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CONTENTS
THE LAMPLIGHTER
Editorial ....
FEATURES
The New Road Home
I'm for Resolutions
Our Black-Letter Days
Alone Among the Nyasas ....
1960 — A Millstone or a Milestone? .
Resolve to Keep the Things Worth
Keeping
Secrets of a Winning Witness .
When Science Stood Still ....
DEPARTMENTS
YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW . . .
POETRY
ART
VARIETY
Texas Enjoys Campground
Improvements
Report on Vacation Bible School,
South America
Sunday School Presents Promotion
Day
Gary, Indiana, Y.P.E
THE VOICE OF SUNDAY SCHOOL
I Am a Young People's Department
Teacher
STATISTICS
COVER
Lewis J. Wilis 3
Jerry Wiley 4
James E. Adams 6
Chester Shuler 7
M. G. McLuhan 8
Mona Freeman _ — 10
Katherine Bevis 1 1
Grace V. Watkins 14
Donald B. Gibson 16
Avis Swiger 2
1 8
1 9
C. W. Collins 12
Bill Watson 20
William N. Londagin 20
Eloise Saroff 21
Nelda Chi Ids 24
_ 26
H. Armstrong Roberts
7*lLi«HTED
YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW
By Avis Swiger
Here we are at the beginning of
a new year! What do you hope to
accomplish in 1960? Prayer will
bring it to pass if you believe as
you pray. God may not always an-
swer in the way you expect, but
the results will be right. Let me
pass along this little poem to you.
THE WAYS OF THE LORD
I asked God for strength, that I might
achieve;
I was made weak, that I might learn
humbly to obey.
I asked for help so I might do greater
things;
I was given infirmity, that I might do
better things.
I asked for riches, that I might be happy;
I was given poverty, that I might be wise.
I asked for all things, that I might enjoy
life;
I was !?iven life, that I might enjoy ail
things.
I got nothing that I asked for;
But everything I had hoped for.
Despite myself, my prayers were answered.
I am among all men most richly blessed!
PEN PALS:
Miss Jennie Ellen Armstrong (17)
2612 Avenue T
Ensley Highlands
Birmingham 8, Alabama
Miss Margie Belle Whitman (11)
Route 1, Box 547
Land O' Lakes, Florida
Miss Hilda Fay Atkinson (14)
Box 168
Ratio, Arkansas
Cecil Sears SWECN (21)
527-38-41, USN, MCB-5, CO. C
In care of F.P.O.
San Francisco, California
Miss Mary Frances Griffin (17)
2843 12th Street
San Pablo, California
Miss Dale Snead (17)
2500 MacArthur Avenue
San Pablo, California
Vol. 31 JANUARY, 1960 No. 1
Charles W. Conn, Editor-in-Chief
Editor
LEWIS J. WILLIS
Contributing Editors
O. W. Polen, Cecil B. Knight, Bernice
Stout, Avis Swiger, Robert E. Stevens,
Duby Boyd
Art Associates
Chloe S. Stewart, Walter E. Ambrose
Editorial Researchers
Wynette Stevens, Ruth Crawford
Foreign Correspondents
Bobbie Mae Lauster, Germany; Margaret
Gaines, Tunisia; James M. Beaty, Haiti;
L. E. Heil, Japan; Wayne C. McAfee,
Brazil; Dora Myers, India; M. G. Mc-
Luhan, South Africa
National Youth Board
O. W. Polen, Chairman; Ralph E. Day,
Earl T. Golden, Donald S. Aultman, Hol-
lis L. Green
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of God Publishing House
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^Lamplighter
The Hope of Tomorrow
By LEWIS J. WILLIS
Y ,/oUTH IS THE shinning hope of civilization.
I/I Theirs are the hearts tender enough to feel -the
'i_S anguish of a suffering universe. Theirs are the
hands willing enough to bandage the wounds of fel-
lowmen, who, though not of the same color or speech,
are of the same creation. Theirs are the eyes clear
enough to look beyond the specter of bigotry and
prejudice to the splendor of "loving thy neighbor as
thyself." Theirs are the souls courageous enough to
believe that peace is possible, tolerance is necessary
and righteousness is imperative. Millions of young
people stand ready today to offer their best for a better
world.
Young people are not born great leaders; they must
be taught and trained. The beginning of the youth
may be as inconspicuous as the acorn which fosters
the oak tree, but it is also as potential. Youth, as
formative as the young and tender sapling, is sus-
ceptible to man and environment. If properly nurtured
the tree will eventually reach forth arms laden with
delicious fruit to reward the husbandman. Even so, if
the youth are given reasonable training they will com-
pensate with lives of consecrated usefulness. America
will do well to conserve her youth, for they are her
hope for a better day.
The Christian church is required to assume a great
deal of the responsibility of reaching and teaching
young people. The law of existence which perpetuates
the church as well as the nation is found here. With-
out a continual harvest of young people the Church
will soon die. They enter the door of conversion un-
trained, but should emerge into the field of service
taught and disciplined to become ambassadors for the
Church. A bishop in a great church wisely declared
that if Sunday School were divorced from that de-
nomination, in 15 years the membership would de-
crease by half, and in 30 years there would be no
congregations at all. Sunday School and youth or-
ganizations are not auxiliaries to be tolerated; they
are dynamos which give light. Youth is the coal to
be burned. Let the Church become the fire and to-
gether they warm a cold, shivering world with the
message of Christ.
TODAY THE CHURCH of God may take
justifiable pride in the courageous group of young
people she has fostered. No doubt more than one-half
of the church membership are young people under
35 years of age. This mighty army, as strong and
loyal as the church has trained it to be, stands
forth to propagate the message of deliverance. We per-
ceive, however, that in this age, many once great
Christians are becoming so engrossed in achieving
personal attainment that they do not see beyond
their own ambitions and ideals. This tragic picture is
a warning to us, for we see these people have vic-
timized themselves and are lost to selfishness. Youth
must look beyond themselves to Calvary and Christ.
This mighty army of Church of God young people
dare to accept the challenge of Satan. He proposes to
subjugate all Christendom to the religious tyranny
of having a "form of godliness but denying the power
thereof." It is obvious that Pentecost is not exempt
from his invasion. Our intention is to meet him of-
fensively. We have chosen to thrust aside passive
patriotism to the cross of Christ and follow the mili-
tant Master against this enemy. It appears to us that
these are days which demand champions of right-
eousness men and women who have grown strong
from within, those who have moral stature which
will resist the beguilement of egotism, the filth of
materialism and the cancerous encroachments of
selfishness. We pray God to make us humble enough
that we may be strong enough for this critical junc-
ture.
We know our Pentecostal birthright is challenged.
Seditious forces from without and within gnaw at the
vitals of our experience. Impish whisperings cunning-
ly seek to discredit the manifestations of the Holy
Spirit. Because a few have been over zealous, a
tendency has developed, consciously or unconsciously,
to restrain the moving of the Spirit. We are not
alarmists, but we do want to be realists. While these
tendencies are weak now, they are potential death to
the Church that we want to be strong and great when
we are old men and women. Church of God young
people reaffirm their consecration to the Holy Spirit
who is to empower and guide them. They know when
He is come, He will speak for Himself, and the life
will bear His fruit of love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temper-
ance.
By Jerry Wiley
The New Road
Thoughts buzzed
through Bill's mind
like a
swarm of bees.
He must
find a place
where no one
knew him.
Bill was on his way to a place
where no one would know him.
/Gainful thoughts fiood-
/ ed Bill Farr's mind as the
* bus neared town. He knew
there would be people at the sta-
tion who had known him all his
life. He could see the frown on
their faces as he would step off the
bus. He would see the faces of for-
mer friends on the streets of town
going about their daily shopping.
He'd have to walk up Main Street
and face the public. The people
would be scoffing and sneering as
he passed them. He'd walk by
Mitchell's Service Station, where he
used to work and see old JohnMitch-
ell sitting just outside the door.
But he wouldn't even speak to old
man Mitchell.
As the bus came nearer to town,
Bill's heart began to pound rapidly.
He pulled the cord, signaling the
driver to stop. He quickly came to
his feet and walked toward the
front, and said, "Let me off at the
crossroad, if you don't mind."
He stood at the intersection and
watched the bus disappear from
sight. Then he made a quick de-
cision on which road to take and
started walking toward home. He
came to a big pasture and left
the road. This was the long way —
quite a bit longer — but the distance,
he thought, was better than facing
the public.
He remembered that this was the
pasture of his old home place. He
also noticed the pine saplings, the
willows and pin oak, the poplars
and chinkapin trees. The place had
really grown up during his impris-
onment. He crawled under the
barbed wire fence and stopped to
rest in the shade of a huge oak. As
he sat there, a feeling of regret
came over him. He wished he had
gone on into town and met his
mother and dad. He was thinking
that perhaps his best opportunity
in life had passed.
Home
While sitting in the shade, he
couldn't help but think of the
shame and disgrace he'd brought to
his family. He was thinking of the
times his mother and dad had told
him about the goodness of the
Lord. He could hear his mother
pleading as if she were sitting at
his side this very moment. Tears
began to roll down his cheeks. He
rose to his feet quickly and start-
ed toward home.
It was late in the evening when
Bill reached home. He saw his fa-
ther standing on the back porch,
looking toward him. Then a big
smile covered his face as he yelled,
"Hello, Dad!"
They met with open arms and
put them around each other. "It's
sure good to see you son," his fa-
ther said firmly. "Go see your ma.
She's in the livin' room." The old
man looked at Bill seriously and
said, "We were kinda worried 'bout
yuh when we found out you weren't
on the bus."
His mother was sitting in an old
platform rocker. As Bill walked in-
to the house, she arose quickly to
her feet. There was a grave look on
her face. She stretched forth her
arms and pulled him close beside
her. Large, warm tears began to
run down her cheeks. "Thank God,
son," she sobbed. "You're home at
last."
Bill tried to console her. "Look,
Mom," he said; "just look at you,
the best mom in the whole world."
"You're back, son," she said, with
a sigh of relief. "Thanks be to the
Lord, you're back home."
"Home again at last," Bill
laughed to himself.
For the first time in two long
years, he sat at the dinner table
with Mother and Dad; he slept in
his own bed and enjoyed himself
just like old times.
But suddenly, a
thought came to his mind. "I've got
a hard fight ahead. I've got to face
the public. What will the people in
the community think of me? What
will they say?"
Bill's thoughts raced back to the
prison chaplain. "Young man," the
chaplain had said, "you have paid
your debt to society. But society in
many cases never realize that the
debt is paid. You will need Christ
in your life to guide you. He will
give you courage to face the peo-
ple in your community and show
them that you are willing to do
right instead of wrong. That's the
only way to regain respectability."
He had heard quite a bit about
his debt to society. Old John Mitch-
ell had spoken of it, as well as
the judge and the chaplain. Mak-
ing restitution was not enough. Bill
knew he was wrong at the start.
But he couldn't understand why,
after paying the penalty, people
wanted to look down on him.
Bill dropped his head into his
hands. "I know, Dad. I did wrong,
but old man Mitchell — "
"John Mitchell is a good man; he
did what anyone else would have
done. You'll have to remember that
sin does not pay," his father said
with a firm look on his face.
Bill felt safe and secure as long
as he didn't get out among the
people in the community. He was
afraid of public opinion. As he sat
in the old rocker on the front
porch, his mind flashed back to a
conversation he had overheard on
the bus. Two men were talking
about a new highway that was un-
der construction in Alabama. A
smile came to his face. "This is my
big chance. I'll leave town, and
stay until I'm completely forgot-
ten," he thought.
Bill packed his suitcase immedi-
ately and was at the doorsteps
when he heard the trembling voice
of his mother, "Where yuh goin',
son?"
"I'm going to see about a job. I'll
be back to see you soon!"
Bill was sitting at the side of the
road waiting for the late bus.
Thoughts were buzzing in his mind
like a swarm of bees. He was on his
way to a place where no one would
know him. He would sign up as a
truck driver and nobody, would ask
him any questions about his past.
This would be a new start in life;
he would work hard and toughen
his body. His mind would clear as
time passed on. He could go on like
this forever, he thought, with a
broad smile on his face.
But he could never forget his
people. He couldn't forget the kind-
ness of his father, nor could he
forget the love and prayers of his
mother. His old friends here at
home had a special place in his
heart and life. He suddenly decided
that this was not the right way to
win the love and respect he once
held among the people. Running
away would get him nowhere. He
picked up his suitcase and went
back into the house.
THE NEXT morning,
Bill caught the bus and went to
town. He was a new person. He
had given his problem some seri-
ous thought. He had come to realize
that if he was to get any satis-
faction out of life and bring any
comfort to his folks, he would have
to face the town and show the
public that he was willing to do
right and be respected. He glanced
at one side of the street and then
the other as the bus drove into the
center of town.
When the bus pulled into the sta-
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<£-] HE ENGLISH PEOPLE used to clean their
" / chimneys on New Year's Day. It was supposed
«. ' to guarantee good luck to the household for
the new year. "Cleaning the chimney" became an ex-
pression, now modernized to "cleaning the slate." The
man who starts the new year with a clean slate has
resolved to quit the bad habits of the preceding year.
Many times the first of January has been marked
by various resolutions. Then on succeeding days the
path of life has been so strewn with the debris of
broken vows and promises that resolutions have be-
come a joke. But may we never make the common
remark: "Resolutions are made to be broken."
When a person makes a resolution, he indicates that
he wishes to correct a fault or attain a goal. It is
commendable to have a vision, a desire to improve.
However, in the matter of resolutions it is well to
"aim for the stars but resolve for the moon" — have a
grand and ultimate goal in life, but attain it through
a progression of accessible plateaus.
For example, consider John and Helen, devout
Christian young people. John resolves to have $5,000
in the bank before he marries Helen. (There is noth-
ing wrong with desiring this ultimately, but it is an
impractical resolution.) These young folk are of mar-
riageable age. John is madly in love with Helen, and
she thinks there is nobody like John. If he wrote a
check, it could not be beyond two figures, so the reso-
lution does not have a chance. The four-figure bank
account may materialize only after years of careful
budgeting on the part of both Helen and John.
Now John realizes that marriage and furnishing a
home are going to cost considerably. And he knows
this idea that "two can live as cheaply as one" is
nonsense. So he can resolve to provide a "nest egg"
by banking $15 a week. This will necessitate missing
some of those sundaes and thick milk shakes. Also,
he may have to swallow his pride and wear mended
socks instead of buying new ones. But John has
set a goal which is possible to attain if he practices
a frugality to which he is unaccustomed.
John also is going to have less trouble putting that
$15 aside after he asks Helen to be his bride. She will
start to save more, too, and together they will watch
that bank account grow. There is strength in unity—
and in love, too. So the resolution (shared with an-
other and to which both agree) will be easier to keep.
Copyright 1957 by C. A. Herald. Used by permission.
Then John and Helen may visit Steve and Mary
who have been married now for a year. Steve tells
John how they economized to get their home estab-
lished. John meanders from room to room, examining
the comfortable (though not ornate) furnishings.
John and Helen have discovered a young couple who
had the same problems (and the same vision) as they
have. Steve and Mary have proved that a home can
be established without a large bank account. John is
encouraged in his resolution. In all probability, he will
consistently bank $15 (or more) per week. And no
doubt he will have the $5,000 toward purchasing a
home some day — after he and Helen have married.
Is THIS JUST natural reasoning, or do
we have a Biblical precedent?
Daniel stood at the crossroad. One road led to the
heights of worldly opportunity. His training and ability
made this way alluring. But traveling this road in-
volved compromising his convictions. On the other
road, he could retain his integrity but would prob-
ably return to obscurity. It was a hard decision for a
young man to make.
Note Daniel's characteristics: "God had brought
Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince
of the eunuchs" (Daniel 1:9). This immediately iden-
tified him as a child of God — prayerful and zealous.
He possessed a meek and quiet spirit, a pleasant dis-
position.
The Scriptures state that "Daniel purposed in his
heart . . ." In other words, he made a resolution; he
determined his course of action but did not adopt a
belligerent attitude. He asked that he be served vege-
tables and water, not the food and wine of the Baby-
lonians.
While the prince of the eunuchs considered this un-
usual request, Daniel told his four friends cf his reso-
lution. They resolved to stand with him. The prince
again approached Daniel who had been strengthened
and encouraged by the decision of his friends. They
took an humble attitude and besought the eunuch to
give their suggestion a trial for ten days. He granted
their request.
While unacquainted with anyone who had conquered
in a like circumstance, they knew from the Scriptures
that God meets those who resolve to glorify Him. They
thought of Joseph who resolved to keep himself pure,
and later ruled a great nation. They had the example
of Job who (though God seemed so far away) resolved
to be steadfast in his faith saying, "Though He slay
me, yet will I trust Him." Then they could almost hear
this old patriarch say, "But now mine eye seeth thee."
You know the story; the eunuch was convinced. "As
for these four children, God gave them knowledge and
skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had un-
derstanding in all visions and dreams" (Daniel 1:17).
They kept their resolution.
I'm for resolutions. Challenge yourself with a
worthy resolution. Resolve for the glory of God. The
"laissez-faire" (drifting with the stream) attitude is
too prevalent nowadays. Set a goal and trust God to
help you accomplish the desire of your heart.
Chester Shuler
7
(\ a # HEN AT MIDNIGHT of New Year's Eve the
I /I J bells noisily proclaim the advent of 1960,
t/\y new calendars will hang upon the walls of
our homes and offices. A new calendar is an inter-
esting object to think about as we begin another year
of Time. Each of those numerals represents a day
through which we may be permitted to live in this
world. Twenty-four hours of responsibility are in each.
Let us turn back the pages now to December, and
consider that when those days arrive we shall know
much more than at present, for we shall have lived
through the days and nights which intervene, should
the Lord tarry and spare our lives.
Some calendars have the Sundays and holidays
printed in red. "It was a red-letter day for me," we
remark when speaking of some particularly inspiring
experience. Fortunately, most of us do have some red-
letter days mixed among the ordinary ones, some
mountain-top experiences which uplift and encourage
to better living. An example is the opportunity to at-
tend a helpful Bible conference or convention where
we may absorb knowledge and inspiration, later to
be imparted to others engaged in Christian work. Fel-
lowship with Christian friends, exchange of helpful
experiences, planning great things for God — these may
become red-letter occasions for us.
But for most of us the majority of the days of the
year will be just plain "black-letter" ones, during
which we shall work, play, laugh, cry, and perform
the routine of daily living. If they are to contain much
that is inspirational we shall have to see that it is
present.
The next year may hold plenty of trouble for most
of us. No Christian is immune to trouble, for as the
poet has so truly said:
God hath not promised
Skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways
All our lives through;
God hath not promised
Sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow,
Peace without pain*
We shall not find too much around us to inspire or
encourage. Our greatest inspiration and encourage-
ment must be drawn from above.1
Some years ago, an old-fashioned covered wooden
bridge spanned the broad Susquehanna River in Pen-
sylvania at a point where the stream is a mile wide.
When one entered the bridge it seemed dark and fore-
boding. But very far in the distance was a glimmer
of light, and as one went farther into the dimly-
lighted bridge that glimmer increased in size and
brightness until at last one emerged again into sun-
shine on the other shore of the river.
THE YEAR WHICH now lies ahead is
somewhat like that bridge, as it spans days and
months of Time. Some of our black-letter days may
be dark indeed, but if by faith we shall keep an eye
on the glimmer ahead, we shall finally emerge into the
glory of a brighter future. The world does not love a
Christian.^ But a true Christian is the only one who has
any chance to see light ahead, for even in the darkest
moments, he can look up and see light beyond.
Sundays usually appear in red on our calendars.
Surely the Lord's Day should be a red-letter day for
Christian people. Church and Sunday School offer in-
spiration and instruction for everyday living. Leisure
in the home provides opportunity for rest, fellowship,
reading, prayer, and helpful conversation. But red-
letter days can be helpful only if we choose to use
them properly. It will be tragic indeed if in our land,
where the Lord's Day has been a blessing for so long,
this day continues to be desecrated and improperly
used.
Long-distance telephone conversations must pass
through frequent relay stations. In much the same
way our black-letter days will be happier and better
if we do not fail to put into them some form of in-
spiration. If our church still holds mid-week prayer
meetings, let us attend regularly. In the home, family
worship and private devotions are essential. Reading
of Christian papers and magazines or books is help-
ful. These things should be "musts" for us through-
out the coming year.
The days of this year are all a part of God's Time
Table. He has the entire year planned and knows
exactly what will prove best for His own.3 This we
shall have to accept by faith; it will hardly seem true
as we listen to commentators or read the secular pub-
lications. But Christians know it is the truth.
One of the best resolutions we can make and keep
throughout the year is this: "I resolve, by God's help,
to keep communication channels with heaven open."
This is not only a good resolution, but an essential
if we would live helpfully and courageously through
this or any year of our earthly sojourn.
* Annie Johnson Flint in BEST LOVED RELIGIOUS POEMS,
p. 94, Revell, 1933.
1. Colossians 3:1, 2.
2. John 15:18, 19.
3. Romans 8:28.
Indigenous
church in Nyasaland
with Supt's reed
hut and land
rover
By M. G. McLuhan
Overseer of British Central Africa
an ebony
cherub wrapped
in her dusty
towel
AMONG THE NYASAS
AFRICAN DIARY SERIES
^ARLY IN THIS year of 1959,
f I made my plans to visit our
C-* brethren in Nyasaland. I did
not plan to make the trip until
the dry weather came to the Cen-
tral African veldt, so that the bush
roads would be bone dry. I had not
settled in my mind as to the exact
month that would be set aside for
this visit, but hoped to have caught
up on other important work in time
to permit me to leave in July. The
Nyasaland work is largely indig-
enous, there being no resident white
superintendent in the area so far
as our church is concerned. Here
the hardy Nyasas, under their own
leadership and initiative, have been
struggling under great difficul-
ties to promote the gospel.
The arduous task of setting up
our mission headquarters for Cen-
tral Africa was almost accom-
plished. I had found time to make
several visits to our Matibi Mission
Station, three hundred miles to the
south of our headquarters, and
things were on the move there. We
also concluded a fourteen-day Min-
isters' Seminar for our Central
African preachers, and the great
mountain of work that had loomed
up before us at the first of the
year was now diminishing satis-
factorily. The prospect of finding
time to visit the Copperbelt in
Northern Rhodesia to set up an
evangelistic program to reach to-
ward the one million souls there
was now within the realm of pos-
sibility. This also meant that from
there we would go on up the Great
East Road for six hundred miles to
Nyasaland.
Our pleasant anticipations and
plans were rudely upset when the
news announcers told the story of
uprising and bloodshed in this fair-
est but smallest province of the
Central African Federation. Over-
head we heard the roar of the troop
transports, and every daily news
report told of the seriousness of the
situation. Airfields had been seized
by the insurgents, bridges were be-
ing demolished, and roads were
blocked by debris and felled trees.
The saddest of all was the story of
returning pilots, who reported see-
ing mission stations burning. One
woman missionary narrowly es-
caped. She had fled, but decided to
return quickly for some of her be-
longings. The insurgents had ar-
rived shortly after she had left the
first time, but they returned only a
few minutes after her second de-
parture with her belongings. Im-
agine her frantic fear when only a
few miles from the mission sta-
tion her four-wheel drive vehicle
was bogged down in the mud. On
foot she returned to the mission
for help, and only by the mercy
of God did she miss the blood-
thirsty mob who were looking for
her. She got help and was soon on
her way to safety. There are other
stories that could be told, but they
will not serve my purpose here.
My plans for the Nyasaland trip
were temporarily shelved, but soon
the news came that the govern-
ment forces had everything in
hand, and peace had been re-
stored. After praying about the
matter, I felt that, contrary to the
advice of some, I should go ahead
with my Nyasaland trip. There was
a possibility of further uprising, but
from the news it seemed that these
fears by some of further blood-
shed were based on fear rather
than fact.
Consequently the plans were set
up, and on Friday morning, July
31, everything was a hive of ac-
tivity at the Central African mis-
sion office in Salisbury, Southern
Rhodesia. The heavy, four-wheel
drive, diesel powered Land Rover
was being loaded for the long
journey that would take it more
than two thousand miles into the
heart of Central Africa. Canned
foods and other essentials for the
trip were packed into the large
8
locker which we use for that pur-
pose. It was after lunch before we
were ready to leave. Finally we
drove out the front gate and soon
Salisbury with its beautiful skyline
of new high office buildings was
lost to sight. Before us lay many
unseen dangers. Perhaps we would
be heartbroken with what we
found; on the other hand, we might
come back home rejoicing.
There were three of us seated in
the Land Rover truck-type vehicle.
In the back were our camping
stuff and food. This time there was
only one white face looking out the
windshield; the two men beside me
were African brethren. One was my
trusted assistant superintendent,
Lazarus Chikovi, a veteran warrior
of the cross in this darkened land.
He had been blazing trails in dark
Africa among his own people for a
quarter of a century, and the ma-
jority of our capable African
preachers are his converts. He is a
man of wisdom and character, and
I thank God for a man of his
caliber as my assistant. The other
passenger was my African secre-
tary, Josiah Mutumba. He is a
young man, an ardent scholar with
a keen mind and a bright future
in the Lord's work. Both of these
brethren speak English, as well as
several African languages, and I am
seldom at a loss for an interpreter
when they are with me. Brother
Mutumba writes to the African be-
lievers who cannot read English,
and in that way we do not have
any misunderstandings on the field.
The main roads in
Central Africa are now pretty good,
and late that night we arrived in
Lusaka, capital of Northern Rho-
desia. Lusaka is slightly more than
three hundred miles from Salisbury,
and en route we passed the mighty
Kariba Dam on the Zambezi River.
Here one of the largest man-made
lakes in the world is rapidly form-
ing. The whole world has thrilled
to the great game rescue opera-
tions that have taken place here
recently. We did not have time to
turn off and take a good look at
the project. The light was fading
anyway, and time was at a premi-
um. Without too much difficulty,
we found the home of our white
pastor in Lusaka. He is Rev. David
Cinamon, and a fine job he is do-
ing in this young and growing city.
He and his fine wife entertained us
royally. Though it was late, they
gave us supper, and then we were
taken to the places in the city
where accommodations had been
arranged for us. Bed was a welcome
thought, and soon kind Morpheus
had quietly shouldered our bur-
dens.
The following three days were
spent on an inspection and organi-
zation tour of our work in the Cop-
perbelt in Northern Rhodesia, near
the Congo Border. I shall not go
into detail on this phase of our trip
now, as I plan to cover this vital
field in a separate article. To say
the least, the opportunities are
staggering in this area of a mil-
lion lost souls.
On the morning of August 6, we
were back in Lusaka getting the
last few items before heading up
the Great East Road for Nyasaland.
Shortly after lunch we were on our
way. The road is not bad, as it
has been greatly improved since I
last traveled it in 1957. However, it
is still an earth grade and in places
is quite rough. We were dog-tired,
and shortly after 5:00 p.m. we
found a wide excavation along the
road where the highway crew had
taken out hundreds of tons of
gravel. This made an ideal camp-
ing place, because it happened to be
only a stone's throw from the po-
lice post which had been set up in
the area for the control of the terri-
ble tsetse fly. The police check all
passing cars and thus maintain a
careful highway patrol while check-
ing at the same time to see if the
passengers have encountered any
tsetse flies enroute. If an area ap-
pears to be developing into a tsetse
area, government hunters are sent
in to drive the game away from
the road, and in some cases they
exterminate whole buffalo herds in
order to stamp out this fly that
brings the dreaded sleeping sick-
ness to man and beast.
As this was our first night of as-
. sembling camp, it took us a little
longer than on succeeding evenings.
Soon, however, a cheery fire of
wood gathered from the nearby
bush was sending up its red glow
into the jungie mgui. j. chow o*~.:-
ed my small gasoline stove to
hasten the meal along, but the sud-
den nightfall and short tropical
twilight found us eating our sup-
per in the dark. I lit the gas lan-
tern, and after dishes were washed
and stacked away, we spread out
our army cots under the canvas,
read and prayed, and prepared to
grab some needed rest. We were in
the Northern Rhodesian big game
area, and the night did not pass
without our becoming aware of it.
Soon the hyenas began to send up
their hideous cry. They are the dev-
ils of the bush — real cowards by
day but bold raiders at night. They
have been known to rush up to a
sleeping camper, grab his face in
their powerful jaws and depart
quickly, leaving the unfortunate
fellow terribly emaciated for life.
Their jaws are stronger than
a lion's, and the hyenas always
finish off the remains of the
lion's kill. The large leg bones of
the heavy African antelope which
are left behind by Mr. Lion are
easily crushed by the powerful jaws
of the hyena. I did not appreciate
the prospect of a face lifting by
one of these self-appointed four-
legged surgeons, so I pulled the top
of my sleeping bag up high and
saw to it that the handle of my
automatic was protruding from
under my pillow. I was so tired
that I fell asleep quickly, and
heard no more of the hyenas, but
Brother Chikovi said that he was
afraid in the night because he
heard them howling nearby.
The MORNING WAS
crisp and bracing, as mornings
generally are in Central Africa
during the dry winter season. We
got up in good time, ate an un-
hurried breakfast, and broke camp.
All day long our truck roared along
the dusty road. We climbed up the
great Central African escarpment,
and then descended again over
tortuous narrow switch-backs. The
Land Rover diesel engine is a
magnificent performer under such
circumstances, and by nightfall we
were again encamped about 75
miles west of Fort Jameson. The
area is more densely populated
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A MILLSTONE OR A
MILESTONE? By Mono Goy
(\ M IE HAVE AGAIN celebrated the birth of our
I /I /saviour, and we are now facing with in-
l/v/ spiration the new year of 1960.
If we ever had new resolutions to make, new leaves
to turn, and new ideals to strive toward, this is the
time. For, Thursday, December 31, 1959, is MOVING
DAY. At midnight on that day we move from 1959
into 1960; yet with all the fresh beginnings that lie
before us, they will not make us much different from
what we were in 1959. For life is made up of gradual
advancements, not of layers of years stacked on top
of one another.
One can tell the age of a tree by the number of
rings which make up its trunk. Human life is not
so easily dissected. There are no definite markings to
indicate that a young person is fifteen, sixteen, or
seventeen. One's date of birth is the only standard
we can go by in this matter. Our lives are not con-
stituted of pieces and year levels; our development
is gradual, imperceptible, constant. This continuity
means that we are always in process, always becom-
ing, always undergoing change.
What we are today is determined by what we were
yesterday!
What makes life worth living? It is the HIGHS and
LOWS of life, the way we face the problems that arise
from day to day, the good we do for others without
thought of personal gain for ourselves.
One way to evaluate your every day is to ask your-
self, "Is it worth remembering?" Have you done some-
thing that will mean joy in remembering a week, a
month, or when this brand new year has come to its
close?
Each day adds something to one's character. Each
day is a challenge which becomes the foundation on
which tomorrow's development is built. Thus, the year
1960 will be little different from last year except that
what has been developing will become intensified and
multiplied.
There are those who hate to see tomorrow come
because of the wretchedness of today. The trooping
tomorrows offer no release from the ghosts that
plague them. The cup of dregs from which they are
drinking becomes more bitter as time passes. They
dread to think of what tomorrow will bring them. Life
has lost its savor; it ha^ become a succession of bor-
ing, -discouraging events that are divided solely by a
worried, bed-tossing sleep. To this type of person, 1960
will be a millstone tied about his neck, sinking him
into deeper troughs of despondency as each new day
of the new year dawns.
BUT THERE IS A brighter picture than
this for this brand new year. The power of the Cross
has transformed the agony of life into a beautiful
anthem. By the grace of God we have adequate equip-
ment for planning and developing our lives so that
instead of the new year being a MILLSTONE, it can
be a MILESTONE. Instead of each new day's being
a liability, it can be a liberation. Instead of it's being
an oppression, it can be an opportunity.
Christ's way makes life brighter and makes each
step we take more glorious. God's love and His wis-
dom can help us to make each day of this new year
radiant with love, good will, and honest purpose. He,
and He alone, can bring the joy and the harmony
into each new day that dawns so as to make each
day of 1960 a MILESTONE in our lives.
May this realization, this fact, cause us to antici-
pate the future with joy. It should cause us to greet
each new dawn of each new day of 1960 with an at-
titude that is electric with expectation. May we make
use of the equipment that God has provided us to
make each new day a MILESTONE. May we welcome
each new day of this year 1960 as an open road to
richer experiences and enlarged visions, and we shall
find at the close of the year that truly it HAS been
a" MILESTONE in our lives.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
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By Katherine Bevis
(\ m #HEN THE MIDNIGHT bells ring out on New
1 /I /Year's Eve, we find ourselves filled with
\/\/ hope and promise.
No matter how. dark the future seems to be in
reality, we cannot but feel that something better is
possible. We may confront the year to come with deep
concern and yet, since ALL things are possible with
God, we dream of a happy new year.
What lies ahead for us in the new year, 1960, we
do not know. No one else can answer this question
for us. God alone knows what the tomorrow will
bring. But as a child of God, there are some things
we can do — some things that will make our new year
a happier and brighter one.
Be careful not to enter into this year of 1960 with
heavy baggage. It is fatal to carry too heavy a load.
It is fatal to be weighed down by the follies, blunders,
and sins of the past. So we need to take all of these
and place them at the feet' of Jesus, keeping only
those things that are worth keeping.
We need to keep the desire to cultivate a character
that is too noble to cherish petty resentments and
grudges. True, all of us will be hurt somehow, some-
time, by life and by people. All of us will have le-
gitimate grievances but it makes all the difference
in the world what we do with them. Hoarding the
memories of past injuries, as a miser hoards his gold,
pondering over the injuries, squeezing out every drop
of pain that can be squeezed out, will make the bag-
gage too heavy for 1960.
Allowing God to take out of our hearts these ugly,
hateful damaging recollections as we enter this new
year will relieve us of much unneccesary baggage,
and will make room for the things worth keeping.
WHAT LIES AHEAD for us in the new
year depends on the baggage we take into it. If we
resolve to develop inner spiritual resources so that our
happiness and peace will not be at the mercy of every
chance intruder, if we resolve to strengthen the ties
that bind us to our friends and our loved ones, remem-
bering that time passes swiftly and the opportunities
for love and kindness are gone before we know it, if we
resolve to contribute to the cause of Christ and to our
fellow man so that it cannot be said that we lived
in vain, then our baggage for the trip into the new
year will not cause any fatalities.
If we place all the luggage that is too heavy at the
feet of the Saviour and travel only with that luggage
containing the things worth keeping, the forecast for
the new year can be certain, as far as some things
are concerned. We shall have contentment in spite
of trouble, courage to meet any problem that faces
us, happiness in knowing Jesus Christ as our Saviour,
fellowship with other Christians, protection from
dangers along the pathway of life, and eternal life
if God should decide to call us home.
Keeping the things worth-while and disposing of
the other things will make 1960 the BEST year we
have ever lived.
Can God count on you to do this?
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JT IS ALWAYS a pleasure to attend camp meeting and
youth camp, but it is even a greater joy when facilities
are available that provide comfort and enjoyment for the
camp meeting attendants and the youth campers.
The State of Texas is proud of the improvements that have
been made on its campground. One outstanding accomplishment
was the completion of a fine swimming pool in 1957.
The site for the pool is a beautifully wooded, four and one-
half acre tract of ground which adjoins the Texas campground.
This was purchased at a cost of $1,900 with cash and pledges
from the ministers of the State of Texas.
The pool is 24 by 36 by 60 feet and is wedge-shaped. It is 8
feet deep at the 24 foot end and tapers to 3 feet deep at the
36 foot end. The locker room is 12 by 36 feet with complete
bath facilities. The pool has a filtration plant which changes
the water every 15 hours. All of this was built at a cost of
$11,000. There was also a lot of free labor.
Another accomplishment was the construction of a 20
by 105 foot dormitory. This is a seven-unit arrangement with
14 beds and complete bath facilities in each room. The cost of
material for this construction was $7,000. This building is a frame
structure with concrete slab. It is finished with sheet rock and
is taped, bedded, textured, and painted throughout. Including
the free labor used to erect this building, it is valued at not
less than $10,000.
These two projects were supervised and completed in 1957 by
Reverend J. H. Walker, State Overseer of S.E. Texas, and Rev-
erend C. W. Collins, State Overseer of N.W. Texas.
Through the efforts of Sister E. E. Alexander, we were also
able to wainscot, sheet rock, tape, bed, and paint our children's
church building. Sister Alexander went from church to church,
soliciting money and materials for this project. These improve-
ments have increased the value of this property approximately
$2,000.
We, in the State of Texas, feel that these new and improved
facilities have enhanced the Texas State Campground. We thank
God for the splendid support and cooperation we received in these
projects.
TEX as
ENJOYS CAMPGROUND
MM PR O VEMENTS
*
By C. W. Collins
Overseer of Northwest Texas
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SOMETHING
FOR JESUS
Q OHNNY'S GRANDMOTHER had given him a
^r wonderful present for his birthday. It was a
(y baseball glove, ball, bat, and a cap, too. Johnny
was delighted. He loved to play baseball and could
drive the fastest ball on his team.
"Grandmother," he said earnestly. "I'd like to do
something special for you to thank you for your gift."
Grandmother appreciated the way Johnny felt. "It
is a Christian way to feel grateful for gifts. But Some-
one has given you a far greater gift than I have.
I'd much rather you'd try to do something for Jesus
every day to show how thankful you are for eternal
life," she told Johnny.
Johnny was a Christian and knew what his grand-
mother meant. But he was just a boy. He was not
anyone of importance. In fact, he couldn't think of
anything special he could do for his Saviour.
Johnny didn't like to promise. He shook his head,
sadly. "Grandmother, you know how — how shy I am.
I wouldn't know what to say."
"If you are in earnest, and looking for an oppor-
tunity, you'll find many ways to witness for Jesus,"
Grandmother told him.
Johnny kept thinking about what Grandmother said,
and the chance came the very next day. When he
left home after lunch, he was afraid of being late
to the one o'clock class and that would mean he
couldn't be at the baseball practice later. To save time
he took a path that led through a woodland that
bordered the lower part of the town. Rounding the
last curve in the path, he saw a small boy, sitting
on a log beside the path, crying.
"What's wrong, little man?" Johnny asked, sitting
by him.
"I want to go home!" the child cried.
"Where do you live? Tell me and I'll take you right
home," Johnny encouraged.
"I live with Mama and Papa," was all the child
would say. He was too frightened to do anything but
cry.
"No ball game for me this afternoon," Johnny
thought, as he picked up the child. "I must take him
home, if it takes all the afternoon."
BACK IN THE TOWN Johnny reported to
a policeman where he had found the child.
"A lost child has just been reported," the policeman
said. "Jump into my car and we will take this child
By Julia R. Davis
to the address. He may be the one they have lost."
After traveling more than a mile, they reached the
house. A sobbing woman met them, grabbed the boy,
and, after being told where Johnny found him said,
"This is my baby. How can I ever thank you enough?
You probably saved his life!"
"Don't thank mej" Johnny replied. "Thank Jesus.
It was strange that today I took the path through the
woods. I seldom go that way. Maybe I was led along
the path to save your child."
The mother was surprised that a boy should make
such a reply. "I will always thank you, and remember
you told me to 'thank Jesus.' And I will thank Him
more for His many blessings, as the days pass."
THE NEXT DAY Johnny was running an
errand for his mother. On a side street, where there
was a stand which sold ice cream cones, he saw two
little girls hungrily watching other children as they
ate ice cream.
"Do you want some ice cream?" Johnny asked.
"Oh, yes," the younger child replied, "but we haven't
any money to buy it."
"Wait a minute. I'll get you some." Johnny gave
each an ice cream cone. "Do you go to Sunday
School?" he asked.
"No, we haven't been here long," the older girl an-
swered.
"Well, I want you to go next Sunday to the one
nearest you," Johnny told them. "You will learn about
Jesus and that He loves little children."
"We will remember and be sure to go," the little
one said, and Johnny hastened away.
"I'm not really making much progress," he told his
grandmother.
"I think you are making wonderful progress,"
Grandmother encouraged. "Those you spoke to will
always remember that you told them about Jesus."
All that week Johnny kept on trying, and most days
he found a way to witness for Jesus. When the Lord's
Day came, he felt just a bit more worthy of entering
God's house.
He had learned a valuable lesson. If we earnestly
seek a way to witness for Jesus, there will be many
opportunities open to us.
And he felt a new happiness inside, because he was
one of God's helpers.
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/I S AN ACTIVE Christian,
_ S^l are you concerned about
unchurched young people? If you
heard that Jim R., who just moved
in three doors away, is not a Chris-
tian, what would you do?
Why not go into a huddle with
yourself and do some tall thinking
on the subject? Ask yourself: How
can I get Jim R. interested in the
church, get him to feel that it is
not only worthwhile or desirable,
but that active connection with
the church is much more — that it
means deep and vital personal
faith in Jesus Christ, faith that
makes life a bright adventure, a
glorious challenge?
Here are some suggestions for
winning Jim, suggestions that come
directly from young people on
church-related college campuses
Setrets of a
Winning Witness
By Grace V. Watkins
and at summer youth camps.
Our friend, the salesman, can
teach us a good deal. How does he
proceed? He works through the in-
terests of the potential customer,
making him feel that what the
salesman has to offer is something
he very much wants, needs, and
simply MUST have in order to live
a more satisfying life; that other-
wise he is missing the greatest
thing life can give!
The same applies in winning the
unchurched. Jim must be made to
feel that what you offer is indis-
pensable to the fulfillment of his
life, his deepest longings and most
cherished desires. He must be
shown that the Christian faith and
the fellowship of Christian young
people are the answer for him.
Let us say Jim is a typical teen-
ager, interested in sports, music,
picnics, and cars. How do you con-
tact Jim? How do you make the
overtures? Do you drop in at his
home, introduce yourself with a
smile, sit down on the living room
couch and plunge into a theologi-
cal speech? No, indeed!
Will you mention Jim to your
youth fellowship and suggest that
fellows and girls with similar in-
terests get acquainted with him?
Well, that isn't a bad beginning,
provided the fellows and girls are
not too pushy, provided they are
tactful and friendly and win Jim's
friendship, and provided they show
him they love life and stand for
the best.
But if you are the
prize diplomat, you will do more
than dump Jim onto a few pals.
You will invite him to your home
for cookies and hot chocolate, and
have four or five of your church
friends there, too. That way, Jim
will be in YOUR atmosphere and
talk can move along easily to com-
mon interests, then on to church,
the youth group, etc.
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You will also see that Jim gets
invited to the homes of your
friends. You and your friends will
pray for Jim. And after Jim has
become used to your friends, your
church, your youth group, after he
has shown a desire to become a
Christian, you will explain to him
completely, sincerely, and earnestly
the way of salvation in Christ.
In the first approaches, tact and
diplomacy are golden beads on the
chain of winning Jim to Christ.
The prize example of what NOT to
do is the girl who told a young
man who was not a Christian, and
who resisted her efforts to get him
to youth fellowship, "Okay, okay,
but we'll get you in that church
yet!"
Finesse in all stages of winning
young people to Christ is partly a
matter of do's and don'ts. The key
is PREPAREDNESS. Be ready for
Jim's questions about the Christian
faith, for he is going to ask ques-
tions. If you are helpful, under-
standing, and sincere in your an-
swers, you will be an ambassador
of Christ in the real sense.
Exactly how? Do not talk down to
Jim. On the other hand, do not be
vague or wishy-washy. When Jim
asks questions, try to look at them
from HIS side. Remember, he knows
little about the Bible. And every
question that seems silly or ridi-
culous to you is probably asked in
all sincerity. Be ready with your
answers.
Suppose, for instance, that Jim
asks you, "Isn't the Bible just a lot
of stuffy don'ts?" If you are an
A-plus winner of souls, you will
never explode, "Certainly not!" In-
stead, you'll answer, with a twin-
kle, "Why, I find the Bible the
most thrilling book I've read.
Wouldn't you like to have a coke
at my place this afternoon, and
we'll talk about it?"
Or maybe Jim asks, with a puz-
zled look on his face, "Do you have
any fun at youth fellowship par-
ties?" (Don't blame Jim! He
honestly wonders ! ) It would be easy
to burst out, "More fun than you'll
ever have at a place like the Red
Dragon Night Club." But instead,
why not laugh and say, "We're hav-
ing a party this Friday night, and
you're hereby invited to be present
and find out for yourself!"
Another question
Jim is likely to pose is, "People
outside the church are just as good
as those inside, aren't they?" It
might be the line of least resistance
to say languidly, "Oh, there's quite
a variety both places." But YOU
say, "If you were selecting a town
to live in, would you settle in one
where there were no churches?"
Or, "Say, that's an exciting ques-
tion. Let's see how many outstand-
ing humanitarian movements we
can think of that were started by
non-Christians and how many by
those devoted to Jesus Christ."
If you are eagerness-plus to win
fellows and girls to Christ, you will
find it handy to keep a notebook
and list questions they are likely to
ask and think up tip-top answers
you can use. As you list the an-
swers, be sure you try honestly to
look at the questions from the view-
point of the one asking you. Your
answers should be calculated to
win, to give help and light, and
never to "come out ahead" on the
argument.
Here is a question that is sure to
be included: "Does it matter what
I believe, as long as I'm sincere?"
You can say, with a smile, "Well,
if I swallow a poisonous mushroom,
thinking it's edible, does my sin-
cerity cancel the poison?"
Another question to include is,
"What does it mean to be a Chris-
tian?" (Here's one that will chal-
lenge you to fine witnessing.) An-
other is, "How will I be better off
if I become a Christian?"
Of course, you cannot get hot
under the collar or argumentative;
if you do, you defeat the cause. But
after Jim has been initiated into
your group of friends, after he is a
regular at your youth group, after
he has shown a deep eagerness and
desire to become a born-again
Christian, then you and your
friends go into action and make
sure he understands the plan of
salvation. And you stay on the job
with him until he knows and re-
ceives Jesus Christ as his Saviour
and claims the transforming power
of God's forgiving love for his own
life.
Do you feel that it is hard to
come right out and talk of these
things to young people who aren't
Christians? Then practice talking
about them to your Christian
friends. Practice prayerfully, earn-
estly, until you can speak to Jim
with ease, earnestness, and sincer-
ity, telling him "the way" and what
Christian faith means in your own
heart and life.
For what Jim sees in YOU — your
sincere friendship, the joy, peace,
love, and victory of personal fel-
lowship with Christ — will count
greatly in winning Jim. So let them
shine forth.
Friendship, tact, diplomacy? Cer-
tainly. These are extremely impor-
tant. But far more, after these have
won Jim's confidence, your person-
al witness, your seeing that Jim
fully understands what becoming
a Christian is, helping him to make
the commitment and realize the
transforming grace of Jesus Christ
in his own life, this is the great
triumph in winning fellows and
girls to Christ.
This article first appeared in the Novem-
ber, 1958, issue of ONE. Lutheran youth
monthly. Copyright 1958.
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WHEN SCIENCE STOOD STILI
By Donald B. Gibson
JT WAS HERACLITUS, the
ancient Greek philosopher,
who advanced the theory that
everything in the universe is in a
constant state of flux, ever chang-
ing in form. Hence, such state-
ments as "The only constant is
change itself" and "You can't step
into the same river twice" are root-
ed in this philosophy.
The scientist is vitally interested
in the measurement and effects of
change. Take the concept of time,
for example. Although it has been
measured for centuries, there is
more to it than a daily sunrise and
sunset. Scientists tell us that be-
cause the earth makes one com-
plete turn on its axis every twenty-
four hours, the sun appears to rise
and set. Because this unbroken
cycle continually transpires, we can
depend on it to keep on enclosing
one interval at a time known as a
day.
Modern science also tells us that
the seasons — spring, summer, fall,
and winter — are determined by the
effect of the changing angle of the
sun's rays on the earth as it re-
volves through an orbit each year.
Although the moon appears to
change shape, this phenomenon is
correctly explained in terms of
varying amounts of sunlight re-
flected from its surface. The mys-
terious force called gravitational
attraction, exerted by the moon and
sun on the earth, helps explain the
systematic movement of the tides.
Due to advances i n chemistry
and physics, we better understand
the nature of and changes in mat-
ter. Materials are distinguishable
one from the other because each
has some variant degree of such
properties as odor, color, taste, brit-
tleness, hardness, and the like. We
understand that materials can be
differentiated into states of solids,
liquids, and gases because matter
exists in certain states only under
certain conditions.
These and many more observa-
tions are possible because man has
discovered that there is an under-
lying system, order, and design to
all nature. Science refers to this
broadly as natural law. Man can-
not claim authorship to any of
these laws; he merely cooperates
with them. In this way he utilizes
them for his own purposes.
Man is not natively endowed with
the ability to destroy or hold in
abeyance the laws he has discov-
ered. They are immutable, unless
they are intercepted by a Power
higher than we. Broadly speaking,
modern science would seriously
question— even deny — the possibili-
ty of such intervention. The Bibli-
cal record, on the other hand, bears
witness to a plethora of superna-
tural phenomena called miracles,
which substantiate the point.
THE RANGE OF Bibli-
cal miracles is too broad and their
number is too large to delve into
them here. Instead, let us fix our
attention on one segment of the
first century. Let us focus on the
life and activity of a certain Man
who, in a brief, three-year period,
left the indelible imprint of the
miraculous on a small country in a
corner of the Mediterranean world.
This Man was Jesus of Nazareth.
Jesus was the living embodiment
of the miraculous. He is described
in Paul's Epistle to the Colossians
as "the image of the invisible God."
Our world and the outlying uni-
verse are products of His creative
16
ability. "For by him were all things
created: ... all things were cre-
ated by him, and for him: and he
is before all things, and by him all
things consist" (Colossians 1:16,
17). From this passage it is equally
evident that all things thus cre-
ated by Him are also dependent on
Him for their continued existence.
It is through Him that all matter
"clings together." This miraculous
feat of Christ is expressed by the
author of Hebrews as His "uphold-
ing [literally carrying] all things
by the word of his power" (He-
brews 1:3).
In the ministry of Jesus men "be-
held his glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father, full of
grace and truth." He performed
miracles through the sheer power
of His spoken word. Natural laws
were intercepted and subjugated to
His immediate will. In His glorious
presence "science stood still."
It was in Cana of Galilee, early
in His ministry, that Jesus exhib-
ited a divine command over na-
ture. Here, for the first time, wa-
ter was transformed into wine. This
was done during the festivity of a
wedding banquet. The startled
guests did not fully realize what
had taken place, but from our
vantage point, we know that in
changing water into wine Jesus de-
fied the now accepted laws of
chemical composition. Both water
and wine are compounds, but they
differ in that each is composed of
certain distinct elements that are
combined in strict proportions. Je-
sus, by the sheer power of a di-
vinely creative will, changed a sim-
ple compound of hydrogen and
oxygen into an entirely different
substance.
His miracles were not only qual-
itative, as in Cana, but were quan-
titative as well. The Gospels record
that on two occasions Jesus provid-
ed food in unbelievable proportions
for hungry crowds in desert re-
gions. In these instances He ne-
gated what is now known as the
law of the conservation of matter
and energy. In part it says that
"matter cannot be created." Yet
He fed thousands of persons with
five pieces of bread and two small
fish! Although the testimony of
any one person fed on either oc-
casion would suffice, Jesus never-
theless commanded the disciples to
collect all the remaining frag-
ments. When this was done, there
were basketfuls left in evidence of
the miracle. Jesus had mysterious-
ly created enormous quantities of
matter.
When he released
the dumb tongue, gave sight to the
blind, enabled the crippled to walk,
and made disease vanish, Jesus
stopped the thrust of laws now held
valid in the fields of medicine and
health. The body does not have
power to recover instantly from
the maladies cited. But Jesus did
have the ability to effect instan-
taneous cure. He could touch a
leper and make him perfectly
clean, while laws of sanitation
warn that leprosy is a contagious
disease and can be communicated
by contact. Not once did Jesus con-
tract leprosy, and not once did the
disease remain on the skin of a
person who sought His help.
Three times Jesus exercised
power over corpses in which, ac-
cording to laws of decomposition,
metabolic processes had stopped
and in the tissues of which proto-
plasm had ceased to exist. How-
ever, to the widow's son Jesus said,
"Arise!"; to Jairus' daughter He
tenderly uttered, "Talitha Cumi";
and to Lazarus He summoned,
"Come forth!" All three were res-
urrected to robust health when, un-
der the authority of Jesus, the pro-
cess of decay was halted and life
was again injected into their flesh.
Only Jesus of Nazareth possessed
the peculiar prerogative to move
through locked doors. He did this
after His resurrection while the dis-
ciples were in hiding in an upper
room. According to the law of the
impenetrability of matter, two ma-
terials (a body and a door) can-
not occupy the same space at the
same time. Again He violated the
apparent prohibition of natural
law. Whether He became spirit mo-
mentarily we do not know. The on-
ly observation that can be made
with certainty is that the doors re-
mained barred and He appeared to
His disciples inside the room. Un-
doubtedly, "this man was the Son
of God" (Mark 15:39).
No less miraculous or astonishing
to His disciples was the fact that
Jesus at times exhibited weightless-
ness. It was a severely frightening
experience to see Him walk on the
surface of water. In so doing, He
thwarted the gravitational pull of
the earth (gravity) and laws gov-
erning the relative density of sup-
porting materials. We know that
gravity will ordinarily pull a body
through a less dense material such
as water. Gravity holds all things
on the earth's surface. Jesus made
the exception, for the Sea of Gali-
lee did not give way under His
feet.
How extraordinary, this man Je-
sus! Not only did He walk on top
of a liquid, but He ascended into
the atmosphere, buoyed by an in-
comparable strength all His own.
Are we any the less amazed that
He will at some time appear again
on the clouds of the same atmos-
phere? This same Jesus, according
to Paul's description, will endue all
believers with the same power to
defy the pull of gravity and all of
earth's attraction and rise to meet
Him in _mid-air (1 Thessalonians
4:13-17)."
17
OFF GOES THE OLD
Let us resolve this new year to
Keep all things bright and clean
and new.
POETRY
Let us resolve to love each other,
To treat everyone as brother.
To remember, as we pray,
Our Lord said: "This is the way."
Let us know that worldly things
Are temporal, and goodness sings.
That truth and kindness have
their worth;
One better man ... a better earth.
Let us resolve this new year to
Keep all things bright and clean
and new,
And make peaceful all we do.
—By A. W. Norton
ON COMES THE NEW
I tore from off my calendar
The last page of the year,
And on the crumpled paper fell
A self-condemning tear,
Since I, through seeking for a goal,
Had lost observance of my soul.
And thus I stood as one condemned,
Full conscious to the chore,
The opportunities I had lost
Would come to me no more.
Dear God, I prayed, forgive, forgive,
And let me learn again to live.
—By A. W. Norton
THIS NEW YEAR
Today a new year is at hand,
In clean white clothes' arrayed;
And I shall meet each passing day
With courage undismayed.
Nor will I let distress and fear
Come creeping in from anywhere.
Each dawn I'll say: Today is mine,
And from it I will borrow
Sufficient courage, faith and joy
To take me through tomorrow.
And living thus, I'll surely find
The strength I need to keep me
kind.
— By Jessie Cannon Eld
CHRIST A ASH WORTH
Charaktere
aus der germanischen
Sae,enuelt
Mrs. Ashworth is a senior at Florida
Southern College in Lakeland. After
she is graduated, she will he eligible for
certification to teach in the elementary
schools of Florida. Mrs. Ashworth be-
came acquainted with the Church of
God in Germany (she was born in Mu-
nich). She and her husband hope to re-
turn to Germany some' day to do mis-
sion work there. Mrs. Ashworth enjoys
working with children and utilizes her
art talent in that direction. She creates
her own flannelgraph characters for her
stories and sometimes gives chalk talks.
Her favorite media are watercolors and
pencil.
REPORT ON VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL SOUTH AMERICA
By Bill Watson
JT IS WITH pleasure that I
report about our first Daily
Vacation Bible School. It was
conducted the week of July 27 to
August 1 in the Pires do Rio
church by a young lady named
Ester Rosa. This is another big
step forward for youth and Sunday
School work here in northern Bra-
zil!
Ester, though only fifteen years
old, is a very capable worker with
children and young people. She is
a member of the Campinas Church
of God in Goiania. Due to the fact
that we do not have a Bible School
in operation as yet, she is a stu-
dent at the Instituto Cristao de
Goiania, a school under the aus-
pices of the Church of Christ. The
walls are going up on our Bible
School, so by the grace of the Lord
we hope to have a place next year
where our talented and God-called
young people can better prepare to
serve Him.
The week was a busy one, with
an average of approximately forty
children in attendance each day.
The classes consisted of flannel-
graph stories, choruses, memoriz-
ing Bible texts, and handwork. The
students learned to say all the
books of the Bible.
We are very grateful to Sister
Ester for her willingness and
pioneering spirit. We owe a great
deal of gratitude also to Brother
Antonino Bonilla, whose first visit
to Brazil last April served to awak-
en and encourage us all in Sunday
School and youth work, the im-
portant field of church work which
he represents in Latin America.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PRESENTS
PROMOTION DAY
One of the biggest events ever
to be presented in the Selma
Church of God Sunday School was
its promotion day activities on
October 4, 1959. Various kinds of
certificates were presented, after
which there was a teachers' dedi-
catory service.
A special treat was arranged for
our Sunday School members and
visitors with over 100 gifts for the
adults and treats for the children.
A gospel quartet supplied the music
for one hour following the promo-
tional activities. This day began our
contest, "Search for the Unchurch-
ed."
Our Sunday School also wishes to
report complete success with the
children's church conducted each
Sunday morning at 11:15 under the
leadership of Sister Gladis Miller
and Sister Mae Crabtree.
We covet your prayers.
— By William N. Londagin
Sunday School Superintendent
Selma, California, Church of God
'59
Camp Review
Youth camp for 1959 was a
summer highlight for 7,526
young lives. Youth camps con-
tinue to be an evangelistic arm
to reach youth plus a unique
method to train and help Chris-
tian young people.
1959 Youth Camp Report
45 youth camps conducted
7,526 juniors and teen-agers
attended
1,852 found Christ as Saviour
964 sanctified
939 baptized with the Holy
Ghost
976 baptized in water
646 added to the church
STATE CAMPS AND ATTENDANCE
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland, Delaware
and D.C.
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
447 Montana
186 New England
125 New Mexico
184 North and South Dakota
452 North Carolina
440 Ohio
50 Oklahoma
204 Pennsylvania
47 South Carolina
145 Tennessee
88 Texas
193 Washington and Oregon
179 Virginia
West Virginia
227 Wisconsin and Minnesota
190 Western Canada
249 Texas (Latin American)
91
56
81
57
124
641
434
184
198
503
477
247
181
174
343
100
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THE NEW ROAD HOME
(Continued from page 5)
tion and stopped, Bill stepped out
and walked through the building
to the front door. He felt as if his
heart was in his throat when he
stepped outside onto the sidewalk.
He walked over to the service
station. "Hello, Mr. Mitchell," he
said politely.
John Mitchell's voice was coarse.
"Hello, there! How're you getting
along, Bill?"
"Just fine," Bill said cheerfully.
"Is there anything I can do to
help you, Bill?"
"No, thank you. Just thought I'd
come by to see how you were get-
ting along."
"Well, I'm sure glad you came by.
You planning to stay at home with
your folks?" Mr. Mitchell asked
courteously.
"Well — y — yes," he stuttered.
"How would you like to have
your old job back?"
There was a broad smile on Bill's
face. "Sure thing, Mr. Mitchell. I'll
be glad to have it. I'll be here first
thing in the morning. Thanks a
million."
His heart was overflowing with
joy. It wasn't as bad as he had
thought. "It's sure better to face
your trouble than to run away,"
he murmured.
Bill walked down the street, stop-
ping occasionally to speak as he
met old friends. He went from
place to place renewing old ac-
quaintances. After making his
round, he went home thrilled by
the welcome he had received from
the people.
His mother greeted him with a
smile as he walked through the
front gate. "You're back," she said
with a sigh of relief. "I'm so glad |
you didn't leave town. Son, always
take your troubles to the Lord and
He'll help you. The Lord has an-
swered my prayers many times; He
will do the same for you if you'll
just humble yourself before Him.
They're having Y.P.E. at our church
tonight. How about coming along
with me? I know you'll enjoy it."
"Sure thing, Mom. I'm going to
church with you and live for God
the rest of my life."
Bill was back — really back home
— in the hearts of the people
GARY,
INDIANA,
By Eloise Saroff
Y. P. E.
We are happy to report the re-
sults of our King and Queen Con-
test held in the Gary, Indiana,
Church of God. The contest under
the direction of Mrs. Raymond
Darnell, Y.P.E. president, was a
great success.
This was a dime contest and our
goal was to fill a large Y.P.E.
poster made of dime folder cards;
the boy and girl turning in the
most money would be the winners
(poster shown in picture).
Winners of the contest were
Becky Snuffer, daughter of our
pastor, Reverend W. W. Snuf-
fer, and Teddy Saroff. The contest
lasted five weeks and a total of
$278.00 was turned in, which ex-
ceeded our goal. Our attendance al-
so increased during the contest.
The climax of the contest was a
very impressive coronation, com-
plete with flower girls, Debbie Ham-
lin ' and Sharon Brannock, and
crown bearer, Kenneth Snedecor.
Pray for us here in Gary that
God will continue to bless our
church, and that we will see many
souls won for our Lord and Saviour.
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ALONE AMONG
THE NYASAS
(Continued from page 9)
than the place where we had
camped the night before. We heard
no sounds of the wild, but on the
night air came the steady beat of
native drums. On until 2:00 a.m. I
heard the heathen peoples carrying
on their wild demoniacal rites, cry-
ing out to devils, and no doubt ob-
serving the most hideous acts of
vileness imaginable. I could sleep
with hyenas howling, but these
perishing souls haunted me in my
slumbers. It seemed that all of dark
Africa went wildly by that night, —
yes, ninety million people — scream-
ing and hissing and twisting in
their wierd fetishism, marching
down the dark road from the pres-
ent of opportunity to the future of
a starless eternity. Of Africa's 220
million inhabitants, about 85 mil-
lion are Moslems, slightly more
than 20 million are Christians, and
25 million are Communists. Ninety
million are now being sought by
the world's three great ideologies.
As I heard these heathen crying in
the night, I wondered whether we
would beat Communism and Mo-
hammedanism to their village, and
win them for Christ.
As there was quite a long day of
travel still between us and our work
in Nyasaland, we arose early. By
8:30 a.m. we were moving down
the road. It was a lovely morning,
and how I wished that Africa were
not so torn by racialism, political
strife, and religious hatred. How I
wished that the spiritual atmos-
phere could have been as tranquil
as that lovely cloudless morning.
Before lunch time, we had stopped
in Fort Jameson, replenished our
supply of diesel fuel, filled our wa-
ter cans, and were inside the bor-
ders of Nyasaland. All seemed
peaceful, but we could not keep
from thinking that only a few
weeks before, the military vehi-
cles had gone tearing up these
roads toward the north end of the
country where the main trouble
spots had been. There were few if
any real signs of the past violence
visible, and we were glad. The last
few miles of any journey seem to
be the longest, and it seemed that
we would never get across the great
Nyasa highlands to the little town
of Ncheu. However, we soon came
to it, and passed through toward
the village of Magangane where the
leading men of our church in this
area have made their headquarters.
The beautiful mango trees grow-
ing wild through the fields told us
that we were only a few minutes
driving time from Magangane.
Soon we saw the welcoming sign
which pointed down a country
path toward the church. We turned
in, and within a few minutes the
thatched roof of the church came
into view. As the Land Rover came
to a halt in the church yard, the
ebony saints met us with a beauti-
ful song of welcome. With bared
heads we stood in the glow of the
setting sun, while the grey-bearded
leaders of our work, Brother Bilson
Sika, led us in prayer. The vibra-
tion of unfathomable love which
flows from the heart of God set
our reunited souls into a sympa-
thetic rhapsody, and we worshiped
together. There were embraces,
hearty handshakes, and tears of
joy; again I was conscious of the
"fellowship of the mystery" known
only to the bloodwashed.
THE LITTLE village of
Magangane is in the high country
of Nyasaland. To the northeast,
the north, and the northwest are
the beautiful Shire Mountains. The
soil is fertile, and the country sup-
ports a heavy population. There
are three million Africans living in
this little strip of country. They
have their villages all the way from
the shores of lovely Lake Nyasa to
the very top of the mountainous
plateau. The time of our visit was
winter in Nyasaland; the days were
wonderfully cool and the nights
crisply chilly. My good American
sleeping bag surely was a welcome
refuge from the chilling night
winds that whined through my lit-
tle reed hut. Oh, yes, I must not
forget to describe that little hut.
It was hurriedly built just for me
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by these loving people. It was made
entirely of reeds and light weight
poles, and was constructed in the
form of a one-room lean-to on the
side of the church. The roof was a
thick layer of reeds to keep out the
rain, but the walls were thin
enough to permit light to come
through, and thus eliminate the
necessity of windows. Of course,
this also permitted a variety of key-
hole views to those who wished to
look at this white man who had
come to live here for a few days.
This was more effective at night,
too, when the gas light was burning
in the hut, and all outside was
darkness. Nevertheless, this little
hut was just fine for my purpose.
I spread a canvas on the floor to
keep down the ever present African
dust, and using the two diesel fuel
cans and a piece of planking from
the camp equipment, I constructed
a bench for my water cans and
the little Coleman gas stove. The
large locker served as a storage for
the food, and also for a table, and
one corner was specially reserved
for my photographic equipment
and one heavy big game rifle which
I always carry with me.
To be alone with these people is
an experience that one can never
forget. They are a rising people,
and one can find among them in-
dividuals of varying education, as
well as of varying standards of
wealth. A few own stores and have
a fair income, others have small
farms, and yet others are very poor.
The gospel is reaching them all. On
my first Sunday with them, my
heart was deeply touched. Some
were in abject poverty, clad only
in rags. I took a picture of one
ebony cherub who was about three
years old. She strove valiantly to
keep the most of her chubby body
covered with a dusty towel, and
on her round dirty little face she
wore the inextinguishable smile of
childhood. Behind her stood some
of the women, and here again I
saw the glory of Christianity. One
woman's cheeks were still wet from
the tears of joy that she had shed
during the morning service. Her
sparse clothing was wrapped tight-
ly around her body, and in her
arms she held a baby boy as dear
to her as any baby to any mother
in all of the world. As she con-
templated her child, I saw the ten-
der gleam of mother-love in her
eye and thought that look was at
least one good thing in the human
family that had survived the fall
of man. During the meetings, the
power of God fell on the congre-
gation and I watched to see the
reaction. Human beings react very
much the same in all countries.
Some rejoiced and shouted; others
stood with hands outstretched as
the tears coursed steadily down
their cheeks. One man became so
mightily moved by the Holy Spirit
that he arose and slipped out
quietly into the night. In a few
minutes I heard him weeping aloud
in the roadway behind the church.
After a while he returned quietly
to his seat in the church.
SOUTHEASTERN EQUIPMENT CO.
Y.P.E. STATISTICS
(Continued from page 27)
Oxford, Ohio
Fresno H/M. California
Seagraves, Texas _.
West Hollywood, Florida
Kast Richmond, Virginia
Bristol, Tennessee
Carson Springs, Tennessee
Sesser, Illinois
Baldwin Park, California
Levelland, Texas .... .... ....
Patetown, North Carolina
Kingsport (Chestnut), Tennessee ....
Ferndale, Michigan ....
Rhodell, West Virginia
W. Frankfort, Illinois
Crumbley Chapel, Alabama
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Eloy, Arizona .... ....
Hagerstown, Maryland
Mllford, Delaware .... ....
Lancaster, South Carolina
Edgefield, South Carolina
East Burlington, North Carolina ....
Wadesboro, North Carolina
Williamsburg, Kentucky _..
Saline, Kentucky
Fitzgerald, Georgia
Lebanon, Pennsylvania ....
Haston Chapel, Tennessee
Troutman, North Carolina
Princeton, North Carolina
Greensboro (Glenwood),
North Carolina
Charleston (King Street),
South Carolina
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.... 786
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By Mrs. Nelda Childs
Jackson, Mississippi
(\ I rHEN I WAS FIRST asked
I /j /to teach in the Young
1/1/ People's Department, it
was with some reluctance that I
accepted the class. Now it seems
that the longer I teach my class of
young people, the more I enjoy it.
There is a great deal of differ-
ence, I find, in teaching these
young people and in teaching small
children. By the time a child has
reached the Young People's Depart-
ment, he has many ideas and
thoughts already rather firmly
fixed in his mind. Many times it is
not easy to change those ideas.
These ideas and thoughts are not
always the best or right ones either.
One of the duties of the teacher is
to try to replace the wrong ones
with the right ones and give new
ideas as well. This has to be done
very tactfully. A teacher should
never try to force an idea on the
students. Young people, as well as
adults, are much easier led than
driven.
It is a crucial world that our
young people of today are facing.
Many times it must seem to them
that there is no use to have any
faith or hope in tomorrow. Here
lies a great opportunity for the
Sunday School teacher to instill in-
to young minds the fact that we
can have faith and hope, and that
THE VOICE OF
SUNDAY SCHOOL
O. W. POLEN, Director
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we can face the future, with help
from God. After all, our only real
hope and security for this life and
the life to come arises from our
faith in God.
Teaching in the Young People's
Department is a real challenge. It
is in this age group that so many
important decisions have to be
made. These are the decisions that
will affect the rest of their lives
and perhaps the lives of many oth-
ers. Many questions arise that have
to be answered one way or an-
other. Should I go to college after
high school? If I do go to college,
where will I go? What will I study,
and what will I do after my college
days are finished? These are just
a very few of the questions that
may be asked. It is most important
that the Young People's Depart-
ment teacher try at all times to
give a lending ear to any questions
or problems that our youth may
have. If he does not know the
answer, he should try to find it, or
help to find a solution. He should
never try to evade the issue. Re-
member, that young person may be
asking a question that he would
not ask anyone else.
A teacher should be not only a
teacher, but he should be a coun-
selor as well, if the need should
arise. He should try to show his
class that he is their friend. The
problem his scholar faces may not
be such a problem in his eyes, but
he must not take it lightly because
it may be very important to the
young person who is concerned.
It is important
that a teacher gain the confidence
of his class. After he has gained
confidence, let him be sure to keep
it. Once that confidence is shaken
or destroyed, it will be very hard
to regain it.
Our youth of today will be our
adults of tomorrow. Teachers, min-
isters, parents, if our young peo-
ple cannot have confidence in us,
to whom will they go? We should
do everything we can to encourage
them. Should they lose faith in
their teacher, they may no longer
care to come to Sunday School and,
as a result, begin to drop out. If
they miss one Sunday, it will be
easier to miss again and again un-
til they lose interest in church al-
together. Of course, this could very
easily apply to the pastor or to
any other member of the church.
You are being watched and lis-
tened to by the youth. Weigh your
words carefully. Those careless
words you let slip out unthought-
edly about your pastor or some oth-
er member may be overheard by
some young person. If you do not
agree with someone else, there is no
need to broadcast your ideas. There
is no way to know how many peo-
ple,, youth as well as adults, who
have been driven away from the
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church just by such carelessness.
Anyone who has ever taught a
class in the Young People's De-
partment of a church, or has had
dealings with young people in any
other way in the church can real-
ize the effects of this.
One of the most important things
in teaching a Sunday School class
is to have a well-prepared lesson.
A good teacher should never put
off preparing his lesson and then
stand before his class on Sunday
morning and begin to make ex-
cuses. He has all week to pray and
study to prepare himself for that
one hour on Sunday morning. The
class will soon lose interest in a
lesson that is not taught well, and
can easily detect when the teach-
er is not prepared.
A GOOD TEACHER
should always try to find some
method to hold the attention of
his class. Remember, the Sunday
School* hour is a study hour and
not merely a social hour. Try to
avoid letting it become wasted
time on Sunday morning. It may be
a good idea to set aside the first
five minutes of the hour as a time
to greet one another and discuss
anything else that may arise. I re-
member one class that I was in
one time in which we used the first
few minutes for greeting and talk-
ing to one another, after which
the class was ready to listen to the
teacher the remainder of the time.
Regardless of how well prepared
the teacher is with his lesson, un-
less he has a class that is attentive,
his study is in vain as far as the
class is concerned.
Occasionally everyone enjoys get-
ting together for a good time, so it
would be a good idea to plan some
kind of social gathering or recrea-
tion for the class. The most simple
party will be thoroughly enjoyed if
it is well planned ahead of time.
A nice time to have social gather-
ings is around special holidays.
That gives a theme for the whole
party, and someone can tell brief-
ly why we celebrate the day. Of
course, we should remember to put
Christ into our socials. He one time
attended a wedding feast and
caused it to have a very happy
ending by turning the water into
wine. So I believe He would ap-
prove of our enjoying ourselves as
long as we do not forget Him.
Regardless of the title of our Sun-
day School lessons from week to
week, we need to find some place
in the lesson to plant more seed
that will develop into more faith
and trust in God. Unless the stu-
dent learns to put his faith and
trust in God, all of his knowledge
of the lessons will be to no avail.
Knowledge, unless it is put to work,
is wasted knowledge. Try to get the
class to enter into the discussion
of the lesson, because by so doing
they will have a better under-
standing of the subject and will be
better able to apply it to their own
lives.
Remember, teachers, ours is a
solemn obligation. It is our job to
teach the truth and try to win
everyone that we possibly can for
Christ. We may not always be able
to see immediate results in our
classes, but we have no way of
knowing what good is actually be-
ing done. Many have been won to
the Lord in later years through the
teaching efforts of some Sunday
School teacher they have had. If
we can win them while they are
young, they will have their whole
lives ahead of them to live and
work for the Lord.
Some excellent instructions come
to us from Timothy, a young min-
ister of the New Testament Church,
when he said, "Study to shew thy-
self approved unto God, a work-
man that needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the word
of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15). Also,
Christ said, "Go ye therefore, and
teach all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded
you: and, lo, I am with you al-
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world" (Matthew 28:19, 20).
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BY 0. W. POLEN, National Sunday School and Youth Director
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Weekly Attendance
October 1959
500 and Over
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina -
Middletown (Clayton Street), Ohio __
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia
400-499
Wilmington, North Carolina _..
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio ....
Cleveland (North), Tennessee
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan
Kannapolis (Elm Street),
North Carolina _
Daisy, Tennessee —
Jacksonville, Florida
Chattanooga (North), Tennessee .... ....
Griffin, Georgia
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio
300-399
Monroe (4th Street), Michigan .... ....
South Lebanon, Ohio
South Gastonia, South Carolina
Erwin, North Carolina
Anderson (McDuffie Street),
South Carolina -
Biltmore, North Carolina
Whltwell, Tennessee
Chattanooga (East), Tennessee
East Laurinburg, North Carolina
Savannah (Anderson Street), Georgia ..
Dayton (Oakridge Drive), Ohio
Rome (North), Georgia ....
Canton (9th and Gibbs), Ohio
892
602
534
486
477
471
448
447
425
421
408
404
400
376
368
349
342
325
324
321
319
316
306
304
304
300
200-299
Orlando, Florida
Atlanta (Riverside), Georgia
Sumiton, Alabama ....
Alabama City. Alabama
Tampa, Florida
Rock Hill, South Carolina ....
Pulaski, Virginia
Pontlac, Michigan
Mllford, Delaware
Perry, Florida
Charlotte (Park wood). North Carolina
Dallas, North Carolina
Cleveland (South), Tennessee
Knoxville (8th Avenue), Tennessee ..
Louisville (Highland Park), Kentucky
South Rocky Mount, North Carolina ..
Van Dyke, Michigan
North Birmingham, Alabama ..
Lakeland, Florida
294
294
293
291
290
289
289
288
286
284
279
279
279
278
275
274
269
267
267
Nashville (Meridian Street), Tennessee 267
267
265
265
264
263
259
258
257
255
251
250
249
247
246
243
240
237
237
235
232
231
West Flint, Michigan
Brooklyn, Maryland
Dayton (East Fourth), Ohio
Newport News, Virginia
Sulphur Springs, Florida
West Lakeland, Florida
Buford, Georgia
Falrborn, Ohio
St. Louis (Grand Avenue), Missouri ..
Lenoir City, Tennessee
Fountain Inn, South Carolina
Baldwin Park. California
Columbia, South Carolina
Dillon, South Carolina
West Gastonia, North Carolina
Birmingham (South Park), Alabama .
Langley, South Carolina
Avondale Estates, Georgia
Birmingham (Pike Avenue), Alabama
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Lumberton. North Carolina
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 227
Goldsboro. North Carolina .... 227
Somerset, Kentucky - 227
Home for Children, Tennessee 227
Dressen, Kentucky 226
West Indianapolis, Indiana _ 226
Greenville (Woodside), South Carolina 225
Gastonia (Ranlo), North Carolina 224
Augusta (Crawford Avenue), Georgia .. 220
Anniston. Alabama 218
Salisbury, Maryland _. 216
East Orlando, Florida _ 216
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue), Missouri .. 215
Eldorado, Illinois — 215
Jesup, Georgia — 215
Marion, South Carolina — 214
Rossville, Georgia 213
Phoenix (44th Street), Arizona 213
Akron (Market Street), Ohio 212
Wilson, North Carolina 209
Chattanooga (East Ridge), Tennessee 209
Greenwood, South Carolina 207
Belton, South Carolina 205
Valdosta, Georgia 204
Easton, Maryland ~ 203
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania 202
Greenwood (South), South Carolina .... 202
Miami, Florida .... - - 201
125-199
Pomona, California _ 198
Anderson (Osborne Avenue),
South Carolina .... .... 198
Wyandotte, Michigan .._ 197
Greenville (Park Place), South Carolina 196
Dayton, Tennessee — 196
Fitzgerald, Georgia .... 195
Lancaster, South Carolina 194
Austin, Indiana .._ 193
Princeton, West Virginia 193
Norfolk, Virginia 190
Sanford, North Carolina .... 188
Bartow, Florida .... 187
Charleston (King Street),
South Carolina 187
Radford, Virginia 185
Parkersburg, West Virginia 185
Lindale, Georgia .... : — . 184
Ferndale, Michigan 184
Columbus (Frebis Avenue), Ohio 183
Rifle Range, Florida 183
Sanford, Florida 183
McColl, South Carolina ... 183
Georgetown, South Carolina _.. 181
Russell Springs, Kentucky 181
Huntsville, Alabama 180
Clearwater, Florida 180
Fayetteville, North Carolina 180
Garden City, Florida 179
Calhoun, Georgia 177
Fresno H/M, California 177
St. Louis (Northside), Missouri 177
Chattanooga (Fourth Street), Tennessee 177
Lanes Avenue, Florida 176
Alma, Georgia 176
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia .... .... 176
Cleveland (55th Street), Ohio 174
Greer, South Carolina 174
West Danville, Virginia 174
Winter Garden, Florida 173
East Belmont, North Carolina 173
Woodruff, South Carolina 172
McMinnvllle, Tennessee .... 170
Honea Path, South Carolina 170
Eloise, Florida 169
Somerset, Pennsylvania 169
Gainesville, Florida 168
Hester Town, North Carolina 168
Thomaston, Georgia 168
Lebanon, Pennsylvania 168
Washington, D. C 167
Montgomery, Alabama 167
Talledega, Alabama 167
Paw Creek, North Carolina 167
Winchester, Kentucky 167
Walhalla (No. 1), South Carolina 166
Seneca, South Carolina 166
LaFollette, Tennessee 166
Mobile (Crichton), Alabama 165
Paris, Texas 165
Tarpon Springs, Florida 164
Louisville (Faith Temple), Kentucky .... 162
Porterville, California .... — 161
York, South Carolina .... 161
Mooresville, North Carolina 161
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia _ 161
Fort Myers, Florida .... .... 160
La France, South Carolina _. 159
Lawrenceville, Georgia 159
Dallas, Texas .... .... .... 158
Richmond, Kentucky ... . ... . _ 158
Lake Citv, Florida _ 157
Parrott, Virginia 157
Mableton, Georgia — . _ _ 157
Tifton, Georgia .... — . 157
Lake City, South Carolina 157
High Point, North Carolina 156
Logan, West Virginia 156
Benton, Illinois _ 156
Cocoa, Florida .... _ _ 155
Valdese, North Carolina 155
Greensboro (State Street),
North Carolina _... 155
East Indianapolis, Indiana .... .... _ 155
Dalton, Georgia .... 153
Huntington, West Virginia _ 152
Elkins, West Virginia _.. .... 152
Lake City, Florida _ 152
West Hollywood, Florida _. 152
Willard, Ohio 152
Mullins, South Carolina 152
Douglas, Georgia _ 151
Demorest, Georgia 151
Hamilton (Kenworth), Ohio 151
Eloy, Arizona .... 151
Lancaster, Ohio 151
Minot, North Dakota 151
Wallins, Kentucky .... .... ... . 151
Pinsonfork, Kentucky 150
Adamsville, Alabama _. .». .... 150
Findlay, Ohio .... .... 150
Springfield, Ohio 150
Rockingham, North Carolina ... . 150
Greenville, North Carolina 150
Alexandria, Virginia .... ... . ._ 150
Baltimore (West), Maryland 150
Hagerstown, Maryland _. 150
Marietta, Georgia 150
Brunswick, Georgia .... ~ 150
Jackson, Tennessee — . 150
Lansing, Michigan .._ 150
Tuscaloosa, Alabama ... . 149
Bristol, Tennessee — — 148
Saddle Tree, North Carolina 147
Tallahassee, Florida .... _ .... 147
Clinton, South Carolina 147
Pelzer, South Carolina _ ._. 147
Erwin, Tennessee 147
Willow Run, Michigan 147
Piedmont, Alabama .... ... . 146
Oakley, California .... 146
Ninety Six, South Carolina 146
Bluefield, Virginia .... _. 146
Sylacauga. Alabama 145
Asheville, North Carolina 145
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 145
Homerville, Georgia 145
Oakdale, Alabama .... 144
Tarrant City, Alabama 144
Lake Placid, Florida 144
Conway, South Carolina _.. _ 144
Marion (Cross Mill), North Carolina .... 144
Elberton, Georgia .... 144
Homestead, Florida 143
Hamilton Tabernacle, Ohio .... 143
Lemmon, South Dakota .... .... .... 143
Lakedale, North Carolina .... 143
Summerville, Georgia 143
Torrance, California ... . 142
Dyersburg, Tennessee 142
North Belmont, North Carolina 141
Lowell, North Carolina 141
Memphis (Rosamond Avenue),
Tennessee _ 141
Lawton, Oklahoma 141
South Henderson, North Carolina .... 140
Chattanooga (Missionary Ridge),
Tennessee 140
West Miami, Florida 139
Trafford, Alabama 138
San Pablo. California 138
Clarksburg, West Virginia .... 138
Riverside (Ft. Worth), Texas 137
Rock Hill (North), South Carolina .... 137
Marked Tree, Arkansas 137
Baldwin, Georgia 136
New Summltt, Arkansas 136
Englewood, Tennessee 136
Toledo (Segur Avenue), Ohio 136
Decatur, Alabama 135
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Chandler, Arizona .... ... . 135
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio 135
Patetown, North Carolina 135
New Orleans (Spain Street), Louisiana 135
Brenton, West Virginia 135
Pensacola, Florida ... . 134
Cramerton, North Carolina .... ... . 134
Wadesboro, North Carolina 134
Washington, North Carolina __ .... .... 134
Monroe, Georgia _ 134
Mallory, West Virginia ... . _ 134
Albertville, Alabama ... 133
Loxley, Alabama .... ._. .... 133
War, West Virginia ._ _ 133
Memphis (Park Avenue), Tennessee ... . 132
Memphis (Mississippi Blvd.), Tennessee 132
Oak Grove, Tennessee .... 132
Dividing Ridge, Tennessee .... ... . 132
Nashville (North), Tennessee .._ 132
Knoxville (West), Tennessee .._ 132
Ware Shoals, South Carolina .... 132
North Rocky Mount, North Carolina .... 132
Thomasville, North Carolina _ ..„ ._. 132
Cedartown, Georgia 132
Bainbridge, Georgia .... _. 132
Richmond, Indiana .... _ _. 131
Everett, Pennsylvania ... . ... . __ 131
Kenosha, Wisconsin .... .... __ 131
Fairfield, California .... .... _. 130
Ontario, California .... .... .... 130
Graham, Texas 130
Asheboro, North Carolina .... .... 130
Claysburg, Pennsylvania 130
Athens, Tennessee . .... 130
South Tucson, Arizona .._ .... .... .... 130
Rochelle, Illinois .... 130
Summit, Illinois .... .... .... .... 129
Humboldt, Tennessee .... .... 129
North Pritchard, Alabama ... . ... 129
Macclenny, Florida . 129
Shelby, North Carolina .... . 123
Lavonia, Georgia _ .... 128
Waycross (Brunei Street), Georgia ._. 128
Ft. Meade, Florida 128
Lake Worth, Florida 128
Lincolnton, North Carolina .... .... 128
East Bernstadt, Kentucky .... 128
Middlesboro (Noetown), Kentucky .... 128
Cawood, Kentucky _ 128
Muskegon, Michigan 123
Mt. Pleasant, Maryland 128
Buhl, Alabama .. .... 127
Clinton, South Carolina 127
Benson, North Carolina .... 127
Roanoke, Virginia .... .... 127
Florence, South Carolina 127
Orangeburg, South Carolina 127
Mill Creek, West Virginia 126
Salinas, California 126
Mt. Vernon, Illinois 126
Newport, Tennessee 126
Gap Hill, South Carolina 126
Sevierville, Tennessee 126
Boonsboro, Maryland .'. 126
Dearborn, Michigan .... .... 128
Franklin, Ohio .... .... 125
Arcadia, Florida .. ... 125
West Durham, North Carolina 125
East Fayetteville, North Carolina .... ... 125
Lexington, North Carolina .... 125
River Rouge, Michigan .... 125
Benton Harbor, Michigan .... ... 125
West Vernor, Michigan .... . 125
West Frankfort, Illinois 125
Warrenville, South Carolina ... . .... 125
NATION'S TOP TEN IN HOME
DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE
Total Monthly Attendance for October
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 6,703
North Cleveland, Tennessee ... 1,375
Lynch, Kentucky 1,347
Kannapolis (Elm Street),
North Carolina .. .... 1,116
Fort Mill, South Carolina _ 1,000
Louisville (Portland), Kentucky .... 950
Columbus (Frebis Avenue), Ohio ... 800
Lumberton (East), North Carolina 696
Lake Worth, Florida .... .... . 655
Mitchell, Indiana 595
TEN STATES HIGHEST IN HOME
DEPARTMENTS
South Carolina .... 46
West Virginia .... .... .... .... 36
Ohio .... 29
Alabama .... .... .... 28
Georgia .... .... ...
Florida ...
Arkansas
North Carolina
Pennsylvania ...
California
Texas (N.W.) ....
Zion Ridge, Alabama
Ft. Payne, Alabama .... .... .
Lumberton, North Carolina
Dallas, Texas .... .... .... _ .
. 101
.... 100
.... 100
_.. 100
REPORT OF NEW SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Branch Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 .... 25
Branch Sunday Schools reported as
of October 30, 1959 .... ... 862
New Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 _ 35
Total Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 (Branch
and New) .... 60
Y. P. E.
Average Weekly Attendance
October 1959
200 and Over
Elberton, Georgia
Middletown (Clayton), Ohio
Home for Children, Tennessee
300
234
230
150-199
Jasper, Alabama .... .... 197
Dressen, Kentucky .... _. .... .... 195
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina .... 194
Wilmington, North Carolina _ 192
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio .... .... 188
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio ... 170
Hamilton Tabernacle, Ohio .... .... ... 164
Dayton (E. Fourth), Ohio -.. .... 162
Birmingham (Pike Avenue), Alabama 153
Erwin, North Carolina .... 152
100-149
Canton (9th and Gibbs), Ohio .... .... 148
Daisy, Tennessee ... . .... — . .... 143
Mlnot, North Dakota .. ... . ... . ... . __ .... 145
West Lakeland, Florida .... ... . ... . 141
Brooklyn, Maryland .... ... . .... 139
Whitwell, Tennessee .... .... .... .... 135
Rossville, Georgia ... . ... . _ ... . 134
Jacksonville, Florida .... ... . .... 133
Lenoir City, Tennessee . ... . .... .... 131
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania ... . 127
Lakeland, Florida .... . — . — . _.. 125
Russell Springs, Kentucky .... ... 125
Van Dyke, Michigan .... .... .... 125
Garden City, Florida 124
Woodruff, South Carolina .... 124
Dayton, Tennessee ...... _ .... .... 124
East Bernstadt, Kentucky . ... 122
Chattanooga (East), Tennessee — . 121
Dayton (Oakridge Drive), Ohio .... _. 120
Monroe (4th Street), Michigan ... . .... ... . 120
Dallas, North Carolina .... .... ... . 116
Avondale Estates, Georgia ... . .... 115
Huntington, West Virginia .... ... . 114
Goldsboro, North Carolina .... .... 113
Radford, Virginia .... 113
Savannah (Anderson Street), Georgia 112
Dillon, South Carolina .... Ill
Evarts, Kentucky .... .... ... . Ill
Orlando, Florida 110
Plant City, Florida 110
Chattanooga, (North), Tennessee .... __ 110
Newport News, Virginia ... . ... . .... 110
Belle Glade, Florida . . . . 109
South Gastonia, North Carolina _ 109
Sanford, North Carolina .... .... .... .... 109
Austin, Indiana .... .... 109
Nashville (Meridian Street), Tennessee 109
East Laurinburg, North Carolina ... ... 108
Geneva, Alabama . .... .... .... ... 107
Rifle Range, Florida .... .... 107
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan .... .... 107
Memphis (Park Avenue), Tennessee .. 106
Akron (Market Street), Ohio .... .... .... 105
Perry, Florida ... ... . ... . .... 105
Sulphur Springs, Florida _ ... 105
Louisville (Highland Park), Kentucky 105
Pulaski. Virginia ... .... ... . ... . ... . 105
Harlan, Kentucky .... 104
South Mt. Zion, Georgia .... .... .... 103
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania .... ... . ... . 103
South Lebanon, Ohio .... .... ... 102
75-99
Oak Grove, Tennessee 99
Blackwater, Arkansas 98
Clearwater, Florida 98
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida .... ... . .... 98
Alarka, North Carolina 98
Grand Ridge, Florida 97
Lake Placid, Florida 97
Mt. Vale, Tennessee 97
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania ... . 96
East Orlando, Florida .... 96
Adel, Georgia — ... . 96
Princeton, West Virginia ... . 96
Covington, Louisiana _ ... . 95
Georgetown, South Carolina .... _ 95
Cleveland (North), Tennessee 95
Zion, Georgia ... . .... .... ... . ... . 94
Grays Knob, Kentucky ... . .... .... 94
Lanes Avenue, Florida 94
Greenville (Woodside Avenue),
South Carolina ... 94
Albertville, Alabama .... .... ... . .... ... . .... 93
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue), Missouri 93
Tyler, Texas .... .... 93
Dunlap, Tennessee . .... 93
Garden City, Alabama ... _ 92
North Birmingham, Alabama ... 92
Ft. Worth (Riverside), Texas .... .... 92
North, South Carolina .... 92
Ravenna, Kentucky ... .... .... .... .... 92
Sparta, Tennessee ... ... . .... .... .... 91
Alva, Florida 91
Arcadia, Florida .... .... 91
Bainbridge, Georgia .... .... .... .... 91
Columbus, Georgia .... ... . 90
Bethany, South Carolina .... ... . 90
Somerset, Kentucky .... .... .... 90
Stinnet, Kentucky .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 90
Benton, Illinois .. .... ... . 90
Kenosha, Wisconsin .... .... .... .... 90
Marion, South Carolina .... .... 89
Valdosta, Georgia . .... ... 89
McMinnville, Tennessee .... .... .... .... 89
Laurels, Tennessee 89
Sevierville, Tennessee .. 88
Junction City, Kentucky 88
Cleveland (55th), Ohio .... 88
Columbus (Frebis), Ohio _. .... 88
Torrance, California __ .... .... .... 88
Ruskin, Florida 88
Dunfordton, Virginia 88
Pelzer, South Carolina .... 87
Kannapolis (Elm Street),
North Carolina 87
Catlettsburg, Kentucky .... .... .... 87
Tifton, Georgia . .... .... 87
Piney Grove, Georgia 87
Battle Creek, Michigan .... .... .... .... .... 87
Alabama City, Alabama .... 86
Gastonia (Ranlo), North Carolina 86
Swift Current, Canada .... .... .... 86
Nashville (North), Tennessee .... 86
Adamsville, Alabama .... ... . ... . ... . .... .... 85
Fairfield, Alabama . .... 85
Chokoloskee, Florida .... .... 85
Benson, North Carolina 85
Dwarf, Kentucky 85
Washington, D. C. .... 85
Mullins, South Carolina -.. .... 84
Pontiac, Michigan . .. . .... 84
Houston (No. 2), Texas .. .... 83
Knoxville (8th Avenue), Tennessee ... 83
Middlesboro (Noetown), Kentucky .... 82
Louisville (Faith Temple), Kentucky 82
Iowa Park, Texas .... .... 82
Jampa, Florida . 82
Hemingway, South Carolina ... . 82
Madisonville, Tennessee .... — . .— 82
Paris, Texas .... .... .... ... 81
Vanceburg, Kentucky 81
Bartow, Florida ... ... 81
Pensacola, Florida .... 81
Greensboro (State Street),
North Carolina .... ... 81
North Lenoir, North Carolina 81
Stanley, North Carolina .... .... .... 81
Nealsville, North Carolina .... ... . 80
Willow Run, Michigan 80
Wyandotte, Michigan .... .... 80
Mullins, West Virginia .... 80
Cleveland (Fulton), Ohio .... .... 80
Montgomery, Alabama 80
Plainview, Texas .. ... 80
Unicoi, Tennessee .... 80
Chattanoga (East), Tennessee .... 80
Oregonia, Ohio ... .... 79
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CONTENTS
GUEST EDITORIAL
He Was Not a Man —
Mountain
-He Was a
FEATURES
Shared Pleasures
National Sunday School and Youth
Board Sponsors First Staff College
A Lasting Love
Reserves for Reverses
Alone Among the Nyasas
What Can Christian Teen-Agers Do
About Juvenile Delinquency?
Jamaica Sunday School Youth
Conventions
Teen Bible Quiz Time
Katherine Bevis 3
Chester Shuler 4
0. W. Polen 6
Mary Alice Young S
Mona Freeman 9
M. G. McLuhan ...... . 10
Grace V. Watkins 12
Clyne Buxton 14
Cecil B. Knight 16
Avis Swiger
Esther M. Payler 13
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DEPARTMENTS
YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW .
CHILDREN'S STORY ....
Betty's Errand
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THE VOICE OF SUNDAY SCHOOL .
I Am an Adult Department Teacher Mrs. Raymond E. Crowley .._ — 24
STATISTICS 26
YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW
By Avis Swiger
Question: Do you believe it is wrong
to listen to popular music, such as
that which Elvis Presley and Pat
Boone sing? — Wondering
Dear Wondering,
I have answered similar questions
before in this column, but I am
happy to try to answer this, also.
Why do you ask the question? Do
you think it may be wrong but
hope you can get someone else to
approve it? Let me say, first of all,
that if you are questioning it in
your own mind, then do not do it.
If you asked the question be-
cause your parents have thought
you should not listen to that kind
of music, and you wonder if others
agree with them, I would say, yes,
most parents and older (than teen-
age) people feel that "jazz" has a
bad influence on youth. There is
some popular music, however,
which is not in that same class.
The words have some meaning and
the tune is not just beat and
rhythm.
One of the worst things about
this "modern" music is that you
are so likely to turn more and more
to it and let it become your stand-
ard of music. Then you no longer
have an interest in church and
classical music.
PEN PALS
Miss Sherryl Cone, (16)
7151 Bestel Avenue
Westminster, California
Douglas Yarbrough
Route 3, Box 40-B
Fitzgerald, Georgia
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Vol. 31 FEBRUARY, 1960 No. 2
Charles W. Conn, Editor-in-Chief
Editor
LEWIS J. WILLIS
Contributing Editors
O. W. Polen, Cecil B. Knight, Bernice
Stout, Avis Swiger, Robert E. Stevens,
Duby Boyd
Art Associates
Chloe S. Stewart, Walter E. Ambrose
Editorial Researchers
Wynette Stevens, Glenna Sheppard
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o n d e n t s
Bobbie Mae Lauster, Germany; Margaret
Gaines, Tunisia; James M. Beaty, Haiti;
L. E. Heil, Japan; Waye C. McAfee,
Brazil; Dora Myers, India; M. G. Mc-
Luhan, South Africa
National Youth Board
O. W. Polen, Chairman; Ralph E. Day,
Earl T. Golden, Donald S. Aultman, Hollis
L. Green
Publisher
E. C. Thomas, Business Manager, Church
of God Publishing House
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A Guest Editorial
By Kotherine Bevis
He Was Not a Man-
He Was a Mountain!
JN HIS ESTIMATE of President Lincoln, John
Nicolay, the historian, paid him this stately
tribute: "He was not a man, he was a mountain.
Abraham conquered the rebellion; liberated the
slaves; disarmed all criticism by shouldering all faults;
held the people to their great task; made the strongest
argument for peace and the best defense of war; wore
honor without oppression; died a martyr, and was
wept for by the civilized world."
What a glorious tribute!
Let us go back to the time when Abraham Lincoln
was just a lad of nine. Standing beside the grave of
his mother, as the service had ended, he felt the pain
that had started in his heart several months before
being alleviated to some extent.
It had been an unbearable grief that she had been
buried without a religious service; he had never
known a moment's ease from this pain until now,
this moment. Though his mother had passed away
months before, this lad had gotten in touch with a
minister miles away from his home town. The min-
ister, to please the child, had come the distance, a
long one in that day, and on his arrival was sur-
prised to find the boy had gathered boys and girls
from miles around to attend the belated religious
service for his dead mother.
As he stood there that day, his grief somewhat
allayed, at least for the moment, the warm summer
breeze seemed to whisper the words that he so often
had heard his mother say: "I would rather a boy of
mine owned a Bible and read it, than to own houses
and lands."
These words became a part of this lad's life. He
remembered other words that she spoke also, such as:
"Abe, love everybody, hinder nobody, and someday
the world will be glad that you were born."
And today the world is glad, and has been for these
many years, and will continue to be; for Abraham
Lincoln, with his high moral sense, his common sense,
and his reasoning faculties which looked at a ques-
tion from all sides, is not only loved by all Americans,
but was God's prophet.
"I know there is a God," said Lincoln. "I know He
hates injustice and slavery. If He has a place for me,
and I think He has, I am ready. I am nothing, but
the truth is everything. With God's help, I shall not
fail."
LINCOLN'S YOUTH knew nothing but
poverty, and he had no earthly possessions, but God
blessed his young life with such spiritual blessings
that the principles of a Book dwelt deep in his heart —
a Book that he always carried in his pocket, and
regularly read — the Bible!
Such was the influence of Lincoln's mother upon
his life that he said: "All I am and hope to be, I owe
to my sainted mother." Because this mother, in those
few short years taught her son the great love of God,
and instilled into his little life the need to read His
Word, this unlettered and provincial backwoodsman
became one of the most gifted masters of the English
language. His memory will shine with immortal glory
when the years of time have forever ended.
It was said of him that he loved to dig up a ques-
tion "by the roots and hold it up and dry it before
the fires of his mind." He argued that "political prob-
lems, at bottom, are religious and moral problems,"
and the testimony of his life and works proved that
he believed it.
Constantly, throughout his public career, Lincoln
identified himself with God and the Ten Command-
ments, with justice and freedom. The Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution were precious
heritages which were to be kept intact for the venture-
some and free of that day, and for all posterity as well.
The process that formed his political philosophy
was processed from the Bible, providing him a clear
insight into the critical tensions which threatened
the nation.
His faith in God made it possible for him to pene-
trate the fogs of controversy and war, when all about
him were confused and often at cross-purposes.
In every period of crisis, Abraham Lincoln trusted
God, the God with whom his mother had made him
acquainted. As he trusted, he displayed that supreme
love incapable of misunderstanding, patience which
knew no harshness, unfaltering faith, and a loyalty
to duty that was unswerving — these characteristics
typified this beloved American.
Humanitarian, statesman, or military strategist,
Abraham Lincoln never forgot God, and, Christian
man that he was, he exemplified the simple truth
that the blessings of liberty and security under law
are the fruits of Christianity. And he, though dead
now these many years, tells each individual his ob-
ligation to support God's Word and His blessings of
liberty and freedom against all attacks.
Yes, John Nicolay, the historian, was right. Abra-
ham Lincoln was a mountain.
Shared
Pleasures
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Illustrated by Chloe Stewart
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"Crying for joy,
I hope?" he said.
"Y-Yes."
S~} ARAH BENSON placed the
^ steaming dishes of food on
^— * the table before her young
husband. Then she slipped into her
chair across from him and both
of them reverently bowed their
heads while deep-voiced Jacob
thanked the Gi"er of Gifts for
these and all blessings.
With forced cheerfulness they
chatted about routine matters,
then ate in silence until pretty
blue-eyed Sarah blurted the ques-
tion which lay heavily upon both
hearts.
"What can we do about paying
our pledge for missions, Jacob? Sun-
day will be the last day we can pay
it before conference. And our min-
ister wishes to take all the offering
for missions along when he goes.
We made the promise in good faith,
and we ought to keep it. But the
loss of Old Buck—" The pretty little
wife tried to stifle the sigh that
slipped from her lips.
Jacob ate in silence, then tried
to sound cheerful as he answered,
"Yes, honey. It does seem bad. At
the moment I confess I don't see
just how we can raise the money
we pledged. But I'm trying to trust
the Lord to show us a way. As you
say, we made the promise in good
faith, and I believe He will show
us how to keep it, in spite of the
loss of the mule."
"Yes, Jacob," Sarah said. "I hope
you are right."
Jacob could not hide the anxiety
in his honest eyes. But he added,
"Our note on the farm does come
due in a month, and we can't afford
to get behind in our payments this
year."
Pretty Sarah started. "Oh, dear!
I'd forgotten about the note. And
we certainly may not get behind.
We know how mean Mr. Curry is
said to be when people don't pay
on the dot! It seems so unfair! So —
so — to think of a man so willing
to foreclose on his neighbors when
he's already the richest man in
the community and — "
"Hush, honey." Jacob's tone was
low and tender. "I know how you
feel, but Mr. Curry is only repre-
senting the stockholders of the
bank. They expect him to make
money for them, and he has to do
some things which he probably
doesn't relish. It's business with
him, and—" he added hastily with
his sudden, bright smile, "don't you
worry, honey, the good Lord will
show us the way soon now."
Sarah rose and put a plump arm
around her husband's broad shoul-
ders. "Thanks, dear. I know I'm
ungrateful at times and easily dis-
couraged. And you're so strong and
—trusting! Surely, surely, He will
help us!"
She hurried to the refrigerator
for their cooling dessert and tried
hard to smile her prettiest as they
ate it together. Oh, how fortunate
she was, Sarah decided, to have a
husband like Jacob Benson who was
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The National Sunday School and Youth Director presents a diploma to one of
the graduates of the first Staff College — Reverend Gale Barnett, State Director of
Nebraska.
A few did not make it for this "after lunch" group picture of the Staff College
students, but most of them are here.
Reverend James A. Cross, General Overseer, delivers the "keynote address" in
the opening session of the Staff College. His subject was "The Challenge of This
Hour."
The directors watch and listen c-s Reverend Clyne W. Buxton, State Director of
Alabama, conducts a Workers' Conference during the "laboratory church visit"
to the North Cleveland Church of God.
Reverend Earl P. Paulk, Jr., "Forward in Faith" radio pastor, speaks to the
leaders on "What the Pastor Expects When a State Director Visits His Church and
in His Home."
Sunday School and youth leaders enjoy a banquet at the Cedar Lane Restaurant,
provided for them through the courtesy of the Church of God Publishing House.
Brother Buxton preaches to his "laboratory church visit" congregation at North
Cleveland Church of God. The "laboratory church visit" was a means of actually
demonstrating to the directors how to make an effective church visit.
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National Sunday School
and Youth Board Sponsors
First Staff College
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL AND YOUTH DIRECTORS
/Graduation was an ex-
ij citing time for 42 Sunday
^y School and youth directors
on Friday morning, November 20,
especially since these leaders are
graduates of the FIRST STAFF
COLLEGE ever sponsored by the
National Sunday School and Youth
Board. These leaders represented
43 states, Latin America, Canada,
the Colored Churches of God, and
the Spanish Churches of God east
of the Mississippi.
The week of November 16-20 was
filled with excitement! Stimulating
classroom study, special lectures,
panel discussions, challenging vis-
ual demonstrations, inspiring ser-
mons, a banquet, a fellowship
hour, the showing of thought-
provoking Sunday School and
youth films, and a laboratory
church visit provided a full week
of profitable activity for the Staff
College students.
Special recognition is due the
president of Lee College, Reverend
Rufus L. Piatt; Reverend R. H.
Gause, registrar; Reverend Robert
Stevens, chaplain; and Mr. Elmer
Odom for their excellent teaching
and assistance.
Reverend James A. Cross, Gen-
eral Overseer; the National Sunday
School and Youth Board (Earl T.
Golden, Ralph E. Day, Donald S.
Aultman, and Hollis L. Green); the
National Department staff (Cecil B.
Knight, Bernice Stout, William J.
Dobben, Sue Snyder, and Rebecca
Cannon); Reverend E. C. Thomas,
Reverend Lewis J. Willis, Reverend
F. W. Goff, Reverend Clyne W.
Buxton, Reverend Paul L. Walker,
Reverend Earl P. Paulk, Jr., Rev-
erend Bennie S. Triplett, Rever-
end Paul Henson, Reverend Rich-
ard Stoppe, and Mrs. Winona Ault-
man are also to be commended for
the valuable contribution each
made to the success of this en-
deavor.
A look at the accompanying pic-
tures shows some of the activities
that marked the beginning of what
unquestionably is a great training
program for Sunday School and
youth leaders.
— O. W. Polen
National Director
A Lasting Love
By MARY ALICE YOUNG
ONE DAY EVERY year is set aside as a special
day for showing our affection and love to
families and friends. Of course, that does not
mean that we should make known our love on spe-
cial days of the calendar only, but Valentine's Day
is a happy, centuries-old custom.
There is one love, a lasting love, greater than any
human love ever known. You may have guessed that
this is the love of Christ for His Church. It was and
still is imperturbably constant and lasting. Not only
did He love the Church in the beginning, when she
was a novelty, when she was fresh, new, interesting,
and charming with youthful enthusiasm for and
heroic devotion to Him. Christ loved His Church just
the same later on when she began to show weak-
nesses of the human element within her, when her
members became disunited and often grew tainted
with sin and vice. Then, too, He abided with her in
an unfailing, everlasting love, unswerving attachment
and saving protection. Jesus loves His Church today,
almost two thousand years after His espousals with
her. There is not one grain of love less, there is not
one less diminution of ardor.
Christ loved His Church with a real, actual, and
practical love. That love did not consist of sugar-
sweet phrases, endearing terms, and constant pro-
fessions of love, but it showed itself in His conduct,
in every word, deed, and action. In whatever task He
undertook, His preaching, His miracle of the bread
and the fishes, and His death on the cross, Christ
showed that love for His Church. His resurrection,
His ascension and everything He did was a rendition
of love for His Church. And down through the years,
His active assistance and protection of her never
cease in effectiveness.
So, TOO MUST a good Christian man
or woman's love be for his or her mate. That is why
a good Christian boy and girl offer that same kind
of love toward parents, brothers and sisters, neigh-
bors, and friends. While we do not fail to tell how
fond we are of people, do we actually back up our
professions of devotion with exhibitions of real serv-
ice? Do we actually make sacrifices ourselves for the
love of others? What about our parents? What about
their happiness? Christ shrank from no labor, no sac-
rifice in the interest of His Church. After two thou-
sand years of knowing and serving Him, have we
learned the art of practical sacrifice inspired by the
love of those around us?
Perfection is seldom, if ever, realized by men on
this earth. Christ does not expect perfection; He just
expects us to do our best. He understands the failings
of all of us, and with that same constant and lasting
love for His Church, He loves every one of His chil-
dren and forgives us all.
A special day for friendliness is February 14. When
you are sending valentines to your friends, be sure
to think of your parents and your family. Remember
the people with whom you have had disagreements
and the friends to whom you have been a little cool
lately. Remember to make some little sacrifice for the
love of your family and friends, but most of all, for
the love of Christ whose love for all of us is, and
always shall be, a lasting, true love.
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Reserves For Reverses!
By MONA FREEMAN
i fAVE YOU EVER stopped to think about the
/ /two words, RESERVES and REVERSES— two
w-/v words with meanings far apart, yet each has
the same letters and the same number of letters?
Even though these two words may seldom be con-
fusing, they have a significant relationship which
perhaps many have never realized.
So many people are prone to use the excuse for not
succeeding, "I met with reverses is the reason I failed."
However, if reverses were all that are needed to
stop men from going on to success, there would be
a greatly reduced number of great and successful
people in the history of the world.
In this month of February, we are made to think
of one of history's greatest of greats, Abraham Lincoln,
a man who refused to let reverses stop him. The
reason was that he had reserves for the reverses he
met in life.
Abraham Lincoln was perhaps the most defeated
and frustrated politician of his day. In addition to
other disappointments and failures, he had at least
five major political defeats, any one of which might
have floored an average person.
In his early life, he was a very disappointed suitor.
Then came failure in a small country business.
He ran for the Illinois legislature, as well as the
U.S. Congress, and was defeated each time.
Running for vice-president of our United States, he
was turned down by the voters.
Still undaunted by such reverses, he used his
reserves and again tried to be elected U.S. senator,
but instead drank again the bitter dregs of defeat.
But do not fail to read on in your United States
history, for this man who knew so many reverses
in his life succeeded in being elected four times to
the Illinois legislature, and was finally elected to the
highest office a citizen of the U.S. can hold — the
president!
But even after becoming president, Mr. Lincoln
felt the deep stabs of reverses, but he also felt the
sustaining power of the reserves built up in his life.
Calling upon his God for help, Lincoln used his
reserves to help him set the Union back on the long
road to victory during the great trial of the Civil
War.
Life needs its reserves! It is the reserves that carry
us to victory. For every peak of achievement there
is a shadow-land of struggle, and for this struggle
there must be reserves! These reserves must be built
up if we are to have them when they are needed.
They are the latent strength stored up in the soul.
The ingredients of these reserves are the common
virtues of honesty, faith, diligence, determination,
patience, courage, reverence, humility, love, and kindly
consideration for others plus all the other ingredients
which make for a sound, well-balanced Christian
character.
Lincoln knew how to pray. He knew how to trust.
Lincoln knew that he served a God who was able
to do with his life that which was best.
We serve the same God today! With these reserves,
we, too, can meet the reverses of life and, like Lincoln,
triumph over repeated failures and any obstacles that
might beset us. We, too, can meet reverses with
reserves in our soul!
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African Diary Series
Continued From January Issue
AMONG THE
NYASAS
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By M. G. McLuhan
Overseer of British Central Africa
fO TEACH THESE hungry
souls is a thrill never to be
forgotten. Most of God's
people are hungry for the Word
of God, but these are the hungriest
of all, I am sure. They will sit all
day long, from early morning un-
til late in the night, to hear the
Bible taught. Their questions are
intelligent, and they remember al-
most everything that they are told.
They walk close to God, and once
a thing is proven by the Bible,
they will gladly obey it. I think
this is because they are not tram-
meled by the educated doubts of
the so-called highly civilized. They
walk very close to God, and they
do not have many of this world's
goods to worry about. In some ways
one's possessions are things to be
ashamed of when one is among
people so poor as these. When you
find them coming to church in old
clothes that you would not think
of wearing, it makes you feel like
looking for something that is not
so good in which to dress while
you are among them. Somehow you
feel that a nice suit may make
you appear like a wealthy person
who is only condescending to spend
a little time with them. You wonder
if they do not look at your nice
clothing and think that you are
wearing it in order to impress them
with your better station in life. As
you examine your own heart you
also wonder . . .? Perhaps you are
trying rather unconsciously to im-
press them with the superiority of
the white race, or something of that
nature. Several times I thought of
the New Testament statement, "The
poor heard Him gladly." That has
not changed, thank God.
These devoted people treated me
like a king. They brought the
honey-sweet papaws of East Africa,
onions, eggs, potatoes, and even
chickens. The chicken was de-
licious, and as I sat in my reed
hut, eating the golden brown fried
morsels, I decided that the life of
a missionary was in some ways not
too bad at all. The birds they
brought me were good, but I had
recollections of other occasions
when I was sure that the person
who had caught the chicken given
to me had done so in the night. I
am sure that some ancient member
of the flock had been caught by
mistake, or perhaps I had been
purposely presented with a crowing
aristocrat who had numerous beak-
and-spur victories to his credit.
I recollected one time when I thor-
oughly wished I could have traded
the old barnyard patriarch for a
younger and more tender member
of the laity. The love bestowed upon
me in Nyasaland will never be for-
gotten.
I found that the need for sound
doctrinal teaching among these
dear people is very great. Many
small movements started by Afri-
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cans are teaching false doctrines.
These are often mixtures of Chris-
tianity, Mohammedanism, and hea-
thenism. These false cults often
put true Christianity to shame by
their great sacrifices for their false
faith. Most of these false cults
which are spearheaded by Africans
themselves are indictments against
the mission program of various
churches. Those churches did noth-
ing to be sure that sound doctrine
was imparted to their people. Con-
sequently, they went out on their
own to start preaching the gospel,
but, alas, without much knowledge
of what they were trying to preach.
The Bible School that we now have
operating in the Central African
field is the answer to this chal-
lenge. We are planning to bring
down a number of these Nyasa be-
lievers to the Bible School in Salis-
bury. We will bring the younger
men who are called of God and
whose lives have been examples
to others in their own country.
During the last three days of our
stay with the Nyasas, we had a
special district convention. We did
not have this at Magangane Vil-
lage, but about twelve miles away
in the bush country. We drove to
this remote place in the Land Rov-
er, and it was a real experience
in itself. I am sure that an ox
wagon would have difficulty get-
ting in there, but the sturdy old
Land Rover growled over the ob-
structions and through the deep
watercourses without any objec-
tion. Eventually we reached the
village where quite a large crowd
were gathered. They had arranged
an arbor under which we were to
hold our meetings. I was happy
with the opportunity to present our
mission policy to the people there
and to tell them about what we
planned for the future. Then I
preached to them from the Word of
God and the blessing fell upon the
meeting. This concluded our first
day's meeting, and as the road was
too treacherous to negotiate at
night, we left well before sundown
in order to get out to good roads
before the light failed us.
The next day was
a very special day. We were to or-
dain a number of ministers, and
also to set forth evangelists. As
the road was so bad, we decided
that we would go to a different
place for this meeting. Consequent-
ly they guided us to a place about
sixteen miles from Magangane Vil-
lage. The road was reasonably good
for that part of the world, and we
got there in good time. The people
were assembled under two huge
trees, and there in the center a
table was set to serve as a pulpit.
I spoke on the qualifications for
Christian ministry and the Lord
blessed the meeting. Then we called
the evangelists to come forward
for the special prayer and instal-
lation service. This was most touch-
ing, and a beautiful spirit prevailed
in the meeting. Then the men for
ordination were asked to come for-
ward and kneel before the pulpit.
How my heart thrilled to see men
being set forth into the ministry!
Around us were the heathen, look-
ing on in wonderment as we layed
our hands on the heads of these
men whom God had called for His
service. I realized that I would nev-
er be able to reach the hearts of
the crowd close by, but these of
their own race and tribe would
surely be able to reach them with
the gospel. These men upon whose
heads I was laying my hands would
become the key to unlock the heart
of Nyasaland for our church. How
I wished that some of my brethren
from America could have been with
me to witness the scene. I was the
only white man there, but best of
all my heavenly Father was there,
and He could see the future which
I could not.
After the ordination service, I
turned the pulpit over to my assis-
tant, Brother Lazarus Chikovi. He
spoke for about half an hour on
divine healing. Then we called for
those who wished to be prayed for
to please come forward. There were
many, because there is much di-
sease in these faraway places. God
met us wonderfully and many ex-
pressed and showed signs of re-
ceiving healing on the spot. Then
an evangelistic sermon was
preached and several came forth
for salvation. One of them openly
confessed his numerous sins, and
some of them were of the blackest.
However, the Lord met him there
and pardoned him; as the brethren
gathered around to pray with him,
he soon had the assurance of sal-
vation. These are the proofs that
the gospel is the only answer in
these needy places. The message of
Christ is the cure for sin and the
antidote for the poison of Com-
munism and Mohammedanism.
The sun was almost setting when
we closed the meeting and got into
the Land Rover to go back over
the rough road to our base at Ma-
gangane Village. Once back in my
little reed hut I prepared a good
supper for myself, while the be-
lievers prepared supper for the
African brethren who were with
me. We retirfed early because the
next day was Sunday, and a day
of very special meetings at that.
It was also the closing day of our
visit to this needy area, so we
wished to make the best of it in
every way. As I looked back upon
the week of Bible studies and spe-
cial meetings that we had just con-
cluded, I was very well satisfied
and very happy that I had come
to minister to these needy souls.
I retired to the sound of our own
believers' singing softly around the
fire, but in the background of the
African night I could hear the hea-
then in the nearby villages going
about their wierd singing and
chanting. It was different here
from that which I had heard dur-
ing our second night on the Great
East Road. These were at least
within the reach of our ministers
and they stood a chance of hearing
the message very soon.
I A W O K E TO THE
rattling of pots and pans on the
campfire and the first rays of dawn
breaking through the reed walls of
my hut. I arose and shaved, but
not with an electric razor. The old-
fashioned straightedge razor that
the barbers still use is the best and
most foolproof for this kind of trip.
After breakfast we hurried to get
ready and depart for the meeting.
The Land Rover had a capacity
load as we slowly made our way
to the difficult place about twelve
miles away. This was where we had
held the first meeting of our three-
day convention, and with the extra
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What k^an k^hridtian ^Jeen-aaerd oLjo
~J4oout /juvenile ^Deiinauencui
H GRACE V. WATKINS
<^-yHEY HAD ENTHUSIASM
" / plus — the two young men in
>^y the seat just ahead of me
on the bus. Anyone listening to
their sprightly talk would know
that they were deep-rooted Chris-
tians. Their faith flowed through
all their talk about sports and
school and girl friends and sum-
mer camp and home life. Ten para-
graphs or so along the conversa-
tional route, they began talking
about juvenile delinquency. I lis-
tened with all my ears!
After the two had exclaimed over
a stabbing the night before in a
city a hundred miles away, they
assured each other that something
should be done, and soon.
At this point one of the two told
the other with double-barreled con-
viction, "I say it's up to parents
and law officers and teachers to
get busy. They're the ones to go
into action. What can teen-agers
do? You and I, for instance?"
"Oh, I think there's a lot teen-
agers can do," the second fellow
retorted.
I was fairly sitting on the edge
of my seat to hear what was said
next. But at that point, unfortu-
nately, the bus rolled into the town
where the fellows were getting off;
in the flurry of grabbing up coats,
hats, and overnight cases, the pair
left the whole question dangling.
Do you ever ask yourself what
Christian teen-agers can do about
juvenile delinquency? Do you dis-
cuss it with your pals? Try it, and
you will have think-and-talk ma-
terial enough for a whole evening!
(And you will end up wanting to
do more than just think and talk! )
Would you like some ideas on
the subject? Here they are!
According to J. Edgar Hoover,
the biggest and most effective thing
an upward-trail teen-ager can do
is to develop into the finest, most
inspiring, most challenging fellow
or girl possible. One person's ex-
ample in a community is a small
thing? Do not ever think so! J. Ed-
gar Hoover does not! When Jim or
Barbara or Patsy sees that you
are strong and highminded, and
a shining example of Christian
faith in conduct and ideals, well,
there is no estimating the extent
of that influence.
And never think that juvenile
delinquents do not secretly respect
an upward-trailer who is strong
for what he believes, and who lives
up to it.
Aside from set-
ting an example, what can a
Christian teen-ager do to counter-
act juvenile delinquency? He can
ally himself with worthwhile ac-
tivities and causes in the commun-
ity, country, and state. Good flour-
ishes and evil lessens when people
who are for the good things band
together.
Here is a topic to throw back
and forth at your think-and-talk
session: does it help fight juvenile
delinquency for Christian fellows
and. girls to be careful in their
selection of friends? Does it matter
whether their special pals are teen-
agers who are sincere Christians,
connected with the church?
"Just a minute!" you say. "Do
you mean we should stick together
in a little tight clique, and act as
if we are better than other fel-
lows and girls?"
Certainly not! But is there not
a difference between acquaintances
and pals? We are measured by our
friends, are we not? Yet that leaves
plenty of room, too, for being demo-
cratic, pleasant, and interested
when we have contacts with fel-
lows and girls who are en route
to becoming juvenile delinquents.
It is one thing to chat with Jack
L., who is a problem in the com-
munity; it is quite another thing
to pal around with him morning,
noon, and night. By all means, let
us welcome Jack to our youth fel-
lowship, to school groups, and do
everything we can to show him the
true, sincere Christian spirit.
What is the formula for doing this
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— for helping the Jacks and Lindas
and Betseys who need help? Why
not start by studying some on
juvenile delinquency? Do you know
how prevalent it is in your town,
in your part of the state? What
types of juvenile crime are most
frequent? What has been done
about the problem? What do au-
thorities say are the causes? What
do sociologists and psychologists ad-
vise to correct these causes? If
you do not know, why not get
"wised up" before you sally forth
on your crusade?
Where can you get material?
Chances are that there is plenty
of it in your school and town li-
brary, as well as in your church
library. Your school principal, your
teachers (especially those who
teach sociology, history, civics,
etc.), and your pastor can make
suggestions. The local Salvation
Army and the Welfare Board can
give you suggestions, too. Or write
to a good religious publishing house.
If liquor is a factor in your local
community (and it usually is), you
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Betty's Errand
By ESTHER MILLER PAYLER
1 IOW MUCH DO you have for the special mis-
/ / sionary collection, Betty?" asked Martha, as
«^/>/ they walked home from school.
"I have fifteen cents," replied Betty. "How much do
you have?"
"I have tw*nty-five cents," said Martha, tossing her
curls.
"Maybe Mrs. Moore would let me run an errand for
her and then I could have my quarter to give, too.
She usually gives me at least a dime for going to the
grocery for her," said Betty.
"Why don't you stop in now and ask, Betty?" said
Mary. "I'll go along and help you carry, too."
Betty and Mary went to Mrs. Moore's door. "I don't
need anything from the store today, but I know Mrs.
Drake upstairs does," said Mrs. Moore.
Betty and Mary walked up the stairs to Mrs.
Drake's door. "She's kind of cross," whispered Betty,
"but I'll ask her anyway."
Mrs. Drake came to the door. She frowned at the
girls. "What is it, girls?" she asked shortly.
"Mrs. Moore said you wanted someone to get some
groceries for you," began Betty timidly.
"Oh yes. Let me give you a list. Now you be care-
ful," said Mrs. Drake, not stopping between her words.
Mrs. Drake gave Betty a five-dollar bill. Betty and
Mary skipped to the store. "Let's not step on a crack
in the cement," said Mary laughing. The girls laughed
and played all the way to the store. They almost went
past, they were so interested in their game.
When they got inside the store, Betty said: "Oh,
the list! Where is it?"
"In your pocket," said Mary. "I saw you put it in
there."
"It's not there," said Betty, trembling.
She felt again: "Oh yes," she breathed in relief.
"Here it is."
THE GIRLS BOUGHT the groceries and
Betty folded the charge slip with the list and put it
in her pocket. "Don't forget that again," giggled Mary.
"I got a quarter, a half dollar and a dime — eighty-
five cents, that is — and that is the correct change,"
said Betty. "See how careful I can be?"
"Let me carry the eggs," said Mary.
"All right, but be careful," said Betty.
The girls walked along talking about the mission-
ary meeting that evening and how wonderful it would
be to have a big collection to send to their favorite
missionary. They wondered what they would have for
refreshments, and Mary talked about her new dress
she hoped her mother would let her wear.
When the girls came to Mrs. Drake's yard, Betty
said, "I only have a half dollar and a dime now. I
lost the quarter."
"Oh, Betty, let's walk back." The girls walked back
looking, but could not find the money.
"What shall we do?" asked Betty, close to tears.
"You could tear up the slip and say the groceries
were twenty-five cents more," said Mary.
"I believe I will do that," said Betty. "I am afraid
of Mrs. Drake's scolding and then I want that dime
for tonight."
The girls started up the stairs. Betty took out the
slip and was about to tear it. "I can't act a lie," said
Betty. "I'll tell Mrs. Drake the truth and give her my
fifteen cents and owe her the dime until I can earn
it."
"You're right," said Mary. "I'll stick with you. Let's
knock now."
Betty trembled when Mrs. Drake came to the door.
She told her the whole story breathlessly. Mrs. Drake
stood frowning in the doorway. Suddenly she smiled
and said, "Betty, I'm so glad you're honest. I have
lost money, too."
Betty pulled out the list and charge slip and the
quarter rolled out. Mrs. Drake and the girls laughed.
"It must have slipped into a corner of my pocket,"
said Betty.
"Here's a dime for running the errand," said Mrs.
Drake. "Come tomorrow evening and I may have an-
other errand for an honest Christian girl."
Betty and Mary ran down the steps, hand in hand.
Betty laughed. "I've a quarter for the missionary col-
lection, too!" she sang.
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Jamaica Sunday School
outh Convention
£—» HE LITTLE VOLKSWAGEN
" / labored along the narrow
+^-S highways past sugar planta-
tions, fields of banana and coconut
trees and past the famous old cotton
trees steeped in antiquity. Leaving
the flatlands behind, the little car
rumbled along past one-room na-
tive huts with their postage-stamp-
size gardens high up on the steep
mountainside behind them. Wind-
ing its way around hairpin curves,
the vehicle came upon groves of
citrus fruits, including oranges,
grapefruits, limes and lemons.
Struggling up hills and around oth-
er curves the pint-sized car ap-
proached the town of Porus and
on the outskirts of the town
reached the Church of God, the
site of the second of the three won-
derful two-day regional Sunday
School and youth conventions on
the island of Jamaica. Though the
Volkswagen was tiny, it looked quite
stately as it pulled up to the
church, for it was the only auto-
mobile in the churchyard. Though
the church was filled with enthu-
siastic natives, only one had driven
to the convention; they had come
either by foot or by bus. Only a
few natives can afford an auto-
mobile.
As the little car stopped, the oc-
cupants got out, including Luke R.
Summers, Overseer of Jamaica;
Wallace Swilley, Jr., Sunday School
and Youth Director of Georgia;
Donald S. Aultman, Sunday School
and Youth Director of Florida and
myself, Sunday School and Youth
Director of Alabama. We entered
the church and our second great
convention got under way.
We were in Jamaica for a week
of regional conventions. Wallace
and I arrived at Kingston, a city
of 300,000 population, capital of the
island, and the location of our
island headquarters, on Saturday,
October 3. Don joined us on Mon-
day. Jamaica is a most beautiful
island with mountains over seven
thousand feet in height, and with
its scenic lowlands which are bor-
dered by the multicolored Carib-
bean Sea. The island is 148 miles
long, measuring east to west, and
fifty-two miles in width, and has
a population of one and one-fourth
million people, nearly twelve thous-
and of which are members of the
Church of God! Jamaica is a "mi-
cro-continent," and its sights and
scenes duplicate almost all parts
of the world, with its lush tropic-
like vegetation, its rolling savan-
nahs of the west and the ascending
grandeur of the Blue Mountain
ranges of the east.
Columbus discovered this island
in 1492 and claimed it for Spain.
In 1655 the British captured it and
developed it to the point where, at
one time, it was one of the richest
of the British colonies. Today Ja-
maica's association with Britain is
By CLYNE BUXTON
Sunday School Director
of Alabama
intriguing. One comes upon it in
the clipped speech of the people,
in the traditions of law and order
enforced by its colorfully-uni-
formed police, and in the traffic
moving on the left side of the street
instead of the right. This pictur-
esque island lies almost directly in
the path of the trade winds and,
as a result, is comparatively cool.
Temperatures average seventy-
eight degrees at sea level, and six-
ty-five degrees in the hill areas in
the center of the island.
According to that
excellent book of comprehensive
historical facts of our foreign mis-
sions work, Where the Saints Have
Trod, by Charles W. Conn, the
Church of God permanently began
its missions work in Jamaica in
1924, and as late as 1932 it
was the site of our only for-
eign missions work, other than
that in the Bahama Islands.
In 1932 we had thirty churches on
the island. This historian further
states that though our churches
suffered greatly from the loss of
forty-eight churches destroyed by
a hurricane in 1951, the buildings
were rebuilt, the work continued to
progress, and today we have 189
churches, with near the same num-
ber of Sunday Schools and a goodly
number of Y.P.E.'s; we have seven-
ty-five missions on the island, with
a membership of 11,218, and thirty
thousand adherents. We also have
152 native ministers and two
schools. Jamaica has been one of
our most fruitful missions fields.
Brother Summers, a most capa-
ble, youthful overseer, met our
plane and whisked us by car to his
home, a comfortable parsonage in
Kingston. Though he has been in
the Caribbean for ten years, he and
his wife are natives of Saskatche-
wan Province, Canada. Brother
Summers, a man with broad shoul-
ders and the physique of an ath-
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lete, has unbounding energy, and a
thorough devotion to, and love for,
his work. We who were visiting
agreed that he is the ideal mis-
sionary. No less devoted to missions
is his wife who, besides her duties
as mother of three boys, John,
Wayne, and Paul, doubles as island
secretary for her husband. We were
very comfortable in their home and
were treated most hospitably.
We have several churches in
Kingston and on Sunday morning
we each visited and preached at
one of them, and on that Sun-
day at 3:00 p.m. our first Sun-
day School and Youth Convention
began. The church was packed and
the people were most attentive.
This type of convention (which
they preferred to call congress) was
something new to these people.
After a short devotion the work-
shops began. Would that words
were adequate to clearly tell the
eagerness and enthusiasm with
which the natives received our in-
struction! Though each workshop
was scheduled to last only forty-
five minutes, they sometimes last-
ed one and one-half hours. With
the questions and explanations on
such new subjects, time was re-
quired! As the workers thirstily
drank in the instruction with as-
tounding eagerness, they forgot
time, and so did the workshop lead-
er. After one such workshop period a
blind man, who by some means had
learned braile, was led to me. Dur-
ing our conversation he showed me
nine pages of notes he had taken
in braile!
At night during each of the con-
ventions we had worship services,
and one of us three brethren
preached; that is, we rotated the
preaching. The sincerity and whole-
heartedness with which these peo-
ple worshipped was indeed refresh-
ing. I would that you could hear
them sing! They began the songs
without music, and not once did
they have to get a new pitch, for
the songs were always started in
the right key. Oh, how these peo-
ple can sing choruses! As they sang,
"Lord, send some more Elijahs to
pray the power down," the power-
ful presence of God was felt. Even
more worshipful was this chorus:
"Sweet Jesus, sweet Jesus, what
a Wonder You are;
You're brighter than the morning
star.
You're nearer, much dearer than
the lily that grows by the way;
You're precious more precious
than gold."
It was a glorious experience to
preach to these natives. The inno-
cent, faithful, worshipful manner
in which they received one's minis-
try inspired one to preach with all
his heart. We had powerful, wor-
shipful services.
Jamaica is divided
into three counties. Over each
Administration,'.' "The Art of Les-
son Preparation," "The Workers'
Training Course Program," "Soul-
winning in the Sunday School,"
"Reaching Through Visitation," and
"Teacher-Pupil Relationship."
Montego Bay, the place of our
last full convention, is 124 miles
from Kingston, the site of our first
convention. This distance we toured
by car and had an excellent trip,
which included short stops at sev-
eral of our churches in the back
country. On Friday afternoon we
left scenic Montego Bay, which Ja-
maicans claim is equal in splendor
to France's Riviera, and drove the
eight miles along the northern
coast to our Bethel Bible College at
Carron Hall.
On Saturday afternoon we con-
ducted workshops for the fifty stu-
dents and had a worship service
with them Saturday night. This
school is Christ-centered and has
high scholastic standards. Samuel
Peterson, a native of Lemmon,
South Dakota, is the very able pres-
ident and is doing a superb job of
training the fifty students. His wife
Phyllis, a native of Moose Jaw, Sas-
katchewan, Canada, is an excellent
instructor both in music and in
other studies. Francis Olson, a na-
tive of Saskatchewan, Canada, has
done an outstanding job of teach-
ing there for several years. Sister
Livingston and Brother DuCille are
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county we have an overseer. Hence
the organization of our Church
there is thus: the island overseer,
the county overseer, the district
pastor, the pastor and the member.
In each of these counties we had a
convention; one in Surrey County at
Kingston, one in Middlesex County
at Porus, and one in Cornwall
County at Montego Bay, in that
order. The subjects used in these
workshops were varied. Here are
some of them: "The Local Church's
Youth Program," "Organization and
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TEEN
libit ($ut2
TIME
"Ephesians and Philippians are the
books for champions."
By CECIL B. KNIGHT, Assistant Director, Sunday
School and Youth Department
^—w EEN-AGERS, "in times like
" / these," nothing is more im-
-^J portant than the Word of
God — the anchor in time of storm.
YOU need this anchor to stand
stedfast in this hour of "teen-age
revolt" and great temptation.
Thousands of sharp teen-agers
are now "digging deep" in the
Word. They have been challenged
and dared to prove their ability.
They are responding because "E-
phesians and Philippians are the
books for champions" — the books
for teens to study for 1960 Bible
Quiz meets. Yes, the Bible Quiz pro-
gram is off to a great start, it
is off the ground, off the
launching pad, and in the air!
In local churches, teen talk goes
like this, "I wonder who will be
champion in our church" or "Do
you think Sue has a chance in
the district race?" "Say, would
I like to be the state champion!"
"Oh boy! If I make it, I would
be Memphis bound — to the General
Assembly. I, Teen-ager Joe Brown
from the Sunshine Church of God,
could be the National Bible Quiz
champion!"
In local churches and over the
districts where there are teen-
agers, it is Bible Quiz time! The
purpose of the Bible Quiz program
is to stimulate Bible study among
teen-agers and plant the Word of
God in their hearts and lives.
The Bible Quiz can be used as an
extra feature in the local Y.P.E.
service. It can be a feature at the
district rally or at a special dis-
trict meeting, such as district youth
conventions, youth retreats, and
overnight camps. In many states
it will be a teen-age feature on
Youth Day at the camp meeting.
All the state champion Bible Quiz
contestants will meet at the Gen-
eral Assembly in August. They will
be grouped by geographical areas
in the first round of runoffs.
These runoffs will determine the
regional champions. The climactic
moments in the teen Bible Quiz
program will be the final quiz meet
of the regional champions on
Youth Night of the Assembly. From
this Quiz will come the National
Bible Quiz Champion of the Church
of. God. WHO WILL IT BE?
If you would like to know more
about this youth-centered activity,
write your state Sunday School
and youth director and request
the Teen Bible Quiz Know-How
brochure. This brochure gives the
full particulars. Promote this ac-
tivity and you will be glad you
did. If given the right incentive,
the Bible Quiz program can be used
of the Lord to bring blessings and
spiritual growth to thousands of
sharp, wonderful teen-agers in the
Church of God.
New Ruling
on Counting Sunday School
and Y. P. E. Attendance
When Emergency Conditions
Arise
The following ruling was estab-
lished in the November 16, 1959,
meeting of the National Sunday
School and Youth Board:
"It was moved that we adopt an
'emergency service' provision for
the Sunday School and Y.P.E. This
provision will give the Sunday
School or Y.P.E. the right to appeal
to the state overseer and state Sun-
day School and youth director to
exclude the attendance of the
'emergency service' from their
monthly attendance if, as a result
of extreme weather conditions,
epidemics, or acts of God:
1. It is impossible to conduct
the Sunday School or Y.P.E. session.
2. The attendance of the Sunday
School or Y.P.E. session is off
seventy-five per cent of the attend-
ance for the previous quarter.
3. The appeal is made immedi-
ately (within one week).
Further, that this ruling be made
retroactive to July 1, 1959.
(Note: Churches will be privileged
to check over their reports from
July 1, 1959, and to request any
proper adjustment.)"
NATIONAL DIRECTOR
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE
For some time I have been think-
ing that I would write to The Light-
ed Pathway family to inform you
about a problem that we face al-
most constantly, but I have been
reluctant to do so. I was fearful
that some might not understand.
But I am receiving letters from our
missionaries requesting this, and I
must pass the information along
to our people.
The spirit of nationalism is grow-
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(Continued from page 5)
so kind and patient, so industrious
and uncomplaining. Oh, how wrong
to be so anxious about a mere
twenty-five dollar pledge!
Sarah tried to sing snatches of
their favorite hymns as she did
the dishes, finished the milking and
other evening chores. And then the
couple sat on the wide porch in
the moonlight for awhile before go-
ing to rest. Sarah's last waking
thoughts were of thankfulness to
the Lord who would surely help and
show them the light, as Jacob had
so confidently predicted.
Next morning, old
Bossy, their best milch cow, lay
dead in the stable, only a week af-
ter the sudden decease of their lead
mule. Bossy had cost them a tidy
sum and was the most profitable
animal in their small herd.
Even Jacob's courage waned a bit
as he counted up the financial
obligations he would have to meet
in the near future, without the help
which Bossy's milk check had giv-
en.
"Sarah," Jacob said slowly, "I
don't like to think it, but I'm afraid
that for the present the only thing
we can do is to ask Mr. Benson,
the mission secretary, to reduce our
pledge from twenty-five to fifteen
dollars. That's more than half and
seems better to promise what we
can pay rather than something we
can see no way of raising."
Sarah sighed. "I suppose you are
right, dear. With Bossy gone there's
nothing else we can do now." Her
voice was near a sob.
"Later," Jacob said cheerily,
"Were going to pay that twenty-
five, of course. By next season we
ought to be getting on our feet
again."
Mr. Benson from the church was
understanding and sympathetic.
"Certainly," he said, "we shall be
glad to reduce your pledge, and if
later you can pay it in full, that
will be good, too."
When the grandfather's clock
bonged four next morning, Sarah
spoke. "Jacob, why are you getting
up so early? Why don't you sleep
another half hour?"
"Sleep?" he chuckled. "How come
you're awake, honey? Hard on the
beauty, you know, tossing as you've
been for hours."
"You've been tossing yourself,
Jacob."
From the window they could see
in the faint light of early dawn the
cattle grazing in the pasture. Not
long ago, Bossy had been there, too.
"I was wondering if we did the
right thing last evening, Jacob,"
Sarah said.
"I was wondering the same
thing," Jacob answered "Maybe
that's what has kept us from sleep-
ing."
"I think I know what we can do
to pay our pledge in full, Jacob,"
Sarah told him.
"You do?" Jacob sounded suspi-
cious. "Some of your neat calculat-
ing, I suppose."
"Our old stove's not too good,
Jacob. But it's far from worn out,
and — "
Jacob slipped a big hand over her
mouth. "Just as I expected, my
dear. But it won't work. That stove
is all but falling apart, and it may
burn the house down one of these
days, and — "
"Now Jacob Benson, you know
very well it's not half so bad as
all that! Worst thing is does is
waste heat, but we have plenty of
woodland at least. A good coat of
polish will make it look like new."
"I can't bear to think of your
giving up a new stove when I've
promised you and you need it bad-
ly. I don't believe in making prom-
ises I can't keep and — " He stopped
suddenly. "That is— I — we"
She nodded. "We failed with the
missionary promise, dear. You and
I."
Jacob was silent
for a long while. "Yes, I know. And
making an unkept promise to the
Lord is a lot worse, I guess. Tell
you what, Sarah, if you're set on
giving up your stove, I'll give up
the feed-chopper I've hoped to get
this fall. With the money we'll save
on the two, we can pay the twen-
ty-five dollars to the mission fund
and meet our note, too — or most of
it. And maybe by the time the holi-
days come, we can get the stove
anyway."
"But Jacob," protested his wife,
"you know you've already placed an
order for the chopper, and with all
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to fatten, you simply can't get along
without it. No, let me do without
the range but do get the chopper!"
"I can cancel the order easily,
Sarah. The dealer only put my
name up a little higher on his list
because I'm a friend of his."
"Jacob Benson, you can't get
away with this. I won't have it,
and — "
"Honey," Jacob's tone was seri-
ous, "about a year ago you and I
joined our lives together, remem-
ber? And we promised we'd share
and share alike in a lot of things,
including our joys, sorrows, sick-
ness, and health, didn't we?"
"Yes, Jacob."
"Then why not share the pleas-
ure of making these sacrifices, if
we may call them such? If you are
half as happy over the idea of giv-
ing up your new range for the Lord
as I am about doing without the
feed-chopper, I know we'll both
want to — "
Sarah's warm kiss stopped him.
"Of course, dear — if that's the way
you feel about it, too!" And she was
crying on his shoulder.
"Crying for joy, I hope?" he said.
"Y-Yes."
"Well, being a man, I can't cry
for joy. But I'll admit I feel hap-
pier than I have for some time,"
he said gently. "Now how about
finding our checkbook before we
lose our joy in giving?"
Sarah watched Jacob's rather
stiff fingers manipulate the
scratching pen. Then he paused at
the dollar sign. Slowly he wrote "3"
instead of "2," then "0." "All right
with you, dear?"
"Yes, Jacob. We owe God five dol-
lars interest for keeping Him wait-
ing."
"So I figured," Jacob said.
That evening when they returned
from delivering the check to Mr.
Benson, Sarah said happily, "I
think the moon has never seemed
so large and bright since one eve-
ning, along about — "
"Along about the night I tried
to tell you how much I loved you,"
Jacob finished. "And then had the
nerve to ask you to share my life."
He chuckled. "Who would have
thought, then, that I'd also ask you
to share a broken down cookstove
that was in the ark or — "
"You know very well I'd have
jumped at the chance," laughed
Sarah. "And I consider it a great
honor and pleasure to share every-
thing now!"
As they walked through the
bright moonlight, Sarah hummed
"Take My Life and Let It Be" un-
til Jacob's deep bass picked up the
words, "Take my silver and my
gold, Not a mite would I with-
hold . . ."
The big moon seemed to approve
of their duet with an extra smile
of mellow beauty.
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heavy load. I had to travel with
extreme caution in order, to keep
from ruining a tire. We got there
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ahead of us.
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than a half mile away from the
village. Then when we got to the
village, there were many people
waiting to shake our hands and
welcome us. We were taken to the
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was in full swing. One of the breth-
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great devotion songs of their own,
which are generally rather slow,
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That Sunday morning was a spe-
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and as they are too poor to buy
wine very often, these services are
very sacred to them. I felt the Holy
Spirit in a marked way, and I could
see in the faces of my congregation
that they also felt the same. Be-
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(To be concluded next month)
WHAT CAN
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DO ABOUT
(Continued from page 13)
can write to the W.C.T.U. in Evan-
ston, Illinois. There is a young
people's branch of this organiza-
tion that puts out a variety of
material. (Incidentally, in your
campaign you will want to check
on whether or not liquor laws re-
garding minors are being enforced
in your town.)
After you have studied up on the
subject of juvenile delinquency, why
not launch your crusade by having
special programs at youth fellow-
ship or Sunday School? Invite po-
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with your pastor to have a special
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Supporting and encouraging any
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Writing notes to newspapers and
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church activities, youth camp, out-
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If Chuck won a trip to the state
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NOW LET US SAY that
you and your pals have zealously
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Next, what will you do for Jack
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Should you wade in full force,
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Barbara and the rest? Of course
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cause of the teaching of adults —
his mother, Eunice, and his grand-
mother, Lois. Adults are to win
adults, and these adults, in turn,
are to win children. The adult
years constitute the longest span
of any age period.
We realize in the teaching of
children that we must use varied
methods to hold their interest; like-
wise, we who teach adults should
not get in a rut. It is not sufficient
merely to teach the lesson text. We
must have a concern and love for
those to whom we minister. We
should not neglect to introduce
visitors, welcome new members,
'show concern over those who are
absent, and have a special interest
in those of our class who are ill.
The methods of teaching adults
may vary with the size of the Sun-
day School and local conditions.
Even though this be true, there is
one point that stands paramount
in teaching every adult and that is
to meet and solve every problem by
applying God's Word. The prob-
lems of adults are tremendous and
varied; this makes the teaching of
adults an interesting task. Before
we can be a successful teacher, I
feel we must learn to understand
those whom we teach as individ-
uals, not as a collective group. Each
lady in my class is different. Each
has a different personality and at-
titude toward life in general, de-
pending upon her home life, per-
sonal interests, family ties, and
problems. I believe I must teach
and reach each one. Since we are
faced with so many serious, per-
plexing situations today, we need to
magnify the Bible and show our
adults that there is an answer to
every need one may have. Remem-
ber the Bible, not man's helps, lend
authority and force to our words.
Before teaching others, I must
certainly prepare myself by study-
ing and consecrating my life so that
I can be a living example of what
I endeavor to teach others. The
teacher of an adult class should be
one who is a loyal member of his
church. We should be an example
in attending our church services.
This should definitely include the
prayer service as well as the evan-
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gelistic services. We should support
our pastor with our attendance
and cooperation. Also, the teacher
should be an example in paying
his tithes, supporting missions, etc.,
and should endeavor to lead those
he may teach to do likewise.
The adult teacher
should realize his example is the
master teacher, Jesus Christ. His
magnetic personality drew people
to Him. As teachers, we should
strive to have a like personality
so that we, in turn, can draw those
we teach to Jesus Christ. It is
through personality that the truth
is to be transmitted to the mem-
bers of the class and driven, home
to their hearts.
Our classroom should be as at-
tractive as possible. My ladies'
class has the advantage of having
its separate classroom. However, I
feel that it is my duty to see that
this room is kept neat, clean,
cheerful-looking, and that it has
an inviting appearance.
Since it is important that my
classroom be neat and attractive,
likewise it is important that the
teacher be neatly groomed. If I
enter my classroom looking de-
pressed, unhappy, nervous, and jit-
tery, it may be contagious and soon
my class will be feeling like I look.
Let us remember that we are there
to bring joy, peace, happiness, con-
tentment, and hope of life eternal
to those who are listening to us
and who are looking to us as their
teachers.
The adult teacher is the con-
necting link between his scholars
and the church. The teacher must
stress the need of his class attend-
ing the worship service at eleven
o'clock and urge the scholars to
participate in the other services.
Too many times the scholars leave
the Sunday School classroom not
knowing the various activities that
are taking place in the church. The
teacher should remember that he
is in closer contact with those in
his class than even the minister. It
is, therefore, his duty to invite,
urge, and see to it that his scholars
feel they are a part of the church
and not just the Sunday School
class.
Af t e r we have
taught our Sunday School lesson,
we should not feel that our job is
completed. We are teaching adults,
and they in turn will become
teachers. In our personal contact
with our scholars, we should en-
courage them in the development
of Christian character, which will
come through Bible study and
prayer, and help to prepare them
for their Christian service. Often-
times the teacher must watch him-
self and not show a selfish atti-
tude. Since I do teach an adult
class, I know I have felt like I
could not let one of my scholars go
to teach a class because I felt she
was one of the very best ones. It
is then that I have been reminded
that it is one of the highest tri-
butes that can be paid any Sun-
day School teacher to know that
there are those who have gone from
the class to become teachers.
In conclusion, I feel there is one
thing needed to build a successful
adult class, and that is work. The
teacher has her individual work,
and then the teacher and class
must work together. With a vision
for service, being willing to be led
by the Bible and the Holy Spirit
and backed by prayer, any teacher
of an adult Sunday School class
can be an instrument for good in
the winning of the lost to Christ.
I am happy to have been chosen
to teach an adult class in the
Church of God Sunday School. I
will prove this to my class by being
faithful to them and accepting my
position as a commission of God.
JAMAICA S. S.
& YOUTH
CONVENTIONS
(Continued from page 15)
native instructors who also teach
in the school.
I regret that space does not per-
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sects on the island, such as the
Rastefarians, who claim that Ras-
tefarius of Ethiopia is Christ rein-
carnated; or of the Poco Manias
(little crazy!) who carry on for
hours in their worship services in
the streets. Please pray for contin-
ued progress in our Sunday Schools
and Y.P.E.'s in Jamaica.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday School Average Weekly
Attendance
November, 1959
500 and Over
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 863
Middletown (Clayton Street), Ohio 548
400 - 499
Kannapolis, North Carolina _ 483
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia 447
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio 438
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan 433
Wilmington. North Carolina 429
Cleveland (North), Tennessee 426
Jacksonville, Florida 419
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio 413
300 - 399
Chattanooga (North), Tennessee 383
Erwin, North Carolina 371
South Gastonla, North Carolina ... ._ 368
Sumlton, Alabama .... 363
Alabama City, Alabama 354
Anderson (McDuffle Street),
South Carolina 346
Monroe (4th Street), Michigan 339
Daisy, Tennessee 339
South Lebanon, Ohio 328
Lakeland, Florida 323
Pulaski, Virginia 323
Rock Hill, South Carolina 318
Biltmore, North Carolina 310
Fort Mill, South Carolina 302
200 - 299
Whitwell, Tennessee 297
Griffin, Georgia - 296
Charlotte, North Carolina 295
Dayton (East 4th Street). Ohio 291
Canton (9th and Gibbs), Ohio 286
Rome (North). Georgia 285
Orlando. Florida 284
Milford. Delaware 280
Tampa. Florida 280
Atlanta (Riverside). Georgia 279
Chattanooga (East), Tennessee 273
Savannah (Anderson Street), Georgia .... ... 273
Lenoir, North Carolina 269
East Laurinburg, North Carolina 267
South Rocky Mount, North Carolina .... .... 265
Van Dyke, Michigan 263
Sulphur Springs, Florida 262
Pontlac, Michigan 261
Lumberton, North Carolina 260
Dayton (Oakrldge Drive), Ohio 259
Dillon, South Carolina 257
West Flint, Michigan 255
Louisville (Highland Park), Kentucky 254
Newport News, Virginia 250
Buford. Georgia 250
Dallas. North Carolina .. 244
North Birmingham, Alabama 241
Falrborn, Ohio 240
Birmingham (South Park), Alabama ._. .... 236
West Gastonla, North Carolina 236
Somerset, Kentucky 236
Birmingham (Pike Avenue), Alabama 232
Baldwin Park, California 232
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 232
Nashville (Merldan Street), Tennessee 232
St. Louis (Grand Avenue), Missouri 230
Lenoir City, Tennessee 230
Salisbury, Maryland 228
Brooklyn, Maryland 226
Cleveland (South), Tennessee 225
Goldsboro, North Carolina 224
Avondale Estates. Georgia 223
Eldorado, Illinois 221
Belton, South Carolina 221
Akron (Market Street). Ohio 220
Columbia, South Carolina 218
Greenville (Washington Avenue),
South Carolina 215
Pomona, California 213
West Indianapolis, Indiana 212
Perry, Florida 211
Jesup. Georgia 211
Macon (Napier Avenue). Georgia 210
Easton. Maryland 208
Knoxvllle (8th Avenue), Tennessee 208
Wilson. North Carolina 207
Sunday School and
YOUTH WORK STATISTICS
BY O. W. POLEN, National Sunday School and Youth Director
Wyandotte, Michigan ....
Anniston, Alabama ... .
Augusta (Crawford Avenue), Georgia
Gastonla (Ranlo), North Carolina ....
Sanford, North Carolina ....
Plant City, Florida
Wast Lakeland, Florida
206
205
205
203
203
200
200
125 - 199
Home for Children, Tennessee 198
Miami. Florida 196
Valdosta. Georgia , 194
Chattanooga (East Ridge), Tennessee 194
East Orlando. Florida ... 193
Norfolk. Virginia 191
Lancaster. South Carolina 189
Rossville, Georgia 188
Austin. Indiana - — - 187
Greenville (Park Place), South Carolina .... 187
Marion, South Carolina 187
Fayetteville, North Carolina 187
Greenwood, South Carolina 186
Fitzgerald. Georgia 185
Dallas, Texas 184
Greer, South Carolina 184
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue). Missouri .... ... 184
Radford, Virginia 184
Parkersburg, West Virginia 181
Lake Wales, Florida 181
Rockingham, North Carolina 181
West Danville, Virginia 181
Bartow, Florida 180
Columbus (29th St.), Georgia 180
East Belmont, North Carolina 179
Princeton, West Virginia 179
Alma. Georgia 178
New Orleans (Spain Street), Louisiana .... 178
Charleston (King Street), South Carolina .. 177
Mobile (Crlchton), Alabama 176
Georgetown, South Carolina 176
Paris, Texas 176
Cleveland (55th), Ohio L 175
Lakedale, North Carolina 175
Garden City, Florida 174
Rifle Range, Florida 174
Clearwater, Florida 172
Eloise, Florida 172
Chattanooga (4th Avenue), Tennessee 172
Columbus (Frebls), Ohio 171
Lawrencevllle, Georgia 170
Walhalla (No. 1), South Carolina 169
Washington, D. C 168
Huntsville, Alabama 167
Logan, West Virginia 167
Dayton, Tennessee 167
Sanford, Florida 166
Honea Path, South Carolina 166
Mableton, Georgia 166
Greenville, North Carolina 165
McColl, South Carolina 164
Ontario, California 163
York, South Carolina 163
Cocoa, Florida 163
Llndale, Georgia 163
Russell Springs, Kentucky 162
St. Louis (Northslde), Missouri 162
Winter Garden. Florida 162
Montgomery, Alabama 161
High Point, North Carolina 161
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 160
Hamilton (Kenworth), Ohio 159
Pelzer, South Carolina 159
Clinton (Lydla Mill), South Carolina 159
Lanes Avenue, Florida 159
Gainesville, Florida 158
Woodruff, South Carolina 157
Tarpon Springs, Florida 157
Mooresville, North Carolina .... .... .... 157
Cedartown Georgia 157
Tifton, Georgia 156
Thomaston, Georgia 156
Oakley, California 154
Lake City, Florida .... 154
Huntington, West Virginia 154
Charleston, West Virginia 154
North Belmont, North Carolina 154
Valdese, North Carolina .... 154
Memphis (Rosamond Avenue), Tennessee .. 154
Parrott, Virginia 153
Benton, Illinois 153
Ferndale, Michigan _ 153
Seneca, South Carolina 152
Asheville, North Carolina 151
Memphis (Mississippi Blvd.), Tennessee 151
McKinleyvllle, Florida 150
West Hollywood, Florida 150
Brunswick, Georgia 150
Dressen, Kentucky .... 149
Tillman Corner, Alabama 149
Decatur, Alabama 149
Springfield. Missouri 148
Bristol, Tennessee 148
Winchester, Kentucky 147
Douglas, Georgia _ 145
Homerville, Georgia 145
Greensboro, North Carolina 145
Mt. Holly, North Carolina 145
Louisville (Faith Temple), Kentucky 143
Toledo (Segur Avenue), Ohio 144
Manatee, Florida 144
Bainbridge, Georgia 143
Demorest, Georgia .... .... .... 143
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia .... 143
Alcoa, Tennessee 143
Marietta, Georgia 142
Gaffney, South Carolina 142
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina .... 142
LaFollette, Tennessee 142
North Prichard, Alabama 141
West Baltimore, Maryland 140
Calhoun, Georgia 140
Humboldt, Tennessee 140
Pinsonfork, Kentucky _ 140
Porterville, California 139
Columbus (Belvidere), Ohio 139
Lowell, North Carolina 139
Hagerstown, Maryland 138
Crisfield, Maryland 138
Willard, Ohio 138
Fort Myers, Florida 138
North Rocky Mount, North Carolina .... .... 138
Adamsville, Alabama 137
Hestertown, North Carolina 137
Asheboro, North Carolina 136
Willow Run, Michigan 136
Erwin, Tennessee 136
Baldwin, Georgia 135
Monroe, Georgia 135
Lancaster, Ohio 135
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio 135
Benton Harbor, Michigan 135
Pensacola, Florida 134
West Miami, Florida 134
Muskegon, Michigan 134
Dyersburg, Tennessee 134
San Pablo, California 133
Memphis (Park Avenue), Tennessee 133
Knoxvllle (West), Tennessee 133
Alexandria, Virginia 133
Talladega, Alabama 132
China Grove, North Carolina 132
Lawrenceville, Illinois 132
Wllliamsport, Maryland 132
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Mullins. South Carolina _ 131
Ware Shoals. South Carolina = 131
Paw Creek, North Carolina — 131
Wallins. Kentucky — 130
Findlav. Ohio — . 130
Elkins. West Virginia 130
Mt. Vernon. Illinois 130
Nashville i North i . Tennessee __ 130
Buhl. Alabama 129
Wadesboro, North Carolina 129
Boonsboro. Maryland 129
Hazlehurst. Georgia 128
Blacksburg. South Carolina 128
Ft. Pierce. Florida 128
Ft. Worth (Riverside), Texas 128
Lexington. North Carolina . 128
Marion | Cross Mill i . North Carolina 128
Wake Fcrest, North Carolina 128
Washington, >*orth Carolina 128
Waycross (Brunei Street*. Georgia 127
Hamilton Tabernacle. Ohio 127
Clinton, South Carolina 127
Lake Citv. South Carolina 127
Tallahassee. Florida 127
Carmi. Illinois 127
Dalton. Georgia _ _' 126
Aiken. South Carolina 126
Lake Worth. Florida . 126
Patetown. North Carolina 126
Bluefield. Virginia 126
Ft. Meade. Florida . 125
Greenville i Laurens Road), South Carolina 125
Lineolnton, North Carolina 125
Loxley. Alabama 125
Northport, Alabama 125
Jcppa. Maryland 125
The North Carolina State Office notified the
National Office that the attendance of the
Mooresville Church of God Sunday School
should have reported 168 for September in-
stead of 138.
Greenville i Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina
203
NATION'S TOP TEN IN HOME DEPARTMENT
ATTENDANCE
Total Monthly Attendance for November
Greenville i Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 8.772
Kannapolis. North Carolina 1.55.
North Cleveland, Tennessee 1,375
Lumberton. North Carolina 1.196
Mitchell. Indiana 1.152
Lynch. Kentucky . 982
Lake Worth, Florida 832
Louisville (Portland i, Kentucky 573
West Indianapolis. Indiana 499
Princeton, West Virginia 433
TEN STATES HIGHEST IN HOME
DEPARTMENTS
South Carolina 46
West Virginia 36
Alabama 28
Ohio 23
Florida 22
Arkansas 22
North Carolina 19
Illinois 13
Virginia 12
California 12
REPORT OF NEW SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Branch Sundav Schools organized since
June 30, _ 37
Branch Sundav Schools reported as of
November 30. 1959 _874
New Sundav Schools organized since
June 30, 1959 46
Total Sunday Schools organized since
June 30, 1959 i branch and new) 83
Y. P. E.
Average Weekly Attendance
November, 1959
200 and Over
Home for Children, Tennessee _
Fresno i.H M). California
Middletown (Clayton Street), Ohio .
Cincinnati (12th and Kim), Ohio _
234
228
225
209
150 - 199
Dayton (E. Fourth St.). Ohio 189
Ala'bama City. Alabama _ , 179
Kannapolis. North Carolina 175
Erwin. North Carolina 173
Garden City. Florida 159
Lumberton, North Carolina 157
Douslas, Gecrgia 154
100 - 149
Memphis iPark Avenue), Tennessee 148
Hamilton Tabernacle, Ohio 147
Wilmington, North Carolina 144
Dressen. Kentucky 141
Goldsboro. North Carolina 141
Knoxville 1 8th Avenue), Tennessee 140
South Lebanon, Ohio 139
Birmingham | Pike Avenue ), Alabama 138
Jacksonville, Florida 137
Canton i 9th and Gibbs > . Ohio 137
Mitchell. Indiana 136
Columbus i,29th Street), Georgia 133
McMinnville, Tennessee 132
Woodruff, South Carolina 130
Detroit Tabernacle. Michigan 129
Brooklyn, Maryland 128
Georgetown. South Carolina 128
Lakeland. Florida 126
Plant City. Florida 125
East Laurinburg. North Carolina 124
Hamilton i.7th and Chestnuts Ohio 123
Cleveland ( North i, Tennessee 122
Russell Springs, Kentucky 121
Honea Path, South Carolina 121
Naples. Florida 121
Vanceburg. Kentucky 120
Bainbridge. Georgia 119
Dillon. South Carolina 119
Lebanon. Tennessee 115
Dallas lElam Roadi, Texas 114
Dayton i Oakridge Drive, i, Ohio 114
Perry, Florida 114
Graham, Texas 113
Mullens, West Virginia 113
Parkersburg. West Virginia 113
Belle Glade. Florida 112
Patetown. North Carolina 112
Akron i Market i . Ohio 111
Rifle Range, Florida 111
Daisy, Tennessee 110
West Fayetteville, North Carolina _ _ 109
Louisville (Highland Park), Kentucky 108
Rossville, Georgia 1 108
Fairview, Georgia 108
Washington, D. C. 108
Radford. Virginia 107
Ravenna. Kentucky 105
Dallas. North Carolina 105
Baldwin Park. California . _ 104
Evarts, Kentucky 104
Mullens, South Carolina 103
North, South Carolina 103
Sulphur Springs, Florida 103
Lenoir City. Tennessee 102
Macon (Napier Avenue), Georgia 101
East Orlando. Florida 101
Gap Hill, South Carolina 101
Hestertown. North Carolina 101
Bancroft, Tennessee _ 100
75 - 99
Benson, North Carolina 99
Sanford, North Carolina 99
Bethany, South Carolina 98
Nashville c North i. Tennessee 98
Saint Pauls, North Carolina 97
Kokomo (Market Street), Indiana _ _ 96
Baldwin, Georgia 95
Wyandotte. Michigan 95
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio 95
South Rocky Mount, North Carolina 95
Tifton, Georgia 94
Ruskin, Florida 94
Pontiac. Michigan 94
Crumley's Chapel. Alabama 93
Houston (No. 2 1, Texas 93
Hamilton iKenwortht, Ohio 93
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 93
Lawrenceville. Georgia 92
Conway, Florida 92
Orlando, Florida 92
Dayton, Tennessee 92
Nashville (Meridan Street), Tennessee 92
East Bernstadt, Kentucky 91
Dallas, Texas . 91
Hagerstown, Maryland 91
Fairfield. California 90
Favetteville. North Carolina _ _ 90
Smithfield. North Carolina 90
Oxford, Ohio 90
Christian, West Virginia 90
Shield. Kentucky 90
Innian. South Carolina 89
Greer. South Carolina — — — — — — 89
Garrison, West Virginia 89
Montgomery, Alabama — — — — — — — 88
Pie, West Virginia 88
Valdosta, Georgia 8.
Palatha, Florida , — — — 87
Somerset. Kentucky — 87
Blackwater. Arkansas 86
Fair Play. South Carolina 86
Joanna. South Carolina 86
Hemingway, South Carolina 86
Austin, Indiana — — — — — — — — 86
Hammond. Indiana 86
Jackson, Tennessee — — — — 86
East Fayetteville, North Carolina 85
Greensboro. North Carolina 85
McFarland. California 85
Torrence, California 85
Pulaski. Virginia — — — 85
Sparta. Tennessee — 85
Rome ( North .1. Georgia 84
Shawneetown, Illinois . — — — — 84
Washington. North Carolina 84
Paris, Texas . 84
Plainview. Texas _ — 84
Newport News, Kentucky 83
Harlan. Kentucky 83
Middlesboro iNoetown), Kentucky 83
Winston-Salem. North Carolina — — 83
Andrews, South Carolina 83
Lotta, South Carolina 83
Albany 1 East 1 , Georgia 82
Wilson. North Carolina 82
Mineral Wells, Texas 82
Chattanooga (North 1. Tennessee 82
Lando. South Carolina 81
National, West Virginia 81
Arcadia, Florida 81
Jasper, Alabama 81
Stinnett. Kentucky _ __ 80
Toledo 1 Segur 1 . Ohio 80
Rockingham. North Carolina 80
Selma. North Carolina 80
Garden City. Alabama 80
North Birmingham, Alabama 80
Chattanooga lEasti. Tennessee 80
Swift Current. Canada 79
Willow Run. Michigan 79
Saddle Tree, North Carolina 79
Auburn, Virginia 79
Milford, Delaware 79
Nettleton, Arkansas 78
Charleston iKing Street), South Carolina _ 78
Cambridge. Maryland 7'
Princeton. North Carolina 77
South Gastonia. North Carolina 7
West Indianapolis, Indiana 77
Oakley. California 77
Corona, California 76
Alva. Florida 76
Springfield. North Carolina _. 76
Huntington. West Virginia 76
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue). Missouri 76
Parrott, Virginia 76
Benton, Illinois 76
Adamsville, Alabama 76
Crafton, Alabama 76
Mobile (Oakdale), Alabama 76
Erwin, Tennessee . _ 76
Dublin. Georgia _ 76
South Mt. Zion. Georgia 76
Zion Ridge, Alabama _75
Monroe (4th Street 1. Michigan 75
Middletown 1 Oxford), Ohio _ _ _ 75
Bartow, Florida 75
Palmetto. Florida 75
Fairdale, Kentucky 75
Clarksburg. Maryland 75
SPIRITUAL RESULTS AMONG OUR YOUTH
November 30, 1959
Saved 2.884
Sanctified _ _ _ 1.054
Filled With Holy Ghost 783
Added to Church . 857
Since June 30. 1959
Saved — _. .
Sanctified _ _
Holy Ghost __ . _ __ _
Added to Church ._ _
14.593
_ 6.1P7
- 4,679
- 4.267
Report of New Y.P.E.'s
New Y.P.E.'s organized since June 30. 1959 _ 48
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Decisions for the Future
FEATURES
The White Chapel ....
Blind Date — Yes or No . . .
Letters That Are Never Mailed
Reasons Why I Am Sending My
Child to Lee College
Are You on the Job?
We Can Know It
One Million Tracts Per Month
The Balm of Love
Alone Among the Nyasas .
DEPARTMENTS
YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW . . .
CHILDREN'S STORY
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Lewis J. Willis 3
L. L. Wightman 4
Grace V. Watkins 6
Mary Alice Young — 7
Pauline V. McConnell 10
Chester Shuler 1 1
O. W. Polen .— 12
Bill Hopper 14
M. G. McLuhon 16
Avis Swiger 2
Katherine Bevis 13
Donald S. Aultman . 24
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Harold M. Lambert
Youth Wants to Know
By Avis Swiger
Dear Editor,
Is it really proper for a girl to
ask a boy for a date since it is "leap
year"? — Wondering
Dear Wondering,
No, I am afraid it is not unless
it would be to a special "leap year
party" when all the girls would
invite the boys. This leap year idea
is mostly a joke on the girls any-
way, and you do not want to em-
barrass yourself, I am sure, by
asking any boy for a date. Believe
it or not, dates are not the only
important thing in life. It is also
important that you be able to res-
pect yourself, and to do that you
must live a clean life and hold
your head up, knowing you have
nothing of which to be ashamed.
If you live as you should, some
very nice boy will come along and
ask you — don't worry!
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DECISIONS
FOR THE FUTURE
By Lewis J. Willis
^L ECISIONS HAVE TO do
/\ with the future. They are
^L-J important because they de-
termine the course of action and,
therefore, the course of history.
We, as individuals, are today what
we have been becoming, but we
have been becoming what our de-
cisions designated. It is so with
life.
The trend of history is often
bent by momentous decisions. Mar-
tin Luther placed his life upon a
decision and ushered in the Ref-
ormation. The fathers of our
country wrote their names upon a
Declaration of Independence and
thereby wrote the dignity of free-
dom for us Americans. Abraham
Lincoln dared to make a decision
which bathed a young nation in
tears and blood but purchased the
emancipation of the negro.
These are days when decisions
of world-wide significance are be-
ing made. Our immediate history,
and possibly that of a hundred
years hence, rests upon the resolu-
tions which will come out of the
present world conferences. With
the ideologies of Democracy and
Communism completely incompati-
ble but existing in one world, and
with each possessing the weapons
of annihilation, we shudder with
apprehension. Will their decisions
provide obliteration for mankind,
or can they discover some plan of
mutual accommodation?
The Church of God is to a place
where crucial decisions must be
made. Our actions during the next
few years may well determine our
history for the next few genera-
tions. We have progressed in our
development as a denomination
until the world is now aware of us.
More vital to our problem, how-
ever, is the fact that we have be-
come aware of ourselves. There is
a surge of power which thrills us
and makes us suddenly feel alive
and potent. Our problem now is to
make those decisions which will
conserve and guide that power in-
to the proper channels.
What are the decisions we should
make as a Church? I suppose a
survey among our folk would pro-
vide a series of interesting an-
swers to this question. While I do
not feel this is the time nor place
where decisions which govern the
general policies of the Church
should be discussed, I do feel we
can profitably think on at least
two decisions we can make as in-
dividual members. Whatever its
members are, the Church is.
John Foster said, "It is a poor
and disgraceful thing not to be
able to reply, with some degree of
certainty, to the simple questions,
'What will you be? What will you
do?' " In my opinion, the decisions
which are most important to the
Church of God today deal with
what we as members will be and
what we shall do. Those are the
vital decisions which face you and
me.
OUR FIRST decision,
then, has to do with inward qual-
ity— what we shall be. Truly great
people grow that way from the in-
side out rather than from the out-
side in. Likewise, do the small peo-
ple acquire their distinguishing
impediments. If there is a depth of
soul and character, there is an in-
violable quality of life and deed.
Basic, therefore, to all worthy deeds
is an inward strength.
Our Father does not ask us to
assume some arduous duty or abide
by some difficult creed, but rather
bids us understand our position
and possess our inheritance as His
children. God has intended great
things for His own. He bids them
to forsake the wilderness of op-
pressiveness and to soar in the
limitlessness of His provisions. He
is the reality which makes real
men and women out of ordinary
people. In Him is an inner free-
dom and peace not found else-
where.
If your life has grown drab and
uninteresting, you will not likely
inspire your neighbor. If your life
lacks spiritual glow ' and eternal
significance, you will probably not
bestow resurrection properties up-
on the deadened souls about you.
If your mind is secular, your af-
fections earthly, and your loyalty
divided, you have been smitten
from within. Hence, unless you
possess the inward quality which
gives largeness of soul, you can
never assist others, but with it you
can do mighty works.
Our second decision has to do
with the outward quality — what
we shall do. The requirement here
is complex. It calls for the utmost
in self and service, for spiritual
acts are more difficult than the
purely physical ones. It is easier
to give than to live; easier to kneel
than to pray; easier to unite with
the church than follow Christ the
Lord; easier to profess than to pos-
sess. Our problem is to make the
lives of our members exhibit the
ideals for which the church stands.
Christ came to give life. He was
the Life and Light of men. He
brought eternity into time and
filled it with a quality which
men could not adequately describe,
but they could earnestly depict. By
bringing the power of God's grace
into a world of hardness, hate, and
(Continued on page 21 1
'£e QsntuieC
By L. L. Wight-man
Illustrated by Walter Ambrose
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"So you think I'm a rustler, eh?" he cried, his voice reeking with bitterness. "I'll
teach you to keep such thoughts to yourself."
ROM THE CABIN high in
the hills, I looked far across
the plain below, centering
my attention on the little chapel
in the distance. The windows
caught the reflection of the sun
in a blaze of fire; the walls gleamed
in dazzling white. All was bright
about the chapel, but within my
heart a deep yearning lay buried
in deep shadow.
Ever since my cousin, Juan, gave
me the little book marked NEW
TESTAMENT, a new interest sprang
to life within me. Somewhere there
must be answers to the questions
my heart asked.
"Read this book, Pedro," Juan
told me. "I got it at the white
chapel, where they tell you about
Jesus who brings joy to the hearts
of men and women. If we don't
understand what the Book says,
the man there explains it. Why
don't you visit the chapel and see
for yourself? And, Pedro, do you
ever pray? They say Jesus answers
prayer."
I began to read the book in an
indifferent manner, then found my
interest increased as I ran across
things that challenged me to fur-
ther thought. One verse was in my
mind right then as I gazed across
the stretch of prairie.
"If the Son therefore shall make
you free, ye shall be free indeed."
Free from what? That was the
question I wished to be answered.
There were several things which
seemed like shackles to me. Could
this promise of freedom be related
to them?
My folks were not interested in
religion. My father boasted of his
agnostic beliefs; my brother, Jose,
laughed at me for reading the
Book. "Just a waste of time," he
J
said. "If you must read, why not
read something thrilling? Anyway,
you have all you can do — cooking
for the sheepherders, so forget
that Book."
I could understand his attitude,
for I had been of like mind until
the Book confronted me with a
mystery. If Jose would read this
Book for himself!
"Nothing to do but dream?"
I turned quickly as Jose spoke
sharply from the door of the cabin.
"Get some supper ready and be
quick about it. I have work to do."
"Does Juan work with you?" I
asked, quick to obey orders.
Jose grunted with contempt.
"Juan left camp last night; said he
had a better job. I'm glad he went."
"But Juan was a good worker,"
I defended him. "I'm sorry he
went."
"Aw, he was too good for the
rest of us. Do you know what's
happened since Juan goes to that
white chapel? No more gambling,
no more betting on horse races, no
shaking dice, no fun at all. Juan
was one big pain in the neck."
I REMAINED silent for
several minutes as I made a fire
in preparation for the evening
meal, then ventured another re-
mark. "Juan seems to be happy
in this new religion. There must
be some power in it, for it changed
Juan's manner of living."
"Are you interested in that non-
sense, Pedro?" Jose asked, angrily,
reading the expression in my eyes.
"Forget it! We're as good as those
folks, so why bother with their
nonsense?"
He laughed in a sneering man-
ner, which was supposed to quiet
me. It did as far as words were
concerned, but the fire still burned
within my heart. Nothing would be
gained by further discussion right
then, so I changed the subject.
"Where do you work tonight?" I
inquired.
"Little job down below," he re-
plied, motioning down the trail.
That answer didn't satisfy me,
for suspicions I had entertained
for several days came alive that
instant.
"Would it be a matter of cattle?"
I asked, taking a shot in the dark
while I salted the frying potatoes.
"What do you mean by that?"
Jose countered, savagely.
I ignored his question as I placed
the food on the table, but my mind
was extremely active. Previously I
hadn't tried to interfere in my
brother's affairs, for he was the
older by several years. The advent
of the little Book broadened my
horizon until more light brought
a different vision. Dared I tell Jose
what I thought?
As Jose rose from the table, his
face was dark and sullen. I spoke
to him softly.
• "I didn't mean to offend you,
Jose. I merely asked a question
which you did not choose to answer.
Lately you have been so different;
something is wrong with you. I'd
like to help you."
"Nothing too serious," he replied,
a crafty smile on his lips. "Just a
matter of business I must take care
of myself, no use bothering anyone
else with it."
As he picked up his hat and
stepped to the door, I stopped him
again. "Just one minute, Jose. Your
answer still does not satisfy me.
Tell me you are not involved in
the cattle rustling which is going
on."
My heart seemed to stand still
as I voiced the suspicion which
refused to be quieted. I stood dis-
mayed at the effect of my request,
for Jose's face clouded and flames
of anger illumined his eyes.
He swung his arm swiftly, strik-
ing me a blow that staggered me
against the wall and leaving me in
a dazed condition. When the fog
lifted from my mind, Jose had gone.
I felt of my bruised lips. My
fingers came away covered with
blood. My brother had struck me
a severe blow, something he had
never done before. Heart buried in
sorrow, I turned to do my dirty
dishes.
As THE evening shad-
ows gathered, I again sat in my
favorite spot outside the cabin. An
idea, germinating in my mind,
developed into a plan. Feeling cer-
tain Jose was violating the law, I
decided to leave camp. By doing
(Continued on page 22)
BLIND DATE
OR
By Grace V. Watkins
(\ l 1 HEN SOMEONE asks you to go on a blind
I /J I date, do you freeze inside and say, "Oh, no.
W I could NEVER do anything like that," and
in your imagination conjure up a picture of a dimly
lit pink and purple room in some roadside tavern,
where drinks are served and characters from the worst
dives are three times as noisy as anyone should be?
Or do you blithely say, "Sure. Why not? It might be
fun. And who knows? Maybe I'll meet the one and
only."
Or do you? . . . But before we talk about the third
alternative, let's do a little sleuthing and see what
happened to Bill and Rosalee when THEY were invited
on blind dates.
Bill is a fellow in our Youth Fellowship of the
church. He is on the ball, both at school (where he
writes for the school paper, and is a "B" student) and
at the church, where he sings in the choir and teaches
a Sunday School class.
Not so long ago a fellow who had moved to our
town the previous fall, asked Bill if he would oblige
by going on a blind date. Red Hilliard's girlfriend,
from the town where he had lived before moving to
our small city, was coming for the week end and
bringing a girlfriend along. Would Bill oblige?
Bill said, "Sure," and thought no more about it until
Saturday night- when, according to plan, he met the
other three downtown. What happened? The four
piled into Red's jalopy, drove to River Inn (people of
our church definitely do not go there), had rich, too
expensive food in an atmosphere of cigarette smoke,
where most of the patrons were having cocktails above
the blare of the jukebox and shouting about how
much money Frank earned and why his wife left him.
Bill was in misery. He was entirely out of his ele-
ment, in a place he despised, with the wrong kind of
people! He was stuck to pay half the check, which
was far beyond the scope of his budget, and the con-
versation the other three staged the rest of the eve-
ning was along lines Bill would have been more than
embarrassed for his church friends to hear. He could
not "walk out" because it was Red's car. But the
memory of that evening will stay with Bill all his
life. His blind date was a bitter and "bad-taste-in-
the-mouth" experience.
NOW, WHAT HAPPENED to Rosalee?
Rosalee went to spend the week end with her broth-
er, who is a student at Height of Land College. She
stayed at the Women's Residence with a girl from her
hometown. Soon after Rosalee arrived, her brother,
Chan, told her that a friend of his, another Height of
Land student, Larry Campbell, needed a date for the
Saturday night mixer. Would Rosalee like to go to the
party with Larry?
Rosalee would. And she did. Larry and Chan called
for the two girls, went to the mixer, had an evening
of fun — games, stunts, features, a college sing, and the
usual eats. Next morning the four went to Sunday
School and church.
Rosalee and Larry "hit it off" from the minute
they met. Their standards and tastes, socially and
otherwise, were similar; they had similar family back-
grounds. They had a shared Christian faith.
Rosalee is looking forward to enrolling at Height of
Land College next fall, and, no surprise to anyone,
Larry is planning to make several trips to Blue Junc-
tion during the summer to visit Chan — AND Rosalee!
So there you are! Bill's experience was one extreme;
Rosalee's was the other. A blind date can be one of
the worst experiences of a fellow's or girl's life, or it
can be one of the most wonderful. It all depends on
what- the situation turns out to be.
But, you may be asking, isn't it the fault of the
other three if I get mixed up in an evening that is
foreign to my way of life? The answer is NO. It is up
to YOU to exercise foresight and care in finding out
ahead of time what sort of girls and fellows will be in
the crowd, what their standards are, how the evening
will be spent, and, if you are a fellow, how expensive
the evening will be and whether it fits in with your
state of finances.
If you learn that the setup for the prospective blind
date just is not your type, tell your inviter courte-
ously but firmly, "Thanks for asking me, but that
sort of evening isn't my dish."
Yet a blind date can be a super-duper experience.
It was for Rosalee. It can be for you. IF! There's the
big ingredient. Remember, everybody you know, ex-
cept your family, is someone you "met" sometime.
All your various friends you met sometime — at school,
at Youth Fellowship, in a club, through other friends.
Friends, dates, marriage — in all three areas there are
countless fine man-woman combinations that came
about through a blind date.
One OF THE happiest couples I know met
on a blind date. Jim was a young lawyer just located
in a medium-sized town where the only person he
knew was another young lawyer, Stephen. Saturday
night came and Stephen took Jim along on a blind
date, where Jim met Sally, a charming girl of his
(Continued on page 19)
JN A FIT OF temper, Elizabeth sat down at her
desk and composed a letter to a classmate. "Right
along, I thought Grace was my best friend," she
said. "At school today, I heard in a roundabout way
that she was repeating some very private information
I had given her in the strictest confidence. I said in
my letter EXACTLY what I thought of her. I chose my
phrases carefully so that they would sting. I ended
by telling her that if this was the way she was going to
abuse what had been, as I mistakenly thought, an
honest true-blue friendship, we were through. I never
wanted to have anything to do with her again! This
was to end our friendship forever."
This incident took place in the home of two of my
dearest friends recently. I could scarcely believe that
this overwrought, red-faced, badly-tempered girl was
actually the youngster I had known and loved from
infancy. The three of us were sitting in Elizabeth's
cheery, typically furnished teen-ager room, while her
mother sat across from us and hemmed a lovely dress
which Elizabeth planned to wear at a church social
later in the week.
"And another thing, I'm going to put a P.S. on my
letter and tell Grace that I have decided not to wear
THAT dress you are hemming, Mother. I'll tell Grace
that in the future she need not copy my way of
dressing. Unless she wears something else, I won't go
to the church social." The girls had dressed so much
alike all their lives that strangers often mistook them
for identical twins. And so it was again this year,
they had dresses alike, elbow-length navy blue velvet
with white Peter Pan collars and cuffs. Navy suited
the girls with their shimmering golden hair.
"Now, now, Elizabeth, calm down! Come on over and
sit down here with me; I want to tell you something.
It is only natural, Dear, that you are upset about
someone betraying your confidence, but I'd like to tell
you a similar story," I said.
"Many years ago when I was in high school, I, like
you, wrote a similar letter to my best friend. It was
a horrible letter, so mean and nasty that I could not
bring myself to read it through. I sealed the envelope
and left it on my dresser. I had intended to mail it
on my way to school in the morning. When I awoke
the next day, do you know what I did with my let-
ter? I tore it into tiny pieces and burned them. Why
don't you seal your letter to Grace, put it on your
dresser, and see how you feel in the morning? A per-
son can go to bed at night in one frame of mind, and
wake up with a totally different one. The night so
long ago when I sealed my letter I'm sure I must
have felt almost as bad as you do now."
RELUCTANTLY, Elizabeth promised. She
said that she would stop in and see me on her way
home from school the next day and tell me if she had
mailed the letter.
All the way home on the bus I kept thinking of MY
letter. Looking at the thing in the cold calm light of
day, I realized that the betrayed confidence really did
not matter that much, even if my friend had repeat-
ed it, which on saner consideration I was beginning
to doubt, because the girl in the senior class from
LeTTe"R_5
THAT ARE NEVER
MAILED
By Mary Alice Young
whom I heard about it was none too reliable. I was
happy that I had not mailed my letter and I was
hoping Elizabeth would not mail hers. The matter was
too trivial to cause the loss of a lifelong friend.
Letters that are written in anger should never be
mailed right away. Keep them, sleep on them, wait
until your mind has come back to normal, for a per-
son, no matter what your age, if in a temper is not in
a normal state of mind. Even a few hours may be
enough to let you simmer down. Something more im-
portant happens, and the hurt which roused you to
such a furious outburst of words gradually falls into
perspective and does not seem to matter anymore.
When Elizabeth stopped in from school.
she was in a hurry to get home to change her clothes.
She and Grace were going skating. I could not help
but tell her that the letter I wrote so long ago, the
one I tore to bits and put into the fire, had been
written and addressed to her mother.
Elizabeth said, "Yes, I know, Mother told me about
that today. She said that over twenty-five years of
friendship would not have come to pass had you really
mailed the letter. And I told Grace about it, too; I
knew you wouldn't mind. She, like Mother, hadn't be-
trayed her best friend's confidences. It was someone
else all the time in both cases. I'm surely glad you
told me your story."
I was glad I told her, too. How often I have com-
posecT in my head, or actually written, impetuous,
foolish letters that expressed only the sharp mood of
the moment, and not my real feelings. I never mailed
them, of course. That act would have done me far
more harm than that which prompted me to write
them.
Haven't you often felt the desire to write an in-
dignant letter? Be honest now, haven't you at some
time in your life actually written it, perhaps, and then
been somehow held back from mailing it? In any
case, by the time you have written it, there is no need
to mail it. The letter has accomplished its purpose.
(Continued on page 19)
REASONS WHY I A
As parents of four children, two of whom have
already attended Lee College and one presently en-
rolled, we wish to give thanks for a school dedicated
to the promotion of the spiritual ideals and training
of Christian workers, whose administrative officers
and faculty members are Spirit-filled, and where
primary things are given their rightful position.
We send our children to Lee College, as well as
encourage others to attend, because it: (1) is a Church
of God institution; (2) provides spiritual guidance
under a Holy Ghost filled chaplain; (3) offers the
services of some of the most qualified instructors
of our day; (4) gives training on the Religious
Education, Academy, Junior College, and four-year
Bible College levels, as well as offers the best in the
School of Music.
We highly recommend Lee College to all who are
seeking to qualify themselves for a most successful
life. This is evidenced by the fact that we have eight
young people from the Naples, Florida, Church of
God in Lee for this term of school.
Rev. and Mrs. C. D. Harris
It has been said,"Train up a child while he is in
the high chair, and he'll never go to the electric
chair." How true, but it is just as important for
parents to continue to care for their children through-
out the teen-age period and to see that they have
the very best training available. Lee College meets
this need. At Lee the student can acquire a mastery
of the Bible. The student is trained to be an active
witness for Christ. Lee also stresses character training.
"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get
wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding,"
(Proverbs 4:7).
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Johnson
The choice of a college for my daughter, Elizabeth,
was not difficult at all. Realizing that character,
personality, and opinions are molded in the teen
years of a young person's life, I wanted a college
for her with Christ as its center. Lee College is that
and more.
To know that his child is in contact daily with
teachers, students, and personnel who are filled with
the Holy Spirit gives a parent a feeling of security
and well-being.
Lee College provides for a young person a concrete
foothold upon which to stand when he is thrown in
contact with the enticing wiles of the world.
I chose Lee College for my daughter because I
think it is the place for every Church of God young
person. In this school their lives can be molded in
a serviceable, beneficial, and purposeful pattern to
be used as God wills.
Rev. and Mrs. Tommy Harper
We are sending our daughter to Lee College because
we feel that there she will receive the spiritual train-
ing that is needed to get established in this day in
which we live. We considered other colleges, and even
though she had a scholarship to one of the leading
colleges, we felt that the atmosphere among young
people of the Church of God and teachers of like
faith, believing in the things we believe, would be for
her better welfare spiritually. Then she can, when
finishing, transfer her hours to another college to
continue her education and will then be more able
to stand the atheistic doctrines taught in other
schools.
For this I thank God that there is a school such
A
ENDING MY CHILD TO LEE COLLEGE
as Lee, where God is honored and the Holy Ghost
is recognized.
Rev. and Mrs. Reed Maxwell
We send our children to Lee College because its
Christian principles, Bible standards, and discipline
conform to our Church of God teachings. Lee College
gives them an opportunity to continue their education,
develop mature Christian characters, and be trained
for active service for God in a spiritual environment
that builds on the groundwork received at home.
Associating with hundreds of young people from
all over the world challenges our youth to do and
be their very best for God. Dormitory life speedily
develops ability to adjust and live with other people.
Lee also offers every advantage for the development
of strong Christian leadership.
Leslie E. Keil
A
There are many good schools and colleges in the
world today, but the first thing in every young life
should be his foundation in Christian training. I
feel that my children will get that training at Lee
College. The environment has much to do with the
molding of a young person's life. There is no better
place where a young person can learn about the
opportunities of Christian service and the joy of a
dedicated life than in a Christian school. The desire
of my life is that my children be won to Christ and
His Church; for this reason, I favor Lee College
with its spiritual emphasis.
W. E. Johnson,
Overseer of Georgia
Some of the reasons I send my children to Lee
College are because they are taught by Church of
God, Holy Ghost filled teachers and the school is
strictly fundamental (believing the Bible to be the
Word of God). The school is not only fundamental,
but also special emphasis is placed on the Baptism.
The children receive sound instructions concerning
the church's teachings, doctrines, etc. Last, but not
least, they are surrounded with wholesome environ-
ment which is so necessary to their well-being now
and hereafter.
Earl P. Paulk, Sr.
We are so proud that our daughter, Pat, is in
Lee College. I have heard of Lee since I was a child,
but I could never tell what it means to us until now.
It is so wonderful when our daughter comes home
and tells of the chapel service that lasts through the
noon hour, and of the prayer meetings that last
until 3:00 a.m. In one of these, our Pat, alone with
six other girls, received the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
The testimonies she gave in our church service of
Jesus and His power to save were worth every sacrifice
anyone can make to have his children attend Lee
College. We only have the one child, but when she
comes home, she can hardly wait to get back to see
the others because it is like one big family.
Start making your plans now to let your children
attend Lee College and share the happiness we have
because of what it has done for us and our home.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. McClure
Very soon, if not already, a great many of you
young people will be embarking on a career. You may
be working at this very moment as a bookkeeper. You
may be employed as a typist, a stenographer, a sec-
retary, a switchboard operator, or in any other such
position. Now that you have the position, the thing is
to keep it and, furthermore, to do what you can to
better yourself. Some people say that genius is ninety-
nine per cent hard work; so then is promotion. The
other one per cent may be "pull," as some people say,
but you can get along very well without that. And
after all, girls, what good is "pull" by itself anyway?
Think about that a moment!
Here is a self-help quiz you might like to take. If
you are earnest and sincere about keeping your job,
this quiz is designed to help you along the way. It is
important to know how to keep a job, and it is just as
important to know what NOT to do to displease your
employers and co-workers.
ee-h 7r^rr or <nrm -t^/t-f
By Pauline V. McConnell
2-
1. When I write personal mail in the office on my
own time, do I use my own stamps and stationery?
YES NO
2. A person's religion is his own business. Do I re-
frain from discussing the topic during business
hours? YES .._ NO
3. Do I do all my personal telephoning outside the
office? YES NO
4. Do I always try to show interest in the confiden-
tial and the financial affairs of my company?
YES NO
5. Do I welcome criticism and suggestions from my
employers and superiors? YES NO
6. I am sure my employer's desk is his personal
property. Do I realize its contents are none of my
affair? YES NO
7. Do I always wear modest clothing to the office,
leaving my frilly and date dresses for just such
occasions? YES NO
8. The color of a co-worker's skin was given him by
God. Do I give my co-worker the understanding
and help he asks of me? YES NO
9. My lunch hour may be reserved for nibbling. Do
I realize my desk is not for storing cookies, fruit,
candy, gum, etc? YES NO
10. Do I refrain from discussing my firm's business
with my family and friends, except in a compli-
mentary way? YES NO
All finished? Now for your score!
SCORE AND RATING
Allow yourself ten points for every question where
you answered "Yes." Allow a zero for your "No" an-
swers. Count the "Yes" answers and skip the "Noes."
If you scored the following, then you will know if you
are on the job!
Ten "Yes" answers and 100 per cent means that
you are well on your way to the top. More jobs are
lost because of lack of common sense than because of
lack of ability. However, you have nothing to worry
about on that score. Not only are you understanding,
tolerant, honest, sociable, and friendly; you are, with-
out doubt, a gem in the eyes of your employer, and
what's more he is going to keep you. Almost any day
you will find a raise in your pay envelope. You just
wait and see. You have applied, and you are applying,
all of your Christian principles to your job and to
those around you. What a fine person you must be!
Continue to set a good example, won't you?
Seven to ten "Yes" answers give you 70 to 100 per
cent. I wonder on which questions you fell down?
Suitability is the keynote of the dress problem. A
business girl should never look conspicuous. This does
not only apply to the style of a dress, but the cut,
color, and occasion to which it is best suited. After
all, a business office is no place for a party dress!
The pretty efficient little secretary and switchboard
operator may get their man in the storybook, in the
radio and television play, but let us leave it like that!
You may want your friends to know that you are
working for a certain firm, as it may be a company
with prestige. You may think the letterhead will
create a good impression. That letterhead belongs to
your firm; they paid for it. A person who has to be
convinced by a title isn't a friend worth having. And,
as for the stamps, it might be only four cents, but pay
for your own; you will feel better about it. It isn't
quite 12 noon and you are starving? A little nibble on
a cookie, maybe? The boss isn't around and you are
not too busy? This is still your employer's time! To-
morrow morning eat a better breakfast! These may
not be the questions on which you fell down, but
whatever they were, strive to get a perfect score when
you take this test again next week.
Under six "Yes" answers give you less than 60 per
cent. Never forget your relationship to your employer.
This does not mean that you are to be afraid of him.
It does not mean you are to be unsocial either. It is
ill-mannered to snoop into file drawers or into per-
sonal records. A person's religion is very important to
him, so never criticize his ways or customs if they are
not like yours. Should a co-worker question your re-
ligion, do not get excited or annoyed; remember you
are in a business office. Be pleasant and say, "It is the
way I was reared, and I'm used to it." After that,
change the subject pleasantly.
With a low score of sixty or less, you must be very
unhappy on your job. There is no reason why you
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10
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WE
CAN KNOW
IT
By Chester Shuler
j
NEVER REALLY believed
that my prayers could be
answered," a businessman re-
marked recently, "until the day I
visited my brother's farm last
summer. On his place is an old
well, dug in the days of our great-
grandfather, with a circular stone
wall and an open top. While I was
looking down into this old well, I
carelessly dropped a valuable
watch, and stood there as it fell
down, down, down, and disappeared
under the water at the bottom.
"Of course, everyone was excited.
Many suggestions were offered
about how to recover it. Brother
said the season was so dry that
the water was very shallow. 'I'd
gladly go down there, Jim,' he of-
fered, 'but obviously I'm too fat;
I'd stick fast.'
"My little nephew, a pale-faced,
skinny boy of ten spoke up. 'Uncle
Jim,' said he, 'I'm not too big to
go down there, but how'd I get
out again?'
" 'No, indeed,' I objected. 'No
watch is valuable enough to let
you go down there into that dark
place!'
"Then my brother said, 'If John-
ny is willing to try it, I'll tie a
strong rope under his arms, and
let him down. With a good flash-
light, I think he can easily recover
the watch. And we could yank him
out in a jiffy any time he got
scared. How about it, sonny?'
"I'll never forget how white the
lad's face turned as he peered down
into the well. I could see his hands
shaking. But he turned and an-
swered, 'Sure, Daddy — if you will
hold the rope, and pull me up any
time I yell.'
"Despite my protests, Johnny was
lowered into that dark, dank hole,
while several of us kept flashlights
trained on him, and his dad and
two others played out the rope,
ready to pull him up the instant
he called. Down, down he went,
and at last we could see him reach
into the water and recover my
watch.
"When the kid was safely back
on the surface, he said: 'Boy! Was
I ever scared down there! I thought
any minute some animal would
reach out and grab me. I wanted
to yell, but I guess I was too scared
to have any voice left. Then I kept
telling myself that Daddy had hold
of the rope, and that's how I made
it. I sure was glad when I felt
him pulling me out!'
"Ever since then, prayer has
meant just that to me," added the
businessman, earnestly. "I think of
God the Father as 'holding the
rope' and ready to pull me out of
any dilemma into which I fall, if
I cry out to Him. He has never
failed me, either."
Sometimes our
clearest answers to prayer occur
when we are, like Johnny, in a
desperate situation. Johnny had
only one way to get out of the well.
He was completely encircled. His
only light and means of exit were
above him. It is that way with a
Christian today; though he may
seek escape from trouble, peril, or
the evil one, horizontally, the only
real means of escape is by looking
upward to God. We do not under-
stand the "how" or "why" of this.
We need not know those things,
only that He does answer fervent,
earnest, definite cries "from the
depths." With this knowledge, we
can safely trust God — and be
braver, calmer, more useful per-
sons.
"Whe?i He will answer, soon or late.
He knows; I pray and patient
ivait,
Not knowing when He will be there.
But this I know: God ansivers
prayer!"
In a sense, all prayers are an-
swered,— by God's "yes" or by His
"no." The answer does not always
become apparent immediately.
Sometimes waiting is necessary
and difficult. The more keenly we
desire that for which we ask, the
more inclined to be impatient over
delay we may become. But a simple
faith and trust in God's fatherly
wisdom and care will increase our
patience wonderfully.
With this trust, we shall see that
any delay may be a part of God's
plan for us. We shall be content
to know that the loving heavenly
Father will give only that which
is best for His beloved children. At
some future time, we shall probably
be permitted to see, in retrospect,
just how the delay fitted into His
life-plan for us. But if this know-
ledge is forever denied, our faith
will help us believe, and say with
the poet:
"Where does God keep His blessings
dear?
How convey them from there to
here?
I know not how, what, or where,
But this I know: God answers
prayer!"
A FRIEND worked
daily as a busy carpenter. He was
deeply, vitally interested in Chris-
tian missions everywhere. One day
he confided that often he prayed
"between strokes of the hammer"
as he went about his work. "While
my hands are too busy to be folded
and my knees may not bend, never-
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One Million Tracts
PER MONTH
Y. W. L A. PROJECT
By O. W. Polen
National Sunday School and Youth Director
"One of the greatest means of getting the gospel to
the Latin American is by tracts."
With this challenge so forcefully presenting itself,
several months ago an appeal was made for 100 Y.P.E.'s
throughout the nation to raise $10.00 per month with
which to provide:
One Million Tracts Per Month for Latin America
A number of Y.P.E.'s have responded, and we wish
to acknowledge, with sincere appreciation, the follow-
ing cooperating Y.P.E.'s:
ALABAMA
Bradford
C. S. Owens, pastor
Birmingham (South
Park i
John D. Nichols, pastor
Tuscaloosa
John C. Dudley, pastor
West Anniston
J. R. James, pastor
Jacksonville
O. V. Seweil, pastor
CALIFORNIA
Corona
Robert Graham, pastor
El Segundo
Bob Moore, pastor
Fresno
G. C. Grove, pastor
Poplar
Edward Dunn, pastor
FLORIDA
ILLINOIS
Ft. Myers
M. M. Thomas, pastor
Benton
C. N. Jones, pastor
Chicago — Narragansett
Harry Henderson, pastor
Collinsville
R. E. Caraway, pastor
West Frankfort
F. J. May, pastor
Ch icago — Roselcmd
G. D. Golden, pastor
INDIANA
Elkhart
O. D. Coleman, pastor
Franklin
James Prentice, pastor
Kokomo (Market St. i
C. E. Swenson, pastor
Linton
V. J. Cobb, pastor
MICHIGAN
Detroit
L. L. Turner, pastor
Ferndale
S. E. Jennings, pastor
MSSISSIPPI
$60.00 has been raised by the Clarksdale District,
P. T. Palmer, district director. The following churches
participated:
Center Hill Tutwiler
Clarksdale
Goodwill Morgantown
Sledge J. E. Kennedy, pastor
OHIO
Middletown (Clayton St.)
H. C. Jenkins, pastor
PENNSYLVANIA
Everett
C. B. Shawl, pastor
TEXAS
Fort Worth (Northside)
E. L. Williams, pastor
Fort Worth (Riverside)
J. T. Gilliam, pastor
Odessa
L. P. Foster, pastor
Siveetivater
Othoe Stegall, pastor
Mineral Wells
W. E. Mitchell, pastor
We still need more Y.P.E.'s which will raise $10.00
per month to help us distribute one million tracts
per month in Latin America.
Pastors, Y.P.E. presidents, Sunday School teachers,
and Lamplighters counselors, here is a wonderful
opportunity to challenge your young people with a
most appealing missions project. Ten dollars per
month will be a small amount for a "missions-minded"
youth group or Sunday School class to raise.
We hope to have 100 cooperating Y.P.E.'s or youth
groups by General Assembly time.
If you will join forces with these Y.P.E.'s which are
already cooperating, please notify the National Sun-
day School and Youth Department immediately, and
complete information will be sent.
12
LESSONS FROM
GOD'S WONDERFUL
s"~} USAN AND MIKE were looking at some in-
^ teresting things they had collected in the woods.
**_-J Daddy had taken them on a short hike
through the pretty woods near their home, and they
had brought a large collection of things they had
found there for Mother to see.
"Daddy said that when we showed you these, you
would tell us an interesting story about each one,
Mommy," said little Susan.
Mother smiled at the children, then at Daddy. "Well,
children," she said, "let's see what you have. I hope I
know something interesting about all that you have
brought home."
Now the two children followed Mother into the den.
Daddy came also, because he liked to listen to the
many things Mother knew about nature. Mother had
been a school teacher before she and Daddy were
married. And the children and Daddy thought Mother
knew just about everything.
"Who will show me something first?" smiled Mother.
"Ladies first," said Mike, who loved his little sister
and wanted always to show her that he was a gentle-
man.
This pleased Mother and Daddy very much for Mike
to be kind to his sister.
Little Susan held out a dandelion she had picked.
"This dandelion," said Mother, "is a beautiful yellow
now. If you rub it against your skin, the yellow sap
will rub off. But in late summer, it will turn white,
and when you blow against it, it will all fall away
from the stem and be blown in all directions. When
we do not have God in our lives, we are like the white
flower; we are scattered by every whim of the world.
We are easily led by the crowd. But with God in our
lives, we are like this flower when it is yellow. We
have a pretty brightness that rubs off on others."
"Why, Mother," said Mike, "I didn't ever think of the
dandelion telling us a story like that. It's just a wild
flower."
"Many simple things can teach us great lessons,"
said Daddy.
"Well, what about this?" said Mike, as he took his
turn, holding out an empty blue shell of a robin's egg.
"I know the nest was some distance from where
you found this empty shell," said Mother.
"How do you know, Mommy?" asked Susan.
"Because," said Mother, "the mother bird drops it
far away from the nest, so no one can find where her
babies are."
"I surely didn't know a robin could be that smart,"
said Susan.
"God makes him that way, doesn't He, Mother,"
said Mike.
"That's right," said Mother. "God makes the little
birds even to know how to protect their young/'
"And He makes mommies and daddies so that they
know how to protect their children," said Susan.
AND LOOK AT this," said Susan, as she
held out an acorn.
"That tiny acorn," said Mother, "will some day
make a big beautiful oak tree if it is put into the
ground. Oh, it will take a long, long time, I know, but
one day it will make a big, strong, shady tree. And
that is the way God works with little children when
they put their lives in His hands. He makes healthy,
strong, good men and women out of them after a long
time, but all the time He is taking care of them and
watching over them, just as He cares for the tiny
acorn that will grow into a big tree."
"Look at this," said Mike, taking his turn now, and
holding a tiny empty bird's nest for mother to see.
"This was on the ground, Mother," he said. "We didn't
take it from the tree."
"Oh, I am sure you wouldn't do a thing like that,"
said Mother, as she took the empty nest and looked
at it. "You see," said Mother, "the baby birds outgrew
this nest, and so the mother bird taught them to fly.
And they have gone away to make their own homes
now somewhere else. So the nest, empty now, after a
while just falls to the ground, or perhaps the wind
blows it down. But anyway the babies that once lived
in it are strong enough to fly and they have moved
away. This is a wonderful way God has of taking care
of our little feathered friends also."
"This makes me think of a verse in the Psalms,"
said Daddy. "Would you like to hear it"?
"Oh, yes," exclaimed the children.
"It is found in Psalm 118:23," said Daddy, "and it
reads like this: 'This is the Lord's doing; it is marvel-
lous in our eyes.' "
"Why, that verse fits right with the things that the
children have brought home today from their hike,"
said Mother. "And now let's bow our heads and thank
God for His wonderful world." While the four of them
sat with bowed heads, she prayed: "Dear God, we
thank you for the things in the world which help us
to know of your love and your care for all your people
and for all your creatures. Help us to use our eyes to
see the things that remind us of you. Amen."
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By Bill Hopper
THE
BALM OF
LOVE
JT WAS MID November and
already the chill of winter
was in the air. The cold north
wind seemed to be singing, "Good-
by to Summer," and Jack Frost
had left his fingerprints here and
there.
As Freddy stood shivering in the
early morning darkness, clutching
his ragged coat about him in a
vain effort to keep out the cold, he
was thinking over the past two
years of his life.
His parents had been killed in a
car wreck, leaving him without a
home and with no one to care for
him except his grandparents, who
were old and sickly. He had loved
his grandmother and grandfather
very much, but in less than a year
they had both passed away, leaving
him homeless and friendless. He
had been taken in by a distant
relative, who lived in the city, and
that was when his misery really be-
gan.
As in so often the case, the rela-
tive had children of his own, who
resented Freddy's being there, and
they made life just as miserable
for him as they possibly could.
Uncle Huff, as Freddy called him,
was little more than a tramp,
working a day now and then when-
ever he wanted more money for
liquor, stealing whatever he could
get his hands on— even the meager
salary his wife earned at the de-
partment store where she worked
to try to hold the family together.
In this environment, Freddy had
become hard and calloused. Taught
to steal, lie, and cheat, after two
years he was known as one of the
meanest boys in the neighborhood.
Being denied the pleasures, and
even the necessities of life, he had
learned to fight for survival. Being
filled with hatred and bitterness,
he had finally taken his ragged
coat and what food he could find
and ran away.
Now as he stood in the old base-
ment cellar where he had been hid-
ing, shivering in the cold, hunger
pangs gnawing at his stomach, he
felt as if the whole world had fall-
en in on him. He even envied the
big pack rat that ran across the
floor; at least he had a warm nest
and something to eat.
"I hate the whole world," he said,
stamping his foot for emphasis.
"Why was I ever born anyway? No-
body even cares enough about me
to look for me. I haven't got a
friend in the world. I wish I could
die!"
"Whoa there, young fellow, what's
all this about hating the world and
not having a friend? You're pretty
young to be so full of bitterness."
Looking up, Freddy saw a tall kind-
faced policeman coming down the
steps with a friendly smile on his
face.
"I do; I hate 'em all," said Freddy.
"Nobody cares whether I live or
die." Breaking into sobs, he turned
as if to run away; but there was
nowhere to run as the policeman
was standing in the only doorway.
Walking over and
laying his arm around Freddy's
shoulder, the young police officer
said gently, "Why don't you tell me
all about it?"
Between sobs Freddy told the of-
ficer all about the accident that
had taken his parents away at an
early age, about the short stay with
his grandparents, then about the
terrible nightmare of the past two
years. "I just can't take it any-
more," cried Freddy, his shoulders
shaking with heartbreaking sobs.
"I just can't stand it anymore."
"Now, now, young fellow," said
the officer gently. "I'm sure it isn't
as bad as that. I'd like to be your
friend, and I am sure there are
other people who would, if you
would only let them."
"Huh," said Freddy gruffly, "who
would want to be friends with
someone like me? I tell you I hate
everybody."
"How would you like some break-
fast, and some clean clothes?"
asked the officer, patting Freddy
gently on the head. "How about
coming over to my house and let's
see what we can find?"
"To your house!" said Freddy,
"You wouldn't . . ."
"Oh, yes I would," said the police-
man smiling. "You see, I was once
an orphan myself."
"Really?" said Freddy, his eyes
lighting up. "Then you must
know . . ."
"Believe me, I do know," said
the officer. "I know just how lonely
a boy can get when he doesn't
have anyone to love him; I know
what it means to be left alone with
no one to care, no one to look
after you. I know." Then taking
Freddy by the hand, the kind po-
lice officer led him up the steps
and down the street to a small
cottage, surrounded by evergreens,
from which came the smell of ba-
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con and eggs mingled with the rich
aroma of boiling coffee.
After a nice breakfast, and some
clean clothes that had once be-
longed to the policeman's younger
brother, Freddy felt much better;
he felt as though he had at last
found a friend.
"Tell me about it," said Freddy,
"I mean about how you were an
orphan and all."
Starting at the beginning, the of-
ficer told him about the tragedy
that had taken the lives of his
parents when he was only nine;
how he had been separated from
his younger brother, who was just
a baby at the time; how he had
been sent to the church orphanage
where he had found love and
friendship. Then taking the oppor-
tunity, he told Freddy about the
love of Jesus that he had found
to be so wonderful while living in
the Children's Home. He told him
about the good times they had had
on the playgrounds, of the kind-
ness of the house mothers who
looked after them, and finally how
he had left the orphanage to be-
come a useful citizen, and had
made a home for his younger
brother, who had also been at the
orphanage.
"I wish I could be that lucky . . .
but nobody cares that much for
me," said Freddy.
"If you really want to go to the
Home, I'll see what I can do," said
the officer. "I think we ought to
go and talk with the judge first
though, and see if you can be
placed into my custody for a few
days.
Three weeks later
the officer and Freddy stood before
the desk of the juvenile judge, who
was a friend of the officer's, wait-
ing for the arrival of the super-
intendent of the Children's Home,
and the judge was saying, "Well,
son, I think you have made a wise
decision. There is no better place
in the world for boys than the
Church of God Home for Chil-
dren, that is, if Bob here is any
example. He is the finest officer
on the force."
Just then a tall kind-faced man
wearing glasses and a big smile
came into the room. "Freddy," said
Bob, taking hold of the boy's arm
gently, "I want you to meet Rev-
erend Cecil Bridges, superintendent
of the Children's Home."
"Hello, Freddy," said the minister,
smiling broadly and holding out his
hand. "I've heard a lot about you."
"And I've heard a lot about you,"
said Freddy, glancing up at his
friend, the policeman. "You just
can't be as wonderful as he says
you are."
"Well, I don't know about being
so wonderful myself, but we surely
have a lot of wonderful boys and
girls at the Home," said Reverend
Bridges. "Bob can tell you that."
"Believe me, I have told him,"
said the officer smiling. "Not only
the boys and girls, but the whole
crew is wonderful. God only knows
where I would have been if it had
not been for them."
After the necessary papers were
fixed up, Freddy and Reverend
Bridges said good-by to the judge
and the policeman and started on
their way to the Home. The min-
ister could sense a cold aloofness
about Freddy and wondered how
long it would take him to get over
his hatred and bitterness; then he
thought of others who had come to
the Home with much the same feel-
ings, and had soon forgotten all
about them. There was something
about the love and kindness of the
people at the Children's Home that
seemed to melt the hardest hearts.
Freddy's first look at the Home
was awe inspiring; it was such a
beautiful place with the large brick
building surrounded by huge ever-
green trees. Boys and girls were
playing in the yard. "Why,"
thought Freddy, "it looks like a pic-
ture in a storybook."
At first Freddy was reserved and
distant; he was not accustomed to
playing with other children who
were interested in something other
than themselves. But soon his re-
serve was broken and he was run-
ning and playing with the others.
Morning devotion was something
new to him, too, but he loved it.
Soon he was singing the hymns
right along with the others.
"You k n o w," said Reverend
Bridges to Mrs. Bridges one morn-
ing, "I was worried about Freddy
for a while; he seemed so hard
and cold. I was afraid he just
wouldn't fit in here, but now he
seems just like the rest of them."
"Yes," said Mrs. Bridges, smiling
as she watched Freddy through the
window, "he seems very happy
now. The BALM OF LOVE heals
many wounds."
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African Diary Series
Continued from February issue
AMONG THE
NYASAS
By M. G. McLuhan
Overseer of British Central Africa
The meeting closed
in the late afternoon, and after
we had taken some pictures and
prayed together, we loaded up the
Land Rover with a capacity load
of people and headed back for our
base at Magangane. The meetings
usually close in the late afternoon
so that people who have walked
for twenty miles or more will have
time to go back home before it
gets too dark or too late in the
night. Some of them work on the
tea plantations and they often have
to walk an additional twenty miles
for work on Monday morning. With
the happy songs of the congrega-
tion still ringing in our ears, we
headed for Magangane. The load
was even bigger than before, and
I was obliged to drive with great
care. The narrow path, the jagged
rocks, the sharp stumps, and the
deep watercourses made it hazard-
ous for the tires. One does not like
to ruin a tire in this remote area
because you may not find a re-
placement within two hundred
miles.
Though our travel was tedious it
was not without incident. Some of
those riding in the Land Rover
were not accustomed to such travel.
Soon I heard frantic cries to stop,
and even before I had brought the
heavily loaded vehicle to a stand-
still, there was a mad scramble in
the rear and out popped an African
woman who forthwith proceeded to
part with the sumptuous food that
she had eaten at the meeting. To
our way of thinking it may not
have been sumptuous, but to them
it had been quite an affair. Once
out of the Land Rover, these "car-
sick" passengers could not be in-
duced to get back in again. Though
they had seven or eight miles to
walk, they preferred to rely on
shank ponies rather than indulge
in the uneconomic practice of rid-
ing in a thing that made them lose
their hard earned dinner. It was
rather amusing to note that as
we proceeded the load became
lighter and lighter, until at last
only the hardiest souls remained.
Even some of them who had stuck
to it until we got to the village
did not look too bright when they
clambered out of the Land Rover.
I would not be surprised if their
feelings of triumph were in some
cases badly marred by having to
part with their dinner, too. Of
course, here the disaster could be
hidden from the eyes of the su-
perintendent by running behind
the banana trees or a hut. On the
road, such evasive action was im-
possible.
We drove up in front of the little
church at Magangane at about
dark. We quickly packed as much
of our stuff as we could, and after
supper we loaded almost every-
thing. The only things left un-
packed were our sleeping bags and
folding cots. We had looked at the
map and decided that we would
try to make the five hundred miles
between where we were and home,
in one long day's drive. Consequent-
ly, I told them that we must be
moving by four in the morning.
However, the excitement of getting
back home was felt as keenly by
my African colleagues as it was by
myself. I got a couple of hours
sleep, but at two in the morning
they started ro move and get their
stuff packed. I could not sleep, so
I also got up and rolled up my
bed and cot. The moon was shin-
ing, and as we loaded the last few
items onto the Land Rover, sev-
eral of the believers came to bid
us a pre-dawn farewell. The hea-
then drums in a nearby village were
still mutely beating out a subdued
staccato as we stood around the
loaded vehicle and bowed our heads
in a farewell prayer. We asked our
heavenly Father to take care of
the brethren in Nyasaland and to
give us journeying mercies on the
road. Then after a final handclasp
and farewell good wishes, we were
off for home.
Our road back to
Salisbury was not via the Great
East Road, but rather in a souther-
ly direction along the Nyasa high-
lands to Blantyre. This is the capi-
tal, and it is situated in the south-
ern tip of Nyasaland. With the wan-
ing moon slowly sinking into the
reaching branches of the African
bush, we roared down the dusty
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road toward Blantyre. From Blan-
tyre we would be obliged to turn
right and proceed across Portuguese
territory for almost two hundred
miles. We knew this road would
likely be very bad, and we prayed
that we would be able to make it
across this area in time to pass
the customs and immigration of-
fices on the other side before clos-
ing time that afternoon.
All went well until we were about
thirty miles from Blantyre. It was
still pitch dark, the moon having
gone to bed beyond the horizon,
and the stars seemed to have
turned on their dimmer beams. As
we climbed a hill, I had the sensa-
tion of hearing the engine revolu-
tions come up slightly but at the
same time noting that the road
speed fell off a little. There was
just one answer for this — a slip-
ping clutch! What a pleasant pros-
pect more than four hundred miles
from home on bush roads! We
struggled on into Blantyre, arriv-
ing there before the city was awake.
The first small stirring activities
that heralded the coming of an-
other day could be seen, however.
The Indian merchants were making
their way toward their little shops.
Vegetable vendors were coming
down the street with fresh supplies
for their stalls and stores. I knew
how to adjust the clutch, so we
pulled upon a service station ramp
and filled up with diesel fuel. There
was no place there to work on the
clutch, so we moved slowly up the
street until we came to an ideal
spot. It was a parking space for
railroad vehicles near the freight
yards. Here on the clean concrete
I was able to crawl under the Land
Rover and make a proper job of
adjusting the hydraulically oper-
ated clutch. We bought a few pro-
visions from a bakery that had
opened early, and then we headed
for the two-hundred-mile-strip of
Portuguese country that separated
us from Southern Rhodesia.
How glad I was that I had been
able to adjust the clutch at Blan-
tyre! Soon after we left the city
we entered a range of mountains
and the road became a series of
steep climbs, abrupt descents, and
treacherous switch-backs. It was
rough, also, and it slowed our prog-
ress down for about two hours.
Soon we had the mountains be-
hind us, however, and we came to
a restaurant near the border, where
we had breakfast. We were delight-
ed to find such a lovely clean place
to eat and refresh ourselves, and
it reminded us of the fact that
Africa is definitely awakening.
Soon we were on the road again,
and within a short time we had
passed through the Nyasaland and
Mocambique customs and immigra-
tion offices. The road conditions
could have been worse, though they
varied from good to bad enough.
The trusty diesel engine of the Land
Rover kept up a steady purr, and
at twelve o'clock noon we were at
the mighty Zambezi. To our great
surprise it was not as mighty as
it had been two years ago when
we crossed at the same place. The
great Kariba Dam had swallowed
more than half its flow, and the
river was only about one-third of
what we had known it in 1957. The
ferry soon whisked us across the
river, and we headed into the hills
toward Southern Rhodesia. The
heat hit us in the face like a fur-
nace, because this is very hot coun-
try in the Zambezi valley. We
paused after about two hours, had
a drink of cold water from our
thermos jug, and also ate some
canned fruit. This pause served as
lunch time, and we pushed on
south, much refreshed and happy
with our progress.
By late afternoon
we were nearing the Southern
Rhodesian border. We stopped and
put in the spare cans of diesel
fuel and refreshed ourselves once
more from the water jug. The pas-
sage through the customs and im-
migration offices was routine, and
we were happy to be back once
more in good old Southern Rho-
desia. The roads are very good, and
before darkness overtook us and
the moon arose on our left, we
were many miles into Southern
Rhodesia. It was peculiar to see
the same moon which we had seen
disappear on our right so early in
the morning, now reappear on the
left while we were still roaring
down the road on the same jour-
ney. The mileage indicator showed
that we had put four hundred fifty
miles under the pounding tires of
the Land Rover already, and less
than fifty miles lay between us
and home in Salisbury.
Those last fifty miles were the
longest of the day. We were weary
and hungry, and what a joy it
was to see the lights of the city
ahead. At seven o'colck we drove
into the main part of the city. That
was sixteen hours since we had
said good-by to our brethren in
Nyasaland, almost five hundred
miles back. I took the African
brethren to their places of abode,
and then I decided to surprise the
family. I went into a phone booth
and called the home number.
Dwayne answered the phone. I
calmly asked if supper were ready.
There was a long pause, and then
he said, "Hey, Dad, where are you
calling from?" I replied that I was
calling from town and would be
at the house in fifteen minutes as
hungry as a bear. They had not
expected me for another day or
so, but rather than spend a night
in Portuguese territory, which is
very wild country in places, we
had surprised the family by mak-
ing it in one day. Upon my arrival
at the house I was greeted with
a shower of affection from all, and
I had the extra joy of finding that
Brother Oscar Changuion and some
of his relatives had stopped in for
the night, too. Brother Changuion
is the treasurer of our Mission
Board, and one of the most effi-
cient men on our mission staff in
Southern Africa.
After supper and a hot bath, I
felt like new. We chatted about
the great work that our mission is
conducting in Nyasaland and about
the extensions in Northern Rho-
desia. We discussed the plans that
are before us regarding the evan-
gelization of the unreached Ba-
tongas and the vast northern part
of Bechuanaland where almost
nothing is being done to reach the
lost. At last fatigue began to re-
turn, so we retired. My last con-
scious thoughts were about the be-
loved brethren in faraway Nyasa-
land in whose presence I had spent
ten of the most blessed days of my
life.
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THE WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN
EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR
(Continued from page 25 1
should be skillful in dealing with
people. He must know how to lead
people and how to relate himself
to others. He must know where his
responsibility begins and ends. He
must never betray confidence.
The Christian Education Direc-
tor should be efficient. He must
know how to produce results by
using up-to-date methods. He
should have the ability to analyze
problems and offer remedies. He
should know how to budget his time
and discipline himself to his sched-
ule. He must have the ability to
organize and direct.
The Christian Education Director
should be enthusiastic. He must
have a vision. He must not be
easily discouraged nor let others
see his disappointment. He must
instill in others his enthusiasm for
his work.
Duties of the Christian
Education Director
The duties of the Christian Edu-
cation Director can be summed up
with these five responsibilities. He
is to plan, organize, administer, co-
ordinate, and promote. Some of the
specific duties of the Christian Ed-
ucation Director may be outlined
as follows:
1. Plan and promote the program
of each agency for Christian
education in consultation with
the pastor, Board of Christian
Education, and leader of the
agency involved.
2. May serve as general Sunday
School superintendent in those
cases where there are depart-
ment superintendents.
3. Conduct workers' training
courses and be responsible for
all leadership training.
4. Conduct workers' conferences
for the Sunday School and Y.P.E.
5. Conduct the community census.
6. Direct the Sunday School rec-
ord, follow-up, and visitation
programs.
7. Locate and purchase needed
supplies for each agency.
8. Keep in contact with the Lamp-
( Continued on page 20)
Sunday School and Youth Department
Missions Observances
IN MARCH, 1960
. . . for the home front —
MARCH, 1960, is Branch Sunday School Month —
the time when united effort will be put forth through-
out the United States and Canada to start BRANCH
SUNDAY SCHOOLS in unchurched areas.
Is there a prospect for a branch Sunday School in
your area? If so, consult the proper authorities and
plan now to aid in this endeavor to reach lost souls.
. . . for the mission fields —
MARCH 13, 1960 is Y.W.E.A. SUNDAY— the time
when special emphasis will be given to the important
part children and young people can play in the mis-
sions program. This will be a new opportunity to pre-
sent missions to our children and young people in a
manner that will leave a lasting impression.
Full particulars on these observances will be mailed
to each local church.
— O. W. Polen
NATIONAL DIRECTOR
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for the youth, to win the youth.
THEME: "Under Orders"
Monday . . .
Under Orders to Believe
Tuesday . . .
Under Orders to Yield .
Wednesday . . .
Under Orders to Witness . .
Thursday . . .
Under Orders to Reach Out
Friday . . .
Under Orders to Prepare . .
Saturday . . .
Under Orders to Serve .
Acts 16:31
Romans 12:1
1 Peter 3:15
. . Matthew 28:19, 20
2 Timothy 2:15
Colossians 3:23, 24
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(Continued on page 21)
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BLIND DATE
YES OR NO?
(Continued from page 6)
own church. Now, ten years later, Jim and Sally have
one of the happiest homes I have ever been in, plus
two lively youngsters and a life of service to the
church and community. Suppose Jim had said, "Oh,
no. I NEVER go on blind dates."
If you are asked on a blind date, here are a few
suggestions to consider:
1. Ask yourself how well you know the person ex-
tending the invitation. Have you known him or her
several months, at least? Several years would be better.
It is not enough to have known a friend of the
friend. In spite of the old adage, "A friend of John's
is a friend of mine," a person can be terribly fooled
on that one.
2. Does the inviter have a good family background,
in ideals, church, and standards?
3. How much do you know about the others who will
be in the party? Are they your type in beliefs, ideals,
loyalties?
4. Are you sure plans for the evening guarantee
social standards in line with your own?
5. If you are a fellow, have you checked on financial
arrangements?
6. Can you answer "yes" to this question, "Would I
be proud for Jesus Christ to go along and share the
evening with us?"
Blind date — yes or no? You are the one to give
the answer.
(Continued from page 7)
One thing it has accomplished: it has allowed you
to let off your steam, and everybody needs to do that
once in a while. If you feel ill-tempered and cross
with a friend, sit down and write a letter; it will do
you good. But wait a minute. It will do you good
just so long as you don't mail it!
PRAYER: Dear God, drive from my mind
any wrong thoughts about my friends that
may have crept in while I was not watching.
Fill my mind with what is pure and good so
that there shall be no room for evil. Give me
more patience with those I love, and those
who believe in and love me.
(Continued from page 10)
cannot change all that and be the happiest person
alive. Why not start tomorrow morning, or even today,
to be a willing helper? Do all that you are asked to
do and more — not just more in quantity, but by qual-
ity and variety. Think of ways in which you can be of
service without sacrificing the tasks to which you have
been assigned. But, above all else, do the things you
are supposed to do.
You can't be on the job as you ought to be unless
you enjoy it and are proud of it. Strangely enough,
the harder you work at your job, the more you are
going to enjoy it, and the quicker you are going to rise
to the top. Prove to your employer that you are a real
Christian. Prove to him that you are one of God's
willing helpers.
Words to think about — "Be ye doers of the word,
and not hearers only" (James 1:22). "Even a child is
known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and
whether it be right" (Proverbs 20:11).
WE CAN KNOW IT
(Continued from page 11)
theless I pray. Of course, I kneel
for prayer, when I am alone but
some of the most definite answers
I have had were to prayers uttered
during my busiest moments at my
work."
Our friend had no doubt that
his heavenly Father "held the rope"
and would surely answer when he
called. The knowledge and confi-
dence helped make him a better,
more efficient petitioner. Increased
prayer on his part enabled God
to work in more places more often.
His trust in the heavenly Parent
strengthened his own spirit and
was reflected in his daily life.
It is a most helpful practice to
recall some of the prayers which
God has answered very definitely
in our lives. The answers,_we shall
recall, did not always come in ways
we had asked or expected, but they
were answered, those prayers of
ours! Our trust in God has been in-
creased, and we shall wish to say,
with the poet:
"Why God should care, I cannot
say,
Nor how He hears me when I
pray:
These things belong not to my care,
But this I know: God answers
prayer!"
Are we, just now, in a dark
spot? Are we away down, deep in
a well of despair, trouble, sorrow?
It is ours to choose whether to
remain there in misery and hope-
lessness, or to look up, feel the tug
on the rope, and cry out for help
from the loving heavenly Father.
Johnny, in the old well, had some
faith in the strong, new rope tied
under his arms, but his real faith
and trust was in the one who held
the rope, his father. That faith
enabled Johnny to keep brave and
useful in a very dark, frightening
situation. Let us keep holding the
faith-rope that leads upward, and
keep our trust in the One above
who will never forsake us.
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THE WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN
EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR
(Continued from page 18)
lighters and weekday activities
program to see that they are
properly supervised.
9. Act as advisor to the officers of
Sunday School and Y.P.E.
10. Plan and promote a home de-
velopment program of Christian
education.
11. Keep in touch with the Vaca-
tion Bible School director and
see that plans for the school
are progressing properly.
12. Encourage participation in the
state, area, and local camping
programs of the church.
13. Encourage and promote com-
plete cooperation with the dis-
trict, state and national Sunday
School and Youth Departments,
and their recommended pro-
grams.
When a church employs a full-
time Director of Christian Educa-
tion, numerous problems may arise.
For example, there may be a tend-
ency among some of the church
workers to resent an "outsider tell-
ing them what to do." Others may
say, "He's getting paid for it; let
him do it." Still others may expect
the attendance to show tremend-
ous increases immediately. Some-
one will certainly know of a church
that employed a Christian Educa-
tion Director and very soon broke
all existing attendance records. This
will place tremendous pressures on
the church council, the pastor, and
the Christian Education Director.
The church can and should ex-
pect results from such an effort. In
fact, the attendance, by which
most people measure results, will
probably show increases. The
amount of increase will naturally
depend upon a number of factors
including population projection, co-
operation from the laymen, church
facilities, and the ability and in-
terest of the director and pastor.
The church, however, must realize
that anyone is powerless without
the continued cooperation of the
lay leadership in the church.
It should be pointed out that ex-
treme care and council should be
exercised in the acquiring of a
Christian Education Director. As-
suming that the Christian Educa-
20
tion Director is thoroughly trained,
and that the church and pastor
have been advised on the purpose
of his position, these problems can
be surmounted and lasting results
in the quality and quantity of the
church program of Christian edu-
cation can be realized.
The future of Christian education
is bright because the future of the
church is bright. The two are in-
separably united in synonymous
tasks. Every church needs to de-
velop in knowledge and apprecia-
tion of the Bible, and in Christian
virtues. Some aspects of the church
program will change, but Christian
education, the nurture of our chil-
dren, youth, and adults in the
faith, is here to stay because it is
a vital part of our basic commit-
ment to Christ.
DECISIONS FOR THE FUTURE
(Continued from page 3)
hurt, He changed it. He evidenced
the possibility of changing badness
into goodness through divine pow-
er. The secret, therefore, to doing
is to allow that which is within to
find its fulfillment in service.
The early Christians were an ex-
cellent example of this idea. They
were able to declare in the face of
poverty, persecution, and pagan-
ism that they were "the sons of
God," and assumed they were
"more than conquerors." The pulse
beat of a new power dominated
them. They had no money, no
prestige, and no special culture, but
they did have what the world
needed and wanted — the secret to
right and victorious living. Thus,
they preached a positive gospel.
They were undaunted; they were
alive; a note of expectancy was in
their prayers, and the fire of com-
passion was in their hearts.
They set in motion a society of
faithful souls of which you are a
part. You belong to that venerable
company which "subdued king-
doms, wrought righteousness, ob-
tained promises, stopped the
mouths of lions, quenched the vio-
lence of fire, escaped the edge of
the sword, out of weakness were
made strong, waxed valiant in
fight, turned to flight the armies
of the aliens," Hebrews 11:33, 34.
YOUTH WEEK .
(Continued from page 18)
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this I would free myself of any
connection with crime, leaving my
troubled thoughts behind. The little
Book told of freedom, but there
must be something deeper than
this kind of freedom, something of
which I was ignorant.
Darkness clouded my mind, but
hope permitted a ray of light to
penetrate the gloom. There was
something I could do about my
situation — I couid go to the chapel
and see the man Juan mentioned.
I had my own life to live and must
take the necessary steps to insure
my future good.
"I'll go tonight," I decided.
The herders would not be there
until morning; my father was away
for a week; and Jose — no telling
where he was. There being nothing
to hinder me from going to the
chapel, I left a note just in case
Jose came back. Any future move
would depend on the advice I re-
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Mounting my pony, I followed the
trail down the slope to the prairie.
My heart felt lighter; my burden
was less heavy. There might be
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as the two shots broke the stillness
of the night. The muffled beat of
drumming feet approached me. A
riderless horse loomed out of the
dark. In the pale light I recognized
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"Whoa!'' I cried, and the run-
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what I might discover. "I hope
nothing serious has happened."
On legs that trembled, I forced
myself through the darkness until
a faint groan reached me. Creep-
ing cautiously forward in the pale
moonlight, I came to the huddled
heap.
"Jose," I said softly, bending over
the motionless form.
His only answer was a faint
groan. My groan was one of des-
pair. If I only knew how badly he
was injured, I would know whether
to move him or not. I lighted a
match and cupped the flame in
my hands. Jose opened his eyes as
the light flickered, moaning some-
thing about his head. I saw the
crease above the right temple where
a bullet had grazed the skull. If
that were all, I could move him.
Back at the cabin,
I bathed and bandaged my broth-
er's head. Disappointed at the in-
terruption to my plans, I wondered
if things would continue to be like
this. Would every effort to seek
freedom be frustrated? Was I
doomed to remain in darkness?
Would shackles continue to bind
me?
"You followed me," Jose accused
me next morning. I denied it. "Then
how did you happen to find me?"
"I was on my way to see the man
at the chapel," I confessed. "When
I heard the shots and saw your
pony running away, I started look-
ing for you. I didn't get to the
chapel last night, but I'm going
Sunday to see what the services
are like. No one is going to stop
me, so just don't try it. I'm tired
of groping in the dark, and I'll
find light if it is possible."
I made it plain I would brook no
interference and to my surprise,
Jose turned his head without reply.
Yet he failed to offer any explana-
tion of why he had been shot, I
decided not to ask questions, hoping
he would talk when ready.
The chapel windows blazed, the
white walls gleamed, as I sat beside
the cabin, wrestling with my
thoughts. Did Juan meet resistance
in his acceptance of this new
freedom? Was it easy to break away
from the old to accept the new? I
would soon find out for myself,
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for my soul yearned for content-
ment and peace. Until I read the
little Book, I was content with my
way of life. Now things were dif-
ferent. Through the veiled darkness
of my shackled mind I saw a gleam
of hope.
Sunday morning I mounted my
pony and rode down the trail. In
a few minutes I heard someone
behind me. Jose was riding after
me.
"He won't stop me," I declared,
determined not to be stopped in my
effort to find light. "We might just
as well fight this thing to a finish
now."
My jaw was set when Jose over-
took me. I nearly fell from my
horse when he said, "I'm going
with you."
"Going with me?" I gasped. "Now
what's on your mind?"
"Same thing that's on your mind.
Don't interrupt while I tell you
what happened. I haven't been
rustling cattle, but I was tempted.
Juan and you were responsible for
my decision to break with the
crowd who was ruining me. Fear-
ing I would expose them, they shot
me to protect themselves. That
shot that wounded me opened my
eyes. If that bullet had been deeper,
this story would be different. I've
been doing some thinking."
Sitting with Juan near the front
of the mission, we followed with
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Like the dawning of a new day,
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All was bright about the chapel,
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The Work of the
Christian Educational
Director
By Donald S. Aultman
Member National Sunday School
and Youth Board
sn HRISTIAN EDUCATION is a
f ' phrase we hear repeated
V_^ often these days. In fact I
have begun to fear that this ex-
pression may fall into that painful
category of oft repeated cliches
that carry little connotation. Since
Christian means "pertaining to
Christ or His teachings," and edu-
cation means "the training of the
mental and moral powers," Chris-
tian education takes on powerful
implications. It conveys to the
church and the home the task of
training the individual mentally
and morally in the pattern of the
life of Christ and the teachings of
His Word.
In recent years numerous agen-
cies in the church have grown up
to formulate programs for the car-
rying out of the purposes of Chris-
tian education. Each of these ef-
forts was designed to meet a spe-
cial need which had arisen in the
church or home. Let us note some
of the prominent ones at work in
our church today.
Agencies for Christian Education
SUNDAY SCHOOL. The Sunday
School was the first teaching arm
of the church, and is perhaps the
most obvious channel for education
in the church. Its fruitfulness in
the church has given the Sunday
School unprecedented recognition
as a vital part of the church pro-
gram.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S ENDEAVOR.
Although often viewed as only an
inspirational service or fellowship
hour, the Y.P.E. can play an impor-
tant role in the church as a train-
ing ground for youth. This, in fact,
was one of the primary purposes
of the Y.P.E. Article two of the
Y.P.E. Constitution reads as fol-
lows: "The objective of this organi-
zation shall be to promote the
evangelization, spiritual develop-
ment, and training in church mem-
bership of young people. This train-
ing shall include: Reading, study,
and interpretation of the Bible; de-
veloping prayer life; duties and
privileges of church membership;
leadership; worship; music; testi-
mony; evangelism; stewardship;
missions; tithing and giving; fel-
lowship." Here, in short, are listed
the aims of Christian education.
Recent developments in the de-
partmentalized Y.P.E., with cor-
responding aids in the Pilot, make
training in the Y.P.E. a must for
every church.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL. A
product of the 20th century, Va-
cation Bible School is a tried and
proven tool of Christian education.
The consistent, thorough, and real-
istic work offered in the two weeks
of Vacation Bible School make it a
leader in Christian training.
HOME DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAMS. While there are few
churches active in providing educa-
tional guidance for the home, the
home, nevertheless, should be one
of the major training centers of
Christianity. The home existed be-
fore the school and it antedated
the church. Among Hebrew culture,
the home was the primary means
of transmitting their faith. It is not
reasonable to expect the Sunday
School to do an adequate job in
less than an hour per week. Chris-
tian parents must become the chief
teachers of their faith. The church
can and should offer an effective
program of Christian education for
the homes represented in its con-
stituency. Once parents realize that
the church is seeking to help them
in every area of life at home, they
will become convinced that what
goes on at the church is of supreme
importance.
WEEKDAY ACTIVITIES. Each
year the National Sunday School
and Youth Department prepares a
Youth Weekday Activities brochure
and calendar outlining a social and
recreational program for each
month of the year. These social
and recreational programs are a
vital part of Christian education.
Play takes the larger part of a
child's time and figures predomi-
nantly in the life of youth and
adults. One writer has said, "If one
desires to know what a child is,
study his play; if one wants to de-
termine what a child will be, direct
his play." If the church ignores this
principle and the world continues
to direct the leisure time of adults
and the amusement and play of
children and youth, we may expect
a generation that is anything but
church-minded. Here is a challenge
to the church to occupy the time
of its members with worth-while
social and recreational projects.
LAMPLIGHTERS CLUB. One of
the most recent additions to the
Christian education of the local
church is the Lamplighters Club.
This program is another designed to
help provide worth-while church
activities between Sundays. The
Lamplighter Sparks, the Junior
Lamplighter Club, the Senior
Lamplighter Club, and the Lamp-
lighter Youth Fellowship offer sep-
arate club activities for every child
and youth from ages five to twenty.
The aims of the Lamplighter Clubs,
as outlined in the Handbook are:
1. To lead youth to Christ.
2. To develop strong Christian
character.
3. To develop leadership.
4. To provide wholesome recrea-
tional activity.
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These aims are synonymous with
the objectives of Christian educa-
tion. This program of guided Bible
study, achievement, handicraft, fel-
lowship, and recreation with the
"club" appeal has produced mar-
velous results in those churches
that have promoted it faithfully.
CAMPING PROGRAM. Almost
every state now has a Sunday
School and youth director who su-
pervises a summer camping pro-
gram with a full week of evangel-
ism, training, and recreation for
the benefit of the churches and
youth in that state. Each summer
hundreds of youth attend these
camps. Many make lasting deci-
sions for Christ.
The agencies mentioned above
are the outstanding ones in opera-
tion at present. But Christian edu-
cation is not static; its horizons
are ever expanding. We can, there-
fore, expect new areas to open in
the future. Some churches now of-
fer extensive Bible study programs,
and others are seriously consider-
ing the value of church sponsored
weekday schools. The church which
will meet the needs of its people
in Christian education must stay
alert to these developments and as-
sume responsibilities in this field.
We note quickly the close rela-
tionship of these agencies and
therefore place them in one gen-
eral category known as the De-
partment of Christian Education. It
was only recently, however, that
we recognized the value of placing
all Christian education agencies of
the local church under a designated
leader. The advantages of such a
plan with reference to administra-
tion and coordination can readily
be seen. A Christian Education De-
partment in the local church links
the entire educational work. It
makes for unity of purpose while
it coordinates plans and programs.
Moreover, it places some informed
person in charge of the work in this
important area. It follows that this
person should be known as the Di-
rector of Christian Education.
The Christian Education Director
The logical leader of the De-
partment of Christian Education in
the church is the pastor. He is, in
fact, the only person who can in-
augurate and direct the formation
of such a department. He is now,
and in any foreseeable future will
continue to be, the only full-time
worker in the vast majority of our
churches. As such, it is estimated
that at least fifty per cent of his
time will be devoted to Christian
education. Some pastors estimate
that they spend as much as ninety
per cent of their time working in
this field. However, the tremendous
amount of work to be done in
Christian education, and the heavy
demands placed upon the pastor in
all areas of his pastorate, have
brought about the rise of the
Christian Education Director in the
past few years. Some churches find
laymen among their numbers who
can be trained to serve as the
Christian Education Director. Other
churches employ the full-time serv-
ices of a person trained for such a
position. Some larger churches that
have in the past employed the serv-
ices of an assistant pastor now feel
that a Christian Education Direc-
tor can be more valuable inas-
much as his field of endeavor is
designated and his duties are spe-
cified.
Qualifications of the Christian
Education Director
Whether the local church uses
a layman, a part-time worker, or
a full-time director, there are basic
qualifications that should be con-
sidered. The Christian Education
Director should be a Christian edu-
cator. He should be thoroughly
trained in the principles of Chris-
tian education. He should have a
background in the Scriptures. He
should know the Sunday School
thoroughly, including the principles
of graded instruction and leader-
ship training. He should be ac-
quainted with modern methods and
materials in visual education and
similar forms of instruction. He
should attend educational con-
ferences and conventions, as well
as subscribe for the periodicals and
purchase books that offer training
in the field of Christian education.
He should, ideally, be a college
graduate with a major in this area.
The Christian Education Director
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December
1959
200 and Over
Middletown (Clayton Street), Ohio 276
Cincinnati (12th and Elm). Ohio .243
Jacksonville. Florida 240
Greenville (Tremont Avenue).
South Carolina 231
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania 217
East Bernstadt. Kentucky 214
Erwin, North Carolina 207
150 - 199
192
182
179
178
173
173
172
Dayton (E. Fourth Street), Ohio
Davton (Oakrldge Drive), Ohio ......
Ala'bama City, Alabama
Dalsv, Tennessee
Pomona. California
Woodruff, South Carolina
Lumberton, North Carolina
Middlesboro (Noetown), Kentucky 155
Evarts, Kentucky ... 155
Kannapolls. North Carolina 155
Dressen, Kentucky 150
Rocky Mount. North Carolina 150
100 - 149
Russell Springs, Kentucky 149
Sulphur Springs, Florida 142
Akron .Market Street), Ohio 141
Rossvllle, Georgia 140
Lakedale, North Carolina 137
Georgetown. South Carolina 136
Saddle Tree. North Carolina 135
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia .
Fayettevllle. North Carolina
Goldsboro. North Carolina
Eloise. Florida —
Garden City, Florida
West Lakeland, Florida
Rome (North), Georgia —
East Gadsden, Alabama
Grays Knob. Kentucky
Rhodell. West Virginia
Fresno H M. California
Arcadia, Florida
Benton, Illinois ..
Harlan. Kentucky
Dallas. Texas
Brooklyn, Maryland
132
132
131
131
131
131
127
127
126
124
124
123
123
123
122
West Fayettevllle. North Carolina 122
Wilmington, North Carolina
South Mt. Zion. Georgia
Wyandotte. Michigan
Greenwood. South Carolina
Austin, Indiana —
Montgomery. Alabama
122
121
120
120
118
117
Louisville (Highland Park). Kentucky 117
Dallas. North Carolina _. 116
Greenville. Mississippi 115
Parrot. Virginia 115
Tampa, Florida 114
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan 114
Newport News. Virginia 114
Lake Placid. Florida 112
Monroe (4th Street). Michigan 112
Rifle Range. Florida Ill
P:inceton. West Virginia Ill
Van Dvke. Michigan 110
Palatka. Florida 109
Houston (No. 1). Texas 109
Fitzgerald, Georgia 108
Salisbury. Maryland 108
Cambridge, Maryland 108
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue). Missouri 108
Williamsburg. Pennsylvania 108
Dversburg, Tennessee 108
Dallas (Elam Road), Texas 107
Somerset, Kentucky 106
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio 106
Home for Children, Tennessee 105
West Indianapolis, Indiana 105
Columbus (Frebis Avenue). Ohio 104
Lebanon. Pennsylvania 104
Parkersburg, West Virginia 104
New Orleans (Spain Street),
Louisiana 104
West Hollywood. Florida 103
West Frankfort. Illinois 103
Tuscaloosa. Alabama 102
Cincinnati (Eastern). Ohio 102
South Lebanon, Ohio 102
Graham, Texas 102
Chlldersburg, Alabama 101
Abingdon. Virginia 101
Cleveland (55th). Ohio 100
Chattanooga (4th Avenue),
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Loxley. Alabama 99
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Chattanooga (East), Tennessee
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North Birmingham, Alabama
Lynch, Kentucky
Lenoir City, Tennessee
East Phoenix, Arizona
Porterville, California
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Kenosha, Wisconsin
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Fairdale. Kentucky
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio
Enoree, South Carolina
Seneca, South Carolina
New Summit, Arkansas
Baxley, Georgia
Newport, Kentucky
Benton Harbor, Michigan
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Fairborn, Ohio
Dillon, South Carolina
Crab Orchard, Tennessee
Knoxville (8th Avenue), Tennessee
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Marfrance, West Virginia
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Vero Beach, Florida
Phoenix (44th Street), Arizona
Perry. Florida
Starke, Florida
Dwarf, Kentucky
Junction City, Kentucky
Fairplay. South Carolina
McMinnville, Tennessee
Whltwell. Tennessee
Lipscomb. Alabama
Carbon Hill, Alabama
Plant City, Florida
Hammond. Indiana
Hamilton Tabernacle, Ohio
Langley, South Carolina
Levelland, Texas
East Ralnelle, West Virginia
Garden City. Alabama
Woodlawn. Alabama
Chandler, Arizona
Demorest, Georgia
Vanceburg, Kentucky
Covington, Louisiana
East Laurinburg, North Carolina
Blacksvllle, South Carolina
Samoset, Florida
Lando, South Carolina
Empire, Alabama
Marked Tree. Arkansas
Hickory, North Carolina
Valdese. North Carolina
Chattanooga (North). Tennessee
Waynesboro. Tennessee
Highway, Alabama
Trafford, Alabama
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Ruskin, Florida
Dublin, Georgia
Richmond, Kentucky
Nashville (North), Tennessee
Sweetwater, Texas
Belle Glade, Florida
MacClenny, Florida
Macon, Georgia
Gulston, Kentucky _
Hagerstown, Maryland
East Belmont, North Carolina
Old Fort, North Carolina
Patetown, North Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Bethany, South Carolina
Linden, Florida
Rome (West), Georgia
Charleston (King Street),
South Carolina
Carson Springs, Tennessee
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
Morristown, Tennessee ~
Shady Vale, Tennessee
Huntington, West Virginia
Albany (8th Avenue), Georgia
Stinnett, Kentucky _
East Lynn, West Virginia
Largo, Florida
Toccoa, Georgia
Dulac. Louisiana _
Middletown (Oxford), Ohio
Mullins, South Carolina
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Slater, South Carolina
Middle Valley, Tennessee
Paris, Texas
Glendale, Arizona
Christopher, Illinois
Crescent Springs. Kentucky
Gap Hill, South Carolina ......
Orme Mountain, Tennessee
Weirton, West Virginia
Sipsey Camp, Alabama
Mitchell, Indiana ...
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Spiritual Results Among Our Youth
December 30, 1959
Saved 1,592
Sanctified 641
Holy Ghost 459
Added to Church _ 546
Since June 30, 1959
Saved 16,185
Sanctified 6.838
Holy Ghost 5,138
Added to Church 4,813
Report of New Y.P.E.'s
New Y.P.E.'s organized since
June 30, 1959 i 53
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Weekly Attendance
December 1959
500 and Over
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina
Middletown (Clayton Street). Ohio
400-499
Hamilton, Ohio
Kannapolls, North Carolina
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio ...
866
524
440
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415
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300-399
North Cleveland, Tennessee 394
South Gastonia, North Carolina _. 391
Jacksonville, Florida _.. ._. 383
Wilmington, North Carolina 369
N. Chattanooga, Tennessee 362
Erwin, North Carolina 352
Sumiton, Alabama . ._. 346
Anderson (McDuffie Avenue),
South Carolina .... .... .... 341
Rock Hill, South Carolina 334
Monroe (4th Street), Michigan 333
Griffin, Georgia .... .... 331
Biltmore, North Carolina .... .... 328
Tampa, Florida _ 321
Daisy, Tennessee .... ... . .... ... . ... . .... 318
Whitwell, Tennessee 314
South Lebanon, Ohio _ .... 312
East Laurinburg, North Carolina .. - _.. 3i0
Alabama City, Alabama .... .... .... .... 308
Lakeland, Florida .... 305
Somerset, Kentucky .... .... 302
Dillon, South Carolina .... 302
Pulaski, Virginia .... 300
200-299
Rome (North), Georgia .... 290
Savannah (Anderson Street),
Georgia .... .... .... 285
Orlando, Florida .... .... .... .... .... _... 284
West Flint, Michigan 283
East Chattanooga, Tennessee .... 283
Pontiac, Michigan ... .... .... 281
Canton (9th and Gibbs), Ohio .... 279
Atlanta (Riverside), Georgia .... 277
Buford, Georgia .... .... 273
Lumberton, North Carolina . .. . 271
South Rocky Mount, North Carolina ._ 266
Milford, Delaware . .... .... 263
Sulphur Springs, Florida .... 250
Newport News, Virginia 245
Louisville (Highland Park),
Kentucky ... . .... .... .... 244
Lenoir, North Carolina .... 244
West Gastonia, North Carolina .... 242
South Cleveland, Tennessee 238
St. Louis (Grand Avenue), Missouri .... 237
Lenoir City, Tennessee .... .... 237
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida .... 233
Langley, South Carolina .... 232
Columbia, South Carolina ... . 231
Van Dyke, Michigan .... .... 227
Akron (E. Market Street), Ohio .... .... 226
Macon (Napier Avenue), Georgia _.. 223
Jesup, Georgia . .... _.. ... . 223
Greenville (Woodside), South
Carolina .... .... ._. 223
Brooklyn, Maryland ... . ... . 222
Nashville (Meridian Street),
Tennessee ... 220
Baldwin Park, California 217
Belton, South Carolina .... .... .... .... 216
Salisbury, Maryland .... .... ... . _ 215
Goldsboro, North Carolina ... . .... .... ... . 212
Saddle Tree, North Carolina .... .... 212
Knoxville (8th Avenue), Tennessee ... 211
Birmingham (Pike Avenue),
Alabama ... .. .... .... .... 210
Birmingham (South Park),
Alabama .... .... 210
Austin, Indiana . 210
Wyandotte, Michigan ... 208
Pomona, California .... .... .... .... .... .... 206
Easton, Maryland ... ._. .._ .... 206
North Birmingham, Alabama 204
West Indianapolis, Indiana .... ... . ... . _.. . 204
West Lakeland, Florida 203
Rossville, Georgia .... .... .... 203
McColl, South Carolina 203
Phoenix (44th Street), Arizona .... .... 202
Tuscaloosa, Alabama ...J .... .... .... 201
Lakedale, North Carolina .._ .... ... . ... 201
Princeton, West Virginia 201
Anniston, Alabama .... .... .... 200
Ft. Mill, South Carolina 200
Radford, Virginia .... .... 200
125-199
Gastonia (Ranlo), North Carolina _.. .... 199
Sanford, North Carolina . .... .... ... 199
Lancaster, South Carolina 199
Greenville (Park Place),
South Carolina .... .... .... 199
Perry, Florida .... . 198
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue),
Missouri . . .... .... 198
Wilson, North Carolina ... .... .... .... .... 197
Greer, South Carolina .... .... 196
Plant City, Florida 195
Paris, Texas .. .... .... 195
Somerset, Pennsylvania .... .... 192
Parkersburg, West Virginia 192
Miami, Florida .... 191
West Danville, Virginia .... 190
Greenwood, South Carolina 189
Avondale Estates, Georgia .... 188
Charleston (King Street),
South Carolina ..... 188
Chattanooga (East Ridge),
Tennessee .. .... .... 188
Lawrenceville, Georgia . 185
Honea Path, South Carolina .... .... .... 185
Marion, South Carolina .... .... ... . 185
East Belmont, North Carolina .... ._ 184
East Orlando, Florida .... 183
Walhalla (No. 1), South Carolina 183
Ft. Myers, Florida .... .... 182
Lindale, Georgia .... 182
Georgetown, South Carolina 182
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania .... .... .... .... 181
Eloise, Florida . .. .... 179
Fayetteville, North Carolina 179
York, South Carolina .... .... 178
Huntington, West Virginia .... 178
Eldorado, Illinois 177
Anderson (Osborne Avenue),
South Carolina 177
Greenwood (South), South Carolina .... 177
Valdosta, Georgia .... .... .... 176
Lanes Avenue, Florida .... .... .... .... 175
Clearwater, Florida 174
Greenville, North Carolina .... .... .... 174
Huntsville, Alabama .... .... 172
Mobile (Crichton), Alabama 171
Dayton, Tennessee .... .... 171
Rifle Range, Florida .... _._ .... 170
Tarpon Springs, Florida .... .... 170
Rockingham, North Carolina 170
Garden City, Florida .... 169
Lake Wales, Florida .... 168
Springfield, Ohio .... .... .... 168
Lebanon, Ohio .... .... .... .... .... 168
Alma, Georgia .... .... 167
Russell Springs, Kentucky 167
Norfolk, Virginia .... 167
Sanford, Florida ._ 165
St. Louis (Northside), Missouri 164
Bartow, Florida 163
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia .... .... 162
Rosamond Avenue, Tennessee 162
Fitzgerald, Georgia .... .... .... 161
Seneca, South Carolina .... .... .... 161
Montgomery, Alabama .... .... .... 159
Winter Garden, Florida 158
Mooresville, North Carolina .... 158
Gaffney, South Carolina .... .... .... .... 158
Pelzer, South Carolina 158
Tifton, Georgia .... .... .... .... 157
Dressen, Kentucky .... .... .... .... .... . ... 157
Washington, D. C .... .... ., .... 157
Hester Town, North Carolina ._ 157
Fourth Avenue, Tennessee .... .... .... .... 156
Sylacauga, Alabama .... .... 154
East Fayetteville, North Carolina .... .... 154
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina ... .... 154
La France, South Carolina 154
Thomaston, Georgia .... 152
Lowell, North Carolina .... 152
Toledo (Segur), Ohio .... .... 152
Parrott, Virginia 152
Orangeburg, South Carolina 151
Brunswick, Georgia 150
North Belmont, North Carolina .... 150
Demorest, Georgia .... .... 149
Louisville (Faith Temple), Kentucky .... 149
Willow Run, Michigan 149
Willard, Ohio .... .... .... .... .... 149
Dyersburg, Tennessee .... .... 149
Pinsonfork, Kentucky .... 148
Ferndale, Michigan . ... .... .... .... 148
West Asheville, North Carolina 148
South Phoenix, Arizona 147
Cocoa, Florida . .... 147
Benson, North Carolina .... 147
Greensboro, North Carolina ... .... .... 147
Hamilton (Tabernacle), Ohio .... .. 147
Ware Shoals, South Carolina .... .... 147
Woodruff, South Carolina .... .... .... 147
White Sulphur Springs,
West Virginia .... .... .... .... 147
Douglas, Georgia 146
North Lansing, Michigan _. .... .... 146
Dallas, Texas ... .... .... 146
Mobile (Oakdale), Alabama 145
Henderson, North Carolina ..... 145
Buhl, Alabama .... .... 144
Cramerton, North Carolina .... 144
Sevierville, Tennessee .... .... .... .... 144
West Hollywood, Florida .... 142
Benton, Illinois .... .... 142
Asheboro, North Carolina .... .... .... .... 142
Lando, South Carolina .... 142
Bristol, Tennessee .... —. .... .... 142
Erwin, Tennessee .... .... .... 142
Piedmont, Alabama .. .... .... 141
Lexington, North Carolina 141
Valdese, North Carolina .. .... ... . ... . .... 141
Robinette, West Virginia .... .... .... .... 141
Adamsville, Alabama . _. .... .... .... _ . 140
San Pablo, California ... ... . .... 140
West Miami, Florida .... ... . 140
Wallins, Kentucky .... 140
Lancaster, Ohio .... ... . .... 140
Laurens, South Carolina .... .... 140
Cedartown, Georgia .... .... ... . 139
Clinton (Lydia Mill), South
Carolina ... 139
Blacksburg, South Carolina .... 138
Memphis (Mississippi Blvd.),
Tennessee .... .... .... ... . .... 138
Talladega, Alabama ... . 137
MacClenny, Florida .... .... .... .... 137
Loxley, Alabama .... .... ... . ... . 136
Westminster, California 136
Hamilton (Kenworth), Ohio 136
Mt. Pleasant, Maryland ... ... . .... .... 135
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio 135
Mallory, West Virginia 135
Chandler, Arizona .... ... . .... ... . 134
Leadwood, Missouri .... .... 134
Springfield, North Carolina .... .... .... 134
Mullins, South Carolina ._. 134
North Nashville, Tennessee 134
North Prichard, Alabama ... . ... . 133
Key West, Florida .... 133
Lawton, Oklahoma ... . .... ... . 133
Everett, Pennsylvania .... 133
S. Tucson, Arizona .... 132
Manatee, Florida .... .... .... 132
Pensacola, Florida ... . ... . ~ 132
Carmi, Illinois ... . .... ... . 132
Winchester, Kentucky .... .... .... 132
Florence, South Carolina .... .... .... 132
Rock Hill (North), South Carolina 132
Lake Worth, Florida 131
North St. Petersburg, Florida 131
Mt. Vernon, Illinois _.. .... .... .... ... . .... 131
Muskegon, Michigan .... .... .... .... .... 131
Lake Placid, Florida .... .... .... 130
Hazlehurst, Georgia __ .... .... 130
West Baltimore, Maryland .... ... .... 130
Conway, South Carolina .... .... 130
McKinleyville, California .... .... 129
Samoset, Florida .... .... 129
Middles boro (Noetown), Kentucky ... ... 129
Boonsboro, Maryland .... ... . .... 129
Crisfield, Maryland .... .... .... 129
Selma, North Carolina .... .... 129
Clinton, South Carolina 129
Ft. Worth (Riverside), Texas .... 129
Alexandria, Virginia .... .... .... ... 129
Homestead, Florida ... _ 128
Wadesboro, North Carolina ... — 128
Soddy, Tennessee .... .... ... ... 128
Kimberly, Alabama .... 127
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio .... ... . .... 127
Solway, Tennessee .... .... 127
Charleston, West Virginia .... .... .... 127
East Gadsden, Alabama ... 126
Oakley, California ... . .... 126
Porterville, California .... .... 126
Naples, Florida .... ... .... .... 126
Washington, North Carolina 126
Claysburg, Pennsylvania ... . ... . _ 126
Jackson, Tennessee .... .... .... .... 126
West Knoxville, Tennessee 126
Lynch, Kentucky .... 125
Patetown, North Carolina 125
Dividing Ridge, Tennessee ._ ±25
Bluefield, Virginia .... .... .. 125
NATION'S TOP TEN IN HOME
DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE
Total Monthly Attendance for December
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina .... .... .... 8,344
Cleveland (North), Tennessee 1,300
Columbus (Frebis Avenue), Ohio 1,000
Mitchell, Indiana 992
Lake Worth, Florida ... .... 821
Kannapolis, North Carolina .... 702
Hester Town, North Carolina 629
Lumberton, North Carolina .... ... . .... 608
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia 519
Louisville (Portland), Kentucky 480
TEN STATES HIGHEST IN HOME
DEPARTMENTS
South Carolina .... .... .... .
West Virginia ... .... .
North Carolina .... .... ....
Alabama .... .... .... .
Ohio .... ... .... ... .... .
Florida .... .... .... ....
Georgia .... ....
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REPORT OF NEW SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Branch Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 43
Branch Sunday Schools reported
as of December 30, 1959 .... .... .... .... 880
New Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 56
Total Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 (Branch
and New) 99
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... CONTENTS
THE LAMPLIGHTER
He Is Risen
FEATURES
Ascension .... . .
Greater Than His Music Was the
Courage of Handel
He Is . . . Risen
Passover Shawl
When Chapel Cars Rode the Rails
The Risen Life
The Life Story of Lazarus Chikovi
DEPARTMENTS
YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW
VARIETY
CHILDREN'S STORY
Easter for John
POETRY
ART
BENEATH THE SURFACE
OF THE SUNDAY
SCHOOL
The Sunday School Teacher as a
Counselor
STATISTICS
COVER
St. John 3
Irma Hegel 4
Dorothy C. Haskin .
Mont Hurst
Evelyn Witter
Pauline V. Sutherland
Earl P. Paulk, Jr. _____
M. G. McLuhan
Avis Swiger
Esther M. Payler
L. 0. Vaught
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H. Armstrong Roberts
Youth Wants to Know
By Avis Swiger
Dear Mrs. Swiger,
Why should we serve God in our youth? — S. W.
Dear S. W.,
You can find many answers to this question, as well as answers from
life about us today. Ecclesiastes 12:1 says that we should serve God in our
youth while we have the strength to accomplish things. Isaiah 57:21 says
that it is the only way to have peace, and peace is necessary for happi-
ness; therefore, it is the happiest life. Habits that are formed early are
not easily broken. So if young people form bad habits, the chances are
that they will continue to be bad; if they become Christians, they will
form good habits and are not likely to turn away from them.
Young people need to serve God to combat juvenile delinquency. Even
a few Christians in a local high school can have a great deal of influence
for good.
If there were no other reason this one would be sufficient — Lamenta-
tions 3:27: "It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth."
PLAN NOW TO ATTEND COMMENCEMENT
WEEK AT LEE COLLEGE
Baccalaureate Sunday, May 22.
Senior Play Monday and Tuesday, May 23, 24
Business Meeting of National Alumni Wednesday morning, May 25
Alumni Banquet Wednesday night. May 25
Music Recital (Following Banquet) Wednesday night, May 25
Commencement Thursday, May 26
7ALLiHSHTED
Vol. 31
APRIL, 1960 No. 4
Charles W. Conn, Editor-in-Chief
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NOTE: After reading Smith and Goodspeed's transla-
tion of the Easter story, as it was recorded by St.
John, your Editor was constrained to present it thus
without any editorial comment. May the Spirit of
Him who arose triumphant from the grave quicken
each of you to greater service for Him.
aster
By St. John
ON THE DAY after the Sabbath, very early in the
morning while it was still dark, Mary of Mag-
dala went to the tomb, and she saw that the
stone had been removed from it. So she ran away and
went to Simon Peter and the other disciple who was
dear to Jesus, and said to them,
"They have taken the Master out Of the tomb, and
we do not know where they have put him."
So Peter and the other disciple went out of the city
and started for the tomb. And they both ran, and the
other disciple ran faster than Peter and got to the
tomb first. And he stooped down and saw the bandages
lying on the ground, but he did not go in. Then Simon
Peter came up behind him, and he went inside the
tomb, and saw the bandages lying on the ground, and
the handkerchief that had been over Jesus' face not on
the ground with the bandages, but folded up by itself.
Then the other disciple who had reached the tomb
first went inside, too, and saw and was convinced. For
they did not yet understand the statement of Scripture
that he must rise from the dead. So the disciples went
back to their homes.
But Mary stood just outside the tomb, weeping. And
as she wept she looked down into the tomb, and saw
two angels in white sitting where Jesus' body had been,
one at his head and one at his feet. And they said to
her,
"Why are you weeping?"
She said to them,
"They have taken my Master away, and I do not
know where they have put him."
As she said this she turned around and saw Jesus
standing there, but she did not know that it was he.
Jesus said to her,
"Why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?"
She, supposing that he was the gardener, said to
him,
"If it was you, sir, that carried him away, tell me
where you have put him, and I will take him away."
Jesus said to her,
"Mary!"
She turned and said to him in Hebrew,
"Rabboni!" which means Master.
Jesus said to her,
"You must not cling to me, for I have not yet gone
up to my Father, but go to my brothers and say to
them, T am going up to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.' "
Mary of Magdala went and declared to the disciples,
"I have seen the Master!" and she told them that
he had said this to her.
When it was evening on the first day after the
Sabbath, and the doors of the /house where the dis-
ciples met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came
in and stood among them and said to them,
"Peace be with you!"
Then he showed them his hands and his side, and
the disciples were full of joy at seeing the Master.
Jesus said to them again,
"Peace be with you! Just as my Father sent me
forth so I now send you."
As he said this he breathed upon them, and said,
"Receive the holy Spirit! If you forgive any men's
sins, they are forgiven them, and if you fix any men's
sins upon them, they will remain fixed."
But Thomas, one of the Twelve, who was called the
twin, was not with them when Jesus came in. So the
rest of the disciples said to him,
"We have seen the Master!"
But he said to them,
"Unless I see the marks of the nails in his hands,
and put my finger into the marks of the nails, and put
my hand into his side, I will never believe it."
A week later, his disciples were again in the house,
and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were
locked, Jesus came in and stood among them, and said,
"Peace be with you!"
Then he said to Thomas,
"Put your finger here and look at my hands, and
take your hand and put it in my side, and be no
longer unbelieving, but believe!"
Thomas answered him,
"My Master and my God!"
Jesus said to him,
"Is it because you have seen me that you believe?
Blessed be those who have not seen me and yet
believe!"
There were many other signs that Jesus showed be-
fore his disciples which are not recorded in this book.
But these have been recorded so that you may believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and through
believing you may have life as his followers.
After this Jesus again showed himself to the disciples
(Continued on page 21)
By Irma Hegel
illustrated by Chloe Stewart
Vj ERHAPS SHE shouldn't have
/— ' spoken — Nancy Paxton real-
' ized that the moment the
impulsive words had left her lips.
But a certain loneliness was on
the face of the slim mink-coated
woman who stood on the steps of
the Art Institute and who now
regarded her in puzzled curiosity.
"You don't remember me," Nancy
said. "Yet, I did go to school with
you here in Medalia. My name was
Nancy Wills them. It's Paxton now."
"Of course," said the woman,
smiling. "Carrot-top Nan!" Lightly,
she touched Nancy's well kept hair
beneath her little hat. "How beau-
tiful your hair is now, like burnish-
ed copper. I recall Sam Paxton too.
He was a senior in high school
while we were still sophs."
"Sam and I have both followed
your career in the papers and
magazines," said Nancy. "Holly
Rowland, cover-artist and a great
painter. Your one-woman exhibi-
tion here in Medalia was something
most of us will never forget."
Holly smiled, a well-ordered smile
in a well-ordered face. "A popular
artist, not a great one," she correct-
ed. "And Sam? He had a flair for
art — what's Sam doing now?"
"Sam runs the Medalia Junk
Company," said Nancy. Holly's dark
eyes registered genuine shock and
Nancy added, "Oh, it's a good
paying business and Sam loves it.
Perhaps it's the buried treasure
complex that every man has. Sam
can't be a pirate but he can get the
same sense of discovery by recog-
nizing value in discarded things
and reselling them to someone who
will put them to use again."
"Extraordinary," Holly said po-
litely; yet, the word was empty.
"That's why I spoke to you,"
Nancy went on excitedly. "I won-
dered if your busy schedule would
permit you to visit Sam's junk yard
with me now."
"Junk yard?" Holly repeated in
an amused voice.
"It's like this, Holly. Sam's found
a painting that he thinks is beau-
tiful. So do I. Still, we'd like an ex-
pert's opinion."
Holly pulled her mink wrap closed
about her slender throat. "Tell me
more — how could a painting of any
value at all be in a junk yard?"
"That's easy enough to explain."
Nancy led the way to her small
car parked at the curb. She opened
the door for Holly and settled her-
self behind the wheel. "A depart-
ment store went bankrupt in Me-
dalia. Sam bought most of the odds
and ends. Among the things was
a wallboard from some window
trimming. On it, Sam discovered
this exquisite painting called As-
cension."
"Does he know who painted it?"
Holly asked.
Nancy shook her red-gold head.
"Just the initials J. C. to go by.
Before Sam builds up the unknown
artist's hopes, he wants your opin-
ion."
"Now you're giving me the pir-
ate-complex," Holly said, laughing.
"Of course, this is the first time
I've ever given an opinion on any-
thing found in a junk-yard," she
added.
Nancy pursed her
lips thoughtfully. The mission-spir-
it was strong in her and she wanted
to bring something she herself had
found to Holly. That could be
foolish. They were worlds apart.
Holly had gone on to university-
study and further study abroad.
Nancy had completed high school
and that was all. Yet, there was a
thinking of the mind and a think-
ing of the heart. A person could be
ever so wise, intelligent and reason-
able and yet not have learned to
think from the heart.
They were driving through the
busy, little city, out toward the
outskirts. The February day was
grey, the sky heavily overcast with
a definite threat of snow in the
air. "Is that so unusual?" Nancy
demanded suddenly. "I mean, find-
ing beauty in a junk-yard. The
stone ivhich the builders rejected
the same is become the head of
the corner: this is the Lord's doing,
and it is marvellous in our eyes."
"What does that mean to you?"
Holly was still amused. "I've for-
gotten whatever religion was
taught me."
Nancy spoke from her heart.
"What we select is often rejected
by God and what God selects, we
reject. That's because we see the
outer appearance while God looks
inside us. A rough stone, even a
rejected one, may be as important
as the small polished stone."
"It's plain to see that you haven't
forgotten what religion you learn-
ed, Nan."
"Oh, Sam and I attend church
regularly. We take an active part
in church activities, especially
youth work and rehabilitation for
the aged — don't you?"
"No," said Holly.
They reached the junk-yard and
Nancy halted the car, alighting and
leading Holly past the high fence
to the brown building that bore
the simple placard Medalia Junk
Yark. Inside, broken furniture was
piled high: dusty dishes awaiting
sorting, old stoves and refrigera-
tors. Sam sauntered out of his
office, his eyes very blue against
his thin dark face and crewcut
hair. "Holly Rowland!" he exclaim-
ed delightedly.
"Hello, Sam." Holly grasped his
outstretched hand. "Nan brought
me out to see a painting."
"Ascension?" Soberly, Sam drew
the women into his office and
waved his hand toward a piece of
wallboard standing high on his
desk.
NANCY FOUND herself
looking at the painting and feeling
again that mixture of awe and
reverence. Window-trimmers had
53w**/~*"
the abstract— a breath-
hammered on top of it, walked on even
it, and cut displays on it, leaving taking height, a struggle for mas-
grooves, smears and plain old pock tery of the physical for the spirit-
marks, yet the beauty was there ual, like a hand outstretched for
the healing touch of God.
Holly looked at it a long time,
her face expressionless. "It's crude,"
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Greater than his music was the
Courage of Handel
During the year of
1741 the gay court world of George
II of England forgot its former
favorite composer, George Handel.
The fluctuating fancy of public
opinion turned from his music.
Driving work habits had broken
his health. He was a failure, and
the king disliked a failure, or any
thought of one. London society was
convinced that Handel was through
and would be heard of no more.
By Dorothy C. Haskin
When Handel was at this low ebb,
to the bleak house on Brook Street
came Charles Jennens, a wealthy
man who devoted his life to litera-
ture criticism and the composing
of librettos. He had gathered to-
gether passages from the Bible
which he felt were fitting for an
oratorio.
The flesh-weary, heart-broken
Handel studied them, and so tre-
mendous was his courage that one
1 $
\
sultry August day he sat down to
a harpsichord and started to com-
pose. Day after day, line after
line, page after page, he wrote. His
manservant brought his food to
him on a tray, and would return
an hour or so later to find it un-
touched, Handel staring at appar-
ently nothing, a look of ecstasy on
his face. For twenty-four days, he
lived in a semi-trance; he ex-
claimed, "I did think I did see all
heaven before me, and the great
God Himself."
This was the spirit of the man
who gave the Christian world its
greatest Easter oratorio, The Mes-
siah. Besides it, he wrote approxi-
mately forty operas, twenty-four
oratorios, including Samson Agon-
istes, Jephtha, and Joshua, as well
as innumerable vocal and instru-
mental pieces.
He was one of the world's gen-
iuses, though he was a lonely man
given to taking long walks alone,
to eating alone, to working alone.
He inherited a strong constitution,
but he abused it. All his life it was
his custom when composing to
work day and night, without food.
He lived in a simple house on
Brook Street and his solitude was
broken only occasionally by the
rumble of a horse-drawn vehicle,
or the shuffle of a sedan chair-
man carrying a glamorous lady to
a gala affair. He would go to the
opera house and spend nerve-
racking hours conducting the or-
chestra, dealing with temperamen-
tal sopranos and sulking tenors.
Then he would go home to compose,
sleeping little. Having only a scant
interest in women, he never mar-
illustrated by Chloe Selden Stewart
ried but instead threw his vigor
and valor into his work.
ONE REASON his life
was a long struggle against odds
was due to the fact that in his
day musicians were not appreci-
ated. During his boyhood in Halle,
Germany, the only musicians were
the church organist, and the town
choir which sang in front of peo-
ple's houses, hoping for coins to be
given to them. They were beggars,
usually ending their lives in char-
itable institutions. Therefore, he
struggled against constant lack of
money, was twice on the verge of
bankruptcy; he detested the pa-
tronage of nobles and sought to
prove his right to earn his living
as a musician. It was a long, un-
even struggle that took courage
and faith each step of the way.
There were periods of complete de-
feat, but no discouragement
matched his valor. He fought ever
upward, and his unswerving cour-
age was rewarded with financial
victory and complete acceptance of
his music, not only by London but
by the world.
He was in a low period when he
wrote his magnificent The Mes-
siah. After he had completed it,
he put it in his desk drawer where
it lay for seven weeks, apparently
forgotten. Then he received an in-
vitation to go to Dublin, Ireland,
to give several concerts. What an
encouragement! If London did not
want him, others did!
He gathered together a number
of musical scores, a few of his best
singers, and, at the beginning of
November, 1741, left for Dublin.
There he was received with ac-
claim. He happily gave a number
of concerts, saving his latest and
greatest work for the Easter sea-
son. The first public performance
of The Messiah was a rehearsal.
Then it was announced in the
papers that Mr. Handel's grand
oratorio would be performed on
April 13, and please, would the la-
dies refrain from wearing hoops
and the gentlemen from wearing
their swords? By this cooperation
eight hundred people, instead of
the usual seven hundred, were able
to crowd into the music hall. They
listened and were impressed. The
next day Faulkner's Journal wrote,
"Words are wanting to express the
exquisite delight it afforded to the
admiring crowded audience."
When Handel hopefully returned
to England, he found the London-
ers still in no mood to listen to his
music. His Dublin success counted
as nothing to them. It was months
before he could gather enough in-
terest to produce Samson. In it, his
courage had produced a new tri-
umph, so he decided to present
The Messiah.
Immediately upon the announce-
ment of the oratorio, the church
objected that sacred music should
not be given in a concert hall. The
idea! Was Handel mad to consider
such blasphemy! An oratorio based
on the life of the Christ should be
performed only in a church, not
for the general public. Undaunted,
Handel changed the title to A
Sacred Oratorio and in March,
1743, it was sung in London. The
religious controversy kept many
away. Among the few who attend-
ed was King George II, who, at
the commencement of the "Halle-
lujah Chorus," instinctively rose to
his feet. The rest of the audience
rose with mixed feelings of courtesy
to the king and awe at the splendor
of the music. From that day audi-
ences have always risen at the
singing of the magnificent "Halle-
lujah Chorus."
The courage which
Handel had amidst such grievious
defeat grew out of the inner core
of his being. He had fought each
step of the way and, in a real
sense, inherited his religious con-
victions and determinations from
his parents. Both were devout
Lutherans. His maternal grand-
father was a pastor. His father was
a dour solitary man who supported
his family as a barber-surgeon; he
was past sixty when George was
born to his second wife, Dorothea.
He took pride in his young son.
Wanting him to be a lawyer, he
belittled any interest that Goerge
may have shown in music. One of
George Handel's positions was at
the court of the Duke Johann
Adolf. When George was eight, as
a treat, and perhaps also to show
off his son, the older Handel took
him to court.
Young George lived with his un-
cle who, sensing his interest in
music, took him to the chapel.
Young George listened with marvel
in his eyes. His soul responded to
the beauty of the tones, and so the
organist permitted the small child
to sit at the organ (much smaller
than our modern organs), and the
short fingers instinctively found
melody.
(Continued on page 22)
HE IS . . . RISEN
By Mont Hurst
A S GREAT, LOVING, loyal, and faithful as the
// disciples were, they did not expect Jesus to
— */\T come out of the tomb. The human character-
istics of each of them, as well as others who loved
and followed Him simply could not grasp such an
astounding claim. Although they had witnessed
amazing miracles He performed and had heard mar-
velous new truths at His feet, they could not under-
stand such a thing as a genuine, bodily resurrection —
not even of Jesus!
There are numberless Christians today who are like
the disciples in this respect. The miraculous; super-
natural aspects of His resurrection, ascension, and
return cannot be comprehended by them. Those loving
women who went to the tomb at a very early morning
hour were simple believers, but their power of compre-
hension could not assimilate the truth of His parallel
of the restoration of the Temple in three days and
the resurrection of Himself, in three days. They proved
their belief that He was to stay in the grave as an
ordinary human who had passed from life into death.
They brought spices to prepare His body for its final
resting place. They were sincere.
The great and vitally important truth is that if
He is not risen, then He is not\ He is, because He did
rise from the tomb. Praise His matchless name! He
cannot be real in our hearts unless we know the
truth of His resurrection. The fact that an angel was
sent by God to tell the women that He was not in
the tomb is proof of the supernatural aspects of His
resurrection. If they had been told by some human
being, they might have doubted or disbelieved. God
even sent a supernatural being to tell them of a
supernatural event!
Jesus also appeared to many persons as proof of
His resurrection. Mary Magdalene had the high honor
of seeing Him on Sunday, April 9, A.D. 30, according
to the way we reckon dates in this age. And the
women returning from His sepulchre saw Him on that
same date. Peter had the wonderful privilege of having
Jesus appear to Him in person and to him only on
that same date. That evening the two privileged dis-
ciples met Him on the historic road to Emmaus. Later
that evening ten of the apostles saw Him. Thomas
was absent. Then, on April 16, according to modern
calendar reckoning, eleven apostles saw Him, with
Thomas among them.
THERE WAS NO doubt as to the human
death of the Saviour. His murderers and persecutors
saw to that. The dastardly job was well-done. No
human could have survived His fate. His appearing to
persons was even more miraculous than the astounding
miracles He performed before their very eyes. He kept
on appearing to them at regular intervals. God made
hundreds of witnesses to His bodily resurrection. It
was His greatest miracle on earth, but it was to
precede the final and crowning event of all — His
ascension right before their very eyes. What did those
seven apostles think when they saw Him as they
fished in the Sea of Galilee? Then He appeared to
eleven of them on a Galilean mountain. The very
next month more than five hundred people saw Him
at once. To finish His earthly regime in person, He
ascended into heaven from the Mount of Olives. What
a privilege it would have been to have witnessed this
event!
However, the greatest was yet to come. Even after
He ascended into heaven, our heavenly Father sent
Him back to earth to appear before Paul on the
Damascus Road and to the Beloved John on the Isle
of Patmos. This great reappearance of His has been
a continuing thing, as He still appears before our
mind's eye and makes His presence known and felt
in our hearts. He had to be resurrected from the
tomb before any of these appearances could be made.
Sometimes we are prone to forget this as we are
filled with the Holy Spirit which He said He would
send and whom He did send in a most definite way.
However, we must never lose sight of the fact that
He is risen and He arose so that we might have Him
in us. Here in human flesh, He could not be in man-
kind, but in the power of the Spirit He is present.
Jesus Christ died the ignoble death of the lowest
type slave, but in His glorious resurrection from the
tomb, He came up and out of it as our heavenly
crowned King of kings and Lord of lords! If He did not
rise from the tomb, He is not and never was, but
praise God HE IS RISEN! He is the Heavenly Magnet
that draws all men unto Him — upward. May we always
see Him as the risen Saviour and not falter at the
tomb of doubt.
8
Pa
ssover
Shawl
By Evelyn Witter
t/-\ UTH WALKED with some
fcS of the older girls along the
/^ rocky road that led into Je-
rusalem. It was the time of the
Feast of the Passover.
Ruth swung her new shawl more
loosely about her shoulders, her
hands lingering over the softness
of it. How long it had been that
she had been looking forward to a
fancy shawl of her own! Mama
had promised that when the cara-
van came in, she could have a
beautiful shawl. And the caravan
had come in time for the Passover
when Jerusalem was full of people
who came from miles around for
the great festival.
Everyone would see how beauti-
ful she looked in the purple and
yellow shawl. She would be ad-
mired, gazed on, envied. Nothing
was more important to Ruth than
to have her beauty recognized and
glorified.
As Ruth approached the city
gate, scarcely anyone noticed
her at all. People were standing
about in small groups talking about
something very exciting. A teacher,
Jesus of Nazareth, had dared to
come to the feast. Some of the
authorities of the Temple were
prejudiced against this teacher,
they said.
But Ruth sauntered on. She was
not interested in the teacher. She
was interested in seeing a sudden
appraising glance from a youth, or
a bold, open stare from a man.
Ruth swished her shawl and
moved on toward the middle of the
city. Here people were reverently
joyful at the sight of a man.
Curiously Ruth listened to what the
people were saying.
One woman was saying: "He is
a friend. He has healed many."
A man's voice added: "He has
cared for many."
Ruth raised a disinterested eye-
brow and moved toward the Tem-
ple. In a few seconds she was in
the midst of a crowd. All the people
were singing and shouting, "Ho-
sanna! Hosanna!"
Looking for a notable personage,
Ruth was confused. All she could
see was a man seated upon a small
donkey. He rode calmly while chil-
dren carried branches from palm
trees before him. People were tak-
ing off their robes and cloaks and
throwing them down before the
man.
The joyous crowd pushed and
moved, forcing Ruth to move with
them. Finally Ruth found herself
at the very front of the crowd.
"Well, I will get to see this teach-
er face to face," Ruth thought. "He
will surely notice me in my beauti-
ful shawl." She swung her shawl
proudly and adjusted it to her
shoulders. It was the one possession
she had which she considered did
justice to her precious beauty.
The crowd pushed forward so
hard that the man on the donkey
had to stop. He stopped right be-
fore the spot where Ruth was
standing.
Ruth could see the teacher's face.
Looking deep into His eyes, Ruth
felt that He knew all about her —
about her sadnesses, her dreams,
her hopes, her thirst for love . . .
THE TEACHER and
the girl looked at each other, and
Ruth felt refreshed, as if she had
not walked the rocky road to Je-
rusalem at all. Ruth had the de-
sire, in those few moments, to be
as beautiful in her thoughts as she
was in her flesh. Suddenly she
knew that beauty of spirit was the
only real beauty and she repented
her vanity.
She wanted the teacher to know
how she felt and that she was will-
ing to follow Him. Slipping the
shawl from her shoulders, caressing
it in her hands for only a mo-
ment, she spread the shawl before
the donkey.
The procession began to move on.
The donkey made his way over the
shawl. When the little animal
passed by, Ruth gathered up her
shawl and clutched it to her heart.
The teacher turned a little and
there was a slight smile on his
face. It was a smile that lighted
Ruth's life from that day on.
Ruth never wore her shawl again.
But she kept it always, showing it
to the many people whom she
helped to become Christians.
WHEN
RODE THE RAILS
f\ N THE EARLY days of the
\J Golden West when the towns
<^y were wild and lacked disci-
pline, when the settlers knew little,
if anything, of religion, mission-
aries carried the gospel by means
of railroads into that lawless part
of the country.
On the American Baptist Assem-
bly Grounds at Green Lake, Wis-
consin, a railroad chapel car named
Grace stands as a tribute to the
early preachers who blazed the
trail. The car is one of seven such
chapels built for a unique home
missions project.
The first of these cars was the
realization of a minister's dream!
It had troubled Boston W. Smith
to see the railroad cars carrying
liquor, tobacco, and guns to the
new towns. "A gospel car placed
upon the tracks is what is really
needed," he thought.
In one town every Saturday night
a passenger coach was sidetracked;
Mr. Smith knew this, so he ob-
tained permission to use the coach
and there preached the Word of
God to all who cared to listen. A
Sunday School which later grew
into a flourishing church was or-
ganized in the coach.
Then twelve years later, on May
23, 1891, the chapel car Evangel,
was dedicated in Cincinnati, Ohio.
It was then taken to the Northwest
to begin its long years of mission-
ary service under the general dir-
ection of Mr. Smith and the
American Baptist Publication Soci-
ety. When numerous conversions
occurred within a few months, the
first chapel car, Evangel, was join-
ed by Emanuel, Glad Tidings, Good
Will, Messenger of Peace, Herald
of Hope, and Grace.
The chapel car was a regular
10
church and parsonage combined. It
had every convenience for the mis-
sionary and his family; a fine brass
lectern from where he preached
the gospel, an organ, pews to ac-
commodate up to 125 people, a well-
equipped kitchen, and sleeping
quarters for the missionary family.
Under a group of the pews were
small individual boxes which held
additional supplies of books, tracts,
and Bibles for distribution. Hymn-
books were in every pew. The
young people of the parsonage and
the lads of the community were
called upon to keep these racks
tidy and to pass out the tracts and
other materials as needed. Located
under the car were roomy boxes
which held coal, kindling, ice, and
a tent.
JT WAS A pleasant
sight to see a railroad chapel car
roll up on a siding on a warm and
sunny day. You would be apt to
see schoolboys of all ages gathering
to help in any way they could.
From the smallest to the tallest,
they drove the stakes and pitched
the tent. They stacked the hymn-
books and tracts and rushed
around making themselves useful.
Upon entering a western town,
the evangelist-missionary and his
wife parked the chapel car on a
siding and devoted their days to
canvassing the community, intro-
ducing themselves to adults and
children alike. They invited every-
one to come and hear the Word
of God. Meetings were held for the
young people by day; the parents
and elders came to service at night.
If a man expressed willingness to
come to a service, but found that
his working hours prevented it,
special midnight services were held
in the car. The workers came
directly from their jobs as they
were, many in overalls, many dirty,
but they came.
Although Boston W. Smith first
saw the need for a gospel car, it
was Dr. Wayland Hoyt, then a
pastor in Minneapolis, who sug-
gested the building of the first
chapel car. Riding through a num-
ber of towns with his brother,
Colgate Hoyt, a railroad executive,
one hot day in 1890, he turned to
his brother and said, "It seems to
me that these towns could use a
church. I haven't seen one now
for almost two hours. Why couldn't
a car be built in such a manner
that it would house a church and
parsonage combined? In that way,
the car could be sidetracked and
the people could be invited to hear
the gospel. The preacher, his wife
and family could live comfortably
in such a setup. What do you
think?"
Colgate put his head back and
thought about the suggestion of his
brother. "How did you ever think
of that? It's a perfect idea!" Soon
afterward he organized a "chapel
car syndicate" in New York City.
Boston W. Smith was a charter
member. He was invited to submit
sketches for his long-dreamed-of
chapel car. It was not long until
the Barney and Smith Car Com-
pany of Dayton, Ohio, built the
car according to specifications.
When the car was
dedicated in 1891, Mr. Smith said,
"Surely God's hand is in this." The
hundreds of churches and Sunday
Schools first organized in the chap-
el cars are living witnesses that
Mr. Smith's vision sixty-eight years
ago was from God.
The chapel cars, on a whole,
visited hundreds of towns, usually
remaining there three to five days,
though sometimes staying as long
as a month on one spot. Young
people of the communities distri-
buted thousarfds of tracts and gave
out Bibles by the hundreds.
The chapel car, Messenger of
Peace, en route from St. Louis to
Kansas City over the Wabash Rail-
road, was sidetracked for a few
hours one night in order to let
another train pass. At once a crowd
began to gather. A tall schoolboy
stepped up and read the name on
the car. He read aloud the Scrip-
ture text, "Go ye into all the
world and preach the gospel to
every creature."
"Now what sort of a car do you
reckon that is?" he asked one of
his companions.
"That's a church car. It's a real
church on wheels with a parsonage
and all. I heard my father talk
about it. There's a pulpit, and an
organ, and everything needed for
a church on board," said one of
the crowd, the son of a news-
paperman.
The first boy looked again for
a moment, and then said laugh-
ingly, "Well, what do you know!
I've seen a Pullman car, a hog
car, a coal car, a lumber car, but
this is the first time I ever saw
a church car. If that doesn't beat
the devil!"
At that precise moment, a young
Scotch preacher looked down from
the open window of the car and
said, "Lad, you are absolutely
right! That's exactly what this car
was built for, to 'beat the devil' —
to bring souls from the power of
sin and Satan into the glorious
liberty of the sons and daughters
of God."
The last service held in the
chapel car, Grace, was on Sunday,
February 3, 1946, in Utah.
11
p r>
Hammond Breaks Record
Despite the cold spell descending
on the Calumet region of Indiana,
the "mercury" really soared in the
Hammond, Indiana, Church of
God on November 6, 1959. After a
steady rise in recent months, the
church's pre-existing record of 100
at a Friday Y.P.E. meeting was ex-
ceeded.
This was cause for much jubila-
tion in the ranks of church-goers
here, but still, there remained a
note of conscientious determina-
tion that this should be a figure
for average, not an exception.
Bearing the knowledge that "All
things are possible to those that
believe" will lend, we pray, greater
force and determination to our ef-
forts in this great cause, bringing
the youth to Christ. Amen.
Rockwell Y.P.E. Contest
The Y.P.E. at the Church of God
in Rockwell, North Carolina, is
steadily growing. At the time of
this letter, we are in a contest to
finish paying for a new piano
which we bought the Saturday be-
fore Christmas. In less than three
months, we raised $171.13 toward
purchase of the piano. We have a
small number, between 30 and 40,
who attend regularly, but when we
go to work, something happens.
The photograph shows just one
part of our workers, the children
under school age. We crowned a
prince, a princess, and the two
runners-up. In the picture from
left to right are Randy Bently,
Wanda Goodman, Terry Chambers,
and Ruth Goodwin. Wanda and
Terry were the princess and prince;
Randy and Ruth were the attend-
ants. These children alone brought
in over $30 in three weeks' time.
We are really thrilled with our
Y.P.E. Our young people are some
of the best. Our pastor's wife is
presently the Y.P.E. president. Pray
for us that we will continue to
grow in Spirit as well as in num-
ber. Our pastor is Reverend Joseph
Chambers. Terry, the prince, is the
three-year-old son of Brother and
Sister Chambers.
— Mrs. Joseph Chambers
King and Queen Contest
Great Success
The Madisonville, Tennes-
see, Church of God Y.P.E. recently
sponsored a king and queen con-
test. Points were given for collect-
ing money, obtaining new sub-
scriptions to Church of God pub-
lications, bringing new ones to
Y.P.E. services, and studying the
Bible. It was certainly a close race.
Not one queen was chosen, but two.
There were only five points dif-
ference between the two.
The contest really was a blessing
to our church. The amount of
money collected was $43.35, which
was used to pay off a gas heater
for the church. Pictured left to
right are Sue Garrett, Ray Law,
and Sandra Croft. Honorable men-
tion went to Janice Moser and
Shirley Green.
Margaret Moser
Y.P.E. Secretary
COVINGTON
SUNDAY SCHOOL
PARADE
Excitement was rampant around
the Covington, Louisiana, Church
of God on Saturday afternoon, Oc-
tober 31, as preparations were made
for a Sunday School parade. Held
in conjunction with the National
Sunday School Enlargement Cam-
paign, the purpose of the parade
was to advertise Children's Day the
following day in Sunday School.
Bicycles and cars were decorated
with long tapering strands of col-
orful crepe paper and attractively
prepared posters. One poster said,
"Don't go fishing; come to Sunday
School." The young people of the
church worked enthusiastically pre-
paring the posters. The most origi-
nal and thought-provoking one re-
ceived a prize for its artist. Records
were played on a loud speaker as
the cars and bicycles were getting
dressed and made up. Passers-by
knew a big event was in the mak-
ing for such eager boys and girls.
Led by a city police escort, the
parade got underway a little be-
yond mid-afternoon. The speaker's
car carried the pastor of the
church, Reverend James Miller, who
announced our enlargement cam-
paign along the way and especially
invited the children to be present
next day.
Did we get much attention?
Crowds of children rushed to get
the balloons thrown from the auto-
mobiles by our children. On the
balloons had been printed "Church
of God Sunday School." Tickets were
distributed along the way which
said, "Good for one treat at the
Church of God Sunday School to-
morrow."
Did our parade do any good? Our
Sunday School on November 1 in-
creased 53.4 per cent over the pre-
vious Sunday.
The experience taught us teach-
ers and workers that a parade is
a blessing to our own children and
also lets the general public learn
of our local church activities.
— Margie Mixon
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CHILDREN'S STORY
J'M SORRY THE camel's-hair tent is folded and
packed on our mule. I like to live in a tent
better than a house!" exclaimed John, his black
eyes sparkling.
"It's only at Passover time when we come to Jeru-
salem that we live in a tent! It's more fun than at
home in Nazareth," answered his sister, Leah, who
was a head taller, and wore a bright shawl over her
curls. The shawl was new. It made her feel grown-up.
"But at this Passover we were sad, and not glad
like at other times," Joel puckered his forehead in
a frown.
Leah sighed. Tears came to her eyes. "Jesus, our
dear friend and neighbor, was crucified by cruel men.
He is dead now, buried in a tomb in a garden of
sweet-smelling flowers. That is why we are sad."
"How can He be dead? I remember how He showed
me where the sweetest lilies grew in the field. He
gave me my pet dove and played with me!"
"I remember how Jesus often carried my heavy
water jar from the well at home. As we walked, He
talked about the water of life, and I felt happy inside.
How could mean men nail Him to a cross? Joseph of
Arimathaea gave his new tomb for the body of Jesus."
"Father says Roman soldiers guard the body," ex-
claimed John.
"Yes, they walk up and down. I heard the clank of
their spears when I peeped in, and the sound of
their heavy footsteps. The seal of the Roman emperor
is on the rock before the door. If anyone touches
that, it means death," whispered Leah.
"See, a Roman soldier rides down the street! I'm
afraid. Let's hide!" cried John. He darted across the
narrow street.
John's right foot slipped on a fruit skin. As he fell,
the horse stepped upon him. Leah stood a moment,
staring at her brother's white face, then she screamed :
"John! John!" He did not move.
Their mother and father came running. "John,"
exclaimed the mother. "What happened, Leah?"
"A — a Roman soldier's horse stepped on him as he
ran into the street!" Leah sobbed. Her shawl slipped
from her head but she did not notice.
Tenderly his father carried John to the roadside.
People crowded around and tried to work with the
By Esther Miller Payler
tiny boy. "My son's dead," mourned the father.
"Dead?" echoed Leah.
The mother rocked John in her arms, as her tears
fell. "If Jesus were alive, he would bring him back
like He did others!"
LEAH TRIED TO pray as Jesus had
taught her, but the words would not come. At last
she whispered: "Let's go to the tomb of Jesus."
"Jesus has been dead since Friday. That was two
days ago!" answered her father.
"Let's take John there, before we go home," repeated
Leah.
No one said anything. Her father finished packing.
Her mother held John. "We must get home," sighed
the father.
Leah begged: "Please go to the tomb first."
Her mother looked up, saying softly: "Let us go
then."
Her father took John. The neighbors shook their
heads as Leah, her father and mother, stumbled into
the dark streets toward the garden. "What shall we
do when we get there?" asked her father, sadly.
"Pray," answered Leah. "Jesus always helped us."
Leah ran ahead into the garden. She did not smell
the flowers, see the lovely plants, or hear the chirp-
ing of waking birds. She saw only that the tomb
was empty and the stone rolled away. "Where is
Jesus?" she cried, falling to her knees.
Her father, holding John, kneeled next to her; so
did her Mother. Suddenly there was light all around
them. It was more than the light of dawn, it was so
dazzling. "John," they heard the voice of Jesus calling.
John stirred and stretched, reaching out his arms.
"Jesus," he said and slid onto his knees.
Now the light was gone. Just the light of dawn was
around them and the smell of dewy flowers. John
hugged them all at once. "We must see Jesus again."
"John is alive again! Jesus helped us again!" ex-
claimed Leah.
John ran ahead singing over and over: "Jesus is
alive! Now we are happy again!"
Leah squeezed her little brother's hand as she re-
placed her shawl on her curls. "Thank you, Jesus,"
she prayed.
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THE
RISEN
Earl P. Paulk, Jr.
Source of
the Risen
Life is the Risen
Lord"
£-jHE HIGHEST earthly state
" /of an individual is THE
^y RISEN LIFE; the life that
was dead in sins and has been
quickened by the power of God to
become a new life. This risen life
requires not only separation, but
service as well. Many have gone in-
to the tomb with the Lord, but
have failed to return and give a life
of service.
The Word truly teaches that
God's standard calls for a life sepa-
rated from the evils and sins of this
present world. Some have believed
and taught that this is the only re-
quirement. However, this is only the
negative side of the Christian life.
The positive requirement is a LIFE
OF SERVICE to God and our fellow
man.
A husband, waiting for his wife,
stepped to the front door of a
church when he noticed the people
had begun to leave. He approached
the' usher and asked, "Is the serv-
ice over?" The usher replied, "The
worship is over, but the service is
about to begin." We go to church
to worship God and set ourselves
apart for service to the most high
God.
THE SOURCE OF THE RISEN LIFE
We often hear the words "Con-
sider its source." Many times a
matter or an article can be judged
by its source. This is true of the
RISEN LIFE. Where or to whom
may we go in search of the source
of this new life that may be ex-
perienced today? We surely would
not turn to mental powers or
those who claim the highest degree
of learning, because many of the
most devout believers did not ac-
quire great knowledge by accepting
this new way of life. Truly, one may
be very ignorant of weighty earthly
affairs, and yet have the fruits of
a risen life.
We cannot with truth say that
the risen life finds its source in
riches. One may be as wealthy as
John D. Rockefeller and still be
far from this high
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the like have nothi
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lowing the high p
Then WHAT IS IT
THE SOURCE OF T
IS THE RIS1
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in CHRIST, SHALL
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to life. Again the V
wise reckon ye al!
be dead indeed un
unto God through
Lord," Romans 6:
We are dead to si
even better, we ai
GOD through the
deemer.
Was there ever
there was greater
sands who are a!
themselves to the
While the world is
ness and there seei
out, is a glorious
with hope beyond
to the world a so
fruits of this risen
front today, as r
point the way for
hopelessly lost.
If Christ is not
dead, then we havi
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A poor, but well
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believer in Christ.
14
LIFE
of prayer and faith, who loved God
with his whole heart. One day he
was stopped on the streets by a
group of rough and fun-making
boys. The boys laughed at him for
making so much fuss over a Jew
who for nearly two thousand years
had been dead. One turned to the
Christian and asked, "What makes
you think that this man may still
be alive?" The old gentleman re-
plied, "I don't think He is alive; I
KNOW THAT HE LIVES, because I
talked with Him this very morn-
ing." Yes, we may have the as-
surance that He is our Mediator
when we go before God in prayer.
He ever lives to make intercession
for His own.
Thank God for the gift of Christ
to be the source of our new lives.
We come to know about it through
the new birth. It is then that old
things are passed away and, be-
hold, all things are become new!
THIS IS THE RISEN LIFE, lived
after the pattern set by the risen
Lord. Now that we have established
Him as the source for this life, let
us take the next step.
THE PURPOSE OF THE
RISEN LIFE
The risen life should point to
things above. Its influence should
cause those in the dark places of
sin to see the glories of God. "If ye
then be risen with Christ, seek those
things which are above," Colossians
3:1. Eyes should be lifted above
the earthly to view the heavenly.
Ears should be tuned to the voice
of heaven instead of to the clamor
of this world. This is one of the
main purposes of the risen life.
People of the earth are so material-
ly minded that only God knows the
great need of lives that will en-
courage the spiritual. If this job is
done, it will of necessity be accom-
plished by lives that have been
changed by the power of God.
There is a great difference be-
tween being of the world and being
in the world. By our natural births
we are constrained to live in the
world. It is also natural for sin-
ners to do the things that satisfy
the mortal man. But when one has
the experience of the risen life, it
becomes natural to be a servant
of God. It is natural to think on
things of God and to live a life to
glorify our heavenly Father. I have
read that underground rivers may
actually cross underneath the earth
and never mingle waters. This a
Christian may do; he may live in
the world and never be a partaker
of worldly things, things that are
opposed to the principles of Chris-
tianity.
A risen life is a citizen of heaven.
We are required to live on the earth
for a while, but keep our affections
in heaven. A man may go to Cali-
fornia and still be a native Geor-
gian. The fact that he goes to
California does not make him of
that fair state. By birth he remains
a Georgia Cracker. Even so, when
we are born of God, we become
citizens of heaven where our trea-
sures are stored. Let our lives point
toward that city whose Builder and
Maker is God.
The risen life must represent the
risen Lord here on earth. Every
movement of Christ caused people
to see the Father. If your life and
mine fail to display Christ, the
Christian church is doomed. To a
world that is void of love and
kindness, we may teach the princi-
ple of love and gentleness as taught
by our Saviour. May those around
us see Christ in us to the extent
that they will glorify God.
And from your eyes He beckons me,
And from your heart His love
is shed,
Till I lose sight of you and see
The Christ instead.
Another purpose of the risen life
is to bring all mankind into a
closer fellowship. "And have put on
the new man, which is renewed in
knowledge after the image of him
that created him: Where there is
neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision
nor uncircumcision, Barbarian,
Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ
is all, and in all," Colossians 3:10,
11. Any life that creates dissension
among races or groups cannot be
of a risen nature. Many who claim
to be Christians can hardly get
along with those of their own color
or creed, to say nothing of those
who differ in skin or belief. God
help us to see that the risen life is
to heal these differences and not
to make them grow worse with
aggravation. When Christ becomes
Lord of any life, regardless of its
station in life, it becomes a part
of the body of Christ.
We have discussed the SOURCE
and the PURPOSE of the risen life,
now let us take the last step.
THE HOPE OF THE RISEN LIFE
Job asked a question that is im-
portant to us all. He was concerned
with the life after death when he
asked, "If a man die, shall he live
again?" There has been much
speculation and many ideas about
this question. Some have not been
sure as to the reality of a tomorrow.
I am sure, however, that this ques-
tion was answered fully by our
Lord when He said, "Because I live
ye shall live also." No longer is
there place for doubt and confu-
sion. Clearly, we may now under-
stand that because Jesus was vic-
torious over death we likewise shall
be the victors. When we confess
the living Lord, we assure ourselves
that we shall live and reign with
Him.
It is a hope such as this that
inspired the colored lady to testify
in her little home church. There
seems to have been many who had
testified before her, saying much
about death and how near death
was to many. It was then that she
arose and declared, "I is not looking
for de undertaker; I is a looking
for de uppertaker." Her faith was
simple but real. She knew in whom
(Continued on page 21)
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AFRICAN DIARY
THE
LIFE STORY
Of
LAZARUS
CHJXOV
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{-) INCE ASSUMING the re-
^ sponsibility of superintend-
*- s ent of this vast area in
Central Africa, I have become well
acquainted with my African min-
isters. The story of their lives and
sacrifice for Christ is most 'thrill-
ing, and while I could write about
many of them, I have chosen the
most colorful story of all for this
article. It tells the story of the life
of my acting assistant superin-
tendent, Rev. Lazarus Chikovi, who
has been a great trail-blazer for
God in this needy field.
Lazarus Chikovi was born in the
year 1907, in the Bikita District of
Southern Rhodesia. His father was
a Zulu by blood, but he belonged
to the Murozwi Tribe, and for many
years he was a worker in the gold
mines at Springs in the Transvaal.
Lazarus does not remember how
many years his father worked in
these mines, but he knows it was
a very long time. His father was an
African policeman at the mines,
and after serving until old age
forced his retirement, he returned
to his home in Rhodesia. He lived
until 1948, which, of course, was a
long time after his son, Lazarus,
had entered the ministry.
Lazarus himself started to pay
the usual poll tax in 1922. In that
same year he started to work in
the copper mines ?X Umvuma in
Southern Rhodesia about one hun-
dred miles from the place where he
was born. At the end of 1924, he
left Umvuma and went to Messina
in the Northern Transvaal. He
started work there in the copper
mines, and served underground for
six years, leaving in September of
1929.
While he was working at the Mes-
sina copper mines, he first heard
the gospel of Christ. It was in 1926
that he gave his heart to the Lord.
On October 10 of that same year, he
followed the Lord in water bap-
tism according to the Scriptures.
He remained true to God while
working at the mines, but the Holy
Spirit began to talk to his heart
about entering the ministry. After
leaving the mines in late 1929, the
call of God was definitely revealed
to him, so early in 1930 he resigned
another job which he had and went
to the Bethany Mission Station in
the Northern Transvaal.
THE BETHANY Mis-
sion Station was Pentecostal in
faith and emphasis, and while
there for his first three months,
Lazarus received the baptism in the
Holy Spirit. While he was under
the power of the Holy Spirit, the
word of the Lord came to him and
said, "Follow me!" In early 1931
Lazarus started to preach. At first
he confined his ministry to his peo-
ple who worked on the farms in
the Sterkstroom area, and imme-
diately the Lord gave him a rich
harvest of souls. He continued in
this preaching task on the farms
for two years, and then returned
to the mission for further studies.
He remained at the mission
through 1933 and completed his
studies. These studies have contri-
buted directly to the success of his
ministry, and they are a proof that
one of the most effective ways of
reaching the lost millions of this
dark continent is to train the God-
called African himself, and to send
him forth with the message. The
blessing of God was on Lazarus in
a marked way while he was at the
school, and it was apparent that
the Lord had a special task for him
to perform. As he sought God for
guidance, the Lord made His will
clear to him — that he should re-
turn to the land of his birth,
Southern Rhodesia, and there start
the work of the Lord among his
own people.
From here his life reads some-
thing like a story from the Book
of Acts, and of the works of one of
the apostles. He crossed the Lim-
popo River, which forms the bound-
ary between the Union of South
Africa and the Rhodesias, and
started preaching in the Beit
Bridge area. God immediately gave
him souls, and many were filled
with the Holy Ghost according to
Acts 2:4. One of the outstanding
things that happened in his minis-
try at that time was the definite
fulfillment of the Lord's promise of
signs following. Many outstanding
miracles of healing were per-
formed, evil spirits were cast out,
and the mighty hand of God was
upon Lazarus. Thus the year 1934
was the first year of his ministry
16
in Southern Rhodesia. He stayed
two years in the Beit Bridge area,
and the effects of his ministry are
to be seen there to this day.
IN LATE 1935 the
brethren with whom he was work-
ing asked him to return to the
Union of South Africa. This he did,
spending the first eight months of
1936 in visiting his first field of
labor among the farm workers. He
was then called to preach in the
Messina area, and to attempt to
build up a congregation. He ac-
cepted the challenge, not knowing
the hardships that awaited him.
His superiors paid him $2.80 per
month, out of which 28 cents were
first deducted for tithes. He was
newly married, the first baby was
expected, and he and his young
wife had only a few ragged clothes
to wear and very little food to eat.
In agony of soul, he sought the
face of God, but his hardship and
poverty continued without im-
provement for a long time. He
would not have minded it so much
had he been unmarried, but the
hardship which his wife was mak-
ing with him was a sorrow to his
soul.
During this time he faced his
greatest temptation to leave the
ministry. The devil tempted him to
go back into secular work. He
thought how easy it would be to
return to work in the copper mines
nearby. However, God heard his
prayer. An African worker who had
built up a work in the town of
Messina itself was obliged to return
to his home. The superintendent
and the African brethren decided
that Lazarus should take over this
work that had been started by the
departing brother. Lazarus and his
wife accepted the new position
gladly, hoping that it would mean
a better living for them and more
opportunities to preach the gospel.
Their hopes, however, were not
met with better support, and even
the $2.80 that he had been getting
each month was taken away. He
was told that he must be supported
by his new congregation. They
were few in number and were un-
taught in supporting their pastor,
but Lazarus courageously accepted
the task.
He was heartened by the fact
that the congregation did give him
a very fine welcome, so he held
hope that they would eventually
take care of him and his family.
The sorest struggle of his life be-
gan. Some weeks he received only
70 cents to live on. It is hard for
our brethren in America to realize
the dire and abject poverty that
Lazarus and his young family
went through during these dark
days. There were times when in
deep pleading they asked God for
even a few crumbs of bread, and
for a few old clothes to cover their
bodies. Anything was acceptable in
those days of bitter starvation and
nakedness. However, this time of
extreme testing brought out the
gold and silver in his character, re-
fined him, and burned away the
dross.
This difficult time was during
the last months of 1936 and early
1937. In the early part of 1937 Laz-
arus went to prayer in great agony
of soul. He did not believe that it
was God's will for him to suffer
such hardship as a servant of God,
when he did have a large enough
congregation to make things much
better than they were. God an-
swered his prayers in a very re-
markable way. A mighty outpour-
ing of the Holy Spirit fell on the
church, and a revival sprung up
which brought in many souls. One
of the most outstanding experi-
ences of Lazarus and his congre-
gation at that time was the out-
pouring of the Pentecostal bless-
ing. Twice they had experiences
that were almost parallels to the
one recorded in the second chapter
of Acts. Between nine and ten
o'clock in the morning, the power
of God filled the church and many
were baptized in the Holy Spirit.
The church was filled to capacity,
and many were standing outside.
Dozens were baptized in the Holy
Spirit before the revival subsided,
and numbers were called into the
ministry. Many of our best preach-
ers in the Central African mission
field today were saved, baptized
in the Holy Spirit, and called to
the ministry in those meetings.
Along with this great revival,
Lazarus' financial support began
to improve. God spoke to His peo-
ple, and though many of them
were earning less that $5.00 per
month, they gave of their small
means to help him and his family.
By 1940 the support had risen to
about $12.00 per month, and with
the items of food that were also
brought in, Lazarus and his family
were seeing better times. The con-
gregation was growing, and for the
first time in his life, Lazarus was
presented with a new suit. His
family was also presented with
new and better clothes. The family
was now more presentable, and
Lazarus gained a good position in
the eyes of his people in the whole
area. The work continued to grow,
and had Lazarus been like some,
he would have been contented to
remain there for a long time. How-
ever, his knowledge of the will of
God told him that prosperity and
ease are not to be taken as a sign
that one is established in a place
of God's perpetual good will. In
spite of his good temporal circum-
stances, he kept earnestly seeking
God's face in order to be sure that
he was in God's will.
(Conclusion of first installment)
Lazarus Chikovi
RESURRECTION
AN EASTER SERVICE
By Evelyn Pickering
With spring comes hope of life
again
From dark encircled graves;
The dormant flowers break the
ground
When spring her magic waves.
The dry cocoon from dismal gloom
Bursts open to the light;
A lovely butterfly comes forth
On wing to heavenly height.
A baby chick enclosed for weeks
Breaks from its tomb of shell,
Thus proving to the doubting world
That life shall conquer hell.
We, too, with Christ shall be set
free
From death's cold, dark domain,
To live through endless days with
Him
In God's triumphant reign.
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#2/ Rachel Johnson Barker
I went to church on Easter morn-
ing,
Such a bright and lovely day;
The grass was green and flowers
were blooming,
Birds were singing, sweet and gay.
Many handsome cars were parked
beside .
The curb and across the street,
And a steady stream of worship-
ers,
Filled the church, each pew and
seat.
Fragrant perfumes and costly gar-
ments
I detected all around;
Priceless jewels, and silks, and
satins
Seemed to everywhere abound.
When I got my eyes above such
things
And just turned my glance ahead,
I saw the pure white lilies rising
In banks as high as my head.
Such rich and lovely snowy beauty
Lifting regal heads that day
Before the pulpit, while the organ
So softly began to play.
Then quietly entered each choir
member,
And the black-robed clergyman
Took his place there behind the
pulpit
And the service smoothly ran.
•'I am the Life and Resurrection."
An unusual quiet today,
And a hush of infinite sadness
Over the congregation lay.
Why so subdued and sad on Easter?
Why should people weep that day?
Because their friend and beloved
pastor
At the undertaker's lay.
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In
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The reproductions on this
page reveal, to a large extent,
the economy and clarity of Dennis
Cole's work. His drawings
and paintings not only serve as a
hobby and entertainment
for himself,
but also serve his church
in the form of an occasional
chalk drawing
for the Young People's
Endeavor. Dennis is a twelve-year
old seventh grade
student at Emmanuel Christian
School in Pontiac, Michigan.
He is seriously considering
a course of study
which would prepare him for a
future career in the
field of art.
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ILLUSTRATORS '59, The
First Annual of American
Illustration, E d i t o r-in-
Chief Arthur Hawkins.
Visual Communication
Books, Hastings House,
Publishers, New York,
$12.50. This book contains
several hundred selections
from some 3,000 entries
submitted to the first na-
tional exhibition of the
Society of Illustrators. In
addition to the impor-
tance of this annual as
a source of study and in-
spiration, its main impor-
tance, perhaps, lies In its
historical significance. It
could well be the fore-
runner of a new direction
in American illustration.
ASCENSION
(Continued from page 5)
she began, then, seeing their dis-
appointment, she said, "I'll pay you
$200 for it, Sam."
Sam pumped her hand, "God
bless you, Holly. Now let's find the
artist."
"I thought you wanted the money
for yourself and Nan," Holly said
impatiently. "After all, you did buy
a lot of stuff and this was included.
In a business like this, profits must
be small enough."
"Suppose the artist feels rejected
like this painting?" Sam questioned.
"We could lift him up. Let's find
him now." Sam picked up the
telephone and started dialing.
Wisps of his conversation came to
Nancy even as she talked to Holly.
"It was among that stuff I gath-
ered at Birnbaum's last week, Wal-
ly. Who was the artist? John Cam-
eron? Where's he at? Well, look
it up— this is important." A pause,
then Sam was writing something
on a slip of paper. He replaced
the telephone in its cradle and
faced his wife and Holly. "The
artist was John Cameron, a janitor
in the bankrupt store. He's at the
Bildersee Rest Home. Let's go. I'll
carry your painting, Holly."
Holly looked coolly annoyed; yet,
she followed her two friends back
to the car.
Again they rode through the city
to an old-fashioned clapboard house
on a quiet, residential street. They
entered and Sam talked at length
to the stout, rather frowsy-haired
woman in charge of the home. He
turned to Holly and Nancy "Mr
Cameron's pretty sick, but Mrs
Emmons says it's all right for us
to go up. Mr. Cameron hasn't any
family and few friends."
They ascended a worn, carpeted
stairWay with an old-fashioned
balustrade, through a dark corridor
that smelled strongly of disinfec-
tant to a room where three old
men lay in their cots. Mrs. Emmons
nodded to a wizened, little man,
his eyes closed, his face a saffron
palor. "That's Mr. Cameron," she
said and raised her voice. "Mr.
Cameron, you got company — "
The old man opened his eyes
and a faint smile crossed his face
as he saw his visitors. "Hello," he
said.
Sam moved toward the bed. "Mr
Cameron, I'm Sam Paxton and this
is my wife and Miss Rowland, the
artist. Miss Rowland has just
bought your Ascension for $200 "
"That's right," said Holly.
"Cash—" She began counting the
bills from her purse.
John Cameron fondled the money
she lay on the faded counterpane.
"I wonder," he began dazedly.
"You wonder what?" Nancy
asked. "Is there something you need
now?"
"A party," the old man said,
beaming up at her. "A party for
all my buddies here. Ice cream,
cake, chocolate milk, candy. Folks
here, you know, never have any
parties." He extended a twenty to
Nancy.
She took the money smiling. "A
party it will be. Is that all right,
Mrs. Emmons?"
"I guess so," the owner of the
nursing-home admitted grudgingly.
"You might bring along wooden
spoons and paper cups and plates.
Dinner's over. No help in the kitch-
en now, and I don't want a stack
of dirty dishes for them tomorrow.
Help objects to extras."
Nancy and Sam
raced out to return with their arms
full of bundles. The ice cream was
spooned out, the cake cut, the can-
dy placed in dishes, the milk in
cups. Men entered the room in their
wheelchairs, others hobbled in on
crutches, their old faces expectant
like children at Christmas-time.
They didn't know what it was all
about except that their friend was
happy and so they were happy too.
John Cameron ate nothing but his
bright blue eyes looked out from his
wizened face watching the others
eat.
"All my life I've wanted to give,"
he confided to Holly and Nancy.
"Couldn't somehow. My wife and
children died in a fire — I was away
at work at the time. Shock — grief —
I never came back somehow. I did
get odd jobs — these last years,
janitor work at Birnbaum's Depart-
ment Store. The boys used to give
me paint and pieces of wallboard
and I'd paint away in my spare
time. Last piece I did was Ascension
that you bought, Ma'am." He turned
appealingly to Holly. "A window
trimmer needed that size piece of
wallboard and took it back. That
accounts for all the holes you see
in it."
"The holes don't matter," said
Holly.
"Do you know what the painting
says, ma'am? It says that disap-
pointment, hardship and even death
don't matter if the soul is reaching
up toward Him. That's why I called
it Ascension." He closed his eyes.
Suddenly, Mr. Cameron was very
tired.
Holly, Nancy and Sam left and
rode through the snowy night.
"Have dinner with us," Nancy said
impulsively. "Stay the night."
"I'm glad you asked me," Holly
said, "I couldn't go back to a
lonely hotel room now — that poor
old man — it was so awful."
Sam halted the car on the drive
beside their little home on Graham
road. A hot meal and then their
usual family worship services. Holly
sat quietly through these. It was
hard to tell whether the beautiful
truths had reached her or not —
Holly seemed a long ways off. They
retired late.
The next morning the shrill sum-
mons of the telephone awakened
Nancy. She heard Sam talking over
the wire and rose quickly, flinging
on her clothes. In the living-room
she found Holly already dressed,
looking at the painting. "It is
beautiful," said Holly, glancing up
at her.
"You knew that yesterday," said
Nancy. "You bought it."
Holly shook her sleek head. "I
bought it to help you and Sam.
I thought that was what you want-
ed. But you didn't need my help. No
one does.
Sam interrupted
quietly, coming toward them. "That
was Mrs. Emmons on the telephone.
John Cameron died at two o'clock
this morning."
"Oh, no," said Nancy and quick
tears sprang to her eyes.
Holly bowed her head, putting
her hands before her face. "Even
John Cameron didn't need me.
What I gave came too late."
Nancy reminded herself again
that she shouldn't have spoken to
Holly yesterday. She hadn't taken
away any of Holly's loneliness — she
hadn't changed her.
Sam was speaking gently. "What
are you talking about, Holly? You
gave John Cameron the happiest
night of his life. He was able to
give something to his friends. Do
you want further proof? Here it is:
John asked that $180 be returned to
you. He had enough put aside for
his burial and he thought you
might someday help another old-
ster like himself. Because you made
him happy, John knew you could
do it for someone else."
Holly raised her head. "Yesterday
I was the loneliest woman in the
world. I was about to do something
I would have been sorry for all
my life when Nan spoke to me.
She took me on a trip I didn't
want to take, to a man I didn't
want to see."
Nancy said softly, "The stone
which the builders rejected, the
same is become the head of the
corner — For His sake maybe there's
something all of us can do for
the rejected and help ourselves in
doing it."
"I know that now, Nan," said
Holly. "To keep on loving is the
secret, for we never realize when
we reach the heart of another.
John Cameron did say, almost for
my benefit, that nothing mattered
if the soul was reaching up toward
God. At any rate, I'll have his
painting to remind me." Holly
stopped talking and her eyes looked
as if candles had been lit behind
them. Her face held the shining
light of ascension.
20
THE FIRST EASTER
(Continued from page 3)
at the Sea of Tiberias, and he did
so in this way. Simon Peter, Thom-
as called the Twin, Nathaniel, of
Cana of Galilee, the sons of Zebe-
dee, and two other disciples of Je-
sus were all together. Simon Peter
said to them,
"I am going fishing."
They said to him,
"We will go with you."
They went out and got into the
boat, and that night they caught
nothing. But just as day was break-
ing, Jesus stood on the beach,
though the disciples did not know
that it was he. So Jesus said to
them,
"Chidren, have you any fish?"
They answered,
"No."
"Throw your net in on the right
of the boat," he said to them, "and
you will find them."
They did so, and they could not
haul it in for the quantity of fish
in it. Then the disciple who was
dear to Jesus said to Peter,
"It is the Master!" . . .
None of the disciples dared to
ask him who he was, for they knew
it was the Master. Jesus went and
got the bread and gave it to them,
and the fish also. This was the
third time that Jesus showed him-
self to his disciples, after he had
risen from the dead . . .
It is this disciple who testifies
to these things and who wrote
them down, and we know that his
testimony is true.
There are many other things that
Jesus did, so many in fact that if
they were all written out, I do not
suppose that the world itself would
hold the books that would be writ-
ten.
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING
TO ST JOHN
Chapter 20
Chapter 21:1-7, 12-14
Chapter 21:24, 25
Smith-Goodspeed Trans-
lation
THE RISEN LIFE
(Continued from page 15)
she had believed and was per-
suaded that He was able to keep
even beyond the grave.
Indeed, we have the hope of ever-
lasting life. How will we be in the
resurrected body? The Word says,
"But we know that, when he shall
appear, WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM,"
1 John 3:2. Thank God for this
wonderful hope. On the resurrection
morning, when the dead in Christ
shall rise, we shall be like Him —
no more affliction and sorrow, no
more heartaches and longings, but
we shall know fully, even as we are
known by God now. This alone is
sufficient hope for the Christian.
Our belief in this should cause us
to be constantly telling others of
the wonderful things we may have
through faith in Christ. Let us pro-
claim this news to a lost and
dying world that is without God
and the hope of this resurrection.
Let us rejoice in the words of
our risen Lord, "Let not your heart
be troubled: ye believe in God, be-
lieve also in me. In my Father's
house are many mansions: if it
were not so, I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place
for you, I will come again, and
receive you unto myself; that where
I am, there ye may be also," John
14:1-3. This is the hope of those
who are willing to live the resur-
rected life.
In this period of high taxation
and corruption in high places, these
mansions may seem a far way off.
When bombs are falling and men
and boys are losing their lives, it
is music in our ears to think of a
time when there will be no more
wars. But these are times for which
we actually long. May our hearts
not faint, but let us be up and
about the Father's business. It is
no time to hide ourselves from the
dangers of the world. Rather, it is a
time to lead the world to the cross
of Jesus and let them see the Suf-
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ing. Let them see the death that
sets us free from the curse of
death.
If you would live with Christ
throughout eternity, you must be-
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this present world, this risen life
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continue throughout eternity with
our risen bodies. Then we can shout
without fear, "O death, where is
thy sting? O grave, where is thy
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to say nothing but to start grimly
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university, this devout Lutheran
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and Italy. In Italy he took another
step that was to prepare him for
the writing of his masterpiece. He
set several of the Psalms to music.
Upon his return home, he was ap-
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of Hanover.
He went to London first to visit,
then to spend forty-six years of his
life. There he knew the plaudits
and jeers of the people, poverty
and comfort, the loneliness of de-
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that almost affected his reason,
courage that enabled him to con-
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Regardless of the ups and downs
of his life, he always had time for
others, giving generously to charity
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his death gave an annual concert
of The Messiah for the benefit of
the hospital.
Handel's own future was soon
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working on Jephtha he began to
have trouble with his sight. He
could work on his composition only
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knife, hoping to save his sight, but
by 1753, he was in darkness. But
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play. So he went on, giving concert
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He was carried home; a doctor
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
The need for Christian counsel-
ing is great because at one time or
another in their lives all young-
people face problems with which
they need help. They face these
problems because of the complex
situation in which they find them-
selves, and not being able to meet
the need, they must turn to some-
one of experience. A great number
of delinquents today are really re-
sults of unsolved problems. Wheth-
er these are primarily spiritual or
social, they are nevertheless worthy
of attention.
The young person cannot always
go to his parents for help. Some
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enough to have Christian parents
who will understand and be able
to guide them properly in spiritual
matters. Many others have parents
who may have forgotten some of
the problems of youth.
Again, many young people hesi-
tate to take certain personal prob-
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young person finds himself in a
dilemna which he would rather not
reveal to those who are closest to
him.»This is where the Christian
teacher enters the picture. A teach-
er who has gained the confidence
of the student will be a ready
source of help for the young per-
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to a Christian leader for aid and
counsel more readily than to par-
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HOW TO RECOGNIZE
THE NEED
There are many ways to recog-
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a student may himself express the
need. He may not know just what
to call it or how to approach it; it
may not be more than "I would
like to talk some things over with
you sometime" or some such ex-
pression. The alert teacher will try
to make himself available within a
reasonable time.
Poor class attendance should be
recognized, and should be dealt
with before it becomes acute. Many
times failure to attend class may
mean that the student has an un-
derlying problem for which he has
found no solution. After some time
if this problem is not solved, the
student feels that the class attend-
ance would not benefit him. This,
then, is a signal for the teacher to
seek a conference with a view to
finding a solution.
One of the early signs which a
teacher should recognize is un-
natural attitudes within the class
itself. If the individual who attends
the class continues to show certain
signs of hostility or inattention, it
is very probable that this student
may have a basic spiritual prob-
lem. Now the teacher may not be
able on the spot to determine what
the problem is, but he should be-
gin immediately to take advantage
of every opportunity to talk with
this young person and thus gain
his confidence.
A student who comes to the class,
and who seems not to be able to
grasp spiritual truths as taught,
may be in need of personal as-
sistance. This lack can be detected
by the expression on the student's
Reverend L. O. Vaught
Vice-President
Northwest Bible College
Minot, North Dakota, and a
former State Sunday School
and Youth Director
face, sometimes by the questions
asked, or, often, the lack of ques-
tions. Very possibly he may pro-
fess to be a Christian but lack a
real conversion experience; here
the alert teacher must be on the
lookout for means of private coun-
seling. Having made a profession
of Christ, perhaps in some formal
situation, he is reluctant to go for-
ward; also, he may not actually
realize the need which exists in
his own heart. The wise teacher
will win for himself a crown and
save a soul for eternity.
Immediate attention should al-
ways be given to a member of a
class whom the teacher knows to
be unsaved and who begins to show
a special interest. This may well be
a sign that the Holy Spirit is be-
ginning to apply to his heart the
truths which are taught in the
classroom and it certainly may in-
dicate a readiness and a willing-
ness to be saved. Here the Holy
Spirit is able to teach the teacher
so that he may recognize the op-
eration of the Spirit within the
heart of this particular student.
Sometimes questions which are
asked by the students reveal this
interest. Many times the mere
change of countenance may indi-
cate an awakened and renewed in-
terest in spiritual matters. When
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the awakening takes place, this
person doubtlessly needs to be led
directly to Christ; there may be no
other problem involved. It may re-
quire merely finding a place of
privacy, talking with him about
spiritual things, and pointing him
to Jesus Christ who is able to re-
move the burden of guilt from his
heart. The teacher who has taught
effectively the way of salvation
may find that to kneel and pray
is all that remains to be done.
However, a teacher who is not alert
may see such a student lost for
eternity because of a lack of readi-
ness to recognize a soul ready for
the harvest.
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A
CHRISTIAN COUNSELOR
Probably the foremost qualifica-
tion of a teacher who is also a
good counselor would be a sincere
desire to help others. No matter
how trained an individual may be
and no matter how much he knows
about the real problems of the so-
cial world in which we live, and
no matter how much he may know
about the Bible, yet there must be
that sincere desire to help an in-
dividual in need.
A second qualification is that the
teacher himself must be well ad-
justed. Too many times a counsel-
ing session of this kind may turn
into a mere relating of problems
between student and teacher and
finally between teacher and stu-
dent. The person who comes for
help needs the solution for his own
problem and he, of course, is too
burdened to be much concerned
with problems which may be re-
vealed in the life of the teacher.
Also, a teacher who is a good
counselor must be a good listener.
There may be a time for advice,
and there probably will be. This is
usually not true in the opening
areas of a counseling session. This
must be done after the entire
problem has been presented. He
must be able to enter sympathetic-
ally into the relationship as the
student is attempting to set forth
his problem, but the teacher must
not cut short the interview by
hasty and dogmatic instruction.
It may be that the student will
reveal certain actions which are
contrary to the principles of moral-
ity of which the teacher is well
aware; however, the teacher should
refrain from expressing undue
shock, mortification, or disappoint-
ment. If the student detects that
the counselor is greatly disturbed
at what happened, he may with-
draw from further communication.
After all the facts are in and tab-
ulated, the teacher will be able to
point out to the student where he
has failed and proceed to help him
succeed.
No teacher can be a good coun-
selor until he has gained the con-
fidence of the student with whom
he will be counseling. This is a
basic requisite inasmuch as coun-
seling demands the unfolding of
problems and the unburdening of
the soul in free and open discus-
sion. This can be done only in the
presence of a person in whom the
student has the utmost confidence.
This will be done only if the stu-
dent feels that the teacher is in-
terested in him, that the teacher
will be able to help him, and that
the teacher will keep his problem
in all privacy. These confidences
must be in the heart and mind of
the student in order to communi-
cate effectively and freely.
COUNSELING METHODS
The teacher must recognize that
calling a student into a private
session may not solve the problem
immediately. In fact, the first ses-
sion may not even reveal the true
difficulty. The teacher must not be
discouraged if Johnny does not
break down and say, "Well, teach-
er, here is just what my problem
is — ." This may not happen. In
fact, it probably will not happen at
the first meeting. Therefore, a
teacher must always leave ample
opportunity for a return session if
the student should so desire.
Sometimes a counseling session
may not be more than just an in-
formal visit by the student to the
teacher, or the teacher to the stu-
dent as the case may be. The best
counseling sessions are not always
formally arranged. Often these are
meetings of a rather informal na-
ture in which both the student
and teacher feel very much at ease
and in which there can be an ex-
change of thoughts without the
student's being overly conscious
that he is being counseled. Event-
ually the student will become aware
that he is relying on his teacher
for aid and guidance, but this need
not necessarily be true in the first
session or two. Everyone enjoys a
good visit with someone else and
the teacher should not hesitate to
plan a visit with the purpose of
opening the opportunity for such
a discussion.
A counseling session should be a
private one. In such a situation
where a boy's parents or friends
are present or even friends of the
counselor, they might be a real
hindrance. Even though the first
session might have to be more
semi-private, yet as soon as possible
the teacher should find a place of
privacy where he may talk with
the student who needs help.
Sometimes the student may bring
problems of a technical nature;
they may not be primarily moral
or social dilemnas. There may be
such questions as, "What should I
do about my future education, or
about my life's work?" These prob-
lems are extremely important to
the student. They may not in them-
selves involve moral issues, but the
teacher must be very careful not
to regard those things lightly and
just say to the student, "Now you
pray about it and I am sure the
Lord will lead you." Many times
the Lord could lead a student much
more effectively if the student saw
clearly certain possibilities. In some
cases the teacher might not be
qualified to answer the question,
for instance, that of the life's work.
Most teachers are not able to say
to a student, "Now I think you
ought to follow this occupation."
That would be an unreasonable
thing. It is better to begin by mak-
ing certain suggestions as to how
the student himself may determine
his calling in life. This places the
final decision in the hands of the
student, where it rightly belongs.
The teacher who carries out
these great responsibilities in the
fear of God has much to commend
him, for Jesus said, ". . . whosoever
shall do and teach, the same shall
be called great in the kingdom of
heaven."
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Sunday School and
YOUTH WORK STATISTICS
BY 0. W. POLEN, National Sunday School and Youth Director
The South Carolina State Office has ad-
vised that they should have listed Green-
ville (Woodslde Avenue), South Carolina
Church of God as having an average at-
tendance in Sunday School of 215 for the
month of November.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Weekly Attendance
January, 1960
500 and Over
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 774
Middletown (Clayton Street), Ohio .... 509
400^199
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio .... 436
North Cleveland, Tennessee 436
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio .... 424
Detroit Tabernacle. Michigan 402
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia 401
300—399
Erwin. North Carolina 378
Jacksonville. Florida 374
North Chattanooga. Tennessee 372
Kannapolis, North Carolina 363
Wilmington, North Carolina 363
Whitwell, Tennessee 331
Daisy, Tennessee 328
South Gastonia. North Carolina 316
Anderson (McDuffle Street),
South Carolina 316
Lakeland. Florida 308
Biltmore, North Carolina 303
Griffin, Georgia 301
Monroe (4th Street), Michigan 301
200—299
Rome (North), Georgia 292
South Lebanon, Ohio 292
Alabama City. Alabama 291
Rock Hill. South Carolina 288
East Chattanooga. Tennessee 288
Savannah (Anderson Street).
Georgia 284
Orlando. Florida 282
Tampa. Florida 281
Atlanta (Riverside). Georgia 281
Sumiton, Alabama 280
East Laurinburg, North Carolina 279
Sulphur Springs, Florida 266
Pontiac. Michigan .... 266
Lenoir. North Carolina 266
Dayton (Oakrldge Drive), Ohio 265
Dayton (East Fourth), Ohio .... 264
Lenoir City, Tennessee 262
Mllford, Delaware 262
Louisville (Highland Park),
Kentucky 260
Lumberton, North Carolina ... 253
Buford, Georgia 252
West Flint, Michigan 252
Fairborn, Ohio 251
South Cleveland, Tennessee 246
Knoxville (Eighth Avenue).
Tennessee 246
Somerset, Kentucky 243
Macon (Napier Avenue), Georgia 241
South Rocky Mount, North Carolina .... 239
Canton (9th and Gibbs), Ohio 235
Charlotte, North Carolina .... 234
Salisbury, Maryland .... .... 233
St. Louis (Grand Avenue), Missouri 226
Dillon, South Carolina .... 225
Brooklyn, Maryland 225
Meridian Street, Tennessee 224
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 222
Perry, Florida .... .... 221
Dallas, North Carolina .... 215
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania 215
Van Dyke, Michigan 214
West Lakeland, Florida 213
Langley, South Carolina .... 212
Birmingham (North), Alabama 209
Columbia, South Carolina 207
West Gastonia, North Carolina 206
Newport News, Virginia .... 206
Birmingham (Pike Avenue),
Alabama 206
Ft. Mill, South Carolina 205
West Indianapolis, Indiana .... .... 204
Wyandotte, Michigan 202
Easton, Maryland 202
Birmingham (South Park),
Alabama 202
Rossville, Georgia 201
Greenville (Woodside Avenue),
South Carolina 200
125—199
Plant City, Florida .... 198
East Ridge, Tennessee 196
Parkersburg, West Virginia 196
Pomona, California 195
Anniston, Alabama 195
Jesup, Georgia 192
Akron (Market), Ohio ... .... 191
Avondale Estates, Georgia 190
Miami, Florida 189
Rifle Range, Florida 189
Washington, D. C 189
Columbus (Frebis), Ohio 188
McColl, South Carolina 188
Wilson, North Carolina 184
Austin, Indiana 181
Lancaster, South Carolina 181
Radford. Virginia 180
Sanford, North Carolina 179
Clearwater, Florida 177
Fourth Avenue, Tennessee 177
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania 177
Paris, Texas 176
Charleston (King Street),
South Carolina 175
Greenwood (South), South Carolina .... 175
Belton, South Carolina 174
Eloise, Florida 172
Marion, South Carolina 172
Mobile (Crichton), Alabama 172
Lebanon. Pennsylvania 172
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue), Missouri .... 171
Greer, South Carolina 171
East Orlando, Florida 170
East Belmont, North Carolina 170
Georgetown, South Carolina 170
Greenwood, South Carolina 170
Dayton, Tennessee 170
Dallas, Texas 169
Home for Children, Tennessee 168
Fitzgerald. Georgia 167
Tarpon Springs, Florida 166
Gastpnia (Ranlo), North Carolina .... 166
Anderson (Osborne Avenue),
South Carolina .... 166
Ft. Worth (Riverside), Texas 166
Mobile (Oakdale), Alabama 166
Sanford, Florida .... 165
Cleveland (45th), Ohio 165
Princeton, West Virginia 165
Logan, West Virginia 165
Seneca, South Carolina 164
Ft. Myers, Florida .... .... 163
St. Louis (Northside), Missouri 163
Bartow, Florida .... .... .... 161
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia 161
Willard, Ohio .... 160
Norfolk, Virginia - 160
Somerset. Pennsylvania 160
Mableton, Georgia 157
Louisville (Faith Temple),
Kentucky .... ... .... 157
Cocoa, Florida .... .... .... 156
Huntington, West; Virginia 156
Loxley, Alabama .1. 156
Dalton, Georgia ...\ 155
Montgomery, Alabama ... . 155
Lake Wales, Florida 154
Lanes Avenue, Florida 154
Eldorado, Illinois ...L 154
Russell Springs, Kentucky 154
Lawrencevllle, Georgia 153
Lindale, Georgia .... 153
Fayetteville, North Carolina 153
Krafton, Alabama 153
La France, South Carolina 152
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 152
Ninety Six, South Carolina 151
Sylacauga, Alabama 151
West Hollywood, Florida 150
Winter Garden, Florida 150
Lancaster, Ohio 150
Thomaston, Georgia 149
La Follette, Tennessee 148
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio 147
Pelzer, South Carolina 148
Greenville, North Carolina 146
Erwin, Tennessee 145
Garden City, Florida 143
Lake City, Florida '. 143
Benton, Illinois 143
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 143
Honea Path, South Carolina 143
Walhalla, South Carolina 143
Dyersburg. Tennessee 142
Iowa Park, Texas 142
Hester Town, North Carolina 141
Columbus (Belvidere), Ohio 141
Springfield, Ohio 141
York, South Carolina .... 141
Soddy, Tennessee 141
White Sulphur Springs,
West Virginia 141
Florence, South Carolina 140
West Danville, Virginia 140
Talledega, Alabama 140
Grays Knob, Kentucky 139
Hamilton (Kenworth), Ohio .... 139
Dividing Ridge, Tennessee 139
West Miami, Florida .... 138
Valdese, North Carolina 138
Rock Hill (North), South Carolina 138
Graham, Texas 138
Lemmon, South Dakota 138
Manatee, Florida 137
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Naples, Florida ... . .._ .
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio — .
Pinsonfork, Kentucky .... .
Asheboro, North Carolina ....
Clinton (Lydia Mills), South
Carolina .... ... . .... .
Bristol, Tennessee — . .
Sevierville, Tennessee — .
Elkins, West Virginia — .
Lake Placid, Florida .... .... .
North Miami, Florida _. .
Pensacola, Florida ... . .
Alma, Georgia .... _ — ... . — . .
Ferndale, Michigan .
West Asheville, North Carolina
Lake Worth, Florida .... .... .... .... .
Minot, North Dakota .... .
Fresno H/M, California .... .... .... .
Oakley, California ... . .... .
North St. Petersburg, Florida ... . .
Parrott, Virginia .... _. .... .
San Pablo, California .... .... .
Okeechobee, Florida ... . .
East Bernstadt, Kentucky
Winchester, Kentucky .;.. .... _
Saddletree, North Carolina .... .... .
Solway, Tennessee ....
Houston No. 2, Texas — .
Baltimore (West), Maryland .... ... . .
Monroe, Georgia ... . .
Jackson, Tennessee .... .... .... .... ... . .
Roanoke, Virginia .... .... __ .
Gainesville, Florida .... .... .... .
Calhoun, Georgia _ .... .
Willow Run, Michigan . .... .... .
Cramerton, North Carolina .... .... .
Mooresville, North Carolina .... ... . .
Rockingham, North Carolina .... ....
Shelby, North Carolina ....
Hamilton (Allstatter), Ohio .
Toledo (Segur), Ohio _.. .
Laurens, South Carolina .... .
West Knoxville, Tennessee .... ....
Dre:sen, Kentucky
Park Avenue, Tennessee ....
Adamsville, Alabama .... ... .
Marked Tree, Arkansas
MacClenny, Florida ....
Marietta, Georgia _
Port Huron, Michigan
Gaffnry, South Carolina
Woodruff, South Carolina
Mississippi Blvd., Tennessee .... ....
Claysburg, Pennsylvania
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Franklin, Ohio
Mullins, South Carolina
Athens, Tennessee ...
Hagerstown, Maryland . ..
New Summitt, Arkansas ....
McKinleyville, California
Demorest, Georgia — . ... . _
Carmi, Illinois .... . .
North Belmont, North Carolina ....
Rosamond Avenue, Tennessee
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Benton Harbor, Michigan .... ....
Muskegon, Michigan ...
Battle Creek, Michigan ....
Jackson (Bailey Avenue), Mississippi
West Durham, North Carolina ....
Williamsport, Maryland ....
137
137
136
136
136
136
136
136
135
135
135
135
135
135
134
134
133
133
133
133
132
132
132
132
132
132
132
132
131
131
131
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
130
. 129
129
129
128
128
128
128
128
128
128
128
. 127
. 127
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REPORT OF NEW SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Branch Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 .... — . 53
Branch Sunday Schools reported
as of January 30, 1960 .... .. .... .- 890
New Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 .— — . 64
Total Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 (Branch
and New) .... .... .... 117
NATION'S TOP TEN IN HOME
DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE
Total Monthly Attendance for January
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina .... ....
Cleveland (North), Tennessee
Lumberton (East), North Carolina
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Mitchell, Indiana .... .... .... .... ....
Columbus (Frebis Avenue), Ohio ....
Lake Worth, Florida .... .... ....
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia .... ....
Talledega, Alabama ....
West Indianapolis, Indiana
TEN STATES HIGHEST IN
HOME DEPARTMENTS
South Carolina
West Virginia ...
Ohio .... .... ....
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Arkansas .... ....
Illinois .
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
9,118
1,345
1,134
1,039
1,015
850
797
525
516
515
46
36
35
32
27
24
20
13
13
12
Y. P. E.
Average Weekly Attendance
January, 1960
200 and Over
Lakeland, Florida .... _
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio ._.
Middletown (Clayton Street), Ohio
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina ... _
Jacksonville, Florida ... . ....
150—199
Wilmington, North Carolina .... ....
Home for Children, Tennessee ....
Muskegon, Michigan .... ....
Pomona, California .... __ _..
Van Dyke, Michigan _. ....
Myersdale, Pennsylvania .... ... . ....
Erwin, North Carolina
100—149
Dayton (E. Fourth), Ohio ....
Hester Town, North Carolina
Dayton (Oakridge Drive). Ohio ....
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania ....
Conway, South Carolina .... .... ....
LaGrange (East), Georgia ....
Louisville (Highland Park),
Kentucky .... ._..
Goldsboro, North Carolina .... ....
Houston No. 2, Texas — .
North Chattanooga, Tennessee _..
Fairborn, Ohio
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania .... .... ....
Washington, D. C ....
Garden City, Florida ....
Huntington, West Virginia .... ....
Brooklyn, Maryland ._ .... ....
Rifle Range, Florida .... ....
Tampa, Florida ... . ....
West Fayetteville, North Carolina _..
Lumberton, North Carolina .... .... ....
Woodruff, South Carolina ....
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Tiftotn, Georgia ... . .... ....
Lenoir City, Tennessee .... ... .
Rossville, Georgia ... . ....
Daisy, Tennessee
Rome (North), Georgia .... ....
Graham, Texas _
Pulaski, Virginia .. .... ... .
Plant City, Florida ....
Avondale Estates, Georgia
Pineview, Georgia .... .... ....
Dressen, Kentucky ..
East Laurinburg, North Carolina
Dillon, South Carolina .. .... .... ....
Sulphur Springs, Florida
South Lebanon, Ohio
Savannah (Anderson Street),
Georgia —
Austin, Indiana ....
Evarts, Kentucky
Parkersburg, West Virginia .... ....
Marfrance, West Virginia ....
75—99
Wyandotte, Michigan ....
Bethany, Ohio .... .... ....
Perry, Florida .... ....
Charleston (King Street),
South Carolina ..
North Cleveland, Tennessee .... ... .
Dallas (Elam Rd.), Texas .... .... ....
Parrott, Virginia ....
Baldwin Park, California .... .... ....
Clarksburg, Maryland
Canton (9th), Ohio
Park Avenue, Tennessee ....
Marion, South Carolina ....
Wilcae, West Virginia
Dallas, North Carolina
Combs, Kentucky .... ._ ....
Cincinnati (Eastern), Ohio ....
Dayton, Tennessee .... .... .... ....
Somerset, Pennsylvania .... ....
Paris, Texas _ ....
Radford, Virginia
400
247
236
215
211
207
187
176
171
170
162
156
150
146
145
143
142
134
132
131
126
126
125
124
123
121
121
121
120
119
119
117
117
117
116
115
115
114
114
112
112
112
109
108
108
106
105
103
103
103
102
102
102
102
101
98
98
97
97
97
97
97
96
96
96
96
95
95
94
93
93
93
93
92
92
Garden City, Alabama 91
Zion Ridge, Alabama 91
Fresno H/M, California — — — 91
West Indianapolis, Indiana .... 91
Ravenna, Kentucky — — .... 91
Ninety Six, South Carolina 91
Eighth Avenue, Tennessee .... .... .... .... 91
Sevierville, Tennessee — . 91
Fairfield, California — 90
Mitchell, Indiana .... 89
Battle Creek, Michigan .... .... — ._. — . 89
Hope Road, Georgia .... — __ 88
Mullins, South Carolina — — __ — — . 88
Whitwell, Tennessee .. — . — . — . .... — . 88
Trumbull Avenue, Michigan .... 87
Hamilton (Allstatter), Ohio 87
North Birmingham, Alabama .... — — . 86
Benton, Illinois — . — __ — . — - 86
Lubbock, Texas .... .... — - — — 86
Bartow, Florida — ._. — - — . 85
North St. Petersburg, Florida .... 85
East Belmont, North Carolina .... 85
McMinnville, Tennessee — — . 85
Justice, West Virginia — — — — — . 85
Kenosha, Wisconsin . ... . .... .._ ._. _~ 85
West Hollywood, Florida 84
Lawrenceville, Illinois ... . ._. — . 84
Patterson Creek, Kentucky .... — . 84
Cleveland (55th), Ohio 84
North, South Carolina — 84
Haston Chapel, Tennessee 84
South Richmond, Virginia .... — ... . — 84
Black Water, Arkansas __ — — .... — 83
Lakedale, North Carolina .... .... ~ 83
Hemingway, South Carolina 83
Inman, South Carolina ._ 83
Kokomo (Market Street), Indiana .... 82
Somerset, Kentucky — — 82
Gap Hill, South Carolina .... .— 82
Greer, South Carolina .... .... ._. 82
Adamsville, Alabama - 81
Lake Placid, Florida .— — — 81
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio 81
Geneva, Alabama — — 80
Southside Estates, Florida ... . 80
Gulston, Kentucky .... .... .... 80
Grays Knob, Kentucky .... 80
Morgantown, Mississippi .... .._ — . ._. ._ 80
North Nashville, Tennessee .... .... 80
Sumiton, Alabama — . _ 79
South Mt. Vernon, Georgia .... — 79
Sylacauga, Alabama .... — — 78
Dilworth, Alabama ... . .... ... . — . 78
Samoset, Florida .... — . — — 78
Patetown, North Carolina 78
East Chattanooga, Tennessee .... — .... 78
Sparta, Tennessee ..'. 78
Tuscaloosa, Alabama — . — — 77
Alabama City, Alabama ... . .... 77
Corona, California — — 77
Salisbury, Maryland ... . .... — .... 77
Pontiac, Michigan — . ._. 77
East Fayetteville, North Carolina 77
Greenwood, South Carolina 77
Lemmon, South Dakota 77
Dallas, Texas .... .— .— — . — - 77
Salinas, California .... .... — — — .... 76
Tupman, California .... — . 76
West Lakeland, Florida 76
Ashburn, Georgia .... .... .... _ — 76
Crescent Springs, Kentucky 76
Iowa Park, Texas — — — — — . 76
MacArthur West Virginia 76
Stockton C. L., California .... 75
Hagerstown, Maryland ._. .... — . 75
Arcadia, Florida .... — . - 75
Eloise, Florida ... . — ._. — . 75
North Miami, Florida .... — — — .— 75
Rome (West), Georgia .... — — 75
Christopher, Kentucky ... . .... 75
Stinnett, Kentucky .... — — — — — 75
Natchez, Mississippi .... .... .... 75
Tarboro, North Carolina 75
Minot, North Dakota — 75
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio — 75
Oxford, Ohio — - - 75
Columbia, South Carolina 75
Greenville (Woodside Avenue), South
Carolina — - — 75
Big Spring, Texas ... . .... .... 75
Spiritual Results Among Our Youth
January 30, 1960
Saved .... .... ... . .... .
Sanctified _ —
Holy Ghost --
Added to Church —
Since June 30, 1959
Saved — — . _
Sanctified .... — — _
Holy Ghost .... .... ... . — .
Added to Church .
2,829
1,096
922
662
19,014
7,479
6,060
5,475
Report of New Y.P.E.'s
New Y.P.E.'s organized since
June 30, 1959
62
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Then Show It
The Glance of a Dying Mother!
Can We Learn From Russian
Teen-Agers?
Do You Make Every Day Mother's
Day?
The Life Story of Lazarus Chikovi .
Stop, Look, and Listen ....
In Times Like These ....
Teen Our Faith Conference
Camp Counseling
DEPARTMENTS
YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW . .
CHILDREN'S STORY
It Happened on a Rainy Day .
POETRY
ART
VARIETY
BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday School Goes Beyond the
Classroom
STATISTICS
COVER
Chester Shuler 4
Katherine Bevis 6
Grace V. Watkins 8
Pauline V. McConnell _ 9
M. G. McLuhan 10
James E. Adams 12
Paul L. Walker 14
Floyd D. Carey, Jr. 16
Era Scott 17
Avis Swiger 2
Monna Gay ._ 1 3
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Charles A. Carpenter 24
2 6
H. Armstrong Roberts
YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW
By Avis Swiger
removed before the Sabbath. John
19:31. For these reasons we believe
that He was crucified on Friday.
Again we have this proof: On Sun-
day He made His triumphal entry
into Jerusalem and the people sang
praises to Him. On Monday He
cleansed the Temple for the second
time. On Tuesday He went again
to the city and made His last
teachings to the people in the
Temple. On Wednesday there are no
recorded events. Thursday evening
He came back to the city for the
Last Supper. From the Supper room
He went to the Garden about mid-
night. Then, He was arrested and
taken before Caiphas for trial be-
fore daylight. That would put the
crucifixion on Friday as the three
Gospels already noted record it.
The Bible teaches us that at the
mouth of two or three witnesses
would every fact be established.
You have here the three witnesses
that the crucifixion was on Friday.
Dear Sister Swiger:
Why do our churches observe Fri-
day instead of Wednesday as the
day our Lord was crucified? Ac-
cording to Matthew 12:40, our ob-
servance is wrong. J.L.B.
Dear J. LB.,
First, let me commend you for
your study of the Bible. As a young
evangelist, that is a necessary part
of your preparation. Study and then
discuss your questions with pastors
where you are in revivals and with
older church members wherever
you go. It will pay you good divi-
dends.
Now, let us answer ycur ques-
tion. In Mark 15:42; Luke 23:54
and John 19:42, we are told that
the crucifixion took place on the
day before the Sabbath. We also
learn that they hastened the death
of the two thieves by breaking their
bones so that the bodies could be
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By Chester Shuler
Illustrated by Walter Ambrose
Things roere somewhat different ichen the Jones
family assembled at home. None of the
-male members ever thought of anyone's comfort but his oion.
^— J HE FAMILY about which we
" / are going to tell you shall
**S be called the Joneses, al-
though that, of course, is not their
real name at all. Now the Joneses
were good enough folks; they were
reliable, conscientious, upright,
honest, and honorable. They were
well thought of by their neighbors.
Of course, the three boys did
make quite a lot of noise at times.
But they were such friendly fel-
lows that even old Miss Spicer said
scarcely a word against them.
When callers dropped in on Mrs.
Jones, the three boys were usually
out-of-doors or in school, and Mr.
Jones was at his work. Everyone
liked Mrs. Jones very much, and
said many nice things about her.
But when all the Jones family
assembled at home, things were
somewhat different. None of the
male members ever thought of any-
one's comfort but his own. Each
seized the most comfortable chair,
the largest piece of cake, the
evening paper, or anything else he
took a notion to have. Such selfish-
ness naturally resulted in many
quarrels and even brief fights.
There were times when longsuffer-
ing good-natured Mother Jones
was nearly frantic. But in some
almost miraculous manner she
managed to keep her troubles to
herself, and for the most part, the
public did not suspect the real
truth.
One reason for this was the fact
that Mother Jones was a real
Christian lady. She spent consider-
able time in her prayer closet
asking God's help and imploring
His guidance, as well as petition-
ing earnestly for the change of
heart and attitude in her men folk
which was so essential if things
in their home were ever to be
righted.
As we know, the heavenly Father
sometimes delays His answers to
our prayers, even the prayers of
His choicest saints. And that is
the way it seemed to be in the
case of Mother Jones' prayers. She
had to pray for a long time. Often
the friction, bickering, and selfish-
ness on the part of those she loved
were very difficult to bear. But
she never let go of God's promises
as recorded in His Word. Her faith
never failed. And finally, her pray-
ers were answered, but not in any
of the ways she may have expected.
Indeed the answer, or rather the
beginning of the answer, came to
her as just another bit of worry
and concern. For when she learned
that her half-sister Alice was
sending her son, Tom, age twelve,
to visit with the Jones' half-cousins,
Mother Jones surely did not sense
any relief in the offering! Visiting
boys, she had found from experi-
ence, usually complicated an al-
ready lamentable situation.
And so Mother Jones prayed a
bit harder and longer before she
retired for the night.
Cousin Tom arrived at the Jones'
house just before dinnertime, a few
days later. He was a nice-looking
lad, a bit tall for his dozen years,
with clear blue eyes, brown hair,
and a frank, open expression which
somewhat relieved Mother Jones'
apprehension.
When dinner was announced,
there was the usual scramble to
the table. Mr. Jones had been de-
tained at his office and would .not
be present. So the three Jones boys
made their rush in true football
style, adding just a bit of zest to
show of before their Cousin Thom-
as. They expected him to join in
with gusto.
But Tom remained standing by
his aunt's chair, even after his
cousins had slumped into their
chairs and grabbed knives and
forks, ready to attack the first
food they could seize.
"Cm on, Tom — set!" the three
chorused. "Mom'll be here in a
minute. Whatcha standin' there
for? We never wait for Mom."
Tom's reply was a good-natured
smile. But he kept his standing
position politely until his aunt was
seated. During the meal, Tom ate
with a great deal more politeness
than his cousins, although he did
not make any show of his manners.
And he did not seem concerned
about teaching the others lessons
of any kind.
In THE living room
after dinner, Tom rose to his feet
as soon as his aunt entered. He
insisted that she take the most
comfortable chair.
The Jones boys did not quite
know what to make of this fel-
low. At first they were disappointed.
Then they were almost angry. But
Tom's unfailing good humor, man-
liness, and ability to talk with
them on any subject in which they
were interested soon won a degree
of admiration from them.
Tom's courteous treatment of his
aunt was so unfailing from day to
day during his visit that his cous-
ins could not help noticing it —
and wondering. One day Henry
asked: "Say, Tom, is that really the
way you act with your mother at
home?"
Tom looked surprised. "Why, yes.
I suppose it is," he modestly re-
plied.
"Whether there's company or
not?"
"Sure. What difference does com-
pany make? I owe so much to my
mother that I want to be kind to
her more than to anybody else."
There was something so quiet,
sincere, and genuine about Tom's
words that the Jones boys were
silenced. They could not imagine
such devotion to one's mother — the
woman who was always around to
pick up their things, wash and iron
their clothing, cook, bake, and
make their beds.
But the daily example of Tom's
conduct toward his aunt, their
mother, was having its effect. His
politeness was so natural that it
was not hard to see it was real
and commonplace with him.
Little by little and one by one,
the cousins began to feel definitely
ashamed of their own behavior in
their home, particularly their neg-
lect of their mother. And in a
rather halfhearted way at first,
but more genuinely later, they
tried to be more courteous and
considerate of their mother. Henry
said, "I'm not going to stand for
having a fellow be more polite to
Mom than I am!"
(Continued on page 21)
THE GLANCE OF A
Dying Mother!
By Katherine Bevis
IT WAS A DAY in late November of the last century. The
snow fell noiselessly outside the little church where Fa-
ther Strasslacher of the Society of Jesus stood before his
congregation.
This man of God was noted for his being able to keep the at-
tention of his listeners, and this bleak, snowy November morn-
ing was no exception.
His subject was "The Power of a Good Mother's Love." History
records many dramatic sermons, but this one surely ranks with
the very best. After reading his text, Father Strasslacher
gave the sermon that morning in the form of a story.
It was a story about a young criminal, who was arrested
while still a student, and left in a prison cell in chains.
The boy's father had died as a result of his son's crimes
and wickedness, and now it seemed that the mother would
soon die from grief also, yet the lad showed no sorrow or re-
morse for his acts. Though he was ungrateful for any help
that was offered him, the dying mother asked that her boy
might be brought to her bedside. The authorities pitying her,
granted her request and brought the boy, against his will,
to his mother's room.
With hatred in his heart for the authorities, and bitter-
ness and contempt for his mother, the boy stood sullen and
silent before her. Her pallid lips moved as if to speak; yet
not a sound did she make, for it seemed she could not form
the words in her heart. She turned wearily on her side,
as though signifying that she wished her boy to leave, and the.
guard led the young man from the room and back to his cell.
There in solitude he sat, and after a while, he sensed a
strange feeling. That glance from his mother, silent and simple,
had taken a hold on him. And it held him in a time-
ignoring grip.
He was a child again. He and his mother were in the gar-
den awaiting his father's return. They watched the beauty of
the sunset.
His heart was beating fast now, and eyes that had not
known tears for many months filled quickly with the tears
that he made no effort to hold back.
And before the shadows of night closed the records of that
memorable day, this young man had resolved to amend his life
somehow and in some way to show by that life how com-
plete his conversion was.
God is always ready to help people in that condition, and
He came quickly to this needy soul. The boy accepted Christ
as his personal Saviour.
Finishing his story, Father Strasslacher reported that the boy was
allowed to enter the priesthood, later to become a missionary.
The snowflakes continued to fall noiselessly, and the people in the
congregation sat spellbound, as they drank in every word this
man spoke.
Then the preacher startled his listeners by telling the name
of that boy.
As the people sat there, seemingly unable to grasp the truth of
his words, he repeated them.
"Yes, my friends, you see before you that dissolute and
impious youth. He who preaches to you now is none other
than that cruel son. Such a miracle, such a change, was effected
by God through that one single glance of my dying mother!"
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When God mode her, I'm sure He used the best He had that day.
And when He had finished with the job, He threw the mold away.
Her smile was like the bright sunshine that always follows rain,
And in her voice I heard the sound of music's sweet refrain.
Her eyes were iike the twinkling stars that in the heavens glow;
Her hands were weapons of defense, her hair was like the snow.
Her tears were like the glistening dew that lingers on the flowers;
Her cheeks were soft as any rose washed clear by silvery showers.
The heart He fashioned in her breast was filled with joy divine;
And every lovely attribute lives in this heart of mine.
— Alice Whitson Norton
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By Grace V. Watkins
r>t ID YOU bristle as you read that question?
J\ Don't!
ts+*-J Of course, we will never embrace commu-
nism, never put an okay stamp on the Russian way of
life, never move to the Soviet Union, nor join the
Young Communist League.
But let's not bristle and close both ends of our
minds to anything and everything about present-day
Russian teen-age life. It has facets that could put up
sizable posters — posters we would do well to read, pay
tribute to, and admire.
During a visit to Russia, what would you notice
about the teen-agers? First, you would notice their
deep and serious dedication to "the cause" and the
earnestness with which "cause" is put ahead of self,
and second, their zeal, determination, and willing-
ness to work like beavers.
On his return from Russia, Billy Graham said that
when he watched Soviet youth at either work or play,
he felt positively frightened because they showed such
energy and such startling faith in Russia's future as
the ruler of the world, in her goals, objectives, and
program for development.
If you stopped at a Russian newsstand, how would
the covers of magazines — the pictures and the cap-
tions—compare with those in the United States? This
may surprise you, but you would blush, not because
of what you saw on Russian newsstands, but because
of what, by way of contrast, you had seen on news-
stands in your own country. Russian stands have no
garish cover pictures stressing sex, no suggestive titles,
no briefly garbed girls. The same is true of Russian
films and TV programs.
You would be surprised, too, at how well behaved a
Russian crowd is in a park or amusement place.
There are no rowdyism, no overly sentimental couples,
no boisterous yelling or showing off. Russian parks,
roads, and picnic places are free of trash, as neat as
the proverbial pin.
WHY THE RESERVE in behavior and
dress? Why the conservative magazine covers, the ab-
sence of lurid titles? The answer is that the Com-
munist leaders figured out some time ago that their
long-range goal of conquering the world could be
achieved only by a strong people, one whose bodies
and minds were not weakened through excesses and
emphasis on sex.
Physical fitness is a must for Russian teen-agers.
Programs in every town and every school are well
developed, emphasizing an improved diet, better daily
living habits, and plenty of exercise. Here again, the
zeal with which everyone takes part in the program
is almost frightening.
Can we learn from the teen-agers in the churches
of Russia?
"Churches?" you exclaim. "I thought the Commu-
nists did away with religion and the church."
No indeed. These are more than 20,000 Orthodox and
5,400 Baptist Churches in Russia, holding services each
week. (After the revolution, most of the branches of
the Christian Church, except the Orthodox, banded
together and are now called "Baptist.")
When Dr. Graham and his party went to services,
they found that one-fifth of the audience were teen-
agers, even though there are no Sunday Schools and
no youth fellowships in Russia. The church they at-
tended was packed, with people standing in the aisles
and outside throughout the two-hour service. When
the collection plates were passed, people were so eager
to put money in that it almost seemed they were
having a contest. (Incidentally, church contributions
are not deductible income-tax-wise in Russia.)
The EXPERIENCE of Dr. Bob Pierce,
president of World Vision, during his stay in Russia
was just as amazing. Arriving at the only Protestant
church in Moscow thirty minutes before services were
to begin, he found the church already jammed —
every seat taken, aisles filled, stairs occupied, door-
ways filling. A church official told Dr. Pierce that
they had not dared advertise the service in the paper,
since such huge crowds would have come that they
simply could not have been handled.
According to Dr. Pierce, the fervor and devotion
with which the worshipers sang the hymns was al-
most overwhelming. Many of them had faded and
dilapidated Bibles, or pages from Bibles. (New Bibles
are not available in Russia.)
(Continued on page 23)
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DO YOU MAKE EVERY DAY
MOTHER'S DAY?
By Pauline McConnell
n I OUR MOTHER deserves the best in life, what-
{Jj ever it is. Regardless of a person's age, there are
many things you can do to make your mother
conscious of your love for her. This quiz is something
of a reminder. Answer each of the ten statements
with "yes" or "no." When you have finished, count
up your "yes" answers and multiply them by 10; then
look on this page below for your rating as a thoughtful
daughter and son.
1. I always remember my mother with
some little gift from time to time.
2. I make it a point to help around the
house with vacuuming, dishes, and
other chores. YES NO ...
3. If my mother does not always go
along with one of my suggestions, I
try to see her viewpoint. YES... .NO
4. If my mother is ill and I have to
forego some pleasure, I accept my
disappointment cheerfully. YES NO
5. If I am away from the house longer
than I expected, I telephone my
mother to keep her from worrying. YES NO
6. I often ask my mother if she would
like to attend a concert, go for a ride
in my car, or accompany me on some
pleasure. YES... NO ....
7. If my mother wishes to go shopping
or visiting, I cheerfully offer to stay
with the younger children, or do some
chore for her in her absence. YES ... NO
8. One thing I always remember is to
tell my mother how much she means
to me. YES ..NO
9. If mother has a new dress, a smart
hat, or if she arranges her hair in a
new style, I compliment her and
boost her morale. YES....NO— .
10. I am proud of my mother and al-
ways introduce my friends to her. YES ... NO....
How mother- wise are you? How do you rate as a
thoughtful daughter or son?
// you scored:
100 percent, your affection and admiration for your
own mother are sincere and well-grounded. Do not
forget to pray for your mother often — but then I
need not make such a suggestion to anyone as
thoughtful as you.
90-60 percent, one need never have an occasion such
as Mother's Day, Christmas, Easter, or Valentine's
Day to remember his mother. If you make every day
her day, you can do so in a spiritual manner by re-
membering her with prayer, an extra one, for ex-
ample, in the morning and again in the evening.
You can show your love also by getting better marks
in school and by being a little more understanding
of the younger members of the family. If you try a
little harder to please your mother, you will be so
much happier yourself. Strive to make every day
Mother's Day, won't you?
60-40 percent, do you think that watching your
mother wash the dishes, sweep the rooms, get ready
for your party, wash your clothes, pick up after you,
and your arguing over various problems that arise
and giving her needless worry over your whereabouts
make you look like a thoughtful child? Don't forget
to compliment your mother occasionally on the dinner;
tell her how much you enjoyed the cake and pie.
Offer to baby-sit with the younger children soon.
Mother can stand a little recreation, too, you know.
Take this test again soon and strive for 100 percent.
40 percent or under, did you ever stop to think of all
the things you have which can be duplicated? If you
break your watch, you can buy another. If you lose a
book, you can replace it. But what about your moth-
er? All of us can have but one real mother. Why
not begin this very moment to show her a little more
love, a little more appreciation, and prove to her that
you are her thoughtful child.
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The LIFE STOR ( of Lazarus Chikovi
By M. G. McLuhan
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Overseer of British Central Africa
r~-* EEP IN HIS heart he
l\ could never forget the
<^L^J apostolic ministry that God
had given him in Rhodesia in the
years of 1934 and 1935. Conse-
quently in September, 1941, he sur-
prised his congregation and many
others by resigning his pastorate
and informing them that he was
going to follow the call of God to
Southern Rhodesia. He did not have
the slightest promise of support in
his new field of labor, but having
come through the school of suf-
fering, he knew that God would
not fail him.
It is an index to the spiritual
vision and foresight of the man to
contemplate this period of his life.
He had everything that an African
pastor could desire. He was ap-
preciated by his own people, and
his white superiors were happy
with his work. The financial future
was bright, and he had every prom-
ise of promotion in the church.
Now because of a vision for the
lost millions of his own people in
Central Africa, he gave it all up to
follow the divine imperative in
His own soul, the call of God to
the Rhodesias.
With a tearful farewell to his
congregation, he took his wife and
three small children to his father's
home in the Bikita District in
Southern Rhodesia. He asked God
to open the doors to his ministry
in that area, and God immediately
answered in power. A revival
started which also read like a
story from the Acts of the Apostles.
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The work moved rapidly and con-
tinually forward through 1942,
1943, 1944, and 1945. Many souls
were saved, numbers were divinely
healed, and many were baptized
in the Holy Spirit. Bikita soon be-
came our strongest work in Cen-
tral Africa. It was now the center
from which the good news of the
gospel went forth into the whole
area. During these years he had no
support from any church except his
own people. They were poor reserve
dwellers, who had little or no
money. Like Saint Paul of old,
Lazarus decided to work some with
his own hands in order to stay in
the area and promote the wonder-
ful work. He joined the Agricultural
Department of the government in
order to make a few extra shillings
to support his family. This was only
part-time work, but he soon dis-
tinguished himself and earned an
agricultural diploma. Every mo-
ment of his time when not in gov-
ernment service was spent for the
Lord and His work.
In 1946 and 1947 the work that
Lazarus was doing came to the at-
tention of the leaders of the fellow-
ship to which he belonged. He was
given a salary of $5.60 per month,
and he took off one month to go
to the Union of South Africa to
visit his old friends. About this
time various African works began
to make decisions of their own con-
cerning with which recognized
Penecostal body they would af-
filiate. The early efforts of many
Pentecostal missionaries in the
Southern African area were quite
interdenominational. The work of
the African preachers themselves,
however, began to take definite
form, and it became apparent that
these works would have to be set
up on stronger lines of organiza-
tion. Lazarus, like all others of the
time, felt this need very keenly and
was much concerned about it. He
knew of efforts to set up organized
work throughout Central Africa,
even as far as Nyasaland, so he
began to investigate the various
fellowships and organizations that
were working in the vast area.
In the latter part of 1948, Laz-
arus met the late W. A. du Plooy.
who was the mission superintend-
ent for our church in Central
Africa. He was at that time plan-
ning the opening of the Matibi
Mission in the Matibi Reserve. This
was about 100 miles from Bikita
where Lazarus was pastoring with
such success. Brother du Plooy was
introducing our church into the
area at that time, and Lazarus
joined the church, and assisted in
promoting its interests throughout
the Central African field. He went
to Nyasaland in an effort to bring
some of the work there into the
church, but was unsuccessful the
first time. He returned to Southern
Rhodesia and continued to work
out from his headquarters at Bi-
kita. He received $7.00 per month
now, and continued to work with
Brother du Plooy through the years
of 1949 and 1950.
IN APRIL, 1951, the
Full Gospel Church amalgamated
with the Church of God with in-
ternational headquarters in Cleve-
land, Tennessee, U.S.A. The Church
of God had mission work in several
places in Africa, and the amalga-
mation was undertaken as a bless-
ing to both bodies. The American
brethren did not have any mission
personnel in Central and Southern
Africa, but they had some funds
with which to promote the work.
The Full Gospel Church had some
workers active in the area, but they
were hindered by a lack of funds.
As soon as the amalgamation took
place, money from the internation-
al headquarters began to come into
the Southern African area. This
was a special blessing in Central
Africa. Lazarus' salary was im-
mediately increased to $14.00 per
month, and he was appointed as
the assistant superintendent to
Brother du Plooy. At last his vision
was not hindered by total lack of
funds, and he started to travel on
promotional work.
Brother du Plooy was largely oc-
cupied with his work at the Ma-
tibi Mission, so Lazarus immedi-
ately started to promote the work
in the larger towns of Central
Africa. He was instrumental in
placing workers in Gwelo, Shabani,
Gutu, Marandellas, Fort Victoria,
and other places. So far as the
spiritual side of the work is con-
cerned, Brother Chikovi deserves
much credit. Brother du Plooy pro-
moted the educational side, Broth-
er Chikovi the spiritual side, and
the work took on different pro-
portions. The areas where workers
were placed saw revival, and soon
the flickering fires of outposts be-
came the steady blaze of estab-
lished works. The real foundation
for the good work that we now
have in Central Africa was laid in
this time, and the credit is due to
this intrepid African worker who
followed the call of God into this
area. In late 1951 he returned to
Nyasaland, and remained there for
more than a month with the breth-
ren. Before he left them, they
joined the Full Gospel Church of
God.
Lazarus continued to work out
from his Bikita headquarters
through the years of 1952, 1953,
and 1954, but in January of 1955
he moved to Salisbury, which is the
capital of the Federation of the
Rhodesias and Nyasaland. He took
up his headquarters in Harari
African township, and began to
minister there and serve as assist-
ant superintendent from that point.
Brother du Plooy's failing health
made it impossible for him to trav-
el as much as he had before, and
as Lazarus had no means of con-
veyance but the train, which did
not reach all the areas of our work,
progress slowed down. Different
projects were started, but they
found themselves in a position
where these could not be finished.
In the midst of problems almost
beyond their control, Brother du
Plooy passed away at Christmas
time, 1956. This left things in a
great state of uncertainty so far
as the African brethren were con-
cerned. Lazarus found himself in
the position of being the only liv-
ing man who really had a first-
hand knowledge of the Central
African native work. As much de-
pended upon who was appointed as
the superintendent of the work in
that area, Lazarus faced many un-
certainties.
By APPOINTMENT as
superintendent of the Central
African field no doubt put ques-
tions in Lazarus' mind. What was
this new white man like? Would he
promote the work and love the
African people, or would he do
things that would destroy it? Laz-
arus could not be blamed for won-
dering these things, because the
history of missions in this needy
continent is full of such tragic
stories. On the other hand I won-
dered what sort of men I would
have to work with. Would I find
that with Brother du Plooy's pass-
ing, the work was leaderless? Would
the African fellowship be split into
factions over which I could get no
semblance of control or order?
When I got acquainted with Laz-
arus Chikovi, I realized that God
had provided the African brethren
with a leader who undoubtedly had
their confidence. Together we
prayed and talked about what was
needed to promote the Central
African work. He told me of his
struggles to build up the work and
of the great hardships that he and
his family had endured. I felt as if
I were in the presence of a modern
apostle, and as our love for each
other and our friendship has
grown, I have every reason to
place utmost confidence in him as
my assistant superintendent. Our
meeting with the workers over this
mighty area has conclusively
proved that he has the confidence
of the men, and that in many
ways he is the father of the work
in this area.
At the time of the writing of this
account, our Central African work
is moving forward with a speed
that it has not known before. We
have a Bible School to which we are
sending our workers for training.
This is something that they have
never had before. We have been
able to procure a large gospel tent
which will enable Lazarus to
preach to crowds the size of which
he has never preached before. We
have extended our work into the
vast area of Northern Rhodesia.
Where two years ago there was not
one worker, we now have seven
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STOP, LOOK and LISTEN
By James E. Adams
TOP, LOOK and Listen signs at railroad cross-
ings belong to a bygone era. The old signs are
found only on unpaved country roads un-
marked by the flashing red signals. But the sign of
former years has an up-to-date message for you and
me here and now.
Considering the relentless rush of events toward the
close of this age, it is time for us to stop — stop to
consider what is happening all around us.
The Middle East is the trouble spot in the world
today. Russia is using every means short of war to get
a foothold there. But the Bible, in Ezekiel 38 and 39,
predicts that from the northern parts ( Russia I will
come many peoples as a cloud to cover the land. They
will "come into the land that is . . . gathered out of
many people, against the mountains of Israel" (Eze-
kiel 38:8>. A confederacy of nations will ask these in-
vaders, "Art thou come ... to carry away silver and
gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great
spoil?" (Ezekiel 38: 13 1 . Then a great battle will be
fought, in which God will intervene, and the northern
armies will be almost annihilated.
In Luke 21:26 we read of "men's hearts failing them
for fear, and for looking after those things which are
coming on the earth." Dr. Harold C. Urey, a Navy
scientist, said, "I am a frightened man. All scientists
I know are frightened men. In an atomic conflict, we
can expect the first day's casualties to be at least
15,000,000 persons."
Other well-known men have made remarks such as:
"Time may be short"; "This world is at the end of its
tether"; "The next D-Day will be doomsday."
In these United States last year about 20,000 people
committed suicide, and so many are unreported that
the number may actually be 40,000 or more. In many
of these, a contributing factor was fear — fear of the
future, financial loss, sickness, or hidden sin.
All these fears are signs of the latter days or the
end of this age. It is time to stop and face these
fears of ours.
THAT RAILROAD crossing sign has an-
other word, Look.
Look where? To the United Nations? No. Humanly
speaking, there is no glimmer of light or hope on the
horizon of time. It is a frightening prospect to the un-
saved, and the Christian can be snared with the dread
and sin of our times if he continually thinks on these
things.
Now David believed in the upward look. In Psalm
121 we hear him saying, "My help cometh from the
Lord, which made heaven and earth." Hebrews 12:2
says: "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of
our faith; who for the joy that was set before him en-
dured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down
at the right hand of the throne of God."
God is no respecter of persons and He enjoys fellow-
ship with you as much as with men who have at-
tained the heights in the business, political, or ec-
clesiastical realm. Every time you stop and pray, He
rejoices in your fellowship and the confidence you
manifest in Him by your petitions.
The Lord is pleased every time you look to Him for
help to reject evil and choose good. In the tests and
trials of the day when you look to Him in prayer, it is
most acceptable in His sight.
May our gaze be upward, gaining grace for every
day, "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious
appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ" (Titus 2:13).
And the thought of the soon return of our Lord
brings us to the last word on those signs, Listen. How
true it is that we often can hear the unseen, particu-
larly in the darkness, and it is none the less real even
though we cannot see. In the darkness of these closing
days of time we need to cultivate a listening attitude.
We were visiting in my son's home. I heard nothing,
but suddenly my daughter-in-law left the room. She
soon returned with my little grandson. She knew it
was about time for him to awake, and because of her
ear for the voice of her baby, she heard what I did not.
From the signs of the times we know Jesus will re-
turn soon for His Bride, the redeemed and blood-
washed of all ages. As we walk with the Lord, there
will be a Spirit quickened expectancy within our hearts
which will hear the trump of God. "For the Lord him-
self shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God:
and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which
are alive, and remain shall be caught up together
with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air:
and so shall we ever be with the Lord" (1 Thessa-
lonians 4:16, 17).
Stop — but be not dismayed.
Look — not down, but up.
Listen — it is the midnight hour. Behold the Bride-
groom cometh.
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CHILDREN'S STORY
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By Monna Gay
i/j OLLY WANTS A cracker," screeched the old
IS Poll Parrot from his cage.
/ "Susie wants it to stop raining," sang out
little Susie, as she ran to the window and pressed
her nose hard against the pane.
"Polly," said Susie, turning from the window, "how
can you think of crackers when it is raining so I
can't even go out and play." And now a big frown
covered Susie's pretty face.
Susie could hear her mother upstairs trying to get
Baby Brother to sleep. She could also see the dishes
still on the table from lunch.
"Poor Mommy," sighed Susie, "she hasn't stopped all
morning. Now when she gets Baby Brother to sleep,
she will have to wash these dishes. Then she has to
cook dinner, and clean up after dinner; then she
must get us ready for bed. Well, Polly," Susie said as
she walked over to the bird's big cage, "I'm glad I'm
not a mommy, 'cause I like to play. And today I
can't go outside and play 'cause it's raining so hard."
"Polly wants a cracker," called out Polly again, not
seeming to be too concerned about Susie or the rain.
"Well, Polly, I'll get you a cracker," said Susie,
running into the kitchen. And as she started back
with the cracker, Susie looked at the lunch dishes.
"Ugh," she said.
Somehow Susie could not forget that table with the
dirty dishes as she picked up one of her story books,
neither was she able to keep her mind on the fairy
story she was trying to read.
SOON SUSIE jumped up from the chair,
let the book fall to the floor, and started clearing
the table. Right away Susie had all the dishes in the
sink. Then she pulled a chair up to the sink and
started washing the dishes. "Polly," said Susie looking
into the room where Polly sat on her perch, now con-
tented since she had her cracker, "won't mother be
surprised when she comes downstairs and finds the
dishes all washed and dried and put away?"
Polly just cocked her head to one side.
Susie was humming a song as she put the last dish
away and went into the room where Polly was to
pick up her book from the floor.
Just then her mother came down the stairs, and
Susie thought: "How tired she looks."
"My," said Mother, as she came into the room where
Susie and Polly were, "I must get to those dishes. It
will soon be time to start dinner. I thought I would
never get Baby Brother to sleep today." Then mother
exclaimed as she started into the eating nook in
the kitchen; "Why, what fairy has been here?"
Susie ran into the kitchen, "Do I look like a fairy?"
she said.
"Yes," said mother, "and a beautiful one. I haven't
said anything about it, but I have a terrible headache
and I wondered how I would ever get everything done.
Now I can lie down a few minutes."
Polly gave a merry trill now as Mother hugged
Susie to her. "Why, everything looks so nice — no books
on the floor and the dishes all clean and put away.
I can't believe my eyes. Susie, you are really a very
helpful little girl."
Susie forgot about the rain outside. She was so
happy that she had done this for her mother that the
rain did not even matter.
IN TIMES LIKE THESE
By Paul L. Walker
State Sunday School and
Youth Director of Tennessee
SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew
16:13-20
TEXT: Matthew 16:18
INTRODUCTION: In April of the
year 1521, Martin Luther, the
champion of the great Protestant
revolution, stood before the Diet of
Worms and boldly declared, "Here
I stand; I cannot do otherwise."
As I survey the urgency of this
hour and view the agency of the
Church with all her potential pow-
er and might, I cannot think of
anything else but the fact that
HERE WE STAND upon the brink
and dawn of a decade of destiny
which shall perhaps write more
history than any other ten years of
civilization. HERE WE STAND in a
year of decision and possible holo-
caust for the world and all its
forces.
THE FADING FIFTIES
A S WE FIND ourselves in
// this position, we would na-
«_-/\f turally look back from
whence we came. Looking back we
can readily see ten of the most
turbulent years in h i s t o r y — the
fading fifties. During the past de-
cade we have watched science step
forth into achievements which
astound men and bring trembling
as we think of the future. From
the test tube has come the hydro-
gen bomb with a blast ten times
hotter than the sun; from the
formula have come the rocket and
missile capable of speeding 25,000
miles per hour; from the equation
has come the satellite, and even
now some ten American fliers pre-
pare for the fateful day of a jour-
ney to the moon; from Communist
Russia there has come Mr. "K"
with his winning smile and ex-
plosive personality to woo the world
into slumber as the mass of Com-
munism marches into power; from
the free world have come alliances
and pacts which pinpoint and fo-
cus attention on the Bible as the
true book of God; from obscurity
has again arisen Israel, and Pal-
estine has become the battleground
of international tension and frus-
tration.
Yes, here we stand, looking back,
and close retrospection views the
situation with critical eye. In our
own United States there is much
to regret, for while our inflation
increased, our reputation reversed;
while our prosperity boomed, our
morals burst. On practically any
given day of the fading fifties in
America the crime rate would ap-
proximate these startling facts: 35
persons murdered, 252 felonious as-
saults committed, 608 cars stolen,
197 robberies, 1,500 burglaries, 50
women raped. In practically any
given year of the fifties, there were
some 500,000 criminal offenses. In
practically any given month of the
fifties, there were 1,000 people mur-
dered. The greatest tragedy of these
alarming facts, however, is found
in the shame that one-half of the
persons arrested for burglary were
under eighteen, and two-thirds of
these youths were under sixteen.
From this is it immediately evi-
dent that inflation and prosperity
are doing something for our mor-
als which depression never did. It
is tragic to see that while revival
booms in our midst and waves of
spiritual ecstacy bring record-
breaking statistics to practically
every denomination, at the same
time new records are being written
in crime, immorality, delinquency,
graft, and greed. To be sure, these
are not committed by Christians,
but yet, it is a blow to the fading
fifties that our fervent faith should
have made so little impact upon
the world.
THE SOARING SIXTIES
What then, is the
view for the 1960's? What hope is
there for a world which has
worked itself into a frenzy of sus-
pense and mistrust? What hope
for mankind when our atomic
stockpile has reached 75,000 bombs,
twelve of which could destroy the
whole earth. What hope for man-
kind when Russia builds eight sub-
marines for every one we build,
fourteen destroyers for every one
we build, and six planes for every
one we build. What hope, when
even now Communism makes her
boast that could she get in po-
sition, one blast of her missiles
would destroy thirty-eight of the
forty-one major cities of the United
States.
What hope is there for a country
14
This sermon was preached at the Unicoi
County, Tennessee, Preaching Mission
en Sunday, March 13, 1960.
which has ten saloons for every
church? What hope is there in the
midst of strikes in a country which
already works fewer hours, under
the most luxurious conditions, and
the highest rate of pay, and per
man produces less than any other
country in the world? What hope
for a nation which has one-half
the world's income, spends eighty-
three percent of the world's dol-
lars, and with six percent of the
world's population eats sixteen per-
cent of the world's food or three
times more than she needs?
What hope is there for this
world? This was the question be-
ing mulled in my mind as I landed
by Eastern Airlines in the Chat-
tanooga airport to conduct the fall
revival at Lee College. Every turn
of the wheel of President Piatt's
car seemed to intensify this search-
ing query. Soon, however, I looked
into the faces of 100 enthusiastic
Lee College singers and heard them
blend their voices to set the pace
and theme for the meeting — IN
TIMES LIKE THESE. Immediately,
the vibrant voice of the Holy Spirit
in His communication to the inner
man spoke the words of hope need-
ed to answer this searching ques-
tion. As youthful voices filled the
auditorium with spirited singing,
the scope of the theme brought the
only answer: IN TIMES LIKE
THESE, YOU NEED AN ANCHOR!
It is for this anchor we must
search. It is for this anchor we
must pray. It is for this anchor
we must fast. Where can it be
found? Is it to be found in treaties
and alliances? Nay, for the world
has broken 4,792 of its 4,796 treaties
in times like these. Is it to be
found in statesmen? Nay, states-
men wield but limited power and
their short life span will never an-
swer the dilemna. Is the anchor to
be found in governments? I say
nay; governments have come and
gone under every guise and ban-
ner, but chaos is yet prevalent. Is
the anchor to be found in medicine?
Will this be the force which will
unite the world? Nay; men may
perk up with penicillin, snap back
with Stanback, and sleep with
Sominex, but when all the effects
of the drugs have passed, the world
is yet in despair. Where then can
man find an anchor? There is only
one anchor that is safe and sure.
There is only one foundation that
will ever endure. There is only one
Gibraltar that will never fail —
THE BOOK OF GOD, THE BIBLE.
It alone shall stand. Hear, then,
the words of Mrs. Ruth Caye Jones
and tune your ear of imagination
to 100 college students vigorously
singing:
In times like these you need the
Bible.
In times like these, oh, be not idle.
Be very sure, be very sure
Your anchor holds
And grips the solid rock.
Chorus
This rock is Jesus; yes, He's the
One.
This rock is Jesus, the only One.
Be very sure, be very sure
Your anchor holds
And grips the solid rock.
Heaven and earth shall pass
away, but God's Word shall stand.
Men's wisdom will be written in
textbooks and collect dust on the
shelf, but God's Word shall be
opened in judgment for all eter-
nity. Governments will come and
go; armies will come and go; gen-
erals will come and go; statesmen
will come and go; artists will come
and go; presidents will come and
go; but there shall be one pre-
vailing force in the world that shall
never be destroyed— THE BIBLE.
Men have tried to destroy it but
to no avail. Archaeologists have
pried with their crowbars of ag-
nosticism to dig ap damaging evi-
dence, but the Word still stands.
Geologists have banged away at its
precepts with hammers of scientif-
ic vengeance, but God's Word
still stands. Physicists have hooked
up laboratories of doubt to defeat
the book; the Word still stands.
Theologians have cut at its milk
veins with their dissecting knives
of exegesis to find error, but the
Word remains immutable. Philo-
sophers have endeavored to drown
its simplicity in the muddy waters
of intellectualism, but the Word
remains undaunted. Censors have
ripped it to shreds; kings and rulers
have ordered it burned; preachers
have taken pulpit shots at its deity
and inspiration; educators have re-
duced it to a classic; editors have
minimized its potency and power.
GOD'S WORD YET ENDURES;
GOD'S WORD SHALL EVER EN-
DURE.
Thus it is, in times like these we
need an anchor, the Bible. But
where in the Bible is the specific
answer? The Bible is a tremen-
dous book with many truths. Where
in its contents is to be found a
specific answer? Where in its 66
books? Where in its 1,189 chapters?
Where in its 774,746 words? Where
in its 3,566,480 letters can I find
the answer? Then the text comes
ringing loud and clear, reverber-
ating through the ages of God's
infinite wisdom: "And upon this
rock I will build my church; and
the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it" (Matthew 16:18). In
times like these, this must be our
text.
(The next issue will carry the second
part of the message and will present
The Blueprint, "Upon This Rock"; The
Builder, "I Will Build"; The Building,
"My Church"; The Bottle, "The Gates of
Hell"; The Blessing, "Shall Not Prevail
Against It.")
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Theme: "What Every Church 0/ God
Teen-Ager Ought to Know"
FAITH
CONFERENCE
The five finalists in the "Sandwich Supper" unusual sand-
wich contest are shown in this picture. From left to right are
Mary Lou Webb, Dona Pitts, Gayle Brown, Bennett Brown,
and Earl Wayne Rowan.
By Floyd D. Carey, Jr.
A MERICA IS CROWDED with hundreds of dif-
// ferent denominations and sects, each one with
«_-/\# its own peculiar characteristics and doctrine.
Many of these groups embody teachings that are
tasty and tempting, but they are in direct disagree-
ment with the Bible. Many devices to deceive the
young and spiritually unlearned have been employed
by Satan through bias religious parties to corrupt
minds with false doctrines and laws that permit
worldly indulgence and neglect. This is supported by
the enormous amount of church members and church
attenders. And unless an individual is firmly settled
in what he believes and why he believes it, with these
convictions based on God's Word rightly divided, he
is subject to fall prey to an untrue doctrine and to be
led blindly into captivity.
Being intimately acquainted with these truths and
recognizing the need for Church of God youth to be
established in faith and Christian practices, the
churches on the Tifton District cooperated in a "Teen
Our Faith Conference." "Equip our youth with the
truth," was the warm ring of this occasion. We intro-
duced and orientated the new Our Faith manual for
young people and arranged and encouraged a founda-
tion for further study. Our young people were extra-
ordinarily responsive to the question and answer ses-
sions and this activity seemed to kindle a fire of
greater devotion, deeper understanding, and determin-
ed service.
The "Faith Forum" was followed by a "Sandwich
Supper" spread on a long table. This period of the
program was profitable not only from the physical
standpoint, but it also provided warm fellowship and
lasting friendship.
An additional feature of the "Sandwich Supper"
was a contest for the most unusual > sandwich. Can
you imagine a catsup and vanilla wafer sandwich?
If you can, then you can better understand the scope
of our entries. The winning sandwich was entitled,
"Cow-punch"; it consisted of cornbread, beef tripe,
collards, and a few other things. Earl Wayne Rowan
from Nashville was the winner. Other entries included
"The Only One," a vitamin pill sandwich; oatmeal,
grits, and spaghetti sandwich; pig's feet sandwich;
onion sandwich; and a catsup and banana sandwich.
Since everybody was through eating before the contest
ended, we voted to give the sandwiches to our dis-
trict pastor, H. V. Fowler.
Following the contest was a "Melody Parade" and
other entertaining presentations. This day served suc-
cessfully in providing teen-agers with Christian as-
surance, as well as companionship with other young
people who share common beliefs, during a very trying
period of their lives.
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-A SERVICE CHALLENGING AND REWARDING
By Era Scott*
B
ECAUSE OF A summer's work in a camp for
underprivileged children, and another in a
Church of God youth camp, I have come to
realize what an important work is to be done in this
field.
Even though the Sunday School teacher or youth
worker has the child for an hour each week for a
period of a year or more, there are many aspects of
the child's life that he cannot share and observe. The
camp counselor lives with a group of young people
twenty-four hours a day, sharing all the experiences.
He has a chance to gain insights into the interests and
perplexities of the camper's life; he has the blessed
privilege of offering guidance that may help in the
present and for the future. If the counselor achieves
harmony with the campers under him, there is an
informal, relaxed atmosphere much like that in a
family group. Each member of the group learns to
work, play, and pray with others at the appropriate
times. The counselor learns to cooperate with his co-
worker and camp director, as well as to think of the
welfare of the children. This experience offers as much
growth and enrichment for the counselor as for the
camper.
In addition to teamwork among camp personnel, the
church camp counselor works with the local churches.
Along with a medical report, the pastor and local
church youth workers should send to camp a report on
each child. This confidential report should provide
information about the camper's spiritual condition,
home life, interests, friends, school, etc. As soon as
campers are assigned in groups (usually eight to
twelve children to each two counselors) the counselors
should seek opportunity to read reports on those in
their group. The information garnered by local church
workers may aid the counselor in knowing how to deal
with a particular child. At the end of camp, a report
should be sent back to the church answering such
questions as "What spiritual experiences did the child
receive? Did he join in group tasks, such as keeping
living quarters clean? Did he make friends? Did he
seem homesick?" What a thrill to be able to write,
"Mary accepted the Lord as her personal Saviour,"
or of a teen-ager, "Joe had been trying to decide on a
*Miss Era Scott, the writer of this very inspiring and informative
article, has served successfully as a counselor in the Tennessee
Youth Camp and also in a camp for underprivileged children.
It is hoped that this article will challenge you to serve in the
rewarding ministry of camp counseling.
Our youth camps need qualified dedicated counselors. Over a
thousand counselors and workers will be needed this summer to
serve in youth camps sponsored by the Church of God. If you
are interested in being a counselor at youth camp, contact your
State Sunday School and Youth Director.
career. He was encouraged to use his musical talent
during church services. The last day of camp, he told
me he thought he would like to make a career of
Christian music," or even, "At first Sally was slow
about dressing and straightening her room, but as she
learned that the entire group was deprived of fun
and was being late for meals, classes, and play because
of her, she learned to develop more initiative and
responsibility, and came to work well with the others
in the group. At the end she even volunteered to do
something extra for the entire camp; she picked
centerpieces of wild flowers for each of the tables in
the dining hall!" What a challenge and a joy to be
able to help others love God and neighbors better than
ever before!
WHO CAN BE A camp counselor? First of
all, as for all Christian workers, it is necessary that
one have a living experience of salvation through faith
in Christ, and a knowledge of and love for the Bible
as the Word of God. The counselor must have a love
for and understanding of children and young people.
Most authorities set ninteen as the minimum age for
a counselor. Those with some experience at working
and playing with youth are preferred. This may be
through work in the church program, such as in
Y.P.E., Sunday School, or Lamplighters, or experience
gained in other ways, such as teaching in public
school, working with Scouts, YMCA, YWCA, and other
community groups. Parents who have successfully
reared their own children in the nurture and admoni-
tion of the Lord will have their own insights to add.
For those who are wanting experience in working with
youth, this is one of the best ways to gain a compre-
hensive, firsthand view of what such a ministry in-
volves.
College students who have training in Christian
education, general education, recreation, nature study,
psychology, social studies or humanities may be avail-
able to make their special contributions to camp life.
Christian laymen may sacrifice a vacation to work in
behalf of youth. The minister or ministerial student
can bring his spiritual insights to their aid. All of
these have contributions to make. Diversification on
the staff is good, since one may be able to offer sug-
gestions, advice, and solutions to problems that would
not occur to another.
The Christian counselor may use many incidental
means for teaching spiritual lessons. The beauty of
natural surroundings may be used to point out the
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A MOTHER'S PLEA
By Edna Hamilton
My baby boy
Is crawling on the floor.
Sunbeams
Are dancing
Through his curly hair,
His cheeks are like
June roses
Blooming fair.
Shall I teach him
To take his first
Wee steps ... so that
When he
Is grown to be a man,
He can go marching, marching
Off to war?
A LITTLE BOY REMEMBERS
By M. Kathleen Haley
He had been standing in the mart
A long and pensive hour;
Tomorrow would be Mother's Day
And he must have a flower —
A certain -kind of flower, because
It had to be — for her;
He stepped a little closer to
The counters where there were
Azaleas, tulips, lilies . . .
At the last, he flinched a bit,
Then hurried to the daffodils,
Deciding, "These are it!"
So like his mother . . . radiant,
Soft-aureoled in light;
He paid the clerk and put them in
Her hands that very night.
TWO MOTHERS
A woman sat by a hearthside place,
Reading a book, with a pleasant face,
Till a child came up with a childish frown,
And pushed the book saying, "Put it down."
Then the mother, slapping his curly head,
Said, "Troublesome child, go off to bed
A great, great deal of Christ's life I must know
To train you up as a child should go."
And the child went off to bed to cry,
And denounce religion — by and by.
Another woman bent o'er a book
With a smile of joy and an intent look,
Till a child came up, and jogged her knee,
And said of the book, "Put it down — take me."
Then the mother sighed as she stroked his head,
Saying softly, "/ never shall get it read;
But I'll try by loving to learn His will,
And His love into my child instill."
That child went to bed with out a sigh,
And will love religion — by and by.
Author Unknown
MOTHER CARES
By Walter E. Isenhour
When your days seem dark and your friends seem few
And the road you travel seems rough and steep;
When your plans all fail and your life is blue
And you breathe a sigh and sit down to weep;
When you'd like to find a soul that is kind
And a heart that will send to God true prayers,
But the world to your need seems blind — so blind,
Remember, O remember, Mother cares!
When your health is gone and your body is weak
And your hope for a better day is small;
When you'd like from your heart and mind to speak
And unbosom the contents all — yes, all;
But to whom could you tell your many woes
And the things, perhaps, that your health impairs?
The question lingers in your mind and grows . . .
But remember, remember, Mother cares.
When the heart of the world seems cold — so cold,
As you seek to find some love that is true;
When the foes of your soul and life are bold
To denounce the grace that would take you through;
When it seems you're down and the demons jeer
And threaten to engulf you with their snares,
And you're almost chilled with a thought of fear,
Remember, O REMEMBER, Mother cares!
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YOUNG EVANGELIST
A Waynesburg school girl of 11
years recently received the call of
God to the ministry and despite
her lack of experience and her
youth she has already preached a
two-week revival with much ac-
complished in her ministry.
Mary Lee Cumberledge, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Cum-
berledge of South Morgan Street,
under the guidance and with the
encouragement of her pastor, Rev.
E. R. Waller, filled the pulpit of
the Ghurch of God, 314 South Mor-
gan Street, and had the privilege
of seeing her evangelistic efforts
crowned with success, with sever-
al definite conversions and experi-
ences in Christ being reported.
Mary Lee graduated from grade
school this week and will attend
Waynesburg High School next fall.
It is her desire to attend the Lee
College Bible School upon her
completion of high school and to
prepare herself for fulltime min-
istry in the Church of God as an
evangelist.
Reprinted from THE DEMOCRAT MES-
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St. Waynesburg, Pa.
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WARRIOR ANNOUNCES SPIRITUAL
AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS
With the help of the Lord, the
young people of the Warrior Church
of God have reached their goal in
the "New Year's and Christmas"
contest. To raise money for our
foreign missions program, we sold
doughnuts, novelties, and candy.
On the last night of the six-week
contest, the Y.P.E. presented a play
directed by Bob Peters, our Y.P.E.
president. Following the play, Pas-
tor H. E. McDowell delivered a
message and God wonderfully bless-
ed in the altar service.
Linda Doss, Reporter
CONTEST AT SPAIN STREET
CHURCH OF GOD
Danny Atwood recently was
crowned Mr. Jr. Y.P.E. and Brenda
Long as Miss Jr. Y.P.E. at the Spain
Street Church of God. This contest
was under the capable direction of
Miss Sudie Lockman. A total of
$512.64 was raised in this contest.
The church was greatly blessed
by the efforts of these young peo-
ple.
Reporter, Spain Street
Church of God
New Orleans, Louisiana
MISS Y.P.E.
OF THE WAR CHURCH OF GOD
Miss Betty Lee Johnson was re-
cently crowned Miss Y.P.E. of the
War Church of God. The impressive
crowning ceremony climaxed a
five-week contest in which Miss
Johnson raised $180.53 for the
church.
Betty is a graduate of Big Creek
High at War. She is Y.P.E. secre-
tary, soloist for the youth choir,
and is active in all church activi-
ties.
Hazel Bramer, President
(Continued from page 5)
Of COURSE, Mother
Jones was delighted. Most of all,
she rejoiced because her Heavenly
Father had so definitely answered
her prayers for the improvement of
her loved ones. But she knew that
this was not sufficient. There must
be a real change of heart on the
part of each. She continued her
earnest petitions in their behalf.
Again it was through Cousin Tom
that God chose to answer Mother
Jones' prayers. For the following
July came an invitation to his
three cousins to come for a visit
at his house.
They went, and while there, Tom
took them with him to a summer
camp. There they were made in-
creasingly aware of Tom's good
manners, but even more, of his
fine character. And then they
learned that he was that way be-
cause he was a true Christian boy.
He knew the Lord Jesus Christ as
his own Friend and Saviour.
For the first time, the Jones
brothers came into contact with
real Christian religion as such.
They had known Mom's fine life,
but she was "just Mom." Here at
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girls their age living lives of happy,
unselfish service, yet having plenty
of good clean fun and enjoyment
at the same time.
Soon the Jones brothers, too, had
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Mother Jones welcomed them back
home a little later, they were
changed boys. Mom received much
more thoughtful treatment, but she
scarcely noticed it in her great
joy over three souls saved and three
lives, very dear to her, completely
changed for the better.
"The preacher at camp said,"
Henry told his mother, "that if you
really love some persons, such as
your mother and father, you ought
to SHOW IT. I never had thought
about such things, I guess. I'm
sorry. But at least we are going
to show our love as best we can
now, Mom."
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SUNDAY SCHOOL GOES BEYOND
THE CLASSROOM
(Continued from page 25)
ground, he wandered through a
nearby cemetery. One headstone in
the midst of the wooden crosses
and tablets attracted his attention.
On it he read, "Reverend Alex E.
Karlson. Born in Sweden, Septem-
ber 15, 1856. Arrived here in 1888.
Died January 15, 1910. When he
arrived, there was no Christian.
When he died, there was no
heathen."
One does not have to cross oceans
to witness, for there are wild
frontiers of the human spirit and
untamed jungles of the human
soul about us. Wherever we are, we
have an area of service.
All about us men and women are
living in a state of despair. Individ-
uals are starving for spiritual re-
freshment. They are desirous of be-
ing freed from the mental and
spiritual squalor to which their
sinning has brought them. Who
will take the message of hope?
God, touch my ears that I might
hear
Above earth's din, Thy voice ring
clear;
God, touch my eyes that I might see
The tasks Thou'd have me do for
Thee;
God, touch my lips that I might
say
Words that reveal the Narrow Way;
God, touch my hands that I might
do
Deeds that inspire men to be true;
God, touch my feet that I might go
To do Thine errands here below;
A flame that ever glows for Thee
God fill me with Thy Spirit and
make me
The witness that I ought to be.
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CAMP COUNSELING
(Continued from page 17)
greatness of God as Creator, while
the counselor avoids leading the
child to a worship of a nature that
forgets its Maker. By spending a
few minutes stargazing at night or
going for an early morning walk,
children may find new interests
and wider horizons, and at the
same time no despite is done the
spiritual emphasis of the church
camp. Jesus taught often in this
manner. He noticed the lilies of
the field and the birds of the air.
How much more meaningful a les-
son based on God's care for even
a sparrow when a child has studied
the sparrow! What color is it? What
is its song? How big is it? It is in
just such ways that a counselor
meets a challenge and finds a re-
ward. He takes the hand of a child
and leads him toward a knowledge
of a more abundant life.
CAN WE LEARN FROM RUSSIAN
TEEN-AGERS?
(Continued from page 8)
Two complete sermons are
preached at each service, so great is
the spiritual hunger of the people.
And many of those in the congre-
gation stand through the two hours.
Yet, Dr. Pierce says, when the sec-
ond speaker rose to begin his ser-
mon, not one person left.
Incidenially, Dr. Pierce noticed a
girl near him, a girl on whose face
defiance and suspicion were writ-
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was said. She was a Communist re-
porter, no doubt.
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There, being a Christian is a haz-
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organization, one must repudiate
God and the Christian faith; the
League has launched a vigorous
campaign against religion on the
part of young people in that coun-
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What would you or I do in this
sort of situation? Give up loyalty
to Christ and His Church? Or keep
on believing, but only in silence,
never letting anyone know? Or take
the chance and openly continue our
public worship, our allegiance to our
Lord and His kingdom?
Let us square our shoulders, re-
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we cherish and believe in, and in-
crease our zeal to our way of life.
Learn from Russian teen-agers?
Of course, we can. But after we
have learned, let us work with all
our might, and pray that way, too.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
GOES
BEYOND
THE
CLASSROOM
A TEN-YEAR-OLD boy
// dresses to go to Sunday
«— Sv School. He looks fine except
for the scowl he wears on his face.
His mother tries to hurry him, re-
minding the whole family that the
Sunday School devotional will start
in only a few minutes and that
without doubt they will all be late.
The young boy, unmoved by the
plea, retorts, "But I don't want to
go to Sunday School; I want to go
hiking with some of my friends."
The mother replies, "But you will
be home in just a little while;
Sunday School will be over in forty-
five minutes."
Just forty-five minutes? Three-
fourths of an hour on Sunday
morning and Sunday School is
over. Only three hours a month,
thirty-nine hours a year — a day
and one-half — and Sunday School
is over. Over? How widespread is
this feeling? Is the life that we live
cluttered with space-fillers, or do
we use the time that is ours for
God?
Thoreau once remarked, "As if
you could kill time without in-
juring eternity." How different our
scale of values would be if we
would think of time as a trust fund
put in our care for which we are
to earn the greatest possible in-
crease within a short period of ef-
fort.
In eternity our life will seem as
a passing vapour, a breath, a flow-
er. Eternity will be determined for
us by time We live in a short
parenthesis between the twilight
zone of time and the dawn of
eternity. Time, in an accelerated
age of jet propulsion, lunar probes,
BENEATH
THE
SURFACE
OF THE
r
r
SUNDAY SCHOOL
O.W. POLEN, Directoi
and deep space investigation, is
wearing thin. Can we be satisfied
with the feeling that Sunday School
will be over in just forty-five min-
utes, when the Psalmist prays, "So
teach us to number our days, that
we may apply our hearts unto wis-
dom"? The answer is a positive
"no."
For the pastor, the superintend-
ent, the teacher and the individual
class member, Sunday School goes
beyond the classroom. The Sunday
School is not a segment that has
no relation to the living church.
The Sunday School is the church
learning, the church teaching, the
church reaching out, the church
winning, and the church assimilat-
ing. It is an important living part
of the whole church; the church
is not whole without it. It does not
start and stop on Sunday morning,
but lives every day, if allowed to
do so.
How important is it that the
church teach the child the prin-
ciples of Christianity? How impor-
tant is it that we give the child
"a faith"? Why is it necessary to
guide the adult in Christian living?
Answer these questions and you
will begin to see that the education-
al function of the church requires
much more time than is generally
alloted in the life of the average
person. Too often the officers,
members and teachers of the
school fail to recognize that the
class hour is not the end of the
school activities.
The Sunday School is the church
fulfilling its teaching mission. This
mission is a continuous process. The
church constantly teaches man
By Charles Carpenter
Instructor, Lee College
from childhood throughout adult-
hood. The teacher, in teaching,
shares common goals with the pas-
tor in preparing the child to know
religion as a meaningful experi-
ence; the young person to volun-
tarily become a part of the fellow-
ship, and the adult to be a loyal,
faithful member of the living, en-
during church.
For the most part,
the function of the teacher is cut
out for him; however, the teacher
should realize that the time spent
in the classroom does not end his
responsibilities at all. There is the
personal relationship that is to be
desired. Getting acquainted with
the members of the class will bet-
ter prepare him for the glorious
work that is his. The sensitive
teacher realizes that the work
which has befallen him is the work
that the Master performed; it is
not only one of the most important
functions that one can ever fill,
but one of the most urgent and
pressing tasks of the church. The
teacher is molding the mind of the
child, building character in youth,
and without doubt determining to
a large extent the future course of
the life of the individual.
Realizing the importance of his
work, the discerning teacher dedi-
cates himself to the task and pre-
pares for the treasured experience.
He recognizes that parents are re-
lying on his leadership for the
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child. He also knows that the adult
has needs that must be met. He is
conscious of the need to know each
person as an individual, to share
their ideas and problems, in order
to become a more proficient teach-
er. This cannot be accomplished in
forty-five minutes on Sunday
morning. He, with the other officers
of the school, makes advance plans,
always working toward a new hori-
zon.
The Sunday School worker goes
beyong the classroom into the fu-
ture, developing the higher poten-
tial in the individual. His purposes
carry him beyond the classroom.
The church functions to bring per-
sons of every age. group to a real
and vital experience in Jesus Christ
and to help them find the prom-
ised abundance of life. The Sunday
School goes beyond the classroom
through the individual into the in-
evitable social world, serving man-
kind and becoming the salt of the
earth.
The home is certainly an area
into which the Sunday School
reaches. It speaks to the fellowship
that is found there, to the sharing
of mutual concerns and to the com-
mon experience of devotion to
Christ and His cause.
The home many times is the
"tell-tale heart" to the members of
the family. We are told much about
juvenile delinquency, but perhaps
there is justification in saying that
it finds roots in parental delin-
quency. During a recent debate on
the subject, a government author-
ity stated: "I blame not the schools
nor the teacher. I put responsibility
primarily on the parents."
The .parent is aware that forty-
five minutes on Sunday morning
and a putting on the cloak of re-
ligion at that time is insufficient.
The members of the family are not
impressed with sentimentalized
sanctities, artificial conventional-
ities or stereotyped reverences.
There must be reality. Be sure the
home will find you out. The future
of youth is more important than
the past, and the Sunday School
reaches into this area as well. The
family serves as a vital part of the
educational nurturing area of the
church. Surely we are appalled by
filthy houses, rampant diseases,
plagues of many countries and
areas of which we read and see.
But mentally many people are in
this condition. Right in the home of
the church member there are those
spiritually diseased, who contend
with the "plague of spiritual im-
poverishment, hatred, bitterness
and general frustration"; those
with problems of the soul, who
would never buy food that was not
sealed in cans hermetically, in obe-
dience to the laws of physical hy-
giene, but the spiritual laws go un-
heeded. The home is an arm of the
Sunday School that reaches out
gathering in those we dearly love.
The purpose of this arm of the
Sunday School is to effect encoun-
ter with the living God and to fol-
low up that encounter with study,
fellowship and Christian action.
The Sunday School with the home
directs the child in knowing the
right way and the wrong way. Con-
sider the scriptures: "Thy word is
a lamp unto my feet, and a light
unto my path" (Psalm 119:105).
"Train up a child in the way he
should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it" (Proverbs
22:6).
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to the Seventeenth Annual Conven-
tion of the National Association of
Evangelicals in Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia. Roger Arnebergh, Los An-
geles city attorney, said that one
juvenile court judge who studied
cases of 8,000 boys and girls under
17 involved in law violations re-
ported that only 42 of them at-
tended Sunday School regularly.
'None had a mother or father who
attended church," Arnebergh add-
ed. He went further to say that
"Before substantial progress can be
made in curbing juvenile delin-
quency, we must inculcate in our
children a belief in God. It is fun-
damental that without a belief and
faith in a Divine Being there can
be no true morality, no fixed and
certain standards of right and
wrong." Other causes of delin-
quency and crime for which he said
parents were responsible included
idle time, failure to give children a
sense of responsibility, lack of dis-
cipline, and want of respect for au-
thority. We would have no serious
problem of juvenile delinquency if
parents would assume their full re-
sponsibilities, including setting a
good example by their own lives.
Sunday School must go beyond the
classroom.
Sunday School does not end with
forty-five minutes on Sunday
morning in that the Christian ex-
perience means so much to the in-
dividual member that there is a de-
sire to share it with the whole
world. It is the love of God for
others that lays its compulsion on
the Christian and makes him an
evangelist. The Sunday School mem-
ber is aware that his job is to help
people come to an experience with
Christ. We are saved to save others.
Our responsibility is wherever the
Christian way of life is not known;
wherever the principles of Chris-
tianity are not practiced, there is
our missionary task. Christ's follow-
ers have a real obligation to act in
His name by personal testimony
and precept. The Christian is aware
that isolation is impossible. We care
because Jesus cares. We love be-
cause He first loved us.
Every Christian is commissioned
to witness.This implies that we tell
what we know about God and His
Son. Failure to witness may result
in the eternal destruction of in-
dividuals who need to hear the
truth and see Christianity in ac-
tion.
Edmund Burke said: "All that is
necessary for the triumph of evil
is that good men do nothing."
James, in his general epistle, speaks
thus on the subject: "Therefore to
him that knoweth to do good, and
doeth it not, to him it is sin" (4:17).
We care, not because geography
compels us, but because we are our
brother's keeper. Man is lost, hope-
lessly lost in darkness, and the
Christian has the way out, which
is the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The individual, in vital relation-
ship with Him, will feel the love of
God deeply. Our motive for wit-
nessing is that God has saved us.
How then can we but save others?
When a man stepped out of a
plane in Alaska recently, and had
only an hour to spend on the
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SUNDRY SCHOOL HMD
By O. W. POLEN, National Sunday School and Youth Director
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Weekly Attendance
offrnn
February, 1960
Greenville (Tremont Avenue).
South Carolina
Middletown (Clayton Street). Ohio
Cleveland (North). Tennessee
Kannapolis. North Carolina
Detroit Tabernacle. Michigan
Erwin, North Carolina
Wilmington. North Carolina
Atlanta (Hemphill). Georgia ._
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio
Chattanooga (North), Tennessee ....
Jacksonville, Florida
South Gastonia, North Carolina
Daisy, Tennessee
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio ....
BUtmore. North Carolina
Monroe (4th Street). Michigan
Orlando. Florida .... ... .
Anderson (McDuffie Street), South
Carolina
Griffin. Georgia
Whitwell. Tennessee ....
Alabama City, Alabama
Pontiac, Michigan
Tampa, Florida
Sumiton, Alabama
Lakeland, Florida
Sulphur Springs, Florida
East Chattanooga, Tennessee
Charlotte, North Carolina
Buford, Georgia
Lenoir. North Carolina
West Flint, Michigan ....
East Laurinburg, North Carolina ...
West Miami, Florida
South Lebanon, Ohio
Dayton (E. Fourth), Ohio
South Rocky Mount. North Carolina
Milford. Delaware
Rome (North), Georgia
Brooklyn. Maryland
Perry. Florida
DaytonJ-lOakridgel. Ohio
Pulastfi. Virginia
Phoenix (44th Street). Arizona
Fairborn. Ohio ...
Dillon. South Carolina
Oak Grove, Tennessee
West Gastonia, North Carolina
Newport News. Virginia
Van Dyke. Michigan
Lumberton. North Carolina
Rock Hill, South Carolina ....
Nashville (Meridian Street),
Tennessee
Canton (Ninth), Ohio . .... .
Pomona. California ....
Salisbury, Maryland
Wyandotte. Michigan
Macon (Napier Avenue). Georgia ...
Columbia. South Carolina
Langley. South Carolina
Ft. Mill. South Carolina
Jesup. Georgia
Home for Children, Tennessee .
Cleveland i South I. Tennessee
Augusta (Crawford Avenue).
Georgia
TH'.I
473
437
410
409
376
375
369
362
361
354
349
334
330
326
314
312
310
309
305
297
289
281
278
270
269
267
266
262
259
257
257
255
254
251
250
249
248
247
246
246
240
234
233
232
232
229
228
227
225
224
222
220
219
218
216
215
213
213
212
211
211
207
206
Huntsville, Alabama
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
West Lakeland, Florida ....
Rossville, Georgia
Easton, Maryland
Baldwin Park, California ....
Dallas, North Carolina ....
Knoxville (Eighth Avenue),
Tennessee
Norfolk, Virginia ....
Goldsboro, North Carolina ....
Louisville (Highland Park),
Kentucky .... .... .... _
Belton, South Carolina ... .
St. Louis (Grand Avenue),
Missouri
Wilson, North Carolina ....
Lenoir Citv, Tennessee
Washington, D. C
Paris, Texas .... ....
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue),
Missouri ....
McColl, South Carolina
Chattanooga (East Ridge),
Tennessee
Akron (Market), Ohio ... ....
Plant City, Florida
Gastonia (Ranlo), North Carolina ...
Marion, South Carolina
Valdosta, Georgia
Crichton, Alabama
Greenville (Woodside Avenue),
South Carolina .... ....
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Sanford, North Carolina
La Follette, Tennessee ...
Rifle Range, Florida
Anniston, Alabama
Greenwood (Durst Avenue),
South Carolina
Charleston (King Street), South
Carolina _
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Chattanooga (Fourth Avenue),
Tennessee ....
Clearwater, Florida
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Greer, South Carolina
Birmingham (South Park),
Alabama
Miami, Florida
East Belmont, North Carolina
Bartow, Florida
Eloise. Florida
Ft. Myers. Florida ....
Garden City, Florida
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia ....
Cleveland (Fulton), Ohio
Georgetown, South Carolina
Princeton, West Virginia
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Lancaster, South Carolina
Radford, Virginia
Avondale Estates, Georgia
Dallas, Texas
Anderson (Osborne Avenue),
South Carolina
West Danville, Virginia
Asheboro, North Carolina
Somerset, Kentucky
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Cleveland (55th), Ohio
Fresno H/M, California
Birmingham (South Park), Alabama
Cocoa, Florida
Eldorado, Illinois
Willard, Ohio
Memphis (Mississippi Blvd.),
Tennessee
204
204
203
203
201
200
200
200
200
199
196
195
194
194
194
193
19-3
191
189
187
187
186
186
186
185
183
183
183
182
182
180
179
179
178
177
175
173
173
172
172
170
170
170
168
168
167
167
167
166
166
166
165
165
165
164
164
163
163
162
160
160
160
158
157
157
157
157
157
Mobile (Oakdale), Alabama 154
Trafford, Alabama 154
Greenville, North Carolina 153
Brunswick, Georgia 152
Lawton, Oklahoma .... _ 152
Lanes Avenue, Florida _.. 151
Seneca, South Carolina _ 150
Erwin, Tennessee .... 150
Lindale, Georgia 149
Toledo (Segur), Ohio .... 149
Rock Hill (North), South Carolina 149
Memphis (Rosamond Avenue),
Tennessee 149
East Orlando, Florida 148
Lake Wales, Florida .... 148
Pelzer, South Carolina 148
Honaker, Virginia .... 148
North Birmingham, Alabama 147
Lebanon, Pennsylvania 147
Porterville, California _^-^r— .^. .... 146
Greensboro, North Carolina 146
Tifton, Georgia 145
Springfield, Ohio 145
Fitzgerald, Georgia J144
West Winter Haven, Florida .... T44
York, South Carolina 144
San Pablo, California .— 143
Lawrenceville, Georgia 143
Louisville (Faith Temple),
Kentucky _ 143
Largo, Florida _• 143
Ferndale, Michigan _ 143
Oakley, California 142
Columbus (Belvidere), Ohio 142
Montgomery, Alabama 141
Baltimore (West), Maryland 141
Greenville (Park Place), South
Carolina 141
Talladega, Alabama 140
Sanford, Florida .... .... .... 140
West Fayetteville, North Carolina .... .... 140
Saddle Tree. North Carolina .... .. 140
Lake Citv, Florida 139
West Hollywood, Florida 139
Winter Garden, Florida 139
Florence, South Carolina 139
Aiken, South Carolina 139
La France, South Carolina 139
Lemmon, South Dakota 139
Sylacauga, Alabama 138
Marietta, Georgia ... .... 138
South Tucson, Arizona 137
North Miami, Florida 137
Huntington, West Virginia 137
Thomaston, Georgia 136
Alma, Georgia _ 136
Rockingham, North Carolina 136
Valdese, North Carolina 136
Krafton, Alabama ~ _ 135
Douglas, Georgia 135
Alexandria, Virginia 135
Honea Path, South Carolina 134
Mullins, South Carolina 134
Ninety Six, South Carolina 134
Loxley, Alabama r 133
Benton, Illinois 133
Lakedale, North Carolina 133
Ft. Worth (Riverside), Texas 133
Fairfield, California .... 132
Lake Worth, Florida 132
Willow Run, Michigan 132
Jackson (Bailey Avenue), Mississippi .... 132
Lincolnton, North Carolina 132
Woodruff, South Carolina 132
West Knoxville, Tennessee 132
North St. Petersburg, Florida 131
East Bernstadt, Kentucky .... 130
Dressen, Kentucky 130
Wadesboro, North Carolina 130
Roanoke Rapids North Carolina 130
Walhalla (No. 1). South Carolina 130
Mt. Zion, Alabama 129
Pensacola, Florida 129
Tallahassee, Florida 129
Mooresville, North Carolina .. 129
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio 129
Gaffney, South Carolina 129
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 128
Santa Ana, California .... 128
Auburndale, Florida 128
Okeechobee, Florida 128
North Belmont, North Carolina 128
Poplar, California 127
Lake Placid, Florida 127
Hagerstown, Maryland 127
Greenville, Mississippi 127
McKinleyville. California 126
Russell Springs. Kentucky .... 126
Icard, North Carolina 126
Conway, Sou^h Carolina 126
Chandler, Arizona 125
Homerville. Georgia 125
Pinsonfork. Kentucky .. 125
Crisfield, Maryland 125
Lowell. North Carolina 125
Roanoke. Virginia 125
Clarksburg. West Virginia 125
NATION'S TOP TEN IN HOME
DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE
Total Month'y Attendance for February
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina ... .... 7,938
Cleveland (North), Tennessee 1,750
Chattanooga (North), Tennessee .... 1,444
Daisy, Tennessee 1,336
Whitwell, Tennessee ... 1,221
Chattanooga (East), Tennessee 1,071
Kannapolis, North Carolina ... . .... ... 1,014
Mitchell, Indiana 792
Lumberton, North Carolina 749
Louisville (Portland), Kentucky .... .... 655
TEN STATES HIGHEST IN
HOME DEPARTMENTS
West Virginia .... ....
North Carolina ....
South Carolina ....
Alabama ... . .... ....
Ohio .... ....
Georgia .... .... .... ... ...
Florida ....
Arkansas _
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania ....
36
34
30
27
27
26
25
21
16
13
REPORT OF NEW SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Branch Sunday Schools organized
sines June 30, 1959 ....
Branch Sunday Schools reported
as of February 29, 1960
New Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 .... ....
Total Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 (Branch and
New) ....
Y. P. E.
Average Weekly Attendance
February, 1960
200 and Over
Middletown (Clayton), Ohio
Merc-rsburg, Pennsylvania
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio
Home for Children, Tennessee ....
Lakeland, Florida
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina
150-199
Brooklyn, Maryland ....
Oakley, California
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut),
Ohio ....
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan
Clinton, Tennessee ....
Savannah (Anderson Street),
Georgia . . .... _.
Washington, D. C
South Rocky Mount, North
Carolina ....
Daisy, Tennessee .... .. ....
Pornona, California ....
Tampa, Florida .... ..;
Dayton (E. Fourth), Ohio
South Mount Zion, Georgia ....
100-149
Goldsboro, North Carolina ....
Wilmington, North Carolina .... ....
Louisville (Highland Park),
Kentucky .... .... ....
Garden City, Florida
Sulphur Springs, Florida
Wyandotte, Michigan ... ....
Dayton (Oakridge), Ohio
Fresno H/M, California .... _
Anniston, Alabama
Neon, Kentucky
Erwin, North Carolina
Boonsboro, Maryland ....
Middlesboroi (Noetown), Kentucky
Paris, Texas ... . .... .... .... ....
Dressen, Kentucky .... ....
Albany (East), Georgia
Fayetteville, North Carolina ... .
Willard, Ohio .... ....
Dayton, Tennessee
Phoenix (44th Street), Arizona ...
South Gastonia, North Carolina ...
Kannapolis, North Carolina .... ....
North Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jesup, Georgia .... ....
Woodruff, South Carolina _.
62
899
76
138
288
255
235
219
210
201
196
193
187
171
166
165
163
163
163
161
157
156
151
149
147
137
135
132
130
128
126
124
124
124
123
121
121
117
116
116
116
116
113
113
113
113
112
112
Lenoir City, Tennessee Ill
Adamsville, Alabama ... 130
Christopher, Kentucky ... .... .... 110
Zion Ridge, Alabama ... 109
Pinellas Park, Florida .... .... .... .... .... 109
Dallas, North Carolina . 109
Anderson (McDuffie Street),
South Carolina 108
Rome (North l, Georgia ... .... .... .... 107
Parkersburg, West Virginia 107
Rossville, Georgia .... .... .... 106
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio 106
Muskegon, Michigan .... .... .... 105
Pontiac, Michigan . .... .... 105
Sanford, North Carolina .... .... 105
Radford, Virginia .... .... 105
Alabama City, Alabama 104
Van Dyke, Michigan .... .... .... 104
North Miami, Florida .. .... 102
East Laurinburg. North Carolina .... .... 102
Fairborn, Ohio .... 102
Sevierville, Tennessee .... ... . .._ .... 101
Nicholls, Georgia .... 100
East Chattanooga, Tennessee .... 100
75-99
Tifton, Georgia 99
Canton (9th), Ohio .— .... 9S
Fairfield, California .... .... 98
Jacksonville, Florida .... .. . .... .... 98
Birmingham (Pike Avenue),
Alabama ... . ... . .... 97
Cleveland (Fulton), Ohio 97
Motoile (Crichton), Alabama 96
Columbus (Frebis), Ohio .... _ 96
Nashville (Meridian Street),
Tennessee 96
Bartow. Florida .... 95
Atlanta (Riverside), Georgia .... .... .... 95
East Belmont, North Carolina 95
Hamilton (Kenworth), Ohio ... . ... . 95
Princeton, West Virginia .... 95
Cross Roads, Alabama .... .... .... 94
Valdosta, Georgia ... 94
Austin, Indiana .. .... .... 94
Kokomo (Market Street), Indiana 94
Brownfield, Texas 94
Perry, Florida .... 93
Sumiton, Alabama .... 92
Langley, South Carolina 92
Cleveland (North), Tennessee .... 92
Lake Placid, Florida .... ... 91
Benton, Illinois .... 91
Ravenna. Kentucky 91
Grays Knob, Kentucky .... .... .... 91
Thorn, Mississippi ... . 91
Dallas, Texas 91
East Phoenix, Arizona 89
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania ... . ... . 89
Combs, Kentucky .... 88
Russell Springs, Kentucky .... .... .... 88
Conway, South Carolina 88
Dyersburg, Tennessee _ .... 88
Poplar, California .... _ 87
Torrance, California ... ... . 87
Covington, Kentucky .... .... ... . .... .... ... . 87
Battle Creek, Michigan .... .... .... 87
Memphis (Mississippi Blvd.),
Tennessee — . .... ... 87
Maybeury, West Virginia 87
Porterville, California — . 86
Winter Garden, Florida 86
Hope Road, Georgia .... .... .... 86
Eldoradoi, Illinois 86
East Fayetteville, North Carolina 86
Whitwell, Tennessee .... .... 86
Baldwin Park, California .... .... .... .... 85
Santa Ana, California _ 85
Lawrenceville, Illinois 85
Monroe (Fourth Street), Michigan .... 85
Hagerstown, Maryland 85
West Lumberton, North Carolina .... ... 85
McMinnville, Tennessee . 85
Tuscaloosa, Alabama _ 84
Crisfield, Maryland .... .... 84
Huntsville, Alabama ... . .... .... 82
Jacksonville, Alabama .... .... ... 82
Cocoa, Florida — 82
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue),
Missouri .... 82
North Rocky Mount, North
Carolina _ .... .... ... . 82
Hamilton (Allstatter), Ohio .... 82
Greenville (Woodside Avenue),
South Carolina .... 82
Crescent Springs, Kentucky 81
Justice, West Virginia 81
Orlando, Florida .... .... .... 80
Rifle Range, Florida .... .... .... 80
West Indianapolis, Indiana .... ... . .... ... . 80
Lumberton, North Carolina — . 80
Andrews, South Carolina .... .... 80
Crestview, Florida 79
Lawrenceville, Georgia .... ... . ... . .... ... . 79
North Salem, Indiana 79
Dallas (Elam Road), Texas .... 79
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia 78
Dillon, South Carolina .... 78
Graham, Texas
Parrott, Virginia ..
Coaldale, Alabama
Northport, Alabama .... .... .
Sayre, Alabama
Tupman, California .... .... .
Buford, Georgia
Marietta, Georgia .... ... . ...
Chase, Maryland
Stanley, North Carolina ....
South Lebanon, Ohio
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida ._
Baldwin, Georgia
Newport, Kentucky .... ... .
Lakedale, North Carolina .
Old Fort, North Carolina
Cleveland (55th), Ohio
Knoxville (Eighth Avenue).
Tennessee .... ... .... .... ..
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78
77
77
77
76
76
76
76
76
76
75
75
75
75
75
75
Spiritual Results Among Our Youth
February 30, 1960
Saved ... . _
Sanctified .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
Holy Ghost
Added to Church .... .
Since June 30, 1959
Saved .... ...
Sanctified ..
Holy Ghost ....
Added to Church _
Report of New Y.P.E.'s
New Y.P.E.'s organized since
June 30, 1959
3,335
1,435
1,059
809
22,349
8.914
7,119
6,284
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Lost and Lopsided
Father Has His Day
Partners in the Big Search for Security
In Times Like These
Loving Unlovely People ....
Mighty to Save and to Heal
Dare to Be Different
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Katherine Bevis 7
Paul L. Walker 8
Mary Alice Young 10
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Dear Young People,
Vacation time is here and you
will be thinking about how you can
occupy all the extra time you will
have on your hands. Perhaps you
will want to sleep an extra hour
or two each morning for the first
few days of vacation, but soon that
will not seem so wonderful and you
will be seeking "something to do!"
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take time out to THINK about your
life and God's will concerning it.
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Miss Linda Ayers (14)
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In April, 1927, a young lady, not
quite twenty-four years of age,
came to work at the Church of God
Publishing House. She could have
hardly known then that her tenure
would encompass a total of thirty-
three years of unbroken service.
IRENE E L M I N A WALES
dedicated herself to the Lord's serv-
ice of the printed page. Her work
varied from secretarial to the en-
tire gamut of editorial duties. She
distinguished herself in many re-
sponsibilities, but perhaps she was
best known as editor of Primary
Sunday School materials. Children,
particularly in North America, but
also in many other parts of the
world, have been blessed by her
writing. She was truly a talented
and consecrated editor who was
vitally effective in the kingdom
work.
Now she has finished her labors
here. On May 6, 1960, she was re-
ceived by Christ into the heaven
she so often had written about.
She will be missed by her many
friends the world over.
"She hath wrought a vood work" Matthew 26:10.
Nellie Dunaway
OST *ND IpPslDED
J SCANNED THE PAPER in my typewriter and nervously wrote, "The End,"
without taking my eyes from the telephone.
"It simply must ring!" I said aloud. Panic was increasing as each minute
ticked away. All morning I had waited for the call I had placed to come through.
I reproached myself over and over for being so weak. Never again, I vowed,
would I allow myself to be influenced by anyone.
Suddenly the phone rang, piercing the stillness of my study. I grabbed it and
said, "Hello, hello!"
"I'm ready with your call to New York. Go ahead," the operator announced.
"Hello — hello, Bill?" I said breathlessly.
"Hello, Amelia," Bill Rogers, my agent, answered. "I have wonderful news. I
took your play to Rockwell, and he's crazy about it. I have an appointment
with Hampton; I'll close the deal Friday!"
"I'm sorry, Bill. I can't let them have it. I can't let that play be shown on tele-
vision. Please, Bill, bring it back," I pleaded.
"No, Amelia, not again. Please let me sell this one. It's too good to be destroyed,"
Bill begged.
"I can't, Bill," I answered with my heart pounding.
"Okay, okay, if you're determined to blow your chances for success again,
I guess it shouldn't bother me!" Bill dropped the receiver with a bang.
I sat a long time looking at the phone, while I choked back the tears.
That evening a cab stopped in my drive and my doorbell rang urgently. Bill
was standing on my porch scowling.
"I flew all the way back from New York to try to talk some sense into your
head. You have a fortune right here, almost in your hands, and you throw it
away. Please, Amelia, listen to reason!" Bill said coaxingly.
"Sorry, Bill, I can't," I explained. "I shouldn't have written it. It's cheap and
shoddy. I have a Christian obligation to the public and I can't let them down.
I was discouraged when I wrote it, just like I was before. Now I have my feet on
solid ground and I'm going to keep them there!"
"Amelia — Amelia," Bill said, shaking his head sadly. "Why don't you come down
off that pedestal. You can't reform the whole world. Among all my clients,
you're the best writer I have. Why hide it behind a lot of noble words. You could
be famous overnight if you'd only listen to me."
"My writing is a gift from God, and I dedicated it to Him a long time ago,"
I answered. My heart was breaking because I could see real pain in Bill's eyes.
Suddenly his expression changed. "You don't need an agent, Amelia. You can
do just as well using the mail. I can't stand by and watch you write youself
blind. What is it getting you? All my other clients are established and wealthy.
They have trusted me, and have let me guide them. Your writing could give you
everything you want!"
've been your agent for five years," Bill reminded,
"and I'm sorry, but I can't go on like
this. You'd better get yourself another agent."
"I love my work," I said calmly.
"It is my way of serving God and
my fellow man. If a few persons'
lives are made better by my writ-
ing, and if I can influence the fu-
ture generations, even in a small
way, to build a better world, I'll be
amply rewarded."
"I've been your agent for five
years," Bill reminded, "and I'm sor-
ry, but I can't go on like this.
You'd better get yourself another
agent. You could earn more money
in a super market."
"Writing is a very necessary part
of my life," I explained. "I wouldn't
want to give it up. There are three
things necessary in the lives of all
people: work, love, and religion.
Work gives us pride in accomplish-
ment, and material satisfaction.
Love gives us an inner glow and the
satisfaction of companionship. Re-
(Continued on page 21)
Illustrated by Chloe Stewart
HAS HIS DAY
By Pauline V. McConnell
£— » HE FATHER IS the head of the house. He sits
" / at the head of the table, of course, but his re-
*^y sponsibilities as head are far more than this.
They differ with each family and with the stage of
the family's life.
If you were asked what your father did, you might
think a moment and reply, "My father brings home
the money needed to support us. He fixes everything
around the house. He helps us with our problems and
signs our report cards. He takes care of chores around
the house and washes the car." You could name hun-
dreds of things your father does from the time he
arises in the morning until he retires at night.
Let us think about Father for a little while. Who
pays for your everyday needs such as your bus fare,
your candy bars, school essentials, and the dozen and
one things you need yearly? Who pays the fare for
vacation trips and all your clothes; who pays for the
food you eat and for your shelter? Why, Father!
Did you know the idea of Father's Day started over
fifty years ago? For a few years the custom died down,
but then a Father's Day Committee was formed and
since then, Father has his special day every year on
the third Sunday in June.
The flower for Mother's Day is the carnation, the
pink for the living mother, the white for mothers
who have died. On Father's Day, people wear a lovely
red rose for living fathers or a white rose for those
who have died.
The Committee also prepared a set of ten com-
mandments for fathers. They are that Father must:
1. Instill into his children a sense of brotherhood.
2. Teach them good sportsmanship and fair play.
3. Set an example of family solidarity.
4. Make pals of his children.
5. Impart to them a burning desire to love, honor,
and obey their Master and their country's laws.
6. Encourage them to apply themselves to difficult
tasks.
7. Lead in community affairs.
8. Promote self-reliance and do-it-yourself activities.
9. Prepare for the future security of the family and
thus develop a sense of responsibility.
10. Guide and prepare children for the duties and
responsibilities of citizenship in a free society.
STOP AND THINK for a few moments
about your father. "Why, all along he has been obey-
ing every one of these commandments to the letter,
and I have been so busy with my own pleasures and
desires, I never gave him much thought," you will find
yourself saying.
On Mother's Day we buy a potted plant or a bouquet
of flowers to show our love and thoughtfulness. On
Father's Day, it is only right that we pay homage
to him.
Take a good look at your father and remember all
that for which you have to be thankful in him. Plan
to do something special for him on his day. Tell him
of your love and admiration. Ask your mother if you
may prepare his favorite dishes for dinner. Buy him
some gift he has wanted, but had to forego because
you always needed something more. Surprise him with
something special, and last, but not least, wear the
biggest rose you can find, even if you have to pick one
of his own prize blooms!
A boy might ask his father to play a game or to
take a long hike. There is nothing like a hike to help
a boy get to know his father better, and know more
of the joys of living.
Whatever you choose to do for your father on his
special day, remember to show him by word, deed, and
action that he is really a very important person to you,
and the best pal you have ever had, or would ever
want.
"HONOR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER" (Ex-
odus 20:12).
"CHILDREN, OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN THE LORD:
FOR THIS IS RIGHT" (Ephesians 6:1).
PARTNERS IN THE
By Katherine Bevis
BIG SEARCH
A
CROSS THE continent and across the world,
youth are searching for an answer to their
i needs.
Youth in any age are faced with definite needs.
Whether it is the new generation facing the promised
land in the days of Joshua or that of our twentieth
century, they are facing a need. And youth in this
age of labor problems, anticipated world depression,
and forebodings as to what modern armaments will do
to civilization, face great needs.
Youth need confidence!
Youth need to believe that the words of God are
true today, just as true as when He spoke them, "As I
was with Moses, so I will be with thee."
An American tourist traveling in Palestine was
greatly surprised when he first inspected a sheep-
fold there. The enclosure was built of rock piled high
to keep the sheep within and preying animals out.
But, the tourist noted, though there was an opening
through which the sheep could enter, there was no
gate or door to shut and keep them in.
Puzzled, he waited until the shepherd arrived with
his flock of sheep. He asked the man: "How can you
keep the sheep inside the sheepfold?"
The Palestinian answered: "I am the door."
Then he explained that, when he had brought the
sheep inside, he himself lay down in the doorway
and slept there through the night, keeping the sheep
and lambs safely inside and guarding them against
thieves and ravenous animals from without. The sheep
and lambs slept with confidence!
YOUTH ARE FACED with responsibility!
A missionary was talking with a native as a large
transport flew overhead.
"Isn't it wonderful to see that heavy machine flying
through the air?" asked the missionary.
"Not at all," was the man's amazing reply. "It was
made to fly!"
Youth are faced with a purpose!
Jesus says, "Take my yoke upon you, if you would
be my follower." The Lord says: "Take this talent and
put it to the exchangers, if you would be my faithful
steward."
Youth are faced with the need of the right direc-
tion!
The old pilgrim, after crossing the wide chasm,
paused upon reaching the other side in order to build
a bridge across that dangerous tide. When questioned
by a fellow pilgrim, why, at his age, he would take
tjie time for this, he replied in the words of the poet:
FOR SECURITY
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". . . There followeth after me today
A fair-haired youth who must pass this way.
The chasm which held no fears for me
To the fair-haired youth may a pitfall be.
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim.
My friend, I am building this bridge for him."
Youth need courage!
In the words of Ellen Wheeler Wilcox:
"All those who journey, soon or late,
Must pass within the Garden's Gate;
Must kneel alone in darkness there,
And battle with some fierce despair.
God pity those who cannot say:
'Not mine, but Thine' ; who only pray,
'Let this cup pass,' and cannot see
The purpose in Gethsemane."
It is true, our day has changed vastly from that of
Moses and Joshua. But the reality of the need of life
is the same.
Youth's greatest need is "partnership with God" in
this "big search" for security. By trusting Him as the
Senior Partner, by making complete commitment to
Him, youth of the twentieth century are as secure as
was David when he went out to meet Goliath.
PART 2
TEXT: ". . . and
upon this rock
I will build my
church; and the gates
of hell shall
not prevail against it,"
Matthew 16:18
By Paul L. Walker
INTRODUCTION: Turning from
the first part of this message in
which it was revealed that in times
like these the Bible is our only
hope and refuge; it becomes ne-
cessary that our entire attention
be focused on one portion of God's
eternal Word that will offer us the
maximum hope in these days. Per-
haps the most practical text to
serve this purpose is found in the
very profound statement of Christ:
"And upon this rock I will build
my church; and the gates of hell
shall not prevail against it." To
derive the greatest benefit from
these power-packed words, let us
make a close analysis of the text.
\THE BLUEPRINT
"Upon this rock"
This perhaps is one
of the most wonderful statements
of the entire Holy Writ, for herein
is revealed a fundamental truth of
all Christendom, the foundation of
the Church. While there appears
much controversy concerning its
correct meaning, when one sees
the story and the setting of the
Scripture, it becomes very lucid
to the investigator.
Christ is seated with His com-
pany of disciples and the discus-
sion has turned to a summarizing
panel review of what has been ac-
complished to this particular point.
In a general way, the Lord asks
what the opinion at large con-
cerning Him appears to be. The
disciples retort that many feel He
is John, or 'Ellas, or Jeremias, or
some other prophet. Then, ap-
parently with more feeling and
intensity, Christ directs the ques-
tion in a more specific and ur-
gent manner to His followers. With-
out hesitiation, without fear of
contradiction, without doubt, with-
out qualification, Simon Peter, the
brazen, brash, blabber-mouth
fisherman who possesses a talent
for saying the wrong thing at the
wrong time, blurts out fervently
and furiously, "Thou art the Christ,
the Son of the living God." There
can be no doubt that this man,
Peter, was anointed of God to
utter this profundity, for herein
is set the principle or the blueprint
for these trying days. Christ im-
mediately recognizes the potency
and truth of the statement and
retorts, "Thou art Peter, and upon
this rock, I will build my church."
In essence from the original lan-
guage Christ said, "Thou art Petros
(a fragmentary piece of rock) and
upon this Petra (the original rock,
Christ), I will build my church."
Thus Christ has said, "Peter, you
have recognized me for whom I
really am; you have revealed your
faith and belief in me and my work,
and I am therefore building my
church according to the blueprint
of your confession of faith in me
as the true Christ — the foundation
stone and original rock."
In times like these, we must ex-
ert and reveal this unfeigned faith
that will make us pieces and frag-
ments of the original rock, Christ
Jesus. Too often we have preached
faith rather than practiced faith.
We have reduced faith to an at-
tention getter and congregation
builder rather than allowed it to
become an integral part of true
Christian living. Faith today stands
as more than a jinni to bring a
magic solution only in the time of
trouble; faith is more than magic
words to produce miraculous oc-
currences; faith is more than a
patent medicine to be used only
in the time of aches and pains.
Faith is a gift from God. Faith is
a telescope that looks to God in
every situation; faith is a feeble
hand that reaches out for strength
from the sustaining clasp of the
omnipotent hand of God; faith is
dynamite that blasts out unbelief
and brings trust; faith is a song
to be sung in the darkest night;
faith is a declaration that stands
despite overwhelming odds. Faith
is a voice that cries out: Take
God at His Word! Remember, God
has never failed! God is concerned
about you! Be optimistic and cheer-
ful regardless of the problem!
Launch out into the deep for
Christ!
In times like these, we must have
the blueprint of faith which will
produce an assurance in the gospel
to make men of today echo the
sounds of yesteryear with Job,
"Though God slay me, yet shall I
trust Him"; with David, "Yea,
though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, I will fear
no evil"; with Isaiah, "Thou wilt
keep him in perfect peace whose
mind is stayed upon thee"; with
Peter, "Give diligence to make your
calling and election sure ... if ye
do these things, ye shall never fall";
with Paul, "For I am persuaded
that neither death, nor life, nor
angels, nor principalities, nor pow-
er, nor things present, nor things
to come, nor height, nor depth, nor
any other creature, shall be able
to separate us from the love of
God, which is in Christ Jesus our
Lord." In times like these, we need
the blueprint, "Upon this rock."
II. THE BUILDER
"I will build."
IN TIMES LIKE these,
it is essential that we know the
Builder. Only one personality in
all the story of creation can make
the statement, "I will build." This
person is Christ. He is the Builder
of the Church. As Jehovah revealed
Himself in the Old Testament as
the great I AM, even so is Christ
revealed as the incarnate I AM in
the New Testament. Christ who is
co-eternal, co-existent, and co-
equal with God is in all phases of
life the Builder.
Christ is the I AM of creation.
As the Bible conclusively reveals,
"all things were made by Him . . ."
It was He who by His hand of om-
nipotence set the molecules awhirl
to bring matter into motion. It
was He who by His hand of om-
niscience sprinkled 3,000 million
stars in our galaxy to shine upon
earth's inhabitants. It was He who
by His hand of omnipresence placed
Mercury 36 million miles from the
Sun, Venus 67 million miles from
the Sun, Earth 93 million miles
from the Sun, Mars 141 million
miles from the Sun, Jupiter 483
million miles from the Sun, Uranus
1,782 million miles from the Sun,
Neptune 2,793 million miles from
the Sun, and placed Pluto at such
a distance man has not yet meas-
ured the miles. It was He who by
His hand of grace made man in
His own image and then became in
the likeness of man to perform his
redemption.
This same Christ is the I AM
of the Church. He is the Builder
from the foundations of the world;
through His priestly office, ours can
be a new hope in times like these.
Through Christ a new day has
dawned. In times like these, Christ
is the only answer, for in Him
there is a new and better covenant
— not a testament of earthly sacri-
fice, not a testament of mortal
priesthood, not an offering of ani-
mal blood, not a religion of ritual
and form, not a covenant doomed
to die, not an agreement of letter
and law, not a testament destined
to pass away; nay, but a better
sacrifice, a better hope, a better
covenant written in the hearts of
men and sealed forever by the
sacrifice once and for all of the
only and eternal high priest, Jesus
Christ. In times like these, we must
know the Builder.
^P THE BUILDING
"My Church"
THIS AGE HAS been
rightly called the Church Age, for
we are living in a day of more
church activity than ever before.
This fact, however, has not cured
our ills, but rather, in many in-
stances, has caused gross confusion,
for the perplexity of the age is re-
vealed in this question, "Which
church is the right church?"
Thanks be unto God, there is an
answer to this perplexity. Choose
the Church that Christ has built.
He stated "I will build my church."
This is the Church that crosses
denominational barriers; this is the
Church that supersedes creeds and
ceremonies; this is the Church into
which only the blood of Calvary
can give entry; this is the Church
that only born-again believers can
inherit; this is the spiritual Church
of the body of Christ, for "Now ye
are the body of Christ, and mem-
bers in particular" (1 Corinthians
12:27).
To understand this Church, how-
ever, it must be recognized as an
organism rather than an institu-
tion. In critical times like these
when Satan is making his last
stand, the church must be more
than an institution where congre-
gations gather, where hymns are
sung, where children are trained,
where tithes are paid, and where
fellowship is enjoyed. It must be
this and more, too. The Church
must become the living organism
of Christ in the world. It must
stand as a spiritual house: "Ye
also, as lively stones, are built up a
spiritual house" (1 Peter 2:5). It
must stand as the temple of God:
"In whom all the building fitly
framed together groweth unto an
holy temple in the Lord" (Ephesians
2:21). It must stand as the pillar
and ground of the truth: "But if
I tarry long, that thou mayest
know how thou oughtest to behave
thyself in the house of God which
is the church of the living God,
the pillar and ground of the truth"
(1 Timothy 3:15). It must finally
stand as the bride of Christ: "That
he might present it to himself a
glorious church, not having spot,
or wrinkle, or any such thing; but
that it might be holy and without
blemish" (Ephesians 5:27).
To fully evaluate and realize the
benefits of the building of Christ,
the conscientious Christian must
find a place of service to fulfill
the obligations of the spiritual
body of Christ. Herein the Church
must be seen as literal rather than
mystical. The very nature of the
commission of the Church demands
a literal organized body to carry
(Continued on page 20)
Loving Unlovely People
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Walter Ambrose
A GREAT MANY young
// people enjoy making fun.
— <v They are quick-witted and
therefore miss little that is to be
seen. Some adults, too, are im-
pulsive and do not always consider
what will be the effect of what
they do. Their thought is translated
into action almost before they are
conscious of it.
Here is a little story you may like
to think about. One day a girl
whom we will call Linda was ac-
companying her parents to a school
pageant. Linda and a group of her
high school friends walked a few
yards ahead of her parents, so they
met the unattractive, rather
homely woman first. Linda nudged
Jill and Jill nudged Kathy. Kathy,
in turn, pulled at Elizabeth's pony-
tail to get her attention. They all
looked at the woman and proceeded
to give an imitation of her walk.
Linda touched her nose, then her
own well-shaped mouth, and mo-
tioned to that of their victim.
Linda's father quickly came up to
the girls and said, "All of you
should be ashamed of yourselves.
What can you be thinking of?
Where is your Christian spirit?"
First one girl, then the other,
hung their heads. Looking up at
her father, Linda said, "Well, she
does look different! She walks dif-
ferently, too. We really didn't mean
to poke fun at her, honestly,
Daddy."
"One of you go and help her
across the street. She apparently
doesn't see very well either." Linda
promptly obeyed. Elizabeth quick-
ened her steps and took the wom-
an's other arm and the three
crossed the wide boulevard. Ar-
riving on the other side, what was
their surprise and confusion to
hear a sweet voice say in perfectly
beautiful English, "God bless you
for helping me. Surely you are both
very charitable young ladies!" It
was then that Linda knew their
victim was blind!
NONE OF US are really
bad at heart; sometimes we just
do not stop to think! There are
times when we are ready to laugh
at anything we see, without due
consideration for the feelings of
others. God wants us to be happy.
He wants us to be cheerful. But
He does not want us to purchase
our fun at the expense of our
neighbor. Mockery is a sign of
narrow-mindedness and selfishness.
Love is an amazing thing! It will
make the most unattractive person
seem attractive. Love makes people
look for the good qualities in each
other, instead of the bad. This is
why God is so forgiving and under-
standing with us. He loves all of
His children regardless of how un-
attractive they are. God can see
beautiful things in the heart of the
homeliest person alive. Of course,
this does not mean that He is blind
to our sins and shortcomings, for
He is too wise for that, but He
does not ridicule us in spite of
them.
"When God made the heart of
man, the first thing He gave it
was goodness." Let goodness be
your chief quality. Let us not think
of ourselves as "charitable young
ladies and gentlemen" merely by
a title of courtesy; it is easy to be
charitable in reality.
If GOD CAN love un-
lovely people and can see beauty
in them, what about us — what can
we see? Perhaps in the past it has
been hard to show Christian love to
young people in our crowd who do
not attract us in the least. If we
have Christ in our hearts and ask
His help, ANYTHING is possible.
Think of the unattractive and un-
lovely people for whom Christ sac-
rificed so much. What about the
people suffering from leprosy?
What about those victims whom
Christ held tenderly in His arms
and cured?
One thing above all others that
will help to change your feelings
toward some unattractive person
in your group is to do something
special for that person. Why not
ask that certain boy or girl for a
ride in your car? Why not ask him
over for dinner one night soon?
It might be nice to ask that un-
attractive girl to join your club, or
to join you on some particular trip
you plan. Not only will you feel
better, but something will happen
within you that will actually make
your new friend look more attrac-
tive and lovely. You will almost
wonder why you did not see it be-
fore. Ask God to help you to think
of kindnesses you may show to
others. Talk with God, take Him
into your confidence, and ask Him
to help you today to obey His will.
Ask God to remove any signs of
unloveliness in you, and to guide
you to do what is just, right, and
Christ-like.
By your own goodness, your kind-
ness, and constant sympathy for
others, reflect in some manner the
goodness of God.
"If God so loved us, we ought
also to love one another" (1 John
4:11).
10
Mighty to Save
and to Heal
By Wallace A. Ely
{-) OME PEOPLE called Jeff
^ "Barabbas" because so many
•. — «J young and old, seemed to
say, "Give us Jeff and let Jesus be
crucified." Yes, Jeff taught more
young men to gamble, to drink, and
to follow other sinful practices than
any other man of his vicinity. Too,
he enticed many girls into lives of
sin. Then Jeff was an ace demon
around whom sinful men and wom-
en revolved. At least that is what
he said of himself until members
of the Pentecostal church near his
home led him to Christ and prayed
with and for him until every cell of
his body seemed to be surcharged
with the Holy Spirit.
I was not a member of the Pen-
tecostal church, but my brother,
Calvin, and I did join those who
belonged in leading Jeff to a saving
knowledge of Jesus Christ and to
an abundant Christian life. Calvin
and I saw how Christ can save
the greatest of sinners, and several
years later we came to know that
Christ is just as great to heal.
The understanding that Christ
is mighty to save came when we
saw one of the greatest of sinners
saved and sanctified to a life fully
surrendered to the glory of God.
Then the healing came when the
angel of death was past due to
bear our sister's spirit back to God
who gave it. The doctor said she
must go, but for some reason un-
known to the doctor, life remained
in her mortal body. All of us were
resigned to her going.
JEFF'S HEART was
broken because of his past sins.
He could never understand how
God could save such a wretch as
he had been. That was why he
lived so determined to serve the
Lord any way and every way pos-
sible.
One of his many chances to do
great things for God came when we
stood in my sister's yard. "Are you
and Calvin going to let your sister
die when God is so willing and so
able to heal her?" Jeff asked me.
Calvin heard him.
I knew that God was able, but
I could not grasp the fact that He
was willing to make her well.
"I will gladly pray with you for
Sister," I told Jeff, my faith grow-
ing to mustard seed size.
"Yes, we will," Calvin said in a
voice that vibrated with confidence.
Soon we were in the woods a
few hundred yards from Sister's
home. We knelt beside a large
sweetgum tree. Calvin and I prayed
that if it could be according to
God's will, that He would raise
Sister from her bed and restore her
health.
Then Jeff gave a cry of victory.
"Praise your holy name for healing
Mary. Let both the lost and saved
ones in the house, on the porch, in
the yard, and all over our com-
munity know that thou art a God
mighty to save and mighty to heal,"
he said.
I had heard Sister's agonizing-
wails that day and into the night
until it seemed that I could not
stand to hear another one. Nor did
I hear another one. Her moans of
agony stopped short. "Dead," I mut-
tered to myself. "There must be a
stumphole near and my faith has
fallen into it."
We started back into the house.
Jeff became happier and his claim
of victory grew more certain.
When we reached the house, Jeff
rushed into the house, but Calvin
and I stopped in the yard.
"Wallace, you and Calvin come
on into the house. Jeff wants us to
thank God for His healing me,"
came Sister's voice from the door.
And what a praise service we
had!
11
dare to be different
By Eino H. Johnson
m
Y FATHER ONCE told me,
"If you want to make your
mark in this world, you
must dare to be different."
As I look back over the years, I
realize how right he was. The boys
and girls with whom I associated
during my teens are now adults,
and the most successful among
them are those who dared to be
different.
There is Harold Bullard, for ex-
ample. I remember him as a bril-
liant, dark, handsome student
whom we youngsters considered
"too serious." Harold was deeply in-
terested in religion, and he set him-
self high standards of behavior. At
times our crowd did things we knew
to be wrong, yet many went along
with the crowd for fear of being
branded "chicken" if they refused.
But not Harold. When he knew it
was wrong to do certain things, he
would quietly refuse to participate.
Harold never sought popularity;
yet we all liked and respected him.
Today Harold is a well-loved
medical missionary on a faraway
tropical island. Still daring to be
different, he left a high-salaried
position in a large hospital to go
and administer to some of the
Lord's underprivileged people. And
he is finding happiness in serving
God and his fellow man.
Daring to be different is not
really difficult. What it amounts to
is simply being your own best self,
for each of us is uniquely different
from every other person in the
world.
Perhaps you think you are being
yourself. But are you really doing
so? Or are you simply behaving
like a carbon copy of the other
members in your crowd?
That is what one of
my former classmates, Sylvia Lar-
.sen, was doing. She was a slender
blonde with honest blue eyes and a
lovely wistful smile. Alone, she was
a sweet and unspoiled young lady,
but when she was out with the
crowd, she was entirely different.
At such times she would vie for
attention against the loudest, most
brazen girls in the group, and she
would do sq by employing their own
cheap methods. It was not long un-
til Sylvia was regarded as one of
the fastest girls in the crowd.
One day, as I was cutting through
the park on my way home from
school, I saw Sylvia seated alone
on a bench. As I drew near, I saw
her hastily brush a handkerchief
across her eyes, and I realized that
she had been crying. Sitting down
beside her, I tried to talk to her
to discover what her trouble was.
At first she refused to tell me;
then she suddenly crumpled and
began to cry anew.
"It — it's just me," she sobbed. "I
know what you boys think of me.
An exciting number, that's what
Speedy Ramage called me today.
But I'm not — not really. It makes
me ashamed and scared to have
to act that way."
"B-but why do you do it then?"
I asked.
"Why? Because I want to be
popular like the other girls, that's
why," replied Sylvia.
Poor Sylvia! In her longing for
popularity, she had made the tragic
mistake of trying to be somebody
other than her own best self. For-
tunately, she came to recognize the
error of her ways, but she had to
struggle long and hard before she
overcame the bad reputation she
had earned.
Like sylvia, some
young people today confuse popu-
larity with notoriety. To win the
lasting admiration and respect of
your friends, you must have char-
acter, not be one. And a person of
character is one who dares to be
different when his companions act
in an unseemly manner.
If you want to be the kind of
person who stands out in the crowd,
do not be a carbon copy. When the
crowd acts immaturely boisterous,
dare to be different by acting quiet-
ly dignified. When the crowd de-
cides to do something you know is
wrong, dare to be different by re-
fusing to participate. True, a few
in the group may call you "chick-
en," but the majority will like and
respect you for being yourself. Very
probably, even the few who call
you "chicken" will secretly envy
you your strength of character.
Never let what others think sway
you from being your own best self.
If you have big dreams and big
hopes that seem silly to others, re-
member you have them because
you are you. Since you are different
from every other person on earth,
you cannot expect others to fully
understand and appreciate your
dreams. Instead of worrying about
being ridiculed, work purposefully
to attain your goals. Remember
that many of the greatest inventors,
explorers, scientists, writers, and
philosophers the world has ever
known were subjected to the scorn
and ridicule of the crowds.
When I was a youngster, my
friends teased and ridiculed me be-
cause I loved to read and write
poetry. I wanted to be accepted by
the gang, and acceptance could
have been won more easily and
quickly had I been willing to give
up poetry. But I wanted to be a
poet and author too much to give
up, despite the fact that this
caused me to be called a sissy.
My love for reading and writing
(Continued on page 25)
12
L A N N
A E
C"7 ERRI," SAID MOTHER, as she watched
§ her little daughter trying hard to put on
*-^^ a pair of shoes that she had outgrown,
"I think those shoes are too small for you. Per-
haps we should find some little girl who needs
some shoes and give them to her."
"Mother," said Terri, "I know what we could
do with them. Our Sunday School teacher told
us last Sunday that the people in other countries
need shoes and clothes."
"Why, Terri," said Mother, "I have a wonder-
ful idea. Let's get out your fall clothes today
and see how many of them will fit you. And
those you have outgrown we can take to the
church along with your shoes. I am sure that some
little girl in a faraway land will be made very
happy."
Terri got all her clothes from the closet and
laid them carefully on the bed.
"Now," said Mother,, "we will try each one on
you."
"Oh, Mother," said Terri, holding up a pretty
brown velvet dress that Aunt Kay had given her,
"I DO hope this one still fits. I don't want to
give it away."
"Now, Terri," said Mother, "we want to share
what we have with those who do not have. And
we must not have a selfish spirit about our shar-
ing. You have so many pretty dresses, and perhaps
the little girl who gets this one never had a nice
dress in her life." Mother slipped the velvet dress
over Terri's head and pulled it down. Then she
said: "Now walk out a little bit and let me see
how it fits."
D
ERRI WALKED away from
Mother. "My," exclaimed Mother, "I didn't real-
ize that my little girl had grown so much in a
year. We just can't let you try to wear that dress
the way it fits you even now."
"And that one was my favorite," said Terri.
"But I am glad that some other little girl will get
to wear it, and I know she will think it is pretty."
"Now that's the way to talk," smiled Mother,
as they tried on another dress and found it too
small, also. "Why, Terri, we are going to have
quite a nice box to take to the church," Mother
said as one dress after another proved to be
outgrown.
Soon the box was filled to the top with good
warm clothes and shoes.
"We will try to take these things to the church
Saturday afternoon," said Mother.
"Oh, Mother," said Terri, "Please let's take
them by today. I want my velvet dress to get to
some little girl right away and make her happy."
"That's a wonderful idea," said Mother, hug-
ging Terri close to her and kissing her golden
curls, "and I am so happy that my little girl
wants to share. But before we take the box to
the church, let's learn a Bible verse that teaches
us to share with those who are in need. 'Blessed
is he who considers the poor' " (Psalm 41 :1 RSV) .
13
SILVER SHIELD
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
By O. W. Polen
National Sunday School and
Youth Director
The REVISED Sunday School
and Y.P.E. STANDARDS became
effective with January 1, 1960,
grading.
Of particular significance are
the Sunday Schools and Y.P.E.'s
listed below which have achieved
the SILVER SHIELD RATING as
of January 1, 1960. This was no
easy task since the revised
STANDARDS set forth new and
challenging goals, necessitated
by an ever-expanding Sunday
School and youth program.
Within a six months' period (the
revised STANDARDS were intro-
duced to the churches around
July 1, 1959), these Sunday
Schools and Y.P.E.'s met the
Silver Shield requirements.
For this achievement, the Na-
tional Sunday School and Youth
Department heartily commends
these churches and their leaders.
CHURCH
ALABAMA Cody
Decatur
East Brewton
Fayette
Harmony
Hueytown
Jacksonville
Jasper
Oxford
Pell City
Renfroe
Sumiton
Tuscaloosa
Vandiver
West Annlston
Woodlawn
ARKANSAS Heber Springs
Searcy
Mount Olive
New Summit
CALIFORNIA Fairfield
Pomona
El Segundo
Selma
Salinas
Torrance
FLORIDA Clearwater
Clewiston
Gainesville
Jacksonville
La Belle
Land O' Lakes
Manatee
Sulphur Springs
Atlanta,
Hemphill Avenue
Avondale Estates
GEORGIA
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MARYLAND
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
Carmi
Logan
Springfield
East Gary
West Indianapolis
Kokomo,
Market Street
Mitchell
South Bend
Pittsburg
Wichita,
South Santa Fe
Corbin
Louisville,
Highland Park
Louisville, Portland
Somerset
Shreveport
Odenton
Easton
Leaf
Biloxi
Grenada
East Greenville
Kansas City
St. Louis, Gravols
Springfield
Lewistown
Brooklyn, Bay Ridge
Charlotte, Parkwood
Gastonia, 7th Avenue
Fayettevllle,
C & Adams
Landis
Longvlew
Valdese
East Belmont
OHIO Columbus.
Frebis Avenue
Franklin
Hamilton,
7th & Chestnut
Middletown,
Clayton
Willard
OKLAHOMA
PENNSYLVANIA
SOUTH CAROLINA
Blnger
Mount Union
Ephrata
Anderson,
McDuffie Street
Inman
Iva
Lake City
Pickens
Spartanburg. North
Ware Shoals
York
PASTOR
Lewellyn Harris
F. T. Dlsmukes
Lillle Mae Mooney
R. E. Melvin
O. C. Hardin
R. H. Maxwell
O. V. Sewell
W. C. Gore
J. R. Lenning
K. K. Adams
A. S. Falkner
J. E. Dement
J. C. Dudley
R. L. Ball
J. R. James
L. E. Talley
Frank Bowers
Floyd Holt
J. P. Simms
John Best
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
H. L. Chesser
James C. Manning
Kenneth Dupree
H. B. Ramsey
H. E. Boyette
Vance West
E. L. Newton
William F. Morris
Earl Paulk, Jr.
Jim O. McClaln
Sam Edmunds
Glen Kramer
J. R. Berry
H. W. Cook
J. D. Combs
C. E. Swenson
Morton Thomas
Melvin Porter
Chester Shaner
Walter E. Purcell
W. E. Holcombe
W. G. Beavers
J. H. Cloud
Carl Cox
J. E. Polsen
M. C. Salmon
R. H. Sumner
R. G. Hathorn
C. H. Matthews
H. P. Ford, Jr.
(Not Given)
L. E. Holdman
A. M. Dorman
L. J Williams
David Green
V. B. Grassano
Archie Luke
Mrs. H. A. Fowler
G. G. Easom
G. F. Carter
F. M. Vaughan
H. L. Helms
B. F. Darnell
Henry B. Ellis
John K. Wolfe
E. O. Byington
H. C. Jenkins
T. L. Williams
W. L. Mackey
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
Max L. Atkins
J. L. Holland
J. W. Terry
W. Frank Smith
James Wiley
Marion Tripp
G. C. Spencer
B. S. Myers
SUPERINTENDENT
Arlle Newman
Nolan Futral
Charlie Brackin
Comer Bobo
L. V. Wright
Roy Smith
H. E. Ford
Cecil Colvin
Murl Hand
William Ball
J. C. Willingham
Arnold Stone
Clyde Wiley
Charles Whitfield
Emmett Young
Eugene Hood
John Bowers
Raymond Martendill
Ruth Tharp
William Broadway
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
C. O. Johnson
Fred M. Postell
Guy E. Cleveland
Paul Murray
Bural Browning
A. P. Baldree
Ozzie Williams
Frank Johnson
Lee Watson
Donald E. Smith
Robert Mick
Edward Joplin
W. M. Peterson
Thomas Fields
Ira J. Robinson
Ed Frazier
Mary Esther Howard
Irene Triplett
Billy Clark
W. R. Bolte
James R. Rodgers
Elmer Williams
William Ferguson
James Corley
Bobby Tomlinson
Frank Rowe, Jr.
M. C. Salmon
Luther W. Smith
Colen Brown
Daniel M. Salters
Jack Ezell
(Not Given)
Ancil Williams
Curtis Lentz
Ray Drake
Mrs. John Erickson
L. T. Gremmell
Donald Martin
V. L. Crenshaw
John B. Dees
Nick Duncan
Miles Trivett
W. L. LeQulre
Lonnie Strickland
Locle Vance
Ralph Murphy
Virgil McQueen
Thornton McClaln
Donald Hamons
Louie King
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
J. C. Childers
Ray McCarter
Paul Holmes
Bobby Foxworth
R. L. Foster
N. T. Walker
Ben Rogers
Henrv H. Burns
SUNDAY SCHOOLS AND Y.P.E/s
CHURCH
TENNESSEE Daisy
Dayton
Dyersburg
Greenway
Nashville,
Meridian Street
NORTHWEST TEXAS North Wichita Falls
Mineral Wells
VIRGINIA South Boston
Charlottesville
Dunfordtown
Plasterco
Staunton
Bastian
WEST VIRGINIA Buckhannon
Pine Grove
Wheeling
COLORED CHURCHES
OF GOD, U.S.A. Dahohee
PASTOR
H. A. Mushegan
C. M. Newman
H. M. Hunt
C. H. Webb
M. C. Roberson
L. L. Green
W. E. Mitchell
S. B. McCane
S. H. Landreth
L. S. Haymore
John Harris
T. R. Collins
M. E. Porter
Ivan Morgan
Harold Llntner
Caroline Bachman
J. R. Davis
SUPERINTENDENT
Alfred Gann
Elmer Thurman
John A. Gibson
Albert Mahan
Hoyt Elliott
(Not Given)
Dan Tomlin
Henry Womack, Jr.
Harold Haga
D. J. Slzemore
Kenneth Darnell
J. R. Collins
Ronald Stacy
Clayton Baughman
Arlie Wiley
Lee Rushforth
Gilhealia Dolphy
YOUNG PEOPLE'S ENDEAVORS
MISSISSIPPI
CHURCH
ALABAMA Alexander City
Bradford
Docena
Fultondale
Jacksonville
Oxford
Republic
Thomasville
Tuscaloosa
West Annlston
ARKANSAS Searcy
Mount Olive
CALIFORNIA Fairfield
San Jose
Westminster
FLORIDA East Orlando
Gainesville
Immokalee
Sulphur Springs
ILLINOIS Cahokia
KANSAS Pittsburg
KENTUCKY East Bernstadt
Louisville, Portland
MARYLAND-
DELAWARE Georgetown, Delaware
Hagerstown, Maryland
Odenton, Maryland
Blloxl
Grenada
MISSOURI Festus
NEW YORK Brooklyn, Bay Ridge
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte
Valdese
OHIO Centerburg
Franklin
Middletown,
Clayton Street
Middletown, Oxford
North Rldgeville
PENNSYLVANIA New Oxford
Uniontown
Love Joy
SOUTH CAROLINA Edgefield
Gaffney
Lake City
Ware Shoals
York
TENNESSEE North Cleveland
Dayton
Dyersburg
NORTHWEST TEXAS Riverside, Fort Worth
VIRGINIA South Boston
Dunfordtown
Staunton
WEST VIRGINIA Montcalm
Oak Hill
Princeton
Wheeling
COLORED CHURCHES
OF GOD, U.S.A. Dahohee
PASTOR
W. W. Parker
C. S. Owens
H. E. Lambert
H. V. Honson
O. V. Sewell
J. R. Lennlng
J. C. Stewart
T. M. Duncan
J. C. Dudley
J. R. James
Floyd Holt
J. P. Slmms
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
Philemon Roberts
Kenneth Dupree
O. P. O'Bannon
William F. Morris
C. M. Newton
Chester Shaner
Otis Sanders
J. H. Cloud
Danny Moore
Thomas Culp
M. C. Salmon
C. H. Matthews
H. P. Ford, Jr.
Alvin Anderson
V. B. Grassano
S .A. Luke
H. L. Helms
Cora Watson
John K. Wolfe
H. C. Jenkins
J. W. Hughes, Sr.
Charles Bergler
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
Thomas Ashley
Clell W. Ray
W. Frank Smith
G. C. Spencer
B. S. Myers
F. W. Goff
C. M. Newman
H. M. Hunt
J. T. Gilliam
S. B. McCane
L. S. Haymore
T. R. Collins
R. E. Pope
W. R. Baker
Earl P. King
Caroline Bachman
J. R. Davis
SUPERINTENDENT
Gloria McClellan
Ruby Whitworth
Peggy Crauswell
Cleve Speakman
Ruth Daniel
James T. Morton
Wayne Toomer
Eddie Knight
N. W. Barger
Curtis Reeves
Opal Dean Mehary
Pauline Coots
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
Faith Hamm
Charles Klrkland
Midge Benton
Dollle Mulllkan
Paulyne Bandy
Delia Bolte
Mary Hocker
Dorothy Geary
Esther Wllley
Betty Wise
Dorothy Frizzelle
Donald Thompson
Ronnie Tilghman
Robert Poe
Ida Chico
Naomi Deans
Mrs. Willard Abee
Nell Watson
Walter Hltte
Kelly Gibson
Flora Taylor
Louise Smith
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
(Not Given)
Clarence Williams
Ruth White
Cecil Coward
Sarah Chapman
Betty Harris
Bernice Stout
Elmer Thurman
J. B. Enochs
(Not Given)
Betty Womack
Andy C. White
Pauline Dingess
Hazel Gills
June Smith
Glorlne Belcher
Annie Moren
Gilhealia Dolphy
*Reprinted from The Southern
Standard, McMinnville, Tennessee
newspaper. The traveling editor and
photographer lor this newspaper is
Mr. Rayford Davis of McMinnville.
Without Auto, Farmer Sets Near_
Periect Sunday School Record
Without the use of an automobile, a modest 61-year-old Campaign farmer has
a forty-two-year perfect attendance record in Sunday School, except for six Sun-
days, and he has not missed a day since 1941.
O. M. Hitchcock, a native of Van Buren County, has walked in heat, rain,
and snow to get to Sunday School all those forty-two years. He first attended
Sunday School in Laurel Cove in Van Buren County on the first Sunday in May in
1911. "I was thirteen then," Hitchcock said, "and I had to dig ginseng to buy my
first hat I wore to Sunday School. The hat cost twenty-five cents. Knee pants
were the style then for young boys."
In 1918 Hitchcock joined the Campaign Church of God where he had attended
since it was established in 1914. He gave this account for his faithfulness in at-
tending Sunday School. "If you do not go to Sunday School, you will be doing
something else you should not be doing," he said smiling, "and I figure the best
way to keep out of meanness is to stay away from it by attending Sunday School."
A proud memory of the "Sunday School goer" is when his church held in his
honor "O. M. Hitchcock Sunday." During this service, a certificate from the Na-
tional Sunday School and Youth Board was presented to him for being an "out-
standing Sunday School scholar." A letter read at the presentation from O. W.
Polen, National Director of the Sunday School and youth work of the church,
stated, "To my knowledge, very few persons in the Church of God can boast of
the distinguished Sunday School attendance record which you have established.
To have attended Sunday School for forty-two years and to have missed only
six Sundays during that period can only be the result of a model example of
personal faithfulness and sacrifice."
Hitchcock, who is a grandfather, had this to say about attending Sunday
School and not church. "Attending Sunday School and skipping church is like
cooking a fine meal and not eating it."
According to his minister, Reverend Joseph Sharp, when Hitchcock is not at
church, he is establishing himself as the best Irish and sweet potato grower in
those parts. "Well, I don't know about that," Hitchcock said modestly, "but to set
the records straight, I raised my champion crop of 300 bags of Irish potatoes in
1946."
Known as the community historian and a "walking encyclopedia," Hitchcock
knows his Bible. "I have two favorite verses," he said, "that I pattern my life
after. They are Revelation 22:17: 'Whosoever will, let him take the water of
life freely,' and John 3:16: 'For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have ever-
lasting life.' "
The largest attendance record for the Campaign Church of God was 178, ac-
cording to Hitchcock, and this was during a revival several years ago. "The
smallest attendance was two Sundays ago during the terrible snow," he said, "and
that was a grand total of seven determined people including myself."
16
YOUTH CAMP
Quiche, Guatemala
By Oscar Romeo Castillo
FOR THE FIRST time
in the history of the Church of
God in Guatemala, the people here
have realized what a youth camp
is. A year ago, before we had the
camp, Brother Antonino Bonilla,
Jr., presented the program of the
youth camp to us, showing us the
importance of this phase of the
youth program and giving us in-
formation and material, along with
a manual, concerning it.
From that very moment, we
started looking forward to the real-
ization of this wonderful program.
We found many obstacles, among
them people who were indifferent
and cold, lacking in confidence.
They did nothing good or edifying
and gave no money. But thank God,
every obstacle was moved from be-
fore us and the hour came! We
selected October 26-31 for this glo-
rious event. The place was ideal
and picturesque; the building we
rented was just eight miles from
Quiche. The twenty-two campers
(eleven boys and eleven girls) were
from ten different churches and
were divided into four groups for
this camp.
Brother Jose Bonilla gave some
of the Bible lectures and was also
our evangelist. Our missionary,
Reverend Paul Marley, presented
the history of Y.P.E. and the Sun-
day School. Jorge Giron was our
musical director, and Brother Fran-
cisco Villatoro was our handicrafts
instructor. I had the privilege of
serving as the camp director and
also taught the history of the Bible
and the principles of Sunday School
teaching.
We found our time of recreation
very delightful, as there was a
beautiful river nearby. The camp
was surrounded by hills, and beau-
tiful trees decorated the camp site.
Our morning worship and our
flag-raising services started the day
off with a "taste of glory" that
lasted all day. The daily ceremony
of flag-raising was a very solemn
occasion and became a highlight
of the camp. Our night services
held the keynote of our camp. The
glory of God was manifested in
such a way that one of our boys
told me, "Now I can say that I am
born again!"
We had a flag on a flagpole
announcing the first youth camp
of Guatemala. In a sweet spirit of
harmony, peace, and joy, our pre-
cious "Camp Family" developed the
the program; it was a "family
of youth" from our farms and vil-
lages. We had the richest and most
unforgettable experiences. Our food
was delicious and abundant, and
the menu was of a variety that
everybody enjoyed. Sister Armida
de Giron and my wife, Liliana de
Castillo, were in charge of the
kitchen.
Our closing day was a very im-
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demons Cumbie, Jr.,
of Andrews, South Carolina, is
a seventeen-year-old senior
at Andrews High School.
The reproductions on
this page are a result
of demons' self-
instruction. He is considering
entering an art school after
his graduation from
high school. His
general enthusiasm
for art, along with his
proposed, formal art training,
should tend to enhance
his talent
considerably.
IN TIMES LIKE
THESE
(Continued from page 9)
out its ramifications. This is where
the true believer must be most
discriminate to choose the organ-
ized body which will best fulfill the
objectives of the spiritual body. Not
just any church will do. There must
be the fulfillment of New Testa-
ment practice and rule; there must
be a standard of New Testament
living and holiness; there must be
a practice of New Testament gov-
ernment and organization. Mark
ye well where the lot is cast. Choose
the church which will best fulfill
these criteria.
IV. THE BATTLE
"The gates of hell"
SlNCE Pentecost first
set the gears of the Church in
motion, Christianity has been a
fight. Paul expressed it as the
"fight of faith." In times like these,
we must recognize the battle and
go forward to the fray. Often the
gates of hell have sought to close
upon the work of Christ and His
saints, but always the "faith of our
fathers" has waded through the
bloody seas. Now the battle has
taken a different turn. In this mod-
ern day, Satan has turned from
persecution and torture racks to
the more subtle and cunning device
of intellectualism and liberalism.
With Communism the battle wages
externally in a land where there
are only 35,000 Bibles for two mil-
lion believers, in a land where there
has been no Bible school or sem-
inary since 1930, in a land where
no person is free to join a church
until he is eighteen, in a land
where God is scoffed, the Bible is
mocked, and Christ is degraded. In
times like these, we must face the
battle with Christ. This fact is aptly
stated by Billy Graham when he
writes, "We Christians in America
are not living up to the standards
set by the early Church. The reason
Communism is making such inroads
in the world today is because some-
where along the line Christianity
has failed. We have failed to meet
the standards and requirements
that Jesus set forth. If Commu-
nism is to be stopped and if we
are ever to rise to the level of suc-
cess and power, if the world is ever
to be evangelized, it will have to be
done by a church whose individual
members have yielded their lives
completely and fully to Christ."
This is the battle. Are you a soldier?
From the external battle, how-
ever, there stems a second more
deadly warfare — the internal bat-
tle against the substitution of Sa-
tan. The devil has devised a near
perfect counterfeit and would de-
ceive the very "elect" if found at
all offguard. The latest weapon of
the hordes of hell is this substitu-
tion of a near right principle for
the Biblically right principle.
This is prevalent in the present
day substitution of compromise for
consecration. Hear the words of a
leading educator: "The delineation
of sin has undergone a transfor-
mation somewhat similar to that
which has taken place in the world
of painting. The old clear-cut lines
have given way to an impression-
istic indefiniteness, the black and
white contrasts to low-tone group.
The churches have adopted a hush
policy on the doctrine of depravity
and a rotarian gospel takes the
place of repentance." This full force
compromise with sin and Satan can
only be stopped by a full-scale con-
secration which will put the gold
back in heaven, the fire back in
hell, the virgin birth back in Isaiah,
the blood back in Calvary, the in-
spiration back in the Bible, and the
deity back in Christ. A return to
the old paths and landmarks will
bring the weapon to defeat pre-
sent day compromise.
Note further the present day sub-
stitution of education for evangel-
ism. Never let it be said that ed-
ucation is not of value. It is of
utmost importance, but only when
it is saturated with the power and
Spirit of Christ. Nothing is more
nauseating in the sight of God
than an educated race which puts
the "creature above the Creator."
Oh, the folly of wisdom without
Christ. Foolish it is to know astro-
nomy and never meet the Bright
and Morning Star; foolish it is to
study biology and never meet the
Source and Center of all life; fool-
ish it is to know botany and never
meet the Rose of Sharon and Lily
of the Valley; foolish to be a con-
tractor and never meet the Sure
and Tried Foundation, to be a
horticulturist and never find the
True Vine, to be a geologist and
never see the Rock of Ages. It has
been said that "art and education
may refine the taste, but they can-
not purify the heart, forgive sin,
or regenerate the individual." It is
not universities and public school
systems for which the world cries;
it is for the redeeming grace of
Christ through the medium of
evangelism. Let us not forsake the
houses of learning, but let us put
first the kingdom of God to be
bolstered by the processes of the
intellect. Satan wants to substi-
tute; Christ holds the line. God's
standards will never be moved or
lessened. Men may miss the mark,
but the true standards are set and
no substitutions are in order. In
times like these, Christ and heaven
cry out through the Word and the
Church, "Fight the good fight of
faith."
V. THE BLESSING
"Shall not prevail against it."
Some time ago i
chanced to talk with an aged vet-
eran of the cross. As I viewed his
meager circumstances and remem-
bered his stalwart ministry, I asked
him if he felt the cause of Christ
worth the sacrifice. I shall not
soon forget the look of triumph
he gave when he answered, "When
sometimes the way would seem
hard, I would always remember the
blessing to come. Now that my
days are numbered, the assurance
of the blessing to come grows
sweeter each day." Thanks be unto
God for the blessing to come. True
it is that Satan shall rule the
world through the Antichrist; true
it is that he shall claim the power
of God, the honor of God, and the
throne of God. But when Satan
shall have deceived the world with
his cunning, then shall Christ bring
the victorious blessing, for "the
gates of hell shall not prevail . . ."
When finally the seals have been
broken, the vials have been poured,
and trumpets have been blown;
then shall Christ with flaming eyes,
shining countenance, thundering
voice, and ten thousands saints re-
veal Himself from heaven for the
last cataclysmic stroke at Arme-
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VI I VHIVI1II I
geddon. Then shall Satan be bound
and a highway of holiness erected
leading the parade of God's re-
deemed to the reign of millenium.
Here is the blessing; here is the
reward; here is the ultimate vic-
tory; here is the sustaining power
for dark days. We shall reign, for
then will the Church arise as the
body of Christ with no broken
bone, no blemish, or scar; then
shall the Church arise as the bride
of Christ in the wedding of God
as angels sing and heavenly hosts
proclaim the blessing; then shall
the Church arise as the flock of
Christ with every wandering lamb
safely in the fold; then shall the
Church arise as the wheat of
Christ winnowed, sifted and
free from the chaff; then shall the
Church arise as the army of
Christ, victorious in every battle,
reviewed by the Captain of our
salvation, void of being wounded or
maimed, standing straight and tall
with the banners of holiness un-
furled before the King Immanuel.
Oh yes, my brother, there have
been times of near defeat; there
have been times of torture, times
of prison, times of hunger, times
of dismalness with only a faint
glimmer of hope. But always there
have been Abrahams who dare
to stand on faith; always there
have been Elijahs who know the
power of prayer; always there have
been Stephens who are willing to
die; and always will there be the
spirit of the French soldier in the
Inquisition prison who etched in
the wall, "Blessed Jesus, they can-
not cast me out of thy true
Church."
This is the power that holds the
gates of hell at bay and proclaims:
"And the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it." In times like
these, look for the blessing and
"be very sure, be very sure, your
anchor holds upon the solid rock."
I OS! A NO
i o»*su>in
(Continued from page 5)
ligion, the true love of Christ, gives
us spiritual satisfaction, and peace
in our hearts. When one or more
of those elements are missing from
our lives, we become lopsided," I
finished, searching Bill's eyes.
BlLL LOOKED away
and reached for another brown en-
velope that lay on my desk, and
asked, "What's this?"
"A play," I answered. "I finished
it just a few minutes before you
called this morning. I'll take it to
the post office tonight."
"I'll mail it for you. I'm going
that way. My last official act as
your agent!" he said, turning to-
ward the door.
I couldn't believe that Bill meant
it, but I offered my hand and said,
"Sorry, Bill. You've been a wonder-
ful friend,- and I'm going to miss
you. Nothing but death can blot
from my mind the host of golden
memories I have of our associa-
tion."
Bill took my hand without no-
ticing my last remark, and said,
"Good-by, Amelia," and walked out
of my life.
I stood almost without breathing
as the cab drove away. Then I dis-
solved into tears and dropped to
my knees and prayed, "Please, dear
God, help me to accept the things
in this life that I cannot change.
Amen."
Bill had won a place in my heart
and I knew he was attracted to
me. There had been times when I
was tempted to reveal my feelings
and encourage his attentions. But
each time a Bible verse came to
my mind: "Be ye not unequally
yoked together with unbelievers:
for what fellowship hath righteous-
ness with unrighteousness? and
what communion hath light with
darkness?" (2 Corinthians 6:14).
I had tried to lead Bill to Christ,
but he was too busy and always
indifferent.
The next five days I walked
around in a trance, and my mind
slipped back to my childhood. I
remembered my father's sudden
death and my mother's long illness.
I had never forgotten those lean
years when there was not any
money and not enough food. I lived
in constant fear throughout my
childhood.
When I was in high school, my
unhappy heart cried out for ex-
pression, and I began to write bits
and pieces of what I felt. My
teachers encouraged me and I de-
cided I wanted to become a writer.
When I was eighteen, my mother
passed away. Then I found Christ
and was saved. I went to work in
our public library where I began to
read and write seriously. Later that
year I sold my first story to a
Christian magazine. I was thrilled
beyond words and right then I ded-
icated myself to writing for His
glory.
When I met Bill, I was sure my
life was complete; then I discov-
ered a flaw in the picture. Bill
Rogers was handsome, kind, and
(Continued on page 23)
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pressive and joyful one in the Lord.
Our first youth camp had to face
the handicap of our inexperience,
but we were assisted greatly by our
youth director for Latin America,
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I want to recognize and to ex-
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LOST AND LOPSIDED
(Continued from page 21)
ambitious, but he was not a Chris-
tian. I knew he liked me and I was
sure I could lead him to the Lord.
For five years I had tried and
failed. He always turned a deaf ear
to my testimony.
Three years ago i
made my first big sale, a religious
play. I felt sure that I was on my
way to becoming a successful Chris-
tian writer. I left the library so I
could devote all my time to writing.
For a time I did quite well. I
wanted to prove to Bill that I did
not need to write for a modern
world.
Then something happened. Ev-
erything I wrote came back. I
forged ahead for weeks, until my
money was almost gone. I began to
lose my courage. All the old fear
of my childhood came flooding
back, and I began to believe that
Bill was right.
One day I began to write a cheap
shoddy play and I showed it to Bill.
He was delighted and insisted on
taking it to New York. He found a
buyer, but when it came to the
negotiation, I would not let him
sell it. He was furious, but he
soon got over it.
Then I had a number of big sales
in a row. Then two more times
in three years I struck a snag; I
could not sell a word. Each time the
old fear returned and I wrote cheap,
worldly plays and each time I
would not let Bill sell them.
My fear had driven me too far
this time. I had lost Bill. I tried to
convince myself that it was the
Lord's will. Suddenly a glimmer of
light reached me. I asked myself
again, as I had done many times
before, "Why has Bill rejected the
Lord? Why have my words fallen
on deaf ears?"
Then a still small voice began to
speak and give me the answers. I
had failed when I faced a crisis.
I had compromised with the world
in thought and deed each time I
had become discouraged. How could
I give strength and courage to Bill
in Christ's name, when I had failed
miserably every time I met disaster.
I fell on my knees and sobbed
out my grief, and asked forgive-
ness for my sin. I did not ask for
another chance with Bill; that was
over, I was sure. I pled with Jesus
for courage and strength to walk
alone.
When I arose from my knees, I
felt clean. I was ready to face life
and go on in His name.
It was late and I was still at my
typewriter when the doorbell rang
loud and clear. I opened the door
and Bill stood on my threshold.
"My I come in, Amelia? I know
it is very late, but I had to see
you!" he said urgently.
"Of course, Bill. Come in," I re-
plied, very conscious of my racing
heart.
"That — that play I took to the
post office to mail the other day?"
Bill stammered. "I didn't mail it.
I read it on the way to the post
office. That night I flew back to
New York and took your play with
me. I kept that appointment with
Mr. Hampton. I persuaded him to
read it, and here is the result."
Bill shoved a check into my hand
and said, "This is only the begin-
ning; there will be more. He wants
to see all your work. He said your
play was the best thing he had
read in years. He asked if you were
a new client." Bill looked like an
embarrassed little boy.
"Thanks, Bill," I said, tears were
crowding close to the surface and
it was hard to speak.
"I've been a dope, Amelia. Every-
thing you have told me all these
years is true. Something happened
to me when I read your play. Sud-
denly I saw myself as I really was.
On the plane going back to New
York, I realized that I, Bill Rogers,
needed Jesus Christ more than
anything else in the whole world.
Right then and there, as I sped
through the sky, I confessed my
sin and took a stand for Christ!"
Bill confessed.
"I'm so glad, Bill, so very, very
glad!" I exclaimed. I wasn't fight-
ing back the tears now — they were
tears of joy.
"While I was taking inventory of
myself, I discovered a lot of things,"
Bill continued. "I have plenty of
work, and now I have Jesus in my
heart, but I'm still lopsided. There's
an element missing, Amelia. I need
you. I've needed you for a long
time. I don't want to be lopsided
any longer," Bill said, holding out
both hands.
I placed my hands in his and
said, "I've been awfully lopsided,
too. And I don't want to be. To-
gether, Bill, we can walk straight
and tall in Jesus' name!"
PEN PALS
(Continued from page 2)
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
TEACHERS
MAKE
LASTING
IMPRESSIONS
f) OME YEARS ago a so-called
^ "bad" boy came to Sunday
*. s School. He caused so much
distraction in the classroom that
the teacher finally, in desperation,
told the boy never to return. Much
to the sorrow of the teacher, I am
sure, this lad took her at her word
and left the Sunday School never
to return. He later became society's
public enemy number one, costing
the taxpayers $1,700,000. At last
John Dillenger was trapped and
killed and went out into eternity
unprepared to meet God.
However, this case was so unlike
that of another lad who went to
Sunday School one Sunday morn-
ing and was taken by the superin-
tendent to Mr. Edward D. Kimball's
class. Mr. Kimball handed the lad
a closed Bible and told him that
the lesson was in St. John. The boy
took the Book and began looking
for St. John in the place where
Genesis is found. The boys began to
glance around at each other, so
Mr. Kimball handed the lad his
open Bible and took the closed one.
The lad at once loved this teacher
because he had saved him from
embarrassment. Then the day
came when Mr. Kimball resolved to
speak to the boy about Christ. He
went to Holton's Shoe Store, where
the lad worked, and found him in
the back of the store wrapping
shoes in paper and putting them
on the shelf. Mr. Kimball walked
up, put his hand on the boy's
shoulder, and began to cry as he
simply told him of Christ and His
love for him. That was all it took
in the back of that shoe store in
Boston to cause D. L. Moody to
BENEATH
THE
SURFACE
OF THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
give his heart to Christ. Mr. Kim-
ball had no idea that morning that
the boy he won to Christ would go
out to shake two continents for
God.
God has given Sunday School
teachers a sacred responsibility —
the responsibility of shaping the
destiny of precious souls according
to His Holy Word. God forbid that
we take this holy position lightly,
because we are molding lives.
It seems that we have two types
of teachers. One type we see typi-
fied in the teacher who walks out
of the church building on Sunday
morning saying, "Those kids are
driving me wild." One such teacher
walked out one Sunday morning
and her superintendent overheard
her. He walked over to the teacher
and asked what her trouble seemed
to be. Her reply was that little
Jimmy was causing so much dis-
turbance that the other children
were going wild. The superinten-
dent's reply was, "Yes, Jimmy does
cause a lot of trouble, but his home
is broken and his parents are
drunkards. If we do not reach him
for Christ, he may never be
reached." This teacher then rea-
lized hsr great responsibility and
became typical of the second type
of teacher, the type who walks
out of her classroom saying, "What
a privilege it is to work with the
Sunday School in winning souls to
Christ."
These souls, whom God has en-
trusted to our care, are so pre-
cious in His sight that He gave up
the very best that heaven held,
the Lord Jesus, that they might
be saved. Even that fat little toddler
PEGGY HUMPHREY
Instructor, Lee College
is a very important person to the
Lord Jesus. "And Jesus called a
little child unto him, and set him
in the midst of them, And said,
Verily I say unto you, Except ye
be converted, and become as little
children, ye shall not enter into the
kingdom of heaven. And whoso
shall receive one such little child
in my name receiveth me" (Mat-
thew 18:2, 3, 5). Win an adult to
the Lord, and you save a soul and
perhaps a few years; win a child
to the Lord and you save not only
a soul, but an entire life that can
be spent in service for God. No
matter what your job might be,
you are never so important as when
you stand behind that teacher's
desk on Sunday morning.
While holding such a sacred posi-
tion, it is well to remember that
what you are will count far more
in the lives of your pupils than
what you say. "What the teacher is,
the pupil is likely to become." The
challenge before a teacher ought
to be great as he realizes that he
can never draw others closer to
God than he himself is. It seems
in the age in which we live that
Satan is trying to lull us into an
"at-ease-in-Zion" attitude. How-
24
ever, we must not yield to this
temptation of the wicked one. Rem-
ember how Christ cursed the fig
tree because it was barren and had
no fruit? Oh, yes, it had the leaves
of profession but no fruit. If we
would bear fruit for God, we must
give of ourselves. The Master
Teacher gave Himself completely
without ever complaining that He
was too tired to do more or that He
had no time for people's problems.
Evangelism is the primary pur-
pose of the Sunday School. We
must seek the unsaved because
they are lost and cannot find their
way to God or His Church. Per-
sonal soul-winning is the greatest
business in all the world because
it is the changing of souls from the
road to hell and destruction to the
road to heaven and happiness. What
a transformation! The shepherd's
love for the one lost sheep caused
him to go into the wilderness to
search for it. Would that it might
be so with our Church of God
Sunday School teachers. Would
that we also might have that same
love and passion for souls as D. L.
Moody had when, as he lay dying,
he asked, "Are they all in?" The
answer was, "Yes, your children are
all in." Then he died in peace,
saying, "God is calling, heaven is
opening, the world is receding, and
I am ready to go." Only when every
pupil that we have is won to Christ
should we be satisfied.
Not only do we evangelize in the
Sunday School, but we also build
strong character, the foundation of
which is Jesus Christ. We teach
our students to be victorious Chris-
tian witnesses. William Jennings
Bryan once said, "Give a boy food
and he will eat the food up. Give
him clothes and he will wear the
clothes out. Give him money and
it takes wings and flies away. But
give him an ideal and it will lead
him through every test of life."
In this great work of Sunday
School teaching, the teacher coun-
sels students with many and vari-
ous problems. The solution to every
problem, however, can be found
within the pages of God's Holy
Word. Let the young person tell
his troubles, then counsel him to
"Commit thy way unto the Lord;
trust also in him, and he shall
bring it to pass" (Psalm 37:5).
When the teacher trusts the Lord
in all circumstances, he can help
others to trust Him also. "Who
comforteth us in all our tribula-
tion, that we may be able to com-
fort them which are in any trouble,
by the comfort wherewith we our-
selves are comforted of God" (2
Corinthians 1:4). Certainly in a
time when our students come to
us with so many problems, the
teacher, above everyone else, ought
to have that "peace that passeth all
understanding" in her life. If our
children do not find this peace in
Christian leaders, where will they
ever find it?
It would be frightening to know
that so great a responsibility lay
upon our shoulders in this dark
hour in which we live, when juve-
nile delinquency is growing daily,
if we did not have the blessed as-
surance that Jesus is going with us
all the way. That same Holy Ghost
power that raised the Son of God
from the grave and that same Holy
Ghost power that gave the fisher-
man Peter the boldness to speak
on the day of Pentecost when three
thousand souls were converted is
the same Holy Ghost power that
lies within our very beings today.
We have the power with which to
do this great job of changing and
molding lives if we will only use it.
As a man once went through a
factory, he saw the letters "I.A.D.O.
M." on the walls throughout the
building. On leaving the factory, he
asked the owner what those letters
meant. The owner replied, "Those
letters are the success of this fac-
tory; they stand for the words:
It all depends on me.' "
Sunday School teacher, it all de-
pends on you and the Holy Spirit
working through you. Remember,
you may be the best teacher your
students ever have. Many educators
say that if the students do not learn,
the teacher has not taught. What
are you teaching by your life and
testimony? What do you want your
students to be? What do you want
your students to do? Where do you
want them to go? It all depends
on you. "The harvest truly is plen-
teous." The late Dr. P. F. Bresee
said, "We are but in the morning
of our possibilities; and the sun
never sets in the morning."
THE BUILDER
Author unknown
A builder guilded a temple; he
wrought it with grace and skill,
Pillars and groins and arches all
fashioned to work his will.
Men said as they saw its beauty,
"It shall never know decay.
Great is thy skill, O Builder; thy
fame shall endure for aye."
A teacher builded a temple with
loving and infinite care,
Planning each arch with patience,
laying each stone with prayer.
None praised her ceaseless efforts;
none knew the hidden plan,
For the temple the teacher builded
was unseen by the eyes of man.
Gone is the builder's temple, crum-
bled into dust;
Low lies each stately pillar, food
for consuming rust.
But the temple the teacher builded
will last while the ages roll,
For the beautiful unseen temple is
a child's immortal soul.
DARE TO BE
DIFFERENT
(Continued from page 12)
brought about a rapid improvement
in my command of the English
language, and it was not long un-
til members of the gang began
coming to me for help with their
school work. And so, in the long
run, I won not only the gang's ac-
ceptance, but its respect also!
Being different by being myself
as I grew up has paid off in my
adult years, for the early start I
got in writing during my boyhood
has helped me to attain moderate
success as an author and poet.
True, I may never acquire great
wealth and fame, but I love my
chosen profession and am a happy
and contented man.
One of the greatest truths I have
learned is that the key to happi-
ness lies in discovering your own
best self, then daring to be dif-
ferent by being you.
25
Sunday School and
Youth Work Statistics
CORRECTION
The Missouri State Office has advised
that thev should have listed Bonne Terre,
Missouri. Church of God as having an
average attendance In Sunday School of
133 for the month of November, 1959.
By 0. W. POLEN, Notional Sunday School and Youth Director
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Weekly Attendance
March, 1960
500 and Over
Greenville (Tremont Avenue).
South Carolina 758
Middletown (Clayton Street). Ohio ... 576
400-499
Atlanta (Hemphill). Georgia 467
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan ... ... . 465
North Cleveland. Tennessee 450
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio 423
Jacksonville. Florida 412
300-399
North Chattanooga. Tennessee .... _.. 377
Wilmington. North Carolina ... 371
Daisy. Tennessee 369
South Gastonia. North Carolina 357
Erwln, North Carolina 356
Kannapolls, North Carolina 356
Whitwell, Tennessee 356
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut). Ohio .... 354
Monroe (Fourth Street). Michigan .... 338
Griffin, Georgia 334
Anderson (McDuffle Street).
South Carolina 330
East Chattanooga, Tennessee 330
Alabama City, Alabama 310
Orlando. Florida 310
Sumlton. Alabama 307
Buford. Georgia 305
Blltmore. North Carolina 305
Tampa. Florida 302
200-299
Lakeland. Florida 298
Sulphur Springs. Florida 288
Savannah (Anderson Street), Georgia 287
West Flint, Michigan 284
South Cleveland. Tennessee 283
Pontlac, Michigan 282
Brooklyn, Maryland 278
South Lebanon. Ohio 275
Pomona. California 273
Laurlnburg. North Carolina 272
Atlanta (Riverside). Georgia 269
Nashville (Meridian Street). Tennessee 266
Louisville (Highland Park). Kentucky 264
Rock Hill, South Carolina 261
Charlotte (Parkwood). North Carolina 260
Rome (North). Georgia 257
Wyandotte. Michigan 253
Easton. Maryland 251
Van Dyke. Michigan 249
South Rockv Mount. North Carolina . 245
Dayton (Oa'krldge), Ohio 245
Mllford. Delaware 245
Lancaster, South Carolina 244
East Lumberton. North Carolina 243
Knox vllle (Eighth Avenue). Tennessee 239
Canton (9th and Gibbsi. Ohio 238
Lenoir City. Tennessee 237
Jesup, Georgia 236
Dallas. North Carolina 236
Mobile (Crlchton). Alabama 235
Dillon, South Carolina 235
St. Louis (Grand Avenue), Missouri ... 232
West Gastonia, North Carolina .... .... 232
Salisbury, Maryland 232
Perry, Florida 229
Baldwin Park, California 227
Akron (Market Street), Ohio 222
Parkersburg, West Virginia 222
West Lakeland, Florida 221
Ft. Mill, South Carolina 221
Greenwood, South Carolina 221
Lenoir, North Carolina .... 220
Columbus (Frebls), Ohio 218
Columbia, South Carolina 218
Home for Children, Tennessee 218
Langley, South Carolina 217
Princeton, West Virginia 215
Macon (Napier Avenue), Georgia 214
Pulaski, Virginia 214
West Indianapolis, Indiana 213
Birmingham (South Park), Alabama .... 212
Birmingham (Pike Avenue), Alabama .. 211
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 209
Augusta (Crawford Avenue), Georgia .. 209
Rossville, Georgia 208
Greenville (Woodside), South Carolina 208
Washington, D. C 208
McColl, South Carolina 206
Norfolk, Virginia 205
Wilson, North Carolina 204
North Birmingham. Alabama 203
Plant City, Florida 203
Belton, South Carolina ... 202
125-199
Avondale Estates, Georgia ... 198
Somerset, Kentucky 198
Marlon, South Carolina 198
Goldsboro, North Carolina 195
Annlston, Alabama 193
Ft. Myers. Florida 191
Paris, Texas 190
LaFollette. Tennessee 190
Radford, Virginia 188
Valdosta. Georgia 186
St. Louis (Gravols Avenue). Missouri .. 186
Tarpon Springs, Florida ... . 184
Chattanooga (East Ridge). Tennessee .. 184
Garden City. Florida 183
Greenwood (South), South Carolina .... 183
Fayetteville, North Carolina 181
Cocoa, Florida - 179
Logan, West Virginia 178
Memphis (Mississippi Boulevard),
Tennessee 176
Elolse, Florida 175
Rifle Range, Florida 175
Columbus (Belvldere), Ohio 175
Cleveland (55th). Ohio 174
Chattanooga (Fourth Avenue),
Tennessee 174
Clearwater, Florida 173
Huntsvllle. Alabama 171
Atlanta (Southslde), Georgia 171
Dayton, Tennessee 171
Gastonia (Ranlo), North Carolina .... 170
East Orlando, Florida 169
Anderson (Osborne Avenue),
South Carolina 169
Dyersburg, Tennessee 169
Lanes Avenue, Florida 168
Lawrenceville, Georgia 168
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania 168
Mableton, Georgia
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia
West Danville, Virginia
Greenville, North Carolina ...
Dallas, Texas
Alcoa, Tennessee
Montgomery, Alabama
Tlfton, Georgia
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Florence, South Carolina
Wlllard, Ohio
Oakley, California
Sanford, Florida
Winter Garden, Florida
Marietta, Georgia ....
Eldorado. Illinois ....
Louisville (Faith Temple), Kentucky
Memphis (Rosamond Avenue),
Tennessee
Huntington, West Virginia
Fitzgerald, Georgia
East Belmont, North Carolina ..
Lakedale, North Carolina
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Georgetown, South Carolina ..
West Miami, Florida
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio
Fresno H/M, California
San Pablo, California
St. Louis (Northside). Missouri
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Honea Path, South Carolina
Ferndale, Michigan ..
Talledega, Alabama
West Hollywood, Florida
Plnsonfork, Kentucky
Greenville (Park Place),
South Carolina
Greer, South Carolina
Lake City, Florida
Austin, Indiana
Lawton, Oklahoma
Clarksburg, Maryland
Porterville, California
Ninety Six. South Carolina
Chandler, Arizona
Atlanta (East), Georgia
Toledo (Segur), Ohio
Mooresville, North Carolina
Saddletree. North Carolina
La France, South Carolina
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Chattanooga (Missionary Ridge).
Tennessee
Naples. Florida
Jackson, Mississippi
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Aiken. South Carolina
Albany (8th Avenue), Georgia
Mobile (Oakdale), Alabama
Pensacola, Florida
Findlay, Ohio
Alexandria, Virginia
Knox vllle (Marbledale), Tennessee
Buhl, Alabama
North Miami, Florida
Seneca, South Carolina
Willow Run, Michigan
Houston (No. 2), Texas
Adamsville. Alabama
Thomaston, Georgia
Lemmon. South Dakota
Tuscaloosa, Alabama ,-
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140
Benton, Illinois
Hester Town, North Carolina .... ....
Hamilton (Kenworth), Ohio ._. _.
Sevierville, Tennessee ....
Lancaster, Ohio
Laurens, South Carolina ...
Pelzer, South Carolina
South Tucson, Arizona .... ....
Lake Placid, Florida .... ... . ._ ... .
Lake Wales, Florida ... . ....
Calhoun, Georgia .... ... .
Wadesboro, North Carolina ._.
Mullins, South Carolina . ...
Walhalla (No. 1), South Carolina ....
Battle Creek, Michigan ... .... .... ....
Muskegon, Michigan ....
Gaffney, South Carolina
York, South Carolina
John Sevier, Tennessee ~
Adel, Georgia
Greensboro, North Carolina ....
Woodruff, South Carolina .... .... ....
Morristown, Tennessee ....
Largo, Florida ....
Mt. Dora, Florida .... —
Okeechobee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Rockingham, North Carolina ....
Riviera Beach, Florida
West Winter Haven, Florida ... . ....
Bainbridge, Georgia _
Mobile (Tillman Corner), Alabama
Auburndale, Florida .... ....
Lake Worth, Florida
North St. Petersburg, Florida .... —
Roanoke, Virginia _..
Jackson, Tennessee ~
Rochelle, Illinois —
Summit, Illinois — —
River Rouge, Michigan
Clinton (Lydia), South Carolina ....
Santa Ana, California
Homerville, Georgia ...
Warner Robins, Georgia ....
Cleveland (Fulton), Ohio ... .... ....
Middletown (Oxford), Ohio
Manatee, Florida
Conway, South Carolina . .... ....
Warrenville, South Carolina . .... ....
Ft. Worth (Riverside), Texas
Memphis (Park Avenue), Tennessee
Samoset, Florida .. . ... . .... ... .
Newport, Kentucky .. . ... . ....
Claysburg, Pennsylvania ... ... . —
Kimberly, Alabama —
Alma, Georgia . _
Douglas, Georgia
East Indianapolis, Indiana —
Patetown, North Carolina
Minot, North Dakota _.
Clarksburg, West Virginia — — —
Haines City, Florida
Macclenny, Florida .... —
Hazlehurst, Georgia
Marion (Cross Mill), North Carolina
Asheboro, North Carolina
Crisfield, Maryland .... —
Albany (East), Georgia
Four Oaks, North Carolina
Hamilton (Tabernacle), Ohio
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139
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139
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... 138
... 138
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138
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... 133
... 132
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... 128
... 127
... 127
... 127
._ 127
... 127
... 127
... 127
... 126
... 126
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... 126
... 126
126
125
... 125
_ 125
New Sunday Schools organized since
June 30, 1959 83
Total Sunday Schools organized since
June 30, 1959 (Branch and New) ... 184
NATION'S TOP TEN IN HOME
DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE
Total Monthly Attendance for March
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina ... ~ 8,144
North Cleveland, Tennessee 1,350
Louisville (Highland Park), Kentucky 1,092
Columbus (Frebis Avenue), Ohio
Kannapolis, North Carolina ...
Talladega, Alabama .
Lake Worth, Florida .... .... ... . .... .
Mitchell, Indiana .
East Lumberton, North Carolina .
Henderson (South), North Carolina
850
810
770
676
672
664
427
TEN STATES HIGHEST IN HOME
DEPARTMENTS
South Carolina
West Virginia ....
North Carolina .... ... . ~ ._
Ohio - ... .... .... .... ....
Alabama .... — ....
Georgia .... ... . — ... . — . — —
Florida .... _ _ —
Arkansas .... ... . —
Michigan ... . .... .... ... . ....
Oklahoma
REPORT OF NEW SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Branch Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 101
Branch Sunday Schools reported as
of March 31, 1960 938
Y. P. E.
Average Weekly Attendance
March, 1960
200 and Over
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan . ....
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio
Middletown (Clayton Street), Ohio
Sevierville (Home for Children),
Tennessee
Tampa, Florida
Greenville (Tremont Avenue).
South Carolina ....
150-199
Brooklyn, Maryland .... .... .... .... ....
Pomona, California ....
Lakeland, Florida
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Washington, D. C .... ....
Griffin, Georgia ....
Garden City, Florida
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania .... .... ....
100-149
Erwin, North Carolina ... .... ....
Wyandotte, Michigan .... .... ....
Rochelle, Illinois
Wilmington, North Carolina
Miami, Florida ... . ... . ....
South Mt. Zion, Georgia .. ... ....
Laurinburg, North Carolina ....
Clarksburg, Maryland ...
Lenoir City, Tennessee . .... ... .
Columbus (Frebis), Ohio
Radford, Virginia
Lando, South Carolina ... ....
Houston (No. 2), Texas
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia
Memphis (Mississippi Boulevard),
Tennessee _ ....
Austin, Indiana .
Somerset, Kentucky ....
Dressen, Kentucky
Sparta, Tennessee ... .
Zion Ridge, Alabama ... ....
Dallas, North Carolina .... ....
Goldsboro, North Carolina _.
Riviera Beach, Florida .... ....
Parkersburg, West Virginia .... _..
Tifton, Georgia . _
Wilson, North Carolina ....
Plant City, Florida
Fayetteville, North Carolina .... ....
Sulphur Springs, Florida
Kannapolis, North Carolina .... ... .
Cleveland (55th), Ohio ....
Bartow, Florida .... ....
Jesup, Georgia ... .... .... ....
Ft. Worth (Riverside), Texas .... ....
Knoxville (8th Avenue), Tennessee
Nashville (Meridian Street), Tennessee 109
Gray's Knob, Kentucky .... .... 108
Greenwood, South Carolina 108
Princeton, West Virginia .... ... . 108
Van Dyke, Michigan ... .... 107
Corona, California . 106
Lumberton, North Carolina .... ... 106
Rome (North), Georgia . .... . 105
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio 105
Rossville, Georgia .... .... .... .... 104
Muskegon, Michigan ... .... .... .... 103
Porterville, Tennessee . 102
Canton (9th and Gibbs), Ohio 102
Perry, Florida 101
Evarts, Kentucky .... 101
Crumbleys Chapel, Alabama .... 100
Birmingham (Pike Avenue), Alabama 100
Fresno H/M, California .... 100
Nicholls, Georgia .... ... 100
75-99
Pontiac, Michigan .... .... 99
North Cleveland, Tennessee ... .... .... 99
Valdosta, Georgia .... .... .... .... 98
Lawrenceville, Illinois .... .... 97
Paris, Texas . 97
Sevierville, Tennessee ... . .... 97
Okeechobee, Florida _ 96
Dayton (Oakridge Drive), Ohio 96
Mineral Wells, Texas .... 96
South Lebanon, Ohio .... .... .... 95
Seneca, South Carolina .... 95
Fairfield, California .... .... .... _ .... 94
Duluth, Georgia .... 94
Monroe (4th Street), Michigan .... .... 94
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue), Missouri .. 94
Gastonia (Ranlo), North Carolina ... 94
Woodruff, South Carolina .... .... 94
292
291
271
219
212
210
198
189
170
169
168
160
155
153
149
148
146
146
144
141
138
134
134
132
132
130
126
125
125
124
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124
122
121
121
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116
116
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114
114
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112
111
110
109
109
Daisy, Tennessee .. __ —
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia
Mobile (Crichton), Alabama
Torrance, California .... ... .
Cocoa, Florida
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio .... ....
Rifle Range, Florida ... .
West Indianapolis, Indiana
Wallins, Kentucky _.. ... . ....
Seagraves, Texas
Crescent Springs, Kentucky
Princeton, North Carolina
Whitwell, Tennessee — . ... . __ ....
Sumiton, Alabama .... ....
Santa Ana, California
Kokomo (Market Street), Indiana
John Sevier, Tennessee ._. _
Patetown, North Carolina ...
Thorn, Mississippi
West Durham, North Carolina .... ....
Oxford, Ohio . — .
Justice, West Virginia ....
Cleveland (Fulton), Ohio ... . _
Conway, South Carolina .... ... ....
Kenosha, Wisconsin ... ....
McMinnville, Tennessee ....
Hester Town, North Carolina .—
Middletown (Oxford), Ohio
Willard, Ohio
Langley, South Carolina ... .... ....
Andrews, South Carolina
Dallas, Texas .... ....
Oakley, California .... ... . ... . ... . ....
Eloise, Florida .... .... ....
Samoset. Florida
West Hollywood, Florida
Pineview, Georgia
East Belmont. North Carolina
Georgetown, South Carolina ....
Florence, South Carolina
Dayton, Tennessee
Baldwin Park, California ....
Jacksonville, Florida _
Fairdale, Kentucky .. ....
Dillon, South Carolina __
Iowa Park, Texas ... . .... .... .... .... ....
Kinard, Florida .... .... ._
Live Oak, Florida . .... ... . .... ...
Freedom, Kentucky .... .... .... .... ....
Freeburg, Kentucky
Morgantown, Mississippi
Providence, North Carolina ....
Darlington, South Carolina ....
Dyersburg, Tennessee ....
West Fayetteville, North Carolina
Saddle Tree, North Carolina
Saint Pauls, North Carolina ....
Backwater, Arkansas ._. ....
Lake Placid, Florida
Parrott, Virginia .... .... ....
Jackson, Tennessee
Proctor City, Tennessee
Nettleton, Arkansas
Waycross (Brunei Street), Georgia
Albany (8th Avenue), Georgia .... ....
River Rouge, Michigan ... ....
Clovis, California .... .... ....
Nocatee, Florida .... .... .... ....
Adel, Georgia .... ....
Fairfield, Illinois .... .... ....
Harvey, Illinois
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Charleston (King Street).
South Carolina .... ....
Fair Play, South Carolina ....
Sweetwater, Texas ._ .... .... ....
Hagerstown, Maryland
Salisbury, Maryland .... ....
Old Fort, North Carolina ....
Hamilton (Paducah), Ohio _.. ....
Claysburg, Pennsylvania ....
Mullins, South Carolina .... ....
Jonben, West Virginia
Chattanooga (East), Tennessee ._.
Combs, Kentucky .... .... ....
Milford, Delaware ....
Minneapolis, Minnesota ....
Minot, North Dakota .... ....
Aiken, South Carolina
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SPIRITUAL RESULTS AMONG OUR
YOUTH
March 31, 1960
Saved 3,315
Sanctified ... . 1,391
Holy Ghost 1,002
Added to Church 847
Since June 30, 1959
Saved .... .... 25,664
Sanctified 10,305
Holy Ghost .... 8,121
Added to Church .... ._ 7,131
Report of New Y.P.E.'s
New Y.P.E.'s organized since
June 30, 1959 ... _ 86
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. . . CONTENTS
GUEST EDITORIAL
Teen-age Day
0. W. Polen 3
FEATURES
Copper Nails
Our Part in This Struggle
Falling Apart From the Inside
Teen-age Day in Michigan
Ripples Spread
Do You Have an "I Have to Do
It All" Problem?
Time Out for Teens
Youth Week Observance, April 11-17
Youth's Obligation to the Church
Are Missionaries Unbalanced?
The Christian Journalist
DEPARTMENTS
YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW . . .
CHILDREN'S STORY
Two Against One
BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Sunday School Teacher Must
Prepare to Teach
STATISTICS
COVER
Chester Shuler .
Katherine Bevis
Monna Gay
Garold D. Boatwright
Margaret N. Freeman
Grace V. Watkins
Clifford Bridges
Cecil B. Knight _
Richard L. Stoppe
Dr. T. Norton Sterrett
Hugh Don Johnson .
Avis Swiger
J. P. McGowan
Winston Elliott .
A. Devaney, Inc.
4
6
7
8
10
11
12
14
16
18
22
2
13
24
26
Youth Wants to Know
By Avis Swiger
We have some Pen Pals this time
from Ghana, Africa, and some
from Jamaica. I am sure that you
will find it most interesting to cor-
respond with people from other
lands. Now that you are enjoying
the freedom of "school let out" you
will have plenty of time to write.
This will not only be an interesting
pastime, but it will be informative
and enlightening, also.
Miss Lillian Boothe
6-B Rosedale Court
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
(18)
Pen Pals:
Miss Norma Hammock
Route 2, Box 284
Madiscn, Florida
(11)
Mrs. Margaret Adams (44) (single)
1303 N. E. Capital Avenue
Battle Creek, Michigan
Miss Evelyn Averette (27)
3041-33rd Avenue
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Miss Iris Averette (21)
3041-33rd Avenue
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Miss Martha Marcum (17)
77 Sahama Village
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Miss Eva Lee Marcum (20)
77 Sahama Village
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Miss Helen Burden (15)
4123 South Lafayette Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Aubrey Holladay (23)
1709-26th Avenue
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Kojo Okyirfu (20)
3rd Pipe Line
Yamoransa, Via Cape Coast
Ghana, West Africa
Mrs. H. Grace O. Ankrah (28)
3rd Pipe Line
Yamoransa, Via Cape Coast
Ghana, West Africa
Miss Bessie LaFever (19)
Route 2, Box 133
Cookeville, Tennessee
(Continued on page 20)
^LUHStfTED
Vol. 31
JULY, 1960
No. 7
Charles W. Conn, Editor-in-Chief
Editor
LEWIS J. WILLIS
Contributing Editors
O. W. Polen, Cecil B. Knight, Bernice
Stout, Avis Swiger, Robert E. Stevens,
Duby Boyd
Art Associates
Chloe S. Stewart, Walter E. Ambrose
Editorial Researchers
Wynette Stevens, Ruth Crawford
Foreign Correspondents
Bobbie Mae Lauster, Germany; Margaret
Gaines, Tunisia; James M. Beaty, Haiti;
L. E. Heil, Japan; Wayne C. McAfee,
Brazil; Dora Myers, India; M. G. Mc-
Luhan, South Africa
National Youth Board
O. W. Polen, Chairman; Ralph E. Day,
Earl T. Golden, Donald S. Aultman, Hollis
L. Green
Publisher
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of God Publishing House
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GUEST EDITORIAL
TEEN-AGE DAY
(a "first" in the history of our church)
By O. W. POLEN, National Sunday School and Youth Director
Y ./EARS ARE required in the
fyl preparation and develop-
^J ment of a denominational
Sunday School and youth program.
Such has been the case in the
Church of God. Only a relatively
few years ago (1946), the first
National Youth Director was ap-
pointed, marking the beginning of
an era of progress in Sunday
School and youth work.
At that time, the future present-
ed many challenges, and certainly,
the task ahead was no little one.
But, through the years, National
Directors and National Sunday
School and Youth Boards "rolled
up their sleeves and went to work";
and in a manner any denomina-
tion could be proud of, they began
to answer the challenges as they
came, with splendid training
courses, attractive and informative
brochures, Regional Conventions,
and "up-to-the-minute" Sunday
School and youth work organiza-
tional methods and plans; but
never for one moment did they
neglect to emphasize the vital ne-
cessity of spirituality— "first things
first."
It has always been thrilling to
witness a "first" in Sunday School
and youth work, because a "first"
denotes progress. It means a chal-
lenge has been accepted and that
a need is being met. About five
years ago the Lamplighters program
appeared as a "first," and today
over 1,200 clubs and fellowships are
on record, with a membership of
approximately 12,000. This article
would be too lengthy if all the
"firsts" were enumerated here; but
nevertheless, the "firsts" have con-
tinued to appear and will continue
to appear as men with a "vision for
the future" plan, under the guid-
ance of the Holy Spirit, for the Sun-
day School and youth needs of our
great church.
Because the Sunday School serves
all ages of the church, it could
only be expected that, at first,
greater interest would be centered
in this area. The youth area was
not neglected, however, and though
the development of the Sunday
School program moved at a fast
pace and drew much of the initial
interest, the last several years have
brought into existence such youth
features as a week-day activities
program, an expanded Youth Camp
program, a youth leader's training
course, the Y.W.E.A. program (mis-
sions), the Lamplighters, the "Our
Faith" manual, etc.
While of necessity much atten-
tion and planning through the
years had to deal with program-
ming, organizing and the prepara-
tion of printed materials and their
dissemination, it is now felt that
the time has arrived when more
specific guidance and assistance
should be provided our young peo-
ple. They need help with the prob-
lems with which they are con-
fronted daily. They need counsel.
While this type of assistance has
been given them before, the op-
portunity to help them in a much
greater way has arrived.
For some time the burden of
having something very special for
youth, especially for our teens,
has been upon my heart and in
my thinking. While "teen rallies"
and special youth services have
been held in the past, and while
Regional Conventions have had
special youth features and "youth
nights," never before, to my knowl-
edge, has there been a whole day
planned especially for teens and
their interests. The desire to "ex-
periment" with this type of pro-
gram became strong, and in
sharing this thinking one day with
the State Sunday School and Youth
Director of Michigan, Joseph C.
Hodges, an invitation was extended
by him to have the first "experi-
mental" Teen-age Day in Pontiac,
Michigan, on Saturday, April 30,
1960.
Thus, April 30, 1960, became a
history-making day for the youth
work in the Church of God, as
approximately 400 people, mostly
teen-agers, responded to the first
"Teen-age Day" in Michigan.
Brother Hodges worked desperately
hard preparing for and advertising
"Teen-age Day."
Was "Teen-age Day" a success?
Ask any teen-ager, pastor, par-
ent, etc., who attended. The day
was colorful, exciting and fast-
moving. The teen-agers were ask-
ing, "When can we have another
Teen-age Day?"
"Teen-age Day" will no longer
be referred to as an experiment.
It is now a "proven success."
What made the day great? First
of all, it was a day' strictly for
teen-agers. They led the singing,
played the organ and piano, read
the Scripture and led in prayer.
Every feature on the program was
designed especially for them: "Teen
Question Time," "Teen Talent
Time," a panel on "Christian Youth
and Dating," a "Teen Choir," a
film — "Teen-age Challenge" and
the sermon by the National Direc-
(Continued on page 20)
COPPER
NAILS
Jack said, "If I did confess, Stew would probably never become a Christian
at all, thinking I was just another hypocrite like the others."
By Chester Shuler
Illustrated by Walter Ambrose
sj OPPER NAILS, eh? Of all
f the odd names foi a boat!"
V^ exclaimed Lyle. "But you
can feel proud of her, Jack, es-
pecially since you've built her your-
self. If I could do something half as
well, I'd probably tumble into the
lake, I'd be so proud!"
"And if you had built this boat,"
teased Phyllis, "I'd be more wary
about riding in it."
"I like the old tub," Jack said,
"and it gives us pleasure here at
the lake. There was a time, though,
when it brought me grief — and
taught me a lesson I'll never for-
get."
"Care to tell us about it, Jack?"
asked Phyllis.
"I don't relate it often, but it
does explain the name Copper
Nails, which, I'll admit, is unusual
for a boat. The summer I built
this craft I was working for a
wealthy boat builder on the coast.
His son, Stew, worked with me.
Stew had been away to school and
had evidently imbibed radical views
about religion and other things.
We had some lively discussions
about Christianity, and I often
tried to show him the importance
of getting saved. But he would
only laugh, or scoff that Christian
professors were good enough on
Sunday but just like others week-
days."
"And you couldn't change his
mind?" asked Lyle.
"I tried, but unsuccessfully.
About that time, at Stew's sug-
gestion, I started building my boat,
at home. When I needed copper
nails, I found them very expensive.
I was short of cash and the devil
whispered that Stew's dad wasn't
paying me all I deserved, so he'd
never miss a few nails, and any-
way, they'd represent just a trifle
of 'back pay' on my deserved
salary. I took a few home each
evening and drove 'em into my
boat. I felt uncomfortable for a
time, but finally forgot the incident.
And, of course, my wealthy em-
ployer never knew or suspected
what I'd done."
"This is very interesting," said
Phyllis, as Jack paused.
"I'm probably foolish for telling
this, for you'll not think much of
me afterward. But I thank the
Lord that He didn't forget it!
About six months later, an evan-
gelist visited our town. My gang
from the church went to hear him.
He preached on the need to make
things right if we were real Chris-
tians and had actually repented of
our sins. He hammered home the
idea that we'd simply have to make
restitution for any wrongs done in
the past, if possible. The thought
hit me hard. Every one of those
copper nails seemed to stick into
my conscience. I went home with
cold sweat oozing from my brow.
"Wow," said Lyle. "I can just
imagine how you felt!"
What could i do to
make things right? I had stolen
the nails, no doubt about that. I
could easily go and pay the boss
for them, and it was possible he'd
overlook my act and not fire me.
But what about Stew, the scoffer?
I'd posed as a real Christian before
him — even tried to make him into
one. And now the Spirit showed
me clearly that I had done a ter-
rible deed — one that if not recti-
fied could damn my soul, and
Stew's, too! If I didn't confess and
make restitution, I'd never have
peace. If I did confess, Stew would
probably never become a Christian
at all, thinking I was just another
hypocrite like the others."
"Oh, dear!" breathed Phyllis.
"What did you do, Jack?"
"I suffered torture for a week,
went back to meetings with the
hope I'd gain strength to do the
right thing; but the preacher only
brought new torments to me, and
I stopped going. However, I simply
had to tell someone, and finally
asked Tom, my best chum, to go
for a hike. In the woods I poured
out my whole, miserable story. For-
tunately, Tom was a Christian and
could sympathize and understand;
but he didn't mince words as he
told me what I'd have to do — con-
fess, make restitution, and take
the consequences. 'If you do that,'
said he, 'you'll be right with God
and can trust Him fully.' "
"Then what?" asked Lyle. "I'm
really much interested, Jack."
I ASKED Tom to pray
for me, and for a time felt better.
But next morning when I faced
my boss, I really had the jitters.
I was sure I'd lose my job — and
then what would Dad and Mother
say? My boss listened, looked at
me queerly, and took the money
I offered for the nails. He thought
for a moment, then said, 'Summer's
nearly over, Jack. I hope you'll stay
on with us. I'm confident you'll
not let anything like this happen
again.' I felt that Tom's prayer
had been answered, and had the
courage to tell Stew. That was lots
harder! He listened in scornful si-
lence and I winced as I waited for
his scoffing laugh and words. But
I went ahead, humbly confessing
my sin, asking his special pardon,
and adding that since Jesus was
my Advocate before God, I knew
He would forgive me — and hoped
Stew would, too."
"And what did Stew say?" asked
Phyllis.
After a silence, Jack answered,
"This part I like to tell. Stew said,
'Frankly, Jack, I've always thought
you were just another religious
hypocrite. Now I believe Christian-
ity must have something to it after
all if it can make a fellow confess
as you have to taking a few nails
and offer to pay for them.' "
"The Lord certainly worked with
you," Lyle said.
"I praise Him for the whole ex-
perience, terrible as it was. The
memory of those copper nails has
kept me from doing things which
are wrong but generally accepted
as all right today. I've told this
story just a few times in Christian
youth meetings, and several girls
and fellows have told me it has
helped them, too. It seems they
remembered a few 'copper nails'
sticking around their consciences,
also."
"I'm glad you have related this,
Jack," said Phyllis; "and I wish
you'd tell it sometime in one of
our meetings. It's so very easy to
slip a 'nail' or two into one's pocket,
almost unconsciously, yet commit
a sin in God's sight and thus mar
our fellowship with Him."
"Thanks, Jack," said Lyle as he
helped Phyllis from the good ship
Copper Nails. "I'll always remember
that story. And it's just possible
I may think up a few 'nails' of my
own to make right as a result."
©EJH
In This Struggle
By Katherine Bevis
/)/! ATIONAL PROBLEMS increase. New attacks
If J are made on the Word of God from within
# / and without.
The propaganda machine of evil is geared to a new
and more dangerous speed bringing confusion in a
manner never before imagined by Christians.
What is our part, as Christians, in this struggle?
It is forever our duty to exert every effort to bring
order out of confusion, to think clearly, to separate
truth from falsehood, to pray and live very close to
God.
The moral influence of the Christian, as well as his
increased effort to center his thoughts and acts upon
God and right, offer an opportunity for the only gen-
uine contribution which any loyal child of God should
be willing to make at such a time as that in which
we live.
The border line between virtue and vice is some-
times very narrow and vague. This is because so many
human vices are simply highly desirable virtues which
have gotten out of control. For example flattery is
praise which has become insincere; greed is thrift
which has run wild; sentimentalism is love gone soft;
superstitution is faith over-extended.
It is because our virtues are so prone to these
exaggerations and distortions ;.* t our world has be-
come so entangled. As we face these grim facts as
Christians, we need to :-ray more, meditate more,
and "take time to be holy" as we live in this con-
fused world.
We need to live above littleness, to cling to those
things which are mightier than the sword and more
powerful than the arrogance of stupidity. We need
to labor in patience, to pray for conditions which will
benefit all mankind, to love one another, to coura-
geously be Christians in the midst of confusion, to
play well our part in living for our master.
On this strong foundation of faith, hope, and love,
the Christian can build for eternity, even while others
tear down.
Nearly 2,000 years ago, Jesus taught mankind that
lesson it has never learned, but has never quite for-
gotten: that there shall be a kingdom where the
least shall be heard and considered side by side with
the greatest.
Someone has said that "half the blunders of hu-
manity come from not knowing one's self." A fun-
damental need today is to find out the elements of
power within us and how they can be trained to
good t;ervice.
We all have access to our Bible. We need to read it,
pray about what we read, then go out and live it.
It HAS BEEN said that we of the United
States have become a nation of faithless materialists,
that we worship at the shrine of pragmatic realism,
that our lack of spiritual values will sooner or later
lead us to betray ourselves and our fellow man in
the inevitable conflict that is to come.
We need to get back to faith in God and believe
without concrete proof that our God is able to do
that which He has promised.
We exercise such a faith in the material things
of life; why not in a God who is "the same yesterday,
today and forever"?
We sit down in a chair without knowing whether
it will support our weight. We push an electric light
switch without knowing anything about the basic
elements of electricity and without giving a thought
to the thousands of people who are working to pro-
duce the light which we are so sure will come when
we push the button. We go into a store and are
sure that our paper money will be accepted by
the shopkeeper; yet we have never studied economics
nor seen the silver that is supposedly represented by
our paper currency. How do we know that our cur-
rency will be accepted in exchange for the things
we wish to buy in any store in this country?
Every time we take a drink of water from a faucet,
or eat a piece of cake we did not ourselves bake, or step
outside the confines of our own room, we are saying,
"I believe in the goodness of men and of these things.
I have faith that I will not be hurt by them."
This is the age of faith! And it is one in which
we must exercise our powers of faith to the utmost
if we are to survive on a personal and national level.
But a greater exercise of faith is needed if we are
to survive for eternity. We need a faith in God, a
faith in Him who said, "I will never leave you nor
forsake you."
Whatever else we need today, we certainly need to
live a life of faith and courage.
We cannot, we must not fail our God who will never
fail us!
wm
FROM THE INSIDE
By Monna Gay
ts~y IOGRAPHIES OF great people show many lives
/J ^ who were given what might be called mis-
(/—J fortune, but who took the strands and so wove
them into the cloth of life that it carried the sheen
they wanted it to have.
They were able to make jewels from dust heaps,
because they refused to fall apart from the inside.
Beethoven and Edison were deaf.
Milton was blind.
Have you ever wondered what Helen Keller might
have been with all her faculties? At three and four
years of age, she was full of despair and rebellion.
Soon afterward she took hold of God's law, and ac-
ceptance, accompanied by faith. Later, when she was
sixty-nine, Helen Keller said of herself: "If I had
regarded my life from the standpoint of a pessimist,
I should be undone. I should ask in vain for the
light which does not visit my eyes, and the music that
does not ring in my ears. I should beg for day and
night and never be satisfied. I should sit apart in
awful solitude, a prey to fear and despair. But since
I consider it a duty to myself and others to be happy,
I escape a misery worse than physical deprivation."
Helen Keller's handicaps plus her courageous soul
produced a personality of unusual charm and rare
usefulness. Helen Keller refused to fall apart from the
inside.
ONCE IN A COMMITTEE meeting, the
members were discussing a request for financial as-
sistance for one of the local churches. One of the
men who was acquainted with the prevailing condi-
tions of this church had this to say: "This church
has fallen apart from the inside."
When asked by one of the other members just
what he meant, he explained by presenting some
figures to the committee, these figures having been
tabulated from the past annual reports filed by the
pastors of this congregation.
During this period of years, this congregation had
been receiving an average of more than $1,000 a year
in special appropriations. During most of these years,
the members of that church had paid less than $100
a year for missions; benevolences dropped as low as
$10 one of the years. Attendance dropped to an aver-
age of twenty-five one year; yet the membership roll
listed more than 150 names during most of the years
included in that report.
These men knew that no great disaster had ever
hit this community. There was no unusual opposition
against this church. It was, as the member of this
committee had reported, "falling apart from the in-
side."
Most of its members had become indifferent. And,
though it was evident that this church really was in
need of financial help, this help, if given, would only
help the congregation to keep up an outward ap-
pearance, this grant that had been requested, if given,
would only be a temporary prop. And more than
temporary props were needed for it to survive!
YOU HAVE SEEN old buildings that were
falling apart from the inside, propped up on their
leaning side with poles. This make-shift remedy does
not stop the inner decay. The foundation of those
buildings will continue to sink. Their timbers will con-
tinue to rot. Their braces will continue to come apart.
The buildings will lean more and more out of plumb.
Falling apart from the inside! How this can be
applied to individual lives — lives with character de-
caying, faith fading away, the temptations of life
withering the soul from the narrowness of self-cen-
tered interests. And, like the propped-up building,
living out of plumb, more and more each day those
lives lean away from God.
There is a renowned tower, the Tower of Pisa, that
has for generations attracted world-wide attention.
It is a LEANING TOWER, and many proposals have
been made to save it from eventually falling. One of
these proposals seems a sensible one indeed, and was
made by a professor of the University of Rome: "Dis-
mantle it, stone by stone," he suggests, then he says,
". . . rebuild it on a new foundation that will not be
affected by the waterlogged subsoil."
John tells us: "And the world passeth away, and
the lust thereof; but he that doeth the will of God
abideth for ever" (1 John 2:17). And again, "Ye are
of God, little children, and have overcome them: be-
cause greater is he that is in you, than he that is in
the world" (1 John 4:4).
Eternal props! "He that overcometh shall inherit all
things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my
son" (Revelation 21:7). With such props, life cannot
fall apart from the inside. Life cannot tilt away
from the plumbline of God. Such a foundation cannot
be affected by the watersoaked soils of the earth.
Jesus Christ, our blessed Saviour, has made the
cross a symbol of our eternal prop for our lives, not
a prop that decays and rots, not a prop that will
bring defeat, but a PROP OF VICTORY, standing as
our towering illustration of the assurance that we
need not "fall apart from the inside." Our only need
is to REBUILD on this sure Foundation.
Jesus said: "My Father, which gave them me, is
greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them
out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one"
(John 10:29-30.)
From the spiritual heights where Jesus lives, we
can mold life after our dreams; we shall never "fall
apart from the inside."
He and He alone gives us ETERNAL INSIDE
BRACES!
w
IN M I C H I G A
/l NOTHER first in the color-
/J ful, progressive history of
^/V the youth program of the
Church of God was experienced,
Saturday, April 30, 1960, at the
Pike Avenue Church of God in
Pontiac, Michigan. Yes, the "Teen-
age" Day for the youth of the
Church of God in Michigan was
the very first, according to our
National Sunday School and Youth
Director, Brother Polen.
If the results of this meeting
and the reaction to this affair are
to serve as a creditable gauge for
the future, the "Teen-age Day" will
certainly be a red-letter day on
the calendars of our churches. It
may well take a place of impor-
tance and interest equal to that
of our youth camps, gospel cruises,
youth day at the General assem-
bly and the other outstanding
youth events of our Church.
From all over the state of Michi-
gan— points both near and far
from the host church — young peo-
ple began assembling; and at 10:00
a.m., with the opening of devotions,
it became apparent that the church
was going to be taxed to its limits
with one of the happiest, most ex-
uberant groups to which it had
ever opened its doors. Yes, they
had come for fun and fellowship to
be sure; but in matters of wor-
ship and reverence, they displayed
a manner which would have
thrilled the heart of every Chris-
tian. When they sang, they
REALLY sang; when they prayed,
they did it with earnestness; and
then, when the program shifted to
the lighter side, they really "lived
it up." They got the message pretty
quickly from Brother Polen when
he expressed his wish that every
young person would "dig this day
the most." Believe me, they did!
Included among the days high-
lights was TEEN DISCUSSION
TIME, regarding such subjects as,
"How To Get Along With Your
Parents," "How To Lead Someone
to Christ," "How To Find God's
Will for Your Life," "Hitching Your
Approximately 400 attend nation's
first full "Teen-age Day."
National Director preaches
on "Christ's Call to Teens"
By Garold D. Boatwright
State Director
Hodges awards $5.00
cash prize
to "Teen-age Talent Contest"
winner: Judy Bennett, Pontiac, Mich
Star to a Wagon," "How to Pick
a Husband" and "How to Pick a
Wife." These lively sessions were
directed by Brother Polen and
competent men from the state of
Michigan. Not only were they in-
formative and educational, but
were also the source of many a
good laugh throughout the day.
Another exciting period was
TEEN TALENT TIME, which was
just what it implies, a time for
the Christian youth to sing their
hearts out in good natured com-
petition. A prize of five dollars
was given to the winner, selected
by a board of judges.
To an old food-lover from way
back, other highlights of the day
were the lovely meals prepared by
the ladies of the host church and
other cooperating, neighboring
churches. Everyone seemed to get
a thrill out of just bringing in
their requested share of food for
the day, and everyone seemed to
get an even greater thrill taking
some of the food home with them.
"TEEN FEED TIME" and "TEEN
BANQUET" were times of enjoy-
ment for all.
Climaxing the ac-
tion packed day was the outstand-
ing evening program. Under the
careful planning of Brother J. C.
Hodges, state director of Michigan,
and Brother Polen, this was one
of the most diversified, enjoyable
services imaginable. An outstand-
ing teen choir directed by Jimmy
Forrester began the service, fol-
lowed by a scripture reading by
Sandra Jennings, several beautiful,
special songs by teens, a word of
thanks to all who contributed to
the success of the day, and an en-
lightening and, sometimes humor-
ous, panel discussion. The panei
was composed of a pastor, a father,
a mother, a teen-age boy and a
teen-age girl, and was moderated
by our own O. W. (John Daly)
Polen. A fine film, "Teen-age Chal-
lenge," followed.
No sooner was the church bright-
ened following the film than
Brother Polen stepped to the pul-
pit and very dramatically pre-
sented, "Christ's Call to Teens,"
a message that will long live in
the hearts of every person who
answered his call for teen dedica-
tion time. At 9:15 p.m. it was all
over but the handshaking, but be-
lieve me, everyone knew that they
had just spent one of the nicest
days of their lives. The young left
the building feeling more mature
having directed much of the days
activities, while the older ones left
feeling younger, having spent a
day with such a vibrant, youthful
group of Christians. The day was
especailly beautiful and novel in
that it was truly a day FOR the
teens and DIRECTED BY the teens.
It was to me a source of enjoy-
ment to see all of the ministers
sitting back in insignificant, re-
mote sections of the church, while
the teens were up in the front
directing affairs. I tell you, I never
saw anything quite like it!
National Board Member Day lectures on "Hitching Your Star to
a Wagon" (vocational guidance ).
State Overseer Tlmmerman
greets Teen-agers
^
"Teen Talent Time"
4 of the 12
teen-agers who
competed in "Teen
Talent Time."
A verbal garland should be
pinned on Brother Polen and
Brother Hodges, for the scheduling,
planning and success of this great
day. It was very obvious to all that
this type event doesn't just happen
by accident, but rather comes by
planning and prayer from men
"who care enough to give the very
best" to our youth.
National Director
Polen tells
teen-age girls "How to Pick
a Husband."
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Ripples Spread
By Margaret N. Freeman
r^NL ID YOU EVER pitch a
/A stone into the water, watch
&L-S the ripples spread, let it
quiet down, throw in another, and
churn it round again? It is fas-
cinating to do this, especially when
you are in a reflective mood.
Words are like those ripples. They
spread.
Amy is a friendly, talkative girl,
so eager to tell the choice bit of
gossip lying on the tip of her
ever-ready tongue. "She is gossipy
but harmless," say some of her
friends. But it was Amy who heard:
"Haven't seen Sue Foster and
Hank Adams together much late-
ly." This is the way Amy passed it
on to several people and to Hank
himself: "I hear you're off Sue's
list, pal." Now, bewildered, Hank
thinks this came straight from the
horse's mouth (Sue's, to put it in-
delicately). He is easily hurt, draws
into his shell, and thinks, "Okay, if
that is the way Sue wants it!" — so
he doesn't call her anymore. Sue
has been busy with extra work and
pressure at home. She is a shy,
sensitive, soft-spoken girl. When
Hank acts cool and does not call,
she is terribly hurt but is deter-
mined not to let him catch on.
Amy's words have put a fine
friendship on the rocks.
Then there is Terry, another rip-
ple spreader. Terry wears a chip
on his shoulder very easily. It was
his idea to redecorate the old Mad-
ison house and fix it up as a
youth center. Then the kids elected
Milt Murphy as chairman. Terry
was quite peeved that they did
not elect him. He was venting his
anger in no uncertain terms at the
lunch counter in the drugstore
where he worked. "They are all a
bunch of snobs," he snorted angri-
ly. Several people standing near-
by looked interested. He noticed
that a tall man by the magazine
rack eyed him intently after his
outburst. The man seemed to make
a point of talking to several people
and to the druggist himself. When
the man finally walked off, Terry
asked his boss who the man was.
"That is the fellow settling up the
Madison estate," the druggist an-
swered quietly. That evening Terry
overheard two women talking on
the bus. He was sure it was two
he had served at the drug counter
that noon. "Did you hear," one
woman asked the other, "the Mad-
ison house was sold this after-
noon? The heirs learned a group
wanted it for a teen center, but
investigation seemed to show they
were an undesirable group so it
was sold to a factory owner."
Terry burned with shame and
remorse, but his ripples had spread
to the point of no return.
JlM HAS not done a
thing since he has been president
of the class. I think he should be
defeated next election," Gail was
heard to say. No one stepped up
and stopped this ripple with a: "I
think he's doing a fine job," or
"He is new but trying hard and
needs more cooperation," although
quite a few of the kids felt just
that way. So when election time
came, Jim lost. A non-Christian
became president. Many undesir-
able actitivies were sponsored and
the kids who cared were heartily
sick of their half-hearted actions
in trying to stop the results of
Gail's propaganda.
A group of girls stood talking.
Helen said: "I asked Barbara Ste-
vens to help with the bake sale.
Honestly, she is the most stuck-up,
uncooperative person! She said she
was sorry. Sorry! Some people
(Continued on page 20)
10
f\ i 1 HEN BETTY TOLD me a month ago that
# A I sne was * eelinS more and more frazzled
l/[y from having to do a lion's share in keeping
things humming in youth fellowship, and asked me
what she should do, I suggested that we do some
intensive thinking, praying, and planning. We did
just that; and now, with the resulting "campaign"
well under way, Betty is jubilant about the way
things are going.
Do you have a Betty in your youth fellowship? Or
maybe you yourself are like Betty. There are usually
a few in any group who have a generous measure of
drive, initiative, and zeal. And, because they come in
that category, as time goes along they collect the
various "jobs."
What is the solution? Let us see what Betty's group
did.
As Betty said, the problem is not only that one
person, or two, or three get too many jobs, but others
with ability and talent do not get the experience and
the opportunity to serve which they need and which
in many cases they would sincerely like to have.
Betty and I gave the problem a lot of thought. We
prayed earnestly, together and individually, asking
God's guidance in meeting the problem. We talked to
our minister, to Sunday School teachers, and to young
people from other youth fellowships. And then we
recorded our findings and plans. Here they are:
1. "Jobs" in youth fellowship should be shared by as
many fellows and girls as possible. The mark of a good
leader is not only to do work well, but also to delegate
work and to inspire others to assume responsibility
and carry through.
2. Most fellows and girls like to help. The problem is
to enlist their assistance and help them "get going."
Especially does the shy Jean or Larry need encour-
agement and help in getting started. Showing confi-
dence, showing the worth and challenge of the job,
and pointing out that it is an act of honoring and
serving God are effective approaches. Help in the
planning; then praise the efforts and results.
3. A key committee to map out and assign jobs is
a big help.
4. in enlisting the help of a quiet or retiring person,
give him a minor job at first, rather than plunging
him into a top-priority assignment. Then gradually
work him into the larger phases of the organization.
In this way you will not only help him feel adequate
for the job assigned, but you will help him gradually
develop his powers of leadership and his ability to
grow. To tackle a big assignment and feel he has
done a mediocre job of it puts a damper on his
enthusiasm and makes him reluctant, to try again.
5. Try to have a group from your youth fellowship,
including some of the shier ones who really have
potential ability, attend a conference, a workshop, or a
youth convention. Arrange a joint meeting with an-
other youth fellowship or a leadership training course.
Often the timid girl or fellow will blossom out in a
larger group, with new contacts, and in a few months
will show marked development,
6. Pray much about the situation. Urge those you
are seeking to enlist for the various jobs to do like-
wise. The inspiration of deeper fellowship with God
and his assurance that He understands the problem
and will help you work it out are strong stimuli to
everyone concerned.
7. If you can, plan a spiritual retreat of all your
group, or of the potential leaders. If you cannot
devote an entire day to this, choose an hour when
all of you can meet in some quiet place for prayer,
dedication, and a deepening of your spiritual insights.
Remember, God will help you work out your plans.
He cares about what you are doing. He wants to
bless your service with the great joy of His presence
and guidance.
Because you care about the shy and timid ones, care
enough to "bring them out." Some day they may be
leading lives of rich service to Christ and His king-
dom. God works through human beings. He can work
through you to start some fellow or girl on the path
to a glorious and splendid life of Christian service.
U!) YDil urn i)i)
'j nm ri) uu rr jm*
By Grace V. Watki ns
?mim
ii
Jean Lane,
Runner-up
TIME
OUT
FOR TEENS
(Tennessee State Bible Quiz)
By Clifford
Br
idges
Pastor, Missionary F
Jidge
Church of
God
12
Across the nation hundreds of sharp
teen-agers are competing in the National
Bible Quiz program. Thousands of young
people are attending "Teen Time" rallies to
"pull for" and boost THEIR CHAMPION.
Many of the state directors will make
teen-age Bible Quiz a highlight on Youth
Day at the Camp Meeting. This will de-
(-) ATURDAY evening, May 7,
^ an unusual youth rally took
*. J place at the East Chatta-
nooga Church of God, Chattanoo-
ga, Tennessee. Gathered for this
mass convocation of youth were
delegates from most of the
Churches of God in the Chattanoo-
ga area for the purpose of taking
time out for Teen-age Singspira-
tion, Teen-age testimony, teen-age
Bible-Quiz and teen-age consecra-
tion.
Featured in this rally was a spe-
cial film, "Silent Witness," youth
singing from the latest convention
songbook, Pathways of Praise,
the area-wide, Bible Quiz run-offs,
and special renditions from the
Church of God Home for Chil-
dren Girls' Chorus, under the di-
rection of Rev. Paul L. Walker,
State Youth Director.
The highlight of the rally fo-
cused around five teen-agers who
were competing for the honor of
Chattanooga Area Bible Quiz
Champion. Each of these young
people represented a district in the
Chattanooga area and had come
in anticipation of winning the area
trophy. For two rounds Jean Lane
of the Grandview Church of God
and the North Chattanooga Dis-
trict set the pace; but in the third
round, when quotation only was
called for, Wanda Flerel of the
East Chattanooga Church of God
and District put on a "home
stretch" drive to win the meet and
receive the trophy, proclaiming her
the Bible Quiz Champion of the
Chattanooga area. This title give
termine the State Bible Quiz Champion.
The BIG MOMENT of this teen activity
will be the National Bible Quiz meet at the
General Assembly on Youth Night to de-
termine the Bible Quiz champion of the
Church of God. Don't miss it! You'll he
sorry if you do!
Wanda the right to compete at the
Tennessee State Camp Meeting
against four other such area cham-
pions from different regions of the
state. The winner in the camp
meeting competition will be
crowned Tennessee State Bible
Quiz Champion and will represent
Tennessee in the national finals
at the General Assembly.
It may be said that all five of
the contestants were "sharp in the
Word," and special commendation
is extended to Larry Mangum of
the Dividing Ridge Church of God
representing the Daisy District,
Patsy Smith of the East Chatta-
nooga Church of God, and Carroll
Wampler of the Dayton Church of
God representing the Dayton Dis-
trict. Each of these received an en-
thusiastic ovation for gallant ef-
fort and outstanding preparation.
When tension had eased and
nerves had calmed from the ex-
citing Bible Quiz, the Girls' Chorus
sang at their best the glorious gos-
pel of Christ. The Holy Spirit con-
firmed the singing and conviction
gripped the hearts of some one
hundred teen-agers to pledge them-
selves anew to the work and will
of God and His Church. With
shouts of praise, tears of conse-
cration, and countenances of de-
termination, the rally concluded as
the first of its type in the state
of Tennessee. This climactic scene
of pledging teen-agers before the
altar of dedication assured each
delegate that a "new day" was
dawning for the youth of Tennes-
see and the Church of God.
Against
/\/~k O ONE SAW Jammie come in, he was pretty
If I sure of that; he had slipped in the side gate
/ / and sneaked around the house to come in
through the back door. Then he tiptoed down the
hallway, eased into the bathroom and locked the door
behind him. Now, he was safe, for a while anyway;
if his mother ever found out, she would most likely
whip him severly.
He looked into the mirror over the sink. His re-
flection showed a blonde, curly head, and a round,
pink face with one eye considerably redder than the
other. He took his mother's powder box from the shelf
and started covering it up the best he could. Then he
heard his mother.
"Jammie! Jammie!" she called. "That you, Jammie?"
Sometimes, Jammie thought, his mother had eyes
in the back of her head — times like now, when it
seemed he could not hide anything from her. Thinking
about it made him feel sick on his stomach.
"Jammie!" His mother called again.
"Yes, ma'am," he answered. "Just a minute, I'm
comin' ".
Mrs. Watson stood at the doorway to the living
room, and Jammie kept his left side turned away
from her. She was short, blond, middle aged, a woman
given to tender love and firm discipline. She could
charm a rattlesnake and frighten the devil himself.
Jammie's feelings for his mother went from deep af-
fection to frustrated confusion. Sometimes, he thought,
she treated him like he was the beloved only son and
other times she acted as though he were the neighbor-
hood hoodlum.
His mother motioned him into the living room where
he faced a little round man with horn-rimmed glasses,
a pudgy, pleasant looking face, and fluffy white hair.
"Jammie," she said, "this is your Uncle Billy Carson
from St. George. He will be spending the week with us."
Then, as a warning, she added, "He is a preacher."
A preacher ! Jammie thought ... if he got caught
now, he was sure to be skinned alive. But Jammie
heartened a bit when Uncle Billy spoke.
"Hello, Jammie," Uncle Billy said, looking Jammie up
and down.
"My! How you've grown!" He stroked his chin. "Let's
see, now . . . you would be eight years old, huh?"
He counted them off on his stubby fingers.
"Yes, sir," Jammie said, turning his right side. "I'm
almost nine, though ... in five months."
MRS. WATSON started to leave the room.
"Jammie," she said, "you talk to your Uncle Billy while
I start dinner. Your father will be home soon." Then
she went down the hall.
"Sit down, Jammie," Uncle Billy said.
Jammie sat.
Uncle Billy peered over his glasses at Jammie, then
smiled. "What's the matter with that eye, boy?" he
said.
Jammie wiggled uneasily. "Huh ... a ... what did
you say, Uncle Billy?" Jammie stalled for time.
"That eye . . ." Uncle Billy leaned over for a closer
inspection, "looks to me like it's a little red." Then
he drew back. "You haven't been in a scuffle, have
you, boy?"
Jammie stared down at the floor. He was trapped!
He couldn't fool Uncle Billy; being his mother's
brother, Uncle Billy would most likely know if he
were lying. Then, like a bolt of lightning, a thought
shot through Jammie's mind: Uncle Billy was a
preacher, and he had heard . . . well, maybe there
was still hope.
"You won't tell Mamma, will you, Uncle Billy?"
Jammie pleaded.
Uncle Billy, chin in hand, studied Jammie in silence.
He was thinking hard. Then he grinned. "I'm glad you
didn't try to tell a lie, boy," he said, then paused a
moment, and winked a confidential eye. "And . . .
seeing as how your mother might not ask me, I just
might not be obliged to tell her."
It worked! Preachers were like that, Jammie
thought. "Thanks, Uncle Billy," he said.
"Whoa! Not so fast, now!" Uncle Billy wagged a
cautious finger in Jammie's face. "It's not that easy.
First, you've got to promise not to fight again. Now . . .
how about it, boy?"
Jammie's hopes fell. He could see now why Uncle
Billy was his mother's brother — he was just like her.
She would always let him off if he would do some-
thing twice as hard. Now he had to think. Some-
thing had to be done — quick! But his urgent need for
a fast invention seemed to paralyze his thoughts.
THEN, SUDDENLY, it hit him! He could
promise for a week — Uncle Billy would be gone, then,
(Continued on page 23)
By J; P, McGowan
13
Hundreds of churches throughout the nation came to realize fully the
true significance of youth as thousands of young people went into action
during Youth Week observance, April 11-17.
YOUTH WEEK OBSERVANCE APRIL 11-17
Our youth are not a "silent generation" nor a group gone the way of
the world. Youth Week proved that youth are ready to speak and must
be heard; they are ready to serve but must be challenged.
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State Director of New Jersey
YOUTH'S OBLIGATION TO
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// and Youth Director, I
_- ^Nf carry a deep concern for
the young people of New Jersey;
but I am also interested in all of
you across our great United States.
That is one reason why I enjoy
writing for the Lighted Pathway,
trusting that the message will open
your eyes to the need of young
people all over the world. Recently
I had the pleasure of working with
our wonderful National Sunday
School and Youth Director, Brother
0. W. Polen, in our Spanish Youth
Convention. It was held in New
York City, where in the last five
years we have inaugurated fifteen
growing Spanish churches. The
last night I spoke on the subject,
"Youth's Obligations to the
Church." Brother Polen asked me
to share this message with all of
you whom he loves so dearly. You
will notice that our five obligations
all rhyme. We even got them to
rhyme in Spanish!
1. WE MUST ATTEND OUR
CHURCH
We MUST attend be-
cause it is our church. Sometimes
we hear, "The young people are
the church of tomorrow." This is
only partially true. We are the
church of today as well. We are a
vital part, and we are needed today.
The United States calls for young
men in its armed forces. God, too,
is calling young men and women
to work for Him.
We must attend our church be-
cause the coming of the Lord is
so near. We have seen more Bible
prophecy fulfilled in our lifetime
than has been fulfilled before this,
since Christ's ascension. "Not for-
saking the assembling of our-
selves together, as the manner of
some is; but exhorting one another:
and so much the more, as ye see
the day approaching" (Hebrews 10:
25). We do not have time for the
things of the world when they con-
flict with our duty to God. We
belong to Jesus. That day is ap-
proaching. We must keep alert and
ready for His return!
And then, we must attend our
church to keep our spiritual flame
aglow. We need the church even
as the church needs us. The Bible
tells us to "hold fast the profession
of our faith." How are we to hold
fast? It continues, "Not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves to-
gether." The easiest way to back-
slide is to neglect church atten-
dance. It is at church that we
worship God in spirit and in truth
and receive food for the sustenance
of our spiritual life. Church atten-
dance is the first essential to avoid
backslidden life!
II. WE MUST DEFEND OUR
CHURCH
As YOUNG people we
must now take up the charge to
defend the church for which Christ
died.
First, we must defend it against
false doctrines. Satan has let loose
a barrage of false cults and per-
nicious heresies against the true
church in these last days. "But
the time is coming when people
will not endure sound teaching,
but having itching ears, they will
accumulate for themselves teach-
ers to suit their own likings and
will turn away from listening to
the truth and wander into myths"
(2 Timothy 4:3, 4 RVS). To skill-
fully counteract false doctrines, we
must give diligence to the study
of God's Word. Upon our shoulders
now rests the commission to her-
ald the truth of Jesus Christ.
Second, we must shun the snare
of worldliness. To practice a life of
giving when the world says, "Get";
to manifest the fruit of the Spirit
in a world of selfishness; to turn
the other cheek when the world
cries, "Strike back"; to live by faith
when the world declares, "Seeing
is believing"; to live a life of self-
denial when the world offers self-
indulgence; to delight in the things
of God when the world rejoices
in the things of man, to believe
that the meek shall inherit the
earth when the world decrees,
"Force and power"; to make one's
supreme task the winning of pre-
cious lost souls when the world
shouts, "The supreme task of man
is to make a living" — these are
the marks of spirituality which re-
veal our difference from the world.
It is not easy, but this is our high
calling in Christ Jesus.
Third, we must defend against
complacency. God hates our in-
difference. Eighteen million Ameri-
can young people have never been
inside a church! Twenty million
American youth have never heard
a full-gospel message! One million
new teen-age delinquents are being
added to police files every year!
How can we be unconcerned in the
light of these facts? To the church
of Laodicea, Jesus said, "I know
your works that you are neither
cold nor hot . . . Because you are
lukewarm and neither cold nor
hot, I will spue you out of my
mouth." How about you? Are you
awake?
While attending college, God
helped me to win many of my
friends to Christ. One of these
was a Catholic boy named Jim.
Although we had nothing in com-
mon but college classes and Ping-
16
THE CHURCH
pong, I loved him. For three years
I pulled for him. What a thrill
it was to hear him testify that
he had been won by Christian love.
That brings me to my fourth point.
We must defend our church
against lovelessness. To the Ephe-
sian Church, God said, "I have
somewhat against you, because you
have left your first love." Do you
really love your friends as you
should? Ask the Holy Spirit to en-
large your heart with the love of
Jesus. Our theme should be, "Lord,
lay some soul upon my heart, and
love that soul through me." Try
loving your unsaved friends into
the fold. It was while we were
yet sinners that Christ manifested
His love to us and died for our
sins.
III. WE MUST EXPEND FOR OUR
CHURCH
What WAS our most
costly expenditure in World War
II? Was it the millions of dollars
we spent for ships, airplanes, or
tanks? Was it the money we spent
for ammunition? No, ask any
mother involved. It was the one
million boys we lost. Money is the
cheapest loss in any battle.
One soul is worth more than the
whole world; yet, 43,800,000 souls
are perishing without God each
year, 120,000 every twenty-four
hours. No sacrifice is too great in
view of this loss. We must not
only give ten per cent, but twenty
per cent, thirty per cent, forty per
cent, or all if necessary! An athe-
ist has written: "Did I firmly be-
lieve as millions say they do, that
the knowledge and practice of re-
ligion in this life influences destiny
in another, religion to me would
be everything. I would cast aside
earthly enjoyments as dross,
earthly cares as follies, and earthly
thoughts and feelings as vanity.
Religion would be my first waking
thought and my last image before
sleeping. I would labor in its cause
alone. I would take thought for
the morrow of eternity only I
would esteem one soul gained for
heaven worth a life of suffering.
Earthly consequences would never
stay my hand or seal my lips.
Earth, with its joys and its griefs,
would occupy no moment of my
thoughts. I would strive to look
upon eternity alone, and on the
immortal souls around me so soon
to be everlastingly miserable or
everlastingly happy. I would go
forth into the world and preach
to it in season and out of season,
and my text would always be:
'What shall it profit a man if he
gain the whole world, and lose his
own soul?' "
The world must be evangelized!
Our youth must expend for the
church and Christ. Our only hope
is our young people. God is calling
us. We must respond!
IV. WE MUST COMMEND OUR
CHURCH
FlRST, WE commend
church by what we are. We exert
spiritual influence by Christlike
character. Here is a lighthouse
fifteen miles from shore. Is it
saying a word? Not audibly. But
as a lighthouse it is crying, "Be-
ware! Dangerous rocks and treach-
erous reefs are lurking in these
waters!" Jesus said, "Ye are the
light of the world . . . Let your
light so shine before men that they
may see your good works, and
glorify your Father which is in
heaven."
Second, we commend our church
by what we say and do. While
living in the island of Jamaica,
some 900 miles south of Miami,
Florida, I was greatly embarrassed
by the frightful behavior of our
sailors. Unlike the disciplined Brit-
ish Corps, our boys acted as if
they owned the island and caused
riotous confusion. Many were jailed
for misbehavior. Why was I em-
barrassed? They were representing
the United States; therefore, in a
measure, they were representing
me. Often I was reminded of their
misdemeanors and asked if all in
our country were like them. Like-
wise, our behavior and speech as
Christian young people reflect up-
on Christ and our church. Let us
never put our Lord to shame.
V. WE MUST EXTEND OUR
CHURCH
HE IS NO FOOL who
gives what he cannot keep to gain
what he cannot lose." These are
the words of Jim Elliot who, with
four companions, gave his life for
the Auca Indians.
Burdened for these savage Stone
Age killers who had never heard
a gospel message, Jim Elliot pio-
neered a perilous journey along
the white sand banks of the Cura-
ray River in the heart of Ecuador's
jungle forest. With gifts, novelties,
and pistols in their hands, prayers
in their hearts, they approached
the naked savages, a group of peo-
ple whom they loved but had never
met.
Although they were armed suf-
ficiently, perhaps, to have made
an escape by killing many, these
five young men knew that to make
such a blunder would forever close
the doors to further Auca mission-
ary endeavor. On Sunday, January
8, 1956, these five young men gave
their lives to deliver the gospel
of Christ. Why did these men die?
They knew their obligation. They
had to extend the church and the
cause of Christ.
God is calling you — to the homes
nearby and to the vineyards be-
yond. Won't you respond? "For who-
soever will save his life shall lose
it: but whosoever will lose his life
for my sake, the same shall save
it" (Luke 9:24.).
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By Dr. T. Norton SterrettL^*
Jai« missionaries IQTllBjJ'j^C
A RE MISSIONARIES UN-
// balanced? Of course, they
^Sv are! I am one of them.
I ought to know.
A missionary probably began as
an ordinary person. He dressed
like other people and liked to play
tennis and listen to good music.
But even before leaving for the
field, he became "different." Ad-
mired by some and pitied by others,
he was known as one who was
leaving parents, prospects, and
home for — a vision. Well, at least,
that sounded visionary.
Now that he is home again, he
is more different. To him some
things — seemingly big things — just
do not seem important. Even the
World Series or the Davis Cup
matches do not stir him much.
Apparently he does not see things
as do other people. The chance
of a lifetime — to meet Toscanini
personally — seems to leave him
cold. It makes you want to ask
where he has been.
Well, where has he been? Where
the conflict with evil is open and
intense . . . where there is a fight,
not a fashion . . . where clothes
do not matter, for there is little
time to see them . . . where people
are dying for the help he might
give, most of them not even know-
ing that he has the help . . . where
the sun means 120 degrees in the
shade, and he cannot spend his
time in the shade!
Not only space but time, too,
seems to have passed him by. When
you talk about jive, he looks puz-
zled. When you mention Elvis Pres-
ley, he asks who he is. You wonder
how long he has been away.
All right, how long has he been
away? Long enough for thirty
million people to go into eternity
without Christ, with no chance to
hear the gospel. Some of them
went right before his eyes — when
that flimsy riverboat turned
over . . . when that epidemic of
cholera struck . . . when that Hin-
du-Moslem riot broke out. How
long has he been gone? Long
enough to have two seiges of
amoebic dysentery, to nurse his
wife through repeated attacks of
malaria, to get the news of his
mother's death before he knew
that she was sick.
How long? Long enough to see
a few outcast men and women turn
to Christ, to see them drink in
the Bible teaching he gave them,
long enough to struggle and suffer
with them through the persecu-
tion that developed from non-
Christian relatives, to see them
grow into a stable bank of be-
lievers, conducting their own wor-
ship, and develop into an indigen-
ous Church that is telling on the
community. Yes, he has been away
a long time.
So he is different; but unneces-
sarily so, it seems. At least he is
in this country now; he could give
more attention to his clothes and
to what is going on around the
country. He could have more time
for recreation and social life. Of
course, he could. But he cannot
forget — at least most of the time —
that the price of a new suit would
buy 3,200 Gospels, that while an
American spends one day in busi-
ness, 5,000 Indians, Chinese, or
Africans go into eternity without
Christ.
So when a missionary comes to
your church, remember that he
is likely to be different. If he
stumbles for a word now and then,
he may have been speaking a for-
eign tongue almost exclusively for
seven years, and is possibly very
fluent in it. If he is not the orator
you want, he may not have had
a chance to speak English from
a pulpit for a while. He may be
eloquent on the street of an In-
dian bazaar or an African mar-
ket. If he does not seem to warm
up as quickly as you desire, or
if he seems less approachable than
the youth evangelist or the college
professor you heard last week, re-
in e m b e r he has been on a
radically different social system
since before you started high
school, college, or business. Maybe
he just forgot to brush up on
Emily Post.
Yes, the missionary is unbal-
anced, but by whose scales — yours
or God's?
« •
CONTEST
A king and queen contest was
recently sponsored by the Chad-
bourn, North Carolina, Church of
God. Votes for the king and queen
were one cent each.
Kathy Walker was crowned
queen with 948 votes, and Andy
Taylor was crowned king with 575
votes. Sara Carter and Craig
Walker were runners-up.
Great interest was shown
throughout the six weeks of this
contest. Approximately $31 was ob-
tained through this project.
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TIME
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PLACE
(Youth assemble in
Claridge Hotel,
at 4:45 p.m.)
Empire Room
and
Balinese Room
Claridge Hotel,
Memphis, Tenn.
AYouTH*Ban<Ue+!
Especially for YOUTH at the General Assembly (single young people, ages 13-24 years)
BENEATH THE SURFACE
|-4
(Continued from page 25)
EVALUATE YOURSELF
Preparation really starts Sunday
with an evaluation of the day's
class. Was it Bible-centered? Was
it evangelistic? Were there assur-
ances that the class was Spirit-led?
Were your personal goals for the
day realized? Did everything go
right? If not, what went wrong,
and why? How was discipline?
Were they apathetic — or just plain
dead? Did they read, look down, or
slouch around? Or were they noisy,
talking to others and causing trou-
ble? Either reaction is bad. How did
you respond? Did you become an-
gry, or were you able to be firm
and still show love? Before you
blame this younger generation, re-
member that discipline problems,
both apathy and hostility, often
indicate a lack of preparation on
the part of the teacher. Were you
prepared? Was the room ready?
Was your lesson prepared? Were
you composed enough to laugh at
yourself when you made that blun-
der? Or did the class catch it be-
cause you overslept and were fuss-
ing with your family all the way
to church because you were late?
How much was received and how
well * was it received? Did some-
thing spark their interest? Were
you prepared to continue that line
of interest? Did it lead into some-
(Continued on page 21)
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RIPPLES SPREAD
(Continued from page 10)
coast along and others do all the
work. . ."
There were some agreeing nods
and a buzz of talk started. "Oh,
stop it, girls!" Carol said sharply.
"Barbara is not stuck up. She is
quiet, yes, shy and reserved, but
a very sweet girl. And she is not
lazy. She is very busy — too busy to
stand around visiting as we are
doing now. She is an honor student
besides carrying a full work load
at home. Her mother is an in-
valid and she has the full respon-
sibility and care of a younger
brother and sister as well."
"Carol, I am so ashamed." Helen
burst out as they walked away.
"How did you know all that about
Barbara anyway?"
"Because I bothered to find out,"
Carol said quietly. "I once unjust-
ly accused someone, and when talk
had spread to damaging propor-
tions, I found I had spread a lot
of untruth. I went to this person
in remorse and asked what I could
do. I was freely forgiven by this
wonderful Christian person who
suggested in the future I remember
the Bible reference of the accusers
of the immoral woman to whom
Jesus said: 'Let him who is with-
out sin be the first to throw a
stone.' I have never forgotten,"
Carol concluded quietly.
Words are such that they will
either produce ripples spreading
into waves of chaos or peace and
goodness. What kind of ripples are
you spreading?
PEN PALS
(Continued from page 2)
Miss Linda Sue LaFever (15)
Route 2, Box 133
Cookeville, Tennessee
Aston R. Kerr (26)
37 Rosalie Avenue
Kingston 11, Jamaica, West Indies
Miss Rosalie Welch (18)
Box 524
Mattawamkeag, Maine
Patrice Sinclair
Riverside, Kingsvale P. A.
Hanover, Jamaica
(Continued from page 3)
tor, "Christ's Call to Teens." Dis-
cussion groups on "Your Parents
and You," "How to Pick a Wife,"
"How to Pick a Husband," "How
to Lead Someone to Christ," etc.,
helped with problems that are ma-
jor to teen-agers.
Co-operating L. W. W. B. ' s fur-
nished free food for "Teen-age
Day."
Thus, another "first" in youth
work has come into existence. We
sincerely hope that other states
will take advantage of this "Teen-
age Day" suggestion and will in-
clude it in their next year's youth
program. A copy of this program
will be furnished by the National
Office upon request.
STATISTICS
(Continued from page 27)
Sophia, West Virginia _. _.... 115
Birmingham (Pike Avenue), Alabama 115
Evarts, Kentucky 114
Monroe (Fourth Street), Michigan . 114
West Anniston, Alabama _ _... 114
Cleveland (East 55th), Ohio _.... _.... 113
North Chattanooga, Tennessee 113
Lakeland, Florida m
Baldwin Park, California _ 110
Lanes Avenue, Florida 110
East Lakeland, Florida _ _. . 109
Duluth, Georgia _.. __ 108
Russell Springs, Kentucky 108
Canton (Ninth and Glbbs), Ohio _ 108
Mlddletown (Rufus), Ohio 108
Abingdon, Virginia _ 108
Dublin, Virginia _.... 108
Houston (No.2), Texas __ 107
North Miami, Florida _... 105
Graham, Texas _ _ 105
Justice, West Virginia _.... 105
Hastons Chapel, Tennessee _ _. 104
North Cleveland, Tennessee 104
East Los Angeles, California _...: _ 103
Bartow, Florida _ 103
Charleston (King Street), South
Carolina _ 103
Greenwood, South Carolina _ 103
Battle Creek, Michigan _ 102
Ranlo, North Carolina .. _ 102
Midland, Texas _ 102
East Chattanooga, Tennessee 102
Naples, Florida _ 101
China Grove, North Carolina 101
Whltwell, Tennessee _ 101
Taft. Florida . _ _ _ 100
Pontlac, Michigan _.... __. _ _ _ 100
South Rocky Mount, North Carolina 100
75-99
Miami, Florida _ 99
Rome (North) .Georgia -99
Chokoloskee, Florida _ _ .. 98
Ravenna, Kentucky _ 98
White Sulphur Springs, West Vir-
ginia _ _.... 98
East Orlando, Florida _ 97
Mitchell, Indiana 97
Clarksburg, Maryland _ _ 96
Georgetown, South Carolina .. 96
Bluefleld, Virginia _ 96
Dade City, Florida 95
Palmetto, Florida 95
Sulphur Springs, Florida _.. 95
West Flint, Michigan .. 95
Huntington, West Virginia _.... 95
Arcadia, Florida _ L _ 94
Crestvlew, Florida _ 94
Dunlap, Tennessee 94
Alva, Florida _..-.. 93
Samoset, Florida 93
McFarland, California _... 93
Salisbury, Maryland _ 93
Oxford, Ohio _.... _ 93
Hemingway, South Carolina _. 93
Radford. Virginia _.... 1 93
Patterson Creek. Kentucky 92
Manatee, Florida _ _ 91
Van Dyke, Michigan _ 91
Mineral Wells, Texas 91
Fairfield, California _.... 90
Hagerstown, Maryland _ .* • 90
Lancaster, Ohio 90
Conkllnton, West Virginia _ ._... 90
Perdido, Alabama 90
Corona, California _ 89
Salinas, California _.... _ 89
Hamilton (Tabernacle), Ohio _ 89
Mlddletown (Oxford), Ohio 89
Bethany, South Carolina — 89
Woodruff. South Carolina _.. 89
Lake Worth. Florida _.... _ — 88
Rossville, Georgia _ — — 88
Valdosta, Georgia _.... _.. _.... — . 88
Austin, Indiana — 88
Klmberlin Heights, Tennessee 88
Greenville, North Carolina — — . 88
South Cleveland, Tennessee — 88
Mlms, Florida. _ 87
Muskegon, Michigan _ - — 87
Troutman, North Carolina — — — 87
Valdese, North Carolina _ — .. 87
Hamilton (Kenworth), Ohio — -.... 87
Inman, South Carolina — — — 87
Wichita (Harry Street), Kansas 86
Milford, Delaware — _ 86
Seneca, South Carolina — - 86
Logan, West Virginia _._ 86
Tifton, Georgia _ — 85
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia 85
Benton, Illinois — _ 85
West Indianapolis, Indiana 85
Gulston, Kentucky — _ 85
Lakedale, North Carolina 85
Hamilton (Paducah), Ohio _.. 85
Latta, South Carolina — — — 85
Kenosha, Wisconsin _. — - _. 85
Montgomery, Alabama _ — 85
Eloise, Florida _.... _.. _ . - _ 84
Elaine, Arkansas _ 84
Chase, Maryland _ .. 84
Stockbridge, Michigan 84
Somerset, Pennsylvania 84
Lake Placid, Florida _ 83
Wimauma, Florida _ 83
Blackwater, Arkansas 83
Hickory Grove, South Carolina 83
Brownfield, Texas _ 83
Ft. Worth (Riverside), Texas _ 83
Williamson. West Virginia 83
McMinnvllle, Tennessee 83
Ferndale, Michigan — 82
Charlotte, North Carolina 82
Patetown, North Carolina — 82
North Birmingham, Alabama _ 82
Cumberland Mountain, Tennessee 82
Dunnvllle, Kentucky _ — 81
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio 81
Hartselle, Alabama 81
Macclenny, Florida 80
West Lakeland, Florida 80
Lawrencevllle, Illinois ~ 80
River Rouge, Michigan _ 80
Lynchburg, Virginia _ 80
Proctor City, Tennessee _ 80
Kenosha, Wisconsin 80
Johnson City, Tennessee 80
West Winter Haven, Florida _.... 79
Burlington, North Carolina 79
Cincinnati (McMicken), Ohio 79
Sparta, Tennessee 79
Willard, Ohio 79
Whiteside, Tennessee 79
Conway, South Carolina _ 79
Akron (Market), Ohio ...._ 78
Iowa Park, Texas 78
Dallas, Texas _ 78
Jasper, Alabama .. 78
Cincinnati (Eastern), Ohio 77
Mount Morlah, Ohio 77
Dillon, South Carolina 77
Dublin, Georgia _ 76
Somerset, Kentucky _ 76
North Rldgevllle, Ohio 76
Spartanburg (South Church),
South Carolina _ 76
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Salem, West Virginia
Sayre, Alabama
Southside Estates, Florida
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Combs, Kentucky
Easton, Maryland _
Pembroke, North Carolina
East Belmont, North Carolina
Frankllnton, North Carolina ....
Saddle Tree, North Carolina ....
Andrews, South Carolina _
Marlon, South Carolina .....
Mullins, South Carolina
76
76
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
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Spiritual Results Among Our Youth
April 30, 1960
Saved _ 3,099
Sanctified 1,245
Holy Ghost
Added to Church
Since June 30, 1959
Saved _
Sanctified
Holy Ghost
Added to Church
833
786
..... 28,763
.... 11,550
8,954
-- 7,917
Report of New Y.P.E.'s
New Y.P.E.'s organized since June
30, 1959
92
BENEATH THE SURFACE
(Continued from page 19)
thing important or into non-es-
sentials? How could you have better
capitalized on that interest? Are
you sure it was not an area of
vital importance that you failed
to recognize?
How did class start? Did it take
too long to get into the lesson?
Notice closely how you start and
how you finish. Did you run out
of material or time? If time drags,
you were unprepared.
FEED MY LAMBS
Where does food preparation
need to be at its best? The new-
born baby has a doctor prescribe
his formula. Monthly trips to the
doctor for checkups let the mother
know when to start feeding the
baby cereal, strained fruits, soups,
meats, etc. Mother sterilizes bot-
tles, prepares formulas, and gets
up in the middle of the night to
warm the bottle to an exact tem-
perature. How important it is to
get the baby off to a good start.
What about the newborn Chris-
tian? How about His little ones?
Do they receive special feeding in
a more frequent schedule? How do
you think Christ accepts the at-
titude toward His little ones to let
them find their own way to the
weekly feeding Sunday morning-
let them eat what is set before
them or do without. We lose a
large number of new converts. How
often is it caused from malnutri-
tion or spiritual starvation? No one
was willing to prepare formulas,
strained vegetables, and meats or
give the more frequent, individ-
ualized feedings necessary. How
is the excuse, "We did not believe
in or have time for preparation,"
going to sound when we stand be-
fore the judgment seat of Christ
to give an account to Him who
says, "Feed my lambs"?
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fi I j RITING IS a fantastic
111 thing! But it gives an
l/\y inner satisfaction of ac-
complishment. And when used by
Christians, it has far-reaching ef-
fects. It is indeed included in God's
plan of the ages.
"The spoken word is carved in
air; the printed word is cut in
granite," said Luther Wesley Smith.
He also preached: "God has placed
in the hands of the writer and the
editor an instrument of amazing
potency. It is a two-edged sword;
and neither television nor any
other instrument will turn its
edge ... It is the printed word
that best conveys the ideas needed
to bring the individual to reason-
able convictions. The reader sets his
own pace. He can stop to weigh
the new thought, to test it, to
assimilate it." I should think that
creative thoughts are given by the
breath of God. The best thoughts
and emotions are experienced by
Christians. The written word is
somewhat like human beings — it
has multiplicity. It is given a place
in the soul and shares secrets with
the reader. In a sense, it is sort
of like a friend, it gives advice.
In the early ages, writing was
done on leaves strung together in
order. If the string broke, it be-
came quite a problem to replace
the leaves into exact position. This
may give a reason for some of the
chronological breaks in the Bible.
"What is written lives! What is
spoken dies." The greatest of all
inventions is the alphabet. Suppose
Moses had written no history. Could
we perceive the mode of Christian
worship today? Our very acts
would be meaningless. Or, suppose
there were no Psalms of David, no
evangel cry of the prophets . . . ima-
gine the words of Jesus being lost
in time . . . the letters of Paul the
great missionary never penned.
There would have been no world's
greatest Book; man would be hope-
lessly confused. The spoken word
reaches hundreds and passes on, the
written word overtakes multiplied
thousands and continues to live.
The Gutenberg press was a gift
of God to the church. For over
a hundred years it was used almost
exclusively for religious work.
Satan invaded the presses. Minis-
ters became complacent about sin
and lazy with the pen. The world
is filled with ungodly ideas and
words on paper. The demoniac is
with us.
ALL IS NOT lost. The
commercial presses can be reached
with Christian ideas if articles are
slanted toward the publications to
which they are sent. Editors want
interesting manuscripts. Manu-
scripts must be written for the au-
dience that reads the magazine. In
almost every issue of Reader's Di-
gest, there are two or three articles
concerned with religion. For arti-
cles such as these, free lancers re-
ceive up to $2,500. They are ex-
tremely readable. They have the
hallmarks of journalistic style. In-
spirational and humor fillers
(little shorts) are bought for as
much as $100 by many magazines.
There are over 1,000 religious mag-
azines that are anxious to obtain
well written articles with a Chris-
tian slant.
Christians can outwrite pagans.
Satan is doing a deadly work in
the literary field. He knows the
power of the printed page. He has
seductive, subversive, suggestive lit-
erature all over our country. And
the world is sprinkled with Com-
munistic literature showing seeds
of hate and fear. I say again that
Christians can outwrite pagans.
William Jennings Byran said, "If
Christians sometimes have doubts
and fears, unbelievers have more
doubts and greater fears." The 1952
Writer's Yearbook called writing
"the greatest job on earth." The
pen is still mightier than the
sword. Argye Biggs said that
"Christian writers must write bet-
ter than the best."
Ministries are multiplied through
writing. Reverend Lloyd C. Douglas
was unknown and his early ser-
mons were going unknown. His
daily practice writing short easy
articles perfected his pen to the
tune of Magnificent Obsession, The
Robe, and The Big Fisherman. His
skill in writing fiction based on
fact has given the world these
masterpieces. They carry a mes-
sage of hope for millions. Great
personages have perished but their
great thoughts still live with us.
Many ministers preach to hand-
fuls. They could write to thousands,
multiplying their ministry.
Also writing increases one's per-
sonal ministry. It is a seed bed for
sermon thoughts. It sharpens the
mind. Finally, it leads to the lec-
ture platform.
Ben Johnson declared:
"For a man to write well, there
are required three necessaries: to
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read the best authors, observe the
best speakers, and make exercise
of his own style." The person who
is to write readable copy must ex-
ercise his gifts. Daily practice has
been the menu of the great writers.
As a rule, 500-1,000 words of writ-
ten copy per day is a good start
for the beginning writer. Mistakes
are to be made. Go ahead and
make them. Also, the writer's read-
ing time must be spent well. "Soak
yourself full of the world's best
literature," said Dr. Lynn Harold
Hough, "so that you will have
words, strong words, clear
words ..." What greater literature
could you start with than the
Bible? The Bible has the greatest
writers, ideas and author. News-
men keep a copy of different trans-
lations at hand. Books that are
not worth reading do not deserve
a place on the writer's shelf.
Most writers fail in system. Prop-
erly organized file folders filled
with facts are the writer's gold
mine. All facts are prison-free and
everyone has the liberty to use
them, over and over again. The
writer who systematizes his ideas
and facts is not wasting his time.
Subject classifying and filing is
very important to the person work-
ing with ideas.
"O that my words were now
written! O that they were printed
in a book! That they were graven
with an iron pen and lead in the
rock forever!" The writer who so
desires succeeds. The would-be
writer who waits for someone to
beg him or ask him to write some-
thing will never succeed. If you
have something worthwhile to say
on paper, put it there. There are
millions who want something
worthwhile to read. The good writer
wants to write and is not bashful
about it. If one editor is not in-
terested, another will be. Do not
be afraid to submit your manu-
scripts or too lazy to re-work them.
He can write who believes he can
and pursues his goal.
The challenge is urgent! If John
the Beloved, whose words of infinity
have dispelled darkness, came
walking our way in sandaled feet,
might we hear him say, "The world
itself could not contain the books
that should be written."
TWO AGAINST ONE
(Continued from page 13)
and he would be free. But his in-
spiration glowed bright for one lit-
tle instant, then faded.
"If you lie to me, boy," Uncle
Billy warned, "I'll find out."
Jammie sat in silence, with a for-
lorn sense of the hopelessness of
the situation running through him.
"How about it, boy," Uncle Billy
urged, "do you promise?"
Under the intense pressure of
having to make an immediate de-
cision, Jammie's uneasiness mount-
ed until he could no longer hold
out. He got to his feet and stood for
a moment, to gather his dismem-
bered faculties, then took the only
available way. "I promise, Uncle
Billy," he said.
Suddenly! From nowhere, Jam-
mie's mother stood in the doorway.
"Promise what, Jammie?" she
asked, looking as though she had
made a horrible discovery.
There was a deep silence. Jammie
searched Uncle Billy's face for
signs of encouragement.
The stillness continued. Uncle
Billy stared at Jammie. He consid-
ered awhile, then turned to face
Jammie's mother. "Jammie prom-
ised he wouldn't fight any more,"
he said. "And I believe him."
"Oh, my!" Mrs. Watson gasped.
"I was hoping you wouldn't find
out."
"I didn/t," said Uncle Billy. "Jam-
mie told me himself. I only asked
him if he had been scuffling." Then
he frowned at Mrs. Watson. "But
how did you know?" he asked.
Mrs. Watson looked at Jammie,
then at the challenging face of
Uncle Billy. With a helpless shrug,
she motioned toward Jammie. "I
know the smell of my own powder,"
she said, "and, ordinarily, Jammie
doesn't use powder." She said smil-
ing now. "But, he did tell the truth
. . . and he promised. I'm proud of
him for that. And I won't punish
him."
Jammie was proud, too. He was
proud of his mother, proud of his
Uncle Billy, proud of himself, and
proud of the truth, because truth
is good to have on your side, when
there are TWO AGAINST ONE.
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THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
TEACHER
MUST PREPARE
TO TEACH
y^ AN YOU recall with me Sun-
f ' day School classes where
V^ you partook of a sumptuous
banquet? You ate to your heart's
delight delicious food from God's
Word that was prepared by a mas-
ter chef and served in the most
charming of circumstances by a
master hostess. Maybe you can also
recall not-too-pleasant occasions
when you were served something
that reminded you of a steak that
had been taken from the freezer
just that morning, hurriedly
warmed (a little burnt on the out-
side but still raw in the middle),
and served alone. Chances are it
was shoved at you with an air of
"There it is; take it or leave it."
Or maybe you can recall some luke-
warm milk sweetened with honey
and spoon-fed. It is wonderful for
babies but not for teen-agers. It is
all the same food: bread (John
6:51), milk (1 Peter 2:2), honey
(Psalm 119:103), or meat (He-
brews 5:14) from the Word of God.
What is the difference? Prepara-
tion.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN PREPARA-
TION?
Some believe there is little or no
need for preparation. They say take
the plain Word of God and take
no thought of what you shall say.
A publisher told of meeting a lady
from a church that did not be-
lieve in prepared lessons. They took
the plain Word of God and started
in Genesis. Her reluctant confes-
sion, after being questioned, was
that they had been using the sys-
tem for six years and were now
"wandering in the wilderness." No
preparation is certainly "wander-
ing in the wilderness" because if
there were no preparation, you
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
Conducted By O. W. Polen
would start where your Bible fell
open Sunday morning or where
you left off last Sunday without
having done any praying or
studying. The Sunday School has
no place for teachers opposed to
preparation.
PREPARE YOURSELF
Prepare yourself spiritually.
Teaching is a spiritual act re-
quiring spiritual preparation. The
teacher must know Christ, must
be progressively getting better ac-
quainted with Him, and must spend
considerable time in prayer and
worship communing with Him. The
teacher should pray regularly,
naming each student and pre-
senting his personal problems to
the Lord. Pray that they might be
prepared to receive from the Lord,
and intercede for each one who
is lost. Students who have been
prayed for individually will feel
the love and compassion that is
an essential part of effective teach-
ing.
Prepare yourself by being a Bible
student. It is not enough to know
the lesson you teach; you must
know the Bible from which the
lesson came. A criticism personally
made of Sunday School teaching is
that the lesson was presented as
a complete unit and not made part
of the study of the Bible as a
whole. When lesson preparation is
made part of and integrated into
systematic Bible study, lessons also
reach out and create hunger for
further personal Bible study on
the part of the pupils. Teaching
needs breadth as well as depth.
Use a concordance and the topical
references of your Bible. Remember
to include and to encourage the
reading of the home daily Bible
Rev. Winston Elliott
Pastor, Mesa, Arizona
readings as part of personal Bible
reading.
Prepare yourself by improving
teaching ability. Teacher qualifi-
cations are not within the scope of
our discussion here. The ability to
teach is basically a qualification.
There is a desire to identify that
phase of preparation which is the
lifelong acquisition of skills, atti-
tudes, and methods. It comes
through reading books and maga-
zines, observing others and partici-
pating in discussions and meetings.
It includes learning how to study
and how to understand and influ-
ence children, youth, and adults,
as well as how to present your
material effectively. The emphasis
here is that you continue develop-
ing your ability to prepare a lesson
and improve your skill in using
more of the tools available.
KNOW YOUR PUPILS
It is not enough to teach the
Bible; you must teach individuals
what is in the Bible. Salvation is an
individual matter. This means that
you must find out that John is a
babe in Christ and needs milk,
whereas Mary is ready to start on
some strained meat and soups in
preparation for weaning. Richard
has had only honey (too much
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sweets) and needs a more balanced
diet, while Carl there in the back
of the room has had only the
simplest of fare, living in a home
where he is kicked around and un-
wanted. He needs honey — the Word
with kindness and affection.
Brother Paul, a mature, hard-
working Christian, needs a solid
fare of meat, beans, and potatoes
to give him the energy to work
as he does. You had better prepare
plenty for him! Brother Bob is a
good, old-time Pentecostal who
likes his spiritual food with plenty
of spice and seasoning and served
hot off the fire. Poor old Sister
Sallie has a sensitive stomach and
anything with any seasoning up-
sets her ulcers. She needs prayer
for healing and a light diet until
her stomach gets straightened out.
And so on down the line, each
individual is different and prepar-
ation must meet those individual
needs. Yes, they are all in one class
but you will not know it unless
you extend the Sunday School be-
yond the classroom as Brother
Carpenter said. You cannot finish
your work in forty-five minutes.
Neither are you effective during
those forty- five minutes unless
your preparation includes learning
the pupils' needs.
PREPARE YOUR FACILITIES
Do you remember that the ban-
quet mentioned in the introduction
was served in the most charming
of circumstances? You do not have
a big banquet using a storage room
for a banquet hall, unless, of
course, you do a lot of decorating.
Well-prepared teachers can lose
much of the effectiveness when
they try to use facilities that hin-
der instead of contribute to their
efforts.
Take a moment and examine
your kitchen where you prepare
and serve food. It is well equipped
and well organized, isn't it? What
kind of cook would you be with-
out a sink, stove, or table? Next
visit your public school where your
children attend. Notice the equip-
ment used there to do an effec-
tive job. Visit the library and ex-
amine the files of pictures, films,
records, filmstrips, etc. Much of
the public school teacher's time is
spent preparing displays, bulletin
boards, and other visual materials.
She is not only making her room
cheerful and attractive, but she is
also making it contribute to the
learning process.
Now go to the Sunday School
classroom where you teach and
take a look. You have stood there
Sunday after Sunday telling your
pupils that the Bread of Life is
far more important than natural
food; getting acquainted with
Christ is far more important than
getting an education. Have you
convinced them? Have you con-
vinced yourself? Remember, you
pay for their education through
taxes. Calculate how much you
paid for your kitchen and how
much time you spend there. Now
repeat after me, "I believe that
spiritual food is more important
than natural food or the mental
food of education and I am doing
all in my power to convince my
pupils of that." After you have
prayed and asked forgiveness for
negligence, get the children and
their parents (not the pastor and
the church because they have all
the load they can handle, and it
is better this way) and all of you
go to work and prepare your room
like a banquet hall.
PREPARE YOUR LESSON
Has it already been said that
it takes time to prepare a lesson?
It does. If you as a teacher have
not, even in these busy times, made
the necessary dedication of time
for God and His cause, then your
consecration and dedication are
too shallow for your responsibilities.
Yes, but . . . excuses notwithstand-
ing, consecration of time along
with talents and treasures
is demanded of God. And it does
not take any more time to pre-
pare adequately starting Monday
than it does Saturday.
Schedule study time with your
prayer time and Bible study. The
last thing at night is not the best
time, either, though prayer and
Bible reading are good before re-
tiring. Neither are you going to do
effective studying in the living
room with the family and the TV.
Get alone in a place where you
can stick with it and not be
bothered. Get all your supplemen-
tary materials and some cards to
make notes on. Remember to keep
in mind the different individuals
and find something special for
each one, especially the one who is
lost or discouraged. Remember also
the need to create hunger for per-
sonal Bible study.
As you study our literature, you
can feel the divine inspiration and
anointing that God has breathed
upon those who write our litera-
ture. Recent personal experience
with the Adult Teachers' Quarterly
never fails to thrill my soul every
time I pick it up. The depth of
scholarship and spiritual inspira-
tion is tremendous. But Brother
Gause's wonderful inspiration does
not become yours when, in class,
you put your nose in the quarterly
and start reading. You destroy the
inspiration and it becomes some-
thing flat and "canned." It is like
taking a pre-cooked, canned ham
(one of these expensive boneless
ones) and serving straight from
the can. It makes good sandwiches
but it really needs a cook to bake
it and make it fancy. Then you
eat banquet style. Someone else's
inspiration cannot become your in-
spiration. You must go to their
source, prayer and the Bible, to
get it. If you are teaching the
Word of God, inspiring a study of
the Bible, and creating a love for
God's Word, use the Bible your-
self when you teach and get your
students to use theirs. The less
prepared you are, the more you
need the quarterly.
LAST MINUTE PREPARATION
It is good; in fact, it is essential.
Some thirty minutes of final pre-
paration in your room before Sun-
day School starts makes a big dif-
ference. It is required of all public
school teachers and it is a 8:00 for
them, not 9:30. This for you in-
cludes prayer, checking your notes,
your materials, your room, and
chatting with pupils who come
early. Most of all, you relax and
get your composure because you
have the assurance that you are
prepared. You are ready to get a
good start and the battle is half
won.
(Continued on page 19)
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Sunday School and
Youth Work Statistics
By 0. W. POLEN, Notional Sunday School and Youth Director
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Weekly Attendance
April 1960
500 and Over
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 886
Mlddletown (Clayton Street), Ohio _, 672
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan 597
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio .... 535
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia 512
400-499
Daisy, Tennessee 499
Jacksonville. Florida 498
Monroe (Fourth Street), Michigan 453
Kannapolis. North Carolina 437
North Cleveland, Tennessee 436
Wilmington, North Carolina 421
Griffin, Georgia _ _ 408
Erwin. North Carolina 406
North Chattanooga, Tennessee 405
East Chattanooga, Tennessee 402
Whitwell, Tennessee . 401
300-399
South Gastonla, North Carolina 394
BUtmore, North Carolina .... .... ._ .... 393
Anderson (McDuffle Street),
South Carolina 392
Sumiton, Alabama 389
Van Dyke, Michigan 353
West Flint. Michigan 346
Orlando, Florida 342
Buford, Georgia 342
South Lebanon, Ohio 341
Lakeland, Florida 334
Tampa, Florida 331
Alabama City, Alabama 329
Falrborn, Ohio ... . .... 320
Pontlac, Michigan 319
Savannah (Anderson Street).
Georgia 318
Perry. Florida 314
Dayton (East Fourth), Ohio 305
Rome (North), Georgia 304
200-299
East Laurlnburg, North Carolina 299
Lumberton, North Carolina 298
Pulaski, Virginia 295
Sulphur Springs, Florida 291
Mllford. Delaware 291
Brooklyn, Maryland 290
Lenoir, North Carolina 290
Dayton (Oakridge Drive), Ohio 288
Wyandotte. Michigan 286
Rock Hill, South Carolina 285
Akron (Market Street), Ohio 283
Salisbury, Maryland 282
Charlotte, North Carolina 282
Dallas, North Carolina 281
Atlanta (Riverside), Georgia 280
La Follette, Tennessee 280
Plant City, Florida 278
South Rocky Mount, North
Carolina 276
Dillon. South Carolina 271
Easton, Maryland 269
Lancaster, South Carolina 269
Ft. Mill, South Carolina 269
Jesup, Georgia 267
Newport News, Virginia 266
Louisville (Highland Park),
Kentucky 264
Phoenix (44th Street), Arizona 263
Miami, Florida 263
Canton (Ninth and Glbbs). Ohio 263
Pomona, California 261
Columbia, South Carolina 260
Parkersburg. West Virginia 260
Lenoir City. Tennessee 258
Winter Garden, Florida .
North Birmingham, Alabama .:..
Greenville (Woodslde Avenue).
South Carolina ....
Lanes Avenue, Florida
Birmingham (South Park),
Alabama
Marion, South Carolina
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
McColl, South Carolina
Knoxville (Eighth Avenue),
Tennessee
West Gastorala, North Carolina ....
Baldwin Park, California
Ft. Myers, Florida .... .
Birmingham (Pike Avenue),
Alabama ._
Nashville (Meridian Street),
Tennessee
West Lakeland, Florida
Rifle Range, Florida
Greenwood, South Carolina
Garden City, Florida
Elolse, Florida
John Sevier, Tennessee
Langley, South Carolina ....
Sevierville (Home foT Children),
Tennessee
Somerset, Kentucky
Princeton, West Virginia
Marbledale, Tennessee
Belton, South Carolina .
West Indianapolis, Indiana .... ....
Clinton (Lydla), South Carolina
Radford, Virginia
Macclenny, Florida
Columbus (Frebls), Ohio
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Macon (Napier Avenue), Georgia
Charleston (King Street),
South Carolina
Avondale Estates, Georgia
Cleveland (East 55th), Ohio .... .
Anniston, Alabama
Soddy, Tennessee
Wilson, North Carolina
Valdosta, Georgia
Rossville. Georgia
Lake City, Florida
Ferndale, Michigan .
Paris, Texas .
Huntington, West Virginia
Tarpon Springs, Florida
East Belmont, North Carolina ...
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Sevierville, Tennessee
Eldorado, Illinois
Crlchton, Alabama
Washington, D. C
Anderson (Osborne Avenue).
South Carolina
East Ridge, Tennessee
Naples, Florida
Dayton, Tennessee
125-199
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Memphis (Mississippi Boulevard),
Tennessee ....
East Orlando, Florida
Lakedale, North Carolina
Lancaster. Ohio
Sanford. Florida
Clearwater. Florida
Lawrencevllle, Georgia .
Georgetown, South Carolina
Norfolk, Virginia
Gastonla (Ranlo), North Carolina
Logan, West Virginia
Lake Wales, Florida
Plnsonfork, Kentucky
Toledo (Segur), Ohio
Pelzer, South Carolina
Dallas, Texas
Memphis (Rosamond Avenue),
Tennessee
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Mt. Vernon, Illinois 187
York, South Carolina 187
Wlllard, Ohio 186
Somerset, Pennsylvania .... 186
Greer, South Carolina 186
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia 185
Greenville, North Carolina 185
Clarksburg, West Virginia .... 185
Saddle Tree, North Carolina .... 184
Columbus (Belvldere), Ohio .... 184
Mobile (Oakdale), Alabama .... 184
Chattanooga (Fourth Avenue),
Tennessee _ 183
San Pablo, California 182
Fayettevllle, North Carolina .... 182
Springfield, Ohio 182
Seneca, South Carolina 182
Manatee, Florida 180
Johnson City, Tennessee 180
West Miami, Florida 179
Fitzgerald, Georgia .... .... 179
West Danville, Virginia .... _ 179
Dyersburg, Tennessee 179
West Hollywood, Florida 178
Auburndale, Florida 177
Cocoa, Florida .... _ 177
Summit, Illinois .... 177
Greenwood (South), South
Carolina .... .... 177
Bristol. Tennessee 177
Lebanon, Pennsylvania 175
Roanoke, Virginia 175
Woodruff, South Carolina 174
Tifton, Georgia .... 173
Montgomery, Alabama 173
Mount Dora, Florida .... 172
West Frankfort, Illinois 172
Greenville (Park Place), South
Carolina .... 172
Rockingham, North Carolina 171
La France, South Carolina 171
Florence, South Carolina 171
Parrott, .Virginia 171
East Lakeland, Florida .... .... .... 170
Mableton, Georgia 170
Flndlay. Ohio _ _ 170
Erwin, Tennessee .... 170
Douglas, Georgia _ 169
Chandler, Arizona 169
Lindale, Georgia _ 168
Dalton, Georgia 168
Battle Creek, Michigan 168
Muskegon, Michigan .... 168
Honea Path, South Carolina 166
Alcoa, Tennessee .... 166
Largo, Florida 165
Tallahassee, Florida 165
Thomaston, Georgia 165
Benton, Illinois 165
Ashevllle, North Carolina 165
Conway, South Carolina .... 165
Alma, Georgia 164
Louisville, Tennessee 164
Port Huron, Michigan 164
Morristown, Tennessee 163
North Miami, Florida 162
Riviera Beach, Florida 162
Hester Town, North Carolina 162
Hamilton (Tabernacle), Ohio 162
Mlddletown (Rufus), Ohio 162
Walhalla (No. 1), South Carolina 161
Bluefleld, Virginia .... .... .... 161
Chattanooga (Missionary Ridge),
Tennessee 161
Pensacola, Florida .... 160
Marietta, Georgia 160
Narragansette, Illinois 160
Austin, Indiana 160
East Bernstadt, Kentucky 160
Cleveland (Fulton), Ohio .... .... 160
Lawton, Oklahoma 160
White Sulphur Springs, West
Virginia 160
Sylacauga, Alabama 160
Louisville (Faith Temple),
Kentucky 159
Vanceburg, Kentucky 158
Lemmon, South Dakota 158
Bradshaw, West Virginia 158
Adamsvllle, Alabama 158
Marked Tree, Arkansas 157
East Burlington, North Carolina 157
Gaffney, South Carolina ... ... 157
Oakley, California 156
Buhl, Alabama 156
Lake Placid. Florida 155
Albany (Eighth Avenue),
Georgia 155
Mlnot. North Dakota 154
Hamilton (Kenworth), Ohio 154
Houston (No. 2), Texas 154
West Winter Haven, Florida 153
Mlddletown (Rufus), Ohio 153
Claysburg, Pennsylvania 153
Laurens, South Carolina 153
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Mullins, South Carolina
Dade City, Florida ..
Vero Beach, Florida _
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Coffeyville, Kansas
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ....
Blacksburg, South Carolina .... .... .
Mt. Vale, Tennessee .... .
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Taft, Florida .
Grays Knob, Kentucky .... .... ...
Wallins, Kentucky ..
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Louisiana .— ..
Hagerstown, Maryland
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Orangeburg, South Carolina
Charleston, West Virginia .... .... .
Talladega, Alabama ... .
Calhoun, Georgia .... ... . .
Richmond, Indiana ... . ....
Middlesboro (Noetown),
Kentucky
Weyanoke, West Virginia .... .... ..
Haines City, Florida
North Chicago, Illinois
Carlsbad (9th and Mo.),
New Mexico .. .... ..
West Knoxville, Tennessee .
Waycross (Brunei Street), Georgia
Ninety Six, South Carolina
Mims, Florida .... .... ... . ... . ..
Demorest, Georgia .... .... ....
Hazlehurst, Georgia .
Royal Oak, Michigan ....
Mill Creek, West Virginia .... .... .
McMinnville, Tennessee ... ... .
Porterville, California — . .
Newport, Kentucky .... .... .... .... .
River Rouge, Michigan
Patetown, North Carolina
Springfield, North Carolina
Dividing Ridge, Tennessee
Chokoloskee, Florida .... .
Rochelle, Illinois .... ... . ... . .
Lando, South Carolina .
Robinette, West Virginia .
Oakwood, Tennessee ....
Key West, Florida .... _ .... .
Homerville, Georgia ....
Solway, Tennessee .... _... ..
Everett, Pennsylvania ... . ....
Humboldt, Tennessee
Alexandria, Virginia ... . .
Kimberly, Alabama
Samoset, Florida
Flint, Oak Park, Michigan
Cross Mill, North Carolina .... ..
Gre'nsboro, North Carolina
Warrenville, South Carolina .... _
Swift Current, Canada
Homestead, Florida ..... .... .... .
Crane Eater, Georgia
Carmi, Illinois .... .
Louisville (Portland), Kentucky ....
Winchester, Kentucky .... .... .... _
Williamsport, Maryland ... . .
Madisonville, Tennessee ..
Summerville, Georgia ... . .
Blanton's Grove, Georgia
Cleveland (Broadway), Ohio .... .
Kenosha, Wisconsin ._.
Trafford, Alabama ... . .
Okeechobee, Florida .... .... _
Crisfield, Maryland ....
Dearborn, Michigan
North Danville, Virginia
Newport, Tennessee ... . .... .
Lake Worth, Florida .... .... .
Corona, California
Santa Ana, California
Covington, Louisiana
North Lansing, Michigan .... .... .
Lexington, North Carolina
Ft. Worth (Riverside), Texas ... . .
War, West Virginia ... .
Guntersville, Alabama
Hamilton (Allstatter), Ohio
Aiken, South Carolina ... . .... .
Rhodell, West Virginia .
Athens, Tennessee ... .... .
Straight Creek, Alabama .— .
Arcadia, Florida .... .
Starke, Florida ... . .
Blytheville, Georgia
Dressen, Kentucky ....
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McKinleyville, California ...
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Canton, North Carolina .... ....
Ashland, Ohio
Hickory Grove, South Carolina ....
Lake City, South Carolina
Krafton, Alabama ....
Ft. Pierce, Florida .... ....
Hialeah, Florida .... .... .... ....
New Summitt, Georgia ...
Covington, Kentucky
West Fayetteville, North Carolina ._
Williamstan, South Carolina
Tillman Corner, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama ...
Blackshear, Georgia .... ....
Piney Grove, Georgia ... .... ....
Fresno H/M, California .. ....
Torrance, California ... ....
Cawood, Kentucky
Asheboro, North Carolina ... ...
China Grove, North Carolina
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio ....
Franklin, Ohio .... .... .... ....
Walhalla (No. 2), South Carolina ....
Greenville (Laurens Road),
South Carolina ... ....
Brenton, W«t Virginia ....
Rorne (West), Georgia ~ ... .
Fairfield, California .... ....
Urbana, Illinois .... ....
Cincinnati (Eastern), Ohio .... ....
Piedmont, Alabama _
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Kankakee, Illinois ....
Shelburn, Indiana .... _
Coloma, Michigan
Memphis (Park Avenue), Tennessee
Graham, Texas .... .... ... . ....
Pikeville, Tennessee
Gainesville, Florida ... . ....
Oakdale, Georgia
Boonsboro, Maryland .. . ... .
Selma, North Carolina ....
Clinton, South Carolina
Mt. Olive, Tennessee
Loxley, Alabama ....
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Ruskin, Florida
Thomson, Georgia ....
Granite City, Illinois ....
Lawrenceville, Illinois ....
Cambridge, Maryland ...
Mt. Pleasant, Maryland ....
Shelby, North Carolina
Four Oaks, North Carolina
Lebanon, Ohio ....
Easley, South Carolina
Bethany, South Carolina ....
Delbarton, West Virginia
Avondale, Tennessee ...
Ft. Meade, Florida .... .... .... ....
Otis, Florida
Pinellas Park, Florida .... ....
Portage, Indiana ....
Corbin, Kentucky .... .... .... ....
West Fort, Michigan .... ....
Trumbull Avenue, Michigan .... ....
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Hugo, Oklahoma ....
Greenville (Washington Avenue),
South Carolina ....
Cookeville, Tennessee .... ... . ....
East Alton, Illinois
East Indianapolis, Indiana
Crescent Springs, Kentucky
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Alabama ....
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NATION'S TOP TEN IN HOME
DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE
Total Monthly Attendance for April
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina .... .... ....
Cleveland (North), Tennessee ....
Lumberton (East), North Carolina
Columbus (Frebis Avenue), Ohio
Mitchell, Indiana
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia
Talladega, Alabama .... ....
Louisville (Portland), Kentucky ....
South Parkersburg, West Virginia
West Indianapolis, Indiana
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REPORT OF NEW SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Branch Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 112
Branch Sunday Schools reported
as of April 30, 1960 .... 949
New Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 90
Total Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959
(Branch and New) 202
TEN STATES HIGHEST IN HOME
DEPARTMENTS
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West Virginia ... . .... .....
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Y. P. E.
CORRECTION!
The Washington State Office has ad-
vised that they should have listed Pasco,
Washington, Church of God, as having an
average attendance in Y.P.E. of 96 for the
month of December, 1959.
Average Weekly Attendance
April 1960
200 and Over
Middletown (Clayton), Ohio .. 299
Winter Garden, Florida 294
Greenville (Tremont Avenue), South
Carolina _ 275
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio 256
Sevierville (Home for Children), Ten-
nessee — __ 229
Wilmington, North Carolina 225
Garden City, Florida 215
Princeton, West Virginia . 214
Ft. Mill, South Carolina 213
Erwin, North Carolina _ 209
Daisy, Tennessee 200
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South Mt. Zion, Georgia 180
Jacksonville, Florida ... 179
Brooklyn, Maryland _ 173
Norfolk, Virginia 173
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan 171
East Bernstadt, Kentucky .... 170
Pomona, California 166
Mount Dora, Florida 166
Perry, Florida 164
Plant City, Florida 162
Washington, D. C 160
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania 160
Lenoir City, Tennessee ..... .. 157
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 155
West Hollywood, Florida _ 154
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Orlando, Florida 148
Grays Knob, Kentucky 147
Wyandotte, Michigan 147
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio 147
Dayton (East Fourth), Ohio 145
Parkersburg, West Virginia 143
Kannapolis, North Carolina 142
Sevierville, Tennessee 142
Rifle Range, Florida ' 141
Newport, Kentucky _. 140
Louisville (Highland Park), Kentucky 137
Goldsboro, North Carolina ..... 133
Lumberton, North Carolina _ 132
Pulaski, Virginia _ _ 132
South Lebanon, Ohio _ _... 131
Buhl, Alabama ... . 129
Dressen, Kentucky ' _ 128
Fayetteville, North Carolina .... _ _ 128
Cleveland (Fulton), Ohio 126
Wilson, North Carolina _ _ 125
Dayton (Oakridge), Ohio . __.. 123
Graham, Georgia _ 122
East Laurinburg, North Carolina . _ 122
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania _ _ 122
Newport News, Virginia 122
Greensboro, North Carolina ... 121
Torrance, California us
Baldwin, Georgia _ us
Tampa, Florida 117
Dayton, Tennessee n6
Dallas, North Carolina _ 115
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STATISTICS
COVER
Charles W. Conn 3
Grace Cash 4
Clay Cooper 6
Mary Alice Young _. — 8
Flora E. Breck 9
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James E. Adams 12
Cecil B. Knight .— 14
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Grace V. Watkins 17
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Youth Wants to Know
By Avis Swiger
Dear Sister Swiger:
I attend a small church and we
have no educational advantages. I
understand that in some churches
they have Christian education
classes. Is there anything we can
do to get enough interest stirred up,
so that we could have at least a
few classes? V.R.L.
Dear V.R.L.
My heart goes out to you in your
hunger for knowledge. I would sug-
gest that you have a frank talk
with your pastor, Sunday School
superintendent and parents, telling
them that you feel the need for
more than you are getting from
the church. Let me give you some
facts that will help you in your talk
with them. ( 1 ) You are getting
about twenty-five hours a year of
religious teaching in the Sunday
School (if you have a good teacher)
while the Roman Catholic youth is
getting more than three hundred
hours of religious instruction in one
year. Yet they expect you to be as
secure in your religious beliefs as
the Catholic youth is. <2i Your state
must have a youth camp in the
summer. This is a good training
center. Ask them to help you and
other young people go to this church
camp. (3) The Sunday School and
Youth Department of the church
have provided materials for a Va-
cation Bible School. Ask them to
conduct this V.B.S. each summer
in your church. Teachers can be
trained for this work with little
expense. There is a V.B.S. train-
ing course for $15.00 by correspond-
ence from Lee College. (4) It is pos-
sible to have training classes, for
young or old, taught in your church.
Get a text and study: missions; the
life of Christ; the life of Paul;
ethics; Old and New Testament and
so forth. You should have a course
in church doctrines also. The pastor
or someone he would designate
should do the teaching. We believe
that the Church of God has the
best doctrines that are to be found
anywhere and that you young peo-
ple should know them and ". . . be
ready always to give an answer . . .
of the hope that is in you . . ."
(1 Peter 3:15). Ask your church,
and beg them if necessary, to sup-
ply study books for you and hold
at least two classes a year at the
most convenient time.
7aLlj1shted
Vol. 31 AUGUST, 1960 No. 8
Charles W. Conn, Editor-in-Chief
Editor
LEWIS J. WILLIS
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Foreign Correspondents
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Gaines, Tunisia; James M. Beaty, Haiti;
L. E. Heil, Japan; Wayne C. McAfee.
Brazil; Dora Myers, India; M. G. Mc-
Luhan, South Africa
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L. Green
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By Charles W. Conn
* #ORACE GREELEY ONCE
/ / said, "T h e illusion that
^Sv times that were are better
than times that are has probably
pervaded through all ages."
This points up the fact that it
is universal to deplore present
times and yearn for the past. The
more momentous and uncertain
our day becomes, the more we are
prone to yearn for the security and
simplicity of the past.
We are living in times filled with
moment, exciting with change, and
dreadful in destructive potential.
No one can read today's newspapers
without being appalled by the con-
dition of our world with its om-
inous political situation, its shat-
tered moral standards and its spir-
itual destitution. Reading today's
newspapers can be a very depres-
sing activity.
The Bible calls them perilous
times.
Yet you and I were born in this
time.
In the early days of my ministry,
my wife and I frequently studied
and discussed various periods of
the past, contemplating in what
past age we would have most en-
joyed living. From our vantage
point it seemed that we would have
The Reverend Charles W. Conn,
Editor-in-Chief of Church of God
Publications, was the featured
speaker at the 1960 Lee College
Alumni banquet. This article is the
address he delivered. He was also
designated as the "Alumnus of the
Year" and received the beautiful
plaque w hie h accompanies this
honor.
enjoyed trekking with Abraham
from Ur to Canaan, or it would
have been a rare experience to have
lived when Moses led the children
of Israel from their Egyptian so-
journ. Certainly to have lived dur-
ing the days when John the Bap-
tist did his mighty work would
have been a great experience. Per-
haps living during the days of Paul,
when the Christian message was
first being carried over the world,
would have been the grandest time
of all. The days of Martin Luther
would have provided an excellent
opportunity to show our colors for
Christ. Or perhaps the best would
have been the days when Wesley
and his companions covered Eng-
land with the gospel of holiness.
We did not live in those days,
however. You and I have been born
into this day. If God had wanted
us to live in a past age, then it
would have been so. He has, with-
out doubt, placed you and me in
this time because there is a work
we can do now that we could never
have done before. We were not
needed in a past time, but we are
desperately needed today. This is
our day. This is our time. Evil as
they are, you and I are born for a
purpose in these times. God needs
us now.
Perhaps it is with us as it was
with Esther when Mordecai said to
her,
"For if thou altogether hold-
est thy peace at this time, then
shall there enlargement and
deliverance arise to the Jews
from another place; but thou
and thy father's house shall
be destroyed: and who know-
eth whether thou art come to
the kingdom for such a time
as this?" (Esther 4:14).
God has met each crisis and the
peril of each day with men of that
(Continued on page 19)
suspicion darted in on.
® daily run of her parents' interest
in her . . . she thought after graduation
they would begin to trust her. . . .
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By Grace Cash
/% LIGHT BULB flickered
// and then burned out in
_-*/\# the long narrow hall, a
half dozen radios blatantly broad-
casted a local football game and
the odor of fried onions drifted
through the long dark corridor as
Ruth Harris turned the key in the
door of her family's apartment.
She had learned it saved time to
carry her own key. Often it was
difficult to be heard over the noise
of ten families crowded into the
two-story brick apartment house
on Cain Street.
"Late again," Arnold Harris
growled, peering over his paper
and turning down the radio. "Joe
or church?"
Ruth removed her raincoat and
stood her umbrella to dry in a
corner of the room. "Joe met me
at the office," she said. "But we
talked only a few minutes. I came
home with Charles Sanders." It
saved time to relate every hap-
pening sequentially and even then
suspicion darted in and out the
daily run of her parents' interest
in her. She had thought this
June when she got her first job
after high school graduation that
they would begin to trust her . . .
Her father glared- at her as
thought he was positive she with-
held something vital. "Who is
Charles Sanders — a n o t h e r Joe
Collins?" he bellowed.
Ruth's nerves flinched. She felt
no need to defend Charles, having
no personal interest in him, but
why did her parents keep harping
on Joe? He drank, smoked, and did
things unbecoming to a Christian;
but then Joe was not a Christian,
and that being true, why did they
disparage him for the very same
things they did themselves?
"Charles is someone I met at
church," Ruth answered quietly.
"Nice but that's all so far as I'm
concerned."
"I don't know which is worse,
Joe or this fable you picked up at
that church," Mr. Harris growled.
"Ruth, come here," Mrs. Harris
called and Ruth hurried to the
kitchen which smelled pungent of
baked beans, onion hash and meat
loaf.
"Set the table," she ordered,
fanning herself with a newspaper.
"Stop yapping with Arnie. Maybe
Joe's good enough, maybe not, but
it's your life."
"No, it isn't my life," Ruth sighed.
"My life is not mine to waste and
abuse, but there's something wrong
yet. I want to be a good Christian
and I want Joe, too."
Kate Harris dropped her dish-
cloth and stared at Ruth. "Mes-
merized with that church, that's
what," she said, her eyes wide and
open. "Well, I don't think much
of what they teach down there,
it don't make sense to me; but
if it will keep you from tying your
life down with this Joe Collins,
I'm for it."
Ruth set three places and poured
coffee. "Mother, maybe you and
Dad are right about Joe but really
he does only such things as are
done all around us everyday. He
smokes, drinks, drives hot-rod cars,
such things, but maybe it's be-
cause he can't believe there's any-
thing beyond this life. Why else
would anyone waste his life?"
Mrs. Harris sat down at her
place and began to serve herself
from a steaming bowl of baked
beans. "You figure it out," she said,
sighing heavily. "Wish we had
some ice-cold beer to go with these
beans. Arnie, supper's on!"
Mr. Harris ambled into the kitch-
en, and the chair shook when
he settled his bulky body at the
table. "What say about beer?" he
asked and Mrs. Harris repeated her
wish. "Sure be a fine thing," he
beamed, patting her thick shoulder.
"Tell you what, Mama, we'll go
down to the Corner Bar after
supper."
RUTH ATE silently. It
was the same every night. One or
the other expressed a need for an
alcoholic beverage, and after sup-
per they strolled down the block
to the bar, a dull ill-lighted hole
in the wall where one entered and
went down to the basement for
drinks on tap.
"Ruth, you want a drink with
us tonight?" Mr. Harris asked,
holding his fork of beans in mid-
air, awaiting her answer.
"I think I'd better get to bed
early," she answered although she
knew she would not. Joe would
call and because she couldn't re-
sist him, because he was indeed
the most handsome man she had
ever met, she would go out with
him. Sometimes she wished she
had never become a Christian be-
cause it was a certainty, she could
not live up to expectations.
"Thanks anyway," she concluded,
not wishing to hurt her father's
feelings.
Ruth drank a second cup of cof-
fee while they scrambled into rain-
coats and rubbers for the walk to
the bar. As they departed caution-
ing her against going out with Joe
in his hot-rod car on such a night,
the telephone rang. "I promise not
to go out with Joe tonight," she
assured them.
It was not Joe, but Charles, who
telephoned. He had discovered that
there would be a planning program
tonight for the coming revival, and
the young people had pledged their
support. If she could attend, he
would be glad to drive by for her.
She studied a while and then told
him she would go.
"But understand, I haven't the
slightest idea what you're talking
about," she warned.
"I'll see that you find your way
around with us," Charles promised.
"I'll call for you at 7:30."
She was waiting at the door,
somehow impatient to attend this
strange-sounding assembly, when
Joe called. As soon as he spoke she
detected that he was drinking
heavily, and it was almost as
though his alcoholic breath con-
taminated the room. She was so
accustomed to his manner at such
times. "Joe, don't ask me to go
out with you tonight," she warned,
getting ahead of him in order to
avert any possible danger that
would result if he knew she was
going to church with Charles. "You
know I don't go with you when
you're drinking."
"Ruthie, I'm not thinking about
tonight," he said. "Tomorrow night
there's a dance at Ringo's, and I
wondered if you'd like to go?"
Ringo's — a dance at Ringo's! A
dance on the Spanish Pavilion was
equal to nothing else in the world,
but it was the first invitation she
had ever had. Reservations came
high and were available only to
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Illustrated by Walter Ambrose
m
I AY 16, 1960, had long been
looked forward to as the
world's Red Letter Day!
The Big Four heads of state would
get together, iron out the wrinkles
galling the irritated hide of mortal
man, set up a basis for lasting
peace — give or take a few hours,
days or months — and coexistence
of two antithetical ways of life
would be a reality. But alas and
alack, it was not to be! Three
hours on the Summit and all was
over. The world reeled under the
impact of a sledge-hammer disap-
pointment. Gloom shrouded the
world and out came the crying
towels. Headlines screamed, "SUM-
MIT TORPEDOED." It was labeled,
"The Debacle of the Century."
Thick and fast flew similar epi-
taphs over the ether waves. Com-
munism had showed its hand, its
true self, and as a result the Uto-
pian hopes of the world were
squashed as a man would step on a
beetle. Anxiety spread across the
world with the speed of light. The
SUMMIT MEETING WAS A FAIL-
URE!
BUT WAS IT? Maybe it wasn't
a failure after all. Perhaps it was a
tremendous success. Greater than
Yalta, or Potsdam, or Teheran . . .
or all three put together. Even con-
ceivably greater than Camp David.
That the "spirit of Camp David"
was more delusive than conclusive
is now quite evident to everybody!
Now, first of all, and perhaps
most important of all, an ISSUE
should be made of the fact that
uncounted thousands of earnest
Christian people of many com-
munions in many lands had fer-
vently prayed about the Summit
Meeting. Not knowing for what
they should specifically pray, many
simply petitioned, "Thy will be done
... on earth." Who is going to
stand up and say that His will was
NOT done? That He did NOT hear
these prayers? More is wrought by
prayer than this world (or Mr.
Khrushchev) dreams! It might not
be far from the truth to affirm
that except for these prayers, the
Paris Summit might have come to
be acclaimed as a tremendous suc-
cess while in reality remaining a
blotch on history's page. The failure
of the Summit may yet be seen to
have been its greatest success. Par-
adoxical? Talking in riddles?
What happened at the Summit
may be no cause at all for de-
BiOGOD
By Clay Cooper President
VISION, INCORPORATED
Spokane, Washington
spondency, but jubilation. This
supposition could be based on the
fact, proven fact, that man pro-
poses but God disposes! Who dares
rule out God from that three hour
Summit as though He might have
been on vacation, or at best a dis-
interested spectator on the side
lines! Who among us can say, with
proof, that the will of the Almighty
was not done as regards His hid-
den purposes, His eternal counsels
and with reference to the long-
range universal good of being? Who
can say, with authority, that what
happened was a debacle, a trav-
esty? That's how many a person
must have regarded another
THREE HOUR SUMMIT MEET-
ING a couple thousand years back
when the forces of darkness and
evil appeared to triumph gloriously
as the Best of Men was nailed to
a cross and held up to the derision
of the world. The hellishness on
that Summit, Mount Golgotha, the
satanic outburst, was just God let-
ting evil raise its ugly head in or-
der that the universe might have
an unforgettable demonstration by
the master of malignant art; that
sin might appear for what it is —
exceedingly sinful. Could it have
been so at Paris?
Many a person is
asking, "Where was God," and
that's what a lot of earnest people
were asking at that other Summit
in the faraway, bygone day. And
the truth of the matter is, HE WAS
RIGHT THERE! Right there "rec-
onciling the world unto Himself,"
through the vicarious sufferings of
His Son. What looked like, on the
surface, the greatest conceivable
tragedy, wasn't at all. God was
there on that Summit, Mount Cal-
vary, in A.D. 30, and if He wasn't
present at the Summit Meeting,
A.D. 1960, there are more per-
plexing questions to be answered
that if we concede He was there.
If God did not attend the Sum-
ATTEND THE SUMMIT?
mit, perhaps someone will step
forward and tell us just who it was
that enabled President Eisenhower
to maintain poise and calm during
the hours when insults and diatribe
were heaped upon him. Such a
spewing forth of innuendos, but for
Divine aid insuring self-control,
could have precipitated catastroph-
ic results for the entire world! And
who do we think inspired Mr.
Khrushchev to hold up for all the
world to see, to spell out for all to
hear, the true spirit of commu-
nism? What sane and sensible man,
and he probably is one, would so
completely pull the rug from un-
der his own feet ... all by him-
self? Certainly he had help from
somewhere, a LOT of it. Probably
there isn't enough money in all the
hated capitalistic world to have
hired Mr. K. to burlesque the true
character of the men and the sys-
tem he represents, a system which
threatens to enslave the world.
If God wasn't at the Summit,
who was it that played out the rope
with the noose at the end? The
best laid schemes of men, all men,
could not have so skillfully ac-
complished the wonders wrought
for the enlightening of the world
in so few hours. God must have
been at the Summit. Who can esti-
mate the incalculable amount of
good accomplished. Why, Mr.
Khrushchev's few hours of diar-
rhetic harangue perhaps did more
good through out the world than
thousands of hours of Voice of
America broadcasting. It's likely
the classic example of all time of
a man opening his mouth and put-
ting his own two feet into it. What
an example of the fallibility of the
"strong man" of the Kremlin — and
of the communist world. Lacking
even the power to exercise self-
control or self-restraint! By any-
body's standard.
Dare we hold to the morbid idea,
for one moment, that what af-
fected so very drastically the good
or ill of God's world, as represent-
ed by Messrs. Eisenhower, Mac-
Millan, DeGaulle and Khrushchev,
could possibly have escaped His
notice?
Benjamin Franklin, at the Con-
stitutional Convention in Phila-
delphia, said, "The longer I live,
the more convincing proof I see
that God governs in the affairs of
men." Impelled by that conviction,
he made a motion that called for
daily prayer until Divine aid was
given in the formulation of what
Gladstone called, "the greatest doc-
ument ever struck off by human
hand," the Constitution of the
United States. Franklin reasoned
that God who watches over spar-
rows could not but be mightily in-
terested in the founding of a na-
tion. We can reasonably assume
this is true to the international af-
fairs of our time. It is hard to con-
ceive God absent from the Summit.
Some hold the view
that to have held the Summit in
the first place was a great mis-
take. Mistake, or no, we need to
remind ourselves that without the
occasion it presented, the world
would be without the vituperative
exhibition of hate, intolerance and
ferocity which the world probably
needed. This outburst could have
been in the providence of God a
necessity for the world. The image
on all mind s, drawn by Mr.
Khrushchev, of communism seiz-
ing President Eisenhower by the
heels and beating his head against
a wall, as an infuriated man might
take a cat by the tail and dash
its brains out, should be indelibly
stamped there. This is a prophecy
of what would happen to all the
rest who might refuse to knuckle
down, should the communist dream
ever become a reality. The Summit,
therefore, was eminently success-
ful in bringing this to our united
attention by the chiefest of spokes-
men. Having accomplished this, the
Summit could hardly be classified
as a flop, a debacle. Even if it did
not perform the well-intentioned
original objectives, it was monu-
mentally successful in others.
With all deference, Mr. K. might
be asked, "Who takes who by the
tail and beats his head against the
wall?" This big talk is reminiscent
of that of another iron curtain
character stepping from the pages
of sacred history. And speaking of
an "iron curtain" he was wrapped
up in one being covered from top
to toe with an iron coat of mail.
His name was Goliath. The country
side rattled with his braggadocio.
"I will give your flesh to the birds,"
he shouted to his opponent. And
he fully intended to. He carried a
spear as big as a wagon tongue.
The head on it weighed twenty-
five pounds. The intended victim
was to have also been a "David."
Midst the barrage of slanders and
insults, David, the shepherd, didn't
lose his head. Goliath did! Quietly
and confidently he stood his
ground. With trust in God to justify
His own cause, a simple smooth
stone, hurled from a sling, was ap-
plied between the joints of the har-
ness, right between his eyes. It was
the only exposed part of the giant's
"iron curtained anatomy" the only
vulnerable spot. He fell stunned,
his head was cut off with his own
sword and confusion and conster-
nation reigned in his realm. What
looked like disaster for David and
his people proved quite the opposite.
The meeting of two at the Summit
afforded an excellent opportunity
to see just who would bite the dust
— the God-less braggart, wrapped
in an iron curtain, or a confident
man of faith.
Call it a failure, if you must,
but from most any angle viewed
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WHY MARK WAS
CHOSEN
By Mary Alice Young
m
ARK WANTED MORE than anything to earn
some extra money after school. His newspaper
route and other odd jobs did not bring in
sufficient income to buy the extra books and other
items he needed.
Mark's father had died in an airplane accident six
months before. His mother had more than enough
worry in trying to make the little money supplied by
his father's insurance cover the support of his four
brothers and sisters.
Every night after dinner, Mark read the help-
wanted columns. And then one night he saw the ad
he had been hoping would one day appear. Mark
circled the ad with his pen. "Boy wanted after school
and Saturday mornings until noon. Apply room 402,
Longacre Building. Must be neat and trustworthy."
The next day Mark dressed carefully, took the bus
downtown to the Longacre Building and went up in
the elevator to the fourth floor. As he entered the
office, a half dozen boys or more, all about his age,
waited in line for their interview. One by one the
door of the personnel manager's office opened, and a
boy was admitted. After a few moments, Mark saw
them come out. He noticed that many of the boys had
a long white envelope in their hands. Mark asked a
red-haired boy in front of him what it was. "What is
that?" Mark pointed to the boy's hand.
"That's a letter of reference. Where's yours?"
"Do I need one? I didn't know. This is the first
time I ever applied for a job like this."
"What's the matter? Haven't you any friends who
would vouch for your honesty and state that you are
trustworthy? I asked the principal of my school to
give me my letter."
MARK WONDERED now if he should go
in for the interview. After all, he didn't have proof of
his good character. Well, he was here now and he
might as well go in. And then the door opened, and a
smiling young woman called, "Mark Tyler? This way,
please."
After Mark had taken a seat, he adjusted his trouser
legs. He tried to hide a neatly mended spot on one
knee. And then he looked up into the eyes of a kind,
gray-haired man. After looking at Mark a moment,
the man said, "So your name is Mark Tyler! Mark —
that's a fine name, a good name! Do you think you
would like to work for me? When can you start? The
pay is ten dollars a week."
Mark was surprised, but not. as much as the young
office clerk who whispered to Mr. Clarkson. "Sir, that
boy has no references. He has no letter of recom-
mendation."
"Just a minute there, Bob," answered Mr. Clarkson.
"You are mistaken. Mark has a great many recom-
mendations. They are not written on paper, that's
true; but he has plenty. First of all, he wiped his feet
when he came in. He closed the door quietly after him,
proving that he is careful and considerate. Looking me
straight in the eyes, he answered my questions prompt-
ly and politely. He waited his turn quietly and didn't
push himself ahead in line. That proves he is trust-
worthy and honest.
"As I talked with him. I noticed his clothes were
clean and pressed. His hair is neatly cut. When Mark
wrote his name on the application, I couldn't help
noticing how clean his fingernails were. Last, but not
least, Bob, when Mark saw my wastepaper basket
overturned, he picked it up and set it straight. All
the other boys stepped over it. Don't you call all
these things letters of recommendation? I notice the
way a boy behaves and his personal appearance more
than all the letters of praise he offers me. Now do
you know why I dismissed all those other boys? Do you
agree with me now that Mark Tyler is the right boy
for this job?"
8
PRAYER, A Two-Way Affair
By Flora E. Breck
f) OME CHRISTIANS appear to think that pray-
^ ing means just talking to God for long periods
•> J of time. With maturity, however, they find that
a considerable portion of the prayer season should
consist of meditating on God and of listening to Him.
Those young "babes" in the faith especially should re-
member to ask God for guidance as to what they
should pray about. "Lord, teach us to pray" is im-
portant for all. How many of us have long prayed
for something, and were regretful that the answer
did not seem forthcoming. Later we have found we
should have added "if it is Thy will," for we see if
the request had been granted, results would have been
unfortunate.
The subject of prayer seems to have puzzling aspects
to young people. For instance, Mr. Jones asks God to
make it rain because of his crops. His daughter tells
the Lord she's planning on a trip and to please with-
hold the rain. "Since one prayer sometimes cancels
out another, what about it?" youths ask.
A perplexed young woman asked her pastor, "Does
God give us things when we pray for them?" He re-
plied, "When you're communing with your earthly
father, you don't always ask for just things. You talk
to him, and you listen to him." How important these
words are, "Lord, teach us to pray." Let Jesus be your
teacher. When the disciples prayed to Jesus, they
stayed long enough to hear what Jesus had to say to
them. Let us become as students. If our prayer life
is not satisfying, Jesus will teach us how it can be.
And let us not forget the well-known three answers
to prayer: yes, no, wait.
In many places in the Bible there is a record of
Jesus praying before crises in His life. Often He prayed
a great while before day. Prayer was, in fact, the
breath of His existence. Praying is the plan God has
for keeping His children alive. If a man does not
have resources from God he is starved! Fifteen min-
utes of prayer early in the morning make a dif-
ference in the whole day. When Jesus was baptized,
devout prayer must have preceded it. In that critical
hour the sky vouchsafed Him a Divine vision.
Prayer is a necessity during hours of decision.
Christ spent all night in prayer before choosing His
disciples. He wanted to affirm God's will and not His
own. ("Thy will, not mine, be done.") From that time
till the crucifixion, the same prayer went up. He had
access to God in prayer. And, if Jesus, the Son of God,
needed prayer, can it be that prayer is not needed
by ms? We are not able to meet all of life's require-
ments, so it is our necessity also.
Let us remember that not all kinds of prayers are
desirable. Christ criticized some. Some "religious" peo-
ple command Christ to do thus-and-so and to do it
now, without adding "if it be Thy will." As a leading
minister said, "We should not be ordering Christ
around."
Another kind of prayer which is objectionable is
ostentatious prayer. Prayer is not necessarily religious;
it is the temper of the prayer which counts and not
repetitious formalism. We do not believe that praying
"just for effect" is appreciated by Jesus. The Phar-
isees prayed long and loud to be heard of men. They
believed they would be heard by God for their much
speaking and actions during prayer. Instead, their
prayer should have been, "Lord, have mercy on me, a
sinner!" This kind of prayer "gets through." A humble
prayer is heard.
WHEN YOU PRAY, go quietly and secret-
ly into your room. Your heavenly Father will see and
hear. Be certain you are in the proper frame of
mind. Deliberateness is important. One woman con-
fessed to her pastor that she went to her room to
pray and then remembered that she'd forgotten to
put her cookies into the oven. The minister said, "If
you're distracted by some such mundane matter while
on your knees, get up immediately and take care of
that material thing. When you are disentangled from
the affairs of the world, go back to your praying.
The spirit of prayer must not be broken. We should
live on a spiritual level."
It is absolutely necessary to have a private place in
the home in which to pray. Otherwise, we can not get
loose from certain things which tend to interfere with
quiet communion with God. We must get release from
things.
It is well, before beginning to pray, to meditate
upon some Bible verses. With the old-time pumps it
was frequently necessary to pour a little water down
in order to prime the pump, and thus draw water.
One minster explained that meditation on a verse of
Scripture sometimes helps a great deal in getting
started with our praying — especially if the heart is
dry. Take some great thought, such as, "O Lord, our
Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth."
The prayer life is vital because of the many crises
confronted by everyone. In these critical hours there
is particular need for the heart to listen to the Spirit
of God so that right decisions will be made. In real
crises of life, times of prayerful deliberation come to
our succor. We can be made more than conquerors
through Him who loves us.
How can we live without prayer?
9
»«*';
Wayne ffezZ and James Beaty relax aboard ship.
The Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Statum
enjoy the cruise.
Aboard s/iip everybody relaxes for a good cruise.
Pentecostal
Boat Cruise
St. Louis, Missouri
June 4, 1960
£—1 HE SUN WAS gleaming this
* / lovely Saturday afternoon;
«. / and, as we arrived at the
boat dock about 2:15 p.m., the
Admiral Steamer was about half
filled. People were boarding the
boat from all directions. By 2:30
all were aboard; at 2:35 the gang-
ways were lifted, and we were all
off for a wonderful 15-mile excur-
sion down the Mississippi River. The
Admiral's capacity is 4,000, and the
number aboard for this Pentecostal
Cruise was more than 3,000.
This particular occasion was
planned in interest of all the Pen-
tecostal young people of this area.
It was graciously enjoyed, however,
by all ages, even to the very aged,
some of whom had to have assist-
ance to get along.
It was truly an afternoon of ex-
citement and fun for the children.
The first hour was devoted to sight-
seeing and touring the boat from
one side to the other, from bottom
to top deck. It was a completely
new experience for many, although
those who had been on the Ad-
miral enjoyed the cruise equally as
well. It was thrilling to observe the
youngsters, the teert-agers and the
young adults as they found their
place in the activities of the after-
noon. Our hearts were overcharged
with joy as we fellowshiped to-
gether, meeting old acquaintances
and reminiscing with them. It also
was a pleasure to meet those whom
we had not known before. Indeed,
it was blessed to see the unity and
fellowship of all the Pentecostal
people of this area, which also in-
cluded many of the Illinois people.
We were very grateful to have
Brother H. T. Statum, Overseer of
10
Illinois, Sister Statum and their son
join us on this cruise.
About 3:30 in the afternoon we
gathered on the ballroom deck
where our hearts were blessed with
special music and singing. There
were solos, duets, trios, quartets
and instrumental numbers.
The cruise was under the able
direction of the Rev. Wayne Heil,
pastor of the Grand Avenue Church
of God. Brother Heil is appreciated
among all the Pentecostal church-
es throughout Missouri and is high-
ly respected among all their min-
isters. Many of them commended
him for the splendid job he did and
expressed pleasure in working with
him.
It WAS ALSO our
happy privilege to have Brother
James Beaty as our own special
guest on this Pentecostal Cruise.
Brother Beaty, who served many
years as missionary to the Islands
of Haiti and Dominican Republic,
gave us a short, inspirational
speech. There were also speeches
and testimonies given by other
ministers and laity. As each Pente-
costal group participated in this
phase of the program, one could
see again the thread of unity as it
ran so beautifully throughout the
performances of the afternoon.
It came time for the hour of re-
freshments. The baskets and boxes
of food which had been prepared
by the different groups certainly
gave occasion for feasting. Here
the people ate, relaxed and chat-
ted together. Soon the children
were touring the boat again for the
last few rounds. The afternoon was
fast passing, and the old boat was
headed back toward the docks. We
had become so engrossed in the
activities of the afternoon that we
almost forgot we were on the river.
It was a very educational tour for
everyone, and I am sure it was
an occasion they shall long remem-
ber.
The ministers and their churches
are to be commended for their fine
co-operation in supporting this
Pentecostal Boat Cruise. We wish to
say many thanks to Brother Heil,
together with everyone else, for
their faithful efforts to make this
a real day of fellowship that we
will long remember.
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ADmiRPL
• *»♦!#!
The S. S. Admiral was the host ship on the cruise
There is nothing quite like walking the "gangplank'
■ —
Passengers arrive for a memorable Pentecostal Boat Cruise.
11
THE BIBLE, A BULWARK
By James E. Adams
I t AVE YOU RECEIVED advice on controlling
// tension and anxiety? Everybody has tensions.
^sv No one can be oblivious to care, pain and the
conflicts of everyday living. "Learn to 'roll with the
punches,' take a tranquilizer for temporary relief,
study your situation and solve your problems," says
the psychiatrist.
Although people accept the fact of tension and try
to follow this advice, mental illness is the fastest grow-
ing and most prevalent hospitalizing ailment in our
country. Doctors and psychiatrists agree that there is
a tremendous need for research which will help the
mentally ill to recover more completely and more
rapidly. In the important field of prevention, however,
too little has been accomplished. People need more
than advice to cope with the big decisions of life, the
withdrawal caused by bereavement and the daily pres-
sure of circumstances.
In these trying times men need within, a reservoir
of tranquility, optimism and spirituality fed by foun-
tains of living waters.
Abraham Lincoln built such a reservoir through
applying himself to one of his first textbooks, the
Bible. Evidently he was an apt pupil, for years later
an old man who heard the Lincoln-Douglas debates
said, "Abe quoted Scripture like a preacher."
In the years of the great Civil War, Lincoln said
the sorrows and the strain were more than he could
bear. Then one night he prayed, "O, God! who didst
hear Solomon when he cried for wisdom, hear me,
and save this nation." He recognized that God never
changes, that God had heard Solomon, and that God
would do for him what He did for Soloman and his
country. Worry and tension were there, but he fought
them off through knowledge of, and faith in, the
Bible and God.
THE SCRIPTURES WERE a mainstay in
France during World War II. Joe and I were caught
in an artillery barrage. The enemy began to get the
range, the shells were exploding closer and closer, and
I could feel my buddy trembling beside me as we
crouched in a shallow foxhole. Among the Scriptures
I repeated to him were the words of Jesus, ". . . Him
that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out." Then
I encouraged him to pray. We were miraculously
spared. Although Joe had neither attended church nor
read the Bible since he was a boy in Sunday School,
he found faith in his hour of need.
He was a changed man from that day. I did not tell
him he needed a Bible, but he found one by an
abandoned foxhole and spent every odd moment read-
ing it. How he grew in faith! Several days later we
prayed together before going with our platoon on a
combat patrol. Joe prayed, "Lord, bring every man
back." During that foray the enemy surrounded us;
they decoyed us into an ambush; but everyone of our
men got back safely.
Now the Apostle Paul said that God comforts us in
all our trouble in order that we may be able to tell
others of our experiences. Catherine Marshall is our
contemporary example that there is solace in God
during times of sorrow. While her husband, Peter
Marshall, lived she was eclipsed by his life and min-
istry. After his death she found comfort in God, and
her sorrow (and her victory over it) has led her to a
ministry of writing which is blessing thousands.
A spasmodic church-goer became an embittered man
after his two-year-old daughter died. "God should not
have allowed my little girl to suffer so. Don't tell me
that God is loving!" he says.
A devout, happy Christian worked in the same shop.
He lost his eighteen-months-old son within a year of
the date his fellow worker suffered bereavement. He
stated, "Jesus took my little boy home, and I'll see
him again some day."
How does he know that? Wherein is his comfort?
The Bible.
Depressive neurosis (despondency)
is now on the increase, and there are reasons, A man
prepares for retirement. His dreams dissolve with in-
flation. Another looks at his children and wonders if
a hydrogen bomb will destroy them. We all read of
delinquency and crime on the increase. People begin
to think, "Where's all this going to end?"
If sickness or tragedy couples with these pressures,
a man may well become despondent. And the man who
has always been self-reliant will not seek help until
he is so depressed that hope is gone. I have seen
many such men with vacant, unsmiling faces and
blank stares in mental hospitals.
The person who knows his Bible has a reserve with-
in, something to cling to when hope seemingly has
vanished. You see, I know — I have been there. After
helping other fellows on the front lines, I spent six
months in a hospital with little to do. I had too much
time to think and to remember.
After being discharged from the Army I was un-
able to work at my former job. Too tedious. A
psychiatrist said I needed a greater sense of security,
and we agreed it lay in finding a lucrative hobby to
keep my mind occupied. But it didn't work out that
way. I found security In a greater dedication to the
Bible and to my church.
In consistent Bible reading, the truth that God i$,
that He is a Divine Person rather than an influence,
that He is concerned about you becomes a positive
assurance. The best bulwark against the tensions of
this age is the consciousness that Somebody cares
and understands. "Not one sparrow is forgotten before
God. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than
many sparrows."
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What Is Your Trade-mark?
By Julia R. Davis
f% OIS WAS DRYING THE dishes for Mother. On
/ the bottom of a pretty china plate, she noticed
Ow a funny little design.
"What's this?" she asked, showing it to Mother.
"That's the trade-mark," Mother told her. "It shows
what kind of china the plate is made of, so when
people buy it they can be sure it is good."
Lois after studying the trade-mark for a second,
finished the plate and turned to pick up another one.
"Oh, Mother, do I have to dry this big dish?" she
grumbled with a frowning face.
Mother, looking at her, put her hand on Lois'
shoulder, and moved her gently to the kitchen mirror.
"What do you think of your trade-mark?" she asked.
"Like dishes, people are known by their trade-marks.
Your face and your actions tell what kind of person
you are."
Lois looked at her frowning face in the mirrow. "I
don't like it at all," she replied.
As Mother smiled at Lois' reflection, she smiled back.
"That's a better trade-mark," said Mother as Lois
began to dry the big dish.
"Lois, I hope you will remember that everyone is
known by his behavior. It begins with children. The
Bible says: 'Even a child maketh himself known by
his doings whether his work be pure, or whether it
be right,' " Mother continued. "I hope you will carry a
trade-mark that will be known for patience, love and
kindness."
That night Lois told Daddy about what Mother had
said about trade-marks, and that she wanted to have
a good one.
"Mother is right," Daddy agreed. "We begin in
childhood to form our characters. Watch yourself to-
morrow and be sure you are really trying to make a
good trade-mark."
THE NEXT DAY WAS Saturday. Just as
she started to visit Mary Sue, Mother called her. "Oh,
Mother always calls me when I am starting to go some
place!" she said to herself, impatiently. Then she re-
membered she was making her trade-mark, and went
to her mother.
"Lois, I need your help for awhile; then you can go
visiting," said Mother.
After helping her mother, she went to see Mary Sue.
They had a good time playing until Ruth came. Ruth
was selfish and continually wanted her way.
Lois was pleasant and tried to help Mary Sue get
along with Ruth. Finally she said, "I must go home,
Mary Sue. I'll come another time."
When she got home her little brother Dick had a
visitor. They were trying to replace a wheel that had
rolled off his little wagon. "What's the trouble? Have
you had an accident?" she asked.
"I don't know," Dick said mournfully. "It rolled off,
and I can't get it back."
"Let me see what I can do." Lois took the wheel,
and soon the wagon was in running order again.
"You sure are a good fixer! Thank you, Lois," said
Dick happily.
Lois had been invited to join some friends for a
picnic in the park that afternoon. But Grandmother
phoned that she wasn't feeling well and wanted Lois
to come and visit with her.
So she gathered a bouquet of flowers and took them
to Grandmother.
That night when she told Daddy how she had spent
the day, he said: "I am proud of my daughter. I see
you are cultivating patience, helpfulness and generos-
ity. You are following the Golden Rule. Always do
unto others as you would have others do unto you
under like circumstances."
"Sometimes I may forget," Lois said, "but I'll keep
trying."
"When you forget," Daddy told her, "pray to Jesus
to help you remember that now, when you are young,
you are making your trade-mark, and you want to
follow the Golden Rule."
"Thank you, Daddy," said Lois solemnly, "I'll re-
member to pray."
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— Today and Tomorrow
By Cecil B. Knight
Assistant National Sunday School
and Youth Director
Note: This was the baccalaureate
sermon delivered to the 1960 Lee
College graduating class.
"J beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God,
that ye present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable
unto God, which is your reason-
able service.
"And be not conformed to
this world: but be ye trans-
formed by the renewing of
your mind, that ye may prove
what is that good, and accept-
able, and perfect, will of God"
(Romans 12:1, 2).
^— <] HE RECORDS reveal that
" / you have met the demands
« / of Lee College. You have
fulfilled the prescribed course of
study. You stand at a most stra-
tegic place at a most unusual time.
You are the first graduates of Lee
College in this decade of sixty!
The year 1960 has been referred
to as the "door to destiny," and
the soaring sixties have been la-
beled a "decade of destiny." It has
been said that this decade will be
the most significant ten years in
modern history. Without question
this hour is an imperial one,
loaded with importance and
freighted with destiny.
THIS DAY— YOUR DAY
For you this is an hour of high
destiny. Not to be concerned about
this day is to flirt with time and
dally with destiny.
"The night is far spent, the
day is at hand: let us there-
fore cast off the works of dark-
ness . . . but put ye on the Lord
Jesus Christ" (Romans 13:12,
14).
Since this day marks such a great
milestone in your life, I would urge
you to take a long look at this span
of time called today — it is yours.
Loofc at today's communication.
It is said that you can send a mes-
sage around the world in fifty-two
seconds. Modern means of com-
munication make possible almost
instant contact with any place in
the world. You must play a part in
determining what message is to be
sent.
Speaking of communication, it
has been reported that science has
developed a radio station so small
that you can swallow it. It is a tiny
capsule, about an inch long and a
half-inch around, that contains a
minature FM radio transmitter.
You swallow it and listen to its
broadcast concerning what is in-
side of you. It will give you the
latest news on your whole digestive
tract — pressures, acidity, tempera-
tures, etc. It will stay "on the air"
for about twenty-four hours, and
you can pick up the signal by
means of a simple antenna held
close to your body.
God has a communication system
far greater than a "radio pill." He
has been in constant contact with
you as you made your way to this
point in life.
My prayer today is that, in the
duration of this message, God
through the Holy Spirit will give
you a communique. May He reveal
His plan for your life. May you
hear His voice, "Follow me and I
will make you. . . ."
Look at travel today. Methods
and speeds of travel today have
surpassed men's wildest dreams.
Observe the progress that has been
made in your lifetime.
When I was a boy (not long ago)
I remember my father had a late
model car, a 1927 Chevrolet, a four
cylinder job. This modern car had
to be started by a "hand crank." I
learned to perform this (then com-
mon) task, and on one occasion I
almost got my arm knocked from
my shoulder.
What a change in my lifetime!
A few weeks ago I traveled by air
(Jet) from Los Angeles, California,
to Atlanta, Georgia, in three hours
and forty-five minutes. As we were
going over Birmingham, Alabama,
the pilot said, "Our altitude is
thirty-three thousand feet, ground
speed 705 miles per hour. We are
now making our descent for At-
lanta as we cross Birmingham."
With all the progress and speed
in travel, the big question is Where
Are We Going?
Look at scientific research today.
Through its progress man's life ex-
pectancy has been prolonged. Now
man can expect to live much
longer than two generations ago.
But the problem is Why Are We
Living?
Look at the unlimited source of
power today. The space age has
given no meaning to the word pow-
er. The concentration of energy
propells a rocket out into space at
a speed of over 25,000 miles per
hour. What physical power har-
nessed to a single task! Behind all
this is the power of the human
brain and the "propulsion" of hu-
man initiative and the "thrust" of
a dedicated personality. How can
we harness the power that is avail-
able today?
It is a fact that the disciples of
darkness are determined to use
these forces to enslave the whole
world. With deep regret we have
seen them make tremendous gains
in this generation. Young people,
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by the thousands, have dedicated
their lives to this army of tyranny.
Multitudes of youth are giving their
time and talent to the unholy en-
terprises of this world.
Graduates, these are the people
you will face as you leave the
bounds of this campus. My solemn
plea to you is do not let them en-
gulf you into their materialistic
godless ideologies. I dare you this
day to outlove and outserve those
you meet with the faith and the
message that changes the destiny
of men's souls. This is a day the
Lord has made for you, not to have
and to hold as your own, but to
use to His glory.
THIS DECADE— YOUR TOMORROW
The next ten years could well
determine the destiny of the whole
world. Which way will it go? With
the moral fabric of our nation de-
caying and over-emphasis on the
material side of life plus the threat
of Communism, we have every rea-
son to be fearful of the future.
It has been said that one of these
things will happen in this decade:
A complete moral collapse of
America.
The noted historian, Arnold
Toynbee, informs us that out
of the 22 civilizations that have
appeared in history, nineteen
of them collapsed when they
reached the moral state the
United States is now in.
Christ could return.
We have every reason to be-
lieve that Christ could return
now. Every indication points to
His coming during this decade.
The magazine, Moody
Monthly May issue, was dedi-
cated to the message, the
"Rapture of the Church." The
articles were captioned: "Could
the Rapture Be Today," "Are
You Ready For His Coming?"
"God's Program of Last
Things," "Signs of the Times,"
"No Home Down Here," and
"Power Through Prophecy."
A moral and spiritual revolution.
If the world is to stand and
we are to survive, a revival is a
must! The world has revolted
against righteousness. There
are millions of people in the
world today who have been
stripped of everything, and
they are yearning and longing
for release, relief and hope.
Communism has been pushed
on them with compassionate
urgency while Christianity has
been offered with a feeble ges-
ture.
Dr. Bob Pierce of World Vi-
sion, Inc., in his message to the
delegates attending the Na-
tional Sunday School Conven-
tion made this statement, "How
could communism steal China
away from Christ and the West
between 1945-49? Chiang Kai
Shek said only 6,700 Christian
missionaries were sent to
China, while the Communists
sent multiplied thousands of
the finest trained, dedicated
young people to infiltrate the
armies, factories and schools.
Over 20,000 Communist were
executed, but they kept com-
ing."
Graduates, you can be a vital
part of this spiritual revolution.
But you need to possess a sense of
urgency for the task that is yours.
To spread the gospel of Jesus
Christ and do good on the largest
scale should be an obsession with
you.
"Go into all the world" was the
command of Christ. We desperately
need His vision of this lost world.
If we could be captured by the
"heavenly vision" that impelled
Paul the Apostle to search for the
lost, the last and the least, we
would join hands in an effort ex-
tensive enough to reach everyone,
intensive enough to enlist everyone,
militant enough to challenge every-
one, and spiritual enough to save
everyone we sought.
To be impelled by and obedient
to such a vision calls for men and
women ready to dare and die. It
calls for a type of Christian serv-
ice to which difficulties are an in-
centive, and danger and sacrifice
are challenges. Such a vision of a
lost world will have the breath of
God on it, the fire of compassion
in it, the spirit of conquest behind
it, the forgetfulness of self under-
neath it, and the reward of souls
for it.
This is your day and this decade
is your tomorrow. What Are You
Going To Do About It? How are
you going to meet the demands of
this day? How are you going to
respond to the challenge of tomor-
row?
YOU — COMMITTED TO CHRIST
It demands decision
Dr. Ted Engston, President of
Youth for Christ said, "Youth
is at the controls of the future,
and unless Jesus Christ is at
the controls of today's youth —
and that means you — then
the future is tragic to think
about."
I sincerely hope that every
member of this graduating
class has made a decision for
Christ. I urge you to put Christ
at the center of your life. It
is said that "the radius of a
life depends on its center." A
deep commitment to Christ
puts Him at the center of all
desires, ambitions, plans and
choices.
It has been said that "choices
are the hinges of destiny."
There are many voices that
are calling you today to make
a choice between right and
wrong, between the important
and the more important. How
important it is that you listen
to the still small voice of Christ
and make the decisions that
He would have you make.
It requires dedication
". . . Present your bodies a
living sacrifice . . ." Paul says
in the text. This means com-
plete dedication and surrender
to Christ as the Lord and mas-
ter of your life.
"Christ constantly in com-
mand, Christ completely in
control" is a theme of Youth
for Christ, but how fitting it is
for you as a graduating class
and as an individual. To put
Christ in command of your life
is to let Him "take over" and
give the orders. To put Christ
at the controls of your life is to
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MAKING THE MOST OF WIT WE HAVE
By Katherine E. Bevis
A FRIEND OF MINE who
// grew up on a farm told
^Sv~ me once that of all the
little chores she and her brother
were required to perform, the one
they particularly disliked was shell-
ing corn for the chickens.
"Our hands were small, of course,
and it was hard for us to hold the
big ears of corn and shell the
grains," she said. "Sometimes we
used a corncob to push the ker-
nels off, but even that didn't light-
en the task very much. Both of us
dreaded the job, and we wished
we could devise some easy method
of shelling corn."
"A neighbor had an old shed."
my friend continued, "where my
brother and I went often to play.
There was a lot of machinery in
the shed, no longer used, and the
neighbor told us we could play with
it or do anything we wanted to
with it. None of it was of any use
to her, she said.
"None of the machines were dan-
gerous (at least not to farm chil-
dren, accustomed to such things),
and we had lots of fun with each
of them. One that particularly fas-
cinated us was a kind of grinder,
with an opening on one side, a big
handle that turned, and a spout.
We used to play with this often,
making believe it was one thing or
another, though we never knew
what it really was.
"One day I happened to mention
to this neighbor that my brother
and I had to shell corn for the
chickens that day, and I spoke of
how I disliked the slow, difficult job.
To my surprise, our neighbor said:
'Well, why don't you use that old
corn sheller out in my shed? I told
you that you were welcome to any-
thing there.'
"Yes, that's right. The old 'grind-
er' that we had played with so oft-
en was a corn sheller. As soon as
we found out what it was, we took
it home and used it, and from then
on the job of shelling corn for the
chickens wasn't a job at all, it was
fun!"
It is not WHAT we have, but are
we making the MOST of it?
ONE DAY I sat among
a group of people who were dis-
cussing helping others. One woman
who undoubtedly received a very
small income said gloomily: "I can
not do anything because I have
nothing to give."
This turned my thinking toward
some of the bountiful givers who
had so little, yet gave so lavishly
that a calculating machine could
not count their giving.
It is not so much how much we
have, but making the most out of
what is at hand. One of our pri-
mary needs is to learn to avoid a
defeatist attitude. Many of the
most inspired lives are those which
have emerged through the greatest
obstacles. They were able to see the
usefulness of the "old cast off corn
sheller," so to speak; they are those
who used to advantage the things
at hand.
Francis Parkman, that great
American writer, had everything to
discourage him. He had exceedingly
feeble eyes, a weak heart, "recur-
ring indigestion and chronic in-
somnia, joints crippled by arthritis
and mental powers frayed by a
nervous disorder."
Pasteur was plagued by partial
paralysis.
Beethoven composed much of his
finest work after he was deaf.
Lincoln was raised in poverty
and denied the opportunity for
anything more than the minimum
of education.
More difficult to overcome, how-
ever, is that psychological lame-
ness. Over and over again, the fact
becomes clear that problems of life
cannot be solved or difficulties
overcome because of psychological
handicaps for which we do not
wish to take the responsibility. It is
so much easier to find fault with
someone else, or some outward
event, than to find fault within
ourselves.
Shakespear's Cassius said to his
friend who was seeking a solution
to a difficult problem:
"The fault, dear Brutus, is
not in our stars, But in our-
selves. . . ."
Browning's poem expresses it
even more exactly:
"Truth is within ourselves; it
takes no rise
From outward things, ivhat-
'er you may believe.
There is an inmost center in
us all,
Where Truth abides, in full-
ness . . . and to know,
Rather consists in opening
out a way
Whence the imprisoned splen-
dor may escape,
Than in effecting entry for a
light
Supposed to be without."
BACK IN THE early
1930's, the late Clarence Darrow,
perhaps the most outstanding of
American atheists, said to the
youth who were moving onto the
main stage of life: "If I were a
young man, with life ahead of me,
I think I'd chuck it all, the way
things are now. The odds are too
great against you anyway; the
world is all wrong nowadays."
A contemporary of Darrow,
Harry Emerson Fosdick, had quite
a different reaction to the same
situation. "You young people," said
the minister, "are going out into
a world of difficulty. Some of you
are all dressed up with education
and nowhere to go. It is not a
hospitable generation that invites
you to live in it, but I would not
chuck it at all. If I could secure a
job that would somehow keep body
and soul together, I would interest
myself in some cause of public wel-
fare, would get hold of some han-
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@J>lack d5oaty Ljreen (iSoat, or Ljolci (J^Soatf
By Grace V. Watkins
/) § *HICH BOAT WILL you
I II J take up the river — the
l/iy black boat, the green
boat, or the gold boat?
"WHAT boats?" you ask, "and
WHAT river?"
Let's find out.
It is one of the most exciting mo-
ments in your life. For years you
have been dreaming of some day
becoming a fine writer (or teacher,
or doctor, or whatever profession
you are looking toward).
You have entered the school es-
say contest and have written a five-
star essay. Now, in seconds, the
winner is going to be announced.
You sit up straight, take a big
breath, listen.
Then it happens! Jim Conover
is the winner, not you. Jim Con-
over! You are stunned, disappoint-
ed. You walk from the room, every-
thing a blur. Your rosy dream is
turned into a shriveled little gray
cloud.
"I have lost the contest," you
whisper to yourself.
Well, what next? In imagination
we have left the building and are
standing on the bank of a river,
the river of days ahead. Which
boat are you going to climb into —
the black one, the green one, or
the gold one?
The black boat? If you choose
it, right off you will settle down
on a plump cushion of despair and
feel sorry for yourself, then pull a
thick blanket of "I'm on a black
list; I'm a jinx," over your knees
and darkly wonder why "such ter-
rible things" have to happen.
As the black boat moves slowly
up the river, you tell yourself
gloomily that "I'm just one big
failure. I'll never write another line.
If I ever had notions of going into
journalism, this settles it."
And, as you round the bend of
the river in the black boat, you
decide to put on the martyr act for
a week or so. Why do otherwise?
(Would you like to see a Bible
picture of this sort of reaction?
Then turn to 1 Kings 21:1-4 and
read how Ahab reacted when he
failed in his attempts to buy the
vineyard of Naboth.)
BUT WAIT! There is
the green boat. What happens if
you jump into that one for your
cruise up the river? You will settle
down on a cushion of plotting how
to get even with Jim, who won the
contest. Spread rumors about him,
maybe; avoid meeting him; be on
the formal side if you do meet him;
tell people the judges did not know
their stuff or marked their ballots
in a hurry. A green megaphone
will be useful, too, (not one that
people can see, of course!) for
broadcasting that contests do not
mean a thing. People who win
prizes usually fail professionally in
later life.
If you take the green boat, an-
other possibility is to get even with
Jim by becoming class president, or
remind people that Jim had all
the breaks — his father is prominent
in town, his Aunt Susie has lots of
money, or his mother is vice-
president of the Better Beet Can-
ners' Battalion.
(If you would like to read a Bible
case of the green boat in action,
turn to Genesis 37:3-20 and notice
how Joseph's brothers reacted when
he was given the coat of many
colors, and when he told his
dreams.)
But there is the golden boat!
What a beauty it is, sleek and
smooth and shining in the sunlight.
If you take the gold boat, here
are some items on your ticket for
the days ahead. How about starting
right off to plan how you can im-
prove your own writing? Would it
be possible to talk with the judges
and ask for suggestions? to ask
your English teacher to suggest
reference books? to start that next
piece of writing — maybe a cracking
good feature for the campus paper?
Gold boat riders smilingly con-
gratulate the trophy winner, tell
him they are proud of him and so
is the school, tell him about other
contests he might be interested in.
(They boost their own skill in deal-
ing with people by doing these
things, too!)
If you are a fellow, why not join
the gold boaters by inviting Jim
over for cokes and doughnuts, talk-
ing about your two essays, and
sharing plans for the future? If
you are a girl, how about asking a
few friends over and include Jim?
Can you write an article about
Jim for the youth paper of his
church? Could he give a talk at
Youth Fellowship about his plans
for the future, writing- wise? Could
you urge him to attend youth camp
next summer, to work on the camp
paper? If Jim is not a Christian,
well, as a gold boater, what are
you waiting for? As an initial ef-
fort, why not pray for Jim?
It is the gold boat for you? Fine!
^■■■^■■H
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ALABAMA CITY AWARDED MASTER CERTIFICATES
It was my genuine pleasure a
short while ago to award 32 master
certificates to workers of the Ala-
bama City Church. This is, by far,
the largest number awarded any
church in this state, and perhaps
the largest number awarded any
church in our denomination. I
warmly congratulate the Reverend
A. V. Beaube, pastor; Brother Cur-
tis Johnson, superintendent; and
all the department superintendents
and teachers for this outstanding
accomplishment. To date, Alabama
has awarded 205 of the master cer-
tificates.— Clyne W. Buxton, state
director
Let's Do Something
For Our Youth
By John F. Weber
Paris District Youth Director
JT IS OFTEN said that an idle
mind is a devil's workshop.
We know that the enemy is
determined to deceive our youth.
"... Your adversary the devil, as a
roaring lion, walketh about, seek-
ing whom he may devour" (1 Peter
5:8). He has excitement, recreation
and pleasures on every corner for
our teen-agers.
To hold our youth we must keep
them busy. Each local church needs
a well-balanced and well-planned
youth program. Our boys and girls
need a challenge. Their energy
must be utilized. Why not use it for
the Lord? If we offer the leader-
ship, they will offer the energy.
The youth today are doing a great
work for our Lord and church; but
there is much more to be done.
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AUBURN CHURCH OF GOD INSPIRES
YOUNG PEOPLE
To teach the Word of God, to create interest in the
work of God, and to instill a desire for the will of God—
these are the desires of the Auburn Church of God
Y.P.E.
This young church, organized in October, 1959, has
a very active program for its youth. This program,
consisting, in part, of Bible study and memory work,
has paid off in rich dividends. The average attendance
of the Y.P.E. is 59. God is to be praised for this accom-
plishment.
Recently the young people were challenged by the
Y.P.E. President and Vice-president to become better
scholars of the Bible. Y.P.E. pins were awarded to
those who completed the following requirements:
(1) Memorize the Books of the Bible
(2) Memorize the names of the Apostles
(3) Learn the Major and Minor Prophets
(4) Learn the Ten Commandments
(5) Recite certain chapters of the Bible
The younger children memorized scriptures and
poems for their pins.
The rewards received by these young people are
small compared to the great benefit they will derive
from this study in the future.
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IN TIMES LIKE THESE
(Continued from page 3)
day. If the day of Abraham was
better than this day, it is only be-
cause Abraham lived in it. There
was nothing about his day to com-
mend it to us except the fact that
he did live in it. It was a deplorably
evil day, but God met the crisis of
it by using His servant, Abraham,
to make it better.
The same is true of Moses' day.
It was a day of trouble and travail,
sorrow and sadness. If there was
any good about it, it was only be-
cause Moses lived in it and dared
to do something about it. The labors
of John the Baptist and the perils
of Paul are well-known; only be-
cause God used them in their time
are those days pleasant records to-
day. The ecclesiastical evils of the
sixteenth century were desperate
and complete, yet Martin Luther
and others like him lived and gave
hope to the world.
The social evils of the eighteenth
century defeated most of the people
of that day, but it was with the
Wesleys as it is with all great men.
They refused to succumb to the
evil situation. They refused to be
pressed into a mold of their times.
Instead, they came to grips with
the times and changed them for the
glory of God.
Real men are not too greatly in-
fluenced by current conditions; but
they, instead, exert an influence
on their times.
This is our day. it
is a threatening, brooding, explo-
sive, violent age. No other persons
have ever lived in times like these.
As long ago as 1932, Dr. Oswald
Spengler, famed for his monumen-
tal study on the Decline of the
West, wrote:
"We are born into this time
and must bravely follow the
path to the destined end. There
is no other way. Our duty is
to hold on to the lost position,
without hope, without rescue,
like that Roman soldier, whose
bones were found in front of a
door in Pompeii, who, during
the eruption of Vesuvius, died
at his post because they forgot
to relieve him. That is great-
ness. That is what it means to
be a thoroughbred. The non-
able end is the one thing that
can not be taken from a man."*
What a morbid picture Spengler
painted. It was his belief that the
world is facing no mere crisis,
but the beginning of a catastrophe,
the beginning of the end of our
civilization. It is as if we are in the
hands of some immense and de-
monic force which is constraining
us to do things that make for dis-
aster. According to this great Ger-
man thinker, modern man is mys-
teriously destined to produce a
creature that will one day rise up
against its creator and destroy him.
You will notice that this grim
picture was foreseen more than a
decade before the first atomic
bomb was exploded over Hiroshima.
Now that we are in a day of nu-
clear power, a day of satellites and
space exploration, a day when our
next war is already named World
War III, we can not deny that these
are perilous times.
What we must remember is this:
the crisis of today must be met by
men of today. Who knows but what
God has brought us into the king-
dom for just such a time as this.
Notice these three things about
our times that give them special
peril :
First, there is a wane in religious
convictions. Things are winked at
today that would have shocked a
previous generation. A person is
made popular in our society be-
cause of his misdemeanors or his
immorality. There has never been
such a time as this, when there
exists side by side a religious re-
vival, moral reprobation, and a
steadily rising crime rate. The fact
that this is a day of revival has
not reduced our juvenile delin-
quency, our moral degeneracy or
our threat of war. We live in a day
when the moral and spiritual fiber
of the masses has become soft and
spongy.
Second, we face opposition from
within. Apostate churches abound
on every side. It is fashionable and
sophisticated in many church cir-
cles to deny the basic spiritual
truths upon which all former civil-
izations have stood. There are cor-
*Man and Technics (New York: Knopf,
1932).
roding influences within the
church that would make it into a
tool of society rather than an in-
strument of God. There are other
elements that would change the
church into a political or business
organization. Still others would
profane it in some other way to
drag it beneath the purpose of its
existence.
Third, we face constant opposi-
tion from, without. This opposition
takes various forms in various
areas. First, there was Fascism,
then Nazism, and now Commun-
ism. The Communist situation is
enough to make one's heart faint.
I believe it was Voltaire who said,
"The greatest force on the earth
is an idea when its time has come."
There is much truth in that. A
ripe idea cannot be denied or with-
stood. The leaders in the Kremlin
are of the firm opinion that the
time of the Communist idea has
come. They are convinced that the
idea of Christianity is dead and
must be replaced by something
more vital.
It remains to be seen whether
the church retains the vitality to
accomplish its work. Many leaders
of our day paint a bleak picture.
Spengler has many followers in his
foreboding outlook. Great thinkers,
such as Sorokin and Toynbee, like
Gibbon and Wells before them, see
little but darkness ahead.
Bleak as it is, this is our day.
We were born for a purpose in these
times. It is my firm conviction that
God would not have put me here at
this time if there were not some-
thing that I can do. We must not
be compressed into the mold of our
times, but we must, in some way,
help to remake those times. There
are definitely some things we can
do.
First, keep courage. Don't become
fainthearted and fatalistic. We
have the example of other ages
and other men before us. God never
failed one of them. Somehow He
always used the men of each age to
meet the crisis of it. Even if some
of them had to lay down their lives,
the work of God was still done.
Depressive days call for stout hearts,
so let us look up and keep cour-
age in Him whom we serve.
Second, keep faith. We must not
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allow ourselves to be deceived by
Satan's smoke screens. We must not
follow fantasies, but we must keep
true values in sight. All hope is not
gone. God is still God. He is neither
dead, feeble nor indifferent to us.
He is not upset by the times, for He
has met other difficult situations
before. All God needs is men
through whom He can do His work.
Third, keep emphasizing positive
and major themes. This is no time
to occupy ourselves with secondary
and inferior matters. We need to
keep God, truth, decency, church,
home and family constantly in our
minds. We should recognize the
important things, and emphasize
them with all our might.
Finally, and most important, we
must keep the will to be used. God
needs us today, but we must be
willing to be used before we can be
any benefit to Him. By prayer and
consecration, by understanding and
submission, we must give ourselves
without reserve into His service. We
must want to be used with such
fervor and offer ourselves to Him
so freely that God can indeed use
us even in times like these.
Today is ours. We must accept it.
We cannot escape it. We are all that
God has to meet 'this crisis. He has
had enough faith in us to let us
live in times like these. We must
not fail Him.
DID GOD ATTEND THE SUMMIT?
(Continued from page 7)
the Summit, just as it was, could
turn out to be a God-send for the
world ... a hilarious success! An
eye-opener, a new lease on life for
the nations ... in that what hap-
pened there, accidental or other-
wise, was certainly not according
to the communist rule book
and time table. According to Ma-
nuilsky (the same Dimitry Z. Ma-
nuilsky who presided over the U.N.
Security Council in 1949), next
year, at the latest, was the date
for the world coup. In 1931 he lec-
tured the Lenin School of Political
Warfare. On that occasion he de-
clared communism's calculated cal-
endar, which at the Summit Mr.
Khrushchev must have mussed up
like a bull does a china shop. He
said, "War to the hilt between
communism and capitalism is in-
evitable." (Coexistence being a term
of expedience.) "Today, in 1931, we
are not strong enough to attack.
Our time will come in twenty or
thirty years. To win we shall need
the element of SURPRISE. The
Bourgeouisie will have to be put to
sleep." (Think how Mr. K. woke us
up!) "So we shall begin by launch-
ing the most SPECTACULAR
PEACE MOVEMENT (who asked for
the Summit) ON RECORD. The
capitalistic countries, stupid and
decadent, will REJOICE TO CO-
OPERATE to their OWN DESTRUC-
TION. They will leap at ANOTHER
CHANCE TO BE FRIENDS. As soon
as their guard is down, we will
smash them with our clenched
fist!" A la Goliath! A la Khrush-
chev!
NOW, BUT FOR THE
crudeness of Mr. Khrushchev in
alerting the world, the commun-
ist's basic plan could have eluded
us in this age of all sweetness and
light. Nineteen hundred sixty-one,
next year, was the ultimate year
for the finishing stroke, the smash-
ing by the clenched fist on the
heels of communism's unprece-
dented peace overtures. Who can
say it was not God who induced
Mr. K. to sabotage the schedule,
and in so doing wake us up, in his
vitriolic attack on President Eisen-
hower. If Mr. Khrushchev said or
did anything to lull us to sleep in
preparation for the coup d' grace,
nobody is aware of it. Let it be
said again, all this could conceiv-
ably be interpreted as the goodness
of God in alerting us. Unknown to
himself of course, the Soviet Chair-
man could have been the instru-
ment of God to disturb our day-
dreams, and for this we can be
thankful. If the coup d' grace is
administered, at least we won't be
walking in a daze down a prim-
rose path on the arm of the ex-
ecutioner.
No, it is not unthinkable Mr. K.
did the world a great service, un-
wittingly, giving America and
other non-communist nations an-
other glorious chance to firm up
their defenses and to discover and
apply the right solution to the tur-
bulency of the times. Many, who
did not know before, at least know
now that communism is not that
solution, except as the guillotine is
a toothache remedy.
But, where do we go from here?
Where does all this lead? If God
did attend the Summit, and if Mr.
Khrushchev was prodded by God
to toss a monkey wrench into his
own machinery, how shall it all be
interpreted? What is the next
move?
We can be sure whatever else the
answer to the question might in-
clude, it cannot possibly exclude
the timeless, world-embracing com-
mission issued by Christ at the close
of the final Summit meet with his
disciples on the Mount of Olives.
Included are His orders to evangel-
ize the world! He said, "All power
is given unto me in heaven and
in earth. Go ye therefore and teach
all nations ... to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded . . .
and lo, I am with you alway, even
unto the end of the world." Teach-
ing men of all nations to observe
what Christ commanded . . . well,
if this is not the answer to the
complexities of the world, there
just isn't any answer! Somewhere
within the scope of all that is com-
prehended in this commonly re-
ferred to "Great Commission," lies
the hope of the world.
So, for the Christian individual,
or church . . . whether within a
nominally Christian nation or the
professedly atheistic, communist
nation . . . there seems but one
course to pursue to be infallibly
safe. It is diligent, whole-hearted
obedience in the face of all ob-
stacles to the marching orders,
"Teach all nations whatsoever I
have commanded you . . . make dis-
ciples of all nations . . . preach the
gospel to every creature." This is
the "light that shineth in darkness,
and the darkness has never over-
powered it." If it took the failure
of a contemporary Summit Meet-
ing to give impetus to the nearly
forgotten issues of that other in
the long ago, so be it. In any case,
there are certainly evidences to
warrant the supposition that con-
cerning the Summit Meeting of
1960, GOD WAS THERE!
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YOU— TODAY, TOMORROW
(Continued from page 15)
let Him give you power to obey
those orders. "... I seek not
mine own will, but the will of
the Father ..." (John 5:30).
With this divine dedication
I dare you to infiltrate our
churches, communities and na-
tion with the zeal of the Lord
and the gospel message of
hope. If the love of God has
been shed abroad in your
hearts by the Holy Spirit, you
will have a "global go" in your
soul. "Lord, anything you want
me to do, I'll do it; and any-
where you want me to go, I'll
go."
Dr. Bob Pierce, telling of his visit
to Russia, relates a testimony he
gave to his interpreter, a Russian
girl named Olla. After he had wit-
nessed to her about Christ and she
responded in the negative, he
turned to her and said, "Olla, what
were you made to be?" She in-
formed Dr. Pierce that her govern-
ment had made her. You don't go
to church in Russia until you are
eighteen and by that time Com-
munism is your religion and the
government is your God. Olla said,
"I go to live and die in Siberia for
Communism." She went on to say,
"This year inside Siberia our gov-
ernment will begin to build three
cities of one hundred thousand
people, these cities are not to grow
up out of the ice, the snow and the
mud; but there are three hundred
thousand of my classmates who
have been educated free by our
government, and we have been sent
to technical schools. We know how
to build farms; we know how to
build scientific institutions; we
know how to do everything that
needs to be done, and we are going
to go this year to Siberia to help
build with our hands Communism
where there has been no Com-
munism."
It demands dynamics
The Holy Spirit can be and
must be a welcomed guide and
power in your life.
When the young students of
Jesus had fully heard His mes-
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some ten semesters with the
"teacher come from God,"
something happened!
Christ challenged them to
decision. He observed their de-
votion. He took note of their
dedication and for a gradua-
tion gift, He presented them
through prayer the dynamics
(Holy Ghost) they needed to
stand by their decision, to
stand up in their devotion and
to hold out in their dedica-
tion.
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edge here at Lee and your circle
of friends has been enlarged. Your
personality has been enhanced with
poise and drive. If you are to meet
the demands of Christ in this "dec-
ade of destiny" you must have
"spiritual power." Only a spirit-
filled life can produce "dynamic
Christian living" in times like these.
Tomorrow when you are in the
battle of life and you are being
"word washed" with the devil's
propaganda, you can meet the de-
mands of the day and make your
life a miracle.
LET'S DO SOMETHING FOR OUR
YOUTH
(Continued from page 18)
Who is willing to step out and begin
leading our boys and girls?
We are extremely proud of our
young people on the Paris, Texas,
district. On April 23, the churches
on the district provided a banquet
for the young people. Much interest
was shone from the time we began
to make plans. Some said, "This is
what we have been waiting for."
Others said, "We can hardly wait."
At 7:30 p.m., sixty boys and girls,
ages 13 through 21 met in the
sanctuary of the Paris Church. The
service began with the singing of
the Y.P.E. song. The Reverend Rob-
ert Dawkins, pastor of the Powderly
Church of God, gave the invoca-
tion. Then everyone went to the
church dining room. There waiting
was a beautiful sight — the room,
flowers. Many candles were used to
light the room.
Dinner was served after the Rev-
erend G. M. Gilbert, pastor of the
Paris Church prayed. The next
thirty minutes were enjoyed by all,
as they ate the wonderful meal
prepared by the L.W.W.B. Later
each person stood and gave his
name and the name of the church
he attended. The Reverend P. H.
McCarn, our state overseer, gave
words of encouragement which
were helpful to everyone. A testi-
mony entitled "God's Will for My
Life," was given by Sister Helen
Love, president of the Blossom
Y.P.E. Sister Linda Farris, an ac-
complished pianist, gave a rendi-
tion of "The Lord's Prayer."
The Reverend Mac Symes, our
state youth director, was very in-
spiring as he spoke on "A Chal-
lenge From God." During the ser-
mon the Holy Ghost seemed to
hover very closely.. Many tears were
shed as the boys and girls raised
their hands to accept the great
challenge from God. Benediction
was given by the Reverend Otha
Anderson, pastor of the Cottonwood
Church of God. This banquet will
long be remembered by everyone
who attended.
MAKING THE MOST OF WHAT
WE HAVE
(Continued from page 16)
die and lift, would have some part,
though only that of waterboy, in
this game that humanity must play.
I would not chuck it at all."
Many an oldster these days is
saying: "I certainly wouldn't want
to be a youth in these times. What
a prospect is before the young:
military service, uncertain future,
difficulty in choosing a vocation,
rising cost of living — oh, what a
time to have to live in!"
We need to break the habit of
mind which seeks to find fault
with the time in which we live, or
the circumstances about us, for
there is no day like today, and no
time like the present to bring the
harsh facts of the now into line
with our concept of the whole, all
the time remembering that:
"The fault is not in our
stars, but in ourselves."
Young people, learn to use that
which is at hand, even if it is noth-
ing but an old corn sheller. It has
its use!
THE BIG BUSINESS
(Continued from page 5)
those who knew their way around
with Manuel Ringo. Yet if she went,
her parents would deduct, in their
shrewd manner, that even though
she had become a Christian, noth-
ing had changed. If she did not
change, how could she ask them
to change, to surrender their own
lives to the Lord Jesus?
"Are you tongue-tied?" Joe de-
manded harshly.
"I'll think about Ringo's," she
answered. But knowing Joe as she
did, she knew she had better de-
cide now. "Joe, I'm sorry, I can't
go," she added with finality.
"Okay, okay," he answered ir-
ritably, and clamped down the re-
ceiver.
THE DRIVE to church
a little later, through the blinding
rain, was silent and fraught with
tension. Traffic clogged the streets
and yellow-coated cops dealt pa-
tiently with the lack of driver or-
ganization.
"Just like a lot of people's lives,"
Charles remarked. "No organiza-
tion, no clear-cut line to follow.
No wonder so many lives end in
disaster."
Ruth nodded. She could under-
stand that part. Her own life was
out of order, had indeed never
been fully organized. Even now she
was zigging and zagging between
the thoughts of whether to be-
come an all-out Christian or
whether to go along as though
nothing had happened, yet bearing
the title of Christian.
"About tonight," he said when
he turned into a street compara-
tively free of vehicles. "We'll be
discussing how to win others to
Christ. All you need primarily is
a love for people."
Ruth studied his remark care-
fully and sighed because it was all
like a jig-saw puzzle to her. She
loved Joe; at any rate, she could
not let him go, and yet she had
not the faintest idea how to go
about telling him of the wondrous
sacrifice Jesus had made to re-
deem him. She loved her parents in
22
spite of every known error, in spite
of their paganism; and yet she
had fumbled every effort she made
to tell them why she had become
a Christian.
Strangely, Ruth found the meet-
ing just as Charles had predicted.
She enjoyed the group singing, the
effervescent short speeches by var-
ious boys and girls her own age;
but when it came time for the
round table discussion she knew
she was in foreign territory. She
could offer nothing on the subject
of how to win lost souls and she
blushed furiously when someone
asked her if her parents were
Christians.
"No, but they're — well, they're
nice and not much different from
some Christians I know," she said
and realized she had blundered.
She knew she could not speak
their language; she was
what the group called a new Chris-
tian, a beginner. Perhaps she
would always grope with the un-
certainty of a beginner, she con-
fided to Charles an hour later as
he drove back toward the Harris
home.
"I'll never be able to win others
for Christ," she said dismally.
"I think you're doing fine,"
Charles commented. He told her
he had been a Christian only a
year and that, at first, he too had
been baffled. "It is such a vast
field," he said. "And the going does
get rough at times. But when
you get oriented, you'll feel right
at home. It's really the highest-
type fraternity in the world."
"Well, thanks for taking me
along," she said and promptly ac-
cepted an invitation to attend the
same meeting with him the fol-
lowing night. The revival would
begin the next night and would be
broadcast over the radio. He said
they would attend the revival fol-
lowing the meeting and there she
would see the Christian workers
in action. "Maybe I can learn how
to win souls by observing others,"
she said hopefully, and bade him
goodnight.
Her mother, distraught with
fear, opened the door for her. "Joe's
called twice," she said. "We thought
it was strange, his calling and
you out with him. But he wouldn't
explain a thing. Said you were
acting crazy and hung up."
"I wasn't out with Joe," she
said. "I went to church with
Charles. Joe called tonight and
invited me to the dance at Ringo's,
but I refused."
"Refused!" they exclaimed in
unison.
"You fall out with Joe?" Mr.
Harris asked.
She had not thought of her re-
fusal to attend the dance as a
final severance with Joe. And yet
she knew it should be if she hoped
to become an effective Christian
witness. Sometime during the
meeting she had decided that she
would have to give up one or the
other. There was no room in the
Christian life for wishy-washy
standards. "Yes, I think you should
know," she said. "I have given up
Joe."
Her parents exchanged glances
and no d d e d gratefully. "That's
good," her father said and her
mother nodded her head like a
wind-blown balloon. "Very good,"
she affirmed.
The following night
as she dressed for the church meet-
ing she noticed that her parents
did not make any move to go to
the bar. It was not significant,
however. She had seen them go to
the Corner Bar at midnight, some-
times later on hot summer nights,
and she dismissed the thought —
and the hope — from her mind that
they had, somehow, reformed. Joe
had called her once since she re-
fused to altend the dance at
Ringo's, and she had finally con-
vinced him that she did not in-
tend to see him again. So that
was settled; but much in her life
was still at loose ends.
The second youth meeting was
very like the first except that to-
night everyone avoided asking
about her parents. Afterwards, she
and Charles went into the sanc-
tuary and sat in the choir loft.
Fortunately she had received voice
training and in this capacity she
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pleased them except to give up
seeing Joe.
"I'm sure they're nice," Charles
said, as he bade her goodnight.
"Just remember the day of mir-
acles is not past."
Ruth wondered, as she put her
key in the lock, what miracle it
would take to change her parents.
She was astonished that they were
waiting up quietly for her, sitting
near the radio which now played
softly, "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling
Today."
"We listened to the Revival
Hour," Mr. Harris volunteered ea-
gerly and proudly. "Mama and me
think maybe you made a great
discovery."
Ruth looked from one to the
other, thinking they indicated
Charles. "He wants to meet you
sometime," she said.
"Oh, that Charles," Mr. Harris
smiled. "Well, maybe so. But Mama
and me, we think maybe we'll be
Christians and go down to that
church with you. How is it to be
a Christian, Ruth?"
Ruth felt both pairs of eyes
studying her with the fervor of
knowledge-hungry children. She
told them what she knew, that it
brought wonderful peace to the
heart but that it was rough sailing
at first, everything so new. Chris-
tians spoke a language of their
own. "One thing, though, I'll never
be a soul-winner," she confided
and sighed.
Arnold Harris and his wife ex-
changed glances. Tears fell down
Mrs. Harris' puagy cheeks and Mr.
Harris shook his head, overcome
with emotion. "When you said
good-by to Joe to follow Christ,"
he said, "we knew being a Christian
was real big. So we didn't go to
the bar tonight and tuned in the
radio to the Revival Hour. They
made this Christian business sound
big. Ruth, tell us honest, is being
a Christian a real big thing?"
Ruth looked from one to the
other, both watching her intently
and waiting anxiously for her an-
swer. "Being a Christian is real
big," she answered sincerely, and
could not restrain the joyous tears
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AN EXPANDED
WORKERS'
TRAINING
PROGRAM
By Hollis L. Green
The following explains the expanded
Workers' Training Course Program. This
information is being given at this time
so that our workers w:3l be acquainted
with it. This information will also be
given in brochure form.
After careful study and research
the national board decided to en-
large the present Workers' Train-
ing program. The expanded pro-
gram preserves the primary value
of the preceding efforts and pro-
vides for a perpetual training pro-
gram to meet the needs of our
growing church.
a zest for learning
In the midst of modern man's
zest for learning, a continuing
shortage of trained personnel is
predicted for the local church.
Congregations are calling for con-
secrated workers who have applied
themselves to the task of Chris-
tian education. It is the responsi-
bility of the denomination to pro-
vide the means to produce these
local workers and the obligation of
24
the local leaders to receive and
promote the program.
Every Christian worker desires to
know and understand his role in
the total program of the church.
Most laymen are unable to attend
a Bible college because of home
ties, occupation or other obliga-
tions, but most everyone would find
it possible to study the essentials
of his work in a local training pro-
gram.
emphasis on essentials
The church of tomorrow attends
today's Sunday Schools. In addi-
tion to the performance of the
Great Commission, denominational
survival depends on the effective-
ness of local leaders. The constant
prayer of the church should be to
"see with the eyes of tomorrow."
The expanded training program is
a sincere effort to help the local
church anticipate its future needs
and to provide an answer to the
perennial and persistent problems
of worker recruitment. The texts
in each course are designed for
present and prospective workers.
They provide an excellent guide for
gaining a deeper understanding of
Sunday School work.
An important part of the train-
ing curriculum will be practical
Christian service coupled with a
comprehensive system of textbook
studies. The prescribed course of
study will emphasize the essentials
in Christian education.
various roads to the goal
The expanded training program
will provide a number of volumes
in each of seven basic courses to
allow for specialization. The cur-
riculum will include textbook
1 GENERAL COURSE
(100 series)
All workers' training textbooks
published prior to 1960 have been
incorporated in this course. Other
general survey texts will deal with
administration, evangelism, leader-
ship, methods, organization, peda-
gogy, promotion, visitation and
subjects to orientate the worker
and produce an appreciation for
the Sunday School and its ministry.
2. BIBLE COURSE
(200 series)
A sufficient number of volumes
will be offered in this course to
give a survey study of the whole
Bible. The textbooks will provide
the worker with a basic under-
standing of the Scriptures.
3. CHURCH DOCTRINE COURSE
(300 series)
A series of books will be pub-
lished to set forth the basic doc-
trine of the Bible and clearly state
our denominational position of
these fundamental truths.
4. YOUTH LEADERSHIP COURSE
(400 series)
This course will equip the worker
to instruct new converts in the
rules of Christian growth. The
texts will give an explanation of
the Christian way of life, attempt
to develop Christan attitudes, dem-
onstrate the use of Christian prin-
ciples in all areas of life, give a
basic knowledge of Christian stew-
ardship and guide the individual in
finding God's will.
5. EVANGELISM COURSE
(500 series)
The textbooks in this course will
set forth the fundamentals of soul-
winning and define the Sunday
School's task in the different phas-
es of evangelism.
6. YOUTH LEADERSHIP
(600 series)
The volumes in this course will
give assistance to youth leaders,
Y.P.E. and class officers, camp and
club counselors, week-day activities
directors and recreation and social
leaders.
7. SPECIAL STUDY COURSE
(700 series)
A number of books will be pro-
vided to allow for specialization in
related studies; such as, camping,
children's church, drama, library
science, missions, music, records,
recreation, socials, vacation Bible
school, etc.
A training program that produces
qualified local leaders cannot be
found in one textbook or a single
training class. Continuous study is
required to gain the basic knowl-
edge and practical know-how nec-
essary t o become a n efficient
worker. Constant stimulation and
regular instruction are vital to the
development of the individual's po-
tential.
a "certificate of credit"
All textbooks in the workers'
training program may be purchased
from any Pathway Book Store or
state office. Complete information
relative to the studying of the text
and taking the examination will be
found in the front of each text-
book. A "Certificate of Credit" will
be awarded for each completed vol-
ume in any of the seven courses
of study. The certificate will be is-
sued by the state director and
mailed to the local church for the
pastor's signature.
A workers' training master file
will be established in the national
office to keep an official record of
each individual's progress in the
training program. The state direc-
tor will notify the national office
when a "Certificate of Credit" is is-
sued and a record will be made for
the master file.
a "xoorkers' training diploma"
As soon as the master file shows
a worker to have accumulated
credit for five (5) volumes in a
single course of study, a "Workers'
Training Diploma" will be awarded.
The diploma will be issued by the
National Director, signed by the
state director and mailed directly
from the state office to the individ-
ual. Additional credit for the text-
books studied in the same course
of study will be recognized by
color seals placed on the diploma.
The seals will be given in this or-
der: yellow, blue, red and silver.
a "master Christian service
training diploma"
Any worker completing twenty
(20) volumes in the training pro-
gram will be awarded a "MASTER
CHRISTIAN SERVICE TRAINING
DIPLOMA," provided a worker's
diploma has been received in two
courses of study. The master diplo-
ma is the highest honor given in
the Church of God workers' train-
ing program. It will be issued by
the national office, signed by the
General Overseer and the National
Director and mailed directly to the
individual. All diploma credits will
be recognized by color shields on
the master diploma. The shields
will be awarded in this order: yel-
low, blue, red and silver.
an endless task
The task of training is endless.
Each successive generation must
train the next for Christian service.
A perpetual training program is
imperative to cope with the current
demands for workers in the local
church. The far reaching effect of
a local church "seeing with the
eyes of tomorrow" is immeasurable.
A new workers' training text will
be published and promoted each
year for the annual training month
(January). Other volumes for spe-
cialization will be prepared and
promoted throughout the year.
quality workmen needed
God expects quality from His
workmen. Paul instructs the worker
to "study to shew thyself approved
unto God, a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed." The local
church needs capable leaders, pro-
ficient workers and trained teach-
ers to effectively minister to the
community. The local church must
have trained leadership to lead
others in Christian training. Quali-
ty workmen are needed to meet this
challenge.
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Sunday School and
Youth Work Statistics
By O. W. POLEN, Notional Sunday School and Youth Director
Congratulations to Washington and Oregon!
In the words of State Director Leo E.
Smith, ". . . in the past two months we
have begun two new Sunday Schools and
organized two new Y.P.E.'s. During the
month of April we had seven Sunday
Schools break their records, and as a
state we set a new all-time high for
our Sunday School attendance for a
four Sunday month."
— National Director
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Weekly Attendance
May 1960
500 and Over
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 838
Mlddletown (Clayton Street), Ohio .... 519
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan 501
400-499
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia 462
Kannapolis, North Carolina 461
Jacksonville. Florida 456
North Cleveland, Tennessee 448
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio .... 409
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio .... 406
Wilmington, North Carolina 400
300-399
East Chattanooga, Tennessee 388
North Chattanooga, Tennessee 380
Erwin, North Carolina 362
Whitwell, Tennessee 355
Somerset. Kentucky 345
Daisy, Tennessee .. 337
Biltmore, North Carolina 336
South Gastonia. North Carolina 334
Monroe (Fourth Street), Michigan ... 325
Tampa, Florida 318
Griffin. Georgia 312
Buford, Georgia 309
Orlando. Florida 308
Lakeland. Florida 307
Alabama City, Alabama 300
Louisville (Highland Park), Kentucky 300
200-299
Newport News. Virginia 291
Rome (North). Georgia 288
West Flint. Michigan 287
Sulphur Springs, Florida 282
Anderson (McDuffie Street),
South Carolina 275
Savannah (Anderson Street). Georgia 274
Lenoir. North Carolina 274
Pontlac. Michigan 270
Pulaski, Virginia 268
Lenoir City. Tennessee 265
South Lebanon, Ohio 262
Rock Hill, South Carolina 262
Atlanta (Riverside). Georgia 261
Van Dyke. Michigan 260
Charlotte, North Carolina 259
East Lumberton, North Carolina 259
Sumiton, Alabama 258
Perry. Florida 258
Dallas. North Carolina 256
Dayton (Oakrldge Drive). Ohio 254
Dillon. South Carolina .. 254
Akron (Market Street). Ohio 251
South Cleveland. Tennessee 251
West Gastonia, North Carolina 250
Dayton (East Fourth), Ohio 250
East Laurinburg. North Carolina 249
Greenville (Woodslde Avenue),
South Carolina 245
Marlon. South Carolina 241
Nashville (Meridian Street),
Tennessee
Jesup, Georgia
Wyandotte, Michigan
Rcssville, Georgia
Gastonia (Ranlo), North Carolina
Ft. Mill, South Carolina ..
Greenwood, South Carolina
Baldwin Park, California
West Lakeland, Florida _
West Indianapolis, Indiana
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Rifle Range, Florida .....
Russell Springs, Kentucky
Jackson, Kentucky
Norfolk, Virginia
Elolse, Florida .. ..
Lanes Avenue, Florida
Jackson, Mississippi
100-199
Naples Florida ..;
Bartow, Florida .. .....
Knoxville (8th Avenue), Tennessee ...
Radford, Virginia
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Fitzgerald, Georgia
St. Louis (Gravois), Missouri
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Wallins. Kentucky
St. Louis (Grand Ave.), Missouri ...
Columbus (Frebls Avenue), Ohio
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Mobile (Crlchton), Alabama
Columbus (29th Street). Georgia
Anniston, Alabama .....
North Birmingham, Alabama
Charleston (King Street),
West Virginia
Clearwater, Florida
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Logan, West Virginia
Dallas, Texas
Tarpon Springs, Florida
La Follette, Tennessee
Cleveland (East 55th), Ohio
Greer, South Carolina
Avondale Estates, Georgia
Greenville (Park Place),
South Carolina
Chattanooga (East Ridge), Tennessee
Couches Fcrk, Kentucky
Sanford, North Carolina
Dayton, Tennessee -.
Brunswick, Georgia
Grays Knob, Kentucky
East Belmont, North Carolina
Willard, Ohio-
Lake Wales, Florida
Pinsonfork, Kentucky
Toledo (Segur), Ohio
Georgetown, South Carolina
Garden City, Florida
Eldorado, Illinois
York, South Carolina
Macclenny, Flordia
Chattanooga (4th Avenue).
Tennessee
Huntington. West Virginia
Alma. Georgia
Seneca, South Carolina
East Fayetteville. North Carolina
Home for Children, Tennessee
East Orlando, Florida
Ferndale, Michigan
Paris, Texas
Memphis (Rosamond Avenue),
Tennessee
Walhalla (No. 1), South Carolina
Tallahassee, Florida
Columbus (Belvidere), Ohio
Lancaster. Ohio
Benton, Illinois
Huntsville, Alabama ...
Santa Ana. California
Lawrenceville. Georgia
Sanford. Ohio
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West Danville, Virginia 160
Winchester, Kentucky 159
San Pablo, California 158
Winter Garden, Florida ...... 158
Fayetteville, North Carolina 158
Florence, South Carolina _ 158
McMinnvllle, Tennessee _ 158
Greenville, North Carolina 157
Lawton, Oklahoma 157
Bristol, Tennessee 157
Erwin, Tennessee 157
Marbledale, Tennessee 157
Demorest, Georgia _ 157
Port Huron, Michigan 157
Pensacola, Florida 156
Thomaston, Georgia 156
East Burlington, North Carolina 156
Tifton, Georgia 155
Calhoun, Georgia 155
Honea Path, South Carolina 155
Woodruff, South Carolina 155
Dyersburg, Tennessee 155
Auburndale, Florida _ 154
Springfield, Ohio ... 154
Pelzer, South Carolina 154
Cocoa, Florida 153
Dalton, Georgia 153
Lindale. Georgia 153
Marietta, Georgia 153
Mlddlesboro (Noetown), Kentucky 153
Soddy, Tennessee 153
Mooresville, North Carolina 152
Orangeburg, South Carolina 152
Bluefleld, Virginia 152
Okeechobee, Florida .. 151
Dressen, Kentucky 151
Louisville (Portland), Kentucky 151
West Knoxville, Tennessee 151
Memphis (Mississippi Blvd.),
TGnncssGc 151
St. Louis (Northside), Missouri ..!... ..^! 151
Mobile (Oakdale), Alabama 150
Summit, Illinois 150
Catlettsburg, Kentucky 150
Asheville, North Carolina 150
Lake City, South Carolina 150
Fresno H/M, California 149
Austin, Indiana 149
Evarts, Kentucky 149
Louisville (Faith Temple), Kentucky ... 149
Greenville, Mississippi 149
Clarksburg, West Virginia 149
Lebanon, Ohio 148
LaFrance, South Carolina 148
Everett, Pennsylvania 146
Memphis (Park Avenue). Tennessee 146
Oakley, California 145
West Hollywood, Florida 145
Vanceburg, Kentucky 145
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 145
Hugo. Oklahoma 145
Houston (No. 2), Texas 145
Chattanooga (Missionary Ridge),
Tennessee ... 145
Battle Creek, Michigan 144
Parrott, Virginia 144
Sevierville, Tennessee 143
Largo, Florida 142
Lando, South Carolina 141
Ninety Six, South Carolina 141
Talledega, Alabama 140
Marked Tree, Arkansas 140
Dover, Florida 140
Blackshear. Georgia 140
Rockingham, North Carolina 140
Waycross (Brunei Street), Georgia 139
Baldwin, Georgia 139
Mlddletown (Rufus), Ohio 139
Greenville (Washington Avenue),
South Carolina 139
Mt. Dora. Florida ... 138
Rome (West), Georgia 138
John Sevier, Tennessee 138
Dade City, Florida 137
North St. Petersburg, Florida 137
Rochelle, Illinois 137
Hestertown, North Carolina 137
Gaffney, South Carolina 137
Chattanooga (Dividing Ridge),
Tennessee — — — — -
North Summit, Alabama -
Kankakee, Illinois — —
Muskegon, Michigan — - -
Newport, Kentucky —
Four Oaks, North Carolina -
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio
Jackson, Tennessee —
Elkins, West Virginia — - - —
Aiken, South Carolina - —
Conway, South Carolina _ —
West Miami, Florida
Mt. Vernon, Illinois - —
Johnson City, Tennessee
War, West Virginia — -
Riviera Beach, Florida — -
Granite Falls, North Carolina — —
Canton, North Carolina . — —
Findlay, Ohio - -
Ciaysburg, Pennsylvania .„_
Blacksburg, South Carolina —
Warrenville, South Carolina
Adamsville, Alabama —
Buhl, Alabama _
North Miami, Florida ....
New Orleans (Spain Street),
Louisiana . - —
Greensboro, North Carolina -
Wadesboro, North Carolina —
Laurens, South Carolina
Homerville, Georgia __ — - -
Greenville (Laurens Rd.),
South Carolina — —
Roanoke, Virginia
Chapmansville, West Virginia
Trafford, Alabama
Springfield, North Carolina —
Hamilton (Kenworth), Ohio
Christiansburg, Virginia
Mill Creek, West Virginia —
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Sylacauga, Alabama —
Guntersville, Alabama — — -
Ft. Pierce, Florida
Manatee, Florida ~ —
Benton Harbor, Michigan —
Royal Oak, Michigan ._.. —
Draper, North Carolina —.
Cross Mill, North Carolina
Shelby, North Carolina -
Iowa Park, Texas _ __.
Ft. Worth (Riverside), Texas —
Summerville, Georgia —
Corbin, Kentucky __ —
River Rouge, Michigan —
Mullins, South Carolina —
Chokoloskee, Florida —
Hazlrhurst, Georgia _„
Statesville, North Carolina
Lincolnton, North Carolina
Walhalla (No. 2), South Carolina ....
Ware Shoals, South Carolina
Solway, Tennessee
South Norfolk, Virginia
Bradshaw, West Virginia
Weyanoke, West Virginia ....
Nettleton, Arkansas
West Winter Haven, Florida
Bernard, Kentucky ..
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
South Benton Harbor, Michigan
Rhodell, West Virginia
Marlinton, West Virginia
Brenton, West Virginia
Smithers, West Virginia
Lake Placid, Florida
Pompano Beach, Florida
Sebring, Florida ...
Cawood, Kentucky ._ .....
Stanley, North Carolina .....
Landis, North Carolina .....
Unicoi, Tennessee .....
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Alabama ..
Florida
Arkansas _■
Illinois
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NATION'S TOP TEN IN HOME
DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE
Total Monthly Attendance for May
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 9,645
Kannapolis, North Carolina 1,436
Cleveland (North), Tennessee 1,350
Ft. Mill, South Carolina ...... ...... ...... 1,000
Lumberton, North Carolina 989
Columbus (Frebis Avenue), Ohio 850
Talladega, Alabama 785
Mitchell, Indiana 770
Lake Worth, Florida 551
West Indianapolis, Indiana 547
REPORT OF NEW SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Branch Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 - -- 120
Branch Sunday Schools reported
as of May 30, 1960 _ — 957
New Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 __ 90
Total Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 (Branch
and New) — — 210
TEN STATES HIGHEST IN HOME
DEPARTMENTS
South Carolina —
West Virginia —
Ohio --- —
37
36
30
Y. P. E.
Average Weekly Attendance
May 1960
299 and Over
Middletown (Clayton Street), Ohio 290
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio __ 283
Saddle Tree, North Carolina 214
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 209
150-199
Dayton (East Foiirth), Ohio — 175
Daisy, Tennessee - — --- 173
Erwin, North Carolina - 170
Lumberton, North Carolina 169
Wilmington. North Carolina 169
Jacksonville, Florida _. 167
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia 166
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan - 165
Pomona, California 158
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania 156
Woodruff, South Carolina _. - 154
Caraway, Arkansas - — — 152
South Mt. Zion, Georgia 151
Crumbley's Chapel, Alabama — — 150
100-149
Goldsboro, North Carolina ~.~ - 134
Plant City, Florida - — 131
Sulphur Springs, Florida — 131
Dayton (Oakridge Drive), Ohio 131
Wilson, North Carolina — — 130
Fayetteville, North Carolina _ 129
Grays Knob, Kentucky — 127
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio . — 125
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania -— — 125
East Laurinburg, North Carolina _ 124
Cleveland (Fulton Road), Ohio 124
Knoxville (Eighth Avenue). Tennessee 122
North Chattanooga, Tennessee — 121
Dallas, North Carolina __ 120
North Cleveland, Tennessee — 120
Carthage, Tennessee _ - 119
Garden City, Florida __ — 118
Rifle Range, Florida 117
Cleveland (East 55th), Ohio _ 114
Ft. Worth (Riverside), Texas 113
Sevierville (Home for Children),
Tennessee - — 113
Evarts, Kentucky ._. — Ill
Eloise, Florida — - 110
Rome (North), Georgia 110
Rossville, Georgia — — 110
Paris, Texas __. — 109
Georgetown, South Carolina 109
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CONTENTS
GUEST EDITORIAL
Campaigning With Ease
FEATURES
Fish and Friendship ...
Foundation Stones . . . of a Good
Sunday School
Treasure^
Anybody Know That New Girl?
Lock in the Right Direction
Jewels of Japan
Count the Sunny Days!
The Kind of Youth That the
World Needs
DEPARTMENTS
YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW . .
CHILDREN'S STORY
Too Heavy to Carry ....
VARIETY
ART
BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Does Your Sunday School Care
(for the Absentee^
STATISTICS
COVER
Dr. Edward D. Simpson __ 3
Duby Boyd ~_ 4
Dr. W. Warren Filkin, Jr. 6
LeRoy C. Brown 8
Pauline V. McConnell 9
Chester Shuler 10
Mary Grace Comans 1 1
Katherine Bevis 12
Ray H. Hughes 14
Avis Swiger 2
Eino Johnson 13
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H. Bernard Dixon 24
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YOUTH WONTS TO KNOW
By Avis Swiger
Dear Mrs. Swiger:
Why is there so much commo-
tion now about a Catholic running
for President? Does it make any
difference what the religious belief
is of our President? — A.B.S.
Dear A. B. S.:
I would say that there has not
been nearly as much said about
this situation in Christian circles
as should be said. Our people are
somewhat complacent about it be-
cause they are not aware of the
danger involved. Let me say that
it does make a difference whether
our President is Catholic or Protes-
tant. The Catholic owes his first
allegiance to the Pope, not to his
country. We cherish our way of
freedom which has been gained
and maintained by much sacrifice,
and we do not want to relinquish
it to a union of church and state
such as the Catholics desire.
Here is a statement from the
Syllabus of Pope Pius IX, which
must be accepted under oath by
all priests: "The ecclesiastical pow-
er has a right to exercise its au-
thority independent of the tolera-
tion of the civil government. The
Church has the power of employ-
ing force and of exercising direct
and indirect temporal power. It is
necessary even in the present day
that the Catholic religion shall be
held as the only religion of the
State, to the exclusion of all other
forms of worship."
If you want to really know what
Roman Catholicism stands for, and
is, read "The Other Side of Rome"
by John B. Wilder. It was a Path-
way Book Club selection some time
last winter, and can be secured
from the Church of God Publish-
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PEN PALS
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(Continued on page 18)
Vol. 31 SEPTEMBER, 1960 No. 9
Charles W. Conn. Editor-in-Chief
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Gaines, Tunisia; James M. Beaty, Haiti;
L. E. Heil, Japan; Wayne C. McAfee,
Brazil; Dora Myers, India; M. G. Mc-
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Campaigning With "Ease"
The 15th National Sunday
School Convention convenes in St.
Louis, Missouri, October 12-14,
1960.
r-WL URING THESE DAYS of
J\ political campaigning, you
&L-J have probably been im-
pressed with the tremendous effort
being expended for the party cause.
Apparently no sacrifice of blood,
sweat and tears is considered too
great in the promotion of the plat-
form. Perhaps only those on the
inside of such an operation ac-
tually know and appreciate the
great amount of money, time and
energy it takes. In fact, it may seem
that it is a paradox to speak of
"Campaigning With Ease." But the
truth of the matter is that when it
is done properly and in an or-
ganized manner, it is easier!
Consider, for example, the fol-
lowing planks in the promotional
platform as guides to campaigning
with E's for Sunday School.
Enthuse
Inspiration is caught rather than
taught. Before we can expect to
convince others that Sunday School
is the most worthwhile hour in the
week, we must be sold on the idea
ourselves. Ask yourself where you
can invest your life and reach
more people for Jesus Christ per
capita, per dollar, and per hour
than through the Sunday School.
The first requisite for campaign-
ing for Christ through the Sunday
School is enthusiasm. And the best
way to produce this vitality is to
talk, think, pray and live Sunday
School yourself. The first thing you
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know, your fellow workers will
catch your spirit, and the whole
staff will become alive because you
generated a spark!
Enlist
But this is not a one-man cam-
paign . . . that is, for long. It may
have to begin with you, but you
cannot do it alone. So select the
most likely person around you and
begin to cultivate him. Expose him
to the glow that radiates from your
own conviction that Sunday School
is the "biggest job in the world,"
and soon you will become a com-
mittee of two. Then, allow the
principle of multiplication to take
over until you have a staff of en-
thusiastic co-laborers. This beats
the old method of tricking, bribing,
shaming or demanding and pro-
duces better campaigners (and is
easier, too). Could it be that you
have not because you ask not? But
do not attempt to skip the first
step and immediately try to enlist
helpers without first inspiring
them!
Educate
Zeal must be accompanied by
knowledge. After you have suc-
ceeded in sharing your enthusiasm
for Sunday School endeavor, you
may find that you need to train
and educate workers for the vari-
ous tasks involved in this great en-
terprise. In the area of promotion,
most of us are sadly lacking in
general know-how and specific
techniques. The fields of public re-
lations, promotion and advertising
require training to be done effec-
tively. But the methods are almost
unlimited: telephone, sound trucks,
pins, flyers, posters, stickers, hats,
armbands, etc. Be sure to investi-
(Continued on page 18)
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FISH
and
FRIENDSHIP
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AMBROSE
Rick searched frantically among the undergrowth before
he saw the bulky frame of the boat sticking out a few
feet ahead.
By Duby Boyd
|/^ICKTOW SHAGINOFF had
/^X never felt so rebellious in
f X all the seventeen years of
his uneventful life. Of all the nights
of the season to have to watch the
fish nets, his would have to be to-
night. It would not be so bad if he
had not put the fellows off for the
second time. They would never ask
him to go on another camping trip
as long as he lived. It was bad
enough to have lived in a mission
home all your life, but to have al-
ways countless duties that kept you
from being a part of the gang was
almost too much in Rick's reason-
ing.
He could still hear Brother Wes-
ley as he had replied to his fer-
vent request for another boy to
take his duty. "I'm sorry, Rick, but
surely you understand the impor-
tance of having someone with the
nets tonight; the reds are running
better than in four years. I can't
think of any other boy to take your
place. No, Rick, I'm afraid I can't
help you." Rick had stalked indig-
nantly from the dining room.
There was nothing left to do but
find the gang and tell them.
That had not been easy. Rick
could note the disgust in Ted's
voice as he said, "Aw, look here,
Shaginoff, we were counting on
you for the camping equipment;
surely you can get off this once."
They never would understand,
thought Rick; they had never had
to catch fish in the summer in
order to have food for the long
winter months. They didn't know
what it was like to live in a
"home" with only one-half of a
small room to call your own and
to share everything with thirty-
two other boys. They didn't know
how badly he wanted to go on
that trip and there was no use
trying to explain. "I'm sorry, fel-
lows, but I just can't make it this
time."
It was nearing seven o'clock
when Rick left the kitchen with a
small lunch and a not-so-small
lump in his throat. He was half-
way down the path when he heard
footsteps behind him and turned
to find a small grimy-faced boy
following close behind him.
"And just where do you think
you're going?" asked Ricky grump-
ily.
"Brother Wesley said I could go
with you to watch the nets," the
boy replied. "I won't get in the
way and I can help you. I went
with John last week and I know
how."
"Look, Denny Jim, I don't need
any help. Now you just turn right
around and march back up that
hill before I make you."
"Please, Rick, let me go with you.
I want to help you."
"Aw, all right if you must go,
but I'm warning you, you get in
my way just one time and I'll take
you home myself."
The fishing site
was located one mile from the
home on Goose Bay. During the
month of August, the big red salm-
on swarmed up the bay to their
spawning grounds by the thou-
sands. A big net had been stretched
across part of the bay and it had
to be watched day and night. Dur-
ing the summer months in Alaska,
the sun shone all night and fish-
ing was indeed a sport to those
who sought sport; but to Rick,
nothing had seemed less like sport
in all his life.
A small tent had been pitched
near the net on the beach and a
boat was pulled onto the sand near
it. The top of the net could be
seen as it rocked gently on the
waves of the bay. The sun was
still three hours high and it seemed
to Rick it would never set.
Rick took tbe lunch from his
jacket pocket and laid it on a flat
stone near the tent and flung him-
self on the ground. Little Denny
Jim ran to examine the boat as if
he had never seen it before in all
his life. He walked near the net and
stood looking ai it as if any mo-
ment it would get up and walk
away supported by a salmon large
as a whale. Rick looked on very
disgustedly and then closed his
eyes.
The fellows would just about be
to Little Susitna by this time. He
thought of the fun they'd have.
They would probably pitch camp
and then hike up to Ice Lake. Rick
remembered that he had never
seen anything so beautiful in all
his life as the glistening lake of
solid ice surrounded by the green
of the summer grass and the bril-
liant red of the fireweed. For some
reason the ice never melted from
the lake all year round; while the
rest of the landscape wore the hues
of summer, it remained blue and
sparkling like the mirage of a des-
ert wayfarer. Tomorrow the fellows
would probably go up the moun-
tain and ski in the snow and get
a tan from the glare of the sun
on ice. Rick was keenly feeling the
pains of self pity when he was
summoned back to reality by the
nudging of Denny Jim at his elbow.
"Wuz you sleepin', Rick?"
"Naw, I was just thinkin'. Why
don't you go back home, kid? It's
going to get cold after a bit and
I don't want you howlin'. I got
work to do and I can't be bothered
with a kid hangin' around."
If Rick noticed the hurt look in
little Denny Jim's eyes, he didn't
show it. The little fellow almost
cried as he said. "I just wanted to
help you Rick. I don't mind the
cold and I can help you pull in
the fish. Please let me stay. You
can go to sleep if you want to and
I'll watch the nets. I'm not a bit
sleepy and I'll call you if there's
a big run."
Rick shrugged and turned away,
"O.K., kid, you're askin' for it."
A SUDDEN SPLASH-
ing caused them both to turn to-
ward the nets. They were moving
from side to side. Rick ran for the
boat and by the time he got there
little Denny Jim was helping him
to push it out. When they got to the
net, Rick began to feel along the
top until he reached the place
where the fish was caught and
floundering. Sure enough, it was a
big one. Denny Jim held the boat
steady as Rick pulled the fish from
the net. There were gashes on his
sides where he had tried to free
himself. Rick threw him to the bot-
tom of the boat and took the oars.
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JS THERE ANY WAY by which
one may be sure that his Sun-
day School will grow? Is there
any way in which he may be sure
that the school will be on a solid
footing? I mention these eight
foundation stones of a good Sun-
day School. These are not the only
foundation stones, of course, but
they are eight important ones.
A Good Sunday School Will Be a
Church-related School
This is easy to say, but the idea
was not always as readily accepted
as it is today. You recall that Rob-
ert Raikes started the first Sunday
School in Gloucester, England, to
ameliorate the unhappy state of
children who worked in factories
through the week. When he heard
them running the streets and using
foul language on Sunday, he sought
to do something for them. So for
these children, he started a Sunday
School which ran Sunday morning
and afternoon. The curriculum was
adapted to the need. It included
reading and writing and also some
Bible. Raikes was a journalist and
used his facilities to publicize his
work. From here the idea took fire
and spread through England and
the colonies.
You will note that the Sunday
School started outside the church.
OF
^0H^
GOOD SUNDAY SCHOOL
For years it was not welcome in
the church. When it finally got in-
side the churches, it frequently
was a law unto itself. In Norwick
Town, Connecticut, a Miss Lathrop
gathered children in the gallery of
her church after the morning serv-
ice. The aged pastor drove her out,
shouting abuse at her for dese-
crating the house of God on the
Lord's day. Next Sunday he found
them seated outside on the church
steps. "You imps of Satan," he
shouted, "you are always doing the
devil's work."
In New England Lyman Beecher
shocked his people by getting them
to support the Sunday School. He
called on his most influential,
prominent members to send their
children to Sunday School. Up until
this time the Sunday School move-
ment even in New England had
been directed primarily to the un-
derprivileged children of the com-
munity. But Lyman Beecher was a
strong enough man to carry his
point, and from then on children of
the more well-to-do families were
permitted to attend his Sunday
School.
This was in 1835.
Today we believe that the Sun-
day School ought to be under
church control. All of the officers
and teachers should be elected or
appointed, directly or indirectly, by
the local church. This can be done,
of course, by a responsible body,
such as the board of education.
The board, then, is responsible to
the local church and makes reg-
ular reports of progress and ac-
tivity to the local church.
This will mean, too, that the
church will receive the monies re-
ceived by the Sunday School, and
the church in turn will pay all of
the bills, and will seek to provide
the best sort of equipment and
materials for the school.
If some of the people are slow
to acknowledge the validity of such
a plan, they may be reminded that
it is just a good business proposi-
tion. If 75 per cent of the mem-
bership of a local church comes
through the door of the Sunday
School, and 80 per cent of the
church workers, and 90 per cent of
the ministers and missionaries
come to the church through the
door of the Sunday School, then
any church can well afford to sub-
sidize the Sunday School. The hope
of its future lies in the Sunday
School. As the Sunday School pros-
pers, the local church prospers.
The Good Sunday School Will Be
Distinctly a Bible School
I believe in Bibles brought, Bibles
taught, Bibles studied, and Bibles
used. There is no book like the
Bible. It has been loved as no other
book, hated as no other book, stud-
ied as no other book, and thank
God, victorious as no other book.
Some of the other agencies will,
of course, teach subject matter re-
lated to the better understanding of
the Bible and related subjects, but
the morning hour will be primarily
for the teaching of the Word of
God.
A. T. Pierson well wrote, "While
many books inform, and some few
reform, only this one Book will
transform."
The Good Sunday School Will Be a
Graded School
The good Sunday School will be
graded in all departments — in-
cluding the adult groups. We ac-
cept this in principle today, if not
in practice. C. P. Hargiss used to
do Sunday School promotional
work in Kentucky. He had been
brought up in Mississippi. He says
that the Sunday School in which
he was first a member had only
two classes — infant and adult. The
infant class was from birth to 21.
He said, "Every Sunday I used to
get up in my number 11 shoes
with the rest in my class and sing,
'Little Feet, Be Careful Where You
Go.'"
Today we acknowledge the dif-
ferences between those of different
ages — almost everywhere except in
church. We acknowledge the dif-
ference between first graders, sec-
ond graders, and third graders on
week days; then sometimes (be-
cause there aren't very many) we
group them together on Sundays.
Farmers who raise lots of chick-
ens keep the little chicks right out
of the incubators from those a few
weeks old and the old hens. We
ought to be as smart on Sundays
with our boys and girls — and their
daddies and mothers — as the farm-
ers are all through the week with
their poultry.
I will come back to this matter
later.
A Good Sunday School Will Be a
Growing: School
In recent years there has been a
lot of loose talk on the general
vein that we are interested in
•quality and not quantity. Actually,
we ought to have both, and we can
have both. Dr. Elmer Palmer is pas-
tor of the Judson Baptist Church
of Oak Park, Illinois. He made his
school's motto, "A bigger school and
a better school for 1956." This is on
the right line.
Now the strange thing is that
many a church is satisfied just to
endure the Sunday School, year in
and year out, little realizing that a
thriving Sunday School will vitalize
the entire church program.
The growing school stimulates
all of the workers to new activity
for Christ. General MacArthur nev-
er helped to win anybody's war just
being satisfied to hold his own; yet
many Sunday Schools appear well
pleased if they just keep up with
last week's and last year's record.
We must do more than this. We
can do more than this. As long as
there are lost people in your com-
munity and mine, we dare not rest
on our past efforts, or even dare
be satisfied just to "hold our own."
I remind you that you can have a
big Sunday School anywhere there
are people, any time you want one.
My job is to make people's want-
to-ers to function. My job is to
seek to create a holy — but optimis-
tic— dissatisfaction. Vance Havner
says, "Comfort the afflicted and
afflict the comforted."
When those who claim to believe
the gospel are not active in the
work of seeking systematically to
reach lost people for Christ, it is
no wonder that lost people feel the
way that I did about the truths of
the gospel — that they are just so
much "church talk."
If you will discover your respon-
sibilities in your neighborhood,
multiply classes and departments,
enlist and train new workers and
step up the training program for
present workers, provide place and
space for those whom you wish to
reach, and then step up the pro-
gram of visitation and publicity,
you can build a larger Sunday
School, which with such a program
will, at the same time, produce a
better Sunday School.
A Good Sunday School Will Be a
Well-staffed School
A well-staffed school requires
training of present and future
workers. Some use the term "teach-
er training program," but this term
is not broad enough. The officers
need to have a philosophy and vi-
sion of Sunday School work just as
much as the teachers. The officers
need to know about the proper ad-
ministration of the school. For one
thing, the teachers, of the lower
age group especially, must be their
own truant officers. I do not like
the term, but it emphasizes a phase
of a teacher's work which is fre-
quently overlooked.
The teacher needs to multiply
out-of-class contacts with the
members of his class. He needs
to visit those whom he would reach
who have never yet started to at-
tend, and he needs to visit those
who are sick or under some par-
ticular stress or strain. This gets
him into the administration side.
And the officers need to be spe-
cialists with their particular age
group. The superintendent may be-
come the supervisor if he knows
what good teaching is and how to
coach his teachers so that they be-
come better teachers.
All of this at least suggests the
importance of planning the work
with such care that will guarantee
the growth of all the workers.
Somebody asked, "How do you get
rid of poor teachers?" The answer
was, "Make good ones out of
them." Now, of course, it is much
easier to give the answer than to
do the work involved in the an-
swer; yet the fact ought to be ap-
parent to all of us that many,
many Sunday School workers could
become much better and more ef-
ficient workers if they were given
proper guidance and encourage-
ment.
Someone commented one day
that teachers are born and not
made, and someone else added,
"Well, if it is true that teachers
are born and not made, it is also
true that they are not born made."
A good school will be a well-
staffed school because provision is
made for the discovery, enlistment
and development of workers into
the best workers they can become.
A Good Sunday School Must Be a
Soul-winning' School
Sunday School must be an evan-
gelistic school. As one man put it,
"We are not interested merely in
making fishing tackle, but in
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Tpeasupk
By LeRoy C. Brown
n FAMOUS PHYSICIAN told Dean Farrar about
// a rich man who was dying. For no apparent
i S\l reason, this man kept opening and closing
his right hand. Finally the man's son explained:
"Father always handled money before going to sleep."
Then the boy put a large amount of money into the
man's hand. And he clutched it as he died. Grasping
money had become such a strong habit, he could not
resist it even during his last few moments on earth.
Often the correct answer to this question, "How
much money must a man have to be satisfied?" is,
"Only a little more." People who once felt that they
would be satisfied with hundreds or thousands are
now feverishly seeking hundreds of thousands or a
million. And perhaps strangely, millionaires yearn for
billions.
A collector at Bombay had a Chinese god marked
"heathen idol," and a gold coin marked "Christian
idol."
A sincere Christian, however, does not idolize money.
Either a layman or a pastor who has completely
dedicated himself to God finds values in His ser-
vice which far surpass any temporal rewards. When
a native pastor in China, for instance, was offered
ten times the amount he received from his Missions
Board if he would work for a large business organi-
zation, he said, "Matthew left the customs to follow
Jesus. Do you think I'm going to leave Jesus to follow
the customs?"
The old saying that "every man has his price"
simply is not true. Judas did betray Jesus for thirty
pieces of silver and many people today are betraying
Him for even less than that. But there are also many
more devoted Christians who would not reject Him for
anything in the world.
Yet money is often a temptation. God said, "Where
your treasure is, there will your heart be also" (Mat-
thew 6:21).
The heart soon causes a person to indicate his likes
and dislikes and to reveal the values he holds in life.
For instance, a Christian visitor once asked a wealthy
man to listen to some beautiful passages of Scrip-
ture. "I can't now," said the man. "I must listen to
the stock market reports over the radio. It's time
right now!" Nothing could have drawn him away
from the market quotations. He was far more in-
terested in the price of steel than in God's Word.
PEOPLE LIKE TO think and talk about
their treasures. The person who concentrates con-
stantly upon accumulating wealth plans and schemes
to get more and more. One who lives for social dis-
tinction spends much time (often to the exclusion of
devotional privileges) planning wardrobes and dream-
ing about being the center of attraction.
People try earnestly to accomplish or to realize the
values which they consider to be very important. What
are the important values in life? We could make two
general divisions, temporal and spiritual values, or
that which lasts for a short time and that which
endures forever. Of course, temporal values such as
food, clothing, and shelter are worthwhile. We need
them. But it seems that no wise person would say
that bread for the body is more valuable than the
Bread of Life.
The steel that the rich man idolized is a solid sub-
stance although it will rust, decay, and be dust before
eternity has scarcely begun. Surely the person who
collects surplus dollars which will soon be left behind
is somewhat like a child who wanted to save snow-
balls for a Fourth of July picnic!
Certainly God wants His people to be "diligent" in
business. Yet when that business, or the tangible re-
wards of it, become bigger than God in the mind of
a person, that person is in danger of becoming spirit-
ually delinquent.
Wise is the person who has more in the banks of
heaven than in the banks on earth. There are no
pockets in a shroud, and a bank book does not contain
the promise of eternal life. That can be found only
in God's Book. And surely, when the rewards of hea-
ven are seriously considered, all temporal values, in
comparison, are cheap indeed.
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves
break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor
steal" (Matthew 6:19, 20).
Which is more important — to leave a treasure on
earth or to know that one will be waiting for us
when we leave?
8
By Pauline V. McConnell
s\ F YOU HAVE ever been a new girl in a new
(/ school in a new town, then you have some idea
^_Jr how my friend, Terry, felt. She was telling me
about it today.
"There I was standing in a corner of the room pre-
tending to be invisible. I had hidden away, trying to
recover from a terrifying ghastly experience. You
don't know how it was, being introduced, I mean.
I was trying to recover my composure from a per-
fectly horrible moment when this girl, the most
sought-after girl in the whole school — in the whole
town for that matter — came along. She pointed at
the sea of faces in front of me and identified each.
I was sure I would never remember which was which.
"Debby was not only a very pretty girl, but she was
also friendly. When she smiled, everyone smiled along
with her. Honestly, that girl has more poise and
self-assurance. But the introductions, they went some-
thing like this:
" 'Terry, dear, I want you to meet Danny Frazier;
he's our English Lit' wizard . . .
" 'Oh, Terry, here you are, you must meet David.
He's the best skier around these parts.
" 'Alice, you must come and meet Terry; she's new
here . . .'
"Debby did all the right things. She told me just
enough about each student she introduced to make it
easy to start a conversation. But did I ever feel like a
goon. I was so self-conscious and I felt that everyone
had his eyes on me. I could just imagine all of them
saying, 'Who is she anyway? Where did she come
from? Is she any fun? Will she fit in with us as a
group?' Well, last night I felt like anything but one of
them. They all seemed so closely knit. I felt as if I
did not have one thing in common with any of them.
"A couple went to the kitchen to get some ginger
ale. I was convinced from the laughter out there that
they were having some fun at my expense. While I
was sitting there in the corner feeling sorry for my-
self and wishing I was home, Debby, the popular girl,
went to the piano. She sat down and in a very sweet,
clear voice, she sang, 'When you come to the end of
a perfect day.' She followed that with 'Annie Laurie,'
and before I knew it, I was humming softly to myself.
Some of the girls, secure in their surroundings, sang
loudly, teasing several of the boys as they did so.
"Then Debby stopped playing. She looked straight at
me and said, 'Terry, Professor Bradley says that you
play classical music just beautifully. He also told us
that you have composed and written two of your own
concertos. Won't you play something for us now?'
WELL, FOR A MOMENT I practically died
right in that room. Then one of the boys called
out, 'Oh, come on, Terry; we are waiting. I must con-
fess that that is the real reason I came here
tonight. Professor Bradley said you might be modest
about your music and he thought it would be a good
idea for me to see your technique!' All at once I knew
they wanted me to be one of them. Previously they
had made it clear that they wanted me, but I had
ignored them. It would not have hurt me to smile
and respond in some manner. It would not have hurt
me to smile at their quips and earn a chance to be
included in this fine group. I went right over to the
piano, sat down, and played. One of the boys brought
over some classical pieces and I launched into the
compositions I knew so well. And then I played two
of my own compositions.
"At the end of my first rendition, I knew they
liked me and wanted me. And at the end of the
third encore, their applause was deafening. I had
found a way to earn the privilege of being one of
them. It came over me like a flash: one has to make
an effort to surmount any obstacle. A girl has to give
something of herself to break the ice.
"Entering any group, old or new, is merely a sort
of exchange — swapping identities. I learned last night
that both sides have to give a little and take a little.
Living in this town is going to be just wonderful. I'll
never feel out of place here again."
I listened as my friend told her story and as I got
up to leave, I said, "I'll be returning to New York City
tonight. I'm sure no one will have to worry about
you from now on, dear. Just as long as you remember
that old adage, 'I am part of all the people I know,
and a part of me belongs to those I meet; but most
important of all, in the end, I belong to God,' you
will get along all right, Terry." And I am sure she
will.
' «*% *Ti
Look in the Right Direction
By Chester Shuler
". . . look up, and lift up your
heads . . ." Luke 21:28.
•}OOK!"
/ All of us are frequently
0*» looking for something or
someone. The object of our search
may be business success, increased
pay, better , living conditions, or
something that is lost. Whatever
the object of our search, we must
look in the right direction before
we shall succeed.
"One hot day while walking
through a strip of Florida wood-
land," related a tourist, "I was
terrified to hear the dreaded warn-
ing 'whir-r-r' of a diamondback
rattler. I was afraid to move,
afraid to stand still. The sound
seemed to come from all directions
at once. I strained my eyes to
catch sight of the reptile, but in
vain. Each instant I expected to
feel the sting of poisoned fangs
and drop dead. In my terror, I
called out for help. Fortunately a
companion hastened toward me.
With keener vision, he quickly lo-
cated the snake, and after drawing
me to safety, he dispatched it. I
am quite sure," the tourist added
earnestly, "that I had looked in
every direction — except the right
one. And that failure could have
cost my life."
People and snakes share a mu-
tual hatred — just as God declared
would be the case after the serpent
(Satan) had tempted Eve in the
Garden (Genesis 3:14, 15). Ap-
propriately, Satan is often referred
to as a serpent. There is similarity
of action. A Christian must watch
for the tempter lurking along his
path.
Naturalists say that a rattle-
snake is never quite so dangerous
as when he fails to sound the usual
warning. This is true of Satan also,
when he poses as an "angel of
light" (2 Corinthians 11:14). He
can seem harmless, pleasant, at-
tractive. His wiles, schemes, and
pitfalls are poisoned fangs so clev-
erly camouflaged as to seem al-
luring. He strikes when we least
expect it — always at our weakest
point. It is so important to keep
always on the alert, looking in the
right direction.
Snakes live on or in the earth,
and that is the place to look if we
would avoid them. Satan, as "prince
of the power of the air" (Ephesians
2:2) is invisible and only the re-
sults of his activities are discernible
to the natural eye. His presence
can be "felt," however, and we need
the power of the Lord Jesus, Sa-
tan's only conqueror, if we are to
avoid temptation and the pitfalls
set to ensnare us.
HOW SHALL we know
the right direction in which to
look?
Looking back may be pleasant,
but it can be dangerous. Reviewing
past sins and mistakes is depres-
sing. If we have repented of them
and are forgiven, we should forget
them also.
Looking ahead has advantages;
but if we look forward with ap-
prehension, it is unwise. We shall
do much better to look upward to
Jesus, and rest in the assurance
that He will surely guide us over or
around the danger spots when they
are reached.
Looking around us may be good
at times, but if, like Peter, when
walking on the sea, we see fright-
ening "waves and storms" which
bring despondency, discourage-
ment, and despair, this too is a
poor direction in which to look.
Looking inward can bring little
joy or peace, because we have
nothing within ourselves which can
encourage.
Looking upward — to Jesus — is the
only safe and right direction. Je-
sus Himself set the example. At the
grave of Lazarus He "lifted up his
eyes" before performing a great
miracle. Just before making His
prayer in Gethsemane for His dis-
ciples— and for us — He "lifted up
his eyes unto heaven." Stephen the
martyr, about to die from stoning,
"looked up stedfastly into heaven,
and saw the glory of God . . ."
(John 11:41; 17:1; Acts 7:55). In
His discourse concerning dire
things to come upon the earth at
a future time, Jesus said that
when such things "begin to come
to pass, then look up, and lift up
your heads; for your redemption
draweth nigh" (Luke 21:28).
Let us, then, form the habit of
looking up — when discouraged,
tempted, terrified, tried, sick,
weary, or dying. It is the one safe
direction to look for wisdom and
for help. To look at the lovely star-
studded sky is soothing; but to look
beyond and with the eye of faith
see Jesus, our Saviour, Lord, Pro-
tector, Friend, Guide — that is com-
forting and it is wise.
10
JEWELS OF JAPAN
By Mary Grace Comans
JN JAPAN'S ninety-two mil-
lion people with less than one
percent professing Christian-
ity, there is a sea of eager youth
who need to become illuminated
with the gospel of Christ. They
need to be convicted by the Word
and the Holy Ghost and made
alive unto God our heavenly Fa-
ther through Christ Jesus who
loved them so much He gave His
life's blood for their redemption.
These priceless jewels are a tre-
mendous challenge to the recipi-
ents of the grace of God. Can we
be idle, complacent, or indifferent?
Can we use any of our energy
carelessly or our resources for the
unnecessary with such a harvest
before us?
May we consider what it means
to us to know that Jesus is the
Way, the Truth, the Life, the Lily
of the Valley, the Bright and
Morning Star, the Redeemer to all
who believe, the Resurrected One,
the Ascended One and the soon-
coming Bridegroom for a glorious
Church not having spot or wrinkle.
Could our failure to obey, a
virture more valuable than sacri-
fice, make a spot on our garment?
Could our lack of sacrifice cause
our garment to wrinkle? Let us
humbly and earnestly pray, "Lord,
what will you have me to do to
further the gospel of the kingdom
to this extremely needy field?"
The past few months I have en-
joyed the fellowship and kindness
of many Japanese young people in
the Tokyo area. They are repre-
sentative of a multitude who are
amazingly interested in the English
language. They have great respect
for education and are very studi-
ous, but education has not filled
the emptiness of their hearts. The
Shinto and Buddhist religions of
the past centuries have not met
their spiritual needs; and present-
ly, anxiety, fear and doubt are ex-
tremely prevalent.
This anxious generation needs
an introduction to the Good Shep-
(Continued on page 20)
Miss Wakui is also an excellent language
teacher.
11
COUNT THE SUNNY DAI
f\ T WAS Henry Ford II, who
(/said: "Nobody can really
s_>^ guarantee the future. The
best we can do is size up the
chances, calculate the risks in-
volved, estimate our ability to deal
with them and then make our plans
with confidence."
And we might add to this won-
derful bit of advice, "We CAN
count the sunny days in our life."
Someone has said that if we
count the sunny and the cloudy
days of the whole year, we shall
find that sunshine predominates.
This is also true of our daily
living. Emergencies are sure to
come. "Prepare in trifles," wisely
'counsels Dr. Babcock, "so that you
are ready for the crises." He goes
on to say that if your oatmeal
burns at breakfast, take it calmly;
then when your house is in flames,
you can meet that with calmness
and composure, too.
We cannot get ready for an
emergency in a moment. What we
do with the "sunny days" of our
lives determines what we do with
those that are "cloudy."
In her inspiring poem written
many years ago, Ella Wheeler Wil-
cox expressed an enduring and age-
less axiom:
One ship drives east, and another
west
With the selfsame winds that blow,
'Tis the set of the sail, and not
the gale
Which tells them the way to go.
Like the winds of the sea are the
loaves of fate,
As we journey along through life,
'Tis the set of the soul that marks
the goal
And not the calm or the strife."
The determination of
the soul is the key to achievement!
By Katherine Bevis
The lives of great men of history,
without exception, show a struggle
of forces which, like the winds of
the sea, tried to deter them from
their goal. But they "held their
course." When the wind and sea
subsided, the morning sun found
them still on their course, headed
for the goal for which their sails
had been set.
This determination helps us to
discover the ability by which we
can meet life as it really is, meet
life on the cloudy days as well
as on the sunny days.
If we are not prepared for the
cloudy days in our lives, we are
like certain hunters who belonged
to a hunting club. This hunting
club had a prepared course over
which these members were accus-
tomed to ride easily. There were
barways and ditches nicely ar-
ranged for the average rider to
follow the hounds as they were
led by the scent of a dead fox
carefully dragged over the conven-
tional fairway.
One day, however, a live fox un-
expectedly crossed the trail. The
hounds bounded after the fox in
full cry. Rumor has it that a good
many of the established boasted
reputations came to grief where
the real fences and benches had to
be jumped.
There are many people who try
to deal with life in a similar way.
They have their lives charted out
according to the sunny days. Then
when an occasional cloudy day ar-
rives, when they are called upon
unexpectedly to face the reality of
"this cloud," they suddenly realize
they are unprepared.
But when the set of the sails
keep their proper course, the sunny
day is even brighter than any that
have gone before.
THREE MEN spent the
night on Mount Rigi in order to
see the sunrise the next morning,
for it was reputed to be the grand-
est sight on earth. The men were
awakened very early by the Alpine
horn and were soon up and out of
the hotel with the other guests on
the summit of the Rigi. It was
cold and bleak, and they were
shivering and sleepy. It seemed
they were doomed to disappoint-
ments, for soon a heavy cloud
gathered on Mount Pilatus across
Lake Lucerne and swiftly swept
toward them.
The sun rose with feeble light,
flared, flickered, and disappeared.
They were compelled to go back
to the hotel. Sitting in their hotel
room, they watched the storm from
their window. It glowered menac-
ingly above the mountain peaks,
but by and by a faint streak of
light appeared on the snowy peak
of Finster-Aahorn through a break
in the clouds like a taper that
crept down the mountain sides
as though lighting the candles of
the day.
Soon the Eiger and Wetterhorn
shimmered in golden beauty, and
in all its majesty and glory the
Jungfrau blazed up to greet the
sun.
Then the sunlight danced from
peak to peak along the whole
Bernese Oberland. Rushing to the
mountains, the men were soon lost
in the wonder of the sunrise on
Mount Rigi, all the more glorious
because of the black storm that
had preceded it.
Remember, if you count the sun-
ny days and the cloudy days of
the entire year, you will find the
sunny days predominate.
Accept this challenge today!
Check the days off and watch the
sun break through all the storms!
12
TOO
HEAVY
TO CARRY
Q UAN PEREZ had finally com-
^^pleted his contest essay, and
(y had handed it in to his Eng-
lish teacher, Miss Swindoll. He knew
he had no chance of winning the
prize, but the essay would also be
graded as an assignment, so he
had to write it. And it had not been
hard to write about animals, for he
did love them very much.
But now, as he hurried along the
deserted hallway on his way out of
school, he puzzled over the strange
ways of his fellow humans. Why do
they not like us Mexicans? he won-
dered. Maybe it is because many
of us are poor, he decided. Quien
sabe? Yes, who knows?
Juan shrugged away the thought.
As he turned a corner, he saw a
small, oblong box lying on the floor
near the drinking fountain. He
hurried forward to pick it up. In-
side the box were a beautiful ball-
point pen and an Eversharp pen-
cil. Juan's dark eyes brightened as
he admired his find.
His first impulse was to go to the
■principal's office to turn in the set
but, remembering the chores that
awaited him at home, he decided
against it. There would be time
enough for that in the morning.
His father would be displeased if
he did not get at least one row of
cabbages hoed before darkness fell.
Hurrying homeward, Juan
thought about the pen and pencil
set nestling in a pocket of his
faded jeans. He had often admired
such sets in the drugstore, but
could not afford one.
And now he had one right in
his pocket!
But it does not belong to me, he
reminded himself. Or does it? What
is it the others sometimes say?
"Finders, keepers; losers, weepers."
Yes, that is how they say. But is
it right? Somebody is probably
feeling very sad over having lost
the set. It might even be one of my
good friends.
JUAN WAS STILL un-
decided about what to do as he
hoed the cabbages that evening. He
knew he ought to turn the set in
next morning, but he also wanted
very much to keep it. He thought
of telling his parents and sister
about it. But they would say he
must not keep it, that it pays to
be honest.
Finally, just before bedtime, Juan
decided to tell only his sister Con-
chita about it. But first he would
swear her to secrecy.
Calling her aside, he said: "Lit-
tle sister, I have a secret I would
share with you. But first you -must
promise not to tell anyone about
it. Will you do this?"
Conchita nodded gravely, and
her long black tresses fell over her
lovely face.
"You must say it, sister," Juan
insisted. "Vow that you will keep
my secret."
Conchita promised, and Juan
quickly told her of finding the pen
and pencil. He also admitted he
was tempted to keep it for him-
self.
"But this you cannot do, Juan,"
Conchita protested. "It is not yours
to keep."
"Did I not find it?" argued Juan.
"It is not as if I stole it, you
know."
Tears glistened in Conchita's vel-
vety brown eyes.
"But if you keep it, my brother
will be a thief. You must not do
this terrible sin, Juan."
Juan knew she was right, and
the knowledge made him feel an
angry guilt. "Do not speak like
that," he said. "You are young and
do not understand these things. I
found the set, and it is mine if I
choose to keep it."
"Young?" flared Conchita. "I am
but two years younger than you."
Her voice broke, grew pleading:
"Oh, Juan, I love you, but if you
do not turn in the set, I will tell
our parents."
"You would break a vow?" Juan
replied. "Then surely you are no
better than a thief yourself."
"I-I forgot my promise," mur-
mured Conchita. "No, I will not
tell. But if you keep the set, you
will be punished by God. Have we
not been taught it pays to be hon-
est?"
Juan refused to meet her gaze.
"Sometimes I am not so sure that
it does," he said lamely. "Besides,
I have not said I will not turn in
the set. I only said I might keep it.
I will decide by the time we reach
school tomorrow."
"I will pray for you tonight,"
Conchita told him.
"I, too, will pray," Juan prom-
ised. "And now I think I will go to
bed."
"Vaya con Dios," his sister whis-
pered. "Go with God."
Juan slept poorly that night.
In THE morning, Juan
avoided his sister's questioning
glances as much as possible. He
left for school ahead of her, carry-
ing the pen and pencil with him.
Usually he walked with a light,
springy stride, but this morning his
feet dragged and his shoulders
sagged. He felt as if a great weight
had been laid upon his back.
It is no use, he thought. Much
as I want the set, I cannot keep it.
I will turn it in to the principal as
soon as I get to school. Yes, that is
what I must do.
Having decided on a definite
course of action, Juan felt im-
mensely relieved. He breathed deep-
ly of the cool air, and threw back
his shoulders. Whoever had lost the
pen and pencil set would call at the
principal's office to see if it had
been found. When they did, they
would learn that he, Juan Perez,
had found it and turned it in.
Any lingering reluctance Juan
may have felt upon giving up his
find was quickly dispelled by the
admiring smile and warm hand-
( Continued on page 21)
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SERMON BY REV. RAY H. HUGHES, PREACHED TO 7,000 PEOPLE— ROYAL
ALBERT HALL, APRIL 18, 1960.
s\/* OW LOOK WITH me to the
If J book of Daniel, chapter one,
# / verses 4 through 8. "Chil-
dren in whom was no blemish, but
well favoured, and skilful in all
wisdom, and cunning in knowledge,
and understanding science, and
such as had ability in them to
stand in the king's palace, and
whom they might teach the learn-
ing and the tongue of the Chal-
deans. And the king appointed
them a daily provision of the king's
meat, and of the wine which he
drank: so nourishing them three
years, that at the end thereof
they might stand before the king.
Now among these were of the
children of Judah, Daniel, Hana-
niah, Mishael, and Azariah: Unto
whom the prince of the eunuchs
gave names: for he gave unto
Daniel the name of Belteshazzar;
and to Hananiah, Shadrach; and
to Mishael, of Meshach; and to
Azariah, of Abed-nego. But Daniel
purposed in his heart that he
would not defile himself with the
portion of the king's meat, nor
with the wine which he drank:
therefore he requested of the prince
of the eunuchs that he might not
defile himself."
May God add his blessings to
the reading of His word. Shall we
pray? Father, touch your minister
today. May I speak words in sea-
son to those who are weary. Give
me the tongue of the learned. May
the glory and shekinah of God
come down upon this audience.
May the Holy Spirit of God strike
the hearts of those who know You
not. May they be convicted of their
sins, and may those who are dis-
couraged be lifted up and made to
sit in heavenly places in Christ
Jesus. Amen.
First, let us survey the world
that has been created for this gen-
eration of youth, the world that
the former generation bequeathed
to the youth of our day. Parental
neglect, lack of Christian influence
in the home, broken homes and
the behavioristic philosophy advo-
cated in many systems of education
have all contributed to the prob-
lem of our times. Captain William
Hartung, of the city in which I
live, Baltimore, Md., said, "Some-
thing seems to have happened to
kids in the last two or three
years." Really, what has happened
to kids in the last two or three
years is the result of listening to
atheists- and infidels who have
taken God out of the textbooks
and have propagated the godless
philosophy of life. Professor Soro-
kin of Harvard University said,
"If more and .more individuals are
brought up in this sex-saturated
atmosphere without deep moral
and spiritual restraint, they will
become rudderless folks, controlled
only by the winds of their environ-
ment."
Look at the youth today. They
have been thrust into a world rid-
dled by vice, strife and immorality.
Look at their environment. Unless
they have some guidance and
leadership, what can we expect but
chaos. In fact, if the young peo-
ple of this generation are not
brought to the Lord Jesus Christ,
there may not be another gener-
ation. If we lose the young peo-
ple of today, the coming genera-
tion is damned unless there is di-
vine intervention. One sociologist
said, "Unless this mad obsession
with sex can be reversed, we are
doomed."
Sociologists, psychiatrists, judges,
criminologists, law enforcement of-
ficers and organizations of various
kinds have sought for a solution to
stop this rage of juvenile delin-
quency; but it goes on unabated.
Authorities tell us that during 1960,
crime will become the greatest in
American and British history. In
the United States of America, it
is predicted that there will be 540,-
000 juvenile offenders, the offenses
ranging from theft, to rape, to mur-
der. This is the environment into
which our young people have been
thrust.
What kind of youth does a world
like this need? My remarks will
The Kind
Yout
That the
World Nee
By Ray H. Hughes
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be around this question, and I'm
using for a subject, The Kind of
Youth That the World Needs.
Basically, this prob-
lem is a spiritual one. For this rea-
son the various agencies who have
tried everything from reform to
culture have failed to solve the
problem. Youths have been called
the victims of uncertain times; but
actually, these times present op-
portunities for young people. We
need not be victims of the times,
but victors amidst these times. The
Bible says, "... we are more than
conquerors through him that loved
us" (Romans 8:37).
When we stop to think of the
accomplishments of young people
of yesteryear, we realize that the
accent has always been on youth.
Esther came into the kingdom at
the time she was needed. The
Scripture says, ". . . and who know-
eth whether thou art come to the
kingdom for such a time as this?"
Who knows but what God has
raised up Pentecostal young people
for just such a time as this, for
just such a day that we can meet
the challenge that is before us.
We must not succumb to these
times, but the times must challenge
us. We should accept this day as
an opportunity to win others for
Christ. When Jesus Christ chose
his twleve disciples, for the most
part, they were young men. Great
old men have most generally been
great young men. Let us notice
some of the contributions that
young people have made to the
world.
Gallileo discovered the law of the
vibration of the pendulum at the
age of 18 and became a professor
at 25. Joan of Arc led the armies of
France at 18. Tennyson wrote his
first volume of poems at 18. Calvin
wrote "The Institutes" at the age
of 27. Napoleon was commander of
the armies of Italy at 27. David
Livingstone became a missionary to
Africa at 27. Oliver Cromwell was
British Prime Minister at the age
fo 25 and a member of Parliament
at 29; Gladstone, at 23 and Pitt,
at 21. Alexander the Great con-
quered the known world at the
age of 32 and wept because there
were no more worlds to conquer.
Outside the Damascus gate of
Jerusalem on the lone, dark, gray
hill called Calvary, another Young
Man defied the forces of hell and
spoiled principalities and powers,
made a show of them openly and
triumphed over them. A Young Man
only 33 years of age was nailed
to the transverse cross for the sins
of other young people. He took
their place and pardoned the sins
of youth.
Yes, the accent has always been
on youth. When Socrates, the great
philosopher, returned to Athens, he
would always inquire about the
welfare of the youth. When asked
why, he replied, "Because the
future of Athens depends on its
youth." Benjamin Kidd made this
statement, "Give us the youth, and
we will create a new mind and a
new earth in a single generation."
It was Goethe who said, "The des-
tiny of a nation can be determined
at any time by the opinions of her
youth." We are not victims! Not on
your life! We are victors!
In verse 4 of Daniel 1 we read,
"Children in whom was no blem-
ish . . ." The word "children" means
youth. Four young men had been
taken into Babylonian captivity and
were away from home. It was the
desire of Nebuchadnezzar that
these Hebrew youths would be-
come acclimated.
The first step was to change
their names. Daniel's name, which
means "God is our judge," was
changed to Belteshazzar, which
means "the hidden treasures of
Bel." Hananiah, meaning "t h e
grace of the Lord," was changed to
Shadrach, meaning "the inspira-
tion of the shining sun." Mishael
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means the "Lord is a strong God";
Meshach, "the goddess of Shach."
Azariah, "the Lord our help," was
changed to a Chaldean name,
Abed-nego, which means "servant
of the shining fire." With changed
names and changed environment,
these boys maintained what they
had been taught in Zion. What
they had been taught in the
church they could live on the
street under all circumstances. Al-
though these youths were away
from home and the influence of
parents, they did not bow to evil
influence.
The world needs young people
with conviction. Stable youth for a
changing world, young people who
can say no, young people, like
Daniel, who will not defile them-
selves with the king's meat and
the king's wine, young people who
will dare to be different and have
courage and strength to be dif-
ferent is our need. If we serve
Christ, there is a cross of being
different.
There is a feeling in the world
today that we ought to conform
to the world in a measure to at-
tract and hold our youth. Con-
sessions have been made, but young
people continue to make their exo-
dus from the church. The truth is,
young people want to be different
and want to be challenged to be
different. It is evident that young
people are non-conformists, revolu-
tionary and unconventional. The
young people of these times strive
to be different. Listen to their con-
versation. Someone who doesn't
conform to their pattern is a
square or an odd ball. If you don't
understand what they're saying,
they might ask you, "Don't you
dig our jive?" Since young people
are different, why not be different
for something that counts. Why
not be different for Jesus Christ?
The world needs youth with a
true philosophy of purity. In these
days morality in the eyes of the
public is relative and not absolute.
Trial marriages are advocated, and
pre-marital relationship is con-
doned. Sexual chastity is ridiculed
as old-fashion. Marriage loyalty is
tabooed. Newsstands are filled with
obscene literature, pornography is
fast becoming a billion dollar busi-
ness. The music of our day has a
sensual beat and suggestive words.
Newspapers play up and glorify
lust. The movie screen emphasizes
the lust and vice of our times.
Amidst all this, what kind of young
people does this world need?
The world needs young people
of sterling character like Joseph
who did not listen to the siren
voice of a lewd woman but left
his coat and risked being thrown
in prison. We need young men like
Daniel who will say, "I will not
defile myself with alcholic bever-
ages. Advertise it as much as you
like. It will not entice me." We
need young women like Queen
Vashti, who at the time of a big
party and banquet, refused to be-
come a sex symbol when the king
desired her to display her beauty
before the crowd. She lost her posi-
tion; she was driven from the
palace, but she maintained her
purity and held her virtue.
The Bible tells us, ". . . keep thy-
self pure" (1 Timothy 5:22). I
would say the same to the young
people in Albert Hall this after-
noon, as well as to the oldsters.
And mind you, some of you old-
sters can stand some of this. I
have never seen such laxity among
adults as today. I think this is one
of the great reasons why delin-
quency exists among the youth.
". . . keep thyself pure." "Flee al-
so youthful lusts ..." (2 Timothy
2:22). Those things that you desire
to do just once for the thrill will
grip you like a vice and hold you
like a leech until you become a
victim, a servant and a slave in-
stead of one who has pleasure.
The question is asked, "How can
I overcome these things? I must
have a way out." You will admit
that what I have said is right,
but you want an answer. You can
always find the answer in the Bi-
ble. "Wherewithal shall a young
man cleanse his way? by taking
heed thereto according to thy
word" (Psalm 119:9). And Jesus
said, "Now ye are clean through
the word which I have spoken un-
to you" (John 15:3). The Word of
God is the greatest element. The
Word will give you guidance and
direction.
The world needs young people
with courage. Young people that
will not ask for pity or compromise,
but courage to stand when it comes
to a clash of loyalties will meet
this need. Courage, when the world
becomes a rival to the church, to
say, "I'll take the church," courage
to stand with the despised few who
are made spectacles and fools for
Christ's sake, courage enough not
to be worried about social accept-
ance but willing to be an outcast
in the sight of the world — this we
need.
God's Bible tells us what our
outcome will be. The Hebrew youths
had this type of courage. Melzar,
the prince of the eunuchs, said to
the Hebrew youths, "... I fear my
lord the king, who hath appointed
your meat and your drink: for
why should he see your faces
worse liking than the children
which are of your sort?" The reply
was "Prove thy servants, I beseech
thee, ten days; and let them give
us pulse to eat, and water to drink."
After ten days their countenances
were compared to those who
had taken the king's portion and
had drunk the king's wine. The
result was thrilling. The Bible says
"And at the end of the ten days
their countenances appeared fairer
and fatter in flesh than all the
children which did eat the portion
of the king's meat."
I throw out a challenge to you
this afternoon. Look at those who
are partakers of the world. Behold
them. Behold their future. Behold
their end. Then look at those who
are serving Jesus Christ, and make
your decision. Who is it that has
a shine on his face? Who is it that
has a beaming countenance? Who
is it that radiates and reflects
light in the midst of this dark
world? It is the one who has said,
"Prove us thy servants. We have
made our choice." This is a choice
that gives one real courage to face
life.
Young people are also looking
for a purpose in life. One college
student who had returned home
after graduation said, "College gave
us spokes, but no hub. We came
away with knowledge but no pur-
pose; therefore, our dilemma."
Vandalism, delinquency, crime,
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WORKERS' TRAINING COURSE
NO. 5 A SUCCESS!
Yes, Workers' Training
Course No. 5 proved to be an out-
standing success in the "Sooner
State." Last fall when the State
S. S. and Youth Board met along
with our State Overseer and State
S. S. and Youth Director, much
concern was apparent over the lack
of well-trained S. S. workers. The
board passed a measure to give
100 per cent co-operation to
W.T.C. No. 5.
Several months have passed since
that meeting, and all of Oklahoma
may justly be proud of the fact
that our state has put forth the
first state-wide effort to teach the
W. T. C. program in every local
church in any state. In the year
1959, Oklahoma awarded sixty-five
certificates. At this writing three
hundred and forty-four W. T. C.
No. 5 certificates have been issued
from the state S. S. and Youth Of-
fice for 1960.
Our State S. S. and Youth Di-
rector, Jim Madison, traveled over
five thousand miles in this effort
and has probably taught W. T. C.
No. 5 more than anyone else in our
church. The State Youth Board,
State S. S. and Youth Director,
State Overseer and several other
ministers in the state served as
our instructors, teaching the course
three nights in each church. A
few of our churches were forced
to postpone their course due to
bad weather, but they are in the
process of teaching now. When the
last examination is in, we expect
the total number of certificates
awarded to exceed 400! With only
forty-eight churches in our state,
we feel God has helped us through-
out this undertaking for Him. Cecil
Knight is to be commended for
his contribution as author of the
current course. Pastors are saying,
"This is what we have needed for
some time." Sunday School workers
are remarking, "I feel much more
qualified for my work." The course
actually began a revival in one
church. We feel our workers are
better qualified and inspired to do
more since receiving valuable help
and suggestions through W. T. C.
No. 5.
— Reporter
A HOLY VISITATION
By Robert Hart,
North Carolina Sunday School
and Youth Director
Above are two snap-
shots taken during the Senior
Youth Camp in North Carolina.
The Lord gave us a holy visitation
on Thursday during the camp.
Some of the girls were sick, and
we prayed for them. Following the
prayer for the sick, a number of
the teen-agers requested prayer
that they might receive the Holy
Ghost. The brethren laid hands on
them, and almost every one they
prayed for received the Holy Ghost.
The power of the Lord was so
intensely manifested that those
who were not saved began to cry
and request prayer. This continued
from about 9:30 in the morning
until supper. During the course of
the day, thirty-six were saved, thir-
ty-three sanctified, forty-five re-
ceived the baptism and twenty-six
joined the church. I praise the
Lord for the break we have been
praying for in the teen-age camp.
BUFFALO HUNT CONTEST
The Sunday School at
Grays Knob, Kentucky, just closed
a very interesting contest, "The
Buffalo Hunt." Brother Freeman
Bartan was our Indian chief.
Brother Calvin Romine was the
leader of the white men. At the
close of our contest there had
been 3,566 buffalo nickels found.
Our total offering amounted to
$216.86, excluding class offerings.
Our pastor, Brother Bartan, with
the Indians won the race being
followed closely by Brother Romine
and his whites.
Much credit is due Brothers
Frank Price, Clarence Jones and
Tommy "Lee Allen, who were real
hunters. Any church will enjoy a
buffalo hunt to raise funds. It cre-
ates so much interest in all ages.
This picture shows our good leaders
in the contest.
— Mrs. J. P. Guthrie, reporter
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FISH AND FRIENDSHIP
(Continued from page 23)
"That's right," broke in Brother
Wesley. "Rick saved the little fellow
from a very serious mishap that
night and I think all the proof
you need of Rick's innocence is the
little fellow's well-being."
After the policeman had gone,
Rick walked over to Brother Wesley
and said, "I guess I owe you an
apology, Sir. I think I've had the
meaning of friendship all wrong
until now."
Brother Wesley smiled broadly,
"Well, Rick, I guess we all have to
find ourselves sooner or later. Oh,
by the way, Willy isn't feeling well.
Could you take his watch with the
nets tonight?"
"It would be a pleasure," said
Ricktow Shaginoff, and he meant
every word of it.
CAMPAIGNING WITH "EASE"
(Continued from page 3)
gate many techniques, determine
which will work best in your sit-
uation (taking into account your
finances, talent and personnel),
then train your workers in their
use. For example, people may be
friendly, talkative and extroverted,
but expert visitors must be trained.
Equip
Now that you have your cam-
paigners inspired and trained, you
will want to give them the tools to
do the job. This equipment will
range all the way from literature
and give-aways to building to ac-
commodate those they succeed in
winning. Let us be as wise as the
Master Builder who first sat down
to count the cost, and plan for the
provision of equipment at each
stage of the campaign.
Extend
Wise salesmen call on the live
prospects first, and then extend
their efforts to the less promising.
There is probably no sequence
which will fit every situation, but
consider the following possibilities:
rolls of regular members of the
Sunday School, church, youth
groups, etc. Then enlarge the list
with relatives of those you are al-
ready reaching; associates such as
playmates, schoolmates, business
associates, neighbors, etc. Next in
the scale may be those in geo-
graphical proximity, the PTA,
scouts, etc. Finally, though not
least rewarding, is the list of new
families taken from utilities com-
pany files, Welcome Wagon, Cham-
ber of Commerce, moving com-
panies, etc. The possibilities are al-
most limitless. Start at the center
with the most likely prospects, and
extend your influence.
Enable
What has been taken many times
for indifference, lack of co-opera-
tion, and carnality may be dis-
covered to be a genuine problem
to which there is a solution. For ex-
ample, many of Our people who
claim they cannot help us cam-
paign for Sunday School, really
cannot ... at least under the pres-
ent conditions. But perhaps we can
alter the circumstances so that they
CAN co-operate. If there are small
children in the home who need
care, then let us supply the baby
sitters. (Do you have some teen-
agers who need an area of Chris-
tian service?) Perhaps there are
expert campaigners who need
transportation, and others who can
drive but feel that is their only
contribution. If leadership will
think from the worker's viewpoint
and make every attempt to solve
the worker's problems, it will dis-
cover that the worker will be much
more co-operative in attitude and
action. In brief, "enable your peo-
ple to co-operate with you!"
Evangelize
Keeping the major task of the
church ever in focus is vital if it is
to accomplish its mission. In these
days of complexity it is easy to
lose one's sense of direction and
get "means" confused with "end."
We reach, we teach, we train, we
serve for the purpose of winning
boys and girls, men and women
to life in Christ. The evangeliza-
tion of the lost, in its fullest sense,
is still the supreme mission of the
church. And, lest the Sunday
School lose its sense of direction,
this goal must always and ever be
re-emphasized.
Entreat
Recognizing this overwhelming
responsibility with which we have
been charged, and realizing the
vast forces of the opposition, the
church is practically crushed by
weight of the impossibility of the
task to its knees in entreaty that
the Lord of Hosts will intervene . . .
and that the Lord of the Harvest
will thrust forth His laborers . . .
and that the Lord God Omnipotent
will display His mighty power in
these difficult but challenging days.
Let us turn from being problem
conscious to power conscious!
While the world is campaigning
for that which is "corruptible,"
may the church be campaigning
with even greater vigor for that
which is "incorruptible." We rep-
resent the greatest cause in all the
world. We campaign for the great-
est Person in all the world. May
we serve with the greatest devo-
tion in all the world.
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Miss Hayelle Hudson (13)
Box 977
Lynch, Kentucky
Mr. Wayne Morris (16)
2623 Peyton Street, N.W.
Atlanta 18, Georgia
Miss Janette Ann Cleland (13)
400-A Princeton Street
China Lake, California
Miss Mary Emma Thomas (17)
Route 2
Clyde, North Carolina
Miss Carolyn Holder (16)
Route 1, Box 58
Cash, Arkansas
Miss Delia Hale (14)
Route 1
Plymouth, Ohio
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New Haven, Ohio
Kenneth Nelson (14)
Route 1
Pinnacle, North Carolina
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MIKE BOLTE
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Mike Bolte, an
eighteen-year-old artist
from Pittsburg, Kansas,
uses his talent as a hobby and
in Church work. He planned
to enter the field of art
commercially, but about a
year ago, he came to
the realization that
God would have
him enter the ministry.
Bolte plans to
enroll this fall in
Kansas State College.
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JEWELS OF JAPAN
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herd who can lead them into green
pastures where there is an abun-
dance of God's love and power, by
the still waters where there is peace
and contentment, and into paths
of righteousness instead of the
cycles of disappointment and doubt.
While Japan's doors are open, it
is expedient that we rush to gather
her jewels into the kingdom of God.
The task is not altogether easy be-
cause of many interior barriers,
namely: the tremendous influence
of Shinto and Buddhist religions
which are interwoven into almost
every phase of their lives; the in-
fluence of strong family ties; the
belief of many older people, par-
ticularly Buddhist, that Christian-
ity was the means of conquering
their nation; compromise of many
mission schools; the poor example
of many professed Christians; evil
influence of American movies; a
very competitive society and the
difficult language.
THERE ARE barriers
and the power of Satan to fight
in every field, but our God is rich
in grace and all the power we need.
There were giants in Canaan, but
there was a Joshua and Caleb who
saw something worth fighting for.
There was a Red Sea, but there
was a Moses who obeyed God.
There was a famine in Palestine,
but there was a Joseph who re-
tained his integrity with God even
in Egypt. There was a threatened
dispersed group of Jews, but there
was an Esther who accepted her re-
sponsibility and opportunity. There
was a world who needed a Saviour,
and there was a lovely Nazarene
who became obedient even unto the
death of the cross. There was a
Rome that needed the glorious gos-
pel of salvation through the Lord
Jesus, and there was an Apostle
Paul who took advantage of chains
to get there.
Should these scriptures continue
to challenge us?
Mark 16:15, "And he said unto
them, Go ye into all the world
and preach the gospel to every
creature."
Luke 10:2, "Therefore said he un-
to them, The harvest truly is great,
but the labourers are few: pray ye
therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that he would send forth labourers
into his harvest."
Let us pray earnestly that very
soon at least two studious, diligent
young couples from the Church of
God will say as Isaiah said, "Here
am I; send me." Japan's youth
need you to lead them to Jesus,
the Prince of Peace.
FOUNDATION STONES
(Continued from page 7)
teaching men to tackle fish."
A. C. Dixon, who for years was
pastor of what is now the Moody
Memorial Church, said that a har-
vest of souls was no more of a
miracle than a harvest of wheat.
What he meant was that there are
laws for the harvest of wheat and
there are laws for the harvest of
souls. In the work of the Sunday
School we recognize the principles
of seed-time and harvest, and we
seek to become co-operative labor-
ers together with God. The Sunday
School can be the greatest evange-
listic arm that the church has.
Many Sunday Schools have yet to
reach their potential here. My phi-
losophy of evangelism is that the
teaching and preaching services of
the church ought to prepare the
hearts of the unsaved in attend-
ance for those who love Christ to
go to them and speak the word of
pardon and press the claims of
Christ on their hearts.
A Good Sunday School Will Be a
Strong Missionary School
The task of world missions,
which includes neighborhood mis-
sions, city missions, state and
home missions, ought to be pre-
sented educationally and inspira-
tionally throughout the year. This
will mean graded presentations of
the idea in general, and of specific
fields and tasks and areas of re-
sponsibility in particular.
I believed in missions before I
became a Christian. I did not need
to be sold on missions after I was
saved, because I had been taught
this as a junior-age and junior-
high-school boy. Dr. W. C. Carver
wrote a book titled, All the World
in All the Word. Like the teaching
of tithing, this should be taught
to youngsters very early — certainly
earlier than I just suggested.
And the starting of new Sunday
Schools and new churches shows
those of your own constituency
that you believe in missions abroad
by actually engaging in the same
sort of endeavor here at home.
A Good Sunday School Will Be a
Properly Equipped School
I have special reference here to
the whole problem of rooms and
equipment. We now know that the
rooms and the equipment teaches.
We can see this especially with re-
gard to certain visual aids — both
projected and non-projected visual
aids, which would include maps,
charts, blackboards, flat pictures,
objects, specimens, models, slides,
filmstrips, and movies.
We are reminded that if we be-
lieve in a graded school, we must
also believe in equipment which
matches the bodies and the needs
of the youngsters. And the equip-
ment ought to be at least as good
as the children and youth have in
their public schools. Early impres-
sions are very lasting. I believe that
one of the reasons youngsters drop
out of the Sunday School in their
early teens is that they have
learned that the oldsters do not
really take the teaching ministry
seriously at all. If they did, they
would provide buildings equal to
those provided for the teaching of
reading, writing and arithmetic. So
by a grand year-after-year object
lesson, adults demonstrate what
they would not dare to voice — that
they do not believe that teaching
the Word of God according to
proper educational procedures is as
important as the teaching of read-
ing, writing and arithmetic. Why?
Because they are careful to pro-
vide proper equipment for the
teaching of these. They are careful
to provide proper staff for these.
But when it comes to teaching the
greatest Book in all of the world —
why just anything is good enough
for Jesus.
These same people would not
think of having a church without
a pulpit or without songbooks.
They believe that these are neces-
sary to the proper running of a
church. But when it comes to edu-
cational equipment worthy of the
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name — just anything is good
enough for Jesus.
I ran across a line the other day
to this effect: When it comes to
providing for adequate building
and equipment for the Lord's work
— in this case, specifically the edu-
cational phase of the Lord's work —
we must always consider present
times as normal times. Many
there are who would want to wait
for "normal times" to build. But
what we fail to do now will mean
that some within our grasp for
Christ will go unreached. Who
knows whether living in your
neighborhood right now is another
Adolph Hitler, Stalin, or an Al Ca-
pone? And who knows whether in
your neighborhood today is another
potential Billy Graham, Jack Shu-
ler, or even a William Carey, or
Adoniran Judson?
But before you can provide ade-
quate building and equipment in
your church and community for
Christ — somebody must care! Will
you be that one? Will you be one
to pass on this burden or respon-
sibility to others who will see that
the job is done in your church and
community? This matter of making
adequate physical provision for the
teaching ministry of the church is
no optional matter. Rather this is
an imperative matter.
If this were a secular enterprise,
and if it were needed, somehow,
money or no money, it would get
done. What is your reaction to this?
Will you not agree that adequate
provision in the way of building
and equipment for those of all ages
is no luxury, but rather a present
necessity?
(Continued from page 13)
shake the principal gave him.
When the principal dismissed
him, Juan hurried to his first peri-
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way, he thought. Perhaps it is best
to be honest always. That set is
very beautiful, but it is too heavy to
carry when I know it is. not really
mine.
As he neared the door of the Eng-
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ring. A moment later, his teacher
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smiled at her, then entered the
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Juan leaned forward in his seat,
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"Juan Perez, will you step for-
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Juan stared blankly at Miss
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"Come forward, please," the
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Dazedly, Juan walked to the
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"Before I present you with the
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Miss Swindoll said. "You see, there
almost was no prize at all. I lost it
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Juan's heart thudded as Miss
Swindoll picked up a small box
from her desk.
"Go ahead, open it," she urged as
she handed the box to him. "You
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and even the rock and roll craze
stem from the lack of purpose in
life. Young people behold the de-
linquency of their elders and be-
come bored stiff with life. There is
no future they say. There is noth-
ing to which they can look forward.
So they decide to live it up and
have a big time. Young people are
wanting a thrill and are seeking
meaning in life. Not only young
people, but the older people as well,
are in pursuit of this goal.
The only real life that you can
find is in Christ Jesus. Apostle
Paul did not say, "For me to live
is pleasure or for me to live is the
possessions of this world." No, he
said, "For me to live is Christ."
There is real purpose in serving
Jesus Christ, when in reality there
is no true purpose in following the
ways of the world. You hear
youth talking about certain world-
ly functions and they exclaim, "Oh,
this is life." But they haven't
learned to properly evaluate life.
The Bible gives us the first step
to true purpose in life. "Remember
now thy Creator in the days of
thy youth ..." (Ecclesiastes 12:1).
If you want someone to thrill you
and lift you above the trials of
our day, then look to the Young
Man who thought enough of you
to give His life for you. He'll bring
peace that passeth understanding.
You can be a young person who
will challenge the world. You can
be worth something to this civili-
zation. Don't waste your life. Don't
throw it to the four winds. Bring
your life to Jesus today, and He
will give you a guarantee of true
peace. If you want to find some-
thing that will help you and give
you a purpose in life, I recommend
the Man, Christ Jesus.
FISH AND FRIENDSHIP
(Continued from page 5)
When they reached the shore, the
fish was lying still.
"Man," said Denny Jim, "isn't he
a whopper?"
Rick did not answer. He thought
the fellows would probably be fish-
ing in the trout stream down the
mountain.
Rick laid the fish in a pile of
high grass and set about building
a fire to ward off the mosquitoes.
After it was blazing brightly, he
sat near it and stared across the
bay. The beauty of the evening
landscape was wasted on his un-
seeing eyes. Long blue shadows had
moved out from the shore line and
looked like a big giant hovering
over the bay. The sky was com-
pletely cloudless and the sun was
still shining brightly in the west.
It would disappear only for two
hours of twilight and then come
back up again and bounce across
the horizon like a lazy rubber ball.
A few twitterings announced that
the birds had not closed their long
day and the insects droned on and
on in the undergrowth near the
shore.
Rick shifted his position and
yawned. His handsome young face
was clouded with the dark thoughts
that crowded his mind. He brood-
ed over his life in the mission
home. His parents were both native
and they had deserted him when
he was a baby. He could never re-
member any affection except that
given him at the home. He had
been taken there when he was two
years old. He had never felt he was
a part of things because all the
kids in the high school were white.
They were nice enough to him, but
there was a world of difference be-
tween them.
Denny Jim sighed aloud and
Rick looked at him. He was
hunched near the fire and half
asleep. He had turned up the col-
lar of his thin little shirt and his
bare feet were covered with a piece
of old fish net. Denny Jim was
part native. He had only been at
the home for two years and Rick
wondered how he could seem so
contented.
The fire needed more wood.
When Rick came back, Denny Jim
had fallen forward. Rick straight-
ened him out and put his own jack-
et over him as the little boy sighed
softly in his sleep.
The fish net was very still and
for a moment Rick closed his eyes
and listened to the waves lapping
against the shore. The insects
droned on in the undergrowth and
the warmth of the fire crept into
his blood.
Rick did not know
how long he had slept, but some-
time later he was awakened by a
faint cry. He sat up and looked
around. The place where Denny
Jim had been sleeping was empty.
The cry came again and Rick saw
him. He was in the boat and the
tide was pulling him out. He was
battling with the oars, but the pull
of the tide was much stronger.
Rick froze for a moment and his
brain refused to work. He knew he
would never be able to swim that
far and the rough water could cap-
size the little boat at any mo-
ment. Rick began to sweat. What
could he do? If only he had a boat.
A boat — that was it! There used to
be a bigger boat up the beach.
Someone had left it from last sum-
mer. He and some of the fellows
had dug it out in the spring and
repaired it. If only it were still
there. His feet sped across the
rough ground and before he real-
ized it he was in the place where
the boat was supposed to be — but
it wasn't there. It must be here he
thought, it has to be here. He
searched frantically among the un-
dergrowth before he saw its bulky
frame sticking out a few feet
ahead. The oars were still in the
bottom and Rick began to row with
all his might. He could not see
the little boat until he rounded the
bend. It was rocking to and fro but
there was no small head bobbing
in it. Rick's heart nearly stopped.
The oars seemed like lead and the
bay an ocean of glue and three
eternities had passed before Rick
reached the boat. He was almost
afraid to look, and even before he
did he heard the voice — "I didn't
mean to be bad; I was just tryin'
to help Rick 'cause I want him to
like . . . please, Lord, don't let me
die here."
Somehow Rick pulled the little
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boy into the boat and rowed to
shore. Denny Jim was very cold.
He looked at Rick with tears in
his eyes and said, "I'm sorry I took
the boat, but there was a fish and
I didn't want to wake you. I
thought I could get him by myself,
but the tide was too strong."
Rick wrapped his jacket around
the little boy and carried him to
the home.
Al MOST A WEEK
passed before Rick saw any of his
gang again. One morning he was
helping two other boys take the
milk to the creamery in town
when the fellows passed in Ted's
jalopy. Rick honked the horn of
the pickup he was driving, but the
fellows pretended not to see.
Later that afternoon when the
boys returned to the home, a po-
lice car was in the driveway. A
territorial officer was on the porch
talking to Brother Wesley. When
the boys got out of the truck,
Brother Wesley called to Rick, "Of-
ficer Nelson would like to ask you
some questions, Rick. Would you
come into the office?" Rick fol-
lowed the two men down the cool
dark corridor to the office at the
end.
After the door had been care-
fully closed, the policeman said, "I
hate to tell you this, Rick, but I'm
afraid you're in trouble." Rick
looked at Brother Wesley while the
words tried to bounce off his
astonished ears.
The officer continued, "A few
nights ago some damage was done
to some Bureau of Public Roads
equipment on the Little Susitna
road. Since this is federal prop-
erty, it is my duty to find the
guilty party and see that he is
properly punished. I have been
given reason to believe that you
are that party and unless you can
definitely prove otherwise, I shall
have to take you in for further
questions."
The silence that fell in the little
room was finally broken by Broth-
er Wesley. "Could you please tell
me what makes you believe that
Rick is responsible for this trou-
ble?" he asked.
The officer shifted his weight to
his left foot and said, "Some pals
of his said they saw him there;
they said he had refused to go on
a camping trip with them and they
were suspicious, so they followed
him. They were apprehended at
first but they all three declared
that Rick is guilty."
Suddenly Rick found that he
could breathe again. "Would that
have been Wednesday night that
all this happened, Sir?" he asked
eagerly.
"Yes," replied the officer. "That
was the night."
"Well, Sir," said Rick, "I can
prove that I was nowhere near Lit-
tle Susitna Wednesday night. I
was watching the nets at Goose
Bay and I wasn't alone; Denny Jim
was with me."
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DOES YOUR
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CARE
(for the Absentee)?
/i BSENTEEISM is a Sunday
/I School tragedy. Statistics
_/T~ indicate that 40 per cent
of those enrolled, on the average,
are absent each Sunday morning.
Other reports reveal that by the
teen-age years we lose 75 per cent.
The problem is not so much to
reach them, but to hold them.
While we have the front door wel-
coming everyone to our fellowship,
too few churches and schools are
watching the back door; conse-
quently, there is a great exodus
from the Sunday School. Within
2,000 years Christianity has grown
from a small number to 835 mil-
lion (including Catholic, Eastern
Orthodox and Protestants). On the
other hand, Communism has
grown from 18 members to 1 bil-
lion within 50 years. The reason-
dedication. If our Sunday Schools
are to survive, we must go and do
likewise.
CONCERN
Is your Sunday School concerned
for the absentee? The greatest
curse of today's church is an ease
in Zion attitude. This was the feel-
ing of Jesus' day. The Jews were
supposed to be God's shepherds to
bring the lost into His Kingdom.
But Israel built their temples and
synagogues and said in substance,
"You lost people can come to us
and find God or go on your way
to hell; we will not trouble our-
selves to go out after you." When
our Sunday School fails to be con-
cerned about the absentee, we are
saying, "You absentees can come
back to our Sunday School to
study God's Word or continue to
be absent and lost forever; we will
not trouble ourselves to visit you or
X X
X X XX
SUNDAY SCHOOL
show any interest in you."
Today, Israel, once a mighty na-
tion, the cradle of Christianity, is
overrun with heathen religion. A
Moslem mosque now stands on the
site of Solomon's temple of splen-
dor. There are comparatively few
Christian churches in the land of
our Lord. At stated times through-
out the day, one can hear weird
voices calling from the mosques for
the people to come to pray.
The last dim flicker of the
roaring flame of yesteryear is
fading in the darkness of despair.
Why? Why? Why have the early
churches closed, and another re-
ligion taken their place? The an-
swer is clear. The fervor of the
early Christians that caused them
to "turn the world upside down"
was lost by their successors. Apa-
thy, indifference, worldliness and
lukewarmness set in, destroyed
their concern for the lost and
killed their desire and power to
witness.
The perfect picture of concern
for the absentee is presented by
Jesus in the parable of the shep-
herd who left his ninety-nine sheep
to hunt for the one lost sheep.
It might be paraphrased in the
following manner: "How think ye?
If a Sunday School has one hun-
dred members, and one of them be
absent, do they not leave the ninety
and nine, and go into the streets,
seeking that one which is absent?
And if so be that they find the
pupil, verily I say unto you, they
rejoice more over that pupil, than
over the ninety and nine which
were not absent. Even so it is not
the will of your Father which is in
heaven that one of these pupils
should perish."
By H. Bernard Dixon
General Superintendent,
North Cleveland, Tennessee,
Church of God
Where there is compassion, there
is action. Whenever Jesus was
moved with compassion, He did
something about it. Paul was
moved to action when he got a
glimpse of the unsaved about him.
The early church was moved with
compassion to such an extent that
they went from house to house
telling of the Christ.
Church of God Sunday Schools!
What will be your plight tomorrow
if you fail to be a good shepherd
today? Will our free Protestant
state be overrun with Catholicism
or Communism? Will a den of in-
iquity replace our classrooms? Will
your Christian witness be smoth-
ered to watery weakness?
Church of God Sunday Schools!
Will future generations point an
accusing finger at you and say,
"Why? Why? Why?" Only you and
your God can answer this.
Church of God Sunday Schools!
Are you not alarmed at your own
lack of genuine concern and bur-
den for souls? Do you not cry out,
"I know I need a compassion for
the lost about me, but how can I
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have it?" The answer is to see men
as Christ saw them.
When we look through the eyes
of Jesus, we see the absentee as
sheep scattered abroad, departed
from the fold, away from the shep-
herd, away from home — lost.
Love is the emotion that builds
Sunday Schools. Love manifested
in the Sunday School goes after the
lost sheep.
CAUSE
"I didn't feel well," "I overslept,"
"I don't have time," or, "I have no
excuse" is often the explanation
given for being absent from Sun-
day School. Most likely the reason
goes far deeper, even though the
absentee himself may not realize it.
Authorities generally agree that
absenteeism is the result of:
1. A feeling of not belonging.
Old families of long standing and
their children, especially teen-
agers, are apt to be clannish and
exclude the new persons from their
activities and fellowship. A wide
range of ages in the classroom is
another barrier. Few Sunday
Schools have an active welcome
committee, either at the front door
or in the classroom.
2. Ineffective and uninteresting
teaching. This type of teaching is
evidence that the teacher has made
little or no preparation, material-
wise or prayer-wise. It also indi-
cates that the teaching is done in
a perfunctory manner in the same
method with the same illustrations
and without proper applications.
These teachers often employ testi-
monies of the hardships of the
past week which tend to kill the
testimony of the victorious life. The
teacher seems to be interested more
in "filling-in" the time than in
reaching the souls of the students.
Too often, the teachers' interest
and activity cease with the closed
lesson on Sunday morning.
3. A poor Christian example by
parents and church members. The
proverb reads, "Like parents, like
children." Out of 800 who left one
church, only three had fathers and
mothers who attended Sunday
School and church regularly. Par-
ents who send their children to
Sunday School should not expect
the same results as those who take
their children to Sunday School.
Non-attending church members
leave themselves liable for criticism
by those who would attend.
We have a little grievance
We just don't think it's fair
That children come to Sunday
School
But their parents are not
there.
Can it be they do not care to hear
That story old and sweet;
Are they too wise and dignified
To sit at Jesus' feet?
— Author Unknoion
CURE
Irregular attendants are usually
new members, or those who have
never acquired the habit of con-
sistent attendance. Consequently,
they need special attention and
patient concern on the part of staff
and teacher.
The program must meet the
deeper needs of the students. Only
as people are blessed by the spirit-
ual ministry of the Sunday School,
will they become a part of its life
and fellowship. A program that is
meeting the needs of the people
will result in increased attendance
and less absenteeism.
"To win friends one must show
himself friendly." A friendly at-
mosphere goes a long way toward
holding the people who have been
attracted to the Sunday School.
The leaders and workers should
be enthusiastic for the cause of
Christ and the work of the Sun-
day School. Enthusiasm is conta-
gious; it will strengthen the inter-
est and loyalty of every member.
Proper provision should be made
for every student. Ventilated
rooms, adequate classroom space,
sufficient lighting and quarterlies
and material for each age group
should be the rule rather than the
exception. The need tor adequate
facilities is further illustrated by
the fact that 74 per cent of the
people left one church because of
the lack of proper facilities.
Efficient teachers play a major
role in maintaining student in-
terest. A well-planned lesson pre-
sented in an interesting manner
and saturated with the love of God
will cultivate regular attendance.
Teacher training may be the an-
swer in most local churches. The
results of a study showed that the
school which required the training
of all its teachers reported an
average attendance of 97 per cent
of the enrollment. The program
for this school included a system
of visitation in which the teachers
and workers participated with com-
mendable loyalty.
This brings us to our final, and
perhaps the most important, cure
for the absentee — follow-up. Con-
tinued absence of a student in
some schools is overlooked. Many
are not missed. Before there can
be continued growth, there must be
a concern for those enrolled. This
can be done best by developing a
definite follow-up system.
The teacher should contact the
absent pupil in small classes. In
larger classes the absent pupils
should be assigned to respon-
sible persons. Each absentee
should be visited or telephoned. If
possible, determine the reason for
absence. A report of the contact
and reason for absence should be
made to the superintendent or en-
rollment secretary.
Temptation to remove the names
of absentees from the roll is great.
Absentees should be marked off
only if they are deceased, living out
of town or attending another Sun-
day School.
Members who are unable to at-
tend because of illness, work or in-
firmities of age should be trans-
ferred to the extension department.
Every effort possible should be
made to determine the reasons for
irregular attendance. When reason
is learned, correct it if at all pos-
sible.
An effective program of evangel-
ism must maintain as well as
reach out. The souls who have
heard are just as dear as those
who have never heard. The Sunday
School that sincerely seeks to ex-
tend the Kingdom will show con-
cern for those whom Christ has
already committed to its care.
Does your Sunday School care
for the absentee? The most fright-
ening fact we have to face is ". . .
everyone of us shall give account
of himself to God" (Romans 14:
12).
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323
309
308
305
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CORRECTION
The Tennessee State Office has advised
that they should have listed the Chatta-
nooga (Avondale), Tennessee Church of
God as having an average attendance in
Sunday School during the month of April
of 127 and an average attendance during
the month cf May of 128.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Weekly Attendance
June, 1960
500 and Over
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina
Middletown (Clayton Street), Ohio _
400-499
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia
Kannapolis, North Carolina ~
Jacksonville, Florida
Erwin, North Carolina
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio
Cleveland (North), Tennessee
300-399
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio ..
Wilmington, North Carolina ....
Daisy, Tennessee _
Biltmore, North Carolina
North Chattanooga, Tennessee
South Gastonia, North Carolina
Whitwell, Tennessee
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Griffin. Georgia
Lakeland, Florida . .
Buford, Georgia
200-299
Anderson (McDuffie),
South Carolina ... „
Monroe (Fourth Street), Michigan
Tampa, Florida
Dillon, South Carolina
Rome (North), Georgia
Alabama City, Alabama
Milford, Delaware
West Flint, Michigan ...
Dayton (East Fourth Street), Ohio
Louisville (Highland Park). Kentucky..
Sulphur Springs. Florida .
Orlando, Florida
Sumiton, Alabama
Atlanta (Riverside), Georgia
Brooklyn, Maryland
Pulaski, Virginia
Savannah (Anderson Street), Georgia
Daytcn (Oakridge Drive), Ohio
East Laurlnburg, North Carolina
South Lebanon, Ohio .
Newport News. Virginia
Akron (Market Street), Ohio
Macon (Napier Avenue), Georgia
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dallas, North Carolina
Pontiac, Michigan ....
South Rocky Mount, North
Carolina
Garden City, Florida
Marion, South Carolina
Van Dyke, Michigan
Lenoir, North Carolina
West Gastonia, North Carolina
Fairborne, Ohio
Jesup, Georgia
Lumberton, North Carolina
Greenville (Woodside Avenue),
South Carolina
Salisbury, Maryland
Columbia. South Carolina
Nashville (Meridian Street),
Tennessee
Princeton, West Virginia
Canton (9th and Gibbs), Ohio
Birmingham (Pike Avenue), Alabama
Baldwin Park, California
Perry. Florida
Greenwood, South Carolina
South Cleveland. Tennessee
West Lakeland, Florida
Easton, Maryland
Annlston, Alabama ....
McColl, South Carolina ... .
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208
North Birmingham, Alabama ...
Wyandotte, Michigan
Wilson, North Carolina
Columbus (Frebis Avenue), Ohio
Home for Children, Tennessee
Fort Mill, South Carolina .... ...
Plant City, Florida
Valdosta, Georgia — . —
La Follette, Tennessee
125-199
West Indianapolis, Indiana
Birmingham (South Park), Alabama ...
Bartow, Florida
Augusta (Crawford Avenue), Georgia
Langley, South Carolina .... _..
Pomotna, California
Avondale Estates, Georgia
Rossville, Georgia
Mobile (Crichton), Alabama
Somerset, Kentucky .... .... ...
Charleston (King Street), South
Carolina .... ...
Chattanooga (East Ridge), Tennessee ...
Bel ton, South Carolina _
Ranlo1, North Carolina ...
Paris, Texas ...
Norfolk, Virginia
Goldsboro, North Carolina ...
Dallas, Texas ...
Greenville (Park Place), South
Carolina
Columbus (Belvldere), Ohio ...
Rifle Range, Florida .... ...
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Lawrencevllle, Georgia
Radford, Virginia
Thomaston, Georgia _
Logan, West Virginia ... ...
Miami, Florida
East Belmont, North Carolina
Eloise, Florida ... . ...
Fitzgerald, Georgia
Baldwin, Georgia
Tlfton, Georgia
Dayton, Tennessee
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Eldorado, Illinois _.
Huntington, West Virginia
San Pablo, California
Clearwater, Florida
Mooresville, North Carolina
Bluefleld, Virginia
Huntsville, Alabama
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Hester Town, North Carolina
Cleveland (East 55th), Ohio
Marietta, Georgia
Sanford, North Carolina
Anderson (Osborne Avenue),
South Carolina _
McMlnnvllle, Tennessee
York, South Carolina
Santa Ana, California ...
Fort Myers, Florida
Austin, Indiana
Walhalla (No. 1), South Carolina
Lake Wales, Florida
Louisville (Portland), Kentucky
Clinton (Lydla), South Carolina
Rock Hill (North), South Carolina ...
Seneca, South Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina
Lancaster, Ohio
West DanvBTS, Virginia
Willow Run, Michigan
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Graham, Texas
Ferndale, Michigan
Greenwood (South), South Carolina ...
Pelzer, South Carolina
Dyersburg. Tennessee
Sylacauga, Alabama
West Winter Haven, Florida
Dalton, Georgia
Toledo (Segur), Ohio
Benton, Illinois
Louisville (Faith Temple),
Kentucky
Lanes Avenue. Florida
Alama, Georgia
Saint Louis (Gravols Avenue),
Missouri
La France, South Carolina r ...
Ninety Six, South Carolina
Demorest, Georgia
Lake City, Florida
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Solway, Tennessee __ ... .
Thomasville, North Carolina ....
Springfield, Ohio ... . _
Dividing Ridge, Tennessee
Montgomery, Alabama
Buhl, Alabama
Brunswick, Georgia .... .... .... .... .... ...
Monroe, Georgia ._
Woodruff, South Carolina .... ... .
Stanley, North Carolina ....
Memphis (Rosamond Avenue),
Tennessee ... . ... .
Swift Current, Canada
Bradley, Florida ....
Lindale, Georgia .._ ...
Pinsonfork, Kentucky
Asheville, North Carolina .... ....
Florence, South Carolina
Bristol, Tennessee .... .... .... ...
Oakdale, Georgia
Russell Springs, Kentucky .... .... ...
Guntersville, Alabama .... ... . ...
Wallins, Kentucky
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio .... ...
Erwin, Tennessee ... . ....
Willard, Ohio .... .... ....
Warrenville, South Carolina
Mableton, Georgia .... ....
Winchester, Kentucky .... .... .... .... ...
Lake City, South Carolina ...
East Orlando, Florida _.. ...
Okeechobee, Florida ... . ...
Kankakee, Illinois
West Charlotte, North Carolina .... ...
Gaffney, South Carolina .... ...
Adamsville, Alabama
East Los Angeles, California
Summit, Illinois ....
Shelburn, Indiana .... .... ...
Saint Louis (Northside), Missouri .... ...
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio
Lawton, Oklahoma __ —
Honea Path, South Carolina
Memphis (Mississippi Boulevard),
Tennessee ....
Tillman Corner, Alabama .... ....
Albany (Eighth Avenue), Georgia ... . ...
Blackshear, Georgia ... . ... . ...
Warner Robins, Georgia ....
Crisfield, Maryland .... .... ...
Valdese, North Carolina
Granite Falls, North Carolina .... .... ...
Greensboro, North Carolina _..
Asheboro, North Carolina ....
Newport, Tennessee
West Knoxville, Tennessee .... ....
Alexandria, Virginia ...
Calhoun, Georgia ....
Wadesboro, North Carolina .... ...
Wake Forest, North Carolina
Lowell, North Carolina .... _
Sevierville, Tennessee
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Chattanooga (Avondale), Tennessee ...
Houston (No. 2), Texas ....
Parrott, Virginia ....
Piedmont, Alabama .... ....
Talladega, Alabama .... ...
Cocoa, Florida ....
Lake Placid, Florida ... .
Sanford, Florida .... .... .
China Grove, North Carolina __ ... . ..
Aiken, South Carolina ...
Conway, South Carolina ....
Lakedale, North Carolina ..
Laurens, South Carolina ...» ,._...
Johnson City, Tennessee .'.
Mobile (Oakdale), Alabama
Dressen, Kentucky .... .
Fairdale, Kentucky
Springfield, North Carolina
Krafton, Alabama ....
Bradford, Alabama
Trafford, Alabama ....
Marked Tree, Arkansas .... ...
Porterville, California ...
North Saint Petersburg, Florida
Atlanta (East), Georgia ....
Middlesboro (Noetown), Kentucky
Leesburg, Florida
Orangeburg, South Carolina
New Summitt, Arkansas ...
Hazlehurst, Georgia ....
Rochelle, Illinois . ....
Ravenna, Kentucky
New Orleans (Spain Street), Louisiana.
River Rouge, Michigan
War, West Virginia
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125
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Fort Mill, South Carolina ....
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Louisville (Highland Park),
Kentucky ....
Lynch, Kentucky ... . ....
West Indianapolis, Indiana
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia
Uhrichsville, Ohio
TEN STATES HIGHEST IN
HOME DEPARTMENTS
West Virginia
South Carolina .... ....
North Carolina ....
Alabama .... .... ....
Ohio ... ....
Arkansas .... .... .... .... ....
Georgia
Illinois ... .... .... .... ....
Oklahoma ....
Florida .... ... . .... ....
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675
495
444
440
425
422
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31
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25
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22
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REPORT OF NEW SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Branch Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959
Branch Sunday Schools reported
as of June 30, 1960
New Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1959 ..
Total Sunday Schools organized since
June 30, 1959 (Branch and New) ..
NATION'S TOP TEN IN HOME
DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE
Total Monthly Attendance for June
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 7,613
Lake Worth, Florida .... .... .... .... .... 836
Talladega, Alabama .... 835
Y. P. E.
Average Weekly Attendance
June, 1960
200 and Over
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina .
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio
Pomona, California .... .
150-199
Middletown (Clayton), Ohio _. ..
Sulphur Springs, Florida .... .... .
Van Dyke, Michigan
Daisy, Tennessee .... .... .... .... ....
Brooklyn, Maryland .... .... ..
Wilson, North Carolina
Plant City, Florida .... .... .... _.
Princeton, West Virginia .... ..
Dayton (East Fourth Street), Ohio _.
North Chattanooga, Tennessee .... .
100-149
Grays Knob, Kentucky .... .... .... _
Jacksonville, Florida .... _.
Dressen, Kentucky .... .... ..
Erwin, North Carolina _ ..
Canton (9th and Gibbs), Ohio ..
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan
Bay Minette, Alabama ..
Rome (North), Georgia ....
Lake Placid, Florida ..
Lenoir City, Tennessee ... ..
Buford, Georgia ....
Garden City, Florida ..
Woodruff, South Carolina
Goldsboro, North Carolina ... ..
Wilmington, North Carolina
Mount Dora, Florida .... .... .... .
West Hollywood, Florida ..
Benton, Illinois .... ....
Sneedview, Alabama _.
Rifle Range, Florida ....
Jesup, Georgia _ ..
Nashville (Meridian Street),
Tennessee
Dallas, North Carolina
Orlando, Florida
Hastons Chapel, Tennessee ....
East Chattanooga, Tennessee .-. ..
Austin, Indiana .... ..
Kannapolis, North Carolina _.
Cross Roads, Alabama
Patetown, North Carolina _. ..
South Lebanon, Ohio _
Vidalia, Georgia _.
Fort Worth (Riverside), Texas
Paris, Texas .... .... .... ....
Albany, Georgia .... .... .... ..
Tampa, Florida .... .... ....
Perry, Florida _ ....
West Lakeland, Florida
Dayton (Oakridge Drive), Ohio .... ...
Atlanta (Riverside), Georgia .
75-99
Vanceburg, Kentucky ....
Sumiton, Alabama ...
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246
214
203
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182
178
178
177
171
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154
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North Birmingham, Alabama ... . ....
Evarts, Kentucky ~ .... ....
Middletown (Oxford), Ohio
Ravenna, Kentucky .... ....
Monrce (4th Street), Michigan
Fayetteville, North Carolina ....
Richmond Dale, Ohio
Lake City, South Carolina .... ... . __
S.W. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ....
Krafton, Alabama ... . _
Torrance, California
East Laurinburg, North Carolina ....
Dublin, Georgia . ... . —
Georgetown, South Carolina
Hialeah, Florida .... ... . —
Tifton, Georgia
Valdosta, Georgia ... ....
Cleveland (East 55th), Ohio .... ....
Radford, Virginia ....
Black Water, Arkansas — — —
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Washington, D. C. ....
Easton, Maryland .... ... . _
Arcadia, Florida — .... .... ....
Lawrenceville, Georgia — . ....
Pembroke, North Carolina ....
Kenosha, Wisconsin . . .... .... .... ....
Mobile (Crichton), Alabama .... ....
Lawrenceville, Illinois ... . ....
Greensboro, North Carolina
Oxford, Ohio .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
Piedmont, Alabama .... .... ....
Hills Chapel, Alabama .... .... ... . ....
East Lakeland, Florida ....
China Grove, North Carolina .... ....
Mineral Wells, Texas ....
Houston (No. 2), Texas
Hammond, Indiana
Glenwood, North Carolina .... ....
East Belmont, North Carolina
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio .... ... .
North Cleveland, Tennessee ....
Estevan, Western Canada .... _
Sayre, Alabama — . .— — .
Rossville, Georgia ....
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio ... .
Adamsville, Alabama ....
South Gastonia, North Carolina ....
Charleston (King Street), South
Carolina ....
Greenville (Woodside Avenue),
South Carolina ... . ....
Spartanburg (South Church),
South Carolina .... .... .... ~
Memphis (Mississippi Boulevard),
Tennessee _. .... — .
Marked Tree, Arkansas ...
Manchester, Kentucky ... _
Combs, Kentucky
North, South Carolina —
McMinnville, Tennessee ....
Wyandotte, Michigan —
Muskegon, Michigan ....
Hugo, Oklahoma _ .... .... ....
Greer, South Carolina
Swift Current, Western Canada
Bluefield, Virginia ....
Ontario, California
Fitzgerald, Georgia ....
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Seneca, South Carolina ._ ... . ... . ... .
Zlon Ridge, Alabama
Bartow, Florida ....
Bernstadt (East), Kentucky
Wilderness Creek, Virginia
Alexander City, Alabama
Decatur, Alabama _ ... . .._ _
Salinas, California ... . .... ... . ....
Granite City, Illinois
Louisville (Faith Temple), Kentucky
Middlesex, North Carolina ....
Akron (Market), Ohio
Seagraves, Texas ....
Conway, South Carolina ....
Graham, Texas _
Iowa Park, Texas ... . .... ....
Pratt City, Alabama
Fort Myers, Florida ... . .—
Oakdale, Georgia .... ....
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Spiritual Results Among Our Youth
June 30, 1960
Saved .... .... .... .... .... 5,581
Sanctified .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1,741
Holy Ghost .... 1,500
Added to Church .... .... 683
Since June 30, 1960
Saved ... .... .... .... .... 36,804
Sanctified .... .... .... .... .... 14,345
Holy Ghost .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 11,366
Added to Church .... .... .... 9,353
Report of New Y.P.E.'s
New Y.P.E.'s organized since
June 30, 1959 .... .... 104
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CONTENTS
FEATURES
New Sunday School and Youth
Officers
Strange Are the Ways ....
Miles Apart . . . Same Home
The Cloud That Veils the Dawning
Light
First Priority
Raising Men From the Dead
The Importance of Protestant
Publications
Are You a Good Baby Sitter?
Youth at the Forty-Eighth General
Assembly
DEPARTMENTS
YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW .
CHILDREN'S STORY
Half an Apple and Five Peanuts
VARIETY
POETRY
BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Does Your Sunday School Care for
the Presentee? ....
STATISTICS
COVER
L. L. Wightman 4
Martin P. Simon 6
Dorcas Headley 7
James E. Adams 8
Alex Dunn 9
Robert A. Cook
Pauline V. McConnell
Bonnie Dobben 14
Avis Swiger 2
Florence M. Hill .... 13
16, 17
1 8
Donald K. Koon 24
26
Keppler
Youth Wants to Know
By Avis Swiger
receipt of it but that it will not
appear in that month's paper.
You are back in the school rou-
tine again and it is a good feeling,
isn't it? Vacation is a wonderful
time when it is followed by the
more serious business of work, but
all of you have too much energy
to waste it on play and too much
ability to let idleness take over for
long. So, Responsibility, here we
are! Hard Work, we are ready!
Study, however tedious you may
become in the days ahead, we wel-
come you! You are our challenge
and we meet you more than half
way, with all our courage and
stamina!
It WOULD seem wise
to explain to some of you why you
do not see your name in this col-
umn as soon as you think it should
appear. The names which came to
me during the month of July are
being put in with this article which
will appear in the October issue.
You see, the papers must be made
up well in advance of the date of
publication, so that your name
should be in two months before
you want it to appear. I have re-
ceived some letters asking to have
their names in a certain month,
when it was impossible to do so.
Please remember that your name
will go in the article written the
first of the month following the
PEN PALS
Miss Virginia Dare Woody (15)
Route 2
Roxboro, North Carolina
Miss Madeline McDaniel (16)
Box 103
Girdletree, Maryland
Miss Rose Mary Smith
Route 1
Shingleton, Michigan
Miss Wanda Lawson (16)
Box 236
Bramwell, West Virginia
Miss Linda Carol Simmons (12)
Route 1
Taylors, South Carolina
Miss Mary Jane Hanger (15)
1512 S. Davis Avenue
Elkins, West Virginia
(Continued on page 22)
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Vol. 31 OCTOBER, 1960 No. 10
Charles W. Conn, Editor-in-Chief
Editor
LEWIS J. WILLIS
Contributing Editors
Cecil B. Knight, Donald S. Aultman, J.
Martin Baldree, Jr., Avis Swiger, Robert
E. Stevens, Duby Boyd
Art Associates
Chloe S. Stewart, Walter E. Ambrose
Editorial Researchers
Wynette Stevens, Elizabeth Harper
Foreign Correspondents
Bobbie Mae Lauster, Germany; Margaret
Gaines, Tunisia; James M. Beaty, Haiti;
L. E. Heil, Japan; Wayne C. McAfee,
Brazil; Dora Myers, India; M. G. Mc-
Luhan, South Africa
National Youth Board
Ralph E. Day, Chairman; Wallace C.
Swilley, Jr., Paul Henson, Hollis L. Green,
Clyne W. Buxton
Publisher
E. C. Thomas, Publisher, Church
of God Publishing House
Circulation Manager
H. Bernard Dixon
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CLEVELAND. TENNESSEE
CECIL B. KNIGHT
Notional Sunday School and
Youth Director
Cecil Knight, after serving four
consecutive years as Assistant Na-
tional Sunday School and Youth
Director, was elected as the Nation-
al Director during the recent 44th
biennial General Assembly in Mem-
phis, Tennessee.
Born into a Church of God home
in Thomasville, Alabama, Cecil
moved, while a child, to Hatties-
burg, Mississippi. At a very early
age he was converted and united
with the Church. Cecil graduated
from the Lee Academy and received
his junior college training from Lee
College. He received his B.S. degree
from Mississippi Southern College.
He has served the Church with dis-
tinction as an evangelist for three
years and as a pastor for nine years.
He has pastor'ed at Laurel, Missis-
sippi, Birmingham, Alabama, and
Tampa, Florida. Cecil has served
on the State Sunday School Boards
in Mississippi, Alabama and Flori-
da. He has distinguished himself as
a speaker and lecturer in Sunday
School conventions, both within
and outside his denomination. He
is the author of Workers' Training
Course No. 5, "Keeping the Sunday
School Alive."
Known for his understanding of
Youth and Sunday School work in
general, Cecil is easily one of the
most respected youth leaders in
Pentecostal circles. He is a proper
choice as the National Sunday
School and Youth Director and will
serve with honor and efficiency.
We may expect many advances in
Youth and Sunday School activi-
ties during his tenure.
DONALD S. AULTMAN
Asst. National Sunday School and
Youth Director
Donald S. Aultman, newly ap-
pointed Assistant National Sunday
School and Youth Director, is a
product of the Church of God and a
classic example of the dedicated
young ministers of the third gen-
eration. His heritage points to a
Church of God home and a minis-
terial environment. His father,
the Reverend L. H. Aultman, has
served as pastor and overseer, and
is presently serving the church as
Executive Missions Secretary and
supreme council member.
From this rich background, Don
has made the most of his oppor-
tunities to equip himself for the
propagation of the gospel. After
graduating from Lee College, he
studied at the University of Chatta-
nooga and ultimately earned his
B. A. degree from Howard College
in Birmingham, Alabama. During
this educational tenure, he inter-
mittently served successfully as
evangelist, pastor, and teacher at
Lee College. This preparatory ex-
perience formed the basis for the
invaluable service he has rendered
to the Church of God as State
Sunday School and Youth Director
in the States of Michigan and
Florida. In this all-important po-
sition he has learned the heart
throb of youth and the tremen-
dous demands of the day to meet
the needs of young people in the
local church.
Thus, it is that this experience,
coupled with his innate musical
talent and dynamic preaching abili-
ty, readily qualifies Don to fulfill
this position capably and efficient-
ly for the winning of youth into
the kingdom of Christ.
J. MARTIN BALDREE, JR.
Editorial Assistant
J. Martin Baldree, Jr, has been
selected as the editorial assistant
in the Sunday School and Youth
Department. He will also serve as
Associate Editor of the Pilot.
After attending public schools in
Florida and Alabama, where his
father was a pastor, he finished
high school at Lee Academy. He
graduated from Lee Junior College
in 1947 and served two years as
Acting Registrar. Martin worked in
the Foreign Missions Department
and was Associate Editor of The
Macedonian Call for several months.
After four years in the Navy and
Marine Corps, he returned to col-
lege. He attended Lincoln Memorial
University and Asbury College (Wil-
more, Kentucky), from which he
graduated in 1954. Then, for one
year he was editor of the Youth
Challenge Sunday School literature
and again worked in the Foreign
Missions Department. Feeling a call
for further preparation, Martin en-
rolled in the School of Religious Ed-
ucation at Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Fort Worth,
Texas. After two years of graduate
work he received the Master of
Religious Education degree. Then
he accepted a call to the Milford,
Delaware Church of God as Di-
rector of Christian Education. Dur-
ing his three years at the Milford
Church, he served as District Sun-
day School and Youth Director for
two years and as assistant camp di-
rector of the Maryland-Delaware-
D. C. youth camps for two years.
He should be especially qualified
for the varied and vital responsi-
bilities of his new position.
The path of truth
may be through
the valley to
reach the
mountain top.
r~^L ALE Lawton, with a heart
f\ overflowing with joy, filled
<sL-J the night with song as he
followed the moonlit trail back to
the Bar-X ranch. He had been
called home because of the ill-
ness of his brother, but now Jim
was on the road to recovery.
While at home he had discovered
an evangelistic meeting in pro-
gress. Because of his idleness and
curiosity, he had attended the ser-
vices, having no thought they
would change his manner of life.
Now as he followed the trail, the
memory of those meetings was as
sweet as honey. The truth of God,
proclaimed by a faithful messen-
ger, had gripped Dale with the
power of conviction. After sternly
resisting for a few nights, he had
finally yielded and was numbered
with the converts.
Life took on a new outlook, call-
ing for a corresponding change in
his attitude towards it. At the
ranch he would again mingle with
that rough-and-ready group of
(Sttang
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By L. L. Wightman
cowboys. They would subject him
to tests and trials. Some would
scoff; others would treat his con-
version as a joke. The idea of Dale
Lawton being a Christian!
He shrugged as he contemplated
his immediate future. True, he
could quit his job and flee from
his old associates. But why should
he run away? He need not face
them alone. The preacher, after
telling him what he would face,
had then added for his comfort,
"You won't face your trials alone.
Jesus said He would be with you.
That is the secret of assurance
and strength."
That was why Dale filled the
night with song.
Reaching the Bar-X ranch early
in the morning, Dale was greeted
by the cowboys as they emerged
from the chuckhouse. "Boss wants
to see you," the cook informed him.
"Said to send you over when you
arrived."
"Thanks, Pete," Dale said. "I'll
take care of the matter at once."
The boss had some special job
for him or wished to inquire about
his brother, Dale mused as he ap-
proached the office. He was utterly
unprepared for the declaration
which greeted him.
Thomas greeted him. Then with
explosive force he said, "You're
fired. I won't need you any longer."
Dale, speechless for a moment,
groped for words. "Fired! Won't
need me? What do you mean?"
"You know I had some trouble
keeping that corral gate closed. I
placed the responsibility on you to
see that it was tightly closed each
night. You forgot it the night you
went away. A bunch of cattle got
loose because of your carelessness.
I won't tolerate such things. Here's
the pay due you."
"But I did close that gate," Dale
defended himself.
"Of course, you'd say that," the
rancher said, indicating he did not
believe Dale's word. "Self-defense
demands it, but it doesn't alter
facts. I have my proof, and there's
no use arguing about it. That's
final."
Dale felt hot rebellion rising
within him. This charge was un-
just. He did close that gate. If the
cattle escaped, somebody else was
guilty. But who would frame him?
"Thanks for your kindness in the
past, Mr. Thomas," Dale concluded.
"I still contend I'm innocent of
your charge against me, but I have
no way of proving it. Since leaving
here, I've become a Christian. I'm
leaving this matter in the hands
of God, trusting that in due time
we'll both get the correct answer.
Good morning, Mr. Thomas."
He wheeled about and strode
from the office. He emerged so
quickly that Carl Thomas failed to
dodge from sight before Dale rec-
heWkyg
illustrated by chloe selden Stewart
ognized him. Why did he avoid
me? Dale wondered. He ran to the
corner of the building, but Carl
had disappeared.
I wonder — Dale stood deep in
thought. Carl had expressed his
dislike for him in various ways.
/ wonder if he could tell what
happened to that gate?
But what good would it do to
accuse him? He had no proof. It
wouldn't be right to accuse him on
mere suspicion. Rather than accuse
an innocent person, he might bet-
ter bear the blame, thus avoiding
the error the rancher was making
in his case.
He rode the trail again. How
quickly things can change! Last
night he sang in gladness; now he
rode in silence, his heart heavy.
Fired from his job by an unjust
accusation. A laborer unworthy of
his hire. A bitter experience from
which he saw no escape.
"But God knows I'm innocent,
and so do I," he declared. Yet the
test coming so soon after his con-
version found his old nature rising
to the front. If he ever discovered
the guilty person — if he ever met
Carl Thomas alone — how sweet re-
venge would be!
DALE found work with
a lumber crew in the mountains
during the summer and fall
months; but when snow filled the
mountain passes and blizzards
swept the plains, he turned his
pony's head toward home. He knew
of no better place to spend the
winter months.
Descending from the hills to the
edge of the rolling prairie, he hes-
itated in doubt. Should he venture
further in the face of the ap-
proaching storm? A bitter wind
swept the plains, huge clouds rolled
up from the north and the whitish-
gray sky indicated snow — plenty of
it.
"We'll stick to the hills until
this passes," he addressed his pony.
"No place for us out there with — "
He studied the two dark dots in
the distance. Two horses — or could
it be two men? But why don't
they move instead of remaining
stationary? He cast a wary eye
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A bitter wind swept the plains, huoe clouds rolled up from the north and the whitish-gray sky indicated snow — plenty of it.
By Martin P. Simon
Editor, "Ths Christian Parent" and "My Chum"
fi i t HEN I'M BIG, I'll find me a hide-out in the
I /I / mountains and rob the rich guys," said
V\J Jim.
Before his shocked mother could answer, his brother
Bill did. "Not me, I'm going to be a medical mission-
ary in Africa."
Next day their mother was telling her neighbor
about it.
"Can you imagine that?" she exclaimed. "In the
same home and with the same training!"
But was it the same home and the same training?
Jim read comic books about the Mountain Ridge
bandits, and just now they were his heroes.
Bill loved the books in the Jungle Doctor series,
which show the blessing a Christian doctor brought to
the natives in Africa.
"The same home" — Jim on the sofa and Bill in the
chair, yet they were in two different worlds with their
books and their thinking. They were 5,000 miles apart,
with different heroes, different ideals, growing into
different personalities.
Does it make a difference what children read? In-
deed it does! Even one book or one issue of a mag-
azine can change a life. Multiply that by all the hours
people spend reading, and you have a tremendous
influence.
Good reading costs money, but so do shoes, orange
juice, homes, cars, TV sets. Good reading is no side
issue, unless a person's thinking is a side issue.
We must learn to put out good money for Christian
reading, just as we do for clothes and food. A family
budget starting with fifty cents a week for Christian
reading is a conservative minimum.
And there are ways of stretching that money.
You give your children gifts at birthday time, Christ-
mas and similar occasions. Why not include Christian
reading? Let their uncles, grandmas and other rel-
atives know that Christian books and Christian mag-
azines are welcome. Mention books and magazines
as your favorites, too.
Children need Christian reading 71010. Their char-
acters are forming now. Ten years later will be too
late.
Parents need Christian reading, too. They especially
need advice on how to set up effective Christ-centered
homes. They need spiritual help, information about
their own church groups, Bible study and Christian
news.
Christian reading can save the unsaved — it often
has.
Church members need Christian reading to encour-
age them in the work of Christ. Thousands of Chris-
tians have become interested in missionary work by
reading about the work of missionaries, and this in-
terest in missions has in turn drawn them closer to
Christ.
Christian reading material — and time for Christian
reading — should be major considerations in every
home. We should watch the balance between such
reading and TV viewing. Certainly, if more time is
spent for seeing secular TV programs than for Chris-
tian TV and Christian reading together, something is
badly wrong.
You are what you eat. You enjoyed that ham-
burger, but at the same time eating it did something
to you — it grew a part of a tooth or the muscle of
your left leg or a hair on your eyebrow, or just
helped replace worn out cells throughout your body.
It became part of you, even though you ate it because
you were hungry, without thinking what it would do
once it entered your body.
So it is with Christian reading. Once it enters your
mind it will become part of you.
You can easily see, then, how it is important for
children especially to have much good reading and
not the trash of the drugstore pulps and comics. Take
one further step and become aware that good reading
is likewise important to you.
The wise parent will not hesitate to spend for Chris-
tian reading for his home. He knows that it is an
important investment — as important as his family and
their future usefulness for Christ.
Supplied by the Evangelical Press Association in observance
of Protestant Press Month.
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The Cloud That Veils the Dawning Light
By Dorcas Headley,
Missionary to Nigeria
JT WAS A wet Sunday in the
gloomy month of Novem-
ber . . . The rain pattered
against the casements; the bells
tolled for church with a melan-
choly sound." So begins a short,
whimsical account by Washington
Irving, but it could well serve as
the beginning of an account of a
recent Sunday at the Church of
God mission in Abak, Nigeria — ex-
cept the month was July and the
bells were crude pieces of iron
(old rims, broken springs, etc.)
clanging together.
Bob and I had purposely planned
to be in Abak for service that day.
(We are often out somewhere else.)
I try to be here as much as pos-
sible on Sunday afternoon because
of a regularly scheduled children's
service which had its beginning
months ago. We went down to the
morning service (held temporarily
in the back of the students' kitch-
en) and were pleased to see a
number of new faces. But then I
noticed that about sixty little shin-
ing faces were missing — the faces
of almost all the little Ibo children
who had been coming to church
so faithfully during the past few
months.
A few months ago these children
scorned the idea of church; they
had never before attended church
anywhere. They were children of
the Ibo traders in Efik land. Since
we have one Ibo member in the
Abak church — and he understands
English — we encouraged him to in-
vite the children to the flannel-
graph Bible lessons on Sunday aft-
ernoon.
When these Ibo children first
started coming, they did not know
what church was; they had to be
taught. Patiently and diligently we
tried to keep them quiet long
enough to hear. The number in-
creased. They settled down re-
markably.
You would have been amused to
see our methods of settling them
down, when we were present. I
frequently sat among them and
nabbed them by the shirt or skirt
when they started to move about.
One little girl was just too rowdy
for words. One Sunday Bob just
picked her up, put her on his lap,
and held her as the service pro-
ceeded. She hardly blinked an eye,
and she's been like a little angel
in church ever since that day. We
now had about sixty who were be-
coming model Sunday School pu-
pils.
On this Sunday morning I was
plainly puzzled. Where could they
be? I sat there puzzled until the
announcements were being given.
Then I stood up and asked, "Where
are all our little Ibo children to-
day?" The Ibo men (some of them
fathers and brothers of the chil-
dren) told me that the teachers
in the school where the children
attend had forbidden them to come
to church here; if they go to the
school, they must begin attending
the church which sponsors the
school. There is no law that says
such is the case; it was just their
way of stopping them from coming
to us. I sat down feeling sick at
heart.
AFTER the service the
Ibo men (most of them not Chris-
tians) came to us wanting to know
what they could do about it. Most
of them had started coming to
church because of the interest of
the children, and they were not
ready for the children to be forced
away from the truth they were
beginning to comprehend.
"Why do they go to this school?"
I asked, already aware of what
they were going to answer.
"It is the only school in this
area for Ibo children," came the
answer that I had expected. You
see, there are government schools
and other mission schools for Efik
children because this is Efik land,
but there is only this one for Ibo
children.
Why had this happened? Why
had these teachers, who had not
bothered even to invite the chil-
dren to church before, suddenly de-
mand their presence on Sundays
now? Possibly because the chil-
( Continued on page 21)
This pictures the group attending the
Sunday afternoon children's service in
Abak. This was taken shortly before the
difficulty referred to in the article.
FIRST PRIORITY
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a TEEN-AGE girl was con-
/J verted recently and went
— S\r to work the following day —
minus lipstick. When her super-
visor ordered her to put it on, she
refused calmly and discreetly.
Probably her quiet manner and
the fact that she was a good
worker saved her from being dis-
charged on the spot.
The young convert worked along
the route visitors took in daily
tours through the sprawling plant.
She knew that her employers
thought lipstick enhanced the ap-
pearance, and she also knew she
had better have it on the next day.
The girl went to church that
night with a heavy heart. When
her pastor commented on her
moodiness, she recounted the
events of the day.
Early the following morning her
pastor secured audience with the
president of the company. Perhaps
it was his ready smile, or the spar-
kle in his eyes — but as he spoke to
the i n d u s t r i a 1 is t of th e
change which comes into young
lives when Christ enters their
hearts, no doubt the wealthy man
realized that devout Christian em-
ployees would have an attractive
appearance without artificial help.
The big man leaned forward. He
asked questions about the progress
of the revival services. Maybe he
thought of days long past when he
had had more time for God. Tears
came to his eyes. He assured the
pastor that he would look into the
matter personally and guaranteed
him that the girl would not lose
her job. She didn't.
The Psalmist' said, "I have not
seen the righteous forsaken, nor
his seed begging bread" (Psalm
37:25). And the Bible also tells us
to "seek ye first the kingdom of
God, and his righteousness; and
all these things (food and clothing)
shall be added unto you" (Mat-
thew 6:33). These promises of God
cannot be taken as assurances that
everything will go smoothly in the
first job you get or in the one you
have now. For people have lost
their positions when they refused
to obey orders which were contrary
to their convictions.
MANY years ago there
was a young boy who worked in
a linen mill. One day an order
came in for a bolt of cloth. The
superintendent measured one and
found it was three yards short of
the desired amount. Then he wet
the cloth and asked the boy to
help him stretch it. Because the
lad refused, he discharged him. The
superintendent said, "You're stupid.
You'll never make a linen manu-
facturer."
He was right. The boy didn't.
But when he grew to manhood, he
achieved far greater success than
riches alone could have afforded
him. He was the great Bible com-
mentator, Adam Clarke.
When J. C. Penny was a young
man, he resigned one position be-
cause he disliked his employer's
unethical business practices. He
went on to success in business life
and became a pillar in church
work, too.
Everyone likes to advance in his
employment, and in this respect we
can believe that God will do for
us "exceeding abundantly above all
that we ask or think, according
to the power that worketh in us"
(Ephesians 3:20).
A YOUNG college
graduate secured -a position as
music teacher and director of a
small rural school. Believing firm!
the Scripture: "Whatsoever tfc
hand findeth to do, do it with tl
might" (Ecclesiastes 9:10), he ai
plied himself diligently. He er
couraged pupils to take music les
sons and taught some himself. E
began to write musical arrangt
ments, taking into account th
ability of his students and the ir
struments available. His little oi
chestra gave Christmas and East(
concerts which were the talk of a
countryside.
During summer vacation h
learned that the position of mus:
teacher and director was open i
the nearby city high school. Ol
dinarily, he could not have hope
to secure this position without M
or more years of experience. Bi
he applied, stating his qualifies
tions in the letter.
The school board called him i
for an interview. It seemed the:
main question was, "Are you a rf
ligious man?"
The young teacher took a dee
breath and then gave them hi
personal testimony. When he ha
finished, the chairman asked hii
to leave the room. In just a fe
minutes he was called back. "Yo
are the man we want," the chaii
man said. "We need a man wit
deep and sincere religious convic
tions to teach our children."
Even if you are not yet ol
enough to choose your life work, b
sure that Christ is Lord of you
life. Young people are proving tc
day that it pays — spiritually an
even financially — to "seek first th
kingdom of God and his righteous
ness." Better yet, they are livin
testimonies that Christ lives, tha
He is "the same yesterday, an
today, and forever."
By James E. Adams
"And you hath he quickened, who
were dead in trespasses and sins"
(Ephesians 2:1).
Raising Men From the Dead
By Alex Dunn
s\ m i HAT AN impossible task!"
I It J you say. No, not at all.
1/1/ In fact, it is the joy and
responsibility of every born-again
believer, especially that of the min-
ister. For inasmuch as Christ
raised the physical dead to a res-
urrected life, likewise, it is the
soul-winner's task to quicken the
sinner who is dead in sins and
trespasses to a new life in Christ
Jesus.
Christ did not limit his miracle
working power to any particular
age group or class of people. On
the contrary, however, we find that
He restored life to a child of twelve,
a young man and also an adult.
For example, there is the raising
of Jarius' daughter (Matthew
9:18); the raising of the Widow of
Nain's only son (Luke 7:12); and
the raising of Lazarus (John 11).
As one studies these three mir-
acles performed by our Lord, it is
significant to notice that they in-
clude the three stages of life —
childhood, adolescence and adult-
hood. Moreover, they also share
their similarities in each of the
following respects: (1) location of
the miracle, (2) difficulties en-
countered, and (3) the instructions
given by the Lord.
Christ first raised the twelve-
year-old daughter of Jarius. Let
us notice the location of this mir-
acle. Christ found the child in the
home of her parents. This is where
one will find the children today
if they are won for Jesus Christ.
It has been said that the time to
save the child is not in the electric
chair, but in the high chair. Thou-
sands of boys and girls are being
reared today in Christian homes,
as well as unconverted homes,
without coming to a saving knowl-
edge of Jesus Christ. These chil-
dren are lost and entitled to this
great salvation. Many times one's
own children are neglected in an
attempt to reach others for Christ.
Observe the difficulties which
Christ encountered in raising the
child. His only trouble was with
the adults. In many instances there
are more children saved today in
spite of parents than because of
parents. Were it not for the in-
terest of other individuals, many
children would be lost as a result
of the negligence of their parents.
The Scripture says ". . . when he
had put them all out, he taketh the
father and the mother of the dam-
sel, and them that were with him,
and entereth in where the damsel
was lying. And he took the dam-
sel by the hand, and said unto her,
Talitha cumi; which is, being in-
terpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee,
arise."
Yes, Christ had to clear the
room before he could raise the lit-
tle girl. Oh, how many children
have been discouraged from living
for Christ by the disapproving
glance of some older Christian who
considered them too young. Fre-
quently we forget that those early
years of life are the most important
years. They are the formative years
when patterns are developed which
will shape the entire future life of
an individual. May we feel a great-
er sense of responsibility to evan-
gelize our kindergartens for Christ,
so that the men and women of to-
morrow will not be deficient in a
spiritual heritage.
Let us not overlook the instruc-
tions the Lord gave concerning the
physical welfare of the child. ". . .
And commanded that something
should be given her to eat." New-
born babes must be nourished up-
on the sincere milk of the Word
until they are more fully developed.
Children are not small adults as
some erroneously hold.
Great is the responsibility of the
parents and primary teachers into
whose hands the sacred task of
guiding these young lives is en-
trusted. One does not teach les-
sons, but children — children whose
lives are being shaped by your
words, actions and attitudes. In-
asmuch as the Saviour of the world
welcomed little ones saying, "Suf-
fer little children, and forbid them
not, to come unto me: for of such
is the kingdom of heaven," like-
wise, let us bring these lambs to
the Great Shepherd.
Christ gave a sec-
ond demonstration of His power
over death near the gate of the
City of Nain where He restored life
to a young man. The compassion-
ate heart of the Master was
touched by the grief-stricken wid-
ow whose only son had died and
". . . he came and touched the bier
. . . and said, young man, I say unto
thee, arise."
Yes, Jesus found this youth in
the streets of the city. Does this
sound like current events? One has
only to read the daily newspaper
or hear the latest newscast today
to be informed of the steadily ris-
ing juvenile crimes throughout our
nation. Recently we have been
shocked with stories of teen-age
gangs who roam the streets of
larger metropolitan areas in search
of revenge, thrills and excitement.
Nevertheless, it is here, in the
streets, that the fervent soul-
winner will find desperate souls
starving for the peace of God. Let
us not think that the Salvation
Army, Gospel Rescue Missions and
occasional youth groups are ade-
quate forces alone to evangelize the
neglected masses. It is a challenge
to every born again believer to
witness to the youth in the streets,
whether it be by tract, song or
word of testimony. Remember,
these youths will not be reached
from the pulpit; they will not come
to us. Therefore, we must go to
them.
". . . And much people of the city
was gathered, there." This was the
only difficulty Christ encountered.
Jesus, undoubtedly, had to push
Himself through the crowd to reach
the bier. Two thousand years have
wrought little change! It has been
said that the crowds are where one
finds the youth, and the youth is
where one finds the crowd. Young
(Continued on page 19)
By Robert A. Cook
Vice-President, Scripture Press Foundation
V. Raymond Edmon
Carl F. H. Henry
Robert Walker
The Importance of Protestant Publications
Christian periodicals
are indispensable for the Christian
family. In them all members of the
family will find material that is
pertinent and practical, whether it
be devotional material for the
family altar, articles of great im-
portance for the adults or mission-
ary stories to interest and chal-
lenge all, especially the children,
to consider missionary service. By
no means least in importance are
the advertisements which call the
attention of the family to worth-
while projects and products.
— V. Raymond Edman, President
Wheaton College
NEXT TO good friends
one needs good reading to preserve
the conversation with modern life.
Next to the Bible, what reading
should have priority but books and
magazines that exalt the Christian
faith and relate it to the tumult
of our times?
The evangelical press bears an
awesome responsibility in the midst
of our national confusion. It sounds
a call to the Church to put first
things first, to find her virtue and
power and mission in obedience to
her risen Lord. And it sounds a
call to the world, warning men of
the prospect of doom, and inviting
them to spiritual shelter and to a
life fit for both time and eternity.
A home without such literature
is a home in which evangelical
faith is apt to walk on crutches.
The power of a gifted pen can
multiply spiritual blessing. Happily,
in our age, no home need go beg-
ging for reading with this reward-
ing lift.
— Carl F. H. Henry, Editor
Christianity Today
THE ONLY WAY to in-
fluence human nature permanent-
ly is through the use of ideas. Ideas
make the man: "as he thinketh
in his heart, so is he."
Basically, our task in the world
is the communication ideas. "Go ye
into all the world, and preach the
gospel to every creature." "And the
things that thou hast heard of me
among many witnesses, the same
commit thou to faithful men, who
shall be able to teach others also."
This communication is done by
the life, through the spoken Word,
and through the written Word.
Surely, then, the Christian period-
ical has an important place in com-
municating God's message.
Christian publications influenced
my own life in boyhood days. I
was exposed so generously to
wholesome reading that I cannot
recall there was ever much hank-
ering for the wrong kind!
As a pastor, I have always en-
couraged my people to read Chris-
tian periodicals. A reading church
means an informed church. An
informed church means a con-
cerned church. A concerned church
becomes a church in action. When
the church goes into action, under
God, nothing can stop it!
— Robert A. Cook, Vice President
Scripture Press Foundation
The MAN or woman
who does not know what the Holy
Spirit is doing in the world today
is cheating himself. Only in Chris-
tian periodicals can we as Chris-
tians expect to keep up to date
with the progress of the gospel. A
good Christian magazine is more
important to a Christian than a
trade magazine is to an engineer
or a professional man. It should
come second in importance only to
his Bible.
—Robert Walker, Editor
Christian Life
Robert A. Cook
10
Educators agree that
teaching in our colleges and uni-
versities by television, and by what
we now term "teaching machines"
will become more and more pre-
valent during the next few years.
Because of radio and TV we are
getting world news (and local
news) more frequently and more
effectively than ever. But such
modern developments can never be
thought of as lessening the value
of religious periodicals. These jour-
nals give us a permanent record
in print of important subjects that
radio and TV can never give. At
the same time by regularly read-
ing a given periodical we become
members of a "family" in a way
that is never possible with radio
and TV or even with newspapers.
In this age of growing secular-
ism, all Christians need more than
ever a re-emphasis on three things:
more faithful attendance at di-
vine service on the Lord's Day, a
deeper devotion to the study of the
Word of God, and a more consist-
ent use of the better evangelical
literature — both books and period-
icals.
—Dr. Wilbur M. Smith
Fuller Theological Seminary
The chief value of
a good Christian magazine is to be
a living witness to its own gen-
eration, something even the great-
est book can do only briefly for the
reason that it is soon dated by the
swift passage of time.
Men of yesterday found Christ
to be their own contemporary, and
said so; but times change, condi-
tions alter and people think dif-
ferently from those of the genera-
tion just gone. The church must
hear that Christ is the same yes-
terday, today and forever and that
He is every man's contemporary.
The Christian magazine can bear
this witness so well that nothing
can quite take its place.
To interpret Christ to a world
that changes each month or each
week, that is the task of the Chris-
tian periodical. We cannot have too
many of them.
—A. W. Tozer, Editor
The Alliance Witness
FOR NEARLY forty
years now I have been receiving
magazines from all over the world.
I would not be without them. They
keep me in touch with what is go-
ing on in religious circles, and they
keep me posted regarding the
movements of church leaders. Their
various editorials and even the ad-
vertising keep me up to date. I
feel as I read them that I am in
touch with Christian workers the
world over. Every now and then I
find something in them for ser-
mon material which I can pass on
to my people. After I am through
with them, I make them available
to members of my congregation
and they are read again with great
interest and blessing. If I did not
have them, I would feel very much
alone in my work.
— Oswald J. Smith
Missionary Pastor
Probably no single
influence has helped and chal-
lenged me quite as much in my
Christian experience as the impact
of the printed page. As a young boy
I was stirred by the examples I
found in Christian biography, espe-
cially in the lives of great mis-
sionary heroes ... as a teen-ager
I was impressed with articles by
and about other young Christians
. . . when I began to teach in the
Sunday School and then was li-
censed to preach at the age of
seventeen, I found myself living in
books of sermons by the great
preachers of the past. News about
Christian organizations opened my
eyes to a vast potential world of
service; articles in religious mag-
azines about world need made geo-
graphy and the social sciences live
with heart-warming and meaning-
ful new dimensions. I doubt if
there has been a day in my life,
in these past twenty-six years or
so, when I have not felt, in one way
or another, the influence of the
printed page dedicated to the glory
of Christ.
— Larry Ward, Vice President
World Vision, Inc.
Wilbur M. Smith
A. W. Tozer
Oswald J. Smith
Larry Ward
Supplied by the Evangelical Press Association in observance
of Protestant Press Month.
Pauline V. McConnell
ARE YOD A GOOD BABY SITTER?
/j T IS POSSIBLE that you are, in every sense of
(1 the word, a baby sitter. You may sit with the
^-S neighbor's children and receive remuneration
for your work. Or, you may sit with your younger
brothers and sisters and receive no pay whatsoever,
with the exception, of course, of the love and ap-
preciation of your young charge and the family.
The question is not whether you are paid for your
services, but the manner in which you conduct your-
self as a sitter. You may think you are the best sitter
available. Here is a self-help quiz you can take. It will
help you to see yourself as others see you. Allow 10
points for every "yes." When you have finished, add
up your points, then look elsewhere on these pages
for your rating as a good baby sitter.
1. When I accept a sitting job, I promise
to take good care of the child and I
keep my promise. YES NO
2. While baby-sitting in my own home,
or in the home of another, I refrain
from snooping in cupboards and
drawers. YES NO
3. In telling stories to children, I am
careful not to frighten them. YES NO
4. If, for some reason, the child "cuts
up," I refrain from punishing him. YES NO
5. In accepting a baby sitter's job, I am
careful not to discuss other families
and their affairs. YES NO
6. I discourage my friends from tele-
phoning and visiting me while I'm sit-
ting with a child. YES NO
7. Even though I'm hungry, I refrain
from helping myself to cake, cookies,
fruit, candy, etc., while in another's
home. YES NO
8. If there are pets in the house where I
am baby-sitting, I'm kind to them
too.
YES NO
9. When I make an appointment to baby-
sit, I keep the appointment unless I
have a good reason to break it. YES NO
10. While baby-sitting, I give strict at-
tention to my job; and if I'm being
paid, I make every effort to earn the
money. YES NO
All finished? Now for your score and rating.
100 points. It's no wonder I cannot engage you to
take care of my babies. You are so popular, and such
a good sitter that your calendar is always full. Chil-
dren love you, and adults know they can depend on
you. Do keep on setting a good example for the thou-
sands of baby sitters everywhere.
90-70 points. This is an average score. Look over
the questions again and see on which one you fell
down. Perhaps you use the telephone while sitting.
The child's parents may be trying to get through to
you for some very important reason. Try not to tie
up the phone. Tell your friends you will see them to-
morrow. Never scold and spank a child when you are
sitting. That is up to the parents. You might say, in
a gentle manner, when a child misbehaves, "You do
not want to make God unhappy, do you? He loves you
very much! When you do things like that, it makes
Him feel badly." You might tell him stories that por-
tray this point of view, if he is old enough to under-
stand. Perhaps these are not the points that weak-
ened your score. Whatever they are, work on them,
and before you know it you will have 100 points.
60-0 points. Perhaps baby-sitting is not for you. It
might be better to wait until you are older before
undertaking this task. State your feelings clearly to
a child's parents before you undertake a sitting job.
I am afraid I would be very unhappy if you were
sitting with my baby. Why don't you start right now
to improve? You can, with little effort, become the
most popular sitter in your town if you just try. Why
not make baby-sitting a challenge?
12
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EG HURRIED TO wrap the sandwiches and
fruit she had planned to take to school for
Cindy and herself. She frowned as she
thought, No, if I make it a whole lunch, Cindy will
know I brought it specially for her and she won't
take it!
"Hurry, Meg!" her mother said, "or you'll be late."
Meg threw the lunch into two small sacks and grabbed
her new blue jacket and umbrella. She turned and
waved back at her mother smiling in the doorway.
Big drops of rain were pitter-pattering down. Meg
struggled with her umbrella. Finally she got it opened.
Down at the end of the block she saw Cindy, thin
and tousled, hurrying down the street. The wind
whipped her ragged little jacket. She looks so wind-
blown, thought Meg. Her heart ached for her.
Cindy never looked happy — just kind of pinched-
looking. She needs Jesus. Meg repeated over and over
to herself. Meg had been trying to get Cindy to go to
Sunday School with her, but Cindy always acted sour.
Maybe if my clothes were all too short and faded,
and I never had anything pretty and new, I'd feel
sour, too!
Mother had said to pray for Cindy. Meg had prayed,
but so far it seemed her prayers hadn't done a bit of
good. Just yesterday she had asked Cindy to go to
the Good News Club and Cindy had said, "What good
news? You just want to show off how good you are!"
Cindy had looked like a spitting kitty.
Then at noon, sometimes Meg caught Cindy looking
hungrily at her fat sandwiches. Meg looked at Cindy's
lunch of three crackers and some dried cheese. And
she didn't have a drop of milk to drink. Right then
and there, Meg had planned to bring Cindy some extra
lunch.
Meg ran up to walk with Cindy. "Walk with me,
under my umbrella?" Cindy turned her thin face to
Meg in surprise, then started to run! Meg felt em-
barrassed. "Now, how am I going to give Cindy the
extra lunch?" she reasoned to herself. She walked
slowly on to school.
When recess time came, Meg had an idea. She ran
back and put the lunch in Cindy's desk with a little
note. It read, "I have more lunch than I need, Cindy.
Please help me eat it! Your friend, Meg." There —
maybe Cindy would accept that! Meg hurried out to
the school steps and looking up, watched two fluffy
clouds sail by.
When the bell ran for the noon hour, Meg watched
Cindy from behind a book. Cindy picked up the sack
and walked towards the lunchroom. Meg smiled and
By Florence M. Hi!
HALF
went to get her own lunch which she had put in her
jacket pocket. She was awfully hungry. In her rush
she had taken time to eat just one piece of toast and
to drink a cup of cocoa that morning. She pulled the
sack out of her pocket, then felt in the other pocket
with a puzzled frown. All she could find was the sack
with half an apple and some peanuts! She counted
five. Meg was confused. / must have put the sack with
the whole lunch in Cindy's desk, she thought. Slowly
she walked down the hall toward the lunchroom. She
peeked through the open door and saw Cindy sitting
at a table with some other girls. She couldn't go in
there with no lunch! Well — almost no lunch. Meg
could never let Cindy know the mistake she had made.
Meg took a long slow drink of water at the fountain.
Then, sitting on the school step, she took the half an
apple and ate it slowly. "Maybe if I make it last longer,
it will fill me up a little more," she said. She took out
the peanuts and one by one cracked the shells and
carefully chewed the delicious little nuts. The children
began to come out of the lunchroom. Meg hurried
and wrapped up the apple core and peanut shells
and dropped them in the trash can.
When the bell rang, Meg met Cindy going toward
the classroom. Cindy looked kind of shy and said,
"Thanks, Meg. The lunch was real good. I left mine
at home today." They walked in together.
ABOUT TWO O'CLOCK Meg's head was
hurting. There was a gnawing, sick feeling in her
stomach. She never had been so hungry! At three
she was called on to read a poem. She stumbled
through it and then she noticed her teacher looking
at her in a puzzled way. Meg sat down. She didn't
care how anyone looked at her now. She was hungry!
So this is how people feel when they don't have enough
to eat — like Cindy!
A new sympathy for Cindy came to Meg. No wonder
she talked like she did when I asked her to our Good
Neius Club yesterday! Now Meg understood how Cindy
felt. No wonder she acts like she does. At last the bell
rang for dismissal. Meg got her jacket, picked up her
books, and trudged home. To her surprise, Cindy
caught up with her.
"You look kind of sick, Meg. What's the matter?"
"Nothing much, Cindy," Meg answered.
Cindy frowned, then said determinedly, "I'm sorry
I've been so mean, Meg. It's just that you always
look so shiny and happy and everything!" Her voice
quivered, unhappily.
Meg forgot the awful pain in her head and the
hollow feeling in her stomach. "Come to the Good
News Club meeting at my house Friday after school?
Mother will make those jelly j doughnuts, and we'll
have cocoa! You'll hear some wonderful stories about
Jesus, too!"
Meg looked at Cindy. Love filled her heart and
(Continued on page 26)
YOUTH
at the Forty-Eighth
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Friday evening was the high point of the Assembly for the teen-agers. Over six hundred young people gathered around tables in
the Claridge Hotel at the first youth banquet ever held at a General Assembly.
By Mrs. Bonnie Dobben
/l N TIMES LIKE THESE we
\J need a Saviour," sang the Lee
^_S College Touring Choir, under
the direction of Professor A. T.
Humphries. A hush fell upon the
audience in the auditorium. The
multiplied thousands bowed in rev-
erence as voices of youth prayed
the musical invocation, "Let the
beauty of the Lord our God be up-
on us in this hour . . ." After
months of careful planning by the
Reverend O. W. Polen and his staff,
Youth Night of the Forty-eighth
General Assembly had begun! The
Spirit of the Living God honored
the service as "Jesus Saves," "Saved
by the Blood," and "Oh Happy
Day" rang through the auditorium.
The Reverend O. W. Polen, Na-
tional Youth Director from 1956-
'60, presented a summary of the
growth of the national Sunday
School and youth program of the
church. A musical background and
year-numbered placards empha-
sized the narrator's voice as the
audience reviewed the March of
Progress. Beginning with the first
appointment of State Sunday School
Superintendents in the year 1928,
the presentation emphasized the
high points of the development of
our Sunday School and youth pro-
gram. The year 1929 held the birth
of the Young People's Endeavor
and the Lighted Pathway, a mag-
azine dedicated to the Church of
God Y.P.E.
It was not until 1946 that a na-
tional youth office was formed and
the Church vision increased with
the added emphasis upon the Sun-
day School and child training. Since
the formation of a National Sun-
day School and Youth Department,
great progress has been realized.
The delegates were reminded of
such innovations as the worker's
training program, National Youth
Week, the standardization pro-
grams, the youth camp program,
Teen-Age Bible Quizzes, and "Our
Faith" manual. Since 1928, the
Church has expanded to 3,321 Sun-
day Schools and 3,014 Y.P.E. 's. The
Church of God moves on.
Honor was given to former Na-
tional Youth Directors, Ralph E.
Williams, Lewis J. Willis, and Ray
H. Hughes.
"The Frame of Fame" revealed
Ira B. Robinson of West Indian-
apolis, Indiana, to be the Sunday
School Superintendent of the Year,
"Brownie" Colkmire of Plant City,
Florida, to be the Y.P.E. President
of the Year, and eighteen-year-old
Sherrill Browning of Matheny,
West Virginia, to be National Bi-
ble Quiz Champion.
The Reverend Cecil B. Knight,
newly elected National Youth Di-
rector, praised Reverend Polen for
his dedication to the work of Sun-
14
There was
L
a feeling of expectation when the Sunday School and Y.P.E.
Enlargement Campaign winners were
called.
Receiving the Sunday School
Enlargement Awards were:
Group
1 Wilmington, North Carolina, Ray
Collins, pastor
Group
2 Daisy, Tennessee, Harry Mushegan, pastor
Group
3 New Orleans, Louisiana (Spain Street), Owen McManus, pastor
Group
4 Mobile, Alabama (Tillman
Corner) L. A. Trotter, pastor
Group
5 Portsmouth, Ohio, W. E. Wilson,
pastor
National
awards were presented
to the
following States and their
Directors:
Sunday
School
AA
South Carolina
Thomas Grassano
A
Ohio
C. Milton Parsons
B
Illinois
Cecil R. Guiles
C
Arkansas
Alton L. Stone
D
Western Canada
Willis Patton
E
Delaware
E. M. Abbott
F
Nebraska
Gale Barnett
G
Minnesota
Doreen Upton
Young People's Endeavor
AA
North Carolina
Robert Hart
A
Ohio
C. Milton Parsons
B
Maryland
E. M. Abbott
C
Arkansas
Alton L. Stone
D
Kansas
Larry Vance
E
Delaware
E. M. Abbott
F
Nebraska
Gale Barnett
G
Connecticut
Mrs. George W. Ayers
Mr. Jack Daniel, Administrative Vice-
President of Youth for Christ Interna-
tional, delivered a youthful, timely and
practical message.
day School and Y.P.E. He called for
a tribute in honor of the outgoing
National Director. Brother Polen
introduced his national office staff
and thanked them for their co-
operation during the past four
years.
As in other services during the
Assembly, the climax was reached
in the preaching of the Word of
God. The Reverend William J.
Brown, Overseer of Maryland, Del-
aware, and Washington, D. C, de-
livered "The 20th Century's Great-
est Challenge to Youth." Three
challenges were recognized: Com-
munism, Catholicism, and Christ's
gospel. Brother Brown stated that
the spiritual initiative in the world
has passed from Christianity to
Communism. He quoted Russia's
Khrushchev as having said, "Your
grandchildren will be Communists.
We will bury you." He empha-
sized that the Catholics' strength is
in the training of their youth. The
speaker also emphasized that
Christ's challenge, "Follow me and
I will make you . . ." must be pre-
sented to our youth. The service
closed with a call to youth to fol-
low Christ.
Friday evening was
the high point of the Assembly for
the teen-agers. Over six hundred
young people gathered around ta-
bles in the Claridge Hotel at the
first youth banquet ever held at a
General Assembly. The theme,
"YOUTH WITNESS NOW," was em-
phasized throughout the program.
The wives of the State Youth Di-
rectors were the official hostesses,
and the Reverend Clyne Buxton,
Youth Director of Alabama, served
as Master of Ceremonies.
Following a tasty meal, Miss
Jackie Turner of Detroit, Michigan,
sang "Except for Christ My Lord."
Mr. Jack Daniel, Administrative
Vice-President of Youth for Christ
International and guest speaker,
brought a message which was
youthful, timely, and practical. He
admonished teen-agers to be ex-
amples of the believers. "You could
rock your w,orld," he said, "but to
do so, youth must have tools."
Mr. Daniel said that vision is the
first tool required for Christian
youth to make an impact on the
world. "Lift up your eyes and
look ..." he read from John 4:35.
Another required tool is burden. He
(Continued on page 20)
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Alabama Teen-agers' Day
By Clyne Buxton
JT WAS 9:30 a.m., July 16. A
goodly number of teen-agers
had already gathered for the
services. However, our hearts were
asking, "How many will attend?
Will this, the first Teen-agers' Day
in the Southland, be a success?"
Cars kept arriving, including two
carloads of teen-agers from a
faraway district. By 10:00 a.m. a
good-size crowd had assembled
and finally we had 250 young peo-
ple present! Was this day a suc-
cess? It was one of the greatest
days of our lives! With teen-agers
doing the singing, Bible reading,
praying and testifying, the day
was wonderful!
In the morning we taught the
very needful subjects: "How to
Find God's Will for Your Life,"
"How to Lead Someone to Christ,"
and "How to Get Along With Your
Parents." After a provocative ques-
tion and answer time, we had
lunch.
In the afternoon you should have
heard and seen the teen-agers per-
form during "Teen Talent Time."
Our afternoon subjects for discus-
sion, including "Vocational Guid-
ance," "How to Pick a Husband,"
and "How to Pick a Wife," held
the teen-agers' rapt attention.
Our banquet, held in the ban-
quet room of a local restuarant
at 5:00 p.m., was well attended.
In the evening service the young
people were blessed to hear a panel
on "Christian Youth and Dating,"
and they saw a most sobering film
entitled "Teen-age Challenge." The
highlight of the day was a most
pungent message by Brother O. W.
Polen, National Sunday School and
Youth Director. This was truly a
great message and particularly
geared to the group being ad-
dressed, as was evidenced by the
altar filling with young people;
three of these were gloriously con-
verted.
Surely God prompted Brother
Polen to begin these teen-agers'
days. Pastors, youth leaders, and
of course teen-agers were very im-
pressed with the activities of the
day. In our state we are already
laying plans to have "Teen-agers'
Day" in areas throughout the state.
Has your area had such a day? If
not, plan one soon. You will be
astounded at its effectiveness.
16
Michigan
Church of God
Youth Camp
^j HE 1960 Michigan Youth
" / Camp was a real success.
*^>/ This is not an opinion mere-
ly of an excited reporter, but the
overwhelming opinion of 165 camp-
ers and 30 staff workers employed
in the camp. Many of the staffers
have served in previous camps
around the country and their voice
of unanimity was, "This camp was
just a little bit better than any
other youth camp happened to be."
The cool, comfortable confines
of Barnaby Memorial Park in Sun-
field, Michigan, was the site of the
camp, which began on Sunday
evening, July 17, with a pre-camp
planning session under the direc-
tion of Rev. J. C. Hodges, our
energetic and capable youth lead-
er. Camper's cars began streaming
in bright and early Monday morn-
ing, and by noon almost all had
arrived, been enrolled and assigned
cabins by registrar, Mrs. Ralph
Day, and the thrilling week was
underway. In addition to all the
necessary material planning which
goes into housing and feeding a big
group, there are certain "intan-
gibles" which contribute to a
camp's success, and we had those
things in definite quantity: a
wholesome, relaxed atmosphere, a
closely knit fellowship between
camper and counsellor; dedicated
cooperation between our night
speaker, Joe Southerland, and the
altar workers, and a genuine de-
sire on the part of everyone to con-
tribute something to the youth
camp.
SPIRITUAL results of the week
were gratifying, with many giving
their hearts to God, receiving the
baptism of the Holy Spirit, and
nearly everyone dedicating his life
to God in Christian service.
STUDY-TIME was ably directed
by Assistant Camp Director Ralph
Day and was interestingly pre-
sented in daity sessions by instruc-
tors, Rev. Kirby, Rev. Rathbun,
Rev. Ralph Day, Rev. Billy Bennett,
Rev. Kelly, and Rev. Joe Souther-
land.
SPORTS was given a prominent
place in the schedule, with most of
the afternoon being set aside for
athletic participation and social
benefits. Softball, swimming, bad-
minton, horse shoes, archery, vol-
leyball, and all kinds of indoor
games were enjoyed immensely,
and a gigantic watermelon feast
was enjoyed one afternoon by the
campers and staff. Your reporter
was privileged to serve as sports
director, with able assistance from
a wonderful group of counsellors.
SUPPER, dinner and breakfast
were fixed just right by Rev. N. A.
Jordan and his staff of kitchen
helpers. If any one cried for Ma-
ma's home-cooking, I didn't hear
them. It took a lot of good food
to satisfy our hungry stomachs, but
Brother Jordan did it in a style
that would have brought a Duncan
Hines' recommendation.
SUPERVISION is mentioned last
in this report, but anyone knows
this comes first in any successful
venture. Masterful direction was
given by our state youth director,
Brother Hodges, who has served
Michigan well for the last two
years, and Brother Day who has
given many years to the youth
program of the Church.
SATURDAY, July 23, meant
closing day for the 1960 youth
camp, and the awarding of troph-
ies to the campers who excelled in
the various areas of participation.
What a sight it was to watch a
camper with a glistening face come
running forward to accept a glis-
tening trophy! Only about twelve
were awarded trophies, but every-
one left camp feeling like a win-
ner; and by the "unit rule," all of
the young people from the Great
Water Wonderland would like to
cast their 195 votes for a sure
winner again in 1961, the Church
of God Michigan Youth Camp!
Reporter: Garold D. Boatwright,
Pastor, Lansing, Michigan
OKLAHOMA SPRING
YOUTH RETREAT
By Jim Madison
State S. S. and Youth Director
ONE hundred eighty-
five strong, mostly teen-agers, trav-
eled to the Church of God Camp-
ground in Chandler, Oklahoma, on
Saturday, May 14, for a history-
making event. For it was on this
day that Oklahoma observed a
Spring Youth Retreat, the first
such event in the Church of God.
There is a picture of a portion of
those present, and a picture of the
State Youth Board, State S. S. and
Youth Director and State Overseer.
The day of activity began at 10:30
a.m. with a Bible study taught by
Robert Owens. Everyone brought
covered dishes for the noon and
evening meals. After lunch the
campground was filled with re-
creational activities.
A highlight of the day was a
panel discussion on youth problems.
The panel members and their sub-
jects are as follows: Dating, Bob
Bohannon; Marriage, Donald
Vance; Entertainment, Clifford N.
Elliott; and Vocations, Runell Bry-
ant. In the closing service George
Vance was especially anointed of
God as he ministered on "Adven-
tures With Christ." The day was
climaxed as our theme "Youth for
Christ" was realized in the lives
of our youth as they re-dedicated
themselves to the cause of Christ
and the Church. The State of
Oklahoma realizes more than ever
before that the Church must pro-
vide for its youth. Already many,
many requests have been received
for the observance of a Fall Youth
Retreat in Oklahoma.
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THE PASSING HARVEST
By Rachel Johnson Barker
The harvest is passing,
Fast passing away.
Then why stand ye idle,
Dear reapers, all day?
So soon in His presence,
Majestic and grand,
Perhaps empty-handed,
We surely will stand.
The harvest is passing,
Oh! lift up your eyes.
The fields are all white; then,
Soul winner, be wise.
Go forth for the Master
And win them today.
He'll surely be with you
The whole of the way.
The harvest is passing,
'Twill soon be too late
To rescue these lost ones.
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RAISING MfN FROM THE DEAD
(Continued from page 9)
people are naturally inclined to
follow the crowds. However, it is
the soul-winner's task to penetrate
the crowd and give to them the
gospel of Jesus Christ.
What instructions did Jesus give?
". . . And he delivered him to his
mother." Happy and successful is
that youth who pursues the earnest
counsel of Christian parents. "A
wise son maketh a glad father; but
a foolish son despiseth his mother."
How many young lives have been
shipwrecked because someone
turned a deaf ear to parental
counsel. The dust of centuries blow
over crumbled empires and
bleached bones of kings, but the
voice of Sinai yet thunders God's
unwavering fifth commandment:
"Honour thy father and thy moth-
er: that thy days may be long up-
on the land which the Lord thy
God giveth thee."
The raising of Lazarus is the last
miracle performed by our Lord
prior to his betrayal. What is the
location of this miracle? Christ
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are filled with many who have nev-
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While passing years have dimmed
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who need this spiritual life.
What difficulty did
Christ face? The people said it was
too late! But was it too late? Not
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YOUTH AT 48TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(Continued from page 15)
explained that to see one's friends
saved, the teen-ager must want to
see them saved more than any-
thing in the world. The speaker
emphasized the last tool, which he
called decision. Vision and burden
alone are not enough, he said. To
be a successful, fruitful Christian,
one must pray, "Here am I; send
me."
A holy hush was upon the hun-
dreds of teen-agers as Mr. Dan-
iel prayed for God to search their
hearts and make them fruitful
witnesses.
Carl Richardson of Canton, Ohio,
was featured as trumpet soloist. His
selections, "Overshadowed" and "If
I Can Help Somebody," were
anointed by the Spirit and con-
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speaker's theme.
"Teen-ager, are you lonely?
Do you need a friend?
Take Jesus as your Savior,
He will keep you till the end.
He'll be your Guide, stay by your
side.
Teen-ager, take Jesus today."
This chorus ended the banquet,
but it still rings in the hearts of
every teen-ager who was privileged
to attend, for they dedicated them-
selves to extend the invitation they
have received to those who do not
know Christ.
Typical teen-age reactions were,
"This is a wonderful idea!" "It
makes us feel like the Church has
a place for us!" "I thought it was
great!" Church of God youth stand
ready to fill their places in God's
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toward the approaching storm.
"Could be trouble if it's a horse
and rider down," he conjectured.
"I'll have to risk an investigation."
He rode furiously across the
plain. A horse lay on the ground,
its rider a few feet away. Carl
Thomas! Anger seethed within
Dale, but he concealed his feelings.
"What happened, Carl?" he
asked, leaping to the ground.
"Horse stepped in a hole and
threw me," Carl replied, his face
showing agony. "Broke his leg and
mine too. I shot him to put him out
of his misery."
"No such escape for you," Dale
declared. "Your problem is how to
escape freezing to death. And I'm
the solution. I'll lift you on my
pony and look for shelter in the
hills."
Carl groaned with pain as Dale
lifted him and later cried aloud
when Dale placed him in the shel-
ter of a thicket. Cutting splints,
Dale made the leg as comfortable
as possible.
"Got to stay here tonight and
make the best of it," Dale decided.
"It's out of the question to go
further until the storm passes."
Cutting small limbs, he built a
lean-to shelter for protection from
the bitter wind. A fire blazing in
front of it filled the shelter with
warmth. While Carl lay on a sad-
dle blanket beneath the brush top,
Dale gathered a pile of wood to
supply the fire through the night.
The storm developed into a
raging blizzard, piling snow in
great heaps. Due to Dale's care
in making it tight, none of the
snow came into the shelter. He
stayed awake most of the night to
feed the fire. Carl slept fitfully,
his injured leg keeping him in
constant pain. Once when Dale
gave him a drink of water, the in-
jured youth seemed on the verge
of saying something, then evidently
changed his mind.
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corral gate? Dale wondered. He
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morning. Because of the lack of
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also developed a fever through the
night. If he should get delirious —
"Carl, I'm placing plenty of wood
within your reach," Dale informed
the injured boy. "I'm going to the
ranch after your father. Yes, I've
got to go through this blizzard. The
pony will take me there. Besides,"
and now he stressed the important
thing, "I'm a Christian, and I be-
lieve in prayer. Right now I'm for-
getting what happened between
your father and me. I'm thinking
of a father who will be frantic
over a son lost in a blizzard and of
a son who needs more help than I
can give him. Keep the home fire
burning, Carl. I'll get there all
right."
HOURS later a horse
and rider approached the ranch
house and was met by anxious
folks. Blasted hopes changed Grant
Thomas' expression when he saw
the rider was not his son. Hope
flashed anew, however, at Dale's
message.
"I left Carl at Wolf Gulch, suf-
fering from a broken leg. He needs
help at once. I'll give you the loca-
tion as near as possible in case the
fire does not guide you by the
smoke. The rest of the story will
come from Carl."
While riders prepared to make
the trip, Dale was put to bed. Ex-
hausted by lack of sleep and the
fatigue of the trip, he slept around
the clock. Able to ride again after
his needed rest and knowing that
Carl had been brought to the
ranch house, Dale prepared to
leave.
"You don't need to leave," Grant
Thomas said. "I owe you too much
to let you go this way."
Dale shook his head. "I wouldn't
feel at home . here with a cloud
over my head. No, I'll be going."
"There's no cloud over you."
The rancher found it difficult to
say what he wished. "Carl has been
talking to me. He told me who
opened the corral gate. He is
guilty of the act attributed to
you. He did it intentionally to get
you in wrong. I never would have
thought it of him." He looked up
suddenly. "Did you know he was
guilty?"
Dale shook his head. "I held a
suspicion, but had no evidence. I
did intend to get the truth from
him if I every got the chance, but
changed my mind about that. I did
meet him alone, but only after I
had plenty of time to think. I re-
membered what the preacher said
one night, something about the
mills of the gods grind slow, but
they grind exceedingly fine. I left
the matter in God's hands, and I'm
satisfied."
The rancher shook his head. "It
has me puzzled, I'll admit, but I'm
willing to learn. If you can forgive
us, I'll be glad to have you stay
on the job."
' "I'll accept," Dale replied. "I'm
sure Carl and I can be friends.
It makes a difference who occupies
your heart. With Jesus there it
makes a heap of difference. You
say you are puzzled. I'm amazed.
Strange, indeed, are the ways of
God. Like you, I'm willing to learn
more."
THE CLOUD THAT VEILS THE
DAWNING LIGHT
(Continued from page 7)
dren were innocently informing the
teachers of some of the things they
were learning. Or perhaps the vol-
umes of illustrated gospel tracts we
have distributed in the town had
circulated more than we thought.
"What shall we do?" the Ibo peo-
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What could we answer? Sud-
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helplessness and indignation, I al-
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would not help the situation or
the people involved.
"We must pray," I said, solemnly
and fervently, perhaps not fully
realizing at the moment that the
truth of the answer was a chal-
lenge of staggering proportions.
Only one consolation comes
through this apparent defeat:
surely something was beginning to
take place in those little hearts.
Otherwise, the devil would not be
stirred into action. Yes, I believe
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THE CLOUD THAT VEILS THE
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(Continued from page 21)
that these little faces had begun
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(Continued from page 24)
may be nearby. It is such a lonely
and unfriendly feeling to be left
standing alone in a strange church
while others are dashing around
you going to their respective class-
es. In fact, that would tend
to make an absentee out of a pres-
entee. There is nothing which af-
fects newcomers more favorably
than a warm welcome and the
manifestation of intense personal
interest in them. To be treated as
an escorted honored guest or visi-
tor is very desirable and stimulates
a desire to return.
Then there are those who come
to Sunday School fairly regularly,
but for some reason are never able
to get into the social circle. There
was a very fine and respectable
young service man, his wife and
small child who moved into a large
town and began attending the
Church of God. The pastor and his
assistant were very friendly toward
them. In fact, the assistant pastor
and his wife visited in their home.
Even the young couples at church
were friendly toward them at
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church, but they were never able
to get into the social circle and
feel as though they were a part of
the Sunday School. This young
couple needed fellowship with the
other young couples of the church
during the week, but they never
succeeded in obtaining it. Conse-
quently, they ceased to attend the
church, even though the young
lady was born and reared in the
Church of God back home. Now
they do not attend any church,
and, furthermore, they have stated
that they do not intend to return
to that church. They are now ab-
sentees because no social concern
was shown for them while they
were presentees.
We are all social creatures. We
have a desire to associate with oth-
er people. The leaders of the Sun-
day School must be concerned
about the social adjustment of the
pupils. Unfortunately, in some
churches there are social circles or
"cliques" which do not readily ac-
cept newcomers. They are not rude,
but they simply do not allow new
comers to become a "part" of the
group and develop a sincere feel-
ing of "belonging." Since this feel-
ing of belonging is very important
to the individual, we, as leaders of
the Sunday School, must help them
to acquire it and see that they be-
come a part of the group if we are
to have them as presentees instead
of absentees.
In the fourth and last place, we
must show our concern for the
presentee by having a good Sun-
day School schedule and by abiding
by it. It may be a small thing, but
starting on time is a very impor-
tant thing. Why punish the pres-
entee by keeping him waiting while
you hope the absentee will soon
arrive so you can begin. You
should begin on time and main-
tain the proper schedule through-
out the Sunday School hour. Don't
cut into the teacher's time by al-
lowing the devotion to run over
time, and don't cut into the morn-
ing worship service by allowing the
entire school to go over time. It
may be that there is one who
simply must leave at eleven in or-
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eleven. He doesn't want to get up
and walk out in the middle of ev-
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to or make a next Sunday absen-
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DOES YOUR
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CARE
(for the Presentee)?
By DONALD K. KOON
/) GREAT DEAL of thought
A-l- has been given to the sub-
— ' ># ject, "Prospects for the
Sunday School." This is not only a
worthwhile activity; it is a very
needful one. If we are to enlarge
our Sunday School, we must some-
how find and win new prospects.
The problem of the absentee has
also received much consideration
in Sunday School circles. It is true
that we must show concern for the
absentees and do all we can to get
them back in Sunday School. We
must be concerned about those
we used to have and those we hope
to have, but we must be most con-
cerned about those we novo have.
Concern for the absentees and the
prospects is good, but concern for
the presentees should be of the
greatest importance. It has been
truthfully said, "We would not have
so many absentees if we gave prop-
er attention to our presentees."
Does your Sunday School care
for the presentee? If so, what is it
doing to show its concern, or what
should it do to show its concern.
Let us consider a few things which
should be done to indicate concern
for the presentee.
First of all, attention should be
given to his or her physical com-
fort. Many of our Sunday School
pupils have worked hard all week.
Some have labored in professional
work, others in factories or mills,
and still others in laboring pro-
fessions, being exposed to the
weather and elements. They should
have a church and Sunday School
classroom to which they may come
and be comfortable and relaxed. It
is not very encouraging to a man
who has labored hard all week out
in the hot sunshine with a little
breeze blowing to come to a Sun-
day School class on Sunday morn-
ing where there is no breeze and
nothing to stir the hot air. Many
pastors have found that air con-
ditioning their Sunday School plant
has increased the average attend-
ance considerably.
In the summer the classroom
should be comfortably cool, and in
the winter it should be pleasingly
warm. No one can enjoy the Sun-
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day School lesson as he should if
he is too hot or too cold.
Attention should also be given to
the type of seats in the classroom.
Sometimes people say, "Well, we'll
only be here forty-five minutes."
But, you can't expect a man to be
back next Sunday if all you offered
him to sit on this Sunday was a
nail keg or a two-by-eight board
placed across concrete blocks.
And what about the painting and
decoration of the room? A properly
painted and well-decorated class-
room is an inducement to the pupil
to be back next Sunday. It is the
personal responsibility of the
teacher to see that the classroom
is clean, comfortable and attrac-
tive.
In the second place, concern
must be shown for the presentee's
mental and spiritual comfort. This
can best be accomplished with a
properly organized class period and
a well-presented lesson. The events
of the entire class period should
move rapidly and systematically. It
is most irritating mentally to be in
a classroom which is unorganized
and where it is anybody's guess as
to what is going to happen next. It
has been my misfortune on a few
occasions to be present in a class-
room of such a description. The
teacher stood at the front with his
Bible and quarterly in his hand
and told of his experiences and
other wanderings, finally coming to
the lesson, obviously unprepared.
After telling how wonderful a les-
son it was, he stumbled around in
it for a few minutes before the bell
rang; then, he said, "I do wish we
had more time in this class," after
he had just killed what time he
did have.
There is no substitute for a
teacher who has a pleasing per-
sonality, a prepared lesson, and an
interesting presentation of that
lesson, with a spiritual emphasis.
Having served both as a public
school teacher and as a Sunday
School teacher, I have discovered
three "P's" of successful teaching:
personality, preparation, and pres-
entation. I shall not elaborate on
these because it is not the intent
of this article to discuss success-
ful Sunday School teaching.
No doubt, you have had the
privilege of being in a class where
the teacher possessed an interest-
ing and pleasing personality and
was obviously well prepared. You
immediately detected that this
teacher had spent much time in
prayer and preparation. His words
were spiritual food. They chal-
lenged your mind and warmed
your heart. It appeared that he
was talking directly to you and
that he was sincerely and deeply
interested in your spiritual welfare
and comfort. Before you knew it,
he had won your confidence and
slipped his arm around your heart,
and, as the bell rang, you imme-
diately began looking forward to
next Sunday when you could hear
more about the Bread of Life. You
wanted to come back because the
teacher had manifested such great
concern for your mental comfort
and spiritual welfare.
Third, a social concern should
be shown for the presentee. Let us
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day morning, a few minutes be-
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ly a young man and his wife, walk
into the main auditorium. In some
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stare at them and wonder where
they came from and how they
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should be done is that a member
of the Welcome Committee, or
some other individual, should make
their acquaintance, engage them in
conversation, and, if possible, in-
troduce them to others of their age
group, and, as soon as the Sunday
School starts, see them to the
proper classroom and introduce
them to the teacher and others who
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CORRECTION
The South Carolina State Office and the
Anderson, South Carolina, Church of God
have advised that the Anderson, (McDuffie
Street), Church should have listed their
Sunday School as having an average at-
tendance of 343 for the month of May in-
stead Of 275.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Weekly Attendance
July, 1960
500 and Over
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 767
400-499
Middletown (Clayton), Ohio 456
North Chattanooga, Tennessee 451
Kannapolis, North Carolina __ .._ .... 426
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia 422
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan 408
300-399
North Cleveland, Tennessee
Alabama City, Alabama
Jacksonville, Florida
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio
Wilmington, North Carolina
South Gastonia, North Carolina
Blltmore, North Carolina
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio ....
Daisy, Tennessee
Whitwell. Tennessee
200-299
Orlando, Florida
Lakeland, Florida
Rcme (North), Georgia
Buford. Georgia
Tampa. Florida ... ... ._.
Monroe (Fourth Street), Michigan
Erwin, North Carolina .
Sumiton, Alabama
Dayton (East Fourth), Ohio „_
West Flint, Michigan
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Lenoir City, Tennessee
South Park, Alabama
Milford, Delaware ._ ....
Birmingham (Pike Avenue), Alabama
Sulphur Springs, Florida
Dallas, North Carolina
East Laurlnburg, North Carolina ....
Atlanta (Riverside). Georgia
Nashville (Meridian Street),
Tennessee ...
Louisville (Highland Park).
Kentucky
South Lebanon, Ohio
Dillon, South Carolina
Pulaski, Virginia
Dayton (Oakridge). Ohio
Van Dyke, Michigan
Newport News, Virginia
South Cleveland, Tennessee
Plant City, Florida
Brooklyn, Maryland
44th Street, Arizona
Columbia, South Carolina
Greenville (Woodside Avenue),
South Carolina :
Marion, South Carolina '..:.
Pontiac. Michigan
West Lakeland. Florida
Perry, Florida
Akron (Market), Ohio
Dayton, Tennessee
La Follette, Tennessee
Pomona, California
North Birmingham. Alabama
Wilscn, North Carolina ...
125-199
Somerset. Pennsylvania
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Salisbury, Maryland
Macon (Napier Avenue), Georgia ....
Falrborn, Ohio
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Wyandotte, Michigan
Princeton, West Virginia
McColl, South Carolina
Greenwood. South Carolina
393
364
358
338
352
324
322
320
307
304
287
285
282
278
276
272
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193
Chattanooga (East Ridge),
Tennessee
Sevierville (Home for Children),
Tennessee
Somerset, Kentucky
Chattanooga (4th Avenue),
Tennessee ...
Easton, Maryland
West Gastonia, North Carolina
Goldsboro, North Carolina .
Anniston, Alabama .... .
Lenoir, North Carolina
Beltcn, South Carolina
Augusta (Crawford Avenue), Georgia
Jesup, Georgia _
Huntsville, Alabama
Sanford, North Carolina
Bartow, Florida :
Miami, Florida
Ft. Mill, South Carolina
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Dallas, Texas
Mobile (Crichton), Alabama
Knoxville (Eighth Avenue),
Tennessee
Valdosta, Georgia
Austin, Indiana
Rcssville, Georgia
Avondale Estates, Georgia
Saddle Tree, North Carolina
Norfolk, Virginia
Lanes Avenue, Florida
Paris, Texas
Columbus (Frebis), Ohio
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Washington. D. C
Charleston (King Street),
West Virginia
Greer, South Carolina
West Indianapolis, Indiana
Lake City, Florida
Rifle Range, Florida
Tifton, Georgia
St. Louis (Grand Avenue),
Missouri
Seneca, South Carolina
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Lancaster, South Carolina
Anderson (Osborne Avenue).
South Carolina
Greenville (Park Place), South
Carolina
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Clearwater, Florida
Eloise, Florida
Ft. Myers, Florida
Sanford, Florida
East Belmont. North Carolina
Chattanooga (Missionary Ridge),
Tennessee
Santa Ana. California
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Douglas, Georgia
Eldcrado, Illinois
Valdese, North Carolina.
Lancaster, Ohio
Kimberly, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Greenwood (South), South Carolina
Garden City, Florida
Russell Springs, Kentucky
Fitzgerald, Georgia
Asheville, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina
Cleveland (55th), Ohio
Walhalla (No. 1), South Carolina
Erwin, Tennessee
Adamsville, Alabama
Lawton, Oklahoma
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Georgetown, South Carolina
Pelzer, South Carolina
Wallins Creek, Kentucky
Jackson (Bailey Avenue),
Mississippi
Winter Garden, Florida
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia
Lemmon, South Dakota
Bluefield, Virginia
San Pablo, California
Lake Placid, Florida
Mooresville, North Carolina
Columbus (Belvldere), Ohio
Ferndale, Michigan
Ranlo, North Carolina
Ninety Six. South Carolina
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143
Buhl, Alabama ...
Cocoa, Florida
Toledo (Segur), Ohio
Bristol, Tennessee
Naples, Florida
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140
Y. P. E.
Asheboro, North Carolina . 140
York, South Carolina 140
Ft. Pierce, Florida ._. .... 139
Winchester, Kentucky 139
Willard, Ohio .... 139
Sylacauga, Alabama ... . .... 138
Chase, Maryland 138
Gaffney, South Carolina ... . .... .... .... 138
McMinnville, Tennessee .... .... 138
Lake City, South Carolina .... 137
Soddy, Tennessee .... ... . 137
Stanley, North Carolina .... 136
Aiken, South Carolina .... .... 136
Parrott, Virginia .... .... 136
East Gadsden, Alabama .... 135
Lake Wales, Florida .... .... .... .... 135
Houston (No. 2), Texas 135
Greenville, Mississippi ... 134
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue), Missouri 134
Claysburg, Pennsylvania .... 134
Clinton (Lydia Mill), South Carolina .... 134
Sevierville, Tennessee 134
Huntington, West Virginia .... .... 134
Huntsville (Va. Blvd.), Alabama .... .... 133
Straight Creek, Alabama 133
East Orlando, Florida 133
South Boston, Virginia ... . 133
Clarksburg, West Virginia 133
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Talledega, Alabama
Benton, Illinois
Dyersburg, Tennessee ....
Largo, Florida
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
West Danville, Virginia
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Woodruff, South Carolina
Solway, Tennessee .... .... ....
Marked Tree, Arkansas
Arcadia, Florida ....
Dade City, Florida
Alma, Georgia
La France, South Carolina
Memphis (Rosamond Avenue),
Tennessee
Porterville, California ._ ....
East Bernstadt, Kentucky ... 128
New Orleans (Spain Street),
Louisiana .... 128
Gap Hill, South Carolina 127
Graham, Texas .... 127
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia 127
Pumpkin Bend, Arkansas 126
Mims, Florida .... .... .... 126
Morganton, Mississippi .... .... .... 126
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio 126
Everett, Pennsylvania .... .... .... 126
Florence, South Carolina .... 126
San Diego, California 125
Tallahassee, Florida 125
Calhoun, Georgia .... 125
Rochelle, Illinois 125
Pinsonfork, Kentucky 125
Ft. Worth (Riverside), Texas 125
NATIONS'S TOP TEN IN HOME
DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE
Total Monthly Attendance for July
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 8,611
Lynch, Kentucky .... 1,203
Kannapolis, North Carolina ... . .... 966
Talladega, Alabama 835
West Indianapolis, Indiana 540
Uhrichsville, Ohio 518
Fort Mill, South Carolina 500
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia 425
Eldorado, Illinois 420
Birmingham (South Park), Alabama 389
TEN STATES HIGHEST IN HOME
DEPARTMENTS
West Virginia
South Carolina
North Carolina .... .... ...
Alabama
Ohio!
Georgia ...
Florida
Oklahoma ....
Arkansas .... .... .... ....
California .... ...
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REPORT OF NEW SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Branch Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1960 4
Branch Sunday Schools reported as of
July 31, 1960 .... 964
New Sunday Schools organized since
June 30, 1960 7
Total Sunday Schools organized since
June 30, 1960 (Branch and New) .... 11
Average Weekly Attendance
July, 1960
200 and Over
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio 258
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 242
Sevierville (Home for Children),
Tennessee 227
South Mt. Zion, Georgia .... .... 215
Middletown (Clayton), Ohio 215
150 to 199
Dayton (East Fourth), Ohio 167
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania 158
Highway, Alabama .... 155
Columbus (Frebis Avenue), Ohio .... _. 148
100 to 149
Dressen, Kentucky .. .... .... .... .... 142
Daisy, Tennessee .... „ 139
Carrollton, Georgia ... . ... 137
Brooklyn, Maryland .... .... .... 133
Paris, Texas ... ._. .... .... 130
Pomona, California 129
Van Dyke, Michigan ... .... 129
Rome (North), Georgia ... 126
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia 125
Sulphur Springs, Florida ... 124
Dayton (Oakridge Drive), Ohio ... 121
Tampa, Florida _. .... 120
Buford, Georgia _ .... .... .... 120
Sparta, Tennessee ... 118
Crane Eater, Georgia ... ... 117
West Lakeland, Florida .... 116
West Hollywood, Florida 115
Waco, Mississippi .... .... .... _ .... 115
Hugo, Oklahoma — . ... 114
East Gadsden, Alabama .... 113
Evarts, Kentucky 113
Garden City, Florida 112
Grays Knob, Kentucky 112
Wilmington, North Carolina 112
Lake City, Florida 109
Clarks Chapel, Tennessee 108
Oregonia, Ohio .... .... 105
Bethany, South Carolina 105
Pulaski, Virginia .... 105
Crichton (Mobile), Alabama .... 104
Plant City, Florida .... 104
East Laurinburg, North Carolina 104
Dayton, Tennessee .... 104
Houston No. 2, Texas 104
Roaerfield, West Virginia ... 102
Zion Ridge, Alabama ... .... .... .... 101
Torrance, California 101
Perry, Florida .... .... 101
Kokomo (Market Street), Indiana 101
McCowans Creek, Tennessee ~ 101
Stinnett, Kentucky .... .... 100
Muskegon, Michigan .... .... .... 100
Brownfield, Texas 100
75 to 99
Jacksonville, Florida ... .... .... .... .... 99
Erwin, North Carolina .... .... 99
Goldsboro, North Carolina .... 99
Lakeland, Florida _ 98
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania .... 98
Empire, Alabama .... 97
North Miami, Florida .... .... 97
Rifle Range, Florida 97
Warsaw, Indiana .... .. 97
Newport, Kentucky _. 97
Parkersburg, West Virginia 97
Arcadia, Florida 96
Spain Street (New Orleans),
Louisiana .... _ .... .... 96
Sumiton, Alabama 94
Santa Ana, California .... .... 94
Fayetteville, North Carolina 94
Morgantown, Mississippi .... 94
East Chattanooga, Tennessee .... .... .... 93
East Phoenix, Arizona .... 92
Dublin, Virginia ... 92
Louisville (Highland Park),
Kentucky .... _ ._ 91
Thorn, Mississippi ... .... .... .... 91
Naples, Florida .... 90
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio .... 90
44th Street, Arizona _.. .... .... 89
Combs, Kentucky .... .... 89
Dallas, North Carolina .... ... .... 89
Mt. Holly, North Carolina .... .... .... .... 89
Knoxville (Eighth Avenue),
Tennessee .... .... 89
Pumpkin Bend, Arkansas 88
Wyandotte, Michigan .... 88
Saddle Tree, North Carolina .... 88
Tarpon Springs, Florida .... 87
South Lebanon, Ohio 87
Lenoir City, Tennessee .... .... 87
Austin, Indiana ... .... _ 86
Ravenna, Kentucky .... .... .... 86
Fort Myers, Florida 85
Samoset, Florida .... — — -
Lexington (Liberty), Kentucky ...
Pontiac, Michigan
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Swift Current, Western Canada
Lanes Avenue, Florida ...
Starke, Florida ... . ... . — —
Benton, Illinois .... ....
Winchester, Kentucky .—
South Tucson, Arizona
Mims, Florida ... ....
Hestertown, North Carolina .. ..
Parrott, Virginia .... —
North Birmingham, Alabama ...
Tifton, Georgia —
Lawrenceville, Illinois . ...
East Belmont, North Carolina
South Cleveland, Tennessee
Goodwill, Mississippi ...
Bartow, Florida ...
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan ...
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue),
Missouri ... .
West Hillsboro, North Carolina .
Greenville (Park Place),
South Carolina ... . _
Solway, Tennessee ...
Orlando, Florida ...
Greenville (Woodside Park),
South Carolina
Seneca, South Carolina —
Dilworth, Alabama _ ...
Monroe (4th Street), Michigan ....
Eloise, Florida ....
North Cleveland, Tennessee .._ ....
Springhill, Alabama ....
Hamilton (Kenworth), Ohio
Greer, South Carolina
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Quintown, Alabama .... ....
Valdosta, Georgia .... .... ....
Washington, D. C.
Greenville (Washington Ave.),
South Carolina ... ....
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Spiritual Results Among Our Youth
July 31, 1960
Saved ... 2,721
Sanctified ... 1,169
Filled With Holy Ghost 1,009
Added to the Church .... 831
Since June 30, 1960
Saved 2,721
Sanctified .... 1,169
Filled With Holy Ghost 1,009
Added to the Church .... .... .... 831
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THE LAMPLIGHTER
A Thanksgiving Inventory
FEATURES
The Leading Lady
God's Choice for President .
Appreciation
Y.P.E. Enlargement Campaign
Challenge to Non-Christian Teens
Challenge to Christian Teens
I Witnessed for Christ
in the Out Islands ....
We Teach Teens
DEPARTMENTS
PEN PALS . .
POETRY . .
VARIETY . .
STATISTICS
COVER . .
Lewis J. Willis 3
Nellie Dunaway 5
Clay Cooper — 6
James E. Adams 8
Cecil B. Knight ._.. 9
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Martha Smith and Karen Lilly 14
Reverend and Mrs. William J. Dobben 16
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Pen Pals
Miss Patricia Lynn Henderson (16>
Route 1, Box 134
Merigold, Mississippi
Miss Barbara Bryant (15)
415 2nd Street, West
Birmingham 4, Alabama
Miss Betty Bryant (13)
415 2nd Street, West
Birmingham 4, Alabama
Miss Dorothy Fay Cox (16)
Route 2, Box 173
Ruleville, Mississippi
Miss Mary Ann Cox (18)
Route 2, Box 173
Ruleville, Mississippi
Mrs. Sammie (Farris) Hembree
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Route 2, Box 43
Clyde, North Carolina
Miss Carol Hayes (20)
Box 148
Randolph, Texas
Miss Martha Lewis (16)
821 Park Drive
Statesville, North Carolina
Miss Betty Lue Colvin (12)
Box 95
Winter Beach, Florida
Miss Etta Sue Ballard (18»
1026 Palmer Avenue
San Pablo, California
Miss Rebecca Darlene Poffenberger
(10)
P. O. Box 65
Keedysville, Maryland
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ATTENTION: ALL LEE COLLEGE ALUMNI
For a Thanksgiving treat . . . attend the annual Alumni Fall Home-coming
... on the Lee College campus . . . November 23, 24.
Enjoy these exciting events:
Thursday, 24th:
Dinner, turkey and trimmings
Basketball game — Alumni All-Stars vs. Lee College
Fall Music Festival
Friday, 25th:
9:00 a.m. Visit campus and classes
12:00 noon Luncheon
2:30 p.m. Football game — Alumni All-Stars vs. Lee College
5:30 p.m. State Officers' Dinner
8:00 p.m. Religious Drama
— Don Aultman, President
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Vol.31 NOVEMBER, 1960 No. 1 1
Charles W. Conn, Editor-in-Chief
Editor
LEWIS J. WILLIS
Contributing Editors
Cecil B. Knight, Donald S. Aultman, J.
Martin Baldree, Jr., Avis Swiger, Robert
E. Stevens, Duby Boyd
Art Associates
Chloe S. Stewart, Walter E. Ambrose
Editorial Researchers
Wynette Stevens, Darlene Herndon
Foreign Correspondents
Bobbie Mae Lauster, Germany; Margaret
Gaines, Tunisia; James M. Beaty, Haiti;
L. E. Heil, Japan; Wayne C. McAfee,
Brazil; Dora Myers, India; M. G. Mc-
Luhan, South Africa
National Youth Board
Ralph E. Day, Chairman; Wallace C.
Swilley, Jr., Paul Henson, Hoi I is L. Green,
Clyne W. Buxton
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of God Publishing House
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By Lewis J. Willis
A THANKSGIVING
INVENTORY
"What shall I render unto the Lord for all His
benefits toward me?" (Psalm 116:12).
£-*nl URING MONTHLY INVENTORY a young man
I\ said to his dad, "Dad, why must we count ev-
oC ery item in the store every month? All we have
is here, isn't it?" The father reached a hand to the
shoulder of the son and said, "Son, always remember
that in any business you must inventory your goods
to discover your profits." The simple truth of this
philosophy is of eternal value. Most often one's life
contains much more than he thinks. Upon inventory
many who now feel they border on bankruptcy will
discover that not only do they possess sufficient goods
for operation, but really have a backlog of undivided
profits!
Thanksgiving Day is the time when in the midst of
earth's rich harvest, or in the midst of drought and
famine we pause to count our blessings. It is the day
when we accept and acknowledge our benefits and
then kiss the omnipotent hand that gave them. It is
a time when we remind ourselves of the "whence of
things" and realize anew the divine significance of
life and the great debt of love we owe. Assets may be
found in (1) cash on hand (2) equipment for opera-
I should like to focus the attention of our readers
to pages 9-17 of this edition. On these pages are sev-
eral articles written by young people on varied sub-
jects dealing with witnessing for Christ. These articles
offer some of the most stimulating ideas and concepts
that I have read in some time. You will be greatly
blessed and challenged by reading them.
In keeping with the idea of witnessing for Christ,
I am reminded of a poem written by Annie Johnson
Flint which reads :
"Christ has no hands but our hands
To do His work today;
He has no feet but our feet
To lead men in His way;
He has no tongue but our tongues
To tell men how He died;
He has no help but our help,
To bring them to His side."
We should heed the words of D. M. Panton who said :
"The Word is solemn — therefore don't trifle!
The Task is difficult — therefore don't relax!
The Opportunity is brief — therefore don't delay!
The Path is narrow — therefore don't wander!
The Prize is glorious — therefore don't faint!"
tion (3) merchandise for exchange (4) cash in the
bank (5) real estate owned. Let us examine the pro-
portions of these assets.
Cash on hand. Who and what we are is one of the
magnificent gifts of God. Plato, celebrated philosopher
who did not have the insight to spiritual things as we,
was thankful for the following: He was thankful he
was created a man and not a beast. He was thankful
he was born a Grecian and not a barbarian. He was
thankful he was not only a Grecian, but also a philos-
opher.
How much greater are the possessions of the Chris-
tian. We are created in God's own image. We, though
fallen, are redeemed through Calvary's cross. Through
Christ we possess a spiritual legacy of unspeakable
treasure. We are sons of God with all the rights of
royalty.
Equipment for operation. God has greatly blessed
man with five glorious senses to perceive the world
and bless it. He has given two seeing eyes that allow
the freshness of dawn, the splendor of the sunset, and
the silver magnificence of moonlight to permeate the
soul. He has given speech that oral expression may
be ours to glorify and adore Him. Ours it is to hear
the voice of our loved ones and to be enchanted by
the song of nature as the birds sing, the brook warbles,
and the ocean roars! To us have come smell and touch
that we may know the gentleness of a caress, the
aroma of good food, and the perfume of the flowers.
We have very wonderful equipment indeed.
Merchandise for exchange. Life has been given each
of us to exchange for an eternity of good or bad.
Our talents are given to us to be invested. They shall
return us a blessing or a curse, according to the in-
vestment. Yes, we have adequate merchandise for a
thriving business.
Cash in the bank. Above 30,000 promises are placed
to our deposit! There is a promise sufficient for the
blackest day of disaster, and the brightest day of
triumph. Our account is sufficient to withstand ugly
depressions and adequate to supply for the dangers of
prosperity.
Real Estate owned. "Let not your heart be troubled:
ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's
house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would
have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I
go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and
recieve you unto myself; that where I am, there ye
may be also" (John 14:1-3). Oh yes, "we know that if
our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we
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Resentment grew in
Roberta's heart.
'No one has any right to
be that beauti
And she's too good to
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Illustrated by Walter Ambrose
|/-)OBERTA STEPPED from
If^r the study hall into the cor-
#\ ridor. She frowned at the
sight that met her gaze. Rose
Mary, her roommate, stood in the
center of an admiring group of
students. Their voices rang with
congratulations, and they all talked
at once.
"I knew it," Roberta whispered
between clinched teeth. "The only
really good part in the class play,
and she got it." Roberta's thoughts
ran on wildly. "If she expects me to
congratulate her, she'll be sadly
disappointed. That part should
have been mine. I had the lead
last year, but that was before
Rose Mary arrived. The Queen Bee
of the campus!" she whispered
with scorn.
Roberta turned down the hall in
the opposite direction, hoping to
get away unnoticed. Just as she
reached the door she heard hur-
ried steps behind her. Stanley
Knowles had left the group and
followed her. "Did you hear the
news, Roberta? Rose Mary got the
lead. That part was made for her.
Our class play is bound to be a
hit now!"
"Oh, I don't know. There are
other kids who could play that
part as good as Rose Mary. What
makes you think she'll be so great?"
Roberta countered.
"Well, she — she's so nice and al-
ways doing things for everyone,"
Stanley stammered. "She is good
at everything she does."
"You, too?" Roberta asked smirk-
ingly.
"What do you mean, me too?
She's a wonderful girl. I don't
understand why you dislike her.
She's your roommate, too," Stanley
shook his head in puzzlement. "And
after all she did for you!"
"Don't rub it in," Roberta
By Nellie Dunaway
snapped. "You don't have to live
with all that sweetness and light.
She's always spouting the Golden
Rule and those Bible verses. All
that Christian talk gets pretty
tiresome," Roberta answered. Her
eyes flashed little pointed sparks.
"What's wrong with being a
Christian?" Stanley demanded. "I
don't understand you, Roberta.
You've changed. You weren't like
this last year."
"I don't have time to discuss
me. I've got to go to the library."
She moved away quickly.
She stayed a long time in the
library pampering her injured
feelings. She was sure everyone
had turned against her because
she wasn't chosen for the lead in
the class play.
As badly as she hated to admit
it, it was true. Rose Mary was
constantly doing things for others.
Anger boiled to the brim when she
had to acknowledge that she
wouldn't be in school if it hadn't
been for Rose Mary's father.
Right after school began Rober-
ta's father became ill and she
would have been forced to leave
school for lack of money. But
Rose Mary's father had paid both
girls' tuition for the year. Of course,
it was Rose Mary's idea. But she
never once mentioned it to Ro-
berta.
When Roberta told Rose Mary's
father that her family would pay
every cent back, he replied, "Rose
Mary has always wanted a sister.
She likes you very much."
THE LIBRARY was de-
serted when Roberta left for her
room. When she walked in, Rose
Mary greeted her warmly. "Hello,
Roberta. You were gone so long
I was getting worried. Anything
(Continued on page 21)
GOD'S CHOICE
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JF I WERE electioneering for
a candidate aspiring to the
Presidency, I would want
some of my chief arguments to be,
"He's a godly man. He is a man
who champions freedom of worship.
He is a patriot whose love of coun-
try is second only to loyalty to God.
He's a man whose administration
will not militate against God's will
being done on earth." I would want
to be sure, very sure, that his in-
ternational policies would aid and
abet God's purposes throughout the
world. It would seem logical that no
discerning person, in exercising the
voting franchise, would knowingly
help vote a candidate into national
leadership where there is any ques-
tion or debate along this line.
Unfortunately, there is not total
unanimity on this score. In fact,
there is a noisy minority of a quite
different persuasion. To them a
man's religion, or even his irre-
ligion, has nothing whatsoever to
do with his claim to leadership.
These people are of the stamp, who,
if their party put up an atheist for
President, would give him their
votes without hesitation or qualm.
There are those, too, who would
actually prefer a candidate who
would take a stand in favor of
"freedom from worship."
Sometime ago one of this ilk
worded a strong protest to the ed-
itor of Time magazine. Time had
just reported the adoption, by Con-
gress, of the slogan, "In God We
Trust," as the official motto of the
nation.
"What do they mean, 'In God We
Trust' ... I for one do not trust in
God," said the irate reader. "I pro-
test this action! I don't trust in
God any more than I trust in Zeus,
or any of the many other gods that
people have superstitiously looked
to for all these centuries." And then
he asked the editor, "Does this
make me un-American?"
Such a question deserves the an-
swer, "It does, Sir, most certainly,
FOR PRESIDENT
THE GODLY MAN
inasmuch as America was founded
upon scriptural principles. Any-
thing less than faith in, love for,
and loyalty to God is not consistent
with the basic ideologies which dis-
tinguish America and set it apart
from not a few other nations of
the earth."
It should need but the barest
mention that a nation so founded
cannot be properly perpetuated
"under God," without a godly lead-
er in the top Executive's chair. The
man at the helm pretty much de-
cides the course, and if he is not
attune to the Almighty, has no
chart or compass to steer by, the
voyage cannot but be frought with
many a peril . . . perhaps even ship-
wreck!
To MERIT A Chris-
tian's vote — or anybody's vote for
that matter — there are certain
qualifications a man must have
when offering himself for the Pres-
idency. Assuming that he has all
other requisites and fitness, that
candidate is eminently suited of
whom it can be said, as it was of
erstwhile King David, "He is a man
after God's own heart ... he is a
godly man."
It is doubtful if anyone is entitled
to support for high office on the
strength of his "religion" in itself.
It does not necessarily say a thing,
or mean a thing in his favor, for a
candidate to be lauded as a "re-
ligious" man. In fact it could be his
very poorest recommendation, even
his greatest liability, for of false re-
ligions and even false professors of
the true, there are aplenty. So,
God's choice for President would
have to be more than a "religious"
man. He would have to be a godly
man!
It is also lamentable that it is
not enough to say, "The candidate
is a Christian man," and let it go
at that. But here again, so much
falls within the scope of the "Chris-
tian" designation which dilutes or
drains it of meaning. It can con-
note everything or suggest nothing.
A candidate may lay proper claim
to membership in a church that is
not necessarily Christian in the
first place, and in the second place
it may not even be a church in the
scriptural sense and usage of the
term. It may be a mere political
system, or a social organization.
Undeniably, many such exist.
"Christlike," says something. It has
escaped bad usage. And, "godly."
But "Christian," no! There are far
too many shades, hues and conno-
tations on "Christian" to be any-
where near definitive enough to
recommend a man. But there is no
mistaking the implications of, "He
is a godly man."
Once again, it is not satisfactory
to link God's choice for the Presi-
dency and "a man of faith." What
faith? The Mohammedan Faith!
The Buddhist Faith! The Com-
munist Faith! The Protestant
Faith! The Catholic Faith! Just
saying, "He's a man of faith," is
entirely too vague and misleading.
A candidate's "faith" is no recom-
mendation unless satisfactory an-
swer is given to, "Faith in what?
Faith in whom?" If he's a man of
personal faith in the true and liv-
ing God, in Christ the Saviour,
that's different. Whose support
wouldn't he deserve. Regardless of
the label he wears!
GOD'S CHOICE for the
Presidency would naturally, and
necessarily, be a godly man, a
champion of human rights with ac-
cent on freedom of worship as pro-
vided for in the Constitution. (Nor
would this ever be interpreted by
him as implying freedom from
worship.) He would stand for this
same freedom for the whole world,
even where there is currently being
perpetrated cruel, hierarchical per-
secution. He would defend and sup-
port world-wide propagation of the
gospel of Christ. He would not be
party to any system, religious or
otherwise, that either instigates,
smiles upon, or tolerates persecu-
tion of foreign missionaries who
bear the Light that makes men
free. Being a godly man, he would
intuitively know the value of Chris-
tian missions in other lands, and
their necessary continuation as a
chief agency in freeing the world
from oppression. Not as President,
yet as a follower of Christ, he would
expect to do his personal share to
implement world-wide evangeliza-
tion as the best deterrant to the
Red's efforts at world-wide com-
munization.
Having an obedient regard for
the Great Commission, and being a
man of spiritual discernment, he
would be on guard while exercising
the duties of Chief Executive not
to negotiate international agree-
ments which would militate against
missionary activities, or seal off
huge segments of mankind from
liberating truth. This has been
done in the past, much to our na-
tional chagrin and the world's
harm. He would have firm con-
victions as to the destiny of the
nation in accomplishing God's will
on earth, and hew to the line in
its execution.
God's choice for the Presidency
would be a patriot! He will have
long since foresworn any allegiance
to a foreign political ideology, and
any religious state which might rec-
ommend or teach ought contrary
to the traditional, American con-
cept of separation of Church and
State will find nothing in him.
Further, he will not have to be put
to the test to determine if he qual-
ifies on these issues. He will have
established his credentials long be-
fore his candidacy occasions mis-
givings or questionings which call
for answers by political expediency
near election time.
Who is God's choice for the Pres-
idency? He is the godly man who
chooses God.
By James E. Adams
APPRECIATION
r->* URING REVIVAL services
f\ an evangelist announced
oC that Wednesday evening
would be a flower service and asked
everybody to wear one. On Wed-
nesday night there was a crowd
of expectant people, practically all
of whom were wearing flowers.
After the devotions, the evange-
list stepped to the pulpit and
thanked the people for their co-
operation.
"In your Christian pilgrimage,"
he said, "someone has been a great
help and inspiration to you. Per-
haps, lacking words to express your
appreciation, you have never told
him. But you can express now the
words you have been unable to ut-
ter by going to that person and
pinning your flower to his lapel or
to her dress. This is an apprecia-
tion service. Give a flower to one
who deserves it."
For Tom Stepler, sitting next to
the aisle near the rear of the au-
ditorium, this was a hard decision.
Several adults answered that de-
scription. But then he noticed Ted-
dy. Of the boys in Tom's Sun-
day School class, only Teddy was
present. Teddy talked so much in
class that Tom had been compelled
to learn patience. But despite his
talkativeness, Teddy somehow un-
derstood the lessons and remem-
bered them.
It occurred to Tom that in deal-
ing with Teddy's desire to talk, he
had neglected to commend the lit-
tle fellow for his good qualities.
The mingled look of unbelief, sur-
prise and joy on Teddy's face as
his teacher pinned a carnation on
his jacket caused Tom to thank
God for this flower service.
Tom returned to his place and
was standing there idly looking over
the congregation when he felt a
slight tug at his lapel. He looked,
surprised as Teddy had been, into
serious, blue eyes and down at
steady, deliberate fingers as they
pinned a beautiful rose to his
lapel. A lump came to his throat
as his pastor gripped his hand.
"Why? Why did he choose me?"
Tom asked himself. And then he
remembered that several months
earlier gossip had wagged its evil
tongue and tried to soil the repu-
tation of his pastor. He remem-
bered the day he had approached
his pastor expressing unbelief in
the gossip and affirming confi-
dence in him. "That's it," Tom
mused, "a rose in appreciation of
my confidence."
THE ART OF expres-
sing appreciation is one of man's
most valuable qualities for pro-
moting good will and one of the
few means by which a "commit-
tee of one" can accomplish much.
When a man expresses apprecia-
tion, he brings joy to the recipient
and a glow to his own heart as he
sees the effect of his words. He
benefits as much as, if not more
than, the recipient of his acclaim
because there is lasting joy in
making others happy. Appreciation
is an art to be cultivated, and its
practice is its own reward.
But there's a reserve in man
which very often hinders him
from giving credit where credit is
due. We say, "The preacher knows
that was a good sermon without
my telling him." "Why commend
Joe? I'm paying him two dollars
an hour; he ought to do a good
job." "Johnny knows he was a good
boy today. I didn't whip him, did
I?" "Tell my wife that I appreciate
her? She knows that." "Sure, Jim's
a good husband. Tell him? What
for?" We seem to get a bit tongue-
tied when we try to commend
others, particularly our loved ones.
Men are more at ease expressing
appreciation in deeds than in
words. David said, "Oh, that one
would give me drink of the water
of the well of Bethlehem." Three
of his stalwart warriors heard
what he said, and that night they
broke through the battle lines of
the Philistines and brought back
a cruse of water. But when they
gave the water to David, he refused
to drink it saying, "Be it far from
me, O Lord, that I should do this:
is not this the blood of the men
that went in jeopardy of their
lives?" And he poured it out as an
offering unto the Lord.
These men knew that David
loved God supremely and that he
always gave God his best. It was
the highest compliment he could
have given them. There could have
been no better way to express his
appreciation.
Women, because of timidity,
sometimes hesitate to voice appre-
ciation. One of the most beautiful
expressions of appreciation in the
Bible was given when Jesus was
eating in the home of Simon, the
leper. A woman brought an ala-
baster box of ointment and poured
it on His head. Some of Simon's
guests didn't realize that it was
her way of expressing appreciation,
and they murmured against her for
"wasting" a year's wages on the
ointment. But Jesus said, "She
hath done what she could." Per-
haps our friends are doing what
they can. Do we recognize appre-
ciation expressed in loving deeds
of kindness?
(Continued on page 25)
8
YP£. enlargement campaign
By Cecil B. Knight
Christ's call to Christian youth is
bound up in the theme of the Y.P.E.
Enlargement Campaign. It is an ur-
gent call for you to share the Sav-
iour with others. It is a challenge
for you to witness and win youth
to Christ and your church.
YOUth - Witness - NOW — three
forceful words make up a challenge
that should touch every Christian's
heart. Look at each word!
YOUth — the personal plea in this
word strikes a chord. You are in-
volved. There is no dodging the is-
sue. You are asked to respond! In
this day of destiny you can de-
termine the destination of souls.
This is a campaign that needs ev-
eryone! This is an all-out crusade
for Christ that must have you in
the ranks reaching souls for the
Saviour. Can you be counted?
Witness —
The Mormans are on the march.
Morman youth witness.
The Catholics are calling on the
world.
Catholic youth witness.
The Communists are on a con-
quest of the world.
Communist youth witness.
You are commissioned to witness
for Christ! By life, by word, by
deed, you can witness! Your wit-
ness can play a vital part in the
nationwide Y.P.E. drive that has
"souls at the center."
To spark the passion and pulse
beat in your own heart to witness,
read the "YOUth Witness . . .
NOW" messages in this issue of
the Lighted Pathway. These stir-
ring messages can start a strong
drive in you to witness.
NOW — this word is fringed with
a sense of urgency. Time is the
NOW. Yesterday is gone and who
knows tomorrow? There are no to-
morrows on God's calendar. NOW
is the hour that's packed with op-
portunity. Christ commands you to
use it or lose it.
"NOW is the accepted time . . .
NOW is the day of salvation," 2 Co-
rinthians 6:2.
NOW the Russians have it in
their power to wipe out tens of
millions of us at one blow and re-
duce our cities to radioactive rub-
ble.
NOW is perhaps the greatest
crisis in history.
Today the youth of America pre-
sent the most fertile field for
evangelism. Right NOW eighteen
million American youth have nev-
er been inside a church.
YOUth Witness ... NOW— Every
Christian youth should look at this
theme in light of eternity and the
near return of Christ; and go
forth with a saving message in
hand and heart to witness in youth
to youth evangelism! START NOW!
Take this "message packed mag-
azine" with you and tell a teen
about Jesus!
YOUth Witness . . . NOW!
YOU
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witness..
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CHALLENGE TO
■CHRISTIAN 1
ARE YOU DYING FOR FUN?
By Elizabeth Harper
Ir WAS 2:00 a.m. and
all was well. The night was bright
with the glow of the luminous
moon as it shone between the
limbs of the spiny pine trees. All
the lights had slowly faded from
the windows of the suburban
homes.
From a distance a low rumble
was heard — drawing nearer and
nearer. Soon the shapes of two
automobiles could be seen. What
was the reason for this sudden in-
trusion into the quietness? The
cars were now turned to travel
in opposite directions. Soon the
cars' lights were extinguished, and
the mufflers gave forth a startling
pop as both cars, with a great rush
of speed, started toward each other.
Would neither driver control his
car? Did those boys really consider
this game of "chicken" fun? Yes,
they must have. Four promising
futures, four brilliant minds, four
strong voices, four brave spirits —
gone forever. They died for fun!
It's a known fact in our teen-
age world today that there's fun
to be had. But is it worth dying
for? Have you ever thought of
Romans 6:23 which tells us that
the wages of sin is death? But
there's a second phrase to that
Scripture. ". . . but the gift of God
is eternal life through Jesus Christ
our Lord."
Can a teen-ager be assured of
"eternal life" and fun at the same
time? Certainly! There's joy and
peace and satisfaction in knowing
Christ. Look around you at the
young people who are Christians.
Can they all be wrong?
(Continued on page 25)
HE CARES FOR YOU
By Philip Conn
We, AS Christian
young people, are a vital part of
the Kingdom of God. Not only are
we useful members of this king-
dom, but Christ has a personal con-
cern and love for each of us as
individuals.
Christ wants each of us to have
success and happiness in life. In
our early years we lay the founda-
tion for all our future living, so
the Word of God instructs us, "Re-
member now thy Creator in the
days of thy youth." Because of His
boundless love for us He wants us
to have the best; but without ded-
ication and consecration to Him
we are nothing, and our lives are,
in reality, vain and useless.
Only through Christ can we
have true success and happiness.
"For what doth it profit a man if
he shall gain the whole world and
lose his own soul?"
By dedicating ourselves wholly to
Christ and trusting Him to direct
our paths, we may be sure of at-
taining the very highest place and
best place possible for us in this
world, and in the world to come —
eternal life. His care will never fail.
The prime of our lives is still
ahead and Christ is concerned with
the way we use it. As followers of
Christ we are His messengers. The
great John Newton said, "Christ has
taken our nature into heaven to
represent us; and has left us on
earth, with His nature, to represent
Him." We are not only to be future
leaders of the Church, but also we
are even now admonished to be
examples of the believers.
God has given us youthful
(Continued on page 20)
WHERE ARE YOU HEADED?
WHAT WILL YOU DO WHEN
YOU DIE?
By Jimmy D. Wood
Y ^OUTH, THE springtime of
lyl life, is laden with lofty ideals
,y and highly-wrought plans de-
signed to guide a life through the
brief years of mortality. Many are
so entangled in this perplexing
maze of human affairs that they
forget momentarily that the same
plans that guide the destiny of a
life also determine the destiny of a
soul.
It is a widely accepted fact that
everyone is headed somewhere.
This is evident not only in a na-
tural sense, but is an even more
piercing eternal truth. Men exer-
cise great care in providing the
requirements for attaining their
temporal goals. The traveler
searches diligently for a road map;
the builder secures a blueprint be-
fore the first nail is driven; the
explorer acquires a compass at any
cost before venturing into the un-
known. In like manner, the lives
of great men reveal a goal and
the means of reaching that goal.
If so much emphasis is placed
on where man is presently headed,
how can the far greater matter of
eternity be pushed lightly aside?
The answer is that the majority
are merely going the way of the
crowd without realizing the im-
pending danger of such a com-
placent philosophy. There is cer-
tainly no security in a multitude
bent toward destruction.
Knowing that the larger portion
of humankind is precariously bal-
anced on a spiritual tightrope, you
must consider your state of affairs.
(Continued on page 20)
10
WHAT IS THIS SALVATION
BUSINESS?
By Ruby Hewett
THERE WAS one ques-
tion which greatly troubled Ted.
What is this salvation business?
For the last few days he had heard
several young people speaking
about salvation, singing about sal-
vation, and even praying for sal-
vation of souls. This was some-
thing new to him; for you see,
Ted was not a Christian.
No doubt there are many young
people like Ted puzzled over the
same question. There is a lot of
talk about religion, but not many
people are acquainted with the way
of salvation. Let us look first at
what salvation is not.
It is not just religion, for it is
much more. Webster says that reli-
gion is "The service and adoration
of God or a god as expressed in
forms of worship." Having a form
of godliness is not enough, for
formality does not satisfy the in-
ward man. Paul, the Apostle, said,
"For I am not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ: for it is the
power of God unto salvation to
every one that believeth . . ."
Salvation is not self-righteous-
ness. Isaiah 64:6 says, "But we are
all as an unclean thing, and all
our righteousnesses are as filthy
rags ..." Our robes of self -right-
eousness are not enough to hide
our sins from the face of God.
"... except ye repent, ye shall all
likewise perish" (Luke 13:3). "If
we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all un-
righteousness" (l John 1:9). "For
not he that commendeth himself
is approved, but whom the Lord
commendeth" (2 Corinthians 10:
18).
Salvation is not just passing
through trials, having your friends
make fun of you, or denying your-
self worldly pleasure.
Salvation is a deliverance from
evil wrought through the death
and resurrection of Christ. When
we as young people yield ourselves
to Christ, not only will We receive
salvation for our souls, but also
the satisfaction that in later years
we need not look back with re-
gret upon our youth. God said,
"I love them that love me; and
those that seek me early shall find
me" (Proverbs 8:17).
YOUth ACCEPT CHRIST NOW
By Howard Hancock
SINCE the death of
the King of Glory at Calvary,
"YOUth ACCEPT CHRIST NOW"
has been the challenge. This chal-
lenge has been placed before our
young people in various ways —
through personal contact, by liter-
ature, in song, and through the
preached word.
Those who have adopted this
charge bear the testimony that
"God's love grows sweeter each
day." For this was the testimony of
a charming teen-age girl, as she
witnessed in the town square of
Cleveland, Tennessee. "God is love,"
was the theme of a young min-
ister as he brought a message in
the Bradley County workhouse,
Cleveland, Tennessee.
How wonderful it would be if
all our young people would accept
Christ now and Witness now of
His great love.
I have often wondered wherein
lies the success of many of our
great Christian leaders. I have
found that Charles G. Finney's
success can be accredited to the
fact that he accepted Christ in
his youth and personally led twenty
persons to the Lord Jesus Christ
within twenty-four hours after his
conversion. D. L. Moody's success
rests in the fact that he, too,
started living for Christ in his
youthful years.
After a week-end revival an
evangelist was asked, "How many
souls were won over the week
end?" To this question, he replied,
"Two and a half." "Do you mean
two grown-ups and a child?" the
other party asked. "No," replied
the evangelist, "I mean two chil-
dren and one adult. For you see the
two children have their whole lives
to live for the Master, while the
adult has only half his life left for
the service of God." How urgent it
is for YOUth to ACCEPT CHRIST
NOW . . . "Remember now thy Crea-
tor in the days of thy YOUth."
Accept the challenge of this in-
spiring chorus.
Teen-ager, are you lonely?
Do you need a friend?
Take Jesus as your Saviour,
He will keep you till the end.
To be your Guide, Stay by your
side.
Teen-ager, take Jesus, today. .
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A-PLUS IN ATTITUDE
By Darlene Herndon
It HAS been said that
we influence more people by our
attitudes than by what we say or
what we do. If this be true, we
must remain intact and unshaken
in our beliefs when opinions and
prejudices are thrown our way by
unscrupulous characters who have
failed the course and want to re-
taliate by confusing others.
We are not born with attitudes.
We develop our ideas and views
from our surroundings and friends.
That is why it is so important to
choose our friends with care, for
it is entirely possible that someone
whom you respect greatly, although
his ideas may be prejudiced, can
influence you and perhaps poison
your mind.
What is your attitude toward
war? What do you think of the
color, blue? What runs through
your mind when you hear the
word, segregation? Do you enjoy
being alone? And why don't you
like that certain teacher, preacher,
or neighbor? In reading these
questions, you immediately began
to evaluate yourself; you answered
each one silently. These thoughts
were attitudes! Were they biased
and prejudiced or were they fair
and "above-board?" When you
thought of war, did you immediate-
ly hate? When you thought of blue,
did you feel a bit dismal? Segrega-
tion must have made you think of
the racial issue now before us.
And you dislike that teacher,
preacher, or neighbor because they
don't always see things as you see
them! Regardless of the insignif-
icance of the matter at hand, you
are affected by attitudes. These
attitudes are part of you, and, may
I add, a vital part. It is through
these channels that people come to
respect you or to slowly turn you
aside. Think clearly, sincerely and,
above all, prayerfully about each
issue. God demands that we be
conscientious in all things.
Don't be at the bottom of the
class in this important subject.
Your textbook is your Bible, and
your teacher is Jesus Christ. Your
subject matter consists only of the
fruits of the Spirit. No home-
work is required, but practical ap-
plication is required every day. Is
this asking too much?
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO
BE DIFFERENT
By Peggy Humphreys
AFTER A heart-stir-
ring message on Sunday night, Jim
tells his pastor, "I want to win
the kids at school for Christ; but
if I start talking religion, they'll
think I am an odd-ball." The pas-
tor replies, "Jim, you have a right
to be different. Your Father is a
King. You belong to a royal fami-
ly."
Yes, Christian, you are different.
Your main object is to turn the
world upside-down. The multitudes
are distressed, sick, and lost. This
is a chaotic hour, an hour of con-
fusion and uncertainty. The sad-
dest fact of all history is that men
have sinned and come short of
the glory of God.
If you should ask people on the
street what they have got out of
sin, you would hear such replies
as, "A good time and a headache,"
"heartbreak," "habits that have
wrecked my life and my home."
Christian, you have been delivered
from all this and now you must
deliver others. What a privilege to
be chosen to give the great trans-
forming message of salvation to
lost and dying men.
God could have broadcast the
gospel out of the sky. He could
have written the message of re-
demption in the clouds. He could
have sent the angels who an-
nounced His birth to tell men He
died. But He chose to work through
you! He has given you the precious
Holy Ghost for power to transform
lives. The same Holy Ghost power
that raised Christ from the dead
is the same Holy Ghost power that
lies dormant within your being to-
day.
Different? Yes, you are different
because the gang at school is lost
while you are saved. The gang has
no one to solve their problems in
times of trouble, but your Christ
is sufficient for every need. The
gang has no outstanding power to
accomplish their desires, but you
have a power within you that is
greater than any other power that
man can produce. God grant that
you never keep quiet about this
glorious message of salvation for
fear of being called "different." It
cost God all that He had that you
might be different. May God im-
press upon your mind that "silence
is golden; but when it comes to
witnessing, it's just plain yellow."
WE, TOO, HAVE REASON TO
WITNESS
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By Mary L. Smith
| ANY YOUNG people have
said, "Religion is for the
alder folk. Let me enjoy
life while I'm young," and have
later been saved, sanctified, and
baptized in the Holy Spirit. But
many of these young people have
not fulfilled Acts 1:8 or Matthew
28:19, 20, using this excuse. "Wit-
nessing is for the older folk or
ministers who have more time and
experience. Let me enjoy my Chris-
tian experience and many activities
before I am called for ministerial,
missionary, or Christian laymen
work. I'll start witnessing later."
One of my Lee College instructors
remarked one day that when a
young person knocks at his door,
he will listen to him no matter
what type of gospel he is peddling.
Youth commands attention and
gives a dynamic impression to
other young people as well as
older people. Because young peo-
ple are talented, not in one thing,
but in many things, they are ef-
fective witnesses. There are so
many media through which to wit-
ness for our Lord — personal evan-
gelism, the ministry of music, mass
evangelism, literature distribution,
follow-up work and visitation, and
most important, prayer.
First, it is our obligation to wit-
ness because the Lord commanded
us to do so (Acts 1:8). Secondly,
it is our privilege to witness (1
John 5:9).
Another instructor told of a
young man whose ministry con-
sisted of tract distribution. After
a couple of years he got dis-
couraged because he had heard of
no results of his ministry, and gave
the work up. Twenty years later
a person approached him and said,
"Twenty years ago you handed me
a tract which I read and which
caused me to receive Jesus as my
personal Saviour. I have been do-
ing what you were doing ever
since." The man then thought of
the twenty precious years he had
wasted simply because he thought
he was doing no good.
Yes, young people, we, too, have
a reason to witness. Isaiah 43:10
states, "Ye are my witnesses, saith
the Lord, and my servant whom
I have chosen."
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CHALLENGE TO
CHRISTIAN TEENS
WITNESS— I MUST
By Bill Wooten
HlS answer was, "No."
Feeling that I had done all I
could do, I hesitantly turned and
walked away. Hearing the sound
»of the door closing behind me, I
suddenly realized that this man
in closing the door of his home
to me had perhaps closed the door
of his heart to Jesus Christ. His
despondent expression was proof
enough that conviction was heavy
upon his heart, yet his desires for
worldly gain blinded him to the
joys of a Christian experience.
Although simple as it may seem,
God used this incident to place
upon my heart the burden of lost
souls. I fully realized that it is
the eternal responsibility of every
born-again believer to be a personal
soul-winner. Witness — I must!
Not only have I received this bur-
den, but I have watched it ignite in
the hearts of other young people
when they once lead someone to
Christ. With tear-dimmed eyes
many of them have stood and testi-
fied that their lives have been
greatly enriched because they have
dared to stand for Christ. Wit-
ness— they must!
Men in all walks of life have
the privilege to choose their own
careers. But this is not the case
with you, for of you Jesus said,
"I have chosen you and ordained
you." Your work has been gra-
ciously and divinely appointed to
you by the One who has bought
you with His blood. The call that
comes to the individual Christian
worker is similar to the call that
came to Christ. He said, ". . . Peace
be unto you: As my Father hath
sent me, even so send I you."
Witness — you must!
TAKE CHRIST TO THE CAMPUS
By Donald S. Aultman
TEEN-AGE Mission
Field!" A perfect description of
your high school or college campus.
Some of you have committed your
life for missions in the Congo — but
what about the campus? A soul
at Hillsboro High has the same
priority on a first-class mansion
as a native in Katanga. You say,
"I know that. But these kids here
aren't interested in my religion. I
want to go work someplace where
one sermon saves a hundred souls
like I saw on the film."
Now just a minute. You've, no
doubt, heard about advance cam-
paign advertising, personal evan-
gelism, organized prayer teams,
and weeks of prayer meetings. All
of these preceeded that great event
where one hundred accepted Christ
in one service. If you and your
Christian friends put forth equal
effort in prayer and witnessing,
you could have results on your
school campus. Have you really
tried? Look at it this way. If you
can't witness effectively in college,
how do you know you can in Cam-
bodia?
For the moment, forget large
numbers and look at these facts.
Paul said, "Study to show thyself
approved unto God ..." (2 Timothy
2:15). If Paul were writing to
twentieth century Christian teen-
agers, I have no doubt he would
again say, "Study." Study the Word
of God; study languages; study
science; study math; study his-
tory. High school and college grads
usually learn more, earn more, and
live better. For a good tomorrow,
stay in school until you are pre-
pared.
At this stage of your budding
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YOU CAN WITNESS!
By C. R. Beach
*i y/OU CAN witness to and win
l/l souls for Christ if you will
^y follow this simple formula:
After prayer, approach some in-
dividual in a sensible, sincere and
tactful manner — at work, at school,
on the street or in a home. Strike
up a conversation on any subject
of mutual interest, such as the
weather, eminent people or world
events. The Lord has left us an
excellent example for this approach
in His dealing with the Samaritan
woman in the fourth chapter of
John. Do not do all the talking,
but guide the conversation.
The next step is to focus the con-
versation on this individual whom
you hope to win to Christ. Ask
him about his health. Discuss mat-
ters which concern him personally.
Then bring up questions which
will eventually lead to whether or
not he is saved. "Do you go to
church? Which church do you at-
tend? Do you attend Sunday
School?" Regardless of his response,
he is now on the subject of his
soul. You may now ask, "Are you
saved? Have you accepted Christ
as your Saviour? Have you re-
pented of and confessed your sins?
Are you daily confessing Christ as
your Lord?"
If the individual indicates that
he has not accepted Christ, you
may point him to salvation through
the use of four simple Scriptures.
They answer the question, "What
must I do to be saved?" And
highlight the essentials in the one
great step toward salvation. Tell
the individual willing to be saved
that he is to:
1. BELIEVE — ". . . Believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ, and thou
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13
for Christ in the Out Islands
£-] OUR YOUNG ladies boarded
"_/ a mail boat in busy Nassau
•*Js harbor on the morning of
June 8, 1960. Their destination:
Cat Island and Long Island in the
Bahamas. These girls were Lee
College students spending a sum-
mer vacation on a voyage for souls.
Karen Lilly, Martha Smith, Mary
Brannon, and Lennie Mae Eisen-
hardt will never forget their ex-
citing summer, filled with per-
sonal witnessing that reaped near-
ly two hundred souls for Christ.
Their astounding adventure is re-
ported to you by Cecil Knight and
Don Aultman in a heart-warming
interview with two of these teen-
age missionaries.
Karen Lilly is 18 years old, a
Lee Bible College Sophmore from
Lake Wales, Florida.
Martha Smith is 20 years old —
her twentieth birthday came in
the Bahamas — a Lee Bible College
Junior from Sarasota, Florida.
Question: When did you decide
to go to the Bahamas?
Karen: I first felt impressed to
go during the fall revival last year
at Lee.
Question: Why did
you choose the Ba-
hama Islands?
Martha: The gov-
ernment there per-
mitted young people
like Karen and me to
come and do field
work just for the
summer.
Question: What was your mode of
transportation and destination?
Martha: We flew from Miami
to Nassau and stayed there for
two days with the C. E. Allred
family.
Karen: On June 8 we left Nassau
on the mail boat for the Out Is-
lands. I went to Cat Island, which
is 165 miles southeast of Nassau.
Martha went on to Long Island
which is about 15 miles below Cat
Island.
Question: What first impressed
you upon your arriv-
al?
Karen: Well,
frankly, I felt like a
six-toed, green-eyed
monster. I was
among people who
were all of a dif-
ferent race and I
felt quite conspicuous. About 9.9 V2
per cent of the people on Cat Is-
land are colored. But this feeling
soon disappeared.
Question: What was your first
opportunity to witness for Christ?
Martha : My first opportunity
was on the mail boat. I talked to
a lady whose name was Mary
Smith. She was very cordial.
Question: Did you find it dif-
ficult to witness on the Island?
Karen: It was difficult in a way
because the people have heard the
gospel so much. For example, I
testified to a man who was so
drunk he could hardly speak. He
felt sure that he was a saved man
and ready to go. It is hard to
convince the unsaved that they
are sinners.
Martha: The people are British
subjects and the State church has
Christianized the islands. We didn't
see any heathens. Every single per-
son had heard the name of Jesus
and knew what salvation was. Some
of the people seemed to want to
impress us with their great Chris-
tianity. Many times we found them
exaggerating their experience if
they had any at all. So in our per-
sonal witnessing we had to stress
holiness and living a separated
life.
Question: What was a typical
day for you in your work?
Karen: After rising and taking
a bath in a wash tub, we had a
breakfast of tea and bread. Then
we would study, place our clothes
in a tub and scrub them on a scrub
board. The noon meal consisted of
peas and rice, with native fruit
such as soursop, sapodilla, and cat-
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Karen Lilly
Martha Smith
Interview ends with prayer
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/) # I ELL ... I think that there
\ l\ I wi^ ^e people from every
1/1/ church in heaven," said
Tony. "Catholics included."
"I agree with Tony," Kay began.
"I don't think that only the mem-
bers of this denomination will be
there . . ."
"What do you think, Myrna?" we
asked.
"The only way that anyone can
be saved is through faith in Jesus,"
she replied. "Anyone who has ac-
cepted Him as their personal Sav-
iour will be saved."
We directed the class to Acts
4:12. "Don, will you read this verse
for us?"
It is a typical Sunday morning.
Sara Conn, our class president, has
introduced us and it is all "ours."
You see, we teach teens.
Here, seated in an informal cir-
cle, are 25 to 30 high school juniors
and seniors. We are seated with
them — a husband and wife team
— facing the most important chal-
lenge in the church — our own
spiritual future. How do we teach
active, healthy, normal teen-agers?
Well, the lecture method is out —
at least with our group. Our class
wants answers. (A poll of the class
named church teachings and Chris-
tian dating as the subjects they
most wanted to discuss.) So, we
chose discussion methods and they
work!
We have learned by experience
that a well-defined, but flexible,
lesson purpose should underlie our
preparation. We do not teach facts
for facts' sake. Rather, we teach
facts in accordance with the way
they should affect Christian living.
Our purpose chosen, we then pro-
ceed to search out every possible
discussion topic contained in the
lesson. We prepare for purposeful
tangents. Sound conglomerated?
It really isn't. We have learned
that "side tracks" are actually the
"mainline" in a teen-age Sunday
School class. We believe that our
foremost purpose must be to help
each student solve his conduct, as
well as all other problems by Chris-
tian standards. When the pupils
express their curiosity about a cer-
tain problem, not only do they re-
veal the interests and needs of the
class; they help to answer them
as well.
A youth leader who visited our
class some weeks ago asked, "Most
teen-agers seem to 'clam-up.' How
do you get these kids to partici-
pate?" We didn't inherit a discus-
sion class, and we did not achieve
active participation for the first
several weeks. The answer to this
question came through prayer, pa-
tience, and the following three
steps.
The first step was winning the
confidence of the class. We had to
prove to them that their individual
contributions to the discussion were
really important to us. We in-
vited them to be perfectly frank,
and assured them that every con-
tribution would be received with
warm courtesy. We conditioned
ourselves to never show shock, re-
gardless of how unorthodox the
view expressed. Our class has
learned that we never betray con-
fidences.
We REPEAT the second
step every Sunday. We attempt to
inspire thinking. We never ask
questions that can be answered
yes or no. We have been made
aware that most teen-agers sit
through whole sessions of Sunday
School without receiving inspira-
tion to think for themselves. We
never say why we believe; we ask
them why they believe. We resolved
to give our class the raw materials
of thought rather than polished
paragraphs. We ask such startling
questions as, "Will a good Roman
Catholic get to Heaven?" We face
the issues squarely. "All right, Tony,
what is wrong with wearing lip-
stick?" We refuse to give pat an-
swers. Instead, we turn the ques-
tions back to the class. "Suppose
you answer Linda's question, Kay."
As teachers, we constantly and
earnestly pray for the wisdom we
need to let the Scriptures speak
for themselves. When God began
to answer our prayer, respect for
the Bible and its message grew in
the hearts of our class members.
The third step is a constant one.
We keep a file folder on each of
our pupils. We made notes of their
home environments, their indivi-
dual relationships to their parents,
their hopes, dreams, and ambitions.
We write down their spiritual and
social needs along with a list of
things we can do to help them. We
study our pupils and develop our
lessons each week around the needs
of our pupils. Any significant thing
we learn about any of them goes
into our confidential file. But, this
interest in them goes further. On
Monday evenings we contact each
pupil who was absent the Sunday
before and tell them sincerely that
we missed them. We are now
making plans to devote one day a
week to two or three of our class
members — taking them out for
hamburgers and cokes or inviting
them to our house for a cook-out
and a time of fellowship. We're
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SHOULD INSPIRE YOUR TESTIMONY
... FOR HIS COMING IS IMMINEN1
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PLAIN-SONG
By Margaret D, Green
Dear heavenly Father!
I come now to thank you.
I stop to bow and say
I love my new school dress.
I want to stop my play
Only this long to say . . .
My grades are high success
Glad we know each other!
THANKING MUCH,
MORE AND MOST
By Wallace A. Ely
I thank you God for love of friends
For it is more than wealth or
fame.
I cherish much the loving lips
That often fondly call my
name.
I thank you God for parent's
love
So constant, strong and always
sure.
I value more than stocks and bonds
The toils for me they both
endure.
I thank you God for Christ's great
love
That made Him choose to die
for me.
I glory most in His shed blood
That saved from sin and set
me free.
EVENING PRAYER
By Grace Cash
Thank You, Father, for this day,
And guide my feet along the way,
So that I shall better be
Because You gave this day to me.
Thank You for my home and
friends,
And for care that never ends;
Thank You for my lovely bed,
Thank You for my daily bread.
Forgive me, watch me, this I pray
As I kneel at end of day,
And offer Thee my soul to keep
As I close my eyes in sleep. Amen.
TWO TRAVELERS
By Flora E. Breck
One traveler gave lip service
To God, but seemed to swerve,
For roots were not established —
Two masters he would serve
And when the winds of conflict
And sorrow laid him low;
He failed to find true succor,
And knew not where to go.
Another traveler, steadfast,
Was firm "To live was Christ,"
He served and prayed — and loved
Him
Whose life was sacrificed.
The second traveler triumphed —
Past precipices trod,
Because his faith was vital —
And roots reached deep — in God!
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS
YOUTH ASSOCIATION
WORDS CANNOT ex-
press my appreciation of the
Northern Illinois Youth Rally. I
feel that God has set his divine ap-
proval upon this meeting, and that
this is a humble beginning of a
great camp meeting for this area."
This statement was made by Rev.
J. H. Whipple, pastor of the Ro-
chelle Church of God. I believe
Brother Whipple has expressed the
feeling of everyone who attended
this rally. From the first prayer to
the last amen a camp meeting spir-
it prevailed in the Northern Illinois
Youth Rally, which was sponsored
by the Church of God Youth Fel-
lowship of Northern Illinois.
The rally convened June 2, 3, and
4, at the DeKalb Church of God.
This rally was under the direction
of the officers of the Northern Il-
linois Youth Fellowship, Rev. Wayne
Proctor, President; Rev. Robert
Humbertson, Vice-President; Rev.
G. E. Mills, Secretary.
We were privileged to have our
State Overseer, Rev. H. T. Statum,
and our State Youth Director, Rev.
Cecil Guiles, with us for two days
of the rally. Also, all members of
the State Youth Board were able to
attend.
Our evening speaker, Rev. Cecil
B. Knight, Assistant National
Youth Director, stirred our hearts
each night with his challenging
messages preached under the
anointing of the Holy Ghost. Souls
were saved, and hungry hearts
sought for the baptism of the Holy
Ghost in the evening services.
We were greatly blessed during
the day services by the messages
brought to us by Rev. Cecil Guiles,
our State Youth Director; Rev.
Kenneth Harrawood, member of
the State Youth Board, and on Sat-
urday afternoon a message by
John Noble, author of the book, "I
Found God in Soviet Russia."
Saturday evening the Ladies'
Willing Workers' Band of the De-
Kalb Church served a delicious
meal for the fellowship dinner. Rev.
John Black, member of the State
Board, was master of ceremonies,
and Rev. Cecil Knight was guest
speaker.
I would like to give you com-
ments made by some of those at-
tending this rally.
"The messages by Brother Knight
were very timely and very spirit-
ual. The services were Holy-Ghost-
filled services." — S i s t e r Wayne
Proctor.
"The Northern Illinois Youth
Rally was, beyond all doubt, moti-
vated by the Holy Spirit. It seems
the program committee thought of
everything in preparing the pro-
gram. One very outstanding fea-
ture was the message by John
Noble. Every Christian would have
profited much by attending this
rally. Young people filled the
altar each night as Brother Knight
presented to them a "Christ for
the Crisis." To say it briefly, it was
a young camp meeting and I am
very happy for the opportunity to
attend this great rally." — Rev. John
Black.
"The Northern Illinois Youth
Rally has given me a greater rea-
son to strive harder for the goal
that I have set to reach. The won-
derful messages have drawn me
closer to the great and mighty
God." — Medra Rader.
"One of the greatest outpourings
of the Spirit of God among the
youth of Illinois that I have ever
seen." — Rev. Don Rhein.
— Jo Ann Humbertson, Reporter
Mr. and Miss Junior Y.P.E.
NEW ORLEANS, La.— Judy Phil-
lips and Sammy Waldon swept to
victory by overwhelming margins
in a contest for Mr. and Miss Jun-
ior Y.P.E. held recently at the
Spain Street Church of God in New
Orleans. The winners were chosen
on the basis of votes, with one pen-
ny counting as one vote.
Judy ran up a total of 20,900
votes, or $209. This sum was equal
to that of all the other contestants
combined. Sammy's votes reached
a total of 5,126.
The funds raised by the contest
went to finance our Vacation Bi-
ble School and to pay for the or-
gan. The grand total was $408.90.
The contest was under the cap-
able direction of Mrs. Sudie Lock-
man. Even though she is blind, she
is an outstanding and faithful
worker for God. — Reporter
BEDICA YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACTION
We have a really active Lamplighters Club at the Bedica Church
of God. Among our varied activities is our work in the local Old
Folks' Home. We conduct services, pass out Evangels and Lighted
Pathioays, and often give the old folks some tasty treat. In addition
to this, we collect used clothing to be distributed to the under-
privileged.
Recently, we completed a Mr. and Miss Junior Y.P.E. contest.
Lorraine Vining was named Miss Junior Y.P.E. and Eddie Arnold,
Mr. Junior Y.P.E. The proceeds from the contest went on our newly
purchased organ. — Carol Arnold
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(Continued from page 13)
shalt be saved, and thy house"
(Acts 16:31).
2. CONFESS— "If we confess our
sins, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteous-
ness" (1 John 1:9).
3. REPENT (Turn from sin) —
". . . except ye repent, ye shall
all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3).
4. WITNESS (Confess Christ be-
fore men) — ". . . if thou shalt
confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in
thine heart that God hath
raised him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved" (Romans 10:9).
Encourage and aid the individual
then to pray the sinner's prayer.
If he confesses his sins, God will
forgive him and cleanse him; you
will have won another soul to our
Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
One writer has stated that Je-
sus dealt with individuals on twen-
ty-eight occasions whereas He
preached only four sermons, a
ratio of seven to one in favor of
personal witnessing. If Christ put
so much emphasis on individual
witnessing in order to win souls,
ought not we to follow His ex-
ample?
A THANKSGIVING INVENTORY
(Continued from page 3)
have a building of God, a house not
made with hands, eternal in the
heavens" (2 Corinthians 5:1).
When we do stop a moment to
inventory our assets we must mar-
vel at the benevolence of our God.
Surely our heart will praise the
God whose heavens declare His
glory and whose firmament show-
eth His handiwork. Thanks to God,
"who hath measured the waters in
the hollow of His hand, and meted
out heaven with a span, and com-
prehended the dust of the earth
in a measure, and weighed the
mountains in scales, and the hills
in the balance" (Isaiah 40:12). I
trust that this will be a Thanksgiv-
ing when, after we have examined
the blessings of God upon our life,
we will sincerely question ourselves,
"What shall I render unto the Lord
for all His benefits toward me?"
HE CARES FOR YOU
(Continued from page 10)
strength and enthusiasm and we
should dedicate this to His service.
Christ so cares for us that He
died that we might have eternal
life. He is one Friend who knows
our problems and is concerned
with our cares. 1 Peter 5:7 states,
"Casting all your care upon him;
for he careth for you." The least
we can do for Christ is to dedicate
ourselves to Him.
TAKE CHRIST TO THE CAMPUS
(Continued from page 13)
career, a first-rate religious prob-
lem hits you squarely in the mid-
dle of your spiritual indecision. The
problem is the same one that
faced Pilot. ". . . What shall I do
then with Jesus which is called
Christ?" This is your problem. What
will you do with Jesus while you're
on campus? Let me tell you now,
you can't leave Him at 8:00 a.m.,
pick Him up at 5:00 p.m., and still
have Him in your heart.
What then shall I do with Jesus?
The only answer for a dedicated
teen-ager is — take Christ to the
Campus! Take Him with you in
your life and conversation. Take
Him with you in the bubbling over-
flowing joy of every smile. Take
Him with you to every good activity
on campus. Take Him with you in
a New Testament and a tract. Take
Christ to the campus every day.
You'll soon find that He and you
are welcome in the heretofore un-
realized spiritual longings of many
teen-age friends.
WHERE ARE YOU HEADED?
(Continued from page 10)
Where are you headed? What will
you do when you die? If "eternity"
strikes fear in your heart, a soul-
searching examination is long
overdue. Don't wait until death is
near and then attempt to affect
a revolution that involves a life-
time of service and devotion to
realize. How much more pleasing
to the Master is a life of direction
and purpose prepared to greet
death as the passage occurs into
eternal tabernacles prepared by
Christ for them who love him.
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THE LEADING LADY
(Continued from page 5)
wrong? Can I help?"
"Nothing's wrong, I just wanted
to be alone," Roberta answered. "Is
there a law against being alone?"
"No, of course not," Rose Mary
replied. There was a hurt expres-
sion in her eyes.
Roberta turned to her studies
and Rose Mary picked up her Bi-
ble. They were both quiet for a
long time. Finally, Rose Mary
spoke. "Tonight's Bible study night.
Won't you go with me, Roberta,
please?"
"I have to study math tonight,"
Roberta answered.
"We don't have math tomorrow,"
Rose Mary informed her. "Math
period will be used for tryouts for
the other parts in our class play."
"I won't be at the tryouts," Ro-
berta declared.
"Won't be there?" Rose Mary ex-
claimed. "Mrs. Perkins is planning
on you — you wouldn't refuse to be
in the play?"
"Well, why not? I just don't care
to be in it this year. They will
have plenty without me," Roberta
stated flatly.
After Rose Mary left for Bible
study Roberta coddled her dis-
appointment in silence. The year
before she had been the Queen
Bee. She was voted the most popu-
lar girl in her class, but that was
all changed now.
Rose Mary had taken the school
by storm. She had won one award
right after another, including the
hearts of her classmates.
Rose Mary and Roberta had
been good friends in the beginning.
Some way the news of Rose Mary's
father paying Roberta's tuition
leaked out of the front office. Ro-
berta was hurt and embarrassed.
Things began to build up and Ro-
berta took it out on Rose Mary.
Resentment grew in her heart. "No
one has any right to be that
beautiful. And she's too good to be
earthly. All that money is dis-
gusting," Roberta's thoughts ran
on and on. It was all true she told
herself enviously.
The NEXT morning-
she slipped out early. She had to
get away to think things out. Her
conscience rubbed her like sand-
paper. She knew in her heart that
she had no reason to resent Rose
Mary. As she walked along she
heard a church bell ring in the dis-
tance. That reminded her of all the
things Rose Mary had said about
God and the Bible. "A man that
hath friends must shew himself
friendly, and there is a friend that
sticketh closer than a brother."
"It's funny I would remember
that," Roberta breathed aloud. She
had heard Rose Mary repeat it
many times.
She turned and went back to
their room. Rose Mary was ready
to leave for classes. "Feel better
this morning?" Rose Mary asked.
"I'm all right; nothing's wrong
with me," Roberta bluffed.
"You haven't seemed like your-
self for quite a while, Roberta. I
was afraid you were ill. Is every-
thing all right at home?"
"Everything's fine," Roberta an-
swered frowning.
As she entered the main build-
ing, Stanley was waiting for her.
"This is the big day, Roberta!" he
exclaimed. "I hope you get the sup-
porting lead; that singing part was
made for you. You're my favorite
girl singer!"
Roberta didn't answer. She still
had no intention of going to the
tryouts, but she didn't intend to
explain to Stanley.
When the buzzer sounded, most
of the class rushed to the audi-
torium. Roberta slipped down to
the lunch room in the basement.
Twenty minutes later the principal
sent a student for her. "You're
wanted in the auditorium," she was
told.
When she got there the class
was waiting. She took her seat
sullenly, refusing to look around.
Suddenly Miss Perkins said, "Ro-
berta, you are the leading lady
in the play. Take your place."
"No, Miss Perkins, I didn't get
the leading role. Rose Mary was
chosen for the lead," Roberta in-
formed.
"Rose Mary has turned it down.
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She'd rather you take it. You were
the leading lady last year and
more prepared to play the lead,"
Miss Perkins spoke short and crisp.
"No — no — I don't want the lead.
It was written for someone like
Rose Mary — a Chris — I mean I
could never play a part that re-
quires that kind of acting," Ro-
berta dropped her head. Shame
burned her heart and soul.
"That is between you two girls,"
Miss Perkins said.
Stanley's voice came from some-
where in the back of the room,
"Miss Perkins, Roberta would be
super as Margo in the play. She
sings beau — ti — ful!"
"That was my choice too," Miss
Perkins agreed.
The auditorium began to ring
with applause as the other stu-
dents agreed with Stanley and
Miss Perkins.
"Well, it's all settled," Miss Per-
kins smiled. "Rose Mary will play
the lead and Roberta will play
Margo. Classes will be dismissed
for the rest of the day. Study your
parts and be ready to begin re-
hearsals tomorrow morning. Class
dismissed."
Roberta's eyes
searched the crowd for Rose Mary.
When she didn't see her, she
rushed to the hall. She didn't seem
to be any place.
Roberta collected her books and
went to their room. At the door
she stopped. Rose Mary was on her
knees by her bed praying out loud.
Roberta slipped over to the bed
and said softly, "I'm so sorry, Rose
Mary."
She looked up, her face wet with
tears. "I couldn't take the leading
role, Roberta, and risk losing your
friendship. I didn't want it any-
way. I never should have accepted
it. I told Miss Perkins this morning
that I wouldn't take it, and she
promised to give it to you."
Roberta knelt down beside Rose
Mary, "It's all my fault, Rose Mary.
I shouldn't have been such a cat.
Stanley said I had changed. I
haven't changed; I've always been
a cat when I didn't get my way.
I didn't take the leading part
either, you're still the leading lady
and I'll play Margo."
The girls clung to each other for
a long time then Roberta spoke,
"Help me to be kind and good like
you are, Rose Mary. Tell me more
about Jesus and help me to know
Him. I don't like myself; I want
to be a Christian. Please show me
the way!"
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nip. In the afternoon we did per-
sonal witnessing and contacted
homes in the community. At 5:00
p.m. we had Vacation Bible School;
at 7:00, we taught a Workers'
Training Course; after this, we
taught a personal evangelism class,
and then had an evening service.
In one of the towns, I taught the
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Question: What impressed you
most about Bahamian people?
Karen : Their hospitality. I
couldn't make myself feel we were
of different colors. They were so
cordial and gave us their best.
Martha: These people have the
fine art of hospitality which many
Americans have lost. Sometimes I
could detect a little prejudice
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soon disappear when they saw that
we really loved them. That dis-
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Once, I looked down at my arms
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Question: How many persons ac-
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Karen: I had 138 converts all
under 18.
Martha: I had approximately
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63-year-old midwife of the village
where I was staying.
Question: In what way did you
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Also, on one occasion I went to
another village to a funeral. I felt
possibly that this would be my only
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and it was here more than at any
other time that I felt the anoint-
ing of the Holy Spirit.
Question: Can you point to any
specific answer to prayer?
Martha: I prayed that a way
would be made for my return to
Lee College. I asked for some evi-
dence of God's will for me in the
way of finance, and He over and
abundantly provided my needs.
Question: Were there moments
of discouragement?
Martha: Not many. We were
away from friends and fellowship.
We didn't have the usual American
luxuries. But this was really a
blessing. The Lord became more
real to me in prayer and fellowship
with Him.
Question: Would you say this
venture changed you spiritually?
Karen: Yes. It broadened my
viewpoint on the life of a mis-
sionary. Actually, I expected more
hardships. I had thought that I
might sleep on nails or something
like that. I learned that being a
missionary isn't just hardships,
though there may be hardships;
but it is carrying the gospel.
Question: Would you go again?
Martha: Oh my, yes! I would
say a thousand times yes.
Question: What are your future
plans?
Martha: Well, first to finish
school.
Karen: India. I may go many
places before I reach India, and
this will mean that I will be ex-
perienced when I do get there.
Martha: My call is China, the
mainland of China. I know He
hasn't called me in vain to that
people.
Question: In your opinion, could
every Christian young person be-
come an effective witness for
Christ?
Karen: Very definitely. All they
need is the first knock on the door
and then the Lord will usually
open their mouth.
Question: What further advice
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could you give Christian youth who
want to plan such a venture as
you had this summer?
Martha: I would say for you to
pray about it first of all and make
sure that you are right in God's
sight. When the channel between
you and God is perfectly clear, the
Lord will open the way for you to
go like Karen and I have done.
And you will find it to be the
most wonderful experience in all
your life.
APPRECIATION
(Continued from page 8)
A friend told me that his two
younger sisters some years ago had
decided to pick a bouquet of flow-
ers for their mother. When they
arrived at home, the older sister
made a little presentation speech.
Then, it was the younger sister's
turn. As she looked at her mother,
her lips began to quiver. She threw
the flowers at her mother's feet
and ran sobbing from the room.
My friend's mother smiled and
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bouquet was as precious as the
first. Her younger daughter ap-
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words to express it.
Sometimes people are unable to
express appreciation in words, but
they try to show it. In fact, if you
and I get tongue-tied, there still is
no excuse for neglecting to express
our appreciation in deeds of kind-
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STATISTICS
(Continued from page 27)
Tifton, Georgia 84
Cleveland (East 55th), Ohio 84
Seneca, South Carolina 84
Paris, Texas 84
Sayre, Alabama ... . „.. _ 83
Tucson (South), Arizona 83
Dyersburg, Tennessee .... 83
Sylacauga, Alabama .... 82
Nashville (Meridian Street), Tennesses 82
Unicoi, Tennessee .... .... .... 82
Letcher, Alabama .... 81
Torrance, California .... .... .... 81
East Laurenburg, South Carolina 81
Lenoir City, Tennessee _ 81
Waynesboro, Tennessee 81
Dallas, Texas .... .... 81
Fayetteville, North Carolina .... 80
South Lebanon, Ohio 80
Dallas (Elam Road), Texas 80
Auburn, Virginia 80
Pinellas Park, Florida 79
Clyde, South Carolina .... 79
Port Lauderdale, Florida 78
Atlanta (Riverside), Georgia .... 78
Pontiac, Michigan 78
Raleigh, North Carolina 78
Columbus (Frebis), Ohioi 78
Lake City, South Carolina 78
Valdosta, Georgia .... 77
St. Louis (Gravois), Missouri .... 77
Bethany, South Carolina 77
Fairfield, California 76
Melbourne, Florida 76
Thomson, Georgia ... . 76
Hagerstcwn, Maryland 76
Hazelwood, North Carolina 76
Spartanburg, (S. Church), South
Carolina 76
Riverside, Texas — 76
Walls Chapel, Alabama . . . 75
Quintown, Alabama 75
San Diego, California .. .... 75
Chokoloskee, Florida 75
West Frankfort, Illinois 75
Charleston (King Street), South
Carolina 75
Georgetown, South Carolina ._ 75
SPIRITUAL RESULTS
AMONG OUR YOUTH
ARE YOU DYING FOR FUN?
(Continued from page 10)
Sure, you can wait till you're
older to become a Christian —
if you're still alive.
if you still feel the necessity.
if you still desire salvation.
But why wait? Why sow more
wild oats, only to reap them later?
Why forfeit the joy that comes
from serving God in your youth?
Take it from me — I know! I'm
a happy teen-ager, and I'm a
Christian! Christ offers fun PLUS.
And it's all yours for the asking.
So you say, "I'm having a good
time now; I'm enjoying myself."
But may I ask, "Are you dying for
fun?"
August 31, 1960
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625
489
512
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PEN PALS
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Sunday School
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Statistics
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Weekly Attendance for
August, 1960
500 and Over
Grjenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 803
400-499
Mlddletown (Clayton Street), Ohio .... 484
Atlanta (Hemphill). Georgia 443
Kannapolls, North Carolina 408
300-399
Cleveland (North), Tennessee 395
Jacksonville, Florida 378
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio 373
Rome (North), Georgia 366
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio 363
Detroit Tabernacle, Michigan 359
Wilmington, North Carolina 358
Chattanooga (North), Tennessee 358
South Gastonia, North Carolina 355
Griffin, Georgia 339
Erwln, North Carolina 329
Biltmore. North Carolina 326
Orlando, Florida 311
Buford, Georgia .... .... .... 300
Rock Hill, South Carolina 300
200-299
Monroe (Fourth Street), Michigan .... 294
Anderson (McDuffie), South Carolina 288
Alabama City, Alabama 286
Daisy, Tennessee 286
Chattanooga (East), Tennessee 275
Cleveland (South), Tennessee 273
East Laurlnburg, North Carolina 270
Tampa (Buffalo), Florida 269
Lakeland (Lake Wire), Florida 261
South Rocky Mount, North Carolina 257
Sumlton, Alabama 254
Nashville (Meridian Street), Tennessee 253
Dallas, North Carolina 252
Dayton (East Fourth Street), Ohio .... 252
Lenoir City, Tennessee 249
Atlanta (Riverside), Georgia 248
Dillon, South Carolina 248
Savannah (Anderson Street). Georgia 245
241
239
238
Pulaski, Virginia
Lenoir, North Carolina
Tampa (Sulphur Springs), Florida _ 238
Charlotte, North Carolina 235
South Lebanon, Ohio 232
Columbia, South Carolina 232
Greenville (Woodslde), South Carolina 232
Van Dyke, Michigan 230
West Flint, Michigan 226
Dayton (Oakridge). Ohio 225
Avondale Estates. Georgia 224
West Gastonia, North Carolina 224
Mllford. Delaware 222
Newport News. Virginia 221
East Lumberton, North Carolina 220
Perry, Florida ... 218
Ft. Mill, South Carolina 216
Birmingham (South Park), Alabama 215
Pontiac, Michigan 214
Lakeland (West), Florida 213
Sevlerville (Home for Children),
Tennessee 212
Marion, South Carolina .... 211
Ranlo, North Carolina 208
McColl, South Carolina 206
Akron (East Market Street), Ohio 205
North Birmingham, Alabama 204
Fairborn, Ohio _ 204
Macon (Napier Avenue), Georgia 203
Brooklyn, Maryland ... 203
Belton, South Carolina 201
Greenwood, South Carolina 201
Langley, South Carolina 201
Chattanooga (Fourth Avenue),
Tennessee , 200
125-199
Wilson, North Carolina ...
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Anniston, Alabama
Birmingham (Pike Avenue
Bartow, Florida
Rossville, Georgia
Easton, Maryland
Pomona, California .
Plant City, Florida
Augusta (Crawford Avenue), Georgia
Phoenix (44th Street). Arizona
Baldwin, Georgia
Salisbury, Maryland
LaFollette, Tennessee
Radford, Virginia
Crichton, Alabama
Ft. Myers, Florida
Miami, Florida 180
Winter Haven (Rifle Range), Florida 180
Jesup, Georgia 180
Wyandotte, Michigan 180
Anderson (Osborne Avenue), South
Carolina
Seneca, South Carolina
Charleston (King Street), South
Carolina ..
Valdosta, Georgia
Goldsboro. North Carolina
Greenwood (South), South
Carolina
Chattanooga (East Ridge), Tennessee
Lake City. Florida
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Hester Town, North Carolina
Cleveland (East 55th), Ohio
Norfolk, Virginia
St. Louis (Grand Avenue), Missouri
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
East Belmont, North Carolina
Paris, Texas
Sanford, North Carolina
Saddle Tree, North Carolina
Walhalla (No. 1). South Carolina
Greer, South Carolina
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Buhl, Alabama
Pelzer, South Carolina
Knoxvllle (Eighth Avenue), Tennessee 166
198
.... 197
196
Alabama 196
194
189
189
188
188
186
183
183
183
183
182
181
180
178
178
177
176
176
176
176
175
175
175
175
175
173
173
172
172
170
170
170
169
168
167
167
Dayton, Tennessee . .... ._. 165
McMinnville, Tennessee 165
Memphis (Rosamond Avenue),
Tennessee .... 165
Chase, Maryland .... 163
Clearwater, Florida 162
Lake Wales, Florida 160
Columbus (Frebis), Ohioi 160
Bluefield, Virginia .... .... .... 160
Auburndalr, Florida ... 159
Lake City, Florida ... .... .... 159
Gaffney, South Carolina .... 158
Garden City, Florida 157
Lindale, Georgia .... .... 157
Greenville, North Carolina ... . .... 157
Winter Haven (Eloise), Florida _ 156
Bristol, Tennessee .... .... .... .... .... .... 156
Tifton, Georgia .... 155
Calhoun, Georgia .... .... .... 155
Asheboro, North Carolina .... 155
Thomasville, North Carolina .... 155
Greenville (Park Place), South
Carolina .... .... .... .... .... .... 155
Solway, Tennessee .. .... 155
Baldwin Park, California .... .... 154
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida .... ... . ... 154
Willard, Ohio ... ... .... 154
Montgomery, Alabama .... ... . 153
Eldorado, Illinois .... 153
Moore sville, North Carolina .... 153
Columbus (Belvidere), Ohio — 153
Lebanon, Pennsylvania .... _. 153
Jacksonville (Lanes Avenue), Florida 151
Lancaster, South Carolina 151
West Danville, Virginia .... 151
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue), Missouri 150
Douglas, Georgia 148
Somerset, Pennsylvania .... 148
Dallas, Texas .... .... 148
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia 147
Houston (No. 2), Texas .... 147
Naples, Florida .... .... 146
Orlando (East), Florida .... 146
Fitzgerald, Georgia .... ... 146
Fayetteville, North Carolina 146
Lancaster, Ohio .... 146
Spartanburg, South Carolina 146
York, South Carolina .. .. 146
Sevierville, Tennessee 146
Talladega, Alabama .... .... .... 145
Oakdale, Georgia 145
Cocoa, Florida ._ ... . 144
Stanley, North Carolina . 143
Asheville, North Carolina ... . 143
Ninety Six, South Carolina .... 143
Demorest, Georgia 142
Valdese, North Carolina .... .. .... .... 142
Columbia (West), South Carolina .... .... 142
Georgetown, South Carolina .... .... 142
Guntersville, Alabama .... .... .... 141
Sanford, Florida .. 141
Rockingham, North Carolina 140
Claysburg, Pennsylvania . 140
La France, South Carolina 140
Lydia Mills, South Carolina 140
Straight Creek, Alabama 139
Memphis (Park Avenue), Tennessee 139
Johnson City, Tennessee .... 138
Adamsville, Alabama .... .... 137
San Pablo, California 137
Vero Beach, Florida .... 137
Thomaston, Georgia .... 137
China Grove, North Carolina ... .... ... 137
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 136
Mt. Olive, Tennessee .... 136
Marked Tree, Arkansas .... .... .... .... 134
Ft. Pierce, Florida 134
Atlanta (East), Georgia .... 134
Mobile (Oakdale), Alabama .... .... .... 133
Benton, Illinois .... 133
Willow Run, Michigan . .... .... .... .... 133
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohioi .... 133
Honea Path, South Carolina .... 133
Memphis (Mississippi Blvd.),
Tennessee ... .... 133
Pumpkin Bend, Alabama 132
Mt. Dora, Florida .... .... .... .... .... .... 132
Marietta, Georgia 132
Erwin, Tennessee .... 132
Santa Ana, California 131
Aima, Georgia .. . 131
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio 131
Dyersburg Tennessee 131
Winter Garden, Florida .... _ 130
Albany (Eighth Avenue), Georgia ... .... 130
Okeechobee, Florida .... 129
Hazlehurst, Georgia .... .... 129
Benson, North Carolina 129
Laurins, South Carolina 129
Graham, Texas 129
Trafford, Alabama .... .... .... 128
St. Louis (Northside), Missouri 128
Cramerton, North Carolina .... 128
Florence, South Carolina .... .... 128
Humboldt, Tennessee 128
Woodruff, South Carolina .... 127
Summit, Illinois .... 126
Roanoke, Virginia .... 126
Dade City, Florida .... ~ 125
Ferndale, Michigan .. 125
Patetown, North Carolina 125
Greenville (Washington), South
Carolina 125
Warrenville, South Carolina ... ... .... 125
Alcoa, Tennessee — . 125
Dallas (Elam Road), Texas .... .... .... 125
NATION'S TOP TEN IN
HOME DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE
Total Monthly Attendance for August
Greenville (Tremont Avenue), South
Carolina
Talladega, Alabama .
Kannapolis, North Carolina _
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia .... ....
East Lumberton, North Carolina
Uhrichsville, Ohio .... _..
Rossville, Georgia .... _.. ... .
Lake Worth, Georgia ... .
Columbia. South Carolina —
Eldorado, Illinois —
TEN STATES HIGHEST IN
HOME DEPARTMENTS
South Carolina
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Florida ...
Ohio ....
Arkansas .... ....
Pennsylvania _..
Illinois .
California ....
Michigan .... ....
7,245
675
659
550
524
433
360
302
300
290
REPORT OF NEW SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Branch Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1960 5
Branch Sunday Schools reported as
of August 31, 1960 965
New Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1960 ... 17
Total Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1960 (Branch and
New) 22
Y. P. E.
Average Weekly Attendance
August, 1960
200 and Over
South Mt. Zion, Georgia 374
Sevierville (Home for Children),
Tennessee .. 235
Greenville (Tremont), South
Carolina ... 224
Middietown (Clayton Street), Ohio .... 200
150-199
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio .... 182
Pomona, California ... 175
Dayton (East Fourth Street), Ohio ... 169
Brooklyn, Maryland 155
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania 155
100-149
Bartow, Florida ... ... 145
Erwin, North Carolina 141
Garden City, Florida .... .... .... .... 136
Zion Ridge, Alabama 133
Chattanooga (East), Tennessee 132
New Summitt, Arkansas ... 128
Wilmington, North Carolina .... 126
Fairborn, Ohio .... 124
Lake City, Florida 122
Mount Dora, Florida .... 122
Solway, Tennessee 121
Orlando, Florida ... .... 119
Tellico Plains, Tennessee .... 119
Black Water, Arkansas 117
Chattanooga (North), Tennessee ... .... 117
Anniston, Alabama ... 116
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia 116
Tampa (Buffalo), Florida .... 114
Troutman, North Carolina .... .... 114
Saddle Tree, North Carolina .... .... .... 114
Perry, Florida . .... .... 113
Radford, Virginia 113
Asheboro, North Carolina 112
Rome (North), Georgia Ill
Plant City, Florida ... 108
Bluefield, Virginia .. 108
Griffith Creek. Tennessee _ 106
Dayton (Oakridge Drive), Ohio .... 105
Miami (North), Florida .... .... 104
West Hollywood, Florida — 104
Baldwin, Georgia .... .... - — - 104
Houston (NO. 2), Texas .... 104
McMinnville, Tennessee ... . .... ... 103
Buhl, Alabama .... 102
Tampa (Sulphur Springs), Florida 102
Oakdale, Georgia 102
Starke, Florida .... .... .... .- _.. — . — . 101
Dallas. North Carolina .... _ — . 101
Dublin, Virginia ... . — .... — . — . — . — 101
Pumpkin Bend, Arkansas .... .... 100
Jacksonville, Florida ... . — 100
Muskegon, Michigan 100
Wyandotte, Michigan .... 100
Goldsboro, North Carolina .... .... .... .... 100
East Laurinburg, North Carolina .... .... 100
Granite Falls, North Carolina .... 100
Cincinnati (Hatmaker Street), Ohio 100
75-99
Buford, Georgia .... .... — . — . 99
Crichton (Mobile), Alabama — 98
North Birmingham, Alabama ~ 98
Van Dyke. Michigan .... — .... 98
Tarpon Springs, Florida _ 96
Rossville, Georgia .... ... . .... _ 96
Graham, Texas .... .... — .— 96
Crumbleys Chapel, Alabama — 95
Arcadia, Florida ... . 94
Monroe, Michigan 94
Straight Creek, Alabama .... .... 93
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania .. 93
Daisy, Tennessee 93
East Phoenix, Arizona .... — . — . 92
Winter Haven (Rifle Range),
Florida — 92
Lakeland (Lake Wire), Florida _ — 92
Dayton, Tennessee .... _ _.. 92
Samoset, Florida .. . — 91
Tarboro, North Carolina .... 91
Jacksonville (Lanes Avenue), Florida ... 90
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio .... 90
Dilworth, Alabama _. .... .... 89
Kennedy. Alabama . 89
Phoenix (44th Street), Arizona .... 89
Memphis (Park Avenue), Tennessee .... 89
Mineral Wells, Texas 89
Jacksonville, Alabama .... 88
Lawrenceville, Georgia .... 88
Northport, Alabama .... — .... 87
Wilson, North Carolina 87
St. Petersburg (North), Florida ... .... 86
Charlotte, North Carolina 86
Middletown, Ohio 86
Clearwater, Florida .... ... ... . .... .... 85
Lakeland (West), Florida .. .... 85
Ocoee, Florida __ 85
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FEATURES
A Miracle in the Schoolhouse
Christ for You
Christmas Is for Giving
The Christmas Guest
Call His Name Jesus
A Christmas Memoriam
My Reasons for Believing in God
That Others Might Be Strong
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DEPARTMENTS
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POETRY
ART
VARIETY
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COVER
Grace Cash — 4
Charles W. Conn 6
Mary Alice Young 7
Edna Conn 8
J. Newby Thompson 10
Mary Alice Young 1 1
R. Leonard Carroll, Jr. 12
Margie M. Mixon 13
Margaret N. Freeman 14
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Youth Wants to Know
By Avis Swiger
Dear Mrs. Swiger:
Can you help us to put "Christ
back into Christmas" this year?
— L. B. S.
Dear L. B. S.:
May the Lord bless your life to
His service! The very fact that you
are concerned about having a truly
Christian Christmas season insures
me that you will have. If Christ
has the pre-eminent place in your
heart and life, Christmas will be a
time of spiritual blessings.
While the world is celebrating
with drinking, dancing and the ex-
changing of expensive gifts, the
Christian young people can gather
to sing the lovely Christmas carols,
take gifts to the needy, sing to the
shut-ins, and enjoy the perfect
PEN PALS:
Miss Pauline Webb i15i
1501 South Washington
Chanute, Kansas
Miss Mary Elizabeth Faggart <14i
Route 1, Box 159
Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
peace that comes from a clear con-
science.
Why not plan a "Carolling Party"
for the youth of your church?
Start with a supper in which all
help to provide the food, perhaps
in the church dining room or in
some home. About eight o'clock in
the evening start on your rounds,
and sing under the windows of all
the people in your community: be
sure to go to homes where there
are shut-ins, even if you have to
secure cars for long-distance trav-
el.
Close your evening by returning
to your starting point for a good
hot drink and perhaps some Christ-
mas cookies. Be sure to give God
thanks for helping you put "Christ
into Christmas."
Miss Lorine Burden (21»
Route 1
Daisy, Tennessee
Miss Susie Freeman < 18 1
Route 3
Westminster, South Carolina
( Continued on page 22 1
7AHdTOHTED
Vol. 31 DECEMBER, 1960 No. 12
Charles W. Conn, Editor-in-Chief
Editor
LEWIS J. WILLIS
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ACROSS THE mountains
and down into the valleys
the snow swirled and fell
with soft but blinding force. Hester
Wilcox moved her chair close to
the window and watched, wonder-
ing if the mailman could get
through the winding country roads.
She twisted her hands until they
became a strained red; they were
old hands and not easily warmed
to a red blood glow. She sighed at
the thought, calculating in a fleet-
ing moment the service those
hands had performed.
Yet when her deeds were gar-
nered and weighed, had she done
such great things after all? De-
cidedly not. She had sown seeds,
good seeds to be sure, as any re-
sponsible, dedicated teacher, but it
had never been her fortune to fore-
see how the seed would grow, and
whether or not those seeds would
take on life and in turn produce.
The telephone jangled urgently,
as though to cast itself off focus,
and she went slowly to answer it.
The trustees were right, her rheu-
matic bones creaked mightily in
inclement weather; but they could
see only that, and not the turmoil
of these useless hours of retirement.
Retirement! Dreaded word, she
thought, as she picked up the re-
ceiver. It was Miss Jones, the Eng-
lish teacher and chairman of the
program committee at New Hope
High School.
She looked out of the window
and saw the mailman's black
pickup truck coming
slowly down the
hill.
By Grace Cash
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She explained that she wanted
Hester to do just a small favor,
trim the Christmas tree as she
had always done and sit in the
cloakroom to watch the wraps.
"We just thought if you'd do that,
it would be nice," Miss Jones con-
cluded.
Yes, it would be nice and some-
thing to do, a little something, but
there was her other plan. "I'll
come if I don't go to Williamsburg,"
Hester promised. No need to tell
her it was her sister's house, that
she had no one but her sister's
family and had invited herself
there. Let the people think she was
still wanted here and there.
that they would be glad to have
Hester, but they had already
planned to visit Frank's sister in
Tampa. Hester had a vision of that
laughing, joking, loud family of
which Maude had become a part
and parcel, and she regretted for a
moment that she had not married
a half ignorant, comical sort of
MIRACLE IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE
"Sounds like a nice Christmas
plan," Miss Jones said sweetly. "I
do hope you get to go, but if not — "
"If not, I'll be right with you,"
Hester said, and injected a smile
into her voice. Ruby Jones had
been Hester's brightest senior stu-
dent of her 1954 English class.
Hester ambled back to her chair
and sat down. She turned on the
radio and "Silent Night, Holy
Night" pervaded the room. It was
her first Christmas not to be in
school, or teaching school, since
she was five years old. One could
not break a sixty-year-old habit in
a few months, she knew, but she
doubted that this nostalgia would
ever leave her. It was a clinging,
cloying thing and every sound, ev-
ery move reminded her of the use-
lessness of her present and future
life.
She looked out the
window and saw the mailman's
black pickup truck coming slowly
down the hill. Throwing a cloak
over her shoulders, she went out
and waited at the box.
"You must be living the life of
Riley," the postman joked, as he
handed her the expected letter.
"Retired, Christmas just around
the corner, and all that good life
to think back over."
Hester thanked him graciously
for the compliment, a thing she
was vastly accustomed to receiving
throughout the tenure of her
teaching career, and returned to
the house. Her fingers trembled as
she slit the seal; at a glance she
saw that it was her sister's usual
scatterbrained note. Maude said
man and filled her own house with
little chips off the old block as
Maude had done.
There was no time now, there
had never been time, for Hester to
languish in regret. She telephoned
Miss Jones and told her to count
on her to trim the tree, to act as
cloakroom hostess, and to do any
other little thing she could to help.
She then took down the box from
the closet and sorted out her best
lights and the tinseled star.
The star was a cherished item.
She and her senior class of 1952
had made it, and she recalled how
that Joe Milford had cut the stub-
born cardboard into a star with
his jackknife.
That was before Joe had shown
the bad blood which was his her-
itage. An uncle and a brother had
been weaving in and out of federal
prisons since Joe was a toddler.
That same year Joe had become
involved in a holdup and had re-
ceived a two-year prison sentence.
Now on parole Joe snubbed the
community and the community
snubbed him.
Hester delved once more in rev-
erie, allowing herself this painful
luxury. "Even so, if I had a son, I
can think of him only as being
another Joe," she thought now. She
understood perfectly why teachers
had "pets." In reality they were
not pets; they were mentally
adopted children.
The next day was
Christmas Eve and Hester drove
down to the schoolhouse. Across the
street at Hamp's Store she em-
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CHRIST FOR
^—i HE MOST BEAUTIFUL Christmas pageant ever
/ performed was the' first one — even though it
^_y was staged on a lonely Judean hill. The most
glorious Christmas message ever preached was the
first one — even though only a handful of men and
a sleepy flock of sheep were present to hear it. The
light that came upon the shepherds made sunlight dim
by comparison. The beauty of the heavenly singing
made mute earth's most harmonious symphony. The
message of the angels to the shepherds of Bethlehem
was earth's most startling news. The majesty of that
scene was unprecedented in the four millenniums be-
fore and has not been duplicated in the two millen-
niums since. The message of that heavenly vision was
couched in words sublime like a string of dazzling
pearls, each flawless in itself and joining with the
others to form one radiant and crystal pattern.
"And there were in the same country shepherds
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock
by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon
them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about
them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said
unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For
unto you is born this day in the city of David a Sav-
iour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign
unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swad-
dling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there
was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, good will toward men."
A FAIR AND RADIANT daughter of Israel
had given birth unto this Son and He was the ful-
fillment of Israel's loftiest dreams. It was Mary who
was to nurse Him at her bosom and train Him on her
knee. It was Mary who was to watch Him grow, to
love and cherish Him as He grew, and to feel her
own heart break with each heartbreak of His. It was
Israel who had looked for a Messiah for more than a
thousand years; it was Israel who had prophesied
of Him and dreamed of Him; it was Israel through
whom He had come into the world. Yet when the har-
binger angel proclaimed His birth on that momen-
tous night, he did not say, "Unto Mary is born," or,
"Unto Israel is born," but rather, "Unto you is born
this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord."
What strange tidings was this? Had it not been
Mary who had borne Him, who had suffered for Him,
who had lain restless at night with visions of Him?
And yet it could not be said that He had been born to
her? Had it not been Israel who had suffered toward
His coming through the heat of the day? Was it not
Israel to whom a Messiah had been promised? And yet
it could not be said that He had been born to them?
That was strange. The Jews had always been bigoted
By Charles W. Conn
and selfish about their Jehovah, and they had no
thought of sharing their Messiah. Other lands and
peoples had their local deities — and the Jews would
have their Christ. But when He was born, it was
stated simply that He was born unto you. Judean
shepherds, He is yours, come behold Him. Persian
wise men, He is also yours, come adore Him. Unto
Mary was born a Child; unto Israel was born a
Son; and unto all the world was born a Saviour
Mary would hold Him and train Him; Israel would
have a Son of the synagogue and a Brother of the
people; but the world would have a Saviour. He was
born unto you, not unto the beautiful Hebrew lady
alone, or to the proud Hebrew nation alone. He is the
hope of all the world. He is the fulfillment of all
earth's yearning.
The BRIEF DAYS OF Christ on earth
were spent for you. Could He refuse the Gentiles when
they needed a Saviour, too? The old and holy Simeon
adored this Child as "a light to lighten the Gentiles,
and the glory of thy people Israel." No longer was
there to be Jew and Gentile, but a common religion
for the common people — Christianity. During His
earthly sojourn He healed the Gentile as well as the
Jew. In the hour of His death He prayed for the for-
giveness of the Roman as well as the Jew. After His
resurrection He did not limit the apostles' commission
to the boundaries of Israel, but rather that they
should "go therefore and teach all nations."
This was the hour of grace that all the world had
yearned for — this was the portal of their salvation.
Christ was born the God of every man — every man of
Israel, Rome, Greece, Gaul, Spain, Egypt, Britannia,
and every nation that should be thereafter. The arm
of Christ is extended to you — and unto me. There is
no difference in man in the eyes of Christ. In the
radiance of His love there is no black, white, yellow,
red or brown — He sees only you. In His ear there is no
sound of English, French, Russian, German or Spanish
— there is only the sound of your petition. Your need
is as important to Him as the need of your neighbor.
To the dead He is the Resurrection; to the living He
is the Life; to the hungry He is the Bread of Life;
to the thirsty He is the Living Water; to the sick He
is the Great Physician; to the toiler He is the Giver of
Rest; to the sinner He is the Lamb of God that takes
away the sins of the world.
Let angels their glad tiding sing;
Let all wise men their tribute bring;
Let all the earth rejoice and ring.
Blest little Stranger,
Snug in your manger,
Thou art far more than Lord or King.
Christ is this day born unto you. Will you receive
Him?
By Mary Alice Young
c
^HRISTMAS IS FOR GIVING is true enough!
But what about the ones who receive? Not all
of us are in a position to give (or receive)
all the time. Would you say that the giver or the
recipient has the truer spirit of Christmas?
Here is a little story in point. It concerns three
girls who might very well be your classmates or your
next door neighbors. Read this story through, and
then decide which of the three girls you think has
the better sense. Don't look at the answers until you
have come to your own conclusions. Why not call in
a few of your close friends and ask them to read the
story and give their reactions to the conversations of
Kathy, Sue and Judith. Your family might also like
to participate in the fun. It will be interesting to
make comparisons in relation to the reactions of each
individual.
"I just can't wait for Christmas to come. I'm going
to have a wonderful Christmas this year," said Kathy
Boyce. "I'm going to be extra bighearted and thought-
ful of my parents and family. They will come first
with me this year. What about you, Sue?"
"Well," said Sue. "I'm going to be generous, too.
But I'm not going to give more than I can afford. And
besides, only last night I heard my mother say to
Grandmother. 'Christmas will soon be here. I do hope
Sue won't try to do too much for her father and me.
We like to do all we can for her, though, because
after all, Christmas is really for the young people.'
And so I'll do what I feel is right. I don't want to
make my mother unhappy, least of all on Christmas!"
Judith eyed the two girls, took out her pretty blue
wallet, and counted her money. "I have managed to
CHRISTMAS
IS FOR
GIVING
save $12.55 from my baby-sitting, girls. Now don't
ask me if I'm going Christmas shopping, because the
answer is NO! I'm going to use my money to buy a
camera. It's going to be a gift from myself to myself.
I've already given the family and my friends fair
warning not to expect anything from me!"
"Why, that's a terrible attitude, Judith Judson. You
are a selfish, ungrateful girl," said Kathy Boyce
sternly. "What's gotten into you? You never acted like
this before you started to earn your own money."
"Selfish, am I? Well so are you, Kathy. I think Sue
is right when she says mothers like to shower us
with gifts. Kathy, you would rob your mother of that
pleasure just so you could buy a lot of presents for
her and your family. Christmas is for young people
like us. We are on the receiving end where we should
be."
"And besides that," interrupted Sue, "what does
Christmas shopping amount to these days anyway?
My father said that it's a racket, a way for the mer-
chants to get rich quick. And this morning at the
breakfast table Mother was looking over Dad's shoul-
der when he was reading his paper. She said, 'At this
time of the year people spend more than they can
afford on presents for people who don't need them
anyway.' "
(Continued on page 22)
Why not call in a few of your close friends and ask them to read the story and give their reactions to
the conversations of Kathy, Sue and Judith.
By Edna Conn
£-j HAT'S ALL NOW, SON," Mr. Brown said. "You
" / may hurry to the house and tell Mother I'll be
«^_>/ there for lunch in a few minutes."
"All right, Dad, but if it keeps snowing like this, we'll
have to clear the path again before night. I'll take
this shovel to the house," Phil returned.
The boy pulled on his cap and gloves and stood for
a few moments at the doorway of the huge barn.
Three days ago the snow had begun to fall softly and
beautifully. Phil and his sister, Nancy, had been very
glad at first. They always loved snow — and especially
a white Christmas. It was not until yesterday that
they had finally given up the hope of spending Christ-
mas in the city with Aunt Mary and Uncle John.
Looking out through the thickening snowfall, Phil's
eyes rested momentarily on the rancher's cottage at
the end of the cleared pathway. The furiously whirl-
ing snowflakes made it hard for him to distinguish
the white-blanketed mountains beyond. In the nearby
orchard the barren limbs of the fruit trees were bent
with their loads of snow; and their beauty was even
surpassed by the picturesque grandeur of the massive
fir trees. Snow, snow, everywhere, and yet the driving
snowflakes fell on with relentless abundance.
Phil knew that behind him in the barn Mr. Brown
and Sam, the hired man, were doing all the necessary
things to insure the comfort of the sheep and cattle.
His mother and sister would have the home warm
and inviting. Even if the snow should continue for
days, the wise planning of Mr. Brown would assure
ample provision for both his family and his animals.
Phil was a boy who could fully appreciate the con-
tentment and beauty of the scene, together with the
security of his parent's care. But, after all, tomorrow
was Christmas Eve; and this Christmas would not be
very much fun, he thought, not for Nancy and him
anyway. In spite of all the pleasant circumstances,
the heart of the twelve-year-old was heavy with the
sense of a keen disappointment.
As PHIL leaned against the shovel, his
mind went back over the events of the preceding
weeks, since his parents had finally agreed to take
Nancy and him to the city for the holidays. It had
not been difficult to arrange for the care of the
ranch. Since then the days had been filled with eager
anticipation and joyful planning. They would leave
THE CHRISTMAS
home the day before Christmas Eve and that would
allow plenty of time in the city for all their shopping.
Although the children loved their ranch life, they had
not spent a Christmas at Aunt Mary's in several years.
Her son and daughter were about their ages, too,
and that added perfection to their lavish dreams of
a wonderful Christmas.
A gust of snow suddenly dashed in Phil's face and
he realized that he was getting cold. He must hurry
and tell Mother that they were ready for lunch.
Hoisting the heavy shovel to his shoulder, he spoke
slowly to himself, "Mother has been trying to tell us
something about how all things work together for
good to those who love the Lord. Well, I do love the
Lord but I really can't see how that Scripture would
have anything to do with this. I don't see how this
could work for good." Pulling his jacket closely
around him, Phil bent his head against the wind
and stomped heavily up the path.
"No shopping, no toys, no candy, no lights, no nuts,
no trip, no fun," he muttered disconsolately, and each
word was emphasized by the impatient impact of a
boyish boot against the snow. "This is a white Christ-
mas ail right. Too white for me. I'd like to have a lot
more splash thrown in. But there's not a chance now.
We should have left early this morning. How I wish
we had gone on before all this happened." Then, with
a little surge of unselfishness, he added, "Poor Nancy,
she's trying so hard to take it all like a real sport."
INSTANTLY, every nerve in his young
body became alert. Across the expanse of snow he
heard the unmistakable, demanding bark of a collie.
What could the dog be doing out in a storm like this?
His innate love for the animals and a knowledge of
the neighboring country revealed to the boy that there
was something unusual about the dog's presence at
this time. It was a good three miles to the highway
and Phil knew that this highway was impassable in
weather like this. Again the bark came to the boy's
waiting ears and the forlorn urgency of it convinced
him that the dog was seeking help — perhaps for his
master.
Forgetting everything except the need of the lost
dog, Phil cupped his hands over his mouth and called
loudly, "Here, Collie, here, here."
He was immediately rewarded with the renewed
bark of the dog.
Again and again Phil's sympathetic calls were sent
out, and the responding Collie drew closer. The boy's
eyes strained through the blinding whiteness, search-
ing for the approaching collie. And soon the dog
bounded upon him. He was a magnificent creature, an
8
GUEST
aristocrat of strength and energy, and his intelligent
eyes sought the boy's with mingled gratitude and
pleading. Feeling the reassuring hand of his new
friend on his shaggy head, he immediately began to
pull Phil out in the direction from which he had
come. His increased barks and impatient manner con-
vinced Phil that someone in the vast stretch before
them was in need of immediate help. With a few
words of comfort to the dog, Phil hurried back to the
barn in an excited search for his father and Sam. A
very short while afterwards the two men and the boy
followed the dog out into the snow. It would be slow
and treacherous but they were well equipped, and they
went with determined minds and prayerful hearts. „
The SPACIOUS LIVING ROOM of the
ranch house had been the center of bustling activity
on Christmas Eve day. In one corner a shapely fir
tree had been very effectively decorated with long
strings of fluffy white popcorn. Brightly colored cook-
ies cut in the shape of stars and angels perched at
an angle on the green branches. When Sam had
brought his contribution of silver-sprayed pine burrs
and covered the tree with them, the children had de-
cided that it was by far the grandest Christmas tree
they had ever trimmed.
Throughout the day there had been an underlying
excitement because of the stranger in the guest room.
The search that they had begun for the lost collie's
master the day before had been much shorter than
they had feared. He had been found only a quarter of
a mile from the house, lying unconscious in the snow.
Having been caught in the storm, he had spent a
miserable night in his car. The following morning,
realizing that his only hope lay in the possibility of
finding a ranch or farmhouse nearby, he had set out
with the faithful collie. They had fought their way
through the blinding snow until he had fallen in
complete exhaustion.
All that day Philip had been doing a lot of thinking.
He knew that the man's life had been saved only be-
cause his family was there at the right time to help.
He shuddered to think of what might have hap-
pened had they been away. In the afternoon he had
enjoyed a long conversation with Mr. Sharpe. A very
warm feeling of comradeship had been immediately
felt, and Phil had heard the story of his life and his
present experience. *
Phil had listened with absorbing interest to the
thrilling story of the man's life. He was prepared for
the conclusion when Mr. Sharpe said, "Yes, Phil, when
I was a boy like you my Christian mother taught me
to pray and live a clean life, too. I'm very sorry that
I have not lived up to all these teachings. I had not
really prayed in many years. But on that long bitter
trek through the snow yesterday, I turned again to
prayer, and to God. I know that He has given me an-
other chance now, another life to live for Him. And I
expect to be a different man by His grace."
Phil was so overcome by the wonderful way every-
thing had worked out that he exuberantly confided
his side of the story to Mr. Sharpe. The two new
friends shook hands, agreeing warmly that Mrs. Brown
had been right. All things had surely worked together
for good.
THE CRACKLING LOG fire cast its glow-
ing light on the bright faces of a very happy group
that evening. The rich baritone of the guest blended
with the quavering tenor of the hired man; and the
tender voices of the children could not have been more
joyful as they finished the last triumphant note of
"Joy to the World."
"Well," Mr. Brown said suddenly, "the moon is
shining brightly tonight. I'm sure our snowstorm is
over. Perhaps we can take the sleigh in the morning
and get your luggage from the car, Mr. Sharpe."
"Fine, fine," answered Mr. Sharpe jovially. "There
are several boxes of things in the car that Nancy
and Phil might be interested in, too."
"Oh, what is it?" they both cried out at once as they
jumped excitedly to their feet.
"Oh, now, wait just a minute. After all, Christmas
gifts are to be a surprise, aren't they? But I'm sure
you'll like them just as well as the things you would
have bought at Aunt Mary's."
"But how — could — you — ," Nancy began in a be-
wildered tone.
"Of course, I didn't know," laughed Mr. Sharpe.
"Lots of strange things are happening this Christmas.
But the niece and nephew that I was taking these
things to have so much they'll never miss them. I
was planning a surprise visit anyway."
At this Nancy and Phil could hold themselves no
longer and actually jumped up and down with delight.
"Hey, you'd better quiet down and go to bed if you
expect to go with us in the morning," chuckled their
father.
An HOUR LATER when all the lights were
out, the wakeful Philip could not keep quiet any
longer, so he cried out boisterously to his sister across
the hall.
"Hi, Nancy, are you awake?"
"Sure," came back the ready reply. "Merry Christ-
mas!"
"Yes," Phil rejoined happily. "That's what I want
to say, Merry Christmas!"
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HIS
JESUS
By J. Newby Thompson
|Y NAME IS NEWBY, but
for what reason I'm unable
to know. My little boy is
named Jene, but no special signif-
icance relates thereto. For pleas-
antness of sound or in memory of
a relative we name today's chil-
dren. But not so with children born
to the Hebrews. Names were giv-
en to indicate traits, character-
istics, and conditions surrounding
one's birth. Some were worshipful
and others had a carnal signifi-
cance.
Finding an ark afloat on the
Nile, Pharaoh's daughter opened it
and drew out a Jewish babe and
named him "Drawn out" (Moses).
Before being completely born, a
second twin seized his brother's
heel and tried to get ahead, hence
the name "Supplanter" (Jacob).
When told by the Lord that she
would be a mother, a barren old
woman, ninety years of age, began
to laugh. Becoming afraid when
the Lord inquired why she was
amused, Sarah denied her laugh-
ter. The Lord insisted that she
laughed and suggested she call the
baby "Laughter" (Isaac). News of
her husband's death and of the
loss of the ark of God brought
about the death of Phinehas' wife
as she struggled with an untimely
birth. Despondent over the depar-
ture of the Lord's ark, she named
the baby "The glory is departed"
(Ichabod).
Seven hundred years before His
birth, Isaiah began to speak of the
birth of One whose qualities elect-
ed more praise than he could de-
scribe. Unable to embody His traits
in one Jewish name, he predicted
that His name would be called
Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty,
Prince, Everlasting.
Realizing that the naming of so
marvelous a character would con-
stitute a tremendous task for the
maiden mother, Jehovah solved
her problem by sending the name
before the Child. Declaring that He
would "save His people from their
sin," the angel of the Lord visited
Mary to tell her that Jesus should
be the name of the Babe.
E^ER SINCE THEIR in-
ception as a nation, the Hebrews
made religion a dominant part in
their lives. Great pomp and splen-
dor accompanied their worship.
Tremendous sacrifice was made to
display their devotion. Elaborate
workmanship and expensive orna-
ment were recognized in their
Temple. In order to atone for sin,
they continually offered the blood
of innocent cattle. But the angel
proclaimed that Jesus would "save
from sin"; this the animals had
been unable to do. For no matter
how much sacrifice, the heart of
man remained carnal and, there-
fore, was not delivered from sin.
To save His people from sin ne-
cessitated marvelous movements by
the Christ. The progeny of man
was unable to salvage the lost.
Therefore, the Councils of heaven
deigned to produce a Baby outside
the laws of natural procreation;
hence the Immaculate Conception
was consummated as the Spirit of
God overshadowed the virgin Mary.
Born in a barn and cradled in
a manger, Jesus lived thirty years
in apparent obscurity. Only once in
this tri-decade had anything mar-
velous been revealed in His life.
This revelation concerned a re-
markable knowledge and compre-
hension of things divine and re-
lated not to an active saving from
sin. The end of thirty years wit-
nessed the curtain being raised and
time for Jesus to account for Him-
self.
Heralded by John the Baptist, as
the "Lamb of God which taketh
away the sin of the world," Jesus
stepped on the threshold of the
caldron of sin and began reaching
down to lift up. Legalism had
failed. Ritualism and ceremony
had been attempted, but all with-
out effect. The abyss of sin was
deep; no way out had been found.
In ORDER to save
others from sin, Jesus of necessity
must first be a complete overcom-
es Isolating Himself from the
strength of fellowship with friends,
He began His fight with sin in a
lonely wilderness. Following a
forty-day fast, He engaged in com-
bat with all phases of sin. "If thou
be the Son of God" was an in-
sinuation against His divinity and
to have submitted would have con-
stituted unbelief. "Make these
stones bread" was a fleshly temp-
( Continued on page 22)
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By Mary Alice Young
^}ACH YEAR ON Christmas
f Eve the young people of
(_-«* Trinity Church in New York
City honor Clement Clarke Moore,
the famed author of the never-to-
be-forgotten "Visit of St. Nicholas,"
or, as you may know it, "The' Night
Before Christmas." This poem has
been as much a part of the yule-
tide season as the holly and the
Christmas tree. Yearly, a pilgrim-
age is made to the poet's grave.
In the pretty chapel a colorful
service is held on the evening of
December 24. It portrays the ep-
isodes of the gospel narrative of
the nativity of Jesus. Young boys
and girls assemble as early as 3:30
in the afternoon. They put every-
thing in order for the special eve-
ning service. The only light in the
church comes from rows of can-
dles set upon beams suspended be-
tween the arches and pillars.
A narrator tells the story of the
birth of the Baby King. A tableau
showing Mary, Joseph and the
Child appears with shepherds and
angels on the scene. The entire
congregation, young and old alike,
raise their voices in the ever beau-
tiful "Silent Night, Holy Night."
The narrator continues with the
story of the shepherds, the Wise
Men and their visit to the stable.
The three kings, young boys of
the parish, walk slowly down the
aisle singing softly "We Three
Kings of Orient Are." The boy
sopranos of the choir fill the
church with their sweet voices.
Then, led by the choir, the con-
gregation passes the Holy Family
in procession and lay little gifts at
the Christ Child's feet. Sometimes
they drop their money offerings
in little baskets held by the angels.
The party of worshippers then file
out of the church, each holding a
dimly lighted lantern. The proces-
sion travels down the street to the
grave of Doctor Clement Moore.
Everyone stands in silence as the
minister offers a brief prayer serv-
ice.
Try to visualize, if you can, doz-
ens of high school boys and girls
your age, each with a swinging,
lighted lantern, winding their way
down snow-strewn paths in the
December moonlight, and softly
humming "It Came Upon the Mid-
night Clear."
Soon the festivities come to an
end and back at the churchyard
the parishioners disband and re-
turn to their homes. Upon their
arrival they get out the poem of
the man whom they have honored
this night and read the old famil-
iar words: '"Twas the night before
Christmas, when all through the
house! . . ."
ON THE NIGHT of
December 21, 1822, Doctor Clement
Moore, Professor of Divinity in a
New York Theological Seminary,
was telling his own children the
story of St. Nicholas. A sixteen-
year-old girl, the daughter of a
New York City rector, was present
and heard the father read the
poem. She hastily copied it into
her album and read and reread it
many times during the following
eleven months.
Then one day, shortly after
Thanksgiving, the girl sent the
poem to the editor of the Troy,
New York, Sentinel. The poem was
published for the first time on De-
cember 23, 1823. Because it was sent
without the author's name, the
editor said in a footnote to the
verses, "We know not to whom we
are indebted for the description of
that unwearied patron of children,
but from whomever it may have
come, we give thanks for it." The
poem brought an avalanche of
mail to the editor, who was de-
lighted. Doctor Clement Moore con-
sidered it beneath his dignity as a
Professor of Divinity and was
greatly upset. It was a long time,
many years in fact, before he al-
lowed it to be known that he was
the author of the poem. Then in
1844 he included the poem in a
volume of his works. He died in
1863 at the age of eighty-four.
How surprised this modest poet
would be if he could return to
earth today and find that his poem
has been translated into almost ev-
ery foreign language. Every place
where there are children, every
country where Christians observe
Christmas, they read Clement
Clarke Moore's "The Night Before
Christmas" or "The Visit of St.
Nicholas." This poem will live for-
ever in the hearts of children to-
day and for generations to come.
11
My Reasons for Believing
in God
By
R. Leonard Carroll, Jr.
Note:
R. Leonard Carroll, Jr.
is the son of Dr. R. Leonard Carroll,
pastor of the Lenoir
City, Church of God. Leonard, Jr.,
is a pre-medical student
at the University of Tennessee.
A CCOUNTING FOR facts
// and realities in the uni-
^Sv verse and life is basic to
my reasons for believing in God. In
order to avoid an unsatisfactory
treatment of the proposition, meta-
physical axioms will be avoided. In-
stead of attempting to prove the
existence of God, the procedure will
be to observe and account for facts.
When an algebraist says, "Let x
equal the unknown quantity," I
could interrupt him and say, "First,
prove the unknown," but such ac-
tion would be premature. Logic al-
lows the use of x and awaits the
solution which comes from the em-
ployment of the symbolic letter.
God may equal the unknown quan-
tity, but the assumption must be
carried through the facts in the
quest for the reasons why I believe
in God.
The reasons for believing in God
cannot fall within simple and easy
definitions. The word god can
mean a thousand things but a gen-
eral description portrays God as
the nerve center of the universe
and life. The term reasons centers
upon the results of intelligent in-
quiry which operates within the
scientific procedure.
Every man has an innate tend-
ency to worship something; there-
fore, basic concepts of God form a
nucleus for personal beliefs. When
man viewed the mysteries and
powers of the universe, faith was
placed in the infinite because man
felt that God comprised the total
of being, the Life-Fount out of
which all living streams flow, and
the mighty all-sufficient One. Peo-
ple were compelled to believe in
God because they feared His terror.
Images and shrines of wood, stone
and gold have been created and
worshipped by multitudes in order
to appease the mystical wrath of
an angry god. Another proposition
is the one that reasons God to be a
magnified, glorified extension of
man. To others, God means a spe-
cial revelation; therefore, Jesus
Christ becomes the basis for in-
terpreting God. History indicates
that reasons for believing in God
stem either from fancy or fact.
Intellectually, God
is as unthinkable as the horizon is
immeasurable. One end of a meas-
uring tape can be laid upon the
earth, but it is impossible to attach
the other end of the tape to the
horizon. Yet the horizon is visible,
even though it is always just be-
yond the human reach. Reasons
for believing in God are illustrated
by the little boy who walks with his
father through a dark alley. The
boy is trustful, confident, depend-
ent and happy because he is hold-
ing to his father's hand.
Man must find a god or he will
create one. My reasons for believ-
ing in God may be summarized in
three general statements. First, the
coherence, magnitude, color, light,
beauty, proportion, harmony and
utility of the universe convince me
of God. The delicate dimensions of
life — strange, mysterious, tumultu-
ous and many-colored — indicate a
watchful Providence, which is a
second reason why I believe in God.
A third reason is due to the fact
that I accept the Holy Bible as the
inspired Word of God. I have never
seen God but neither can my eyes
see thoughts, the power of a mag-
net or the wind. Can intelligence
dare claim that such forces are
nonexistent? Neither can man see
life; the effects are all that is vis-
ible.
In the final analysis, my reasons
for believing in God are generally
threefold. When I account for an
orderly universe, consider the di-
mensions and dignity of life, and
believe in the Holy Bible, no other
solution so fully satisfies my in-
telligence and heart as the solu-
tion— God!
12
THAT OTHERS MIGHT BE STRONG
By Margie M. Mixon
<£-] HE QUALITY OF STRENGTH is so desired
/ that mankind searches long to find it. And
^_S justly so, because in strength is found that
capability to accomplish the necessary tasks and then
trudge on "the second mile" to extend a hand of
mercy to those whose strength is hindered.
That strength in one individual inspiring the same
quality in another has never been a secret shared
only by a few. We often see how one disgruntled worker
affects adversely the mood of the entire staff. And
by the same token, let one individual manifest strength
and thereby — perhaps unknown to him — empower the
weaker one to take courage once again.
Dorothy Dix was once said to be the most loved
woman in the world. For more than half a century
some 60,000,000 readers looked to her column each
week for sage counsel and advice. Once, in referring
to her work as a columnist, she remarked, "I felt
that there were people who depended on me. Not on
me personally, for they did not know who I was, but
on the something I represented to them. To do that
I had to give them honest talk, something that came
from my heart and soul. I had to be strong that I
might help others to be strong."
How our world today needs men and women with
the calibre of Dorothy Dix, who felt a keen sense of
duty to her fellow man.
A Christian needs a dual strength — that necessary
for his own needs and that to inspire a love and
faith in others. A victorious Christian will see that
such a quality is present with him; a mediocre one
will drift aimlessly, contributing little to the needs of
his fellow man.
Spiritual, mental and physical growth are vital to
the strong, growing Christian.
To build a strong spiritual life, one must use self-
discipline. The growth of the Christian life is gradual
and we need to develop into full-grown Christians.
Studying the Word of God, praying, attending all
services possible at the house of God, and rendering
Christian service will strengthen spiritual muscles
when other remedies fail.
"More like the Master I would live and grow,
More of His love to others I would show,
More self-denial, like His in Galilee,
More like the Master I long to ever be."
To BE STRONG mentally is to develop a
love for learning. The injunction, "Study to shew thy-
self approved . . ." did not emanate from the pen of
a vain philosopher, but from the Apostle Paul who
admonished a young convert of his. The value of good
study habits in early years cannot be minimized. A
young freshman once posted over his desk a sign,
"Study first and tear around afterward," and he
heeded the advice. Juvenal once said, "All wish to
possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking,
are willing to pay the price."
To be strong physically one should obtain a well-
balanced diet, get a reasonable amount of rest, and
get adequate exercise each day. There is a close cor-
relation between physical fitness and mental alertness.
Careless habits of living will often mar a person's
physical well-being.
Edgar A. Guest, in his poem "Sermons We See,"
wrote :
When I see a deed of kindness, I am eager to be kind.
When a weaker brother stumbles and a strong man
stays behind
Just to see if he can help him, then the wish grows
strong in me
To become as big and thoughtful as I know that
friend to be.
And all travelers can witness that the best of guides
today
Is not the one who tells them, but the one who shoivs
the way.
Perhaps our faith and strength go hand in hand,
for do not the Scriptures teach us that "all things
are possible to him that believeth." It would seem
that we are just as strong as we desire to be. Peter
Marshall, eminent minister and senate chaplain, once
prayed, "Bring us back to a faith that enables us to
love and to live, the faith by which we are triumphant,
the faith by which alone we can walk with thee."
"Be strong," Paul admonished the Christians at
Corinth. "Be strong in the Lord," he wrote the Ephe-
sians. Throughout the Old Testament strongness is
emphasized for victorious living.
Then may we today strive to be strong — spiritually,
mentally and physically. Only then will we be able
to do our best for God, our country and others. That
others might be strong, may we set the right example
each day.
13
CHRISTMAS
JN THE ALMOST dusk De-
cember twilight, Christmas
Eve descended. The busy
downtown section, alive with hust-
ling crowds, was lighted as bright-
ly as Grand Central Station. Great,
moist snowflakes fluttered lazily
down and melted into the mingled
odors of frost, holly, faint perfume,
food, mistletoe and evergreen. Last-
minute shoppers laden with pack-
ages jostled one another.
John Farriday, looking down
from his upstairs office window,
sighed and ran a weary hand
through his crisp, gray hair. Christ-
mas Eve! That magic hour — fam-
ily time! His mouth twisted. A
pang of utter desolation shook
him. All that was over and done
with for him since Lydia had died.
Gay, vital Lydia! How she had
prepared for Christmas with child-
like abandon and joy. She had bub-
bled with energy and life until that
dread tumor reared its ugly reality
into their lives and snuffed out
Lydia's life with the finality of a
sudden draft consuming a candle
flame.
How Lydia had loved Christmas!
John's thoughts drifted to those
happy Christmases they had
shared. One of the high spots was
their yearly drive to the Children's
Home at the edge of town. They
tramped through the snow laden
with packages. He could see the
eager children now — little golden-
haired Angela; black-eyed Jack-
ie; mischievous Tom; baby Sue;
freckled Andy; teen-aged Judy —
they had grown to know and love
them all.
"Somehow, John," she used to
say, "at Christmas time it's as
though we have the family we al-
ways wanted."
He never went but once a year,
but Lydia went often enough that
she knew the kids. She chose every
gift with care. John had only to
remember their delight to know
she had chosen right. There had
been a baby doll to delight little
Angela. Jackie had clutched his
paint set with pleasure. Tom
grinned delightedly over the base-
ball glove. Baby Sue crowed with
happiness over the rag doll. Andy
hugged Lydia when he was told
she had arranged for him to take
piano lessons. And teen-age Judy
had been ecstatic over her dresser
set.
Lydia had chosen the gifts care-
fully and lovingly, and when he
chided her tenderly that she might
be overdoing, she laughed: "It
rests me just to know 'inasmuch
as ye have done it unto the least
of these' we have done this for our
Lord, John." How those kids had
loved her! They had sent a spray
of flowers to the funeral and had
attended the services, too.
Why, how they must miss her, he
thought, especially now at Christ-
mastime when there will be no visit
or gifts from us.
He looked at his watch. It would
be two hours before the stores
close. There was still time! Some-
thing of the old excitement flood-
ed him as he grabbed his hat. It
seemed he could almost feel Lydia
walking close beside him, her
hand in his in the old-time way,
as he walked the crowded streets,
the Christ of Christmas Himself
surrounding him with peace.
Tommy blake had
sold his last paper. He shivered a
little as he started homeward.
Turning his face steadfastly away
By Margaret N. Freeman
MINIATURES
from the laden toy window, he
dashed by. Ah, what was the harm
in looking? That was as close as
he'd get to any toys this Christ-
mas.
He went back and pressed his
nose against the windowpane.
Baseballs, catchers' mitts, balls.
Neat! He thought bitterly: I'll be
lucky if I get a warmer jacket!
Oh, if Pop would only quit drink-
ing. He choked up. How different
things had been before. Other
Christmases Pop would've given
him both the catcher's mitt and the
jacket. Now he spent practically
everything for drink and Mom and
he had to do without.
"We have to be patient and
pray," his mom told him. "God can
help Daddy overcome this habit,
and some day I am sure He will
answer our prayers."
Tommy clenched his fists when
he thought of his dear, blue-eyed,
sweet Mom; but how tired and
worried she always looked. How he
would like to give her a wonderful
Christmas, but by the time his pa-
per money bought their Christmas
dinner, there would be very little
left over for gifts. Suddenly Tom-
my almost hated his dad for what
he was doing to them.
But Jesus had loved everyone,
even those who were unkind. The
ringing Christmas bells and the
carols floating through the air
from the top of the church tower
reminded him: "Joy to the world,
the Lord is come. Let earth re-
ceive her King!"
Tommy drew a longing, sobbing
breath. If I pray real hard — "Oh
God, make Pop good again!" Sud-
denly he felt cleansed of all hate;
only love and pity filled his heart.
He felt as though the Christ
Child Himself had smiled upon him,
a loving smile full of promise.
Cheered, he walked into the
store and carefully extracted fifty
cents from his small pool of sav-
ings. He pointed out a jaunty bow
tie to the waiting clerk. "For my
Pop!" he said proudly, thinking, he
can wear it when he starts going
to church again with Mom and me!
* * *
LUCINDA inserted the
key in the lock. The door swung
open to her quiet, cozy apartment.
She hung up her coat, upon which
damp little flakes of snow nestled
like melted jewels. She sank into
the chair by the window and
closed her eyes against the blink-
ing neon lights. Half-remembered
memories tugged at her thoughts
as refrains drifted into the room
from some distant tower. The
Christmas carols were being played
— many of them she and Lottie
had sung so many times as a duet
in the Christmas Sunday School
programs back home.
Lottie! She didn't want to think
of her just now. She wanted rest,
tranquil peace and calm, and she
had never had that feeling with
Lottie. The day at the office had
been crammed with pre-Christmas
work. On top of it all had been
the letter she received today, the
special delivery letter, from Lottie.
She picked up a book she had
been wanting to read, but word
meanings eluded her as her
thoughts wandered. Lottie, Lottie,
Lottie! Lottie had always been
first with her parents, Lucinda
conceded without rancor. She held
no grudge against the favored
younger, golden-haired sister — the
child of her parents' mature years.
Elfin, quicksilvery, charming Lottie.
Lucinda in comparison had been
tall, slender, dark and serious-
faced. She had adored the child,
too, so had not minded too much
the way her parents referred to the
child saying placatingly, "Lottie is
only a baby after all. Lucinda,
aren't you being a little selfish?"
She willingly gave in to her little
sister.
And then they had grown up.
Lottie, always mature for her years,
seemed in many ways as old at
eighteen as Lucinda at twenty-
eight. Boys had swarmed over the
place. Lucinda had never met one
she thought interesting until she
met Jack.
Jack! Although the old hurt was
gone, there was still a certain pain
in thinking of him. The gentle-
ness, the sweet reasonableness, the
courtesy — these characteristics had
been endearing. Christmastime al-
ways brought the memory she
pushed back so resolutely other
days of the year, for she had
planned to be a Christmas bride,
Jack's bride.
She hadn't reckoned on Lottie's
possessive nature, but in fairness
Lucinda had to concede: Didn't I
always have to give everything up
if Lottie wanted it? And when Lot-
tie saw how much Lucinda loved
Jack, she wanted him. Lucinda in
her shyness, inexperience and hon-
esty had no weapons to fight the
charming but tight web with which
Lottie encircled and charmed him.
She retreated in hurt silence, and
when Jack came to her, ashamed
and humble, saying that he loved
Lottie, she accepted his apology
with a proud little smile.
Jack's eyes opened soon after
his marriage. Many times Lucinda
saw outrage at Lottie's frequent
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(\ I | HO DOES BELIEVE IN youth? Many have
I 1\ J use<* vou^n- Hitter used their minds, their
I/IS strength, and even their lives to gain his
dream for Nazism. Communism has but to signal mobs
of excitable party offspring and riots can be trig-
gered and governments toppled on almost any con-
tinent. Catholicism uses church-owned parochial
schools to mold five million young minds on United
States soil which guarantees freedom of choice and
unlimited religious liberty. The commercial world has
recognized the unique tastes of the younger genera-
tion. This has brought on flattops, ducktails, side-
burns, Italian-cut collars, swivel-hip trousers, pegleg
jeans, and blue suede shoes. The fashion, automotive,
and music interests have altered set patterns in or-
der to feed teen-age fads and fancies and thereby
capitalize on youth. The underworld has superbly en-
ticed the energies and imaginations of the idle and
the get-rich-quick enthusiast until there is an un-
checked epidemic of crime rampant among the youth.
Yes, many are using youth, but who is it that believes
in youth? To believe in is to love, trust, rely upon,
have faith and complete confidence in.
/ believe in youth's ability. The ability of Moses
cannot be measured by modern standards. He was
trained in Pharaoh's courts and was an heir to his
throne. He had the Egyptian world on a string and
the string around his finger. He denounced the total
sum in order to align himself with the people of God.
Today, few names stand higher in the history of
the world.
/ believe in youth's stability. The tag of "fickle" is
taboo. Such statements as, "You can't rely on them";
"they won't stand"; "too easily overcome," have been
proved to be mere conjecture. I have but to cite you
the record of Joseph, beginning in Genesis 37. He was
the apple of his father's eye — a picture of untainted
talent. To behold his example of unwavering faith, of
self-control in youth and of patience in adversity, of
discretion and fidelity in all stages of life, and to be-
hold him serenely walking with God through all ob-
stacles should cause us to cry, "Oh, that the God of
Joseph were my God."
/ believe in youth's sincerity. Though tender, timid
and untried, they can be pure, honest, genuine and
free from hypocrisy. Samuel was known as a child of
prayer. He was consecrated to God from his birth
and brought up under the care of the High Priest. In
1 Samuel 3, God called to him. He was so young that
he did not understand. In verse 10, God stood and
called; Samuel responded, "Speak, for thy servant
heareth." God could trust Samuel and he was es-
tablished as the Judge of Israel. When he died at the
age of ninety-eight, he was honored and lamented
by all.
/ believe in youth's energy and enthusiasm. David
was no deadbeat. He would have made any team to-
day. He had a good accurate arm. He was agile, alert
and always busy. With not a lazy muscle on his
frame and having a backbone like a sawlog, he feared
nothing. He made the team all right — God's team.
That's the greatest team — the winning team, YOU
AND GOD.
/ believe in youths consecration and courage. In
fact, it took courage for Daniel and the three He-
brew boys to carry out their consecration. In the book
of Daniel, chapters 1, 3, and 6, is one of the most ex-
citing accounts of dedicated young men and the stam-
ina and bravery it took for them to live their religion.
/ believe in youths conversion and calling. Paul's
faith in Timothy is reflected all through his two let-
ters to him. The verse in 2 Timothy 3:15, "And that
from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
which are able to make thee wise unto salvation
through faith which is in Christ Jesus," settles any
doubt of his conversion. When Paul bequeathed a
great portion of his work to Timothy, he reassured us
of the confidence which he had in Timothy's calling.
In Luke 2:40-52, Christ, when only a lad on the
threshold of His teens, assures His mother and father
of His calling and responsibility. He practiced this
principle by telling His disciples to "allow the chil-
dren to come to me"; permit them to be interested,
trust them, believe in them. If He had no faith in
their future, He would have left the widow of Nain
with her son's destiny sealed by death; Jarius' daugh-
ter asleep in her innocence; and the lad possessed
with demons, whom the people thought hopeless, in
his demented dilemna. But Christ believed in youth.
His unquenchable love for YOUth makes the differ-
ence. There is no rehabilitation like conversion and
there is no career which excels the call of Christ. Yes,
Christ believes in you — do you believe in Him? "For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not per-
ish, but have everlasting life," John 3:16.
16
WHEN CHURCH OF GOD YOUTH GO TO COLLEGE
By J. Sabord Woods
HE LEVEL OF EDUCATION in the United
States has risen sharply in recent years. A
p*" t_J college education formerly was a luxury which
few could afford; now the college degree is commonly
considered a basic necessity to the young person who
craves highest development of his talents and fullest
employment of his abilities.
Our church has risen to meet this challenge of
higher education. We are in the process of developing
high quality educational institutions, which already
offer fine training in several fields and which are
constantly broadening their scope. Burdensome and
often prohibitive financial requirements, however,
greatly impede progress. For this reason many of our
young laymen feel that they must seek training in
other institutions, while many others are tempted to
attend other schools because of their nearness to
home or lower costs.
Though we must not be so narrow as to seek to
deny our young people the advantages of higher ed-
ucation, it is imperative that we be aware of the
dangers in attendance at many of America's colleges.
The greatest danger is to the young person's religious
faith. Continual attack by faithless professors, con-
stant pressure by worldly acquaintances and dis-
turbing challenges by foreign ideas can work havoc
with the faith of an unprepared student. Even strong
Christians are apt to succumb to such a barrage of
temptation; weak Christians simply do not have a
chance !
A young college student is seldom prepared to coun-
ter the attacks of a learned professor. He may feel
deeply that the teachings of his parents and his
church are right; the instructor, however, is equipped
with information the student does not possess. When
the professor garbs these ideas in attractive form and
when he persuades with alluring logic, the student
often is defenseless and suffers a complete collapse
of what he thought was his impregnable bulwark of
faith. The author knows of one such case. The student
was an intelligent young member of a fundamentalist
church; the class was concerning the social origins
of world religions; the professor was a sociologist
and liberal theologian. After repeated attacks on con-
servative Christianity in class lectures and convincing
explanations in private conferences, the student's faith
was shattered and he soon entered the army, bewil-
dered and unhappy.
Many of our young people have no answer to the
charges of narrowness and lack of logic levelled at
them because of our stand against the various forms
of worldliness. Why do you refuse to wear make-up?
Is it not silly to refrain from attending all movies?
Is not dancing just a pleasurable pastime? One
young lady of my acquaintance had no answer; she
eventually started wearing make-up. A young fellow
had no reply; soon he was indulging in several types
of worldly amusements. There is an answer! But if
the young person cannot give that answer, he is,
nonetheless, defenseless.
We MUST PREVENT these spiritual cas-
ualties! And there are ways to do it. The best way is
through a deep grounding in the faith before the
young person goes to college. The Sunday School is
a good medium through which this can be accom-
plished, but the Sunday School must be aided by daily
spiritual instruction and worship in the home, for
this will produce a far more lasting influence than
the thirty minutes' weekly instruction of the Sunday
School class. If the student has a reservoir of spiritual
knowledge and strength, developed through years of
instruction by Holy-Ghost-filled parents and teachers,
he will have unexpected and amazingly reliable re-
sources to aid him when his faith is assaulted.
A further way to assist the young person going to
college is to insist that he attend one of our Church of
God schools first. Our colleges offer the student spirit-
led faculties, fellowship with Christian young people,
and the opportunity to learn effective methods of
service for Christ. These three factors will prepare
him for that faithless professor, that hostile environ-
ment, and that all-out effort of the devil to rob him
of his eternal happiness.
The churches in our college towns also can assist
the student in his spiritual struggle. One way is to
encourage him to attend worship services regularly
(at least one midweek service as well as the Sunday
services). But a better way is to develop a positive
program aimed at enlisting the student in church
activities, meeting his special problems, and providing
wholesome entertainment to fill the vacuum caused
by his inability to participate in many of the college-
sponsored activities. In some cases only one or two
Church of God students may attend a particular
college, but investigation may reveal quite a few stu-
dents of our faith at the larger schools. Many de-
nominations have been doing more or less effective
work in this area for many years. The Southern Bap-
tists have a well-organized and hard working group
in almost every college known as the Baptist Student
Union, which, in co-operation with the local church,
sponsers many good activities. This group works in
co-operation with students of other religious faiths as
well. We must develop such a program adapted to
our own needs or else lose many fine, able young
people, and the local Church of God in each college
town can with a little thought and effort contribute
greatly.
The Church of God has through the years met each
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CHRISTMAS NIGHT
By Edna Hamilton
The
night
we like
to linger
by the tree
in candlelight
with the ones we love
singing carols Christmas
night
Silent Night Holy Night!
THE BREADTH OF BROTHERHOOD
By Flora E. Breck
C
OONSTANCE Buell included us
in sending a circular letter
dated November, 1958, to some
other friends. Her appreciation of art
and music is such that we greatly treas-
ured her missive, and I'm going to share
some of her thoughts here:
"While in Japan I had the mem-
orable experience of hearing Marian
Anderson sing. Through her moving in-
terpretation I heard for the first time
the Negro spiritual, 'He's Got the Whole
Wide World in His Hand.' If you don't
know it, I hope you will try to hear
it. My week end in New York included
a Sunday afternoon at the Metropolitan
Art Museum. There I happened upon a
replica of Rodin's sculpture, 'The Hand
of God,' a sheltering half-open hand
within which intertwined human figures
seemed to be reaching upward. It re-
called Marian Anderson's rich voice
singing, 'He's got the stars and the
moon right in His hand.'
"In these days when the unknown
presses in on us from all sides, I can
think of no better Christmas message
than that song. It may nat be easy for
us to include within God's hand the
particular 'lyin' man' who arouses our
fear or dislike, but when we do, there
is added meaning to the thought that
'He's got you and me ... in His hand.'
"With the hope that this year's Christ-
mas may enlarge our hearts to under-
stand something of the dimensions of
God's heart and hand, I send warm
greetings."
WHAT CHRISTMAS
MEANS TO ME
By Earle J. Grant
Christmas used to mean to me
Gifts gaily wrapped and tied,
A holly wreath at the door,
Stockings hung by the fireside.
Christmas used to mean to me
Drifts of sparkling white snow,
Familiar carols on the air,
And white-berried mistletoe.
Christmas used to mean to me
A fireplace with blazing wood;
A cedar tree with rainbow lights,
All kinds of food, spicy-good.
But today Christmas means to me
Christ was born so long ago;
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By Evelyn Witter
Bless the shining Christmas stars,
Bless the gift-packed modern cars,
Bless the churches' candle-glow,
Bless the softly falling snow.
Bless the favorite Christmas songs,
Bless the smiling happy throngs,
Bless the season's worship call,
Bless the meaning of it all.
&
THE CHRISTMAS STAR
By Shelia Stinson
Look up, tired world, beyond the
deep
Morass of hate and fears.
Look up to where a gleaming star
Has shone through all the years.
Above the dark discouraged
thoughts
Darkening minds of men,
There glows the same unfailing
light
To guide our steps again
Back to the path where one small
Child,
Born in a manger bed,
But with a kingly heritage
Knew where the pathway led.
Look up to where the star still
casts
Its never failing light . . .
Waiting for blinded eyes to see . . .
The star is still as bright.
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art
MARTHA ELLEN SELLICK
The pencil portraits reproduced on
this page were drawn by a sixteen-
year-old artist from Richmond,
Virginia. Martha Sellick is the
daughter of the Reverend Samuel
T. Sellick, Pastor of the South Rich-
mond Church of God. She has been
interested in art since she was
eight years old but has within the
last few months become more keen-
ly interested in the subject. The
largest portrait (upper left) was
made when she was only fourteen.
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Back row, left to right: W. D. Watkins,
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Ira Williams, P. T. Palmer. Front row:
Wade H. Horton, Overseer; Paul Henson,
youth director; Robert Carlisle, H. L.
Evans.
Sister Comans is teaching school for the
U.S. Air Force and working with our
missionaries. She is a wonderful Christian,
and a blessing wherever she goes.
A happy youth director presents the
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Executive Missions Secretary.
By Paul Henson
State Sunday School and Youth Director
In a recent meeting of the district Sunday School
and youth directors in Mississippi, we felt that we
should challenge our young people to do something
special for missions. Since one of our own Mississippi
girls, Sister Mary Grace Comans, is working in Ja-
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district directors that the Church of God provides. I
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our youth in this great Magnolia State are very mis-
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FIRST GOAL TO GO: 50,000 Souls Saved
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A storybook city mushrooming up in the forest-
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THIRD GOAL TO GO: Stimulate and Strengthen the
Sunday School
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— A Soul-winning Sunday School in every church
—300,000 enrolled in Sunday School
— A multiplied ministry of visitation — 100,000 visits
per week (five per Sunday School teacher)
— Every teacher trained for the task and every
worker learning leadership by study of one or more
Workers' Training Courses
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CHRISTMAS IS FOR GIVING
(Continued from page 7)
"Well, I wouldn't doubt that
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"Now, I admit I spend more than
I can afford and I give a great
many more presents than I receive,
but it makes me feel so good. I
like the idea of speading good will."
"The majority of our relatives
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that, Judith. You ought to WANT
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Girls, if you had
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wanted and you were told that
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way you chose, what would you
do?" asked Judith. "I'd take a
cruise to the South Sea Islands, or
some romantic place like that. I'd
have a few servants to fan me with
palm leaves and bring bunches of
bananas, bowls of nuts and deli-
cacies like that. I'd go where I
wouldn't have to help with a big-
Christmas dinner, help trim a big
tree and do all the thousand and
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day. That is if they have a home.
If I didn't have mine and my
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gathering together the lonely old
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see that everyone had a good
Christmas dinner and some kind
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"Everyone to his own taste,"
spoke Judith. "I must be going
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"Me, too, Kathy," said Sue. "See
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CALL HIS NAME JESUS
(Continued from page 10)
tation designed to awaken carnal-
ity. "Cast thyself from the Tem-
ple" was presumptuous, reckless,
sensationalism and an affront on
the sanctity of the gospel itself.
"Worship me and I will give thee
the world" is the sin captivating
most of the world today.
But blessed by the overcoming
Saviour! Tempted by Satan's
shrewdest sins, He emerged un-
scathed and untainted, while an
exposed devil, humiliated and crip-
pled, went limping from the field
of battle. Thus the first encounter
with sin portrays Him victorious.
But spanning the three years of
His life, let us hear the report of
His every engagement with sin. "He
did no sin, neither was guile found
in his mouth."
Having mastered sin
in each fleshly encounter, Jesus
gave Himself up to the master
stroke of evil when He submitted
to the test of death. Endeavoring
to totally annihilate the Christ,
Satan's furious attacks left His
back lashed, His face pommeled,
His brow marred, His four limbs
wounded, His torso pierced, His
blood drained. Death was given
three days' grace in which to per-
form its corruptible work, but cor-
ruption failed as the Saviour with-
stood the power of sin's most dev-
astating blow.
He met and grappled with sin in
all its subtle aspects and, thorough-
ly conquering its evil designs, He
became sin's master. Being thus
qualified, He was able to offer a
sinless life to save us from our sins.
His sinless life was accepted by God
to save all — even to the uttermost.
For since Christ conquered to the
uttermost, He is able to save to the
uttermost. It is for this reason that
when coming to Christ: the liar
becomes truthful; the thief, honest;
the drunkard, sober; the libertine,
pure; the crooked, straight; and
the vile, holy.
Small wonder that Isaiah em-
ployed the use of numerous words
in naming the Christmas Babe. He
is Wonderful as He reaches incor-
rigibles and makes them respect-
able citizens. He is a Counsellor as
He rehabilitates reprobates and
disillusioned men. He is Mighty as
He breaks the bonds of sin. He is
a Prince as He pardons with peace
the troubled souls of men. His
blessings are inexhaustible because
He is Everlasting. He is Jesus for
:hristmas miniatures
(Continued from page 15)
temper flashes quietly mirrored in
his eyes. She noticed the patience
he practiced with Fran, their
child, when Lottie neglected her.
She pretended not to notice the
longing look he turned in her di-
rection when Lottie left the room.
It took a long time to forgive Lot-
tie, but after much praying and
searching of God's Word, she was
able. But she had to get away.
She went to the city, took a sec-
retarial course, and made a name
for herself in the firm that em-
ployed her. Jack had been dead
now for five years. He had died
suddenly, and Lottie had moved in
with her parents. She had cared
for them when they became old
and feeble. Lucinda noticed a new
gentleness and maturity in her
after Jack died. For that she was
grateful. But the letter today was
too much!
Hadn't she given Lottie enough?
This apartment had become her
haven. She had her own friends,
her own interests, her own church
life. She opened her purse and
pulled out the letter. Written in
Lottie's characteristic hasty scrawl,
it contained the bare facts:
Dear Sis:
Hate to ask it, but it's an
emergency. Funds have run
out. I want to come to the
city and look for a job. Would
you have room for Fran and
me? Fran is awfully good,
quiet and conscientious. You
will be surprised to see how
much like you she is. Let me
know. We can come at an in-
stant's notice. We haven't much
luggage. Love, Lottie.
Lucinda reached for her worn
Bible, her comfort in moments of
stress. She read hungrily. Her lips
moved, forming the words: " 'In-
asmuch as ye have done it unto the
least of these, ye have done it un-
to me.' " Ah, yes, Lord, her heart
whispered at last; this is Thy will,
is it not? Perhaps, at last I can
win Lottie to Thee, and surely
Fran — Jack's daughter.
(Continued on page 25)
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ployed the services of three of her
former students, one of whom Was
Joe Milford, and after an hour's
vigorous work they had the tree
trimmed.
"It looks like always," Joe said.
"Christmas doesn't change."
Hester read into his remark a
negative note. She knew he had
been expecting miracles since his
release, and when the miracles did
not occur — that understanding and
forgiveness he required of the peo-
ple— his mind festered anew. It is
a natural tendency to expect a
miracle of hearts at Christmas
and in that respect Joe was no
different. It was just that he need-
ed more of a miracle than most
people. Hester knew that the mir-
acle he unconsciously sought was
self-forgiveness. Joe had intended
to go straight, but when he fell
into a web and was caught, he had
never been able to forgive himself.
"No, Christmas is the same,"
Hester told him. "Nothing changes
about Christmas except the hearts
of men, women and children. You
see, God has already provided His
miracle. The only miracle left is
for people to accept the meaning
of Christmas."
"I have my own idea about the
meaning of Christmas," Joe said
bitterly. "I've seen thousands of so-
called 'good people' whooping it up,
and I just wonder what Christmas
ought to do to the heart."
Hester sought for an explanation,
one that he would understand.
Teaching had to meet the right
soil or it was wasted, just as seed
must fall in prepared earth or it
will not come up and grow. "I can
only say what it has done to my
heart this Christmas," she said.
"Just when I was feeling complete-
ly useless, they gave me this job
and now I feel renewed. Somehow
I feel that the Christ Child will be
born in the inn again tonight, and
I have helped to prepare the man-
ger."
Joe shook his head. "Maybe that's
what they need," he said. "Maybe
they need to see the miracle."
Hester pondered his remark in
the hours that separated after-
noon from night. When the school-
24
house was alighted and the fur-
nace from the basement warmed
every nook and corner of the old
building, Hester took her post in
the cloakroom. She courteously re-
ceived wraps, and just as courte-
ously returned them to those who
later changed their minds and
wanted them back. Presiding in the
cloakroom became, for the evening,
the highest job she had ever held,
and the fervor of old returned.
"Why, this is a miracle," she
thought, as notes of Christmas
carols drifted into the cloakroom.
"There is a joy in doing any job
if it is done in service to others."
THE HOURS PASSED un-
believably fast, and then it was
over. After she had passed out the
last wrap, she put on her heavy
coat, tied a woolen scarf over her
head, and started for the parking
lot. At the steps a strong arm
wrapped itself around her shoul-
ders, and she saw that it was Joe.
She knew he was not drinking,
for drink was not Joe's weakness. It
was just that Joe did not believe
in himself because of what folks
called his "bad blood."
"Were you warm up there?" he
asked.
"Very comfortable," she an-
swered. "Where were you?"
"They gave me the furnace job
tonight," he said. "I kept it roll-
ing." His voice was edged with
pride. "I wasn't by myself for long,
though."
She looked at him, marvelling at
this sudden change. "Who helped
you, Joe?"
"Would you like to come down
to the basement?" he asked, and
when she stepped in that direction,
he took her arm and guided her
down the red earth incline, slip-
pery when wet as it now was with
slushy, trampled snow. "Nobody
helped me with the furnace," he
said, as they walked slowly over
the treacherous path. "I was just
sitting there, happy because I had
this job to do tonight. Like you say,
it seemed that I was keeping the
inn warm where the Christ Child
would be born, and then someone
knocked on the door."
They reached the basement, and
he led her to a low-paned window.
"See?" he whispered.
She saw and tears filled her eyes.
A man and a woman in spare,
ragged clothing sat near the fur-
nace. Each held a sleeping child
in his arms. The children, both
girls, clutched the small, cheap
dolls she had seen at Hamp's
Store.
"They were nearly frozen and
about starved, too," Joe said. "I
went to Hamp's for food, and I
brought candy and fruit for the
children."
Hester touched Joe's cheek and
looked into his eyes as though he
was her own lately begotten son.
"I'm wondering about the dolls the
little girls are holding?" she said.
"Oh, that!" he returned, and his
voice echoed with laughter and
tears. "That was part of the mir-
acle. I guess in a way the Christ
Child is born again each Christmas
so that people can understand."
"I think so," Hester agreed. "I
truly think so."
WHEN CHURCH OF GOD YOUTH
GO TO COLLEGE
(Continued from page 17)
problem which arose with wisdom.
Persecution was faced with digni-
ty and courage; inward division
was overcome through patience and
perseverance; the challenge of for-
eign missions was met with eager-
ness and vision. We must not un-
derestimate this new problem but
meet and solve it with equal wis-
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this problem may well greatly af-
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if we fail to hold our young people
who go to college, we will be re-
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CHRISTMAS MINIATURES
(Continued from page 23)
Mail was too slow. She dialed
Western Union. "I want to send a
wire," she said clearly. "This is it:
Dear Lottie and Fran, love to you
both. Please come for Christmas.
Lucinda."
She jumped to her feet. There
was so much to do. She'd make
Christmas cookies and decorate a
tree. There would be Christmas
presents and Christmas peace.
"Thank You, Lord, for these bless-
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
Average Weekly Attendance
September I960
500 and Over
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina 786
Mlddletown (Clayton Street). Ohio .._ 564
400-499
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia 491
Cleveland (North), Tennessee 490
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio .... 462
Detroit (Tabernacle), Michigan 428
Chattanooga (North), Tennessee 418
Kannapolls (Elm Street).
North Carolina 414
300-399
Jacksonville (Springfield), Florida 386
Cleveland (South). Tennessee .... 374
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio 373
Griffin. Georgia 361
Wilmington, North Carolina 359
Erwln, North Carolina 351
Blltmore, North Carolina 351
Lakeland (Lake Wire), Florida 339
Orlando (Orange Avenue), Florida .... 338
Whltwell, Tennessee 332
South Gastonla, North Carolina 336
Tampa (Buffalo). Florida 322
Alabama Cltv, Alabama 321
Monroe (4th Street), Michigan 320
Anderson (McDuffle Street),
South Carolina 307
Rock Hill. South Carolina 307
200-299
Buford, Georgia 281
Sumlton, Alabama .... 280
Flint (West), Michigan 278
Dillon, South Carolina 278
Dayton (East Fourth Street), Ohio .... 273
Chattanooga (East), Tennessee 273
Daisy, Tennessee 268
Savannah (Anderson Street),
Georgia 267
Gastonla (West), North Carolina 260
Van Dyke, Michigan 259
Tampa (Sulphur Springs), Florida .... 258
Atlanta (Riverside). Georgia 258
Lenoir Cltv, Tennessee 256
Charlotte, North Carolina 253
Mllford, Delaware 252
Rocky Mount (South). North
Carolina 252
Fort Mill. South Carolina 250
Nashville (Meridian Street).
Tennessee 249
Newport News, Virginia 249
Dayton (Oakrldge). Ohio 245
Pulaski, Virginia 241
Pontlac. Michigan 240
Lenoir, North Carolina 240
Plant City. Florida .... 236
Phoenix (44th Street). Arizona 233
South Lebanon. Ohio 232
Avondale Estates. Georgia 230
East Laurlnburg, North Carolina 229
Sevlerville (Home for Children).
Tennessee 229
Akron (Market Street), Ohio 228
Wyandotte, Michigan 227
Lakeland (West). Florida 226
Perry, Florida 225
Dallas. North Carolina 225
Louisville (Highland Park).
Kentucky 225
Columbia, South Carolina 223
East Lumberton. North Carolina 221
Marlon. South Carolina 220
Greenville (Woodslde), South
Carolina 219
Macon (Napier Avenue). Georgia . 217
Radford. Virginia 216
Birmingham (Pike Avenue), Alabama
Greer, South Carolina
Annlston, Alabama
Gastonla (Ranlo), North Carolina .
Canton (9th and Glbbs), Ohio
Langley, South Carolina
Baldwin Park, California ....
Wilson, North Carolina
Pomona, California ..
Easton, Maryland
Belton, South Carolina
La Follette, Tennessee
Mobile (Crlchton). Alabama ..
Jesup, Georgia
Jackson (Bailey Avenue), Mississippi .
Knoxville (Eighth Avenue),
Tennessee
North Birmingham, Alabama
Rossville, Georgia
125-199
Princeton, West Virginia ...
St. Louis (Grand Avenue),
Missouri
Augusta (Crawford Avenue),
Georgia
Norfolk, Virginia
Fort Myers, Florida
Charleston (King Street), South
Carolina
Chattanooga (Fourth Avenue).
Tennessee
Lake Wales. Florida
Salisbury, Maryland
Greenwood, South Carolina
Hester Town, North Carolina
Winter Haven (Elolse), Florida
McColl, South Carolina
Birmingham (South Park).
Alabama
Goldsboro, North Carolina ....
Columbus (Belvldere), Ohio
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Chattanooga (East Ridge).
Tennessee ..
Huntsville, Alabama
Houston (No. 2), Texas
Winter Haven (Rifle Range).
Florida
Somerset. Kentucky
Asheboro. North Carolina
Dayton, Tennessee
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Bartow, Florida
Anderson (Osborne Avenue),
South Carolina
Sanford, North Carolina
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Lancaster. South Carolina
Jackson. Tennessee
Calhoun. Georgia
Greenville (Park Place), South
Carolina
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue),
Missouri
Bristol, Tennessee
Miami. Florida
Columbus (Frebis). Ohio
Washington, D. C
Sanford. Florida
Valdosta. Georgia
Clearwater. Florida
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Erwln, Tennessee
Llndale, Georgia
Seneca. South Carolina
Mount Dora, Florida
Douglas, Georgia
Cleveland (East 55th), Ohio
Paris, Texas
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Lawrencevllle. Georgia
Lake City, South Carolina
Pelzer, South Carolina
Talladega, Alabama
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Greenwood (South), South Carolina ..
Honea Path, South Carolina
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East Belmont, North Carolina 163
Baldwin, Georgia 162
Lancaster, Ohio 162
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 161
Walhalla (No. 1), South Carolina .... 161
Dallas (Oak Cliff), Texas 161
Straight Creek, Alabama 160
Jacksonville (Lanes Avenue),
Florida 160
Ferndale, Michigan 160
York, South Carolina 160
Buhl, Alabama 159
Ocoee, Florida 159
Fitzgerald, Georgia .... 159
Logan, West Virginia 159
Garden City, Florida 158
Mableton, Georgia 157
Rock Hill (North), South Carolina .... 157
Lemmon, South Dakota 157
Demorest, Georgia 156
Stanley, North Carolina 156
Gaffney, South Carolina 156
Louisville (Faith Temple), Kentucky .... 155
Lake City, Florida 154
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia 154
Eldorado, Illinois _. 154
Winchester, Kentucky 154
Mooresvllle, North Carolina 154
Greenville, North Carolina 154
Wlllard, Ohio 154
Memphis (Rosamond Avenue),
Tennessee 154
Solway, Tennessee 154
Mt. Olivet, Georgia 153
Huntington, West Virginia 152
Thomaston, Georgia 151
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 151
Georgetown, South Carolina 150
Cocoa, Florida 149
Somerset, Pennsylvania 149
Lydia Mills, South Carolina 148
Orlando (East), Florida 147
Oakdale, Georgia 147
Pinson Fork, Kentucky 147
Wake Forest, North Carolina 147
Toledo (Segur Avenue), Ohio 147
Kingsport (West). Tennessee 147
Fort Worth (Riverside), Texas 147
La France, South Carolina 146
Ninety Six, South Carolina ... _.. .... 146
Chattanooga (Missionary Ridge),
Tennessee 146
Johnson City. Tennessee 146
Adamsville, Alabama 144
Tlfton, Georgia 144
Marietta, Georgia 144
Newport, Kentucky 144
Woodruff, South Carolina 144
Mlddletown (Rufus Street), Ohio .... 143
Roanoke. Virginia 141
Bradford, Alabama 140
Spartanburg (South Church), South
Carolina .... 140
Elkins, West Virginia 140
Oakley, California ... 139
San Pablo, California 139
Waycross (Brunnel Street). Georgia .... 139
Fayetteville, North Carolina 139
Springfield, Ohio 139
Lawton, Oklahoma 139
Montgomery, Alabama 138
Dade City, Florida 138
Greenville, Mississippi 138
Valdese, North Carolina 138
Lakedale, North Carolina 138
Dyersburg, Tennessee 138
McMlnnvllle, Tennessee 138
Oakdale (Mobile), Alabama 137
Willow Run, Michigan 137
Cincinnati (Hatmaker). Ohio 137
White Sulphur Springs. West
Virginia 137
Klmberly, Alabama 136
Trafford, Alabama 136
Mount Vernon, Illinois 136
Claysburg, Pennsylvania 136
Crisfield, Maryland 135
Springfield, North Carolina 135
Patetown, North Carolina 135
Orangeburg, South Carolina 135
Hartselle, Alabama 134
Auburndale, Florida 134
Fort Meade, Florida 134
Hagerstown, Maryland 134
Cramerton, North Carolina 134
Memphis (Park Avenue), Tennessee .... 134
Mt. Olive, Tennessee 134
War, West Virginia 134
Jacksonville. Alabama 133
Lake Placid, Florida 133
Pensacola, Florida 133
Benton, Illinois 133
New Orleans (Spain Street),
Louisiana 133
MacArthur. West Virginia 133
Santa Ana. California 132
Hazlehurst, Georgia 132
Lavonla, Georgia 132
Bernard, Kentucky 132
Rockingham, North Carolina ._ _ __ 132
Findlay, Ohio .... 132
Marbledale, Tennessee 132
Memphis (Mississippi Boulevard),
Tennessee 132
Piedmont, Alabama 131
Sylacauga, Alabama 131
Marked Tree, Arkansas 131
Haines City. Florida 131
Dalton, Georgia .... ._. .... 131
Lincolnton, North Carolina ... . 131
East Burlington, North Carolina 131
New Summit. Arkansas . .... .. .... 130
Hamilton ( Allstatter). Ohio .... 130
Gap Hill, South Carolina .... 130
Laurens, South Carolina .... 130
Kingsport (Chestnut Street),
Tennessee 130
Winter Haven (West), Florida .... .... 129
Atlanta (East), Georgia .... .... .... 129
Wallins, Kentucky .... 129
Hamilton (Tabernacle), Ohio .... .... .... 129
Sidney, Ohio 129
Greenville (Laurens Road), South
Carolina 129
Alcoa, Tennessee .... .... .... 129
Dividing Ridge, Tennessee .... 129
Parrott, Virginia 129
Albany (Eighth Avenue), Georgia .... .._ 128
Greensboro, North Carolina .... 128
Saint Pauls, North Carolina 128
Wadesboro, North Carolina 128
Morristown, Tennessee 128
Graham, Texas .... .... 128
Krafton, Alabama .... 127
Piney Grove, Georgia 127
West Durham, North Carolina 127
Sevierville, Tennessee .... 127
Naples, Florida .... .... 126
West Minot, North Dakota .... 126
Cleveland (Fulton), Ohio ... 126
Weyanoke, West Virginia .... 126
Smithers, West Virginia 126
Tallahassee, Florida ... 125
Louisville (Portland), Kentucky ... 125
Aiken, South Carolina .... 125
Florence, South Carolina 125
Ware Shoals, South Carolina 125
NATION'S TOP TEN IN HOME
DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE
Total Monthly Attendance for September
Greenville (Tremont Avenue).
South Carolina . .
Nashville (Meridian Street), Ten-
nessee
Kannapolis (Elm Street),
North Carolina ...
Talladega, Alabama . ..
Fort Mill, South Carolina .... ....
Lynch, Kentucky
Atlanta (Hemphill), Georgia ....
East Lumberton, North Carolina
Louisville (Portland), Kentucky
Columbus (29th Street), Georgia
5,742
1,020
898
865
800
636
575
551
425
397
TEN STATES HIGHEST IN
HOME DEPARTMENTS
Ohio . . .... 38
West Virginia .... .... 38
South Carolina .... .... .... .... .... 34
Florida .... 30
North Carolina 28
Alabama .... 27
Georgia .... .... _ 27
Arkansas .... 19
Oklahoma .... .... 16
Illinois .... .... 15
REPORT OF NEW SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Branch Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1960 13
Branch Sunday Schools reported
as otf September 30, 1960 973
New Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1960 .... 36
Total Sunday Schools organized
since June 30, 1960
(Branch and New) 49
Y. P. E.
Average Weekly Attendance
September 1960
200 and Over
Middletown (Clayton Street), Ohio 325
Dayton (East 4th Street), Ohio 273
Wyandotte. Michigan .... 245
Sevierville (Home for Children),
Tennessee
Greenville (Tremont Avenue),
South Carolina
South Mount Zion, Georgia ....
Cincinnati (12th and Elm), Ohio .... ..
Buhl, Alabama ....
150-199
Wilmington. North Carolina
Williamsburg. Pennsylvania .... —
Anniston, Alabama .... .... .... —
Erwin, North Carolina .... .
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania __ — .
100-149
Pomona, California .... _ — ...
Baldwin, Georgia
Lenoir City, Tennessee .... ...
Fairborn, Ohio — — ...
Zion Ridge, Alabama ... . ...
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Solway, Tennessee ... . ..
West Hollywood, Florida ...
Princeton, West Virginia ...
Lebanon, Pennsylvania ...
Greer, South Carolina .... ....
Highway, Alabama .... ... . ....
Perry, Florida ... .
Middlesboro, Kentucky _ ..
Lakeland (Lake Wire), Florida
Garden City, Florida ....
Jacksonville (Springfield), Florida
Dallas, North Carolina ... . ..
Winter Haven (Eloise). Florida
Bluefield, Virginia .... .... .... ....
Plant City, Florida
Evarts, Kentucky .... .... ..
Goldsboro, North Carolina .... .... _.. ..
Lake City, Florida — ..
Langley, South Carolina ..
East Gadsden, Alabama ... . ..
Dayton, Tennessee .... ..
Fort Worth (Riverside), Texas
Tampa (Buffalo), Florida ..
Columbus (29th Street). Georgia .... _
Griffin, Georgia .... ..
Houston (No. 2), Texas _.
Parkersburg, West Virginia .... ..
Winter Haven (Rifle Range),
Florida
Covington. Louisiana
Lexington (Liberty), Kentucky
Cincinnati (Hatmaker), Ohio .... .... ..
Conklintown, West Virginia .... ..
Louisville (Highland Park), Kentucky
Hamilton (7th and Chestnut), Ohio ..
Nashville (Meridian Street), Ten-
nessee
Christian. West Virginia .... .
Ocoee, Florida
Canton (9th and Gibbs), Ohio .... ..
Muskegon, Michigan .... .... .... _.
Hester Town, North Carolina .— ..
Daisy, Tennessee .... .... ..
Paris, Texas ....
Marfrance, West Virginia
Crumbleys Chapel, Alabama
Mount Dora, Florida
Dressen, Kentucky .... ..
Kenosha, Wisconsin .... ..
Scottsboro, Alabama ..
Black Water, Arkansas __
Rome (West), Georgia .... .... ..
Pontiac, Michigan ..
Graham, Texas .. .... .... .... .
Roderfield. West Virginia .... .... .... .
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Columbus (Frebis Avenue), Ohio __ ..
Whltwell, Tennessee .... ... . _.
Pike Avenue (Birmingham),
Alabama .... .... .,
Mountain View, Alabama .... ..
Fort Pierce, Florida .... ....
Fort Mill, South Carolina .... .... .... ..
Detroit Tabernacle. Michigan
South Gastonia, North Carolina
Borger, Texas ....
Goodwill. Mississippi _
McMinnville, Tennessee .
Jonben, West Virginia .... _.
Valdosta, Georgia .... .
Atlanta (Riverside), Georgia
Dwarf, Kentucky .... .
South Lebanon, Ohio .... .... ..
Lemmon, South Dakota ....
Chattanooga (North), Tennessee .... .
East Polk Street, Arizona
Pumpkin Bend, Arkansas
Oregonia, Ohio .... .... ....
Van Dyke, Michigan .... .
Brownfield, Texas .... .... .... .
Monroe (Roselie), Michigan ....
Washington, North Carolina
Middletown (Rufus), Ohio .... .
Lake City, South Carolina .... .
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Winter Garden, Florida .... ....
Knoxville (Eighth Avenue),
Tennessee . —
Orlando, Florida .... .... — . ....
Benton, Illinois —
Cumberland. Kentucky ... — .
Manns Choice, Pennsylvania .
Sparta, Tennessee .... — .
Sylacauga, Alabama _
Fresno Temple, California .... _.. ..
Augusta (Crawford Avenue),
Georgia .... - -
West Frankfort, Illinois -
Patetown, North Carolina — . ..
Hemingway, South Carolina ....
Chattanooga (East), Tennessee
Tifton, Georgia
Lenoir, North Carolina
Dublin, Virginia
Brenton. West Virginia .... — . ._
Torrance, California _. ... . ... -
Saint Pauls, North Carolina .._ — . -
East Lumberton, North Carolina .... —
Maybeury. West Virginia
Tarpon Springs, Florida .... __ — -
Fairdale, Kentucky
Tarboro, North Carolina
Bristol, Tennessee .... —
Bartow, Florida - ..
Fitzgerald, Georgia — .
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Proctor City. Tennessee —
Levelland, Texas ....
Swift Current, Western Canada
Owens Chapel, Alabama — - -
Bradford, Alabama — .... — . — -
Talladega, Alabama .... -
Winter Haven (West), Florida
Anderson (McDuffie Street),
South Carolina .... — - —
Greenwood (South), South Carolina ...
Dallas (Elam Road), Texas
Pineview, Georgia
Mount Zion, Mississippi — ...
Branch. Alabama ... —
Saddle Tree, North Carolina
Chattanooga (Missionary Ridge),
Tennessee __ - —
Haines City, Florida — . .
Pittsburg, Kansas — .... — .— —
Washington, D. C.
Wilson, North Carolina _
Charleston (King Street),
South Carolina .... ... . — -
Greenville (Park Place),
South Carolina -
MacArthur, West Virginia — . ..
Straight Creek, Alabama — . ...
Loxley, Alabama ... .
Zion, Alabama .... .... ... . .— — ..
Fort Lauderdale, Florida ... ... . ... . .... ..
Taft, Florida —
St. Louis (Gravois Avenue),
Missouri .... .... — . .— — ..
West Gastonia. North Carolina ...
Columbus (Belvidere), Ohio .... —
Dunlap. Tennessee _ — . ..
Crane Eater, Georgia .... _
Rome (East), Georgia
Thorn, Mississippi ..
East Laurinburg, North Carolina ... . ..
China Grove, North Carolina _. ..
Greensboro, North Carolina .... ..
East Belmont, North Carolina .... ... . ..
Parsons, West Virginia ....
Krafton, Alabama .... .... .... .... .... .... ..
Buford, Georgia .... .... ..
Rockingham, North Carolina — ..
Memphis (Park Avenue), Tennessee ..
Stinnett, Kentucky __ .... .... _.
Chase, Maryland .... .... .... ..
Kalamazoo. Michigan .... ..
Seneca, South Carolina .... ..
Soddy, Tennessee .... .... ..
Pulaski, Virginia .... .... _
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Spiritual Results Among Our Youth
September 30, 1960
Saved — .
Sanctified .... ... . .
Holy Ghost
Added to Church
Since June 30, I960
Saved ... . _.. . .... ....
Sanctified ....
Holy Ghost ....
Added to Church .... .... ....
Report of New Y.P.E.'s
New Y.P.E.'s organized since
June 30, 1960 ....
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661
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