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ED ITO RIA L
” The Next Great Step— Unite!”
On March 9, prior to sailing for India at midnight of the same
day, the distinguished missionary, E. Stanley Jones, spoke on
this theme in N ew York.
He proposes a union of the religious denominations into “ The
Church of Christ in America,” of which the denominations would
be “ branches” and over which would be “ The General Assembly
of the Church o f Christ in America,” made up of delegates on
the pro-rata basis, to look after matters of general interest. Each
branch would have local self-government joined to central gov­
ernment after the order o f the states and the Federal Government.
Each branch could retain its own doctrines and polity, but would
not impose these upon the others. The denominations would
co-operate and not compete in kingdom enterprises and speak with
united moral authority to the world. A similar union in all lands
is proposed.
Many are compelled to dissent to this proposal. Union o f the
denominations is greatly desirable, provided it could be a union
that would mean unity. But this other scheme of union would
be a mechanical farce.
The noted Methodist missionary says that ‘Almost every one
of our separate denominations has come into being as a result of
some special forgotten truth." I f this be true, none of them can
be honest and loyal to the Word o f God and go into any union,
if it rejects or discounts or covers up the truths which gave them
birth. Moreover, if emphasis upon the truth brought in a divided
Christendom, how can the continuation o f that emphasis now
create and maintain a united Christendom? And if the union
did not emphasize the truth, it would be Christian in name only.
The fact is that a divided Christendom is the result o f a revolt
against remembered but unacceptable truths rather than the re­
sult of emphasis upon a forgotten truth. Certain individuals
commendably emphasized particular truths. To the extent that
this individual emphasis created a movement that movement was
commendable. But when they came to give this movement and
emphasis organized, denominational form they built in defiance
o f numerous N ew Testament truths and in logical and doctrinal
conflict with the truth which they had individually emphasized.
Except for Baptists, who began in the N ew Testament days, the
denominations, as such, are the organizational expressions of
error rather than o f truth. ! Mark the words, “ organizational
expressions,” for we are not speaking o f individuals as such.
W ere there no revolt against truth there would be a united
Christendom. The way to genuine union is for people to stop
this revolt. A ll the errors held by any denominations are found
in Roman Catholicism. A ll the truths held by the denominations
are also held by Baptists. W e do not speak out o f the sectarian
spirit and in bitterness but out of honest convictions respecting
the Word o f God when we say that if people w ill lay aside their
errors and do what the N ew Testament says, the question of
union and unity w ill be solved. But when the proposal to con­
sider the question o f union on the basis of the New Testament
has been made, as the Southern Baptist Convention did some
years since, no denomination has even offered to discuss union
on that basis.
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REFLECTOR
Thursday, April 22, 1937
Dr. Jones says that unity by way o f an agreement on church
government is impossible and that such an agreement “ would
end in so many compromises that the union would be grey and
colorless and command no one’s enthusiasm.” But if an agree­
ment cannot be reached on church government as it now is, how
can an agreement be reached on the union church government?
I f the denominations simply agree to disagree on the subject, we
already do that and union is not necessary to express it. More­
over, an agreement to disagree w ill necessarily take in other
doctrines as well, which would only repeat the situation we al­
ready have. And, as in the case o f church government iso in the
case of other doctrines, the union agreement-disagreement would
involve so many compromises and be so grey and colorless as
to command no one’s enthusiasm.
It is suggested that in the proposed union each denomination
would still retain any special truth which it has and pass it on
to the others. But whatever truth any denomination has is already
being passed on in some measure at least. I f the others do not
now receive this truth, how can union lead them to do it? For
instance, if other denominations do not now receive the truth of
believers’ baptism, with its corollaries, and the truth of salvation
by grace alone, with its corollaries, how can union induce them
to receive these truths? The hope that an artificial union will
make for the better reception of the truth is a w ill o’ the wisp.
Some may argue that union w ill put the denominations into
co-operative relationships with each other. But they already co­
operate with each other as for as they can do so without com­
promising their convictions respecting the Word of God. One
rejoices in this co-operation. I f it w ill mean simply that these
convictions w ill still be held, then union is unnecessary, for the
convictions ore already held. I f these convictions do not permit
full unitive action now, they would not permit it then and the
denominations would still be just as they are now, except for the
super-government over them and the profession of unity minus
the reality. I f these convictions are to be abandoned, then union
wbuld be a spineless affair which could not be recommended to
men o f character and o f doctrinal honesty and strength.
Dr. Jones’ analogy between the union which he proposes and
the states and the Federal Government overlooks the fact that
it took w ar and force finally to bring in national political unity
and that a political union does not have the vital and intimate
character that a religious union must have, if it is to mean any­
thing.
So also the analogy of the tree and the branches is inapt. The
tree grows a unity in its several parts from the same soil. It is
not made up of separate parts with diverse origins and natures
tied together into a semblance o f union, as is indicated in the
proposed union o f denominations. But a union in unity growing
out o f N ew Testament soil would “ flourish like a palm tree, and
grow like a cedar in Lebanon." For this one earnestly longs.
The noted missionary rightly says that beneath their organi­
zation and polity and on the level o f experience Christians are
already united in Christ. But this real and blessed unity is
formed by the Lord Himself on the basis of gospel truth received
alike by every regenerate heart (2 Thess. 2:13, 14; Jas. 1:18).
People are not saved until they do receive this truth in their
hearts. This unity is neither a governmental nor organizational
creation, t>yt a “ tree planted by the rivers of water."
The contention that this inward unity should be outwardly
expressed is well taken. For this to be done in reality, however,
there must be a unified acceptance of the truths which pertain
to this outer realm as there is a unified acceptance of saving
truth in thfe heart in the realm of inward unity. Central unity
on the basis o f truth cannot be outwardly expressed by a marginal
combination of truth and falsehood.
Dr. Jones does not use the word compromise, but the union
he proposes would mean this. For one thing, its conglomeration
o f diverse and tolerated church governments, joined to a central
overhead government would require a compromise on the part
of those who hold the principle of democracy and independence
as taught in the N ew Testament and expressed in New Testament
churches.
As bearing further on this question o f compromise, note these
words from Dr. Jones: “ In the same way, if any branch held to*
adult baptism they could continue to do so, but they would not
comp>el the rest to adhere to it. (This is not done now.—Ed.)
Each branch could make any conditions or no conditions for
transfer into membership or ministry they may desire to make.
Nine-tenths of the denominations would probably straight off
make no conditions whatever either for transfer o f ministry or
membership. Moreover, nine-tenths o f them would have inter­
communion straight oil. The other one-tenth would put them­
selves into a stream o f influences that would in the end make for
Thursday, April 22, 1937
BAPTIST AND REFLECTOR
Three
the dropping of all barriers.” There you have it! In this scheme
of union nine-tenths of the participants would have no clear-cut
convictions on the church or the ordinances and the rest would
On Sunday afternoon, April 11, in the Immanuel Baptist Church,
be expected progressively to compromise their convictions and
Nashville, C. S. Henderson, pastor, the Fellowship Tour began its
finally abandon them. Union as commonly proposed today means
second week of services. Owing to other services in the city the
compromise, if one holds anything worth compromising and holds
attendance was not large, but the spirit was good.
it definitely. That may be all right for doctrinal jellyfishes, but
On succeeding days meetings were held in the First Baptist
not for men who stand for what the Word of God tenches.
Church, Cookeville, Harold E. Stevens, pastor; the First Baptist
“ In regard to the doctrinal basis on which this unity would be
Church, Cleveland, Lloyd F. Householder, pastor; the First Baptist
founded," Dr. Jones proposes simply the confession that Tesus is Church, Maryville, P. B. Baldridge, pastor; the First Baptist
“the Christ, the Son of the living God,” which he says is the
Church, Newport, Merrill D. Moore, pastor; the First Baptist
Rock on which the church is founded. "A n y group what would
Church, Elizabethton, Chesley E. Bowden, pastor; and the Rogers­
confess that confession could be recognized as a branch." But
ville Baptist Church, John R. Chiles, pastor. In each place the
even the Unitarians, Universalists, Christian Scientists and re­
personnel of the Tour and the visitors were cordially welcomed
ligious Rationalists in general, with other strongly heretical groups,
and entertained and the speakers were responsively heard.
make this “ confession,” but what do they mean by it? The gospel
The special speakers for the second week of the Tour were
confession that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God means
M. A. Huggins, Executive Secretary of the North Carolina Baptist
the reception and acknowledgment of Him as the virgin-born
Convention; P. H. Anderson, returned missionary to China, teach­
“God : . . . manifest in the flesh,” as atoning Savior, who paid
ing for awhile in the Baptist Bible Institute, New Orleans; and
our sin-debt on the cross as our Substitute, and as Lord, who
T. L. Holcomb, Executive Secretary of the Baptist Sunday School
bodily arose from the dead and now "ever liveth” in triumph
Board, Nashville. In addition and taking the places of the special
and is coming again. The union we are discussing would permit
speakers, who had to leave at separate times as the week passed
a confession with this depth but would be content with a flabby,
on, Roscoe Smith, pastor Arlington Baptist Church, Knoxville;
undistinctive confession which verbally proclaimed the name of
F. F. Brown, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Knoxville; and
Christ and doctrinally’ robbed Him of His deity and glory. Such
a union approving such a confession would kiss the Lord only
Merrill D. Moore, pastor First Baptist Church, Newport, stepped
to betray Him. And those who believe the gospel of grace woald,
into the gaps and rendered a valuable service. A ll the addresses
because of their unionistic connection, have to swallow it and say
of these were of a high order and mightily presented the several
by their connection that most any belief concerning their Lord
phases of our Baptist work and our obligations in relation to
was all right if it suited those holding it.
these. The state workers fitted into the programs here and there
The fact of the matter is that the unionism commonly proposed
as they were needed. On the Tour Drs. Freeman and Holcomb,
today means a rejection or a compromise of vital New Testament
teaching. It means padlocking the mouths o f those who would
Miss Northington, and the editor went for a special and interesting
proclaim a distinctive, positive gospel message to the world. It
service on Monday evening in the First Baptist Church, Dayton,
is a scheme of Satan under the guise of the “ sweet spirit” to do
Clifton Bridges, pastor. On Wednesday evening, Secretary Free­
this very thing. But the greatest need o f the world is for this
man and Miss Northington were in a special service at Gatlingpositive, distinctive, compassionate gospel message.
burg, T. T. Lewis, pastor. Dr. Anderson was in a special service
Let no one misunderstand. W e are not attacking individuals
but schemes. Unquestionably there are some sincere souls who
in the First Baptist Church,-Sevierville, J. Lacy Basham, pastor,
are honest in thinking that this union would be for the best.
and Mr. Allen was in a special service at Pigeon Forge, Geo. Mar­
But they are deceived in the matter. Their scheme cannot bring
tin, pastor.
in the benefit for which they long, and they are culpable in dis­
Probably Secretary Freeman w ill give a further resume of the
regarding the New Testament basis of union in unity for the
sentimental opinions of doctrinal flabbiness. Christians ought to
Fellowship Tour later. In view of this and in view of our present
unite! But "the unity o f the Spirit in the bond of pence” is a
lack of space we shall not undertake it here. We only say that
divinely grown, vital, experiential and doctrinal matter and not
when the final service was held at Rogersville, where one of the
an artificial, governmental, organizational affair which agrees to
best attended and most responsive meetings of the entire series
disagree and declares that differences make no difference and
was had, our conviction was deepened that the Tour in its impress
then claims to be “ The Church of Christ.” With all their de­
plorable features, separate and free denominations are better
w ill issue in a widened vision and service among our people.
than denominations combined in a compromise with a super­
Those two weeks were strenuous, happy and fruitful ones.
government over them and with no positive message for the
world.
On the level o f experience all born-again people are “ one in
Christ Jesus” and in love can clasp each other’s hand as brethren
in Him. This can be outwardly expressed in a kindred blessed
unity when they take the New Testament and act upon it as was
By M. E. Dodd
done when the inward unity was formed. When the denomina­
I have always been strongly committed to the Brotherhood
tions get ready to do this the question of union will be solved,
And instead of saying with the distinguished missionary, “ The
work, and more so now than ever before since Brother Lawson
central thing would be our unity and the marginal thing our
H. Cooke, our Southwide Associate Secretary, met with the men
separateness,” it could be said, “ The central and the marginal thing
of
our District last month. This conference was attended by
is our unity/'
more than one hundred of our' men, and it confirms me more
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
than ever before in the vast possibilities lying latent in our
together In U N IT Y !”
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The Fellowship Tour
Brotherhood
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A n Appreciation
The editor has already indicated his appreciation of the uniform
courtesy shown him by the pastors and churches on the Fellow­
ship Tour, along with the other members of the party. In this
paragraph he wishes to express his appreciation for special
courtesies extended in the way of entertainment or otherwise
to the following: Mr. J. S. Gest, Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Linville, Waynesboro; Pastor and Mrs. Clifton Bridges and Mr.
and Mrs. D. J. Welch, Dayton; Mrs. G. U. Cooper, Cleveland;
Pastor P. B. Baldridge, M aryville; Pastor Merrill D. Moore and
his assistant pastor, Hobart Ford, and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stokely,
Newport; Pastor and Mrs. C. L. Bowden, Elizabethton; and Pastor
and Mrs. John R. Chiles, Rogersville.
Following these meetings our Brotherhoods took right hold of
our evangelistic campaign and have been in the tKlck o f it ever
since. We have had 323 additions to the church up to the closing
services on Sunday, March 28, and the Brotherhoods have had
a great part in it. The attendance and spirit of their week o f'
men's meetings were superb and their regular weekly meetings
have also been better than ever before.
I sincerely hope and pray that the whole denomination may
be brought to see the tremendous importance o f this work and
put it on the same basis that they do the other departments.
I f the men had even one-half as much to spend on their or­
ganizational programs as these other departments, they would
show outstanding results.
BAPTIST AND REFLECTOR
Four
Leaders A n d Leadership
R. K. Maiden
(Dr. Maiden was formerly editor of the Word and Way.—Ed.)
In this human world, human nature being what it is, the
multitudes would never get anywhere without leaders. They
would simply go round and round, or bog down in the swamps
of inertia. Civilization never advances without leadership, and
never beyond its leaders. Every sphere, department and form
of human activity has— must have, if there is progress— its
leaders. In short, leadership seems to be natural, necessary, in­
evitable.
It would be interesting, if space permitted, to start back in
patriarchal times and call the roll o f religious leaders up to the
beginning of the Christian era, and then the roll of Christian
leaders down to the present hour, but that would lead too far
afield.
It was in mind when this article was begun to record some
thoughts which, for sometime, have been going through my mind,
relative to Baptist leaders and leadership—church and denomi­
national leaders and leadership. This leadership is tremendously
important. On its wisdom and efficiency depend the progress
and efficiency of our churches, and the denomination at large.
Unless our leaders really lead, and lead wisely, their leadership
is a denominational disservice.
The position of leadership is one of honor. Any brother placed
in such a position by his brethren, proves himself unworthy of
the honor if he does not recognize and manifest a keen appre­
ciation of the honor, and feel himself honor bound to discharge
faithfully the duties he assumes.
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The position of leadership is, likewise, one of opportunity. It
opens a wider field of service. It offers a more intimate and vital
contact between the leader and those whom he leads. It makes
it possible to exercise a deep, wholesome and lasting influence
over other lives. It is the leader's opportunity, by virtue of his
devoted and faithful leadership, to enlarge and enrich his own
Christian life.
Again, the position of leadership is one of great and grave re­
sponsibility. I f the leader takes his position of leadership se­
riously ( i f he doesn’t, he is not worthy to lead) he w ill deeply
feel his need of divine grace and wisdom, and pray earnestly to
be saved from hurtful mistakes'and embarrassing blunders. He
w ill have the true shepherd heart. He w ill not fail to under­
stand, as fully as possible, the infirmities, trials and troubles, the
apathy and delinquencies, o f those whom he leads. He w ill be
deeply sympathetic with every condition of distress, patient with
the weak and wavering, and responsive to every call for help.
To lead is to go before. The real leader takes his place well
in front, and says, “ Come.” When he goes to the rear and says
“ go,” he ceases to be a leader and becomes a driver. But Baptists
cease to be Baptists when they consent to be driven. “ When He
putteth forth His own sheep, He goeth before them, and the sheep
follow Him” (John 10:4), The leader should be of such character,
capability and dependability as to inspire the confidence, and in­
sure the love and loyalty of his followers.
And now I come to a more delicate phase of the leadership
position. I refer to the leadership temptations. Here I would
speak with becoming reserve, but in all candor. I have in mind
ilow leaders in official denominational positions. These leaders,
however wise and strong and capable, are not immune to temp­
tations. They are neither infallible nor impeccable. They would
be far from making any such claim. It is in the range of pos­
sibility, however, that once in a long while a leader may be
found, or at least heard of, who thinks of himself, officially, "more
highly than he ought to think” ; who allows his position to go to
his head and create a superiority complex, causing him to be­
come, as Uncle Remus would say, “ uppity.” There is in official
leadership the temptation to look and talk down to the rank and
file; to forget that the leader is a servant, not a master; that it
is not the function of his position to issue commands, or drive,
or in anyway coerce. Baptists, theoretically at least, have no
overlords in the conduct of their affairs. They have neither place
nor use for autocrats. They refuse to put themselves under
subjection to boards and secretaries. They would not be Baptists
if they did. Among Baptists things are not passed up or down,
but across. “ For one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are
brethren.” (Tennessee Baptist, leaders and all, say “ Amen!” to
this— Ed.)
But despite all o f this, there is in official leadership the temp­
tation to follow the trend, everywhere apparent, toward centrali­
zation, making democracy an ideal rather than a reality.
This tendency toward official denominational control becomes
more and more apparent as the years come and go, in both our
Thursday, April 22, 1937
state organizations and in the Southern Baptist Convention. True,
it has all come about gradually, and without the studied purpose
on the part o f any person or group of persons to have it so. But
the fact remains that our leaders integrate into a central body of
control— a managing hierarchy, that originates all movements,
makes all plans, sets up and operates all machinery, formulates
all programs and sends them out to the churches to be rubber
stamped. It may be interesting, even amusing, but it is a re­
versal of nature’s laws for the tail to wag the dog. I impute no
unholy motives. These good brethren have the cause at heart.
They honestly, and, as I think, rightly believe that their ex­
perience and wider acquaintance with denominational conditions
and affairs, qualify them better than others to deal with these
conditions, and assume control of these affairs. Here we ap­
proach the danger line— the danger of an official, centralized,
overhead control, an official control set-up, with a strong episcopal
flavor. In their enthusiasm to have things go as they feel they
should go, our official leaders are in danger o f forgetting that our
state and general organizations and churches are. democracies,
and that the right and power of control is in the churches. It
is theirs to remember, and never for a moment forget, that it
is their function to lead and not to give orders and drive. They
should resist any temptations to assume the role of dictators and
rulers. I think I can see how, naturally and easily, and shall I
say unconsciously and innocently, they might assume the boss
attitude.
The writer has, for more than a half century, attended the an­
nual sessions of the Southern Baptist Convention, missing very
few. He has seen the Convention pass from a deliberative body
to a program and platform exhibition. Years ago it was often
referred to ns “ the greatest deliberative body” in all the world.
Not so now. When we meet now it is to listen to a program
prepared by our leaders, presented by our leaders, and discussed
and disposed of by them. No time or place for deliberation. The
floor is practically shut off— and up. It’s platform performance,
with rare exceptions. I am wishing the convention would return
to the status of a deliberative body. I should like to hear from
the floor once more. It might have something to say if given a
chance.
Our Church Leaders
How desperately hundreds, even thousands, of our churches
need competent, forward-looking leaders! This is especially true
of our country, village and small town churches. For lack of
such leadership many of these churches are less than fifty per cent
efficient. This is one of the denomination's greatest, most serious
and most difficult problems. How the denominational level of
activity, progress and efficiency would be raised if all our churches
had capable, consecrated leadership! But these churches are
autonomous, so must develop their leaders, if any, from their
own membership. But in many cases churches are short of fit
raw material for the making of leaders. Little can be done from
the, outside to supply leaders. So many of our leaderless churches
are fourth and half time churches. Not a few are pastorless.
Pastoral changes are frequent. In many cases the pastors are
non-resident. A ll of this adds to the leadership problem. The
pastor, o f course, is the logical leader. This is understood. But
the pastor who is with the church only one or two Sundays a
month, and who lives beyond the territory of the church, can do
little in the way of leading.
The supreme need in all our churches, country, town and city,
is a wise, progressive lay leadership. The deacons should supply
this demand. But all too often they fumble the ball— fall down
on their jobs; become more skillful with brakes than with the
accelerator. The “ board of deacons” (if I could have my way,
the word “ board” pertaining to deacons would be forever elim­
inated) have been known to take the bit in their teeth and
assume full control— control, mind you, not leadership, unless
leading up a blind alley or into a wreck can be called leadership
— of the church and all of its affairs. In the main, however, dea­
cons are noble men and safe leaders, that is, if and when they
really lead.
I repeat: Our churches are in desperate need of sane, safe,
capable, consecrated leadership. What can be done about it?
Whence Our Leaders, And Who?
Are they volunteers or conscripts? They must, of course, come
from the ranks. Some are bom potential leaders. They are
endowed with leadership gifts. They have in them the stuff for
the making of real leaders. In the course of time they are found
at the front, without any special effort to get there. These are
our most dependable and successful leaders. Some get to the
front by special effort and various means. They aspire to
(Continued on page 0)
AUTOMOBILES AND RELIGION
(Biblical Recorder, Mar. 24, 1937)
An article entitled, "The High Road to Heaven” appeared in
The Virginia Quarterly Review. In it the author seeks to explain
the influence on religion of the automobile and the road. The
author regards the sense of speed as a new religion, a kind of a
mental obsession. The old religion was a religion on Sunday and
the church— the day and the place. The new religion of the road
is a religion of the way and the space. Services may be held
whenever one speeds away and wherever he is. Once men sought
escape from the world by going to church. Now they seek escape
from the world by speeding away in a stream-lined car. This
speed gives them a new sense of freedom; leaving the world be­
hind they have time to think. Driving is a sort of a substitute
for confession. The speed with which they travel frees them
from a sense of trouble, it gives them a sense of power to over­
come the world. As they drive at night the world is shut out
by the darkness and there is a sense of peace and calm. But
the benefits which this substitute religion offers are illustory,
dangerous, temporary and expensive. Most readers w ill agree
with the author in calling the passion for driving a new religion.
More people are on the road any Sunday morning than are in
the churches. And many of these people try to convince them­
selves that this is at least an acceptable substitute for religion.
But even they know that they are practicing a dangerous selfdeception. In their flight over the road they are trying to escape
from the gracious call to duty and happiness. But the religion
of the road will never bring them to God or spiritual truth or
abiding happiness.
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WORLD-WIDE ANTI-RELIGIOUS TREND
(Prophecy)
Startling facts and figures hove been compiled by the Literary
Digest which indicate a world-wide anti-religious trend. “ Up and
down the countryside, from Maine to California, are an estimated
21,000 closed or abandoned rural churches. Thousands more face
a state of dissolution. Forsaken by a younger generation flocking
to the cities, and neglected by financially-pressed elders, hit hard
by automobiles and radio, these churches constitute to Protestant
and Catholic the No. 1 religious problem of the nation. On the
whole the general world-wide trend has been anti-religious. The
activity of the Fighting Godless in Russia is becoming more
apparent throughout the world. Protestant and Catholic Chris­
tians, as well as Jews in Germany, have felt the pinch of sup­
pression. The revolution in Spain has given unnumbered evi­
dences of the anti-religious trend of both Communists and
Fascists groups. A writer in the Christian Observer states, “ If
you were to make a house-to-house canvass of your community
you would discover that the great majority of the children are
not in Sunday school. Statistics show that three out of every
four Catholic children in America are not in any Catholic school.
Two out of every three Protestant children of the same age are
not in Sunday school, and nineteen out of every twenty Jewish
children are not enlisted in their schools.” What can check this
trend? Perhaps a return to the New Testament plan' of soulwinning in which individuals work with individuals is the one
remedy left at hand.
CHURCHES SPEAK ON SIT-DOWN STRIKES
(Christian Advocate, Feb. 19, 1937)
The Federal Council of Churches reviewing the efforts of
churches to bring the principles of justice to bear upon the “ sitdown” strikes in industrial centers said: “ It has been contended
that the legality of this procedure is yet to be determined. How­
ever that may be, it seems clear that this procedure is contrary
to all accepted principles of law and equity. The sit-in strike
is manifestly a dangerous weapon. It can be employed in a wholly
tyrannical way by a minority o f workers who happen to be in a
position to tie up a huge concern by taking possession of key
plants. However, the right of labor to organize and bargain
through representatives of its own choosing has been declared in
law and supported by national policy. When this right is ignored
and denied by owners and managers of industry, labor is likely
to adopt extreme measures to obtain that right. Until equity is
established illegal procedures will inevitably result. The question
inevitably arises why the National Labor Lfiw has not been in, voked to provide for the holding of elections among employees'
for the purpose of determining the strength of the strikers and
their choice of representatives in council with employers. The
truth is that neither side has been eager to invoke the law. The
union has not invoked the law because it has not been sure of
its own strength in certain plants. The corporations have not
invoked the law because they are not in sympathy with the
principle of majority representation which is written in the law.
The church council is concerned to see that adequate safeguards
are given to the rights of labor to organize, and also that the
rights of property shall be protected.
LABOR AND RELIGION
(The article below is a part of an address by Homer Martin,
former Baptist minister and now president of the United Auto­
mobile Workers of America.)
We are here to try to be a voice for those who have no voice.
There are thousands in American factories who are forced to die
miserable deaths due to avoidable industrial diseases. In one great
city alone 15,000 men and women have died from lead poisoning.
Lead poisoning is known to be preventable and avoidable if the
proper steps are taken. Once acquired no one ever fully recovers
from it. If it isn’t good Christianity and good citizenship to want
these people to live, then I don’t know what it is. There is nothing
that we are trying to do that the good man or woman can’t say,
“ amen,” to. We must learn to value human life more than profits.
And as we arrange protection for limb and life, we must also
protect the welfare of the spirit and the soul. I am not interested
in wages as such—in money as gold and silver, but am interested
in wages for what they will buy— the things needed for human
life. The greatest investments in your cities are the men and
women and the boys and girls that live in their homes. It is all
right to make money as long as the accumulation of it doesn’t
curtail and cramp and crush life at the other end of the line.
It is just as big a sin to destroy a man’s life by lack of a living
wage as it is to do it by shooting him or running him down with
a car. We w ill never cure crime in our cities by getting bigger
police forces, better gas guns and scaffolds and electric chairs.
The big evil behind crime is social and economic insecurity.
Thousands of boys and girls who grow up in our streets turn to
crime because they have nothing else to which they can tie—
nothing they can call their own. It is our business to save them.
That is real Christianity. I believe in prayer. I ’ve prayed a great
deal about these things. But I have learned too, in my nights of
tears to work also. . . . And never to ask God to do something
for me that I am too lazy to do for myself. “ What shall it profit
a nation to gain the whole world and lose its own soul.”
A L A B A M A ’S SHAM LIQUOR REFERENDUM
The outcome of Alabama’s sham liquor referendum was no
surprise to the good people of that state who have opposed the
manufacture and sale of whiskey. As long as the voters had a
real choice between prohibition and whiskey they voted dry.
However, the bill for referendum provided that if any county
voted wet, it might be licensed to sell intoxicants regardless of
the state-wide vote. Such'a bill ignores the state-wide interest
and is in favor of the wet centers. It is a bill drawn up by wet
advocates and is a kind of a “ heads I win and tails you lose”
affair. It is the kind of democracy which has recently been
offered the Russian people by the Stalin Government: the people
are now allowed to choose their officers by ballot, but all the
candidates must be Communists. With such a referendum as the
one offered to Alabama being drawn up for presentation to the
people of Tennessee, the only hope for the state to remain dry
is for the drys to carry every county in the state. Suppose a
candidate for governor was required to carry every county in the
state before he could be declared elected! And what if the wet
representatives of the Tennessee Legislature who w ill sponsor this
bill were required to carry every precinct in their counties and
districts before they could be declared elected? Probably not
one of them would be in the legislature today planning trick
bills. With such a bill as the one referred to above the dry cause
is already half defeated. The one hope is that the masses of
good people in Tennessee w ill not only defeat such a bill, but
w ill also defeat the candidates who submit and sponsor it.'C. W. P. *
Thursday, April 22, 1837
Living For Christ A n d Doing Good
Consolation Corner
By A. B. Lour, Principal Rogersville High School
By J. Luther M cAllley
(This is an address recently delivered at prayer meeting in
the Rogersville Baptist Church and sent us by Pastor John R.
Chiles. W e are glad to publish it.— Ed.)
■ A young man was out one morning hunting deer. The hounds
were baying and coming closer. Soon a little fawn burst through
the undergrowth and fell in a heap at the young man’s feet.
The exhausted fawn looked up at the young man as if its eyes
were saying: “ I am weak. You are so strong. You'll protect
me, won’t you?”
Someone has said that L ife is a “ Royal Path.” W e all should
begin early upon a noble purpose. Too often, w e hear people
complain that life is mean. L ife is not mean— it is grand. If
it is mean to any, he makes it so. God made it glorious. Many
pass through life without even a consciousness of where they are,
and what they are doing. They gaze on whatever lies directly
before them, “ in fond amusement lost.”
L ife is full of trials. Who wants to live without a trial? With­
out trials you can not guess at your own strength. We learn to
swim only in water. A certain amount of opposition makes one
stronger. Kites rise against the wind, and not with the wind.
An acorn is not a giant tree when it is sprouted. It must go
through all kinds of weather. So man is not fu lly a man when
he is created; he is only begun. His manhood must come with
years. So w e must be w illing to take life as it comes.
He fought off the hounds as they tried to get to the fawn.
Then in his strong arms he took the baby deer home and made
it his pet. Its weakness appealed to -his strength. So it is with
you and me. When we are weak, our Heavenly Father is strong.
“ He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea in seven there shall
be no evil touch thee. In famine He shall redeem thee from
death; and in war from the power of the sword. Thou shalt
be hid from the scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be
afraid o f destruction when it cometh.”
These remarkable words of assurance came' from the heart
of Job. He had passed through many sore trials, but his faith
in God’s providence and protection became stronger with each
new trial.
God put us into the world for a purpose. Every person’s life
is a plan of God. Every one of us may in some way or other
Such results have always come in the
assist his fellow creatures. Everybody can
lives of those who put their trust in God.
The National Baptist Convention,
do some good. Go to the widow and
It is just as true today as ever, for God
U. 8. A.
relieve her woe. Go to the orphan and
is the same yesterday, today and forever­
Nashville, Tennessee
speak words o f comfort. Go to the lost,
more.
April 8th, 1937
and save him. Go to the fallen and raise
Rev. O. W. Taylor,
him up. Go to the sinner, and whisper
Mr. Johnson, the great English writer,
149 Sixth Avenue North,
in his ear words of eternal life. Encourage
gives his testimony in these c h e e r i n g
Nashville,
Tennessee
virtue and religion. Everyone has some­
words:
M y dear Dr. Taylor:
one or other whom he can advise. Those
I
just
read
with
interest
I
cannot
“ Sink not beneath imaginary sorrows;
who are too poor to give alms can yet give
describe an article in your paper
call to your aid your courage and your
their time, their talent in forwarding the
“ Baptist and Reflector,” page 7, about
wisdom: Think on that Providence that
gifts of others; in visiting and comforting
our Government making whiskey in
guards the good.”
the sick and afflicted.
Everybody can
the Virgin Islands. So far as you
offer up his prayer for those who need
know, did ever our Government
them. It is great to make some part of
under any party manufacture whis­
God’s creation a little more worthy of a
key before?
God; to make some human heart a little
There is every reason for us, who
happier, more blessed, less accursed. The
She was the only daughter of a devout
love God, to fear lest we be guilty
paramount aim of religion is not only to
Buddhist mother. She chanced to go to
of helping at a thing like this. Sure­
prepare for another world, but also to
the Sunday school near-by with some of
ly the Christian people of this coun­
make the best o f this world.
her playmates. When her mother learned
try w ill awaken to the enormity of
of the deed of her daughter, it was a cold
H ow sweet ’tw ill be at evening
such an allowance.
winter day as the snow was falling. Upon
If'y o u and I can say,
Hoping you are well and that in
the return of the daughter from school she
“ Good Shepherd, w e’ve been seeking
His good time and in His own way
was not allowed to enter the house. She
The lamb that went astray;
our Father w ill help us overcome
stood for hours on the outside of her home
Heart sore, and faint with hunger,
this situation.
with her head bowed, praying to her
W e heard them making moan,
Yours in His service,
father’s spirit “ in Jesus Name,” for she had
And lo we come at nightfall
L. G. JORDAN,
not learned how to separate the old teach­
Bearing them safely home.”.
General Missionary and Historian.
ings o f her mother’s religion from that of
— Rogersville, Tenn.
the new religion o f Jesus which was entering her heart. . But
Jesus heard her prayer. A fter this terrible persecution, the
mother said one day (fo r the daughter continued her faith “in
Jesus Name” ), “ I ’ll go and see for myself what this teaching is."
She went and within a year she found salvation through Christ.
Upon investigating, w e found that from 1922 to 1930, a period
She begged her daughter’s forgiveness for the persecution. To­
of seven years, more than 150 missionaries resigned from the
day the daughter is an influential Christian leader in Japan.—
Mrs. Edwin Dozier, Japan.
service of the Board. W e are convinced that not enough care
Youth of Japan
Selecting New Missionaries
has been exercised in the past in the matter of selecting new
missionaries.
Gradually for four years we have been tightening
up all along the line in the preliminary examination leading to
recommendations for appointment.
The Board now requires that
one must be a graduate o f a standard college and the seminary,
sound of body and mind, with right spiritual attitudes, and be­
tween the ages of twenty-four and thirty-two before they can be
considered for appointment. W e have recently begun the practice
o f requiring all candidates to come to Richmond for the Anal
medical tests under the guidance of Dr. James Asa Shield, a noted
Psychiatrist. Recently he has examined nine, rejected five and
passed four. W e are going on the theory that many think they
are called, but few are chosen. W e request you to review this
matter and give us your approvel.— Charles E. Maddry.
LEADERS A N D LEADERSHIP
(Continued from page 4)
position. They seek prominence. They are ambitious for the
prestige and power o f the leadership position. Dn these it is
well to keep an eye lest they enter into temptation and lead us
astray. They need much praying for. Others have leadership
thrust upon them. They are drafted into service. Such, usually,
make worthy and safe leaders.
Who A re Our Leaders?
Preachers, Editors, Educators, Secretaries, and a limited supply
of Laymen and Elect Ladies.
Thank God for our leaders. M ay H e cause them to walk be­
fore Him and those whom they lead in humility. May they lead
in sacrificial living and giving. M ay they say to us followers:
"B e ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.”
— 214 E. 31st St., Kansas City, Mo.
Thursday, April 22, 1937
News From Many Lands?
FOREIGN MISSION BOARD
•cretary
CLAUD B. BOWEN, Educational Secretary
IN ABELLE G. COLEMAN, Publicity Secretary_____________________ _________________
FOREIGN M ISSIONS A T THE CONVENTION
The first evening of the Southern Baptist Convention, Thursday,
May 13, has been designated as foreign mission night. Dr. Charles
E. Maddry, Executive Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board, w ill
be in charge of these hours when missionaries at home on fur­
lough from around the world will share their experiences with
Southern Baptists.
Sunday afternoon, May 16, has also been dedicated to kingdom
news from many lands. Dr. John R. Sampey, President of the
Convention, w ill preside. Dr. M. T. Andrews of Texarkana, who
visited Southern Baptist work in the Orient last year, and Dr.
L. R. Scarborough, President of Southwestern Theological Semi­
nary, who visited South America with Dr. Maddry last year, w ill
bring messages from the six countries that they toured.
FOREIGN M ISSION WEEK
Claud B. Bowen, Educational Secretary of the Foreign Mission
Board, announces that Foreign Mission Week at Ridgecrest. North
Carolina, is scheduled for August 8-13. Mr. Bowen is in charge
of the program and plans. He promises Southern Baptists the
greatest week that they have ever had at Ridgecrest.
M IS S IO N A R Y PASSES IN SOUTH CH INA
The Foreign Mission Board received a cablegram April first,
from Hong Kong, China, announcing the death of Miss Nell Lee
Putney at Linping, Kwangtung Province, South China. The
message also stated that Miss Putney has been ill only a short
time.
Bom in Guinea Mills, Virginia, February 14, 1892, Miss Putney
attended Farm ville Normal School, University of Virginia and
the W. M. U. Training School in Louisville, Kentucky.
She was appointed to service in China, June 14, 1923, and sailed
shortly thereafter for her field o f service.
During these fourteen years in China, she has worked in W aichow and Hoyeun and neighboring out-stations in Kwangtung
Province. She has done a pioneer piece of work by opening up
work in Hoyeun. The Board was planning to construct a resi­
dence in Hoyeun for Miss Putney in the near future.
Faithful in evangelism and progressive in spirit, Miss Putney
made a lasting contribution to China during her two terms of
service there. She was due to come home on furlough this year.
UNIQUE E X H IB IT FOR NEW ORLEANS
Miss Mary M. Hunter is arranging an unique and what promises
to be an attractive Foreign Mission Exhibit for the Southern
Baptist Convention in N ew Orleans. The special emphasis w ill
bd on Palestine to harmonize with the study o f Palestine and
Syria by Southern Baptists this year. Rev. and Mrs. J. Wash
Watts, former missionaries of the Board to Palestine, w ill arrange
and have charge o f this display.
The missionaries from the various fields who attend the Con­
vention w ill serve with Miss Hunter as host and hostesses in the
Foreign Mission Exhibit to Southern Baptists attending the Con­
vention. They w ill also supplement the Board’s display on the
other fields with curios, pictures, native costumes, and so forth,
which depict the manners and customs o f the people with whom
they work. The missionaries who w ill assist in the Exhibit are:
Mrs. Rosalee Appleby, Rev. T. C. Bagby, Miss Clifford Barratt,
Rev. and Mrs. John L. Bice, Miss Cornelia Brower, Miss Ray
Buster, Rev. Frank Connely, Miss Pearl Dunstan, Rev. and Mrs.
Wilson Fielder, Rev. and Mrs. Z. Paul Freeman, Dr. and Mrs.
W. B. Glass, Rev. Harold Hall, Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Jacobs, Miss
Minnie Landrum, Mrs. B. L. Lockett, Rev. and Mrs. C. G. Mc­
Daniel, Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Moore, Rev. I. N. Patterson, Rev.
and Mrs. Paul C. Porter, Rev. S. M. Sowell, Rev. and Mrs. T. B.
Stover, Miss Pauline White, Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Williams, Rev.
and Mrs. H. H. Mulrhead, Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Davis, Miss Mildred
Cox, Rev. and Mrs. E. A . Nelson, Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Christie.
M O VIN G PICTURES A T THE CONVENTION
Southern Baptists attending the Convention w ill have the op­
portunity o f seeing moving pictures of their mission fields in
Africa, Japan, China, and South America. These pictures will
be presented doily between the sessions of the Convention. The
presentation of the work in South America through the pictures
taken last year by Dr. Charles E. Maddry on his trip to South
America and by Miss Inabelle Coleman on her tour of China and
Japan, and general pictures of the other fields w ill give informa­
tion and inspiration to every Southern Baptist who sees them.
Miss Mary Hunter w ill be in charge o f presenting these pictures.
Watch the bulletin for the announcement of the time and place
o f the picture show. Do not fail to see these pictures.
NEW BOOKS W IL L BE D ISPLAYED
The new 1937 series of mission study books on Palestine and
Syria w ill be on display in the Foreign Mission Exhibit at the
Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans:
THE H EART OF THE LE V A N T by J. McKee Adams
(Young People and Adults)
P A L E S T IN IA N TAPESTRIES by Mrs. J. Wash Watts
(Adults and Young People)
QUESTING IN G ALILEE— A Compilation (Intermediates)
THE V IL L A G E OVEN by Doreen H. Owens (Juniors)
THE CAM EL B E LL by Doreen H. Owens (Primaries)
Orders for these books w ill be taken and forwarded to Rich­
mond for immediate shipment.
Large posters advertising Southern Baptists’ magazine w ill be
displayed in the Foreign Mission Exhibit and some one w ill be
present to take subscriptions to this Mission Journal.
Southern Baptists are invited to visit the Foreign Mission
Exhibit to study the displays, to meet the missionaries, and thus
to become better acquainted with them and more familiar with
the work on the foreign fields.
A W O RTH Y MEM ORIAL?
One of the most important interior cities of China today is
Chengchow, a rapidly growing city. This is due to the fact that
it is the railway junction north and south, east and west. A few
years ago it took Southern Baptist missionaries three weeks to
go from Shanghai to Chengchow. Now one can go from Canton to
Chengchow in three days and two nights by train. Passing
through Chengchow, one can go on to the old northern capital
Peiping or even on through Siberia to Paris, France. From
Canton to Paris via Chengchow means a glorious fete for China.
But more glorious is the opportunity it affords Southern Baptists
for strengthening their work in Chengchow. Many are the op­
portunities, but outstanding is the call for an adequate hospital
plant on the Board’s vacant lot next door to the building con­
taining the operating room, clinic and dispensary. As it is now.
Dr. S. E. Ayres and his co-doctors and nurses must walk nearly
a half-mile from the old residence used as the woman's building
to the clinic and another quarter of a mile to the other building
converted into the men’s building. The wasted energy and time
lost to say nothing of the inadequacy of the present plant is
reason sufficient to make this call and opportunity o f great import.
A memorial of $25,000 American money ($85,000 Chinese money
under present rate o f exchange) w ill build a worthy hospital
plant with adequate equipment. Chengchow waits on friends of
God for this enlarged service in His Name. Christ waits on Cheng­
chow to become the keystone in building a Christian China in the
interior.
SECOND W ORLD YO U TH CONFERENCE
The second Baptist world youth conference w ill be held in
Zurich, Switzerland, August 7-11. To send a Christ-surrendered
youth to this conference of Baptist youth o f sixty-nine nations
w ill be one o f the most worthy investments a church can make
this summer.
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RECEIPTS FOR MARCH, 1937
Designated G ift s _______________
Debt A ccount__________________
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Miscellaneous In co m e----- :------
.... $33,958.71
___ 13,024.87
5,198.55
---- 19,081.11
---- 2,330.46
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$73,593.70
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Thursday, April 22, 1937
BAPTIS T AND REFLECTOR
Ashland City continues to grow. Two
GOOD NEWS FROM THOSE WHO ARE
additions by letter were received during
DOING
March. On a recent evening Pastor Frank
By John D. Freeman, Executive Secretary
Collins of Portland gave his illustrated
Poplar Heights, one of the three churches
lecture on the Holy Land to a packed
in the great rural field, led by Pastor L. G.
house. He brings encouraging reports of
Frey, of Jackson, has l a u n c h e d their
the outlook on that field, which, so short
“ Lord’s Acre Club.” The R. A. boys are
a while ago, some thought of deserting.
going to have a cotton patch, and most of
State Missions is helping save a great field.
the deacons, as well as other members, w ill
Sneedville is growing under the direction
join the club. Country churches will come
of their new pastor. During March there
into their own when they learn to be
were two additions by letter, a new Sunday
“ store-house tithers.”
school was organized and a new class
Cellna and W illow Grove w ill have a
launched. Pastor J. Nelson Roach will
new pastor on the field as soon as the
soon move to the field and give half of his
Seminary at Louisville closes in May. Roy
time to associational work under the direc­
W. Hinchey, an East Tennessee boy, has
tion of the State Board. His training as a
accepted the work. Plans are going for­
public school teacher w ill make him a val­
ward for the revival meeting early in June
uable helper to our Sunday School and
and their Daily Vacation Bible School.
Training Union departments.
First Offering in Years. From Gravel Hill
A Big Increase in receipts came during
Church in West Tennessee comes the good
March. As compared with the same month
news that they made an offering on a recent
of 1936 we received something like $6,000
Sunday for Home Missions, the first mission
more Co-operative Program money and
offering made in several years. Many other
some $4,000 more designated funds, includ­
churches are sending in such news to the
ing $2,000 for Flood Relief and quite an
office. How good it is when volunteers
increase in Hundred Thousand- Club funds.
from our enlisted churches w ill go out to
What a delight it is for those in the Nash­
the unenlisted fields with news .about the
ville office to see evidences of increasing
harvest field and with an appeal fpr offer­
interest in our work and to have new
ings.
churches join our band of regular “ work­
Missionary G. C. Morris and Mrs. Morris
ers together with Christ.”
are on the field in Nashville Association.
Preachers’ Schools
They w ill make their home in the city and
Union University June 7-18.
work throughout the large area of the
Carson-Newman June 14-25.
association. Cash Point gave them up re­
Don’t forget dates.
luctantly.
We have planned the preachers’ schools
Floods did not hamper the spirits of
for this year. Owing to a lack of funds,
Baptists in Beulah Association. Ridgely
and to the fact that many of our rural
Church, in spite of much damage from
preachers can not be away for three weeks,
water which came into their pastor’s home
we are holding only two weeks. Remem­
and flooded the church basement, made an
ber that these schools are primarily for
offering for Flood R elief in other places.
those preachers who have not had a chance
Mooring has gone on with their work with
to go to college or seminary, but everyone
creasing interest.
Tiptonville shows
is welcomed. The following rules govern­
larked progress. “ It seefns that a new
ing the schools have been adopted:
rday has come for our work here,” writes
1. Free scholarships shall be provided
Pastor H. A. Bickers of Tiptonville.
for pastors who have not had the privilege
Camden Baptists are going forward in
a fine way. Pastor Gassaway writes that of securing college or seminary training.
2. The schools shall be open to all other
their offerings show a steady increase, go­
pastors and any other religious worker who
ing from $76.78 in January to $118.17 in
may wish to attend, but the necessary
March. This is a strategic field, and our
expenses for the two weeks shall be paid
Baptist cause should make rapid progress
by them, the same not to amount to more
now that they have a full-time resident
than $7.50 for board, the room being fur­
pastor.
nished by the institution entertaining the
‘T U stay in the country,” is the gist of
school. (Where preacher returns tq his
the answer made by Pastor B. B. Powers
church for Sunday the rate will be $6.50.)
of Powell’s Chapel, Concord Association,
3. Everyone who attends the schools
when Westvue Church, Murfreesboro, ex­
tended him a recent call. "P ow ell’s," as shall do so for the purpose of studying,
hence absence from classes without satis­
the church is sometimes called, is one of
factory excuses w ill forfeit the scholarship
our growing rural fields and they believe
rights, and every student who attends
they have a right to the services of a resi­
agrees to be governed by the rules and reg­
dent pastor.
ulations governing all other students in the
Longview Heights, Memphis, sliced o ff
college where the school is held.
another $200.00 o f their building debt dur­
Note: Scholarship includes room, meals
ing March, raising that much extra for
and textbooks. Where three or four pas­
their new house of worship. Three mem­
tors can make the trip together, the ex­
bers were added to the church.
Fort Sanders, Knox County, paid $50.00 pense of going to and from the school will
of their debt during March and added one be small.
The faculty at Union University w ill be
new member.
Missionary J. L. Alexander of Jasper made up of Dr. J. M. Price, of Southwestern
Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, and Dr. N.
organized a new Sunday school during
M. Stigler, of Martin, a former professor
March and two B. Y. P. U.’s. Reports from
in Jonesboro College, Arkansas. I f desired
Sequatchie Valley indicate that he is doing
by the preachers, President John J. Hurt
a good work.
w ill provide an extra class. Pastor L. G.
Eight Additions were reported from
Frey of a great rural church field near
Dickson for March and a further payment
Jackson w ill lecture one week to the men
o f $100 on their debt. But when a pastor
makes 100 visits during a month, holds on his experiences in developing and lead­
ing a rural pastorate.
personal talks with 55 lost souls and helps
A t Carson-Newman w e w ill have for
to "do numerous other things, one must
teachers Rev. David Livingston, pastor of
expect results.
Ridgedalc Baptist Church, Chattanooga,
and a second man to be selected later.
President Warren will arrange an extra
class if desired. Brother L. G. Frey will
lecture to the students of this school for
one week, as at Union University. For
the convenience of the faculty the school
at Carson-Newman w ill begin one week
later than at Union.
It is important that our pastors attend
these schools. We have arranged the most
practical courses of study ever given. It
will be a blessing to every one who can
get away just to have the fellowship of
these ten days together, and to receive the
instruction which will be given. Pastors
of country churches, especially, are urged
to attend.
Who WUI Help
We wish there were funds enough to
offer scholarships to everyone. One fine
layman of Middle Tennessee has already
provided eight scholarships. The Hudgins’
memorial Fund will provide five or more.
There should be at least 100 pastors who
have never had a chance to go to college
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Surely many of their churches will pay the
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The man who had made a huge fortune
“ Thank the Great and Good God-Father was speaking a few words to a number of
you have brought him in time. I trust we students at a business class. Of course,
By Elizabeth Cate Manly
the main theme of the address was him­
may be enabled to save his life.”
Next day she took the parents aside and self.
“ God so loved the world”—
“A ll my success in life, all my tremen­
very patiently explained to them that in
Ah, what wondrous love!
order to help the little boy’s bums to heal dous financial prestige,” he said proudly,
To send the one begotten Son
up sooner, she would need to ask the “ I owe to one thing alone— pluck, pluck,
To earth from heaven above.
pluck!”
father to let her take a patch of skin from
He made an impressive pause here, but
his leg. “ I w ill place this skin over the
"He gave His Only Son”—
the effect was ruined by one student who
worst burn on your child’s body, and it
Ah, matchless gift, divine!
asked impressively: “ Yes, sir; but how are
w ill grow over it quite quickly. He is very
To cleanse this ugly sin-cursed world,
we to find the right people to pluck?”
weak, so we must try to do all we can for
And save your soul and mine.
him.”
“ That whoso’er believeth”—
Early Bird—Hotel Proprietor: “ Do you
But Farmer Sing thought all the doctor
A gift to one and all
said was absurd, and though he loved his want the porter to call you?”
From Him who'made the kings of men
Guest: “ No, thanks! I awaken every
precious little son very much, he stub­
Yet notes the sparrow’s fall.
morning at seven.”
bornly refused to agree to the doctor’s re­
Proprietor:
“ Then would you mind
quest, nor allow his w ife to do, so either.
“ May have eternal life”—
“ The foreign healer is foolish. How 1 calling, the porter?"
How could such mercy be?
wish we had never come here. Why did I
To rescue us with His own blood
heed the mad words of my cousin?”
And, dying, set us free?
The doctor, however, was very deter­
mined, and aid in her quiet voice, “ Hon­
We praise His Holy name
orable Elder Brother, then please come
For saving power and grace.
with me to the school yonder, for I cannot
His will be done. His kingdom come
O. C. S. W a l l a c e
risk losing your little son’s life.”
Till we shall see His face.
Accordingly they went over to the boys’
— Cleveland, Tennessee.
“ Read-Book-Hall” where the pupils were
$
trooping out at recess. The doctor walked
up to the teacher and spoke to him for a
A CHINESE BOY’S LOVE G IFT
few seconds. Then he called the name of
Founded on Fact
Those personally acquainted with Doc­
Mo-ko (M ark) Sen, and a bright, healthyBy Amelia O. Stott
looking boy returned at once. When the
tor W allace w ill not fail to own this
Farmer Sing was sitting outside on the doctor made her request to him he agreed
book. A ll others should get acquainted
porch “ eating the air” after his day’s work
most readily.
in the hot, slushy fields.
with this great religious statesmen
“ I am full of joy to help by such a small
He was smoking his old-fashioned Chi­
gift. It is a privilege," he said bowing
through the book. It is the rich fruitage
nese water-pipe, for the farmer hated new
very politely to the farmer, who was too
of over sixty years' pastoral experi­
foreign ways, and would not change from
surprised to speak. So Mark came into the
any of his parents’ old customs. As he sat hospital for a day or two, and the skin
ence. Here is heart to heart advice to
thinking sadly how different things now
“ graft,” as it is called, was so successful
pastors, musicians, ether church of
were even in that country village, there
that the little patient healed up very soon.
ficers. Brief paragraphs delineate every
was suddenly a piercing scream from in­
O f course the father was astonished, but
side the house, and he ran into the dark,
phase of church activity. Tim ely em­
he thanked Mark for his gift, wondering
cluttered kitchen shouting, “ What evil has much when he heard that the boy was
phasis is placed on the value of good
arrived now?”
always ready to help in this way because
church
music.
“ I-yah, I-yah,” cried his wife. “ The big
he felt he was pleasing the Saviour he
pot of boiling water upset itself over the loved and served.
small one, and he is destroyed." Certainly
On their return to the village the neigh­
the poor little boy was badly scalded, and bors were all surprised to see the boy so
his father was wild with fear, for they had wonderfully healed.
only this precious baby boy.
“ It is all foreign magic," cried the women.
Immediately the neighbors flocked in, “ They can do these miracles by means of
every one shouting and screaming advice. their God.”
Above the terrible noise a Christian rela­
This gave the farmer an opportunity of
tive tried to make his voice heard.
telling the neighbors how Mark had w ill­
“ My brother,” he said to the distracted ingly helped his child, and how every one
father, “ take the child at once to 'the
at the hospital “ loved" people until they,
Healing Garden’ (hospital) in the town, too, became unselfish and kind. “ They are
where the clever foreign doctor w ill heal all alike there," he said, “ and the only
him with her wonder-working medicines.”
thanks they want is that people shall come
“Not so,” shouted the neighbors. “ I f
to understand and love this Jesus-God.
your son is to die, you cannot prevent it. They make it easy for us poor know-noth­
Let him alone, our own remedies are ing folks, because they refuse money and
best.” The poor parents did not know gifts; and they say, ‘We only want you
what to do in their distress but, happily to believe and worship the one true God.’ ”
in the end, their Christian relative per­
“ This sounds good,” said the people.
suaded them to start for the "Foreign
“ Let us call one of them to teach us more.”
Home-of-rteallng.’ ’
Strange to say it was Mark’s father who
When they reached this wonderful place,
came to tell them the good news of salva­
as it seemed to these country folk, they
tion, and he often used his son’s sacrifice
were most kindly received by the woman
to illustrate the great and wonderful love
missionary doctor. She was full o f sym­
of the One who gave His very life for all.
pathy, and took the poor little boy so ten­
Worthing, Sussex, England.
derly in h e r, arms that the mother felt
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BAPTIST
Ten
Thursday, April 22, 1937
A ND R E F L E C T O R
S u n d a y S ch o o l D epartm ent
Superintendent................... *.............................................................................................................. Andrew Allen
Elementary W ork er.............................................................................................................. Miss Zella Mai Collie
West Tennessee Field W ork er........................................................................................................... Jesse Daniel
O ffice Secretary........................................................................................... .................... ...M is s Clara McCartt
H E A D Q U A R T E R S : 149 Sixth Avenue. North, Nashville. Tennessee.
W H A T T H E Y SAY ABOUT
T H E V . B. S.
"The children were led to reverence
God’s house. Our homes have become
more church sensitive. The community
has a greater respect and appreciation for
the work we are doing.” (Rev. Simpson
Daniel, Raleigh.)
*
EIGHT VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL CONFERENCES
To, Train Your Faculty For Your School
Schedule of Meetings
April 26— Memphis, Speedway Terrace
April 30— Knoxville, Broadway
April 27— Jackson, Calvary
May 1— New Tazewell, First
April 28— Lewisburg, First
May 2— Johnson City, Central
April 29— Chattanooga, First
May 3— Elizabethton, First
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“ Some, think their constituency too few
for a V. B. S., but a small church is as much
responsible for the Lord’s work as a large
one. Our attendance did not at any time
exceed 80, yet our community will con­
tinue to be benefited because of the school."
(Rev. VV. P. Everson, Germantown.)
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“ Money for a V. B. S. is included in the
church budget, planned in the year’s sched­
ule.” (Rev. S. R. Woodson, Humboldt.)
“ Our teachers say they have never work­
ed so hard and never had so much Joy in
service as during this school. The best part
of the school was the 32 conversions and
the 21 who joined the church. Our Sun­
day school increased 50, B. Y. P. U.’s in­
creased 30.” (Rev. C. L. Hammond, Oakwood Church, Knoxville.)
• * * * *
Schedule
Faculty
10:00 A.M.— Demonstration of the V. B. S.
Worship Procedure
MEMPHIS and JACKSON
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„ ...
Beginner . .
..........Mrs. J. R. Smithson
Primary..
Miss Zella Mai Collie
10:30 A.M.— Department Conferences
11:45 A.M.— Message— Dr. Homer L. Grice
12:15
— Lunch
1:45 P.M.— “ 400 Schools in Tennessee”—
Mr. Andrew Allen
2:15 P.M.— Department Conferences
3:45 P.M.— Adjournment to evening ses­
sion
7:30 P.M.— Department Conferences
8:30 P.M.— General Conference
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Note: This schedule will be followed
at Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville.
There w ill be no evening sessions at Jackson, Lewisburg, New Tazewell and Elizabethton.
Free lunch w ill be served at Memphis.
BRING YOUR LUNCH.
SPEND A
Intermediate. .. ......... ... Mr. Jesse Daniel
Pastors and Principals —Mr. Andrew Allen
CH ATTANO O G A and K N O X V ILLE
Beginner.............. ... . .... Mrs. E. L. Hulon
Primary_______________ ___ (T o be supplied)
Junior.......................... Dr. Homer L. Grice
Intermediate........—.Rev. C. M. Pickier (C )
Rev. Lawrence Trivette (K )
Pastors and Principals. Mr. Andrew Allen
LEWISBURG-NEW TAZEW ELL
ELIZABETHTON
General conferences w ill take the place
of the Department Conferences.
JOHNSON C IT Y (Sunday P. M. only)
Message_________ ____ —Dr. Homer L. Grice
General Conference........Mr. Andrew Allen
SELECT MEETING PLACE MOST
D ELIGHTFUL D A Y W ITH US
CONVENIENT FOR YOU
Who Should Attend
Similar Meetings Last Year
Pastors, g e n e r a l superintendents and
workers with children from four to six­
teen years of age are urged to attend these
meetings.
Resulted in Shelby County increasing
from 1 to 18 schools, Ocoee from 5 to 26,
Knox County from 0 to 13, Holston from
9 to 24.
“ The Vocation Bible School is the great­
est single evangelistic agency for the pupils
of the Junior and Intermediate ages in our
denominational work.” (Rev. G. L. Riden­
our, Jacksboro.)
* * * * *
"A t the close of our school this week
some of the teachers said: Th is is the
greatest week I have ever had in the
Lord’s work. I am so glad you insisted
that I help.’ ” (M r. Jesse Daniel Field
Worker.)
* * * * *
“ This will be our fifth annual school. It
is as much a part of our program as our
revival meeting or study course work."
(Rev. G. Green, Donelson.)
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“ The Vacation Bible School was new to
our churches, but it w ill not be any trouble
to hold schools next year where they were
held this year.” (Rev. Floyd H. Chunn,
Summer Worker.)
“ The V. B. S. is the greatest thing outside
of a revival to revive all ages.” (Rev. A. T.
Willis, Jackson.)
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‘It found favor with the boys and girls
at once; many walked ten miles a day to
attend. It is a worthwhile Investment in
the men and women of tomorrow.” (F. T.
Buckner, Summer Worker.)
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“ It is one of the greatest agencies for
constructive teaching being promoted by
our denomination. Our church will never
be without a V. B. S. as long as I am pas­
tor.” (Rev. M. A. Younger, Malcomb Ave.
Church, Memphis.)
“ Our school convinced us that no church
can afford to leave this out of their pro­
gram." (Rev. W. F. Carlton, Greenfield.)
“ We thought we couldn’t have a V. B. S.
in a one-room church, but now we want
another next year.” (Mrs. Addle Bayless,
Sulphur Springs.)
V. B. S.MOTTO
“ I will do the best I can, with what I have, where I am, for Jesus’ sake today.”
“ I can say without hesitation that it is
the best thing our church has ever spon­
sored.” (Edward Glover, Bluff City.)
Thursday, April 22, 1937
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HENRY C. ROGERS.......................................... i ................................. Director
MISS ROXIE JACO BS............. 1................................Junior-Intermediate Leader
MISS RU BY B A L L A R D ................................................ ....^ O ffice Secretary
H9-6th Avenue. North______________________ _ _ __________ N A SH V ILLE. TENS.
Convention Preefdent................................................ A. DONALD A NTH O N Y
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DR. JOHN D. FREEMAN
MRS. EMMETT GOLDEN
Dr. John D. Freeman w ill be one of the
guest speakers on the program at McMinn­
ville. He w ill use as his subject “ Training
is Vital to a State Mission Program.” We
urge every Association in Tennessee to have
representatives at McMinnville to hear this
message of our own beloved State Mission
Secretary. Baptist Training Union forces
in Tennessee feel grateful that we have
such a helper in our State Secretary of
Missions.
Mrs. Emmett Golden, the approved Story
Hour Leader of Tennessee, w ill lead a
conference for Story Hour Leaders. We
are sure that every Association w ill want
to have a worker in this conference to
learn more about the work with our boys
and girls. Mrs. Golden has worked with
this age for quite a while and is anxious
to meet you at McMinnville on May 7
and 8.
ASSO C IATIO N AL OFFICERS T A K E
NOTICE
The Sunday School Board pays traveling
expenses to McMinnville, M ay 7-8, on
three cars from each Association at the
rate of two cents per mile per car. The
McMinnville people entertain you. The
only expense to you w ill be sixty cents per
person which w ill be paid upon registering.
ganized for Training Union work with the
following as officers:
Director— J. M. Acers
Associate Director— E. M. Burnett
Adult President—Lee West
Senior President— Roy Thompson
Junior Leader— Evelyn Laxton
Intermediate Leader— Mrs. Guy Jeffers
Secretary-Treasurer— Mrs. O. E. Jeffers
Pastor— Rev. W. M. Thomas
Group Leaders— Mrs. Elburt Sharp, Rev.
Roy Blevins, Miss Nesby Lee Laxton, Mr.
Guy Jeffers.
It was Roxie Jacob’s pleasure to assist
these fine people in the excellent week’s
work.
The Association voted to co-operate in
the soul-winning campaign July 4 and to
attend the Associational Officers’ Meeting
at McMinnville.
NEW RIVER ORGANIZES
The week o f April 4 was an important
week in the Oneida Church and New River
Association. A most helpful study course
was held in the Oneida Church — four
classes being taught as follows: Junior
Manual, Intermediate Manual, Senior A d ­
ministration and B. A. U. Manual. F iftyfour took the examination and a new Adult
Union and Training Union and Story Hour
were organized. Mr. Loy H. West is the
director.
Everything possible that could have been
done in advance to create enthusiasm and
a right spirit for this good week’s work
had been done by their good pastor. Rev.
W. M. Thomas, who is leading the church
at Oneida in a most excellent way.
In addition to the work in the Oneida
Church, Ne\y River Association was or­
MORRISTOWN T R A IN IN G UNION
BUSINESS MEETING
Because of the splendid work done in
the April Business Meeting at First Baptist
Church Morristown Training Union, we
take pleasure in presenting below a copy
of a write-up given in the Morristown daily
paper. The type business meeting had is
the test of the work done in a Training
Eleven
Union. Mrs. O. D. Fleming is the director
of this growing department.
“ The Training Union of First Baptist
Church held its monthly business meeting
at the church Monday evening, April 5,
with sixty-six members present. The sec­
retary’s report showed an average enroll­
ment of 116 with 110 average attendance,
71 on time, 69 prepared lessons, 82 taking
part on program, 73 taking study course,
57 Daily Bible Readers, 83 giving to the
church, 4 new members had been added
to the roll during the month and 28 visitors
had been present.
“ The Adult Union had visited the church
at Macedonia and had held a service at the
county farm. This union has an enroll­
ment of 18 and was Standard for the past
quarter with an average grade of 85 for
the month o f March. The Roxie Jacobs
and Fox Intermediate unions were Stand­
ard also for the past quarter. The Inter­
mediate Department has a very splendid
quartet composed of John and Joe Allison,
Willard Carter, and R. C. Allen.
“ The Training Union has given $5.50 to
the Hundred Thousand Club during the
past month.
“ Announcement was made of the revival
meeting beginning Sunday, April 11. On
Tuesday evening the Training Union was
to attend in a body."
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TRENTO N STREET, H ARRIM AN ,
STUDIES
Trenton Street Church of Harriman has
just finished a most excellent study course
in which they were assisted by Mr. Virgil
Adams o f Lenoir City, who taught the book
“ Witnessing for Christ” to the two Inter­
mediate Unions. Mr. Adams says that this
was one of the best classes he has ever
taught and that one o f the unions is doing
the best work that he has seen in a long
time. For instance, they have not used a
quarterly or notes during any B. Y. P. U.
program since January 1. Miss Janet A l­
ford, a busy school teacher, is the leader
of this splendid union.
N A SH V ILLE T R A IN IN G UNION R A L L Y
Plans for the Nashville Training School
are shaping up in a splendid way. Among
the last-minute preparations is a rally to
be held at Eastland Baptist Church, April
25, at 2:30. Dr. John L. Hill w ill be' the
main speaker, using as his topic “ Fifteen
Hundred Trained Baptists,” with Mr. Henry
C. Rogers, State Training Union Director,
present to enthusiastically lead every
young Baptist in Nashville to attend one
of the eight group training schools be­
ginning on Monday night, April 26.
TE N -M ILE ORGANIZES
INTERM EDIATES
Ten-M ile Training Union, under the
direction of Miss Mary Lucy Ewing, or­
ganized a new Intermediate Union with
Mrs. C. O. Ewing as leader. Rev. J. W.
Mahan is the splendid pastor of this good
rural church.
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149 Sixth Avenue, North, Nashville, Tennessee.
MOTHER’S D AY, M A Y THE N IN TH
A t the Tennessee Baptist Convention
meeting in C l a r k s v i l l e last fall, the
Woman’s Missionary Union was asked to
sponsor Mother’s Day offering for our
Orphanage. In Knoxville, at a meeting
last month the Union agreed to do this, so
now w e must do our best to make a real
offering on this day. Dr. Stewart is send­
ing a program to the presidents of the
missionary societies. W ill you not ask
your Sunday School superintendent for a
little time to give this program at the
opening or the close of the Sunday school?
If you do not have preaching service that
day you can give the program at the eleven
o’clock hour. Be sure and take an offering
and send it to Dr. John D. Freeman, 149
Sixth Avenue, North, Nashville, marked
“ Mother’s Day Offering for the Orphan­
age.”
Dr. Stewart is anxious to put in a central
heating plant. It w ill make the home much
safer from fire, also w ill save many dollars
spent for coal. Surely w e women are
anxious for our home to be fire-proof so
no child may be in danger.
I f your mother is living, why not honor
her that day by giving an offering in her
name to those, who are without mothers?
Some of us have mothers in heaven, let us
give in memory of those who taught us to
love the orphans when we were children.
If you do not have the program, write
to Dr. W. J. Stewart, Box 38, Nashville,
or to our office, 149-Sixth Avenue North,
Nashville.
THE 100,000 CLUB
Next year the W. M. U. w ill celebrate
the Golden Jubilee. In reading in the
Bible o f the Jubilee of the Jews w e see
that all debts were settled before the cele­
bration. Surly w e cannot have a real
Jubilee unless we do our part in paying our
debts. W e have agreed to double our
number in the 100,000 Club this year so
we can help in the debt paying. Have you
joined the club? By paying just twentyfive cents a week or one dollar a month
you can be a member and every cent goes
on the debts o f our boards and institutions.
Miss Fannie Heck, many years the presi­
dent of the Woman’s Missionary Union,
auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Conven­
tion, once said: “ Missionary debts are dis­
graceful, are unnecessary and extravagant.”
Her statement made so long ago is true to­
day. Let us pay our debts.
" I am not everybody
But I am somebody,
What I can do
I ought to do
And by the Grace of God
I w ill do.”
W ill you do your part regardless o f what
any one else w ill do?
NEW M ISSION STUDY BOOKS
For 1937 the Foreign Mission Board is
offering Southern Baptists a series of
mission study books on Palestine and
Syria: Primaries— The Camel Bell, Doreen
H. Owens; Juniors—The Village Oven,
Doreen H. Owens; Intermediates— Questing
in Galilee, a Compilation; Senior and
i
Adults— The Heart of the Levant, J. Mc­
Kee Adams, and Palestinian Tapestries,
Mrs. J. Wash Watts. The Camel Bell and
The Heart of the Levant are on the press
now and w ill be ready in May. The others
are being edited and w ill be ready soon.
• * • * •
CONVENTION ECHOES
“ The convention program was the best
we have ever had.”
“ Was it not wonderful that forty-seven
associations were represented and over
1,700 took time to register?”
“ Mrs. Harris is so fine. Let us keep her
as president indefinitely."
“ We were so sorry Miss Laura gave up
the Margaret Fund work for she did so
much for the children of missionaries.”
“ We are glad to know we have more
girls from our state in the Training School
than ever before. How fine that many
college graduates are applying for scholar­
ships.”
“ I w ill never get over Miss Anderson’s
messages. Her faith is certainly a chal­
lenge.”
“ Some one has asked me which was the
best message on the program. I could not
say, I enjoyed every one. There was not a
dull moment.”
“ I like the reports printed and not read.
We could not remember them when we
heard them, but now we can take them
home with us and study them.”
“ I had the loveliest home. M y hostess
was so cordial. She even invited me to
stay over Thursday night to hear Mrs.
Roosevelt.”
“ Did you ever see local committees bet­
ter organized? The chairman of registra­
tion said she had a hundred women on her
committee so each served a short time and
did not miss much o f the convention.”
“ I feel w e have really ‘arrived’ for we
were important enough to broadcast our
convention!”
“ I think w e should be so proud to have
Mrs. Creasman as Jubilee Chairman. I am
planning now to come to Nashville to that
Jubilee meeting.”
• We could go on and on telling you the
good things that were said about our con­
vention. We thank God that He gave us a
great meeting, truly it was "Not by might,
nor by power, but His Spirit” that made it
worthwhile.
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MRS. D. M. NOBLES
For many years Mrs. D. M. Nobles served
as superintendent of Western District Asso­
ciation. She labored when there was much
opposition to the W. M. U., but she carried
on.
Some time ago she resigned because of
illness and now the announcement has
come of her death. She was faithful and
true and we w ill miss her as a friend and
colaborer. W e did not hear of her death
until we were on the “ Fellowship Tour in
West Tennessee.”
• • • • •
LETTER FROM C. J. LOWE
Shanghai, March, 1937.
Dear Friends:
I fear all my friends in the homeland
w ill think I am sick or something because
I have been so very negligent in writing.
Truly it is not because of a lack of interest
nor because of not wanting letters for I
long for mail, but because it has been
physically impossible to “ Carry on” with
all my different jobs and keep up with my
correspondence. My correspondence has
had to suffer. Please excuse me.
I have received so many nice encourag­
ing letters. If you could see how eagerly
we scan the newspapers for the date of
the coming of mail steamers and how we
run to the door or nsk the cook when the
postman comes, I feel sure you would for­
give my neglect and write more. Now this
letter, even though a copy, is a personal
letter to YOU. Please answer it.
Politically the situation here in China
has been rather uncertain. I am hnppy to
report though that outwardly China is still
at peace with a certain power. Civil war
has been averted several times of late by
diplomacy. Things did look rather serious
at times and the newspapers played China
in BIG HEADLINES yet China is still be­
ing knit together in a solidarity of national
unity that will prove a formidable enemy
some day. China is going forward. There
are, of course, many things to be deplored
yet we all have such.
Personally. The duties that have fallen
to my hands have been varied and many.
I am not a school man but I have by
force of circumstance lent some of my time
to the two schools here as business manager
and treasurer. No funds have come from
the Board for these schools so it has been
necessary to make ends meet with what
funds we have received from fees. The
bank in which we had our deposit failed
two years ago and left us absolutely empty
handed, yet we have managed to pull
through and are today without debt and
have a small balance for emergency on
hand. It has been a joy to do this work
for it has been an emergency time. I hope
the friends will pray for these schools. We
have regular Bible study in the classrooms,
etc. We are not registered with the Gov­
ernment.
There has also fallen to my lot a service
that is accepted as a regular Christian
service, a Christian duty. It is to look after
and manage the big compound here. We
have flowers, fences, lawns, trees, and roads
that must be kept in good condition. The
place has been made bealitiful and we
invite you to come any time for we are
ready to receive you. .
Our Kiangsu Baptist Convention has
been struggling along now for a year since
its organization. I was chosen as treasurer
of this Convention. I am happy to say too
that we are really getting on and going
forward. I w ill report to our Convention
in April that the Treasurer’s books have
been closed free of debt and with a small
balance. Pray for this work for we ore
trying to get the Chinese brethren to real­
ize their definite responsibility of carrying
the Gospel to their own people and to work
as a Convention.
O f course, our main and regular work
is the evangelistic work. We came to
China for that purpose and to win the lost.
It is often pushed aside because of the
other things that seem more important but
they are not. The most important thing
in the world is to save a Soul from eternal
death. The work of evangelism is being
carried on in several different ways; i. e.
the Radio, Literature, and Oral Chapel
Work. I am happy to say that God has
Thursday, April 22, 1937
surely shown His favor in so many ways
on this work.
I cannot say that we are satisfied with
the growth of our little chapel work for
we are not. We have been able to secure
a better location with a larger chapel and
nearer the city. Seven were recently bap­
tized. Three married couples witnessed in
baptism with a little boy. Shanghai has
grown into a city of about four millions
of people. There is no Baptist Church in
the National Language so our evangelistic
work in this little church is in the National
Language.
There are now forty-seven
members but frankly we do not know
where some of them have gone.
Many tens of thousands of Gospel Por­
tions, Posters, and Tracts have been sent
broadcast throughout China. We cannot
always see any immediate visible result of
such evangelistic endeavor yet “ His Word
is powerful” and it will be taken care of
by the Holy Spirit. We know it will bring
forth n great harvest if we will cultivate
the soil with our Prayers.
Really and truly the most fascinating
evangelistic work of all has been the Radio.
Station X M H D, frequency 1420 KC was
bought and started by a fine Christian
Chinese layman who has received a great
blessing in his soul and who had a real
vision of what God might do through the
evangelistic message being broadcast all
day in China. There is a small body of
promoters but it is mostly financed by one
man. Each day there are about thirteen
periods of thirty minutes each in Chinese
and three in English. It is owned by no
denomination nor clique but just establish­
ed and used to give a Christian message
over the air. A way was opened for me
to speak several times a week over the air.
It soon become apparent that there must
be a head and one to take definite respon­
sibility. The promoters voted to ask me to
be one of them and to please act as Man­
aging Director. I agreed to do so' and
promised to give as much time as possible.
M.v work was not to interfere with my
other mission work. I took it as a marvel­
ous evangelistic opportunity and volun­
teered to do so. God has marvelously
blessed and we are now adding to our
staff and seeing definite result. One man
has put in already several tens of thousands
of dollars.
In order to be able to get through the
day I must get up at six each morning and
stop at ten-thirty each night. We have no
commercial connections,'“but it is purely
and simply a means of broadcasting His
Message. It is supported by these Chinese
laymen of whom are several of our most
important Baptist laymen.
One’s heart thrills as one hears the stories
of those who have found Christ Jesus
through our broadcast. Just two months
ago a family of four joined one of the
large churches here in Shanghai. They
accepted Christ because of the radio mes­
sages. The man had been reading some
Christian books many years ago. He was
taken sick and could not read because of
trouble with his eyes. He forgot all about
his Christian books, etc. A fter buying a
radio he accidentally (? ) tuned in to our
station. As he listened he became excited.
He called his family and told them it re­
minded him of the books he had read. He
tuned in again and again. His family
would gather around the radio with him.
The result was that all became Christians
and joined the church.
Another family o f three were baptized
B APT IS T AND REFLECTOR
at the same time because of the radio. A
young daughter heard the Christian mes­
sage in a Christian School where they had
regular chapel exercises. She wanted to
accept Christ and join the church but those
in charge asked her to see her parents
first. Her parents became very angry and
forbade her going to the chapel. The girl
became blue and acted despondently. Her
parents did not understand it so in order
to find out this strange religion they bought
a radio. They secretly tuned in so that
they could know what it was that was at­
tracting their daughter. The outcome was
that the mother and father became interest­
ed and also accepted Christ Jesus as Lord.
An evangelist was speaking one night
in our studio on the Prodigal Son. A young
man was listening in who is the son of a
rich silk merchant. He telephoned this
evangelist and told him that he was the
prodigal about whom he was speaking and
wanted to see the evangelist. A date was
made the next day and right here in our
studio this prodigal accepted Christ.
One day a Foreign man and his wife in
Shanghai who had felt the depression out
here in a foreign land became discouraged
and decided to end it all. Poison was
prepared. The w ife asked the husband
to tune in once again on the radio. They
had never tuned into our station but that
day God seemed to have charge and they
happened to tune to our station. They
heard the last line of an English Noonday
Meditation. It was, “ I say unto you Carry
On.” The preacher closed his talk. This
man and his w ife heard the voice of their
pastor. They threw away the poison and
decided to “ Carry On." I understand that
they are carrying on until this day.
A young man in Hangchow many miles
away also prepared to kill himself and
heard our station and said the words
spoken were the first comforting words he
had heard in a long time so he too decided
to keep on in life and soon became a
Christian. Thus it goes on and on One
of our speakers, a fine Christian Chinese
doctor, has received over ten thousand
letters. He puts his Christian message
with his talks on sanitation and personal
hygiene.
Many of these have become
Christians. He says he knows more than
half have become Christians.
If one wants a Bible we send it. If one
wants a tract we send it. I f one wants a
song book we send it. A ll free of charge
and paid for by these laymen.
From Australia, New Zealand, Tokio,
Korea, Hong Kong,, and all the Provinces
of China come letters and testimonies of
how the messages have helped them. We
hope to get in a short wave set some day so
that we can talk to you over there. We are
sending out over twenty thousand bulletins
of the testimonies of these people and
letters to prominent officials, business men
and others in China. I f you care for a copy
to be sent you regularly please let me
know and I will put you on our mailing
list. The most important of all is to pray
regularly for us for it does get discouraging
at times.
We sometimes get letters with money
enclosed from those who want to help in
a small way. It just shows their definite
interest. It is not all easy and sometimes
when one is tired and worn out he wonders
if it is actually worthwhile and then comes
an American mail with a letter from some
of you in which you say you are standing
by us in definite earnest prayer daily. I
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then know it is worthwhile for your letter
brings encouragement. Keep on praying.
My time is given free. I have a pulpit
that covers the whole of Asia. It pays in
souls.
\
We have plenty of work to do and then
some. Please pray for us that we may
keep physically fit and spiritually right for
the work. This letter is very uninteresting
yet I DO feel that I must send it as I can­
not spend much time with my personal
correspondence. It seems that some things
must be neglected so correspondence seems
to be the first. I am sure you w ill for­
give and write to tell me you do.
Greetings to all our friends from all
of us.
Fraternally yours in Him,
C. J. Lowe,
Julia M. Lowe.
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gee, Okla., E. L. Watson, pastor, resulting
in fifty additions, most of them by baptism.
The current issue of the Arkansas Bap­
tist, Little Rock, Ark., is the Arden P. Blay­
lock Memorial Edition, and right well does
it pay loving tribute to the memory of this
great man.
Miss Martha Conyers, of Johnson City,
Tennessee, has been selected to work in
the Department of Education and Training,
as Junior-Intermediate B. Y. P. U. Leader
of Alabama.
Memphis, Seventh Street
Chattanooga, East Lake
East Chattanooga ____—
Chattanooga, Avondale ...
Chattanooga, Red B ank...
Union City, First
Chattanooga, Tabern acle__________ ..... 361
Harriman, F i r s t __________ _____ ._____ 357
Humboldt, F irs t_______________________357
Elizabethton, F ir s t ________________
Chattanooga, Chamberlain Avenue
Paris, First
Murfreesboro, First
Martin, First
Chattanooga, Alton P a r k __________
310
Chattanooga, Oak G r o v e ______________ 309
Chattanooga, Chickamauga_____;_____ 288
Nashville, In glew ood__ :______________ 278
Cookeville, F ir s t ____________
274
Gatlingburg, F ir s t _______________ ____ 256
Covington, F ir s t _____________ '________251
Rossville, Tabernacle__________________ 249
Ducktown, First ........ ......'___________ 233
Chattanooga, Big Springs_________
225
Chattanooga, Eastdale____ a_
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Rockwood, First ______ _____________ :. 164
By FLEETWOOD B A LL
L. S. Richardson, of Central Church,
Houston, Texas, welcomed 110 additions as
a result of a recent meeting in which A. F.
Johnson did the preaching.
---- BAR----
The position of Secretary of the Baptist
Brotherhood o f Louisiana was lately ac­
cepted by L. Marks Roberts, assistant pas­
tor of the First Church, Baton Rouge, La.
— BAR—
His Tennessee friends will regret to
learn that W. P. Reeves of the First Church,
Sheffield, Ala., is in the hospital, having
undergone a major operation.
— BAR—
Miss Ellen Caver has accepted the posi­
tion as Director of Young Peoples Work
in the First Church, Mobile, Ala., A. J.
Dickinson, pastor.
---- BAR----
John Jeter Hurt, of Jackson, President
of Union University, a fluent, forceful
preacher, w ill deliver the Literary Address
at the Commencement Exercises of the
High School of Lexington, Tenn., Thurs­
day evening, April 22.
T. T. Newton, pastor at Clinton, Ky., and
a senior in Union University, Jackson,
preached the Commencement Sermon of
the High School at Parsons, Sunday night,
April 18. He was former pastor there.
---- B A R -----
Andrew Potter, Executive Secretary of
the Oklahoma Baptist Convention, assisted
Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth,
Texas, recently and on meeting President
L. R. Scarborough handed him a check
for $1,000 with which he paid teachers’
salaries that were due that very day. That
looked like “ Pennies, from Heaven.”
By THE EDITOR
First Church, Ducktown, Org Foster,
pastor, w ill begin a revival meeting Sun­
day, April 25, with Samuel Melton, of
South Cleveland Church, assisting.
— BAR—
The 75,000 Baptists of Richmond. Va..
and her immediate vicinity have risen in
high enthusiasm to invite the Southern
Baptist Convention to convene with them
in 1938.
---- B A R -----
Sunday, March 23, the Persia Baptist
Church, burned $1,310.00 worth of notes
which cleared the church indebtedness.
Pastor J. Nelson Roach and his people are
planning a dedicatory service soon.
---- B A R -----
Evangelist J. H. Thomas of Halls, Tenn.,
recently returned to his native state from
Kansas City, Mo.
He is available for
iterim pastorates, or revival meetings.
---- BAR---- ■
Just as we go to press we learn that Dr.
E. L. Atwood has resigned as president of
Tennessee College. A fuller account will
be given later. Later word received is that
the Board of Trustees refused to accept
his resignation.
— BAR—
Union Avenue Church, Memphis, H. P.
Hurt, pastor, is in the midst of a gracious
revival, in which the preaching is being
done by R. K elly White, of Nashville, and
W. H. Preston leading the singing.
Maple Grove Baptist Church, Ed Burgin,
pastor, located near Del Rio in the East
Tennessee Association, has the money
raised for the early completion of its new
building. So also Piney Grove Baptist
Church in the same Association, J. L. Clark,
pastor, also has the money raised for its
new building. We congratulate these rural
churches and pastors on the progress they
are making.
J. E. Kirk, of Holdenville, Okla., lately
held a revival in the First Church, Okmul-
Heading its announcement, “ Spiritual
Revival—The Great Need of the World,”
Union Church, Chesterfield, has called as
pastor, C. E. Azbill, of Jackson, and he has
accepted. This is the mother church of
Beech River Association.
---- BAB----
----BAR----
the First Baptist Church, Newport, Merrill
D. Moore, pastor, announces a series of
revival services April 18-May 2, in which
the preaching will be done by Samuel S.
Hill, pastor Deer Park Baptist Church,
Louisville, Ky. ~
Pastor W. Herschel Ford, of the Broad­
way Baptist Church, Knoxville, began a
meeting with Pastor O. D. Fleming and
the First Baptist Church, Morristown, on
April 12. The services began with the
best attendance on the opening night of
any similar meeting in recent years and
with other excellent prospects.
The prayers of the brotherhood will
ascend for the recovery of the mother of
Mr. Henry C. Rogers, State Baptist Trafning
Union Director, who is ill with pneumonia
nt her home in Troy, Alabama. In response
to a long-distance telephone call Mr. Rogers
left the Fellowship Tour at Newport in
order to go to her bedside. Later reports
are that she is recovering.
Dr. J. T. Warren, president of CarsonNewman College, will preach the bacca­
laureate sermon for Tullahoma High
School on May 20.
A meeting has recently closed at Cordele,
Ga., with O. M. Seigler, of Canton, Ga.,
preaching and Roger M. Hickman in charge
of the music. The meeting resulted in
forty-two additions to the church.
---- BAR----
Old Hickory Church has closed a meeting
in which the pastor, Ray Dean, did the
preaching and H. E. Barnett, of Nashville,
had charge of the music. There were a
total of forty-one additions to the church.
Robert E. Morton, pastor of Euclid Ave­
nue Church of Knoxville, has been granted
a six weeks rest and is spending the time
at Clear Water, Florida. He expects to re­
turn to his pulpit Sunday, May ninth.
---- B A R ----
Dr. John W. Gaines, president of the
Bethel Woman’s College, Hopkinsville, Ky.,
and Mrs. Gaines have announced the en­
gagement of their daughter. Miss Frances
Marion Gaines, to Mr. Davis Lawshc Baird,
o f Phillipsburg, Pa.
---- B A R —
Dr. Austin Crouch preached both hours
for the First Church of Chattanooga on
April 11. Pastor John Huff was in Clarksdale, Miss., in the midst of a good revival
meeting.
---- B A R -----
Apison Church, Clarence Petty, pastor,
closed a revival on April 11 with forty-six
conversions and sixteen additions to the
church. Brother J. B. Tallant, pastor of
Eastdale Church, Chattanooga, did the
preaching._______________________________
Dear Brother:
Theaters are canvassing members
of the Legislature to EMASCULATE
OUR SU ND AY THEATRE LAWS. ,
Sunday theaters w ill cut in half
church attendance. Q U IC K LY peti­
tion your Senator, Representative and
the Governor to save Sunday from
Sabbath desecrating shows.
A menace to the Christian Sabbath
is a menace to church and civiliza­
tion. “ Sunday is the core of civili­
zation." Please help now.
LIV IN G STO N T. MAYS,
Secretary, Lord’s Day Alliance,
Knoxville, Tennessee.
Thursday, April 22, 1937
B A P T I S T A ND R E F L E C T O R
Homer G. Lindsay, pastor of First Church,
Covington, supplied the pulpit of Bellevue.
Church, Memphis, Sunday, April 18. We
are glad that Pastor R. G. Lee is much
better and hopes to be able to take up his
full duties soon. H. W. Ellis of Humboldt
supplied at Covington for Pastor Lindsay.
twice daily. In this way each group had
only two weeks to attend; whereas the
church had a four-weeks’ meeting, with
concentration by each group in winning
souls to Christ and to church membership.
In many respects it was the greatest meet­
ing in the history of the church.— John S.
Ramond.
— BAR—
Norris Gilliam, pastor of First Church of
Springfield, is in Phillippi, West Virginia,
in the midst of a revival meeting. Night
services are being held at the church and
morning services at Alderson Broadus
College, the Baptist school of West V ir­
ginia. Brother Gilliam was in Phillippi
for similar services last year.
— BAR—
First Church, West Helena, Ark., Cecil
H. Franks, pastor, reports a good day on
Sunday, April 11. There were 361 in Sun­
day school, 117 in the Training Union and
four additions to the church. The church
is planning to begin a meeting on April
25 with the pastor preaching and Frank
Adams in charge of the music.
— bar—
According to the report of the Executive
Committee of the Southern Baptist Con­
vention, Tennessee heads the list in gifts
to the Co-operative Program during March
with a gift of $11,895.64; Virginia came
second and Kentucky third. Tennessee
also led in designated gifts with $4,227.54;
Kentucky second and Virginia third. Texas
led the South in gifts to the Hundred
Thousand Club with a gift of $8,857.24.
---- BAR----
Ira C. Cole, pastor of Highland Heights
Church of Memphis, has recently assisted
the Merton Avenue Church, Memphis, in
a revival meeting which resulted in fortyfive additions to the church. Pastor Mark
Ferges says of him, “ He is a tireless worker
and a strong preacher.” Brother Cole is
scheduled to hold two more meetings in
Shelby County soon; Central Church, E. A.
Autry, pastor, and LaBelle Church, E. P.
Baker, pastor.
----BAR----
We have closed a two weeks meeting
at Grove City, Knoxville, which resulted
in thirty conversions and a number of
reclamations.
I baptized twenty-three
and others stand approved for baptism.
My son, Homer G. Lindsay of Covington,
did the preaching. The people said it was
the greatest preaching they ever heard.
My church is greatly revived. The people
love him. He grew up in this community.
His first experience as a soul winner be­
gan in this church while teaching a Sunday
school class of girls. He led nearly all of
-forty girls to Christ. So Grove City Church
claims him as one of their boys.— D. W.
Lindsay, pastor.
* A unique revival o f four weeks’ duration
was conducted recently by the First Baptist
Church, Shreveport, resulting in 357 addi­
tions to the church, 100 of them by
baptism. The first week was a Young
People’s Revival, with Chester E. Swor,
of Mississippi College, speaking at an early
morning service at 7:00 o'clock and again
in the evening at 7:45; the second week
a men’s Revival, with T. C. Gardner, of
Texps, holding evangelistic services at
noon each day over the lunch table and
in the evening; the third week a woman
speaker led Women’s Week, Mrs. J. M.
Dawson, of Texas and Baylor University;
and the fourth week was Everybody’s
Revival, with Pastor M. E. Dodd speaking
— BAR—
With the Churches: Cleveland — Big
Springs welcomed four by letter. Chatta­
nooga— Eastdale received one by letter and
one for baptism; Ridgedale welcomed one
by letter and two for baptism; East Lake
welcomed four by letter and three for
baptism; Tabernacle, Pastor Denny wel­
comed three by letter, one for baptism and
baptized one; Red Bank, Pastor Pickier
welcomed one by letter and baptized two;
East Chattanooga, Pastor Bull welcomed
two for baptism and baptized eight; Chickamauga received two by letter; Alton Park,
Pastor Smith welcomed two by letter and
one for baptism. Covington—First wel­
comed six additions to the church. Duck­
town—First, Pastor Foster baptized three.
Knoxville — Broadway received two for
baptism; Fifth Avenue received one by
letter. Murfreesboro— First received one
by letter. Memphis— Seventh Street re­
ceived two by letter; Bellevue, Pastor Lee
welcomed two by letter and three for
baptism; Temple received two by letter.
Nashville— Grace, Pastor Ewton welcomed
two by letter, two for baptism and baptized
ten; Inglewood welcomed two by letter and
four for baptism.
----BAR----
We have recently held one of the greatest
revivals in the history of the Central Bap­
tist Church, Johnson City, certainly during
the present pastorate of the last six and
one-half years. We had the privilege of
having Dr. Charles S. Henderson, pastor
of the Immanuel Baptist Church, as our
preacher, and Mr. Luther Carter, Professor
of Voice of Carson-Newman College, to
lead the music.
God has wonderfully
blessed our entire city t h r o u g h these
brethren through the pulpit, the several
church organizations, the civic clubs and
schools. People came in large numbers as
the congregations steadily grew during the
meeting of ten days. Many people of the
other denominations attended because they
were hearing the types of messages in the
pulpit and in song which they seldom
heard. The meeting is still bearing fruit
and there were twenty-seven additions,
twenty-three by baptism.—W. R. Rigell,
pastor.
----BAR----
The pastor and his family were quite
overwhelmed at eight o'clock Monday
night, April 12, when a cavalcade of big
cars stopped in the street in front of the
house. Bewilderment soon turned to smiles
and thrills as more than twenty of Tracy
City’s leading citizens, of all ages, poured
from the cars and proceeded into the
pastorium laden with two dozen packages
and bundles containing at least sixteen
kinds of good things to eat. And to make
the thoughtful kindness complete the good
ladies had prepared and brought along
everything necessary to serve delightful
refreshments. In spite of the fact that this
humble manse has not enough chairs to
seat such a representative group of people,
it was after nine before Senator Fults,
“ Dad” Jones and Mr. Walker led the
younger folks homeward.—The pastor and
his w ife spent Sunday in Altamont being
entertained in the home of a prince among
Fifteen
men, Hon. L. V. Woodlee. The pastor was
permitted to preach or speak four times in
the day and to visit at the bedside of some
of the saints of the present age. “ Marths”
of this world wouldn’t be complete without
the contribution of the “ Marys.”— The regu­
lar preaching days in Altamont w ill be the
second Sunday in each month, though
there w ill probably be meetings for chil­
dren on some week day.— G. W. Bouldin,
pastor of Tracy City and A l t a m o n t
churches.
----BAR----
A CHURCH DISTRESSED BUT NOT
DISCOURAGED
Returning from the Fellowship Tour,
Sunday morning, April 18, for an engage­
ment that evening in Nashville, the editor
felt an urge to stop and worship with
Pastor W. L. Stigler and his people at
Monterey, one of the churches receiving
pastoral aid from the State Board. A rriv­
ing, we found that at one o’clock that
morning fire had destroyed the pastor’s
home and wrecked the church building.
The pastor and w ife and little child barely
managed to get out of their burning home
in time. A ll except two or three things
snatched up as they went out was lost.
The faithful church met for their eleven
o’clock service in the Masonic Hall. The
pastor had on a borrowed suit. The editor
preached that morning. Rarely has our
soul been as profoundly stirred as the
pastor with deep emotion but. with faith
in God conducted the preliminaries and
called the church to depend on God and
go forward to rebuild after the disaster.
There was probably not a dry eye in the
congregation. The people are distressed
but not discouraged. They w ill rebuild.
They had $4,000 insurance, but have a debt
o f $4,000 on their building. They must
start from the ground up in the matter of
finances. The woodwork of the church
was ruined, but the stones can be used.
The church and pastor were doing a noble
work and going forward. None of them
has asked us to make an appeal for them.
But both Secretary Freeman and the editor
feel that the suggestion should be made
that if any of our people are in a position
to help either the pastor and his family
or the church or both with contributions
to help them in their trial it would be a
most worthy investment. We urge that
our people do this, as some have already
done.
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B AP TI ST AND REFLECTOR
SOUTHWESTERN SE M IN AR Y GROUP TO CH INA
The Mission Day p r o g r a m of South­
western Seminary, always an occasion for
deepening missionary claims and impres­
sions, was outstanding this Fall in that
five Southwestern products, who received
their appointments to go to China on
October 20, were all present and partici­
pated in the program directed by Dr. Baker
James Cauthen, head o f the Department
of Missions. These five young people are:
Dr. and Mrs. Buford Lee Nichols (who
have two small sons, Buford Lee, Jr., five,
and John Conner, tw o), Rev. and Mrs.
Robert F. Ricketson, and Miss Thelma
Williams. This program had a look in both
directions, for while these five spoke in
anticipation of what they might find and
do on the mission field, they were followed
on the program by Dr. and Mrs. W. B.
Glass, veteran missionaries to China, who
told of what they had already experienced
on the Chinese mission fields. It seemed
that it was particularly appropriate that
Dr. Cauthen, head of the Missions Depart­
ment, should have presided, for each of
these five going out had received instruc­
tion from or with Dr. Cauthen, while his
wife, the former Eloise Glass, is ti^e
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Glass.
Coupled with this program and fresh on
the minds of all, because of its closeness
to this occasion, were the marvelous mis­
sionary impressions made upon the student
body by the beloved President, Dr. L. R.
Scarborough, upon his return from the
South American mission fields. As a result
of these missionary messages a new Spirit
of Missionary resolve characterizes the
student body and faculty members of
Southwestern Seminary.
Dr. and Mrs. Nichols are both native
Texans, Dr. Nichols having been born near
Milam, Texas, and Mrs. Nichols, the former
Mary Frances Hodges is a native of Junc­
tion, Texas. Rev. Ricketson is a native of
Lagrange, Georgia, while Mrs. Ricketson is
the former Bettie Abemethy, born in a dirt
dugout near Gould in the old Indian T er­
ritory, which is now a part of Oklahoma.
Miss Thelma Williams was born in Gold
Hill, Colorado where her father was a min­
ing engineer. Her widowed mother is now
living in Denver, Colorado. Miss Williams,
who is a trained nurse, is going to China
in that capacity. The other four are to
enter the educational field in China. All
are to sail from San Francisco on Decem­
ber 11.
PEACE OF MIND AND H EART
BROUGHT TO M ISSIONARIES B Y THE
A N N U IT Y FUND?
ing conditions which if told would prob­
ably jeopardize our work.
One never knows whether one w ill re­
turn from such a trip. Moreover, dangers
on the foreign fields are not peculiar to any
one country, or region. Year before last
at one time there were nearly fifty mis­
sionaries and Catholic priests in the hands
of bandits and communists in China and
•Manchuria, a Shanghai paper claimed.
Probably less than half of these were ever
released.
The privations, tortures and
agonies experienced in the hands of these
merciless enemies of civilization and God
are often beyond description.
But there is satisfaction in knowing that
regardless of how one may be taken from
this earth, the other w ill "now be cared for
when old by loving servants of the Lord
through their R elief and Annuity Board.
Southern Baptists have been too signally
blest materially and spiritually, as individ­
uals and as a denomination, to depend on
the Government to provide for their pas­
tors and missionaries when they become
dependent.
One of the finest and best things done in
recent years by our Foreign Mission Board
was to arrange with the Annuity Board for
Thursday, April 22, 1937
the care of foreign missionaries when they
have completed their years of active serv­
ice. It gives one a feeling of security, and
peace of mind and heart. And my wife’s
first comment, when the good word came,
was: “ We need not now hesitate to give
even more into the work, as much as we
have if desired, for we w ill not suffer want
i to come.” This realization has
resulted in other missionaries
hundreds of dollars,
putting into the
and maybe tht
of dollars, more
j otherwise
dared give, though
than they
othei
many have been
beei giving fnr more* than a
. . j since the beginning of the detenth, and
have carried on the work in a
large mcasu . 2 by their own contributions,
But what about the Lord’s ministers in
the homelan
_____ J? Many of these are making
just as great sacrifice as we missionaries,
and all deserve consideration of their
churches in providing support for old age.
The Relief and Annuity Board has repeat­
edly called attention through our denomi­
national papers to the practical, and reas­
onably easy, plan by which church and
pastor co-operating together can take ad­
vantage of the relief which the Annuity
Board is ready to provide.
While we as -missionaries have been
provided for— and we thank God for this
provision— there is a longing in our hearts
that a larger number of churches in the
homeland w ill likewise make provision for
the care of their ministers of the Word.
CHARLES A. LEONARD, SR.
Harbin, Manchuria,
Feb. 18, 1937.
Church. i Sundai) School
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The average Baptist in the homeland
can hardly imagine the great satisfaction
that comes td some of us folks far out on
the foreign field because of the assurance
that should one of the two of us be taken,
the other w ill be provided for; and the
fact that when we grow old, or become
incapacited, there w ill be a means of “ get­
ting over the days,” as the Chinese say,
without becoming dependent on the public
when “ laid on the shelf.”
Just now the writer is on a narrowgauge train near an isolated place far out
in the mountainous regions of north Man­
churia, a long way from civilization. It
requires four days’ travel by train, bus
and cart to reach this section from Harbin.
Along the route we are visiting more than
a dozen centers, at most of which Christian
work has been organized, or is now being
started. There are inconveniences, hard­
ships from cold and difficult travel— the
cold is severe indeed in this far north
country, for w e are near the Siberian
border— and there are dangers on every
hand, mostly from cruel bandits, and try­
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