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1 , r "---../ _._",...- [QJDlf' \f!f[g} [Q)A [D!fD!f U $evel1lh Day lsas l!!1jddn sr.51@ WClld\lllBl1lg Ave., PBCll1leBd. N. 1Nl1l1l=3 [Q)ff\)f e@n[f%nc6 (luj.. so Je!ro\l' - loren G. Osbo,"n, 7 Oakwood Ave., Weserly, R.. e Mllw $e!' ll@11j - Mrs. R. T. lfeherson, 476 N. Washngton Ave., Baule Creek, Mch. (After June 1, 1961, Harley D. Bond, 510 Watchung Ave., Planfeld, N. J.) Next Annual Sesson: August 14-19, 1961, at Unversty of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. nformaton on area Assocaton meetngs avalab from Execuve Secretary. NJl'1X!Q) V &fp>l'd$l' Mn$$n Nl&V $ «:O'\f C6@!'!'es[p)@l1'lcdl!ro!' ll@!'w _0 Rev. leverett T. Harrs, 403 Washngton Trust Bldg., Westerly, R. L Mssons: Home!Feld; Shangha, Chna (nactve); Jamaca, W..; Brtsh Guana, S. A. Nyasaland, S. E. Afrca; /Fraternal relatons wth groups n England, Holland, Germany, New Zealand. MnceAlNl l'1j=\] J<e1' $@cen'l1 «:@ll'll'es/p'@!ro<cllol1l@ $ell'etl Jll'1? Jl1ltdl <cld@l', THE SABBATH RECORDER (weekly) - Rev. leon M. Maltby, 510 Watchung Ave., Planfeld, N. J. See nsde pages for a fuller lst of publcatons. $lw'lmjlj={]!q) V AfP>1'n$u fq\t.»? telj=\]nvdanl!q)(ljj<ea vn 1N lk@mlldwe ell'e@l'w - Rev. Rex E. Zwebel, Alfred Staton, N. Y. Publcatons: THE SABBATH VSTOR (Boys and Grls), THE JUNOR QUARTERLY, THE BEACON (Youth), THE HELPNG HAND (Adults). Annual Pre-Conference Retreats: Youth, Northhampton, Mass., Young Adult, Bradford, R.. nformaton about these and area youth camps s avalable through the Board secretary. (P)!'CS!$ccll<el'lll - Mrs. C. leroy Deland, Bellevue, Mch. HD$J nte1l ted1'lf fp>ll'e5tdl(sl1lu' - Rev. Albert N. Rogers, Box 742, Alfred, N. Y. LDl' J!'D@Jf) - Mss Evalos St. John, 510 Watchung Ave., Planfeld, N. J. $VN1rlXl m)fq). f jq\w'1rd$1r MM@l%llff\1L [f1!jj1n[q) 1'1l'(s e<gmtldm<e WDell' - Adelbert A. Whtford, 510 Watchung Ave., Planfeld, N. J. celxl (ljj ce!x (!"A V!Q) C6@l!.l!.ll@ll$ nformaon regardng fhese s avalable from the Sevenh Day Baptst Board of Chrstan [Educaton. l!,. / :._-_...._.._-_.._---_.-_.._...._. _-_. -_ _----_._- C1lrnS at PlrOreS10ln\" Cen''er Vew of front of nterchurch Center Chapel dedcated Aprl 27, 1961.

2 , r "---../ _._",...- [QJDlf' \f!f[g} [Q)A [D!fD!f U $evel1lh Day lsas l!!1jddn sr.51@ WClld\lllBl1lg Ave., PBCll1leBd. N. 1Nl1l1l=3 [Q)ff\)f e@n[f%nc6 (luj.. so Je!ro\l' - loren G. Osbo,"n, 7 Oakwood Ave., Weserly, R.. e Mllw $e!' ll@11j - Mrs. R. T. lfeherson, 476 N. Washngton Ave., Baule Creek, Mch. (After June 1, 1961, Harley D. Bond, 510 Watchung Ave., Planfeld, N. J.) Next Annual Sesson: August 14-19, 1961, at Unversty of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. nformaton on area Assocaton meetngs avalab from Execuve Secretary. NJl'1X!Q) V &fp>l'd$l' Mn$$n Nl&V $ «:O'\f C6@!'!'es[p)@l1'lcdl!ro!' ll@!'w _0 Rev. leverett T. Harrs, 403 Washngton Trust Bldg., Westerly, R. L Mssons: Home!Feld; Shangha, Chna (nactve); Jamaca, W..; Brtsh Guana, S. A. Nyasaland, S. E. Afrca; /Fraternal relatons wth groups n England, Holland, Germany, New Zealand. MnceAlNl l'1j=\] J<e1' $@cen'l1 «:@ll'll'es/p'@!ro<cllol1l@ $ell'etl Jll'1? Jl1ltdl <cld@l', THE SABBATH RECORDER (weekly) - Rev. leon M. Maltby, 510 Watchung Ave., Planfeld, N. J. See nsde pages for a fuller lst of publcatons. $lw'lmjlj={]!q) V AfP>1'n$u fq\t.»? telj=\]nvdanl!q)(ljj<ea vn 1N lk@mlldwe ell'e@l'w - Rev. Rex E. Zwebel, Alfred Staton, N. Y. Publcatons: THE SABBATH VSTOR (Boys and Grls), THE JUNOR QUARTERLY, THE BEACON (Youth), THE HELPNG HAND (Adults). Annual Pre-Conference Retreats: Youth, Northhampton, Mass., Young Adult, Bradford, R.. nformaton about these and area youth camps s avalable through the Board secretary. (P)!'CS!$ccll<el'lll - Mrs. C. leroy Deland, Bellevue, Mch. HD$J nte1l ted1'lf fp>ll'e5tdl(sl1lu' - Rev. Albert N. Rogers, Box 742, Alfred, N. Y. LDl' J!'D@Jf) - Mss Evalos St. John, 510 Watchung Ave., Planfeld, N. J. $VN1rlXl m)fq). f jq\w'1rd$1r MM@l%llff\1L [f1!jj1n[q) 1'1l'(s e<gmtldm<e WDell' - Adelbert A. Whtford, 510 Watchung Ave., Planfeld, N. J. celxl (ljj ce!x (!"A V!Q) C6@l!.l!.ll@ll$ nformaon regardng fhese s avalable from the Sevenh Day Baptst Board of Chrstan [Educaton. l!,. / :._-_...._.._-_.._---_.-_.._...._. _-_. -_ _----_._- C1lrnS at PlrOreS10ln\" Cen''er Vew of front of nterchurch Center Chapel dedcated Aprl 27, 1961.

3 / /.. ft[l1te8jrgd[fulj mrntj9mtpt[l.b A Magazne for. Chr13Clnl!nlshol'llBll\lon.Clnd DnOf.1llUrrC19BoDl Memborr of. tho Amlccrmo:dl «:C1urda?rooo... V.;ll.EON Nf. MAlL'BV,lEdoll' Cotrbutngredtol7s: MSSONS _,._... _ levoll'e 11'. lxall'l'o,.. WOMEN'S WOR[{. _.Mro. A. 'lunnobb MCl1l30ll'l CHRSTlN EDUCATON Relt E. Zwebol, S.A., B.D. a Terms of Subscrptcn Per Year $3_00 SntoCopos 10 coll'll20 Specal rates for swdents,b"otrgld Sevonth Day Baptst mnsters, anell serrvcsmsn_ o Postage to Canada and. forregn countreo 50 cono per year. addtnc!l. GhCllndl'lewllf:-'\?o zuscl'paolla wll be dscontlnuod a. date of. "mparahon. UnlGSlO.. renewed. All subscrptons wll be dsconlnugld Sll montcjo after date to whchpayrtents made unless l1'ell'llgwodl. The Sabbath Rscordsr cannot pay fol' contll'butgcl GrlcBoo but wll send the wrterr,.uponrequen, upo1l0fl1'co copes of the osue n whch an GrlelQ appoall'o. Publshed. weeklv (except AugustwhGn ll o publshed b-weefdy) forsoventh logy. r;;!gptb90 by the Amorcan Sabbath ll'a Socaay, 510 Watchung Ava., P'anfoJcl, N.!l. SGcond class p05a!?jq pad a Plcan{lUoVcl1, Now JJOl7sov. Tho $abbahoco/'dov dogs noll' ll'docosscll'by Qll\ldoll'sO SUSll1ott!] Clll'tclss. All commul/lcall'oll1a olhoubcd bo C1d1cl1rossod 90 ll'lho Sabbath ecorcl1srr, [Planfold, N... PLANFELD, N. ]., V o. 170, N o. 21 Whole No. 5,945 ln 1rJHJ KSSUE Edtorals: World Councl Membershp Applcatons.. 2 Fcttous Santhood C:>ur C::o"er....._.. We C::an ajcen Features: About Mnsters Conference 5 Central New York Assocaton Easternssocaton Steardshp Beyond the Tangbles. 7 Specal Meetngs at Sale"lle. 10 Temperance and Bble Flmstrps Avalable Mssons: A Mssonary Famly for Brtsh Guana... 9 MakapwaMsson Act"tes and Plans 9 Chrstan Educaton: - Board. Needs Projector For Young Adults _ Q.terestng Artcles.. 11 Women's Work: Message from Mndolo.. 12 News from the Churches.. 15 Accessons.-Obtuares...._.. Back COVet W@rrf@l 0l?> <6@Mf') OU [p)l?>na«:@ra@5 The two-da y annual meetng of. the u.s. Conference of the World Councl of Churches. was held at Buck Hll Falls, Pa., the last week of Aprl. The prmary work of the 200 delegates and observers was to. prpare for the Thrd Assembly n New Delh, nda, Nov Dec. 6, n ths connecton, Dr. Paul S". Mnear of Yale Un"ersty Dvnty School presented the study booklet Jesus Chrst the ]Lght of the World whch he had prepared for study by member churches.. At the meetng t was annouced that J?r. Mnear had been named drector of Fath and Order of weco (Hs pcture and artcle appeared n the ssue of February 27). Welcomed by Dr. Frankln Clark "fry', charman of the WCC Central Commttee and presdent f the U nte!:utheran Church n Ameoca, were, appltcatlons for membershp n the 176':member councl of eght more church bodes. Among them are the Moravan Church, Western Cape Provnce, South Afrca; the Unted Church of Central Afrca n Northern Rhodesa; and the Pentecostal Church of Chle. The applcatdn of the Russan Orthodox Church, n a letter from Patrarch Alexe of Mos<;ow, was a surprse announcement at the metng. All applcatons, Dr. Fry noted, wll be acted on at the Assembly, whch must gve a two-thrds vote to each church before t rna y be seated. The World Councl recently lost two members n Sout1.t Afrca because of takng a relatvely strong stand on the race queston. The new members from Soth Afrca wll represent a larger numertcal strength than before. t could be noted that one of the new member churches s located n the area of Seventh Day Baptst nterest (Unte9 Curch of Central Afrca, wth a membershp of 16,000). f the Seventh Day Bapst Conference of Nyasaland wshes to do so, t could. probably make applcato!l for WCC membersh p even though lts umbers. are smaller than any of the Mrlcan churches now applyng. The unexpected applcaton of the Russan Orthodox Church s haled by some wth great. enthusasm. Dr. O. [,1 ' ;1 Frederck Nolde drector of the Com-, - msson of the Churches on nternatonal Affars stated at Buck Hll Falls that t represented a major advance n the ecumencal movement and n the furtherance of the "Chrstan wtness to the world of natons n behalf of peace wth justce and freedom." At the same tme, Dr. Nolde emphaszed that he dd??t underestmate the problems to be antc:1pated _by the Russan Church"s move to afflate Wth the World Councl. Just what are the problems antcpated, one mght ask. n the frst place any church wthn the Sovet Unon has to be poltcally loyal to the commust regme to a certan extent. For obvous reasons, Chrstans wthn the tghtly supervsed ron-curtan countres are not as well qualfed as others to object:rely CO? sder the problems of world -Wde C.hrtstanty. Even the Baptsts from RUSSa at the Ro W ord Congress last summer showed evdence of dentfyng peace,vth the Russan brand of peace propaganda. They and the other mnorty Protestant bodes probably see such ssues more clearly than the centures-old Orthodox Church. Another problem s the sze of the Russan Orthodox Church. The Moscow Patrarchate lsts 30,000 prests, 20,000 parshes, and 40 monasteres. Asde om the possblty of a Russan poltcal vewpont mentoned above, there S the probablty that the dstnctly Protestant character of the W ord Councl wll be consderably weakened f ths large "Catholc" Church s taken n. t wll become much harder to come to a meetng of mnds n regard to certan doctrnes and practces that trouble ecumencal gatherngs seekng a. bss. for untf - or unon. Protestant dlsttnctves are lkely to be glossed ove!: n future pronouncements from the WCC. Rtualsm wll have a greater voce. One can venture to ask f t s not possble that the rulers of the Kremln have ndcated ther wllngness for the monolthc Russan church to jon the Word Councl because they feel that t has propaganda value n ther struggle for favorable world opnon. The Buck Hll Falls meetng was attended by one Sevcnth D;1\' B:1ptst rcpr<:se:!1llt\-c:, Rev_ Clfford \'\', - P_ H;;.oscn of S:dC:rr1. \'7. Va. At the 1\1nstcrs Conference n P a n f e d, N. J _. he '\ :1S g \. e n t: n r: 1 U t c:: to speak of the forthcornng. New Delh Assembly_ He dd not n1cnt!on t:c. [ley; members but dstrbuted to :111 rnrnl:;(cr, copes of the booldet 11cntof1cd ::h()\ c, and called on all to stud", t :nd t( nform hm on ho,v thc'' and tbc r chu relcs ".. felt about some of the qw::stons Ll!Scd n the booklet. There: s a po:.;shlt:- th.t our Confcrcnce wll be rcprcc[1tc,1.t [he N ev- r Delh ASSC11bh _ (S:..'c :: rt c lc h" Conference Presdent Osbnrn n the /1.r:- 2 L'. _ ssue - ) _.. c:." f r L"'l:chtrous... ornrncoa. Accordng to the Bble: d true hclc\crs are sants n ther lfc:tm.c_ The:,'.:rc s(\ addressed n the Cf,stes of P.luL S(H';C of these professng s:1nts :f<: l:nl}w!: h) ther contem porarcs to be less tlu n 5;:1 l t 1)' n ther words and deeds_ \\:,'c rnght C\"cf1 say that they arc fcttous, bcng () tle "Lord, Lord" Yarety, people who wll [>C thrust outsde at the judgn1ent d:1.y. Wh.1tever ther denon1n:1tlc)n_ To the Roman Catholc a sant S son1cthnry dfferent. Santhood s conferred long b after death by the h$hest :l.uthc:rt y of the ch:rrch for outstandng deeds cone: n ths lfe or because of n1:1rtyrdon1. Catholcs are taught and beleve th:.t londead sants are to be prayed to bcc1us(: they have specal ntercesorr p,?v;er ":th God and can v.rork healng mlracle:s by contact wth ther relcs or ther statues_ t must be sad to the credt of the Sacr'ed Conareaaton of Rtes at the b b _ 1 Vatcan that son1e atten1pt S n1:lgc to evaluate the cures clamed and cycn the status of some sants long held n rcverence. Ths happened recent! y \vhen St. Phlomena,vas deposed_ t was fnal r determned that the nscrpton on the grave of a small skeleton found ncjor Naples 150 years ago had been msnterpreted and that there s really no evdence that, she was a sant or that the bones belonged to a martyred grl Pope Gregory XV n 1835, at the nsstence of Jon nfluental woman who clamed -to ha \"C been

4 cured by the relcs of Phlomena. authorzed prayers to her. The sanes fame was stll spreadng untl the last of A pr!. More than 100 churches n the Jnted States were named for the sant who s now consdered to be fcttous. The Vatcan suggests that the mracles credted to her mght have actually been wrought by a 19th-century prest who sounded her prases for 30 years. t s also clamed that the prayers sad to her were not wasted because, as one prest explaned: All prayers reach God." The Protestant s tempted to wonder about the foundaton of the whole elaborate structure of prayers to sants and mracles connected wth ther relcs. There seems to be no essental dfference between the benefts derved from the fcttous St. Phlomena and the fully canonzed sants whose dentty s well establshed. Furthermore, f all prayers reach God, as the prest says, why,bother wth the sants? Thnk of the countless thousands of dollars spent on statues of sants. To what aval, especally f, as n ths case, the sant was nonexstent? We have a msson to those who are puttng so much trust n someone other than the Lord Jesus Chrst. Can we hope for the day when the Roman Catholc Church, whch'- s tru to Chrstan doctrne n so many ponts, wll drop ths nonsense of sants ard the constantly growng Marolatry? When such a day s n prospect, then, and then only, can Protestants consder a reunon or really fraternal relatons wth the Church of <e@1% Suspended over the pnk grante altar table n the nterchurch Centr Chapel, 475 Rversde Drve, New?ork, s a seven-foot gold mosac Ch Rho. Dr. Howard LeSourd, consultant to the Development Department of the Protestant Councl of the Cty of N ew York, one of the tenant agences n the Center, s shown expa.nng the ancent Greek symbol to vstors from Pennsylvana. Early Chrstans used these frst two letters, X (Ch) and P (Rho), of the word CHRJSTO to symbolze ther fath. w@ <e@ffl 'tv@]({@ffl The only edtoral n the May 4 daly, The Sun, Westerly, R.., was enttled Hln the Balance - the Chrstan World." t was ponted out that the same condtons that brought about the fall of the ancertt and modern empres exst n Amerca today, and that f we are to escape a lke fate we must awaken and do somethng about t. The brght new world that our Plgrm forefathers envsoned on our shores was a vltorld bult on fath n God. Such a vson produced our great naton. But now, says the edtoral, our prmary concern seems to be the materal thngs of lfe, the new tems of equpment for home and pleasure. We quote: A Bble and a seat n church seem to' have 10'st ther mpo'rtance. n many cases, t appears that GO'd has been fo'rsaken! What then s happenng? NO' one can deny that there s a sero'us declne n moral concepts. TO'O' many O'f us are wllng to' say that we are Chrstans, but when t co'mes to' lvng a Chrstan lfe we do so on Our own terms. Sometmes the truth hurts and t makes us ready to' deny t, O'r go' nto a shell, O'r try to justfy ourselves. SDmetmes, though the truth hurts, t brngs an awakenng and a wllngness to do so'methng to' set thngs rght. That tme s now - t must be no'w f you, lke other men and women, want to' safeguard yo'ur hertage so' that yo'ur chldren wll have a better chance to' lve n peace, happness, and securty. n a truly Chrstan WO'rld. Such a forthrght stand by a newspaper s to be commended. More than that, ts message s to be heeded by all of us. We have been careless of our noble hertage. We may be able to afford some of the luxures of lfe that have come to be thought of as necesstes to our way of lfe, but we cannot afford to be wthout the greater thngs. The edtoral tells us that we need not fear a tragedy that can be avoded. t ends wth ths challengng sentence: Rememberng the past, let us all, wth courage and hgh fath n the promse of God, accept ths challenge and start today to repar the damages to' man's so'ul. r One of the largest Mnsters Conferences n recent years was held at the Seventh Day aptst Buldng and the Planfeld, N. J. church from May 1-6. Thrty-eght persons regstered for the conference. Durng the busy week of scheduled meetngs, centerng about the topc of Pastoral Counselng, the attendng pastors, mnsteral students, and others nterested n the mnstry found much to stmulate and challenge ther thnkng durng the study sessons. Sprtual challenge and stmulaton was to be found n the devotonal perods, n the Bble study sessons, and n the evenng meetngs and Sabbath servces. A sncere attempt was made to mnster to the "whole man" n the plannng of the conference. The study sessons, under the drecton of the Rev. E. Wendell Stephan, were bascally concerned about the emotonal health of the "whole man.7> A remarkable amount of nformaton about the factors of mental health were covered durng the four days devoted to ths study.. j Dr. Frederck C. Kuether, drector of tranng of the Amercan Foundaton for Relgon and Psychatry, delvered the keynote lecture on "Levels of Beng and Ther Relgous Sgnfcance." Hs lecture was an expanson of hs contrbuton to the book, The Mnstry and Mental Health, edted by Hans Hofmann, (New York: Assocaton Press, 1960). He had so much of mportance to say that t would be of advantage to both mnsters and laymen to secure ths book and read hs contrbuton wth care. Of great nterest, was hs suggeston that man can order hs experences on at least three dfferent levels of exstence. The lowest level of exstence he called the "magc level of beng." On ths level the person has four basc propostons about lfe: L am the center of the unverse. 2. Others are here to meet my needs. 3. Everybody s my frend and a source of satsfacton to me. 4. Thngs wll not change. AB l\j1f fv1n\'1fsllfe[1s co;r(c:r:rg[;(cr.: By Melvn G. Nda, Th. D. The next lcycl of cxstence. Dr. l":::ucthcr called the "black and \"ht<: c\"d of henf'." Agan, the person on th s!cvel f"'\o t s four basc propos t ons abou t f e:: 1. The world s black or '\vhte (no gll)'s). :-:nd must stay on the '\vhte sde:. 2. Pcork are ether for or aganst 111(:. ). J ( stay on the \vhtc sde. wll wn (!_'ct what v..rant). -'L f "\vln. thngs w stay as they arc. The hghest le\'cl of exstence ) r. Kuether called the "wholstc!c\ el oj beng." n the rcbtvelv rare: 11011ents when man experences hrnsdf on th s level, there arc agan four propostur:s 'whch add meanng and value: to lfe: 1. am me ( have dsco\ ered the houf1<.lr es of self). 2. You are you ( res "Cl.-t the boundares of your self). 3. \\/c :trc human bengs together (we h:1\ e sl11brtes of experence and C3.n cornrnuncltc our understandng of e3.ch other; and '''"C.: have dfferences and can tolerj.tc these dfferences \vthout seeng therll JS thrc;1ts to each other). 4. Thngs wll chng<.:. On ths level, man accepts hn1sclf l.s he: really s, accepts others as they reall r :lrc, and knov..rs that constant chanr..:;l'" s ;1 necessary part of lfe. <. The second senes of lectures WlS brought by the Re\'. r<cnneth T. Farnell. chaplan and chaplan supervsor at \:"--th-c Phladelpha State Hosptal. -ls lectures were concerned "wth "Thc l\nstn to the Mentally and Thcr F:ul1lcs." He dscussed the rccognton of nc-nld llness and what the pastor can do to he p n varous stuatons. But he \vho \\'ould hclp others rnust frst of all help hmself. The rnnsters were challenged durng the thrd seres of lectures to strengthen ther own Ul1utonal lfe. The Rev. Arthur Tn-:u<:. assstant drector of the.. A.n1crc-:n FOU;1J';1 ton for Relgon and Psychatry, d scussc:j "The Mnster's En10tonal Lf c." 1-1l'" ponted out v.rays that those n thl'" l1n)trr can recognze ther own cn10tond prot; lems and deal \vth thcl1. ntell r..:;l'"n t \' '-. 4 THE SABBATH RECORDER 5

5 rather. than projectng. them upon the people whom they serve. The fourth seres of lectures was brought by our own Rev. E. Wendell Stephan, who has poneered n the work of pastoral counselng. He dscussed "The Pastor as a Marrage Counselor" and other practcal aspects of the mnster's work wth people durng perods of emotonal stress.. There wa <; a great deal to assmlate durng these perods of study, and those n attendance w"ere seen to be busly takng notes. Devotonal perods were an ntegral part of Mnsters Conference and several dfferent men led mornng devotons and worshp perods before the evenng meetngs. Fve Bble study perods were conducted by the Revs. Lester G. and Paul B. Osborn who took as ther theme, "The Mnstry of the Holy Sprt." Ther topcs for the varous days were taken from our Statement of Belef about the Holy Sprt: "We beleve n the Holy Sprt, the ndwellng God, the nsprer of Scrpture, the Comforter, actve n the hearts and mnds and lves of men, who reproves of sn, nstructs n rghteousness, and empowers for wtnessng and servce." n a lovng way, the Planfeld folks looked after" the physcal needs of those n attendance at the conference. Meals were furnshed by lades of the church; we were housed n homes n the Planfeld area, and coffee breaks were furnshed to make the days more enjoyable. Sabbath worshp under the drecton of Pastor C. Harmon Dcknson was held n the Planfeld Seventh Day Baptst Church. On Frday evenng a baptsmal servce was wtnessed and on Sabbath day, the baptsmal canddate was welcomed nto the fellowshp of the church, and a worshp and Communon servce was conducted. On the hgh note of worshp and fellowshp the conference concluded. Mnsters Conference s sponsored by the Seventh Day Baptst Board of Chrstan Educaton and s planned by the Commttee on Chrstan Hgher Educaton of the board. t s held bennally wth host churches throughout the denomnaton. MEMORY TJEXT No weapon that s formed aganst thee sh,all prosper; and every tongue that shall rse" aganst thee n judgment thou shalt condemn. Ths s the hertage of the servants of the Lord, and ther rghteousness s of me, sath the Lord. saah 54: 17. <eel1lll'n lms'u'j' A$S@<G@11ll l!,.e@)1ll'<dj$wnhe, 22 " The presdent of General Conference, Loren Osborn, s the featured Sabbath mornng speaker at the Central New York Assocaton. He wll speak on the theme, " VCust Be About My Father's Busness." The meetng begns on Frday wth worshp and sermon. The Rev. Leon R. Lawton, Jamaca mssonary, wll speak on Sabbath afternoon. On Sunday mornng the moderator, Albert Glmore of the Adams Center church wll lead a layman's panel on evangelsm. One of the tems of specal musc scheduled s a ffty..:or sxty-voce, Assocaton-wde chor. t s expected that the busness on Sunday mornng wll nclude a dscusson of sponsorng a Seventh Day Baptst booth at the state far - a project successfully carred out last year wth the help of other Assocatons and denomnatonal ss@d@{ln@[j'j) Eastern Assocaton wll meet June 9-11, 1961, n Berln, N. Y. The theme s "Go Forth to Serve." Letters gvng complete detals have gone out to the derks of all churches n the Assocaton. Snce overnght accommodatons n the homes are lmted, t s mportant that the names of all delegates be n the hands of the charman of the Entertanment Commttee, W. Robert Bentley, Berln, N. Y., not later than June frst. SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON for June 3, 1961 A Search for Lfe's Meanng Lesson Scrpture: Ecc!. 1: 12-14; 3: 1-9. j, 11 " J [; 11 uja L=3llP G)[:VOMD utle U tr\'lg[gllr;s Dr. Edward A. Freeman Presdent, Mssonary Baptst State Conventon of Zansas Excerpts from the keynote address - B. ]. A. Commttee 1ectng. The New Testament nstructs n an unmstakable way that God brought nto beng the unverse, and all there s n t, except sn, through Jesus Chrst and as such all thngs are sacred. The very dea that some thngs are sacred and some secular s most dangerous because there s the mmnent possblty that through ths type of teachng we rob God of that whch s Hs own. Then we as stewards must relate God to everythng we handle. t s our sacred oblgaton to permt God to master and control our total personaltes and all materal thngs whch He allows to come under our responsblty, tangble and ntangble. The correct usage and handlng of the tangble or materal thngs s an ndcaton of the readness for good stewardshp n the realm of the sprtual or ntangbles. Ths s the door through whch we enter nto the larger stewardsh p. The Stewardshp Movement n the Unted States The study and teachng of Chrstan stewardshp s a contrbuton of the early Protestant churches of the Unted States to Chrstan thought. There was lttle need for ths type of teachng n the European countres pror to that tme because the churches were supported by taxaton and fees for baptsms, marrages, funerals, and pew rents. Thus the ndvdual member felt no responsblty for voluntary gvng. After the Amercan Revoluton, when the doctrne of the separaton of church and state became consttutonal law, the need of a stewardshp movement was great. t left the churches. wthout any plan for supportng the mnster, for ths was the greatest fnancal problem facng them. Many methods were devsed to solve ths problem, from the collecton of tobacco by the Epscopalans to the collecton of money and other artcles by the Congregatonalsts. Our Baptst forebears had March 7, 1961 the worst system of all, f t cou ld be: called a systen1. Baptst rnnsters lud tn labor and pan for ther own SUr)()rt. because the members \verc not hbcr;d toward them. Durng the decades betv;ccn nd 1850, a few Chrstan 1ayn1cn - n the 1\'<:\\' England States nlade the frst attunpts.tt ste\\rardshp gyng [or "c1l1rtahlc ;lnd relgous uses." -orace BushncL l gre:;1t preacher of that day, procbnlcd. "One: more revval, only one s nee:dcd. the consecraton of the mone), power of the Church' of God. and when thlt rc\'\"d comes the Kno-dom of God \'-: C011C n b, a day; you can no n10re pre\'cnt t t 1:tn you can hold back the tde of the o(e::n. Such messages,\verc heard f ronl m:h1 \' pulpts of that day. The Unted Stewardshp Councl of the Churches of Chrst n the Unted St:1tes and Canada was organzed to promote stewardshp gvng n Sl1ar organzatons \verc founded n ot her countres and n the major denornnatons at the natonal level n the Unted St.:1t<.:s as well Ths s an account of the tangble aspects of stc\yardsh p. We cap never make the transton (run the tangble to the ntangble unless \\'C come to grps '\vth some \"ta! ssues. Ste\\rardsh p s a fund amcn tal pr nc rc, and a Chrstan \\ray of lfe, not :l fundrasng devce. t s :l sprtual pcrycrson of the frst order to stop at the tangblc:s and use a ste\\rardshp progran1 just to rase funds. f \ve hayc the rght to carry the other challcngcs of the Gospel to the church membershp, \vc ha\'c the equal rght to carry Chrst's total stewardshp challenge also. God's Struggle n Huma.n Socct), God has struggled \\rth hud1an socety snce the days of Adam. -ls \vll and purpose for both the nd\'dual nd socety at large have been rcpeated t!11c and agan. These are regstered n the 6 THE "SABBATH RECORDER 7

6 frst queston asked of the frst parents of the human race, "Where art thou?" God's. perennal concern s shown for Hs shamed and snnng creatures. The second queston was., "Where s thy brother?,., (s he lost, hungry, oppressed, naked, sck, mprsoned, or dead?) The answer by Can wth another queston, "Am my brother's keeper?" dd not suffce. There was another call for a hgher stewardsh p n the experences of Moses n Egypt. Hs drve, hs mpulse, hs passon were not prmarly socal or economc, but relgous; yet he sought a more abundant lfe for God's people here n ths world also. Ths hgher stewardshp was evdent n hs persstent efforts voced by the claron cry, "Let my people go!" A sharp look at the Ten Commandments wll reveal that t s God's purpose to offer protecton to the exploted, the slaves, the strangers, the dumb beasts of burden, and to regulate the workng days and Sabbath recognton for Hs people. Hgher stewardshp nvolves responsblty here. From Eljah through the eghth-century prophets God scourges the socal and poltcal sns along wth the relgous degeneracy of the people. He scorns holness n the abstract and calls for defnte, current, concrete socal and relgous ref orms and cleansng n order that the ndvdual may fnd t possble to lve n harmony wth hs God. Mcah says, "And what does the Lord requre of thee, but to do justly, and love mercy and to walk humbly wth thy God?" Thus a brother-mnded relgon preceded our Chrstan relgon. These demands called for a stewardshp whch transcends the mere tangble. When Jesus came preachng the Kngdom of God, Hs msson n ths respect began where the prophets left off. He was panfully partcular about current condtons as He found them. He champoned the cause of the hungry, naked, oppressed, prsoner, lttle chldren, and despsed the cravng of wealth whch choked God n the 'soul of man. He was a steward of the hghest order quttng Hmself most gallantly n the responsbltes of Hs msson and thus He fought aganst sn, poverty, and oppresson all the way from the manger to the cross. At the end of the earthly mnstry of Jesus the same prncples prevaled. The frst Chrstans were lke dynamte beneath the surface of the Roman government. Even then there were deacons charged wth the care of the wdows, the orphans, the sck, and the poor. When Rome went down and the popes took over, thus apng the Caesars, they sat on thrones, and used the forms of the Roman state whle rulng wth an ron hand. The church threw off the democracy and brotherhood of the frst Chrstans and' accepted a monarchal type of government. True Chrstanty, however, through ths medeval darkness, mantaned ts socal and relgous responsblty to the few who dared to stck wth t. t had some schools, wth teachers bearng torches n the nght: ts schools were church schools only. Orphanages came nto beng along wth the frst homes for the aged. Whle the coffers of the Vatcan were burstng, the Waldenses were abroad among the' common people bearng wtness to ther fath through ths hgher form of stewardshp. There were other such leaders as Francs of Asss, Arnold of Bresca, and John Wyclffe, who fought the lethargy of a clergy whch "had grown fat" and had begun to kck. These men sought the answer to the demands of ther stewardshp responsblty among the common people, fosterng learnng, relevng dstress, and espousng the cause of the poor. As the curtan rses on the next great era, we fnd Martn Luther and John Calvn on the scene, cuttng at the very roots of an old complacent order wth ther reformaton axes. They were clearng the way for a rebrth of the kngdom hope and the revvng of the old passon for a socety of saved men lvng together as brothers and chldren of God. Here we see one of the greatest thrusts of stewardshp beyond the' tangbles. We can go on relatng how leader after leader, steward after steward, embued by (Contnued on page 13 ) \ 1"/ MSSONS - Soe. 2voro T. Horro Sll"n1l'asC'l Gtl,Dfl1l Our hopes and prayers to fnd a mssonary couple who would go for us to Brtsh Guana have been rewarded. Rev. Leland E. Davs has accepted the call of the Seventh Day Baptst Mssonary Board to serve as mssonary to Brtsh Guana, effectve as of September 1, Mr. Davs has carred on an actve and frutful mnstry as pastor of the Battle Creek Seventh Day Baptst Church snce January, The Battle Creek church has consderately released Pastor Davs for three weeks durng the summer, at whch tme t s expected that he and Mrs. Davs wll attend a mssonary orentaton and tranng conference at Meadvlle, Pa., June 21 - July 12. From an nformaton sheet concernng the Mssonary Tranng Conference, we note the followng: "The conference s planned by the Commttee on Mssonary Personnel of the Dvson of Foregn Mssons for new mssonares under appontment by member boards of the Dvson. "The conference program s arranged n two man sectons wth worshp and a perod called 'Bblcal Foundatons of the Mssonary Task' runnng throughout. The frst three weeks (the secton to be attended by the Davses) wll be gven to study of the Chrstan msson n today's world. Each afternoon of the frst threeweek perod wll be gven to area studes. Students wll be ntroduced to the hstory, culture, and relgon of the area n whch they wll serve, and wll become famlar wth books and other resources for contnung study after the conference." t s expected that Pastor and Mrs. Davs wll also take a semester of studes at Kennedy School of Mssons of Hartford Semnary Foundaton, begnnng n September, to further prepare them for servce n Brtsh Guana. Courses whch ad n understandng "the Chrstan Msson n Muslm Lands" wll be found partcularly helpful. A 1955 census lsts the number of East ndan nhabtants of Brtsh GU;:U.l.1t approxmate y 50j; or the: pupu b t on. Those of Afrc2.n descent :J.rc lsted U 36%, wth Portuguese, Choc.:se. ;:n<1 Europeans makng up the renl:j.ndcr. Another valuable course a\'!bblc wll be that of "Tropcal H y genl'," ;l of dseases comn10n to the tropcs. Pastor and 1\1rs. D:J.ys llayc ; f:lml\ of three chldren of school t:. \\1 C P r:l' that God wll bless our pbn for scnln.;. ths devoted Chrstan fanlh' tn SC[\'C ll Brtsh Guana. q Llll Y f<aolkolpvlo [rl[sseon Acl;-EvH'res and Plans An addtonal car s beng l1;1dc ;1.y;:.l able at Makap\ya!v sson, through the.: generous offer of 0 r. and ]\1 rs. Vet or Burdck to sell ther \Tolksv.'agen to the Mssonary Board for a nomnal prce. t s mportant and needful that a "second" car be at the msson staton, ;1S ernergency trps to the hosptal at vldamulo ()r, to the government hosptal at Cholo arc sometmes necessary. Pastor Davd Pearson has 'Nrtten concernng the present nsson car, "r arn pleased to say that the Land HuYcr h:1s proyed"a good choce. t has about?>2.0()() mles on t and s about as young as t s old. t should servc us another ' or 5 years. ts body sho\\'s the results of \1.'C3f and hard,vork but mech3nc3h' t S sound." Other telns of nterest n P;LStUf Pearson's letter nclude the: foown,!.:.: "Begnnng next Sabbath, A pr 22. OLl r weekly Sabbath sen'ces wll be held n the ne,.t church, Fourtcen pews v.. h( h the men just fnshed wll be nsldlcll :ulll fnally we,v hang the bell '\';hch w;.s gven months ago by our Dutch hrethren. There s st 3. tremendous ln(!u n t.lf fnshng up to do. "Dr. 'Vctor Burdck us been hdpr1,:.'. keep fnanc2.1 records of the rnlsslon, "whch asssts grcatly. h3.\"e been c".lrryng the supervson of construct on a nd 1'L n tenancc. Of course. '\vth VCt,Jf'S [l!rluu';l. comng up \yl1 [ed the hrunt of t. am thankfu 1 for good J\. [rca n :ss st:: 11 (S. L.- such 3.S msson JSSsLlnt, OtLln l\l:n;[l: 8 THE SABBATH RECORDER

7 msson foreman, Candle Nangaz; and msson carpenter, Adam Water. <The house whch we are buldng now (for occupaton by Afrcan msson leaders) wth funds from a specal gft from Holland, s about 22 feet by 30 feet. t s to have three rooms and a porch, all of whch wll be sheltered under one man roof. The house wll be made of farly durable materal and wll bear a permanent roof. We hope to buld t for about $240. The house wll have no water or electrcty and cookng wll be done outsde." Pastor Pearson then requested that funds be added to the tentatve budget for 1962 whch would make t possble to buld two more such homes at the msson staton for Afrcan leaders. The two generators have arrved at the msson staton. Customs duty, ralage, and other charges amounted to $271 on the two generators. The msson people are lookng forward eagerly to the tme when the added electrc power wll. be made avalable. A photo-electrc colormeter s beng purchased for use by the medcal staff, made practcal by the promse of addtonal electrc power. S)/p> «:D JO AA fruul $ By L. F. Hurley, Pastor The Salemvlle Seventh Day Baptst Church was rchly blessed by the presence and preachng of the Rev. Charles H. Bond of Shloh, N. J., n a ten-day crusade Aprl, Mr. Bond's twelve messages were appealng and dynamc presentatons of God's love revealed n Jesus Chrst. n spte of the fact that another evangelstc campagn was beng held only about two mles from our church the attendance was really encouragng. The reguar attendants at our church were most fathful and those from outsde came n greater numbers than one would expect. A few who had not entered the church fo some years were present, and the sprt was fne throughout. On the last Sabbath nght Brother Bond appe'aled especally to those who had been attendng the tranng class conducted by the pastor. Of that group fve came to the front to stand besde the pastor n expressng ther decson to accept Chrst as Savor and Lord. We expect not only to receve these young people by baptsm, but probably a few more by letter. Altogether we have been rchly blessed. Mrs. Bond and three sons along wth Mr. and/ Mrs. Bert Sheppard drove from Shloh on Frday afternoon to be present the last Sabbath day. Mrs. Sheppard's solo contrbuted much to the mornng worshp. rel1'l'lel'ltle ltlcclj l!dde LSuDlVlsll"[ps,,nlbDca {F1l"@1Vl (P>DDlTlgaeDtd Scarcely had the new 32-page flmstrp catalog been sent to churches and Sabbath Schools by the Amercan Sabbath Tract Socety untl t needed to be revsed by the addton of more materals purchased by the Audo-Vsual Ads Commttee. Among the new tems are two temperance flmstrps produced by the WCTU and enttled "He Went Straght Home" and «Grandvew Story." Ths partcular area of Chrstan lvng has not prevously been covered n the flmstrp lbrary. There should be many occasons on whch such temperance materals could be shown proftably. The Bble flmstrps are the new awardwnnng seres «How Our B;ble Came to Us," produced by the Amercan 'B:ble Socety. The story s effectvely narrated on dsc recordngs. There are four flmstrps n the seres. They may be ordered from the Tract Socety sngly, n pars, or as a seres. Normally not more than one or two would be shown on one occason. The parts are enttled: ttthe Bble s Put n Wrtng"; "The Bble Crosses Europe"; «The Bble Comes to England' ; and «The Bble Comes to Amerca: n these flmstr ps the hghlghts of Bble translatng and prntng are graphcally, dramatcally, and audbly portrayed n long-to-be-remembered scenes. The Amercan Bble Socety sells ths seres at less than half the cost of comparable materals but your church can have the use of t by orderng from our flmstrp lbrary?-t no cost other than return postage and nsurance. [ CHRSTAN EDUCATON Soe. no;: E. Zwebel NG;G; JS U"@ne'U'@r The slde and flmstrp projector that belongs to the Seventh Day Baptst Board of Chrstan Educaton has been n servce for many years and needs to be replaced. n speakng of ths fact, someone suggested that sometmes there are persons who have had one for a short tme and fnd that they have no more use for t. Furthermore, f they knew of the need they mght offer t as a gft to the board. f you have one, or f you know of one that mght be offered, please contact us at Box 15, Alfred Staton, N. Y. Whle we are tellng of our needs, we could use qute handly a tape recorder or a record player. One of the best helps for Chrstan educaton corne from audovsual projecton, and most of the tme there s a recordng. Good, relable unts for projecton and record-playng make the study much more worth whle. Jr@11' AdYH's Whle at the bennal Mnsters Conference at Planfeld, one of the mnsters handed me a new tty Dung Adult dea Book." t s' publshed by Muhlenberg Press, Phladelpha, and s loaded 'wth deas for dscussons, smple dramas, and other materal suggestons for young adults. t s a resource and suggeston book ntended for use n nformal, dscusson-type meetngs of adult Chrstans. t dffers from materals whch are prepared for formal educatonal stuatons n beng provocatve, nconclusve, and non-drectonal. The "open end" type of presentaton prevals. Ths s a good book, and we recommend t to our young adults throughout the denomnaton. You may order t from the Board of Parsh Educaton, Unted Lutheran Church n Amerca, 2900 Queen Lane, Phladelpha 29, Pa. t costs $2.50. Ask for Young Adult dea Book No.4. nrrllerresln All"lces Many of our churches receve the nternatonal Journal of Relgous Educaton. We would lke to call your attenton to the specal ssue of 1\1:1 r, 196. t s dedcated to the fan1ly n church,lnd hoo1e'. Here are presented.trtclcc, lj! current nterest to all Lunles. The\..!l.' 'vrtt<:n by outstandng authorte (1;1 famly lfe and re:bte:d relgous :1ct\'tlS. Of spcc::d nterest s the pece v:rucn by the Rev. \,\/r11. H. C;cnlll', c:[;('ll "Famles \Y/orshp n Church." One de., tha.t he suggests s th:1t the church r:-ovde lttle chars for chldren \'."ho ;:re n attendance t \,:ursh p. The), COL: L.;,<.: set n the pew used by the f.rlll:".:r:;l the,'oungstcrs J... coulj,'....l un'l "'1'.. ",,.;..,..... (f ;"'l. ''-, heght' and h.:1 YC support for the [c t.!vr. Genne asks: "s t :1 1\' \O,O[ll]c, tl1.,t chldren wqo-]c '\\'hc:l ther cc: r. < l danglng n nd-ar, Of tlut the \' :('::; '1 when all thc\ can see s the :,.:cl \. ': : :1(.' pe\v ahead?" r J Besdes the 1bo"(: :lftcl' hcrl' l ( [lc' by Dr. Donald 1\1. l\faynard (>ll tlk '.,J, ject, "\XfJ-ut Do '{ou l\le.:!l 11':.: ();. tan Horne?" ano.j.nother h:,' l:,,...::,[ J. el n e: b d, J 1:"., C 2. e J " F.: n 1 "-' C r ::., and the Church." l\fuch proft can be ganed thruu.2h t:c readng and Slt:J y ng of t he n lern; ( (.1:1;:1 Journal, 1\L1 y, 1 S)G 1. OTHr:R r-olds t\jd F[E:lDS Southern Baptst Co!n'cntron Advance publcty for the 1 )()1 C(1:1'. (':1 t on to be h cl dn St. Lou s \'L: \. > -_: ( ) ndcated that there woulj h:..: 1 <,ClO ;: attendance. The dekga tes :1[e: c.. le d r;., c':, sengers. Th s s :lppropr:,t e s nee: the rc ; :'c 32,000 churchc:s connected wth the con-. venton. Total rne:mbcrshp s stc,l ;;'> 9.7 mllon. A ncw prcsdcnt. to t!l(cc,l the tv;o-tcrrn Re,". \\'. R:l:1SC\' P ld 1.: ;-,1 of 1\1 e nl ph s, \'; 1 sex pee t <: 0 to c r c{ t c n t ere t and suspense. t h.j.d been preyously determned that the: proposed co-opc:r::t\-c program budget for the next YC;l[ v:ould '1. b th t "1 ( C' '" ()... S' C e e s... me as as ) c. r.,' J" >,) C ). U,'.. ) '! 1. 1 ( budget nl:lkers call for a h2.1f-rnlj()r1 dollr ncrease n captal needs brngng th;:t amount to $5,075,000. There arc half a dozen poten t ;d h' n c\,,''-. makng questons: changng the r'llnlc, segregaton, relatons '\yth other B:l.pt st conventons, 3. so'\ydown n church r:ro',';th. church extenson, and parochal schjol ;;d: 10 THE SABBATH RECORDER, 1 1

8 WOMEN'S WOEU( - Ml7o. A. RU/l3oo00 Memo@ M $@ ffrr@mru nuu@@o@ Greetngs to the. church women of au Afrca from the delegates of 14 countres of East, West, Central, and South Afrca and vstng frends from Brazl, the Phlppnes, and the Unted States. We were gathered together n Hs name at Mndolo, Rhodesa, from February 11-17, 1961, for a prayer fellowshp commemoratng the 75th Annversary of the orgn of the World Day of Prayer. Havng been led by the Holy Sprt to study the meanng of prayer n our own lves, n our churches, n the natons, and for the comng of God's Kngdom on earth, we shared n Bble study and conversatons about our common concerns. We asked ourselves where and how God s at work n our churches, our homes, and our countres.... We asked ourselves what thngs n our churches, our homes, and our countres trouble us. We unburdened our hearts on these matters. We asked ourselves how we could become more effectve workers together wth God and wth' each other. From these days together we are con, straned to add ress ths message to all Chrstan women n our beloved Af rca. We wsh to' share wth you the concerns - we experenced as we talked together n Hs name. ][ We feel that n order to brdge the gap between the great need for educaton and the scarcty of traned leaders we should: (1) Extend our programs of leadershp educaton. (2) nterpret the meanng of Chrstan vocaton n terms of teachng, nursng, socal servce, as well as relgous vocatons. Edtor's note: Ths message comes from the World Day of Prayer Fellowshp group n Northern Rhodesa, Mrca, where Mrs. Jesse Ja McNel of Detrot, Mch., was one of the representatves of church women n the Unted States. t was addressed specfcally to the church women of Mrca, but s of nterest to all Chrstans. Seventh Day Baptsts wll read wth prayerful- nterest all news from areas near our own msson statons. (We are ndebted to the Mchgan Church Woman fo-r the release.) (3) Emphasze the stewardshp of tme and money to the end that persons engaged n church-related occupatons wll receve adequate remuneraton. ( 4) Explore the areas of communty needs to whch the talents and energes of young people can be channeled through vocatonal gudance and, counselng. (5) Encourage the re-evaluaton of our msson programs to the end that M rcan co-workers may assume more responsblty for leadersh p tranng n ther own vllages n the rapdly growng ndustral areas. n our dscussons we were concerned about the dsrupton of famly lfe due to ndustralzaton and urbanzaton n Afrca. We are convnced that the church of today must nclude Chrstan famly educaton to foster famly unty n the face of the many pressures of urban lfe. We suggest that: (1) Church women of each area should stud y local trbal customs to determne whch are benefcal and whch are detrmental to the general welfare; whch practces are consstent wth Chrstan lfe concepts and whch are contrary to our Chrstan belefs. (2) Based on ths research a meanngful program of sex educaton for youth n modern Af rca should be developed and ncorporated n the famly lfe program of the church. (3) Church women, ndvdually and collectvely, fnd ways and means to solve the conflct between past-accepted polygamous practces and the present monogamous teachngs of the Chrstan fath. ( 4) The church make a serous study of trbal marrage laws wth the vew of makng recommendatons towards the modfcaton of the same and ncluson of these ref orms n the establshed Cvl Law to assure the protecton of women's rghts, the support of chldren and wdows, far nhertance, and the rght to work n case of a husband's deserton. ll We were further concerned about the ncreasng 'rejecton of the Chrstan Church by traned Af rcan leaders. We must work to make the wtness of the church relevant to the needs of OUf tmes. t s the responsblty of the Chrstan Church to create a Chrstan socal order. The nevtable shft from msson to church n Afrca nvolves a rethnkng of the very nature and conduct of the mssonary enterprses, and the relatonshps between the mssonary and the new church. The Church of Chrst kno'\vs no barrers of race or color. The church n Afrca must be the Church of Chrst. Hence the new relatonshp between the mssonary and the Afrcan co-worker wll be that of equal partners "wth Chrst workng out Hs wll f-dr Afrca. We commend the W ord Councl of Churches for ts sponsorshp of the consultaton of the South Afrcan member churches whch,vas held n J ohannesbura n December, The consultaton ha undoubtedly been one of the most gratfyng achevements n the dffcult feld of race relatons n South Afrca. We are grateful that through ths consultaton thc curch has ot only ben led to a strkng Wtness of ts unty n Chrst, but has courageously ponted the way of Chrstan duty n today's racal stuaton n South Afrca. V We recommend that the Chrstan women of Afrca contemplate the callna of a smlar fellowshp-semnar wth three or four years. t s our consdered judgment that further Prayer Fellowshps wll do much to bnd the Chrstan women of every trbe and kn nto one areat «fellowsh p of kndred mnds." b We call upon the Chrstan women n all countres of Afrca to jon hands wth the Chrstan women around the world, to the end that all women mght have the prvlege of ths wtness to our unty n Chrst JeSUS. Self-supportng Foregn Churches.Curches reated t? Southern Baptst msson work n foregn lands ncreased by 130 to a total of 3,999 n 1960 t s reported. Sxty-four per cent of' these foregn churches are self-supportng. Src\:"l'C:u dshp Beyer.d 1hc Tancsble::: (Contnued from p.:}-:c,.) the Sprt of Chrst. J.cc<:pt<:d fuj stc:w.r,l s hp res po n sb! t yn t h c t (1 L" ; t \' ) ( =- l', t s only when ths hgh len,:l ur sk\'.,:r<1, shp s reach<:d that lfc s rrulc l'c,(tcr '" all arcas for all 1nc:n. The Struggles for Frcc:durn Bshop G. Bron1lcy O:,:n.:rn lh.de;:.!(,l our Chrstan st(:'w.trdsh[''l n.:rl.:lllr(;,', before: the Gefl(:,Ld ;\:scn:'! ",.. :--:.. 1; Francsco, enttlcj. "Chrst.:n \V:c( :." ll an Aae of R<:\'olut;cn" " /H;1'1;";"" L, J. L "-...,,, f..... j, _ 10. rc, olutons are nc,-'es;f\' [r(:1 trne :,1 1 '1 1 l' '. l' t rmc, 1C llccflc<.l t 1C \.;.1111t\' (,1 ;C'\(,l1::\;1 b r \. 0 e n c c. T hs dulls t h' <.. ct [ l ;.. ( ; ; '. > <, of 0 u r \\. t n c s Sn sue. d.; :; l: '" r.., : ; (,'.: j mattcrs../\s SLc\\'.lrds n the n:'.:r:::: )( our Chrstan \\ jtncs r:1ust h.. ;ll, ;:llc: " )rctl c"l ". "'... '1!1d tfl" '"' ' f,,,'..... '- nl1"" J. "J'.': ;, "-. 1 e n t 11 c: h ear t 0 [ h rn \'.' 11 (l h ::,.',f :' " '. t;; '- > :. clse hs \vtncss bccu!l;cs n((fnt-.c, an1 thorulluhh' Ctlfl',!l,l',! :11.:, B apt s t wt n c s s,'" \' C f\' \' L:.l t, ) l ) :: r struggles lt horne 2.. :1d.:hrc.:,:, (h: r her ta g e s rc h nc h :l m l' l ) n j n.!: the (. l: ( of frccdorn n rn;u1\' ;?rc.ls (t' lle, ()ur ::, prnt s ncfl1.cc;1.b!c n the ;:ru:':'k:,: our n'1ton t... "-LO "rrl'\,, 't 4-' "-... 1"l S-... nf"""",.. '...!,.,.,... ;.;{,,,... n world nfluence. \\'\: ;lf DCl n(\"l('rll(:-'> to ths stage of re\'out(ln.:n\.l (11.::1::(', Our fathe!'s wen: h(:,fc:l-nd rc.l..h, (()r the frst struggles, nj tl1c)l" (f (lu r 'l r1c 11;; \'( remaned throuhout the dr.:m.!, Durn;' the "Grcat,t\\va'kcnng... whle son'lc.: 0:11<.:'; grogps becan1c: rather njfferent ttl the needs and condtons of thc "(),--;dh' outcast," the poor, the: opprcssej. :lnl the underpr \" leged, Bl pt sts ;1nd L few ot he rs hcrald forth ther wtncss wth puwer and convcton. Let us bcw;rc. lest wc robe ourse! yes n" roy purplc" u r rl.: these tmes of crses, or we slul surc!\' enter the perod of degener3.c\' and JCCl,:. lke Romansn1 n thc e3.r\" ccnturc's. And '\vll God have to look escwhcrc for ste'wards wth an effectyc \vtncss ccntered n Hs v:l? lke to thnk of B;1ptsts as "peuple of the Book" and people for grelt crses, Remember t takcs tmes of grc:1.t crss to call out the great D1cn J.nd c'won1cn (f hstory. Are \VC strvng to be Chrst.ul 12 THE SABBATH RECORDER 1 3

9 stewards who are fathful 'n the tangble or prmary elemens n tewardshp who wll rse to the ntangble or advance elements of responsblty and fathfulness, by wtnessng by word and deed, by sharng and showng justce and mercy, by lovng and lftng our fellow men, and always proclamng the full Gospel of grace whch comes only from and through our blessed Lord and avor? f we fal to advance beyond the ftest stages of stewardshp we wll surely have the judgment of Chrst upon us n the words, These ye ought to have done, and not leave the other (weghter matters of judgment, mercy, and fath) undone." %<a@ [{' <a " (6@llJ'lllJ'lGlfllfr There s healthy varety n the comments that come to the subscrpton desk along wth renewals.?ne that wa anded to the edtor recently S characterstc of a number. The lone Sabbathkeeper makes the common remark that she has had the Recorder for many years and would surely mss t. She then adds, "May God. bless you all n the work of ths pap<:r.". Hee s a recognton that our publtcatton 1S far more than the work of one person. t represents the labor of the offce taff, the workmen n the shop, and especally the voluntee:r contrbutors from all over the denomnaton, and some who are not yet members. The edtor s glad to call to the attenton of other readers the apprecaton of the labor of love tat goes nto the wrtng of helpful arttcles for publcaton. [brnljo U[J=j]OlNlL No Compromse Wth Communsm. Dr. O. Frederck Nolde, representtng the W ord Councl of Churches n nternatonal affars, stated at the annual U. S. conferee of that body held recently: lethe W ord Councl has taken the frm poston that totaltarnsm!s alse n doctrne and dangerous n practce. Speakng of our peace objectve, Dr.. Nolde stated: "The mpasse of today w111 not be broken by recourse to nuclear warheads and guded mssles." Declarng that there s ' a dfference between hgh-soundng deals and the tough road of realty n achevng them," the speaker stressed agan that ttth.e churches and Chrstans have an obhgaton to seek peace, justce and freedom throughout the world." They should be aware however, that a contnuous repetton '.of vague generaltes may become meanngless or even jeopardze the desred objectves." "t s not enough to make declaratons aganst war," he sad.,clt s necessary to attack the root causes of war." - Relgous Newsweekly. Fath Test for Publc Offce Should the State of Mary land (and 7 other states) be upheld n requrng that anyone holdng publc offce be requred to profess "belef n the exstence of God"? The case of Roy R. Torasco, seekng to be certfed as a notary publc, s before the Supreme Court. Maryland's Attorney General contended that the requrement s a reasonable safeguard, and that holdng offce s not a rght but a poltcal prvlege. Leo Pfeffer, attorney for the Amercan Jewsh Congress whch entered the case to defend a prncple, argued that m posng relgous qualfcatons for offce bears the "nescapable stamp of an estab- lshed relgon." <Correcton The edtor's artcle about the 8:30 a.m. servces of the Second Hopknton church (May 1, page 11) made an error n geography. The church buldng s not. Rb f you were n the Supr<:me Cort, at the edge of Hope Valley,.., ut would you sde Wth the Amercan JeWsh several mles nearer to the Frst Hopkn- Congress and the Amercan Cvl Lbertes ton Church at Ashway.. The erlyunon, or wth the Consttuton of Marymornng servces descr1bed 1n the arttcle.. land? The Court wll gve ts decson make a long day for the pastor, who has \... so1jletme ths summer. The decson may to travel more mles than our geography affect hundreds of State and Federal laws allowed for, but he two churches thus and the practce of nvokng the name of get better pastoral care. the Dety n oaths. \! 1 j 1 1 j : [N}H7$ 1? C'\t'1 1L cc:n=jld<cc=j[es BERLN, N. Y. - Pastor Maxson has just fnshed a seres of sermons enttled, "Commtment to Chrst, and Re-valuaton of One's ndvdual Chrstan Lfe." The frst phase of the sermons was ponted towards the youth to nspre these young people to vsons of the heavenly call The second phase was drected to the mddle-years. group who are, as the pastor calls t, «bearng the burdens of the heat of the day." The thrd phase was drected to the "golden age" grou;p, pontng up the satsfacton of the full and complete lfe n Chrst, growng nto eternty. The chor seems to always have a project of musc to work on, and usually wth some enthusasm. At the present tme they are workng on musc for Eastern Assocaton comng up n June. They have had one roller-skatng party ths year n Pttsfeld, Mass., after whch they had refreshments at the home of the chor drector, Paul Cshman. The S.D.B. Youth Fellowshp has been organzed here, and has already acheved qute a bt. They have made up a program for ther denomnatonal bulletn. The group s beng ably guded by Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Sutton. Last week they had a meetng and were shown a slde program of pctures, and commentary enttled, "The Teen Years." Ther present project s sellng greetng cards and statonery to rase money to help fnance Pre-Con Retreat. Early n the year they made and sold marzpan candy. The Lay Development program s progressng well, and s half fnshed. Each phase s beng studed ndvdually. Meetngs are held once a month, at the same tme as the Fellowshp Supper. The Eastern Assocaton Advsory Commttee has contacted those who are to take part n the program, and has had a favorable response. Snce the Eastern Assocaton s sponsorng the General Conference ths year, plans are gong forward for t. Several commttees have been apponted for Conference. Offcers are workng closely wth the Conference presdent and secretares n the plannng. Pastor 1\1axson s Yen' bus\'!lun thc:c. da}'s He s hedn[t 5(.'\'(:r::1 commt tu:c;...:::> nd programs. Anl0ng the:se: s the Lc\'::; Camp progrln1 drectorshp, He h;:) 1-:c':,'[1 d 11 t' '1 '., r r. (,,',',, r encran-e n co cc nq,. Sl,l.l OA,C.ll,.. ;:;:, ;:;:,, '-' cooks, and counselors. 1v1rs. l\.lyrte Cushnl::n v.-,:. fc: 1":: sble for the colkctng ('( thc \\ tj;:1(n! Board exhbts for Confefence. 1 fe,.:,;. d '...:.,. r.. ress S 13-± l\lount::!f1 Mass. t look s k c: :L \" c f\'..',l "'-... C ),. \. (' '" '('. : '" ' 1 of us here n Berln. ( --. u r r <.: ['1 n!l U <.: :l t. PLANFELD, N. T. - \'V11<.:o (ur l hurl. h looked J. h <::l d tot 1 c: p r ( r;. \:1 (! ( ll<! t; r :,: ': and fcedng all the rnllstcr::- \\ 11.., 1n::h: come to tle l,nstefs Con[<.:f<.:f1ct: 'the frst "\vcek of,ll)" the probcrl1s :-,cr1'cd large. Now the p3stors and st udcn l" L \ C spent a \\'cck n our hornes ;;lhl ll \ C fe. turned to ther phces of L:.bur. Lookng back, t secnlc:.:d ll:<.: ;: hnr: "week all too quckly gone. Th():-,c,..,11(. en t e r t a ned the \. s to r s (t 0 Ld fer :, t L. t, ; J 39) durng p:lrt or 311 of the.: "\" ce k. C<pressed joy at havng the opportunty of gettng better accluanted wth 'fcsl"!h ();' future nnsters. The well - uu:,;!l,:c d servlnb cr of tash'. n1ej.15 by _ church C,Tn- mttees pro\'cd to be less of,:: htl [... 1 C 1 than antcp:lted - espc:c:tly' \\'th the very recent n10dernzatuf1 or the d1urlh ktchen. A good percen taf::e of ou r oed C\ n r rcgaton :lttended the c\'cnnr'r sen ces (".':( 11 '-','"l nght and especally on S:1hb.:th eye- v.. l:c.:1 there,\vas a baptsn1al servce. Our cln!rc':l f e t th:l tt de r \. c: d ben d t f fc.l:,) 11:: \ ;), : the vstng 1l1nsters C:ll one 11l-.d \',': h the local m n ste rs' ;:ssoc ;l. t (lfl The r r, gram on th:lt occ3son [e::t u fed "!1 rls ' r ng talk by :l Planfeld EL.ptS: F.:,t(lr on \vhy he entered the nlnstry. For the frst trl1e the J\flskrs ("\'l ference \Y:lS scheduled to c()ntnuc thr ()u.,:h the Sabb:lth n10rnng sen ce. _"\!th(lu..:h many of the pastors felt th:h the: CUl!ld and should get b:lck to ther hc)n1c chur< 11 responsbltes or shou J lt tend th e :' r,c;.. 1 celebraton of the 1 '50t11 Ann\'crs::ry (F the lvfarlboro church n Suuth T c:.: rsu', the: re ",rere t\vent\' ordaned Or lce:ns'cd rtl!nsler:; attendng our Sabbath sen jce, tc.lhn,:' n Sabbath School. 0 r other\'.- Sc br n: n,:' 14 THE SAJBJBA TH RECORDER 1 ') "'--"---'-'--" ""': '--" ':" '------'- ---'- -,---:---: L ---.,-,