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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE DAY
A p r i l 16
April 12, 1961
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e
By W. T. PURKISER
The Church and the SchoolIt was J o h n G reen leaf W h it t ie
r , the Q u a k e r poet,
who wrote:I t need not fear the skep t i c ’s p u n y hand
Wh i le near the school the church shall s tand;N o r fear the b
l inded hi g o t ’s rule
Wh i le near the church shall s tand the school.T h e r e is a t
r u th of real impor tance here. C h ur ch
an d school need each other . A n d church a nd school benel i t
each other . T h i s is a r e la t ionsh ip of in t e r action, a
pa r tne r sh ip in which bo th par tne r s m u t u ally prol i t ,
and upon the success of which bo th are equa lly dependen t .
N o one saw this more clearly than the founders of the mode rn
holiness m ove me nt in general and the C hu r ch ol the N a / a re
n e in par t icu la r . Each ol the ma jo r g roups of churches
which later came together to lorm o ur d e n om in a t io n u n d
er to o k two projects Irom the very first: to start a p ap e r a n
d to establish a school.
N o r were these men ol lai th and vision content with any th
ing less than the best. In most cases the schools they s tar ted
were called “universi t ies.” We can think ol Texa s Holiness
Universi ty, C e ntral Holiness Universi ty, N a / a r en e
Universi ty, and Pasadena Universi ty, lor example. T h e nam e “u
n i versity" now seems ra t he r p re ten t ious for these early
schools, but it shows be t te r than any th ing else the de te r
min a t ion ol the found ing fathers to settle for no th ing less
than the very best.
The Cover . . .“T h o u shalt love the L o r d t h y God w i th
all t h y heart, and w i th all t h y soul, a n d W ITH
A LL TH Y M IN D, a n d w i th all t h y strength: th is is the
f ir s t c o m m a n d m e n t ' ’ (M a r k 12:30). M a y C hris t
ian College D ay r e m in d us th a t e ve ry though t, as ivell as
all fee l ings and choices, m u s t be in ca p t iv i ty to C hrist
. . . “A ll m y th o u g h ts a n d w o rd s a n d doings, all m y
days a n d all m y hours .”
T h ro u g h the years the chu rch a n d h e r colleges have
grow n together . T r u e , the n u m b e r of schools has been
reduced , for we h a d s ta r ted m ore than we were able to keep.
B u t in s t ren g th a n d resources o u r educa t iona l in s t i
tu t io n s have a lm ost k e p t pace w ith the g ro w th of the
church .
T h r o u g h these years the im p o r ta n ce of the colleges
to the ch u rch a n d the im p o r ta n c e of the church to the
colleges have becom e m ore a n d m ore a p p a ren t . O u r
schools cou ld n o t exist a day w i th ou t the loyalty a n d s u
p p o r t of the pastors and m em bers of the church . A n d the
progress of the church w ould soon g r in d to a h a l t w i th o u
t the ded icated g radua tes of o u r schools in p u lp i t a n d
pew.
T h e r e is no m ore consecra ted g ro u p of m en and w om en
anyw here in the chu rch th a n those w ho ad m in is te r a n d
staff o u r colleges. T h e y have an exacting- task. In com par
ison w ith college teachers and a d m in is t ra to rs in o th e r
types of inst itu tions, they have m u c h m ore to do and be. T h
e d em ands on the holiness colleges are n o t less th a n the dem
ands on o th e r colleges, b u t more. I t is the “m ore ,” the
“plus fac to r” of sp ir i tua l concern a n d ded ication, which
justifies th e ir existence.
T h e r e are t rying days ahead for o u r schools. T h e consis
tent g rowth of the church (36 per cent in the last ten years, ?u
per cent in the decade p r i o r ) ; the g rowing nu m b e rs of
young people of col lege age; a nd the increas ing n u m b e rs of
college-age young people going to college are converg ing factors
which po in t to b u lg ing en ro l l men t s a n d cri t ical prob
lems of bui ldings, staff, a n d costs.
It is well th a t we give some th o u g h t a n d p rayer to
these m a tte rs over this nex t Sunday, wrh ich is des ignated N a
t io n a l C h r is t ian College Day. S u p po r t w hatever ac
tion y ou r zone college m ay suggest. B u t by all m eans p ray th
a t G od will c o n t in u e to p o u r forth H is S p ir i t u p o
n o u r schools.
editorial NotesAn in te res ting service r en d e re d by o ne
of o u r
Chicago churches is re p o r te d in the Chicago Daily News. T h
e A ustin C h u rc h of the N azarene p r o vides te lephone
broadcasts of its services to shu t- in parishioners . P as to r A
lvin T . S m ith states th a t the p lan is a m od if ica t ion of
the conference call used by business executives. U p to twenty-five
p hones may be connected a t the same t im e in a one-way
broadcast, a l th o u g h A us tin C h u rc h w'ith 177 m e m bers
has less th a n a dozen real invalids.
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THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE is not an ecclesiastical accident.
Our denomination was established by men and women who were fully
committed to God, sensitive to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and
w illing to pay any price to maintain their spiritual integrity and
to promote scriptural holiness and aggressive evangelism.
This powerful sense of mission led them into the development of
a church with definitely unique elements which became the strength
of the Church of the Nazarene and which were evidenced in the
spirit, government, and fellowship of the group. W hile there was a
measure of reaction in our beginnings—reaction against ritualistic,
formal worship, nominal Christianity, worldliness in church
circles, an unspiritual ministry, and rejection of scriptural
holiness—that reaction was only the background for a positive
concept of life in the light of the implications of scriptural
holiness.
This concept of life, which included holy living, stewardship,
and aggressive soul winning, also involved education. The Church of
the Nazarene, from the beginning, has been committed to the
training of both ministry and laity.
In this concept of life, education is not to be obtained
primarily for personal or material advantage, but is to be used for
spiritual ends. It was this spirit which dominated the earlier
educational projects, so that the faculty members considered their
work not so much as a
General Superintendent Benner
profession as a spiritual ministry, with special reference to
the promotion of scriptural holiness.
This is the challenge to Nazarene educators today. Just as
Nazarene preachers face demands greater than those of other groups,
so Nazarene educators face demands above the usual. A Nazarene
college must be more than just another Christian college, or even
just another holiness college. A Nazarene seminary is to be more
than just another holiness seminary. As a vital phase of the total
life and mission of the Church of the Nazarene, our educational
institutions face the responsibility for permeating the whole
educational program with Nazarene emphases, Nazarene doctrines,
Nazarene spirit, and Nazarene standards. This, and nothing less, is
the basis of our investment in Nazarene education.
To this ideal every administrator and faculty member is under
commission. To this concept every student leader must be
committed.
We rejoice in the strength and vigor of our educational
projects. We commend our administrators for their loyalty to the
church and their devotion to excellence in education. However, in
the face of modern educational trends, and the materialistic and
pagan pressures exerted upon educational policies, we are wise to
reaffirm frequently our basic concept, mission, and responsibility
under God.
As we observe Christian College Day, let Nazarenes everywhere
consider anew the immeasurable debt we owe to our educational
institutions. Then let us purpose to pray more earnestly and give
more generously toward meeting the growing needs of the educational
outreach of our Zion.
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C o n t e n t s . . .
General A rticles2-3 Editorials
4 “ Mommy, I la lk cd to Jesus,” H om er I.. Rogers Com mands of
the G reat Commission, lirinn L. Farmer
5 Please T u rn on (he L ight! Neal Dirkse li f he Source of
Peace, Celia M. IVright7 A Spiritual Awakening T h rough Personal
Evangelism,
K. W. Phillips8 Broken Reeds, R. A. Kerby9 Preparation for God's
W ork, J. B. Chapman
10 Education for Evangelism, Darel E. Grothaus11 Nazarene Youth
and H igher Education, The lm a li.
Culver12 T h e C hristian’s W itness, Lois M. Marmon
T h e Bresee Fellowship, S. T. Ludw ig
P oetry(i H ie W ork Is Fruit! //« R. Monday
15 Success, Pearl Hurnside McKinney
D epartm ents13 Foreign Missions
D epartm ent of Evangelism14 Nazarene Voting People’s
Society
T h e Sunday School Lesson15 Public M orals and You!
News of the C hurchesI S News of the Religious W orld
T h e Answer C orner
H ERALD OF H O LIN ESS: W. T. Purkiser, Editor in Chief; Velma
I. Knight, Office Editor; Dave Lawlor, Art Director. Contributing
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.PHOTO CR ED IT : Cover, Harold M. Lambert
Herald ofI i i i w y eA P R IL 12, 1 % 1
After almost seven years of m inistry with the M adera church,
Rev. Ph ilip H. H am pstcn has resigned to accept the work of the
Sonoma Valley C hurch at El Vera no, California. He began his work
there on March 26.
Rev. R. F. Lindlcy has resigned as pastor of the Im m anuel
Church in El Paso, Texas, to accept the unanim ous call to the
church in Shatter, California, 011 the N orthern California
District.
Evangelist C. T . C orbett sends w’ord ilial "Mrs. W alter Cham
bers was killed by an autom obile near her hom e in North St. Paul.
Minnesota, on March 13. She had been a faithful and loyal Naza-
renc for th irty -th ree years. She was the only living sister of
Mrs. C orbett.”
“Mommy I Talked to Jesus"
I HIS W EEK my son observed his th ird b irthday. D uring our
family devotions I asked him if he w ouldn’t like to pray. My wife
prayed a simple prayer, a phrase at a tim e, which he repeated
after her:
Our Father in heaven.I thank Thee for M om m y and Daddy.I
tliank Thee for Debbie and ltecky
(older sisters) .I thank Thee for our home.Help me to be a good
boy today.In Jesus' name. Amen.
O ur devotions over, with sparkling eyes he looked in to his m
other's face and exclaim ed. “ Mommy, I talked to Jesus.” How
thrilled he was! He had talked to Jesus.
T h e value of the family a lta r in our home was enhanced
considerably for me. Already it was bringing cherished experiences
in to my young son's life. His first real prayer! W hat a blessed
experience! Jesus heard and answered that prayer. T ru ly our
family a lta r is the most valuable piece of " fu rn itu re ” in
our home. H erein lies our family treasure.
Are we not m aking a tragic mistake to postpone our children 's
sp iritual tra in ing? By the tim e they reach ju n io r age it may
already be too late to begin. Many two-year-olds can understand
simple Bible stories and learn ch ild ren’s choruses and Bible
verses. Let's begin early by letting them have part in our family w
orship.—Homkk L. Rogers, Pastor, M o n e t I, M issour i .
\ ( 124) • HERALD OF HOLINESS
Commands of the Great Commission
2. “Go ye . . . and ■preach” (Mark 16:15)
B y BRIAN L. FARMERPastor, Glasgow, Scotland
T h e reliability of Mark 10:15. where the above words arc
found, has been questioned; bu t in Luke's account of the Great
Commission we read: "R ep en tance and remission of sins should be
preached in his nam e . . . And ye arc witnesses of these th in g s
' (Luke 24: 17-IS).
Preaching, therefore, in the sense here defined l>\ Jesus was
not lecturing: it was not philosophizing: it was not discussing. R
ather, it was the bearing witness to an event.
A simple study of the Acts of the Apostles reveals just how
thoroughly the first C hristians com prehended Jesus’ m eaning: "W
e all are witnesses” (2:32) ; "W hereof we are witnesses” (3:15);
“We are his witnesses” (5:32); “We are w itnesses of all things
which he d id ” i : also the words of Christ to
St. Paul arc along the same lines: “T hou shall be his witness u
n to all m en” (22:15).
W hen certainly dawns, as i t d id to the early Christians,
discussion becomes ir relevant. T h e ir preaching, therefore, was
witness-preaching.
No one. in the light of the foregoing, should be deterred by the
word preach in th ink ing that it m eans an exclusively
professional activity. Indeed, anyone with an experience of C hrist
of which he is sure and the indw elling presence of the Holy Spirit
can and must p ro claim the gospel by bearing witness to it. W hat
is more, this testim ony tru th is far m ore far-reaching than most
o ther m ethods of instruction . T h ere is a certain ty about it m
aking it d ifficu lt to contradict, especially if it is upheld by a
"great cloud of witnesses."
At an autom obile accident experts m easure the skid m arks,
estim ate the speed, and fathom the im pact. Policemen lay down the
law, and doctors look for the influence of liq u o r o r drugs. But
the greatest helpers in an inquiry are witnesses who saw it happen.
T h e ir evidence is som ething m ore th an theorv.
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The man in the street is groping for a certain path . . .I and
he seems to be having a d ifficu lt tim e finding it
PLEASE TURN ON THE LIGHT!B y NEAL DIRKSE, Pastor, First Church,
Glendale, California
T H E R E A S O N couk l be th a t he is look ing for a l ight ,
a n d the lights seem to be spaced so far apart! W h e n he s tum
bles a n d falls, the q u es t io n is
w h e th e r i t is because of the darkness in which he walks o
r because of too few lights a n d too li t t le i l l u m in a t io
n to m a rk his path!
S o m eth in g of th is p ro b le m is im p l ied in two s ta
tem en ts of Jesus: “I am the l igh t of the w o rld ,” a n d again
, “Ye a re the l ig h t of the w orld .” T h e obvious conc lus ion
is th a t if th e re were en o u g h ligh t th e re w o u ld n ’t
be so m a n y folk s tu m b l in g or losing th e i r way. A n d
still a n o th e r obvious co n clusion is th a t w e a re to be
like m oons, ref lec ting the p r im a ry Source of l ight, the
Sun! T h e only l ight we can have, a n d hence the only l igh t
the w orld will have, is de r ived from H im w ho is the L igh t. O
n ly as we reflect do we fully p e r fo rm o u r task— a n d only
so m ay the w a n d e re r f ind his way home.
As ref lec ting lights, then , the on ly L ig h t we are to
reflect is Jesus h imself , n o th in g else! John tells us th a t
“G o d is l ight, a n d in h im is 110 d a r k ness a t a l l” (I J
o h n 1 :5) . T o the e x te n t the re are shadows to deflect the
L igh t , to th a t e x te n t we betray o u r com m ission a n d
becom e a p a r t of the w orld’s p ro b le m w ith darkness. I f
darkness is any th ing opposed to l igh t , th e n a n y th in g u
n worthy of the sp ir i t of Jesus m us t be e l im ina ted .
T h a t w hich causes the m ost shadows in the life of the C h r
is t ia n is the self-life. W h e n self in any of its ca rna l
expressions gets in the wray, we reflect, n o t the t ru e L ight,
b u t a ca r ica tu re of it. T herefore the believer m u s t e n
te r in to the covenant of dea th fo r self— “cruc if ied w i th C
hr is t .” W i th the d ea th of self, C h r is t comes in to full
focus through o u r lives. As th a t m a n g ro p in g for a light
sees reflected in us th a t w h ich po in ts to Jesus, we become d
e p e n d a b le lights.
Only as we are en a b le d to re-present Jesus back to ea r th
aga in does th a t t rue L ig h t sh ine th ro u g h bright an d
clear.
T h is is the life of the sancti fied— good reflectors! Only so
are num berless deta ils of life e l im ina ted . T h e pressures a
n d tensions associated w ith ca rry ing a “ fron t,” the in b re d
concern for self-reference
in all we do, the felt need to create a rep u ta t io n , the
need to be well th o u g h t of by everyone, and the drive for
status are all excess weights th a t need no longer be carried.
T h e business of ref lec ting Jesus is n o t d ep e n d en t u
p o n o u r abili t ies o r capacities, b u t r a th e r u p o n
the in dw el l ing C o m fo r te r in sanctify ing grace. I t is H
is S piri t a lone th a t is capab le of fully re f lec ting H is
Spirit! W h a t o ne needs to do is to get to the e n d of h im
self a n d allow' Jesus to have full possession of his being. T h e
p o in t of full s u r re n d e r is the p o in t of fullest
blessing. T h e m o o n is a d r a b and lifeless ap p e a r in g p
la n e t u n t i l it catches the ligh t of the sun. T h e n it is
b e a u t i fu l a n d at tractive!
T h i s k in d of l iv ing is no t one of negativisms, a sha
llow piety, a new k in d of bondage . R a th e r , it is a freedom
th a t releases us for o u r p r im ary task
When we learn to pray in the Spirit, we shall truly pray, “Thy
will be done,” not, “Thy w ill be changed.”—W illiam Barclay.
in life— to reveal H im ! C er ta in ly the d ifference between
darkness an d ligh t is so obvious in the n a tu ra l w orld as to
deserve no com m ent . H ow ever the a t te m p t to in te rm ix
the two in the C hris t ian life is a l toge ther too f re q u e n
t— b u t never possible. T h e C h r i s t ia n ’s grea test
victory is a t this po in t of s u r re n d e r of h im self so as
to be t ransfo rm ed so com plete ly in to the will of G od th a t
he finds th a t will n o t only good a n d acceptable, b u t p e r
fect! T h e a t te m p t to m ix darkness and l igh t— o u r will
an d His will— is to destroy the force of the L igh t. I t th e n
creates shadows in which others lose th e i r way.
T h e sanctif ied lile is ;i lile ol 1 i th blessing ami
usefulness; it b r ings a joy we can never know in any o th e r con
tex t; it releases us an d sets us com pletely free from every
artif ic ia l ens lavem ent. I t all begins a t the p o in t one
lets go of him self a n d allows Jesus the r ig h t to H is crea
ted in s t ru m e n t as a n o th e r l igh t in a d a rk
world.
A n d w hen th a t l igh t is sh in ing , rem em ber , it
doesn’t have to r in g bells to call a t ten t io n to itself — it
just shines!
A P R IL 12, 1961 • (125) 5
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THESOURCE
B y CELIA M
Peace, perfect peace, in this dark w orld of sin? The blood of
Jesus whispers peace w ithin. . . .
Peace, perfect peace, hy thronging duties pressed?
To do the w ill of Jesus; this is rest.—Edward H.
Bickersteth
H O W the g rea t s ta tesm en a n d w orld leaders of today do
speak co n t in u a l ly of peace! “Peace an d safety,” they say. T
h e y h o p e a n d p la n for peace an d safety. Every sane person
in the w orld longs for these. B u t have people n o t read I
Thessa- lon ians 5:3? W h e n this w orld th inks th a t these
goals shall have been achieved, then shall sudden des truc tion
fall u p o n us.
Because w orld peace shall never be achieved by m e n ’s
efforts. T h is ea r th is cursed by wickedness, a n d the n a tu
re of u n reg e n e ra te d m a n k in d is tow ard evil con t inua
l ly , a n d “ there is no peace, sa ith the Lord , u n to the w
icked” (Isa iah 48 :22) .
Peace falls p r inc ipa lly in to two categories: peace a n d
calm in the c ircum stances a b o u t us, a n d th a t in n e r
peace a n d co n te n tm e n t w hich follow o u r cons tan t faith
in C hris t Jesus. “T h o u w ilt keep h im in perfect peace, whose
m in d is stayed on thee: because he t ru s te th in thee” (Isa iah
26 :3 ) .
Because this world lies u n d e r the curse of Satan u n t i l
the fullness of times shall have b ro u g h t forth the re ign of C
hris t on ea r th , the un iversa l peace we all long for will come
only w hen C hris t shall
T he W ork Is Fruit/By ILA R. MONDAY
II lule ta lk in g to m y Saviour (w ondrous though t! )I h u m
b ly whispered. " W hat have I o f gracc
Vo lay before Thee? Such works as are done Hear no s taunch f ru
i t— and leave no te lling
trace.”B u t ( th r i l l o f thrills!) the sti l l Voice seem
ed to say:
“B e n o t discouraged; press on. Y o u w i l l suit M y purpose
. . (H o w m y g lad tears freely
f low ed!)' bear not, Al y child; all work for Ale is fru i t
!”
have p u t all th ings u n d e r H is feet, a n d w h en H e
shall be ex a l ted by the C h u rc h , the b r id e of Chris t ;
the gentiles, w h o m also H e d ie d to save; a n d by the Jews (
Is ra e l i te s ) , w h o are H is chosen people. 7 h en will the
curse be rem oved a n d r ighteousness will t r iu m p h , a n d
peace w ill becom e real. T h e Scrip tures fully verify this
view.
T h e n on ly “ t r u th shall sp r ing o u t of th e ea r th ;
a n d r ighteousness sha ll look do w n from h ea v en ” (Psalms 85
:11) .
B u t d u r in g this d ispensa t ion of grace, a n d u n t i l
the r a p tu r e of the C h u r c h ju s t p rec ed in g the t r ib
u la t io n at the close of this age, we can as in d i v iduals
have the a b id in g peace of G o d in o u r hearts . “G re a t
peace have they w h ich love thy law ” (Psalms 119:165).
T h e test he re is, Do you t ru ly love G o d ’s law? D o you
seek H is testim onies? D o you follow H is precepts? Do you rea d
H is W o rd ? D o you m e d i ta te u p o n H is co m m an d m en
ts? Is y o u r m in d stayed u p o n H im ? D o you believe H is
promises? Ah, he re in lies the source of peace!
W o r ld leaders of today se ldom consu lt the Scriptures as
they s trive to m a n u fa c tu r e peace, to m a n ip u la te m e
n a n d na t io n s a n d m achines. T h a t is why they are so ig
n o ra n t o f real peace.
A m o n g th e i r m u l t i tu d in o u s w ords of h u m a n w
isdom is rarely f o u n d the n a m e of th e P r in c e of Peace,
the L o rd Jesus C hris t . B u t in H im a n d in H im a lone is t
ru e peace. T h e S aviour was p r o p h esied as b r in g in g
peace. H e was b o r n in to this world w ith the a n n o u n c e m
e n t of peace by the angels as they sang, "G lo ry to G o d in the
h ig h est, a n d o n ea r th peace, good will to w ard m e n ” (L
uke 2 :14) .
W h e n H e was a b o u t to ascend to the F a ther , H e
assured H is disciples, “Peace I leave w i th you, my peace I give
u n to you: . . . L e t n o t y o u r h ea r t be t roub led , n e
i th e r le t it be a f r a id ” ( J o h n 14:27).
Every soul b o rn from above since the b e g in n in g of t im e
has k n o w n a m easu re of th is d iv ine peace w ith God, a n d
has ca rr ied w i th in h im self th e peace of G od. You can h av
e its fullness w h en you shall have consecra ted y o u r all to H
im fo r t im e a n d for e te rn ity . “T h e r e re m a in e th
the re fo re a rest to the peop le of G o d ” (H ebrew s 4 :9 )
.
O n e of the m ost b e a u t i fu l verses of the Bible is the
one w hich delinea tes peace in th e p resen t to the believer, a n
d in the f u tu re as th o u g h it were a lready fu lfi l led in p
rophecy . “ M ercy a n d t r u th a re m e t toge ther: r igh
teousness a n d peace have kissed each o th e r" (Psalms 8 5 :10 )
. O n ly G o d can have mercy a n d c o m b in e it w i th t ru th
, r ig h te o u s ness, a n d peace to the sinful, w eary h e a r t
of m an . O idy th ro u g h C hris t can you exper ience th a t w o
n d erfu l kiss o f sweet, sweet peace w i th in y o u r soul. P a
rd o n , com fort , p rom ise , w o n d ro u s peace, a n d ever
las t ing h o p e — these are e lem en ts o f th a t r ig h t
eousness w h ich is the kiss o f peace— the gift of G od 's
love.
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A SpiritualAwakening
Through.
PERSONALV"
GELISMBy K. W. PHILLIPS, Professor, Trevecca Nazarene College,
Nashville, Tennessee
T H E H E A R ! ’ C R Y of o u r ch u rc h leaders and spiritual
peop le th r o u g h o u t o u r chu rch is for a revival th a t
will set o u r h ea r ts a f lam e w ith d iv ine love an d send us
fo rth a c o n q u e r in g host for Christ . T h e witnessing p ro
g ra m of “Evangelism F irs t” is being used of G o d to aw aken o
u r people to the personal responsib ili ty a n d g lor ious o p p
o r tu n i ty to be personal witnesses a n d soul w inners.
As all of us, m in is te rs a n d laymen, are aw akened, not
only by o u r leaders b u t also by the m in is try of the H oly
Spirit, m ore will h a p p e n th a n an in crease of activity in m
a k in g persona l contacts. T here will be a q u ic k e n e d love
for C hris t an d a concern for m en w ho k n o w n o t the joys ol
sa lvation.
Personal evangelism a n d its sp ir i tua l cha llenge could
well be the m eans th a t the S p ir i t w ou ld use to b r ing a b
o u t a m igh ty revival of Spirit-f il led living, of fervent pray
ing , of ho ly love, of expec tan t and achieving faith , an d of
effective evangelism.
W e arc faced w ith a cha llenge th a t w ill have spiritual
consequences in o u r in d iv id u a l lives. T h e early m onths
of the q u a d r e n n iu m of evangelism have b rough t us the
renew ed ligh t as to o u r p e r sonal responsibility to witness
for Christ . A fter the initial start u n d e r the im pulse given
by o u r general leaders, we can e i th e r lapse in to sp ir i tu
a l le thargy, lose g round in o u r souls, an d let souls be lost
around us or we can keep prayed up, live in the Spirit and walk in
the Spirit, be ever ready to give a joyful, effective witness for
Chris t , a n d thus be come more sp ir i tua l C hris t ians as
well as m ore fruitful ones.
We should th a n k G od for o u r ch u rc h an d its Biblical
doctrines th a t have b ro u g h t us a k n o w ledge of the way of
salvation. As a chu rch we will preserve o u r heritage only by p
ro p a g a t in g a n d sh a ring the good things G od has given
us. As in d iv id uals we should also face the fact th a t to w i
th h o ld
will m e an sp ir i tua l poverty. Salvation is tha t “which
scattereth , and yet increase th” (Proverbs 11:24); shared, vet m
ore a b u n d a n t ly enjoyed and possessed.
It is not en o u g h to have the well ol water sp r ing ing u p
in the h ea r t as the resu lt of the experience of sanctify ing
grace. T h e r e m ust be a sharing, o u t go ing love, o r the
well in the soul will dry up. B ut, th a n k God, it need n o t dry
up. P ersonal w itnessing, intercessory p rayer for the lost,
consecrated, loving service to Chris t a n d the church will make
for an overflow' of the wells of salvation. As in d iv iduals walk
in the light a n d pay the price to live the Spirit-fil led life an
d be soul w inners, the well of the h ea r t will sp r ing u p w
ith renew ed joy, peace, an d love. T h e love an d zeal will cause
one h ea r t a f te r a n o th e r to seek the g lorious reality of
a close walk w ith G o d u n t i l the Holy Spirit can give a
Heaven-sen t revival in o u r local churches. Yes, the spring ing
wells in ind iv idua l hear ts can become ou tf low ing rivers.
Jesus spoke of a sp ir i tua l cond i t ion such th a t “ou t of
his belly [ innerm ost being] shall flow rivers of living water. (B
u t this spake he of the Spirit, . . . to r the Holy G host was n o
t yet given; . . .) ” (Jo h n 7:38-39).
T h is k in d of experience is certain ly n o t possible w i th
o u t the c leansing bap t ism of the Holy Spirit. N e i th e r is
it possible to m a in ta in this type of a b u n d a n t , overf
lowing experience th a t is G od 's will for His ch i ld ren unless
we share the blessings received, unless we becom e channels for G
od to use, unless we become ins t rum en ts of the Spirit. By being
a blessing u n d e r the d irec tion of the Spiri t we are doub ly
blessed. By c la im ing the prom ise reg a rd in g pow er to be
witnesses (Acts 1:8), we are n o t only given s treng th to witness
b u t also e n a b le d to live lives th a t witness the glory of H
is grace.
T h e effort to be a witness will reveal prayerless-
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ness, llie negle< I nl G od 's W ord , ;i ikI the nerd lo r a
personal revival, li will b r ing m any to pray th ro u g h for a
fresh an o in t in g . T h o se w ho have w alked b e h in d ligh t
an d now are only form al re ligionists sh o id d be cha llenged to
pay the price a n d get back to God. U nsanc t i f ied Chris t ians
, as they a t te m p t to w in souls, w ill see well the need of a
sanctif ied h ea r t a n d the in d w e l l in g of the H oly
Spirit. T h o se w ho have been sanctified b u t w ho are no t liv
ing the Spirit-fil led life surely should feel the pu ll to pray u
n t i l they have the full as
surance ol faith , an d begin anew to live the Spirit- led, S p
ir i t-em pow ered life th a t will overflow to bless a n d refresh
those a b o u t them .
Let us p ray for a revival of concern a b o u t p e r sonal
evangelism th a t w ill cha llenge us as in d i v iduals a n d as a
c h u rc h u n t i l G o d can give us a sweeping revival of v ita
l re l ig ion th a t w ill have an im p a c t on o u r gen e ra t
io n , a n d b r in g m a n y in to the k in g d o m of God, to be
ready for the soon com ing of o u r g rea t “Clod a n d S av iour
Jesus C h r is t” (II Peter 1:1).
BROKEN REEDSI I I / i: \ K I K K V
A M O N G o th e r descrip tive names, o u r age cotdd well be
te rm ed “T h e Age of the R o u n d T a b l e . ” Fort i f ied by
endless cups of coffee a n d a t times a lm ost h id d e n by b il
low ing c louds of cigarette smoke, the in te l lec tua l leaders
of o u r n a t io n m eet to discuss the pressing prob lem s of o u
r time. T h ese discussions, m ade ava ilab le to a vast aud ience
th ro u g h the m arvel of m o d e rn com m unica tions , a t te m
p t to com e to grips w ith p rob lem s which, w h ile in te rn a t
io n a l in scope, yet have very personal im p licat ions for each
of us.
Social unrest, the balance of pow er am o n g the nations, in f
la t ion , the econom ic results o f a u to m a tion , a n d race
re la t ions are typical o f the ques tions considered. I t is a s
t im u la t in g a n d in form ative exper ience to listen to m en
of such u n d o u b te d sta ture , a n d to witness the
flashing
sw ordp lay” betw een these in te llec tua l giants.B u t as one
con tinues to listen, a very f i rm co n
vic tion pervades the m in d : these m e n are d e a l ing in
the rea lm of effects an d rarely if ever go b en ea th the
surface, w here causes opera te . U n d e r the i l lu m in a t io
n of this conviction , the C hris t ian s tu d e n t of affairs aw
akens to the fact th a t these b r i l l i an t conferees are lean
in g u p o n the b roken reed of hu m a n ism .
Accordingly, af te r the most so lem n de l inea tions of the
perils of o u r time, these panels will ho ld fo rth such feeble
remedies as “ be t te r u n d e r s ta n d ing,” “m ore to lerance
,” “m ore l ibera l arts e d u c a t ion ,” a n d even “a revival
of classicism.” Needless to say, such im p o te n t presc rip tions
arise o u t of a superf ic ial diagnosis which does n o t take in
to acco u n t the wickedness of the h u m a n heart. B u i ld ing
on the u tte r ly g roundless a s sum ption th a t no evil su p e
rn a tu ra l ism is involved in these troubles, it is no w o n d er
th a t a holy su p e rn a tu ra l ism is n o t recognized, m u c h
less invoked. T h o se w ho lean u p o n superfic ial diagnosis an
d its a t te n d a n t im p o
ten t p resc r ip t io n will f in d th a t these b ro k e n
reeds ol h u m a n is m will p ie rce th e i r hands .
In w r i t in g to the E p h es ian church , the A postle P a u
l p u l le d back the c u r ta in w h ich veils the u n seen w orld
of sp irits a n d revealed to his converts th a t they were n o t w
res tl ing “aga ins t flesh an d b lood, b u t aga inst p r inc ipa
li t ies , aga inst powers, aga inst the ru lers of the darkness of
this world , aga inst sp ir i tu a l wickedness [wicked spirits] in
h igh places” (Ephesians 6 :1 2 ) . T h u s we see th a t the
world-w ide conflict today for m e n ’s hear ts an d m inds is b u
t the o u tw a rd m an ife s ta t io n of the age-long conflic t w
h ich rages be tw een the r igh tfu l R u le r a n d th a t tra i
to r-p r ince , th a t enem y of all r ighteousness, the devil. U n
t i l a n d unless this fact is recognized a n d p r o p e r steps
taken to call dow n the pow er of the v ic torious Chris t , all
discussions, lie they over the back fence o r a r o u n d a n a t
io n a l ro u n d table, are u t te r ly vain .
O u r race is in despera te strai ts today, a n d m uch worse to
follow, because it has wickedly d e p a r te d from the G o d of
holiness a n d t ru th . T h e n a t ions are be ing tu r n e d in
to hell because they have fo rg o t ten God. Since this is true,
all de l ib e ra t io n s w hich have th e i r rise a n d goal in a
Christless, th o u g h ref ined , h u m a n is m are b u t the b r
in g in g fo r th of w in d a n d will w ork no sa lva t ion in the
ea r th .
I he cry ing need of o u r vexed h o u r is fo r a revival of sa
lvation , w h ich will ex a l t the G od of holiness, H is v irg in
-bo rn Son, a n d H is sanctifying H o ly Spirit. As long as the c
o r ru p t io n of the h u m a n h ea r t is left to w ork o u t
its essential na tu re , all h o p e for peace in this w orld is b
u t “ the baseless fab r ic of a d re a m .”
In th e ligh t o f these facts, Christless h u m a n ism stands
c o n d e m n e d as a b ro k en reed, "o n w hich if a m a n lean,
it w ill go in to his h a n d , a n d pierce
8 (128) • HERALD OF HOLINESS
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“J ~ t W . % , r t "
Preparation for Gods W ork’O F C O U R S E the p r im e q u a l
i f ic a t io n for the w ork of G o d is a good relig ious e x p e
r i ence. A w o rk e r is likely to do the same lype of w ork th a
t has b een d o n e in h im . A p re a c h e r w ith a sha llow re
lig ious e x p e r i ence is q u i te likely to do colorless C h r
is t ian service; if he has been sound ly conve r ted he will
insist th a t i t is the d u ty a n d priv ilege of o thers to expe
r ience the new b ir th . T h e b a p t ism w ith the H o ly G hos
t is the N ew T e s t a m e n t r e q u i r e m e n t for p re p a
ra t io n to do effective service in w in n in g souls. “Ye shall
receive power, the H o ly G host h av ing come u p o n yo u .”
B u t i t is also t ru e th a t the re a re few w ho m ake a p e
r m a n e n t success in th e m in is try or in o th e r b ranches
of active C h r is t ian service w ho have n o t la id a good e d u
c a t iona l fo u n d a t io n a n d w ho d o n o t always r e m a
in s tudents . A m a n m ay preach accep tab ly for a few years a n
d th e n discover th a t his w ork has o u tg ro w n h im . T h e
dem ands of his s ta t ion in the m in is try will becom e such th
a t he can n o lo n g e r m ake good. W i th o u t a t t e m p t in
g to say a n y th in g spectacular, I will ju s t observe th a t we
all like an e d u c a ted p rea ch e r a n d th a t we feel safer u
n d e r his leadersh ip . E d u c a t io n is likely to give a m a
n a m ore b a lan c ed in tellect a n d a saner ju d g m e n t; if
i t does n o t do this it is likely to reveal his bias an d''J. B.
Chapman, Editorial, "Herald of Holiness/' August 17, 1921
m ake his idiosyncrasies m ore ap p a re n t , a n d in this
case you k n o w w h a t to expect. J 11 e duca t ing the p reacher
we usually e i ther “ m ake a spoon o r spoil a [green) horn ." E d
u ca t io n docs no t m ake fools o u t of m en; it ju s t b r ings
to the surface th a t w hich was in th e m all the time.
T h e r e are fewer th ings th a t are m ore cruel th a n the
prac tice of p u sh in g young peop le on in to the m in is try a n
d in to m iss ionary w ork w i th o u t g iv ing th e m o p p o r
tu n i ty to p repa re . Suppose we sh o u ld go o u t a n d e x h
o r t all the schoolgirls of fifteen to im m edia te ly con trac t
m a tr im o n y a n d all the boys of the same age to e n te r the
m arts of business, w ha t w o u ld be the result? F in d y o u r
answ er in the m o re serious rea lm of b ro k en a n d d
iscouraged p reachers w ho d id n o t lay a good fo u n d a t io n
a n d keep u p th e ir studies. Y oung people, do n o t let any m a
n deceive you in to the te rr ib le folly ol neg lec ting y o u r
educat ion . G o to school, go to college, take special tra in ing
, an d e n te r y o u r life’s w ork e q u ip p e d for long a n d
exac t ing service. D o n o t expect m uch sym pathy a n d d o n ’t
solicit any m a n ’s pity. G et ready, be a m a n ly m a n , lea rn
to do y ou r w ork w ith the m in im u m of fric tion a n d
weariness; be cheerful, be resourceful, be successful, a n d m en
will n a tu ra l ly tu rn to you for advice a n d y ou r field of
use fu lness will be b o th w ide a n d long.
it.” T h e C hr is t ian sh o u ld bew are lest he be led astray
by in te l lec tua l leaders w ho do n o t take Christ an d H is r
e d e m p tio n in to acco u n t w hen a t tem pting to arr ive a t
a se t t lem en t of o u r ills. T h o u g h it m ig h t b e a r
the a p p e a ra n c e of p r ide to so declare, the h u m b le s t
C h r is t ian w ho believes the t ru th of G o d ’s W o r d has a
m u c h d ee p er in sight and clearer vision of the confl ic t ing
forces at work today th a n do these g rea t savants w ho meet
earnestly, p o n d e r gravely, smoke profusely, and depa r t
wistfully. B eing w i th o u t the pow er and wisdom of H im in w
hom all pow er a n d wisdom dwells, great “ in te l lec tua ls”
are, in sober t ru th ,
b u t feeble “ ineffec tua ls” w ho have become corr u p te d by
reason of th e ir brightness. W h i le a d m ir in g th e ir g rea
t gifts a n d g iv ing th e m cred it for sincerity, one can b u t
p ity and dep lo re the ir to ta l b lindness as to the rea l
source of o u r p resen t woes.
T h e answer to o u r t roub les— personal, family, n a t iona l
, a n d in te rna tiona l-—is n o t to be found in a Christless h u
m a n ism , am iab le th o u g h it may a p pear , b u t r a th e r
is to be fo u n d only in H im w ho is very G od a n d very m a n
as well. H e is “ the desire of all n a t io n s” a n d “u n to h
im shall the g a th e r in g of the people b e ” (Genesis 49 :10) .
A m en an d am en!
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forEvangelism
By D^REL E. GKOTHAUSPresident, Associated StudentsOlivet
Nazarene College, Kankakee, Illinois
I r IS I M P E R A T I V E th a t the p resen t g en e ra t io
nof N azarene college s tuden ts share in the evangelistic th ru s
t o f the C h u rc h of the N azarene . I f the phrase “E d u ca t
io n for Evange lism ” is to rem a in m ean in g lu l we m u s t
exchange the f lag w aving a n d cliche s h o u t in g for a th o u
g h tfu l a n d prayerfu l con s ide ra tion of w h a t evangelism
m eans in the con text of the C hr is t ian academ ic com m unity
.
I he first step w hich m u s t be taken tow ard o u r goal is fo
u n d in two fam il ia r words— “in te llec tua l honesty .” I here
m u s t be a willingness on the p a r t o f s tuden ts a n d
faculty to place all beliefs, ideas, hypotheses, a n d doctrines u
n d e r the scru tin iz ing m icroscope of in te l lec tua l
honesty, w here they can be ex a m in e d strictly on th e ir ow n
m erit .
W e ap p re c ia te an a tm o sp h e re w hich fosters con s
tructive discussions concern ing co n tem p o rary p o litical,
social, a n d religious issues. T h e r e is a n increasing desire
a m o n g o u r s tuden ts to test th e i r in te l lec tua l wings
aga inst the cha l leng ing w inds of th in k in g w hich are con
tra ry to o u r own. T h e r e is a need for us to h ea r w h a t
the “o th e r h a l f ” is saying, lo r we ieel th a t fa i th in
Jesus C h r is t is n o t to be defended in the sense th a t we
cower a t so-called scholastic g ian ts a n d “eke o u t ” an in te
l lec tua l existence, b u t r a th e r because of the valid ity a
n d stabili ty of o u r faith we desire to p roc la im the C h r is
t ian answ er in the m ids t of today’s issues.
I f we are brave en o u g h to take the first s tep of honesty,
o u r n ex t m ovem en t will be m a d e w hen
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o ur “ rediscovered a n d revitalized beliefs” a re seen in the
perspective of the fu tu re . B u t w h a t o f the fu tu re? W e
are in college on ly fo u r years, a n d yet this academ ic a tm o
sp h e re is expec ted to leave its m a rk on us fo r th e re m a
in d e r o f o u r lives. M any times we h ave fo rgo t ten the
open-endedness of college a n d as a resu lt o u r responsib il i
ty to the fu tu re has been neglected.
O u r s tu d e n ts m u s t be aw a k en e d to the fact th a t
such th ings as P h .D ’s, senatorsh ips , college a n d universi
ty presidencies, im p o r ta n t sc ientific positions, a n d key
ecclesiastical posts are w i th in th e i r grasp. W e have co m p
la in ed a b o u t the sins of society, b u t u n fo r tu n a te ly
we have n o t u n d e rs to o d th a t it is o u r responsib ili ty
to cha llenge y o u n g peo ple to t ra in for key posit ions o f
le ad e rsh ip w hich can be in s t ru m e n ta l in the r e d e m
p t io n of the social s t ru c tu re w hich acts as fer tile g r o
u n d for these sins.
T h i s no te of C h r is t ian responsib il i ty b r ings m e
to the real b u rd e n of this article , w hich is o u r academ ic
subm ission to th e liv ing W o r d o f G od, Jesus Christ . T h e
r e has been a tendency (a n d r igh tly so) to f row n u p o n
lalse in te l lec tua l su p e r io r i ty w hich has its roots in
h u m a n ism . As a resu lt o f a n overem phasis in this respect,
m ost o f us have fa iled to take o u r in te l lec tua l witness
seriously. W e need to be a p p r e h e n d e d aga in a n d aga in
by P a u l ’s a d m o n it ion , “S tudy to shew thyself a p p ro v
e d . .( II T im o th y 2 :15) .
A m o n g o th e r things, th is in ju n c t io n m eans th a t
we m u s t clear away the r u b b ish of re lig ious su b jectivity
a n d iso la tion ism an d r e tu r n to a com plete sub jec t ion
of ourselves to the l iv ing W o rd , w hich will inev i tab ly
resu lt in a m e a n in g fu l witness to o u r con tem porar ies
.
In o rd e r to realize the to ta l im p l ica t ions of “E d u
ca tion for E vange lism ,” le t us face its academ ic responsib
ili t ies by l is ten in g to the in te l lec tua l world , b o th
secular a n d religious, a n d th e n fulfill o u r mission by so u
n d in g fo r th th e C h r is t ia n answ er in te rm s th a t m e
n can u n d e r s ta n d .
LO O K IN G A H EA DApril 16 is National Christian College
Day in America. The importance of the church college will be
emphasized by many denominations.
Each pastor in the Church of the Nazarene has received a poster
calling attention to our own church colleges and their contribution
to the mission of the church. Pastor, will you make special mention
of your church college on Sunday, April 16, and encourage your high
school seniors to write for enrollment information now?
—Department of Education
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NAZARENE YOUTHSP] ~ - •
and Higher Education' t t ‘ i
t / j p e l 'S S '' W *
T H E C H R I S T I A N seeks the best in his age a n d forsakes
lesser values. I n the age of the a tom a n d the as t ronaut , as
ever, the lesser values cente r in material ism whi le the best lie
in the spi r i tua l
a nd the inte l lectual .For this reason a Chr i s t i an
col-
B y THELMA B. CULVERDean, Northwest Nazarene College, Nampa,
Idaho
lege is a good place for sincere Nazarene you ih to develop in
the
things of the Spir i t a n d of the mind .As H ow ard Lowry pu
ts it, “T h e Chr i s t i an col
lege will be, therefore, a co m m u n i t y exist ing among a
group of learners, bo th teachers a nd students, who confess Jesus
Chr is t as the ir Saviour and Lord. T h e y are engaged in a
serious search for the knowledge of G o d a n d His universe and
His demands u p o n h u m a n life.”
Many young persons of today realize tha t a college educa t ion
will p rov ide advantages which an earlier generat ion h ad in a
high school e d u cation. T h e y know th a t the 1970’s will f ind
three students in h igh school for every two now e n rolled and tha
t college en ro l lmen t s will almost double. T h e work world
will be increasingly c om petitive.
The young person called of G od to r e n d e r service in the
pulpi t realizes tha t he will be d ividing the Word of T r u t h
to the most highly educa ted c o n gregations in the history of the
Ch urch . T h i s calls for commensurate p repa ra t ion .
In the final analysis, of course, the dec ision to attend or not
to a t t end college a n d to a t t en d or not to a t tend a Chr
is t ian college m u s t be sett led between the Chr is t ian a n d
his Chr is t as it relates to God’s plan for his life.
As a teacher in high school a n d college I have found that high
school g radua tes t e n d to fall in to several groups and that it
is wise to cons ider these factors when ent rance in to college is
con templa ted .
1. Young persons of average abi l i ty wi th good high school
records and good habi t s of study.
li. Young persons ol average abi l i ty with fair or poor high
school records and poor hab i ts of study.
,‘i. Young persons of above average abi l i ty with good high
school records and good habi ts of study.
4. Young persons of above average abi l i t ies with fair or poo
r h igh school records and poor habi ts ol study.
5. Young persons ol below average abi l i t ies with fair or
poor high school records who study ha rd bu t accomplish very
little.
(i. Youn g persons of below average abi l i t ies with fair or
poor high school records who do not study.
Af ter vears of service as a college clean inc luding hours of
counsel ing with s tudent s a n d the ir parents,I wou ld make the
fol lowing suggestions concerning these groups:
Student s in g ro u p one can and should expect to succeed in
college. Student s in g r oup two will have difficulty. However ,
it is well worth the ir money, t ime, and effort to overcome the ir
background. T h e y c an if they will.
G r o u p three s tudent s are the desire ol every college. T h
e v shou ld plan on lour years ol u n d e r g rad ua te work,
possiblv to be lol lowed l>\ g radua te s tud) ’.
Student s in g r ou p lour are adm i t t ed by many colleges it
they are will ing to get to work. G ro u p five s tudent s may
profi t by a year o r two in a Chr is t ian college. However ,
there will be- d i sappo intment s . Studen ts in g r ou p six
should not seek to en ter college, but shou ld l ind some o the r
avenue of p r epa ra t ion lor lile employment .
T h e late H a l fo rd E. Liu cock tells the stoiv ol a p
reacher who a n n ou n c ed to his congregat ion that lie was going
to preach on the twenty-ninth chapte r of Acts. W hen someone
corrected him, the p rea cher r epl i ed that , whi le there are
only twenty-eight chapters in the Book ol Ads, Chris t iani ty is a
cont inu ing storv. Each genera t ion and each individual adds new
chapters to the storv.
W hy go to college? T o deve lop o n e ’s talents and abi l i t
ies to the m a x im u m , so that he may bet ter serve his age a n
d wri te a good chap te r in the continuing- storv ol Chris t iani
ty.
APRIL 12, 1961 • (131) 11
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1>1I LOIS M.
MARMON
I host.' who go l o n h in to the daily s tream of the busy, w
orkaday world , w ith its tensions a n d worldly str iv ing, can
witness (oh! how this witness is needed today!) by teach ing , te
lling, a n d living as exam ples of C h r is t ’s love, p o in t in
g the way to those w ho m ig h t o therw ise n ev e r h e a r H is
message except th ro u g h some life h id d e n in C h r is t an d
revealed to those a b o u t him!
The Christian'WITNESS
S O M E W E E K S A G O a d ea r f r iend lay ill in the
hospital. All th a t m edica l skill, good care, a n d the prayers
of h e r loved ones cou ld d o was being done for her. In spite of
h av in g been h a n d ic a p p e d from ch i ld h o o d as a
result of the d re a d e d in fan t i le paralysis, as it was then
called, she h a d in her q u ie t an d l im ited avenue of life dow
n th ro u g h the years been a w onderfu l witness to h e r C h r
is tian faith . A s taunch m e m b er of h e r church , devoted to
daily Bible read ing , prayer, an d m e d ita tion , she em it te d
a precious C hr is t ian in f luence th a t left its visible m a rk
u p o n the lives of all w ith w hom she came in contact.
H ow effective th a t witness h ad been was revealed in w h a t
one w ho knew h e r well once earnestly rem arked : " I f I am ever
in need of special prayer, M ary E llen will be the one to w hom I
tu r n — for she tru ly know s h e r L o rd .”
It w asn’t long af te r this th a t a n e ig h b o r said to me,
“I ’m always g lad w hen M r. W iley is called u p o n at church to
lead in p rayer— his prayers are those of a m a n who knows the O n
e to w hom he is ta lk ing .” Jam es expressed it best w h en he
said. “T h e effectual fervent p rayer of a r igh teous m an availc
th m u c h ” (fam es 5 :16) .
T h e se two events b ro u g h t h o m e to me swiftly an d
keenly how im p o r ta n t the C h r is t ian witness of daily
living is to those a b o u t us. H ow m any times the lives of
others, w hom we m ay n o t even know or w hom we are u n aw a re
of in fluencing , are touched a n d m olded for good, for Christ ,
and for H is C hurch!
T o be an effective witness for C hris t is one of the h ighest
of callings. H o w carefully we shou ld guide , guard , an d d irec
t o u r lives in to the c h a n nels open to us of w itnessing for
o u r Lord! W e c a n n o t all be missionaries on the field, o r
pastors serving a church , b u t in q u ie t ways sometim es far
rem oved from the c lam or of life, we can be H is witnesses.
The central and basic element in Christianity is not a doctrine
about God, but is God Himself active in the Incarnate Lord.—W
illiam Temple.
The Bresee Fellowship
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B y S. T. LUDWIGExecutive Secretary, Department of Education
A N E W N az a ren e fe llow ship has been born ! R e cently the
G en e ra l B o a rd of the C h u r c h of the N azarene ap p ro v
e d the r e c o m m e n d a t io n of the D e p a r tm e n t o f E
d u ca t io n , a n d T H E B R E SE E F E L L O W S H I P was au
tho r ized .
" T o cu l t iva te v ita l ch u rc h m a n sh ip ; to p rov ide
o p p o r tu n i t i e s for fellowship, for C h r is t ian
witnessing, a n d for ch a rac te r d ev e lopm en t; to in teg ra
te the N azarene loyalties o f s tuden ts ; a n d to he lp w in
unsaved you n g peop le to C h r is t”— these words are taken f rom
the C o n s t i tu t io n o f Bresee Fellow sh ip a n d in d ic a
te the p u rp o se of this na t iona l o rgan iza tion .
T h e Bresee F ellow ship is sponsored na t iona l ly by the D e
p a r tm e n t of E d u ca t io n . Locally it is an o r gan iza
tion w hich m ay be sponsored by any C h u rc h ol the N azarene s
i tu a te d in a co m m u n i ty where a n on -N aza rene college o
r un ivers i ty is located w here a n u m b e r of N az a ren e g r
a d u a te o r u n d e r g ra d u a te s tuden ts are a t ten d in
g . Some in d iv id u a l o rgan iza tions a lready exist w here a
le r t pas tors have sensed the responsib ili ty the ch u rc h has
to these s tuden ts . I t is h o p e d th a t all these g ro u p s
will becom e a f f i l ia ted w ith the n a t io n a l o rgan iza
tion .
T o pas tors w ho m ay be in te res ted in k n o w in g m ore a
b o u t this new evangelis tic th ru s t o f the chu rch , the d e
p a r tm e n t has p r e p a re d a sam ple C o n s t i tu t io n a
n d B ylaw s a n d a H a n d b o o k fo r Pastors e x p la in in g
the deta i ls o f the o rgan iza tion . If you have a large college
(no t o u r own) o r u n i versity in y o u r c o m m u n ity , you
will w a n t to look over the above -m en tioned m ateria ls . T h
e y will be sent u p o n reques t by address ing th e D e p a r t m
e n t of E d u ca t io n , 6401 T h e Paseo, Kansas City10,
Missouri. A nd , pastor, if you have a fellowship of some k in d
now op e ra t in g , p lease w ri te us too. W e w o u ld like to
get a c q u a in ted .
T h a t by all m eans u ’e m ay sax’e some!
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I Believe He Made ItBy M ARY A N D ER SO N , IN D IAIlic o ther
day Dr. Speicher said to
me. "We have just adm itted a cancer patient. I here is little
hope for his life, bill here is a place where he can hear of Jesus
Christ and be saved."
I went to see the m an several times.1 was there at seven
o'clock one m orning, and then about ten o’clock I m et Dr. Miller
and he said, “O ur cancer pa tien t has died.”
I hastened to the relatives and to our Indian hospital
evangelist. "D id he give a testimony of his faith before he
died?"I asked anxiously.
"Oh. ves!” tliev answered. “ He said.I believe in God. God is
going to take
me to himself. He lias saved my soul.' "A radiant, positive,
faith-filled testi
mom! T hank God! I believe be made it.
At Leon, NicaraguaWe are having individual Bible
studies with unconverted people here in Leon. We visit th e ir
hom es if they request it, or they come here. Only one of the five
who are curren tly following this plan has ever been in o u r
church. We feel that this is the way to reach them. Others have
been won to C hrist in this way in Leon du rin g the past year, and
we believe these present s tu dents can be won also. Please pray
for them, and for us.
We expect to leave Leon sometime in May, to take up the duties
of directing the Bible school. —D e a n G a l l o w a y ,
Nicaragua.
From San Miguel Chicaj, Guatemala
The work is going well here among the Rabinal-Achis. We have n
ineteen full-time Indian students in o u r Bible school and
thirty-five a ttend ing night classes in literacy. N inety per cent
of the Indians cannot read the Bible. We want to reverse that am
ong Nazarencs. Our only hope to build a strong church is to teach
them to read the W ord. Then they can give a reason, th em selves,
for their faith . We covet your prayers for our Indians.—J a m e s
H i ' i i s o n .
Bible School at StegiRecently we had the happy privilege
of attending our Bible school g raduation at Stegi. T he enrollm
ent this past year was fifty—the highest num ber we have bad thus
far. Twenty-five received certificates or diplom as. T h is year
a
G EO R G E CO U LTER, S ecre ta ry
Id iiith year course was given for the Iiisi time; ii is
completely in Luglish. Light young men passed it. T h is was a real
th rill, especially to me; for our head teacher, who left us four
years ago with a family of seven children to go to Bible school,
was one of the successful eight graduates. It looked like an im
possible task when lie stepped out on faith four years ago, bu t
God w onderfully saw him through.
I’i .1 \ wiili us ih;it God will call at least ten Swa/i men to
preach this com ing yeai. We need them desperately.-- Ju a n ita G
ardner.
News Flash from AfricaT h e situation here in Africa is ex
tremely unsettled. We do not know what the fu tu re holds for
any part of the field. In some areas that we had thought would
perhaps never be seti ouslv affected bv the present unrest on the
continent, we are beginning to hear rum blings. W e need your
pravers. We are believing that God is going to see us through these
troubled times and help us to build His C.hurch among the needv
people of Africa, just as lie helped St. Paul and the o ther
apostles to plant the Church in their day, which was no less a day
of turm oil than ours.— W. C. Kssf.estyn, Africa.
“ “ "“ a S Lyetmtf^e^ : EVANGELISM jEDW ARD LAW LOR , Secre ta
ry
E V A N G E L IS M FIRST
The Sunday Night StoryGod is blessing as our churches give
em phasis to the Sunday evening evangelistic service. One pastor
from Indiana reports that the a lta r has not been barren except
for one Sunday night during the past seven m onths. T his em phasis
also helped in their recent revival when they had 198 seekers.
A nother pastor, from Virginia, wrote. “One rarelv sees in these
days the glory of the Lord m anifested as it was in our service
Sunday n igh t.” It was one of those precious times when heaven
bent low and sinners were convicted and ran to the a lta r of
prayer. It started with a serviceman ru n n in g to the a lta r
while the youth choir was singing. After shedding b itte r tears of
repentance, he
stood and gave a victorious testimony. Some tim e before God had
tailed him to the mission field. His friends had m ade fun of him ,
and to escape their persecution, he enlisted in the service. He was
ru n n in g from God’s call but
the Holy Spirit had tracked him down on this Sunday night.
Shouts of praise were in te rrup ted long enough to re ceive the
offering. Before it was com pleted. folks hurried to the a ltar.
Some ran to get saved and others to get sanctified.
L et’s keep the fire of evangelism b u rn ing in "Shining Lights
on Sunday N ights.”
The Revival StoryRevival fires are burn ing as reports
from our evangelists and pastors will indicate. T h e pastor of
a church in Alberta with twenty-eight members wrote that they had
just dosed a wonderful revival and (iod gave them th irty seekers.
I hese seekers show again that (iod is no respecter of persons, for
thev ranged in age from four to sixty. T h e evangelist told the
pastor that God reallv prepared him for this meeting, (iod held him
responsible to preach the old rugged tru th regardless of the cost.
T he evangelist said that never in any of his meetings had he known
the piesencc of the Holv Spirit in Midi a wav.
A nother church, in California, rep o rted wonderful victories
in their recent revival m eeting. I he church worked to co-operate
with (iod and with His evangelist. Last fall the Lord led the
pastor to call for a fourteen-day last for the coming revival. I V
o weeks before the revival the church had a seven-day period when
they had at least one pe rson fasting and praying du ring each
APRIL 12, 1961 • (133) 13
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meal. One week helore ihe revival llicy had an inien'iivc period
ol' hand ing out invitations to ihe revival. T h e people prayed
and lasted as the Holy Spirit led throughout the m eeting. One
public school teacher was led to fast and pray every breakfast and
supper period d u ring the revival. Prayer meetings were held a t
10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and 011 Saturday night. Last year they
averaged 31 in Sunday school. D uring the revival they had 47
seekers, and their Sunday school attendance for the two Sundays of
the revival reached 100 and llti. Oh. I forgot to tell you that
this wonderful revival look place in what some refer lo as "one of
those really hau l places" -70 per cenl of ihe pop illation is made
up ol service personnel, th e pastor is rejoicing ovc-r the wav
God is visiting them with a m ighty moving of His Spirit.
I.et s keep the revival fires burning and our evangelists
busy!
The Visitation StoryA pastor from California wrote that
he is using the new visitation evangelism program published bv
our Nazarene Publishing House and il is proving effective.
He had four captains d irecting four teams—each team having one
week of the m onth in which they are responsible for m aking all
the assigned calls. Each team has fifteen members and they are
making at least thirty-tw o calls each week. Special a tten tion is
given toward finding new people each week.
Let's keep our visitation program s evangelistic with a witness
for Christ and a real concern for the salvation of souls as its m
otivation.
B y J. W. ELLISTopic for A p ril 16:
When the Righteous SufferS c r i i ' T I r k : Job 1 -2 ;
19:13-2fi; James
1:12-1") (Printed: Job 2:3-0: 19:13-21) G o i .d f n T e x t :
Messed is Ihe man that
endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the
crou'ri of life, •which the Lord hath promised to them that love
him (James 1:12).
We sit down together as brothers.I he high and the m ighty—the
low and
14 (134) • HERALD OF HOLINESS
N A Z A R E N E
M I S
J U N I O R F E L L O W S H I P
'c a s i O '
& S O C I E T YT E f N F E l l O W S H I P Y O U N G A D U L
T F E L L O W S H I P
PAUL SKILES, S ecre ta ryW e arc showing a report of the A m
erican Bible Society as of February 28, 1961, lo r the C entral
Zone (O livet), hastern /o n e (K.N.C.), and Southwest /.one
(Pasadena). Ih e next issue of the Herald of Holiness will give (he
three rem aining zones: T h is also shows the comparison of I960
and 1961, as well as the percentages of participation .
AM ERICAN B IB L E SO CIETYas of February 28, 1961
EQDistrict J g
CEN TRAL ZONE (Olivet)Central Ohio 130 Chicago Central 66
Eastern Michigan 73Illinois i i g Indianapolis 84 Iowa 82 Michigan
96 Missouri 83 N .E. Indiana 96 N.W. Indiana 63 N.W. Illinois 68
N.W. Ohio 59S.W . Indiana 100
76 58°/40 6047 6470 5934 4060 7361 63 36 43
29 42 55 93
653.81431.64 491.83 534.45 170.97 569.12 446.59286.73449.64
316.68 201.31397.74 403.36
Districtf 0 z O
JS 5I S
2 0 .
c0£
c2O ic 1 -0
S.W . Ohio 76 12 15 171.30Wisconsin 48 29 60 216.54Total— 1961
1,125 721 64 $5,741.71Total
as of 2 /2 8 /6 0 1,237 711 57 $5,880.18
EASTERN ZONE (E .N .C .)Akron 100 55 5 5 % $ 501.19Albany 47 31
65 278.13Maine 41 20 48 159.06New England 65 28 43 381.05New York
34 23 67 229.83Pittsburgh 104 75 72 563.28Philadelphia 59 40 67
327.26Washington 58 31 53 269.02Total— 1961 508 303 60
$2,708.82Total
as of 2 /2 8 /6 0 510 335 66 $3,236.10
SOUTHW EST ZONE (Pasadena)Arizona 36 17 4 7 % $ 214.85Colorado
72 39 54 626.52Los Angeles 78 28 35 330.98New Mexico 43 21 48
137.59No. California 160 73 45 762.89So. California 85 41 48
345.32Hawaii 11 6 54 33.81Total— 1961 485 225 46 $2,451.91Total
as of 2 /2 8 /6 0 471 266 56 $2,400.77
the weak—rich man, poor m an, beggar m an, thief—the butcher,
the baker, the candlestick m aker—atheist, pagan, dis- ciple—like
the wind, suffering toucheseach.
Suffering is a universal language, for 11 leaps in ternational
boundaries and tlea ily articulates to all who wear the common garb
of flesh and blood. T h ere are m ental anguish and soul travail;
there are bodily pain and em otional strain; there are the physical
loneliness of separation and the sp iritua l loneliness in the
crowd; there are the search I01 purpose and the struggle against
frustration.
Listen ever so carefully and you can hear the world crying—you
can feel its sobs—you can sense its sorrow.
N aturally it is understood th a t we cannot hear the world
crying unless we stop crying; nor can we feel its sobs unless we
stop taking o u r own pulse; nor can we sense its sorrow unless we
cease self-pity. ’T is strange th a t most of us choke on the
tightness and little ness of our own world. A big breath , a big
reach, a big heart would solve so many of our problem s.
It is thought by some (but surely not by you) th a t C hristians
(are they not God s pets.-') are, or should be, exem pt from
suffering. T h a t’s a pretty thought.
l’retty selfish, th a t is; or a t least, pretty
thoughtless.
M ethinks, I know not why, bu t so easy il is to forget th a t
Jesus C hrist was crucified on a Cross. T h e word crucifixion
could m ore perfectly be in te rpreted now as “executed,” for His
"crim es” p u t H im there between the two thieves. And to see it m
ore clearly, all the beauty which now surrounds the word Cross m
ust be stripped away—and we m ust see it as the horrib le in stru m
ent of death th a t it was! U ntil Jesus rescued it, the cross was
in company with the hangm an 's noose, the firing squad, the bu rn
in g stake, th e guillotine, the gas cham ber.
Small wonder th a t Jesus sweat as it were great drops of blood!
’Twas a long way back, bu t there was a m om ent in history when
Jesus hun g on the Cross. He was a “m an of sorrows, and acquain
ted with grief.”
Do we. His followers, dem and exem ption from suffering or shall
we follow H im is His sufferings?
Following Him . we m ust take up His cross—and with th a t Cross
are suffering and fellowship and salvation.
Lesson material is based on International Sunday School Lessons,
the International Bible Lessons for Christian Teaching, copyrighted
by the InternationalCouncil of Religious Education, and is used by
its permission.
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holism w ill be h e ld a t L o m a L in d a . C a lifo rn ia ,
Ju ly 10-21, 1961. T he s ix th a n n u a l session of th e W ash
in g to n In s t i tu te of S c ien tific S tu d ie s fo r the P re
v e n tio n of A lcoholism w ill be he ld in W ash in g to n ,
D.C., J u ly 24— A u g u s t 4, 1961.
T hese in s titu te s a re c h a ra c te riz ed by o u ts ta n d
in g lec tu re s an d lively d iscussions. Som e tw e n ty a u th o
ritie s , w ho fo rm th e d is tin g u ish e d facu lty of n a tio
n a l rep u te , p re se n t th e p h y s io logical, n eu ro lo g
ica l, p sy ch ia tr ic , an d econom ic aspects of th e a lcohol p
ro b lem , a lo n g w ith th e social, legal, an d e d u c a tio n
a l m ea su re s th a t w ill effectiv e ly check th e rise an d sp
re ad of a lcoholism .
A n y p a s to r o r o th e r C h ris tia n w o rk e r w ho m ay
be in te re s ted in a tte n d in g one of th ese in s titu te s m
ay o b ta in fu r th e r in fo rm a tio n by w r i t ing to th e N
a tio n a l C o m m ittee fo r th e P re v e n tio n of A lcoholism
, 6830 L a u re l S tree t, N.W., W ash in g to n 12, D.C.
r™ p p i r t R lTR N SlinF M nK IN N FV L o m a L ,inaa in s t i
tu te o i a c ie n m ic EA R L C. W OLF. S ecre ta ryBy PEA RL B U
R N SID E M cK IN N EY ^ ^ p re v c n tio n A k o . C o m m it te e
on P ublic M orals
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[ M s s News of the Churches jSan B e r n a r d i n o , C
alifornia—East
Church felt the power of God anew in a recent revival. Rev. T .
W . M itchell,Jr., pastor at Bishopville, South C arolina, was our
evangelist. His Spirit-filled messages were heart-stirring , and
the altar of prayer was the scene of some definite victories. On
the Sunday following the revival our pastor. Rev. O. T .King,
received eleven new m em bers in to the church, six of them by
profession of faith. As a church we continue to pu t "Evangelism
First.”—R a l p h M i t c h e l l ,Reporter.
The Thom as Fowler Family Evangelistic Party report: “
‘Evangelism First’ is taking hold of our people, and a passion for
souls is increasing. We have just closed two wonderful revivals.The
first was with Pastor W indoffer and his people of Grace Church,
Miami,Florida. God gave about forty seekers at the altar, with many
hands raised for prayer. T he second m eeting was with Rev. F. M.
Digby and the people of First Church in Waycross, Georgia.Here the
glory fell and about sixty people sought God at the altar. T h e
pastor fasted for three davs, and God honored, especially in the
closing serviie. As a man was testifying, people began to come to
the a ltar and the evangelist did not have opportunity to preach.
As people wept and shouted, the a lta r filled with seekers, with
many praying through, including some ‘h a rd ’ cases.We give God
praise for this special manifestation of His presence. We have some
open time in 1962 and ’63. W rite us, c/o Trevecca Nazarene
College. N ashville 10, Tennessee.”
Tecum seh, M ichigan—In February our church had the best revival
in its h istory. Rev. Bettv W agner, who came to us as ou r first
full-tim e pastor, did the preaching. H er messages were full of
Holy Ghost fire and God gave seekers at the a lta r from the first
service. A num ber testified to real victory in salvation and en
tire sanctification. Rev. and Mrs. Roy Cornell of Adrian First
Church had charge of the music, and we greatlv appreciated their
solos and ducts. Seven new m em bers were added to the church in
the closing service. New people are a tten d in g our services and
God is giving seekers. We give Him praise for H is blessings—W. G i
,i n S n e d c o r . Reporter.
Evangelist Daniel Stafford writes: ‘'D ue to a cancellation I
have an open date. July 13 to 23. and would be happy to give this
tim e for a camp, tenl m eeting, or church revival. W rite inc. Box
207. Southport. Ind iana .”
Ypsilanli. M ich ig an -O u r church was host to the W ashtenaw
Countv Indoor Holiness Camp M eeting in February, with Evangelist
G. R. Anderson and the Singing Brecheisens as the special workers.
T h e church was filled each evening, w ith extra chairs being
brought in for the week-end services. Souls prayed through to
victory in every evening service. B rother Anderson preached with
au thority and the Spirit's anointing, and the Brecheisen family
provided a wonderful musical program . T h e workers did such a
fine job that they were in vited to re tu rn in '64.—F v ri M C ra
v t. Pastor.
Evangelists C. W. and Florence Davis report: These are good days
for us in the field. On January 5 we began a m eeting at Bossier
City, Louisiana, and it was a joy to work with Pastor Rav Davis and
li is people. God was present from the very beginning, and souls
were saved and sanctified. At Pennsylvania Avenue Church in O
klahoma City, Oklahom a, with Rev. M arvin Powers and his people,
we saw a line num ber of souls pray through to victory. Next we
were with our Al/ona Church in Phoenix, Arizona, where Rev. Branson
Sti 11 ion has been the faithful pastor for more than ten years.
Many souls sought anil found God in this m eeting and, on the
closing Sunday m orning, w ithout any preaching, around twenty-live
people came to the altar earnestly seeking God. Late in February we
were with our South Pasadena C hurch. C a l i f o r n i a , where
Rev. J. M. W hitley has been God's true m inister for nine years.
We enjoyed our fellowship and labors with these fine folks, and God
honored the services with seeking souls. At this w riting we arc at
Reseda, California, with Rev. and Mis. Pcrrv O. Pulls, who came
here only ,i lew m onths ago. I hcv are excellent pastors and theii
people love them. T h is is our sixth m eeting with Pastoi Pults.
We thank God f o r the privilege o f working f o r souls.”
Evangelist H. B. Garvin writes: "I have some open tim e
following May 1 t through to August 1, for revivals, camp meetings,
or conventions. W rite me. 141") R obinhood Road. Charleston. West
V irginia."
SU C C E S SHe who knows the joy of living,
Not for self, but for a goal Higher than the walls
surrounding,
Has a peace in m ind and soul.
He who knows the joy of trying h i this busy world of men
Tastes of failure and of sighing, But will try, and try
again.
He who knows the joy of giving All of self, and from his
store,
Has a richness in his living That will mult ip ly the more.
He who knouts the joy of loving. Through his tr iumphs or
distress,
Gets ahead, but never shoving; That man surely has success!
Public Morals
andYOU!
SIG N IF IC A N T W O R K is b e in g do n e each y e a r in a n
u m b e r of In s ti tu te s of S c ien tif ic S tu d ie s fo r th
e P re v e n tio n of A lcoho lism . S ev e ra l of these in s t
itu te s a re he ld in th e U n ited S ta te s . T h e tw e lf th
sess io n of th e
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Evangelist Bob l’alm er writes: "Due to conditions beyond my
control, I have an open date, Slay 3 to 14. W ill be glad to go
wherever the Lord may lead. W rite me, 59 Broad, Jackson, O
hio.”
T h e G reater Fort W orth (Texas) Youth Crusade for Christ was
held in the Irm a Marsh Ju n io r H igh School aud ito rium .
January 30 through February 5. It was a co-operative effort of the
Nazarene churches in the Fort W orth area. Rev. Jim Bond, of O
lathe, K ansas. was the evangelist; Mr. Paul Skiles, general
N.Y.P.S. secretary, had charge of the music: and L ieutenant Lvn
Obcr- dier, of H arlingen AFB, had charge of the prayer activities.
A teen-age choir of about one hundred voices th rilled the
congregation each evening with their singing. Friday through Sunday
the Bethany Nazarene College A CappcUa Choir was present and. under
the leadership of Professor Lester D unn, sang the glory down. More
than eighteen h u n dred different people a ttended the week- long
Crusade: total attendance went over the four thousand m ark, with
tile- largest attendance on Friday evening, around one thousand. U
nder the Spirit- anointed preaching of B rother Bond, more than one
hundred twenty-five people bowed at the a lta r seeking the Lord
lor regeneration or entire sanctification. I he Crusade actually
began last Sep
tem ber, when once a m onth L ieutenant O berdier conducted a
pravcr rally in the various churches, with God blessing these
services. Rev. Bill H anna, pastor of N orthside C hurch, served as
general chairm an, and did aii outstanding job as co-ordinator of
all the plans of the various committees. O ther churches and
pastors sponsoring the Crusade were: Rev. Dudley Anderson.
Polytechnic: Rev. \V. J. Benson, First; Rev. Charles Dick ernian. A
rlington Heights: Rev. Leon Wyss, Glen Park; Rev. Dwight Bolton,
River Oaks; Rev, Lowell Bell. W hile Settlement; Rev. R alph E.
West, A rlington; and Rev. Charles Stipe, H urst church. Each of
the pastors served on various comm ittees and p u t in many hours
of work and pravcr. O ther re sults realized from the Crusade were:
wide publicity through the newspapers, television, and radio; the
deep spirit of unity brought about between the churches by this
co-operative effort: and many new families who are real prospects
for our church. We give God all the praise and glory. A nother
united evangelistic effort is now in the p lanning for the fall of
'63.—R a i .im i E. W e s t , P u b licity' Chairman.
Bartlesville, O klahom a —East Side Church has witnessed some w
onderful things du ring the past eight m onths with the Spirit of
God m anifested in a supern a tu ra l way. T h e revival started a
t the close of the week of witnessing, with seekers at the a lta r
and new people a ttend ing the services. T h e church be- gan to
fast and pray, and one Sunday night God came in a w onderful way. T
his was a great boost to the fa ith of the saints. For the past
eight weeks we have had seekers each week, the a tten d ance is
growing, with many services when there is no place for preaching.
Every departm ent has increased, and ou r room is lim ited. W e
hope to be in a build ing program soon. T h e church has given
their pastor a unanim ous call for three years.—R i c h a r d G r u
b b s , Pastor.
Evangelist Charles A. H iggins writes that he has some open tim
e after April 9 through May 21. W rite him . 1102 Boutz Road. Las
Cruces. New Mexico.
"SHOWERS OF BLESSING" Program Schedule
April 16—“The Love of God," b y E. W\ M artin
April 23—“God Knoweth,” by E. H’. M artin
April 30—“Don't Reckon Without God,” b y E. W . M artin
Northwest Indiana Prcachers' Convention
I lie gracious hand of hospitality was extended, February 20 to
22. to the m in isters and wives of the N orthw est I n diana
District by the H am m ond Wood- lawn Church and the pastor, Rev.
Owen Burke.
T h e session was opened with inspiring music by the Viking Male
C horus of Olivet Nazarene College. T h e scheduled speaker. Dr.
Edward Lawlor. was unable to come due to illness. In his absence ou
r district superin tendent. Rev. A rthu r C. M organ, efficiently
assumed the responsibility of speaking. B rother Morgan's
challenging and practical m essages w e r e indeed soul refreshing.
I hroughout the convention his anointed
sermons provided the p a rticu lar blessing we needed.
T h e convention was honored by the presence of Rev. Dean
Wessels and Rev. Alpin Bowes. A realistic presentation of
the district and general obligations in stew ardship and
N.M.B.F. was given by B ro ther Wessels. B ro ther Bowes’s in form
ative subject was ‘‘O ur Buildings and O ur Theology,” and the
message was followed by the showing of slides depicting new
Nazarene churches.
O ur a tten tio n was arrested and held as the N.F.M.S. council,
N.Y.P.S. council, and the church school board presented a un ique
and graphic portrayal of needs and plans for the fu tu re. T h e im
portance of each d ep artm en t to the total program of th e church
was emphasized in a dynam ic message by Rev. James Snow, general
N.Y.P.S. president. The message related the redem ptive function of
each departm ent.
U nder the able leadership of Superin tenden t A rth u r C. M
organ, the m in isters of N orthw est Ind iana D istrict are determ
ined to project the enthusiasm , instruction , and blessings of th
is convention in to ou r area of service.—D a r - R n . L E . L u t
h e r , Reporter.
Tri-State Holiness ConventionI he T ri-S ta te Holiness
Convention
just closed was one of the greatest we have had. It was held at
First Church, Portsm outh, O hio, w ith Dr. V. H. Lewis, general
superin tenden t, as the special speaker. O u t of an im passioned
heart Dr. Lewis preached the W ord w ith the unction ol the Holy
Ghost, s tirring our hearts to do the work of “Evangelism
First.”
We were blessed by the very fine singing of B rother Jam es
Bohi, a studen t at Olivet Nazarene College, and one of our very
best singers.
We were honored with the presence ol Dr. C. E. Keys and th e
Evangelaires Q u arte t from Trevecca Nazarene Col- lege.
Am ong the visitors were Dr. H. S. Galloway, present for two
nights, and many o th er visiting m inisters. Forty- three Nazarene
churches were included in the convention.
We will not forget the victories won and the blessings received
d u rin g this glorious visitation of God in o u r midst.
Rev. C. W in. Ellwanger, pastor of First C hurch, Ashland,
Kentucky, and president for the past year, presided with dignity
and added m uch to the insp iration of the convention. Rev. Gordon
Maywood was in charge of advertising, and Rev. W alter Moore m ade
the a rrangem ents for the youth banquet. Rev. Drell Goff was the
treasurer. Each of these men m ade a defin ite con tribu tion to
the success of the convention.—B e r n a r d W. K n o x ,
Reporter.
Please call your local treasurer and ask him to send any EASTER
OFFERING he has on hand to John Stockton, General Treasurer, 6401
The Paseo, Kansas C ity 10, ■Missouri
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Francisco, In d ian a —T h e Oatsville Church had a very
successful revival in February w ith Evangelist J. L. Long- necker.
T h e m ighty presence o£ the Lord was m anifested each n igh t w
ith old-time conviction on the services. There were fifteen seekers
a t the a ltar, with some defin ite victories, for which we praise
God. T h e church was definitely helped by the preaching of Brother
Longnecker, and he has been given a call to re tu rn for th ree
weeks in December for an indoor cam p m eeting. — H a r v e y H o w
e , Pastor.
H awaii District AssemblyT he Hawaii D istrict Assembly was
conducted February 16 to 18 a t H onolulu First C hurch, un d er
the able and m ellow-spirited leadership of Dr. D. I. Van- derpool.
His messages and godly counsel were m uch used of the Holy Spirit
in our midst. All were delighted th a t Mrs. Vanderpool was able to
come w ith him . She was a real inspiration in our m idst. It was
also an added blessing to have Dr. and Mrs. W . A. Eckel w ith
us.
Gains were reported in all departm ents of the work in the
Islands du rin g the past year. God is breaking th rough to the
hearts of our lovely Island people. The aim and goal of each pastor
and church is a real Holy G host b reak through in the coming
year.
T he only sad no te of the assembly was that of Dr. W . S. P u
rin to n ’s resignation. Only heaven will reveal the effects of his
godly leadership in our midst for the past two years. W e will miss
the Purin tons very keenly.
Dr. Melza H . Brown was given a unanimous vote of confidence by
the assembly. W e all look forward to times of victory and real
progress un d er his leadcrship.-JoF. C h a s t a i n ,
Reporter.
AnnouncementsWEDDING B E L L S
Miss Lois Rundberg of