, (, "5-7 The Sabbath SEPTEMBER 13, 1948,,, -.... c "~ '' ; 1 :j:,. ' j ', : ).!, \ 1 d! Dwarfng all ts neghbors the Empre S~ate Buldng towers ~02 stores nto the sky. To rear a buldng to one-tenth of that heght would once have beer consdered beyond the power of man. As man's capacty to advance materally hfls often been underestmated, so there are sprtual powers locked wthn hm that, brought nto full play, could easly work a mraculous cure for ths alng and dsheartened world. The varous denomnatonal grou ps are dedca ted to the common purpose of promotng man's spr tual advance, but, from the very nature of Protestan tsm. each fellowshp must use ts own approach. Your program of Chrstan.educaton s rooted deep n your denomnatonal hertage. Keenly conscous of ths s your offcal church publsher. To the problems of ths throbbng, changng world he apples the tmeless prncples that are the bedrock of your fath. Underwrte the success of your teachng efforts w th the dynamc, expertly and prayerfully fashoned lesson materals of your church pu blshng house. 1 jont messag. of the Offcal Protestant Publshng Houses Box 67, Chcago 90 llnos PROGRESS through COOPERATON You need your publshng house: your publshng house needs you. SEVENTH DAY BAPTST PUBLSHNG HOUSE r -'-"...,... -:= ~,,~~...;:.- """"'- - General Conferel1ce wll 1neet wth the Seventh Day Baptst Church of Rversde, Calforna, August 16-21, 1949 510 WATCHUNG AVENUE PLANFELD, N. J.
,. 'J : l :., t \. The Sabbattl Reco,rder Frst ssue June 13, 1 844 A Magazne lor Chrstan Enlghtenment and nspraton L. H. HURLEY S. WARREN. D.O., Edtor NORTH. Manager of the Publshjng House Contrbu tngedtors: DAVlDW~u~BUR:CK:' D"D~: 'Em~~'~s M 'ens (MRS) FRANCES DAVS... Wo~an 8 Work. (MRS.) HETTE W. SKAGGS, Actng. HARLEY SUTTON... Chrstan Educaton (MRS.) MZPAH S. GREENE... Chldren's Page Our Polcy The Sabbath Recorder does ~ot necessarly ~ddrse Bgn~~t SSl ~f;s ~orb~f~fu~jt~ ~ul::r~~ solap bath Tract Socety, Planfeld, New Jersey. Terms of Subscrpton Per Year. $2.50 Sx months... $1.25 Student' r ate... $1.00 per college year Monthly Specal ssues... 10 centhts) per copy (The frst ssue of each mon Regular ssues... S cents per copy Postage to Canada and for~g!l co~webe 50d~~~ ar year addtonal Subscnphons W d All fnued at date of expraton when so requeste. date lubscrptons wll be dscontnued one yer a er d to whch payment s made unless express y renewe. Publshed weekly {except July and ~~gu~ej~ when t s pubhs~ed bceek:!y{ed bby the Recorder Sabbath Tract Socety an pnn th D Baptsts Press, publshng house for Seven ff ay. Plan~ Planfeld, N. J. Entered at the post 0 ce m feld, N. J. as sec'ond class matter.. All communcatons, whether on busnesh or ~o~b~ lcaton. should be add:e~sed to J e Recorder, Planfeld, N.., PLANFELD. N. J., SEPTEMBER 13, 1948 Vol. 145, No.7 Whole No. 5,307 N THS SSUE' Edtoral: Defeatsm s Dead! Features: Trusteesh p..._._._...-...-... 104 General Conference, North Loup, Neb... 10~ Stateftent of Chrstan Expenence..._..._... 10 S tatemen t of Belt'ef...-...-...-....._... 107.. Chr~stan Lvng -:-:- Every... 117 Day 1n Every Way..._...-...-...-...--..---...-...-.. Mssons: Mssonary Socety... _..._..._..._.. 110 Second Century Fund.-nvestment Commttee Excerpt... _..._..._..._..._.. 11 ~ Treasurer's Quarterly Report... _..._... 11 ~ Woman's W~rk: Scrpture Medtatons... 112 nstead of Ease.-Women and W.ork... _._.. 113 Chrstan Educaton: Battle Creek Camp -1948..._..._..._...--...-..-.. 113 Annual Report ' Denver Sabbath School. -Chrstan Educaton..._..._...-... 114 Chldren's Page..._...:..._... 116 Mar.rages. - ~b tuafles '...._..._.-... Back Page GENERAL CONFERENCE RVERSDE, CALF., AUGUST 16-21, 1949 Offcers. Sal Presdent-Loyal F. Hurley, em, Vv~. Fr~a Vce.. Presdent-Elmo F. Randolph, -Mlton Ws. Second. Vce' Presde nt-k. Duane Hurley, E Monte, Calf. Thrd Vce.. Presdent-Charles F. Harrs, Shloh. N. J. Recordng Secr~tary-Paul C. Saunder~, Alfred, N. Y.. Assstant Recordng Secretary-Harley D Bond, Salem, W. Va. Correspondng Secretary-Courtland V. Davs, Planfeld, N. J... Treasurer-James H. Coon, Mlton, WS. Denomnatonal Budget Treasurer-L. Mlton Van Horn, Mlton, Ws. Comntsson For one year-alton L. Wheeler,. Battle Creek, Mch.; Everett T. HarrS, Alfred, N. Y. For two years-loyal F. Hurley, Salem, W. Va.; Kenneth A. Babcock, Mlton, Ws. For three years-keth Davs, S'l verton, Colo.; Elston H. Van Hern, Westerly, R.. NORTH LOUP CONFERENCE Offerng Sabbath mo~nng... ~.-.. -... $ 618.8~ Specal offer1ngs from Churches... 1,451.1 Total -~. --- -_.---..._._ -_.._..._.-.-...-......_...----$2,070.02. Regstraton Total regstraton reported by the' Credentals Commttee _.--... 441 (15 regstered at the desk after ~eport was made) 279 D~l~gates...-...-...-...-...-...-..-...---- 62 V ls tors..._..._...-..._..._._._... 147 Churches represented...-...-...-.. Young people n attendance at 95 the sunrse breakfast...---...------.-----..--... DD YOU KNOW THAT -. The One Hundred Sabbaths of Servtee program began September? Many folks are already actvely engaged n t. Have you found your place yet? DEFEATSM S DEAD! No longer do we hear moanng and groanng and cryng over the loss of num' hers, the lack of funds, the nsncerty of leaders, dvson that S deadly, and the neffectveness of our wtness for Chrst ;~rld the Sabbath. The Confluence of nfluence Yes, we have lost numbers n the past. \Ve no doubt wll lose some n the future. Yet, not v,:thout earnest, prayerful effort to help them to be fathful. But, wth the he p of God '-ve reach out nto new felds (f Chrstan educatonal evangelsm. One strkng feature of the expenence <f Sabbath converts 15 the unbounded JOY \\'th whch they enter upon ther ne\.,..}y found relatonshp wth God and ther fellow Chrstans. Sabbath observance to them S genunely fresh and Vtal. They rut to shame many of us born-and-rased Sahbathkeepers. Ther z.eal serves a douhle purpose. Not only are they pcr Euaded ]n the Sprt; they encourage Clthers by the contagon of ther spnto Toe:ether confrmed and converted Sab, r-athkeepers, through the confluence of t.jelr hertage and z.eal, are brngng to h.?;tr npon the sprtual conscence of the Chrstan \'.'orld the pnme nec'esshy of C\ -:ce ptlng the true Sabbath. Where Our Treasure s There has been a lack of funds. at Urnes. But by and large, Seventh Day B.t ntsts are a sacrfcng people. They rt:g-ulary support denomnatonal and out' EHJe-the,denomnaton appeals. That 15, ctctlve Seventh Day Ba ptsts do. And t 13 upon ths group that the burden of stewardshp has rested. The problem 15 tel lnterest nomnal and nactve Seventh Da y Ba ptsts n sharng the materal oblgatlons of a for,-vard,movng msson, as we! as to constantly confront converts Wth the clams of stewardshp n Chrst. Here, too, t behooves us who regard our' Eelves as actve members of the Church to look to our stewardshp. Whenever an effectve Chrstan means S dscovered whereby adequate funds w1l1 be provded for the support of Kng~ dom work, Seventh Day Baptsts wll be ready to consder t. Ho,-vever, along wth generatons of other Chrstans, Sev, 103 enth Day Baptsts have found tlthln~ to be one of the most effectvc mean!) of Church fnance. Boundless hlee,sln g accnje.<', to thosc who consstently practlce tthng. Dd not the prophet declare: "Bnn~ yc all the tthes Jnto the storeh()u~,e, that t here may he me ;! t n m nc houf,e, and prove me novj herewth. sath the Lord of hosts. f wll not open you the Wln' do\l,.15 of hca ven, and rour you out a hlc~,..., lng, that there shall not he roum en()u!~h to rcccl\.'e t'"? Malach 3: O. e h nos t 1 a n S t e \l.';u d s hp 1 :; n () t C (ln p lc t c \l,.1thout ste \l.:ard.c:.hl p of me a ns. \V(' a [c \. ta 11 yn t ere s t e J n () h J e c t os Hl W }) 1 C h V.' C lnve.st oursclves and our m(jnl'y. F()r, \vhere our trea.<:urc ls. there \"'lll our heart hc also. Consccratcd Leadershp When our leadl'rs ;re completely c()nsecrated to ChnEt ;UHJ Hls matchle,l,.t, ).!(J... - pel of salvat](jn. there can he no qucf-tl(jj) ;hour thelr s]ncenty. Le;Jers m;1y he mls]nformed at tlmes They m;!.y bl' ml~guded nov...' and then. They m;y evl'n he m lsta ken on OCGElon. Who (,f \]1.. h ;!' not hecn? But nsncere, never' Men may dj ff cr n ther lnt erpre L\ tlon of the Scrptures. Some may he con Eervatve. other~ may he d')eral Yet, most certanly alj ca n he Sln cetc. f ;111Yunc should fnd hmself dnftlnr! tow;rd lnsncerty, t S hgh tnlll' th;lt he take hmself n hand, \JJlth thl' hl'lf) of Cod, so that hs dlffculty may hl' dl'tcrmh1cd and rectlfed. T ru e f e 1 s a hva y 5 S 1 n c e rc. L f eat 1 t,<;, hghcst and best S true lfe ;nd ls Slncere. Chrst's \vay of lfe ]s the hlf~hcst and best. Therefore. t 15 SJncere. A per.~on \vho accuses ;u1other uf hcj1lr! lnslncere ]5 bkely to he lnslncefe hmc,elf. Let God be the Judge of that. Let Uf, look to our own sncerty. The Unty of Fath Can you not hear Rev. Everett Harn,.; as he declared n the sermon at Cun f Cfence on Sunday afternoon that therc was enough fath among those present to turn the v.;orld upsde down f that fath \l~'ere only put nto practcc? How that ch;llenge yet fngs! Can our fath be rghtly called fa th unless t s practlced? For certa n y James sounded a clear note when he sad: l\! ' e.
,, '\" 104 105,,.. '., (., ; "! f '. ', t fath, f t hath not works,. s dead, beng alone." James 2: 17. Seventh Day Baptsts are wonderfully blessed n ther unty of dversty. Agan and aaan.-. we have observed ther strong statement of dfferng opnons, ther em' phatc expresson of dfferent convctons. And, once n a whle they have become defntely dvded on mportant matters. Yet, ncreasngly are they aware that dvson s deadly ~ t s dsastrous. Conse' quently, through earnest, prayerful. c.on, sderaton of matters that tend to dvde, a plan of procedure and operaton s de' vsed that means unted acton. t s because of our mplct belef n the lfe and teachngs of Jesus Chrst and our acceptance of Hm as Savour and Lord that make possble the unty of our fath. Wth Hm, all thngs matter and are possble. Wthout Hm, nothng mat' ters and all thngs are mpossble. Our Effectve Wtn~s Only as our wtness for Chrst and the Sabbath has Hs approval can t be effec' tve. He s the Author and Fnsher of our fath. Therefore, our wtness to our fath n Hm must have Hs sancton; our conquest for Hm must be at Hs com' mand. HGo ye therefore, and teach all natons. baptzng them n the name of the Father. and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teachng them to observe all thno's.-. whatsoever have commanded you: and, 10. am,-vth you alway. even unto the end of the world." Matthew 28: 19. 20. There s a dynamc urgency n ths command. There can be nether dlly' dallyng nor shlly,shallyng. There s so much to be done and so lttle tme n whch to do t. There s so much to be sad and so lttle tme n whch to say t. Tomorrow wll be too late t must be today! Seventh Day Baptsts are on the march for Chrst and the Sabbath. Defeatsm s dead! Let us all rally under the banner of our lvng Lord, today. NORTH CENTRAL ASSOCATON The North Central Assocaton of Sev' enth Day Baptst Churches wll meet on October 7, 8, and 9 wth the Church at Farna, ll. Earl Cruzan, Secretary. TRUSTEESHP A trusteeshp s the assum pton of a solemn duty to admnster property for the beneft of another. s that not exactly the relatonshp each of us should assume toward hs money, tme, and talents f he truly wants to bear the name Chrstan? The wrter of ths comment feels very strongly upon ths subject. Prevous to hs servng n the armed servces he gave \.vhat he consdered he could to,-vard the support of the denomnaton and toward hs Church. Near the end of hs duty wth the armed servces he came to these conclusons: he was wllng to serve for several years n the armed servces; he had an allotment for War Bonds taken out of. hs monthly pay. What should he be wllng to do n behalf of the most worth,whle and constructve program n the world, namely. the support of hs denomnaton and hs Church? He came to the fnal determnaton that he should pledge a tenth toward the work of hs denomnaton and hs Church. (Parenthetcally, the wrter allocates two thrds of that tenth to hs Church and one thrd toward the support of the Denomnatonal Budget. A tthe s the least that God expects of us.) Further. he found that he could also help support the Second Century Fund. Has God faled hm? Never! The gver's ncome balance may not be large at the end of the month or \.veek, whchever pay perod he has, but God always helps the cheerful and fathful gver. Ths \.vrter learned early n lfe that money s n one sense "coned lfe." t hurts me to note that at the rate the Denomnatonal Budget s beng supported, we shall rase approxmately 80 per cent of t. s the Lord's work \.vorth only about four ffths of what \.ve have set as a aoal?. Let us pcture \.v here those funds ar~ beng expended and what work wll be left undone. Then let us answer the problem by fathfully supportng our de' nomnaton and Church budgets to the full. How does our stewardshp measure up to our professons and solemn promses? Does the support of my denomnaton and Church come frst or s t an afterthought? These are pognant questons whch re' qure honest, prayerful answers. -Contrbuted. NORTH LOUP, NEB., AUGUST 17-22, 1948 COURTESES AND RESOLUTONS Upon recommendaton of the Commttee on Courteses and Resolutons Gen, eral Conference adopted the followng statements: 1. The Conference expresses ts deep apprecaton of the entertanment pro' \ lded by our frends of the North Loup Church and communty, n openng ther homes to our members, n provdng thoughtfully and gracously for our needs, n permttng the use of the Church buldng and grounds, and n the cordal \.ve, come whch they have extended n every part of the communty. The acton of the Board of Educa ton n permttng the use of the school cafe' tera, classrooms. and other equ pment for the use of the Conference, s much apprc' c:ated. Rev. A. Clyde Ehret, pastor of the en' ~ertanng Church, and general charman of the local commttee, should be thanked for the effcent organzaton \.vhch has functoned for the operaton of the Conference, and through hm, Conferencc ex' presses ts apprecaton to the memhers of the dfferent commttees. Our presdent s to be com'mended for an excellent program. busness sesslons managed \.vth effcency. and a tme ~.-::hedule carefully folo\ved. The Conference musc. under the ahle drecton of Roger H. Johnson, and the sngng of the Youth Chorus under the leadershp of Mss Phylls Babcock. have added much to the pleasure and nspraton of our sessons. Specal note should be taken of the ~eautful gladol presented by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Noll of Ord. They have added much to the beauty of our meetng place.. The use of the publc address system and ts effcent operaton by Davd \Var, ren are deeply apprecated. Mrs. Ports, of the local restaurant. has fed us \.vell and promptly. 2. Many newspapers, especally 1n our larger ctes. hunt out and publcze stores, of dvorce, sex ahuse and ahnormahtlcs. and general domestc dscord. Seve n th Day Baptsts behcve tha t such reportng serves no useful purpose. hut on the other hand actually tends to cncour;q.!e the thlnr~~ reported. We. therefore voce our Vl\rOr' ous objectons to the us~ of such st(~~les n ne\\lspapers of general Crculaton. and urgc all Chnstans to help to d1.g;.cuur;gc such stores hy ref usn g to ~u hscrhe to or purchase ne\\lspapers VJhch pnnt them. :.. Seventh Day Baptsts arc oppos,ej to the use of heverage alcohol. and f:1 vur all measures lookng to ncrea~c;,ed contrul or prohhton of the hquor trafflc 4. The advance of the klngdutll ()f God s retarded at e\'cry level of htlm:1 experence - ntern;:ttlcmal, n:lt]()n:d. communty. and personal -- hy the,4,lns of n to e ran c e. pre J u d ce, and h g (J try man 1 - f ested n dscr mn;:t U)ry ;t ct 5 or srn ug c()mplaccncy to\l,.';rd rac:d :tnj n11nonty groups. Scvcnth Day B:lptsts, as memhers of the hody of Chrst, HS Church. rc:dflrm and declare the truth of the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of M:n as t he gudng and con troll n g pr n C rlc to whch ""e shall ldhere. Seven th Day Ba ptsts. corpor:! te ly and ndvdually, shall stnve to he nformed n mnd. quckened n conscence, ;nj z.ealous n acton regardng questons affc(tng relatons of rac:tl groups \)..'herever they may occur. We deplore and oppose atttude.5. laws. or actons, permttng, promotng. ()r :1.'-.' sentng to dscrmnaton aganst {)r kupre.':-, san of any ndvdual or group on the bass of race. or color, and \ve 5h;11 1 pro' mote and support, and work for the 1m' provement of exstng condtons attcctn~~ Chnese. ndans. Japanese, Jews, Me>: 1- cans, Negroes, and other mnorty rac;d groups n our o\vn <;ountry n lahor relttons, housng, educaton. health :tnd ctlzenshp rghts. and ",C \vll cxercse every opportunty to demonstrate C:hr';tan Brotherhood nterracally hy sharng fully n fellov,lshp, worshp, and servlce n
106 107 ; 1. ;.. : ' : '.! r~ ; f,. J... the name of our Lord and Savour, Jesus Chrst. 5. Seventh Day Baptsts beleve that nternatonal relatons, ndustral relatons, and human relatons can brng about peace only when the teachngs of Chrst and the Bble are adhered to. 6. Letters of greetng or acknowledg.. ment have been sent to: Rev. and Mrs. Emmett H. Bottoms, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Noll, Dr. Lloyd D. Seager, Max Smth, Dr. and Mrs. Alva L. Davs, and Rev. Harold R. Crandall. Respectfully submtted, Rev. Francs D. Saunders, Charman, Courtland V. Davs, Secretary, Rev. John F. Randolph, Mrs. Earl Cruz.an. A surrlemental report hy the Commt.. tee on Courteses and Resolutons pro' posed a resoluton on the comc hook st, uaton whch \.vas adopted by Conference. Also, approprate apprecaton was ex' pressed to the North Loup Popcorn Asso' caton for the loan of the publc address system and to the North Loup Fre De' partment for sprnklng the walks and streets near the Church to allay the dust. LOOK AT THE LABEL ON YOUR SABBATH RECORDER The polcy of the busness offce of the publshng house s to acknowledge all amounts sent n payment of subscrptons to the Sabbath Recorder other than the remtter's own subscrpton. The remt, ter's own subscrpton expraton date s promptly changed on the label, thus serv" lng as a recept for the remttance. Ths s common practce among magaznes and perodcals and saves consderable tme and expense. Now and then a label remans un" changed through oversght. The Sabbath Recorder apprecates the subscrber's call.. lng attenton to ths matter. Loss of remttances n the mals s ex' tremely slght. However, care n sendng money by check, money order~ or bank draft wll keep such loss at a mn1mum. STATEMENT OF CHRSTAN EXPERENCE By Rev. C. Rex Burdck Unlke many Chrstan people, cannot put my fnger on the exact date when \.vas saved. Throughout my chldhood wen t regularly to Church wth the other members of my famly, and later, havng left home, contnued the same practce. confess that ths was not always my O\.\rT choce, but now am thankful for that background. was baptzed and joned the Seventh Day Baptst Church at De Ruyter, N. Y., when was eleven years Rev. C. Rex Burdck old. feel now that hardly understood what was dong then, though t was of my choce. t was after ths that began to feel my own snful and lost condtlon, and to realze my need for a Savour. There are many contrbutng factors n the growth of my Chrstan fath. Prmary among these factors were my home back' ground, the unceasng efforts of Pastor T. J Van Horn, who was my pastor dur' ng the formatve stages of my youth, and the work of a consecrated Sabbath school teacher, Mrs. Mary Church, n whose class we studed the entre Bble from begnnng to end.. Rev. Ralph Coon and Rev. Eugene Da vs conducted specal meetngs n the De Ruyter Church durng two successve years. These two men helped me to be Wllng to yeld myself to Chrst and hence to accept Hs call to the mnstry. After was graduated from De Ruvter Hgh School, enrolled n Salem where sp~nt four pleasant years studyng, v,:orklng, and playng wth other Seventh Day Baptsts and n pleasant fellowshp v,lth the Salem Church. recall the b.. weekly meetngs of the mnsteral students \.vth Pastor Skaggs and then the hour of good tme around the parsonage table wth the wves and frends of the mnsteral group, who unfalngly prepared a tasty meal and seasoned t hghly v.rth ther devotons. After completng our ~'vork n Salem College we moved mmedately to ndependence, N. Y., ~vhere we served as student pastor and attended Al fred School of Theology for one year. n September, 1946, we came to Wlmngton, Del., where enrolled n Fath Theologcal Semnary :md subsequently accepted a call to become pastor of the Marlboro Church. n Feb, ruary, 1947, we moved to Marlboro and have lved here snce, workng \.vth the Marlboro people and contnung semnary work at Fath Theologcal Semnary. Truly the Lord has been good to us, and lookng back v.,'e can see Hs hand n all of the trals and dsappontments as we 11 as n the joys of Chrstan f a th. STATEMENT OF BELEF By Rev. C. Rex Burdck The Bble. beljeve that the Bble s the word of God, 'verbally nspred and absolutely correct n the orgnal documents n all of lts sxty'sx books. \vould hasten to ex' plam that do not mean that God dc, tated every word of the Scrptures to the \\Tlters who. sat, pen n hand, wrtng only 2.S God audtbly uttered the ~vords. That 1S not my concepton of nspraton at al. heleve that nspraton s that actvty of the Holy Sprt so movng upon the TJ.'Tters of Scrpture that t drected them :n subject matter, and that t preserved l them from error n al aspects n the wrt mg of Scrpture. Wrters were free to USe ther own style. vocabulary, etc., but were kept from error n ther choce of words and thought. beleve that each of our SlxtY-SX hoob, was canonzed by the Holy Splnt a t the tune of ts \vntng and was suhsequently so recognzed by the Chnstlan Church and by the councls beleve that the Bble has been prov' dentlally preserved for us So that VJe nu'v,' have t n our own language. almost four. thousand years after the v,:ntngs of Moses, Wth no major mstake. and ~.carcely any mnor errors. Our Blhle S absolutely relable. beleve that th,-'... Bbl e t e s us a } t);j t man needs to knov.r about God and man and ther mutual rel:tlonshp-" t tells u." how and v. hy the creatlon t tclh u.'" of the fall of man when S1n entered nto the world and SaLn took post.:,esslon of the natural man. t tells us of the \,.';Y back to God through Jesus Chnr.r. ;lnj promses us eternal 1 e Wth Hm f.",'(," beleve. God. be eve t hat God.s ; Sr rt t. n f nt e. eternal. omnpotent. ;nd that there b none else besde Hm. God 15 creator of ;d) th(' unverse and therefore rct;llns the rela, tonshlp of a creator to HS creature but He does not retaln the relatlonshj~ of a father to snful and unregencl!te man. He has the relaton of.1 father onlv to those v.rho h.lve been born nto H.., bnl!' dom and f am ly by the p()\j~'cr of the Holy Splrt. Je.sus told the Phar';ees that they \l,lcrc chldren of ther fathet th(' devl. John 8: 44. He :dso told N leu' demus that he must he horn ;q.!;lln. Sec John 3. beleve that God S lovl'. th;t He ls c haracterz-cd by M1 1 n ten se ;1 nd pa l.,s on a te love for all men. But He s.1lso ch;1r;ctcnzed by rghteousness and Justce. The Judge of all the earth must do rght. C;cness 18: 25 and Psalm 94: 2. God there' fore rules n justlce. pronouncng the sen' tence ugulty" upon all who have broken Hs lav.r and have not accepted the :tonn~~ \.l,lork of Chrst on Cal vary. beleve that He has provded pr:yer as a means of communcaton wth HH chldren and v.rll answer the prayer offered n fath. beleve that God has gven us a three" fold revelaton of Hmself, through the Bble v.,hch tells of Hm, through man
. ; r ',,,~ 1.\., f,. 110 Hs sacrfcal death, and that t s fttng for us to observe t frequently, brngng to our mnds Hs sacrfcal sufferng. ~~Ths s my body broken for you." ~~Ths s my blood shed for many for the rems~ son of sns." ~~Ths do n remembrance of me. n These are statements of our Lord ndcatng the purpose of the sacra~ ment. The Sabbath. beleve that the seventh day s the Sabbath of God so ordaned as a memoral at the close of the creaton week, so com~ manded by God on Sna, so kept and taught by the prophets, so recognz.ed and taught by Jesus Chrst, so kept and taught by the apostolc Church ncludng the gentle element. See Acts 13: 42~44 and Acts 18: 4 where Paul ~~reasoned n the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks."' beleve that we can' not be saved by keepng the Sabbath, or by attemptng to keep any of the other la ws. beleve that the Sabbath s no more mportant than any o.f the other of the Ten Commandments. N ether s t any less mportant than any of the others. beleve that the Sabbath should be kept because we love the Lord and want to do Hs wll. t s an ndcaton of our love for Hm and also of our salvaton. ~~For ths s the love of God, that we keep hs commandments: and hs command, ments are not grevous to us:' 1 John 5: 3. beleve that the Sabbath s a tme for worshp. Jesus went regularly to the synagogue on the Sabbath day for the purpose of worshp. beleve that the Sabbath s a tme to work for the Lord. Jesus dd acts of mercy on the Sabbath. beleve that the Sabbath s a tme for rest and refreshment, both physcally and s p rtuall y. The Church. beleve that Chrstan people should gather together regularly on the Sabbath for worshp and nstructon. beleve that the Church should be the center of Chrs~ tan work. beleve that the true Church s that body of redeemed persons from all branches of the Chrstan fath who have ~"washed ther garments n the blobd of the lamb." beleve that the respon' sblty of the Church s to help buld the MSSONARY SOCETY July Meetng of Board of Managers Quarterly Report of Correspondng Secretary July 25, 1948 Durng the quarter of Aprl 1 to June 30, 1948, have spent about one thrd of the tme n our offce n Westerly~ the rest of the tme was spent n short vsts to Churches, assocaton meetngs, plus the Great Lakes Evangelsm Retreat at Battle Creek, the Mnsters' Conference n West Vrgna, and my month's teachng at the Alfred School of Theology. Some tme has been taken for movlng our household goods nto the new socety home on Man Street. We as a famly want to express our deep apprecaton for the comfortable accommodatons pro~ vded n -the south apartment. The quarter has brought a large demand for study on varous problems, many of them wthn our own denomnaton, some major ones about nterdenomnatonal programs. Fnshng of the Annual Report for the General Conference has requred much work and research. Promoton of the Effcency for Evangelsm movement requred study and promotonal wrte~ups, sermons, and feld contacts. Ad copy has been suppled for the ~"Provdence Journal" weekly- have spent consderable tme studyng the One W ord n Chrst Program of the Foregn Mssons Conference and n plannng regonal meetngs for our people. have wrtten a scrpt for the seres of color sldes most recently loaned by Brar Thorngate. Regular contrbutons to the Sabbath Recorder have been kept up wth far promotona suc' cess, trust. The quarterly... Reporter was publshed n Aprl. From Aprl 13 to May 7, taught courses enttled '''The World"s Relgons" and... The Mssonary Enterprse~' n the School of Theology at Alfred, N. Y. They were condensed n schedule so that taught sxteen hours per week, whch, wth a serous snus attack, made a heavy dran on my physcal resources. The students were knd n ther apprecaton of fath of Chrstan people and to evan' gelze non,chrstans. We are the <?hurch Ours s the responsblty of carrytng the gospel. to the uttermost ends of the earth. \vork done. The experence wll yeld re' suts n the future work of these fne canddates for mnsteral servce. know that learned a great deal, too. n the feld of co'ordnaton, attended the Mnsters' Conference May 18,20 at Jackson~s Mll, W. Va., and conducted a ranel wth other board representatves on '"The Church Servng the Communty." Vctor Skaggs of the Tract Socety worked n our offce on mutual problems June 9~ 11, usng our address lst one of these days. acted as secretary agan for the Denomnatonal Co-ordnaton Meetng June 21, sendng out multgraphed mnutes to agences n vol ved. n the ecumencal feld, attended meetngs of the Depart' ment of Evangelsm of the Federal Councl, Aprl 8 and 9, n New York_ Seventh Day Baptsts need to keep ther repre' sentaton at these and smlar meetngs. The second Evangelsm Work Retreat \1.:as held n Battle Creek May 12,15, wth consderable success, although only three pastors fnally could make the engagement. The retreat was not cancelled despte last,mnute cancellatons of regs' tratons, and results have justfed ths de CSon_ Plans for the future developed n mnds of partcpants, and channels for future accom plshments were defnte and clear. Sermons and addresses were delvered at Second Hopknton, Westerly, Alfred, Alfred Staton, ndependence, Central Assocaton, Eastern Assocaton, and Provdence_ Some tme was spent n Provdence makng calls wth Dean A_ J. C. Bond, but the work there has been handcapped by heavy schedules for Rev_ Mr. Dcknson and myself. mmedate plans for the future are for Southwestern Assocaton, Pre,Conference Retreat, Conference, and return home be' fore fall work retreats, Foregn Mssons Conference meetngs, wrtng for evan' gelsm tranng courses', and a trp to the West Coast. (Snce ths report. the West Coast trp was cancelled because of def, C1 ts and the decson to let Secretary Skaggs carry the whole load of denomnatonal promoton there ths year.) Davd S. Clarke, Correspondng Secretary. 111 SECOND CENTURY FUND REPORT FOR JULY Report Shows only $600 n Unpad PledgC3 Tot2.1 pledges to ths fund ha\'e no"" reached an 2.mount of S4~,~.~~.73 Wth addtonal gfts,tll (omlng n frequently, gvng us hope tba.t even ""thout 2c-tl\'CO sollct2.ton no'q,', 'Q,'e ma.y yet reach our Roal of $').0,000. a.lthough bebtedly_ A summ2.ry of expend,tures for the quarter and totals to da.te are ;1.5 follo,.,o,. Brts.h Guacu Postage, BntSh GUana ------.. ----S _24 Dr Ben R_ Crandall, expense. Brtsh GUana tnp 610,41 Total March 31, 1948. BR.l1 Gerrruny Total Marc b 31, 1948. Chna Toul March 31. 194B JanuC2 1.[malca School equpment ---------$ 390. ').7 otal March 31, 1<)48.. ~.OO~,4(j ---$ ~4H 7(, 1. HH 7" Home Rev. ], W, Crofoot, v.'ork n Flonda.... ------$ 162. ")0 Rev. C. B. LoofbourroVo. ""orl.: 10 Texas.... 1')0.00 Mrs_ LaVo'ton Steele. Treasurer. Vo'orl.: n ndanapols... 2",0.00 Advertsng. ProVdence. R. J. 39.40 Rev. Paul S_ Burd"k. extra (ompe-nuton )0.00 Hazel Langworthy. part expe-nse~ to Westecly. 2 tnps... 93.4() Rev. Davd S_ Clarke. expenses evangelsm worl.: retreat "JR.4(, Re-v_ Zacl.: Whte. expenses VStaton evangelstc 'Q,'ork at Ne'Q,' Auburn. WS., and ndl2.napoll~ 1 )0.00 Leon R. Lawton. work 10 Salem, W. Va...... 100.00 Total March 31. 1948._. 3.9(d.()7 Admnstraton Total Marc h 31. 194B 4. ~H 1. :' 1 2.240.2(, S)').620.n There S n the Second Century Fund :at thl& tm!" a totol of $2",333.10 nvel'>t.ed 2.$ folo..',. U. S_ Trea.sury Bond. ~ 3.1(,H.OO 1 ~8 shares Abbotl Laboratone$ Common Stocl.:....._._... JO,472. 3H Cash..._.......... 11,6')2.7;' S2 ~. B 3. 10 Unpad pledges. -S 600.00 Rnpcctf ully suhmlttcd. Kat! G. Stdlm:lr1. J u y 2". 1 94 '! Chalrm:.n NVESTMENT COMM EE EXCERPT The m provemen ts ;{ nd al tcr;{ ton s to the nteror of our 128 Man Street pr()pcrty requred pror to occupancy were completed n tme for all three tenants to move n on June 1. Permsson was secured from the Rent Control Board to ncrease the rent of the frst floor a partment on the north sde from $35 to $60 per month wth garage_ Snce we added new housng accommodatons. under the law we have been permtted to establsh rentals for the second floor north Sde wthout board approval at $55 per month. Lkewse we have establshed a nomnal
112 11 3-1 '., " ~ :,;... '.\ 't : ~. : ~, t C,;! ;, '.! ;.\. ;. t. l. 1 rent of $25 for the frst and second floor south sde occuped by Secretary Clarke. The overgrown shrubbery surroundng the house s to be removed, after whch the entre structure s to be panted. Our total nvestment n ths property amounts to $29,307.93 and total annual rentals wll aggregate $1,680, gvng an approxmate gross return n excess of 5 % and a prob, a ble net n return n excess of 4 %. K. G. S. TREASURER'S QUARTERLY REPORT Aprl 1, 1948, to June 30, 1948 Dr. Cash on hand Aprl 1, 1948 ---------.-.---..$ Permanent Fund ncome ---.----.----.. -----.--... - Denomnatonal Budget.-------.----------.. --.. -. Or gan z.a t ons.--.-------------------.------.-------.------------ n d v duals.. -----------------.--... ----.---------.-- ------------- Gfts for specal purposes.---------------.-------- Travelng expense refunds.-.----.------.----.--' ncome 128 Man Street ----------.. ---.. -----------. Permanent Fund toward 128 Man Street mprove m en ts ----.-------------.--.--.--- Cr. Correspondng secretary, consultant, an d ex penses.-... --... --.-.-------------------------------- $ Churches and pastors --------------.--------------------- Chna feld ------------------------------------------------------------ Gfts for specal purposes ------------------.------- J amaca -----------------------------------------------------------------.---- South Amerca ------------------------------------------- Prntng and offce expense ----------------------- Treasurer's expense ncludng clerk --- Loans repad -------.----------------------... ---.--... ----... ------- Advance for travel expense --.--------... ---.. -- H. Bruhn transportaton to Unted States ------------------------------.----------------- Budget Promoton Commttee expense 128 Man Street property mprovements ------.. ---------------------------------.----... Wthholdng taxes pad --... -... --... -.. -- Cash balance on hand June 30, 1948 2,828.66 2,962.56 2,619.00 747.55 937.21 1,319.07 535.66 208.36 4,753_50 $16,911.57 1.079.83 1,340.48 1,094.99 1,512.41 751.35 124_50 304.46 275.00 250.00 43.71 388_00 _18 6,093.76 3.00 3,649.90 $16,911.57 Karl G. Stllman, Treasurer. CORRECTON... Whch Way Seventh Day Baptsts?" - Presdent Karl G. Stllman's address - was delvered before the Seventh Day Baptst General Conference, North Loup, Neb.~ Thursday evenng, August 19, 1948, nstead of Tuesday mornng, August 17, 1948 as stated n the Sabbath Recorder ~ of August 30, 1948. SCRPTURE MEDTATONS By Rev. Elz.abeth F. Randolph At the openng of ths 136th sesson of the Seventh Day Baptst General Conference, t s fttng for us to read that passage of Scrpture from whch were chosen the three commandng words, ~'Go Work Today," Matthew 21: 28. Let us recall the occason. t was the day followng the trumphal entry of Jesus nto Jerusalem, the day followng the cleansng of the tern pe, when Jesus drove ou t the money changers and all them that sold and bought n the t-emple. Jesus had lodged n the cty of Bethany, n the home of Hs frends, Mary, Martha, and Laz.arus. Read Matthew 21: 18-32. What s the work we should do? We fnd our answer n the words of Jesus recorded n John 6: 27,29: "Labour not for the meat whch persheth, but for that meat whch endureth unto everlastng lfe, whch the Son of man shall gve unto you: for hm hath God the Father sealed. Then sad they unto hm, What shall we do that we mght work the works of God? Jesus answered and sad unto them, Ths s the work of God, that ye beleve on hm whom he hath sent." Ths work has challenged us to draw near to Chrst that we mght know Hm, beleve on Hm, abde wth Hm, and do all thngs whatsoever He would have us do. Chrst has spoken to us as ndvduals and as groups: '~Go to the lost sheep of the house of srael, and as ye go preach sayng, The kngdom of heaven s at hand. Heal the sck, cleanse the lepers, rase the dead, cast out devls; freely ye have receved, freely gve." Among the many, many thngs that we have freely receved s God's Holy Sabbath day. Due to the profound value of ths Holy Sabbath, we ha ve gone ths year to those who ha v.e wandered away nto communtes where lt s not the custom to remember that the seventh day s the Sabbath. We have sought out these lost ones. We have restored some to ther hertage. We have rejoced n the establshment of new cen' ters of worshp on God's Holy Sabbath day. We have heard Jesus say, UGo to my brethren, and say unto them, ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and to your God." John 20: 17. We serve a rsen Savour, a Savour who conquered death, and we trumphantly rejoce \vth Paul as we echo hs words, ~~Thanks be to God, whch gveth us the vctory through our Lord Jesus Chrst." 1 Cornthans 15: 57. We have heard. the rsen Savour say, "Go ye therefore,' and teach all natons, baptz.ng them n the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teachng them to observe all thngs whatsoever have commanded you: and, 10, am wth you alway, even unto the end of the world." Matthew 28: 19, 20. And to us ths rsen Savour has sad, ULovest thou me, feed my sheep.... Follow me." As we realze that ths means death of self, we look upon another one whom Jesus loves, and we ask, as Peter dd when he saw John followng, HAnd what shall ths man do?" Then Jesus says to us as He dd to Peter, HWhat s that to thee? follow thou me_" There s work for each and every one to do. "Lead on, 0 Kng Eternal." North Loup, Neb., August 16, 1948. NSTEAD OF EASE By Verna Loveday Harden "nt'tead of ease," tle young men say, Though scarcely aware that they say t, "Gve us somethng to work for_ "There was a long, weary battle And we stayed wth t to the end. Now t s over, Our feet run errands, Our hands are occuped wth smal1 chores, And our sprts wthout drecton. "We have had enough of bloodshed But surely there s somethng else to strve for Besde whatever t s that we have Just won. Show us somethng great enough That we may laugh at death for ts sake. That s the trouble. Nothng s mportant enough now_ We are Alpnsts wthout a challengng mountan, Crusaders wthout a Cross, Lovers wthout a dream. "The day draws to noon; Our strength cres out for a purpose to match t_ Gve us somethng to work for." -ndependent Woman. BATTLE CREEK CAMP - 1948 Prmary Camp Prmary camp opened for the frst tme n the hstory of the Battle Creek Seventh Day Baptst Church on July 12, 194R, for one day, wth t\venty-sx campers from the ages of four to eght. The pastor and assstant pastor drected the day's program, whch conssted of an ntroducton to camp and assgnng of hunks, two classes on Matthew 5 and 6, recreaton, chapd.",crv' ce, rest perod, handvjork, 5WlTnmln~!" boatng, hkng, and a potluck supper \'.lt h the parents_ Ahout sxty-tv,,/() parents and campers were present, and all fellowshped together. Most of the campers \.vanteu to spend the nght at the camp, hut returned home wth ther parents. T\J.ro 5uperv!-,or,t;, and three cooks helped out at the camp. ntermedate Camp ntermedate camp opened July 1 R, 1 <)4R, wth eghteen young people het \.)..'een the ages of twelve and slxtcen, hut hy the end of the week \.ve had ncreased to tv.lcntytwo wth the arrval of the Taylor hrot her!; from Holton, Mch. They added a f!.re;1t deal to the camp \vth ther song,c;;, n true Negro fashon_ The frst twelve chapten:, of the Book of Exodus were studed. the young people learned "HOVJ Our BdJlc Came to Be," also there \vas a clas,c;, ]n practcal prohlems and n menl0ry work. Durng the course of the camps, swmmng, boatng. and crafts were enjoyed hy all. Mornng devotons, chapel, and evenng vespers were flled wth choruses and sprtual food for the young cam pers_ the fnal vesper servces of hot h ca m ps, we had a good many campers rase ther hands wantng to accept Jesus Chrbt as ther personal Savour and testmones of rededcaton. t \vas a thrll to us to sec WOMEN AND WORK Women and work are companon \'JOf(]s -and someone long ago ohserved that "Woman's work s never done." Chr!=' tan women n the Churches accept ths statement~ for they rememhcr that t W;S to the women that the command W;S gven, "Go, tell..." -Mabelle Rae Le Grand, n Church Wom:n. J n
114 1 1 ~..., God workng n these yo\lng people and to watch them grow durng the bref campng perod. Junor Camp Junor cam p opened on July 25, 1948. Twenty~two campers came and the week was off to a good start; frst, nstructons about rules of camp were gven, and then bunk assgnments. The same program was followed as n the ntermedate camp, but on a level that the younger ones could understand. All enjoyed the week and returned home wshng they could have stayed longer. On Wednesday nght of each week we had parents' nght, n whch the parents of the boys and grls came out to the camp to enjoy the evenng wth ther chldren. n the ntermedate camp there were ffty~eght campers and parents, and n the junor camp there were ffty~fve campers and parents. Durng the course of two weeks at camp, sckness took a heavy toll of cooks, so t was necessary to use twelve cooks to carry on the cookng part of the camp. We were never wthout a meal, but at tmes we wondered who was gong to get the next one, but God suppled all our needs. The cam ps reached out nto about thrty homes outsde our own Church. Eght campers came from Whte Cloud and surroundng area. The summer has been one of seed sowng for God, and now t s the duty of all Churches to brng n the harvest whch God has gven them. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DENVER SABBATH SCHOOL t has been suggested that wrte a report on the actvtes of the Denver Sabbath school for the year endng July 1, 1948. We have sent a $40 scholarshp to the Jamaca school, also a $22.50 scholarshp to our Rocky Mountan teen~age camp. We have donated to the Denver Councl of Churches and Relgous Educaton. Our twenteth century collecton has amounted to $137.22, all of whch has gone to the denomnaton except the Sep~ tember one. whch was sent to the n' dana pols Church, $30. We sponsored the Chrstmas program, gvng treats to all chldren; also the Chl~ dren's Day program, and furnshed treats for one week of Vacaton Bble School. Each week, from Thanksgvng through Chrstmas, we flled a basket of mscel, laneous foods and fruts and donated them to frends. The Church was decorated for two weddngs. We donated our old songbooks to the C. E. socety, and they repared them and gave them to a teen~age camp. We presented Mrs. Dasy Jones, a very fathful member, a pn for perfect attendance. Also at the prmary graduaton we presented fve 'Bbles. There are thrty' four enrolled on our cradle roll, and at promoton tme the superntendent had a party and nvted all of the mothers. Our home department ncreased the ~ U pper Room" subscrpton ffteen copes. Through the year they have maled out 96 quarterles, 140... Upper Rooms," and 2 4 Chrstmas cards. hope t wll be permssble to add that our Lades' Ad s sendng a layette each month, alternately to Jamaca and Ger' many, also they have donated to the Ja~ macan sewng machne. Respectfully, Mrs. Ada Davs. 11080 W. 38 Ave., Wheat Rdge, Colo. CHRSTAN EDUCATON terns' from the Annual Report of the Board of Chrstan Educaton (Concluded) Report of the School of Theology at Alfred Un,,:ersty 1947-1948 When Alfred Academy authortes pettoned the New York State legslature n 1857 for a college charter, a unversty chartet was granted, doubtless because the plan was to have a college wth a theo' logcal department. The orgnal cha~er sa ys: ~~They shall have power to organlze a department of theology as a separate department, to receve and hold separate property for the mantenance of such theo' logcal department, and to conduct and mantan the same for the purpose of theologcal educaton. ~~ Ths report covers the nnety' frst year of theologcal tranng under the provsons of that charter. Buldng The School of Theology s comfortably housed n the Gothc. Wth some rooms newly panted last summer, and wth add~ tonal lbrary shelves, the buldng has been rendered more useful, and the ap~ pearance of the nteror has been made more attractve. Besdes provdng an offce, two classrooms, lbrary, and a chapel, facltes for the actual work of the school, the buldng ths year has housed three marred couples and one unmarred student. nstructon Rev. Wayne R. Rood, who was elected last year a regular full,tme member of the faculty, and granted a leave of absence \l.,'thout pay to complete hs work for a doctorate, has spent the year n the Pacfc School of Relgon, Berkeley, Calf. An' other year wll be requred to complete ~s studes. We eagerly look forward to hs return to Alfred, well equpped as he \'.:l be, to carry wth effcency a full teachng load, and other responsbltes. Because of the absence of Mr. Rood for another year we are plannng to brng to Alfred, for bref perods next year. some of the outstandng and most successful rastors. Obvously the schedule could not be completed n tme for ths reoort. However, plans are n process, and d~rng t he summer they wll be worked out for what we beleve wll be a satsfactory teachng force for next year. Students Seven students have been enrolled n the school ths year, three degree students and four specals. Three of the latter are f rom msson felds, and they expect to return to ther respectve countres when they have had one more year here. Brng' ng to Alfred capable and promsng young people from our msson Churches seems to be one of our mportant servces to the denomnaton just at present. t s qute possble that a natve Chnese from our Shangha Church may jon our student body next fall. Our one graduate ths year s W. Allen Bond of Nortonvlle, Kan. Lke other denomnatons, Seventh Day Ba ptsts are n need of more mnsters. The dean, accompaned hy Ronald Hargs, one of the students, vslted Mlton. Wlf., n January, on a recrutng msson. Fve young men were ntervewed, all of whum expect to come to A1fred jn due tme. More earnest thought should he gven to the queston of more students for the mnstry. Dean A. J. C. Bono. Comm.ttee on a ConhnUOtD Suppa" Plan To the Board of ManagerE., Alfred School of Theology. Gentlemen: Pursuant to acton at the last annu;d meetng a commttee was.'-.et up u to make a study of the School of Theulof.!Y \'-'lth the vew to ncreasng ts fnance,<;:",strenf2:thenng ts faculty, and hrngnj.! more ~tudents to enjoy ts henefts 1n preparatun for Chrstan servce. ' The commlttce has ncluded: Ben R. Crandall. H. O. Burdck. and Fred M. Palmer of A)frl'd~ Alfred L. Davs of Rochester: ;:nd Alhcrt N. Rogers of Alfred Staton: VJth J. Nelson Norwood and A. J. C. BCJnd. advjcl'rf. The follo\vng s a summ;lry uf the c()mmttee's work: 1. Authorza ton was secured f rum the Seventh Day Baptst General Conference U to carry on a Contnuous Support Program for ncrease of personnel and salarlcf., establshment of a reserve fund, enlarge' ment of the lbrary. and general hetter, ment of the school, the authorzaton to he subject to annual revew hy the C:om mlf, son of the General C'.AJnference." 2. Ths Contnuous Support Phn v.'as launched under the name of the Board of Managers. An a ppeal to Seventh Day Baptsts was prepared \\nth a Ftatemcnt of the school's needs, and Dean Bond presented t to a group of the Wscon~n and Chcago Churches n January. 3. The appeal was maled to nearly four thousand ~ndvduals and faml1es he longng to Seventh Day Baptst Churches. Husbands and wves were addressedjuntly and contrbuton hlanks and return envelopes were ncluded. Volunteer lahor prepared the letters for malng. The general malng \ljas completed on Apr} 2, and on May 4 a letter \vas sent to all pastors, and clerks of pastorless ChurchcE" urgng support. 4. Recepts recorded hy the commt,
116 CHLDREN'S PAGE THE LOST RNG One beautful summer day, the very frst day of June, lttle Dorothy Baker came skppng down the stars before breakfast, sngng happly, "'rm eght years old. 'm eght years old, rm eght years old today. " Daddy caught her at the foot of the stars and lfted her hgh above hs head, sayng,... See how tall you are. Mss Eg?t Years Old. And what does my bg glrl want for her brthday gft?" as he put her n Mother's lap for the brthday kss. "'Most of all. want a real gold nng, wth a pretty blue stone," cred the lttle grl. Daddy and Mother both laughed mer' rly as Dorothy started to take her place at the table. When she pulled out her char, she had to jump rght up and down, she was so happy, for there lay a pretty new dress and coat, and on top of them sat a cunnng golden,hared, blue' eyed dolly. Best of all, n the dolly's lap was a tny whte box, and n the box she found a lovely gold rng. " Oh. oh!" she exclamed, Hwhat a lovely rng! And 1 never dd see such a pretty. pretty hlue stone. " When she slpped the rng on her fnger her mother sad... t s a lttle large~ dear, so you must be very car~ful not to lose t."... Oh! 1 surely wll be careful. could not bear to lose my pretty rng." Then she dropped her eyes and blushed when she saw Mother and Daddy smle at each other. Now Dorothy had one bad fault-she was always losng thngs, often her most tee's treasurer. Ben R. Crandall, total $1,358.75; contrbutors recorded number 96. and amounts vary from 25 cents to $100. Evdently the appeal has been well receved n the denomnaton and only a few crtcal reples have been receved. Excellent support has been gven by the Sabbath Recorder. Respectfully submtted, Albert N. Rogers, Charman. chershed possessons. Hardly a day passed that she dd not lose somethng, for she was very thoughtless and careless. Both Mother and Daddy had tred hard to cure her of ths fault, but wth very lttle success. t was hard for the lttle grl to fnsh her breakfast ths mornng. though t was a specal brthday breakfast, just the thn~s she lked best, for she could hardly walt to show her presents to her playmates.... Brng your rng n and put t away before you go to school," sad her mot~er as Dorothy started off wth a hop, skp, and jump. Hyou mght lose t n your play.,.... All rght:' sad Dorothy, and she meant to keep her word; but t took so long to show her gfts to all her frends that the frst bell rang for school befor~ she knew how late t was. She rushed n after her books, and, forgettng all about he~ rng, ran off to school. She dd not thnk of t ao'an for some tme. then she began b to cry.... Whatever s the matter?" sad Mss Davs her teacher..... can't magne why a lttl~ grl should cry on her brthday." When Dorothy had sobbed out her story. Mss Davs handed her a br.ght red strng. "We'11 te ths to your. nn~, and fasten t to your wrst. Then t wlll be hard for the rng to get away. f t does. you can fnd t by the brght strng." Dorothy held her hand very stll w~le Mss Davs ted on the rng. From tme to tme, as she was busy wth her lessons, she slpped her rng round and round on her fnger, gradually loosenng the kn?t at her wrst, although she dd not know t. On her way home at noon she stopped near her own home to pck June roses from a tangle of bushes near a bg oak tree. She had flled her hands full of roses untl her rng and even the brght strng were almost hdden from sght. As she stooped to pck one more blossom she caught her sleeve on the bushes and all her roses slpped from her hands. At the same tme, off slpped her rng, brg~t strng and all. At frst she dd not mlss t but when she dd she sad,... know t~s rght here. saw t just as began to pck flowers., But although wth the help of many of her schoolmates she searched carefully everywhere, not a trace of rng or strng could be found, and the poor chld was almost heartbroken. She kept sayng over and over agan,... t s my own fault! Oh! f could only fnd my pretty rng, don"t thnk would ever be so careless agan. " For days the chldren dd not gve up lookng for her treasure, for all were very sorry for her. But t was gone. Many weeks after that a heavy wnd storm came up and many large branches were broken from the bg oak tree. The day after the storm. Dorothy was helpng her father pck up the branches that were scattered over the yard, when she found a brd's nest. As she held t n her hands, her eyes opened wde wth surprse and JOY, and she shouted. ""Daddy! Oh Daddy! Look at ths!'" Wound n and out on each sde of the nest was a brght red strng, and hangng to t was her precous gold rng. How Dorothy and her father dd laugh. "Mss Davs sad the red strng would help me fnd my rng, and t dd. The brds can have all the red strng they want, but they'll never get hold of my pretty rng agan." And they never dd. M. S. G. CORRECTON The name of Patrca Crofoot was n' advertently omtted from the lst of grad, uates from Alfred Unversty. We are sorry for ths mstake. and congratulatons are extended to Mss Crofoot. H. S. ANY BOOK REVEWED OR advertsed. n ths or other relgous Journals, or recommended by your local pastor for sprtual enrchment. can be secured quckly md convenently from w. Large stock of up' ~the"mnute relgous books. centrally located. We pay postage on orders for $1 or more when cash accompanes order. THE SOWER BOOKSTORE 25 East Man Street MADSON 3, WSCONSN Gen1d C. Bood. PropretOr 117 "CHRSTAN LVNG - EVERY DAY N EVERY WAY" Ths was the theme of the Seventh Day Baptst Eastern Assocaton held wth the Marlboro, N. J., Church, June 11,13. "Chrstan Lvng - Every Day n Every Wa.y" was unfolded mpressvely n three sermons: (1) Belef - the Be' v,lnnng; (2) Study - the C;rowth; (3) Practce - the Ultmate Ohjectve. Frday Evenng The Sabbath eve servce opened VJth a vesper n charge of Mrs. Bert B. Sheppard. After Presjdent F. Rollo DaVS called to order the 110th SeSSon of the E:l stern Assocaton, Dean Ahv;l J. C. Bond con ducted the devotona servce. The Marlboro Church chor sang ;:!n 2nthem... t s Evenng." by Lawrence. A \velcome to the delegates and Vstors was extended hy Pastor C. Rex Burdlck of the entertanng Church and the re' sponse was made by L. Harrson North of the Planfeld Church. Rollo Davs. n hs message as presdent, sad: "Chrstan lvng every day n every way s a part of our Chrstan experence." Referrng to Matthew.5: 16, "Let your lght so shne hefore men, that they may see your good works, and glorfy your Father whch s n hea ven," he declared: "As a Church we should make our product as attractve as a manufacturer does hs product. We should he nterested enough n our Chrstan lvng every lby tn m;tkc t attract ve to others. "When an advertser puts up hs product before the publc, he keeps t there seven days a week, not just two days. t s my hope that \ve may receve new lght through these meetngs that wll lead u.g to more consstent and earnest Chrstan lvng, not only on Sabbath days hut also throughout the week." Another anthem, "'The Song n My Lfe," Wlson, was sung by the Marlboro chor. Rev. Maron C. Van Horn, de1eqate from the Central Assoc.a.ton, preached the frst sermon n a seres of three on the theme of the assocaton. The sub, ject and text were: "'Belef, the Begn' nng," and...... Beleve on the Lord
118 119,., 1 l \ Jesus Chrst, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house... Acts 16: 31.. Brother Maron stated:... (1) To beheve s to receve. God"s frst demand upon a soul that comes to Hm s to receve t~e gft of Hs grace. (2) Then we trust n Hm through Jesus Chrst, Hs Son. ~e' lef about Hm comes through readng and studyng.the Bble and medtatng thereon. Belef on Hm s a matter of the mnd and the heart, the soul and the sprt.... Further "Belef n what we receve from H~ sgnfes our fath; belef n what we gve to Hm tests and typfes our obedence; and belef n what we do wth Hm reveals our co'operaton... "How does fath save us?... nqured the preacher..' n answerng hs own queston, he sad: Our fath does not save us. t opens the door for Jesus to save us... "'Behold, "tand at the door, and knock: f any man hear my voce, and op~n the door wll come n to hm, and wll sup wth' hm, and he wth me.'" Revelaton 3: 20. After the sngng of "Only Trust Hm." a goodly number partcpated n a con' ference meetng. Sabbath Mornng H t does mv soul good to see folks com' ng to the house of the Lord on the Sab' b~th... commented Brother Charles Wlson of ~he Phladelpha, Pa., Fellowshp. Brother Wlson made ths comment to several of us as we were about to enter the Marlboro Church on Sabbath mornng. We reached the Church at 10:10 for the servce whch began at 10:30. As Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cruzan, at whose home ths wrter was delghtfully enter' taned, drove n sght of the Church, the yard was already well parked wth cars. As we entered the Church fully ffteen mnutes early, the seatng capacty was begnnng to need expanson. The ushers were unable to seat over twenty' fve peo'" pe, who remaned n the entrance a~d outsde durng the servce. So, Wlth Brother Wlson, t dd our souls good... to see folks comng to the house of the Lord on the Sabbath... At the request of Pastor C. Rex Rur' dck Rev. Lester G. Osborn, pastor of, the Shloh Church, conducted the worshp servce. One" s joy ncreased as he joned wth fellow 'worshpers n Scrpture and medtaton, n hymn and n prayer. A hgh pont was reached when all we,re prvleged to express ther love for Ch~lst and Hs Church through an offerng for the Denomnatonal Budget whch amounted to $141.02. An offertory duet, "'Watchman, What of the Nght?~" was sung by Charles H. North and Pastor E. Wendell Stephan of the Planfeld Church. The... Junor Message" was presented hy Rev. Davd S. Clarke, who spoke of '''Words That Work"~ Mr. Clarke men' toned certan early chldhood words that work. He then ponted out that there are words from the Bble that work when they are permtted to come nt.o our lves. He held before the congregaton a paper on whch there were Chnese characters whch meant, "'The true God loves every' body,'" beng based on John :.;: 16. The speaker referred to Mss Sarah. Becker, mssonary nurse to Chna, who S learn' ng the Chnese language at Mokanshan ths summer. He encouraged the boys and grls to gve ther per:n~es, r:ckels, and dmes to help Qur mlssonanes so that they can tell the Chnese and other people about '''The True God (Who) Loves Everybody.., Organzaton of Ordnaton Councl At ths pont occurred the organz.a' ton of the councl for the ordnaton of Pastor C. Rex Burdck to the gospel mnstry. Deacon Luther S. Davs announced the call to ordnaton on behalf of the Marl, boro Church. Then followed the announcement of the names of delegates to the councl, prevously apponted by the Churches of the assocaton. Rev. Lester G. Osborn was chosen to serve as moderator of the councl and (Mrs.) Ruth A. Cruzan, clerk of the local Church, as clerk of the councl. Rev. Herbert L. Cottrell, former pastor of the Marlboro Church, read 2 Tmothy 2: 1,19 and offered prayer. An anthem,... Open Thou Mne Eyes,~" by Gray, WaE sung by the Marlboro chor. The moderator called for the canddate's Statement of Chrstan Experence and Statement of Belef. These appear on page 1061. of ths ssue of the Sabbath Recorder. After Pastor Burdck's satsfactory pres' entaton and response to questons asked, the councl voted to proceed to ordna,, oon. Among those present for the ordnaton servce, and who attended the assocaton also, were Mr. and Mt:s. Carol Burdck, Pastor Burdck"s father and mother, and!-l1s brother Wendell and famly, all of De Ruyter, N. Y. Mr. Carol Burdck spoke of ther joy at beng able to attend the servce. Rev. Paul S. Burdck preached the con' cluson of hs sermon, "'Study.- the Gro'\vth... He stressed the fact that the ~ Holy Sprt s the completer of all study, that educaton should pt;omote the work of the Holy Sprt. n referrng to edu, caton for peace, the speaker quoted Sec' retary Davd S. Clarke n emphaszng that Ulv1T also stands for Unversal Ms' slonary Tranng. He declared that we should be solders of Jesus Chrst and as such serve our country, Lord: homes, and fellow men, thus buldng rather than destroyng men ~s lves. Sabbath Afternoon The servce of ordnaton for Pastor C. Rex Burdck was held Sabbath afternoon. The prase servce. was n charge of Dr. Lloyd D. Seager, of the Phladelpha, Pa., Fellowshp, and a son of a former pastor of the Marlboro Church. Mrs. Wllam Morrson, granddaughter of Rev. and Mrs. Lely D. Seager, read the Scrp' ture lesson. A male quartet, consstng of E. Wendell Stephan. Ronald Hargs, Lloyd D. Seager, and Charles H. North, sang. Prayer was offered by Charles W. Wlson. The lades' quartet of the Shloh Church, Mrs. Eldon Htchner, Mrs. Bert Sheppard, Mrs. Judson Harrs, and Mrs. Belford Harrs, sang an arrangement of."take My Lfe and Let t Be.", The ordnaton sermon was preached by Rev. C. Harmon Dcknson, pastor of the Frst Hopknton Church. The sermon sub Ject was HEach n Hs Place," and the. text,... And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelsts; and some, pastors and teachers; for the per' fectng of the sants, for the work of the mnstry, for the edjfyng of the body of Chrst... Ephesans 4: 11, 12. Mr. Dcknson portrayed that God has gven each of us a call to a specal task, each has a servce to render n the ",-'ork of God's kngdom. We are challenged to walk \vorthy Qf Hthe callng ~'hereunto we are called... Paul taught that a \vorthy lfe s a worthy \valk. Peter enjoned, '"For even hereunto were yc called; be' cause Chrst also suffered for us. leavng us an example, that yc should follow hr; steps. ~~ 1 Peter 2: 21. We should walk n humlty, realzng that the best s not good enough. We need to love one ;J n, other. As \ve '''walk...\vorthy of the Lord." '\ve strve toward a lfe that '\vll conform to "'the mea~ure of the stature of the fulness of Chrst." Charge to the Canddate n gvng the charge to the canddate, Rev. Vctor W. Skaggs, correspondng secretary 6f the Amercan Sabbath Tract Socety, quoted "'A Charge to Keep J Have,'" and urged: HKeep fath strong. defeat doubt, and dscplne thoughts.~' Keep the flock of God. Thus you are charged wth brngng all men to Chrst that you can reach, not only those '\vho co~e to you. upreach the word~ be n' stant n season, out of season.''' You are called to serve lovngly all tha tare Hs. You are called lnto the fellowshp of the Chrstan mnstry. May God help you to dscharge the responsblty wth \vhch you are charged. You can do all thngs through Chrst who wll gve you strength. Charge to the Church Dean Ahva. J. C. Bond, School of The' ology, Alfred Unversty. Alfred, N. Y. gave the charge to the Church. Readng from Romans 12, Dean Bond emphaszc<; to the Church that n ca1lng ther pastor to ordnaton, they are: (1) pledgng them' selves to gve hm materal support; to take the best care of hm n love as unto God. (2) They are pledgng themselves to prayerful consderaton of hs sugges, tons for the promoton of the kngdom of God. Then, work the matter out to' gether '\vhch wll brng them nearest the kngdom of God. (3) They are p1cdgng themselves to gve ther pastor full sup' (Concluded on back pag~). -1
)...,)" _ f" (' ;". Burrows - Gles. - Ralph Edward Burrows and Romona June Gles were unted n marrage August 9, 1948, at the Frendshp Seventh Day Baptst Church at Nle, N. Y. Rev. Ralph H. Coon offcated. The couple wll make ther home at Eldred, Pa. Warner - Wllams. - Wllam Garth Warner, son of Stanley and Elmna Warner of Durhamvlle, N: Y., and Mayola Jane Wllams. daughter of John and Mllcent Wllams of Oneda, N. Y., were unted n marrage at the Verona Seventh Day Baptst Church, July 25, 1948, at 2 p.m., by ther pp.stor, Rev. Herbert L. Polan. Ther address s R. D. 1. Durhamvlle. N. Y. --('J~...,.,...--- Hoffman. - Rachel, daughter of James R. and Lucy West Ranear, was born June 21, 1866, and ded at her hsme n Shloh, N. J., June 28, 1948, at the age of 82 years. n December, 1887, she was marred to Henry Ellsworth Hoffman, son of John and Josephne Crandall Hoff man. She s survved by fve chldren: Mrs. Edna Dcknson, Mrs. Josephne Allen. Mss Leona Hoffman. Colwell Hoffman, all of Shloh~ and John Hoffman, of Westerly, R. 1. There are sx grandchldren and seven great grandchldren. At the age of 13 she was one of forty bap' tzed through the ce at the Seventh Day Mll, pond by Rev. Theodore L. Gardner. She remaned a member of the Shloh Church untl her death, beng actve n the work of the Church and tsorgan~atons untl she 'became crppled and could not attend. All her ffe was spent n Shloh. Funeral servces were conducted at the home n Shloh, by her pastor, Rev. Lester G. Osborn, and nterment was n the Shloh Cemetery. L. G. O. Post. - Dr. Clark C. Post, son of Dr. and Mrs. George W. Post, was born n Chcago, ll., on May 1, 1867, and passed away at 1 Barron, Ws., August 4, 1948. Hs parents came West n the '60's and lved at Appleton, Ws.,- and Chcago. ll. Dr. Post was educated n the Chcago schools, Alfred Unversty, and the College of Physcans and ~urgeons n Chcago. He establshed practce n Barron n October, 1893. He was marred to Jesse Post. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DeWtt Post. of Barron.. Ws., on July 12, 1899. n 1901, he entered partnershp wth hs brother.. n.. law. Dr. Harry M. Coleman. They estab, lshed the Barron Hosptal and the Barron Clnc. Dr. "Post retred from practce about two years ago. He was the frst physcan Jrom Barron County to- enlst and to be commssoned captan n World War. He entered the servce n Aprl, 1917, and receved hs honorable ds' charge n 1919. He served at CampA. A. Humphrey, Washngton, D. C. Dr. Post was a member of Lodge No. 2'20, Free and Accepted Masons, Ben Brown Post 'of the Amercan Legon, and the Kwans Club. Early n hs lfe he joned the Chcago Seventh Day, Baptst Church and contnued membershp there. Hs hobby was agrculture and he was the frst breeder, of- pure bred Holsten cattle n Barron County.. He was preceded n death by two brothe7's, Dr. George W. and Dr. Charles Post. He s survved -by hs wfe. nne neces and nephe'\'..'5, twenty.. two great neces and nephews. and Olncteen great.. great neces and nephews. Funeral servces were held n Rausch Funeral Home n' Barron on Sunday, August 8, conducted by Presdent Carroll L. Hll of Mlton College. Bural was n the Barron Cemetery. C. L. H. (Contnued from page. 119) port n prayer. Prayer s that support wthout whch no pastor can succeed n tmes of crss and under hs respons, bltes. The Church should act always n the ~prt of prayer. _ Consecratng Prayer The consecratng prayer was offered by Rev. Lester G.Osborn, who nvted all the ordaned mnsters present to assst n the layng on of hands whle Pastor C. Rex Burdck ~elt at the altar. Welcome to the Mnstry Rev. Davd S. Clarke, executve secretary of the Seventh Day Baptst Mssonary Socety, extended the welcome to the gospel mnstry. He welcomed the newly ordaned mnster to a cause that operates twenty' four hours a day. uyou wll be called to the bedsde of the ll and the afflcted. There wll be tmes of dscouragement when frends may seem so few that you wll fnd t most dffcult to carry on. Whether cvlzaton s saved or not, \ve know that God loves us. We serve a cause that s not lost. There wn be the joys and satsfacton of lvng \'vth people, and a famly lfe of nner satsfactons. You are dedcatng yourself n full devoton and to full... tme servce. You wll have the Master"s fellowshp as you go all the way: You wll be welcomed to the homes where the' type of food that we are get~ng here ths weekend s ap ndcaton of the desre to help. wel, come you nto the fellowshp of changed people n whch you wll have the pleasure of leadng the'm after they have been. changed by Chrst." After the sngng of the hymn, "My Jesus, Love ~hee,'" by the congregaton, Rev. C. Rex Burdck pronounced the bene' dcton.. The Sabbath, Seventh Day Baptst Church, Denver. Colo. Meetng place of the Comml~~lon SEPTEMBER 20, 1948 of the Seventh Day Bapwt Gcnn,d Conference. Augu.'-t 11 1 5, 1948, wth the CXCl'ptlOn (f Ffld;Y C\Tnlnr ;md Sahhath dav.. - Upon the!ovltatlun uf the Dcn\er Church. the }Jrc Cunnencc meetng of the Comml~~lon W3.'- held n that Church. The C(JlnrnlHlUll very greatly apprecatc~ the courtc!>y of the Denver Church lf1 provjdn~! the use of a meetng room and that of lt~ mcmber!> 1n provdnl! lodgng and breakfa~t for the Comml~~J()n fncllber~ thr(jlll~h{)ut lhe ~e~~lon. - Thlrleth Annual Report of the Curnrnl«lofL