   my  first   Bible.  Why?  Simply 
'.^jcause  I  was  an  enthusiastic  book  col- 
Re  ctor.     The    Bible    became    just    one 
an,  ore  book  in  my  library,  and  it  stayed 
:'ere  nearly  two  years  without  being 
)ened.  If  only  I  had  known  that  this 
')ok  I  had  just  acquired  was  the  Word 
'  God,  and  that  it  actually  contained 
■jj^i»  answer  to  my  need!  But  there  was 


wa 


■TL    n  one  to  tell  me  at  that  time. 

No    one  .  .  .  but    God    Himself 


was  somewhat  in  the  same  situation  as 
those  who  followed  Jesus  in  Palestine 
2,000  years  ago,  without  really  know- 
ing who  He  was  or  why  He  had  come. 
I  knew  Christ  in  the  flesh,  but  that  still 
didn't  meet  my  spiritual  need. 

Then,  the  same  invisible  hand  that 
had  led  me  to  open  the  Bible,  and  to 
meet  Jesus  Christ  there,  led  me  one 
step  farther.  That  is  how  one  day  I 
entered  a  "Maison  de  la  Bible" 
(French  Bible  bookstore),  still  search- 
ing for  what  was  missing  in  my  life. 
And  there,  for  the  first  time  in  my  life 
(to  my  knowledge),  I  met  a  true  Chris- 
tian who  witnessed  to  me  of  his  faith. 
One  week  later,  I  returned  to  this  same 
bookstore  and  there  found  another 
servant  of  the  Lord  who  showed  me 
the  way  of  salvation.  He  explained  to 
me  that  the  obstacle  that  separated  me 
from  God  was  none  other  than  my  sin, 
and  that  I  needed  to  repent  and  re- 
ceive Jesus  Christ  by  faith  as  my  per- 
sonal Saviour.  I  did  this  that  day,  April 
27,  1972,  and  this  was  the  most  im- 
portant decision  of  my  whole  life. 
However,  when  I  think  back  on  that 
moment,  I  tell  myself  that  God  was 
good  to  take  into  account  such  an  in- 


significant beginning,  for  there  were 
still  many  doubts  and  questions  in  my 
mind  as  I  got  down  on  my  knees  be- 
fore Him  to  confess  my  sins.  It  wasn't 
until  the  days  that  followed,  after  my 
life  was  put  in  order  by  the  help  of  His 
grace,  that  I  received  the  clear  cer- 
tainty that  I  had  become  a  child  of 
God  by  faith  in  Jesus  Christ,  as  it  is 
written:  "To  all  who  have  received 
Him,  to  them  that  believe  in  His  name. 
He  (the  Light,  Jesus  Christ)  has  given 
the  ability  to  become  children  of  God, 
who  are  born,  not  of  blood,  nor  of  the 
will  of  the  flesh,  nor  of  the  will  of 
man,  but  of  God."  I  knew  then  that 
Jesus  Christ,  my  Saviour,  had  come  to 
live  in  my  heart  and  that  I  had  eternal 


life  in  Him.  I  had  finally  found  what  I 
was  missing,  and  I  was  filled  with  joy 
and  praise.  I  began  to  witness  immedi- 
ately to  those  around  me,  but  the 
complete  change  that  God  had 
brought  about  in  my  life  was  certainly 
a  more  eloquent  testimony  than  my 
poor  explanations. 

Now  my  soul  is  satisfied  and  my 
life  has  meaning:  to  grow  in  the  grace 
and  in  the  knowledge  of  my  beloved 
Lord  and  Saviour;  to  serve  Him  in  the 
world  so  that  others  might  come  to 
Him  and  receive  pardon  for  sin  and 
eternal  life  by  faith  in  Him.— 
(Translated  by  Carol  Mensingerj 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


The  symphony  of  night  creatures  from  tiny  insects 
to  large  birds,  which  is  usually  the  only  sound  that 
breaks  the  silence  of  our  nights  along  the  Guama 
River,  has  been  interrupted  this  week  by  the  sound  of 
voices  at  all  hours  of  the  night,  and  last  night  there 
was  the  added  tap-tap-tap  of  a  hammer.  For  illness, 
followed  by  death,  entered  the  home  of  our  nearest 
neighbor  and  removed  from  it  the  wife  and  mother. 

Dona  Margarida  was  old,  frail,  and  ill  much  of  the 
six  years  we've  known  her.  She  was  one  of  only  two 
neighbor  women  who  had  the  courage  to  come  to 
me— a  foreigner  as  well  as  a  stranger— and  to  welcome 
me  as  a  new  neighbor.  From  the  beginning  she 
showed  a  sincere  interest  in  hearing  the  Word.  She 
knew  that  my  weekly  visits  were  not  just  social  calls, 
and  on  occasion  she  insisted  that  I  read  to  her  even 
when  I  had  interrupted  a  visit  of  some  other  acquaint- 
ance. At  other  times  when  she  was  very  ill  and  it 
seemed  to  me  to  be  an  imposition  to  do  more  than 
take  her  hand  and  sit  quietly  with  her  for  a  few  min- 
utes, she  reprimanded  me  by  saying,  "But  you  didn't 
bring  your  Bible." 

However,  when  one  is  old  and  ill,  and  can  no 
longer  see  to  read  for  oneself,  understanding  comes 
oh,  so  slowly.  I  take  comfort  now  in  remembering 
evidences  of  growing  understanding  during  the  last 
year  or  two.  There  was  a  marked  change  of  attitude 
toward  death;  an  oft  reiterated  statement  of  her  faith 
in  Jesus;  and  her  statement  to  me  last  week,  before 
her  condition  became  critical,  that  she  was  going  to 
declare  herself  a  believer.  But  so  far  as  I  know,  that 
declaration  was  never  made  to  any  of  her  family  nor 
to  any  of  the  believers  who  visited  her. 

Last  night  her  family— husband,  grown  sons,  and 
teen-age  grandchildren— all  of  whom  have  had  long 
and  continuous  contact  with  the  Gospel  without  hav- 
ing appropriated  its  blessings  for  themselves,  took 
what  comfort  they  could  from  the  burning  of 
candles,  the  presence  of  images,  and  the  final  prepara- 
tions of  the  body  for  burial. 

Our  prayer  is  that  this  death  will  be  used  of  the 
Lord  to  stir  the  convictions  of  many  others  who  are 
in  a  similar  situation.  Some  have  fellowshiped  with  us 
for  a  long  time,  but  have  not  obeyed  the  Lord  in 
baptism.  Others  claim  they  believe  and  show  real  in- 
terest in  the  Word,  but  are  unwilling  to  disassociate 
themselves  from  the  Roman  Catholic  church.  And 
still  others  are  like  those  in  Jesus'  day  who  were  "dis- 
ciples, but  secretly  .  .  .  ."  It  is  true  that  our  Lord 
knows  their  hearts  and  will  care  for  His  own,  but  in 
the  hour  of  death  there  is  no  comfort  for  us  who 
remain— only  questions.  Was  their  faith  in  Jesus  only, 
or  Jesus  and  .  .  .?  Has  their  destination  been  heaven, 
or  has  it  been  hell? 


NOVEMBER    1,   1976 


Margaret  Hull 


f  My  Grass 


J 

h  I  lift  my  head  off  the  nice  soft  pil- 
I  low  and  listen  intently.  I  hear  the  tell- 
D  tale  crackling  of  branches  and  soft 
y  "whispering  of  voices.  The  thought 
Ti '.flashes  through  my  mind  that  I  can't 
J.-'  have  even  five  minutes  of  siesta  in 
peace,  and  I  go  whooping  through  the 
front  door  and  up  the  walk  to  the 
guava  tree.  Three  startled  faces  come 
Deering  through  the  leaves,  then  three 
prown  bodies  come  swinging  down  to 
sarth  and  go  dashing  up  the  path,  just 
R)  3ut  of  reach.  They  stand  there,  jeering, 
ii  daunting,  displaying  their  stolen 
sa^uavas.  I  don't  say  anything  because  I 
[icnow  they  will  only  mock  and  imitate 
M^  ny  accented  Sango.  I  head  wearily 
—.back  to  the  house.  Better  to  have  no 
'  uava  trees  than  to  have  furtively 
:ineaking  children,  filling  their  pwckets. 


A 
N 
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air 


Si 


I   silently  fume:  "They  don't  even 

,Vait  for  the  fruit  to  get  decently  ripe 

•b  that  I  can  enjoy  some  of  it.  When 

Mfc'ne  guavas  are  gone,  it  will  be  time  for 

Onhe  oranges;  then,  the  avocados;  and 

'hen  — oh,     horrors— mango    season 

Ct'^ain.  How  many  hours,  days,  months, 

g^nd    years    of    chasing    them    away." 

y^^And  Jesus  said,  'Suffer  the  little  chil- 

■)'en    to    come   unto    me,    and   forbid 

hem  not,  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom 

-2^    heaven.'"    The   thought   surfaces, 

"'-,A)ods  through  my  mind,  and  staggers 

:.-e.     "Oh,     Lord,"     I    protest,    "they 

Re  faren't  in  Your  fruit  trees." 

ar  <  Then    suddenly    I'm    remembering 

•tace  College  days  and  a  nameless  mis- 

Th.[>)nary  and  his  story  about  the  diffi- 

wa'*'ties  of  adjusting  to  life  in  a  differ- 

t  culture.   He  had  told  of  his  strug- 

■fhi-^  to  get  a  nice  green  lawn  growing  in 

PjjOnt  of  his  lowly  missionary  dwelling. 

i:  told  of  the   problem  he  had  had 
Dr. 

pai 


with  the  nationals,  who,  heedless  of 
tender  green  grass,  kept  to  their  age- 
long custom  of  walking  a  certain  path 
to  the  water  hole.  It  didn't  matter  to 
them  that  the  path  now  crossed  the 
missionary's  tender  green  grass.  The 
missionary  then  put  up  a  fence  in 
order  to  protect  his  grass.  They  paid 
no  attention,  but  climbed  over  the 
fence  in  order  to  keep  to  their  custom- 
ary path.  And  so  the  missionary  found 
himself  racing  from  his  house,  waving 
his  fists  and  shouting,  "Keep  off  my 
grass,"  to  the  same  people  he  preached 
to  on  Sunday. 

Fellowship.  In  the  Sango  language 
it  is  called  beoko.  This  is  a  hard-to- 
define  word  which  could  be  variously 
translated  as  fellowship,  one- 
mindedness,  cooperativeness,  sincerity. 
Literally  it  means  of  one  liver.  Central 
African  culture  places  greater  impor- 
tance on  the  liver  than  on  the  heart  in 
figurative  speech.  You  love  God  with 
all  your  liver,  and  you  love  your  wife 
with  your  liver,  too,  though  I  don't 
believe  I've  ever  seen  that  on  a  valen- 
tine. Somehow  a  blobby  liver  doesn't 
quite  take  the  place  of  a  well-formed 
heart. 

Beoko  basically  means  sharing.  The 
Central  African  Christians  and  mission- 
aries often  express  beoko  by  eating  a 
meal  together.  But  that  seems  to  be 
the  easy  part  of  beoko.  In  the  true 
sense  of  the  African  usage,  you  do  not 
"have"  beoko,  you  "do"  beoko.  In 
other  words,  it  is  a  condition  which  is 
achieved  by  something  you  do  which 
the  other  party  accepts,  or  something 
both  parties  do  together  which  leads 
to  the  mutual  result  of  beoko. 

I  John  1:7  says  that  if  we  walk  in 


the  light  as  Christ  is  in  the  light,  we 
will  have  fellowship  with  each  other. 
The  Sango  Bible  says  that  we  sala 
beoko  with  one  another.  This,  as  you 
have  perhaps  exfjerienced,  is  a  difficult 
thing  to  do.  In  fact,  it  is  humanly  im- 
possible. That  is  w/hy  we  must  first  of 
all  experience  the  beoko  of  the  blood 
and  body  of  Christ,  and  the  beoko  of 
the  Holy  Spirit  mentioned  in  II  Corin- 
thians 13:14,  if  we  are  to  practice 
beoko  with  one  another.  If  it  is  diffi- 
cult for  p>eople  of  the  same  culture, 
tongue,  and  religious  background  to 
practice  one-heartedness,  then  it  is 
doubly  hard  to  practice  it  cross- 
culturally. 

C.  Peter  Wagner  in  his  book.  Fron- 
tiers in  Missionary  Strategy,  defines 
the  missionary  gift  as  the  ability  of  an 
individual  to  use  his  spiritual  gift(s) 
cross-culturally.  So  then  it  is  the  mis- 
sionary's business  to  learn  to  have  true 
fellowship  in  another  culture.  Often, 
though,  material  things  build  barriers 
against  fellowship. 

I  would  like  to  think  that  I  am 
dedicated  to  God  and  not  to  things. 
But  [jerhaps  my  life  isn't  too  far  from 
being  an  "ash  heap  life,"  a  life  cen- 
tered around  things  which  eventually 
find  their  final  resting  place  in  the 
junk  pile  or  the  ash  heap;  a  life  infil- 
trated by  the  values  of  personal  ease 
and  compromised  by  secret  worship  of 
affluence,  as  described  by  Francis 
Schaeffer  in  his  book.  No  Little 
People.  Because  I  am  part  of  the  mis- 
sion, the  things  of  the  mission  seem  to 
become  my  things.  My  house,  our 
water  pump,  my  electricity,  our  gener- 
ator, my  guava  trees.  Our  cars  and 
trucks  and  gasoline  and  oil.  It  is  natu- 

BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALC 


ral,  then,  that  I  should  feel  a  certain 
responsibility  for  all  these  things. 
True,  I  did  not  build  the  house  nor 
plant  the  trees  nor  buy  the  truck.  But 
I  claim  them  as  "mission  inheritance." 
That  is  why  I  keep  chasing  the  kids, 
why  I  fret  about  who  is  to  be  responsi- 
ble for  upkeep  of  mission  houses  in 
which  Africans  are  living,  why  I  won- 
der who  should  pay  for  the  gasoline 
when  "they"  use  "our"  cars.  It  has 
gotten  to  the  place  where  material 
rather  than  spiritual  problems  have 
prime  time  in  joint  conferences. 

We  hear  so  much  about  Paul's  mis- 
sionary methods  and  about  how  he 
handled  this  or  that  problem.  Paul 
didn't  have  a  fleet  of  cars  and  trucks 
to  help  him  with  his  work.  He 
"hauled"  only  the  Gospel.  He  didn't 
need  an  organized  medical  work  be- 
cause, when  necessary,  he  performed 
miracles  of  healing  without  benefit  of 
doctor's  kit.  His  discipleship  program 
was  less  complicated  than  ours,  so  he 
didn't  need  printing  presses  or  mimeo- 
graphing machines.  His  Bible  institute 
was  mobile,  so  he  didn't  have  a  hous- 
ing problem  for  students.  But  we  do. 
And  so  we  have  problems  which  Paul 
didn't  have  to  face.  Nonetheless,  Paul 


has  good  advice  for  us. 

I  have  been  overwhelmed  with  the 
conviction  that  we  are  trying  to  use 
Paul's  methods  without  having  Paul's 
spirituality.  I  think  we  need  to  ex- 
amine ourselves  before  we  reexamine 
our  methods.  For  Paul,  the  ultimate 
knowledge  was  to  know  Christ;  not  a 
pursuit  of  the  vague  or  the  visionary, 
but  an  experimental,  experiential 
knowledge  acquired  by  identifying 
himself  with  Christ  in  His  resurrection. 
His  suffering.  His  death.  Paul  desired 
this  fellowship.  Do  we?  If  we  do  not, 
how  can  we  expect  Paul's  methods  to 
work  for  us? 

We  don't  need  to  look  at  Paul's 
methods  so  much  as  we  need  to  note 
and  emulate  his  attitudes.  Toward  his 
converts  his  attitude  was  something 
else!  In  Philippians,  for  example,  he 
was  thankful  for  them,  he  had  them  in 
his  heart,  he  prayed  for  them,  he 
longed  to  see  them,  he  had  confidence 
in  God's  working  in  them.  He  ex- 
pected them  to  follow  his  example, 
which  he  took  from  Christ,  that  of  a 
bondservant. 

Paul's  major  concern  was  to  spread 
the  Gospel.  He  didn't  do  it  brusquely 
in    a   calculating,    strictly   businesslike 


manner.  In  I  Thessalonians  2:8  (Living 
Bible)  he  says,  "Having  thus  a  fond  af- 
fection for  you,  we  were  well  pleased 
to  impart  to  you  not  only  the  gospel, 
but  also  our  own  lives,  because  you 
have  become  very  dear  to  us."  This 
was  a  shared  life,  not  just  a  shared 
message.  In  three  weeks  time  the 
Thessalonians  had  become  so  dear  to 
Paul  that  he  treated  them  with  great 
tenderness.  How  did  this  love  become 
so  great  in  such  a  short  time?  He  said, 
"For  what  thanks  can  we  render  to 
God  for  you  in  return  for  all  the  joy 
with  which  we  rejoice  before  our  Goc 
on  your  account."  One  of  the  majoi 
contributions  to  Paul's  success  as  c 
minister  of  the  Gospel,  was  his  lovi 
life:  his  love  of  the  Lord,  his  love  o' 
the  Gospel,  his  love  of  others. 

We  need  that  kind  of  love.  This  i 
something  we  can't   force,  can't   pre 
tend,  can't  manufacture.  We  need  ai. 
outpouring  of  the  Holy  Spirit  in  ou' 
lives.    When   the   love   of   God    reign' 
supreme  in  our  lives,  then  the  fellow 
ship  of  the  Holy  Spirit  reigns,  too.  Th  • 
guava   trees   take   their  rightful   plac 
and  the  green  grass  doesn't  matter  s 
much. 


'Beoko'  basically  means  'sharing.'  "  African  girl  and  MK  Suzie  Mensinger  share  a  task. 


NOVEMBER   1,   1976 


^#ws  Summary 

From  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches  and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


.  » Starting  as  a  Bible  class  a  new  church  has  now  been 
-  "ormed  as  of  September  12  with  14  charter  members 
^  Dresent.  This  new  congregation  is  located  in  Goldendale, 
iVash.,  and  already  there  has  been  a  record  attendance  of 
J  18  at  a  worship  service  and  over  $534  was  received  as  an 
r  jffering.  Rev.  George  Christie  is  the  pastor  of  the  group. 

I  Rev.  Robert  Poirier,  formerly  pastor  of  the  Grace 
D  irethren  Church  at  Berrien  Springs,  Mich.,  has  accepted 
^  he  call  from  the  First  Brethren  Church  (Dayton,  Ohio), 
n  lo  become  the  Minister  of  Out-reach  Ministries. 

A  trustworthy  reporter  describes  the  church  property 
vhere  the  Troutdale,  Oreg.,  church  is  being  constructed 
s  "just  about  self-sustaining  ...  a  creek  for  water,  an 
Tchard  with  apples,  pears  and  prunes  .  .  .  also  lots  of 
(lackberry  bushes  and  a  mulberry  tree  ...  a  big  field  of 
fluliflower  and  some  cabbage  and  a  few  rabbits  running 

ound."  Work  on  the  building  is  being  done  by  three 
R^  ill- time  men  on  the  job  but  only  one  is  paid— the  other 
j-vo  are  retired.  (Rev.  William  Schaffer  could  be  one  of 
le  latter  two  .  .  .  and  he  is  serving  the  Lord  in  this  way 

ith  all  of  his  heart.) 


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Mp According  to  the  recording  secretary,  CUdean  Talley, 
■^^^b  "Grace  Brethren  Church  of  San  Bernardino,  CaUf.,  is 

^(ry   excited   about   their   new   pastor,   James   Ament. 

,i»stor  Ament  has  been  with  the  church  since  July  and 
±2f\S  enthusiasm  is  spreading!  There  have  been  19  new 
St  ^lurch  members  added  during  his  ministry  with  many 

:',,ospects  yet  on  the  horizon." 

J-ji  jrand  Rapids,  Mich.  (EP)-An  early-morning  fire  Sept. 

^Y'  destroyed  a  section  of  the  office  complex  containing 

•  l^ctronic  equipment  used  by  the  Radio  Bible  Class  here. 

Cl:;;No  mail  was  burned,  no  vital  records  were  destroyed 

g^id  work  has  begun  on  rebuilding  the  area,  according  to 

rjjTi  Clair  Hess,  director  of  publications.  The  stubborn 

\ze  destroyed  property  in  excess  of  $1  million. 

^Radio  Bible  Class,  under  the  leadership  of  Richard 

Sy  jHaan,  produces  the  telecast  "Day  of  Discovery,"  the 

ha'^adio  Bible  Class"  weekly  and  "On  the  Move"  youth 

ograms. 

Re' 

—  notice.  The  1977  Brethren  Annual  will  be  placed  in 

_(■.  mail  about  December  1,  1976.  Three  copies  wiU  be 

''it  to  each  Brethren  church  (except  those  who  have 

.-uested  more  than  three)  and  one  copy  to  each  Breth- 

!>  minister.  Those  persons  who  requested  a  copy  of  the 

76  Annual  will  automatically  receive  a  1977  copy. 

•pj^,;t|ier   Herald   subscribers   who   would  like  an  Annual 

rr-.,juld  write  to  the  Herald  Co.,  P.O.  Box  544,  Winona 

^^-,,ce,  Ind.  46590. 

Dr.' 

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•  The  teens  at  Waynesboro  (Pa.)  Brethren  were 
challenged  to  find  advertising  slogans  and  change  them 
into  statements  about  God.  Some  of  the  results: 

God  is  like  Crest  ...  He  gives  you  protection. 
God  is  like  Tide  ...  He  takes  the  dirt  out. 
God  is  like  Poli-Grip  ...  He  never  lets  go. 
God  is  like  Tylenol .  .  .  You  can't  find  a  more 

potent  pain  reUever. 
God  is  like  Cascade  ...  He  gets  rid  of  spots. 
God  is  like  Alka-Seltzer  .  .  .  Oh,  what  a  relief  He 

is. 

•  Western  Springs,  111.  (EP)- A  memorial  service  for  Erma 
L.  Shea,  wife  of  "America's  Beloved  Gospel  Singer," 
George  Beverly  Shea,  were  conducted  Sept.  8,  with  Billy 
Graham  speaking. 

The  Rev.  Arthur  S.  Brown,  pastor  of  the  Western 
Springs  Baptist  Church  which  the  Sheas  attended,  said 
"This  memorial  service  is  a  thanksgiving  to  our  God  for 
His  great  gift:  a  Ufe,  a  precious  life  that  lived  among  us 
and  influenced  so  many  of  us." 

Mrs.  Shea  was  68.  She  is  survived  by  her  husband  and 
their  two  children,  Ronald  and  Elaine  (Mrs.  Ray 
Anderson).  Interment  was  Sept.  9  at  Mt.  Pleasant 
Cemetery,  Houghton,  N.Y. 

•  Notice  to  pastors  and  church  secretaries:  Please  destroy 
any  business  reply  postage  paid  envelopes  that  you  may 
have  received  from  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co. 
New  postal  regulations  and  sharply  increased  postage 
rates  for  this  type  of  maU  are  making  it  impractical  for 
the  Herald  Co.  to  continue  this  service.  Thank  you  for 
your  cooperation  in  this  matter. 


Weddings. 


A  six-month's  free  subscription  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald is  given  to  new  subscribers  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Julie  Kroes  and  Geoffrey  Huys,  July  24,  Grace  Brethren 

Church,  Marietta,  Ga. 

Juha  Taylor  and  Thomas  Engle,  July  31,  Sidney  Grace 

Brethren  Church,  Sidney,  Ind. 

Vicki   Cover   and   John    Rife,   Aug.   7,  Grace  Brethren 

Church,  Ripon,  Calif.  Rev.  Robert  Cover,  father  of  the 

bride,  and  Jack  Cover,  cousin,  conducted  the  ceremony. 

Kathy  Walter  and  Charles  Kalck,  Aug.  28,  Penn  Valley 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Pa. 

Susan  Engelberth  and  Michael  Heintz,  Sept.  1 1 ,  Sidney 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Sidney,  Ind. 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


In  Memory_ 


Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  ttie  pastor. 

BLOSSER,  Ora,  87,  Aug.  21,  charter  member  of  North 

Riverdale    Brethren    Church,    Dayton,    Ohio.    Kenneth 

Cosgrove,  pastor. 

MARQUART,  Hazel,  Sept.  3,  a  faithful  member  of  First 

Brethren    Church,    Philadelphia,    Pa.    Roger   Wambold, 

pastor. 

SHAFFER,  Orpha,  78,  Oct.  1,  longtime  member  of  the 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Canton,  Ohio.  Richard  Grant, 

pastor. 

•  Taos,  N.  Mex.  The  church  council  approved  proposed 
plans  for  a  new  educational  building  with  a  goal  to  raise 
$10,000  before  construction  is  started. 

•  Rev.  Edward  Wingard  recently  resigned  as  pastor  after 
serving  the  Danville  (Ohio)  Grace  Brethren  Church  for 
1 2  years.  Pastor  Wingard  and  his  family  have  moved  to  a 
location  near  Butler,  Pa.  The  church  is  seeking  the 
Lord's  man  who  is  willing  to  serve  on  a  part-time  basis. 

•  Skating  parties  on  the  first  Monday  evening  of  every 
month  at  the  Huber  Heights  Skating  Rink  are  being 
sponsored  by  the  Southern  Ohio  District  for  the  youth. 

•  Communicating  through  song  and  poetry  in  a  unique 
manner  is  the  way  Ransom  Hess  presented  the  Gospel 
recently  at  the  Patterson  Memorial  Brethren  Church, 
HoUins,  Va.  Mr.  Hess  has  sung  at  the  White  House  Prayer 
Breakfast  and  ministered  to  many  churches  in  the  past. 

•  Final  enrollment  for  the  Brethren  Elementary  and 
Junior  Hi  schools  at  Whittier  (Calif.)  Community  has  set 
an  all-time  high  with  393  students. 

•  A  "special  blessing"  gift  of  over  $1,500  was  given  to 
the  new  church  at  Centerville,  Ohio,  by  her  "Mother 
Church"— First  Brethren  of  Dayton.  According  to  a 
bulletin  the  Centerville  people  are  "working  hard  to  live 
up  to  the  testimony  and  rich  heritage  you  (Dayton  First) 
have  already  established." 

•  New  York  (EP)— The  research  director  of  the  American 
Society  for  Psychical  Research  (ASPR),  which  has  been 
conducting  studies  on  the  existence  of  the  soul,  said  he 
sees  "increased  evidence"  of  such  an  entity. 

"I  see  rapidly  increasing  evidence  for  s.omething  in  the 
human  personality  which  can  be  called  'soul,'  which  can 
exist  outside  of  the  human  organism  and  also  after 
death,"  said  Dr.  Karlis  Osis. 

He  said  the  ASPR  research  is  "not  final,"  but  the 
evidence  is  "quite  strong." 


"Pray  for  these  meetings 


Albuquerque,  N.  Mex.  (Grace),  Nov.  7-14,  Donald  Jentes, 

pastor;  Herman  Hein,  speaker. 
Kittanning,    Pa.    (First),    Nov.    7-14,    Charles    Turner, 

speaker. 
Boswell,  Pa.,  Nov.   12-14,  Haiiy  Nonnemacher,  pastor; 

John  Davis,  speaker. 
Flora,  Ind.,  Nov.   15-21,   Michael  RockafeUow,  pastor; 

Dean  Fetterhoff,  speaker. 


•  Marburg,  West  Germany  (EP)-Dr.  Rudolf  Karl 
Bultmann,  the  famed  Lutheran  theologian  and  Biblical 
scholar  who  taught  that  much  of  the  New  Testament  is 
"myth,"  died  here  on  July  30  at  the  age  of  91. 

He  was  the  last,  and  perhaps  most  controversial,  of 
Protestantism's  mid-century  theological  "giants,"  a 
group  induding  Karl  Barth,  Paul  Tillich  and  Reinhold 
Niebuhr. 


•  Winona    Lake.    Grace    Village    construction    contini- 
ing  ....  The  second  wing  and  center  core  area  of  th- 
second   building   will   soon  be  covered  by  rafters  an' 
roofing.  This  new  wing  will  provide   12  one-bedroor.' 
apartments  ready  for  occupancy  early  in  1977.  Thes 
new  apartments  in  addition  to  the  present  58  will  brin 
the    total    to   70   apartments   provided  for  retiremer 
Uving. 

Further  information  concerning  resident  occupanc  I 
or  investments:  Grace  Village,  Box  337,  Winona  Laki 
Ind.  46590. 


•  The     Riverside     Brethren     Church     congregation    ; 
Johnstown,  Pa.,  was  happy  and  sad  at  the  same  time  as 
bid  fareweU  to  Jack  Peters,  Jr.,  who  had  been  in  charj;| 
of  their  bus  ministry  and  also  was  busy  with  the  dutii 
that    fell   upon    him    as    youth    pastor.   Although   til 
congregation  was  sad  to  see  Jack  leave  them  they  we  i 
happy  to  know  he  was  on  his  way  to  North  Lauderdal  f 
Fla.,  where  he  had  received  a  call  to  be  in  full-time  woij 
for  the  Lord  as  pastor  of  the  Brethren  church  in  thl 
city. 

Jack  Peters,  Jr.,  is  the  son  of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Ja(  I 
Peters,  Sr.,  of  Hagerstown,  Md.,  where  Jack  is  pastor  1 
the  Maranatha  Brethren  Church,  and  Mis.  Jack  Petei J 
Jr.,  is  the  daughter  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Lester  Pifer  ^ 
Winona  Lake,  Ind. 


•  World  Vision  reports  that,  as  a  result  of  the  nationwi(, 
LOVE  LOAF  program  12,000  pounds  of  suppUes  we 
sent  to   Bangladesh,  tons  of  food  and  medicines  we 
sent    to    drought-stricken    Ethiopia;    thousands    we  | 
assisted    foUowing    the     disastrous    typhoons    in    t'j 
Phihppines;  $22,000  worth  of  medicines  were  distr 
uted  in  Taiwan;  and  peoples  in  numerous  other  disasi  I 
areas  were  helped. 

RELIEF  AGENCY  BRETHREN  (RAB),  admirl 
tered  by  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Brethi. I 
Church,  wiU  accept  your  gifts  if  properly  marked  (RA  f 
and  sent  to  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  P.  O.  B,L 
588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


NOVEMBER    1,    1976 


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'verything  from  rust  removal  to  inside-air  freshen- 

^g,  50  cents  a  squirt. 

Churches  are  commanded  to  do  complete  jobs 
■^^n   people,  or  at  least  to  be  a  medium  for  the 

jPirit's  complete  work. 

j   Sometimes  we  call  it  Christian  Education. 
"Teaching  them  to  observe  all  things ...  I  have 
M^/ammanded  . . ."  (Matt.  28:20).  Saints  are  to  do 
ali'ie  work  of  ministry  until  we  all  become  complete 

ir  mature,  "to  the  measure  of  the  stature  which 
Fi'slongs  to  the  fulness  of  Christ"  (Eph.  4:13 
s'i'aSB). 

.',  And  the  work  goes  on.  Rust  off.  Fresh  air. 
„  i  ature  Christians, 
•prrji-  You're  needed  at  your  church  to  help  complete 

"fiople.  Ephesians  4:16  says  everyone  should  help. 

'.-'eryone  can  supply  help  to  mature  and  complete 

££:  her  Christians. 

Bo*  Your  church  is  needed  because  it  is  the  body 

Wath  which   muscles  and  parts  function.  Elbows 

'in't  bend  well   all  alone!  "Support  your  local 

Sy'fJrch"  may  not  make  bumper  stickers  like  the 

i^';e  about  police,  but  it  has  made  the  Bible!  Pitch 

;■)  There's  so  much  completing  work  needed-to 

g^g''  p  families,  guide  children,  support  youth,  plan 

—  Ijrch  growth,  be  ministers  so  your  pastor  can 
all. 

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Your  Christian  Ed  board  nationally  is  needed 

■:ause  we  help  supply  materials,  ideas,  seminars, 

wers,  conferences,  ministry  opportunities.  We 

nish  "rustoff,"  and  have  ideas  for  freshening  the 


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Dr .  Jts  Larson 

cutive  Director 

2  Christian  Education 


CE  is  a  ministry  group  sponsored  by  the 
churches  for  the  churches. 

Really  for  the  Lord. 

Christian  Education  is,  of  course,  His  idea. 

The  churches  through  a  conference  through 
a  board  select  and  guide  a  staff  paid  to  eat 
and  dream  in  Christian  Ed.  An  executive 
director  coordinates  a  staff  to  help  churches 
minister. 

Areas  of  specialty  for  this  staff  are  Sunday 
School,  youth  ministries,  adult  education. 
Christian  schools,  church  growth,  and  specific 
suggestions  and  sharing  for  pastors. 

The  staff  prays,  studies,  dreams  and  writes. 
They  share  with  pastors  and  church  educa- 
tional leaders. 

They  visit  and  hold  seminars. 

They  believe  in  CE. 

Really  they  believe  in  the  Lord  and  His  idea: 
Christian  Education. 

Please  take  a  few  minutes  to  study 
that  chart.  It's  more  than  a  work-flow. 

It's  a  prayer  card.  The  staff  seeks  that 
support  first. 

It's  a  study  in  ministries.  Many  people  hours 
are  in  those  lines. 

It's  a  request  for  offerings— many  of  those 
items  are  not  pay-as-you-go. 

It's  a  cooperative  venture— many  people  and 
churches  are  involved  in  this  venture. 

It's  an  argument  for  local  churches  and 
fellowship  and  cooperation.  The  staff  starts 
and  steps  there. 

It's  an  invitation  to  you— we're  hoping  to  help. 

RSVP.-Knute  Larson 


Hoping 
to  Help! ! ! 


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OFFICE  MANAGER, 
PASTORAL  SERVICES 
Bobbette  Osborn 

OFFICE  STAFF 
Pam  Reed 
Pat  Houston 
Nancy  Mayes 


PUBLICATIONS 
Jim  Long 


SMM 

Judy  Ashman 


YOUTH 
Ed  Lewis 


Clair  Brickel 
Edwin  Cashman 
James  Dixon 
Vernon  Harris 
Forrest  Jackson 
Robert  Kern 
Galen  Lingenfelter 


Michael  Rockafellow 
Kenneth  Russell 
Robert  Russell 
David  Seifert 
William  Snell 
John  Terrell 
J.  Hudson  Thayer 
Charles  Thornton 


EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR 
Knute  Larson 


CHRISTIAN  EDUCATION  STAFF 


REGIONAL  REPRESENTATIVES 

Edwin  Cashman,  West 
James  Dixon,  East 

CONSULTANTS 

David  Seifert,  board  president 

Church  Growth 

Howard  Mayes,  educational  consultant! 


CHRISTIAN  EDUCATION  BOARD 


•  MINISTERING  FOR  THE  GRACE  BRETHREN  CHURCH- 


asking  for  your  prayers, 

financial  support,  requests.. 


aining  in  Missionary  Endeav( 


"We  are  asking  for  TIME  staff  again  in  1977.  They  have 
been  of  no  small  asset  to  the  mission,  and  I  feel  that  we 
have  made  equal  input  into  their  lives  and  Christian  growth. 
The  program  I  have  set  up  for  them  involves  all  areas  of 
participation  in  the  mission  program;  they  are  nof  summer 
'slave  labor'!  In  the  two  short  years  we  have  had  TliVIE 
staff,  six  new  names  have  been  added  to  the  Lamb's  Book 
of  Life  as  a  result  of  their  labors  directly.  Now,  brother, 
that's  what  it's  all  about!"— Jo/jn  Sholly,  Home  Mission 
pastor,  Dryfiill,  Kentucl<y 

Your  gifts  to  the  Christian  Education  Department 

help  make  this  ministry  possible. 

TIME/Christian  Education  Department, 

Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

TIME  is  a  ministry  of  the  Christian  Education  Department 

in  cooperation  with  Brethren  Home  and  Foreign  Missions. 


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During  the  sumnner  of  1977  (and  after) 
there  are  the  following  openings  in  the  TIME* 
program.  For  an  application  write  to  Ed 
Lewis,  Christian  Education  Department,  Box 
365,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 

ALASKA— 2  males  (high  school  grads)— June 
and  July 

AFRICA-4  persons  August  1,  1977  to  June, 
1978— almost  filled  at  this  writing 

ARGENTINA-6  persons  college  age  or  older 
-June  15  to  August  15.  This  is  a  Spanish- 
speaking  country 

BRAZIL— team  of  college-age  students  or 
older-June  1  to  August  1.  Spanish  is  help- 
ful for  this  Portuguese-speaking  country 

DRYHILL,  KENTUCKY-2  males  and  2 
females- June  11  to  August  7 


FRANCE— work  team  of  6  college-age  persons 
or  older— early  June  to  early  August. 
Should  have  had  2  years  of  French  lan- 
guage 

NAVAJO  MISSION,  NEW  MEXICO-2  males 
and  2  females— June  6  to  August  1.  Should 
be  upperclassmen  or  college-age  or  older 

MEXICO  BORDER  near  San  Ysidro,  Cali- 
fornia—2  males  and  2  females— June  19  to 
July  31.  Two  years  of  Spanish  required. 
Preference  is  given  to  college-age  applicants 

MEXICO  CITY,  MEXICO-unlimited  number 
of  college-age  students  or  older.  A  coopera- 
tive program  of  Brethren  Church  and 
Spearhead 

OPERATION  BARNABAS-26  teens  who 
must  have  completed  9th  grade.  A  senior- 
high  ministry  or  older— June  19  to  July  20 


SEPTEMBER   SUNDAY  SCHOOL  CONTEST 


Church 

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Conemaugh,  Pa. 
Lititz,  Pa. 
Seal  Beach,  Calif. 
Columbus,  Ohio 

(East  Side) 
Mansfield,  Ohio 

(Woodville) 
Kittanning,  Pa. 

(North  Buffalo) 
Dillsburg,  Pa. 
Gresham,  Oreg. 
Ormond  Beach,  Fla 
No  one  qualified 


Pastor 

(¥^ir^)'  Oavid  Hocking 
Pike)         Kenneth  Koontz 
Jerry  Young 
.         Roy  Roberts 

Richard  Sellrs  I         I 

Gelrge  WallaJ     I  I 

Bob  Budl 
Lee  Dk» 
Roy  PSIman 
Gary  Cole 


Superintendent 

Roy  D.  Halberg 
Jack  Griffith 
Jay  Ruhl 
Mike  Ryan 

Nick  Jacobs 

Tim  Metcalf 

James  K.  Bouvsep 
Fred  Baddorf 
Charles  Bonneau 


■Average  attendance  of  all  reporting  Sun- 
day Schools*— September  1975— 157;  Sep- 
tember 1976-164 

•Growth  InSex  blsedlon  180  reporting 
churches 

Weekly  avettae  a|tendance— September 
1975-29,46oP  «epllmber  197#-29,549 
Net  Gain  in  reporting  churches— 89  per- 
sons or  up  .3  percent       w  I 

•Summary 
85  churches  registered  increfces  totaling— 
1 ,881 

92  churches  registered  losses  tcualing— 
1,772  I 

Largest  numerical  increase— Long  Beach, 
Calif.  (First)  | 

Largest  percentage  increase— Ormond 
Beach,  fla. 


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RECORD  ATTEIMDANCSS-Centervdte, 

Cypress,   Calif.-112;  Aikfn,  S.C.-SS;   I 


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Ariz- 11 5;  Seal  Beach,  Caiif.- 


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Ohio-58;  Covington,  Ohio-78; 
Indianapolis,   Ind. -137;  Phoenix, 


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wilt  represent  the  church  growth  picttWe  of 
|f/)e  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches. 
We  urge  the  total  support  of  the  churches  of 
the  FGBC  in  this  computer-evaluated 
church  growth  analysis  which  is  provided 
free  of  charge  to  churches  of  the  Fellowship 
by  the  Christian  Education  Department 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Only  54  Shopping  Days 
Till  ehristmas 


check  out  these  gift  ideas 

(1)  Mark  your  selections 

(2)  Total  your  order  and  make  out  a  check. I 
All  prices  include  postage  and  handling. 

(3)  Send  the  order  and  the  check  to  GBC 
Christian  Education.  P.  0.  Box  365, 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 


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NOVEMBER    1,    1976 


BMH  Newest  News 


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^  Sharon  Haag,  daughter  of  the  Walter  Haags,  veteran  missionaries  in  Mexico,  is 

teaching  the  missionaries'  children  in  the  C.A.R.  under  a  one-year  appointment 
5 1  to  replace  Gary  Austin  who  has  returned  to  the  U.S.  under  a  medical  furlough. 


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A  rally  on  Oct.  31  was  held  in  celebration  of  Pacific  Garden  Mission's  99th 
^  year  of  ministry.   Over  six  million  have  visited  the  mission  for  help. 


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i  Michael  Rockafellow  has  accepted  a  pastoral  call  from  the  Community  Grace 
J' Brethren  Church  of  Warsaw,  Ind.,  and  will  begin  his  new  ministry  as  of  Jan.  1. 
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I.Washington,  D.C.  (EP) — President  Ford  has  encouraged  all  Americans  to  observe 
D:the  annual  National  Bible  Week,  Nov.  21-28... "to  renew  our  commitment  to  the  prin- 
W  ciples  that  are  manifested  in  the  Scriptures...." 

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tjiDo  you  know  anyone  in  Anchorage,  Alaska?   Our  Kenai  congregation  is  starting 

another  church  and  is  interested  in  finding  Brethren  people  for  a  nucleus.   Robert 
Skeen  is  leading  the  present  group,  meeting  each  Thursday  evening.   Send  names 
and  addresses  to  Pastor  Edward  Jackson,  Drawer  3920,  Kenai,  Alaska  99611. 


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The  George  Gallup,  Jr.,  polls  say:  "An  estimated  50  million  adult  U.S.  citizens — 
:nore  than, one-third  of  those  old  enough  to  vote — have  experienced  a  'born  again' 
conversion. " 


I  Twelve  of  the  parables  out  of  the  38  that  Jesus  spoke  were  on  the  subject  of  money. 
M(ide  probed  the  conscience  about  how  they  got  it,  how  they  used  it,  how  they  kept  it, 

aiund  what  it  did  to  them. 

I 

F]',\  special  edition  (4,500)  of  the  book  Game  of  Life.  Studies  in  James,  by  Dr.  Roy 
Si  Roberts  was  produced  by  BMH  Books. 


MilJrace  College  soccer  team  defeated  the  Purdue  University  "Boilermakers"  3-0,  on 
OB|)ct.  9.   This  was  the  6th  shutout  of  the  season  and  the  5th  consecutive  one  for  the 
'  'Lancers." 

a: 

Bo^he  Roger  Peugh  family  returned  to  Germany  Oct.  14  after  a  short  furlough  of  four 
Woionths.   Dr.  and  Mrs.  Bernard  Schneider,  who  have  been  caring  for  the  work  in 
'ermany,  will  be  returning  to  the  USA. 

ho'^he  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Waterloo  was  happy  at  the  announcement  that  Lee  Nicho] 
',;as  chosen  as  the  "International  Airport  Operator  of  the  Year." 

Re', 

ant  least  12  missionary  children  are  students  at  Grace  College/Seminary  this  year. 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


MISSIONARY  BIRTHDAYS  -  JANUARY   1977 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  he  found  on  pages  27 and  28 
of  the  1976  Brethren  Annual.^ 

AFRICA 

Dr.  Harold  A.  Mason January  1 

Medical  Center,  Boguila  via  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic. 

Miss  Lois  Wilson January  5 

Miriam  Aellig January  7,  1972 

B.  P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic. 
Joyce  Ann  Mason January  16,  1960 

Medical  Center,  Boguila  vai  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic. 

Mrs.  Terrence  D.  Shultzman January  21 

Mrs.  Martin  M.  Garber January  22 

Mrs.  Jean-Claude  Vieuble January  23 

Mission  Evangelique,  Yaloke  via  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic. 
Dr.  Larry  L.  Pfahler    January  27 

Medical  Center,  Boguila  via  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic. 

ARGENTINA 

Rev.  Lynn  A.  Hoyt January  3 

CaUe  22,  No.  2350,  Barrio  Parque  Field,  (2000)  Rosario, 

St  a.  Fe.,  Argentina. 
Ivan  Wayne  Hoyt January  5,  1958 

5196  Santa  Rosa  de  Calamuchita,  Sierras  de  Cordoba,  Argentina. 

BRAZIL 

Curtis  Allen  Schwartz January  1 1,  1963 

IN  THE   UNITED  STATES 

Mrs.  Albert  W.  Balzer    January  1 

P.  O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 

Mrs.  J.  Paul  Dowdy January  27 

Mrs.  Minnie  Kennedy    January  28 


WMC  OFFICIARY 

Pres.-MTS.  Robert  Griffith,  517  WUe  Ave., 

Souderton,  Pa.  18964 
1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Jesse  Deloe,  706  Robson 

Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
2nd  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Walter  Fretz,  413  Woos- 

ter  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Secy.-Mrs.    George    Christie,    417    Allison 

Way,  Goldendale,  Wash.  98620 
Asst.   Secy.-Mrs.  John  Neely,  565  Stony- 
ridge  Ave.,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Fin.  Secy.-Treas.-Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602 

Chestnut    Ave.,    Winona    Lake,    Ind. 

46590.  (All  checks  payable  to  Brethren 

National  WMC.) 
Asst.  Fin.  Secy.-Mrs.  Thomas  Inman,  2244 

Fernwood  Dr.,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

80910 
Lit.  Secy.-Mrs.  Charles  Koontz,  R.  R.  8, 

Box  157,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-Mrs.  Noel  Hoke,  700  Robson  Rd., 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Prayer    Chm.-Mrs.    Richard    Sellers,   4661 

Janis  Dr.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43227 


GEMS  AROUND  THE  WORLD 

Are  mission  studies  in  your  local  council  always  the 
ame?  They  need  not  be.  The  Foreign  IVIissionary  Society 
las  a  variety  of  nnaterials  available  for  your  use.  Just 
lonsider  the  wealth  of  supplies  ready.  Some  are  in  your 
lands  at  present;  you  may  need  to  write  for  others.  Glossy 
pictures  (8"x10")  are  available  on  loan  so  plan  ahead  and 
jse  visuals.  Write  the  foreign  mission  office  for  a  biography 
3f  the  missionary  to  be  featured  or  correspond  with  the 
nissionary  of  the  month.  If  the  latter  is  your  choice,  please 
lo  so  well  in  advance  as  missionaries'  schedules  are  very 
'ull.  Publications  that  could  also  be  used  include  Fields  in 
^ocus;  75  Years  Advancing  the  Gospel;  Through  the  Month 
vith  Our  Missionaries;  and  the  Echoes.  Be  creative  and 
itimulate  more  interest  in  this  most  worthy  venture  for  the 
Lord. 


©ffering 
opportunity 


Is  your  WMC  in  gear?  A  car  doesn't  go  anywhere 
neutral  unless  it's  downhill.  Likewise,  if  programs  atl 
projects  are  not  adhered  to  in  the  local  WMC  it  wl 
be    at    a    standstill.    The    motor    can    be    runnirl 
backfiring,  purring  like  a  kitten,  just  ready  to  ch| 
along;    but    if    gears    are    not    meshed,    nothing 
accomplished.  The  first  project  offering  deadline  f I 
Home  Missions  is  December  10.  If  you're  not  in  ge] 
yet,   please   place  in  forward  gear  and  join  us  for 
good  and  prosperous  year  in  WMC.  See  Make  Voj 
Money  Stretch. 


NOTE:  1976-77  Conference  Pen  Pointers  (formerly  Objectives  &  Recommendations)  are  listed  in  the  October  1, 1976^1 


xound 


Traveling  in  August  really  kept  the  Brethren  busy.  Whether  it  was  a  en 

continental  journey,  a  trip  on  the  freeway,  or  a  round-the-world  flii 

many  WMC  ladies  were  involved.  A  special  flight  took  place  Thursday 

national  conference  WIVIC  sessions  which  took  three  travelers  around 

world  to  visit  Brethren  missionaries  and  mission  points.  The  skit  ' 

entitled,  "Flight  into  the  Lands  of  Hidden  Beauty."  If  you  were  foi 

nate  enough  to  attend  conference  sessions  this  year,  put  your  mei 

ry  in  focus  and  enjoy  again.  This  will  be  a  mini-excursion  for  th 

who  did  not  see  California  (and  the  world)  firsthand  this  y 


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A  Memory  in  Foci 


S'l;   Mabel  Peek,  Leila  Polman  and  Phoebe  O'Neal 
1/  to  fly  to  each  of  our  mission  fields  on  Air  WMC. 

Me.; 

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Si; 

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g^i'eugh  brought  photos  to  give  the  travelers  the  most  information 
-in  the  short  layover  in  Germany. 


Virginia     Leech    welcomes    the    ladies    to    Hawai 
beautiful  leis  and  news  of  progress  on  the  field. 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


epresentatives  Lenore  Williams,  Ruth  Kent,  Carol  Mensinger,  and  Betty 
greet  our  travelers  with  reports  of  their  work. 


The  stowaway  aboard  was  Rev.  Robert  Griffith— married  to 
WMC  President  Joyce  Griffith  for  25  years— with  a  surprise  cake 
to  celebrate  the  occasion.  Stewardess  Sandy  Crawford  joins  in 
the  fun. 


Make  your  dollar 
STRETCH  !I! 


Two  hundred  years  old  and  still  growing;  a  yearlong' 
party;  hometown  celebrations;  the  election;  and  the 
return  of  the  two  dollar  bill!  This  has  indeed  been  a 
year  to  remember  for  American  citizens. 

In  WMC,  we  want  to  make  1977  the  year  to  remem- 
ber-the  year  of  the  two  dollar  bill.  Surely  the  reason 
God  has  so  wonderfully  blessed  the  national  WMC  is 
expressed  In  the  last  phrase  of  Luke  6:38  (Living 
Letters):  "Whatever  measure  you  use  to  give— large  or 
small— will  be  used  to  measure  what  is  given  back  ti 
you." 

WMC  ladies  have  given  liberally  and  God  has  blessed 
in  return.  But  for  each  of  us  who  belongs  to  a  local 
WMC  council,  the  cost  has  averaged  less  than  51.46 
per  month!  How  little  it  takes  from  an  individual  tc 
accomplish  much  for  the  Lord.  That  $1.46  a  month 
from  our  national  constituency  totaled  over  S50,00C 
in  district  and  national  giving  last  year. 

But .  .  .  Only  S2 

From  each  of  you 

Will  help  us  do 

Great  things  for  God  this  year. 


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NOVEMBER    1,    1976 


This  year  our  goal  is  that  each  local  WMC  membel 
will  give  at  least  a  two  dollar  bill  per  month  to  som| 
national  or  district  offering.  A  two  dollar  bill  fror 
each  WMC  member  this  month  would  total  $8,95| 
for   our   Home   Missions   Project— helping  to   replaci 
some  "of  the  present  old,  worn-out  vehicles"  at  th| 
Navajo  Mission.  Our  goal  for  this  national  offering 
$6,000.    Last   year    ladies   gave  over  $6,500  to  th| 
Home  Missions  Project.  Some  gave  much  more  tha| 
the  $1.46  average.  Perhaps  some  couldn't  give.  Mayt 
it  wasn't  in  the  plan  for  theyear  or  the  budget. 

1977— make  it  a  year  to  remember.  Put  us  in  thl 
budget,  give  WMC  an  allowance!  At  least  give  a  twj 
dollar  bill  a  month  allowance.  Where  else  in  thi 
world  today  could  4,478  women  do  so  much  wii| 
their  two  dollar  bills? 

Yes,  only  $2 

From  each  of  you 

Will  help  us  do 

Great  things  for  God  this  year. 

Mrs.  Jesse  Deloe 


Another  in  the  series  on  the  1976-77  WMC  Birthday  Missionaries 


God  Made  All  Things 
^  Work  Together  for  Good 


Mrs.  Robert  Williams 


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"Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for 
his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful  works 
to  the  children  of  men!  For  he  satisfieth  the 
longing  soul,  and  filleth  the  hungry  soul 
with  goodness"  (Ps.  107:8-9). 

".  . .  no  good  thing  will  he  withhold 
from  them  that  walk  uprightly"  (Ps.  84:11). 

Truly  God  has  directed  in  my  life,  not 

(because  of  who  I  am-a  most  unprofitable 
servant-but  because  of  who  He  is:  "...  a 
God  full  of  compassion,  and  gracious,  long- 
suffering,  and  plenteous  in  mercy  and 
truth"  (Ps.  86:15). 

My  first  contact  with  missionaries  came 
when  I  was  about  eight  years  of  age.  I  heard 
Dr.  Florence  Gribble  speak  in  one  of  our 
IBrethren  churches.  She  made  a  strong  ap- 
Rj  neal  for  men  and  women  to  go  to  Africa 
iiivith  the  gospel  of  Christ.  I  expected  that 
.many,  from  among  those  who  filled  the 
i^hurch  that  day,  would  step  out  in  response 
j,^^  :o  her  appeal.  But,  alas,  there  was  no  re- 
t:,  iponse.  However,  in  my  heart,  I  wanted  to 
1)0.  That  service  left  an  impression  on  me 
„^i  hat  I  never  forgot. 

— i'     Several  years  later,  at  the  age  of  15,  I 
Si 
I  iccepted  Christ  as  my  Saviour.  It  was  a  New 

'■I'ear's  morning  during  a  revival  meeting.  In- 
^heed,  it  was  a  new  beginning  for  my  family 
01.  s  well  as  for  me,  since  my  father,  mother, 
nd  one  sister  were  saved  at  the  same  time. 
Q  After  that  the  church  magazine  was  sent 
B^'d  our  home.  I  read  everything  in  it  with 
yJVeat  interest,  especially  articles  written  by 

'\  r  about  missionaries  in  Argentina  and  Afri- 


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Starting  that  New  Year's  morning  we 
ent  regularly  to  Sunday  School  and 
lurch,  where  I  heard  the  Word  of  God  be- 
5£:ig  taught.  Matthew  28:19  and  20  was 
^^  ought  to  my  attention:  "Go  ye  therefore, 
'lid  teach  all  nations . . .  Teaching  them  to 
oserve  all  things  whatsoever  I  have  com- 
anded  you  . . . ."  I  knew  then  that  God 
i^nted  me  to  go  to  Africa.  When  finally  I 
Thj'jnt,  I  claimed-and  am  still  claiming-that 
Fui'.inderful  promise:  "and,  lo,  I  am  with  you 
ivay,  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world." 


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I  went  to  college  with  one  purpose,  that 
of  preparing  myself  to  go  to  Africa  with  the 
gospel  of  Christ.  There  at  Ashland  College  I 
met  the  one  who  became  my  husband.  God 
had  been  speaking  to  him,  too,  about  going 
to  Africa.  After  college  and  nurse's  training 
for  me,  we  were  married  in  1934.  We  went 
at  once  to  Harrah,  Washington,  where  my 
husband  was  to  pastor  the  little  Brethren 
church.  We  spent  three  happy  years  there.  It 
was  good  preparation  for  our  years  in  Afri- 
ca, for  at  times  we  experienced  in  an  almost 
miraculous  way  God's  provision  for  our 
every  need. 

While  we  were  at  Harrah  several  mission- 
aries from  Africa  visited  us.  Each  time  we 
were  reminded  of  the  need  in  Africa  and 
that  God  wanted  us  to  serve  Him  there. 
Finally  we  resigned  the  pastorate  and  went 
to  Grace  Seminary  for  three  years,  and  then 
on  to  Quebec  in  Canada  to  study  the  French 
language.  It  was  there,  in  February  1941, 
that  we  received  word  from  the  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society  to  go  to  New  York-passage 
to  Africa  was  awaiting  us.  Those  were  war 
days.  Although  the  United  States  was  not 
yet  in  the  war,  it  was  difficult  to  obtain 
passage  since  the  ships  were  being  used  to 
carry  war  supplies.  So,  in  March  1941,  we, 
along  with  many  other  missionaries,  em- 
barked on  the  ill-fated  ZamZam,  an  Egyp- 
tian vessel  headed  for  Capetown,  Africa. 
The  account  of  this  voyage  and  the  shelling 
of  the  vessel  by  a  German  raider  and  our 
arrival  back  in  the  States  three  and  a  half 
months  later  is  a  story  in  itself. 

Jesus  said,  "You  go,  and  I  am  with  you." 
This  was  an  experience  in  learning  to  trust 
our  all-powerful  and  all-knowing  Lord. 
Many,  many  times  we  saw  God's  rainbow  of 
promise  reminding  us  that  He  was  with  us 
and  that  His  grace  was  sufficient. 

God  wanted  us  in  Africa.  In  September 
1942,  after  15  months  of  waiting  and  pray- 
ing, we  set  sail  again  for  Africa.  This  time. 
Pearl  Harbor  was  history  and  the  United 
States  was  at  war.  After  six  weeks  of  sleep- 
ing in  our  clothing,  with  life  jackets  always 


within  arm's  reach,  we  finally  arrived  on 
African  shores  on  November  1,  and  sailed 
into  the  mouth  of  the  Congo  River.  How 
good  to  be  able  to  go  to  bed  and  sleep  with- 
out the  fear  of  hearing  an  alert  during  the 
night. 

Maybe  no  experience  quite  so  spectacu- 
lar as  the  sinking  of  the  ZamZam  has  been 
ours  since  then— but  in  many,  many  ways 
we  experienced  God's  protection  and  lead- 
ing in  our  35  years  in  Africa. 

Our  first  year  on  the  field  was  spent  at 
the  Bouca  station  with  the  Joe  Fosters.  But 
since  that  time,  except  for  two  years  at 
Bellevue,  two  years  at  Bata,  and  a  year  and  a 
half  in  Bangui,  we  have  been  alone  at  Batan- 
gafo. 

Our  first  years-perhaps  the  most  diffi- 
cult ones  for  me-were  spent  chiefly  in  bush 
village  visitation.  In  this  way  the  Christian 
workers  were  encouraged,  and  we  became 
better  acquainted  with  the  people  and  their 
needs.  There  were  not  many  trained  pastors 
at  that  time. 

Our  work  was  varied  through  the  years. 
For  me  there  were  children's  classes.  Ele- 
mentary Bible  School  classes  for  the  wives 
of  prospective  pastors,  helping  in  the 
women's  work  with  Bible  messages  and  lead- 
ership training  classes,  as  well  as  preparing 
lesson  material  for  the  women  of  the  Ele- 
mentary Bible  Schools  and  the  OTN  (WMC). 

Perhaps  most  of  all  I  enjoyed  working 
with  the  women.  A  source  of  real  joy  and 
satisfaction  was  to  see  women  who  did  not 
know  how  or  care  to  know  how  to  read, 
actually  learn  to  read,  to  enjoy  reading,  and 
to  become  teachers  of  others. 

I  thank  God  for  the  years  He  gave  us  to 
serve  Him  in  Africa,  and  at  no  time  was  I 
ever  sorry  that  He  sent  me  there.  Yes,  there 
were  hardships  and  trials,  but  the  blessings 
were  there  in  more  abundance.  I  am  sure 
that  after  I  see  my  blessed  Saviour  face  to 
face,  I  am  going  to  start  looking  for  all  those 
dear  ones  we  have  known  back  in  Africa 
who  will  be  in  heaven,  too. 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


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I  have  just  returned  from  the  East  wher 
a  United  Parcel  strike  is  in  progress.  Th 
United  States  Postal  Service  has  been  calle 
upon  to  make  up  the  full  burden  of  servici 
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than  usual  due  to  the  extra  burden  o 
additional  service. 

There  are  about  40  members  of  th 
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copy  of  the  BMH  Book  of  the  Year-Fror, 
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coming  of  January  1  the  club  membershi] 
will  be  composed  of  all  who  gave  810 
during  1976.  So  if  you  gave  SlOO  to  th 
Herald  Company  this  year  and  your  churcl 
has  reported  it  to  the  Herald,  you  will  b 
hearing  from  us  soon.  A  word  of  caution  t 
those  who  are  1975  members  .  . .  remembe 
your  membership  will  cease  if  you  did  no 
donate  a  like  amount  in  1976. 

Be  one  of  the  first  in  your  area  to  get 
copy  of  the  Herald  and  keep  up  to  date  witi 
our  growing  ministry  by  joining  the  Herali 
One  Hundred  Club. 

Thanks  to  all  of  you  for  your  gifts  thi 
year.  At  the  present  time  the  offering  is  U| 
about  20  percent  over  1975. 


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Charles  W.  Turner 
Editor 


V 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


"$.  fimd,  (Did  you  ^ind  9i?  " 


In  the  noisy  confusion  of  the  Malibu  Beach  area 
resides  a  monument  and  memorial  to  the  partial  achieve- 
ments of  a  man.  The  J.  Paul  Getty  Museum,  surrounded 
by  beautiful  formal  gardens  and  sparkling  fountains, 
speaks  of  how  one  person  amassed  a  fortune  far  beyond 
the  accomplishments  of  many. 

The  tales  of  J.  Paul  Getty's  life  and  business  prac- 
tices are  becoming  part  of  a  legend.  An  unreal  world 
to  most  of  us;  he  made  a  fortune  in  oil  and  had  homes 
and  castles  throughout  the  world.  At  the  time  of  his 
death  he  was  described  as  the  wealthiest  man  in  the 
world.  He  was  not  abundantly  generous  with  his  wealth 
as  presence  of  pay  telephones  in  his  castle  in  England 
bore  testimony.  But  this  was  probably  one  form  of 
protection  he  was  forced  to  build  around  himself,  as 
there  were  so  many  who  would  like  to  have  shared  his 
wealth— without  sharing  in  his  labors. 

He  had  an  eye  for  the  treasures  of  the  art  world,  as 
a  trip  to  his  museum  will   inform  you.  Ed  and  Betty 
Cashman  were  kind  hosts  to  June  and  me  and  took  us 
to  view  this  very  unusual  spot.  The  coast  line  of  the 
Pacific  from  Long  Beach  up  to  Malibu  is  breathtaking 
as  well  as  refreshing.  A  delightful  lunch  overlooking 
the  beach  was  only  a  prelude  to  what  was  to 
to  follow.  Getty,  back  in  the  20s  and  the 
depression  days  of  the  30s,  began  to 
use  his   increasing  wealth   to  bring 
together  an  outstanding  collection 
of  art  objects,  antiques  and  sculp- 
ture pieces  from  ancient  cultures. 
A   walking   tour   of  the   museum 
leaves  one  a  bit  awe-stricken,  and 
if  one  is  accustomed  to  "Modern 
Montgomery"  or  "Period  Penneys" 
or  even  "Stately  Sears"  you  can  come 
away    completely    dazzled.    I    was    im- 
pressed   with    the    fact    that    my    Bank- 
Americard   limit  would   not  permit  even 
the  purchase  of  some  of  the  dust  off 
of  the  objects. 

The  many  rooms  of  valuables 
made  my  materialistic  mind 
ask  a  rather  silly  question 
of  one  of  the  guards  on 
duty.   "What  is  all  of 
this  worth?"   He  re- 
minded   me    there 
was    no    way    of 
telling,     and     be- 
sides   it   was    not 
for   sale.  Pressing 
my  question  a  bit 
further      he     did 
give   me   a  rough 
estimate.   He  sur- 
mised    the     col- 
lection       might 


be  worth  about  S200,000,000.00-give  or  take  a  few 
million  on  either  side.  The  answer  was  not  too  inform- 
ative because  I  could  not  grasp  what  3200  million 
actually  was.  Oh  well,  it  was  back  to  my  framed  pictures 
of  front  covers  of  the  Herald  and  to  a  way  of  life  I  can 
better  comprehend. 

"J.  Paul,  I  hope  you  did  not  miss  the  true  riches  of 
time  and  eternity,"  I  murmured  to  myself.  The  value  of 
gold  and  silver  he  did  not  miss,  and  that  was  clearly 
obvious  to  even  an  uninterested  observer.  Getty  was  a 
man  of  most  remarkable  talents  and  abilities  in  the 
pursuit  of  a  goal  which  he  had  established  in  life.  He 
hit  the  target  as  an  industrious  leader  and  a  preserver  of 
important  parts  of  the  world's  great  treasures.  But  true 
riches  are  the  objects  that  will  not  only  pass  the  test  of 
time  but  of  eternity. 

Mr.  Getty's  works  have  obviously  survived  him.  and  the 
vast  corporation  he  established  continues  to  function 
without  him.  To  be  the  possessor  of  such  wealth  is  not  a 
minor  achievement  and  should  not  be  discredited.  But 
is  this  the  only  reason  for  living  ...  to  lay  up  treasures 
on  earth?  I  think  not,  because  the  Bible  confirms  the 
need  of  focusing  our  goals  and  efforts  toward  the 
things    that    will    remain    for   eternity.   These 
worthwhile    things  are  the  works  of  God 
that  are  not  always  seen  nor  do  they 
always  appear  for  earthly  vision.  So 
it  is  true  as  we  observe  another 
Thanksgiving  time  that  the  things 
we  see  are  not  necessarily  those 
for    which    we    should    have   the 
greatest    thankfulness.    God    has 
not    been    seen    by   our   physical 
eyes,  yet  we  are  to  be  thankful  for 
Him  above  all   others.   His  provisions 
and   gifts   are   always  of  value   and   are 
beneficial  to  us  as  believers. 
This  is  the  time  of  year  to  again  remind 
ourselves    that    it   is   possible  to   be   a 
success  in  the  eyes  of  men,  and  yet 
a  failure  in  the  sight  of  God.  It  is 
also     possible     to     achieve 
a    large    measure    of    the 
wealth  of  the  world,  and 
yet  to  miss  the  treas- 
ure  that   is   ours   as 
God's  children.   "J 
Paul,  I  know  you 
made  it  big  here 
and    I    hope   you 
are    richer   today 
than     you     were 
the    day     before 
you  died." 


W/l  Charles  W.Turner 
P  Editor 


NOVEMBER    15.    1976 


Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 


Several  weeks  ago  I  stopped  at  my 
daughter's  home  to  spend  the  night. 
Having  just  been  to  Disneyland.  I  set 
up  my  projector  and  placed  a  series  of 
colorful  slides  on  the  wall.  When  fin- 
ished, my  granddaughter  (2+  years) 
came  over  to  me  and  said,  "Thanks, 
Grampa!"  I  looked  down  into  those 
grateful  eyes  and  said.  "Grandpa  loves 
you,  Tarrah  Marie."  She  smiled  and 
turned  to  walk  away,  and  I  could  hear 
her  saying  over  and  over,  "Grampa 
loves  me,  Grampa  loves  me."  What  a 
beautiful  illustration  of  the  child  of 
God's  response  to  a  gracious  and  lov- 
ing God.  His  beneficence  should  con- 
tinually remind  us  of  His  everlasting 
love. 

Thanksgiving— there  is  no  other 
word  as  expressive  of  the  gratitude 
that  we  should  meaningfully  display. 
Alexander  McGaren  says:  "Thankful- 
ness is  the  perpetual  recognition  of  the 
Divine  Hand  in  all  that  befalls  us,  the 
perpetual  confidence  that  all  which  be- 
falls us  is  good,  and  the  perpetual  re- 
sponse of  love  and  praise  toward 
Him." 

In  the  Old  Testament  the  Levites 
(Priesthood)  were  "to  stand  every 
morning  to  thank  and  praise  the  Lord, 
and  likewise  at  even"  (I  Chron. 
23:30).  David  said,  "Let  my  mouth  be 
filled  with  thy  praise  and  with  thy 
honour  all  the  day"  (Ps.  71 :8). 

In  the  New  Testament,  the  child  of 
God  is  continually  admonished  to  give 
"thanks  always  for  all  things  unto  God 
and  the  Father  in  the  name  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ."  It  is  a  quality  that 
God  expects  from  His  children,  "In 
every  thing  give  thanks:  for  this  is  the 
will  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus  concerning 
you"  (I  Thess.  5:18).  Thankfulness  is 
our  sweet  duty,  a  joyous  gratitude  to 
God.  It  is  equally  true  that  generous 
hearts  do  not  need  to  be  told  to  be 
thankful,  and  they  who  are  only 
thankful  by  order  are  not  really  thank- 
ful at  all. 

Thanksgiving  in  the  Old  and  New 
Testaments  is  an  expression  of  appre- 
ciation of  God's  creation.  His  care  and 
His  provisions  for  our  salvation.  The 
apostle  Paul  uses  the  term  over  and 
over  in  his  epistles  and  urges  the  saints 
to  be  thankful.  Surely  with  all  that  we 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY    HERALD 


have  from  God,  our  hearts  should 
daily  exude  our  praise  and  gratefulness 
to  our  gracious  Heavenly  Father. 

The  Pilgrims  set  aside  a  time  of  re- 
joicing—a day  of  Thanksgiving.  This 
tradition  has  been  carried  down  to  our 
time;  and  we,  to  no  lesser  extent, 
ought  to  be  grateful  for  our  nation, 
our  heritage,  and  the  abundance  which 
the  Lord  has  provided. 

In  a  real  sense  one  must  have  ex- 
perienced the  grace  of  God  in  salvation 
to  be  thankful  to  God.  The  natural 
mind  is  at  enmity  with  God.  The  root 
of  the  word  Thanksgiving  is  "Grace." 
Having  been  "graced"  with  God's 
miraculous  work— that  one  can  truly 
be  thankful. 

Brethren  Home  Missions  has  been 
used  to  open  the  hearts  of  people  aU 
over  this  nation  to  God's  wondrous 
grace.  The  following  expressions  come 
from  their  hearts.  They  speak  from 
actual  experience. 

Architect    from    West    Covina,    Cali- 
fornia: 

"My  name  is  Jim  Taylor,  West 
Covina  Brethren  Church,  Southern 
California.  I  would  Uke  to  offer  my 
testimony  to  give  encouragement  and 
heartfelt  thanks  to  all  these  wonderful 
and  dedicated  modem-day  disciples  of 
the  Home  Mission  ministry. 

"I  am  51  years  of  age,  Scottish 
bom,  and  have  lived  in  this  United 
States  for  over  20  years.  My  wife  is 
Welsh  from  South  Wales  and  we  have 
four  children.  Like  many  people  from 
the  U.K.  we  regularly  attended  church 
when  we  were  children  but  seldom 
when  we  were  adults.  We  really  and 
truly  beheved  that  all  we  had  to  do  to 
be  saved  and  receive  etemal  life  was  to 


attempt  to  abide  by  the  Ten  Com- 
mandments. Also  I  could  not  help  but 
notice  the  fact  that  many  people  regu- 
larly attending  church  did  not  let  this 
interfere  with  their  worldly  desires  and 
sinful  Uving.  I  did  not  know  then  that 
my  eyes  should  be  toward  God  and 
not  on  people. 

"When  Rev.  PhiUp  Teran  visited  me 
at  my  home  he  found  a  cynical  agnos- 
tic who  believed  in  a  supreme  being 
but  not  in  Christ,  everlasting  life  or  the 
Bible.  Since  that  time  my  wife  and  I 
have  accepted  Christ  as  our  Lord  and 
Saviour.  We  attend  Bible  study,  love 
our  church  and  our  pastor.  We  both 
have  been  born  again  and  will  take  fuU 
advantage  of  our  second  chance." 

A   young    doctor    from    Omaha,   Ne- 
braska: 

"I  am  thankful  to  have  been  a  part 
of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  in 
Omaha,  Nebraska,  for  the  past  three 
years  while  attending  medical  school.  I 


am  thankful  for  the  expository,  Bible- 
teaching  ministry  of  the  pastor  and  for 
his  availability  as  a  friend  and  coun- 
selor to  help  me  in  some  of  my  per- 
sonal struggles  during  the  years  in 
school.  I  am  thankful  for  the  Chris- 
tians I  have  come  to  know  and  interact 
with.  I  am  thankful  for  those  who 
have  prayed  for  me,  and  those  who 
have  been  an  encouragement  to  me  in 
my  Christian  Ufe.  I  am  thankful  for 
those  who  have  given  to  help  provide 
financial  support  for  my  wife  and  me 
for  our  short-term  missionary  service 
this  coming  year.  It  has  indeed  been  a 
good  experience  to  have  been  involved 
with  this  local  fellowship  of  believers 
for  these  years." -Robert  Larsen 

The  ministry  of  Brethren  Home 
Missions  is  the  establishment  of  Bible- 
teaching  and  preaching  centers  that 
will  share  the  Gospel  with  the  lost. 
This  evangelistic  thrust  is  producing  re- 
sults in  the  lives  of  men.  women, 
young  people  and  children.  As  they 
become  involved  in  local  churches 
they  become  living  testimonies  to 
others,  in  an  ever-widening  circle  of 
evangelistic  outreach. 

In  the  tradition  of  the  Pilgrims  and 
in  obedience  to  the  Word  of  God.  let 
us  express  our  thankfulness  for  God's 
blessing,  for  those  who  are  sharing  the 
Gospel  in  Home  Missions,  for  changed 
Uves,  and  for  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
that  are  being  established.  We  trust 
that  you  will  pray  for  and  give  to  the 
support  of  these  who  faithfully  ser^e 
as  your  home  missionaries  to  America. 

From  Brethren  Home  Missions,  our 
board,  and  our  missionaries  come  a  big 
"Thanks"  for  your  partnership.  >our 
sharing  in  this  vital  ministry. 


NOVEMBER    15.    1976 


(pAoqhQM 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


HOME  MISSION  OFFERING  COMPARISON 


1976 


1975 


APRIL 


MAY 


JUNE 


JULY 


AUGUST 


SEPT. 


Sheep  without  a  shepherd  don't  get 
along  very  well.  They  tend  to  wander 
off  and  get  lost,  leaving  themselves 
open  to  danger.  They  become  dis- 
organized and  vulnerable. 
Church  people  without  a  pastor  are 
much  the  same  way.  They  have  been 
given  good  spiritual  nourishment  and 
protective  care.  They  have  spent  years 
becommg  accustomed  to  his  voice  and 
following  his  leadership. 
Now  he's  gone.  A  sense  of  insecurity 
takes  over. 

The  church  programs  shift  to  neutral. 
Attendance  begins  to  fall  off.  The 
spiritual  edge  is  a  bit  dulled. 
Someone  may  fill  in  from  week  to 
week,  but  it's  not  the  same.  The 
confident  voice  of  assurance  is 
missing. 

Let's    face    it.    A   well-qualified    man 
behind  the  pulpit  on  a  regular  basis  is 


imperative  for  today's  churches.  His 
insight,  counsel,  and  motivation  are 
necessary  for  continued  maturity  and 
growth. 

A  major  area  of  prayerful  concern  in 
Brethren  Home  Missions  is  the  proper 
union  of  pastors  and  pulpits.  Progress 
depends  on  it.  "And  he  gave  some 
.  .  .  pastors  and  teachers;  for  the  per- 
fecting of  the  saints,  for  the  work  of 
the  ministry  .  .  ."  (Eph.  4:1 1-12). 
Having  home  mission  pulpits  filled  by 
God's  men  is  a  priority.  Over  100 
home  mission  personnel  are  actively 
engaged  in  the  work  of  building  new 
churches.  Will  you  help  support  the 
men  in  these  pulpits-for  progress? 
Present  offering  income  stands  at 
$278,960,  a  10  percent  increase  over 
last  year.  Will  you  help  us  boost  that 
increase  to  12  percent  so  we  can  care 
for  all  the  budgeted  expenses  of 
1976? 


NOVEMBER    15,   1976 


Tkw  SjuMnq  iOUi  Tyburn 
Tkw  Tlamn 


Pastor  Roy  Polman 


Construction  of  a  new  building  in  Trout- 
dale,  Oregon,  will  mean  a  name  change 
for  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Gres- 
ham.  Ground  breaking  was  held  August 
22  and  plans  are  to  be  in  the  building 
early  in  1977. 

We  really  praise  the  Lord  that  we  were 
able  to  get  started  on  the  building.  It  has 
taken  a  long  time  getting  all  the  things 
together:  the  plans,  zoning  on  the  land, 
and  the  purchase  of  the  land.  The  Lord 
kept  us  waiting,  but  He  has  brought 
everything  together  just  at  the  right 
time. 
We  praise  Him  that  we  can  use  the  build- 


ing as  a  tool  to  reach  out  to  those  in  the 
community.  The  church  is  located  right 
in  the  midst  of  a  growing  community. 
Just  a  couple  hundred  yards  from  the 
church,  new  houses  are  beginning  to  be 
occupied.  These  occupants  are  the  peo- 
ple we  are  looking  forward  to  reaching 
with  the  Gospel.  Many  of  them  are 
young  couples  just  beginning  their  life's 
work.  They  have  young  children  and  I'm 
sure  they'll  be  interested  in  Sunday 
School.  I'm  excited  about  being  so  close 
to  those  to  whom  we  can  minister. 
Mr.  Lester  Keyser  is  heading  up  our  con- 
struction as  superintendent.  But  we  hope 
to  do  some  of  the  work  ourselves. 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY   HERALD 


Rev.    Gerald    Polman    of    Englewood,    Ohio, 
father,  was  the  ground-breaking  speaker. 


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NOVEMBER    15,    1976 


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Mrs.  Mary  Hammers 


Mrs.  Thomas  (Mary)  Hammers  retired 
from  The  Brethren  Home  Missions  CouncU 
staff  on  October  1,  1976,  after  completing 
ten  years  of  faithful,  dedicated  service. 

Mary  became  the  first  employee  to  retire 
in  the  37-year  history  of  the  Council. 

She  had  her  start  in  Brethren  Home  Mis- 
sions as  a  home  mission  pastor's  wife.  The 
Hammers  served  home  mission  churches  on 
various  occasions.  When  her  husband, 
"Tom,"  accepted  a  call  to  the  staff  of  Grace 
Schools,  Mary  began  her  office  career  with 
home  missions. 

Her  title  was  assistant  office  secretary 
which  included  a  host  of  different  responsi- 
bilities. Every  job  was  done  with  great  ac- 
curacy and  dispatch. 

A  dinner  in  her  honor  was  held  at  the 
International  Friendship  House  in  Winona 
Lake,  Indiana,  where  she  received  a  service 
award.  Rev.  James  Custer  and  Rev.  Gene 
Witzky,  both  directors  of  the  Council,  were 
present  representing  the  board. 

Mrs.  Charles  (Marilyn)  Orlando  was  also 
honored  with  a  ten-year  service  plaque.  Mari- 
lyn's position  as  office  secretary  includes  the 
responsibility  of  typing  most  of  the  corre- 
spondence that  goes  out  from  Home  Mis- 
sions headquarters. 

It  is  the  behind-the-scenes,  dedicated 
workers  that  account  for  the  smooth  opera- 
tion of  the  work  of  Brethren  Home  Missions. 


Mrs.  Marilyn  Orlando 


(jJhsn  "{jt)si  'Sedhah  Joqsdhsh ..." 
JhiA  JJumk&gwjuyj , 

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*  The  Brethren  Investment  Foundation 

*  Its  over  3,700  depositors 

*  Making  financial  help  possible  for  1 50 

churches 

*■   10  nnillion  dollars  in  savings  serving  Him 

*  A  continued  church  extension  program 

*  200  years  of  freedom  to  worship 

*  A  new  spiritual  concern  for  America 
Register  your  concern  with  a  B.I.F.  Savings  Account! 

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Service  award  plaques  recognizing 
years  of  service  to  The  Brethren  Home 
Missions  Council  were  presented  to 
Miss  Isobel  Fraser  and  Rev.  Robert  W. 
Thompson  during  the  annual  board 
meetings  in  Long  Beach,  California. 
Making  the  presentations  was  Rev. 
Richard  DeArmey,  president  of  the 
board  of  directors. 

Miss  Fraser  has  served  on  the  staff 
of  The  Brethren  Messianic  Testimony 
for  25  years.  She  arrived  at  Los 
Angeles,  California,  in  April  1951  to 
begin   her  quarter-of-a-century  service 


to  this  missionary  program  of  reaching 
Jewish  people  with  the  Gospel. 

She  was  "sent  out"  from  the  First 
Brethren  Church  of  Fort  Wayne,  Indi- 
ana, which  has  remained  faithful  in  her 
support  during  the  years.  Rev.  John  M. 
Aeby,  her  pastor  at  the  time,  was  also 
a  member  of  the  board  of  directors. 

Miss  Fraser  has  served  under  every 
director  of  this  Jewish  outreach  since 
its  inception.  At  times  of  interim,  she 
has  carried  the  full  responsibility  of 
the  work. 

Rev.  Robert  W.  Thompson  received 


a  ten-year  service  award.  Serving  in  the 
capacity  of  Western  Field  Secretary, 
"Bob"  has  given  direction  to  the  work 
of  Brethren  Home  Missions  west  of  the 
Iowa  District  for  the  past  decade. 

Prior  to  this  position  on  the  staff, 
he  served  as  pastor  of  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  of  Westminster,  California, 
for  five  years.  He  started  this  church  as 
a  Home  Missions  ministry. 

Delegates  to  national  conference 
elected  Bob  to  serve  as  the  moderator 
of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches  for  1977. 


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Mr.  Edison  K.  Yoder  of  Pompano  Beach,  Florida, 
was  recently  recognized  for  24  years  of  service  on  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council. 

He  was  elected  by  the  corporation  in  August  1952 
while  he  was  a  businessman  in  Dayton,  Ohio. 

When  Mr.  Yoder  moved  to  Florida,  he  was  used  of 
the  Lord  in  helping  to  see  Brethren  churches  started 
in  North  Lauderdale  and  Pompano  Beach.  While  serv- 
ing on  the  board,  Mr.  Yoder  was  not  just  a  member, 
but  a  praying,  giving,  and  working  member. 

Rev.  Gene  Witzky,  his  pastor  at  the  time  and  also  a 
member  of  the  board  of  directors,  presented  to  Mr. 
Yoder  an  appropriate  plague  in  honor  of  his  24  years 
of  devoted  work  for  Brethren  Home  Missions.  These 
years  represent  one  of  the  longest  periods  of  service 
by  any  layman  elected  to  the  board  up  to  this  time. 

Men  and  directors  of  the  caliber  of  Mr.  Yoder  have 
contributed  the  drive  and  motivation  for  the  success- 
ful operation  of  Brethren  Home  Missions. 


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No^s  Summary 

From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace   Brethren   Churches  and  the   Evangelical   Press  Association    ^S' 


•  London  (EP)— Publishers  of  a  British  edition  of  the 
Bible  that  gives  measures  in  meters,  centimeters  and  kilo- 
grams predict  that  their  "Good  News  Bible"  .  .  .  will  be 
sold  out  by  Christmas. 

The  Bible  Society  and  Collins  Publishers  are  planning 
to  release  one  million  copies  of  the  newest  translation  of 
the  world's  best-seOing  book.  The  volume  also  acknowl- 
edges women's  liberation. 

GoUath  in  the  British  Bible  is  no  longer  six  cubits  and 
a  span  tall,  but  instead  reaches  nearly  three  meters.  His 
coat  of  armor,  which  once  weighed  5,000  shekels  of 
brass  is  now  recorded  at  57  kilograms. 

Noah's  ark  is  133  meters  long,  22  meters  wide  and  13 
meters  high. 

Awareness  of  women's  liberation  can  be  detected  in 
several  passages.  Paul  wrote  to  the  Ephesians  hoping 
they  would  be  strengthened  with  the  might  of  Holy 
Spirit  in  the  "inner  man."  In  the  Good  News  Bible  this 
becomes  "inner  selves." 

Instead  of,  "Man  that  is  born  of  a  woman  is  of  few 
days,  and  full  of  trouble,"  the  new  version  declares:  "We 
are  all  born  weak  and  helpless." 


San   Diego,    Calif.,   Nov.    21-24;   Lynn   Schrock,  pastor; 

Nathan  Meyer,  speaker. 

Long  Beach  (Community),  Calif.,  Nov.  28-Dec.  3;  Ralph 

Colburn,  pastor;  Nathan  Meyer,  speaker. 

North  English,  Iowa,  Nov.   28-Dec.  5;  Arthur  McCrum, 

pastor;  Herman  Hein,  speaker. 

Atlanta,  Ga.,  Dec.  5-10;  Dean  Fetteihoff,  pastor;  Becker 

Evangelistic  Team. 

Whittier  (Community),  Calif.,  Dec.  12-17;  John  Mayes, 

pastor;  Nathan  Meyer,  speaker. 

Kokomo    (Indian    Heights),    Ind.,    Dec.    12-17;    Larry 

Gegner,  pastor;  Herman  Hein,  speaker. 

Alto,  Mich.,  Dec.  26-28;  Robert  Moeller,  pastor;  Herman 

Hein,  speaker. 

Trout   Lake,   Mich.,  Dec.  29-31;  Youth  Retreat,  Donald 

Taylor,  pastor;  Herman  Hein,  speaker. 


•Something  new  and  different  was  enthusiastically  re- 
ceived at  Dayton  (First),  Ohio,  recently  as  the  congre- 
gation was  zeroed  in  on  Heart  Sunday.  Insights  from 
Scripture  concerning  heart  failure  because  of  fear  was 
brought  to  hght  by  several  visiting  men  from  Mansfield. 
Information  was  shared  regarding  high  blood  pressure 
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of  several  nurses  in  having  their  blood  pressure  taken. 

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12 


BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.,  president, 
Grace  Schools 


In  recent  months  I  have  taken  considerable  time  to 
reflect  seriously  upon  this  institution  which  I  have 
been  called  to  lead:  its  history,  its  goals  and  purposes, 
its  resources,  and  its  prospects  for  the  future.  Let  us 
first  review  the  l<ind  of  institution  we  have,  then  lool< 
at  the  task  before  us,  and  finally  reconsider  the 
formula  for  achievement. 

I.  The  Institution  We  Have 

Lying  behind  all  that  we  see  today  on  this  beauti- 
ful campus,  with  its  fine  faculty  and  eager  students, 
are  five  essentials  which  have  characterized  this  insti- 
tution from  the  beginning  and  which  make  it  distinc- 
tive. 

First,  there  has  been  an  unwavering  loyalty  to 
Jesus  Christ  and  the  Bible. 

In  the  Articles  of  Incorporation  of  Grace  Schools 
the  following  purposes  are  stated: 

To  establish  a  Liberal  Arts  College,  and  Theo- 
logical Seminary  ...  providing  general  and 
special  education  for  worthy  and  properly  qual- 
ified students  who  seek  to  prepare  themselves 
for  lives  and  positions  of  effective  Christian 
leadership.  (Section  I) 

To  carry  on  the  educational  activities  of  this 
corporation  in  complete  harmony  with  the 
articles  of  the  following  "Covenant  of  Faith" 
which  cannot  be  changed  or  diminished.  (Sec- 
tion III) 

To  inaugurate  and  effect  a  type  of  Christian 
education  which  shall  have  for  its  chief  spiritual 
goal  "to  know  Christ  and  to  make  Him  known 
as  the  only  Saviour  and  Lord  of  life."  (Section 
IV) 

This  commitment  to  Jesus  Christ  and  the  Bible  not 
only  characterized  the  founders  of  Grace  Seminary 
and  Grace  College,  but  continues  to  be  the  moving 
force  of  the  faculty  and  student  body.  It  is  more  than 
mere  assent  to  a  creed;  it  is  a  personal  commitment  to 
Jesus  Christ  as  the  unique  Son  of  God.  This  view  of 
Jesus  Christ  is  based  upon  the  Holy  Scriptures,  and 
those  who  have  been  associated  with  Grace  Schools 
both  past  and  present  have  accepted  the  Bible's  claim 
for  itself  as  the  special  revelation  of  God  to  men  and 
therefore  on  a  plane  above  all  other  books.  This  view 
of  Christ  and  the  Bible  characterized  historic  Chris- 


tianity from  the  beginning;  it  was  the  view  of  the 
Reformers;  and  continues  to  be  the  firm  conviction 
of  millions  of  evangelical  believers  to  the  present 
hour. 

This  loyalty  to  Christ  and  the  Bible  is  reflected  in 
a  Christian  philosophy  of  education  at  Grace  Schools. 
This  means  much  more  than  being  church-related  in- 
stitutions, committed  to  a  creed,  with  compulsory 
chapels  and  prayer  before  every  class.  In  contrast  to 
the  naturalistic  assumptions  of  much  modern  edu- 
cation, a  Christian  philosophy  accepts  the  world  view 
of  the  Bible  as  the  most  satisfying  to  the  honest  in- 
quirer. Our  value  system  is  based  upon  our  Judaeo- 
Christian  heritage  in  the  Old  and  New  Testaments.  All 
academic  disciplines  are  evaluated  in  the  light  of  the 
truth  of  the  Word  of  God.  Religious  faith  is  not  iso- 
lated from  the  rest  of  life,  but  is  integrated  with 
learning.  The  search  for  truth  is  by  no  means  ham- 
pered by  such  a  philosophy;  rather,  it  is  set  free  from 
the  arbitrary  shackles  which  a  naturalistic  philosophy 
of  education  imposes.  To  leave  God  out  of  education 
does  not  free  the  learned  from  restrictive  presup- 
positions. Rather,  it  merely  rejects  the  Christian 
philosophy  for  another,  and  picks  up  new  presufH 
positions  in  the  exchange. 

A  second  characteristic  of  Grace  Schools  has 
been  a  harmonious  relationship  with  the 
Brethren  Church. 

In  the  legal  sense,  Grace  Schools  are  not  owned 
directly  by  any  denominationally  controlled  confer- 
ence or  agency.  Nevertheless,  all  voting  members  of 
the  Grace  Schools  Corporation  must  as  individuals  be 
members  of  Grace  Brethren  churches  as  well  as 
donors  to  the  institution.  The  Corporation  elects  the 
Board  of  Trustees  from  its  membership. 

The  relationship  which  Grace  enjoys  with  its 
church  goes  far  deeper,  however,  than  mere  legal 
technicality.  In  contrast  to  many  educational  institu- 
tions which  no  longer  value  or  even  maintain  their 
church- related  status,  Grace  continues  to  experience  a 
warm  working  relation  with  the  sponsoring  church, 
and  the  evidences  are  many  and  obvious. 

The  seminary  remains  the  chief  source  from  which 
Brethren  churches  draw  their  pastors.  At  present  68 
percent  of  the  congregations  belonging  to  the  Fellow- 


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ship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches  are  pastored  by  men 
trained  at  Grace  Theological  Seminary,  and  69  per- 
cent of  all  Grace  Brethren  ministers  are  Grace  alumni. 

The  college  educates  more  Grace  Brethren  yo4jng 
people  than  any  other  college  in  the  United  States. 
Although  the  percentage  of  Brethren  in  the  student 
body  is  smaller  than  it  once  was  because  of  the  in- 
creasing flow  into  the  college  of  young  people  from 
other  evangelical  groups,  the  actual  number  of  Breth- 
ren young  people  in  attendance  represents  a  fairly 
constant  percentage  of  the  total  denominational 
membership  over  the  last  ten  years. 

Another  evidence  of  the  healthy  relationship  be- 
tween the  church  and  the  schools  can  be  seen  in  the 
substantial  gift  income  received  from  the  Brethren 
churches  over  the  years.  In  1975  Grace  Brethren 
donors  contributed  approximately  60  percent  of  the 
total  unrestricted  gift  income  for  current  operations. 

Third,  a  dedication  to  quality  in  education. 

A  third  feature  of  Grace  Schools  from  the  begin- 
ning is  a  dedication  to  quality  in  education.  From  its 
inception  the  theological  seminary  has  stressed  con- 
tent courses,  and  has  resisted  the  pressures  that  came 
to  divert  or  dilute  this  emphasis. 

An  alumnus  told  me  recently  about  a  clergyman 
friend  of  his  who  commented  that  after  five  years 
most  of  his  seminary  training  was  obsolete.  The 
alumnus  from  Grace  had  found  the  opposite,  how- 
ever, for  his  education  had  not  consisted  of  fads,  gim- 


tion,  it  has  made  no  attempt  to  conceal  its  spiritual 
concerns.  The  evaluating  team  which  recommended 
regional  accreditation  commented  in  its  report: 
.  .  .  There  is  no  question  what  the  college  stands 
for,  no  ambiguity  as  to  its  stance.  The  catalog, 
the   student   rules,  the  agreement  the  faculty 
signs   before   coming  to  the  college,  the  daily 
chapel,    the    atmosphere    on    the    campus— all 
make  it  clear  that  this  is  an  evangelical  Christian 
college  with  precisely  defined  expectations  of 
behavior .... 

The  report  goes  on  to  state: 
Grace   College  was  accepted  as  a   Recognized 
Candidate    for  Accreditation   in  the  spring  of 
1973.  It  has  been  growing  steadily  since.  None 
of  its  strengths  are   new,  patched  together  or 
cosmetic.  They  are  basic  to  what  the  college  is. 
The  granting  of  full  regional  accreditation  to  the 
college  on  March  31,  1976,  marked  the  official  recog- 
nition of  an  excellence  that  has  characterized  it  for 
many  years. 

Fourth,  Grace  Schools  has  had  a  faculty  which 
shares  these  connmitnnents. 

No  Christian  school  of  higher  education  can  main- 
tain its  distinctive  character  without  a  faculty  which 
is  thoroughly  committed  to  its  ideals.  Because  the 
Christian  view  holds  that  truth  is  a  unity  and  finds  its 
unifying  principle  in  the  God  who  established  truth 


The  pictures  accompany- 
ing this  article  were  taken 
at  the  Inaugural  ceremony 
of  Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr. 


micks,  and  "Mickey  Mouse"  courses,  but  had  concen- 
trated upon  the  vital  issues  of  theology,  the  Greek 
and  Hebrew  texts  of  Scripture,  and  the  related  disci- 
plines which  form  the  solid  foundation  for  a  lasting 
ministry.  The  seminary  has  refused  to  offer  cheap 
degrees  or  to  proliferate  programs  beyond  its  com- 
petence. 

The  college  has  likewise  concentrated  its  efforts  to 
provide  a  liberal  arts  education  that  would  be  re- 
spected everywhere,  while  at  the  same  time  allowing 
no  weakening  of  its  Christian  commitment.  As  the 
college   has  pursued  its  quest  for  regional  accredita- 


and  who  sent  Jesus  Christ  in  whom  are  hid  "all  the 
treasures  of  wisdom  and  knowledge,"  a  sacredness  is 
thereby  imparted  to  every  subject  area.  Every  teacher 
must  share  this  Christian  philosophy  if  the  institution 
is  to  be  truly  Christian. 

One  of  the  great  strengths  of  Grace  Schools  is  the 
remarkable  degree  to  which  the  faculty  has  supported 
wholeheartedly  this  Christian  philosophy,  and  has 
given  its  best  efforts  to  maintain  it.  Evidence  of  this 
commitment  can  be  seen  in  the  comparatively  small 
turnover  of  teaching  personnel,  in  their  willingness  to 
forego   material   rewards,  and  in  their  continuing  to 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


regard  it  as  a  privilege  to  serve  as  part  of  the  Grace 
family. 

Fifth,  there  is  an  admissions  policy  which  in- 
sures a  student  body  commited  to  these 
ideals. 

Even  the  best  of  teachers  cannot  succeed  if  the 
student  community  is  hostile.  Grace  Schools  from  the 
very  beginning  has  admitted  qualified  students  regard- 
less of  color,  race,  or  national  origin.  Nevertheless, 
the  distinctive  stance  of  the  college  and  seminary  is 
made  absolutely  clear  by  the  catalog  and  other  pub- 
lished materials.  Applicants  are  informed  in  advance 
of  their  coming  what  kind  of  institutions  these  are. 
Spiritual  as  well  as  academic  requirements  are  clearly 
indicated,  and  this  attracts  the  particular  kind  of  stu- 
dent who  shares  these  ideals. 

As  a  result,  the  unrest  which  plagued  so  many 
campuses  in  the  last  decade  was  conspicuously  absent 
at  Grace.  There  were  no  riots  here.  It  does  not  mean 
that  our  students  are  docile,  unconcerned,  or  apa- 
thetic, nor  that  they  always  agree  with  the  faculty 
and  administration.  Rather,  it  means  that  there  is  a 
basic  sharing  of  academic  and  spiritual  philosophy 
which  allows  genuine  education  to  be  pursued  with- 
out the  disruptive  influences  that  have  marred  so 
many  institutions  in  recent  years. 

These  five  features  of  this  institution  have  marked 
its  course  and  have  brought  it  to  this  point  in  time. 
But  what  about  the  future? 

II.  The  Task  Before  Us 

Many  of  these  principles  are  under  attack.  Not 
everyone  respects  the  moral  and  spiritual  standards 
which  we  insist  upon.  Our  Christian  philosophy  of 
education  is  by  no  means  the  prevailing  one  in  aca- 
demic circles.  Economic  pressures  are  especially  bur- 
densome for  the  small  private  institution  in  these 
days  of  rising  costs  and  business  uncertainties.  The 
spectre  of  government  over-regulation  looms  larger 
with  every  new  directive  from  Washington. 

Yet  the  need  for  a  college  and  a  seminary  like 
Grace  was  never  greater.  To  educate  young  people  for 
productive  and  meaningful  lives  in  a  world  that  often 
seems  to  have  lost  its  mooring,  to  prepare  leaders  who 
can  effectively  communicate  the  gospel  of  Christ  and 
the  Christian  philosophy-these  are  challenges  that 
Grace  Schools  are  qualified  to  meet. 

But  the  task  will  not  grow  easier.  It  will  demand 
the  total  dedication  and  wide  cooperation  from  facul- 
ty, administrators,  staff,  students,  trustees,  and  a  host 
of  supporters  from  the  Brethren  Church  and  else- 
where. As  the  one  upon  whom  the  responsibility  has 
now  fallen  for  directing  this  enterprise,  I  shall  devote 
myself  in  full  measure  to  insure  that  the  steady 
course  which  has  been  set  and  purused  by  my 
esteemed  predecessors  shall  in  no  way  falter  or  be 
turned  aside.  Their  goals  were  right;  their  labors  have 
been  productive.  We  must  not  waver  as  we  seek  to 
preserve  and  promote  these  ideals  which  make  Grace 
Schools  distinctive. 


But  there  must  be  progress  along  with  preserva- 
tion. Sweeping  changes  are  taking  place  in  our  world 
today,  and  yet  the  basic  nature  of  man  is  the  same. 
His  need  for  a  relationship  with  God  and  for  a  value 
system  based  upon  what  is  true,  just,  and  moral  does 
not  change.  Unless  education  instills  these  values  in 
students,  it  has  done  them  a  disservice,  for  it  has 
given  them  power  without  a  means  of  control,  knowl- 
edge without  wisdom,  mere  training  and  not  true  edu- 
cation. 

III.  The  Formula  for  Achievement 

In  my  formative  years  and  throughout  my  adult 
life,    I    have   drawn   much  encouragement  from  the 


thought  and  example  of  the  apostle  Paul.  Paul  knew 
much  about  the  difficulties  of  life.  Setting  out  on  an 
untrodden  path  was  no  novelty  for  him.  And  he  was 
not  a  stranger  to  obstacles,  sufferings,  setbacks,  and 
disappointments    that   would    have   broken    a    lesser 

man. 

One  day  while  he  was  a  prisoner  in  the  city  of 
Rome,  he  wrote  his  Christian  friends  in  Philippi.  He 
continued  to  involve  himself  in  that  tremendous  task 
of  developing  Christian  character  in  the  lives  of  his 
followers,  a  task  that  is  also  of  great  concern  to  Grace 
Schools.  In  his  letter,  Paul  wrote: 

Finally,  brethren,  whatever  is  true,  whatever  is 
honorable,  whatever  is  right,  whatever  is  pure, 
whatever  is  lovely,  whatever  is  of  good  repute, 
if  there  is  any  excellence  and  if  anything 
worthy  of  praise,  let  your  mind  dwell  on  these 

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Continued  from  page  15 


things.  The  things  you  have  learned  and  re- 
ceived and  heard  and  seen  in  me,  practice  these 
things;  and  the  God  of  peace  shall  be  with  you 
(Phil.  4:8-9  NASB). 

But  Paul  was  also  well  aware  that  the  pursuit  of  his 
goal  would  dennand  adjustment  to  varying  conditions 
in  life— again  a  problem  which  educational  institu- 
tions frequently  confront.  His  friends  had  recently 
helped  him  with  a  monetary  gift,  and  he  was  grateful 
for  it.  But  he  had  also  known  occasions  when  there 
was  no  gift  forthcoming,  and  he  had  learned  to  live 
with  that,  as  well.  Continuing,  he  explained: 

But  I  rejoiced  in  the  Lord  greatly,  that  now  at 
last  you  have  revived  your  concern  for  me; 
indeed,  you  were  concerned  before,  but  you 
lacked  opportunity.  Not  that  I  speak  from 
want;  for  I  have  learned  to  be  content  in  what- 
ever circumstances  I  am.  I  know  how  to  get 
along  with  humble  means,  and  I  also  know  how 


to  live  in  prosperity;  in  any  and  every  circum- 
stance I  have  learned  the  secret  of  being  filled 
and  going  hungry,   both   of  having  abundance 
and  suffering  need  (Phil.  4:10-12  NASB). 
To  live  above  the  circumstances  is  never  easy.  To 
know  the  thrill  of  crowds,  and  then  to  be  thrust  into 
the  isolation  of  imprisonment,  taxes  the  most  flexible 
of  men.  Paul  had  learned  the  formula,  and  he  states  it 
in  the  next  sentence: 

I  can  do  all  things  through  Him  who  strength- 
ens me  (Phil.  4:13  NASB). 

For  Paul  this  truth  was  no  excuse  for  diminished 
effort.  It  was  not  an  escape  from  his  own  responsibili- 
ties. But  it  was  a  simple,  unashamed,  and  powerful 
statement  of  his  faith  that  God  always  enables  His 
servants  to  do  what  He  wants  done.  I  invite  your 
prayers  along  with  mine  that  this  divine  strengthening 
which  sustained  Paul  in  his  labors  shall  also  be  our 
experience  at  Grace  Theological  Seminary  and  Grace 
College  through  all  the  days  ahead. 


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Living  Memorials 


Many  thoughtful  people,  desiring  to  honor  the  memory  of  a  loved  one  or 
friend,  are  sending  Living  Memorial  gifts  to  Grace  College  and  Seminary, 
thereby  perpetuating  the  life  of  the  departed  one  through  the  lives  of  our 
students.  Families  of  those  whose  memories  are  so  honored  are  notified  of 
the  gift  with  an  appropriate  card,  without  mentioning  the  amount. 

Following  are  those  who  were  honored  during  the  month  of  September: 


In  Memory  of: 

Gerald  D.  Landrum 
Hazel  M.  Marguarl 

Paul  G.  Horn 

Adeline  M.  Kolbe 

Larry  Deffenbaugh 

Earl  Z.  Teeter 

"Our  Deceased  WMC  Members" 

Mrs.  W.  Van  Kampen 


John  Kelley 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Wogaman 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  H.  Kent 

Harold  W.  Ogilvie 

Dr.  Llovd  E.  Fish 


Given  by: 

Mrs.  John  J.  Abner 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  B.  Farran 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph  W.  Offner 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Kolbe 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Kolbe 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond  Jackman 

Mrs.  Evelyn  Uphouse 

West  Homer  Women's  Missionary 

Council,  Homerville,  Ohio 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Halsey 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harris  G.  Kroes 
Mrs.  Louise  Burton 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  G.  Bruce 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  E.  Frank 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Seals  Smith 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  KeUerman 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  P.  Bustraan 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  Batroff 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Davis 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  Penfold 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  William  Byers 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  D.  Fetterhoff 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Don  Ogden 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Sr. 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Sr. 
Mrs.  Mildred  Ogilvie 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  E.  Hammers 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


Siand! 


Dr.  Lloyd  E.  Fish 


Some  years  ago,  I  picked  up  a  book 
written  by  Wilbur  M.  Smith,  of  the 
Moody  Bible  Institute  faculty.  He  had 
titled  his  book  Therefore  Stand,  words 
chosen  from  Bunyan's  Pilgrims  Prog- 
ress, words  reminiscent  too,  of  Paul  to 
the  Galatians,  "Stand  fast,  therefore, 
in  the  liberty  with  which  Christ  has 
made  us  free." 

I  need  not  tell  you  the  temper  of 
this  present  age.  The  majority  feel  no 
need  and  have  no  concern  for  God. 
Much  of  what  calls  itself  the  "Chris- 
tian church"  is  steeped  in  indifference, 
complacency,  and  compromise.  Born- 
again  Christians  have  always  been  a 
numerical  minority.  But  what  a  minor- 
ity! Paul  and  the  other  apostles  turned 
the  world  of  their  day  upside  down.  It 
is  not  by  might,  nor  by  power,  nor  by 
majority,  but  by  His  Spirit  that  God 
has  used  yielded  Christians,  in  the 
years  from  that  time  to  this,  as  chan- 
nels for  His  power. 

"Therefore  stand"  is  not  a  position 
of  defensiveness  or  of  retreat;  rather,  it 
is  a  position  of  holy  boldness  from 
which  we  can  in  confident  assurance 
speak  the  "I  know"  of  Scripture  to  a 
world  that  despite  its  overwhelming  in- 
crease of  knowledge  and  technology  is 
yet  walking  in  uncertainty  and  despair. 

It  is  not  only  that  much  of  the 
world  is  indifferent.  Far  beyond  that, 
it  is  antagonistic  to  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  and  to  the  message  of  the  Bible. 
The  atheist,  the  agnostic,  the  com- 
munist are  on  the  offensive,  to  destroy 
if  possible  that  which  they  will  not  ac- 
cept. 
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What  are  some  of  the  areas  where 
the  battle  is  raging?  There  is  philoso- 
phy, which  professes  a  search  for  ulti- 
mate truth.  In  its  modern  form  philos- 
ophy and  philosophers  say  plainly  that 
they  seek  to  reach  the  truth  exclusive- 
ly by  man's  reason.  They  reject  any 
source  — including  the  Bible— that 
claims  to  be  revelation,  or  of  divine 
origin,  because  it  does  not  arise  from 
man's  reason,  which  alone  can  be 
trusted. 

There  is  economic  atheism— of 
which  communism  is  the  core!  Almost 
125  years  ago,  in  the  Communist 
Manifesto,  Karl  Marx  wrote  "Com- 
munism abolishes  the  so-called  eternal 
truths,  it  abolishes  all  religion  and  all 
morality.  Religion  is  the  opiate  of  the 
people,  and  Christianity  must  die!" 

But  over  and  above  philosophy  and 
communism,  evil  though  these  influ- 
ences clearly  are,  there  is  the  retreat, 
the  surrender— and  I  would  say  it  even 
stronger— the  treason  of  the  nominal 
or  professing  church.  Nowhere  is  this 
seen  more  vividly  than  in  the  realm  of 
higher  education,  in  the  appalling 
number  of  colleges  and  seminaries 
founded  by  Christians,  built  with  the 
money  and  the  dedication  of  Chris- 
tians, but  now  apostate  from  the  faith. 

I  want  to  shock  you  a  bit- 
Christianity  in  this  country  of  ours, 
this  United  States,  is  the  religion  of  a 
minority  group,  and  a  very  small 
minority  at  that.  We  have  been  losing 
the  battle.  I  don't  need  to  ply  you 
with  detail  about  the  great  denomi- 
nations of  our  land,  denominations 
whose  history  records  throngs  of  per- 
sons whose  names  we  will  never  forget. 


Dr.  Lloyd  E.  Fish,  professor  emeritus 
of  psychology  at  Grace  College,  went 
to  be  with  the  Lord  on  September 
29,  1976,  after  a  long  illness.  Re- 
printed here  by  permission  of  the 
BRYAN  BLUEPRINT,  Bryan  Col- 
lege, Dayton,  Tennessee,  is  an  address 
delivered  at  that  school's  homecom- 
ing banquet  In  1974.  A  graduate 
of  Bryan  College,  Wheaton  College, 
and  the  University  of  Tennessee,  Dr. 
Fish  had  been  associated  with  Grace 
Schools  since  1972.  He  served  the 
Lord  faithfully  as  an  educator, 
administrator,  pastor,  and  as  a 
clinical  psychologist  for  Veterans 
Administration  hospitals.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  his  wife,  Mary,  and  two 
sons:  Allan  and  Gordon. 


truly  born-again,  truly  outstanding 
men  and  women  for  God.  But  their 
descendants  who  today  lead  these 
denominations  preside  over  churches. 
Christian  in  name,  but  which  are  in 
fact  and  in  practice  long  departed 
from  the  faith. 

The  origin  of  the  apostasy  lies 
squarely  in  the  colleges  and  seminaries 
from  which  today's  leaders  have  come. 
Once  they  were  a  rich  fountain  of 
spiritual  truth  for  our  American  life; 
now  they  have  become  fountains  of 
skepticism,  pouring  out  unbelief,  scorn 
for  the  Bible,  even  atheism.  We  can  re- 
joice that  there  yet  remain  some  sound 
Christian  colleges  and  evangelical  semi- 
naries. But  we  must  be  realistic,  too— 
this  kind  of  college  or  seminary  is  not 
at  all  typical.  We  are  and  we  remain  a 
thin  minority.  But,  our  clear  command 
from  God  is,  "Occupy  till  I  come" 
(Luke  19:13). 

Now  I  want  to  ask  a  disturbing 
question:  Why  do  men  ignore,  or  even 
hate  God?  I  think  that  the  Bible  gives 
us  some  of  the  clearest  reasons.  Let  us 
have  a  look  at  certain  of  them. 

(1)  In  Psalm  14:1,  we  read  "The 
fool  has  said  in  his  heart  ...  no  God." 
This  is  far  more  than  just  a  skeptical 
statement-it  is  the  deliberately  chosen 
verdict  of  his  heart;  he  has  determined 
that  for  him  there  will  be  no  God.  And 
then  both  the  fool  of  whom  the  Psalm- 
ist wrote,  and  the  better  educated  fool 
of  today  busily  seek  for  arguments  to 
persuade  themselves  that  there  is 
none! 

(2)  In  the  historic  Sermon  on  the 
Mount,  Christ  pointed  to  a  basic  heart 
problem  when  He  said:  "You  cannot 
serve  God  and  mammon  (or  money)." 
The  lust  for  material  things-and  sure- 
ly that  is  an  obsession  of  our  times- 
means  the  subordination  of  the  spirit- 


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ual;  and  such  is  the  priority  chosen  by 
countless  persons. 

(3)  Again  our  Lord  Jesus,  in  a 
powerful  polemic  to  the  Jews  who 
challenged  Him  (John  5:44),  accurate- 
ly assessed  their  self-centered  spirit 
when  He  said:  "How  can  you  truly  be- 
lieve, who  receive  glory  from  each 
other,  and  seek  not  the  glory  that 
comes  from  God?" 

(4)  And  in  scathing  condemnation, 
Paul,  writing  to  the  Romans  (1:21), 
declares     of     the     world    of    men. 


To  the  philosophers  and  others 
gathered  around,  Paul  spoke  in  vigor- 
ous eloquence,  setting  forth  three 
great  truths  which  I  believe  are  the 
heart  of  what  we  as  individual  Chris- 
tians—and as  a  corporate  body  of 
Christ— need  powerfully  to  proclaim 
today!  These  truths  are  at  once  an 
apologetic,  a  defense  of  the  faith,  an 
answer,  and  a  challenge! 

We  live  in  a  world  that  worships 
science  and  technology.  Most  relevant 
is  the  statement  of  clarity  and  certain- 


eousness  by  that  man  (Christ)  whom 
He  has  ordained."  Why  did  God  say 
"by  Jesus  Christ"?  Because  in  that  day 
all  of  the  ungodly  who  come  to  judg- 
ment will  know  with  a  terrible  certain- 
ty that  they  are  justly  condemned  by 
Him 

—whose  salvation  they  have  re- 
jected 

—whose   blood   they   have  despised 

—whose  loving  invitation  they  have 
refused 

—whom  they  have  pierced  by  their 


\Ne  are  not  promised  victory  in  tliis  age,  but  we  are  commanded  to  be  faithful  in  our  witness. 


" .  .  .  knowing  God,  they  glorified  Him 
not  as  God,  but  became  vain  in  their 
reasoning,  and  their  senseless  heart  was 
darkened." 

What  possible  impact  can  we— this 
thin  minority  of  born-again  evangelical 
Christians— make  against  such  an  over- 
whelming tide  of  antagonism,  or,  what 
is  often  worse,  its  shadowy  counter- 
part, indifference?  Shall  we  then  just 
wallow  in  self-pity  and  despair? 

By  the  grace  of  God,  "No!"  As 
never  before,  we  who  call  ourselves 
Christians  must  heed  the  imperative 
"Therefore  stand!"  with  all  of  the  im- 
port of  its  meaning.  We  are  not  prom- 
ised victory  in  this  age,  but  we  are 
commanded  to  be  faithful  in  our  wit- 
ness. And  beyond  that  vital  rock,  de- 
fense of  the  faith,  we  must  right  now 
move  forward,  proclaiming  with  vigor 
and  with  assurance  that  gospel  which 
is  the  power  of  God  unto  salva- 
tion .... 

Into  the  university  city  of  his 
world— Athens— there  came,  sometime 
in  August  of  A.D.  51,  a  man  walking— 
a  Jew  named  Paul.  He  was  really  a 
minority,  a  minority  of  one,  but  that 
deterred  him  not  at  all.  Look  at  the 
map  of  his  travels— Colosse,  Ephesus, 
Corinth,  Thessalonica,  Philippi.  When 
we  come  into  a  city,  who  notices? 
Who  cares?  And  all  too  often,  nothing 
happens.  But  Paul  did  not  travel  just 
to  be  traveling— he  traveled  to  preach, 
to  stir  men  to  conviction,  to  challenge 
the  strongholds  of  paganism.  Paul 
came  to  these  cities,  they  heard  the 
Gospel,  and  they  were  never  the  same 
again! 


ty  with  which  Paul  began  his  dis- 
course—"God,  who  made  the  world 
and  all  things  in  it  ...  is  Lord  of 
heaven  and  of  earth."  Now  every  seri- 
ous minded  person  at  some  point  be- 
gins to  ask:  From  where  did  all  this 
universe  of  people  and  things  come? 
Here  is  the  clear  answer:  God  made 
heaven  and  earth.  Science,  even  the 
most  modern  science,  although  it  may 
speculate  beyond  its  facts  (and  there- 
fore cease  to  be  science),  unanimously 
confesses  that  it  can  tell  us  nothing 
with  certainty  about  the  origins  of  the 
world,  or  of  life.  Paul's  first  statement 
on  that  memorable  day  is  the  apolo- 
getic, the  definitive  answer  to  science. 
In  Paul's  second  theme  statement  is 
the  apologetic,  the  answer  for  those 
who  demand  historical  certainty. 
"God  has  raised  Him  (Christ)  from  the 
dead."    The    origin    of    the    Christian 


Here,  then,  is  the  apologetic,  the  an- 
swer for  the  new  moralists,  the  situa- 
tion ethicists,  the  apostate  ministers 
who  have  refused  and  rejected  the  ab- 
solutes of  God  .... 

What  can,  what  must  we  do  about 
all  of  this?  Let  me  make  it  very  per- 
sonal. You  and  I— faculty,  alumni,  stu- 
dents, born-again  men  and  women  of 
God— need  make  no  apology  for  the 
Christian  faith,  for  our  position  as 
Christians  trusting  Christ  for  time  and 
for  eternity;  but  we  do  need  to  pro- 
claim the  apologetic,  the  answer,  both 
as  a  defense  and  as  an  offensive. 

In  such  a  group  as  this,  there  are 
many  kinds  and  levels  of  experience 
and  of  maturity.  Let  us  resolve,  God 
willing,  to  be  personally  consistent  in 
our  daily  walk  before  Him  and  before 
our  fellow  men.    Let   us  study  God's 


We  live  in  a  world  that  worships  science  and  technology. 


faith,  the  life,  the  person,  the  death, 
and  the  resurrection  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  are  more  historically  confirmed, 
more  certain  than  any  other  fact  or 
facts  of  the  ancient  world.  When  con- 
temporary historians,  scientists,  theo- 
logians try  to  label  as  myth  and  legend 
the  facts  of  our  faith,  they  must  either 
reckon  with  this  historic  certainly,  or 
in  denying  it,  brand  themselves  as  liars 
and  untrustworthy  persons. 

The  third  great  theme  of  Paul's 
address  on  Mars'  Hill  was  that  of  judg- 
ment. "He  has  appointed  a  day,  in 
which  He  will  judge  the  world  in  right- 


Word  as  never  before,  so  that  in  this 
world  of  darkness  we  may  be  able  to 
give  clear  reason  for  the  faith— and  in 
the  process  of  that  study  to  enrich  our 
own  lives.  And  let  us  be  witnesses— 
evangels— using  every  Spirit-led  oppor- 
tunity to  share  the  good  news  of  salva- 
tion with  relatives,  with  friends,  with 
every  other  person  as  we  are  given  an 
open  door  of  communication. 

We  have  a  great  God,  a  wonderful 
Saviour,  a  glorious  destiny! 

"Therefore  .  .  .  STAND!" 


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BRETHREN    MISSIONARY    HERALD 


9i'A  Jim  Ssdm^  a  TJ/hihsh 


G.  Forrest  Jackson,  Dayton,  Ohio 

God,  in  a  wonderful  way,  has  implant- 
ed in  every  local  church  the  thrilling  poten- 
tial of  reproduction.  This  life  seed  has  the 
potential  to  produce  healthy  growth  within 
a  local  body  of  believers.  It  also  has  the 
ability-when  planted  in  a  fertile  area-to 
produce  the  same  living  organism  from 
which  it  came.  This  is  the  thing  that  has 
happened  in  the  Dayton  First  Brethren 
Church,  which  has  resulted  in  the  birth  of  a 
new  babe  located  south  of  Dayton  in 
Centerville.  The  procedure  began  nearly  two 
years  ago  as  our  church  leaders  tried  to  ana- 
lyze the  best  way  to  solve  the  problems 
facing  our  church.  After  long  hours  of  pray- 
er, discussion,  and  a  comprehensive  survey, 
it  was  concluded  that  the  mother  should 
give  birth  to  a  new  church  in  Centerville. 
This  is  an  area  where  about  15  of  our  fami- 
lies are  living.  After  this  decision  was  made, 
a  plan  was  outlined  for  the  launching  of  this 
venture  of  faith.  Steps  were  taken  to 
provide  some  financial  support,  and  the 
commissioning  date  was  set  for  January  4, 
1976.  As  the  commissioning  date  drew  near, 
the  labor  pains  became  very  acute.  The 
thought  of  longtime  friends  worshiping  in 
different  locations  was  very  traumatic. 
Another  concern  centered  in  leadership,  as  a 
number  of  the  men  who  had  served  faith- 
fully would  be  among  those  commissioned. 
Other  pains  focused  on  finances,  as  many 
faithful  givers  would  be  a  part  of  the  new 
work. 

January  4  was  the  day  of  delivery,  as 
Pastor  G.  Forrest  Jackson  had  the  joy  of 
leading  the  members  of  the  First  Brethren 
Church  in  a  precious  commissioning  service. 
God  had  led  nearly  30  of  our  faithful 
members  and  friends  to  be  a  part  of  this 
new  ministry.  Regular  services  started  the 
following  Sunday,  with  about  50  people 
present.  You  must  agree  that  this  is  a 
healthy  babe.  We  have  given  of  our  lifeblood 
in  the  form  of  dedicated,  capable  leadership. 
We  have  regularly  shared  of  our  resources 
during  1976  in  the  amount  of  $10,000.  We 
are  looking  forward  to  a  further  investment 
of  $20,000,  which  will  be  applied  on  the 
purchase  of  suitable  land  when  the  Lord 
directs  to  the  right  site.  This  infant  church 
-in  addition  to  the  things  the  mother  could 
provide-was  fed  a  good  diet  of  spiritual  en- 
richment through  the  effective  ministry  of 
Rev.  Daniel  Grabill.  Knowing  that  strong 
pastoral  leadership  is  necessary  for  the  de- 


Pastor   Forrest   Jackson   leads   in   a  commissioning  prayer  of  dedication  for  the 
Centerville  group. 


A  welcome  gift  from  the  First  Brethren  Church!  L  to  R:  Paul  Screechfield,  trustee 
chairman  of  the  First  Brethren  Church:  Pastor  Forrest  Jackson;  Pastor  Dave  Miller 
and  Sam  Grice,  moderator  of  the  Centerville  Grace  Brethren  Church. 


velopment  of  a  new  church,  a  diligent  search 
was  made  for  the  man  of  God's  choice. 
After  much  prayer  and  clear  direction  by 
the  Lord,  David  W.  Miller  was  extended  a 
call  to  become  the  first  pastor  beginning 
July  1.  The  new  church  elected  Jack 
Bowles,  Samuel  Grice,  Ronald  Grubbs,  John 
Ruel  and  Fred  Steele  to  work  with  the 
pastor  in  establishing  a  strong  testimony  for 
Christ. 

All  systems  were  "Go"  as  new  people 
were  being  reached.  The  church  attendance 
continued  to  increase,  and  surpassed  the 
100  mark  on  August  29.  A  sweet  spirit  pre- 
vails among  the  Centerville  congregation  as 
they  look  to  Christ  to  build  His  church.  Be- 
cause of  this  confidence,  their  faith  was  not 
shaken  when  their  new  pastor  submitted  his 
resignation  in  order  to  assume  the  position 
of  senior  pastor  of  the  North  Long  Beach 
Brethren  Church.  To  be  sure,  it  is  not  easy 
for  pastor  or  people  to  make  a  change  this 


soon  in  a  new  work.  Pastor  Dave  is  a  very 
gifted  man  of  God  who  will  be  mightily 
used  of  God  in  leading  the  church  in  Long 
Beach.  As  the  first  birthday  of  our  daughter 
draws  near,  it  is  evident  that  many  valuable 
lessons  have  been  learned  which  have 
strengthened  our  faith  and  given  a  depend- 
ence upon  our  sovereign  God  who  is  work- 
ing to  accomplish  His  purpose  through  us. 
God  has  His  man  who  will  take  up  the  lead- 
ership in  Centerville,  and  we  are  patiently 
waiting  for  the  Lord  to  reveal  His  shepherd 
for  this  flock. 

As  a  true  mother  church-  we  are  thrill- 
ed with  every  success,  concerned  about 
every  decision,  and  are  extremely  excited 
about  what  God  is  doing  in  the  life  of  our 
child.  We  would  encourage  other  Brethren 
congregations  across  America  to  use  our  for- 
mula of  love,  concern  and  generosity  in  es- 
tablishing a  new  church.  When  you  do  this, 
it  is  really  fun  being  a  mother! 


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"The  Brethren  Bunch"  (a  youth  group)  from  Dryhill,  Ky., 
are  being  used  to  minister  at  several  Brethren  church- 
es in  Ohio. 

A  Bi-decade  celebration  including  a  message  by  Pastor 
M.  L.  Myers,  a  noontime  basket  dinner  and  dedication 
of  a  new  church  sign,  concluding  with  an  evening 
message  by  Pastor  Galen  Wiley,  spelled  a  big  day  at 
Mansfield  (Woodville) ,  Ohio. 

Rev.  Joseph  L.  Gingrich,  a  faithful  proclaimer  of 
God's  Word  having  served  in  Brethren  pastorates  from 
1920  till  retirement,  was  called  home  on  Oct.  22  at 
the  age  of  82. 

Police  raided  a  bingo  game  being  conducted  by  the  Church  of  All  Faiths,  Pomona, 
Calif.   It's  about  time  churches  got  out  of  the  gambling  business. 

A  youth  group  from  Rittman,  Ohio,  delivered  a  freezer  they  had  purchased  for  the 
mission  at  Dryhill,  Ky,  and  also  brought  along  donated  clothing  for  use  at  the 
mission.   The  youth  shared  in  the  worship  services,  too. 

Yakima,  Wash. ,  will  be  the  new  field  of  labor  for  Rev.  Dale  Hostetler  as  he  has 
accepted  the  call  to  be  the  pastor  of  this  congregation. 

Winona  Lake  did  it  again. .. Sunday  School  records  for  Oct.  17  showed  an  attendance 
of  775,  and  the  two  worship  services  showed  a  total  attendance  of  1,105. 

No  other  Mid-Central  Conference  soccer  team  has  ever  completed  a  schedule  with  its 
opponents  not  scoring  a  goal  until  this  season  as  the  Grace  College  boosters  wound 
up  the  1976  year  with  a  decisive  1-0  victory  over  Tri-State  University.   The 
Lancers'  conference  record  is  5-0-1  with  6  shutouts.   The  only  blemish  was  a  0-0 
deadlock  for  the  new  MCC  soccer  champions. 

(NRB-News) — President  Gerald  Ford  has  signed  a  comprehensive  bill  updating  the 
nation's  copyright  laws.   The  new  law,  which  goes  into  effect  January  1,  1978,  con- 
tains a  section  which  protects  the  interests  of  religious  broadcasters.   Section 
112  (c)  exempts  religious  programs  produced  by  non — profit  organizations  from  payin 
mechanical  reproduction  fees  for  the  use  of  copyrighted  music  on  tapes  or  discs 
which  they  distribute  to  broadcast  stations. 

Rev.  Donald  G.  Farner  has  assumed  the  pastorate  at  the  Southview  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Bernard  Schneider  were  greeted  at  the  Fort  Myers  airport  by  a  group 
of  people  from  the  Fort  Myers  church  upon  their  return  from  Germany  where  they  had 
been  caring  for  the  work  while  the  Roger  Peughs  were  on  a  short  furlough. 


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Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 

NATIONAL  BUSINESS  OFFICES:  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590  (except  where  noted) 
Next  conference:  August  12-19,  1977,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana 
Christian  Education  Convention:  August  12  and  13,  1977 


CONFERENCE  COORDINATOR 

Rev.  Charles  Ashman,  P.  O.  Box  386,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

Phone:  (219)267-5566 


BOARD  OF  EVANGELISM 

Robert  B.  Collitt,  Director,  Fiist  and  Spruce  Streets, 

Hagerstown,  Md.  21740    (301)  797-51(- 

BOARD  OF  MINISTERIAL  EMERGENCY  AND  RETIREMENT 

WilUam  H.  Schaffer,  Secy.-Treas.,  402  S.E.  6th  Ave., 

Auburn,  Wash.  98002     (206)  833-781 

BRETHREN  HOME  MISSIONS  COUNCIL  (P.O.  Box  587)    (219)  267-5U 

Lester  E.  Pifer  (Res.)     267-7683  Frank  J.  Poland  (Res.)     267-833 

Robert  W.Thompson  (Res.)  (213)  434-5220  David  R.  Grant  (Res.) 269-265 

BRETHREN  ARCHITECTURAL  SERVICE  (P.O.  Bo.\  587) (219)  267-5K 

Ralph  Hall  (Res.)     267-3634 

BRETHREN  INVESTMENT  FOUNDATION  (P.O.  Bo.\  587)    (219)  267-51* 

Walter  Fretz  (Res.)     267-8441 

BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD  COMPANY  (P.O.  Box  544)     (219)  267-71,' 

(niarles  W.  Turner  (Res.)    269-2719  Wayne  Guthrie  (Res.) 267-741 

Kenneth  E.  Herman  (Res.)    ....  267-6765  Charles  Koontz  (Res.) 267-60J 

BMH  PRINTING  (25  Kings  Highway)    (219)  267-74{ 

Bruce  Brickel  (Res.) 267-3164 

FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY  (P.O.  Box  588)    (219)  267-SU 

John  Zielasko  (Res.) 267^808  Gordon  Austin  (Res.) 269-25J 

Raymond  Thompson  (Res.)     .  .  .267-6931  Bethany  House,  101  Fourth  St.   .  .267-75' 

Jesse  B.  Deloe  (Res.)     269-1313  Philathea  House,  105  Seminary  Dr.  267-54' 

Steve  Mason  (Res.)     269-3768 

GBC  CHRISTI.AN  EDUCATION  (P.  O.  Box  365)    (219)  267-66: 

Knute  Larson  (Res.)  ....  (419)  324-6802  Judy  Ashman  (Res.) 267-55« 

James  Long  (Res.) 267-5019  Bobbette  Osborn  (Res.) 267-56; 

Ed  Lewis  (Res.)     267-3928 

GRACE  SCHOOLS  (P.O.  Box  397) (219)  267-81! 

Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.  (Res.)     ....  267-5706  Paul  Chappell  (Office) 267-71' 

John  J.  Davis  (Res.) 267-6033  (Res.) 267-23! 

Vance  A.  Voder  (Res.)     269-2260  Richard  G.  Messner  (Res.)     ....  267-84' 

Arnold  R.  Kriegbaum  (Res.).  .  .  .  267-3627  Alpha  Residence  Hall 269-961 

GRACE  VILLAGE  RETIREMENT  COMPLEX  (P.O.  Box  337) (219)269-24! 

Sherwood  Durkee  (Res.)     267-4510 

NATIONAL  FELLOWSHIP  OF  GRACE  BRETHREN  MEN 

President:  Lyle  W.  Marvin.  Jr.,  11468  Miscou  Way,  Cypress,  Calif.  90630.  Phone:  (71 
894-8250.  Director  of  Boys  Ministries:  Jack  CTine.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  First  and  Spru 
Sts.,  Hagerstown.  Md.  21740.  Phone:  (301)  739-1726.  Secretary-treasurer:  Roger  Hancoi 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  6675  Worthington-Galena  Rd.,  Worthington.  Ohio  43085. 


1977 

BRETHREN 

ANNUAL 


CONTAINING:  MINUTES  OF  THE 

87th  ANNUAL  CONFERENCE 

OF  THE 

FELLOWSHIP  OF  GRACE  BRETHREN  CHURCHES, 

HELD  AUGUST  6-13,  1976, 

AT  LONG  BEACH,  CALIFORNIA 


DECEMBER   1.  1976 

Published  by 
THE  BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD  CO. 

Charles  W.  Turner,  Executive  Editor  and  General  Manager 

P.  O.  BOX  544    /    WINONA  LAKE,  INDIANA  46590 


Table  of  Contents 


DISTRICT  CONFERENCES 

Allegheny 49 

Florida 50 

Indiana 50 

Iowa    51 

Michigan 52 

Mid-Atlantic 53 

Northern  Atlantic 54 

Nor-Cal    55 

Northcentral  Ohio    55 

Northeastern  Oliio 56 

Northwest 57 

Rocky  Mt.  Region    58 

Southeast 58 

Southern  California- Arizona 59 

Southern  Ohio 60 

Western  Pennsylvania    61 

NATIONAL  ORGANIZATIONS 

Board  of  Evangelism 47 

Board  of  Ministerial  Emergency 

and  Retirement 15 

Brethren  Home  Missions  Council 33 

Brethren  Investment  Foundation 35 

Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Company    40 

Foreign  Missionary  Society    31 

GBC  Christian  Education 47 

Grace  Schools 36 

National  Fellowship  of  Brethren 

Retirement  Homes,  Inc 47 

National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Men  ...  48 
National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 

Ministers    45 

SMM 44 

Women's  Missionary  Council    41 

NATIONAL   FELLOWSHIP 

Churches,  Directory  of  Brethren 63 

Districts,  Directory  of 49 

Ministers,  Roster  of    80 

Minutes  of  1976  National  Fellowship- 
Business  Sessions 11 

Moderator's  Address 5 

Organizations  and  Committees 3 

Statistical  Report 11 


Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 


OFFICERS 

Moderator— Robert  W.  Thompson 

Vice  Moderator— John  Mayes 

Secretary— Qyde  Landrum 

Assistant  Secretary-Ralph  Burns 

Treasurer— Mike  Alexander 

Statistician— David  Grant 


EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Chairman— G.  Forrest  Jaclcson 

Vice  Chairman— William  Snell 

Secretary— Gerald  Kelley 

Conference  Coordinator— Charles  Ashman 

\llegheny-£)onaW  Bowlin,  Fred  Walter;  Floiidz-Randall  Poyner;  Indiana-Ga/en  Lingenfelter ,  Earle 
Peer;  Iowa — fohn  Burke;  Michigan-Ron  Jarvis;  Mid-Atlantic-/flmes  Dixon,  Curtis  Stroman;  Northern 
kHantic— Robert  Spicer,  Jerry  Young;  Nor-Cal-Lo/ry  Smithwick;  Northcentral  O\ao-Howard  Snive- 
ly,  John  Teevan;  Northeastern  Ohio-Gera/ci  Kelley.  James  Kennedy;  Northwest — fames  McClellan; 
Rocky  Mt  Region- Ficfo/-  Rogers;  Southeast-Xesfe/-  Kennedy,  Richard  Cornwell;  Southern  Cali- 
lOTma-A.iizona-David  Hocking,  George  Peek,  Ralph  Colburn,  John  Mayes;  Southern  Oido-Forrest 
Jackson,  James  Poyner;  Western  Pennsyh'ania-Don  Rager,  William  Snell. 


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COMMITTEES 


RULES  AND   ORGANIZATION 

Jesse  Deloe,  chm. 
Gary  Cole 
Jerry  Qassen 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

Kenneth  Koontz,  chm. 
Michael  Rockafellow 
Charles  Davis 

RESOLUTIONS 

Ronald  Guiles,  chm. 
J.  Hudson  Thayer 
Dale  Forrest 

DOMINATING 

John  Gillis,  chm. 
Howard  Snively 
Earle  Peer 
David  Plaster 
Kenneth  Stoll 

MUSIC 

Vance  Yoder,  chm. 
James  Shipley 
Beverly  Kent 
Gladys  Deloe 
Paul  Mutchler 


HOSPITALITY 

Mike  and  Anne  Alexander,  chm. 
Steve  and  Bonnie  Young 
Dave  and  Ann  Grant 

PUBLICITY 

Tim  Keimedy 
Gordon  Austin 

MEMBERSHIP 

Don  Rough  ('77,  chm.) 
Kenneth  Herman  ('77) 
John  Mayes  ('78) 
Maynard  Tittle  ('78) 
Wesley  Haller  ('79) 
Earle  Peer  ('79) 

PASTORLESS  CHURCHES  AND 
AVAILABLE   MEN 

Thomas  Hammers 

FINANCE 

Mike  Alexander,  chm. 
Max  Fluke 
Sherwood  Durkee 

AUDITING 

Frank  Poland,  chm. 
Charles  Koontz 


SPIRITUAL  STATE   OF   CHURCHES 

Conference   moderator  and  district  modera- 
tors (1976-1977) 


COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

Knute  Larson,  chm. 
Gerald  Polman 
Ted  Austin 


BOARD  OF    EVANGELISM 

Chm.-Robert  CoUitt  ('77) 
V.  Chm.-Mason  Cooper  C78) 
Secy. -Edward  Lewis  ('78) 
Asst.  Secy.-Emmit  Adams  ('79) 
Treas.-Joe  Dombek  ('77) 
Asst.  Treas.- Richard  Sellers  ('77) 
Bryson  Fetters  ('77) 
DeanFetterhoff  ('78) 
William  Faulkner  f  78) 
Charles  C.  Ditto,  Jr.  ('79) 
Vernon  Harris  ('79) 
Haiold  Lowry  ('79) 


NATIONAL   FELLOWSHIP  OF  GRACE 
BRETHREN   MINISTERS 

James  L.  Custer,  chm. 

Dean  Fetterhoff,  v.  chm. 

Ralph  J.  Colburn,  executive  secy. 

Roy  Polman,  recording  secy. 

Kenneth  1.  Cosgrove,  asst.  recording  secy. 

Harold  L.  Dunning,  treas 


CHRISTIAN   EDUCATION   BOARD 

Pres.-David  Seifert  ('77) 

V.  Pres. -Edwin  Casliman  ('79) 

Secy.-James  Dixon,  Jr.  ('79) 

Fin.  Consultant -Robert  Russell  ('78) 

Exec.  Com.  at  Large-Forrest  Jackson  ('77) 

Robert  RusseU  ('78) 
Exec.  Dii.— Knute  Larson 
Clair  BrickelC78) 
Vernon  Harris  ('77) 
Robert  Kern  ('78) 
Galen  Lingenfelter  ('78) 
Michael  Rockafellow  ("79) 
Kenneth  RusseU  C  7  7) 
WilUam  SneU  ('77) 
JohnTerreU('78) 
J.  Hudson  Thayer  ('79) 
Charles  Thornton  ('79) 


MODERATORS 

1940-Charles  H.  Ashman,  Sr.* 
1941 -L.S.  Bauman* 
1942-Roy  Patterson* 
1943-Herman  A.  Hoyt 
1944-Russell  D.  Barnard 
1945 -Kenneth  Ashman 
1946-Bemard  Schneider 
1947-W.  A.  Ogden* 
1948-Paul  Bauman 
1 949- Miles  Taber* 
1950-Conard  Sandy* 
1951-OrviUeJobson* 
195  2- Arnold  Kriegbaum 
1953-J.  L.Gingrich* 
1954-R.  Paul  Miller,  Sr.* 
1955-Thomas  Hammers 
1956-Bernard  Schneider 
1957-Miles  Taber* 
1958-Paul  Dick 
1959-Harold  EtUng 
1960-Ralph  Colburn 
1961-JohnAeby 
1962-Mark  Malles 
1963-Kermeth  Ashman 
1964-L.  L.  Grubb 
1965 -Richard  Grant 
1966-Glenn  O'Neal 
1967-Homer  Kent,  Sr. 
1968-Russell  D.  Barnard 
1969-Wesley  Haller 
1970- William  Tweeddale 
1 971- Robert  Collitt 
197  2- Wayne  Beaver 
1973-Charles  Ashman 
1974-Scott  Weaver 
1975-Charles  Turner 
1976- Robert  W.  Thompson 

Year  listed  denotes  the  year  in  which  the 
person  was  elected  moderator.  (*De- 
notes  deceased) 


BOARD   OF  MINISTERIAL   EMERGENCY 
AND    RETIREMENT   BENEFITS 

Gerald  Polman  ('77),  chm. 

Carl  MiUer  C79),  v.  chm. 

William  H.  Schaffer  ('78),  secy  .-treas. 

Clair  E.  Brickel  ('77),  asst.  secy.-treas. 

Phillip  J.  Simmons  ('79) 

Bryson  C.  Fetters  ('77) 

William  A.  Byers  ('78) 

Wesley  Miller  ('78) 

Robert  Daniels  ('79) 


"Born  Free" 


llODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

To  be  in  the  same  city  that  houses  the 
imous  Queen  Mary  and  of  late  the  equally 
imous  "Spruce  Goose,"  which  I  under- 
:and  was  left  to  this  city  by  Howard 
[ughes  in  one  of  his  wills,  is  indeed  an 
onor.  After  all,  for  one  city  to  own  both  a 
liip  that  won't  float  and  a  plane  that 
fon't  fly  is  more  than  the  average  metro- 
olitan  center  can  boast  in  this  Bicenten- 
ial  year. 

It  would  seem  most  of  us  have  had  our 
dr  share  in  celebrating  in  various  ways  this 
00th  birthday  of  our  country.  I  have  even 
dvocated  a  Bicentennial  ritual  at  our 
ouse  that  runs  something  Uke  this.  1. 
irise  promptly  at  the  first  sound  of  the 
larm  clock  and  sing  one  stanza  of  the 
ational  anthem.  2.  Pledge  allegiance  to  the 
Lmerican  flag.  3.  Follow  this  with  one  or 
wo  stanzas  of  "Hail  to  the  Chief."  4.  The 
inale  would  be  to  brush  your  teeth  with 
he  use  of  CREST  from  a  red,  white  and 
lue  tube.  And  then  you  are  ready  for  an- 
ther Bicentennial  Day.  My  household  has 
lOt  taken  to  the  idea  at  all.  This  brings 
ome  doubt  in  my  mind  as  to  their  true 
latriotism. 

Seriously  speaking  though,  I  am  certain 
hat  all  delegates  and  friends  of  this  confer- 
nce  are  thankful  to  the  churches  of  CaU- 
ornia  for  extending  an  invitation  to  us  to 
le  their  guests.  And  I  take  this  opportunity 
0  express  my  thanks  to  the  National  Fel- 
awship  of  Brethren  Churches  for  the 
lonor  bestowed  upon  me  by  electing  me 
noderator  of  this  Bicentennial  conference. 

This  has  been  a  good  year  when  the  true 
alues  of  society  and  the  American  heritage 
lave  been  reviewed.  It  has  been  one  of  the 
nore  positive  happenings  of  the  past  years 
nd  it  has  been  needed.  Through  protests 
nd  scandals  and  much  self-doubt  the 
American  pubUc  has  been  struggling.  The 
nedia  has  brought  us  gloom  and  doom  and 


BY  CHARLES  W.  TURNER 

we  have  questioned  ourselves  and  others. 
To  sing  without  apology  the  words  of  "The 
Star  Spangled  Banner"  and  "America"  has 
been  fresh  air  in  a  world  filled  with  charges 
of  pollution.  To  see  community  after  com- 
munity organize  and  express  once  more  al- 
legiance to  God  and  country  has  been  most 
refreshing. 

Now  the  Brethren  Church  stands  at  this 
same  moment  of  history  and  it  might  be 
well  to  look  back  and  remove  some  of  the 
self-doubts  that  have  confronted  us  as  a 
body  of  behevers.  This  past  year  I  have 
dusted  off  some  of  the  history  books  writ- 
ten which  give  light  to  our  heritage.  The 
exercise  has  been  most  enjoyable  and  most 
profitable  to  me.  Our  church  is  just  beyond 
her  200th  birthday,  and  I  was  impressed 
with  the  struggles  and  the  sacrifices  of  our 
leaders.  They  were  a  devoted  and  dedicated 
group  of  people.  In  looking  back  I  see  a 
history  of  struggle  and  sometimes  halting 
progress.  Periods  when  faith  took  hold  and 
the  Gospel  marched  like  a  victor,  and  then, 
in  contrast,  there  were  periods  when  man 
sought  by  works  of  legalism  to  bind  the 
souls  of  men. 

I  came  away  from  my  review  of  history 
and  our  church  to  be  proud  of  the  names 
of  Alexander  Mack,  the  Christopher 
Sowers,  John  KUne,  Henry  Holsinger, 
Louis  S.  Bauman,  and  Alva  J.  McClain.  I 
am  as  equally  proud  of  our  present-day 
men  of  vision  and  Christian  character.  I 
was  not  so  proud  of  times  when  the  church 
sought  to  draw  itself  back  into  a  shell  of 
self-protection,  when  faith  was  lost  in  the 
shadow  of  legalism  and  self-effort.  Yes,  it 
may  be  said  the  Brethren  were  advanced  in 
time  in  the  areas  of  printing,  Sunday 
School  work,  and  education.  It  can  also  be 
said  of  us  that  groups  from  our  movement 
created  the  first  Protestant  monastery  in 
the  United  States.  However,  we  had  a  prob- 


lem  often  in  our  history  of  being  unable  to 
determine  the  nature  of  true  separation. 
We  must  recognize  the  fact  that  we  live  in  a 
world  of  sin,  and  we  are  in  a  world  that 
must  be  witnessed  to  with  the  claims  of 
Jesus  Christ.  On  the  other  hand,  we  must 
recognize  a  separation  that  involves  our  de- 
parture from  the  evil  principles  and  pur- 
poses of  this  world.  To  join  ourselves  with 
unbelievers,  thereby  seeking  to  be  part  and 
parcel  of  their  endeavors  cannot  be  toler- 
ated. We  need  to  exercise  care  in  discerning 
between  our  presence  in  the  world  and  our 
purpose  in  the  world.  But  often  we  use  the 
concept  of  separation  as  a  means  of  self- 
protection.  To  stay  in  the  narrow  confines 
of  our  regimented  Uves  is  a  no-risk  policy. 
It  is  not  true  separation  and  is  not  neces- 
sarily even  spiritual.  We  Brethren  have  been 
great  at  retreating  at  times,  and  this  is  no 
small  virtue  if  the  circumstances  dictate  it 
to  be  wise.  But  to  retreat  from  the  respon- 
sibUity  of  witnessing  to  the  world  and  the 
unsaved  is  not  a  great  virtue  to  be  sought. 

Our  history  teaches  us  we  have  spent 
much  time  in  debate  over  what  is  right  and 
what  is  wrong.  Conferences  have  been  held 
for  many  years  in  our  history  with  the 
specter  of  debate  and  argumentation  as  the 
ruling  spirit.  This  ruling  spirit  has  covered 
almost  every  subject  within  the  realm  of 
imagination.  Some  of  these  subjects  have 
had  to  do  with  doctrine,  debating  person- 
alities, manner  of  dress,  and  areas  of  mis- 
sionary concern.  Too  often  we  have  al- 
lowed these  matters  to  become  the  prime 
concern.  Not  that  doctrine  or  dress  or  per- 
sonaUties  are  not  important,  but  rather 
these  matters  were  made  important  be- 
cause there  seemed  to  be  a  greater  desire  to 
debate  than  to  preach  the  Gospel.  If  there 
had  been  the  proper  emphasis  on  the  posi- 
tive preaching  of  Jesus  Christ  and  the  con- 
version of  people  to  Him,  there  would  have 
been  less  time  to  dwell  on  areas  of  differ- 
ence and  oftentimes  minor  details.  When 
the  church  is  on  fire  for  the  Lord,  the 
people  with  diverse  doctrines  never  feel 
quite  at  home.  The  manner  of  dress  gener- 
ally fits  the  temperature  of  the  church  and 
personalities  dwelling  in  the  warmth  of  the 
glow  of  the  Gospel  learn  to  love  one  an- 
other. If  you  review  our  history  I  assure 
you  that  we  could  not  be  confused  with 


the  United  Brethren,  because  we  have  no 
been  that  close  to  each  other. 

It  seems  I  have  picked  up  some  nega 
tives  in  our  history  and  the  reason  for  thi 
is  to  point  out  that  some  of  these  charac 
teristics  have  filtered  into  our  frame  o 
mind  and  reference.  I  would  like  to  com 
bine  some  evaluations  on  the  basis  of  need: 
and  hopes  that  I  see  at  the  present  time  ii 
the  framework  of  our  Fellowship.  But  bea: 
me  out  in  these  observations  as  there  are  a 
least  four  I  would  like  to  make. 

1.  A  Plea  for  Diligence 

It  seems  to  me  that  most  of  the  accom 
phshments  of  Ufe  are  achieved  by  thi 
means  of  people  who  are  wiUing  to  worl 
hard  and  stick  with  the  task  which  Go< 
calls  them  to  do.  I  feel  strongly  that  one  o 
the  reasons  we  are  not  accomplishing  mor( 
on  the  local  level  is  because  we  are  just  no 
putting  the  effort  into  the  work.  I  realize  i 
is  God  who  accomplishes  the  tasks— but  thi 
same  God  uses  dedicated  people  to  accom 
plish  His  work.  So  many  of  our  pastors  an 
always  seeking  greener  fields  and  their  min 
istries  in  a  given  place  are  of  such  shor 
duration  they  do  not  get  fully  acquaintec 
with  their  official  board  before  they  rusl 
off  to  a  new  pastorate.  They  race  abou 
Uke  volunteer  firemen  from  place  to  place 
It  seems  by  the  time  they  rush  to  the  nev 
field  they  discover  the  fire  has  gone  out  a 
that  location  some  years  ago.  Congrega 
tions  are  being  whiplashed  by  these  rovini 
reverends.  The  new  pastor  comes  to  ex 
plain  his  philosophy  and  sets  the  progran 
in  motion.  As  he  gets  them  all  set  to  movi 
forward,  he  marches  off  to  a  new  place 
The  confused  congregation  regroups;  calls  i 
new  man  who  arrives  with  yet  another  nev 
method  and  personality.  He  takes  severa 
years  to  get  the  commands  and  ordinance 
in  order  and  the  congregation  follows  him 
He  stands  before  the  official  board,  anc 
then  next;  marching  orders  are  out  o 
town.  Some  poor  congregations  are  caugh 
in  this  constant  confusion  until  they  givi 
up  in  despair.  And  remember  also  somi 
congregations  will  not  let  the  parson  ge 
too  comfortable.  You  perform  the  role  o  j 
God  by  keeping  him  not  only  poor  in  spiri 
but  go  beyond  the  divine  command  an( 
keep  him  poor  in  body.   Many  congregajj 


ions  expect  a  Billy  Graham  for  $100  a 
veek.  Then  upon  hiring  a  man,  they  dis- 
lover  they  got  a  Billy  Monday  instead  of 
ven  a  Billy  Sunday.  The  pastor's  family 
leeds  some  loving,  too,  you  know.  They 
jve  and  they  should  also  get. 

The  churches  that  have  known  spiritual 
)rogress  and  development  are  the  churches 
hat  have  experienced  the  treat  of  having  a 
ledicated  man  of  God  who  sticks  by  the 
tuff  and  toils  through  good  times  and  bad. 
le  wiU  prove  to  his  people  that  He  loves 
hem  and  will  die  for  his  sheep  if  necessary. 
le  will  not  beleaguer  them  to  the  district 
linisterium  on  the  first  Monday  of  each 
tionth.  He  will  stick  wdth  them  and  pray 
rith  them  in  problems  and  give  himself  to 
heir  spiritual  welfare.  They  in  turn  will 
;arn  to  love  him  and  pray  for  him.  This 
roup  (together  as  a  unit)  will  shake  their 
ommunity  for  God.  Oh,  that  we  could 
tick  by  the  stuff  and  not  give  up!  It  is  a 
ersonal  joy  to  hear  of  men  who  fit  this 
attern  of  diligent  dedication. 

2.  A  Plea  for  Recognition  of 
Uniqueness  of  the  Body  of  Christ 

I  refer  at  this  point  not  to  theological 
ivergence  from  God's  Word,  but  rather  to 
[le  fact  that  within  the  body  of  Christ 
ven  within  the  Brethren  Church  there  are 
eople  with  various  personalities  and  with 
lany  different  gifts.  So  often  we  have 
liled  to  recognize  this  Biblical  concept, 
'he  expression  of  individuality  has  often 
een  looked  down  upon  when  found  in  a 
lember  of  the  congregation.  We  have 
Dught  a  bland,  average  norm  as  an  express 
nage  of  spirituality.  I  believe  the  Bible 
ives  accounts  of  unusual  people  who  were 
aUed  to  do  God's  work.  I  would  not  con- 
ider  a  Jeremiah  to  be  an  average  man,  nor 
a  EUjah,  and  what  about  a  John  the  Bap- 
ist?  He  might  have  passed  the  doctrinal 
;ction  of  the  ministerial  examining  board 
nd  faOed  the  personality  section.  What 
rauld  have  been  his  answer  to  the  now 
imous  question,  "Do  you  believe  in  sensa- 
lonal  preaching?"  I  have  sat  through 
ountless  examining  sessions  just  hoping 
ne  of  the  brave  young  men  would  answer: 
Yes,  I  do  and  with  God's  help  I  wiU  do 
."  We  have  followed  the  BibUcal  exhorta- 
on  not  to  be  pressed  into  the  mold  of  the 


world,  but  too  often  we  have  failed  to 
grasp  the  truth  that  the  mold  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  allows  freedom  to  express  truth 
through  a  person  and  by  means  of  his  own 
personality. 

We  have  found  in  the  Brethren  Church 
during  these  past  several  years  a  willingness 
to  let  God  use  people  with  different  per- 
sonalities in  different  ways,  and  the  results 
have  been  a  delight  to  behold.  1  am  fearful 
past  generations  of  Brethren  might  have 
cried  in  anguish  to  see  this  freedom  of  ex- 
pression. 

God  uses  people,  and  if  we  lose  sight  of 
this  fact  we  will  suffer  loss.  It  is  God  who 
is  the  important  One  and  He  must  increase 
and  be  glorified.  But  He  seeks  channels  and 
those  channels  should  not  be  minimized. 
The  history  of  the  Bible  is  the  history  of 
God  using  and  working  through  people. 
They  are  the  means  that  God  has  selected 
to  speak  through  and  to  make  His  work  go 
forward.  The  vessel  is  important,  and  when 
God  moves  He  always  selects  a  leader.  One 
in  human  flesh,  oftentimes  with  human 
frailties,  one  who  is  out  in  front  of  the 
group  calling  the  people  to  action  and  to 
the  battle.  They  are  the  leaders  who  multi- 
ply themselves  in  the  lives  of  others.  Pas- 
tor, lead  the  people,  give  them  an  example, 
give  them  an  inspiration,  but  be  a  leader. 
God  has  made  more  followers  than  leaders, 
but  all  of  these  sheep  need  a  shepherd.  Not 
a  slave  driver  to  lord  over  the  sheep.  But 
kind,  compassionate  pastors  are  needed 
who  have  made  up  their  minds  as  to  where 
they  are  going  with  God  and  are  looking 
for  a  group  who  want  to  go  along  with 
them.  For  too  long  many  of  our  pastors 
have  been  undecided  as  to  what  they  want 
for  themselves.  When  they  grasp  their  goals 
and  are  willing  to  dedicate  themselves  to 
these  goals;  things  will  happen.  I  often  hear 
pastors  complaining  that  people  will  not 
follow  them.  Could  it  be  the  problem  is 
not  with  the  people  but  rather  with  the 
lack  of  committed  leadership?  Do  we  have 
those  who  have  singled  their  eyes  to  THE 
one  thing  in  hfe  to  be  accompUshed? 
Neither  the  number  of  hours  of  work  a 
day,  nor  the  amount  of  the  paycheck,  nor 
even  the  unwillingness  of  some  to  follow 
should  matter.  When  one  person  catches 
the  burden  and  is  willing  to  pay  the  price, 


do  not  worry,  there  will  be  others  who  will 
follow. 

How  I  love  that  great  patriarch  Caleb 
.  .  .  twenty  years  into  Social  Security,  and 
at  the  age  of  85  he  plead  for  a  mountain  to 
conquer  in  the  new  land  of  promise.  Did  he 
stop  and  ask  if  his  Medicare  card  would  be 
good  at  the  new  Mountain  View  Hospital? 
Never!  Did  he  stop  by  the  local  post  office 
for  a  change-of-address  card  to  make  cer- 
tain the  Social  Security  check  would  reach 
him  by  the  first?  1  think  not.  He  said,  "give 
me  this  mountain,"  and  that  is  what  he 
wanted.  Pastor,  do  you  give  that  kind  of 
Sunday  service?  Deacon,  how  about  it, 
where  is  your  heart?  Sunday  School  Teach- 
er, is  this  your  cup  of  tea?  And  to  you,  the 
individual,  who  may  not  agree  with  this 
philosophy,  please,  let  people  who  are 
dedicated  to  God  and  who  God  wUl  use 
march  in  the  parade.  Our  only  request  is  if 
you  do  not  want  to  march,  please  don't 
throw  stones.  My  plea  is  to  permit  God's 
people  to  be  what  they  should  be  for  Him. 
Some  wUl  be  ears,  and  some  will  be  hands, 
yet  others  wiU  be  feet ;  but  they  wiU  all  be 
the  body  of  Christ  functioning  to  His  glory 
and  honor. 

In  this  same  vein  may  I  suggest  we  as 
Brethren  use  discretion  in  evaluating  the 
works  and  efforts  of  others  who  are  not 
Brethren.  It  may  come  as  a  shock  to  some 
of  you,  but  there  are  many  people  from 
whom  we  could  learn  who  are  not  Breth- 
ren. It  brings  us  back  to  that  isolation  of 
ourselves  unto  ourselves.  There  are  so 
many  exciting  things  happening  in  the 
Christian  world  today.  The  nature  of  part 
of  my  ministries  takes  me  into  the  stream 
of  many  of  these  who  are  working  for  the 
Lord.  Because  we  are  so  suspicious  of 
others  who  are  doing  the  work  of  the  Lord, 
we  tend  to  shut  ourselves  off  from  what 
God  is  doing  through  others.  I  know  of 
people  who  because  they  do  not  agree  with 
everything  someone  else  is  doing  will  not 
listen  to  anything.  They  will  not  pick  up 
and  read  a  book  or  listen  to  a  sermon  be- 
cause of  some  small  point.  I  do  not  always 
agree  with  myself  and  all  truth  is  not  as- 
sured to  us  as  Brethren.  Be  willing  to  listen 
and  evaluate  and  do  not  miss  what  is  going 
on  in  God's  work  today.  Remember  God's 
body  is  a  unique  body  composed  of  many 


parts  and  works  and  persons.  Don't  be  too 
surprised  if  when  you  get  to  heaven  you 
wiU  bump  into  a  lot  of  people  who  will  ask 
you,  "What  is  a  Grace  Brethren?" 

3.  A  Plea  for  a  Fresh 
Christian  Optimism 

I  have  had  it  with  gloom!  PohticaUy.iltioi 
morally,  socially,  economically,  and  mostl|« 
of  all  reUgiously.   It  is  the  last  days,  myl 
friend,  and  being  a  child  of  the  King  it  wUlltppi 
not  be  long  now.  When  I  stop  and  think  of 
the  fact  that  I  am  no  poor  beggar  on  the 
street;  1  am  an  adopted  son  of  the  King  of 
kings  and  I  will  inherit  the  possession  with 
my  brother,  Jesus  Christ,  I  just  cannot  help 
but  smUe.  1  have  a  mansion  on  a  gold  street 
already  built  for  me,  and  I  am  so  rich  it  is 
just  unbehevable!  And  spiritually  I  want  to 
act  like  it,  too.  Enough  of  this  "Pity  Party" 
Christianity.  Quit  feeling  sorry  for  yourself|o« 
and  the  church  and  start  feeling  sorry  forfei 
the  people  who  really  need  it.  Those  folks, 
who   are  marching  to  eternal  destructionk 
are  the  people  who  are  in  big  trouble,  andlave 
they  are  the  ones  who  have  no  right  to  beilo 
smiling  about  anything.  We  have  before  usuiili 
the  greatest  opportunity  in  the  history  ofnop 
Christianity,  and  let  us  not  spoil  it  all  byliy 
sitting  and  spending  all  our  time  groaning)  sop 
and  complaining.  The  apostle  John  remindst  t( 
us  that  these  things  have  been  written  untoji 
you  "that  your  joy  may  be  fuU." 

The  Word  is  here,  the  Spirit  of  the  Lordiii 
is  here,  and  a  promise  from  Christ  to  be 
with  us  unto  the  end  of  the  age.  What  do 
we  lack  from  the  viewpoint  of  the  pro-Ay 
visions  of  God?  I  think— nothing.  It  is  all 
there  to  be  put  together  by  the  spirituaUyl 
wise.  When  in  the  history  of  the  church  did,  nf, 
we  ever  have  it  so  good?  Look  around  for 
just  a  moment.  The  Uberals  are  on  the  run 
for  shelter.  They  have  run  out  of  steam  and|L 
most  of  them  are  going  bankrupt,  material- lieiii 
ly  that  is.  They  have  been  bankrupt  spirit- 
ually for  a  long  time.   For  the  first  time 
churches  with  an  evangelical  position  have 
the  material  resources,  and  they  have  prac-|j]t 
ticaUy   taken  over  the  airwaves  and  tele- 
vision  time.   Spiritual  books  are  flooding)  i[), 
the  market  and  are  to  be  found  in  secular 
bookstores  and  racks  in  restaurants.  In  the 
past   two   months    Time,   Newsweek,    and- 
Forbes  magazines  have  been  writing  about 


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3  phenomenal  rise  in  Christian  printed 
srature.  The  "talk  shows"  feature  testi- 
Dnies  of  converted  politicians,  sport 
ures,  and  show  people.  Sports  Illustrated 
;ently  received  the  largest  volume  of  mail 

its  history  when  it  carried  an  article 
out  Christianity  and  sports  personalities. 

the  "Dear  Abby"  column  on  July  23, 
76,  the  following  question  and  answer 
peared: 

Dear  Abby:  Please  explain  in  easy 

pool-hall  language  just  what  people 

mean  when  they  say  they  are  "born 

again"  or  "twice  born."  Thank  you. 

B.H.;  Clay  City,  IlUnois. 

Dear  B.H.:  They  mean  that  they 

have  accepted  Jesus  Christ  as  their 

savior,  and  have  put  their  faith  and 

trust  in  Him. 

)w  when  a  Jewish  lady  can  give  an  an- 
er  Uke  that  regarding  what  being  "bom 
ain"  means,  we  are  making  some  prog- 
!S.  Your  response  to  it  all .  .  .  "Well,  I 
ve  some  doubts  about  all  of  those  people 
10  seem  to  be  saved!"  Humbug-you 
uld  also  say  the  same  about  some  of  the 
ople  you  sit  with  in  church  every  Sun- 
y— right?  God  is  at  work  and  so  many 
ople  are  sitting  back  saying  how  hard  it 

to  work  in  the  last  days.  My  ques- 
m  .  .  .  when  has  it  not  been  hard?  The 
vil  has  always  been  around  and  he  will  be 
r  a  while  at  least.  Enough  excuses,  let  us 
t  to  the  task  assigned  while  there  is  yet 
ne.  Smile,  square  your  shoulders,  you, 
y  friend,  as  a  Christian  are  a  wiimer  be- 
use  you  are  on  the  side  of  the  Winner, 
rery  knee  will  bow  and  every  tongue  will 
infess,  so  why  not  start  the  victory  cele- 
ation  just  a  little  early?  You  have  the 
iswer  and  if  you  do  not,  you  had  better 
art  looking.  If  the  answer  is  yours,  teU  a 
lend  and  show  some  signs  of  the  coming 
otory  which  is  drawing  near.  Optimistic— 
»u  better  believe  it.  All  the  setbacks  are 
mporary  and  the  small  tribulations  are 
it  for  a  season,  "working  for  us  a  far 
are  exceeding  and  eternal  weight  of 
>ry"  (II  Cor.  4:17). 

4.  A  Plea  to  Untie  the  Napkin 

Let  me  conclude  by  pointing  to  what  I 
il  is  one  of  the  greatest  problems  facing 
5   Brethren   Church   today.    It   is  not  a 


problem  of  accuracy  of  doctrine.  We  have 
most  of  our  jots  and  tittles  in  place.  We 
have  had  a  problem  understanding  our  atti- 
tudes. The  parable  is  brief  .  .  .  the  Lord  left 
men  with  talents  and  went  away.  When  He 
returned  one  used  the  talents  to  get  two 
more  talents,  another  increased  to  five  and 
the  guy  I  feel  sorry  for  is  the  fellow  who 
took  his  gift  and  tied  it  in  a  napkin  and 
later  proudly  presented  it  to  the  Lord.  It 
was  taken  away  from  him  and  he  had  noth- 
ing. The  danger  of  guarding  and  protecting 
truth  is  that  it  does  not  need  it.  It  must  be 
put  to  use.  Yes,  guard  against  error  creep- 
ing in,  but  keep  truth  on  the  move.  We  as 
Brethren  have  also  leaned  heavily  on  study- 
ing and  guarding  truth  and  playing  it  safe 
by  tying  it  in  the  napkin.  Our  Bicentennial 
challenge  is  simple-let  us  be  more  aggres- 
sive in  preaching  the  Gospel.  As  Brethren 
we  have  some  of  the  finest  resources  avail- 
able that  exist  in  any  denomination.  We 
have  educational  outlets,  home  and  foreign 
mission  programs,  yet  we  are  only  37,000 
strong  numerically.  We  have  created  a  base 
to  support  10  times  that  many  members. 
Some  have  decided  to  untie  the  napkin  and 
put  the  talents  to  use. 

A  few  years  ago  a  Brethren  church  with 
300  in  attendance  was  big.  I  am  personally 
thrilled  to  hear  of  attendances  over  2,000, 
1,500,  800,  and  400.  These  are  spread  all 
over  the  United  States-from  California  to 
Pennsylvania.  As  I  move  throughout  the 
country  there  is  a  feeling  of  hope  and  ex- 
pectancy among  our  Brethren.  They  have 
quit  apologizing  and  have  started  to  work. 
They  have  quit  making  excuses  and  have 
begun  to  ask  God  to  undertake  in  their  be- 
half. They  have  stopped  spending  endless 
hours  in  board  meetings  discussing  the 
color  of  the  paint  in  the  restrooms,  and 
they  are  putting  people  and  the  needs  of 
people  out  in  the  front  where  they  belong. 
They  look  at  people  and  see  more  than 
heads— they  see  bodies  and  emotional 
needs. 

Our  ministries  are  expanding.  We  are 
wUhng  to  take  a  step  of  faith  and  risk 
something  for  the  Lord.  God  is  blessing 
with  victories.  Dangers  in  all  this?  Yes,  but 
I  want  to  take  the  risk  on  the  positive  side. 
What  a  pity  it  would  be  if  God  would  have 
to  bypass  the   Brethren  and  perform  His 


work  elsewhere.  He  is  going  to  get  the  job  life-changing  message.  May  they  be  able  to 

done;  my  sincere  prayer  is  that  you  and  I  hear  us  clearly  and  may  the  Bicentennial 

will  be  a  part  of  it.  year    be    a    time    of    spiritual    challenge. 

"America,  America,  God  shed  His  grace  Square  your  shoulders,  Sons  of  God,  and 

on  Thee"  .  .  .  during  this  Bicentennial  year  be  proud  of  your  Father,  the  Creator.  May 

may  it  be  a  time  of  new  vision,  new  in-  you  fear  nothing  but  spiritual  defeat,  and 

volvement,  and  new  victories.  May  we  learn  may  the  joy  of  the  Lord  rest  on  you. 
to  communicate  to  our  generation  with  a 


10 


Business  Sessions 


IRST  SESSION,  AUGUST  9 

The  first  business  session  of  the  87th 
nnual  Conference  of  the  National  Fellow- 
ip  of  Brethren  Churches,  meeting  at 
Dng  Beach,  California,  August  8-13,  1976, 
iS  officially  called  to  order  at  10  a.m., 
iigust  9,  1976,  by  the  moderator.  Rev. 
larles  W.  Turner. 

Reports  were  made  by  the  Membership 
)mmittee,  reporting  a  total  of  389  lay 
legates  and  208  ministerial  delegates,  for 
first  day  total  of  597.  These  delegates 
;re  seated  by  vote  of  conference. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  the  official  list 

member  churches  of  the  National  Fel- 
wship  of  Brethren  Churches  consists  of 
ose  churches  listed  on  pages  62-77  of  the 
'75  Brethren  Annual,  with  the  deletion 

the  Logansport  Brethren  Church,  Lo- 
nsport,  Indiana,  as  listed  on  page  67  of 
d  Brethren  Annual. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  we  receive  into 
e  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren 
lurches  the  Centerville,  Ohio,  Grace  Breth- 
1  Church. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  we  receive  into 
e  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren 
lurches  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 
ooksville,  Florida. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  we  receive  into 
e  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren 
lurches  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 
lambersburg,  Pennsylvania. 
A  motion  prevailed  that  we  receive  into 
e  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren 
lurches  the  Community  Navajo  Grace 
sthren  Church  of  Counselor,  New  Mexi- 

A  motion  prevailed  that  the  proposed 

inda  be  adopted  as  read. 

A  motion   prevailed  that  the  report  of 

;    Nominating   Committee   be   accepted 

i  that  the  following  names  be  placed  in 

mination: 


Moderator:  Robert  Thompson,  Dr.  Herman  Hoyt 
Vice  Moderator:  John  Mayes,  Phillip  Simmons 
Seaetaiy:  Bernard  Simmons,  Qyde  Landrum 
Asst  Secy. :  John  Terrell.  Ralph  Burns 
Treasurer:  Dean  Risser,  John  Gregory 
Statistician:  David  Grant.  Steven  Mason 
Committee    on    Committees:    Knute    Larson, 

Gerald  Polman,  A.  Rollin  Sandy,  Richard  P. 

DeArmey,  Richard  Sellers 

The  following  persons  were  nominated 
from  the  floor: 
Treasurer:  Mike  Alexander 
Committee  on  Committees:  Ted  Austin 

A  motion  prevailed  that  the  following 
report  by  the  statistician  be  received: 

REPORT    OF    THE    STATISTICIAN    OF    THE 

NATIONAL    FELLOWSHIP    OF    BRETHREN 

CHURCHES 

Year  Ending  December  31,  1975 


No.  Churches 

Report 

ng 

Memt)e 
1974 

rship 

District 

1974 

1975 

1975 

Allegheny     . 

17 

16 

1,944 

1,797 

Florida    .  .   . 

9 

10 

753 

980 

Indiana   .  .  . 

18 

17 

2,431 

2,561 

Iowa     .... 

9 

10 

980 

1.070 

Michigan    .   . 

8 

8 

592 

598 

Mid-Atlantic 

11 

12 

2.924 

3,234 

No.  Atlantic 

18 

18 

2,540 

2,684 

Nor-Cal   .  .   . 

6 

7 

677 

757 

No.  Central  O 

hio         15 

15 

3,044 

3,267 

No.  Eastern  O 

hio        13 

13 

2.282 

2,375 

Northwest 

14 

13 

1.261 

1.330 

Rocky  Mtn. 

Region    .  . 

10 

11 

619 

715 

Southeast     . 

17 

18 

2,488 

2,410 

So.  Calif.- 

Ariz.     .   .   . 

38 

36 

8,589 

8,648 

So.  Ohio    .   . 

16 

16 

2,313 

2,292 

Vi^estern  Pa. 

17 

17 

2,680 

2,871 

Puerto  Rico 

1 

1 

47 

35 

Hawaii     .   .   . 

1 

1 

89 

103 

Totals     . 

238 

239 

36,253 

37,727 

S 

jnday  School 
Attendance 

1974 

1975 

Allegheny   .  . 

2.051 

1,862 

Florida      .  .   . 

824 

1,040 

Indiana     .   .  . 

2,476 

2,605 

Iowa 

861 

610 

2.675 

892 

Michigan      .  . 

558 

Mid-Atlantic 

2.637 

No.  Atlantic 

2.634 

2,836 

Nor-Cal     .  .   . 

597 
2,839 

614 

No.  Central  O 

nio 

3,077 

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No.  Eastern  Ohio      1,669  1,723 

Northwest      1,102  1,140 

Rocky  Mountain  Region     .  520  615 

Southeast 2,071  2,031 

So.  Caiif.-Ariz 6,529  6,782 

So.  Ohio      1.821  1,743 

Western  Pennsylvania     .  .  .  2,231  2,363 

Puerto  Rico 35  23 

Hawaii 104  107 

Totals 30,540  32,648 

There  are  249  churches  in  our  Fellowship,  but  no 

report  was  received  from  the  following  number 
of  churches:  Allegheny— 1;  Florida— 1;  Hawaii— 1; 
Indiana— 1;  Nor-Cal— 1;  Southeast— 1;  So.  Calif.- 
Ariz.— 2;  So.  Ohio— 2. 

1974  1975 
PROFESSIONS    OF    FAITH: 

Regular  services     3,450  3,403 

Special  meetings 979  445 

SS— Children's  church    .   .   .  1,261  1,447 

VBS  and  camp 2,204  1,878 

Bible  clubs— aux 817  534 

In  homes     1,373  1,101 

Total  professions      ....  10,084  8,808 
IVIEMBERSHIP: 

Total  last  year 34,717  36,350 

Added  this  year  by: 
Letter  from  other 

denominations 377  412 

Letter  from  NFBC 635  590 

Baptism 2,978  2,916 

Other     213  330 

Total  added      4,203  4,248 

Lost  this  year  by: 

Letter  to  other 488  419 

Letter  to  NFBC      515  466 

Death 236  241 

Dismissal     52  188 

Roll  revision     1,246  1,278 

Other     130  279 

Total  lost 2,667  2,871 

Net  Gain      1,536  1,377 

TOTAL    MEMBERSHIP: 

December  31 36,253  37,727 

TRINE-IMMERSED 

MEMBERS 35,702  34,033 

STATISTICS    OF    MEETINGS: 

Morning  worship 31,415  36,100 

Evening  worship 16,388  18,378 

Prayer  meeting 9,463  11,219 

Evan.-Revival 13,801  11,427 

Bible  conference 6,134  7,524 

Missionary  conference  .   .   .  5,171  8,470 

S.S.  conference 933  388 

Communion      14,845  17,271 

Other     11,692  4,944 

AUXILIARY    ORGANIZATIONS: 

Sunday  School: 

Early  childhood  division 

(Preschool) 4,840  5,014 

Children  (grades  1-6)      .   .   .  7,553  7,713 

Youth  (grades  7-12)    ....  4,734  5,709 

Adult  division      13,413  14,212 

Total      30,540  32,648 

Vacation  Bible  School: 

Pupils 17,753  20,600 

Staff 3,907  3,505 

Total      21,660  24,105 

Girls  Wori<: 

SMM— 

Little  Sisters     525  662 


Amigas  (Jr.)  .  .  . 
Lumieres  (Mid.)  . 
Charis  (Sr.)  .  .  . 
Combination  .  . 
Pioneer  Girls  .  . 
Other     


Total     .... 
Boys  Work: 
CSB  Stockade 
CSB  Battalion 

BBC 

Other     

Total      .... 

WMC      

Laymen    .... 
Summer  Camp: 


706 
417 
296 
497 
393 
138 

2,972 


525 

266 

479 

551 

1,821 

3,474 

1,015 


74 
39! 
28; 

35: 

42' 

26: 


1 


3,13; 
50: 

27' 

46! 

481 
1,731 
4,611  i; 

1,03! 


.,. 


District 


National 


1974 
Directors   ...  47 

Teachers    ...  82 

Counselors   .  .  2  79 

Campers     .   .   .       2,194 
Other  workers  171 

Christian  Day  Schools: 

Pupils  enrolled 

Graduates  this  year     .   . 

Faculty 

Staff  


1975        1974 


197 


33 

86 

288 

2,640 

141 


3 
9 

44 
537 

20 


RECEIPT    OF    INCOME: 
(No  comparable  figures  for  ' 
Current  or  general  fund    .  .  . 

Building  fund 

National  organizations: 

Brethren  Foreign  Missions  . 

Brethren  Home  Missions  .  . 

Grace  Schools 

Christian  Education  Dept.   . 

Board  of  Evangelism    .  .   .   . 

Brethren  Missionary  Herald 

District  Missions     

Other  Brethren  missions   .   . 

Other  missions     

Total     

Auxiliaries: 

WMC      

Mens  Work 

Girls  Work      

Boys  Work     

Sunday  School 

Brethren  Training  Hour    .  .  . 
Other     

Total      , 

Other  Organizations: 

BHMC 

District  Missions 

Other     

Total      

Other  Receipts: 

Borrowed  funds     

Miscellaneous 

Total     

TOTAL    RECEIPT    OF 

INCOME 


4,20  3 
398 
278 
157 


6 

60 
3 

4,28 
30 
22 
12 


74) 


6,984,72' 

1,439,63; 

789,74 

431,22 

215,08, 

62,11 

38,39: 

36,55. 

73,7 

74,23 

324,  7S 


$    2,045,85' 

iv. 

K 

108,5:,  ,, 

23,5C, ;, 

15, 7C 

18, 4e 

350, 3£ 
38,7: 
790,2:J„,. 


$    1,345,5!' 


Il3 

122,74e!l 

40,4;, 
172,7! 


335,9! 

2,050,9:' 
361,3: 


DISBURSEMENT    OF 


$    2,412,2(1  as 

I 

$14,564,0-1  »i" 

files 
EXPENDITURES: 


Expenditures  for  Others: 
Outreach  Ministries- 
Bret  h.  For.  Miss.    .  .     $ 
Breth.  Home  Miss.    . 
Grace  Schools      .  .   . 


1974 


686,282 
437,076 
212,335 


19 


792,41 
431,4.' 
216,2 


b. 


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l«ar 


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'is.  Ed  Dept.   .   .   .  62,552  75,084 

ird  of  Evan.    .  .   .  31,369  23,662 

:.  Miss.  Herald    .   .  48,170  43,624 

t.  Missions  ....  81,611  80,862 

ler  Bret h.  Miss.    .  •--  76,802 
n-Brethren 

or.  Miss 138,269  120,076 

fi-Brethren 

lome  Miss 82,046  75,885 

n-Brethren  Chris. 

ducation      ....  119,259  89,750 

ler     ^_1^^_  325,749 

otal      $    1,898,969  $   2,351,718 

xiliary  Organizations  (other  than  local) 

ith.  Tr.  Hour      .  .  6,496  11,148 

Is  Work      7,420  9,918 

/s  Work 6,950  5,780 

1C      59,887  66,171 

/men 15,135  14,233 

ler     17,236  46,194 

otal      $       113,124  $       153,444 

Total  expenditures  for 

Others     ....  $   2,012,093  $   2,505,162 

PENSES    FOR    LOCAL: 
rent  or  general  fund — 
tor's  salary 

e  salary $    1,607,831  $    1.738,256 

allowances     .   .   .  477,093  480,686 

ler  salaries   ....  1,155,089  1,425,491 

srating  expense    .  1,506,763  2,146,909 
)lications  & 

idio       95,840  126,056 

3t  payments   .  .   .  1,661,863  1,820,513 

in.  meeting      .  .   .  114,549  61,395 

iferenceexp.     .   .  32,247  34,518 

ler     361,173  466,303 

otal      $   7,012,448  $    8,300,127 

Iding  fund  expenditures 

N  building    ....  1,917,159  1,470,629 

Drovement   ....  592,496  508,102 

otal      $    2,509,655  $    1,978,731 

Kiliary  organizations 

th.  Tr.  Hour      .  .  21,550  18,761 

Is  Work      7,286  7,105 

/s  Work 10,870  12,701 

IC      45,383  36,897 

tmen 11,516  9,078 

ler     23,222  453,671 

otal      $       119,827  $       538,213 

Jth  Camps: 

■building      ....  33,052  12,972 

srating  exp.    .   .   .  36,729  36,695 

p  for  campers  .   .  23,128  19,093 

otal      $          92,909  $          68,760 

cetlaneous  local 

Kpenses     513,419  365,819 

otal  Expenses  for 

local $10,248,258  $11,251,650 

RAND    TOTAL    OF    ALL 

EXPENSES      .   .  $12,260,351  $13,756,812 

ets  at  end  of  year  (12/31) 

at  the  church  owns 

h  in  bank     ....  $       801,878  $       950,684 

tngs  and 

ivestments  ....  412,983  561,801 

Jipment 3,606,052  3,451,111 

sonage 2,024,740  2,090,713 

Id  and  buildings  35,906,510  42,566,880 

ler  assets 2,554,302  632,985 

otal      $45,306,465  $50,254,174 


What  the  church 

owes $13,161,683    $14,542,487 

Church  net  worth     .     $32,144,782    $35,711,687 

A  motion   prevailed  that  the  following 
persons  be  accepted  as  nominated  from  the 
various   districts   for   membership   on   the 
1 976    National    Fellowship    of    Brethren 
Churches  Executive  Committee: 
Allegheny:  Donald  Bowlin,  Fred  Waher 
East  (Western  Pa.):  Don  Rager,  William  Snell 
Florida:  Randall  Poyner 
Indiana:  Galen  Lingenfelter,  Earle  Peer 
Iowa:  John  Burke 
Michigan:  Charles  Thornton 
Mid-Atlantic:  James  Dixon,  Curtis  Stroman 
Midwest  (Rocky  Mtn.  Reg.):  Victor  Rogers 
Northern  Atlantic:   Robert  Spicer,  Jerry  Young 
Nor-Cal:  Larry  Smithwick 

Northcentral  Ohio:  Howard  Snively,  John  Teevan 
Northeastern  Ohio:  Gerald  Kelley,  James  Ken- 
nedy 
Northwest:  James  McQellan 
Southeast:  Lester  Kennedy,  Richard  Cornwell 
So.   Calif.-Ariz.:    David   Hocking,  George   Peek, 

Ralph  Colburn,  John  Mayes 
Southern  Ohio:   Forrest  Jackson,  James  Poyner 
Motion  prevailed  to  adjourn. 

SECOND  SESSION,  AUGUST  10 

The  moderator  called  the  meeting  to 
order. 

The  Membership  Committee  reported 
an  additional  45  lay  and  36  ministerial 
delegates  for  a  second  day  total  of  434  and 
244  ministerial  delegates,  equaling  a  total 
of  678  delegates.  These  additional  dele- 
gates were  seated  by  vote  of  the  confer- 
ence. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  accept  the 
minutes  of  the  previous  session. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  nominate  Ron 
Jarvis  instead  of  Charles  Thornton  to  the 
Executive  Committee  from  the  Michigan 
District. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  elect  the  Execu- 
tive Committee  as  nominated  to  be  the 
Executive  Committee  for  the  coming  year. 

The  moderator  reported  the  following 
persons  were  elected  to  various  conference 
offices: 

Moderator:  Robert  Thompson 
Vice  Moderator:  John  Mayes 
Secretary:  Clyde  Landrum 
Asst.  Secretary:  Ralph  Burns 
Treasurer:  Mike  Alexander 
Statistician:  David  Grant 


13 


Committee  on  Committees:  Knute  Larson,  Ger- 
ald Polman,  Ted  Austin 

A  motion  prevailed  by  unanimous  vote 
that  tlie  name  of  our  conference  be 
changed  to  "Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches." 

A  motion  prevailed  that  the  following 
persons  be  placed  in  nomination  for  a 
three-year  term  on  the  Board  of  Christian 
Education:  Edwin  Cashman,  James  Dixon, 
Michael  Rockafellow,  J.  Hudson  Thayer, 
Charles  G.  Thornton. 

The  name  of  Ron  Thompson  was  nomi- 
nated from  the  floor. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  the  nomina- 
tions cease  and  that  the  election  be  con- 
ducted. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  place  the  follow- 
ing names  in  nomination  for  the  Board  of 
Evangelism:  Emmit  Adams,  Charles  Ditto, 
Vernon  Harris,  Harold  Lowry. 

The  name  of  Charles  Beatty  was  nomi- 
nated from  the  floor. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  the  nomina- 
tions cease  and  that  the  election  be  con- 
ducted. 

The  treasurer's  report  was  given  by 
Dean  Risser  and  a  motion  prevailed  that 
this  report  be  adopted. 

1975    TREASURER'S    REPORT 
July  21,  1975,  through  July  6,  1976 

INCOME 
1975 

Balance  forwarded  (7/21/75)   ....      $  88.95 

Sunday  evening  offering-8/4 

(Conference  expense) 798.45 

Monday  evening  offering-8/5 

(Grace  Schools)     495.50 

Tuesday  evening  oftering-8/6 

(Home  Missions) 451.00 

Credential  fees-8/6 14,077.28 

Wednesday  evening  offering 

(Foreign  Missions) 830.00 

Additional  Wednesday  evening 

offering-8/7  (Foreign  Missions)      .  25.00 

Thursday  evening  offering-8/7 

(Board  of  Evangelism)      502.00 

Additional  credential  fees-8/8     .   .  .  32.00 

Late  credential  fees-8/27     78.00 

Late  credential  fees-9/29     43.20 

Late  credential  fees-11/26     4.80 

Transfer  from  BIF  savings 

account-12/24 500.00 

1976 

Transfer  from  BIF  savings 

account-4/20 500.00 

Transfer  from  BIF  savings 

account-7/2      1,800.00 

Late  credential  fees-7/6 19.20 

Total  income $20,156.43 

Plus  balance  forw/ard     88.95 

Total      $20,245.38 


Less  BIF  transfers    .   .   .   . 

ACTUAL    CONFERENCE 

INCOME 


$17,445.3 


m 

1 


BRETHREN    INVESTMENT 

ACCOUNT    ACTIVITY 

Account  balance  (7/21/75) 

Interest  gain 

(9/24/75) $        25.99 


FOUNDATION     |  (Jf 

^    1 
...        $1,668.1 


Deposit  (9/24/7  5)     .    ..        2,000.00 
Interest  gain 

(12/24/75) 23.68 

Withdraw/al  (into  bank 

account)  12/24/75      .  500.00 

Interest  gain 

12/30/75)      48.36 

Interest  gain 

(4/20/76) 42.86 

Withdrawal  (into  bank 

account)  4/20/76     .  .  500.00 

Interest  gain 

(7/2/76)      38.26 

Withdrawal  (into  bank 

account)  7/2/76    .   .   .       1,800.00 

Account  balance  (7/2/76)      $1,047.: 

TOTAL    INTEREST    GAIN $     179.1 

EXPENSES 

Special  offerings 

Conference  printing 

Conference  promotion      

Praise  and  Prayer 

Coordinator's  salary  &  expense      .   . 
Officer  and  committee  expense     .  . 

Honoraria 

Child  care 

Conference  music     

Secretarial  help 

Facilities  rental 

Brethren  Annual  space      

Transfers  into  savings  (BIF)      .... 

Total  Expenses $20, 104.3| 

Less  Transfers     2,000.( 

TOTAL  ACTUAL  EXPENSES  .  .   $18,104.: 

TOTAL  IN 

CHECKING    ACCOUNT $20,245.;, 


2,303.E 
4,346. 

611. 

250. 

540. C 

405. ( 

680.( 
3,955.! 
90.  ( 
99.; 
l,205.(Ji;«i 
3,616.' 
2,000.(' 


LESS    TOTAL    EXPENSES 
BALANCE    IN 

CHECKING    ACCOUNT 
BALANCE    IN    BIF 

SAVINGS    ACCOUNT     . 
BALANCE    ON 

HAND,  July  6,   1976       .    . 


20,104. 


141.! 


l,047.:i  *( 
$1,188.! 


lit 
Respectfully  submitted,!  mi 


Dean  Risser 


The  following  report  from  the  Commiimi 
tee  on  Committees  was  made.  A  moticp 
prevailed  that  these  persons  be  placed 
nomination.  These  were  declared  electcjiot 
by  vote  of  conference  (see  pages  3  and  4  'u 
this  Annual.) 

The  announcement  was  made  that  tl' 
1977  Annual  Conference  of  the  FeUowsh 
of  Grace  Brethren  Churches  will  be  held  f' 
Winona    Lake,    Indiana,    August     12-1 
1977. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  adjourn. 


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14 


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II RD  SESSION,  AUGUST   12  term    were  announced  as  follows:    Edwin 

The   moderator   called   the  meeting  to      fashman    James  Dixon,  Michael  Rockafel- 

low,  J.  Hudson  Thayer,  Charles  G.  Thorn- 

The  report  of  the  election  to  the  Breth- 

1  Board  of  Evangelism  was  as  follows:  A  motion  prevailed  to  accept  the  min- 

imit  Adams,  Charles  Ditto,  Vernon  Har-      "tes  of  the  previous  session. 
,  Harold  Lowry.  A  motion  was  made  to  accept  the  fol- 

The  results  of  the  election  to  the  Board      lowing  report  of  the  Board  of  Ministerial 
Christian    Education    for   a   three-year      Emergency  and  Retirement  Benefits: 

THE    BOARD    OF    MINISTERIAL    EMERGENCY    AND    RETIREMENT    BENEFITS 

OF    THE    NATIONAL    FELLOWSHIP    OF    BRETHREN    CHURCHES,     INC. 

Combined  Fund  Balance  Sheet 

ASSETS 

Minister's            Emergency  Retirement 

Total                      Fund                      Fund  Fund 

ih  in  bank— checking $   4,188                $    7,567                $17,334  ($20,713) 

tes  receivable,  BIF 42,200                  20,200  22,000 

fice  equipment      51              12                17^  17 

otal  Assets      $46,439                $27,784                $17,351  $    1,304 

LIABILITIES    AND    FUND    BALANCES 

nd  balances $46,439                $27,784                $17,351  $    1,304 

ANALYSIS    OF    CHANGES    AND    FUND    BALANCES 

Minister's            Emergency  Retirement 

Fund                     Fund  Fund 

nd  balance,  January  1,  1975      $26,833                $17,351  $   2,951 

venue      11,945            19,042 

otal      $38,778                 $17,351  $21,994 

penditures 10,993            20,690 

nd  balance,  December  31,  1975      $27,785                $17,351  $    1,304 

ASSETS 

Minister's            Emergency  Retirement 

Total                      Fund                      Fund  Fund 

CASH    RECEIPTS: 

ntributions      $23,879                $   4,836  $19,043 

erest 1,108                     1,108           

otal  cash  receipts $24,987                $    5,944  $19,043 

CASH    DISBURSEMENTS: 

tirement $19,233  $19,233 

nting  and  office 

upplies 43  43 

dit     200  200 

noraria 300  300 

:retary  service 360  360 

stage  and  telephone 153  153 

:urity  bond     60  60 

funds 298  298 

covery 103  103 

"thren  Investment  Foundation  ....                   10,825                   10,825  

"otal  cash  disbursements $31,684                $10,825  $20,690 

6h  on  hand,  1/1/75 $10,885                $12,617                $17,334  ($19,066) 

ome     24,987                      5,944  19,043 

bursements (31,684)               (10,994)                 (20.690) 

:ash  on  hand,  12/31/75 $   4,188                $    7,567                $17,334  ($20,713) 

te:  Six  months  of  interest  from  the  B.I.F.  arrived  too  late  to  be  included  in  the  1975  report. 


The  following  persons  were  nominated 

a  three-year  term  on  the  Board  of  Min- 

irial  Emergency  and   Retirement  Bene- 

;:  P.  J.  Simmons,  Wm.  Carl  Miller,  Bob 


Daniels.  They  were  elected  by  vote  of  con- 
ference. 

A  motion  was  made  to  adopt  the  fol- 
lowing report  of  the  Board  of  Evangelism: 


15 


REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF 
EVANGELISM 

You  have  in  your  packets  the  Financial 
Report  of  the  Board  of  Evangelism  which 
indicates  that  the  Lord  enabled  us  to  end  the 
year  in  the  black,  since  expenditures  were 
$22,891.43  whUe  receipts  were  $24,648.08.  This 
means  that  we  received  $1,756.65  above  expendi- 
tures. 

In  addition  to  the  ministries  of  the  Becker 
Evangelistic  Team  in  25  of  our  churches  and  As- 
sociate EvangeUst  Henry  Rempel  in  9  more,  the 
Board  of  EvangeUsm  was  singularly  blessed  in  be- 
ing able  to  underwrite  the  total  costs  of  the 
GROW  Seminar  held  last  faU  at  Wooster,  Ohio,  a 
meeting  which  hosted  representatives  from  each 
of  our  district  conferences.  The  input  to  our  local 
churches  as  a  result  of  the  impact  of  this  seminar 
has  been  most  significant. 

Operation  Barnabas,  a  youth-oriented  minis- 
try of  the  Cliristian  Education  Board,  was  also 
partially  underwritten  by  the  Board  of  Evangel- 
ism. 

With  Church  Growth  Seminars  being  very 
much  the  "in-thing"  these  days,  and  rightfully  so, 
the  Board  of  EvangeUsm  has  agreed  to  sponsor,  in 
connection  with  the  Christian  Education  Board, 
strategic  conferences  with  Dr.  Win  Am.  We  feel 
that  our  participation  in  these  areas,  which  reach 
the  rank  and  file  of  all  our  churches,  is  just  as 
important  as  our  crusade  ministry. 

The  ministry  of  the  Beckers  has  been  ex- 
tremely well-received  during  this  past  year.  Pas- 
tors have  written  glowing  reports  of  their  effec- 
tiveness and  have  also  expressed  great  appre- 
ciation for  the  fact  that  Mr.  Becker  is  a  "pastor's 
evangeUst,"  which  is  to  say  that  he  supports  the 
local  pastor  in  every  facet  of  his  ministry.  On 
August  29,  John  Becker  is  to  be  ordained  to  the 
Brethren  Ministry  in  a  service  to  be  conducted  at 
his  home  church,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Hagers- 
town,  Maryland. 

There  are  still  several  openings  for  crusades 
with  the  Beckers  during  the  1976-77  year  and  we 
would  appreciate  your  inquiries  concerning  these. 
The  Beckers  come  on  a  free-will  offering  basis. 
No  church  is  too  large  and  none  is  too  small  for 
their  ministry.  Our  motto  is  ".  .  .  ourselves  your 
servants  for  Jesus'  sake"  (II  Cor.  4:5). 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Robert  B.  Collitt,  chm. 

BOARD    OF    EVANGELISM 

FINANCIAL    REPORT 
July  1,  1975,  to  June  1,  1976 

The  listing  below  includes  offerings  from  crusade 
meetings;  the  asterisk  indicates  where  meetings 
were  held.  This  is  an  eleven-month  report. 

Bank  Balance  on  hand  July  1,  1975     $    8,163.86 

ALLEGHENY    DISTRICT 

♦Accident,  IVId $        109.00 


*Aleppo,  Pa 

Cumberland,  Md 

Jenners,  Pa 

Meyersdale,  Pa.  (Grace)     

IVIeyersdale,  Pa.  (Summit  IVlills)    .   . 

Parkersburg,  W.  Va 

*Stoystown,  Pa 

Uniontown,  Pa 

Washington,  Pa _ 

Total      $ 

FLORIDA    DISTRICT 

Fort  Lauderdale      $ 

Pompano  Beach      _ 

Total      $ 

INDIANA    DISTRICT 

Berne      $ 

Elkhart      

Flora 

Fort  Wayne  (First) 

Fort  Wayne  (Grace)     

Goshen      

Indianapolis 

Kokomo  (Indian  Heights) 

*Kokomo  (North) 

*Leesburg 

♦Osceola      

Peru     

Sidney 

South  Bend 

Warsaw      

Winona  Lake     _ 

Total      $ 

IOWA    DISTRICT 

Dallas  Center $ 

Davenport 

Omaha,  Nebr 

Waterloo 

Winona,  Minn 

Total      $ 

MICHIGAN    DISTRICT 

Alto     $ 

Lake  Odessa 

Lansing      

New  Troy 

Total $ 

MID-ATLANTIC    DISTRICT 
Hagerstown,  Md.  (Calvary)     ....     $ 

Lanham,  Md 

Martinsburg,  W.  Va 

Temple  Hills,  Md 

Total      $ 

NORTHERN    ATLANTIC    DISTRICT 

Dillsburg,  Pa $ 

Elizabethtown,  Pa 

Harrisburg,  Pa 

Hatboro,  Pa 

Hope,  N.J 

Lititz,  Pa 

Man  helm,  Pa 

Mt.  Laurel,  N.J 

Myerstown,  Pa 

New  Holland,  Pa 

Palmyra,  Pa 

Philadelphia,  Pa.  (First) 

Philadelphia,  Pa.  (Third) 

Telford,  Pa 

Wrightsville,  Pa 

York,  Pa _ 

Total      $ 

NOR-CAL    DISTRICT 

Modesto  (Greenwood) $ 

*Ripon     


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icramento 

in  Jose 

otal      

RTHCENTRAL    OHIO    DISTRICT 

nkenytown      $ 

>hland  (Grace)      

shiand  (Southview) 

)lumDus  (East  Side)     

jiumbus  (Grace) 

jnvllle 

emont  (Chapel)      

emont  (Grace) 

alion 

ihnstown      

jxington    

ansfield  (Grace)      

ansfield  (Woodville)     

otal     

RTHEASTERN    OHIO    DISTRICT 

<ron  (First) $ 

irberton 

eveland     

jyahoga  Falls 

yria      

3merville      

iddlebranch 

inerva     

eriing      

ooster 

otal      

RTHWEST    DISTRICT 

bany,  Greg $ 

■andview,  Wash 

■esham,  Oreg 

;nai,  Alaska 

;nt,  Wash 

abton,  Wash 

osser,  Wash 

chland,  Wash 

nnyside,  Wash 

>ppenish,  Wash 

ikima,  Wash 

otal     $ 

CKY    MOUNTAIN     REGION 
buquergue,  N.Mex.  (Heights)      .      $ 

ilorado  Springs,  Colo 

otal      $ 

JTHEAST    DISTRICT 

lanta,  Ga $ 

lena  Vista,  Va 

ivington,  Va 

idford,  Va 

chmond,  Va 

)anoke,  Va.  (Garden  City)      .   .   . 

)anoke,  Va.  (Ghent) 

janoke,  Va.  (Patterson  Memorial) 
)anoke,  Va.  (Wash.  Heights)      .   . 

Iford,  Tenn 

Dtal      $ 

CALIF.-ARIZ.     DISTRICT 

laheim,  Calif $ 

aumont,  Calif 

II,  Calif 

Ilflower,  Calif 

endora,  Calif 

)leta,  Calif 

;met,  Calif 

>ng  Beach,  Calif.  (Community)    . 

oenix,  Ariz.  (Grace) 

oenix,  Ariz.  (Northwest)    .... 

alto,  Calif 

n  Diego,  Calif 

nta  Maria,  Calif 


87.50 
250.00 
778.83 


347.17 

300.00 

242.97 

204.75 

372.50 

15.00 

22.50 

337.48 

14.00 

10.00 

426.41 

241.50 

202.55 

$    2,736.83 

204.50 

145.00 

177.35 

96.00 

182.89 

218.00 

24.00 

54.50 

189.23 

730.12 

$    2,021.59 


178.10 

60.00 

5.00 

15.00 

22.35 

25.73 

8.00 

4.00 

281.00 

23.00 

151.20 

802.38 


72.00 

7.00 

79.00 


25.00 

187.43 
12.00 
18.86 
12.50 

150.00 
10.00 

319.63 

6.00 

26.50 

767.92 


20.00 
169.39 
225.00 

22.00 
285.10 

22.00 

15.00 

60.63 
707.20 

37.43 
200.00 
200.00 

20.00 


Simi  Valley,  Calif 38.25 

Temple  City,  Calif 5.00 

•Tucson,  Ariz 239.89 

*West  Covina,  Calif 122.23 

Whittier  (Community) 49.00 

Total      $    2,438.12 

SOUTHERN    OHIO    DISTRICT 

Brookville,  Ohio     'j,          466.00 

Clayhole,  Ky 74.00 

Clayton,  Ohio 98.00 

Covington,  Ohio     8.00 

*Dayton,  Ohio  (Basore  Road)     .   .   .  526.25 

Dayton,  Ohio  (North  Riverdale)     .  196.00 

Englewood,  Ohio 454.50 

Kettering,  Ohio 27.18 

Trotwood,  Ohio      10.00 

Troy,  Ohio     30. 00 

Total      $    1,889.93 

WESTERN    PENNSYLVANIA    DISTRICT 

•Altoona  (First) $        151.00 

Altoona  (Juniata)      46.00 

•Armagh     137.20 

Conemaugh 270.49 

*Conemaugh  (Pike)     479.55 

Conemaugh  (Singer  Hill)      10.00 

Johnstown  (First)      714.50 

Kittanning  (First)      27.50 

Kittanning  (N.  Buffalo) 119.32 

Leamersville 367.50 

Martinsburg 443.00 

Total      $   2,766.06 

HAWAII 

•Waimalu $       407.00 

•Waipio 289.87 

Total      $        696.87 

TOTAL    CHURCH    RECEIPTS      .    .  $23,848.08 

MISCELLANEOUS    RECEIPTS 

Individual  donors $        112.00 

NFBC  (Operation  Barnabas)      .   .   .  553.00 

John  S.  Oliver  Co.,  Inc 135.00 

Total      $       800.00 

TOTAL    RECEIPTS 

July  1,  1975  to  June  1,  1976      ..  $24,648.08 

EXPENDITURES 

Salary— Becker  Team $   8,359.09 

Travel  expenses— Becker  Team     .   .  3,065.10 

Insurance  and  hospitalization    .   .   .  741.87 
Administrative  and  director's 

expenses 1,233.04 

Office  (telephone,  mailings, 

supplies,  secy.,  postage) 896.07 

Publicity 589.70 

Board  meeting  expenses 1,915.26 

BMH  Printing 315.70 

GROW  Seminar 3,775.60 

Special  ministries 3,000.00 

TOTAL    EXPENDITURES   ....  $22,891.43 

BANK    BALANCE    ON    HAND 

June  1,  1976 9,920.51 

TOTAL    BIF    INVESTMENT 

(including  interest)      17,695.69 

REPORT    OF    THE    MINISTRY    OF 
REV.    AND    MRS.    JOHN    BECKER 

Number  of  crusade  meetings  conducted  .  .  25 
Number  of  evangelistic  campaign  reports 

completed  and  returned      19 

Number  of  crusades  not  completed  at  the 

time  of  compilation  of  this  report 3 

Numtjer  of  crusade  reports  not  completed  and 


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returned      , 

Public  decisions: 

For  salvation 56 

For  rededication 100 

Other _2]. 

Total     177 

Average  attendance  at  crusade  meetings      .   .      68 

A  motion  was  made  to  adopt  the  fol- 
lowing report  of  the  Christian  Education 
Board ; 

CHRISTIAN  EDUCATION 
REPORT  TO  CONFERENCE 

1.  Finance  Report-Howard  Mayes 

2.  Introduction    of    new    Executive    Director, 

Knute  Larson 

3.  President's  report  to  the  conference: 
Churches  that  want  to  are  doing  a  lot  more 

with  learning  these  days-not  just  teaching.  Semi- 
nars and  personal  advice  from  CE  have  helped. 

Churches  that  want  to  are  helping  their  kids 
get  a  "tum-on"  at  National  Youth  Conference 
that  has  often  lasted  all  year.  Incidentally  this  is  a 
mammoth  undertaking. 

Churches  that  want  to  axe  enjoying  "Switch- 
board," Ac'cenl.  Inside  Track,  and  Pro-Teens  as 
well  as  individual  counsel  by  letter. 

A  national  job  is  not  all  joyous.  You  need 
good  suitcases,  broad  shoulders  for  cares  and 
complaints,  an  understanding  family,  and  an  ex- 
tra fifth  of  Pepto-Bismol  at  times  .... 

Howard  NIayes  has  put  a  lot  of  his  life-blood 
into  this  ministry.  We  have  benefited  and  will 
continue  to  do  so.  It  was  his  choice  to  leave- 
another  ministry  now  squeezes  his  heart-and  it 
w^s  our  Board's  choice,  and  then  mine,  to  take 
stock,  give  thanks,  and  change  the  ingredients  of 
our  product  just  a  bit 

But  we  are  not  doing  this  without  apprecia- 
tion for  Howard  Mayes  and  his  investment  of  CE 
stuff  in  many  of  our  churches. 

Mr.  Moderator,  before  completion  of  my  re- 
port, I  move  the  convention  go  on  record  with  a 
special  word  of  conpatulations  and  appreciation 
to  Howard  Mayes,  executive  director  of  the 
Christian  Education  department,  1971-1976. 
(Standing  ovation  in  response.) 

4.  My  report  as  president: 

I  tuned  into  a  CB  radio  on  the  way  down  here 
and  got  something  like  this: 

Hey,  good  buddies,  ride  with  05.  We've  got 
good  roads  clear  ahead.  Church  growth  has  good 
big  steam,  and  we  want  to  serve  pastors,  10-4? 
Win  Arn  is  on  our  rig,  and  he  ain't  got  no  pigs  on 
his  «'agon,  10-4.  Dave  Seifert  is  consultant  in  the 
area  of  growth. 

Roger,  we  got  us  a  convoy  of  youth  roaring 
down  at  San  Diego,  good  buddies.  The  smokies 
are  hoping  they  get  the  picture  right-and  that 
our  >  outh  material  all  year  stays  alive  and  strong, 
10-4.  Barnabas  kids  are  no  rubber  ducks. 


Education  means  a  whole  train  batch- family 
Sunday  School,  camps,  special  workshops,  10-4 
Do  you  want  help?  Get  back  to  us  during  th  ^ 
year,   10-4.   Howard  Mayes  is  consultant  in  tW 
area. 

Need  you,  want  to  help.  Need  your  bread 
Roger? 

Pray  for  us.  Help  us.  Criticize  us,  to  our  face; 
As  a  Fellowship  we  are  too  little  to  divide,  to 
busy  not  to  cooperate,  too  needy  to  stop  learnin 
and  being  Christian  educated.  Thank  you  kindll*' 
for  your  support  and  interest. 

CE,  President  of  the  board 
Knute  Larson 


STATEMENT    OF    OPERATION 
CHRISTIAN    EDUCATION     DEPARTMENT  fc 
For  year  ending  Decemt)er  31,  1975 


'IT 


HE 

To:; 


INCOME: 

Church  Offering     S 

Honoraria 

Special  Offerings 

Service  Sales     

Filmstrip  Rental 

CED  Convention  Offering      

Youth  Conference 

Other  Income      

Material  Sales  (over  costs)      

SMM  Offering      

TOTAL    INCOME S172,787,4*ri 


70,809.51  ii^' 

1,073. ap 

8,014.0 

1,626.2 
646.0 

2,619.1 
59,098.6 
10,679.8 
11,574.5 

6.646,1 


r 


It 


EXPENSES: 

Salaries,  Housing,  Retirement, 

Social  Security 

Office  Postage     

Hospitalization  Insurance 

Office  Expenses     

Rent 

Other  Expenses      

Scholarships      

Promotion      

Publications      

Depreciation     

Itineration  Ministry 

CED  Convention  Expense      

Youth  Conference,  NAC,  Expenses 

Quiz  Team  Expenses      

PSA  Expense 

SMM  Expense      

BSLV  Expense 

TOTAL    EXPENSES      

INCOME    OVER    EXPENSES     ,    .    . 


56,871.7 

2,314.3i 

1,881.4 

6,146,5 

4,100,C 

2,861.e|E. 

1,182.7 

1,959 

9,420.1 

2,198.5 

3,602.= 

1,46  7.{ 

59,664.£' 
2,851.t^ 

944.£; 
4,222.5 

__104Jijpj 


it. 


$161,795.; 
$    10,992.C 


STATEMENT    OF    ASSETS    AND    LIABILITII 

ASSETS: 

Cash 

Petty  Cash  .... 
Restricted  Funds  . 
Retirement  Fund 
TIME  Fund  .... 
Quiz  Team  Fund  . 
Scholarship  Fund 
SMM  Project  Fund 
Total  Cash     .  .  . 


Automobile  .   .  . 
Less:  Accumulated 
Depreciation 


$12,395.48 

88.85 

362.28 

75  7.17 

419.24 

61.26 

64.00 

1,053.12 


S    15,201.< 


$   3,609.25 
2,339.50 


1,269.: 


Accounts  Receivable      .$   2,040.66 


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2i 


_ess:  Reserve  for 

Bad  Debts      246.18 

1,794.48 
fice  Equipment     .  .  .  S20,436.39 
_ess:  Accumulated 

Depreciation    ....       8,970.64 

11,465.75 

mstrips S   5,362.19 

_ess:  Accumulated 
Depreciation    ....  283.51 

5,078.68 

lentory 16,191.21 

rOTAL    ASSETS $    51,001.27 

"ABILITIES    AND    NET    WORTH: 
keiand  Christian 

Academy S       370.00 

counts  Payable     .  .  .     11,269.03 
crued  Taxes  Payable  687.52 

V/IE  Missionary  funds        2.269.18 

"otal  Liabilities     S    14.595.73 

:t    WORTH 25,866.88 

justments  to  Net 

Vorth (Less)  453.42 

x>me  Over  Expenses       10,992.08 

S    36,405.54 

OTAL    LIABILITIES    AND 
NET    WORTH S    51,001.27 


The  conference  went  on  record  as  giving 
iward  Mayes  a  special  congratulation  and 
»rd  of  appreciation  for  his  years  of  faith- 
service  as  Executive  Director.  The  vote 
s  expressed  by  a  standing  ovation. 
A  motion  prevailed  to  accept  the  fol- 
ding report  of  the  Spiritual  State  of  the 
arches: 

REPORT  OF  THE 

SPIRITU.Al  STATE 

OF  THE  CHURCHES 

;  Committee  on  the  Spiritual  State  of  the 
inches  as  outUned  in  the  Constitution  and 
nual  of  Procedure  is  as  foDows: 

MMITTEE  ON  SPIRITUAL  STATE 

1.  This  committee  shall  consist  of  the  moder- 
ator of  each  district  of  the  NFBC  with  the 
moderator  of  national  conference  who 
shall  act  as  chairman. 

2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to 
study  the  general  state  of  the  denomina- 
tion, its  needs  and  its  prospects:  to  receive 
and  consider  memorials  from  district  con- 
ferences or  local  churches;  and  to  formu- 
late and  transmit  through  the  moderator, 
an  address  or  message  to  the  conference 
covering  such  subjects  as  they  may  deem 
proper,  with  recommendation  based  upon 
information  received,  as  to  the  needs  of 
the  denomination. 

ting  the  past  seven  years  only  one  report  has 


been  submitted  to  the  conference.  The  difficulty 
of  contact  between  the  moderator  of  national 
conference  and  the  16  district  moderators  makes 
the  fiinction  of  this  committee  impractical 
Though  the  concept  is  good;  the  practicality  is 
another  matter. 

A  motion  was  made  to  receive  the  re- 
port of  the  Endorsing  Agent  on  Chaplains' 
Ministry : 

REPORT  OF  THE 
ENDORSING  AGENT 

We  of  the  National  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  have  just  cause  to  praise  the 
Lord  for  the  stature  He  has  enabled  us  to  achieve 
in  our  chaplains'  ministry.  The  Bicentennial  year 
is  a  good  time  for  us  to  assess  our  gains,  recount 
our  blessings,  and  to  anticipate  the  challenges  of 
the  future.  While  we  are  a  small  denomination, 
we  have  a  large  history.  Our  total  quota  is  200 
percent  subscribed.  And  in  this  era  of  cries  for 
cutbacks  in  military  personnel,  this  speaks  well  of 
the  caliber  of  our  ministers  ser\iiig  in  the  chap- 
laincy. Our  men  have  met  the  requirements 
placed  before  them:  they  have  stood  loyally  with 
their  men-sometimes  in  the  heat  of  battle-but 
always  in  their  times  of  need.  They  have  been 
highly  respected  by  their  Chiefs  of  Chaplains; 
they  have  been  placed  in  positions  of  responsibili- 
ty; they  have  been  honored  for  their  faithfulness. 
And  for  all  of  this-we  praise  the  Lord! 

Year  after  year  our  men  retire,  but  new  men 
fill  the  vacancies  in  the  ranks.  They  move  ever 
onward  with  respect  and  justifiable  pride  for 
those  who  have  gone  before  and  have  set  high 
standards  for  them  to  follow. 

As  we  call  the  roll  today  of  those  who  cur- 
rently serve  with  and  for  us,  two,  and  perhaps 
three  will  be  here  to  answer.  The  others  are  un- 
able to  join  us,  rather,  they  are  heeding  the  call 
of  duty  to  man  their  stations.  Who  are  these 
men?  Let  us  caU  the  roU: 

Chaplain  (Maj.)  Lee  D.  Burris,  USA-Ret:  He 

has  served  well,  but  has  completed  his  tours  of 
duty.  He  retired  effective  June  30,  1976.  Future 
goal-to  continue  his  ministry  in  a  Brethren  pas- 
torate. 

Chaplain  (Maj.)  Emlyn  H.  Jones.  USA:  In 
1975-76  in  a  course  of  Clinical  Pastoral  Educa- 
tion at  Walter  Reed,  designed  for  psychological 
and  theological  integration  for  a  more  meaningful 
pastoral  thrust.  July  5-30.  in  a  course  at  the  U.S. 
Army  Command  and  General  Staff  College.  Fort 
Leavenworth,  Kansas,  .'\ugust  6-13,  national  con- 
ference. Long  Beach.  California.  September  1.  off 
for  Korea  for  a  tour  there,  with  his  fanuly  staying 
in  Pennsylvania.  In  1977  he  will  be  honored  and 
privileged  to  be  assigned  to  the  staff  and  faculty 
of  the  U.S.  Army  Chaplain  Sdiool,  where  he  will 


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have  a  part  in  the  training  of  all  new  chaplains 
coming  into  the  aimy. 

Chaplain  (Maj.)  John  W.  Schumacher,  USA: 
Last  year's  Endorsing  Report  mentioned  that 
Chaplain  Schumacher  was  happUy  situated  at 
Fort  Lewis,  Washington.  He  has  continued  in  his 
assignment  there  in  the  fine  Sunday  service  where 
he  reaches  a  large  number  of  people,  and  in  his 
personal  ministry  as  Staff  Chaplain  for  the  Drug 
Counseling  Program.  His  assessment  of  his  minis- 
try is,  "It  is  a  tremendous  assignment,  and  filled 
with  opportunity." 

Chaplain  (Maj.)  Paul  O.  Lindberg.  USA: 
Among  interesting  items  which  came  from  Chap- 
lain Lindberg  at  \Vhite  Sands  Missile  Range.  New 
Mexico,  were  (1)  The  arrival  on  March  29,  1976, 
of  Leah  Ann  at  Beaumont  Army  Medical  Center, 
El  Paso,  Texas.  She  weighed  ten  pounds,  one 
ounce,  and  ".  .  .  is  such  a  beautiful,  happy  and 
contented  baby."  (2)  A  successful  and  worth- 
while evangeUstic  campaign  on  base  near  the 
Christmas  season  in  '75.  (3)  Great  blessing  from 
the  Lord  through  a  very  fine  young  people's  min- 
istry through  the  chapel  ministry.  Chaplain  Lind- 
berg says  of  these  young  people  in  their  various 
activities-"The  spirit  of  love  they  demonstrate 
and  the  impact  of  their  joint  testimony  have  been 
a  real  blessing  in  their  lives  as  well  as  in  the  Uves 
of  those  who  have  seen  them  in  action."  He  had 
hopes  of  making  it  back  to  his  home  city  for 
1976  national  conference. 

Chaplain  (Capt)  John  B.  Patrick,  USA:  At 
the  time  of  last  year's  national  conference,  John 
B.  Patrick,  our  newest  chaplain,  was  in  training  at 
the  U.S.  Army  Chaplain  School  in  New  York. 
Soon  thereafter  he  was  given  his  first  assignment 
which  was  at  Fort  George  G.  Meade,  Maryland. 
Very  shortly  after  arrival  there  with  his  family, 
he  was  able  to  obtain  on-base  housing  and  to  get 
settled  down  with  the  family.  He  has  gotten  into 
the  work  well  and  is  happy  in  this,  his  first  year 
in  the  chaplaincy. 

Chaplain  (LCDR)  G.  James  Dickson,  USN: 
Chaplain  Dickson  spent  much  of  the  time  during 
the  past  year  on  sea  duty  on  the  USS  Hahey. 
based  in  San  Diego.  California.  He  reports  finding 
good  interest  on  the  part  of  his  men.  with  en- 
couraging numbers  in  attendance.  Being  so  close- 
ly associated  with  his  men  on  board  ship  for  the 
extended  period  of  time  has  given  him  opportuni- 
ty to  share  in  problems  that  bear  down  on  men 
away  from  home.  In  one  of  his  reports  Chaplain 
Dickson  told  of  several  decisions  for  Christ 
among  his  men.  With  sea  duty  ended  in  July  he 
was  off  for  a  trip  with  the  family  to  Grand  Can- 
yon. On  September  1  he  was  to  begin  a  new  as- 
signment at  the  Naval  Training  Station  in  San 
Diego. 

Chaplain  (Capt)  James  T.  Elwell,  USAF:  In 
recent  months  Chaplain  Elwell  has  developed  a 


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new  approach  for  reaching  the  single  airmen  o 
the  Seymour  Johnson  Air  Force  Base  at  Gold 
boro.  North  Carolina.  It  is  a  campus-style  prcfi 
gram  which  he  calls  the  Interested  Airmen's  Mi) 
istry.  Areas  of  mmistrj'  involved  are;  Outreacl 
Group  Action,  and  Special  Worship.  Every  perso 
on  base  is  encouraged  to  participate.  As  an  illu 
tration  of  the  contact  potential,  the  Group  A 
tion  Ministries  include  Bible  Rap  Groups,  Ba 
racks  Bible  Studies,  Leadership  Training  Confe 
ences.  Action  Core  Groups,  and  Airmen's  Prayc 
Breakfasts.  In  the  month  of  May  he  scheduled 
base-wide  revival  meeting.  One  very  encouragir 
thing  about  this  program  is  that  it  has  been  wei: 
received  and  thus  there  is  good  possibiUty  that  j  I 
wiU  be  used  on  other  Air  Force  Bases  across  tl; 
country. 

Reserve  Chaplains:  We  have  four  men  who  a:L, 
chaplains  ministering  to  various  Reserve  uni'' 
across  the  country.  While  not  active  duty  cha) 
lains,  they  are  subject  to  call  in  case  of  eme 
gency.  They  have  opportunity  to  accompany  ar^ 
minister  to  the  men  in  their  units  periodical! 
throughout  the  year,  particularly  in  the  summi, 
months.  These  men  need  our  prayers  along  wit 
our  active  duty  chaplains:  Chaplain  (Capt 
Charles  E.  Bearinger,  USAR;  Chaplain  (CDF 
John  Dale  Brock,  USNR;  Chaplain  (Maj.)  Carltc 
J.  FuUer,  USAFR;  and  Chaplain  (Capt.)  Jerry  If 
Young,  USAR. 

Retired  Chaplains:  Our  retired  chaplains  wli 
have  served  us  so  faithfully  also  need  to  be  ke) 
in  mind  and  to  be  prayed  for.  They  are  busy  me 
in  various  ministries  scattered  across  the  countr; 
Chaplain    (Col.)    Donald    F.    Carter,    USA-Ret 
Chaplain    (Col.)    Burton    G.    Hatch,    USA-Rei 
Chaplain  (CDR)  Charles  Lee  Jenkins,  USN-Reljn 
Chaplain  (Col.)  Orville  A.  Lorenz,  USA-Ret.;  ar^  ji 
more   recently.   Chaplain   (Maj.)  Lee  D.  Bunii  :3 
USA-Ret. 

Your  Part:  You  can  have  a  share  in  the  woi+i 
and  ministry  of  these  chaplains.  It  is  somethii 
that  aU  can  do,  and  it  is  a  very  important  respo 
sibility;  it  is  the  prayer  responsibihty.  Please  prt 
regularly  for  these  missionaries  to  the  miUtar 
You  will  receive  blessings  for  it,  and  the  men  W' 
appreciate  it.  Throughout  the  year  prayer  rl 
quests  have  been  sent  in  to  our  monthly  pray 
and  praise  Usting.  Remember  these  chaplains 
prayer  during  the  coming  year. 

Sincerely  in  Christ, 
Qyde  K.  Landrum 
Endorsing  Agent 


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A  portion  of  the  report  of  the  Resoli 
tions  Committee  was  given.  Due  to  lack  (.K 
time,  the  remainder  will  be  given  at  Fi.  ji 
day's  session. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  adjourn. 


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II- 


URTH  SESSION,  AUGUST   14 

Tlie  moderator  called  the  meeting  to 
er. 

A.  motion  prevailed  to  accept  the  min- 
5  of  the  previous  session. 
A  report  from  the  Resolutions  Commit- 
was  given. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  the  last  para- 
ph of  Page  1  of  the  Resolutions  Com- 
tee's  report  be  amended  to  read:  "It  is 
lerstood  that  this  material  will  serve  as  a 
ection  of  the  opinion  of  the  Resolu- 
is  Committee  and  it  is  our  hope  that  it 
,  serve  as  a  help  to  pastors  and  churches 
hey  seek  to  instruct  God's  flock  in  the 
ling  year,"  and  that  the  report  be  ac- 
ted as  amended. 

REPORT  OF  THE 
RESOLUTIONS  COMMITTEE 

ause  of  our  distinct  privilege  this  year  of  be- 
able  to  observe  our  nation's  200th  birthday. 
Resolutions  Committee  directs  the  attention 
he  delegates  especially  to  issues  which  pertain 
he  life  and  well-being  of  our  nation. 

iddition  to  this  Bicentennial  theme,  oui  at- 
ion  is  directed  to  other  areas  provoking  the 
iking  of  the  Church  of  Christ  in  our  time.  Out 
nany  issues  our  committee  has  picked  four: 

1.  The  Inspiration  of  the  Bible 

2.  The  Modern-day  Charismatic  Movement 

3.  The  Second  Coming  of  Christ 

%.   Today's  Women's  Liberation  Movement 

s  our  hope  that  this  material  will  not  only 
e  as  the  official  position  of  the  National  Fel- 
ship  of  Brethren  Churches  on  current  issues, 
might  also  be  helpful  to  pastors  and  churches 
liey  seek  to  instruct  God's  flock  in  the  coming 
r. 

Donald  P.  Shoemaker 
Thomas  Inman 
Nickolas  Kurtaneck 

stand  in  a  unique  position  at  this  year's  na- 
al  conference,  seeing  our  country  begin  its 
d  century.  As  our  nation  enters  this  new  era 
adopt  the  following  resolutions: 

I.  We  acknowledge  that  by  the  grace  of  God 
nation  is  privileged  to  begin  its  third  cen- 

'— an  honor  denied  many  great  societies  of 
past  Oui  nation  owes  a  debt  of  thankfulness 
)ur  God  who  has  truly  "shed  his  grace"  upon 

II.  Though  the  stresses  and  strains  on  the 
c  freedoms  upon  which  our  nation  was 
ided  have  often  been  great,  especially  in  the 
tically  and  morally  traumatic  period  of  the 
Os  and  1970s,  we  are  thankful  to  God  that 


OUI  basic  freedoms  remain  largely  intact.  We 
however,  are  mindful  that  Eternal  Vigilance  Is 
the  Price  of  Freedom,  and  we  urge  all  Americans 
to  keep  a  watchful  eye  upon  their  freedoms.  We 
further  admonish  that  freedom  is  not  divorced 
from  moral  and  social  responsibilities  and  that 
freedom  can  swing  toward  anarchy  and  social  dis- 
integration unless  men  learn  to  practice  love  for 
neighbor  and  to  do  unto  others  what  they  would 
want  others  to  do  unto  them. 

IlL  We  affirm  that  government  is  basically 
God's  institution.  It  is  established  by  the  One 
who  is  "ruler  over  the  lealm  of  mankind"  (Dan. 
4:25).  Being  God's  instrument,  it  is  to  be  an 
agent  for  righteousness,  a  lewarder  of  good  and  a 
punisher  of  evil  according  to  the  standards  which 
conform  to  God's  moral  law  (Rom.  13:1-4).  In 
the  midst  of  the  pomp  and  self-glory  somewhat 
characteristic  of  this  Bicentennial  year  we  remind 
our  nation  that  it  continues  by  (jod's  permissive 
decree  alone,  and  it  must  needs  humble  itself  be- 
fore a  sovereign  God  who  bestows  the  right  to 
govern  "on  whomever  He  wishes." 

rv.  We  confront  our  various  governments 
with  the  reality  that  only  a  basic  belief  in  the 
Creator-God  of  the  Bible  can  serve  as  an  adequate 
base  for  ethics,  legislation  for  good  and  against 
evil,  and  government's  right  to  govern.  Without 
belief  in  God.  morality  loses  its  point  of  focus 
and  becomes  relative.  Our  nation  is  trying  to  ex- 
periment with  standards  apart  from  theism,  and 
this  is  destined  to  fail. 

V.  We  confess  our  responsibility  as  Christians 
to  pray  for  our  leaders  (I  Tim.  2:1)  that  God 
might  bring  peace-not  merely  for  selfish  pursuits 
but  for  the  pursuit  of  godliness.  Further  we  are 
to  pay  our  taxes  cheerfully,  honor  our  leaders, 
and  conform  to  the  law  insofar  as  it  does  not 
conflict  with  the  exphcit  Word  of  God  (Rom. 
13:1-7).  We  confess  our  frequent  failure  in  these 
things  and  remind  ourselves  that  before  God  and 
man  we  as  God's  people  should  be  an  example  to 
all  in  this  respect 

VI.  Inasmuch  as  God  has  favored  us  by  allow- 
ing us  to  live  in  a  nation  that  grants  freedom  of 
speech  and  assembly  plus  the  power  to  partici- 
pate in  the  poUtical  process,  we  commit  ourselves 
to  every  righteous  cause.  We  believe  that  "render- 
ing unto  Caesar"  in  our  life-context  includes  a 
responsibility  to  use  our  privileges  as  Americans 
to  further  the  Biblical  concepts  of  civU  justice. 
While  aware  of  the  warning  of  Scripture  concerI^ 
ing  the  lawlessness  of  the  "last  days"  we  reject 
any  idea  that  this  is  grounds  for  idleness,  lethargy 
and  cynicism. 

VU.  We  are  thankful  to  be  Americans.  We  are 
glad  that  God  has  granted  us  the  privilege  of  liv- 
ing in  this  land  of  plentiful  freedom,  prosperity 
and  opportunity.  We  further  recognize  before 
God  that  such  privilege  bestows  upon  us  a  greater 


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degree  of  responsibility  to  serve  God  as  good 
stewards  of  all  He  has  bestowed. 

VIII.  While  avoiding  the  extremes  of  many 
ecologically  minded  Americans,  especially  the 
tendency  of  some  toward  pantheism  and  an  ob- 
session with  Nature,  we  express  our  conviction 
that  "The  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  all  it  contains" 
(Ps.  24:1).  Since  the  Christian  uniquely  sees  his 
use  of  the  world's  resources  as  his  exercise  of 
dominion  over  God's  possessions,  we  remind  our- 
selves of  our  special  responsibility  toward  beauty 
and  conservation  and  against  waste,  abuse  of 
abundance,  and  selfish  exploitation  of  resources 
without  regard  to  succeeding  generations. 

IX.  We  affirm  the  constitutional  premise  of 
Separation  of  Church  and  State  as  being  consis- 
tent with  the  words  of  Jesus,  "Render  to  Caesar 
the  things  that  are  Caesar's;  and  to  God  the 
things  that  are  God's,"  (Matt.  22:21).  We  believe 
that  undue  control  by  either  Church  or  State 
upon  the  other  has  historically  worked  contrary 
to  the  best  interests  of  the  Christian  Faith,  and 
that  the  cause  of  Christ  is  best  served  in  an  atmo- 
sphere true  to  the  First  Amendment.  We  further 
beheve  that  separation  of  Church  and  State  puts 
the  Church  in  the  best  position  to  remind  Caesar 
from  time  to  time  that  he  is  the  State  and  not 
God,  and  to  be  the  voice  of  prophecy  to  our 
society  as  to  what  true  truth,  justice,  and  liberty 
really  are. 

X.  In  our  Declaration  of  Independence  our 
founding  fathers  identified  the  first  of  three  in- 
aUenable  rights  to  be  the  right  to  "life."  We  be- 
lieve that  Scripture,  by  leaving  the  prerogatives  of 
life  and  death  in  the  hands  of  God,  would  concur 
with  this  statement.  Therefore  we  express  our 
concern  with  three  trends  in  our  nation  which,  if 
unchecked,  will  most  assuredly  hinder  our 
government's  abiUty  to  function  riehteously. 

a.  We  believe  that  God  established  the  prin- 
ciple of  man  governing  over  man  in  an 
orderly  society  when  He  instituted  the 
penalty  of  death  at  the  hands  of  men  for 
murder.  We,  therefore,  insist  that  the 
death  penalty  in  principle  is  not  cruel  and 
unusual  punishment  nor  contrary  to  the 
dignity  of  man.  It  does  not  brutalize  so- 
ciety but  rather  gives  society  an  ultimate 
weapon  against  evil  Since  man  is  made  in 
the  image  of  God,  the  sin  of  murder  can 
justly  be  recompensed  only  by  the  death 
penalty.  Since  the  principle  of  social  retri- 
bution is  solidly  scriptural,  capital  punish- 
ment is  essential  to  provide  an  exacting 
punishment  for  the  ultimate  crime.  There- 
fore, while  recognizing  the  need  for  neces- 
sary safeguards  and  evenhandedness,  we 
support  the  reintroduction  of  capital  pun- 
ishment. 

b.  We  believe  that  God  creates  each  individ- 


ual Ufe  uiuque  and  is  vitally  interested 
each  Ufe  (Ps.  139:13-16).  Observing  tl 
scriptural,    medical,   and  scientific  inf( 
mation  all  testify  to  the  personhood 
prenatal  human  life  we,  therefore,  rej« 
the  permissive  abortion  atmosphere  whi 
has  developed  in  our  nation  in  the  ps 
decade,    especially    since    the    Suprei 
Court    decision    in    1973    favored    un 
stricted    abortion.    We    believe    that 
human  life  has  significance  and  that  t 
redefinition  of  life  in  terms  of  the  val 
placed  on  it  by  others  can  only  be  harm) 
to  everybody.  We  reject  as  invalid  any 
tempt  to  dismiss  this  issue  through  an  i 
peal  to  rights  over  one's  own  body  or  t 
right  of  privacy,  for  these  rights  should  £ 
ply  equally  to  the  unborn.  We  remind  oi 
selves  that  we  are  to  love  our  neighbor 
ourselves,  and  that  no  one  qualifies  as 
close  neighbor  more  than  the  child  witl 
the  womb, 
c.    We  watch  with  apprehension  the  growi- 
debate    over    mercy-killing.    While   mu' 
study  yet  needs  to  be  done  on  this  co' 
plicated    question    from    the   standpou' 
both  of  Scripture  and  medicine,  we  i 
alarmed  by  the  tendency  to  define  hum:' 
ness  in  terms  of  dependency  and  abiUty  ■■■ 
function  rather  than  in  terms  of  inhere 
worth. 
XI.  We  are  grieved  at  the  continuing  racial  a 
ethnic  tensions  within  our  country.  We  urge  c  ' 
citizens  to  see  that  all  men  are  created  in  1 
Image  of  God  and  thereby  deserve  all  the  respi 
and  rights  inherent  in  humanness.  We  urge  Amr 
ca  to  look  beyond  racial  and  cultural  distinctic 
to  the  basic  worth  each  man  has  from  his  C^ 
ator.  Especially  we  oppose  racial  discriminati 
and  bigotry  in  all  its  forms,  including  the  pasti:, 
of  directing  jokes  and  racial  slurs  against  cert 
ethnic  communities. 

XI!.  The  Bible  says  that  "righteousness  ex£,  ^ 
a  nation,  But  sin  is  a  disgrace  to  any  peop.  jj 
(Prov.   14:34).  We  therefore  share  remorse  o 
the  ever-increasing  moral  lawlessness  of  our  d; 
Especially  is  this  lawlessness  seen  in  growing  fa 
ily  disintegration,  dissemination  of  pornograpl 
and  the  condoning  of  variant  sexual  life  sty 
such  as  homosexuaUty,  lesbianism,  group  ma,  J 
ages,  trial  marriages,  and  other  such  practices, 
encourage  our  people  to  oppose  moral  lawlf 
ness  in  these  and  other  forms  through: 

a.  A  strong  commitment  by  people  a, 
churches  to  developing  wholesome  fam, 
Ufe  full  of  warmth  and  communicatii 
where  Christ  is  clearly  the  head  of  i  ^. 
family.  A  clear  testimony  to  the  world 
to  what  a  family  should  be  is  our  best , 
strument  against  lawlessness. 


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b.  Concerned  prayer  for  our  nation  that  God 
might  reverse  the  tide  of  immorality. 

c.  Opposition  to  legislation  at  all  levels  of 
government  which  would  remove  sanc- 
tions against  immoral  behavior  and  sup- 
port of  goverimient  efforts  to  restrain  the 
same. 

d.  A  teaching  ministry  within  the  church 
which  will  inform  our  people,  especially 
our  youth,  of  the  scriptural  position  on 
sexuality  and  morals.  Especially  let  us  af- 
firm that  sex.  marriage  (singleness)  and 
family  are  God's  good  gifts  to  mankind 
and  only  harm  can  come  when  the  guide- 
lines given  by  their  Designer  are  violated. 

e.  A  redemptive  attitude  to  those  who  have 
siivned  in  these  areas,  realizing  that  God 
forgives  them  for  Christ's  sake:  however, 
warning  people  of  the  awful  consequences 
of  livine  in  sin  as  a  course  of  life  (I  Jn.  3:9; 
I  Cor.  6:9-ll:Gal.  5:19-21). 

A  recent  book  WTitten  by  Harold  Lindsell. 
he  Battle  for  the  Bible,  has  underscored  the 
*d  to  restate  and  reemphasize  once  again  the 
jsition  of  our  Fellowship  of  churches  as  to  the 
spiration  of  the  Bible.  It  is  assumed  that  all 
istors  and  members  of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace 
rethren  Churches  adhere  to  the  "Verbal  Plenary 
ispiration"  \iew  with  reference  to  the  origin  of 
le  Bible.  This  view  declares  the  inerrancy  of  the 
ord  of  God. 

Agreeing  with  Dr.  Lindsell  that  "Biblical  in- 
rancy  is  a  theological  watershed"  and  that 
whether  it  takes  five  or  fifty  years,  any  institu- 
on  that  departs  from  belief  in  an  inerrant  Scrip- 
iie  will  likewise  depart  from  other  fundamentals 
■  the  faith  and  at  last  cease  to  be  evangelical  in 
le  historical  meaning  of  the  term"  (pp.  120-121 
I  above  cited  pubUcation),  we  therefore  beheve 
necessary  to  explain  in  some  detail  the  meaning 
F  our  position  on  inspiration,  and  to  reaftirm 
iir  commitment  to  the  "Verbal  Plenary  Inspira- 
on"  \iew  without  any  reservation.  The  foUow- 
ig  tenets  are  inherent  in  our  firm  conviction  that 
le  Bible  is  the  inerrant  Word  of  God: 

I.  We  believe  that  the  66  Books  of  the  Old 
jd  New  Testaments  comprise  the  Canon  (that  is, 
lie)  of  our  Christian  faith  and  practice,  and  that 
ie\'  are  the  complete  and  final  revelation  from 
od  to  man.  We  thus  oppose  all  movements 
hich  claim  additional  revelation  beyond  the  66 
ooks  of  the  Bible,  and  also  all  the  variations  of 
le  concept  of  "continuing  revelation"  outside  of 
>e  Bible.  We  further  believe  that  the  curse  stated 
1  Revelation  22:18-19  applies  to  the  66  Books 
f  the  Bible  in  its  broadest  reference,  and  is 
lerefore  a  warning  to  and  indictment  of  the 
X)ve  groups. 

II.  We  believe  that  II  Timothy  3:16-17  em- 
taces  the  66  Books  of  the  Bible  in  its  broadest 
pplication.   and   that   the   word,  theopneustos. 


translated  "inspiration,"  which  means  literally, 
"God-breathed,"  refers  only  to  the  original  docu- 
ments behind  the  66  Books  of  the  Bible,  and  that 
theopneustos  guarantees  the  inerrancy  of  the 
autograph  copies  of  the  Bible,  because  it  points 
to  the  divine  origin  of  the  Scriptures. 

III.  We  believe  that  "inspiration"  was  a  super- 
natural act  of  God  the  Holy  Spirit,  oy  which  He 
so  controlled  and  directed  the  WTiters  of  the 
original  copies  of  Scripture  that  their  finished 
products  were  free  from  error  and  omission,  al- 
though the\  wrote  through  their  own  styles,  per- 
sonalities and  experiences  (II  Peter  1:16-21). 

IV.  We  beUeve  that  "inspiration"  occurred 
only  at  the  time  of  the  wTiting  of  the  Scriptures 
and  that  it  ceased  after  the  wTiting  of  the  last 
Book  of  the  Bible.  However,  while  we  do  not 
have  the  original  documents  of  Scripture,  we  be- 
lieve that  the  accepted  standard  English  Versions 
of  the  Bible,  which  are  based  upon  the  best 
Greek  text  according  to  the  judgment  of  compe- 
tent textual  critics,  presene  and  proclaim  the  in- 
errancy found  in  the  autograph  copies  of  the 
Bible.  Henceforth,  we  can  state  with  confidence 
and  without  fear  of  contradiction  that  our  Bible 
is  the  inerrant  Word  of  God.  Therefore,  it  alone  is 
the  supreme  and  final  authority  of  the  Christian 
faith  and  practice. 

V.  We  beUeve  that  an  uncompromising  alle- 
giance to  the  inerrancy  of  the  Bible  is  essential  to 
a  strong  and  growing  faith  in  the  veracity  of  the 
Word  of  God.  Such  a  conviction  instills  in  the  life 
of  the  Christian  a  holy  reverence  for  God  that 
leads  to  child-Uke  obedience  to  the  doctrines  of 
the  Bible  that  results  in  a  holy  life. 

VI.  We  believe  that  explicit  obedience  to  God 
through  the  instruction  of  the  Scriptures  requires 
true  interpretation  of  the  Scriptures.  Therefore, 
we  reaffirm  our  beUef  in  the  historical- 
grammatical  method  of  interpretation,  and  reject 
outrighth'  any  and  all  variations  of  the  so-called 
literal-spiritual  or  literal-allegorical  approach  to 
the  study  of  the  Bible.  We  beUeve  that  the  his- 
torical-grammatical hermeneutic  is  a  natural  cor- 
ollar>'  to  behef  in  the  "Verbal  Plenary  Inspira- 
tion" \iew,  and  that  it  alone  leads  to  the  true 
meaning  of  the  Bible,  because  it  allows  one  to 
interpret  the  meaning  of  words  according  to  the 
normal  guidelines  of  grammar.  This  approach  en- 
ables the  interpreter  to  apply  the  simple  and 
sensible  principle  to  the  meaning  of  Scripture, 
"when  the  pbin  sense  makes  common  sense,  seek 
no  other  sense,  for  any  other  sense  is  nonsense." 

We  thus  have  complete  and  unfailing  confi- 
dence in  the  utterance  of  Christ  our  Lord,  "Th> 
Word  is  truth"  (John  17:17).  And  we  are  com- 
forted daily  in  the  knowledge  that  while  every- 
thing in  this  life  is  passing  away,  "the  Word  of 
the  Lord  endures  forever"  (1  Peter  1 :24-25).  We 
therefore  exhort  our  pastors  to  proclaim  clearly 
and    uncompromisingly    the    inerrancy    of  the 


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Scriptures  believing  wholeheartedly  that  the 
words  of  the  Bible  truly  find  their  origin  in  God; 
and  that  the  written  Word  (the  Holy  Bible)  and 
the  Uving  Word  (Christ  the  Son  of  God)  are  in- 
separably locked  together  in  the  irrefutable  fact 
that  the  Word  of  God  is  Truth  because  it  origi- 
nates in  God  who  is  Truth  (Deut.  32:4). 
THE  MODERN-DAY  CHARISMATIC 
MOVEMENT 

Very  few  churches  are  untouched  by  the  Charis- 
matic movement.  Whereas  a  few  years  ago  the 
practice  of  certain  "charismatic  phenomena" 
(speaking  in  tongues,  emphasis  on  healing,  the 
"baptism  in  the  Holy  Spirit"  as  an  experience 
following  conversion)  was  largely  limited  to 
specific  churches  and  denominations  labeled  as 
"Pentecostal,"  these  phenomena  have  now  be- 
come common  practices  among  Protestants  of  aU 
shades  and  in  the  Roman  CathoUc  community. 
Because  of  our  loyalty  to  scriptural  truth  and 
because  of  our  duty  to  be  alert  to  modern-day 
trends  and  problems  it  behooves  us  as  Brethren 
to  evaluate  this  movement  and  set  forth  our  posi- 
tion. 

I.  We  give  due  credit  to  the  movement  for  all 
its  characteristics  which  the  Scriptures  would  af- 
firm. We  take  special  note  of  its  evangehstic  zeal 
and  the  renewed  interest  in  spiritual  gifts 
throughout  Christ's  church  which  is  due  in  part 
to  the  fact  that  this  movement  has  called  the 
church  to  reckon  with  a  long-overlooked  aspect 
of  BibUcal  truth.  We  also  commend  this  move- 
ment for  its  emphasis  on  genuine  (Thristian  fel- 
lowship, worship,  and  warmth  which  is  readily 
apparent  to  everyone. 

II.  We  urge  our  pastors  to  educate  themselves 
on  the  historical  facts  of  this  movement  and  on 
its  doctrinal  premises,  so  that  informed  answers 
to  sincere  questions  can  be  received  by  members 
who  have  had  some  exposure  to  the  movement. 

III.  Even  more,  we  encourage  a  positive,  af- 
firmative approach  to  the  ministry  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  the  importance  of  the  Spirit-fiUed  walk, 
and  specifically  the  operation  of  the  gifts  of  the 
Spirit  in  the  church  today.  Sometimes  silence  on 
the  issue  of  spiritual  gifts  is  read  by  "charis- 
matic" individuals  as  a  sign  of  denial  or  ignorance 
of  the  subject,  thereby  confirming  in  their  minds 
the  concepts  they  hear  within  the  Charismatic 
movement.  By  aU  means,  we  urge  that  the  neces- 
sary teaching  and  atmosphere  be  created  to  assist 
each  individual  Christian  in  finding  and  utilizing 
his  own  spiritual  gift(s). 

IV.  We  express  our  conviction  that  in  several 
crucial  areas  the  doctrinal/practical  position  of 
the  Charismatic  movement  is  unscriptural.  These 
areas  include: 

a.  The  stratification  of  believers  into  the  two 
distinct  categories  of  "Spirit-baptized" 
and  "unbaptized"  or  "unfilled."  Such  a 


distinction  is,  we  believe,  indefensible  i 
light  of  the  Gospels  (where  believing  i 
Jesus  alone  secures  the  Spirit  once  tli 
Spirit  has  arrived  at  Pentecost),  the  Boo 
of  Acts  (where  one's  relationship  to  tl- 
Holy  Spirit  is  determined  by  repentanc 
and  faith  in  Christ  plus  nothing)  and  th 
Epistles  (where  all  believers  are  declared  t 
be  "baptized  in  the  Spirit"  and  made  pa 
takers  of  Him).  (John  7:37-39;  Ac 
2:38-39;  10:44-48;  I  Cor.  12:13;  Ga 
3:1-3;  Eph.  1:13-14). 

b.  The  strong  emphasis  upon  using  person, 
experience  as  a  guide  to  understanding  tl 
Scriptures  rather  than  using  the  Scripturi 
as  a  judge  of  personal  experience. 

c.  The  emphasis  on  fellowship  centered  on  (j 
sectarian  understanding  of)  the  Holy  Spir 
rather  than  upon  the  overall  work  of  tl 
Trinity  (Eph.  4:1-6).  We  believe  that  tl 
Spirit's  interest  is  to  uplift  the  Lord  Jesu 
not  to  draw  unique  attention  to  Himsel 
We  do  not  believe  that  the  Holy  Spir 
motivates  people  to  be  preoccupied  wit; 
Him,  but  rather  that  He  points  us  to  th 
great  unities  of  the  faith  common  to  a 
believers  and  calls  on  us  to  preserve  tl 
unity  thereby  created  (Eph.  4:3).  We  r' 
ject  the  practice  of  trumpeting  "Spiri 
filled  experiences"  before  men  as  beir. 
unnecessary  and  unscriptural. 

d.  The  effort  to  "proof-text"  the  Book  c' 
Acts  to  prove  that  the  gift  of  the  Spir 
comes  after  conversion  and  is  usually, 
not  always,  accompanied  by  speaking  i 
tongues.  We  beUeve  that  the  Book  of  Ac 
cannot  be  understood  properly  without  ri 
gard  to  its  dispensational  uniqueness-thi 
it  spans  the  old  and  the  new.  In  this  ligl 
we  understand  the  experience  of  tl 
Apostles  as  historically  unique  and  uniii  I 
peatable.  No  one  today  can  fail  to  receiN, 
the  gift  of  the  Spirit  at  the  moment  ( 
faith  in  Christ,  for  no  one  today  lives  pait,' 
of  his  experience  before  the  outpouring  < 
the  Spirit  at  Pentecost. 

e.  The  emphasis  on  healing  as  an  unquaUfie 
present  possession  provided  for  all  bi 
Uevers  in  the  Atonement.  We  beheve  sue, 
a  position  cannot  adequately  explain  whi 
is  yet  reserved  for  the  believer  in  his  glot 
fication  (Phil.  3:21;  Rom.  8:23;  I  Co 
15:53)  nor  the  present  experience  of  bi 
Uevers  in  this  Ufe  (II  Cor.  12:7-10).  W 
deplore  the  damage  done  to  individu; 
Christian  experience  when  it  is  taught  thi 
illness  betrays  a  lack  of  faith  in  God, 
promises.  We  insist  that  God  has  given  n 
ijlanket  promises  for  heaUng  in  our  da' 
and  that  to  expect  the  same  is  to  plac' 


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faith  in  a  word  that  is  not  there.  However, 
we  do  confess  that  God  does  provide  in 
keeping  with  his  own  purposes  substantial 
healing  for  the  whole  person  and  we  en- 
courage prayer  and  ministry  to  this  end 
(James  5: 13-20). 
f.  The  emphasis  on  "speaking  in  tongues"  as 
a  privilege  available  to  every  believer  and 
extremely  beneficial  to  one's  spiritual  life. 
In  this  regard  we  call  attention  to  the  fol- 
lowing Biblical  precepts:  (1)  Saipture  pre- 
sents speaking  in  tongues  as  only  one  of 
many  "charismatic  gifts"  (I  Cor.  12:8-10), 
(2)  being  a  "charismatic"  gift  it  is  be- 
stowed freely  by  God  and  is  neither 
earned  nor  learned  (I  Cor.  12:11),  (3)  it 
never  has  been  available  to  every  believer 
(I  Cor.  12:30)  and  it  is  not  essential  to 
one's  personal  edification,  for  indeed  it 
was  not  designed  for  that  purpose  (I  Cor. 
12:7)  nor  would  its  private  practice  serve 
the  beUever's  spiritual  interests  (1  Cor. 
14:13-15).  (4)  it  is  by  itself  no  proof  of 
spirituality  (1  Cor.  3:1)  and  can  even  have 
a  detrimental  effect  on  one's  testimony 
when  used  in  an  unscriptural  way  (I  Cor. 
14:23).  Rather  than  teaching  that  tongues 
always  occurs  when  one  receives  the  Spirit 
after  conversion,  the  Book  of  Acts  teaches 
that  tongues  occurred  only  on  rare  and 
significant  occasions  when  faith  in  Christ 
was  realized  (Acts  2:4;  10:44-47; 
11:12-18;  19:1-6).  We  especially  deplore 
the  increasing  practice  of  "training" 
people  to  speak  in  tongues,  and  we  en- 
courage a  pastoral  ministry  to  those  who 
have  become  discouraged  and  disillusioned 
about  their  spiritual  experiences  because 
of  such  practices. 

E  SECOND  COMING  OF  CHRIST 

ire  is  much  speculation  today  as  to  the  possi- 
ty  of  Christ's  return  during  this  generation, 
itical  turmoil,  social  unrest  and  religious  con- 
ion  throughout  the  world  interpreted  in  the 
,t  of  prophecy  seem  to  be  pointing  to  the  soon 
irn  of  our  Lord.  The  "Blessed  Hope"  of  Titus 
3  looms  brightly  before  the  Christian  world, 
many  beUevers  are  Uving  under  the  spell  of 
thrilling  prospect  that  Christ  may  come  for 
Church  in  our  lifetime.  This  expectation,  of 
rse,  is  healthy  and  good,  for  it  accords  with 
instruction  of  Scripture  (1  John  3:1-3),  and 
ig  in  this  hope  does  lead  to  a  pure  Ufe.  It  also 
ourages  the  believer  to  be  optimistic  while 
ig  in  a  world  that  seems  to  be  on  the  verge  of 
im  and  destruction. 

//evei,  there  is  a  form  of  extreme  prophetic 
;hing,  which  causes  unbalance  in  the  Christian 
.  It  is  quite  prominent  today,  and  many  sin- 


cere believers  are  under  its  sway.  The  "Get  ex- 
cited! Jesus  is  coming!"  type  of  emphasis  is  creat- 
ing an  eschatological  fervor  which  is  gripping  the 
Uves  of  Christians  and  is  causing  an  extreme  form 
of  conduct  that  is  contrary  to  the  teaching  of 
Scripture.  Therefore,  we  believe  it  necessary  to 
reaffirm  our  position  as  to  the  return  of  Christ, 
and  to  state  what  should  be  the  attitude  of  Chris- 
tians with  regard  to  world  events  in  reference  to 
our  Lord's  return. 

I.  We  recognize  that  eschatological  beliefs  are 
not  the  basis  of  salvation,  and  should  not  be  the 
basis  of  Christian  fellowship.  Therefore,  we  re- 
spect the  right  of  evangelical  believers  to  disagree 
with  our  views.  It  is  hoped  that  the  same  cour- 
tesy is  extended  to  our  Fellowship  of  churches. 

II.  We  reaffirm  our  beUef  in  the  premillennial 
return  of  Jesus  Christ.  It  is  our  unqualified  posi- 
tion that  the  Bible  teaches  clearly  that  Christ  will 
rule  and  reign  upon  the  earth  for  a  period  of  one 
thousand  years  (Rev.  19:11-20:1). 

III.  While  much  controversy  exists  between 
evangehcal  believers  as  to  the  rapture  of  the 
Church,  it  is  our  firm  conviction  that  the  Word  of 
God  does  support  the  pretribulation  rapture 
view.  We  believe  that  this  position  may  be  de- 
fended exegetically  and  theologically,  and  that  it 
is  in  harmony  with  the  historical-grammatical 
rule  of  interpretation. 

IV.  We  affirm  that  the  Word  of  God  provides 
clear  instruction  for  believers  with  regard  to  the 
return  of  Christ.  Application  of  this  information 
will  result  in  a  proper  life  style  in  view  of  the  fact 
that  Christ  may  return  in  our  lifetime.  We  there- 
fore urge  our  pastors  to  teach  the  following  ad- 
monitions to  their  people: 

a.  Behevers  are  to  watch  for  the  return  of 
Christ.  Having  stated  that  no  one  knows 
the  day  or  hour  of  His  return  in  the  Olivet 
Discourse  (Matt.  24:36),  Jesus  then  ad- 
monished His  disciples  to  watch  and  to  be 
ready,  "for  in  such  an  hour  as  you  think 
not  the  Son  of  man  cometh"  (Matt. 
24:42,  44).  The  word  "watch"  stresses  the 
idea  of  being  alert.  We  suggest  that  the 
alertness  is  intellectual  in  character  in  the 
light  of  the  fact  that  Jesus  had  just  spoken 
of  events  that  will  occur  in  the  end-time. 
Thus,  beUevers  have  the  Word  of  God  to 
guide  them  in  the  interpretation  of  world 
events  as  to  the  return  of  Christ.  Having 
this  knowledge  should  instill  in  their 
hearts  a  daily  expectancy  of  His  coming, 
yet  always  aware  that  no  one  knows  the 
day  or  hour  of  His  return. 

b.  Believers  are  to  work  until  Christ  returns. 
Jesus  revealed  this  truth  in  the  parable  of 
the  ten  servants  and  ten  pounds  in  Luke 
19:11-27.  In  the  light  of  His  soon  depart- 
ure from  this  world,  Jesus  prepared  His 


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disciples  for  the  interim  period  between 
His  return  to  heaven  and  His  second  com- 
ing to  the  earth  by  giving  each  servant  a 
pound  and  commanding  them,  "Occupy 
till  I  come"  (Luke  19:13).  It  is  clear  from 
this  parable  that  there  is  no  basis  for  idle- 
ness or  irresponsibility  in  the  Christian  life 
during  the  absence  of  our  Lxird.  Believers 
are  to  live  in  a  normal  and  consistent  way 
fulfilling  all  the  responsibilities  demanded 
by  the  home  and  by  society.  In  addition, 
they  are  to  be  involved  in  the  work  of 
building  the  Church  through  the  exercise 
of  spiritual  gifts  (Eph.  4:11-16:  Rom. 
12:3-8;  1  Cor.  12).  This  work  includes  the 
evangeUzation  of  sinners  and  the  discipling 
of  saints  (Matt.  28:19-20). 

c.  BeUevers  are  to  took  for  the  return  of 
(Thrist.  (Christians  are  admonished  to  be 
looking  for  the  coming  of  Christ  (PhiL 
3:20-21:  Titus  2:13).  The  word  "look" 
stresses  the  idea  of  "looking  away  from 
this  world  and  ftxing  attention  upon  the 
Lord  in  heaven"  (Col.  3:1-4),  and  simul- 
taneously yearning  for  His  coming.  This 
desire  emanates  from  the  heart  of  the 
saint.  It  is  motivated  by  true  love  for  the 
Saviour,  and  it  comes  from  the  Spirit- filled 
life  in  which  the  "Blessed  Hope"  isreaUty, 
because  that  one  is  walking  and  living  in 
Christ  (GaL  2:20;  Col.  2:6) 

d.  Believers  are  to  abide  in  Christ  until  He 
returns.  Based  on  the  analogy  of  "the  vine 
and  the  branches"  in  John  15:1-7,  the 
apostle  John  admonishes  Christians  to 
"abide  in  him;  that,  when  he  shall  appear, 
we  may  have  confidence  and  not  be 
ashamed  before  him  at  his  coming"  (1 
John  2:28).  This  is  a  reminder  tha'.  during 
our  earthly  sojourn,  we  are  in  a  spiritual 
union  with  (Thrist  and  that  He  is  the 
source  of  our  Ufe.  Therefore,  we  must  so 
live  that  this  union  is  never  disrupted  by 
circumstances  of  Ufe,  instead  every  event 
in  this  world  of  sense  experience  should 
only  deepen  and  strengthen  the  reality  of 
this  tremendous  truth,  "Christ  in  me,  and 
1  in  Christ"  (Phil  1:21;  Col.  1:27;  John 
17:21-23).  We  are  "complete  in  Christ" 
(CbL  2:9-10).  He  is  our  reawjn  for  Uving 
and  dying.  We  thus  abide  in 'Him  as  the 
branch  in  the  vine  is  an  inseparable  union 
that  leads  to  fruit-bearing  in  a  Spirit-filled, 
Spirit-controlled  Ufe. 

Obedience  to  these  admonitions  will  lead  to  a 
well-balanced  and  meaningful  life  upon  this  earth 
until  death  or  until  Jesus  returns.  However,  one's 
life  ends  upon  this  earth,  either  through  death  or 
rapture,  that  person  wiU  be  able  to  say  with  Paul, 
"1  have  fought  a  good  fight,  I  have  finished  my 


course,  I  have  kept  the  faith:  Henceforth  there  ii 
laid  up  for  me  a  crown  of  righteousness,  which 
the  Lord,  the  righteous  judge,  shaU  give  me  ai 
that  day:  and  not  to  me  only,  but  unto  aU  then 
also  that  love  his  appearing"  (11  Tim.  4:7-8). 

TODArS  WOMEN'S  LIBERATION 

MOVEMENT 
The  Women's  Liberation  issue  promises  to  be  tht 
major  debate  facing  EvangeUcal  (Christians  in  thi| 
decade.  While  our  personal  interpretations  o 
BibUcal  passages  and  how  they  apply  to  contem 
porary  situations  may  be  different  and  our  assess 
ments  of  the  secular  Uberation  movement  ma; 
not  always  agree,  it  is  important  that  we  as  Breth 
ren  arrive  at  some  consensus  on  the  broad  issue 
which  this  movement  raises.  Especially  is  this  ai 
urgent  matter  due  to  the  rise  more  recently  of . 
"(Thristian  Feminist"  movement  within  EvangeB 
cal  circles. 

L  Positively,  we  regard  every  woman  to  b 
made  in  the  image  of  God  as  fuUy  as  every  ma 
is.  In  fact,  "femaleness"  and  "maleness"  ar 
strongly  associated  with  the  image  in  Genesi 
1:27,  suggesting  that  any  attempt  to  depreciat 
or  subjugate  womankind  is  an  affront  to  God 
creation.  On  the  other  hand,  a  man  and  woma 
conforms  most  closely  to  God's  design  when  the 
strive  to  be  all  God  wants  them  to  be  as  man  an 
woman.  To  deny  the  distinctions  of  the  sexes,  t 
hinder  the  full  expression  of  each  sex,  to  pre 
mote  a  "unisex"  egaUtarianism  is  to  deny  th 
Bible's  information  of  the  image. 

II.  We  acknowledge  that  the  modern  Femini; 
Movement  has  addressed  itself  to  several  soci 
issues  with  which  we  agree.  AU  too  long  there  h; 
been  double  standards  between  man  and  womaj 
There  has  been  unfair  discrimination  in  occup 
tion,  remuneration,  education,  and  opportunit; 
Women  are  often  victimized  in  rape,  insensitive)' 
treated  by  their  husbands,  subject  to  wife-abus 
and  treated  as  no  more  than  sex  objects  by  lar; 
numbers  of  men.  For  confronting  such  abuses  tlf 
Feminist  Movement  is  right  and  deserves  our  su 
port. 

IlL  We  must,  however,  firmly  disapprove  i' 
certain  featiues  of  the  Feminist  Movement  as 
whole.  These  include  the  manifest  hostiUty  ar 
bitterness  regarded  by  them  as  justifiable,  esse 
tial  features  of  the  feminist  push,  the  unjustL 
able  attempt  to  make  permissive  abortion  a  fen 
nist  issue,  and  the  more  recent  linking  of  tlf^ 
"rights"  of  lesbians  to  the  feminist  cause.  Tl 
movement  does  not  arise  out  of  a  Biblical  fram 
work  stressing  God's  divine  order  and  the  respo 
sibiUty  of  man  and  woman  to  God  and  to  eai 
other.  It  arises  out  of  the  spirit  of  our  tim 
which  demands  unqualified  rights  and  says  Ut' 
of  personal  responsibiUty.  Unfortunately,  it  a 
pears  (at  least  at  this  point  in  time)  that  t 
"Christian    Feminist"    movement    draws    mc 


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n  the  spirit  of  oui  age  than  from  a  solid  Chris- 
framework,  seemingly  making  Biblical  alle- 
ce  secondary  to  feminist  thinking. 
IV.  We  strongly  object  to  the  way  in  which 
pture  is  handled  by  many  "Christian  Femi- 
"  spokespersons,  indicating  on  their  part  a 
view  of  inspiration  and  a  failure  to  confess 
authority  of  all  Scripture.  This  includes  such 
gs  as  (1)  the  charge  that  Paul  fails  to  see  the 
Ucations  of  his  own  words  (that  in  Christ 
e  is  neither  male  nor  female)  when  he  gives 
nctions  on  the  role  of  women  in  the  church, 
the  charge  that  Paul  is  reflecting  the  male  bias 
abbinical  influence  in  restricting  the  teaching 
istry  of  women  0  Tim.  2:11-12),  (3)  the 
n  that  Paul  misappUes  Genesis  2  and  3  when 
3ves  reasons  for  the  role  of  women  (I  Tim. 
(-14),  (4)  the  claim  that  Peter  is  wrong  in 
ling  the  woman  the  "weaker  vessel"  (I  Peter 
and  that  Genesis  2  is  in  conflict  with  Genesis 
making  woman  the  second  created  human, 
the  insistence  that  Adam's  rib  is  incompatible 
1  women's  lib  and  therefore  Genesis  2  is  to  be 
3unted  in  favor  of  Genesis  1,  (6)  the  claim 
Paul  uses  mere  popular  custom  as  his  author- 
when  he  deals  with  women  speaking  in  the 
•ches  (I  Cor.  14:34),  (7)  the  attempt  to  re- 
Paul's  teaching  on  love  and  submission  as 
;ly  a  cultural  model  and  not  a  divine  plan 
h  5:21-33)  and  (8)  the  serious  compromise 
liblical  authority  which  comes  when  the  Bible 
lught  to  be  a  divine-human  book  reflecting 
'aUibiUties  of  its  human  authors. 
J.  Christians  who  confess  the  absolute 
lority  and  infallibiUty  of  Scripture  may  differ 
latters  of  interpretation.  Within  our  own  Fel- 
[hip  there  will  be  differences  of  opinion  as  to 
:tly  how  a  scriptural  passage  should  be  ap- 
l  However,  this  must  not  blind  us  to  the  fact 
the  writers  of  Scripture  did  envision,  among 
ir  things,  some  Hmitation  on  the  teaching 
istry  of  women  in  the  church  (I  Tim. 
1-15),  a  hierarchy  of  headship  (1  Cor. 
t-16),  limitations  on  eUgibility  for  the  elder- 
(I  Tim.  3:2-5),  the  wife's  responsibility  to 
nit  to  her  husband  as  unto  the  Lord  (Eph. 
!-24),  and  some  sense  in  which  the  wife  is  the 
iker  vessel"  thereby  deserving  special  respect 
he  husband  (1  Peter  3:7). 
n.  We  urge  our  churches  to  emphasize  all  the 
tive  aspects  of  womanhood  affirmed  by  the 
Jtures,  including: 
.    The   nobility,   industry  and  creativity  of 

the  "Virtuous  Woman"  of  Proverbs  31. 
I.  The  imporiance  of  women  in  the  ministry 
of  Jesus.  He  received  the  support  of 
women  (Luke  8:1-3),  showed  them  cour- 
tesy and  respect  (Luke  7:36-50),  went  out 
of  His  way  to  minister  to  their  needs 
(John  4),  freely  violated  the  social  struc- 


tures of  His  day  to  interact  with  women 
(John  4:9)  and  to  instruct  women  (Luke 
10:38-42),  and  saved  some  of  His  highest 
praise  for  the  deeds  of  godly  women -for 
great  spiritual  insight  (Matt.  26:6-13),  for 
great  faith  (Matt.  15:21-28),  and  for  great 
sacrifice  (Mark  12:43-44). 

c.  The  responsibility  of  the  husband  to  love 
his  wife,  to  be  devoted  unto  her  as  to  his 
own  body,  to  dwell  with  her  according  to 
knowledge,  and  to  treat  her  as  his  spiritual 
equal  (Eph.  5:25-29;  I  Peter  3:7). 

d.  The  equal  conjugal  rights  of  the  wife,  the 
husband's  duty  to  be  accessible  to  his 
wife,  and  her  privilege  of  having  an  essen- 
tial say  in  matrimonial  relationships  fl 
Cor.  7:3-6). 

e.  The  ability  of  a  Christian  woman  to  be 
fulfilled  as  a  servant  of  God  and  as  a  person 
while  abiding  in  a  single  state  (I  Cor.  7:8, 
25-40). 

f.  The  joy  inherent  in  scriptural  family- 
making,  where  the  wife  is  privileged  to 
love  husband  and  children;  be  sensible, 
pure  and  a  worker  at  home;  and  subject  to 
her  own  husband  (Titus  2:4-5). 

g.  The  equal  share  which  the  Christian 
woman  has  with  respect  to  spiritual  privi- 
leges and  benefits,  such  as  her  full  partici- 
pation in  the  outward  signs  of  the  faith  in 
contrast  to  the  Old  Testament  (Gen. 
17:12;  .Acts  16:14-15),  full  participation 
in  the  gift  of  the  Spirit  (Acts  2:17.  38-39) 
and  "sonship"  (GaL  3:28),  her  pri\ileges 
as  a  priest  before  God  (1  Peter  2:5),  her 
abiUty  to  minister  spiritual  gifts  (I  Peter 
4:10-11),  and  her  equal  future  hope  (I 
Peter  3:7). 

h.  The  right  of  the  woman  not  to  be  the  ob- 
ject of  carnal  passion,  but  to  be  accepted 
as  a  person  and,  in  marriage,  as  a  partner 
on  the  basis  of  acceptance  higher  than  the 
carnal  desires  of  the  pasan  world  (I  Thess. 
4:2-5). 
.4  motion  prevailed  to  extend  the  busi- 
ness session  15  minutes. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  accept  the  fol- 
lowing report  of  the  Committee  on  the 
Moderators  Address: 

REPORT  OF  THE 
COMMITTEE  ON  MODERATOR'S  .ADDRESS 

In  t'nis  our  country's  Bicentennial  )ear  and 
the  87th  Annual  Conference  of  the  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches,  we  are  thankful  to  God 
that  our  moderator.  Rev.  Charles  Turner,  has 
challenged  us  with  a  positive  approach  to  "new 
vision,  new  involvement,  and  new  victories."  This 
can  be  complemented  as  we: 

1.   Recognize  and  practice  "diKgenoe"  on  the 


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part  of  both  pastor  and  people  in  the  local 
church. 

2.  Realize  the  work  of  the  Holy  Spirit  within 
each  individual  in  the  body  of  Christ  and 
the  unique  gifts  He  bestows. 

3.  Review  with  refreshing  optimism  what 
God  lias  done,  is  doing,  and  promises  to 
do  for  His  children. 

4.  Reevaluate  our  attitude  toward  fulfilling 
the  Great  Commission  resulting  in  expand- 
ing ministries  for  Christ. 

We  commend  our  moderator  for  his  insight 
into  the  needs  of  our  Fellowship  and  his  pleas 
urging  us  to  greater  action  for  our  Saviour,  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Gerald  KeUey,  chm. 
Kenneth  Koontz 
Michael  Rockafellow 

A  motion  prevailed  to  accept  the  fol- 
lowing report  of  the  Committee  on  Pastor- 
less  Churches  and  Available  Men: 

REPORT  ON  PASTORLESS  CHURCHES 
AND  AVAILABLE  MEN 

la.  Organization  and  Function  of  the  Committee 

lb.  The  moderators  of  aU  16  districts  of  the 
National  Fellowship  of  Brethren 
Churches,  by  virtue  of  their  office,  com- 
prise the  committee,  with  the  coordinator 
appointed  by  the  conference  Committee 
on  Committees. 

2b.  The  committee  serves  only  as  a  liaison  be- 
tween pastorless  churches  and  available 
men,  and  not  in  an  advisory  capacity. 

3b.  The  names  of  churches  and  ordained  or 
licensed  Brethren  ministers  are  listed  only 
when  authorized  by  the  church  or  individ- 
ual. 

4b.  Churches  and  ministers  are  invited  to  avail 
themselves  of  this  free  service. 
2a.  Services  rendered  by  the  coordinator 

lb.  In  August  1975  all  district  moderators 
were  advised  of  their  committee  member- 
ship and  invited  to  participate  in  the  pro- 
gram. The  current  list  of  available  men  at 
that  time  was  sent  to  each  moderator. 

2b.  In  February  1976  a  list  of  Brethren  men 
expecting  to  graduate  from  Grace  Semi- 
nary in  May,  along  with  the  type  of  minis- 
try they  preferred,  was  sent  to  each 
moderator. 

3b.  Periodically,  we  updated  the  list  by  con- 
tacting each  man  to  determine  his  status. 

4b.  On  two  occasions,  through  the  pages  of 
the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald,  we  pub- 
licized the  ministry  of  this  committee  and 
invited  the  churches  and  pastors  to  avail 
themselves  of  this  service.  However,  based 


on  the  apparent  number  of  pastor 
changes  this  past  year,  less  than  50  pe 
cent  of  the  men  and  churches  contactt' 
the  committee. 
3a.  Response  from  churches  and  men 

lb.  A  total  of  19  churches  requested  the  li 

of  available  men. 

2b.  A  total  of  27  ordained  and  licensed  mi 

requested  their  names  be  placed  on  tl 

list 

3b.  A  total  of  9  seminary  men  elected  to  ha 

their  names  on  the  Ust. 
4b.  Currently,  19  ordained  and  licensed  mi 
are   on   the   list   in  addition  to  5   Gra 
Seminary  graduates. 
4a.  Expenses 
lb.  Receipts: 

Balance  received  from 

Chaplain  Jenkins     ...    $       .4; 
Cash  received  from  Dean 

Risser,  treasurer    ....        40.0( 


Total  receipts    ....    $  40.4;, 
2b.  Disbursements: 

Postage    $  29.1; 

Printing  &  materials   ....        12.9 
Telephone  (L.D.  call)    .  .  .  3.7 

Total  disbursements       $  45.7I| 
3b.  Summary  of  expenses 

Total  disbursements   ....    $  45.71 

Total  receipts 40.4! 

Balance  due  coordinator      $     5.3.'l 

5a.  Observations  I 

lb.  The  effectiveness  of  this  ministry  in  assi 

ing   listed  churches  and  men  is  diffic 

to  evaluate   because   a   report   seldom! ! 

returned.  ' 

2b.  Perhaps  a  monthly  column  in  the  Bre' 

ren    Missionary    Herald    Usting   availa 

men  for  different  ministries  such  as  tl 

pastorate  or  assistant,  youth,  music,  Ch 

tian    Education,    visitation,    and    su: 

would  be  more  effective.  i 

Respectfully  submitted 

Thomas  E.  Hammers 

coordinator 


A  motion  prevailed  to  adopt  the  follo 
ing  report  of  the  Auditing  Committee: 

AUDITING  COMMITTEE  REPORT 

The   following    organizations   of  the  NF' ' 
have  submitted  audited  financial  statements 
accountants: 

Christian   Education    Department-by    B. 
Worth 

Board  of  Evangelism-by  Richard  H.  Bat 
Sr. 

Board  of  Ministerial  Emergency  &  Retireml 
Benefits-by  John  F.  Taylor 

National  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churchi 


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IN 


lobert  M.  Gordon 

[Tie    National   Women's  Missionary  Council 

is  were  audited  by  the  Conference  Auditing 

imittee. 

fo  the  best  of  our  knowledge  the  financial 

iments  of  these  organizations  represent  the 

financial  conditions  of  each. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Frank  J.  Poland 
Charles  H.  Koontz 
Michael  D.  Alexander 

^  motion  prevailed  to  accept  the  fol- 
ing  report  of  the  Pubhcity  Committee: 

REPORT  OF  THE 
PUBLICITY  COMMITTEE 

('our   1976  Conference  Publicity  Committee 
a  number  of  methods  of  publicizing  this 
1   Annual  Conference  of  the  Fellowship  of 
;e  Brethren  Churches. 

n  December  of  1975,  when  copies  of  The 
hren  Annual  were  mailed  to  Brethren  around 
world,  a  special  insert  was  placed  in  each 
I.  This  insert  gave  capsule  information  about 
Lx)ng  Beach  conference. 
)n  two  occasions,  mini-programs  and  sug- 
:d  bulletin  announcements  were  mailed  to  aU 
ches. 

n  addition,  the  news  page  of  the  Herald  was 
zed  for  photos  and  news  items  about  this 
's  conference,  as  well  as  other  space  explain- 
housing  anangements  and  outlining  the  pro- 
1. 

V  special  word  of  thanks  goes  to  Pastor  Ken- 

I  Ashman  for  the  space  given  in  the  last  few 
!S  of  Daily  Devotions.  Emphasis  was  made  on 
dng  accommodations  in  this  pubUcation. 
I!omplete  conference  programs  were  mailed 

II  churches  on  June  17. 

Special  commendation  should  also  be  made  to 
Robert  Hailey  and  Mary  Council  of  the  First 
hren  staff  for  the  fine  job  they  did  in  compil- 
he  information  for  use  in  publicizing  the  con- 
ice.  They  also  coordinated  the  West  Coast 
icity  for  the  Spiritual  Gifts  Seminar  and 
anal  conference. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Kenneth  E.  Herman,  chm. 

V  motion  prevailed  to  accept  the  fol- 
ing  report  of  the  Hospitality  Commit- 
with  commendations; 

REPORT  OF  THE 
HOSPITALITY  COMMITTEE 

[here  were  approximately  400  people  housed 

)rivate  homes  arranged  by   the   Hospitahty 

imittee. 

U    least   100   (total  number   not   available) 


people  were   housed  in   private   homes  not  ar- 
ranged by  the  Hospitahty  Committee. 

The  Hospitahty  Committee  found  that  several 
of  the  conference  delegates  who  came  to  the  last 
conference  in  1970  were  able  to  make  their  own 
private  housing  arrangements  through  contacts  in 
Southern  CaUfornia.  A  substantial  number  of 
delegates  were  housed  with  relatives  in  the  area, 
or  in  homes  arranged  by  relatives  in  the  area. 

There  was  a  great  deal  of  interest  shown  in 
camping  sites  for  housing,  and  several  delegates 
traveled  out  to  CaUforrua  in  trailers,  campers,  or 
mobile  homes.  The  Hospitahty  Committee  would 
like  to  thank  Community  Grace  Brethren  of 
Long  Beach  for  making  camping  area  available  on 
their  church  property. 

The  balance  of  the  delegates  were  housed  in 
hotels  and  motels  in  the  Long  Beach  area,  al- 
though it  should  be  a  matter  of  record  that  none 
of  these  were  within  walking  distance  to  the 
church. 

The  Hospitality  Committee  would  like  to  ex- 
press thanks  to  all  who  opened  their  homes  to 
the  conference  guests,  and  to  the  area  churches 
who  cooperated  with  them  in  housing  pubhcity. 
The  bulk  of  the  private  housing  was  situated  in 
Long  Beach,  but  delegates  were  housed  as  far 
away  as  Westminster  and  Whittier. 

A  special  "thank  you"  is  in  order  for  Martha 
Lohnes  from  Whittier  Community  Brethren  for 
an  excellent  job  in  the  actual  coordination  of 
hosts  and  guests,  records,  and  correspondence. 
Respectfully  submitted, 
John  Shields 
Mary  Council 
Debbie  Nelson 

A  motion  was  made  to  adopt  the  follovi'- 
ing  report  of  the  GROW  Committee,  in- 
cluding the  fact  that  the  committee  is  to  be 
disbanded: 

REPORT  OF  THE  GROW 
COMMITTEE  -   1976 

We  are  thankful  to  God  for  His  blessing  upon 
this  soul-winning  effort  over  the  past  four  years. 
GROW  was  given  almost  total  support  by  our 
churches,  pastors,  and  denominational  leaders. 

Our  desire  is  to  see  this  momentum  in  the 
total  area  of  church  growth,  of  which  evangelism 
certainly  is  a  key  part. 

Therefore,  we  recommend  that  our  pastors 
and  laymen  take  advantage  of  the  Church 
Growth  seminars  that  will  be  sponsored  by  the 
Christian  Education  Board  and  the  Board  of 
Evangehsm  this  coming  year. 

We  beheve  that  the  GROW  movement  for 
evangehsm  has  lifted  our  vision  of  the  Great 
Commission  to  the  point  where  we  can  take  full 
advantage    of    this    cunent    thrust    for    church 


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growth  and  evangelism. 

With  a  sense  of  gratitude  to  God,  we  can  say 
that  the  goals  and  purposes  of  GROW  have  been 
accompUshed.  Mission  completed! 

In  the  hght  of  this  our  committee  recom- 
mends to  this  conference  that  the  GROW  Com- 
mittee itself  be  disbanded. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Vernon  J.  Harris,  chm. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  Wayne  Beaver 
be  publicly  commended  for  his  excellent 
and  outstanding  work  on  the  GROW  Com- 
mittee. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  express  our  grati- 
tude to  the  First  Brethren  Church  of  Long 
Beach  for  their  superb  job  of  hospitaUty 


during  the  conference. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  because  i 
oversight  in  appointing  the  Membersh 
Committee,  the  Finance  Committee,  tl 
Pastorless  Churches,  and  the  Auditii 
Committee;  and  because  of  lack  of  tinj 
and  the  fact  that  the  Committee  on  Cor' 
mittees  members  are  not  present,  that  tl 
new  Committee  on  Committees  be  er 
powered  to  appoint  these  committees  ar 
notify  the  members  of  their  appointmen 

A  motion  prevailed  to  dispense  with  tl 
final  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  last  se: 
sion.  j 

A  motion  prevailed  to  adjourn  (sit 
die). 


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National  Organizations 

THE   FOREIGN   MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 
OF  THE   BRETHREN   CHURCH,   INCORPORATED 

P.  O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Staff 

•reign  Secy.— Rev.  John  W.  Zielasko 
iministrative    Asst.  — Rev.    Raymond    W. 
Thompson 
r.  of  Finance— Mr.  Stephen  P.  Mason 
r.  of  Church  Relations- Rev.  Jesse  B.  De- 
loe 

r.  of  Audi ovisuals- Rev.  Gordon  L.  Aus- 
tin 

'fice  Secy.— Mrs.  Marcia  Wardell 
iterials  Secy.— Rev.  Edward  D.  Bowman 
St.  Fin.  Secy. -Miss  Georgia  Eikenberry 
;ceptionist-Secy.— Mrs.  Ella  Male 
St.  Secy.— Miss  Mary  Jane  Witter 
;st.    to    Dir.   of   Audiovisuals— Mr.   John 
Burtoft 

Board  of  Trustees 

(Term  Ending  1977) 
■.  Kenneth  B.  Ashman 
!v.  Dean  Fetterhoff 

r.  Herman  J.  Schumacher,  R.  R.  1,  Lakes 
Est.,  Lot  No.  65,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
■.  John  C.  Whitcomb 

(Term  Ending  1978) 
iv.  Robert  Griffith 
•.  JJomer  A.  Kent,  Sr. 
r.    Lenard    Moen,    7914   Michigan   Ave., 
Whittier,  CaUf.  90602 
■.  Bernard  N.  Schneider 

(Term  Ending  1979) 
;v.  Wesley  Haller 
■.  Glenn  F.  O'Neal 

■.  Peter  Peponis,  5282  River  Forest  Rd., 
Dublin,  Ohio  43017 
;v.  Scott  L.  Weaver 

Officers  of  the  Board 

es.-Dr.  Glenn  F.  O'Neal 
Pres.— Rev.  Wesley  Haller 
cy.— Dr.  Kenneth  B.  Ashman 
eas.-Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Sr. 


Foreign  Missionary  Directory 

Africa- 
Bangui  station- Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gilbert  Aellig,  Miss 
Lila  Sheely,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Terrence  Shultz- 
man.  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Roy  B.  Snyder.  Address: 
B.  P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic 
Yaloke  station- Miss  Gail  Jones,  Miss  Margaret 
Hull,  Mi.  and  Mrs.  Werner  Kammler,  Mi. 
Alain  Leycuias,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Edward  D. 
Mensinger,  Miss  Evelyn  Tschettei,  Mr.  and 
Mis.  Jean-Claude  Vieuble.  Address:  Mission 
Evangelique,  Yaloke  via  Bangui,  Central  Afri- 
can Republic 
Bible  Center  station- Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  L.  Aus- 
tin, Miss  Rosella  Cochran,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Mar- 
tin M.  Gaibei,  Rev.  and  Mis.  Donald  F.  MiUei, 
Miss  Maiie  Mishler,  Mr.  and  Mis.  F.  Geoige 
Peters,  Miss  Ruth  Snydei,  Miss  Lois  Wilson. 
Address:  B.  P.  13,  Bozoum  via  Bangui,  Cen- 
tral African  Republic 
Boguila  station- Miss  Maiy  Cripe,  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Harold  A.  Mason,  Miss  Lois  MiUei,  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Larry  L.  Pfahler.  Address:  Medical  Cen- 
tei,  Boguila  via  Bangui,  Central  African  Re- 
public 
Chad.-Di.  and  Mis.  J.  P.  Klievei,  B.  R  13,  Bai- 
bokoum,  Chad 

Argentina— 

Hoyt,  Rev.  and  Mis.  Aide  E.,  Estanislao  del  Cam- 
po  1377,  Haedo,  F.C.D.F.S.,  Buenos  Aiies, 
Aigentina,  S.A. 

Hoyt,  Rev.  and  Mis.  Lynn  A.,  Calle  22,  No. 
2350,  Baiiio  Paique  Field,  2000-Rosario, 
Sante  Fe,  Argentina,  S.A. 

Hoyt,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Solon  W.,  5196  Santa  Rosa 
de  Calamuchita,  Sieiias  de  Coidoba,  Aigen- 
tina, S.A. 

Brazil- 

Beaiingei,  Rev.  and  Mis.  Ernest  H.,  Caixa  Postal 

368,  Belem,  Para  66.000,  Brazil 
Bulk,  Rev.  and  Mis.  Bill,  Sao  Miguel  do  Guama 

68.660,  Paia,  Brazil 
Earner,    Rev.   and  Mrs.   Timothy  H.,  Rua  Joao 

XXII  i.   No.   520,   Uberlandia,   M.G.   38.400, 

Brazil 
Hulse,  Miss  Baibaia,  Rua  Joao  XXIII,  No.  522, 

Ubeilandia.  M.G.  38.400,  Biazil 
Johnson,  Rev.  and  Mis.  Noiman  L,  Rua  Coionel 

Seveiiano    803,    Ubeilandia,    M.G.    38.400, 

Brazil 


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Miller,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Edward  D.,  Calxa  Postal 
368,  Belem,  Para,  66.000,  Brazil 

For  all  others- Rev.  and  Mrs.  Earle  C.  Hodgdon, 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  George  A.  Johnson,  Rev.  and 
Mrs.  Ralph  R.  Schwartz.  Address:  CaLxa  Pos- 
tal 861,  Belem,  Para  66.000,  Brazil 

Europe— 

DeArmey,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Larry  A.,  3  rue  de  Nor- 

mandie,  71000-Macon,  France 
Julian,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  T.,  Chateau  de  St. 

Albain,  71260-Lugny,  France 
Peugh,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Roger  D.,  7  Stuttgart  (80) 

Mohringen,  Ganzenstr.  1  3,  Germany 
Shargel,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  David  W.,  21,  rue  Jules 

Guesde,  71100-Chalon/Saone,  France 

Hawaii— 

Coffman,  Rev^nd  Mrs.  CUfford  L.,  98-426  Pon- 

ohale  St.,  Aiea,  Hawaii  96701 
Tresise,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Foster  R.,  95-303  Waioni 

St.,  Wahiawa,  Hawaii  96786 

IVIexico— 

ChurchiU,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Jack  B.,  2758  Caulfield 

Dr.,  San  Diego,  Calif.  92154 
Dowdy,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  James  P.,  9560  Pistachio, 

El  Paso,  Texas  79924 
Guerena,     Rev.    and    Mrs.    Phillip,    Apartado 

102-009,  Mexico  8,  D.F.,  Mexico 
Haag,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Walter  E.,  3760  Sunset  Ln., 

San  Ysidro,  Calif.  92173 

In  the  United  States- 
Retired:  Miss  Florence  Bickel,  Mrs.  Minnie  Ken- 
nedy-Grace Village,  Box  337,  Winona  Lake, 
Ind.  46590 

Dowdy,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  J.  Paul,  5864  Teal  Ln.,  El 
Paso,  Texas  79924 

Nielsen,  Miss  Johanna,  1819  Pine  Ave.,  Long 
Beach,  Calif.  90806 

Sheldon,  Mrs.  Hattie,  510  Rose  Ave.,  Long 
Beach,  Calif.  90802 

Sickel,  Mrs.  Loree,  3452  Ehn  Ave.,  Apt.  302, 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  90807 

Taber,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Floyd  W.,  101  4th  St.,  Wi- 
nona Lake,  Ind.  46590 

On  furlough:  will  retire  at  conclusion  of  fur- 
lough- 

Altig,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  J.  Keith,  16145  Sigman  St., 
Hacienda  Heights,  CaUf.  91745 

Balzer,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  W.;  Kent,  Miss  Ruth; 
Maconaghy,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Hill ;  Williams,  Rev. 
and  Mrs.  Robert  S.  Address:  P.  O.  Box  588, 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

On  furlough- 
Goodman,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Marvin  L.,  P.  O.  Box 
588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Hocking,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Donald  G.,  6617  E.  72nd 
St.,  Apt.  2,  Paramount,  CaUf.  90723 

Mensinger,  Miss  Carol,  R.  R.  2,  Box  192,  Three 
Oaks,  Mich.  49128 

Paden,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  R.  Bruce,  P.  O.  Box  588, 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Thurston,  Miss  Marian,  R.  R.  1,  Gaiwin,  Iowa 
50632 

Habegger,  Miss  Mary  Ann,  505  S.  Schug  St., 
Berne,  Ind.  46711 


449, OS 

38, 5£ 

2,77 

20,8? 

3C 

5,77 

3,3^ 

89,3;; 
7,6E 


Extended  furlough:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  L.  Han 
mers,  450  Broadmeadows  Dr.,  Apt.  306,  C; 
lumbus,  Ohio  43214 

FINANCIAL    STATEMENT    AND 

BALANCE    SHEET    —    DECEMBER  31,  1975 
Assets: 
General  Fund — 

Cash  on  hand  and  In  banks $ 

Accounts  receivable 

Deposits  and  advances 

Notes  receivable 

Prepaid  insurance      

Accrued  Interest 

Inventories 

Real  estate  (missionary  residences 

in  USA,  etc.)      

Land  (in  Florida)      

Office  equipment,  less 

depreciation 

Audiovisual  equipment,  less 

depreciation 

Vehicle,  less  depreciation _ 

Total  general  fund  assets      $     635, 8^ 

Restricted  Gifts  Fund- 
Cash  on  hand  and  in  banks $        71,9; 

Investments _     20,0t 

Total  Restricted  gifts  fund 

assets    $ 

Annuity  Fund- 
Cash  on  hand  and  in  banks $ 

Savings  account     

Notes  receivable 

Marketable  securities  (at  cost)     .   .  . 
Real  estate,  net _ 

Total  annuity  fund  assets $     284, 3(' 


8,53i  k, 

5.6<    »'' 
3,8:-|IS" 

lb 


91, 9J 


43, 5f 

194,9(| 
19, 8( 
26,0( 


tit; 
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64,4 
1,2 
2,5(! 
1,6; 
5,3! 


Total  assets  (all  funds) $1,012,01 

Liabilities  and  Net  Worth: 
General  Fund- 
Notes  payable     $ 

Accrued  interest  payable 

SMM  funds  for  investment 

Retirement  trust  funds     

Missionary  outfit  funds 

Total  general  fund  liabilities 

and  net  worth $     560,61 

Restricted  Gifts  Fund- 
Fund  balance $ 

Relief  Agency  Brethren 

Total  restricted  gifts  fund $ 

Annuity  Fund- 
Annuity  payments  payable $ 

Annuities  in  force 

Fund  balance 

Total  annuity  fund $     284,31 

Total  liabilities  and 


net  worth  (all  funds)      $1,012,01.  .l 

INCOME    AND    EXPENSE    STATEMENT 
For  the  calendar  year  ending  December  31,  19« 
Income — 

Gifts $1,191,8* 

Interest  and  misc 31,7' 


Total  income     $1,223,6. 

Expenses— 

Administrational $       94,2' 

Promotional      115,3l 

Missionary  and  field 792,8 

Other     25,6' 


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Total  expenses      $1,028,0 

Total  income  over  expenses  ....  $  195, 5i 
(The  audit  report  may  be  examined  at  the  F^ 
eign  Missions  Office.) 


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THE   BRETHREN   HOME   MISSIONS  COUNCIL,   INCORPORATED 
P.  O.  Box  587,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Officers  and  Staff 

es.— Rev.   Richard  P.   DeArmey,    161  N. 

Trevor  Ave.,  Anaheim,  Calif.  92806 

Pres.-Rev.  John  Mayes,  8814  Highland 

Ave.,  Whittier,  Calif.  90605 
nee.    Secy. -Dr.    Lester    E.    Pifer,    505 

School  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
■eas.-Mr.  Harry  Shipley,  60  W.  Oak  St., 

West  Alexandria,  Ohio  45381 
Im.    Coordinator— Mr.   Frank  J.   Poland, 

Box  587,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
estern     Field    Secy. -Rev.     Robert    W. 

Thompson,    Box    14759,    Long   Beach, 

Cahf.  90814 
)uthern    Field    Rep.  — Rev.    William    A. 

Byers,    3039   Hidden   Forest  Ct.,  Mari- 
etta, Ga.  30060 
xountant-Mr.  David  R.  Grant,  1309  St. 

Mary's  Dr.,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Iblicity    Secy. -Mr.   Tim    Rager,    118  W. 
I  Van  Buren,  Leesburg,  Ind.  46538 
ifice   Secy.— Mrs.    Charles   Orlando,    111 

Mineral    Springs,    Winona    Lake,    Ind. 

46590 

okkeeper-Miss  Louise  Blankenship,  307 

14th  St.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
ceptionist— Mrs.  Jeanette  Scofield,  R.  R. 

5,  625  West  Haven  Estates,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580 

Brethren  Architectural  Service 

chitect  &  Professional  Engineer— Rev. 
Ralph  C.  Hall,  R.  R.  8,  Box  225,  War- 
saw, Ind.  46580 

:hitect-Rev.  Raymond  Clouse,  R.  R.  6, 
Box  562,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
:hitect-Mr.  Richard  Vander  Meulen,  R. 
R.  3,  Box  448,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
:hitectural  Draftsman— Mr.  Roy  Gron- 
ning.  Box  587,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
46590 

;y.-Mrs.  Kenneth  Herman,  107  Fifth 
St.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Brethren  Construction  Company 

Donald  SeUers,  Supt.,  Box  883,  Kenai, 
Alaska 

Wilmer  Witt,  Supt.,  Box  587,  Winona 
Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Jerald  D.  Baker,  Box  587,  Winona 
Lake,  Ind.  46590 


Board  of  Directors 

(Term  Ending  1977) 
Rev.    John    Mayes,    8814   Highland    Ave., 

Whittier,  Calif.  90605 
Mr.    Vernon    W.   Schrock,  226  Hammond 

Ave.,  Waterloo,  Iowa  50702 
Mr.   Harry   Shipley,  60  W.   Oak  St.,  West 

Alexandria,  Ohio  45381 
Rev.  George  Wilhelm,  R.  R.  1 ,  Cool  Creek 

Rd.,  WrightsviOe,  Pa.  17368 
Rev.  Gene  Witzky,  5954  Red  Oak  Dr.,  Fort 

Wayne,  Ind.  46815 

(Term  Ending  1978) 

Rev.  James  L.  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Ln., 
Powell,  Ohio  43065 

Rev.  Paul  E.  Dick,  649  BerryviOe  Ave., 
Winchester,  Va.  22601 

Mr.  WiUiard  Smith,  400  Queen  St.,  Miner- 
va, Ohio  44657 

Rev.  Kenneth  L.  Teague,  2225  Chestnut 
Ave.,  Buena  Vista,  Va.  24416 

Mr.  Homer  Waller,  1  508  E.  Harrison,  Sun- 
nyside,  Wash.  98944 

(Term  Ending  1979) 

Rev.  Richard  P.  DeArmey,  161  N.  Trevor 
Ave.,  Anaheim,  Calif.  92806 

Rev.  Luke  Kauffman,  R.  R.  4,  Box  89, 
Myerstown,  Pa.  17067 

Mr.  Ora  Skiles,  3513  Toomes  Rd.,  Modes- 
to, Calif.  95351 

Mr.  Joseph  Taylor,  124  N.E.  19th  Ct., 
B-204,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.  33305 

Home  Missionary  Directory 

Aiken,  S.C.-Grace  Brethien  Church.  Pastor,  Rev. 
Steve  Taylor. 

Akron,  Ohio-Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren  Church. 
Pastor,  Rev.  James  Kennedy. 

Albuquerque,  N.Mex. -Grace  Brethren  Church. 
Pastor,  Rev.  Donald  Jentes. 

Anderson,  S.C.-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  Marion  Thomas. 

Armagh,  Pa.-Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pas- 
tor, Rev.  David  Plaster. 

Arvada,  Colo. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  John  Aeby. 

Bethlehem,  Pa.- Lehigh  Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Ronald  Guiles. 

Bowling  Green,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren  Church. 
Pastor,  Rev.  David  Goodman. 

BrooksviUe,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  William  Willard. 

Chambersburg,  Pa.-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pas- 
tor, Rev.  Earl  Summers. 


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Chico,    Calif.-Grace    Brethren    Church.    Pastor. 

Rev.  Lloyd  Woolman. 
Oayhole,  Ky.-Clayhole  Brethren  Church. 
Colorado  Springs.  Colo.-Grace  Brethren  Church. 

Pastor,  Rev.  Thomas  Inman. 
Coolville.  Ohio-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor. 

Rev.  Robert  Nlarkley. 
Counselor,    N.    Mex.-Brethren  Navajo   Mission. 

Missionaries:    Rev.  and  Mrs.  Larry  Wedertz. 

Miss  .4ngie  Garber.  Mrs.  Betty  Masimer.  Mr. 

and  ilrsT  Robert  Lathrop,   \ii.  Lee  Trujillo. 

Miss    Elaine    Marpel,    Mr.    and    Mr.    Steven 

Camp,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Phil  Lesko,  Miss  Barbara 

Cellar,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Trujillo,  Miss  Rhoda 

Leistner,    Mr.   and    Mrs.   Eugene   Botteicher, 

Mrs.  Carol  GottbehueL  Mr.  and  .Mrs.  Charles 

Blake. 
Cumberland.  .Md. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pas- 
tor. Rev.  Michael  Funderburg. 
Davenport,  Iowa-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 

Rev.  Ronald  Weimer. 
Dryhill,  Kv.-Grace  Brethren  ChapeL  Pastor,  Rev. 

John  S'hoUy. 
Geistown,  Pa.-Geistow-n  Grace  Brethren  Church. 

Pastor,  Rev.  John  Snow. 
Glendora,  Calif.-Bible  Brethren  Church.  Pastor. 

Rev.  Kermeth  ChurchiU. 
Goldendale,  Wash -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pas- 
tor, Rev.  George  Christie. 
Goleta  (Santa   Barbara),   Calif.— Grace  Brethren 

Church  Pastor,  Rev.  Edward  Gross. 
Gresham,  Oreg.— Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 

Rev.  Roy  Polman. 
Hemet,    CaUf. -Grace   Brethren  Church.   Pastor, 

Rev.  Richard  Rohrer. 
Hope.  N.J.-Grace  Brethren  Church 
Jackson,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 

Rev.  Gilbert  Hawkins. 
Jewish  Misaon— Rev.  and  Mrs.  Doyle  MiUer  and 

Miss  Isobel  Fiaser.  469  N.  Kings  Rd..  P.  O. 

Box  48743.  Los  .^nseles,  Calif.  90048;  Mr. 

Walter   Schwartz,   P.  O.   Box  6328,  Orange, 

Cahf.  92666. 
Kenai,   .\laska -Grace   Brethren  Church  Pastor, 

Rev.  Edward  Jackson. 
Lansing,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren  Church  Pastor, 

Rev.  Charles  Thornton. 
Longview-,  Texas— Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 

Dr.  Raymond  Gingrich. 
Mission  Viejo,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren  Church  of 

Saddleback  Valley.  Pastor.  Rev .  Ronald  Graff. 
Montclair,    Calif.-Montclair    Grace    Brethren 

Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Duane  Battle. 
Mt.  Laurel  N.J.-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor. 

Rev.  Robert  Spicer. 
North    Kokomo.    Ind.-North    Kokomo    Grace 

Brethren  Church   Pastor.  Rev.  Richard  BeU. 
North  Lauderdale.  Fla. -Grace  Brethren  Church. 

Pastor,  Rev.  Jack  K.  Peters,  Jr. 
Omaha,  Nebr. -Grace  Brethren  Bible  Church. 
Orlando,   Fla.-Grace   Brethren   Church   Pastor, 

Rev.  John  Diaz. 
Ormond    Beach,    Fla.-Grace    Brethren   Church. 

Pastor,  Rev.  Gary  Cole. 
Pittsburgh    Pa.-Bon    Meade    Grace    Brethren 

Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Donald  Bowlin. 
Richmond,  Va.-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 

Rev.  Ron  Thompson. 


San  Jose,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastoi 

Rev.  Fenton  McDonald. 
Santa    Ana,    Calif.— Maranatha   Grace    Brethre: 

Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Javier  Peraza. 
Spokane.  Wash.— Spokane  Valley  Grace  Brethre: 

Church.  Pastor.  Rev.  Duane  Jorgens. 
Tucson,  .Ariz.-SiKerbell  Grace  Brethren  Churcl' 

Pastor,  Rev.  Kenneth  Curtis. 
West    Covina,    Calif.-West    Covina    Brethre 

Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Philip  Teran. 
Wrightsville,    Pa.-Susquehanna   Grace    Brethre 

Church  Pastor,  Rev.  I^slie  Nutter. 


FINANCIAL    STATEMENT 
Statement  of  Financial  Condition 

December  31,  1975 

Brethren 

Home 
Missions 
ASSETS 
Current: 

Cash S  OS 

Offerings  &  other 

receipts  in  transit  ....  144,546 
Savings  accounts,  BIF  .  .  180,000 
Architectural  accounts 

receivable 0 

Accrued  interest  &  other 

current  assets 1,864         

Total  current  assets   .   .    3326,410    S     343,8 
Property  &  Equipment: 

Land $  OS 

Buildings     0 

Autos  &  trucks 43,144 

Photo  equipment      ....         14,313 

Other  equipment 19.645 

77,102 
Less — Accumulated 

Depreciation      43,132 

Total  property  & 

equipment $    33,970    S 

Investments  &  Other  Assets: 

Notes  receivable 5206,184    $ 

Mission  real  estate    ....       124,230 
Annuities  invested    ....      286,621 
Total  investments  & 

other  assets      $617,035    S     622.5: 

TOTAL    ASSETS      ....    $977,415     SI, 367,0] 


8, 
16, 


6,5( 


LIABILITIES    &    NET    WORTH 

Current: 

Current  portion  of  long-term 

debt     S      7,674 

Accounts  payable     ....         15,226 
Accrued  annuity 

installments 4,503 

Accrued  interest 

payable      0 

Payroll  withholding     .  .  .  1,847 

Other  current  liabilities    .  4,699 

Total  current 

liabilities S    33,949 

Long-Term  Debt:      ....    $168,662 
Less— Amounts  due  vifithin 

one  year 7,674 

Total  long-term 
debt      $160,988    $     375, 5i 


39,1 
383,1 


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nuities S286.621  $     411,711 

DTAL    LIABILITIES       $481,558  S     826,222 

T   WORTH 495,857  540,794 

TAL    LIABILITIES 

NET    WORTH    ....    $977,415  $1,367,016 

STATEMENT    OF    OPERATIONS 

AND    NET    WORTH 

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  1975 

Brethren        Consoli- 

Home  dated* 

Missions  Report 

srating  Income: 

erings     $517,783  $     517.783 

ates  &  annuities      .  .   .      278,395  278,395 

:hitectural  services     .   .  0  100,333 

istruction  services     .  .  0  34,319 

It 1,200  25,620 

Dtal  operating 

ncome $797,378  S     956,450 

srating  Expenses: 

Ect  assistance $511,998  $     511,998 

ministration 149,394  279.575 

motion      33,987  34,598 

ments  to  annuitants    .         18,411  40,071 

Jtal  operating 

atpenses $713,790  $     866,242 

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NET    OPERATING 

INCOME       $    83,588  $        90,208 

Other  Income  (expense) 

Interest  income $   42,906  $       43,424 

Interest  expense     o  (    4,075) 

Disposition  of  assets: 

Gain 9,711  10,184 

Losses (    7,836)  (   7,836) 

Miscellaneous  income    .   .  0      377 

Total  other 

income $   44,781  $       42,074 

NET    INCOME $128,369    $     132,282 

*The  Consolidated  Report  includes  all  depart- 
ments of  the  BHMC  which  are  The  Brethren  Home 
Missions  Council,  Brethren  Architectural  Service, 
Brethren  Construction  Company  and  the  Breth- 
ren Missions  Building. 

**The  financial  report  of  the  BHMC  was  audited 
by  the  firm  of  Hostetler,  McClure,  Swearingen  & 
Herring,  Inc.,  Certified  Public  Accountants.  If 
you  would  like  to  receive  the  complete  audit  re- 
port along  with  the  auditors'  opinion,  please 
write  to  our  office  at  your  convenience. 


BRETHREN   INVESTMENT   FOUNDATION,   INCORPORATED 
P.  O.  Box  587,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


The  Brethren  Investment  Foundation  has  the 
le  officiary  as  The  Brethren  Home  Missions 
incil.  Inc.,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana. 

Officers  and  Staff 

s.-Rev.   Richard  P.   De Armey.    161   N. 
Trevor  Ave.,  Anaheim,  Calif.  92806 
Pres.-Rev.  John  Maves,  8814  Highland 
Ave..  Whittier.  Cahf.  90605 
ec.    Secy. -Dr.    Lester    E.    Pifer.    505 
School  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
as. -Mr.  Harry  Shipley,  60  W.  Oak  St., 
West  Alexandria.  Ohio  45381 
1.  Secy. -Mr.  Walter  R.  Fretz,  413  Woos- 
ter  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
istern     Field    Secy. -Rev.    Robert    W. 
Thompson,    Box    14759.    Long   Beach, 
Cahf.  90814 

uthern  Field  Rep.- Rev.  William  A. 
Byers.  3039  Hidden  Forest  Ct..  Mari- 
etta. Ga.  30060 

countant-Mr.  David  R.  Grant.  1309  St. 
Mary's  Dr.  Warsav^-.  Ind.  46580 
:y.-Mrs.   Bill   D.   Figert.   R.   R.   8.  Box 
205.  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
okkeeper-Mrs.   Donald   E.  Ogden.   308 
Sixth  St.,  Winona  Lake.  Ind.  46590 


Board  of  Directors 

Rev.  James  Custer 

Rev.  Richard  DeArmey 

Rev.  Paul  Dick 
Rev.  Luke  Kauffman 

Rev.  John  Mayes 

Mr.  Vernon  Schrock 

Mr.  Harry  Shipley 

Mr.  Ora  Skiles  ' 

Mr.  Williard  Smith 

Mr.  Joseph  Taylor 

Rev.  Kermeth  Teague 

Mr.  Homer  Waller 

Rev.  George  Wilhelm 

Rev.  Gene  Witzky 

STATEMENT    OF    OPERATION 

AND    FINANCIAL    CONDITION 

May  31,  1976 

STATEMENT    OF    FINANCIAL    CONDITION 

Assets: 

Loans  receivable— Churches S    7.152,189 

Loans  receivable — Individuals  ....  3,023 

Loans  receivable — Organizations    .  .  795,702 
U.  S.  Government  obligations, 

at  amortized  cost 2,432,609 

Certificates  of  deposits     101,917 

Cash 75,977 


Accrued  interest  receivable 86,389 

Property— Grandview  duplex, 

at  cost 13,500 

Office  equipment,  less  depreciation 

of  $24,916      18,107 

Other  assets 426 

TOTAL    ASSETS     $10,679,839 

Liabilities: 

Savings  accounts $10,213,920 

Accrued  interest  payable 142,335 

Ottier  liabilities 544 

TOTAL    LIABILITIES $10,356,799 

Net  Worth: 

Fund  Balance $        323,040 

TOTAL    LIABILITIES    AND 

NET    WORTH       $10,679,839 

STATEMENT    OF    OPERATIONS 

Operating  Income: 

Interest  on  loans $       500,341 

Interest  on  investments 153,547 


Other  income 

Total  operating  income $ 

Operating  Expenses: 
Interest  paid  on  customer 

deposits $ 

Salaries  and  retirement  pay 

Office  expenses      

Data  processing      

Directors'  expense 

Travel  expenses      

Title  and  mortgage  cost 

Promotional      

Payroll  taxes 

Professional  services 

Contributions      

Depreciation     

Miscellaneous 

Total  operating  expenses      $ 

NET    INCOME $ 


2,71 


656,5' 


509,9. 

38,9 

17,01 

7,5' 

2,7i 

4.7  j 

4,2 

10,6 

1,6 

1,3 

5,1 

4,2 

1,7 


610,0 


46,5 


(Books  audited   by  accounting  firm  of  Dahms 
Yarian,  Warsaw,  Ind.) 


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GRACE  SCHOOLS 
P.  O.  Box  397,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Chancellor— Dr.  Herman  A.  Hoyt 

President— Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr. 

Executive  Vice  President— Dr.  John  J. 
Davis 

Dean  of  the  Seminary— Dr.  E.  William  Male 

Academic  Dean  of  the  College— Dr.  Vance 
A.  Yoder 

College  Dean  of  Students- Rev.  Arnold  R. 
Kriegbaum 

Director  of  Development- Rev.  Richard  G. 
Messner 

Director  of  Business  Affairs- Mr.  Paul  E. 
Chappell 

Director  of  College  Admissions  and  Rec- 
ords—Mr. Ronald  O.  Henry 

Director  of  Seminary  Admissions  and  Rec- 
ords—Rev. Charles  H.  Ashman 

Registrar  for  the  Seminary  and  College- 
Mr.  James  A.  Shipley 

Associate  Dean  of  Students— Mrs.  Miriam 
Uphouse 

Associate  Dean  of  Students— Mr.  Daniel 
Snively 

Librarian— Mr.  Robert  D.  Ibach,  Jr. 

Chaplain  and  Director  of  Christian  Serv- 
ice—Rev. Lee  Jenkins 


Officers  of  the  Corporation 

Pres.— Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr. 

Exec.  V.  Pres. -Dr.  John  J.  Davis 

Secy.-Treas.— Mr.  Paul  E.  Chappell 

Asst.  Secy.— Rev.  Clyde  K.  Landrum 

Advisory  Committee 

Chm.— Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr. 

Secy.— Dr.  Vance  A.  Yoder 

Mr.  Paul  E.  Chappell 

Dr.  John  J.  Davis 

Rev.  Arnold  R.  Kriegbaum 

Dr.  E.  WiUiam  Male 

Rev.  Richard  G.  Messner 


Executive  Committee 
The  Board  of  Trustees 

Chm.— Dr.  Kenneth  B.  Ashman 

V.  Chm.- Rev.  Richard  E.  Grant 

Secy. -Mr.  Richard  Holmes 

Pres.  of  the  Corp.— Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  J 

Members-at-large-Dr.    Glenn    W.    Bake' 

Rev.  Paul  E.  Dick,  Rev.  F.  Thomas  l| 

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Board  of  Trustees 

(Term  Ending  1977) 
Kenneth  B.  Ashman,   3375  Lakeview 
)r.,  Wooster,  Ohio  44691 
Glenn    W.    Baker,    19    Burns    Dr.,    S., 
trownsburg,  Ind.  461 12 
Douglas  Cassel,  404  Royal  Ter.,  Hum- 
lelstown,  Pa.  17036 
Raymond  E.  Gingrich,  2311  Kentucky 
)r.,  Longview,  Texas  75601 
Ralph  Grady,  Route  No.  1,  Waterloo, 
owa  50701 

Lowell  Miller,  5455  W.  Virginia  Ave., 
.akewood,  Colo.  80226 
.  R.  Paul  MiUer,  602  Faith  Ter.,  Mait- 
md,  Fla.  32751 

Larry  W.  Poland,  3296  N.  Broadmoor 
ilvd.,  San  Bernardino,  Calif.  92404 
.   Larry  W.  Wedertz,   Brethren  Navajo 
lission.  Counselor,  N.  Mex.  87018 

(Term  Ending  1978) 
.    Richard    DeArmey,    161    N.   Trevor 
ive.,  Anaheim,  CaUf.  92806 

Russel  H.  Dunlap,  R.  R.  6,  55839 
Overview  Manor  Dr.,  Elkhart,  Ind. 
•6514 

Theodore  Franchino,  2433  Alamo  St., 
limi,  CaUf.  93065 

.  Richard  E.  Grant,  3839  Dauthin  Dr., 
J.  E.,  Canton,  Ohio  44721 

David   L.   Hocking,   701    Marshall  PL, 
.ong  Beach,  CaUf.  90807 
.   F.  Thomas  Inman,  2244  Femwood 
)r.,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo.  80910 

Charles  W.  Mayes,  3814  Elm  Ave., 
.ong  Beach,  Calif.  90807 

Glenn  C.  Messner,  624  W.  Main  St., 
Vshland,  Ohio  44805 

(Term  Ending  1979) 
John  Armstrong,  R.  2,  Box  109,  Woos- 
er,  Ohio  44691 
Robert    L.   Boze,    R.    1,    Box  224-D, 
ierne,  Ind.  4671  1 

.  Donald  F.  Carter,  249  N.  Larch  St., 
\naheim,  Cahf.  92805 
.   Paul    E.    Dick,    649   Berryville  Ave., 
Vinchester,  Va.  22601 
A.  E.  Grill,  4651  Cantura  Dr.,  Dayton, 
[)hio  45415 

Richard  Holmes,  427  David  St.,  Smith- 
ille,  Ohio  44677 

.  Lowell  Hoyt,  1 1400  Kent  Ave.,  N.E., 
iartviOe,  Ohio  44632 


Rev.  Clyde  K.  Landrum,  1108  Chestnut 
Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Rev.  Jerry  R.  Young,  R.  5,  Box  434,  Man- 
heim.  Pa.  17545 

Faculty  and  Administrative  Staff 

C=CoUege,  S=Seminary 
CS=Both  College  and  Seminary 

Alcorn,  Bruce  K.  (Dr.)  (C)  Chm.,  Div.  of  Educa- 
tion and  Psychology,  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Educa- 
tion, Dir.  of  Student  Teaching 

Alexander,  Michael  D.  (CS)  Controller 

Ashman,  Charles  H.  (S)  Dir.  of  Seminary  Admis- 
sions and  Records,  Asst.  Prof,  of  Practical 
Theology 

Battenfield,  James  R.  (Dr.)  (S)  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
Old  Testament  and  Hebrew 

Beaver,  S.  Wayne  (Dr.)  (CS)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Mis- 
sions and  Evangelism 

Bess,  S.  Herbert  (Dr.)  (S)  Prof,  of  Old  Testament 
and  Hebrew 

Blue,  Edwin  G.  (Dr.)  (Q  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Psychology 

Bosse,  Jonathan  H.  (C)  Teaching  Fellow  in  Ger- 
man 

Boyer,  James  L.  (Dr.)  (S)  Prof,  of  Greek  and  New 
Testament 

Chappell,  Paul  E.  (CS)  Dir.  of  Business  Affairs 

Colman,  Mary  E.  (Mrs.)  (R.N.)  (CS)  School  Nurse 

Coverstone,  Jean  L.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Art 

Cramer,  Don  R.  J.  (CS)  Dir.  of  Information  Serv- 
ices 

Daniel,  Robert  N.  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Business 

DaiT,  William  E.  (CS)  Ref.  Librarian,  Dir.  of  Edu- 
cational Resource  Center 

Davis,  Arthur  W.  (C)  Instr.  in  Art 

Davis,  John  J.  (Dr.)  (CS)  Exec.  V.  Pres.,  Prof,  of 
Old  Testament  and  Archaeology  (S) 

Deane,  VUas  E.  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Mathematics 

Dearborn,  Stephen  C.  (Dr.)  (C)  Chm.  Div.  of  Re- 
ligion and  Pliilosophy,  Prof,  of  Bible 

Derr,  Agnes  N.  (Mrs.)  (CS)  Secy,  to  the  President 

DeYoung,  Donald  B.  (Dr.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
Physics 

DiUing,  Richard  A.  (Dr.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
Mathematics  and  Science  Education 

Eagle,  Florence  (Mrs.)  (C)  Supvr.  Alpha  Dining 
Commons 

Elliott,  William  B.  (CS)  Supvr.  of  the  Finance 
Office 

Faas.  Donald  R.  (CS)  Student  Aid  Officer 

Felts,  Verna  May  (Mrs.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Music 
(Piano) 

Felts,  W.  Roland  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Music 
(Voice) 

Fields,  Weston  W.  (CS)  Instr.  in  Bible  and  Greek 
(O,  Instr.  in  Hermeneutics  (S) 

Fink,  Mary  Lou  (Mrs.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Educa- 
tion 

Fink,  Paul  R.  (Dr.)  (S)  Prof,  of  HomUetics  and 
Practical  Theology 

Fowler,  Donald  L.  (CS)  Instr.  in  Greek  (C),  Instr. 
in  Hebrew  and  Old  Testament  (S) 

Franks,  Gerald  R.  (O  Asst.  Prof,  of  Music  (In- 
strumental) 

French,  Ivan  H.  (S)  Asst.  Prof,  in  Theology  and 


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Church  History 

Grill,  Stephen  A.  (Q  Asst.  Prof,  oi  Speech 

GseU,  Ray  A.  (Dr.)  (Q  Asst.  Prof,  of  Chemistry 

Hahnlen,  Lee  W.  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Philoso- 
phy 

Henry,  Ronald  O.  (O  Dir.  of  College  Admissions 
and  Records,  Assoc.  Prof,  of  History 

Hively,  Douglas  A.  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Art 

Hobert,  Susan  L.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Music  (Piano) 

Hoskins,  Philip  L.  (C)  Dir.  of  Athletics,  Asst. 
Prof,  of  Physical  Education 

Hoyt,  Herman  A.  (Dr.)  (CS)  ChanceUor 

Hubbling,  Paula  J.  (Miss)  (C)  Library  Cataloger 

Hudson,  EUiott  A.  (C)  Teaching  Fellow  in  Busi- 
ness 

Humberd,  Jesse  D.  (Dr.)  (Q  Clim.  Div.  of  Natural 
Sciences,  Prof,  of  Science  and  Mathematics 

Ibach,  Robert  D.,  Jr.  (CS)  Librarian,  Asst.  Prof, 
of  Old  Testament  and  Archaeology  (C) 

Imhoff,  Calvin  P.  (Q  Teaching  Fellow  in  Physical 
Education 

Jeffreys,  Richard  E.  (Dr.)  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Bio- 
chemistry 

Jenkins,  Charles  Lee  (CS)  (Dhaplain,  Dir.  of  (Chris- 
tian Service  (C) 

Jones,  Philip  B.  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Spanish 

Kantenwein,  Lee  L.  (S)  Asst.  to  the  Dean  for 
Student  Affairs,  Asst.  Prof,  of  HomUetics 

Katip,  William  J.  (C)  Admissions  and  Retention 
Counselor 

Kent,  Beveriy  J.  (Mrs.)  (O  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Music  (Voice) 

Kent,  Homer  A.,  Jr.  (Dr.)  (CS)  President,  Prof,  of 
New  Testament  and  Greek  (S) 

Kessler,  James  C.  (C)  Instr.  in  Physical  Educa- 
tion, Asst.  Basketball  Coach 

Kriegbaum,  Arnold  R.  (C)  Dean  of  Students,  As- 
soc. Prof,  of  Bible 

Lawlor,  Lawrence  A.  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Social  Studies 

Lovelady,  Edgar  J.  (Dr.)  (C)  Chm.  Div.  of  Lan- 
guages and  Literature,  Prof,  of  English 

Male,  E.  William  (Dr.)  (CS)  Dean  of  the  Semi- 
nary, Dir.  of  Graduate  Program  in  Christian 
School  Administration  (S),  Prof,  of  Christian 
Education  (C) 

Mathisen,  Robert  R.  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  History 

McGuire,  David  B.  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Physical 
Education 

Melton,  Dewey  J.  (CS)  Field  Representative 

Messner,  Richard  G.  (CS)  Dir.  of  Development 

Messner,  Yvonne  J.  (Mrs.)  (Q  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
Physical  Education 

Moore,  Elizabeth  (Mrs.)  (Q  Asst,  Dir.  of  C!ampus 
Housing 

Moser,  Arthur  L.  (M.D.)  (CS)  School  Physician 

Myers,  Stanley  E.  (O  Asst.  Prof,  of  Business 

Ogden,  Donald  E.  (Q  Prof,  of  Music 

Provost,  Robert  W.  (CS)  Dir.  of  Supporting  Serv- 
ices 

Ringler,  Ernest  A.  (CS)  Supvr.  of  Grounds  and 
Service  Dept. 

Sauders,  Paulette  G.  (Mrs.)  (Q  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
English 

Scantlen,  Ronald  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Music 
(Guitar) 

Shipley,  James  A.  (CS)  Registrar 


Shumaker,  Donald  G.  (Dr.)  (C)  Part-time  Insti 

Psychology 

Shrock,  Terry  L  (C)  Instr.  in  Physical  Educai 
Smith,  Charles  R.   (Dr.)  (S)  Prof,  of  TheoU 

New  Testament  and  Greek 
Snider,    R.    Wayne    (C)    Chm.    Div.    of   Sc 

Sciences,  Prof,  of  History 
Snively,  Daniel  M.  (C)  Assoc.  Dean  of  Stude 

Dir.  of  Campus  Housing,  Instr.  in  Socioll 
Sproule,  John  A.  (S)  Asst.  Prof,  of  New  Tf 

ment  and  Greek 
Stolba,    K   Marie   (Dr.)   (Q    Part-time   Instr 

Music  (Strings)  i 

Taylor,  Kenneth  N.  (Q  Asst.  Prof,  of  Sociot 
Thurston,  Earl  J.  (C)  Dir.  of  Food  Services 
Toirac,  Dorothy  M.  (Mrs.)  (Q   Assoc.   Prof 

French 
Twombly,  Gerald  H.  (CS)  Dir.  of  Alumni  ¥ 

tions 
Uphouse,  Miriam  M.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Assoc.  Deal) 

Students,  Asst.  Prof,  of  Guidance  and  C(> 

seling 
Votaw,  Floyd  M.  (S)  Library  Cataloger 
Whitcomb,  John  C.  (Dr.)  (S)  Dir.  of  Postgrad 

Studies,  Prof,  of  Old  Testament 
White,  Terry  D.  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Journalism 
Wickstrom,  David  L.  (O  Instr.  in  Psychology 
Witzky,  Harold  E.  (CS)  Dir.  of  Physical  Plant 
Yeager,  Myron  D.  (C)  Instr.  in  English 
Yoder,   Marilyn  L  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instif^ 

Education 
Yoder,  Vance  A.  (Dr.)  (C)  Academic  Dean, 

soc.  Prof,  of  Music 
Young,  Lester  A.  (Q  Part-time  Instr.  in  Busi 
Young,   Stephen    L.    (Dr.)   (C)   Assoc.    Prof   ^ 

Speech 
Zemek,  George  J.  (Q  Teaching  Fellow  in  G 
Ziegler,   Mervin  L.  (Dr.)  (C)  Chm.  Div.  of 

Arts,  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Speech 


Professors  Emeritus 

Kent,  Homer  A.,  Sr.  (Dr.)  Prof,  of  Church 

tory,  Emeritus 
Uphouse,  Norman  H.  (Dr.)  Prof,  of  Educa 

Emeritus 

Retirees 

Hamilton,  Benjamin  A.  (Dr.) 
Hamilton,  Mabel  (Mrs.) 
Hammers,  Thomas  E. 


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Staff 

Anderson,  Eleanor  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Librarian 
Arenobine,  Joy  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Alijji 

Relations 
Ashman,  Joyce  (Miss),  Finance  Office 
Barnum,  Viola  (Mrs.),  Library  Clerk 
Bratcher,  Deborah  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  College  D 

Admissions 
Buhler,  Norma  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  the  Chaplain 
Caneday,  Lois  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Registrar 
Cauffman,  Irene  (Mrs.),  Food  Service 
Cauffman,  Neal,  Maintenance 
Chappell,  Marjorie  (Mrs.),  Library  Clerk 
Diaz,  Jane  (Mrs.),  Food  Service 
Diehl,  Linda  (Miss),  Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Food 

ices 


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lling,  Janet  (Mis.),  Mail  Clerk 

)mbek,  Olive  (Mrs.),  Food  Service 

ummond,  Thomas,  Maintenance 

;kert,  Nancy  (Miss),  Secy,  to  the  Dir.  of  Sup- 
porting Services 

liott,  Barbara  (Mrs.),  Clerk,  Registrar's  Office 

Kott,  Pearl  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  the  Dean  of  Stu- 
dents 

ichbach,  Shirley  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  the  Dean  of 
the  Seminary 

iibes,  Carol  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  the  Academic  Dean 
of  the  College 

irrison,  Margaret  (Mrs.),  Library  Clerk 

immer,  Meredith  (Miss),  Secy.,  Dept.  of  Music 

nson,  Shelley  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Athletics 

cks,  Retha  (Mrs.)  Finance  Office 

)lder,  Christi  (Mrs.),  Food  Service 

)0ven.  John,  Maintenance 

)wie,  Terry,  Maintenance 

lel,  Thomas,  Maintenance 

intenwein,  Phyllis  (Mrs.),  Mail/Switchboard 
Supvr. 

itip,  Debbie  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  the  Dir.  of  Devel- 
opment 

irtz,  Paul,  Maintenance 

idelef,  Bette  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Housing 
and  Assoc.  Dean  of  Students 

irtin,  Brian,  Maintenance 

irtin,  Dale,  Maintenance 

:DoweU,  Barbara  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Student  Aid 
Officer 

adors,  Gloria  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Business 
Affairs 

ley,  Catherine  (Mrs.),  Manager,  Print  Shop 

ley,  Richard,  Maintenance 

ller,  Cathy  (Mrs.),  Secy.,  Seminary  Faculty 

lore,  Mary  (Mrs.),  Secy.,  College  Dept.  of  Edu- 
cation 

upart,  Ruth  (Mrs.),  Finance  Office 

itchard,  Donna  (Mrs.),  Finance  Office 

idding,  Sandy  (Mrs.),  Print  Shop 

)binson,  Ethel  (Mrs.),  Receptionist,  Grace 
Schools 

yder,  Ruth  (Mrs.),  Food  Service 

ule,  Sharon  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  the  Seminary  Dir. 
of  Admissions 

eas,  Jerrold,  Campus  Housing  Maintenance 

luffer,  Glenn,  Maintenance 

derman,  John,  Parking  Attendant 

k,  WilUam,  Maintenance 

/ombly,  Sandra  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Asst.  to  the 
Seminary  Dean 

ilgamore,  Betty  (Mrs.),  Secy.,  Seminary  Fac- 
ulty 

ay,  John,  Parking  Attendant 

mek,  Judy  (Mrs.),  Finance  Office 

ber,  Diane  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  the  Executive  V. 
Pres. 

1976-1978  Grace  College  Alumni 

r  Association  Officers 

Pres.— Ronald  J.  Kinley 
V.  Pres. -David  W.  Miller 
Secy. -Donna  Grady  Miller 
Treas.— John  Zielasko 
Ex  officio  member-WiUiam  E.  Darr 


1976-1978  Grace  Seminary  Alumni 
Association  Officers 

Pres.- Charles  R.  Smith 

V.  Pres. -A.  RolUn  Sandy 

Secy  .-Treas. -Thomas  Miller 

Ex  officio  member  (P.  Pres.)-Way;ne  Beaver 


STATEMENT    OF    CURRENT 

INCOME    AND    EXPENSE 
July  1,  1975  to  June  30,  1976 
CURRENT     INCOME: 
Educational  and  General  — 

Student  tuition  and  fees      $1,452,096 

Educational  organized 

activities 93,566 

Gifts  and  bequests 294,606 

Endowment  income 4,131 

Other  income 621862 

Total  educational  and 

general $1,907,261 

Auxiliary  enterprises      763,965 

Sale  of  assets 3,212 

Total  current  income      $2,674,438 

CURRENT    EXPENSES: 
Educational  and  General  — 

General  administrative      $     216,589 

Student  services 171,622 

Development  and  public 

relations 143,514 

General  institutional 

expense     114,134 

Instructional  and 

departmental 791,137 

Educational  organized 

activities 138,993 

Library     103,888 

Operation  and  maintenance 

of  physical  plant     164,619 

Total  educational  and 

general $1,839,496 

Student  aid 108,788 

Auxiliary  enterprises      703,225 

Transfers     39,342 

Total  current  expense $2,690,851 

Excess  expense  over  income 

General  fund     $      (16,413) 

BALANCE    SHEET 
June  30,  1976 
ASSETS: 
I.    Current  Funds  — 

A.  General  — 

Cash $       23,503 

Investments 91,506 

Accounts  receivable 163,911 

Inventories     22,973 

Other      35,794 

Total  general  fund      $     337,687 

B.  Restricted  — 

Cash     $       12,022 

Investments 105,000 

Accounts  receivable     24,881 

Total  restricted  fund $     141,903 

Total  current  fund     $     479,590 


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LIABILITIES: 

I.    Current  Funds  — 

A.  General  — 
Accounts  payable  and 

accruals      $       95,811 

Contracts  payable      393 

Room  deposits 13,404 

Deferred  income  and 

advances 123,792 

Surplus      104,287 

Total  general  fund      $        337,687 

B.  Restricted  — 

Accounts  payable      $          14,318 

Accrued  expenses      16,884 

Fund  balance 121,401 

Total  restricted  fund $     141,903 

Total  current  fund     $     479,590 

ASSETS: 
II.    Loan  Funds  — 

Cash $       35,347 

Investments 111,205 

Loans  receivable     614,271 

Total  loan  funds      $     760,823 

III.  Endowment  and  Trust  Fund — 

Cash     $          4,788 

Investments 253,328 

Notes  receivable     78,106 

Total  endowment  and 

trust  fund      $     336,222 

IV.  Annuity  Fund  — 

Cash $          2,469 

Investments 327,232 

Notes  receivable      3,607 

Due  from  Plant  Fund      108,000 

Total  annuity  fund $    441,308 


V. 


Plant  Fund  — 

Cash $          2, Of 

Bond  sinking  fund 132,15 

Other  investments     81, 5£ 

Investment  in  plant      5,070,1] 


VI. 


Total  plant  funds $5,285,9: 

Agency  Fund  — 


LIABILITIES: 
II.    Loan  Funds  — 

President's  fund      

Pre-ministerial      

Faculty     

United  student  aid 

National  direct  student 

loan 

Other      

Total  loan  fund 

III.    Endowment  and  Trust  Fund — 
Endowment  fund  balance    .  .  . 

Trust  fund  balance 

Total  endowment  and 
trust  fund      


128, 7«; 
69,13; 
67,9^1 
19,0( 

471, 5J 
4,4i 


$     760,8; 


159,3! 
176, 8( 


$     336, 2i 


IC, 


IV. 


V. 


21,4.!  ■? 
393,7(1  'Sill 

26,o:,  lou 


Annuity  Fund  — 

Mortgage  payable $ 

Annuities  payable,  principal 
Fund  balance 

Total  annuity  fund $     441, 3(( 

Plant  Fund  — 

Unexpended  balance   .... 

Investment  in  plant 

Notes  payable 

IVIortgages  payable    .... 

Bonds  payable      

Due  to  annuity  fund    .  .  . 

Net  investment  in  plant.  . 


$     215, 8( 


877,5:      • 
249,011  llOtl 


108,01, 
3,724,l' 


Total  plant  fund      $5,285,9: 

VI.    Agency  Fund 


Agency  deposits      $        17,4i|lllli 


THE  BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD  COMPANY, 
INCORPORATED 

P.O.  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Board  of  Trustees 

(Term  Ending  1977) 

Ralph  Colburn 

Wendell  Kent 

Luke  Kauffman 

James  Bustraan 

(Term  Ending  1978) 

Robert  Crees 

E.  William  Male 

Maynard  Tittle 


(Term  Ending  1979) 

Thomas  Hammers 

Gerald  Polman 

Robert  Sackett 

H.  Don  Rough 

Officers  of  the  Board 

Pres.— Ralph  Colburn 
V.  Pres.— Thomas  Hammers 

Secy.— Gerald  Polman 

Asst.  Secy.— Wendell  Kent 

Treas.— E.  William  Male 

Member-at-large— Robert  Sackett 


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Herald  Magazine  Editorial  Committee 

William  Male,  Thomas  Hammers,  May- 
nard    Tittle 

Sunday  School  Editorial  Committee 

irles  Turner,  Thomas  Hammers,  and  one 
appointed  by  the  Christian  Education 
Department 

Joint  Curriculum  Committee 

arles  Turner,  Wendell  Kent,  Gerald 
Polman,  and  three  others  appointed  by 
the  Christian  Education  Department 

Staff 

Bc.     Editor     and     Gen.     Mgr.— Charles 

Turner 

nagjng  Editor— Kenneth  Herman 

sign  and  Layout— Timothy  Kennedy 

countant— Wayne  Guthrie 

A    Magnetic    Tape    Selectric   Composer 

Operator— Omega  Sandy 

;y.  to  Editor— Janis  Jenkins 

iday  School  Sales— Jo  Disbro 

itorial  Secy  .-Fern  Sandy 

raid  Subscriptions- Ann  Olson 

ff   Assts.— Frances   Ashman   and  Delia 

Nagel 

intenance  Supvr. -Lester  Raid 

College  Bookstore 

nager— Charles  Koontz 
ff- Beverly  Ridge 

BMH  Printing 

lager-Bruce  Brickel 
ff— Donald  Cake,  Thomas  Miller,  Joseph 
Nunez,  Scott  Rucker,  Charlotte  Austin, 
Virginia  Leaf 


FINANCIAL    STATEMENT 

January  1,  1975  to  December  31,  1975 

ication  offering $    53,922.35 

enses     7,243.46 

Fering  net  gain $    46,678.89 

ASSETS 
ent  Assets 

1  on  liand  and  in  banks    ....  $   22,219.70 

unts  receivable 69,899.16 

iS  receivable 12,500.00 

ntory— merchandise 166,003.46 

ntory— supplies     8,073.28 

tal  current  assets      $278,695.60 


Non-current  Assets 

Land $      5,000.00 

Buildings     232,258.57 

Furniture,  fixtures  and 

office  equipment 82,993.22 

Print  shop  equipment 59,034.04 

Auto  and  truck 9,526.80 

$388,812.63 

Allowed  for  depreciation 165,400.69 

Total  non-current  assets    ..'...  $223,411.94 

Total  Assets $502,107.54 

LIABILITIES    AND    NET    WORTH 
Current  Liabilities 

Accounts  payable     $      3,586.38 

Notes  payable      26,975.51 

Total  current  liabilities      $    30,561.89 

Non-current  Liabilities 

Annuities $    11,500.00 

Net  worth 460,045.65 

Total  non-current  liabilities    .   .   .  471,545.65 

Total  Liabilities $502,107.54 

CONDENSED    OPERATING    STATEMENT 
Income 

Merchandise  sales     $703,772.58 

Subscriptions 60,764.06 

Cooperating  boards     48,118.15 

Total  income     $812,654.79 

Cost 

Purchases $429,585.98 

Outside  work 43.200.00 

Salaries     184,917.49 

Consideration  to  Christian 

Education  Department      2,580.00 

Operating  expenses      129,546.75 

Free  literature     6,045.42 

Total  cost $795,875.64 

Business  gain      $    16,779.15 

Note — The  books  of  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald Company  are  open  for  inspection  by  any 
member  of  the  corporation. 


THE   BRETHREN  WOMEN'S 
MISSIONARY  COUNCIL 

Theme  for  1976-77 

"Hidden  Beauty" 

(1  Peter  3:4) 

WMC  Officiary 

Pres.-Mrs.  Robert  Griffith,  517  Wile  Ave., 

Souderton,  Pa.  18964 
1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Jesse  Deloe,  706  Robson 

Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
2nd  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Walter  Fretz,  413  Woos- 

ter  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 


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Secy. -Mrs.    George    Christie,   417   Allison 

Wy.,  Goldendale,  Wash.  98620 
Asst.  Secy. -Mrs.  Sally  Neely,  565  Stony- 
ridge  Ave.,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Fin.  Secy .-Treas. -Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602 

Chestnut    Ave.,    Winona    Lake,    Ind. 

46590 
Asst.    to    Fin.   Secy  .-Treas. -Mrs.  Tom  In- 

man,    2244    Fernwood    Dr.,    Colorado 

Springs,  Colo.  80910 
Lit.  Secy. -Mrs.  Charles  Koontz,  R.  R.  8, 

Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Prayer   Chm.-Mrs.    Richard   Sellers,  4661 

Janis  Dr.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43227 
Editor-Mrs.  Noel  Hoke,  700  Robson  Rd., 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Dir.  of  Girls  Ministries— Miss  Judy  Ashman, 

Box  386,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Asst.    Dir.   of  Girls  Ministries-Mrs.   Jerry 

Franks,  R.  R.  3,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

District  Presidents 

Allegheny- Mrs.  Fred  Devan,  P.  O.  Box  32,  Alep- 
po, Pa.  15310 
Florida-Mrs.   Leonard  Shingleton,  116  W.  10th 

St.,  Boynton  Beach,  Fla.  33435 
Indiana-Mrs.  Scott  Weaver,  R.  R.  3,  Box  273-A, 

Elkhart,  Ind.  46515 
Iowa-Mrs.  Dennis  Brown,   3021  W.  Rusholme, 

Davenport,  Iowa  52804 
Michigan-Mrs.    Bill    Stevens,    Rt.    1,    Box    261, 

ClarksviUe,  Mich.  48815 
Mid- Atlantic- Mrs.  Frank  Allen,  2  W.  Howard  St., 

Hagerstown,  Md.  21740 
No.  Atlantic- Mrs.   Robert  Spicer,  715   Mildred 

Ave.,  Somerdale,  N.J.  08083 
Nor-Cal-Mrs.    DarreU    Anderson,    3431    North 

Ave.,  Modesto,  CaUf.  95351 
Northcentral  Ohio- Mrs.  Dean  Risser,  58  Holiday 

Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio  44904 
Northeastern   Ohio-Mrs.    James   Kennedy,    111 

Kenridge  Rd.,  Akron,  Ohio  44313 
Northwest- Mis.  Earl  Dekker,  3505  Emma  Ln., 

Yakima,  Wash.  98903 
Rocky  Mt.  Region-Mrs.  Tom  Inman,  2244  Fern- 
wood  Dr.,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo.  80910 
Southern    Calif.-Aiiz.-Mrs.     Nathan    Crawford, 

3361  Cortese  Dr.,  Los  Alamito,  Calif.  90720 
Southeast- Mrs.  Keith  Zook,  115  E.  PhiUip  St., 

Covington,  Va.  24426 
Southern  Ohio- Mrs.  Gerald  Polman,  212  Katy 

Ln.,  Englewood,  Ohio  45322 
Western  Pennsylvania- Mrs.  David  Plaster,  R.  R. 

2,  New  Florence,  Pa.  15944 
Note:  Hawaii  is  not  an  official  district,  but  we 
have  these  local  groups: 
Waimalu    Grace    Brethren-c/o    Pastor    Clifford 

Coffman,  98-426  Ponohale  St.,  Aiea,  Hawaii 

96701 
Waipio  Grace   Brethren- Mrs.  Elizabeth  Oshiro, 

95-221  Waipono  PL,  Wahiawa,  Hawaii  96786 

Number  of  councils  as  of 


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July  1976 

Number  of  councils  reporting 

July  1976 

Number  of  members  reported 

as  of  July  1976 4,471' 

Conference  WMC  Pen  Pointers  1976-77 

(Formerly  known  as 
Objectives  and  Recommendations) 

PERSONAL  OBJECTIVES 

1 .  Read  and  study  Bible  regularly. 

2.  Be  a  faithful  prayer  warrior  (See  Pen  Poin' 
er,  "Women  Manifesting  Christ"). 

3.  Active  in  evangelism  (See  Pen  Pointeii 
"Women  Manifesting  Qirist"). 

4.  Show  increased  interest  in  SMM  (See  Pe] 
Pointer,  "Working  in  My  Church"). 

5.  Give  regularly  to  WMC-time,  talent  an| 
money  as  the  Lord  leads  and  prospers  (See  Pe| 
Pointer,  "Working  in  My  Church"). 

6.  Have  regular  family  devotions  (See  Pe: 
Pointer,  "What  Is  WMC?").  Use  of  "Daily  Devc 
tions"  is  suggested. 

COUNCIL  OBJECTIVES  i 

1.  Observe  a  special  time  of  prayer  on  tn 
15th  day  of  each  month  (See  Pen  Pointer,  "Ho' 
To"  and  Through  the  Years). 

2.  Emphasize  prayer  for  BSLV  members,  ft 
district  youth  who  made  decisions  for  full-tirr 
(Thiistian  service  and  for  GROW. 

3.  Support  district  rallies  and  projects 

4.  Cbntribute  to  major  offerings:  (Please  sen' 
all  money  to  the  national  WMC  financial  sea 
tary-treasurer,  Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  using  tt' 
proper  offering  slip  from  the  treasurer's  sheet 
the  program  packet.  Make  checks  payable  t\ 
Brethren  National  WMC. ) 

a.  September,  October,  Novembei-HOM, 
MISSIONS-send  before  December  10.  Goa 
$6,000-toward  purchase  of  Navajo  Missic^i 
vehicles. 

b.  December,  January,  February -GRAC 
SCHOOLS-send  before  March  10.  GoSj 
$6,000-toward  package  of  items  to  reliei, 
crowded  conditions  in  the  seminary  building 

c.  March,  April,  May-FOREIGN  Mil 
SIONS-send  before  June  10.  Goal:  $6,000 
toward  the  house  for  Norm  Johnsons  in  Brazil 

d.  June,  July,  August-WMC  OPERATIO 
AND  PUBLICATION  EXPENSES-send  befo 
September  10.  Goal:  $6,000. 

e.  THANK  OFFERING  for  Brethren  Jewiii 
Missions.  Send  anytime  before  June  10.  (We  su 
gest  a  minimum  of  $1.50  a-year-per-member.)    |(> 

f.  SMM  OFFERING  (SMM  Girl-of-the-Ye# 
scholarship  and  sponsorship  of  director  of  gii 
ministries  under  the  Christian  Education  Depm 
ment.  We  suggest  a  minimum  goal  of  $1  a-yetii 
per-member).  Send  before  April  30. 


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BIRTHDAY  OFFERING  to  be  received 
»  the  year  toward  the  support  of  WMC 
lay  Missionaries.  (We  suggest  a  minimum 
of  $1.50  a-year-a-member).  Send  before 
10. 

[HDAY  MISSIONARIES  for  1976-77  are: 
Mrs.  Larry  (Vicki)  DeArmey- France 
Mrs.  Lairy  (Linda)  Pfahler-C.A.R. 
Mrs.    Robert    (Lenora)    WUliams-C.A.R. 

(retired) 
Miss  Ruth  Snyder-C.A.R. 
Mrs.  Paul  (Dortha)  Dowdy-Argentina  (re- 
tired) 

Encourage  the  reading  of  the  following 
1,  which  may  be  purchased  from  the  Breth- 
Missionary  Herald  Company,  Box  544, 
la  Lake,  Ind.  46590: 

Kidnapped  by  Karl  and  Debbie  Dortzbach 

(Harper  &  Row,  PubUshers,  1975)  $5.95 

A  Mother's  World  by  Gayle  G.  Roper  (Baker 

Book  House,  1975)  $2.95 
The  Happy  Housewife  by  Elizabeth  Baker 
(Victor    Books,   second   printing    1975) 
$1.75 

Send  good,  usable  clothing  to  the  foUow- 
lissions  (each  council  being  responsible  for 
itire  expense): 

DryhiU,  Kentucky-Adult  and  children's 
ng.  Send  parcel  post  to:  Mr.  John  ShoUy, 
ren  Chapel,  R.  R.  3,  Box  136,  Hyden,  Ky. 
). 

Other  Brethren  missions  points,  if  re- 
3d. 

Use  BRETHREN  talent  when  available  and 
irt  BRETHREN  works. 

Read  and  use  the  Pen  Pointers.  These  can 
)tained  from  the  national  literature  secre- 
Mrs.  Charles  Koontz.  It  is  suggested  when 
)le  to  send  a  freewill  offering  with  your  re- 
i  to  help  cover  mailing  costs. 
Elect  officers  in  Jime  to  assume  their  duties 
ptember.  The  national  and  district  annual 
ts  compiled  by  the  retiring  local  president 
be  in  the  hands  of  the  district  president  by 
[,  and  shall  include  all  reports  from  July  1, 

through  June  30,  1977. 

Aid  in  the  expenses,  if  at  all  possible,  of 
president  or  representative  to  attend  each 
;t  meeting  and  national  WMC  conference. 

Keep  membership  cards  current  (See  Pen 
er,  "How  To").  The  membership  chairman 
ponsible  for  giving  her  card  to  any  member 
erring  to  another  council,  and  should  see 
I  new  member  receives  and  signs  a  member- 
;ard  when  she  joins  the  local  council  (These 

are  available  from  the  national  Uterature 
;ary,  Mrs.  Charles  Koontz. 


DISTRICT   OBJECTIVES 

1 .  Honor  those  reading  the  entire  Bible  within 
a  year. 

2.  Recognize  the  SMM  at  a  district  WMC  pro- 
gram. 

3.  Use  BRETHREN  talent  when  available  and 
support  BRETHREN  works. 

4.  Send  district  newspaper  to  district  presi- 
dents, district  editors,  and  national  officers. 

5.  Sponsor  at  least  one  project,  said  project  to 
be  cleared  through  the  national  first  vice  presi- 
dent, Mrs.  Jesse  Deloe,  to  avoid  duplication.  The 
project  may  be  kept  within  the  district,  but  the 
national  first  vice  president  should  be  advised  for 
completion  of  her  report. 

6.  Send  all  district  offerings  for  national 
Brethren  works  to  the  national  WMC  financial 
secretary-treasurer.  Miss  Joyce  Ashman. 

7.  Contribute  an  annual  freewill  offering,  to 
be  used  as  the  committee  in  charge  sees  the  need, 
toward  the  furnishing  and  repair  of  the  Brethren 
Foreign  Missionary  residences  at  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana.  Send  to  the  national  WMC  financial 
secretary-treasurer.  Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  by  June 
30. 

8.  Pay  the  district  president's  expenses, 
wholly  or  in  part,  to  national  conference. 

9.  Give  financial  assistance,  if  possible,  so  that 
the  district  SMM  patroness  may  attend  national 
com"erence. 

10.  Contribute  annually  to  the  national  Opera- 
tion and  PubUcation  Expenses.  Send  to  the 
national  WMC  financial  secretary-treasurer.  Miss 
Joyce  Ashman,  by  January  30. 


FINANCIAL    REPORT    1975-76 

Balance  on  hand— July  16,  1975    .   .  $    8,683.38 

Receipts: 

Operation  and  Publication     $   8,127.47 

Home  Missions 6,546.59 

Grace  Schools      6,428.81 

Foreign  Missions 6,024.64 

Thank  Offering 7,012.92 

Missionary  Birthday 6,902.24 

Missionary  Residence 2,305.16 

Home  Missions  specials 2,769.62 

Foreign  Missions  specials 6,343.01 

Christian  Ed  Dept.  specials 80.80 

SMM— Christian  Ed  Dept 2,741.00 

Grace  Schools  specials 1,017.07 

Missionary  Herald  specials     145.05 

Grace  Village  specials 50.00 

Total      $56,494.38 

Disbursements: 

Operation  and  Publication     $10,520.29 

Home  Missions 6,546.59 

Grace  Schools      6,428.81 

Foreign  Missions 6,024.64 

Thank  Offering 7,012.92 

Missionary  Birthday 7,000.00 

Missionary  Residence 2,905.16 

Home  Missions  specials 2,769.62 

Foreign  Missions  specials 6,343.01 

Christian  Ed  Dept.  specials 80.80 


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SMM— Christian  Ed  Dept 2,741.00 

Grace  Schools  specials 1,017.07 

Missionary  Herald  specials     145.05 

Grace  Village  specials 50.00 

Total      $59,584.96 

Balance  on  hand— June  30,  1976  .   .  $   5,592.80 


SMM 

Motto- "Serving  My  Master" 
Colors-The    SMM    colors    are    white   and 

green.  White  reminds  us  to  worship  God 

and    symboUzes    the    purity    of    Jesus. 

Green  reminds  us  to  serve  God  and  to 

grow  in  Him. 

National  Officers 
Pres.-Lois  Kisner,  Grace  College,  Winona 

Lake,  Ind.  46590 
1st  V.  Pres.-Kathy  Kent,  305  6th  St.,  Wi- 
nona Lake,  Ind.  46590 
2nd  V.  Pres.-Wendy  Fink,  Grace  College, 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Secy.-Jill    Burke,   Grace  College,  Winona 

Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Dir.  of  Girls  Ministries- Miss  Judy  Ashman, 

Box  386,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Asst.    Dir.-Mrs.    Dottie   Franks,   R.   R.  3, 

Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

District  Patronesses  and  Presidents 

AUegheny-Pat.:  Mrs.  Betty  McClain,  R.  R.  2, 
Box  11,  Eighty-Four,  Pa.  155  30.  Pres.:  Miss 
Debby  Sheranko,  R.  R.  1,  Box  437,  Hop- 
wood,  Pa.  15545 

Ameri-Mex.-Pat.:  Mrs.  Alys  Haag,  3760  Sunset 
Ln.,  San  Ysidro,  CaUf.  92173.  Pres.:  Miss 
Maria  Davalos,  1371  Hemlock,  Imperial 
Beach,  Calif.  92032 

Florida-Pat.;  Mrs.  MiUic  Davis,  1001  S.W.  3rd 
Ave.,  Okeechobee,  Fla.  33472 

Hawaii- Pat.:  Mrs.  Letitia  Coffman,  98-426  Pono- 
hale  St.,  Aiea,  Hawaii  96701 

Indiana-Pat. -Little  Sisters  and  Amigas:  Mrs. 
Barbara  Castator,  R.  R.  1,  Box  412,  GrabiU, 
Ind.  46741;  Lumieres  and  Charis:  Mrs.  Emma 
McNally,  1102  Tomahawk,  Kokomo,  Ind. 
46901.  Pres.:  Miss  Kathy  Kent,  305  6th  St., 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Iowa-Pat.;  Mrs.  Betty  Bergen,  724  W.  9th, 
Waterloo,  Iowa  50702.  Pres.;  Miss  Lori 
Brown,  Box  103,  Dallas  Center,  Iowa  50063 

Michigan-Pat.;  Mrs.  Joyce  Taylor^  R.  R.  656, 
Moian  P.O.,  Ozaik,  Mich.  49760 

Mid-Atlantic-Pat.;  Mrs.  Peggy  Mongan,  1920 
Gay  St.,  Hagerstown,  Md.  21740.  Pres.:  Miss 
Barbara  Unger,  963  Kingel  Dr.,  Winchester, 
Va.  22601 

Northern  Atlantic-Pat.;  Mrs.  Mark  Fahnestock, 
R.  R.  4,  Box  197,  Manheim,  Pa.  17545.  Pres.; 
Miss  Gigi  Watkins,  2406  Penbrook  Ave.,  Har- 
risburg,  Pa.  17103 


Nor-Cal-Pat.:  Mrs.  Darrell  Anderson  (WW 
Pies.),  3431  North  Ave.,  Modesto,  Cal 
95351 

Northcentral  Ohio-Pat.:  Mrs.  SherylHawk,  Rti 
1,  Fredericktown,  Ohio  43019.  Pres.:  Mi 
Kelly  Neiderhouse,  Rte.  1,  Fredericktow 
Ohio  43019 

Northeastern  Ohio-Pat.:  Mrs.  Doris  Beichler, 
1,  Creston,  Ohio  44212.   Pres.:   Miss  MiiK 
Miller,  1265  Center  Dr.,  Wooster,  Ohio  446' 

Northwest -Pat.:  Mrs.  Harold  Peugh,  P.  O.  Bi 
189,  Harrah,  Wash.  98933.  Pres.:  Miss  Sus, 
Rogers,  c/o  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Sunn 
side.  Wash.  98944 

Rocky  Mt.  Region- Pat.:  Mrs.  Sue  Huelsman,  '.\ 
Easy  St.,  Security,  Colo.  80911.  Pres.:  M; 
Becky  Huelsman,  34  Easy  St.,  Security,  Col 
80911 

Southeast-Pat.;  Mrs.  Janet  Minnix,  3314  Ke| 
wick  Tr.,  S.W.,  Roanoke,  Va.  24018 

So.  Calif ornia- Ariz. - 

Southern  Ohio-Pat.:  Miss  Wilma  Hartley,  93 
Pearson  Rd.,  West  MiUon,  Ohio  45383.  ?ie\ 
Miss  Kris  Cook,  2421  John  Glenn  Rd.,  : 
ton,  Ohio  45420  j 

Western  Pennsylvania- Pat.:  Mrs.  Gayle  Madde 
R  R.  1,  Box  476,  HoUidaysburg,  Pa.  1664 
Pres.:  Miss  Nancy  Lauffer,  R.  R.  1,  Coi' 
maugh,  Pa.  15909 

1976-77  SMM  OFFERINGS, 
GOALS,   RECOMMENDATIONS 

OFFERINGS 

(Make  checks  payable  to  national  SMM) 
1  .     Foreign    Missions    (due    Oct.    1 
1976)-$500   scholarship  for  MK  Becky  Jul, 
and  $500  for  movie  projector  for  Brazil. 

2.  Christian  Education  Department  (due  J,, 
10,  1977)-$2,000. 

3.  Home  Interest  (due  Apr.  i; 
1977)-$1,000  for  Nursing  Dept.  in  new  Sciei, 
building  at  Grace  College. 

4.  Operation  SMM  (due  July  1| 
1977)-$2,000. 

LOCAL  ORGANIZATION   GOALS 

1.  Each  member  have  her  own  handbook. 

2.  Each  member  completing  at  least  one  g 
(not  counting  membership);  or  75  percent  eai 
ing  at  least  one  charm  (for  Lumiere  and  Char 

3.  An  offering  given  to  each  national  SI 
project.  ' 

4.  An  offering  given  for  the  district  SMM  pil 
ect. 

5.  Your  group  represented  at  one  disti 
rally.  (Not  applicable  iJf  district  does  not  spon 
a  rally  or  if  distance  is  prohibitive). 

6.  Have  a  part  in  your  church's  yearly  SI ! 
presentation. 

7.  Complete  at  least  one  missionary  handwi  I 
project. 

8.  Return  statistical  report  to  Christian  E 
cation  Dept.  and  district  patroness  by  August 

9.  Have  one  (Amigas)  or  two  (Lumiere  i 
Charis)  officers'  meetings  per  year.  One  should 


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tlic  outset  of  the  year  and  one  at  the  end. 

DISTRICT   ORGANIZATION   GOALS 

1  A  district  project. 

2  A  two-to-four  minute  written  report  or 
sentation  to  be  given  by  the  new  district  presi- 
it  or  representative  at  the  district  officers 
etini;  during  national  conference.  The  retiring 
sident  is  to  be  responsible  for  it. 

3.  District  patroness  send  out  statistical  report 
nks  to  local  groups  in  May,  compile  the  re- 
ned  blanks  (keeping  one  copy  for  her  district 
s)  and  send  a  district  report  to  the  Christian 
acation  Dept.  by  August  31. 

4.  District  help  its  president  or  representative 
ittend  national  district  officers'  meeting  ($15 
nore,  depending  on  the  distance). 

5.  The  district  patroness  contact  newly  orga- 
Bd  churches  or  churches  without  SMMs  that 
y  might  receive  the  SMM  materials  which  will 
p  them  organize  their  group. 

6.  Each  district  submit  $10  or  more  toward 
"Girl-of-the-Year"  expenses  each  year,  send- 

it  to  the  Christian  Education  Dept. 

7.  The  district  secretary  send  a  letter  to  na- 
tal SMM  after  each  district  rally  reporting  in- 
isting  activities  and  including  black  and  white 
itographs  if  possible. 

RECOMMENDATIONS 

We  recommend: 

1.  That  local  SMMs  meeting  all  local  organiza- 
1  goals  be  recognized  as  honor  SMMs  and  be 
»nted  with  a  certificate  from  the  district  (cer- 
ates may  be  purchased  from  national  SMM). 

2.  That  districts  meeting  all  district  organiza- 
^  goals  be  recognized  as  honor  districts. 

3.  That  Miss  ludy  Ashman  be  appointed 
bctor  of  Girls  Ministries  for  1976-77.  (Recom- 
idation  approved) 

4.  That  the  SMM  "Girl  of  the  Year"  be  se- 
ed and  honored  at  national  conference  with 
district  nominations  sent  to  the  Director  of 
's  Ministries  before  July  15. 

5.  That  each  local  SMM  award  quarterly 
rds  (other  than  national  awards)  to  their  girls 
hey  deem  necessary. 

5.  That  we  use  the  order  form  from  the  new 
p^am  packets  to  order  awards  for  that  year. 
7.  That  the  awards  for  the  Bible  Reading  Goal 
Memorization  Goal  be  approved  by  the  ex- 
;ive  committee  as  the  cost  and  availabiUty  of 
articles  permit.  (Award  sheets  will  be  sent  to 
local  patroness  when  the  girls  who  have  com- 
ed  this  goal  have  had  their  names  submitted 
lie  Director  of  Girls  Ministries.) 


THE   NATIONAL   FELLOWSHIP 

OF   GRACE   BRETHREN 

MINISTERS 

Chm. -James  L.  Custer 

V.  Chm. -Dean  Fetterhoff 

Exec.  Secy. -Ralph  J.  Colburn 

Recording  Secy. -Roy  Polman 

Asst.  Recording  Secy. -Kenneth  I.'Cosgrove 

Treas.- Harold  L.  Dunning 

All  sessions  this  year  were  held  in  the  chapel 
at  First  Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach,  Cali- 
fornia, from  11  a.m.  to  12  noon.  Since  only  four 
sessions  were  held,  business  was  kept  at  a  mini- 
mum, and  a  speaker  was  enjoyed  daily.  The 
minutes  of  each  day's  sessions  follow. 
MONDAY,   AUGUST  9 

Chairman  Edwin  E.  Cashman  began  the  meet- 
ing by  leading  in  the  singing  of  some  devotional 
choruses,  a  cappella,  after  which  Wendell  Kent 
led  in  prayer. 

New  men  were  introduced,  and  the  mission- 
aries present  were  specially  acknowledged. 

The  report  of  the  membership  committee  was 
presented  by  Ralph  Colburn.  Corrections  were  to 
be  made  in  writing,  and  correction  slips  were 
made  available  for  this.  The  report  was  accepted 
and  the  men  Usted  as  members  were  officially 
seated.  The  financial  report  was  also  presented 
and  accepted  by  motion. 

Memorials  for  William  Steffler  and  Murl  Up- 
dike will  be  presented  on  Thursday. 

The  chairman  presented  the  speaker  for  the 
first  two  sessions.  Dr.  Win  Am,  head  of  the  Insti- 
tute for  American  Church  Growth,  who  stimu- 
lated our  thmking  greatly. 

Ralph  Burns  closed  the  meeting  in  prayer. 
TUESDAY,   AUGUST   10 

Chairman  Cashman  opened  the  meeting  by 
leading  in  some  great  a  cappeUa  singing,  and  Ron- 
zil  Jarvis  led  in  the  opening  prayer.  Introductions 
of  new  men  followed,  while  ballots  for  the  elec- 
tion were  passed  out. 

Charles  Turner  presented  the  ballot  of  pros- 
pective officers  for  the  national  ministerium,  and 
the  election  resuUs  are  listed  at  the  beginning  of 
this  report. 

Kenneth  Ashman  gave  a  brief  report  concern- 
ing the  ministry  of  Daily  Devotions  and  offered 
free  sample  copies  to  pastors  who  are  not  already 
receiving  them. 

Wilham  Byers  reported  for  the  Board  of  Min- 
isterial Relief  and  Retirement  Benefits,  that  they 
are  working  on  a  new  retirement  program  for 
which  they  needed  names,  birthdates,  and  years 
of  ministerial  service  from  each  minister.  Cards 
were  distributed  for  this  purpose. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  accept  the  minutes  of 
yesterday's  meeting  as  printed  in  the  "Epistle  to 
the  'Apostles.'  "  (This  practice  will  be  followed 
throughout  this  conference.) 

Dr.  Win  Am  was  presented  again,  and  used 
films,  questions,  comments,  to  stimulate  our 
thinking  on  church  growth. 


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Dean  Fetterhoff  closed  the  meeting  with 
prayer. 

THURSDAY,  AUGUST   12 

Chairman  Cashman  opened  the  session  with 
the  singing  of  a  chorus  and  prayer.  More  intro- 
ductions of  new  men  were  made. 

Memorials  for  elders  who  went  home  to  be 
with  the  Lord  were  presented.  M.  Lee  Myers 
spoke  in  behalf  of  Murl  Updike,  who  died  of  a 
massive  stroke  at  the  end  of  January,  just  11 
weeks  after  his  ordination  service.  At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  was  pastor  of  our  church  in  Riner, 
Virginia.  William  Schaffer  and  Paul  Dick  spoke  in 
behalf  of  William  Steffler,  who  died  m  retirement 
last  year,  after  a  long  illness.  He  had  spent  50 
years  of  his  life  as  pastor  of  three  Brethren 
churches:  Third,  Philadelphia;  Dayton  First,  and 
Hatboro. 

A  recommendation  from  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee was  approved,  that  the  annual  honorarium 
for  the  executive  secretary  be  raised  to  $800. 

Knute  Larson,  executive  director  of  the  Chris- 
tian Education  Department,  announced  that 
Church  Growth  Seminars  with  Dr.  Win  Am  can 
be  scheduled  through  the  department.  These  are 
already  scheduled: 

October  26-28,  Sunnyside,  Washington 

March  2-5,  Columbus,  Ohio  (with  Home  Mis- 
sions Workshop,  and  with  the  local 
church.) 

April  8-9,  Washington,  D.C.  (tentative) 

William  Male  of  Grace  Schools  presented  a 
project  in  behalf  of  the  FMS  and  Grace  Schools, 
that  of  sending  Pierre  Yougouda,  now  a  senior  at 
Grace  Seminary,  from  the  Central  African  Re- 
pubUc,  to  the  Institute  of  Holy  Land  Studies,  in 
January,  for  a  four-week  study  tour,  a  tour  that 
gives  full  seminary  credit. 

The  executive  secretary  made  a  motion  that 
we  as  F'GB  ministers  undertake  the  sending  of 
Pierre  Yougouda  to  Israel  on  the  study  tour  spon- 
sored by  Grace  Seminary,  December  27 -January 
25,  1976-77,  and  raise  the  cost  ($1,600  plus 
about  $200  pocket  money)  by  an  offering  taken 
among  the  ministers,  here  at  conference,  and  by 
mail. 

Chairman  Cashman  made  some  announce- 
ments, and  presented  David  Hocking,  who  intro- 
duced the  speaker,  Marvin  Rickaid,  of  Los  Gatos, 
who  challenged  and  inspired  us. 

FRIDAY,  AUGUST   13 

Chairman  Cashman  led  in  an  opening  song 
and  prayer,  and  announced  that  membership 
cards  would  be  sent  by  mail  this  year,  with  a 
post-conference  "Epistle,"  about  September  1. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  accept  Tuesday's  and 
Wednesday's  minutes  as  printed  in  the  "Epistle." 

A  motion  prevailed  to  change  the  official 
membership  Ust  to  include  the  corrections  ap- 
pearing in  the  "Epistle." 

An  offering  was  received  to  send  Pierre  You- 
gouda to  Israel  on  the  Grace  Seminary  Study 
Tour.  Three  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  were  re- 
ceived, about  one-fifth  of  the  needed  amount. 

Dr.  Michael  Ben-Levi  was  introduced  by  the 
chairman,  and  spoke  five  minutes  in  behalf  of  the 
Zionist  Movement.  A  motion  prevailed  to  submit 


our  mailing  list  to  Dr.  Ben-Levi  for  informati 
purposes. 

David  Hocking  was  introduced  for  his  in 
ing  and  challenging  message  on  the  BibUca 
quirements  for  church  growth.  I 

Chairman  Cashman  introduced  and  inst; 
the  new  officers  of  the  ministerium,  and  I, 
Fetterhoff  led  in  the  closing  prayer. 
Respectfully  subirutted, 
Ralph  S.  Burns  and  Ronzil  L.  Jarvisi 
Recording  secretary  and  assistant 


FINANCIAL    REPORT 

NATIONAL    FELLOWSHIP   OF 

BRETHREN    MINISTERS 

August  2,  1976 

Balance  on  hand  (7/21/75) $   4,91 

Received  from  81 F      $   4,00 

from  current  dues 11,74 

from  district  dues 29 

from  other  income     50 


Total  received     $16,54 


(ll 


Total     $21,45 

Bills  paid: 

Death  benefits $ 

BIF  deposits     

Exec.  secy,  salary      

New/sletters 

Office  postage     

Office  supplies 

District  dues     

Ministerium  expense: 

Breakfast $439.45 

Honoraria 320.00 

Burnham  exp 37.39 

Chr.  Ed 377.36 

BMH  Co 56.91 

Total  Min.  expense      1,34 

Misc.  expenses 5 


5,00 
9,00 
66{l) 

26ial 

3 

6 
29 


Total  expenses $16,71 

Balance  on  hand  (8/2/76) $   4,74 

BIF  account: 
Balance  (7/21/75)    .      $    7,184.99 

Deposits      9,000.00 

Interest 407.23 

Total      $16,592.22 

Withdrawals      4,000.00 

Balance  (8/2/76) $12,59te 


Total  funds  available      $17,33" 

Respectfully  submitt 
Ralph  J.  Colburn,  ' 
Executive  Secretary  nJ 


lUii 


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IRACE   BRETHREN  CHURCH 
CHRISTIAN   EDUCATION 

IX  365,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Pres.  — David  Seifert 

V.  Pres.— Edwin  Cashman 

Secy. -James  Dixon,  Jr. 

Fin.  Consultant-Robert  Russell 

:c.  Com.  at  Large- Forrest  Jackson  and 

Robert  Russell 

Exec.  Dir.— Knute  Larson 

Publications  Dir.- James  Long 

r.  of  Youth  Ministries-Edward  Lewis 

Dir.  of  SMM— Miss  Judy  Ashman 

Office  Mgr.— Miss  Bobbette  Osborn 

Bookkeeper-Mrs.  Howard  Mayes 

Office  Secy.— Miss  Pam  Reed 

laterials  Secy. -Mrs.  Chuck  Houston 

Dir.  Emeritus— Harold  H.  Etling 

Board  members  are  listed  on  page  4 

;orrespondence  relating  to  Christian  educa- 
youth  and  church  growth  should  be  ad- 
ed  to  Grace  Brethren  Church  Christian  Edu- 
n,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 


NATIONAL    FELLOWSHIP 

BRETHREN   RETIREMENT 

HOMES,    INC. 

P.O.  Box  337,  Wooster  Road 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Telephone:  219/269-2499 

Administrator- 
Sherwood  Durkee 

Board  of  Directors— 

Chm.- Ralph  C.  Hall 

V.  Chm. -Charles  H.  Ashman 

Secy.- Raymond  W.  Thompson 

Asst.  Secy. -Ronald  J.  Kinley 

Treas.— Kenneth  L.  Rucker 

Asst.  Treas.— William  Smith 

Michael  Alexander 

Paul  R.  Fink 

Joseph  H.  Mohler 

Earle  E.  Peer 

Marlin  Rose 

William  Walker 


BOARD  OF  EVANGELISM 

Dr.  Robert  B.  Collitt,  Director 

First  and  Spruce  Sts. 

Hagerstown,  Md.  21740 

Telephone:  301/797-5109 

orrespondence  relating  to  the  scheduling  of 
jelists  and  all  other  business  concerning  the 
of  EvangeUsm  should  be  directed  to 
rt  CoUitt  at  the  address  above.  Checks 
d  be  made  payable  to  the  Board  of  Evangel- 
nd  also  mailed  to  the  address  above. 

Chm.- Robert  Collitt  ('77) 

V.  Chm.-Mason  Cooper  ('78) 

Secy.— Edward  Lewis  ('78) 

Asst.  Secy.— Emmit  Adams  ('79) 

Treas.-Joe  Dombek  ('77) 

Asst.  Treas.- Richard  SeUers  ('77) 

Charles  C.  Ditto,  Jr.  ('79) 

Dean  Fetterhoff  ('78) 

Bryson  Fetters  ('77) 

WiUiam  Faulkner  ('78) 

Vernon  Harris  ('79) 

Harold  Lowry  ('79) 


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NATIONAL  FELLOWSHIP 
OF  GRACE  BRETHREN  MEN 

Please  direct  correspondence  to: 

President  —  Lyle  W.  Marvin,  Jr. 
11468  Miscou  Way 
Cypress,  Calif.  90630 
Phone  (714)  894-8250 

Director  of  Boys  Ministry  — 
Jack  Cline 

Grace  Brethren  Church 
First  and  Spruce  Sts. 
Hagerstown,  Md.  21740 
Phone:  301/739-1726 

BOARD  OF   DIRECTORS  AND  OFFICERS 

Executive  Committee 

Pres.-Lyle  W.  Marvin,  Jr. 

V.   Pres.-Thomas  McKinley,  5503  Menomonee 

Dr.,  Kokomo,  Ind.  46901 
Secy .-Treas. -Roger  Hancock,  6675  Worthington- 

Galena  Rd.,  Worthington,  Ohio  43085 
Asst.  Secy.-Treas.-Richard  WeUs,  514  S.  Otter- 

bein  Ave.,  Westerville,  Ohio  43081 

Director  of  Boys  Ministry 
Jack  Cline 

National  Boys  Adviser 
Rev.  Edward  Jackson 

Pastoral  Adviser 

Rev.  James  Custer 

Advisory  Committee  on  Boys  Ministry 
Marvin  Intermill-Waterloo,  Iowa 
Lyle  E.  Taylor-Wapato,  Wash. 
Harry  Fahnestock-Lebanon,  Pa. 
Roger  Hancock -Westerville,  Ohio 
Jerry  Kurtz-Pompano  Beach,  Fla. 
Bob  Schultz-Elyria,  Ohio 
J.  Harold  Stayer-Flora,  Ind. 
Glenn  Sharp-Osceola,  Ind. 
Ray  Sturgill-Orlando,  Fla. 
Rev.  Donald  R.  Taylor-  Ozark,  Mich. 

Members-at-large 

Wilmer  Witt-Quakertown,  Pa. 
Clark  K.  Miller-Downey  Calif: 
Richard  Wells-Westerville,  Ohio 
Harvey  Skiles-Dayton,  Ohio 
Tom  McKinley-Kokomo,  Ind. 
Lyle  W.  Marvin,  Jr. -Cypress,  CaUf. 

Members  of  the  Board  include  all  district  presi- 
dents. 


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istrict  Conference  Organizations 


ALLEGHENY 


Allegheny  Fellowship  of 
Brethren  Churches 


lext  conference: 
1977 


Camp  Albryoca,  May 


XECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

-  Larry  Weigle 
od.- Harry  Nonnemacher 
-Mis.  John  Hottle,  R.  R.  1,  Friedens,  Pa. 
5541 

Secy. -Mrs.  Robert  Phillippi 
i.-John  Hetrick,  408  Wyndgate  Dr.,  Wex- 
.rd,  Pa.  15090 

-Jack  Monette,  R.  R.  1,  Box  79,  Western- 
art,  Md.  21562 

ibers-at-large-Michael    Funderburg,    Paul 
ohler 

GBC   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Id  Bowlin,  Fred  Walter 
OMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 
Hunt,  E.  KeUy,  Walter  Fike 
OMINATING   COMMITTEE 

er   Dan,   Walter  Fike,   Mrs.  Bruce  Rosner, 
erald  Durham 

UDITORS 

ird  duPont,  Jack  Monette,  James  Lunden 

REDENT1ALS 

Davis,  John  Hetrick,  Mrs.  John  McClain 

ULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 

VIohler,  Robert  Markley,  True  Hunt 

3NFERENCE   GOALS 

Walter,  John  Lancaster,  Mrs.  Paul  Mohler, 

ilph  Miller 

ISSION    BOARD 

-True  Hunt 
im.-Paul  Mohler 
-Treas.- Larry  Weigle 
Secy.-Treas.-Ray  Davis 
Representatives-Ben  Callis,  Jess  Chapman, 
fank  Rice,  Harry  Nealis,  Carlton  Harsh,  Ray 
pyant,   Robert   Wingard,  Dan  Opel,   Leroy 
^pp,  Gerald  Durham 

INISTERIUM 

-Larry  Weigle 

m.- Ralph  Miller 

i-Treas.  -  Fred  Walter 

Secy. -Treas.- Robert  Markley 

JNISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 
True  Hunt 


V.  Chm.-Paul  Mohler 

Secy. -Larry  Weigle  f 

Asst.  Secy. -Ralph  Miller 

GRACE   BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres.-WiUiam  Heffern 

V.  Pres.  (Mem.)-John  McClain 

Secy. -James  Miller 

Treas. -Bruce  Rosner 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres. -Mrs.  Fred  Devan 

1st  V.  Pres. -Mrs.  Fred  McCartney 

2nd  V.  Pres. -Joyce  Weigle 

Secy. -Mrs.  Robert  Phillippi,  R.  R.  2,  Friedens, 

Pa.  15541 
Treas. -Mrs.  John  Hottle,  R.  R.  1,  Friedens,  Pa. 

15541 
Prayer  Chm.-Mrs.  Bruce  Rosner 
SMM  Patroness- Mrs.  John  McClain 
Asst.  Patroness-Mrs.  Edward  FUck 
Dist.  Editor-Miss  Pamela  Edeivfield 

SMM 
Pres. -Debbie  Sheranko 
V.  Pres. -Tammy  Hileman 

Secy.-Diane  Raley,  R.  R.  1,  Friedens,  Pa.  15541 
Treas. -Cheryl    Ashby,    125    Brownfield    Rd., 

Uniontown,  Pa.  15401 
Patroness- Mrs.  John  McClain 
Asst.  Patroness- Mrs.  Edward  FUck 
Jr.  Representative- Allison  Sheeler 

YOUTH   CAMP   BOARD 

Dir.-True  Hunt 
Asst.  Dir.-John  Lancaster 
Mgr.- Michael  Funderburg 
Name  of  Camp-Camp  Albryoca 

CAMP  ALBRYOCA  CORP. 

Pres.-E.  A.  KeUy,  4456  18th  Ave.,  Parkersburg, 

W.  Va.  26101 
V.  Pres.-Michael  Funderburg,  119  Massachusetts 

Ave.,  Cumberland,  Md.  21502 
Secy. -William    Heffner,    602    SaUsbury    St., 

Meyersdale,  Pa.  15552 
Treas. -Robert   Riffle,  R.  R.  2,  Washington,  Pa. 

15301 
Pastoral  Adv.-Shimer  Darr,  4  Waynesburg  Rd., 

Washington,  Pa.  15301 

YOUTH   BOARD 

V.  Pres.-Lany  Weigle 

Secy. -Harry  Nonnemaker,  R.  R.  2,  BosweU,  Pa. 

15531 
Treas. -Fred  Walter 
Competition  Coord.- Robert  Markley 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Accident,  Md. -First  Grace  Brethren 
Aleppo,  Pa.-Aleppo  Brethren 
BosweU,  Pa.- Laurel  Mountain  Grace 
CoolviUe,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 
Coraopolis,  Pa.- Bon  Meade  Grace  Brethren 


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Cumberland,  Md.-Grace  Brethren 
Grafton,  W.  Va.- First  Brethren 
Jenners,  Pa.-Jenners  Brethren 
Listie,  Pa.-Listie  Brethren 
Meyersdale,  Pa.-Meyersdale  Brethren 
Meyersdale,  Pa.-Summit  Mills  Brethren 
Paikersburg,  W.  Va. -Grace  Brethren 
Somerset,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Stoystown,  Pa. -Reading  Brethren 
Uniontown,  Pa.- First  Brethren 
Washington,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Westernport,  Md.-Mill  Run  Grace  Brethren 


FLORIDA 

Florida  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:   Maitland,  Fla.,  April 
28-30,  1977 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Gary  Cole 

V.  Mod. -John  Diaz 

Secy.-Mrs.   Durwood  Brooks,  4850  N.W.   10th 

Ter.,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.  33309 
Asst.  Secy.-Mrs.  Jerry  Kurtz 
Treas.-David  Geyer,  1551  S.E.  24th  Ter.  Pom- 

pano  Beach,  Fla.  33062 
Stat.- Mrs.   Tony  Schnieders,  2124  Flora  Ave., 

Fort  Myers,  Fla.  33901 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

1977-78-RandaU  Poyner 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 
Wm.  Tweeddale,  Joe  Taylor,  Tony  Schnieders 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 
Wm.  Cole,  David  Geyer,  Ray  Sturgill 

CREDENTIALS 

Mrs.   Dale  Wineland,  Mrs.  Vernon  Latham,  Mrs. 
Roy  Kinsey 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

Merlin  Berkey,  R.  Paul  Miller,  Ora  Smith 

DISTRICT   INSURANCE 
James  Deuser 

DISTRICT    RETIREMENT   HOME 
R.  Paul  MiUer 

MISSION   BOARD 
Chm.-Wm.  Tweeddale 
V.  Chm.-Joe  Taylor 
Secy.-Treas.- Durwood  Brooks 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm.- Randall  Poyner 
Secy.-Treas. -Gary  Cole 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 

All  paster;  of  the  Florida  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches 


GRACE   BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres.-Jerry  Kurtz 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-Mrs.  Leonard  Shingleton 
1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Jerry  Kurtz 
Secy.-Mrs.  Tony  Schnieders 
Asst.  Secy.-Mrs.  Ed  Rife 
Treas.-Mrs.  Vernon  Latham 
AssL  Treas.-Mrs.  Dale  Wineland 
Prayer  Chm.— Mrs.  Frank  Gates 

CAMP 

Dir. -Charles  Davis 

Asst.  Dir.-John  Diaz 

Name  of  Camp-Brethren  Camp  Grace 

Name  of  Campgrounds-Camp  Moon 

Location-Leesburg,  Fla. 

YOUTH 

Pres.-John  Diaz 

William  Willard,  Joe  Bowman,  Mrs.  SteveT 
George  Kraft,  James  Deuser,  Phil  Stev 
Mrs.  Charles  Davis,  Tom  Blow,  Mrs.  DeX 
Wingart,  Sam  Baer,  David  Geyer  and  C, 
Cole  ' 


COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Brooksville,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren 

Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.  -Grace  Brethren 

Fort  Myers,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren  Bible 

Maitland,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren 

North  Lauderdale,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren 

Okeechobee,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren 

Orlando,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren 

Ormond  Beach,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren 

Pompano  Beach,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren 

St.   Petersburg,   Fla. -Grace  Brethren  Churcl 

Greater  St.  Petersburg 
West  Palm  Beach,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren  Chuic 

the  Palm  Beaches 


INDIANA 

\ 
Indiana  District  Fellowship  of 

Brethren  Churches  '^ 

Next  conference:  Oakwood  Park,  Sf 
cuse,  Ind.,  April  29-May  1,  1977  " 

B 


EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 


Mod.-Earle  E.  Peer  i 

V.  Mod. -A.  RoUin  Sandy  [ 

Secy.- Robert  A.   Ashman,  602  Chestnut  / 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590  \, 

Asst.  Secy.- Richard  E.  BeU  ^ 

Treas. -Clarence    Eichorst,    1330    Alpine 

South  Bend,  Ind.  46614 


Stat.-Frank  J.   Poland,  P.O.   Box  587,  Wi; 


m 


Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Me mbers-at-large- Michael  Rockafellow,  Sco' 
Weaver 


lit] 


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SBC   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

M.  Lingenfelter,  Earle  E.  Peer 
)MMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

B.  Deloe,  Galen  M.  Lingenfelter,  Ralph  S. 
rns 

)MINATING   COMMITTEE 

L.  Weaver,  Gordon  W.  Bracker,  A.  Harold 
rington 

JDITORS 

Alexander,  David  Grant,  Blaine  Snyder 

lEDENTIALS 

-A.  Rollin  Sandy 
s  to  be  appointed 

JLES  AND  ORGANIZATION 

lUin  Sandy,  Ward  A.  Miller,  Jesse  B.  Deloe 

ESOLUTIONS 

Voodruff,  Ralph  S.  Burns.  Robert  Divine 

SDERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

K.  Gegner,  Michael  Rockafellow,  Richard 
BeU 

SSION   BOARD 

-A.  Rollin  Sandy 
-Frank  J.  Poland 
-Oren  E.  Taylor 

NISTERIUM 

-Larry  K.  Gegner 
-Richard  E.  Bell 
-Ralph  S.  Burns 

NISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 

-Galen  M.  Lingenfelter 
-A.  Harold  Arrington 
1ACE   BRETHREN   MEN 
Donald  Spangler 
:s.-Paul  Boyer 

Treas.- David  McComas,  1740  Homewood 
'e.,  Mishawaka,  Ind.  46544 

SMEN'S  MISSIONARY  COUNCIL 

-Mrs.  Scott  Weaver 
Pres.-Mrs.  Vance  Yoder 
'.  Pres.-Mrs.  William  Smith 
-Mrs.  Cliff  Umpleby,  366  Wabash,  Berne, 
[1.46711 

Secy.-Mrs.  Tom  Miller 
-Mrs.  Gerald  CUne,  60215  Surrey  Ln.,  Elk- 
rt,  Ind.  46514 
r  Chm.-Mrs.  Marion  Clark 
Editor -Mrs.  George  Lord 

HM 

-Cathy  Kent 
:s.-Janet  Zielasko 

Secy. -Lois  Mack,  543  Melaik  Dr.,  Carmel, 
d.  46032 

Secy. -Debbie   Burns,  R.  R.  2,  Frankfort, 
1.  46041 

ire-Charis  Patroness-Emma  McNally 
Sisters- Amigas  Patroness- Barbara  Castator 
p.— Darlene  Brown 


CAMP 

Mgr.- Robert  Divine 
Name  of  Camp-l.D.B.  Y.C. 
Name  of  Campgrounds-Camp  Mack 
Location -Milford,  Ind. 

YOUTH 

Chm.  and  Coordinator- Michael  Rockafellow 
Secy.-Treas.-Dixie  Eichorst,   1330   Alpine  Dr., 

SouthBend,  Ind.  46614 
Rally  and  Retreat  Coordinator-Robert  Foote 
N.A.C.  Competition  Coodinator-Dane  Bailey 

COOPERATING  CHURCHES 

Berne,  Ind. -Bethel  Brethren 

Clay  City,  Ind. -First  Brethren 

Elkhart,  Ind.-Grace  Brethren 

Flora,  Ind.-Grace  Brethren 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind. -First  Brethren 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind.-Grace  Brethren 

Goshen,  Ind.-Grace  Brethren 

Indianapolis,  Ind.-Grace  Brethren 

Kokomo,  Ind.-Indian  Heights  Grace  Brethren 

Kokomo,  Ind.-North  Kokomo  Grace  Brethren 

Leesburg,  Ind.-Leesburg  Brethren 

Osceola,  Ind. -Bethel  Brethren 

Peru,  Ind. -Peru  Brethren 

Sidney,  Ind. -Sidney  Grace  Brethren 

South  Bend,  Ind. -Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren 

Warsaw,  Ind. -Warsaw  Community  Grace  Brethren 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.-Winona  Lake  Brethren 


IOWA 


Iowa  District  Conference  of 
Brethren  Churches 

Next    conference:    Des    Moines,    Iowa. 

Tentative  dates:  June  24-26,  1977 
EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Vernon  Schrock 

V.  Mod.-GUbert  GUgan 

Secy.-Mrs.  Ward  Speicher,  1314  Jersey  Ln., 
Waterloo,  Iowa  50701 

Treas.-Mrs.  Vernon  Schrock,  226  Hammond 
Ave.,  Waterloo,  Iowa  50702 

Stat. -Mrs.  Barbara  Wenger,  c/o  First  Brethren 
Church,  Dallas  Center,  Iowa  50063 

Members-at-large-Pastor  of  host  church,  and  pas- 
tors of  such  churches  not  abeady  represented 
by  one  of  the  above  mentioned  offices. 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

John  Burke 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

Arthur  McCrum,  Jerry  Classen 

AUDITORS 
Roger  Herr,  Terry  Lambert,  Carlton  Fuller 

CREDENTIALS 
Ron  Weimer,  Milton  Ryerson 


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RESOLUTIONS   1977 

John  Burke,  Gil  Gilgan,  Jim  Bunch 
MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS  1976 

Glen  Welborn,  BiU  Roth,  Vernon  Schrock 
DISTRICT  MISSION   BOARD 

Chm. -Glen  Welborn 
V.  Chm. -Roger  Herr 

Secy.-Treas.-Jack  Lesh,  R.  R.  3,  LaPorte  City, 
Iowa  50651 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm.-Milton  Ryerson 
V.  Chm.-Arthur  McCrum 
Secy.-Treas. -Jerry  Classen 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 

All  ordained  district  pastors 
GRACE   BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres.— Marvin  Intermill 

V.  Pres.  (Mem.) -Ray  Andrews 

Secy.-Treas.-Jim  Mulhuland,  c/o  First  Brethren 

Church,  Des  Moines,  Iowa  50316 
Pastoral  Adv.  — Ron  Weimer 
Boy's  Adv.-Dan  Berlau 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY  COUNCIL 

Pres.- Linda  Brown 

1st  V.  Pres.-Lola  Rousselow 

Secy. -Carol    Kouba,    R.    R.    1,   Toledo,   Iowa 

52342 
Treas. -Beverly  Judge,  R.  R.,  Garwin,  Iowa 
Prayer  Chm. -Margaret  Andrews 
SMM  Patroness-Betty  Ann  Bergen 
Asst.  Patroness- Diane  Berlau 
Dist.  Editor- Lxjreta  Schrock 

SMM 

Pres.-lx)ri  Brown 

V.  Pres.-Deanna  EUis 

Secy. -Jama  Toomey,  c/o  First  Brethren  Church, 

E.    10th  and   Lyon   Sts.,  Des  Moines,  Iowa 

50316 
Treas.-Bonnie  Burke,  1434  Lyon  St.,  Waterloo, 

Iowa  50702 
Patroness-Betty  Ann  Bergen 
Asst.  Patroness- Diane  Berlau 

YOUTH  AND  CAMP 
Dir. -Terry  Lambert 
Asst.  Dir. -Jerry  Qassen 
Treas. -Glen  Welborn 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa-Grace  Brethren 

Dallas  Center,  Iowa-First  Brethren 

Davenport,  Iowa-Grace  Brethren 

Des  Moines,  Iowa-First  Brethren 

Garwin,  Iowa— Carlton  Brethren 

Leon,  Iowa— Leon  Brethren 

North  English,  Iowa-Pleasant  Grove  Brethren 

Omaha,  Nebr. -Grace  Brethren 

Waterloo,  Iowa-Grace  Brethren 

Winona,  Minn. -Grace  Brethren 


MICHIGAN 

Michigan  District  Fellowship  of 
Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  New  Troy,  Michig 
April  28-30,  1977 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 
Mod. -Charles  Thornton 
V.  Mod.-Russell  Sarver 
Secy.-Mrs.  Linda  Erb,  Box  94,  3749  Brown  1 

Lake  Odessa,  Mich.  48849 
Treas.-Clarence  Taylor,  New  Troy,  Mich.  491 
Stat. -Robert    Gahris,    1006    Wadens    Rd., 

Joseph,  Mich.  49085 
Members-at-large-Cecil  Slice,  Dale  Meyers 

FGBC  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Charles  Thornton 

COMMITTEE  ON  COMMITTEES 
Clarence  Taylor,  Win  Bennett,  Don  Taylor 

AUDITORS 
Bill  Stevens,  Loren  Gray,  Linda  Erb 

CREDENTIALS 
Russell  Sarver 

MISSION   BOARD 
Chm. -Roy  Erb 
V.  Chm. -Bob  Poirier 
Secy. -BiU  Stevens 
Treas.- Robert  Gahris 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Don  Taylor 
V.  Chm.-Bill  Stevens 
Secy.-Treas. -Ronzil  Jarvis 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING   BOARD 

Chm.-Gilbert  Hawkins 
Secy. -Russell  Sarver 

GRACE   BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres.-Cecil  Stice 
Secy. -Treas.- Loren    Gray,    Clarksville,    M 
48815 


WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY  COUNCIL 

Pres. -Shirley  Stevens 

1st  V.  Pres.-Katherine  Geiger 

2nd  V.  Pres.-Margie  Thompson 

Secy. -Donna    MoeUer,    13626    84th    St.,    S 

Alto,  Mich.  49302 
Treas.  -  Minnie    Mensinger,    Three    Oaks,    M 

49128 
Prayer  Chm. -Fern  Tischer 
SMM  Patroness-Joyce  Taylor 
Asst.  Patroness- SaUy  Sherman 
Dist.  Editor- Alberta  Sarver 

SMM 

Pres.-Sue  Patrick 
V.  Pres.-Brenda  Bybee 
Secy.-Treas.-Donna    Lovegrove,    Ozark 
Moran,  Mich.  49767 


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R.    1,   Box   261, 


oness-Joyce  Taylor 

f.  Patroness-Sally  Sherman 

jyOUTH 

pamp  Dii. -Charles  Thornton 
ramp  Dir.- Robert  Moeller 
L- Charles  Thornton 
^.-Treas.-BiU    Stevens,   R 
::iarksviUe,  Mich.  48815 
y  Dir. -Robert  Moeller 
ipetition  Dir.-Brenda  Burgess 

COOPERATING    CHURCHES 

I),  Mich. -Calvary  Brethren 
ken  Springs,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren 
tings,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren 
tson,  Mich.— Grace  Brethren 
e  Odessa,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren 
sing,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren 
/  Troy,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren 
rk,  IVfich. -Grace  Brethren 


MID-ATLANTIC 

Mid-Atlantic  Fellowship  of 
Brethren  Churches 

*Jext  conference;  Messiah  College,  Gran- 
bi,  Pennsylvania;  May  27-29,  1977 
EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
l-Curtis  Stroman 
»Iod.- James  Dixon 

iy.-Mrs.    Bonnie   M.   Kuhn,  Box  98,  Funks- 
town,  Md.  21734 
t.  Secy. -Yvonne  Trumpower 
as. -Kenneth    Heefner,    259    Ringgold    St., 
Waynesboro,  Pa.  17268 
.-Charhe  Worley,  4513  Roundhill  Rd.,  Alex- 
pdria,  Va.  22310 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Itis  Stroman,  James  Dixon 
MOMINATING  COMMITTEE 

idell  Kent,  Paul  Dick,  Curtis  Stroman,  Robert 
pell,  Paul  Reno 

COMMITTEE   ON 

I      COUNCIL   AND   RECOMMENDATION 
ideU  Kent,  Paul  Reno,  Buck  Summers,  Mason 
Pooper,  Edward  Lewis 

AUDITORS 

■  Lowery,  F.  F.  Gregory,  Frank  Gardner 

pREDENTIALS 

J  Dick 

«ULES  AND   ORGANIZATION 

ell  Ogden,  Wendell  Kent,  Mason  Cooper 

t/IISSION   BOARD 

1.— Jack  Peters 


V.  Chm.- Robert  Collitt 
Secy.-Paul  Dick 
Treas.- Charles  Ditto 

MINISTERIUM 

Pres.- Russell  Ogden 

V.  Pres.-James  Dixon 

Secy. -Wendell  Kent  f 

Treas.-Paul  Reno 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 

Pres.-Russell  Ogden 
V.  Pres.-James  Dixon 
Secy.-Wendell  Kent 
Treas.-Paul  Reno 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres. -Mrs.  Jane  Allen 

1st  V.  Pres. -Joyce  Davis 

Secy.-Miss    Mary    A.    Merrick,   6811    Riverdale 

Rd.,  E.  Riverdale,  Md.  20840 
Treas.-MTS.    Elaine    Miller,    224   W.    Main    St., 

Waynesboro,  Pa.  17268 
Prayer  Chm. -Mrs.  Edna  Stickler 
Asst.  Payer  Chm.-Mrs.  Myrtle  Gregory 
SMM  Patroness- Mrs.  Peggy  Mongan 
Dist.  Editor- Ms.  Anna  Catherine  Hare 

SMM 

Pres. -Barbara  Unger 

V.  Pres.-Jodi  Mongan 

Secy. -Susan  Smith,  400  Kern  St.,  Winchester, 

Va.  22601 
Treas.-Lisa  Hovermale,  R.  R.  6,  Box  595,  Mar- 

tinsburg,  W.  Va.  25401 
Patroness- Mrs.  Peggy  Mongan 

CAMP 

Officers  are  from  the  Southeast  District  (we  co- 
operate with  that  district) 
Name  of  Camp-Camp  Tuk-a-Way 

YOUTH  COMMITTEE 

AH  district  ministers 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Alexandria,  Va. -Grace  Brethren 
Chambersburg,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Hagerstown,  Md. -Calvary  Brethren 
Hagerstown,  Md.-Gay  Street  Brethren 
Hagerstown,  Md.-Grace  Brethren 
Hagerstown,  Md.-Maranatha  Brethren 
Lanham,  Md.- First  Brethren 
Martinsburg,  W.  Va.-Rosemont  Brethren 
Seven  Fountains,  Va. -Trinity  Brethren 
Temple   HiUs,   Md.-Grace   Brethren  of  Greater 

Washington 
Virginia  Beach,  Va.-Grace  Brethren 
Waynesboro,  Pa. -First  Brethren 
Winchester,  Va.-First  Brethren 


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NO.  ATLANTIC 

Northern  Atlantic  Fellowship 
of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Messiah  College,  May 
27-29,  1977 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 
Mo4- Robert  Spicer 
V.  Mod.-Jerry  Young 
Secy.-Treas.-Guy    Brightbill,    P.O.    Box    125, 

Myerstown,  Pa.  17067 
Asst.  Secy.-John  H.  Line 
Stat.-George  Wilhelm,  R.  R.  1,  Cool  Creek  Rd., 

Wrightsville,  Pa.  17368 
Asst.  Stat. -Kenneth  Kohler 
Business  Mgr.- Roger  Mayes 
Asst.  Business  Mgr. -Kenneth  StoU 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Robert  Spicer,  Jerry  Young 

COMMITTEE    ON    COMMITTEES 
Lee  Dice,  Ronald  Guiles,  Roger  Wambold 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 
Luke  Kauffman,  James  Knepper,  Warren  Tamkin 

CREDENTIALS 
Jerry  Young,  Howard  Gelsinger,  Wilton  Brown 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 
Ronald  Guiles,  Warren  Tamkin,  LesUe  Nutter 

MISSION   BOARD 
Chm.-Luke  Kauffman 
V.  Chm.- Vernon  Harris 
Secy. -Kenneth  StoU 
Treas.-PhUhp  Simmons 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Richard  Placeway 
V.  Chm. -Ronald  Guiles 
Secy. -Robert  Spicer 
Treas.-LesUe  Nutter 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm. -Richard  Placeway 
V.  Chm.-Ronald  Guiles 
Secy.- Robert  Spicer 

GRACE   BRETHREN   MEN 

Pies. -Harold  HoUinger 
V.  Pres. -James  Knepper 
Secy. -Dave  Harding,  411  Lincoln  Ave.,  Souder- 

ton.  Pa.  18964 
Asst.  Secy. -Mark  Fahnestock 
Treas. -Robert  E.  Larson 
Asst.  Treas. -Nelson  Peters 

WOMEN'S   MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres. -Mrs.  Robert  Spicer 
1st  V.  Pres. -Mrs.  Daniel  Hershey 
2nd  V.  Pres. -Mrs.  John  Taylor 
Secy. -Mrs.  Harold  Jones,  764  Old  Sumneytown 
Pike,  Haileysville,  Pa.  19438 


M» 


Yc 


Asst.  Secy.-Mrs.  David  Harding 
Treas. -Mrs.  Stanley  Ober 
Prayer  Chm. -Mrs.  Lloyd  Haldeman 
Patroness-Mrs.  Mark  Fahnestock 
Asst.  Patroness— Mrs.  Mary  Martin 
Dist.  Editor-Mrs.  David  Harding 

SMM 

Pres.-Gigi  Watkins 

V.  Pies. -Linda  Young 

Secy. -Christine    Martin,   367   Valley  Di 

HoUand,  Pa.  17557 
Treas. -Cathy  Misner,  827  Hanover  Rd., 

Pa.  17404 
Patroness— Mrs.  Mark  Fahnestock 
Asst.  Patroness-Mrs.  Mary  Martin 
Amigas  Representative- Winda  Hershey 
Little   Sister  Repiesentative-Kimbeily  Knep 

YOUTH 

Pres. -Doug  Makoeka 

V.  Pres.-Steve  Griffith 

Secy.-Sally  Martin,  Box  127,  New  Holland, 

17557 
Jr.  Representative- Jean  Martin 

GRACE   BRETHREN   CENTER 

Chm.-Robert  Griffith 

V.  Chm.-Robert  Sprecher 

Secy. -Boyd  Grove 

Treas.-Kenneth  Kohler 

Ex.  Secy.-Cary  Engle 

Caretakers- Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Cramer 

YOUTH  COMMITTEE 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  Russell,  Rev.  and  f 
Jerry  R.  Young,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  John  Sn 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Roger  Mayes,  Rev.  and  t 
Mike  Brubaker,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Joe  Podr2 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Willis  Frank,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  1 
ter  Neff,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dale  Knepper,  Mr 
Mrs.  Abner  Zirrfmerman,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  WilBl 
Mechughey 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Bethlehem,  Pa.- Lehigh  Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Dillsburg,  Pa. -Hope  Grace  Brethren 
EUzabethtown,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Hanisburg,  Pa.-Mehose  Gardens  Grace  Brethi 
Hatboro,  Pa.-Suburban  Grace  Brethren 
Hope,  N.J. -Grace  Brethren 
Lancaster,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren  of  Greater  1 

caster 
Lititz,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Manheim,  Pa.-Manheim  Grace  Brethren 
Mt.  Laurel,  N.J. -Grace  Brethren 
Myerstown,  Pa.— Myerstown  Grace  Brethren 
New  Holland,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Palmyra,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Philadelphia,  Pa.-First  Brethren 
Philadelphia,  Pa. -Third  Brethren 
Telford,  Pa.-Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Wrightsville,  Pa. -Susquehanna  Grace  Brethren 
York,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 


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NOR-CAL 

Nor-Cal  Fellowship  of 
Brethren  Churches 

Next    conference:    Place    to    be    deter- 
Ined;  March  4-5,  1977 
!  EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 
•d.- Richard  Cripe 
Mod. -Lloyd  Woolman 

;y.-Wanen   Boyd,    5619  Bluegum  Ave.,  Mo- 
'desto,  CaUf.  95351 
ill.  Secy.-Orville  Johnston 
pas.-Loren   Zook  4946  Toronto  Wy.,  Sacra- 
Imento,  Calif.  95820 

;t.-Judy  Williams,  1244  GrinneUSt.,  Modesto, 
CaUf.  95350 

Ifgbc  executive  representative 

^Ty  Smithwick 
COMMITTEE   ON  COMMITTEES 

Tell  Anderson,  Bruce  Stafford,  Max  Williams 
MISSION   BOARD 

n.  -  Russell  Williams 
y.-Treas.-Loren  Zook 

MINISTERIUM 

n.-l-enton  McDonald 

fMINISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 

►n. -George  Cripe 
WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY  COUNCIL 

Irene  Anderson 
V.  Pres.-Leah  Carey 
V.  Pres.- Marie  FuUmer 
y.-Mickie  Crapuchettes,    1060   Camino   Ra- 
imon,  San  Jose,  CaUf.  95124 
[;as. -Evelyn    Snively,    5537    Eastridge    Dr., 
ISacramento,  CaUf  95842 
yer  Chm.- Betty  Woolman 
t.  Editor- Margaret  Zook 

CAMP 

Melvin  Taylor 
:.— Brian  King 

ne  of  Camp- Hume  Lake  Christian  Camp 
ne   of   Campgrounds- Hume   Lake   Christian 
Camp 

ation  and  phone  no.  — Sequoia  National  Forest, 
P.O.  Box  1868,  Fresno,  CaUf.  93718;  Phone: 
(209)251-6043 

YOUTH 

—Tom  Balsbaugh 
•tes.- Lloyd  Woolman 

y.-Joel  Richards,  1701  Gold  Ct.,  Modesto, 
CaUf  95351 

ers:  Richard  Ernst,  Melvin  Taylor,  Loren  Dal- 
man 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

CO.  CaUf -Grace  Brethren 

ss  VaUey,  Calif.-Community  Brethren 


Modesto,  Calif. -Greenwood  Grace  Brethren 
Modesto,  CaUf-LaLoma  Grace  Brethren 
Ripon,  CaUf. -Grace  Brethren 
Sacramento,  CaUf.-Grace  Brethren 
San  Jose,  CaUf -Grace  Brethren 
Tracy,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 


NORTHCENTRAL 
OHIO 

Northcentral  Ohio  District 
Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Fremont  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,   Fremont,  Ohio;  April  29-30, 

1977 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Howard  Snively 

V.  Mod. -J.  Hudson  Thayer 

Secy.-Dorothy  Crawford,  3723  Paris  Blvd.,  Wes- 
terviUe,  Ohio  43081 

Asst.  Secy.-Marjorie  WeUs 

Treas.-Dan  Lister,  1129  Westphal  Ave.,  Colum- 
bus, Ohio  43227 

Stat. -Harold  Jones,  Box  3049,  Lexington,  Ohio 
44904 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Howard  Snively,  John  Teevan 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 
Randy  Bowman,  David  Goodman,  Richard  Mayhue 

AUDITORS 
Richard  WeUs,  Gary  Legue 

CREDENTIALS 
J.  Hudson  Thayer 

RESOLUTIONS 
Dan  Boulton,  Dean  Risser,  Richard  SeUers 

MISSION   BOARD 
Chm. -James  Custer 
Secy.-Treas. -Glenn  Emsberger 
Thomas    Bailey,   Ted   Overmeyer,    Dean   Risser, 

Robert  Davidson 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm.- Richard  Mayhue 
V.  Chm. -Dean  Risser 
Secy.-Treas. -Daniel  Boulton 
Asst.  Secy.-Treas.-J.  Hudson  Thayer 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm.-Dean  Risser 

V.  Chm. /Secy. -J.  Hudson  Thayer 

GRACE   BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres. -Harold  Jones 

V.  Pres.  (Mem.)-Harold  Rettstatt 

Secy.-Treas. -Richard  Wells 


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WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-EUa  Lee  Risser 
1st  V.  Pres. -Ernestine  Tickle 
2nd  V.  Pres. -Lucille  Smith 
Secy. -Shirley  Bowers,  934  Winthrop  Ln.,  Ash- 
land, Ohio  44805 
Treas. -Esther  Daniels 
Prayer  Chm.-Kay  Tittle 
SMM  Patroness-Sheryl  Hawk 
Asst.  Patroness-Beverly  Sharp 

SMM 

Pres. -Lois  Tressler 

V.  Pres. -Kelly  Neiderhouser 

Secy. -Lee  Ann  WUson,  1703  Oak  Dr.,  Fremont, 

Ohio  43420 
Treas. -Cindy  Wise 
Patroness-Sheryl  Hawk 
Asst.  Patroness-Beverly  Sharp 

CAMP 

Mgr.-Ward  Tressler,  Steve  Edmonds,  Dan  Boul- 

ton 
Name  of  Camp-McPherson 

YOUTH 

Steve  Edmonds,  Kevin  Huggins,  John  Veers 
(These  men  have  not  been  assigned  to  office 
yet) 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Ankenytown,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Ashland,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Ashland,  Ohio-Southview  Grace  Brethren 

BowUng  Green,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Columbus,  Ohio-East  Side  Grace  Brethren 

Columbus,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Danville,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Findlay,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Fremont,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Fremont,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren  Chapel 

Gallon,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Johnstown,    Oliio-Grace    Brethren    of    Licking 

County 
Lexington,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 
Mansfield,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 
Mansfield,  Ohio-Woodville  Grace  Brethren 


NORTHEASTERN 


OHIO 


Northeastern  Ohio  District 
Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches 

Next    conference:    Ohio   Baptist  Acres, 
April  23,  1977 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 
Mod. -Robert  Combs 
V.  Mod.— Richard  Giant 
Secy  .-Treas. -Mrs.    Dwight   Stair,   510  Oak  St., 

Wadsworth,  Ohio  44281 
Asst.  Secy. -Mrs.  Carl  Martin 
Stat.-Dwight   Stair,   510   Oak   St.,  Wadsworth, 

Ohio  44281 


FGBC   EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Gerald  KeUey,  James  Keimedy 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 
Robert  Russell,  Robert  Holmes,  Bill  Beichler 

AUDITORS 
WUliard  Smith,  Ora  Lance 

CREDENTIALS 
Richard  Grant,  Tom  Homey,  Carl  Martin 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 
Robert  Russell,  Robert  Holmes,  Bill  Beichler 

RESOLUTIONS 
Mike  Wingfield,  Bernard  Simmons,  Larry  Sowei 

MISSION   BOARD 
Chm.-Kenneth  Ashman 
Secy.-Treas.-Ora  Lance 
AH  pastors  and  one  layman  from  each  church 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm.- Robert  Russell 
V.Chm. -Galen  Wiley 
Secy.-Treas.- Clair  Brubaker 
Asst.  Secy.-Treas. -Gerald  KeUey 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING   BOARD      ' 

Chm.-Robert  Russell 
V.  Chm. -Galen  Wiley 
Secy.-Treas. -Clair  Brubaker 

GRACE   BRETHREN    MEN 

Glen  Bechtel,  Carl  Jentes,  Frank  Robinson,  Wi 

ard  Smith 
Pastoral  Adv. -Galen  Wiley 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY  COUNCIL 

Pres.-Mrs.  James  Kermedy 
1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Harry  Dutka 
2nd  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Douglas  Hummel 
Secy.-Mrs.    John   Armstrong,   R.   R.,  Box  1() 

Wooster,  Ohio  44691 
Treas.-Mrs.  Robert  Sunthimer,  682  Judson  R. 

Kent,  Ohio  44240 
Prayer  Chm. -Mrs.  Gerson  Laubender 
SMM  Patroness-Mrs.  James  Beichler  ij 

Asst.  Patroness-Naomi  Henning 

SMM  ^ 

Pres.-Mindy  Miller 
V.  Pres. -Lynn  Eckleberry 
Secy.-Beth  Calbetzer,   220  Franks  Ave.,  Wa!« 

worth,  Ohio  44281  ' 

Treas. -Sharon  Kinsley 

Patroness-Mrs.  James  Beichler  ' 

Asst.  Patroness-Naomi  Henning 

CAMP  i 

Robert  Combs,  Tad  Hobait,  Gerald  Kelley 
YOUTH   COMMITTEE  r 

Bernard   Simmons,  Gerald  Kelley,  Tad   Hobe' 

Don  Streit,  Lee  Friesen 
Also  district   SMM   patroness  and  asst.  dish 

SMM  patroness 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Akron,  Ohio-Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren 


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:on,  Ohio-First  Brethren 

iton,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

I'eland,  Ohio-Lyndhurst  Grace  Brethren 

'ahoga    Falls,    Ohio-Cuyahoga    Falls   Grace 

Brethren 

ria,  Ohio- Grace  Brethren 

nerville,  Ohio -West  Homer  Brethren 

Idlebranch,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

lerva,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

ton,  Ohio- First  Brethren 

tman,  Ohio- First  Brethren 

rling,  Ohio- Sterling  Grace  Brethren 

jster,  Ohio-First  Brethren 


NORTHWEST 

Northwest  District  Fellowship  of 
Brethren  Churches 

Next   conference:   Harrah,  Washington; 

rch  10-12,  1977 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

1-John  Terrell 

^lod.  -  James  Willett 

y.-Mrs.  George  Christie,  910  S.  27th  Ave., 

Yakima,  Wash.  98902 

t.  Secy. -Mrs.  Sam  Homey 

as.-Sam  Horney,  1217  Vista  Ave.,  Sunnyside, 

Wash.  98944 

:.-Ora    Gifford,    708    HUlcrest,   Grandview, 

Wash.  98930 

nbers-at-large-NeU  Paden,  Herb  Hicklin 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

les  McClellan 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

n  Mcintosh,  Roy  Polman,  Homer  Waller 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

n  Mcintosh,  Roy  Polman,  Homer  Waller 

AUDITORS 

old  Peugh,  Gene  Waller,  Mrs.  Linda  Aarstad 

CREDENTIALS 

les  Willett,  Bill  Shelby,  Zane  Bull 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 

ine  Jorgens,  Nelson  Hall,  Dennis  Browning 

RESOLUTIONS 

1  Bishop,  Bruce  Button,  LeRoy  Sharpe 

MODERATOR'S   ADDRESS 

n.-Charles  Winter 

1  Horney,  Mrs.  David  McGhan 

DISTRICT    INSURANCE 

irge  Christie 
GOVERNMENT  AFFAIRS 

1  Horney 


BOARD   OF   TRUSTEES 

Lyle  Holmes  (Chm.),  Ted  Lukkes,  Sid  Tuttle, 
Sheridan  Folsom,  Gordon  Stover,  Charles 
Winter,  George  Christie 

MISSION   BOARD 

Qim.- Charles  Winter 

V.  Chm. -Sam  Gregory  ^ 

Secy. -Neil  Paden 

Tieas. -William  Schaffer 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Roy  Pohnan 

V.  Chm.-John  Mcintosh 

Secy.-Treas. -Nelson  Hall 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm.-Bruce  Button 
V.  Chm.-Duane  Jorgens 
Secy. -John  Terrell 

GRACE   BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres.-Ben  Zacher 

V.  Pres.-(Mem.)-Bill  Kirschner 

Secy.-Treas. -Don  Cowles,  R.   R.  1,  Grandview, 

Wash.  98930 
Pastoral  Adv. -Zane  Bull 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-Mrs.  Earl  Dekker 

1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Lyle  Holmes 

2nd  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Francis  Wattenbarger 

Secy.-Mrs.  David  McGhan,  R.  R.  1,  Bo,\  1385, 

Grandview,  Wash.  98930 
Treas.-Mrs.  Don  Cowles,   R.   R.   1,  Grandview, 

Wash.  98930 
Prayer  Chm. -Mrs.  Ralph  Olsen 
SMM  Patroness-Mrs.  Harold  Peugh 
Asst.  Patroness- Mrs.  Don  Bunch 
Dist.  Editor-Mrs.  Duane  Jorgens 

SMM 

Pres.- Susan  Rogers 
V.  Pres. -Jean  Corp 
Secy. -Diane     Herndon,    c/o    First    Brethren 

Church,    P.    O.    Box    87,    Sunnyside,   Wash. 

98944 
Patroness- Mrs.  Harold  Peugh 
Asst.  Patroness-Mrs.  Don  Bunch 
Lumiere  Representative- Betsy  Terrell 
Amigas  Representative-Cathy  Miller 

CAMP 

Mgr. -George  Christie 

Name  of  Camp-Brethren  Clear  Lake  Camp 

Location-Star  Rte.,  Naches,  Wash.  98937 

YOUTH 

Pres.-WilUam  Shelby 
V.  Pres.-James  Willett 

Secy.-Mrs.  Al  Cherry,  205  S.  32nd  Ave.,  Yaki- 
ma, Wash.  98902 
Treas. -George  Christie 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Albany,  Oreg.-Grace  Brethren 
Beaverton,  Oreg.-Grace  Brethren 
Grandview,  Wash. -Grace  Brethren 
Gresham,  Oreg.-Grace  Brethren 
Harrah,  Wash. -Harrah  Brethren 


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Kenai,  Alaska-Grace  Brethren 

Kent,  Wash. -Grace  Brethren 

Mabton,  Wash. -Grace  Brethren 

Prosser,  Wash.-Community  Grace  Brethren 

Spokane  Valley,   Wash.-Spokane  Valley  Grace 

Brethren 
Sunnyside,  Wash. -First  Brethren 
Toppenish,  Wash. -Grace  Brethren 
Yakima,  Wash.-Grace  Brethren 


ROCKY 

MOUNTAIN 

REGION 

Rocky  Mountain  Region 
Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  To  be  announced 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 
Mod. -Donald  Jentes 
V.  Mod. -Andy  Montano 
Secy.-Efren   H.    Luna,   Box    32-B,   Talpa   Rte., 

Ranches  de  Taos,  N.  Mex.  87557 
Treas.-Miss    Doris   Shrauger,   Box   287,   Beaver 

City,  Nebr.  68926 
Stat. -Larry   Huelsman,   34   Easy   St.,   Security, 

Colo.  80911 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Victor  Rogers 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

John  Aeby,  Marilyn  Salazar,  Marilyn  Weltmer 

CREDENTIALS 
Tom  Inman,  Doris  Shrauger,  Efren  H.  Luna 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 
Chm.-Donald  Jentes 

MINISTERIUM 
Chm.-Robert  Salazar 
Secy. -Treas. -Victor  Rogers 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm.-Robert  Salazar 
Secy. -Victor  Rogers 

Tom  Inman,  Donald  Jentes,  John  Aeby,  Clarence 
Lackey 

WOMEN'S   MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres. -Geneva  Inman 

1st  V.  Pres.-Joan  Aeby 

2nd  V.  Pres. -Marilyn  Salazar 

Secy.-Candi  Talbott 

Treas. -Doris   Shrauger,   Box   287,  Beaver  City, 

Nebr.  68926 
Prayer  Chm.-Marilyn  Weltmer 
SMM  Patroness-Sue  Huelsman 
Dist.  Editor- Margie  Tinan 


COOPERATING  CHURCHES 

Albuquerque,  N.  Mex. -Heights  Grace  Brethre: 
Albuquerque,  N.  Mex. -Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Arvada,  Colo. -Grace  Brethren 
Beaver  City,  Nebr. -Grace  Brethren 
Cheyenne,  Wyo.- First  Brethren 
Colorado  Springs,  Colo.-Grace  Brethren 
Counselor,  N.  Mex.-Community  Grace  Brethi! 
Denver,  Colo.-Denver  Grace  Brethren 
Longview,  Texas-Grace  Brethren 
Portis,  Kans.-First  Brethren 
Taos,  N.  Mex. -First  Brethren 


SOUTHEAST 

Southeast  District  Fellowship 
of  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Garden  City  Breth* 
Church,  Roanoke,  Virginia,  May  1 2- 
1977 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod.-Lester  Kennedy 

V.  Mod. -Dayton  Cundiff 

Secy.- Mrs.   M.    Lee   Myers,   2212   Maiden   : 

S.W.,  Roanoke,  Va.  24015 
Asst.  Secy.-Mrs.  Keith  Greenwood 
Treas.-Bobby  Craghead,  236  W.  PhiUip  St.,  ( 

ington,  Va.  24426 
Stat.-Roger  Gowl,   3201    Fleming   Ave.,  N 

Roanoke,  Va.  24012 
Host  pastor -Henry  Radford 

FGBC  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Lester  Kennedy 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 
Charles  Flowers,  Don  Field,  Roy  Glass 

DISTRICT  CALENDAR  SECRETARY 

AUDITORS 

Dayton  Cundiff,  C.  L.  Young,  Francis  Wright 

CONFERENCE  MEMBERSHIP  COMMIT! 
George  Hall,  James  Wingfield,  Ron  Thompson' 

RULES   AND  ORGANIZATION 
Dean  Fetterhoff,  Don  Earner,  Marion  Thomas 

COMMITTEE  ON   RESOLUTIONS  { 

Lee  Myers,  Keith  Zook,  Steve  Taylor  | 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS  I 

Lee  Myers,  Keith  Zook,  Steve  Taylor 

BOARD   OF   TRUSTEES  i 

Ralph  Armentrout,  James  Michael,  C.  D.  Coff 

MISSION   BOARD 
Chm.- Lester  W.  Kennedy 
Secy. -Treas. -Lee  Myers 


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pastors  of  the  district  and  one  lay  representa- 
tive from  each  church 

MINISTERIUM 

ri.-Dayton  Cundiff 
3im,-Ron  Thompson 
if.-Treas.- Daniel  Eshleman 
[.  Secy.-Treas.-K.  E.  Richardson 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 

tt.-Dayton  Cundiff 
:!hni.-Ron  Thompson 
I'.-Treas.-Daniel  Eshleman 
;.  Secy.-Treas.-K.  E.  Richardson 

3RACE   BRETHREN   MEN 

.-K.  E.  Richardson 

•res. -Roger  Gowel 

(".-Treas. -James   Smals,   R.    R.   1,  Box  372, 

Suena  Vista,  Va.  24416 

/VOMEN'S  MISSIONARY  COUNCIL 

.-Mrs.  Millie  Zook 
V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Marie  Campbell 
V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Betty  Jane  Earner 
^-Mrs.  Evelyn  Quinn,  R.  R.  1,  Limestone, 
renn.  34681 

is.-Betty  Jenkin,   2008   Indiana  Pride  Rd., 
lohnson  City,  Tenn.  37601 
rei  Chm.-Mrs.  Virginia  Jefferson 
A  Patroness- 
:.  Patroness - 
.  Editor- Mrs.  Joyce  Field 

:amp 

.-Lester  Kennedy 

le  of  Camp-Camp  Tuk-a-Way 

ne    of    Campgrounds-Boiling    Conference 

J  rounds 

ition   and   phone   no. -Star   Rte,   Box   444, 

::itawba,  Va.  24070.  Phone:  703/552-9571 

Blacksburg,  Va.  exchange) 

^OUTH   COMMITTEE 

y  Helton,  Lester  Kennedy,  Daniel  Eshleman, 
ioy  Glass,  Douglas  Witt 

CHRISTIAN    EDUCATION   COMMITTEE 

ton  Cundiff,  Mrs.  Pat  Taylor,  Jim  Smals, 
ifvonne  Wimmer,  Mrs.  Dotty  Smith,  Mrs. 
\rlene  Glass 

30LLING   CONFERENCE   GROUNDS 
DEVELOPMENT   COMMITTEE 

■  Glass,  Charles  Flowers,  Mrs.  Linda  Cowl, 
Vbs.  Nancy  Eshleman,  Richard  Beasley,  Bobby 
iaghead,  Isles  Mirmix,  Charlie  Staton,  C.  L. 
Sfoung 

COOPERATING  CHURCHES 

5n,  S.C.-Grace  Brethren 
lerson,  S.C.-Grace  Brethren 
inta,  Ga. -Grace  Brethren 
nes  Mills,  Va.-Grace  Brethren 
na  Vista,  Va.-First  Brethren 
ington,  Va.-Grace  Brethren 
nson  City,  Tenn. -Grace  Brethren 
ford,  Va.-Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren 
imond,  Va.-Grace  Brethren 
Jr,  Vx -Grace  Brethren 


Roanoke,  Va.-Qearbrook  Brethren 
Roanoke,  Va. -Garden  City  Brethren 
Roanoke,  Va.-Ghent  Brethren 
Roanoke,  Va. -Gospel  Brethren 
Roanoke,  Va.- Patterson  Memorial  Brethren 
Roanoke,  Va. -Washington  Heights  Brethren 
Salem,  Va.-Wildwood  Brethren 
Telford,  Tenn. -Vernon  Brethren 
Willis,  Va. -Grace  Brethren 


SO.  CALIF -ARIZ. 

Southern  California-Arizona 
District  Conference 

Next  conference:  Whittier  Community 

Brethren  Church,  Whittier,  California;  May 

3-6,  1977 

EXECUTIVE   BOARD 

Mod. -Richard  P.  DeArmey 

V.  Mod. -Robert  C.  Kliewer 

Secy. -Forrest  S.  Keeler,  2617  Roberta  Dr., 
Orange,  CaUf.  92669 

Asst.  Secy. -Norman  E.  Schrock 

Treas.-DaUas  Martin,  5464  Canton  St.,  Long 
Beach,  Calif.  90815 

Stat.-Edward  Trimmer,  1066  E.  45th  Wy.,  Long 
Beach,  Calif.  90807 

Members-at-large-John  Gillis,  John  Mayes,  Ed- 
win Cashman,  Robert  Thompson,  Ted  Fran- 
chino,  Richard  Harrison,  Kermeth  Steele, 
Gene  Robison,  Lyle  Marvin,  Donald  McNeely, 
Woodrow  Mosley,  George  Smith,  Mrs.  Sandy 
Crawford,  Robert  Taylor 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

David  Hocking  (77),  George  Peek  (77),  Ralph 
Colburn  (78),  John  Mayes  (78) 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

Kenneth  Churchill,  Neil  Peek,  Roscoe  Williams 
NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

Donald  Carter,  Robert  Harrison,  Harry  Sturz 
CREDENTIALS 

Richard  Deyarmond,  Kermeth  Steele,  Robert  Wil- 
son 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 

Edwin  Cashman,  Ralph  Colburn,  Robert  Miller 

RESOLUTIONS 
Leo  Polman,  Joseph  Price,  Roscoe  Williams 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 
John  Gillis,  Michael  Ryan,  Philip  Teran 

SUNDAY  SCHOOL  AWARDS 
Ralph  Colburn,  Howard  Altig,  Barbara  Course 

DISTRICT    EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 
Chm.- Richard  DeArmey 


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Secy.-Fonest  Keeler 
Treas.-Dallas  Martin 
Robert  KJiewer,  Robert  Thompson 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm.- David  Seifeit 

V.  Chm. -Ross  Martin 

Secy .-Treas. -David  Marksbury 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm.- Donald  Carter 
Secy. -Ralph  Colburn 
John  Gillis,  George  Peek,   John  Mayes,  Charles 

Mayes,   Edwin  Cashman,   Richard  DeArmey, 

Harold  Dunning 

GRACE   BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres.- Robert  Taylor 

Secy. -Dean    Klein,    9516C    Alexander,    South 

Gate,  CaUf.  90280 
Treas.-Harlan    Ahlgren,    10362    Finchley   Ave., 

Westminster,  Calif.  92683 
Wood  row    Mosley,    Bob    Langdon,    Cornehus 

Dahlke,  Tom  Chugg 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.- Sandy  Crawford 

1st  V.  Pres. -Pauline  Williams 

Rec.    Secy. -Karen    Bayne,    3180    Lilly,    Long 

Beach,  CaUf.  90808 
Con.  Secy.-Lynette  Schroedle,   1438  S.  Sierra 

Vista  Ave.,  Alhambra,  CaUf.  91801 
Treas.-Jayne  Reuter,  3500  W.  Manchester,  No. 

439,  Inglewood,  Calif.  90305 
Prayer  Chm.-Virginia  Leech 

YOUTH 

Pres.-Thomas  Eckhart 

James  Price,  Kenneth  Churchill 

COOPERATING    CHURCHES 

Anaheim,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

Beaumont,  Calif. -Cherry  Valley  Brethren 

BeU,  CaUf.-Bell  Brethren 

Bellflower,  Calif.-Bellflower  Brethren 

Cypress,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

Fillmore,  Calif.- First  Brethren 

Glendale,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren  Community 

Glendora,  Calif.-Bible  Brethren 

Goleta,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

Hemet,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

La  Verne,  Calif.-First  Brethren 

Lakewood,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren  of  Lakewood 

Long  Beach,  Calif.-Community  Grace  Brethren 

Long  Beach,  Calif.-First  Brethren 

Long  Beach,  Calif. -Los  Ahos  Brethren 

Long  Beach,  Calif.- North  Long  Beach  Brethren 

Los  Angeles,  Calif.-Community  Brethren 

Mission  Viejo,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

Montclair,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

Norwalk,  Calif.-NorwaUc  Brethren 

Orange,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

Phoeni.x,  Ariz. -Grace  Brethren 

Phoenix,  Ariz. -Northwest  Brethren 

Rialto,  Calif.-Rialto  Brethren 

San  Bernardino,  Cahf.-Grace  Brethren 

San  Diego,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

San  Ysidro,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

Santa  Ana,  Calif.- Maranatha  Brethren 


Santa  Maria,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 
Seal  Beach,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 
Simi,  Calif.-Simi  Community  Brethren 
South  Pasadena,  Calif.-Fremont  Avenue  Br 

ren 
Temple  City,  Cahf. -Temple  City  Brethren 
Tucson,  Ariz.-Silverbell  Grace  Brethren 
West  Covina,  Calif.-West  Covina  Brethren 
Westminster,  Calif. -West minster  Brethren 
Whittier,  Calif.-Community  Brethren 
Whittier,  Calif.-First  Brethren 


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Southern  Ohio  District  Conference 
of  Brethren  Churches 


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Brethren  Church,   Englewood,  Ohio;  ifj 
1977 


EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Gerald  Polman 
V.  Mod. -Everett  Caes 
Secy. -Horace  Mohler,  63  E.  Sherry  Dr.,  1 

wood,  Ohio  45426 
Asst.  Secy. -BUI  Cochran 
Treas. -Richard  Darby,  4065  Foxboro  Dr.,  1 

ton  Ohio  45416 
Stat. -Herbert  Edwards,  Friendship  Village,  , 

413,    5790    Denhnger    Rd.,    Dayton,    ( 

45416 
Members-at-large-C.    S.    Zimmerman,    Ha 

Huddleston 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

James  Poyner,  Forrest  Jackson 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 
Russell  Ward,  Arthur  Sprunger,  Charles  Lawst 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 
Forrest  Jackson,  Ray  Johnson,  Joseph  LefkoiiJiDo 

AUDITORS 
Wayne  Hart,  Roy  Trissel 

CREDENTIALS 
Herbert  Edwards,  Richard  Darby,  Everett  Cae. 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 
Kenneth  Cosgrove,  Charles  Lawson,  James  ■^ 

ner 


RESOLUTIONS 

Russell  Ward,  Dale  Forrest,  Steve  Shipley 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 
Horace  Mohler  (Chm.),  Harold   Helstern,  H| 

Shipley 

SUNDAY  SCHOOL  COMMITTEE 

Bill  Cochran,  Herman  Pickels,  Art  Sprunger 


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GRACE   BRETHREN    VILLAGE 

LTold  Huddleston,  Lon  Karns,  Claii  Brickel, 
Marion  Hoffman,  Forrest  Jackson,  Harold 
Helstern,  Eugene  Miller,  Don  E.  Wolfe,  David 
Gowdown 

MISSION   BOARD 

am. -Harry  Shipley 

cy.-Treas. -Charles  Lawson,   12  Strader,  Trot- 
wood,  Ohio  45426 
tbert  Edwards  and  all  district  pastors 

MINISTERIUM 

m.- Kenneth  Cosgrove 
Chm.-Ray  Johnson 
cy.-Treas. -Jim  Poyner 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING   BOARD 

m.-Gerald  Polman 
cy.— Charles  Lawson 
dained  pastors 

GRACE  BRETHREN   MEN 

-Charles  Redman 
Pies. -Sam  Frogge 

:y.-Mike    Lindsay,    306    Westerly    Hills  Dr., 
Englewood,  Ohio  45322 
sas.- Herbert  Edwards 
St.  Secy. -Treas.- Ralph  Fleck 
itoral  Adv. -Gerald  Polman 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

s.-Phyllis  Polman 
V.  Pres.  -Gail  Cosgrove 

cy. -Betty  Dickey,  R.  R.  2,  Brookville,  Ohio 
45309 

!as.-Zella   Mohler,   63   E.    Sherry   Dr.,  Trot- 
wood,  Ohio  45426 
yer  Chm.- Martha  Brickel 

M  Patroness- Wilma  Hartley 

;t.  Editor -D.  D.  Ward 

SMM 

!S.-Kris  Cook 
Pres.-Karen  Grice 

q'.-Nanette  Hieb,  662  Kimberly  Dr.,  Ketter- 
ing, Ohio  45429 

ias.-Becca  Hunt,  2100  Canary  Ct.,  Dayton, 
Ohio  45414 
loness-Wilma  Hartley 
It.  Patroness-Donna  Tolbert 

CAMP 

•.-Charles  Lawson 

me  of  Camp-Camp  Wy-Ca-Key 

cation- Mono w,  Ohio 

YOUTH 

nneth  Cosgrove,  Bill  Cochran,  Steve  Shipley 
COOPERATING   CHURCHES 
jokville,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 
nden,  Ohio-First  Brethren 
iterville,  Ohio- Grace  Brethren 
yhole,  Ky.-Clayhole  Brethren 
yton,  Ohao-Grace  Brethren 
vington,  Ohio-First  Brethren 
yton,  Ohio-Basore  Road  Grace  Brethren 
yton,  Ohio-First  Brethren 
yton,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Huber 


Heights 

Dayton,  Ohio-North  Riverdale  Brethren 

DryhiU  Ky.-Grace  Brethren  Chapel 

Englewood,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Kettering,  Ohio -Calvary  Brethren 

Sinking  Spring,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Trotwood,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Troy,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren  ' 

Union,  Ohio-Community  Grace  Brethren 

Vandalia,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

West    Alexandria,    Ohio-Grace   Brethren   Com- 
munity 


WESTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA 

Western  Pennsylvania 
Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference  to  be  set  later. 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 
Mod. -Don  Rager 
V.  Mod.-David  Plaster 
Secy. -Marvin  E.  Lowery,  R.  R.  1,  Box  151,  Con- 

emaugh.  Pa.  15909 
Asst.  Secy. -Roger  Mackel 
Treas. -Rodney  Lingenfelter 
Stat. -Rose  Snyder,  211  2nd  St.,  Conemaugh,  Pa. 

15909 
Members-at-large-Don  Rough,  Kenneth  Koontz 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

William  SneU,  Don  Rager 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

Simon  Toroian,  Marvin  Meeker,  Richard  Beach 
NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

William  Snell,  Kenneth  Koontz,  Willard  Gates 
AUDITORS 

Leroy  Spangler,  Rodney  Lingenfelter,  John  Don- 
aldson 

CREDENTIALS 

Marvin  Lowery,  J.  J.  Baker,  Walter  Ford 

RULES  AND   ORGANIZATION 
Joseph  Dilling,  E.  M.  White 

RESOLUTIONS 
Don  Earner,  Simon  Toroian,  Gale  Howie 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 
John    Gregory    (Chm.),    Homer    Lingenfelter, 

Rodney  Lingenfelter 

DISTRICT   INSURANCE 
Richard  Harstine 


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DISTRICT  MISSION   BOARD  Johnstown,  Pa.- First  Brethren 

Chm.-John  Gregory  Johnstown,  Pa.-Geistown  Grace  Brethren 

Secy.-Tieas.-Wimam  Snell  Johnstown,  Pa.-Riverside  Grace  Brethren  , 

Kittanning,  Pa.- Fust  Brethren  Church  of  Wesi 

MINISTERIUM  Kittanning  I 

Chm.-John  Gregory  Kittanning,  Pa.-North  Buffalo  Brethren 

Secy.-Treas.- David  Plaster  Martinsburg,  Pa.-First  Brethren 
Asst.  Secy.-Treas.- Richard  Harstine 

MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm.- Homer  Lingenfelter 
Secy. -John  Gregory 

GRACE   BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres. -Elton  Long 
V.  Pres.  (Mem.)-Paul  Logue 
Secy. -Glen  Teeter 
Treas.-James  Dowdson 

WOMEN'S   MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres. -Virginia  Plaster 

1st  V.  Pres.-Jean  SneU 

2nd  V.  Pres.-Grace  Echard 

Secy. -Betty  Huntsman,  R.  R.  2,  Martinsburg,  Pa. 

16662 
Treas.-Jo  Ann  Beach,  309  E.  BeU  Ave.,  Altoona, 

Pa.  16602 
Prayer  Chm.- Mrs.  Frank  Turman 
SMM  Patroness-Mrs.  Gayle  Madden 
Dist.  Editor-Betty  Gregory 

SMM 

Pres. -Nancy  Lauffer 
V.  Pres.-Ilene  Brown 
Secy.-Debbie  Lauffer,  R.  R.  1,  Box  229,  Con- 

emaugh.  Pa.  15909 
Treas.-Gale  Russell,  R.  2,  Box  156,  Everett,  Pa. 

15537 
Patroness- Mrs.  Gayle  Madden 

CAMP 

Dir.-Jr.  Week-Kenneth  Koontz;  Middler  Week 

-Marvin    Lowery;    Sr.   Week-William  Snell; 

Career  Weekend- Marvin  Meeker 
Mgr.-Don  Rough 
Name  of  Camp-Camp  Keystone 
Name  of  Campgrounds-Camp  5 
Location- Laurel  Hill  State  Park 

YOUTH 

Pres. -Marvin  Meeker 

V.  Pres.-David  Plaster 

Secy. -John  Snow,  730  Sunberry  St.,  Johnstown, 

Pa.  15904 
Treas.-Kenneth  Koontz 
Members-at-large-Don  Rough,  John  Gregory 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Altoona,  Pa.-First  Brethren 
Altoona,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Armagh,  Pa. -Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Conemaugh,  Pa.-Conemaugh  Brethren 
Conemaugh,  Pa. -Pike  Brethren 
Conemaugh,  Pa. -Singer  Hill  Grace  Brethren 
Duncansville,  Pa. -LeamersviUe  Grace  Brethren 
Everett,  Pa. -Everett  Grace  Brethren 
HoUidaysburg,  Pa.-Vicksburg  Brethren 
Hopewell,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Indiana,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 

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Directory  of  Brethren  Churches 

I       Listing  251  churches  in  28  states,  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  Puerto  Rico 

Lted  by  States;  Giving  City,  Pastor's  Name,  Church  Name,  Membership  as  of  January  1, 
i/6,  Address,  and  Telephone  Number;  and  Name,  Address,  and  Telephone  Number  of 
S:retary  or  Clerk. 


LASKA 


JAl  (Edward  A.  Jackson) 

venai  Grace  Brethren  Church  (43) 

Drawer  3920,  99611 

(Tel.  907/283-4379) 
(Its.    Larry   Porter,   P.   O.   Box    3886 

907/283-4348) 


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RIZONA. 


(ENIX  (Mark  E.  Malles) 

Jrace  Brethren  Church  (95) 

£940  W.  Bethany  Home  Rd.,  85017 

(TeL  602/242-1885) 
Sirs.  Sharon  EmerUng,  same  as  church  address 

>ENIX  (Russell  Konves) 
^Jorthwest  Brethren  Church  (29) 
tll4  W.  Greenway  Rd.,  85023 

(Tel.  602/938-5315) 
tffiss  Leann   Sanders,  4220  W.   Mission  Ln., 

85021  (TeL  602/934-8488) 


:SON  (Kenneth  A.  Curtis) 

Jilverbell  Grace  Brethren  Church  (37) 

1477  N.  SilveibeU  Rd.,  85705 

(TeL  602/792-1114) 
ludy     Harding,     1005     N.     Cherokee 

602/623-9664) 


(Tel. 


ALIFORNIA. 


AHEIM  (Gordon  Dockstader) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (82) 
1546  E.  LaPalma  Ave.,  92805 

aeL  714/535-2073) 
Ellen  Ahlgren,  12782  Louise,  Garden  Grove, 

92641  (TeL  714/537-6319) 


BEAUMONT  (Curtis  B.  Wildish) 

Cherry  Valley  Brethren  Church  (94) 
Beaumont     and     Vineland     Aves.     (Mailing 

address:  P.  O.  Box  655,  92223) 

(TeL  714/845-2653) 
Mrs.  Blanche  Tipton,   1222  E.  6th  St.  (TeL 

714/845-2422) 

BELL  (Elmer  Fricke) 

BeU  Brethren  Church  (28) 
6830  Wilcox  Ave.,  90201 

(TeL  213/582-7033) 
Mrs.  Milly  Pise  her,  6709-B  Wilcox  Ave.  (TeL 

213/771-0285) 

BELLFLOWER  (Edwin  E.  Cashman) 
Belinower  Brethren  Church  (425) 
9405  E.  Flower  St.,  90706 

(TeL  213/925-6561) 
Marcia  Murray,  5562  Tilbury  St.,  Lakewood, 
90713  (TeL  213/425-1494) 

CHICO  (Lloyd  Woolman) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Chico  ( 12) 
1505  Arbutus  Ave.,  95926 

(TeL  916/342-8642) 
Dorothy     Yeater,     819     Nancy     Ln.     (TeL 

916/342-6749) 

CYPRESS  (Ross  D.  Martin) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Cypress  (88) 
9512  Juanita,  90630 

(TeL  714/826-6750) 
PhylUs  McKeever,  9080  Bloomfield  (No.  33) 

(TeL  714/821-5682) 

FILLMORE  (Theodore  Malaimare,  interim) 
First  Brethren  Church  (36) 
422  Central  Ave.  (Mailing  address:  P.  O.  Box 

412,93015) 
Mrs.   Gladys  Carpenter,  P.  O.  Box  412  (TeL 
805/524-3254) 

GLENDALE  (Donald  L.  Foreman) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (34) 
632  W.  Stocker  St.,  91202 

(TeL  213/242-1808) 
John  Tufts,   530  San  Jose,  Burbank,  91501 

(TeL  213/846-7213) 


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GLENDORA  (Kenneth  ChurchiU) 
Bible  Brethren  Church  (26) 
400  N.  Glendora  Ave.,  91740 

(Tel.  213/963-7214) 
Mrs.   Lawrence  Campbell,  403  N.  Minnesota 

St.  (TeL  213/335-6145) 

GOLETA  (Edward  Gross) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (42) 
5950  Cathedral  Oaks  Rd.,  93017 

(Tel.  805/967-9439) 
Mrs.   Roy  Larsen,  1304  Camino  Rio  Verde, 

Santa  Barbara,  93111  (Tel.  805/964-1115) 

GRASS  VALLEY  (G.  Arthur  Carey) 
Community  Brethren  Church  (17) 
506  Walsh  St.,  Grass  VaUey,  95945 

(TeL  916/272-2950) 
Lucy  Romero,  371H  Clark 

HEMET  (Richard  A.  Rohrer) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Hemet  (61) 
26121  S.  Hemet  St.,  92343 

(TeL  714/927-3031) 
Ruth  Braden,  2170  San  Bernardino  Ave.  (Tel. 
714/925-9363) 

LA  VERNE  (Donald  F.  Carter,  interim) 
First  Brethren  Church  (63) 
2600  White  Ave.  (Mailing  address:  P.  O.  Box 

217,91750) 

(TeL  714/593-1204) 
Mrs.  Denise  Belcher,  1951  Bonita  Ave.  (Tel. 

714/593-8759) 

LAKEWOOD 

Lakewood  Grace  Brethren  Church  (110) 
11859  E.  209th  St.,  90715 

(TeL  213/860-0128) 
Mrs.  Wilma  Harper,  489   E.   Louise,  Apt.  4, 

Long  Beach,  90805  (Tel.  213/422-3386) 

LONG  BEACH  (Ralph  J.  Colburn) 

Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  (191) 
5885  Downey  Ave.,  90805 

(TeL  213/634-1056) 
Mrs.  Pat  Bowers,  3502  Stevely,  90808  (Tel. 

213/421-4495) 

LONG  BEACH  (David  L.  Hocking) 
First  Brethren  Church  (1,948) 
3601  Linden  Ave.,  90807 

(TeL  213/424-0788) 
Mary    Council    821     E.    36th    St., 

213/426-7962) 


LONG  BEACH 

Los  Altos  Brethren  Church  (232) 
6565  Stearns  St.,  90815 

(TeL  213/596-3358) 
Joyce    Root,     2202    Stevely,     90815 

213/596-0870) 


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LONG  BEACH  (David  W.  Miller) 

North  Long  Beach  Brethren  Church  (1,900) 
6095  Orange  Ave.,  90805 

(TeL  213/423-5431) 
John  Raymond,  7815  Tula  St.,  90808  (T 

213/430-7072) 

LOS  ANGELES  (Frank  J.  Coburn) 
Community  Brethren  Church  (74) 
5839  Whittier  Blvd.  (Mailing  address:  756; 

Keenan  Ave.,  90022) 

(TeL  213/721-5972) 
Mrs.   Dorothy  Becker,  5  25   S.   Russell  Av 

Monterey         Park,        91754        (1 

213/573-1570) 


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MISSION  VIEJO  (Ronald  Graff) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Saddleback  Val]' 

(35) 
Meeting   at   the   Montevideo    School,    240, 

Carrillo  Dr.,  92675  (Mailing  address:  P.; 

Box  622,  El  Toro,  92630) 

(TeL  714/581-5544) 
Mrs.   Beulah  Borroel,  24932  Spadra,  Missil||8l 

Viejo,  92675  (TeL  714/586-8427)  ]  fa 

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MODESTO 

Greenwood  Grace  Brethren  Church  (91) 

605  Standiford  Ave.,  95350 

(TeL  209/526-1071) 

Garland    Craft,    812    Charleston    Ave.    (J 

209/529-4707) 


MODESTO  (DarreU  Anderson) 

La  Loma  Grace  Brethren  Church  (299) 
1315  La  Loma  Ave.,  95351  I 

(TeL  209/523-3738) 
Robert     Driver,     2737     North     Ave.     (1 

209/523-2103) 

MONTCLAIR  (Duane  Bartle) 

Montclair  Grace  Brethren  Church  (157) 
5655  Palo  Verde  St.,  91763 

(TeL  714/984-2323) 
Marguerite   Jerome,   9420   Columbine    CIi 

714/983-7176) 

NORWALK  (Nickolas  Kurtaneck) 
Norwalk  Brethren  Church  (252) 
11005  Foster  Rd.,  90650 

(TeL  213/863-7322) 
Mrs.    Helen   Soverns,    14503   Crossdale  A 

(TeL  213/863-4458) 


ORANGE  (Richard  P.  DeArmey) 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
2201    E.   Fairhaven   Ave.,  92669  (FairhaV|fci 

and  Newport  Freeway) 

(TeL  714/633-8867) 
Mrs.   Iris   Leiter,  2030  E.   Santa  Clara,  C|fc 

Santa  Ana,  92701  (TeL  714/835-2224) 


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LTO  (J.  Dale  Brock) 

lialto  Brethren  Church  (86) 

)90  W.  Etiwanda  Ave.  (Mailing  address:  Box 

337,92376) 
(TeL  714/875-0730) 
Ais.  Nell  Netzley,  853  N.  Pampas  Ave.  (Tel. 
714/875-6632) 


SANTA  MARIA 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (60) 
223  East  Fesler,  93454 

(Tel.  805/922-4991) 
Mis.    Johnette    Carmean,    132    Yucca, 

denberg    Air    Force    Base,    93457 

805/734-4292) 


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DIM  (Larry  Smithwick) 

lipon  Grace  Brethren  Church  (152) 

'34  West  Main  St.,  95366 

(Tel.  209/599-3042) 
Jill    Johnson,    3401    Carver    Rd.,    Modesto, 

95350  (Tel.  209/524-6471) 

RAMENTO  (Richard  M.  Cron) 
Sacramento  Grace  Brethren  Church  (104) 
1261  Whitney  Ave.,  95821 

(Tel.  916/483-2840) 
une     Ehrhardt,     5842     Lairy    Wy.,    North 
Highlands,  95660  (Tel.  916/332-5710) 

BERNARDINO  (James  D.  Ament) 
jrace  Brethren  Church  (120) 
!5700  Pacific  Ave.,  92404 

(TeL  714/889-8695) 
riidean  TaUey,  7577  Valaria  Dr.,  Highland, 

92346  (TeL  714/862-3964) 

DIEGO  (Lynn  D.  Schrock) 
race  Brethren  Church  (80) 
455  Atlas  St.,  92111 

(TeL  714/277-5364) 
Jiuck    Graham,    3104    Haidas   Ave.,   92117 

(TeL  714/272-3227) 

JOSE  (Fenton  McDonald) 
irace  Brethren  Church  (47) 
rSlOCamden  Ave.,  95124 

(TeL  408/269-1289) 
lartha  Klus,  2888  Lantz  (TeL  408/377-2306) 

YSIDRO  (Jesus  Davalos) 
n  Ysidro  Grace  Brethren  Church  (39) 
756  Sunset  Ln.,  92173  (All  mail  to  pastor's 

address) 

(TeL  714/428-3445) 
[aria    Quintero,    1824    Blando    Ln.,  92173 

(TeL  714/428-4375) 

TA  ANA  (Francisco  Javier  Peraza) 
laranatha  Grace  Brethren  Oiurch  (Spanish 

speaking)  (21) 
leeting  at  1704  W.  First  St.,  92703  (Mailing 

address:  2414  W.  6th  St.) 

(TeL  714/541-9312) 
■ba    Gonzales,    506    S.    Shelton    St.    (TeL 

714/541-3038) 


SEAL  BEACH  (Roy  Roberts) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (357) 
8th  and  Central,  90740 

(TeL  213/596-1605) 
Elayne     Vanasse,     16921     D.     Cod 

Huntington        Beach,        92647 

714/847-3106) 


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SIMI  VALLEY  (E.  John  Gillis) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Simi  Valley  (266) 
2762  Avenida  Simi,  93065 

(TeL  805/527-0195) 
Mis.  Diane  Clark,  3390  Wichita  FaUs  Ave., 
93063  (TeL  805/522-1279) 

SOUTH  PASADENA  (John  Stuiley) 

Fremont  Avenue  Brethren  Church  (93) 
920  Fremont  Ave.,  91030 

(TeL  213/799-6081) 
Mrs.  Virginia  Knowles,   1140  Stratford  Ave. 
(TeL  213/799-6403) 

TEMPLE  CITY  (David  L.  Willett) 

Temple  City  Grace  Brethren  (Thurch  (53) 
5537  Temple  City  Blvd.,  91780 

(TeL  213/286-6342) 
Mrs.    Alice   Heim,   5708   Temple  City  Blvd. 
(TeL  213/287-1633) 

TRACY  (Richard  Cripe) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (20) 
1480  Parker  Ave.,  95376 

CTeL  209/835-0732) 
Mrs.  Janet  CoykendaU,  1308  Marlin  PL,  (TeL 

209/835-1677) 

WEST  COVINA  (PhiUp  M.  Teran) 
West  Covina  Brethren  Church  (52) 
710  N.  Lark  Ellen,  91791 

(TeL  213/332-0682) 
Dianne   Artz,    1405   E.   Puente   Ave.   91791 

(TeL  213/966-5982) 

WESTMINSTER  (Robert  C.  KUewer) 
Westminster  Brethren  Church  (357) 
14614  Magnolia  Ave.,  92683 

(TeL  714/893-5500) 
Sharon      Long,      14401      Moran     St.,     (TeL 

714/897-3621) 


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WHITTIER  (JohnW.  Mayes) 

Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  (540) 
11000  E.  Washington  Blvd.,  90606 

(Tel.  213/692-0588) 
Mrs.     Marian    McBride,     13842    Vabia    Dr., 

90605  (TeL  213/693-1530) 

WHITTIER  (R.  Terryl  Delaney) 
First  Brethren  Church  (303) 
6704  Milton  Ave.  (Mailing  address:  P.  O.  Box 

174,  90608) 

(Tel.  213/698-0914) 
Mr.  Fred  Meise,  7108  S.  Lynalan,  90606  (Tel. 

213/698-5515) 


FLORIDA 


COLORADO. 


ARVADA  (John  M.  Aeby) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (40) 
7100  Wadsworth  Blvd.,  80003 

(Tel.  303/424-3116) 
Mrs.     Marvin     Page,    7042    Quay 

303/424-4114) 


St.    (Tel. 


COLORADO  SPRINGS  (F.  Thomas  Inman) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (116) 
2975  Jet  Wing,  80916 

(Tel.  303/390-8096) 
Marge    Tinan,    1410   E.   Bijou,   80909   (Tel. 

303/471-4606) 

DENVER  (Donald  Weltmer) 

Denver  Grace  Brethren  Church  (117) 
700  S.  Federal  Blvd.,  80219 

(Tel.  303/934-7876) 
Mrs.  Sandra  MiUer,  5455  W.  Virginia,  80226 


DISTRICT 

OF  COLUMBIA. 


WASHINGTON  (W.  Russell  Ogden) 
First  Brethren  Church 
(see-Lanham,  Md.) 

WASHINGTON  (James  G.  Dixon,  Jr.) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Greater  Washington 

(400) 
5000   St.   Barnabas   Rd.,   Temple  Hills,  Md. 

20031 

(Tel.  301/894-2722) 
Mrs.  Jan  Smith,  8102  Murray  Hills  Dr.,  Oxon 

HiU,  Md.  20022  (Tel.  301/248-8162) 


BROOKSVILLE  (WiUiam  WiUard) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (14) 
Meeting  at  Spring  Lake  Community  Cent 

State  Rd.  41  (6  mi.  east  of  Brooksville 

mi.  south  of  50)  (Mailing  address:  239  } 

Ave.,  Hill-N-Dale,  33512) 

(Tel.  904/796-7172) 
Mrs.    Dorothy    Wickham,    1014     13th    ! 

ZephyrhiUs,    33599   (Tel.    813/782-36« 

FORT  LAUDERDALE  (Merlin  D.  Berkey) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (239) 
1800  N.W.  9th  Ave.,  33311 

(TeL  305/763-6766) 
Mrs.  Gwendolyn  Chambers,   1526  N.W.  < 

Ave.  (Tel.  305/763-7885) 

FORT  MYERS  (Randall  E.  Poyner) 
Grace  Brethren  Bible  Church  (142) 
2141   Crystal  Dr.,  33901  (in  the  ViUas,  c 

block  off  Rt.  41,  five  miles  south  of  ci 

(Tel.  813/936-3251) 
Rose   Marie  Barry,  2324  Ephraim  Ave.  0 

813/936-2896) 

LAKE  WORTH  (WiUiam  E.  Cole) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  the  Palm  Beac 

(15) 
Meeting  at  20  S.  Federal,  Lake  Worth  ( 

mail  to  pastor's  address) 

(Tel.  305/965-0723) 
Virginia  Shingleton,  116  S.W.  10th  St.,  Bo 

ton  Beach,  33435  (TeL  305/737-4277) 

MAITLAND  (R.  Paul  MiUer) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (106) 
Wymore  and  Oranole,  Box  762,  32751 

(TeL  305/831-1626) 
Mrs.  Henry  Brubaker,  774  Fern  Park  Bl 

Fern  Park,  32730  (TeL  305/831-0144) 

NORTH  LAUDERDALE  (Jack  K.  Peters,  Jr.) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (32) 
6002  Kimberly  Blvd.,  33068 

(TeL  305/972-0542) 
Mrs.  Rita  Ames,  R.  R.  1,  Box  819,  Pompi 

Beach,  33060  (TeL  305/421-2701) 


OKEECHOBEE  (Charles  R.  Davis)  ' 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (1 89) 
701  S.  Parrott  Ave.,  Box  656,  33472 

(TeL  813/763-3218) 
Mrs.  Kathleen  Williams,  P.O.  Box  671  (' 

813/763-4035) 


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JLANDO  (John  Diaz) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Orlando  (45) 
5425  S.  Apopka-Vineland  Rd.,  32811 

(Tel.  305/876-3178) 
Sarah  Wirick,  4836  Shoshone  St.,  32809  (Tel. 

305/351-1823) 

IMOND  BEACH  (Gary  M.  Cole) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (23) 

Meeting  at  the  Variety  Hall,  1734  State  Ave., 

Holly  Hill  (All  mail  to  pastor's  address) 

(Tel.  904/677-9406) 

MPANO  BEACH  (Terrance  T.  Taylor) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (89) 
3501  N.E.  Third  Ave.,  33064 

(Tel.  305/941-3176) 
Mr.  David  Geyer,  1551  S.E.  24th  Ter.,  33062 

(Tel.  305/782-6145) 


PETERSBURG  (William  F.  Tweeddale) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (119) 
6300  62nd  Ave.,  N.,  Pinellas  Park,  33565 

(Tel.  813/546-2850) 
Carol    Sargeant,    8500    59th    Wy.,    N.    (Tel. 

813/546-4931) 


ILLINOIS 


lEORGIA 


LANTA  (Dean  Fetterhoff) 

Grace   Brethren   Church   of  Greater  Atlanta 

(114) 
3079  Hidden  Forest  Ct.,  Marietta,  30066 

(TeL  404/422-3844) 
Mrs.  Dean  Pittman,  2970  Powder  Springs  Rd., 

(Tel.  404/427-2111) 


lAWAII 


=A  (Clifford  Coffman) 

Waimalu  Grace  Brethren  Church  (103) 

98-404  Ponohale  St.,  96701 

(Tel.  808/488-6006) 
Mrs.    Harold    Steinhoff,    98-1003   OUwa   St. 

(Tel.  808/487-1637) 

iHIAWA  (Foster  Tresise) 

Waipio  Grace  Brethren  Church  (80) 

95-303  Waioni  St.,  96786 

(Tel.  808/623-2298) 
Miss  Ellen  Nagao,  95-108  Waimakua  Dr.  (Tel. 

808/623-2116) 


WHEATON 

Wheaton  Grace  Brethren  Church 
Mrs.    Ruth    Sterner,    318    E.    Madison 
60187  (TeL  312/665-2973)      , 


St., 


INDIANA. 


BERNE  (Earle  E.  Peer) 

Bethel  Brethren  Church  (148) 
718  E.  Main  St.,  46711 

(Tel.  219/589-3381) 
Mrs.     Robert     Myers,     R.     R. 

219/589-3650) 


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CLAY  CITY  (Robert  G.  Qouse) 
First  Brethren  Church  (37) 
Tenth  and  Cook  Sts.,  P.O.  Box  85,  47841 
Miss    Lavaughn    Backfisch,    R.    R.     1    (Tel. 
812/939-2620) 

ELKHART  (Robert  D.  Kern) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (194) 
24775  CR  20  E.,  46514 
(Tel.  219/875-5271) 
WiUard   Secaur,   4100   Greenleaf   Blvd.  (Tel. 
219/262-1226) 

FLORA 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (99) 
103  S.  WiUow  St.,  46929 

(Tel.  219/967-3020) 
Rosanna    Fife,    R.    R.    1,    Bringhurst,  46913 

(Tel.  219/967-3201) 

FORT  WAYNE  (Galen  M.  Lingenfelter) 
First  Brethren  Church  (255) 
3326  S.  aihoun  St.,  46807 

(Tel.  219/744-1065) 
Mrs.    Richard    Foote,   71 38   Winnebago   Dr., 
46805  (Tel.  219/749-2946) 

FORT  WAYNE  (Gene  Witzky) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (88) 
4619  SteUhornRd.,  46805 

(TeL  219/485-3021) 
Mrs.  Dale  Castator,  R.  R.  1,  Box  412,  GrabiU, 
46741  (TeL  219/627-3343) 

GOSHEN  (A.  Harold  Anington) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (77) 
1801  W.  Chnton  St.,  46526 

(TeL  219/533-7546) 
Mrs.  Dorothy  Brumbaugh,  22864  St.  Rd.  119 

(TeL  219/533-3715) 


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INDIANAPOLIS  (Paul  E.  Woodruff) 
Grace  Brethren  Chuich  (78) 
4400  N.  Hish  School  Rd.,  46254 

(TeL  317,293-3372) 
Mrs.  Vera  Jackson.  6302  Legend  Ln..  Apt.  2 

(TeL  317/297-0706) 

KOKOMO  (Lain  K.  Gegner) 

Indian  Heights  Grace  Brethren  Church  (146) 
4901  .Arrowhead  Blvd..  46901 

(TeL  317/453-0933) 
Mrs.    Emma   Givens,    703  Tomahawk  Blvd. 

(TeL  317/453-2147) 


WARSAW  (Michael  RockafeUow) 

Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  (216) 
909  S.  Buffalo  St.,  46580 

(TeL  219/267-2443) 
Bob  Hoy,  R.  R.  7  (TeL  219/453-3474) 

WINONA  LAKE  (Charles  H.  Ashman) 
Winona  Lake  Brethren  (Thurch  (392) 
1200  Kincs  Hiahwav,  46590 

(TeL  219/267-6623) 
Frank     Poland,    P.    O.    Box    587    (T-' 

219/267-8339) 


KOKOMO  (Richard  E.  BeU) 

North  Kokomo  Grace  Brethren  Church  (31) 
105  W.  Cassville  Rd.,  46901 

aeL  317/457-8886) 
Mrs.   Rebecca  C  Croddy,  409  W.  Dye  Rd. 

(TeL  317/457-5414) 

LEESBURG  (Ralph  S.  Bums) 
Leesburg  Brethren  (Thurch  (98) 
Church  and  Pearl  Sts.  (Mailing  address:  Box 
101,46538) 
aeL  219/453-3401) 
-Mrs.  Sue  Bailey,  R.R.  8,  Warsaw,  46580 

OSCEOLA  (Ward  .A.  Miller) 
Bethel  Brethren  Church  (273) 
Lincoln  Way  and   Oregon  (Mailing  address: 

121  Oreaon  Sl.  46561) 

(TeL  219/674-9934) 
James  Juday,   57511   Kline  St.,  Mishawaka, 

46544  (TeL  219/255-7477) 


PERU  (James  B.  MarshaU) 
Peru  Brethren  Church  (94) 
436  S.  Broadway  (Mailing  address:  P.  O.  Box 

552,  46970) 

(TeL  317/473-3881) 
Richard   HoUday,   R.   R.   3,   Box   307   (TeL 

317/985-2561) 

SIDNEY  (A.  Rollin  Sandy) 

Sidney  Grace  Brethren  Church  (63) 
Sidney,  46566  (All  mail  to  the  pastor's  ad- 
dress) 
Miss  Enid  Heckman,  R.  R.  2,  North  Manches- 
ter, 46962  (TeL  219/839-3363) 

SOUTH  BEND  (Scott  L.  Weaver) 

Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren  Church  (190j 
1701  E.  Ireland  Rd..  46614 

(TeL  219/291-3550) 
Mrs.    Jackie   Britton,   59303    Bremen   Hwy.. 

Mishawaka,  46544  (TeL  219/255-1537) 


IOWA 


CEDAR  RAPIDS  (GUbert  Gilgan,  Jr.) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (59) 
2905  D  Ave.,  N.E.,  52402 

(TeL  319/-363-1616) 
Mrs.  Monte  McQure,  4309  Sherman  St., 

(TeL  319/393-4468) 

DALLAS  CENTER  (Dale  Forrest) 
First  Brethren  Church  (132) 
305  Hatton  St.  (All  mail  to  P.O.  Box  4' 

50063) 

aeL  515/992-3235) 
Mrs.  Beverly  Foughty,  1103  Maple  Ave.  (T 

515/992-3339) 


DAVENPORT  (Ronald  Weimer) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (77) 
3919  N.  Elsie  Ave.,  52806 
aeL  319/391-5356) 

DES  MOINES  (Robert  L  Wilson) 
First  Brethren  Church  (121) 
E.  10th  and  Lyon  Sts.,  50316 

aeL  515/262-5290) 
Ruthan    Young,    912    E. 
515/262-2209) 


12th.    (T 


GARWIN  (Milton  Ryerson) 

CarUon  Brethren  Church  (HI) 

R.  R.  1,  50632  (6"/2  miles  southwest  of  G 

win) 

(TeL  515/499-2069) 
Mrs.  (irl  Kouba,  R.  R.  1,  Toledo,  52342  CXl 

515/499-2052)  ' 

LEON  (Glen  R  Welbom) 

Leon  Brethren  Church  (101) 

108  W.  Fourth  St,  50144  (All  mail  to  p 

tor's  address) 
Mrs.     Ray     Andrew,     R.     R.     2     (T 

515/446-6563) 


3RTH  ENGLISH  (Arthur  McCrum) 
Heasant  Grove  Grace  Brethren  Church  (66) 
R.  R.  1,  Box  33,  52316  (2  miles  east  of  MiUeis- 

burg,  7  miles  northwest  of  North  English) 

(TeL  319/664-3568) 
Gietchen    White,   323   E.   Oak   St.  (TeL 

319/664-3108) 

4TERL00  (John  P.  Burke) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (378) 
1760  WiUiston  Ave.,  50702 

(Tel.  319/235-9587) 
Mrs.  Waid  Speicher,  1314  Jersey  Ln.,  50701 

(TeL  319/232-6380) 


KANSAS. 


3RTIS  (Clarence  Lackey) 
First  Brethren  Church  (106) 
Box  6,  67474  (on  Highway  281) 

(TeL  913/368-4831) 
Mrs.     Ginger     Fletcher,    67474 
913/368-4113) 


CENTUCKY. 


(Tel. 


-AYHOLE 

Qayhole  Brethren  Church  (50) 

Box  219,  41317  (Highway  476-4  miles  east 
of  Lost  Creek) 
,        (TeL  606/666-2767) 

Mrs.   Karen  .'\bner,  Brewer  Trailer  Ct..  Jack- 
son, 41339  (TeL  606/666-7843) 

^YHILL  (JohnShoUy) 
Grace  Brethren  Chapel  (45) 
R.   R.   3.  DryhiU.  41749  (9   miles  north  of 

Hvden  on  Route  257) 

(TeL  606/672-2520) 
Sally  Jane   Begley.  Contluence.  41730  (TeL 

606/672-26^23) 


MARYLAND. 


CUMBERLAND  (Michael  D.  Funderburg) 
Cumberland  Grace  Brethren  (Thurch  (63) 
R.  R.  2,  Box  497,  21502  (AVilUams  Road  at 

the  city  limits) 

(TeL  301/777-8362) 
Mrs.  Betty  Zembower,  R.  R.  4,  Mexico  Farms 

I  TeL  301/722-7841) 

HAGERSTOWN  (Curtis  W.  Stroman) 
Calvary  Brethren  Church  (213) 
Bryan  PL  and  \V.  Franklin  St.,  21740 

(TeL  301/733-6375) 
RoUin   Carpenter,    16  Springcreek  Rd.  (TeL 

301/733-6638) 

HAGERSTOWN  (J.  Paul  Reno) 

Gay  Street  Brethren  Church  (139) 

Gay  and  AUen  Sts.  (Halfway  Area),  21740 

(TeL  301/582-0155) 
Sam    Young,    635     Pin    Oak    Dr.    (TeL 

301/797-1324) 

HAGERSTOWN  (Robert  B.  CoUitt) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (833) 
First  and  Spruce  Sts..  21740 

(TeL  301/7  39-1726) 
Mrs.   Bonnie   M.  Kuhn.  Box  98,  Funkstown, 

21734  (TeL  301/733-6736) 

HAGERSTOWN  (Jack  K.  Peters.  Sr.) 
Maranatha  Brethren  Church  (200) 
1717  Jefferson  Blvd.,  21740 

aeL  301/733-1717) 
Ron    Antill,     1748    Preston    Rd.    (TeL 

301/731-3468) 

LANHAM  (\V.  Russell  Ogden) 
First  Brethren  Church  (192) 
8400  Good  Luck  Rd..  20801 

aeL  301/552-1414) 
Miss  Mary  A.   Merrick,  6811  Riverdale  Rd., 

No.    202,     E.    Riverdale.    20840    (TeL 

301/459^035) 

WESTERNPORT  (Jack  D.  Monette) 
Mill  Run  Grace  Brethren  Church  (38) 
R.   R.    1.  Box  79,   21562  (4  miles  north  of 

Westernport,  west  off  Route  36) 

(TeL  301/463-6657) 
Carolyn   Broadwater,    R.   R.   1,  Box  8  (Tel. 

301/359-0240) 


MICHIGAN 


CCIDENT  (JohnWm.  Lancaster) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (50) 

Bumble  Bee  Rd.,  21520  (3  miles  south  of  Ac- 
cident) 
(TeL  301/826-8593) 

Miss  Zella  KeUer  (TeL  301/826-8497) 


ALTO  (Robert  C  MoeUer) 

Calvary  Brethren  Giurch  (98) 
13626  84thSt.,S.E.,  49302 

(Tel.  616/868-6151) 
Bernie  Smith.   11478  Potters  Rd..  R.   R.  3, 

LowelL  49331  (TeL  616/897-9549) 


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BERRIEN  SPRINGS 

Grace  Brethien  Church  (48) 

429  RosehiU  Rd.  (Mailing  address:  P.  O.  194, 

49103) 

(Tel.  616/471-1106) 
Betty  Johnson,  R.  R.  2,  Box  71  Snyder  Rd. 

(TeL  616/471-1757) 

HASTINGS  (RusseU  Sarver) 

Hastings  Grace  Brethren  Church  (27) 

600   PoweU  Rd.   (Mailing  address:   R.  R.   1, 

2966  E.  Center  Rd.,  49058) 
Alberta    Sarver,    2966    E.   Center    Rd.   (Tel. 

616/945-9224) 

JACKSON  (Gilbert  Hawkins) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (91) 
4100  Clinton  Rd.  (Mailing  address:  519  Fern 

Ave.,  49202) 

(TeL  517/784-1048) 

LAKE  ODESSA  (Bill  Stevens) 
Grace  Brethien  Church  (113) 
Vedder   Rd.,  R.   R.   1,  Box  261,  Clarksville, 

48815 

(Tel.  616/693-2315) 
Mrs.  Orley  Hulliberger,  Tasker  Rd.,  R.  R.  3, 

48849  (Tel.  616/374-3726) 

LANSING  (Charles  G.  Thornton) 
Grace  Brethren  Clhurch  (39) 
3904  W.  Willow  St.,  48917 

(Tel.  517/372-0482) 
Mrs.  Barbara  Shannon,  217  E.  South,  Mortice, 

48857  (TeL  517/625-3182) 

NEW  TROY  (Ronzil  L.  Jarvis) 

New  Troy  Brethren  Church  (105) 
Box  67,  491 19 

(TeL  616/426-3121) 
Mrs.    Robert  Gahris,   1006  Wadena  Rd.,  St. 

Joseph,  49085  (Tel.  616/429-0337) 

OZARK  (Donald  R.  Taylor) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (59) 
Ozark  Rt.,  Moran,  49760  (SVi  miles  east  and  1 

mile  south  of  Trout  Lake  on  H-40) 

(TeL  906/569-3270) 
Mrs.    Ida   Bradley,  Trout  Lake,  49793  (Tel. 

906/569-3316) 


MINNESOTA 


NEBRASKA. 


BEAVER  CITY  (RusseU  Betz) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (33) 
P.O.  Box  390  (Corner  of  12th  and  "O"  Sts 

68926 

(TeL  308/268-5821) 
Mrs.     Dortha    Greb,     Beaver    City    (Ti 

308/268-2271) 

OMAHA  (Jerry  J.  Classen) 

Grace  Brethien  Bible  Church  (22) 
2502N.  51st  St.,  68104 

(TeL  402/551-9996) 
Mrs.   Marjorie  Kirkpatrick,  5002  Emmet 

(TeL  402/451-5626) 


NEW  JERSEY- 


HOPE 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Hope  (28) 
Meeting  at  St.  Luke's  Episcopal  (Mailing  ai 

dress:  P.O.  Box  186,  07844) 

(TeL  201/459-4050) 
Mrs.    Richard    Carlson,    P.O.    Box    67    (Te 

201/459-4029) 

MT.  LAUREL  (Robert  M.  Spicer) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (54) 
822  S.   Church  St.   (Ail  mail  to  pastor's  ai 

dress) 

(TeL  609/234-3449) 
Mrs.    Lois   Kirscht,    19   Payne   Ave.,   Runn 

mede,  08078  (TeL  609/931-6735) 


NEW  MEXICO. 


ALBUQUERQUE  (Donald  Jentes) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (40) 
149  Daniel  Circle,  N.W.,  87107 

(TeL  505/898-2554) 
Mr.  Jackie  Leyba,  R.  R.  9,  Box  391,  8710 

(TeL  505/869-2305) 


WINONA  (John  E.  Hartman) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (22) 
627  W,  Wabasha,  55987 
(TeL  507/454-2045) 
Mrs.  A.  E.  Bearden,  635  E.  Main  SL,  Lewis- 
ton,  55952  (TeL  507/523-2510) 


ALBUQUERQUE  (Victor  S.  Rogers) 
Heights  Grace  Brethren  Church  (31) 
2518  Eubank  Blvd.,  N.E.,  87112 

(Tel.  505/296-8087) 
Mrs.  Sharon  L.  White,  6212  Questa  PL. 
87120  (TeL  505/898-7313) 


N.W 


70 


JNSELOR  (John  TrujiUo) 

Community   Navajo   Grace  Brethren  Church 

(18) 
Counselor,  87018  (35  miles  west  of  Cuba  on 

Hwy.  44). 

(Tel.  505/568-4454) 
Uice  Martinez 

)S  (Robert  G.  Salazai) 

-iist  Brethren  Church  of  Taos  (195) 

>.0.   Drawer    1068,   87571   (1   mile  east  on 

Raton  Rd.) 

(Tel.  505/758-3388) 
Haijorie  Neddo,  P.O.  Box  1002, 

(Tel.  505/758-9138) 


HIO. 


RON  (James  M.  Kennedy) 

Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren  Church  (65) 

754  Ghent  Rd.,  44313 

(Tel.  216/666-8341) 
Vincent    Dalchuk,    3302    Lake    Center    St., 

Uniontown,   44685   (Tel.    216/494-4030) 

RON  (Gerald  W.  Teeter) 

First  Brethren  Church  (321) 

530  Stetler  Ave.,  44312  (EUet  area) 

(Tel.  216/7  33-2520) 
Mrs.    Mary    Bry,   438   Stevenson   Ave.   (Tel. 

216/784-1582) 

KENYTOWN  (Howard  M.  Snively) 
Ankenytown  Grace  Brethren  Church  (213) 
R.   R.   1,  BeUville,  44813  (AVi  miles  N.E.  of 

Fredericktown  on  State  Route  95) 

(TeL  614/694-6936) 
Mrs.  Esther  Daniels,  R.  R.  1,  Fredericktown, 

43019  (TeL  614/397-1219) 

1LAND  (Knute  Larson) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (551) 
1144  W.  Main,  44805 

(Tel.  419/289-8334) 
Mis.    Leona    MiUer,    1008    Wick    Ave.    (Tel. 

419/325-1353) 

4LAND  (Donald  G.  Farner) 

Southview  Grace  Brethren  Church  (154) 

Katherine  and  Budd  Sts.,  44805 

(TeL  419/289-1763) 
Doug  AbeL   R.   R.   11,   Box   221,  Mansfield, 

44906  (Tel.  419/589-4074) 

NLING  GREEN  (David  G.  Goodman) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (34) 
121  S.  Enterprise  St.,  43402 

(TeL  419/352-6635) 
Mrs.    Patti    Huhn,    919    N.    Prospect    (Tel. 

419/352-4186) 


BROOKVILLE  (Claii  E.  Brickel) 

BrookviUe  Grace  Brethren  Church  (292) 
12152  Westbrook  Rd.   (All  mail  to  pastor's 

address) 

(TeL  5 13/833-3630) 
David     Gowdown,    58    Madrid     (Tel. 

513/833-3034) 


CAMDEN  (Arthur  L.  Sprunger) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (40) 
96  W.  Central  Ave.,  45311 

(TeL  513/452-1290) 
Miss  Carmel  Rankin,  3060  Somers-Gratis  Rd. 

(TeL  513/452-1574) 

CANTON  (Richard  E.  Grant) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (288) 
6283  Market  Ave.,  N.,  44721 

(TeL  216/499-3818) 
Mrs.  John  Bonar,  9774  Market  Ave.,  N.,  Hart- 

viUe,  44632  (Tel.  216/877-9225) 

CENTERVILLE 

Centerville  Grace  Brethren  Church  (10) 
Meeting  in  the  Spring  Valley  Academy,  Spring 

Valley  Rd. 
Alvin  Fred  Steele,  2720  MUlbridge  Q.,  45459 

(TeL  513/434-2794) 

CLAYTON  (W.  Herman  Pickels) 

Clayton  Grace  Brethren  Church  (98) 
Box  8,  45315  (Salem  and  Kimmel  Rd.) 

(Tel.  513/836-1689) 
Jon    Beam,   6617   Sweet   Potato   Ridge  Rd., 

Englewood,  45322  (TeL  513/884-5363) 

CLEVELAND  (Larry  B.  Sowers) 

Lyndhurst  Grace  Brethren  Church  (67) 
5564   Mayfield    Rd.   (U.S.   322),  Lyndhurst, 
44124 

(TeL  216/442-5353) 
Mrs.  Donald  Holder,  1351  Iroquois  Rd.,  May- 
field  Heights,  44124  (TeL  216/449-2885) 

COLUMBUS  (Richard  D.  SeUers) 

East  Side  Grace  Brethren  Church  (116) 
7510  E.  Broad  St.,  Blacklick,  43004 

(TeL  614/866-4641) 
John  Embaugh,  89  Wickfield  Rd.,  Blacklick, 
43004  (Tel.  614/861-0566) 

COLUMBUS  (James  L.  Custer) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Columbus  (888) 
6675   Worthington-Galena  Rd.,  Worthington, 

43085 

(Tel.  614/888-7733) 
John   Lehmann,  6795  Alloway  St.,  E.,  (TeL 

614/888-4797) 


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COOLVILLE  (Robert  Wm.  Markley,  Sr.) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (30) 
Seminary  and  Rock  (Mailing  address:  General 

DeUvery,  45723) 

(TeL  614/667-3710) 
Mrs.  James  White,  P.  O.  Box  332 

COVINGTON  (Randall  E.  Maycumber) 
Grace  Brethren  (Thurch  (52) 
Springat  Pearl  St.,  45318 

(Tel.  513/473-2128) 
Dorma  Wise,  6767  W.  Thomas  Rd.,  Pleasant 
HiU,  45359  (Tel.  513/676-3692) 

CUYAHOGA  FALLS  (Leland  J.  Friesen) 
Grace  Brethren  Qiurch  (51) 
1736  E.  Bailey  Rd.,  44221 

(Tel.  216/923-8203) 
Jayne     Cole,     2753    Elmwood     (Tel. 

216/928-6968) 

DANVILLE 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (65) 

302  E.   Ross  St.  (Mailing  address:  P.O.  Box 

315,43014) 

(TeL  614/599-7390) 
Mrs.  Sandra  Strouse,  R.  R.  1,  Gambler,  43022 

(TeL  614/427-4883) 

DAYTON  (RusseU  M.  Ward) 

Basore  Road  Grace  Brethren  Church  (99) 

5900  Basore  Rd.,  45415 
(TeL  513/837-3747) 

Mrs.  Martha  Kuhns,  9080  W.  St.  Rt.  55,  Lud- 
low FaUs,  45339  (TeL  513/947-1718) 

DAYTON  (G.  Forrest  Jackson) 
First  Brethren  Church  (429) 
1684    Earlham    Dr.    (at    PhUadelphia    Dr.), 

45406 

(TeL  513/276-3981) 
Miss  Esther  Mowery,  church  address 

DAYTON  (James  L.  Poyner) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Huber  Heights  (156) 
5001  Fishburg  Rd.,  45424 

(TeL  513/233-4324) 
Mrs.    Linda    Rudolf,    5111    Kuder   PI.   (TeL 

513/236-7181) 

DAYTON  (Kenneth  1.  Cosgrove) 

North  Riverdale  Brethren  Church  (165) 
4101  N.  Main  St.,  45405 

(TeL  513/274-2187) 
Mrs.   Mary  Ann  Everett,   231  E.  Bruce  Ave. 

(TeL  513/274-6653) 

DAYTON  (Dale  Kurtz) 

Patterson  Park  Brethren  Church  (295) 
708  Shadowlawn  Ave.,  45419 

(TeL  513/298-0155) 
Kathleen  Crim,  4935  Woodman  Park  Dr.,  No. 
15,  45432  (TeL  513/253-2364) 


ELYRIA(D.  Michael  Wingfield) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (77) 
1305  Nash  Ave.,  44035  ' 

(TeL  216/366-0755) 
Mrs.   Robert  Shultz,  521  Vermont  Rd.  (1 
216/366-5675) 

ENGLEWOOD  (Gerald  Polman) 

Englewood  Grace  Brethren  Church  (217) 
307W.Wenger  Rd.,  45322 

(TeL  513/836-1467)  ' 

Mrs.  Eugene  Bucher,  425  San  Bernardino  T 
Union,  45322  (TeL  513/836-7060) 

FINDLAY 

Findlay  Grace  Brethren  Church  (116) 
209  Lexington  Ave.,  45840 

(TeL  419/422-8148) 
Mrs.  James  Coats,  Box  411,  Pandora,  458 

FREMONT  (J.  Ward  Tressler) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (246) 
300  S.  Collinwood  Blvd.,  43420  (AU  mail 

pastor's  address) 

(TeL  419/332-8672) 
Mr.   Rod   McCune,   1943   Glen   Springs  I 

(TeL  419/332-8922) 

FREMONT  (Lee  Burris) 

Grace  Brethren  Chapel  (120) 
North  at  Dickinson  St.,  43420 

(TeL  419/332-8190) 
Mrs.  Judy  Overmyer,  1712  Moore  St.  (1 

419/332-5663) 

GALION  (Maynard  G.  Tittle) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (55) 
1055  Winchester  Rd.,  44833 

(TeL  419/468-6848) 
Mrs.  Douglas  Smith,  2393  Mt.  Zion  Rd.,  1 

cyrus,  44820)  (Tel.  419/562-3330) 

HOMERVILLE  (Robert  F.  Holmes) 
West  Homer  Brethren  Church  (164) 
Firestone  Rd.,  R.  R.  1,  44235 

(TeL  216/625-2579) 
Donna  Crosby,  R.  R.  1,  Greenwich  Rd.,  Lo 

44254  (TeL  216/948-1136) 

JOHNSTOWN  (Frank  Gardner) 

Grace   Brethren   Church   of   Licking  Cour 

(42) 
P.    O.   Box   30A,   Headley's   Rd.,   Pataska 

43062 

(TeL  614/927-6543) 
Frank  Compton,  22  Lewis  Dr.,  43031  (T 

614/967-7686) 

KETTERING 

Calvary  Brethren  Church  (119) 
2850  E.  Dorothy  Lane,  45420 

(TeL  513/293-5822) 
Mrs.  L.  B.  Ford,  265  E.  Whipp  Rd.,  Dayt< 

45459  (TeL  513/434-2729) 


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IXINGTON  (C.  Dean  Risser) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (181) 
P.  O.  Box  3009  (On  State  Rte. 

W.    Main    St.    and    Steam 

44904 

(Tel.  419/884-2687) 
Mrs.     Janice     Ford,     R. 

419/884-1114) 


97  at  corner  of 
Corners   Rd.), 


R.     7     (Tel. 


\NSFIELD  (J.  Hudson  Thayer) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (306) 
531  Marion  Ave.,  44903 

(Tel.  419/522-3941) 
Mis.  Evelyn  Williams,  189  Ridgewood  Blvd., 

44907  (TeL  419/756-1358) 


STERLING  (Bernard  Simmons) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (99) 
14960  SeviUe  Rd.,  44276 

(TeL  216/939-2841) 
Mis.  Loretta  Beichler,  75  Faiilawn  Ave.,  Ritt- 

man,  44270  (TeL  216/925-1519) 


TROTWOOD  (Charles  E.  Lawson) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (108) 
12  Strader  Dr.,  45426 

(TeL  513/854-2521) 
Mrs.  Ruth  Garber,  6100  Range  Line  Rd.,  West 
Mihon,  45383  (Tel.  513/698-6852) 


VNSFIELD  (George  Wallace) 

Woodville  Grace  Brethren  Church  (205) 

580  Woodville  Rd.,  44907 

(TeL  419/524-8552) 
Mis.  Evelyn  Ridenour,  Box  2626,  44906  (Tel. 

419/524-9811) 

DDLEBRANCH  (Gerald  L.  Kelley) 

Grace  Brethien  Chuich  (146) 

2911  William  St.,  N.E.  (P.  O.  Box  43),  44652 

(TeL  216/499-6691) 
Mis.  Kenneth  Kinsley,  905  Oneida  Trail,  N.E., 

Hartville,  44632  (TeL  216/877-2284) 

NERVA  (Galen  W.  WUey) 
Minerva  Grace  Brethren  Church  (56) 
22797  Ellsworth  Ave.,  44657 

(TeL  216/868-6700) 
MeriU    McConneU,    22612    Circle    Dr.    (Tel. 

216/868-7844) 

IRTON  (Robert  P.  Combs) 
Fiist  Brethren  Chuich  of  Norton  (101) 
3970  Cleveland-Massillon  Rd.,  44203 
(TeL  216/825-6291) 

J  Fred  Thomas,  349  Highland  Ave.,  Wadsworth, 

I       44281  (TeL  216/336-3798) 

TTMAN  (Robert  A.  Russell) 
First  Brethren  Church  (315) 
44  S.  First  St.,  44270 
*       (TeL  216/925-3626) 
Mrs.    Lois    MuUins,    21    Pleasantview    (TeL 
216/925-8591) 

VIKING  SPRING  (Dewey  E.  Conley) 
Grace  Brethren  Chuich  (62) 
Box  55,  45172  (One  block  west  of  State  Rte. 

41  and  two  blocks  noith  of  Rte.  124) 
Ann   Thomas,    R.   R.   2,    Box    318,  Peebles, 

45660  (TeL  513/587-2881) 


TROY  (Ray  E.  Johnson) 

Grace  Brethren  (Thurch  (56) 
527  N.  Market  St.,  45373 

(TeL  513/335-1852) 
Mary    Walters,    719    S.    Walnut 
513/335-1659) 


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UNION  (Ronald  Picard) 

Community  Grace  Brethren  Chuich  (227) 
7260  S.  State  Rt.  48,  45322 

(TeL  513/698-4048) 
Mrs.  Mel  Hendricks,  214  Ranchview  Dr.,  Van- 

dalia,  45377  (TeL  513/898-4913) 


VANDALIA  (Everett  N.  Caes) 

Vandalia  Grace  Brethren  Qiurch  (121) 
810Lany  Ave.,  45377 

(TeL  513/898-6666) 
Mis.  Grace  Davidson,  206  N.  American  Blvd. 

(TeL  513/898-5939) 


WEST  ALEXANDRIA  (Harold  P.  Combs) 
Grace  Brethren  Community  (Dhurch  (100) 
R.  R.  3,  45381  (Vh  mUes  west  of  West  Alex- 
andria) 
Mrs.     Sandra     Swafford,    R.    R.    2    (TeL 
513/839-5291) 


WOOSTER  (Kenneth  B.  Ashman) 
First  Brethren  Church  (611) 
1897   Burbank  Rd.  (Mailing  address:  Box  1, 

44691) 

(Tel.  216/264-9459) 
Mrs.    Glenn    Moore,    church    address    (TeL 

216/345-7470) 


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OREGON 


ALBANY  (Bruce  L.  Button) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (57) 
Eighth  and  Ermine  Sts.  (Mailing  address:  825 

S.  Ermine  St.,  97321) 

(Tel.  503/926-1836) 
Mrs.  Janice  Snook,  4540  Wes  Linn,  Corvallis, 

97330  (Tel.  503/645-2411) 

BEAVERTON  (James  A.  Willett) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (74) 
980  N.W.  180th  St.,  97005  (Corner  of  180th 

and  Walker  Rd.) 

(Tel.  503/645-2411) 
Bina  Bate,  4320  S.W.   173rd,  Aloha,  97006 

(TeL  503/649-5098) 

TROUTDALE  (Roy  Polman) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (26) 
1303S.E.,  Stark  St.,  97060 

(Tel.  503/666-6146) 
Mrs.  Nan  Bonneau,  5745  N.  Commercial  Ave., 

Portland,  97217  (Tel.  503/289-2453) 


PENNSYLVANIA 


ALEPPO 

Aleppo  Brethren  Church  (55) 
P.O.  Box  32,  15310 

(Tel.  412/685-5190) 
Thelma  Jones,  Box  1 1  (Tel.  412/685-5377) 

ALTOONA  (Maivin  E.  Meeker) 
First  Brethren  Church  (115) 
2932  Maple  Ave.,  16601 

(Tel.  814/942-7642) 
Ray     Sell,     Jr.,     892     30th    St.     (Tel. 

814/942-8218) 

ALTOONA  (Simon  T.  Toroian) 
Grace  Brethren  (Thurch  (53) 
Broadway  and  15th  Ave.  (Juniata),  16601 

(Tel.  814/942-8861) 
Miss  Kathleen  Field,  1828  12th  Ave.  (Juniata) 

(TeL  814/942-5851) 

ARMAGH  (David  R.  Plaster) 

Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  (67) 

P.  O.  Box  178,  15920  (At  junction  of  Routes 

56  and  22) 

(TeL  814/446-6685) 
Mrs.  Sandy  Carney,  R.  R.  1,  Box  35,  Seward, 

15954  (TeL  814/446-6523) 


BETHLEHEM  (Ronald  A.  Guiles) 

Lehigh  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  (69) 
580  Bridle  Path  Rd.,  18017 

(TeL  215/694-0984) 
Mrs.  Larry  Ogden,  214  Main,  Freemansbu 

18017  (TeL  215/866-6160) 

BOSWELL  (Harry  J.  Nonnemacher) 

Laurel  Mt.  Grace  Brethren  Church  (52) 
R.  R.  2,  15531  (1  mile  north  of  Jennerstc 

on  old  219) 

(TeL  814/629-5545) 
Mrs.     Shelly    Shumaker,    R.    R.    1    (T 

814/629-5249) 

CHAMBERSBURG  (Earl  Summers) 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
230  S.  Third  St.,  17201  (Mailing  address:  B 

555) 

(TeL  717/264-3767) 

CONEMAUGH  (Don  K.  Rager) 

(Tonemaugh  Grace  Brethren  Church  (120) 
Corner  of  Second  and  Oak  Sts.,  15909  (W 
to:  pastor's  address) 
(Parsonage  TeL  814/539-5333) 
Mrs.   WiUiam   Gillespie,   278   Ross  Ln.  (li 
814/322-4558) 


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CONEMAUGH  (Kenneth  Koontz) 
Pike  Brethren  Church  (247) 
R.  R.  1,  Box  288,  15909  (old  Rte.  22  at  Mi#i80f 

dy's  Corner) 

(TeL  814/749-8721) 
Miss    Barbara    Teeter,    R.    R.     1     (1 

814/322-4889) 


CONEMAUGH  (Marvin  Lowery) 

Singer  Hill  Grace  Brethren  Church  (170) 
R.   R.   1,  Box  151,   15909  (on  Rte.  271 

miles  south  of  Rte.  22  and  Mimdy's  C 

ner) 

(TeL  814/322-4581) 
Opal    Stouffer,    Park    Hill,    R.    R.    1    (1- 

814/539-3281) 


CORAOPOLIS  (Donald  R.  Bowlin) 

Bon  Meade  Grace  Brethren  Church  (28) 
Broadhead  Rd.  and   Locust  Rd.  15108  (.: 

mail  to  church  address) 

(TeL  412/457-6444) 
Mrs.  Dorothy  Dull,  2731  Beaver  Grade  I 

(TeL  412/264-8502) 

DILLSBURG  (Lee  H.  Dice) 

Hope  Grace  Brethren  Church  (55)  I 

P.  O.  Box  275,   17019  (1  mile  east  on  ( 

York  Rd.)  ' 

(TeL  717/432-5332) 
Mrs.  Ruth  Krewson,  R.  R.  1,  Box  88-A,  Y<" 

Springs,  17372  (TeL  717/528-4974) 


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JNCANSVILLE  (John  E.  Gregory) 
Leamersville  Grace  Brethren  Church  (200) 
R.  R.  2,  16635  (4  miles  south  of  Duncansville 

on  U.S.  Rte.  220) 

(Tel.  814/695-3739) 
Mrs.     Donna    Evans,     R.     R.     2     (Tel. 

814/695-7117) 

IZABETHTOWN  (Warren  E.  Tamkin) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (216) 
305  Anchor  Rd.,  17022 

(TeL  717/367-1281) 
Mr.  Patrick  Donley,  R.  R.  1,  Box  810-15  (TeL 

717/367-4268) 

JERETT  (Homer  Lingenfelter) 
Everett  Grace  Brethren  Church  (211) 
14  W.  Main,  15537 

(Tel.  814/652-2697) 
Charles     A.     Wright,     R.     R.     1     (Tel. 

814/652-2840) 


RRISBURG  (Phillip  J.  Simmons) 

Melrose  Gardens  Grace  Brethren  Church  (160) 

2205  SwataraSt.,  17104 

(TeL  717/238-4186) 
John  Long,  908  Bridge  St.,  New  Cumberland, 

17070  (TeL  717/233-1134) 

TBORO  (Kenneth  StoU) 

Suburban  Grace  Brethren  Church  (115) 

749  W.  County  Line  Rd.,  19040 

(TeL  215/675-5818) 
Mrs.   Doris   Ide,   1171  W.  County  Line  Rd. 

(TeL  215/675-5486) 

LLIOAYSBURG  (Richard  Harstine) 

Vicksburg  Brethren  Church  (210) 

R.  R.  1,  Box  555,  16648  (4  miles  south  of 

Hollidaysburg,  off  Rte.  36  at  Brooks  MiU) 

(Tel.  814/695-4240) 
kts.  Margie  Aungst,R.R.l,  (TeL  814/695-9022) 


'EWELL  (Mark  Rhodes) 
race  Brethren  Church  of  Hopewell  (50) 
.  O.  Box  45,  Riddlesburg,  16672  (St.  Rt.  26, 
2  miles  south  of  Hopewell) 
(TeL  814/928-4538) 
klrs.  Rachel  Gonsman,  R.  R.  1,  16650  (TeL 
814/928-4710) 

»||ANA  (Robert  V.  Hooks) 
jrace  Brethren  Church  (9) 
leeting   at    PubUc    Library    Bldg.,  9th  and 

Philadelphia  Sts.,  15701 
vlrs.    Roy   Bowser,    R.    R.    1,    Rural  Valley, 
16249  (TeL  412/783-7778) 


JENNERS 

Jenners  Grace  Brethren  Cliurch  (170) 

Box  151,  15546  (Rte.  601  south  of  Rte.  30) 

(TeL  814/629-9105) 
Mrs.     Deloris    Flanigan,    Box    88    (Tel 

814/629-9471) 

JOHNSTOWN  / 

First  Brethren  Church  (378) 
535  Napoleon  St.,  15901 

(TeL  814/539-7815) 
Mrs.    Lula  Furst,   llT/i  Hickory  St.,   15902 

(TeL  814/539-2711) 

JOHNSTOWN  (R.  John  Snow) 

Geistown  Grace  Brethren  Church  (82) 
730Sunberry  St.,  15904 

(TeL  814/266-9170) 
Darla    Studt,     100     Elsie    Dr.    (Tel. 

814/266-5202) 

JOHNSTOWN  (H.  Don  Rough) 

Riverside  Grace  Brethren  Church  (247) 
700  Liberty  Ave.,  15905 

(TeL  814/288-1165) 
Mrs.     Melvin    Bassett,    107    Walton    (Tel. 

814/288-2342) 

KITTANNING  (Richard  H.  CornweU) 

First    Brethren    Church  of  West   Kittanning 

(276) 
215  Arthur  St.,  16201 

(TeL  412/543-8731) 
Sharon    Hooks,    R.    R.    3,    Box    147    (Tel. 

412/545-1155) 

KITTANNING  (Robert  L.  Bums) 

North  Buffalo  Brethren  Church  (85) 
R.  R.  4,  Box  39,  16201 
(TeL  814/763-7871) 
Mrs.  Judy  Creel,  R  R.  4  (TeL  814/297-3584) 

LANCASTER  (Wesley  Haller) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (237) 
911  Rohrerstown  Rd.,  17601 

(TeL  717/397-9991) 
Mrs.  Beulah  Hykes,  201  Stanley  Ave.,  Landis- 

viUe,  17538  (TeL  717/898-7370) 

LISTIE  (Fred  Wm.  Walter) 

Listie  Brethren  Church  (196) 

P.  O.  Box  65,  15549  (3  miles  north  of  Somer- 
set on  Rte.  281,  1  mUe  east  off  Rte.  281) 

Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Graham,  R.  R.  1,  Friedens, 
15541  (TeL  814/445-5933) 

LITITZ  (Jerry  R.  Young) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Lititz  (195) 
501  W.  Lincoln  Ave.,  17543 

(TeL  717/626-0110) 
Mrs.  Orlena  Felpel,  704  Pine  Hill  Rd.  (Tel. 
717/626-8828) 


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MANHEIM  (Richaid  Placeway) 

Manheim  Grace  Brethren  Church  (146) 
333  E.  High  St.,  17545 

(Tel.  717/665-2334) 
Mrs.    Clyde    Wolgemuth,    R.    R.    2    (Tel. 

717/665-5664) 


MARTINSBURG  (William  H.  SneU) 
First  Brethien  Church  (357) 
Mulberry  and  State  Sts.,  16662 

(Tel.  814/793-2513) 
Mrs.    Byron    Huntsman,    R.    R.    2    (Tel. 

814/793-3573) 


MEYERSDALE  (Raymond  H.  Davis) 

Meyersdale  Grace  Brethren  Church  (293) 
112  Beachley  St.,  15552  (on  U.S.  219) 

(TeL  814/634-5980) 
Mrs.    John   Meyers,    113   Meyers   Ave.   (Tel. 

814/634-8578) 


MEYERSDALE  (Richard  duPont) 

Summit  Mills  Grace  Brethren  Church  (64) 
R.  R.  1,  15552  (West  of  Meyersdale  3  miles 

on  St.  Paul  Rd.) 
Mrs.     Carol     Evans,     R.     R.     1     (Tel. 

814/634-8645) 

MYERSTOWN  (Luke  E.  Kauffman) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (500) 

R.  R.  4,  Box  89,  17067  (on  Rte.  422  east  of 
town) 
(Tel.  717/866-5704) 

Mrs.  Lois  Stouffer,  1419  Sand  Hill  Rd.,  Leba- 
non, 17042  (TeL  717/273-1296) 

NEW  HOLLAND  (Kenneth  E.  RusseU) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (171) 
S.  Kinzer  Ave.  (AU  mail  to  Bo.x  12,  17557) 

(Tel.  717/354-9229) 
Mrs.    Robert    Riehl,    549   W.    Main  St.   (Tel 

717/354-5348) 

PALMYRA  (David  K.  Tath) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (132) 
236  W.  Main  St.,  17078 

(Tel.  717/838-3332) 
Mrs.  Esther  Umberger,  112  Kenmore  Dr.  (Tel. 

717/838-5156) 

PHILADELPHIA  (Roger  L.  Wambold) 
I'irst  Brethren  Church  (128) 
Oxford  Ave.  and  Knorr  St.,  191 1 1 

(Tel.  215/745-2799) 
Mrs.   Katherine  Hardiman,  829  Glenview  St. 
.215/725-7792) 


PHILADELPHIA 

Third  Brethren  Church  (178) 

Ella  and  Tioga  Sts.  (AU  mail  to  204  E.  Tio 

St.),  19134 

(Tel  215/423-8047) 
Mrs.    Joseph  Tyson,   4719   N.   Rosehill  S 

19120  (TeL  215/455-8132) 

SOMERSET  (Qifford  Wicks) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Somerset  (80) 
R.  R.  3,  Felgar  Rd.,  15501 

(TeL  814/445-8645) 
Larry  Pyle,  R.  R.  1  (Tel  814/443-3171) 

STOYSTOWN  (Larry  R.  Weigle) 
Reading  Brethren  Church  (50) 
R.    R.   3,   15563  (Hwy.   281  south,  9  mii 

north  of  Somerset) 
Miss    Marianne    Metzgar,    R.    R.    3 

814/893-5387) 


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TELFORD  (Robert  Griffith) 

Penn  VaUey  Grace  Brethren  Church  (187) 
320  N.  Third  St.,  18969 

(Tel  215/723-5890) 
Mrs.  LoweU  Bergey,  729  Rising  Sun  Rd.  (iflE 

215/723-5720) 


UNIONTOWN  (True  L.  Hunt) 
First  Brethren  Church  (205) 
Grace  Ln.,  15401 

(Tel  412/437-3401) 
Mrs.    Gilbert    Ferree,   713    Morgantown 

(Tel  412/437-6121) 

WASHINGTON  (Shimer  E.  Darr) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (156) 
4  Waynesburg  Rd.,  15301 

(Tel  412/225-8121) 
Mrs.     Dennis    Malone,    R.    R.    2    (T^ 

412/228-0773) 


WAYNESBORO  (Wendell  E.  Kent) 
First  Brethren  Church  (232) 
250  Philadelphia  Ave.,  17268 

(Tel  717/762-5826) 
Mrs.  Joyce  Cordell,  117  Cleveland  Ave. 

717/762-4366) 


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WRIGHTSVILLE  (Leslie  D.  Nutter) 

Susquehanna  Grace  Brethren  Church  (45) 
R.  R.  1,  Box  420-1,  17368 

(Tel  717/252-1233) 
Suellen  E.  Garner,  R.  R.  1,  Windsor,  173( 

(Tel  717/244-0662) 


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YORK  (Robert  D.  Whited) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (157) 
661  N.  Newberry  St.,  17404 

(Tel  717/843-7284) 
Mrs.  Randall  Meyers,  2585  Slatehill  Rd. 

717/767-4354) 


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VIRGINIA 


JMMIT  HILLS  (Maxwell  Brenneman) 
Grace  Brethren  Bible  Church  (47) 
1721  Adams  St.  (Mailing  address:  P.  0.  Box 

10144,  Caparra  Heights,  00922) 

(Tel.  809/782-4466) 
Mrs.  Juan  Canino,  4J-12  CaUe  208,  Colinas  de 

Fair     View,     Rio     Piedras     (Tel. 

809/761-2173) 


ALEXANDRIA  (W.  Carl  Miller) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (136) 
1301    Commonwealth   Ave.,  22301   (Mailing 

address:  P.  O.  Box  2018) 

(Tel.  703/548-1808) 
Mrs.    Iva    Jane    Sisler,    7407   Northrop   Rd., 

22306  (TeL  703/768-2323) 


OUTH  CAROLINA 


IKEN  (Steve  W.  Taylor) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (11) 
P.  O.  Box  63,  29801 

(Tel.  803/648-7078) 
Mr.  Robert  Anderson,  1  28  Burkwood  PI.  (Tel. 
803/648-7300) 

NDERSON  (Marion  Thomas) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (37) 

1603    Whitehall    Rd.,    29621     (at    Liberty- 
Anderson  178,  exit  off  1-85) 
(Tel.  803-224-7330) 

Mrs.  Jack  Broyles,  1607  Whitehall  Rd.  (Tel. 
803/226-6487) 


TENNESSEE 


IHNSON  CITY  (Carlton  FuUer) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (100) 
803  Sunset  Dr.  (Mailing  address:  Box  3626, 

Carroll  Reece  Station,  37601) 

(Tel.  615/929-8691) 
Rick  Kind,  1302  Althea  St. 

(Tel.  615/928-7962) 

EL  FORD  (Donald  W.  Farner) 
Vernon  Brethren  Church  (122) 
R.  R.  1,  Box  480,  37690  (Hwy.  11-E,  6  miles 

west  of  Jonesboro) 

(Tel.  615/257-2880) 
Mrs.  Clara  Henry,  R.  R.  6,  Jonesboro,  37659 

(TeL  615/753-3855) 


EXAS. 


)NGVIEW  (Raymond  E.  Gingrich) 
Grace  Bretlu-en  Church  (14) 
2311  Kentucky  Dr.,  75601 
(Tel.  214/758-5228) 


BOONES  MILL  (J.  Donald  Abshire,  Sr.) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (48) 
State  Rte.  739,  24065 

(Tel.  703/334-5798) 
Mrs.  Vivian  Young,  Boones  Mill, 

(Tel.  703/334-5679) 


BUENA  VISTA  (Lester  W.  Kennedy) 
First  Brethren  Church  (526) 
100  E.  29th  St.,  24416 

(Tel.  703/261-6425) 
Mildred  Hartless,  2446  Hawthorne  Ave.  (Tel. 

703/261-3458) 


COVINGTON  (Keith  L.  Zook) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (262) 
2507   S.   Carpenter  Dr.,  24426  (on  Rte.  18 

south) 

(Tel.  703/962-9541) 
Mrs.  Carl  Griffith,  2508  S.  Carpenter  Dr.  (TeL 

703/962-1033) 


RADFORD  (Roy  E.  Glass) 

Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren  Church  (126) 
Pepper    Ferry    Rd.   at   Lee  Ave.,  24141   (on 

State  Rte.  114) 

(Tel.  703/639-0683) 
Mrs.    Glenn   Watson,   Jr.,    R.    R.    2,   Dubhn. 

24084  (Tel.  703/674-5600) 

RICHMOND  (Ron  E.  Thompson) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (49) 
Robiousand  Cranbeck  Rds.,  23235  (near  Rte. 

60  southwest  of  Richmond) 

(Tel.  804/272-9000) 
Mrs.  Judy  Bryson,  11300  Briarmont  Rd.,  Apt. 

204  (TeL  804/794-8927) 

RINER  (Ronald  Nave) 

Free  Grace  Brethren  Church  (80) 

Drawer  "D,"  24149  (3  miles  south  of  Riner 

on  State  Rte.  8) 
Mrs.    Patricia    Altizer,    P.    O.    Box    83   (TeL 

703/382-2800) 


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ROANOKE  (Charles  A.  Flowers) 

Qearbrook  Grace  Brethren  Church  (116) 

R.  R.  8,  Box  391  A,  24014  (2  miles  south  of 

city  Umits  of  Roanoke  on  Rte.  220) 

(Tel.  703/774-1265) 
Mis.    Molly   Simmons,   R.   R.   8,  Box  468B, 

(TeL  703/774-9680) 

ROANOKE  (Henry  L.  Radford) 

Garden  City  Grace  Brethren  Church  (175) 
3504  Bandy  Rd.  (Mailing  address:  R.  R.  8, 

Box  511,  24014) 

(Tel.  703/344-7239) 
Mrs.  Bessie  E.  McGuire,   R.  R.  2,  Box  454, 

Boones  Mill,  24065  (Tel.  703/774-6024) 

ROANOKE  (M.  Lee  Myers) 
Ghent  Brethren  Church  (252) 
1511  Maiden  Ln.,  S.W.,  24015  (Wasena  Ave. 

and  Maiden  Ln.,  S.W.) 

(TeL  703/345-2788) 
Miss  Ehzabeth  Leah,  3431  PUot  Blvd.,  S.W., 

24018  (TeL  703/989-3415) 

ROANOKE  (James  H.  Wingfield) 
Gospel  Brethren  Church  (100) 
R.  R.  5,  Box  515C,  24014  (Buck  Mt.  Rd.) 

(TeL  703/344-3943) 
Richard  Beasley,  R.  R.  5  (TeL  703/774-5292) 

ROANOKE  (Daniel  S.  Eshleman) 

Patterson  Memorial  Brethren  Church  (262) 
R.  R.  11,  Box  56,  24019  (I'/z  miles  north  of 

State  Rte.  115  on  Hollins  Rd.,  State  Rte. 

601) 

(TeL  703/362-0336) 
Mrs.   Pete   Hite,  728   Commander  Dr.,  N.W., 

24012  (TeL  703/362-5575) 

ROANOKE  (Fred  W.  Devan) 

Washington  Heights  Brethren  Church  (58) 
3833  Michigan  Ave.,  N.W.,  24017 

(TeL  703/366-7040) 
Mrs.  Linda  Smith,  2715  Embassy  Dr.,  N.W., 

24019  (TeL  703/362-2206) 

SALEM  (Roger  O'DeU) 

Wildwood  Grace  Brethren  Church  (18) 
R.  R.  5  (on  Wildwood  Rd.),  24153  (All  maU 
to  pastor's  address) 

SEVEN  FOUNTAINS  (Paul  E.  Dick) 
Trinity  Brethren  Church  (97) 
Mrs.  Isabelle  Ritenour,  Waterlick,  22661 

VIRGINIA  BEACH  (Edward  Lewis) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (91) 
805  First  Colonial  Rd.,  23451 

(TeL  804/428-4254) 
Dr.  Bob  M.  Martin,  320  Bay  Colony  Dr.  (TeL 

804/428-3242) 


WILLIS  (George  W.  HaU) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (37) 

R.  R.  3,  Box  138,  24380  (State  Hwy.  604,  1 

mile  off  St.  Hwy.  799) 

(TeL  703/593-3693) 
Mrs.   Mary  M.   Hall,  R.  R.  3,  Box  138  (Tel. 

703/593-3693) 

WINCHESTER  (Paul  E.  Dick) 
First  Brethren  Church  (451) 
645  Berrwille  Ave.,  22601 

(TeL  703/662-6360) 
Mrs.    Kenneth   Unger.   963    Kinzel  Dr.   (Tel 

703/662-0520) 


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GRAND  VIEW  (Zane  Bull) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (121) 
1 1 1 1  W.  Third  and  J  Sts.,  98930 

(TeL  509/882-3439) 
Margie     Peters,     609     Park    Ave. 

509/882-3359) 


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HARRAH  (Charles  H.  Winter) 
Hariah  Brethren  Church  (148) 
17  W.  Pioneer  St.  (Mailing  address:  P.  O.  Box 

69,  98933) 

(TeL  509/848-2609) 
Mrs.   Rebecca  Pickett,   P.  O.   Box   112  (Tel 

509/848-2892) 

KENT  (James  S.  McClellan) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Kent  (132) 
11135  S.E.  232nd,  98031 

(TeL  206/854-4248) 
Hazel    Bishop,    10548    S.E.    228th    (Tel 

206/854-0784) 

MABTON  (John  R.  Mcintosh) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (77) 
Fifth  and  B  Sts.  (Mailing  address:  Box  216. 

98935) 

(TeL  509/894-4477) 
Mrs.  Peggy  Zeebuyth,  R.  R.  1,  Box  309  (Tel 

509/894-4824) 

PROSSER  (William  L.  Shelby) 

(Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  (38) 
1032  Sheridan  Ave.,  99350 

(TeL  509/786-1675) 
Kathy    McGhan,    R.    R.    2,    Box    283    (Tel 
509/97  3-2296) 

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SPOKANE  (Duane  S.  Jorgens) 

Spokane  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  (43) 
E.  12407  16th  Ave.,  99216 

(TeL  509/924-9575) 
Mrs.  Louise  Sonnenburg,  E.  23521  16th  Ave 
(TeL  509/924-1772) 


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UNYSIDE  (John  R.  TerreU) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (379) 

Seventh  and  Franklin  (Mailing  address:  P.  O. 

Box  87,  98944) 
(Tel.  509/837-6096) 
Miss    Vera   Roderick,    617   S.    8th   St.   (Tel. 
509/837-4762) 


PENISH 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (61) 
507  S.  Juniper  Ave.,  98948 

(Tel.  509/865-4007) 
Jean  Henriksen,  Box  835,  Zillah,  98953  (Tel. 

509/829-5364) 


KIMA  (Dale  C.  Hostettler) 
jrace  Brethren  Church  (129) 
)04  S.  26th  Ave.,  98902 

(Tel.  509/453-3720) 
Mrs.  Arthur  Beddeson,  4206  AUer  Ave.  (Tel. 

509/966-4074) 


WEST  VIRGINIA. 


GRAFTON  (Paul  L.  Mohler) 

First  (Grace)  Brethren  Church  (184) 
46  W.  St.  Charles  St..  26354 

(Tel.  304/265-0043) 
Mis.    Walter    Smith,    203    Grand    St 

304/265-3624) 


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MARTINSBURG  (Mason  Cooper) 

Rosemont  Grace  Brethren  Church  (193) 
117  S.  Ulinois  Ave.,  25401 

(TeL  304/267-6330) 
Mr.    Clarence   Nissley,   church   address   (Tel 

304/267-7238) 

PARKERSBURG  (Ralph  F.  Miller) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (170) 
1610  BUzzard  Dr.,  26101 

(TeL  304/422-5390) 
Mrs.    Mark    Geibig.    25    Meadowcrest    (Tel. 

304/422-7687) 


WYOMING 


CHEYENNE  (WiUiam  D.  Graf) 

First  Brethren  Church  (15) 

Meeting  at  1816  E.  17th  St.  (Capitol  Mortu- 
ary Chapel)   (Mailing  address:  P.  0.  Box 
10208,82001) 
(Tel.  307/632-9152) 

Doris  Harper,  P.  0.  Box  10208 


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Directory  of  Brethren  Ministers 


List  of  ministers  approved  by  District  Conferences  of  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethn. 
Churches,  giving  name,  address,  telephone  number,  and  church  membership.  Men  Usted  are  ordaine 
unless  an  (L)  follows  name,  indicating  licensed.  Name  in  parentheses  following  minister  is  wife's  fii 
name. 

Names  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*)  are  names  submitted  by  the  National  Fellowship  of  Gra 
Brethren  Ministers,  indicating  membership.  Membership  requirements  are  contingent  on  payment 
annual  dues  and  death  benefit.  \ 

The  list  is  for  information  purposes  only  and  does  not  constitute  official  status.  Its  accuracy 
dependent  upon  information  supphed  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co. 


ABSHIRE*,  J.  DONALD  (Colleen) 

R.  R.  1,  Box  41,  Boones  Mill,  Va.  24065 

Clel.  703/334-5798) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


ANDERSON,  R.  DARRELL  (L)  Qrene) 
3431  North  Ave.,  Modesto,  Calif.  95351 

(TeL  209/523-4169) 
Pastor,  La  Loma  Grace  Brethren  Church 


AEBY*,  JOHN  M.  (Joan) 

6946  Dudley  Dr.,  Arvada,  Colo.  80004 

(TeL  303/422-8898) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

AHERN*,  GERALD  (Dorothy  C.) 

16600  Orange  Ave.,  No.  75,  Paramount,  (Talif. 
90723 

(TeL  213/531-2854) 
Minister  of  Evangelism 
Whittier,  Caiif.  (Community),  church 

ALTIG*,  HOWARD  K.  (L)  (Teresa) 

14904   Lakewood  Blvd.,  Sp.   10,  Bellflower, 
Cahf.  90706 
(TeL  213/633-4272) 
Asst.  Pastor,  Norwalk,  Calif.,  church 

ALTIG*,  J.  KEITH  (Vivian) 

16145  Sigman  St.,  Hacienda  Hgts.,  Calif.  91745 

(TeL  21 3/330-5645) 
Retired  Missionary,  Brazil 
Whittier,  Cahf.  (First),  church 

AMENT,  JAMES  D.  (L)  (Lillian) 

466  El  Dorado  St.,  San  Jacinto,  Calif.  92383 

(TeL  714/654-4256) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  (Thurch,  San  Bernar- 
dino, Calif. 


ARMENT*,  ALAN  (L) 

112  W.  Dow  St.,  Tipp  City,  Ohio  45373 
Minister  of  Church  Family  Life,  Union,  Ohi(' 
church 


ARRINGTON*,  A.  HAROLD  (Dorothy) 

1604  Hickory  PL,  Goshen,  Ind.  46526  i 

(TeL  219/533-1380) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ASHMAN*,  CHARLES  H.  (Frances) 
Box  386,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

aeL  219/267-5566)  ' 

Pastor,  Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church 

ASHMAN*,  KENNETH  B.,  D.D.  (Harriet) 
3375  Lakeview  Dr.,  Wooster,  Ohio  44691 

(TeL  216/264-0668) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

AUSTIN*,  GORDON  L.  (Charlotte) 

200  SLxth  St.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/269-2507;  office,  219/267-516 
Director  of  Audiovisuals,  Foreign  Missionai 

Society  of  the  Brethren  CTiurch 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 


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ER*,  SAMUEL  S.  (L)  (Betty  Ann) 

5840  94th  Ave.,  N.,  Pinellas  Pk.,  Fla.  33565 

(TeL  813/546-2172) 
iVssoc.  Pastor,  St.  Petersburg,  Fla.,  church 

LEY*,  THOMAS  A.  (L)  (Jean) 
1507  Maye  St.,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
jrace  Seminary  Graduate  Studies 
-remont,  Ohio,  chapel 

CER»,  BRUCE  (MarceUa) 

!3  Coach  Lane,  Newburgh,  N.Y.  12550 

(TeL  914/564-2567) 
Director,  Northern  Frontier  Camp 
Vheaton,  HI.,  church 

:ER*,  W.  WAYNE  (Eunice) 

124  N.  Rybolt  Ave.,  IndianapoUs,  Ind.  46222 

Retired,  Pulpit  Supply 

'hiladelphia.  Pa.  (Third)  church 

INARD*.  RUSSELL  D.,  D.D.  (Feme  A.) 
Jrace  Village,  Box  337,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 

(TeL  219/267-6986) 
letired,    available-Teaching    and    Preaching 

Ministry 
Vinona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

tTLE*,  DUANE  (L)  (Elaine) 

'575  Poulsen,  Montclair,  Calif.  91763 

(Tel  714/624-1963) 
'astor,  Montclair  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ITLETT*,  DONALD  (Clara) 

109  N.  Church  St.,  Sharpsville,  Ind.  46068 

(TeL  317/963-5358) 
letired.  Pulpit  Supply 
wokomo,  Ind.  (Indian  Hgts.),  church 

)M*,  F.  ARCHER  (EUeen) 
105  AriUo  St.,  San  Diego,  Calif.  92111 

(Tel.  714/277-4992) 
^ilpit  Supply 
Ian  Diego,  Calif.,  church 

IMAN»,  PAUL  R.,  D.D.  (Aldine) 

;09    Gordon    St.,    Longview,    Texas    75601 
(Mailing    address:    LeTourneau    College, 
Longview,  Texas  75601) 
(TeL  214/758-8875 

'^ice    President-Special    Ministries,    LeTour- 
neau College 

x^ngview,  Texas,  church 


BEACH*,  DENNIS  (Louise) 

18007  S.  Gerritt  PI.,  Cerritos,  Calif.  90701 

(TeL  213/926-7452) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Martinsburg,  Pa.,  church 

BEARINGER*,  CHARLES  E.  (Sally) 

R.  R.  5,  Bayer  Dr.,  Waynesboro,  Pa.  1  7268 

(TeL  717/762-9235;  office:  717/762-8411) 
Pastoral  Psychotherapist 
Waynesboro,  Pa.,  church 

BEARINGER*,  E.  H.  (L)  (Elaine) 
Missionary,  Brazil 
Bellflower,  CaUf.,  church 

BEATTY*,  CHARLES  A.  (Ruby) 

1601  Harding  St.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90805 

(TeL  213/423-2531) 
Minister  of  Evangelism 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 

BEAVER*,  S.  WAYNE,  D.D.  (Dorothy) 

1508  Kings  Hwy.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/269-1708) 
Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

BECKER*,  JOHN  H.  (Faith) 
Box  97,  Magnolia,  N.J.  08049 

(Tel.     301/797-5109    Board    of    Evang. 
Phone) 
Natl.  Evangelist,  Board  of  Evangelism 
Hagerstown,  Md.  (Grace)  church 

BELL*,  RICHARD  E.  (Nancy) 

137  Wildridge,  Kokomo,  Ind.  46901 

(TeL  317/457-0209) 
Pastor,     North    Kokomo    Grace    Brethren 
(Thurch 

BERKEMER*,  CHARLES  F.  (L)  (Margaret) 
10331  Woodstead  Ave.,  Whittier,  Calif.  90603 

(TeL  213/947-1479) 
Christian  Bookstore  Mgr. 
Whittier,  (ilif.  (Community),  church 

BERKEY*,  MERLIN  D.  (June) 

Manor  Grove  Village,  Apt.  H-112,  1920  N.E. 

1st  Ter.,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.  33305 

(TeL  305/563-6987) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

BESS*.  S.  HERBERT.  Ph.D. 

1904  Park  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/267-7255) 
Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 


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BETZ*.  RUSSELL  W.  (L)  (Kay) 

1203   "O"   St.   (Mailing  address:  Box  390), 
Beaver  City,  Nebr.  68926 
(TeL  308/268-5821) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

BISHOP*,  DONALD  E.  (Hazel) 

10548  S.E.  228th  St.,  Kent,  Wash.  98031 

(Tel.  206/854-0784) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Kent,  Wash.,  church 


BOGGS*,  RICHARD  (L)  (Dora) 

Star    R.R.    B,    Box    73,    Middlebrook 

Staunton,  Va.  24401 
Clayhole,  Ky.,  church 


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BOULTON*,  J.  DAN  (L)  (Vicky) 

265  Pingree  Dr.,  Worthington,  Ohio  43085 

(TeL  614/885-9651) 
Asst.  Pastor,  Columbus,  Ohio  (Grace)  church 

BOWLIN*,  DONALD  (L)  (Glenna) 
12  Harper  Rd.,  AUquippa,  Pa.  15001 

(Tel.  412/457-6793) 
Pastor,  Bon   Meade  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Coraopolis 

BOWMAN*,  EDWARD  D.  (MUdred) 

1503  Chestnut  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
(Tel.  219/267-7793) 

Materials  Secretary,  Foreign  Missionary  Soci- 
ety 

Warsaw,  Ind.,  church 

BOWMAN,  RANDY  (L) 

365    Dial    Dr.,    Apt.    1-A,    Columbus,   Ohio 

43213 

(Tel.  614/864-6788) 
Asst.    Pastor,    Columbus,   Ohio   (East   Side), 

church 

BOYER*,  JAMES  L.,  Th.D.  (Velma) 
Box  677,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-6769) 
Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

BRACKER*,  GORDON  W.  (Agnes) 
121  Oregon  St.,  Osceola,  Ind.  46561 

(Tel.  219/674-9661) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Osceloa,  Ind.,  church 


BRANDT,  EDWARD  WM.,  Ill  (Janice) 
8316    Nicholson    St.,    New    Carrollton, 
20784 

(Tel.  301/577-4439) 
Washington,  D.C.  (Grace)  church 


Md. 


BRENNEMAN*,  MAXWELL  (Elaine) 

1721   Adams  St.,  Summit  Hills  (Mailingi 

dress:  Box  10144,  Caparra  Hgts.),  Pu( 

Rico  00922 

(TeL  809/782-4466) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Bible  (Hhurch 

BRICKEL*,  CLAIR  E.  (Martha) 

5583    Johnsville-Brookville    Rd.,    Brookv 

Ohio  45309 

(TeL  513/833-3630) 
Pastor,  Brookville  Grace  Brethren  Qiurch 

BROCK*,  JOHN  DALE  (Marian) 

6239  Fillmore  St.,  Rialto,  CaUf.  92376 

(TeL  714/875-7742) 
Pastor,  Rialto  Brethren  Church 

BRUBAKER*,  CLAIR  D.  (Ruth) 

201  Killian  Rd.,  Akron,  Ohio  44319 

(TeL  216/644-6137) 
Cuyahoga  Falls,  Ohio,  church 

BULL*,  ZANE  (L)  (Loraine) 

300  Douglas  St.,  Grandview,  Wash.  98930 

(Tel.  509/882-3690) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

BURK*,  BILL  A.  (Imogene) 
Missionary,  Brazil 
Los  Angeles,  CaUf.,  church 

BURKE*,  JOHN  P.  (Shirley) 

1434  Lyon,  Waterloo,  Iowa  50702 

(TeL  319/233-9056) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  (Thurch 

BURNS*,  JOHN  J.  (Inez) 

705  Wayne  St.,  Alexandria,  Va.  22301 

(Tel.  703/548-0095) 
Washington,  D.C.  (Grace)  church 

BURNS*,  RALPH  S.  (Ruth) 

Box  101,  Leesburg,  Ind.  46538 

(TeL  219/453-4424) 
Pastor,  Leesburg  Brethren  Church 

BURNS*,  ROBERT  L.  (Evelyn) 

R.  R.  4,  Box  39,  Kittanning,  Pa.  16201 

(TeL  814/763-7871) 
Pastor,  North  Buffalo  Brethren  Church 

BURRIS*,  LEE  D.  (Lois) 

451  Kingsgate  Dr.,  Fremont,  Ohio  43420 

(TeL  419/332-2045) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Chapel 

BUTTON*,  BRUCE  L.  (Leanore) 

825  S.  Ermine,  Albany,  Oreg.  97321 

(TeL  503/926-1836) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Oiurch 


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VERS*,  GLENN  C.  (Dolores) 
R.  R.  8,  Box  178,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(Tel.  219/269-1255) 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

VERS*.  Wl  LLIAM  A.  (Betty) 

3039  Hidden  Forest  Q.,  Marietta,  Ga.  30060 
aeL  404/422-6087) 

Asst.  Pastor,  Atlanta,  church;  Southern  repre- 
sentative for  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council 


4ES*,  CLYDE  J.  (Nancy) 
6165  S.W.  First  St.,  Margate,  Fla.  33068 

(TeL  305/974-7048) 
North  Lauderdale,  Fla.,  church 

i\ES*,  EVERETT  N.  (Dorothy) 
463  Goldleaf  Ave.,  Vandalia,  Ohio  45377 

(Tel  513/898-2636) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

!\LLENDER*,  MERVYN  (Jessie) 
486  Sieber  Ave.,  Akron,  Ohio  44312 

(TeL  216/733-8848) 
Children's  EvangeUsm 
Akron,  Ohio  (First)  church 

AREY*,  G.  ARTHUR  (Leah) 
506  Walsh  St.,  Grass  Valley,  Calif.  95945 

(TeL  916/272-2950) 
Pastor,  Community  Brethren  Church 

URTER*,  DONALD  F.  (Dorothy) 
249  N.  Laich  St.,  Anaheim,  CaUf.  92805 

(TeL  714/776-5773) 
Pastor  (Interim),  First  Brethren  Church,  La 

Verne,  Calif. 


\SHMAN*,  EDWIN  E.  (EUzabeth) 
12346  Charlwood,  Cerritos,  Cahf.  90701 

(TeL  213/860-4576) 
Pastor,    BeUflower    Brethren    Church,    BeU- 

flower 

HRISTIE*,  GEORGE  R.  (Phyllis) 
R.   R.   1,  Box  417  AlUson  Wy.,  Goldendale, 

Wash.  98620 

(TeL  509/773-5882) 
Pastor,  Bible  Class  at  Goldendale 

HURCHILL*,  JACK  B.  (Miriam) 
2758  Caulfield  Dr.,  San  Diego,  CaUf.  92154 

(TeL  714/423-7903) 
Missionary,  Mexico 
Long  Beach,  Cahf.  (North),  church 


CHURCHILL*,  KENNETH  (L)  (Virginia) 

344  N.  Glendora  Ave.,  Glendora,  CaUf.  91  740 

(TeL  213/963-3861) 
Pastor,  Glendora  Bible  Brethren  Church 

CLARK*,  EDWARD  (Eleanor) 

657  Linden  Ave.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90802 

(TeL  213/435-2872) 
Asst.   Pastor,   Long  Beach,  Cahf.  (Commun- 
ity), church 

CLASSEN*,  JERRY  J.  (L)  (Doris) 

2901  N.  47th  Ave.,  Omaha,  Nebr.  68104 

(Tel.  402/455-5471) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Bible  Clhurch 

CLOUSE*.  ROBERT  G.  (Bonnidel) 

2122  S.  21st  St.,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.  47802 

(TeL  812/235-5433) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church,  Qay  Qty 

COATS,  GLENN  R.  (Shirley) 

1830  W.  Main  Cross  St.,  Findlay,  Ohio  45840 

(TeL  419/422-3597) 
Findlay,  Ohio,  church 

COBURN*,  FRANK  J.  (Marjorie) 

13025  Bluefield  Ave.,  La  Mirada,  Calif.  90638 

(TeL  213/943-0553) 
Pastor,    Community    Brethren    Church,    Los 
Angeles 

COBURN*,  RICHARD  (L)  (Sheryl) 
R.  R.  6,  Box  230,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(TeL  219/269-3041) 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

COCHRAN*,  WILLIAM  (L) 

4494  S.  Kessler-Frederick  Rd.,  West  Milton, 

Ohio  45383 
Minister  of  Christian  Education 
Union,  Ohio,  church 

COFFMAN*,  CLIFFORD  (L)  (Letitia) 
98-404  Ponohale  St.,  Aiea,  Hawaii  96701 

(TeL  808/488-6006) 
Pastor,  Waimalu  Grace  Brethren  Church 

COLBURN*,  RALPH  J.  (JuUa) 

3490  La  Jara  St.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90805 

(TeL  213/630-2122) 
Pastor,  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church 

COLE*,  GARY  M.  (L)  (Patricia) 

Camelot  Mobile  Village,  436  S.  Nova  Rd.,  Lot 

15,  Ormond  Beach,  Fla.  32074 

(TeL  904/677-9406) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


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COLE*.  WILLIAM  E.  (L)  (Joan) 

97  Ferae  Ln..  Lake  Worth.  Fla.  33463 

(TeL  305  965-0723) 
Pastor,  Giace  Bieihren  Churdi  of  the  Palm 

Beaches 

COLLINS*.  ARTHUR  F.  (IHene) 

1520  E-  Edsai  St..  Mishawaka,  Ind.  46544 

(TeL  219/259-4776) 
PuliHt  Supply 
Osceola.  Ind.,  church 


COLLITT*.  ROBERT  &,  D.D.  (Aliened 

2432  Paradise  Dr..  Hagersto'sra.,  Md.  : 

(TeL  301  '9^-0'60i 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  (Thurch 


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COMBS*.  ROBERT  P.  (Juhe) 

1119  Shannon  A\-e..  Barbaton.  Ohio  44203 

(TeL  21 6;  825-8966) 
Pastor.  First  Brethren  Churdi  of  Norton 

CONE*,  GEORGE  EDWARD  (Grace) 
Bo.x  156.  Portis.  Kans.  67474 

aeL913  36&-»743) 
Retired.  Pastoral  SupfJy 

Pords.  Kans.,  church 

CONNER*.  ALVA  1_  (Janice) 

336  Moonaest  Ln.,  (All  maa  to  Box  1328, 

Santa  Maria,  r.glff  93454) 

aeL  805/937-5605) 
Santa  Maria.  Cahf.,  church 

COOPER*.  MASON  (Alma) 

204  N.  Delaware  Ave.,  MattinsburE,  W.  Va. 

25401 

(Td.  304/267-2039) 
Pastor,  Rosemont  Grace  Brethren  (Thurch 

CORNISH*.  VERNON  (L) 

R-  R.  2.  Box  233,  WTiite  Pigeon,  Mich.  49099 
Elkhart,  lad.,  church 

CORNWELL*.  RICHARD  H.  (Rosalie) 

215  .Arthur  St..  Kirtanning,  Pa.  16201 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

COSGROVE*.  KENNETH  I.  (Gail) 

130  W.  Melford  Aw..  Da\ion.  Ohio  45405 

aeL  513/274-3909) 
Pastor,  North  Ri^erdale  Brethren  (Thurch 

CREES*.  ROBERT  D.  (^ulah) 

Shannon  Creek  Court,  No.  11,  R.  R.  1,  New 

Florence.  Pa.  15944 

aeL  412/235-2448) 
Minister  of  \Tsitation,  Pulpit  Supply 
Armagh,  Pa.,  church 


CRIPE.  GEORGE  (Elaine) 

606  Hartlev  Dr..  Modesto,  Calif.  95350 

(TeL  209/529-1274) 
Modesto,  Cattf.  (La  Loma),  church 


CRIPE.  RICHARD  (L)  (Maiy) 
15860    W.    Von    Sosten    Rd., 

95376 

aeL  209/835-0897) 
Pastor.  Grace  Brethren  Church 


Tiacy, 


Cal    ^ 


CRON*.  RICHARD  (Jo  Ann)  ^^ 

5000  Bowman  Oaks  Wy.,  CarmidiaeL  Cal    IT. 

95608 

aeL  916/483-0930) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Sacramento 


CULVER,  ROBERT  D.  (Celeste) 

935  Robert  Rd..  Lmcoln.  Nebr.  68510 

(TeL  402/488-1554) 
.\uthor/Pastor/Professor 
Harrah,  Wash.,  church 


CUNDIFF*.  C.  DAYTON  (Vehna) 

3813  Long  Meadow  Ave..  N.W..  Roanoke, 

24017" 

aeL  703/342-2876) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Roanoke,  Va.  (Garden  Cit:    - 
church 

CURTIS*.  KENNETH  A.  (Gretchen) 

1901  CaUe  Campana  de  Plata,  Tucson.  Ar 

85705 

aeL  602/792-1114) 
Pastor,  SiherbeB  Grace  Brethren  Church 


CUSTER*.  JAMES  L.  ariceine) 

2515  CarriaEe  Ln..  Powell,  Ohio  43065 

aeL  614/881-5779) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Columbos 


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DARR,  SHIMER  (Helen) 

4  Wa\Tiesbur2  Rd.,  Washington.  Pa.  15301 

(TeL  412/225-9168) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  diurch 

DAVALOS*.  JESUS  (Maria) 

1406  Fern  Ave..  Imperial  Beach,  CaM.  92C 

aeL  714/429-0321) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  San  Ysidro 

DAVIS*.  CHARLES  (L)  (MiDie) 

1001  S.W.  3rd  Ave..  Okeechobee,  Fla.  334' 

aeL  813/763-3240) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


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»AVIS*,  X)HN  J.,  Th.D.  (Carolyn) 
R.  R.  3.  Box  63,  Warsaw.  Ind.  46580 

(TeL  219/267-6033) 
Executive  Vice  President,  Grace  Schook 
Winona  Lake,  Ind..  church 

lAVIS*.  PAUL  A.  (Helen) 

R.  R.  1.  Box  156.  Ridaeway.  Mo.  64481 

(TeL  816/893-5389) 
Leon,  Iowa,  church 

-J  JAVIS*.  RAYMOND  (L)  (Hebe) 

112Beachle>  St..  Meyersdale.  Pa.  15552 

(TeL  814  634-5980J 
Pastor,  Meyersdale  Grace  Brethren  (Thurch 

JeARMEY*,  RICHARD  P.  (Lois) 

161  N.  Trevor.  Anaheim.  Calif.  92806 

(TeL  714/6304878) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Oiurch,  Orange 

»ELANEY«,  TERRYL  (Pauline) 

11232  Thrace  Dr..  Whittier.  Calif.  90604 

aeL  213/944-8680) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Qiurch 

»ELL*,  ROBERT  U  (Betty) 
833  Spruce  St..  Haaerstown,  Md.  21740 

aeL  301/797-9400) 
Xfinister  of  Visitation 
Hagersioft-n.  Md.  (Grace),  church 

ELOE*,  JESSE  B.  (CHadys) 

706  Robson  Rd..  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
aeL  219/269-1313) 

Director  of  Church  Relations,  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society  of  the  Brethren  (Thurch 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 


EVAN*,  FRED  W.,  Jr.,  (Margaret) 
All  mail  to  church  address:   3833  Michigan 

.Ave..  N.W..  Roanoke,  Va.  24017 

(TeL  703/366-7040) 
I^stor,  Washington  Heights  Brethren  Church 

IAZ»,  JOHN  (L)  (Brenda) 
5001    .^popka-V~meland    Rd..    Orlando,   Fla. 

32811 

aeL  305/876-2801) 
ftstor,  (jraoe  Brethren  Oiurch 

ICE*,  LEE  H.  (Reva) 
R.  R.  2,  Dillsburs.  Pa.  17019 

(TeL  717/432-2640) 
Pastor,  Hope  Grace  Brethren  Church 


DICK*,  PAUL  E.  (Esther) 

649  Baryville  Ave..  Wmchester,  Va.  22601 
aeL  703/662-6360) 

Pastor,  First  Brethren  (Thurch,  Winchester; 
and  Trinity  Brethren  Oiurch,  Seven  Foun- 
tains 

r 

DICKSON*,  G.  JAMES  (June) 

145   Rendova  Crrde,  N.A.B.  CJaronado,  San 

Diego.  Calif.  92155  (TeL  714/435-3321) 
U.  S  Nav>-  Chaplain 
Vfansfield,  Ohio  (Grace),  churdi 

DILL1NG*,  JOHN  R. 

2207  Edmar  St.,  Louisville,  Ohio  44641 
Canton,  Ohio,  church 

DIVINE*.  ROBERT  (L)  (Loretta) 

1531  Perth  Wy..  South  Bend.  Ind.  46623 

aeL  219/287-1144) 
.Asst  Pastor.  South  Bend,  Ind.,  church 

DIXON*.  JAMES  G..  Jr.  (Dorothy) 

5920  John  .Adams  Dr..  Camp  Springs,  Md. 

20031 

aeL  301/449-5704) 
Pastor,   Grace   Brethren  (Thurch  of  Greatw 

Washington 

DIXON*.  PAUL  a  (Mary) 

5920  S.W.  Erickson.  Beaverton,  Oi^.  97005 

Pulpit  Supply 

DOCKSTADER*.  GORDON  (.Ann) 
7623  10th.  Buena  Park,  Calif.  90621 

aeL  714/521-5796) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Anaheim 

DOWDY*.  JAMES  P..  Jr.  (L)  (Carol>-n) 
9560  Rstachio  St..  El  Paso,  Texas  79924 

aeL915/7Sl-3409) 
Jfisaonary.  Mexico 
Warsaw,  Ind.,  diurcfa 

DOWDY*.  J.  PAUL.  Sr.  (Dortha) 

5864  Teal  La..  El  Paso.  Texas  79924 

(TeL915,'751-5889) 
Retired  Missionary,  .\rgentina 
Warsaw,  Ind.,  church 

DUNNING*.  HAROLD  L.  (Marguerite) 

4  363    Paramount    Blvd..    Lake  wood,    CaSS. 

90712 

aeL  213/421-5727) 
Minister  of  Missions 
Long  Beach.  Calif.  (Tirst),  chuidi 


.  .,   ICE*.  ROY  M.,  Jr..  (Faye) 
^""    32  Holly  Dr..  PahTi>Ta,  Pa.  1 7078 
aeL  717/838-3361) 
Palmyra,  Pa.,  church 


duPONT.  RICHARD  (L)  (Marie) 
R.  R.  1.  Meyersdale.  Pa.  15552 

(TeL  814/634-8200) 
Pastor,  Summit  Milk  Brethren  Oiurch 


DURKEE*,  SHERWOOD  V.  (Joyce) 
R.  R.  3,  Box  39,  Warsaw,  Ind.,  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-4510) 
Administratot,  Grace  Village 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 


EISELSTEIN*,  PAUL  (Mary) 

2945  Plymouth,  Grand  Junction,  Colo.  81501 

(Tel.  303/243-0203) 
Director,  Camp  Id-Ra-Ha-Je  West 
Denver,  Colo.,  church 

ELWELL*,  JAMES  T.  (Cynthia) 

117  Chandler  Rd.,  Goldsboro,  N.C.  27530 

(TeL  919/7  34-7229) 
Chaplain,  U.S.  Air  Force 
Columbus,  Ohio  (Grace),  church 

ENGLE*,  LOUIS  D.  (Dorothea) 

R.  R.  1,  Box  52,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-4422) 
Leesburg,  Ind.,  church 

ESHLEMAN*,  DANIEL  S.  (Nancy) 

3035    Maplelawn  Ave.,  N.W.,  Roanoke,  Va. 
24012 

(TeL  703/563-9346) 
Pastor,  Patterson  Memorial  Brethren  Chmch 


ESSEX*,  KEITH  (L)  (Louise) 

15723  Aravaca  Dr.,  Paramount,  Calif.  90723 

(TeL  213/421-5727) 
Academic  Dean  of  the  Western  Institute  of 

Bibhcal  Studies 
Long  Beach,  CaUf.  (First),  church 


ETLING*,  HAROLD  H.,  D.D.  (Ada) 

P.O.  Box  718,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/267-5095) 
Director  Emeritus,  GBC  Christian  Education 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 


FARNER*,  DONALD  G.  (Joyce) 

938  CoUege  Blvd.,  Ashland,  Ohio  44805 
Pastor,  Southview  Grace  Brethren  Church 


FARNER*,  DONALD  W.  (Betty  Jane) 
R.  R.  1,  Box  480,  Telford  Tenn.  37690 

(TeL  615/257-2880) 
Pastor,  Vernon  Brethren  Church 

FARNER*.  TIMOTHY  (Sandra) 
Missionary,  Brazil 
Columbus,  Ohio  (Grace),  church 

FEATHER*,  RAY  I.  (Sharon) 

2544  Buchanan  Rd.,  Fremont,  Ohio  43420 

(TeL  419/332-4116) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Fremont,  Ohio,  church 

FETTERHOFF*,  DEAN  (BiUie) 

406  Truth  St.,  Marietta,  Ga.  30060 

(TeL  404/428-8738) 
Pastotf  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Atlanta 

FIKE*,  WALTER  M.  (L)  (Ehzabeth) 
R.  R.  3,  Meyersdale,  Pa.  15552 

(TeL  814/634-0580) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Meyersdale,  Pa.  (Grace)  churcl 

FINK*,  PAUL  R.,  Th.D.  (Mary  Lou) 
R.  R.  8,  Box  5,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(TeL  219/267-3086) 
Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

FIRL*,  ROBERT  L.  (Sandra) 

2055  Raymond  Ave.,  Ramona,  Calif.  92065 

(TeL  714/789-0421) 
San  Bernardino,  Calif.,  church 

FLORY*,  ALBERT  L.  (Reva) 

7928  S.  Newlin  Ave.,  Whittier,  Cahf.  90602 

(TeL  213/698-4069) 
Retired 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 

FLORY*,  WAYNE  S.,  Ph.D.  (Jaqulyn) 

4257  Nelsonbark  Ave.,  Lakewood,  Calif.  907 

(TeL  213/421-7269) 
Professor,  Biola  College 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 

FLOWERS*,  CHARLES  A.  (Maxine) 

R.  R.  8,  Box  391-A,  Roanoke,  Va.  24014 

(TeL  703/774-5697) 
Pastor,  Qearbrook  Grace  Brethren  Church 

FLUKE*,  W.  MAX  (Mary  EUen) 

R.  R.  8,  Box  193,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(Tel  219/267-3704) 
Supt.  of  Construction,  Grace  Village 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

FOREMAN*,  DONALD  L.  (L)  (Jeannine) 

5249  College  View  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Calil 

90041 

(TeL  213/255-5581) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Glendale 


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ORREST*,  DALE  (Joanne) 
100  Rhinehait  St.,  DaUas  Center,  Iowa  50063 

(Tel.  515/992-3798) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

RENCH*,  IVAN  (Arloeen) 
1123  E.  Smith  St.,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(TeL  219/267-3335) 
Instructor,  Grace  Schools 
Warsaw,  Ind.,  church 

RICKE*,  ELMER  (Gloria) 
5015  SouthaU  Ln.,  BeU,  Calif.  90201 

(Tel.  213/582-7033) 
Pastor,  Bell  Brethren  Church 

RIESEN*,  LELAND  I.  (Janelle) 
1864  15th  St.,  Cuyahoga  Falls,  Ohio.  44223 

(TeL  216/923-2718) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ROEHLICH,  HARRY  J.,  Jr.  (L)  (AUene) 
1005  Cleo  St.,  Lansing,  Mich.  48915 

(Tel.  517/482-7147) 
Lansing,  Mich.,  church 

ULLER.  CARLTON  J.  (Vivian) 
2305     Larkspur    Dr.,    Johnson    City,    Tenn. 
37601 

(Tel.  615/929-9572) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ULTON*,  CALVIN  B.  (Josephine) 
1531     Riverdale    Rd.,    S.E.,    Roanoke,    Va. 

24014 

(TeL  703/343-4881) 
Asst.  Pastor,  Roanoke  (Gospel),  church 

UNDERBURG*,  EARLO.  (Thelma) 
Box  3435,  Kenai,  Alaska  99611 
Alto,  Mich.,  church 

UNDERBURG*,  MICHAEL  D.  (Nancy) 
119    Massachusetts    Ave.,    Cumberland,    Md. 
21502 

(TeL  301/724-7223) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


5ARBER*,  MARTIN  M.  (Beverly) 
Missionary,  Africa 
Modesto,  Calif.  (La  Loma),  church 

5ARDNER,  FRANK  H.  (Adelaide) 

4955  Tussic  Rd.,  WesterviUe,  Ohio  43081 

(TeL  614/891-1717) 
Pastor,    Grace    Brethren   Church   of   Licking 

,  Cbunty,  Johnstown 


GARTLAND*,  CLAIR  W.  (Elizabeth) 
457  Lyman  Ln.,  Conemaugh,  Pa.  15909 

(TeL  814/322-1830) 
Supply  Pastor 
Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Pike),  church 

GEGNER*,  LARRY  K.  (Mary) 

5820    Council    Ring    Blvd.,    Kokomo,    Ind. 

46901 

(TeL  317/453-6426) 
Pastor.  Indian  Heights  Grace  Brethren  Church 

GEHMAN*,  ORD  (Thelma) 

151  Outer  Dr.,  Santa  Paula,  Calif.  93060 

(TeL  805/525-3428) 
Retired,  Pulpit  Supply 
Fillmore,  Calif.,  church 

GELSINGER*,  HOWARD  H.  ID 

R.  R.  1,  Robesonia,  Pa.  19551 
Myerstown,  Pa.,  church 

GILBERT,  RALPH  W.  (Nan) 

113  Woodway  Ln.,  Longview,Texas  75601 

(TeL  214/759-4448) 
Professor,  LeTourneau  College 
Longview,  Te.xas,  church 

GILGAN*,  G.  W.,  Jr.  (L)  (Barbara) 

3040  D  Ave.,  N.E.,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa  52402 

(TeL  319/363-1616) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

GILLIS*,  E.John  (Ruth) 

2950  Sycamore,  Simi  Valley,  Calif.  93065 

(TeL  805/527-2618) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Simi  Valley 

GINGRICH*,  RAYMOND  E.,  Sr.,  Th.D.  (Edith) 
2311  Kentucky  Dr.,  Longview,  Texas  75601 

(TeL  214/758-5228) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  and  Professor 

of  Bible,  LeTourneau  College 

GINGRICH*,  ULYSSES  L. 

70  Chipawa  Ave.,  R.  R.  6,  Dover,  Pa.  17315 

(TeL  717/292-4792) 
Pulpit  Supply 
York,  Pa.,  church 

GLASS*,  ROY  E.  (Arlene) 

8  Lee  Ave.,  Radford,  Va.  24141 

(TeL  703/639-9119) 
Pastor,  Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren  Church 

GOODMAN*,  DAVID  (L)  (Nancy) 

1103  Village  Dr.,  BowUng  Green,  Ohio  43402 

(TeL  419/352-0548) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


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GOODMAN*,  MARVIN  L.  (Dorothy) 
Missionary,  Africa 
Modesto,  Calif.  (La  Loma),  church 

GOOSSENS*,  THOMAS  E.  (Martha) 

Dolly  Aim  Apts.,  C-1,  Covington,  Va.  24426 

(TeL  703/962-2806) 
Covington,  Va.,  church 

GRAFF*,  RONALD  A.  (Barbara) 

24692  Belgreen  PI..  H  Toro,  Calif.  92630 

(TeL  714/586-2246) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Saddleback 

Valley,  Mission  Viejo 

GRANT*,  RICHARD  E.  (Mildred) 

3839  Dauphin  Dr.,  N.E.,  Canton,  Ohio  44721 

(TeL  216/492-5512) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

GREGORY*,  JOHN  E.  (Betty) 
R.  R.  2,  Duncansville,  Pa.  16635 

(TeL  814/695-3739) 
Pastor,  LeamersvUle  Grace  Brethren  Church 

GRIFFITH*,  ROBERT  (Joyce) 

517  Wile  Ave..  Souderton,  Pa.  18964 

(TeL  215/723-3881) 
Pastor,   Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Telford 

GRIMM,  MELFORD  H.  (L)  (Thelma) 

5090  Tonya  Wy.,  P.  O.  Box  242,  Carmichael, 

Calif.  95608 
Saaamento,  CaUf.,  church 

GROVE*,  BOYD  A.  (L)  (Kathleen) 

222  Bahney  Ave.,  Myerstown,  Pa.  17067 

(TeL  717/866-6046) 
PrincipaL  Grace  Christian  School 
Myerstown,  Pa.,  church 

GRUBB*,  LUTHER  L,  D.D.  (Janice) 

4080    W.    1st,    No.    107,   Santa   Ana,   Calif. 
92703 

(TeL  714/554-4858) 
Brethren  Home  Missions  Stewardship  Repre- 
sentative 
San  Bernardino,  Calif.,  church 

GUERENA*,  PHILLIP  (Amy) 
Missionary,  Mexico 
Long  Beach,  CaUf.  (North),  church 

GUILES*,  RONALD  A.  (Irene) 

400  Bridle  Path  Rd.,  T/H  39,  Bethlehem.  Pa. 

18017 

(TeL  215/868-9215) 
Pastor,  Lehigh  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church 


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HAAG*,  WALTER  (Alys) 

3760  Sunset  Ln.,  San  Ysidro,  CaUf.  92173 

(TeL  714/428-1563) 
Missionary,  Mexico 
San  Ysidro,  CaUf.,  church 

HALBERG*,  ROY  (Andrea) 

4152  Rose  Ave.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90807 

(TeL  21 3/424-4149) 
Minister  of  Christian  Education 
Long  Beach,  CaUf.  (First),  church 

HALL*,  GEORGE  W.  (L)  (Mary) 
R.  R.  3,  Box  138,  WiUis,  Va.  24380 

(TeL  703/593-3693) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HALL*,  NELSON  E.  (June  E.) 

R.    R.    3,    Box   969-A,   c/o   Grace   Brethi^ 

Church,  Troutdale,  Oreg.  97060 
Toppenish,  Wash.,  church 

HALL*,  RALPH  C.  (EUzabeth) 

R.  R.  8,  Box  225,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(TeL  219/267-3634) 
Secretary    of    Building    Ministries,    Brethre 

Home  Missions  Council 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church  I 

HALL*,  WARREN  (L)  (Qarissa) 

P.  0.  Box  125,  Sunnyside,  Wash.  98944        | 

(TeL  509/837-6560) 
Caretaker,  Clear  Lake  Brethren  Camp;  Bib 

class  teacher 
Sunnyside,  Wash.,  church 

HALLER*,  WESLEY  (Virginia) 

210  Charmayne  Ave.,  Lancaster,  Pa.  17603 

(TeL  717/299-0638) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HAMILTON*,  BENJAMIN,  Th.D.  (Mabel) 
214   S.   Argonne   Rd.,  Warsaw,  Ind.  (Mailij 

address:   Box  701,  Winona  Lake,  4659'' 

(TeL  219/267-7331) 
Retired 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

HAMMERS*,  THOMAS  E.  (Mary)  I 

604  Chestnut  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  4659^ 

(TeL  219/267-5977)  ' 

Alumni  Chaplain  and  Director  of  Memori 

Giving,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 


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,RRIS«,  VERNON  J.  (Glyndowyn) 
323  Devon  Dr.,  Lancaster,  Pa.  17603 

(Tel.  717/299-2928) 
Lancaster,  Pa.,  church 

.RSTINE*,  RICHARD  F.  (Lucene) 

R.  R.  1,  Box  555,  Hollidaysburg,  Pa.  16648 

(Tel.  814/695-4240) 
Pastor,  Vicksburg  Brethren  Church 

lRTMAN*,  JOHN  E.  (Fern) 

632  W.  Wabasha,  Winona,  Minn.  55987 

(Tel.  507/452-7402) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

iTCH*,  BURTON  G.  (Marie) 
14813  Mansa  Dr.,  La  Mirada,  Calif.  90638 

(TeL  213/941-2180) 
Retired  Chaplain  (CoL),  U.S.  Army 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 

iWKINS*,  GILBERT  (RoseUa) 

519  Fern  Ave.,  Jackson,  Mich.  49202 

(TeL  517/784-5403) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

;iN*,  HERMAN  H.,  Jr.  (LueUa) 
1316  S.  43rd  Ave.,  Yakima,  Wash.  98902 

(TeL  509/966-3938) 
Evangelism  and  Supply  Pastor 
Yakima,  Wash.,  church 

IINSMAN*,  WILLIAM  G.  (L)  (Melba) 
No.  21,  Sub.  Lane  4,  Lane  31,  Sec.  2,  Chiang 

Ping  Rd.,  Taichung,  Taiwan,  R.O.C.  400 
Director  of  TEAM  Radio-Taiwan 
Goshen,  Ind.,  church 

ERR*,  ALLEN 

Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First)  church 

NKS*,  DONALD  R.  (Joan) 
R.  R.  1,  Gettysburg,  Pa.  17325 

(TeL  717/334-8634) 
Mgr.  Christian  bookstore 
DiUsburg,  Pa.,  church 

3BERT*,  TAD  K.  (L)  (Vivienne) 
907  Country  Qub  Dr.,  Wooster,  Ohio  44691 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Wooster,  Ohio,  church 

DBSON»,  MELVIN  C.  (PhylUs) 
R.   R.  5,  Box  231,  Dutch  Ridge  Rd.,  Ext., 

Parkersburg,  W.  Va.  26101 

(Tel.  304/422-8285) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Parkersburg,  W.  Va.,  church 

3CKING*,  DAVID  L.  Ph.D.  (Carole) 
701  MarshaU  PL,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90807 

(TeL  213/426-3587) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 


HOCKING*,  DONALD  G.  (Betty) 
Missionary,  Africa 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 

HODGDON*.  EARLE  C.  (Dorothy) 
Missionary,  Brazil 
Wooster,  Ohio,  church 

HOFFMEYER,  JAMES  F.  (Carol) 
R.  R.  2,  BosweU,  Pa.  155  31 

(TeL  814/629-9800) 
Somerset,  Pa.,  church 

HOLMES*,  ROBERT  F.  (Alice) 

9409  Spencer  Rd.,  HomerviUe,  Ohio  44235 

(TeL  216/625-3375) 
Pastor,  West  Homer  Brethren  Church 

HORNEY*,  SAM  (Susan  EUzabeth) 

1217  Vista  Dr.,  Sunnyside,  Wash.  98944 

(TeL  509/837-3865) 
Pulpit  Supply,  Trilingual  Education 
Sunnyside,  Wash.,  church 

HOSTETLER*,  DALE  C.  (L)  (Dorothy) 
910  S.  27th  Ave.,  Yakima,  Wash.  98902 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HOWARD*,  ANTONE  L.  (Dorothy) 

1731  Brookfield,  La  Habra,  Calif.  90631 

(TeL  213/691-9387) 
Whittier,  Calif.  (First),  church 

HOWARD*,  WILLIAM  E.  (Mary) 

304  Porter  Dr.,  Englewood,  Ohio  45322 

(TeL  513/836-6247) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Brookville,  Ohio,  church 

HOWIE,  TERRY  (L)  (Carolyn) 

RO.  Box  713,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/267-7035) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Cbnemaugh,  Pa.  (Singer  Hill),  church 

HOYT*,  ALDO  (L)  (Alice) 
Missionary,  Argentina 
Sidney,  Ind.,  church 

HOYT*,  GARNER  E.  (Myna) 

Woodland  Rd.,  R.  R.  3,  Mahopac,  N.Y.  10541 

(TeL  914/628-4950) 
Professor,  Christian  college 
Canton,  Ohio,  church 

HOYT*,  HERMAN  A.,  Th.D.  (Harriet) 
Box  785,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL.  219/267-6768) 
Educator  and  Minister 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 


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HOYT,  LOWELL  (Lola) 

11400  Kent  Ave.,  N.E.,  Hartville,  Ohio  44632 

(Tel.  216/877-2321) 
Teacher 
Middlebranch,  Ohio,  church 

HOYT*,  LYNN  (L)  (Mary) 
Missionary,  Argentina 
Sidney,  Ind.,  church 

HOYT*,  SOLON  (Kathiyn) 
Missionary,  Argentina 
Canton.  Ohio,  church 

HUGHES*,  THOMAS  D.  (L)  (Sheryl  J.) 

6707  Festina  Dr.,  Paramount,  Calif.  90723 

(Tel.  213/5  31-965  3) 
Minister  of  Discipleship 
Long  Beach,  CaUf.  (First),  church 

HUNT*,  JAMES  E.,  Jr.  (L)  (Mary) 

167  W.  Main  St.,  Newport,  Vt.  05  855 

(Tel.  802/334-7807) 
Missionary,   American  Missionary  Fellowship 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (Community),  church 

HUNT*,  TRUE  L.  (LuciUe) 

350  Morgantown  St.,  Uniontown,  Pa.  15401 

(Tel.  412/437-4488) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 


INGWALDSON*,  LLEWELLYN  D.  (L)  (Pearl) 
3117  W.  OcotiUo,  Phoeni.x,  Ariz.  85017 

(Tel.  602/97  3-4010) 
Phoenix,  Ariz.  (Grace),  church 

INMAN*,  F.  THOMAS  (Geneva) 

2244  Fernwood  Dr.,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

80910 

(TeL  303/597-2620) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


JACKSON*,  EDWARD  A.  (L)  (PoUy) 

P.O.  Drawer  3920,  Kenai,  Alaska  99611 

(Tel.  907/283-4379) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

JACKSON*,  G.  FORREST  (Arlene) 

172  Burgess  Ave.,  Dayton,  Ohio  45415 

(Tel.  513/275-4211) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 


JACOBSON*,  JON  RICHARD  (L)  (Margaret) 
Campus  Crusade  for  Christ,  South  Africa 
Goleta,  Calif.,  church 

JARVIS*,  RONZIL  L.  (L)  (Becky) 
Box  67,  New  Troy,  Mich.  49119 

(TeL  616/426-3121) 
Pastor,  New  Troy  Brethren  Church 

JENKINS*,  CHARLES  LEE  (Janis) 
Box  273,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-6078) 
Chaplain,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

JENSEN*,  RICHARD  S.  (L)  (Pamela  A.) 

1149  WoodviUe  Rd.,  Mansfield,  Ohio  44907 

(Tel.  419/525-1814) 
Principal,  Mansfield  Christian  School 
Mansfield,  Ohio  (Woodville),  church 

JENTES*,  DONALD  (Sylvia) 

4104  Sixth  St.,  N.W.,  Albuquerque,  N.  Ui 
87107 

(Tel  505/345-4935) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

JOHNSON*,  ARTHUR  G.  (Shirley) 
212  Alene,  Ridgecrest,  Calif.  93555 
Beaumont.  Calif.,  church 

JOHNSON*,  GEORGE  A.  (Evelyn) 
Missionary,  Brazil 
Wooster,  Ohio,  church 


Oh 


JOHNSON*,  RAYMOND  (L)  (Marilyn) 
505  W.   Kessler-Cowlesville  Rd.,  Troy, 
45373 

(TeL  513/339-3213) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


JOHNSON*,  STEPHEN  L.  (L) 

15067    LeffingweU   Rd.,   Apt.    11,   Whittii 

CaUf.  90604 

(TeL  213/630-2122) 
Youth  Pastor 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (Community),  church 

JONES*,  EMLYN  H.,  Th.M.  (Kay)  i 

121st  Evacuation  Hospital,  APO  San  Franc 

CO,  CaUf.  96301 
Chaplain  (Major),  U.S.  Army 
Palmyra,  Pa.,  church 

JONES*,  HAROLD  G.  (Fern) 

764  Old  Summeytown  Pike,  Harleysville,  P 

19438 

(TeL  215/256-8261) 
Minister  of  Visitation 
Telford,  Pa.,  church 


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IRGENS*,  DUANE  (Vonnie) 
North    701     Walnut    Rd.,    Spokane,    Wash. 

99206 

(Tel.  509/926-4916) 
Pastor,    Spokane    Valley    Grace    Brethren 

Church 

JLIEN*.  THOMAS  (Doris) 
Missionary,  France 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  (Grace),  church 

JRKE»,  RONALD  H. 

R.  R.  5,  Green  Acres,  Kittanning,  Pa.  16201 

(Tel.  412/545-8501) 
Evangelist 
Kittanning,  Pa.  (First),  church 


XRNS*,  LON  (Sarah) 
5757  Salem  Bend  Dr.,  Dayton,  Ohio  45426 

(Tel.  513/837-6421) 
Retired,  Pastor  Emeritus 
Englewood,  Ohio,  church 

HUFFMAN*.  LUKE  E.  (Sandra) 
R.  R.  4,  Box  89,  Myerstown,  Pa.  17067 

(Tel.  717/866-6325) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ELLEY*,  GERALD  L.  (Janet) 
2023   State   St.,    N.E.,   North  Canton,  Ohio 

44721 

(Tel.  216/877-3493) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Middlebranch 

ENNEDY*,  JAMES  M.  (Virginia) 
111  Kenridge  Rd.,  Akron,  Ohio  44313 

(Tel.  216/836-9456) 
Pastor,  Fairlawn  Brethren  Church 

ENNEDY*,  LESTER  W.  (Lois) 
251  E.  29th  St.,  Buena  Vista,  Va.  24416 

(TeL  703/261-6787) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

ENT»,  HOMER  A.,  Jr.,  Th.D.  (Beverly) 
305  Sixth  St.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-5706) 
President  of  Grace  Schools,  Professor  of  New 

Testament  and  Greek 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

ENT*,  HOMER  A.,  Sr.,  Th.D.  (AUce) 
Grace   Village,  Apt.   113,  Box   337,  Winona 
Lake,  Ind.  46590 
(TeL  219/267-6435) 
Professor  Emeritus,  Grace  Theological  Semi- 
nary 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 


KENT*,  WENDELL  E.  (Patricia) 

250    Philadelphia    Ave.,    Waynesboro,    Pa 

17268 

(Tel  717/762-5826) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

KERN*,  ROBERT  D.  (Dorothy)        ^ 

5  864  C.   R.    Ill   South,  Elkhart,  Ind. 

46514 

(TeL  219/293-6948) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

KETTELL*,  RAYMOND  H.  (Thehna  W.) 

Grace   Village,  Apt.   309,  Box  337,  Winona 

Uke,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/267-2019) 
Retired 
Hagerstown,  Md.  (Grace),  church 

KEY,  CARL  B.  (Patricia) 

635  Karlson  Dr.,  Mansfield,  Ohio  44904 

(TeL  419/756-1513) 
Director  of  Development,  Mansfield  Christian 

School 
Mansfield,  Ohio  (Grace),  church 

KINZIE,  FRED  V. 

19303  Fremont  N.,  Seattle,  Wash.  98133 

Retired 

Harrah,  Wash.,  church 

KLIEVER*,  JAKE,  D.D.  (Freda) 
Missionary,  Chad  Republic,  Africa 
Middlebranch,  Ohio,  church 

KLIEWER*,  ROBERT  C.  (Lillian) 

7612  Appleby  Dr.,  Huntington  Beach,  Calif. 

92648 

(TeL  714/848-2550) 
Pastor,  Westminster  Brethren  Church 

KONVES*,  RUSSELL  E.  (Lois) 

4114  W.  Greenway  Rd.,  Phoenix,  Ariz.  85023 

(TeL  602/938-5315) 
Pastor,  Northwest  Brethren  Church 

KOONTZ*,  CHARLES  H.  (L)  (AUce) 
R.  R.  8,  Box  157,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(TeL  219/267-6013) 
Cbllege  Bookstore  Manager,  Brethren  Mission- 
ary Herald  Co. 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

KOONTZ*,  HERMAN  W.,  D.D.  (Myra) 

774  Fern  Park  Blvd.,  Lot  27,  Fern  Park,  Fla. 
32730 

(Tel.  305/830-9085) 
Retired 
Maitland,  Fla,  church 


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KOONTZ*.  KENNETH  (Janice) 

R.  R.  1,  Box  288,  Conemaugh,  Pa.  15909 

(Tel.  814/749-8721) 
Pastor,  Pike  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Mundy's 
Corner 

KREIMES*,  ROY  E.  (Beverly) 

92  Robbins  St.,  Concord,  N.C.  28025 

(Tel.  704/788-1544) 
Retired,  Pulpit  Supply 
Kittanning,  Pa.  (North  Buffalo),  church 

KRIEGBAUM*.  ARNOLD  R.,  Th.M.  (Laura  E.) 
Box  712,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

aeL  219/267-3627) 
Dean  of  Students,  Grace  College 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

KURTANECK*.  NICKOLAS  (Mickey) 

6153  Pershing  Wy.,  Buena  Park,  CaUf.  90260 

(TeL  714/522-5044) 
Pastor,  Norwalk  Brethren  Church,  NorwaUc, 

Calif. 


LACKEY*.  CLARENCE  H.  (Marian) 
P.O.  Box  6,  Portis,  Kans.  67474 

(TeL  913/368-4831) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  (Hiurch 

LAMBERT*,  MERTON  (L)  (Doris) 

6744  Boer  Ave.,  Whittier,  Calif.  90606 

(TeL  213/695-2093) 
Assoc.  Pastor 
Whittier,  Calif.  (First),  church 

LANCASTER,  JOHN  W.  (Regina) 
Box  82,  Accident,  Md.  21520 

(TeL  301/826-8144) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

LANCE*,  FOREST  F. 

4341  Dorthea  St.,  Yorba  Linda,  CaUf.  92686 

(TeL  714/993-7093) 
Teacher 
La  Verne,  Calif.,  church 


LAPP*,  ROBERT  S.  (L)  (Ruth  M.) 

R.  R.  3,  Box  220,  New  Holland,  Pa.  17557 

(TeL  717/354-9395) 
Assoc.  Pastor 
New  Holland,  Pa.,  church 

LARSON*,  KNUTE  (Jeanine) 

340  Sloan  Ave.,  Ashland,  Ohio  44805  (Mai 

to  church  address) 

(Tel.  419/324-6802) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

LAWSON*,  CHARLES  E.  (Fayth)  " 

317  Whispering  Dr.,  Trotwood,  Ohio  45426 

(Tel  513/854-2066) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

LEECH*,  EDMUND  M.  (Virginia  L.) 

19310  S.  Harvest  Ave.,  Cerritos,  Calif.  90701 

(TeL  213/865-3161) 
Minister  of  Visitation  and  Evangelism 
Bellflower,  Calif.,  church 

LESKO,  PHILLIP  J.  (L)  (Wilda) 

Brethren  Navajo  Mission,  Counselor,  N.  Me; 

87018 

(TeL  505/568-4454) 
Warsaw,  Ind.,  church 

LEWIS*,  EDWARD  (Ruth) 
1145  Kearsarge  Q., 

Virginia  Beach,  Va.  23454 

(TeL  804/481-1284) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

LEWIS*,  EDWARD  A.  (L) 

P.O.  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/267-3928) 
Director  of  Youth  Ministries,  GBC  Christie 

Education 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

LINDBERG*.  PAUL  O.  (L)  (Ann  M.) 

501    Lake   City    Ave.,   White   Sands   Missi 

Range,  N.  Mex.  88002 

(TeL  915/678-1649) 
Chaplain,  U.S.  Army 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (North),  church 


LANDRUM*,  CLYDE  K.  (Ruby) 

1108  Cliestnut  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/267-7005) 
Leesburg,  Ind.,  church 


LINGENFELTER*,  GALEN  M.  (Kathern) 
9320  Barbara  Ln.,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  46804 

(TeL  219/432-3800) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  (Dhurch 


LANDRUM*,  SEWELL  S.  (Hazel) 
379  Broadway,  Jackson,  Ky.  41339 

(TeL  606/666-5050) 
Qayhole,  Ky.,  church 


LINGENFELTER*,  HOMER  (Mary  EUzabeth) 
20  W.  Main  St.,  Everett,  Pa.  15537 

(TeL  814/652-2697) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


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.ORENZ*,  ORVILLE  A.  (Florence) 
R.  R.  2,  Box  282,  Midlothian,  Texas  76065 

(TeL  214/576-3787) 
Chaplain  U.S.  Army,  Retired 
La  Verne,  Calif.,  church 

OWERY*,  MARVIN  E.  (L)  (Dixie  Lee) 
R.  R.  1,  Box  151,  Conemaugh,  Pa.  15909 

aeL  814/322-4581) 
Pastor,  Singer  Hill  Grace  Brethren  Church 

,VNN»,  ARCHIE  L  (Aitie  M.) 
Castle  Green   Apts.,   99   S.   Raymond  Ave., 

Pasadena,  Calif.  91101 

(TeL  213/795-3311) 
Retired 
Roanoke,  Va.  (Patterson  Memorial),  church 


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lACONAGHY*,  HILL  (Dorothy) 
Missionary,  Argentina 
Philadelphia,  Pa.  (First),  church 


(lALAIMARE*.  THEODORE  (Evelyn) 
69  Reata  Ave.,  Ventura,  Calif.  93003 

a'eL  805/647-5258) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  (Thurch,  Fillmore 

/lALE*,  E.  WILLIAM,  Ph.D.  (EUa) 
R.  R.  3,  Box  60,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(TeL  219/267-7427) 
Dean  of  Seminary,  Grace  Schools 
Warsaw,  Ind.,  church 

/lALLES',  MARK  E.  (Phyllis) 
4024  W.  Rancho  Dr.,  Phoenix,  Ariz.  85019 

(TeL  602/931-8530) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


lARKEN*,  DONALD  M.  (Mabel) 
Box  155,  Coolville,  Ohio  45723 

(TeL  614/667-3748) 
CoolviUe,  Ohio,  church 

lARKLEY*.  ROBERT  WM.,Sr.  (IdabeUe) 
2525  Valley  View  Dr.,  Belpre,  Ohio  45714 

(TeL  614/423-5102) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Coolville 

(ARKSBURY*,  DAVID  E.  (L)  (Claudia) 
4148  Ladoga,  Ukewood,  CaUf.  90713 

(TeL  213/425-2383) 
AssL  Pastor 
Bellflower,  Calif.,  church 


MARSHALL*,  JAMES  B.  (Margaret) 

260  W.  Tenth  St.  (Mailing  address:  P.O.  Box 
552),  Peru,  Ind.  46970 
(Tel  317/473-6379) 
Pastor,  Peru  Brethren  Church 

MARTIN*,  CHARLES  M.  (Myra) 

P.O.  Box  316,  Ashland,  Ohio  44805 

(TeL  419/322-8815) 
Ashland,  Ohio  (Southview),  church 

MARTIN*,  ROSS  D.  (Lois  Ann) 

12852  Taylor  St.,  Garden  Grove,  Calif.  92645 

(TeL  714/898-4780) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Qiurch,  Cypress 

MARVIN*,  LYLE  W.,  Sr.  (Pat) 

1320  KnoUwood  Rd.,  Apt.  42-D,  Seal  Beach, 

Calif.  90740 

(TeL  213/430-5106) 
Retired 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 


MATTHES,  QUENTIN  L.  (Norma) 
465-304    Broadmeadows    Blvd., 

Ohio  43214 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  (Grace),  church 


Columbus, 


MAYCUMBER,  RANDALL  E.  (Evelyn) 
10  S.  Pearl  St.,  Covington,  Ohio  45318 

(TeL  513/473-2128) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

MAYES*,  CHARLES  W.,  D.D.  (Marjorie) 
3814  Elm  Ave.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90807 

(TeL  213/424-4508) 
Professor,    Western    Institute    of    Biblical 

Studies;  Bible  Teacher 
Long  Beach,  CaM.  (First),  church 

MAYES*.  HOWARD  W.  (Nancy) 

R.  R.  2,  Box  182,  Pierceton,  Ind.  46562 

(TeL  219/269-2616) 
Administrator;  Lakeland  Cliristian  Academy 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

MAYES*,  JOHN  W.  (Marjorie  F.) 

8814  Highland  Ave.,  Whittier,  Calif.  90605 

aeL  213/698-7565) 
Pastor,  Community  Brethren  (Thurch 

MAYES*,  ROGER  (Ruth  Ann) 

R.  R.  1,  Box  9  D-4,  Myerstown,  Pa.  17067 

(TeL  717/866-7341) 
Minister  of  Visitation  and  Youth 
Myerstown,  Pa.,  church 

MAYHUE*,  RICHARD  L  (L)  (Lois) 

1056  Roche  Q.,  S.,  Cblumbus,  Ohio  43229 

(Tel  614/436-3471) 
Asst.  Pastor 
Columbus,  Ohio  (Grace),  church 


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McBIRNIE*,  ROBERT  S.,  Ph.D.  (Donna) 
5708  YeaiUng,  Lakewood,  Calif.  90713 

(Tel.  213/866-2544) 
Dean,  Western  Graduate  School  of  Theology 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 

McCarthy*,  RICHARD  D.  (Lee) 

37  Gibson  Ave.,  Mansfield,  Ohio  44907 

aeL  419/524-8614) 
Supply  Pastor 
Lexington,  Ohio,  church 

McCLELLAN*,  JAMES  &  (U  (Vivian  R.) 
10825  S.E.  236th  St.,  Kent,  Wash.  98031 

(TeL  206/852-5534) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

McCLELLAN*,  THOMAS  D.  (L)  (Florence  A.) 
6209  Fillmore  Ave.,  Rialto,  C:aUf.  92376 

(TeL  714/874-2012) 
Minister  of  Music,  Principal  Christian  School, 

San  Bernardino,  Calif. 
Montclair,  Calif.,  church 

McCRUM*.  ARTHUR  E.  (L)  (AUce) 

R.  R.  1,  Box  33,  North  English,  Iowa  52316 

(TeL  319/664-3568) 
Pastor,  Pleasant  Grove  Grace  Brethren  Church 

McDonald*,  grant  E.  (Esther) 

1664  Hanson  Ln.,  Ramona,  C:alif.  92065 

(TeL  714/789-1314) 
Retired 
San  Diego,  Calif.,  church 

McDonald*,  H.  FENTON  (Judy) 

1439  Melwood  Dr.,  San  Jose,  Calif.  95118 

(TeL  408/269-6092) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

MclNTOSH*,  JOHN  R.  (D  (Carolyn) 
P.O.  Box  216,  Mabton,  Wash.  98935 

(TeL  509/894-4243) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

McKILLEN*,  J.C.  (Bill)  (Edna) 

5 1 1  S.  Sherwood  Village  Dr.  (Mailing  address: 

P.O.  Box  18023),  Tucson,  Ariz.  85731 

(TeL  602/298-1388) 
Jewish  Mission  Work,  Pulpit  Supply 
Arvada,  Colo.,  church 

MEEKER*,  MARVIN  E.  (Jeralyn) 

2934  Maple  Ave.,  Altoona,  Pa.  16601 

(TeL  814/942-7642) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

MENSINGER*,  EDWARD  (Linda) 
Missionary,  Africa 
Arvada,  Colo.,  church 


MESSNER*,  RICHARD  G.  (Yvonne) 
R.  R.  8,  Box  162,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(TeL  219/267-8415) 
Director  of  Development,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

MEYER*,  NATHAN  M.,  Th-M.  (Mary) 
R.  R.  1,  Hardy,  Va.  24101 

(TeL  703/721-2205) 
Evangelist  and  Bible  Conference  speaker 
Columbus,  Ohio  (Grace),  church 

MILLER*,  CLARK  (Eunice) 

R.  R.  3,  Greencastle,  Pa.  17225 

(TeL  717/597-7356) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Waynesboro,  Pa.,  church 

MILLER,  DAVID  W.  (L)  (Sandra) 

All   mail    c/o    North    Long   Beach   Brethret 

Church,  6095  Orange  Ave.,  Long  Beach. 

Calif.  90805 
Pastor,  North  Long  Beach  Brethren  Church 

MILLER*,  DONALD  F.  (Lois) 
Missionary,  Africa 
Whittier,  Calif.  (First),  church 

MILLER*,  DOYLE  (L)  (Jaynie) 

Brethren  Messianic  Testimony,  469  N.  King; 

Rd.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif.  90048 
Wooster,  Ohio,  church 

MILLER*.  EDWARD  D.  (Eileen) 
Missionary,  Brazil 
Modesto,  Calif.  (Greenwood),  church 

MILLER*,  HOMER  R.  (Donna) 

832  E.  Bank  St.,  Ashland,  Ohio  44805 

(TeL  419/324-3841) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Ashland,  Ohio  (Grace),  church 

MILLER*,  IRVIN  R  (Jane) 

R.  R.  5,  Box  94,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(TeL  219/267-5691) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Warsaw,  Ind.,  church 

MILLER,  J.  PAUL  (EUen) 

1300  Payne  Ave.,  Modesto,  Calif.  95351 

(TeL  209/537-4060) 
Assoc.  Pastor 
Ripon,  Calif.,  church 

MILLER*,  R.  PAUL  (Esther) 

602  Faith  Ter.,  Maitland,  Fla.  32751 

(TeL  305/831-2602) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


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ILLER*,  RALPH  F.  (Nancy) 
2420  VaUey  Rd.,  Parkersburg,  W.  Va.  26105 

(Tel.  304/428-7526) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ILLER*.  ROBERT  E.  A.  (Althea) 
5772  Karen  Ave.,  Cypress,  Calif.  90630 

(TeL  714/995-6140) 
American  Board  of  Missions  to  Jews,  Inc. 
Westminster,  CaUf.,  church 

ILLER*,  THOMAS  (Donna) 
R.  R.  8,  Box  220,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

CTeL  219/267-2533) 
Employee,  BMH  Printing,  Visitation  Minister, 

Winona  Lake  Brethren  Church 
\Vinona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

ILLER*,  W.  CARL  (Mary) 
10  E.  Luray  Ave.,  Alexandria.  Va.  22301 

(TeL  703/548-8359) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ILLER*.  WARD  A.  (Lucille) 
11151  Wildwood  Dr.,  Osceola,  Ind.  46561 

(TeL  219/674-5826) 
Pastor,  Bethel  Brethren  Church 

ITCH  ELL*,  CURTIS  C,  Th.D.  (Patricia) 
14818  Mansa  Dr.,  La  Mirada,  Calif.  90638 

(TeL  213/864-9694) 
Professor  of  Bible,  Biola  College 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (North),  church 

OELLER*,  ROBERT  C.  (L)  (Donna) 
13626  84th,  S.E.,  Alto,  Mich.  49302 

(Tel  616/868-6151) 
Pastor,  Calvary  Brethren  Church 

OHLER*,  HORACE  H.  (Zella) 
63  East  Sherry  Dr.,  Trotwood,  Ohio  45426 

(Tel  513/837-8685) 
Pulpit  Supply;  Teacher  Christian  Institute  of 

Technology 
Dayton,  Ohio  (First),  church 

OHLER*,  PAUL  L.  (Jeanette) 
45    W.    Saint  Charles  St.,  Grafton,   W.   Va. 

26354 

(TeL  304/265-0043) 
Pastor,  First  (Grace)  Brethren  Church 

lONETTE*,  JACK  D.  (L)  (Judy) 

R.  R.  1,  Box  79,  Westernport,  Md.  21562 
j         (TeL  301/463-6657) 
I    Pastor,  Mill  Run  Grace  Brethren  Church 

JOORE*,  GLENN  E.  (Beatrice  M.) 

Lot   33,   R.   R.   26,   Kintner  Estates,  Vestal, 
N.Y. 13850 
,    PiJpit  Supply 

Alto,  Mich.,  church 


MORRIS*,  MICHAEL  (L)  (Kathy) 

8052  Redford  Ln.,  La  Pahna,  Calif.,  90623 

Assoc.  Pastor 

Long  Beach,  Calif.  (North),  church 

MORRIS*,  PAUL  D.  (Patricia) 

RO.  Box  1184,  Avalon,  Calif.  90704 
Counseling,  Writing 
Seal  Beach,  Calif.,  church 

MUNHOLLAND*,  LEROY  (L)  (Gloria) 

1019  N.E.  Maple  Dr.,  Kansas  Qty,  Mo.  64118 

(TeL  816/452-8370) 
Colorado  Springs,  Colo.,  church 

MUTCHLER,  J.  PAUL  (L)  (Linda) 

58806  Ehn  Rd..  Mishawaka,  Ind.  46544 

(TeL  219/259-0142) 
Pastor  of  Youth  and  Music 
Osceloa,  Ind.,  church 

MYERS*,  LEONARD 

c/o  Roy  Lockwood,  R.   R.  2,  Homer,  N.Y. 

13077 
Western  Pa.  district 

MYERS*,  M.  LEE  (Lynette) 

2212  Maiden  Ln.,  S.W.,  Roanoke,  Va.  24015 

(TeL  703/342-2625) 
Pastor,  Ghent  Brethren  Church 


N 


NAVE,  RONW.  (L) 

17  Lee-Hy.  Ct.,  Christiansburg,  Va.  24073 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Riner 

NOLAN,  GARY 

5531  Conifer  Dr.,  La  Pahna,  Calif.  90623 

CTeL  213/921-5694) 
Youth  Pastor 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (North),  church 

NONNEMACHER,  HARRY  (L)  (Sylvia) 
R.  R.  2,  BosweU,  Pa.  15531 

(TeL  814/629-5545) 
Pastor,  Laurel  Mt.  Grace  Brethren  Church 

NORWICK*.  STANLEY  (EUzabeth) 

1048    Ridgewood    St.,    Long    Beach,    Cahf. 

90807 

(TeL  213/423-0109) 
Minister  of  Visitation 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (North),  church 

NUTTER*,  LESLIE  (L)  (Frances) 

126  N.  8th  St.,  Columbia,  Pa.  17512 

(TeL  212/684-7122) 
Pastor,  Susquehanna  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
WrightsviUe 


95 


OGDEN*,  DONALD  E.,  M.M.  (Wanita) 
308  Sixth  St.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-7290) 
Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

OGDEIM*,  W.  RUSSELL  (Betty) 

8400  Good  Luck  Rd.,  Lanham,  Md.  20801 

(TeL  301/552-9660) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

O'NEAL*,  GLENN  F.,  PKD.  (Phoebe) 

1312  W.  North  St.,  Anaheim,  Calif.  92801 

(TeL  714/774-7399) 
Dean,  Talbot  Seminary 
Anaheim,  CaUf.,  church 


PACHECO,  ELOY  (Patsy) 

337    Franklin    Ave.,    Cuyahoga    Falls,    Ohio 
44221 

(TeL  216/923-6289) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Akron,  Ohio  (First),  church 

PADEN*,  R.  BRUCE  (Anita) 
Missionary,  Africa 
Covington,  Va.,  church 

PAINTER*,  HAROLD  D.  (Margaret) 
1050  Richards  Rd.,  Perris,  Calif.  92370 

(TeL  714/657-8725) 
Pastor  of  Senior  Ministries 
Montclair,  CaUf.,  church 

PATRICK*,  JOHN 

2684  E.   Buckner  Ave.,  Fort  George  Meade, 

Md.  20755 
Brethren  Chaplain,  U.S.  Army 
Anaheim,  CaUf.,  church 

PEEK*,  GEORGE  O.,  D.D.  (Mabel) 

5772  Garden  Grove  Blvd.,  Sp.  560,  Westmin- 
ster, CaUf.  92683 
(TeL  213/596-4836) 
Long  Beach,  CaUf.  (North),  church 

PEER*,  EARLE  E.  (AUce) 

417  W.  Water  St.,  Berne,  Ind.  46711 

(TeL  219/589-2006) 
Pastor,  Bethel  Brethren  Church 


PERAZA*,  F.  JAVIER  (OfeUa) 

2414  W.  6th  St.,  Santa  Ana,  CaUf.  92703 

(TeL  714/835-6697) 
Pastor,  Maranatha  Grace  Brethren  Church 

PETERS*,  JACK  K.,  Sr.  (Maxine) 

505  Cherry  Tree  Dr.,  Hagerstown,  Md.  2174( 

(TeL  301/797-3218) 
Pastor,  Maranatha  Brethren  Church 

PEUGH*,  ROGER  D.  (Nancy) 
Missionary,  Germany 
Elkhart,  Ind.,  church 

PFAU*,  GREGORY  (L)  (Rayna) 

2829  Kelly  Ln.,  Pomona,  CaUf.  91767 

(TeL  213/624-7122) 
La  Verne,  Calif.,  church 

PICARD*,  RONALD  (La  Dona) 

410  River  Rd.,  Englewood,  Ohio  45322 

(TeL  513/836-0525) 
Pastor,  Community  Grace  Brethren  Churcl' 
Union 

PICKELS,  W.  HERMAN  (L)  (Sylvia) 
P.O.  Box  8,  Qayton,  Ohio  45315 

(TeL  513/836-1689) 
Pastor,  Clayton  Grace  Brethren  Church 

PIFER*,  LESTER  E.,  D.D.  (Genevene) 

505  School  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/267-7683) 
Executive  Secretary,  Brethren  Home  Missio  j 

Council 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 


PLACEWAY*,  RICHARD  (Nancy  V.) 

R.  R.  5,  Penryn  Rd.,  Manheim,  Pa.  17545 

(TeL  717/665-6622) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  (Hhurch 

PLASTER*,  DAVID  R.  (Virginia) 

R.  R.  2,  Box  354,  New  Horence,  Pa.  159' 

(TeL  814/446-6685) 
Pastor,  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Arms 

PODRAZA*.  JOSEPH  R.  (L) 

2133  Lynn  Ave.,  Lancaster,  Pa.  17601 

(TeL  717/299-5489) 
Minister  of  Youth 
Lancaster,  Pa.,  church 

POIRIER*,  ROBERT  (EUen) 

Send  all  mail  to:  First  Brethren  (Thurch,  16ii 

EarUiam  Dr.,  Dayton,  Ohio  45406 
Minister  of  Outreach  Ministies 
Dayton,  Ohio  (First),  church 


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)LAND»,  LARRY  W.  Ph.D.  (Donna  Lynn) 
3296  N.   Broadmoor  Blvd.,  San  Bernardino, 
Calif.  92404 
(TeL  714/883-5840) 
Director,  Agape  Movement  of  Campus  Cru- 
sade for  Christ 
San  Bernardino,  Calif.,  church 

)LMAN»,  GERALD  (Phyllis) 
212  Katy  Ln.,  Englewood,  Ohio  45322 

(Tel.  513/836-1467) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ILMAN*.  LEO  (Leila) 
1562  Golden  Rain  Rd.,  Apt.  44c,  Seal  Beach, 

CaUf.  90740 

(TeL  213/431-4617) 
Stewardship    Counselor,    Brethren    Financial 

Planning  Service 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 

(LMAN*,  ROY  (L)  (Judy) 
3555    S.E.    35th    Circle,    Troutdale,    Oreg. 
97060 

(TeL  503/666-6146) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

lYNER*,  JAMES  L.  (Charlotte) 
139  Whitehorn  Dr.,  VandaUa,  Ohio  45377 

(Tel  513/898-1550) 
Pastor,    Grace    Brethren    Church   of   Huber 
Heights,  Dayton 

lYNER*.  RANDALL  (EUzabeth) 
2366  Chandler  Ave.,  Fort  Myers,  Fla.  33901 

(TeL  813/939-1276) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Bible  Church 


REMPEL*.  HENRY  G.  (Helen) 

1120    Northwood    Rd.,    Apt.    186-F     Seal 

Beach,  Calif.  90740 

(TeL  213/430-6658) 
Pulpit  Supply,  Evangelism 
Bell,  CaUf.,  church 

RENICK,  JAMES  R.  (L)  (Joyce) 

24,  avenue  Condorcet,  69100  ViUeurbanne, 

France 
Campus  Crusade  for  Christ 
Wheaton,  111.,  church 

RENO,  J.  PAUL  (Carolyn) 

1625  Woodcrest  Rd.,  Hagerstown,  Md.  21740 

(Tel  301/739-8585) 
Pastor,  Gay  Street  Brethren  Church 

RICHARDSON*,  K.  E.  (Virginia  E.) 

193    Christian    Ave.,    N.E.,    Roanoke,    Va. 

24012 

(Tel.  703/563-1743) 
Visitation 
Roanoke,  Va.  (Ghent),  church 

RINKS*,  LLOYD  D.  (Fran) 

1341     E.    Jackson    St.,    Long    Beach,    Calif. 

90805 

(TeL  213/422-4579) 
Minister    of  Hospital  Visitation  and  Senior 

Adults 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 


RISSER*,  C.  DEAN  (Ella  Lee) 

58  HoUday  Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio  44904 

(TeL  419/884-3969) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


iDFORD*,  HENRY  L.  (Vergie  E.) 
R.  R.  8,  Box  511,  Roanoke,  Va  24014 

(Tel.  703/244-7239) 
^Pastor,  Garden  City  Grace  Brethren  (Dhurch 

IvGER*.  ADAM  H.  (E.  Georgenia) 
<  206  S.  3rd.,  Sanford,  N.C.  27330 
(TeL  919/776-6057) 

Retired 

Roanoke,  Va.  (Clearbrook),  church 

\GER*,  DON  K.  (L)  (Hannah) 
115  Oak  St.,  Conemaugh,  Pa.  15909 

(TeL  814/539-5333) 
Pastor,  Conemaugh  Grace  Brethren  Church 


RITCHEY*,  GEORGE  S.  (Laura) 

R.  R.  5,  Box  51,  Duncansville,  Pa.  16635 

(TeL  814/695-8703) 
Pulpit  Supply  (Retired) 
Duncansville,  Pa.,  church 

ROBBINS*,  AUSTIN,  D.D.S.  (Shirley) 
Box  417,  Tuckahoe,  N.L  08250 

(TeL  609/628-2165) 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 

ROBERTS*,  ROY  R.  Ph.D.  (Patty) 

14131    Elystan    Circle,    Westminster,    Calif. 

92683 

(TeL  714/894-0235) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Seal  Beach 

ROCKAFELLOW*,  MICHAEL  (Bonnie) 
603  N.  Ondberg  St.,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Pastor,  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church 


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ROGERS*,  VICTOR  S.  (Vivien  J.) 

10301    Stovall    PL,    N.E.,    Albuquerque,    N. 
Mex.  87112 
(Tel.  505/296-5916) 
Pastor,  Heights  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ROHRER,  F.C.  (Peail) 

774  Fern  Park,  Lot  59,  Fern  Park,  Fla.  32730 

(TeL  305/834-0369) 
Maitland,  Fla.,  church 

ROHRER*.  RICHARD  A.  (L)  (Cathi) 

27085  Val  Deane  Wy.,  Hemet,  Calif.  92343 

(TeL  714/658-7023) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Chittch 

ROOT*,  GERALD  H.  (EUzabeth) 

407  N.  Garland  Ave.,  Dayton,  Ohio  45403 

(TeL  513/252-5294) 
Dayton,  Ohio  (Huber  Heights),  church 

ROUGH*,  H.  DON  (Dorothy) 

R.  R.  3,  Box  151,  Johnstown,  Pa.  15904 

(TeL  814/288-1163) 
Pastor,  Riverside  Grace  Brethren  Church 


SAURER*,  ROGER  (L)  (Susan) 

3160  Sandridge  Ave.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43224 

(TeL  614/475-2021) 
Principal,  Worthington  Christian  Schools 
Columbus,  Ohio  (Grace),  church 

SCHAFFER*,  WILLIAM  H.  (H.  Maurine) 
402  S.E.  Sixth  Ave.,  Auburn,  Wash.  98002 

(TeL  206/833-7810)  | 

Secy.-Treas.,  Board  of  Emergency  and  Retirt 

ment  Benefits  | 

Troutdale,  Oreg.,  church  ' 

SCHEFF,  DAVID  (L)  (HoUy) 

1027  Valley  Forge  Rd.,  No.  182,  Devon,  P 

19333 

aeL  212/687-8078) 
Washington,  D.C,  church 

SCHNEIDER*,  BERNARD  N.,  D.D.  (Mary  E.) 
2436  Gorham  Ave.,  Fort  Myers,  Fla.  33901 

(TeL  813/936-0912) 
Bible  Conference  Work 
Fort  Myers,  Fla.,  church 


RUSSELL*,  KENNETH  E.  (Judith) 

351  E.  Cedar  St.,  New  Holland,  Pa.  17557 

(TeL  717/354-0798) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


SCHROCK*,  LYNN  D.  (Lois) 

3490  Atlas  St.,  San  Diego,  Olif.  92111 

(TeL  714/278-3715) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


RUSSELL*.  ROBERT  (Connie) 

50  Rittman  Rd.,  Rittman,  Ohio  44270 

(TeL  216/925-5356) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

RYERSON*.  MILTON  M.  (Sue) 
R.  R.  1,  Garwin,  Iowa  50632 

(TeL  515/499-2069) 
Pastor,  Carlton  Brethren  Church 


SALAZAR*.  ROBERT  G.  (Marilyn) 

P.O.  Drawer  1068,  Taos,  N.  Mex.  87571 

(TeL  505/758-3388) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  (Hiurch 


SCHROCK*,  NORMAN  E.  (Claudia) 

6090  E.  Los  Angeles  Ave.,  Sp.  101,  SimiV* 

ley,  Calif.  93063 

(TeL  805/522-7053) 
Assoc.   Pastor/Christian  Education-Visitatil 
Simi  Valley,  Calif.,  church 


SCHROCK*,  VERNON  W.  (L)  (Loreta) 

226  Hammond  Ter.,  Waterloo,  Iowa  50702 

(TeL  319/232-7502) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Waterloo,  Iowa,  church 

SCHUMACHER,  JOHN  W.  (Martha  Ann) 

Post  ChapeL  Qtrs.  8855,  Fort  Lewis,  Wa! 
98433 

(TeL  206/964-4540) 
Chaplain  (Major),  U.  S.  Army 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 


I 


SANDY*,  A.  ROLLIN  (Omega) 

900  Robson  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

aeL  219/267-7002) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Sidney 

SARVER*,  RUSSELL  A.  (Alberta) 

2966  E.  Center  Rd.,  Hastings,  Mich.  49058 

(TeL  616/945-9224) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


SCHWARTZ*,  RALPH  R.  (Martha) 
Missionary,  Brazil 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 

SCHWARTZ*,  WALTER  (L)  (Katherine) 
404  S.  Shaffer  St.,  Orange,  Calif.  92666 

(TeL  714/639-6465) 
Jewish  work 
Orange,  CaUf.,  church 


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IIFERT*,  DAVID  (Susan) 

4512  Pasadena  Ave.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90807 

(Tel.  213/428-1723) 
Assoc.  Pastoi 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 

ILLERS*.  RICHARD  D.  (Virginia) 
4661  Janis  Dr.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43227 

(TeL  614/866-4641) 
Pastor,  East  Side  Grace  Brethren  Church 

lACKLETON*,  DONALD  (L)  (Mary) 
828  Stanwood  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  191 1 1 

(Tel.  215/745-7004) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Philadelphia,  Pa.  (First),  church 

IEDD»,  DAN  L.  (L)  (Doris) 
1921  El  Portal  Dr.,  La  Habra,  Calif.  90631 

(TeL  213/691-6925) 
Principal,    Brethren    Elementary   and   Junior 

High  School,  Whittier 
Whittier,  CaUf.  (Community),  church 

lELBY*,  yyiLLIAM  L.  (Dorothy) 
1111  Spokane  Ave.,  Prosser,  Wash.  99350 

(Tel.  509/786-1675) 
Pastor,  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church 

10EMAKER*,  DONALD  PAUL  (Mary) 
2251     Knoxville    Ave.,    Long    Beach,    Calif. 

90815 

(TeL  213/598-5298) 
Bible  Teacher,  Pulpit  Supply 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  (Los  Altos),  church 

40LLV,  JOHN  J.  (L)  (Jennie) 
R.  R.  3,  Hyden,  Ky.  41749 

(TeL  606/672-2520) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Chapel,  Dryhill 

MMONS*,  BERNARD  (Sue) 
13388  Kauffman  Ave.,  Sterling,  Ohio  44276 

(TeL  216/939-2841) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

MMONS*,  PHILLIP  J.  (Ethel) 
2231  Swataia  St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa.  17104 

(TeL  717/232-4186) 
Pastor,    Mebose    Gardens    Grace    Brethren 

1        Church 

VIALS*,  JAMES  R.  (Betty) 
R.  R.  1,  Box  372,  Buena  Vista,  Va.  24416 

(TeL  703/261-6916) 
Buena  Vista,  Va.,  church 

1ITH*,  CHARLES  R.  (Eleanor) 

'  411  Kings  Hwy.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/269-21 30) 
1  Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 


SMITH*,  RICHARD  M.  (L)  (Eloise) 

R  R.  1,  Box  342,  Mineral  Point,  Pa.  15942 

Asst.  Pastor 

Conemaugh,  Pa.  (Pike),  church 

SMITH',  WILLIAM  W.  (PhyUis) 

411  Wooster  Rd.,  Winona  Uke,  Ind.  46590 

(Mailing  address:  Box  295) 

(TeL  219/267-6537) 
Evangelist 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

SMITHWICK,  LARRY  (L)  (Shari) 

23774  Wilma  Ave.,  Ripon,  Calif.  95366 

(TeL  209/599-3351) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

SMITLEY,  LESTER  O.  (Elsie) 

537  Revere  Ter.,  Warminster,  Pa.  18974 

aeL  215/675-0943) 
Mt.  LaureL  N.J.,  church 

SNELL*,  WILLIAM  H.  (Jean) 

306  S.  Mulberry  St.,  Martinsburg,  Pa.  16662 

(TeL  814/793-3685) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

SNIDER*,  R.  WAYNE,  Th.M.,  M.A.  (Hyla) 
Box  691,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/267-4684) 
Professor  of  History,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

SNIVELY*,  HOWARD  M.  (Evelyn  M.) 
R.  R.  1,  BeUville,  Ohio  44813 

(TeL  614/694-6936) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ankenytown 

SNOW*.  R.  JOHN  (LI  (Lucille) 

1217  Scott  Ave.,  Johnstown,  Pa.  15902 

(TeL  814/266-2305) 
Pastor,  Geistown  Grace  Brethren  Church 

SNYDER*,  BLAINE  (Ruth) 

200  13th  St.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/267-7559) 
Accountant,  Winona  i^ke  (Christian  Assembly 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

SNYDER*,  GERALD  (L)  (Joan) 

RO.  Box  540,  Brandon,  Fla.  33511 

(TeL  813/685-4819) 
North  Lauderdale,  Fla.,  church 

SNYDER*,  ROY  B.  (Ruth) 

Missionary,  Africa 

Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.,  church 

SNYDER*,  SHELDON  W.  (Grace) 
Box  45,  Riddlesburg,  Pa.  16672 

(TeL  814/928-4538) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Hopewell,  Pa.,  church 


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SOUTER*,  JOHN  C.  (L)  (Susan) 

21880  Walnut,  Lake  Elsinore,  Calif.  92330 

(TeL  714/674-4195) 
Christian  Writing 
Mission  Viejo,  Calif.,  church 

SOWERS*.  LARRY  B.  (L)  (Ruth) 

1099  Irene  Rd.,  Lyndhurst,  Ohio  44124 

(TeL  216/442-535  3) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Cleveland 

SPENCER*,  ROBERT  F.  (Charlotte) 

R.  R.  1,  Box  321,  Beautyline  Park,  Salix,  Pa. 

15952 

(Tel.  814/487-5508) 
Evangelist  and  Pulpit  Supply 
Johnstown,  Pa.  (Geistown),  church 

SPICER*,  ROBERT  M.  (Kathryn) 

715  Mildred  Ave.,  Somerdale,  N.J.  08083 

(TeL  609/627-0246) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Mt.  Laurel 

SPRUNGER*,  ARTHUR  (L)  (Lynn) 
189  N.  2nd  St.,  Camden,  Ohio  45311 

(TeL  513/452-3636) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

STEFFLER,  ALVA  (Ruth) 

318  E.  Madison  St.,  Wheaton,  111.  60187 

(TeL  312/665-2973) 
Teacher 
Wheaton,  IlL,  church 

STEVENS*,  BILL  (Shirley) 

R.  R.  1,  Box  261,  Qarksville,  Mich.  48815 

(TeL  616/693-2315) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lake  Odessa 

STEWART,  H.  H. 

2031  N.  3rd  St.,  Osborne,  Kans.  67473 
Portis,  Kans.,  church 

STOLL*,  KENNETH  J.  (L)  (Robin) 
3888  Krugel  St.,  Hatboro,  Pa.  19040 

(TeL  215/672-0539) 
Pastor,  Suburban  Grace  Brethren  Church 

STROMAN*,  CURTIS  (L)  (Phyllis) 

241  Bryan  PL,  Hagerstown,  Md.  21740 

(TeL  301/733-0060) 
Pastor,  Calvary  Brethren  Church 

STURLEY*,  JOHN  (L) 

712  Meridian,  South  Pasadena,  Calif.  91030 

(TeL  213/799-0086) 
Pastor,  Fremont  Avenue  Brethren  Church 

STURZ*,  HARRY  A.,  Th.D.  (Helen) 

4681  Newman  Ave.,  Cypress,  Calif.  90630 

(TeL  213/860-9401) 
Professor  of  Greek,  Biola  College 
Cypress,  Calif.,  church 


SUMMERS*,  EARL  L. 

110  Geiser  Ave.,  Waynesboro,  Pa.  17268 

(TeL  717/762-2937) 
Pastor,   Grace   Brethren   Church,   Chambeisi 

burg.  


TABER*,  FLOYD  W.,  M.D.  (Ada) 

101  4th  St.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/267-7548) 
Retired  Missionary  Doctor,  C.A.R. 
Long  Beach,  CaUf.  (First),  church 

TAMKIN*,  WARREN  E.,  Th.M.  (Betty) 
R.  R.  2,  Box  262,  Mt.  Joy,  Pa.  17552 

(TeL  717/653-2584) 
Pastor,   Grace   Brethren   Church,   Elizabetl 
town 

TAYLOR*,  DONALD  R.  (Joyce) 
Ozark  Route,  Moran,  Mich.  49760 

(TeL  906/569-3270) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ozark 

TAYLOR*,  STEVE  W.  (L)  (Patricia) 
8  Cardinal  Circle,  Aiken,  S.C.  29801 

(TeL  803/648-7078) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

TAYLOR*,  TERRANCE  T.  (Elaine) 

170   N.   E.   27th  St.,  Pompano  Beach,  Fl 

33064 

(TeL  305/942-1941) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

TEAGUE*,  KENNETH  L.  (Mary) 

2225  Chestnut  Ave.,  Buena  Vista,  Va.  2441(| 

aeL  703/261-3159) 
Evangelist,  Pulpit  Supply 
Alexandria,  Va.,  church 

TEETER*,  GERALD  W.  (Lillian) 

13500   Judy  Ave.,  N.W.,   Uniontown,  OH 

44685 

(TeL  216/699-3155) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church,  Akron 

TEEVAN*,  JOHN  (Jane) 

1141  Southview  Dr.,  Ashland,  Ohio  44805  i 

(TeL  419/289-1815) 
Assoc.  Pastor 
Ashland,  Ohio  (Grace),  church 

TERAN*,  PHILIP  M.  (L)  (Colleen) 

1216   W.   Louisa  Ave.,   West   Covina,  Ca 

91790 

(TeL  213/337-6772) 
Pastor,  West  Covina  Brethren  Church 


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ERRELL*.  JOHN  R.  (Joanne) 
719  E.  Franklin  Ave.  (Mailing  address:  P.  O. 

Box  87),  Sunnyside,  Wash.  98944 

(Tel.  509/837-6163) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HAYER*,  J.  HUDSON  (Cheryl) 
534  Forest  St.,  Mansfield,  Ohio  44903 

(Tel.  419/522-4433) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HOMAS*,  MARION  R.  (L)  (Yvonne  M.) 
213  Rhodehaven  Dr.,  Anderson,  S.C.  29621 

(Tel.  803/226-4592) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


HOMPSON*,  DAVID  (Mary) 
10807  LeffingweU  Rd.,  Norwalk,  Calif.  90650 

(Tel.  213/868-1374) 
Westminster,  Calif.,  church 

HOMPSON*,  RAYMOND  W.  (Mary) 
405  Administration  Blvd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 

(TeL  219/267-6931) 
Administrative  Assistant,  Foreign  Missionary 

Society  of  the  Brethren  Church 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

10MPS0N*,  ROBERT  W.  (Betty) 

433    Tremont,   Long   Beach,   Calif.   (Mailing 
address:  P.O.  Box  14759,  90814) 
(Tel.  213/434-5220) 

Western  Field  Secretary,  Brethren  Home  Mis- 
sions Council 

Long  Beach,  Calif.  (First),  church 


TRENNER*,  EDGAR  A.  (L)  (Carla) 
1413  Lael  Dr.,  Orange,  Calif.  92666 

(TeL  714/538-2686) 
Orange,  Calif.,  church 

TRESISE*,  FOSTER  (Marguerite) 

95-303  Waioni  St.,  Wahiawa,  Hawaii  96786 

(TeL  808/623-2298) 
Pastor,  Waipio  Grace  Brethren  Church 
DuncansviUe,  Pa.,  church 

TRESSLER*,  J.  WARD  (Agnes  F.) 

1005  Birdseye  Blvd.,  Fremont,  Ohio  43420 

(Tel.  419/332-1323) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

TRUJILLO*.  JOHN  (L)  (Nora) 

Brethren  Navajo  Mission,  Counselor,  N.  Mex 
87018 

(TeL  505/568-4454) 
Pastor,   Community  Navajo  Grace  Brethren 
Church 

TURMAN*,  FRANK  (L)  (Ethel) 

109  S.  Mansard  St.,  Martinsburg,  Pa.  16662 
Vicksburg  Brethren  Church,  HoUidaysburg 

TURNER*.  CHARLES  W.  (June) 

P.O.  Box  336,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/269-2719) 
Executive  Editor  and  General  Manager,  Breth- 
ren Missionary  Herald  Co. 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

TWEEDDALE*,  WILLIAM  F.  (Carol  A.) 

6556  -  21st  St.,  N.,  St.  Petersburg,  Fla.  33702 

(TeL  813/527-9179) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


HOMPSON*,  RON  E.  (Thebna) 
11106  Guilford  Rd.,  Richmond,  Va.  23235 

(TeL  804/320-0000) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


lORNTON*,  CHARLES  G.  (Janice) 
5587    Willow    Hwy.,    Grand    Ledge, 

48837 

(TeL  517/627-4273} 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Oiurch,  Lansing 


Mich. 


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UPHOUSE*,  NORMAN  H.,  Ed.D.  (Miriam) 
R.  R.  8,  Box  110,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(TeL  219/267-4742) 
Professor  Emeritus,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 


TTLE*,  MAYNARD  G.  (Kathleen  M.) 
620  Harding  Way  West,  GaUon,  Ohio  44833 

(TeL  419/468-9271) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


ROIAN*,  SIMON  T.  (Louise) 

105    W.    15th  Ave.   (Juniata),   Altoona,  Pa. 

16601 

(TeL  814/942-3650) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


VULGAMORE,  HOWARD  D.,  M.S.  in  Ed.  (Betty) 
1206  Ranch  Rd.,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(TeL  219/267-7494) 
Principal,  Warsaw  Christian  School 
Warsaw,  Ind.,  church 


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WAGNER*,  ROBERT  (L) 

6525  HaUeck  St.,  District  Heights,  Md.  20028 

(Tel.  301/736-3741) 
Assoc.  Pastor 
Temple  Hills,  Md.,  church 

WALLACE*,  GEORGE  K.  (Judith) 

460  Brenda  Dr.,  Mansfield,  Ohio  44907 

(Tel.  419/524-5315) 
Pastor,  Woodville  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WALTER*,  DEAN  I.  (L)  (Peggy) 

9811  Caltor  Ln.,  Oxon  Hill,  Md.  20022 

(TeL  301/248-2213) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Temple  Hills,  Md.,  church 

WALTER*,  FRED  WM.  (Lyda  M.) 
P.O.  Box  65,  Listie,  Pa.,  15549 

(TeL  814/445-5602) 
Pastor,  Listie  Brethren  Church 

WAMBOLD*,  ROGER  L.  (L)  (Phyllis) 
822  Knorr  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  19111 

(TeL  215/745-6021) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Chiuch 

WARD*,  RUSSELL  M.  ("D.D.") 

3342  Valerie  Dr.,  Dayton,  Ohio  45405 

(TeL  513/274-6939) 
Pastor,  Basore  Road  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WEAVER*,  SCOTT  L.  (Betty  Lou) 

57530  Red-Bud  Ln.,  R.  R.  3,  Elkhart,  Ind. 

46514 

(TeL  219/674-9674) 
Pastor,  Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

South  Bend 

WEDERTZ*,  LARRY  (L)  (Jonnie  Lou) 

Brethren    Navajo    Mission    and    Boarding 

School,  Counselor,  N.  Mex.  87018 

(TeL  505/568-4454) 
Superintendent,  Brethren  Navajo  Mission 
Temple  City,  Calif.,  church 

WEIGLE*,  LARRY  (Joyce) 

P.O.  Box  5,  Stoystown,  Pa.  15563 

(TeL  814/893-5422) 
Pastor,  Reading  Brethren  Church 

WEIMER,  RON  (L)  (Vivian) 

1318  W.  36th  St.,  Davenport,  Iowa  52806 

(Tel.  319/391-9996) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


WELBORN*,  GLEN  H.  (Agnes) 

606  N.  Main  St.,  Leon,  Iowa  50144 

(TeL  515/446-6189) 
Pastor,  Leon  Brethren  Church 

WELTMER*,  DONALD  (MarUyn) 
125  Xavier  St.,  Denver,  Colo.  80219 

(TeL  303/936-5224) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WHITCOMB*,  JOHN  C,  Th.D.  (Norma) 
R.  R.  8,  Box  159,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

(TeL  219/267-8243) 
Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

WHITED*,  ROBERT  D.  (Jeannette) 

1797  San  Gabriel  Dr.,  York,  Pa.  17402 

(TeL  717/757-3128) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WICKS,  CLIFFORD  (Janet) 
R.  R.  3,  Somerset,  Pa.  15501 

(TeL  814/445-8645) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WILDISH*,  CURTIS  B.  (L)  (Mary) 

325  Valley  View  Dr.,  Beaumont,  CaUf.  9222 

(TeL  714/845-5752) 
Pastor,  Cheny  Valley  Brethren  Church 

WILEY*.  GALEN  W.  (Elsie) 

22713  Ellsworth  Ave.,  Minerva,  Ohio  44657 

(TeL  216/868-3296) 
Pastor,  Minerva  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WILHELM*,  GEORGE  F.  (Lou) 

R.    R.    1,   Cool  Qeek  Rd.,  Wrightsville,  I 
17368 

(TeL  717/252-2587) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Elizabethtown,  Pa.,  church 

WILLARO,  WILLIAM  (Phyllis) 

239  Fifth  Ave.,  Hill-N-Dale,  Brooksville,  F 

33512 

(TeL  904/796-7172) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WILLETT*,  DAVID  (L)  (Helen) 

5537   N.  Temple   City   Blvd.,   Temple  G 
CaUf.  91780 
(TeL  213/286-6739) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WILLETT*,  JAMES  A.  (Geordina) 

18020  S.W.  SaUx  Ridge,  Aloha,  Oreg.  9700^ 

(TeL  503/645-3138) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Beaverton 


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ILLETT*.  JOHN  (Linda) 
1304  Chesterton  Ln.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43229 

(Tel.  614/885-3337) 
Assoc.  Pastor 
Columbus,  Ohio  (Grace),  church 

ILLIAMS*,  ROBERT  (Lenora) 
105  Seminary  Dr.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

(TeL  219/267-5477) 
Missionary  on  Furlough 
Kittanning,  Pa.  (First),  church 

ILLIAMS*,  ROSCOE  (Fern  E.) 
121  S.  Colleen,  La  Habra,  Calif.  90631 

(Tel.  213/697-5860) 
Minister  of  Sunday  School  and  Visitation 
Whittier,  CaUf.  (Community),  church 

ILLIAMS*,  RUSSELL  L.  (Margaret  E.) 
8809  E.  Salmon  Falls  Dr.,  Sacramento,  Calif. 

95826 

(Tel.  916/363-0612) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Grass  Valley,  Calif.  (Community),  church 

ILSON*,  ROBERT  (Judy) 
909  Lyon  St.,  Des  Moines,  Iowa  50316 

(Tel.  515/262-5290) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

I LT*,  KENNETH  E.  (Iva) 
2310  Manor  Rd.,  York,  Pa.  17404 

(Tel.  717/764-5363) 
Retired,  Pulpit  Supply 
Dillsburg,  Pa.,  church 

INGARD*.  EDWARD  N.  (Norma) 
Danville,  Ohio,  church 

INGFIELD*,  JAMES  H.  (Mildred) 
R.  R.  8,  Box  282 A,  Roanoke,  Va.  24014 

(Tel.  703/344-3043) 
Pastor,  Gospel  Brethren  Church 

INGFIELD*,  D.  MICHAEL  (L)  (Joyce) 
I  236  Gates  St.,  Elyria,  Ohio  44035 

(Tel.  216/323-5090) 
'  Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

INTER*,  CHARLES  H.  (L)  (MarUyn) 
18  W.  Pioneer  St.,  (Mailing  address:  P.O.  Box 

69,  Harrah,  Wash.  98933 

(Tel.  509/848-2609) 
Pastor,  Harrah  Brethren  Church 

ITT*,  G.  DOUGLAS  (Margie) 

7004  Peters  Creek  Rd.,  N.W.,  Box  37,  Roan- 
oke, Va.  24019 
(TeL  703/563-9102) 

Youth  Pastor 

Roanoke,  Va.  (Patterson  Memorial),  church 


WIT2KY*,  GENE  E.  (Margaret) 

5935  Red  Oak  Dr.,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.  46815 

(TeL  219/486-3158) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WOODRUFF*,  PAUL  (Jan) 

4331  N.  High  School  Rd.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

46254 

(TeL  317/293-1103) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WOOLMAN*,  LLOYD  (L)  (Elizabeth  L.) 
1435  Arbutus  Ave.,  Chico,  Calif.  95926 

(TeL  916/345-3438) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


YOUNG*,  JERRY  R.  (Loreen) 

R.  R.  5,  Box  434,  Manheim,  Pa.  17545 

(TeL  717/665-2322) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lititz 

YUNKER*,  ROBERT  L.  (Evelyn) 

6091  N.  Poplar,  Apt.  E.,  Fresno,  Calif.  93704 

(TeL  209/439-7860) 
Elkhart,  Ind.,  church 


ZIELASKO*,  JOHN  W.  (Jeane) 

114  -  15th  St.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
(TeL  219/267-4808) 

General  Director,  Brethren  Foreign  Mission- 
ary Society 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  church 

ZIMMERMAN*,  C.  S.  (Ruth  M.) 

5035  Longmore  Ct.,  Dayton,  Ohio  45424 

(TeL  513/233-7711) 
Pulpit  Supply,  Bible  Teacher 
Trotwood,  Ohio,  church 

ZOOK*,  KEITH  L.  (L)  (Millie) 

115  E.  Phillip  St.,  Covington,  Va.  24426 
(TeL  703/962-9541) 

Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


HOPKINS*,  RICHARD  (L) 
VIERS*,  JOHN  (L) 

Both  men  licensed  by  the  Northcentral  Ohio 
District.  No  further  information  available. 


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NATIONAL  BRETHREN   BOARDS 

Board  of  Evangelism,  Dr.  Robert  Collitt,  First  and  Spruce  Sts., 
Hagerstown.  Maryland  21740 

Board  of  Ministerial  Emergency  and  Retirement,  Rev.  William  H. 
Schaffer,  secy.-treas.,  402  S.E.  6th  Ave.,  Auburn,  Washington  98002 

Brethren  Home  Missions  Council.  Brethren  Investment 

Foundation,  and  Brethren  .Architectural  Service:  Box  587,  Winona 
Lake.  Indiana  46590 

Brethren  Missionary'  Herald  Co..  College  Bookstore  and  BMH 
Printing;  Box  544,  Winona  Lake.  Indiana  46590 

Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Brethren  Church.  Box  588, 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 

GBC  Christian  Education,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 

Grace  Schools,  Box  397,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 

Grace  Village  Retirement  Complex.  P.O.  Box  337,  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana  46590 

National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Men,  president :  Lyle  W. 
Marvin.  Jr.,  1 1 468  Miscou  Way.  Cypress,  Cahf .  90630.  Director  of 
Boys  Ministries:  Jack  Cline.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  First  and 
Spruce  Sts.,  Hagerstown.  Maryland  21740.  Treasurer:  Roger  Han- 
cock, 6675  Worthington-Galena  Rd..  Worthington,  Ohio  43085 


STATISTICAL   FORMS 

will  be  mailed  to  all  churches  the  latter  part  of  December.  Deadline  for  their 
return  is  February  28,  1977.  They  should  be  mailed  to  David  R.  Grant.  P.  O. 
Box  587,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590.  Be  sure  your  forms  are  mailed  on  time,  as 
this  wiU  assure  the  seating  of  your  church  delegates  during  the  first  business 
session  when  conference  officers  are  elected. 

CREDENTIAL  BLANKS 


are  mailed  in  June  to  all  churches.  An  envelope  is  included  for  return  to  the 
Missicmary  Herald  Co.  The  membership  committee  urges  all  churches  to  mail 
promptly  the  list  of  their  delegates,  along  with  their  check  for  40c  per  member. 
Hease  foUow  the  instructions  in  the  letter  which  will  be  included  with  the 
credential  forms  you  receive. 

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1977  District  Conferences 

I 

Allegheny— Camp  Albryoca,  May  6-7 

Florida-Maitland,  Fla.,  April  28-30 

Indiana— Oakwood  Park,  Syracuse,  Ind.,  April  29-May  1 

Iowa— Des  Moines,  Iowa,  June  24-26 

Michigan— New  Troy,  Michigan,  April  28-30 

Mid-Atlantic— Messiah  College,  Grantham,  Pa.,  May  27-29 

Northern  Atlantic— Messiah  College,  Grantham,  Pa.,  May  27-29 

Nor-Cal— March  4-5.  Place  to  be  determined 

Northcentral  Ohio— Grace  Brethren  Church,  Fremont,  Ohio,  April  29-30 

Northeastern  Ohio— Ohio  Baptist  Acres,  April  23 

Northwest- Harrah,  Wash.,  March  10-12 

Rocky  Mt.  Region— Place  and  date  to  be  announced 

Southeast— Garden  City  Brethren  Church,  Roanoke,  Va.,  May  19-21 

Southern  California-Arizona— Whittier  Community  Brethren  Church,  Whittier, 

Calif.,  May  3-6 
Southern  Ohio— First  Brethren  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio,  May  23-25 
Western  Pennsylvania— Place  and  date  to  be  announced 


NOTICE 

t  of  names  and  addresses  such  as  this  is  sought  by 
>ns  and  enterprises  which  desire  it  for  a  variety  of 
OSes.  The  circulation  of  this  directory  is  CON- 
ED TO  MEMBERS  OF  THE  BRETHREN 
RCH,  and  the  directory  MUST  NOT  be  used  as  a 
:efor  a  mailing  list. 


Tight  1976  by  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald 
Inc.,    Winona    Lake,     Indiana.    All    rights    re- 


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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY 


DECEMBER   1976 


Reflections  By  Still  Wsteri 


Time  and  distance  are  two  factors  that  color  the  imagi- 
nations of  us  all.  As  Christmas  approaches  each  year  the 
memories  of  our  childhood  come  into  vivid  action.  We 
lookback  and  thinkof  those  early  Christmases  in  our  young 
Trees.  The  thoughts  of  bright  decorations  on  the  tree  and 
even  the  choice  of  that  very  favorite  tree  itself  move  us 
back  over  the  years  and  help  us  forget  all  of  the  unpleasant 
moments  of  dragging  hours  till  Christmas  Eve. 

There  are  memories  of  the  Christmas  program  at  the 
church  both  as  a  spectator  and  as  a  participant.  In  the  early 
years  of  childhood  as  we  sat  in  the  balcony,  we  watched 
the  results  of  the  transformation  of  the  pulpit  area  from 
the  place  the  pastor  presented  his  sermons  (in  words  we 
little  ones  did  not  always  understand).  On  the  night  before 
Christmas  the  aud'rtorium  was  dark;  the  pulpit  gone.  The 
floodlights  made  the  scene  the  center  of  attraction,  for 
now  it  was  a  place  where  angels  in  long,  flowing  robes  of 
white  and  little  halos  on  their  heads  were  making  announce- 
ments about  the  coming  to  earth  of  the  One  who  was  to  be 
called  Jesus.  The  bathrobes  transformed  for  one  evening 
the  dress  of  the  performers  into  the  likeness  of  the  clothes 
worn  by  the  people  in  the  Holy  Land.  Tomor- 
row morning  the  robes  would  serve  their 
normal  roles  at  the  breakfast  table  to 
keep  warm  the  little  ones.  But,  for 
this  one  great  evening  we  saw  the 
shepherds,  and  Wise  Men,  and 
the  manger  scene. 

As    I    looked   down   from 
the  balcony  in  the  darkness 
and   heard   the  songs  and 
choruses    telling    of   this 
great  event,    my  child- 
hood   heart    felt    a 
warmth    of    almost  un- 
describaWe   joy.   There 
were  a  lot  of  questions 
as    to    v^y    this    I'rttle 
Child    born   so   long  ago 
could  have  such  an  effect 
on  all  of  us  present  in  the 
auditorium  that  night.  But  I 
could   not  deny  the  certainty 
that    it   all    had  to  be  true.  At 
times  the  program  seemed  a  little 
long,    and    I  wondered  when  they 
were  going   to  get  to  the  place 
where  they  promised  to  pcss  out 
the  boxes  of  candy  to  us  little 
ones.  And  then  it  was  off  to 
home  and  the  presents  and  the 
warmth  of  family  love.  All  of  these  mem- 
ories make  Christmases  such  wonderful  occasions 
as  we  reflect  upon  them  3s  the  years  go  by. 

But    before   the   Christmas    pageants    and   family 
celebrations,  minus  a  few  thousand  years,  there  was 
a   basis   for   all   those   childhood   memories.  The 
enactments  of  the  real  event  may  bear  some  sem- 


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blance  to  it  all.  It  must  have  been  another  one  of  those 
times  when  most  people  felt  it  would  have  been  better 
for  the  government  to  have  stayed  out  of  their  lives. 
They  probably  grumbled  that  there  was  an  easier  way  for 
a  population  census  to  be  taken.  After  all  why  disturb 
everyone  by  making  him  return  to  his  home  territory  to 
accommodate  the  census  resulting  from  government  bu- 
reaucracy? What  the  masses  did  not  understand  was  that 
God  was  working  through  the  lives  of  people.  Jesus 
was  to  be  bom  in  Bethlehem  of  Judaea,  and  the  census 
was  God's  way  of  using  circumstances  to  fulfill  His 
pwophecies. 

The  people  forced  to  gather  in  Bethlehem  missed  the 
most  important  event  in  history.  It  happened  in  their  midst, 
but  they  were  going  about  the  necessary  duties  not  know- 
ing that  God  was  changing  the  course  of  the  whole  world. 
God    was   fulfilling    His    promise   to    mankind    by   provid- 
ing   a    solution    to    the    problems   of   time   and    eternity. 
Christ  the  Son  of  God  was  to  be  born  that  night  of  a  virgin. 
The    visiting    people    in   the    little   town  of   Bethlehem 
were  searching  for  places  to  stay  and  to  bed  down  their 
animals.  They  were  greeting  old  friends  they  had 
not  seen  for  years.  There  was  the  return  and 
regathering    of    members   of   the   family 
who  had  drifted  away  to  other  parts 
of  the  land.  Now  they  were  back 
home,   and   the    interference  of 
government    inadvertently 
brought  a  family  festival  at- 
mosphere to  the  communi- 
ty. They  feasted  and  cele- 
brated   and    missed    the 
greatest    of    all    nights. 
In   the   quietness  of 
one    section    of   town, 
in  a  stable,  the  histori- 
cal   and  spiritual  event 
happened.     Christ    was 
bom,     now     there     was 
God   in   flesh— the  Saviour 
had    been    born.    The  she(> 
herds    knew    it  only   because 
of     a     special     announcement 
by   the    angels.    Others    of   the 
visiting  masses  missed  the  miracle 
in  town  that  night.  But  the  angels 
in  heaven  did  not,  and  the  Spirit 
of  God  later  saw  it  recorded  in  a 
book    called    the   Bible.   Jesus 
came     to    give    eternal     life 
through  His  birth  and  death,  and  I  must 
admit  I  still  like  to  look  down  from  the  balcony 
and   listen  to  the  children   tell  and  relive  the  story 
of  the  coming  of  the   Christ  Child.   But  now  the 
questions  are  answered,  and  I  know  Him  and  the 
full  story  of  His  coming. 
Charles  W.  Turner 
Editor 


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FOREIGN  MISSIONS 
4       The  Source  of  Missions 

6  Getting  Down  to  the  Basics 

7  Mexican  Gems 

8  FMS  News  from  Here  and  There 
10       "Please  bless  this  undershirt" 

HOME  MISSIONS 

13  A  Record  Stretch 

14  Thinking  and  Thanking 

16      America's  Greatest  Gift  Foretold 

GRACE  SCHOOLS 

27  Grace 

28  Testimonies  from  a  Day  of  Prayer 
30       Martin  Luther  and  Music 

WOMEN  MANIFESTING  CHRIST 

20       Hidden  Beauty 

22  Christmas  Greeting 

23  Thank  You 


GBC  CHRISTIAN  EDUCATION 

33  S.S.  Spells  Splendid  Secret 

34  Operation  Barnabas! II 

35  Girl  of  the  Year 

BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD 

2       Reflections  By  Still  Waters 
12       BMH  News  Summary 
19       BMH  Newest  News 
25       Best  of  the  Books 


Cover  Photo:   A  street  scene  in  Jerusalem. 
(Photo  by  H.  Armstrong  Roberts) 

Volume  38,  Number  22.  December 

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P.O.  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 

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Editor 
Charles  W.  Turner 

Managing  Editor 

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EVANGaiCAL  PRESS  ASSOCIATION 


Dear  Editor 


D  I  have  for  sometime  been  an  admirer  of 
your  denominational  publication,  the  Herald. 
You  manage  to  combine  a  sprightly  editorial 
touch  with  top-notch  layout  and  press  know 
how.  It's  among  the  best  church  periodicals 
I'm  acquainted  with. 

Your  November  1  issue  arrived  today  and  I 
had  a  hearty  laugh  in  reading  Margaret  Hull's 
article,  "Keep  off  the  Grass."  My  wife  and  I 
spent  25  years  in  missionary  service  in  Zaire. 
The  article  rang  all  sorts  of  familiar  bells  for 
me  as  I'm  sure  it  would  for  anvone  who  has 


lived  in  a  manner  in  .Africa  which  allows  ready 
access  of  local  folk  to  parcel  and  property. 
The  insights  and  conclusion  of  the  article  are 
such  that  I'd  like  to  share  them  with  our  folk 
in  Africa.  Would  this  be  possible? 

In  the  past  year  or  so  I've  had  the  pleasure 
of  becoming  acquainted  with  Jack  Zielasko 
and  Ray  Thompson  and  have  appreciated 
them  and  their  insights  very  much. 

Ma\  the  Lord  bless  you  in  your  ongcnng 
editorial  ministry.— A^/j-5rer/i/-e/j  Foreign  Mis- 
sion Organization,  Indiana 


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booi<,"  a  guide  for  nnissionaries  and  mission- 
ary candidates,  carries  the  "Statement  of 
Function"  of  the  Foreign  Missionary  Soci- 
ety. It  is  being  reproduced  in  two  parts,  the 
first  of  which  is  printed  here.) 

i.   PURPOSE 

The  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of 
the  Brethren  Church,  although  incor- 
porated as  a  separate  organization,  is 
an  arm  of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches.  The  Society  exists 
to  provide  the  machinery,  the  funds, 
the  personnel,  and  the  experience 
necessary  to  cross  cultural  and  lin- 
guistic boundaries  in  order  to  preach 
the  Gospel  effectively.  In  other  words, 
the  purpose  of  the  FMS  is  to  provide  a 
mission  organization  through  which 
members  of  the  FGBC  can  fulfill  their 
responsibility  to  world  evangelism. 
The  provision  of  funds  and  personnel 
by  FGBC  churches  determines  the  ex- 
tent to  which  the  FMS  can  fulfill  its 
purpose. 

II.  PROGRAM 

The  FMS  has  two  major  goals:  1) 
the  redemption  of  men,  and  2)  the 
planting  of  indigenous  churches 
(multiplying  congregations).  It  is  the 
second  of  these  aims  that  makes  the 
operation  of  the  FMS  much  more  dif- 
ficult and  complex  than  that  type  of 
mission  whose  concern  is  primarily  the 
first  aim  and  only  incidentally  (if  at 
all)  the  second.  In  a  day  when  some 
are  content  with  gradual  evangelism, 
and  care  little  for  results,  BFMS  feels 
that  the  task  is  not  accomplished  until 
there  are  measurable  results  in  the 
form  of  committed  Christians  func- 
tioning together  in  local  congregations. 
In  fact,  the  Great  Commission  (Matt. 
28:18-20)  makes  it  clear  that  the  task 
of  the  church  is  not  fulfilled  by  merely 
announcing  the  message.  People  are  to 
be  brought  into  a  faith  relationship 
with  Jesus  Christ  where  they  experi- 
ence forgiveness  of  sin  and  newness  of 
life.  But  beyond  this  they  are  also  to 
congregate  into  functional  Christian 
churches  where  they  may  be  estab- 
lished in  Christian  doctrine,  life,  and 
service.  The  aim,  therefore,  of  the 
FMS  is  to  seek  those  methods  which 
will  successfully  result  in  the  redemp- 
tion of  men  and  the  establishment  of 
local  churches. 

6  D  Herald  . ;  ^fiw<u^ 


III.   POLICY 

The  policy  of  Brethren  Foreign  Mis- 
sions is  to  carry  on  the  work  in  a 
manner  that  will  result  in  a  communi- 
ty of  believers  (church)  who  have  em- 
braced the  teachings  of  Jesus  Christ 
and  applied  them  to  their  own  culture. 
These  local  churches  should  be  suffi- 
cient in  themselves  as  to  leadership 
(self-governing),  needs  (self-support- 
ing), and  growth  (self-propagating). 
While  recognizing  the  dangers  of  a 
hyper-indigenous  approach  to  mis- 
sions, the  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
maintains  its  conviction  of  the  basic 
rightness  of  this  policy,  and  seeks  mis- 
sionaries who  understand  and  are  will- 
ing to  practice  indigenous  church- 
planting  methods. 


IV.   PLAN 

It  would  be  an  illusion  to  assume 
that  all  activities  engaged  in  by  mis- 
sionaries will  result  in  reaching  the 
goal.  Many  good  programs  were  initi- 
ated on  mission  fields  with  the  hope 
that  eventually  people  would  be  saved 
and  churches  started.  The  end  result 
was  seldom  attained— simply  because  it 
was  assumed  that  a  church  would  be 
the  natural  outcome  of  the  endeavor 
without  any  definite  planning  to  attain 
the  goal.  The  planting  and  growth  of 
churches  does  not  just  happen.  In 
order  to  reach  the  goal,  it  is  clear  that 
aims  must  be  established,  plans  formu- 
lated, and  personnel  trained,  moti- 
vated, and  assigned.  When  Jesus  said 
that  He  would  build  His  church,  it  is 
very  evident  from  a  study  of  the  Scrip- 
tures and  church  history  that  He 
planned  to  accomplish  the  church- 
building  goal  through  His  followers. 
Church  building  and  growth  occur 
where  Christians  have  worked  toward 
organization  and  growth.  Brethren 
missionaries  work  together  on  a  strat- 
egy plan  for  each  field,  seeking  to  co- 
ordinate their  talents  and  activities  so 
that  the  major  goals  are  reached. 

V.    PRIORITY 

One  of  the  major  dangers  to  mis- 
sions today  is  the  attempt  on  the  part 
of  many  to  focus  the  major  thrust  in 
missions  on  social,  economic,  ecologi- 
cal, and  political  problems.  While 
recognizing  that  these  problems  exist, 
and  by  no  means  being  calloused  to 
the  sufferings  of  mankind,  missions 
must  insist  that  its  priority  goal  is  the 
redemption  of  sinners  from  the  guilt, 
penalty,  and  power  of  sin.  Hugh 
Thompson  Kerr  expressed  it  well  when 
he  said:  "We  were  sent  not  to  preach 
sociology,  but  salvation;  not  eco- 
nomics, but  evangelism;  not  reform, 
but  redemption;  not  culture,  but  con- 
version; not  progress,  but  pardon;  not 
a  new  social  order,  but  a  new  birth; 
not  revolution,  but  regeneration;  not 
renovation,  but  revival;  not  resuscita- 
tion, but  resurrection;  not  a  new  or- 
ganization, but  a  new  creation;  not  de- 
mocracy, but  the  Gospel;  not  civiliza- 
tion, but  Christ.  We  are  ambassadors, 
not  diplomats." 

(To  be  concluded) 


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Jfteoeiean  Gems 

from  the  Capital 


Laura  Guerena  has  spent  most  of  her  life 
in  Mexico-in  a  very  large  city-Mexico  City, 
capital  of  the  country.  Now,  having  reached 
college  age  and  being  a  freshman  at  Grace 
College,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana-doesn't  life 
seem  very  different-maybe  lonely? 

But  Lory  is  an  MK  (missionary  kid).  And 
MKs  get  used  to  being  uprooted  periodical- 
ly, and  are  perhaps  more  used  to  making 
adjustments  than  are  many  other  young 
people.  Lory  explains  that  her  family  has 
traveled  between  Mexico  City  and  the  States 
numerous  times  (to  fulfill  residence  require- 
ments in  the  country).  She  has  spent  time  in 
Montana  where  her  grandmother  was  a  mis- 
sionary to  the  Indians  (she  passed  away  only 
recently),  as  well  as  in  California  where  her 
dad  comes  from  and  where  all  his  relatives 
live.  Even  now  she  has  been  gone  from 
home  since  last  May.  The  adjustments  which 
new  college  students  often  find  difficult, 
haven't  seemed  to  bother  Lory  so  much. 
What's  more,  she  has  a  roommate  who  has 
spent  some  time  in  Mexico  herself. 

When  questioned  about  whether  she  con- 
siders it  an  advantage  or  a  disadvantage  to 
be  a  missionary  kid.  Lory  says  there  are 
both  advantages  and  disadvantages.  Advan- 
tages include  the  benefits  of  travel,  of  know- 
ing a  second  language,  and  of  having  met 
many  people.  On  the  other  hand,  people  ex- 
pect MKs  to  be  very  knowledgeable  on  vari- 
ous matters,  and  expect  them  always  to  be 
models  of  behavior-whereas  they  are  really, 
after  all,  more  or  less  just  like  ordinary 
young  people.  Lory  adds  that  people  in 
Mexico  think  of  all  Americans  as  being  rich; 
"even  though  they  know  we  aren't,"  still 
they  can't  seem  to  erase  the  idea  from  their 
minds. 

The  fact  that  Lory's  father  Is  of  Mexican 
ancestry  has  been  an  advantage  in  their 
work;  this  has  made  the  Guerena  family 
more  readily  accepted  in  Mexico. 

The  youth  group  in  Mexico  City  is  a 
large  one  and  has  reached  over  60  in  attend- 
ance. However,  the  average  is  more  like  30 
to  40,  or  was  when  Lory  left  last  May.  With- 
out a  doubt.  Lory  and  her  brothers,  Phil  and 


Martin,  have  been  a  drawing  card  in  attract- 
ing other  youth. 

When  asked  how  they  make  the  con- 
tacts. Lory  says  that  while  some  have  been 
drawn  from  school,  music  lessons  at  the 
conservatory,  and  various  other  activities, 
most  contacts  have  been  made  right  in  their 
own  neighborhood.  However,  she  says  that 
in  Mexico,  people  in  a  middle-class  area  such 
as  theirs  just  don't  tolerate  regular  door-to- 
door  work.  Also,  you  don't  usually  say  to 
another  kid,  "Come  to  a  Bible  study";  that 
sounds  like  "religion,"  and  for  most  of  them 
in  Mexico  "religion"  has  a  different  con- 
notation. But  invitations  are  given  to  come 
over  for  games  and  something  to  eat,  and 
when  the  visitors  get  there,  they  see  that 
Christians  can  have  fellowship  and  fun  with- 
out the  trappings  of  rites  from  the  Catholic 
church. 

Lory  mentions  one  young  man  whose 
name  is  Edgar,  whom  they  had  spoken  to  in 
the  conservatory  but  he  had  never  re- 
sponded by  coming  to  a  youth  meeting.  For 
three  years  they  lost  track  of  him.  Then 
when  an  Easter  Sunday  was  approaching,  a 
group  of  youth  was  observing  "Sabado  de 
Gloria"-that  is,  Saturday,  the  day  before 
Easter,  when  the  custom  is  to  have  water 
fights!  Young  people  enter  into  this  enthusi- 
astically and  end  up  "all  wet"! 

There  in  an  area  where  there  are  blocks 
and  blocks  of  apartment  buildings,  during 
the  water  fights  a  fellow  emerged  who 
looked  familiar.  And  who  was  it  but  Edgar, 


whom  they  hadn't  seen  for  so  long;  it  seems 
he  had  just  moved  to  the  area.  He  was  in- 
vited into  the  Guerena  home,  and  there  Mis- 
sionary Phil  Guerena  started  to  witness  to 
him.  When  Edgar  realized  what  the  senior 
Guerena  was  saying,  he  responded:  "No, 
don't  tell  me— I  want  to  hear  this  from  Lory 
and  her  brothers!"  That  is  how  Edgar  came 
to  know  Christ  as  his  Saviour  and  Lord-and 
he  has  proved  a  faithful  and  profitable  mem- 
ber of  the  group.  Presently  he  is  the  one  in 
charge  of  the  musical  part  of  their  program. 

At  present  it's  necessary  for  the  youth 
group  to  rotate  from  home  to  home  for 
their  meetings,  and  this  is  difficult.  Lory 
says.  It  just  points  up  the  need  for  a  church 
building  for  the  Brethren  in  Mexico  City. 
But  in  spite  of  this,  the  group  has  reached 
the  point  of  really  branching  out,  reaching 
out  to  others. 

Lory  mentions  that  the  young  people 
who  have  come  to  Mexico  City  with  the 
summer  TIME  programs  have  always  proved 
an  inspiration  and  a  help. 

Though  now  feeling  somewhat  "con- 
fined" in  a  small  town  compared  to  the 
huge,  sprawling  metropolis  of  Mexico  City, 
Lory  knows  she  is  here  for  a  purpose.  God 
hasn't  yet  revealed  to  her  the  work  He'd 
have  her  do,  but  Lory  does  feel  she's  prepar- 
ing for  some  type  of  full-time  Christian  serv- 
ice. And  she  knows  she's  backed  up  by 
those  many  friends  in  Mexico  City  who  are 
praying  for  her.-Marcia  Wardell 


FMS  News 
from  Here  and  There 


he  great  need  in  Africa 
for  scliools  was  a  theme  that  the 
Brethren  were  hearing  often  during  the 
mid-1950s.  Charles  Taber,  then  one  of 
the  newer  missionaries  on  the  field, 
was  especially  involved  in  the  work 
with  schools.  Young  people  of  that 
land  were  demanding  the  opportunity 
for  an  education  and  yet  there  were 
far  too  few  government  schools  to  care 
for  the  need.  Besides,  after  being  edu- 
cated in  government  schools  or  in 
Catholic  schools,  young  people  usually 
emerged  with  a  desire  for  worldly  gain 
and  position  rather  than  any  desire  to 
serve  the  Lord. 

Also,  the  French  language  was  the 
"official"  language  in  that  land  of 
French  Equatorial  Africa,  and  the 
clamor  was  for  schools  to  be  con- 
ducted in  that  language.  True,  all 
Brethren  missionaries  had  studied 
French,  but  teaching  in  French  was  a 
formidable  challenge.  Few  if  any  had 
sufficient  proficiency. 

The  Brethren  were  caught  in  a  di- 
lemma. Christian  Africans  themselves 
were  demanding  schools,  and  a  refusal 
to  do  something  to  meet  the  need 
would  put  the  mission  in  an  impossible 
spot  with  the  church. 

Therefore,  in  the  interest  of  obtain- 
ing teachers  whose  native  tongue  was 
French,  finally  an  appeal  was  sub- 
mitted to  an  evangelical  magazine  in 
Europe.  After  some  months  this  re- 
sulted in  a  response  from  Mr.  Jean- 
Louis  Steadier,  a  Swiss  citizen.  He  had 
earlier  spent  some  years  teaching 
French  in  mission  schools  in  Egypt, 
and  in  all  available  free  time  he  and  his 
wife,  Colette,  had  engaged  in  evangel- 
ism, preaching,  colportage,  and  child 
evangelism  work  there.  However,  the 
missions  schools  were  nationalized  and 
taken  over  by  Moslem  Egyptians,  and 

8  D  Herald  /"Tltfi-^ 


Sharon  Haag 
Jean-Louis  and  Colette  Steudler  and  Nicole 


the  Steudlers  returned  to  Switzerland. 
Then  for  several  years  they  had  taught 
in  Swiss  schools. 

The  contact  with  the  Steudlers 
seemed  to  be  of  the  Lord,  and  after  a 
thorough  check  concerning  their  quali- 
fications, personal  beliefs,  and  Chris- 
tian character,  they  were  approved  by 
the  foreign  mission  board.  In  the  fall 
of  1958  they  joined  the  mission  staff 
in  Africa,  locating  at  Yaloke. 

After  much  planning,  a  high  school 
was  officially  opened  at  that  station 
two  years  later,  operating  in  tem- 
porary quarters.  Dormitories  were 
built  first,  and  then  several  years  later 
the  James  Gribble  High  School  (named 
for  the  mission's  founder)  itself  was 
completed. 

Jean-Louis  Steudler  became  the 
director  of  the  school  as  well  as  a 
faculty  member.  Colette  also  taught  in 
the  school,  and  in  addition,  organized 
and  trained  student  musical  groups 
who  on  occasion  traveled  to  other 
areas  of  the  field  for  performances, 
sometimes  connected  with  evangelical 
campaigns.  Both  Steudler  daughters, 
Chantal  and  Nicole,  spent  a  number  of 
years  on  the  field  before  returning  to 
Europe  for  their  higher  education. 

In  1967  Mr.  Steudler  was  brought 


to  the  United  States  for  the  Brethren  i 
national  conference,  and  remained  fori 
a  short  period  of  deputation  so  that! 
U.S.     Brethren    could    become    ac- 
quainted  with    him   and  his  work  in 
Africa. 

Not  only  did  the  Steudlers  work 
with  the  schools  at  Yaloke;  they  con- 
tributed to  the  general  mission  work, 
especially  during  school  vacations. 
They  truly  have  missionary  hearts. 

After  18  years  with  the  mission,  the 
Steudlers  terminated  their  work  in  the 
early  summer  of  1976  and  returned  to 
Switzerland.  Their  faithful  work  will 
not  be  forgotten  by  the  Brethren,  and 
best  wishes  are  extended  to  them  on 
the  part  of  the  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  for  the  Lord's  rich  blessings  in 
whatever  future  endeavors  they  may 
pursue  in  His  service. 

Therefore,  in  October  1976,  for  the 
first  time,  the  James  Gribble  High 
School  opened  its  school  year  without 
the  Steudlers  as  faculty  members. 
Missionary  Eddie  Mensinger  is  heading 
the  work  of  the  schools,  which  also 
includes  the  Preparatory  School  of 
Theology  and  the  School  of  Theology. 
Alain  Leycuras,  from  France,  is  on 
hand  as  a  faculty  member,  his  fourth 


year.  Evelyn  Tschetter,  formerly  sta- 
tioned at  the  Boguila  Medical  Center, 
has  responded  to  the  invitation  to 
teach  in  the  place  of  Carol  Mensinger 
who  is  on  furlough. 

Further  additions  to  the  staff  have 
come  in  the  form  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Werner  Kammler.  Mr.  Kammler  was 
born  in  Germany,  studied  in  theologi- 
cal seminary  at  Beatenberg  for  four 
years,  took  linguistic  work  in  England, 
and  studied  French  in  France.  Since 
1965  he  had  been  a  missionary  pastor 
as  well  as  doing  translation  work  in 
Africa.  Mrs.  Kammler  (Nelly)  is  a 
native  of  Switzerland,  and  studied  in 
nursing  school  for  four  years.  Serving 
as  missionaries  in  the  Camerouns  un- 
der the  Sudan  United  Mission,  Swiss 
branch,  they  had  come  in  contact  with 
the  Brethren  mission;  and  when  be- 
cause of  health  reasons  Mrs.  Kammler 
needed  a  change  of  climate,  an  ar- 
rangement was  worked  out  for  them, 
tentatively,  to  serve  for  two  years  with 
the  Brethren  mission.  Their  children 
are  Matthias,  seven;  Cornelia,  six;  and 
Roswitha,  three  and  one-hallf.  They 
arrived  on  the  field  in  early  October. 


o  the  present,  the  name 
Haag  has  not  been  associated  with 
Brethren  missions  in  Africa.  The 
Walter  Haags  pioneered  the  Brethren 
work  in  Mexico;  their  elder  daughter, 
Sharon,  was  very  young  at  that  time. 
Now  Sharon,  a  graduate  of  Biola  Col- 
lege, has  had  public  school  teaching 
experience  in  the  U.S.  plus  three  years 
of  teaching  missionary  children  in 
Mexico  under  Wycliffe  Translators. 

When  a  temporary  replacement 
teacher  became  a  sudden  need  in  the 
C.A.R. -brought  about  by  the  sudden 
departure  of  the  Gary  Austin  family 
for  emergency  medical  furlough  in 
July-Sharon  Haag  volunteered  to  go 
to  Africa  for  a  year.  Approved  by  the 
board  of  trustees  in  their  August  meet- 
ing, Sharon  made  her  plans  quickly 
and  arrived  on  the  field  in  late  Septem- 
ber. 

Meanwhile,  Gary  Austin  underwent 
numerous  tests  as  doctors  sought  to 
determine  and  treat  his  difficulty.  To 
this  writing  no  definite  diagnosis  has 
been  made.  In  the  meantime,  Gary  has 
taken    advantage  of  living  at  Winona 


Seminary  this  first  semester  while  be- 
ing kept  under  doctors'  surveillance.  It 
is  hoped  the  Austin  family  will  be  able 
to  return  to  Africa  early  in  the  new 
year. 

Further  additions  to  the  missionary 
staff  in  C.A.R.  have  been  the  Gilbert 
Aelligs.  After  serving  a  number  of 
years  with  the  mission,  they  remained 
in  their  native  Switzerland  for  two 
years.  The  Lord  has  made  it  possible 
for  them  to  return  to  C.A.R.,  and  they 
have  again  assumed  residence  in  the 
capital  city  of  Bangui  where  their  chief 
work  is  holding  Bible  classes  in  the 
government  schools— an  opportunity 
of  significant  proportions. 

Gilbert  Aellig  began  his  work  with 
the  Brethren  mission  in  the  fall  of 
1962.  Two  years  later  he  married  Miss 
Francine  Polo  in  Switzerland,  who  had 
also  been  appointed  to  the  Brethren 
work  in  Africa,  and  they  began  their 
life  and  work  together,  first  in  the 
Yaloke  schools  and  than  later  in 
Bangui.  They  have  two  daughters, 
Agnes,  eight;  and  Miriam,  four. 


Most  recent  arrivals  for  furlough 
have  included  Mary  Ann  Habegger 
from  the  Central  African  Republic  for 
a  one-year  furlough,  and  the  Tim  Far- 
ner  family  from  Uberlandia,  Brazil,  for 
a  three- month  furlough. 

In  October  the  Eddie  Millers  re- 
turned to  Brazil  and  the  Roger  Peugh 
family  to  Germany,  following  their 
furloughs.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Bernard 
Schneider,  who  had  spent  six  months 
in  Stuttgart  and  cared  for  the  work 
there  during  the  absence  of  the 
Peughs,  returned  to  their  home  in 
Florida. 

The  Hill  Maconaghys  are  finishing 
their  last  term  in  Argentina  and  at  the 
end  of  December  will  be  returning  to 
the  United  States  for  a  one-year  fur- 
lough to  be  followed  by  retirement. 
They  have  spent  38  years  in  the  Breth- 
ren work  in  Argentina. 

Dr.  Lloyd  Fish,  valued  member  of 
the  FMS  Board  of  Trustees,  went  to  be 
with  the  Lord  on  September  29,  1976, 
after  a  prolonged  illness.  He  was 
elected  to  the  board  in  1973  and  re- 


he  fall  missionary  con- 
ferences got  underway  early  in  Sep- 
tember, beginning  in  Indiana  and  mov- 
ing to  Michigan  and  then  various  east- 
ern states,  up  to  Thanksgiving  time. 
Personnel  included  Robert  and  Lenora 
Williams,  Ruth  Kent,  Carol  Mensinger, 
Bruce  and  Anita  Paden,  and  Marvin 
Goodman.  Mrs.  Goodman  was  unable 
to  accompany  her  husband  because  of 
surgery  performed  early  in  September. 
She  is  making  a  satisfactory  recovery. 
Rev.  John  Zielasko  was  occupied 
from  mid-October  to  mid-November  in 
missions  seminar  meetings  with  pastors 
and    wives   and   key   leaders   in    local 


Lake  to  take  some  courses  at  Grace         churches  in  the  East  and  South. 


elected  in  1976,  but  only  weeks  prior 
to  his  death  found  it  necessary  to  re- 
sign the  position.  Dr.  Fish  and  his  wife 
had  moved  to  Winona  Lake  in  1972 
and  he  served  on  the  faculty  of  Grace 
Schools.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife, 
Mary  Lois,  two  sons,  Allan  and  Gor- 
don, and  two  grandchildren. 

Mrs.  Don  (Marcia)  Wardell  began 
her  work  as  office  secretary  in  the  of- 
fices of  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
on  October  15  1951.  Commemorating 
the  occasion  of  her  25th  anniversary 
with  the  FMS,  her  co-workers  of  the 
office  staff,  along  with  the  respective 
husbands  and  wives,  honored  her  with 
a  dinner  and  a  gift.  To  Mrs.  Wardell 
belongs  the  unique  privilege  of  having 
served  on  the  office  staff  longer  than 
anyone  else  thus  far  in  the  history  of 
the  FMS. 

SDdecember  76 


I 


The  w'rtch  doctor's  husband,  an  elderly  farmer  named 
Pordencio,  had  tried  twice  before  to  make  the  two-hour 
trip  to  Quatipunj  ("Squirrettown"),  but  without  success.  It 
seemed  as  if  some  evil  spirit  were  keeping  his  horse  from 
getting  near  the  little  town  on  the  banks  of  the  Quatipuru 
River.  But  on  the  third  try  in  about  as  many  months,  when 
Porttendo  neared  the  last  creek  before  the  vila,  he  put  the 
hofse  into  a  run  and  didn't  let  him  stop  until  reining  up 
under  the  coconut  piaims  in  front  of  the  missionary's  home. 

The  old  man's  neighbors  had  heard  of  this  pastor  who 
was  selling  Bibles  and  giving  studies  in  farm  homes  all  over 
the  a-ea  arxj  had  urged  him  to  contact  this  newcomer.  Their 
proposal  was  simple:  "If  we  get  together  and  widen  the 
footpath  so  that  your  jeep  can  get  in,  vwjuld  you  consent  to 
make  the  trip  to  our  comer  of  the  jungle?" 

Ser*or  Pordencio's  house,  far  from  any  road,  was  in  the 
middle  of  his  farm  and  near  the  creek  where  he  soaked  his 
manioc  and  jute  for  processing  (arxj  where  they  bathed). 
The  house  was  typical  of  those  in  this  mosquito-infested 
area:  almost  airtight  mud  walls  with  tightly  fitting  doors 
btkI  window  shutters,  and  a  tile  roof.  The  floor  was  the 
usual  pourxted  clay.  Most  of  the  homes  of  the  area  have  a 
bedroom  with  a  ceiling  and  the  entire  family  sleeps  in  ham- 
rrxx^s  in  this  one  stuffy  room  as  protection  against  mos- 
quitoes (and  probably  against  "spooks"  as  wrell,  feared  by 
nearly  everyone  hereabouts  before  coming  to  trust  in 
Christ). 

A  hefty  felkDw  came  to  the  very  first  meeting  bringing 
not  only  his  family,  but  also  the  dollar  he  had  heard  was 
necessary  (that  is,  the  cruzeiro  equivalent)  to  buy  a  large- 
print  New  Testament.  For  three  years  he'd  been  trying  to 
get  the  priest  at  the  nearest  town  to  sell  him  a  Bible,  but  to 
rwD  avail.  He  was  the  local  Wacksmrth,  Senhor  Sebastian. 

On  one  occasion  while  the  missionary  was  giving  the 
lesson  (with  his  back  to  the  large  cupboard  full  of  Catholic 
idols  used  by  the  "doctor"  of  the  house  in  her  treatment  of 
the  sick),  a  youngster  appeared  at  the  front  door.  Although 
surprised  by  the  crowd,  she  interrupted  and  announced  her 
mission  to  the  lady  she  saw  standing  in  the  doorway  to  the 
kitchen:  "Senhora  Maroquita,  Mother  sent  this  undershirt 
for  you  to  bless."  Needless  to  say,  the  pastor  was  sur- 
prised—and Senhor  Pordencio  was  embarrassed!  After  a  few 
rrxmients,  he  regained  composure  and  told  the  chiW  that 
"There  is  no  one  here  who  knows  anything  about  such  bless- 
ings!" 

Although  we  eventually  moved  the  meetings  to  the  more 
spacious  blacksmith  shop,  the  creek  on  the  property  of  the 
now-converted  witch  doctor  and  her  husband  continues  to 
be  used  for  baptisms.  And  this  elderly  couple  is  one  of  the 
most  faithful  at  the  meetings  and  communion  services  of 
the  Agua  Boa  Brethren  Church. 

The  congregation  built  their  church  house  near  the  shop, 
and  it  is  worthy  of  note  that  the  building  they  put  up  is 
nicer  than  any  of  their  homes.  The  walls  have  been  plas- 
tered aid  whitewashed,  the  shutters  arxJ  doors  are  painted 
blue,  and  it  even  has  a  cement  floor.  The  faithful  black- 
smith, Senhor  Sebastian,  is  the  lay  leader,  and  Pastor  Neco 
makes  the  trip  from  Quatipuru  on  his  motor  scooter  every 
wreek  or  two  to  help  teach  the  Word. 


^^clershirt 


Bill  Burk 


Senhor  Sebastian 


Although  Satan  has  not  as  yet  been  bound,  everyone  in 
the  Agua  Boa  area  is  nonetheless  aware  that  a  great  change 
has  come  over  the  families  who  belong  to  this  little  church. 
For  example,  one  of  the  objects  of  everyday  life  that  is  no 
longer  used  by  the  men  of  the  congregation  is  the  foot-long 
knife  (with  or  without  a  sheath),  stuck  down  into  the  leg  of 
their  ptants.  In  fact,  the  blacksmith  now  refuses  to  repair 
this  tyfje  of  knife— just  kitchen  knives  and  machetes.  And 
he  won't  repair  handguns,  although  he  still  works  on  shot- 
guns used  for  hunting. 

"If  any  man  be  in  CSirist,  he  is  a  new  creature:  old  things 
are  fwssed  away;  behold,  ail  things  are  become  nev/'  (II 
Cor.  5:17). 


10  _  HeraU . 


To  the  Orient 


A  leading  news  magazine  has  listed 
970  million  people  in  East  Asia,  781 
million  in  South  Asia,  and  370  million 
in  Southeast  Asia.  Tragically,  the 
majority  of  this  teeming  multitude  has 
not  been  evangelized. 

Brethren  Foreign  Missions  is  work- 
ing in  Latin  America,  Europe,  and 
Africa.  The  needs  of  the  Orient  have 
thus  far  not  attracted  our  interest  to 
the  point  of  involvement  for  Christ. 
This  blind  spot  in  our  foreign  mission 
program,  hopefully,  will  soon  be  cor- 
rected. 

Within  the  next  few  months  a  pre- 
liminary probe  into  this  needy  area 
will  be  made  by  two  representatives  of 
the  Foreign  Missionary  Society:  Dr. 
Glenn  O'Neal,  dean  of  Talbot  Semi- 
nary and  president  of  the  FMS  board 
of  trustees,  and  Rev.  John  Zielasko, 
general  director  of  the  FMS. 

The  Book  of  Proverbs  says:  "Any 
enterprise  is  built  by  wise  planning, 
becomes  strong  through  common 
sense,  and  profits  wonderfully  by 
keeping  abreast  of  the  facts"  (Prov. 
24:3-4  Living  Bible).  We  are  now  in 
the  fact-finding  stage  for  the  Orient. 

If  you  have  information  that  will 
help  in  planning  and  preparation  for  a 
missionary  thrust  in  that  part  of  the 
world,  please  notify  the  Foreign  Mis- 
sion Office. -70/J/7  kV.  Zielasko 


Nambona 
and  the  idols 


Nambona  was  a  young  man  wtx>se  father 
worshiped  idols.  It  was  Nambona's  job  to  go 
to  the  forest  to  cut  the  trees;  then  his  father 
carved  the  idols  from  the  wood.  Nambona 
had  become  a  Christian  and  he  was  unhappy 
when  he  saw  his  father  praying  to  the  idols. 

One  day  Nambona's  father  went  to  ar>- 
other  village  on  business.  His  idols  remained 
In  his  home.  There  were  big  idols  and  there 
were  small  idols.  Some  were  fat  and  some 
were  skinny.  It  was  quite  a  collection. 

Nambona  cooked  some  food.  He  put 
some  in  front  of  each  of  the  idols.  Then  he 
took  his  axe  and  chopped  up  the  idols,  all 
but  one.  He  left  the  biggest  one.  He  gathered 
ail  the  food  and  placed  it  in  front  of  the  big 
idol  and  then  he  took  a  strong  cord  ar>d  tied 
the  axe  around  the  big  idol's  neck. 

When  Nambona's  father  returned  and  he 
saw  that  his  idols  had  been  destroyed,  he 
was  furious.  He  called  Nambona  "Why  have 
you  done  this?"  he  demanded. 

Nambona  replied,  "Father,  I  was  outside 
and  I  heard  the  idols  were  disputing  amanq 
themselves.  I  gave  food  to  each  of  them  but 
the  big  idol  killed  all  the  rest  and  took  all  of 
their  food  for  himself." 

The  father  declared  his  son  had  lied.  He 
said:  "You  know  this  big  idol  is  not  able  to 
walk  and  he  cannot  talk.  How  could  he  have 
killed  all  of  the  idols?" 

The  son  replied,  "Father,  if  you  know 
idols  cannot  talk,  and  they  cannot  walk, 
why  is  it  that  you  pray  to  them  as  if  they 
were  God?" 

Nambona's  father  was  convinced.  From 
that  day  on  he  refused  to  worship  idols.  He 
was  converted;  he  turned  to  Jesus  Christ  and 
believed  in  Him.  Now  he  (xays  to  the  one 
true  God  of  heaven. 

(From  the  Trompette  Evangelique, 
Sango-language  magazine;  translated  by 
Rosalia  Cochran) 


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1 1  deccrnter  76 


umniafy 


Two  ordinaiioiis  are 
pictuied—  top  kft— 
The  OTdioanon  ser- 
vice of  Charliiz 
:-7:  ::::n  B.  P-:- 
.:>;  ■aiio  is  cur- 
rently seiving  The 
Lord  in  the  chap- 
laincy at  Fort 
George  G.  Meade, 
Md.  Partidpating  in 
this  service  were  Rev. 
Donald  Caner,  Dr. 
Charies  Mayes.  Dr. 
Gienn  O'NeaL  Dr. 
Roben  Saucy,  Mr. 
Phil  Lance  and  Pastor 
Gordon  Do<±szader. 
-.".i  >c-." ;~  J  conccrr.i 
-r  :.-_-i:::-  of  the 
current  pastor  of  the 
Anaheim.  Cahf., 
Grace  Brethren 
Church.  Gordon 
'.   In  4e 


z:_:::i:i-n.  is  pic- 
r-Ti  Dr".  Glenn  O'- 
Neil.  Dr.  Hany- 
i  rz.  Rer.  DonaJd 
C-aner,  Chaplain 
John  Patrick,  Rev. 
Edward  Jackstn  Mr. 
Dak  Feignson,  & 
Mr.  Stanley  Beikej . 


•?iit:r  Gary  Cote  (Ormood  Beach,  Fh.)  ad  Pastw 
;  (Oriando.  FTa.>  were  ordaiaed  into  tbe  Quis- 
-ry  oa  Sei*.  11,  1976,  wt  tke  (kace  Bt^ta^ 
C-^:h  of  Oiiando,  Ffa.  Gary,  a  gnMnjtf^  of  both  Giace 
O^ege  and  Senmsary,  b  CDneatfy  ia  his  Unrd  year  ai 
■■■■i  I  J  at  the  Grace  Bietfe^  Cfascfa  at  Onnoad 
Beach.  Jote,  a  pafftiatp  of  Grace  Seansy,  is  cozrently 
at  his  thkd  yew  at  the  Grace  ftietfarea  Cknrch,  Oiiaiuk}. 
Ihs£ar  Diaz  c^ae  into  the  Grace  Bxethrai  Feflowship 
fhraq^  ae  iiiwiilij  of  Rev.  Jack  Peters,  Sr.,  pastcM^  <rf 
the  Manaatha  Ones  Bt^teea  Cinch,  Hageistown,  Md., 
and  the  ocdn^oa  «as  la^i^ted  by  Pastor  Peters 


•Tne  3-i:h  anniversaiy  weekend  iNov.  13-:-'  i:  :".r 
N:rh  Rivrriile  Breihren  Church  CDayttm,  Ohio)  was  a 
time  filled  to  the  brim  with  all  types  of  exciting  things 
including  fellowship  with  past  friends,  Istening  to  Rev. 
Charles  Ashman  who  was  the  special  anniveTsar>" 
speaker,  and  of  course  tots  of  food  to  enjoy.  The  anni- 
versaiy-day  offering  will  be  used  for  "Misaonary  Per- 

HELP   BUILD  A  BRETHREN  CHURCH 
WHILE  VACATIONING   IN   HAWAII! 

There  is  available  a  lovely,  completel>"  furnished, 
two  bedroom  apartment  in  the  center  of  Waikiki 
from  December  1,  1976,  to  Jul>'  15,  1977,  to 
those  folks  who  are  willing  to  make  a  gift  to  the 
building  fund  of  the  Waimalu  Grace  Brethren 
Church.  They  hare  purchased  property,  wiH  you 
help  them  build? 

Write  immediately  for  your  choice  of  dates  (give 
1st  and  2nd  choices)  and  additional  information. 
Ontact: 

Mis.  C.  L.  Coffman 

98^404  Ponohak  St. 

Aiea,  Hawaii  96701 

(Telei*cHie:  808/488-6006) 


In  Memory. 


^k3>acs5Bntf1i5coiu^1l1  must  besubmrtted  in  writing  by  the  paste. 

BLOUGH,  Emanuel,  86,  Oct.  1,  a  member  of  the  Johns- 
town. Pa.,  First  Brethren  Chiirch.  Pastor  Robert  Spencer 
conducted  the  memorial  service. 


EIDE,    Arthur,    91.    Sept. 
Church,  John  Mayes,  pastor. 


Communitv    Brethren 


l2~Ha^dBMH 


BASSAX,  Irriru  75,  Sept.  16,  a  member  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Omrch,  Findlay,  Ohio.  Gknn  Coats,  pastor. 

Weddings 

A  six-tTvontn's  free  subscription  to  the  E'e'--a-  '.'  ss  :-  =  o  — e^- 
altl  is  cr«en  to  new  sutiscribers  wr:>5  2:--e=~5s  =-s  s_2:  ec  Dy 
the  ofUdaaoB  minister. 

Karen  Sheffer  and  Keith  RiffeL  July  31,  Grace  Brethren 
QnH-cto,  Fort  Lauderdak,  Fla. 

Lauik  Rockwood  and  .AQen  Fix,  Aug.  1 5,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Qmich,  Flora.  Ind. 

Birada  Fisch«  and  Paul  Gronewold,  Sept.   11,  Com- 
munity Bielhten  Church,  WMttier,  CaHf. 
Gail  Strnttiaia  and  Ernest  Roso,  Sept.  25,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Cuyahoga  Falls,  Ohio. 


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A  Record  3trotoli 


"Church  Growth"  is  the  "in  word" 
for  the  evangelical  Christian  world  to- 
day. It  is  not  a  new  word  in  Biethren 
Home  Missions;  we  have  been  errtpha- 
sizing  it  for  37  years.  Right  now  Breth- 
ren Home  Missions  is  in  one  of  the 
greatest  church  9-owth  pnigrams  in  its 
history.  The  five  new  chirch  building 
programs  underway  at  one  time  is  a 
new  record.  These  church  buildings 
when  finished  in  1977  will  accommo- 
date some  real  church  ^tMvth  which  is 
now  being  proyammed.  planned  and 
prayed  for  in  the  next  year.  Not  only 
are  the  five  buikfng  programs  a  new 
record  but  they  stretch  from  Kenai, 
Alaska,  to  Anderson,  South  Carolina, 
which  is  a  new  record  "stretch"  of 
new  Home  Mission  chix-ches. 

The  five  new  church  building  firo- 
grams  involve  a  new  record  of  de«i- 
cated  church  builders.  These  include 
pastors,  laymen  and  retirees.  In  Ken», 
Alaska.  Mr.  DonaM  Sellers  with  over 
20  yevs  in  Brethren  church  bulking  is 
working  with  pastor  and  builder  Earl 
Finderborg  in  supervising  the  building 
program.  The  Kenai  church  is  a  first  in 
Alaska  for  Brethren  Home  MissiorK 
and  has  presented  a  new  challenge  in 
church  building.  This  program  will  be 
finished  in  late  spring  and  not  too 
soon  for  the  growing  Keiai  conyega- 
tion.  Chwch  growth  is  in  full  swing  at 
Kenai. 

The  next  buikfing  proyam  in  that 
kxig  "stretch"  of  miles  would  be  at 
Troutdale,  Oregon.  Mr.  Lester  Keyser, 
who  has  built  a  number  of  Brethren 


churchesw  b  heaifing  up  this  buidmg 
program.  Mr.  Lee  Sasser.  a  buUer 
from  Simi,  CaEfomi^  has  joined  Mr. 
Keyser  to  speed  up  the  buiUng  pro- 
gram in  Troutdale.  Rev.  William 
Schaffer.  a  retired  pastor,  has  moved 
to  the  TrtNJtdate  scene  and  lives  in  a 
motor  home  to  assist  in  buidbig  the 
dwnti  he  was  iifcUuniaildl  in  estab- 
lishing. "BRI's"  official  title  on  the  job 
is  "timekeeper  for  volunleer  help"  but 
he's  contributing  a  lot  of  hard  work 
also.  Troutdale  is  the  latest  name  for 
this  church  sines  its  property  has  been 
determined  to  be  in  Tioutdate  radier 
ttian  Gresham. 

In  Armagh.  Pennsylvania.  =-;--?- 
Brethren  chuxh  buiUer  with  a  num- 
ber of  years  of  experience,  Mr.  Cary 
Engie;  supervises  ttris  building  pro- 
yam.  Mr.  Jerry  Baker,  a  member  of 
the  Brethren  Constiuction  Crem.  has 
joined  Mr.  Engle  in  this  buiU'ng  prt>- 
gram.  Armagh  was  ore  of  the  last 
buikin^  to  be  started  and  will  be 
finished  earty  next  summer.  Armagh  is 
in  ttie  Johnstown,  Pemsytvania.  area. 

Anderson.  South  Carolm%  wil 
dedicatB  ttetr  rew  chivch  bwWn^ 
the  first  Brethren  chtmrh  in  this  staAe, 
earty  in  the  new  year.  Hfr.  Joe  Taylor, 
a  retired  archilect  from  Fort  Lauder- 
dale, FkKkla.  and  a  member  of  the 
boad  of  directors  tor  The  Brethien 
Home  Misskns  Gounci.  has  acted  as 
tfie  buOifing  superinfiefKient  on  this 
buikfng  project  It  is  a  little  dHficuit 
to  explain  a  retiree  as  a  vKtrfcang  effec- 
tor, but  Mr.  Taytor  is  aN  three  and  do- 


mg  a  yeat  job.  It's  just 
iiH^il  have  another  job  for  him! 

BetMehen^    l^msylvania.  is  oorr- 
pieting  the  second  phase  of  their  buiic-  /  _>^ 
«3  proyamL  Tte  (i«irch  yowf  z^.-  ['<< 
tem  of  this  chwch  looked  so   gooc 
that  phase  nanber  two  was  starve  be- 
fore phase  number  one  was  oorr  z  -r  -z 
The  Brethren  Coistructian  Ore.'.  : :  - 
prised  of  Wihner  Wilt,  sufdaKr' 
and   Mr.  Jerry  Baicer  have  bef 
votwed  in  this  pn>iect  far  the  pas'    ri 
ami  one^Blf.  Mr.  Wafeon  Gel- - : 
kxalbuider,  has  assisted  the  cr?..  :. 
ing  most  of  the  buikfing  progre-   ~-  : 
dMxch  will   be  ready  far  drc  ;r  ;.- 
earty  in  the  new  year. 

Five  new  chwdi  bwkf';  z  \\  \-'. 
lavlerway  at  ore  time  is  c  -  T 
arvl  it  may  not  be  equals:  :  -  r 

time.  However  tfie  chiach  utu-n^-  oei- 
lem  of  Bielfwen  Home  M^M^n.  incf- 
cates  a  contirwed  chwcMiwhfng  pro- 
gram. The  rale  of  buidng  programs  is 
determmed  to  a  great  deyee  as  to  the 
rate  the  UMtiwa.  move  off  the  other 
end  of  the  spectnit-aefrsuwjiliiia. 
Or  profectian  at  ths  point  is  that 
during  1977  we  wil  see  a  manber  tt 
cfKwthes  become  seti-siVporting. 

Brethren  Home  Missions  was 
"chartered"  far  dmtich  gmmth.  Breth- 
ren Home  Millions  is  investing  far 
ctHMch  ^owcfl.  Bwtlaai  Hume  Me- 
sions  is  buidmg  for  dfoR*  yow*. 
Bieltiren  Home  Msaons  is  vmrking  for 
church  j^uwcft.  Brethre 
sions  is  playing  ^f"  «*<*'cfc  gromMh. 
FJLP. 


A 


13  _  »as-OB-  ': 


Thinking 

and 

Thanking 


Think  about  it!  What  do  you  have  this  year  you 
didn't  have  last  year? 

A  bill  paid  off?  Food  in  the  freezer?  A  job?  You 
reached  a  goal?  A  savings  account?  A  new  baby? 

Who  did  you  thank  for  it?  Gk)d?  Or  Master  Charge? 

"Giving  thanks  always  for  all  things  unto  God  .  .  ." 
(Eph.  5:20).  Think  about  it!  That  sounds  all 
inclusive.  As  Christians,  giving  thanks  should  be 
more  than  something  performed  on  a  special  occa- 
sion. It  should  be  a  daily  practice. 

We've  thought  about  it  at  the  Brethren  Home  Mis- 
sions Council.  Home  Missions  pastors,  church 
members,  and  staff  give  thanks  to  God  on  a  regular 
basis  for  His  many  gifts. 

In  the  past  year,  four  churches  went  self-supporting. 
Four  new  points  were  accepted.  We  finished  the 
year  in  the  "black"  financially. 

At  this  special  time  of  year,  the  members  of  the 
Council  family  would  like  to  say  "thank  you"  for 
your  help.  It  couldn't  have  happened  without  the 
support  of  dedicated  Brethren  across  the  nation. 


14  D  Herald 


HOME  MISSION  OFFERING  COMPARISON 


30,000 


30,000 


Z0,000 


30,000 


10,000 


30,000 


30,000         _ 


20.000 


50,000 


40.000 


1975 


MAY 


JUNE 


JULY 


AUGUST  SEPT 


OCT 


A 


15  Ddecember  76 


Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 

There  are  many  wonderful  prophecies  concerning  the 
arrival,  ministry  and  the  work  of  the  Lord  Jesus.  At  this 
season  of  the  year,  those  words  of  the  Old  Testament 
prophets  predicting  the  birth  of  the  Christ  Child  are  of 
particular  interest.  To  the  Old  Testament  prophet  and 
his  people  these  words  of  revelation  were  bright  lights  of 
hope  on  the  darkened  horizon  of  Israel.  To  men  today 
they  bring  glad  tidings,  a  beautiful  message  of  hope;  to 
America's  lost,  salvation  from  sin;  to  the  believer,  assur- 
ance that  God  does  what  He  promises. 

One  cannot  read  his  Bible  without  receiving  a  blessing 
from  these  truths.  He  is  struck  with  the  realization  that 
such  messianic  prophecies  were  fulfilled  with  marvelous 
alacrity.  He  is  assured  that  the  Word,  precise  in  its  pre- 
dictions, accurate  in  its  fulfillment,  is  a  trusted  authority 
on  any  phase  of  life's  complexities. 

His  Humanity 

In  the  background  of  the  perfect  creation  of  the  uni- 
verse, the  world  in  which  we  live,  and  the  creation  of 
man  appears  the  ugly  picture  of  the  fall  of  man  into  sin. 


This  disobedience  separated  the  first  man  and  his  wife 
from  God.  In  the  midst  of  this  break  in  fellowship  comes 
the  first  ray  of  hope  for  man's  complete  and  final  re- 
demption from  sin. 

The  Lord  God  in  speaking  a  curse  upon  the  serpent 
gives  the  first  prediction  of  the  coming  Christ,  "And  I 
will  put  enmity  between  thee  and  the  woman,  and  be- 
tween thy  seed  and  her  seed;  it  shall  bruise  thy  head,  and 
thou  shalt  bruise  his  heel"  (Gen.  3:15).  Through  the 
seed  of  the  woman  is  to  come  the  one  that  will  bruise 
Satan.  The  Prophet  Isaiah  recorded  the  revelation  that 
the  Messiah  would  be  born  of  a  virgin,  "Behold,  a  virgin 
shall  conceive,  and  bear  a  son,  and  shall  call  his  name 
Immanuel"  (Isa.  7:14). 

The  Word,  therefore,  clearly  points  out  that  the  one 
who  will  crush  the  power  and  work  of  Satan  will  be  the 
seed  of  woman.  That  one  in  flesh  will  arrive  in  a  miracu- 
lous way,  the  child  of  a  virgin.  Matthew  carefully  records 
the  facts  surrounding  the  birth  of  Christ;  that  Mary,  a 
virgin,  even  before  the  marriage  to  Joseph  was  found 
with  child,  the  seed  planted  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  that 
the  child  was  born  and  his  name  called  Jesus  (Matt. 
1:18-25). 

The  purpose  of  this  humanity  is  stated  by  many  of 
the  Biblical  writers  as  recorded  in  Matthew  1:21,  Luke 
2:11,  and  Galatians  4:4-5.  Jesus,  miraculously  born  of  a 
virgin,  was  not  a  possessor  of  a  fallen  nature;  therefore. 
He  could  by  infinite  grace  become  man's  sacrifice  for 
sin;  an  offering  acceptable  unto  God.  Thus,  in  humanity, 
manner  of  birth,  and  purpose  Christ  arrived  according  to 
the  Scriptures. 

His  Nationality 

In  the  confirmation  of  the  Abrahamic  Covenant  fol- 
lowing the  meaningful  story  of  the  near  offering  of  Isaac 
upon  an  altar  at  Moriah,  there  is  the  promise  of  the 
coming  Messiah,  "And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  nations  of 
the  earth  be  blessed"  (Gen.  22:18).  To  Abraham  this 
promise  brought  great  joy,  for  a  child  of  his  seed  would 
bring  blessing  (in  salvation)  to  all  nations.  In  the  same 
book,  chapter  49,  verse  10,  we  read:  "The  scepter  shall 
not  depart  from  Judah,  nor  a  lawgiver  from  between  his 
feet,  until  Shiloh  come;  and  unto  him  shall  the  gathering 
of  the  people  be."  The  hope  of  Israel  in  leadership, 
peace,  and  salvation  lays  in  the  child  to  arrive  through 
the  Tribe  of  Judah. 


16  D  Herald 


Luke's  geneology  of  Mary  that  appears  following  the 
beautiful  account  of  Christ's  birth,  bears  record  of  the 
fact  that  the  Christ  Child  was  a  direct  descendant  of 
Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob  (Luke  3:23-34).  God's  prom- 
ise to  Abraham,  as  recorded  in  the  Genesis  account, 
leaves  no  question  but  that  the  Prince  of  Peace  would  be 
and  was  a  child  of  Israel. 


His  Locality 

So  carefully  were  the  prophecies  of  Christ  revealed 
that  even  the  name  of  the  town  and  the  community  in 
which  the  child  would  arrive  were  given  (Micah  5:2). 

It  is  intensely  interesting  that  at  the  very  time  of 
iVIary's  delivery  of  the  Christ  Child  a  decree  from  Augus- 
tus Caesar  ordering  an  enrollment  census  should  require 
Joseph  to  go  to  the  City  of  David,  Bethlehem.  At  that 
very  time,  near  the  over-crowded  village  of  Bethlehem, 
Mary  brought  forth  her  child  and  laid  Him  in  a  manger 
(Luke  2:1-7).  How  precise  are  the  Scriptures!  God's 
Word  never  fails! 

His  Regality 

Throughout  the  Old  Testament  the  idea  of  a  King 
Messiah  prevailed  in  anxious  hearts.  Through  the  Psalm- 
ist, the  Prophet  Isaiah,  and  others  He  was  predicted  to 
appear  as  a  lamb  for  the  burnt  offering.  The  idea  of  a 
humble,  bruised  and  broken  Messiah  was  never  antici- 
pated. The  glory  of  a  coming  king  reigned  supreme  in 
their  hearts,  "For  unto  us  a  child  is  born,  unto  us  a  son 
is  given:  and  the  government  shall  be  upon  his  shoulder: 
and  his  name  shall  be  called  Wonderful,  Counsellor,  The 
mighty  God,  The  everlasting  Father,  The  Prince  of 
Peace.  Of  the  increase  of  his  government  and  peace  there 
shall  be  no  end,  upon  the  throne  of  David,  and  upon  his 
kingdom,  to  order  it,  and  to  establish  it  with  judgment 
and  with  justice  from  henceforth  even  for  ever"  (Isa. 
9:6-7).  The  Christ  Child  was  born  to  be  a  king! 

Mankind  is  slow  to  recognize  the  fallen  nature  and 
the  sin  that  is  so  prevalent.  There  is  rebellion  against  any 
understanding  of  the  ramifications  of  sin  as  it  affects  the 
spiritual  relationship  with  God.  The  natural  man's  mind 
is  clouded  sufficiently  to  shroud  his  proper  spiritual  dis- 
cernment. Therefore,  when  Christ  rode  into  Jerusalem  to 
become  the  king.  He  was  rejected.  In  the  final  hours  of 
His  life  on  earth  they  cried  out:  "We  have  no  king  but 
Caesar"  (John  19:15). 


In  God's  sovereign  plan  of  redemption  a  provision  for 
a  sacrifice  for  sin  was  necessary  before  the  king  could 
reign  in  righteousness.  Jesus  was  to  be  the  Saviour  before 
His  reign  as  a  king.  Thus  it  naturally  follows  that  before 
men  can  live  in  righteousness,  the  wages  of  sin  and  its 
penalty  must  be  fully  paid.  How  wonderful  that  God 
never  fails  in  His  provision  for  the  needs  of  mankind!  His 
gracious  redemptive  plan  predicted  by  the  prophets  is 
seen  fulfilled  in  the  marvelous  birth,  death,  and  resur- 
rection of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

The  apostle  Paul  fortified  by  the  gospel  of  Jesus 
Christ  and  overwhelmed  by  the  grace  of  God  cried  out: 
"Thanks  be  unto  God  for  his  unspeakable  gift"  (II  Cor. 
9:15).  America's  greatest  gift,  miraculously  foretold  in 
the  Scriptures,  was  God's  sacrificial  gift  for  the  penalty 
of  our  sin.  As  John  the  Baptist  identified  Him:  "Behold 
the  Lamb  of  God,  which  taketh  away  the  sin  of  the 
world"  (John  1:29).  Surely,  there  is  no  more  timely  gift 
for  the  American  people  and  for  the  people  of  the  whole 
world  than  this  gift  of  God's  marvelous  grace. 


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17Ddecember  76 


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start  1977  with 

a  clean 
slate ! 


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Start  with  a  BIF  savings  plan  earning  5/4% 
"day  in  to  day  out"  with  the  assurance  your 
investment  is  woridng  for  the  Lord! 


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Dr.  John  Whitcomb  met  in  Dallas,  Texas,  with  Dr.  Henry  Morris,  coauthor  of  Pne 
Genesis  Flood,  to  tape  a  TJ   program  that  will  be  released  on  "Day  of  Discovi^" 
(Richard  DeHaan)  the  last  Sunday  of  January  (Jan.  30).   Watch  for  your  local 
viewing  time. 

After  serving  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Hopewell,  Pa.,  for  28  years.  Rev. 
Sheldon  Snyder  relinquished  his  duties  as  pastor.   Rev.  Mark  Rhodes  has  assumed 
the  pastorate  at  the  Hopewell  church. 

Rev.  Charles  Ashman  has  accepted  a  call  to  return  as  pastor  of  the  Winona  Lake 
Brethren  Church. 

"After  three  long  years  in  Grace  Seminary  I  now  find  myself  some  5,000  miles 
away  from  family  and  friends  serving  as  Pastor  Ed  Jackson's  assistant  in  the 
Brethren  Church  in  Kenai,  Alaska.   The  day  after  my  arrival  I  found  myself 
helping  to  skin  out  a  1,000  lb.  moose."   (Bob  Skeen  wonders  if  seminary  pre- 
pared him  for  this  type  of  ministry! ) 

Grove  City,  Ohio,  is  the  location  of  a  new  work  being  led  by  Rev.  Quentin  Matthes, 
He  is  also  serving  on  the  staff  of  the  Columbus  (Worthington)  church  and  teaches 
in  the  Christian  School  there. 

The  Albert  Balzers,  having  retired  from  their  work  in  C.A.R.,  are  living  at 
10362  Floralita  St.,  Sunland,  Calif.  9104C. 

In  terms  of  buying  power  per  person,  giving  by  communicant  members  of  42  U.S. 
denominations  declined  about  1.2  percent  from  1974  to  1975.   (EP) . 

A  live  manger  scene  will  again  draw  crowds  at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Chico, 
Calif.,  (Dec,  19-22)  as  the  community  comes  by  to  view  the  sight.   Free  publicity 
by  local  newspapers  and  TV  stations  is  given,  and  each  one  who  stops  at  the  scene 
is  given  a  tract  and  a  personal  witness.   "Taco,"  the  donkey,  will  provide  an 
added  attraction  with  the  presence  of  her  new  colt. 

Annual  additions:  David  Miller~3472  Fidler,  Long  Beach,  Calif,  90808.  .  .Allen 
Herr— 3333  Keswick  Ln.  ,  Modesto,  Calif.  95350.  .  .Keith  Zook—Phone  (703)  962- 
5762. 

At  a  special  business  meeting  an  affirmative  vote  was  a  directive  for  the  First 
Brethren  Church,  Martinsburg,  Pa.,  to  enter  into  a  building  program. 

The  Armagh,  Pa.  ,  congregation  sent  out  an  invitation  to  neighboring  Brethren  to 
"come  over  and  help  us"  in  a  building  program — willing  hands  make  light  vork! 

This  double-size  year-end  issue  of  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  will  be  the 
only  one  you  will  receive  this  month.   Editor  Charles  W.  Turner  and  the  Herald 

staff  would  like  to  take  this  opportunity  to  wish  each  reader  a  joyful  and  blessed 
Christmas  season. 

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"The  Holy  Family"  by  Howard  A.  Sanden,  from  CHRISTMAS.  An  American  Annual  of  Christmas  Literature      ^^ 
and  Art,  copyright  1968  Augsburg  Publishing  House.  Used  by  permission. 


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MISSIONARY  BIRTHDAYS  -  FEBRUARY  1977 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  31  and  32 
of  the  7977  Brethren  Annual.; 

AFRICA 

Mr.  F.  George  Peters February  1 

Mrs.  Edward  B.  Mensinger    February  4 

Mr.  Gary  L.  Austin February  7 

Rev.  Edward  B.  Mensinger February  13 

Kendra  Lane  Shultzman    February  16,  1972 

Heidi  Lynn  Pfahler February  17,  1970 

Miss  Lois  Miller    February  21 

BRAZIL 

Heidi  Theresa  Johnson     February  6,  1972 

HAWAII 

Carrie  Lee  Coffman    February  1 1,  1968 

MEXICO 

Mrs.  Jack  B.  Churchill February  2 

David  Andrew  ChurchiU    February  26,  1962 

IN  THE   UNITED  STATES 

Mrs.  J.  Keith  Altig    February  26 


WMC  OFFICIARY 

Pres.-Mis.  Robert  Griffith,  517  WUe  Ave., 

Souderton,  Pa.  18964 
1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Jesse  Deloe,  706  Robson 

Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
2nd  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Walter  Fretz,  413  Woos- 

ter  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Secy.-Mrs.    George    Christie,    417    Allison 

Way,  Goldendale,  Wash.  98620 
Asst.   Secy.-Mrs.  John  Neely,  565  Stony- 
ridge  Ave.,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Fin.  Secy.-Treas.-Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602 

Chestnut     Ave.,    Winona    Lake,    Ind. 

46590.  (All  checks  payable  to  Brethren 

National  WMC.) 
Asst.  Fin.  Secy.-Mrs.  Thomas  Inman,  2244 

Femwood   Dr.,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

80910 
Lit.  Secy.-Mrs.  Charles  Koontz,  R.  R.  8, 

Box  157,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-Mrs.  Noel  Hoke,  700  Robson  Rd., 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Prayer    Chm.-Mrs.    Richard    Sellers,   4661 

Janis  Dr.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43227 


@ffhrmg  ©pportunitp 

Does  your  household  budget  always  balance?  Or  do  you  always  seem  to 
have  too  much  month  left  at  the  end  of  the  money?  To  help  overcome  that 
problem  in  the  Operation  and  Publication  Fund  of  national  WMC,  don't 
forget  to  send  in  your  contribution  to  the  "Tide-WMC-over-until-September" 
offering  as  a  district.  (September  is  the  annual  deadline  for  Operation  and 
Publication  offering.)  Each  district  should  send  in  this  offering  before  the 
end  of  January.  If  only  50  percent  of  your  budget  were  available,  would  all 
the  bills  get  paid?  Last  year  only  one  half  of  the  districts  participated  in  this 
special  offering.  Let's  work  for  100  percent  involvement  this  year. 


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vocabulary  are: 
"It's  time  to  .  .  .  ." 
We  as  national  WMC 
officers   have  realized  it 
was  time  to  send  our  holi- 
day greetings  to  you.  Without 
local  councils  to  coordinate  there 
would  be  no  need  for  our  officers,  so 
we  are  thankful  for  each  council  and  we 
are  most  happy  to  serve  you.  I  n  doing  so  we 
also  serve  our  Lord.     Our  organization  can  be 
compared  to  a  timepiece  in  many  ways.  WMC  is 
beneficial  to  many  as  a  clock  or  watch  to  those  who 
use  it.  Some  manufacturers  say  their  watches  never  need 
cleaning,  but  the  blessings  received  by  us  through  the  cleans- 
ing of  the  Holy  Spirit  can  profit  much.  To  observe  how  a  clock 
works,  one  must  remove  the  back  to  see  the  mainspring  and  all  the 
intricacies  that  help  that  clock  to  keep  time  as  correctly  as  possible. 
With  modern  technology,  timepieces  are  getting  more  and  more  accur- 
ate. We  covet  your  prayers  and  help  to  keep  us  accurate  in  serving  you.  To 
see  WMC  at  work  one  must  look  in  numerous  places  to  find  officers,  main- 
springs or  transistors  as  it  were,  at  their  designated  jobs.  As  the  old  year  and  its 
time  are  running  out,  we  would  like  to  wish  for  you  a  joyous  Holiday  Season.  May 
each  of  us  truly  remember  the  time  our  Lord  came  to  earth  as  a  babe;  the  time  He 
died  on  the  cross  for  our  sins;  the  time  He  arose  from  the  dead;  and  the  glorious  time 
when  we  shall  all  be  together  with  Him  in  heaven. 


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Mrs.  Robert  Griffith 
President 


Mrs.  Jesse  Deloe 
1st  Vice  President 


Mrs.  Walter  Fretz 
2nd  Vice  President 

Mrs.  Richard  Sellers 
Prayer  Chairman 


(Officers 


Mrs.  Charles  Koontz 
Literature  Secretary 

Mrs.  Noel  Hoke 
Editor 


Mrs.  George  Christie 

Secretary 

Mrs.  John  Neely 
Asst.  Secretary 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman 

Financial 

Secretary-Treasu  rer 

Mrs.  Thomas  Inman 

Asst.  Financial 

Secretary-Treasu  rer 


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abounding  in  the  work  of  the  Lord,  forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  your  labour 
is  not  in  vain  in  the  Lord."  I  Corinthians  15:57-58 


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Dear  Ladies, 

Greetings  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ! 

The  financial  staff  has  just  informed  me  that  a  total  of  $8,295.6 
has  come  in  from  the  WMC  for  the  work  of  Brethren  Home  Mission 
I  know  that  the  figure  has  been  broken  down  into  several  different 
projects,  but  I  deeply  appreciate  the  tremendous  effort  that  the 
ladies  have  made  to  provide  these  funds.  The  $7,012.92  gift  for 
Jewish  Missions  is  a  special  answer  to  prayer.  We  deeply  appreciate 
what  the  WMC  has  done  for  the  Jewish  work  through  all  these  year. 

May  God  richly  bless  you  in  your  work  and  we'U  be  praying 
for  you.  If  we  can  be  of  any  further  help  be  sure  to  let  us  know. 


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"Only  Two  from  Each  of  You  .  .  ."  sound  familiar?  By  the  end  of  the  year,  we 
hope  it's  more  of  a  household  word  than  any  advertising  jingle.  Because,  just  two 
dollars  from  each  WMC  member  across  the  nation  will  multiply  into  thousands  of 
dollars,  which  will  ultimately  put  young  men  into  the  ministry!  What  an  investment! 

Your  two  dollars  will  help  equip  a  postgraduate  study  room  for  doctoral  students; 
renovate  faculty  and  staff  office  space;  put  books  in  the  library  and  provide  office 
equipment.  All  of  these  items  and  more  will  help  relieve  some  of  the  crowded  condi- 
tions in  our  seminary,  where  this  year  over  400  students  are  studying  in  a  building  built 
to  house  150. 

Praise  God  for  the  growth.  Give  so  it  can  continue. 

Only  $2 
From  each  of  you 
Will  help  us  do 
Great  things  for  God  this  year! 


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Best 
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Books! 


Textbooks  on  Trial  is  an  informative  report  of  Mel  and  Norma  Gabler's  ongoing 
battle  to  oust  objectionable  textbooks  from  public  schools-and  to  urge  publish- 
ers to  produce  better  ones.  Every  parent  or  anyone  interested  in  the  public  school 
system  should  read  the  book.  We  are  here  producing  a  portion  of  chapter  1 1  that 
deals  with  some  of  the  events  in  the  well-known  West  Virginia  situation. 

The  Gablers,  who  live  in  Texas,  have  spent  much  time  in  that  area  in  reviewing 
textbooks.  They  have,  however,  aided  other  groups  as  well,  as  you  will  find  in  this 
excerpt  from  the  book,  which  we  are  reprinting  with  the  publisher's  permission. 
The  book  is  written  by  James  Hefley  and  published  by  Victor  Books,  a  division  of 
SP Publications  of  Wheaton,  III.  The  cost  is  $6.95. 

If  your  check  accompanies  the  order,  you  may  receive  a  copy  postpaid  from 
the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co.,  Box  544.  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 

TEXTBOOKS  ON  TRIAL 


By  1974  the  Gablers  were  receiving  almost  daily  long  distance 
phone  calls  from  parents  asking  help  in  protesting  textbooks.  The 
call  from  Alice  Moore  in  Kanawha  County  (Charleston),  West  Vir- 
ginia, was  critically  important,  though  Mel  and  Norma  did  not  real- 
ize it  at  the  time.  They  were  busy  preparing  bills  of  particulars  for 
the  74  Austin  hearings  and  treated  it  as  a  routine  call. 

Mrs.  Moore  said  she  was  a  first-term  member  of  the  Kanawha 
County  Board  of  Education.  Board  policy  had  been  to  accept  rou- 
tinely the  recommendations  of  the  Textbook  Selection  Committee, 
but  she  had  looked  at  some  of  the  new  books  and  had  persuaded  her 
fellow  Board  members  to  hold  up  purchase  until  they  could  see 
them  also.  She  had  been  referred  to  the  Gablers  by  the  educational 
review  organization  America's  Future,  and  wondered  if  they  had 
any  reviews  on  the  Heath  Communicating  Series  and  other  language 
arts  books,  speech  books,  and  readers. 

"We're  working  on  the  Heath  books  now  for  our  Texas  adoption 
hearings,"  Mel  replied.  "We'll  send  you  what  we  have." 

Daily  as  they  reviewed  these  books,  the  Gablers  airmailed  the 
material  but  thought  no  more  of  the  call  until  news  stories  began  to 
appear  about  the  battle  brewing  In  West  Virginia  over  textbooks. 
They  started  a  file  which  grew  larger  as  the  busy  summer  passed  into 
fall. 

The  national  media  carried  stories  that  poorly  educated  funda- 
mentalist, rural,  coal-mining  "creekers"  were  protesting  schoolbooks 
in  opposition  to  better  educated  professional  and  business  people  in 
Charleston,  who  wanted  the  books  to  remain  In  the  schools.  It  was 
ignorance  against  enlightenment,  stubborn  dogmatism  against  prog- 
ress, prejudice  against  tolerance,  censorship  against  democracy. 
Some  reports  said  protesters  were  racially  motivated  and  did  not 
want  minority  representation  in  texts.  Others  allowed  that  the  pro- 
tests might  stem  from  a  sense  of  frustrated  powerlessness  to  stop  the 
destruction  of  values  of  another  era. 

A  more  believable  story  came  to  the  Gablers  from  a  grapevine  of 
friends  and  sympathizers  across  the  country,  some  of  whom  had 
visited  Kanawha  County. 

The  people  at  the  core  of  the  protest  were  by  no  means  poor  and 
ignorant.  Alice  Moore,  their  leader,  was  a  soft-spoken  minister's  wife 
and  mother  of  three.  One  was  a  middle-management  executive  in 
the  State  Department  of  Education  and  a  former  school  principal. 
Another  a  suburban  newspaper  editor.  Another  a  surgeon's  wife. 
Another  the  wife  of  a  well-known  contractor.  And  so  on.  They 
contended  that  if  the  books  couldn't  teach  morality,  then  they 
shouldn't  flaunt  immorality;  if  they  couldn't  promote  absolute 
values,  then  they  shouldn't  push  situation  ethics;  If  they  couldn't 
present  the  Bible  and  Christianity  fairly,  then  they  shouldn't  indoc- 
trinate in  secular  humanism. 

The  Gablers  learned  that  Alice  Moore  was  a  latecomer  to  cur- 

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riculum  protests.  She  was  first  drawn  into  controversy  when  sex 
education  came  to  Kanawha  County. 

She  went  into  Charleston  to  look  at  the  materials.  She  was  ap- 
palled by  the  interference  into  family  privacy  and  the  value  judg- 
ments demanded  of  second-  and  third-grade  children.  It  was  much 
more  than  the  mechanics  of  reproduction.  The  program  was  to 
teach  children  how  to  think,  feel,  and  act  about  morals-a  preroga- 
tive which  she  felt  should  be  restricted  to  home  and  church. 

She  saw  a  newspaper  announcement  of  a  meeting  of  concerned 
parents.  She  attended  and  voiced  her  alarm.  One  thing  led  to  an- 
other and  within  a  short  time  about  a  dozen  supporters  were  push- 
ing her  to  run  for  the  school  board  under  the  motto,  "We  need  a 
mother  on  the  school  board." 

The  five-member  board  was  responsible  for  a  system  of  44,000 
children,  but  few  people  even  knew  the  names  of  the  members,  and 
even  fewer  bothered  to  attend  board  meetings.  Most  members  had 
served  several  six-year  terms,  and  only  one  seat  was  being  contested 
in  1970.  Only  sex  education  kept  it  from  being  another  ho  hum 
election. 

Mrs.  Moore's  election  seemed  an  impossible  dream.  The  incum- 
bent had  strong  organizational  backing  and  five  others  were  run- 
ning-all men.  Her  supporters  collected  only  about  $2,500  in  cam- 
paign funds  and  then  spent  most  of  this  for  billboards.  They  had 
only  a  few  dollars  left  for  newspaper  and  broadcast  media. 

The  favored  incumbent's  mistake  was  to  single  out  Alice  for 
repeated  attack.  She  was  a  censor,  a  bookburner,  who  wanted  to 
impose  her  value  system  upon  others.  She  wanted  to  run  the 
schools.  Rumors  spread  that  her  campaign  expenses  of  at  least 
$100,000  were  being  paid  by  H.  L  Hunt.  Every  time  Alice  replied 
to  a  charge,  she  was  in  the  news.  A  week  before  the  election  the 
Charleston  Gazette's  poll  showed  her  running  second  to  the  incum- 
bent, but  he  was  still  ahead  by  a  two  to  one  majority. 

The  clincher  came  when  she  appeared  on  television  with  several 
charred  Bibles  which  a  janitor  had  retrieved  from  a  school  incinera- 
tor. "And  they  [some  supporters  of  the  incumbent]  have  the  nerve 
to  call  me  a  bookburner,"  she  charged,  holding  up  one  of  the  Bibles. 

After  her  surprise  election,  sex  education  was  curtailed  in  Kana- 
wha County  Schools.  The  furor  died  down.  But  her  concern  that 
parents'  and  taxpayers'  rights  were  being  trodden  upon  increased  as 
she  came  to  believe  that  (1)  the  philosophy  of  education  in  general 
was  to  change  values,  (2)  the  board  was  little  more  than  a  mouth- 
piece for  the  school  administration,  and  (3)  federal  aid  to  education 
was  orchestrated  from  Washington  along  a  network  in  the  educa- 
tional establishment  that  ran  to  local  school  systems  and  back  to  the 
federal  capital.  The  Kanawha  County  school  administration,  she 
noted,  would  recommend  an  innocent-sounding  resolution  asking 
federal  aid  for  the  project,  the  board  would  pass  it,  and  within  days 
press  releases  would  come  out  of  Washington  reporting  public 
ground  swell  for  appropriations  to  finance  the  program. 

But  her  greatest  worry  soon  became  the  textbooks  which  she  felt 
were  leading  the  way  in  values-changing.  She  found  that  the  board 
was  rubber-stamping  recommendations  of  textbooks  by  the  adminis- 
tration and  the  County  Textbook  Committee.  In  1972  she  got 
policy  changed  to  require  that  the  list  of  new  books  recommended 
for  adoption  each  year  be  given  to  the  board  30  days  in  advance, 
and  that  the  books  be  put  on  public  display. 

The  policy  was  followed  in  1973,  but  in  1974  it  was  not.  Instead 
of  putting  the  recommended  books  on  display,  hundreds  of  differ- 
ent books  were  set  out,  making  citizen  review  impossible.  And  the 


1974  list  of  325  language  arts  books  was  not  given  to  the  board 
until  five  days  before  the  April  11  meeting  when  thev  were  to  adopt 
texts.  The  board  majority  agreed  to  adopt  the  books  but  to  delay 
purchase  with  an  option  to  accept  or  reject  them  at  a  later  date. 

Mrs.  Moore  took  three  books  home.  "The  more  I  read,  the  more 
I  was  shocked,"  she  was  quoted  as  saying.  "They  were  full  of  nega- 
tive references  to  Christianity  and  God.  There  was  lots  of  profanity 
and  anti-American  and  racist  anti-white  stories.  They  presented  a 
warped  viewpoint  of  life,  as  if  every  black  carried  a  knife,  was 
locked  into  a  slum,  and  was  made  to  look  inferior.  In  one  book  was 
the  poem  'Growing  Up  to  Be  a  Prostitute';  in  another  a  story  about 
a  boy  who  thought  only  of  running  down  men  in  a  big  Cadillac;  in 
another  a  poem  showing  what  a  farce  American  freedom  was.  I  was 
stunned.  I  had  never  thought  they  were  this  bad." 

She  then  asked  that  all  the  books  be  sent  to  her  house.  After 
three  big  boxfuls  arrived,  she  called  the  Gablers  for  reviews. 

Next,  she  requested  a  private  meeting  of  the  board  at  which  she 
passed  around  some  of  the  books.  One  member  agreed  they  were 
"rotten."  Another  said  he  didn't  think  they  belonged  in  the  class- 
room. But  the  board  president  consistently  refused  to  give  an  opin- 
ion, saying,  "Let's  wait  and  see  what  the  teachers  have  to  say." 

In  the  days  immediately  following,  Mrs.  Moore  read  more  books 
and  stayed  in  touch  with  the  board  members.  When  she  sensed  they 
were  softening  toward  the  school  administration,  she  talked  to  the 
County  Superintendent.  He  suggested  a  private  meeting  with  teach- 
ers. 

The  minister's  wife,  so  the  Gablers  subsequently  heard,  agreed  to 
this,  saying  she  was  "not  interested  in  a  public  protest."  She  felt  the 
teachers  would  surely  see  the  problems  in  the  books,  and  also  she 
did  not  want  to  be  ridiculed  by  the  news  media  as  had  happened  in 
1970.  She  explained,  "I  did  not  want  it  turned  into  a  political  fight 
during  election  time,  knowing  the  press  would  accuse  me  of  just 
trying  to  create  a  political  issue  for  my  side." 

But  the  news  was  leaked-by  a  teacher,  Mrs.  Moore  thought-to 
the  Charleston  Gazette.  When  a  reported  called  to  ask  if  she  was 
trying  to  keep  some  of  the  purchased  books  out  of  the  library  she 
answered  as  briefly  as  she  could.  Only  a  small  story  appeared  on  the 
back  page  of  the  newspaper. 

However,  on  the  basis  of  this  story,  the  superintendent  said  the 
meeting  should  be  a  public  meeting. 

Those  who  came,  in  Mrs.  Moore's  judgment,  were  almost  all 
teachers  and  their  friends.  Only  the  half  dozen  friends  with  whom 
she  had  discussed  the  books  were  there. 

The  meeting  turned  into  a  confrontation.  Mrs.  Moore  held  up  a 
grammar  book  which  she  said  instructed  the  teacher  to  tell  students 
they  could  use  their  educated  guesses  at  spelling  and  punctuation.  A 
teacher  spoke  up.  "Mrs.  Moore,  this  book  isn't  for  the  college  bound 
student,  but  for  the  student  likely  to  be  a  dropout."  Alice  replied, 
"If  there's  any  student  that  needs  correct  grammar,  it's  this  student. 

Then  she  turned  to  literature  which  she  claimed  encouraged 
stealing,  disobedience  of  authority,  and  sexual  immorality.  She  read 
from  a  literature  supplement  e.  e.  cummings'  "Sonnet-Actuality 
24"  which  begins  "i  like  my  body  . . ." 

"What  is  the  purpose  of  having  material  like  this  in  school?"  she 
demanded. 

When  the  meeting  ended  it  was  obvious  to  Mrs.  Moore  that  the 
board  members  wouldn't  cross  the  administration  and  were  going  to 
put  the  books  in.  She  decided  to  take  the  books  to  the  people. 


26  D  Herald  BMH 


Homecoming  Queen-Grace  College  Senior  Deb  Keillor  receives  her 
crown  from  Sue  Downs  after  being  named  the  1976  Homecoming 
Queen  on  October  15.  The  queen,  from  Pontiac,  Michigan,  is  escorted 
by  Stan  Hueni.  Deb  is  a  resident's  assistant  and  secretary  of  the  Student 
Government  Executive  Board,  An  elementary  major,  she  enjoys  sewing, 
water  skiing  and  swimming.  Miss  Downs  was  the  1975  Grace  Homecom- 
ing Queen.  (Photo  by  Brad  Skiles) 


Grace  Cheerleaders-Supporting  the  Grace  College  athletic  teams 
this  year  will  be  (l.r.)  Diana  Stark,  captain,  Mary  Kennedy,  Sherri  Noll, 
Penny  Rapsavage,  Pat  Buffkin  and  Jodie  Sargen.  The  1976-77  cheer- 
leaders participated  in  tryouts  before  the  student  body  and  were  se- 
lected by  a  panel  of  judges.  Debbie  Katip  is  the  coach  and  Sandy 
Hoskins  the  adviser  for  the  cheerleaders. 


■■'M 


Conference  Champions-Grace  College  netters  captured  the  1976 
Mid-Central  Conference  title  by  collecting  22  of  27  possible  points  in 
the  tourney  and  compiling  a  6-0  regular  season  record.  This  is  the  third 
MCC  championship  in  four  years  for  the  Lancers.  Members  of  the 
tennis  team  include:  (l-r)  front,  Stan  Hueni,  Jon  Hueni,  Ross  Hoffman 
and  Mick  Messner;  back.  Coach  Don  R.  J.  Cramer,  Gary  Woolman,  Phil 
Wickstrom  and  J.  W.  Simpson.  Jon  Hueni  and  Woolman  were  nanried  to 
the  all  conference  team  and  Cramer  was  voted  coach  of  the  year.  (Doug 
Conrad  Photo) 


Soccer  Team  Wins  MCC-Vic  Derenzo  controls  the  ball  in  a  soc- 
cer game  with  Purdue.  Grace  team  won  the  1976  Mid-Central  Con- 
ference championship  with  a  5-0-1  record.  Terry  Shrock  was  voted 
coach  of  the  year.  All  Conference  players  include;  Jeff  Cahill,  Tim 
Van  Duyne,  Paul  Henning,  and  Denny  Lapp.  Grace  defeated  Moody 
Bible  Institute,  4-0,  to  qualify  for  the  finals  of  the  National  Chris- 
tian College  Athletic  Association  finals  in  Dayton,  Tennessee.  (Brad 
Skiles  Photo) 


Testimonies  from 


Once  each  semester  the  student  bodies,  faculties  and 
staff  of  Grace  College  and  Seminary  put  aside  academic 
concerns  for  a  day  and  concentrate  on  three  aspects  of 
spiritual  growth:  confession,  intercession  and  praise. 

One  of  the  highlights  each  year  is  the  final  session,  in 
which  testimonies  are  given  of  the  Lord's  goodness  and 
leading.  Reprinted  here  in  abridged  form  are  a  number 
of  testimonies  from  the  college  students  and  faculty. 

Praise  the  Lord  for  the  opportunity  to  teach  Child 
Evangelism  this  summer  in  Hawaii.  I  thank  the  Lord  for 
opening  my  eyes— this  semester  I  teach  30  children  at 
the  Salvation  Army,  and  just  this  year  we've  had  seven 
decisions.  What  a  blessing! 

Praise  the  Lord  for  answered  prayer.  Just  this  morn- 
ing I  was  praying  about  a  financial  need,  and  then  I  got 
an  increase  in  my  V.A.  check  which  was  in  the  exact 
amount  I  needed.  Ephesians  3:20  came  to  mind. 

I  wasn't  saved  until  I  was  in  the  army  for  a  year  and  a 
half.  I  was  in  the  barracks  which  was  the  hub  of  the  drug 
traffic  for  that  part  of  Germany.  I  never  again  saw  the 
person  who  witnessed  to  me,  but  I  was  the  only  Chris- 
tian in  that  company  for  months  after  my  conversion. 
Our  God  is  so  big.  I  thank  Him  for  meeting  my  needs 
then,  and  every  day. 

Thank  the  Lord  for  our  professors.  Their  Christian 
witness  is  so  meaningful  to  me,  both  in  the  classroom 
and  out. 

In  I  Corinthians  9:19  we  find  reference  to  our  being 
made  servants  unto  all.  I'm  thankful  that  we  can  share  in 


each  others'  problems.  Just  yesterday  there  was  a  fellow 
on  campus  with  a  specific  financial  need.  The  Lord  came 
through  with  the  money  to  meet  his  need.  What  a  joy  to 
share  in  prayer! 

Praise  the  Lord  we  can  meet  here  today  with  free- 
dom. 

I  was  saved  out  of  Catholicism.  I  know  how  it  was  to 
do  all  the  things  to  try  to  be  saved.  They  are  sincere,  but 
sincerely  lost!  This  time  last  year  we  were  looking  for  a 
place  to  serve.  We're  now  working  in  a  church  in  South 
Bend  where  there  is  a  strong  Catholic  element.  God  has  a 
plan  for  each  of  us.  As  we  keep  knocking,  seeking,  try- 
ing. He  will  direct. 

A  year  ago  the  last  thing  I  wanted  to  do  was  go  to 
college.  But  God  changed  things.  He  brought  me  through 
some  tough  things.  I  really  learned  a  lot  at  the  Larry  Coy 
seminar  at  the  beginning  of  this  school  year.  As  Romans 
8:28  says.  He  is  in  control  of  all  things. 

Recently  I  was  blessed  by  Isaiah  53.  Three  character- 
istics of  Jesus  stand  out  there:  (1)  His  love,  (2)  Hisyield- 
edness  to  the  Father,  and  (3)  the  courage  Christ  had, 
knowing  what  He  would  face.  This  gives  me  courage. 

Often  in  a  Christian  college  it  is  easy  to  let  our  Chris- 
tian service  slip  because  we  are  so  busy  with  our  studies 
and  activities.  But  last  week  I  was  involved  in  an  activity 
in  which  two  young  people  were  saved.  It  was  worth  the 
extra  effort— God  can  use  things  we  really  don't  think 
He  can  use. 


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Sratf 


a  Day  of  Prayer 


This  year's  been  a  time  of  trying  and  trusting.  My 
mother  didn't  expect  me  to  go  to  college— she  didn't 
think  I  had  the  brains.  Each  year  it  gets  harder,  but  the 
Lord  wants  me  in  His  service,  I  know.  When  I  think  I 
can't  make  it,  God  says  don't  worry  about  two  years  off, 
or  graduation,  but  take  care  of  today's  responsibilities. 
"He  that  hath  begun  a  good  work  in  you  will  complete 
it." 

This  is  my  third  semester  here.  Only  heaven  will  tell 
who  the  great  leaders  are  who  will  come  from  this  school 
in  the  future.  We  have  no  greater  opportunity  than  to  be 
here  living,  learning,  and  praying  together.  The  future  is 
important,  but  so  is  the  here  and  now.  Praise  God  for 
the  strength  He  gives! 

Thank  the  Lord  for  the  tremendous  year  in  soccer. 
You  fans  see  the  victories  on  the  field,  but  we  know  the 
victories  in  our  lives.  Other  teams  and  coaches  are  im- 
pressed with  our  love  for  Christ.  Proverbs  16:7  says 
"When  a  man's  ways  please  the  Lord,  he  maketh  even  his 
enemies  to  be  at  peace  with  him."  Serving  Christ 
through  athletics  is  a  rich  privilege.  Please  pray  for  the 
coach  of  an  opposing  team,  to  whom  we've  been  wit- 
nessing. We're  going  to  win  him  for  Christ! 


I  haven't  been  saved  very  long.  None  of  my  family  is 
saved,  and  it's  been  hard  for  me  to  grow  in  the  Lord. 
Several  people  here  have  helped  me  a  great  deal— I  never 
knew  that  people  cared  so  much.  Thank  you  all! 

This  is  the  first  time  I've  been  in  school  full  time,  and 
I've  been  feeling  the  pressure  of  poor  study  habits.  It's 
good  to  praise  the  Lord  when  things  are  going  well,  but 
when  they're  going  bad  I  want  to  go  back  home.  But 
these  are  the  precious  times.  I  consider  it  a  privilege  to 
be  worked  on  by  Jesus  Christ.  These  experiences  are 
drawing  me  closer  to  Him. 

This  is  my  last  Day  of  Prayer.  It's  been  a  really  special 
one  for  me.  I  know  there  are  needs  in  my  own  life.  But 
we  grow  together  here.  One  prayer  I  have  is  that  we 
would  leave  our  "aroma"  as  believers.  With  His  strength 
we  can  leave  that  aroma  He  would  have  for  us.  Psalm 
37:4-5. 

We  all  experience  defeat— some  big,  some  small.  But 
thank  God,  He  changes  our  hearts.  We  become  discour- 
aged and  wonder  how  we  can  ever  meet  Him  again.  But 
He  takes  the  initiative.  He  gives  us  joy  and  makes  us  a 
blessing. 


Living  Memorials 


More  and  more  people  are  now  using  the  LIVING  MEMORIAL  for  the 
purpose  of  honoring  the  memory  of  departed  loved  ones  and  friends.  They 
know  their  gift  will  be  used  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  has  been  designated 
toward  the  Christian  education  of  students  at  Grace  College  and  Seminary. 
An  appropriate  card  is  sent  to  the  bereaved  without  revealing  the  amount  of 
the  gift. 

Following  are  the  memorials  given  during  the  month  of  October: 


In  Memory  of: 

Mrs.  Gertrude  Morrison 
Francis-Elwood  Lowery 
Mrs.  Orpha  Shaffer 
Sally  Walters 
Melvin  E.  Crider 
Brian  Slaughter 
Dr.  Lloyd  E.  Fish 


P.F.C. 


Given  by: 

Mi.  and  Mrs.  Franklin  F.  Gregory 

Mi.  and  Mis.  Roy  H.  Loweiy 

Mi.  and  Mis.  Hairy  Dutka 

Mi.  and  Mis.  Warien  Koestnei 

Rev.  and  Mis.  Richaid  G.  Messnei 

Mis.  Connie  Auer 

Mi.  and  Mis.  Dewey  Melton 

Di.  and  Mis.  Donald  De  Young 

Mr.  and  Mis.  Ait  Davis 

Di.  and  Mis.  Jesse  Humbeid 

Ghent  Biethien  Church.  Roanoke,  Va. 

Mi.  and  Mis.  Haiold  Minna 

Rev.  and  Mis.  Richaid  G.  Messnei 

Ray  E.  Collings 

Mis.  Elizabeth  Mooie 

Baptist  Student  Foundation  at  the 
Univeisity  of  Illinois,  University  Baptist 
Chuich,  Champaign,  Illinois: 
Prof.  Robeit  and  Betty  Sutton 
Prof.  Davis  and  Lois  Gardner 
Waltei  and  Betty  Cut  chin 
William  Dunn  _^__ 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Joe  Mathis 
Rev.  and  Mis.  L.  Wayne  Rogers 


Martin  Luther 
and  Music 


K  Marie  Stolba 


The  name  of  Martin  Luther 
(1483-1546)  is  well  known  for  his  as- 
sociation with  the  Protestant  Refor- 
mation, for  the  Ninety-five  Theses  he 
fastened  to  the  door  of  the  Schlos- 
skirche  at  Wrttenberg,  Germany,  on 
October  31,  1517,  and  for  his  work  in 
translating  the  Bible  from  Latin  into 
the  German  language.  What  is  not 
generally  realized  is  the  deprth  of  his 
involvement  with  music.  Many  fjersons 
know  that  the  words  and  tune  of  the 
rousing  hymn  Ein'  feste  Burg  ("A 
Mighty  Fortress  Is  Our  God,"  Worship 
and  Service  Hymnal,  No.  1)  which 
they  sang  in  church  just  a  few  weeks 
ago  on  Reformation  Sunday,  October 
31,  were  written  by  the  great  reform- 
er. Few,  hovrever,  are  aware  that  the 
man  who  wrote  those  stirring  words 
penned  also  the  tender  and  equally 
moving  carol  "Away  In  a  Manger,"  and 
quite  a  few  other  hymns.  Nor  do  they 
comprehend  that  the  fate  of  German 
Protestant  music  hinged  on  Martin 
Luther. 

Throughout  Luther's  life  music 
seems  to  have  been  the  only  one  of  the 
cultural  arts  that  had  real  meaning  for 
him.  He  once  said  to  Wolfgang  Reis- 
senbusch,  "Music  is  a  noble  gift  of 
God,  next  to  theology.  I  would  not 
change  my  little  knowledge  of  music 
for  a  great  deal."^  And  to  another  he 
remarked,  "Singing  is  a  fine  noble  ex- 
ercise. It  has  nothing  to  do  with  the 
world  or  busines  problems.  He  who 
sings  drives  out  care,  and  that  is  an 
excellent  thing." 

Despite  his  statement  that  he  had 


"little  knowledge  of  music,"  facts  indi- 
cate that  Luther  possessed  a  mastery 
of  music  far  beyond  that  of  a  mere 
enthusiast.  As  a  boy,  he  had  sufficient 
vocal  talent  to  sing  in  the  Kurrende,  a 
boys  choir  which  went  about  singing 
from  door  to  door;  his  adult  voice  was 
a  fine  tenor.  While  at  Erfurt  Universi- 
ty, Luther  joined  his  colleagues  in  sing- 
ing the  popular  student  songs  of  the 
time.  He  became  an  excellent  flutist; 
some  biographers  record  that  he 
played  the  lute  also.  It  is  not  known 
with  whom  he  studied  or  even  if  he 
had  lessons  on  these  instruments. 
Music  was  a  part  of  the  normal  uni- 
versity curriculum  as  one  of  the  math- 
ematical arts  included  in  the  quad 
rivium  (along  with  astronomy,  arith- 
metic, and  geometry),  and  no  doubt 
Luther  received  a  thorough  grounding 
in  music  theory  with  special  emphasis 
on  intervals,  church  modes,  and  musi- 
cal proportions,  as  well  as  in  the  musi- 
cal philosophy  of  Boethius,  whose 
treatise  De  institutione  musica  was  a 
standard  text.  Such  an  education 
could  hardly  be  called  training  for  per- 
formance, yet  it  would  be  more  than 
adequate  for  constructing  hymn  tunes. 
Luther's  interest  in  music  extended 
beyond  hymns  and  simple  liturgical 
music.  It  must  be  remembered  that  as 
a  celebrant  priest,  before  his  break 
with  the  Catholic  church,  he  worked 
where  pwlyphonic  music  was  a  regular 
part  of  the  worship  service.  He  ad- 
mired and  understood  the  elaborate 
polyphonic  Masses  and  motets— 
"learned    music,"    he    termed    it— 


aODHer^d 


flrw 


composed  by  Josquin  des  Prez,  Hein- 
rich  Isaac,  Heinrich  Finck,  and  Pierre 
de  la  Rue,  all  of  whom  were  his  con- 
temporaries. Luther  wrote; 

When  natural  music  is  sharpened 
and  fxjiished  by  art,  one  sees  and  ob- 
serves to  some  extent  and  with  great 
admiration,  the  great  and  perfect  wis- 
dom of  God  in  his  wonderful  work  of 
rrxisic;  what,  above  all,  is  unusual  and 
to  be  admired  is  the  fact  that  it  is 
possible  to  sing  a  simple  tune  or 
tenor  (as  the  musicians  call  it)  while 
at  the  same  time  three,  four  or  five 
other  voices  are  also  sung  that  play 
arKJ  leap  around  this  simple  tune  or 
tenor  as  if  in  rejoicing,  and,  embel- 
lishing and  decorating  it  wonderfully 
with  various  means  and  sounds.  .  .  .^ 

At  the  time  of  Josquin's  death  Luther 
was  deeply  distressed;  he  believed  that 
the  world  had  never  been  worthy  of 
des  Prez.  "Josquin  is  master  of  the 
notes;  others  are  mastered  by  them," 
he  said. 

It  is  known  that  musicales  took 
place  in  Luther's  home;  both  sacred 
and  secular  works  of  outstanding  mas- 
ters were  performed  there.  Luther 
himself  composed  at  least  one  motet, 
the  four-voice  Non  moriar  sed  vivam,  a 
modern  edition  of  which  was  pub- 
lished by  Breitkopf  &  Hartel  in  1917. 

It  was  never  Luther's  intention  to 
rid  the  church  of  beautiful  music,  nor 
to  pare  the  musical  portion  of  the  serv- 
ice to  stark  austerity.  In  this  he  dif- 
fered from  Zwingli,  who  had  an  equal 
portion  of  musical  talent  but  was  not 
so  keen  a  music-lover  as  was  Luther. 
Luther  felt  inclined  to  defend  his 
stand    with    regard    to    music   in   the 


church.  He  stated  his  position  clearly 
in  1524  in  the  Preface  to  Geystlich 
Gesang-Buchleyn,  a  book  of  three-  to 
five-voice  chorales  by  his  friend  Jo- 
hann  Walther:  "It  is  not  my  view  that 
the  Gospel  should  cause  all  the  arts  to 
be  struck  down  and  disappear;  on  the 
contrary,  I  should  like  to  see  all  the 
arts,  and  esp>ecially  music,  used  in  the 
service  of  Him  who  gave  and  created 
them."  As  for  instrumental  music, 
Luther's  attitude  is  inherent  in  a  state- 
ment included  in  his  draft  of  the  Ger- 
man Mass:  "We  must  read,  sing, 
preach,  write,  and  compose  verse,  and 
whenever  it  was  helpful  I  would  let  all 
the  bells  peal,  all  the  organs  thunder, 
and  everything  sound  that  could 
sound." 

On  October  4,  1530,  Luther  wrote 
to  Ludwig  Senfl,  noted  German  com- 
poser of  sacred  music,  ballads,  and 
Lieder: 

We  know  that  music  is  hateful 
and  intolerable  to  devils.  I  really  be- 
lieve, nor  am  I  ashamed  to  assert, 
that  next  to  theology  there  is  no  art 
equal  to  music,  for  it  is  the  only  one. 
except  theology,  which  can  give  a 
quiet  and  happy  mind,  a  manifest 
proof  that  the  devil,  the  author  of 
racking  care  and  perturbation,  flees 
from  the  sound  of  music  as  he  does 
from  the  exhortation  of  religion.  This 
is  the  reason  why  the  prophets  prac- 
ticed no  other  art,  neither  geometry 
nor  arithmetic  nor  astronomy,  as  if 
they  believed  music  and  divinity 
nearly  allied;  as  indeed  they  declare 
in  their  psalms  and  canticles.  Praising 
music  is  like  trying  to  paint  a  great 
subject  on  a  small  canvas,  which 
turns  out  merely  a  daub.  But  my  love 
for  it  abounds;  it  has  often  refreshed 
me  and  freed  me  from  great  troubles. 

Luther's  production  of  hymns  was 
an  outgrowth  of  his  efforts  to  provide 
the  reformed  churches  with  an  im- 
proved worship  service  in  the  German 
language.  He  invited  Walther  to  assist 
in  this  endeavor.  In  1526  there  was 
published  an  evangelical  plan  for  pub- 
lic worship  entitled  Deudsche  Messe 
(German  Mass),  which  consisted  of  the 
Lord's  Prayer,  the  Creed,  the  singing 
of  Psalms  and  hymns,  reading  from  the 
Bible,  and  a  homily.  The  German  Mass 
was  not  meant  to  be  a  rigid  format 
but,  as  Luther  stated  in  his  Preface, 
was  merely  an  outline  for  a  suitable 
service,  the  details  of  which  individual 
churches  could  adjust  to  fit  their 
needs. 

As  early  as  1523,  Luther  realized 
that  the  inclusion  of  congregational 
hymn-singing    in    the   worship  service 


From  Himmlische  Fundgrube  by  Johann  Paltz,  1511.  Could  this  have  been 
Luther's  inspiration  for  the  words  Ein'  feste  Burg— "A  Mighty  Fortress"? 


might  present  some  problems.  There 
seemed  to  be  a  scarcity  of  suitable 
German  hymns.  "Why  is  it,"  he  said, 
"that  in  the  secular  field  there  are  so 
many  fine  poems  and  so  many  beauti- 
ful songs  while  in  the  religious  field  we 
have  such  lifeless  stuff?  The  devil  has 
no  need  of  all  the  good  tunes  for  him- 
self." And  Luther  set  about  remedying 
the  situation. 

He  requested  his  musician  friends 
to  supply  him  with  hymn  tunes  and 
texts,  either  existing  ones  or  ones  they 
might  compose,  and  urged  them  to 
make  German  translations  of  Latin 
hymn  texts.   In  1524  he  sent  George 


Sp>alatin  some  instruction  for  wr'rting 
hymns  and  making  translations: 
"Please  omit  all  modern  court  expres- 
sions, for  to  win  popular'rty  a  song 
must  be  in  the  most  simple  and  conv 
rrwn  language,  although  the  words 
should  be  good  and  apt,  and  the  mean- 
ing plain  and  as  nearly  like  the  original 
as  possible.  The  translation  may  be 
free;  only  keep  to  the  meaning,  chang- 
ing the  words  where  convenient." 
Luther  followed  his  own  advice,  and 
drew  upon  every  available  resource  for 
his  hymns.  He  began  to  write  hymn 
verses,  to  create  hymn  tunes,  and  to 


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make  translations  and  paraphrases  of 
Latin  hymns  and  Psalms.  Aus  der  Tiefe 
rufe  ich  zu  dir  ("I  call  unto  Thee  from 
the  deep")  from  the  German  Bible  be- 
cause the  chorale /It/s  tiefer  Not  schrei 
ich  zu  dir  ("In  direst  need  I  cry  to 
Thee").  He  modeled  some  of  his  hymn 
verses  on  the  German  ballad  poetry  he 
knew;  some,  like  Ctirist  lag  in  Todes- 
banden  were  arranged  from  nonlitur- 
gical  spiritual  songs;  others  were  taken 
from  Gregorian  chant,  that  is,  Veni 
Redemptor  gentium  was  transformed 
into  Nun  l<omm'  der  Heiden  l-leiland 
("Come,  Savior  of  the  Nations").  In 
that  day  borrowings  were  common; 
plagiarism  was  an  unknown  word.  If  a 
secular  tune  appeared  appropriate  for 
a  chorale,  it  might  be  stripped  of  its 
lyrics  and  supplied  with  sacred  text; 
such  songs  are  called  contrafacta  or 
parodies.  Luther  made  from  the  folk 
song  Es  fiat  ein  Meidlin  sein  Schufi  ver- 
lorn  ("There  is  a  lass  has  lost  her 
shoe")  the  chorale  Gottes  Huid  hab 
ich  verlorn  ("The  grace  of  God  is  lost 
to  me").  In  preparing  hymns  for  the 
church,  Luther  was  aided  by  Walther, 
Conrad  Rupff,  Georg  Rhau,  and 
others;  Rhau  became  a  well-known 
publisher  and  printed  Luther's  writings 
as  well  as  Protestant  hymnals  and 
other  music. 

Although  there  has  been  specula- 
tion as  to  how  much  of  the  music  at- 
tributed to  Luther  was  actually  com- 
posed by  him,  correspondence  and 
writings  of  his  contemporaries,  par- 
ticularly Walther,  attest  that  Luther 
did  compose  a  good  deal  of  music.  Ex- 
tant music  manuscripts  in  writing 
identified  as  that  of  Luther  include 
sketches  for  a  musical   liturgy  and  a 


setting  of  the  Lord's  Prayer.  Walther 
stated  that  Luther  composed  the  first 
portion  of  the  German  Mass. 

Luther  believed  music  should  be  in- 
cluded in  the  curriculum  of  Christian 
schools.  In  1524  he  sent  a  letter  to 
various  cities  in  Germany  concerning 
this  and  said,  ".  .  .  if  I  had  children 
they  would  have  to  learn  not  only  the 
languages  and  history  but  also  singing, 
music,  and  the  whole  mathematics." 
True  to  his  belief  in  the  value  of  music 
in  education,  Luther  and  Melanchthon 
included  music  in  the  suggested  Cur- 
riculum of  Instruction  of  1528— not 
just  instruction  in  proper  performance 
of  music,  but  "the  elements  of  music" 
which  in  all  probability  meant  music 
theory. 

His  most  popular  chorale  is  Ein' 
teste  Burg,  which  the  poet  Heine 
called  "the  Marseillaise  of  the  Refor- 
mation." By  1900  this  hymn  had  ap- 
peared in  over  eighty  translations  into 
more  than  53  languages.  Although  it  is 
generally  agreed  that  the  chorale  was 
first  published  in  1529  and  that  it  is  a 
paraphrase  of  Psalm  46,  the  circum- 
stances of  its  origin  remain  a  mystery. 
Some  biographers  think  it  was  written 
late  in  1523,  when  Luther  was  dis- 
turbed because  two  young  Protestants 
were  burned  at  the  stake  in  Brussels  on 
July  1,  1523.  It  is  tnje  that  Luther 
deplored  this  event,  for  he  addressed  a 
letter  to  "the  Christians  of  Holland, 
Brabant,  and  Flanders"  in  which  he 
mentioned  "Henry  and  John"  and 
"the  fire  which  helped  them  from  this 
sinful  life  to  eternity."  But  evidence  to 
support  this  as  basis  for  the  hymn  is 
lacking. 

Others   cite   as   possible   source  of 


these  words  a  woodcut  in  the  book 
Himmlische  Fundgrube  (Heavenly 
Storehouse)  written  by  Father  Johann 
Paltz  and  published  in  1511.  The  book 
is  a  veritable  storehouse  of  arguments 
supporting  ind  uigences— something 
Luther  strongly  opposed.  It  is  certain 
Luther  knew  the  book,  for  Paltz  was  a 
teacher  in  his  Augustinian  monastery. 
The  illustration  depicts  a  stronghold 
being  stormed  by  an  army  of  devils 
equipped  with  spiked  clubs  and  pikes. 
Banners  or  scrolls  of  indulgences  and 
dispensations  stream  from  every  open- 
ing in  the  well-fortified  tower  which  is 
defended  by  angels  who  man  the  bom- 
bards and  mortars.  Certainly  this  could 
be  called  Ein'  feste  Burg— but  was  it 
the  inspiration  for  the  chorale? 

Or,  could  the  choice  of  words  have 
been  prompted  by  the  tower  at  Co- 
burg  Castle,  a  structure  Luther  knew, 
and  a  place  where  he  would  later 
spend  six  months  in  refuge? 

Perhaps  we  shall  never  know  the 
source  of  Luther's  inspiration  for  these 
powerful  words.  James  Moffatt  called 
this  "the  greatest  hymn  of  the  greatest 
man  of  the  greatest  period  of  German 
history."  Wagner  incorporated  the 
music  in  his  Kaisermarsch;  Mendels- 
sohn included  it  in  the  third  move- 
ment of  the  Reformation  Symphony; 
Meyerbeer  placed  it  in  his  opera  The 
Huguenots.  And  Protestants  through- 
out the  world  sing  it,  especially  on 
Reformation  Sunday. 

Quoted  in   Preserved   Smith,   The  Life 
and  Letters  of  Martin  Luther  (NY:  Barnes 
&  Noble,  191 1,  1968  reprint),  p.  234. 
2 

Quoted  in  Richard  Friedenthal,  Luther, 

sein  Leben  und  seine  Zeit  (Ger. :  R.  Piper, 
1967),  p.  461. 


A  pulpit  and  three  pulpit  chairs,  gifts  of  the  First  Brethren 
Church  of  Uniontown,  Pennsylvania,  True  Hunt,  pastor,  are  now 
in  use  as  part  of  the  refurbishing  of  McClain  Hall  Auditorium  on 
the  Grace  campus. 

The  furniture,  originally  given  to  the  Uniontown  church  in 
memory  of  former  members,  is  now  finding  continued  use  in  the 
work  of  the  Lord  as  God's  Word  is  brought  before  the  Grace 
College  student  body  in  chapel  each  day. 

The  pulpit  was  given  by  Ruth  Ashcraft  in  memory  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  W.  Ashcraft,  Jr.,  and  the  three  chairs  were  given  by  Esther 
Cole  in  memory  of  Mrs.  Sarah  Cooley.  The  furniture  was  replaced 
at  Uniontown  when  the  congregation  built  a  new  facility  several 
years  ago. 

Grace  Schools  expresses  thanks  and  appreciation  for  this  use- 
ful and  appropriate  gift. 


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hoping  to  help  In  Christian  ed, 
youth,    and  church  growth 


S.S.  Spells 

Splendid 

Secret 

Knute  Larson, 
Executive  Director 
GBC  Christian  Education 

Some  of  us  have  discovered  a  splendid  secret  that 
needs  shared. 

The  way  of  meeting  many  needs  of  the  church  "in 
one  fell  swoop,"  whatever  that  is. 

A  way  of  tying  people  together  in  a  special  way, 
getting  them  enthused  about  other  people,  promoting 
Bible  study,  applying  the  Bible  to  daily  living,  organiz- 
ing without  a  lot  of  red  tape,  showing  special  concern 
to  youth  and  kids,  using  flexibility  and  new  methods, 
creating  church  growth,  and  "church  growth  eyes," 
involving  the  pastor  in  a  very  personal  way  with 
people,  teaching  basic  doctrines  and  practices  of  the 
church,  promoting  new  areas  of  concern  for  the 
church. 

Write  this  down:  it's  called  Sunday  School. 

Camouflaged  with  titles  like  "Adult  Bible  Fellow- 
ships," "Sunday  Bible  Institute,"  "Sunday  School  of 
the  Bible,"  "Learning  Centers"-it's  still  Sunday 
School. 

With  all  the  hustle  about  church  growth-and  it's 
needed-and  the  emphasis  on  family  and  a  lot  of  extra 
seminars  to  spur  thinking  in  many  areas,  Sunday 
School  still  stands  as  a  great  opportunity,  a  proved 
method,  a  gold  mine  that's  already  half  dug. 

Is  your  church  using  it  for  all  its  potential,  being 
flexible  with  it,  making  it  an  hour  of  "congregation," 
and  "cell"? 

Are  you  doing  your  part?  Do  you  go  to  it?  Share 
your  life  in  its  ministries?  Make  sure  excellence  hap- 
pens? 

It's  a  splendid  secret. 

Don't  tell  more  than  five  people 


Now  you  can  give  a  very  special  gift  to 
Brethren  youth  .  .  .  Brethren  National  Youth 
Conference  Gift  Certificates! 

Here's  how  it  works:  You  write  GBC 
Christian  Education,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana  46590. 

*  Include  a  check  for  any  amount  you  wish 

to  give. 

*  Tell  us  the  name  of  the  person  you  are 

giving  it  for. 
The  amount  will  be  deposited  in  a  special 
BNYC  account  for  the  coming  youth  confer- 
ence. The  certificate  will  be  sent  to  you  to 
present,  or  will  be  sent  to  another  address  if 
you  request  it. 

Rules: 

1.  A  gift  certificate  cannot  be  considered  a 

Brethren  National  Youth  Conference 
registration  fee. 

2.  It  must  be  used  for  the  current  year's 

Brethren  National  Youth  Conference. 

3.  The  gift  is  not  refundable,  but  can  be 

transferred  to  another  person  upon 
written  request. 


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Send  a  check.  ^^ 

And  make  a  Brethren  teen  ^^ 

very  happy.  ^" 


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33Dde«mber  76 


Changed 

Lives  Sharing  How 
They  Were  Changed 

Three  pastors  respond  to  CE's  summer  ministry 


"Praise  the  Lord  for  the  oppor- 
tunities Operation  Barnabas  has 
provided  the  church.  We've 
already  seen  five  couples  come  to 
know  the  Lord  and  have  had 
numerous  people  visit  the  church. 
Your  team  provided  a  basis  for 
beginning  our  visitation  program. 
"We  couldn't  be  more  satisfied 
with  the  work  the  team  did."— 
—Richard  A.  Rohrer,  pastor, 
Grace  Brethren  Church, 
He  met,  California 


"Operation  Barnabas  was  one  of  the  greatest  programs  that 
we  have  ever  had  in  this  church. 

"These  young  people  and  their  leaders  certainly  brought 
glor\'  to  the  Lord  by  the  way  they  conducted  themselves  and 
by  the  way  they  allowed  Him  to  direct  their  lives. 

"I  had  prepared  a  schedule  for  the  various  days,  and  they 
cooperated  beautifully  even  though  it  was  a  rugged  schedule 
occupying  most  of  their  time.  We  had  a  total  of  33  decisions. 
.  .  .  Praise  the  Lord." 

—Frank:  Cobiirn,  pastor. 

Community  Brethren  Church, 

Los  Angeles,  California 


Applications  are  now  being  accepted  for  1977-Operation  Barnabas  team.  AddressyouT 
questions  to  Ed  Lewis,  GBC  Christian  Education,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 

Barnabas  is  a  ministry  of  GBC  Christian  Education  In  cooperation  with  the  Board  of  Evangelism. 

Your  gifts  for  Christian  Education  help  make  ministries  like  this  possible.  Give  through  your  local  church,  or 
write  CE  at  the  above  address. 


"I  am  Susanne  Martin 
'Girl  of  the  Year'" 


When  I  was  a  little  girl  I  had  a  secret  longing  to  be  Miss  America,  as  all 
little  girls  do.  I  never  guessed  that  God  had  an  even  greater  honor  in  store 
for  me.  I  never  dreamed  that  I  would  some  day  be  escorted  down  the 
many  steps  of  an  amphitheater  with  warm,  California  breezes  blowing 
through  my  hair.  I  never  dreamed  of  the  suspense-filled  moments  when  1 
would  hear— "the  second  runner  up  .  .  .  the  first  runner  up  .  .  .  and  the 
1976  SMM  'Girl  of  the  Year'  is  from  North  ...  [West? ...  Eastern 
Ohio?  .  .  .  etc.]  .  .  .  Atlantic!"  I  was  filled  with  joy  as  I  realized  that  God 
had  chosen  me  to  be  honored,  and  it  wasn't  because  of  physical  beauty  or 
talent  but  because  of  my  love  for  Him. 

The  day  I  was  crowned,  however,  was  only  the  climax  of  many  other 
meaningful  SMM  experiences.  My  years  in  SMM  taught  me  things  like 
doctrine,  good  devotional  habits,  and  generally  helped  me  to  grow  spirit- 
ually. They  also  gave  me  many  opportunities  for  Christian  fellowship, 
leadership  responsibilities  and  service  to  others. 

I  don't  know  what  my  future  holds,  but  the  challenge  Hansi  gave  to  us 
at  the  tea  stands  out  in  my  mind.  I  pray  that  I  will  realize  how  BIG  God 
really  is  and  will  dare  to  dream  BIG  dreams  for  Him.  I  don't  want  my  lack 
of  faith  to  limit  His  work  in  my  life. 

—Susanne  Martin 


OCTOBER   SUNDAY  SCHOOL 


Div.    Church 

A  -   Long  Beach.  Calif.  (First) 

B   —  Johnstown,  Pa. 

(Riverside) 
C   —  Washington,  D.C. 
D  —  Conemaugh,  Pa. 

(Singer  Hill) 
E    —  Columbus,  Ohio 

(East  Side) 
F   -  Mansfield,  Ohio 

(Woodville) 
G  —  Okeechobee,  Fla. 
H  -   Mabton,  Wash. 
I     -   North  Lauderdale,  Fla. 
J    -  Aiken,  S.C. 
N  —  No  one  qualified 


Pastor 

David  Hocking 

Don  Rough 
James  Dixon 


CONTEST 

Superintendent 
Roy  D.  Halberg 

Ronakj  Carnavelli 
Lowell  Owens 


Marvin  Lowery 

Richard  Sellers 

George  Wallace 
Charles  Davis 
John  Mcintosh 
Jack  Peters 
Steve  Taylor 


Gall  Howie 

Nick  Jacobs 

Tim  Metcalf 
Steve  Rogers 
Ed  Houser 


Tim  Ridenour 


RECORD  ATTENDANCES:  Spokane,  W3sh.-e9.  Santa  Ana.  CaIif.-30: 
Centerville  Qhio-63:  Johnstovm.  Pa.  (Geistown)-64;  Cypress,  Calif.- 
103  Orlando,  Fla.-103;  Hatboro,  Pa.-1 19,  Johnstown,  Pa.  (R.verside)- 
538;  Mabton,  Wash.-116:  Aiken,  S.C.-92;  Brooksville,  Fla. -38. 


Average  Attendance 

*of     3i'     --epcTinc     Sunday     SC'-c^c's'  — 
Oc:obef   1975-168,  Z-z-coe-    i?~6- 
■161. 
Grawlh     Index    Based    on    186    Reporting 

Churches 

♦October    1975   weekly  average  attend- 
ance- 29.686 

♦October    1976  wveekiy  average  atiend- 
ance-30,024 

Net  Gain  in  reporting  churches— 338  per- 
sons or  up  1.1  percent 
Sumfna~y 

90   churches   registered    increases   toiaJ- 
ing-2.096 

92    churches    registered    losses    totaT 
.n9-1.758 

Largest  rHjmerical  increase— Long  Beach, 
Calif.  (First) 

Largest  percentage  increase— Aiken,  SC 

'The  larger  the  number  of  retorting 
churches,  the  more  accuratety  these  figura 
wih  represent  the  church  growth  pJcTuee  of 
the  Fetlowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches. 
We  urge  the  total  support  of  ths  churches  of 
the  FGBC  m  this  computer-evaluated 
church  growth  analysts  which  is  pror^ed 
free  of  ch^ge  to  churches  of  the  Fellowship 
try  GBC  Christian  Education. 


Idecember  76 


Why  I  like 
Grace  Village... 

Dorothy  Kreicker— Warsaw,  Indiana 

We  are  proud  to  invite  our  friends  to  come  to  Grace  Village  to  see 
our  beautiful,  clean  home  and  to  have  them  meet  other  members  of  the 
Grace  Village  family. 

Aura  Neff— South  Whitley,  Indiana 

It  is  a  haven  of  rest  that  God  has  provided  for  elderly  folks  who  need 
companionship,  love  and  help. 

Louise  Beachley— Washington,  D.C. 

For  one  who  loves  the  out-of-doors  as  I  do,  a  walk  around  our  little 
lake  is  most  enjoyable. 

Cora  Kile— Warsaw,  Indiana 

We  have  chapel  services  three  mornings  each  week  and  we  can  wor- 
ship together. 

Iva  IVlcMath— Walsenburg,  Colorado 

I  moved  in  on  opening  day,  so  I  claim  to  be  a  charter  member  of  this 
large  family  and  I  am  very  well  pleased  in  every  way. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Terman— Charlievoix,  Michigan 

Praise  the  Lord  for  the  planning  and  management  of  our  Grace 
Village  home.  We  wouldn't  want  to  be  deprived  of  the  friendship  of  the 
fine  residents  here. 

Information  concerning  occupancy  or  investments  may  be  obtained 
from  the  Administrator,  Grace  Village,  P.  O.  Box  337,  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana  46590.