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e Fifteen young people from our churches are in attendance at Sioux Falls

College at Sioux Falls, South Dakota this F all. Included in this group are four min­isters, the Reverends Edmund Keller (formerly of Erie, Pa. ) , Henry Lang of Harvey, No. Dak., Lorenz Michelson of Ma rtin, No. Dale , and Ar­thur Fischer of Wessington Springs, So. Dak. The other students a re Magdalene and Marianne Luebeck, E sther and Wanda Kaiser, Phyllis Meidinger, Emily and Lavina Schauer, Martha Kepi , De­lores Kraemer, Alice Pris, and Margar et Krueger.

e " F amily and World Wide Commun­ion Sunday'' · was observed by the Trinity Baptist Church of Portla nd, Oregon on Oct. 1st. Dr. John Ley­poldt, pastor, baptized five persons, among t hem two young mothers, at an impressive baptismal service. At the communion service eight persons were given the hand of fellowshin by Dr. Leypoldt into the church.

• Tbe Rev. John P. Epp, former pas­tor of the Baptist Church at Chan­cellor, So. Dak., is now serving as minis ter of the Shawnee Ba ptis t Church about 12 miles from Centra l Baptist Seminary of Kansas City, Mis­souri where she is enrolled a s student. The Rev. Ot to Pa nkratz, pas tor of ' the E benezer Baptist Chur ch near Elmo, Kansas, is also enrolled a s a st udent at the seminary.

e The First Ba ptist Church of Lodi, California has called Mr. Elmer H . Zachay of Anaheim, California as its assistant pastor to the Rev. A. S. F. F elber g, minister. Mr. Zachay is at presen t a student at t he Berkeley Bap­t ist Divinity School of Berkeley, Cal­iforn ia but spends the weekends in Lodi. He is a son of Mr. a nd Mrs. H er man Zachay, fo1·merly of Phila­delphia, P a., but now r esiding in Ana­heim, Calif.

• The Rev. Vincent BTUshwyler , formerly pa stor of the E vangel Bap­t ist Church of Newark, N. J. , and more r ecent ly pas tor of the First Church of Muscatine, Iowa, has be­come t he general director of t he Con­servative Baptis t Foreign Mission Board of the Nor thern Bapt ist Con­vent ion. He w ill soon assume active direction of the a ffairs of the society w ith headquar ters in Chicago, Ill.

e The F leischmann Memorial Bap. t is t Church of P hiladelphia, Pa., ha s extended a call to Mr. John F. Crout­hamel, J r., a Senior st udent at the Eas tern Baptis t T heological Seminar y of the ci ty. Mr. Crout ha mel has a c­cep ted the call . H e wi ll be graduated from t he semin ary in the Spr ing of

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1945 wh~n he hopes to be married and to move into the church's parsonage. His home church is the Memorial Bap­tist Church of Germantown, I!.hiladel­phia, Pa. e The Baptis t Church of Wishek, No. Dak., has called the Rev. Arthur Weisser of Edenwold, Saskatchewan, Canada as its pastor to succeed the Rev. J. C. Guns t, who has become the general secretary of the National Young People's and Sunday School Workers ' Union. Mr. Weisser has ac­cepted the call and w ill beg in his min­istry in Wishek on Dec. 10th. The church will miss him greatly.

e The H arves t and Mission Festival of the Bapti st Church of Benedict, North Dakota was held on Sunday, Oct. 15, with s imilar services having been held at the Sawyer Station on Sept. 24. A fine spirit preva iled with a large repr esentation of members and friends, so tha t with only a member­ship of 12 families on this field, a total offering of $63-0 was bro~g~t a nd la id upon God's a ltar for m1ss1onary purposes. The Rev. Fred Trautner is pastor of the church.

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• The Hurnville Baptist Church near Henrietta, Texas has called the Rev. Daniel Klein, pastor of the German­town Baptist Church near Cathay, No. Dak., as .its minister to which he has responded favorably. At the Hurn­ville Church, Mr. Klein will succeed the Rev. J. IC. Warkentin who served the church with such marked success for a brief pastorate. It is expected that Mr. and Mrs. Klein will begin their residence near the Henrietta Church of Texas early in December.

e The Rev. Milton R. Schroeder of Superior, Wisconsin, the son of the Rev. and Mrs. H. R. Schroeder of Madison, South Dakota, has announced that he has resigned as pastor of the First Baptis t Church of Superior and has accepted the call extended to him by the First Baptist Church of Al­bert Lea, Minnesota. Mr. Schroeder was formerly pastor of the Fleisch­ma_nn Me!Jlorial Baptis t Church of Phlla~elplua~ Pa., from 1935 to 1943. He will_ begin his ministry at Albert Lea, Minn., on December 1st.

• . <?n Sunday afternoon, Oct. 22, Dr. Wilham Kuhn, general missionary sec­r~tary, brought a message at the Bap­tist Church of Whitemouth Mani­toba. In the evening he add~·essed a large cong~·egation in the McDermot AMve.. Baptist Church of W innipeg, . anitoba _at the Harves t Mission Fes­

tival: . From Oct. 26 to 29 Dr. Kuhn par~icipated in the program of the Pacific Northwes t Association and fu~ung P.eople's meetings held in the ish eCzj1 C~urch of Vancouver, Brit­the beo _um?ia. For several days at Ed ginning of November he was in · monton, Alberta attending the ses­

~~ons T.f ~h7 school board of the Chris­N~~ 5ra~nmg Institute. On Sunday, the ·6 ' e ~as the g uest speaker at G. . 0th anniversary program of the

e1mantown B f t C Cathay, No. Dak~P is hurch near

~r ~vangeli sti<: meetings were held den J.:~. weeks .m October in the Og-lllinois t, ~~~tR~v cipir~ of Chicago, nominational evangeli~t . T~artel, de­four young peo 1 h · er e were faith in Christp e0w So confessed their 0 t ' ' · n unday · .c . 15, the Harvest and M' f!lOrning, tival_ program was held a1ss10!1 Fes­evening Miss Laura E R d nl_d m the

· · · e C!g sh d m1ss1onary pict ures of th C owe field. On Sunday S t e ameroons and Mrs. Earl j ep · 10, the Rev. their testimony anf Ahrens brought to Africa. The u story before going services on Ho g est . speaker at three 22, was the' ~~coming Sunday, Oct. editor of "The B · 1'1· L. Leuschner, Sunday D aptis t H erald." On 1·ender 't he ecCh;~. tthe church choir will in the Highest'~s mas canta ta, "Glory be the fii·s t t im . by Nolte, which w ill tha t a cantat! m ,\fe church 's his tory sen ted. The Re wi have been _vr7-the pastor of th v. S tanley F. Geis is

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The ~ruit of the Spirit

~ED-CHEEKED apples do not grow overnight. The joys of the harvest season are the consummation of Spring p lantings and of the summer's arduous labors. Luscious

fruit is the happy outcome of an intelligent and devoted nurture of fruit trees through many earlier months. It's the reward of nature for a steady, year-round attention to her needs.

Thanksgiving belongs to the fruit of the Spirit in the life of the Christian. It cannot be spasmodic to be genuine. Saying "thanks" to God only on one day of the year is_ f3:r removed from the Christian's sincere outlook. Nor is it dependent upon outward favorable circumstances of life as they arise in the course of ongoing days.

Our gratitude to God is the outgrowth of a relations~ip to him thr ough faith in J esus Christ whereby "the .Spmt itself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God: and if children, then heirs" of his heavenly Kingdom. Thanksgiving is our expression of joy by having become children of the adoption; it is the by-product of our walk in the Spirit. It is the golden fruit of the Christian's life by which he testifies of t he power and grace that dwell with­in him.

The Apostle Paul emphasizes this truth in the memorable words of Colossians 2 :6-7. "As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and builded up in him, and established in your faith , even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving." Such a Christian's life, as described by the apost le in these words, will bring forth its thanksgiving to God, day after day in due season, even as the tree produces its sweet fruit. By such true thanks­giving, we shall know the genuineness of the Christian's life. "By their fruits ye shall know them."

This Thanksgiving season in th e Christian' s life will evoke expressions of gratitt~de in a steady outpouring of thanks­giving to God. It. will find our p eople bringing their gifts for "The 1'.'ell~wsh1p Fund for World Emergencies" during t he denommational Thanksgiving and Sacrifice Week from Sunday, Nov. 19, t~ ~unday, N ov. 26, and continuing t o do so ther~a~ter to mn11ster to others' needs. It will be the thanksg1vmg of those who have r eceived God's blessings as a trust from above to be r eturned to others in ser vice and a ministry of mercy. It will r eveal Christians like tr ees "planted by the river s of water" root ed in Christ, and abounding with the fruit of than_k~giving.

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An Altar of Thanksgiving A Thanksgiving Day Sermon by the REV. A . S. F. FELBERG

of Lodi, California

' 'Whnt Hhnll I render unto the Lord for nil hlH benefitH townrcl m e? I will toke the cup of snlvnt:lon, nncl cn ll upon the nnme of the Lord. I will 11ny my VO\VS unto the Lord nO'\V In the presence of nil his people." (Psalm 116:12- 14)

WITH many Christian people in our land we raise a spiritual altar · of thanksgiving today. We raise our voice in gratitude to God, for it is he who made us what we are. Things about us may distress and trouble us. But God is greater than anything that may approach us.

Our text may possibly be a refer­ence to a part of the Passover ritual. The cup to be drunk as a part of the sacrifice of thanksgiving for great and manifold deliverance was called "the cup of blessing" in the service of the Passover.

It was a J ewish custom at the Feast of the Tabernacles that the high priest would hold aloft a golden cup full of water, which he poured out before the people in gratitude to God for his goodness. The J ewish father at the P~ssover Feast solemnly lifted the wme cup above his head, and par­took of it with thanksgiving; thus, the meal became a sacrament. The Return of Love

Our text speaks of a man who is overwhelmed with a sense of the di­vine benedictions and asks what re­turn he can make. It seems to him that nothing would be more appropri­ate to acknowledge the benefits en­joyed than a devout and public thanks­giving.

The great thought here is that we

please God most deeply by thankfully taking what he gives. God gives like a father and mother towards their children, because they love them and are happily impressed if t he children acknowledge this fact. If there be any thought of return, it is only the return of love; and that is how God gives.

We are told that a boy, in whose home a barrel of meat was brought, suggested to his parents to ask a blessing over the whole barrel of meat and let the thanking ston at that, in­stead of every day. That is the opin­ion of many. But if blessings are continuous, our thankfulness should have no spare day. On our national calendar only one day is set aside for

Rev. A. S. F. Felberg of LodJ, Calif.

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thanksgiving, and it seems that many days are left to voice our complaints, disappointments and dissatisfaction. That should be reversed in every Christian's life.

This Psalm speaks of true grati­tude. As such it is divided in two major parts: 1. What God did for his servant; 2. What his servant is to do in return unto God for received bless­ings. He advances from admiration to practical thanksgiving.

God's Benefits Toward Us Let us look at God's benefits towards

us, first of all . The Psalmist hurries on to sing the issues of deliverance without waiting to describe them. Thal little dialogue of the devout soul w ith i~self goes ~ery deep in its recogni­tion of God s character as the Giver of all good and perfect gifts.

We are inclined to complain about the. troubl~ in the world and day in which we hve. Efen in days like ours we have need to be thankful and that so much more in view of the benefits which we enjoy in comparison with many others. In thinking- of all the suffering and disaster which have come upon m~ny, and the disadvantages un­~er which so many people l iv~, even m our own surroundings, we shall this day prove ourselves thankful unto God.

Some may ask: Why be grateful unto G_od? Is it not natural that ever;yt~mg move along its way? We see it 1!1 the procedure of sowing and h~rvestJ!lg· It is nature together wit_h skill ~md diligence of mankind, :vhich provided for our living. Here­~h they fo_rget that t he Lord makes

7 su? shme upon the righteous and ~~~ ahke! tha~ the ungodly might turn God~ then· evil ways and acknowledge

h Somf people grumble because God ~~ P aced thorns among the roses r Y not thank God because he placed . oses among the thorns? This world is not heaven b t h . ences in a da~·k u eavenly exp.en­reason for th k :v<?rld are certamly

an sg1vmg.

God's Bountiful Supplies

co~d st~~i ;:~ls us that a father, who giving, neithe the reason for thanks­benefits of Godob d he know of any life, was ur ed est?we? upon his count all thaf h by his. httle girl to daughter would e appreciated while the clear Fall night co~t the stars on a fessed· "I h d · oth of them con-. a no "d countless." 1 ea that they are

1. God's answer t 2. His help in n! do our prayers. 3. He is the Sa~·.

peace of our ior of our soul , comforts and k:eart; he saves,

These benefits eps us. for which the Ps':fr~ the salvation and the answer he h mist ~ad prayed benefits meet the b~f Nce1ved. God's the fullest extent. A iever's needs to arose, God's supplies\ the necessities quate. ave been ade-

The story is told al~hough not rich hadf a man who, ~omg to t he court of . th~ custom of mg the bail for .Justice and pay­friend to help tl~onv1cts .who had no :-vas. that not a on~mh II1s testimony m his trust. Shall ad. betrayed him ful to him who h's~ fail to be thank·

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eternal loss, and has blessed us with Christ Jesus, the Holy Spirit, forgive­ness of sins, eternal life and hope in Christ Jes us? A Witneps of Thanksgiving

Overwhelmed by the immeasurable blessings of God, the Psalmist knows he cannot repay God's loving kindness, so he will make his whole life a living witness for God.

1) . He will uphold the cup of sal-• vation. 2). He will pay his vows unto the

Lord. 3). He will serve the Lord. 4). He \vill offer the sacrifice of

thanksgiving. By By

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How can we reward him for it? cheerfully accepting his gift. thankfully recognizing that all fi ts come from him.

What is it that we bring and do in response to God? Mankind needs again to be made acquainted with the contents of the cup of salvation, the fact that God is love and has no de­light in the misery, \vickedness and suffering of humanity.

THE OFFERINGS OF OUR CHURCHES

DURING THE

THANKSGIVING AND SACRIFICE WEEK,

front Sun1ln y, Nov. 101 to Sunday, Nov . 2 6,

"\"\' Ill D e D esignated for t h e

Fellowship Fund for World Emergencies

These Offerings "\"\1111 Brin~ Hel p nntl llc llef to the St ricken Pco1>les of "\Vnr-torn Countr ies, "\VIII Assist 'rh e m In the R e building' of Dombed OlnucheH, nncl "\VIII Corr y the S pirit of 1he Good Snmnrltnn to the Four Corn e r s of th e "\Vorld.

We are told that t here are twenty­seven million young people without any religious training. Only seventeen percent of all America goes to church. "Back to God" is our thanksgiving motto. We cannot prove our g ratitude in any better way than by actually volunteering our service to God to carry the cup of salvation to others. Enjoy Life in God !

But that r equires a personal dedica­tion unto God. How does i t come that with the fulness of God at our side, we still have need? That with the Word of God in our hands, we know so little? That with the Spirit of God in our hearts, we are so carnally minded? That with t he joy of God for our portion, we are so t roubled? That with the heart of God for our hiding-place, we are so defenseless? We have ~II and abound, and yet we can be likened unto one to whom wealth had been given which he did not use. There is so little to spare and .Yet so much is flung away. I t requires a great deal of practical wis­d?m, a nd strong, manly Chris tian prin­ciples to make t~e most of God's gifts. We must learn it les t we should hurt that m?st tender love, and lest we should impoverish and hurt oUl·selves. . We all rob ourselves of much bless­ing and happiness. Some of us by rea­son of natural temperament . Some of us by reason of the pressure of anxiety and the aching of sorrows and bleed-

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Look Unto the Hills By PFC. HERBERT D. WOLITARSKY, Bushnell General Hospital,

Brigham City, Utah (Pfc. Wolitarsky is a Member of the Baptist Church of T ur tle Lake, No. Dakota)

• At eventide when in yon western skies the sun hangs low

The eastern hills reflect the radiant light abiding through the day. 'Though now in ever greater hue and colors fair

I see the final beauty which that light with us would share.

Look unto the hills of east to see how they, opposed by yonder light, Cast to the eye the image of the handiwork of God,

Who made each valley bear a wealth of firmament so shining bright From Autumn's brush now tinting r ed each leaf, and yellow every goldenrod.

Soon darkness falls, and in the silence of the restful night Upon earth 's bosom sleeps in peace the grandeur

Which on the morrow will rise again in beauty and in might, Because the promised light in east must surely r eappear!

Thus let my soul rejoice today while it is light That on t he way of life, the matchless glory of the Son,

His beauty to a slumbering world might cast from me That others, too, might come to know the heights of sweet eternity!

ing of wounds; others by mere blind­ness to the true character of God's love.

Only he who enjoys life in God, en­joys it worthily, yes, only he enjoys it at all. "I \vill proclaim the name of Jehovah and acknowledge that to him alone is my. gratitude due, for he is my God, the Lord of my salvation 1" Our Spiritual Altar

So, today, let us erect a spiritual al tar upon which we bring our offer­ings of gratitude to God in the midst of an unbelieving and troubled world, without apology. Let us openly ac­knowledge that it is of God that we live where our homes are not destroyed and our safety endangered by the Wl·ath of war. It is of God that we are permitt~d to proclaim the gospel unto salvation freely. It is of him that we enjoy a thousand benefits­materially and spiritually. Let us therefore proclaim his name before the people.

Nothing is too great for us to at­tempt; not hini:- too small for us to put our strength mto;-when we drink of

the cup of his benefits which sweetens all.

Some years ago I was called upon to bring the Thanksgiving message in a church in Saskatchewan, Canada, right in t he center of the drought area. At the time it seemed an im­possible thing to ask the people, in the midst of want and crop failure, to give thanks unto God. What for? But I was happily surprised when a woman came to me and offered ten dollars for missions, which I at first refused to accept. She told me that a relative of hers from Buffalo, New York had sent her the money ten months ago for a Christmas present. She, knowing that there was no money in t he community, put it aside for any emergency which ~ight arise--through sickness or otherwise. Now she said : "Since nothing of that kind occurred I have decided to give it for th~ Lord's work as a sacrifice of thanks­giving for all his benefits towai·ds us." She added the quotation of the hymn: "'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus."

May this spfrit be manifested in our thanksgiving unto the Lord!

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Let's Thank God for Peace! A Thanksgiving Day Meditation by MRS. BERNARD SALINS

of Forest Park, III., Wife of a Service Man Overseas in Italy ".A .nd b e Jilhnll jud,:e un10 11g the nu­

tlon s , out! 11boll r e buke muny p eo ple : noel t h e y Hhull IJe nt the ir l'IWOrd s Into 1•low1'1hnreH, noel t h eir 1111enrH Into pruu­l n g books; no tion s h o ll not lift 01> 11w ord o g nlnst notion, neithe r 11boll they le o r u 1\"n r ony m o re." ( IHn lnh :l :4)

W H AT a wonderful da y it will be when we shall see these things come to pass-when na tions shall lay down their a rms and there will be a lasting peace on earth ; when we shall see people living at peace with their neig hbors a nd without the f ea r and terror s of war in t heir hearts. This is the very t hing t he wol'ld is seeking today, seeking f everishly and unceas­ing ly, but gett ing fur ther from their goal even as they try to find the means of bringing i t a bout.

We as Chr istians know that t he a nswer lies only in t he P er son of the Lord J esus Chr ist. We know that t here shall never be a lasting peace on earth until he shall come, the Prince of Peace. And we look for bis coming with rejoicing a nd expectancy.

Two Great Bible Verses But what about now, while we· are

waiting for this great event ? Can the Chr istian have peace in t he midst of a ll t~e chaos ancj hatred, fear and uncertainty t hat surround us today? Can we as mothers a nd wives of Ser v­ice Men have peace while our loved ones are out on t he fields of battle, facing danger, per haps death ? Yes, we know t hat we can have such peace through t he Person of t he Lord Jesus Christ--the peace that passeth under-

s tanding, the peace tha t is the fruit of the Spirit, the peace t hat is the gift of God.

In t he time tha t my husba nd has been overseas two ver ses have been a g reat source of comfort to me, and I believe the Lord has g iven them to me to help me find that peace of heart which we all so sorely need.

"'r b o u ''rl1t kee 1• bln:1 h1 1te r f e ct 1•e nce, ,~·hoMe mind he s tny ed on th ee: b ecau se h e l ru1< t etb lu thee.'' (r1rnlnb 2 6 ::1)

" "Volk lu wlHd o m towurel t h e m thot nre \Vltho u t , r e dce 1nln g th e Onie.'' (Co ­ltuHdnnH '1::>)

Let us look a t t he fi r st verse again : "Thou wil t keep hi m in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee : becaus~ he trusteth in thee." That is a pr ac­tical _promise, a worka ble promise, a promise t hat is good for every-day living. "Thou wil t keep him"-the Lord J esus Christ, the Son of God, the P r ince of Peace ! Could we ask for any g reater a ssur ance tha n that ? And note i t says, "in per/ ect peace." T hat isn't a fluctuating condition that is dependent upon how we feel at the moment, but in perfect peace-an a biding peace, a comforting peace, an ever -present peace. Our Trust in God

"Thou wi lt keep him in perf ect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee : because he trus teth in thee." But that ma kes it conditional! "Whose mind is stayed on thee." How t hen can we keep our minds on him a nd our hear ts trusting in him ?

Well, he has cer tainly shown us t hat he is worthy of our t rust . We

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trus t him for our salvat ion ; surely, we can trus t him for t he saf ekeeping of our loved ones. Sometime ago our pas tor, the Rev. C. B. Nordla nd, brought it to our attention during a study of the Book of J ob that God retains unto himself a lone t he power of life a nd death. That struck- me very forcibly ~t t he t ime, and I like to ponder on it. God alone has the power of life and death in his ha nds! So we can t rnst our loved ones with him, knowing that nothing can hap­pen to _them _unless i t be fully in ac­cord . wi th his will for them. And ~ertainly whatever is his will concern­ing them is the best thing fo t· us too. No matter how fie rcely t he battle may rage around them, no matter how g rea t the odds may be agains t t hem, q od ~lone. holds t he power of their h~es ii: his hands a nd t hey are safe with hnn.

In Isaiah 59 : 1 we read : " Behold ~he Lor d's hand is not shor tened that it can!lot save ; neither his ear heavy, tha t. it can!lot hear." Distance is nothing to him. Why, he created the heavens a nd the ea r th ! E 1 d F rance I tal G ng a n • I d" '· Y, . crma ny, Australia , · n · ia- m the a n· or under the sea-1t. is all t~e creation of his ha nd. And his hand is not shortened t ha t it can­not r ebach our dear ones wherever they may e.

Sohwe Chris tian wives and mother s ~an · ave. peace in our hear ts by tr ust-ing m him Pr . G d for his

0 • 1 a ise o , he does care wn.

Our Wonderful S . av1or But now to g b k

ver se . "W 'Ik . 0 . ac to the second neth 'soul a. in. wisdom (he that win­are with~ 1~ w'.se) to.ward them that There is u ' i edeeming t he t ime." verse an~ c~alf.~nge contained in tha t along with th 1 e to place it r ig:!lt we walk d e one about peace. As t he strcetc~~~ th~ str eet or travel in the mar ks a nd a n buses we ca n see the faces of thscars of wa r a nd s in on are fr ightened .0~h a round us. P eople are trying to • r ey are weary; they selves to un away from t hem­stanc~s tha tessc:pe from the ci rcum-

rround them. As we pick u th

read about moth P. e newspapers we a nd we shudder e1ts thba ndonmg babies, acts. This is all e cr uelty of these hysteria, and be brought on by war ~nchored to the Rause they ar e not mg to find solace ock. They a re t ry­and drinking b and escane in taverns the peace tha~cause they do not have They are with we Chr i!3tians have. Peace, wi thout s~~t . Chnst, wi thout W?rse, they don' ation- and what is Phght . t even know their

We can rede'em are waiting for our the time while we ba~k. to us a nd the 1?ved ones to come ~va1 tmg for the L time While we are mg for him car~r~ to come by work­Gospel mess~ge t Ymg the wonderful ~now him. In se~)hose . who do not mg to carry his mg him a nd help­those who are . i:iessage of p eace to fi!Jd ourselves sowbthout Chr ist, we'll his ser vice that usy a!ld happy in stayed on him. Aur minds will be he pr omises wiJJ fittd the peace that make us rejoice · our hear ts and such a wonderful ms t~e blessings of

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Introducing the· ~ome Mission Secretary Presenting the REV. H. G. DYMMEL, Who Began H is Ministry a s

Home M ission Secre tary on Novembe r 1st

The Obje ctives of My Task D y REV . JI. G . DYJllllIE L

I DEEPLY a ppr eciate t he privilege of serv ing my beloved denominatio!1, which has clone so much for me, m the capacit y of its home mission sec­reta r y. Ever since my boyhood days, when the first book was given to me (a nd I have it still ) which was a mis­siona r y story, missions has held a lar ge place in my life.

In keeping then, wit h the purpose of our belov~d denomina t ion a nd the labor s of her consecr ated leaders, past and present, t he objectives of hon;e missions may be stated to _be to wm men and women to a savmg know­ledge of J esus Christ, to unite t hc!11 wi th other disciples in th~ fellowsh!P of his church, and. to guide t hem m wor ship and service a t home and abr oad by helping them to discover and to accept for themselves and for the world t he full conseque"llces of be­ing a Christ ian.

In part icula r t hese object ives can be described as follows :

1 To cult ivate the inner life with Ch~ist and to help Christianize fam ily life through the Bible, prayer , a nd service.

2. To carry on projects of study and · research for t he churches.

3. To supply appropriate leader­ship a nd adjustment where the work of t he church suffer s.

4. To make the gospel of Christ and his church a va ilable to those sections of Amer ica which lack its ministr y.

5. In t he case of the handicapped or r etarded a reas or under-privileged groups ,_ to assis t i~ provi?ing _those institut ions and ser vices which wttness to Christia n fa ith, hope, and love, to t he end that a Christian community life may be cr eated.

6. To bring the gospel to bear upon t he broad social and civic ques­tions of our day.

7. To be a sympathet ic brother of all our ministers and missionaries.

What are the resources for t his task? "There is no r estrain t to the Lord to save by ma ny or by few." (1 Sa m. 14 :6) . "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all , how shall he not also "\vith him freely give us a ll things?" (Rom. 8:32) .

What is my equipment? "Nothing in my ha nds I bring . Simply to t hy cross I cling."

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Biographical Notes D )· l\1. 1 .. 1,EUSCB~ER, E di t o r

"U N IQUE ", "colorful", "br ill ia nt" a re adj ectives that are often used to describe the Rev. H. G. Dymmel, t he new home mission secretar y of our churches. His mind scintillate_s with compact utter ances of wi.sdom l!ke the flashes of Nor thern Lights m t he heavenly spheres. His heart shows deep currents of devotion to . people and to his God that flow steadily a nd profoundly in service to others.

The Gener al Missionar y Committee at its last annual session. held i_n Mil­wa ukee, Wisconsin in April of _this year appointed Mr. Dymme_J as 1t~ home mission secretar y. His appoin tmen t was approved by the Gener a l Confe~·­ence. On November 1st ~e be~an his n ew ministry, moving . w~th his fam­ily to Forest Park, Illm?1s a bout N?­vember 10th and emba~·kmg upon this new adventure in his hfe.

H is en t ire career has be.en .a series of dventures. His enthus1ast1c ways, his avivacious spi r it, his colorful ~peer:h reveal the love of adventure m his soul. He has t~uch~d t he. keys of ma ny notes in his ltfe_ which, com­bined, form a _symphonic pattern of musical harmonies.

A a young man from 1915 to 1923 he s~rved variously_ as a steno~rapher, correspondent and m_terprete~· m cour t

nd county offices, m a pnvate ~Or­a oration a nd in the army as a solch er. f n 192,1 he cn ter~d the Rochester B~p­tist Seminary with a recommendati?n from t,he Andrews St reet Baptist Church of Rocheste1-, N. Y. and was g raduated in 1926. . .

H is maniage to Miss Mildred Berg­er of Philadelphia in 1926 was an im-

portant event in his life, for she has been a guiding a nd moulding influence of great blessing for him. F rom 1926 to 1929 he a nd his wife sojourned in "the Ci ty of Roses" at P or tland, Ore­gon w here he was the assistant pastor to Dr. Jacob Kratt in the Trinity Bap­t ist Church.

While attending the Colgate-Roches­ter Divinity School in Rochester, N . Y .. from 1929 to 1930, he was also the organist at the Andrews Street Bap­tist Church of that city. His fondness for the organ has never waned in his lif e. F or a full year he served as pastor of the Community Church at Hartsville, N. Y., before securing his A.B. degree from the University of Rochester in 1932. He also became the recipient of the M.Th. degree from the Colgate-Rochester Divini ty School in 1934.

T he panorama of his life changed considerably in 1932 when he was called to become a professor at our Rochester Baptist Seminar y, and for six years until 1938 he taught German, the Bible, History, Ethics, and New Testament Greek at the Seminary. The students of those days still speak highly of his effective teaching met h­ods, for he could be as stern as an English school master and as tender­hearted as a mother in his relation­ships with them. The classroom was al­ways an exciting place when Prof. Dymmel was present!

But the lure of the church field with its human needs and spiritual oppor­tunities for service were too great for him. In 1938 he answered the call of the Bethel Baptist Church of Anaheim, California and spent six years in a memorable ministry ther e.

While in Anaheim he was always active in open ing new doors of service or in training himself for new skills. He passed t he U. S. Civil Ser vice ex­amination as a n interpreter in three la ng uages. He finished the residence requirements of the Ph. D. degree at the U niversity of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, majoring in Church History a nd Sociology. He began a series of radio broadcasts on Sunday afternoons from a sta~ion i!1 Santa Ana California. He investi­gated the possibil ities of establishing a Home for· the Aged in the garden spot of Anaheim where temperatures seldom go down to the freezing_ poin_t . He served as dean of the Califorma Young People's Assembly at Ca?'p Thousand Pines in the San Bernardmo Mountains. He has a lways maintained a fast pace of life for himself.

Mr. and Mrs. Dymmel have two chilclren, George! age 15, and Joan, age 13. The family has already moved into the apartment flat at 7651 Monroe Stt·eet Forest Park, Illinois, which is in th~ same apartment building with the Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Gunst and their family. We wish them much joy and blessing from above in this prom­ising new undertaking of their lives!

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Rev. a nd lllrs. Earl H . A h rem 1 of 'l'ocomo, 'VnHhlnb-ton

~ive New (dmeroons' Missiondries Brief Introductions of Our l)Jew Missionarie s to Africa, Edited by

the REV. M. L. LEUSCHNER.

~IVE young m1ss10naries, now on the high seas on their way to the Cam­eroons of Africa, are fo llowing eager­ly in the footsteps of intrepid heralds of the Cross who have gone to "the Dark Continent" before them. Their names-Edwin and Verna Michelson Earl and Lois Ahrens, and Miss Lillia~ Jacobsen-will soon be familiar house­hold words in our homes and churches. The light of their devoted example will shine with increasing brightness as the days and weeks pass by.

Like George Grenfell of the Belgian Congo, of whom it was said "Africa was in his brain and uoon hls heart" these five young people for many weeks Jived intensely and passionately for the moment when t hey would be actually "off for Africa." They have already learned t hat which was the witness of Mary Slessor of African. missionary fame when she wrote "My life is one long, daily, hourly, ;ecord of answered prayer." For God has marvelously answered their prayers and sent them on t heir way with evi­dences of his present wonder-working power.

On Tuesday, October 17, the five missionaries sailed from Philadelphia Pa., on the Portuguese liner, SS COL~ ONIAL, for Lis bon, Portugal. There they will board another Portuguese boat and sail for Lobito, Angola on the west coast of Africa, south of the Cameroon s. It is hoped that they will be able t o secure plane passage from Angola by way of Leopoldville, Bel-

gian Congo to Victoria in the Cam­eroo.ns. A Joni? and arduous journey awaits them with many uncertainties but with the cer tai n assurance that God will accomoany them and will guide them safely.

EDWIN AND VERNA MICHELSON Both Edwin and Verna Michelson

we_re b~rn in Martin, Nor th Dakota, a q~net, little town of the Dakota prai­ncs .. They went to school together in Martrn, and Verna Rust had the dis­ti~ctio~ of serving as high school val­ed1ctonan of her class in 1939. Mr. Michelson attended our Rochester Bap­tist Seminary a nd was graduated on May 7, 1944. Verna was graduated from t he Northwestern Bible School of Minneapolis, Minnesota in the Christian Education Course on June 5 1943. '

. Edwi:i made his confession of faith m Christ as Savior on December 3 19?2 and was received into the fellow~ ship of the Baptist Church of Mar tin on Augus t 7, 1933. At the age of nine years Verna Rus t was converted in J a nuary 19~1, and in the summer of that. same year was baptized on con­fession of her faith. These young people were manicd on June 15, 1943. ~nothet· outstanding event in their ltves. wa~ the ordination of t he Rev. Edwin Michelson at Martin on May 24 1944. '

They have been actively engaged in young people's assemblies and con­ferences in the Northern North Dakota area. In a quiet way they have g iven

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GOOD. NEWS PuHsportH ha'-·e b een recei ved b y

the lUlsse>1 Louro JJ:. R e ddig and lllari;n ret J( lttll tz fo r their sailing to Afrlea . Doth arc under ar1polnt­ment for n1IN>1lo11nry Hervlcc n s rci:­IHt ered unrHeo; In the Cnmerooui;. If JIDsHai:;e cnu lie o;eeured, both llllo;s R e dt!I J;" and lUlss J(lttlltz h o p e to be o n their way t o Africa b e fore Chrlst­mnH of this ycnr.

a convincing testimony that Jesus is all the world to them, their life, t heir joy, their all. They have been a dopted by the Burns Avenue Baptist Church of Detroit, Michigan as their o\"n m is­sionaries and thei r salary will be paid as missionary contributions by this large, influen tial church.

EARL AND LOIS AHRENS Both Earl and Lois Ahrens a r e

members of the Calvary Baptist Church of Tacoma, Washington. This church has adopted these young p eople as t heir own a nd made their support in the Cameroons a missionary pr oject of t he church, according to its pastor, t he Rev. W. C. Damrau. Earl was con­ver ted during evangelistic m eetings which were held in the Tacoma Church ·

'l'be F h •e New Cameroons' Jlllsslon­arle s nt l'hllt1lle l11hln, l'a.

in March 1934 with the Rev. P. G. Neumann, at that time pastor of the Sal t Creek Baptist Church of Oregon. He was baptized by the Rev. A . Hus­mann a few months later a nd received into t he fellowship of the church. After high school, he attended the College of Puget Sound in Tacoma for one year, and then spent three years at the Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, Oregon. A year of studies at the Pacific Lutheran College in Tacoma followed.

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November 15, 1944

Lois Hartung, a daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hartung of Tacoma, was saved in June 1931 as the result of family devotions and t he personal work of her mother. Shortly t hereafter she was baptized and received into the f ellowship of T acoma's Calvar y Bap­tist Church. She spent two years at the Multnomah School of t he Bible in Portland after finishing high school.

Both Lois a nd Earl have found joy in responding to the call of God to go to the Cameroons. Their respective families are devoted m embers of the Calvary Baptist Church. They have been active in Sunday School , B . Y. P . U. activities, Vacation Bible School work a nd more recently in the Portland Avenue Mission Chapel of the Calvary Church in the new Salishan Settlement. With a talent for music and friendly

, contacts and with a winsome testimony they are going forth to make Jesus Christ known wherever doors open for them in the Cameroons.

~llss Lllllnn Jacobsen of T a coma, \Va >1hlni;tou

MISS LILLIAN J ACOBSEN Miss Lillian J acobsen of Tacoma,

Washington was baptized in 1908 upon confession of her faith in Chr is t by the Rev. 'R. A. Blandau, at that time pastor of the Calvary Baptist Chur ch of that city. S he became a member of the Ffrst Baptist Church of Tacoma, and later j oined the Temple Baptist

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R e\' .nud Jllr8. E dwin llllehelsou of lllartlu, North Dakota

Church , of which the Rev. R. L . Powell is now the pastor. This church is known for its intense missionary zeal, a nd recen tly it held a wonderful fare­well service for Miss J acobsen and assured her of their prayers and con­tin ued interest in her behalf.

After securing her education, in­cluding four years of Normal School training equivalant to the B. A. degree, she taught from 1929 to 1931 in various schools in t he State of Washington. In 1931 she sailed for China as a mis­s ionary of the China Inland Mission. In August 1939 she r eturned to America but with a g reat love for this kind of work still in her heart. In the S hansi province of China, where she had worked, she had experienced many hardships during the Sino-Japa nese War but her love for the people and for her Savior never waned.

In 1940 and 1941 she attended the University of Washington at Seattle, and r eceived her B. A. degree with a major in Oriental studies. She took further studies in 1942 at the W est Washington College of Education and received her B. A. degree in education from that institution. She con tinued teaching soon thereafter, but God laid h is hand on her and called her to the h arvest fields of Africa. "Firmly the Lord set mY face", she testified, " to­ward the British Cameroons of West Africa.''

She radiates good cheer and easily makes friends with others. H er de­votion to the Lord Jes us Christ is a g lorious testimony. With many dedi­cated talents and an eager spirit to serve the Master, she will fill an im­portant place for our God and his Kingdom upon the Cameroons mission field. She . h as been adopted by the Grace Baptist ~hurch of Racine, Wis­cons in, of which the Rev. Ray L.

Schlader is pastor , and which h as made itself responsible fo1· her salary as a miss ion project of the church.

God's Promises for Us on Our Trip to Africa

By MISSIONARY EDWIN MICHELSON

Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 16, 1944

The Jong awaited hour is near a t hand. We are boarding the "S. S. Colonial" tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. I had a glimpse of the "Co~­onial" today, and she seems to be a fair sized ship, considering everything.

As we go we claim the promise, "Lo, I am with you alway, even unto t he end of the world." We know it i s God's will that we s hould go to the Camer oons to serve. May he bless u s as we work together for him!

Thank God for His Guidance on Our Way to the Cameroons

By MISSIONARY EARL H. AHRENS

Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 16, 1944

Today we took the major part of our baggage through United States Customs. Edwin Michelson and I also got our first look at the "S.S. Colonial" today. It is a fine li ttle steamship. "Big and fat" would be good words of designation. We both decided it would not t ip over if we stepped aboard.

The boat will sail sometime after 5:00 p .m . on Friday, Oct. 17th. This is the second big step which the Lord has prepared for us to take. The first was "pt·eparation." Now comes the actual sailing. We are thankful that God has led us to this specific field and to this special work!

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The National Scripture Memory Course By REV. J . C. GUNST, General Secretary of the Na~ional Y. P.

and S. S. Workers' Union

A N E W uniform Course on Scriptur e memorizat ion work for our Na tional Young People's and Sunday School Wor kers' U nion is under way. The g reatest con tribution which our Sun­day Schools a nd Chr istia n homes can make t o the growing lives of our boys and g ir ls is to lead them in f eeding t heir souls wi th the great eternal Truths a s found in God's H oly Word, our Bible. Committing these choice passages of Scr ipt ur e to memory in their early formative years can only be of inestimable value in the build­ing of fine sturdy Christian character in t he leaders of tomor row. W e need to emphasize the r eadjng, s tudying , and memorizing of t he Bible more so now than ever befor e.

Scr ipture Memor y Course program of t he church or in t he Union.

We wish to have it understood that wherever there are Scriptur e Memory Course p rogr ams in effect, this sug­gest ed National U nion program should be r egarded a s supplementar y t o tha t which t he g roup already has. We fur ther wish to emphasize that this material of the Nat ional Scripture Memor y Cour se ought to s trengthen the program of memorization work that has previously been done or is being conducted in some conference areas .

Since this is someth ing en tirely new for some of our churches and confer­ence Unions we urge you t o give it a fa ir t ri al. The leader s should be pa­t ient at the beginning and be fa ithful in the work. In some of our con­ferences Scrip tur e memorization work has done gr eat th ings for the youth of our churches a nd the churches

THE BAPTIST HERALD

EDITOR'S NOTES Co 1•ics of t h e n c n · S 11 u~c lc nflct ,

"~utlonnl Scrl t•h •r e J l c ntory Course," n rc n vnllnblc in n n y qnnutl tl e !'C f o r tlls trl hutlon by wrltlu~ to t h e R e v. J. C. G unst, Dox G, Fore s t Pnrk, I l l.

Doo k n rnrk lcu fl e ts lls tln i-:- th e Sc rlp tur~ pnssn ges for the N ntlon ­" ·i 1l e Ol hlc Rcnd ln~ t•ro~rn111 enu b e s ecu r e d fro 1n 't h e edito r , !\I r. lU . 1_, . Len s c hne r , o r the A.utc r lc nn Dible Soch~ty. (Sec n thl r css b e low.)

The \Vo n1c u 'H ~llsMlnun'ry li n lou 11ni::•• w ill u 11uc nr In t h e D ecember 1s t l s l'<ne of " T h e J-le r nltL " It hnd to h e h e ld over until tbn t time b c ­c t111l'<e o f h t Ru fll c lcnt 1<1rnce.

t hemselves . Let us all a s Chr istian' leader s be much in prayer about this program a sking the H oly Spir it t o direct us in acquainting our yout h wlth His Word which is "the Way, the Truth, and t he Life."

Thi_s impor tan t work is to get under way m your church immediately and kept up throughout t he year. F or any addi tional information on this proj ect please wr ite to ou r General Secretary of our Union.

T o have a 'pr actical working pro­g ra m a nd a unified pla n for Scripture memor y work throughout our Nat ion­al Union, we wish to recommend a simple plan by which our Sunday School pupils can become easily and well acquainted with their Bible. The general plan is t o have a ll children from the ages of six t o f ourteen year s , inclus ive, do Scripture memorization work a s indicated in the following 'out line. Diffe ren t sui table awards are to be granted by the National Union according to ages a nd verses memo­rized. Leaflets g iving fu rther infor ­mation ha ve been prepar ed a nd will be sen t t o all p astors a nd young people's union officer s . Other copies ar e avail­able upon r equest.

Nationwide Bible ~eading Progrnm Specia l Bible Readings from ThanksgiVI. t Ch ·

Age 6-16 Bible Ver ses Annually. Age 7-40 Bible Ver ses Annuall y. Age 8-70 Bible Ver ses Annually. Age 9- 75 Bible Verses Annually. Ages 10 and 11-100 Bible Verses

Annually. Ag es l2 to 14-125 Bible Verses

Annually. For the "Grand Awa rd" after the

entire 9 year course has been com­pleted a very special prize will be a war ded. No r igid schedule or method of committing t hese given Bible pass­a ges to memor y is st r essed, since t hat is left to the local g roup. Also Camp a wards or an y additional r ecog nition for such work wi ll be lef t entir ely in t he h ands of the local Unions or asso­ciations.

The Scr ipt ure Memory Course ma­t er ia l should find its way very effec­tively into churches and Unions where ther e is no unified Scripture memor y program carried out at the present . This mater ial should lend itself very satisfactorily t o additional program materia l for Junior organ izations and for Vacation Bible Schools . All t he details of this p rogra m including the sponsoring of it in local fields, adver­t ising, and t he extr a fin ancing of awards, other t ha n those t he National Union is g iving, are to be in t he hands of t he !ocal ch urches or Unions. We might suggest that a capa ble per ­son with a warm heart for memoriza­tio~ work, be chosen as di r ector of the

A Nationwide Bible Reading from Tha nksgiving t o Chris tma.s, in which millions of American Ser vice Men and Women and t heir families and gr eat numbers of other America ns will join , is being sponsored by th<: American Bible Society a nd t wo National Spon­soxing Committees fo1·mecl for this purpose.

The National Sponsoring Committee of laymen, composed of leader s in var ­ious fields, includes ex-P r es iden t H er­bert Hoover, Mr. John F oster Dulles , Admir al E rnest J . King , a nd Amba ssa­dor J ohn G. Wina nt. Mor e than thirty major relig ious bodies a re rep1·esented on the National S ponsoring Commi tt ee of denominat ional pr esiding officers.

H undreds of thousands of men a nd women in the Armed For ces and mul­t it udes at home are finding the Bible an inspiration a nd guide now a s never before. By a more extended a nd simul­taneous reading now by those in ser v­ice and by those of us a t home a spiritual bond will be crea ted that will be full of meaning for m illions of families a nd that will make a p rice­less contribution to their hope and fa ith.

Throug h a na tion wide poll of pas­tors a nd Army and Navy chaplains, Bible passages mos t helpful in t imes like these have been chosen. The passages receiving t he larges t number of votes a re being designated one for each of t he 33 days between Thanks­giving and Christmas. Bookmark leaflets lis ting t he passages wi th help­ful suggest ions on how t o get t he mos t out of t he r eading a r e being furnished

ng o r1stmas

:~t~oht char ge in large qua n t it ies t o tri~~cti~~ and ~haplains for wide dis­by writ'· Copies may .also be secur ed ciety pn~k to the American Bible So­York' 22~1N. 't~e. a nd 57th S t ., New

LIST OF 33 PASSAGE S Thanksgivin N Frid g , ov. 23 . · . .. Psalm 103 Satu~~a · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . J ohn 14 S y · · · · · · P I 23 unday, Novemb~1: "26.. .. . spa ml '1 Monday . . . . . . . . · · · · · · . sa m Tuesday · · · · · · · · . Ma t thew 5 Wednesd~ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . Romans 8 Thursday~ . ·. ·. · · · · · · I Corinthians 13 Friday · · · · · · · · · .... P salm 91 Saturday· : : : : : : · · · · · · · · . Matthew 6 Sunday D · · · · · · · · · · . . . J ohn 3

• ece111ber 3 I . h 40 Monday . . . . . . · · · · · . . . sa1a Tuesday . . . . .. · · · · · · · · . . . . P salm 46 Wednesday . . . ." · · · · · · · · . Romans 12 Thursday · · · · · · · . . H ebrews 11 Friday .. ." ." ." ." ." · · · · · · · · · . Matthew Z Saturday .. . .. · · · · · · · · · . . . . J ohn l o Sunday Dec 10· · · · · · · · . . . P salm 27 Monday . .. : . · · · · · .... . . Isaiah 55 T uesday · · · · · · · · · . . . P sa lm 121 Wednescla

0y · ." ." ." : · · · · · ·. Philipp!a ns 4 Thursday · · · · · · . Revelation 21 Friday .. ." · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . Luke 15 Saturday . : : : : : · · · · · · · . E phes ia ns 6 Sunday, Dec. 17 · · · · · · · . . ... J ohn 17 Monday . . . . · · · · · · .. .. . I sa iah 53 T uesday ... . ·. ·. · · · · · I Co1·inth ians 15 Wednesday ... ." · · · · · · · · . . . . J ohn 10 Thur sday . . . · · · · · · · · . . . Psalm 51 F riday ..... ." · · · · · · · · · . . . P salm 37 Satur day . . . . :···· ···· · .. .. . J ohn 1 Sunday, Dec. 24 · · · · · · · Revelation 22 Chris tmas, Dec. 25 · · · · · · .... P salm 90

· · · · · ....... Luke 2

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~11v 11 'W ClllLDRlll:r PACI ';It II ·'II' II ti Edited by MRS. BERTHA JOHNSON of Wyocena, Wisconsin

P romise of the Month TH E BEGGAR'S MISTAKE (Memor ize)

"What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe t hat ye receive them, and ye shall have them." Mar k 11 :24.

Verse of the Month (Memorize)

"Blessed is the ma n t hat walket h not in t he counsel of the ungodly, nor st andeth in the way of sinners nor s itteth in the seat of the scor~ful." P salm 1 :1.

OUT IN THE COLD Or ig inal Poem by DARLENE KIST

age 11, Hazelton, No. Dakota '

One day in the s treet wher e it was snowing a nd cold ,

I saw a lady weak and old. And I could see she was weary and sad

T r ying t o shelter herself from the cold.

I went up to her .and said, " H ave you a place to stay from the

cold?" And the weak a nd old sa id, "No, my

child." So I t old her to come home with me,

Away from t he str eets , which wer e icy a nd cold.

My mother and I fou nd a home F or the lady who was so weak a nd

old · A home' to stay ou t of the cold.

Match Them Puzzle Sent in by DELOR ES HOF F ,

Venturia , No. Dakota

Match the statemen ts in column A with t hose in col umn B so that each one ma kes a complete t r ue s tatement :

A 1. And Daniel was cast 2. J es us is anywhere 3. J es us died and 6. I will 5. Pa ul was a J ew

B 1. r ose in t hree days. 2. a nd became a Christian. 3. into the lion 's den .• 4. a nd everywher e. 5. make you fisher s of men .

Friends of God, Se r ies IV

Read the whole book of Ruth, and then answer these questions : .

l. Why did E limelech and N aonu leave t he la nd of I srael?

2. T o what country did t hey go ? 3. Wh om did N aomi 's two sons

marr y? 4. W hat ca used Naom i much sor­

row? 5. Whi~h of Naomi's daugh ter s-in-

l aw returned to I sr ael with her? 6. What did Ruth do f or Naomi ? 7. W hom did Ru th marry later on ? 8. Wha t kind of man was Ru th 's

husband?

N oYn J nne Scbln1ke of Trocbu, A l lle r t n , C n n n d n ou Her Fou r t h

Bl r tbilny o n J une 2:3r tl

MY EVENIN'G PRAYER by LUTHER CABE

(Sent in by Ruby Graf, Henriet ta, T exas)

Dear God, wouldst Thou look clown t onight,

As shadows beg in to steal , And let me feel t hy presence

In my bei ng, a s I kneel.

F or give me m y selfishness, And teach me how to pray,

That I may live a life that Thou Migh t smile on every day.

P r otect me through the future, Dear Lord, watch o'er me ever y day,

And g uide me all along through life, Lest I should go ast ray.

MARY HELPS Orig inal S tory by

SHIRLEY SEILS, Baraboo, W isconsin

Little l\fary Bar ber was ver y d is­a ppointed because she had so wanted to go on t hat h ike with Betty and Nancy. But Mot her had wan ted her to stay a nd watch the baby, so sh e thoug h t she h ad better , as not to dis­appoin t her mother.

Mar y was sitting on the front s tep s when she hear d a t hump, thump from next door. A li ttle cri ppled boy lived here. Ma ry got up and r a n to the house. Here the little boy lay on the floor, h is cru tches beside him.

"I fell," he said, "And I could not get up."

Mary called the Doctor who t ook the little boy to t he hos pi t a!.

" If you ha d not called me as soon as you did , t his boy woul d have died ," the Doctor said.

That nigh t Mar y's mother said, "Yes, dear, you hel ped in more than one way today, and I am proud of you. I know that t he Lord J esus is too. Now ar en't you glad you did not go on that hike?"

Mary certainly was.

by ALI CE HITCHCOCK (Sen t in by Ger t rude Sch ultz,

Edmonton , Alber ta )

Away over in China ther e lived a poor, miser able beggar. He was u n­able t o find work to do that he might earn his own living, so t her e was noth­ing left for him t o do but beg. All day long in all sor ts of weat her, h e would si t by the r oadside cry ing out for help to t hose who passed by. At nigh t he would r eturn, weary and dis­couraged to his home, a ca ve in the side of a hill.

T h ings had not been going well. The poor fellow received, each day, only a few small grains of wheat or r ice, and somet imes a crust of bread or a few coins. H owever, one day the beggar heard some news that m ade h im very, very happy. The King was to pass by on t he road at which he sat begging. No doubt, t he K ing would g ive him a wonderfu1 gift. Oh, h e could hardly wait !

The beggar made hast e to pr epare for th e a rrival of t he lt.ing . He went to the medicine-man and got some pla sters for sor es. W it h a f orelor n ex­pression on his face, he sat at his usua l pla ce, to await the ar rival of t he K ing .

The King, upon seeing the beggar, said, " Well , my good man , what have you for your King today?"

H ow surprised the beggar was to hear t hese words ! He was the one who hoped to receive the g ift, but ~n­stead, the King was askinl'? for

11a _g ift

from him. He began to whine : Times h ave been so ha rd. I haven't even enough t.o ea t. I'm thin and hungry. J us t look at my sores . I haven't a thing t o give away." T rul y t he beg­gar was a p itiful sight huddled t her e by the roadside. The King, of cour se, never suspected that the big, r ed , bloody l ooking sor es wer e plast ers the begga r had gotten for the occasion .

The disappointed beggar r eached down into his pouch a nd brough t ou t the smallest th ing he could find. Wh at do you suppose it was? It was a grain of wheat. T he K ing thanked the beg­ga r and passed on his way.

T hat nig ht when t he beggar r each ed home in the hillside, he poured hi s day's collection on the g round. Ther e were sever al crusts of bread, a f ew g ra ins of wheat, a small h andful of rice and a f ew coins. But what w as tha t which shone so br igh tly ? It was jus t the size of a grain of wheat. It was a g r ain of whea t l- T he g r a in of wheat he had g iven to the King ! The K ing had r eturned i t t o him ch anged into a piece of gold. How sorry t he be_gga r was t~at he had 1:1ot g iven t he Kmg ever yth ing he had m h is pouch. H e would t hen have h ad a pouch full of gold . But it was t oo l ate.

Boys and g irls, wha t are you g ivfog t o your KIN G?

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REP·ORTJ'

ATlANTK CON~[~[NC[ Six Cameroons Missionaries at the Pilgrim Baptist Church of J ersey City, N~ J.

We thank God that we of the P ilgrim Baptist Church of Jersey City, N . J.. could have all our newly appointed mis­sionaries in our church, to ten us of God's guidance in their lives. On Sun­day, September 24, Miss Li llian J acob­sen and Rev. and Mrs. Earl Ahrens spoke in our evening service. Their messages left a fine impress ion upon our hearts, and we p ray that others of our young people may answer the call of our Lord to his harvest fie ld.

Then on Sunday, October 8, Rev. and Mrs. Edwin Michelson came to speak in our evening service. To our great s urprise, Chaplain Paul Gebauer, veteran missionary from the Cameroons, came in the afternoon and s tayed for the evening service. 'T11 is visit was unex­pected, and we think it was from the Lord, so that Chaplain Gebauer could give these outgoing missionaries some last-minute advice out of his rich ex­periences. Also present were Mrs. Dunger's sister and her husband, Mr. Thalman.

For us as a church it was a spiritual feast. After Rev. and Mrs. Edwin Michelson told how the Lord led them to become missionaries to the Ca me­roons, Chaplain Gebauer also spoke and led in the closing prayer. Two of our Service Men were a lso present at this st rvice. We as a church are g rateful for the gracious guidance of the L ord and pray for a harvest of souls.

V. I-I. Prendinger, Pas tor.

Farewell Reception for . Our Five Ca m eroons M issionarie s in Philad elp h ia Before Sa iling

The Pilgrim Baptist Church of Phila­delphia, Pa., counted itself fortunate when three -of our new missionaries were se­cured as guest speakers at the annual m eeting of the church held on vVednes­day evening, Sept. 27. Miss Lillian J acobsen and the Rev. and Mrs. E arl Ahrens spoke on that evening of their Christian experience and won the hearts of all those present at the meeting. E,·eryone looked for ward to the date when they would return for a brief stay in P hiladelphia, where they were to board the Portuguese liner, S.S. Colonia l, which was to bear them on the fi rst por­tion of their journey to Africa.

The date of sailing was finally set, and the youn g people of the Pilg rim Church arranged a social hour on Friday eve­ning, Oct. 13, when our fi,·e missionaries were our honored gues ts . Sing ing, a period devoted to the repeating of Bib­lical promises, musical numbers and games were som e of the features of tl~e rvrning. The Rev. and Mrs. Edwm Michelson spoke brie~y, sin e~ this was their firs t visi t to Ph ilad; lp.h ia. .

The officers of our National Un10n

FROM

Chaplnln Paul Ge baue r , R ev. nnd J.\lrs. E dwin !lllc h c ll!On, and lllr. and

i.Urs. Thn lmnn n t tbe Pilgrim Churc h , .Je r sey City, N . J.

had arranged fo r the presentation of bon voyage gifts from our Nor th Amer­ican Baptist Young People's and Sun­day School Workers' Union and this was thought to be an appropriate occasion for the giving of these gifts. Five-year diaries were presented to Rev. Earl H. Ahrens, to Rev. Edwin Michelson, and k, Miss Jacob sen, and Mrs. Earl Ahrens and Mrs. Edwin Michelson received "treasure boxes" fi lled with chocolates, accompanied by a card which the offi ­cers of the Union had signed. Mr. J ohn Vorgity, pres iden t of the Atlantic Con­ference Young People's and Sunday School Workers' Union, made the pre­sentation and b rought the greetings o f the young people of the conferenc~ as well. Our missionaries also received autograph books sig ned at the recent Atlantic Conference session.

Because the sailing date of the steam­ship was postponed to Tuesday, October 17th, Philadefph ians had the additional joy and privilege to hear Mr. Ahrens and Mr. Michelson at the Sunday morn­ing and evening services in the Pilgrim Church on O ctober 15th.

On Tuesday, October 17th, at noon our missionaries boarded the liner, ac­cr.mpanied, as far as it was permissible to go, by the Rev. Herman Palfenier, pastor of the Pilgr im Church. The visit of our miss ionaries in Philadelphia is counted as a long to be remembered blessing by all who heard them.

Ida Draeger, Reporter.

Spir itua l Ble ssin gs of the Atlan­tic Conference H e ld at the Rid gewood Ba ptist Church

The annual meeting of the Atlantic Conference was held at the Ridgewood Baptist Church o f Ridgewood, Long l s1·and, N . Y., from September 20 to 24. The conference theme. "Thou, 0 Lord, Remain est Forever" was a constant re­minder throug hout the conference of God's fa ithfulness.

The keynote address was preached by the moderator, Rev. H. Palfenier. The morning devotions (German) were in charg e of Revs. G. Schmidt, W. Kahlert,

THE BAPTIST HERALD

1·1-ILD ~nd J ohn Grygo. The noon devotions were conducted by the Rev. S. B lum, who stirred our hearts to renewed con­fidence as he spoke on the theme, "With Him." 'The evening speakers were the Revs. J . Kuhl, P eter Pfeiffer, and Dr. Wm. Kuhn. Dr. Kuhn's missionary a~dr~ss was both challenging and hear t shrnng. Three scholarly and spiritual papers were prepared and read by th ree of .our con ference ministers: "Ch ristian Faith", Rev. A. Elsesser ; "Christian Hope," Rev. H. Kuhl ; "Christian Love" Rev. R. Schade. '

A highlight of the conference was the p~es:nce . of the five newly appointed m1ss1onanes. the Ahrens the Michelsons and Miss Lillian Jacob;en. On SundaY afternoon a mass meeting was held in c.~arge of t!1e. yom:g people, at which time. the m1ssi.onanes gave their testi­mo~1es. A tribute, led by Rev. P eter Pfeiffer, was given to the men of our conference in military service.

The newly elected conference officia l.; are: moderator, Rev. G. Hensel. vice· moderator, Rev. R. Schade; re~ording ~ecretary, Rev. P. 9r.thner; statistician, '-ev. C. Peters; Missionary committee: Re':'· A. ~· Kannwischer; Mr. Luebeck;

GChtldren .s Home representative Rev.

. S~m~t '

The good number of registe red dele­gates, f;ill attendance at the serv·1ces and the fi · · ' ne spint and fellowship at the c~nference were a commendation t o the P,astor and people of the Ridgewood Churc~ for the efficien t and hospitable way t ey <lo things. As we left for our homes we had this testimony "It was good for us to have been there'"

Robert S. Hess, Report~r. Young. P eople's Session of the Atlan~i,c Confer ence H e ld at the Ridgewood Church

On Friday, September 22 Young People's and S d l'ld. the Workers' Union of the lAtl_ay . School f h 1 1 . . antic ,on­erence ac tie privilege again f ..... ~~cond year to meet with the regul or the sions of the conference. ar ses-

Saturday and Sunday were dev ?'?ung people's and Sunday Schoc:i?~:ti~o it1es. Although we have over 550 -men and young women in the You_ng from our conference we as offi service

( d ·' ' cers have tio. i~e an rncreased interest i ~pmtual and other activities f In both 111 those that remain and or tie :work thankful to God for th a re humbly

O n Saturday evening e Sup~a2rd trend. persons attended th ' ep · 3rd, 160 with the Rev. Herberet ~nnual banquet d the Ebenezer Bapf t 12;eeman, pastor New York N J is 1urch of We t day at ou; n{as~' ~ 0 t.ir speaker. Sun­pr.ivi!ege of having fi~:hng, we had the missionaries to the C of our out-going speaking to an intc. amcroons with us, church. The m· 1.cstc~ and crowded L illian Jacobsen iR ionanes arc Miss A~rens, and R'ev ev. and Mrs. Earl Michelson. · and Mrs. E dwin

There is an increa . our young people f sed des ire among our own to be held ~r. a co~ference all

iis comin g May in

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1945 and at our first executive meeting of newly elected officers and delegates it will be a matter of discussion. We wili seek the Lord's will in this also. We will plan a lso a defin ite missionary undertaking for the coming year. We are thankful for the reawakening of the desire for Christian fellowship and things spiritual', for we know only con­stant prayer can bring about these things in these perilous times.

Newly elected officers are as follows : president, Mr. J-ohn Vorgity, P ilgrim Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; vice-presi­dent, :tvl iss Frieda Kosik, Ridgewood Church, Brooklyn, N. Y.; recording sec­retary, Miss Florence Wanger, Fleisch­mann Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; cor­responding secretary, Mrs. Sarah Elses­!:er, Liberty St. Church, Meriden, Conn.; mission secretary, Miss E leanor Seltzer, Evergreen 2hurch, Brooklyn, N. Y.; treasurer, M iss Edna L ukas, Kings Highway Church, Bridgeport, Conn.; and advisor, Rev. Herbert Freeman, Ebenezer Church, West New York, N. J .

John Vorgity, President.

Special Events at the Grace Baptist Church of Racine, Wisconsin

On September 5th the Grace Baptist Church of Racine, Wis., had a reception for our newly adopted missionary, Miss Lillian Jacobsen. Miss Jacobsen had served as a missionary in China for eig ht years , and now has saiied for the Cameroons Baptist Mission Field in Africa. We pray the Lord's richest blessings upon her in her work there.

We were also privileged to have with us for a week of special meetings the Rev. F. L. Prestige of the Extension Department of Moody Bible Institute. \Ve w ere richly blessed by his ministry to us during that week of Sept. 15 to 21.

Our Sunday School at present is en­gaged in an enlargement program. We have staged an attendance contest with the Tabernacle Baptist Church of Ke-11 osha. The competition is keen, and both sides are out to win. The boys and girls are aiso competing among them­selves. The interest is increasing every Sunday. Everyone is working hard to make our Sunday School larger and more interes ting.

Adeline J ander, Church Reporter.

Thre e Mountain Top Ex· periences for the Bethany Church of Milwaukee, Wis.

Many of the Lord's showers of bless­ing have come to the Bethany Baptist Church of Milwaukee, Wis., since the Fall work has begun. Three meetings !n particular were especially outstanding in our memories of mountain top ex­periences.

Over the weekend of September 10 we again had the pleasure of having the Wheat-o n Ambassador Q uartet in our midst. The Ambassadors had been with us for several days last Easter ar:id ~ad bEen enjoyed so much that we mvited them again. Through their messages o f word and song, the Lo:d sl~o.wed us anew the beauty of Christian hv1ng.

'l'h c Youth Fcllo w 8hl11 n nd R e v . L. D. Holzer o f t.he 'l'emplc D n 11tls t

Chu reh , Plttsb u ri;h , Pn.

On September 17 we had a service in honor of our young men and women in the Armed Forces. Our minds reverted tc the day when they were in our midst as letters from most of the y-oung people were read and we prayed together that these fine Christian young men and women migh t soon be with us again. \Ve remembered them materially, too, fo r it was announced that the fol1owing Sunday each family was to donate a batch of cookies. Twenty-four boxes of delicious cookies were packed and mailed the next week.

October 15th marked another great experience for us as a church family as we enjoyed our annual Church Family Night. Each department of our family was represented as we heard about its work from one of its members. Be­tween the messages, we were favored v.'ith special numbers from our talented young people and faithful male chorus.

Delores Kilinski, Repor ter.

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Newark, N. J. From there they went to the L iberty Street Church of Meriden,• Conn., where they spent thirteen years. For several years they were a t K.illaloe, Ontario, Canada, and their final charge was at Folsomdale, N . Y. The Rev. J . Huber passed to his reward in January 1942.

Messages and remembrances coming from far and near on Mrs. Huber' s t irthday testi fied to the many friends she has made. The accompanying pic­ture shows her in the center of.. some of her friends, who came to pay their r e­spects to her. From left to right they are: Mrs. G. A. Schneider, Mrs. A. A. Schade, Mrs. P. Rauschenbusch, Mrs. F. vV. C. Meyer, Mrs. J. ffuber, Mrs. A. Ramaker, Mrs. D . H'amel.

Mrs Huber is a member o f t he Andrews Stree t Church of Ro chester, N. Y.

Mrs. L . E. Gietz, Reporter.

Active Young People's Societies and Sunday School at Pitts­burgh's Temple Baptist Church

The Tempie Baptist Church of Pitts- . burgh, Pa., is happy to report a prom­ising new young people's group, the Junior lligh Fellowship, which was or­ganized on October 3, under the leader­ship of our pastor, the R ev. L. B. Holzer. The officers of this organization are Glenn Zeiler, president; Phyllis Peter­son, vice-president; Marilyn Herman, secretary; Miles Harper, treasurer ; and Betty Carpman, pianist. Average at­t<'ndance each Sunday night is 30, and under a competitive program between the boys and girls this number is stili increasing.

The regular Temple Youth Fellow-

M r s. J. H ubel" (Thi.r d from Rlg h t) of Enst Roch ester, N . Y., nnd Som e o f Het" Fri ends of the Aud rew s Street Baptist Ohureh

Mrs. J. Huber of Rocheste r, N. Y., a Minster ' s Widow Is in H er 85th Year

On April 30 of this year Mrs. J. Huber of East Rochester, N. Y., celebrated her 85th birthday. Ev~n though s~me months have passed ~mce that <?ccas1on, we still want to brmg our tribute to

heSI nd her late husband, the Rev. J. H bie a served the L ord for m any years . u ~r , churches. T heir firs t pastorate m our the Holland St. . Mission an~ was att Clinton Hill Baptist Church 0 1 later a

ship is doing a wonderful work with Betty P eterson, president. T11e ac­companying picture was taken at one of our m on th ly m eetings by Mr. Harold Krepps, treasurer. There are 35 of our young people in the Service with whom we correspond every month. A very enjoyable part of our meetings is the reading of letters r eceived from our members from as far away as India New Guinea, Italy, England, France and many other places. "The Templetitc" is mailed every month to our Service Men.

Our Sunday School under the ab le leadership of Mr. Fred Skyrms is mak­ing progress. A fund has been s tar ted with which Visual Aid E quipment will be purchased for the Christian E duca­tion program of our school.

El isabeth M. Kapteina, Reporter.

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New Parsonage Costing $4000 Is Built by the Baptist Church of Trochu, Alberta

'vVe of the Baptist Church of Trochu, Allierta, Canada want to let our mar.y friends know that God has given us a beaut iful parsonage. T his buifding is lo­cated near the church a nd offers a splen­did opportunity to our pastor, the Rev . C. T. Rempel, a nd his family to build their home in the vicinity of the church.

i\J iss A nn Swain spoke o n appropriate rnbjects.

On Saturday we had an institute for the Y.o ung P eople' s and S unday School \ •Vorke rs' Union. Classes on '·Teaching Possibilities in th e Chi ldren's and Junior Depar tments·• were conducted by Miss A nn Swain. Other clas ses were con­ciucted by the Rev. C. B. Scott of the First Baptis t Church of Beatr ice.

The mission s ermo n was brought by the R ev. J ohn Borche rs on Sunday morn­ing . In the afternoon a B. Y. P. U. pro­s ram was given. Miss Swain gave a report on the conference mission project. Dr. Ross !\fcCown of the P resbyterian Church of Beatrice delivered a very

The Nc'v rnrsonug e of the Dnotlf'Ct Churt."b at Trochu, .A lhe rto, C n nudn

Jn this connec tion, we desire to men­tion to the g lory of God that this ho use i!' enti rely paid for. This s eemed for s ome time to be an impossibility, fo r it meant the raising of $4,000.00, but after the offering was taken, w e were amazed t o learn tha t we had more money than was needed. Truly, we praise the Lord for m a king his people wifling to give so liberally.

S ince we w ere so conscious of the fact tha t God had g iven us this house, it was our desire to dedicate it to him. For this occasion we invited the Rev. A . Kraemer o f Medic ine Hat, A lber ta, ·whom Cod used mi~htily to bless us.

E. Schimke, Church Clerk.

Sessions of the Nebraska Association Are Held at the Baptist Church of Beatrice

Convent ion days of the N ebraska As­sociation which we re held fro m Oc t. :i to 8 at the Wes t Side Baptis t Church o f Beatrice. Neb., proved to be a spiritua l ins piration lo a ll. T he theme of our co nvention was " J es us I s Coming to Earth Aga in."

\\' e were g ra teful to have Miss Ann S \\'ca in. onr Southwester n Confe rence 11 11~s i onary, with us . Our opening meet­ing was on T hursday evening at which tlit· R ~v. Theo. Frey brought th e mes­~agc.

O n Friday mo r ning we gathered again t(I t ra n ~act the nccrssary business and to l•c:a r t he repor ts from the churches of the a~sociat ion . The Rev' s. A. G. Riet­dorf. T heo. F n ·y and J o hn Rorch rs and

a ppropriate m essage. The clos ing ad­dress, '"The Glory of His Coming," was g iven by the Rev. T heo. Prey.

L o is Mohrm ann, Reporter.

Recent Mountain Top Ex­periences at the Strassburg Bap­tist Church Near Marion, Kans.

"Master, it is good for us to be here.'' These words o f the A postle reechoed he re at the S trassburg Baptist Church near Marion, Kansas as this church ob­served two memorable days during the month of October.

On Sun day, Oct. I , the Strassburs Church, with the Emmanuef Church of Marion and the Baptis t Church of Dur­ham, as gues ts, observed its annual Har­•est a nd J\I issio n F es tival. What a day of blessings it was ! The Rev. Martin L. Leuschner was the gues t s peaker, bring­ing three heart-searching messages de­picting God's immeasurable good1ess toward man in blessings tha t always have a purpose.

The presence in the meeting s of seY­eral of our ow n denom inational Service J\Jen added much to the day 's blessings. Chaplain Otto N allinger of Fort Riley, K a ns., pasto r on leave of absence of the. Salt Creek Bapt is t Church of Oregon, cielighted the audience by lead ing us in a lively song ser vice. ll is assis ta nt, Pvt. Wilkinson, very a bly accompanier! him at the piano. Cpl. W a rren Brenner who has s een ac tion in th e South P a­cific spoke lo the group on S unday ?ftcrnoon. A no ther welcome g uest was Sgt. Marvin Hartman of A na heim, Ca lif., now stationed a t For t Ril ey. Cpi. \ Vm. Reh. formerlv a mem ber of the d1urc h here, was ,;Jso present.

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fl Sm ith of Durham and The Rev. L. · of J\Iarion a lso

R c .. Gossen ev. · '-'· 1 a t insp ired and c ha l-

brc>ught messages t 1 Special music was lcng_ed the g roupM rion Girls' Singers, furn ished by the a b Rev a nd Mrs.

t t f Om Durham, Y · :in oc e r f D ·llo n and br the Den Fadenr~cht 0 1

s of S trassburg. var ious musical group served in the Dinner ~nd supper "°~f,~ ladies of the church oase.m~nt by ffe rings for the church. M1ss1onary .-0

00 day amoun ted to $30:>. · tJ1er day 0 t JS was a no

f su!l~ay, f c .. t fi~ally b rnugh t to th is o reJ01c111g or 1 ti Rev Arthur chu rch its new pasSto,r, l· ie Day~ of an­Schulz and Mrs. c iu z. d , t . . t ! fi a lly came to an e n ' a nG :c1pa ion n · 1 d · the church welcomed their new . ea e r~

.th rms A parsonage which hao w1 open a · d b een completely redecorated and mo -ernized awaited them.

On Sunday evening each department cf the church expressed words of w~lj come to Mr. a nd Mrs. Schulz. Specia musical numbers were presented by ti~~ choir the fadies' chorus, the men s chor~s a nd a lso by J\Ir. and Mrs. Schulz. Mr. A. J. Heidebrecht represented the deacons, Mrs. C. C. Stenzel :;poke for the Ladies' Missionary Society, Mr. Harvey Kruse had words of .welcome from the Sunday School, Miss Irma Vogel spoke in behalf of the B. Y. P . U., ]\I r. Milton Stenzel represented the m us ic department, and MTs. J ake Stenzel w<: lcomed them in the name of the J unior church. The Juniors also sang two numbers dedicated to Mr. and M rs . Schulz.

A iready they ha ve won a place in our hear ts · we are confident that God has led th~m here, and we are looking to him fo r grea t blessings as we labor 111

love together. J\I iss Agnes Q uiring, Reporter.

DAKOTA CON~[~[N([ Recent Inspiring Events at the Baptist Church of Napoleon, North Dakota

The s ummer and fall months have been filled with many activ ities for the Baptis t Church of Napoleon, Nor th D ako ta. Outstanding among these were the Vacation Bib le School, the house r e­modeling job, and the annual Harves t and Mission Festival.

The Vacation Bible School was the firs t of its kind e\·er to be hefd in our church. In spite of the many difficulties connected w ith transportation and labor ~hortages, parents were willing to bring their child ren. Mrs. W. C. Heringe r Mrs. Otto Grenz and the R ev. and M rs'. L: K ary served as teachers . A fine dem­cnst rat ion program climaxed thes e school days.

A la rge part of our summer days were taken up with the parsonage-remodeling jc>b. This was done at a considerable ex pens e to our members . . but a w il ling s pirit was alwa ys mamfe~ted. The church building a lso rece.1vecl some 11 ecessary r epairs, a ll o f w hich has en­ha nced the valu ~ of our church property.

O n Sunday, October 1s t, we held our annual Thanksgiving a nd Harves t F es­ti val. T he Rev. P aul T . H uns icker o f Fredonia, No. D ak .. had been in vited a~ guest spea ker. In the Sunday Schoo] hour a Service :\fen's .II one r Roll wa~ dl"d ica ted. !\Ir. l I uns1cker broug ht "

November 15, 1944

thanksgiving message in which he re­m inded us of the many reasons for thanksgiving in spite of all the sorrows .in the worlJ. In the evening heo rought ;,. m issionary m essage and presented to us a missionary vision which enabl~d many of us to sec anew the many m1s­s1onary o pportunities.

·when the thanksgiving and missionary offerin"' was received we fe lt like the en­t rusiastic N egro who said, "My cup ru nneth over; my saucer a lso", for $790.00 had been laid upon the altar . of God. Thanks b e to God fo r such a will­ing sp iri t on the par t of. our people. Surely, they befieve in Jaymg up treas­ures where "neither rus t nor moth. ~otl~ corrupt". Our offering was d.tv1.dect among the Central Dakota Assoc1at10n, the Fellowshi p F und for \•Vorld Emer­gencies a nd the Seminary Endowment Fund. ' Edward K ary, Pasto r.

South Dakota Association Holds Its Annual Meeting at the Danzig Station of Tyndall

T he clay s of October 2 to 4 were days oi rich blessing at tht; Tyndall Bapt is t Church Station Danzig, near Tyndall, So. D ak., the occasion being the a nn1;1al meeting o f the South Dakota Associa­tion.

The general theme, "The Church-Th B . d f J esus Christ" was trcat~d

c n e 0 "Wl t ~hns t it: the foflowing manner: ta '-;,T l Can D o " Rev H. R. Schroede r; 1~ Bride c'onlcssing Her Lac~ ofV~:_,c)\'.e , R ev. R. A. K lein; "The Bride iewmg H C "lied L ord " Rev. Arthur It~er-

er ruc1 1 • f ti Doctri nal mann;. "Kn~wledge., o lp Geiss ler; Teachings 01 Love, Rev. · . h "Growing Christians FRulfilhni t~ ~ Teachings of Love," e~. · '. u . Fischer · "The Grea t Rewardm.g ~hRax fo r the

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Faithful Bride of C!ms\, ._cv~ Arthur Schulz. The devot1ona s wer led by Rev. G. W . Rutsch w ho sp~~e on "The Old Testament Love. Song "Tl~~ Rev. 1-1. G . Braun whose to~!c M~s L F New Testament Love S«;>nf 11 tt~d ·fo~ .T acobs led in the peno a do Prayer " .. Songs of Love, Testimony an . . ·

0 . .t was our privilege to nee agam 1 · f ur

I . D " ' "11' m Kuhn brmg us o 1.ive r. vv 1 1a . thought-m essages all of which were

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' 1 · · g on t 1e su -pro vok ing a nd sou -sllrrtn h Cl I " jects "The S ecuri ty of t e rnrc \, " My .God Shall Supply A ll Your Needsd-"The Church that SuffeCre

1 d fr~n:h~tDB=n-

ly Cancer," a nd "T11e 1~irc ~. ishcd Chris t from lts l\Itdst. .

. f the mee tmgs Durmg the course 0

1 choir of anthems were rendered by t 1~1 e direc­the entertaining church under cl1 as tor t ic>n of the ir musica lly talente P< ' R e'" A lbert It termann.

1 At the annua l business meeting ~ 1ge r.fficers e lec ted to serve fo r the en

1sutm

· A thur t cr-y car w ere: cha irman, Rev. r R tsch · 111 <.t nn · v ice-chairma n, Rev. G. u '

' F" 1 · treas ur-s t cretary. H ev. A rthur •1sc 1er , fi . er. ;\ Ir. I:. F. Jacob~. Two o en~~~ '.Ve re reec tvl cl amoun tmg to ~16.00 lis-1• was voted that the monies b.e .< ;t burscd equa lly for the General J\ l is510

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<• r y Fund, the Seminary Fund and t 1e Fellowship Fund fo r \Vorlcl Emergrn­cic·s.

T he \ Vomc n's Miss ionary U nio.n o t the state under the a ble lcadcrshtp of :\frs. I I. G. Braun held its mee ting .o n \ \ 'ednestlay afternoon. ,\n int • rc~t111~ program wa~ g i' en co ns ist ing of reports

fro m the va rious soc1et1es a nd talks by Mrs. G. Rutsch on "The Part Women Play ed in the O ld Testament" and by J\Irs. A rthur Schufz on "The Part Wom­~t Played in the New Testament." D r. Kuhn in a very appealing manner told of "Women's Contribution to t he Church" a nd also stres sed the needs of I he ou tgoing missionaries who will en ­deaYor to carry on in the Cameroons.

Christmas Services These arc complete programs sufficient

£or a.n entire evening with songs and rcci· tat ions.

THESE ARE 16 PAGE PAMPHLETS Substitutes or suppJcmcntal material can

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Salcskn. /\ 20 page service in front full cover in colors, contaiuing much n1atcrial with songs and texts .

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:\frs. G. Ru tsch was elected presiden t for the new year and Mrs. R. Klein, secre­tary. The offering amoun ted to $56.27.

The fina l ser vice of the association was especially fit ting when after the !>lirring message by Dr. Kuhn, a wonder­i uf anthem for peace was given by the choir and the prayer for peace was spoken by Dr. Kuhn.

Charles Voigt, Reporter.

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Mission Festival a nd Future Plans at the Baptist Church of H ebron, North Dakota

T he heaven ly F a ther has again show­ered his blessings upon us in the Baptist Church of Hebron, No. Dak. , and has again given us a bountiful harvest. It is only proper that we place a par t of what he has g iven to us on the a ltar of the Lord to be used in his vineyard for t he building o f his Kingdom on earth.

OR S unday, Sept. 17, we ga thered in c ur church a t Hebron for the fi rs t Harves t and Mission Festival. T he Rev. E . Broeckel of Bismarck s poke to a la rge and attent ive audience in the morn­ing, afternoon a nd evening . On the fol­lowing Sunday, we met at our Antelope Sta tion Church, where the Rev. J . C.

• Schweitzer of Bismarck brought ano ther stirring appeal to the hearts of our peo­ple in the morning and afternoon, and an E ng lish sermon in our City Church at H ebron. \Ne are happy to report that the sum of $2834.50 was placed upon the offer ing pla tes to be used as a com­bined Mission Fund, Building Fund and assis tance of our O ld P eople's H'omc a t Bismarck.

T he work in our churches is progress­ing very well and all branches oi the church working in cooperation with the Rev. and Mrs. J . G. Benke. P lans a re now going forward for a few weeks of evangelis t ic meetings, fo r which Rev. John Reimer has been invited, and the hope and prayer of the church arc fo r a bountiful harvest of souls who may become willing to accept and follow Christ as their Savior. O ur church choir is planning a sacred concert fo r the W atch N ight service on Dec. 31st under the ab le leaders hip o f Mr~. Benke. Inc W omen's Missionary Society recently srnt out 22 packages to our sofdier boys over seas for Christmas.

I. E. Giedt, Correspondent.

Revival Meetings at the Pin Oak Creek Baptist Church of Mt. Ste rling, Mo.

T he P in Oak Creek Church of Mt Sterling, Mo., experienced the Lord'~ presence and blessings during the fin<: revival meetings held from September 10 to 24, conducted by Mr. Arthur A Voig t of Avon, Soutp Dakota. ·

Mr. Voigt had conducted similar meet­ings for us in January of this yea r. T he church felt blessed by the ser vice he had rendered, so tha t when we as a church s poke of evangelistic meetings for this season, the invi tat ion was ex tended to both Mr. and Mrs. Voigt to come and serve us.

The Lord g ranted us fine weather fo r the meet ings. Souls were saved. Many showed a desire fo r salvation and we trust they will soon s urrender their lives full y to Christ and a lso come into the church. The interest was good throug h­ou t t he entire m eetings, and from nig ht to nig ht new faces were seen.

Mr. and Mrs. Voig t made vis its in the homes -O f members and friends in the church community du ring their stay he re. We have lear ned to love them as

such who walk close with Christ our L ord, and daily seek his g uidance. In appreciation of their service with us, the church responded with a gracious free wi ll offering for them.

Ricka L eimkuehler, Reporter.

Recent Events at the Fourth A venue Baptist Church of Alpena, Michigan

September 24 was a day o f many L!essings for all who attended the Rally Day services in the Fourth Ave. Bap tis t Church of Alpena, Mich. Our pastor, the Rev. W . W. K nauf broug ht a very inspiring m essage on the subject, "Gather fo r God." A Rally Day program by the Sunday School fo llowed the morning service. Five P rimary pupils who were promoted to J unior cfasses received Bibles from the Sunday School. Each one who attended our Rally Day se rvices received a souveni r flag folder. \ Ve had a r ecord a t tendance of 134.

W e had a dedicat ion service of the Service Flag on October 8, honor ing t he men and women fro m our church a nd S unday School in service. A gold s tar was p laced for Sgt. John L iske whe was killed in an accident while in se rvice. Two of the m en who were home on furlough shared the platform with our pastor, namely, Corporal Harry Paad of the Army and John Scott of the Navy. O ur pas tor broug ht a very fi tting mes­sag e on the subject, "I Love My Coun try."

A H ar vest Mission Festival program was given by the Sunday School on October 15. Recitations a nd songs by the Beginners P rimary and Junior De­partments we~e enjoyed by a ll. Solos were s ung by M isses Dor is and H elen Dietz and a num ber was rendered by the Girls' Q uartet. T he church was ap­propriately decorated for the occasion with fruits and ve!:l'etables with which God had so richly blessed us.

Alma Paad, Repor ter.

Weddings and Program Plans at the Baptist Church of Watertown, Wisconsin

T he a lta r of the First Baptist Church of 'Nater town W is., was banked with hugh bouquets' of wh ite g ladiolas, pa lms, ;!nd fe rns for the candlelight ceremony which united in m ar riage Miss Carol Anderson daug hter of Mr. and Mrs. James H .' Anders..-n, and Ensign H. F. Larso n, son o f Mrs . Mary Larson, on Saturday evening, Sep tember 2nd. The Rev. Rudolph Woyke o ffi cia ted: Mrs . Paul Albrecht s ister of the bride was mat ron of ho~or and Mrs. Alfen And­erson ser ved as bridesmaid. The groom's brother, Roy Larson, ac ted as bes t man. Us hers were Sta ff Sgt. Alfen Anderson and Cpl. J ames V. Anderson, brot hers of the bride.

Another young church couple who were married on Octo ber 15th are Miss L or­raine Rabenhorst, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rabenhorst, and Edgar Goetsch, son of M r. and Mrs. David Goetsch. May God bless bo th o f these young couples as they beg in their married life I

T he King's Da ug hters' Society of the church is planning a candlel ig ht Christ­mas service fo r a S unday evening in December. The B. Y. P. U. is a lso busy making p fans for a Sunday evening pro­gram to be given sometime this fall .

THE BAP TIST HERALD

Mrs. Glenn Sutton a nd Mrs. W alter S talke r arc organ izing a Junior-Inter­mediate young people's society to s up­plel?en~ · the present young people's or­gamza tion.

l\lfrs. Rog er Norman, Reporter.

The Annual Church School Workers' Confere nce Is Held at Burlington, Iowa

T he A nnual Church School Workers' Conference for alf the teachers and offi ­cers of the Oak S treet Baptist Church School of Burlingto n, Iowa, was held on Sunday, ·Sep tembe r 17th. The con­ferei:ice began at 2 :30 P. M. with a song scrVJee led by Mr. Emil H emmye. This was followed by an address by Dr. Chas. Caster, ~nd an open discussio n fo llowed led by h.im. T hree different conferences then fo llowed, one for <; h ildrcn's W ork­ers led by l\liss Mary L ohr o ne for Yout h and .. Adult W orkers led by Mr. Herbert W_ ittkam p, a nd another fo r the ge1:1 era l officers . and Adult Class secre­taries led by ~1iss Catha1·ine Wit tkamp. The ~fternoon s. prog ram closed with a devotional ser vice led by the pasto r, Rev. A. R. Bernadt. T~e workers then enjoyed a supper

a l_l d informal fellowship period. J\lovin g pictures w~re also taken of the group.

T he en tire. congregatio n was invited to the evening serv ice. T he Church School workers sat in a group a nd were pr.esei:ted to the church by the general supennten~en t, Mr. H er bert W ittkamp. i\[ iss H ennette B.ens played a mar imba ~olo and Mr. Milton Marqua rdt sang. T he ser mon of the evening was given by Rev. W. B. Slater, pas tor o f t he Christian Church of Burling ton. At the close of the service one of the young men of our Church School who is soo11 to enter the milita ry service was bap-t ized. Mary L oh r, Reporter .

•• •• OBITUARY 1'1RS. DELL A H. J A C ODS

o ( Cb o n cello r , Sout h Doko t n

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Mrs. Della. H . J acobs. nee Fluth , wai, bor n on November 1 6, 1 8 91 at Bridge­water, So. Dak. In the year 1 912 s he en.me to a saving l< nowledgc of Jesus Christ as her personal Sav ior, was bap­tized on the profession o! her fa ith by Rev. H. Dahlman, and was added to the church a t Emery, So. Dak. Soon a fter her convers ion s he took a g reat Inter­est In the Lord's work and continued In a n Increased measu re until her dea th.

She lived In the community of Bridge­water until 1 04 0 when s he was u nited In ma r riage to Mr La b of Lennox So Dalt ' m crt F. J acobs

b ' ·• when she became a mem er of our church a t Ch 11 So Oak She w as a nce or. place In ·uie church on asble to fi ll her complain ing a bout a he~~da{ morning. one cons idered lt dang erol ac 'seh. but n o awa y that same nl h is . e passed 5!l years. 10 months gantd °2~ ~h e age of ceding her In death . ays. Pre­and one brother, Jake~ere her parents

She ls survived b h bert F . J acobs; oni' st:~ husba nd, Lam­ber t ; his wife aRd th 1 son. F red Lam­s is ters. ?lfrs . .Jennie W

0: 1aug hter ; two

ville, Miss Cla ro. F lu th !gs of Unity­So. Oak.; four brotherso Dlloux Fa lls. City, Iowa, J ohn and Her' Ck of Sac water, So. Dalt. ; a numb ma.f of Bridge­nephews; and a hos t 0~r o

1 nieces a nd

friends. With them m . re a tlves a nd and the Sunday School eurn the church a devoted member a n over the loss or able Sunday School te: ha Willing a nd

Ch I c er. anee !or, South Dakota. Rev. AUGUST G. LANG

• Pastor .