The Baptist Record Aug. 11. 1977

Putnam, Herman Keene, O. B. Dukes, Afthur Lorance, Pellam
Bateman, Oury Buckley, and W. H. Herrington. :

Published Since 1877

Pictured is the Clarke College Class of 1927. Front row—left to right: Mré. Bob Lambright (sponsor), Elton Barlow, EdnaPeart Mi
Daves Yarbrough, Ethel Overby Huff, Amy McDaniel Suddith, Mrs. R. B. Moulder, Lorene May Palmer, Mertis Palmer Hawkins, 52/d more than 10,000 young people are
Esteli Walker Harris, Onedia McDill Herrington, Mrs. tke S. Bass, Ike S. Bass, and Wheeler Cathey. Back row — left to right: Neal: »

Mills, 7. 8. Moulder, W. C. Palmer, W. T. McMullan, Robert W:

Clarke Grads Gather
For 50th Anniversary

The Golden Anniversary of the
Clarke College class of 1927 was held
recently on the campus with twenty-
three members of the class present to
renew old friendships and recall
memories. Many of those who could
not attend wrote to express their greet-
ings and to bring the assembled class

: up to date on their activities.

The program, which had been
spearheaded by Wheeler Cathey and
Elton Barlow, both of Jackson, began
with a time of fellowship and conver-
sation. A time of , greeting,
and welcome by W. L. Compere and
Alumni Director Allén B. Parnell was
followed by a break for picture taking
and class business matters. An intro-

duction of members with pa gs ye
information was followed by the

Clarke College history and a memorial
service for the twenty-five class mem-
bers who have died.

Over half of those present had gone
on to be active in the field of education,
with others in the ministry and busi-
ness. The class member coming the
greatest distance was Neal Putnam

Special guests for the reunion were
dpdae its Leavin weseene
‘i it was sponsor

of the class of 1927) and Dr. and Mrs.
M.-C. McDaniel (McDaniel was on the

Of Golden Gate Seminary

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP) — Wil-
liam M. Pinson, Jr., has been elected
to become the

fourth president of Gol-
den Gate Seminary.
The seminary’s

trustees selected ©
the pastor of the
First Baptist
Church of Wichita
Falls, Tex., to head
the 33-year-old
Southern Baptist
succeed-

-—

seminary,

ing Harold K.
Graves, who retired July 31 after 25
years of service as president.

Pinson will begin his service as pres-
ident on Aug. 15, 1977. The date for his
formal inauguration will be an-
nounced later.

The 42 - year - old Pinson has been
pastor of the Wichita Falls church, one
of the largest in the Southern Baptist
Convention, since 1975. From 1963 to
1975 he was professor of Christian
ethics at Southwestern Seminary in
Fort Worth. :

In 1969-70 Pinson was interim pastor
of Manhattan Baptist Church in New
York City. He served as associate sec-
retary of the Christian Life Commis-.
sion, Baptist General Convention of

‘Thurman To
Speak At
Carey College

Clarence Thurman, former South-
ern Baptist missionary to Malaysia
and,chairman of the de-
partment at William ,
will be keynote speaker for ‘‘
summer commencement Aug. 14.

Thurman was a missionary
evangelist for more than 10 years be-
fore joining the Carey faculty in 1973.
His biography has been chosen for list-
ing in such publications as-
ing Educators of America,” ‘‘Per-
sonalities of the South,” and, most re-
cently, ‘‘Who’s Who in Religion.”

Phat ete
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Association, the — Southeastern
Psychological Association, and the
Mississippi Association for Higher
Education.

; rit

Texas from 1957-63. He was- graduated
with a B.A. degree from North Texas
State University in 1955, B. Div. degree
from Southwestern Seminary in 1959,
and a Th.D. degree from Southwestern
in 1963. He has done graduate study at
Edinburgh, Columbia, Yale, Prince-
ton, Texas Christian, and San Fran-
cisco Theological Seminary.

‘, Pinson has written widely in the field

of Christian ethics, general ministry,
and . Among his works are:
“Applying the Gospel: Sugg-stions for
Christian Social Action in a Local
Church,” “The Five Worlds of Youth”’
(Continued on page 3)

David Grant
To Address
MC Graduates

David R. Grant, pastor of the
Z ist Church, Jackson,

will be Charles E. Martin, vice -

dent for academic affairs;
McMillan, dean of the Graduate
School; Tom Goldman, assistant dean

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JACKSON, 'Y, AUGUST 11, 1977

y _ Chester Swor of Jackson, interna-
a y khown writer and lecturer for
>, youth —_S. will be the principal
. 12 for Mississippi Baptist
* Youth Night -
= The annual gathering of young -
ple from all across the state will
SDs ott p.as ba the intent ppi Col-
iseum eum in Jackson. Larry Salter, Youth
“Night Committee chairman for the

to tax the capacity of the col-

© Until last year Mississippi

Youth Night was held during Christ-
mas holidays. In 1976 it was changed to
‘the summertime date.

Bob Tyler, of Starkville, athletic di-
>) rector and head football coach at Mis-
_ >} -sissippi State University, will also be a
speaker during the Youth Night prog-
ram. He will present his personal tes-

Easy Answers? The Christian who — timony as a Christian to the young au-
turns to the pages of the Bible for an dience.
all-inclusive set of rules to live byor The current Junior Miss for
for easy answers to today’s difficult Jackson, Cindy Malone, will be on the
moral questions has some serious Program for her testimony and to sing.
misunderstandings about the relation- ~Cindy is a graduate of Jim Hill High
ship of the Bible to moral decision School in Jackson and is planning to loads of young people to come from
making, according to John A. Wood, enroll in Baylor University in Waco, Very area of the state for this meet-
director of program development for ‘Texas, for the fall term. She is a ing. It is annually the biggest meeting
the SBC’s Christian Life Commission, ™ember of Daniel Memorial Baptist that Mississippi Baptists have.”
during the conference on “The Bible “Church in Jackson, where her father, Playing the organ for the evening
and Moral Decision Making” at’ ‘the Rev. Byron Malone, is pastor. will be Chuck Endsley, artist in resi-
Ridgecrest, N.C.“‘Partofalegitimate The fourth program personality is dence and organist at Calvary Baptist
Christian approach to decision making K . Church in Jackson. Endsley is also a
involves a genuine assessment of your ellys, Sigmans ron onl an arranger, and a record-

Complete

real wants . . . God made us to desire The pianist will be Steve Roddy of
Mission Tour

Swor
Ken Medema, an internationally
known blind composer, pianist, singer,
and recording artist who lives in
Upper Montclair, N. J.

“This is one of the strongest Youth
Night programs we have had,” said
Salter. ‘‘We will be looking for bus

and feel. To negate these functions
youl ea bed ont pervert sat palates Jackson, a student at Auburn Univer-
Sity in Alabama. Steve is the son of

them.’ The Bible, Wood said, teaches David Roddy, minister of education at
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that they are responsible for their own fari Kelly, executive avy: cat tics Garces io Jpchmoe. —
deal” pastor: “The unspoken re- is made up of Salter, consultant in the |
dunt ber seer see > pot com. turned from a tour of Southern Baptist Sunday School Department; Jerry
mittee when speaking to a prospective missions installations around the Merriman, associate director of the
minister for their church is — can you “rd. Accompanying them on the trip Department of Student Work; Marilyn’

is demanded and the 18-hour - a - day
preacher who turns a church around
as one would a corporation is lionized
and lifted up . . . inspite of the fact that
his wife and family are hurt in the pro-
cess,”’ declared Cecil Sherman, pastor
of FBC Asheville, N. C., to a confer-
ence at Glorieta, N. M. on ‘‘The Bible
and Moral Decision Making’’ spon-
sored by the Christian Life Commis-
sion of the SBC. For married minis-

‘ ters, Sherman urged them te bring a

balance to their ministries by spend-
ing more time with their families arid
less time trying to reach the prover-
bial “‘top of the denomination ladder”
by hopping from one church to another
to gain position, more money and
power. (BP)

Brazilian Volunteer Teams

were a layman and his wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Sigman of Holly Springs.

The Kellys and the Sigmans were in
South America, Southeast Africa, In-
dia, and Southeast Asia. They visited

visiting the missions in Rio de Janeiro
and ended in Tokyo and during the
five-week trip had the opportunity of
interviewing more than 100 foreign

missionaries.

Kelly preached a number of times
during the trip and visited with many
national Baptists and their leaders
along the way. 2

“We obtained a bird’s-eye view of
practically all of the various types of
missions: work we do the
world,” Kelly said on his return.

(Continued on page 3)

AUG 1S 977,

0,000 Expected
or Youth Night

ment.

Singapore Project

Strategy Readies 7

SINGAPORE (BP) — After two
years of extensive planning, an urban

Southern Baptist missionaries serving
here is ready for action.
The development stage of the
evangelism strategy is nearing com-
‘pletion. Already Singaporians and
missionaries are implementing the

With FMB For Relief Work

MORUMBI, Brazil (BP) — Geraldo
Silva had worked for 19 days and
nights helping the flood victims, but
his resources gave way. He appealed
for help and got it from Southern Bap-
tists.

For the past two years, Silva, who
moved to this north central Brazilian
village to live and minister after com-
pleting his education, has traveled
through the islands on a flat - bottomed
boat with limited medical supplies,
Bibles and literature.

Now his cargo became homeless

_ flood victims among the Brazilian is-

land people of the Parana River,
whom he transported through the
rough water, treating the sick, until his
money, supplies, boat and energy
were exhausted

Silva, a male nurse who grew up ina
Christian home, to Southern
Baptist lor help and got
immediate response. The Southern
Baptist Foreign Mission Board has
appropriated $110,000 for work among
the island people who are struggling to
recover from recent severe flooding.

Flooding along the Parana is not un-

nas

y ©

Dn were pene riage. fl - But this-year the rains were
to by Lewis Nobles, president different. ‘
of the college. Assisting the president “At first, a number of houses were

flooded, and then rather than letting

up as usual, the weather failed to coop-
erate,” said R. Cheyne, Southern
missionary field representa-
tive for East Africa who is working this
year as associate to the board's con-
sultant on world relief and disaster re-
sponse. ,
Always living with problems of pov-

people
faced a new kind of need and Silva was

‘ Bae
a
z “

erty and malnutrition, the now
there.

“When the people kept coming it
simply drove him further until he sold
his own furniture and borrowed what
else he could to buy medicine and food,
giving all he had to those who had no-

.”" Cheyne said.
tly, Silva. spent several
days in the hospital suffering from
exhaustion. He was worried about “his
people." Some 41 had been baptized as
4 result of his ministry and more than

19 and 2.

teachers have been obtained for all
At First Baptist Church,

ii

. on Aug. 20. The

study guide on James. Child care will be provided through five

Five Area Bible

Five area Bible conferences will be held simultaneously in five locations
Book of James will be studied at each one, and qualified Bible

125 families had opened their homes

for-preaching and Bible studies. Now .
they needed him and with his boat and “

supplies gone he had no way to help
them. .

Silva finally appealed for help. First
the churches in Mato Grosso re-
sponded. The men worked together to
provide lumber and helped to build a
new boat. The state Baptist convention
in Brazil bought a new motor and the
organization of Southern Baptist mis-
sionaries sent out a call to the disaster
relief office of the’board.

of the conferences.
hepa ef meme ooh oe

confident of its success,”

project, according to Southern Baptist
Missionary Associate Ralph W.
Neighbour Jr., who has led in the de-
velopment of strategy for starting 200
house churches in Singapore by 1980.
With the planning phase near com-
pletion, Neighbour is returning to his
former pastorate, West Memorial

July. William R. Wakefield, the South-
ern Baptist Foreign Mission Board's
for Southeast Asia, said he
will consult with Neighbour in the Un-
ited States or even call on him for short
trips overseas as the need arises in
connection with the project.
Neighbour came to Singapdre in
January 1975 as a specialist in urban
evangelism. The Singapore conven-
tion adopted the evangelism program

in July 1975, and Southern Baptist mis-...___
* sionaries have cooperated closely in

planning the project. ;

The first step in Singapore's
strategy has been identification. Using
varied means of communication, Sin-
gapore Baptists have sought identity
as ‘“‘the people who care.”’

In the second step, they tried to de-
termine the n of the people
through direct mail and door - to - door
surveys. Using the survey results «
Singapore Baptists are now setting up
friendship groups aifhed-at meeting
the needs of the people. : ’

Friendship groups will offer help in
such areas as gu itar playing, person-_

e

ality development and choosing the *

right career. Participants in these
ps will be encouraged to join Bible

“Those who come to accept Christ
will then be nurtured and encouraged
to start or becomé part of extension
churches. The implementation will
take many years as this program is

to plant churches in every
neighborhood ‘of the city of Singa-
pore,” said Wakefield.
Prk. Aa OLR 13.
Wakefield
said. He just returned from a trip to
Southeast Asia which he met
with ans missionaries.

Wakefield said the urban strategy
planin aia ae

with that , is also
ready for Sapiemanaalice. “ity ex-

iilieieinttie take

PAGE 2 BAPTIST RECORD

_ ‘Thursday, August 11, 1977

"Court School Aid Decision _.

Both Approved And Deplored

By Barry Garrett

w. (BP) —A Baptist
na nego
ing the U.S. Supreme Court decision in
the Ohio school aid case

reacting negatively.
James E. Wood Jr., executive direc-
tor of the Baptist Joint Committee on
Public Affairs here, said that inthe

May not be used to support church
schools

“Any claim that the court has in ef-
fect paved the way for the use of public
funds for church schools clearly ig-

* mores the substance of the court’s deci-
sion and its rationale,’’ Wood de-
clared.

Wood .pointed out that the Baptist
Joint Committee on Public Affairs for
30 years has participated in briefs to
the U.S. Court in opposition
to the use of tax funds for the support of
parochial schools, as it did in the Wol-

In these briefs, Wood continued, the

respecting religious
the separation ‘of church and state,
public control with expenditure of pub-
lic funds, and the uniquely public func-
tion of American public schools.”

In the Wolman case, the U. S. Sup-
reme Court upheld parts of an Ohio
state law and declared as unconstitu-
tional other parts. It upheld parts that
allocated public funds for the benefit of
children in parochial schools, but
which funds, in the view of the court,
did not contribute to the educational
programs of the schools. Declared un-
constitutional were those parts of the
law that, in the view of the court, went
beyond aid to children and gave aid to
the schools as such.

Upheld were those parts of the Ohio
law that authorized the state to pro-
vide nonpublic school pupils with
books, standardized testing and scor-

diagnostic services, and
therapeutic and remedial services.

Declared unconstitutional were.

those portions of the Ohio law that pro-
vided instructional materials ‘and

“tothe“educational program of the
schools.

The court opinion was read by Jus-
Harry A. Blackmun. It declared
pass constitutional
muster under the establishment
clause a statute (1) must have a secu-

The majority opinion of the court
said, ‘We have acknowledged before,
and we do so again here, that the wall
of separation that must be maintained
between church and state is a blurred,
indistinct, and variable barrier de-
pending on all the circumstances of a

particular relationship.

In 1968, in Board of Education v. Al-
len, the Supreme Court upheld state
loan of textbooks to private school
pupils under certain circumstances.

decision, Justice Thurgood Marshall
said, ‘I am now convinced that (the)
Allen (decision) is largely responsible
for reducing the ‘high and impregna-
ble’ wall between church and state
erected by the First Amendment to a
‘blurred, indistinct, and variable bar-
rier’ incapable of performing its vital
functions of protecting both church
and state.”

Also dissenting in the Wolman case,
Justice William J. Brennan attacked

‘the Ohio law by saying that “ingenuity

in draftsmanship cannot obscure the
fact that this subsidy to sectarian
schools amounts to $88,000,000.”" He
also expressed the view that the Ohio
program presents ‘‘a divisive political

_ Potential of unusual magnitude.”

Church Travels 50 Miles

When two South Carolina churches of different faiths, size and racial make-up
joined hands to conduct a Vacation Bible School, the enrollment was so high the

children had to move outdoors. Ten adults from Ashley River

Church in

Baptist
Charleston traveled 50 miles each day to the small town of Walterboro to lead the
Bible school at the black St. James Holiness Church. (BP) Photo

Italian Church Baptizes
16 In Special Service

NAPLES, Italy (BP) — People sat in
the windows and stood in the aisles
here as the Naples Baptist Church

tract in an art museum, read it and
found the church address.
He said he “watched, like a lion

was the only baptismal

The 23 - year - old pastor’s son, the

organist, said to one of the
sionaries: “

“Many

Jimmy Alien, newly elected presi-
dent of the Southern Baptist Conven-
tion and former national president of
Americans United for Separation of

| application
principal of separation of church and
State,” that the decision will result in
“excessive entanglement”’ between
government and religion, and that the
public schools are the real victims by
draining off public funds for nonpublic
school education.

Sparrowk: |
‘Uplift —
Lordship’

By Laura Deal”
ne ee OV ud brataonie
Sparrowk ~ year -
and sixth woman to become
of the American Churches in

be national convention in late
une.
Mrs. Sparrowk singled out several
areas of concern. As leader of her de-
nomination she stated her overall

Mrs. Sparrowk said that she affirms
civil rights and due process for all
people, but she added that decision
about whether to receive gays into
membership and to ordain them as
clergy of the American Baptist
Churches is made on the local regional
levels.

She cited the statement issued by the
Ministers Council last year: ‘We be-
lieve the practice and advocacy of

and grounds for denial of ordination.
We also affirm that past homosexual
practices, when disavowed, should not
be a barrier to ordination.”

of Reformed Churches
to be held here Aug. 22-28. It

~- Alliance

— of this world confessional family.

London (RNS) — For the first time
since the days of the 17th Century when
Britain was a commonwealth under
Oliver Cromwell, Congregationalists
celebrated Holy Communion in
Westminster Abbey as one of the high-
lights of the International Congrega-
tional Fellowship Conference.

Seminarians’ Concern Helps
Reunite Nigerian’s F amily

By Nancy McGough
LOUISVILLE (BP) — After three

. years of separation, a Nigerian family

been reunited here — thanks to
some concerned seminary students
and a number of area Southern Baptist
congregations.

os ee Theological i-
nary, left his family in 1973 to to
the United States to better or
Christian service in his country.
Since then he, his wife Olanike, and
children, Jide 10, and Oye 5, had
prayed for some way for them to be

a together. Oye was just two when Rufus

left and could not remember his
father. .
Their dream came true when

about it. The two had also been
classmates at Sanford University in
Birmingham, before coming to South-

ern.
Turner said he and friends living on
the. third: floor of Southern’s

just try to raise some money and see if
we can get them over here.”’

In mid-October, 1976, the students
dug into their own pockets. Many re-

Senior Adults-Stay
Active At Clarksdale

Oakhurst Church, Clarksdale or-
ganized a senior adult ministry in
Sept. 1972 known'as The Rolling

club. ‘And He is still leading us in our
growth and outreach.” .
Once each month there is a am
with lunch, or a one day trip. All the
planning, cooking, and etc. is done by
younger ladies ‘‘who love to work with
During the winter months, ladies of
the club meet two days a week to make
quilts. Trudy Mayers and Mrs. Hardy
Peters, two club members, lead the

F

. “We hope to get them (the men)
involved in making things for our craft
sale, also,”’Rives comments.

A scrapbook is kept of all activities,
and a year book lists each member
with his phone number, address, and

The

see ‘The Passion Play” in Eureka
Springs. Rives says she loves her work
and is ‘‘. . .so happy that more
churches are aware of the
needs of senior adults, and we cer-
tainly need their wisdom.”

y dents troopeé:ever to Rufus's
‘ Hall talked it over and decided, ‘‘Let’s

turned to their home churches and

explained Rufus’s situation. ”

In response to the need of a family
they had never met, churches in
Clarksville, Tenn., Decatur and Annis-

eral other cities contributed, including...-

the Sunday School class to which
Rufus belongs at Walnut Street Baptist
Shortly after Thanksgiving, the stu-

apart-
ment and presented him with $1,200
they had collected. Rufus went into ac-
tion, and on a snowy day in early 1977,
his shivering family stepped off of a
jetliner.

They had never seen snow before —
in fact, had never been in cold weather

— and saw the U.S. as a winter wonder-_

They are making adjustments to a

new culture and climate. Olanike is

it difficult to cook the new foods

which “‘are not like ours at home.”’ And

so, ‘I have been the cook since they’ve
come,” Rufus said with a laugh.

Rufus, from a royal family in
Nigeria and raised as a Moslem, was
led to Christ as a young man by South-
ern Baptist missionaries. Olanike’s
father, a pastor, befriended the young
Christian. Rufus had visited her home
several times before he met Olanike,
who was away at college.

“I think my coming here will be
fruitful,” Rufus recalled thinking the
first time he saw Olanike. And he was
right. They were married in 1962.

Rufus will probably be at the semi-
nary — earning the doctor of education
degree — about three more years he
said.

But no doubt the next three years
with his family will be far less lonely.

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Atlanta (RNS) — The Presbyterian
Church .in the U. S. (PCUS) has av-

New York (RNS) — The 30 - denomi-
nation National Council of Churches is
setting up a Task Force on Christian -
Muslim Relations. NCC member
bodies are being asked to pers as
many representatives as they to
the task force’s first meeting, at NCC -
headquarters here Sept. 12.

New York (RNS) — The zombie -
like look of the late Cardinal Joseph
Mindszenty at his 1949 treason trail in
Hungary led U.S. intelligence agents
to believe that Communists had de-
veloped mysterious ways to bend the
mind and will and started a 25-year
research effort on how to control
human behavior, to an in-
vestigative report in The New York
Times.

Pittsburgh (RNS) — County offi-
cials here have passed an ordinance
placing strict controls on solicitations
at the Greater Pittsburgh Airport by
such groups such as the Hare Krishna
movement. The ordinance does not
bar solicitations. It prohibits unau-
thorized sales or advertising and pro-
vides regulations-for distributing lit-
erature, proselytizing, and begging for
money at the airport. The rules cover
permits and confining solicitations to
certain areas.

~~

Gainesville, Fla. (RNS) — A Hare
Krishna leader here says that the
sect’s members will defy a Jackson-
ville Airport order. Members will defy
a decision of airport authorities to
limit soliciting to a 10-by-10-foot area
in the lobby. ‘

New York (RNS) — A joint project
involving three Protestant denomina-
tions will construct at least four solar -
heated church buildings, one in each
major climactic area of the United
States to test the of such a

velopment Task Force of the Joint
Strategy and Action Committee
(JSAC), a consortium of 12 Protestant
denominations.

"Oxford, Eng. (RNS) — An Anglican

priest says The Church of England
should speak out, “firmly and offi-
cially,” in a statement the
freedom of Prince Charles, heir to the
British throne, to the woman of
his choice and stressing that the
bride’s religion is not a factor. The

’

‘oung of Amory
and has two children, Lee and-
Janna.

Doug Warren has been selected
for inclusion in the 1977 edition of
Outstanding Young Men Of
America. This is spon-

program
sored by the U.S. Jaycees and. _

other civic organizations of
America. Warren is a 1972
graduate of Mississippi pra: a
received his master of divinity
degree from New Orleans Semi-
nary in 1976, and has served
churches in Hinds, Yazoo, Ran-
kin, and Copiah counties. He has
conducted revival meetings in
Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida
and Georgia. He currently serves
as pastor of Calvary Church;
Silver Creek. He is married to the
former Dianne Duck of Clinton
and they have two children, Laura
and David.

Philip Duncan is the new pastor
of Tinsley Church (Yazoo). Heisa
recent graduate of Baptist le

Institute
Grace ville’

Church (Clarke). Little ‘Bi

Church (Lincoln) has called
Duvall as pastor and requested
his ordination to the minis-
try. Duvall, a Miss. hon-
ors graduate; plans to enroll in
New Orleans Seminary this fall.

David. Hamil-. , Who Among American High

ton, pastor Double
Springs Church
(Webster), has
been awarded
Outstanding
* Young Religious
me Leader by the
Maben area
Jaycees. He is
married to the
former Susan
of Eup-
ora.

‘Raleigh recently surprised
Dr. and Mrs. Rebert H. Perry
with a reception on his 25th year in
the ministry. Perry has been pas-
tor of the church for two and a half
years. He was recently named to
appear again in the Who’s Who in

Religion second edition 1977-78,
Florida, and Achievement fourth

. They have one child, Kristie,
Duncan will enter Miss: College ir:
é, September.

Jerald, Welch has resigned as .

pastor of FBC Isola effective July
24. On Aug. 1 he assumed the posi-
tion of director of missions for
Franklin Association in Ala. His
name has also been included in
the second edition of Who’s Who in

The Board of Advisors for the
Outstanding Young Men of
America Awards Program has
announced that the following have
been selected for inclusion in the

Melvin Keith, Laurel; Donald
Nathad Savell, Forest; Roy
Richard McHenry, Okolona; D.
Clark Measels, Ellisville; Wayne
Rex Yancy, Saltillo; James
Elmer Messer, Vicksburg.

Religion.

Books For Christian Service

An effort to collect from 50,000 to 75,000 books from Baptists in Mississippi to
establish or enlarge libraries where it is difficult to do so is getting under way. The
Project is being promoted by the Brotherhood Department of the Mississippi Baptist
Convention Board. The books will be used for libraries in the United States, the
Bahamas, Jamaica, Korea, india, Liberia, Ghana, and other English -
reading countries in Africa. Committee members meeting in Jackson were, left to
right, Leo Moore, Jackson; Marvin Graham, Mt. Olive; Paul Harrell, Jackson; Owen
Gregory, Jackson; and Owen Cooper, Yazoo City. Harrell is director of the Brother-
hood Department.

Most people are akin to the old

who said he was entirely

open to conviction, but would like to

see anybody who could convince him.
— The Link

Johnson Assumes
‘Holmes-Léflore

M. C, Johnson assumed the respon-
sibility as director of missions of
Holmes and Leflore Associations on
August 1. :

He is a graduate of New Orleans

’ Seminary, a former director of mis-

. sions in Maryland, and pastor of

chufches in , Alabama, and

a drive to head off a

vote on the sale of liquor in the county,

according to Charlie Bryant, director
of associational missions.

i County Baptist Association

(Decr.) (Decr.)
(270,477) — (17.4)
* 522 20.3
38,495 _ ~—
. (100.0)

School Students, Who’s Who

Rone, live in Kosciusko.

W. David Prevost, minister of
music and youth for Meadville
Church, has been selected to the

Cooperative .
Gifts Fall Below
July ’76 Figure

Cooperative Program gifts of
$580,259 received through the offices of
the Mississippi Baptist Convention

month,”’ Kelly said. The receipts
which come into the office following

year, Kelly said. The
for the year to date is $4,420,858.
$479,142 below the prorated
figure for seven months of the

The total

Blidget this year is $8.4
million. 4)

Baptists, Pentecostals
Upset Liquor Election

Bryant was chairman of the steering
committee in the effort and reports
that in two weeks the dry forces had
accumulated names to coun-

BGCT President —

Pastor James :

G. Harris, Dies
FORT WORTH (BP) — James G.

the Unt

Baptist

here, died

p' al Convention of
Texas at the time of his death. He was
first vice president of the Southern
Baptist Convention during 1973-74.

Funeral services were held at Uni-
versity Baptist Church Aug. 2.

Baker J. Cauthen, executive direc-
tor of the Foreign Mission Board, and
James B. Landes, executive secretary
of the Texas Convention, officiated.

A member of the Foreign Mission
Board from 1971 until his death, Harris
served as its president from 1975 to
April 1977. He also served as president

. Of the alumni association of South-

western Seminary, Fort Worth, during
1974-1975 and was on the board of trus-
tees for Baylor University, Waco,
Tex., from 1964 to 1973 and then from

of the Southern Baptist Radio and
Television Commission and chairman
of the Christian Life Commission.

Kelly -
Completes

(Continued from page 1)

The trip was in the process of plan-
ning for-three years, Kelly said. About
half of it was financed by the Missis-
sippi Baptist Convention Board
through funds received from sources
other than the Cooperative Program,
he added. ‘‘The other half was fi-

Thursday, August 11, 1977 BAPTIST RECORD PAGE 3

: The Missiong{ask
| e Must Go To Work Now

By Join Alexander, Director Stewardship Dept., MBCB

During Foreign Missions week at Ridgecrest summer One of our mis-
sionaries from Hong Kong shared with us the ri she has been having
recently with young people swimming out of Red to freedom in Hong Kong.

pastor taught his sons the scriptures. There are many Christians in China today
according to reports by those escaping.

your through

Did you know that it took $54,981,023 in 1976 to operate the Foreign Mission
Board in its witness for Southern Baptists? That is $4,548,752 per month,
$1,057,327 per week, $150,633 per day, $6,276 per hour, and $104.00 per minute.

Do you know the average cost of supporting a missionary? It is $10,838.11 per
year, $903.18 per month, $208.43 per week, $29.69 per day, $1.24 per hour, and $.021
per minute. How much work did you or your church provide last
year? I believe you would be interested in. figuring it out.

Do you know that there are now 2717 missionaries serving in 86 countries?

Are you aware of the current efforts of the Foreign Mission Board? It is called
TOTAL MISSIONS THRUST: Global Discipleship. The challenge and objective
is to provide every person on earth the ity to hear the gospel by the close
of the century..This will require an_all-dut effort by each Southern Baptist. It will
require the utilization of every means of communication possible at home and
abroad and for dedicatiomof personal resources. The stewardship obligations of
Southern Baptists toward overseas missions rest upon all church members.
Some Christians can respond through missionary service, but all need to respond
in prayer, giving, concern, and personal involvement. The time-frame for
TOTAL MISSIONS THRUST: Global Discipleship is now, the last quarter of the
twentieth century. ;

‘We must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day; night comes,
when no one can. work” (John 9:4 RSV). sg

Washburn Retirement
Marks End Of An Era

NASHVILLE -(BP) — A. V.
Washburn, “Mr. Sunday School’ to

Mission Board has offered Washburn
and his wife, Kate, the opportunity to
work in Scotland for a year, beginning

nanced by private individuals who
were very interested in our making the
tour,” he said.

It was planned in cooperation with
the Foreign Mission Board.

Mr. and Mrs. Sigman paid their own

—— Baptists for the past 20
¥ , Tetired as head of the Sunday
School Board’s Sunday School de-
partment, Aug. 1.

.Washburn, a board employee of 44
years, has invested his life in promot-
ing Bible study because of a conviction

travel expenses. that ‘reaching people for Christ is a

He has worked with many outstand-
ing Southern Baptist leaders, includ-
ing four presidents of the Board, I. J.
Van Ness, T. L. Holcomb, James L.

Sullivan and Grady Cothen.
School leaders with whom he
thas. include Hight C.. Moere,

iJ “ ns

and J. N. Barnette, the only other per-

son to Southern Baptists’ Sunday
School program, which now has al-
most 7.5 million members enrolled

As a boy in North Carolina,
Washburn was a member of the same

mission work. The Kellys were gone
five = weeks and visited missionaries and
missions all along the way. A reception
was held for them at the Baptist Building
on their return.

Raymond Road
To Hold School
For Bus Workers

A two day school for bus pastors and
workers will be held at Raymond Road
Church in Jackson on August 15 and 16.
The school will begin Monday at 11:30
a.m. with a free welcome luncheon and

nee At 1 p.m. the conference
begin with lectures and individual
class programs on such subjects as

church as Barnette, who served as

program

When Barnette left Double Springs
Baptist Church, Washburn’s father
took over as Sunday School director.
His parents’ strong commitment to
Southern Baptists and the association
with. Barnette in those early years,
made moving to the Sunday School
Board in 1933 a ‘‘natural thing,” ac-
cording to Washburn.

Washburn’s theory of operating for
his years in Sunday School work prob-
ably is best explained in his para-
phrase of one of Barnette’s sayings:

“If you will work to grow a great
Sunday School, in that process, you
will have already developed a great
church, because the basic element of
Word is what Sunday School
work is all about.’’

Several opportunities have arisen
during the past years to leave the Sun-

children’s church, the bus pastor, bus 44y School Board to work in a church,

driver, teenage worker, puppet minis-
try, promoting, children soul winning
and many others. First day activities
will conclude at 9 p.m.

Church, Louisville, Ky.; Lyle Harris of
Louisville; Frank Stiedle, music
evangelist of Canton; Mike Wells, bus
director at Raymond Road; and Cecil
Harper, soloist from Robinson
Street Church in Jackson.

Second day activities will begin at 9
a.m. and conclude at 8 p.m. Lunch will
be furnished at no charge both days
but evening meals will be taken at
local restaurants.

Heart Attacks

or a state convention, but Washburn
said he ‘‘always felt led to remain at
the Sunday School Board, because the
mission of the board is right at the
of New Testament churches —

E

tors,” he said, “but we have continued
to re-assess essential functions of the
church and what a Bible teaching

can ‘
“Sunday ools have always

in April 1978. While there, he will serve
‘as a general consultant to the

Union of Scotland in the field of religi-
ous education.

Pinson

Elected
(Continued from page 1)
and “‘How to Deal with Controversial

and universities, NBC’s
“Faith in Action” series, and deli-
vered one of the major addresses at
the meeting of the Southern Baptist
Convention in Kansas City, Mo., in
June 1977,

| Missionaries’
Son Dies In

Houston

HOUSTON (BP) — Kyle Kingsley,
22 - year - son of Southern Baptist mis-
sionaries, died at 1:30 p.m., Friday,
July 22, in Northwest Houston Medical
Center after suffering a cerebral
aneurysm during the weekend of July
16

Kingsley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Gene E. Kingsley of Alabama and
Texas, returned to the United States
July 21 from Lilongwe, Malawi, where
he works with theological education by
extension and as a general evangelist.

Funeral services were held July 25
in the Champion Forest Baptist
Church in Houston with burial at
Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont,
Tex.

Young Kingsley was born in the
states, but moved with his parents to ~
the mission field at the age of five. He
had just completed his sophomore
year at Lamar University, Beaumont,
and was living in Houston for the
‘summer.

Survivors include his parents; two

“brothers, Kirk, who is a collete student
living in Dallas for the summer, and
Keith, a senior at Rift Valley Academy
in Nairobi, Kenya; and one sister, Ka-
ren, age 10, who lives at home.

SBC Missions
Gifts Ahead
Of Last Year

NASHVILLE (BP) — With only two

funds after 10 months total
to $39,217,027 at
year, total

point while
455,883 in
nated gifts, have climbed f
$84,609,774. Total gifts exceed last

sien. ee

for July tallied
‘vaeeb. 87, on increas of mere ihe 14
percent over total gifts last July.

a

Sate

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE MISSISSIPP! BAPTIST CONVENTION

The Way To Go

Church budgets are being formed or

time to give

the Cooperative
the

“Go ye.”

Through the _— since its incep-
in 1925, we have understood that
the Cooperative Program is our way of

there, wherever “there” might

, all over the world. This means in

Editorials

our state, all across our nation, and
into every nook and cranny in the
world where we are allowed to send
missionaries. ~

This is what the Cooperative Prog-
ram is. It is simply the greatest plan of
financing a world-encircling missions
effort ever devised. It is the financial
heart of what Baptists are all about.

We cannot afford for the Coopera-
tive Program to be given second-rate
consideration. Things on the local
scene need to be looked after and taken
care of, but the world-wide considera-
tion needs to be just as prominent in
the thoughts of the budget makers.

There may be those who would say
that the Cooperative Program is too

broad and covers things that are not
missions oriented. Yet everything that
is a part of Cooperative "
financing has been felt to be miss’
supportive by Baptists gathered in de-
liberative sessions at Conventions, or
it would not have been included.

The Cooperative Program deserves’
the very strongest support of every
Baptist.

Because we are Baptists, any indi-
vidual or church can decide not to siyp-
port the Cooperative Program at all.

But the scripture says, “Go ye,” and
we can’t escape that.

The Cooperative Program is the way
to go.

Challenge For Youth

’ The biggest meeting Mississippi
Baptists have every year is this week.
It is the annual Youth Night, and an in-
teresting and entertaining program
has been planned.

More than interesting and entertain-
ing, however, it doubtless will be
spiritual and challenging; for two of
the best known names in Mississippi
will be a part of it.

Chester Swor will be the inspira-
tional speaker. For the past 40 years he
has been groups such as
this all over the nation, and thousands
of lives have been changed as a result.
This dynamic man has put himself
under the control of the Lord, and he
has been blessed with a great deal of
determination and ability for the Lord

to use. The results have been without
measure. ‘He lives almost in the
shadow of the Mississippi Coliseum,
where the meeting will be held, so he is
our own. Whatever effort it takes to get
a good-sized group of young people to
this meeting to hear Chester Swor will
be worthwhile.

Another well - known name is Bob
Tyler, athletic director and head foot-
ball coach at Mississippi State. His
Christianity is well documented, and
he has been bold in presenting his tes-
timony of the presence of Christ in his
life. His presence at the meeting will
be an inspiration to many young
people.

Another Mississippian to be on the
program is Cindy Malone, the reigning

Junior Miss of Jackson. She will sing
and give her testimony of the Lordship
of Christ. Cindy is the daughter of
Byron Malone, the pastor of Daniel
Memorial Baptist Church in Jackson.
No doubt, she will delight the audienee
and present a challenge to the young

_ People.

The music will be under the direc-
tion of Ken Medema, a well - known
blind composer, pianist, and singer.

- The organist will be Chuck Endsley of

Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson,
and the pianist will be Steve Roddy of
First Baptist Church in Jackson.

A more worthwhile program could
not have been prepared. It is one the
young people of this state will re-
member for a long time.

“An Informed Baptist”

Throughout this summer the Baptist
Record has been a six-page paper
rather than an eight-page publication
such as Mississippi Baptists have been
accustomed to for years.

We have sought to make the six-page
issues as interesting and informative
as the ei are when they are
published. We hope circumstances

not up to tions. There-
fore we don’t feel we should seek relief
in from that source. Our Baptist Re-
cord budget for 1978 will seek no addi-
tional Cooperative Program funds,
though the total Baptist Record
budget will be a great deal more than
for this year, probably by about
000

It will be recalled that in the issue of
June 9 a small circulation price in-
crease was announced. On Jan. 1, 1978,

present figure of $2.40. The club plan
rate will be $3.60 per year as compared
with $2.76 at this time. The annual in-
dividual subscription cost will be $3.75
per year as compared with $3 now. Ad-
vertising costs will also be increased
slightly, and we hope our advertisers
will stay with us. We feel we offer them
a good market, for we screen our ad-
vertisers very carefully; and while

Record advertising does not
carry Baptist Record endorsement of
the product, we try to be careful not to
—a ee

paper.»
All of these increases will not be

*

st ce
sy ie i

enough, however, and we feel we have
no choice but to expect some addi-
tional six-page papers. We plan to go
back to eight-pages for the most part
on Sept. 1 of this year, but there will be
other six-page papers next year.

Even so, we are still as large
Space-wise as. any other paper in the
Southern Baptist Convention area and
larger than most. And as we cut down
on space we seek to give as much space
to news from Mississippi Baptist
churches as ever. We try to do our copy
trimming in-other areas.

ippi Baptist Convention. Under
Article VIII of the constitution is
found:

Section 1. The official organ of the
Convention and the Convention Board
for the publication of Baptist and
world religious news, and dissemina-
tion of Baptist doctrines, the creation
of goodwill toward the denomination,
and the promotion of the work of the
Convention and the Convention Board,
shall be the Baptist Record. It shall be
published weekly and shall at all times
keep itself in harmony with the aims of
the Convention and the churches
cooperating with the Convention.

Section 2. The columns of the Baptist
Record, the limitations of its space
considered, shall be open to the Baptist
churches and associations of the state
and to all the boards, institutions, and
agencies of the Convention for the pub-
lication of news of their activities.

These are the principles under
which we seek to operate.

Two self-evident truths have been
known among Baptists even since the
days of J. B. Gambrell, the first editor
of the Baptist Record. One says, “An

informed Baptist is a better Baptist.”
This would mean that the more know-
ledge the church member has with
which to perform his duties, the better
he will be able to perform them. Thus
an informed Baptist is.a better church
member and makes the pastor’s job
easier. David M. Gardner, editor of the
Baptist Standard in Texas in the
and 50s, said the Baptist state paper
the budget of the church is like having
an additional associate pastor on the
staff.

It is crammed full of information
about what Baptists are doing each
week, and it is presented in an attrac-
tive manner. And while it must com-
pete with television, the daily papers,
and leisure time activities, it promotes
the Kingdom of God through those who
read it.

The other truth has been stated:
This would mean to say that Baptists
are fully capable of making the right
decisions in their democratic fashion
and depending on the Lord if they have
adequate knowledge with which to de-
cide. This knowledge of Baptist affairs
all over the world comes to them
through their state paper.

Now is the time to consider putting
the Baptist Record in the church
budget to send it to every family. As
has been the custom for several years,
the Baptist Record will be sent free for
two months to every family in a church
not already in a plan if the church will
vote to enter into this program. At the
end of the two months the church will
begin receiving monthly bills for only
20 cents per family per month. It will
be 24 cents per month after Jan 1.

That is‘ a’ bargain. But bargain or
not, it’s worthwhile.

Book Reviews

nacerd, I tell comngiilied ts renpeoe te
Bryant

to Therman ‘

The privilege of knowing Bro.
Bryant was not.mine until
the year 1976, when he served our
church as interim pastor for six
months. I agree in toto with the re-

marks of Dr. concerning this
great servant of God. Never before has
one person made such a lasting impre-
niet foe my life for the cause of

The sincere (Agape) love, the gentle
smile, the kind words he spoke, all at-
tested to his faith in a living Savior.
Yes, Bro. Bryant was an outstanding
servant of the Lord whose influence
touched many lives and the fruits of
which will be seen for years to come.
Yet, it is my belief that a great con-
tributing factor to his goodness and his
greatness was the loyal support of his
lovely wife. ‘‘Annie Grace,” as he lov-
ingly referred to her, was always with
him and in her quiet manner encour-
aged him, strengthened him, and
worked with him for the Glory of God.
Yes, they were a “peculiar people”
because of their total devotion to one
another and their family, but most of
all because of the total commitment of
their lives to their Lord and Savior. To
me they will always be a “‘special

I praise God for allowing me to know
them; and I pray that He will continue
to bless and sustain Mrs. Bryant, the
children, and grandchildren until that
Great Reunion-Day. -

Elaine Cade
West

NOBTS Appoints
Five To Faculty

New Orleans Seminary has ap-
pointed five new faculty members in
the , religious education, and
church music divisions.
Named as faculty members-by the
Board of Trustees are Joe Cothen,
of Oak Park Church, New Or-
; Ann. Daniel Carlino,' a social

worker at the Sellers Baptist Home -

and Adoption Center in New Orleans;
Talmadge Butler, music editor for the
Baptist Sunday School Board Music
Department. Also appointed were
Bernard minister of educa-

Spooner,
‘tion and administration at Travis Av-

enue Church, Fort Worth; and Al
Washburn, minister of music and or-
ganist for Highland Church, Louisvil-
le, Kentucky. 7

The faculty additions have been
made to fill vacancies and to keep
ahead of healthy enrollment increases
and program development.

“~~ eee Ceneee ee
7

Like little Anna (in Mister Ged, This
Is Anna), I have just one big

a journalism class assignment. I
toured the Baptist Church House,

~ Highgate and Hampstead Heath.

(Evelyn Keyes laughs at me back

Silver Jubilee Musical Pageant. It was

Cothen-has been named associate
professor of pastoral work; Carlino
will assume duties as assistant profes-
sor of social work; Butler will serve as
assistant professor,.of church music
education and administration;
Washburn also will assume duties as
associate professor of church music
andorgan. |

The faculty meinbers began their
teaching duties effective August 1.

Spiritual Hunger
Disaster Leaves Mark

In Brazil

®

By Earl Kelly
“Disaster” is a word that Missis-

HOW TO BE BORN AGAIN by Billy
Graham (Word, 187 pp., 96.95) Writing
at a time when interest in the subject of.
the ‘‘new birth’’ is at an all time high,
Billy Gratiam uses his facile pen to
show in clear, understandable lan-
guage, just what the Bible says the
term means. In 13 fresh, readable
chapters, under 3 division headings,
‘“‘Man’s Need,” “‘God’s Answer,” and
“Man's ** he shows the why,
the how, the what of the new birth.
These are truths Baptists and many
other evangelicals have taught
through the centuries, so rg will
present little that is new to , yet
they are presented in Dr. Graham's

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: SET

GOOD MORNING, LORD —
from the Psalms, by Nelle A. V
Ark (Baker Book House, $2.45, 60 pp.
What better way to greet the morning
than with a psalm of . This book
gives 60 morning
thanks and praise.

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votions full of |

of the Sahel, the earthquakes
of Guatemala, Turkey, China, and

of appreciation to God for our afflu-
ence, and our sensitivity to the hurts of
others. Let God be praised that many
of us have come to understand that
when one member of the human race
experiences pain because of a disaster
the whole fabric of humanity is af-
fected.
Revently I made a

two - da
7 suiageteagiondea tuumniion

in Brazil. At3 a.m. I sat on the balcony
of my 24rd floor hotel room,

to the surf pound the rocks below as it
had done for centuries before the Por-
tuguese discovered the area they were

Christ with outstreatched arms on

Faces And Places

By Anne Washburn McWilliams

at Wembley that Billy Graham held
his first crusade in 1954. First we heard
that no tickets for the pageant were
available, except maybe on black
market for 18 or 20 pounds (35 or 40
dollars). That way was unacceptable
to us, so we gave up. Then we heard
that a block of 77 tickets had been
bought by university officials for high
school students. With the hope that 77
high school students would not all ap-
pear, we waited. And some did not
show up. We got two tickets for two
pounds each and rode to the stadium
with about 60 or 70 teen-agers.

It looked as though everyone in Lon-
don was heading for the stadium. Once
when the snarled traffic came to a
standstill, we suddenly heard a cry
from the back of the bus: ‘The Queen
is coming! The Queen is coming!’’ All
vehicles stopped and waited for her
limousine to pass. From the bus we
could look directly into her car as she
passed. She wore a turquoise evening
gown, white cape, and gold crown.

In this Silver Jubilee Review, men
from all three “Armed Services
paraded together for their Sovereign.
As a grand climax for the first half of
the pageant, 2,000 participants formed
a huge crown flanked by the letters
ER. Groups of bands in their red coats
formed the base of the crown. Caval-’
rymen made up the apex; flag bearers
framed the top. torches were
centered in the letters ER. There were
70 bands, with the bugles, drums, and
bands of mounted cavalry, as well as
the Scots with their bagpipes.

At the close the sound of 100,000 voi-
ces singing “Abide With Me’’ turned

_My thoughts toward the day we shall
hear the cry, ‘The King is

”
“God hath highly exalted him that at
the name of Jesus every knee should
bow.” Phil. 2:9-10. :
Will we be as well prepared to greet
Him as London was her Queen? i

-

dents. The goal of the South Brazil
mission is to have an enrollment of
1,000 students by 1982. Inflation which
is presently averaging above 40 per-
cent a year has made it impossible for
Brazilian Baptists and the Foreign-—-,,
Mission Board to provide an additional

right.

I had watched a new highspeed.
press run at full speed to provide
copies of the

prayer ate

~

Neshoba Church, Union deacons pictured left to right are Tom Gully, T. L. Howie,
Chester Clark, Jack Mason, Eugene Tidwell, Victor Rivers, James Vance, Mack
Johnson, Allen Boler, and Jesse Pilgrim. Also pictured is Warren Haney, pastor.

- Neshoba Celebrates 100th

Neshoba Church, Union celebrated its 100th birthday on June 26 with a day of
festivities and worship. The program consisted of music specials, testimonies
from former members, and a centennial sermon preached by E. R. Pinson who

pastored the church around 30 years ago. A presentation of the church’s history

was made by Thelma McBeath.

The overflow crowd enjoyed fellowship and a meal together. Special i-
tion was given to those born during the first 20 years of the church's ellatence.
Also recognized were former pastors, other ministers, and those married in the

church.

Senior citizens over 80 years old are
(front left to right) Ester Gully, Cleo
Howle, Alma Smith, Jennie Wilson,
Mattie Vance, (back row) Tom Gully,
Lee Richardson, Clara Houston, and
Louva Howle.

Former pastors of the church left to
right are ‘Henry Adams (1968-1976),
Warren Haney (present pastor), and E.
R. Pinson (1944-1949).

‘Southern Baptists Form

Research Fellowship

DALLAS (BP) — The Southern Bap-
tist Research Fellowship has been
formed here by representatives of
several Southern Baptist Convention
(SBC) agencies.

The group chose Leonard Irwin of
Atlanta, director of the planning sec-
tion of the SBC Home Mission Board,
as president.

Albert McClellan, associate execu-
tive secretary and director of program
planning for the SBC Executive Com-
mittee, Nashville, called the research
fellowship a ‘mainstream denomina-
tional leadership group of the future.

“In our complex age,”’ he said, “‘it is
extremely hazardous to undertake any
kind of program and institutional de-
velopment without research. We can-
not afford misdirection, false starts
and costly mistakes. Research will
help avoid these.”

Irwin said the organization will,
among other functions, promote the
application of research in program
development and provide a forum for
developing research skills and sharing
researth efforts.

James H. Landes, Texas Baptist
executive director, and Lloyd Elder,
assistant to the executive director,
discussed research relating to state
conventions and specifically such
things as the Good News Texas mass:
media campaign of Texas Baptists.

In light of recent research for Good

. News Texas and the Living Proof
media campaign, said Landes, Baptist
need to do additional research to learn

_ why they are in better favor with the +
public than was expected.

M

be

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avoid the pitfalls of groups who’ve had
it and lost it; he added. ~ ;

Landes said research is also needed
in Southern Baptist areas of family life
and mission work.

“We need to investigate why the
mission dollar is becoming less of the
church’s income.”

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It took me over 20 years to realize
why this ritual makes me so furious. It
means the child has two main theories
to set forth. One, the parent’s memory
has failed. And I’m getting to the age
where that is a very touchy subject.
Two, the parent can’t handle simple
math. And that is rather touchy with
me, too. ¢

Anyway I finally decided to answer,
tone for tone, ‘‘Don’t tell me how old
you,are. I remember when you were
born. I was‘there.” ,

* Seriously, I guess the reason this tell-
ing me how old they are bugs me is be-
cause it is usually involved in some dis-
cussion that involves privilege, rights,
etc.

Every once in a while I find myself in
my praying doing the same thing with
the Lord — pointing out how long I’ve
been a Christian, how long I've done
this or that or the other — but I was not
aware of how silly it is for me to be that
way with the Lord until I was consider-
ing how I feel when my children tell me
how old they are.

I could say to them as I have felt the
Lord says to me, Child, don’t tell me
how old you ave — I wes hese Baers
you, I planned for you a long time,
wanted you to be mine. and I made all
the preparations for you to be mine,
and you always will be mine.

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The Alternste. ~~ Tithers Budget
» Forward Forward Commitment Stewardship ya bee a
Program Cheracteristics Program Program . Program Revival and Promotion
Weeks of preparation................. 4 ; of . ; , :
Weeks of presentation................. 4 ~) ame
é Dinner........ Yes Yes No ° No
Children’s party... ........: Yes Yes No No No
Letters or paper................-- 5 2 3 No No
Pre-visitation in homes. .... 0... eee Yes Yes No Yes No
Visit homes not returning pledges Yes No No No No
Stewardship devotionals........ Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Stewardship Sunday School lessons Yes Yes Yes Yes No ~
Preach stewardship Messages. . 5 4 3 4 e
SUED.) .....- Ap peewee cee. a 3 2 ag No
Tithing testimonies......... Yes ~ Yes Yes Yes No
Stewardship tracts 8 Oi. 1 4 No
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Tithing emphasis.............. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Commitments asked for Yes Yes Yes Yes No
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Sardis Church (Smith) had
homecoming on pe 7. Services
began at 10:30 a.m. lunch was at 12

noon. There was a time for singing in
the afternoon. Guest speaker was W.
P. Blair. Billy Ray Smith is pastor.

Darlove Church (Washington) will
have its annual homecoming on Aug.
14 at 10:30 a.m. Glenn Nations, former
pastor will preach the morning mes-
sage. An evening concert at 2 will be
conducted by the Southland Boys of
Collins.

‘A new activities building will be
opened in special ceremonies Aug.
19-21 at First Baptist Church, Tupelo.
The events will get under way on Fri-
day evening with a fellowship supper.
On Saturday the new building will be
open for tours between 10 a.m. and 4
p.m. The special dedicatory services
will be during the Sunday morning
ner hour. Bill Rittenhouse is pas-

ye View Church in Gulfport will
celebrate its 20th Anniversary with
special services on Sunday, August 21.
R. R. Darby, the first pastor of the
church, phere pon sagging
morning worship service. The theme
will be ‘Praising God for Past Experi-
ences at BVBC.” A church fellowship
luncheon at the Holiday Inn will follow
the morning service. The cost will be
$3 per person, and reservations are re-
quired. The present pastor, Tom
Gautier, will bring the message for the
evening worship service. The theme
will be “Praising God for Future Ex-
periences at BVBC.”

Concord Church, Ackerman will
celebrate its 140th birthday on August
14. It is also annual homecoming day
and the beginning of summer revival.
Earl Kelly, executive-secretary of the

CB, will be the speaker for the
rning service. Charles Whitten,

the history of the church. Sunday
School will be at 10 a.m., worship ser-
vice 11 a.m., and lunch 12:15. After-
noon speaker will begin at 1:30 p.m.
Revival services will be at 10:30 a.m.
and 7:30 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Speaker will be Harold Scott, Harper-
ville Church, and song leader will be
Don Dukes, Ackerman Church.

Just For The Record

F BC Brooklyn !
Breaks Ground

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FBC Brooklyn held a ground breaking
ceremony for its new fellowship hall. Pic-
tured are Mrs. Bertha Cooley, Kenneth R.
Shoemake (pastor), and Terrie McCar-
die. The oldest and the youngest church
member present in Sunday Schoo! that
day broke ground. Mrs. Cooley also
broke ground in 1945 for the present
sanctuary.

Columbus Fairview Mission Team .

Works In New Castle, Penn. Area

The Fairview Church, Columbus youth mission team spent 13 days in Pennsylvania.
The young people, working with Donald Knapp of Beaver, Pennsylvania, taught
Mission Bible Schools, took surveys and presented music concerts in the New Castle,
Pennsylvania area. According to Knapp, a new Southern Baptist church will be
Started in that area because of the work of the young people. Bob Waldrop is minister
of music/youth and Gene Henderson is pastor.

Southern Will Exchange Degrees

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trustees at Southern have provided another

peg eae ~ ity for alumni to exchange their B.D. degree for an M.Div. or their Th.D
‘or a Ph.D.

Between now and December 1, 1977 alumni who hold the bachelor of divinity
degree from Southern i may exchange it for the master of divinity by
sending the old diploma to Harold S. Songer, director of basic professional
studies, along with a check for $25 to cover the cost of the new diploma and

Alumni who hold the doctor of theology degree from Southern may exchange it
for the doctor of philosophy by mailing the old diploma and a check for $25 to
Page H. Kelley, director of graduate studies.

The seminary address is: 2825 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206. The
exchange period expires December 1.

Ocean Springs
Vancleave Holds
Note Framing

Vancleave Church, Ocean Springs
recently held a note framing service in
which the church celebrated the
payment in full of three bank notes
which completely retired all outstanding
church debts. Shown in the picture are
Mrs. Opan Vaughn, treasurer; Felix
Greer, pastor; and M. L. Malone, finance
committee chairman. Since this
occasion, the church has voted tp build
additional educational space.
Construction. on this addition is
expected to begin soon.

7 Receive Southwestern Degrees

Seven Mississippi students received degrees from Southwestern
Seminary on July 15. Pictured above left to right are Michael L.
‘kdwards from Tupelo, master of music; William M. Fox, Jr. from
Jatkson and Randoi C. Lindsay from Kosciusko, master of divin-
ity; Jerry W. Morgan trom Ripley, master of church music; Donald
C. Solomon from Vicksburg, doctor of education; and Leroy
Sylvester, Jr. from Kosciusko, diplomain theology. Brenda Joyce
Teague (left) from New Albany received a master of religious
education.

st 14

Sunday School Lesson: International For Au

Gideon: God’s Courageous

By William Fallis
Judges 6—8

In 1865 William Booth and his wife
Catherine were popular evangelists of
the New Connexion offshoot of

terest in the poor
and exploited
people caused the
leaders of their de-
", nomination to re-
ject them. What
they really wanted
to do was to win the
lost in London’s ter-
rible East End slums, the people out-
side the concern of the churches. It was
very hard work with little support. The
crowds were often so rough that Wil-
. liam needed a converted prizefighter.
Peter Monk, as his bodyguard. His in-
come averaged three pounds a week
for his wife and six young chidren. He
preached mostly in tents and secular
buildings; churches were not open to
the kind of people he wanted to reach.
Eventually Booth named his ministry
. the Salvation Army:
Down Baal’s Altar

(Judg. §:25-32)

The judge (or champion) who prob-

ap
peared to Gideon, called him a
“mighty man of valor,”’ and
sioned him to save Israel from
Midianites.

After Gideon was convinced that it

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‘not che but all our

Israel (6:36-40). Gideon led his forces
to camp only four miles from the
Midianites. But to prevent Israel from
boasting of their own might after the
victory, the Lord told Gideon to send
home all the people who were fearful.
After two-thirds of the army had left,
~ ten thousand still remained. To reduce
this force even more, the Lord had the
men drink at the well or spring. The 300

Knowing Who Gave The Victory
(7:20-21; 8:23)

After overhearing the strange *
dream of a Midianite, Gideon was con-
vinced that the invaders were ripe for
a beating. Returning to his camp, he
divided his force into three equal com-
panies to take up positions around the
enemies’ camp. Each man had a

(probably aram’s horn) inhis

another with their
. The army was decimated as it

After that stunning victory, Gideon
thought the time had come to have

trumpet
who raised water in their hands and right hand and a torch hidden in a such a man as their king. But when
lapped it were chosen for the battle.In pitcher or jar in his left hand. At 19 they offered the throne to Gideon, even

the light of Gideon’s strategy, verse 8a
probably means that they collected 300
jars and trumpets.

Life And Work For August 14 “°

The Sanctity Of Time

By Bill Duncan, Long Beach, First
Exodus 20:8-11; Mark 2:23-28

p.m. just after the relief watchmen
had come on duty, Gideon led his men
all at the same time to break their

fused because he felt that only the Lord
should'rule over them.

convocation.” Throughout the Old majority of the people. Recently, a
‘estament

By building a hedge of minute laws
“Remember the sabbathdaytokeep about the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders
it Holy” (Exodus 20:8). The Com-
mandment assumes that the day will
be remembered so
that the day will be
set apart for rest
and holy living. The
main idea is posi-
tive. ‘‘Holiness’’
meant complete
dedication to the
Lord. It might in-
volve separation
from the world. Hol-

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Sabbath. He permitted His disciples to
pluck grain on

proclaims the sanctity of all

a part, the whole

becomes involv. . So God decreed

that one day should be set for

a rt te 2 ied
; toHi

‘The Sabbath was to be a day of rest.

because it

was part of man’s . The day

to the Lord, not to man for the

of his own interest. By this,

man was reminded that his days were

not his own.

The Sabbath became a day of wor-
ship in the religious life of Israel. The
book of Leviticus gives us the details of
how the day of rest was to be “a holy

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was Israel’s hero. Some people

= Devotional
Does God Have To Say:

By Kermit McGregor, pastor Temple Church, Hattiesburg
Exodus 3:1-12

The cranes
pon wp aaa
tion to use J. Hardee Kennedy’

SE re ak enna’ ole “Oe ge eee

Lord.”

of a “continuously bush

burning”
tocapture the “‘resolule purpase” of investiga
's words.

What did God have to say? To Moses he said, “ANSWER ME!" When God saw
that one turned aside to ‘‘see’”’ he called him by name. From Genesis to Revela-

to say!

God also said to Moses, “RESPECT ME!” Every pérson

tion, scripture reveals that God is trying to get man to answer Him. He truly has

who has been ushered

into the presence of royalty can attest to the consciousness of extr

God also said, “KNOW ME!” “.
Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God
miracle working.

I am!” (John 1:1-18). —

aordinary
‘you must not approach me as the ordinary.” Acknowledge
ition to worship. ~-

‘am the God of thy Father, the God of
of Jacob.” This same covenant initiating,

y leading God says to all in Jesus Christ, “Know who

God also said to Moses, ‘ ‘FOLLOW ME!” A plan of deliverance includes you
because “I have seen the affliction of my people.” Moses protested magnifying
his own failures and inabilities and minimizing the power of God.

All of the words spoken to Moses are completely fulfilled in Jesus Christ our
sare (eaeenas: 1ff). God has something to say. In fact He has said it all in Jesus

FBC Raleigh Celebrates 94th Year

FBC, Raleigh celebrated its 94th birthday on July 24, with a praise service, dinner
on the ground and ground breaking ceremonies for a new $83,140 multi - purpose
building. Those in the picture above represent the building committee, active
deacons, and someone from ail age groups of the church. W. H. Merritt, a former
pastor; Robert Perry, pastor; Olen Tadlock, chairman of deacons; arid Bob Wyatt,
chairman of the ‘Together We Build" campaign and building committee took part in
the service. Raleigh Construction Company is the general contractor.

Revival Dates

Parkhill Church, Jackson: Aug.

Bethany Church, Bay Springs: Aug.

14-19; services 11 a.m. Sunday and7:30 14-19; Sunday homecoming services 11
p.m. nightly; evangelist, Jim Bain a.m. with dinner on the ground, after-

from Oxford; music by Ed Perkins;

will include ventriloquist act — special weekday

nights for families, youth, and chil-

noon special singing and message,
services 7:30 p.m.;
evangelist, Leon Akins from Florida;

dren — after-service fellowships — music director, ae Rayner; pas-
and even the church’s version of ‘The tor, Eddie Davidson.

Gong Show’'; Joe Stévall is pastor.

New Prospect (Lincoln): August
7-12; in progress now; Sunday services
at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; dinner on the
ground at noon; Monday - Friday ser-
vices at 10a.m. and 7:30p.m. ; Norman
Knapp, Summit, song leader: Ted
Rushing, pastor.

FBC Lake (Scott): Aug. 14-17; Sun-
day services 11 a.m. and7 p.m.; week-
days 8 p.m.; Bartis Harper, FBC Mor-
ton, evangelist; Frank Nix, FBC Mor-
ton, music director; Wesley Miley,
pastor. _

FBC Pearl: youth-led Aug. 12-14;

FBC Landerdale:
vices 10:30 a.m. and 7:

. 14-19; ser-
p.m.; Kelly

. Dampeer, pastor Fifteenth Ave.
iP. Church, Meridian, evangelist; Tom
Harrison, choir director, will lead

singing; Jerry Bishop, pastor.

Sand Hill Church (Jones): Aug.
14-19; Sunday with din- *

noon; Steve Pouncey, evangelist;
Charles Mixon, direct music; 7:30
each night; Walter Johnson, pastor.

McBee (Lowndes): A . 15-21; Bob
Peoples of Chattanooga, . will be
the evangelist; G. A. Weir is song
5. C. Earwood is pastor.

oC Gis wi: Al ’ Vir me? Si
James James Gilbert, missionary from |
auto iecaes hans Mike Wood-
Walter Frederick,

pasier.

Bellevue Church (Lamar): Aug. ,
14-19; Howard Aultman, evangelist:
Dallas , Song leader;
services 11 a.m. “and 6:30 p.m ; ra

Mt. Zion Church (Simpson): Aug.
14-19; Sunday services 11 a.m. and 7
p.m., weekdays services 7:30 p.m.; S.
A. Adkins, evangelist; Gordon Alford,
music evangelist; Ben Carlisle, pas-
tor.

Bowlin Church (Attala): Aug. 14-19;
Sunday services 11 a.m. and7:30p.m.;
Monday - Friday services 7:30 p.m.;
Ed McDaniel, pastor FBC Durant,
evangelist; David Oliver, Kosciusko,
song leader; Walter Hines, pastor.

Oakvale Church (Lawrence): Aug.
14-19; regular services on Sunday — 10
a.m. and §:30 p.m.; weekday services
9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Douglas Saxon,
speaker; Joe Clark of Petal will lead
the singing.

Church, Columbus: Aug.
14-19; 7:30 p.m.; John Forsman, pas-
tor Wade Church, Pascagoula,
evangelist; Grover Fairchild, minis-
ter of music, oh coy gy singing;
James R. Hutcherson, Sr

Salem Church, Raymond: Aug.
14-19; 10 a.m. and-7:30 p.m.; Carey
Cox, Jackson, evangelist; Bobby
Stubbs, Salem music director, will be
leading the music; Harry F. Jones,
pastor; homecoming Aug. 14 with din-

lowship hall.

Little Bahala (Lincoln): Aug. 14-19;

the. 14th, services 11:00

a.m. and 1:30 p.m., no night service;

weekdays services 7:30 p.m.; H.¢

Bethea Fielding, evangelist; David"

Derrick, music evangelist; Dennis,
Duvall, pastor.

hanes Sasch ‘Lanwte): Aug.
Sinead mses oS ait
pester, wil direst muti. Sharon Sas.

Union Church (Rankin): August
21-26; Charles Holifield, pastor of Lib-
Church in Liberty, evangelist;
Ralph and Betty Jackson from

Sunday Jackson, visiting musicians; §. W.

Valentine, , will lead the sing-
ing. Sunday services 11 a.m. and 7

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